How an earworm was madeSourced
The composer paced around his home,
repeating the same phrase in new rhythms.
For the 2024 anime theme Shikairo Days, composer Yūki Waga said he walked around his home repeating its signature phrase at different speeds and rhythms. He was trying to make the song stick in listeners' heads.
Before it looped online,
it looped at home.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01