The roots of Band-Maid. Miku's hometown Kumamoto
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2021
- Band-maid explore the roots of Miku Kobato who grew up in Kumamoto.
English subtitles now included by Tone Pan.
*1 Bibinchoko
www.hotpepper.jp/strJ001183653/
/ 470281216513844
*2 SWISS
www.s-swiss.com/
*3 Tapiking
tapiking.com/
*4 Houraku Manju
www.houraku.co.jp/
• ２０１８蜂楽饅頭！ 旨かね！ 並んで買わんば！。
There are various names for this cake according to regions.
• 大判焼き？今川焼き？回転焼き？あなたの地域で...
*5 Miku seems to be referring to Kamitori and Shimotori.
*6 Kuzushi Kappou An
an.balba.net/
*7 Misa said "umma. The Japanese word for horse is "uma", and delicious is "umai". Umai often omits the "i" at the end for emphasis. Maybe she was making a pun.
*8 It seems that the conversation before this one has been cut out. Saiki was talking about the benefits of wearing a maid's uniform.
I love how during this whole interview Misa didn’t utter even a single word besides telling her name. 😂
She actually did say “mars chocolate” when they were in the cake shop HAHHA
@@adrianrafolsapacible9171 ahhh Mars chocolate a woman after my own heart MISA MISA MISA!
Misa's words are all on her the bass strings... :)
11:46 "Yummy" (Horse!) - A woman of few words, and great talent.
Love her, reminds me of a Japanese Wednesday from The Addams Family.
Kanami reacting to cake is the most adorable thing to happen in the history of the universe.
So sad for Shy Misa ; she'd looked lost with all the cakes & smoothie thingy, probably thinking, "Guys, where are the Bar/ Wine-shop". Remember their concert in Germany where she had a small bottle of 'something' on top of her Amp on stage and then even accepted a little gulp offered by a fan mid-set !!! Misa is definitely the "Coolest" & Prettiest Bassist around, love her love her lover her !!!
I am a true introvert myself. Many times people say to me, "smile, let loose, have some fun." In truth I'm having the time of my life, and like Misa we just don't show it very well. ROCK ON !
AGREED.......!
Literally Akiyama Mio from K-ON
Assassins are often silent! =)
@@max55598 Well, a 5'8" clone of Akiyama Mio...
Misa is so dark and mysteriously beautiful.
Kanami: "I need cake."
MIsa: "I need sake."
Akane: "I need food."
Miku: "I need to explain."
Saiki: "I need to get out of here."
lol
…ええと。これはコントの台本?
@@controldenied343 No, just some foolishness I made up. Gomenasai.
Hahahahaha
Perfect 😂👍🙏
Kanami was adorable when he mentioned they go to SWISS confectionery.
Kanami may be the most adorable woman on the planet.
Yap!! she lives in the Moomin's valley.. . .
What makes her adorable is that I don't think she actually tries to be that way, it's just natural.
and then she gets on stage with a guitar in her hands and turns into minchou
ShikataGaNai100 - in one. She’s unbelievably sweet and then completely melts your face with an axe on stage. And that’s before we talk about her song writing chops and creativity. Incredible woman.
@@660DOHCNAKED Wasn't President Aria Pokoteng in the anime, Aria, a Moomin?
Whoever translates this to English will have many blessings....
I love BAND~MAID so much.......
Just uploaded subtitles now :-) refresh and enable it
Saiki's face when the dude brings up eating horse is priceless.
I really like these videos of the ladies away from the stage. It shows that they are just real women and so feminine. Bad asses on stage, beautiful women off. They couldn't be any better.
lmaoo i love the mochi guy that replied with "po"
How could anyone not adore them? Hearing Miku say "oreo strawberry" was by far my favorite thing that happened today.
7:59
I still find it difficult to square Kanami's overwhelming stage prescence with this slightly awkward ' 16 year old' persona off stage. She is no air head and her talents are prodigious. Thank heavens she is ego free and having said all that I find her totally endearing.
I think they all play a role in front of the camera and are very different in their personal lives.
Misa, for example, is always very cold and distant on stage. (Or shy)
In private she is a fun person who is always ready to crack jokes and pranks.
Hahaha I love the way Kanami shakes her arms up and down when she gets excited about cakes 4:30 She's too kawaii
When you get them out, the differences in personality pop out. Saiki has a much more sultry and slower voice than the rest. She is very deliberate and matter of fact. She sounds more like a 30's or 40's movie lead actress with her speech pattern.
And Akane speaks as fast as she drums!
Like a Lauren Bacall ?
Saiki is for sure a Tsundere girl/woman a bit cold and distant but with a warm heart and a great smile, and I love her for that. I also love the fact that the 5 members all have different personalities, very different indeed :-)
It was good to see the usual atmosphere of BAND MAID.
They are so Humble and Flawless🌷🌸🌺🌻
This interview is good. But, my eyes is on Kanami cos she is so adorable!
Kanami at 5:13 "Cake, cake!" Too cute! Also, Saiki's beautiful face in the sunlight at 5:19 Band-Maid for life, po!
10:10 MISA gives the thumbs up.
and 10:17 Syouji gets rejected by Kanami when he said he wants to send a flower to her. ouch 😜😜
@@razkafly Kanami needs Roses from Saiki only…))🌹🌹🌹
I don’t care about celebrities, but how awesome would it be to see these five beautiful women walk by.
What is this Magic, what are the odds that these 5 humble and
insanely talented ladies meet and form Band-Maid. It is like hitting
the Mega lotto and all the Madiacs get to share the win :) Watching
Kanami i get the feeling she still see's the world with the eyes of a child.
When things are new and wonderous and yet when she holds that
guitar in front of her fans she becomes a shredding goddess. Bottle this
magic and spread it around the world god knows we need it.
I think you are spot on....big difference between childish and childlike....she has retained all of that innocence
@@kevinlane7555 Thank you and yes i believe she has held on to this and not jaded by the negative aspects of the world. i can't express enough my admiration for all 5 members. I have come to rely on a daily dose of Band-Maid to bring a smile. Thank you for your reply Po :)
@@baddhorsie8318 They are all very special....
@alerik
Very Well Said. my fellow Maidiac.
Indeed, I remember in one interview on how Saiki's manager tricked her into listen to the music first before actually meeting Miku & Kanami. It was hilarious how she recalled the experience.
They are soooooooooooooo adorable. I'm so glad I had the opportunity to meet all of them at three different concerts back in 2019 before the pandemic started. It's no surprise that Miku was the most talkative, most smiling, most laughing, most funny one when I met them. The others were all very polite and very nice and cordial, but Miku is one of a kind out of this planet. So interesting. Sooooooooooooooo cute!
I agree with Saiki, Kumamoto is a very nice place to visit, would go back again. Cheers.
Forget Prosac or any anti-depressive drugs. If you want to feel happy for the rest of the day just see a couple of Band Maid’s self promotion videos, any Kawaii moments or interviews... Smile will come to your face and joy to your heart. Even when Misa-shi and Saiki-shi are in their strongest low-profile attitude they make me feel cheerful ... These five women together are a blessing for the soul... Amazing persons...
NO MADE, NO LIFE.
No Prosac needed.
They are all so different, and ALL so damn CUTE!!
I'm pretty sure if Saiki walked by me on the street, I would either trip and fall, or crash into something.....This must have been a while ago...Akane is still sporting the little hat...
2017
the little hat rules
Miku and Band-Maid worked hard on promoting themselves for many years, and Miku still show up every time there is an opportunity to show her face and talk about Band-Maid. I believe this hard work and their vision has got thru to many people :-) This was a great interview, if possible I fell even deeper into the pigeon hole of Band-Maid. Maybe I fell into the Black Hole with them never to return, I'm fine with that as Band-Maid is my favorite band of all times. Greetings from Norway.
Saiki has a very strong presence even when she's not performing.
Tsundere :-)
これも貴重な映像です。上げてくれたことに感謝します。ありがとう！
Anyone else notice Saiki's deer in the headlights expression when they started talking about going to eat horse meat?
Poor Kanami had no idea what to say when they were standing outside that brothel.
I love each and every one of these ladies. So meek and quiet but still have nothing but class and talent. God bless them all.
Miku and Mincho are adorable.
It's crazy how they look so cute in real life while they can become real tigers on stage.
9:50 Miku taste testing cuteness overload!
Kanami so adorable
Omg I love this. Wow to see the girls like this is wonderful. Such lovely people and a credit of pride to Japanese culture 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Such adorable ladies :) It often amazes me how the contrast is.
Saw Band Maid in Boston Ma. USA. They were fantastic, and I hope they come back next year or the year after.
Paradise Rock Club? I was there too! 😻🎀
@@tenchimasaki7319 yes! The stage was against the side wall....we were SO close to them!!! What a great show!!
@@guyfrattallone6029 Indeed! It was such an intimate venue that even though I was at the back (near the mixer guy), I could still see our maids clearly! 😻🎀
@@tenchimasaki7319 I was literally right in front of the Mixer! We used the little wall there as support....im old and my legs were killing me by the end of the show!
Yup....still massively love MISA.
The only word I understood was Po. Didn't matter. They're awesome. Best Rock and Roll band in the world today! Po! Thanks for the video.😎😊🤘🤘🤘
watch it with subs CC is now available, so very funny worth a re-watch or 10
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook 😊😎
@@seppukun208 😎
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook ぽ
@@McSkore08 Po!
Kanami is the most huggable person I have ever seen
I like the saiki part of the talk
Saiki : i'll get him to beg on his knees { dogeza } xD
That's a total bad bitch queen move. . . and I love it. She's so f'n hot.
10:20 Syouji: "I'll send some roses to your house."
Kanami: "I don't want."
💀💀💀
*rejected*
Unless there from Saiki 😏
みんな可愛い❤️
次のalbum待ってます
KANAMIII WHY U SOOO CUTE❤❤❤
Without exception, each of these ladies I find just incredibly sympathetic! Thank you for this upload!
Akane look sooo cute in this Video. Love her soo muuch. Greatest female drummer on earth.
Misa is just so cool.
みんちょ可愛い
Love and respect these incredible musicians and women. But look at the way Kanami walks in her high heels in the beginning. Man she got that spring in her step, definitely going on !
HOLY COW THAT'S SO COOL TO SEE THEM WALKING UP THE WAY THEY DO !!!
Man I gotta go See Band Maid in Concert
WOOOWWW
THEY are GORGEOUS ❤️😍❤️😍❤️😍😍😍❤️❤️😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️😍❤️😍😍😍
0:11
*Syouji* : Is this your first time in Kumamoto?
*Saiki* : Twice.
*Syouji* : That reminds me, I interviewed you last time.
*sub* : Syouji forgot that he had met them before.
*Miku* : That's terrible po.
*Saiki* : This is not the first time. it's the second time.
*Syouji* : Last time was not good, with so many gaffes.
*Miku* : It was not good po.
*Syouji* : This time, we'll explore the roots of Miku. How did she become like this?
*Miku* : So it's rude to say that po. It was the same last time po.
0:40
*Syouji* : If you're embarrassed by your outfit, you can change.
*Miku* : We're not embarrassed po.
*Saiki* : We're maids. We're fine like this.
*Syouji* : Let's go, then.
0:51
*narration* : They will explore the city of Kumamoto while tracing Miku Kobato's roots.
*Syouji* : Miku-chan.
*Miku* : Po. Kobato.
*Syouji* : What are the roots of your maid in Kumamoto?
*Miku* : The maid cafe Kobato used to work at is in Kumamoto po. But it went out of business po. It was closed when Kobato quit po.
*Syouji* : So you were the breadwinner.
*Miku* : Hmm, worked long enough po.
*Syouji* : Do you remember the location?
*Miku* : I remember po.
*Saiki* : I want to go there.
*Akane* : Me too.
*Syouji* : Just look from the outside.
*Saiki* : I'd like to see the place where this shady lady worked.
*Miku* : This shady lady!
1:38
*Syouji* : Have any of you ever worked in a maid cafe?
*Syouji* : Oh, none of you are interested.
*Kanami* : I was interested.
*Miku* : She used to perform at school in a maid outfit when she was in high school po. We're buddies.
1:56
*Syouji* : Do you remember where the maid cafe is?
*Miku* : Yes, I remember po. It's this way po. Sakaba Street(Pub Street).
*Saiki* : Sakaba Street lol.
*Miku* : You laugh too much po.
*Saiki* : Kobato loves to drink, so I guess she chose this place.
2:20
*Miku* : Here po.
*Saiki* : There's a brothel information center, though.
*Syouji* : I'm sorry it came to this.
*Miku* : This wasn't here when the maid cafe was po.
*Saiki* : Was it on the first floor?
*Miku* : It was the second floor po.
*narration* : She and the members laughed at how much the place had changed.
*Saiki* : (Reception on the first floor and) go to the second floor.
*Miku* : No po.
*Syouji* : We're tracing the roots of Miku's music, but I wonder if it's safe to keep going.
*Miku* : It's okay po. No problem po.
*Akane* : It keep me in suspense a little.
*Miku* : It's okay po. But I'm a little worried, too.
*narration* : Miku was curious too, so they took a fearful peek.
3:10 *[*1]*
*narration* : The floor staff was speechless when the maids suddenly walked in.
*Miku* : This place has changed completely po.
*Syouji* : Miku was from Kumamoto and worked here. Was it a maid cafe in the past?
*staff* : No, it wasn't.
*Miku* : Po! There's nothing wrong po.
*Saiki* : You're a liar.
*Miku* : You're all my enemies po!
*Syouji* : What was it before?
*staff* : It was a tequila bar before. Before that, I don't know.
*Syouji* : How many years ago was this?
*Miku* : 7, 8 years ago po. These walls are as they were po.
*staff* : This wall hasn't been renovated.
*Syouji* : The white walls...
*Miku* : It wasn't a private room. (Meaning not a brothel)
*Syouji* : All right lol.
*narration* : He was friendly and helpful even though it was preparation time.
*1 Bibinchoko
www.hotpepper.jp/strJ001183653/
facebook.com/470281216513844/
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4:15
*Syouji* : What was your favorite shop to go to?
*Miku* : A cake shop, Swiss.
*Syouji* : There is a cake shop called Swiss, which every citizen of Kumamoto prefecture knows.
*Miku* : She loves cakes po.
*Kanami* : I love cakes.
*Syouji* : Everyone seems to be hungry, so let's buy some and eat them later.
*Miku* : Yay po!
*narration* : Miku said she used to go to Swiss a lot. They decided to visit immediately.
*Miku* : This is it, Swiss. Kobato used to go there po. *[*2]*
*Syouji* : I'll ask the shop for permission.
*Miku* : You don't have an appointment po.
*Syouji* : I'm sorry if they refuse.
*Miku* : Good luck po.
*Miku* : He said he could go to any shop in Kumamoto. If not, what will you do, Sai-chan?
*Saiki* : I'll get him on his knees (dogeza).
*Kanami* : You're going to make him dogeza?
*Miku* : I'd like to see that po.
*Syouji* : I'm waiting for permission from the upper management.
5:34
*narration* : Shouji's dogeza or permission, the result will come later.
*Miku* : Dogeza?
*Akane* : But a smile.
*narration* : Syouji was coming out. What was the result?
*Miku* : We all watched as you stood uneasily in the corner of the shop po.
*Saiki* : You looked small.
*Syouji* : There are so many delicious looking cakes to choose from.
*Kanami* : Yatta!
6:25
*Syouji* : Pick the one you like.
*Miku* : Kanami is already gone to look at the chocolate po.
*Saiki* : What's a shiranui?
*Miku* : It's dekopon (mandarin orange).
*Miku* : Framboise po.
*Akane* : Shiranui tart.
*Misa* : Mar chocolat.
*Saiki* : Sakura mascarpone cheesecake.
*Syouji* : It's my recommendation.
*Saiki* : Then I change it.
*Kanami* : Strawberry rumble tart.
*Syouji* : You all picked different ones.
*Miku* : We each have different tastes po.
*Syouji* : Personalities is.
*2 SWISS
www.s-swiss.com/
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7:10
*narration* : Their next stop was a popular shop for women in Kumamoto.
*Syouji* : There's a line.
*Saiki* : Young!
*Kanami* : Many middle and high school students.
*narration* : Tapiking is a very popular shop among women in their teens and twenties for its combination of tapioca and smoothie drinks. *[*3]*
*Syouji* : Have you ever had the drink, Miku?
*Miku* : Many times, yes po.
*Syouji* : I've never taken it.
*Saiki* : Because you're embarrassed?
*Syouji* : Yes. So I'm very happy today.
*narration* : Shouji, don't use Band-Maid because you wanted to taste it once.
*Syouji* : Please order.
*Saiki* : Yogurt almond jelly.
*Miku* : Oreo strawberry.
*Akane* : Matcha is good, but chocolate banana.
*Syouji* : The tapioca is colorful and beautiful.
*Miku* : Let's eat po.
*Kanami* : Delicious.
*Saiki* : Very almond jelly.
*Miku* : Very oreo strawberry
*Akane* : Very chocolate banana.
*Syouji* : Thank you. You're kind.
*Miku* : Wow, there's tapioca in it po.
*Kanami* : Hot is good too. Tapioca gets a little soft.
*Saiki* : Teenagers would love this.
*Miku* : I used to come here to buy them when I was in high school po. With friends.
*Syouji* : These were for young people, but now it is recommended for my generation.
*3 Tapiking
tapiking.com/
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8:57
*narration* : And with that, they came to Houraku Manju, which is known by those in the know to be a representative of Kumamoto. That's a pretty good choice, Syouji. *[*4]*
*Syouji* : Houraku Manju has honey in its bean jam. It is the soul food (comfort food) of Kumamoto.
*Miku* : It's soul food po. I've been eating them since I was little po. I learned the name "Kaiten-yaki" later po.
*Syouji* : Thank you. We can eat in the shop.
*staff* : You can pay for them with that Swiss cakes. Not an exchange?
*Miku* : Not an exchange po.
*staff* : I see po.
9:44
*Miku* : It's hot po. Let's eat po.
*Saiki* : It's soft and chewy.
*Akane* : Honey!
*Saiki* : You heard him say that earlier.
*Saiki* : I wasn't expecting it to be so chewy.
*Syouji* : How about the recommendation for a middle-aged man like me?
*Kanami* : Your recommendation is delicious.
*Syouji* : She's on my side now.
*Miku* : You look the happiest today po.
*Syouji* : I'll send some roses to your house.
*Kanami* : I don't want.
*Syouji* : That's good, right?
*Kanami* : That's good.
*Miku* : That's good po.
*4 Houraku Manju
www.houraku.co.jp/
ua-cam.com/video/VV0OBUIeMCE/v-deo.html
We have various names for this cake according to regions.
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10:30
*Syouji* : You've all walked around the downtown area of Kumamoto City.
*Miku* : Up and down. *[*5]*
*Syouji* : And we also went to your roots.
*Miku* : That was close by po.
*Syouji* : I want four people who are not from Kumamoto to eat horse.
*Miku* : Horse.
*Syouji* : I have prepared a horse shabu-shabu dish.
*Miku* : I've never had it either po.
*Syouji* : The name of the dish is Kin no bashabu. *[*6]*
*Miku* : I'll shabu-shabu po.
*Kanami* : I will shabu.
*Miku* : Let's eat po. The soup stock has a strong flavor po. It tastes good even without sauce po. The meat is delicious po. That's the horse.
*Akane* : Tender!
*Kanami* : It's not too heavy.
*Misa* : Yummy. *[*7]*
11:49
*Syouji* : How was it? It's been a long time since you were been back.
*Miku* : One thought I had was that Mr.Syouji have a bad personality po. See? Everyone's nodding po.
*Syouji* : Don't get in sync with the band.
*Miku* : We all thought so, didn't we po?
*Syouji* : How was Kumamoto?
*Saiki* : The people of the city are warm.
*Syouji* : The people of the city are warm ?
*Saiki* : They don't look at us coldly.
*Miku* : In Tokyo...
*Saiki* : It's quite common to be looked at coldly.
*Saiki* : They'll remember us. *[*8]*
*Syouji* : You want young people to listen to Band-Maid.
*Miku* : I want to po.
*Syouji* : Band-Maid is going to perform in Kyushu.
*Miku* : Yes po.
*Syouji* : Please let me know when.
*Miku* : We are going to have our first solo okyu-ji in Kyushu on May 26th po.
*Syouji* : Okyu-ji?
*Miku* : We call the live show "okyu-ji.
*5 Miku seems to be referring to Kamitori and Shimotori.
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8A%E9%80%9A
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8B%E9%80%9A
*6 Kuzushi Kappou An
an.balba.net/
*7 Misa said "umma. The Japanese word for horse is "uma", and delicious is "umai". Umai often omits the "i" at the end for emphasis. Maybe she was making a pun.
*8 It seems that the conversation before this one has been cut out. Saiki was talking about the benefits of wearing a maid's uniform.
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I didn't forget Misa, I looked for her every time she disappeared
蜂楽饅頭のおっちゃんのノリ好きw
Thank you for uploading.👍
Thank you for the subtitles! How could anyone look at these women coldly, even in Tokyo?! If all five of them are together, in costume, it's too cute not to smile, even if you don't know who they are, somehow. I would be amazed if I saw them like this. I couldn't contain my excitement!
I mean, people in Tokyo are used to seeing maids run around. At least near Akihabara. It's probably nothing special to them.
@@cepho8349 That is a delightful thing to become mundane. Truly, a paradise.
初めて観ました！
アップ有難うございます！！
thank you for upload it.
i always smile when i watch them ✨😁
Kanami was all about that cake shop!
さいちゃんかわいすぎ
They are all Beautiful Women and Professionally Talented !!!!! Just the Best !!!!!
Every video I see, I'm more addicted. Great band, nice girls.
have never seen Saiki laugh and so happy
It was A-chan's fav interview ever, I'm sure!
I thought Miku liked horse racings, now she looks more into horse fillets.
This interview was fun af to watch, thanks for bringing it up with eng subs
Man i love these girls. Horse? Saiki was like, NOPE. But then ate it anyways. Miku cannot stop herself from saying, " PO , " every 5 seconds lol. I bet the rest of the band is like, " OK, we get it. You're a pigeon, enough already. "
Hahahahah. Thanks so much for translation
Miku: "We're gonna do an interview while wandering around my hometown."
Akane: "I'm busy that day."
Miku: "We'll be hitting all the best spots to eat."
Akane: *Shows up early*
😂😂😂
How to kidnap Akane:
Step 1. Offer her foodstep
Step 2. Offer her more food.
......
Step 27. Offer her even more food.
Step 28. Realize you are bankrupt.
Step 29. Rob the food store, admit your defeat and let her go u.u
Little correction about the 2:20 comment in the description of the video. They visit the building/suite where the maid cafe used to be, but the occupant of the suite has changed a few times since Miku worked there, and at the time this video was recorded, the space was occupied by a bar.
thanks, I've fixed up my grammar :)
The owner said before his izakaya, it was a tekila bar but doesn't know what was before that.
I found the old maid cafe.
Goto 'what3words' and search with 'sparkle.battling.bucket' to see the place on a map. You can then drag the street view man onto the highlighted square to see the building.
Utterly Fantastic! Thanks!
Thanks a lot for this video and the translation! Miku
This is great! Thanks for the upload and especially the translation :) In the comments I see it's from 2017, so around the time of Just Bring It and shortly before Domination too.
10:23 Mincho SAVAGE!!!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO adorable!!
Que genial sería estar compartiendo un día con ellas no me imagino la diversión con sus ocurrencias gracias por esta entrevista del 2017.
Methinks Miku is a very bright, shrewd and red-hot little spark plug.
彩姫さん綺麗❣️
I don’t understand nor do i speak Japanese but i could learn with videos like this
This has made my night , thank you ice bear 👍
熊本来たんだ😮日本でももっと出て欲しいね
I love how the bassist fulfills every stereotype of a bassists. Essential. Always there. Doesn't give a fuck. Only talks when nessecary. (Never because guitars and singers always talk). Did I mention that they don't give a fuck?
The lead singer and bass player my goodness!
Very charming isn't it 😍
Saiki: "I'd like to see the place where this shady lady worked"
Saiki 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍
I didn't understand a word but I still loved every second of this.
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Best non music band maid content I have seen yet
BAND MAID ..... the best of the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Po 😍💓💞
So why do people in Tokyo look at the girls coldly if they walk on the street? This is because of the Maid Cafe Culture in Akihabara in Tokyo. They are escort/entertainment outlets where men (and women) can meet and interact with maids (eg be served, play chess, talk, laugh, read Manga together, or be entertained by super cute maid personas). It's sensual and intimate, but never erotic. No erotic interactions are permitted between the maids and their customers, and the maids never reveal their true names. The maids address their customers as their house masters and serve them coffee, drinks or food. They serve both men and women and tourists are mostly welcome.
Loneliness is a huge problem in Tokyo and the cute maids are a fun and safe outlet for many people to hang out with and have innocent fun, after a hard day's work.
A visit to a Maid Café costs around 2000-2500 yen per hour and if you walk the streets in Akihabara, somewhere between the Manga and the videogame stores, you'll see so many cute and beautiful maids waiving at you. They advertise these cafés in the open, holding a sign with the prices. As a result, many people on Tokyo can be annoyed by the maid uniform, because the maids are everywhere in that district! So they get the same kind of treatment a geisha (artist) would get in times past. That's why he asks them if they are comfortable walking around in uniform. And they reply "we go as maids", plus "this is not Tokyo".
Band Maid have adopted the visual aspect of the Akihabara Maid Culture (kawaii maids) and the Maid Lolita Culture, and they made this into their trademark. Also their slogan, "welcome masters" refers to the greeting a Maid traditionally gives to their Maid Café customers.
Miku chan proudly admits she has worked as a maid in the past po, while the rest deny it and quickly move on with the interview.
In reality a large number of university students have worked part time as maids in Akihabara, so it's a reality for young women in Tokyo and elsewhere in Japan.
@HVAC Quality Assurance Don't trust that shit, these "documentaries" want you to think Japan is some distopian society.
People in Japan do have human contact, even more than a lot of places in Europe or the west in general, Japan has more of a culture of sharing and drinking together. Workers go out after work with their coworkers to bars everyday, lots of clubs and social activities for students, lots of meeting places for young adults to practice activities together... Almost everyone has something they do other than work or studies.
You might think living in a small place is "sad" but when you have a big population living in a small region in a small island then you don't really have a choice.
People that recluse themselves are everywhere, maybe in Japan they can live normally with their situation unlike everywhere else where they would be forced to either change or live a tragic life as a socially disabled and outlier in society.
@Pheonix This isn't Tokyo, they clearly said it was the City of Kumamoto where Miku grew up.
Nobody really sees the girls coldly, they just have their lives and don't bother giving random weridly dressed girls with a TV crew any special attention.
How terrible as what a bunch of snowflakes!! It's part of who they are and is rude to make assumptions.
No different than Gene Simmons being part of KISS. Japan needs to loosen up a little as life's too short. They deserve better then this treatment. :/
@@BlazinNSoul What a snowflake.
What treatment are you talking about ? You really want to play the role of the white knight soo hard, the girl are sure waiting for you to get them out of their country. They really must be crying living in a country that respects women musicians
@@jonasw3945 Really lol. Didn't think it came across that way. So no need to get an attitude. I'm simply wondering why Band-Maid isn't as well known. As let's say BabyMetal, Scandal, One Okay Rock, X-,Japan.
Although X are rock Legends so that's probably not a fair comparison. Why aren't they frontliners at festivals? Some say it's their maid theme holding them back but I say horseshit to that.
BabyMetal are Ironclad samurais & that sure in the hell hasn't hurt them any lol. Maybe the promotion just isn't there I don't know. However considering we don't have many female metal bands either which get much respect.
So not playing the white knight. I'm really just stating realities within both countries. Credit should be given where it's due regardless where they reside. Maybe in Japan they see it as a gimmick.
Not seeing them as world-class musicians which they are. Babymetal wasn't really that well-known either in Japan until they got big elsewhere. Then things changed but who knows. Sorry you took it the wrong way. :/
Lol it's amazing how fun it is watching them eat
Going to band maid's miku hometown....with bgm mi mi mi...
Saiki is so god damn cute & hot in this. Look at her drinking that ice cream smoothie bubble thingey. And when the horse meat is mentioned her facial expression is priceless :D
she is serious all the time, and hearing horse meat really freaked her out
@@vinicastro9292 That doesnt hinder meat eating machine Miku from enjoying it in the next scene :D
Got a crush on kanami
i am in love with the vocal... somehow she makes me feel so lovely. i hope she will have nice life.... ^_^
Lucky guy. Misa 🥰
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Fantastic video!
MISA!!! MISA!!!! MISA!!! 🥃🥃🥃 her smile while enjoying the pastry is priceless 😉🤙🏼
she snuck some Bourbon into it MISA MISA MISA!
@@DavidMISAMISAMISACook lol 🥐🤙🏼
*Walk into Swiss*
"What would you like to eat Akane?"
Akane: "Yes".
Edit: There was food everywhere they went, Akane must have been so happy. lol.
misa my love!!!
Misa, te amo.
Very nice!!!