- published: 16 Nov 2009
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Domo (Japanese: どーも くん, Hepburn: Dōmo-kun) is the official mascot of Japan's public broadcaster NHK, appearing in several 30-second stop-motion interstitial sketches shown as station identification during shows.
Domo-kun first appeared in short stop-motion sketches on December 22, 1998 to mark the 10th anniversary of NHK's satellite broadcasting. The name "Domo" was acquired during the second episode of his show, in which a TV announcer said "dōmo, konnichiwa" (どーも、こんにちは), which is a greeting that can be translated as "Well, hello there!", but which can also be interpreted as "Hello, Domo", and thus is a convenient pun (dajare). The kun suffix on "Domo-kun", the name used to describe the character in the Japanese versions, is a Japanese honorific often used with young males.
Tsuneo Gōda directs Domo episodes using stop motion animation. Gōda says that, by using this process, one can "create a work filled with feeling".
Domo, the main character, is a brown, furry and oviparous monster with a large, sawtoothed mouth that is locked wide open. His favorite food is nikujaga, a Japanese meat and potato stew, and he strongly detests apples for an unknown genetic reason. According to a Tokyopop press release of the Domo comic book, Domo "communicates sotto voce with a verve that only his friends can understand." Clint Bickham, the writer of the Domo comic book, said that to him Domo's expression is "a sort of cheery wonderment. Like when a kid wakes to a room full of presents on Christmas day." While Domo's face has variants, to Bickham most of his expressions have "an underlying sense of fascination." Domo is known to pass gas repeatedly when nervous or upset. He also sweats when nervous.
Yeaa oooh oooh
Here we are ..?
Had a thing so perfect
I was scared
I wanted to find something wrong
So i put you through it
And i made excuses
Tried to turn you away
I knew i was wrong
Cus when you went away
Something so strong
I didn't know until you were gone (oooh i didn't know)
Whisper sweet nothings in my ear
Tell me all the things that i long to hear (baby u gotta whisper)
Whisper sweet nothing in my ear
Let me know that you feel the way i do
Hearing your voice it took me back to the way it should be
Passions so strong it feels like i'm losing my mind
You gotta please forgive me
Yes so i tripped completely
What can you do
When love gets hold of you
Cus when you went away something so strong
And i didn't know until you were gone (ooh i didn't know)
Whisper sweet nothings in my ear
Tell me all the things that i long to hear (baby u gotta whisper)
Whisper sweet nothing in my ear
Let me know that you feel the way i do
Whoa whooa whooa whoa whooa
Oh babe i knew i was wrong
I need those sweet nothing whispers
Baby you need to understand
These feelings so strong
Right by your side is where i belong
Ooh i'm on my way home
Whisper sweet nothings in my ear
Tell me all the things that i long to hear (baby u gotta whisper)
Baby you gotta whisper sweet nothings in my ear