"Sandwichman & Mana Ashida's Hakase-chan" (TV Asahi, Saturday 6:56 pm) is a program where children with knowledge and talents that rival adults give funny lessons as "Hakase-chan" (teacher roles). On March 8th, the program will welcome world-renowned violinist Taro Hakase as a guest and answer questions from the "Music-loving Hakase-chan."
In response to the question, "Are there any classical music pieces that are fun to watch and have a flashy production?", Hakase introduced a piece in which a ping-pong table is set up in front of the orchestra. The MCs, Sandwichman and Ashida, were surprised by the shocking performance footage that combined music and sports, saying, "What?! What is this?"
"Dr. Electone," who is studying composition at a music college, asks, "Why do recent hit songs have so many key changes?" Hakase explains the effect of key changes in the first place and compares the melodies of Kazumasa Oda and Tetsuya Komuro, musicians who use impressive key changes in J-POP.
A question also arises: "Is it true that Japanese people have no sense of rhythm?" According to Hakase's analysis, there is a difference in how rhythm is perceived in the West and in Japan.
In response to a question about the Stradivarius, a violin known for its high price, asking "Why does it cost hundreds of millions of yen?", a Stradivarius worth about 1.7 billion yen appeared in the studio and Hakase performed it live.
