X is such a legendary band that has influenced so many bands and artists in Japan and around the world. Nemophila does a fantastic job on this classic! ...and then there's Tamu, she's from another planet I think :)
Yes, another awesome cover and I love that is shows Mayu's different vocal styles and the beginning is awesome, Love Hazuki's playing, the sound of her guitar and the way she plays. Tamu is just a brilliant drummer, just amazing. i have to shout out my smile queen Haraguchi-san!!! Thank you for reacting to this video.
good evening Thank you again for the wonderful video! !! The first time I heard "KURENAI" was a late-night music program. I wasn't interested in music until I came across this song. "KURENAI" is an important memory song for me. The first CD I bought in my life was "KURENAI". It was 32 years ago ^^
A very well known song in Japan by Xjapan a Metal band from the 80s .Not many bands cover this as you need a Tamu lol she knows this one like the back of her hand and so does Mayu .They do this one live as its a fan favourite in Japan .This Video was done during there practice session prier to there Dissension release on line concert when Mayu went Orange LOL. News from Saki the new/new material Album is now in the mixing stages and she is very happy and seeing a growth in the band .No clue on release date yet.
I've said it before on their channel, but really, what I love most about Mayu's voice is her vibrato. It has that "heavy metal" side kind of Iron Maiden style, that I find more than suited for the music they make. I would love to have your reaction to a band called Ok Goodnight. They have their youtube channel with a live recording of their singer Casey. But you can also find a live track on the Berklee college of music channel, from which they graduated.
Hi Gaz 🤟 es una obra maestra este cover! Muy bonito e impecable, la baterista uff, digna representante del gran y único Yoshiki-san ! Y Mayu. que puedo decir de ella que no se haya dicho ya ! Fantastic singer!😎👌🇦🇷 Saludos i liked your reaction.
You should check out a video on YT of X-Japan's 'Blue Blood' tour. X-Japan was very, very popular in Japan in the 1980s and 1990's. Probably the reason the rest of the band looked so solemn during the opening was because they were thinking of two of X-Japan's members who died while still young - Hide (guitar) and Taiji (bass).
X Japan is the greatest band you likely never heard of, Gene Simmons said they would have huge if they had been a western band. Tamu is the only drummer who can really play the drums like Yoshiki. Tamu auditioned for Yoshiki, for his Lady X Japan project. She "wowed" him and his look when told him she has hit 200 BPM is priceless!! Saki, who speaks English, explains English lyrics to Mayu. X Japan was to be the first Japanese band to play Wembley Arena, but they fell apart and never made it. The first?!? BABYMETAL and Yoshiki was there to support them!! Sorry, Yoshiki is the founder, song writer, drummer, & pianist of X Japan. He head banged so hard when playing the drums he damaged his neck and had to wear a neck brace, still does. Check Babymetals Headbanger MV or Babymetal Death legend of 1997 for the neck brace.
Gaz, thank you so uch for this reaction. Kurenai is my favourite song from my ongoing Japanese journey. The girls do a brilliant cover. But I love the X Japan last live version better. You have to check it out Gaz. Yoshiki is a madman on the drums. Total entertainer. He is also a fantastic songwriter. The whole band is exceptional Endless Rain from that same show is one of the most emotional songs I have ever seen. They are a brilliant band. The earlier videos are a little cheesy and don't have the best sound quality. Their music may be a little tame compared to today's metal but they are so legendary and influential. Like I said, the last live footage is great.
Nemophila members have a connection to "Kurenai" composer Yoshiki. When Yoshiki was holding auditions for a group he was putting together, "Ladys X", back in 2016-17, Nemophila drummer Tamu, who was then with Soramimi, auditioned for Yoshiki, playing to "Kurenai", and guitarist Hazuki, then a member of Disqualia, also auditioned. Nothing came of Ladys X, but Tamu said at the time that it had been a dream of hers to meet Yoshiki, and it came true. The English lyrics of "Kurenai" aren't very good. The original Japanese lyrics are thought by some X Japan fans to refer to Yoshiki's father, who committed suicide when Yoshiki was young, though it's not clear if the song's narrator is the father addressing the son, or the son addressing the father. In classical Japanese literature, 紅涙 "kurenai tears" or "crimson tears", which is in the lyrics, refers to tears that flow directly from the heart.
Wow, thanks for these very interesting details; I knew that Tamu played in front of Yoshiki, who was (you forgot to mention that detail) not only composer of Kurenai, but also X-Japan's drummer. And if I understood that correctly he still plays an influential role in arts and fashion in Japan; btw, here is the video of Tamu-Sans performance during the audition: ruclips.net/video/FwIZou0ND80/видео.html - oh sorry, wrong link, here is the correct one, hahaha: vimeo.com/232072682 (with french translation, Murata Tamu from 3:30 till end)
@@fightrashovar4578 Thanks for your reply. Yes, I saw the Tamu audition on a Japanese site some time ago. I'm trying to confirm if the "Mayu" who auditioned was Nemophila's Mayu. Yes, I'm aware of Yoshiki's influence in Japan - I live in the country. I didn't give the details of X Japan's members because usually other fans will explain that. Yoshiki appears on Japanese television periodically. If you're a fan you're probably aware that he appeared last New Years Eve on broadcaster NHK's "Red-White Song Competition". He performed "Endless Rain" with Su and Moa of Babymetal, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, Sarah Brightman, LiSA (very popular anime theme song singer), SixTONES (boy group) and Milet (singer-songwriter). Queen have a video of it on their channel: ruclips.net/video/BdxjIl6xmZE/видео.html
@@OtobokeGaijin6218 I'm not a fan of Yoshiki in particular, but I stumbled upon his New Years Eve performance and saw it yet; maybe it was because of LiSA who I really admire as a performer and vocalist ... in general I'm intrigued by many aspects of how the japanese approach music, no matter of which genre we are talking about ... that's new to me, as I don't live in Japan, and didn't know much about the modern culture there previously. I now try to go beyond the mere surface (beyond the "cute japanese girls shredding guitars, slapping the bass and hitting the drums like hell" exotism that is quite popular on YT), and dig deeper to get a better understanding of that culture and the people there. The more I learn, the more questions appear, so the involvement with the japanese culture won't get boring ... what I can say is that I appreciate the great cautiousness, the prudence and deliberation that many Japanese show in daily life very much (is it yet too romanticising to say that? I really don't know ...)
@@fightrashovar4578 No, no, not romanticizing - it's basically true, what you say. One thing to keep in mind is that Japanese popular culture - music, film, television, anime, manga, fashion, cuisine - has deep roots in Japanese traditional and classical culture. Some examples: the song titles "Kurenai" (X Japan) and "Raitei" and "Sorai" (both Nemophila) are terms from classical Japanese literature, and "Rinne" and "After Life" ("Rai Se", both Band-Maid) are terms from Buddhism, but there's no way to know this if "Raitei" is simply translated as "Thunderbolt" or "Kurenai" as "Crimson" etc. "Kurenai" appears many many times in Japanese literature, often as a symbol or trope for a young woman. Another example: the lyrics of Babymetal's "Akatsuki" have several references to classical Japanese literature - the first line, "thousand of nights", is a phrase that appears in poetry a thousand years ago - but even some Japanese fans don't understand this. To appreciate Japanese popular culture it's very helpful to acquire some understanding of classical and traditional culture, but of course it's very very deep. You should continue learning - as you say, it will never be boring!
The somber looks at the start are because anyone from Japan who listens to an X-Japan track these days has the memory of "Hide" in their hearts. He was X-Japans (Only group to sell out the Tokyo Dome 19 times) colorful pink haired guitarist who died a year after the band called it a day (whilst in their prime). Hide was playing with his new band Spread Beaver and was pretty successful. There were 65,000 people at his funeral and in 2018 to celebrate 20 years since his death 35,000 people went to his memorial. This Nemophila cover is also amazing to me because of little mum Tamu's ridiculous drumming. Be great if you did the X-Japan from their "last live" version of this. Remember this was the last time that they would be performing in front of their fans and it was a very emotional concert. ruclips.net/video/8ArAnXLbFck/видео.html
Truth. Hell, man, One song the audience spends more time singing to the band than the band does singing the song. ruclips.net/video/7rwJIeN1M7o/видео.html
@@Darth.Fluffy That is one amazing performance. Its weird. The room always gets dusty when I listen to that last live. Damn. must have got something in my eye. ;)
if you check out the original to this, make sure you do a live video, not that ages old music video. It will give you a real taste for how epic this actually is and what impact X Japan had on Japanese rock and metal. These guys were pretty much where this all started. Show-Ya is another band that is from around that time (80s) and is actually still active (and they actually did a cover of this song, too). All ladies, actually. X Japan were guys though. But seriously, check out a live video of this original song by X Japan because it's just another level of epicness! Love this Nemophila video, too!
I love Nemophila, and they do justice to this song, but you should also check out the original band. X Japan. Those guys rocked. And oh boy, the drama. Look for one from back in the day. The big hair is worth the price of admission. Trust me.
I'm always looking forward to reaction. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't listened to so many different types of artists, and there are many artists I know from your reaction videos. Thank you again. There are still many videos on NEMOPHILA, so please take a look. By the way, you are not good at English. I don't know your country, can you tell me?
Yes, you already have two recommendations from the same video. I also support, you absolutely have to see X Japan Kurenai from The Last Live: ruclips.net/video/8ArAnXLbFck/видео.html
I knew I recognised that song. Have it on a CD of X Japan. Was given it years ago. They were great musicians but their cover of 20th Century Boy by T Rex was awful !!
I have that CD of "Kurenai" too. The second track of that CD was "20th Century Boy". Not exactly the same day in 1989, but I found a youtube video at the same time. ruclips.net/video/7dM8YAKHQdI/видео.html
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X is such a legendary band that has influenced so many bands and artists in Japan and around the world. Nemophila does a fantastic job on this classic! ...and then there's Tamu, she's from another planet I think :)
Have you seen her audition for Yoshiki?
@@outwest1014 Do you have a link for that.
Kurenai is something like the Japanese rock / metal anthem. Every musician on his instrument, first learns to play this song.
TAMU goddess of drums ! The "smiling band" is awesome !
Yes, another awesome cover and I love that is shows Mayu's different vocal styles and the beginning is awesome, Love Hazuki's playing, the sound of her guitar and the way she plays. Tamu is just a brilliant drummer, just amazing. i have to shout out my smile queen Haraguchi-san!!! Thank you for reacting to this video.
good evening
Thank you again for the wonderful video! !!
The first time I heard "KURENAI" was a late-night music program.
I wasn't interested in music until I came across this song.
"KURENAI" is an important memory song for me.
The first CD I bought in my life was "KURENAI".
It was 32 years ago ^^
A very well known song in Japan by Xjapan a Metal band from the 80s .Not many bands cover this as you need a Tamu lol she knows this one like the back of her hand and so does Mayu .They do this one live as its a fan favourite in Japan .This Video was done during there practice session prier to there Dissension release on line concert when Mayu went Orange LOL. News from Saki the new/new material Album is now in the mixing stages and she is very happy and seeing a growth in the band .No clue on release date yet.
"I see you shiver with...anticipation" , to quote my all-time favourite musical ! 💋
X-Japan is Visual Kai, not metal.
Tamu has probably played this song over 100 times, she could do it in her sleep!!
Wish these girls produce more of this style of songs.
Well they didn't produce it. It's a cover of a classic song in the J-rock/metal/Visual Kei scene from the 80's.
"This could be mellow?" - X-japan fans: yeah, sure 😁
Hahaha
I've said it before on their channel, but really, what I love most about Mayu's voice is her vibrato. It has that "heavy metal" side kind of Iron Maiden style, that I find more than suited for the music they make.
I would love to have your reaction to a band called Ok Goodnight. They have their youtube channel with a live recording of their singer Casey. But you can also find a live track on the Berklee college of music channel, from which they graduated.
Hi Gaz 🤟 es una obra maestra este cover! Muy bonito e impecable, la baterista uff, digna representante del gran y único Yoshiki-san ! Y Mayu. que puedo decir de ella que no se haya dicho ya ! Fantastic singer!😎👌🇦🇷 Saludos i liked your reaction.
You should check out a video on YT of X-Japan's 'Blue Blood' tour. X-Japan was very, very popular in Japan in the 1980s and 1990's. Probably the reason the rest of the band looked so solemn during the opening was because they were thinking of two of X-Japan's members who died while still young - Hide (guitar) and Taiji (bass).
Tamu learned this and did a drum cover of it years ago!💪🏻🤘🏻
X Japan is the greatest band you likely never heard of, Gene Simmons said they would have huge if they had been a western band. Tamu is the only drummer who can really play the drums like Yoshiki. Tamu auditioned for Yoshiki, for his Lady X Japan project. She "wowed" him and his look when told him she has hit 200 BPM is priceless!!
Saki, who speaks English, explains English lyrics to Mayu.
X Japan was to be the first Japanese band to play Wembley Arena, but they fell apart and never made it. The first?!? BABYMETAL and Yoshiki was there to support them!!
Sorry, Yoshiki is the founder, song writer, drummer, & pianist of X Japan. He head banged so hard when playing the drums he damaged his neck and had to wear a neck brace, still does. Check Babymetals Headbanger MV or Babymetal Death legend of 1997 for the neck brace.
Gaz, thank you so uch for this reaction. Kurenai is my favourite song from my ongoing Japanese journey. The girls do a brilliant cover. But I love the X Japan last live version better. You have to check it out Gaz. Yoshiki is a madman on the drums. Total entertainer. He is also a fantastic songwriter. The whole band is exceptional Endless Rain from that same show is one of the most emotional songs I have ever seen. They are a brilliant band. The earlier videos are a little cheesy and don't have the best sound quality. Their music may be a little tame compared to today's metal but they are so legendary and influential. Like I said, the last live footage is great.
Loved Hara-Chan's bass work on this holy crap. And Tamu falling on her drums after wards..lol
Awesome they kill thé rules again.
Nemophila members have a connection to "Kurenai" composer Yoshiki. When Yoshiki was holding auditions for a group he was putting together, "Ladys X", back in 2016-17, Nemophila drummer Tamu, who was then with Soramimi, auditioned for Yoshiki, playing to "Kurenai", and guitarist Hazuki, then a member of Disqualia, also auditioned. Nothing came of Ladys X, but Tamu said at the time that it had been a dream of hers to meet Yoshiki, and it came true. The English lyrics of "Kurenai" aren't very good. The original Japanese lyrics are thought by some X Japan fans to refer to Yoshiki's father, who committed suicide when Yoshiki was young, though it's not clear if the song's narrator is the father addressing the son, or the son addressing the father. In classical Japanese literature, 紅涙 "kurenai tears" or "crimson tears", which is in the lyrics, refers to tears that flow directly from the heart.
Wow, thanks for these very interesting details; I knew that Tamu played in front of Yoshiki, who was (you forgot to mention that detail) not only composer of Kurenai, but also X-Japan's drummer. And if I understood that correctly he still plays an influential role in arts and fashion in Japan; btw, here is the video of Tamu-Sans performance during the audition: ruclips.net/video/FwIZou0ND80/видео.html - oh sorry, wrong link, here is the correct one, hahaha: vimeo.com/232072682 (with french translation, Murata Tamu from 3:30 till end)
A 45 minutes video of the auditions can be found on Dailymotion, but I didn't watch that yet: www.dailymotion.com/video/x5s9gyh
@@fightrashovar4578 Thanks for your reply. Yes, I saw the Tamu audition on a Japanese site some time ago. I'm trying to confirm if the "Mayu" who auditioned was Nemophila's Mayu. Yes, I'm aware of Yoshiki's influence in Japan - I live in the country. I didn't give the details of X Japan's members because usually other fans will explain that. Yoshiki appears on Japanese television periodically. If you're a fan you're probably aware that he appeared last New Years Eve on broadcaster NHK's "Red-White Song Competition". He performed "Endless Rain" with Su and Moa of Babymetal, Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, Sarah Brightman, LiSA (very popular anime theme song singer), SixTONES (boy group) and Milet (singer-songwriter). Queen have a video of it on their channel: ruclips.net/video/BdxjIl6xmZE/видео.html
@@OtobokeGaijin6218 I'm not a fan of Yoshiki in particular, but I stumbled upon his New Years Eve performance and saw it yet; maybe it was because of LiSA who I really admire as a performer and vocalist ... in general I'm intrigued by many aspects of how the japanese approach music, no matter of which genre we are talking about ... that's new to me, as I don't live in Japan, and didn't know much about the modern culture there previously. I now try to go beyond the mere surface (beyond the "cute japanese girls shredding guitars, slapping the bass and hitting the drums like hell" exotism that is quite popular on YT), and dig deeper to get a better understanding of that culture and the people there. The more I learn, the more questions appear, so the involvement with the japanese culture won't get boring ... what I can say is that I appreciate the great cautiousness, the prudence and deliberation that many Japanese show in daily life very much (is it yet too romanticising to say that? I really don't know ...)
@@fightrashovar4578 No, no, not romanticizing - it's basically true, what you say. One thing to keep in mind is that Japanese popular culture - music, film, television, anime, manga, fashion, cuisine - has deep roots in Japanese traditional and classical culture. Some examples: the song titles "Kurenai" (X Japan) and "Raitei" and "Sorai" (both Nemophila) are terms from classical Japanese literature, and "Rinne" and "After Life" ("Rai Se", both Band-Maid) are terms from Buddhism, but there's no way to know this if "Raitei" is simply translated as "Thunderbolt" or "Kurenai" as "Crimson" etc. "Kurenai" appears many many times in Japanese literature, often as a symbol or trope for a young woman. Another example: the lyrics of Babymetal's "Akatsuki" have several references to classical Japanese literature - the first line, "thousand of nights", is a phrase that appears in poetry a thousand years ago - but even some Japanese fans don't understand this. To appreciate Japanese popular culture it's very helpful to acquire some understanding of classical and traditional culture, but of course it's very very deep. You should continue learning - as you say, it will never be boring!
The somber looks at the start are because anyone from Japan who listens to an X-Japan track these days has the memory of "Hide" in their hearts. He was X-Japans (Only group to sell out the Tokyo Dome 19 times) colorful pink haired guitarist who died a year after the band called it a day (whilst in their prime). Hide was playing with his new band Spread Beaver and was pretty successful. There were 65,000 people at his funeral and in 2018 to celebrate 20 years since his death 35,000 people went to his memorial. This Nemophila cover is also amazing to me because of little mum Tamu's ridiculous drumming. Be great if you did the X-Japan from their "last live" version of this. Remember this was the last time that they would be performing in front of their fans and it was a very emotional concert. ruclips.net/video/8ArAnXLbFck/видео.html
Truth. Hell, man, One song the audience spends more time singing to the band than the band does singing the song.
ruclips.net/video/7rwJIeN1M7o/видео.html
@@Darth.Fluffy That is one amazing performance. Its weird. The room always gets dusty when I listen to that last live. Damn. must have got something in my eye. ;)
if you check out the original to this, make sure you do a live video, not that ages old music video. It will give you a real taste for how epic this actually is and what impact X Japan had on Japanese rock and metal. These guys were pretty much where this all started. Show-Ya is another band that is from around that time (80s) and is actually still active (and they actually did a cover of this song, too). All ladies, actually. X Japan were guys though.
But seriously, check out a live video of this original song by X Japan because it's just another level of epicness!
Love this Nemophila video, too!
that´s how I imagine IM 3.0 could sound. :) nemophila are a supergroup. and tamu-san is flexing a little bit here.
Tamu was just itching to rip the double bass drums.
NEE-MO-PHI-LAH DES!!!! ⚡⚡⚡⚡
- Mayuphila 🤘🎌
X JAPAN is japanese legendary band.
Please react to X JAPAN
Can't add much to the other comments, just thanks for doing more Nemophila.
They are incredible! thanks for watching 🤘
Speed Metal par excellence !! 🤘🤘
With machine gun Annie on the double bass peddles lol
@@robertturner8040 Haha !! 👍👍
I love Nemophila, and they do justice to this song, but you should also check out the original band. X Japan. Those guys rocked. And oh boy, the drama.
Look for one from back in the day. The big hair is worth the price of admission. Trust me.
Hahaha might include it in Sundays live stream 🤘
@@GazMASHReacts . Cheers.
I'm always looking forward to reaction. I'm ashamed to say that I haven't listened to so many different types of artists, and there are many artists I know from your reaction videos. Thank you again. There are still many videos on NEMOPHILA, so please take a look. By the way, you are not good at English. I don't know your country, can you tell me?
I'm in the UK 👍 and English. Thanks again for checking out my channel, thanks for watching 😁
@@GazMASHReacts Is it the UK? I'm sorry my English ability is low. I'm looking forward to the video from now on. Thank you.
Always throws me off hearing the English version XD
You should react to Ugly by The GazettE... you're in for a surprise
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🔊🤘😊🤘
👍👍👍👍, hi Gaz react to version the SHOW-YA, is the best
Yes, you already have two recommendations from the same video. I also support, you absolutely have to see X Japan Kurenai from The Last Live: ruclips.net/video/8ArAnXLbFck/видео.html
I knew I recognised that song. Have it on a CD of X Japan. Was given it years ago. They were great musicians but their cover of 20th Century Boy by T Rex was awful !!
I have that CD of "Kurenai" too. The second track of that CD was "20th Century Boy".
Not exactly the same day in 1989, but I found a youtube video at the same time.
ruclips.net/video/7dM8YAKHQdI/видео.html
@@okazu5565 thanks. Have watched it before. Unfortunately his English is not good. But better than my Japanese.