on the まゆ毛～切りすぎて～ (on the eyebrow ~cut too much~)
I cut my bangs too much!
I cut my bangs too much!
My bangs look like a Kokeshi Doll!
My bangs look like a Kokeshi Doll!
I was irritated…
So, I cut it by myself with scissors!
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow (I cut too much!)
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow (I cut too much!)
My bangs are “dakadaka”!
My bangs are “dakadaka”!
I have a feeling…
That kid is staring at my forehead!
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow (I cut too much!)
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow (I cut too much!)
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow (I cut too much!)
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow (Looks like a Kokeshi doll!!!!)
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow (I cut too much!)
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow
On the eyebrow on the eyebrow (I cut too much!)
*I'm not sure of the meaning of "dakadaka." Possibly Kagoshima dialect.
**Translated by me. If you want to post somewhere else, please let me know**
GO!GO!7188 are a Japanese punk rock trio out of Kagoshima. The story goes that lead guitarist Yumi "Yuu" Nakashima" and bassist Akiko "Akko" Hamada (now Noma after marrying in 2006) played in a JUDY AND MARY cover band in high school. After graduating, Yumi and Akiko moved to Tokyo to continue playing music. It was there that they met drummer "Turkey" while they were in junior college. In 1998, they three of them formed GO!GO!7188 (to this day, the meaning of the band name is only known by the members).
In 2000, they released their first single Taiyou (太陽 meaning: "sun"). From then, GO!GO! has always had a very varied sound. I guess the proper title would be "punk-surf-rock-pop-enka."
On their 2009 release Antenna （アンテナ）, GO!GO! decided to add "metal" to their growing list of genres. In an article with The Japan Times Akiko said:
"The first thing was that we wanted to make a song with twin-pedal kick drum in it...And we wanted Turkey to shout. Those were the two critical points in making that song."The result was "on the mayuge ~kirisugite~" (trans: on the eyebrow ~cut too much~). A metal song about cutting your bangs too short.
GO!GO! aren't strangers to making comedic songs, as one of their most famous songs JETTO NINJIN (literally, Jet Carrot) definitely shows their humorous side (along with the music video for it). "on the mayuge" definitely falls into that category.
From Akiko's previous quote, it was obvious that lyrics were not a factor when writing this song. But then again, I honestly can't see GO!GO! writing a metal song with serious lyrics. Yumi's high pitched voice coupled with Turkey's back-up screaming goes surprisingly well with the music. It all comes together to make one pretty catchy metal song and a nice first attempt for GO!GO! at writing a metal song. Though, I wouldn't want to see too much of this type of song from GO!GO! in the future.
