Guitarist Shinji "Wazzy" Wajima is dressed as a Meiji era professor.(Late 1800's into the the early 1900's). Bassist Kenichi Suzuki is a death-touched Buddhist monk. Drummer Nobu Nakajima is dressed as a Yakuza. All three can and do sing lead as well, in fact Nobu has a really impressive set of pipes, although he sings lead pretty sparingly. Most of their songs are about traditional Japanese literature/legends, Buddhist philosophy, and classic horror like HP Lovecraft.
@@KadurOrdo yeah, but "death-touched" has a specific meaning in this context. Sorry, I'm a bit of a mythology nerd, but I know very little about Eastern myths.
This is my exact reaction when I first found this band, and now they're one of my hands down favorite bands. Anyone coming across this video and comment do yourself a favor and look into this band and dig a little deeper into their catalogue because they're legit all gems.
@@peadrianlastname as my youngest reminds me being 42 is soo old. But I still get around to the occasional cradle of filth, cannibal corpse or nin show. My kids look at me like I'm nuts but at least my oldest likes going to see Alice Cooper with me
those songs are rather old and not as surprising as other songs. what is great about maximum the hormone is how they mix genres and switch up the rhythms and such. He should rather watch ALIEN, or マキシマム ザ ホルモン 『予襲復讐』to start with. I tried telling him to react to maximum the hormone a couple of times already ;)
It's like looking at myself when I first heard this song. Hooked from the intro and then there's another epic riff and another one and another one… And then the riff comes back! Now "Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa" has been stuck in my head for weeks!
The traditional socks and sandals worn in the video are called tabi and zori, respectively. Zori are made from rice straw or wood and typically worn with kimonos for formal occasions. The tabi are specially made with the split between the big toe and the smaller toes so you can wear the sandal comfortably. Japanese footwear is extremely varied and honestly really cool. I highly recommend you research them if you're interested in acquiring some.
I love seeing bands with older members in it, regardless if they're an old band or not. It's just so great to see old people rocking out like yeeessss that person is enjoying their life to the fullest.
True story. And I dare you to find me more Japanese band. I mean we have Mr. Miagi, Japanese Elvis and a Kabuki theater dude. But yeah they sound awesome.
Tbh, that was my reaction during the first listen. 1st time they sang shabadaba: "wtf is this" 2nd time they sang shabadaba: "so thats some old japansese dudes sounding kinda cool" 3rd time they sing shabadaba: "SHABADABA DIYU, BA BA BA BA"
What is even more amazing to me, they are an 'Internet sensation' after having already been a band for almost 30 years (well over 30 years now). PS Namahage is my favorite song of them, but I'm certain their are other songs I've not even heard yet from all their albums...
Ningen Isu has been a band for 30 years, over 20 albums: the trailblazers of Japanese Metal, their Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin. Ningen Isu was known by few outside and even inside Japan but are on the road for 30 years, many albums. Baterist is sick, Vocalist/guitarist shereds the heck out of the guitar. They're legendary! PS: Ken-ichi Suzuki is the best bass player I ever heard. He uses distortions, runs and slides no one does or expects.
Hey Alex!, Thanks for the pick-me-up! THAT was f-ing AWESOME! 50 years ago, when I was in 3rd grade, I lived in Okinawa. My exposure to Japanese culture was limited, but the juxtaposition of the members of this band and their absolutely METAL chops, was so totally unexpected. I am BLOWN AWAY!!! Can’t stop raving about this band!
Is geta a more general term for sandals? I always thought geta were specifically raised and wooden. those seemed to be more flat on the bottom and made of straw or something
I love these guys and this song man. This came up on my UA-cam a few years ago and I became a big fan of theirs. I just recently bought their newest album even though it was 60$ to get it in Canada.
"If you, Holy Angels, do exist in this universe Will you bless me on the cheeks? With my painful effort never paid off I've just been standing in the shadow Will the day come someday when I can fly high in the sky? Will the day come when I can see the sun? Tell me, Holy Angels Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa [x2] If you, Divine Goddess, are staying hidden somewhere Why don't you smile at me on my forehead? I've never tasted the nectar of victory I’ve never succeeded in love Will the day come when I can get intoxicated by the victory? Will the day come when I can embrace love? Tell me, Divine Goddess Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa[x2] Countless stars are twinkling in the sky Every one of us is under them With a thousand wishes in each heart Lululu Lululu… If you, Lord Buddha, really exist in some place Please have mercy on me, too Having nothing precious in my possession Desolated Isolated I've been living my life with a series of failures Will the day come when I can totally be satisfied? Will the day come when my dreams come true? Tell me, Lord Buddha Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa [x2] Shine a light on my life Shine a light on my future Shine a light on every creature Shine a light on tomorrow for all"
Because you asked: My girlfriend and I just moved together and this is the first time we live without our parents. So we are trying to survive basically :) We are fans of you since you started your metal journey. Greetings from Germany
The original video has subtitles in several languages. Also, the "scat" in the title refers to scat singing (the sha-ba-da-ba-dia bit, in this case), not poop.
I love the moment when you made the same face as me when I heard it for the first time, I closed my eyes just like you and a tear of emotion came out to see something so unknown and surprising, of this quality... true gods these seniors. Greetings from Spain.
I listened to them about 3 weeks ago love the video and the song mr mijagi knows how to shred the guitar and the bass player he does beautiful bass lines the drummers seems to be a Japanese Elvis so at the end I look for them on Spotify they have pretty good songs
They have been around since I was ten years old and I am just now hearing them for the first time. Where have I been lol. This was epic even without knowing the language. I'm feeling my age today. It was laundry day and my body hurts. Cerebral palsy sucks sometimes but thankful for everything I can do.
They have only become a sort of 'Internet sensation' the last couple of years. Which is crazy to think about, that something like that would happen after almost 30 years (more than 30 now).
english lyrics If you, Holy Angels, do exist in this universe, Will you bless me on the cheeks? With my painful effort never paid off. I've just been standing in the shadow, Will the day come someday when I can fly high in the sky? Will the day come when I can see the sun? Tell me, Holy Angels. Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa If you, Divine Goddess, are staying hidden somewhere, Why don't you smile at me on my forehead? I've never tasted the nectar of victory. I’ve never succeeded in love. Will the day come when I can get intoxicated by the victory? Will the day come when I can embrace love? Tell me, Divine Goddess. Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa Countless stars are twinkling in the sky. Every one of us is under them, with a thousand wishes in each heart. Lululu Lululu… If you, Lord Buddha, really exist in some place, Please have mercy on me, too. Having nothing precious in my possession, Desolated, Isolated, I've been living my life with a series of failures. Will the day come when I can totally be satisfied? Will the day come when my dreams come true? Tell me, Lord Buddha. Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa Shine a light on my life Shine a light on my future Shine a light on every creature Shine a light on tomorrow for all
My day in a nutshell: my day started messed up, then I watched some Alex Hefner and the rest of my day became a dope ass day! Thank you, Alex! \m/ Keep bringing these good vibes!
Hey Alex. I've been following your channel since the beginning of the pandemic, and I love every video you make! I used to have friends at home every week to listen to new music, and since February I missed it so much. This year has been very difficult, and I have already lost friends and family to this cruel disease. But I wanted to say that watching your videos and feeling your energy makes me calmer and happier every day, thank you very much my friend.
Listening to this song today (because UA-cam recommended I listen again) and I saw you did a reaction years ago. I love this song so much and my reaction when I first listened was pretty much the same as yours. I did not expect to like it this much when my friend recommended it and I’m glad you enjoyed it too. And to answer your question, I am doing pretty good. The Weeknd and Yuki Chiba dropped new songs today so I’m having a good day already. I hope you are also doing well Alex. Have a lovely day ✨✨
What you call "Flip-Flop's" are original japanese Zori and thats what he's wearing, along with traditional clothing. Flip Flops, which are a rip off, got popular after Soldiers brought Zoris from the war to the USA, Australia and co.
More Japanese Metal Bands Alex!! Babymetal - Rondo of Nightmare (With Mischiefs of god intro) Coldrain - Mayday Crystal Lake - Hail to the Fire Crossfaith - Catastrophe
Alex, you really should react to more of this guys, they are amazing! Years and years of experience can only result in some amazing music. Most of their music are based on japanese literature and folklore and classic literature in general, they have a couple musics based on Lovecraft stories for example.
Like many others, this song was recommended to me through youtube out of literally nowhere. I have never been so caught off guard by a song before. Instantly loved the whole vibe. When that Riff at 3:07 kicked in it was game fucking over. I wish I never heard this song, just so I could get that raw reaction from it again.
Some more great Japanese metal bands to react to: Maximum the Hormone (japanese System of a Down basically) Dir en Grey (might not be ready for their videos though) Crossfaith The GazettE 9mm Parabellum Bullet
Since July I´m at home with health problems and gonna be stuck at home until November. Home, Hospital and if I feel good I go for few hours to the forest, just to enjoy sun, air and to get some positivity to my head.. nothing else I can do now. Thx for your vids bro, helps to put that smile on my face
I'm so glad you found this band, I've been listening to them for the past few months and they're incredibly impressive in their songwriting. This song was my first too because it was in my recommended list.
There are so many great Ningen Isu songs out there to react to. I'm glad you stumbled on to them and glad you liked what you heard. They are heavily inspired by Black Sabbeth.
Via Wikipedia: In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. In scat singing, the singer improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice as an instrument rather than a speaking medium. The Shabadabadia is the "scat" part of Heartless Scat. The "Heartless" part I would assume, is simply the main lyrical body of the song and its meaning.
01:29 If you, Holy Angels, do exist in this universe, 01:35 Will you bless me on the cheeks? 01:39 With my painful effort never paid off. 01:46 I've just been standing in the shadow, 01:51 Will the day come someday when I can fly high in the sky? 01:57 Will the day come when I can see the sun? 02:02 Tell me, Holy Angels. 02:08 Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa 02:30 If you, Divine Goddess, are staying hidden somewhere, 02:36 Why don't you smile at me on my forehead? 02:42 I've never tasted the nectar of victory. 02:47 I’ve never succeeded in love. 02:53 Will the day come when I can get intoxicated by the victory? 02:59 Will the day come when I can embrace love? 03:03 Tell me, Divine Goddess. 03:09 Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa 03:55 Countless stars are twinkling in the sky. 04:02 Every one of us is under them, 04:08 with a thousand wishes in each heart. 04:49 Lululu Lululu… 05:36 If you, Lord Buddha, really exist in some place, 05:41 Please have mercy on me, too. 05:46 Having nothing precious in my possession, 05:53 Desolated, 05:55 Isolated, 05:58 I've been living my life with a series of failures. 06:04 Will the day come when I can totally be satisfied? 06:10 Will the day come when my dreams come true? 06:14 Tell me, Lord Buddha. 06:20 Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa 06:43 Shine a light on my life 06:48 Shine a light on my future 06:54 Shine a light on every creature 07:00 Shine a light on tomorrow for all
I know this video's from a while ago, but I'd just like to say that I believe "scat" in the song title is referring to like jazz scat, like "bada da, doot doot doo, shana na" you know stuff like that. You usually hear Jack Black in Tenacious D say stuff like that in his music.
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Shabadabadium or whatever it was he said is in actuality scatting old jazz musicians used to do it. So does Jonathan Davis from Korn it doesn't actually have a meaning it's random sounds.. but you can fact check me on that I may be wrong on it having meaning.
If you would listen to some more Ningen Isu songs you would quicky notice they dont play 1,2 or 3 genres like most of bands, but they do songs in around 10 or so genres of rock and metal, you have, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Stoner Rock, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal , Psychodelic Rock, Folk Metal and Gothic Rock, those are the most common genres you can hear on their albums. Also related to their clothing, the vocalist dress consists of motifs that where worn by literary masters of the Meiji Era, the basist is dressing up as a Buddhist Monk and the drummer dresses up as a japanese gangster which got him the nickname Aniki, which means big brother.
Guitarist Shinji "Wazzy" Wajima is dressed as a Meiji era professor.(Late 1800's into the the early 1900's). Bassist Kenichi Suzuki is a death-touched Buddhist monk. Drummer Nobu Nakajima is dressed as a Yakuza. All three can and do sing lead as well, in fact Nobu has a really impressive set of pipes, although he sings lead pretty sparingly. Most of their songs are about traditional Japanese literature/legends, Buddhist philosophy, and classic horror like HP Lovecraft.
What is "death-touched" in this context?
I love that the band name literally means human chair.
@@uncle_thulhu I'ld guess that hes undead. He's pretty pale and the black lipstick makes me guess that in any case.
@@KadurOrdo yeah, but "death-touched" has a specific meaning in this context. Sorry, I'm a bit of a mythology nerd, but I know very little about Eastern myths.
@@uncle_thulhu I see, I see
This is my exact reaction when I first found this band, and now they're one of my hands down favorite bands. Anyone coming across this video and comment do yourself a favor and look into this band and dig a little deeper into their catalogue because they're legit all gems.
Yeah they've been around a while and I love them. Its like when grandpas music is more hard-core than yours
Cant wait for our generation to be old listening to cradle of filth or meshugguh when the kids roll by playing justin Bieber's grandsons music.
@@peadrianlastname as my youngest reminds me being 42 is soo old. But I still get around to the occasional cradle of filth, cannibal corpse or nin show. My kids look at me like I'm nuts but at least my oldest likes going to see Alice Cooper with me
@@2lazybum get videos of them reminding you, then put them away for when they get to be that age lol.
Makes me think of Posehn's song "Grandpa Metal" with Scott Ian, or their other song "New Music Sucks"
Those socks are called tabi, it's a traditional Japanese wear. So basically everybody in Japan is your spirit animal :D
STANDO POWA?
that is fucking awesome!!
No F* way this guys are awesome!!!
@@zeroxtc2181 cringe
Thank you
Yes maxim the hormone. Zetsubo billy or possibly what's up people.
Hormone is the Japanese SOAD
@@pgnfz I describe them the same way haha
YEEEESSSSS MY DUUUDE
those songs are rather old and not as surprising as other songs. what is great about maximum the hormone is how they mix genres and switch up the rhythms and such. He should rather watch ALIEN, or マキシマム ザ ホルモン 『予襲復讐』to start with. I tried telling him to react to maximum the hormone a couple of times already ;)
Please react to them!!
It's like looking at myself when I first heard this song.
Hooked from the intro and then there's another epic riff and another one and another one…
And then the riff comes back!
Now "Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa" has been stuck in my head for weeks!
The traditional socks and sandals worn in the video are called tabi and zori, respectively. Zori are made from rice straw or wood and typically worn with kimonos for formal occasions. The tabi are specially made with the split between the big toe and the smaller toes so you can wear the sandal comfortably. Japanese footwear is extremely varied and honestly really cool. I highly recommend you research them if you're interested in acquiring some.
I love seeing bands with older members in it, regardless if they're an old band or not. It's just so great to see old people rocking out like yeeessss that person is enjoying their life to the fullest.
Le me the first time hearing this: "what the f..."
the 2nd time: "k, the song is good"
the 3rd time: "SHABADABADIA!"
True story. And I dare you to find me more Japanese band. I mean we have Mr. Miagi, Japanese Elvis and a Kabuki theater dude. But yeah they sound awesome.
Tbh, that was my reaction during the first listen.
1st time they sang shabadaba: "wtf is this"
2nd time they sang shabadaba: "so thats some old japansese dudes sounding kinda cool"
3rd time they sing shabadaba: "SHABADABA DIYU, BA BA BA BA"
I was thinking shabba dabba dia today. So here I am
SHABADABADIA!
Bruh, saaaaaame.
"Shabadaba Dia Shabadaba Dia Bababubu" That's scat. They're incorporating different elements into their song.
THANK YOU! More people need to realize the "scat" isn't referring to poop!!
@@stephenkilpatrick7199 well tbf, usually people dont think of Scatting when Metal is involved. XD
@@stephenkilpatrick7199 Imagine heartless pooping!
You want scat in metal? Listen to twist by korn
@@UltimateGamerCC Yeah... only 2 bands I can come up with is Korn and Disturbed
If a keto diet Mr. Miyagi, Uncle Fester and Elton Jon started a metal band.
Holy shit dude that’s funny! I laughed hard.
What is even more amazing to me, they are an 'Internet sensation' after having already been a band for almost 30 years (well over 30 years now).
PS Namahage is my favorite song of them, but I'm certain their are other songs I've not even heard yet from all their albums...
Fuck Miyagi-Do, btw
Drummer looks more like the Honky Tonk man from the WWE.
A zombie monk, Edo era college professor and an Elvis impersonator.
The more Ningen Isu videos you watch, the more you realize that there is no better bass face than that man right there.
I fucking love that man's faces
Tru Dat tru Dat. ☮️
What an amazing Band/Musicians....Lyrics and Video are Mindblowing !
Ningen Isu has been a band for 30 years, over 20 albums: the trailblazers of Japanese Metal, their Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin. Ningen Isu was known by few outside and even inside Japan but are on the road for 30 years, many albums. Baterist is sick, Vocalist/guitarist shereds the heck out of the guitar. They're legendary! PS: Ken-ichi Suzuki is the best bass player I ever heard. He uses distortions, runs and slides no one does or expects.
There are amazing Japanese bands!! Try Maximum the Hormone, Girugamesh, Dir in Grey, Crossfaith, Japan X ...
And Sex Machineguns!!! :D
i second Dir en Grey
And Seikima II
@@onclevador FIRE AFTER FIRE!!
Angry frog rebirth
Heard this song countless times. Still gives me goosebumps.
Hey Alex!,
Thanks for the pick-me-up!
THAT was f-ing AWESOME!
50 years ago, when I was in 3rd grade, I lived in Okinawa.
My exposure to Japanese culture was limited, but the juxtaposition
of the members of this band and their absolutely METAL chops, was
so totally unexpected.
I am BLOWN AWAY!!!
Can’t stop raving about this band!
glad more people are bringing attention to Ningen Isu theyre fucking amazing dude
Music is truly universal. Love how I can keep loving songs where I can't understand the language
The bassist has mastered the art of the stank face.
That moment when tabi and geta are "socks with sandals."
I mean - conceptually they kinda are ^^'
@@Wortex17 Yeah, but it's funny. I've never thought of them like that before.
Is geta a more general term for sandals? I always thought geta were specifically raised and wooden. those seemed to be more flat on the bottom and made of straw or something
@@AlchemistWarrior30 Geta are the ones that are flat wooden base elevated with up to three prongs, whereas the flat bottomed one are called Zouri~
@@AlchemistWarrior30 I think you're right about geta. I don't know the Japanese word for this specific footwear.
I love these guys and this song man. This came up on my UA-cam a few years ago and I became a big fan of theirs. I just recently bought their newest album even though it was 60$ to get it in Canada.
You should listen to japanese band *Maximum The Hormone*
He should specifically react to either Zetsubo Billy, or Yoshu Fukushu.
Yes.
Yes!! And pronto! :D
Chris Perez no not Zetsubou Billy. Ryokun is wearing a TOOL shirt
Been saying this for a while!
"If you, Holy Angels, do exist in this universe
Will you bless me on the cheeks?
With my painful effort never paid off
I've just been standing in the shadow
Will the day come someday when I can fly high in the sky?
Will the day come when I can see the sun?
Tell me, Holy Angels
Shabadabadia
Shabadabadia
Babababa
[x2]
If you, Divine Goddess, are staying hidden somewhere
Why don't you smile at me on my forehead?
I've never tasted the nectar of victory
I’ve never succeeded in love
Will the day come when I can get intoxicated by the victory?
Will the day come when I can embrace love?
Tell me, Divine Goddess
Shabadabadia
Shabadabadia
Babababa[x2]
Countless stars are twinkling in the sky
Every one of us is under them
With a thousand wishes in each heart
Lululu Lululu…
If you, Lord Buddha, really exist in some place
Please have mercy on me, too
Having nothing precious in my possession
Desolated
Isolated
I've been living my life with a series of failures
Will the day come when I can totally be satisfied?
Will the day come when my dreams come true?
Tell me, Lord Buddha
Shabadabadia
Shabadabadia
Babababa
[x2]
Shine a light on my life
Shine a light on my future
Shine a light on every creature
Shine a light on tomorrow for all"
Thank you for finally reacting to this
Wortex17 the video has subtitles now! You should definitely turn them on bc the lyrics are so poetic and metal!
'Holy shit'と'Goose bumps' 頂きました（＿＿）
和嶋さんのギターソロで目が点になるリアクション、グッジョブです(*´∀｀*)b
Because you asked:
My girlfriend and I just moved together and this is the first time we live without our parents. So we are trying to survive basically :)
We are fans of you since you started your metal journey.
Greetings from Germany
Congratulations. You will love it. It will be difficult but great. Good luck.
Ihr packt das locker. Grüße
Ihr werdet alle sterben!!!11êinselfzig!
Aber nur, wenn ihr euch wirklich blöd anstellt.^^
Thanks to all of you, even though, some of the answers are kinda weird
Schafft ihr schon
The original video has subtitles in several languages. Also, the "scat" in the title refers to scat singing (the sha-ba-da-ba-dia bit, in this case), not poop.
Lots of great Japanese bands out there. Lynch, Dir En Grey, Maximum the hormone, Deviloof
GazettE?
Yes
Loudness is another one.
Not often I see Deviloof get love. Respect!
I was going to ignore this video. I'm glad I didn't. These guys rock!
Ningen Isu is one of my favorite bands. “Namahage” is one of my favorite songs & their last music video is very funny.
Shinji Wajima is a beast on the guitar. Ningen Isu rocks!
You should do What Up People by maximum the hormone. Also known as the 2nd opening to Death Note
DEFINITELY react to Ningen Isu's "The Colour Out of Space!" It's based off of Lovecraft and it's fucking AWESOME.
i love this song dude!
It's my favourite of theirs.
Black Sabbath of Japan
These guys deserve everything good that they get.
I couldn't agree more!
Find and listen to NINGEN ISU - The Caterpillar
Its great
I discovered this band about six months ago. Awesome music. They have been around since the 70’s, when the Bass player had long hair.
あ～あ まーた一人感染しちゃったよ和嶋さん泣いちゃってるやん
They have been kicking ass since the 80's as a band. And before than on their own individually. They have some incredible songs and tons of albums.
I love the moment when you made the same face as me when I heard it for the first time, I closed my eyes just like you and a tear of emotion came out to see something so unknown and surprising, of this quality... true gods these seniors. Greetings from Spain.
I felt exactly the same
I though Alex's head was going to explode a couple of times.
Basically the Japanese Black Sabbath. Love them.
I admit, I was ready to laugh. Then I didnt. This song was pretty sick!! My apologies for assuming it wouldn't be good. Clearly I was wrong.
Dir En Grey, in my opinion, is the best Japanese band. Kyo has a phenomenal vocal range.
You god damn right
The "shabba dabba" part is the "scat" in the title of the song. Scat, as in the jazz/be-bop style of vocalizing.
watching this on my way home from work, what a great crazy guitar solos, so powerful, japanese rock is really cool
Please react to: Wagakki Band - 焔 (Homura) + 暁ノ糸 (Akatsuki no Ito) / 1st JAPAN Tour 2015 Hibiya Yagai Ongakudo
YES!
LOOVE the guitar shredding in this song
I listened to them about 3 weeks ago love the video and the song mr mijagi knows how to shred the guitar and the bass player he does beautiful bass lines the drummers seems to be a Japanese Elvis so at the end I look for them on Spotify they have pretty good songs
That was killer. The transitions were awesome. Freaking badass
They have been around since I was ten years old and I am just now hearing them for the first time. Where have I been lol. This was epic even without knowing the language. I'm feeling my age today. It was laundry day and my body hurts. Cerebral palsy sucks sometimes but thankful for everything I can do.
They have only become a sort of 'Internet sensation' the last couple of years. Which is crazy to think about, that something like that would happen after almost 30 years (more than 30 now).
@@autohmae the internet has a way of helping people discover music. It's a good thing.
english lyrics
If you, Holy Angels, do exist in this universe,
Will you bless me on the cheeks?
With my painful effort never paid off.
I've just been standing in the shadow,
Will the day come someday when I can fly high in the sky?
Will the day come when I can see the sun?
Tell me, Holy Angels.
Shabadabadia
Shabadabadia
Babababa
Shabadabadia
Shabadabadia
Babababa
If you, Divine Goddess, are staying hidden somewhere,
Why don't you smile at me on my forehead?
I've never tasted the nectar of victory.
I’ve never succeeded in love.
Will the day come when I can get intoxicated by the victory?
Will the day come when I can embrace love?
Tell me, Divine Goddess.
Shabadabadia
Shabadabadia
Babababa
Shabadabadia
Shabadabadia
Babababa
Countless stars are twinkling in the sky.
Every one of us is under them,
with a thousand wishes in each heart.
Lululu Lululu…
If you, Lord Buddha, really exist in some place,
Please have mercy on me, too.
Having nothing precious in my possession,
Desolated,
Isolated,
I've been living my life with a series of failures.
Will the day come when I can totally be satisfied?
Will the day come when my dreams come true?
Tell me, Lord Buddha.
Shabadabadia
Shabadabadia
Babababa
Shabadabadia
Shabadabadia
Babababa
Shine a light on my life
Shine a light on my future
Shine a light on every creature
Shine a light on tomorrow for all
I love it when bass dominates the guitar in heavy music kinda reminds me of Mudvayne
From Japan. Trusted your reaction for this is going to be thrilling one. And you did a wonderful job!
My day in a nutshell: my day started messed up, then I watched some Alex Hefner and the rest of my day became a dope ass day!
Thank you, Alex! \m/
Keep bringing these good vibes!
That song was amazing and I want to find and buy their albums now!
it's on spotify
Hey Alex.
I've been following your channel since the beginning of the pandemic, and I love every video you make!
I used to have friends at home every week to listen to new music, and since February I missed it so much.
This year has been very difficult, and I have already lost friends and family to this cruel disease.
But I wanted to say that watching your videos and feeling your energy makes me calmer and happier every day, thank you very much my friend.
22 Albums and 4 greatest hits albums. Possibly one of the best metal bands ever.
人間椅子を気に入ってくれたみたいでありがとう(о´∀`о)
気に入ってくれたみたいで良かった
Ningen Isu have been around since the 80's is good Prog Rock/prog metal
Listening to this song today (because UA-cam recommended I listen again) and I saw you did a reaction years ago. I love this song so much and my reaction when I first listened was pretty much the same as yours. I did not expect to like it this much when my friend recommended it and I’m glad you enjoyed it too.
And to answer your question, I am doing pretty good. The Weeknd and Yuki Chiba dropped new songs today so I’m having a good day already. I hope you are also doing well Alex. Have a lovely day ✨✨
What you call "Flip-Flop's" are original japanese Zori and thats what he's wearing, along with traditional clothing.
Flip Flops, which are a rip off, got popular after Soldiers brought Zoris from the war to the USA, Australia and co.
They are called *Thongs* here in Oz.
Another great Japanese band is “Band-Maid.”
Band-Maid will blow his mind
He did one reaction to them awhile back, but definitely needs to do more!
Band-Maid is one of the my favorite bands active today and I want so badly for more people to experience their awesomeness.
Best hard rock band on the planet - No exceptions.
What are you, 12?
I dont now what a hell hapens lirically but i love it ...jajajja same here🙋♂️ fucking love it🤘🔥🤘 rock on ningen isu
More Japanese Metal Bands Alex!!
Babymetal - Rondo of Nightmare (With Mischiefs of god intro)
Coldrain - Mayday
Crystal Lake - Hail to the Fire
Crossfaith - Catastrophe
人間 ningen ("guh" g sound) - human
椅子 isu (silent u) - chair
無情 mujō - heartless
シャバダバディア - shabadabadia - it's a scat :) like the SCAAAT MAAAAN🎶🎵
Alex, you really should react to more of this guys, they are amazing! Years and years of experience can only result in some amazing music. Most of their music are based on japanese literature and folklore and classic literature in general, they have a couple musics based on Lovecraft stories for example.
the shabadabadia is the scat part comonly used in jazz
だれか英訳してこの兄貴に歌詞のかっこよさを伝えてやってくれ！！！！！
逆にこの動画を和訳して兄貴の感動を日本に知らせて欲しい
私はあなたの国が大好きです。 イタリアからのご挨拶。
@Григорий Фролов
aniki(兄貴) means big brother.
公式アカウントに、英語歌詞も有るよ。
Their official account also has English lyrics.
ua-cam.com/video/CbI79e5iZKs/v-deo.html
喜んで。
Will do brother
Right. Before I watch, let me just say this...
It's about bloody well TIME!!! 😁
Dude. That was sick! I was NOT expecting that
Like many others, this song was recommended to me through youtube out of literally nowhere. I have never been so caught off guard by a song before. Instantly loved the whole vibe. When that Riff at 3:07 kicked in it was game fucking over. I wish I never heard this song, just so I could get that raw reaction from it again.
I get that reaction EVERY time I hear it
Btw what they’re wearing is called a Kimono it’s a traditional Japanese clothing I guess? There’s also a short version of it it’s called Jimbe
Really happy you found these guys and this song! I found them a few months ago and watched the video a bunch lol.
10:03 ALEX: Woah, they're finished! This is freakin' awesome!
10:05 NINGEN ISU: Just joking, the show is not yet over bro 😏
Turn on the captions and listen again it will blow your mind.
Some more great Japanese metal bands to react to:
Maximum the Hormone (japanese System of a Down basically)
Dir en Grey (might not be ready for their videos though)
Crossfaith
The GazettE
9mm Parabellum Bullet
Why should he check dir en grey music videos ? Their true essence reveals itself on live performances ...
@@unwisethefox8808 dude, all did was just give him a heads up
I mean the only video that would be really problematic is Obscure. The videos for Vinushka and older songs are pretty tame in comparison.
Since July I´m at home with health problems and gonna be stuck at home until November. Home, Hospital and if I feel good I go for few hours to the forest, just to enjoy sun, air and to get some positivity to my head.. nothing else I can do now. Thx for your vids bro, helps to put that smile on my face
I'm so glad you found this band, I've been listening to them for the past few months and they're incredibly impressive in their songwriting. This song was my first too because it was in my recommended list.
So this is what Voldemort's doing in his afterlife, he's in a kickass metal band and got a nose for their first gig.
There are so many great Ningen Isu songs out there to react to. I'm glad you stumbled on to them and glad you liked what you heard. They are heavily inspired by Black Sabbeth.
Via Wikipedia: In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. In scat singing, the singer improvises melodies and rhythms using the voice as an instrument rather than a speaking medium. The Shabadabadia is the "scat" part of Heartless Scat. The "Heartless" part I would assume, is simply the main lyrical body of the song and its meaning.
FINALLY!! Been SO looking forward to you reviewing the 2020 music find of the Internet! Ningen Isu is AMAZING!
01:29
If you, Holy Angels, do exist in this universe,
01:35
Will you bless me on the cheeks?
01:39
With my painful effort never paid off.
01:46
I've just been standing in the shadow,
01:51
Will the day come someday when I can fly high in the sky?
01:57
Will the day come when I can see the sun?
02:02
Tell me, Holy Angels.
02:08
Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa
02:30
If you, Divine Goddess, are staying hidden somewhere,
02:36
Why don't you smile at me on my forehead?
02:42
I've never tasted the nectar of victory.
02:47
I’ve never succeeded in love.
02:53
Will the day come when I can get intoxicated by the victory?
02:59
Will the day come when I can embrace love?
03:03
Tell me, Divine Goddess.
03:09
Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa
03:55
Countless stars are twinkling in the sky.
04:02
Every one of us is under them,
04:08
with a thousand wishes in each heart.
04:49
Lululu Lululu…
05:36
If you, Lord Buddha, really exist in some place,
05:41
Please have mercy on me, too.
05:46
Having nothing precious in my possession,
05:53
Desolated,
05:55
Isolated,
05:58
I've been living my life with a series of failures.
06:04
Will the day come when I can totally be satisfied?
06:10
Will the day come when my dreams come true?
06:14
Tell me, Lord Buddha.
06:20
Shabadabadia Shabadabadia Babababa
06:43
Shine a light on my life
06:48
Shine a light on my future
06:54
Shine a light on every creature
07:00
Shine a light on tomorrow for all
I just discovered Ningen Isu recently, and I had no idea they were so legendary. They're basically the Japanese Alice In Chains.
I know this video's from a while ago, but I'd just like to say that I believe "scat" in the song title is referring to like jazz scat, like "bada da, doot doot doo, shana na" you know stuff like that. You usually hear Jack Black in Tenacious D say stuff like that in his music.
i finally fullfilled my dream for the last 20 years and got myself a driverslicense and a wonderful bmw motorcycle. i know,nobody is interested but you asked for infos ^^
I'm happy for you brother!
Instantly clicked this one the second I saw the thumbnail. This band popped up in my feed after listening to BabyMetal for months.
A samurai chooses one ability and commits their life to perfecting it.
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A Sensei, a Monk and a Yakuza. Exellent.
I’m fucking digging it! And Alex’s reactions and quips are hilarious but also awesome!
I like Ningen isu a lot bc these guys love metal and you can hear it without understanding a word. Shabadabadia! ☮️
Damn this rocks, love the bass player, he's killin it
Shabadabadium or whatever it was he said is in actuality scatting old jazz musicians used to do it. So does Jonathan Davis from Korn it doesn't actually have a meaning it's random sounds.. but you can fact check me on that I may be wrong on it having meaning.
Please react to The Gazette - Falling (it’s Japanese as well)
If Alex react To The GazettE or some other Visual Kei band i will get bald.
The Gazette - Invisible wall as well please.
Omg yes. Also Derangement! He needs to do the gazette for sure
Ugly song is bad ass too
I am absolutely loving the amount of Japanese music fans in the comments!!!!
If you want to listen to more Japanese metal I suggest Band-Maid, Lovebites, Galneryus.
If you would listen to some more Ningen Isu songs you would quicky notice they dont play 1,2 or 3 genres like most of bands, but they do songs in around 10 or so genres of rock and metal, you have, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Stoner Rock, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal , Psychodelic Rock, Folk Metal and Gothic Rock, those are the most common genres you can hear on their albums.
Also related to their clothing, the vocalist dress consists of motifs that where worn by literary masters of the Meiji Era, the basist is dressing up as a Buddhist Monk and the drummer dresses up as a japanese gangster which got him the nickname Aniki, which means big brother.
Riff giving me goosebumps. Yes yes metal for life