{"id":7040,"date":"2021-12-06T14:09:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T05:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=7040"},"modified":"2021-12-06T14:09:06","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T05:09:06","slug":"20211206-7040","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20211206-7040\/","title":{"rendered":"Yakuza\u2019s Baka Mitai sung by students in Sweden. Sega and Kiryu\u2019s voice actor react"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Written <em>by. Nick Mosier<\/em> based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211206-184677\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(publication date: 2021-12-06 10:00 JST)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A video of young people in Sweden singing <strong>Baka Mitai<\/strong> from the <em><strong>Yakuza<\/strong><\/em> series was posted to Twitter and has since been spreading around Japan. Even Sega and a voice actor from the series have shared their reactions.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211206-184677-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211206-184677-001.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211206-184677-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211206-184677-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211206-184677-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211206-184677-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211206-184677-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211206-184677-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/20211206-184677-001-746x420.jpg 746w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>Yakuza<\/em> is an action-adventure series that weaves a dramatic and comedic tale about Japan\u2019s criminal underbelly. The games also feature a number of minigames, including a rhythm game where the characters perform karaoke. Among the songs available to perform is one called Baka Mitai, which has gathered a lot of popularity outside of Japan. It\u2019s a tender song about the pain and sorrow of losing that special someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2020, the song became a meme in English-speaking countries, with a number of deepfake videos being made to make celebrities look like they\u2019re singing the song. Many content creators have posted their own covers of them actually singing the song as well (<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20200816-133904\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">related article<\/a> in Japanese).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t look like Bakai Mitai\u2019s ring of influence stopped at just the English-speaking world. On December 3, a translator and essayist working in Sweden named Yoko Kuyama posted the below tweet of kids in Sweden singing Baka Mitai, that as of this writing, has been retweeted nearly 8,000 times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u306a\u305c\u304b\u30b9\u30a6\u30a7\u30fc\u30c7\u30f3\u306e\u82e5\u8005\u306f\u307f\u3093\u306a\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u308b\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u6b4c\u304c\u30b3\u30ec\ud83d\ude02<br><br>\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u6388\u696d\u3067\u5373\u8208\u3067\u5408\u5531\u3057\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pliu4yba2S\">pic.twitter.com\/Pliu4yba2S<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u4e45\u5c71\u8449\u5b50 \u3297\u300e\u30b9\u30de\u30db\u8133\u300f\u30aa\u30ea\u30b3\u30f31\u4f4d\uff082021\uff09\u8a33\u66f8\u300e\u8a31\u3055\u308c\u3056\u308b\u8005\u300f\u300e\u3053\u3069\u3082\u30b5\u30d4\u30a8\u30f3\u30b9\u53f2\u300f\u306a\u3069 (@yokokuyama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yokokuyama\/status\/1466448102081114115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><font size=\"2\">* Kuyama mentions in their tweet that for some reason, young people in Sweden seem to know this song very well.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In the video, you can see what looks to be students in a classroom singing \u201cDame da ne, dame \u00a0yo\u201d together as a large chorus. Some are even waving their smartphones back and forth like one might do at a concert. It seems possible that this is a gathering of students interested in Japanese culture, but they also look to be having a good time singing. The impromptu performance shows that the song has at least permeated into pop culture to some extent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the above tweet went viral, even Sega, the company behind the <em>Yakuza<\/em> series, responded to it from their official account. The tweet contains a brief explanation of the song, as well as a video with the lyrics. The song extends across multiple entries in the series and is sung by numerous characters. The version Sega posted was the Kiryu Kazuma version from <em>Yakuza Kiwami<\/em> titled Bakamitai -Sorrow-. Kiryu Kazuma\u2019s Japanese voice actor, Takaya Kuroda even had a response to Sega\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3053\u3061\u3089\u306f\u9f8d\u304c\u5982\u304f\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u3067\u4e16\u754c\u7684\u4eba\u6c17\u3092\u8a87\u308b\u66f2\u300c\u3070\u304b\u307f\u305f\u3044\u300d\u3002\u300cBaka Mitai\u300d\u3042\u308b\u3044\u306f\u300cDame Da Ne\u300d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u5185\u3067\u306f\u30ab\u30e9\u30aa\u30b1\u3082\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\ud83c\udfa4\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aN9TjYG9zv\">pic.twitter.com\/aN9TjYG9zv<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E9%BE%8D%E3%81%8C%E5%A6%82%E3%81%8F?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u9f8d\u304c\u5982\u304f<\/a>\u3000<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ryugagotoku?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ryugagotoku<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30bb\u30ac\u516c\u5f0f\u30a2\u30ab\u30a6\u30f3\u30c8\ud83e\udd94 (@SEGA_OFFICIAL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SEGA_OFFICIAL\/status\/1467134675135385605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet Translation:<br><\/strong>This is a song that gained popularity globally through the Yakuza series called Baka Mitai. It\u2019s also known as Dame Da Ne and can be performed as a karaoke track within the game.<\/font><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u4ffa\u306e\u597d\u304d\u306a\u66f2<br>\u300e\u3070\u304b\u307f\u305f\u3044\u300f<br>\u4e16\u754c\u3067\u306f<br>\u300eDame Dane\u300f\u3068\u3082<br>\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u3066\u308b\u306e\u304b\u301c\u2757\ufe0f\ud83d\ude01<br><br>\u77e5\u3089\u306a\u3093\u3060\u2757\ufe0f\ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\ude0e <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mXbPt2ZUpt\">https:\/\/t.co\/mXbPt2ZUpt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u9ed2\u7530\u5d07\u77e2 (@takayakuroda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/takayakuroda\/status\/1467382386761826304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet Translation:<br><\/strong>Baka Mitai is also known as Dame Da Ne globally?! I had no idea.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>As for why it became a meme in the first place, it\u2019s likely because of the humor in seeing hard-boiled tough guys drink away their sorrows at karaoke. But on top of that, the song may just have the power to cross between cultures and touch that special spot in all of our hearts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the studio behind the series, has recently been restructured and are working on a new game in the series tentatively titled <em>Yakuza 8 <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20211008-178440\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">related article<\/a> in Japanese). Will the new title feature Baka Mitai? Who will pop up next with their rendition of the song? We\u2019ll keep an eye on the latest Dame Da Ne developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yakuza\u2019s Baka Mitai (aka Dame Da Ne) sung by students in Sweden, surprising a Japanese teacher working there. Sega and Kiryu\u2019s voice actor reacted to the video as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":7043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-7040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Yakuza\u2019s Baka Mitai sung by students in Sweden. 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