Talk:Shonen Knife

Name?
Any ideas anyone what the name means? --Maikel 14:35, 30 July 2005 (UTC)
 * Shonen means "boy", so Shonen Knife means "Boy Knife" or "Boy's Knife." I'm not positive (so I won't update the page) but I think a "shonen knife" is a small pocketknife. Crunchy Frog 14:54, 19 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Cheers! --Maikel 13:13, 5 November 2005 (UTC)
 * I believe Shonen Knife is a brand name of a Japanese pocket knife.
 * Cheers, also! --Maikel 15:55, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
 * Shonen actually more literally means 'few in years,' and references elementary school age. IE: Shonen Jump is a publication aimed at young boys. But Shonen is not necessarily gender specific. But the sho in shonen (少年) is the same sho that goes in elementary school, shogaku (小学). I think 'child's knife' might be a better translation, or young boy's knife – if we want to keep the gender specificity. This is all actually explained on the wikipedia page for Shonen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skatendrum (talk • contribs) 20:39, 11 August 2013 (UTC)

Is it just me, or shouldn't articles on bands include the city they were formed in? Is Japan that small? ;) Trekphiler 06:35, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

Some kind of discography would be cool. In its current form the article gives the impression that the group hasn't released any records! Lupine Proletariat 10:06, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

Top of the world
I have the impression that part of their fame comes also from the use by Microsoft in one of their commercials of their rendition of Top of the World. Hektor 19:52, 3 May 2006 (UTC)

they were in existence for 20 years before that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.125.110.223 (talk) 19:18, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

Discography
The discography contradicts the articles about the albums. It lists e originals tended to be quite raw and punky. For some reason, the US and UK versions of the album are mixed slightly differently from each other.Magicalsushi 21:40, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

- yes, this needs to be fixed. the dates and even listings are incorrect, i.e. this list does not include the first cassette release of their work in the us by k records. they were 'discovered' by calvin johnson of k when he was touring in japan with his band beat happening. he later released their songs on his independant lable. this tape was their first exposure outside of japan.

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I would like it explained to me why my paragraph has been completely removed from this talk page, as well as Magicalsushis specific response to my comments. When I removed my own question from a talk page in a different area of Wikipedia, after it had been answered, the moderator wouldn't even allow that and stuck it back in himself. IanHistor 01:10, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

I think the numbering in the album section is kind of useless and should be removed, does anyone else agree? Luminifer (talk) 21:42, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Blade Soundtrack
I have seen it said on the net in various places that Shonen Knife sang a song entitled "Ah, Singapore" in the first Blade movie (the part with the Japanese school girls in the "gentleman's club"). Once I finally found a copy of the song, it was obviously incorrect however, as it is a very slow song, and definitely not rap of any kind. (Then again, the chances of a rock group dressing as school girls to sing a rap song are pretty slim anyways.)

What is really odd, is that even Wikipedia itself lists them as singing that song in its own Blade section. Either they did a special rap version of it for the movie that I have yet to find, or there is still a mystery group out there somewhere that I am still searching for.

Any hints or tips would be appreciated, as I've wanted to know who those girls are for a number of years now, and have tried everything except contacting the studio directly.


 * As far as I am aware, Ah Singapore was not used in "Blade" and this post from the IMDB FAQ, appears to verify this.

What is the name of the band singing in the Japanese schoolgirl scene? There is no actual band. The girls were local L.A. girls hired to "act" as if they were singing/karaoke-ing. People often say the band is Shonen Knife or Cibo Mato, but neither of these bands looks or sounds like the Japanese schoolgirls. There is an unsubstantiated rumor circa 1999 that the girls were called "Bang Wa Cherry," but no proof that such a band existed has ever been found-- it's just an urban myth first posted on a Shonen Knife web page in 1999 to discourage further such questions on that page. Last updated by ilssaridor 2 months ago


 * An interesting fact is that the song does turn up in Chow Yun Fat's "Replacment Killers". If I recall correctly, it's playing on a radio in some restaurant.  Hope this helps.  Alkland 13:46, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Ah Singapore does indeed appear in the movie Blade, playing on the radio (albeit very quietly) as Blade moves through the kitchen of the Japanese club.

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Discography 2
I think someone (I may myself) should start pulling up the special releases into the discography, and create a column signifying what kind of release it was (EP, compilation, normal, etc).. Luminifer (talk) 17:03, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

Let's Knife Tour
Shonen Knife's tour for their Let's Knife Album was far more extensive then the 3 UK appearances indicated in the article. I personally saw them in San Diego at the time, so they must have toured the US rather extensively. Does anyone have more information that could be used to beef up this section? Udibi (talk) 11:00, 18 July 2009 (UTC)

New drummer (March 2010)
There's some online speculation that new drummer, named only as えみちゃん (Emi-chan) on Shonen Knife's official blog is れお (Reo), formerly a bandmember of Ni Hao! (ニーハオ), mamastudio, Ultra Jr, NASCA CAR (ナスカカー). Presumably Emi is her real name. I'm posting this here as until there's a reputable source it remains a rumour. Yaguchi (talk) 00:16, 27 April 2010 (UTC)

Full name was posted on shonenknife.com Yaguchi (talk) 12:03, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Sampling.
"I'm a Super Girl" is a clear rip-off of the 1976 "Blitzkrieg Bop" by the Ramones. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.17.134.7 (talk) 12:04, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

lineup clarification?
Can someone clarify the various lineups for me? I see references to a "touring" bassist or drummer, so I assume they weren't officially a member, but what's the difference? Using "fun! fun! fun!" as an example, the lineup would seem to be Naoko, Etsuko, and Ritsuko. But Ritsuko was only a touring bassist at this point. So who actually appeared on the album? Elsquared (talk) 00:14, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Timeline Graphic: Along the lines of clarifying lineup, I can't help but wonder why some members' timelines are narrower than others. At first, I thought this was a function of rotating through different positions within the band, but that doesn't seem to be the case (as evinced by Atsuko Yamano's timeline). Does it somehow indicate level of participation? Studio or touring only? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Socketbox (talk • contribs) 16:04, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

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BlackCatNeko (talk) 18:53, 20 October 2016 (UTC)At the end of Halt and Catch Fire season 3, Gordan Clark's eldest daughter Joanie is wearing a Shonen Knife shirt. Joanie was planning on going to a party but was told no. Gordans's date asks about the shirt.

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Dates and Timeline
I have updated this article with recent events while trying to make it a little less confusing. There has been some trouble with the dates of past events in Shonen Knife's history, thanks to inconsistent and vague sources in music media. For example, the date in which Atsuko Yamano left the band to get married, and was replaced by Ritsuko Taneda, is given as 2006 or 2007 or 2008 in various magazine articles. There were also several rapid-fire changes in 2016 that are tough to nail down. I had to go with what seemed most likely in the article's text and in the "Timeline" chart. I also simplified the matter of various members like Taneda being "touring only" for some of the band's history but "official" at other times. If anyone knows more specific dates or finds that something in the article is inaccurate, please consider ironing out the wrinkles. Thanks. ---  DOOMSDAYER 520 (TALK&#124;CONTRIBS) 13:22, 16 May 2022 (UTC)