Wii Shop Theme Song

[Pernille Pennebaker]

Themain theme song is composed by Daniel Ingram and Dan Kuby. It is played at the beginning of every episode of The Hub/Discovery Family animated TV series Littlest Pet Shop and sung by Ashleigh Ball of the Canadian indie pop group Hey Ocean! and also the voice of Blythe.

The melody is borrowed from the theme of the Littlest Pet Shop Presents, animated shorts produced by Cosmic Toast Studios and released online by Hasbro, which have no relation to the current series.

The sequence begins with a bird flying over all of city's flats. Transition to windows, Blythe draws Zoe's look and sticks it on wall along pets' drawings. Blythe ropes downstairs and meets pets in a hybrid pet shop/flat, Transition to colored pawprints, Penny swirls ribbons, Vinnie slides clumsy while Minka paints and splashes. Transition to Sunil's fur color, he does magic tricks, uncovers a vase of flowers. Pepper pays attention and bounces. Zoe sings while Ferguson flips. Minka paints the show's logo while Penny sits and Vinnie falls down.

The theme song is featured in every episode of Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own. It is performed by Bethany Brown and composed by Jess Furman, Ethan Roberts, and Jessica Charlotte Vaughn.

The haunting melody of the Addams Family theme is unmistakably familiar to many. Yet, there's a distinctive magic in hearing classics through unconventional channels. Journey with us as we explore the transformative power of instruments like the kalimba and tongue drum, casting this iconic tune in a captivatingly fresh light.

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Don Quijote Co., Ltd. (株式会社ドンキホーテ, kabushiki gaisha Don Kihōte) is a Japanese discount store chain. As of 2021, it has over 160 locations throughout Japan and three in Hawaii. In addition, 16 in Singapore, 10 in Hong Kong, four in Malaysia, 8 in Thailand, five in Taiwan, Two in Macau, and one in Guam are branded as DON DON DONKI.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

It provides a wide range of products, from basic groceries to electronics and clothing. The store is well known in Japan and is often referred to by its shortened name Donki (ドンキ). Distinctly, Don Quijote tends to keep very late hours for Japanese retailing (to 3 or 5am, or even 24 hours) and it packs its goods from ceiling to floor in a distinct merchandising strategy.

Founded by Takao Yasuda, Don Quijote opened its first store in Suginami, Tokyo in September 1980 under its original name, Just Co. Originally a retail store, Just Co. quickly switched to wholesale in 1982.[4][5][10]

The company opened its first "Don Quijote" named store in Fuchu, Tokyo in March 1989. With the name change, the store also changed its primary business from wholesale to retail. It was not until 1995, six years later, that Just Co. followed suit and it changed its corporate name to Don Quijote Co., Ltd as well. In June 1998, the company was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[5][10]

As one of the leading discount stores in Japan, the end of the Japanese economic bubble didn't severely affect the company. Instead, the sudden economic uncertainty caused the Japanese public to become more thrifty and therefore helped to boost sales at its stores during the early 1990s.[citation needed]

In 2005, idol group AKB48 opened its theater on the eighth floor of the Don Quijote Akihabara Outlet in Tokyo.[11] Also that year, a Ferris wheel opened at the facade of the Don Quijote Dōtonbori branch in Osaka.[12]

In October 2007, Don Quijote purchased the ailing Nagasakiya chain for 140 billion yen.[10] This store and 3 other group companies went defunct in Oct 2017 as creditors have pulled the plug on their combined 432 billion yen of debts.[13] Creditors continue to bankroll the rest of the group.

Don Quijote opened its first Southeast Asian store at Orchard Central, Singapore, on December 1, 2017.[15][16][17] These stores are branded "Don Don Donki" as the Don Quijote name was in use by a local restaurant.[18] Don Quijote subsequently opened a second store at the 100AM Mall in Tanjong Pagar on June 14, 2018.[19] There are 16 Don Don Donki stores in Singapore:[20][21][22]

It also expanded to Hong Kong. Don Quijote has five outlets, one at Mira Place 2 in Tsim Sha Tsui, one at OP Mall in Tsuen Wan, one at Pearl City in Causeway Bay, one at 100QRC in Central and one at Monterey Place in Tseung Kwan O.[27][28] These stores have also adopted the Don Don Donki branding. Don Quijote opened one more store at the Island Resort Mall in Siu Sai Wan in February 2021,[29] and at TMT Plaza in Tuen Mun in July 2021.[30] The store in Amoy Plaza opened in January 2022,[31] and another store opened at Fashion World in The Whampoa in August 2022.

The chain currently consists of six stores in Thailand, the first store in Thailand opened on February 22, 2019 in the Thonglor area of Bangkok.[32] one in Seacon Square (opened October 1, 2021),[33] one at the MBK Center (opened December 21, 2021),[34] one in Seacon Bangkae (opened June 20, 2022),[35] one at J-Park Sriracha Nihon Mura in Si Racha, Chonburi. (opened September 9, 2022),[36] and one in Thaniya Plaza on Si Lom Road. (opened January 23, 2023),[37]with one at The Market Shopping Mall in Ratchaprasong closed on September 4, 2022.[38]

On 19 January 2021, the first Don Don Donki store in Taiwan was opened in the Ximending Shopping District, Taipei amid the coronavirus pandemic. The three-floor outlet is open 24 hours a day and is located near Ximen metro station. It attracted more than 500 people who lined up in front of the outlet before its grand opening Tuesday.[39][40]

On 20 January 2022, the second Don Don Donki store in Taiwan opened in the Zhongxiao Xinsheng business district of Taipei. The second store is an underground single-floor store with an area of about 1,540 square meters (16,500 square feet). The store is located in close proximity to the Zhongxiao Xinsheng metro station. The Zhongxiao Xinsheng store will also open alongside four different kinds of booths selling Japanese foods; including MOCHI-MOCHI (selling freshly made Mochi), Inari Sushi Tamaya (selling Inari Sushi), Kondo (selling Japanese Wagyu beef skewers), and Color Food and Fitness (selling Daifuku made with seasonal Japanese fruits).[41]

On 9 November 2023, the 4th Don Don Donki store in Taiwan opened in Tiger City in Taichung, with a total area of about 1,800 square meters (20,000 square feet), which was the largest Don Don Donki in Taiwan to date.[43]

On 7 December 2023, the 5th Don Don Donki store in Taiwan opened in Talee Department Store in Kaohsiung. It's currently the largest Taiwanese Don Don Donki with the area of nearly 3,000 square meters (32,000 square feet). The opening attracted nearly 2000 shoppers. This store contains three exclusive areas: Outdoor for outdoor products, Donki Sake for Japanese sake and Cocokawaii for kawaii items.[44]

On 19 March 2021, the first Don Don Donki store in Malaysia was opened in Lot 10 of Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, branded as Jonetz by Don Don Donki.[6] A second store was opened on 9 December 2021 at Tropicana Gardens Mall in the Petaling Jaya district of Selangor; it was also the biggest outlet in Southeast Asia, spanning 42,243 sq ft across two levels of the mall. [45] It closed permanently on 31 May 2023. A third store was set to open in 2022 at Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport mall located at Bukit Bintang City Centre. However, the third store opened in Sunway Pyramid instead on 28 October 2022. The fourth store that opened was in Mid Valley Megamall on 31 January 2024. The fifth store was recently opened in NU Sentral on 14 June 2024. The company also plans to open up 11 new outlets by June 2024.[46]

After breaking ground in February 2020, Don Don Donki was expected to open on Guam in the village of Tamuning under the name Village of Donki in September 2021.[48] It opened on 25 April 2024.[49][50]

The official character mascot of Don Quijote is called Donpen. Introduced in 1998, he is depicted as a blue penguin wearing a Santa hat and the Katakana character "do" on his stomach. The company also has a pink female equivalent known as Donko.[51]

In December 2022, Don Quijote invited controversy when it announced Donpen would be replaced by an anthropomorphic depiction of the Katakana character "do" named Dojou-chan.[52] The decision was reversed days later after an outpouring of support for the mascot on social media.[53][54]

Don Quijote is known for the distinctive song that plays in its stores. The song is called "Miracle Shopping [ja]" sung by Maimi Tanaka [ja], then Don Quijote store employee.[55] "Miracle Shopping" was later released as a maxi single in 1999 by Grace Notes Records [ja].[56] An English and Cantonese version has also been released. Both versions also have a remake under the "Don Don Donki" name to accommodate for the outlets outside Japan.[57][58]

In December 2004, four stores in the Kantō area were damaged or destroyed by arson attacks. Three store employees, Morio Oshima, 39, Mai Koishi, 20, and Maiko Sekiguchi, 19, died in the first arson incident. In 2007, Noriko Watanabe, 49, was found guilty of setting the fires and sentenced to life imprisonment. Don Quijote received harsh criticism at the time for poor store layout that made it difficult to find exits.[59]

In 2005, Don Quijote began building a "half-pipe" roller coaster on the roof of its eight-storey Roppongi store. Roppongi is a heavily populated area in the core of Tokyo, and many residents and businesses were upset with the idea of having a roller coaster in their neighborhood because of the spectacle, noise and crowds it would likely create. The project was completed in 2006 but due to increasing pressure from concerned groups in the area it was never operated. As of 2019, the structure had been removed.[60]

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