A circle of friends connected by gut touch! The “FIST BUMP” corner of the radio program “GRAND MARQUEE” features people who live and enjoy Tokyo in a relay format.
On August 1, SUNNY-PLAY and Janet Makumu Kanai of the brother-sister pop rap unit Peropero Kyande, were introduced by editor and music writer Yukako Yajima. We asked them about their musical roots and the “gyaru mindset” that underlies their activities.
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Separate Musical Experiences Become One
Celeina (MC): First of all, let me introduce your profile. Peropero Kyande is a sibling pop-rap unit from Osaka, Japan, consisting of the elder brother SUNNY-PLAY and the younger sister Janet Mamukana, who “bring gyaru mind to you in the corners of the earth. The singing and rapping of the “bass girl” sister and the track making of the “genius brother” have gained immense popularity among teens, especially on TikTok and YouTube.
Takano (MC): I like the catchphrases “low tone girl” and “genius older brother”.
Celeina: I have been watching you on TikTok.
JanetMayuka: Thank you!
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Celeina: I’d like to ask you about your music.
JanetMayuka: Yes, that’s right. What was your brother doing?
SUNNY-PLAY: I was in a rap group with another person.
JanetMayuka: I was doing something like an underground idol.
Takano: What was it that led you two to start working together?
JanetMayuka: We quit at about the same time. Then my brother asked me if I wanted to join him, and we started working together.
Celeina: How long have you been working together?
JanetMayuka: About two years?
Takano: Everything is going well without any sibling rivalry?
JanetMayuka: About once a year. ……
SUNNY-PLAY: There are some pretty big disputes (laughs).
Takano: What kind of things do you fight about?
JanetMayuka: “You should be more serious! Like that.
Takano: Serious clashes as artists?
JanetMayuka: Yes, we do (laughs).
Celeina: It’s more like a clash between artists than a fight as brothers. Were you close when you were little?
JanetMayuka: I loved my older brother, but when he hit puberty, I became like, “I hate my sister. He was like, “You’re annoying, go away! There was a time when I hardly spoke to him. It was around the time when my brother entered university that we became friends again.
SUNNY-PLAY: Yeah, yeah.
Takano: As we became adults, the old feeling was reset.
Celeina: That’s true. We each have siblings, but there’s a bit of a gap between the middle school and high school years.
JanetMayuka: When you hit puberty, you can’t help it.
Celeina: So you two started working together, and your TikTok posts were the start?
JanetMayuka: Yes.
Celeina: Was there a reason why you started TikTok?
SUNNY-PLAY: Originally, my sister was covering a rap song from an anime called “Hypnosis Mike. At that time, there was an amateur rap movement happening on TikTok, and I thought it would be interesting if I joined it. That’s how it all started.
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Takano: You like Hipmai?
JanetMayuka: I love it.
Celeina: Where do your musical roots lie?
JanetMayuka: I’m a rap artist now, but I grew up on anime songs, and I’m an anime-loving star.
Celeina: Cute.
Takano: How about you, SUNNY-PLAY?
SUNNY-PLAY: There are many, but I am influenced by Prince and Daisuke Asakura of access for J-pop.
Takano: Prince and Daisuke Asakura, it’s interesting to see those two come up.
Celeina: Then there is also the element of Janet Makoto’s anime.
Takano: That may be the originality of Peropero Kyande.
SUNNY-PLAY: I hope so.
Takano: Now, I would like to go to one song here. I asked your brother SUNNY-PLAY to choose a song that we would all like to listen to together on the radio at this time. What song would it be?
SUNNY-PLAY: I chose a song called “Métropole” by Anomalie.
Takano: Why did you choose this song?
SUNNY-PLAY: It’s a song I often listen to in the evening and during lunch, so I thought it would be a good choice.
Takano: Then let’s listen to it together.
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Anime/games that siblings talk about
Takano: While the song was playing, there was an exchange like a brother-sister comic dialogue.
JanetMayuka: Sorry (laughs).
Takano: I envy you because you are so close. Earlier I asked about Janet’s anime roots, and I heard that you and your siblings enjoy anime and video games together.
JanetMayuka: I like it.
SUNNY-PLAY: I like it.
JanetMayuka: We watch the same actual players, and we like the anime “Bleach” in common, and we talk about it with each other.
Takano: I envy you so much.
JanetMayuka: There was a collaboration between the Yamanote Line and “BLEACH” the other day, and when I sent a picture to my brother, he replied, “I already know about it” (laughs).
Takano: It’s great to be able to talk about hobbies like that. There are four siblings in the Takano family, and it’s kind of embarrassing to talk about things like favorite manga. So, it’s a weird system, but if I have a manga recommendation, I secretly leave it in the bathroom.
Celeina: What’s that?
Takano: So people who come into the restroom read them.
Celeina: It’s not distorted. I’m just shy. Actually, this show is called “AGC Tuesday” on Tuesdays, and we talk about anime/comics/games.
JanetMayuka: It’s hot!
Celeina: You mentioned “BLEACH”.
JanetMayuka: In terms of games, we played “Monster Hunter” and “Apex Legends” together.
SUNNY-PLAY: We played Monster Hunter together.
JanetMayuka: I tend to watch the actual players more than playing them.
Takano: What kind of players do you watch?
JanetMayuka: There is a play-by-play host from the Kansai region called Waiwai-san, and he is really funny. He is a game player, but he has a slot where he chats for four hours.
Celeina: I see, and Janet, do you play Wai Wai’s YouTube all the time as background music?
JanetMayuka: Yes, I play it 24 hours a day. Even when I eat dinner, it’s like I’m with Wai Wai.
Celeina: Then maybe I listen to Wai Wai’s voice more than music (laughs).
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A gyaru mindset that uses complexes as weapons
Takano: I really like the catch copy of Peropero Kyande. You said that Yajima-san came up with this one.
JanetMayuka: Yes, that’s right.
Takano: “To you, who are in a corner of the earth, we bring you the gyaru mind. How did you communicate with Mr. Yajima about this?
SUNNY-PLAY: Simply, Mr. Yajima put into words what we were thinking. We are also like this, so we have been through a lot in the past. We have been subjected to insulting words and actions, and we have not fit in with our surroundings. However, we realized that complexes can be a weapon, and we are trying to communicate this to others.
Celeina: I see.
SUNNY-PLAY: We want people to dress the way they want and live the way they want. That is what we call the “gyaru mindset. When I was thinking about how to express such a stance to people at ……, Yajima-san came up with this catchphrase.
Takano: It’s a very nice phrase. I hope you, the people in the corners of the earth who listen to this radio …….
JanetMayuka: Delivering the gal mind~ (laughs).
Celeina: Please let us know if you have any announcements about live shows or song releases.
SUNNY-PLAY: We are releasing a new song called “Lollipop” on August 6.
Celeina: “Lollipop” by Peropero Kyande!
JanetMayuka: That’s right! It’s our theme song.
SUNNY-PLAY: On December 9, we will hold our first solo live in our hometown Osaka. We are releasing 8 new songs in a row until that one-man show, and the second song will be “Lollipop.
Takano: I am looking forward to this. I’m looking forward to listening to the new songs and getting ready for the one-man show.
Celeina: Please check it out. Now, “FIST BUMP,” as a circle of friends connected by goofing around, we are asking you to introduce your friends to us.
JanetMayuka: I would like to introduce NENE from the idol group Meme Tokyo.
Celeina: How did you become friends?
JanetMayuka: I found NENE-chan on TikTok and thought, “She’s so cute! I found NENE-chan on TikTok and thought, “She’s cute! We became friends from there, and we wrote a song together.
Celeina: If you were to describe NENE of MemeTokyo in one word, how would you describe her?
JanetMayuka: She is like a one-woman Powerpuff Girls.
Celeina: : I want to meet her so much!
Takano: That’s a good copy. Thank you very much. Tomorrow, I will connect you to NENE of Meemi Tokyo.
Celeina: “FIST BUMP”, today we welcome two members of the brother-sister pop rap unit Peropero Kyandede. Thank you very much.
SUNNY-PLAY and JanetMayuka: Thank you very much.
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