~:: Dango dango club ::~

If you've been hearing snatches of a lilting tune that sounds like a tango, but is being hummed or sung by school children, it is the latest music craze. The animation and song aired recently on the "Okaa-san to Issho" (With Mother) children's television program on the NHK educational channel (#3 in Tokyo from about 8:30 to 9 a.m.). The song is called "Dango san kyodai" and is sung by Mr. Kintaro Hayami & Ms. Ayumi Shigemori, the head couple performing in the program. Kushidango is a Japanese food that involves rice paste balls (mochi) on a skewer. The song sings of the three mochi (dango) brothers. It is very catchy, especially when you see the animation that goes with the song.