Omoide wa Okkusenman!
| "Omoide wa Okkusenman!" | |
|---|---|
 A screenshot from the MAD Movie featuring the song | |
| Song by Blue Fang (蒼い牙, Aoi Kiba) | |
| Language | Japanese |
| Released | February 6, 2007 |
| Length | 2:49 |
| Composer(s) | Takashi Tateishi |
| Lyricist(s) | Unknown |
"Omoide wa Okkusenman!" (思い出はおっくせんまん！, translated as "110 million memories!" or "Countless memories!"[Note 1]) is a song that has become an Internet meme in Japan. The original song was composed by Capcom composer Takashi Tateishi as the background music for Doctor Wily's Stage in Mega Man 2 titled "Wily's Castle (Dr. Wily Stage 1)", but was eventually rearranged by an individual solely known as "Blue Fang" (蒼い牙, Aoi Kiba).[1][2] Lyrics were later written for this version of the song, and then posted to YouTube on February 6, 2007, by the user PiggKingg[3] and then posted in full on February 14.[4] The song describes the singer reminiscing about his childhood and friends, particularly pretending to be Ultraman/Ultraseven with them, while realizing his life and theirs is nothing like what it used to be.
History
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The first posting of "Omoide wa Okkusenman!" with vocals by an individual known as Gom occurred on YouTube on February 19, 2007.[5] The earliest postings of the song on Nico Nico Douga were on March 6, 2007, and sung by an individual (or group) known as "CHROMES",[6] followed by Gomu's minutes later.[7] While the original videos feature scenes taken from the Rockman 2 video game, an original flash animation of the song was made by an individual known as "Douro of DNA" (DNAのどうRO, DNA no Dōro)[8] was uploaded on May 27, 2007, to Nico Nico Douga.[9] The song has since become an Internet meme in Japan and the rest of the world. Its entrenching in the Nico Nico Douga culture has given it a permanent placement Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga medleys, alongside the similar song "Air Man ga Taosenai".
The original writer of the song's lyrics is unknown.[10] When Nico Nico Douga attempted to discover the song's proper writer to include the song in one of their CDs,[11] their campaign was unsuccessful and determined that it was written as a collaboration of users in the Nico Nico Douga and Japanese internet communities.[12]
Commercial releases
[edit]The popularity of "Okkusenman!" in Japan led to various covers on Nico Nico Douga and YouTube as well as commercial releases. Gomu's version was included as a track on the album CD de Kiite Mite.: Nico Nico Douga Selection (CDで聞いてみて。～ニコニコ動画せれくちょん～, CD de Kiite Mite. ~Niko Niko Dōga Serekuchon~, "Try listening on the CD.") released July 9, 2008.[13] At the 2008 Animelo Summer Live concert, Hironobu Kageyama, Masaaki Endoh, Hiroshi Kitadani, Yoshiki Fukuyama, and Aki Misato performed a cover version of "Okkusenman!" to begin the second day's setlist. In 2009, JAM Project contributed a cover version of "Okkusenman!" to the album Nico Nico Douga Selection: Sainō no Mudazukai (ニコニコ動画せれくちょん～才能の無駄遣い～, Niko Niko Dōga Serekuchon ~Sainō no Mudazukai~, "A Waste of Talent") as its bonus track.[14]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The song's title is also sometimes written as Omoide wa Okusenman! (思い出は億千万！), which has the same meaning.
References
[edit]- ^ "Fuckin' Go my way!!". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ "Family CoMcert 特設ステージ". Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ "YouTube - ロックマン2 - おっくせんまん". YouTube. 2007-02-06. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2007-07-15.
- ^ "YouTube - ロックマン2 - おっくせんまん Full ver". YouTube. 2007-02-14. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "YouTube - ロックマン２ おっくせんまん！（Version ｺﾞﾑ）". YouTube. 2007-02-19. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ "おっくせんまん（HORA☆改） by CHROMES-ニコニコ動画(ββ)". 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "【ｺﾞﾑ】 ロックマン2 おっくせんまん！（Version ｺﾞﾑ）-ニコニコ動画(ββ)". 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "DNAのどうRO＞movie＞おもいではおっくせんまん". Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "おもいではおっくせんまん-ニコニコ動画(9)". 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "備忘録 & 真実". Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ "おっくせんまんの作詞者を捜しています-ニコニコニュース". 2008-05-26. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26.
- ^ "おっくせんまん！作詞者探索のご報告-ニコニコニュース". 2008-06-12. Archived from the original on 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "ねとらぼ：ゴムが歌う「おっくせんまん」がCDに 作詞者不詳のまま - ITmedia News". 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
- ^ "JAM Projectがカバーする「思い出はおっくせんまん！」も収録！ ニコニコ動画発、あの伝説のCDが帰ってきた！ アニソンニュース・アニメ・特撮・声優・音楽・歌詞・試聴・アニメソング・アニソンニュース -- Newtype アニメ ミュージック ダウンロード". 2009-06-27. Archived from the original on 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2009-07-09.