Can you sing in Japanese?

Mystic · October 13, 2007, 01:40:20 PM

And I mean without looking at the lyrics.

I can :)

HeroOfTimeO0 · October 13, 2007, 02:55:01 PM

Since I don't speak it, no, I can't sing it.

_Ichimaru_Gin_ · October 13, 2007, 06:54:28 PM

Some songs I can.

blue_slime · October 13, 2007, 07:46:17 PM

Some children's songs that I remember I can sing a bit still.

Tao Atlas · October 14, 2007, 01:37:14 AM

Only a few anime openings and some Jpop, but only because of memory.

Rosti LFC · October 14, 2007, 03:42:15 AM

Singing in Japanese is just remembering the phonetics unless you're fluent in Japanese.

I've performed Rammstein's Sonne with my band. That sort of half counts, because I was remembering the German, but used the English translation to help me learn it.

Light · October 14, 2007, 09:37:50 AM

Quote from: _Ichimaru_Gin_ on October 13, 2007, 06:54:28 PM
Some songs I can.

Same here. The easiest song for me to sing is most of "Kanashimi wo Yasashisani". *Holds up flame shield* But right now, I'm trying to learn most of L'Arc~en~Ciel's songs from the album AWAKE.

FearItself · October 14, 2007, 11:16:04 AM

I can't without sounding the words out first. xP

I can sing in Spanish though, even though I don't speak it. I sing to Cheetah Girls 2 songs easily. xDD

Tahrann · October 14, 2007, 12:02:23 PM

I have a friend that can sing in korean, but other than that, no

Friendly Hostile · October 14, 2007, 12:17:01 PM

You can learn to sing any song in almost any language if you listen to it enough. You just have no idea what the hell you're singing about.

7Deadly$ins · October 14, 2007, 04:09:37 PM

Yeah, I can. And anyways, to all of the people saying that it's just memorization and stuff, a LOT of people learn Japanese/English or any other language through songs. Furthermore, it does wonders for your pronunciation.

Just getting that out there.

GIDDS14 · October 15, 2007, 01:26:03 AM

No, but I can sing songs in German! Mainly children songs, but still... it's nice to know more than one language since you've lived in so many places!

"Grun grun grun grun alle meine kleider...." One of the more annoying German songs I remember.

PsychoYoshi · October 17, 2007, 02:37:18 PM

Depends on your definition of "sing". I could pronounce the phrases just fine, simply because I've taken a crapload of Asian history courses and I've learned how to say many a crazy Japanese name, but I wouldn't have a clue as to what I was singing.

HeroOfTimeO0 · October 17, 2007, 04:02:05 PM

Quote from: 7Deadly$ins on October 14, 2007, 04:09:37 PM
Yeah, I can. And anyways, to all of the people saying that it's just memorization and stuff, a LOT of people learn Japanese/English or any other language through songs. Furthermore, it does wonders for your pronunciation.

Just getting that out there.

Yeah I've heard that. It'd be awesome if I could do that. :D

Tsu · October 19, 2007, 07:46:39 PM

No, I'm not a total weeaboo.

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Can you sing in Japanese?