U900

Luc Latulippe | February 9th, 2010

I don’t know what’s going on here and I love it and I could watch it over and over for hours. The music is by U900, a Japanese Ukulele duo. Let me repeat that because OMG I’ll never get the chance to type those words together again: Japanese Ukulele duo.

If anyone knows who produced the animation and created the toys, please let us know!

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  • simply amazing. love the energy and the music.
  • ryan
    I could be wrong but the background looks like enoshima island south of Tokyo....

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=e...
  • This is great! Loved it :)
  • Clo
    I love these guys! Especially the bear! :D
  • Samantha
    Hee! That just made my day!
  • Jacobo Fernández Serrano
    Bravo!
  • Funny Ukulele Bunny, Simple et efficace :-)
  • sparklepaw
    I love this - fantastically entertaining. There's another one that's equally adorable.
  • Japanese Ukulele Duo
  • Day = Made.
  • leoespinosa
    Thank you, Luc! The best part is that there's a few other videos of this amazing duo.
  • Fun huh? :) I love that they're playing old Ventures tunes too. It's all a tad psychedelic or something! Haha!
  • Brothajohn
    I don't know who made the toys, but I do know that the island in the background is called Enoshima, which is off the coast of Kamakura. Great place to visit and watch the sun go down at the restaurant on the top while you feed leftovers to hawks.
  • kelseigh
    I don't know who created the toys, but they're classic amigurumi style. Basically it's a style of crocheted stuffed toys that started in Japan and became very popular in North American crochet circles a few years ago. You can find loads of patterns similar to these online.

    Great video all 'round, loving it!
  • philcoman
    Wow, two Japanese crazes -- cute characters and knitting representational objects -- unite triumphantly with the current Western madness for ukuleles. Love this animation!
  • cassandrahale
    Yup, its done by Yosuke Kihara, here's his website: http://www.kerokeroking.jp/amg/
  • Jan
    According to the other vids in the end "Kerokeroking" did it. Gives a few clues when googling it, alltho their own site seems to be in japanese.
    http://www.kerokero.jp/
    Wonderful none the less
  • Beccabot
    the three most amazing words i've seen together today: "Japanese Ukulele Duo"
  • http://www.kerokero.jp/house/

    This link was on the youtube channel. Loads more knittimations and characters
  • Joe
    According you youtube:
    "My name is Yosuke Kihara.
    Illustrator, movie creator ,amigurumi creator in Japan."
  • this is so contagious, and that video, super simple yet so effective - and cute! I might walk up to random strangers and sing that chorus today (not really, but maybe)
  • Hey y'all, this was made by a guy I knew from the coffee shop in Japan, Yosuke Kihara -
    http://www.kerokeroking.jp/amg/

    Youtube channel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-VWdPGGTT8&feat...

    He knits these at home and then sits in the coffee shop all day long animating - awesome guy.
  • Thanks Bendall! I'll make sure to give him a post too.
  • JAPANESE UKULELE DUO DOPENESS
  • Rock to the original, too: http://goo.gl/28nB
  • Tillan
    very Good ...
  • "The music is by U900, a Japanese Ukulele duo."

    Actually it's an old classic surf instro by The Ventures, who by the way are hugely popular in Japan :)

    Great video, I loved it! Thanks for posting!
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