In 2020 & 2021 People Worldwide Are Still Helping Yemi Alade Look For Johnny (Official Music Video, & Selected Comments)

Yemi Alade, Mar 3, 2014

Music video by Yemi Alade performing Johnny. Effyzzie Entertainment

Checkout the album "Black Magic (Deluxe Version)...
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Statistics from October 23, 2021 at 9:08 PM ET
Total # of views - 138,235,367
Total # of likes - 607K
Toal # of dislikes - 32K
Total # of comments - 25,574

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases Nigerian singer' Yemi Alade's hit 2014 Afrobeats record and video "Johnny".

This post provides information about Yemi Alade's song "Johnny". 

Selected comments from the discussion thread of that song's official YouTube video are also included in this post. Most of those comments are from people throughout the world who ask whether Johnny has been found or claim to have seen Johnny.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Yemi Alade for her music. Thanks to all those who are associated with this record and video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. 
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/11/johnny-comments-from-four-yemi-alade.html for a 2017 pancocojams post that includes comments about Yemi Alade's character Johnny.  

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INFORMATION ABOUT YEMI ALADE'S SONG "JOHNNY"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_(Yemi_Alade_song)
""Johnny" is a song recorded by Nigerian Afro pop recording artist Yemi Alade, taken from her debut studio album King of Queens (2014). The song was an international smash hit in many countries including Nigeria, Tanzania, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Liberia, Uganda, Zimbabwe, The United Kingdom and others. The music video was directed by Clarence Peters. Before the song was released, it was leaked over the internet.

Music video

The music video was uploaded on March 4, 2014 onto Alade's official Vevo account. The music video shows how the title character, "Johnny" (played by Nigerian actor and model Alex Ekubo), cheats and lies about his relationship with several women in the clip.

The music video currently has 120.6 million views on YouTube as of August 21, 2020. It is one of the most viewed music videos on YouTube by a Nigerian artist and the most viewed by a female Nigerian artist.”…

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THAT VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD

From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_XkTKoDI18&ab_channel=YemiAladeVEVO

These are only a sample of the comments in that discussion thread that ask about Johnny or that indicate that they know where Johnny is. I believe that I read all of the comments that were published in that discussion thread for 2020 and 2021 (as of Oct. 23, 2021 as of 8:30 PM. I purposely included at least one comment in this compilation from every country that a commenter named. My apologies if I inadvertently missed a comment from anyone repping a  country.

Numbers added for referencing purposes only.

2020

1. Somebodies Child
"its been what? 6 years and we still haven't found johnny. lets step up our game guys"

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2. Marie Kiki
"No idea that she was looking for Johnny in Nigeria while he stayed here with me in Scotland I seriously need to talk to Johnny 😡"

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3. florida_jitt23, 2021
"Lmao😂😂😂😂"

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4. Dwililani Lucky
"Johnny is in Botswana 🇧🇼 😂."

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5. Cøver Cløver
"He is dating my sister oooo😭 in Congo🤦🏾‍♀️"

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6. Priscillah Njoki
"Johnny is under quarantine..... He got the Rona...."

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7. Real Sisters Chadian

"Johnny is currently with me in Washington DC for this  difficult moment. We are about having twins together! LOL stay tuned ! Much love  from Johnny & Sara 😊"

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8. Aria Marie, 2021
"He needs his ass beat.😭🤣🤣"

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9. Emmanuel Charles, 2021
"BRING BACK PLS,HE IS NEEDED"

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10. Kalab Maru, 2021
"We need Johnny 😂😭😂😭"

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11. Zoleka Ngwenya
"Johnny the biggest playa in the game😎"

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12. The STRINGS Master
"In 2020 Johnny is probably quarantine somewhere with babs"

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13. Jovan Fortune
"Somebody cone get Jonny found him,he’s in Trinidad,he stayed after carnival!!!!"

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14. phoebe taylor
"Where are you Johnny? Someone is looking for you."

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15. Jennifer Soto Valverde
"¿DÓNDE ESTÁ JOHNNY?"

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16. Beryl Thadamalla
"Got a search party going on for Johnny".

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17. Liz Ntinyari
"I just hope he doesn't have Corona... where he is"

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18. comot Body tv
"Please we can't wait for Johnny forever, after locked down let's go look for him🕺🕺🕺🕺🕺"

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19. King Bayo
"Johnny is self isolating"

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20. RaThOd nAiK
"Even corona virus didn't find jonny. 😅😅"

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2021

21. Valentine Mkhululi Ncube
"Now its 2021 Jan, Jonny no show🤣🤣🤣"

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22.  Oduetse Machete
"This is an official confirmation, Jonny is right here in Botswana 🇧🇼. A tour to Botswana and lets close this case."

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23. Dey TM
"I'm still looking for Johnny it's 2020 ending but lemme tell you Johnny is not in Botswana"

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24. Milimo Malambo
"Just here to check if John is finally found after a seven years search"

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25. N. A.
"#2021 Sorry Sis, Johnny is not here in Germany. Don’t know where he is ... 🤷🏻‍♀️"

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26. Maddie Fishblob
"Where’s Waldo?

 

Idk but wherever he is, Johnny’s probably there to 😆"

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27. Barth
"I saw journey in Gabon this 2021."

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28. siya malbarez
"JOHNNY lé su La Réunion"

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29. Electric Playa
"Stop surching guys he is in Rotterdam/NL"

he is my homie

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30. clumsyDins
"Shes still looking for her Johnny"

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31. Gandjah
"Yemi, Cinthia, Nene, Uche eeeh Johnny! You are bad"

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32. ODB Gonz
"I'm looking for my Johnny 💃🎶🎼 do you know Johnny?.. Question!.💃"

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33. Goretti- Canterburg-Rainforest
"Awesome performance 🥰👏👏

No Johnny here in Suriname.

After seven years Johnny is still missing , maybe he's hiding here in the forest🤭"

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34. Life is God
"Ooo He is in Ethiopia, I’m sorry to let you know that he is not coming back home 🏠 🥴"

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35. dania
"johnny is not in somalia wallahi"

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36. Hui M.Paola
"Don't have to go looking for Johnny . Because y'all find man's like him all around 😂😂😂😂🤦"

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37. Victory Samuel
"2021 still Johnny is no where to be found 🥺

Johnny where are you😭???"

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38. paseo
"jonny go to indonesia 😂"

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39. Johnny Wild
"coming home soon Bae, just one more trip to Vegas, and I'm home, promise! luv ya hunney!"

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40.  Cherisse Bend
"If he pass through Barbados in the Caribbean I'll let you know"

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41. Tshepiso Wendy
"Johnny just left South Africa everyone 😂🇿🇦"

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42. Brown Skin Girl
"I'm from Haiti and Johnny left while ago Yemi. He is in Korea now"

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43. mawlid Qays
"We've big johnny here in somalia haha"

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44. Yaga Oreilly
"Johnny was last seen in St. Lucia"

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45.  Bwebwe Tabuariki
"I heard Johnny was on the boat on route to the Pacific. I’ll inform them to keep a lookout for him if he ever landed in one of the islands, and report back to you ladies 😘😁❤️."

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46. BSN 2 DNP
"Words on the street is he is in Haiti but now goes by the name Pierre."

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47. loversandfriends
"Sorry, Johny is in Zimbabwe right now hiding! Nice Song"

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48. Mr. Brütäl
"I will find you a guy better than Johnny, please forget him"

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49. JOSELITO X2
"Johnny is in the Dominican Republic"

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50. Malcomme M
"I think Johnny is hiding out in Canada."

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51. princessa
"anybody find Johnny yet?"

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52. khalifa diao
"In New York City trying to find Johnny but he ain’t here .

Where is Johnny ???"

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53. Tshegofatso Rita
"It's 2021 and Johnny is still not found, I've also been looking around for him in South Africa"

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54. FIYAMETA TV
"R u still looking for johnny? he is here in Ethiopia"

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55. Lala Cammi
"I found Johnny here in Jamaica...You need to come get your Johnny.❤️ from 🇯🇲"

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56. MARYMILLICENT HALL
"Beautiful very.  Johnny is in the UK"

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57. 1tz_ kennedy
"John saw the future 7 years ago and decided to social distance way before the pandemic 💯

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58. Eli Silva
"Dizem as más línguas que Johnny fez uma visita por Salvador.

Não tive o desprazer de encontrá-lo, mas já estou espalhando a informação. Get in formation ladies.

This is a beat! Abraços brazucas
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Google translate from Portuguese to English:
"The bad tongues say that Johnny paid a visit to Salvador.

 I didn't have the displeasure of finding it, but I'm already spreading the information….Brazilian hugs

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59. soupereagle
"Johnny is a very talented runner. Maybe we will see him at the Olympic games, going for gold 😂".

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60. Nancy Cortez
"Last time ppl saw Jonny was in Mexico 🇲🇽 🤣🤣🤣 he even chance his name to juan ,learned Spanish and likes to hangout all over the country lmao 🤣

Great song

Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽 yall"

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61. ayaan
"He left Mexico and came to Ontario Canada."

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62. kin nan
"Finally we found Johnny in Ethiopian,he changed his name to ዮሐንስ(yohanns)"

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63. Jovan Fortune
"Legend is that Jonny is in Area 51 in USA"

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64. LaVeNdEr LoVeR
"New Jersey, USA here. No Johnny to be found. Sorry Yemi 🤷🏾‍♀️😂"

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65. GRACE MARGARET
"Johny is here in Kenya"

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66. claudia shekundja
"He is now roaming around Namibia,"

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67. shona Boy
"I saw Johnny in Harare, he ran when I approached him"

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68. Tolu Kuks
"Johnny is still on the run."

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69. Moustache 101
"haven't seen Jonny here"

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70. chika christian
"Johnny is in Dubai"

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71. Zoltbolt
"Johnny’s not in Cuba"

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72. Ladona Taylor
"May 2021 looking for my Johnny 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃💃"

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73. Dimitris Karavias
"I'm in Greece, we haven't seen Johnny in years"

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74. D P
"That's because he took a boat to Italy, and gave Maria belè..."

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75. Amina Issa
" @D P  🤣🤣🤣🤣you funny"

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76. Joe H
"Still can't get enough of this song, it has become a habit to at least listen to it once or twice daily and I always laugh my azz off, it looks like Johnny is still on the run because he does not want to pay child support, so where could he be hiding, he was recently seen in Russia drinking Vodka with some girls on a street called "We Don Catch Am" so there you go Yemi, Johnny is in Russia."

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77. Na Adjeley
"wow Johnny be traveling papapaaa.  he found in Korea, Jamaica, Ethiopia, Kenia... Johnny come and face consequences e stop hiding world wide"

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78. Zerane Benyelle
"Finally met Johnny, but girl you are right...He definitely is everywhere.."

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79. TheGreatLeaderOfswans ✓
"i bet child support would find him in zeptoseconds"

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80. hamdi ibrahim
"sorry jonny just left canada but if u find him bring back my maple syrup pls"

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81. bibi
"Finally jhony is in Eritrea wadiya"

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82. The ግዬን
"Hey yemi

Jhonny is here.Ethiopia🤣😂😂"

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83. Kevenson Jean
"Feel annoyed and just listening to this song  Wednesday may 5 2021 (23:34)lol 🤩who listening to this song after 7 years ago ?she still looking for Johnny I think someone saw Him  in Port au prince Haiti 🇭🇹 😂."

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84. loversandfriends
"Sorry, Johny is in Zimbabwe right now hiding! Nice Song"

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85.  Jakob Bauz
"So he's not in Munich, Germany (I'm sorry, I've really looked around). Hope he can be found soon, all the best! :)"

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86. Mour
"Johnny, bruh, what kind of spell did you put on these ladies, I need the secret bro lmaooo...it’s hard out here with Covid lol"

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87. brie b
"Where is my Johnny? Question"

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88. Innocent A
"This Johnny really seems like a troubled guy. I hope they catch him."

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89. Witness Sibiya
"Jonny was spotted last week in South Africa and his new name is Tshepo"

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90. M N
"😅😅😂😂😂👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽"

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91. Green cocaine
"Do🤨 you😮 know🤔 Johnny 😳 questionn😏 if😡 I😵 no😨 see👀 my😥 johnny🥰"

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92. Susan Njihia
"no johnny here he went to kenya and changed his name to brayo sorry"

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93. james mutua
"Johnny was seen here in Nairobi but he don travel for China. One day we gon catch am. (Am Kenyan) 😂😂😂"

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94. Mustafa Mohamed
"I'm in Sudan and still didn't find Johnny 😂"

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95. Sunny Yadav
"Johnny is in India ❤️❤️"

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96. Latika Wagh
"we searched johnny in India too

..but nowhere to be found.. we will let you know if we find him"

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97. kedi hammer 10/19/2021
"Just sighted Johnny in Bockenheim Frankfurt Germany, being chased by 6 White women and 2 Policemen. I hope, he survives this time around. Community pray for him."

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98. Jonathan Patrick
"I'm in india and I can confirm we haven't found him here till this date"

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99. Nadesh Raessa
"I'm from south East London, there's no Johnny over here. Please let's keep on looking for him.

Johnny where are you at?"

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100. MaryamaBintAshir
"I’m here to see if Johnny have been found but I see his still missing 😩 my bad"

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101.  cosmos
"Need to file a missing report it's been 7 Yeats and Jhonny is still missing"

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102. Moitsiemang Nkwamba
"Johny skipped the country. It seems Johny will never change. The beatings he received many years ago have not helped. He is here in Botswana breaking hearts, left, right and centre."

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103. Dr Xaayoow
"Breaking News:

Covid19 found Johnny 😂😂"

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104.   Modise da Eswatini Princess
"Johnny where's the child support?"

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105. Homie Youuur
"I am here to tell you Johnny wasn’t here in Morocco"

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106. Capitano the Great
"Jonny is taking the first Starship to Mars.He going to  do the same to the Alien Chicks 🏃👽 👽👽"

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107. Idriss El Idrissi
"FLASH NEWS !!!! Johnny has been arrested in Morocco 🇲🇦🇲🇦 🤣🤣"

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108. Sintayehu Mckeating
"Run Johnny RUN!"

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109. CYPHER
"Any feedback on Johnny's whereabouts?😂"

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110. Osoh David
"The search for Johnny will resume after Corona 😁"

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111. Jany Nyathiep
"jonny is finally in juba south sudan

come and get us in custom market"

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112. Emilia Reimann
"Yemi, you are awesome!

PS. You don't need this looser Johnny ;)"

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113. linda olowookere
"Where is Johnny? We cant find him in Canada 😂"

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114. Amina Berkhli
"johnny is in holland"

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115. S. Dauda Dassin
"Every now and then I come here to enjoy the comments. It's like I have memorized everything in here.

NB: CNN satellites spotted johnny few days ago in Afghanistan with the Taliban."

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116. Rihanna
"It’s 09/04/2021 Jonny is still running. Johnny was the original runner and track star. Jonny done given uche bele and wants to marry nene, where is JOHNNY?"

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117. Nelly Gideon
"Johnny the cheater oh aaee. I represent Namibia. Any one to help find him, girls are in pain etoh. Beats does rock. 🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦💝💝💝💝💝"

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118. The Nose Knows
"Johnny in the wind 🌀🌀🌪️🌪️🌪️😁😆😂😀🤣😅✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼"

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119. Sduduzo Ka-Mbili
"Johnny is in South Africa. I am Johnny boy!"

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120. Sando Uwineza
"I think I saw Johnny in the market yesterday 😂😂😂😂"

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121. Jackline AKINYI
"I saw Johnny here in kenya  i hope ago kacham for you"

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122. Deborah Nyevile
"So Johnny is still on the run"

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123. Queen LC
"Im in Uk i saw johnny 7 years ago with bags he seemed to be going somewhere!"

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124. G Nees
"He wanted to go to Spain 🤦🏻‍♂️"

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125. DUKU PACO
"For Your Information, I’m in the US, but I can’t find find oo… Is he still back?"

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126. fr cruzer
"7 yrs on.. Johny is still running"

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127. Mustafa Mohamed
"I'm in Sudan and still didn't find Johnny 😂"

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128. Elvis Oyoda
"Where is Jonny 🤣, my Nigerian friends tell me ooohh"

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129. Patrick Wiredu
"I am Johnny. I am coming home"

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130. Alex Korami
".... Welcome home!!😊👍🏾

.....!!🔥☠️🏏😠"

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131.  Maya Johnson
"7 years later & Johnny still traveling the 🌎😲."

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132. Ivanildo Veldbloem
"Johnny is too fast🏃😂😂"

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133. Hubert Luke
"I know Johnny very well change his name to Juan Valdez he is a coffee farmer in Columbia"

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134. Teacher Cheater
"Yes know Johnny and please stop looking for him 🇸🇱🇨🇩 😁!"

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135. Enjoying Self
"I'm in Los Angeles. Saw Johnny for a bit, but sorry I lost him. Maybe in Canada now?"

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136. Martira Betto
"Please keep us updated, last time I saw him he was in London in the bus, I think he knew I was looking for him aswell, he got out in the next stop 😂😂😂😂"

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137. 𝓒𝓵𝓸𝓾𝓭𝔂𝓜𝓬𝓭
"Johnny was spotted in Jamaica I saw him yesterday his name is now young john"

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138. theresa Staybless
"Yes I know Johnny he's with me you just miss him!! 😂 love this  🎵🎶"

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139. Yas~min
"Totally obsessed with this song!! All love from Tunisia...

Ps: Johnny is not here yet"

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140. Senamile Ngcobo
"04 October 2021

Johnny is still nowhere to be found😂😂😂😂❣"

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141. Lynn Kim
"Yemi Alade still dey look for Jonny 🚩💀😂"

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142. Ani Anthony
"10/31/2021 Johnny sighted around downtown Cleveland"

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143. Mario Amabili
"I'm from Italy and I saw Johnny in Rome. He's still on the run"

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144. Ron k
"In Toronto and I can confirm that I just saw Jonny with Caro at a restaurant."

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145. Ayo
"Jonny has been found...... on Mars!"

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146. Ammar Kassim
"Has JOhnny been found?"

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147. Fun Viral Videos
"Not yet we’re still looking for the playa"

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"Johnny" Comments From Four Yemi Alade Afropop YouTube Video Discussion Threads

Edited by Azizi Powell

There are A LOT of comments about the fictional character "Johnny" in discussion threads for a number of Nigerian Afropop (Afrobeats) singer Yemi Alade's videos.

This pancocojams post documents some of the comments that refer to the character Johnny who was introduced in Yemi Alade's 2013 Nigerian Afropop song entitled "Johnny".

My position is that Yemi Alade's "Johnny" is now or could soon be considered an iconic bad boy, womanizer, playa character separate from the Yemi Alade's songs -in other words, Johnny is an African Don Juan.

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The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and entertainment purposes

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Yemi Alade for her musical legacy and for her creation of the iconic character "Johnny". Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemi_Alade for information about Yemi Alade.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE ABOUT "JOHNNY COMMENTS" IN DISCUSSION THREADS FOR SOME OF YEMI ALADE'S VIDEOS:

The selected comments that are quoted in this pancocojams' post are from YouTube discussion threads for four Yemi Alade videos which are given in order of their publication date on YouTube: 1) "Johnny"- official YouTube video published on March 3, 2014; 2) "Tangerine" - official video published on July 8, 2014; 3) "Tumbum", published November 9, 2016 and 4) "Marry Me", official video published on February 28, 2017.

Additional "Johnny" comments are found in those discussion threads and in some other discussion threads for Yemi Alade videos, including "Ferrari" (published in Mar 25, 2016). In the "Ferrari" discussion thread a number of the commenters considered the Yemi character (as opposed to the real life singer) to be materialistic as she wants her love interest (who isn't the actor who portrays "Johnny") to buy her an expensive Ferrari car. One commenter jokingly wrote that the reason why Johnny left Yemi was because he couldn't even afford a Corolla (an inexpensive car), let alone a Ferrari. While some commenters wrote that they don't blame Johnny for leaving her, other commenters expressed the opinion that there's nothing ethically wrong with Yemi Alade's "Ferrari" song because it's very natural for Nigerian woman to expect to receive money and nice gifts from the person they are romantically committed to.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARACTER "JOHNNY" WHO IS FEATURED IN SOME OF YEMI ALADE'S AFROPOP SONGS/VIDEOS
Johnny is a young, handsome Black man. When we are first introduced to Johnny, he is living in a Nigerian village. Johnny has led at least four woman from that village to believe that she was his only girlfriend. These young attractive Black women are Yemi (portrayed by Yemi Alade), Uche (who he has gotten pregnant), Nene (who he has just given an engagement ring to), and Cynthia. And there is one other un-named Black woman who Johnny is shown talking and flirting with. The four named women have just recently learned about each other and they have enlisted the reality television series "We Don cCtch Em!" to help them catch and confront Johnny about his cheating. The premise for the (fictional) tv show "We Don Catch 'Em" is that the host helps a person who believes their lover is cheating catch him (or her) and televise that confrontation.

ANALYSIS OF THE "JOHNNY" COMMENTS IN THESE DISCUSSION THREADS BY GENDER
Most of the women commenters describe Johnny as bad (meaning no good), unfaithful, sinful, no good, and a problem (i.e. original Gobe")**. Mostly women commenters also describe Johnny as dangerous and powerful. In the song "Johnny", he is also described as a world traveler and a liar (..."Oh Johnny oh Johnny, I'm looking for my Johnny... ... He says he is in Canada, or Tokyo, and then Morocco, He is a Pinocchio = (A LIAR)...). Although I didn't come across any comments using these words, I would also describe Johnny as charming and deceitful.

A number of commenters writing in 2017 on the discussion thread for the "Johnny" video used the negative referent "f&&kboy" (fully spelled) to describe Johnny. Here's one definition of that term from urban dictionary.com:
"f&&kboy*

Asshole boy who is into strictly sexual relationships; he will lead a girl on and let her down…. Boys like this will pretend to genuinely care about the girl but always fail to prove the supposed affection.

[...]

Boys like this are egotistical assholes who can not be trusted and are hard to get rid of because they say all the right things to get the girl back.

Tiffany: "He found me on instagram and commented "hmu." He's hot, should I go for it?"
Stephanie: "No, he's such a f&&kboy. Sleeps around and will screw you over."
by mediocremind February 16, 2015
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This words was fully spelled out in that visitor submitted definition and on other definitions on that page. Because this is a family centered blog, I've chosen not to fully spell out that word.

In contrast to the women commenters, it appears to me that a number of male commenters eemed to take pride in Johnny's sexual activities, writing that "Johnny is the man", "He's the real deal", He's a playa"* and other complimentary statements. These commenters appeared to be patting Johnny on the back because he was so sexually active. That said, in one 2017 sub-thread from the official "Johnny" video which is included below, some commenters joked about Johnny needing to go to a clinic for tests- presumably because he contracted a sexually transmitted disease. However, that sub-thread was written in a joking manner. Yet, some male commenters refuted the comments posted by several women and at least one male that all men or all Nigerian men were like Johnny. But, rather than shy away from any identification with Johnny, on several discussion threads, some (presumably male) commenters who are either named "Johnny" or who used that screen name on that discussion thread joked that people could stop looking for Johnny because he's here posting right now on that discussion thread. Those comments usually received a lot of likes and "lol"s.

In the "Marry Me" video, Johnny appears to at least be trying to be good. He has a job in the city. And Yemi's there also and he is being faithful to Yemi- or is he?

As comments from the discussion thread for Yemi Alade's dong "Tumbum" demonstrate, even when the video features another romantic interest and not Johnny, a number of commenters (mostly) humorously refer to the womanizer (a playa, a bad boy) Johnny. They also refer to the events that were dramatized in the 2013 "Johnny" song and video.

Regardless of whether people have an unfavorable or favorable opinion about Johnny, it's clear that everyone commenting in these discussion threads knows that "Johnny" is actually not a real person, but a character who is portrayed by an actor*. And even though most of these comments are humorous, I believe that they can still offer insight about contemporary attitudes about love and relationships in African cultures.

* "Playa" is an African American Vernacular English originated referent. Here's a definition for "playa"from urban dictionary.com
"Playa
A male who uses women for sex or other favors usually by charming the girl till they fall in love with them. A lot of guys do this in order to be a "playa" cuz in our modern society it is ... "cool" and "hip" to be labeled as a "playa". A female version of this would be slut.
also see dumbass.
by sxehoodlum February 23, 2004"

**Here's a link to an article about the Nigerian actor who portrays Johnny in Yemi Alade's videos:
http://www.informationng.com/2017/04/7-things-know-charming-actor-alex-ekubo.html "7 Things You Should Know About Charming Actor, Alex Ekubo"

***Several commenters shared that "gobe" is a Yoruba word as is "wahala". Here's a comment from the discussion thread for the official video for Yemi Alade's "Johnny":
JoStylin (2016
"..."This one na gobe, original gobe, see me see wahala eeeehhhh''..LOL.... Translate:This one is a problem, original problem....See the trouble I am in'' :-)
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Click the Yemi Alade tag below for previous pancocojams posts about this Nigerian Afropop superstar.

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JOHNNY COMMENTS IN DISCUSSION THREADS FOR FOUR YEMI ALADE VIDEOS
These comments are given in relative chronological order by year within their respective compilations, except for responses. Numbers are assigned within each compilation for referencing purposes only.

Except for a very few words, I haven't included any definitions (that are found online) for Nigerian Pidgin English or traditional Nigerian words or phrases.

Discussion thread #1:
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_XkTKoDI18
Yemi Alade - Johnny
total views (as of November 8, 2017 at 1:32 PM EST)- 79,453,162 views

2016
1. Judgement Day
"Johnny is the man"

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2. Farah Joseph
"1 year ago
I guess my ex was a f**k boy then his name was literally Johnny lol
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That word is written that way in that comment.

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3.Oluwatobi Solabu
"Calm down not all guys are like that bby girl"

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4. Golden Goddess
"+Tesfa Tedla Isn't this every African man though..?"

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5. jaymoe81
"+Vanessa Caesar There are a good African/African American /Black men out there.......a better statement should be most African you have been with or the one your girls have been with are "fk boy" "

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6. Christian Rizzotto
"Johnny f&&king up the village population"

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7. Ay sha Yaz
"I swear😂😂 Johnny is out of control 😭"

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8. Raven Rivera
"😂😂😂Maybe Jonny thought world ending!!"

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9. the ladyboss
"Christian Rizzotto well said! poor girls😏"

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10. Christian Rizzotto
"+the ladyboss poor Yemi"

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11. Deiarha Martin
"Johnny Gon catch sum😂😂😂"

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12. The World Tv
"+Kenia Johny nice"

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13. Nic Sat
"you looking for Jonny? He is at the clinic getting some test done. Run while you can!"

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14. Eyenga Ngoan Itòn
"Christian Rizzotto 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"

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15. Emmanuella Niamke (2017)
"Christian Rizzotto I beg leave Johnny he wanna to make his own village"
-snip-
"I beg" is probably the Nigerian Pidgin word "abeg" meaning "please". "Leave Johnny" probably means "leave Johnny alone".

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2017
16. Faijuz hakim Hakim
"Kamila M. Johnny is doing a good job.. the girls need to get neelled..and if johnny can fool 4 women.. this women's didn't get a man that s active ..so day fine Johnny and Johnny is not playing he s do doing the good job ..hahahaahaa Johnny👌👌"

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17. Kamila M.
"+Judgement Day nah he is still a f&&kboy*😂😂"

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18. Faijuz hakim Hakim
"Hahahaaa yes .so should we all be🍹🍹"

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19. Blossom
"dead serious tho"

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20. Queen Courtney
"Kamila M. A whole douchebag!"

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21. Irvin
"Lvl 99 playa"

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22. Jengta
"he is the real deal loool"

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23. letsCOOKwithELLE
"I love this song 😍 but chaiii... Johnny bad boy 😂🤣"

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24. Mathematical Genius
"letsCOOKwithELLE, ikr! Bad boy! 😁"

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25. Aron beaux
"but why you girls love them"

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26. Destiny Jones
"Where in the hell is Johnny 2017?"

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27. Tewelde Sereke
"Jhonny is here with me in eritrea🇪🇷"

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28. Lizette Yerima
"Johnny is surely paying child support somewhere 😂😂😂"

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29. vidviewa
"In my opinion most Naija guys are Johnny Boys...Mine is D ORIGINAL GOBE lol x"

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30. justin mburli
"Johnny good player"

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31. Asmaâ Ri
"i saw your Jhonny in Casablanca Morocco lol .. big up from Morocco"

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32. Johnny
"Sh&t* time to hide..."
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*That word was spelled that way in this comment.

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33. Ayebare Alexander
"Johnny 😁 😁 😄 😂 😂 No where to run bro .😁 😃 😃 😃 😃"

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34. Jai Gee
"Johnny LLS Yep! Time for you to hide, but Yemi (and all the other ladies) will track you down, and jump you. LoL"

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35. Ivy Makumi
"Johnny you can run but you can't hide 😂😂😂😂"

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36. Funmilayo Chinagolum Vivian
"We don catch am!!!"

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37. ST.Chantel Simbi
"Bruh ur surrounded 😂😂"

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38. Danielle Darden
"Johnny run they after u😂😂😂😂😂"

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39.gacw19
"When is the next episode of "We don catch am!" ? I have someone I need to bust."
-snip-
"We Don Catch Em" is the name of the [fictional] reality show that helped the women catch and confront Johnny. When Johnny was caught he was talking to another women. Johnny ran away, and his "girlfriends" and the television host and crew chased after him. When they caught up with him, Johnny denied that he even knew Yemi and the other three women. When they heard that, the women proceeded to beat him up.

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40. Mohammed Mohammed
"Johnny just like any other man in this world 🌎"

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41. Adonnis Williams
"Sadly, beautiful women all over the world waste their time trippin over a corny, ugly, goof ball mf like this "johnny"."

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42. Deborah V
"Mohammed Mohammed true"

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43. Geedafuul Ali
"+Nafiso Muhidin legend said they are still looking for johnny"

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44. tee tbands
"Smh Johnny"

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45. Bernice Boahemaa
"My boyfriend is called Johnny 😂😂😂😂....where is he now🤔🤔🤔"

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46. Eddy
"Hereeeeees Jonny!!"

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Discussion thread #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESAp4boNpck
Yemi Alade- Tangerine

total views (as of November 8, 2017 at 7:58 PM EST) - 5,887,367 views

2014
1. rajecks
"Girl, I thought you left Johnny??"

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2. BERNWOODFilms
"yemi.. did u take johny back? lol"

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3. amaka ke
"lol.....this na b4 the jonny wahala na. You no see say dem rewind am"
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"na" = Nigerian Pidgin English word meaning "is".

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4. IdaraO'Bonne
"+amaka ke It wasn't a rewind, it was fast-forward. I'd find it hard to believe that they moved into the village after living in the big city."

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5. Mel Jama
"she better not still be with Johnny! lol"

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6. Jewels Brown
"Nooo! Don't go back to that Johnny guy! He's having Uchi's baby! 😂😂😂😂"

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7. Rae talkss
"Which kind jazz Johnny dey use? This guy has game loool"

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8. moses john
"So this video is about before Johnny be came a bad boy, I love. .but I also want see, or know what happened next after Johnny become a bad boy, did you took him back or not. ..it's very interesting, in fact it's like a movie. ."

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9. AbOu KiDe
"i recognized the man it's Johnny this time his not with 4 womans it's good lol"

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10. Ataralionne
"I see Johnny's back. I hope he got his act together lol"

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2015
11. lookatrose
"NOOOO WHY ARE YOU WITH JOHNNY WHEN HE WAN MARRY NENE?"

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12. Nana yaa Larbi
"Yemi, so u still dey follow Jonny?? He go leave u follow Cynthia again Oo 😂😂😂😂"

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13. ahtrebor724
"Hold up she's still with Johnny!! I thought she dumped him lol"

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14. Ge MIIO
"Isn't that Johnny???? Nooooooooo don't take him back! looooooooool."

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15. nicolz lami
"so after looking for johnny; fighting over johnny in the village you ran with him to the city Yemi...girl you baaad oh!...."

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16. Nnadoo
"So after everything Johnny did,u still kissed him?You have a good heart."

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17. Natatsha Holmes
"Question...Johnny again??..haha, whatever it is he's done, Johny's sins following him everywhereOooo"

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2016
18. Mrs_KP
"lol I think this all happened before she figured out that Johnny was a player guys."

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19. Reilly O'Neill
"Lol nope, she went back to Johnny because that's what girls do. Lol"

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20. Alyya London
"So Johnny finally decided to stay faithful eh? haha"

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21. Sydney Nichole
"Girl you cannot take Johnny back. Remember he gave Uche bele and he wan marry Nene... xD"

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22. Anie Ub
"This Johnny guy is realy powerful"

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Discussion Thread #3
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr6DKUylvCk
Yemi Alade - Tumbum (Official Video)

total views (as of November 8, 2017 at 8:03 PM EST) - 13,100,036 views

2017
1. Chidi Nma
"This one na 'Johnny' Part 2. Watch out for Part 3! Grab ya copy now!!!"

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2. Dennis Kyalo Wambua
"Hahahaa..those ancient Naija movies...Grab your copy NOOWWWW!!!"

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3. Didier Folly
"Another Johnny?😹"

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4. B. Benita
"He is Johnny's brother 😂😂"

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5. nassa makuyana
"soo true Johnny come get your bro lol"

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6.. Patricia Rasmussen
"Can u say twin 😂😂👌🏽"

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7. KizzyVEVO
"Yemi at first, Johnny played you wayo. Now, this man is using you to do tumbum tumbum but me I'm here for you and ready to be faithful. Abeg Holla at me quick before I fall in love with someone else 😂😂😉"
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Commenters explained that "tumbum" means "this and that". It's an Igbo children's game like "Eenie Meenie Minie Mo" where you have to choose between two equal options.

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8. Lungile Mhlongo
"Saint Kizito lol tell her! The clock is ticking oo"

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9. Geenasociah gibson
"I'm looking for my Johnny"

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10. G-Wanderer
"she jus keep pickin up a set ah johnnies!! lololol"

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11. Ana Leah
"Maybe you should reconsider the way you choose your man. You started with Johnny and now this Tumbum Man. The struggle is real! LMAO"

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12. Ingo fotoFRICA
"Don't do it!! Don't mix your EGUSI and OGBONO soups...or you will learn the hard way...just like Johnny."😂
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This comment refers to a line from the song "Johnny". In the context of the song, it means don't playing around with two women at the same time.

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13. Macdonald Nwachukwu
"its a nice hit. Up u Yemi. But why u forget JOHNY 4 dis one?"

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14. cutezeeHD87
"have u found johnny yet ?"

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15. TheJellymonty
"Poor Yemi seems to always end up with two timing jerks!"

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16. mizzpoetrics
"Damn, another Johnny!"

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17. kitty28683
"Me pregunto si este es el primo de Johnny, igual de perro."
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Google translate from Spanish to English:
I wonder if this is Johnny's cousin, just like a dog.

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18. Marguerite Ngueudji
"Poor Yemi, she keeps getting played by these guys out there."

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19. Bobby sokkatua
"Yemi Alade i'm your man,i swear to not do you like Johnny and this one wey dey use you do tumbum."

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20. Jojo Craig
"Johnny is there can't decide between ogbono and egusi (Mixing both together) now this one can't decide between jollof and beans. ahahah"

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Discussion Thread #4
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8HlKw24208
Yemi Alade "Marry Me"

total views (as of November 8, 2017 at 8:00 PM EST) - 1,909,044

2017
1. THE VICTOR
"JOHNNY AGAIN? Johnny pls marry this girl make she rest already na. Nawahooo! Which kind Wahala be this self???"

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2. chinedu Ezenwoke nwaogwugwu
"VICTOR OCHI .....lol... no be small thing oo.... na beg she dey beg now.... Jonny do something abeg"

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3. Chiamaka Udochukwu
"VICTOR OCHI as in eh! pls he shd marry her now"

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4. Cheka Baryoh
"VICTOR OCHI he must"

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5. Inothando Malele
"VICTOR OCHI lol hahaaaa u got me dying there"

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6. Marie Bello
"Johnny haf feature in like 3-4 songs now.. D guy have do her strong tin"

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7. Sirri B
"THE VICTOR na really serious matter ohh.. 😂"

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8. Nissrine El Bakkali
"It seems she can't get over Johnny 😂😂"

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9. Daisy Edeh
"Nissrine El Bakkali ... lmaooo.😁😂 u are so right!"

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10. zaliya z
"Nissrine El Bakkali My dear , it's true ooo😂😂😂😂"

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11. Jacky Heartbeat
"Nissrine El Bakkali hahahahaha right Jonny again 😀😀😀😀😀😀😁😁😁😁"

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12. Eva Nyambura
"Isn't this Johnny?"

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13. THE VICTOR
"Eva Nyambura Eva Nyambura yes ooo. Johnny come home gradually. Lol! He is now a good responsible boy about to make the Ultimate "decision" hehehehhe!"

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14. Emeline Emeline
"LMBO! omg, Victor. you made me spit out my drink
too funny :D"

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15. THE VICTOR
"Emeline Emeline lol! He even got a Job! I love this music bcos I use to be a welder/steel construction Engineer too. "

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16. Emeline Emeline
"Nne, Johnny better find the most expensive ring after all he has put you through! LOL jk
great music as always!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yemi is simply the best"
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"Nne" = Yoruba word for "mother" ("mama") . In this comment, this word refer to Yemi Alade. In large part because of her 2016 album name "Mama Africa", a number of commenters call her that.

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17. zaliya z
"Johnny, you again ??😂😂😂😂"

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18. temmie holly
"Johnny walahi u go regret if u no marry yemi oo Lol.😀"

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19. Anna Via
1 month ago
Can you blame her😂 he's hot

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20. Nana Akua
"I see Johnny got his act together and stopped mixing ogbono with egusi soup, I guess beautiful Yemi's soup was better 😂😂😂"

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21. Ayo Bade
"Johnny got a job in city, hoping to marry her such happy ending."

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22. Precious Nwabugo
"Sis don't do it, Johnny will definitely not marry you. You are gold, he's not worth it 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😂"

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23. Tima's World
"Johnny must have that good D... this girl wont leave Johnny alone 😂"

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24. AKAN TRIBESMAN
"haha, this Jonny too, he no sabi leave Yemi alone sef"

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25. Sinqo_ M
"Finally 👀🙌🏾Jonny left Cynthia for Yemi💑💍😂"

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26. Funmilayo Chinagolum Vivian
"I don't trust him...he was tryna leave at the end but she had to hol' him down....he wanted to go and meet Cynthia."

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27. stainless L
"😳 Johnny again= proofs that women like bad boys"

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28. Ikem Val
"Johnny 2.0 (from village champion to Mechanical Engineer) Lol..."

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29. ball playing centre back
"So she went back to try to marry Johnny.. you see,ladies go back to your man even if he cheats on you"

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30. Funmilayo Chinagolum Vivian
"ROTFLOL Really?!!!"

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31. Clara Rue
"Johnny is handsome tho"

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32. mariellaforty
"Na wa o. Yemi has come back for Johnny, again. Johnny tried to leave at the end and she was like "Ebee ka I na-aga" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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"Na wa o" = Nigerian Pidgin English = "It's surprising" or "I'm surprised"

Google translate ""Ebee ka I na-aga" from Igbo to English - "Where are you going"

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33. Likec Likec
"Do u hear that Johnny? Marry her."

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34. timothy dadzie
"So what b Jonny name for this video,
This guy is player, i believe is his nature"

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35. Hachter Angelica
"She seems to still love Johnny
😀😀😀😀😁"

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