Linda Linda Linda

is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita. It stars Bae Doona, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii, and Shiori Sekine (of the band Base Ball Bear) as teenagers who form a band to cover songs by the Japanese punk rock band the Blue Hearts; the film's title comes from the hit Blue Hearts song "Linda Linda". An English-subtitled DVD was released on May 8, 2007. The band, Paranmaum (Korean for "the Blue Hearts"), released a CD single in Japan and Korea, We Are Paranmaum. Plot With three days to go before the 2004 Shiba High Holly Festival closes out their senior year, a band of schoolgirls has their guitarist sidelined due to a hand injury, followed by the singer that quit after a debate about replacing the guitarist. The remaining members: keyboardist Kei, drummer Kyoko, and bassist Nozomi decide to still perform in the rock concert of the festival and cover Blue Hearts songs, including "Linda Linda", with Kei switching to guitar, but they need a new singer. They ask the first girl who walks by, Son, a Korean exchange student who is not fluent in Japanese. The first day ends with all the girls working their hardest to learn their parts. Son practices at a karaoke parlor, and Kyoko talks to her crush, Kazuya. The next day, the girls begin practicing early at school. When they regroup after school, Kyoko arrives late and they miss their time slot. However, Kei is able to call her ex-boyfriend Maezano and arrange some practice time in his studio. They leave late at night to return to school and continue practicing through the rest of the night. By the next morning, Paranmaum is well-rehearsed. As school begins, the girls help at their respective class booths during the festival. Kei practices her guitar parts and talks to her rocker friend Takako. Son is supposed to help with the Japan–Korea culture exchange but daydreams about the band. Kyoko sells crepes and Nozomi falls asleep on her bass guitar in a classroom.