Konichiwa Bitches

"Konichiwa Bitches" is a song by Swedish singer and songwriter Robyn, taken from her self-titled fourth studio album.

An accompanying music video premiered in February 2007 and features scenes that are literal representations of the song's lyrics.

She said, "It's a version me and Klas Åhlund made in the beginning of the recording of the album, and it's been sitting in his computer until now waiting for somewhere to be played.

[11][12] The song features Robyn rapping over a "simple, ruthlessly catchy beat",[13] that is "laced with some grin-inducing sound effects and laugh-out-loud lyrical turns.

Phares also said that Robyn "sounds equally empowered and irresistible, and doesn't hesitate to tell off labels, trifling boys, or anyone else who stands in the way of what she wants.

"[17] Jess Harvell of Pitchfork wrote, that it "suffers from a bad Dave Chappelle joke title, but redeemed by the fact that it's 2:38 of boasting so compressed you'll play it a million times in a row.

Music UK called the song "the kind of minimal, oddball pop that Pharrell Williams made before his spectacular loss of form.

[19] The music video for "Konichiwa Bitches" was directed by Johan Sandberg, Fredrik Skogkvist and Henrik Timonen.

"[23] The video begins with an exterior shot of a playhouse in a pink landscape, with people dressed as trees and clouds standing around it.

Inside the house, a monkey in pyjamas is playing the drums while being berated over an oversized foam telephone by Robyn.

"[24] Aidin Vaziri of San Francisco Chronicle wrote of the video, "More unexpectedly filthy funk from Sweden, this time from a woman who employs a man in a monkey suit as her drummer, favors hot pink bodysuits and isn't afraid to rap.

The monkey and Robyn in the music video