PARAN MAUM

Finally got around to watching the slight but sweet Japanese movie Linda Linda Linda.

I’ve long had a soft spot for the Blue Hearts song that informs the plot, but it took Netflix to put the movie back on my radar.

It’s the story of a band of teenage girls preparing to play at a high school festival. They lose their singer, and end up recruiting a new one on a whim— a Korean exchange student who speaks very little Japanese.

The singer is played by Korean actress Doona Bae, who was in The Host (which is an entirely different flavor of awesome). She has a nice comedic touch— Keatonesque, minus the buster.

In case you never feel motivated to see the movie, take a few minutes now to watch the climactic festival performance…