As much as I adore Gacharic Spin and as much as I really like unlucky Morpheus I Would LOVE if we got more from Doll$Box. Best of two worlds. Nice reaction. I also cannot help but smile when i watch this😄👍
I knew that y'all would enjoy this music video. I have watched this video over a dozen times (probably well over) because it always puts me in a great mood. Gacharic Spin, like Hanabie, have a wonderful sense of humor, although Hanabie has more bite to their humor. Gacharic Spin wants to create catchy, complicated music and have as much fun as possible doing so. Combining the core four of Gacharic Spin with the vocal powerhouse that is Fuki was a match made in heaven. I also have to admit that it is a treat seeing Hana and Fuki standing next to each other at the beginning. They were born less than a month apart in 1986 (both 37 now) and both started their music careers at age 18. Fuki cofounded Light Bringer in 2005. Hana was in several bands prior to cofounding Gacharic Spin with Koga in 2009. I would not be surprised if they have known each since the beginning. They are two "old pros" that, career wise, likely have their best days ahead of them.
Hana was actually in bands much earlier, it’s been years since her 20th anniversary (of being a signedpro artist) celebration show. She was first a dancer in an idol group(tv?), then singer in ska group “12.hitoe” (12people). Also high school band w Koga, “Heian”, Then two more signed bands The Spade 13 on bass, Armeria on guitar (with high schoolmate BabyMetal drummer Hideki Aoyama), always singing… then when Koga’s punk band got too pop for her, she roped in Hana by saying she’d quit music if they weren’t working together. Good job Koga! Interesting thought, seeing the two depictions as playing games vs maturity. I will forever point out, although BabyMetal deserves credit from 2010, & an early Saki(guit) band wore maid outfits prior as well, Miku’s BandMaid concept was bought by management 6months after this Doll$Boxx video came out, depicting Miku’s “gap” between subservient maid attire and powerful rocking women. This video is also the most explicit (along with KarakuriTown) in the entire “Dolls packaged for profit”concept, core theme right to the name, repeated use of mannequin challenge (years before it was a viral internet thing), idols playing to men only in basement, KTown has women in a hip street fashion shop (a real one, that they have had ties to entire career) but are on puppet strings and placed in shop window, etc…. Song Monopoly about chasing fame by going solo, etc. Great stuff. Keep it going. There are in-order playlists, they have a video for all (14?) songs…
@@timgove5337 That is great information. I knew about the groups that Hana was in prior to Gacharic Spin but was sketchy about the timeline. I guessed that her professional work was after high school but I was wrong. Hana is even more impressive and she really is an "old pro". I agree with the good job Koga. A great decision with getting Hana to join her, and most recently discovering a 17 year high school kid that I believe is the final piece needed to make Gacharic Spin huge. I agree with you about the maid outfits. Miku didn't come up with an original idea but she did pitch it to her talent agency when BabyMetal was first exploding in Japan. Her timing was perfect and her dedication to making Band-Maid succeed is what impresses me about Miku.
@@timgove5337 I don't think anyone has ever claimed that Band-Maid invented "the gap". BabyMetal came before Doll$Boxx and Band-Maid when, in 2009, Key Kobayashi came up with the idea of combining idol and metal. That idea might have remained just an idea until he found someone who could be both an idol and front a metal band. Of course, the person he found was Suzuka (who knew absolutely nothing about metal music but she was only 12 years old) and BabyMetal was born in 2010.
We know, but it’s said, all the time… reactors, new to JRock, or just plain unable to distinguish “when” they experienced it from “when” it was created… 🤷♂️
Just found this one. Thanks for checking them out again. Ok, subscribing. I don't think you quite got the intent of the outfits. The cutesy outfits are making fun of the image female performers are pressured to adopt, to please their geeky (otaku) fans. The guys are all exaggerated otaku. The mature outfits are who the ladies really are, as serious musicians. The whole thing is a light-hearted critique of the entertainment culture in Japan.
The video theme is spoofing the low budget underground idol scene in Japan and the otaku culture that is mostly responsible for supporting it. Koga's first band the Pink Panda were made up of gravure idols from the same agency so she had plenty of experience with this, Tomo-zo wanted to be an idol as a teen before joining actual bands instead and Fuki is known to sometimes come across as a 'weird' otaku (Ogawa the UM bassist has said she can seem kinda strange initially and he probably wouldn't have ever become friends with her if they weren't in a band together).
Spot on comment. The labels and studios push women into this exaggerated "kawaii" persona, and meanwhile the otaku love it but would never know what to do if one of these women actually landed in their laps. It's funny and sort of sad at the same time. They have captured it perfectly. As for UM, it's a collection of genius-level musicians who are mostly really weird. Fuki has said Jill is the weirdest of them. Part of why I love these bands.
This is definitely a great song and video. I think you are right, this song is more of Gacharic Spin flavor with the nonchalant humor. As for how Gacharic Spin can flow seamlessly between genres in a single song, I would have to say that part of it is because these four members have played together for such a long time but I would also have to assume that all of them have been exposed to many different genres and have an innate ability to play these different styles. As for Tomo-zo's smile, only the late Eddie Van Halen would smile as much while playing guitar.
About the music of doll$boxx… they were very up front about Hana writing the music and fuki writing the lyrics… One thing you should know about Hana is that she can play all of the instruments and she has obviously absorbed so much music over the years that she likes to incorporate all the styles. Hana likes changes.
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These ladies are not just great musicians, they are great entertainers.
I can attest to that. I just saw them in Houston earlier this month and it was the best show I ever saw and I’ve seen hundreds
“Goodness on top of Goodness “
That about sums it up
As much as I adore Gacharic Spin and as much as I really like unlucky Morpheus I Would LOVE if we got more from Doll$Box. Best of two worlds. Nice reaction. I also cannot help but smile when i watch this😄👍
I knew that y'all would enjoy this music video. I have watched this video over a dozen times (probably well over) because it always puts me in a great mood. Gacharic Spin, like Hanabie, have a wonderful sense of humor, although Hanabie has more bite to their humor. Gacharic Spin wants to create catchy, complicated music and have as much fun as possible doing so. Combining the core four of Gacharic Spin with the vocal powerhouse that is Fuki was a match made in heaven. I also have to admit that it is a treat seeing Hana and Fuki standing next to each other at the beginning. They were born less than a month apart in 1986 (both 37 now) and both started their music careers at age 18. Fuki cofounded Light Bringer in 2005. Hana was in several bands prior to cofounding Gacharic Spin with Koga in 2009. I would not be surprised if they have known each since the beginning. They are two "old pros" that, career wise, likely have their best days ahead of them.
Hana was actually in bands much earlier, it’s been years since her 20th anniversary (of being a signedpro artist) celebration show. She was first a dancer in an idol group(tv?), then singer in ska group “12.hitoe” (12people). Also high school band w Koga, “Heian”, Then two more signed bands The Spade 13 on bass, Armeria on guitar (with high schoolmate BabyMetal drummer Hideki Aoyama), always singing… then when Koga’s punk band got too pop for her, she roped in Hana by saying she’d quit music if they weren’t working together. Good job Koga!
Interesting thought, seeing the two depictions as playing games vs maturity.
I will forever point out, although BabyMetal deserves credit from 2010, & an early Saki(guit) band wore maid outfits prior as well, Miku’s BandMaid concept was bought by management 6months after this Doll$Boxx video came out, depicting Miku’s “gap” between subservient maid attire and powerful rocking women.
This video is also the most explicit (along with KarakuriTown) in the entire “Dolls packaged for profit”concept, core theme right to the name, repeated use of mannequin challenge (years before it was a viral internet thing), idols playing to men only in basement, KTown has women in a hip street fashion shop (a real one, that they have had ties to entire career) but are on puppet strings and placed in shop window, etc…. Song Monopoly about chasing fame by going solo, etc. Great stuff. Keep it going. There are in-order playlists, they have a video for all (14?) songs…
@@timgove5337 That is great information. I knew about the groups that Hana was in prior to Gacharic Spin but was sketchy about the timeline. I guessed that her professional work was after high school but I was wrong. Hana is even more impressive and she really is an "old pro". I agree with the good job Koga. A great decision with getting Hana to join her, and most recently discovering a 17 year high school kid that I believe is the final piece needed to make Gacharic Spin huge.
I agree with you about the maid outfits. Miku didn't come up with an original idea but she did pitch it to her talent agency when BabyMetal was first exploding in Japan. Her timing was perfect and her dedication to making Band-Maid succeed is what impresses me about Miku.
I just wanna give DB credit for “the gap” too, or at least let people know this predates BandMaid this isn’t derivative of them
@@timgove5337 I don't think anyone has ever claimed that Band-Maid invented "the gap". BabyMetal came before Doll$Boxx and Band-Maid when, in 2009, Key Kobayashi came up with the idea of combining idol and metal. That idea might have remained just an idea until he found someone who could be both an idol and front a metal band. Of course, the person he found was Suzuka (who knew absolutely nothing about metal music but she was only 12 years old) and BabyMetal was born in 2010.
We know, but it’s said, all the time… reactors, new to JRock, or just plain unable to distinguish “when” they experienced it from “when” it was created… 🤷♂️
Just found this one. Thanks for checking them out again. Ok, subscribing. I don't think you quite got the intent of the outfits. The cutesy outfits are making fun of the image female performers are pressured to adopt, to please their geeky (otaku) fans. The guys are all exaggerated otaku. The mature outfits are who the ladies really are, as serious musicians. The whole thing is a light-hearted critique of the entertainment culture in Japan.
The video theme is spoofing the low budget underground idol scene in Japan and the otaku culture that is mostly responsible for supporting it. Koga's first band the Pink Panda were made up of gravure idols from the same agency so she had plenty of experience with this, Tomo-zo wanted to be an idol as a teen before joining actual bands instead and Fuki is known to sometimes come across as a 'weird' otaku (Ogawa the UM bassist has said she can seem kinda strange initially and he probably wouldn't have ever become friends with her if they weren't in a band together).
Fuki has said that she is a full pledged otaku.
Spot on comment. The labels and studios push women into this exaggerated "kawaii" persona, and meanwhile the otaku love it but would never know what to do if one of these women actually landed in their laps. It's funny and sort of sad at the same time. They have captured it perfectly. As for UM, it's a collection of genius-level musicians who are mostly really weird. Fuki has said Jill is the weirdest of them. Part of why I love these bands.
This is definitely a great song and video. I think you are right, this song is more of Gacharic Spin flavor with the nonchalant humor. As for how Gacharic Spin can flow seamlessly between genres in a single song, I would have to say that part of it is because these four members have played together for such a long time but I would also have to assume that all of them have been exposed to many different genres and have an innate ability to play these different styles. As for Tomo-zo's smile, only the late Eddie Van Halen would smile as much while playing guitar.
About the music of doll$boxx… they were very up front about Hana writing the music and fuki writing the lyrics…
One thing you should know about Hana is that she can play all of the instruments and she has obviously absorbed so much music over the years that she likes to incorporate all the styles.
Hana likes changes.