Thanks for exploring more of Haruna's work. This is a rented kit for the EU tour wherein they had no "roadies". Haruna keeps this pace for the vast majority of their 2 hours sets. They often end shows with songs that are possibly 'most demanding' with Haruna driving hard without fail, seemingly thriving on the most challenging songs. "Soldier Stands Solitarily" (suggested by many on your "Raise Some Hell" reaction) is a performance following 85minutes of similarly demanding drum play, then back for an encore of more equally demanding drumming with just a couple minutes break since the shows were 'live-streamed' so they did not leave the present or online audience waiting long for the encore. As a drummer myself who has played (classic rock power-trio) outdoor 'festival, 5-hour-gigs, but they were 50min sets with 10min breaks). Haruna's precision dbl-kick work & detailed cymbal-accents supporting/mimicking the other instruments & vocal melody is something I find unique. LOVEBITES is an ensemble playing all "as written" note-for-note & beat-for-beat. The only improvisation you will see in performance might be in a coda-frenzy at the end of a song. Every hand or foot 'hit' from Haruna is what she has 'written' for the song and reproduces in precise detail in every performance. LOVEBITES' (anticipated) next Blu-ray will most likely be from their Sept 1, 2024 show at Tokyo Garden Theater, an 8000 capacity venue where they played 20 aggressive songs over 2hr, 10min. Haruna's stamina is amazing. She commented on the Tokyo Garden show about it's 20-songs setlist as their longest to-date, but that once she gets behind the kit & starts playing she feels no fatigue (!) She has developed her technique over many years to facilitate this style of play for this style of music and consulted with 'professionals' on the matter of no harming herself. She insists that she remains completely RELAXED! Here again is the playlist of LIVE songs with the drums boosted in the mix: ruclips.net/p/PLDrelmq7IszKuEUqRuDCXMtVuvQC0u-Ye LOVEBITES 'style' (imo) significantly involves 'ballads' with hyper-tremolo-picked, palm-muted, arpeggiated-chords but the chord-changes are not terribly fast. It is Haruna's drumming style that makes it all METAL, (again, imo). The chord-changes & vocal-melody are often 'ballad' pace. Any comments of 'comparison' with Senri (or any other drummer, for that matter) seem out-of-place to me, on a drum-reaction-channel, since each drummer is standing on their own unique style & techniques to meet the needs of different styles of music & song-compositions. The ability to admire a variety of unique styles & techniques to meet different drumming 'needs' in music is what has benefited me in developing my own skills and enjoying the myriad of possibilities. This is all intended as positive info, feedback and observations. If you don't like Metal, I suggest looking through my comment on your "Raise Some Hell" video (under your pinned comment) that include short descriptions of the style of song prior to the song-name & link to see/hear it. LOVEBITES is actually quite eclectic. A few others, "Empty Daydream" "Edge of the World" "Liar" and one I find difficult to categorize that ballet-dancing/R&B/Soul vocalist Asami brought with her to the band is "Inspire": ruclips.net/video/7v8bkVuqnFU/видео.html I will also say that IF and HOW you reply to this will determine IF and HOW I continue to support your exploration of Haruna's drumming 😉and LOVEBITES music in general. 🐺 dreg👁
Yes, rented kit (she had her own set of cymbals though, and maybe her own snare). I watched her tuning her skins during the second concert rehearsal (Belgium) - it only took her a few minutes to get a perfectly tuned and great sounding kit, drum soundcheck was over in 10 minutes, totally professional.
I saw them live, and all of them play at Jedi level for an entire set. It's completely jaw dropping. Re. doing research, don't let people troll you. Reaction videos are supposed to be blind going in. You keep going.
Haruna has amazing stamina, I could never do what she does for a two hour concert even if I could play drums like that. The only instrument I ever played was drums in a middle school band so I always have a appreciation for drummers. Haruna is amazing and you can tell she is happy doing what she does. 🧡🐺🥁⭐🤘
Imaging Haruna (The Little Big Engine) playing fast and hard like that continuously almost 2 hours full concert of Lovebites.. unbelievable, outstanding,mind-boggling 🤘👍. Watch their live performances to witness it. Thanks bro 👍
Great réaction for HARUNA. Little Big Engine as many musicians from Japan. She started with piano and switches for DRUMS at teenage years age. In Japan theirs around 50 females band :metal, rock , punk.
My favorite drummer in the world from my favorite band of all time! They're just that amazing. I highly recommend checking out some full live performances to get an idea of their song flow. I love them. I've seen them twice. Very close both times. Front row, small venue, maybe 12-15 feet from her kit. When she came in, it was a wall of force that flew out. Was amazing. Personally, I think they're the greatest metal band in the world right now and they're my favorite of all time. Just unbelievable.
which gigs were you lucky enough to attend? I can't travel much any longer but if I could I'd have followed them the whole West Coast trip here in the US.
@@NorayDom I saw them in LA and SF. I had tickets for Dallas too, but sadly I couldn't make that one. Looking forward to 2025 in the US, and maybe I can go to 1-2 of them again. Someday I want to make it to a show in Japan. Hopefully they come close to where you are! It's well worth going if you can. Best shows I have seen in my life.
Nuno Bettencourt, guitar God and Miyako's hero, attended their end of tour show in Tokyo 2023. He stayed later than he intended to watch the whole show and to meet them backstage. He said "and you're insane!" talking to Haruna and complimenting their 3 hour performance.
First, ignore the haters. I hate when people try to tell reactors how to react. Secondly, as you've noted, there's VERY little drum cam footage of haruna... you've done the best two. If you like classic 80's metal you'll love this band.
Dude, Merry Christmas first of all. I'm glad you are diving deeper into her. Now you need to listen to some of their songs and listen to the drumming in contexed with the band!
Just as a fan, you do want you want on your channel, ignore all the rest. Mistakes are not world-ending, so those that criticize over minor issues are their own problem. Thanks for the reactions so far.
I'm loving your reactions - first from OOR and now Haruna from Lovebites. Very interesting to hear your point of view as a drummer. I'm learning from your observations! You are being quite respectful, it's just that we fans are sometimes quite passionate, you know. Another japanese band I'd suggest you to check is Nemophila.
Loll, yes indeed, the Lovebites Fandom can be a very tough crowd dude!!😅 ..and yes, i do get where you're coming from as a drummer primarily..buttt..hahaa..Haruna is a verrry special drummer who is absolutely adoreddd by her fans - me included - I'm so glad you've expanded your review of Haruna's drumming...she's definitely worth it!!! Greaatt job!! Arigato!! 👍
Give HARUPI some! Double bass drumming for just 20 seconds is incredibly hard. I have no idea how she does this. It’s superhuman. The cymbal work is how she cuts through the mix. The bass is locked in with the incendiary riffing of the M&M twin guitar attack, and the toms share the audio spectrum of the guitar, The first two songs to check out are HOLY WAR (2021), and SOLDIER STANDS SOLITARILY. So it’s with the crashes, chimes, and bells that HARUNA can add a musical element.
I had a feeling you'd appreciate her skills a bit more with this one, I'm not an drummer so I can't comment on how she holds her sticks, but I can say that she never falters, as far as I've seen, never misses a beat, and has impeccable timing, Senri Kawaguchi is, as far as I know, is one of her idols. Anyway Thank-you for reacting to this one, I hope you do some reactions to the band, they really are something special, I've seen them live and they are 💯 the Queens of Heavy Metal 🤘🎤🎹🎸🥁🐺
No surprise Haruna idolizes Kawaguchi (despite Senri being younger): the latter's in most informed conversations for best drummer there is. In any case, Haruna is the _perfect_ drummer for Lovebites. Her relentless style, spot-on timing, and fantastic tone powers each and every track. Her drum parts are technical enough to be interesting in their own right without walking on all the other technical stuff going on in a typical Lovebites song. She absolutely _lives_ in the pocket. Moreover, she has that priceless ability to be on the same page with her rhythm section companion. In Lovebites, Miho and Fami are rather different bassists, but Haruna was able to form a damn near symbiotic relationship with each of them.
Haruna is,in my opinion, the No.1 drummer out there today, and that is something special considering the calibre of drummers in the world today. I agree with your assessment regarding the timing with both Miho and Fami, but they also have to match Haruna, but like you said they have different styles and this is what makes Haruna so much more than just another great drummer. Again this is just my opinion. As for Senri being her idol, I think it was something either she or someone said in an interview, but I could be wrong.
@@gordonnottsfinest180 Haruna's right up there for me with metal drummers, for sure (fusion drummers like Kawaguchi, Weckl, Phillips, etc. operate on a whole 'nother level, tbh). My favorite is Tamu Murata (Nemophila), but it's interesting that among the really specialized niche of "female Japanese metal drummers" there are a whole bunch of great choices! There's also Meg (just left Ark Royal), Akane Hirose, Junna, Mizuki (East of Eden), and others. And that's leaving off Kanade Sato (KOIAI) as being more of a fusion drummer. The drum mojo over here is _strong_.
Obviously this is not Haruna's kit (She endorses Pearl and Sabian) it was rented for this European tour. My question for drummers is how hard is it to adapt to a kit that you're not used to playing. Haruna doesn't seem to have any problems but this kit must have some differences to her personal kit.
If you have the elements (drums, cymbals, pedals) in the same locations, the same or nearly identical pedals, and similar drum head tension (which effects the rebound of the stick quite a lot), adapting isn't a big deal for a professional like Haruna.
This is the first time i saw this video too love the last part of this video. She should have more drum cam footage. Im filipino too btw nice to hear i have kababayans who are into lovebites too.
Live performances that showcase Haruna's drumming: Nameless Warrior ruclips.net/video/Dl29tiJCbNM/видео.html , Soldier Stands Solitarily ruclips.net/video/30yWisiRBuM/видео.html, We Are The Resurrection ruclips.net/video/ptsB1hZktzI/видео.html, Hammer of Wrath ruclips.net/video/pHrWRT0Jeac/видео.html, and Thunder Vengeance: ruclips.net/video/yWE7PqCpGi4/видео.html; Break the Wall: ruclips.net/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/видео.html
Thank you for your insights. I'm in my 70s now and was here when the British Invasion flooded us with hundreds of solid music heroes. There are still parts of my beloved metal that I don't have as deep an appreciation on some instruments. One is drums and the more drummers I listen to the more versed and able to expand my understanding in this crucial aspect. The first drummer who grabbed me by the short and curlies was Ginger Baker - who's kick work shows up in some of Haruna's creations. She is unique and genuine. I read comments by drummers from their tour, that she is so swift and powerful it impressed them - these are from Hellfest, Download Festival, Resurrection fest and others I don't remember at the moment - a bit smokey here right now ;) So thanks for your input, gave me some great takeaways to pay attention to going forward. Her nickname "The Big Little Engine" is apt, think you so? Miyako's nickname is "The Golden Touch". Looking forward to some more insights, I subbed will get notifications. One other drummer that "spoke" to me was Barry "Frosty" Smith who recorded 3 albums with one of the Hammond masters, Lee Michaels (as a duo!) Especially their '69 Album. She also reminded me a bit of Buddy Miles with the use of her complex transitions and fills. I'll stop rambling now, but will be catching up until more come out --- I'm old but still enough teeth to sink in a good bite! Ron
sir thank YOU for sharing your own observations, I LOVE this so much...Ginger Baker is considered one of the GOATs (greatest of all times) in many drumming communities so that is quite the honor!!!!
Thank you for your insight. This was a rental kit. Pretty sure the performance is from Rock Imperium festival.Saw Lovebites twice this year and her energy is unreal.
good job on this The wolfpack is usually good at their comments not all will be positive and that's ok not everyone is gonna always agree. It is a band that has no equal to me I listen to them every day in car.
Thank you for your commentary, this was great. Haruna is like a steam-powered locomotive. Haruna does not make RUclips videos and only uploads a few cellphone videos to her social media, they are severely lacking in the drum cam department. Her drum solo for the next Blu-ray was excellent, but she doesn't really focus on drum solos either, she is well-rounded and really amazing with her whole kit, high stamina and explosive fills with syncopated accents that always touch many cymbals. She is the perfect drummer for their style - 80 power metal, speed, thrash metal. I would pay extra money for a Blu-ray that just focuses on her kit for 2 hours. She has done a couple of clinics, but those are strictly no recording device events. Check out Thunder Vengeance, Set the world on fire, Break the wall.
One very underrated drummer is Mio of Asterism. He gets overlooked because Haruna and MIYU the guitarist and bassist get all the attention. Watch "Dawn" Live 2024/11/10 to get a better feel for what he does.
I think she has a drum setup video where she says something about each piece, manufacturer and drum size. I think, not a drummer, guitars, bass Keyboard ( and suck ar all of threm ) did have a Cowsills Drum Set when I was 3, no sense of rythm so gave that up. But i think her 2 kick drums are 20 and 21 inch.
I work with a Vietnamese lady who is 5-foot-3, which makes her the same size as the tallest members of Lovebites (actually, I think new bassist, Fami, is 5'4"), so I can picture Haruna being six inches shorter and actually comprehend how tiny she is. When you just see them on stage, with only the band members, it isn't so obvious. But I recently saw a photo of Haruna and Asami (the singer) posing with Rob Halford and Ian Hill of Judas Priest (they got to meet at a recent JP concert in Japan), and the ladies looked like little girls next to those gentlemen.
Nice reaction! Yeah, we Lovebites fans love Haruna. She is a small, nerdy and cute girl that have stolen our heart. And she plays in maybe the best heavy metal band that exists right now. And she can keep up drumming blinding fast for two and an half hours. Her technique is a bit odd. But, she has explained her choices. And actually, sometimes she play "normal" songs and the drumming technique then looks more normal. Now, I really think you shall react to Lovebites. They have two of the best dual guitarists you can find. And a surprising, but good, singer in a metal band. Here is a short list of the best to react to. * Holy War (live in Zepp Divercity 2020) * The Hammer of Wrath (live 2023) * Soldier Stand Solitarily (live 2023 - one of the more crazy fast songs you ever will hear) * A Frozen Serenad (live 2020, a masterpiece IMHO) * and 60+ more good or fantastic songs. They do not make anything bad.
She is a great drummer maybe not the best technique but very creative with her cymbal use and always in the pocket with her dubbel bass. Certainly one of my favorites to watch. If you like 80/90 metal you will enjoy lovebites very much
My only quibble about Haruna is that she is so small - I saw them playing in London in June on their European tour and I couldn't see Haruna at all as she was completely hidden behind her drums ! The only time I could see her was when she emerged at the end of the show to bow.
Because we are fans of this band we have seen the CDs and BRs of entire concerts. That means we have seen Haruna do this for 1.5 or 2 hours while smiling, singing along, playing to the crowd, and doing stick tricks to help with her timing. You shouldn't be faulted simply because you happened to choose one of there simplest songs for a first reaction. I happen to like your personality and style, so there's that. The drums are often produced pretty high in the mix so you can hear what she's doing even without the benefit of drum cams.
Have seen Lovebites as well as Band-Maid. Both of which are great bands, with great drummers, but I've never seen Haruna play any mid tempo songs, to judge her overall skills.
I think of Haruna is more of a percussionist rather than just a drummer, the way she works the cymbals is a highlight, it’s not all just rapid pace but the hits blend in so good with the music, they add more depth to the music. If you want to check out a jazz drummer playing metal, Black Sabbath - War pigs live in Paris 1970, unbelievably good, Bill Ward - legend.
She is my favorite drummer! As long as you are honest and respectful I am ok with you reactions but there are those that will always get upset if you dont think the musicians are the best in the world.Thank you for reacting to Haruna. Lovebites is my favorite band as well. it was Iron Maiden but these ladies took that torch and running with it.
Nice compilation to react to. But Haruna’s main purpose is to serve the songs rather than showing off. But this way all the Lovebites fans see her shining, as each member add up to the band and they all make up the best band ever for me since I started listening to hard rock and metal in the 70’s! Thanks for your reaction. You should not be disappointed if you react to Lovebites themselves. ❤🇫🇷🤘🏻
That is not the Drum Set she used in Japan Concerts. Think its cause the Transport costs are really High. Could be this was in Cartagena Festival (Spain).
“real picture” The real picture is that she’s good, but not nearly as good as the Wolfpack thinks she is. Her strongest point, would actually be her stamina IMO.
@@SomethingToDo360 Just read your comment about Fami, you sometimes have some weird observations, that I don't share. I don't even know, what you try to do there...
If you don't proceed then it's your loss. Take the rough with the smooth. Lovebites are quality content and you'd be foolish to pass it up because a few empty heads said some hurty words.
Have you seen Wagakki band... they have 2 drummers and one plays the traditional drums like you held the drumsticks tightly. And the other one who plays the western drums plays both metal and jazz and does as you say, but with the jazz songs he does that sideways thing yoi see jazz drummers do with thr left hand like the Surfaris drummer playing whipe out.... you probably seen that but if not check it out. It is a drum heavy song.
My family loved Karen Carpenter actually, tried to cover of her songs in our cover band...as for Japan, not only female drummers, but female "insert musical instrument here"...practically everything 😎😎😎
This girl can hit........LMAO!!! You have no idea, she is the driving force like this for the usual 2 hour show where the insane talent of this band is on full display. She gets very little shine time yet she drives the insane band like others. She has a rabid fan base within the Wolfpack (LB fanbase). At 4' 9" she dominates that massive kit like she was 7' !!!!! Other great drummers from Japan for your consideration are Junna (insane and a real delight, check out her drum covers of classic metal songs), Akane from Band Maid (many consider her the best in Japan among the Rock/Metal genre) there are so many other great musicians as Japan is where Rock, Metal and Jazz have gone to flourish.
Akane has been reacted twice on my channel...thanks for the rest of the recs!!! And yes I absolutely commend her for her stamina like many others have in the comment section :)))
🤘🐺♠👸🤘 🥁🔥Japan Tour - Cymbals & Hi-hats : Sabian B8X O-Zone 16″ Sabian HHX Evolution Hi-Hats 14″ Sabian AA China Splash 8″ Sabian HHX Chinese 14″ Sabian AAX Thin Crash 17″ Sabian AA Star China Splash 10″ Zildjian Zil-Bel, Volcano Cup 7.5″ Sabian Chopper 10″ Sabian AA Holy China 19″ Sabian HHX Complex Thin Crash 18″ Meinl HCS Bell 8″ Sabian AAX Splash 10″/AAX O-Zone Splash 12″ Sabian AAX Heavy Ride 20″ Zildjian FX ZIL-Bel 9.5″ Sabian AAX Chinese 20″ (Ropongi Theater) New Sabian AAX Rocktagon 18¨ (Octogonal shape) on the right hand edge Haruna's drum set is a kit that combines Pearl Crystal Beat's bass drum and floor tom with Decade Maple's melodic tom. The toms are 8″, 10″, 12″ and the floor tom is 16″. The floor tom is also set up as a single head without the bottom head. The snare is a 14″×5.5″ brass shell model from the Pearl Reference series. The stick is a Vic Frith 5AN wrapped in Pearl grip tape Tight Grip. All drums are equipped with Roland triggers, and the sound is created by mixing the sound using the Roland TM-2 and TM-6 PRO modules, which will be introduced later, and the live sound mic'ed. The kick pedal is a Pearl Eliminator SOLO “RED” Double Pedal. The beater is a quad beater B-250QB with a plastic side R surface. On the right hand side were the Roland TM-2 and Roland TM-6 PRO trigger modules, as well as the YAMAHA MG06X mixer for monitor balance adjustment. The star-shaped cymbal that can be said to be a trademark of Haruna. It is decorated with the letters "LOVEBITES HARUNA" and rhinestones lining the surroundings. stagegear.jp
I think she just doesn't have enough strenght, so when she wants to hit harder than usual she just throws entire forearm weight with stiff wrist, instead of only wrist and stick weight with relexed wrist. I'm not a drummer, so maybe what I wrote doesn't make sense, please comment if ti doesn't.
If you'd like to see Haruna's really technical drumming in a song, I recommend the live video of the song "Nameless Warrior". I recommend this song to you as a fellow drummer. -> ruclips.net/video/Dl29tiJCbNM/видео.html
TBF - Senri doesn't constantly have to play for 2 hours with every song being over 160 BPM and she does play a lot more jazz which is a much looser technique than metal . Most male drummers would need a defibrillator on hand to do what Haruna does night after night 🤣
🤣🤣🤣that's making me more impressed, is that gripping the stick that tight takes even more energy than a relaxed grip and she still manages to last that long for a show 😁😁😁
“My callouts were her hand technique, as well as energy, as well as her technicality.” Within the context of comparing her to other female Japanese drummers, I’m probably the ONLY Lovebites fan who has been more critical of her drumming. She is good yes, but not the best by a long shot. BTW, you are not actually alone, as lots of drummers have had issues they pointed out (usually that her drumming is more straightforward, less technical, with those sort of comments), it’s just the fanbase will go after them, and channels later apologize and become less critical, or regret it and never check her out again. I think most become the latter. BTW, welcome to Lovebites. 😂
😂😂😂I feel the MOST welcome from you so far...you have literally put my brain AT PEACE with this comment and I hope none of her others fan ever see your comment :))) This is very eye opening to me because prior to reacting to her and Lovebites and just Japanese drummers...I was mostly just reacting to very un-famous drummers in other parts of Asia and it was quite a walk in the park compared to lately :))))))))
@@DrumRoast If you want my advice on another female Japanese drummer more like Senri Kawaguchi, then react to Kanade Sato: ruclips.net/video/fi9dpxE-QRU/видео.html In my opinion, Senri and Kanade are the two best female drummers from Japan.
Hey guy, I surely hope you react to more Lovebites, but I understand you are a 'drum' channel. To that affect, I would like to recommend the video of a Japanese female crazy good drummer named *_Junna_* in a video cover of Through the Fire and Flames (Dragon Force) that will give you a LOT to talk about. ruclips.net/video/UKr1H4Jv6is/видео.html (p.s. you're gonna have a hard time finding anyone better than Senri though)
Thanks for exploring more of Haruna's work. This is a rented kit for the EU tour wherein they had no "roadies".
Haruna keeps this pace for the vast majority of their 2 hours sets. They often end shows with songs that are possibly 'most demanding' with Haruna driving hard without fail, seemingly thriving on the most challenging songs.
"Soldier Stands Solitarily" (suggested by many on your "Raise Some Hell" reaction) is a performance following 85minutes of similarly demanding drum play, then back for an encore of more equally demanding drumming with just a couple minutes break since the shows were 'live-streamed' so they did not leave the present or online audience waiting long for the encore.
As a drummer myself who has played (classic rock power-trio) outdoor 'festival, 5-hour-gigs, but they were 50min sets with 10min breaks). Haruna's precision dbl-kick work & detailed cymbal-accents supporting/mimicking the other instruments & vocal melody is something I find unique. LOVEBITES is an ensemble playing all "as written" note-for-note & beat-for-beat. The only improvisation you will see in performance might be in a coda-frenzy at the end of a song. Every hand or foot 'hit' from Haruna is what she has 'written' for the song and reproduces in precise detail in every performance.
LOVEBITES' (anticipated) next Blu-ray will most likely be from their Sept 1, 2024 show at Tokyo Garden Theater, an 8000 capacity venue where they played 20 aggressive songs over 2hr, 10min. Haruna's stamina is amazing. She commented on the Tokyo Garden show about it's 20-songs setlist as their longest to-date, but that once she gets behind the kit & starts playing she feels no fatigue (!) She has developed her technique over many years to facilitate this style of play for this style of music and consulted with 'professionals' on the matter of no harming herself. She insists that she remains completely RELAXED!
Here again is the playlist of LIVE songs with the drums boosted in the mix:
ruclips.net/p/PLDrelmq7IszKuEUqRuDCXMtVuvQC0u-Ye
LOVEBITES 'style' (imo) significantly involves 'ballads' with hyper-tremolo-picked, palm-muted, arpeggiated-chords but the chord-changes are not terribly fast. It is Haruna's drumming style that makes it all METAL, (again, imo).
The chord-changes & vocal-melody are often 'ballad' pace.
Any comments of 'comparison' with Senri (or any other drummer, for that matter) seem out-of-place to me, on a drum-reaction-channel, since each drummer is standing on their own unique style & techniques to meet the needs of different styles of music & song-compositions. The ability to admire a variety of unique styles & techniques to meet different drumming 'needs' in music is what has benefited me in developing my own skills and enjoying the myriad of possibilities.
This is all intended as positive info, feedback and observations.
If you don't like Metal, I suggest looking through my comment on your "Raise Some Hell" video (under your pinned comment) that include short descriptions of the style of song prior to the song-name & link to see/hear it. LOVEBITES is actually quite eclectic.
A few others, "Empty Daydream" "Edge of the World" "Liar" and one I find difficult to categorize that ballet-dancing/R&B/Soul vocalist Asami brought with her to the band is "Inspire": ruclips.net/video/7v8bkVuqnFU/видео.html
I will also say that IF and HOW you reply to this will determine IF and HOW I continue to support your exploration of Haruna's drumming 😉and LOVEBITES music in general.
🐺 dreg👁
Yes, rented kit (she had her own set of cymbals though, and maybe her own snare). I watched her tuning her skins during the second concert rehearsal (Belgium) - it only took her a few minutes to get a perfectly tuned and great sounding kit, drum soundcheck was over in 10 minutes, totally professional.
She does this for two straight hours every show.
I saw them live, and all of them play at Jedi level for an entire set. It's completely jaw dropping. Re. doing research, don't let people troll you. Reaction videos are supposed to be blind going in. You keep going.
Haruna has amazing stamina, I could never do what she does for a two hour concert even if I could play drums like that. The only instrument I ever played was drums in a middle school band so I always have a appreciation for drummers. Haruna is amazing and you can tell she is happy doing what she does. 🧡🐺🥁⭐🤘
Imaging Haruna (The Little Big Engine) playing fast and hard like that continuously almost 2 hours full concert of Lovebites.. unbelievable, outstanding,mind-boggling 🤘👍. Watch their live performances to witness it. Thanks bro 👍
Great réaction for HARUNA. Little Big Engine as many musicians from Japan. She started with piano and switches for DRUMS at teenage years age.
In Japan theirs around 50 females band :metal, rock , punk.
My favorite drummer in the world from my favorite band of all time! They're just that amazing. I highly recommend checking out some full live performances to get an idea of their song flow. I love them. I've seen them twice. Very close both times. Front row, small venue, maybe 12-15 feet from her kit. When she came in, it was a wall of force that flew out. Was amazing. Personally, I think they're the greatest metal band in the world right now and they're my favorite of all time. Just unbelievable.
which gigs were you lucky enough to attend? I can't travel much any longer but if I could I'd have followed them the whole West Coast trip here in the US.
@@NorayDom I saw them in LA and SF. I had tickets for Dallas too, but sadly I couldn't make that one. Looking forward to 2025 in the US, and maybe I can go to 1-2 of them again. Someday I want to make it to a show in Japan. Hopefully they come close to where you are! It's well worth going if you can. Best shows I have seen in my life.
Nuno Bettencourt, guitar God and Miyako's hero, attended their end of tour show in Tokyo 2023. He stayed later than he intended to watch the whole show and to meet them backstage. He said "and you're insane!" talking to Haruna and complimenting their 3 hour performance.
First, ignore the haters. I hate when people try to tell reactors how to react. Secondly, as you've noted, there's VERY little drum cam footage of haruna... you've done the best two. If you like classic 80's metal you'll love this band.
Dude, Merry Christmas first of all. I'm glad you are diving deeper into her. Now you need to listen to some of their songs and listen to the drumming in contexed with the band!
Just as a fan, you do want you want on your channel, ignore all the rest. Mistakes are not world-ending, so those that criticize over minor issues are their own problem. Thanks for the reactions so far.
I'm loving your reactions - first from OOR and now Haruna from Lovebites. Very interesting to hear your point of view as a drummer. I'm learning from your observations! You are being quite respectful, it's just that we fans are sometimes quite passionate, you know. Another japanese band I'd suggest you to check is Nemophila.
Loll, yes indeed, the Lovebites Fandom can be a very tough crowd dude!!😅 ..and yes, i do get where you're coming from as a drummer primarily..buttt..hahaa..Haruna is a verrry special drummer who is absolutely adoreddd by her fans - me included - I'm so glad you've expanded your review of Haruna's drumming...she's definitely worth it!!! Greaatt job!! Arigato!! 👍
This is what I always wanted. More Haruna cam. Like Tamu puts out.
Give HARUPI some! Double bass drumming for just 20 seconds is incredibly hard. I have no idea how she does this. It’s superhuman.
The cymbal work is how she cuts through the mix. The bass is locked in with the incendiary riffing of the M&M twin guitar attack, and the toms share the audio spectrum of the guitar,
The first two songs to check out are HOLY WAR (2021), and SOLDIER STANDS SOLITARILY. So it’s with the crashes, chimes, and bells that HARUNA can add a musical element.
Beating those drums like they owe her a lot of money. 😜
I had a feeling you'd appreciate her skills a bit more with this one, I'm not an drummer so I can't comment on how she holds her sticks, but I can say that she never falters, as far as I've seen, never misses a beat, and has impeccable timing, Senri Kawaguchi is, as far as I know, is one of her idols. Anyway Thank-you for reacting to this one, I hope you do some reactions to the band, they really are something special, I've seen them live and they are 💯 the Queens of Heavy Metal 🤘🎤🎹🎸🥁🐺
No surprise Haruna idolizes Kawaguchi (despite Senri being younger): the latter's in most informed conversations for best drummer there is.
In any case, Haruna is the _perfect_ drummer for Lovebites. Her relentless style, spot-on timing, and fantastic tone powers each and every track. Her drum parts are technical enough to be interesting in their own right without walking on all the other technical stuff going on in a typical Lovebites song. She absolutely _lives_ in the pocket.
Moreover, she has that priceless ability to be on the same page with her rhythm section companion. In Lovebites, Miho and Fami are rather different bassists, but Haruna was able to form a damn near symbiotic relationship with each of them.
Haruna is,in my opinion, the No.1 drummer out there today, and that is something special considering the calibre of drummers in the world today. I agree with your assessment regarding the timing with both Miho and Fami, but they also have to match Haruna, but like you said they have different styles and this is what makes Haruna so much more than just another great drummer. Again this is just my opinion. As for Senri being her idol, I think it was something either she or someone said in an interview, but I could be wrong.
@@gordonnottsfinest180 Haruna's right up there for me with metal drummers, for sure (fusion drummers like Kawaguchi, Weckl, Phillips, etc. operate on a whole 'nother level, tbh). My favorite is Tamu Murata (Nemophila), but it's interesting that among the really specialized niche of "female Japanese metal drummers" there are a whole bunch of great choices! There's also Meg (just left Ark Royal), Akane Hirose, Junna, Mizuki (East of Eden), and others. And that's leaving off Kanade Sato (KOIAI) as being more of a fusion drummer. The drum mojo over here is _strong_.
She plays like that for 2 hours straight.
I have a lot of favorite drummers, but I really love Haruna, Senri, and Junna. 🥰
Awesome! Haruna is a machine!! 🤘🙂🔥Saw them live twice and she crushed it! Merry Xmas!!
more Lovebites reaction 💯😸🔥
Obviously this is not Haruna's kit (She endorses Pearl and Sabian) it was rented for this European tour. My question for drummers is how hard is it to adapt to a kit that you're not used to playing. Haruna doesn't seem to have any problems but this kit must have some differences to her personal kit.
If you have the elements (drums, cymbals, pedals) in the same locations, the same or nearly identical pedals, and similar drum head tension (which effects the rebound of the stick quite a lot), adapting isn't a big deal for a professional like Haruna.
This is the first time i saw this video too love the last part of this video. She should have more drum cam footage. Im filipino too btw nice to hear i have kababayans who are into lovebites too.
Lovebites shows can last 2 hours or more and most of the songs are at these kinds of speeds.
Haruna is extremely important for the iconic LOVEBITES sound!
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Live performances that showcase Haruna's drumming: Nameless Warrior ruclips.net/video/Dl29tiJCbNM/видео.html , Soldier Stands Solitarily ruclips.net/video/30yWisiRBuM/видео.html, We Are The Resurrection ruclips.net/video/ptsB1hZktzI/видео.html, Hammer of Wrath ruclips.net/video/pHrWRT0Jeac/видео.html, and Thunder Vengeance: ruclips.net/video/yWE7PqCpGi4/видео.html; Break the Wall: ruclips.net/video/5Pc0XK0lNmU/видео.html
Thank you for your insights. I'm in my 70s now and was here when the British Invasion flooded us with hundreds of solid music heroes. There are still parts of my beloved metal that I don't have as deep an appreciation on some instruments. One is drums and the more drummers I listen to the more versed and able to expand my understanding in this crucial aspect. The first drummer who grabbed me by the short and curlies was Ginger Baker - who's kick work shows up in some of Haruna's creations. She is unique and genuine. I read comments by drummers from their tour, that she is so swift and powerful it impressed them - these are from Hellfest, Download Festival, Resurrection fest and others I don't remember at the moment - a bit smokey here right now ;) So thanks for your input, gave me some great takeaways to pay attention to going forward. Her nickname "The Big Little Engine" is apt, think you so? Miyako's nickname is "The Golden Touch". Looking forward to some more insights, I subbed will get notifications. One other drummer that "spoke" to me was Barry "Frosty" Smith who recorded 3 albums with one of the Hammond masters, Lee Michaels (as a duo!) Especially their '69 Album. She also reminded me a bit of Buddy Miles with the use of her complex transitions and fills. I'll stop rambling now, but will be catching up until more come out --- I'm old but still enough teeth to sink in a good bite! Ron
sir thank YOU for sharing your own observations, I LOVE this so much...Ginger Baker is considered one of the GOATs (greatest of all times) in many drumming communities so that is quite the honor!!!!
Thank you for your insight. This was a rental kit. Pretty sure the performance is from Rock Imperium festival.Saw Lovebites twice this year and her energy is unreal.
A superior drummer and a wonderful human being. Aren't we blessed?
good job on this The wolfpack is usually good at their comments not all will be positive and that's ok not everyone is gonna always agree. It is a band that has no equal to me I listen to them every day in car.
Thank you for your commentary, this was great.
Haruna is like a steam-powered locomotive.
Haruna does not make RUclips videos and only uploads a few cellphone videos to her social media, they are severely lacking in the drum cam department.
Her drum solo for the next Blu-ray was excellent, but she doesn't really focus on drum solos either, she is well-rounded and really amazing with her whole kit, high stamina and explosive fills with syncopated accents that always touch many cymbals. She is the perfect drummer for their style - 80 power metal, speed, thrash metal.
I would pay extra money for a Blu-ray that just focuses on her kit for 2 hours.
She has done a couple of clinics, but those are strictly no recording device events.
Check out Thunder Vengeance, Set the world on fire, Break the wall.
I think Haruna's drum set up is because she is so small. Even for a Japanese woman. 4'9. She doesn't have normal reach. The drums have to come to her.
One very underrated drummer is Mio of Asterism. He gets overlooked because Haruna and MIYU the guitarist and bassist get all the attention. Watch "Dawn" Live 2024/11/10 to get a better feel for what he does.
I think she has a drum setup video where she says something about each piece, manufacturer and drum size. I think, not a drummer, guitars, bass Keyboard ( and suck ar all of threm ) did have a Cowsills Drum Set when I was 3, no sense of rythm so gave that up. But i think her 2 kick drums are 20 and 21 inch.
I work with a Vietnamese lady who is 5-foot-3, which makes her the same size as the tallest members of Lovebites (actually, I think new bassist, Fami, is 5'4"), so I can picture Haruna being six inches shorter and actually comprehend how tiny she is. When you just see them on stage, with only the band members, it isn't so obvious. But I recently saw a photo of Haruna and Asami (the singer) posing with Rob Halford and Ian Hill of Judas Priest (they got to meet at a recent JP concert in Japan), and the ladies looked like little girls next to those gentlemen.
You should check out Destrose... either of these songs.
Fennix
Rin
Maze
Haruna was their drummer before.
Usually correct, but I don't know, if the videos really show what Haruna did there, she's basicly on the background together with Miho.
Nice reaction! Yeah, we Lovebites fans love Haruna. She is a small, nerdy and cute girl that have stolen our heart. And she plays in maybe the best heavy metal band that exists right now. And she can keep up drumming blinding fast for two and an half hours. Her technique is a bit odd. But, she has explained her choices. And actually, sometimes she play "normal" songs and the drumming technique then looks more normal.
Now, I really think you shall react to Lovebites. They have two of the best dual guitarists you can find. And a surprising, but good, singer in a metal band. Here is a short list of the best to react to.
* Holy War (live in Zepp Divercity 2020)
* The Hammer of Wrath (live 2023)
* Soldier Stand Solitarily (live 2023 - one of the more crazy fast songs you ever will hear)
* A Frozen Serenad (live 2020, a masterpiece IMHO)
* and 60+ more good or fantastic songs. They do not make anything bad.
Nice reaction, this compilation was much more appropriate to see what she does...
from reading the comments so far...others also agreed...I am glad and relieved 😁
She is a great drummer maybe not the best technique but very creative with her cymbal use and always in the pocket with her dubbel bass. Certainly one of my favorites to watch.
If you like 80/90 metal you will enjoy lovebites very much
Merry Christmas to You and your Family! In Germany. We Called her: Taschen AK, W. Punkt Punkt means in English: Pocket Atomic Powerland!❤
Merry Christmas thank you!!!! Pocket Atomic Powerland!❤ LMAO I'll keep that in mind...very kawaii!!!!
Would love to see you react to Lovebites
You got to check these 2 out
Unlucky Morpheus Cadaver Fumiya drum cam
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Versailles Revenant Choir live Yuki version, this is drum cam....
Harupi rules! ❤🤘🐺
My only quibble about Haruna is that she is so small - I saw them playing in London in June on their European tour and I couldn't see Haruna at all as she was completely hidden behind her drums ! The only time I could see her was when she emerged at the end of the show to bow.
Because we are fans of this band we have seen the CDs and BRs of entire concerts. That means we have seen Haruna do this for 1.5 or 2 hours while smiling, singing along, playing to the crowd, and doing stick tricks to help with her timing. You shouldn't be faulted simply because you happened to choose one of there simplest songs for a first reaction. I happen to like your personality and style, so there's that. The drums are often produced pretty high in the mix so you can hear what she's doing even without the benefit of drum cams.
In many songs she does regular stick twirls (probably for the rhythm), so she doesn't always use "stiff sticks"...
yes the stick twirls in one of the clips were extremely impressive!!!
Have seen Lovebites as well as Band-Maid. Both of which are great bands, with great drummers, but I've never seen Haruna play any mid tempo songs, to judge her overall skills.
I think of Haruna is more of a percussionist rather than just a drummer, the way she works the cymbals is a highlight, it’s not all just rapid pace but the hits blend in so good with the music, they add more depth to the music.
If you want to check out a jazz drummer playing metal, Black Sabbath - War pigs live in Paris 1970, unbelievably good, Bill Ward - legend.
Dude.. Do the band . You will thank us later. Don't listen to the bad comments every fandom has them. There are more of us that welcome you...
thank you for the positive comment Grant...you have healed me ❤
btw you should also check out Fumiya Morishita he's the drummer from the band Unlucky Morpheus. total beast
K pop cant use double pedals
Dude, your channel is the bomb, bro! Keep it going
She is my favorite drummer! As long as you are honest and respectful I am ok with you reactions but there are those that will always get upset if you dont think the musicians are the best in the world.Thank you for reacting to Haruna. Lovebites is my favorite band as well. it was Iron Maiden but these ladies took that torch and running with it.
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Nice compilation to react to. But Haruna’s main purpose is to serve the songs rather than showing off. But this way all the Lovebites fans see her shining, as each member add up to the band and they all make up the best band ever for me since I started listening to hard rock and metal in the 70’s!
Thanks for your reaction. You should not be disappointed if you react to Lovebites themselves.
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❤🤘🏻❤🤘🏻❤🤘🏻appreciate the support!!!!
Try this ruclips.net/video/Dl29tiJCbNM/видео.html for me "Nameless Warrior" was her best performance.
And that is why she's called Little Big Engine..lol
I know you've done Junna before. Here is drum cam of her in the band she's in - Hagane
ruclips.net/video/UlEOfzAgTCE/видео.htmlsi=Fb0M2wKs4KoPaXFM
That is not the Drum Set she used in Japan Concerts. Think its cause the Transport costs are really High. Could be this was in Cartagena Festival (Spain).
No need to apologize or be afraid, it's your channel and you are doing fine...
We just wanted you to see the real picture!
💖💖💖💖💖💖you're the best, thank you :)
“real picture”
The real picture is that she’s good, but not nearly as good as the Wolfpack thinks she is. Her strongest point, would actually be her stamina IMO.
@@SomethingToDo360 Just read your comment about Fami, you sometimes have some weird observations, that I don't share. I don't even know, what you try to do there...
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Can you reply to it so I know which comment you’re referring to?
@@SomethingToDo360 Other video, Fami's "Alien Alien". But you don't need to reply, it's all good.
If you don't proceed then it's your loss. Take the rough with the smooth.
Lovebites are quality content and you'd be foolish to pass it up because a few empty heads said some hurty words.
Have you seen Wagakki band... they have 2 drummers and one plays the traditional drums like you held the drumsticks tightly. And the other one who plays the western drums plays both metal and jazz and does as you say, but with the jazz songs he does that sideways thing yoi see jazz drummers do with thr left hand like the Surfaris drummer playing whipe out.... you probably seen that but if not check it out. It is a drum heavy song.
Wagakki Band is amazing. Wasabi and Kurona are the two drummers.
Karen Carpenter was a pretty good drummer, I think, she came to us from the US...
Yes, Japanese female drummers are "a thing"!
My family loved Karen Carpenter actually, tried to cover of her songs in our cover band...as for Japan, not only female drummers, but female "insert musical instrument here"...practically everything 😎😎😎
This girl can hit........LMAO!!! You have no idea, she is the driving force like this for the usual 2 hour show where the insane talent of this band is on full display. She gets very little shine time yet she drives the insane band like others. She has a rabid fan base within the Wolfpack (LB fanbase). At 4' 9" she dominates that massive kit like she was 7' !!!!!
Other great drummers from Japan for your consideration are Junna (insane and a real delight, check out her drum covers of classic metal songs), Akane from Band Maid (many consider her the best in Japan among the Rock/Metal genre) there are so many other great musicians as Japan is where Rock, Metal and Jazz have gone to flourish.
Akane has been reacted twice on my channel...thanks for the rest of the recs!!! And yes I absolutely commend her for her stamina like many others have in the comment section :)))
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🥁🔥Japan Tour - Cymbals & Hi-hats :
Sabian B8X O-Zone 16″
Sabian HHX Evolution Hi-Hats 14″
Sabian AA China Splash 8″
Sabian HHX Chinese 14″
Sabian AAX Thin Crash 17″
Sabian AA Star China Splash 10″
Zildjian Zil-Bel, Volcano Cup 7.5″
Sabian Chopper 10″
Sabian AA Holy China 19″
Sabian HHX Complex Thin Crash 18″
Meinl HCS Bell 8″
Sabian AAX Splash 10″/AAX O-Zone Splash 12″
Sabian AAX Heavy Ride 20″
Zildjian FX ZIL-Bel 9.5″
Sabian AAX Chinese 20″ (Ropongi Theater)
New Sabian AAX Rocktagon 18¨ (Octogonal shape) on the right hand edge
Haruna's drum set is a kit that combines Pearl Crystal Beat's bass drum and floor tom with Decade Maple's melodic tom.
The toms are 8″, 10″, 12″ and the floor tom is 16″.
The floor tom is also set up as a single head without the bottom head.
The snare is a 14″×5.5″ brass shell model from the Pearl Reference series. The stick is a Vic Frith 5AN wrapped in Pearl grip tape Tight Grip.
All drums are equipped with Roland triggers, and the sound is created by mixing the sound using the Roland TM-2 and TM-6 PRO modules,
which will be introduced later, and the live sound mic'ed.
The kick pedal is a Pearl Eliminator SOLO “RED” Double Pedal. The beater is a quad beater B-250QB with a plastic side R surface.
On the right hand side were the Roland TM-2 and Roland TM-6 PRO trigger modules, as well as the YAMAHA MG06X mixer for monitor balance adjustment.
The star-shaped cymbal that can be said to be a trademark of Haruna. It is decorated with the letters "LOVEBITES HARUNA" and rhinestones lining the surroundings.
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ah too bad this compilation didn't feature her iconic "star symbol" kit
Haruna is using Pearl drums
Haruna said she wanted to add another 20 cymbals..... 😁😁😁😁😁
I think she just doesn't have enough strenght, so when she wants to hit harder than usual she just throws entire forearm weight with stiff wrist, instead of only wrist and stick weight with relexed wrist. I'm not a drummer, so maybe what I wrote doesn't make sense, please comment if ti doesn't.
If you'd like to see Haruna's really technical drumming in a song, I recommend the live video of the song "Nameless Warrior". I recommend this song to you as a fellow drummer. -> ruclips.net/video/Dl29tiJCbNM/видео.html
Hey sir,!,,pls try to react to HSCC band,covers.!
Haruna Haruna Haruna! the "Wolfpack" are too unforgiving and I avoid them like the plague, I am just a fan of Lovebites.
TBF - Senri doesn't constantly have to play for 2 hours with every song being over 160 BPM and she does play a lot more jazz which is a much looser technique than metal . Most male drummers would need a defibrillator on hand to do what Haruna does night after night 🤣
🤣🤣🤣that's making me more impressed, is that gripping the stick that tight takes even more energy than a relaxed grip and she still manages to last that long for a show 😁😁😁
“My callouts were her hand technique, as well as energy, as well as her technicality.”
Within the context of comparing her to other female Japanese drummers, I’m probably the ONLY Lovebites fan who has been more critical of her drumming. She is good yes, but not the best by a long shot. BTW, you are not actually alone, as lots of drummers have had issues they pointed out (usually that her drumming is more straightforward, less technical, with those sort of comments), it’s just the fanbase will go after them, and channels later apologize and become less critical, or regret it and never check her out again. I think most become the latter.
BTW, welcome to Lovebites. 😂
😂😂😂I feel the MOST welcome from you so far...you have literally put my brain AT PEACE with this comment and I hope none of her others fan ever see your comment :))) This is very eye opening to me because prior to reacting to her and Lovebites and just Japanese drummers...I was mostly just reacting to very un-famous drummers in other parts of Asia and it was quite a walk in the park compared to lately :))))))))
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If you want my advice on another female Japanese drummer more like Senri Kawaguchi, then react to Kanade Sato: ruclips.net/video/fi9dpxE-QRU/видео.html
In my opinion, Senri and Kanade are the two best female drummers from Japan.
@@SomethingToDo360 keep those on the DL 🥹🥹🥹before you trigger someone 🤣🤣🤣 (thank you in whispering voice)
Hey guy, I surely hope you react to more Lovebites, but I understand you are a 'drum' channel. To that affect, I would like to recommend the video of a Japanese female crazy good drummer named *_Junna_* in a video cover of Through the Fire and Flames (Dragon Force) that will give you a LOT to talk about. ruclips.net/video/UKr1H4Jv6is/видео.html (p.s. you're gonna have a hard time finding anyone better than Senri though)
What is your taste in music wise . Are you into heavier stuff ? Deathcore has some good drummers too . Would love to watch you react to them .