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Generally Speaking => Artistic Discussion => Topic started by: Mystic on October 13, 2007, 01:40:20 PM

Title: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: Mystic on October 13, 2007, 01:40:20 PM
And I mean without looking at the lyrics.

I can  :)
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: HeroOfTimeO0 on October 13, 2007, 02:55:01 PM
Since I don't speak it, no, I can't sing it.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: _Ichimaru_Gin_ on October 13, 2007, 06:54:28 PM
Some songs I can.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: blue_slime on October 13, 2007, 07:46:17 PM
Some children's songs that I remember I can sing a bit still.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: Tao Atlas on October 14, 2007, 01:37:14 AM
Only a few anime openings and some Jpop, but only because of memory.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: Rosti LFC on 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.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: Light on 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.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: FearItself on 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
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: Tahrann on October 14, 2007, 12:02:23 PM
I have a friend that can sing in korean, but other than that, no
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: Friendly Hostile on 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.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: 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.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: GIDDS14 on 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.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: PsychoYoshi on 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.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: HeroOfTimeO0 on 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
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: Tsu on October 19, 2007, 07:46:39 PM
No, I'm not a total weeaboo.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: iemaxx on October 26, 2007, 10:36:29 AM
i can speak but i dont want to sing.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: Zovistograt on October 26, 2007, 03:15:03 PM
The only Japanese song I can sing is "Tsukurimasho!" from Azumanga Daioh! :P

That's the song Chiyo-chan sings when she's making food.  It's really easy to sing, maybe that's why :D
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: 7Deadly$ins on October 26, 2007, 03:48:25 PM
I can sing a bunch of songs, but mostly only fragments of them, or only if I listen to them. I can sing all of Rolling Star by Yui without listening to it or seeing the lyrics.
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: NIGHTSHADOW1313 on October 27, 2007, 03:01:53 PM
Eh...some, I guess. And I know one song in Korean. I just have to listen to the song a lot of times  :P.


I'd rather just stick to speaking Japanese.  :-\
Title: Re: Can you sing in Japanese?
Post by: Baka on November 02, 2007, 06:47:02 AM
With looking at the words, I can usually do it very well, but I only have parts of songs memorized.