You're going to get told all about them from the Maidiacs so I'll just say for me they're the best rock band on the planet. You haven't heard anything yet.
🐦 *MDreeezy* 🐦 Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world: *Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)* *Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals *Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist *Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer *MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_ Below is a list of songs that will get you started *Choose Me(MV) - 2018* *Dice(MV) - 2018* *Real Existence Live - Zepp Tokyo 2018* *Blooming(MV) - 2019* *ONSET - Zepp Tokyo 2018* (instrumental) I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from: *2017-STUDIO COAST* *2018-Zepp Tokyo* *2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA* *2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC* In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘 *100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*
My comment is ALWAYS can you imagine the kind of band you get when the founder/lead singer fires HERSELF and gets a better singer so the band do more? Yes Miku did just that and THEN learned guitar to make her band sound even better. Oh that PO thing is her inisde joke because her name in Japanese Characters looks very close to 'small pigeon and in Japan pigeons go Po Po NOT coo coo.
Oh boy, you have a lot to discover and we are here with you. They are the real-deal, don’t know what you would appreciate most so just dip in. Try Freedom (official live), Puzzle (official live), Manners (MV)….
My friend you have just tapped into one of the richest musical veins going, it's bursting with talent, creativity, energy, professionalism and gorgeous charisma. Dive into their catalogue, it's comprehensive and wonderfully varied but all rock solid. But a word of warning these Rock Goddesses will steal your heart so have a replacement ready 😁 cheers 👍🍻
To get an idea of the musical talent of Band-Maid, try "From Now On" and "Onset - live". More official live videos, try "Domination", "Puzzle", "Play", "Manners/Black Hole". Official music videos try "Warning", "Unleash", "Influencer", "Blooming". Seriously though, you can't go wrong with Band-Maid. Saiki is the lead vocalist and lyric contributor. Miku is the band creator, lyricist, rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Kanami ("Mincho") is the lead guitarist and song composer, Akane is the amazing drummer, and Misa is the bassist but she's so good you can't say her name just once, it's always Misa Misa Misa! The have such a great back story to their formation. They always smile while playing the most ridiculous hard music. Their quest is to dominate the world with their music! So hard to pick a favorite song, it's usually the last one you just heard.
Quite simply THE best Hard Rock band on Earth. I'd recommend listening to their 120+ song back catalogue and anything they make in the future! It's literally all good though mostly excellent, whether MV or live, though they shine brightest live. In fact, this song was taken from their 3.5 hour , 33 song concert in front of 17,000 lucky people - they give out so much energy, happiness and love. And, of course, always superb musicianship and vocals. They are perfect.
Welcome to the fandom! Best rock band out there right now! ♥ I suggest these Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, Blooming, Influencer, No God (live), Puzzle (live), Real Existence (live) & Onset (live)
Hello. Thank you for your reaction to Band-Maid. I love the battle between Kanami and MISA. Of course, it is Akane who is instigating the battle between the two❤❤❤
Oh my gosh, you have opened the floodgates. Why do you love this? Because they may be the best rock group in the world today (I think they are). They are certainly the most creative band since the Beatles. (Yes, I stand by that statement!) You are going to get a lot of suggestions. First, a little background on the band: Saiki Atsumi - Lead vocals Born Feb 8, 1994 MISA - Bass Born Oct 15, 1992 Kanami Tono - Lead guitar, Main composer and arranger Born Sept 28, 1991 Miku Kobato - Rhythm guitar, backing vocal Born Oct 21, 1991 Akane Hirose - Drums Born Dec 14, 1990 Miku was working in a Maid Café after being in an idol group that didn’t break through. She envisoned the idea of a maid-band that plays hard rock and metal. She recruited Kanami, after finding a Kanami guitar cover on line; Kanami then recruited Akane, who recruited MISA. Akane and MISA had been students together at the Tokyo Music Academy. The group decided they needed more vocal “oomph”, and collectively recruited Saiki. Miku didn't know how to play guitar when they started, so Kanami has been teaching her. She's become good so fast that she is really adding to the music mix, and Maidiacs are daring to dream of a dual shred. The band was struggling early on, and in 2014, even as the label was considering dropping them, they posted the music video for “Thrill” which went viral globally. When they realized what was going on, it gave them the momentum to forge ahead, and they have now done multiple tours of Europe and the U.S. and are building a global fanbase who call themselves the Maidiacs. They have released seven full albums, as well as several EPs, singles and music videos. They have put out around 170 songs, covering a wide variety of styles and sounds, without any duds. They combine a punk vibe with instrumental virtuosity (two things that are often seen as being incompatible), and have done some amazing progressive-rock songs with a metal edge to them. They toured the U.S. in 2022 and sold out 14 cities in less than 48 hours. They followed it up with a 2023 tour which had to be expanded from their original plans. Their fan base skews heavily to actual practicing musicians. Some of those followed the band to multiple dates and documented everything on youtube-some of the footage is hilarious. I’ve seen them three times (2019, 2022 and 2023) and their shows are truly life-reaffirming. So far no announcements of another European tour but it seems likely in 2024. Band-Maid are that rare band that sound perfect live, even better than in the studio. Here are more links: Freedom (Feb 14 2020) ua-cam.com/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/v-deo.html Domination (Feb 14 2020) ua-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/v-deo.html Choose Me (Feb 14 2020) ua-cam.com/video/HcqitbXgigU/v-deo.html Onset (Instrumental-insane!) ua-cam.com/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/v-deo.html And an official MV, one of their most popular: Daydreaming (it’s a slower ballad, gorgeous and truly heart-wrenching): ua-cam.com/video/RCaeUkrItyY/v-deo.html If you want more background, I suggest you react to this classic interview. It's hilarious, it's insightful, you will learn their names for good, and their cuteness will destroy your brain. Oh, and they are completely nuts. ua-cam.com/video/R4PofsQYwn4/v-deo.html
Ten years as a band and this concert was a three and a half hour celebration of their work. But they have no desire to stop so plenty more to come. This is an older song but a great one nonetheless. Plenty to enjoy and once you get to know the characters you will know the live performances are phenomenal and there is literally no band like them.
Okay, names, pronunciation, nicknames, and roles, in order that they joined the band. Miku Kobato - mee-koo - Kuruppo, the Little Pigeon, the Little Engine Who Will - band founder, backing (and occasionally lead) vocals, rhythm guitar, principal lyricist, tireless Spokespigeon and PR machine. Wielder of weapons grade cuteness. Poker shark and horse racing fanatic. So determined to see her band succeed that she fired herself as lead singer (she decided her voice wasn't strong enough for hard rock), then went looking for a replacement. Learned to play guitar after the band was formed. Definitely eccentric, possibly insane. Kanami Tono - kah-nah-mee - Kanamincho or just Mincho - lead guitar, keyboards, principal composer and arranger. On stage, she's a savant mad riffer with a room temperature IQ and a huge crush on Saiki. In reality, she's a genius, and not just musically- she has a degree in economics with honors. A sweet, motherly woman who turns into a beast when you hand her a guitar. Akane Hirose - ah-kah-neh - A-chan, the Gorilla - drums, sequencing, snacks, the leader the band doesn't have. What you see is what you get- a cheerful jock with a huge appetite who burns off the calories murdering her drums. Completely unflappable. Frequently snacks between songs. Has been known to sign her banana peels and throw them to the audience. MISA - mee-sah - the Barefoot Assassin, MISA MISA MISA! - bass, booze, occasional wet work. Usually stone faced. Barely acknowledges the audience's existence. Always has a beer or a bottle of Jim Beam on her Orange amp. Originally, these were ways of coping with stage fright. These days, that's just how the assassin rolls. Saiki Atsumi - sah-ee-kee (but Psyche is close enough) - the Ice Queen, Sensei, Sai-chan - lead vocals, some lyrics, the "We're done" girl. Fashionista and train nerd. Regards her band mates, especially Kanami and Miku, with bemused exasperation. In total command on stage; hides behind Miku off stage (she's actually kind of shy).
Hands down the best rock band on this or any other planet. 120+ songs in their back catalogue and every one of them are awesome. Pick any song (especially the live performances) and they will blow you away every time.
Band Maid were the rabbit hole I fell down during the pandemic that got me into a lot of other Japanese bands. Some other suggestions for Japanese bands you could react to. Gacharic Spin: all female funk rock, some jazz flavour in there too. Start with Mindset, then try I Wish I. Scandal: another all girl group, been together 17 years and only in their mid 30s. Their stuff is very varied, but leans toward pop punk more than hard rock. I'd suggest AMDKJ as a starting point. Babymetal: They combine metal with more J-Pop styled singing, and lead vocalist Su-Metal is one of the best singers in rock music right now. There's a DEEP well of mythology and a lot of history behind them. Monochrome is probably my favourite track of theirs right now. These aren't all girl groups, but also well worth a look... Glim Spanky: Remi Matsuo's raspy voice is unique, and the 60s/70s influenced classic rock sound is great シグナルはいらない [Don't Need a Signal] was my starting point and remains a favourite. Gordon: A newer band with a small following right now, but the guitar lines are spiky and vocalist Con has a great vice and presence, I'd recommend either Classic or Bathroom
Woo, you opened Pandora's box! But not to worry, Band-Maid's box contains only happiness, and the bottom of the box is the World Domination by Band-Maid music so that people will live happily ever after, PO!🕊💕 For your next Band-Maid reaction, I suggest Manners/Black Hole official live video, two songs in this video.
Welcome, Dreez. You are embarking on (along with many others - over 190 million YT views plus over 40 million reactor plays!) an awesome, progressive, hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid:
BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Prog, Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Joy of Playing, Consistency (130+ songs), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom. Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off-the-rails spectacular! Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: ua-cam.com/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/v-deo.html Their songs from albums Unleash, Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, Just Bring It, Brand New Maid, and New Beginning drive even more - Shambles, Warning, No God, Different, Black Hole, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Don’t You Tell Me, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on. But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, About Us, Memorable, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, At The Drop Of A Hat, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or progressive like No God, Giovanni, and Black Hole… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like From Now On, Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts… or their many acoustic versions like Catharsis and Sayonakidori... and last but not least, their Anime hits (AniMaid) like Sense, Glory and Unleash!!!!! (from their own Anime MV (series?)): ua-cam.com/video/7LB_EPS48HE/v-deo.html) And many songs are represented with over 50 well produced music videos. ua-cam.com/users/BANDMAID Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYU-JI concerts: ONLINE OKYU-JI (Feb. 11, 2021) “No God” ua-cam.com/video/nAdWnIRjGak/v-deo.html Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (February 14, 2020) “Domination” ua-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/v-deo.html ZEPP 2018 “Real Existence” ua-cam.com/video/-qQnKILR5u0/v-deo.html Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and other full concerts are on bandmaidprime.tokyo, bili, and official Band-Maid’s DVD/BD/CD. “P and D⁴” Photo Collage videos at www.youtube.com/@PinDakaPanic810 And some of the better quality fan videos are excellent. Here’s two of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at an intimate venue: Shot by Pat McKee from their 2023 US tour concert in Detroit: ua-cam.com/video/DgxU-MVjta0/v-deo.html See the Maids 2023 Rockville Festival’s short-set perfection performance: ua-cam.com/video/vjZkNeoGmhc/v-deo.html If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, CD, DVD/BD & Merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid. For fun, check out an awesome, little known "Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009 Band-Maid Members: Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “StarQueen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 30 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen! Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 32 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!! Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 32 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more! Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 33 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party! MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 31 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note... uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. A slug of JB, a slight grin, and let the slappin’ begin… MISA! MISA! MISA! Maidiacs (Maid-e-acts) - Band-Maid’s crazed yet supportive, knowledgeable and loyal Super Fans. [BAND-MAID NEWS] BAND-MAID PRIME - Special Video Distribution Website. Along with nearly 50 great play-through’s by each member, concerts and skits, Band-Maid management / label(s) have included the Acoustic Christmas 2021, ZEPP 2018 and Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 concerts! Fans can now see more than 50 great live performances with awesome audio, etc. like Fate, I Can't Live Without You and the great MISA / Kanami exchange in Don't You Tell Me. Those concerts are two of the best produced & performed concerts ever recorded, IMO. bandmaidprime.tokyo The Maids SOLD OUT 2023 US & Mexico tour wrapped up and was a fantastic success. And so many great live fancams to watch! Their playing and antics were as fresh and fun to experience from first show to last. BRAVO Band-Maid!!!!! In addition, their Japan tour finished up with 13 concerts, AND they’re writing and recording for their new album. Their 10th Anniversary Tour concluded at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26, 2023 and in Hong Kong Dec. 21! And their latest 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR SPIN OFF concert at KT ZEPP YOKOHAMA on February 22, 2024, where they played songs not performed at the 10th anniversary tour final at Yokohama Arena, was SOLD OUT! The Maids are one of the hardest working super groups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids, and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE!
Band-Maid's almost signature bass - guitar duels always set the stage on fire. Personnel: *Miku Kobato:* Rhythm guitar and secondary vocalist, main lyricist, the band's founder and originator of the maid band concept, was the lead singer for about a month before she decided that the band needed a stronger vocalist. Did not know how to play guitar and was given lessons by... *Kanami Tono:* Lead guitar, lead composer. While every band member contributes to song writing, it's Kanami who connects it all together. When you hear keyboards on the backing tracks it's generally Kanami laying down the MIDI files. *Akane Hirose* is the drummer you hear tying every part of the song together with brilliant fills and in-the-pocket percussion. She's amazing on double kick drum and can do 220 bpm. Infectious smile and snarky sense of humor. Eats lots of bananas. *MISA* the barefoot assassin of bass. Known for being able to instantaneous transition between slapping and picking. Watching her play bass is like watching a magician performing slight of hand. Can play guitar and trades riffs with Kanami, Misa is teaching Akane bass and Akane is teaching Misa drums. *Saiki Atsumi* is Band-Maid's lead vocalist. Once very shy, Saiki has developed into the band's charismatic front person. Writes lyrics and plays piano. She composes each evening's set list and when in the studio, she's the one who tells them to stop fiddling about and wrap up the session. Founded in 2013, Band-Maid has developed into one the planet's hardest working live rock acts with their unique pop-prog-rock style that includes elements of many genre and influences. Their huge and varied catalog of music is filled with surprises and never disappoints. Try "Puzzle" live at Tokyo Garden Theater "Daydreaming", "Play", Domination", "YOLO", "Moratorium". For another bass-guitar duel try "Dice/HATE?" at Lollapalooza 2023. To give Saiki's vocal cords a break they do instrumentals: "Onset" and "From Now On" are particularly good. Or choose songs at random on Band-Maid's UA-cam channel - they're all good. And when you're hopelessly addicted to Band-Maid, listen to "About Us"
Welcome aboard young buck from an old timer of 72 who believes that this band, not Zep, not Bowie, not D Purp not oh you get it...these ladies are the best live band; best catalog of 130+ excellent compositions too good to be just called "songs"; just the best. Down the pigeon hole with you, there is no escape now
Just a tiny slice of the Maids excellence. Stay on the journey for 100+ bigger and bigger slices. Arguably the best rock band on the planet 🌏! 🤷🏻♂️ Next? - “Play” - official live video Take care and rock on! 🔥🤘🏼🎸🥁🎤🎶😎✌🏼
Welcome to Band-Maid! The best hard rock band I have heard in my 58 years on this planet. They don't stick to any one genre and often mix genres in songs. They are extremely diverse and have an extensive back catalogue featuring Punk, Pop-Punk, Hard-Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Prog, Blues, Jazz, Groove, Rap etc. From face melting 220 bpm punk-prog to ballads, instrumentals to acoustics they do it all. They are also five of the nicest people in music, without a shred of ego. They are funny and fun and bad-ass musicians to boot. They are currently into their 11th year with the original line up. They are: Miku Kobato "Little Pigeon" - band founder - rhythm guitar and second vocals. Main lyricist. Claims to be an 810 year old pigeon and makes pigeon noises when she speaks. Po! Very good at poker, into horses - betting on them and eating them. Very clumsy, may fall into ditches. Has the energy of an average nuclear power station mixed with weapons grade cuteness. A comedian onstage - litrerally! She is the heart and soul of the band. Saiki Atsumi "The Ice Queen" - Lead vocalist and frontwoman. The youngest member at 30. Into train spotting and collecting trainers (sports shoes). Very girly, into doing her nails and is a fashion icon. Really into Baseball and the Hanshin Tigers. Don't mess with her you will lose. But she has a heart of gold and a killer dry sense of humour. Recently started writing lyrics. Has final say on songs. Kanami Tono - "Kanamincho" but usually just "Mincho" for short. Lead guitar and an absolute genius songwriter. Total riff machine. Has two personas. Normally a tiny cute shy very polite lady who seems very innocent (the band have to explain dirty jokes to her). Until she puts on her guitar. As the band say: "then she gets quite violent" - she turns into the shredding rock star she is. Takes guitar off, back to the little girl. Likes cakes, coffee and is totally infatuated by Saiki. She adores Saiki very much, to everyone's amusement. Akane Hirose - "The Gorilla" on Drums. Seems to be the sane member of the band, but is actually the band clown. Has an enormous appetite, seen eating in a lot of MV's. Eats a lot of bananas including on stage, hence the nickname. But she is terrible at actual cooking. Usually has a big grin on her face while drumming manically, Akane was also a DJ (under the name DJ Achi) and likes dancing and goofing with MISA. She also plays trombone! MISA (all caps, no last name) "The Barefoot Assassin" on bass. An absolute bass prodigy, MISA is very shy onstage (and a total clown offstage with Akane). Nickname comes from the fact she plays barefoot and looks like an assassin. Because of shyness often drinks onstage, you can often spot a bottle of Jim Beam on her amp. She drinks it neat. Lately drinking more beer than whiskey though, good girl. Doesn't say much, but when she does it's usually totally hilarious! At a lot of concerts you will hear the fans chanting MISA! MISA! MISA! which has become a slogan. Btw, Miku the rhythm guitarist (red rose) formed the band. She had the idea of Band-Maid after working as a maid in Japanese maid cafe's. The idea is a concept called "The Gap" - that is what you see (cute maids) is NOT what you get (Hard Rock/Punk/Metal). They take the maid café concept literally. They call their concerts "servings" and their fans "Masters and Princesses". Oh, and Miku is an 810 year old small pigeon. Welcome to the pigeon hole Po!
Great intro to five of our favorite people! Just want to throw in the basis of the 810 year old pigeon story. Miku created the stage name "Miku Kobato" to separate her identity in Band-Maid from her previous mild fame in a pop trio "Li'l Cumin" that management put her in, that was dropped because it wasn't successful enough (one tune charted, but barely). That was using her actual name (?) of Mika Noguchi. So when she pitched her cafe-maid rock band idea to her managers and got permission to assemble the group, she modified her individual name and came up with a whimsical family name of Kobato, meaning "small pigeon." The smallest variety of pigeon in Japan is what we call a dove, which she used in one of her "Cluppo" side project videos. But in English, leaving it at "pigeon" is funnier. Which was the actual point. In Japanese, the sound a pigeon or dove makes is "karuppo" - or "po" as a short reference. So she started punctuating her sentences with it, po. It bugs her family... Also in Japanese numerology, this name has a value of 810. So she claims to be an 810 year old pigeon (perpetually 810), currently in human form. Which is why the others often refer to her as "the kobato." It isn't a swipe, it's playing off her own joke. A lot of the personality schtick in Band-Maid is humor, not intended to be overly serious. They have fun and that is the intention for us.
Here is the first part of an information file about the 5 young Ladies of Band-Maid. Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band) Name/Age: Nickname: Position: Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist, Age: 32 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements 10/21/91 Cluppo Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks Age: 32 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements 9/28/91 Mincho Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks, Age: 33 Ah-Chan Arrangements 12/14/90 MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks Age: 31 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements 10/15/92 Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing Age: 30 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements 2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher) There is much more to this file about the Ladies if you are interested. Just leave a reply to this comment and I will post the remainder.
@@dazedandconfused318 Here is the rest of that file. Band Maid was started in 2013 by Miku Kobato. At the time she had just left the Idol Group, Lil Cumin and she didn't like the type of music she had been performing. She approached her management agency with the idea of making an actual band playing rock music but dressed as maids. She had worked in a Maid Cafe and thought the image of maids playing rockin music would create what she called "The Gap" between what you see and what you hear. The Management company was like Ok, go ahead. Miku then looked around and found Kanami a singer/songwriter who was posting her own videos on the internet. Miku had her agency contact her and Kanami thought the idea was cool and agreed to join. Miku then asked if Kanami knew a drummer who might be interested. Kanami had worked with Akane in the past and there is 2 versions of this, the first is, Kanami literally walked over to Akane's apartment and asked her, the second is Kanami called Akane and asked her. (Akane has said in 2 different interviews that 1: Kanami called her and asked if she could come over and 2: in a second interview Kanami just came over) Akane was actually hesitant as she had worked in an "All Girl Group" before and didn't enjoy it as it wasn't the type of music she wanted to play. After hearing a Demo, Akane was like ok, but was still slightly hesitant because of the "Maid Outfits", but she agreed to give it a try. Akane was asked if she knew a bass player and she had gone to Tokyo School of Music with MISA and had worked a couple of jobs with her. So Misa was contacted and after she heard a demo she was like I like the music, but she also was hesitant about the "Maid Outfits", but she relented and joined in as she really wanted to play the kind of music she heard in the demo. The 3 of them then "Auditioned" for the record company and passed the audition. Now we have the "Core" members. The 4 members worked out some songs provided for them by the record company, and a setlist and they had performed 3 times with just Miku on main vocals. Miku after those performances felt that her voice wasn't powerful enough to really perform the songs she wanted. So she approached her management company again and asked if they had any singers who weren't in other projects. They then auditioned several singers. Miku heard Saiki rehearsing in a room across the hall and asked if she could be auditioned, the record company then had Saiki audition. Saiki was signed to the same management company and had done some work as a backup singer and dancer and was asked if she would be interested in auditioning for this new group which currently had 4 members and she would be the fifth. She had been a member of a group with 8 other people as a backup singer and dancer, and HATED it. So she listened to the demo and thought "Cool" because she liked the music. Now we come to the tricky part. Miku KNEW that if Saiki was told about the "Maid Outfits" she would say NO WAY!, so they didn't tell her. They told her they would have "Cool/cute Clothes"(I've read it translated either way), and she never met Miku until a few days before they had a contracted performance. She wasn't told about the "Maid Outfits" until the day before the performance, and she had considered backing out, but she had signed the contract. (Saiki also had NEVER met Miku until then as well) So the Ladies, went and did the performance and Saiki really, REALLY liked the crowds reaction and the music they were performing. She DIDN'T like the apron she wore so it got ditched after the first performance. And you now have the beginnings of the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD! ALL HAIL BAND MAID!!!!! Now that we have the Full band, it was felt that there needed to be a second guitar. Saiki was like, "Not Me, No Way." So Miku said, "I'll do it.", at first that was literally all she did, was hold the guitar and mime playing it, until Akane said, if you are going to hold it, you NEED to learn to play it. And Miku said, "Ok.", and Kanami started to teach Miku how to play. The Ladies released their first album in 2014 "Maid in Japan" which failed to chart, but later after "Thrill" it was reissued and charted to #26 in Japan.
Then in 2015 they released "New Beginning" On New Beginning was the song that changed Band Maid's entire existence. "Thrill"... The band was getting ready to release their first music video and the choice was between "Love, Passion, Matador" and "Thrill" and the ladies chose Thrill. (Little known fact, Miku helped with the lyrics on Thrill but did not get credited) This became the seminal moment of Band Maid. Because their second album charted at #64, the record company was seriously considering disbanding the Ladies and switching them to other projects. (In fact they had Kanami and Akane work with Mochi to Cheese thinking that when Band Maid cratered they could use them in another band. MISA had also just started working with Mochi to Cheese as well). However about 6 months after the video's release, a Facebook page "JRock Radio" posted the video to their timeline. And the video went viral. Having over a million views in just a few short weeks. The Ladies Twitter page got so many hits they thought their page had been hacked. Their UA-cam channel also started getting more and more subscribers and views to Thrill. Now the ladies knew where their fans wanted them to go. Harder Rock, less pop. And history was Maid. If you have questions please feel free to ask.
Introducing The Band... (left to right on the stage) Misa [mee-sah] (Barefoot Assassin) - Bass Guitar Miku [mee-kuu] (Small Pigeon) - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Lyricist, Band Founder Akane [aah-kah-nay] (Gorilla) - Drums Saiki [sigh-kee] (Sai-Chan) - Lead Vocals Kanami [kah-nah-mee] (Mincho) - Lead Guitar, Songwriter Some song suggestions for you are Moratorium, No God, Rinne, Onset, From Now On, About Us, Play, Why Why Why. They have a catalog of over one hundred great songs. If you are not fond of one then choose another because it will be different than the one before it and the next one to follow. Have fun with it!
From JAPAN ■Introducing BAND-MAID Thank you for reaction BAND-MAID. (^^♪ BAND-MAID is a five-member girls rock band. They are celebrating their 10th anniversary last year. The members have not changed. They are a hard rock band and fans consider them one of the best hard rock bands in the world. They usually have 20 songs and 2 hour gig. Formed in Japan in 2013, led by side guitarist Miku Kobato. Kobato has experience working at a maid cafe in Akihabara, Tokyo, and came up with the idea of playing cool music in her maid outfit. That's why the band was named BAND-MAID. "Thrill" was the first music video of 2014, reaching 2 million views in 2 weeks, and they escaped disbandment and decided to become a hard rock band. Also, they perform LIVE overseas and increase the number of fans. Now they write, compose and arrange all their songs. 130 original songs. And 53 music videos have been released on the official UA-cam, all of which are killer songs. ■ Official videos are not blocked. ■ ■ Hard Rock : Rinne ・ DICE ・After life ・Unleash!!!! ・Sense ・Warning! ・Thrill ・ Shambles ■ Cool Rock : Influencer ・Bubble ・Manners ・Nonfiction Days ・YOLO ・Different ・Blooming ・ glory ■ Great Live : DOMINATION ・PLAY ・FREEDOM ・REAL EXISTENC ・secret My lips・ CROSS ・CHOOSE ME ・PUZZLE ■ Power ballad : Wonderland ・Endless story ・Daydreaming ・About us ・Memorable ■ Acoustic : "Catharsis" Acoustic Ver. ・Sayonakidori" Acoustic Ver. ■ Instrumental : from now on ・On set ■ English lyrics : Dragon Cry ・ Don't Let Me Down (not their lyrics) ■ Japanese Style : Secret Maiko Lips ・Gioncho (April Fool's Day Gift BAND MAIKO Version) BAND MEMBER They are unique, serious, shy and cute women. Miku : Side guitar, backing vocals, lyricist, band founder, publicist, good at cooking. Saiki : lead vocalist and youngest, Members refer to her as teacher and make a lot of decisions. good at cooking. Kanami : Lead guitar, composer (prolific genius), good at piano. hobby is reading. good at making sweets. Akane : Drummer, good at funny faces, big eater. loves anime. She has many friends. Misa : Bassist, playing with bare feet. She is the most shy and reticent. she is good at cooking. (^^♪ In Japan, there are many all-female rock and metal bands. They perform overseas and are popular. The ones that are often talked about are Love Bites, Nemophila, HANABIE, Gacharic Spin, and Scandal, but there are many more. Please listen to it.
Just one point, there is a reason when you read the song credits it says Music - Band Maid!! That is because Kanami doesn't compose the entire song's music. MISA and Akane create the bass and drums from a basic song from Kanami. Then to Miku for Lyrics and now with Saiki. Then as a Team they create the final song for release in the studio. With Saiki having the "We're Done" call. Saiki also creates the Set List for each concert.
Thank you for your wonderful response. All of the bandmaids are world-class members, but in this song in particular, you can see that Akane, the drummer, is leading the song. I think she is one of the top drummers in the world. Bandmaid has over 130 original songs (all songs composed by lead singer Kanami), and there are no boring songs. Please enjoy.
Kanami is lead guitarist and composer. She can sing too (beautifully) but seldom does. She is the riff machine. And she brings layers and nuances going on behind things too. She is the guitar sensei (teacher) who brought Miku from zero on guitar to impressive today. And still coaches her. Kanami adores lead singer Saiki, whose encouragement got her through some very dark times early on. One of their songs (The Dragon Cries) was produced by the legendary Tony Visconti, who said Saiki and Miku were the hardest working singers he had ever worked with. Akane's drumming attracted the attention of Jimmy Page (yes, of Led Zeppelin) who was at an awards event they played in late 2016 in Tokyo. He asked to meet her and get a pic together and said very positive things of her playing. She has gotten even better since then. She and bassist Misa played many styles including some jazz clubs before Band-Maid. You can hear it in their creative, fluid style and their groove. Misa, well, you heard what she can do. With her long black outfit, at the left edge of the stage, in stocking feet to feel Akane's drums and lock her timing in to them, she looks like a Ninja assassin. So she is often called "the Assassin." We aren't allowed to know her surname. If she told us, she might have to kill us. Her favorite drink is whiskey, straight up.
They opened for Guns N Roses in Japan and are going to open for Incubus as well. They have toured the USA and Europe. J- Rock and J-metal is incredible
Girl Groups in Japan are common. Over here you have The Go Gos, The Bangles, L7, The Runaways... But over there are loads of them. But this isn't even the best LIVE version of this song. You can't see the original on UA-cam anymore. It was taken down ahead of a DVD release. You'd have to go to the 9th song from the Zepp Tokyo LIVE concert on the Chinese website Bilibili. In my opinion it surpasses this. But if you want to see something from their channel that's close, even though the sound and camera work aren't up to BAND-MAID Standards, check out 'Hate' from last years appearance at Lollipalooza.
DUDE!!! Welcome... So you have checked out the Maids.. So many more songs by them to check out, prepare to be Rocked.... Everyone has already told you what to check out so go for it... You asked for more female bands? Here are a few from Japan and one from Korea, if you think you can handle it? Lovebites - Stand and deliver Live from Knocking at heavens gate Nemophila - Ama-Te-Ras official live Aldious - Reincarnation live Hagane - Super villan official mv Trident - Ambivilant official live Gacharic spin - Mindset official mv East of eden Evolve extended version Rolling quartz - Fearless official mv Over 200 songs between them... Should keep you busy Enjoy the ride Dude Best wishes from France
BAND‐MAID concert at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan on November 26, 2023 Setlist 01) DOMINATION 02) glory 03) alone 04) Play 05) Unleash!!!!! 06) Thrill 07) Shambles 08) Don't you tell ME 09) After Life 10) Sense 11) influencer (New intro with Miku guitar solo) 12) from now on 13) Daydreaming (New intro) 14) Memorable 15) about Us 16) Mirage 17) Bubble 18) Rock in me 19) Different (Acoustic - Saiki and Kanami only) 20) anemone (Acoustic - Saiki and Kanami only) 21) Choose me (Saiki solo on piano) 22) onset 23) Brightest Star 24) FREEDOM (New intro) 25) BLACK HOLE (New intro with Akane drum solo) 26) DICE (New intro with Misa bass solo) 27) HATE? 28) NO GOD (New intro) 29) Magie 30) Manners 31) Choose me (Normal version) 32) FORWARD (New arrangement) 33) endless Story
We love Band-Maid PO! There are a lot of great Japanese girl bands which I'm sure will be posted below. My 1st recommendation, if you have heard LIL UZI VERT, Pink Tape, that was a joke. You must listen to BabyMetal battle rap Eminem style, the song is (BxMxC) or PAPAYA. Always live is better. BM was the band that came 1st and got these excellent bands world recognition.
Welcome to pigeonhole, po! Best rock bamd on the planet. This was from the final show of their 10 year anniversary tour. They also just dropped the song Unleadh!!!!!, from the same show as this one about I week ago, which I recommend. Or I'm sure you'll get some Domination Official live requests, which I also recommend. But my biggest recommendation is XG Tape 2 Galz Xypher. XG is an all female R&B, hip-hop group also from Japan but based in S. Korea. The video is their rapline that went totally viral. 30 mil views. Check it out!
There are plenty of all-female bands out of Japan currently. I'm sure others will list them. What I'll suggest is three not from Japan -- Rolling Quartz (Korea), The Warning (Mexico) and The Linda Lindas (USA).
I have been a Band-Maid fan for over 5 years now. Here are the names of the band members. Kanami(Mincho) - Lead Guitar, Misa(The Assassin) - Bass, Miku(Little Pigeon) - Rhythm Guitar and Creator of Band-Maid, Akane - Drummer Extraordinaire, and Saiki - Lead Singer. They have no bad songs. Here are my Band-Maid suggestions: Freedom ua-cam.com/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/v-deo.html (Live 2020) Puzzle ua-cam.com/video/zvuqmSQEnaA/v-deo.html (Live 2023) Unleash!!!!! ua-cam.com/video/7LB_EPS48HE/v-deo.html (MV 2022) Play ua-cam.com/video/3LxX_t4vg7U/v-deo.html (Live 2020) Blooming ua-cam.com/video/uUt_JBMocKM/v-deo.html (MV 2019) Choose Me ua-cam.com/video/MZIJ2vFxu9Y/v-deo.html (MV 2017) from now on ua-cam.com/video/a6ZSvmnkS00/v-deo.htmlsi=QBSXEACOl2HHlZAC (MV 2022) Shambles ua-cam.com/video/VghBLCVYgcg/v-deo.html (MV 2023) Onset(Instrumental) ua-cam.com/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/v-deo.html (Live 2020) Warning! ua-cam.com/video/9yD3IqrLtPk/v-deo.html (MV 2021) Domination ua-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/v-deo.html (Live 2020) Dice ua-cam.com/video/ZpAYnVJX9CY/v-deo.html (MV 2018) The Non-Fiction Days ua-cam.com/video/ItYN-ri1NPs/v-deo.html (MV 2016) Daydreaming ua-cam.com/video/RCaeUkrItyY/v-deo.html (MV 2017) Memorable(Ballad) ua-cam.com/video/DQX8BTTsHHU/v-deo.html (MV 2023) Rinne(Reincarnation) ua-cam.com/video/CQ9dbEVgZcA/v-deo.html (MV 2019)
Lovebites, Nemophila (Japan), The Warning (Mexico), Voice Of Baceprot (Indonesia), Rolling Quartz (South Korea), and many many more both rock and metal.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Band Maid. Discovered them in 2019 and they have become my favorite band. Check out the live version of their song "Hate" from Lollapalooza this past year. They do the guitar and bass duel in it. Though the camera operators could have done a better job at capturing the whole thing. It's great never the less. Here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/OvtKRZ9xt3E/v-deo.html
Welcome to Band-Maid, the best rock band on the planet po! If you get the opportunity to see them live in concert, don't miss the opportunity! It will be the best concert you will ever attend po!
Heart - “Barracuda”, “Magic Man” and a beautiful love song “Dog And The Butterfly” as well as “Dreamboat Annie”. Then there’s Lita Ford, The Runaways, Pat Benetar (very good) Joan Jet, The Bangles, and several more lady centric bands. More bands with women lead singers. Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, 4 Non Blondes, Vixen, and the immortal Janis Joplin to name a few.
By chance, I caught a few of your LZ reactions. I'm older and grew up with the best rock band ever. About 3 years ago I was introduced to BM via the YT algorithm. I was privileged to attend their May 24th 2023 concert in Detroit. Led Zeppelin will always be my all time favourite band, but Bandmaid has moved up to be a close second. Five of the hardest working, talented and adorable people I've ever witnessed. Try - From Now On (an instrumental MV) and Domination Live (from 2020 World Domination tour). After that, only 100+ good songs to go
Thank you for your wonderful comment. Misa on bass, Akane on drums, and Kanami on lead guitar are all excellent technicians. Furthermore, Kanami has composed over 130 songs, and there is no boring song. he is a real genius. Miku, the side guitarist, is in charge of writing all the lyrics, and Saiki, the singer, is also amazing. I don't think there is currently a group in the world that has such a group of members. Truly one of the top bands in the world. Please have fun.
There are about fifty very good Japanese all-women rock bands, putting America to shame. This is the best of them with lots of great work. Suggest them live, with the songs, Domination, Freedom, Daydreaming, Hate, and just about anything else out of their many albums.
Young man, you have just reacted to the best that there is on the planet when it comes to rock. This is from the finale concert of Band Maid's 10th Anniversary World Tour last November 23rd in Yokohama, Japan. I have seen them live here three times in the last year and change. Twice in 2022 and once in 2023. I'm 77 and have been following rock since the late 1950's and they are the real deal. They have a catalogue of over 125 songs and they are all exceptional. If you like all-female rock and metal bands, Asia in general and Japan in particular lead the world in that category. Besides Band Maid, there is Nemophila, SCANDAL, Lovebites, Hanabie, Aldious, Fate Gear, Doll$Box, Trident, Gacharic Spin, Hagane, Bridear, Hades and several others. There are all first-class experienced groups with a huge number of great songs. And if you like something a little edgy in hard rock there is a fairly new South Korean all-female band called Rolling Quartz, who are just fire. And aside from their musical excellence, they are all good people who love each other and love their fans like no other group I've ever seen during my time in music. That's why we are called Maidiacs...........and it seems you are well on the way to being a full-fledged member. You have sooooooooo much to react to and as you can see from the comments, we are all happy to see you become one of us. I've just subbed so I can see your journey to the Wonderful World of Band Maid. Great reaction !!!!! Just keep it up !!!!!
Be prepared for the ride of your life, not only with Band-Maid but other all female rock and metal bands coming of Japan. I swear they put something in the water over there! 😁
I'm going to help you with the phonetics... Saiki (SYE-kee) Lead vocals Miku aka Cluppo (MEE-ku) (KLU-po) Backing vocals and rhythm guitar MISA (MEE-zah) Barefoot Assassin and Goddess of the Bass Kanami or Mincho (kuh-NAHM-ee) (MIHN-cho) Lead guitar, keyboard, piano, composer, and backing vocals Akane (uh-KAHN-ay) Drums half gorilla, half amazing, 100% Akane! This should help you with the Maidiacs by not screwing up the names 😉👍 Welcome to the Pigeon Hole!
Yes! The Warning is three sisters who sound like a really great 5 piece band. Original Rock/Metal/Alt, some fairly deep lyrics. From Mexico, but mostly sing in very good English. And Plush (USA). Kickin' basic rock, powerful lead singer. Japan has many all female bands in Rock, Metal, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, and all sorts of Alt. They range from good to excellent to wonderful. Rolling Quartz is a K-Rock band (not K-Pop) and pretty good. But the Japanese musicians have me spoiled now. After several years exploring Japanese rock and metal, Band-Maid is still my favorite.
Welcome to the clan, you went down a small hole fit for a pigeon but there is one catch: you can't get out. Enjoy these women to the fullest because they are amazing.
The lead singer is Saiki (SIGH-key). The lead guitarist (and brilliant composer) is Kanami (Kana-mee) -- also known as Mincho. The bass player -- who usually has bare feet, even in this concert -- is Misa (MEE-sa). The drummer is Akane (a-KAH-nay or Aka-nay), The rhythm guitarist -- and founder of the band -- is Miku (MEE-koo). Miku also writes the words, with input from Saiki. Miku does other things too which this song does not show off -- she was in the background here. Miku is an outstanding singer in her own right, and sings as lead in some Band-Maid songs. She was the original singer, but she sacked herself and they added Saiki because Miku is more a pop singer than a hard rock singer. At this concert she did a great performance as lead singer in "Rock In Me" as she walked around the arena, entertaining the crowds -- and high-fiving an audience member who happened the be the mother of the bassist. Miku is the genius behind Band-Maid; Kanami is the genius she recruited -- the genius behind Band-Maid's music. Akane is the expert behind the drumming --including composing entertaining and challenging drum parts. Misa composes her bass parts as well as playing them. Saiki not only performs and helps write the words, she also acts as quality control: the song ain't ready until Saiki approves it. She will be out front when it is performed, so she wants it to be the very best. Everyone in Band-Maid pulls their weight.
get your helmet... Maidiacs incoming....Live Maid is the Best Maid... you can pretty much pick any of the official Live videos and have an experience ... Band Maid is one of the few Bands that elevates in the Live setting.....even when they make a mistake in a live show (which is rare) it somehow adds to the awesomness that is the Maids...Now as far as other female rock bands... Nemopilia, Trident, LoveBites, The Warning are all great ... others will also add in BabyMetal but I think of them as more of a show than a band ... and its a great show but you have the girls in the front and the Band Backing them up ...
Cool reaction.👍 Dude, Japan is full of great all female rock bands in every , size, shape and style: Nemophila, (Heavy Metal and Metalcore) Scandal, (Pop Rock) Lovebites, (Power Metal) Gacharic Spin, (Alternative Rock) The Hump Back, (Pop Rock) Bridear (Power Metal) Trident, (Alternative Rock) Hanabie, (Metalcore) Adious (Power Metal) Tricot (Math Rock) Etc, etc etc...
MDreezy , Welcome to BAND-MAID enjoy your journey down the Pigeon hole , names , Miku Kobato band founder , Red rose in hair , Rhythm guitar n lyrics (aka) Small Pigeon , Kanami Tono Lead guitar write n arranges music (aka) Mincho , Akane Hirose Drums (aka) Gorilla , MISA on Bass (aka) Barefoot Bass Assassin , Saiki Atsumi Lead Vocals Blue rose in hair (aka) Ice Queen , this performance was from the last show of their 10th anniversary tour at Yokohama arena 8,000 in attendance , Next song Domination official live video .
There are quite a few all female metal bands in Japan, some are slightly more rock adjacent, but Band-Maid sound different. But all those bands are fire.
OK Not about Band Maid but all female rock groups. Check out The Bangles from the 1980's. (1st) Hazy shade of winter.(2nd) Walk like an Egyptian. and (3rd) Eternal Flame. There are many more but this should get anyone started on their music.
Other all female rock Bands Not Japanese: The Warning, L7, Vixen Japanese - Aldious, Love Bites, Trident, Nemophila, Fern Planet, Mary's Blood, Scandal, Doll$Boxx. Safe to say Japan Does it better. I often say that with Band Maid and The Warning Rock music is in safe hands.
I hate that they don’t mix the crowd in for this video. Go watch Domination LIVE for a better idea of what it’s like at a show. I’ve seen them twice; including this song. You can actually hear the crowd in any phone recording because the crowd is a big part of this and many other songs. Actually this is my second favorite song I’ve gotten to hear in person. IMHO the best rock band this short century. If you want more guitar and bass duels, check out Band-Maid Hate lollapalooza 2023. You won’t be disappointed.😊
Cool reaction.👍 Dude, Japan is full of great all female rock bands in every , size, shape and style: Nemophila, (Heavy Metal and Metalcore) Scandal, (Pop Rock) Lovebites, (Power Metal) Gacharic Spin, (Alternative Rock) The Hump Back, (Pop Rock) Bridear (Power Metal) Trident, (Alternative Rock) Hanabie, (Metalcore) Adious (Power Metal) Tricot (Math Rock) Etc, etc etc...
The call and response bass/guitar solo says everything about how amazing these girls are, MISA’s bass is smokin
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You're going to get told all about them from the Maidiacs so I'll just say for me they're the best rock band on the planet. You haven't heard anything yet.
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Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world:
*Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)*
*Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals
*Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist
*Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer
*MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist
If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_
Below is a list of songs that will get you started
*Choose Me(MV) - 2018*
*Dice(MV) - 2018*
*Real Existence Live - Zepp Tokyo 2018*
*Blooming(MV) - 2019*
*ONSET - Zepp Tokyo 2018* (instrumental)
I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from:
*2017-STUDIO COAST*
*2018-Zepp Tokyo*
*2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA*
*2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC*
In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘
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My comment is ALWAYS can you imagine the kind of band you get when the founder/lead singer fires HERSELF and gets a better singer so the band do more? Yes Miku did just that and THEN learned guitar to make her band sound even better. Oh that PO thing is her inisde joke because her name in Japanese Characters looks very close to 'small pigeon and in Japan pigeons go Po Po NOT coo coo.
BAND-MAID is life.
Oh boy, you have a lot to discover and we are here with you. They are the real-deal, don’t know what you would appreciate most so just dip in. Try Freedom (official live), Puzzle (official live), Manners (MV)….
Congratulations on discovering the best band in the world today! Enjoy the ride!! 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂🕊
think ya need more emojis 😉
How about this one 😡every time you forget SML in your list of song requests😂@@Bekka_Noyb
My friend you have just tapped into one of the richest musical veins going, it's bursting with talent, creativity, energy, professionalism and gorgeous charisma. Dive into their catalogue, it's comprehensive and wonderfully varied but all rock solid. But a word of warning these Rock Goddesses will steal your heart so have a replacement ready 😁 cheers 👍🍻
Yessir! They are Fire! Not a bad song in there! You'll see 😉
To get an idea of the musical talent of Band-Maid, try "From Now On" and "Onset - live". More official live videos, try "Domination", "Puzzle", "Play", "Manners/Black Hole". Official music videos try "Warning", "Unleash", "Influencer", "Blooming". Seriously though, you can't go wrong with Band-Maid. Saiki is the lead vocalist and lyric contributor. Miku is the band creator, lyricist, rhythm guitar and backing vocals, Kanami ("Mincho") is the lead guitarist and song composer, Akane is the amazing drummer, and Misa is the bassist but she's so good you can't say her name just once, it's always Misa Misa Misa! The have such a great back story to their formation. They always smile while playing the most ridiculous hard music. Their quest is to dominate the world with their music! So hard to pick a favorite song, it's usually the last one you just heard.
Ah, Japanese metal.... you have to check out the band "Love Bites". Please do a first listen, you won't be disappointed!!
The only thing better than watching BAND-MAID is seeing them Live. Welcome to BAND-MAID.
Quite simply THE best Hard Rock band on Earth. I'd recommend listening to their 120+ song back catalogue and anything they make in the future! It's literally all good though mostly excellent, whether MV or live, though they shine brightest live. In fact, this song was taken from their 3.5 hour , 33 song concert in front of 17,000 lucky people - they give out so much energy, happiness and love. And, of course, always superb musicianship and vocals. They are perfect.
Welcome to the fandom, friend. Enjoy, and you'll be seeing us Maidiacs again.
Welcome to the fandom! Best rock band out there right now! ♥
I suggest these Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, Blooming, Influencer, No God (live), Puzzle (live), Real Existence (live) & Onset (live)
Japan has amazing all female bands. Band-Maid, Hanabie, Nemophila, Lovebites and many more.
Baby Metal. Gachaic Spin. Mary's Blood. Doll$Box. and many more
Hanabie for sure.
Welcome to the best rock band on Earth.
Hello. Thank you for your reaction to Band-Maid. I love the battle between Kanami and MISA. Of course, it is Akane who is instigating the battle between the two❤❤❤
Welcome to the Maidiac world¡¡
Oh my gosh, you have opened the floodgates. Why do you love this? Because they may be the best rock group in the world today (I think they are). They are certainly the most creative band since the Beatles. (Yes, I stand by that statement!)
You are going to get a lot of suggestions. First, a little background on the band:
Saiki Atsumi - Lead vocals Born Feb 8, 1994
MISA - Bass Born Oct 15, 1992
Kanami Tono - Lead guitar, Main composer and arranger Born Sept 28, 1991
Miku Kobato - Rhythm guitar, backing vocal Born Oct 21, 1991
Akane Hirose - Drums Born Dec 14, 1990
Miku was working in a Maid Café after being in an idol group that didn’t break through. She envisoned the idea of a maid-band that plays hard rock and metal. She recruited Kanami, after finding a Kanami guitar cover on line; Kanami then recruited Akane, who recruited MISA. Akane and MISA had been students together at the Tokyo Music Academy. The group decided they needed more vocal “oomph”, and collectively recruited Saiki. Miku didn't know how to play guitar when they started, so Kanami has been teaching her. She's become good so fast that she is really adding to the music mix, and Maidiacs are daring to dream of a dual shred.
The band was struggling early on, and in 2014, even as the label was considering dropping them, they posted the music video for “Thrill” which went viral globally. When they realized what was going on, it gave them the momentum to forge ahead, and they have now done multiple tours of Europe and the U.S. and are building a global fanbase who call themselves the Maidiacs.
They have released seven full albums, as well as several EPs, singles and music videos. They have put out around 170 songs, covering a wide variety of styles and sounds, without any duds. They combine a punk vibe with instrumental virtuosity (two things that are often seen as being incompatible), and have done some amazing progressive-rock songs with a metal edge to them.
They toured the U.S. in 2022 and sold out 14 cities in less than 48 hours. They followed it up with a 2023 tour which had to be expanded from their original plans. Their fan base skews heavily to actual practicing musicians. Some of those followed the band to multiple dates and documented everything on youtube-some of the footage is hilarious.
I’ve seen them three times (2019, 2022 and 2023) and their shows are truly life-reaffirming. So far no announcements of another European tour but it seems likely in 2024.
Band-Maid are that rare band that sound perfect live, even better than in the studio. Here are more links:
Freedom (Feb 14 2020) ua-cam.com/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/v-deo.html
Domination (Feb 14 2020) ua-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/v-deo.html
Choose Me (Feb 14 2020) ua-cam.com/video/HcqitbXgigU/v-deo.html
Onset (Instrumental-insane!) ua-cam.com/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/v-deo.html
And an official MV, one of their most popular: Daydreaming (it’s a slower ballad, gorgeous and truly heart-wrenching): ua-cam.com/video/RCaeUkrItyY/v-deo.html
If you want more background, I suggest you react to this classic interview. It's hilarious, it's insightful, you will learn their names for good, and their cuteness will destroy your brain. Oh, and they are completely nuts. ua-cam.com/video/R4PofsQYwn4/v-deo.html
Ten years as a band and this concert was a three and a half hour celebration of their work. But they have no desire to stop so plenty more to come. This is an older song but a great one nonetheless. Plenty to enjoy and once you get to know the characters you will know the live performances are phenomenal and there is literally no band like them.
Okay, names, pronunciation, nicknames, and roles, in order that they joined the band.
Miku Kobato - mee-koo - Kuruppo, the Little Pigeon, the Little Engine Who Will - band founder, backing (and occasionally lead) vocals, rhythm guitar, principal lyricist, tireless Spokespigeon and PR machine. Wielder of weapons grade cuteness. Poker shark and horse racing fanatic. So determined to see her band succeed that she fired herself as lead singer (she decided her voice wasn't strong enough for hard rock), then went looking for a replacement. Learned to play guitar after the band was formed. Definitely eccentric, possibly insane.
Kanami Tono - kah-nah-mee - Kanamincho or just Mincho - lead guitar, keyboards, principal composer and arranger. On stage, she's a savant mad riffer with a room temperature IQ and a huge crush on Saiki. In reality, she's a genius, and not just musically- she has a degree in economics with honors. A sweet, motherly woman who turns into a beast when you hand her a guitar.
Akane Hirose - ah-kah-neh - A-chan, the Gorilla - drums, sequencing, snacks, the leader the band doesn't have. What you see is what you get- a cheerful jock with a huge appetite who burns off the calories murdering her drums. Completely unflappable. Frequently snacks between songs. Has been known to sign her banana peels and throw them to the audience.
MISA - mee-sah - the Barefoot Assassin, MISA MISA MISA! - bass, booze, occasional wet work. Usually stone faced. Barely acknowledges the audience's existence. Always has a beer or a bottle of Jim Beam on her Orange amp. Originally, these were ways of coping with stage fright. These days, that's just how the assassin rolls.
Saiki Atsumi - sah-ee-kee (but Psyche is close enough) - the Ice Queen, Sensei, Sai-chan - lead vocals, some lyrics, the "We're done" girl. Fashionista and train nerd. Regards her band mates, especially Kanami and Miku, with bemused exasperation. In total command on stage; hides behind Miku off stage (she's actually kind of shy).
May I steal this for my friends when I introduce them to Band-Maid and get asked for background info? 😇
@@YamatoKazuki Sure.
Best hard rock band
Hands down the best rock band on this or any other planet. 120+ songs in their back catalogue and every one of them are awesome. Pick any song (especially the live performances) and they will blow you away every time.
Band Maid were the rabbit hole I fell down during the pandemic that got me into a lot of other Japanese bands. Some other suggestions for Japanese bands you could react to.
Gacharic Spin: all female funk rock, some jazz flavour in there too. Start with Mindset, then try I Wish I.
Scandal: another all girl group, been together 17 years and only in their mid 30s. Their stuff is very varied, but leans toward pop punk more than hard rock. I'd suggest AMDKJ as a starting point.
Babymetal: They combine metal with more J-Pop styled singing, and lead vocalist Su-Metal is one of the best singers in rock music right now. There's a DEEP well of mythology and a lot of history behind them. Monochrome is probably my favourite track of theirs right now.
These aren't all girl groups, but also well worth a look...
Glim Spanky: Remi Matsuo's raspy voice is unique, and the 60s/70s influenced classic rock sound is great シグナルはいらない [Don't Need a Signal] was my starting point and remains a favourite.
Gordon: A newer band with a small following right now, but the guitar lines are spiky and vocalist Con has a great vice and presence, I'd recommend either Classic or Bathroom
Woo, you opened Pandora's box!
But not to worry, Band-Maid's box contains only happiness, and the bottom of the box is the World Domination by Band-Maid music so that people will live happily ever after, PO!🕊💕
For your next Band-Maid reaction, I suggest Manners/Black Hole official live video, two songs in this video.
Welcome, Dreez. You are embarking on (along with many others - over 190 million YT views plus over 40 million reactor plays!) an awesome, progressive, hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid:
BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Prog, Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Joy of Playing, Consistency (130+ songs), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom.
Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off-the-rails spectacular!
Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: ua-cam.com/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/v-deo.html Their songs from albums Unleash, Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, Just Bring It, Brand New Maid, and New Beginning drive even more - Shambles, Warning, No God, Different, Black Hole, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Don’t You Tell Me, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on.
But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, About Us, Memorable, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, At The Drop Of A Hat, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or progressive like No God, Giovanni, and Black Hole… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like From Now On, Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts… or their many acoustic versions like Catharsis and Sayonakidori... and last but not least, their Anime hits (AniMaid) like Sense, Glory and Unleash!!!!! (from their own Anime MV (series?)): ua-cam.com/video/7LB_EPS48HE/v-deo.html)
And many songs are represented with over 50 well produced music videos. ua-cam.com/users/BANDMAID
Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYU-JI concerts:
ONLINE OKYU-JI (Feb. 11, 2021) “No God” ua-cam.com/video/nAdWnIRjGak/v-deo.html
Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (February 14, 2020) “Domination” ua-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/v-deo.html
ZEPP 2018 “Real Existence” ua-cam.com/video/-qQnKILR5u0/v-deo.html
Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and other full concerts are on bandmaidprime.tokyo, bili, and official Band-Maid’s DVD/BD/CD.
“P and D⁴” Photo Collage videos at www.youtube.com/@PinDakaPanic810
And some of the better quality fan videos are excellent. Here’s two of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at an intimate venue:
Shot by Pat McKee from their 2023 US tour concert in Detroit: ua-cam.com/video/DgxU-MVjta0/v-deo.html
See the Maids 2023 Rockville Festival’s short-set perfection performance: ua-cam.com/video/vjZkNeoGmhc/v-deo.html
If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, CD, DVD/BD & Merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo
Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid.
For fun, check out an awesome, little known "Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009
Band-Maid Members:
Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “StarQueen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 30 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen!
Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 32 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!!
Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 32 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more!
Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 33 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party!
MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 31 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note... uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. A slug of JB, a slight grin, and let the slappin’ begin… MISA! MISA! MISA!
Maidiacs (Maid-e-acts) - Band-Maid’s crazed yet supportive, knowledgeable and loyal Super Fans.
[BAND-MAID NEWS]
BAND-MAID PRIME - Special Video Distribution Website. Along with nearly 50 great play-through’s by each member, concerts and skits, Band-Maid management / label(s) have included the Acoustic Christmas 2021, ZEPP 2018 and Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 concerts! Fans can now see more than 50 great live performances with awesome audio, etc. like Fate, I Can't Live Without You and the great MISA / Kanami exchange in Don't You Tell Me. Those concerts are two of the best produced & performed concerts ever recorded, IMO. bandmaidprime.tokyo
The Maids SOLD OUT 2023 US & Mexico tour wrapped up and was a fantastic success. And so many great live fancams to watch! Their playing and antics were as fresh and fun to experience from first show to last. BRAVO Band-Maid!!!!! In addition, their Japan tour finished up with 13 concerts, AND they’re writing and recording for their new album. Their 10th Anniversary Tour concluded at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26, 2023 and in Hong Kong Dec. 21! And their latest 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR SPIN OFF concert at KT ZEPP YOKOHAMA on February 22, 2024, where they played songs not performed at the 10th anniversary tour final at Yokohama Arena, was SOLD OUT!
The Maids are one of the hardest working super groups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids, and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE!
Band-Maid's almost signature bass - guitar duels always set the stage on fire.
Personnel:
*Miku Kobato:* Rhythm guitar and secondary vocalist, main lyricist, the band's founder and originator of the maid band concept, was the lead singer for about a month before she decided that the band needed a stronger vocalist. Did not know how to play guitar and was given lessons by...
*Kanami Tono:* Lead guitar, lead composer. While every band member contributes to song writing, it's Kanami who connects it all together. When you hear keyboards on the backing tracks it's generally Kanami laying down the MIDI files.
*Akane Hirose* is the drummer you hear tying every part of the song together with brilliant fills and in-the-pocket percussion. She's amazing on double kick drum and can do 220 bpm. Infectious smile and snarky sense of humor. Eats lots of bananas.
*MISA* the barefoot assassin of bass. Known for being able to instantaneous transition between slapping and picking. Watching her play bass is like watching a magician performing slight of hand. Can play guitar and trades riffs with Kanami, Misa is teaching Akane bass and Akane is teaching Misa drums.
*Saiki Atsumi* is Band-Maid's lead vocalist. Once very shy, Saiki has developed into the band's charismatic front person. Writes lyrics and plays piano. She composes each evening's set list and when in the studio, she's the one who tells them to stop fiddling about and wrap up the session.
Founded in 2013, Band-Maid has developed into one the planet's hardest working live rock acts with their unique pop-prog-rock style that includes elements of many genre and influences. Their huge and varied catalog of music is filled with surprises and never disappoints.
Try "Puzzle" live at Tokyo Garden Theater
"Daydreaming", "Play", Domination", "YOLO", "Moratorium".
For another bass-guitar duel try "Dice/HATE?" at Lollapalooza 2023.
To give Saiki's vocal cords a break they do instrumentals: "Onset" and "From Now On" are particularly good.
Or choose songs at random on Band-Maid's UA-cam channel - they're all good.
And when you're hopelessly addicted to Band-Maid, listen to "About Us"
The music video, “Choose Me,” got me hooked. Two guitar solos, crazy ass drum fills, great harmonizing and of Misa on bass.
Welcome aboard young buck from an old timer of 72 who believes that this band, not Zep, not Bowie, not D Purp not oh you get it...these ladies are the best live band; best catalog of 130+ excellent compositions too good to be just called "songs"; just the best.
Down the pigeon hole with you, there is no escape now
Just a tiny slice of the Maids excellence. Stay on the journey for 100+ bigger and bigger slices. Arguably the best rock band on the planet 🌏! 🤷🏻♂️
Next?
- “Play” - official live video
Take care and rock on! 🔥🤘🏼🎸🥁🎤🎶😎✌🏼
You don't realize it yet....but you just saw the BEST rock band on the planet !!!!!! Period !!!!!
Welcome to Band-Maid! The best hard rock band I have heard in my 58 years on this planet. They don't stick to any one genre and often mix genres in songs. They are extremely diverse and have an extensive back catalogue featuring Punk, Pop-Punk, Hard-Rock, Classic Rock, Metal, Prog, Blues, Jazz, Groove, Rap etc. From face melting 220 bpm punk-prog to ballads, instrumentals to acoustics they do it all. They are also five of the nicest people in music, without a shred of ego. They are funny and fun and bad-ass musicians to boot. They are currently into their 11th year with the original line up. They are:
Miku Kobato "Little Pigeon" - band founder - rhythm guitar and second vocals. Main lyricist. Claims to be an 810 year old pigeon and makes pigeon noises when she speaks. Po! Very good at poker, into horses - betting on them and eating them. Very clumsy, may fall into ditches. Has the energy of an average nuclear power station mixed with weapons grade cuteness. A comedian onstage - litrerally! She is the heart and soul of the band.
Saiki Atsumi "The Ice Queen" - Lead vocalist and frontwoman. The youngest member at 30. Into train spotting and collecting trainers (sports shoes). Very girly, into doing her nails and is a fashion icon. Really into Baseball and the Hanshin Tigers. Don't mess with her you will lose. But she has a heart of gold and a killer dry sense of humour. Recently started writing lyrics. Has final say on songs.
Kanami Tono - "Kanamincho" but usually just "Mincho" for short. Lead guitar and an absolute genius songwriter. Total riff machine. Has two personas. Normally a tiny cute shy very polite lady who seems very innocent (the band have to explain dirty jokes to her). Until she puts on her guitar. As the band say: "then she gets quite violent" - she turns into the shredding rock star she is. Takes guitar off, back to the little girl. Likes cakes, coffee and is totally infatuated by Saiki. She adores Saiki very much, to everyone's amusement.
Akane Hirose - "The Gorilla" on Drums. Seems to be the sane member of the band, but is actually the band clown. Has an enormous appetite, seen eating in a lot of MV's. Eats a lot of bananas including on stage, hence the nickname. But she is terrible at actual cooking. Usually has a big grin on her face while drumming manically, Akane was also a DJ (under the name DJ Achi) and likes dancing and goofing with MISA. She also plays trombone!
MISA (all caps, no last name) "The Barefoot Assassin" on bass. An absolute bass prodigy, MISA is very shy onstage (and a total clown offstage with Akane). Nickname comes from the fact she plays barefoot and looks like an assassin. Because of shyness often drinks onstage, you can often spot a bottle of Jim Beam on her amp. She drinks it neat. Lately drinking more beer than whiskey though, good girl. Doesn't say much, but when she does it's usually totally hilarious! At a lot of concerts you will hear the fans chanting MISA! MISA! MISA! which has become a slogan.
Btw, Miku the rhythm guitarist (red rose) formed the band. She had the idea of Band-Maid after working as a maid in Japanese maid cafe's. The idea is a concept called "The Gap" - that is what you see (cute maids) is NOT what you get (Hard Rock/Punk/Metal). They take the maid café concept literally. They call their concerts "servings" and their fans "Masters and Princesses". Oh, and Miku is an 810 year old small pigeon. Welcome to the pigeon hole Po!
Don’t forget Latin fusion rock in that list!😉
@@Parker-- Yeah! I'm waiting for Punk Dub Reggae!
Great intro to five of our favorite people!
Just want to throw in the basis of the 810 year old pigeon story.
Miku created the stage name "Miku Kobato" to separate her identity in Band-Maid from her previous mild fame in a pop trio "Li'l Cumin" that management put her in, that was dropped because it wasn't successful enough (one tune charted, but barely).
That was using her actual name (?) of Mika Noguchi.
So when she pitched her cafe-maid rock band idea to her managers and got permission to assemble the group, she modified her individual name and came up with a whimsical family name of Kobato, meaning "small pigeon." The smallest variety of pigeon in Japan is what we call a dove, which she used in one of her "Cluppo" side project videos. But in English, leaving it at "pigeon" is funnier. Which was the actual point.
In Japanese, the sound a pigeon or dove makes is "karuppo" - or "po" as a short reference. So she started punctuating her sentences with it, po. It bugs her family...
Also in Japanese numerology, this name has a value of 810. So she claims to be an 810 year old pigeon (perpetually 810), currently in human form.
Which is why the others often refer to her as "the kobato." It isn't a swipe, it's playing off her own joke.
A lot of the personality schtick in Band-Maid is humor, not intended to be overly serious. They have fun and that is the intention for us.
Here is the first part of an information file about the 5 young Ladies of Band-Maid.
Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band)
Name/Age: Nickname: Position:
Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist,
Age: 32 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements
10/21/91 Cluppo
Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks
Age: 32 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements
9/28/91 Mincho
Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks,
Age: 33 Ah-Chan Arrangements
12/14/90
MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks
Age: 31 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements
10/15/92
Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing
Age: 30 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements
2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher)
There is much more to this file about the Ladies if you are interested. Just leave a reply to this comment and I will post the remainder.
go for it
@@dazedandconfused318 Here is the rest of that file.
Band Maid was started in 2013 by Miku Kobato. At the time she had just left the Idol Group, Lil Cumin and she didn't like the type of music she had been performing. She approached her management agency with the idea of making an actual band playing rock music but dressed as maids. She had worked in a Maid Cafe and thought the image of maids playing rockin music would create what she called "The Gap" between what you see and what you hear. The Management company was like Ok, go ahead.
Miku then looked around and found Kanami a singer/songwriter who was posting her own videos on the internet. Miku had her agency contact her and Kanami thought the idea was cool and agreed to join. Miku then asked if Kanami knew a drummer who might be interested. Kanami had worked with Akane in the past and there is 2 versions of this, the first is, Kanami literally walked over to Akane's apartment and asked her, the second is Kanami called Akane and asked her. (Akane has said in 2 different interviews that 1: Kanami called her and asked if she could come over and 2: in a second interview Kanami just came over) Akane was actually hesitant as she had worked in an "All Girl Group" before and didn't enjoy it as it wasn't the type of music she wanted to play. After hearing a Demo, Akane was like ok, but was still slightly hesitant because of the "Maid Outfits", but she agreed to give it a try. Akane was asked if she knew a bass player and she had gone to Tokyo School of Music with MISA and had worked a couple of jobs with her. So Misa was contacted and after she heard a demo she was like I like the music, but she also was hesitant about the "Maid Outfits", but she relented and joined in as she really wanted to play the kind of music she heard in the demo. The 3 of them then "Auditioned" for the record company and passed the audition.
Now we have the "Core" members. The 4 members worked out some songs provided for them by the record company, and a setlist and they had performed 3 times with just Miku on main vocals. Miku after those performances felt that her voice wasn't powerful enough to really perform the songs she wanted. So she approached her management company again and asked if they had any singers who weren't in other projects. They then auditioned several singers. Miku heard Saiki rehearsing in a room across the hall and asked if she could be auditioned, the record company then had Saiki audition.
Saiki was signed to the same management company and had done some work as a backup singer and dancer and was asked if she would be interested in auditioning for this new group which currently had 4 members and she would be the fifth. She had been a member of a group with 8 other people as a backup singer and dancer, and HATED it. So she listened to the demo and thought "Cool" because she liked the music.
Now we come to the tricky part. Miku KNEW that if Saiki was told about the "Maid Outfits" she would say NO WAY!, so they didn't tell her. They told her they would have "Cool/cute Clothes"(I've read it translated either way), and she never met Miku until a few days before they had a contracted performance. She wasn't told about the "Maid Outfits" until the day before the performance, and she had considered backing out, but she had signed the contract. (Saiki also had NEVER met Miku until then as well)
So the Ladies, went and did the performance and Saiki really, REALLY liked the crowds reaction and the music they were performing. She DIDN'T like the apron she wore so it got ditched after the first performance.
And you now have the beginnings of the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD!
ALL HAIL BAND MAID!!!!!
Now that we have the Full band, it was felt that there needed to be a second guitar. Saiki was like, "Not Me, No Way." So Miku said, "I'll do it.", at first that was literally all she did, was hold the guitar and mime playing it, until Akane said, if you are going to hold it, you NEED to learn to play it. And Miku said, "Ok.", and Kanami started to teach Miku how to play. The Ladies released their first album in 2014 "Maid in Japan" which failed to chart, but later after "Thrill" it was reissued and charted to #26 in Japan.
Then in 2015 they released "New Beginning"
On New Beginning was the song that changed Band Maid's entire existence. "Thrill"...
The band was getting ready to release their first music video and the choice was between "Love, Passion, Matador" and "Thrill" and the ladies chose Thrill. (Little known fact, Miku helped with the lyrics on Thrill but did not get credited)
This became the seminal moment of Band Maid. Because their second album charted at #64, the record company was seriously considering disbanding the Ladies and switching them to other projects. (In fact they had Kanami and Akane work with Mochi to Cheese thinking that when Band Maid cratered they could use them in another band. MISA had also just started working with Mochi to Cheese as well). However about 6 months after the video's release, a Facebook page "JRock Radio" posted the video to their timeline. And the video went viral. Having over a million views in just a few short weeks. The Ladies Twitter page got so many hits they thought their page had been hacked. Their UA-cam channel also started getting more and more subscribers and views to Thrill.
Now the ladies knew where their fans wanted them to go. Harder Rock, less pop. And history was Maid.
If you have questions please feel free to ask.
10 years and 120+ songs of pure greatness 🔥🤘❤️ Best Band ever in this Planet
Yes, yes we went crazy... for 3 plus hours
Introducing The Band... (left to right on the stage)
Misa [mee-sah] (Barefoot Assassin) - Bass Guitar
Miku [mee-kuu] (Small Pigeon) - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Lyricist, Band Founder
Akane [aah-kah-nay] (Gorilla) - Drums
Saiki [sigh-kee] (Sai-Chan) - Lead Vocals
Kanami [kah-nah-mee] (Mincho) - Lead Guitar, Songwriter
Some song suggestions for you are Moratorium, No God, Rinne, Onset, From Now On, About Us, Play, Why Why Why. They have a catalog of over one hundred great songs. If you are not fond of one then choose another because it will be different than the one before it and the next one to follow. Have fun with it!
Thank you for reacting to Band-Maid.
It's great to see you enjoy the music and the live show.
This makes the members and the fans very happy.
From JAPAN ■Introducing BAND-MAID Thank you for reaction BAND-MAID. (^^♪
BAND-MAID is a five-member girls rock band. They are celebrating their 10th anniversary last year. The members have not changed. They are a hard rock band and fans consider them one of the best hard rock bands in the world. They usually have 20 songs and 2 hour gig. Formed in Japan in 2013, led by side guitarist Miku Kobato. Kobato has experience working at a maid cafe in Akihabara, Tokyo, and came up with the idea of playing cool music in her maid outfit. That's why the band was named BAND-MAID. "Thrill" was the first music video of 2014, reaching 2 million views in 2 weeks, and they escaped disbandment and decided to become a hard rock band. Also, they perform LIVE overseas and increase the number of fans. Now they write, compose and arrange all their songs. 130 original songs. And 53 music videos have been released on the official UA-cam, all of which are killer songs.
■ Official videos are not blocked. ■
■ Hard Rock : Rinne ・ DICE ・After life ・Unleash!!!! ・Sense ・Warning! ・Thrill ・ Shambles
■ Cool Rock : Influencer ・Bubble ・Manners ・Nonfiction Days ・YOLO ・Different ・Blooming ・ glory
■ Great Live : DOMINATION ・PLAY ・FREEDOM ・REAL EXISTENC ・secret My lips・ CROSS ・CHOOSE ME ・PUZZLE
■ Power ballad : Wonderland ・Endless story ・Daydreaming ・About us ・Memorable
■ Acoustic : "Catharsis" Acoustic Ver. ・Sayonakidori" Acoustic Ver.
■ Instrumental : from now on ・On set
■ English lyrics : Dragon Cry ・ Don't Let Me Down (not their lyrics)
■ Japanese Style : Secret Maiko Lips ・Gioncho (April Fool's Day Gift BAND MAIKO Version)
BAND MEMBER They are unique, serious, shy and cute women.
Miku : Side guitar, backing vocals, lyricist, band founder, publicist, good at cooking.
Saiki : lead vocalist and youngest, Members refer to her as teacher and make a lot of decisions. good at cooking.
Kanami : Lead guitar, composer (prolific genius), good at piano. hobby is reading. good at making sweets.
Akane : Drummer, good at funny faces, big eater. loves anime. She has many friends.
Misa : Bassist, playing with bare feet. She is the most shy and reticent. she is good at cooking. (^^♪
In Japan, there are many all-female rock and metal bands. They perform overseas and are popular. The ones that are often talked about are Love Bites, Nemophila, HANABIE, Gacharic Spin, and Scandal, but there are many more. Please listen to it.
Just one point, there is a reason when you read the song credits it says Music - Band Maid!! That is because Kanami doesn't compose the entire song's music. MISA and Akane create the bass and drums from a basic song from Kanami. Then to Miku for Lyrics and now with Saiki. Then as a Team they create the final song for release in the studio. With Saiki having the "We're Done" call. Saiki also creates the Set List for each concert.
A truly great band!
🎀BAND-MAID🎸✨No.1Rock band😍🤘
ようこそ BAND-MAID の世界へ 日本よりこんにちは
Band-Maid is an amazing band with kick ass misicians. For all female rock you might also check out The Warning 3 sisters from Mexico
Thank you for your wonderful response. All of the bandmaids are world-class members, but in this song in particular, you can see that Akane, the drummer, is leading the song. I think she is one of the top drummers in the world. Bandmaid has over 130 original songs (all songs composed by lead singer Kanami), and there are no boring songs. Please enjoy.
Kanami is lead guitarist and composer. She can sing too (beautifully) but seldom does. She is the riff machine. And she brings layers and nuances going on behind things too.
She is the guitar sensei (teacher) who brought Miku from zero on guitar to impressive today. And still coaches her.
Kanami adores lead singer Saiki, whose encouragement got her through some very dark times early on.
One of their songs (The Dragon Cries) was produced by the legendary Tony Visconti, who said Saiki and Miku were the hardest working singers he had ever worked with.
Akane's drumming attracted the attention of Jimmy Page (yes, of Led Zeppelin) who was at an awards event they played in late 2016 in Tokyo. He asked to meet her and get a pic together and said very positive things of her playing.
She has gotten even better since then. She and bassist Misa played many styles including some jazz clubs before Band-Maid. You can hear it in their creative, fluid style and their groove.
Misa, well, you heard what she can do. With her long black outfit, at the left edge of the stage, in stocking feet to feel Akane's drums and lock her timing in to them, she looks like a Ninja assassin. So she is often called "the Assassin." We aren't allowed to know her surname. If she told us, she might have to kill us.
Her favorite drink is whiskey, straight up.
They opened for Guns N Roses in Japan and are going to open for Incubus as well. They have toured the USA and Europe. J- Rock and J-metal is incredible
Pure talent + Pure Genuis = Best Rock Band at the moment
Girl Groups in Japan are common. Over here you have The Go Gos, The Bangles, L7, The Runaways... But over there are loads of them. But this isn't even the best LIVE version of this song. You can't see the original on UA-cam anymore. It was taken down ahead of a DVD release. You'd have to go to the 9th song from the Zepp Tokyo LIVE concert on the Chinese website Bilibili. In my opinion it surpasses this. But if you want to see something from their channel that's close, even though the sound and camera work aren't up to BAND-MAID Standards, check out 'Hate' from last years appearance at Lollipalooza.
Hey Dreeezy ! Welcome to the world of Band-Maid !
See ya, with the next reaction !
Saiki Atsumi lead vocals
Kanami Tono lead guitar/music composer.
Miku Kobato guitar/vocals/lyrics
Misa bass
Akane Hirose drums
DUDE!!! Welcome... So you have checked out the Maids.. So many more songs by them to check out, prepare to be Rocked....
Everyone has already told you what to check out so go for it...
You asked for more female bands?
Here are a few from Japan and one from Korea, if you think you can handle it?
Lovebites - Stand and deliver Live from Knocking at heavens gate
Nemophila - Ama-Te-Ras official live
Aldious - Reincarnation live
Hagane - Super villan official mv
Trident - Ambivilant official live
Gacharic spin - Mindset official mv
East of eden Evolve extended version
Rolling quartz - Fearless official mv
Over 200 songs between them... Should keep you busy
Enjoy the ride Dude
Best wishes from France
BAND‐MAID concert at Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan on November 26, 2023
Setlist
01) DOMINATION
02) glory
03) alone
04) Play
05) Unleash!!!!!
06) Thrill
07) Shambles
08) Don't you tell ME
09) After Life
10) Sense
11) influencer (New intro with Miku guitar solo)
12) from now on
13) Daydreaming (New intro)
14) Memorable
15) about Us
16) Mirage
17) Bubble
18) Rock in me
19) Different (Acoustic - Saiki and Kanami only)
20) anemone (Acoustic - Saiki and Kanami only)
21) Choose me (Saiki solo on piano)
22) onset
23) Brightest Star
24) FREEDOM (New intro)
25) BLACK HOLE (New intro with Akane drum solo)
26) DICE (New intro with Misa bass solo)
27) HATE?
28) NO GOD (New intro)
29) Magie
30) Manners
31) Choose me (Normal version)
32) FORWARD (New arrangement)
33) endless Story
We love Band-Maid PO! There are a lot of great Japanese girl bands which I'm sure will be posted below. My 1st recommendation, if you have heard LIL UZI VERT, Pink Tape, that was a joke.
You must listen to BabyMetal battle rap Eminem style, the song is (BxMxC) or PAPAYA. Always live is better. BM was the band that came 1st and got these excellent bands world recognition.
Welcome to pigeonhole, po!
Best rock bamd on the planet. This was from the final show of their 10 year anniversary tour.
They also just dropped the song Unleadh!!!!!, from the same show as this one about I week ago, which I recommend.
Or I'm sure you'll get some Domination Official live requests, which I also recommend.
But my biggest recommendation is XG Tape 2 Galz Xypher.
XG is an all female R&B, hip-hop group also from Japan but based in S. Korea.
The video is their rapline that went totally viral. 30 mil views. Check it out!
There are plenty of all-female bands out of Japan currently. I'm sure others will list them. What I'll suggest is three not from Japan -- Rolling Quartz (Korea), The Warning (Mexico) and The Linda Lindas (USA).
welcome aboard!
I have been a Band-Maid fan for over 5 years now. Here are the names of the band members. Kanami(Mincho) - Lead Guitar, Misa(The Assassin) - Bass, Miku(Little Pigeon) - Rhythm Guitar and Creator of Band-Maid, Akane - Drummer Extraordinaire, and Saiki - Lead Singer. They have no bad songs. Here are my Band-Maid suggestions: Freedom ua-cam.com/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/v-deo.html (Live 2020)
Puzzle ua-cam.com/video/zvuqmSQEnaA/v-deo.html (Live 2023)
Unleash!!!!! ua-cam.com/video/7LB_EPS48HE/v-deo.html (MV 2022)
Play ua-cam.com/video/3LxX_t4vg7U/v-deo.html (Live 2020)
Blooming ua-cam.com/video/uUt_JBMocKM/v-deo.html (MV 2019)
Choose Me ua-cam.com/video/MZIJ2vFxu9Y/v-deo.html (MV 2017)
from now on ua-cam.com/video/a6ZSvmnkS00/v-deo.htmlsi=QBSXEACOl2HHlZAC (MV 2022)
Shambles ua-cam.com/video/VghBLCVYgcg/v-deo.html (MV 2023)
Onset(Instrumental) ua-cam.com/video/mVrN-j_Uc0U/v-deo.html (Live 2020)
Warning! ua-cam.com/video/9yD3IqrLtPk/v-deo.html (MV 2021)
Domination ua-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/v-deo.html (Live 2020)
Dice ua-cam.com/video/ZpAYnVJX9CY/v-deo.html (MV 2018)
The Non-Fiction Days ua-cam.com/video/ItYN-ri1NPs/v-deo.html (MV 2016)
Daydreaming ua-cam.com/video/RCaeUkrItyY/v-deo.html (MV 2017)
Memorable(Ballad) ua-cam.com/video/DQX8BTTsHHU/v-deo.html (MV 2023)
Rinne(Reincarnation) ua-cam.com/video/CQ9dbEVgZcA/v-deo.html (MV 2019)
All of BAND MAIDs songs are fire! You can't miss - try to find one that isn't!
Lovebites, Nemophila (Japan), The Warning (Mexico), Voice Of Baceprot (Indonesia), Rolling Quartz (South Korea), and many many more both rock and metal.
All great Bands, and different enough to keep it all fresh.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Band Maid. Discovered them in 2019 and they have become my favorite band. Check out the live version of their song "Hate" from Lollapalooza this past year. They do the guitar and bass duel in it. Though the camera operators could have done a better job at capturing the whole thing. It's great never the less. Here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/OvtKRZ9xt3E/v-deo.html
Welcome to Band-Maid, the best rock band on the planet po! If you get the opportunity to see them live in concert, don't miss the opportunity! It will be the best concert you will ever attend po!
Heart - “Barracuda”, “Magic Man” and a beautiful love song “Dog And The Butterfly” as well as “Dreamboat Annie”.
Then there’s Lita Ford, The Runaways, Pat Benetar (very good) Joan Jet, The Bangles, and several more lady centric bands.
More bands with women lead singers. Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, 4 Non Blondes, Vixen, and the immortal Janis Joplin to name a few.
Props for mentioning Runaways. Also Deap Valley, Pacifica, Veruca Salt, Kittie, Fanny & Rolling Quarts
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Quarterflash (otherwise know as Seafood Mamma) so many it’s hard to name them all.
Good catcher there.
By chance, I caught a few of your LZ reactions. I'm older and grew up with the best rock band ever. About 3 years ago I was introduced to BM via the YT algorithm. I was privileged to attend their May 24th 2023 concert in Detroit. Led Zeppelin will always be my all time favourite band, but Bandmaid has moved up to be a close second. Five of the hardest working, talented and adorable people I've ever witnessed. Try - From Now On (an instrumental MV) and Domination Live (from 2020 World Domination tour). After that, only 100+ good songs to go
Great song and version to break your B-M seal. Enjoy the ride.
Two words"Get ready"
Thank you for your wonderful comment. Misa on bass, Akane on drums, and Kanami on lead guitar are all excellent technicians. Furthermore, Kanami has composed over 130 songs, and there is no boring song. he is a real genius. Miku, the side guitarist, is in charge of writing all the lyrics, and Saiki, the singer, is also amazing. I don't think there is currently a group in the world that has such a group of members. Truly one of the top bands in the world. Please have fun.
There are about fifty very good Japanese all-women rock bands, putting America to shame. This is the best of them with lots of great work. Suggest them live, with the songs, Domination, Freedom, Daydreaming, Hate, and just about anything else out of their many albums.
Young man, you have just reacted to the best that there is on the planet when it comes to rock. This is from the finale concert of Band Maid's 10th Anniversary World Tour last November 23rd in Yokohama, Japan. I have seen them live here three times in the last year and change. Twice in 2022 and once in 2023. I'm 77 and have been following rock since the late 1950's and they are the real deal. They have a catalogue of over 125 songs and they are all exceptional.
If you like all-female rock and metal bands, Asia in general and Japan in particular lead the world in that category. Besides Band Maid, there is Nemophila, SCANDAL, Lovebites, Hanabie, Aldious, Fate Gear, Doll$Box, Trident, Gacharic Spin, Hagane, Bridear, Hades and several others. There are all first-class experienced groups with a huge number of great songs. And if you like something a little edgy in hard rock there is a fairly new South Korean all-female band called Rolling Quartz, who are just fire.
And aside from their musical excellence, they are all good people who love each other and love their fans like no other group I've ever seen during my time in music. That's why we are called Maidiacs...........and it seems you are well on the way to being a full-fledged member. You have sooooooooo much to react to and as you can see from the comments, we are all happy to see you become one of us. I've just subbed so I can see your journey to the Wonderful World of Band Maid. Great reaction !!!!! Just keep it up !!!!!
Be prepared for the ride of your life, not only with Band-Maid but other all female rock and metal bands coming of Japan. I swear they put something in the water over there! 😁
I'm going to help you with the phonetics...
Saiki (SYE-kee) Lead vocals
Miku aka Cluppo (MEE-ku) (KLU-po) Backing vocals and rhythm guitar
MISA (MEE-zah) Barefoot Assassin and Goddess of the Bass
Kanami or Mincho (kuh-NAHM-ee) (MIHN-cho) Lead guitar, keyboard, piano, composer, and backing vocals
Akane (uh-KAHN-ay) Drums half gorilla, half amazing, 100% Akane!
This should help you with the Maidiacs by not screwing up the names 😉👍 Welcome to the Pigeon Hole!
Lead guitar: kanami
Back up guitar/ vocals: Miku
Bass: miss
Vocals : saiki
Drummer: akane
They were good, new to me, not many girl bands out there.
should check out The Warning
Yes!
The Warning is three sisters who sound like a really great 5 piece band. Original Rock/Metal/Alt, some fairly deep lyrics. From Mexico, but mostly sing in very good English.
And Plush (USA). Kickin' basic rock, powerful lead singer.
Japan has many all female bands in Rock, Metal, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, and all sorts of Alt. They range from good to excellent to wonderful.
Rolling Quartz is a K-Rock band (not K-Pop) and pretty good. But the Japanese musicians have me spoiled now. After several years exploring Japanese rock and metal, Band-Maid is still my favorite.
Welcome to the clan, you went down a small hole fit for a pigeon but there is one catch: you can't get out. Enjoy these women to the fullest because they are amazing.
The lead singer is Saiki (SIGH-key). The lead guitarist (and brilliant composer) is Kanami (Kana-mee) -- also known as Mincho. The bass player -- who usually has bare feet, even in this concert -- is Misa (MEE-sa). The drummer is Akane (a-KAH-nay or Aka-nay), The rhythm guitarist -- and founder of the band -- is Miku (MEE-koo). Miku also writes the words, with input from Saiki. Miku does other things too which this song does not show off -- she was in the background here.
Miku is an outstanding singer in her own right, and sings as lead in some Band-Maid songs. She was the original singer, but she sacked herself and they added Saiki because Miku is more a pop singer than a hard rock singer. At this concert she did a great performance as lead singer in "Rock In Me" as she walked around the arena, entertaining the crowds -- and high-fiving an audience member who happened the be the mother of the bassist. Miku is the genius behind Band-Maid; Kanami is the genius she recruited -- the genius behind Band-Maid's music. Akane is the expert behind the drumming --including composing entertaining and challenging drum parts. Misa composes her bass parts as well as playing them. Saiki not only performs and helps write the words, she also acts as quality control: the song ain't ready until Saiki approves it. She will be out front when it is performed, so she wants it to be the very best. Everyone in Band-Maid pulls their weight.
get your helmet... Maidiacs incoming....Live Maid is the Best Maid... you can pretty much pick any of the official Live videos and have an experience ... Band Maid is one of the few Bands that elevates in the Live setting.....even when they make a mistake in a live show (which is rare) it somehow adds to the awesomness that is the Maids...Now as far as other female rock bands... Nemopilia, Trident, LoveBites, The Warning are all great ... others will also add in BabyMetal but I think of them as more of a show than a band ... and its a great show but you have the girls in the front and the Band Backing them up ...
Best band on the planet
Cool reaction.👍
Dude, Japan is full of great all female rock bands in every , size, shape and style:
Nemophila, (Heavy Metal and Metalcore)
Scandal, (Pop Rock)
Lovebites, (Power Metal)
Gacharic Spin, (Alternative Rock)
The Hump Back, (Pop Rock)
Bridear (Power Metal)
Trident, (Alternative Rock)
Hanabie, (Metalcore)
Adious (Power Metal)
Tricot (Math Rock)
Etc, etc etc...
MDreezy , Welcome to BAND-MAID enjoy your journey down the Pigeon hole , names , Miku Kobato band founder , Red rose in hair , Rhythm guitar n lyrics (aka) Small Pigeon , Kanami Tono Lead guitar write n arranges music (aka) Mincho , Akane Hirose Drums (aka) Gorilla , MISA on Bass (aka) Barefoot Bass Assassin , Saiki Atsumi Lead Vocals Blue rose in hair (aka) Ice Queen , this performance was from the last show of their 10th anniversary tour at Yokohama arena 8,000 in attendance , Next song Domination official live video .
You've just scratched the surface!
There are quite a few all female metal bands in Japan, some are slightly more rock adjacent, but Band-Maid sound different. But all those bands are fire.
Another Japanese all female band, led by drumming prodigy Senri Kawaguchi: Jazz Avengers: ua-cam.com/video/q0bo1_2tkt4/v-deo.html
OK Not about Band Maid but all female rock groups. Check out The Bangles from the 1980's. (1st) Hazy shade of winter.(2nd) Walk like an Egyptian. and (3rd) Eternal Flame. There are many more but this should get anyone started on their music.
If you haven't checked out The Warning yet, all female sisters rock band.
Other all female rock Bands
Not Japanese: The Warning, L7, Vixen
Japanese - Aldious, Love Bites, Trident, Nemophila, Fern Planet, Mary's Blood, Scandal, Doll$Boxx.
Safe to say Japan Does it better.
I often say that with Band Maid and The Warning Rock music is in safe hands.
I hate that they don’t mix the crowd in for this video. Go watch Domination LIVE for a better idea of what it’s like at a show. I’ve seen them twice; including this song. You can actually hear the crowd in any phone recording because the crowd is a big part of this and many other songs. Actually this is my second favorite song I’ve gotten to hear in person. IMHO the best rock band this short century.
If you want more guitar and bass duels, check out Band-Maid Hate lollapalooza 2023. You won’t be disappointed.😊
Who are they? Simple, they are the best live rock band on the planet.
I have been a Maidiac for nearly 10 years now.
Cool reaction.👍
Dude, Japan is full of great all female rock bands in every , size, shape and style:
Nemophila, (Heavy Metal and Metalcore)
Scandal, (Pop Rock)
Lovebites, (Power Metal)
Gacharic Spin, (Alternative Rock)
The Hump Back, (Pop Rock)
Bridear (Power Metal)
Trident, (Alternative Rock)
Hanabie, (Metalcore)
Adious (Power Metal)
Tricot (Math Rock)
Etc, etc etc...