Now Viewing: loitumaTag type: General Loituma is a quartet from Finland who rose to popularity in their homeland as folk music singers and for their use of traditional instruments, mostly the kantele, or Finnish zither. The group is famous among anime fans after their song "Ievan Polkka," particularly its gibberish part, was used in a flash animation involving Inoue_Orihime of "Bleach" twirling a leek, or a spring_onion, on her right hand while holding a bag of groceries on the left. The animation became an internet meme by the names "Loituma Girl" and "Leekspin". "Levan Polkka" is a common misreading of the song title, and has further spawned such variations as "Leva's Polka". Most of the posts with this tag do not reference the band itself but the flash animation. The original: post #406643. An important later development was the Hatsune_Miku version of the "Ievan Polkka" gibberish. It was one of the earliest Miku memes and established Orihime's leek as a part of Hatsune Miku's (and Hachune_Miku's) basic equipment in fan art. Only those Miku-with-a-leek posts that clearly reference "Ievan Polkka" or the related animations should be tagged with loituma. Examples: post #645222 and post #366338. See also meme caipirinha caramelldansen paffendorf Other Wiki Information Last updated: 05/07/13 10:38 AM by jedi1357 This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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