Minminzemi no Uta
みんみんぜみの歌
The song "Minminzemi no Uta" was performed by Ichirou Araki and the Misuzu Jidou Gasshoudan, a children's choir. It was selected for broadcast on NHK's long-running music program Minna no Uta, which featured animated music videos to accompany songs. The video was produced by NHK and aired as a short segment during the program's early years in 1968.
The animated music video depicted the song's lyrics, which describe the cicada known as the minminzemi and its distinctive summer song. The visuals likely showed simple, colorful animation typical of the era, aimed at a young audience. The segment was part of a series of music videos that introduced children to Japanese songs and culture.
Today, the video is considered lost media, as no known copies or recordings of it have survived. Its exact content, animation style, and visual details remain unknown to the public, making it a piece of television history that has faded from accessible archives.
