Welcome to the BandMaid experience. The greatest proper rock and roll band of the 21st century. Here's some opinions and facts: •Bass solos are more likely to happen than not •Guitar solos are shorter, far shorter than you would like them to be •Unless you are superhuman, you will not/ can not be able to pick up everything they're doing to make that song great on the first listen. •Genre? Genres?? We don' need no stinkin" genre! •If you like a hard rocking crazy fast tune? Well how about it done as a slower acoustic version? They do that. •April Fools Day 2019 As a joke they recorded a redo of Secret my Lips with traditional instruments and with lyrics in a Kyoto dialect. MV is stunningly beautiful. •The linchpin member of the band gets the least notice/praise. The Mighty Miku Kobato founder/lead singer steps back to make way for a new more hard rock vocalist. They want her to hold a guitar so she does and learns to play on the fly, performing all the while she's learning. So the person who willed the band into existence, who is the primary lyricist, the only member who sings and plays an instrument most of the time gets the least comments from reactors. Oh yeah she has her own signature model guitar from Zematis. •There is no "I" in BANDMAID. Well ok there is one "I" but my point is the songs are written by BandMaid. Not just Kanami Tono. The highly innovative bass and drum lines are created by Akane and MISA. There are no George songs and John&Paul songs. There are only BandMaid songs. •10 plus years with the same line up. Think about that. •More hooks, riffs and motifs in many songs than most bands have on an album. Check it out. No hyperbole. •Use of puns, wordplay using homophones between Japanese and English are not the exception. They are typical of Kobato's lyrics. •Despite the fact that their LIVE videos are superior to the official studio MV"s the latter are excellent. Funny, graphic, innovative and stunningly beautiful works of art describe what you get with BandMaid's official MV's. •As close to the Beatles in terms of unique persona of the members as any group since the Monkees. MISA is quiet and drinks. Akane is happy and eats, Miku is klutzy and CUTE, Kanami is an airhead who crushes on Saiki and Saiki was the Ice Queen. But the Ice Queen has thoroughly thawed. See Yokohama's Endless Story! Their image is carefully crafted or spontaneous or both. •Many songs have catch phrases or singalong sections to engage the audience. Many songs are in English and Japanese.Most songs are full of joy as well. •They're having a ball. They enjoy performing. They enjoy the fans. They enjoy each other. •Make no mistake, this is not a regular band.
There's certainly no hate between the bands themselves. As a matter of fact Loovebites singer, drummer and guitarist were at this Band-Maid concert and tweeted about it. Saiki, the lead singer for Band-Maid spotted them in the crowd and waved at them even as she was singing. I would love to see you react to Endless Story live, which was the show closer for this 10th anniversary concert. It will give you another dimension to Band-Maid.
Big positive for me is their versatility. They have over 110 song catalog. Every type of rock, pop, punk, bluesy, classic, hard, jazzy, emo, proggy., and killer acoustic versions. For a very different side, their latest video, Bestie. We, old timers, used to call that style "soft rock".
The musicianship in Japan is just another level. So many elite level musicians across many genres, especially rock & metal, with the all female bands leading the way.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-Maid. 10 years in and they have amassed an incredibly deep and diverse catalog. I think you are going to like these ladies. Generally considered hard rock, they pull from so many genres it really is hard to pin them down. They are truly talented musicians that always have interesting things happening in their compositions. They can sound wonderfully nostalgic yet are fresh and innovative. Best of all they always make me smile!
Thank you for your wonderful comment. You can see on the screen that the bass and guitar are amazing, but please feel the drums as well. What's most amazing is that the lead guitarist has composed over 130 songs, the rhythm guitarist has written the lyrics, and there are no bad songs. I think they are probably one of the world's top rock groups. Please enjoy their music.
🐦 *Jules* 🐦 Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world: *Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)* *Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals *Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist *Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer *MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_ Below is a list of songs that will get you started *Choose Me(MV) - 2018* *Dice(MV) - 2018* *Real Existence Live - Zepp Tokyo 2018* *Blooming(MV) - 2019* *ONSET - Zepp Tokyo 2018* (instrumental) I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from: *2017-STUDIO COAST* *2018-Zepp Tokyo* *2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA* *2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC* In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘 *100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*
Roger, you the man!!!!! I'm so glad that there are more females reacting to my favorite rock band in the world. Jules, welcome to the world of Band-Maid! These five young Japanese females are insanely talented. They have been commissioned to do several entres and outres for anime series and films inJapan. They even made their own anime featured official music video with the song "Unleash". Band-Maid has been together intact as a rock group for over ten years. They have recorded over 130 songs, every one of them good and several are outstanding. "Hate?" was performed at the band's 10th Anniversary Tour finale in Yokohama last November. There are a few videos from that concert that the band has released on RUclips including "Unleash", "Don't You Tell ME", and "Endless Story". Band-Maid's latest release is "Bestie" a rock power ballad. It's a mid-tempo song that is a heartfelt tribute to the band from Miku Kobato, the band's founder, rhythm guitarist, and main lyricist to her bandmates, her "besties". Mike Einziger of the American rock band Incubus collaborated with them on the song. Jules, the more Band-Maid songs you react to you will find the Maidiacs (that's what Band-Maid fans call ourselves) will be supportive of your channel. You'll find out that we will give you plenty of song requests to react to for your next foray into J-Rock. I love it when new female reactors listen to Band-Maid. There are far too many of us old geezers that fallen in love with the talent of Band-Maid. We need musically talented young women to react to their music and give us their insights and knowledge into the music we love.
Knowing the context of the song and the lyrics, go back and watch the bass and guitar battle and this time watch it as an argument. An argument between the guy(bass) and the girl(guitar). The bass starts the argument, the guitar answers, the bass argues more, the guitar answers back, they begin "yelling" at each other, but eventually the girl (guitar) has the last word and finishes the argument. And the singer with that final extra angry LALALALALA! Is...*chefs kiss* the perfect ending to this song.
Thank you for reacting to BAND-MAID. The bass is an show piece of this band and many of their songs highlight the bass, but even when they don't it's always going nuts in the background elevating the song.
Band-Maid are one of a kind, there is no one else like them anywhere!! The girls are best friends and like sisters, they always have a great time performing. Lovebites are a great band too and I try to support them as best as I can. Lovebites and Band-Maid are friends, the 2 drummers Akane and Haruna quite often celebrate birthdays together and 3 members of Lovebites attended this concert and were found in the crowd by the singer and guitarist Kanami. Lovebites tweeted after the show and posted a pic and the Maids replied saying they would also love to attend a Lovebites show. thanks for checking out the Maids. cheers
Welcome, Jules. You are embarking on (along with many others - over 200 million YT views plus over 40 million reactor plays!) an awesome, progressive, hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid:
BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Prog, Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Joy of Playing, Consistency (130+ songs), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom. Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off-the-rails spectacular! Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: ruclips.net/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/видео.html Their songs from albums Unleash, Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, Just Bring It, Brand New Maid, and New Beginning drive even more - Hate?, Shambles, Influencer, Warning, No God, Different, Black Hole, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Don’t You Tell Me, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on. But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, Bestie, About Us, Memorable, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, At The Drop Of A Hat, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or progressive like No God, Giovanni, and Black Hole… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like From Now On, Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts… or their many acoustic versions like Catharsis and Sayonakidori... and last but not least, their Anime hits (AniMaid) like Sense, Glory and Unleash!!!!! (from their own Anime MV (series?)): ruclips.net/video/7LB_EPS48HE/видео.html) And many songs are represented with over 50 well produced music videos. ruclips.net/user/BANDMAID Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYUJI concerts: 2023 Yokohama 10th Year Anniversary Concert “Endless Story” ruclips.net/video/Za1y-RRVd70/видео.html ONLINE OKYU-JI (Feb. 11, 2021) “No God” ruclips.net/video/nAdWnIRjGak/видео.html Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (February 14, 2020) “Domination” ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html ZEPP 2018 “Real Existence” ruclips.net/video/-qQnKILR5u0/видео.html Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and other full concerts are on bandmaidprime.tokyo, bili, and official Band-Maid’s DVD/BD/CD. And some of the better quality fan videos are excellent. Here’s two of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at an intimate venue: Shot by Pat McKee from their 2023 US tour concert in Detroit: ruclips.net/video/DgxU-MVjta0/видео.html See the Maids 2023 Rockville Festival’s short-set perfection performance: ruclips.net/video/vjZkNeoGmhc/видео.html If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, live streams, CD, DVD/BD & merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Don’t Let Me Down, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid. For fun, check out: "Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009 Band-Maid MIDI covers: www.youtube.com/@DeanF_MIDI Reimagined compositions of Band-Maid songs: www.youtube.com/@fxdxmusic Band-Maid Members: Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “StarQueen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 30 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen! Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 32 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!! Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 32 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more! Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 33 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party! MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 31 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note... uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. A slug of JB, a slight grin, and let the slappin’ begin… MISA! MISA! MISA! Maidiacs (Maid-e-acts) - Band-Maid’s crazed yet supportive, knowledgeable and loyal Super Fans. [BAND-MAID NEWS] BAND-MAID PRIME - Special Video Distribution Website. Along with nearly 50 great play-through’s by each member, concerts and skits, Band-Maid management / label(s) have included the Acoustic Christmas 2021, ZEPP 2018 and Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 concerts! Fans can now see more than 50 great live performances with awesome audio, etc. like Fate, I Can't Live Without You and the great MISA / Kanami exchange in Don't You Tell Me. Those concerts are two of the best produced & performed concerts ever recorded, IMO. bandmaidprime.tokyo The Maids SOLD OUT 2023 US & Mexico tour wrapped up and was a fantastic success. And so many great live fancams to watch! Their playing and antics were as fresh and fun to experience from first show to last. BRAVO Band-Maid!!!!! In addition, their Japan tour finished up with 13 concerts, AND they’re writing and recording for their new album. Their 10th Anniversary Tour concluded at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26, 2023 and in Hong Kong Dec. 21! And their latest 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR SPIN OFF concert at KT ZEPP YOKOHAMA on February 22, 2024, where they played songs not performed at the 10th anniversary tour final at Yokohama Arena, was SOLD OUT! 📢 JUST ANNOUNCED 📢 -- The Warning, a world-famous band from Mexico, and BAND-MAID will perform a dream two-band show! After meeting on our US tour in 2022, "The Warning" will be making their memorable first visit to Japan with BAND-MAID! Venue: EX THEATER RIPPONGI Date: Jun 12, 2024. -- BAND-MAID released a new song, "Bestie," co-written with Mike Einziger of INCUBUS! The MV dropped May 1st. -- BAND-MAID HALL TOUR 2024 -- June 28, 2024 (Fri) Nagoya City Public Hall, Aichi, Japan; July 5, 2024 (Fri) Osaka, Fenice Sakai Main Hall; July 14, 2024 (Sun) Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Kanagawa. -- FESTIVALS - July 21,OSAKA GIGANTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024; Aug 16,17 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2024 in EZO; Aug 17 SUMMER SONIC 2024 The Maids are one of the hardest working super groups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids, and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE!
There's a live version of their song Corallium on RUclips played in a small club setting and it has such a marvelous vocal musical density, very rich musical composition. They have such a range of musical direction that they explore. They also have a song called Shambles that comes from an anime sound track.
@@skrrytch Yes indeed, that whole Eggman show was amazing, it really showed off how important Miku is to the depth of the music vocally. I'm glad they haven't nuked the Instrumental Maid channel content.
Hello, I hope you are having a wonderful day, thank you for reacting to Band Maid. I'm glad you noticed their energy, this song was the 27th out of a 33 song setlist at a concert that lasted around 3 hours and 40 minutes, and they still had that much energy. They have over 120 songs in their discography and every song sounds different from the last song you heard; they tend to experiment with a lot of different genres, often times within the same song. I hope you will consider reacting to more of their music in the future. Please take care and have a great week.
Next level talent and musicianship. Band Maid is the greatest rock/hard rock band on the planet. Great reaction and thank you for supporting the Maids.
"Welcome home, princess". Yes, they formerly all had maid dresses which changed over time. But if you ask the band members they will tell you that all outfits are still maid dresses ... We MAIDiacs call them "their battle armour". Before some more details, I would recommend "Endless Story" from the same concert! That is kind of an opposite song to "Hate?" and was the final song of that 10th anniversary final concert in Yokohama. These ladies are masters at their instruments: Kanami (composer and lead guitar), Akane (drums) and Misa (bass). Then there is lead vocalist Saiki who is perfect for the Band Maid sound and Miku Kobato (rythm guitar, pure energy, most lyrics, fantastic backing vocals and harmonies). Miku wasn't able to play the guitar when she founded the band in 2013. I don't know of any other band where the fans' playlists differ so much. So, this is just a quite random selection of songs: For some very special live videos try Freedom, Play, Real existence and Endless Story. With Moratorium (Live at Zepp), Rinne (MV) and Dice you can hear more hard rock while more catchy songs are Choose me (MV), Bestie (MV) and Alone (MV). And if you want to hear some ballads then maybe About Us (MV) and Daydreaming (MV) are good picks. But don't miss some of their instrumentals like From now on (MV) and Onset (Live). And finally a very special live performance is Manners/Blackhole (Official Online Live)🍌 And there is more: For example the songs with Miku in lead, their christmas acoustic concert and the 'cover band' Band-Maiko ;-) But if you want to start at the beginning of their career (2013-2017) then go with Thrill (MV, their first video), Real Existence (second video, I recommend the official live video), Alone (MV, first own composition), Freedom(best LIVE performance), Choose Me, Play (LIVE!), ... By the way: 99% of their songs are very positive, also the lyrics❤ Some other band recommendations? Then try "The Sixsters" from Ukraine (Pick any song) and "Gacharic Spin" from Japan (song: "Mindset"). Have fun... Po
Great reaction! And thanks for what you wrote in the description. Personally I love both bands, but even if I didn't, I would still strongly agree. Btw Lovebites were actually in the audience for this show, so the two bands obviously get on very well.
I stumbled across Band-Maid almost 3 years ago. I did not know what to think of them at first. You might think they're an assembled idol group, but they are and then they aren't. Their management, Platinum Passport, wanted to promote them as an idol group with 'special characteristics' and distinct personalities, so Band-Maid went out of their way to give themselves outrageous 'special characteristics' and odd personalities. This has become a series of running gags that the band plays along with, as well as the maid cafe motif. While their music is generally uplifting and positive, humor plays a large role in their performances. Band-Maid is one of those unique acts that consistently delivers more than you expect. Your favorite Band-Maid song is the last one you heard and they have a *DEEP* catalog of unique songs and they can put together a different set list every night. BTW: this performance of "HATE?" was from the middle of a 3-1/2 hour long arena show where they performed 33 songs, keeping their fans on their feet the entire night. Three months later they performed a 23 song concert, only repeating three songs.
This band is far more than you expect. Way, way more. Just keep listening to them - and eventually Band-Maid hits you over the head with a sledgehammer.
They are really impressive live. And they are so nice. Back in the days when you could actually meet them Miko actually complimented me on my beard, even though I'm old and have a very scraggly beard. I appreciated the attempt. They and most of their fans are very nice
Think about the outfits as if they're BAND-MAID-CAFÉ: ♦ Hostess - Saiki - Black Suit - singer 1A ♦ Waitstaff - Miku - French Maid - singer 1B - rhythm guitar ♦ Waitstaff - Kanami - French Maid - lead guitar ♦ Barkeep - Misa - Ninja Maid - bass ♦ Chef - Akane - Pageboy Maid - drums Please note that it's been humorously pointed out that Akane loves to eat and Misa loves to drink so there will be no food or booze left at this particular restaurant.
One of the best bands in the world as they completely know and play their instruments superbly. They are very fun to watch and are much better live but they do have some cool music videos. They do always have a good time on stage and you can tell they are having fun. Try the song Freedom or Don't You Tell Me the official live videos. That are so fun to watch.
Welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 I witnessed this very performance at the venue on Nov.26, last year. Very exciting 3-hour-40-minute-long show with 33-song setlist. (Happy fatigue thereafter 😄) Band-Maid is one of the best bands in our country, especially in live performance. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.) Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
The bassist is name MISA and in my 11th year as a bassist, she was the one who convinced me to move to 5 strings a few years ago and I've never looked back
Welcome home princess 🕊️❤. Band-Maid is hands down the best rock band out there. These girls are so talented and they deserve a lot more attention. It's always nice to see another female reactor. Thanks for your reaction, po! 🕊️❤
Some of Lovebites members were at this concert ! I didn't know Band-Maid Fans and Lovebites Fans had a problem because Most Band-Maid Fans likes Lovebites ! Now if you start comparing Band-Maid to Baby Metal that's different =)
There is a troll who tries to start crap between the fanbases and he has a bunch of alt accounts. Saw him recently using lovebites user names that were just recently created to attack Hanabie.
@@cius2112 I was at the Hanabie premiere, and I can't say with certainty that all the accounts were trolls. I remembered the name of one of the instigators of the controversy in the comments, and I think he's actually part of Wolfpack. I came across a video in the recommendations with the title "TOP 5 MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN OF JAPANESE ROCK." And the same atmosphere of "goddess worship" reigns in the comments there. And the dude with the nickname @LovebitesisdomisdominatingBandMaid is not accused of trolling, on the contrary, he quite calmly participates in discussions with old LB fans.
Welcome Home!! 😀 Julia, on thing…the Maids mix all their music in stereo with the guitars in different sides. The lead guitar is in the right, which you heard, along with the rest of the band that’s split across both left and right. But the Rhythm guitar is nearly all only in the left side. You wouldn’t have heard much of it and won’t in any future video if you don’t listen in both ears. You need both ears to get the whole sound of the Maids. 🤷🏻♂️ Arguably the best rock band on planet earth 🌎, the Maids do it all! They’ve created their own genre of rock because they combine and reinovate every genre of rock into something fresh and their own in a way I haven’t heard in decades, Next? Their newest, all-English vocal song - “Bestie” - OMV Or “Wonderland” - OLV - to hear an amazing vocal performance by Saiki!! Or “Sayonakidori” - OLV - a Miku sung song (Red 🌺) Take care and rock on! 🤘🏼🔥🎸🥁🎤🎹🎼😎✌🏼 - “
Band Maid! ❤ 🤘🏽 Love them for resurrecting my love of rock music. I had almost given up hope for anything new, exciting and creative. I completely agree with you on the different languages adding a different feel to lyrics. I personally love Japanese, as it seems more percussive than English. The Maids are exceptional songwriters who can blend and bend genres inside their compositions. As a singer, I’m sure you will eventually find Saiki to have almost superhuman breath control. I would love to hear your thoughts on some of their more cinematic rock. “Wonderland” and “Puzzle” are two big, bombastic examples. But I selfishly hope someday you listen to their heavy metal instrumental “From Now On.” The lead guitarist and primary composer is a classically trained pianist and writes many songs on piano. In “From Now On,” she plays a short melody that I swear is based on an opera. But I have had no luck discovering which one! 😢 Thank you for hosting the Maids on your channel! 🕊️
Jules - check out Endless Story from this same Yokohama concert. Band-Maid's vocalist, Saiki, has a great performance! As for their Maid outfits: Fans and Maidiacs know, Miku -- the 2nd guitarist, lyricist, founder and who worked at a maid cafe -- wanted to show that everyday working "Kawaii" girls dressed as maids in high heels while having fun and smiling could rock as hard as any guy band sweating it up in their hip, poor tortured artists "outfits"... and by showing that contrast (the Gap), it would generate interest, which it so successfully has done! It also represents Woman Power (Equality), which is an important theme with the Maids. Now they show up as Maids for all band business and interviews, etc. and have created a long-lasting, unmistakable, visual band brand. Very cleaver, Miku. Your diabolical plan for world domination is working, Po! Of course, none of this would work if their music and stage performance wasn't at such a remarkably high level. Band-Maid is considered by many of their fans and Maidiacs to be the best hard rock band in the world - maid outfits and all!
Best rock band on the planet. Listen to anything from this concert. Everything they do is excellent and they do have a number of slower, mellower songs too but this primarily how they go at it. the members of this band are all pieces of a perfect puzzle. Misa is one of the best bassists around, she's called "the barefoot assassin". Four members of Lovebites were actually at this concert.
Welcome HOME PRINCESS MC🤗. For the Outfit, think you can say -we have 1.Classic (progressive)Maid outfit 2.HI-So Maid(Singer) and 3. 21st Century Maid(bassist)🤷🏻♀️😂. Very happy to see u like it.MORE MORE 🙏. Thanks for the reaction. See ya AGAIN
Not sure where you saw the comment, but it's likely from one of the trolls that frequents the community trying to spread hate (no pun intended lmao). Lovebites and Band Maid are like, actual friends. The musicians themselves get along nicely but then those "fans" just have to ruin things.
Band-Maid is truly amazing, they never disappoint!!! Keep going they have so so much more to give it's incredible 😊 try Blooming official music video also they are always better live ❤
The Maid costume are to create "the Gap" meaning the difference in what you are seeing "demure maids" vs what you are hearing Hard Rock. They are only the second Japanese band to be invited to Lollapalooza (the other X Japan 14 yrs ago) where they were a big hit. Misa bassist, is a master on the bass. Started music lessons at 3yo on the piano, but didn't stay with it. Went to guitar then the Bass. She still plays the piano, just not on stage. This is what Rolling Stone said: Japanese Rockers Band-Maid Put Guitar Center Showoffs to Shame There’s a pun to be made about how much Band-Maid ripped, but the Japanese group goes even harder than that. Fluctuating between hard rock, aughts nu-metal, and pop rock, each member of the quintet is a virtuoso in her own right with more than a decade of practice in Band-Maid alone. They lured curious onlookers into the fold when highlights like “Domination” and “Don’t You Tell Me” got huge reactions from the crowd, but it was the bass solo-versus-guitar solo duels mid-song that got the biggest cheers. This is what those guys in Guitar Center think their ridiculous riffing sounds like. Turns out it’s done best, and most effortlessly, by women in black-and-white maid dresses and frilly hair-pieces as they smile ear to ear. -N.C. NEXT - "Puzzle" live and "Domination" live
The lead vocalist had vocal cords polyps removal surgery in 2017. She’s on top of her game lately. Please check out ‘Wonderland’. While not vocally perfect it highlights her range.
Hate between fans ???? I think most fans like both groups to various degrees. My number one band is Band Maid, but I have several Lovebites songs on my playlists. It seems to me that there are a few trolls that go onto reactors channels to cause a stir. I suggest you just ignore those types.
To give you a brief history...Miku Kobato (the one in the stereotypical maid costume and the band's leader) worked in a maid cafe while she was forming the band. That is how the Band Maid name came about. It was kind of an extension of her side gig. She did a great job gathering all this amazing talent. All of these ladies are amazing.
Thanks for the reaction and comments. These ladies are FIRE!!!!! Arguably the best live rock band on the planet, their stage presence is unmatched and is at a level most other bands only dream about. Do check out their other official live videos. It doesn't matter which one. They're all equally impressive. Cheers!
Thank you for reacting to this amazing band. You’ll find they feature their bassist, Misa, a lot as she is an incredible musician. All of them are first rate musicians.
My favorite band. Great musicians, amazing song writer(s), wonderful personalities and 5 gals who truly care for each other. If you are interested, may I suggest ENDLESS STORY from the same concert. You will get to see the true heart of the band - opposite of HATE (lol). Thank you for reacting to these talented ladies, Jules.
First of all great reaction and thanks for checking out our Maids. It's not hyperbole when I say you could literally pick any song. Here are some good songs from Band Maid ( in no particular order): Honkai, brand new road, start over, order, alone, Arcadia girl, choose me, why why why, chemical reaction, don't apply the brake, shake that, glory, Beauty and the beast, don't you tell me, bubble, daydreaming, different, don't let me down, the nonfiction days, moratorium, cross, take me higher, time, secret my lips, fate, Rock in me, clang, turn me on, daydreaming, wonderland, bubble, the dragon cries, warning, blooming, no god, afterlife, hgk, Giovanni, from now on, corallium, influencer, shambles, before yesterday, I still seek revenge, freezer, reincarnation(rinne)
Never thought I would see an opera singer review our maids. After hearing your thoughts I would suggest you check out the official music video for "Unleash!!!!!" Because it's done in anime style. If you want to hear Saiki, the lead singer, at her best I think "Daydreaming", "Wonderland", "About Us", and "Endless Story" are your best bets. But save the official live video for "Endless Story" for last because it puts a,nice bow on everything. Welcome down the pigeon hole.
Also, love your graphic at the beginning. Band-Maid has tea time and even serves tea often, Po. Try The Nonfiction Days OMV for a tea party on the beach, or Don't You Tell Me OMV for a banquet interrupted, or Domination for a Power tea party.
3 are dressed as maids. The lead guitarist is wearing a newer version than what she normally wears. The bassist and lead singer are not wearing maid outfits but they stick to the same traditional outfit they always wear. Dont let the outfits fool you, they are some of the most talented musicians on the planet. Thank you for reacting to the greatest rock band on the planet.
Thanks for reacting to the greatest hard rock band in the world. Their unbelievable talent and overwhelming joy are what makes the Maidiacs love our Maids. Please check out more Band-Maid
Welcome to the fandom! 'She's so cool' - MISA exudes coolness 😎 I suggest these BM songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, Puzzle (live) & No God (live) I'd also suggest The Warning. =They're another all female rock band from Mexico. I suggest these TW songs: Money, Evolve (live VMAs), Automatic Sun, Sick, Disciple & Enter Sandman (Official video with Alessia Cara)
They all used to wear various traditional Japanese Maid Cafe uniforms. But, they have changed up over time to various Maid inspired outfits. Inspired from Spanish Maitre'd to Chinese Domestic style maid uniforms.
This is the new outfit for their 10th anniversary that's why their maid outfits are a bit different. I suggest you watch their old live performances like Domination or Freedom.
Okay, names, pronunciation, nicknames, and roles, in order that they joined the band. Miku Kobato - mee-koo - Kuruppo, the Little Pigeon, the Little Engine Who Will - band founder, backing (and occasionally lead) vocals, rhythm guitar, principal lyricist, tireless Spokespigeon and PR machine. Wielder of weapons grade cuteness. Poker shark and horse racing fanatic. So determined to see her band succeed that she fired herself as lead singer (she decided her voice wasn't strong enough for hard rock), then went looking for a replacement. Learned to play guitar after the band was formed. Definitely eccentric, possibly insane. Kanami Tono - kah-nah-mee - Kanamincho or just Mincho - lead guitar, keyboards, principal composer and arranger. On stage, she's a savant mad riffer with a room temperature IQ and a huge crush on Saiki. In reality, she's a genius, and not just musically- she has a degree in economics with honors. A sweet, motherly woman who turns into a beast when you hand her a guitar. Akane Hirose - ah-kah-neh - A-chan, the Gorilla - drums, sequencing, snacks, the leader the band doesn't have. What you see is what you get- a cheerful jock with a huge appetite who burns off the calories murdering her drums. Completely unflappable. Frequently snacks between songs. Has been known to sign her banana peels and throw them to the audience. MISA - mee-sah - the Barefoot Assassin, MISA MISA MISA! - bass, booze, occasional wet work. Usually stone faced. Barely acknowledges the audience's existence. Always has a beer or a bottle of Jim Beam on her Orange amp. Originally, these were ways of coping with stage fright. These days, that's just how the assassin rolls. Saiki Atsumi - sah-ee-kee (but Psyche is close enough) - the Ice Queen, Sensei, Sai-chan - lead vocals, some lyrics, the "We're done" girl. Fashionista and train nerd. Regards her band mates, especially Kanami and Miku, with bemused exasperation. In total command on stage; hides behind Miku off stage (she's actually kind of shy).
Welcome to the land of the Maidiacs. Yes they do enjoy what they do. You can tell that they're friends and they love what they do, even after 10 years. You should check out Domination, the official Live video.
The "B" in Band-Maid stands for fun 😊 You will barely find a happier and tighter band around these days. I'm glad you liked them. I also have an Anime suggestion for you, please watch "Bocchi the Rock". It's about a newly formed rock band with young girls in it and their struggles in music and life. So wholesome and heartfelt 🥰 Thanks 🤘🏻 🙂
1:55 - Yes, their theme is maids (Maid servers are common in some Japanese cafes). However, these outfits are a slow departure from the maid outfits they've worn in past performances and videos. 8:25 - That's the best part about BAND-MAID. No member is above everyone else and each performer is given the opportunity to shine. 10:15 - BM's lyrics are usually motivational and inspirational but this song is an exception. Long story short, the lyrics point to a cheating boyfriend whose girlfriend is a good friend of this band's lead singer (Saiki).
Welcome home, Princess Jules! Lovebites is very good and talented as well, and they have their style and fanbase. No Hate? will be seen from our end. Peace Love and Po! 🕊
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is BAND-MAID, I'm glad you mentioned the language, as I keep telling people, music is universal, and how many English speaking bands change to other languages just to please the audience (0).
Hello, Welcome to the Band-Maid. This is part of a file I post for new reactors to the Ladies of Band-Maid. I have much more to this file if you are interested. Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band) Name/Age: Nickname: Position: Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist, Age: 32 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements 10/21/91 Cluppo Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Backing Age: 32 Kanamincho/ Tracks, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements 9/28/91 Mincho Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks, Age: 33 Ah-Chan Arrangements 12/14/90 MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks, Age: 31 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements 10/15/92 Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Piano, Backing Vocals on Age: 30 Sai-Chan/ Backing Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements 2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher) And for most of us there is no problems between Lovebites and Band-Maid. Most of the ladies of Lovebites are close personal friends to the Ladies of Band-Maid. In fact Haruna and Akane, the drummers, often hang out together with a few other drummer friends from other bands. It is probably because of their shared admiration of Nao from Maximum the Hormone. However in every fandom there will be a few who are a little less mature. So I apologize for those who may have cluttered up your comment section. I have much more of that information file if you would like me to post it, please just leave a reply to this comment. I will suggest that in the future when listening to Band-Maid, you use over the ear open back headphones. As part of their "Sound" is how the instruments are panned either left, right, or centered. And how the panning of the instruments change during a song depending on which line or bar of the song they are on. Their unique sound mixing is just one of the things which makes Band-Maid songs stand out. During the extended bridge/breakdown leading into the solo, with just having 1 ear bud in you probably missed the important interplay between the bass guitar and both the lead and rhythm guitar. The rhythm guitarist's signal is almost exclusively panned to the hard left, while the Lead guitarist's signal is MOSTLY panned hard right, except during certain features of songs. Those features, are solos, and some bridges. During them the lead guitarist's signal is mixed part way into the left channel to make her guitar stand out more. However with only one channel, you miss that interplay. And this song was written by the lead guitarist, Kanami, with lyrics by the primary lead singer Saiki. Saiki was upset with all of the reports of adultery/cheating going on during the lockdowns plus a personal friend of hers was also cheated on, so she wrote the lyrics as a form of catharsis (Catharsis is also the name of another Band-Maid song and is extremely good in all 3 versions, 2 of those versions are available on their RUclips channel. The Live acoustic version and the studio full version in the play list for their album Conqueror. There is a 3rd version that was only performed live, and there is no official video of it.) I look forward to your future reactions of the Ladies. As for what songs I recommend? I will tell you ANY and ALL. These 5 brilliant young Ladies are the only band I have found where I enjoy their entire catalog of music. Not even The Who, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, RUSH, or Styx have done that to me. Only these 5 young Ladies. So please, just pick one or two or a dozen of their songs, and I guarantee you, they will be good songs.
Hate? was song #27 of 33 (3.5 hrs). Saiki (lead V) wrote the lyrics from a 4th person prospective (Cheater, Victim, Mistress, Saiki).Side note: it appears Saiki is a "The Simpsons" fan, and wanted to use Bart's "I Hate you" phrase in a song, and here we have it, Po! PS, From this show on, they had refined their "Fighting gear," as they call their maid uniform. They commissioned @kimikatrock, a boutique vintage dress designer, to develop gear unique to each personality. I think the Look is Maid Cafe Biker Chic, Po! Btw, Was there (from LA). 🦍🍌
Ah, another Maidiac is born! I think these ladies are one of the best all around rock groups on the planet. I do generally prefer their official live videos over their OMVs. Other than that just play them. They seriously don’t seem to be capable of writing a bad song. Also Misa Misa Misa! You should also check out the three young sisters out of Monterey Mexico. They call them selves The Warning. The youngest sister is the bassist and she is not yet 20 years old. They have been playing as a band for over 10 years. They are phenomenal and taking the rock scene by storm. I suggest you start with their latest release “Automatic Sun” Cheers from Texas! 🇨🇱🤘🏻😎
THE best Hard Rock band on Earth. Think that covers everything. PS Lovebites are THE best Metal band on Earth! Also, Lovebites were in the audience at this concert because they - like the vast majority of us fans of both bands - are fine people who appreciate superb musicianship and don't have time for trolls.
Miku, the Founder, has stuck with the standard French Maid outfit, though modified. MISA was the first to go All Black, but the others have strayed from the maid concept more with each new outfit. Which comes with every new tour. They brought out these new ones for this show which was the Finale of the 10th Anniversary Tour
I wish they were around when I was stationed in Northern japan my lady friends would take me down south to the maid cafes and the pachinko arcades I did get to see them live in silver spring maryland a few years ago THEY KICKED ASS! Ohaiyo gozaimas played bass in a punk cover band before I got on the turntables
Maid Sama : "The class president is a maid!". I have seen it and it's good. Much better than "Hand Maid May", which was funny, but a real stretch of the imagination. My favorite maid anime is "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid". Don't judge me until you watch it.🙂
Love "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid"..and have been lucky enough to have visited many of the real life locations used in the show during my last trip to see the MAID's in Japan (I was at this concert!..YAY!)...I also visited real life locations for "Super CUB", "Bocchi The Rock" and "Non Non Biyori"...And without knowing it.."Mitsuboshi Colors"...A couple of the scenes in that show are seen in BAND-MAID's "Don't Let Me Down" MV.....BTW the park where the swing is that Hitori is sitting on when Nijika first finds her in Ep.1 of "Bocchi the Rock" is a short walk from the temple used as the backdrop for BAND-MAID's "Real Existence" MV.
All five are dressed as maids, but different kinds, as you noted. Guitarists Kanami and Miku are dressed as more stereotypical maids, though Kanami recently switched up her design to go with more of a black theme. Drummer Akane is the third member with a variation on the traditional maid outfit, though hers is more sleek and stylized to allow her more freedom of movement behind the drums. Lead singer Saiki is wearing a servant's outfit more akin to a housemother or governess outfit. The bassist MISA employs what they call an "assassin maid" aesthetic that is based partially on classic Chinese designs and the assassin maids of manga and anime. So all five are dressed as maids, but only three are in what most people would recognize as traditional maid outfits.
I am so impressed that Kanami took up guitar for the same reason so many other rockers did "she wanted to impress the girls'. oh and I want to Misa's booze tech.
Welcome! Live Band Maid is best Band Maid....it's always a joy to see an opera singer react. You're already used to the voice as an instrument rather than a "lyric producer". No matter the language, the voice taken as a dynamic instrument, even if all that's sung is la la la.... An instrumental? BAND-MAID / From Now On (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/a6ZSvmnkS00/видео.html Something heavy? BAND-MAID / REAL EXISTENCE (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/-qQnKILR5u0/видео.html BAND-MAID - PLAY (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/3LxX_t4vg7U/видео.html BAND-MAID - Domination (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html BAND-MAID / Manners, BLACK HOLE (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/iaf94nNSRGE/видео.html BAND-MAID / Don't you tell ME (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/SOj3qXBhiP4/видео.htmlsi=5_tv4czzMgjNMoz2 Something light? BAND-MAID / Daydreaming (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/RCaeUkrItyY/видео.html BAND-MAID / Wonderland (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/x4hxLeHbqZo/видео.html BAND-MAID / About Us (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/qicgVAxCYV8/видео.html Not THAT light.... BAND-MAID / endless Story (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/Za1y-RRVd70/видео.htmlsi=d63m4ABAZlC71LUZ
By the way: I read alot comments when listening to Band Maid reactions and NEVER have seen any negative comment about Lovebites. Maybe under the LB videos? Most reactors already know Lovebites and Baby Metal, so i don't see recommendations for them under Band Maid reactions.
Just recently, there were some very new reactors having recommendations for Band-Maid and then LOVEBITES, being excited about both, even more often as in this case, where Jules first tested LOVEBITES and then Band-Maid. But it doesn't matter, which comes first! Unter LOVEBITES videos, you'll also find recommendations for up to 20 (or even more) Japanese bands, most definitely for Band-Maid, sometimes Babymetal (who I can't take too seriously), Nemophila, Hanabie, Gacheric Spin, and many more.
Welcome Princesses Jules. Great reaction. They are impressive and if you like bass features, Band-Maid does it more than most band. The Pigeon-hole is deep and wide....buckle up and enjoy the ride. PO!🕊 WORLD DOMINATION!🤘😆🤘 BTW...the Maids call their fans Masters and Princesses. Their live concerts Okyu-ji's (servings) and have a Omajinai Time (Magic Spell Time) during one of the MC breaks. All keeping with the Japan Maid Cafe theme.
May be not the best songs to showcase Saiki singing capability. Check Endless Story live from the same 10th Anniversary show to see how good is her voice after almost 4h into the show.
Lovebites also has a great bassist but the ones that shine are (M&M) Midori and Miyako duo Guitarists Miyako also plays guitar and like Band Maid the drummer is a beast on double bass drums and their singer Asami also plays Piano and when they sing ballads you can hear her R&B voice
You just listened to the best rock band on earth…..past, present and foreseeable future. Their dress and maid outfits are designed by them and their whole concept has a woman’s touch that rock music desperately needed. The guitarist (Kanami) and bass (MISA) are world class if not the best at their craft. The drummer (Akane) should not be overlooked as she too is world class (if not the best). Saiki, the lead singer, is the best female rock vocalist of all time. Miku, rhythm guitarist, is a great lyricist and singer in her own right. In conclusion, the BEST ROCK BAND on the planet!! Great reaction, you have more than a 100+ Band Maid song to go!! I LOVE BAND MAID❤
Welcome to the BandMaid experience. The greatest proper rock and roll band of the 21st century. Here's some opinions and facts:
•Bass solos are more likely to happen than not
•Guitar solos are shorter, far shorter than you would like them to be
•Unless you are superhuman, you will not/ can not be able to pick up everything they're doing to make that song great on the first listen.
•Genre? Genres?? We don' need no stinkin" genre!
•If you like a hard rocking crazy fast tune? Well how about it done as a slower acoustic version? They do that.
•April Fools Day 2019
As a joke they recorded a redo of Secret my Lips with traditional instruments and with lyrics in a Kyoto dialect. MV is stunningly beautiful.
•The linchpin member of the band gets the least notice/praise. The Mighty Miku Kobato founder/lead singer steps back to make way for a new more hard rock vocalist. They want her to hold a guitar so she does and learns to play on the fly, performing all the while she's learning. So the person who willed the band into existence, who is the primary lyricist, the only member who sings and plays an instrument most of the time gets the least comments from reactors. Oh yeah she has her own signature model guitar from Zematis.
•There is no "I" in BANDMAID. Well ok there is one "I" but my point is the songs are written by BandMaid. Not just Kanami Tono. The highly innovative bass and drum lines are created by Akane and MISA. There are no George songs and John&Paul songs. There are only BandMaid songs.
•10 plus years with the same line up. Think about that.
•More hooks, riffs and motifs in many songs than most bands have on an album. Check it out. No hyperbole.
•Use of puns, wordplay using homophones between Japanese and English are not the exception. They are typical of Kobato's lyrics.
•Despite the fact that their LIVE videos are superior to the official studio MV"s the latter are excellent. Funny, graphic, innovative and stunningly beautiful works of art describe what you get with BandMaid's official MV's.
•As close to the Beatles in terms of unique persona of the members as any group since the Monkees. MISA is quiet and drinks. Akane is happy and eats, Miku is klutzy and CUTE, Kanami is an airhead who crushes on Saiki and Saiki was the Ice Queen. But the Ice Queen has thoroughly thawed. See Yokohama's Endless Story! Their image is carefully crafted or spontaneous or both.
•Many songs have catch phrases or singalong sections to engage the audience. Many songs are in English and Japanese.Most songs are full of joy as well.
•They're having a ball. They enjoy performing. They enjoy the fans. They enjoy each other.
•Make no mistake, this is not a regular band.
Oh boy: These words are so true and very well put together. 🥰 Very well done!
Very accurate summary. Dont mind if I steal it for me "Introduction to Band-Maid.docx" 💕
Thank you, weeb.
There's certainly no hate between the bands themselves. As a matter of fact Loovebites singer, drummer and guitarist were at this Band-Maid concert and tweeted about it. Saiki, the lead singer for Band-Maid spotted them in the crowd and waved at them even as she was singing. I would love to see you react to Endless Story live, which was the show closer for this 10th anniversary concert. It will give you another dimension to Band-Maid.
Miku went a bit crazy and waved as she passed them too. Obviously great mates
Oh yes! The coolest song especially for us fans!!!!
Big positive for me is their versatility. They have over 110 song catalog. Every type of rock, pop, punk, bluesy, classic, hard, jazzy, emo, proggy., and killer acoustic versions. For a very different side, their latest video, Bestie. We, old timers, used to call that style "soft rock".
If BAND-MAID were any more impressive there would be a permanent dent of a giant Maids bow in the Earth. That's an unproven scientific fact.🤓
The Unseen World. 🤓
@@johnmatthew102does old mr. b know about lovebites' additional dates in London?🤔
Gary, that's an Unseen (but definitely tangible) fact. 😜
If you look carefully...
I think I saw that in UNLEASH!!!!!
The musicianship in Japan is just another level. So many elite level musicians across many genres, especially rock & metal, with the all female bands leading the way.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Band-Maid. 10 years in and they have amassed an incredibly deep and diverse catalog. I think you are going to like these ladies. Generally considered hard rock, they pull from so many genres it really is hard to pin them down. They are truly talented musicians that always have interesting things happening in their compositions. They can sound wonderfully nostalgic yet are fresh and innovative. Best of all they always make me smile!
Thank you for your wonderful comment. You can see on the screen that the bass and guitar are amazing, but please feel the drums as well. What's most amazing is that the lead guitarist has composed over 130 songs, the rhythm guitarist has written the lyrics, and there are no bad songs. I think they are probably one of the world's top rock groups. Please enjoy their music.
🐦 *Jules* 🐦
Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world:
*Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)*
*Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals
*Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist
*Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer
*MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist
If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_
Below is a list of songs that will get you started
*Choose Me(MV) - 2018*
*Dice(MV) - 2018*
*Real Existence Live - Zepp Tokyo 2018*
*Blooming(MV) - 2019*
*ONSET - Zepp Tokyo 2018* (instrumental)
I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from:
*2017-STUDIO COAST*
*2018-Zepp Tokyo*
*2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA*
*2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC*
In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘
*100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*
Thank you, weeb.
Roger, you the man!!!!! I'm so glad that there are more females reacting to my favorite rock band in the world. Jules, welcome to the world of Band-Maid! These five young Japanese females are insanely talented. They have been commissioned to do several entres and outres for anime series and films inJapan. They even made their own anime featured official music video with the song "Unleash". Band-Maid has been together intact as a rock group for over ten years. They have recorded over 130 songs, every one of them good and several are outstanding. "Hate?" was performed at the band's 10th Anniversary Tour finale in Yokohama last November. There are a few videos from that concert that the band has released on RUclips including "Unleash", "Don't You Tell ME", and "Endless Story". Band-Maid's latest release is "Bestie" a rock power ballad. It's a mid-tempo song that is a heartfelt tribute to the band from Miku Kobato, the band's founder, rhythm guitarist, and main lyricist to her bandmates, her "besties". Mike Einziger of the American rock band Incubus collaborated with them on the song. Jules, the more Band-Maid songs you react to you will find the Maidiacs (that's what Band-Maid fans call ourselves) will be supportive of your channel. You'll find out that we will give you plenty of song requests to react to for your next foray into J-Rock. I love it when new female reactors listen to Band-Maid. There are far too many of us old geezers that fallen in love with the talent of Band-Maid. We need musically talented young women to react to their music and give us their insights and knowledge into the music we love.
Pretty sure that wasn’t Roger! Not positive. 🍸🥸
Okay 9074!
Again Hats off to Roger!!!!!😍
Knowing the context of the song and the lyrics, go back and watch the bass and guitar battle and this time watch it as an argument. An argument between the guy(bass) and the girl(guitar). The bass starts the argument, the guitar answers, the bass argues more, the guitar answers back, they begin "yelling" at each other, but eventually the girl (guitar) has the last word and finishes the argument. And the singer with that final extra angry LALALALALA! Is...*chefs kiss* the perfect ending to this song.
Thank you for reacting to BAND-MAID. The bass is an show piece of this band and many of their songs highlight the bass, but even when they don't it's always going nuts in the background elevating the song.
This is their 10th anniversary concert with the original 5 members.
Band-Maid are one of a kind, there is no one else like them anywhere!! The girls are best friends and like sisters, they always have a great time performing. Lovebites are a great band too and I try to support them as best as I can. Lovebites and Band-Maid are friends, the 2 drummers Akane and Haruna quite often celebrate birthdays together and 3 members of Lovebites attended this concert and were found in the crowd by the singer and guitarist Kanami. Lovebites tweeted after the show and posted a pic and the Maids replied saying they would also love to attend a Lovebites show. thanks for checking out the Maids. cheers
Welcome to *BAND MAID!*
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Is it Sir Rog. Am i close?🤪
@@GaryHolloway-810 I have no Idea what you’re talking about Harry! 🍸🥸
I assert diplomatic immunity from RUclips on behalf of Ambassadors of Band Maid!
Welcome, Jules. You are embarking on (along with many others - over 200 million YT views plus over 40 million reactor plays!) an awesome, progressive, hard-rock journey with 5 incredible women. Here's my intro blurb for those who may be new to Band-Maid:
BAND-MAID’s songs and sound beat with the heart and soul of all rockers. But you’ll also hear heavy influences of Prog, Punk, Metal and Pop, with nice touches of Blues, Jazz, Funk and Grunge. Sometimes they use multiple genres within the same song. Their Composition, Execution, Joy of Playing, Consistency (130+ songs), Uniqueness, Charisma, Charm and, oh yeah, Cuteness factor, position them as becoming the hard rock Beatles of our time! In other words, they’re destined for mega-stardom.
Each member's personalities are super interesting and their musicianship among the best. Their writing, arrangements and overall sound, especially guitar tones and drums, are kick-ass! Having seen them LIVE, I can honestly say their performance, sound, stage appearance, and band synergy is off-the-rails spectacular!
Band-Maid is the only band in decades where I love nearly EVERY song they’ve done. I have over 70 favorites! "Thrill" (2014) is a great place to start: ruclips.net/video/Uds7g3M-4lQ/видео.html Their songs from albums Unleash, Unseen World, Conqueror, World Domination, Just Bring It, Brand New Maid, and New Beginning drive even more - Hate?, Shambles, Influencer, Warning, No God, Different, Black Hole, Rinne, Blooming, Moratorium, Domination, Clang, Dice, Spirit, Don’t You Tell Me, Turn Me On, Fate, Play, Hide-And-Seek, Secret My Lips, Puzzle, Choose Me, I Can’t Live Without You, and on and on.
But don’t miss out on their powerful, beautifully written, mid-tempo songs like Daydreaming, Bestie, About Us, Memorable, Anemone, Endless Story, PAGE, At The Drop Of A Hat, Mirage and Smile... or more punky like After Life, Don’t Let Me Down and Screaming… or funky like Bubble… or bluesy like Manners and The Dragon Cries… or poppy like Start Over… or a bit jazzy like Wonderland… or progressive like No God, Giovanni, and Black Hole… or cultural like the Band-Maiko series… or instrumentals like From Now On, Don’t Be Long, Onset, Without Holding Back and Going Nuts… or their many acoustic versions like Catharsis and Sayonakidori... and last but not least, their Anime hits (AniMaid) like Sense, Glory and Unleash!!!!! (from their own Anime MV (series?)): ruclips.net/video/7LB_EPS48HE/видео.html)
And many songs are represented with over 50 well produced music videos. ruclips.net/user/BANDMAID
Most performances should be experienced from their LIVE audience & online OKYUJI concerts:
2023 Yokohama 10th Year Anniversary Concert “Endless Story” ruclips.net/video/Za1y-RRVd70/видео.html
ONLINE OKYU-JI (Feb. 11, 2021) “No God” ruclips.net/video/nAdWnIRjGak/видео.html
Tokyo's LINE CUBE SHIBUYA (February 14, 2020) “Domination” ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html
ZEPP 2018 “Real Existence” ruclips.net/video/-qQnKILR5u0/видео.html
Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 and other full concerts are on bandmaidprime.tokyo, bili, and official Band-Maid’s DVD/BD/CD.
And some of the better quality fan videos are excellent. Here’s two of what it’s like to see Band-Maid LIVE at an intimate venue:
Shot by Pat McKee from their 2023 US tour concert in Detroit: ruclips.net/video/DgxU-MVjta0/видео.html
See the Maids 2023 Rockville Festival’s short-set perfection performance: ruclips.net/video/vjZkNeoGmhc/видео.html
If you like Band-Maid, make sure to support them by purchasing some concert tickets, live streams, CD, DVD/BD & merch, etc. bandmaid.tokyo
Like most Band-Maid songs, I like them from the get-go but really start to appreciate them after more hearings and seeing their LIVE videos. I'll go back and see an older song like YOLO, Order, Shake That, Freezer, Don’t Let Me Down, Before Yesterday, Real Existence, Non Fiction Days and Alone, etc. and realize there's no band that can consistently construct and play like Band-Maid.
For fun, check out:
"Mega Band-Maid Mix" by DJ Ray of some of their earlier stuff: facebook.com/djrayboston/videos/1004709499579009
Band-Maid MIDI covers: www.youtube.com/@DeanF_MIDI
Reimagined compositions of Band-Maid songs: www.youtube.com/@fxdxmusic
Band-Maid Members:
Saiki Atsumi (Sy-i-Key or Psyche) “StarQueen" - Lead vocals, arrangements and melodies. At 30 and the youngest, “Sensei” (Teacher) as band members call her, has the last word on many musical decisions. High-heels or sneakers, Sai-chan’s smile melts away her sometimes perceived, coldish persona. Saiki’s powerhouse performances, charisma, and voice focus the experience that’s driven her to the top echelon of hard rock frontwomen... or frontmen!
Miku Kobato (Me-Ku) "Small Pigeon" - Rhythm guitar, vocals, lyricist, 32 years old. “Koba”, as Saiki calls her, is the Band founder and a firecracker MC & PR SpokesPigeon, po! Her “Magic Spell Time” charm and energy ignite the room. Kuruppo! No, no, no… KURUPPO!!
Kanami Tono (Ka-Na-Me) “Princess” - Lead guitar, keyboards, 32 years old, is a prolific writer of most Band-Maid material. Kanami (translates “Song Wave”) is a possessed riff-slayer who’s so damn adorable it hurts. The only thing you want from Mincho is more!
Akane Hirose (A-Ka-Nay) "Gorilla" - Drums, 33 years old, band energizer & co-clown with MISA. Achi’s talents include massive consumption of noodles and bananas, of course, (even during performance!) while revolutionizing rock drumming with relentless drive, dynamics and the kick. This “DrumZilla” is the Party!
MISA (Me-Sa) "Barefoot Assassin" - Bass, 31 years old. An alluring free spirit driving her 5-string to rapturous low-ends while pulling off surprising counter leads with Kanami, off-stage MISA is the band’s goofball ballerina. Sometimes seen as the Mysterious One because she lets her instrument do the talking, the Assassin literally kills it… every note... uniting Band-Maid’s world-class rhythm section. A slug of JB, a slight grin, and let the slappin’ begin… MISA! MISA! MISA!
Maidiacs (Maid-e-acts) - Band-Maid’s crazed yet supportive, knowledgeable and loyal Super Fans.
[BAND-MAID NEWS]
BAND-MAID PRIME - Special Video Distribution Website. Along with nearly 50 great play-through’s by each member, concerts and skits, Band-Maid management / label(s) have included the Acoustic Christmas 2021, ZEPP 2018 and Shinkiba Studio Coast 2017 concerts! Fans can now see more than 50 great live performances with awesome audio, etc. like Fate, I Can't Live Without You and the great MISA / Kanami exchange in Don't You Tell Me. Those concerts are two of the best produced & performed concerts ever recorded, IMO. bandmaidprime.tokyo
The Maids SOLD OUT 2023 US & Mexico tour wrapped up and was a fantastic success. And so many great live fancams to watch! Their playing and antics were as fresh and fun to experience from first show to last. BRAVO Band-Maid!!!!! In addition, their Japan tour finished up with 13 concerts, AND they’re writing and recording for their new album. Their 10th Anniversary Tour concluded at Japan’s 17,000 seat Yokohama Arena on Nov. 26, 2023 and in Hong Kong Dec. 21! And their latest 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR SPIN OFF concert at KT ZEPP YOKOHAMA on February 22, 2024, where they played songs not performed at the 10th anniversary tour final at Yokohama Arena, was SOLD OUT!
📢 JUST ANNOUNCED 📢
-- The Warning, a world-famous band from Mexico, and BAND-MAID will perform a dream two-band show! After meeting on our US tour in 2022, "The Warning" will be making their memorable first visit to Japan with BAND-MAID! Venue: EX THEATER RIPPONGI Date: Jun 12, 2024.
-- BAND-MAID released a new song, "Bestie," co-written with Mike Einziger of INCUBUS! The MV dropped May 1st.
-- BAND-MAID HALL TOUR 2024 -- June 28, 2024 (Fri) Nagoya City Public Hall, Aichi, Japan; July 5, 2024 (Fri) Osaka, Fenice Sakai Main Hall; July 14, 2024 (Sun) Kanagawa Kenmin Hall, Kanagawa.
-- FESTIVALS - July 21,OSAKA GIGANTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024; Aug 16,17 RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL 2024 in EZO; Aug 17 SUMMER SONIC 2024
The Maids are one of the hardest working super groups in the business! Their music, their sound, each of the Maids, and the love that permeates their live events is an experience not to be missed. Hope you can catch them LIVE!
There's a live version of their song Corallium on RUclips played in a small club setting and it has such a marvelous vocal musical density, very rich musical composition. They have such a range of musical direction that they explore. They also have a song called Shambles that comes from an anime sound track.
Oh yes. I love that version of Corallium. You mean the live performance at "Eggman", right?!
@@skrrytch Yes indeed, that whole Eggman show was amazing, it really showed off how important Miku is to the depth of the music vocally. I'm glad they haven't nuked the Instrumental Maid channel content.
Hello, I hope you are having a wonderful day, thank you for reacting to Band Maid. I'm glad you noticed their energy, this song was the 27th out of a 33 song setlist at a concert that lasted around 3 hours and 40 minutes, and they still had that much energy. They have over 120 songs in their discography and every song sounds different from the last song you heard; they tend to experiment with a lot of different genres, often times within the same song. I hope you will consider reacting to more of their music in the future. Please take care and have a great week.
wow! just wow!
Thank you for the nice reaction. For beautiful melodies, check Wonderland, Daydreaming or Puzzle.
I will check it out
Thanks great reaction !!!!! Can't wait for your next BAND-MAID reaction!!!!!🕊🍌🍻☕⚾
Next level talent and musicianship. Band Maid is the greatest rock/hard rock band on the planet. Great reaction and thank you for supporting the Maids.
When I subbed I did not expect to see a Band Maid reaction video, but I love it!
"Welcome home, princess". Yes, they formerly all had maid dresses which changed over time. But if you ask the band members they will tell you that all outfits are still maid dresses ... We MAIDiacs call them "their battle armour".
Before some more details, I would recommend "Endless Story" from the same concert! That is kind of an opposite song to "Hate?" and was the final song of that 10th anniversary final concert in Yokohama.
These ladies are masters at their instruments: Kanami (composer and lead guitar), Akane (drums) and Misa (bass). Then there is lead vocalist Saiki who is perfect for the Band Maid sound and Miku Kobato (rythm guitar, pure energy, most lyrics, fantastic backing vocals and harmonies). Miku wasn't able to play the guitar when she founded the band in 2013.
I don't know of any other band where the fans' playlists differ so much. So, this is just a quite random selection of songs: For some very special live videos try Freedom, Play, Real existence and Endless Story. With Moratorium (Live at Zepp), Rinne (MV) and Dice you can hear more hard rock while more catchy songs are Choose me (MV), Bestie (MV) and Alone (MV). And if you want to hear some ballads then maybe About Us (MV) and Daydreaming (MV) are good picks. But don't miss some of their instrumentals like From now on (MV) and Onset (Live). And finally a very special live performance is Manners/Blackhole (Official Online Live)🍌 And there is more: For example the songs with Miku in lead, their christmas acoustic concert and the 'cover band' Band-Maiko ;-)
But if you want to start at the beginning of their career (2013-2017) then go with Thrill (MV, their first video), Real Existence (second video, I recommend the official live video), Alone (MV, first own composition), Freedom(best LIVE performance), Choose Me, Play (LIVE!), ...
By the way: 99% of their songs are very positive, also the lyrics❤
Some other band recommendations? Then try "The Sixsters" from Ukraine (Pick any song) and "Gacharic Spin" from Japan (song: "Mindset").
Have fun... Po
thank you my friend!
I’ve seen them twice live. They’re my favorite live music performances of any genre I’ve ever seen.
Great reaction! And thanks for what you wrote in the description. Personally I love both bands, but even if I didn't, I would still strongly agree. Btw Lovebites were actually in the audience for this show, so the two bands obviously get on very well.
I stumbled across Band-Maid almost 3 years ago. I did not know what to think of them at first. You might think they're an assembled idol group, but they are and then they aren't. Their management, Platinum Passport, wanted to promote them as an idol group with 'special characteristics' and distinct personalities, so Band-Maid went out of their way to give themselves outrageous 'special characteristics' and odd personalities. This has become a series of running gags that the band plays along with, as well as the maid cafe motif. While their music is generally uplifting and positive, humor plays a large role in their performances.
Band-Maid is one of those unique acts that consistently delivers more than you expect. Your favorite Band-Maid song is the last one you heard and they have a *DEEP* catalog of unique songs and they can put together a different set list every night.
BTW: this performance of "HATE?" was from the middle of a 3-1/2 hour long arena show where they performed 33 songs, keeping their fans on their feet the entire night. Three months later they performed a 23 song concert, only repeating three songs.
This band is far more than you expect. Way, way more. Just keep listening to them - and eventually Band-Maid hits you over the head with a sledgehammer.
They are really impressive live. And they are so nice. Back in the days when you could actually meet them Miko actually complimented me on my beard, even though I'm old and have a very scraggly beard. I appreciated the attempt. They and most of their fans are very nice
They are rock and roll guardian angels and the best hard rock band on this planet🤘Keep an eye on them!!
Think about the outfits as if they're BAND-MAID-CAFÉ:
♦ Hostess - Saiki - Black Suit - singer 1A
♦ Waitstaff - Miku - French Maid - singer 1B - rhythm guitar
♦ Waitstaff - Kanami - French Maid - lead guitar
♦ Barkeep - Misa - Ninja Maid - bass
♦ Chef - Akane - Pageboy Maid - drums
Please note that it's been humorously pointed out that Akane loves to eat and Misa loves to drink so there will be no food or booze left at this particular restaurant.
One of the best bands in the world as they completely know and play their instruments superbly. They are very fun to watch and are much better live but they do have some cool music videos. They do always have a good time on stage and you can tell they are having fun. Try the song Freedom or Don't You Tell Me the official live videos. That are so fun to watch.
Welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 I witnessed this very performance at the venue on Nov.26, last year. Very exciting 3-hour-40-minute-long show with 33-song setlist. (Happy fatigue thereafter 😄)
Band-Maid is one of the best bands in our country, especially in live performance. We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.)
Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
The bassist is name MISA and in my 11th year as a bassist, she was the one who convinced me to move to 5 strings a few years ago and I've never looked back
Welcome home princess 🕊️❤.
Band-Maid is hands down the best rock band out there. These girls are so talented and they deserve a lot more attention. It's always nice to see another female reactor. Thanks for your reaction, po! 🕊️❤
Thank you, you are awesome!
Some of Lovebites members were at this concert ! I didn't know Band-Maid Fans and Lovebites Fans had a problem because Most Band-Maid Fans likes Lovebites ! Now if you start comparing Band-Maid to Baby Metal that's different =)
I love Band Maid and I like Lovebites and Babymetal (big Fan of MoaMetal)
There is a troll who tries to start crap between the fanbases and he has a bunch of alt accounts. Saw him recently using lovebites user names that were just recently created to attack Hanabie.
@@cius2112 I was at the Hanabie premiere, and I can't say with certainty that all the accounts were trolls. I remembered the name of one of the instigators of the controversy in the comments, and I think he's actually part of Wolfpack. I came across a video in the recommendations with the title "TOP 5 MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN OF JAPANESE ROCK." And the same atmosphere of "goddess worship" reigns in the comments there. And the dude with the nickname @LovebitesisdomisdominatingBandMaid is not accused of trolling, on the contrary, he quite calmly participates in discussions with old LB fans.
Sorry, but in my top I only gave BM one place, the 2nd place it was taken by Saiki. Miyako seems to be in the lead.
It's not different. I'm not personally a fan of Babymetal but I respect them. No need to throw shade on any other artists.
Welcome Home!! 😀
Julia, on thing…the Maids mix all their music in stereo with the guitars in different sides. The lead guitar is in the right, which you heard, along with the rest of the band that’s split across both left and right.
But the Rhythm guitar is nearly all only in the left side. You wouldn’t have heard much of it and won’t in any future video if you don’t listen in both ears. You need both ears to get the whole sound of the Maids. 🤷🏻♂️
Arguably the best rock band on planet earth 🌎, the Maids do it all! They’ve created their own genre of rock because they combine and reinovate every genre of rock into something fresh and their own in a way I haven’t heard in decades,
Next? Their newest, all-English vocal song
- “Bestie” - OMV
Or
“Wonderland” - OLV - to hear an amazing vocal performance by Saiki!!
Or
“Sayonakidori” - OLV - a Miku sung song (Red 🌺)
Take care and rock on! 🤘🏼🔥🎸🥁🎤🎹🎼😎✌🏼
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Band Maid! ❤ 🤘🏽 Love them for resurrecting my love of rock music. I had almost given up hope for anything new, exciting and creative.
I completely agree with you on the different languages adding a different feel to lyrics. I personally love Japanese, as it seems more percussive than English.
The Maids are exceptional songwriters who can blend and bend genres inside their compositions.
As a singer, I’m sure you will eventually find Saiki to have almost superhuman breath control.
I would love to hear your thoughts on some of their more cinematic rock. “Wonderland” and “Puzzle” are two big, bombastic examples.
But I selfishly hope someday you listen to their heavy metal instrumental “From Now On.” The lead guitarist and primary composer is a classically trained pianist and writes many songs on piano. In “From Now On,” she plays a short melody that I swear is based on an opera. But I have had no luck discovering which one! 😢
Thank you for hosting the Maids on your channel! 🕊️
Jules - check out Endless Story from this same Yokohama concert. Band-Maid's vocalist, Saiki, has a great performance! As for their Maid outfits: Fans and Maidiacs know, Miku -- the 2nd guitarist, lyricist, founder and who worked at a maid cafe -- wanted to show that everyday working "Kawaii" girls dressed as maids in high heels while having fun and smiling could rock as hard as any guy band sweating it up in their hip, poor tortured artists "outfits"... and by showing that contrast (the Gap), it would generate interest, which it so successfully has done! It also represents Woman Power (Equality), which is an important theme with the Maids.
Now they show up as Maids for all band business and interviews, etc. and have created a long-lasting, unmistakable, visual band brand. Very cleaver, Miku. Your diabolical plan for world domination is working, Po! Of course, none of this would work if their music and stage performance wasn't at such a remarkably high level. Band-Maid is considered by many of their fans and Maidiacs to be the best hard rock band in the world - maid outfits and all!
Best rock band on the planet. Listen to anything from this concert. Everything they do is excellent and they do have a number of slower, mellower songs too but this primarily how they go at it. the members of this band are all pieces of a perfect puzzle. Misa is one of the best bassists around, she's called "the barefoot assassin". Four members of Lovebites were actually at this concert.
Welcome HOME PRINCESS MC🤗. For the Outfit, think you can say -we have 1.Classic (progressive)Maid outfit 2.HI-So Maid(Singer) and 3. 21st Century Maid(bassist)🤷🏻♀️😂. Very happy to see u like it.MORE MORE 🙏. Thanks for the reaction. See ya AGAIN
Not sure where you saw the comment, but it's likely from one of the trolls that frequents the community trying to spread hate (no pun intended lmao). Lovebites and Band Maid are like, actual friends. The musicians themselves get along nicely but then those "fans" just have to ruin things.
I realize that now!
Band-Maid is truly amazing, they never disappoint!!! Keep going they have so so much more to give it's incredible 😊 try Blooming official music video also they are always better live ❤
I'll check it out!
For singing skill in a rock context their "puzzle live" is great.
I like the fact that this is like 2 minutes of shredding more than the studio version
👍👍Awesome performance. BAND-MAID is all about LOVE. 🖖❤
Was this your request?🍸🥸
@@RogerChance3902 No, but I like them very much, as well as other Japanese bands. They are all on several of my playlists. 🖖❤
The Maid costume are to create "the Gap" meaning the difference in what you are seeing "demure maids" vs what you are hearing Hard Rock. They are only the second Japanese band to be invited to Lollapalooza (the other X Japan 14 yrs ago) where they were a big hit.
Misa bassist, is a master on the bass. Started music lessons at 3yo on the piano, but didn't stay with it. Went to guitar then the Bass. She still plays the piano, just not on stage.
This is what Rolling Stone said:
Japanese Rockers Band-Maid Put Guitar Center Showoffs to Shame
There’s a pun to be made about how much Band-Maid ripped, but the Japanese group goes even harder than that. Fluctuating between hard rock, aughts nu-metal, and pop rock, each member of the quintet is a virtuoso in her own right with more than a decade of practice in Band-Maid alone. They lured curious onlookers into the fold when highlights like “Domination” and “Don’t You Tell Me” got huge reactions from the crowd, but it was the bass solo-versus-guitar solo duels mid-song that got the biggest cheers. This is what those guys in Guitar Center think their ridiculous riffing sounds like. Turns out it’s done best, and most effortlessly, by women in black-and-white maid dresses and frilly hair-pieces as they smile ear to ear. -N.C.
NEXT - "Puzzle" live and "Domination" live
The lead vocalist had vocal cords polyps removal surgery in 2017. She’s on top of her game lately. Please check out ‘Wonderland’. While not vocally perfect it highlights her range.
Congrats for finding (maybe by"Chance") the best and most fun band in the universe. Making me happy for five years now.
Hate between fans ???? I think most fans like both groups to various degrees. My number one band is Band Maid, but I have several Lovebites songs on my playlists. It seems to me that there are a few trolls that go onto reactors channels to cause a stir. I suggest you just ignore those types.
Absolutely. I haven't seen much hate and especially not between lovebirds and band maid fans. 🥰
To give you a brief history...Miku Kobato (the one in the stereotypical maid costume and the band's leader) worked in a maid cafe while she was forming the band. That is how the Band Maid name came about. It was kind of an extension of her side gig.
She did a great job gathering all this amazing talent. All of these ladies are amazing.
This night, Asami, Midori and Haruna from LOVEBITES watched this long live show over 3.5 hrs from the seats of Kanami's side. And I was there too.
WOW... awesome!
Thanks for the reaction and comments. These ladies are FIRE!!!!! Arguably the best live rock band on the planet, their stage presence is unmatched and is at a level most other bands only dream about. Do check out their other official live videos. It doesn't matter which one. They're all equally impressive. Cheers!
Thank you for reacting to this amazing band. You’ll find they feature their bassist, Misa, a lot as she is an incredible musician. All of them are first rate musicians.
Hej Jules,
welcome to the world of Band-Maid !
Glad to have you on this journey.
Happiest band on Earth! ❤
My favorite band. Great musicians, amazing song writer(s), wonderful personalities and 5 gals who truly care for each other. If you are interested, may I suggest ENDLESS STORY from the same concert. You will get to see the true heart of the band - opposite of HATE (lol). Thank you for reacting to these talented ladies, Jules.
MC , Welcome to BAND-MAID enjoy your journey down the Pigeon hole , MISA !!! MISA !!! MISA !!! the Barefoot Bass Assassin , next song Dice MV .
First of all great reaction and thanks for checking out our Maids. It's not hyperbole when I say you could literally pick any song.
Here are some good songs from Band Maid ( in no particular order):
Honkai, brand new road, start over, order, alone, Arcadia girl, choose me, why why why, chemical reaction, don't apply the brake, shake that, glory, Beauty and the beast, don't you tell me, bubble, daydreaming, different, don't let me down, the nonfiction days, moratorium, cross, take me higher, time, secret my lips, fate, Rock in me, clang, turn me on, daydreaming, wonderland, bubble, the dragon cries, warning, blooming, no god, afterlife, hgk, Giovanni, from now on, corallium, influencer, shambles, before yesterday, I still seek revenge, freezer, reincarnation(rinne)
Never thought I would see an opera singer review our maids. After hearing your thoughts I would suggest you check out the official music video for "Unleash!!!!!" Because it's done in anime style. If you want to hear Saiki, the lead singer, at her best I think "Daydreaming", "Wonderland", "About Us", and "Endless Story" are your best bets. But save the official live video for "Endless Story" for last because it puts a,nice bow on everything. Welcome down the pigeon hole.
Also, love your graphic at the beginning. Band-Maid has tea time and even serves tea often, Po. Try The Nonfiction Days OMV for a tea party on the beach, or Don't You Tell Me OMV for a banquet interrupted, or Domination for a Power tea party.
thank you, Im on it!
3 are dressed as maids. The lead guitarist is wearing a newer version than what she normally wears. The bassist and lead singer are not wearing maid outfits but they stick to the same traditional outfit they always wear. Dont let the outfits fool you, they are some of the most talented musicians on the planet. Thank you for reacting to the greatest rock band on the planet.
They’re maid outfits just not traditional maids
Thanks for reacting to the greatest hard rock band in the world. Their unbelievable talent and overwhelming joy are what makes the Maidiacs love our Maids. Please check out more Band-Maid
Welcome to the fandom! 'She's so cool' - MISA exudes coolness 😎
I suggest these BM songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, Puzzle (live) & No God (live)
I'd also suggest The Warning. =They're another all female rock band from Mexico.
I suggest these TW songs: Money, Evolve (live VMAs), Automatic Sun, Sick, Disciple & Enter Sandman (Official video with Alessia Cara)
They all used to wear various traditional Japanese Maid Cafe uniforms. But, they have changed up over time to various Maid inspired outfits. Inspired from Spanish Maitre'd to Chinese Domestic style maid uniforms.
This is the new outfit for their 10th anniversary that's why their maid outfits are a bit different. I suggest you watch their old live performances like Domination or Freedom.
That guitar solo though!😲😮
BAND-MAID: “An impossibly hard rocking maid band.”
Welcome to our favorite Maids. Plan on being bombarded by Maidiacs with info and suggestions.
Okay, names, pronunciation, nicknames, and roles, in order that they joined the band.
Miku Kobato - mee-koo - Kuruppo, the Little Pigeon, the Little Engine Who Will - band founder, backing (and occasionally lead) vocals, rhythm guitar, principal lyricist, tireless Spokespigeon and PR machine. Wielder of weapons grade cuteness. Poker shark and horse racing fanatic. So determined to see her band succeed that she fired herself as lead singer (she decided her voice wasn't strong enough for hard rock), then went looking for a replacement. Learned to play guitar after the band was formed. Definitely eccentric, possibly insane.
Kanami Tono - kah-nah-mee - Kanamincho or just Mincho - lead guitar, keyboards, principal composer and arranger. On stage, she's a savant mad riffer with a room temperature IQ and a huge crush on Saiki. In reality, she's a genius, and not just musically- she has a degree in economics with honors. A sweet, motherly woman who turns into a beast when you hand her a guitar.
Akane Hirose - ah-kah-neh - A-chan, the Gorilla - drums, sequencing, snacks, the leader the band doesn't have. What you see is what you get- a cheerful jock with a huge appetite who burns off the calories murdering her drums. Completely unflappable. Frequently snacks between songs. Has been known to sign her banana peels and throw them to the audience.
MISA - mee-sah - the Barefoot Assassin, MISA MISA MISA! - bass, booze, occasional wet work. Usually stone faced. Barely acknowledges the audience's existence. Always has a beer or a bottle of Jim Beam on her Orange amp. Originally, these were ways of coping with stage fright. These days, that's just how the assassin rolls.
Saiki Atsumi - sah-ee-kee (but Psyche is close enough) - the Ice Queen, Sensei, Sai-chan - lead vocals, some lyrics, the "We're done" girl. Fashionista and train nerd. Regards her band mates, especially Kanami and Miku, with bemused exasperation. In total command on stage; hides behind Miku off stage (she's actually kind of shy).
The Maids are the best band on the planet. You do a deep dive on these girls and you will become a Maidiac.
What a surprise. My favorite song, and my favorite reactor. It's a real hurricane combo. I'm in a state of indescribable excitement.
Welcome to the land of the Maidiacs. Yes they do enjoy what they do. You can tell that they're friends and they love what they do, even after 10 years. You should check out Domination, the official Live video.
Have been listening to Band Maid sonce 2018/19 🙂 Have been fun and enjoyable to see them progress more and more over the years.
THIS SONG IS SO EXPLOSIVE.... MAN IT'S INCREDIBLE ❤❤❤❤❤
The "B" in Band-Maid stands for fun 😊
You will barely find a happier and tighter band around these days. I'm glad you liked them.
I also have an Anime suggestion for you, please watch "Bocchi the Rock". It's about a newly formed rock band with young girls in it and their struggles in music and life. So wholesome and heartfelt 🥰
Thanks 🤘🏻 🙂
Congratulations you just found the best band on the planet 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🎎🤘🎎.
1:55 - Yes, their theme is maids (Maid servers are common in some Japanese cafes). However, these outfits are a slow departure from the maid outfits they've worn in past performances and videos.
8:25 - That's the best part about BAND-MAID. No member is above everyone else and each performer is given the opportunity to shine.
10:15 - BM's lyrics are usually motivational and inspirational but this song is an exception. Long story short, the lyrics point to a cheating boyfriend whose girlfriend is a good friend of this band's lead singer (Saiki).
Congratulations on discovering the #1 band in the world today! Enjoy the ride!! 🎶🎸🥁🎸🎶🔥🙂🕊
Thanks so much!!
Welcome home, Princess Jules! Lovebites is very good and talented as well, and they have their style and fanbase. No Hate? will be seen from our end. Peace Love and Po! 🕊
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is BAND-MAID, I'm glad you mentioned the language, as I keep telling people, music is universal, and how many English speaking bands change to other languages just to please the audience (0).
That’s hectic & heavy duty with killer vocals.
Since your a fellow singer. I think you would probably apreaciate their live performance of their song called wonderland
Hello, Welcome to the Band-Maid. This is part of a file I post for new reactors to the Ladies of Band-Maid. I have much more to this file if you are interested.
Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band)
Name/Age: Nickname: Position:
Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist,
Age: 32 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements
10/21/91 Cluppo
Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Piano, Keyboards, Backing Age: 32 Kanamincho/ Tracks, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements
9/28/91 Mincho
Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks,
Age: 33 Ah-Chan Arrangements
12/14/90
MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks,
Age: 31 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements
10/15/92
Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Piano, Backing Vocals on Age: 30 Sai-Chan/ Backing Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements
2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher)
And for most of us there is no problems between Lovebites and Band-Maid. Most of the ladies of Lovebites are close personal friends to the Ladies of Band-Maid. In fact Haruna and Akane, the drummers, often hang out together with a few other drummer friends from other bands. It is probably because of their shared admiration of Nao from Maximum the Hormone.
However in every fandom there will be a few who are a little less mature. So I apologize for those who may have cluttered up your comment section.
I have much more of that information file if you would like me to post it, please just leave a reply to this comment.
I will suggest that in the future when listening to Band-Maid, you use over the ear open back headphones. As part of their "Sound" is how the instruments are panned either left, right, or centered. And how the panning of the instruments change during a song depending on which line or bar of the song they are on. Their unique sound mixing is just one of the things which makes Band-Maid songs stand out. During the extended bridge/breakdown leading into the solo, with just having 1 ear bud in you probably missed the important interplay between the bass guitar and both the lead and rhythm guitar.
The rhythm guitarist's signal is almost exclusively panned to the hard left, while the Lead guitarist's signal is MOSTLY panned hard right, except during certain features of songs. Those features, are solos, and some bridges. During them the lead guitarist's signal is mixed part way into the left channel to make her guitar stand out more. However with only one channel, you miss that interplay.
And this song was written by the lead guitarist, Kanami, with lyrics by the primary lead singer Saiki. Saiki was upset with all of the reports of adultery/cheating going on during the lockdowns plus a personal friend of hers was also cheated on, so she wrote the lyrics as a form of catharsis (Catharsis is also the name of another Band-Maid song and is extremely good in all 3 versions, 2 of those versions are available on their RUclips channel. The Live acoustic version and the studio full version in the play list for their album Conqueror. There is a 3rd version that was only performed live, and there is no official video of it.)
I look forward to your future reactions of the Ladies. As for what songs I recommend? I will tell you ANY and ALL. These 5 brilliant young Ladies are the only band I have found where I enjoy their entire catalog of music. Not even The Who, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, RUSH, or Styx have done that to me. Only these 5 young Ladies. So please, just pick one or two or a dozen of their songs, and I guarantee you, they will be good songs.
Hate? was song #27 of 33 (3.5 hrs). Saiki (lead V) wrote the lyrics from a 4th person prospective (Cheater, Victim, Mistress, Saiki).Side note: it appears Saiki is a "The Simpsons" fan, and wanted to use Bart's "I Hate you" phrase in a song, and here we have it, Po! PS, From this show on, they had refined their "Fighting gear," as they call their maid uniform. They commissioned @kimikatrock, a boutique vintage dress designer, to develop gear unique to each personality. I think the Look is Maid Cafe Biker Chic, Po! Btw, Was there (from LA). 🦍🍌
You should probably listen to it again with both sides of your ear phones to get the full experience.
Welcome home Princess!
ahhh I feel so welcome!
If you want more vocals BAND-MAID / Don't you tell ME (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/SOj3qXBhiP4/видео.htmlsi=XnjiBLTO9W4stIG5
Ah, another Maidiac is born! I think these ladies are one of the best all around rock groups on the planet. I do generally prefer their official live videos over their OMVs. Other than that just play them. They seriously don’t seem to be capable of writing a bad song. Also Misa Misa Misa!
You should also check out the three young sisters out of Monterey Mexico. They call them selves The Warning. The youngest sister is the bassist and she is not yet 20 years old. They have been playing as a band for over 10 years. They are phenomenal and taking the rock scene by storm. I suggest you start with their latest release “Automatic Sun”
Cheers from Texas! 🇨🇱🤘🏻😎
I would have to agree!
THE best Hard Rock band on Earth. Think that covers everything. PS Lovebites are THE best Metal band on Earth! Also, Lovebites were in the audience at this concert because they - like the vast majority of us fans of both bands - are fine people who appreciate superb musicianship and don't have time for trolls.
Miku, the Founder, has stuck with the standard French Maid outfit, though modified. MISA was the first to go All Black, but the others have strayed from the maid concept more with each new outfit. Which comes with every new tour. They brought out these new ones for this show which was the Finale of the 10th Anniversary Tour
I wish they were around when I was stationed in Northern japan my lady friends would take me down south to the maid cafes and the pachinko arcades I did get to see them live in silver spring maryland a few years ago THEY KICKED ASS! Ohaiyo gozaimas played bass in a punk cover band before I got on the turntables
Envy EVERYONE who has seen them live.#2 on Bucket List 🙃🙃😊
Maid Sama : "The class president is a maid!". I have seen it and it's good. Much better than "Hand Maid May", which was funny, but a real stretch of the imagination. My favorite maid anime is "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid". Don't judge me until you watch it.🙂
Love "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid"..and have been lucky enough to have visited many of the real life locations used in the show during my last trip to see the MAID's in Japan (I was at this concert!..YAY!)...I also visited real life locations for "Super CUB", "Bocchi The Rock" and "Non Non Biyori"...And without knowing it.."Mitsuboshi Colors"...A couple of the scenes in that show are seen in BAND-MAID's "Don't Let Me Down" MV.....BTW the park where the swing is that Hitori is sitting on when Nijika first finds her in Ep.1 of "Bocchi the Rock" is a short walk from the temple used as the backdrop for BAND-MAID's "Real Existence" MV.
All five are dressed as maids, but different kinds, as you noted. Guitarists Kanami and Miku are dressed as more stereotypical maids, though Kanami recently switched up her design to go with more of a black theme. Drummer Akane is the third member with a variation on the traditional maid outfit, though hers is more sleek and stylized to allow her more freedom of movement behind the drums. Lead singer Saiki is wearing a servant's outfit more akin to a housemother or governess outfit. The bassist MISA employs what they call an "assassin maid" aesthetic that is based partially on classic Chinese designs and the assassin maids of manga and anime. So all five are dressed as maids, but only three are in what most people would recognize as traditional maid outfits.
I am so impressed that Kanami took up guitar for the same reason so many other rockers did "she wanted to impress the girls'. oh and I want to Misa's booze tech.
Welcome! Live Band Maid is best Band Maid....it's always a joy to see an opera singer react. You're already used to the voice as an instrument rather than a "lyric producer". No matter the language, the voice taken as a dynamic instrument, even if all that's sung is la la la....
An instrumental?
BAND-MAID / From Now On (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/a6ZSvmnkS00/видео.html
Something heavy?
BAND-MAID / REAL EXISTENCE (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/-qQnKILR5u0/видео.html
BAND-MAID - PLAY (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/3LxX_t4vg7U/видео.html
BAND-MAID - Domination (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/видео.html
BAND-MAID / Manners, BLACK HOLE (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/iaf94nNSRGE/видео.html
BAND-MAID / Don't you tell ME (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/SOj3qXBhiP4/видео.htmlsi=5_tv4czzMgjNMoz2
Something light?
BAND-MAID / Daydreaming (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/RCaeUkrItyY/видео.html
BAND-MAID / Wonderland (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/x4hxLeHbqZo/видео.html
BAND-MAID / About Us (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/qicgVAxCYV8/видео.html
Not THAT light....
BAND-MAID / endless Story (Official Live Video) ruclips.net/video/Za1y-RRVd70/видео.htmlsi=d63m4ABAZlC71LUZ
Band Maid and Lovebites are the top 2 all female bands out of Japan Lovebites will be in U.S. in September
By the way: I read alot comments when listening to Band Maid reactions and NEVER have seen any negative comment about Lovebites. Maybe under the LB videos?
Most reactors already know Lovebites and Baby Metal, so i don't see recommendations for them under Band Maid reactions.
Just recently, there were some very new reactors having recommendations for Band-Maid and then LOVEBITES, being excited about both, even more often as in this case, where Jules first tested LOVEBITES and then Band-Maid. But it doesn't matter, which comes first! Unter LOVEBITES videos, you'll also find recommendations for up to 20 (or even more) Japanese bands, most definitely for Band-Maid, sometimes Babymetal (who I can't take too seriously), Nemophila, Hanabie, Gacheric Spin, and many more.
Welcome Princesses Jules. Great reaction. They are impressive and if you like bass features, Band-Maid does it more than most band. The Pigeon-hole is deep and wide....buckle up and enjoy the ride. PO!🕊 WORLD DOMINATION!🤘😆🤘
BTW...the Maids call their fans Masters and Princesses. Their live concerts Okyu-ji's (servings) and have a Omajinai Time (Magic Spell Time) during one of the MC breaks. All keeping with the Japan Maid Cafe theme.
you are so awesome, thank you!
May be not the best songs to showcase Saiki singing capability. Check Endless Story live from the same 10th Anniversary show to see how good is her voice after almost 4h into the show.
💯% TRUE 😅🥰
Lovebites also has a great bassist but the ones that shine are (M&M) Midori and Miyako duo Guitarists Miyako also plays guitar and like Band Maid the drummer is a beast on double bass drums and their singer Asami also plays Piano and when they sing ballads you can hear her R&B voice
You just listened to the best rock band on earth…..past, present and foreseeable future. Their dress and maid outfits are designed by them and their whole concept has a woman’s touch that rock music desperately needed. The guitarist (Kanami) and bass (MISA) are world class if not the best at their craft. The drummer (Akane) should not be overlooked as she too is world class (if not the best). Saiki, the lead singer, is the best female rock vocalist of all time. Miku, rhythm guitarist, is a great lyricist and singer in her own right. In conclusion, the BEST ROCK BAND on the planet!! Great reaction, you have more than a 100+ Band Maid song to go!! I LOVE BAND MAID❤