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Why it worked

The video likely performed well due to its unexpected and humorous juxtaposition of disparate cultural and political elements, creating a memorable and shareable narrative. The use of wordplay and a catchy song format made it engaging and likely to be shared.

Summary

This video is a song that humorously blends geographical and political terms to create a narrative about unlikely connections. It uses wordplay and cultural references to tell a story of a boy from Osaka and a girl from Shiraz meeting and falling in love.

Structure

1Introduction of the concept: Islamic Republic of Japan
2Juxtaposition of diverse locations and cultures (sushi to saffron, Tokyo to Tehran, Nintendo to tahdig)
3The meeting and romance of a boy from Osaka and a girl from Shiraz
4The metaphorical transformation of borders and war into vowels and forgotten reasons
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Original caption

Ballad for Japan #japan #iran #news #usa #government

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On-screen text

in the Trump accidentally calls Iran 'Islamic Republic of Japan' in the Islamic Republic of Japan from sushi to saffron Tokyo to Tehran to Nintendo to tahdig we couldn't be further apart This combination is art A boy from Osaka A girl from Shiraz who whispered "Sayonara" then he said "salaam" In the Islamic Republic of Japan in the Islamic Republic of Japan where east meets Middle East by chance he took her hand and then they kissed in the Islamic republic of Japan in the Islamic republic of Japan where a noun becomes a border when a border becomes a war a war becomes a vowel and no one remembers what for and no one remembers what for The Islamic republic of Japan The Islamic republic of Japan where every woman and child and man Can bow their heads and clap their hands In the Islamic republic of Japan Oh, Japan tonight

Transcript

in the Trump accidentally calls Iran 'Islamic Republic of Japan' in the Islamic Republic of Japan from sushi to saffron Tokyo to Tehran to Nintendo to tahdig we couldn't be further apart This combination is art A boy from Osaka A girl from Shiraz who whispered "Sayonara" then he said "salaam" In the Islamic Republic of Japan in the Islamic Republic of Japan where east meets Middle East by chance he took her hand and then they kissed in the Islamic republic of Japan in the Islamic republic of Japan where a noun becomes a border when a border becomes a war a war becomes a vowel and no one remembers what for and no one remembers what for The Islamic republic of Japan The Islamic republic of Japan where every woman and child and man Can bow their heads and clap their hands In the Islamic republic of Japan Oh, Japan tonight