Meanings
nouninsert song (plural insert songs)
plural insert songs
- A piece of incidental music in anime.
Fushigi Yuugi - some of the insert songs are weak, but the BGM and op/ed make up for it.
1998, jinrou, “[Poll] Series w/ best music”, in rec.arts.anime.music (Usenet)1 more example
Can anyone tell me the title of the insert song from epsiode^([sic]) 40 that occurs about halfway through?
2001, Erky the Sanctimonious Pundit, “Card Captor Sakura insert song”, in rec.arts.anime.music (Usenet)
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 插入曲
- 插入曲 (chārùqǔ)piece of incidental music in anime
Japanese 挿入歌, 劇中歌
- 挿入歌 (sōnyūka)piece of incidental music in anime
- 劇中歌 (gekichūka)piece of incidental music in anime
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Chicago
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