Sayonakidori is a song featuring Miku (the backup vocalist and guitar player) singing solo. They have a live acoustic christmas performance they did last year and they put a few vids on their official channel. Just so happens one of those songs is Sayonakidori. If you check it out it will be a departure from what you've seen so far but it is absolutely amazing you won't be disappointed.
Saiki Atsumi - (SIGH-kee) - Lead vocals, Born Feb 8, 1994 28 years old, 'the Ice Queen'. MISA - (MEE-sa) - Bass, Born Oct 15, 1992 30 years old, 'the Barefoot Assassin'. Miku Kobato (MEE-koo) - Founder of the band, Lyricist, rhythm guitar, backing vocals. Born Oct 21, 1991 31 years old, 'the Small Pigeon' (Real name - Mika Noguchi ) Kanami Tono - (KAH-nah-mee) - Lead guitar, Born Sept 28, 1991 31 years old, the Natural Airhead, Songwriting and Musical Genius, 'Princess' Akane Hirose - (AH-ka-nay) - Drums, Born Dec 14, 1990 31 years old, 'the Gorilla'. Funny you mentioned waiting for the final chord at the end as this song's final chord segues into the live Domination performance you watched before. Go back and play the first few seconds of that to hear the final chord changing to the first chord of Domination.
"They need to turn her mic up a little bit." You noticed the difference in the levels, good catch. Miku had wandered over to Kanami's microphone and I think it caught the sound crew off-guard. Also, it's a different style mic than her normal one and EQ'd for that side of the stage and Mincho's rare vocal contribution.
For the most part, they always wear their maid outfits. If you watch Thrill (official music video) you can see what they looked like before MISA and Saiki drifted from maid outfits to various black dresses. They wore tan and red clothes for their acoustic concert last Christmas. They also have different outfits for their BAND-MAIKO videos. Here is a list of songs with Miku as the primary vocalist: Summer Drive - Love, Passion, Matador Big Dad - MAID IN JAPAN Beauty and the Beast - New Beginning TIME - Just Bring It (also acoustic version) Rock in me - World Domination Sayonakidori - Unseen World (also acoustic version) Miku also has a side project called "cluppo" where she is the lead singer
Miku the rhythm guitarist in this video has taken some of the lead as her skills have progressed, even to this day, she is taking more and more lead guitar in addition to rhythm. She has actually just switched her pedal board for a Line 6 Helix, to accommodate her more lead lines. And I keep leaving the following in your comment section, but evidently someone keeps flagging it. Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band) Name/Age: Nickname: Position: Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist, Age: 31 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements 10/21/91 Cluppo Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks Age: 31 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements 9/28/91 Mincho Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks, Age: 31 Ah-Chan Arrangements 12/14/90 MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks Age: 30 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements 10/15/92 Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing Age: 28 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements 2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher) Now for what I term the Band-Maid Info-Dump; Band Maid was started in 2013 by Miku Kobato. At the time she had just left the Idol Group, Lil Cumin and she didn't like the type of music she had been performing. She approached her management agency with the idea of making an actual band playing rock music but dressed as maids. She had worked in a Maid Cafe and thought the image of maids playing rockin music would create what she called "The Gap" between what you see and what you hear. The Management company was like Ok, go ahead. Miku then looked around and found Kanami a singer/songwriter who was posting her own videos on the internet. Miku had her agency contact her and Kanami thought the idea was cool and agreed to join. Miku then asked if Kanami knew a drummer who might be interested. Kanami had worked with Akane in the past and there is 2 versions of this, the first is, Kanami literally walked over to Akane's apartment and asked her, the second is Kanami called Akane and asked her. (Akane has said in 2 different interviews that 1: Kanami called her and asked if she could come over and 2: in a second interview Kanami just came over) Akane was actually hesitant as she had worked in an "All Girl Group" before and didn't enjoy it as it wasn't the type of music she wanted to play. After hearing a Demo, Akane was like ok, but was still slightly hesitant because of the "Maid Outfits", but she agreed to give it a try. Akane was asked if she knew a bass player and she had gone to Tokyo School of Music with MISA and had worked a couple of jobs with her. So Misa was contacted and after she heard a demo she was like I like the music, but she also was hesitant about the "Maid Outfits", but she relented and joined in as she really wanted to play the kind of music she heard in the demo. The 3 of them then "Auditioned" for the record company and passed the audition. Now we have the "Core" members. The 4 members worked out some songs provided for them by the record company, and a setlist and they had performed 3 times with just Miku on main vocals. Miku after those performances felt that her voice wasn't powerful enough to really perform the songs she wanted. So she approached her management company again and asked if they had any singers who weren't in other projects. They then auditioned several singers. Miku heard Saiki rehearsing in a room across the hall and asked if she could be auditioned, the record company then had Saiki audition. Saiki was signed to the same management company and had done some work as a backup singer and dancer and was asked if she would be interested in auditioning for this new group which currently had 4 members and she would be the fifth. She had been a member of a group with 8 other people as a backup singer and dancer, and HATED it. So she listened to the demo and thought "Cool" because she liked the music. Now we come to the tricky part. Miku KNEW that if Saiki was told about the "Maid Outfits" she would say NO WAY!, so they didn't tell her. They told her they would have "Cool/cute Clothes"(I've read it translated either way), and she never met Miku until a few days before they had a contracted performance. She wasn't told about the "Maid Outfits" until the day before the performance, and she had considered backing out, but she had signed the contract. (Saiki also had NEVER met Miku until then as well) So the Ladies, went and did the performance and Saiki really, REALLY liked the crowds reaction and the music they were performing. She DIDN'T like the apron she wore so it got ditched after the first performance. And you now have the beginnings of the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD! ALL HAIL BAND MAID!!!!! Now that we have the Full band, it was felt that there needed to be a second guitar. Saiki was like, "Not Me, No Way." So Miku said, "I'll do it.", at first that was literally all she did, was hold the guitar and mime playing it, until Akane said, if you are going to hold it, you NEED to learn to play it. And Miku said, "Ok.", and Kanami started to teach Miku how to play. The Ladies released their first album in 2014 "Maid in Japan" which failed to chart, but later after "Thrill" it was reissued and charted to #26 in Japan.
Then in 2015 they released "New Beginning" On New Beginning was the song that changed Band Maid's entire existence. "Thrill"... The band was getting ready to release their first music video and the choice was between "Love, Passion, Matador" and "Thrill" and the ladies chose Thrill. (Little known fact, Miku helped with the lyrics on Thrill but did not get credited) This became the seminal moment of Band Maid. Because their second album charted at #64, the record company was seriously considering disbanding the Ladies and switching them to other projects. (In fact they had Kanami and Akane work with Mochi to Cheese thinking that when Band Maid cratered they could use them in another band. MISA had also just started working with Mochi to Cheese as well). However about 6 months after the video's release, a Facebook page "JRock Radio" posted the video to their timeline. And the video went viral. Having over a million views in just a few short weeks. The Ladies Twitter page got so many hits they thought their page had been hacked. Their RUclips channel also started getting more and more subscribers and views to Thrill. Now the ladies knew where their fans wanted them to go. Harder Rock, less pop. And history was Maid. The following info is from a comment left by RUclips user @DanW60 Thrill was from their album New Beginning which was released in November, 2015. They didn't write any of the songs or lyrics on the album and it was only 33 minutes. As mentioned, Miku didn't even know how to play guitar at the time. The album went nowhere in Japan (Charted on Oricon at #64 -Ed) and their small label called Gump was about to drop them. Gump's plan was to keep Miku and Saiki as a singing and dancing duo and let the rest go. Then a miracle happened. The music video for Thrill became a huge hit on RUclips, especially in the west. Band-Maid was saved and they changed labels to Crown Stones (a sub-label to a really big Japanese media company called Nippon Crown). Their 2016 album, Brand New maid, peaked at #19 on the Japanese charts but only one song was written by Kanami and it was only 31 minutes in length. Finally, in January 2017, they released the album Just Bring It which was a full album at 50 minutes. More importantly, 9 of the 13 songs were written by Kanami. In my opinion, it was the first true Band-Maid album. The album got as high as #16 in Japan and also charted in the UK. The next 3 albums - World Domination, Conqueror and Unseen World - all charted top 10 in Japan and charted overseas. All the songs were written by Kanami. She is the one that has pushed Misa and Akane to be as good as they are now, and also very successfully taught Miku to play guitar.
This song is from "BAND-MAID WORLD DOMINATION TOUR - Shinka" held by BAND-MAID at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on February 14, 2020 Please subscribe to their channel (if you haven't): ruclips.net/user/BANDMAIDvideos Setlist: 1-Rinne 2-Blooming 3-Screaming 4-Dilemma 5-glory 6-FREEDOM 7-Choose me 8-PAGE 9-Mirage 10-catharsis 11-Bubble 12-The Dragon Cries 13-I can't live without you. 14-TIME 15-Wonderland 16-alone 17-DICE 18-Don't you tell ME 19-Play 20-DOMINATION 21-endless Story
The venue offers the cheapest tickets, people in NJ don't know what they are missing out on. Instead of going to a Cafe for lunch and drink, get a Band-Maid concert ticket and experience the awesomeness of the band while their tickets are still affordable!
That was fun. The drummer's name is indeed Akane but it's pronounced A-kah-nay. Others have commented about Saiki, but just to say that I think the reason you were saying "sakura" is because it's a well known Japanese word meaning cherry blossom. It features in the song Blooming, which would be a good one to listen to next. You said you were going to check out Lovebites? I'm a fan of them too and I recommend Holy War, live. I warn you that the Japanese rabbit-hole is deep and you're going to be getting requests for many many bands.
In the end they are preparing for the next song Domination, the order is Play then Domination then the last song of the show Endless Story (MV available in the official youtube chanel)
Just to let you know, Akane's name is pronounced A Ka Ney. No big deal! Miku (Me Coo) is the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist to Saiki (pronounced Cy E Kee) Kanami (Ka Na Me) is the lead guitarist, and Misa (Me Sa) is the bassist (one of the best). I appreciate your reaction to my favorite group in the world. I tell people Band Maid is one of the few groups out there than can melt your face and melt your heart. Some of their softer songs are "Daydreaming" a rock ballad, and "About Us" a lament by Band Maid for their fans because of their inability to perform for them because of the pandemic. This is one of the few bands who have written and performed a song specifically to show their fans they love them and can't wait to perform for them again.
play originally an instrumental song but saiki (sai-key) the lead singer bullied miku (me-ku) the second singer/rhythm guitarist into writing lyrics for it so she could join in. if you like Miku singing look up band maid "sayonakidori" (nightingale) there is an acoustic version as well, and another is "rock in me" she also has a solo project band called "Cluppo" different sound from band maid or band Maiko but still really well liked even if its more mainstream pop
@@kyles5513 i didnt want to name all her songs for him as he is just stating out but time is another good song. i like all her songs especially sayonakidori acoustic and her cluppo songs and even her lil cumin stuff as i find her voice and range quite unique
After all these years I finally saw these lyrics in a comment. Defiantly should be a fan chant section. happiness ( there is no way out) anger ( It‘s gonna be all right) sadness (let go of your mind) zenbu nomikome Take off (there is no way out) Get on ( It's gonna be all right) with life (let go of your mind)
I'll endorse Sayonakidori too as a way to hear Miku singing lead. She has a wonderful voice but Saiki's is more powerful and better suited to hard rock which was why Miku stepped aside and then learned guitar under the tutelage of Kanami. Looking at just their official page the songs Daydreaming or Wonderland are good to hear Saiki sing. The two Band-Maiko MVs would be good to check out also. Actually you will find out that every song they do is better than good and most are superb. They do earworms that you will love to have going in your head, and do them just so amazingly well.
To be honest, your channel is full of things I'm not good at, and it's hard to approach, but putting that aside, if it's an opportunity to notice something in this world, I think it's good. From Japan, welcome to J-Rock.
And Rock and Roll said: "You will love BAND-MAID above all things". BAND-MAID is a band out of the ordinary in every way. Miku Kobato the rhythm guitarist and co-vocalist is the creator of the band and the one who usually writes the lyrics of the songs, she is the main frontwoman of the band. The leader of BAND-MAID was the drummer, Akane Hirose, the goddess of tempo, by democratic election among all of them, but nowadays none of them is the leader of BAND-MAID. Saiki Atsumi, the lead vocalist concentrates on that, although when she takes the lead in the song she takes over the whole stage. Misa the bassist usually plays barefoot and although it seems that she is always a bit in the shadows her bass shines constantly throughout the song and Kanami Tono, the lead guitarist, is the personalization of the Magic, which at times is Black at times is White but always bewitches you, she is the composer of most of the songs of the Band. Their Rock does not conform to any genre or any established pattern, they own their own style, both visually and musically. You can call it The BAND-MAID Rules. If you have time to dig a little deeper you will never ever want to go back to the surface. "🤘🤘 B A N D M A I D H E A D ! ! ! 🤘🤘"
I find Japanese names much easier to remember than Korean names, but it may be in part because vowels are pronounced very similar in Japanese to Spanish, which makes it easier for me to pronounce the names and words in general. I still can't get a handle on Korean pronunciation.
Other commenters have kindly corrected your Japanese pronunciation. But a quick rule to keep in mind for whenever you are unsure: Syllables end with a vowel. Thus you get A-ka-ne.
Band-Maid has many different dimensions and styles, and some of their songs suit the rhythm guitarist's voice better. I love Rock in Me probably the best...it's just catchy af. If you love Akane like me, Sayonakidori is an awesome track lead by Miku the rhythm guitarist. Time is another gem. There's a song called freezer, which isn't Miku lead song, but an awesome dual-vocal song it's a perfect combination of Saiki (Psyke) the lead singer and Miku. Miku has the cuter, poppier vocal and Saiki has the deeper, more rock, slightly masculine vocal.
The 3 live vids you've done are all from the same show, and are all in the same vein. I suggest hearing something a little different. 1) Sayonakidori (acoustic live online). Theoretically for a limited time. This is Miku (rhythm guitar and vocals), MISA (bass), and Akane (drums, Ah - Kah - Nay) from their Christmas acoustic concert. Miku sings lead, Akane sings backup. Saiki and Kanami were on a break. 2) Manners/Black Hole (live online). This 2fer shows SOME of their versatility, showcasing traditional groove rock with a bit of speed metal.
Welcome to the Wonderful Pigeon-hole off Maidiacs . If you want to spread your wings into Female Japanese Rock/Metal, there are a few. Here are some, Nemophila, Trident, Hanabie, Mary"s Blood, and a couple of older ones, Show Ya and Shonen Knife., Some mixed bands Unlucky Morphius and Maximum the Hormone. Enjoy TYLR.
They have been going for almost 10 years now. The videos you have reacted to so far are songs from near the same time period. These are the videos that most people look at and say “I can’t believe girls play like that!” They changed their label a few years back. Since then the reaction has become “I can’t believe humans can play like that”. Check out Afterlife, No God, Blackhole, Unleash or Influencer for slice of their newer stuff.
I remember what it was like to first hear Band-Maid about a year ago. Beyond the musicianship I hear (and see) how much FUN they are having playing together. Seldom heard with many other bands. Also listen to Misa's bass slides that are so good I giggle when they happen. I do have to say something that no one else seems to be addressing, These women are not GIRLS, they are all in their 30's, so please stop calling them GIRLS. Would you call AC/DC or Arrowsmith BOYS? I suggest using that as a barometer. If you would not use the equal term about the gender of the group members. I cringe when you say it. Thanks
Sayonakidori is a great song to hear Miku featured as lead singer. There is a live version with original style and a live accoustic one, either one is great. Listen to both and compare.
Ok, let's try: Lovebites (set the world on fire), Gacharic Spin (I wish I or Mindset) , Nemophila (Dissection) all female girl band - all this you may choose live or MV.
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Reactors: You give me such great suggestions!
Maidiacs: (secretly know there is no way to give bad suggestions)
Sayonakidori is a song featuring Miku (the backup vocalist and guitar player) singing solo. They have a live acoustic christmas performance they did last year and they put a few vids on their official channel. Just so happens one of those songs is Sayonakidori. If you check it out it will be a departure from what you've seen so far but it is absolutely amazing you won't be disappointed.
Rock in me)( is also one of Miku feel good vocals on her own cheers Band-maid Rocks
Saiki Atsumi - (SIGH-kee) - Lead vocals, Born Feb 8, 1994 28 years old, 'the Ice Queen'.
MISA - (MEE-sa) - Bass, Born Oct 15, 1992 30 years old, 'the Barefoot Assassin'.
Miku Kobato (MEE-koo) - Founder of the band, Lyricist, rhythm guitar, backing vocals. Born Oct 21, 1991 31 years old, 'the Small Pigeon' (Real name - Mika Noguchi )
Kanami Tono - (KAH-nah-mee) - Lead guitar, Born Sept 28, 1991 31 years old, the Natural Airhead, Songwriting and Musical Genius, 'Princess'
Akane Hirose - (AH-ka-nay) - Drums, Born Dec 14, 1990 31 years old, 'the Gorilla'.
Funny you mentioned waiting for the final chord at the end as this song's final chord segues into the live Domination performance you watched before. Go back and play the first few seconds of that to hear the final chord changing to the first chord of Domination.
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"They need to turn her mic up a little bit." You noticed the difference in the levels, good catch. Miku had wandered over to Kanami's microphone and I think it caught the sound crew off-guard. Also, it's a different style mic than her normal one and EQ'd for that side of the stage and Mincho's rare vocal contribution.
For the most part, they always wear their maid outfits. If you watch Thrill (official music video) you can see what they looked like before MISA and Saiki drifted from maid outfits to various black dresses. They wore tan and red clothes for their acoustic concert last Christmas. They also have different outfits for their BAND-MAIKO videos.
Here is a list of songs with Miku as the primary vocalist:
Summer Drive - Love, Passion, Matador
Big Dad - MAID IN JAPAN
Beauty and the Beast - New Beginning
TIME - Just Bring It (also acoustic version)
Rock in me - World Domination
Sayonakidori - Unseen World (also acoustic version)
Miku also has a side project called "cluppo" where she is the lead singer
Ohrenje has created documentaries for Band-Maid members. They appear on his site. Here's the one on Akane: ruclips.net/video/5fxIyUngHd8/видео.html
"These girls are saving Rock!" ...truer words have never been spoken.
Miku the rhythm guitarist in this video has taken some of the lead as her skills have progressed, even to this day, she is taking more and more lead guitar in addition to rhythm. She has actually just switched her pedal board for a Line 6 Helix, to accommodate her more lead lines. And I keep leaving the following in your comment section, but evidently someone keeps flagging it.
Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band)
Name/Age: Nickname: Position:
Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist,
Age: 31 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements
10/21/91 Cluppo
Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks
Age: 31 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements
9/28/91 Mincho
Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks,
Age: 31 Ah-Chan Arrangements
12/14/90
MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks
Age: 30 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements
10/15/92
Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing
Age: 28 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements
2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher)
Now for what I term the Band-Maid Info-Dump;
Band Maid was started in 2013 by Miku Kobato. At the time she had just left the Idol Group, Lil Cumin and she didn't like the type of music she had been performing. She approached her management agency with the idea of making an actual band playing rock music but dressed as maids. She had worked in a Maid Cafe and thought the image of maids playing rockin music would create what she called "The Gap" between what you see and what you hear. The Management company was like Ok, go ahead.
Miku then looked around and found Kanami a singer/songwriter who was posting her own videos on the internet. Miku had her agency contact her and Kanami thought the idea was cool and agreed to join. Miku then asked if Kanami knew a drummer who might be interested. Kanami had worked with Akane in the past and there is 2 versions of this, the first is, Kanami literally walked over to Akane's apartment and asked her, the second is Kanami called Akane and asked her. (Akane has said in 2 different interviews that 1: Kanami called her and asked if she could come over and 2: in a second interview Kanami just came over) Akane was actually hesitant as she had worked in an "All Girl Group" before and didn't enjoy it as it wasn't the type of music she wanted to play. After hearing a Demo, Akane was like ok, but was still slightly hesitant because of the "Maid Outfits", but she agreed to give it a try. Akane was asked if she knew a bass player and she had gone to Tokyo School of Music with MISA and had worked a couple of jobs with her. So Misa was contacted and after she heard a demo she was like I like the music, but she also was hesitant about the "Maid Outfits", but she relented and joined in as she really wanted to play the kind of music she heard in the demo. The 3 of them then "Auditioned" for the record company and passed the audition.
Now we have the "Core" members. The 4 members worked out some songs provided for them by the record company, and a setlist and they had performed 3 times with just Miku on main vocals. Miku after those performances felt that her voice wasn't powerful enough to really perform the songs she wanted. So she approached her management company again and asked if they had any singers who weren't in other projects. They then auditioned several singers. Miku heard Saiki rehearsing in a room across the hall and asked if she could be auditioned, the record company then had Saiki audition.
Saiki was signed to the same management company and had done some work as a backup singer and dancer and was asked if she would be interested in auditioning for this new group which currently had 4 members and she would be the fifth. She had been a member of a group with 8 other people as a backup singer and dancer, and HATED it. So she listened to the demo and thought "Cool" because she liked the music.
Now we come to the tricky part. Miku KNEW that if Saiki was told about the "Maid Outfits" she would say NO WAY!, so they didn't tell her. They told her they would have "Cool/cute Clothes"(I've read it translated either way), and she never met Miku until a few days before they had a contracted performance. She wasn't told about the "Maid Outfits" until the day before the performance, and she had considered backing out, but she had signed the contract. (Saiki also had NEVER met Miku until then as well)
So the Ladies, went and did the performance and Saiki really, REALLY liked the crowds reaction and the music they were performing. She DIDN'T like the apron she wore so it got ditched after the first performance.
And you now have the beginnings of the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD!
ALL HAIL BAND MAID!!!!!
Now that we have the Full band, it was felt that there needed to be a second guitar. Saiki was like, "Not Me, No Way." So Miku said, "I'll do it.", at first that was literally all she did, was hold the guitar and mime playing it, until Akane said, if you are going to hold it, you NEED to learn to play it. And Miku said, "Ok.", and Kanami started to teach Miku how to play. The Ladies released their first album in 2014 "Maid in Japan" which failed to chart, but later after "Thrill" it was reissued and charted to #26 in Japan.
Then in 2015 they released "New Beginning"
On New Beginning was the song that changed Band Maid's entire existence. "Thrill"...
The band was getting ready to release their first music video and the choice was between "Love, Passion, Matador" and "Thrill" and the ladies chose Thrill. (Little known fact, Miku helped with the lyrics on Thrill but did not get credited)
This became the seminal moment of Band Maid. Because their second album charted at #64, the record company was seriously considering disbanding the Ladies and switching them to other projects. (In fact they had Kanami and Akane work with Mochi to Cheese thinking that when Band Maid cratered they could use them in another band. MISA had also just started working with Mochi to Cheese as well). However about 6 months after the video's release, a Facebook page "JRock Radio" posted the video to their timeline. And the video went viral. Having over a million views in just a few short weeks. The Ladies Twitter page got so many hits they thought their page had been hacked. Their RUclips channel also started getting more and more subscribers and views to Thrill.
Now the ladies knew where their fans wanted them to go. Harder Rock, less pop. And history was Maid.
The following info is from a comment left by RUclips user @DanW60
Thrill was from their album New Beginning which was released in November, 2015. They didn't write any of the songs or lyrics on the album and it was only 33 minutes. As mentioned, Miku didn't even know how to play guitar at the time. The album went nowhere in Japan (Charted on Oricon at #64 -Ed) and their small label called Gump was about to drop them. Gump's plan was to keep Miku and Saiki as a singing and dancing duo and let the rest go. Then a miracle happened. The music video for Thrill became a huge hit on RUclips, especially in the west. Band-Maid was saved and they changed labels to Crown Stones (a sub-label to a really big Japanese media company called Nippon Crown). Their 2016 album, Brand New maid, peaked at #19 on the Japanese charts but only one song was written by Kanami and it was only 31 minutes in length. Finally, in January 2017, they released the album Just Bring It which was a full album at 50 minutes. More importantly, 9 of the 13 songs were written by Kanami. In my opinion, it was the first true Band-Maid album. The album got as high as #16 in Japan and also charted in the UK. The next 3 albums - World Domination, Conqueror and Unseen World - all charted top 10 in Japan and charted overseas. All the songs were written by Kanami. She is the one that has pushed Misa and Akane to be as good as they are now, and also very successfully taught Miku to play guitar.
This song is from "BAND-MAID WORLD DOMINATION TOUR - Shinka"
held by BAND-MAID at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on February 14, 2020
Please subscribe to their channel (if you haven't): ruclips.net/user/BANDMAIDvideos
Setlist:
1-Rinne
2-Blooming
3-Screaming
4-Dilemma
5-glory
6-FREEDOM
7-Choose me
8-PAGE
9-Mirage
10-catharsis
11-Bubble
12-The Dragon Cries
13-I can't live without you.
14-TIME
15-Wonderland
16-alone
17-DICE
18-Don't you tell ME
19-Play
20-DOMINATION
21-endless Story
If you love Akani's drumming you'll love Lovebites, Nemophila and Gacharic Spin's drummers too.... welcome to the BandMaid pigeon hole 👍🤘
The New Jersey Concert still has tickets.
The venue offers the cheapest tickets, people in NJ don't know what they are missing out on. Instead of going to a Cafe for lunch and drink, get a Band-Maid concert ticket and experience the awesomeness of the band while their tickets are still affordable!
MISA MISA MISA!!!!! the reason why Miku was so low in the mix was because She was using the Lead Guitarists Microphone for most of Her Backing Vocals
Greatest......song.....intro......EVER!!!
Of course, I'm a bit biased since it's one of my All-Time Favorite songs!
Thanks again!🤘🤩🤘
That was fun. The drummer's name is indeed Akane but it's pronounced A-kah-nay. Others have commented about Saiki, but just to say that I think the reason you were saying "sakura" is because it's a well known Japanese word meaning cherry blossom. It features in the song Blooming, which would be a good one to listen to next.
You said you were going to check out Lovebites? I'm a fan of them too and I recommend Holy War, live. I warn you that the Japanese rabbit-hole is deep and you're going to be getting requests for many many bands.
In the end they are preparing for the next song Domination, the order is Play then Domination then the last song of the show Endless Story (MV available in the official youtube chanel)
Just to let you know, Akane's name is pronounced A Ka Ney. No big deal! Miku (Me Coo) is the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist to Saiki (pronounced Cy E Kee) Kanami (Ka Na Me) is the lead guitarist, and Misa (Me Sa) is the bassist (one of the best). I appreciate your reaction to my favorite group in the world. I tell people Band Maid is one of the few groups out there than can melt your face and melt your heart. Some of their softer songs are "Daydreaming" a rock ballad, and "About Us" a lament by Band Maid for their fans because of their inability to perform for them because of the pandemic. This is one of the few bands who have written and performed a song specifically to show their fans they love them and can't wait to perform for them again.
No silent vowels in Japanese.
You're in good company, Jimmy Page liked Akane's drumming too.
A couple songs Miku (rhythm guitar and backing vocals) sings are "Rock in me" and "Time"
play originally an instrumental song but saiki (sai-key) the lead singer bullied miku (me-ku) the second singer/rhythm guitarist into writing lyrics for it so she could join in.
if you like Miku singing look up band maid "sayonakidori" (nightingale) there is an acoustic version as well, and another is "rock in me" she also has a solo project band called "Cluppo" different sound from band maid or band Maiko but still really well liked even if its more mainstream pop
for completeness Akane - Ah Kah Nay, Misa - Me Sa, Kanami - Kah Nah Me
The only song I actually like from Miku is Time
@@kyles5513 i didnt want to name all her songs for him as he is just stating out but time is another good song. i like all her songs especially sayonakidori acoustic and her cluppo songs and even her lil cumin stuff as i find her voice and range quite unique
Mr Rock n Roll can teach you how pronounce AKANE correctly.😁😁
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After all these years I finally saw these lyrics in a comment. Defiantly should be a fan chant section.
happiness ( there is no way out)
anger ( It‘s gonna be all right)
sadness (let go of your mind)
zenbu nomikome
Take off (there is no way out)
Get on ( It's gonna be all right)
with life (let go of your mind)
Wait until you learn their nicknames .
I'll endorse Sayonakidori too as a way to hear Miku singing lead. She has a wonderful voice but Saiki's is more powerful and better suited to hard rock which was why Miku stepped aside and then learned guitar under the tutelage of Kanami. Looking at just their official page the songs Daydreaming or Wonderland are good to hear Saiki sing. The two Band-Maiko MVs would be good to check out also.
Actually you will find out that every song they do is better than good and most are superb. They do earworms that you will love to have going in your head, and do them just so amazingly well.
If you want to hear more of Miku singing there ar several songs where she is the vocalist - also check out Cluppo - Miku's side project.
For "Akane" pronunciation, you have to listen to Mr Rock N roll RUclips channel: "A-KA-NEEEEEEHH" 🥁🍌🦍
To be honest, your channel is full of things I'm not good at, and it's hard to approach, but putting that aside, if it's an opportunity to notice something in this world, I think it's good. From Japan, welcome to J-Rock.
And Rock and Roll said:
"You will love BAND-MAID above all things".
BAND-MAID is a band out of the ordinary in every way.
Miku Kobato the rhythm guitarist and co-vocalist is the creator of the band and the one who usually writes the lyrics of the songs, she is the main frontwoman of the band.
The leader of BAND-MAID was the drummer, Akane Hirose, the goddess of tempo, by democratic election among all of them, but nowadays none of them is the leader of BAND-MAID. Saiki Atsumi, the lead vocalist concentrates on that, although when she takes the lead in the song she takes over the whole stage. Misa the bassist usually plays barefoot and although it seems that she is always a bit in the shadows her bass shines constantly throughout the song and Kanami Tono, the lead guitarist, is the personalization of the Magic, which at times is Black at times is White but always bewitches you, she is the composer of most of the songs of the Band.
Their Rock does not conform to any genre or any established pattern, they own their own style, both visually and musically. You can call it The BAND-MAID Rules.
If you have time to dig a little deeper you will never ever want to go back to the surface.
"🤘🤘 B A N D M A I D H E A D ! ! ! 🤘🤘"
Absolutely. Speaking of Mr. Rock and Roll, was that a marriage proposal to Akane at the end of his latest videos after seeing them live?
@Robert Bassham I'm referring to Rock and Roll as a musical genre, not to any specific person.
Ha...you were right to anticipate something at the end...Domination starts 1 second later: Danna nanna.....danna nanna....."Let's go" :-)
The name Kanami sounds like it should be the brand name of a top quality electric guitar, doesn't it?
At least PRS could think about publishing a model called 'Kanami', 'Mincho' or 'Kanamincho' 🤘🏻
It should be called the "Mincho Rage" model.
You gonna Love the alternate version on this song,It has more base at the beginning.Sadly you have to go to Bilibili to listen to it!Lol!
I find Japanese names much easier to remember than Korean names, but it may be in part because vowels are pronounced very similar in Japanese to Spanish, which makes it easier for me to pronounce the names and words in general. I still can't get a handle on Korean pronunciation.
this band has an equivalent to 2 drummers
Other commenters have kindly corrected your Japanese pronunciation.
But a quick rule to keep in mind for whenever you are unsure: Syllables end with a vowel.
Thus you get A-ka-ne.
N is the only exception.
Band maid is one of the only things i truly believe we need to invent words to describe. No existing words are deserving of them.
Band-Maid has many different dimensions and styles, and some of their songs suit the rhythm guitarist's voice better.
I love Rock in Me probably the best...it's just catchy af. If you love Akane like me, Sayonakidori is an awesome track lead by Miku the rhythm guitarist. Time is another gem. There's a song called freezer, which isn't Miku lead song, but an awesome dual-vocal song it's a perfect combination of Saiki (Psyke) the lead singer and Miku. Miku has the cuter, poppier vocal and Saiki has the deeper, more rock, slightly masculine vocal.
The 3 live vids you've done are all from the same show, and are all in the same vein. I suggest hearing something a little different.
1) Sayonakidori (acoustic live online). Theoretically for a limited time. This is Miku (rhythm guitar and vocals), MISA (bass), and Akane (drums, Ah - Kah - Nay) from their Christmas acoustic concert. Miku sings lead, Akane sings backup. Saiki and Kanami were on a break.
2) Manners/Black Hole (live online). This 2fer shows SOME of their versatility, showcasing traditional groove rock with a bit of speed metal.
Welcome to the Wonderful Pigeon-hole off Maidiacs . If you want to spread your wings into Female Japanese Rock/Metal, there are a few. Here are some, Nemophila, Trident, Hanabie, Mary"s Blood, and a couple of older ones, Show Ya and Shonen Knife., Some mixed bands Unlucky Morphius and Maximum the Hormone. Enjoy TYLR.
Well..... There's this artist called Cluppo that you might just wanna check out ... ... ...
They have been going for almost 10 years now. The videos you have reacted to so far are songs from near the same time period.
These are the videos that most people look at and say “I can’t believe girls play like that!”
They changed their label a few years back. Since then the reaction has become “I can’t believe humans can play like that”.
Check out Afterlife, No God, Blackhole, Unleash or Influencer for slice of their newer stuff.
You got it right .
Akane = ahh kahh nehh.
You're officially a Maidiac
Drummer Akane = Ah Ka Ney
I remember what it was like to first hear Band-Maid about a year ago. Beyond the musicianship I hear (and see) how much FUN they are having playing together. Seldom heard with many other bands. Also listen to Misa's bass slides that are so good I giggle when they happen. I do have to say something that no one else seems to be addressing, These women are not GIRLS, they are all in their 30's, so please stop calling them GIRLS. Would you call AC/DC or Arrowsmith BOYS? I suggest using that as a barometer. If you would not use the equal term about the gender of the group members. I cringe when you say it. Thanks
Sayonakidori is a great song to hear Miku featured as lead singer. There is a live version with original style and a live accoustic one, either one is great. Listen to both and compare.
まず貴方に質問です､今現在世界で最高のGIRLSBANDOは誰ですか?hardrock限定で教えて下さい。
Beauty and the Beast is a Miku song. I don't think there is a good video but yeah, it's different.
Ok, let's try: Lovebites (set the world on fire), Gacharic Spin (I wish I or Mindset) , Nemophila (Dissection) all female girl band - all this you may choose live or MV.
Agree - but its Dissension....
@@ebm-everythingbutmainstream you are right, sorry - memory is memory and worked wrongly.
Ah-kah-neh (drums); Mee-sah (bass); Mee-koo (rhythm/vocals); Kah-nah-mee (lead guitar); Sigh-key (lead guitar).