内容 : テーマは 音楽 説明 :This week we talk about foreign language learning through music, and seeing Yokosuka through the Yokosuka Circle Bus this weekend. T: 横須賀イングリッシュインフォメーション この番組は横須賀にお住まいの外国人の皆さまに 横須賀のイベント 情報 生活習慣をお伝えする番組です S: Yokosuka English Information. This show is for conveying upcoming events in Yokosuka, or other information related to daily life, to foreign residents in the area. T: Hello everyone, this is Tomi. S: And this is Daniel. Welcome to Yokosuka English Information for the week of January 23 rd. T: Welcome. S: I hope the listeners enjoy some of the more culture-related weeks we have every now and then. T: What do you mean? S: Just some of the times we talk more about Japanese culture or maybe how it ties into American culture or elsewhere in the world. T: Yeah, I think it s good to introduce foreign culture to both the Japanese and non-japanese that listen to our show. S: So last week, we spent some time talking about movies and shows from the US and Japan, right? T: Yes. 1
S: So I thought we could kind of continue on from that from last week, but this time talk a bit about Japan, US, or other countries music, and the crossover with that. T: Ok, sounds good. S: So similar to Japanese movies, not a whole lot of Japanese music makes its way over to the states. Unless it s some PPAP stuff. T: Ok. S: Which you might think is obvious, because the music is all in Japanese and not English. But there s a decent amount of American music that comes here. T: Yeah, that s true. S: Is there any particular music from the states or other countries that you re into? T: I like musicals. So I have some Broadway musical CDs, like WIKED and CATS and so on. S: Oh okay. I m not as familiar with Wiked but I know Cats. You listen to a variety of stuff - you re also into Korean music a bit too, right? T: Yes, I like Korean music a lot. S: K-Pop has really gotten popular all over the world. It has its audience in the states too. T: You like Korean music too, right? S: Not so much K-pop, but I used to listen to Korean hip hop a lot during I guess it was around towards the end of high school. 2
T: Do you remember what groups you liked? S: Drunken Tiger. That was the main group I was into. I haven t listened to any Korean music in a long time, so I forget the names of who else I listened to, but there was Buga Kingz, Dynamic Duo, Eun Ji Won I m probably not saying that right - I don t know Korean. T: Ok. I m big fan of SHINee and BIGBANG. S: Nice. I know BIGBANG, I haven t listened to them much though. T: Actually they release songs not only in Korean but also in Japanese too. So you might have listen to their songs on Japanese TV or Radio! S: Yeah it s interesting when you hear some of those groups that have lyrics that mix Korean, Japanese, and English all in one. T: So what do you listen to lately? S: I used to listen to more when I was in the states and had a car - it was easy to listen to music that way. Now that I don t have a car I don t listen to music as often. Usually I ll listen to Japanese hip hop or R&B though. T: Oh okay, so what do you like? S: The main group I listen to is called King Ghiddra if any listeners want to look them up to hear some Japanese hip hop. K Dub Shine is the name of the artist I like the most. T: Ok. 3
S: Anything you want to recommend to the listeners for Japanese music? Or just a particular artist you like, I should say? T: Umm I have a lot of favorite artists but BUMP OF CHICKEN is the best! They are a 4 piece band. The vocalist has beautiful voice and his lyrics are good. If you don t know them, search BOC Snow Smile. It s a winter song. It has a slow tempo so it s an easy listen. S: Nice. So to jump back to the US for a bit - is there any American artists that you really like? Since you seem to listen to a bit from a number of countries T: If I choose one, Bruno Mars! Oh, actually he offered a song to a member of SHINee. S: Oh really? That s cool when you see international collaborations like that. Yeah everyone knows Bruno Mars. I feel like you hear a decent amount of music from overseas in Japan, whether it be from Korea, the US, or wherever. T: Yeah, sometimes you might hear it in commercials or something like that. S: Right. T: Can you think of any Japanese artists that have been played in the US? S: Well, there s not a lot of them, but there s an audience for the more kind-of bizarre stuff that gets popular on youtube or whatever. So there s an audience for Kyari Pamyu Pamyu and stuff in the states. T: Really? 4
S: Yeah for people in the states who are into Japan and stuff they have a following. Utada Hikaru is also pretty well known. T: Oh okay. Do you like Utada Hikaru s music? S: Yeah I like her music, she has some pretty good stuff. I used to listen to a little bit more Japanese pop and stuff like that. My favorite pop artist was Amuro Namie. T: Cool. S: So maybe some of our listeners can check out some Japanese music. You don t need to understand the lyrics to enjoy it - I certainly don t know Korean. T: Yeah, that s true. I like listening to music from other countries just to see what s out there. S: I remember, before I knew Japanese and stuff, I would even listen to some Spanish music sometimes. T: Really? S: Yeah, I don t know Spanish at all, but I would play some of the Spanish albums from some of the more mainstream artists in the states sometimes in the car. T: Spanish is pretty widespread in the states, right? S: Yeah, you ll see Spanish written on a lot of signs and stuff, similar to how you see English written around here. T: Did you have to learn Spanish in schools? 5
S: In I think it was elementary school, there was a Spanish class we had to take but I think it was only for like a month, maybe two at the most. T: So it s not a standard class like English is here. S: No. From middle school, they have different language classes that you can choose from to take, depending on the school. For going into college and stuff like that it s required to take I think it s usually 2 years of a foreign language. T: Oh okay. S: I think it would be good if everyone in the US was required to take Spanish for a slightly longer time, since it s the 2 nd most spoken language in the states. T: Yeah in Japan, we are required to start learning English as a standard class from elementary school. S: On the other hand though I think it s cool that we are more open to be able to choose what language we want to study. T: Right. S: Well hopefully some of the listeners enjoyed our talk about Japanese music, language learning, and otherwise. T: Yeah, it s interesting thinking about what music or other media makes it across overseas and what doesn t. S: Right. 6
T: 今週はアメリカ 日本 そのほか海外の音楽についてお話ししました ( アメリカではきゃりーぱみゅぱみゅや宇多田ヒカルが日本のアーティストとして知られているようです 私の日本のおすすめバンドは バンプオブチキン さん! スノースマイルという曲はゆっくりで歌詞が聴きやすいので日本語を勉強してる方はぜひ聞いてみてくださいね ) Yokosuka Circle Bus について S: And before we wrap up the show, we should mention the Yokosuka Circle Bus one more time for anyone who missed our announcement last week. T: Yes - so this weekend on the 28 th and 29 th there will be the Yokosuka Circle Bus. S: So this is a bus that takes foreigners in the area all around the Yokosuka area. T: Yes, and it s free! So after departing from Yokosuka Port Market, participants can visit areas such as Kannonzaki and Kurihama, and get to see more of the city. S: That s really cool that there s a free bus tour for that. T: Participants will also get discount coupons for the area too. S: Cool. So where should the listeners go to get more information about the Yokosuka Circle Bus? T: Listeners who are interested should search for Yokosuka Circle Bus on Facebook to find out more information. 7
S: Alright, sounds good. CLOSING T: Well, I think that s about time for today. S: Yeah, I think so. To everyone out there, thanks for listening to Yokosuka English Information! As usual, we ll be airing every weekday, 12 to 12:10pm, with new episodes every Monday. T: This is Tomi. See you next week! S: This is Daniel. また来週! T: Yokosuka English Information は毎週月曜日から金曜日 12:00 より放送しています 過去の放送音源 内容は横須賀市ホームページにて公開しています Thank you for listening! 8