{"id":9745,"date":"2023-09-03T01:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog2\/?p=9745"},"modified":"2023-08-15T23:32:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T14:32:11","slug":"nic-48","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fruitfulenglish.com\/blog2\/nic-48\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010Nic\u5148\u751f\u306e\u82f1\u8a9e\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3092\u8aad\u3082\u3046\uff01\u3011I\u2019m still looking for the music of Japan! Where is it?! Have I found it?"},"content":{"rendered":"

There you are! Welcome back! <\/span><\/p>\n

This is Nic, and welcome to another humble and hopefully fruitful blog! Or, should I say \u2018Fruitful\u2019 ;)!<\/span><\/p>\n

I hope you caught the English pun there! If you did, then you’re truly becoming a native speaker, and really understand capital letters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last time, I chatted a little bit about music in Japan, or rather, the seeming lack of music. Since then, I spent a little bit of time relaxing with friends by the beach, and finally, I heard people listening to music. Finally, I thought; it\u2019s time to hear some Japanese music! <\/span><\/p>\n

\u203b\u524d\u56de\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u300c\u3010Nic\u5148\u751f\u306e\u82f1\u8a9e\u30d6\u30ed\u30b0\u3092\u8aad\u3082\u3046\uff01\u3011Do you listen to music in Japan? Tell me about it!\u300d\u3092\u898b\u9003\u3057\u305f\u65b9\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3069\u3046\u305e\uff01<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

To my chagrin, it was all English music. Not only that, but it was also OLD English music. I would go so far as to say it was \u2018oldies\u2019, though the definition of that term is really in the eye of the beholder. Say, do you know the term \u2018oldie\u2019?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Oldie\u2019\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a00\u8449<\/h2>\n

\u2018Oldie\u2019 describes a good or respected example of something, which was made in the past. It\u2019s most commonly used to refer to music, but it can also refer to objects. <\/span><\/p>\n

For example, <\/span><\/p>\n

\n

This song is an oldie<\/strong>. It was made in the \u201860s, but it\u2019s still popular today.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

That car is a real oldie<\/strong>. It\u2019s more valuable now than when it was made.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This phrase also gives rise to the common one:<\/span><\/p>\n

\n

an oldie but goodie<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u2018Goodie\u2019 is an informal word meaning \u2018something that is good\u2019. In fact, it\u2019s mostly used in this common proverb, as a rhyme to \u2018oldie\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u306e\u2018Oldie\u2019<\/h2>\n

For me, an \u2018oldie\u2019 describes something long before when I was born. But, I\u2019m not that old (I hope), so as mentioned, everyone has their own opinion about oldies. <\/span><\/p>\n

Anyway, the music I heard earlier wasn’t what I would call \u2018oldies\u2019, though it was all made prior to the year 2000. It was mostly 90\u2019s R&B (incidentally, one of my least favourite genres!), without a hint of any Japanese music. Now, before you ask the question, yes, the \u2018DJ\u2019, or person playing the music, could speak English, though they were the only person of the 3. And, they were playing the music before I arrived, so it certainly wasn’t for my benefit!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u97f3\u697d\u3068\u306f\uff1f<\/h2>\n

So, that still leaves my question unanswered! Where is all the Japanese music? Where does music happen? While I don\u2019t live in a big city, is the music really limited to Tokyo, and other cities where youth congregate! Get in touch with me, and let\u2019s chat music! <\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks so much for reading, and I\u2019ll pick this up next time! Bye for now!<\/span><\/p>\n

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