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I Know

Seo Taiji and Boys

I was today years old when I found out that this song – which I first heard watching 3 Ninjas Kick Back as a seven year old – was not a Japanese song. Nope.

It’s a famous Korean pop song. Not sure this was intentional. Then again, the whole movie is ridiculous. And it’s not hard to imagine a room full of movie executives in a pre-internet era thinking that most people wouldn’t notice.

The 90s were a wild ride.

Bonus: Here’s the exact scene.

Question: Why is there heavy metal guitar and samples of “East Coast” and “Yeaaaaa Boy”?

One song per day. Two hundred words or less.