Many of the netizens are familiar with a phrase in Japanese that reads: “Yamete Kudasai (やめてください)“. While for the Japanese it is an expression to ask someone to stop doing something, for those in the West became a benchmark in the Japanese pornographic industrywhich covers hentai and JAV (Japanese Adult Video).
But why did this commonly used phrase in Japan become something erotic to the West? Well, it turns out that “Yamete Kudasai” is usually a phrase said by girls in adult stories, especially when they don’t want to allow someone to approach them and grope them.
However, what makes this phrase so recognizable is the tone and way in which it is pronounced, which is to say, anxiously and sharply exaggerated, so much so that it sounds like a moan. Thus, “Yamete Kudasai” has become an Internet meme, even getting into prank videos by replacing screams and making the user have to turn down the sound immediately so that others do not hear.
But where did this popular audio that started it all come from? Unlike a simple image, it is extremely difficult to find the source of an audio track. Most netizens, however, agree that it comes from the first episode of the hentai anime.”Toriko no Kusari: Shojo-tachi wo Yogosu Midara na Kusabi“, specifically at the 12:05 minute timestamp. While the audio doesn’t quite match the tone of the video, some claim that it was simply modified to make it more “attractive”.
However, it is also possible that the audio comes from another source such as a JAV (Japanese Adult Video)but considering the huge number of adult videos that exist on the Internet and taking into account that it is impossible to access and review all of them, well most decided to stick with the theory that the original audio comes from this hentai.
Anyway, now that you know that “Yamete Kudasai” is not a phrase exclusive to the adult industry in Japan, don’t laugh if you travel to Japan and hear someone say it in public. You must remember that it is a fairly common phrase in Japanese society, as it simply translates as “please, stop.”
