So there’s five fast facts for you about the coolest and most neon J-pop band from Britain. Later on in 2018 they will be undertaking a tour across Europe and the US, including some dates within the UK. Since then they’ve released two full albums, three EPs, and a handful of singles, including my new favorite song Flamingo in 2016. Released through Double Denim Records in August of 2014. They made their debut with their mixtape Intro Bonito. Sarah was one of the first people to reply and they chose her due to her background and interest in art. They wanted to work with someone who could speak Japanese so they put out an advert on MixB, an online bulletin board for Japanese expatriates. They went to school together in the south London suburbs. The band was formed by Producers Jamie Bulled & Gus Lobban. She also featured on Electronic musician Spazzkid’s song Truly from his 2014 Promise. She is fluent in both Japanese and English, often rapping and singing in Japanese. Frontwoman Sarah Midori Perry is a Japanese expat.

The band’s music has lots of different influences.įrom Electropop, Dancehall music, J-pop and Video Game music, with many of their songs being written on a Casio SA-45 mini-keyboard. Other meanings also come from the Brazilian Quero-Quero bird, and the Portuguese translation of ‘I want, I want, Beautiful’. The name Kero Kero Bonito means lots of different things, from the onomatopoeic word for a frog’s croak in Japanese, as well as ‘a type of culinary useful fish’. A upbeat video available with 3 lyrics ( TRANSLATION ROMAJI KANJI ) A upbeat video available with 3 lyrics ( TRANSLATION ROMAJI KANJI ) Menu JpopAsia Search Login back. Having been around since 2014 they’ve got some great hits out there.Īnd if you’re looking for a good song of theirs I’d recommend Flamingo, it’s a great tune that will get lodged in your head on repeat. If I had to describe them as a food I’d say they were Cotton Candy, because you will eat so much they make you sick, but in a good way! Oh, and lots of bright colors – especially pink. They’re an Indie Pop and Electropop band who use a delightfully crazy mix of snyth, English and Japanese lyrics and catchy tunes. If you're interested in translating regularly as part of the LN Team, check out the application details on our About / Recruitment page.Kero Kero Bonito (also known as KKB) are a British three-piece band from London made up of vocalist Sarah Midori Perry and producers Gus Lobban and Jamie Bulled. You can join the LN Community and meet other translators on our Discord. ☆ Please note: If accepted, your translation will be credited as an LN Community submission, where other members can provide input and submit improvements. Submissions reposting someone else's work without permission will be denied. Submissions from automated translation services will be denied.ĭo not copy unofficial translations from other sites. * What is the source of your translation? (Personal, official subtitles, etc.)ĭo not submit auto-translated content. Please ensure that the number of lines in each paragraph match the original lyrics whenever possible. If you are interested in becoming a community translation checker for your language, please get in touch via our official Discord!) (If your language is not listed, we are currently unable to accept it at this time. No waiting for daybreak Ahh, even though it was just about to get interesting The fragrance of death.Īhh, the light is fading. Hey, what’re you gonna do? 「Hey, hey, please please help me」 Now that you’ve come to have something so good, well, isn’t this your fault? Hey where ya going? Where, where ya going? You see I have a wife and kids Ahh, the scent, the scent. 「Hey, hey, please please help me」 That’s right, to make mistakes is human nature. So how should we start and how should we end? You who peeked the extent of hellish pain, s’alright I wanna see your face when you try and you fail and you cry and you wail We’re gonna be friends anyhow Not satisfied even here Abraca hey hey bad bad reaper go away Now here’s a lifesaver Abraca hey hey bad bad reaper go awayĪ pain in the ass, this prankster brat Made a selfish mess for the higher ups, Blah blah blah Abhorrence.

Sloppy, no decency and good for nothing huh? Foolishly taking and taking until you die, blah blah blah Idle thoughts. 「Hey, hey, please please help me」 Screwed up a little and my eyes got dazzled, that’s all 「Hey, hey, please please help me」 Quit saying all that weird stuff and show some mercy Ahh, the flame’s going out. Where ya gonna go with all that debt? Abraca hey hey, bad bad reaper go away Would you shut up, you pervy loser Could you not? Spouting nonsense blah blah blah Dirty money. When will it all end? Kinda feeling like I wanna die, blah blah blah Too bad, got nothing to look forward to Abraca hey hey, bad bad reaper go away

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