Welcome to the world of Nemophila I see guitars behind you lol you just hit gold .2 years old as a band but packed full of A list musicians and a rising rock star in Mayu (vocals) Hazuki and Saki both on 7 strings are in the top handful in japan Bass Hara-san supper talent and Drummer Tamu regarded as at the top in japan her foot work is amazing and to think they only came together by chance to back the singer at some gigs due to her not having a band just before Covid struck .My god was that good for us because there storming the heavy music world with there fun and charm whilst ripping your face off .Go look at Oiran where the guitar work is amazing they were still getting used to playing together in that, twin solos at the same time in different octave ranges it sounds very strange till you see how its done .And Dissension there last song from Feb is very heavy and shows how Mayu can rupture ear drums lol.
Fun reaction! Monsters is a great song and really shows off Mayu’s charisma. I believe this is a studio track over live video. In their recent streamed concert it was a bit heavier. Nemophila play a variety of styles and excel at all of them. I recommend Raitei (mv) and Oiran next, then maybe you’ll be ready for Dissension... maybe.
Murata Tamu the drummer is excellent and a well known session drummer before Namophila, she can also sing, play keyboards and guitar. She did a Tama promo video a little while back showcasing a couple of Nemophila songs just focusing on drums. Oddly a joy to watch just her effortlessly crushing it with a big smile on her face too. Monsters is a "B" side that they perform a bit more aggressively on stage with less midi fill - it's even better. I love the line "We're so good - you will be alright". Mayu is not wrong. As far as guitar solo feeling goes - instead of looking like they are in pain they just get on with it. I think the amount of feeling is also appropriate to the song and not the guitarist's ego too. Saki is known for literally bending over backwards and shredding like a demon. She can inject all the feels when she wants to.
Great reaction. You are in for a ride. These gals can rip your face off or tug at your heart strings. Fantastic musicians and an incredibly charismatic singer. They are a force.
I'm a Maidiac but last weekends 4 song pre rec live stream by Nemophila was awesome. Japan can do no wrong unless they jail me for stowing away again :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 The whole livestream was amazing. I've just received my ORIAN Extended CD and, even if I've already purchased the 3 EPs from NEMOPHILA's official website, I needed the JPU version at least for the lyrics translation (but mostly for my collection 🤓)
Otro de mis temas favoritos! Monsters ! Analizandolo bien este tema es una obra maestra en todo, sobre todo en los solos de las increíbles guitarristas Saki-san y Hazuki-san !! Que tales moustros talentosas! Lo disfruté mucho, gracias! Greetings!👍
This is probably the poppiest of their originals dropped so far--usually they bring it much heavier. This is probably THE new metal band to watch in the next few years. They just started in 2019 and are blowing up fast. Nemophila 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) 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 They tend toward hard and heavy, but also do ballads and some pop covers. 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 top 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
I’m glad you finally caught up with my new favorite band. It’s interesting that you started with Monsters. The poppy, Euro-beat inflected number is quite unlike any other Nemophila song; they are definitely a heavy metal band. Others will tell you to watch Dissention next, but I recommend you go directly to their live-in-studio recording of Orion to more fully understand Mayu’s charm and charisma and to get more of Tamu’s powerful metal drumming. Be sure also to check out all of their covers (they have only a few originals yet); especially the covers of other Japanese bands you have never heard of. My picks are Don’t Say Lazy and Zetsubo Billy
Yeah I’m impressed by this band. They are a new band but they have a very cohesive vibe, which is impressive. They are working on their debut album currently, which I am very excited about. They have dropped some singles which are diverse and I’m not sure if they will be on the album or not. But I love them all. They also have released MV’S of them doing covers .. which I love. They covered AC/DC, KISS, Iron Maiden, to name a few. They also recently did an online show. Basically just go to their homepage and pick any song .. it’s gonna be good.
Ryan Mear Yeah hard to believe right. This song Monsters is from their single release Oiran .. it has three songs on it. All of them are good. Their other two releases has two songs in them with a few instrumentals. They made videos of most of them. Those and the covers are definitely worth checking out.
@@RyanMear Out on the 25th of this month was Oiran Extended Edition all 7 tracks so far and Dissension English version on CD From JPU records UK .Its awesome .There working on a full album as we speek .
A lot of people are going to tell you to watch the Dissension video (which is a very heavy and very good song), but I think "Oiran" is a much better song. And all of their covers are excellent, too.
The more I hear from these ladies the more I enjoy them. They're all insanely talented, and I really appreciate the vocals. It's good to hear a female vocalist throwing some fry in there. Like you mentioned, they definitely have a more heavy metal vibe to them than Band-Maid does.
Thank you for reacting to my favorite band! These ladies are very talented and can play/sing any genre! I would recommend Oiran or Raitei next. Their originals are metal but their covers are pop to rock to metal and it is amazing how versatile Mayu's voice is!
Nemophila is a band formed in 2019, but actually each of their members is from a different band, so nemophila is like a super band type, and they are a very unique band, each song has different elements, Two guitarists: Saki（from mary’s blood) and hazuki（from lisaX band) are very famous guitarists in Japan, drummer tamu is one of the best session drummers in Japan, she not only plays rock and metal, she is also a very good jazz drummer. next one Please react to 《dissension》🔥🔥🤘🏻🌸
@@RyanMear Here's the link for One More Chance is Enough by Li-sa-X Band (as Angel referenced above) if you want to check them out, I like it a lot: ruclips.net/video/PzsqmnEa89c/видео.html Cheers Ryan!
as far as I know the drummer isn't a session drummer nor a popular drummer, let alone considering it one the best in Japan. She is great but she is just starting her career, only been in 2 bands so far and never really done any official jazz thing.
I'm a Maidiac. I only listened to this because I know you're into Band Maid, too. You were very fair in your reaction, in my opinion. I listened to some Nemo before. Not really my thing, but if they opened for Band Maid, I'd def go early to hear them. The other all-female Japanese rock band I dug was Rick Rack. You may want to check out their stuff, especially if you like upbeat dance rock.
Before RUclips reactions, I was aware of a single all female rock band. Zepparella, covering Led Zeppelin. Go outside the CONTUS and WOW! So much hard work and dedication to build there own brand with their own sound. Remarkable.
Hey Ryan.....Im a huge Band Maid fan,,,,,,and they have that cute polite personality which I adore !!!!! Nemophila on the other hand has a total COOL factor going. Like they just know their bad ass with that Japanese politeness. If this band hadn't formed right before Covid I think they would be a lot more popular.
Agreed, those are my two fav original songs from them, however they also have a whole ton of amazing covers. Excited to see what they bring along this year 🤘🕊️
You're becoming one my favorite reactors. And Nemophila is on my radar now, for sure. You're spot-on with your comments and, if I interpret what you're saying correctly, Nemophila's sound is kind of in-between Band Maid and Love Bites. I get that feeling as well. They have that groove! Of the 3 I find Band Maid and Nemophila the most interesting musically. I also agree that the technicality of the solo's is high but the feeling not as much--but, hey, this is just one song. I have to hear a lot more from Nemophila, just as you do. No telling what these ladies have in store for us.
Your in for a big surprise they can go pop right up to death metal and all kick ass .This is a Saki song right guitar as you look and she is to Anime if you want to see her shred take a look at this in her other band ruclips.net/video/MLM2unV0kwU/видео.html that's another shit hot band from japan
@@robertturner8040 Death metal is something I can't get into. It reminds me that I heard the growls/screams in another Nemophila song before and it turned me off of them. Glad I got another taste of their music, though, without it. If it's just some songs I can just not listen to those. No matter how great any band is when those kinds of vocals show up--male or female--it just kills my interest. I appreciate there's an art to it, but my ears don't like it. Only song I've heard that I like, like that, is Pisces by Jinger, but I think that's an outlier.
@@interstellardave Dissension is harsh but its only in sections like Jinger vocal fry scream and a bit in Oiran but its different again .Now there covers are a different thing altogether they are the best i have come across they dont stick to a style like a lot of japan bands they do what they like and then heavy it up a bit try this one its the theme from K-on Anime this is the lighter side to them Mayu pics the covers to do ruclips.net/video/EqSWOLsSj7Q/видео.html then there's there own song life as well where they play to the drummer to welcome her back .And Fighter as well thats got a 90s punk feel to it .
Great reaction as usual, Ryan. Thanks for getting to these ladies. This band was put together by Saki, the guitarist on screen right. She plays in a couple of other bands most notably Mary's Blood. She is a great metal shredder. She invited these other ladies to form a bit of an all-star band with her. If you want to really see her shred, check out music video of Mary's Blood's song "Marionette." She plays both the rhythm and lead parts on studio recordings with that band.
Just for the record - the video footage from their live stream was mixed with the audio from the studio version, so it's more like a music video. You can find the actual raw live version of this song in Tamu's drum cam video: ruclips.net/video/HvGAoxqYZ0w/видео.html
to me Nemophila has the musicality,groove and musical diverstiy that the other bands don't. Their songs are super hooky. Something that not a lot of Japanese bands get. JMO
@@RyanMear They actually say they do whatever seems fun. 😂 Have you seen the video of them playing Higher Ground as a sound check? Craziness. There’s also a cell phone video of an impromptu rendition of Duality from their studio after their appearance at Knotfest was canceled due to COVID.
You should totally check out more of them! This is essentially a super band. All the ladies are from other bands. They originally came together as a one time type session band. Upon first listen, they really jumped up on my list of my favorite bands. I cant wait for them to release more song.
Because there's basically 3 Japanese bands I've listened to. BAND-MAID, Lovebites, and one Nemophila song. It's literally all I have to compare it to..... plus BM set a ridiculously high bar to reach, so it's just going to happen.
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, JAM, etc
Nemophila's drummer Murata Tamu has her own YT site where this song is live on drum cam. ruclips.net/video/HvGAoxqYZ0w/видео.html . If you want to really see her give her legs a workout check out Nemophilas X-Japan cover of Kurenai: ruclips.net/video/Bd3Ss30FZjg/видео.html or Murata tamu's version with her friends done in 2019.ruclips.net/video/NGOf89hfbD8/видео.html
This is one of their rock-style songs. The main riff shares a slight similarity with Band-Maid's "Youth", both which came out around the same time so neither influenced the other. Nemophila has a ton of great originals and covers. They're one of my top 3 favorite Japanese bands. Def check out Raitei and Dissension.
Building on your comments, they shred similarly to Lovebites and groove like Band-Maid. But when you check out Dissension or Oiran, you'll really find out they are their own thing.
I hadn't heard this song by Nemophila yet, so thank you! I like this band a lot more when the singer sings instead of screaming, but that is the case with all bands for me. I prefer singing over screaming. 5 Finger Death Punch is the only band that seems to blend the two well.,
Oooh... I'll say this. It'd see FFDP live again in a heartbeat, but I'm not a big fan of their subsequent albums. Great live show though. Have you listened to Killswitch Engage or Bullet For My Valentine? Great blend of singing and screaming.... If it's all scream it just gets old.
@@RyanMear I loved Killswitch with Howard. Don't listen to them without him, as I think the vocals are terrible. Listened to a few BFMV songs before, never really grabbed me. But I'll give them another try.
@@RyanMear This was the first reaction of yours I've seen so didnt know at the time you already did that one. The first time i saw / heard them was their cover of Detroit Rock City. Brightness is great. Top notch solo effort from Saki.
Oh, need to do Raitei, great song, music video, you get better mix on guitars. Live the guitars are bit low. Dissension is a banger. Fighter is great hard rock song. Raitei has some great solos. They usually don't use keys. They do it in backing tracks here, done bybDrummer Marata Tamu. She plays piano, keys as well. This is from a live stream virtual concert early in year, and last august. Love Nemophila, Nemo, Band Maid, and Lovebites are incredible.
Hey made over here for this reaction awesome buuutttt I have something you mightbe interested in another all female rock band from Japan this is a group called bridear the song thread of the light is a live song and to me its straight up rock and roll check them out be warned they are really good not band maid good because nobody is that good but close be well
Yes! Show-Ya inspired the girls' drive into heavy rock and metal in Japan for the past 40 years that has given us so many great bands. Still going, and hosting the annual all female artists rock festival "Naon No Yaon."
Yes raitei would be a good one next!!! This is a great super band!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥 you need to get back to the Japanese hickeys!! Lovebites they get to 88mph your gonna see some serious 💩!!! Jump on the lovebites frieght train!!and hang on to nemophila!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🍻👍
Haraguchi-san Haraguchi-san Haraguchi-san! Soooooooooooooo glad this song was NOT my intro to Nemophila Did NOT like it at all (hate overpowering Synth).
Coming from a huge Band-Maid fan, I was curious about the reactions to this band I've been seeing so I decided to watch them first time here. And let's be honest, the only thing this group has in common with Band-Maid is they are an all girl band. This group is ok, but miles away from Band-Maid IMO. (Please note the IMO before anyone rages at me, thanks)
Agreed. My reaction was no bullshit, I enjoyed it! But the connection the Maids have with each other is palpable. This seems like a group of talented people jamming and doing it well
Love the Maids but why do so many Maidiacs have to always spout on about the perceived superiority of their favorite band. I have loved Band Maid for years but the fan base is pretty toxic. Hell Band Maid is the one band I have to see live but damn quit comparing them to every other band.
@@tackle47 I agree with you completely, even though I probably could be considered guilty of that as well, at times. Band Maid just seems to engender some kind of rabid loyalty, and I think I know why. Rock and Metal aren't the same things. You can find great metal bands all over the place--there's tons of them. Great hard rock bands seem to be far fewer and farther in-between. I think it's why old classic rock fans like myself get so damn excited when they discover Band Maid. It truly does stir up something inside. A hopefulness that had been gone for years, even decades, that exceptional hard rock still exists. The Band Maid fanbase seems to be full of people with that same exact experience. We become protective of it, because we want it to succeed so badly! Plus, let's face it, some fans of other bands do the same. I try to always remember that they're playing different styles, and direct comparisons--especially about playing ability--are problematic at best. I frequently have to defend Kanami against the prejudiced view that other guitarists are better than her, simply because she's not playing 5 minute solos, and is not trying to show off her technical skills every time. It's not her style, or desire, to do so. That style of playing fits better into metal--it's pretty much expected--but not in BM's style of melodic rock.
@@interstellardave great post and agree with all your post has to say. Kanami always serves the song and is restrained in her solos. I also am a long time, 53 Hard Rock and Metal fan and totally agree about the lack of modern good hard rock.
They're actually more Band-Maid than Lovebites. If you listen to "Life", it's very much in the same vein as "Daydreaming" by Band-Maid, "Fighter" almost sounds like a mash-up of Band-Maid songs. They're heavier though (7-string guitars and 5-string bass will do that) and they're more aggressive (twin shredders and Mayu's intense vocals will do that), so I think a lot of people don't notice because they're so invested in putting bands into little boxes - as in, Band-Maid are Hard Rock and Nemophila are Heavy Metal, so therefore they must be completely different, but I think Nemophila are sort of like what Band-Maid might have been (although with a more metal edge) after World Domination if they'd followed the trajectory they seemed to be following since the beginning, which they didn't (not that there's anything wrong with that).
Yeah, you seem to be one of those fans who did not like Band-Maid's Conqueror sound. Even tho I preferred the heavier sounds of WD, I found the songwriting in Conqueror to be bold and utterly f'n amazing. Sure, the overall sound was "poppier" - but the creativity was mind-blowing to me (so overall I loved the "direction"). Nemo has an absurd amount of talent (they fall into the "super band" category (Band-Maid being more of a "garage" band)), and it will be fun to watch them release more of their own music (not a big fan of super groups doing covers). Their instrumental ceiling as a band is higher than Band-Maid's because of their absurd chops (I mean, one of Band-Maid's instrumentalists learned to play on the job), but in the end - at least for me - it's about songwriting. Both bands have enough chops to do just about anything they want to (esp Nemo if they wanted to go into power metal territory), but this is not why most people listen to music. The Beatles were middling instrumentalists as a band (and they couldn't even read music), but the songs they made were legendary.
uhh excuse me Sir, have you seen three fox kids around here? the Guitarist on the right Saki also very cherishing those kids. btw Saki and Dragonforce Frederic made Music videos together the band is called AMAHIRU. those kids made a pigtail on Frederic hair
@@otobokegaijin6218 yes. he is very enjoying Band-maid and I saw his happy faces again and again so couldn't bluntly recommend Babymetal. LOL. I thought what he may have seen kids on the side frame or etc. thank you for telling about Babymetal to him🦊 twitter.com/fredleclercq/status/610740537931485184
Thanks. Yeah, the first one I did was blocked, they gave the option of an auto-edit to delete what caused the block (me knowing it would be chopped up) so I let the edit happen. STILL got blocked! LOL Not worth the time just to see if it might post. It's an impressive show, for sure!
Japan for the win. So much killer music coming out of there right now. The talent in these bands is just staggering.
Invasion! 😍
Is this the singer that sounds like a cat on heat when she fries ? Amazing. To really hear her fry try Dissension. LOL.
Welcome to the world of Nemophila I see guitars behind you lol you just hit gold .2 years old as a band but packed full of A list musicians and a rising rock star in Mayu (vocals) Hazuki and Saki both on 7 strings are in the top handful in japan Bass Hara-san supper talent and Drummer Tamu regarded as at the top in japan her foot work is amazing and to think they only came together by chance to back the singer at some gigs due to her not having a band just before Covid struck .My god was that good for us because there storming the heavy music world with there fun and charm whilst ripping your face off .Go look at Oiran where the guitar work is amazing they were still getting used to playing together in that, twin solos at the same time in different octave ranges it sounds very strange till you see how its done .And Dissension there last song from Feb is very heavy and shows how Mayu can rupture ear drums lol.
Amazing ladies for an Amazing band ...I love these girls
Fun reaction! Monsters is a great song and really shows off Mayu’s charisma. I believe this is a studio track over live video. In their recent streamed concert it was a bit heavier. Nemophila play a variety of styles and excel at all of them. I recommend Raitei (mv) and Oiran next, then maybe you’ll be ready for Dissension... maybe.
The singer does have loads of charisma... I like how she moves, and dances, throughout the video. She's no wallflower, for sure.
They’re self-funded without a label so their live audio isn’t always super professional.
Murata Tamu the drummer is excellent and a well known session drummer before Namophila, she can also sing, play keyboards and guitar. She did a Tama promo video a little while back showcasing a couple of Nemophila songs just focusing on drums. Oddly a joy to watch just her effortlessly crushing it with a big smile on her face too. Monsters is a "B" side that they perform a bit more aggressively on stage with less midi fill - it's even better. I love the line "We're so good - you will be alright". Mayu is not wrong.
As far as guitar solo feeling goes - instead of looking like they are in pain they just get on with it. I think the amount of feeling is also appropriate to the song and not the guitarist's ego too. Saki is known for literally bending over backwards and shredding like a demon. She can inject all the feels when she wants to.
Great reaction. You are in for a ride. These gals can rip your face off or tug at your heart strings. Fantastic musicians and an incredibly charismatic singer. They are a force.
Tamu is!!! That badass of a drummer!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤👍👍👍
I'm a Maidiac but last weekends 4 song pre rec live stream by Nemophila was awesome. Japan can do no wrong unless they jail me for stowing away again :)
Yea, that was great,...though I was hoping they would do a new song, too 👍👍🤘🤘🤘
@@sobabruddah7576 Yeah me too. Whoever did the mix tho did a great a job :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 The whole livestream was amazing. I've just received my ORIAN Extended CD and, even if I've already purchased the 3 EPs from NEMOPHILA's official website, I needed the JPU version at least for the lyrics translation (but mostly for my collection 🤓)
@@2abug You lucky, lucky man. And yes, you are a 🤓 & also 😎 cos you like BAND-MAID too :)
please come and enjoy Japan‼️
Otro de mis temas favoritos! Monsters ! Analizandolo bien este tema es una obra maestra en todo, sobre todo en los solos de las increíbles guitarristas Saki-san y Hazuki-san !! Que tales moustros talentosas! Lo disfruté mucho, gracias! Greetings!👍
Love the reaction! Nemophila is one of my new favorite bands!!! Hope to see you react to more of them, so fun and great!
This is probably the poppiest of their originals dropped so far--usually they bring it much heavier. This is probably THE new metal band to watch in the next few years. They just started in 2019 and are blowing up fast. Nemophila 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)
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 They tend toward hard and heavy, but also do ballads and some pop covers.
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 top 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
Thanks for the information!
Best new band of the last few years, if they stay together they will be HUGE ! 🤘🤘
I’m glad you finally caught up with my new favorite band. It’s interesting that you started with Monsters. The poppy, Euro-beat inflected number is quite unlike any other Nemophila song; they are definitely a heavy metal band.
Others will tell you to watch Dissention next, but I recommend you go directly to their live-in-studio recording of Orion to more fully understand Mayu’s charm and charisma and to get more of Tamu’s powerful metal drumming. Be sure also to check out all of their covers (they have only a few originals yet); especially the covers of other Japanese bands you have never heard of. My picks are Don’t Say Lazy and Zetsubo Billy
Cool , thanks for the tip👍
They don’t have a lot out but what they do have is all pretty different from song to song. And for sure worth checking out more of.
Yeah I’m impressed by this band. They are a new band but they have a very cohesive vibe, which is impressive. They are working on their debut album currently, which I am very excited about. They have dropped some singles which are diverse and I’m not sure if they will be on the album or not. But I love them all. They also have released MV’S of them doing covers .. which I love. They covered AC/DC, KISS, Iron Maiden, to name a few. They also recently did an online show. Basically just go to their homepage and pick any song .. it’s gonna be good.
Holy crap, they don't even have an album out yet?
Ryan Mear Yeah hard to believe right. This song Monsters is from their single release Oiran .. it has three songs on it. All of them are good. Their other two releases has two songs in them with a few instrumentals. They made videos of most of them. Those and the covers are definitely worth checking out.
@@RyanMear Out on the 25th of this month was Oiran Extended Edition all 7 tracks so far and Dissension English version on CD From JPU records UK .Its awesome .There working on a full album as we speek .
A lot of people are going to tell you to watch the Dissension video (which is a very heavy and very good song), but I think "Oiran" is a much better song. And all of their covers are excellent, too.
My first time hearing them…good stuff!
The more I hear from these ladies the more I enjoy them. They're all insanely talented, and I really appreciate the vocals. It's good to hear a female vocalist throwing some fry in there. Like you mentioned, they definitely have a more heavy metal vibe to them than Band-Maid does.
@@cepho8349 I don't care for their vocal stylings. But thanks for the suggestion.
Thank you for reacting to my favorite band! These ladies are very talented and can play/sing any genre! I would recommend Oiran or Raitei next. Their originals are metal but their covers are pop to rock to metal and it is amazing how versatile Mayu's voice is!
Nemophila is a band formed in 2019, but actually each of their members is from a different band, so nemophila is like a super band type, and they are a very unique band, each song has different elements, Two guitarists: Saki（from mary’s blood) and hazuki（from lisaX band) are very famous guitarists in Japan, drummer tamu is one of the best session drummers in Japan, she not only plays rock and metal, she is also a very good jazz drummer. next one Please react to 《dissension》🔥🔥🤘🏻🌸
Com! Thanks for the info🤘👍
@@RyanMear Here's the link for One More Chance is Enough by Li-sa-X Band (as Angel referenced above) if you want to check them out, I like it a lot: ruclips.net/video/PzsqmnEa89c/видео.html Cheers Ryan!
@@brewswillis9783 Second that! That track is so freaking addictive.
@@Dtagcity I know, right!? I listen to it all the time.
as far as I know the drummer isn't a session drummer nor a popular drummer, let alone considering it one the best in Japan. She is great but she is just starting her career, only been in 2 bands so far and never really done any official jazz thing.
I'm a Maidiac. I only listened to this because I know you're into Band Maid, too. You were very fair in your reaction, in my opinion. I listened to some Nemo before. Not really my thing, but if they opened for Band Maid, I'd def go early to hear them. The other all-female Japanese rock band I dug was Rick Rack. You may want to check out their stuff, especially if you like upbeat dance rock.
I dig Rick Rack and their successor Fern Planet (same founder/lead guitarist). They both have serious cool-jazz-fusion vibes to me.
they can go way heavier love this band!
Aah i thought you're going to watch Dissension..
Before RUclips reactions, I was aware of a single all female rock band. Zepparella, covering Led Zeppelin. Go outside the CONTUS and WOW! So much hard work and dedication to build there own brand with their own sound. Remarkable.
mayu is amazing ..
Hey Ryan.....Im a huge Band Maid fan,,,,,,and they have that cute polite personality which I adore !!!!! Nemophila on the other hand has a total COOL factor going. Like they just know their bad ass with that Japanese politeness. If this band hadn't formed right before Covid I think they would be a lot more popular.
Tamu's one bad ass drummer. I'd put her up there with Senri Kawaguchi as some of the best female drummers.
Very talented group. They work well together coming together from other groups. Impressive performance. Hail thee Eternal Heavy 🔥
They normally don't use keyboards prominently. You have to check out their Raitei and Dissension videos, awesome.
Agreed, those are my two fav original songs from them, however they also have a whole ton of amazing covers. Excited to see what they bring along this year 🤘🕊️
Raitei is definitely my favorite, this is a close second though.
You're becoming one my favorite reactors. And Nemophila is on my radar now, for sure. You're spot-on with your comments and, if I interpret what you're saying correctly, Nemophila's sound is kind of in-between Band Maid and Love Bites. I get that feeling as well. They have that groove! Of the 3 I find Band Maid and Nemophila the most interesting musically. I also agree that the technicality of the solo's is high but the feeling not as much--but, hey, this is just one song. I have to hear a lot more from Nemophila, just as you do. No telling what these ladies have in store for us.
Your in for a big surprise they can go pop right up to death metal and all kick ass .This is a Saki song right guitar as you look and she is to Anime if you want to see her shred take a look at this in her other band ruclips.net/video/MLM2unV0kwU/видео.html that's another shit hot band from japan
@@robertturner8040 Death metal is something I can't get into. It reminds me that I heard the growls/screams in another Nemophila song before and it turned me off of them. Glad I got another taste of their music, though, without it. If it's just some songs I can just not listen to those. No matter how great any band is when those kinds of vocals show up--male or female--it just kills my interest. I appreciate there's an art to it, but my ears don't like it. Only song I've heard that I like, like that, is Pisces by Jinger, but I think that's an outlier.
@@interstellardave Dissension is harsh but its only in sections like Jinger vocal fry scream and a bit in Oiran but its different again .Now there covers are a different thing altogether they are the best i have come across they dont stick to a style like a lot of japan bands they do what they like and then heavy it up a bit try this one its the theme from K-on Anime this is the lighter side to them Mayu pics the covers to do ruclips.net/video/EqSWOLsSj7Q/видео.html then there's there own song life as well where they play to the drummer to welcome her back .And Fighter as well thats got a 90s punk feel to it .
They can get into feels when appropriate for the song.
Great reaction as usual, Ryan. Thanks for getting to these ladies. This band was put together by Saki, the guitarist on screen right. She plays in a couple of other bands most notably Mary's Blood. She is a great metal shredder. She invited these other ladies to form a bit of an all-star band with her. If you want to really see her shred, check out music video of Mary's Blood's song "Marionette." She plays both the rhythm and lead parts on studio recordings with that band.
I love that you can’t even “slap the smile off your face”
The keyboard sounds are MIDI.
They are self-funded so some corners are cut.
I dont have a problem with it at all
Not again..my favorite band..oh Mayu😘
You fell down the Nemophila rabbit hole. You know you want to do another one... :)
I love this band !!
Just for the record - the video footage from their live stream was mixed with the audio from the studio version, so it's more like a music video.
You can find the actual raw live version of this song in Tamu's drum cam video: ruclips.net/video/HvGAoxqYZ0w/видео.html
Holy shit that is SO much better!! Tamu is a BEAST!!
to me Nemophila has the musicality,groove and musical diverstiy that the other bands don't. Their songs are super hooky. Something that not a lot of Japanese bands get. JMO
Saki is using BOSS pedals and other effect products. This includes a synth pedal SY-1.
Nemophila is the Band Maid of metal.
Band-Maid is the Band-Maid of metal.
Nemophila is the Nemophila of metal.
@@RyanMear
Band Maid is hard rock.
They repeatedly say they are not metal.
They pretty much donwhatever the hell they want, don't they?
@@RyanMear
They actually say they do whatever seems fun. 😂
Have you seen the video of them playing Higher Ground as a sound check?
Craziness.
There’s also a cell phone video of an impromptu rendition of Duality from their studio after their appearance at Knotfest was canceled due to COVID.
Whoa! I have to check that out!
You should totally check out more of them!
This is essentially a super band.
All the ladies are from other bands. They originally came together as a one time type session band.
Upon first listen, they really jumped up on my list of my favorite bands.
I cant wait for them to release more song.
my new favourite band 🤟🏼
They are good but bandmaid is still the gold standard!👍🎸❤
Because there's basically 3 Japanese bands I've listened to. BAND-MAID, Lovebites, and one Nemophila song. It's literally all I have to compare it to..... plus BM set a ridiculously high bar to reach, so it's just going to happen.
Quit with the dick measuring shit, they are all good and everyone has their own tastes.
"Dick measuring shit" and we're only talking about all female bands.... kinda funny.
@@RyanMear I found it funny myself
Good song overall, I liked it. It did feel like a collection of parts though, rather than a coherent whole.
Love it!! Try their MV Raitei next, it rocks so hard. Japanese women for the win!
This mix lovebites n band maid i think :)
Murata Tamu is a very famous drummer in Japan.
Just one more! You can stop any time! Nemophila still building their own play list. Their last livestream concert was shortish but awesome.
us AFTERSHOCK FESTIVAL 2022
I ask the same opinion-ative question about the keyboards, some one replied to me saying that it was Saki using a device with her guitar.
Could be, I think it's a backing track though, but that's speculation
Hey Ryan.. There’s an actual drum cam of Tamu playing this song.
Yes! I have seen it!
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, JAM, etc
Dissesion. No more words check and…….🤯🤯
Nemophila's drummer Murata Tamu has her own YT site where this song is live on drum cam. ruclips.net/video/HvGAoxqYZ0w/видео.html . If you want to really see her give her legs a workout check out Nemophilas X-Japan cover of Kurenai: ruclips.net/video/Bd3Ss30FZjg/видео.html or Murata tamu's version with her friends done in 2019.ruclips.net/video/NGOf89hfbD8/видео.html
You will have so many playlists by the time you get done exploring this Japanese rock and metal scene. Just literally too many bands to list.
I loved going back and finding this first reaction, turns out they are pretty damn good huh 🤔?
"Oiran", "Fighter" and their cover of "Watashi Wa Arashi".
I got Oiran done... got to get the others
@@RyanMear , Live in Studio is the Best version. I'm a Lovebites and Band- Maid guy as well.
This is one of their rock-style songs. The main riff shares a slight similarity with Band-Maid's "Youth", both which came out around the same time so neither influenced the other. Nemophila has a ton of great originals and covers. They're one of my top 3 favorite Japanese bands. Def check out Raitei and Dissension.
Building on your comments, they shred similarly to Lovebites and groove like Band-Maid. But when you check out Dissension or Oiran, you'll really find out they are their own thing.
Song: Dissension.😈😈😈😈
I hadn't heard this song by Nemophila yet, so thank you! I like this band a lot more when the singer sings instead of screaming, but that is the case with all bands for me. I prefer singing over screaming. 5 Finger Death Punch is the only band that seems to blend the two well.,
Oooh... I'll say this. It'd see FFDP live again in a heartbeat, but I'm not a big fan of their subsequent albums. Great live show though.
Have you listened to Killswitch Engage or Bullet For My Valentine? Great blend of singing and screaming.... If it's all scream it just gets old.
Yeah...I'm not into guttural screams. I like her normal singing voice but the screams ruin the melody for me
@@RyanMear I loved Killswitch with Howard. Don't listen to them without him, as I think the vocals are terrible.
Listened to a few BFMV songs before, never really grabbed me. But I'll give them another try.
The gold standard for screaming and singing right now is Jinjer, not saying they are better but they are continuing to explode for a reason.
I loved Jesse era 1. Loved Howard era. Jesse era 2? Not a fan. I was so happy he was coming back, but then they took all the dynamics away...
Watch dissension by nemopholis. Baddas scream
Saki wrote this song.
Tamu génial drummer !
They may have something here. First time hearing them. If they indeed started in 2019. I feel they need a little time to cook. Good start though....
No Dissension, No Nemophila !
For your next Nemophila song i highly recommend Life. And solo effort by one of the Guitarist Saki, its a instrumental called Brightness.
I did Life already (great song) and I'm curious about Brightness
@@RyanMear This was the first reaction of yours I've seen so didnt know at the time you already did that one. The first time i saw / heard them was their cover of Detroit Rock City. Brightness is great. Top notch solo effort from Saki.
This is a GREAT song but, it is not their best. You are in for a real treat with these girls.
I'm almost sure Tamu ( the drummer ) triggers the keyboard track.😉
Right on
You love vocal fry scream? Maybe try Hanabie - We love sweets 🧁🌸🤘🎌
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Oh, need to do Raitei, great song, music video, you get better mix on guitars. Live the guitars are bit low. Dissension is a banger. Fighter is great hard rock song. Raitei has some great solos. They usually don't use keys. They do it in backing tracks here, done bybDrummer Marata Tamu. She plays piano, keys as well. This is from a live stream virtual concert early in year, and last august. Love Nemophila, Nemo, Band Maid, and Lovebites are incredible.
Hey made over here for this reaction awesome buuutttt I have something you mightbe interested in another all female rock band from Japan this is a group called bridear the song thread of the light is a live song and to me its straight up rock and roll check them out be warned they are really good not band maid good because nobody is that good but close be well
Try LOVEBITES it's madness
Saki is So WhiteSnake to me... and others of course... Doug and Reb!!! 🤘❤🤘
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Hi, react to Show-ya 1 band female to Heavy Metal Japanese, lovers, Fairy, look at me, etc
Yes! Show-Ya inspired the girls' drive into heavy rock and metal in Japan for the past 40 years that has given us so many great bands. Still going, and hosting the annual all female artists rock festival "Naon No Yaon."
Yes raitei would be a good one next!!! This is a great super band!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥 you need to get back to the Japanese hickeys!! Lovebites they get to 88mph your gonna see some serious 💩!!! Jump on the lovebites frieght train!!and hang on to nemophila!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🍻👍
Haraguchi-san Haraguchi-san Haraguchi-san! Soooooooooooooo glad this song was NOT my intro to Nemophila Did NOT like it at all (hate overpowering Synth).
女の子は先に行く！!!
"Not too much on the feeling, though." Couldn't disagree more...
Hey, it's one song, maybe I'll change my mind after more.
@@RyanMear Try the song Life. Plenty of feeling with that one.
Coming from a huge Band-Maid fan, I was curious about the reactions to this band I've been seeing so I decided to watch them first time here. And let's be honest, the only thing this group has in common with Band-Maid is they are an all girl band. This group is ok, but miles away from Band-Maid IMO. (Please note the IMO before anyone rages at me, thanks)
Agreed. My reaction was no bullshit, I enjoyed it! But the connection the Maids have with each other is palpable. This seems like a group of talented people jamming and doing it well
Love the Maids but why do so many Maidiacs have to always spout on about the perceived superiority of their favorite band. I have loved Band Maid for years but the fan base is pretty toxic. Hell Band Maid is the one band I have to see live but damn quit comparing them to every other band.
@@tackle47 I agree with you completely, even though I probably could be considered guilty of that as well, at times. Band Maid just seems to engender some kind of rabid loyalty, and I think I know why. Rock and Metal aren't the same things. You can find great metal bands all over the place--there's tons of them. Great hard rock bands seem to be far fewer and farther in-between. I think it's why old classic rock fans like myself get so damn excited when they discover Band Maid.
It truly does stir up something inside. A hopefulness that had been gone for years, even decades, that exceptional hard rock still exists. The Band Maid fanbase seems to be full of people with that same exact experience. We become protective of it, because we want it to succeed so badly! Plus, let's face it, some fans of other bands do the same. I try to always remember that they're playing different styles, and direct comparisons--especially about playing ability--are problematic at best.
I frequently have to defend Kanami against the prejudiced view that other guitarists are better than her, simply because she's not playing 5 minute solos, and is not trying to show off her technical skills every time. It's not her style, or desire, to do so. That style of playing fits better into metal--it's pretty much expected--but not in BM's style of melodic rock.
@@interstellardave great post and agree with all your post has to say. Kanami always serves the song and is restrained in her solos. I also am a long time, 53 Hard Rock and Metal fan and totally agree about the lack of modern good hard rock.
Look at you guys being all civil.... nice😉
They're actually more Band-Maid than Lovebites. If you listen to "Life", it's very much in the same vein as "Daydreaming" by Band-Maid, "Fighter" almost sounds like a mash-up of Band-Maid songs. They're heavier though (7-string guitars and 5-string bass will do that) and they're more aggressive (twin shredders and Mayu's intense vocals will do that), so I think a lot of people don't notice because they're so invested in putting bands into little boxes - as in, Band-Maid are Hard Rock and Nemophila are Heavy Metal, so therefore they must be completely different, but I think Nemophila are sort of like what Band-Maid might have been (although with a more metal edge) after World Domination if they'd followed the trajectory they seemed to be following since the beginning, which they didn't (not that there's anything wrong with that).
I've heard one song so far, I could only comment on that. More to come
Yeah, you seem to be one of those fans who did not like Band-Maid's Conqueror sound. Even tho I preferred the heavier sounds of WD, I found the songwriting in Conqueror to be bold and utterly f'n amazing. Sure, the overall sound was "poppier" - but the creativity was mind-blowing to me (so overall I loved the "direction"). Nemo has an absurd amount of talent (they fall into the "super band" category (Band-Maid being more of a "garage" band)), and it will be fun to watch them release more of their own music (not a big fan of super groups doing covers). Their instrumental ceiling as a band is higher than Band-Maid's because of their absurd chops (I mean, one of Band-Maid's instrumentalists learned to play on the job), but in the end - at least for me - it's about songwriting. Both bands have enough chops to do just about anything they want to (esp Nemo if they wanted to go into power metal territory), but this is not why most people listen to music. The Beatles were middling instrumentalists as a band (and they couldn't even read music), but the songs they made were legendary.
What I've reacted to is what I've heard
@@RyanMear I was actually just commenting on satomiwa's remark. Love your reactions, can't wait for the next (esp the Band-Maid ones lol). :)
Nice job. One time listen. Don't need to hear it again. Forgettable.
uhh excuse me Sir, have you seen three fox kids around here? the Guitarist on the right Saki also very cherishing those kids. btw Saki and Dragonforce Frederic made Music videos together the band is called AMAHIRU. those kids made a pigtail on Frederic hair
Wtf are you on About?
@@RyanMear I can't say. LOL. but I'm looking forward it🦊
@@otobokegaijin6218 yes. he is very enjoying Band-maid and I saw his happy faces again and again so couldn't bluntly recommend Babymetal. LOL. I thought what he may have seen kids on the side frame or etc. thank you for telling about Babymetal to him🦊 twitter.com/fredleclercq/status/610740537931485184
Babymetal reactions get blocked.... first Japanese band I tried. Two edits and was STILL blocked
Thanks.
Yeah, the first one I did was blocked, they gave the option of an auto-edit to delete what caused the block (me knowing it would be chopped up) so I let the edit happen. STILL got blocked! LOL
Not worth the time just to see if it might post. It's an impressive show, for sure!