Rock is not dead. It moved to Japan and has reincarnated as a bunch of little ultra-talented Japanese ladies. 3 favorites for Nemophila: Adabana, Seize the Fate (official live) and Zen (Official live). Edit: I got confused: Raitei is an excellent song too, but Seize the Fate official live showcases more the talent of the ladies.
Since I know (and *love* ) Lovebites and Nemophila, I always say: "Never ever underestimate a young and kind-looking Japanese lady with an electric guitar of her own size and an amp in reach." 😁 Long live Lovebites, long live Nemophila! 😊
Nemophila don't have a bad song really. They have a few styles as well so plenty of variety. They do a lot of sick covers as well. That was everyone's savior during COVID. Nemophila Fridays were great for lock downs. I got sold on Nemophila after seeing their first music video called RAITEI. Thats probably a good starting point. Hanabie and Lovebites are also very popular and you will find a big cross over of fans. I saw Hanabie last night at their first sold out concert in Australia and they were freaking awesome. They blew the lid of the joint. I also saw Nemophila and Hanabie together in Japan in June and it was the best concert I have ever seen. Enjoy all Japanese metal. Its the best metal universe in the world.
Glad you found Nemophila! May I suggest you next listen to the MV of their song "Revive", then check out "Oiran" live from a few months ago, and to show you the true versatility of this band, "Now I Here" live. Happy discoveries await you. Cheers.
Great reaction, Nemophila, Band Maid, Lovebites, and Hanabie are the big 4 from Japan. I’ll also recommend Lonesome Blue-Face the Fear, Trident-Cry Out, Kilt Melt Land-Rewrite, and especially Gacharic Spin-Replica.
The live version of “Zen” is very good. It’s nice to see you on the Japanese rock/metal band train. You should also look at Lovebites try “Judgement Day”. Moving away from Japan, Jinjer is a Ukrainian metal band who are awesome try “Vortex” OMV, “Perennial” live at Wacken or if you like heavier “Sit, Stay, Rollover” OMV.
You have finally reached Nemophila. This band is incredible. Their music is very diverse. They aren't always that heavy! But I love all their songs. My favorite song is "Adabana". There is a music video with this song! But if you want a live video, you can watch "Zen". These songs are great! Thank you for the reaction! More Nemophila on the channel! And (I say it again) you should check out another Japanese all female band Lovebites with their live video "Holy war" on their official UA-cam channel.
Your first pronunciation of Nemophila was absolutely right. This band has two faces, their own songs and their covers. This is one of the best cover bands ever. And their own songs are fire! I recommend you to look at both covers and original songs. And as they say - you cannot go wrong.
Regarding music videos vs music movies vs studio live sessions. Music videos are always top notch. Live sessions are always fun to watch and well made. They also have some simulated covid live sessions that are very good. Older live footage is bad technical quality, but the new official live ones are lots of fun.
If you are into Hanabie and love NEMOPHILA Rise, you clearly into more heavier and "rawr" stuffs... and for that, I suggest you to watch NEMOPHILA performing Zen live.
*! Warning for all audiences: The songs of these phenomenal ladies are highly addictive!* They are _brilliant_ . I bought all of their albums since the third song I heard from them. Metal without regrets, similar to the Japanese all-female Metal band "Lovebites". And I guarantee you: You will never be disappointed. They simply are not _able_ to disappoint or bore. Keep on digging, you have a rabbit hole full of masterpieces to discover! 😁 And do not forget their song covers!
Nemophila was formed in 2019. Hanabie and Band-Maid have been going a lot longer. Nemophila is my favourite band but they aren't better than Hanabie or Band-Maid: they're different. They're not in competition. Nemophila have covered a Hanabie song on their YT channel and Yukina from Hanabie has joined Mayu and Nemophila on stage to perform a Nemophila song. The female Japanese bands are a supportive community. They frequently appear together and show plenty of mutual respect. Nemophila posted on social media recently to shout out to Lovebites, another all-female band whose show the Nemophila members attended.
I saw Nemophila live in San Francisco earlier this year. They killed it! It was almost more than this old guy could physically handle...loudest show I've ever been to. They can do it all, from covering Journey and KISS, to beautiful tearjerkers like "Life", to the brutality of the official live MV of "Zen" (which should be your next reaction.)
Nemophila is pure 🔥🔥🔥. World class musicians who play a wide variety of styles and excel at all of them. Mayu is an amazing vocalist. I recommend Revive or Dissension (Japanese MV) next. My favorite Nemophila song is Adabana. Japanese metal is the best metal nowadays. There’s a large crossover between Nemophila and Hanabie fans. I love both bands (though Nemophila is my favorite). Nemophila even covered a Hanabie song and they had a concert together. Band Maid is more hard rock. They have a much much larger cult-like fan base.
I suggest the band Lovebites and the song Set the World on Fire live. These ladies just attended Band-Maid's 33 song 3.5 hour 10 year anniversary tour finale and posted very nice things about it. Nemophila's song Zen live is fire🔥🔥🔥
Yes, go for LOVEBITES. If you talk about Japanese metal you must do. They will play in the US and Europe next year. Yesterday they announced a main stage appearance at Hellfest France, one of the largest metal festivals (60k spectators). They will share stage with Metallica, Megadeth, Bruce Dickinson and many more …
Lovebites is my favorite of the all-female Japanese bands just because their genre is more suited to what I enjoy. As for Nemophila, Zen is only second to Oiran.
They don't have one they are all favorites.. Welcome to the Beautiful ladies of Nemophila... There is nothing these ladies can't do.. Enjoy the ride, it's awesome... "Listened to this one last" LOL No you haven't... Here are a few more for you.. If you Dare? Lovebites - Break the wall live Aldious - We are official MV Gacharic spin - Mindset official Mv Trident - Ambivilant official live Mv Hagane - Super villan MV Seat belts and neck braces required.. Lol Welcome to the wonderful world of beautiful talented Japanese women and the best rock and metal around.. Best wishes from France..
The Japanese metal/rock scene is the best in the world now, especially the all female groups. Lovebites (you need to see them), Nemophila, Band-Maid & Hanabie you can't gp wrong. Check out "Zen" & "Seize the Fate" next.
Next to Lovebites, Nemophila are my next go-to listen. Japanese metal and rock is my new must listen too lol. There are some amazing bands coming out of Japan. I'd definitely recommend Lovebites if you haven't heard them they are world class musicians and on a different level.
I'm more of a rock guy, so I prefer Band Maid... But Nemophila is also up there in my favorites for sure. My favorite from Nemo is "Adabana". It's soo epic, but still melts your face.. and the lyrics are pretty uplifting as well. Considering you prefer this song, watch Adabana. You'll like it for sure.
Few time ago I discovered the japanese metal bands and especially the female bands turned out to be the best not just from Japan! Hanabie, Lovebites, Otoboke Beaver and particularly Nemophila are my big favourites, Nemophila's more recent song "Zen" it's outstanding!
After I discovered Band-Maid almost 4 years ago, I then did the deep dive into Japanese rock/metal. Before discovering Band-Maid, the only all-female rock or metal band I regularly listened to was Nervosa out of Brazil. Now I enjoy quite a few all-female bands and at the top of the list are Crypta from Brazil (formed by 2 members of Nervosa), The Warning from Mexico and quite a few very talented all-female bands from Japan - Band-Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila, Gacharic Spin and Hanabie being my favorites. I have seen Band-Maid and Nemophila live in Dallas and will see Lovebites next year in Atlanta. Unfortunately I was unable to see Hanabie in Dallas. Of the shows I have seen this year, Nemophila is only behind Jinjer as the best.
Tip for you guys: there's absolutely no problem to love multiple bands - most of us are not "only one band-obsessed" (even if we have our favorites). About Nemophila, my favorite song is ADABANA ... but they have a lot of bangers.
Yes. Lots of Lovebite fans hated on Band-Maid but just this past Sunday Love Bites attended their biggest show ever and Twittered about how great it was.
@@ericifune5543 that's why I always recommend to act like your favorite artists ( when they are class acts) and not like insecure fans. There's no competition in music, just emulation.
@@ericifune5543Although LOVEBITES are my favorite band, I also like Nemophila and Band-Maid very much. They all have enriched my life. Since they all know and respect each other there is absolute no reason to play them off against each other. I‘m sure that’s not what they want from their fans.
@@ericifune5543 True this did happen, but a lot of Lovebites fans in the chats recommended Band-Maid and vice versa. My favourites are Band-Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila and Gacharic Spin. All different. No need to pit one band against the other, the bands themselves don'tdo it so lets behave like them. Kanami of Band-Maid and Midori of Lovebites were chatting together on X today Midori mentioning that Band-Maid invited to a Lovebites concert
Hells ya! Yall should check them out live. They're so bad ass. Zen or Oiran are amazing performances. If you want a MV, Pick any, they are all fantastic.
NEMOPHILA is my #1 band with HANABIE and BAND-MAID my #2 and #3. I've been to 4 of their US shows. I went to 2 of HANABIE's shows and 4 BAND-MAID shows. Great reaction.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Nice reaction. Glad you love them! More Nemophila? They have yet to disappoint me, be it their originals or covers. Adabana, Revive (official live), Oiran (official live), Zen (official live), Dissension, Raitei, Seize the fate, Monsters, Fighter, Demon light... Just to name some... For slower favourites, Now I here, Life Have fun exploring!
Nemophila - "baby blue eyes" flower, "Rurikarakusa" in Japanese; grows in N-America and is appreciated in Japan (see "Hitachi Seaside Park"). The band was formed in 2019, originally as a "session" brought together by... Mayu - the vocalist (ex- Lipstick band); she brought... Haraguchi-san - bass, backing vocals, was Mayu's friend and colleague from Music College (ex - Holderlins band); contacted... Tamu Murata - drums, backing vocals, one the most respected session musician in Japan (countless bands), with also her own original carrier; she's also the wife of Akira Yamaoka, musician/composer, known especially for his videogames OSTs, in particular for "Silent Hill"; Saki (ex - "Mary's Blood" band for a decade, and others), she's a "young sacred monster" in J-metal) guitar, backing vocals, and... Hazuki (Li-sa-X / KOIAI bands) - guitar, backing vocals; both, Saki and Hazuki have a lot of experience. Nemophila made an amazing fandom impression during the pandemic, thru UA-cam clips...so far about 50 or so Western/Japanese awesomely bonkers covers, and over 30 original freakishly good songs (singles, EPs, 2 albums - "Revive" and "Seize The Faith"; 3rd album "Evolve" in January 2024). Discography, alphabetical order: 01. ADABANA - 徒花 - "Fruitless/seedless flower" 02. Another Story (ballad) 03. A Ray Of Light 04. Back into the wild 05. Blooming 06. Breaking Out 07. Change the World 08. Creature 09. DISSENSION 10. Enigma 11. ENTEN - 炎天 - "Scorching/blazing heat/sun" 12. Fighter 13. GAME OVER (ballad) 14. Hōzuki - 鬼灯 - "Demon Light" - "Winter cherry" / "Japanese lantern" plant 15. HYPNOSIS 16. Life (ballad - their "official anthem") 17. MONSTERS 18. Night Flight (early electronicore song, used as breakout during concerts) 19. now I here (ballad) 20. OIRAN - "Courtesan" (their first original song, in february 2020) 21. OSKR 22. RAITEI - 雷霆 - "Thunder" 23. REVIVE 24. RISE 25. Rock’n’Roll Is? (an homage to famous rock bands/artists; the lyrics/melody and style of play are Easter Eggs) 26. Rollin’Rollin’ 27. Seize the Faith 28. Soaring ～to be continued～(instrumental) 29. SORAI - "Autumn wind" (was supposed to be the original name for the band) 30. STYLE 31. - 群青 32. Waiting for you 33. ZEN ________ The songs missing from official CDs: - Another Story... written during the pandemic, with the purpose of lifting the spirit; not part of any official release or performed in any concert... but - according to Saki - "it's part of 'Yell to Art, Tokyo Project' (started by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offer place for artists to upload their work...since all lives, concerts, events and exhibitions had been suspended, all venues had been closed"; it was posted on UA-cam, on this channel: アートにエールを!【音楽 1ch】; although is no longer there, there are some reactions to it, just search "NEMOPHILA / AnotherStory". - Breaking Out, Creature, Ultramarine... not part of any official release, but they are performed sometimes in the concerts. - Blooming...released only on the official Nemophila UA-cam channel, it is performed sometimes in the concerts. ___________________________ What are my next reaction recommendations? Chronologically... start with the first ones: Oiran, Dissension, Revive, Raitei... and throw some their earliest covers in the mix. 1-2 originals followed by 2-3 covers... repeat the scheme: this is the NemoWay.
As you might know by now many of us have been into the Japanese rock music scene for years now. And there's a good reason why. For me Band-Maid, Lovebites and Nemophila are the best of the best. I saw Nemophila at Aftershock 2022. They are fantastic live. In the screaming genre l would suggest Dissension with the epic line "Do you want to die like a fucking loser?" But be advised they also do ballads and tear jerkers like Life. It is a rabbit hole. The music of these three top bands is different enough genre wise to set them apart from each other and what motivates me in listening is how am l feeling today. For Lovebites check out Stand and Deliver and for Band-Maid check our Hate? live at Lollapalooza. The best music today comes from Japan with a nod to the Warning from Mexico. Enjoy the ride.
In a crowded field, Nemophila has become my favorite band over the past year. It's hard to pick a favorite song because they are all unique. But Rise is up there. I just got their Nemo Rizing live blu ray and it is phenomenal. Easily the best live disc I can remember. They are great live.
There's this weird competitive set of people in the Japanese metal fandom that NEED their particular band to be everyone's favourite, my advice would be to ignore them. All the Japanese bands are absolutely fire at what they do. As for Nemophila recommendations, literally anything 😂 They have an unbelievable catalogue, but for my money, check out Adabana, Oiran live or (if you want to see some versatility) Now I Here live.
Great comment about fandom. Couldn't have said it better. All Japanese metal is a smorgasbord of beastly headbanging fun. There are so many bands that are awesome.
Thank you! Well said. My top preferences don't have to be everyone's, nor theirs mine. And loving one doesn't preclude loving another. I am awed by and admiring both Band-Maid and Nemophila. I also appreciate quite a few other bands. That is not a contradiction. Lovebites attended and supported Band-Maid's epic at Yokohama. Band-Maid loves "The Warning." Please don't try to impose the toxic habit of American entertainers feuding with each other for publicity on people who don't play that nasty game.
Yes, the members of Nemophila are a little older than those of Hanabie, but Hanabie has actually been formed for a lot longer. But Nemophila is a bit of a "supergroup," with each member coming from previous, successful project(s). Three of the four Hanabie members have only ever been in that project, to the best of my knowledge. Anyway, I think you'll find a lot of crossover between Nemophila and Hanabie fans, for all that they have a very different sound. They shared a bill a few months back in Nagoya, and Yukina from Hanabie did guest vocals on "Zen." Wish I'd been there!
Love this song and band! My favorite is a tie between Zen and Rollin Rollin, Rollin Rollin only has a audio video but it lets the bass player, Haraguchi-sun, Shine.
Speaking for myself, I love both Nemophila and Hanabie. They are all awesomely skilled musicians that put out dope music. Yes, they both have a different sound/style in their songs but it's still heavy, still metal. Variety is always a good thing as long as it's kick ass! And these bands are def kicking ass! This year in Japan, Nemophila toured in Japan with Hanabie guesting on one night. Hanabie's singer, Yukina, joined Nemophila's singer Mayu, and the rest of the band on the song Zen. Imagine hearing both of them growling on a song!!! Both Nemophila & Hanabie plan to come back to the US. If they go on a world tour together I will def lose my 💩!!! Hahahaha
Mi banda favorita Nemophila ! Está banda puede tocar cualquier género ,no tienen límites, es la versatilidad de una cantante como pocas ! Estrella de rock ! Yo la adoro! A Tamu también ! Recomiendo Enten ,Zen ,Back into the wild !
Nemophila and Hanabie are my top two Japanese bands. My favourite song from Nemophila is "Oiran" (do it live) and also you should watch the heaviest "Zen" (live)
NEMOPHILA live songs ZEN, Change The World, Seize The Fate, Dissension.... Next TOP Japanese Bands... LOVEBITES all female Japanese Heavy Metal Band live songs Judgement Day, The Hammer Of Wrath, Stand And Deliver, Break The Wall, Raise Some Hell, When Destinies Align, Shadow Maker, Holy War...all songs in English... ASTERISM songs Dawn, Rising Moon, Church...
Welcome Nemo fellas...to one of the bands with the greatest projection worlwide...they are: Vocals: Mayu Bass: Haragushi san Drumms: Murata Tamu Lead guitar: Hazuki (ibanez) Lead guitar: Saki (Killer ) My recommendations: Zen Live, Oiran, Dissension, Seize the Faith, Revive, Hypnosis, Now I Here (power ballad), Adabana. Regards from Chile.
The majority of Japanese music lovers dont pitch bands against each other, (except for the I listen to only one band obsessives), especially when they are from different genres of music. There's not a need for one band is better than another, its a matter of your own personal taste in music. I love dozens of Japanese bands from many genres. I have favourites, not all big names either, I love going to the small live houses in Japan and watching a variety of smaller, independent bands too. There are many gems to discover. As for Nemophila songs, I like them all, many people will recommend Revive, Seize the fate, Dissension, Raitei, Zen live, Oiran live. Adabana. Personal favourites for me are all the above plus, Fighter, Monsters, Rollin' Rollin', Sorai & Life. Thanks for checking out this great band, also a shout out for some Saiseiga.
Thank you for checking into the very top powerhouse R&R band on the planet !Nemophila is Next level best there is Musicians, and there's only one Mayu(vocals).. They have recent live videos that are killer.. Oiran, Sieze the Fate and Zen..also Can't recommend their song Adabana enough.. Many great originals, and covers !
The members of nemophila are musicians from different bands. They are all excellent musicians. And nemophila is a very unique and diverse band, with various genres of music appearing in their catalog. I recommend《oiran》live(recent one)as the next!🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
Nemophila is my favorite band of all time. So many great songs but if I had to pick one I think it would be Adabana. Revive, Dissension, Life, Zen are all up there too.
I’m with you guys listened to Band Maid for weeks then came to Nemophila and was hooked in because they have that metal core and wanted more and more. Nemophila is amazing. Listened to Dissension, Zen and Oiran for brutal sound. Hazuki and Seize the Fate for metal and Game Over and I Am here for ballads. Great reaction. Direction
I recommend "HYPNOSIS" and "STYLE" composed by bassist Haraguchisan. These two songs are very unique and show their versatility. Also, they release covers almost every week, which is something that other bands don't have. Among them, the recently announced "SIC ( Slipknot COVER)" is cool, so please check it out.
Great reaction guys. Welcome to the kick ass world of Nemophila. One of the best bands out of Japan and there are some very good ones out there. They been around going on almost 5 years and about to release their 3rd Album in January and this song will be on it. Some others to check out from them I suggest Oiran Live the most current one which is about 4 months ago also Adabana,Dissension , Zen Live, and also RAITEI and there is many more great ones too besides those.
I saw Nemophila live in Dallas, Tx back in March, they were totally awesome, I said hello to them in parking lot when they arrived at the club and they were super nice all around 5’0 tall and they put on a great show. I saw Band-Maid in Austin, Tx and they were awesome live, they sounded amazing, and were really fun on stage smiling and very pretty in person. This show was around like middle of May. I saw Hanabie at a different club in Austin, Tx opening for the Star Wars metal band called Galactic Empire and Hanabie were awesome and got the crowd going, best band on the bill and they were pretty solid sounding. The Star Wars band was boring, this show was in August. I can’t wait to see these bands again soon along with The Warning and Lovebites when they get down to Texas next year. Hopefully Rolling Quartz from South Korea comes back to Texas also.
Want the heavyest of Nemophila song so far, check out "Zen" live And it is not the last band from Japan :D you still havent checked out trash/powermetal band Lovebites - "The Hammer of Wrath" live and sort of Fleshgod Apocalypse style symphonic death metal ? band Unlucky Morpheus - "Black Pentagram"
This band as well as their own obviously kick ass songs are renowned for their covers and have just released an EP with their last 4 covers plus a new song of their own. My favourite covers are LOVEBITES and SHIMI. Other original songs you should check out are CHANGE THE WORLD ZEN REVIVE SORAI OIRAN DISSENTION and just for fun MAKE YOU HAPPY and the BANANA SONG. 🇦🇺 Australia is watching 👀
I saw Nemophila earlier this year. They are amazing. Do Adabana or Zen next. Also, don't sleep on Lovebites, another all female Japanese metal band. Check out Break the Wall, or Set the World on Fire from them.
Nemophila is a 5 petaled flower. We LOVE Hanabie! We LOVE BAND MAID! We LOVE Nemophila! There is so much great rock in Japan! Last? ... that would be a BIG mistake ;) . I already gave you a NEMO recommendation - "REVIVE".
The first time that I saw Nempohila live at Aftershock, Mayu was 6 or 8 months pregnant and she still brought it. I saw them again this past March and they were epic. My fav song is Dissension. Trident and Lovebites are a couple of other great all female rock bands from Japan.
My recommendation is round-robin the playlists on the Nemophila official UA-cam channel. There are 4: LIVE, ORIGINAL, MV, COVER. You can't miss. They're all great! For extra credit if you don't recognize a cover go react to the original first. Chances are if Nemohila covered it there will be something special to discover. Hang on and enjoy the ride!
If these ladies come to your area, do yourself a favor and go see them. Saw them twice in Austin once in Dallas. Kick ass shows. Personally, my fav song of theirs is Change The World. Each song is so different from the other with them.
After two albums, these five stunning ladies never released a weak track. But the most important point for me is they never copy/paste from one track to the next one. Music wise, they are truly geniuses in songwriting. This is why they are easily at the top of my favorite bands all around, and by far (with Hanabie, for the same reason). And I bought without any hesitation the four Blu-Ray released by the band, which is for me at the moment the best way to support these highly talented ladies. And if you want to discover the insane range of their music, just try "Zen" Live and then "Change the world" Live (both from the amazing "Rizing Nemo" show).
Last year they played the Whiskey a Go Go. This year they performed at Aftershock and later had a US Tour!! They started out as Mayu's Session Band, put together by Mayu, vocals, to allow her to meet some commitments. They meshed as a band musically , and more important personally enjoyed playing together. So the world got Nemophila (Nee Mo Fee La). Mayu does not speak English(!!), Saki, guitar, does speaks English and teaches Mayu the English lyrics. Did you notice that Saki and Hazuki are playing 7 string guitars? Nest - "Seize the Fate" live. All Japanese bands are better live.
Nemophila are awesome. Their official YT page has a ton of live videos. I would check out Zen, Change the world, Revive, Dissension, Life. really anything you pick will be a banger.
Found them a week ago. Have had them in my earphones for the entire week. Imagen in flames and a wizard jumps in when they are performing meet your maker. The wizard thinks that they are old and tierd so he decides to make them young and fresch. And he likes Japanese young ladies. What can go wrong 🤣🤘
Welcome to the fandom. I would put these ladies up against any group out there worldwide….check out revive. They also have covers check out their cover of the trooper iron maiden
Like i said in the comment i made on the Band-Maid video. React to their live performance of their song Zen. Or any of the live performances on their channel. The same goes for Band-Maid and their live performances. These bands both sound fantastic live.
Welcome to The Japanese Rabbit Hole!!! My 4 favorite bands, right now, come out if Japan. I love them all equally, because they are all different. It just depends on my mood as to which one I'm listening to. Nemophila Suggestions: Adabana (Official Video), Raitei (Official Video), Hypnosis (Official Video), Oiran (Official Live), and for something different, Style (Official Video). Hanabie Suggestions: Tousou (Official Video), Be the Gal (Official Video), We Love Sweets (Official Vid), Raiwa: Dating Apps Generation (Official Video) Band-Maid Suggestions: Domination (Official Live), Freedom (Official Live), Onset (Official Live), Blooming (Official Video), Dice & Hate (Live at Lollapalooza) Lovebites Suggestions: Holy War (Official Live), Thunder Vengeance (Official Live), Hammer of Wrath (Official Live), Edge of the World (Official Live), Swan Song + Chopin Intro (Official Live)
Nemophila is a relatively new band, only recently releasing their own compositions. They are GOOD. They have a ton of covers on YT. They cover Iron Maiden a bit and they do a cover of KISS' "Detroit - Rock City" with he whole band in KISS makeup. Their drummer, Tamu Murata, is hilariously cute in the Kiss Makeup, and their singer puts a smile on your face when she sings "Detloit! - Lock City!", she sounds so sweet! Admission: Band-Maid has become my favorite rock group of all time. I do like Hanabie and Nemophila a lot, but Band-Maid has amassed a HUGE catalog of amazing music over their ten year career, all of it well written, flawlessly performed, and they aren't done yet. Their live performances are amazing. Watch "Puzzle" live at Tokyo Garden Theater or any of their instrumentals, like "Onset" or "From Now On" Hanabie is also a fairly new band and just beginning to take off. Their bassist comes up with really crazy costumes for them to wear. I remember seeing them perform in Winnie The Pooh costumes as a gag. All their videos are extreme entertainment.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF JROCK AND JMETAL. JAPAN FELL DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH ALL OF THE GREAT ROCK AND METAL BANDS FROM THE WEST THAT TOURED THERE. THERE IS ENOUGH GREAT CONTENT TO KEEP YOU BUSY AND VERY HAPPY. BTW, NO NEED TO PIT BANDS AGAINST EACH OTHER; THEY USUALLY HAVE A BROTHERS AND SISTERS RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER. VERY COMMON FOR THEM TO DO COLLABORATIONS. MATERNITY LEAVE DURING TOURS IS COVERED BY THEIR GOOD FRIENDS THAT STEP IN. THEY ALL HAVE THE GREATEST RESPECT FOR THE CREATORS FROM THE WEST. THEY VERY MUCH FEEL THAT ROCK GODS ARE REALLY GODLIKE.
Here's a proper taste of the state of their musical progression. Early, middle, and later MV's, and THEN branch out to a taste of their live stuff and some of their killer covers: ⭐【RAITEI】MV ua-cam.com/video/lh-dVLKP314/v-deo.html ⭐【REVIVE】MV ua-cam.com/video/zmRmVc4u18w/v-deo.html ⭐【RISE】MV ua-cam.com/video/rD3VMAm-9iA/v-deo.html ⭐【BLOOMING】live ua-cam.com/video/CgOvsPJ-an4/v-deo.html ⭐【CHANGE THE WORLD】live ua-cam.com/video/tQ81olc0_NI/v-deo.html ⭐【ZEN】live ua-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/v-deo.html ⭐【WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE】cover ua-cam.com/video/U8-UiNei9_U/v-deo.html ⭐【MAKE YOU HAPPY】cover ua-cam.com/video/pbl1KEPgWvk/v-deo.html ⭐【SUGAR】cover ua-cam.com/video/EtCFhmaKgXY/v-deo.html
Before the 1980s, heavier music in Japan was consistently a male pursuit. Then came Show-Ya, an all female band whose name was their mission. They broke the "kawaii" demure childlike cuteness ideal for Japanese women and kicked open that door decisively. They played harder and Keiko strutted and sang stronger than women of Japan had done before. Every all women band playing to the heavy side since in Japan is still paving the path they blazed. So it might be educational to look them up, especially 1985-90. They also put on the annual Naon No Yaon music festival featuring all female artists. Fostering women in rock as good godmothers should.
Try the live versions of REVIVE and ZEN next. NEMOPHILA are musically diverse, but those are two more of their hard and heavy songs. In a different vein, ADABANA (OMV) is another masterpiece.
As Yakidin said, Nemophila does Not have a bad song! I'm really a Rocker not a Metalhead so my taste may be different than others. My favorites: 1.) "Life", 2.) "Now I Here", 3.) "Game Over", 4.) "Breaking Out", 5.) "Waiting For You". Nemophila, simply put, is the most exciting band I've seen since 1980! I've seen a LOT of bands over my lifetime. I've seen Nemophila twice; once in Los Angeles, once in Webster, TX. If you think their YT videos are great, YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THEM LIVE! On February 17, 2024, Nemophila will be performing at Budokan. If you've got a passport, you might want to check it out.
Hanabie as a band is actually older than Nemophila (8 years versus 4 years) but Nemophila's members are older, they are veterans of other bands. Nemophila has done a concert with Hanabie (what the Japanese call a "2 man"). The screamer from Hanabie, Yukina, joined with Mayu to sing a Nemophila song. Nemophila is also famous for their covers and for these 2 man concerts they will post on UA-cam a cover of a song by the other band. They have done a cover Hanabie's "Pardon me, I have to go": ua-cam.com/video/higsrM4jqn8/v-deo.html If you want to hear their more softer rock side check out "Life" and "Now I Here". These bands all respect each other. Some of the members of Lovebites attended Band-Maid's epic Yokohama concert. And there are many great all-male and mixed-gender bands in Japan.
My favorite NEMOPHILA is "ADABANA"! Aside from that, your reactions are great, thank you!🇯🇵👍
Added! Thank you!!!!
BABYMETAL , NEMOPHILA , WAGAKKI BAND , YOUSEI TEIKOKU ....FOREVER
Rock is not dead. It moved to Japan and has reincarnated as a bunch of little ultra-talented Japanese ladies.
3 favorites for Nemophila: Adabana, Seize the Fate (official live) and Zen (Official live).
Edit: I got confused: Raitei is an excellent song too, but Seize the Fate official live showcases more the talent of the ladies.
Since I know (and *love* ) Lovebites and Nemophila, I always say: "Never ever underestimate a young and kind-looking Japanese lady with an electric guitar of her own size and an amp in reach." 😁 Long live Lovebites, long live Nemophila! 😊
Japan ... One stop shop for THE BEST Rock/Metal Bands on the Planet. Most, very easy on the eye, too :)
Nemophila don't have a bad song really. They have a few styles as well so plenty of variety. They do a lot of sick covers as well. That was everyone's savior during COVID. Nemophila Fridays were great for lock downs. I got sold on Nemophila after seeing their first music video called RAITEI. Thats probably a good starting point. Hanabie and Lovebites are also very popular and you will find a big cross over of fans. I saw Hanabie last night at their first sold out concert in Australia and they were freaking awesome. They blew the lid of the joint. I also saw Nemophila and Hanabie together in Japan in June and it was the best concert I have ever seen. Enjoy all Japanese metal. Its the best metal universe in the world.
Glad you found Nemophila! May I suggest you next listen to the MV of their song "Revive", then check out "Oiran" live from a few months ago, and to show you the true versatility of this band, "Now I Here" live. Happy discoveries await you. Cheers.
Seconded...
Great reaction, Nemophila, Band Maid, Lovebites, and Hanabie are the big 4 from Japan. I’ll also recommend Lonesome Blue-Face the Fear, Trident-Cry Out, Kilt Melt Land-Rewrite, and especially Gacharic Spin-Replica.
The live version of “Zen” is very good.
It’s nice to see you on the Japanese rock/metal band train. You should also look at Lovebites try “Judgement Day”.
Moving away from Japan, Jinjer is a Ukrainian metal band who are awesome try “Vortex” OMV, “Perennial” live at Wacken or if you like heavier “Sit, Stay, Rollover” OMV.
You have finally reached Nemophila. This band is incredible.
Their music is very diverse. They aren't always that heavy! But I love all their songs.
My favorite song is "Adabana". There is a music video with this song! But if you want a live video, you can watch "Zen". These songs are great!
Thank you for the reaction! More Nemophila on the channel! And (I say it again) you should check out another Japanese all female band Lovebites with their live video "Holy war" on their official UA-cam channel.
Your first pronunciation of Nemophila was absolutely right.
This band has two faces, their own songs and their covers. This is one of the best cover bands ever. And their own songs are fire!
I recommend you to look at both covers and original songs.
And as they say - you cannot go wrong.
Regarding music videos vs music movies vs studio live sessions.
Music videos are always top notch.
Live sessions are always fun to watch and well made. They also have some simulated covid live sessions that are very good.
Older live footage is bad technical quality, but the new official live ones are lots of fun.
If you are into Hanabie and love NEMOPHILA Rise, you clearly into more heavier and "rawr" stuffs... and for that, I suggest you to watch NEMOPHILA performing Zen live.
Oh yeah... 😁
日本から、ありがとう！
ネモフィラ、最高🎉
Heyyyy!!! Thank you for the Super Thanks!!!!
*! Warning for all audiences: The songs of these phenomenal ladies are highly addictive!*
They are _brilliant_ . I bought all of their albums since the third song I heard from them. Metal without regrets, similar to the Japanese all-female Metal band "Lovebites". And I guarantee you: You will never be disappointed. They simply are not _able_ to disappoint or bore.
Keep on digging, you have a rabbit hole full of masterpieces to discover! 😁
And do not forget their song covers!
Nemophila was formed in 2019. Hanabie and Band-Maid have been going a lot longer. Nemophila is my favourite band but they aren't better than Hanabie or Band-Maid: they're different.
They're not in competition. Nemophila have covered a Hanabie song on their YT channel and Yukina from Hanabie has joined Mayu and Nemophila on stage to perform a Nemophila song. The female Japanese bands are a supportive community. They frequently appear together and show plenty of mutual respect.
Nemophila posted on social media recently to shout out to Lovebites, another all-female band whose show the Nemophila members attended.
Plus members of Lovebites made the short trip to Yokohama Arena to watch Band-Maid's most recent show
I saw Nemophila live in San Francisco earlier this year. They killed it! It was almost more than this old guy could physically handle...loudest show I've ever been to. They can do it all, from covering Journey and KISS, to beautiful tearjerkers like "Life", to the brutality of the official live MV of "Zen" (which should be your next reaction.)
Dissension is Nemophila's best song. If you like this you will love it
Magical band. They play whatever they wanna play and killed it. Imo..Best Band in this Universe 🔥🤘❤️🇫🇮
We will be viewing more!!
Nemophila is pure 🔥🔥🔥. World class musicians who play a wide variety of styles and excel at all of them. Mayu is an amazing vocalist. I recommend Revive or Dissension (Japanese MV) next. My favorite Nemophila song is Adabana.
Japanese metal is the best metal nowadays. There’s a large crossover between Nemophila and Hanabie fans. I love both bands (though Nemophila is my favorite). Nemophila even covered a Hanabie song and they had a concert together.
Band Maid is more hard rock. They have a much much larger cult-like fan base.
I suggest the band Lovebites and the song Set the World on Fire live. These ladies just attended Band-Maid's 33 song 3.5 hour 10 year anniversary tour finale and posted very nice things about it. Nemophila's song Zen live is fire🔥🔥🔥
Yes, go for LOVEBITES. If you talk about Japanese metal you must do. They will play in the US and Europe next year. Yesterday they announced a main stage appearance at Hellfest France, one of the largest metal festivals (60k spectators). They will share stage with Metallica, Megadeth, Bruce Dickinson and many more …
@@stand.and.deliver.5 Haruna will show Lars how drums are meant to be played.
Lovebites is my favorite of the all-female Japanese bands just because their genre is more suited to what I enjoy. As for Nemophila, Zen is only second to Oiran.
They don't have one they are all favorites.. Welcome to the Beautiful ladies of Nemophila... There is nothing these ladies can't do.. Enjoy the ride, it's awesome...
"Listened to this one last" LOL No you haven't...
Here are a few more for you.. If you Dare?
Lovebites - Break the wall live
Aldious - We are official MV
Gacharic spin - Mindset official Mv
Trident - Ambivilant official live Mv
Hagane - Super villan MV
Seat belts and neck braces required.. Lol Welcome to the wonderful world of beautiful talented Japanese women and the best rock and metal around..
Best wishes from France..
The Japanese metal/rock scene is the best in the world now, especially the all female groups. Lovebites (you need to see them), Nemophila, Band-Maid & Hanabie you can't gp wrong. Check out "Zen" & "Seize the Fate" next.
Here's my list of Nemophila favorites;
Zen, live.
Dissension, Mv.
Adabana, Mv.
Hozuki, live, and
Oiran, live.
😏♥️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘They also do great covers.
Next to Lovebites, Nemophila are my next go-to listen. Japanese metal and rock is my new must listen too lol. There are some amazing bands coming out of Japan. I'd definitely recommend Lovebites if you haven't heard them they are world class musicians and on a different level.
I'm more of a rock guy, so I prefer Band Maid... But Nemophila is also up there in my favorites for sure.
My favorite from Nemo is "Adabana". It's soo epic, but still melts your face.. and the lyrics are pretty uplifting as well.
Considering you prefer this song, watch Adabana. You'll like it for sure.
Few time ago I discovered the japanese metal bands and especially the female bands turned out to be the best not just from Japan! Hanabie, Lovebites, Otoboke Beaver and particularly Nemophila are my big favourites, Nemophila's more recent song "Zen" it's outstanding!
Nemophila and Lovebites are both amazing all female bands from Japan. You can't miss with any of their songs.
After I discovered Band-Maid almost 4 years ago, I then did the deep dive into Japanese rock/metal. Before discovering Band-Maid, the only all-female rock or metal band I regularly listened to was Nervosa out of Brazil. Now I enjoy quite a few all-female bands and at the top of the list are Crypta from Brazil (formed by 2 members of Nervosa), The Warning from Mexico and quite a few very talented all-female bands from Japan - Band-Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila, Gacharic Spin and Hanabie being my favorites. I have seen Band-Maid and Nemophila live in Dallas and will see Lovebites next year in Atlanta. Unfortunately I was unable to see Hanabie in Dallas. Of the shows I have seen this year, Nemophila is only behind Jinjer as the best.
Tip for you guys: there's absolutely no problem to love multiple bands - most of us are not "only one band-obsessed" (even if we have our favorites). About Nemophila, my favorite song is ADABANA ... but they have a lot of bangers.
Yes. Lots of Lovebite fans hated on Band-Maid but just this past Sunday Love Bites attended their biggest show ever and Twittered about how great it was.
@@ericifune5543 that's why I always recommend to act like your favorite artists ( when they are class acts) and not like insecure fans. There's no competition in music, just emulation.
@@ericifune5543Although LOVEBITES are my favorite band, I also like Nemophila and Band-Maid very much. They all have enriched my life.
Since they all know and respect each other there is absolute no reason to play them off against each other. I‘m sure that’s not what they want from their fans.
@@ericifune5543 True this did happen, but a lot of Lovebites fans in the chats recommended Band-Maid and vice versa. My favourites are Band-Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila and Gacharic Spin. All different. No need to pit one band against the other, the bands themselves don'tdo it so lets behave like them. Kanami of Band-Maid and Midori of Lovebites were chatting together on X today Midori mentioning that Band-Maid invited to a Lovebites concert
@@ericifune5543 do you think the hate is a oneway street, i've got news for you, it goes both ways...sorry to burst your bubble.
Welcome to Nemophila! They kick ass, try their latest live video of Revive or Oiran next!
Hells ya! Yall should check them out live. They're so bad ass. Zen or Oiran are amazing performances. If you want a MV, Pick any, they are all fantastic.
NEMOPHILA is my #1 band with HANABIE and BAND-MAID my #2 and #3. I've been to 4 of their US shows. I went to 2 of HANABIE's shows and 4 BAND-MAID shows. Great reaction.
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Nice reaction. Glad you love them!
More Nemophila? They have yet to disappoint me, be it their originals or covers.
Adabana, Revive (official live), Oiran (official live), Zen (official live), Dissension, Raitei, Seize the fate, Monsters, Fighter, Demon light... Just to name some...
For slower favourites, Now I here, Life
Have fun exploring!
Nemophila - "baby blue eyes" flower, "Rurikarakusa" in Japanese; grows in N-America and is appreciated in Japan (see "Hitachi Seaside Park").
The band was formed in 2019, originally as a "session" brought together by...
Mayu - the vocalist (ex- Lipstick band); she brought...
Haraguchi-san - bass, backing vocals, was Mayu's friend and colleague from Music College (ex - Holderlins band); contacted...
Tamu Murata - drums, backing vocals, one the most respected session musician in Japan (countless bands), with also her own original carrier; she's also the wife of Akira Yamaoka, musician/composer, known especially for his videogames OSTs, in particular for "Silent Hill";
Saki (ex - "Mary's Blood" band for a decade, and others), she's a "young sacred monster" in J-metal) guitar, backing vocals, and...
Hazuki (Li-sa-X / KOIAI bands) - guitar, backing vocals; both, Saki and Hazuki have a lot of experience.
Nemophila made an amazing fandom impression during the pandemic, thru UA-cam clips...so far about 50 or so Western/Japanese awesomely bonkers covers, and over 30 original freakishly good songs (singles, EPs, 2 albums - "Revive" and "Seize The Faith"; 3rd album "Evolve" in January 2024).
Discography, alphabetical order:
01. ADABANA - 徒花 - "Fruitless/seedless flower"
02. Another Story (ballad)
03. A Ray Of Light
04. Back into the wild
05. Blooming
06. Breaking Out
07. Change the World
08. Creature
09. DISSENSION
10. Enigma
11. ENTEN - 炎天 - "Scorching/blazing heat/sun"
12. Fighter
13. GAME OVER (ballad)
14. Hōzuki - 鬼灯 - "Demon Light" - "Winter cherry" / "Japanese lantern" plant
15. HYPNOSIS
16. Life (ballad - their "official anthem")
17. MONSTERS
18. Night Flight (early electronicore song, used as breakout during concerts)
19. now I here (ballad)
20. OIRAN - "Courtesan" (their first original song, in february 2020)
21. OSKR
22. RAITEI - 雷霆 - "Thunder"
23. REVIVE
24. RISE
25. Rock’n’Roll Is? (an homage to famous rock bands/artists; the lyrics/melody and style of play are Easter Eggs)
26. Rollin’Rollin’
27. Seize the Faith
28. Soaring ～to be continued～(instrumental)
29. SORAI - "Autumn wind" (was supposed to be the original name for the band)
30. STYLE
31. - 群青
32. Waiting for you
33. ZEN
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The songs missing from official CDs:
- Another Story... written during the pandemic, with the purpose of lifting the spirit;
not part of any official release or performed in any concert...
but - according to Saki - "it's part of 'Yell to Art, Tokyo Project' (started by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offer place for artists to upload their work...since all lives, concerts, events and exhibitions had been suspended, all venues had been closed";
it was posted on UA-cam, on this channel: アートにエールを!【音楽 1ch】; although is no longer there, there are some reactions to it, just search "NEMOPHILA / AnotherStory".
- Breaking Out, Creature, Ultramarine... not part of any official release, but they are performed sometimes in the concerts.
- Blooming...released only on the official Nemophila UA-cam channel, it is performed sometimes in the concerts.
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What are my next reaction recommendations?
Chronologically... start with the first ones: Oiran, Dissension, Revive, Raitei... and throw some their earliest covers in the mix. 1-2 originals followed by 2-3 covers... repeat the scheme: this is the NemoWay.
RAITEI, Dissension RIVEVE, ZEN,etc…So many favorite song I have.and I like the songs they covered by legendary bands.Please check it out.
As you might know by now many of us have been into the Japanese rock music scene for years now. And there's a good reason why. For me Band-Maid, Lovebites and Nemophila are the best of the best. I saw Nemophila at Aftershock 2022. They are fantastic live. In the screaming genre l would suggest Dissension with the epic line "Do you want to die like a fucking loser?" But be advised they also do ballads and tear jerkers like Life. It is a rabbit hole. The music of these three top bands is different enough genre wise to set them apart from each other and what motivates me in listening is how am l feeling today. For Lovebites check out Stand and Deliver and for Band-Maid check our Hate? live at Lollapalooza. The best music today comes from Japan with a nod to the Warning from Mexico. Enjoy the ride.
In a crowded field, Nemophila has become my favorite band over the past year. It's hard to pick a favorite song because they are all unique. But Rise is up there. I just got their Nemo Rizing live blu ray and it is phenomenal. Easily the best live disc I can remember. They are great live.
There's this weird competitive set of people in the Japanese metal fandom that NEED their particular band to be everyone's favourite, my advice would be to ignore them. All the Japanese bands are absolutely fire at what they do.
As for Nemophila recommendations, literally anything 😂 They have an unbelievable catalogue, but for my money, check out Adabana, Oiran live or (if you want to see some versatility) Now I Here live.
Great comment about fandom. Couldn't have said it better. All Japanese metal is a smorgasbord of beastly headbanging fun. There are so many bands that are awesome.
Yeah its so weird. Like go watch sports if you want to be competitive. Im just trying to rock out lol
Well said. If you truly love rock, then just enjoy and truly appreciate the music all these talented bands bring. Variety is truly the spice of life.
Thank you! Well said.
My top preferences don't have to be everyone's, nor theirs mine. And loving one doesn't preclude loving another.
I am awed by and admiring both Band-Maid and Nemophila. I also appreciate quite a few other bands. That is not a contradiction.
Lovebites attended and supported Band-Maid's epic at Yokohama. Band-Maid loves "The Warning." Please don't try to impose the toxic habit of American entertainers feuding with each other for publicity on people who don't play that nasty game.
Yes, the members of Nemophila are a little older than those of Hanabie, but Hanabie has actually been formed for a lot longer. But Nemophila is a bit of a "supergroup," with each member coming from previous, successful project(s). Three of the four Hanabie members have only ever been in that project, to the best of my knowledge.
Anyway, I think you'll find a lot of crossover between Nemophila and Hanabie fans, for all that they have a very different sound. They shared a bill a few months back in Nagoya, and Yukina from Hanabie did guest vocals on "Zen." Wish I'd been there!
Also: don't talk over guitar solos. Ever. ;)
Love this song and band! My favorite is a tie between Zen and Rollin Rollin, Rollin Rollin only has a audio video but it lets the bass player, Haraguchi-sun, Shine.
Speaking for myself, I love both Nemophila and Hanabie. They are all awesomely skilled musicians that put out dope music. Yes, they both have a different sound/style in their songs but it's still heavy, still metal. Variety is always a good thing as long as it's kick ass! And these bands are def kicking ass!
This year in Japan, Nemophila toured in Japan with Hanabie guesting on one night. Hanabie's singer, Yukina, joined Nemophila's singer Mayu, and the rest of the band on the song Zen. Imagine hearing both of them growling on a song!!!
Both Nemophila & Hanabie plan to come back to the US.
If they go on a world tour together I will def lose my 💩!!! Hahahaha
Mi banda favorita Nemophila ! Está banda puede tocar cualquier género ,no tienen límites, es la versatilidad de una cantante como pocas ! Estrella de rock ! Yo la adoro! A Tamu también ! Recomiendo Enten ,Zen ,Back into the wild !
Nemophila and Hanabie are my top two Japanese bands.
My favourite song from Nemophila is "Oiran" (do it live) and also you should watch the heaviest "Zen" (live)
NEMOPHILA live songs ZEN, Change The World, Seize The Fate, Dissension....
Next TOP Japanese Bands...
LOVEBITES all female Japanese Heavy Metal Band live songs Judgement Day, The Hammer Of Wrath, Stand And Deliver, Break The Wall, Raise Some Hell, When Destinies Align, Shadow Maker, Holy War...all songs in English...
ASTERISM songs Dawn, Rising Moon, Church...
Welcome Nemo fellas...to one of the bands with the greatest projection worlwide...they are:
Vocals: Mayu
Bass: Haragushi san
Drumms: Murata Tamu
Lead guitar: Hazuki (ibanez)
Lead guitar: Saki (Killer )
My recommendations: Zen Live, Oiran, Dissension, Seize the Faith, Revive, Hypnosis, Now I Here (power ballad), Adabana.
Regards from Chile.
The majority of Japanese music lovers dont pitch bands against each other, (except for the I listen to only one band obsessives), especially when they are from different genres of music. There's not a need for one band is better than another, its a matter of your own personal taste in music.
I love dozens of Japanese bands from many genres. I have favourites, not all big names either, I love going to the small live houses in Japan and watching a variety of smaller, independent bands too. There are many gems to discover.
As for Nemophila songs, I like them all, many people will recommend Revive, Seize the fate, Dissension, Raitei, Zen live, Oiran live. Adabana.
Personal favourites for me are all the above plus, Fighter, Monsters, Rollin' Rollin', Sorai & Life.
Thanks for checking out this great band, also a shout out for some Saiseiga.
NEMOPHILA!!!!! Thanks for the great reaction. They are amazing live.🤘🔥😎
For more i say check out "Dissention". Also for a band in the same vein try SAISEIGA - Jumble.
Thank you for checking into the very top powerhouse R&R band on the planet !Nemophila is Next level best there is Musicians, and there's only one Mayu(vocals).. They have recent live videos that are killer.. Oiran, Sieze the Fate and Zen..also Can't recommend their song Adabana enough.. Many great originals, and covers !
Nemophila is one of the best band's in the world 🤘🔥🔥❤️❤️
The members of nemophila are musicians from different bands. They are all excellent musicians. And nemophila is a very unique and diverse band, with various genres of music appearing in their catalog. I recommend《oiran》live(recent one)as the next!🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
Nemophila is my favorite band of all time. So many great songs but if I had to pick one I think it would be Adabana. Revive, Dissension, Life, Zen are all up there too.
I’m with you guys listened to Band Maid for weeks then came to Nemophila and was hooked in because they have that metal core and wanted more and more. Nemophila is amazing. Listened to Dissension, Zen and Oiran for brutal sound. Hazuki and Seize the Fate for metal and Game Over and I Am here for ballads. Great reaction. Direction
I recommend "HYPNOSIS" and "STYLE" composed by bassist Haraguchisan. These two songs are very unique and show their versatility. Also, they release covers almost every week, which is something that other bands don't have. Among them, the recently announced "SIC ( Slipknot COVER)" is cool, so please check it out.
Great reaction guys. Welcome to the kick ass world of Nemophila. One of the best bands out of Japan and there are some very good ones out there. They been around going on almost 5 years and about to release their 3rd Album in January and this song will be on it. Some others to check out from them I suggest Oiran Live the most current one which is about 4 months ago also Adabana,Dissension , Zen Live, and also RAITEI and there is many more great ones too besides those.
I saw Nemophila live in Dallas, Tx back in March, they were totally awesome, I said hello to them in parking lot when they arrived at the club and they were super nice all around 5’0 tall and they put on a great show.
I saw Band-Maid in Austin, Tx and they were awesome live, they sounded amazing, and were really fun on stage smiling and very pretty in person. This show was around like middle of May.
I saw Hanabie at a different club in Austin, Tx opening for the Star Wars metal band called Galactic Empire and Hanabie were awesome and got the crowd going, best band on the bill and they were pretty solid sounding. The Star Wars band was boring, this show was in August. I can’t wait to see these bands again soon along with The Warning and Lovebites when they get down to Texas next year. Hopefully Rolling Quartz from South Korea comes back to Texas also.
Want the heavyest of Nemophila song so far, check out "Zen" live
And it is not the last band from Japan :D you still havent checked out trash/powermetal band Lovebites - "The Hammer of Wrath" live
and sort of Fleshgod Apocalypse style symphonic death metal ? band Unlucky Morpheus - "Black Pentagram"
This band as well as their own obviously kick ass songs are renowned for their covers and have just released an EP with their last 4 covers plus a new song of their own. My favourite covers are LOVEBITES and SHIMI. Other original songs you should check out are CHANGE THE WORLD
ZEN
REVIVE
SORAI
OIRAN
DISSENTION and just for fun MAKE YOU HAPPY and the BANANA SONG.
🇦🇺 Australia is watching 👀
My favorite is "Raitei" Official MV, but everything they do is great.
While they have many great songs, their live performance of Zen is the one I'm jamming recently.
6:25 I love really every song of them and every cover but my all time favorite is still:
NEMOPHILA / 雷霆 -RAITEI- [Official Music Video]
I saw Nemophila earlier this year. They are amazing. Do Adabana or Zen next. Also, don't sleep on Lovebites, another all female Japanese metal band. Check out Break the Wall, or Set the World on Fire from them.
Nemophila is a 5 petaled flower. We LOVE Hanabie! We LOVE BAND MAID! We LOVE Nemophila! There is so much great rock in Japan!
Last? ... that would be a BIG mistake ;) . I already gave you a NEMO recommendation - "REVIVE".
The first time that I saw Nempohila live at Aftershock, Mayu was 6 or 8 months pregnant and she still brought it. I saw them again this past March and they were epic. My fav song is Dissension. Trident and Lovebites are a couple of other great all female rock bands from Japan.
The next big japanese band to react to will be Lovebites of course. Hammer of Wrath live
It’s and thank you for being here with us
My recommendation is round-robin the playlists on the Nemophila official UA-cam channel. There are 4: LIVE, ORIGINAL, MV, COVER. You can't miss. They're all great! For extra credit if you don't recognize a cover go react to the original first. Chances are if Nemohila covered it there will be something special to discover. Hang on and enjoy the ride!
If these ladies come to your area, do yourself a favor and go see them. Saw them twice in Austin once in Dallas. Kick ass shows. Personally, my fav song of theirs is Change The World. Each song is so different from the other with them.
After two albums, these five stunning ladies never released a weak track. But the most important point for me is they never copy/paste from one track to the next one. Music wise, they are truly geniuses in songwriting. This is why they are easily at the top of my favorite bands all around, and by far (with Hanabie, for the same reason).
And I bought without any hesitation the four Blu-Ray released by the band, which is for me at the moment the best way to support these highly talented ladies.
And if you want to discover the insane range of their music, just try "Zen" Live and then "Change the world" Live (both from the amazing "Rizing Nemo" show).
My favorite songs by them:
Revive
Zen
Adabana
Raitei
Rise (you already know)
Oiran
Life
Thank you ❤❤❤ we will be searching
Last year they played the Whiskey a Go Go. This year they performed at Aftershock and later had a US Tour!!
They started out as Mayu's Session Band, put together by Mayu, vocals, to allow her to meet some commitments. They meshed as a band musically , and more important personally enjoyed playing together. So the world got Nemophila (Nee Mo Fee La).
Mayu does not speak English(!!), Saki, guitar, does speaks English and teaches Mayu the English lyrics.
Did you notice that Saki and Hazuki are playing 7 string guitars?
Nest - "Seize the Fate" live. All Japanese bands are better live.
Saw them at the Whisky and twice this year in LA and Kanagawa.
@@ericifune5543I'm envious. Because of my arthritic back I can't stand for a concert now days.
I’m down the rabbit hole right now too. The official live videos are awesome. Revive, Adabana, Dissension. Oiran are my favorites.
Welcome to NEMOPHILA'S world 😊
Banana Song, damn it!!!!!!!!!!
ZEN Live, SEIZE THE FATE Live are suggestions for your next Nemophila reactions. I LOVE these ladies!!!!
Excellent reaction! My favorite of theirs is "Adabana". I'm throwing my vote in for that one next.
My favorite song from Nemophila is a tie between Style and the song Enten.
Nemophila are awesome. Their official YT page has a ton of live videos. I would check out Zen, Change the world, Revive, Dissension, Life. really anything you pick will be a banger.
Found them a week ago. Have had them in my earphones for the entire week. Imagen in flames and a wizard jumps in when they are performing meet your maker. The wizard thinks that they are old and tierd so he decides to make them young and fresch. And he likes Japanese young ladies. What can go wrong 🤣🤘
Welcome to the fandom. I would put these ladies up against any group out there worldwide….check out revive. They also have covers check out their cover of the trooper iron maiden
If you want a harder song go for "Zen" written by the bassist so she has a song to meditate too.
That will be the next from them we do. Stay tuned!
Like i said in the comment i made on the Band-Maid video. React to their live performance of their song Zen. Or any of the live performances on their channel. The same goes for Band-Maid and their live performances. These bands both sound fantastic live.
Welcome to The Japanese Rabbit Hole!!! My 4 favorite bands, right now, come out if Japan. I love them all equally, because they are all different. It just depends on my mood as to which one I'm listening to.
Nemophila Suggestions:
Adabana (Official Video), Raitei (Official Video), Hypnosis (Official Video), Oiran (Official Live), and for something different,
Style (Official Video).
Hanabie Suggestions:
Tousou (Official Video), Be the Gal (Official Video), We Love Sweets (Official Vid),
Raiwa: Dating Apps Generation (Official Video)
Band-Maid Suggestions:
Domination (Official Live),
Freedom (Official Live),
Onset (Official Live),
Blooming (Official Video),
Dice & Hate (Live at Lollapalooza)
Lovebites Suggestions:
Holy War (Official Live),
Thunder Vengeance (Official Live),
Hammer of Wrath (Official Live),
Edge of the World (Official Live),
Swan Song + Chopin Intro (Official Live)
Nemophila is a relatively new band, only recently releasing their own compositions. They are GOOD. They have a ton of covers on YT. They cover Iron Maiden a bit and they do a cover of KISS' "Detroit - Rock City" with he whole band in KISS makeup. Their drummer, Tamu Murata, is hilariously cute in the Kiss Makeup, and their singer puts a smile on your face when she sings "Detloit! - Lock City!", she sounds so sweet!
Admission: Band-Maid has become my favorite rock group of all time. I do like Hanabie and Nemophila a lot, but Band-Maid has amassed a HUGE catalog of amazing music over their ten year career, all of it well written, flawlessly performed, and they aren't done yet. Their live performances are amazing. Watch "Puzzle" live at Tokyo Garden Theater or any of their instrumentals, like "Onset" or "From Now On"
Hanabie is also a fairly new band and just beginning to take off. Their bassist comes up with really crazy costumes for them to wear. I remember seeing them perform in Winnie The Pooh costumes as a gag. All their videos are extreme entertainment.
good reaction guys, i have two words for you ZEN LIVE🤘🤘🤘
👏👏👏👏👏🤘nem❤phila🤘 muy buena reacción 👊✌🇦🇷
Nemophila is amazing
Their 'Zen' track is sick, the vocals are crazy
Lovebites …. “Hammer Of Wrath” live. Another killer metal female band from Japan. 🤘
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF JROCK AND JMETAL. JAPAN FELL DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH ALL OF THE GREAT ROCK AND METAL BANDS FROM THE WEST THAT TOURED THERE. THERE IS ENOUGH GREAT CONTENT TO KEEP YOU BUSY AND VERY HAPPY. BTW, NO NEED TO PIT BANDS AGAINST EACH OTHER; THEY USUALLY HAVE A BROTHERS AND SISTERS RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER. VERY COMMON FOR THEM TO DO COLLABORATIONS. MATERNITY LEAVE DURING TOURS IS COVERED BY THEIR GOOD FRIENDS THAT STEP IN. THEY ALL HAVE THE GREATEST RESPECT FOR THE CREATORS FROM THE WEST. THEY VERY MUCH FEEL THAT ROCK GODS ARE REALLY GODLIKE.
Here's a proper taste of the state of their musical progression. Early, middle, and later MV's, and THEN branch out to a taste of their live stuff and some of their killer covers:
⭐【RAITEI】MV ua-cam.com/video/lh-dVLKP314/v-deo.html
⭐【REVIVE】MV ua-cam.com/video/zmRmVc4u18w/v-deo.html
⭐【RISE】MV ua-cam.com/video/rD3VMAm-9iA/v-deo.html
⭐【BLOOMING】live ua-cam.com/video/CgOvsPJ-an4/v-deo.html
⭐【CHANGE THE WORLD】live ua-cam.com/video/tQ81olc0_NI/v-deo.html
⭐【ZEN】live ua-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/v-deo.html
⭐【WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE】cover ua-cam.com/video/U8-UiNei9_U/v-deo.html
⭐【MAKE YOU HAPPY】cover ua-cam.com/video/pbl1KEPgWvk/v-deo.html
⭐【SUGAR】cover ua-cam.com/video/EtCFhmaKgXY/v-deo.html
Before the 1980s, heavier music in Japan was consistently a male pursuit. Then came Show-Ya, an all female band whose name was their mission. They broke the "kawaii" demure childlike cuteness ideal for Japanese women and kicked open that door decisively. They played harder and Keiko strutted and sang stronger than women of Japan had done before. Every all women band playing to the heavy side since in Japan is still paving the path they blazed.
So it might be educational to look them up, especially 1985-90.
They also put on the annual Naon No Yaon music festival featuring all female artists. Fostering women in rock as good godmothers should.
great reaction. you cant go wrong with any of their stuff. Dissension , or Raitei both go hard. Life is a great song but softer side.
Zen live you will hear Mayu at her best the best metal band
Recomended for you guy's by Nenophila " Dissention or Raitei. I hope I spelled these right.
..and they are even better live..
Try the live versions of REVIVE and ZEN next. NEMOPHILA are musically diverse, but those are two more of their hard and heavy songs.
In a different vein, ADABANA (OMV) is another masterpiece.
My personal favorite is Abadana.
As Yakidin said, Nemophila does Not have a bad song! I'm really a Rocker not a Metalhead so my taste may be different than others. My favorites: 1.) "Life", 2.) "Now I Here", 3.) "Game Over", 4.) "Breaking Out", 5.) "Waiting For You". Nemophila, simply put, is the most exciting band I've seen since 1980! I've seen a LOT of bands over my lifetime. I've seen Nemophila twice; once in Los Angeles, once in Webster, TX. If you think their YT videos are great, YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THEM LIVE! On February 17, 2024, Nemophila will be performing at Budokan. If you've got a passport, you might want to check it out.
"Zen" or "Oiran", live (2023) I've seen them live twice...be there on their next tour!
My favorite song from Nemophila is Zen live version. You should watch it. Dissension, Adabana is also awesome just to name a few.
Nemophila starting add more electronic to their songs. At least by their latest single.
Hanabie as a band is actually older than Nemophila (8 years versus 4 years) but Nemophila's members are older, they are veterans of other bands. Nemophila has done a concert with Hanabie (what the Japanese call a "2 man"). The screamer from Hanabie, Yukina, joined with Mayu to sing a Nemophila song. Nemophila is also famous for their covers and for these 2 man concerts they will post on UA-cam a cover of a song by the other band. They have done a cover Hanabie's "Pardon me, I have to go": ua-cam.com/video/higsrM4jqn8/v-deo.html
If you want to hear their more softer rock side check out "Life" and "Now I Here".
These bands all respect each other. Some of the members of Lovebites attended Band-Maid's epic Yokohama concert.
And there are many great all-male and mixed-gender bands in Japan.