"Korobeiniki" is a nineteenth-century Russian folk song that tells the story of a meeting between a korobeinik (peddler) and a girl,describing their haggling over goods in a metaphor for seduction.
Popotan is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Petit Ferret with character designs by Akio Watanabe under the alias Poyoyon Rock. It was originally released as a PC game for CD-ROM on December 13,2002,and subsequently re-released on DVD-ROM and for the PlayStation 2 with certain scenes removed. The title Popotan is a nonsensical word meant to reflect the prominence of dandelions,spelled tanpopo (たんぽぽ) in Japanese;Petit Ferret also produced a fan disc shortly before the DVD-ROM re-release. Popotan has been adapted to other media,including a novel series by Sassami Yachiruda;a manga series by Yūjiro Izumi;a twelve episode anime television series directed by Shinichiro Kimura,animated by Shaft,and licensed in North America by Geneon USA and later,Sentai Filmworks;a radio drama (Poporaji);and several art and reference books.
Paffendorf is a German electronic dance music project. The group consists of Ramon Zenker,also producer of Fragma,Gottfried Engels and Nicolas Valli. The project is represented by the Cologne DJ Christian Schmitz,active on Tiger Records. Paffendorf is best known for their 2000 hit,"Where Are You",although they have had various successful hits across Europe,their best known in the UK being "Be Cool," which peaked at number 7 in the UK Singles Chart in June 2002. Their song,"Under My Skin",had become an Internet meme,featuring Momo,a character from the anime series Sumomomo Momomo repetitively imitating a train engine with her hands and jumping up and down. The song had been sped up to sound similar and rival to a more popular Internet meme,Caramelldansen.
"Boys &Girls" is a song recorded by Japanese recording artist Ayumi Hamasaki,serving as the fourth single for her second studio album,Loveppears (1999). It was released by Avex Trax in Japan and Hong Kong on July 14,1999,and through Avex USA in North America in early 2001,while being re-distributed in 2003. "Boys &Girls" marks Hamasaki's first single to be made available for purchase as a maxi single with additional remixes. The track was written by the singer herself,while production was handled by long-time collaborator Max Matsuura. Musically,the song is a dance recording,a genre that heavily influences Loveppears. The single's lyrical content is written in third-person perspective.
Loituma Girl is a Flash animation set to a scat singing section of the Finnish song "Ievan polkka," sung by the Finnish quartet Loituma on their 1995 debut album Things of Beauty. It appeared on the Internet in late April 2006 and quickly became popular. The animation consists of four frames showing the Bleach anime character Orihime Inoue twirling a leek,set to a 27-second loop from the song. The part of the song which is included in the meme is improvisation by Hanni-Mari Autere which are totally random.
Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix franchise originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The illustrations have since inspired several official light novel,manga,and anime series and various video games. The series revolves around teenage girls who use machines attached to their legs to do aerial combat. The original video animation (OVA) preview episode was released in January 2007. The televised anime series later aired between July and September 2008. A second season aired between July and September 2010. A film adaptation was released on March 17,2012,and a three-part OVA series was released between September 2014 and May 2015. A third season aired from October to December 2020.
Genki Rockets (元気ロケッツ) is a virtual band created by video game developer Tetsuya Mizuguchi and record producer Kenji Tamai. Rachel Rhodes portrayed the band's frontwoman,a fictional 17-year-old girl named Lumi who was the first human born in outer space on the International Space Station on September 11,2019.
"Pa' Bailar" is an instrumental neotango song by Bajofondo,and the lead single from their second studio album Mar Dulce. This song features Japanese bandoneonist Ryōta Komatsu. The song is used as the theme of the Brazilian telenovela A Favorita.
Caramell was a Swedish music group,formed by singers Katia Löfgren and Malin Sundström,and producers Jorge "Vasco" Vasconcelo and Juha "Millboy" Myllylä. They are best known for their song "Caramelldansen". The group released two albums,Gott Och Blandat (1999) and Supergott (2001). Caramell broke up in 2002. Some time after Caramell had their hiatus,Jorge and Juha formed a duo as Vasco &Millboy,but the two split soon after. Sundström also went on to start a solo career as Dinah Nah. The group released Supergott Speedy Mixes in 2008.
Supergott is the second and final studio album by Swedish music group Caramell released on 16 November 2001,by Remixed Records. It is famous for the opening song "Caramelldansen," released on 2 November 2001. After the album was released,a standalone charity single "Allra Bästa Vänner" was released on 19 April 2002. The group disbanded shortly after.
The Beauty of Silence is an uplifting trance track that was composed and produced by Sven Maes and Johan Gielen. The song was a huge hit in Japan and was the title track for a compilation of singles released by Avex. The Beauty of Silence was the theme to the 5th edition of the European dance event called Trance Energy.
"Air Man ga Taosenai" is a dōjin song and Internet meme from Japan. The song itself describes a player trying to defeat the boss character Air Man in Mega Man 2. Unlike the earlier song "Omoide wa Okkusenman!" which uses a song originally composed for Mega Man 2 as its melody,"Air Man ga Taosenai" is an original composition by an individual only known as "Seramikaru".
Exit Music Publishing Inc. is a Japanese media company that acts primarily as a music publisher. The company was founded as a printing company in 2001,however later became a music company known as Quake Records in 2003. In 2005,the company was renamed to Quake Holdings. The company became a subsidiary of Pony Canyon in 2009,and was renamed to Exit Tunes in 2011,and to Exit Music Publishing in July 2019.
R.I.O. is a German dance music band. The members are Yann Peifer and DJ Manian,who originally founded the band in 2007. Until 2012,Tony T. was part of the band. Their biggest hit was the song "Turn This Club Around",which charted in the top 5 in Germany and Austria and at number one in Switzerland.
"Komodo (Hard Nights)" is a song by German dance band R.I.O.,featuring vocals from Pop,R&B and Hip-Hop singer U-Jean. The song was released in Germany as a digital download on 27 September 2013. The song has charted in Austria,Germany and Switzerland. The song was written by Gianfranco Bortolotti,Mauro Picotto,Andrea Remondini and Riccardo Ferri.
Kaya Okuno is a Japanese voice actress from Iwate Prefecture. She is affiliated with 81 Produce.
Uma Musume Pretty Derby is a multimedia franchise created by Cygames. A mobile game for iOS and Android was scheduled to debut in late 2018 and then delayed to February 2021. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by P.A. Works aired from April to June 2018,followed by a second season by Studio Kai which aired from January to March 2021,then a third season which aired from October to December 2023. An anime television series adaptation of the spin-off manga Umayon aired from July to September 2020. A short web anime titled Umayuru premiered in October 2022. A second web anime titled Uma Musume Pretty Derby:Road to the Top premiered in April 2023 and ran for four episodes. An anime film titled Uma Musume Pretty Derby:Beginning of a New Era opens in Japan in May 2024.
"Baby I Love You" or "Baby I Love U" (ベイビー・アイラブユー) is a song by Japanese singer TEE. It was released via Universal Sigma on 27 October 2010 and is included on TEE's debut album "Kido I Raku". The song was written by TEE,Hiro and Ryosuke Imai and was produced by Akira. Australian artist Che'Nelle translated and rewrote the song in English for inclusion on her third studio album "Luv Songs". EMI Music Japan released the song on 22 June 2011,as the third single taken from her album. Released by TEE,"Baby I Love You" peaked at number two on the Japan Hot 100 and has been certified triple platinum by RIAJ,selling over 750,000 copies. Che'Nelle's "Baby I Love U" peaked at twenty four on the Japan Hot 100 and remained on the chart for twenty four weeks. The version sold more than 500,000 ringtones,500,000 PC downloads and 250,000 mobile downloads. RIAJ issued one platinum and two double platinum certifications to "Baby I Love You",indicating it had sold in excess of over 1.25 million copies by October 2013.
"Watashi ga Obasan ni Natte mo" is the 16th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. The lyrics were written by Moritaka and the music was composed by Hideo Saitō. The single was released by Warner Music Japan on June 25,1992.
"2 Phút Hơn" or "Hai Phút Hơn" is a 2020 Vinahouse house song by Pháo. Several remixes of the song were made. One by DJ/producer Kaiz was released on November 28,2020,and gained global popularity,one of a number of Vietnamese songs to become popular on TikTok through its dance covers.
