Otto Chikan! Explained

Otto Chikan!
Type:single
Artist:Onyanko Club
A-Side:"Otto Chikan!"
B-Side:"Omoide Bijin"
Label:Canyon
Lyricist:Yasushi Akimoto
Prev Title:Jā ne
Prev Year:1986
Next Title:Osaki ni Shitsurei
Next Year:1986
Language:Japanese

is the 4th single by the Japanese idol girl group Onyanko Club. It was released in Japan on April 21, 1986.

Outline

This song praises the high school girl bullying a nerdy-looking man by accusing him of being a molester when the man truly wanted to give the girl a love letter.[1]

The song was banned from being commercially used on television sometime after its release.

The lyrics are considered extremely offensive in light of the 21st century, where molestation crimes have been severely punished and false accusations of molestation have also become a problem.[2] On the other hand, at the time this was released, music critic commented as follows. "The content depicted in the lyrics can be forgiven because it is a cute bullying by a high school girl. This is a mischievous song".[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Iwakiri . Jun . August 24, 1987 . おニャン子白書 . The White Paper On Onyanko Club . ja . 1987 . Tokyo, Japan . . 69 . 4-594-00169-6.
  2. Book: Ino . Ryōsuke . November 18, 2003 . おニャン子クラブと永遠のグループアイドル . Onyanko Club And Eternal Group Idols . ja . 2003 . . . 69 . 978-4796636919.
  3. Mizuno . Masafumi . 1986-06-01 . アイドルレコード絶対完璧レビュー . Absolute Perfect Review for Idol Records . ja . THE SUGAR . . . June 1986 . 76.
  4. Web site: オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」. (by subscription)