They compose all their songs since 2016, with some exceptions. 2016 was the year they got their first song approved by the company and was called "Alone" that you reacted 2 weeks ago... after that, I guess everyone knew they could do a even better job than the previous composers of the company... Akane, the drummer played piano for 4 years and trombone for 6 years... then drums! MISA was in the same professional music school as Akane and Kanami was a trained piano player before picking up the guitar... so, composition-wise, they have all the "muscle" needed... and they use it. I'm really glad that they don't go for singing in english "just" to get more audience. For me, and this is just a personal opinion, I think part of the charm lies right there in the language... Kubato (the pony-tailed pigeon) does a great great job throwing english words and sentences like throwing "hooks"... you get to have some idea of what's going on but if you really need to know more (and it's worth finding that out...) you can always get the translation somewhere... Anyway, just got to the end of the video , loved your reaction and you are right, they deserve much more exposure, they are too damn good to stay in shadows... but they are the ones saying that "Band-Maid is a shy band" (just listened to a interview with Saiki and Kubato) ... opposed to your perception, Akane is the least shy of them all... maybe she looks like that because she stays there behind the kit, head-banging throughout the song, but that's just Akane always getting into it no matter if it's a concert or a music video, she just can't help but having that much fun every time. They rock, they are the best for me... and yes, always smiling, you saw the online concert right? They are stage-animals... Big thumbs up again Alex. Love your spirit... (Oh BTW, that's another gem from the same album as "DICE", "SPIRIT", I mean... :-) cheers!!!
Yes, music school for bassist Misa and drummer Akane (same school); and classical music education (piano) since childhood for guitarist Kanami. About writing music, YES on their three full albums (with a few exceptions on Just Bring It), no on their first three mini-albums (with a few exceptions - Alone was the first song written by them their record company agreed to release). Guitarist Kanami composes the music, and Miku writes the lyrics.
You are so enthusiastic, it´s great! And you are right, it´s really rare to find a DAMN GOOD LIVE rockband these days... One of many reasons i love Band-Maid! And YES, they are writing their own songs, they are not casted, they found each other so to speak and they all have an musicial background (school etc.) Miku and Kanami (lead and rhythm guitar) are writing the songs together most of the time...
As a musician of 50 plus years, I believe Band-Maid is the best and the most talented musicians in the world today.(IMO) I have been following Band-Maid since 2014 and their is no other band today that can do what they do. I am upset that Band-Maid does not get the recognition that they deserve. With Miku Kobato starting Band-Maid back in 2013 she has worked so hard to get Band-Maid recognized. I don't even know them and I am so proud of their work ethics. They write and compose their own music and every song to me is great. I hope someday everyone will see that. Band-Maid Rocks My World! I love your reactions and Channel. Keep Rocking 🤘🤘
Japanese music industrie has to try to put them out to the public more. BUT, the public must stop saying: I can't understand so I don't listen. That is bullshit. Language = /care the sound is was matters!
@@franshendrix1404 I agree with you, I don't understand japanese but I know incredible music when I hear it. So I don't care what language it is in. 👍👍
@@franshendrix1404 While Japan sports some of the best rock bands today, their mainstream music taste isn't any better than here in the US. It's all idol groups, boy and girl bands and hip-hop. Rock is definitely in the indie/underground scene.
Another great reaction! To answer your questions, Kanami, Misa, and Akane have formal music training. Saiki and Miku have had vocal coaching. Miku was to taught how to play guitar by Kanami. Miku writes the lyrics, and she works hard studying English. It seems the more she learns, the more she incorporates English in their songs. The language doesn't matter to me, and I'm sure that's the sentiment of the vast majority of Band Maid fans. I do know all of their US shows sold out very quickly last year. I mean, if you think about it, the Japanese have appreciated bands from the US, England, and Europe with English lyrics for decades. So I think the only one needing convincing that music is a universal language is the record industry.
In fact Akane is the oldest of the ladies. She turns 30 in December. And together with bassist Misa, she adds the rhythm section to the framework composed by lead guitarist Kanami. At last the lyrics where added by Miku the band founder and rythm guitarist.
They have been composing and writing their own songs since "Alone". Miku is their main lyricist and Kanami composes their music. They have meetings with the other members and Saiki gets the final say, she has to sing it after all. Try their MV "Alone". You'll see the joy on Miku's face as she realize her dreams finally coming true. :)
you have to see them live, to ear the incredible intros that they made on some songs, you can ear good crazy jazz-rock, with some spectacular drumlines from Akane, the video of these intros was deleted from youtube months ago.
I'm not even going to start watching your reaction to THIS one! You get all the thumbs up I am able to give! I know you will enjoy this one a lot... I mean, this is the best you can get, Kubato's lyrics are awesome, the riff is a killer, MISA's bass work like punches, Saiki's voice and attack is phenomenal, Kanami's solo always the meticulous right amount of soloing mastery to get you wanting more of it and for last, holding it all like spot-on solid shell, Akane on the drums... and here's your bullet "DICE"... "Ii yo Let's come back here Welcome to my home! Ame to muchi dochira ga Do you like?? Kimattara Rise up!! Kokora de Bye Bye?? Call me Call me Call me Call me Yakusoku dekinaikedo Kitto nai yori wa Enjoy time Nan demo! tte ikanaikedo Dekiru kagiri Try my best!! May I take your order?" Translation: It’s all right now Let's come back here Welcome to my home! Candy or whip, which one do you like?? If you've decided, rise up!! From here on, is it bye bye? Call me Call me Call me Call me I can't make any promise, but It's better that nothing, so enjoy time I don't care about "Anything!" As long I able to do that, I'll try my best!! May I take your order? Now, let me watch the reaction... with big thumbs up all the way!!... and thank you Alabama!
Got my DVD for the World Domination tour last week and have been playing the hell out of it! The live performance of Dice kicks A$$, trust me! (Unfortunately, lead guitar is a little too much in the background in the DVD (more like a room mic and drums/bass taking over a little)) but still every song is better live.
Thank you for a nice reaction In my opinion their outfit gives some quirky impression to foreign people and think they are gimmick band Also we Japanese are not good at promotion So thank you again for introducing BANDMAID many times to English speaking people By the way Badmaid and also Babymetal girls are fighting "hengao" funny face battle when they have chance during live performance And that might makes you think they seems happy Of course they are enjoying performances with audience even when they do not fight each other
I always enjoy your Band Maid reactions because of your enthusiasm and you feel the same way about them (apparently) that I do as far as their popularity and other groups of much less ability getting more attention than they do. I've bought their albums and really like them all so I really do appreciate how you feel. I'm going to do something I pretty much just don't do and that is subscribe. I'll probably only really react to Band Maid because I really only get really excited about two bands. These ladies and Nightwish because of Floor Jansen. It's odd because they really are two totally different genres. It's even odder because I'm an old Prog guy who's traditional #1 band is Yes even though I know they're in their twilight. I usually listen to bands like Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Spock's Beard, bands of that sort. I'm getting older and didn't thin k I would ever care much about straight Rock any more but Band Maid has totally changed my attitudes. I love this band and will watch anyone who gives a reaction about them but I especially enjoy people like you who truly appreciates them and recognizes how good they really are. From Montana, U.S.A. it's nice to meet a kindred spirit.
@@AlexNChannel You don't have to tell me, but what country are you in? Band Maid has been to a few places and they may have been there without your knowing. Anyway, they've been to the US but not anywhere close to where I can go.
I met Thrill by chance after listening to BABYMETAL's KARATE and Road of Resistance on UA-cam. Since then, I've been obsessed with them although I'm a metalhead.
My first BM song! With Dice I always imagine getting in a get away car and driving super fast to get away from the cops. Imagine this song in a Fast and Furious movie! I really don't mind the pauses. It's a reaction after all. You need to tell us what you think. I like pausing more than talking over the music.
I couldn't agree more! They need and deserve to be heavy promoted outside Japan! Every lady in this band is so freaking talented at what they do. and together they are unbelievably special. For me it's unbelievable how the music scene got so poisoned with so much 'bulls**t' that i refuse to call music. and it's a shame that the tv- and music-stations are promoting this crap instead of the real artists out there.
Yeah, no need to apologize for stopping. If we want to hear the tune uninterupted we'll go to the official video, you do what you have to do. Here's their only tune, that I know of, all in english ua-cam.com/video/skEkpogsmE0/v-deo.html Now, here's a tune from Dorian's youtube channel, he's a huge "Maid-iac" I'm sure he made this video. The tune is "Arcadia Girl" from their 2015 album New "Beginning" and I think you'll like it. I like the video too, though it's not live there's a lot of fun footage from live events. Akane and MISA messing around during a live performance is funny. Dorian has a great channel with lots of behind the scenes pictures and vid clips....Enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/GlT6krS5cio/v-deo.html
One of the reasons their lyrics are not only in English is that Saiki likes to sing in Japanese. Therefore, if Kobato writes lyrics that contain a lot of English, Saiki will ask for partial changes. The second reason is that they find value in conquering the world by singing in Japanese. If they conquer the world, there will be a way from Japan to the world. They are paving the way for other Japanese artists.
...and I feel really happy about all this. In line with those thoughts, I insist every now and then for reactions to those masterpieces from the BAND-MAIKO mini album... at least the ones that have a MC: "Gion-Cho" and "Secret MAIKO Lips" (This could even be a double reaction starting with the original song "Secret My Lips") The path to conquer the world this way is not a easy one... but they didn't got to where they are with easy "short-cuts", so, even if it takes longer, these 5 ladies will achieve it and I'll be there smiling as if they were my very favorite 宝物.
@@mickyart Right, that's a long way to go, so you'll enjoy their challenges for a long time. By the way, show-ya, the first commercially successful all female hard rock band in Japan, has 35 years since its debut, but still retains its playing technique and good looking quality. I assure you that BAND-MAID will keep you excited for at least another 30 years as well. ua-cam.com/video/HRZuCJw4JDc/v-deo.html
@@OlettaLiano Interestingly, Marty Friedman said the same thing as you. He is living in Japan now. He also said "Japanese artists should definitely sing in Japanese and work abroad. Japanese language has a wonderful sound, so it reaches the hearts of people overseas."
@@DMiyash248 ha ha - gorilla years - you one upped me on that one. so she will be 30 this year. thanks for the info maid man! wow saiki is only 26 - wish i could say the same but that would be 40 years ago for me. damn.
I may be naive, but I hope that enthousiastic reactions like yours and many others will finally spread the word and that some western record or media executive will take notice. This is so frustrating.
Hi Alex I always follow you and I'm guitarist, Maid Bands are phenomenal, I listen to many successful rock metal bands and I can assure you that these girls are phenomenal.Kanami is a fantastic and whimsical composer never banal, Misa what to say I don't know what to say, Akane wow, Miku and Saychi. Weight that the maximum of the band is expressed in the song RINNE, listen to it .... just by listening to it in the various passages, nuances, breaks, missed times...Weight that the maximum of the band is expressed in the song RINNE, listen to it .... just listening to it in the various passages, nuances, breaks, missed times, simply brilliant and all Maid damage the maximum. Bye
This is groovy Rock N Roll! Viva Bando-Maidoo! 🤘 They're intelligent musicians. I think the drummer Akane Hirose is 29 yrs. Correct me if i'm wrong. She is tecnically perfect, with perfect pose and handling. Her wrists are loose as hot spaghetti. She's inovative, happy, hungry and a badass drummer.
Hej Kent-Ove, Correct, last information I have is Akane Hirose - Born Dec 14, 1990. So 29 years old. Well, 29½ if you want to be picky ;) Not from official source though, so not 100% sure. 'Citation needed' as wikipedia would say.
MISA MISA MISA! Akane Hirose aka the Gorilla or A-chan (Drums) is the Clown of the group (along with MISA) and definitely the most social member and at 29 still got plenty ahead of her.
Been my experience that American media of all types are pretty much closed to Band Maid and Japanese bands since the Baby Metal appearance on American television (one time)
I think Miku, Kanami and Akane are around 30 years old, Akane is the oldest and Miku and Kanami a year or so apart. And it is mentioned that Misa and Akane knew each other from music school, I suppose Misa is also around 30 years old. Saiki is the youngest, she is around 26 years old. It is not very sure, but I think that more or less those are their ages.
Great reaction! Don't worry about stopping the song in the middle. This is necessary to avoid the video being blocked. AKANE (Drummer) had studied at a music school, so her basic skills are decent. Many Japanese don't even know about them, because since they are not Japanese mainstream. I am Japanese, and I happened to come up with a UA-cam recommendation and found out. I think one of the reasons why they don't sing in English is that many Japanese are not good at English. Saiki is not good at English either. It may be that using only a part of the English lyrics in the Japanese lyrics makes the sound better for Japanese listener. LOVEBITES is singing in English, but even Japanese people find their pronunciation uncomfortable. (I love LOVEBITES! But since I grew up listening to Western music, I'm worried about pronunciation in English) If they want to conquer the world, I think it's better to focus on English lyrics, but I think there is no need to overdo it considering the affinity between Japanese and English. Sorry for my poor English.
In general English is hard for Japanese. Unless they master or speak like Spanish. The transition is easier. But pronounciation wise, all struggle. Your English is good, not seeing anything poor.
It's called "decorative English". Most Japanese don't speak good english (as a homogenous and very strong culturally bind society, this is not needed outside business as much as Europeans, other Asians or Latin Americans) but words and phrases in English are used as decorations in their signs, advertising, songs, as an extra nice touch (good for tourism too). If you see their signs and advertising they are full of errors, weird grammatical constructions, and so on. Because it's decorative they don't pay much attention to it. Of course musicians are much more careful because they are exposed to a wider worldwide audience.
We have the reverse now, with the Japanese writing on "Super Dry" clothing apparently being utter nonsense, chosen purely for how it looks. It's not just the Japanese though. I saw a pretty young woman in Vietnam a few months ago, smiling away, with a t-shirt bearing the slogan "Dead inside".
Miku composes the lyrics and is considered on of the best lyricists if not the best one in Japan, Kanami composes the music Misa the base line and Akane arranges the drums within Kanami parameters. Saiki is getting more involved with Miku on lyrics. I think Akane is 30 the others 29 and Saiki is 28 this year.
I do not mind pausing if it is done right--just rewind a little after you make some comments. If I wanted no pausing at all, I would just watch the original. I like your insights.
Why are they not properly promoted, especially abroad? Their label is owned by a company that produces equipment for karaoke clubs. The label is focused on the Japanese market and idol bands careers. This is probably why their website looks like it was made 30 years ago by some middle school student, and of course there is no professional English version of it, or English subtitles for MVs. Meanwhile, as the founder of Band Maid, Miku Kobato, officially admits, almost 70% of their fans come from outside of Japan. The Japanese are very mysterious people?
Can U reaction Wagakki-Band (和楽器バンド）/ Homura ( 焰） 、Akatuki no ito (暁の糸）live in Japan , Ikusa (戦）・・・They are great band as Band-Maid which U may don`t know yet .
Japan is the 2nd biggest music market in the world, so I guess they concentrate on the domestic market. They do have two songs that are fully in English (The Dragon Cries and Don't Let Me Down) but being in English doesn't really seem to have helped those two in terms of popularity. The biggest obstacle for them is gaining exposure, because their music speaks for itself. As for blocks, it seems pretty random. Babymetal are more notorious for it, but Band-Maid seem to be fine for 95% or reactors, but the rest have problems.
A smattering of English is ok with me, but I do prefer the musical SOUND of Japanese to that of English...not sure why...And lyrics get in the way sometimes, like in The Dragon Cries...the political edge was unsavory--it's the only one of their songs that doesn't make me SMILE...
@@StoneShards the odd thing is that's there's nothing political in the lyrics. Nobody had a clue what the song was apparently about until the video was made.
Here's one I haven't seen you do yet. Rinne (Reincarnation) It's probably the heaviest thing they've ever done. It's an MV but it's good. ua-cam.com/video/CQ9dbEVgZcA/v-deo.html
I’m enjoying your Band maid reaction Sir. 😉 Their talents have not been properly evaluated in Japan yet I think. In Japan, the metal culture and the hard rock culture like Western countries are not major. (Of course,there is many good bands) In order for them to succeed, they must conquer the world. I believe in their success.from Japan🇯🇵Arigato🙏
I'm surprised you have not their Wikipedia page. They don't sing in English coz their confidence in English is low. But language should not be a problem.... Rammstein is a perfect example. I'm from Australia living in the far north of Sweden. I to understand your exasperation as to why these ladies are not as popular as what we feel they should be.There are alot of aspects at play here... 1: Xenophobia..... Not in your language 2.Sexism..... Girls playing Rock music 3.The Baby Metal effect..... Talent being overlooked because of nationality, gender and on stage attire.
The way they shine live, they SHINE!
They compose all their songs since 2016, with some exceptions. 2016 was the year they got their first song approved by the company and was called "Alone" that you reacted 2 weeks ago... after that, I guess everyone knew they could do a even better job than the previous composers of the company...
Akane, the drummer played piano for 4 years and trombone for 6 years... then drums! MISA was in the same professional music school as Akane and Kanami was a trained piano player before picking up the guitar... so, composition-wise, they have all the "muscle" needed... and they use it.
I'm really glad that they don't go for singing in english "just" to get more audience. For me, and this is just a personal opinion, I think part of the charm lies right there in the language... Kubato (the pony-tailed pigeon) does a great great job throwing english words and sentences like throwing "hooks"... you get to have some idea of what's going on but if you really need to know more (and it's worth finding that out...) you can always get the translation somewhere...
Anyway, just got to the end of the video , loved your reaction and you are right, they deserve much more exposure, they are too damn good to stay in shadows... but they are the ones saying that "Band-Maid is a shy band" (just listened to a interview with Saiki and Kubato) ... opposed to your perception, Akane is the least shy of them all... maybe she looks like that because she stays there behind the kit, head-banging throughout the song, but that's just Akane always getting into it no matter if it's a concert or a music video, she just can't help but having that much fun every time. They rock, they are the best for me... and yes, always smiling, you saw the online concert right? They are stage-animals... Big thumbs up again Alex. Love your spirit... (Oh BTW, that's another gem from the same album as "DICE", "SPIRIT", I mean... :-) cheers!!!
Miku is from Kyushu, Kumamoto so I guess the small pigeon has an hard- ass.
Yes, music school for bassist Misa and drummer Akane (same school); and classical music education (piano) since childhood for guitarist Kanami. About writing music, YES on their three full albums (with a few exceptions on Just Bring It), no on their first three mini-albums (with a few exceptions - Alone was the first song written by them their record company agreed to release). Guitarist Kanami composes the music, and Miku writes the lyrics.
You are so enthusiastic, it´s great! And you are right, it´s really rare to find a DAMN GOOD LIVE rockband these days... One of many reasons i love Band-Maid! And YES, they are writing their own songs, they are not casted, they found each other so to speak and they all have an musicial background (school etc.) Miku and Kanami (lead and rhythm guitar) are writing the songs together most of the time...
As a musician of 50 plus years, I believe Band-Maid is the best and the most talented musicians in the world today.(IMO)
I have been following Band-Maid since 2014 and their is no other band today that can do what they do. I am upset that Band-Maid does not get the recognition that they deserve. With Miku Kobato starting Band-Maid back in 2013 she has worked so hard to get Band-Maid recognized. I don't even know them and I am so proud of their work ethics. They write and compose their own music and every song to me is great. I hope someday everyone will see that. Band-Maid Rocks My World! I love your reactions and Channel. Keep Rocking 🤘🤘
Your so right.Show me a band ,that comes close to band maid.Killer band.
Japanese music industrie has to try to put them out to the public more.
BUT, the public must stop saying: I can't understand so I don't listen. That is bullshit. Language = /care the sound is was matters!
@@franshendrix1404 I agree with you, I don't understand japanese but I know incredible music when I hear it. So I don't care what language it is in. 👍👍
@@franshendrix1404 While Japan sports some of the best rock bands today, their mainstream music taste isn't any better than here in the US. It's all idol groups, boy and girl bands and hip-hop. Rock is definitely in the indie/underground scene.
Well stated Charles. Many of us agree with your opinion about B-M being the best and most talented
Another great reaction! To answer your questions, Kanami, Misa, and Akane have formal music training. Saiki and Miku have had vocal coaching. Miku was to taught how to play guitar by Kanami. Miku writes the lyrics, and she works hard studying English. It seems the more she learns, the more she incorporates English in their songs. The language doesn't matter to me, and I'm sure that's the sentiment of the vast majority of Band Maid fans. I do know all of their US shows sold out very quickly last year. I mean, if you think about it, the Japanese have appreciated bands from the US, England, and Europe with English lyrics for decades. So I think the only one needing convincing that music is a universal language is the record industry.
In fact Akane is the oldest of the ladies. She turns 30 in December.
And together with bassist Misa, she adds the rhythm section to the framework composed by lead guitarist Kanami.
At last the lyrics where added by Miku the band founder and rythm guitarist.
They have been composing and writing their own songs since "Alone". Miku is their main lyricist and Kanami composes their music. They have meetings with the other members and Saiki gets the final say, she has to sing it after all. Try their MV "Alone". You'll see the joy on Miku's face as she realize her dreams finally coming true. :)
Currently this is my favorite version of alone as you can see how Akane beats up her drum kit. ua-cam.com/video/Eqwo40Io_Q8/v-deo.html
my first Band-Maid song, they rolled the DICE and win my heart XD
We are lucky bro, we r living same period with them....
I once said, I was born too late and wanten the 70's but now, I salute Japan!
during the last stream concert the girls looked very happy indeed :D
And yes, the Babymetal hunters are very picky and fast :D
you have to see them live, to ear the incredible intros that they made on some songs, you can ear good crazy jazz-rock, with some spectacular drumlines from Akane, the video of these intros was deleted from youtube months ago.
DICE! My favorite song, first time hearing instant fan. Best song heard in a long long time. Thanks for reacting to this!
Hi Alex. Every song BAND-MAID play melts my ❤.
I'm not even going to start watching your reaction to THIS one! You get all the thumbs up I am able to give!
I know you will enjoy this one a lot... I mean, this is the best you can get, Kubato's lyrics are awesome, the riff is a killer, MISA's bass work like punches, Saiki's voice and attack is phenomenal, Kanami's solo always the meticulous right amount of soloing mastery to get you wanting more of it and for last, holding it all like spot-on solid shell, Akane on the drums... and here's your bullet "DICE"...
"Ii yo
Let's come back here
Welcome to my home!
Ame to muchi dochira ga Do you like??
Kimattara Rise up!!
Kokora de Bye Bye??
Call me Call me Call me Call me
Yakusoku dekinaikedo
Kitto nai yori wa Enjoy time
Nan demo! tte ikanaikedo
Dekiru kagiri Try my best!!
May I take your order?"
Translation:
It’s all right now
Let's come back here
Welcome to my home!
Candy or whip, which one do you like??
If you've decided, rise up!!
From here on, is it bye bye?
Call me Call me Call me Call me
I can't make any promise, but
It's better that nothing, so enjoy time
I don't care about "Anything!"
As long I able to do that, I'll try my best!!
May I take your order?
Now, let me watch the reaction... with big thumbs up all the way!!... and thank you Alabama!
"May I take your order?"
- "4 pints Sapporo and your phonenumber, Saiki, please"
wow dude you nailed it how indeed just so glad we did you are awesome
Got my DVD for the World Domination tour last week and have been playing the hell out of it! The live performance of Dice kicks A$$, trust me! (Unfortunately, lead guitar is a little too much in the background in the DVD (more like a room mic and drums/bass taking over a little)) but still every song is better live.
Thank you for a nice reaction In my opinion their outfit gives some quirky impression to foreign people and think they are gimmick band Also we Japanese are not good at promotion
So thank you again for introducing BANDMAID many times to English speaking people
By the way Badmaid and also Babymetal girls are fighting "hengao" funny face battle when they have chance during live performance And that might makes you think they seems happy
Of course they are enjoying performances with audience even when they do not fight each other
I always enjoy your Band Maid reactions because of your enthusiasm and you feel the same way about them (apparently) that I do as far as their popularity and other groups of much less ability getting more attention than they do. I've bought their albums and really like them all so I really do appreciate how you feel. I'm going to do something I pretty much just don't do and that is subscribe. I'll probably only really react to Band Maid because I really only get really excited about two bands. These ladies and Nightwish because of Floor Jansen. It's odd because they really are two totally different genres. It's even odder because I'm an old Prog guy who's traditional #1 band is Yes even though I know they're in their twilight. I usually listen to bands like Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Spock's Beard, bands of that sort. I'm getting older and didn't thin k I would ever care much about straight Rock any more but Band Maid has totally changed my attitudes. I love this band and will watch anyone who gives a reaction about them but I especially enjoy people like you who truly appreciates them and recognizes how good they really are. From Montana, U.S.A. it's nice to meet a kindred spirit.
Appreciate thank you
@@AlexNChannel You don't have to tell me, but what country are you in? Band Maid has been to a few places and they may have been there without your knowing. Anyway, they've been to the US but not anywhere close to where I can go.
I met Thrill by chance after listening to BABYMETAL's KARATE and Road of Resistance on UA-cam. Since then, I've been obsessed with them although I'm a metalhead.
Thanks for reacting to Band-Maid! Love them!
My first BM song! With Dice I always imagine getting in a get away car and driving super fast to get away from the cops. Imagine this song in a Fast and Furious movie! I really don't mind the pauses. It's a reaction after all. You need to tell us what you think. I like pausing more than talking over the music.
Any day is a good day for more Band-Maid!
I couldn't agree more! They need and deserve to be heavy promoted outside Japan! Every lady in this band is so freaking talented at what they do. and together they are unbelievably special.
For me it's unbelievable how the music scene got so poisoned with so much 'bulls**t' that i refuse to call music. and it's a shame that the tv- and music-stations are promoting this crap instead of the real artists out there.
MISA!!!!! MISA!!!! MISA!!!!! One of the few MV I like better than the Live performance
Yeah, no need to apologize for stopping. If we want to hear the tune uninterupted we'll go to the official video, you do what you have to do. Here's their only tune, that I know of, all in english ua-cam.com/video/skEkpogsmE0/v-deo.html Now, here's a tune from Dorian's youtube channel, he's a huge "Maid-iac" I'm sure he made this video. The tune is "Arcadia Girl" from their 2015 album New "Beginning" and I think you'll like it. I like the video too, though it's not live there's a lot of fun footage from live events. Akane and MISA messing around during a live performance is funny. Dorian has a great channel with lots of behind the scenes pictures and vid clips....Enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/GlT6krS5cio/v-deo.html
Nice Reaction!!~ :D Thank You~
Band-Maid - Choose Me Live / Real Existence Live Reaction Please~ :)
One of the reasons their lyrics are not only in English is that Saiki likes to sing in Japanese. Therefore, if Kobato writes lyrics that contain a lot of English, Saiki will ask for partial changes.
The second reason is that they find value in conquering the world by singing in Japanese. If they conquer the world, there will be a way from Japan to the world. They are paving the way for other Japanese artists.
...and I feel really happy about all this. In line with those thoughts, I insist every now and then for reactions to those masterpieces from the BAND-MAIKO mini album... at least the ones that have a MC: "Gion-Cho" and "Secret MAIKO Lips" (This could even be a double reaction starting with the original song "Secret My Lips")
The path to conquer the world this way is not a easy one... but they didn't got to where they are with easy "short-cuts", so, even if it takes longer, these 5 ladies will achieve it and I'll be there smiling as if they were my very favorite 宝物.
I don't mind when singers sing in their native languages. Their voice becomes one more instrument to me. I have such a crush on the bassist.
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Right, that's a long way to go, so you'll enjoy their challenges for a long time.
By the way, show-ya, the first commercially successful all female hard rock band in Japan, has 35 years since its debut, but still retains its playing technique and good looking quality.
I assure you that BAND-MAID will keep you excited for at least another 30 years as well.
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@@OlettaLiano
Interestingly, Marty Friedman said the same thing as you. He is living in Japan now. He also said "Japanese artists should definitely sing in Japanese and work abroad. Japanese language has a wonderful sound, so it reaches the hearts of people overseas."
@@kurepato8173 Yep, and I wouldn't be surprised if Marty Friedman also had a crush on the bass player. 😂
akane the drummer is now 30! and misa the bassist is the shy one. akane is a very funny girl if you watch some interviews
@@DMiyash248 ha ha - gorilla years - you one upped me on that one. so she will be 30 this year. thanks for the info maid man! wow saiki is only 26 - wish i could say the same but that would be 40 years ago for me. damn.
I may be naive, but I hope that enthousiastic reactions like yours and many others will finally spread the word and that some western record or media executive will take notice. This is so frustrating.
Hi Alex I always follow you and I'm guitarist, Maid Bands are phenomenal, I listen to many successful rock metal bands and I can assure you that these girls are phenomenal.Kanami is a fantastic and whimsical composer never banal, Misa what to say I don't know what to say, Akane wow, Miku and Saychi. Weight that the maximum of the band is expressed in the song RINNE, listen to it .... just by listening to it in the various passages, nuances, breaks, missed times...Weight that the maximum of the band is expressed in the song RINNE, listen to it .... just listening to it in the various passages, nuances, breaks, missed times, simply brilliant and all Maid damage the maximum. Bye
This is groovy Rock N Roll!
Viva Bando-Maidoo! 🤘
They're intelligent musicians.
I think the drummer Akane Hirose is 29 yrs. Correct me if i'm wrong.
She is tecnically perfect, with perfect pose and handling. Her wrists are loose as hot spaghetti.
She's inovative, happy, hungry and a
badass drummer.
And she plays one of the smallest drum kits I have seen in a rock band.
Hej Kent-Ove,
Correct, last information I have is Akane Hirose - Born Dec 14, 1990. So 29 years old.
Well, 29½ if you want to be picky ;)
Not from official source though, so not 100% sure. 'Citation needed' as wikipedia would say.
@@Jonas_S_. Hear hear!👌
@@kent-oveprestberg3578 Hör hör! :D
@@Jonas_S_. 🙂👍
MISA MISA MISA! Akane Hirose aka the Gorilla or A-chan (Drums) is the Clown of the group (along with MISA) and definitely the most social member and at 29 still got plenty ahead of her.
Watching MV's of Band-Maid is cool because you KNOW they can duplicate it live and is not just production.
Been my experience that American media of all types are pretty much closed to Band Maid and Japanese bands since the Baby Metal appearance on American television (one time)
I think a lot of that was because they don't play the music themselves and also the whole fox god thing I think turns a lot of people off.
Cool, amazing...
Link to their full live concert m.bilibili.com/video/BV1Ct411C7Jp
if u like MISA base, u have to check play live...
Blind Guardian - Imagination from the Other Side
I think Miku, Kanami and Akane are around 30 years old, Akane is the oldest and Miku and Kanami a year or so apart. And it is mentioned that Misa and Akane knew each other from music school, I suppose Misa is also around 30 years old. Saiki is the youngest, she is around 26 years old. It is not very sure, but I think that more or less those are their ages.
Great reaction!
Don't worry about stopping the song in the middle.
This is necessary to avoid the video being blocked.
AKANE (Drummer) had studied at a music school, so her basic skills are decent.
Many Japanese don't even know about them, because since they are not Japanese mainstream.
I am Japanese, and I happened to come up with a UA-cam recommendation and found out.
I think one of the reasons why they don't sing in English is that many Japanese are not good at English.
Saiki is not good at English either.
It may be that using only a part of the English lyrics in the Japanese lyrics makes the sound better for Japanese listener.
LOVEBITES is singing in English, but even Japanese people find their pronunciation uncomfortable.
(I love LOVEBITES! But since I grew up listening to Western music, I'm worried about pronunciation in English)
If they want to conquer the world, I think it's better to focus on English lyrics, but I think there is no need to overdo it considering the affinity between Japanese and English.
Sorry for my poor English.
Your English is way better than my non-existent Japanese.... ;o)
I didn't notice Lovebites sang in English at first time. I think singing in Japanese is much better than in awkward English.
In general English is hard for Japanese. Unless they master or speak like Spanish. The transition is easier. But pronounciation wise, all struggle.
Your English is good, not seeing anything poor.
It's called "decorative English". Most Japanese don't speak good english (as a homogenous and very strong culturally bind society, this is not needed outside business as much as Europeans, other Asians or Latin Americans) but words and phrases in English are used as decorations in their signs, advertising, songs, as an extra nice touch (good for tourism too). If you see their signs and advertising they are full of errors, weird grammatical constructions, and so on. Because it's decorative they don't pay much attention to it. Of course musicians are much more careful because they are exposed to a wider worldwide audience.
We have the reverse now, with the Japanese writing on "Super Dry" clothing apparently being utter nonsense, chosen purely for how it looks. It's not just the Japanese though. I saw a pretty young woman in Vietnam a few months ago, smiling away, with a t-shirt bearing the slogan "Dead inside".
Roll the 🎲 *DICE* 🎲 on BAND-MAID and be a winner all the time _winner winner chicken dinner!!!_
I do wonder if Miku still plays PUBG.
@@lordgalahad She does, she did a live streaming not long ago and won 2 chicken dinners of 3 games.
True, they sound much better live.
I have been to one, and I know.
Akane is 29, turning 30 this year.
Try: Bloodiwood - Machi Bhasad, is an Indian Folk Metal band. just enjoy :)
Miku composes the lyrics and is considered on of the best lyricists if not the best one in Japan, Kanami composes the music Misa the base line and Akane arranges the drums within Kanami parameters. Saiki is getting more involved with Miku on lyrics. I think Akane is 30 the others 29 and Saiki is 28 this year.
I almost dont want all their songs in English. If I want know the lyrics that's what google is for.
I knew you watched the concert right? So how did the live version compare to the studio version?
I suggest Band Maiko "Gion-cho" for something a little different.
Drummer Akane (Kay-nom-ee) is the joker and most popular among the girls but I have notice that she is sly during interviews.
There is only one who is not shy. Her name begins with a M and ends on iku. 🤣
@@goodsong6732 well she is 801 years old tho :P
@@goodsong6732 MIKU 10/03/2012 www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm19034378?ref=search_key_video&playlist=eyJpZCI6InZpZGVvX3dhdGNoX3BsYXlsaXN0X3NlYXJjaCIsInNlYXJjaFF1ZXJ5Ijp7InR5cGUiOiJrZXl3b3JkIiwicXVlcnkiOiJiYW5kLW1haWQiLCJwYWdlIjozLCJwZXJQYWdlIjozMiwic29ydCI6IitoIn19&ss_pos=12&ss_id=56bb9007-7b9a-4cea-97f7-3bf8b897b041
Did you want to react to the Misa cam version of the song?😉👍
I do not mind pausing if it is done right--just rewind a little after you make some comments. If I wanted no pausing at all, I would just watch the original. I like your insights.
Why are they not properly promoted, especially abroad? Their label is owned by a company that produces equipment for karaoke clubs. The label is focused on the Japanese market and idol bands careers. This is probably why their website looks like it was made 30 years ago by some middle school student, and of course there is no professional English version of it, or English subtitles for MVs. Meanwhile, as the founder of Band Maid, Miku Kobato, officially admits, almost 70% of their fans come from outside of Japan. The Japanese are very mysterious people?
Can U reaction Wagakki-Band (和楽器バンド）/ Homura ( 焰） 、Akatuki no ito (暁の糸）live in Japan , Ikusa (戦）・・・They are great band as Band-Maid which U may don`t know yet .
Please do reaction TIME..its fanmade video. I'm sure you gonna be suprise..
I like that one, It’s has in way a 90’s grunge vibe, regardless of the singing, the music written is very unique that way :)
Japan is the 2nd biggest music market in the world, so I guess they concentrate on the domestic market. They do have two songs that are fully in English (The Dragon Cries and Don't Let Me Down) but being in English doesn't really seem to have helped those two in terms of popularity. The biggest obstacle for them is gaining exposure, because their music speaks for itself. As for blocks, it seems pretty random. Babymetal are more notorious for it, but Band-Maid seem to be fine for 95% or reactors, but the rest have problems.
A smattering of English is ok with me, but I do prefer the musical SOUND of Japanese to that of English...not sure why...And lyrics get in the way sometimes, like in The Dragon Cries...the political edge was unsavory--it's the only one of their songs that doesn't make me SMILE...
@@StoneShards the odd thing is that's there's nothing political in the lyrics. Nobody had a clue what the song was apparently about until the video was made.
@@RevStickleback
@@StoneShards I recognise it from the video, but nobody at all mentioned anything political about the song until the video came out.
@@RevStickleback
Best female band hand down you dont have speak Japanese to enjoy this
natiural reaction very goods!!
Here's one I haven't seen you do yet. Rinne (Reincarnation) It's probably the heaviest thing they've ever done. It's an MV but it's good.
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I’m enjoying your Band maid reaction Sir. 😉 Their talents have not been properly evaluated in Japan yet I think.
In Japan, the metal culture and the hard rock culture like Western countries are not major. (Of course,there is many good bands) In order for them to succeed, they must conquer the world. I believe in their success.from Japan🇯🇵Arigato🙏
Miku and Saiki say they are working on their english
request japanese hard rock band (ningen isu)
Please react to the band, Trident - Continue. You gonna love it..!
please react to Unlucky Morpheus - UNENDING SORCERESS , this song is epic
I'm surprised you have not their Wikipedia page. They don't sing in English coz their confidence in English is low. But language should not be a problem.... Rammstein is a perfect example. I'm from Australia living in the far north of Sweden. I to understand your exasperation as to why these ladies are not as popular as what we feel they should be.There are alot of aspects at play here... 1: Xenophobia..... Not in your language 2.Sexism..... Girls playing Rock music 3.The Baby Metal effect..... Talent being overlooked because of nationality, gender and on stage attire.
turn light off please. birght much.