In this lecture, we talk about the history of the Japanese writing system, how the hiragana, the katakana, and the kanji are used in modern Japanese, and some suggestions about how you should study them.
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First of all Tony, I want to say that I think you are just AWESOME! I love listening to your Podcasts, as you are very clear and concise and seem to enjoy what you do. Thank you for that!
My real question to you is this …
Where did the music come from in regards to THIS particular podcast? (Genkier series podcast: An overview of the Japanese writing system)
You have the name of the tune written in Japanese, and since I am a BRAND NEW to Japanese, I have NO idea what it says. It does say that it’s by the artist “Honey” but I can’t seem to find anything anywhere on the Internet about this artist.
I LOVE this song and have played it several times. But, since you didn’t mention this song title or artist in this podcast, I’m having a difficult time finding it.
Please, if you get a spare minute, write back and let me know where I might be able to find it?
Thanks again for all of the hard work you put into the Podcasts. I hope you will continue to offer even more in the future!
~Jennifer
Hi, Jennifer! Thank you for your kind words.
I really, really like this song a lot, too. I really need to find the time to translate it sometime, because the lyrics are just wonderful.
The artist’s name is “Honey” and the name of the song is “Cinderella no moto-kare” (”Cinderella’s Ex-boyfriend”). They are listed on the still in the video, but I listed them in Japanese, which was probably a stupid move given the nature of the podcast… =P
You can see a video of Honey performing the song live here (though the sound quality isn’t very good, unfortunately). Her web page is here.