Borussia Dortmund has released a new video featuring broken Japanese on its official social media accounts, prompting a growing response to the Japanese-language message. It includes lines such as “Let’s do our homework right away,” drawing laughter from fans.
Borussia Dortmund’s official social media accounts have released a new video featuring broken Japanese messages aimed at its Japanese audience, generating considerable attention. The video includes Japanese captions and a description, with wording to the effect of doing one’s homework right away.
On 20 August, around the time of discussions about the final of Japan’s high school baseball tournament, Justin Lerma posted a video cheering in Japanese, drawing a strong response. A new post aimed at Japanese fans followed on 23 August, with content clearly tailored to that audience.
Japanese fans responded with comments such as “What are you making them say?” and “Another new one is here.” The official Japanese-language account reached 50,000 followers on 24 August. Further distinctive posts aimed at Japan are expected to follow.