Tsunomaki Watame - Balalaika Cover [Eng Sub]

First of the weekend highlight! Was actually planning this since I first heard Watame cover this song, and thought it would be fun to have hard subs that shows when she changed the lyrics.
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[@Yoyuu]

There's nothing quite like watching Watame banging her head in 60fps.

[@derrilazkia1002]

Glorious, there should be a 4K UHD 120fps 256Hz version of it

[@Arkar-pl9ku]

I feel like that can be taken out of context

[@SolaIvyCeleste]

I need a .flac file of this cover

[@steinsschrodinger8688]

You really having fun translating this aren't you?

[@Yoyuu]

@@steinsschrodinger8688 Of course! I always have fun when I'm working on all of my clips. For me it is all about sharing my favorite moments and hopefully get more people who have a similar sense of humor more into the scene that I'm promoting.

[@Finsternis..]

Her reaction when she realizes that chat knows what she is on about is kind of adorable.

[@spookyscarygraviton5944]

What she's on about?

[@pngmk2]

@@spookyscarygraviton5944 She has dramatically change the lyric to a very lewd version. Especially the part from Balalaika to Yaranaika, which is a very famous Japanese meme on a gay Hentai.

[@spookyscarygraviton5944]

@@pngmk2 thanks

[@ahoodedfigure1430]

@@pngmk2 she didn't change it, it was from a very old nico nico douga meme

[@paradawnwashere]

@@ahoodedfigure1430 If you see the subtitle, the pink one is the actual lyric while the blue one is the parody version

[@christiancinnabars1402]

0:35 When the Asacoco finally hits.

[@hurontermico8677]

watame did nothing wrong

[@Cris647-tj1sv]

This asacoco ain't shi...

[@Sujiceel]

Studies have shown Balalaika/Yaranaika does have substance 15% Asacoco, a percentage of the dosage can be lethal. Thus the Gangimari kicks in under a minute.

[@josuegallegos2712]

What is Asacoco? o.o

[@aryasns9571]

@@josuegallegos2712 Asacoco is no more now....

[@FedeRama]

Random guy in chat: "PLEASE BLINK..!!" haha 😂

[@rue3805]

Timestamp?

[@hadrynwystria4275]

@@rue3805 i saw it at 2:38

[@FedeRama]

@@rue3805 As theBluedog said, at 2:38 and there are also a lot of other comments like that haha "Yandere sheep", "You need to blink, Watame", "Too much Asacoco", "Watame so hyped she cant close her eyes" :D

[@FedeRama]

@@Nekogami04 yeah, was the first think it came to my mind when watched watame for the first time haha now im excited to see what faces can she make in her 3d debut!!

[@joaopereira717]

Now I noticed that she wasn't blinking xD

[@mud2294]

I love how happy and excited she gets when she sees the "Yaranaika" in chat

[@marceloacosta1742]

Casi todos en hololive son yaoistas👁️👄👁️

[@derrilazkia1002]

ＹＡＲＡＮＡＩＫＡ？？ ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 👉👌

[@ppang9]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@arazif4436]

YES

[@NotFoods]

We accept

[@sushisashimi672]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) b

[@agodasi6325]

ウホッ 良い男♂

[@blazingkite8983]

"does people oversea know about balalaika?" 0:36 *happy watame noise*

[@nikodemossowski4621]

that's when she seen we knew which version she meant

[@sanken21]

Man. It was a russian song which also known for kirarin Revolution 's opening

[@Rye0117]

@@sanken21 Oh, so we have three versions of it. The original one, an anime OP, and then the Yaranaika♂ she sang, a meme version out of NicoNicoVideos suited for the HomoLive.

[@jbreitz87]

@@sanken21 I never watched that show at all but when it first came out the OP song was something I jammed to all those years ago.

[@james13sylar]

Everyone has their own strengths, Kanatan records her voice when she needs a back up singer, and Watame fucking sings two songs at the same time.

[@puenboy1]

YAGOO: I wish my hololivers would act more like Idols Monkey's paw: *curls*

[@richw500]

Well, the middle finger on the monkey's paw is the only one to not curl...

[@cremaglitch]

>was expecting Russian song >still not disappointed

[@larana1192]

this song was very popular among Japanese nerds about a decade ago

[@rakhafitra8607]

@@larana1192 was it based from a russian song? The background music sounds very familiar.

[@3sty216]

@@rakhafitra8607 i know right, as I heard it the first time I thought it was going to be some sort of classic Russian polka. Even the title sounds Russian.

[@ActionCow69]

@@3sty216 Yeah, the Balalaika is a traditional russian stringed instrument. Fooled me too

[@cutecommie]

@@ActionCow69 Pretty sure it's a song made by Russiaboos.

[@nergal5353]

It's been 2 years already. Still a banger cover

[@datcate9116]

nostalgic aint it

[@thisisgin16]

Came back after seeing the gura and kiara 3d performance, cant beat the classic holocover

[@g_y.rtz420]

Didnt know abt this (new-ish fan) til the gura kiara cover. Glad i saw that live holy shit

[@ronniew.9700]

enlarged pupil *check* headbang *check* sideways sway *check* Yeah... it's jammin' time

[@Dee-mm1bt]

Right after a few doses of asacoco

[@Nick-ko1tw]

Don't forget about how long her neck is

[@fikhrimaheswarat.3905]

No blink *check*

[@RexusprimeIX]

Damn, she's singing two songs at the same time.

[@AndreaPancakes]

The power of Laggy sheep

[@tofugakiraidesu]

This is the right time to say this meme: YAGOO: Hololive is an idol group like AKB- Watame: Y A R A N A I K A 😏

[@TheIrishBread]

YAGOO isint even in his grave and he's already rolling.

[@turinmormegil7715]

"Sugoku, sugoku...OKI DESU! OTOME KOKO NO CHANSU!" I'm currently having a heard time dealing with this line

[@priestesslucy3299]

​@@turinmormegil7715what maiden doesn't take a chance when it's really big?

[@turinmormegil7715]

@@priestesslucy3299 lmao

[@KiraAsakura14]

1:15 you cannot tell me that laugh wasn't part of the song.

[@geebeepman]

I could just sit down and listen to her sing for hours.

[@ryujinb.5452]

You're not the only one

[@boaofdeath]

lucky for you there's a whole stream of her singing multiple of them too

[@FatedMusic]

Watame's humor is great and her head bangs fill me with life. ^_^

[@AndreaPancakes]

Merry Milk: a Rival i see...

[@izu..]

Been like 15 years since I saw yaranaika birth in popularity (back in futaba channel and Nico Nico Douga) Kuso Miso Technique is truly the peakest of manga that make Boku no pico seems like nothing

[@hardlybreathe93]

Its a classic mostly surely forgot

[@khalidelmohati3570]

so indeed ... time has passed but theres always some of us who remember when hence magic was made into existence...

[@NikoD239]

Good times indeed.

[@cutecommie]

BNP is cute. KMT is slightly gross but still a great story. There absolutely are worse things.

[@TotalNigelFargothDeath]

@@cutecommie like?

[@dandanthedandan7558]

That thumbnail is blursed lol

[@Yoyuu]

Editing and cropping those images took way longer than I originally thought, really love how it came out though.

[@dandanthedandan7558]

@@Yoyuu ah yes, the pain of Photoshop. Great job tho

[@justaguy.04]

Found DANDAN THE DANDAN

[@geordyvladimer1850]

@@Yoyuu know were I can get the pic without the cute sheep bro?

[@n0denz]

It's pretty telling that chat already knows she's going yaranaika.

[@LSMadness]

Is Watame high on asacoco?

[@audiencefromspace]

Those eyes on the whole video says it all. It's the only evidence we need.

[@JayceCH.]

0:35 Is all you need to know.

[@massedpotato1749]

Yeah.. you can see the moment asacoco kick in..

[@KeitaKawashima]

she ALWAYS high on AsaCoco...

[@arklados3596]

Always

[@crimsonpotemkin]

I get it now, Japan figured out how to bring the japanese karaoke culture over to the internet.

[@Elric5000]

I find myself coming back here monthly since very airing of this clip

[@hnjn]

This video clip is what introduced me to hololive, and it still remains one of my favorite covers. I think I was very confused when first seeing a virtual sheep but after listening to how good this was, I wanted to see more. I immediately searched Watame up on KZbin and thus began my dive into the rabbit hole of hololive. I remember watching clips of random moments and not understanding like any of the references in the comments, but that didn't stop me from watching more. Now I can watch any clip and understand all of the references. It's crazy how much people change in such a short time, and it's also weird to think about if I hadn't stumbled across this video. I can definitely say that I've been 100 times more happy after becoming a fan of these people. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, thank you uploader of this clip, but also thank you Watame (and every other hololive streamer). Hololive is one of the best things to ever happen to me, and I would say more, but I wanted to keep this comment somewhat short.

[@debussy7538]

As for my case it's Miko's clip playing with her fans in GTA V lol.

[@Turtyo]

For me it was Ame ragequitting while trying to construct a mob farm, that one clip where she just remains silent... But still, finding out about Hololive was also a really good thing for me

[@martirezalexmiguel1134]

For me it was Aqua's calm your potato down

[@johnapple6646]

8 months in the future but glad you came ☝️🐏💜

[@Louis_2568]

I saw gura mentioned by noble from lost pause went to her channel watched her debut stream since it had only been out for about a month and the rest was history

[@taiwan8191]

Normies: You just can't sing two songs at the same time and still make sense! Watame: *YARANAIKA?*

[@simonghoul3602]

I really like how her yandere face is also her highly adorably excited face

[@Selphos]

god I saw this live and I still can't breathe rewatching it thank you for your service

[@Yoyuu]

This was on my to-do list ever since I saw it live too! I kind of held off for a bit because of how easy it is to get sniped when it comes to hololive translation, but was really surprised when no one wanted to translate this clip. My favorite part is really how naturally the lyrics are swapped around, and felt that specially showing that through text color and have the lyrics be translated would be hilarious.

[@Selphos]

@@Yoyuu it is hilarious, good work

[@Cethavi]

That thumbnail: 👉🏻 this video 👌 demonetization Can't Unhear 101: 02:24 Very Big (Kiryu) Coco 02:32 (Akai) Haato 02:43 Watame Sheep headbang intensifies

[@DBT1007]

Haato = How Japanese pronounce "Heart" "Haato" in Japanese also have meaning. It is "Pigeon".

[@gorgefood9867]

@@DBT1007 Hato is pigeon. The actual A makes a difference.

[@xLeidenFrost]

@@DBT1007 so is ハアつ

[@Eito_]

i

[@orangesilver8]

Akai Haato is meant to be the word Heart, so that's accurate. I have no idea how you're hearing Coco though, she says ookii desu, which only has one k in it.

[@rob.aravena]

After more than a year watching Watame and Astel sings this song, and watching this clip many times...I finally watch the original meme and freaking FINALLY UNDERSTAND what is all about, and how you edit this with the colors and such....damn it took me a long time...I always thought " oh this is funny sheep being funny"...😔

[@GENeralGremory]

So here's a "fixed" her version of the Lyrics: YARANAIKA? OOH! HA! (x13) YARANAIKA? Yurari yurari yurete iru otome kokoro pi~nchi! Kanari kanari yabai no yo Tasukete daarin! Kura kurarin Nani mo ka mo ga atarashii sekai ni kichatta ze Takusan no doki doki nori koe! Fumi koe! Iku zo! YARANAIKA!? YARARAIKA YARA YARAKAIKAI Kono omoi wa tomerarenai Motto otokochikku POWAA kirarinrin Chotto kikenna KANJI YARANAIKA!? Yarararaika Yara Yarakaikai Motto dokidoki tomararenai Motto DORAMACHIKKU koi HARERUYA Futari dake YARANAIKA!? Sugoku sugoku (ookii desu) Otome kokoro chaansu! Haato haato tobide sou Onegai daarin! Hara hara rin Anata dake wo mitsumeteru atame ni shiran puri? Kizuite hoshii no yo tokimeki! Yakimoki! Suki yo! AH! YARANAIKA!? Yarararaika Yara- ra kai kai Sono himitsu wo oshiete yo Motto otome chikku moodo kirarin rin Yappa egao ga su te ki Bararaika barararaika bara raira kai kai! Yosomi shitecha dame dame yo Motto romanchikku koi shararanra Kanadetai no bararaika! Onna no ko wa itsu datte yume miru otome na no Pyua pyua na kokoro de koi shite! Ai shite! S! O! S. O. S! YARANAIKA!? Barararaika bara raira kai kai! Kono omoi wa tomerarenai Motto otome chikku pawaa kirarin rin Chotto kiken na ka n (YARANAIKA!?) Baika barararaika bara raira kai kai! Mou doki doki tomerarenai Motto doramachikku koi hareruya Futari dake no bararaika! OOH! HA! (x6) YARANAIKA!? OOH! HA! (x4) Bararaika!

[@fio6459]

Yagoo : each day, we stray further from the idol dream

[@merumerudayo]

I just realized that the lyrics are in two different colors on purpose after watching this video for like the twelfth time, god I’m such an idiot

[@Yoyuu]

I probably should have made it more clear, sorry about that. But yeah, pink is Balalaika, blue is yaranaika.

[@skylenexo6541]

"I'm not messing around, right?" *Watame lied as naturally as she breathed.*

[@CabbageFarmerAi-Chan]

0:36 Most Adorable :D in the world.

[@AxelLord20]

0:24 Everyone helped me get a strong PC Girl, a strong router is what you need not a new pc

[@seresrobertwoodoo2451]

you can hear how much she enjoy singing this song :D

[@GENeralGremory]

So I did some googling.... apparently when you search "YARANAIKA!?" it shows the "Kosu Mosu Technique" some yaoi manga, and shows the lenny face we use, also I saw the other version of the song, a guy singing it, literally called "Yaranaika PV"... it was a weird moment of my life, suffice to say...

[@cutecommie]

It's always cute when the youth finds out about oldschool memes.

[@GENeralGremory]

@@cutecommie How old was this? I've been on the internet for a decade but not this...

[@infernaldisdain8051]

@@GENeralGremory 2008 is when it got popular, but the manga is old. Its basically prime meme material, but also very... Well I'm eating right now.

[@GENeralGremory]

@@infernaldisdain8051 I know what it is, yeah I wasn't around the internet then, I don't think we purchased even an internet back then.

[@Szriko]

@@GENeralGremory It first hit general western prominence in 2004-2005. Contrary to the other response, I'd say 2008 was a bit past its 'prime' in western spheres; In the 2005-2006 era it was very widespread in *chan culture.

[@cdyn5480]

Ah.. I miss this. Classic.

[@444coole444]

i havent heared of balalaika untill i saw watame version of it

[@iantune]

the era where watame still has carrot neck

[@han6528]

No wtf 😂

[@nyxthegamer]

this is still my go to Watame song

[@ack9967]

Watame, blink, you've stared into my soul for a solid 5 minutes now...

[@yukitrap316]

Yaranaika yaranaika (yaranaika) Yurari yurari yurateiru Otokogokoro PI~NCHI Kanari kanari yabai no sa Tasukete DAARIN kurakurarin (yaranaika) Nani mo kamo ka atarashii sekai ni kichatta ZE Takusan no dokidoki norikoe fumikoe IKUZO (yaranaika) Yaranaika Yarararaika Yara Yarakaikai Kono omoi wa tomerarenai Motto otokochikku POWAA kirarinrin Chotto kikenna KANJI (yaranaika) Yaranaika Yarararaika Yara Yarakaikai Motto dokidoki tomararenai Motto DORAMACHIKKU koi HARERUYA Futari dake yaranaika (yaranaika) (Yokatta no ka, hoihoi tsuitekite) Sugoku sugoku (ookii desu) Otokogokoro CHA~NSU HAATO toka tobidesou Onegai DAARIN harahararin (yaranaika) Omae dake wo mitsumeteru ore ni wa shiran puri Kizuite hoshiin da tokimeki kusomiso SUKINA (yaranaika) Yaranaika Yarararaika Yara Yarakaikai Sono himitsu wo oshiero yo Motto otokochikku mono bu~rararin Yappa egao ga SUTEKI (yaranaika) Yaranaika Yarararaika Yara Yarakaikai Yoso mishitecha damedame yo Motto ROMACHIKKU koi sha~raranran Kanadetai ze yaranaika (yaranaika) (Oh…) (Ah…) (Oh Yeah…) Otokonoko wa itsudatte yumemiru otome nano PYUA PYUAna kokoro de koishite aishite S! O! SO AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! Yaranaika Yarararaika Yara Yarakaikai Kono omoi wa tomerarenai Motto otokochikku PAWAA kirararin Chotto kiken yo KANJI (yaranaika) Yaranaika Yarararaika Yara Yarakaikai Motto dokidoki tomemarenai Motto doEROCHIKKU koi HARERUYA Futari dake de yaranaika (Omae, ore no ketsu no naka de shonben shiro) (Sore jyaa, tokoton yorokobasete yaru kara na) Yaranaika (Haran naka ga panpan daze) (Ore wa nonke datte kamawanai de kucchimau ningen nan daze) Yaranaika (yaranaika)

[@ElderSign32]

well its a good thing she mixed it in. otherwise people might suspect something was amiss

[@endszythediscountvtuber5058]

she seems so happy, its so heartwarming

[@ReifinDFanchon]

♂THANK♂YOU♂SIR♂FOR♂THIS♂BLESSING♂

[@Herskaa]

This video was what made me a Watamate and was the final push into the hole about a year ago. Such a good time lads. Watame best girl.

[@jbreitz87]

She definitely is. My absolute favorite of all of them, she's got her own tier with how she acts.

[@jonathandumagat7038]

Okay this part of every hololive idols define the word ''IDOL" their magical voices

[@mortalunknown8304]

I swear sometimes her laugh is a psychopath.

[@sbg019]

Her face too.

[@aghastyayoga3371]

That is the best part

[@OGSomeOne]

Not sure if that is what you intended, i.e. a deliberate misspelling, or a conversion but hallelujah is the word :D Thanks for the hard work translating.

[@Yoyuu]

I actually didn't know that I got it wrong, thanks for the correction!

[@bellcrosswolfstein1942]

Man, i love watame-chan. Her soul stealing stare and headbanging is the best in the business.

[@ihvdrm]

And even Baqua herself join this lol.

[@seiyu543]

Where?

[@bryantrandolph4693]

@@seiyu543 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2Gll4isjq1nos0

[@zorblogz]

Still a classic

[@Banana-cc5rx]

the song of Billy Aniki

[@avisgomez]

Ass We Can

[@khalidelmohati3570]

this saddened me ASS WE CAN

[@ZuraJura]

ANIKI PepeHands

[@AndrewTheUltraBoss99]

rip aniki

[@absoluteterritory4601]

*slapping intensifies

[@Nico-vd8gu]

She's staring daggers right into our souls

[@syamilbasayef2590]

Watame Oji-san, Activated

[@Tunkkis]

Those wide open eyes of her speak to me. I cannot understand them, but I enjoy them none the less.

[@ryujinb.5452]

It's impossible to listen to watame singing without banging your head like she does

[@zzlai6235]

>I'll add something in the interval >Immediately starts with Yaranaika

[@bakk3731]

yes. *more*

[@user-lm1lh9il6v]

☆YA☆RA☆NA☆I☆KA☆

[@bronialesterg3172]

Watame's Balalaika still the best

[@sonibrahmana5814]

You know, there's a time when I played the infamous Ryuuseigun Chaos as my work BGM for days, and she sung it exactly how I heard it in that video and that's fantastic.

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

i wasn't looking at the screen and almost screamed when i heard her say "yaranaika" sjjfjgj

[@antares1541]

Hey you. Don't lie to me, You're swaying too while watame is singing aren't you?

[@Azekoria]

*♂️Balalaika Cover♂️(Right version)*

[@mariovalentino824]

*Yaranaika Cover*

[@m.g.1725]

wait so watame is a part of the gachimuchi pantheon after all

[@supremeseoljeong6921]

2:24 Best Part

[@bwbdalek1]

i now know that watame is likely around my age because there's no way yaranaika is popular or probably even known by girls around matsuri's age. even for me i only REALLY know about KMT thanks to the world cup 2010 (EXALIFTIN)

[@bushge3138]

After watching many Watame Clips and Live stream i myself cant stop headbanging

[@bt8559]

So I just searched 'balalaika' on KZbin. A bunch of Russian songs came up including kalinka XD

[@Khrismatic]

Search for Kusumi Koharu

[@jerylx]

Kirari Revolution op 2

[@CrnaStrela]

I'm pretty sure you get a better chance by searching Yaranaika

[@manofcultur3191]

yes because it is a russian song bruh

[@ryanli5803]

@@manofcultur3191 balalaika is a russian instrument, the song of the name is japanese tho

[@boiledcabbage8939]

Now this is quite nostalgic, isn't it?

[@3zzzTyle]

When she said "YARANAIKA", I felt that.

[@JoaoLucasK]

0:35 - This is the moment where the Asacoco kicks in

[@Gr0t0s]

I feel joyful and scared at the same time. I like this feeling.

[@chayutpoltuamtead1077]

My childhood flashed back

[@shiomi7176]

0:37 that asacoco be kicking in when that face shows xD

[@963Fam_27_Ururu]

Honestly, I can't stop shaking my head while listening this sheepppppp

[@ai97Nord]

Her Eyes......

[@rauntche]

Everytime watame laughs I smile.

[@ivory753]

Holy shit when she started. That deep voice sent me. I KNOW IT'S A LIKE A SHITPOST OF A SONG BUT WHY IS THIS UNIRONICALLY GOOD.

[@matlatpower7472]

this song show how one word can change a sentence into something entirely different.

[@blazingkite8983]

3:22 when the yandere asks you something

[@Yukitokugawa]

Its weird how the thumbnail fits so perfectly on watames gangimari face

[@jerwingiagonia5146]

Her eyes are so wide when she's about to sing a song looks like she inhaled some ASACOCO/ASACOCAINE

[@Alienking01]

I am always smiling when listen to this, I love it.

[@RandomGuyXLoL]

This is drilled real deep into my brain

[@lqfr8813]

if im not wrong, Tsunomaki Watame type of clear voice is actually a potential of great charismatic singer voice. but it seems she loves doing meme instead lol

[@Just1Burst]

♂️(manly sounds)♂️

[@aoyama5563]

Those eyes says it all

[@peo-susan7457]

Watame's voice suit very well here.

[@natsume5372]

I can't believe Watame sang this on my birthday.

[@translator-kun]

it's so fun hearing this multiple times XD

[@hendrysuawa]

Very unhinged always loved it

[@martinx777sk2]

the sheep is on Asacoco!! special message from PPT Expert: Guys, don't do drugs. It is dangerous and illegal

[@Halo44327]

I pause the videos at such good expressions.

[@dandman9373]

0:36 *A S A C O C O A C T I V A T E*

[@joshuasalomon3289]

Her voice is so beautiful why

[@merchael30]

Rewatching this while imagining how high Botan will get after eating the AsaCoco concentrate that is Watame

[@Kaoru_MaiAmeTsuchi9683]

For a moment, I misunderstood that Lilith, the daughter of Aleister Crowley, was singing (Apparently I was tired)