Danjo

About

Taken From Know Your Meme

Danjo (男女 / Men & Women or Boys & Girls in Japanese) is a viral dance meme that was inspired by a 2006 Japanese pop song with the same title. In similar vein to Caramelldansen, Danjo dance videos and parodies became immensely popular on m and later spread to YouTube, appealing to many non-Japanese users for itsWTF-itude. Most Danjo parody videos are set up in the form of animation or IRL dance recitals.

The original song “Danjo” was made by Japanese singer Taro, who used Garageband to create the song; it was released as a single on December 13, 2006. About a year later, the song made its first appearance on Nico Nico Douga on December 2, 2007.

From that point on, it would only need to be “stepped-up” a little more for it to suddenly explode on NND and enter memedom. On January 9, 2008, Danjo was yet again uploaded onto Nico Nico Douga. It features two Vocaloid characters (Len Kagamine and Kaito) dancing the body-twisting, arm-swinging dance that would soon be known as Danjo all throughout Japan.

Lyrics

Teacher! The boys won’t listen to what the guide says Teacher! The girls went shopping and still haven’t returned Shut up! Get in line! Don’t mess with the regulations! Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Line up in such order! Teacher! There’s somewhat more boys than girls! Is that so? In that case: Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl Was it? Wrong! Listen up! Line up like this: Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl! Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl! Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl! Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl! Class President! What can we do about the seating of the girls? Class President! For now, Let’s just sit together all the boys! Wait! Don’t just decide as you want! Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Line up in such order! Class President! One girl said she’d be late Is that so? In that case: Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl Was it? Wrong! Listen up! Line up like this: Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Girl-Boy-Boy-Girl

Sensei! Danshi ga gaido-san no iu koto wo kikimasen! Sensei! Joshi ga kaimono ni itta mama kaette kimasen! Urusai! Narabe! Dantai koudou wo midasu na! Danshi-Joshi-Danshi-Joshi De kougou ni narabe! Sensei! Danshi ga jakkan joushi yori ooi desu! Sou ka? Dattara: Danshi-Joushi-Danshi-Danshi-Joushi-Danshi-Joushi da Danshi-Joushi-Danshi-Joushi-Danshi-Danshi-Joushi Desu ne? Chigau wa! Yoku kike! Kou yatte narabe: Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo! Taichou! Onna no ko no seki-jun ittai dou shimashou? Taichou! Toriaezu otoko dake de suwarimashou! Matte! Katte ni jiyuu ni suwaru n janai! Otoko-Onna-Otoko-Onna De kougo ni narabe! Taichou! Onna no ko wa hitori okurete kuru sou desu Sou ka? Dattara: Otoko-Onna-Otoko-Otoko-Onna-Otoko-Onna da Otoko-Onna-Otoko-Onna-Otoko-Otoko-Onna Desu ne? Chigau wa! Yoku kike! Kou yatte suware: Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo, Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo! Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Jo, Dan, Dan, Jo!