Why is dancing called maimi? There is a word for maimi in Japanese?

Maimi generally refers to dancers who submit their own original or cover house dance works on video websites. It comes from "踊ってみた" in the title of the submission. There is no word for dance in Japanese.

Same as "singing", this word also comes from the Japanese barrage video website Niconico. Among them, those with excellent quality of works usually have a large number of fans. Some famous dances are even listed on overseas video websites. Submit articles to meet the needs of overseas fans, such as Biting Cat and りりり.

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Similar words: singing introduction:

Singing is a foreign word, also called singing, singing refers to the singer in the video Amateur singers who contribute cover works to the website. Utami is a nickname for the author derived from the title of the cover submission, "歌ってみた".

The term Utagami (aka: song ってみた) mainly comes from the Japanese video website Niconico. Song ってみた means: try to sing. A large number of cover singers who are as capable as professionals are also active on the Niconico website, often called "singers". These people have received a large number of fan support. Some even make their debut as real professional singers.