'Ariga Tchan', 'Passinho do Japonês'... fans rescue songs about Japan on Brazil game day

Sheila Mello and Scheila Carvalho in the video for 'Ariga Tchan'
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⚽ It's all or nothing. This Monday (29), Brazil and Japan face each other in the knockout stages of the 2026 World Cup, at 2pm, in the United States.

And, since the confrontation was defined, fans have been rescuing songs on social media that make reference to the Asian country to get into the spirit of the match...
Most of them, of course, are being posted accompanied by comments such as: "Preparing this hit song to play after Brazil beats Japan." thai".
From "Ariga Tchan", by É o Tchan, to "Passinho do Japonês", by MC Loma and the Gêmeas Lacração, g1 remembers Brazilian songs that were successful citing the Asian country. Check it out below.
É o Tchan - Ariga Tchan (1998)
At the end of the 1990s, É o Tchan was the moment.
The Bahian band dominated the charts with their dances before the TikTok dance culture even existed.
In 1998, the group released "Ariga Tchan", a song that mixed Japanese expressions with the rhythm of axé.
The clip follows two Japanese children trying to turn on the television to watch the group. The chorus repeats well-known words from the language, such as "arigatô" ("thank you") and "sayonara" ("see you later").
Dance is easy, there is no bogeyman
It comes from Asia, it comes from bands in Japan
The Latin American, Tchan from Brazil
He arrives teaching those who have never seen it
On the eve of the game against Japan, the group's former dancer, Sheila Mello, joined in the fun and published a video reproducing the official choreography.
In the caption, he wrote: "And I'm sure that, for many Brazilians, the first 'Japanese anthem' they learned was Arigatchan from É O Tchan."
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Os Magrinhos - Japonesa (2005)
'"Hey, Japanese!". This is how the Rio funk group Os Magrinhos began the performance of "Japonesa", one of the hits from the "DVD Furacão 2000: Twister", released in 2005.
The track gained space at funk parties at the time and is still alive on the internet. until today. On YouTube, the recording of the live performance has accumulated around 700 thousand views.
In the lyrics, the character is presented as a woman who "came from Japan to rock here in Brazil" and draws attention for her beauty.
She came from Japan to rock here in Brazil
She is very beautiful, you can believe that no one has seen her
⛩ Banda Kamikaiser - Melô do DragonBall (2015)
'Melot do Dragon Ball' was recorded by Banda Kamikaiser
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In September 2015, the Bahian band Kamikaiser, led by vocalist Tito Baiano, released "Melô do Dragon Ball".
Composed by Beca Nascimento, from Feira de Santana, the song is inspired by the universe of the anime Dragon Ball, one of the most popular Japanese cartoons among Brazilian children in the 1990s.
The track mixes references to characters and expressions from the animation with the rhythm of the Bahian pagode and relies on verses with double meaning, a trademark of the genre.
That I'm going to put on your Goku ku ku
Because I'm Super Saiyan jin jin
Take in the kamehameha there is
That I'm going to put in the genkidama, go
MC Loma e as Gêmeas Lacração - Passinho do Japonês (2018)
Cover of the single "Passinho do Japonês" by Mc Loma e as Gêmeas Lacração.
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Launched in March 2018, "Passinho do Japonês", by MC Loma and the Gêmeas Lacração, also entered the list of Brazilian songs that make reference to Japan.
In the clip, sisters Mariely and Mirella appear characterized as waitresses in a Japanese restaurant.
During the story, they say that they are working in Japan, while the production brings together elements associated with the country in a humorous tone.
In the chorus, the song mixes the Japanese expression "arigatô" ("thank you") with the rhythm of funk:
Arigatô, arigatô
Arigatô, agilizando
Arigatô, ariga
Go tinkering with this popô.
On the eve of the duel between Brazil and Japan, Mirella and Mariely appeared in Instagram stories remembering the song from six years ago.

Source: G1