Up until now, Team Syachihoko have ranked rather low on the list of Japanese idol units active on the scene, hustling day by day to make a dime. But I’d say they deserve an international audience of millions for their awesome new music video for their song “The Stardust Bowling”.
Behold eye-bleeding colors with a hyperactive-as-all-heck ska beat providing the accompaniment for the rather startling sight of little Japanese girls beating the tar out of grown men dressed as evil bowling pins!
Based out of Nagoya, Team Syachihoko have been around since 2011 and belong to the Stardust Promotion agency, home of Momoiro Clover Z and Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. So now you know. And knowing is half the battle, especially when your opponents are human bowling pins…
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parts of this song (eg. 0:18 - 0:23) seem to be er "influenced" by the main hook from "Poupee De Cire, Poupee De Son" by France Gall, a huge 60s Euro hit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5aeeSmkPwQ
Posted by: zappi | October 23, 2012 at 08:25 PM