Excellent. Not only is NEMOPHILA an all-female band (and one of my favorites, regardless of gender), but Mayu (lead singer) and Tamu (drummer) are also moms! Arigatou! 🤘🤘
Another group of extraordinary Japanese musicians. Hazuki, the guitarist with the blue Ibanez, looks like a librarian, but she's a technical wizard and can shred with the best of them. She's endorsed by Ibanez and on the official Ibanez page you can find videos of her playing beautiful complex Steve Vai like instrumentals demonstrating her signature Ibanez guitars and products. The other guitarist Saki unfortunately just recently left the band, but she's been a major player in Japanese metal music for over a decade. I don't know if you noticed her unique guitar, she plays a Killer brand guitar, a company that was started by Akira Takasaki from the band Loudness (he was called the Japanese EVH in the 80s) and distributed by ESP. The name Killer is a play on how Japanese often pronounce their "L" like an "R", so saying sounds like which is a play on Takasaki's first name A(kira). As far as I know, Saki is the only artist officially endorsed by Killer brand guitars with her custom 7 string Empress model, played here. As for the drummer Tamu, she was already one of Tokyo's most respected session drummers before joining Nemophila, playing in sessions that ranged from Jazz, Pop, Rock, Punk, Metal and Prog. Tamu also plays classical piano, jazz sax, and guitar/bass and she cites Dave Lombardo, Charlie Benante, Mike Portnoy and the band Opeth as metal drumming influences. Finally, Haraguchi-san is an elite versatile bassist whose range really shows in the many different styles of music Nemophila covers and composes. All in all, another great collection of talented ladies, and again, Saki sadly recently left the band, but they are going to continue on as a 4 piece. They've already released some videos playing as a 4 piece including recently a cover of Loudness' biggest hit "Crazy Nights" where Hazuki gives a perfect tribute to Akira's 80's metal shredding. Nemophila is yet another rabbit hole well worth jumping into.
Being a huge Band Maid fan.....this band is the coolest band out there.....great guitar work but keep an eye out for TAMU the drummer. She is one of the top female drummers in the world !!!!!
Well you can put a little shrine of me in the corner of your studio 😊 for putting you on the road to some awesome artist 😆 _(Joking)_ Wish you the best on your channel and a lot of success 🤗
It was your request that put us on the path we are on now!. 100% of the credit and gratitude goes to you for requesting band-maid and more importantly opening our eyes to such amazing music. Band-maid is truly an amazing band and we cannot wait to react to more of their music. No matter what happens with this Channel or how big we get we will never ignore the smaller bands that need to get out there and gain exposure for the world to see. Our most sincere thanks to you! I will gladly put a statue of you in the corner of the studio. 😂😎👊♥️
Mayu , Lead Singer Tamu , Drums Haraguchi, Bass Hazuki, Guitar - stage left from audience view Saki, Guitar - stage right from audience view and yes, completely unassuming and down to earth. Gets on stage and shred it up yet, looks casual as if they will help you move a couch after the show.
Yeah Mayu, the singer, has probably my favourite mix of clean, unclean, and mixed vocals of any singer I know. There are some singers who have uncleans I prefer to Mayus, but they don't also have the amazing cleans on top of it. Unfortunately one of their two shredders, Saki (second solo in this performance), left recently, so they are going on as a 4 piece for now. But they still have Hazuki who can more than hold her own. The bassist, Haraguchi San, is solid and is one of my favourite head bangers, she just can't help it and has that classic bassist funky neck move head bob thing going on, with the biggest grin ever. And Tamu the drummer is one of those "picks up any instrument and plays it" types who does a load of Jazz drumming and stuff as well. They have a really solid collection of good songs Oiran Dissension Zen Ama Te Ras Revive Hypnosis Raitei Adabana They also have loads of really fun covers. If you want to keep this all women Japanese metal / rock theme rolling for a bit.... Hanabie - We Love Sweets MV (there are not good pro's of their lives yet unfortunately so MVs the way to go here) Fate Gear - Battle Against Justice MV (same deal, no good quality lives annoyingly) Aldious - IN THIS WORLD (Live) from "Live Unlimited Diffusion" (DVD) Then there are also some really interesting and unique women fronted Japanese metal bands which are still WELL worth checking out (especially for the vocals ;) Broken By The Scream - Koi ha otome no nakidokoro MV Passcode - Taking You Out MV
Lovebites and Nemophila: excellent choices. I was introduced to their music just months ago, and already bought all of their records. Hanabie are the 3rd all-female Metal band on my playlist. Enjoy!
Qué gran reacción! Me gustó mucho! Amo a Nemophila y agradezco mucho sus acertados comentarios! Quedo suscrito por la baterista mi favorita de esta hermosa banda ❤
Esta banda me encantó! ... me encantó tanto que vamos a hacer muchas más canciones y no vamos a parar. De todas las bandas que hemos reaccionado esta es una de mis favoritas. Qué clase de talento tienen que dos fanático de ellas por vida! Muchas gracias por tu suscripción y nos vemos pronto otra vez! 🍻
@@TJandTheGringaque maravilla! Nosotros los fans más apasionados de Nemophila nos alegra mucho ver esas gratas reacciones de ustedes, futuros fans! Nemophila también es la reina de los covers! Mucho pan por rebanar con esta banda! Hasta pronto! 🤜🤛
Nemophila is by far my favorite of all the lady metal/heavy rock bands. They just have so much more to offer. Every song is different yet always so amazing.
They are all excellent musicians. And nemophila is a very unique and diverse band, with various genres of music appearing in their catalog. I recommend《oiran》live(recent one) as the next!🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
As you mentioned how precise a guitarist has to be my thought was “good old Japanese precision!” 😊 You mentioned Miyako from Lovebites. She is also an incredible piano player as she started learning piano at age 3. I’m sure others will mention this but their live performance of Swan Song starts with Miyako playing a Chopin Etude. Make sure it’s the 2020 Zepp DiverCity performance.
Saw them live twice in SoCal and they were fire. The all-female bands (esoecially rock/metal) In Japan are phenomenal. You also some excellent all-female bands coming out of Mexico, Korea and Indonesia. There is so much to still discover in Japan that you could spend the next 12 mos just doing all-female bands and not run out of quality content.
You should probably still see the film clip because its pretty cool. Try REVIVE or AMA-TE-RAS. For ultimate screaming try Zen. Also Korean band Rolling Quartz are great but they are rock not metal but I really like them. By the way the singer and drummer in NEMOPHILA are both married with children.
Nemophila - "baby blue eyes" flower, "Rurikarakusa" in Japanese; grows in N-America and is appreciated in Japan (see "Hitachi Seaside Park"). The band was formed in 2019, originally as a "session" brought together by... Mayu - the vocalist (ex- Lipstick band); Haraguchi-san - (ex- HöLDERLINS band) bass, backing vocals, was Mayu's friend and colleague from Music College; Tamu Murata - drums, backing vocals, one the most respected session musician in Japan (countless bands), with also her own original carrier; she's also the wife of Akira Yamaoka, musician/composer, known especially for his videogames OSTs, in particular for "Silent Hill"; Saki (ex - "Mary's Blood" band for a decade, "Destrose", and others), she's a "young sacred monster" in J-metal) guitar, backing vocals, and... Hazuki (KOIAI "Dark Indigo" / Li-sa-X, Disqualia bands) - guitar, backing vocals; both, Saki and Hazuki have a lot of experience. Nemophila made an amazing fandom impression during the pandemic, thru TH-cam clips... ...so far about 50 Western/Japanese awesomely bonkers covers, and about 40 original, freakishly insane good songs (singles, EPs - including the JPURecords' Extended Edition of "Oiran", 3 albums - "Revive", "Seize The Faith", "Evolve"). Discography, alphabetical order: 01. ADABANA - 徒花 - "Fruitless/seedless flower" 02. ALIVE 03. AMA-TE-RAS (Amaterasu goddess) 04. Another Story (ballad) 05. A Ray Of Light 06. Back into the wild 07. Blooming 08. Breaking Out 09. Change the World 10. Creature 11. DISSENSION 12. Enigma 13. ENTEN - 炎天 - "Scorching/blazing heat/sun" 14. Fighter 15. GAME OVER (ballad) 16. Hammer Down 17. Hōzuki - 鬼灯 - "Demon Light" - "Winter cherry" / "Japanese lantern" plant 18. HYPNOSIS 19. Justice 20. Life (ballad - their "official anthem") 21. MONSTERS 22. Night Flight (electro-rock song, one of their firsts, used as half-time breakout) 23. now I here (ballad) 24. ODYSSEY (ballad) 25. OIRAN - "Courtesan" (their first original song, in february 2020) 26. OSKR - "OShiKuRa manju" (children's song-game of pushing outside of a circle) 27. RAITEI - 雷霆 - "Thunder" 28. REVIVE 29. RISE 30. Rock’n’Roll Is? (an homage to famous rock bands/artists; the lyrics/melody and style of play are Easter Eggs) 31. Rollin’Rollin’ 32. Seize the Faith 33. Soaring ～to be continued～ (instrumental) 34. SORAI - "Autumn wind" (was supposed to be the original name for the band) 35. STYLE 36. - 群青 37. Waiting for you 38. YELL 〜軌跡〜 ("Kiseki - Trajectory", ballad) 39. ZEN ________ - Another Story... written during the pandemic, with the purpose of lifting the spirit; performed only once on stage for a live stream at the end of December 2020... but - according to Saki - "it's part of 'Cheer to Art, Tokyo Project' (started by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offer place for artists to upload their work...since all lives, concerts, events and exhibitions had been suspended, all venues had been closed"; was posted on TH-cam, on this governmental channel: アートにエールを!【音楽 1ch】; although is no longer there, there are some reactions to it, just search "NEMOPHILA / AnotherStory". It's also kept on WebArchive: watch?v=WWSFd4N4pjU - Creature, Breaking Out... released only on Revive (It's Sooooo Nice To Finally Meet You!!!!!) Blu-ray; they are performed sometimes in concerts; Breaking Out... released during their first live stream in 2020, and Rizing Nemo in 2023; - Blooming... released only on the official Nemophila TH-cam channel, and performed sometimes in concerts. - Ultramarine/Gunjō performed in the second part of the 19 June 2021 stream. ___________________________
Nice reaction! Japan has a sea of female shredders. Miyako from Lovebites was ranked #15 in BURRN’s Guitarists of the Year for 2022 and Saki from Nemophila (black guitar) was #7 and the highest female in the ranking. Michael Schenker was #1. You will love your journey exploring Japanese metal & hard rock as they are currently doing it better than anyone IMO and Nemophila is one of the bands leading the way🎉. Thanks 🙏🏼.
Saki, who is on the left side of the stage as seen from those above him, plays with his right hand even though she is left-handed. She recently left the band, now the band is a quartet.
I don't know if the drummer is a beast, but definitely the most gifted musician of them all - Murata Tamu, she is multi-instrumentalist, remember her, she is awesome!!! if Americans have invented metal, Brits perfected it, while Japanese women revolutionized it))) Go compete with that, huh))))
Great reaction!....Nemophila (neh-moe-fee-la) is 🔥🔥🔥 Most people start with Dissention (MV, Japanese ver.) or Revive (MV) and then Adabana (MV), Rise (MV), etc. Nemophila has a WIDE range of sound and style...here are some suggestions based on Mayu's lead vocals (cleans vs screams) Cleans Raitei (Live) th-cam.com/video/6aoghIEPOYc/w-d-xo.html Seize the Fate (Live) th-cam.com/video/yyKGK1Se4bo/w-d-xo.html Odyssey (MV) th-cam.com/video/J8RhjQpFf_Q/w-d-xo.html Life (live) th-cam.com/video/CxmLOhDVoyw/w-d-xo.html Cleans + Screams Revive (Live) th-cam.com/video/t2eMoKvsvBE/w-d-xo.html Rise (Live) th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html Dissention (MV) th-cam.com/video/26aMuahxz8c/w-d-xo.html Oiran (Live) th-cam.com/video/5qABnfChpbk/w-d-xo.html Adabana (MV) th-cam.com/video/AxYiOwsu6wU/w-d-xo.html Ama-Te-Ras (Live) th-cam.com/video/96LQimRqJgM/w-d-xo.html Screams Zen (Live) th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html 'Zen' (live), Oiran (live) and Dissention (MV) are some of their hardest and best songs 'Odyssey' is an incredible power ballad (80's style) while 'Live' is an emotional 'ballad-like' song sung in the video as a 'welcome back' to Tamu (drummer) after her maternity leave. Great songs that show the softer side of Nemophila. 'Ama-Te-Ras' is quite unique 'groovy metal' song and one of their best as well
If you love vocal fry (cookies!) try Hanabie (female, Japanese) and more Nemophila please. The all male Japanese trio Ningen Isu are MetalAF too. As are Asterism (Japanese, FMM) for superb Metal. PS As you noticed all their hairstyles, did you see how they all changed? That's because although this is the official live video, it is two performances edited into one. Saki, the guitarist on stage right with the coolAF pigtails, has recently left to do solo work but they're continuing as a 4 piece for now.
Lovebites, Nemophila. Hanabie: Japanese all-female bands turn (western) Metal into a completely new way of being. Even experienced western Metalheads stand at attention, get blood pressure and teary eyes, full of joy. The western world _developed_ Metal, and Japan now brings it to its _blossom_ . Bands like Iron Maiden, Helloween and Metallica had their time and gave Metal a good name. Now we are turned over to Japan. 😊🤘GER
Both Nemophila's drummer, Murata Tamu and Band Maid's drummer, Akane Hirose were inspired to play because of MAXIMUM THE HORMONE's drummer Nao. In fact Akane did not know girls were allowed to play rock drums until she Nao playing. Also, Miyako and Nemophila's singer, Mayu go fishing together. And most of Lovebites went to the final performance of Band Maid's ten-year anniversary tour.
Another mega talented band. These girls are great players, not a fan of when she drops into the cookie monster screaming, but when she sings she sounds great
As you liked the sound of Nemophila there is a band of two guys and two girls from Japan called Saiseiga you might like to try something by. I think the song Hanabi might be a good place to start.
You have already figure out the 3 major female band (band maid, lovebites, and nemophila) in Japan rock scene today. Band maid is definitely hard rock Lovebite is trash / power metal And Nemophila are many different genre it's hard to tell, but what is superb is the vocal screaming is her trademark!
Plush is the only American all-girl hard rock/metal band that I know of that doesn't suck. But these Japanese bands are just on another level. They are just good for a girl band. They are not just good for a Japanese band. They are just great fucking bands!
Ha Ha! "Angelic savagery?" They actually refer to their own style as "Fluffy Hell". So you came close! Congratulations, you have now seen the holy trinity of Japanese female bands--Band-Maid, Lovebites and Nemophila. Nemophila are one of the bands to watch, no question. They just started in 2019 and blew up fast. They almost seem to be enjoying a private joke, that goes "Hi, we're a bunch of cute, fun girls and we are going to rip your face off, and you are going to like it.” They are a supergroup, currently composed of: ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu (founded the band) ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki (also plays with Lisa-X) ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and ex-Soramimi drummer Murata Tamu (she is also in high demand for session work) Until April 2024, they were a 5-piece band. The fifth member, and actually the band-leader until she left, was ex-Mary's Blood guitarist Saki, arguably one of the top metal guitarists in the world. She took the second solo in the vid you just watched. Initially, they were just a side project, co-organized by Mayu with some help from Saki, largely to keep busy in the early days of the pandemic. They started by posting metal covers of well-known rock, pop and metal songs. Then they began posting originals, starting with “Oiran” th-cam.com/video/eyb2NtPwcxc/w-d-xo.html The viral reaction seems to have convinced them they were onto something potentially big, so they’ve been putting a lot more work into it, including some successful live-streams and an appearance at the annual Japanese female rock festival NAONのYAON. They tend toward hard and heavy, but also do ballads and some pop covers. Drummer Murata Tamu took time off to give birth to her son, and on her return, the rest of the bandmembers gave her a welcome back that resulted in an extremely moving moment captured on live stream: “Life” th-cam.com/video/HFnEYhbEAqg/w-d-xo.html After Oiran, others to check include "Dissension", which will fry whatever is left of your circuits: th-cam.com/video/26aMuahxz8c/w-d-xo.html and “Raitei”, which means “Thunder” in Japanese, and yes, they bring the thunder: th-cam.com/video/lh-dVLKP314/w-d-xo.html More recent drops that showcase their intensity and versatility: “Adabana” th-cam.com/video/AxYiOwsu6wU/w-d-xo.html “Style” th-cam.com/video/Aph5GON6rPc/w-d-xo.html (written by their bassist, Haraguchi-san) “Seize the Fate” th-cam.com/video/4tpgLyckVYg/w-d-xo.html “Rise” th-cam.com/video/rD3VMAm-9iA/w-d-xo.html Since Saki’s departure: th-cam.com/video/Q_AKdgQd20M/w-d-xo.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. She has already written several songs for the group. Mayu is quickly establishing herself as a unique vocalist capable of both cleans and hell-raising screams. They have toured the U.S. twice. I saw them live and they blew the roof off the place. Nemophila’s youtube channel: th-cam.com/channels/voAeGZoC8giXP59NOZABIA.htmlvideos
Unfortunately their best guitarist Saki has left the band. Check out another band Saki was in - Mary's Blood recommend this live performance Bloody Birth Day Live at the Blaze th-cam.com/video/KODPK5CSgU0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6MeH-md4rXipedJU
Nemophila : From nowhere to the Budokan and back to hell. How much does it cost for a band to book the Budokan in Tokyo ? How much does it cost to provide a top sound and light show at Budokan? How many seats do you have to sell to be out of the red and how many seats do you have to sell to be in the black? Who wanted to go to the Budokan after a great year in 2023 at the beginning of 2024? The management or the musicians? If you think about it, you'll eventually realize what happened at Nemophila. I pray that this band survives because you can't form a better one. I hope one day they will add a second guitarist. 👍🎸🖖🎸👍
They deserve to be invited to major world rock music festivals like babymetal, they are very impressive if invited to major world festivals. And very beginning you also have to see their COVER LINKIN PARK given up
For myself, Nemophila is the most dynamic of the Japanese metal bands because they can perform metal core, metal, power ballads and punk. Mayu the singer is awesome and has the most range. The drummer is one of the best. Try their catalog of music like Dissension, Zen, Adabana, Game over, Oiran.
Band Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabie; tell me what four/five-member American or European ALL-female hard rock/metal bands have the talent across ALL of the band members that these Japanese bands possess.
Great reaction! :) But hey, if you are into heavier stuff, let me introduce these three things before your channel grows to big to be able to pay attention to those smaller bands from Japan: - Blacklab: Abyss Woods (Official Video) - MergingMoon - "Greyen" LIVE CLIP 【Official】 - [Official Video] SAISEIGA - RIDE ON【アニメ「ケンガンアシュラ」若槻武士入場曲】 Maybe since you got so much into female musicians: BlackLab are 2 women, MergingMoon have a female vocalist (on ov my favourite extreme voices ever!) and Saiseiga are 2 men and 2 women. Would love to see reactions to those! :)
@@TJandTheGringa Maximum the Hormone is a very eclectic punk/metal band from Japan. Since their start in 1997, they have been very popular in Japan (and, to a lesser degree, in the West). They are all-male, save for their renowned drummer Nao Kumamoto (Kawakita) -- she has influenced a score of Japanese drummers, including Akane (Band Maid) and Tamu (Nemophila). They use a great deal of symbology (in lyrics and presentation). To get a feel for the group, try their Official MVs for "Alien" and "Koi No Megalover". The tie-in with your shirt comes through MTH's bassist, Futoshi Uelhara (Ue-chang) who (in their newer videos) has a "I Love Vagina" sticker on his amp. You may also want to see videos by the group that (more or less) started the all-female hard rock/metal movement in Japan, Show-Ya; a current all-male band, like Coffins (death metal); Japan's (arguably) most popular all-time hard rock/metal band, X Japan (try the lives for "Blue Blood" and "Sadistic Desire"); and female-fronted bands like Mardelas (power metal, speed metal) or Fake Island (metalcore, defunct). Lastly, some other all-female Japanese hard rock/metal bands that you might want to try are: Telecide ("Cycle of Addiction {Official MV}", metalcore, defunct); Mary's Blood ("I'm Dead" [live], powermetal, technically "on hiatus"), Aldious ("We Are" [ Official live, with Maki Oyama], power metal, band currently in limbo); Galmet ("Zero" {Official MV}, thrash/death metal, defunct). There are literally tons more quality all-female hard rock/metal/punk bands with recording contracts (past and present). Brag point: I've seen Band Maid on all four of their North American tours [starting back in 2018]; Nemophila on both of their North American tours/mini tours; Hanabie on their one North American tour (the recent Sacramento gig was part of a larger tour but, for the U.S., it was just a one-off); Passcode (on their one North American tour). (Lovebites has yet to tour America, but I'm waiting).
Nemophila=Phenominal !!.. many great originals, and covers by these amazing artists !
Excellent. Not only is NEMOPHILA an all-female band (and one of my favorites, regardless of gender), but Mayu (lead singer) and Tamu (drummer) are also moms! Arigatou! 🤘🤘
Most promising metal band out there 🔥🤘❤️ Magical band, amazing musicians. They deserve so much more here in Western World. Lovin’ Nemophila ❤️
Another group of extraordinary Japanese musicians. Hazuki, the guitarist with the blue Ibanez, looks like a librarian, but she's a technical wizard and can shred with the best of them. She's endorsed by Ibanez and on the official Ibanez page you can find videos of her playing beautiful complex Steve Vai like instrumentals demonstrating her signature Ibanez guitars and products. The other guitarist Saki unfortunately just recently left the band, but she's been a major player in Japanese metal music for over a decade. I don't know if you noticed her unique guitar, she plays a Killer brand guitar, a company that was started by Akira Takasaki from the band Loudness (he was called the Japanese EVH in the 80s) and distributed by ESP. The name Killer is a play on how Japanese often pronounce their "L" like an "R", so saying sounds like which is a play on Takasaki's first name A(kira). As far as I know, Saki is the only artist officially endorsed by Killer brand guitars with her custom 7 string Empress model, played here. As for the drummer Tamu, she was already one of Tokyo's most respected session drummers before joining Nemophila, playing in sessions that ranged from Jazz, Pop, Rock, Punk, Metal and Prog. Tamu also plays classical piano, jazz sax, and guitar/bass and she cites Dave Lombardo, Charlie Benante, Mike Portnoy and the band Opeth as metal drumming influences. Finally, Haraguchi-san is an elite versatile bassist whose range really shows in the many different styles of music Nemophila covers and composes. All in all, another great collection of talented ladies, and again, Saki sadly recently left the band, but they are going to continue on as a 4 piece. They've already released some videos playing as a 4 piece including recently a cover of Loudness' biggest hit "Crazy Nights" where Hazuki gives a perfect tribute to Akira's 80's metal shredding. Nemophila is yet another rabbit hole well worth jumping into.
Being a huge Band Maid fan.....this band is the coolest band out there.....great guitar work but keep an eye out for TAMU the drummer.
She is one of the top female drummers in the world !!!!!
Well you can put a little shrine of me in the corner of your studio 😊 for putting you on the road to some awesome artist 😆 _(Joking)_ Wish you the best on your channel and a lot of success 🤗
It was your request that put us on the path we are on now!. 100% of the credit and gratitude goes to you for requesting band-maid and more importantly opening our eyes to such amazing music. Band-maid is truly an amazing band and we cannot wait to react to more of their music. No matter what happens with this Channel or how big we get we will never ignore the smaller bands that need to get out there and gain exposure for the world to see. Our most sincere thanks to you! I will gladly put a statue of you in the corner of the studio. 😂😎👊♥️
@@TJandTheGringa I'm more photogenic on my right side 😐😐😛🤣😂🤣🤣🤣
Welcome to Nemophila you won’t be disappointed ever.
I get happy when I watch videos on TH-cam of "nemophila" covering songs by old bands. ACDC, Iron Maiden, KISS, etc. With respect from Japan.
Mayu , Lead Singer
Tamu , Drums
Haraguchi, Bass
Hazuki, Guitar - stage left from audience view
Saki, Guitar - stage right from audience view
and yes, completely unassuming and down to earth. Gets on stage and shred it up yet, looks casual as if they will help you move a couch after the show.
Yeah Mayu, the singer, has probably my favourite mix of clean, unclean, and mixed vocals of any singer I know. There are some singers who have uncleans I prefer to Mayus, but they don't also have the amazing cleans on top of it.
Unfortunately one of their two shredders, Saki (second solo in this performance), left recently, so they are going on as a 4 piece for now. But they still have Hazuki who can more than hold her own.
The bassist, Haraguchi San, is solid and is one of my favourite head bangers, she just can't help it and has that classic bassist funky neck move head bob thing going on, with the biggest grin ever.
And Tamu the drummer is one of those "picks up any instrument and plays it" types who does a load of Jazz drumming and stuff as well.
They have a really solid collection of good songs
Oiran
Dissension
Zen
Ama Te Ras
Revive
Hypnosis
Raitei
Adabana
They also have loads of really fun covers.
If you want to keep this all women Japanese metal / rock theme rolling for a bit....
Hanabie - We Love Sweets MV (there are not good pro's of their lives yet unfortunately so MVs the way to go here)
Fate Gear - Battle Against Justice MV (same deal, no good quality lives annoyingly)
Aldious - IN THIS WORLD (Live) from "Live Unlimited Diffusion" (DVD)
Then there are also some really interesting and unique women fronted Japanese metal bands which are still WELL worth checking out (especially for the vocals ;)
Broken By The Scream - Koi ha otome no nakidokoro MV
Passcode - Taking You Out MV
Solid picks, Trident has also been killing it as of late. Along with Bridear and their eternal grind.
I love this band. Lovebites is my favorite but Nemophilla is right there with them. Great reaction.
Lovebites and Nemophila: excellent choices. I was introduced to their music just months ago, and already bought all of their records. Hanabie are the 3rd all-female Metal band on my playlist. Enjoy!
@jawosammadennhier7062 I love Hanabie too. I plan on seeing them this fall with Jinjer
Qué gran reacción! Me gustó mucho! Amo a Nemophila y agradezco mucho sus acertados comentarios! Quedo suscrito por la baterista mi favorita de esta hermosa banda ❤
Esta banda me encantó! ... me encantó tanto que vamos a hacer muchas más canciones y no vamos a parar. De todas las bandas que hemos reaccionado esta es una de mis favoritas. Qué clase de talento tienen que dos fanático de ellas por vida! Muchas gracias por tu suscripción y nos vemos pronto otra vez! 🍻
@@TJandTheGringaque maravilla! Nosotros los fans más apasionados de Nemophila nos alegra mucho ver esas gratas reacciones de ustedes, futuros fans! Nemophila también es la reina de los covers! Mucho pan por rebanar con esta banda! Hasta pronto!
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Ama-Te-Ras is a must listen.
Nemophila is by far my favorite of all the lady metal/heavy rock bands. They just have so much more to offer. Every song is different yet always so amazing.
They are all excellent musicians. And nemophila is a very unique and diverse band, with various genres of music appearing in their catalog. I recommend《oiran》live(recent one) as the next!🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻
As you mentioned how precise a guitarist has to be my thought was “good old Japanese precision!” 😊
You mentioned Miyako from Lovebites. She is also an incredible piano player as she started learning piano at age 3. I’m sure others will mention this but their live performance of Swan Song starts with Miyako playing a Chopin Etude. Make sure it’s the 2020 Zepp DiverCity performance.
Nemophila and Hanabie are my two favorite Japanese bands. The Japan metal/rock rabbit hole is a deep one so enjoy and dive right in.
Awesome reaction !! Nemophila is one of the best band's in the world 🤘🔥🔥❤️❤️
Saw them live twice in SoCal and they were fire. The all-female bands (esoecially rock/metal) In Japan are phenomenal. You also some excellent all-female bands coming out of Mexico, Korea and Indonesia. There is so much to still discover in Japan that you could spend the next 12 mos just doing all-female bands and not run out of quality content.
🤘Love🤘Nemophila!!!🤘
Hell Yes !!
Nemophila has 2 songs that I love. They are slow! BUT! You will still end up headbanging Literally - Hypnosis and Adabana.
You should probably still see the film clip because its pretty cool. Try REVIVE or AMA-TE-RAS. For ultimate screaming try Zen. Also Korean band Rolling Quartz are great but they are rock not metal but I really like them. By the way the singer and drummer in NEMOPHILA are both married with children.
I second Rolling Quartz, they are not nearly as heavy but they are legit, even though they get judged by appearances like the Maids do.
Ein Meisterwerk, Sensationell 🎸🎸🤟🎤🥁🎸 einfach Weltklasse
Nemophila - "baby blue eyes" flower, "Rurikarakusa" in Japanese; grows in N-America and is appreciated in Japan (see "Hitachi Seaside Park").
The band was formed in 2019, originally as a "session" brought together by...
Mayu - the vocalist (ex- Lipstick band);
Haraguchi-san - (ex- HöLDERLINS band) bass, backing vocals, was Mayu's friend and colleague from Music College;
Tamu Murata - drums, backing vocals, one the most respected session musician in Japan (countless bands), with also her own original carrier; she's also the wife of Akira Yamaoka, musician/composer, known especially for his videogames OSTs, in particular for "Silent Hill";
Saki (ex - "Mary's Blood" band for a decade, "Destrose", and others), she's a "young sacred monster" in J-metal) guitar, backing vocals, and...
Hazuki (KOIAI "Dark Indigo" / Li-sa-X, Disqualia bands) - guitar, backing vocals; both, Saki and Hazuki have a lot of experience.
Nemophila made an amazing fandom impression during the pandemic, thru TH-cam clips...
...so far about 50 Western/Japanese awesomely bonkers covers, and about 40 original, freakishly insane good songs (singles, EPs - including the JPURecords' Extended Edition of "Oiran", 3 albums - "Revive", "Seize The Faith", "Evolve").
Discography, alphabetical order:
01. ADABANA - 徒花 - "Fruitless/seedless flower"
02. ALIVE
03. AMA-TE-RAS (Amaterasu goddess)
04. Another Story (ballad)
05. A Ray Of Light
06. Back into the wild
07. Blooming
08. Breaking Out
09. Change the World
10. Creature
11. DISSENSION
12. Enigma
13. ENTEN - 炎天 - "Scorching/blazing heat/sun"
14. Fighter
15. GAME OVER (ballad)
16. Hammer Down
17. Hōzuki - 鬼灯 - "Demon Light" - "Winter cherry" / "Japanese lantern" plant
18. HYPNOSIS
19. Justice
20. Life (ballad - their "official anthem")
21. MONSTERS
22. Night Flight (electro-rock song, one of their firsts, used as half-time breakout)
23. now I here (ballad)
24. ODYSSEY (ballad)
25. OIRAN - "Courtesan" (their first original song, in february 2020)
26. OSKR - "OShiKuRa manju" (children's song-game of pushing outside of a circle)
27. RAITEI - 雷霆 - "Thunder"
28. REVIVE
29. RISE
30. Rock’n’Roll Is? (an homage to famous rock bands/artists; the lyrics/melody and style of play are Easter Eggs)
31. Rollin’Rollin’
32. Seize the Faith
33. Soaring ～to be continued～ (instrumental)
34. SORAI - "Autumn wind" (was supposed to be the original name for the band)
35. STYLE
36. - 群青
37. Waiting for you
38. YELL 〜軌跡〜 ("Kiseki - Trajectory", ballad)
39. ZEN
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- Another Story... written during the pandemic, with the purpose of lifting the spirit;
performed only once on stage for a live stream at the end of December 2020...
but - according to Saki - "it's part of 'Cheer to Art, Tokyo Project' (started by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offer place for artists to upload their work...since all lives, concerts, events and exhibitions had been suspended, all venues had been closed";
was posted on TH-cam, on this governmental channel: アートにエールを!【音楽 1ch】; although is no longer there, there are some reactions to it, just search "NEMOPHILA / AnotherStory". It's also kept on WebArchive: watch?v=WWSFd4N4pjU
- Creature, Breaking Out... released only on Revive (It's Sooooo Nice To Finally Meet You!!!!!) Blu-ray; they are performed sometimes in concerts; Breaking Out... released during their first live stream in 2020, and Rizing Nemo in 2023;
- Blooming... released only on the official Nemophila TH-cam channel, and performed sometimes in concerts.
- Ultramarine/Gunjō performed in the second part of the 19 June 2021 stream.
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Yea Miyako, from Lovebites, is a name I am not permitted to ever forget, she is incredible and it also happens to be my wife's name ;p
Nice reaction! Japan has a sea of female shredders. Miyako from Lovebites was ranked #15 in BURRN’s Guitarists of the Year for 2022 and Saki from Nemophila (black guitar) was #7 and the highest female in the ranking. Michael Schenker was #1. You will love your journey exploring Japanese metal & hard rock as they are currently doing it better than anyone IMO and Nemophila is one of the bands leading the way🎉. Thanks 🙏🏼.
Saki, who is on the left side of the stage as seen from those above him, plays with his right hand even though she is left-handed. She recently left the band, now the band is a quartet.
Hi , next time check "Oiran" ( oficial live vídeo) is amazing
Most definitely will!! We really really love this band so far..StayTuned ! .. thank you so much for watching! 👊
So happy to see you guys go down the J-rock/J-metal rabbithole!🫶
Revive OMV, next!👊🐺✌️
I don't know if the drummer is a beast, but definitely the most gifted musician of them all - Murata Tamu, she is multi-instrumentalist, remember her, she is awesome!!! if Americans have invented metal, Brits perfected it, while Japanese women revolutionized it))) Go compete with that, huh))))
Great reaction!....Nemophila (neh-moe-fee-la) is 🔥🔥🔥
Most people start with Dissention (MV, Japanese ver.) or Revive (MV) and then Adabana (MV), Rise (MV), etc.
Nemophila has a WIDE range of sound and style...here are some suggestions based on Mayu's lead vocals (cleans vs screams)
Cleans
Raitei (Live) th-cam.com/video/6aoghIEPOYc/w-d-xo.html
Seize the Fate (Live) th-cam.com/video/yyKGK1Se4bo/w-d-xo.html
Odyssey (MV) th-cam.com/video/J8RhjQpFf_Q/w-d-xo.html
Life (live) th-cam.com/video/CxmLOhDVoyw/w-d-xo.html
Cleans + Screams
Revive (Live) th-cam.com/video/t2eMoKvsvBE/w-d-xo.html
Rise (Live) th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html
Dissention (MV) th-cam.com/video/26aMuahxz8c/w-d-xo.html
Oiran (Live) th-cam.com/video/5qABnfChpbk/w-d-xo.html
Adabana (MV) th-cam.com/video/AxYiOwsu6wU/w-d-xo.html
Ama-Te-Ras (Live) th-cam.com/video/96LQimRqJgM/w-d-xo.html
Screams
Zen (Live) th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html
'Zen' (live), Oiran (live) and Dissention (MV) are some of their hardest and best songs
'Odyssey' is an incredible power ballad (80's style) while 'Live' is an emotional 'ballad-like' song sung in the video as a 'welcome back' to Tamu (drummer) after her maternity leave. Great songs that show the softer side of Nemophila.
'Ama-Te-Ras' is quite unique 'groovy metal' song and one of their best as well
Thank you for the pronunciation! 👊🍻
So far. Its their best SONG
Adabana, Ama Te Ras, Raietei, and Revive def give it a run for the money.
Spanish translation is missing NEMOPHILA is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Greetings from Argentina
Nemophila, the soft and fluffy band from Hell
If you love vocal fry (cookies!) try Hanabie (female, Japanese) and more Nemophila please. The all male Japanese trio Ningen Isu are MetalAF too. As are Asterism (Japanese, FMM) for superb Metal. PS As you noticed all their hairstyles, did you see how they all changed? That's because although this is the official live video, it is two performances edited into one. Saki, the guitarist on stage right with the coolAF pigtails, has recently left to do solo work but they're continuing as a 4 piece for now.
Cool shirt. 😎
Thank You! :D \m/
Lovebites, Nemophila. Hanabie: Japanese all-female bands turn (western) Metal into a completely new way of being. Even experienced western Metalheads stand at attention, get blood pressure and teary eyes, full of joy. The western world _developed_ Metal, and Japan now brings it to its _blossom_ . Bands like Iron Maiden, Helloween and Metallica had their time and gave Metal a good name. Now we are turned over to Japan. 😊🤘GER
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Both Nemophila's drummer, Murata Tamu and Band Maid's drummer, Akane Hirose were inspired to play because of MAXIMUM THE HORMONE's drummer Nao. In fact Akane did not know girls were allowed to play rock drums until she Nao playing.
Also, Miyako and Nemophila's singer, Mayu go fishing together.
And most of Lovebites went to the final performance of Band Maid's ten-year anniversary tour.
🤘🤘🤘🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🔥🔥🔥
Nemophila is a five-petal flower that the band use as their logo. They just lost one of their petals, Saki.
Another mega talented band. These girls are great players, not a fan of when she drops into the cookie monster screaming, but when she sings she sounds great
the warning and band maid on the same stage tomorrow holy ///////////?.
The all woman bands are the only bands out there right now kicking ass. I couldn't' be more happy about that.
As you liked the sound of Nemophila there is a band of two guys and two girls from Japan called Saiseiga you might like to try something by. I think the song Hanabi might be a good place to start.
Sweet! Noted ✍️. ..Thanks so much!
It's my 3rd favorite bands from Japan after BabyMetal and Hanabie.... 🤘🤘🤘, you should reaction BabyMetal and Hanabie too ..
You have already figure out the 3 major female band (band maid, lovebites, and nemophila) in Japan rock scene today.
Band maid is definitely hard rock
Lovebite is trash / power metal
And Nemophila are many different genre it's hard to tell, but what is superb is the vocal screaming is her trademark!
Plush is the only American all-girl hard rock/metal band that I know of that doesn't suck. But these Japanese bands are just on another level. They are just good for a girl band. They are not just good for a Japanese band. They are just great fucking bands!
Ha Ha! "Angelic savagery?" They actually refer to their own style as "Fluffy Hell". So you came close! Congratulations, you have now seen the holy trinity of Japanese female bands--Band-Maid, Lovebites and Nemophila. Nemophila are one of the bands to watch, no question. They just started in 2019 and blew up fast. They almost seem to be enjoying a private joke, that goes "Hi, we're a bunch of cute, fun girls and we are going to rip your face off, and you are going to like it.”
They are a supergroup, currently composed of:
ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu (founded the band)
ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki (also plays with Lisa-X)
ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and
ex-Soramimi drummer Murata Tamu (she is also in high demand for session work)
Until April 2024, they were a 5-piece band. The fifth member, and actually the band-leader until she left, was ex-Mary's Blood guitarist Saki, arguably one of the top metal guitarists in the world. She took the second solo in the vid you just watched.
Initially, they were just a side project, co-organized by Mayu with some help from Saki, largely to keep busy in the early days of the pandemic. They started by posting metal covers of well-known rock, pop and metal songs. Then they began posting originals, starting with “Oiran” th-cam.com/video/eyb2NtPwcxc/w-d-xo.html
The viral reaction seems to have convinced them they were onto something potentially big, so they’ve been putting a lot more work into it, including some successful live-streams and an appearance at the annual Japanese female rock festival NAONのYAON. They tend toward hard and heavy, but also do ballads and some pop covers. Drummer Murata Tamu took time off to give birth to her son, and on her return, the rest of the bandmembers gave her a welcome back that resulted in an extremely moving moment captured on live stream: “Life” th-cam.com/video/HFnEYhbEAqg/w-d-xo.html
After Oiran, others to check include "Dissension", which will fry whatever is left of your circuits: th-cam.com/video/26aMuahxz8c/w-d-xo.html and “Raitei”, which means “Thunder” in Japanese, and yes, they bring the thunder: th-cam.com/video/lh-dVLKP314/w-d-xo.html
More recent drops that showcase their intensity and versatility:
“Adabana” th-cam.com/video/AxYiOwsu6wU/w-d-xo.html
“Style” th-cam.com/video/Aph5GON6rPc/w-d-xo.html
(written by their bassist, Haraguchi-san)
“Seize the Fate” th-cam.com/video/4tpgLyckVYg/w-d-xo.html
“Rise” th-cam.com/video/rD3VMAm-9iA/w-d-xo.html
Since Saki’s departure:
th-cam.com/video/Q_AKdgQd20M/w-d-xo.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. She has already written several songs for the group. Mayu is quickly establishing herself as a unique vocalist capable of both cleans and hell-raising screams.
They have toured the U.S. twice. I saw them live and they blew the roof off the place.
Nemophila’s youtube channel: th-cam.com/channels/voAeGZoC8giXP59NOZABIA.htmlvideos
Unfortunately their best guitarist Saki has left the band. Check out another band Saki was in - Mary's Blood recommend this live performance
Bloody Birth Day Live at the Blaze
th-cam.com/video/KODPK5CSgU0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6MeH-md4rXipedJU
Nemophila : From nowhere to the Budokan and back to hell.
How much does it cost for a band to book the Budokan in Tokyo ? How much does it cost to provide a top sound and light show at Budokan? How many seats do you have to sell to be out of the red and how many seats do you have to sell to be in the black? Who wanted to go to the Budokan after a great year in 2023 at the beginning of 2024? The management or the musicians? If you think about it, you'll eventually realize what happened at Nemophila. I pray that this band survives because you can't form a better one. I hope one day they will add a second guitarist.
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I love your J-Rock reactions. I hope you get a chance to check out Hanabie - We Love Sweets. I'm sure you will will be blown away!
Sooner than Later ! ... STay Tuned!
For the next band, please listen to [Live] Gacharic Spin “TAMASHII” 2019!
They deserve to be invited to major world rock music festivals like babymetal, they are very impressive if invited to major world festivals. And very beginning you also have to see their COVER LINKIN PARK given up
For myself, Nemophila is the most dynamic of the Japanese metal bands because they can perform metal core, metal, power ballads and punk. Mayu the singer is awesome and has the most range. The drummer is one of the best. Try their catalog of music like Dissension, Zen, Adabana, Game over, Oiran.
Please react to more Nemophila , Revive, Oiran, Odessey please
Nemophila " The soft and Fluffy band from Hell " is there any style of rock they can't play ???? NOPE .. THE BEST OF THE BEST .
Go on with
Broken by the scream-sayonara birthday
This girls are wild 🔥🔥
Japanese Female fronted band too !! 🔥🔥
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HAGANE - Labradorite Please reaction to This song.
This song is very beauthiful. Japanese all female band.
Band Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabie; tell me what four/five-member American or European ALL-female hard rock/metal bands have the talent across ALL of the band members that these Japanese bands possess.
👍👍 try one ok rock / gravite live 🎻
And next is Hanabie 🤘🤘
OK, Now you have to hear MAximun The Hormone Song- ALIEN
That's in the next level
This one better
th-cam.com/video/beN5ep5MrdY/w-d-xo.html
For total metal insanity, Maximum the Hormone is the way to go. My theory is if it's Japanese, you can't go wrong.
Mayu of Nemophila and Yukina of Hanabie are the 2 best female voices in metal. Hell, remove the female part and it's still true.
Great reaction! :) But hey, if you are into heavier stuff, let me introduce these three things before your channel grows to big to be able to pay attention to those smaller bands from Japan:
- Blacklab: Abyss Woods (Official Video)
- MergingMoon - "Greyen" LIVE CLIP 【Official】
- [Official Video] SAISEIGA - RIDE ON【アニメ「ケンガンアシュラ」若槻武士入場曲】
Maybe since you got so much into female musicians: BlackLab are 2 women, MergingMoon have a female vocalist (on ov my favourite extreme voices ever!) and Saiseiga are 2 men and 2 women.
Would love to see reactions to those! :)
Should have saved the t-shirt for a Maximum the Hormone reaction.
Is that a song or a band? .. sounds awesome enough either way to react to it let me know.
@@TJandTheGringa Maximum The Hormone is an awesome japanese metal band and even Nemophila has a couple covers of theirs!
@@DragonPhlyy Definitely checking them out ! 🤘
@@TJandTheGringa Maximum the Hormone is a very eclectic punk/metal band from Japan. Since their start in 1997, they have been very popular in Japan (and, to a lesser degree, in the West). They are all-male, save for their renowned drummer Nao Kumamoto (Kawakita) -- she has influenced a score of Japanese drummers, including Akane (Band Maid) and Tamu (Nemophila). They use a great deal of symbology (in lyrics and presentation). To get a feel for the group, try their Official MVs for "Alien" and "Koi No Megalover". The tie-in with your shirt comes through MTH's bassist, Futoshi Uelhara (Ue-chang) who (in their newer videos) has a "I Love Vagina" sticker on his amp.
You may also want to see videos by the group that (more or less) started the all-female hard rock/metal movement in Japan, Show-Ya; a current all-male band, like Coffins (death metal); Japan's (arguably) most popular all-time hard rock/metal band, X Japan (try the lives for "Blue Blood" and "Sadistic Desire"); and female-fronted bands like Mardelas (power metal, speed metal) or Fake Island (metalcore, defunct). Lastly, some other all-female Japanese hard rock/metal bands that you might want to try are: Telecide ("Cycle of Addiction {Official MV}", metalcore, defunct); Mary's Blood ("I'm Dead" [live], powermetal, technically "on hiatus"), Aldious ("We Are" [ Official live, with Maki Oyama], power metal, band currently in limbo); Galmet ("Zero" {Official MV}, thrash/death metal, defunct). There are literally tons more quality all-female hard rock/metal/punk bands with recording contracts (past and present).
Brag point: I've seen Band Maid on all four of their North American tours [starting back in 2018]; Nemophila on both of their North American tours/mini tours; Hanabie on their one North American tour (the recent Sacramento gig was part of a larger tour but, for the U.S., it was just a one-off); Passcode (on their one North American tour). (Lovebites has yet to tour America, but I'm waiting).
日本語が上手い！
本当にありがとう!!
Hanabie is next!
世界一の、ガ～ルズバンドです😊
HAGANE - Labradorite Please reaction to this song.This song is very beauthiful. Japanese all female Band.