You have now discovered my three favorite Japanese rock/metal bands (not just all-female bands) with Band-Maid, Lovebites and Nemophila. In 2019, Mayu, the singer, was wanting to experiment with singing various styles of music, especially metal. Her band had broken up and I don't think she screamed at all in that band. Her friend, bassist Haraguchi-san, was willing to help but they needed others. Mayu approached Saki, a very well established and respected guitarist (she was on stage left in the video), for help. Saki was the well known guitarist of Mary's Blood and was known for helping out young talent. Saki agreed and also brought in the other lead guitarist, Hazuki, and a very in demand session drummer named Tamu Murata. These latter three are why Nemophila are sometimes referred to as a Supergroup. It didn't take long for them to recognize the chemistry and decide to remain a band. The presence of Hazuki, Tamu and, especially, Saki gave them instant credibility. Of course now their music speaks for itself. Because they are so new, and because of covid, most of their music has been written by others or are covers. Their cover of Iron Maiden's Aces High was my introduction to the band. Mayu sings the hell out of that song. I think she has one of the best pure female rock/metal voices in the world right now. My suggestions for the next songs would be their live performance of the song Oiran and that amazing cover of Iron Maiden's Aces High.
My introduction to Nemophila was their cover of Babymetal's Megitsune. It is flipping amazing - Mayu sang the clean and the pig screams. They also had twin tails and their Babymetal merch in the studio! 😊
Nemophila is a band formed in 2019, but actually each of their members is from a different band, And they are diverse, they not limited to one style of music, you can hear different things in every song of them.🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
Ne Moe fee la, is a blue flower native to California & Adabana is a flower that has not bloomed or a metaphor for not reaching full potential. Nemophila became a band in 2019 & all their original music is killer !! 😎👌P.S. Check them out live with the song, " Oiran " at Neon Yeon 2021.
Yes, "Adabana means a flower (such as a cherry blossom) that does not bring fruit, so not fulfilling one's potential. But I found another connection from current Japanese society: It is also the name of a fairly recent "Manga" anime story and game in which the lead characters are a girl who has lost her memory and a boy who knows her by name living in fairytale-like stories (the "Land of Adabana") that have become damaged, and restoring and reworking them as they go, by recovering words, neutralizing destructive creatures, and repainting the pictures. The implications I see are: What if the story of your life is one you wish was more fruitful? What if you had the power to fix the story? What if you do?
Why isn’t this happening here in the USA? Because mastering a musical instrument and forming a tight band is hard work. All there songs are different, and they’re all good. Try DISSENTION, MONSTERS, REVIVE, and LIFE.
We have good bands in the US but they get no Media play on our Corporate Rock radio so many end up playing 50 capacity Bars doing covers. Thank God Japan is sending the Real Deal our way.
They are playing their first concert in the US tomorrow (July 1st) at Whiskey A Go Go in LA and in October they will be doing the Aftershock Festival. Whiskey A Go Go will be partially live streamed on youtube. The full show will be available for viewing on the 16. Info on their channel/site
What Ric Dale said. I would add: 1. Corporation laws in the US changed to squeeze corporate assets in favor of stockholder dividends. That fueled a music company shift away from original, less predictable artists toward less expensive entertainers. 2. That in turn pushed autotune on almost EVERYTHING. Rock is largely based on blues. Blues involves bending notes, both on guitars and voice. Autotune kills that. Rap doesn't have that issue. 3. Radio was issued an FCC mandate to submit their playlists well before airtime. That destroyed DJ independence and creativity. No longer could they get an indie record, listen once and try it on air. So now you have Clear Channel garbage talk and corporate playlists, and original rock and metal is effectively suppressed.
you found another fantastic band. I liked, that you were vibing to the drums, because their drummer tamu murata is world class (and mother of two daughters). the others; mayu vocals, saki (chucky) and hazuki guitars and haraguchi-san on bass are superawesome too. the nemophila rabbit hole is deep and rewarding too. I would recommend as next the song "life" (live streaming version). it was written for tamus return after maternity break. it´s very emotional and the favourite of many nemophila fans. and it shows the bands spirit. they are currently in LA. playing at the whisky-a-gogo on july 1st. they really are exited about that.
So I realize you channel name indicates you might like Anthems, well the Anthem of Nemophila is their track LIFE and it is an amazing and emotional song.
While I agree that LIFE is their anthem and perhaps their best song, its also one of their few ballads, and thus not really representative of most of their music.
Enjoying your head-first dive into the wonderful world of 21st century Japanese all female Metal and Rock! Everything these ladies do is excellent - love the 'Revive' MV but they can do this all live too. Such a high level of musicianship, always, from all band members (particularly that off-beat drum breakdown at 5:25). You might enjoy (who am I kidding, you'll love them!) The Wagakki Band, who mix traditional instruments with modern - see their amazing live performance of 'Homura' and 'Akatsuki No Ito' ruclips.net/video/ponTbDDMYjw/видео.html for example - or three guys who have released 21 albums in their 30 year Metal career, Ningen Isu - try their 'Heartless Scat ruclips.net/video/CbI79e5iZKs/видео.html .
Nemophila is insane!!! 🔥🔥🔥 please react more of their songs! For screaming: Dissension, Revive, A Ray of light. For clean voice: RAITEI, Monsters. For ballad: Life, Game Over. For cover: Kurenai(X-Japan), Given Up(Linkin Park), and more !!
They'll be in Sacto on Oct. 7th performing at Aftershock. As others have mentioned, they're in W. Hollywood right now preparing for a single show tomorrow evening (July 1st) at Whisky A Gogo...
Nemophila is pure 🔥🔥🔥. They play a variety of styles and excel at all of them. World class musicians. If you want to hear them go heavier try Dissension or Revive. If you want to know what really makes them special try Life. It’s an emotional song dedicated to the drummers return from maternity leave. Japanese metal and rock is currently the best in the world and the rabbit hole is deep and wide. The bands you’ve tried are all phenomenal. Another good one is Trident and their song Spoopy. If you think you’re ready (you’re not lol), check out Hanabie and their song We love sweets.
Elite artist, each one,. The only mistake a person can make about Nemophila, is trying to define their Genre..They just do whatever they want to do, are excellent at it, and they have so much fun, it's fun to listen and watch them.. Mayu(vocals) doesn't speak English, but gets a lot of help from Saki ( the amazing guitarist on the right).. the song Life would be a good one next..it welcomes that great Drummer (Tamu) back from having a baby, and not knowing if she'd be able to rejoin the band. (emotional, with lyrics) Oiran is also a great song. Monsters, Revive, Rollin Rollin..Some of their songs are during studio rehearsals, or each seperately recorded because of covid restrictions, quite a list in a short amount of time..plus lots of covers of classic rock bands, metal bands, etc.. Lovebites, Nemophila, and Band Maid..I like to say, Lovebites is my favorite, but All three are, because they're so unique in their own way..
Great reaction video from you. Really! Welcome in my Metal World. This band is one of the best metal bands today. New metal commet (this band is formed in 2019!). This song is one of the best metal songs of 2022! I love all songs and covers of this amazing and fantastic band. Whether you listen to any song or cover from this band, you're in for a colorful journey with this incredible band. Keep up the great work. My heartfelt greetings :-).
I'm a Madiac! Band Maid forever! But this band is as good as any band ever! If you prefer this band over the Maids? You have great taste in music. Love this song!!!! Great reaction brother!😊😎🤘✌️🎸❤️🔥
At least for me, Band-Maid and Nemophila are by far the best at what they do. And I know that this is an opinion that could cause controversy, but I think, none, or only very few, of the western bands can keep up with them in terms of talent and quality. ___________________ 「 _"完璧なんてありえない" / Perfection? No one gets there._ 」 --- from *BAND-MAID* 'Warning' 🕊
Excellent reaction and great suggestions in the comments. I endorse the suggestion below of Gacharic Spin who I'd describe as rock/funk/pop/jazz/metal fusion - is that even a thing? Also, I recommend the young Japanese band Asterism - especially the live version of "Dawn". Haruka Noma (HAL-CA), the lead guitarist, is a prodigy & the bassist is brilliant too.
I MADE THE SAME MISTAKE AND ADDED AN "I" INTO THE END OF THE NAME 1RST TIME I SAID IT. JAPAN HAS LOTS OF FANTASTIC ROCK, METAL AND JAZZ. I THINK THEIR FORM OF COUNTRY WOULD BE LIKE, "THE WAGGAKI BAND"?
To have a complete picture of this highly talented band, you could restart from Monsters, and then continue with these ones: Blooming, Raitei, Dissension, Revive, Hypnosis, Demon Light, Ray of Light. They also did some great covers of classic hard-rock songs from the 80's (Iron Maiden, Kiss, Motley Cüe, AC/DC, Linkin Park, and some others) and the funny one Minion Banana song. To widen your horizon in the territory of Japan all-female bands, you could also try these ones: - Gacharic Spin: Mindset, I wish I (EPIC), Tamashii Live (not completely in the metal genre but intense and really good) - Bridear: Brave New World Revisited (EPIC), Ghoul, Bloody Bride, Light in the Dark - Hagane: SuperVillan (EPIC), WintrySky, Labradorite - Wagama Rakia: Survive (EPIC) Enjoy! 🤘
A non Metal suggestion from Japan: Gacharic Spin. A more Rock/Blues band, For a guitarist i suggest this instrumetal (ruclips.net/video/VXAB83r0lbQ/видео.html) with an excellent guitar solo. If you want a complete song check the Video of "Mindset"
@@ChasingAnthems Gacharic Spin also has a harder alter ego you can check out as well. "Doll$Boxx" Some good starting points in that rabbit hole would be "Shout Down", " Take My Chance". And for Gacharic Spin. A great starting point is "Mindset", "Tamashii" ( There's a great live 2019 video of that one.)
They are a fairly new band but they are gonna be big players in the metal world. They have the talent for sure. They won newcomer of the year in Japan so they will only continue to rise and get better. Maya (the singer) is already one of the best vocalists out there. Since they are so new they have done a lot of covers which is on their RUclips channel ….they covered a lot of 80’s bands like Skid Row, Kiss, AC/DC, Iron Maiden , Journey to name a few. Those are definitely worth checking out.
NEMMO FEE LA .. no extra i .. They are playing their first concert in the US tomorrow (July 1st) at Whiskey A Go Go in LA and in October they will be doing the Aftershock Festival. Whiskey A Go Go will be live streamed partially on youtube. The full show will be available for viewing on the 16. Info on their channel/site.
BABYMETAL, Band-Maid, Lovebites and Nemophila are kind of like "The big 4" over there (my opinion), but there are so many great bands in Japan. I recommend checking out Gacharic Spin, fantastic musicians and performers. Here's their "Mindset": ruclips.net/video/QmL0V667QzI/видео.html
3rd, maybe not the most well known, but Gacharic Spin are #1 for my tastes. Good friends with Nemophila and many other great bands in the scene as well ;)
Nemophila will be at "Aftershock" in Sacramento Ca. along with Band-Maid in October ! Band-Maid will have 16 shows in the US (All sold out) i'm not sure if Nemophila is touring ! Thanks for checking out these ladies =)
There are 14 shows on the BAND-MAID US tour (not 16), including Aftershock festival. BAND-MAID have announced that ten of the shows are completely sold out. You can still get tickets for the New Jersey concert, the biggest venue.
They are a bit of a supergroup in the way they formed. Singer Mayu wanted to do a project. Bassist Haraguchi San, helped her. Guitarist Saki ( on the right of screen, alone) came in , and she wanted the chance to work with drummer Murata Tamu. Saki also brought in guitarist Hazuki ( over on left with bassist). This was in sept 2019. They did the one man show. Enjoyed working together, so formed Nemophila. They did a few small shows in Jan, Feb 2020, wrote the song Oiran, covered Maidens song the Trooper on YT. And worked through YT, releasing singles, EPS, playing virtual live shows , all while under pandemic restrictions. Try their songs: Hypnosis, Raitei, Revive, Life ( very emotional song)beautiful song.
Great reaction to the Japanese bands. That’s all I listen to in my rabbit hole.😂 Everyone lets their eye do the trick of letting that extra “I” at the end so don’t worry. Because it’s the scientific name for a blue and white flower it’s Neh- ma- filla. Despite being a Nth American native it’s famous in Japan at the Hitachi Seaside park where there are fields of it. Mayu named the band after the flower with the five petals representing each member. Originally the band was going to be called Sorai but they wrote a song with that name instead. They don’t have a bad song. You could do their first music video called RAITEI. They are elite musicians and better people so enjoy the ride.💙🤘🎸🇯🇵
Nice! Glad you loved Nemophila! They are an up and coming band rising like a rocket. They're playing Whiskey A Go Go tomorrow July 1 in LA. Also playing Aftershock festival along with Band-Maid. I would say that this is their BEST song to date and will be the song that defines their early career. As for recommendations: Gacharic Spin - Mindset Scandal - Masterpiece Jinjer - Pisces (Ukrainian band)
Cool great reaction, Nemophila is a small blue flower (five petals) There will be following shortly with abundant information..... they are sortof a super group with most members coming from different bands (my fav- Murata Tamu - (drummer)) to form and gel a unique style ..... another song(s) (many) but Monsters and Fighter are two. Another band to check out is Aldious (right now looking for a permanent singer ) but with the last one a killer tune named 'We Are'.... riff scar warning -the thing sticks. and there are more bands too...
Hi CA! You asked a question and got lots of answers. I got sucked into the Japanese Music scene following drummer Senri Kawaguchi in 2006, when she was a child protegee. In 2017, Senri was doing drum clinics with Tamu Murata, so I started following Tamu. Tamu was doing the Mayu Sessions in the third quarter of 2019. Those sessions formed into the band Nemophila. Nemophila is a 5 petaled flower to indicate that they were all equal. What can I tell you, one path leads to another! Over the past few years, I've contacted many of these wonderful commenters, who have broadened my background in Japanese Music. I'm a drummer so I tend to follow other drummers. One of the commenters on this page talked about Aldious. Their drummer is Marina Bozzio, drummer Terry Bozzio's daughter. She has been playing drums since she was an infant. Tamu Murata started playing drums in High School. On RUclips, there is a video entitled "Nemophila's Second Drummer" where Tamu Murata's two year old daughter is sitting on Tamu's lap, banging away with drumsticks on a Roland Electronic Drum Kit. Nemophila is the core of the new evolution in Music. So, check out everything on their RUclips site! Every now and then, we need a kick in the pants to get going in the right direction. Right now, we need a really BIG kick in the pants!
@@sana-cm7oc Hi Sana! Per your request: "Real Life" performed by Senri Kawaguchi and Tamu Murata, 2017. ruclips.net/video/ViyZ49RsNfk/видео.html Enjoy! Russ
Try their Music Videos for the songs, Dissension, Revive and Reitei. Also they do two Iron Maiden cover songs Aces High and The Trooper that are just excellent in every way. These ladies know how to rock!! Also if your still falling down the rabbit hole in Japan with all female bands, try the Official Music Video for a song called We Love Sweets by a group called Hanabie, it is just so hard, cute, creative and downright shocking to say the least.
I call it the BabyMetal effect. BabyMetal started pulling in the money after 2013 and all the Agencies went, "omg, we have an untapped market here." and the Japanese female musicians went "ok, now it is our time to show our stuff." Nemophila covered a BabyMetal song and are big fans. You should do a double reaction to that song Megitsune: BabyMetal - ruclips.net/video/7JrFxDFk614/видео.html Nemophila - ruclips.net/video/xh9lAwNr5M8/видео.html
One of the reasons this is happening in Japan is that music and the arts are better funded and are taken more seriously. They get started much younger and those who show an aptitude are given a better chance to develop their skills. Two examples to check out are Yoyoka Soma who by the age of 9 was being sponsored by Pearl Drums and was ranked in the top 500 drummers in the world, (start watching at age 8 and watch her skills develop). ruclips.net/video/Tkw57uGnSrs/видео.html And an instrumental band called Asterism, who met at band camp when I believe they were 13 and went on to play at the SXSW festival a few years later. ruclips.net/video/8galql51xfA/видео.html
Welcome to the amazing world of JMetal this is so fun when someone realizes how amazing these bands are. Next up should be Hanabie “we love sweets “ be prepared for more mind blowing all girl metal madness . Great reaction btw can’t edit for your next one .
Nemophila no es cualquier banda, pronto será la banda reina metal del Japón! La cantante Mayu la distingue de otras bandas! Es impresionante Mayu, dueña de una personalidad propia de las grandes leyendas del ambiente musical! La adoro, pero su última canción Style, no me agradó mucho, pero solo es una canción, tampoco es mala! Así es Nemophila! Gracias por compartir 😎🤘
Nemophila rocks so hard. Great original and incredible covers also. After the second song I've listened from them I fell in love. It was "Raitei". 8:30 Nemophila is flower en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemophila The compelling songs for me were: Raitei ruclips.net/video/lh-dVLKP314/видео.html Life ruclips.net/video/HFnEYhbEAqg/видео.html Revive ruclips.net/video/zmRmVc4u18w/видео.html Given Up (Linkin Park Cover) ruclips.net/video/g7DLSCP0Ghg/видео.html
They're currently in your country now, literally on CA. Soon they'll be making names, metalheads will noticed them.. More Nemophila please 🤘🎸🥁⚡🌸🎌 Now check out: Hanabie - 'We love sweets'🧁🌸
The ladies from Japan are killing it. This one of the holy trinty of bands from Japan, Nemophila, Band Maid, and Lovebites. Anything those 3 bands do is good. Nemophila is a 5 peddle flower.
Northern California? I'm from Stockton. Would love to see you perform. Another awesome Japanese band to react too is "Crystal Lake-Into the great beyond"
Las mejores sucesoras de SHOW-YA, 1banda femenina de heavy metal japonés y madrinas entre otras de Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Gacharic Spin, Scandal, etc (Fairy, Look at Me, Genkai Lovers, One Way Heart, Gambling, Kurenai, Battle Express, Shooting Star, etc)
Haha, I am sure you have been well schooled in the pronunciation of the band's name by now, so I won't go there. However, I will pick up on your thoughts of "what is going on" over in Japan with these female artists and metal/rock music. The scene is bursting at the seams with so much female talent. Babymetal, Lovebites and Band-Maid have set the scene, but bands like Nemophila have been working away for years to become overnight successes. There is also a really strong Rock/Jazz/Pop/Dance/Funk and of course JPop scene in Japan. Check out groups like: @onefive, Atarashii Gakko, Glim Spanky, Passcode and Polkadot Stingray. They are not at the same level as the bigger bands production-wise, but have talent in spades. Some are even pretty weird by western standards, but I guarantee you won't forget them in a hurry. No matter which band you choose, if you are looking to expand your understanding of the Japanese music scene (which I believe, is the second largest music market in the world), any of the above bands are worth a look. I really hope you continue your dive into Japanese bands, there is so much great music coming out of there.
This is the result of compulsory music education in primary school in Japan, where they have to master 2 instruments. When they move to high school, the boys tend to go to sports, and the girls continue in club bands, marching or rock, for example. Tamu Murata (drums) is mom of 2 little ones, and a rocker. Great rxn, Sir and your Mom will be pleasantly surprised that both their band name and the name of the track are names of flowers, Po!
Fun to see you slowly be like 'oh shet, they gud' lol Great reaction, enjoyed your inputs. Nemophila has other great songs, I like 'life' 'dissension'. Other bands you may enjoy are Wagakki Band - Homura-akatsukino ito live and Unlucky morpheus-angrifier live or other songs of theirs. Keep up!
Band Maid , Nemophila , Aldius , Scandal ,BabyMetal , Lovebites and from Mexico The Warning plus so many more . The west has lost its hold onside of the best music Seeing Band Maid in Dallas
There a a couple Japanese female drummers you have to check out Junna and Yoyoka both started out as early as 1 1/2 years old on the drums. Blazing fast super accurate Mostly cover music but both are held in high regaurds of the bands they cover. Both of these ladies are still in their early teens.
If your very quick you can see them at the Whisky a Go Go in LA tomorrow night 07/01/2022! :) Hi from the UK! I'm not jealous you Yanks get all the Japanese Gigs, this year, no not at all ;(
In the vein of Japanese metal bands I think you should check out Imperial Circus Dead Decadence. Their music is really good and the better ones are quite long wich gives them the time to change the rythm alot. You never get bored while listening to it. In my opinion "Uta" is their best one and if you feel like doing a video on them I hope you do a reaction of that song. Greetings from Portugal!!
I haven’t heard a Japanese female band yet I don’t like but I’m partial to Nemophila, Bridear, and Gacharic Spin. If you want your mind blown watch Harper’s new single “Falling”
Not a genre, and especially sub-genre I would normally like - avoid like the plague is more accurate - but I love these young women, not least because they're cute as heck, but because I like their style and the quality of Mayu(?)'s vocals.
Ok I discover your channel because of NEMOPHILA (following them since about 2 years now, due to their Iron Maiden cover, being a Maiden fan) But let me start with YOU. Even before I started to continue your reaction, I went to check your band on Spotify, because yeah, I'm a Hard Rock / punk guy first, but country, since I discovered that with Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, is also part of music I like (but hey I'm from Switzerland so yeah not really the regional stuff here 🤣) And let me tell you pretty plainly, I listened partially to 2 songs (as of now) from your 2020 LP (life as we live it) and I have to say I'm not a fan of the mixing used on it, BUT I like your music, I like the voice, and your texts seems fun to listen to. So yeah you have at least one more sub there, and I wil definitely check you out guys. You sound like in my alley. 💖 Now back to the Japanese scene 6:50 why it's not happening as much anywhere else ? simply cultural differences. In Japan you either get VERY (at the least) good at something, or you stop doing it. All they do is 100% whatever the "art" is, should it be traditional japanese art like Ikebana (flowers arrangements), any of the manual traditional works (sword smithing, Traditional pottery, etc.) In the rest of the world, we are just happy if we don't fail, and reach "average". In Japan, it's not good enough. You will ofc have many of the traditional "metal all female Japanes bands" recomandations coming in now, so I'll let that to the others, specially since I'm not into Lovebites, Band Maid, etc. To me, one band that is totally amazing (not all female, but 2 very key females in the band) where you will see again that full talent at FULL display (all band's positions) is Unlucky Morpheous. That band is insane, but the easiest song to get into them is probablly "M" Anthem ruclips.net/video/WoUzaVI0paY/видео.html In a totally different style, you have that very fun VTuber rap godess that is Mori Calliope. That wil definitely catch you off guard. I'm absolutely not into rap, and yet, she managed to get me into her music with her lyrics flow, her personality, her voice (not a great technical voice, I just love her voice tonality) the production quality on her MV and her story as far as how she did explode in popularity. Many despise her for that, and I'm one applauding the audacity she had to do it the way she did to do what she loves to do. Here is a duo song with her and a japanese collab ruclips.net/video/M85xU-tbQ6c/видео.html (only 4 million views I know) Here is one of her very early release, only 33 million views and you still probably never heard of her. (I know right ?) Early in stage so a bit less refined than her latest things, as she progreses fast. ruclips.net/video/5y3xh8gs24c/видео.html Anyway, keep up the great work, and off I am on Spotify to listen to your band
Next all female Bands HANABIE song MV We Love Sweets, TRIDENT-JAPAN songs Voltage, No Regret, ASTERISM songs Dawn, Rising Moon, Light In The Darkness, Church, Gunfire..
Dude......was that awesome or what !!!!!!!!!! The only band to me that has the musicianship of Band Maid although a different genre. these girls are an all star band of top notch players and they got me into metal !!!!!
Nemophila is the very best band there's among this kind of bands. Every song they have is amazing, even their covers are freakin cool. There are on tour in the US right now. And this is not even their best song, so you have a lot to explore about them.
Welcome to the World of Japanese Metal and their is so much more to explore check out Ningen Isu or Bridear or go in the more rocking section section with SCANDAL and check out Wagakki Band their are all awesome. Japan is the new first choice of Rock and Metal
Do yourself a favor and check out many of their covers. Starting off with Journeys Separate Ways. Detroit Rock City by Kiss. Bon Jovi's Bad Name. And a song done a few years back by a Japanese band. Which I don't know the name of the group. But the name of the song is. One Night Carnival. Do yourself a favor at least check them out for yourself at least privately. But bringing them to your channel for a reaction would be beneficial to us all. Take care stay safe and be well !
Great Reaction! They are amazing. You just saw THE best female drummer in all of Japan - Tamu Murata. She was trained as a jazz drummer and effortlessly kills all metal riffs and fills. She also is a Once and danced a cover of Twice - Feel Special with other Japanese female metal drummers. Tamu is black leggings and blue shorts 😊 ruclips.net/video/H6Lv6B3CFMQ/видео.html (also my favorite Twice song with the most amazing lyrics) I think Nemophila was supposed to be a one-off recording for the lead singer but the band and engineers were like "you guys are too damn good to just do one song or covers - you need to compose and perform originals" So they did and will be at Whiskey a go go this summer for their only USA tour date. I think they are amazing. I've said for a while now that female Japanese bands will save rock/metal. I am still correct. 😉
There are many more high quality Japanese rockbands. Here are a few more: (Asterism - Rising Moon) (Aldious - Dominator), (Li-Sa X Band - Looking Up to You) - There are numerous incredible bands in all kinds of metal genres. Women have a long history in Japanese metal
You know why we don't see this in the US. The record labels have made everything generic and stale. There is NOTHING generic about these Japanese bands. I suggest you check out Hanabie's "We Love Sweets" ruclips.net/video/G18yyvPCiTM/видео.html
Nemophila is basically a super group. Which is normally a bad thing because super groups rarely work but in this case I think Nemophila is the best version of all the groups the ladies are involved with.
@@DavidKAnderson Their interview after the 9th January concert is adorable. They seem to really care about each other. Heck - just listen to the song Life.
Nemophil-a (NOT “Nemophil-i-a) were founded in 2019. They are a supergroup composed of: Mary's Blood guitarist Saki ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki (also plays with Lisa-X) ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and ex-Soramimi drummer Muratatam (also does other projects) This is one of the bands to watch, no question. They almost seem to be enjoying a private joke, that goes "Hi, we're a bunch of cute, fun girls and we are going to rip your face off, and you are going to like it.” Initially, they were just a side project, co-organized Mayu with some help from Saki. They started off posting metal covers of well-known rock, pop and metal songs. Then they began posting originals, starting with “Oiran” ruclips.net/video/eyb2NtPwcxc/видео.html The viral reaction seems to have convinced them they were onto something potentially big, so they’ve been putting a lot more work into it, including some successful live-streams and an appearance at the annual Japanese female rock festival NAONのYAON. They tend toward hard and heavy, but also do ballads and some pop covers. Drummer Murata Tamu took time off to give birth to her son, and on her return, the rest of the bandmembers gave her a welcome back that resulted in an extremely moving moment captured on live stream: “Life” ruclips.net/video/HFnEYhbEAqg/видео.html After Oiran, others to check (if you haven’t already) include "Dissension", which will fry whatever is left of your circuits: ruclips.net/video/26aMuahxz8c/видео.html and “Raitei”, which means “Thunder” in Japanese, and yes, they bring the thunder: ruclips.net/video/lh-dVLKP314/видео.html Saki is the only one who had been with a breakout band before (Mary’s Blood); Hazuki and Murata-tamu are also considered elite musicians and have worked with a lot of other top artists. Hara-san is the youngest but is clearly a great talent and has been developing in front of our eyes. And of course Mayu is quickly establishing herself as a one of the world’s best metal vocalists. Nemophila’s youtube channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCvoAeGZoC8giXP59NOZABIAvideos If you haven’t already, another band frequently suggested after Nemophila is Hanabie. Try “We Love Sweets” ruclips.net/video/G18yyvPCiTM/видео.html
Nemophila is in California right now, they just landed in LA. You should see if you can check them out. They're playing the Whiskey-a-go-go July 1. Nemophila is a blue flower found in California of all places It's a Latin word. Adabana is too - it's species of weed that flowers. Dissension is a song they are known for, Revive is another good one. Rock is alive and well, and living in female metal bands in Japan. But if you want your mind blown, check out Voice of Baceprot, an Indonesian female metal trio out of Indonesia; who are Muslim, and have to fight to play. They do the best cover of Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name (Tom Morello is a big fan), or God Allow Me Please to Play Music are two good songs to check out. They are phenomanal.
Well, in the west there’s a lack of true dedication and work ethic to actually become this good. So there’s that. But the other far reaching reason you don’t find a band like Nemophila, Hanabie or Band Maid here is that the label would ruin them straight away, trying to turn them into musical sex workers. To put it into a garden metaphor, the soil and climate is too poor.
The reality is there are many female band in US, it just their music not as good as japanese female band. The only all female band that I respect from US was THE WARNING. Even their level is still so far behind the japanese female band, they're the best in US so far.
The whole point of a reaction channel is to promote the music you play to a wider audience. Therefore a link to the original video should NEVER be excluded in your video's description. Stop with the stupid self-promotion crap and do your job properly.
You have now discovered my three favorite Japanese rock/metal bands (not just all-female bands) with Band-Maid, Lovebites and Nemophila. In 2019, Mayu, the singer, was wanting to experiment with singing various styles of music, especially metal. Her band had broken up and I don't think she screamed at all in that band. Her friend, bassist Haraguchi-san, was willing to help but they needed others. Mayu approached Saki, a very well established and respected guitarist (she was on stage left in the video), for help. Saki was the well known guitarist of Mary's Blood and was known for helping out young talent. Saki agreed and also brought in the other lead guitarist, Hazuki, and a very in demand session drummer named Tamu Murata. These latter three are why Nemophila are sometimes referred to as a Supergroup. It didn't take long for them to recognize the chemistry and decide to remain a band. The presence of Hazuki, Tamu and, especially, Saki gave them instant credibility. Of course now their music speaks for itself. Because they are so new, and because of covid, most of their music has been written by others or are covers. Their cover of Iron Maiden's Aces High was my introduction to the band. Mayu sings the hell out of that song. I think she has one of the best pure female rock/metal voices in the world right now.
My suggestions for the next songs would be their live performance of the song Oiran and that amazing cover of Iron Maiden's Aces High.
My introduction to Nemophila was their cover of Babymetal's Megitsune. It is flipping amazing - Mayu sang the clean and the pig screams. They also had twin tails and their Babymetal merch in the studio! 😊
Nemophila is a band formed in 2019, but actually each of their members is from a different band, And they are diverse, they not limited to one style of music, you can hear different things in every song of them.🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
Ne Moe fee la, is a blue flower native to California & Adabana is a flower that has not bloomed or a metaphor for not reaching full potential. Nemophila became a band in 2019 & all their original music is killer !! 😎👌P.S. Check them out live with the song, " Oiran " at Neon Yeon 2021.
🤟👏👏👏👏👏🔥
Yes, "Adabana means a flower (such as a cherry blossom) that does not bring fruit, so not fulfilling one's potential.
But I found another connection from current Japanese society:
It is also the name of a fairly recent "Manga" anime story and game in which the lead characters are a girl who has lost her memory and a boy who knows her by name living in fairytale-like stories (the "Land of Adabana") that have become damaged, and restoring and reworking them as they go, by recovering words, neutralizing destructive creatures, and repainting the pictures.
The implications I see are:
What if the story of your life is one you wish was more fruitful?
What if you had the power to fix the story?
What if you do?
Why isn’t this happening here in the USA? Because mastering a musical instrument and forming a tight band is hard work.
All there songs are different, and they’re all good. Try DISSENTION, MONSTERS, REVIVE, and LIFE.
We have good bands in the US but they get no Media play on our Corporate Rock radio so many end up playing 50 capacity Bars doing covers. Thank God Japan is sending the Real Deal our way.
They are playing their first concert in the US tomorrow (July 1st) at Whiskey A Go Go in LA and in October they will be doing the Aftershock Festival. Whiskey A Go Go will be partially live streamed on youtube. The full show will be available for viewing on the 16. Info on their channel/site
@@ricdale7813 Corporate media is scared of creativity and community because they can't control it.
What Ric Dale said. I would add:
1. Corporation laws in the US changed to squeeze corporate assets in favor of stockholder dividends. That fueled a music company shift away from original, less predictable artists toward less expensive entertainers.
2. That in turn pushed autotune on almost EVERYTHING. Rock is largely based on blues. Blues involves bending notes, both on guitars and voice. Autotune kills that. Rap doesn't have that issue.
3. Radio was issued an FCC mandate to submit their playlists well before airtime. That destroyed DJ independence and creativity. No longer could they get an indie record, listen once and try it on air.
So now you have Clear Channel garbage talk and corporate playlists, and original rock and metal is effectively suppressed.
you found another fantastic band. I liked, that you were vibing to the drums, because their drummer tamu murata is world class (and mother of two daughters). the others; mayu vocals, saki (chucky) and hazuki guitars and haraguchi-san on bass are superawesome too. the nemophila rabbit hole is deep and rewarding too. I would recommend as next the song "life" (live streaming version). it was written for tamus return after maternity break. it´s very emotional and the favourite of many nemophila fans. and it shows the bands spirit. they are currently in LA. playing at the whisky-a-gogo on july 1st. they really are exited about that.
She’s killer!!!
So I realize you channel name indicates you might like Anthems, well the Anthem of Nemophila is their track LIFE and it is an amazing and emotional song.
While I agree that LIFE is their anthem and perhaps their best song, its also one of their few ballads, and thus not really representative of most of their music.
Nemophila is one the best bands to come along in a long time . ps. Saki and Hazuki
Thanks for reacting to NEMOPHILA! I look forward to seeing more of you in the future!
Enjoying your head-first dive into the wonderful world of 21st century Japanese all female Metal and Rock! Everything these ladies do is excellent - love the 'Revive' MV but they can do this all live too. Such a high level of musicianship, always, from all band members (particularly that off-beat drum breakdown at 5:25). You might enjoy (who am I kidding, you'll love them!) The Wagakki Band, who mix traditional instruments with modern - see their amazing live performance of 'Homura' and 'Akatsuki No Ito' ruclips.net/video/ponTbDDMYjw/видео.html for example - or three guys who have released 21 albums in their 30 year Metal career, Ningen Isu - try their 'Heartless Scat ruclips.net/video/CbI79e5iZKs/видео.html .
I second checking out The Wagakki Band
Nemophila is insane!!! 🔥🔥🔥 please react more of their songs!
For screaming: Dissension, Revive, A Ray of light.
For clean voice: RAITEI, Monsters.
For ballad: Life, Game Over.
For cover: Kurenai(X-Japan), Given Up(Linkin Park), and more !!
They'll be in Sacto on Oct. 7th performing at Aftershock. As others have mentioned, they're in W. Hollywood right now preparing for a single show tomorrow evening (July 1st) at Whisky A Gogo...
That's sick. We played the Whisky in 2018. It was a blast.
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Nemophila is pure 🔥🔥🔥. They play a variety of styles and excel at all of them. World class musicians. If you want to hear them go heavier try Dissension or Revive. If you want to know what really makes them special try Life. It’s an emotional song dedicated to the drummers return from maternity leave.
Japanese metal and rock is currently the best in the world and the rabbit hole is deep and wide. The bands you’ve tried are all phenomenal. Another good one is Trident and their song Spoopy.
If you think you’re ready (you’re not lol), check out Hanabie and their song We love sweets.
No one is ready for We Love Sweets the first time!
Elite artist, each one,. The only mistake a person can make about Nemophila, is trying to define their Genre..They just do whatever they want to do, are excellent at it, and they have so much fun, it's fun to listen and watch them.. Mayu(vocals) doesn't speak English, but gets a lot of help from Saki ( the amazing guitarist on the right).. the song Life would be a good one next..it welcomes that great Drummer (Tamu) back from having a baby, and not knowing if she'd be able to rejoin the band. (emotional, with lyrics) Oiran is also a great song. Monsters, Revive, Rollin Rollin..Some of their songs are during studio rehearsals, or each seperately recorded because of covid restrictions, quite a list in a short amount of time..plus lots of covers of classic rock bands, metal bands, etc.. Lovebites, Nemophila, and Band Maid..I like to say, Lovebites is my favorite, but All three are, because they're so unique in their own way..
Great reaction video from you. Really! Welcome in my Metal World. This band is one of the best metal bands today. New metal commet (this band is formed in 2019!). This song is one of the best metal songs of 2022! I love all songs and covers of this amazing and fantastic band. Whether you listen to any song or cover from this band, you're in for a colorful journey with this incredible band. Keep up the great work. My heartfelt greetings :-).
I'm a Madiac! Band Maid forever! But this band is as good as any band ever! If you prefer this band over the Maids? You have great taste in music. Love this song!!!! Great reaction brother!😊😎🤘✌️🎸❤️🔥
At least for me, Band-Maid and Nemophila are by far the best at what they do. And I know that this is an opinion that could cause controversy, but I think, none, or only very few, of the western bands can keep up with them in terms of talent and quality.
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「 _"完璧なんてありえない" / Perfection? No one gets there._ 」 --- from *BAND-MAID* 'Warning' 🕊
Don't worry Phaeron, it's an opinion that many people have also formed. Besides, it is merely our opinion, right? 😉
The only western band that I like as much as these Japanese bands as of now are Jinjer.
Band maid over baby metal?
@@sayvonwhidbee7731 Yes Sayvon... exactly
@@sayvonwhidbee7731 At any time, with ease!
Excellent reaction and great suggestions in the comments. I endorse the suggestion below of Gacharic Spin who I'd describe as rock/funk/pop/jazz/metal fusion - is that even a thing? Also, I recommend the young Japanese band Asterism - especially the live version of "Dawn". Haruka Noma (HAL-CA), the lead guitarist, is a prodigy & the bassist is brilliant too.
I MADE THE SAME MISTAKE AND ADDED AN "I" INTO THE END OF THE NAME 1RST TIME I SAID IT. JAPAN HAS LOTS OF FANTASTIC ROCK, METAL AND JAZZ. I THINK THEIR FORM OF COUNTRY WOULD BE LIKE, "THE WAGGAKI BAND"?
Yeah, many reactors did it at this era of '-philia' and '-phobia'.
To have a complete picture of this highly talented band, you could restart from Monsters, and then continue with these ones: Blooming, Raitei, Dissension, Revive, Hypnosis, Demon Light, Ray of Light. They also did some great covers of classic hard-rock songs from the 80's (Iron Maiden, Kiss, Motley Cüe, AC/DC, Linkin Park, and some others) and the funny one Minion Banana song.
To widen your horizon in the territory of Japan all-female bands, you could also try these ones:
- Gacharic Spin: Mindset, I wish I (EPIC), Tamashii Live (not completely in the metal genre but intense and really good)
- Bridear: Brave New World Revisited (EPIC), Ghoul, Bloody Bride, Light in the Dark
- Hagane: SuperVillan (EPIC), WintrySky, Labradorite
- Wagama Rakia: Survive (EPIC)
Enjoy! 🤘
A non Metal suggestion from Japan: Gacharic Spin. A more Rock/Blues band, For a guitarist i suggest this instrumetal (ruclips.net/video/VXAB83r0lbQ/видео.html) with an excellent guitar solo. If you want a complete song check the Video of "Mindset"
Heck yeah, I'll check them out. Thanks!
"Gacharic Spin" will be easier to search for
@@realdocloco Corrected- Thanks
@@ChasingAnthems Gacharic Spin also has a harder alter ego you can check out as well. "Doll$Boxx" Some good starting points in that rabbit hole would be "Shout Down", " Take My Chance". And for Gacharic Spin. A great starting point is "Mindset", "Tamashii" ( There's a great live 2019 video of that one.)
They are a fairly new band but they are gonna be big players in the metal world. They have the talent for sure. They won newcomer of the year in Japan so they will only continue to rise and get better. Maya (the singer) is already one of the best vocalists out there. Since they are so new they have done a lot of covers which is on their RUclips channel ….they covered a lot of 80’s bands like Skid Row, Kiss, AC/DC, Iron Maiden , Journey to name a few. Those are definitely worth checking out.
NEMMO FEE LA .. no extra i .. They are playing their first concert in the US tomorrow (July 1st) at Whiskey A Go Go in LA and in October they will be doing the Aftershock Festival. Whiskey A Go Go will be live streamed partially on youtube. The full show will be available for viewing on the 16. Info on their channel/site.
Going to the concert at The Whiskey tonight! Dissension is probably my favorite song form them that has a video.
Enjoy the show!
I was there! They ripped the roof off.
BABYMETAL, Band-Maid, Lovebites and Nemophila are kind of like "The big 4" over there (my opinion), but there are so many great bands in Japan. I recommend checking out Gacharic Spin, fantastic musicians and performers. Here's their "Mindset": ruclips.net/video/QmL0V667QzI/видео.html
Second that!!!!!!!!!
3rd, maybe not the most well known, but Gacharic Spin are #1 for my tastes. Good friends with Nemophila and many other great bands in the scene as well ;)
Nemophila will be at "Aftershock" in Sacramento Ca. along with Band-Maid in October ! Band-Maid will have 16 shows in the US (All sold out) i'm not sure if Nemophila is touring ! Thanks for checking out these ladies =)
There are 14 shows on the BAND-MAID US tour (not 16), including Aftershock festival.
BAND-MAID have announced that ten of the shows are completely sold out.
You can still get tickets for the New Jersey concert, the biggest venue.
They are a bit of a supergroup in the way they formed. Singer Mayu wanted to do a project. Bassist Haraguchi San, helped her. Guitarist Saki ( on the right of screen, alone) came in , and she wanted the chance to work with drummer Murata Tamu. Saki also brought in guitarist Hazuki ( over on left with bassist). This was in sept 2019. They did the one man show. Enjoyed working together, so formed Nemophila. They did a few small shows in Jan, Feb 2020, wrote the song Oiran, covered Maidens song the Trooper on YT. And worked through YT, releasing singles, EPS, playing virtual live shows , all while under pandemic restrictions. Try their songs: Hypnosis, Raitei, Revive, Life ( very emotional song)beautiful song.
Great reaction to the Japanese bands. That’s all I listen to in my rabbit hole.😂 Everyone lets their eye do the trick of letting that extra “I” at the end so don’t worry. Because it’s the scientific name for a blue and white flower it’s Neh- ma- filla. Despite being a Nth American native it’s famous in Japan at the Hitachi Seaside park where there are fields of it. Mayu named the band after the flower with the five petals representing each member. Originally the band was going to be called Sorai but they wrote a song with that name instead. They don’t have a bad song. You could do their first music video called RAITEI. They are elite musicians and better people so enjoy the ride.💙🤘🎸🇯🇵
Nice! Glad you loved Nemophila! They are an up and coming band rising like a rocket. They're playing Whiskey A Go Go tomorrow July 1 in LA. Also playing Aftershock festival along with Band-Maid.
I would say that this is their BEST song to date and will be the song that defines their early career.
As for recommendations:
Gacharic Spin - Mindset
Scandal - Masterpiece
Jinjer - Pisces (Ukrainian band)
Next band must be the Japanese female metalband Lovebites ! Try their live songs "Holy War" or "Swan Song (with the Chopin intro)".
Surely one of the most attractive bands. They do heaps of covers that you should have a look at.
Cool great reaction, Nemophila is a small blue flower (five petals) There will be following shortly with abundant information..... they are sortof a super group with most members coming from different bands (my fav- Murata Tamu - (drummer)) to form and gel a unique style ..... another song(s) (many) but Monsters and Fighter are two.
Another band to check out is Aldious (right now looking for a permanent singer ) but with the last one a killer tune named 'We Are'.... riff scar warning -the thing sticks.
and there are more bands too...
Thank you for sharing. Can't wait to check out Aldious
Their defining song is the one you heard last, always.
Can't put them in a box. Flowers must grow.
Hi CA! You asked a question and got lots of answers. I got sucked into the Japanese Music scene following drummer Senri Kawaguchi in 2006, when she was a child protegee. In 2017, Senri was doing drum clinics with Tamu Murata, so I started following Tamu. Tamu was doing the Mayu Sessions in the third quarter of 2019. Those sessions formed into the band Nemophila. Nemophila is a 5 petaled flower to indicate that they were all equal. What can I tell you, one path leads to another! Over the past few years, I've contacted many of these wonderful commenters, who have broadened my background in Japanese Music. I'm a drummer so I tend to follow other drummers. One of the commenters on this page talked about Aldious. Their drummer is Marina Bozzio, drummer Terry Bozzio's daughter. She has been playing drums since she was an infant. Tamu Murata started playing drums in High School. On RUclips, there is a video entitled "Nemophila's Second Drummer" where Tamu Murata's two year old daughter is sitting on Tamu's lap, banging away with drumsticks on a Roland Electronic Drum Kit. Nemophila is the core of the new evolution in Music. So, check out everything on their RUclips site! Every now and then, we need a kick in the pants to get going in the right direction. Right now, we need a really BIG kick in the pants!
There is an epic video of Senri and Tamu playing together.
@@sana-cm7oc Hi Sana! Per your request: "Real Life" performed by Senri Kawaguchi and Tamu Murata, 2017. ruclips.net/video/ViyZ49RsNfk/видео.html Enjoy! Russ
Try their Music Videos for the songs, Dissension, Revive and Reitei. Also they do two Iron Maiden cover songs Aces High and The Trooper that are just excellent in every way. These ladies know how to rock!! Also if your still falling down the rabbit hole in Japan with all female bands, try the Official Music Video for a song called We Love Sweets by a group called Hanabie, it is just so hard, cute, creative and downright shocking to say the least.
Asterism is another hard rock band from Japan with a twist. ‘Dawn’ live is a good start. In the video the guitarist is 18.
I call it the BabyMetal effect. BabyMetal started pulling in the money after 2013 and all the Agencies went, "omg, we have an untapped market here." and the Japanese female musicians went "ok, now it is our time to show our stuff." Nemophila covered a BabyMetal song and are big fans. You should do a double reaction to that song Megitsune: BabyMetal - ruclips.net/video/7JrFxDFk614/видео.html Nemophila - ruclips.net/video/xh9lAwNr5M8/видео.html
Nemophila cover of Megitsune is the best BM cover I have every heard.
One of the reasons this is happening in Japan is that music and the arts are better funded and are taken more seriously. They get started much younger and those who show an aptitude are given a better chance to develop their skills. Two examples to check out are Yoyoka Soma who by the age of 9 was being sponsored by Pearl Drums and was ranked in the top 500 drummers in the world, (start watching at age 8 and watch her skills develop). ruclips.net/video/Tkw57uGnSrs/видео.html And an instrumental band called Asterism, who met at band camp when I believe they were 13 and went on to play at the SXSW festival a few years later. ruclips.net/video/8galql51xfA/видео.html
Welcome to the amazing world of JMetal this is so fun when someone realizes how amazing these bands are. Next up should be Hanabie “we love sweets “ be prepared for more mind blowing all girl metal madness . Great reaction btw can’t edit for your next one .
Nemophila and Band-Maid are top drawer, try Trident 'Spoopy' for an up and coming all female Japanese band.
Check out Revive or Dissension next from Nemophila
Nemophila no es cualquier banda, pronto será la banda reina metal del Japón! La cantante Mayu la distingue de otras bandas! Es impresionante Mayu, dueña de una personalidad propia de las grandes leyendas del ambiente musical! La adoro, pero su última canción Style, no me agradó mucho, pero solo es una canción, tampoco es mala! Así es Nemophila! Gracias por compartir 😎🤘
They’re in US now for the live.
Please check their great songs.
Will do, thank you!
Nemophila rocks so hard. Great original and incredible covers also. After the second song I've listened from them I fell in love. It was "Raitei".
8:30 Nemophila is flower
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The compelling songs for me were:
Raitei
ruclips.net/video/lh-dVLKP314/видео.html
Life
ruclips.net/video/HFnEYhbEAqg/видео.html
Revive
ruclips.net/video/zmRmVc4u18w/видео.html
Given Up (Linkin Park Cover)
ruclips.net/video/g7DLSCP0Ghg/видео.html
Awesome reaction brother
They're currently in your country now, literally on CA. Soon they'll be making names, metalheads will noticed them.. More Nemophila please 🤘🎸🥁⚡🌸🎌
Now check out: Hanabie - 'We love sweets'🧁🌸
Definitely will do! Thank you
Just saw these girls live last week, a pure tour de force performance. So impressive. I'd suggest Mindset by Gacharic Spin next.
Yes! Thanks. I’ll be back on the horse next week. Hanging out in Nashville this weekend!!!
The ladies from Japan are killing it. This one of the holy trinty of bands from Japan, Nemophila, Band Maid, and Lovebites. Anything those 3 bands do is good. Nemophila is a 5 peddle flower.
Northern California? I'm from Stockton. Would love to see you perform. Another awesome Japanese band to react too is "Crystal Lake-Into the great beyond"
We’re playing Sep 2 at the Armory in Copperopolis. It’s on eventbrite.
Las mejores sucesoras de SHOW-YA, 1banda femenina de heavy metal japonés y madrinas entre otras de Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Gacharic Spin, Scandal, etc (Fairy, Look at Me, Genkai Lovers, One Way Heart, Gambling, Kurenai, Battle Express, Shooting Star, etc)
Haha, I am sure you have been well schooled in the pronunciation of the band's name by now, so I won't go there.
However, I will pick up on your thoughts of "what is going on" over in Japan with these female artists and metal/rock music. The scene is bursting at the seams with so much female talent. Babymetal, Lovebites and Band-Maid have set the scene, but bands like Nemophila have been working away for years to become overnight successes.
There is also a really strong Rock/Jazz/Pop/Dance/Funk and of course JPop scene in Japan. Check out groups like: @onefive, Atarashii Gakko, Glim Spanky, Passcode and Polkadot Stingray. They are not at the same level as the bigger bands production-wise, but have talent in spades. Some are even pretty weird by western standards, but I guarantee you won't forget them in a hurry.
No matter which band you choose, if you are looking to expand your understanding of the Japanese music scene (which I believe, is the second largest music market in the world), any of the above bands are worth a look.
I really hope you continue your dive into Japanese bands, there is so much great music coming out of there.
This is the result of compulsory music education in primary school in Japan, where they have to master 2 instruments. When they move to high school, the boys tend to go to sports, and the girls continue in club bands, marching or rock, for example. Tamu Murata (drums) is mom of 2 little ones, and a rocker. Great rxn, Sir and your Mom will be pleasantly surprised that both their band name and the name of the track are names of flowers, Po!
Fun to see you slowly be like 'oh shet, they gud' lol Great reaction, enjoyed your inputs. Nemophila has other great songs, I like 'life' 'dissension'. Other bands you may enjoy are Wagakki Band - Homura-akatsukino ito live and Unlucky morpheus-angrifier live or other songs of theirs. Keep up!
nemophila is amazing
During lockdown in Japan they put out a bunch of classic rock/metal cover's on their YT channel, you should check them out and react to them
" Sweet home Adabana (^^♪ ”
Thanks for sharing Travis hadn’t heard of this band yet. I don’t think we would want delve into meaning of the band,or at least on RUclips.
Just looked up the word it’s a plant.
Band Maid , Nemophila , Aldius , Scandal ,BabyMetal , Lovebites and from Mexico The Warning plus so many more . The west has lost its hold onside of the best music
Seeing Band Maid in Dallas
There a a couple Japanese female drummers you have to check out Junna and Yoyoka both started out as early as 1 1/2 years old on the drums. Blazing fast super accurate Mostly cover music but both are held in high regaurds of the bands they cover. Both of these ladies are still in their early teens.
If your very quick you can see them at the Whisky a Go Go in LA tomorrow night 07/01/2022! :) Hi from the UK! I'm not jealous you Yanks get all the Japanese Gigs, this year, no not at all ;(
Played there myself in 2018. So much fun!
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@@ChasingAnthems Sent you an email. Don't know if there are any non scalper tickets left. But you can watch it online for a fee :)
@@Greish-esquire thank you! We’re busy gigging ourselves but I’ll definitely watch online. Cheers!
Show sold out❤
Nemophila are a band of assassins .lol
Might I suggest red hair
Nemophila.😉
🤘😎🤘
You literally can't make a bad pick among their entire catalog. They never put a foot wrong.
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In the vein of Japanese metal bands I think you should check out Imperial Circus Dead Decadence. Their music is really good and the better ones are quite long wich gives them the time to change the rythm alot. You never get bored while listening to it.
In my opinion "Uta" is their best one and if you feel like doing a video on them I hope you do a reaction of that song.
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Check out Hagane - WintrySky. Pretty young all female Japanese metal band. And I'm sure you've gotten recommendations for Asterism too
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I haven’t heard a Japanese female band yet I don’t like but I’m partial to Nemophila, Bridear, and Gacharic Spin. If you want your mind blown watch Harper’s new single “Falling”
Not a genre, and especially sub-genre I would normally like - avoid like the plague is more accurate - but I love these young women, not least because they're cute as heck, but because I like their style and the quality of Mayu(?)'s vocals.
Ok I discover your channel because of NEMOPHILA (following them since about 2 years now, due to their Iron Maiden cover, being a Maiden fan)
But let me start with YOU.
Even before I started to continue your reaction, I went to check your band on Spotify, because yeah, I'm a Hard Rock / punk guy first, but country, since I discovered that with Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, is also part of music I like (but hey I'm from Switzerland so yeah not really the regional stuff here 🤣)
And let me tell you pretty plainly, I listened partially to 2 songs (as of now) from your 2020 LP (life as we live it) and I have to say I'm not a fan of the mixing used on it, BUT I like your music, I like the voice, and your texts seems fun to listen to. So yeah you have at least one more sub there, and I wil definitely check you out guys. You sound like in my alley. 💖
Now back to the Japanese scene 6:50 why it's not happening as much anywhere else ? simply cultural differences. In Japan you either get VERY (at the least) good at something, or you stop doing it. All they do is 100% whatever the "art" is, should it be traditional japanese art like Ikebana (flowers arrangements), any of the manual traditional works (sword smithing, Traditional pottery, etc.) In the rest of the world, we are just happy if we don't fail, and reach "average". In Japan, it's not good enough.
You will ofc have many of the traditional "metal all female Japanes bands" recomandations coming in now, so I'll let that to the others, specially since I'm not into Lovebites, Band Maid, etc.
To me, one band that is totally amazing (not all female, but 2 very key females in the band) where you will see again that full talent at FULL display (all band's positions) is Unlucky Morpheous.
That band is insane, but the easiest song to get into them is probablly "M" Anthem ruclips.net/video/WoUzaVI0paY/видео.html
In a totally different style, you have that very fun VTuber rap godess that is Mori Calliope. That wil definitely catch you off guard. I'm absolutely not into rap, and yet, she managed to get me into her music with her lyrics flow, her personality, her voice (not a great technical voice, I just love her voice tonality) the production quality on her MV and her story as far as how she did explode in popularity. Many despise her for that, and I'm one applauding the audacity she had to do it the way she did to do what she loves to do.
Here is a duo song with her and a japanese collab ruclips.net/video/M85xU-tbQ6c/видео.html (only 4 million views I know)
Here is one of her very early release, only 33 million views and you still probably never heard of her. (I know right ?) Early in stage so a bit less refined than her latest things, as she progreses fast. ruclips.net/video/5y3xh8gs24c/видео.html
Anyway, keep up the great work, and off I am on Spotify to listen to your band
Next all female Bands HANABIE song MV We Love Sweets, TRIDENT-JAPAN songs Voltage, No Regret, ASTERISM songs Dawn, Rising Moon, Light In The Darkness, Church, Gunfire..
Dude......was that awesome or what !!!!!!!!!! The only band to me that has the musicianship of Band Maid although a different genre.
these girls are an all star band of top notch players and they got me into metal !!!!!
Nemophila is a scientific genus name for a group of flowers native to N. America. The root words are a mix of Latin and Greek.
Check out their song "Revive"
Nemophila is the very best band there's among this kind of bands. Every song they have is amazing, even their covers are freakin cool. There are on tour in the US right now. And this is not even their best song, so you have a lot to explore about them.
Still got more great female bands: BRATS, TriDent, Gacharic Spin, Aldious, and a bunch more 😆
Welcome to the World of Japanese Metal and their is so much more to explore check out Ningen Isu or Bridear or go in the more rocking section section with SCANDAL and check out Wagakki Band their are all awesome. Japan is the new first choice of Rock and Metal
Is he ready for Hanabie?????? Nemophila suggestions: ALL OF IT!!!! lol they only got 2 Albums and a few more recent singles
Do yourself a favor and check out many of their covers. Starting off with Journeys Separate Ways. Detroit Rock City by Kiss. Bon Jovi's Bad Name. And a song done a few years back by a Japanese band. Which I don't know the name of the group. But the name of the song is. One Night Carnival. Do yourself a favor at least check them out for yourself at least privately. But bringing them to your channel for a reaction would be beneficial to us all. Take care stay safe and be well !
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Great Reaction! They are amazing. You just saw THE best female drummer in all of Japan - Tamu Murata. She was trained as a jazz drummer and effortlessly kills all metal riffs and fills. She also is a Once and danced a cover of Twice - Feel Special with other Japanese female metal drummers. Tamu is black leggings and blue shorts 😊 ruclips.net/video/H6Lv6B3CFMQ/видео.html (also my favorite Twice song with the most amazing lyrics)
I think Nemophila was supposed to be a one-off recording for the lead singer but the band and engineers were like "you guys are too damn good to just do one song or covers - you need to compose and perform originals" So they did and will be at Whiskey a go go this summer for their only USA tour date. I think they are amazing.
I've said for a while now that female Japanese bands will save rock/metal. I am still correct. 😉
There are many more high quality Japanese rockbands. Here are a few more: (Asterism - Rising Moon) (Aldious - Dominator), (Li-Sa X Band - Looking Up to You) - There are numerous incredible bands in all kinds of metal genres. Women have a long history in Japanese metal
Asterism rocks.
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this is my number one band right now ⚡🤟🏼⚡
You know why we don't see this in the US. The record labels have made everything generic and stale. There is NOTHING generic about these Japanese bands. I suggest you check out Hanabie's "We Love Sweets" ruclips.net/video/G18yyvPCiTM/видео.html
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Aldious is another jrock to check out
Nemophila is basically a super group. Which is normally a bad thing because super groups rarely work but in this case I think Nemophila is the best version of all the groups the ladies are involved with.
It's rare because supergroups almost never have the incredible chemistry that Nemophila possess. This band is truly special.
@@DavidKAnderson Their interview after the 9th January concert is adorable. They seem to really care about each other. Heck - just listen to the song Life.
Nemophil-a (NOT “Nemophil-i-a) were founded in 2019. They are a supergroup composed of:
Mary's Blood guitarist Saki
ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu
ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki (also plays with Lisa-X)
ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and
ex-Soramimi drummer Muratatam (also does other projects)
This is one of the bands to watch, no question. They almost seem to be enjoying a private joke, that goes "Hi, we're a bunch of cute, fun girls and we are going to rip your face off, and you are going to like it.” Initially, they were just a side project, co-organized Mayu with some help from Saki. They started off posting metal covers of well-known rock, pop and metal songs. Then they began posting originals, starting with “Oiran” ruclips.net/video/eyb2NtPwcxc/видео.html
The viral reaction seems to have convinced them they were onto something potentially big, so they’ve been putting a lot more work into it, including some successful live-streams and an appearance at the annual Japanese female rock festival NAONのYAON. They tend toward hard and heavy, but also do ballads and some pop covers. Drummer Murata Tamu took time off to give birth to her son, and on her return, the rest of the bandmembers gave her a welcome back that resulted in an extremely moving moment captured on live stream: “Life” ruclips.net/video/HFnEYhbEAqg/видео.html
After Oiran, others to check (if you haven’t already) include "Dissension", which will fry whatever is left of your circuits: ruclips.net/video/26aMuahxz8c/видео.html and “Raitei”, which means “Thunder” in Japanese, and yes, they bring the thunder: ruclips.net/video/lh-dVLKP314/видео.html
Saki is the only one who had been with a breakout band before (Mary’s Blood); Hazuki and Murata-tamu are also considered elite musicians and have worked with a lot of other top artists. Hara-san is the youngest but is clearly a great talent and has been developing in front of our eyes. And of course Mayu is quickly establishing herself as a one of the world’s best metal vocalists.
Nemophila’s youtube channel: ruclips.net/channel/UCvoAeGZoC8giXP59NOZABIAvideos
If you haven’t already, another band frequently suggested after Nemophila is Hanabie. Try “We Love Sweets” ruclips.net/video/G18yyvPCiTM/видео.html
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Like Phila-delphia the city. Nemo-Phila
Good review. If you like Nemophila then have a listen and watch a Japanese female metal group called ALDIOUS and view the song / video WE ARE.
Most all Japanese girl bands are very good but I thing Band Maid beats them all.
Lovebites the next all female Japanese Band 🤘🏻🤘🏻👊👊
React to Band Maid they geat
Nemophila is in California right now, they just landed in LA. You should see if you can check them out. They're playing the Whiskey-a-go-go July 1.
Nemophila is a blue flower found in California of all places It's a Latin word. Adabana is too - it's species of weed that flowers.
Dissension is a song they are known for, Revive is another good one.
Rock is alive and well, and living in female metal bands in Japan. But if you want your mind blown, check out Voice of Baceprot, an Indonesian female metal trio out of Indonesia; who are Muslim, and have to fight to play. They do the best cover of Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name (Tom Morello is a big fan), or God Allow Me Please to Play Music are two good songs to check out. They are phenomanal.
Well, in the west there’s a lack of true dedication and work ethic to actually become this good. So there’s that. But the other far reaching reason you don’t find a band like Nemophila, Hanabie or Band Maid here is that the label would ruin them straight away, trying to turn them into musical sex workers. To put it into a garden metaphor, the soil and climate is too poor.
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The reality is there are many female band in US, it just their music not as good as japanese female band. The only all female band that I respect from US was THE WARNING. Even their level is still so far behind the japanese female band, they're the best in US so far.
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The whole point of a reaction channel is to promote the music you play to a wider audience. Therefore a link to the original video should NEVER be excluded in your video's description. Stop with the stupid self-promotion crap and do your job properly.