Top 10 Japanese songs mistaken for China
1. Dawn of Heroes.
This majestic song "Dawn of Heroes" is often placed in videos showing the history of Chinese civilization. When it is heard, it can easily make people's hearts beat and inspire patriotic feelings. When I first heard it, I thought that such an atmospheric melody could only be written by Chinese artists who have experienced many vicissitudes of life. But the final result was helpless. The composer, Yokoyama Seiji (March 17, 1935 - July 8, 2017), was a famous contemporary Japanese musician.
2. The memory of the Forbidden City.
"Memory of the Forbidden City" is a musical work released on July 24, 1997, produced by the Japanese duo S.E.N.S. Like "The Great Wall", because the location in the title is Chinese, it can easily be mistaken for being composed by a Chinese composer. Moreover, the royal style in the music makes people feel that only the Chinese royal family deserves to own such top-notch music.
3. The original scenery of my hometown.
This song "Original Scenery of My Hometown" appeared in the Hong Kong versions of "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which made me think it was written by a composer from Hong Kong, China. Its real creator, Mr. Sojiro, is a Japanese ocarina master. Through this long ocarina song, you can feel Mr. Soujiro's love for the mountains and rivers and his longing for his hometown. Wanderers outside often burst into tears when listening to it through headphones late at night. The hotel is so cold that I can't sleep alone, and the guests' hearts are filled with sadness. I miss my hometown tonight, and I will miss another year tomorrow!
4. The Great Wall.
From the name of this song, it is easy for people to misunderstand and mistakenly think that it is Chinese. After all, the Great Wall belongs to China. However, just as Kung Fu and Pandas are both Chinese, but "Kung Fu Panda" is American, although the Great Wall is also Chinese, this majestic, tragic and historical song "The Great Wall" is Created by Japanese composer Michihiko Ohta.
"The Great Wall" is an interlude in the Japanese animation "The Little Master of China (Zhonghua Ichiban!)". Today, it is almost being used on video platforms such as Douyin and Kuaishou. . It is really hard for me to imagine that an episode of a Japanese cartoon can still have such a great influence in today's China.
5. Battle Hymn of Seven Swords.
Do you feel the tense, dynamic and murderous prelude? When I first heard "Battle Hymn of the Seven Swords", I thought to myself, boy, this time it must be Chinese music. Moreover, it must be praising the scene of ancient Chinese soldiers blowing horns and charging into battle on the battlefield. "Seven Swords", written for the movie "Seven Swords", is indeed a film adaptation based on the martial arts novel "Seven Swords Down the Mountain" written by Hong Kong writer Liang Yusheng.
But the "Seven Swords" movie and "Seven Swords" were both filmed and created by Japanese. "Seven Swords Battle Hymn" composed by Japanese musician Kenji Kawai describes seven battles. These seven battles are divided into three major battles and four minor battles. The prelude is tense and depressing, and the listener is immediately immersed in the atmosphere of swords and swords. After listening to it, I just felt sweaty in my armpits, which was pleasurable and exciting.