Apr
9th
2005
Numa Numa
I thought that I was the last person to see this video, but I guess not. Think: Star Wars Kid + William Hung, but cooler.
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doug, you must be the very last person to see this video. it got like a million hits 4 months ago. where have you been? anyone who wants more info on the song can beg me and i might email you a copy.
That’s what I thought…but when people talk about internet videos I ask them if they’ve seen Numa Numa and the vast majority has not. Go figure. I guess even if the ten million people have seen the video, that still means that 90%+ of the U.S. internet population has not…
That kid is amazing! Consider the ratio of the popularity of his music video with the cost of its production. It puts Hollywood to shame. I don’t see Cruise or Ford coming close in comparison. Or even Trump for that matter. Investors should be learning this kid’s secrets.
Doug, even I had seen that a couple months ago…
that guy is incredible…ive seen a couple different people do a video of this song…and the original…with Brosla or however you spell his name…is by far the best
briant said we’d have to bed for information on the song, but here it is:
The original (there have been _numerous_ covers by various Eurodance/Europop groups) is called “Dragostela din tei” (Romanian for “love under the lime tree”) by a Moldovan group named “O-Zone.” You can read a little more about it all at .
Enjoy!
So, I suck at posting links. Here it is:
http://muzica.moldova.org/articole/eng/330/
i first saw this may 19-2005
Good to hear I wasn’t the last one!
Net users claim japanese “numa numa” music video character resembles bulletin-board art
http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/news/20050913p2a00m0et014000c.html
The popular “Noma Neko” character from the hit song “Koi no Maiahi” is causing a stir among Internet users, who claim that it resembles the “Mona” character frequently used on “Ni-Channel,” Japan’s biggest Internet bulletin board.
“Noma neko” appeared in the promotion video for the song “Koi no Maiahi,” the Japanese title for “Dragostea Din Tei,” by Moldovan band O-Zone. This month, T-shirts and other goods featuring the feline character went on sale.
However, tens of thousands of critical comments have appeared on Ni-Channel, saying that the character is being used exclusively by a specified firm.
Avex, the music giant handling the song, said that “Noma Neko” was an adaptation of “Mona” and other “ASCII art” characters, which are drawn using only the letters and symbols on keyboards.
“‘Noma Neko’ was animated with inspiration from ‘Mona’ and other ASCII art that has become familiar on Internet message boards, and with these products it was made into a character with new added scenarios,” an Avex message posted on a shopping site said.
Avex says that the use of ASCII art characters that already existed “should not be restricted,” but debate is continuing on Internet message boards with many users still unable to agree with the firm’s stance.
Avex officials said they had no intention of halting sales of “Noma Neko” goods in spite of the large number of critical comments.
“A lot of people posted criticism on Internet message boards. We don’t usually make comments on message boards, but we put a comment from our firm on a shopping site. We are not thinking of halting sales of the goods,” a company representative said.