It's from Naon no Yaon, an annual all-female festival organised by one of the first successful all-female bands Show-Ya, who formed in 1981. The lady doing the intro is Keiko Terada, lead vocalist of Show-Ya. The sound on this is indeed great, but there's even better sound on the most recent live video of Oiran on Nemophila's official channel. No Keiko though. There's even a third official video of this song which has the lyrics as subtitles. Oiran were courtesans, that is, high class prostitutes who were also entertainers trained in traditional arts. The lyrics are very artful.
The lady that introduced Nemophila is Keiko Terada, vocalist of the band Show-Ya. Show-Ya was the first hard rock all female band to get mainstream attention all the way back in the 80s. Keiko has been putting on a festival called Naon no Yaon for decades to promote Japanese all female bands and this is where this footage is from. The reason for all the drums in the back is so that change out times are really short so they can have way more bands than a normal festival. Saki has worked with Naon no Yaon in an official capacity a lot as well since she was the one that got World Guitar Girls off the ground and is the one that coordinates all the guitarists.
*Backstory:* This festival was from Summer of 2021. There was no audience since Japan was still in COVID restrictions. The concert was livestreamed. Both Saki (guitarist - reddish hair) & Tamu (drummer) had double duty that day. Saki also appeared with her main band *Mary's Blood* (Nemophila was a side project then for Saki). And Tamu filled in as drummer for another band. That bands drummer was out on maternity leave. Tamu does have a mic set up. She does backing vocals. Tamu was the only back up vocalist for Mayu on *Zen.* Set up behind the band was a wall of drum kits.Since it's mulitiple bands playing. All drum kits for the bands are set up. The crew just has to move guitars & peddleboards between bands. Bands drums already set up. Tamu did sing lead with her previous pop band. She plays drums, bass, guitar, saxaphone, keyboards & xylophone. Tamu played in a jazz band. Tamu is a little spunk.
The band Tamu did backup for was Gacharic Spin (they know them). Yuri was on maternity leave like you said, she also didn't participate in the recording of (most of?) their self-titled album (the one with MindSet and I Wish I on) either if I understand it. Funnily enough, they have an other drummer in Hana, but for some reason they decided to use Tamu, who did an outstanding job playing the songs while she was sight-reading. Tamu didn't sing lead with the pop band Soramimi (she went by the name "tmtm" back then). I am pretty sure all of them did vocals (and yes Tamu, is a good singer), but there is a lead vocalist (Yaka) on the homepage. Tamu was on drums, Juna Serita (who is mainly a funk and jazz bassist nowadays) used to play with her in Soramimi as well. The site for Soramimi is still online, it's funny to see those older pictures of both Tamu and Juna Serita. Tamu is basically a sessions drummer who used to play jazz and basically everything, she also participated with Daisuke Kurosawa and a couple others in a prog metal project called Nakayoshi Metal for example (it's well worth checking that out). Everyone in that project is a big Dream Theater fan including Tamu. She also had a project with Ladybeard of all people, I never heard it but I can imagine it being something completely different. You can see some of it on her personal site under discography.
Nemophila has a song "Breaking Out" where Mayu and Tamu trade off vocals. Unfortunately it's only been played live a few times and never had a studio release.
@@MaartenT - You were wrong in one of your points. *Black Kucing channel* (the old OvD channel) has a video called *"Nemophila/ Life | The Myths & The Truth".* They explain Tamu was the drummer for Nemophila's first released studio single (with the song *"Life"* amongst the others). She couldn't performed live with the band to promote the single. Do believe the drummer from Show-Ya (not positive it was her) filled in for Tamu while she was on her maternity leave. Black Kucing has a video *(Tamu Meets Maximum The Hormones)* when Tamu *"audition"* (more like crashed) for a spot on *Maximum The Hormone* in-store band. It show clips of Tamu singing pop & playing jazz.
@@kevinthetruckdriver353 I meant Yuri's maternity leave for Gacharic Spin, Tamu filled in for her live at Naon No Yaon but Hana did the drums on the self-titled album (for tracks like MindSet for example). I actually didn't know Tamu missed a recording session for Nemophila due to her maternity leave. I knew the drummer from Show-ya (I am pretty sure it was her) filled in for at least one of Nemophila's videos. That's actually interesting that she also filled in for a recording, but she is actually a pretty good drummer from the little Show-ya I have heard (I watched the streamed show when they did the 2-man show with Nemophila), a track like Life would have been perfect for her. And yes, Tamu was a session drummer as far as I know and has plenty of jazzlike stuff on her solo channel (like Lupin III), she also has videos playing with Senri Kawaguchi as a sort of face-off. The pop-projects I know off are the ones I mentioned. Soramimi, which was a pop band, and the project with Ladybeard, but I am not sure what Tamu did there. I know she sung in Soramimi for small parts. She also has an old solo album on her site, but I don't know what type of music that was. It might have been on the poppy side, so it might have come from that.
Their first ever single. This video is the first official live for this song, the 2nd was released about 7 months ago, but both are awesome. Here they were playing live for an online audience because of restrictions at the time. Sam's pronunciation of the song name was good. Their newest release is an official live for Reitei, another song from the first album. Also check out their newest song, dropped with the 3rd album release, Ame-te-ras.
This was one of the earlier performance of this. The song has been tweaked a bit since, specifically the solo with the sweeps and harmony, so I'd suggest taking in their latest live versioin of "Oiran" released a couple months ago. Saki's harmonic squeals also pop a lot more during the chorus. As far as technicality, you just have to get exposed to more Nemophila (they just released their 3rd album). Hazuki is a technical wizard, just check out her Ibanez demo videos for her signature models where she's playing melodic Steve Vai type instrumentals or her work in KOIA with guitar prodigy Lisa-X playing Polyphia covers. Saki's work in Shred Racers, Mary's Blood and her own instrumental single also showcase more of her technical side. Hazuki and Saki have been in a bunch of diverse projects and are two of the greatest guitar talents in Japan.
The host is Keiko Terada. She's kind of a fairy godmother to Japan's female rock and metal artists. She is the person behind the NAONのYAON, an annual all-female festival. She is also a kickass rock band frontwoman in her own right. The spectacular back-bend SAKI does at the end of her solo is a move borrowed from Keiko san and guitarist Sun-Go from the band Show-Ya.
El mejor tema debut de una banda en mucho tiempo! Recuerdo que con esta canción conocí a la extraordinaria baterista Tamu! Quedé gratamente impresionado, con la boca abierta! Nunca había visto a una baterista tocar tan hermoso! Fue amor a primera vista, luego me hice el fan más grande de Nemophila! Qué recuerdos, gracias ❤
Oiran (花魁) is a collective term for the highest-ranking courtesans in Japanese history, who were considered to be above common prostitutes (known as yūjo (遊女, lit. 'woman of pleasure')) for their more refined entertainment skills and training in the traditional arts. Divided into a number of ranks within this category, the highest rank of oiran were the tayū, who were considered to be set apart from other oiran due to their intensive training in the traditional arts and the fact that they lived and worked in Kyoto, the political capital of Japan which remained the cultural heart of the country when the seat of political power moved to Tokyo.[1] Though oiran by definition also engaged in prostitution, higher-ranking oiran had a degree of choice in which customers they took; tayū, in contrast, did not engage in sex work at all.[2][failed verification]
“Oiran” was the groups first single-literally translated Oiran is “first flower”… the band is named for a flower it’s their first single, pretty cool . You should do a back to back of Nemophila’s cover of SHOW-YA song” Fairy” and then the original (live version from91 or 92)SHOW-YA are legends that you really appreciate as you get into J rock as I have, and if you watch them you will see why, also checking out more Naon no Yaon - the festival this video is from- would be cool I suggest starting with “guitar girls collection”.
《Oiran》 is still my favorite nemophila song, btw, they have a higher quality version on their channel😉. And their new album, which was released not long ago, is also worth checking out! I recommend《ama-te-ras》as the next🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
La presentadora es Keiko Terada, vocalista de SHOW-YA, 1banda femenina de heavy metal japonés (1981) y madrinas entre otras de Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Gacharic Spin, Scandal, etc. Además produce y organiza el festival anual sólo de bandas femeninas Naon no Yaon desde 1987, mirar Gambling, Shooting Star, JAM, Emotion, Look at Me, Genkai Lovers, One Way Heart y Fairy y Kurenai ambas canciones con Nemophila, Kurenai sólo Saki y Hazuki
FYI (since you react based on viewers comment)s--theres a great cover of Maiximum the Hormone cover by Nemophila!ruclips.net/video/2Q3fyW4FnJY/видео.htmlsi=Spcw74QFjWOpHrlK
The Japanese idol scene does need credit for getting a female fronted 'core style group into the mainstream first with the group PassCode. Idol groups have also brought metal and hard rock to a younger audience with groups like Babymetal and BiSH. Before PassCode there were plenty of 'core style bands, all female and female fronted, that were around but Japan had a pretty hard sticking point with female harsh vocals for some reason. I'm not saying Nemophila and Hanabie wouldn't have broken into the mainstream but since it already happened once I think it was a bit easier. PassCode is a Japanese electronicore group and are called the female version of Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas even though they are copying DayLight Season and not Fear, and Loathing. 🤭
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It's from Naon no Yaon, an annual all-female festival organised by one of the first successful all-female bands Show-Ya, who formed in 1981. The lady doing the intro is Keiko Terada, lead vocalist of Show-Ya.
The sound on this is indeed great, but there's even better sound on the most recent live video of Oiran on Nemophila's official channel. No Keiko though.
There's even a third official video of this song which has the lyrics as subtitles. Oiran were courtesans, that is, high class prostitutes who were also entertainers trained in traditional arts. The lyrics are very artful.
The lady that introduced Nemophila is Keiko Terada, vocalist of the band Show-Ya. Show-Ya was the first hard rock all female band to get mainstream attention all the way back in the 80s. Keiko has been putting on a festival called Naon no Yaon for decades to promote Japanese all female bands and this is where this footage is from. The reason for all the drums in the back is so that change out times are really short so they can have way more bands than a normal festival. Saki has worked with Naon no Yaon in an official capacity a lot as well since she was the one that got World Guitar Girls off the ground and is the one that coordinates all the guitarists.
*Backstory:*
This festival was from Summer of 2021. There was no audience since Japan was still in COVID restrictions. The concert was livestreamed.
Both Saki (guitarist - reddish hair) & Tamu (drummer) had double duty that day. Saki also appeared with her main band *Mary's Blood* (Nemophila was a side project then for Saki). And Tamu filled in as drummer for another band. That bands drummer was out on maternity leave.
Tamu does have a mic set up. She does backing vocals. Tamu was the only back up vocalist for Mayu on *Zen.*
Set up behind the band was a wall of drum kits.Since it's mulitiple bands playing. All drum kits for the bands are set up. The crew just has to move guitars & peddleboards between bands. Bands drums already set up.
Tamu did sing lead with her previous pop band. She plays drums, bass, guitar, saxaphone, keyboards & xylophone. Tamu played in a jazz band. Tamu is a little spunk.
The band Tamu did backup for was Gacharic Spin (they know them). Yuri was on maternity leave like you said, she also didn't participate in the recording of (most of?) their self-titled album (the one with MindSet and I Wish I on) either if I understand it. Funnily enough, they have an other drummer in Hana, but for some reason they decided to use Tamu, who did an outstanding job playing the songs while she was sight-reading.
Tamu didn't sing lead with the pop band Soramimi (she went by the name "tmtm" back then). I am pretty sure all of them did vocals (and yes Tamu, is a good singer), but there is a lead vocalist (Yaka) on the homepage. Tamu was on drums, Juna Serita (who is mainly a funk and jazz bassist nowadays) used to play with her in Soramimi as well. The site for Soramimi is still online, it's funny to see those older pictures of both Tamu and Juna Serita.
Tamu is basically a sessions drummer who used to play jazz and basically everything, she also participated with Daisuke Kurosawa and a couple others in a prog metal project called Nakayoshi Metal for example (it's well worth checking that out). Everyone in that project is a big Dream Theater fan including Tamu. She also had a project with Ladybeard of all people, I never heard it but I can imagine it being something completely different. You can see some of it on her personal site under discography.
Nemophila has a song "Breaking Out" where Mayu and Tamu trade off vocals. Unfortunately it's only been played live a few times and never had a studio release.
The Line Cube Shibuya version is best. Unfortunately there's only an audio version available with no live visuals.
@@MaartenT - You were wrong in one of your points. *Black Kucing channel* (the old OvD channel) has a video called *"Nemophila/ Life | The Myths & The Truth".* They explain Tamu was the drummer for Nemophila's first released studio single (with the song *"Life"* amongst the others). She couldn't performed live with the band to promote the single. Do believe the drummer from Show-Ya (not positive it was her) filled in for Tamu while she was on her maternity leave.
Black Kucing has a video *(Tamu Meets Maximum The Hormones)* when Tamu *"audition"* (more like crashed) for a spot on *Maximum The Hormone* in-store band. It show clips of Tamu singing pop & playing jazz.
@@kevinthetruckdriver353
I meant Yuri's maternity leave for Gacharic Spin, Tamu filled in for her live at Naon No Yaon but Hana did the drums on the self-titled album (for tracks like MindSet for example). I actually didn't know Tamu missed a recording session for Nemophila due to her maternity leave. I knew the drummer from Show-ya (I am pretty sure it was her) filled in for at least one of Nemophila's videos. That's actually interesting that she also filled in for a recording, but she is actually a pretty good drummer from the little Show-ya I have heard (I watched the streamed show when they did the 2-man show with Nemophila), a track like Life would have been perfect for her.
And yes, Tamu was a session drummer as far as I know and has plenty of jazzlike stuff on her solo channel (like Lupin III), she also has videos playing with Senri Kawaguchi as a sort of face-off. The pop-projects I know off are the ones I mentioned. Soramimi, which was a pop band, and the project with Ladybeard, but I am not sure what Tamu did there. I know she sung in Soramimi for small parts. She also has an old solo album on her site, but I don't know what type of music that was. It might have been on the poppy side, so it might have come from that.
Their first ever single. This video is the first official live for this song, the 2nd was released about 7 months ago, but both are awesome. Here they were playing live for an online audience because of restrictions at the time. Sam's pronunciation of the song name was good. Their newest release is an official live for Reitei, another song from the first album. Also check out their newest song, dropped with the 3rd album release, Ame-te-ras.
This was one of the earlier performance of this. The song has been tweaked a bit since, specifically the solo with the sweeps and harmony, so I'd suggest taking in their latest live versioin of "Oiran" released a couple months ago. Saki's harmonic squeals also pop a lot more during the chorus. As far as technicality, you just have to get exposed to more Nemophila (they just released their 3rd album). Hazuki is a technical wizard, just check out her Ibanez demo videos for her signature models where she's playing melodic Steve Vai type instrumentals or her work in KOIA with guitar prodigy Lisa-X playing Polyphia covers. Saki's work in Shred Racers, Mary's Blood and her own instrumental single also showcase more of her technical side. Hazuki and Saki have been in a bunch of diverse projects and are two of the greatest guitar talents in Japan.
The host is Keiko Terada. She's kind of a fairy godmother to Japan's female rock and metal artists. She is the person behind the NAONのYAON, an annual all-female festival. She is also a kickass rock band frontwoman in her own right.
The spectacular back-bend SAKI does at the end of her solo is a move borrowed from Keiko san and guitarist Sun-Go from the band Show-Ya.
El mejor tema debut de una banda en mucho tiempo! Recuerdo que con esta canción conocí a la extraordinaria baterista Tamu! Quedé gratamente impresionado, con la boca abierta! Nunca había visto a una baterista tocar tan hermoso! Fue amor a primera vista, luego me hice el fan más grande de Nemophila! Qué recuerdos, gracias ❤
Oiran (花魁) is a collective term for the highest-ranking courtesans in Japanese history, who were considered to be above common prostitutes (known as yūjo (遊女, lit. 'woman of pleasure')) for their more refined entertainment skills and training in the traditional arts. Divided into a number of ranks within this category, the highest rank of oiran were the tayū, who were considered to be set apart from other oiran due to their intensive training in the traditional arts and the fact that they lived and worked in Kyoto, the political capital of Japan which remained the cultural heart of the country when the seat of political power moved to Tokyo.[1] Though oiran by definition also engaged in prostitution, higher-ranking oiran had a degree of choice in which customers they took; tayū, in contrast, did not engage in sex work at all.[2][failed verification]
Cool. The more recent live video is way better though. They've tightened up the solo section a whole lot.
“Oiran” was the groups first single-literally translated Oiran is “first flower”… the band is named for a flower it’s their first single, pretty cool . You should do a back to back of Nemophila’s cover of SHOW-YA song” Fairy” and then the original (live version from91 or 92)SHOW-YA are legends that you really appreciate as you get into J rock as I have, and if you watch them you will see why, also checking out more Naon no Yaon - the festival this video is from- would be cool I suggest starting with “guitar girls collection”.
《Oiran》 is still my favorite nemophila song, btw, they have a higher quality version on their channel😉. And their new album, which was released not long ago, is also worth checking out! I recommend《ama-te-ras》as the next🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
La presentadora es Keiko Terada, vocalista de SHOW-YA, 1banda femenina de heavy metal japonés (1981) y madrinas entre otras de Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Gacharic Spin, Scandal, etc. Además produce y organiza el festival anual sólo de bandas femeninas Naon no Yaon desde 1987, mirar Gambling, Shooting Star, JAM, Emotion, Look at Me, Genkai Lovers, One Way Heart y Fairy y Kurenai ambas canciones con Nemophila, Kurenai sólo Saki y Hazuki
Hey man, can't wait for your EP¡¡
Nemophila rock so hard and look so happy, like there's no other place they'd rather be 😎 The wave from the guitarist (Saki?) made me laugh.
As a Lovebites and Nemophila fan, sorry but Lovebites plays longer solos but not technically more complex. They are different styles for sure.
They messed up the solo on this version but the energy on display is untouchable.
No quite.
That small distortion was in their first studio version too, in the end they made a simple ...simplification to it.
❤❤❤❤❤🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 Mayu !!! 💗
Yes the drummer has a microphone infact every member of the band has a microphone and they can all sing well.
🤘🇺🇦❤️🌸
FYI (since you react based on viewers comment)s--theres a great cover of Maiximum the Hormone cover by Nemophila!ruclips.net/video/2Q3fyW4FnJY/видео.htmlsi=Spcw74QFjWOpHrlK
The Japanese idol scene does need credit for getting a female fronted 'core style group into the mainstream first with the group PassCode. Idol groups have also brought metal and hard rock to a younger audience with groups like Babymetal and BiSH. Before PassCode there were plenty of 'core style bands, all female and female fronted, that were around but Japan had a pretty hard sticking point with female harsh vocals for some reason. I'm not saying Nemophila and Hanabie wouldn't have broken into the mainstream but since it already happened once I think it was a bit easier. PassCode is a Japanese electronicore group and are called the female version of Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas even though they are copying DayLight Season and not Fear, and Loathing. 🤭