Nemophila - "baby blue eyes" flower, "Rurikarakusa" in Japanese; grows in N-America and is appreciated in Japan (see "Hitachi Seaside Park"). The band was formed in 2019, originally as a "session" brought together by... Mayu - the vocalist (ex- Lipstick band); Haraguchi-san - (ex- HöLDERLINS band) bass, backing vocals, was Mayu's friend and colleague from Music College; Tamu Murata - drums, backing vocals, one the most respected session musician in Japan (countless bands), with also her own original carrier; she's also the wife of Akira Yamaoka, musician/composer, known especially for his videogames OSTs, in particular for "Silent Hill"; Saki (ex - "Mary's Blood" band for a decade, "Destrose", and others), she's a "young sacred monster" in J-metal) guitar, backing vocals, and... Hazuki (KOIAI "Dark Indigo" / Li-sa-X, Disqualia bands) - guitar, backing vocals; both, Saki and Hazuki have a lot of experience. Unfortunately, Saki left the band in march 2024, after the Budokan concert, thinking that her contribution was enough after more than 4-5 years, pursuing her - successful - solo carrier. The band continues in the 4 members form, with Mayu starting to add guitar bits while Haraguchi-san's bass, and Hazuki's guitar becomes more prominent. Nemophila, with their self-declared "Jigoku no Yurufuwa" (soft and fluffy hell) general metal-rock style, made an amazing fandom impression during the pandemic, thru UA-cam clips... ...so far about 50 Western/Japanese awesomely bonkers covers, and about 40 original, freakishly insane good songs (singles, EPs - including the JPURecords' Extended Edition of "Oiran", 3 albums - "Revive", "Seize The Faith", "Evolve"). Discography, alphabetical order: 01. ADABANA - 徒花 - "Fruitless/seedless flower" 02. ALIVE 03. AMA-TE-RAS (Amaterasu goddess) 04. Another Story (ballad) 05. A Ray Of Light 06. Back into the wild 07. Blooming 08. Breaking Out 09. Change the World 10. Creature 11. DISSENSION 12. Enigma 13. ENTEN - 炎天 - "Scorching/blazing heat/sun" 14. Fighter 15. GAME OVER (ballad) 16. G.O.D. - "Groundbreakers of Destiny" (first original song as 4 members) 17. Hammer Down 18. Hōzuki - 鬼灯 - "Demon Light" - "Winter cherry" / "Japanese lantern" plant 19. HYPNOSIS 20. Justice 21. Life (ballad - their "official anthem") 22. MONSTERS 23. Night Flight (electro-rock song, one of their firsts, used as half-time breakout) 24. now I here (ballad) 25. ODYSSEY (ballad) 26. OIRAN - "Courtesan" (their first original song, in february 2020) 27. OSKR - "OShiKuRa manju" (children's song-game of pushing outside of a circle) 28. PROGRESS 29. RAITEI - 雷霆 - "Thunder" 30. REVIVE 31. RISE 32. Rock’n’Roll Is? (an homage to famous rock bands/artists; the lyrics/melody and style of play are Easter Eggs) 33. Rollin’Rollin’ 34. Seize the Fate 35. Soaring ～to be continued～ (instrumental) 36. SORAI - "Autumn wind" (was supposed to be the original name for the band) 37. STYLE (rap-metal song) 38. - 群青 39. Waiting for you 40. YELL 〜軌跡〜 ("Kiseki - Trajectory", ballad) 41. ZEN ________ Unreleased songs on CDs: - Another Story... written during the COVID pandemic, with the purpose of lifting the spirit; performed only once on stage for a live stream at the end of December 2020... but - according to Saki - "it's part of 'Cheer to Art, Tokyo Project' (started by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offer place for artists to upload their work...since all lives, concerts, events and exhibitions had been suspended, all venues had been closed"; was posted on UA-cam, on this governmental channel: アートにエールを!【音楽 1ch】; although is no longer there, there are some reactions to it, just search "NEMOPHILA / AnotherStory". It's also kept on WebArchive: watch?v=WWSFd4N4pjU - Creature, Breaking Out... released only on Revive (It's Sooooo Nice To Finally Meet You!!!!!) Blu-ray; they are performed sometimes in concerts; Breaking Out... released during their first live stream in 2020, and Rizing Nemo in 2023; - Blooming... released only on the official Nemophila UA-cam channel, and performed sometimes in concerts. - Ultramarine/Gunjō performed in the second part of the 19 June 2021 stream. ___________________________
I just returned from Japan after having my Nemophila concert cancelled. Shite happens right. Poor Mayu got COVID so hope she's up and running soon. The only thing that made up for my Nemophila disappointment was watching a new easy core band called Launcher No.8. I saw them twice and they were great live and reminded me so much of my other Japanese favorite in Hanabie. Particularly when Hanabie first started. Launcher No.8 will have a music video out soon but for people reading this, check some of the mobile recorded (some with just ok quality phone recorded sound unfortunately) live shots on UA-cam. Their sound live was spot on and was awesome and Ruka (Luka) the lead singer has a ripper scream. With good management they will become big for sure.
You sure do need to do more Nemophila. They have plenty of songs that mix Mayu's harsh vocals with her melodic voice, but their range of musical styles is pretty vast - they do it all. A few to try: 'Ama-Te-Ras', 'Rise', 'Revive', 'Adabana', 'Hypnosis' and the live version of 'OIRAN' from 1 yr ago (specifically that one and not the other versions. The live from last year is perfection.)
First song as a 4-piece and Mayu wrote a banger! Also, check out 'Ama-Te-Ras' for a great mix of cleans and harsh vocals plus a 'groovy metal' feel...super unique and another of their best songs.
Their first release since guitarist Saki left the band earlier this year. Nemophila as a 4 piece will be just fine. Unlike Zen, this is more representative of most of their music, with a nice mix of clean and harsh vocals. Love Mayu's screams. Yes, you need to do more from them. "Dissension" is one a lot start with, and try the official live for "Oiran". Another new song dropped a couple days ago, called "Progress" (audio only so far).
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Can’t get enough Nemophila. ❤️🌸
Love Nemophila thanks for the reaction!
I love your t-shirt. Dismember is one of my favorite bands from before. Nemophila is one of favorite bands now! God job!
Nemophila best out of Japan 🤘🔥🔥❤️❤️ please react to more Nemophila , Review, Dissension
Mayu....damn!
Nemophila - "baby blue eyes" flower, "Rurikarakusa" in Japanese; grows in N-America and is appreciated in Japan (see "Hitachi Seaside Park").
The band was formed in 2019, originally as a "session" brought together by...
Mayu - the vocalist (ex- Lipstick band);
Haraguchi-san - (ex- HöLDERLINS band) bass, backing vocals, was Mayu's friend and colleague from Music College;
Tamu Murata - drums, backing vocals, one the most respected session musician in Japan (countless bands), with also her own original carrier; she's also the wife of Akira Yamaoka, musician/composer, known especially for his videogames OSTs, in particular for "Silent Hill";
Saki (ex - "Mary's Blood" band for a decade, "Destrose", and others), she's a "young sacred monster" in J-metal) guitar, backing vocals, and...
Hazuki (KOIAI "Dark Indigo" / Li-sa-X, Disqualia bands) - guitar, backing vocals; both, Saki and Hazuki have a lot of experience.
Unfortunately, Saki left the band in march 2024, after the Budokan concert, thinking that her contribution was enough after more than 4-5 years, pursuing her - successful - solo carrier.
The band continues in the 4 members form, with Mayu starting to add guitar bits while Haraguchi-san's bass, and Hazuki's guitar becomes more prominent.
Nemophila, with their self-declared "Jigoku no Yurufuwa" (soft and fluffy hell) general metal-rock style, made an amazing fandom impression during the pandemic, thru UA-cam clips...
...so far about 50 Western/Japanese awesomely bonkers covers, and about 40 original, freakishly insane good songs (singles, EPs - including the JPURecords' Extended Edition of "Oiran", 3 albums - "Revive", "Seize The Faith", "Evolve").
Discography, alphabetical order:
01. ADABANA - 徒花 - "Fruitless/seedless flower"
02. ALIVE
03. AMA-TE-RAS (Amaterasu goddess)
04. Another Story (ballad)
05. A Ray Of Light
06. Back into the wild
07. Blooming
08. Breaking Out
09. Change the World
10. Creature
11. DISSENSION
12. Enigma
13. ENTEN - 炎天 - "Scorching/blazing heat/sun"
14. Fighter
15. GAME OVER (ballad)
16. G.O.D. - "Groundbreakers of Destiny" (first original song as 4 members)
17. Hammer Down
18. Hōzuki - 鬼灯 - "Demon Light" - "Winter cherry" / "Japanese lantern" plant
19. HYPNOSIS
20. Justice
21. Life (ballad - their "official anthem")
22. MONSTERS
23. Night Flight (electro-rock song, one of their firsts, used as half-time breakout)
24. now I here (ballad)
25. ODYSSEY (ballad)
26. OIRAN - "Courtesan" (their first original song, in february 2020)
27. OSKR - "OShiKuRa manju" (children's song-game of pushing outside of a circle)
28. PROGRESS
29. RAITEI - 雷霆 - "Thunder"
30. REVIVE
31. RISE
32. Rock’n’Roll Is? (an homage to famous rock bands/artists; the lyrics/melody and style of play are Easter Eggs)
33. Rollin’Rollin’
34. Seize the Fate
35. Soaring ～to be continued～ (instrumental)
36. SORAI - "Autumn wind" (was supposed to be the original name for the band)
37. STYLE (rap-metal song)
38. - 群青
39. Waiting for you
40. YELL 〜軌跡〜 ("Kiseki - Trajectory", ballad)
41. ZEN
________
Unreleased songs on CDs:
- Another Story... written during the COVID pandemic, with the purpose of lifting the spirit;
performed only once on stage for a live stream at the end of December 2020...
but - according to Saki - "it's part of 'Cheer to Art, Tokyo Project' (started by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offer place for artists to upload their work...since all lives, concerts, events and exhibitions had been suspended, all venues had been closed";
was posted on UA-cam, on this governmental channel: アートにエールを!【音楽 1ch】; although is no longer there, there are some reactions to it, just search "NEMOPHILA / AnotherStory". It's also kept on WebArchive: watch?v=WWSFd4N4pjU
- Creature, Breaking Out... released only on Revive (It's Sooooo Nice To Finally Meet You!!!!!) Blu-ray; they are performed sometimes in concerts; Breaking Out... released during their first live stream in 2020, and Rizing Nemo in 2023;
- Blooming... released only on the official Nemophila UA-cam channel, and performed sometimes in concerts.
- Ultramarine/Gunjō performed in the second part of the 19 June 2021 stream.
___________________________
I just returned from Japan after having my Nemophila concert cancelled. Shite happens right. Poor Mayu got COVID so hope she's up and running soon. The only thing that made up for my Nemophila disappointment was watching a new easy core band called Launcher No.8. I saw them twice and they were great live and reminded me so much of my other Japanese favorite in Hanabie. Particularly when Hanabie first started. Launcher No.8 will have a music video out soon but for people reading this, check some of the mobile recorded (some with just ok quality phone recorded sound unfortunately) live shots on UA-cam. Their sound live was spot on and was awesome and Ruka (Luka) the lead singer has a ripper scream. With good management they will become big for sure.
You sure do need to do more Nemophila. They have plenty of songs that mix Mayu's harsh vocals with her melodic voice, but their range of musical styles is pretty vast - they do it all.
A few to try: 'Ama-Te-Ras', 'Rise', 'Revive', 'Adabana', 'Hypnosis' and the live version of 'OIRAN' from 1 yr ago (specifically that one and not the other versions. The live from last year is perfection.)
I second all these suggestions and definitely the live version of 'OIRAN'...one of their earliest songs as a group.
Awesome band 🤘
Nemophila are pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Mayu wrote a real banger with G.O.D.
🔥🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻🔥
Next one《oiran》live please!
First song as a 4-piece and Mayu wrote a banger!
Also, check out 'Ama-Te-Ras' for a great mix of cleans and harsh vocals plus a 'groovy metal' feel...super unique and another of their best songs.
Their first release since guitarist Saki left the band earlier this year. Nemophila as a 4 piece will be just fine. Unlike Zen, this is more representative of most of their music, with a nice mix of clean and harsh vocals. Love Mayu's screams.
Yes, you need to do more from them. "Dissension" is one a lot start with, and try the official live for "Oiran". Another new song dropped a couple days ago, called "Progress" (audio only so far).
very hard to pick just one fave, they have alot of holy craps! lol
It's better than Zen (IMHO)!😂🤘✌️