Presentation 2021-10-24
A latent semantic analysis of song lyrics in the 2.5D musical Touken Ranbu
Rieko Fujita, Akinori Takada,
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Abstract(in English) Although 2.5D musicals have grown in such popularity as to inspire their recognition as social phenomena, they are an alien concept to many Japanese individuals. This paper features a latent semantic analysis (LSA) of song lyrics, which was conducted to determine the appeal of the aforementioned musicals. First, the lyrics of songs performed in the 2.5D musical Touken Ranbu and those of popular Japanese songs were compared. Second, the lyrics of the songs featured in the musical were compared with those of the songs performed by Japanese pop idols. The final stage involved the LSA of the song lyrics in Touken Ranbu and the identification of appealing structures. The paper concludes with considerations about the allure of the 2.5D musical of interest and other performances of this type.
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Keyword(in English) song lyrics analysis / LSA / Latent Semantic Analysis / appealing structure / 2.5D
Paper # TL2021-19
Date of Issue 2021-10-17 (TL)

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Committee TL
Conference Date 2021/10/24(1days)
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Place (in English) Online
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Topics (in English) Theme 1 Arts and Language, Theme 2 Ba linguistics, Abduction of meaning, "Ba" in Co-Creation, Abduction and Innovation, Theme 3 Language and Thought
Chair Yasushi Tsubota(Kyoto Inst. of Tech.)
Vice Chair Tadahisa Kondo(Kogakuin Univ.) / Kazuhiro Takeuchi(Osaka Electro-Comm. Univ.)
Secretary Tadahisa Kondo(Kobe Gakuin Univ.) / Kazuhiro Takeuchi(Ferris Univ.)
Assistant Nobuyuki Jincho(Miidas) / Akio Shimogori(Hakodate-ct)

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Language JPN
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Title (in English) A latent semantic analysis of song lyrics in the 2.5D musical Touken Ranbu
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) song lyrics analysis
Keyword(2) LSA
Keyword(3) Latent Semantic Analysis
Keyword(4) appealing structure
Keyword(5) 2.5D
1st Author's Name Rieko Fujita
1st Author's Affiliation Ferris University Graduate School(Ferris Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Akinori Takada
2nd Author's Affiliation Ferris University(Ferris Univ.)
Date 2021-10-24
Paper # TL2021-19
Volume (vol) vol.121
Number (no) TL-219
Page pp.pp.10-15(TL),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2021-10-17 (TL)