ichido sakaeshimono demo kanarazu ya otoroeyuku

So, I missed this when it came out in 2007, but NeoJaponisme did a writeup of an article in Japanese fashion monthly CanCam which purported to "delineate the lifestyle differences between girls who attract boys — the so-called 'moteko' — and those who do not — 'busuko.'"

Which goes on to make some interesting observations about class and performing femininity, but it's pretty hard to read an article like that without tallying up my 'moteko' and 'busuko' points. And there is exactly one song on that list of karaoke songs that I've actually sung at karaoke, not once but twice -- it's not even my favorite Shiina Ringo song, but I guess it's the one I end up singing -- and it's on the busuko list. Kabuki-chou no Joou. (Romaji and translated lyrics)

I haven't even heard the song in probably a year, but as soon as I turned on that YouTube video, I burst into song.

Dude. If singing Shiina Ringo at karaoke makes me a busuko, I don't want to be a moteko.