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Title
Hello Kitty Exhibit
Description
Hello Kitty is one of the most popular symbols of Japan. She was a character that was originally made to be a simply cute symbol to help as part of marketing certain objects to a younger audience, but as people began to enjoy the asthetic of Hello Kitty, she began to be used more and more all over the place. She rose in popularity and in the coporate conglomorate, and celebrated her 50th aniversary in 2024. To commemorate her aniversary, the Nation Museum of Japane decided to host a special exhibit for her. This is some of the sounds that you could hear from the exhibit. One thing to note is that it sounds so different from the other parts of the exhibit due to the Hello Kitty exhibit being used more like a photo-op area with the way that many of the exhibits were made with the intention of taking pictures with, rather than giving as much in depth information as the other exhibits did.
Creator
Tatum Pond
Publisher
Knox College Abolition Labs
Date
November 30, 2024
Rights
Knox College, Tatum Pond
Format
mp3 audio recording
Language
Japanese, English
Sound Item Type Metadata
Original Format
mp4 audio recording
Duration
01:33
Transcription
Voices get bounced around as they echo in a larger, domed room. A lot of the voices laugh and giggle as they take photos, and you can hear the phone's shutter audio go off with each photo. There is a more distant, rumbling noise and a low rhythm as you can hear music being played. A small bell from someone's keychain jingles. A high pitched noise comes from a Hello Kitty audio, followed by a more upbeat, swing jazz audio for one of the decorations.