A really drunk guy taught me this as we downed shots at a bar in Shinjuku. I didn't know him, was meeting him for the first time, but once he heard me speaking English to some of my friends, he got in on the conversation. I'm not sure what prompted him to teach me this little nugget, but here it is:
ラブ注入 rabu chuunyuu
He said that it translates as "love injection."
Below is a video of a show on TV,They use ラブ注入 as a spark for a bit of comedy. It looks like it's a couple of years old. Those AKB girls looks so young. This kind of "variety show" isn't exactly my cup of tea, but they're wildly popular in Japan. . .I don't think they seriously hurt anybody.
PS When I first heard of this "love injection," I recalled this scene from The Breakfast Club, in which the character Bender uses the phrase "hot beef injection." It's a bit crude, but I have to admit it made me laugh out loud. I loved that movie.
おつかれやま!!! (In romaji, "Otsukareyama!!!" In kanji, お疲れ山?)
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