Not only is the band amazingly talented and beautiful but major props to whoever is running the mixer board at this live concert. It's incredible and not an easy thing to do.
@@aethernity8270 where the audio technician controls the volume and tone of the vocals and music on stage. Usually the mixer board is behind the audience
So in Japan Wagakki Band is more popular than just about everyone you have reacted to so far. They had an album reach number 1 and 2 albums reach number 2 which is unheard of for non pop group. They were supposed to perform in the opening ceremony of the Olympics last summer and hopefully still will this summer. All the Japanese bands I have discovered over the last few months nothing hits you quite like this. I am sure others will fill you more in on the instruments
@@the50-person I mean no I'm just going off other comments, I could be wrong. But generally opening ceremonies for Olympics are secret. Last Olympics in 2010 in my home Canada, no one had a clue for sure the ceremony. So it be neat if it is true and still is, I hope for the amount of money Japan spent they can pull off the Olympics still.
@@deathsyth27 Oh I see! xD True, most of the time we won't know until it happens. Let's pray that the COVID situation improves, last I heard Japan just got the virus mutation...
Ah, so you fibnally found them :D I can really recommend their version of Bring me to Life with from Evanescence. The Japanese instruments give a whole new feeling to that song. The instrument you liked so much is a Shamisen, the big block with strings in the back is a Koto.
This is one of the best things I've been introduced to on UA-cam so far! That was an amazing performance. And a great reaction, I do like it when you go on for a long time, they used to be around 20mins and I was fine with that. I hope you do more of this band, I'm looking forward to it, too! (again, have to plug DollSboxx: Doll$boxx - Dragonet + Hana drum solo live - UA-cam)
Always love the shock by the reactors to the beautiful Bene , never gets old. Yuko the singer was the catalyst for the forming the band. They want to encourage interest in the traditional instruments of Japan by the young Japanese. Each musician is a master of their instrument and some teach. They have toured the US and there are interviews (Eng subs) on UA-cam. There are other candid videos of the them, unfortunately no subs. One last thing, those are Cherry Blossoms on the guitar.
Babymetal, Band-Maid, Wagakki Band - music for the 21st century. Mobile phones aren't allowed at concerts generally in Japan and so the audience is always more involved with the band than in the West. Like all concerts were until the 90's here in the West! I think the design on his guitar is Sakura - cherry blossom. Best flute solos since Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson!
I don't think "allowed" is the right word here... They are just respectful and want to enjoy the show, but they get to keep their phones and some (very few) fans still record parts of the shows.
Wagakki Band is one of the best Japanese groups out there. They combine traditional Japanese instruments and vocal styles with modern rock, metal, jazz, and more. All eight members are master level musicians, and their lead singer, the very elegant Yuko Suzuhana, is definitely the best female Japanese vocalist I have heard. Wagakki Band is second only to BabyMetal in international popularity. The video for their song Senbonzakura has more views than Gimme Chocolate. Wagakki Band is even better live as their stage shows are musical extravaganzas that rival the very best BabyMetal concerts. You are correct that Japanese bands encourage audience participation and Wagakki Band does it a lot. I doubt many Wagakki Bands fans would object to you rewinding to show us another ten seconds of Beni playing her shamisen. Their Western style drummer, Wasabi, is not alone in looking like he just stepped out of a Japanese video game. Throughout their many videos all the members of Wagakki Band do so.
@@babymetalarchive6865 Yes, I do have a problem with BabyMetal. They should have let Kano, Momoko, and Riho sing during the concerts on their last tour. Aside from that, I absolutely adore BabyMetal, and have been a fan for going on seven years now. BabyMetal is the most successful music act to ever come out of Japan and are well-known around the world. Like many other people, it was BabyMetal that led me to other groups such as Wagakki Band, Band Maid, Doll$Boxx, Sakura Gakuin, the Hu Band, and more. Because of this, I will often mention BabyMetal when commenting on reaction videos to other groups as a measure of how good or popular they are. I do not compare others with BabyMetal because one thing I love about all these bands is how different they are. A fan of BabyMetal, Wagakki Band, or Band Maid will instantly recognize one of their songs as being them, yet the sound of these groups are all unique, even if they do share some superficial similarities. In conclusion, I would like to share with you a delightful discovery I stumbled upon recently. I predict that the next big music act to break out of Japan with be Atarashi Gakkou. They are four young Japanese ladies aged 19-22 who sing and dance while wearing high school uniforms. Unlike Sakura Gakuin's sweaters and blazers, Atarashi Gakkou's uniforms are more akin to sailor suits. Their music is a mix of J-pop, jazz, and hiphop. This means their singing and dancing is frenetic and funky. They also incorporate gymnastics into their dance routines, which give them some impressive moves. Atarashi Gakkou are also a bit goofy (some might say weird) and that makes them a lot of fun to watch.
Playing shakuhachi is incredibly difficult...I have been a professional musician since 1966 and I have yet to be able to play a single note on the damned thing.
It's the breathing. The highly unnatural breathing where you inhale from nose and immediately send out that air via mouth. A loop. Allows one to drag dat note almost indefinitely. Though I dunno if that got anything to do with producing a note😅
The instrument you're referring to is a shamisen. They're amazing, though I'd call them more of a banjo than guitar. So I've seen people react to Wagakki Band quite a few times, but there's one thing I've always wanted to see happen that never has. They have a very popular cover of "Senbonzakura" (a thousand cherry blossoms) which was originally a Vocaloid song performed by Hatsune Miku and created by Kurousa-P. A dual reaction would be really cool because there's a decent chance you're not familiar with Vocaloid singers at all and you could give your thoughts on both.
Really glad you got round to checking out Wagakki Band, they're such a unique group. As others have mentioned they have loads of great songs for you to listen to - Senbonzakura - one of their most popular songs, but the official mv might get blocked. Yoshiwara Lament- live at the toyko national museum is REALLY good Synchronicity - amazing jazzy song Strong fate - really passionate and emotional song - great mv but not sure if it's one that is getting blocked recently Rokuchounen-To-Ichiyamonogatari (live performance on 13.01.2018 with the Pepsi sponsor is really good) Hope you get round to some more soon =]
yeah and his voice is far from feminine hahaha but i love his playstyle, so tight blend with the music but realize it or not he kinda "steer" the music
Yeah, DAMN IT! His voice is deeper than mine. Again, damn it. It has taken some getting used to... LOL. But he is magnificent on the bass, no matter which one he uses. But then they are all masters of their instruments.
They are exceptional, each and every one of them is an expert in their field. They do pop, rock, ballad, metal, jazz, and every other thing all with traditional Japanese touch, even down to the vocals. Biggest overseas performance of a Japanese band in recent history, only second to Babymetal. So many songs and shows down the years, here are few of my favourite: - SENBONZAKURA (their first) - SABAKU NO KOMORIUTA (chilling vocals) - SYNCHRONICITY (jazzy tunes) - CRADDLE OF ETERNITY (notable for collaboration between Yuko Suzuhana of Wagakki Band with Hideki Aoyama and Leda Cygnus of Kami Band)
I was waiting for you to get to Waggaki Band, and your reaction did not disappoint. Keep going with them, they rule. Senbonzakura is one of my favs of theirs.
Shamisen (banjo thing). Koto (harp thing). Shakuhachi (flute thing). The band was founded by the singer, Suzuhana Yuko, whose previous thing was traditional Japanese sung poetry. So they will always be steeped in that tradition.
Who is complaining that you go on for too long? That is just what makes you so great compared to most other reactors. Most of them are like "uhuh, great!, wooohoo! That was fun. " I mean, what is the added value there? Section 107 gets thrown around a lot, but if you add barely anything to the original video, is there really a critique or analysis? I love your remarks, and seeing you notice things that I did not, or learning new stuff in general.
Just to give you a heads up. Wagakki Band reactions have been blocked in the past, but I think it's mostly the official MVs. If you stick to the live stuff then hopefully you will be safe. Their most popular song is "Senbonzakura". Other Good choices are "Synchronicity" and "Yoshiwara Lament". In addition, if you like the traditional Japanese sound, you should check out BAND-MAIKO - "Gion-cho". It's a band you haven't heard before and definitely not BAND-MAID in disguise.
I think the flowers on Machiya's guitar are Sakura, Cherry Blossoms, which is probably the tree that's most "typical Japanese" ;) You can also probably put him on the list of "one of the best guitar players in Japan who doesn't have a lengthy solo in every song", together with Takayoshi Ohmura from the Kami Band (only counting the ones without a lot of solos in their songs and who are more well known "in the west", so don't lynch me please).
When they lost their original shamisen player Beni: who is a national champion shamisen player, just showed up at one of their rehearsals and told them that she was their new shamisen player. She had never met any of them before. They agreed with her.
Japanese crowds are handsdown among the best. The impressive concert culture and their general appreciation for live music is probably the biggest reason why rock/metal scene is so vibrant and thriving there while most of the world is being dominated by Hiphop and electronic pop. I have honestly yet to find a band with subpar musicianship even among their pop rock bands who usually play simple melodies with standard song structures.
thanks for reacting to this amazing band! everybody is noticing shamisenplayer beni first, but have you noticed, how good guitarplayer shin oumura (machiya) is?
I've been binging on your videos for two days now and I really love that you are open to all kinds of music. There is love for the music and I really appreciate that, especially with all the assholes gatekeeping and being generally unpleasant.
Haha,, lol, everyones always stunning when beni comes out 😂 Welcome to wagakki world man Nice reaction n i'm glad u found waggaki band... Their music absolutely one of the best thing in the world ♥️ Hope u can react more of them, bcz they hv so much Amazing and EPIC stuff to find out... Thx
Ah yes, I've been looking forward to you reacting to this lot, this is the standard intro video to them (and wonderful it is too!), but wait until you see their music videos, quite extraordinary! Knew you'd appreciate the drums...
Now you done Wagakki band, and seeing as you are old school, you may like a cover they did. WagakkiBand / Bring Me To Life with Amy Lee If you like tranisinal mixed with metal try: Bloodwood - Ari Ari Ari Ari took them from 2 people making music in India, to being invited to play at Wakken 1 year later. So they had to get a band together and tour for the 1st time. The Hu - Wolf Totem (not the one with Jacoby Shaddix) A Mongolian band that just exploded on to the world stage.
The Japanese music rabbit hole is a deep one, glad you found them! They just did a couple of songs with Amy Lee (Evanescence) recently. Check that out. The live version of "Bring Me To Life" is just amazing, and should definitely be on your watch list!
oh nice i see youre a man of culture who understands much of their stuff xD everyone in their band is like a god, every music they make takes you on a magical journey criminally underrated band
There she is :) Beni, Beni, Beni. Can you believe that she started as a youtuber doing shamisen cover songs until she was discovered by the band ? Some of her videos are still around.
hey Folk metal is something else: If you love them I'd suggest folk metal from other nations Bloodywood for india Alien weaponry for NewZealand (they actually sing in te reo [maori language]) Eluveitie are from switzerland (they sing in a dead celtic language) Manntra for croatia ( they are a mix of industrial and folk metal and recently started making songs in english) and ARKA'N is from Togo
To keep on the international tour, try Rammstein from Germany. Du Hast is their breakthrough song and has a hell of a beat. Must do the live shows, their live shows are pure craziness. Til the lead singer is a licensed pyrotech if that gives you an idea. I did a search and did not see any results, so hopefully you haven't done them already.
Er... cherry blossoms not lotus flowers but never mind lol. A couple of points about the instruments. The flute player plays a shakuhachi... a sort of end blown flute made of bamboo. The traditional drums are called wadaiko although this term can be used in Japan to denote any sort of drum. The instrument most representative of Japan is the koto; the large zither like stringed instrument. In common with many Japanese traditions it is of Chinese origin being based on an instrument first introduced from China in the 8th century. The shamisen is of much more recent origin, having been introduced from China in the 16th century. The type of shamisen playing here is a relatively modern innovation known as tsugaru shamisen, typified by fast, intricate playing, which became popular in the early 20th century and remains so to this day. There are a couple of myths about the shamisen, namely that it was solely an instrument of women and that it was played with a fan. Neither is true and I suspect the myths arose from the fact that it was an instrument of choice for the geisha class. In fact the instrument was and is played by both sexes and is played with a sort of specialised plectrum known as a bachi made of wood, tortoiseshell or ivory (modern cheap bachi are usually plastic). The type of bachi used depends on the type of shamisen playing. Beni here I believe uses a relatively small bachi, tipped with tortoiseshell, most used in the tsugaru style to facilitate the fast technical playing.
Their official UA-cam site can be found under 和楽器バンド * WagakkiBand. A lot of their older stuff is on the Avex channel. Both live and MV. Their music videos are tastefully done too. Many titles are done in Japanese only, which can be a bit of an impediment to getting reaction referrals.
We are now at that point in music when mixing modern and traditional instruments and musical structure is really getting creative and very interesting. I love it. Great reaction! I know you love Nightwish and the genius of Tuomas Holopainen the keyboard player and leader of the band. I would love to recommend another amazing musical genius to you. Try Ayreon and the track "The Day That the World Breaks Down". Do the back story on Ayreon and the man behind this concept and I think you will be smiling for a very long time. I warn you in advance this rabbit hole is very deep and simply unique. Enjoy!
There are two oriental dragons featured in the official music video of Akatsuki No Ito which title means "The Thread Of Dawn." It's kinda cool though..
This Japanese band is AWASOME!! I recently watched your reaction to the HU, from Mongolia, they quickly became one of my favorite bands a little over a year ago, the video you watched has 2 versions, the other one is exactly the same with english subtitles so you can understand what they are singing about, you weren't to far off actually, however you said it was acoustic and it's not, they have electrified traditional Mongol instruments, you also said something about America not having something to review, LOOK UP A BAND CALLED LILIAC, you wont be sorry, also try a band called THE WARNING 3 teenage sisters from Monterey Mexico who have put out 2 albums and are working on their 3rd, it's amazing stuff!!!
Ninagawa Beni (family name is first over there) is the one playing the shamisen, and she is one of my favorite musicians of any genre.... I don't know how she doesn't break it the way she plays it so fast and hard sometimes.
Я смотрел столько всего реакции на данное творение, после прослушивания и просмотра данного видео, все понимали что их жизнь теперь состоит из 2 частей. До Wagakki Band- Homura и после. Коронная фраза данного видео: Я не знаю что будет дальше, но я готов слушать это целый день! :D
I REEEEEALLY recommend senbonzakura by them if you're a fan of traditional japanese instruments, it's probably their most famous song and rightfully so
Cool and informative reaction to one of my favourite bands!! You got a new subscriber! I look forward to you reacting to more Wagakki band songs! They are a great band! One advice i would give if you do another video about them, prefer reacting to their live performances. Two reasons for that: i) they are great live ii) their record company is a serious copyright claimer, so if you post one of their official videos its very possible that they will take your video down :( My recommendation for a next Wagakki Band reaction would be 'Sabaku no Komoriuta' where you can clearly hear the Shigin style of vocals the singer uses, or you can do one of their live instrumentals pieces (like Homura you did here - which you can NOT find in their albums, they are played only at live performances) an example would be the 'Tono monogotari yon yon' or 'Chie no kajitsu + Somosan seppa').
About the audiences, as mentioned elsewhere. No phones allowed, so everybody is there in the moment, and not trying to get the best video recording of how it would have looked like if they were there... in the moment.... which they are but are not.... which is sad.
I'll put in a request for the Senbonsakura music video on the Avex channel. Or just go to the WagakkiBand or Avex channel and pick a title with lots of hits. You might have to stick the Japanese text into a translator.
あなたが楽しいと、私も楽しい （＾＾）ｂ You fun I am also Fun （＾＾）ｂ 暁の糸 ↓、歌詞の一部です 私たちは歌う 空へ 海を越え、虹を渡って、 この歌が貴女に届くように・・・ どうやら、届いたようです、ね Akatsuki no Ito ↓, part of the lyrics We sing to the sky Cross the sea, cross the rainbow, May this song reach you ... Apparently it arrived, right
The table harp is called the KOTO, the drums are Taiko, the flute is the Daisuke (I think). And NINJA jump? Really? LMAO. The Shamisen you got right mostly, typically in Japanese, the I is pronounced as an "ee" sound. At least that's what I've experienced in Japan.
Yep Ninja Jump was a joke and you know it was real. Lol..... I am proud of my stupidity lol Thank you for the awesome information on the names of the traditional instruments
You may want to check Alip ba ta youtube channel, he play an amazing finger style accoustic guitar. And my favorite one, when he cover the god father them song
On this concert, before "Homura", was wadaiko solo, amazing. You like mix of rock/metal music and traditional instruments? So, folk metal is ok? If I can recommend something great, I don't know that you like Limp Bizkit, but is ukrainian pagan/folk metal band Свентояр (Sventoyar) and their recorded cover version of Limp Bizkit song "Boiler", music part is from "Boiler", but lyrics are from ukrainian folk song. This cover have title "Крашен Вечiр" (Krashen Vechir) and it's just amazing. It have official music video. Can you react this one? And... if I send you my translation of lyrics, can you react my favourite russian rock band Таймсквер (Timesquare) and their song "Облако" (Oblako, in english cloud)? I love this song so much, especially lyrics. Please.
I was wondering when you're going to get to wagakki. Their label is kinda notorious for blocking their vids. This is great that you got to react to this!. They have a song where Amy Lee from Evanesence sings with them
hey oldskule you should react to Nemophila GOD official music video or Lovebites Scream For Me daughters of the dawn live tokyo 2019 please let me know what you think
![FIRST TIME HEARING Wagakki Band - 焔 (Homura) + 暁ノ糸 (Akatsuki no Ito) [DJ REACTS]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/6kt06IeWtcc/mqdefault.jpg)
Not only is the band amazingly talented and beautiful but major props to whoever is running the mixer board at this live concert. It's incredible and not an easy thing to do.
What is mixer board?
@@aethernity8270 where the audio technician controls the volume and tone of the vocals and music on stage. Usually the mixer board is behind the audience
Every Japanese bands I listsen to are highly talanted...... Must be the sake!
So in Japan Wagakki Band is more popular than just about everyone you have reacted to so far. They had an album reach number 1 and 2 albums reach number 2 which is unheard of for non pop group. They were supposed to perform in the opening ceremony of the Olympics last summer and hopefully still will this summer. All the Japanese bands I have discovered over the last few months nothing hits you quite like this. I am sure others will fill you more in on the instruments
if the perform on the olympics oppening ceramony i can asure you i'll be watching it, thanks for the info!!
Were they? I saw no news about them being on the summer olympics on Japanese twitter and news though?
@@the50-person I mean no I'm just going off other comments, I could be wrong. But generally opening ceremonies for Olympics are secret. Last Olympics in 2010 in my home Canada, no one had a clue for sure the ceremony. So it be neat if it is true and still is, I hope for the amount of money Japan spent they can pull off the Olympics still.
@@deathsyth27 Oh I see! xD True, most of the time we won't know until it happens. Let's pray that the COVID situation improves, last I heard Japan just got the virus mutation...
First time I saw it and Beni-chan came out and rocked that shamisen I was totally blow away
Ah, so you fibnally found them :D
I can really recommend their version of Bring me to Life with from Evanescence.
The Japanese instruments give a whole new feeling to that song.
The instrument you liked so much is a Shamisen, the big block with strings in the back is a Koto.
I wasn't not aware of that collaboration. Just watched it and it's amazing! Thanks!
This is one of the best things I've been introduced to on UA-cam so far! That was an amazing performance. And a great reaction, I do like it when you go on for a long time, they used to be around 20mins and I was fine with that. I hope you do more of this band, I'm looking forward to it, too! (again, have to plug DollSboxx: Doll$boxx - Dragonet + Hana drum solo live - UA-cam)
I love WagakkiBand! Check out Synchronicity, which is probably my favorite of theirs!
The style of this song is amazing 🤩
This is an awesome performance.... How much talent is there in Japan? So many insanely great, tight and amazing bands.
Always love the shock by the reactors to the beautiful Bene , never gets old. Yuko the singer was the catalyst for the forming the band. They want to encourage interest in the traditional instruments of Japan by the young Japanese. Each musician is a master of their instrument and some teach. They have toured the US and there are interviews (Eng subs) on UA-cam. There are other candid videos of the them, unfortunately no subs. One last thing, those are Cherry Blossoms on the guitar.
Babymetal, Band-Maid, Wagakki Band - music for the 21st century. Mobile phones aren't allowed at concerts generally in Japan and so the audience is always more involved with the band than in the West. Like all concerts were until the 90's here in the West! I think the design on his guitar is Sakura - cherry blossom. Best flute solos since Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson!
I don't think "allowed" is the right word here... They are just respectful and want to enjoy the show, but they get to keep their phones and some (very few) fans still record parts of the shows.
Wagakki Band is one of the best Japanese groups out there. They combine traditional Japanese instruments and vocal styles with modern rock, metal, jazz, and more. All eight members are master level musicians, and their lead singer, the very elegant Yuko Suzuhana, is definitely the best female Japanese vocalist I have heard. Wagakki Band is second only to BabyMetal in international popularity. The video for their song Senbonzakura has more views than Gimme Chocolate. Wagakki Band is even better live as their stage shows are musical extravaganzas that rival the very best BabyMetal concerts. You are correct that Japanese bands encourage audience participation and Wagakki Band does it a lot. I doubt many Wagakki Bands fans would object to you rewinding to show us another ten seconds of Beni playing her shamisen. Their Western style drummer, Wasabi, is not alone in looking like he just stepped out of a Japanese video game. Throughout their many videos all the members of Wagakki Band do so.
You got a problem with Babymetal mate?, why comparing so much?
@@babymetalarchive6865 Yes, I do have a problem with BabyMetal. They should have let Kano, Momoko, and Riho sing during the concerts on their last tour. Aside from that, I absolutely adore BabyMetal, and have been a fan for going on seven years now. BabyMetal is the most successful music act to ever come out of Japan and are well-known around the world. Like many other people, it was BabyMetal that led me to other groups such as Wagakki Band, Band Maid, Doll$Boxx, Sakura Gakuin, the Hu Band, and more. Because of this, I will often mention BabyMetal when commenting on reaction videos to other groups as a measure of how good or popular they are. I do not compare others with BabyMetal because one thing I love about all these bands is how different they are. A fan of BabyMetal, Wagakki Band, or Band Maid will instantly recognize one of their songs as being them, yet the sound of these groups are all unique, even if they do share some superficial similarities. In conclusion, I would like to share with you a delightful discovery I stumbled upon recently. I predict that the next big music act to break out of Japan with be Atarashi Gakkou. They are four young Japanese ladies aged 19-22 who sing and dance while wearing high school uniforms. Unlike Sakura Gakuin's sweaters and blazers, Atarashi Gakkou's uniforms are more akin to sailor suits. Their music is a mix of J-pop, jazz, and hiphop. This means their singing and dancing is frenetic and funky. They also incorporate gymnastics into their dance routines, which give them some impressive moves. Atarashi Gakkou are also a bit goofy (some might say weird) and that makes them a lot of fun to watch.
Playing shakuhachi is incredibly difficult...I have been a professional musician since 1966 and I have yet to be able to play a single note on the damned thing.
It's the breathing. The highly unnatural breathing where you inhale from nose and immediately send out that air via mouth. A loop. Allows one to drag dat note almost indefinitely.
Though I dunno if that got anything to do with producing a note😅
They perform Bring me to life with Amy Lee and they also had a orchestra with them
I saw that too, and I actually prefer it over Amy Lee's original rendition. Unfortunately, I could not find in Apple Music :(.
@@DaBudaa1 it did gave the song a even more epic sound. Especially with Beni playing the shamisen
The instrument you're referring to is a shamisen. They're amazing, though I'd call them more of a banjo than guitar.
So I've seen people react to Wagakki Band quite a few times, but there's one thing I've always wanted to see happen that never has. They have a very popular cover of "Senbonzakura" (a thousand cherry blossoms) which was originally a Vocaloid song performed by Hatsune Miku and created by Kurousa-P. A dual reaction would be really cool because there's a decent chance you're not familiar with Vocaloid singers at all and you could give your thoughts on both.
I'd love to see the reaction to Miku's live version of World is Mine!
@@timthomsonart Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
Really glad you got round to checking out Wagakki Band, they're such a unique group.
As others have mentioned they have loads of great songs for you to listen to -
Senbonzakura - one of their most popular songs, but the official mv might get blocked.
Yoshiwara Lament- live at the toyko national museum is REALLY good
Synchronicity - amazing jazzy song
Strong fate - really passionate and emotional song - great mv but not sure if it's one that is getting blocked recently
Rokuchounen-To-Ichiyamonogatari (live performance on 13.01.2018 with the Pepsi sponsor is really good)
Hope you get round to some more soon =]
By the way, Asa the bass player is a guy. Just thought I would mention, so you don't take two years to figure that out.
yeah and his voice is far from feminine hahaha but i love his playstyle, so tight blend with the music but realize it or not he kinda "steer" the music
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Yeah, DAMN IT! His voice is deeper than mine. Again, damn it. It has taken some getting used to... LOL. But he is magnificent on the bass, no matter which one he uses. But then they are all masters of their instruments.
They are exceptional, each and every one of them is an expert in their field. They do pop, rock, ballad, metal, jazz, and every other thing all with traditional Japanese touch, even down to the vocals. Biggest overseas performance of a Japanese band in recent history, only second to Babymetal. So many songs and shows down the years, here are few of my favourite:
- SENBONZAKURA (their first)
- SABAKU NO KOMORIUTA (chilling vocals)
- SYNCHRONICITY (jazzy tunes)
- CRADDLE OF ETERNITY (notable for collaboration between Yuko Suzuhana of Wagakki Band with Hideki Aoyama and Leda Cygnus of Kami Band)
I was waiting for you to get to Waggaki Band, and your reaction did not disappoint. Keep going with them, they rule. Senbonzakura is one of my favs of theirs.
hi from japan. Wagakki means Japanese traditional instruments, just to ket you know.
Shamisen (banjo thing). Koto (harp thing). Shakuhachi (flute thing). The band was founded by the singer, Suzuhana Yuko, whose previous thing was traditional Japanese sung poetry. So they will always be steeped in that tradition.
Who is complaining that you go on for too long? That is just what makes you so great compared to most other reactors. Most of them are like "uhuh, great!, wooohoo! That was fun. " I mean, what is the added value there?
Section 107 gets thrown around a lot, but if you add barely anything to the original video, is there really a critique or analysis?
I love your remarks, and seeing you notice things that I did not, or learning new stuff in general.
Sad to say their show in olympics postponed.
Just to give you a heads up. Wagakki Band reactions have been blocked in the past, but I think it's mostly the official MVs. If you stick to the live stuff then hopefully you will be safe.
Their most popular song is "Senbonzakura". Other Good choices are "Synchronicity" and "Yoshiwara Lament".
In addition, if you like the traditional Japanese sound, you should check out BAND-MAIKO - "Gion-cho". It's a band you haven't heard before and definitely not BAND-MAID in disguise.
I think the flowers on Machiya's guitar are Sakura, Cherry Blossoms, which is probably the tree that's most "typical Japanese" ;)
You can also probably put him on the list of "one of the best guitar players in Japan who doesn't have a lengthy solo in every song", together with Takayoshi Ohmura from the Kami Band (only counting the ones without a lot of solos in their songs and who are more well known "in the west", so don't lynch me please).
Love seeing first time Wagakki Band viewers. Beni gets so many mind bending reactions.
Really liked your analysis :) one of the bests
When they lost their original shamisen player Beni: who is a national champion shamisen player, just showed up at one of their rehearsals and told them that she was their new shamisen player. She had never met any of them before.
They agreed with her.
Japanese crowds are handsdown among the best. The impressive concert culture and their general appreciation for live music is probably the biggest reason why rock/metal scene is so vibrant and thriving there while most of the world is being dominated by Hiphop and electronic pop.
I have honestly yet to find a band with subpar musicianship even among their pop rock bands who usually play simple melodies with standard song structures.
thanks for reacting to this amazing band! everybody is noticing shamisenplayer beni first, but have you noticed, how good guitarplayer shin oumura (machiya) is?
I've been binging on your videos for two days now and I really love that you are open to all kinds of music. There is love for the music and I really appreciate that, especially with all the assholes gatekeeping and being generally unpleasant.
Haha,, lol, everyones always stunning when beni comes out 😂
Welcome to wagakki world man
Nice reaction n i'm glad u found waggaki band...
Their music absolutely one of the best thing in the world ♥️
Hope u can react more of them, bcz they hv so much Amazing and EPIC stuff to find out...
Thx
Ah yes, I've been looking forward to you reacting to this lot, this is the standard intro video to them (and wonderful it is too!), but wait until you see their music videos, quite extraordinary!
Knew you'd appreciate the drums...
The look on your face through this is magical!
Now you done Wagakki band, and seeing as you are old school, you may like a cover they did. WagakkiBand / Bring Me To Life with Amy Lee
If you like tranisinal mixed with metal try:
Bloodwood - Ari Ari
Ari Ari took them from 2 people making music in India, to being invited to play at Wakken 1 year later. So they had to get a band together and tour for the 1st time.
The Hu - Wolf Totem (not the one with Jacoby Shaddix)
A Mongolian band that just exploded on to the world stage.
Love Beni the shamisen player😍😍😍 She's cool👌👌👌
The Japanese music rabbit hole is a deep one, glad you found them! They just did a couple of songs with Amy Lee (Evanescence) recently. Check that out. The live version of "Bring Me To Life" is just amazing, and should definitely be on your watch list!
Great reaction ❤❤ especially at minute 7 when youre yaw drops😊 just keep the reaction commin
oh nice i see youre a man of culture who understands much of their stuff xD
everyone in their band is like a god, every music they make takes you on a magical journey
criminally underrated band
Finally react to Wagakki Band 🤘🏽🔥🇯🇵
Each one of them is a master at their profession and they manage to perfectly combine that into a performance thats almost transcendental
There she is :)
Beni, Beni, Beni. Can you believe that she started as a youtuber doing shamisen cover songs until she was discovered by the band ? Some of her videos are still around.
hey Folk metal is something else:
If you love them I'd suggest folk metal from other nations
Bloodywood for india
Alien weaponry for NewZealand (they actually sing in te reo [maori language])
Eluveitie are from switzerland (they sing in a dead celtic language)
Manntra for croatia ( they are a mix of industrial and folk metal and recently started making songs in english)
and ARKA'N is from Togo
Been waiting for this one :)
I enjoyed watching it thank you! Yes it's Syamisen. and Japanese flute is Shakuhachi
haha so Ninjya is coming and jumping! Japanese harp is Koto
To keep on the international tour, try Rammstein from Germany. Du Hast is their breakthrough song and has a hell of a beat. Must do the live shows, their live shows are pure craziness. Til the lead singer is a licensed pyrotech if that gives you an idea. I did a search and did not see any results, so hopefully you haven't done them already.
"Whenever your guitarist comes out wearing a kabuki mask, it's gonna be a helluva show" LMAO TOO TRUE!!!
Er... cherry blossoms not lotus flowers but never mind lol. A couple of points about the instruments. The flute player plays a shakuhachi... a sort of end blown flute made of bamboo. The traditional drums are called wadaiko although this term can be used in Japan to denote any sort of drum. The instrument most representative of Japan is the koto; the large zither like stringed instrument. In common with many Japanese traditions it is of Chinese origin being based on an instrument first introduced from China in the 8th century. The shamisen is of much more recent origin, having been introduced from China in the 16th century. The type of shamisen playing here is a relatively modern innovation known as tsugaru shamisen, typified by fast, intricate playing, which became popular in the early 20th century and remains so to this day. There are a couple of myths about the shamisen, namely that it was solely an instrument of women and that it was played with a fan. Neither is true and I suspect the myths arose from the fact that it was an instrument of choice for the geisha class. In fact the instrument was and is played by both sexes and is played with a sort of specialised plectrum known as a bachi made of wood, tortoiseshell or ivory (modern cheap bachi are usually plastic). The type of bachi used depends on the type of shamisen playing. Beni here I believe uses a relatively small bachi, tipped with tortoiseshell, most used in the tsugaru style to facilitate the fast technical playing.
The flat harp looking instrument is called a koto
Their official UA-cam site can be found under 和楽器バンド * WagakkiBand. A lot of their older stuff is on the Avex channel. Both live and MV. Their music videos are tastefully done too. Many titles are done in Japanese only, which can be a bit of an impediment to getting reaction referrals.
We are now at that point in music when mixing modern and traditional instruments and musical structure is really getting creative and very interesting. I love it. Great reaction! I know you love Nightwish and the genius of Tuomas Holopainen the keyboard player and leader of the band. I would love to recommend another amazing musical genius to you. Try Ayreon and the track "The Day That the World Breaks Down".
Do the back story on Ayreon and the man behind this concept and I think you will be smiling for a very long time. I warn you in advance this rabbit hole is very deep and simply unique. Enjoy!
There are two oriental dragons featured in the official music video of Akatsuki No Ito which title means "The Thread Of Dawn." It's kinda cool though..
こんな風に楽しそうに和楽器バンドを紹介してくれて、めちゃくちゃうれしい。一人のファンとして、ありがとう！！三味線の超越技巧もすごいけど、おすすめは和太鼓。ドラムもそうだと思うけど、実際にその場に行かないと感じられない腹に響くような音の振動が、和太鼓の最大の魅力だと個人的には思ってます。もし機会があったら、和太鼓の生の演奏を聞いてみてください。
It is really amazing...
This Japanese band is AWASOME!! I recently watched your reaction to the HU, from Mongolia, they quickly became one of my favorite bands a little over a year ago, the video you watched has 2 versions, the other one is exactly the same with english subtitles so you can understand what they are singing about, you weren't to far off actually, however you said it was acoustic and it's not, they have electrified traditional Mongol instruments, you also said something about America not having something to review, LOOK UP A BAND CALLED LILIAC, you wont be sorry, also try a band called THE WARNING 3 teenage sisters from Monterey Mexico who have put out 2 albums and are working on their 3rd, it's amazing stuff!!!
Akathuki no Ito🟰Japanese Heart❤🇯🇵❤😊😊😊
Ninagawa Beni (family name is first over there) is the one playing the shamisen, and she is one of my favorite musicians of any genre.... I don't know how she doesn't break it the way she plays it so fast and hard sometimes.
Sugaru shamisen...the "large block thing" is a Koto.
8:13 he says Shamisen Beni, he introduced her:-)
Great band.
6:40....oh just wait.... 6:57 THERE we go
You just got my sub....because we all love Beni
Edit 10:22: i would sub twice if i could
The two guys have eleven trings between them, she has three. Fereaking amazing.
Dude, I commented when you first did Band Maid reacts to look these guys up. lol
Now you found Wagakkiband, now try Sokoninaru next. Shamisen Beni 💗🎌
Я смотрел столько всего реакции на данное творение, после прослушивания и просмотра данного видео, все понимали что их жизнь теперь состоит из 2 частей. До Wagakki Band- Homura и после.
Коронная фраза данного видео: Я не знаю что будет дальше, но я готов слушать это целый день! :D
ありがとー😉👍🎶
I REEEEEALLY recommend senbonzakura by them if you're a fan of traditional japanese instruments, it's probably their most famous song and rightfully so
Plot twist, Cloud from FF7 is cosplaying as the drummer of Wagakki Band. :D
please next react
和楽器バンド（Waggaki band）/知恵の果実 (Chie no kajitsu)+ 什麼生説破(Somosan seppa)
Senbonzakura is a good next choice. They made their mark on a very poppy, highly produced song.
Cool and informative reaction to one of my favourite bands!! You got a new subscriber!
I look forward to you reacting to more Wagakki band songs! They are a great band!
One advice i would give if you do another video about them, prefer reacting to their live performances. Two reasons for that:
i) they are great live
ii) their record company is a serious copyright claimer, so if you post one of their official videos its very possible that they will take your video down :(
My recommendation for a next Wagakki Band reaction would be 'Sabaku no Komoriuta' where you can clearly hear the Shigin style of vocals the singer uses, or you can do one of their live instrumentals pieces (like Homura you did here - which you can NOT find in their albums, they are played only at live performances) an example would be the 'Tono monogotari yon yon' or 'Chie no kajitsu + Somosan seppa').
About the audiences, as mentioned elsewhere. No phones allowed, so everybody is there in the moment, and not trying to get the best video recording of how it would have looked like if they were there... in the moment.... which they are but are not.... which is sad.
🥰 Beni, Beni, Beni!!! 🥰
his name is Beni? I ask cause I dont want another BOH/DOH issue lol
@@OldSkuleNerd Beni Ninagawa is the shamisen player. Not only does she kick as the shaminsen, she's very easy on the eyes😉
You should have seen my face when I 1st saw Beni.
6:58 hell yeah
Maximun the Hormone took me to Wagaki Band.
Wagaki Band took me to Band Maid.
Band Maid took me to everywhere...
no way there is only one sound guy. So much going on.
I'll put in a request for the Senbonsakura music video on the Avex channel. Or just go to the WagakkiBand or Avex channel and pick a title with lots of hits. You might have to stick the Japanese text into a translator.
the instrument of benny is a shamisen, the japanese "guitar"
(sorry for my english, I'm french 😋)
あなたが楽しいと、私も楽しい （＾＾）ｂ
You fun I am also Fun （＾＾）ｂ
暁の糸 ↓、歌詞の一部です
私たちは歌う 空へ
海を越え、虹を渡って、
この歌が貴女に届くように・・・
どうやら、届いたようです、ね
Akatsuki no Ito ↓, part of the lyrics
We sing to the sky
Cross the sea, cross the rainbow,
May this song reach you ...
Apparently it arrived, right
You know your stuff
Nice!!!!! 😎👍
Nice reaction...
The drummer usually play shirtless,
and the bassist dressed more feminine (sometimes look more pretty than women)... Hahaha
The Harmony man....
To be fair, the Cloud design was inspired by the musician Gackt. Lmao
they made a collaboration with Amy Lee from evanescence, and they sing couple of songs together, like bring me to life, you should react to it :)
In Japan you cannot bring your cell phones in a concert they encourage audience participation.
Orbit Culture! Try The Shadowing, North Star of Nija (Live In the Studio), Saw, or Open Eye, doesn't matter. Its all good.
Daisuke also known as epic flute guy. 😋🤘
The table harp is called the KOTO, the drums are Taiko, the flute is the Daisuke (I think). And NINJA jump? Really? LMAO. The Shamisen you got right mostly, typically in Japanese, the I is pronounced as an "ee" sound. At least that's what I've experienced in Japan.
Yep Ninja Jump was a joke and you know it was real. Lol..... I am proud of my stupidity lol
Thank you for the awesome information on the names of the traditional instruments
Can recomend yoshiwara lament from them aswell to react to as they highlight the classic imstruments more :)
You may want to check Alip ba ta youtube channel, he play an amazing finger style accoustic guitar. And my favorite one, when he cover the god father them song
nice reaction♪😃是非とも次に華火or細雪please🥺和楽器バンドで大好きな2曲です❤️
だから花火か笹目雪？ 確かに彼らはリストに載っていますこのバンドは素晴らしいです!!
On this concert, before "Homura", was wadaiko solo, amazing.
You like mix of rock/metal music and traditional instruments? So, folk metal is ok? If I can recommend something great, I don't know that you like Limp Bizkit, but is ukrainian pagan/folk metal band Свентояр (Sventoyar) and their recorded cover version of Limp Bizkit song "Boiler", music part is from "Boiler", but lyrics are from ukrainian folk song. This cover have title "Крашен Вечiр" (Krashen Vechir) and it's just amazing. It have official music video. Can you react this one?
And... if I send you my translation of lyrics, can you react my favourite russian rock band Таймсквер (Timesquare) and their song "Облако" (Oblako, in english cloud)? I love this song so much, especially lyrics. Please.
You should react to Beast in Black -blind and frozen, keep up the awesome videos
Auto zoom vs Big old Ewok (none attack) Womble bonce and that's without the waving paws ! C'mon man
as old Joe may say ...
React to Senbonzakura from Wagakki band
someone has just fallen in love with Beni :)
So we gonna see them with Amy Lee?
I was wondering when you're going to get to wagakki. Their label is kinda notorious for blocking their vids. This is great that you got to react to this!. They have a song where Amy Lee from Evanesence sings with them
hey oldskule you should react to Nemophila GOD official music video or Lovebites Scream For Me daughters of the dawn live tokyo 2019 please let me know what you think
The truth is that....... many Japanese men looks like and dress like Cloud, not so surprise in Japan