List of References to JoJo in Music

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This article lists possible references made in popular series and by popular artists, to art or concepts defining to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

References range in nature from tribute to plagiarism. Many are comic, while the "JoJo poses" in particular cross into greater cultural significance, with the greatest examples being those reproduced by a handful of popular Japanese performing artists.

(Note: Boxes with gold backgrounds link to separate pages.)

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Link to this section Airi Furukawa
For the 2nd AKB48 Senbatsu General Election, the election poster of Airi Furukawa, former member of Japanese idol girl group SKE48 and former leader of SKE48's Team KII, shows her doing Jonathan Joestar's pose from the cover of Volume 4.

Her election poster for the 4th election shows her doing Joseph Joestar's pose from the cover of Volume 6 and the poster itself replicating the visuals of the cover.

  • Airi Furukawa 2nd election poster.jpg
  • Airi Furukawa 4th election poster.jpg
Link to this section Apollo Fresh

In 2020, Haitian-American rapper Apollo Fresh released a song entitled "Jojo Pose" which samples the Golden Wind soundtrack il vento d'oro. Its lyrics heavily reference JoJo's Bizarre Adventure including "Living the Golden Experience" and "I keep that star on my back". The song also inspired a trend on TikTok where users posed as their favorite anime characters.[1]
Link to this section Hello! Project
The idol groups of Hello! Project, like Angerme, consists of a few JoJo fans. Their girls strike JoJo poses on their blog and sometimes mix JoJo references into their dance choreography.
  • Haruna Iikubo makes Josuke's pose.

    Haruna Iikubo makes Josuke's pose.

  • The idol groups ANGERME does JoJo SFX Go Go Go in their official

    The idol groups ANGERME does JoJo SFX Go Go Go in their official

Link to this section Hysteric Panic
The band Hysteric Panic has a song called "Absolute Murder Man" (絶対殺すマン, Zettai Korosuman), which references the fan nickname of Johnny Joestar's Tusk ACT4. The music video has a character that resembles Tusk ACT1 and the lyrics itself mentions Johnny's Tusk evolving into ACT4.[2]
Link to this section Joey Valence & Brae
The song "RN" by Joey Valence & Brae on their album "Punk Tactics", references Star Platinum in the lyric "Now we goin' platinum, ora, ora, ora, uh."[3]
Link to this section Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
Fashion model and musical artist Kyary Pamyu Pamyu often uses JoJo poses in performances. During an interview she has also mentioned having felt like a Stand user and has named one of her dogs JoJo. In her music video for "PONPONPON", she can be seen doing several different poses referencing different anime throughout the video with the last featuring aforementioned pose.
  • The final pose

    The final pose

  • Kyary JoJo Pose

    Kyary JoJo Pose

  • Kyary's JoJo button

    Kyary's JoJo button

Link to this section Lil Uzi Vert
In the trailer for Lil Uzi Vert's album "Pink Tape", a short sequence is shown of the title "Pink Tape" in the style of various manga and anime series logos.[4] The works include Death Note, Akira, One Piece, Attack on Titan, Naruto, Hunter × Hunter, Kill la Kill, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The titles were made by the creative director, Reduciano.
  • Pink Tape JoJo 1.jpg
  • Pink Tape JoJo 2.jpg
Link to this section Megan Thee Stallion
Megan Thee Stallion is an avid fan of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime series, having previously showing her love for the franchise through nail art[5], visiting the 2022 JoJo Exhibition in Tokyo[6], and cosplaying as Bruno Bucciarati during the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024. She has frequently cited JoJo as one of her most favorite anime of all time with Jotaro Kujo being one of her favorite characters,[7] while Joseph Joestar is her favorite JoJo.[8]
Link to this section Open Mike Eagle

American hip hop artist and comedian Open Mike Eagle released on October 16, 2020 the album Anime, Trauma and Divorce which has two songs referencing the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. The first is "Bucciarati" and the second is "I'm a Joestar (Black Power Fantasy)". The song "I'm a Joestar" was also featured on Adult Swim's youtube channel with an official AMW with clips from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind.

Open Mike Eagle discuss the link between the song and the series. "Bucciarati" deals with the themes of "into needing help, changing direction and doubling down on his art", while "I'm a Joestar" pays homage to the way the series regularly changes the settings and the characters, Open Mike Eagle citing how it allows him to better imagine himself in the world.[11]

  • Album cover

    Album cover

  • Official artwork for "Bucciarati"

    Official artwork for "Bucciarati"

Link to this section Pocket Rocket
The rapper Cochise referenced the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series in his song Pocket Rocket with the line: "I don't pop no Percs, JoJo on my shirt". The reference was confirmed by the artist himself during an interview with the web magazine Genius.com.[12]
Link to this section RADIO FISH

J-pop group, RADIO FISH, featuring Atsuhiko Nakata and Shingo Fujimori of comedy duo Oriental Radio, performed their songs "PERFECT HUMAN" and "ULTRA TIGER" at the Halloween Music Festival 2016. The crew dressed up as characters from Parts 4-6 of JoJo with Fujimori as Narancia and Nakata as Yoshikage Kira.
Link to this section Starbomb
Luigi posing like Giorno
In the animated music video for the song "SMASH!," performed by American comedy supergroup Starbomb and animated by Studio Yotta, Luigi at some point does DIO's infamous "Wryyy" pose. Immediately after he is seen surrounded by Wii Fit Trainer, Rosalina, and Princess Zelda while mimicking Giorno Giovanna's famous "I have a dream!" pose.[13] Joel C, the director of the music video, has confirmed the references were intentional in his blog.[14]
Link to this section VOMS Project

The song "We are Vox Monsters" by KOTONOHOUSE and VOMS Project featuring VTubers Amano Pikamee and Hikasa Tomoshika includes the lyrics "Let's kill da ho," a quote said by Echoes in Chapter 390. The line is additionally a reference to an incident in which Tomoshika quoted the scene during a stream with Pikamee without knowing the meaning of "ho."[15]

References

  1. ↑ Diaz, A. (April 13, 2022), "Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure has inspired thousands of TikTok thirst traps", Polygon.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5GnOTnj-l4
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW9nTwZo1kY&t=86s
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbSQTQrYAB4
  5. ↑ Thorne, G. (October 16, 2020), "Megan Thee Stallion Shows Off Her Love of Anime With JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Nail Art", Allure (Yahoo! Life).
  6. ↑ Morgan (August 19, 2022), "Megan Thee Stallion Visits JoJo Exhibition in Tokyo", JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia.
  7. ↑ "How Anime Inspired MEGAN THEE STALLION", Crunchyroll: Inside Anime, September 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ Megan Thee Stallion  (Jul 3, 2019), "Tweet: "My favorite Joestar 🔥"", on X (formerly Twitter).
  9. ↑ Vish (March 11, 2024), "Megan Thee Stallion Cosplays as Jolyne Cujoh in Japan", JoJo's Bizarre Encyclopedia.
  10. ↑ "Megan Thee Stallion on Instagram: "Megan’s Bizarre Adventure 🔥😛 Stand: Hot Girl 🔥💕"", Instagram, October 31, 2024.
  11. ↑ https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020/11/02/interview-open-mike-eagle-on-anime-and-hip-hop-jojos-bizarre-adventure-and-trauma-therapy/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=org-social&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=open-mike-eagle-interview&sf131655252=1
  12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1tp6R4bQd8 timestamp 2:00
  13. ↑ https://youtu.be/And-vdjC71E?t=2m15s (approx. 2:15 mark)
  14. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20160415103915/http://studioyotta.com/post/105545464241/lenkalamari-heres-some-of-the-pre-production
  15. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5P1IzjagzI

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