“Zombie Nation” parody lyrics by ASB48 (aka Abner Senires)
AKB48 17th Single “Heavy Rotation” Lyrics: Yasushi Akimoto / Composer: Yo Yamazaki / Arranger: Yusuke Tanaka
A departure from my usual covers but still in the kaigai idol sphere, to wit:
JenniBon (@JenniBon_ ) is my nakama-senpai. I first met her IRL at NWIF2023. I saw her again at Otakon 2024 and NWIF2024. At both cons, she performed a show that featured and English cover of AKB48’s “Heavy Rotation.”
Two weeks earlier, the music video of “Heavy Rotation” popped up on my YouTube feed and I found myself putting it on repeat play.
A few days earlier, on Twitter/X, Jenni posted asking people about things that remind them of her.
I responded: “Heavy Rotation”. Land of the Dead. Idolspace. NWIF2023
She replied: I first read this as Heavy Rotation: Land of the Dead. “I want you, I need you, I’d love to eat you.”
As usual in these instances, my brain went into parody overdrive.
This is the result. And in Japanese, no less.
I heartily dedicate this to JenniBon, nakama-senpai and inspiration. She’s also a big fan of zombie movies so this parody is right up her alley.
(please excuse any and all Japanese mistakes. I am still a beginner.)
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I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
頭が美味しい
アグアグアグアグこの体
これはゾンビネーション
ポップコーンじゃなくて体
素晴らしい肉が素敵な
顔を見てお腹が空いた
居ても立ってもいられない
みんなたちを殺して食べて
僕はついているね
I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
脳を食べて
ドンドン近づく私達
MAX ハイテンション
I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
ハートの奥
チュルッチュルッ血液を飲んで
これはゾンビネーション
人々が
どれくらい
私たち遠くまで逃げろう？
だけ一度
人間を食べる
できたら満足さ
そんなワクワクを感じて
肉の匂いから
I see you
I grab you
I bite you
僕が悪夢、
のろのろ君に食い殺して
中に君のマンション
I see you
I grab you
I bite you
腸いたるところ
ガンガン叫んでいる
これはゾンビネーション
いつもゾンビ群衆
you are going to die
いつも引き裂く
いつも終わらない
死んだ。食べた。
ゾンビになってる
I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
脳を食べて
ドンドン近づく私達
MAX ハイテンション
I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
ハートの奥
チュルッチュルッ血液を飲んで
これはゾンビネーション
これはゾンビネーション
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I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
atama ga oishī
agu agu agu agu kono karada
kore wa zonbi nēshon
poppukōn janakute karada
subarashī niku ga sutekina
kao o mite onakagasuita
itemo tattemo irarenai
min’na-tachi o koroshite tabete
boku wa tsuite iru ne
I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
nō o tabete
dondon chikadzuku watashitachi
makkusu hai tenshon
I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
hāto no oku
churu churu ketsueki o nonde
kore wa zonbi nēshon
hitobito wa
dore kurai ga
watashitachi kara de nigeru
Dake ichido
ningen o taberu
dekitara manzoku sa
son’na wakuwaku o kanjite
niku no nioi kara
I see you
I grab you
I bite you,
Boku ga akumu,
noronoro kimi ni kui koroshite
naka ni kono manshon
I see you
I grab you
I bite you,
chou itaru tokoro
gangan sakende iru
kore wa zonbi nēshon
itsumo zonbi gunshuu
you are going to die
itsumo hikisaku
itsumo owaranai
shinda, tabeta
zonbi ni natteru
I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
nō o tabete
dondon chikadzuku watashitachi
makkusu hai tenshon
I want you
I need you
I’ll eat you
hāto no oku
churu churu ketsueki o nonde
kore wa zonbi nēshon
kore wa zonbi nēshon
