Fami’s thick chunky bass tone cuts through everything and really adds depth and texture to the band’s live sound and her stage presence has really come on in leaps and bound (and jumps) since the first Knocking at Heaven’s Gate performance eighteen months ago. She exudes such joy at being on stage and given her interactions with the other band members on stage there is obviously great chemistry between them. She has a low power stance, headbangs with the best of them, sings her heart out in the gang vocals, mouths the words of some songs, has great interaction with the crowd encouraging them with hand gestures and throwing horns and thumbs up regularly. She is young, energetic and very talented and don’t forget that she joined the band aged just twenty, never having played in a real band or in front of a live audience of any size or played any metal music. At the same age Midori was just beginning to learn to play the guitar and Mikayo had only been at it for a year or so. There is an age gap of between twelve to fourteen years between her and the other members (Generation X to Generation Z) but she is on an equal level musically with them all and performing as if she has been at it for ten years or more.
@@W2FilmWorks Not at all and all the band members seem to being enjoying themselves more on stage.during their live performances compared to before the hiatus.
Thank you so much for recording the whole show! I was there but didn't record anything because I wanted to enjoy the show 'in the moment' but hoped that someone else would record it. You are appreciated more than you can imagine.
ME TOO ! I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THEM THIS GOOD ! I WAS LUCKY TO SEE THEIR HEADS ! I SAW FAMI'S HEAD QUITT A BIT , AND THAT LEGENDARY SMILE ! I COULDN'T EVEN SEE HARUNA'S HEAD ! DEFINITELY A LOW STAGE AND NO DRUM STAND ! BUT I DID GET TO SIT DOWN IN FRONT OF THE SOUND BOARD ! AND I FELT THE BASS AND DRUMS ON MY BACK ! BEST BACK MASSAGE I'VE EVER HAD ! THANK YOU , FAMI & HARUNA !
@@donaldvanderlinden1245 I could see all of them except for Haruna, too! Which kind of sucked because she's my favorite, but, like you, I could feel it as well.
@@Dave.S.Cramer I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HOW THAT TINY LITTLE HARUNA PLAYS WITH SO MUCH POWER AND SPEED ! AND SHE SINGS ALONG WITH MOST OF THE SONGS WHILE SHE'S GOING 100 MPH ! I SENT A MESSAGE TO MIYAKO TO TRY AND GET BOOKED AT THE WARFIELD ! GREAT SEATING ON THE FLOOR AND A GREAT BALCONY SECTION , AND THEY PUT THE SOUNDBOARD DEAD CENTER IN THE BALCONY ! I SAW YES THERE ABOUT 4 TIMES IF THEY PLAY SOMEWHERE THAT MANY TIMES , YOU KNOW THEY LIKE IT !
Thank you for sharing. I went to the Dallas and LA shows. These ladies put all their effort into every show no matter the venue size. I deeply appreciate their hard work. While I enjoy the smaller more intimate settings, I have to wonder how they felt when each venue was smaller than the last. It is great for their fans, but this is a profession with costs to be covered. I hope they come back to the US. If they don’t I will certainly travel back to Japan for a concert. ❤️🐺
You are so lucky to see Lovebites in this tiny venue. You many never see them in SF in such a small place again. They really are a bona fide arena act and something like this is special. Thank you so much for recording the whole show and posting it. This is amazing!
@@J3unG Thanks for your comments. Indeed I know they are arena-metal material having played at such big festivals like Wacken, Hellfest, Bloodstock, etc. I was in shock to hear they would play at this small SF venue so I was in waiting the minute the ticket sales were open to grab a VIP meet and greet package. Are you from Japan? I know they also play much bigger venue shows there, all sellouts I’m sure. 👍
@@W2FilmWorks Thank you "Oh yes" in the song M.D.O. this has become a FAMI live classic gesture "Now, Ladies & Gentlemen it's time for some real headbanging" 🤩
@@yard1972 She imitated that trick from Miho (pointing to her head before headbanging) who did the same gesture in one of their shows before Fami joined. I saw her do it in a video but I don't remember which one it was. It may have been MDO in the 2020 show.
4 dates in small venues is hardly a tour you're lucky to have been too one of their shows...hopefully they'll get to do a proper u.s. tour in the near future i'll be there if I can...i'm in the Wolfpack for sure.
Yeah, if I was among the unlucky then I would complain. But you know why I can’t complain having the opportunity to see them in such a close up intimate manner. But indeed their next time around will hit bigger venues and hopefully many more cities.
Thank you for the great video. I think Lovebites is the best hard rock group right now. All the members have world-class skills, and their stage promotion is also the best. What's most amazing is the wealth of original songs. It's often said that rock was saved by Japan. There are many world-class groups in Japan, so please enjoy them.
Thanks Chris! Your footage combined with that of @hiawatha.g helped greatly, much appreciated. And from your vantage point being directly behind me your video even captured the problem at 13:41. I forgot to set my phone to airplane mode (to avoid incoming calls) and at that moment wouldn't ya know it, I was receiving an incoming call and you can see the red record button on the bottom-right of my camera app automatically turn off the recording (from red "on" to white "off"). I didn't even notice it happened until after missing that entire next song! (which was "Unchained") 🤷♂😤
Thanks for sharing. Ce groupe joue avec leur cœur et leur tripes, un vrai groupe de Heavy Metal qui joue dans des petites salles mais qui ont leur public. Et en plus, elles jouent bien. Il leur faudrait un hymne, un morceau qui déchire mais elles ne l'ont pas encore. Peu importe, elles ont plein de qualités, elles font vivre le Heavy Metal à l'ancienne et rien que pour ça, je les soutiendrai toujours.
Elles n'ont pas d'hymne, de morceau qui déchire ????? Vous n'avez pas du écouter Frozen sérénade, Scream for me, The Hammer of wrath, Holy war, Break the wall, Thunder vengeance. Elles ont plus de chansons pouvant être des hymnes que n'importe quel groupe de métal du passé et du présent. Et permettez moi de relever un euphémisme "elles jouent bien". Je pense que vous vous trompez : ces jeunes femmes jouent PHÈNOMÈNALEMENT bien et sans aucun effort ni goutte de sueur malgré leur vitesse de jeu.
@@johnpaul4784 Vous n'avez pas lu entre mes lignes mais pas de problème. Avec 2 ou 3 pintes, je suis sûr que l'on tombera d'accord. Merci pour le respect du dialogue. Et au fait, je suis fan de ce groupe.
@@leepifer7645 Pas de souci à 72 ans je suis un fan absolu de ces jeunes femmes depuis 6 ans et je les considère comme le meilleur groupe et guitares jumelles de l'histoire du métal.
@@johnhung100 Glad you can get some of the experience here in video form. Indeed, that venue is narrow with a low stage. You can’t see jack in the back.
Unfortunately some in America get distracted by shiny objects 🙄 This is the GOAT HEAVY METAL BAND !!! I’m 60 years old and have seen the best and Lovebites are more talented 🎤🎸🎸🎸🥁🤘😎 Their management is to blame for booking them into small venues ! For the people who were able to attend these shows, it was like getting a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory 🤣 It is a crime they aren’t opening for Metallica on a stadium tour !!!!
I couldn't agree more, but as I was among the fortunate few having such a golden ticket I was glad being able to see them this up close! You know this will never happen again the next time around, and no chance of this close interaction in their home town Japan. They could've easily sold out the Great American Music Hall as a next size step-up S.F. venue (almost 500 vs. just over 300+ at this venue). Perhaps it was just an experiment to try, this being their first time passing through the U.S. Or it could've just been limited venue availability based on the time window they planned. But I'm not complaining since I got to experience it, and coupled with the meet-and-greet + photo opportunity this was one of the best shows of a Japanese rock-metal band I've ever witnessed (as much as I enjoyed previously seeing X Japan, NEMOPHILA, and Marty Friedman with his Japanese band). My only regret was not getting in line earlier because I wanted that front row. If you see the guy at the very front of stage with the Band-Maid cap he was among a group that got in line at 4:30AM to make sure they secured the best spot. That's dedication, plus you can see the popularity of this band in the U.S. They will never play in such a small venue again for their next time back to S.F.
Fami is so cute,such a serious & intense disposition, then on a dime turns happy,fun & incredible playful(I love that). She can really show personality..she is my favorite, but really like 'em all❤ 🤘 🧩
A stage, tiny as a postcard stamp. American people, you should be ashamed of this and: why could this happen? Think about the deep reasons (and change it in future) !
You know this was a one-time thing. This show was a sell-out, and they will certainly play to a much larger venue the next time around. It should probably be The Fillmore or The Regency Ballroom for starters (1300-1400 capacity).
I almost cried when I heard the audience call out “Thank you for coming” at the end.
Fami’s thick chunky bass tone cuts through everything and really adds depth and texture to the band’s live sound and her stage presence has really come on in leaps and bound (and jumps) since the first Knocking at Heaven’s Gate performance eighteen months ago. She exudes such joy at being on stage and given her interactions with the other band members on stage there is obviously great chemistry between them. She has a low power stance, headbangs with the best of them, sings her heart out in the gang vocals, mouths the words of some songs, has great interaction with the crowd encouraging them with hand gestures and throwing horns and thumbs up regularly. She is young, energetic and very talented and don’t forget that she joined the band aged just twenty, never having played in a real band or in front of a live audience of any size or played any metal music. At the same age Midori was just beginning to learn to play the guitar and Mikayo had only been at it for a year or so. There is an age gap of between twelve to fourteen years between her and the other members (Generation X to Generation Z) but she is on an equal level musically with them all and performing as if she has been at it for ten years or more.
@@skoob-kq7ms In other words, they haven’t missed a beat with the changeover to Fami.
@@W2FilmWorks Not at all and all the band members seem to being enjoying themselves more on stage.during their live performances compared to before the hiatus.
Thank you so much for recording the whole show! I was there but didn't record anything because I wanted to enjoy the show 'in the moment' but hoped that someone else would record it. You are appreciated more than you can imagine.
@@Dave.S.Cramer Well, I figured I was going to make someone happy (besides just myself) by recording the whole show. Glad it was you. 👍
@@W2FilmWorks you make me happy too. I was there but want to enjoy the show. Thank you so much for the video. Love it.
ME TOO ! I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THEM THIS GOOD ! I WAS LUCKY TO SEE THEIR HEADS ! I SAW FAMI'S HEAD QUITT A BIT , AND THAT LEGENDARY SMILE ! I COULDN'T EVEN SEE HARUNA'S HEAD ! DEFINITELY A LOW STAGE AND NO DRUM STAND ! BUT I DID GET TO SIT DOWN IN FRONT OF THE SOUND BOARD ! AND I FELT THE BASS AND DRUMS ON MY BACK ! BEST BACK MASSAGE I'VE EVER HAD ! THANK YOU , FAMI & HARUNA !
@@donaldvanderlinden1245 I could see all of them except for Haruna, too! Which kind of sucked because she's my favorite, but, like you, I could feel it as well.
@@Dave.S.Cramer I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE HOW THAT TINY LITTLE HARUNA PLAYS WITH SO MUCH POWER AND SPEED ! AND SHE SINGS ALONG WITH MOST OF THE SONGS WHILE SHE'S GOING 100 MPH ! I SENT A MESSAGE TO MIYAKO TO TRY AND GET BOOKED AT THE WARFIELD ! GREAT SEATING ON THE FLOOR AND A GREAT BALCONY SECTION , AND THEY PUT THE SOUNDBOARD DEAD CENTER IN THE BALCONY ! I SAW YES THERE ABOUT 4 TIMES IF THEY PLAY SOMEWHERE THAT MANY TIMES , YOU KNOW THEY LIKE IT !
After seeing them live, I have much more respect for this band, they are just fabulous, and I look forward to seeing them again. Such an amazing show!
There is no other band like our metal queens! Looooove them all! Congrats from bulgarian wolfpack, Europe! Cheers, dude!
Thank you for sharing. I went to the Dallas and LA shows. These ladies put all their effort into every show no matter the venue size. I deeply appreciate their hard work. While I enjoy the smaller more intimate settings, I have to wonder how they felt when each venue was smaller than the last. It is great for their fans, but this is a profession with costs to be covered. I hope they come back to the US. If they don’t I will certainly travel back to Japan for a concert. ❤️🐺
You are so lucky to see Lovebites in this tiny venue. You many never see them in SF in such a small place again.
They really are a bona fide arena act and something like this is special. Thank you so much for recording the whole show and posting it. This is amazing!
@@J3unG Thanks for your comments. Indeed I know they are arena-metal material having played at such big festivals like Wacken, Hellfest, Bloodstock, etc. I was in shock to hear they would play at this small SF venue so I was in waiting the minute the ticket sales were open to grab a VIP meet and greet package.
Are you from Japan? I know they also play much bigger venue shows there, all sellouts I’m sure. 👍
Thank you for sharing this! We killled it that night!
貴重なLIVE映像を共有させていただき 大変感謝しております！
LOVEBITESのみなさま メチャクチャ素敵ですね💖
そしてAsamiちゃんのオーラがすごい！ さすがです！
元気とPOWERと感動をいつもありがとう
Yes, please share and help spread this to all of Japan as a testament that LOVEBITES’ reach is indeed worldwide, with adoring fans from every country.
They didn't play Soul Defender!? However, all of their lives are always great, but really wanna see Soul Defender live.
Thank you for sharing. I was at 2nd rows from stage where Asami was. 🐺
@@danielwong7417 Are you visible in any of the video footage here? I was probably like a 4th row back so must have captured you in my Asami clips.
The BEST HEAVY METAL BAND in the World......🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
23:58 Crowd chanting "FAMI! FAMI! FAMI!" gets her to start laughing and almost lose concentration on her solo. I loved that moment the most..
Yep, she tried to keep a concentrated serious look but then just couldn't hold it in! That was indeed a good moment of the show.
Yes, I also wanted to write about this highlight, but you were faster and described it perfectly 👍
@@yard1972 Check out 48:18 (during M.D.O) when Fami waves to the audience, then gives a few "use your head" pointers before her final thumbs up! 👍
@@W2FilmWorks
Thank you "Oh yes" in the song M.D.O. this has become a FAMI live classic gesture
"Now, Ladies & Gentlemen it's time for some real headbanging" 🤩
@@yard1972 She imitated that trick from Miho (pointing to her head before headbanging) who did the same gesture in one of their shows before Fami joined. I saw her do it in a video but I don't remember which one it was. It may have been MDO in the 2020 show.
Shes so amazing vocalist vocks really great band and song! parfect scampering!!🎶⚡✨🌠☝🏻👍🏻🌟💖
Thanks so much for sharing this.
4 dates in small venues is hardly a tour you're lucky to have been too one of their shows...hopefully they'll get to do a proper u.s. tour in the near future i'll be there if I can...i'm in the Wolfpack for sure.
Yeah, if I was among the unlucky then I would complain. But you know why I can’t complain having the opportunity to see them in such a close up intimate manner. But indeed their next time around will hit bigger venues and hopefully many more cities.
Thank you for the full show !!
Thank you for the great video. I think Lovebites is the best hard rock group right now. All the members have world-class skills, and their stage promotion is also the best. What's most amazing is the wealth of original songs. It's often said that rock was saved by Japan. There are many world-class groups in Japan, so please enjoy them.
Couldn't agree more! Each of them are superiorly skilled in their craft, and together are like a hi-revving well-oiled machine. 🤘
Great ! Thanks a lot !
Hi Will, this is awesome. Thanks for posting. I hear my scream throughout the show.🤘
@@metallove1 Awesome to know/hear! Who (which one) are you? Did we meet?
Thanks for sharing this, wish I could have been there! 🤘🐺🤘
Great video Will! What an amazing show. Glad my clips were useful 🤘🤘
Thanks Chris! Your footage combined with that of @hiawatha.g helped greatly, much appreciated. And from your vantage point being directly behind me your video even captured the problem at 13:41. I forgot to set my phone to airplane mode (to avoid incoming calls) and at that moment wouldn't ya know it, I was receiving an incoming call and you can see the red record button on the bottom-right of my camera app automatically turn off the recording (from red "on" to white "off"). I didn't even notice it happened until after missing that entire next song! (which was "Unchained") 🤷♂😤
Thanks for sharing. Ce groupe joue avec leur cœur et leur tripes, un vrai groupe de Heavy Metal qui joue dans des petites salles mais qui ont leur public. Et en plus, elles jouent bien. Il leur faudrait un hymne, un morceau qui déchire mais elles ne l'ont pas encore. Peu importe, elles ont plein de qualités, elles font vivre le Heavy Metal à l'ancienne et rien que pour ça, je les soutiendrai toujours.
Elles n'ont pas d'hymne, de morceau qui déchire ????? Vous n'avez pas du écouter Frozen sérénade, Scream for me, The Hammer of wrath, Holy war, Break the wall, Thunder vengeance. Elles ont plus de chansons pouvant être des hymnes que n'importe quel groupe de métal du passé et du présent. Et permettez moi de relever un euphémisme "elles jouent bien". Je pense que vous vous trompez : ces jeunes femmes jouent PHÈNOMÈNALEMENT bien et sans aucun effort ni goutte de sueur malgré leur vitesse de jeu.
@@johnpaul4784 Vous n'avez pas lu entre mes lignes mais pas de problème. Avec 2 ou 3 pintes, je suis sûr que l'on tombera d'accord. Merci pour le respect du dialogue. Et au fait, je suis fan de ce groupe.
@@leepifer7645 Pas de souci à 72 ans je suis un fan absolu de ces jeunes femmes depuis 6 ans et je les considère comme le meilleur groupe et guitares jumelles de l'histoire du métal.
Fami's death stare from 35:42 after her huge cutie smile is priceless :D
Thankyou 👌🙏🙏
No wonder it was soldout right away...the venue was hella small😅
42:26 Fami jumping up and down to incite the crowd to do the same.
FAMI...A LIVING DOLL SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
good stuff bro, thanks for the name check.
@@Truthinshredding1 Anytime dude! I know this stuff is right down your alley. 🤘👍
@@W2FilmWorks it is indeed.
21:30
Haruna-san ♥
なんでこんな小さい場所でやっているのかわからない。演奏は最高。動画もすばらしい。
amazing!!tks from Toronto!!!lovebites!!
This was killer!! Appreciate the share.
@@chefgaryklein7551 Killer indeed! 🤘
5年前からファンだけど、体の動き、顔、演奏、歌い方、5年前とは雲泥の差だ。最初、あさみは、間奏の間に何をしてよいかわからないと言っていたし、全員かたまり、演奏している位置は動かなかったし。....演だけは最高に良かったけど.....これも昔話になった。
Queenは俺たちはMusicianではなく、Performerであると言っていたが、LoveBitesも本当にMetal Bandになり、客をのせ、騒げるように（Make noise：Make some HellのLyrics)なった。
東京ガーデンシアターもしびれたが、何回聞いても飽きない、申し分ない最高のBANDだ。あとは、世界中でconcertをし、you tubeのregister数をあげるだけだな。それにBand Maidや和楽器バンドのように全国ツアーをし、地方にも演奏にきてほしいね。
Why did you cringe at TGT?
これは素晴らしいですね。🎉🎉🎉ありがとうございます。😂😂😂
Sugoi! 🤘
So very good
This is a small place for a high quality band like Lovebites i don't understand why so small club for a band so great..
Amazing show ❤
Thanks for this!
I was at the show but in the back and couldn't see sh*t!
That venue sucks!
@@johnhung100 Glad you can get some of the experience here in video form. Indeed, that venue is narrow with a low stage. You can’t see jack in the back.
Excellent picture quality, thanks! Sort of "focus on Asami" video, but I don't blame you 😁
Really? I had hardly noticed. 😂 But in my defense I always feel that those representing the "face of the band" deserve a lot focus and recognition. 🤘🙏
@@W2FilmWorks Like I said, I don't blame you, she is incredible on videos but when you see her in person it's yet another level.
@@Hoprdoxx Couldn't agree more!
💯👍👍👍
Unfortunately some in America get distracted by shiny objects 🙄
This is the GOAT HEAVY METAL BAND !!! I’m 60 years old and have seen the best and Lovebites are more talented 🎤🎸🎸🎸🥁🤘😎
Their management is to blame for booking them into small venues !
For the people who were able to attend these shows, it was like getting a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory 🤣 It is a crime they aren’t opening for Metallica on a stadium tour !!!!
I couldn't agree more, but as I was among the fortunate few having such a golden ticket I was glad being able to see them this up close! You know this will never happen again the next time around, and no chance of this close interaction in their home town Japan. They could've easily sold out the Great American Music Hall as a next size step-up S.F. venue (almost 500 vs. just over 300+ at this venue). Perhaps it was just an experiment to try, this being their first time passing through the U.S. Or it could've just been limited venue availability based on the time window they planned. But I'm not complaining since I got to experience it, and coupled with the meet-and-greet + photo opportunity this was one of the best shows of a Japanese rock-metal band I've ever witnessed (as much as I enjoyed previously seeing X Japan, NEMOPHILA, and Marty Friedman with his Japanese band).
My only regret was not getting in line earlier because I wanted that front row. If you see the guy at the very front of stage with the Band-Maid cap he was among a group that got in line at 4:30AM to make sure they secured the best spot. That's dedication, plus you can see the popularity of this band in the U.S. They will never play in such a small venue again for their next time back to S.F.
@@W2FilmWorks Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for recording and posting the entire show !!! It looks fantastic 🎤🎸🎸🎸🥁🤘😎🐺
@@785uli It was my pleasure!
@@W2FilmWorks My bucket list show😎
hey the back of my head🤣 (black Band-Maid hat in the center)
@@Hogie-iv8bd Cool, I remember you. Weren’t you one of the guys that got in line by 4:30am to get front row?
@@W2FilmWorks yup 3rd one in line🤪
ハルナには自分モデルのドラムセットでやらさせてあげたいわ！ 同じドラマーの1人てして。
Fami is so cute,such a serious & intense disposition, then on a dime turns happy,fun & incredible playful(I love that). She can really show personality..she is my favorite, but really like 'em all❤ 🤘 🧩
Again..this footage was really upclose,tanks Filmworks[I appreciate your efforts] 💓
Ooh..shredding guitars in harmony-so sexy[ LOVEBITES ] and so do I⚡
A stage, tiny as a postcard stamp. American people, you should be ashamed of this and: why could this happen? Think about the deep reasons (and change it in future) !
You know this was a one-time thing. This show was a sell-out, and they will certainly play to a much larger venue the next time around. It should probably be The Fillmore or The Regency Ballroom for starters (1300-1400 capacity).
彼女達は、コミュニケーションが1番大切なのを理解しています。箱の大小は関係無いんでしょうね。😂「我々の楽曲はLIVEで完成する」これは音楽の本質だと思います。
NOW SAY IT WITHOUT CRYING 😂😂😂.
全く同感です。こんな小さい所で演奏するためにサンフランシスコに行く必要はない。無駄だ。彼女たちの演奏を聞きたいファンが多くいる場所でやるべき。世界中、どのBANDでも同じことが言える。