are a Japanese husband and wife duo who recorded the song "
Oshiri Kajiri Mushi", or "bottom-biting bug." The song was intended to encourage people who live in big cities to spontaneously interact with each other.
The video debuted in June 2007 on the children's music video program ''
Minna no Uta
, literally ''Everyone's Songs'' ( English title: ''Songs for Everyone''), is a five-minute NHK TV and radio program which is broadcast several times daily. The program started on April 3, 1961. It is one of NHK's long-running programs.
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''. Videos typically remain in rotation for two months on ''
Minna no Uta
, literally ''Everyone's Songs'' ( English title: ''Songs for Everyone''), is a five-minute NHK TV and radio program which is broadcast several times daily. The program started on April 3, 1961. It is one of NHK's long-running programs.
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Oshiri Kajiri Mushi is the longest-running video on the program as it aired continuously for over five months. The song climbed up to number 8 from outside the top 100 on Oricon, the singles chart in Japan, and steadily climbed the charts to number 6 in the Fall of 2007. The cartoon bug featured in UrumaDelvi's music video stars in his own anime series.
In 2013, UrumaDelvi teamed up with
Ryuichi Sakamoto
is a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, record producer and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto i ...
of
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO for short) is a Japanese electronic music band formed in Tokyo in 1978 by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals). The group is cons ...
and
David Byrne
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of
Talking Heads
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to make a music video set to the song "Psychedelic Afternoon". The music video was part of a series of 3 videos produced by
Zapuni in order to raise money for charities that helped children after the
2011 Japan earthquake
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*11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12
* one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11
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* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
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In 1996, UrumaDelvi created some songs and artwork for the children's computer game ''
SimTunes
''SimTunes'' is a children's software toy designed by Toshio Iwai and released by Maxis in 1996. It involves painting a picture using large pixels, where each color represents a musical note. The player places up to four different-colored Bugz, ...
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References
Japanese pop music groups
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