The long drums that look like PVC pipes are Octobans made by Tama - my original drummer from the 80's has an original set of the North drums - they are LOUD!!
All the girls are Japanese. The second drummer, Yuri, is the new replacement drummer for Hana (with the odd toms) so that she can move up front playing guitar. Angie, pink hair, is the new front person (she was probably around 17/18 in this video). Normally Hana only plays drums now when Yuri can't. The bassist, F Chopper Koga, does not not sing, she has said that she tone deaf, so she just screams. Nice reaction, not my favorite song, but live is fun and high energy. There is also a version of this song played on toy instruments.
Hana, drums and vocals here, guitar and vocals in other songs is one of our times most multitalented rockmusicians. She started as a bass player in a band with Kami band drummer Hideki Aoyama and they have done a lot of cool stuff with Kamiband members through the years. Actually guitarist Mikios last performance before his unfortunate accident was with Gacharic Spin and not Babymetal. Guitarist Tomo-Zo is unique and have a style that it is very hard to find out what her influences are. Keyboardist Oreo have fantastic vocals and stageprecense and could have been a superstar by her self. Bassist F Chopper Koga, classmate with Hana, have an almost patented playingstyle and have released several instructional DVDs on slap bass playing.
I am probably echoing what others have said, but Gacharic Spin for most of its existence has been a group of four very talented musicians searching for a band identity. When I made my recommendation for Mindset, I said that they are a funk rock band (which is their sweet spot as a band) but also run the gamut from pop rock to more hard rock. That versatility is impressive but can be a double edged sword. When the band first atarted in 2009, they had a very good vocalist with the stage name Armmy (real name Ashitomi Takae). Unfortunately, Armmy had to leave the band in early 2012 because of health reasons, reportedly ataxia (she eventually returned with a new band but suddenly died in late 2015 only a few weeks from a scheduled performance). After Armmy left, they began working with Fuki, at that time the vocalist for Light Bringer. That relationship started the Doll$Boxx side project. They also started another odd but entertaining side project called Metallic Spin. For the actual Gacharic Spin, they added stage dancers. They were all over the place musically and their stage show was very crowded. They were also cranking out albums and EPs. They apparently were having success because in late 2014 they signed with Victor Entertainment. One of the first releases with Victor was the 2015 EP called Don't Let Me Down and Tamashii was one of the three tracks. Jump ahead to 2019 when they released a huge greatest hits collection, to me indicating they were about to start a new journey. In early 2019 they brought in a new vocalist with the stage name Angelina 1/3 (she chose the 1/3 because she is Japanese, Spanish and Filipino). Angie was a 17 year old high school student who had never been in a band and had hardly done any singing in public (I think she was more of a high school athlete). They also brought in Yuri, a drummer they basically lured away from another successful band. With Yuri on drums, Hana was able to come down to the front as a second guitarist. As you can see from the Tamashii performance, sometimes they would both be on drums in shows. This is the beginning of the new Gacharic Spin. They will now be a strong 6 piece band with two lead guitars and three strong vocalists, with Angie growing as the clear lead vocalist. Since this configuration, they have released two albums , Gold dash and interestingly the self-titled Gacharic Spin. Naming the most recent album Gacharic Spin is another indication that the band is being reborn and the songs on that album gives us an idea of what is to come.
I think Gacharic Spin will be very hit and miss for you - they also have a lot of music that is pop/electronic driven in contrast to rock/prog/fusion. I would recommend the following: ua-cam.com/video/VXAB83r0lbQ/v-deo.html - A guitar led instrumental with proggy unison elements and a cool keyboard solo ua-cam.com/video/l8hE7XlRkUA/v-deo.html - Gold dash from 2020 album of same name ua-cam.com/video/08bci2ZjbTw/v-deo.html - 起死回生Forever - same album as above ua-cam.com/video/a_qU0NNcgbM/v-deo.html - Mirai Ronso - same album as Mindset, and track with most similar funky bass
F Chopper Koga might not be able to sing to save her life, but my god, she can play the hell outta the bass. She is right up there with MISA. I love her crazy screams here. She is so into it, she can't even stay near the mic. Ugh, the copyright stuff sucks. It's almost always the labels/rights holders that block reactions. They are too stupid and greedy to understand how important reactions are to promoting bands. Just look at how many bands you discovered through reacting to them. It's how I discovered all these Japanese bands. I've bought lots of CD's and merch, and even concert tickets for these bands. But the labels can't directly charge a fee to reactors, so they just block them. It's astounding how dumb they are.
Well I mean…they get all the money that the video generates…my highest viewed reaction is mary on a cross from ghost…they got all the proceeds it generates…I do reactions for fun cause hell its something I did with my friends before I started my channel…my original music and gaming vids( most of the time) are the only content I can monetize
Gacharic Spin have described themselves as an 'entertainment group' in the past, so the game show vibe certainly can apply. The current iteration of the group seems to be focusing on being more of a live band. They have removed a lot of the backing tracks that they once used and aren't doing much post-production on their live videos, so we're getting some pretty raw stuff. As much as I admire their honesty, I'm not sure it always works in their favour when all the other groups around fix all the faults in their 'live' recordings. Unfortunately, not all artists / record companies want 'free publicity' from reaction channels on UA-cam. They'd much rather people watch the content on the artist's channels - those stats keep the bean counters happy. When it comes to Japanese music, you're also fighting against some historically strong copyright protection. There's still a big market for buying music in Japan (including physical copies) and their music industry is trying to avoid the slide into oblivion that we've seen in most other countries.
There's also a version of this song that they did during lockdown where they played it with toy instruments with parts of this video on split screen it's hilarious you should check it out I think the title of the video is Gacharic spin I played in a band with toy instruments
Hana plays a North Drums set in this, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Drums, patented in the early seventies and hella expensive now. She usually plays Tama😁
You seem to be curious about Hana's drum set. She is one of the few players to actually use "North" brand drums. They are a weird concept from the 70's. However they havn't been in production since the 80's. Now as this song goes. It was a fairly tame live performance. If you want to see the girls at full throttle you need to go back in time to their last line up. ua-cam.com/video/fWPyXZzeV3Y/v-deo.html "Hunting Summer"
Fans say Koga (bass) wails but Hana (drummer) and Angelina (front) scream and sing. Oreo (keyboards) sings and Tomo-zo (guitar) also sometimes lead singer but only background vocals here. Second drummer Yuri also sings on some songs, e.g. Redline.
I love Gacharic Spin and I have no doubt that they are great musicians, very talented, and they would be a blast to see live. That said out of all the bands I watch out of Japan, they’re live videos aren’t my favorites. They generally don’t have the best sound quality and don’t come across to my ear as favorably as a lot of the other bands. Some, or a lot, of that may be due to a lack of post production on their stuff.
They are most Japanese of my favorite bands of Japan. Going to try again; Gacharic Spin - Instrumental, It's Tomo Oz full song solo - She is considered one of Japan's best guitarist and this MV proves it!! Another is Gacharic Spin - Toy Instruments - you're not going the believe it!!!
In my world they're one the best band from Japan...if not THE best! Fantastic musicians, song writers and performers!
The long drums that look like PVC pipes are Octobans made by Tama - my original drummer from the 80's has an original set of the North drums - they are LOUD!!
All the girls are Japanese. The second drummer, Yuri, is the new replacement drummer for Hana (with the odd toms) so that she can move up front playing guitar. Angie, pink hair, is the new front person (she was probably around 17/18 in this video). Normally Hana only plays drums now when Yuri can't. The bassist, F Chopper Koga, does not not sing, she has said that she tone deaf, so she just screams. Nice reaction, not my favorite song, but live is fun and high energy. There is also a version of this song played on toy instruments.
Hana, drums and vocals here, guitar and vocals in other songs is one of our times most multitalented rockmusicians. She started as a bass player in a band with Kami band drummer Hideki Aoyama and they have done a lot of cool stuff with Kamiband members through the years. Actually guitarist Mikios last performance before his unfortunate accident was with Gacharic Spin and not Babymetal. Guitarist Tomo-Zo is unique and have a style that it is very hard to find out what her influences are. Keyboardist Oreo have fantastic vocals and stageprecense and could have been a superstar by her self. Bassist F Chopper Koga, classmate with Hana, have an almost patented playingstyle and have released several instructional DVDs on slap bass playing.
I am probably echoing what others have said, but Gacharic Spin for most of its existence has been a group of four very talented musicians searching for a band identity. When I made my recommendation for Mindset, I said that they are a funk rock band (which is their sweet spot as a band) but also run the gamut from pop rock to more hard rock. That versatility is impressive but can be a double edged sword. When the band first atarted in 2009, they had a very good vocalist with the stage name Armmy (real name Ashitomi Takae). Unfortunately, Armmy had to leave the band in early 2012 because of health reasons, reportedly ataxia (she eventually returned with a new band but suddenly died in late 2015 only a few weeks from a scheduled performance). After Armmy left, they began working with Fuki, at that time the vocalist for Light Bringer. That relationship started the Doll$Boxx side project. They also started another odd but entertaining side project called Metallic Spin. For the actual Gacharic Spin, they added stage dancers. They were all over the place musically and their stage show was very crowded. They were also cranking out albums and EPs. They apparently were having success because in late 2014 they signed with Victor Entertainment. One of the first releases with Victor was the 2015 EP called Don't Let Me Down and Tamashii was one of the three tracks.
Jump ahead to 2019 when they released a huge greatest hits collection, to me indicating they were about to start a new journey. In early 2019 they brought in a new vocalist with the stage name Angelina 1/3 (she chose the 1/3 because she is Japanese, Spanish and Filipino). Angie was a 17 year old high school student who had never been in a band and had hardly done any singing in public (I think she was more of a high school athlete). They also brought in Yuri, a drummer they basically lured away from another successful band. With Yuri on drums, Hana was able to come down to the front as a second guitarist. As you can see from the Tamashii performance, sometimes they would both be on drums in shows. This is the beginning of the new Gacharic Spin. They will now be a strong 6 piece band with two lead guitars and three strong vocalists, with Angie growing as the clear lead vocalist. Since this configuration, they have released two albums , Gold dash and interestingly the self-titled Gacharic Spin. Naming the most recent album Gacharic Spin is another indication that the band is being reborn and the songs on that album gives us an idea of what is to come.
F Chopper Koga is The Leader of Gacharic Spin.
I think Gacharic Spin will be very hit and miss for you - they also have a lot of music that is pop/electronic driven in contrast to rock/prog/fusion. I would recommend the following:
ua-cam.com/video/VXAB83r0lbQ/v-deo.html - A guitar led instrumental with proggy unison elements and a cool keyboard solo
ua-cam.com/video/l8hE7XlRkUA/v-deo.html - Gold dash from 2020 album of same name
ua-cam.com/video/08bci2ZjbTw/v-deo.html - 起死回生Forever - same album as above
ua-cam.com/video/a_qU0NNcgbM/v-deo.html - Mirai Ronso - same album as Mindset, and track with most similar funky bass
F Chopper Koga might not be able to sing to save her life, but my god, she can play the hell outta the bass. She is right up there with MISA. I love her crazy screams here. She is so into it, she can't even stay near the mic.
Ugh, the copyright stuff sucks. It's almost always the labels/rights holders that block reactions. They are too stupid and greedy to understand how important reactions are to promoting bands. Just look at how many bands you discovered through reacting to them. It's how I discovered all these Japanese bands. I've bought lots of CD's and merch, and even concert tickets for these bands. But the labels can't directly charge a fee to reactors, so they just block them. It's astounding how dumb they are.
Well I mean…they get all the money that the video generates…my highest viewed reaction is mary on a cross from ghost…they got all the proceeds it generates…I do reactions for fun cause hell its something I did with my friends before I started my channel…my original music and gaming vids( most of the time) are the only content I can monetize
Gacharic Spin have described themselves as an 'entertainment group' in the past, so the game show vibe certainly can apply. The current iteration of the group seems to be focusing on being more of a live band. They have removed a lot of the backing tracks that they once used and aren't doing much post-production on their live videos, so we're getting some pretty raw stuff. As much as I admire their honesty, I'm not sure it always works in their favour when all the other groups around fix all the faults in their 'live' recordings.
Unfortunately, not all artists / record companies want 'free publicity' from reaction channels on UA-cam. They'd much rather people watch the content on the artist's channels - those stats keep the bean counters happy. When it comes to Japanese music, you're also fighting against some historically strong copyright protection. There's still a big market for buying music in Japan (including physical copies) and their music industry is trying to avoid the slide into oblivion that we've seen in most other countries.
There's also a version of this song that they did during lockdown where they played it with toy instruments with parts of this video on split screen it's hilarious you should check it out I think the title of the video is Gacharic spin I played in a band with toy instruments
Hana plays a North Drums set in this, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Drums, patented in the early seventies and hella expensive now. She usually plays Tama😁
This band is more than musicians. They are entertainers.
You seem to be curious about Hana's drum set. She is one of the few players to actually use "North" brand drums. They are a weird concept from the 70's. However they havn't been in production since the 80's. Now as this song goes. It was a fairly tame live performance. If you want to see the girls at full throttle you need to go back in time to their last line up. ua-cam.com/video/fWPyXZzeV3Y/v-deo.html "Hunting Summer"
Fans say Koga (bass) wails but Hana (drummer) and Angelina (front) scream and sing. Oreo (keyboards) sings and Tomo-zo (guitar) also sometimes lead singer but only background vocals here. Second drummer Yuri also sings on some songs, e.g. Redline.
I love Gacharic Spin and I have no doubt that they are great musicians, very talented, and they would be a blast to see live. That said out of all the bands I watch out of Japan, they’re live videos aren’t my favorites. They generally don’t have the best sound quality and don’t come across to my ear as favorably as a lot of the other bands. Some, or a lot, of that may be due to a lack of post production on their stuff.
👍Nice choice! Next Lost Angel、Hunting Summer、Juicy Beats、 2019 Same Live Please🎶✊
They are most Japanese of my favorite bands of Japan.
Going to try again; Gacharic Spin - Instrumental, It's Tomo Oz full song solo - She is considered one of Japan's best guitarist and this MV proves it!!
Another is Gacharic Spin - Toy Instruments - you're not going the believe it!!!