There's no way I would be able to hold my laughter for those names. The sad part is, most of the names Miki mentions are actually real bands from either now or the past! I really wanted to make the point that most bands in Japan have names that just seem too ridiculous to be real. I think Karl feels the same. Have you heard any of the music from these bands?
SLAP SLAP reminds me of how girly a lot of the "boy" bands look in Japan. It amazes me how this look is loved so much by women. They really seem to value girly men. When I'm out in Japan, I see more men messing with their hair in the mirror than women! Of course, not all men in Japan are like this. In fact, most of my Japanese friends are not. I do feel that men are more concerned with style in Japan than the men in America. I don't think that the group SMAP looks this girly but I tried to combine several styles from other bands I've seen to make SLAP.
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