As in many markets around the world, the live-action adaptation of the Disney classic Aladdin has proven to be a huge success here in Japan. According to Eiga.com (accessed 7/8 JST), it was still ranked #1 among all films playing in Japanese theaters in the final weekend of June, four weeks after its release.

As part of its ongoing promotion of the film, Disney released a music video for one of its most memorable songs, the fun and rousing number "Friend Like Me," performed by a talented cast of Japanese high school students:

The energetic and inventive dance routine involves students from Tomioka High School Dance Club and Kyoto Meitoku High School Marching Band performing in classrooms, hallways and the gym, and finally an ensemble with all students outside.

Although it's hard to top the film's original Genie for his lightning-quick pace, the students succeed in conveying the joy and liveliness of the song.

If the name Tomioka High School Dance Club sounds familiar, that's because they're already quite famous. You may know them as the '80s "bubbly dance" girls. After their fabulous high-energy retro dance routine, for which they won first place in the 2017 Dance Club Championship, propelled them into the spotlight, they've appeared in TV commercials for internet service provider So-net and, as we reported before, Oreo cookies. This isn't even their first Hollywood film collaboration, since they've danced to "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman.

If you'd like to know more about Tomioka High School Dance Club and get updates on their activities, follow their Twitter account here. As for Aladdin, you can still catch it in movie theaters in Japan. For more information, see their official website here.