What is this name?

[andycarmenjapanese8100]

I've downloaded a song but can't seem to translate the name of the musician:

ぶりっこRock'n Roll / 紅麗威甦

The title is "Burikko Rock'n Roll" - that's easy. When I run his name through Google Translate however it comes back with "Kourei Takeshi Yomigae" and when I search that, it doesn't get any results. It doesn't sound like a proper name at all.

And on the same subject:

赤道小町ドキッ / 山下久美子

An internet search suggests that "Kumiko Yamashita - Sekidou Komachi Doki" is the correct musician and title. However, what is the "tsu" after the "ki" in the Japanese? Is the final word really "Dokitsu"?

[luckydaikon2698]

The name of the band is Gureisu, which appears to be a multi-layered pun. Their whole image and sound seems based around bikers/yankees. Gureisu is similar to the English word grease, which they then "spelled out" phonetically in kanji. This is called ateji and it is a common joke among people in the yankee subculture. One of the most famous of these is writing yoroshiku as 夜露死苦. Another one of their albums is titled yo-ro-shi-ku, so I think that's what they're going for.

As for your second question, it is a small "tsu", and isn't voiced. When it comes at the end of a word or phrase, I think it represents a sound that stops abruptly.

At least, that's what I think. Any more experienced speakers willing to clarify?

[andycarmenjapanese8100]

Perfect explanation. Thanks very much.