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As part of the promotions for the Umamusume: Pretty Derby game, anime, and other projects in Japan, Cygames updates its official YouTube with shorts and videos starring characters and hosts Gold Ship’s PakaTube site and social media. This can also involve featured clips of other characters. Following the global launch of the Umamusume game, Cygames updated with a video of underdog racer Haru Urara singing “If You’re Happy and You Know It.”
In the Umamusume new video, Haru Urara sings “If you’re Happy and You Know It” in Japanese. She starts by humming the tune. Then, she breaks into the first verse. This is performed complete with clapping at the designated parts.
Haru Urara is a one-star unit in Umamusume. Everyone gets her after starting the game. She’s one of five free characters given out to new players and one of the best early options for Dirt track racers. Aside from her appearance singing “If You’re Happy and You Know It,” there are no other YouTube Shorts starring Haru Urara on the official Japanese channel. (You can check in the future for more of her videos there by searching for “ウララ” or “ハルウララ.”
It isn’t uncommon for brief clips of Umamusume characters singing popular songs to come up. When the movie Top Gun: Maverick released, Mayano Top Gun was used in part of the promotional material. While the official video is privated, that character performed part of “Danger Zone” with Gold Ship as part of PakaTube.
You can watch a copy of that video from ウマウマ動画制作局 on YouTube below:
Kenny Loggins, the artist behind “Danger Zone,” also responded to that performance, but that video has been made private as well. Copies of it have appeared online, one of which you can see on Precious Grain’s channel:
Umamusume: Pretty Derby is available on PCs and mobile devices. The original anime is on Crunchyroll, and Cinderella Gray is on Amazon.
Published: Jul 11, 2025 02:00 pm