Ms. Ikuko and her Melodica
February 11, 2014This is a great little clip from a show called Yurunavi back in… wow, 2007! I happened to be in Tokyo at the time, so I tuned in to check it out when it first aired in the middle of the night. It was just a little five-minute thing, but it made a big impression on me. At the time, all I could do was write it up. But thanks to the magic of YouTube, here it is for everyone to enjoy!
This really encapsulates a lot of what we find charming about Ms. Ikuko, don’t you think? Particularly her ability to maintain a sort of childish sense of joy. She says in this clip that part of why she likes that old beat-up melodica so much is because it makes her feel connected to her childhood self.