Chuli & Miae 1993 (Freestyle Tuesday)

[koganbot]

Hope to post about GLAM in the near future, as they're Socially Important in a good way, and not just because they copy or sample a vocal curlicue from the Cover Girls. But it's that curlicue which is the subject of this post, since, from the way GLAM use it, I'm pretty sure they got it not directly from "Because Of You," but by way of "Why You," a

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Freestyle ninjitsu?

[davidfrazer]

Chuli and Miae and NINJAS!

From 3 Ninjas Kick Back, produced (but not directed) by famous Korean film-maker Shin Sang-ok.

Hat tip to eehreum at reddit/r/jpop.

Re: Freestyle ninjitsu?

[koganbot]

The YouTube caption says "Hilarious use of a Korean pop song during a Japanese 'ninja tournament,'" though I don't know one way or another whether Chuli & Miae ever got airplay in Japan. I wouldn't expect that they did, since I don't think many Korean songs got international airplay at the time. But I don't know this, either.

I gather from the YouTube comments that use of the word "Ninja" is even more problematic than use of the song. I wouldn't know, since I understand little more than zero about the martial arts.

Btw, William Deluca, a guy saying he's Miae's husband, posts on that comment thread. According to his own YouTube page, she's now a dance teacher in New York City. He (or she, using his account) uploads vids of her dancing (on her own, with friends, and with students):

Er, they're not letting me embed with the right ratio. Go here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyXrmv9M56M

Re: Freestyle ninjitsu?

[davidfrazer]

Another comment helpfully points out that 3 Ninjas Kick Back also features a classic Seo Taiji and Boys song, Nan Aroyo. I imagine that back in 1994 Korean songs were much, much cheaper to license than J-Pop.

From Miae's husband's channel, here's Miae teaching a student the ttaemiri dance, alas not with Why You.

And here's Miae rehearsing a dance routine for a remix of Why You that samples We No Speak Americano. No, really.

Why you no speak americano after school?

[davidfrazer]

Chuli and Miae and Kahi, with yet another familiar sample thrown into the mix and stirred with the Cover Girls curlicue.

Re: Why you no speak americano after school?

[koganbot]

The one in her dance studio may have been a rehearsal for this performance.