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What do Bad Bunny’s ‘Yonaguni’ lyrics mean? Rapper hooks anime fans with Japan-inspired single

Bad Bunny was praised by many as he is already famous for singing in Spanish and how he has quickly picked up English in the last few years

After bringing WWE legend Booker T in his first song of 2021 in January, Bad Bunny now left his fans impressed with his new trick up his sleeve. The Puerto Rican rapper dropped a surprise song called ‘Yonaguni’ on June 4 and was soon trending on Twitter after his fans noted how effortlessly he sang the last few lines in Japanese.

A lot of social media users were taken aback after they heard the outro of ‘Yonaguni’ as they rushed to Twitter to speak about the same. Bad Bunny, who recently won big at the Billboard Music Awards 2021, was praised by many as he is already famous for singing in his native Spanish language and also how he has quickly picked up English in the last few years. The title of Bunny’s new song refers to the Japanese island Yonaguni. Speaking of new music, artists like John Mayer, Billie Eilish, and Halsey will also soon treat their fans with new projects.  
 
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What does Bad Bunny’s Japanese lyrics translate to?

Bad Bunny, who usually sticks to his Latin trap roots in his songs, surprised his fans with his new abilities. The 27-year-old award-winning singer-songwriter’s new song is about how is trying to live his life as a single person as he tries his best to overcome his recent heartbreak with daily activities. With his vulnerable and emo lyrics, Bad Bunny also referred to Itachi who is a famous Anime character. In the second verse, he croons, “With you and a blunt, You look killer with those jeans/ You kill me without a gun, I’ll buy you a Banshee/ Gucci, Givenchy A poodle, a frenchie/ The weed, the "munchie"/ I’ll sing you a mariachi, I’ll turn into Itachi, huh”.

As the ‘Dakiti’ hitmaker wraps up his song, he switches to Japanese in the outro where he talks about how he only wants to have sex with the person he lost. According to Billboard, he lyrics in Japanese mean, “I want to have sex today, But only with you/ Where are you?, Where are you?/ I want to have sex today, But only with you/ Where are you? Where are you? Eh.”

In the video’s opening, he is seen singing the track’s introduction while eating sushi and sipping on a glass of wine in a restaurant alone. The visual quickly shifts to a montage of the artist getting ready and eating a hearty breakfast the next morning, before taking to the street with eight dogs on leashes. Bad Bunny then engages in a series of activities, including martial arts, controlling a toy car, playing video games, yoga and getting a “Pokémon GO” tattoo before he rolls up at a house party. The visual concludes with an animé-style recreation of the artist as he sings in Japanese for the final verse. This part of the video has fans totally floored.

‘Speaking Japanese so casually’

A few hours after the release of ‘Yonaguni’, the Internet got abuzz with how Bad Bunny sang the Japanese lyrics so casually while a few claimed that a lot of his fans will start loving anime now. Following the Twitter trend, one user said, “Whatever the f**k bad bunny said in Japanese, I felt that.” Another stated, “LMAO watch everyone gonna be an anime fan now that bad bunny came out with a song in Japanese.” Meanwhile, one added, “Bad bunny had me questioning my ability to speak Spanish at the end of Yonaguni lmao my man speaking Japanese so casually.”
 
The next individual asserted, “I updated my resume after hearing bad bunny new song I can say I speak fluent English Spanish and Japanese!” while another tweeted, “Listen to bad bunny new song and I love it omg wasn’t expecting a reference of itachi and sing in Japanese.” One user shared, “I didn’t notice Bad Bunny was singing in Japanese at the end until I saw the lyrics on my 10th listen. I assumed it was just more of his regular incoherent mumbling.” One continued, “Bad Bunny speaking Japanese is one thing but singing in Japanese and ending that song like thattttt... my fantasies are becoming reality.” Another social media user concluded, “Bi**hes wanna watch anime now cause of bad bunny wtf.”