About
Shining Spiral Shit (Japanese: シャイニングスパイラルウンコ, Shining Spiral Unko, abbr. SSU) is a catchphrase coming from phonetic translations in “Heavenly Star”, a song for PlaystationPotable’s puzzle game LuminesII[1] released by Q entertainment in 2006. It was written by a music and visual project Genki Rockets[2] organized by Japanese game desinger Tetsuya Mizuguchi[3], and nominated for the best song category at the 2006 Spike TV Video Game Awards.[4]
In the middle of 2008, a glitch ocurred on the daily popular video chart in the Japanese video sharing service Nico Nico Douga (NND), and it accidentally led a cult following from Japanese internet users to the song, who were addicted to the phonetic translation lyrics coined by comments in the official music video on NND.
Origin
The music video for “Heavenly Star” was uploaded to NND not only by a user in July 2007[5], but also by the official in November of that year[6] as the part of a partnership campaign of NND and Japanese recording company AVEX, NND’s largest stockholder where Genki Rockets had been belonged to in those days. And the phonetic translation line “Shining Spiral Shit” had been mentioned in both of videos in before, but it was a minor in-joke.
On June 10th, 2008. NND’s daily popular video chart occurred a glitch of displaying video rankings not by popularity but by alphabetical order of video’s ID.[7] In this accident, top 100 in the chart were hijacked by AVEX’s official videos since those had IDs beginning from “ax”, different from that of usual NND videos beginning from “sm” or “nm”. And because the video ranked into the 1st place by this glitch was “Heavenly Star”, it forced to become the target of criticism against the glitch, and drew much negative attention.
Meanwhile, it also made many NND users be inspired by that silly one liner. Then they quickly created the complete version of funny phonetic translation lyrics on the floating comments of the video on the same day.
Editor’s Note: NND’s video which was given the phonetic translation lyrics is edited version into 2 and a half minutes. So the lyrics for the latter part doesn’t exist.
Original LyricsPhonetic Translation Re-translationI hear you whispering surrounded in silenceHageteru ueni Spattsu / Anta Nanka Kusai desuYou’re bald but wearing leggings / You’re kinda stink.Blue vibrationTuu wa Vibe Desho?Mavens love vibrators (sex toy).I hear the waves singing in the distanceHimaraya no Ue e Kusee Gero wo Dasu TimeIt’s time to open bad-smelling vomit on the Himalayan top.Pure isolationGero Baasan Desho?Is that a vomit grandma?I smile into the distance faraway from youAre Small na Otouto doushitan? / Sono Fue? / Fa MyuWhat’s up with a younger brother with a small willie? / What’s wrong with this flute? / Fa, Myu (sounds of flute)We’re in resolutionWewewe / Sore Ore no LotionLollollol / It’s my (sex) lotion.I’m Dreaming, touching, breathing side by side, yehKimi no Touchan Website BassiYour dad hews down websitesDive into the skyDaibenchu desukaaaaaaaaah?You’re shittin’ now?Let’s get away, fly away Let’s Gero / Wei / Kita- / We-weeeeiLet’s puke up! / yeah! / Here we Go! / Yeeeeeeeah! I found the path to paradiseAsano Pansto Pradiseit’s the panty stocking paradise in the morning.Shining spiral of goldShining Spiral UnkoShining spiral shitTake my hand, find our way outZettai Hen / Sonoue EcchiYou’re absolutely strange / and hentai.Heavenly stars aboveHabanero Kusaizo / Baaroo!You smell like habanero / Basterd!Just believe what’s in your heartJaa Sotte / Iboji ga Ahan!Ok! Shave it / My blind piles make me feel so.. aHHHH!No border between usNopan de Ramen Kuimasu I surely eat ramen in no pantiesI can always feel you insideGero / Western / CiderVomit / Western / CiderWhere ever we areRan Ran Ru / Ah-!Ran Ran Ru / Aaaaaaah!I see you, feel you, I’m your creationChiruno Shiri? / Hayo Unde CreationBursting butts? / Hurry up and generate creations Ever lasting affectionErorist in Fuck ShowErotic persons in fuck shows.Life’s an endless spiral going roundRestaurant "Mama, Suppaiyo Gorilla"A restaurant says "Mom, gorillas are sour"Yes, we are in loveYes we’re anal!Yes we’re anus!Let’s get away, fly away Let’s Gero / Wei! / Fubai daai!Let’s puke up! / Yeah! / Let’s boycott!I found the path to paradiseAsa no Guestte HentaiGuests in the morning are always hentai.Shining spiral of goldShining Spiral UnkoShining spiral shitTake my hand, find our way outZettai Hen / Sonoue EcchiYou’re absolutely strange / and hentai.Heavenly stars aboveHabanero Kusaizo / Baaroo!You smell like habanero / Basterd!Just believe what’s in your heartJaa Sotte / Iboji ga Ahan!Ok! Shave it / My blind piles make me feel so.. aHHHH!No border between usNopan de Ramen KuimasuI surely eat ramen in no pantiesI can always feel you insideGero / Western / CiderVomit / Western / CiderWhere ever we areRan Ran Ru / Ah-!Ran Ran Ru / Aaaaaaah!
Via: LetsSingIt[8] (Original lyrics) and Nico Nico Pedia[9] (Japanese lyrics)
Interpretation
- Both “Wewewe”, “Wei” and “Weeeei” are Japanese internet slang meaning “Yeah” or “lol”.
- “Vibe(rators)”, “Lotion” and “Anal” are familiar adopted English words in Japanese language, which are usually used in sexual context.
- “Ah-!” is the representative moaning voice in Japanese gay porn memes: A Midsummer Night’s Lewd Dream and Billy Herrington / Gachimuchi Remixes
Spread
By the help of NND’s floating comment feature working like subtitles, the lyrics of “Shining Spiral Shit” immediately spread to the whole over the web site. This story was soon summarized into a video posted on the following day.[10] Then, the video finally had gathered more than 30 thousands comments of praising the silly lyrics within that year, a single service website “ShiningSpriral.com”[11] was launched, and even niconico staffs showed an approval to the song in their blog posts.[12]
In addtion, dozens of parodies for the music video[13] were created under the influence of this MAD videos titled “Tokachi’s Shining Spiral Shit”[14] by Wakamura-P, the famous creator in THE iDOLM@STER meme (shown below). And this weird popularity among NND users has put this song into many niconico medleys including “The 7 colors of Nico Nico Douga”.[15]
However, all comments on the video was hidden when avex launched its official channel on NND in December of that year.[16] Now, there is nothing left on NND that tells us the frenzy for the video.
Notable Examples
【ニコニコ動画】おじいさんがシャイニングスパイラルウンコ ＰＶ風【ニコニコ動画】ゲイドルマスター あにきのシャイニングスパイラルウンコ GV風(G2)
Left: Werther's Original | Right: Billy Herrington
【ニコニコ動画】テロリストは便所に追い詰めてシャイニングスパイラルウンコしてやる【ニコニコ動画】シャイニングスパイダーウンコ
Left: Vladimir Putin | Right: Toei Spider-Man
【ニコニコ動画】修造がバーニングスパイラルウンコ【完成版】【ニコニコ動画】Windowsの効果音たちがスパイラルウンコ
Left: Shuzo Matsuoka | Right: OS Sound Effect Remixes
Search Interest
External References
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[1]Wikipedia – Lumines II
[2]Wikipedia – Genki Rockets
[3]Wikipedia – Tetsuya Mizuguchi
[4]IGN– Genki Rockets Invade iTunes / 12-14-2006
[5]niconico Video – 元気ロケッツ Heavenly Star / Posted on 07-10-2007
[6]niconico Video – Heavenly Star / 元気ロケッツ / Posted on 11-07-2007 (Moved)
[7]niconico Info – ランキング不具合仮復旧のお知らせ / 06-10-2008 (Official glitch report, Japanese)
[8]LetsSingIt – Genki Rockets – Heavenly Star Lyrics
[9]niconico Pedia – シャイニングスパイラルウンコ (Japanese)
[10]niconico Video – 【SSU】 シャイニングスパイラルウンコの誕生 【まとめ】 / Posted on 06-11-2008
[11]シャイニングスパイラルウンコ (Internet Archive)
[12]niconicolumn – 旧ニコニコラム‐偶然にして最高の空耳ソング / 06-12-2008 (Japanese)
[13]niconico Video – Search results for SSU OR シャイニングスパイラルウンコ
[14]niconico Video – アイドルマスター とかちのシャイニングスパイラルウンコ PV風(比較付) / Posted on 08-04-2008 (deleted)
[15]Wikipedia – Kumikyoku Nico Nico Douga#Nanairo no Nico Nico Douga
[16]niconico Video – Heavenly Star / 元気ロケッツ / Posted on 11-07-2007