Sunday, May 28, 2006

Fastest Obsession Ever - Zuiikin' English

Okay, it's official. I am now totally obsessed with Zuiikin' English, the amazing Japanese show that helps you learn English through a variety of dance moves and (I think) badly reenacted scenes from Western movies.

For example, check this amazing Terminator scene:



Here's the information that I have gleaned so far (mostly from this Google translation of the show's home page):

1. I believe the show originally aired in 1992 but it is currently airing on Fuji TV in Japan. I am not sure if the episodes airing now are re-airs or new content.

2. I think the basic idea is that by adding muscular repetition to language learning that it will make the words/phrases sink in easier.

3. The posted clips that feature the girls dancing are from the end of the program where the entire lesson is resung/redanced to help the viewer keep the words/movements at top of mind. I'm guessing that the Terminator clip from above is part of the main show.

3. It looks like it was created to be mostly entertainment. But I could be wrong. It certainly achieves that goal in spades.

Major thanks go to YouTube user SkillfulAbbot for uploading these in the first place.

Sir Abbot, please grace us with more.

TViJ readers, please help me fill in the gaps on the info above.

For now, I leave you with the one remaining clip. It's another set of the girls wrapping things up, this time focusing on how to make sure you stand up for your rights in a relationship. Truly awesome.



UPDATE: SkillfulAbbot has made contact. Here's his personal website. He just grabbed another episode so hopefully more will go up soon. Oh and 'Zuiiken' means muscle. Which pretty much makes sense. I think.

Comments:
Hello Gavin,
Its me Skillful Abbot. I'm glad you like the show. Unfortunately I found it late and this Thursday will be the last show. Some notes about the show: Zuiikin means muscle. Saito Rei is the main chick on the show. The girls are the Zuiikin Gals. And they arent really dancing, but doing aerobics.
 
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truly awesome indeed, and yet at the same time, truly disturbing..."You drive me crazy...you drive me crazy...you drive me crazy..." *shudder*....hehe...

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Great thanks Skillful Abbot!

Get the rest of those things up there!

Yours,

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