Linda Linda!

The song that is playing right now is something from The Blue Hearts, a famous rock band from Japan. The title of the song is I think "Endless Song" or "Final Song". In nihonggo, it's stated as "Owaranai-uta". This is song from the movie "Linda, Linda, Linda", directed by Yamashita Nobuhiro.

The story of this movie takes place in a modern-day high school outside of Tokyo. Just a few days before their school festival, a girl band is facing a dilemma. They plan on playing compositions but just a few days before the festival, the guitarist appears to have a broken finger because it has bandage on it but the truth is, she just doesn't want her nails to be broken. An argument breaks out between the vocalist and Kyoko, a protagonist in the movie who is also the drummer of the band. While thinking about who will be their new vocalist, the girl band heard the song "Linda Linda" by the Blue Hearts and then they decided to sing that song instead of compositions.

One day, a korean exchange student named Son, is sitting in the next room and the girls asked her to be their vocalist. Son's japanese is not really that perfect and she's never sung in front of an audience. But, she happened to listen to the Blue Hearts. Together, they practiced and practiced but they were not improving. They spend a lot of time at Kei's(the guitarist of the band) ex-boyfriend's studio and at school, practicing late at night. Son even called their band, the Sleepy band because of that. But, that wasn't their band name. It was Param Maum(or Paran Maum, I'm not that sure). The band was really tired but they kept on practicing.

The night before the festival, they practiced their songs and got exhausted. They realized the next day that they were late for the festival. It rained that day so the band got a little depressed. But, they ran to the school and when they arrived there, they played their hearts out until the end.

I really appreciate this movie because I can relate to it because I am in a band. It is very important in a band to communicate to each other so that they can discuss problems and stuff in the band. Being in band is very fine because you get to enjoy music and make new friends. Even through hard times, the band is always there for each other. They help each other out and in the end, they jam to the music they want and play until their hearts content.

So, grab a guitar, or a bass, or a drumstick and form your own band. Who knows? You might be the next band to be featured on TV.

"Let's sing an endless song to the asshole that is the world." -Endless Song, The Blue Hearts