hey YOUS! LOL 
so the other day, for the heck of it, i googled sillygolucky. i saw me…meee…meeeeee…and, more me. LOL. so i’m the ONLY sillygolucky ever?? i actually thought of it first??
NOPE.
finally, on page 3 of my search results, i found a website in Japanese featuring sillygolucky. “wow!” i thought, “they love me in Japan??”
LOL.
NOPE.
i did a little research…
which led me to discover that in Japan, sillygolucky is a comedy sketch show, like SNL or mad TV! KEWL!!
which then…led me to learn of an apparently famous song which originated from SGL. it’s called Yatta!, sung by Happa-tai (a made-up comedic Japanese boy band in SGL…and apparently these men are famous comedians in Japan as well).
oh, and “yatta” is a japanese exclamation that means “it’s done!” or “i did it!”
anyhoo, here’s the group in all their “leaf squad” glory. (happa-tai translates exactly as leaf squad, however they all themselves the “green leaves.” LOL!)
interesting crew, dontcha think? LOL!!!
these guys do, however, serve a bit of a “purpose.” here’s a blurb from the wiki link:
The sketch is a strongly ironic commentary on attempts by the Japanese government and others to maintain optimism in the face of Japan’s severe economic troubles, depicting men impoverished to the degree of having no clothing but the figurative fig leaf (though in this case the leaves are attached to the men’s briefs) yet maintaining an irrational, irrepressible belief in their own potential for success. The sketch satirizes many of the stereotypes of Japanese pop culture, including such tropes as a romantic interlude during the song’s bridge that takes place on a city street filled with floating sakura blossoms.
so then i thought, well, why not watch the video if it’s so famous?
so THEN…(yes, there’s MORE!)…that led me to watch a flash animation called Irrational Exuberance, which, as you’ll recognize, utilized the quite catchy disco-y tune of Yatta!. (click the link—no You Tube this time.)
(WARNING: this flash contains a small amount of foul language and pixelated pictures not suitable for children or those who may take offense!! i do not in any way endorse these portions. LOL.)
and, if you can stand it, you really need to watch it 2 or 3 times to get all the funny pop culture references.
*BLINX*BLINX* *giggle*
i’m kinda freaked out.
i actually. kindasorta. enjoyed. that video. it got me giggling, especially when i saw PaRappa the Rappa, Colin Mochrie and “i cant believe its not yatta!”! hahaha…
it reminded me of these (what i thought were) workout videos they always show on E’s The Soup. now i’ve learned they are actually videos to help Japanese folks learn English. HAHAH!! they make me laugh!
some people really do have WAY too much time on their hands. but sadly, its sometimes entertaining. hehe!
and i cant get Yatta! outta my head!!
ROTFL!
happy weekend!!
~josey~
