I think this is my favorite Miku song because she has so much fun with it. This is a good reminder that the maid part of their act isn’t just the outfits. They call their concerts servings, and they embody a spirit of service, like they’re there to show the crowd a good time, and they put their all into it, as a show of respect. It’s why they don’t do encores, because if they had the energy to play another, they’d just do it standard. You can miss a lot of this just reacting to songs from here and there, rather than watching a whole concert. The music is great, but they also put on a great show, and they’re funny, even when they’re struggling to communicate in English.
Miku: Let's clap together to welcome the members to the stage. Kobato (Miku) will clap with you. Please join in! Kuruppo, start! (Mincho came but avoided Miku) 1:20 (Miku) Wait a minute. I don't understand, but A-chan is eating a banana. Is it good? (A-chan) It tastes good! (Miku) Good to know. 1:29 (Miku) MISA! MISA is as usual. Your whiskey good? She is drinking whiskey straight from the bottle as usual. 1:39 (MISA) It's almost empty. (Miku) Oh, it's almost empty! Emergency call! We need whiskey for MISA right away! 1:52 (Miku) Let's have fun! Rock In Me!
And that right there is why they are so loved, they treat the crowd like their friends and just have fun, rock kinda went to h-ll in the 90s' and 2000s', the artist would stand and stare at their shoes while they played, walk off collect their checks and go home, B.M. doesnt go for that, they are so tight and know each other so well they can goof around and not miss a beat, they want to have a good time "with us". Excellent reaction as usual Sohum 🤘🤘
Akane (not Mincho) eats bananas because, you know, gorilla. Miku is adored by Maidiacs for her MCs because she never leaves the stage, and has no intention of leaving the stage (she loves interacting with the masters and princesses), which also means all the other Maids get to have a break. Equally, all Maidiacs love Miku's songs (where she is the lead vocal) and "Rock in Me" is her classic song (the one where she is a rock star lead singer of a rock band - her dream). Older Maidiacs still pine for the days when Band-Maid songs had dual vocals: sharing verses, rapid-fire call and response, and *extensive* harmonising. "Freezer" springs easily to mind. I saw Band-Maid live for the two recent Zepp Tokyo shows (25th and 26th Nov) and there will never be a better reason to learn Japanese than to understand what the Maids are joking about on stage. Of course, all of their live songs are indivivdual parts of an extensive and intensive show (I like to think of it as a carefully constructed aural tapestry) that the Maids spend hours serving to us. So it is important to remember that the official live songs - or any live Band-Maid song - is not an isolated, individual performance. This is why, if you really love Band-Maid, you will see them live at least once in your life.
I have read comments from new fans asking why they keep Miku.That she doesnt add a lot to the band. If you are one of the people that think that way please understand that there would be no Band Maid if it wasn't for our little pigeon. This was her dream and she worked very hard to make it happen.For all the talent and charm of the other members Miku is the most important maid. PO!
Preach...Miku is the heart and soul of the band. Her vision and drive made Band-Maid what it is today. From the concept. To finding Kanami. Writing majority of the lyrics once management allowed them to write their own songs. And although they say they don't have a leader, they have been on camera saying "Senpai" and acknowledging her a such. Which is a title of honor. That being said, I believe she would be the first to admit, the band would not have been as successful had the stars not been aligned and all of the members, an extremely talented group of young women, fell into place. With a masterful find of Kanami, came Akane, with the perfect timing of her job ending. Akane having been friends with Kanami and did the drum work for Kanami on her demos. With Akane, came MISA, as they were friends and attended the same Music school...TSM (Tokyo School of Music). And MISA's band had just broken up. Then in a act of selflessness, Miku gave up her position of lead vocals as they felt it was not right for the direction of music she envisioned. With the help of the talent agency...Saiki came aboard. And when it came time to expand their sound....she volunteered to learn to play the guitar to cover the rhythm guitar roll. The rest is history...and we owe it all to Miku...our Little Pigeon's vision. Rock On Little Pigeon. PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
It's kind of funny because, although it's not advertised, Miku is the boss of the group. Miku is the manager, the promoter, she does all the negotiations, she manages the finances - both the group's and the girls' personal finances. She looks cute, but she has a mind like a computer. She's a professional poker player, participating in tournaments and winning prizes. That means she reads people like a book.
The concerts are managed to give Saiki's voice a break which can include a section with a Miku song and Instrumental, MC breaks and a section with slow and mid tempo songs. Saiki had Vocal chord surgery to remove polyps in 2017 so they are very careful with her pecious asset.
As mentioned in another comment, Saiki had throat polyp surgery in 2017. The Ohrenje documentary talks about this. She probably is ice packing her throat backstage. I understand she sips on loquat syrup during concerts. She had a vocal coach, familiar with the surgery and post-surgery care. The imaginary time breaks with Miku, and the instrumentals, are ways that the band accommodates Saiki, allowing her to pace herself, and maintain that beautiful voice.
My favorite Miku song just because of her energy and interaction with the Masters and Princesses. Kanami's backing vocals is a bonus and like the little noodling both Kanami and MISA do. Not a overly complicated song...but fun as heck...especially when you're at the Okyu-ji pumping your fist to the "Hey! Hey!". "Sayonakidori" is also amazing. I hope you do both the live electric and then the acoustic version. Miku is amazing! Full of life and infectious energy. PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
In this concert, I think it was around 2018, Saiki-san is only on 1 year recovery from vocal cord polyps removal surgery. So, she rests midset and Miku-chan sings, do her "Magic Spell Time" (Comedy Act) and the 4-piece would play an Instrumental. So, from that beginning, they do this now for every concert.
Remember, just a couple weeks after Saiki had her polyp surgery, Miku had nodes removed from her vocal chords. Less serious surgery, but it was done to minimize interruptions to their rehearsal schedule.
Yes, she is a rock star and nobody deserves it more than her. My favorite Miku song, because it makes me happy every time. Followed now closely by "Brightest star".
There is an awesome fan cam version of this from the Paradise Rock Club in Boston 2022 from a Vladimir Chupin's YT channel that shows a bit more fan interaction in a very small venue. Also shows how even with a cell phone recording they sound amazing.
Miku was taking singing lesson while working in a Maid Cafe. Like the singing style of her grandmother Miku was inspired by traditional Japanese Enka singing.
@jjo154 "I must try my best" Jeff. And a Merry Christmas to you too, my friend. Memo to BAND-MAID : Launch your own Christmas Maid decorations & i can put you on my tree :)
You missed the Comedy Intro for this. She started with a recorded backing track and then they cut it off on her and she went nuts! It's very funny! But it's really hard to find the whole thing these days, but the first part is in Ohrenje's documentaries on Miku. It's number 2 or 3. You're right about their LIVE Sound. In fact you could use them to test PAs and Sound Reinforcement Equipment in general. If there's so much as a single speaker that isn't up to snuff you will know it very quickly. No Saiki. This song was kind of known as Saiki's Bathroom Break. But that was before we knew about her throat problems and surgery. But sometimes there's no Miku, like when Saiki and Kanami fo the acoustic version of 'Puzzle'.
Saiki had throat surgery around this time, so they had to be very careful with her voice. They build in rest breaks for her through instrumentals, MC time and Miku led songs. While they do sound awesome lice, there was some post production done here due to this being on an official live DVD.
You can tell her vocal has gotten stronger since then (I suppose it's from zepp tokyo 2018). Actually both Miku and Saiki's vocal have gotten significantly powerful over the last couple of years. You should definitely react to "Brightest Star" (album ver.) it's in my opinion is the most vocally complex song by Miku and I absolutely love it. Then you can react to The One, for ultimate harmony made in heaven. I really don't think Saiki needs any break these days other than MC time, but when Saiki makes live setlists she makes sure to include what fans want. 1. Miku, the heart of Band-Maid, 2. Their instrumentals. It used to be partly for herself, but it's always for the band at the core. Band-Maid in the earlier days was more about the instruments than vocals. Saiki didn't get that much recognition until 2020. Imo both Miku and Saiki should be more recognised.
There is only one rock-star to compare with Miku...........................Miku! She excels at putting the fun into rock music,... similarly to AG putting fun into choreography..... never allowing ego to dull her natural brilliance..
Saw them live twice last year on their US tour. They played Rock In Me which I love. However this is one of my favorite performances from their US tour '22 ua-cam.com/video/wni9gi5mjyc/v-deo.html
Great reaction and I whole heartily agree with you on the raw vocals. I don't have the best ear (due to 40 years of listening to music too loud) but I can hear when Saiki or Miku sing out of tune and that for me seems to indicate that they are not playing around with the vocals in post (no pitch correcting). I watch the "Wings of Pegasus" channel and Fil has been on a campaign for years to expose the use of pitch correction in mainstream music production (he hates it). My hearing is not as good as Pil, but I feel it's good enough to tell that Band-Maid doesn't appear to be using it. Other Japanese bands that I listen to also do not appear to be using pitch correction and it may be that the Japanese want to leave the vocals as raw as possible (may be a culture thing - "Do your best" does not mean using tricks to make the vocals sound better). Thanks for reacting to Miku, the strongest pigeon in the world.
@@Sohum Miku is an 810 year old pigeon. These two videos will explain all. Be sure to record it as maidiacs love watching reactors exposed to the inner mind of Miku. Gold Rush part 1 - ua-cam.com/video/R4PofsQYwn4/v-deo.html Gold Rush part 2 - ua-cam.com/video/YzWETTu-4iE/v-deo.html
According to Miku and Saiki's conversation on the radio, Misa's bass line gets more groovy the more she drinks her hard liquor. I think it was Jim Beam😏
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Miku is the only one who never leaves stage. She entertains during breaks
Is Miku a rock star? Damned right she is!
I think this is my favorite Miku song because she has so much fun with it. This is a good reminder that the maid part of their act isn’t just the outfits. They call their concerts servings, and they embody a spirit of service, like they’re there to show the crowd a good time, and they put their all into it, as a show of respect. It’s why they don’t do encores, because if they had the energy to play another, they’d just do it standard.
You can miss a lot of this just reacting to songs from here and there, rather than watching a whole concert. The music is great, but they also put on a great show, and they’re funny, even when they’re struggling to communicate in English.
Exactly. Everything you've written is truth.
Best live concert I have ever been to !!!!
Miku: Let's clap together to welcome the members to the stage. Kobato (Miku) will clap with you. Please join in! Kuruppo, start!
(Mincho came but avoided Miku)
1:20 (Miku) Wait a minute. I don't understand, but A-chan is eating a banana. Is it good?
(A-chan) It tastes good!
(Miku) Good to know.
1:29 (Miku) MISA! MISA is as usual. Your whiskey good?
She is drinking whiskey straight from the bottle as usual.
1:39 (MISA) It's almost empty.
(Miku) Oh, it's almost empty! Emergency call! We need whiskey for MISA right away!
1:52 (Miku) Let's have fun! Rock In Me!
❤❤❤❤❤
And that right there is why they are so loved, they treat the crowd like their friends and just have fun, rock kinda went to h-ll in the 90s' and 2000s', the artist would stand and stare at their shoes while they played, walk off collect their checks and go home, B.M. doesnt go for that, they are so tight and know each other so well they can goof around and not miss a beat, they want to have a good time "with us". Excellent reaction as usual Sohum 🤘🤘
Miku is indeed a rock Star ✨⭐, in fact in my 64 years, she is my favorite rock star for several reasons.
I think we're turning Maidiac, 🎵 I think we're turning Maidiac, 🎶 I really think so. 🎼
Next stop: Documentary town!
@@Retec 👍Standing by for that...
Check out Miku's song, "Time," Sohum! 🕊
OMG this is why we love Miku! The little energizer bunny that can energize 2 stadiums at once if she wants to! GO LITTLE PIGEON! 😎🤘
Akane (not Mincho) eats bananas because, you know, gorilla. Miku is adored by Maidiacs for her MCs because she never leaves the stage, and has no intention of leaving the stage (she loves interacting with the masters and princesses), which also means all the other Maids get to have a break. Equally, all Maidiacs love Miku's songs (where she is the lead vocal) and "Rock in Me" is her classic song (the one where she is a rock star lead singer of a rock band - her dream). Older Maidiacs still pine for the days when Band-Maid songs had dual vocals: sharing verses, rapid-fire call and response, and *extensive* harmonising. "Freezer" springs easily to mind.
I saw Band-Maid live for the two recent Zepp Tokyo shows (25th and 26th Nov) and there will never be a better reason to learn Japanese than to understand what the Maids are joking about on stage. Of course, all of their live songs are indivivdual parts of an extensive and intensive show (I like to think of it as a carefully constructed aural tapestry) that the Maids spend hours serving to us. So it is important to remember that the official live songs - or any live Band-Maid song - is not an isolated, individual performance. This is why, if you really love Band-Maid, you will see them live at least once in your life.
Zepp Haneda. Zepp Tokyo closed.
@@ericifune5543 You're right. My bad.
It's been said that if you dropped Miku in the middle of the desert with a kazoo.....she would walk out a week later a ROCK STAR !!!!!
Trailed by a thousand kangaroo rats, all singing in harmony
Now I'm being quoted! It is true!
I have read comments from new fans asking why they keep Miku.That she doesnt add a lot to the band. If you are one of the people that think that way please understand that there would be no Band Maid if it wasn't for our little pigeon. This was her dream and she worked very hard to make it happen.For all the talent and charm of the other members Miku is the most important maid. PO!
Preach...Miku is the heart and soul of the band. Her vision and drive made Band-Maid what it is today. From the concept. To finding Kanami. Writing majority of the lyrics once management allowed them to write their own songs. And although they say they don't have a leader, they have been on camera saying "Senpai" and acknowledging her a such. Which is a title of honor. That being said, I believe she would be the first to admit, the band would not have been as successful had the stars not been aligned and all of the members, an extremely talented group of young women, fell into place. With a masterful find of Kanami, came Akane, with the perfect timing of her job ending. Akane having been friends with Kanami and did the drum work for Kanami on her demos. With Akane, came MISA, as they were friends and attended the same Music school...TSM (Tokyo School of Music). And MISA's band had just broken up. Then in a act of selflessness, Miku gave up her position of lead vocals as they felt it was not right for the direction of music she envisioned. With the help of the talent agency...Saiki came aboard. And when it came time to expand their sound....she volunteered to learn to play the guitar to cover the rhythm guitar roll. The rest is history...and we owe it all to Miku...our Little Pigeon's vision. Rock On Little Pigeon. PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
Not to mention she writes most of the lyrics and provides the rythem guitars.
I've never heard that! It must be just one person. Band-Maid without one of them just isn't Band-Maid.
It's kind of funny because, although it's not advertised, Miku is the boss of the group. Miku is the manager, the promoter, she does all the negotiations, she manages the finances - both the group's and the girls' personal finances. She looks cute, but she has a mind like a computer. She's a professional poker player, participating in tournaments and winning prizes. That means she reads people like a book.
@Olkam-w5u miku is the cutest old man that ever lived. Lol
The concerts are managed to give Saiki's voice a break which can include a section with a Miku song and Instrumental, MC breaks and a section with slow and mid tempo songs. Saiki had Vocal chord surgery to remove polyps in 2017 so they are very careful with her pecious asset.
As mentioned in another comment, Saiki had throat polyp surgery in 2017. The Ohrenje documentary talks about this. She probably is ice packing her throat backstage. I understand she sips on loquat syrup during concerts. She had a vocal coach, familiar with the surgery and post-surgery care. The imaginary time breaks with Miku, and the instrumentals, are ways that the band accommodates Saiki, allowing her to pace herself, and maintain that beautiful voice.
This whole concert is jaw dropping good
❤❤❤❤❤
My favorite Miku song just because of her energy and interaction with the Masters and Princesses. Kanami's backing vocals is a bonus and like the little noodling both Kanami and MISA do. Not a overly complicated song...but fun as heck...especially when you're at the Okyu-ji pumping your fist to the "Hey! Hey!". "Sayonakidori" is also amazing. I hope you do both the live electric and then the acoustic version. Miku is amazing! Full of life and infectious energy. PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
In this concert, I think it was around 2018, Saiki-san is only on 1 year recovery from vocal cord polyps removal surgery. So, she rests midset and Miku-chan sings, do her "Magic Spell Time" (Comedy Act) and the 4-piece would play an Instrumental. So, from that beginning, they do this now for every concert.
Remember, just a couple weeks after Saiki had her polyp surgery, Miku had nodes removed from her vocal chords. Less serious surgery, but it was done to minimize interruptions to their rehearsal schedule.
Exactly!
Yes, she is a rock star and nobody deserves it more than her.
My favorite Miku song, because it makes me happy every time.
Followed now closely by "Brightest star".
There is an awesome fan cam version of this from the Paradise Rock Club in Boston 2022 from a Vladimir Chupin's YT channel that shows a bit more fan interaction in a very small venue. Also shows how even with a cell phone recording they sound amazing.
Lucky enough to see this live in Chicago 2022, the most positive vibes of any show I have ever seen.
Band-Maid crew is top notch.
Live at Zepp Tokyo is an all experience to see and ear...
Totally agree with NO auto-tune!!! I've watched all your Band-Maid reaction and enjoyed all of them. Thanks for giving us some Miku love
The Pigeon is a badass rocker. Hey, hey!🕊🤘
Miku was taking singing lesson while working in a Maid Cafe. Like the singing style of her grandmother Miku was inspired by traditional Japanese Enka singing.
I saw them perform this in Dallas. It was such a fun, high energy performance!
I am jealous falcon
Love Miku! She is the energizer Bunny besides being our Pigeon! "Time" and "Rock in Me" are two favorites!
Oh Miku's songs?
You need to hear..
- TIME
- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘
I give you one more 👍 here for your suggestion because I could push 👍 button only once😉
fun bit: akane partially 'sang' this during one of their online okyu-jis. 😁
Miku can do no wrong. "Po"🐦
Neither can Gary... possibly. 🤔 Have a Merry Christmas! 🎄
@jjo154 "I must try my best" Jeff. And a Merry Christmas to you too, my friend. Memo to BAND-MAID : Launch your own Christmas Maid decorations & i can put you on my tree :)
Have a PO Christmas Gary !
@@airlinesecret6725 Hey you too, A.S, & here's to an awesome Maidiac 2025.☃️
Frohe Weihnachten, Merry Christmas Gary Puh!❤🎉
Miku is just a force of nature 🤘
Miku is a dynamo.
You missed the Comedy Intro for this. She started with a recorded backing track and then they cut it off on her and she went nuts! It's very funny! But it's really hard to find the whole thing these days, but the first part is in Ohrenje's documentaries on Miku. It's number 2 or 3. You're right about their LIVE Sound. In fact you could use them to test PAs and Sound Reinforcement Equipment in general. If there's so much as a single speaker that isn't up to snuff you will know it very quickly. No Saiki. This song was kind of known as Saiki's Bathroom Break. But that was before we knew about her throat problems and surgery. But sometimes there's no Miku, like when Saiki and Kanami fo the acoustic version of 'Puzzle'.
I love the whole thing about how everyone should take a step back and only Miku takes a step back.
Saiki had throat surgery around this time, so they had to be very careful with her voice. They build in rest breaks for her through instrumentals, MC time and Miku led songs.
While they do sound awesome lice, there was some post production done here due to this being on an official live DVD.
If u wanna hear the power of mikus voice , checkout cluppo , voice
Yeah, real music any day of the week
Miku usually gets one solo song on each album and this is one, as is Sayonakidori.
You can tell her vocal has gotten stronger since then (I suppose it's from zepp tokyo 2018). Actually both Miku and Saiki's vocal have gotten significantly powerful over the last couple of years.
You should definitely react to "Brightest Star" (album ver.) it's in my opinion is the most vocally complex song by Miku and I absolutely love it.
Then you can react to The One, for ultimate harmony made in heaven.
I really don't think Saiki needs any break these days other than MC time, but when Saiki makes live setlists she makes sure to include what fans want. 1. Miku, the heart of Band-Maid, 2. Their instrumentals. It used to be partly for herself, but it's always for the band at the core.
Band-Maid in the earlier days was more about the instruments than vocals. Saiki didn't get that much recognition until 2020.
Imo both Miku and Saiki should be more recognised.
There is only one rock-star to compare with Miku...........................Miku!
She excels at putting the fun into rock music,... similarly to AG putting fun into choreography.....
never allowing ego to dull her natural brilliance..
💜💛❤(💙)💚
This song goes often on repeat.
Is Miku a Rockstar? To quote Miku..."Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah, yeaahh yeaahh YEAH"! 🕊🤘
Not their best song BUT the joy of MIKU-po is just enough to light up the sky!
Not a rock star but a rock legend that's Miku
Saw them live twice last year on their US tour. They played Rock In Me which I love. However this is one of my favorite performances from their US tour '22 ua-cam.com/video/wni9gi5mjyc/v-deo.html
Lol, Styx. Thanks for the reaction!
You bet
Totally agree
Great reaction and I whole heartily agree with you on the raw vocals. I don't have the best ear (due to 40 years of listening to music too loud) but I can hear when Saiki or Miku sing out of tune and that for me seems to indicate that they are not playing around with the vocals in post (no pitch correcting). I watch the "Wings of Pegasus" channel and Fil has been on a campaign for years to expose the use of pitch correction in mainstream music production (he hates it). My hearing is not as good as Pil, but I feel it's good enough to tell that Band-Maid doesn't appear to be using it. Other Japanese bands that I listen to also do not appear to be using pitch correction and it may be that the Japanese want to leave the vocals as raw as possible (may be a culture thing - "Do your best" does not mean using tricks to make the vocals sound better). Thanks for reacting to Miku, the strongest pigeon in the world.
Strongest pigeon? hahah, I think I need some more context
@@Sohum Miku is an 810 year old pigeon. These two videos will explain all. Be sure to record it as maidiacs love watching reactors exposed to the inner mind of Miku.
Gold Rush part 1 - ua-cam.com/video/R4PofsQYwn4/v-deo.html
Gold Rush part 2 - ua-cam.com/video/YzWETTu-4iE/v-deo.html
According to Miku and Saiki's conversation on the radio, Misa's bass line gets more groovy the more she drinks her hard liquor. I think it was Jim Beam😏
💙💙💙💙
Subscribe to Band-Maid Prime and you can see the entire show. This misses the Omajinai time and Miku's comedy time just prior to this.
Also subtitles.
🕊👀❤🇯🇵🥰🍻😁