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‘Hardcore noodle shop’ in Tokyo received an invitation to rock out in the U.S. — or did they?

Men Yard Fight is a popular ramen shop in Yokohama. It’s known for its self-professed ‘Ramen Jiro-inspired’ menu, and includes some pretty interesting bowls like this tapioca ramen topping (sadly, this was for a limited time only in Fall 2019, although we’ve got our fingers crossed that it gets put back on the menu!)

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遅ればせながらブームに乗っかりました #menyardfight #タピオカ #タピオカインスタグラマー #タピスタグラム #タピ活 #タピオカ好きと繋がりたい

A post shared by MEN YARD FIGHT (@menyardfight) on Oct 31, 2019 at 11:40pm PDT

Coincidentally, here’s a picture of Boston hardcore punk band Ten Yard Fight.

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Singalongs are our favorite. by @keoki_badiang just before I broke his #gopro #tihc2018

A post shared by Ten Yard Fight (@tenyardfightboston) on Jul 29, 2018 at 2:54pm PDT

You may have spotted a slight resemblance between the band name and the shop name. Ten Yard Fight noticed it too, and sent Men Yard Fight a message –

“When are you guys going to fly us in to play a show? Or send us some T-shirts?”

▼ Yes, you can get your own ramen shop T-shirt.

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店頭で引き続き販売中です。1番右側はロングスリーブもあるので購入希望の方はご来店の際お気軽にスタッフまでお声がけください。宜しくお願いします。 #menyardfight

A post shared by MEN YARD FIGHT (@menyardfight) on Oct 27, 2019 at 9:58am PDT

Men Yard Fight posted this in response on Twitter:

遂に当店の存在がBOSTONのハードコアバンドTEN YARD FIGHTにバレてしまい通販の問い合わせがありました。文面からハードコアバンドと勘違いしてるみたいでアメリカにライブに来ないのか？との事ですが当店はRAMEN SHO… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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MEN YARD FIGHT (@menyardfight) January 09, 2020

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“Looks like we’ve finally been discovered by hardcore band Ten Yard Fight in Boston, and we’ve even had an inquiry about a mail order for goods. They seem to have mistaken us for a hardcore rock band and asked us to come and play in the United States, but we are a RAMEN SHOP. We’ll send some shirts via cash on delivery, lol.”

It looks like someone at Men Yard Fight was dozing off in English class, as they seem to have slightly misinterpreted the message, with the main culprit being the word us. While U.S. is a well-known abbreviation for the United States, in this case it appears that the ramen shop misread Ten Yard Fight’s playful joke as an actual invitation to come and play a gig in the United States, as opposed to the other way around.

But did Men Yard Fight really get their name inspiration from the Boston rockers? A cursory Google search for ‘Ten Yard Fight’ not only brings up the band but also a 1993 NES American football game, so there’s the possibility that Men Yard Fight got their name from that. However, after taking a closer look at the ramen shop’s logo, you might be inclined reach a different conclusion…

▼ The noodle shop logo has the Japanese character ‘men’, which means noodles.

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こんばんは。この度ラーメン屋OPENにあたりTwitterとInstagramのアカウントを作成しました。フォロー宜しくお願いします。ロゴデザインは @yoyo_tome さんです。#ラーメンインスタグラマー #ラーメン健康法 #ラーメン連食タフガイ #ラーメン女子 #ラーメン婚活 #ラーメンダイエット #ラーメンアスリート #ラーメンパトロール #ラーメン #RAHに感謝 #麺テナンス #whatsup麺 #麺スタグラム #menyardfight #麺yardfight

A post shared by MEN YARD FIGHT (@menyardfight) on Jul 15, 2019 at 4:11am PDT

▼ The band logo has an X in the background, symbolising the ‘ten’ in Ten Yard Fight.

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We do have a couple limited jawns at the show. Here’s the pin that only a few people will grab. These were made by @bridgenine #thisishardcore

A post shared by Ten Yard Fight (@tenyardfightboston) on Jul 25, 2018 at 4:11pm PDT

And while there is a strong case for forgery here, it seems that the band themselves aren’t too bothered. Plus, Men Yard Fight are clearly big fans of the band and have even named one of their dishes ‘Hardcore Pride‘, after one of Ten Yard Fight’s hits. Order a Hardcore Pride and you’ll receive every single topping that the store offers, including cheese, quail eggs and bonito flakes.

#本日のまかない
ラーメン少なめ(ヤサイ抜きアブラ)+HARDCORE PRIDE(トッピング全部乗せ)
本家TEN YARD FIGHT公認？記念として2回目の登場HARDCORE PRIDE。当店のロゴはTEN YARD FI… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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MEN YARD FIGHT (@menyardfight) January 09, 2020

“We’re bringing back the ‘Hardcore Pride’ (which is ‘all toppings at once’) in commemoration of being discovered by the real Ten Yard Fight. Our logo is a rip off of the band’s logo. We’ll be playing Ten Yard Fight on endless repeat in the evenings.”

And who knows? If the people at Men Yard Fight actually follow through and send the band a T-shirt, what possibilities would it unfold? An unintentional Battle of the Bands? An official collaboration between the band and the shop? Or, even more excitingly, the return of the tapioca topping?! We can only hope.

Restaurant information 
MEN YARD FIGHT
Address: Kanagawa-ken, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ku, Tanmachi 3-23-14
神奈川県 横浜市神奈川区 反町 3-23-14
Open: 11:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.; 6:00p.m.-9:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)
Closed: Weekends

Source: Twitter@MenYardFight
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