While not really a blog, this is one of the best, most user-friendly websites to find popular j-pop/j-rock artists often featured in anime. A great start to finding your personal favorites! Speaking of which, here’s a few of the best websites to check out: This is also a good way to start recognizing the genres that those previously unheard-of band names fall into. Not just the ones who hang around conventions in Pikachu costumes but the invested, hardcore, Japanese music enthusiasts who have lovingly transcribed and translated all the lyrics to their favorite musicians’ songs.
#JAPANESE KARAOKE ROMAJI CRACKED#
Voila! You’ve finally cracked the code to the secret garden of Japanese karaoke songs! The only downsides are (1) you’ll have to have a pretty solid handle of hiragana and katakana (though a lot of the song titles are in English anyway) and (2) the tinny elevator music カラオケ renditions of your favorite songs might make you cringe just a little bit…but hopefully they won’t destroy your faith in music. Once you’re ready to type, enter in the artist’s name, the specific song and the word カラオケ(からおけ – karaoke ) after it. What you really want to try is finding an artist you’re interested in (who’s also likely to be in karaoke booths) and switching your keyboard to hiragana. Beyond that, you’ll be lucky if you even find a vague reference to some Japanese person who sang it, if their name is listed at all.
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If you look up “Japanese songs karaoke” on YouTube, chances are good that you’re in for a pretty narrow array of songs. This is an insanely entertaining way to get those Japanese lyrics down, though it does take a little bit of net-ninjaing. Best part: if you like what you’re hearing, you can pick up the artist’s name and find all kinds of beautiful new Japanese music to bask in! 2. Thank you kind gods and goddesses! In these you’ll have the written Japanese, the pronunciation from the music and the English translation in case your Japanese-English dictionary is on the fritz. Not only do animeand dramas often feature whatever musician was popular at the time of their release, but they also tend to be dutifully recorded, translated and played along with the show’s ever-colorful opening sequence - all thanks to those wonderful independent translators. This is, hands down, a literal gold mine for finding Japanese song lyrics. A Foolproof Guide to Finding Japanese Song Lyrics (plus: Discovering your Genre) 1.
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#JAPANESE KARAOKE ROMAJI HOW TO#
Just admit that now it’s definitely time to try learning Japanese through lyrics.īut how to find them? You’re not satisfied with reading romaji and you don’t want to frequent the fan-girl/fan-boy haunts. There’s loads of great reasons I could give you. This repetition is bound to an understanding of Japanese sentence structure. Not to mention, a lot of songs contain the same similes and metaphors, so you’ll get used to the ones that crop up a lot. You could even write down lyrics from memory or while you’re actively listening, better ingraining them in your brain! There’s tons of ways to strengthen your various Japanese skills through songs and song lyrics.
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You could go the traditional karaoke practice route and sing along with the music to improve your pronunciation, fluency and spoken vocabulary. Once you’re comfortable enough with some favorite tunes, you can practice your linguistic memory by recalling lyrics without music tot follow. You’ll get listening and reading comprehension practice at the same time - not a bad two-for-one deal.
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If you find you’re not entirely into kyary pamyu pamyu’s personal asylum, then delving into the diverse world of Japanese music is going to give you greater insight into different facets of Japanese language, culture and (perhaps most fun) counterculture. Try FluentU for FREE! Why Learn Japanese Through Song Lyrics?