The keyboard is here the lead singer, Oreo This is not a band that can be figured out. Search out Tamashii or I Wish. The girls also have a spin off band called Doll$boxx, try Take My Change
Yes, I (Itai) just found out that it is Oreo singing here and it blew my mind. I did not recognize her at all. Wow... The three songs you suggest here are on our list, so we hope to get to them at some stage. There will definitely be more Gacharic Spin coming, so stay tuned! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏
This is an earlier version of the band, before Angelina (Pink Hair) joined and Hana (Drums) moved to guitar, Oreo (Keys) has longer hair here before she dyed it blonde and they have two performers, Mai and Nene who also play Keys. For a live video with the present line up try "I Wish I" th-cam.com/video/nhFse5ZBlLo/w-d-xo.html
Their live performances are a hot mess. You should listen to the studio recordings before venturing on to concert videos. This is especially true for I wish I.
Thanks, David! We hope all the information we got here with regard to the line-up/s will stick for next time. So much to remember. LOL "I Wish I" is already on our requests list, so we hope to get to it at some stage, but it might take some time. Stay tuned! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏
@@Greg-om2hb The song is already on our request list and as we attempt to do as many first-time listens, which version was requested first will be the one used and we don't know which it is until we play it. It keeps things "fun". Either way, we'll try to check out their studio recordings after we cover certain songs to get a full idea of how certain songs are meant to sound. Thank you once more for taking the time to get involved. We appreciated it greatly! 🙏
When they started (2009), they had one singer, but she left in 2012 because of health issues, started a new band in 2013 and later passed away in 2015. The drummer (Hana) and keyboard player (Oreo, who is the lead singer here) were the main vocalists, but they added dancers to fill up the space in front of the stage. This is dancer #1 and #3, the second one already left to focus on school (the dancers were all still in school when they recruited them) and Dancer #3 (the one that does keyboard here as well) replaced her, to leave later because of hearing issues. After the last dancer left (the one that danced alone here) after 5 years (2018) they decided to find a new member as a dancer. It was the pink-haired one from the first video you saw. She was also just 17 when she joined and they didn't plan on her doing vocals, but it morphed into that anyway. Hana (the drummer here) moved to guitar and they added drummer yuri which you haven't seen yet because she was on maternity leave when MindSet was shot. So as you can see, a lot of moves from this video (2016) until their current lineup, but the base musicians stayed the same. They changed outfits and hair and some moved instruments though. The musicians are all 34 - 36 (at this moment, not during this video during this video they are probably in their late 20's/early 30's with the exception of the dancers). Their new drummer is 28 and the pink haired singer is 21. Also, they consider themselves an entertainment group, not necessarily a music band (even though they are all fantastic musicians). You never know what you are going to get as far as music style goes. Their earlier stuff is a bit more on the J-pop end, but it always has interesting musiciansship mixed in.
Thanks for the information, Maarten. Sad to hear one of the band passed away and another left due to health reasons. Never a good thing, especially when such talent is involved. And yes, it seems this is "the band that can't sit still", both in their onstage energy and in line-up changes, as well as changes to their looks. It always feels to me like the "spin" in the band name might refer to a washing machine, as they blend so much into what they do. Kind of throw it together and let it spin. Somehow, due to all this amazing musical talent and off the charts energy, they make it work. So far, we love it! More to come. Stay tuned! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏
@@myindieprodentertainment The name actually comes from the gachapon machines they have in Japan (sometimes written as Gashapon). Those are capsule machines where you put in money, turn a knob and you will get a random capsule out of it with all kinds of things in there. But you got the gist already, you never know what you are going to get in those machines either.
@@MaartenT Yes, I know about those gumball-type machines. It was mentioned to us here in comments earlier. I'm just saying the the name "feels" to me like a reference to a washing machine "spin" because of the way the band is... many things thrown together, a whole lot of spinning around and you may feel dizzy afterward 😉 Thanks again for taking the time to get involved. We really appreciate it!
Thought you guys would have fun with this one There have been a few personnel changes between this video and MindSet: 1. The two dancers, one of who took part in the keyboard duel, had both left by the end of 2018 2. Angelina 1/3rd, the pink haired singer from MindSet, joined early 2019 3. Itai's crush, Hana, moved to guitar+vocals in early 2019 as well and new drummer Yuri came in. You didn't see Yuri in the MindSet video because she was out on maternity leave for that album, and the music videos from it I put another Gacharic Spin request on your BMAC
Thank you, R-Tunes! Definitely kept us on our toes! LOL The one thing I (Itai) couldn't get over is how different Oreo Reona looked here, to the point we did not recognize her at all. But we did love the performance. This band is quite special. I love how different they are in their approach and how skilled they are at all they do. A tornado of a band! Thank you for hitting us with another GS request! We appreciate the support! We hope to record it next week and get it into the editing queue shortly after. Stay tuned! Again, thank you for taking the time to view and engage and for all the awesome support! MUCH appreciated! 🙏
@@myindieprodentertainment Wait til you see Oreo in her Burger Suit LOL Don't worry, I've got plenty more Gacharic Spin and DOLL$BOXX requests loaded up and ready to go :P
@@r-tunes8652 We heard it's specifically a cheeseburger suit 😂 Looking forward to more of your requests. They are a lot of fun! Thanks again for all the support! 🙏
Great review. To be honest it is hard to define exactly what genre of music Gacharic Spin is since they are willing to put a variety of genres into their song writing blender and somehow they can make it work. Well, obviously it works since they are all virtuoso musicians who take their music abilities seriously yet they don't take themselves seriously and are willing to try any antics to engage the audience. There is a newer version of this song where pink-haired Angie puts on Tomo-zo's guitar and it looks like she is "playing" a ripping solo but half way through you see Tomo-zo's head peak out from behind Angie and you realize Tomo-zo is playing the solo blind.
Thank you! Yeah, they are a lot of fun and that seems to be their essence and appeal, aside for the great music and obvious talent. We'll definitely check out that newer version you mention, if only for that guitar bit, which sounds like a lot of fun! We have definitely taken a shine to GS, so expect more reactions to their work in the future. Stay tuned! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏
This band has SO MUCH energy! We love that about them. More Gacharic Spin to come soon. Stay tuned! Thanks again for viewing and engaging, Andrea! Much love! 🙏
This is an older version of the band. Angie with thepink hair who is a lead singer now was not in the band around this time. And they had two dancers in this version of the band. They are not in the band now.
Yes, thank you, Martin. We got the rundown on the changes in the band and it makes more sense now. Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏
@@martinlangstrom8036 Thank you so much! We work hard at it, so it great to hear that people out there are enjoying and connecting with what we do. We hope you stick around and engage in more episodes in the future! Thanks again, Martin! MUCH appreciated! 🙏
Ha, glad you guys enjoyed this ride. This comment is a very long dump! TMI, but hopefully someone will learn something… So this video is from approx 6years ago. The core 4 musicians are “always” the same, tho blue haired Hana has moved from drums to guitar, officially in 2019 (but with exceptions like Mindset because of new drummer Yuri’s maternity leave). Also in 2019, pink haired Angie started. Koga (founder in summer 2009 at age 22, em-cee) on bass, Hana (drums first, tho it’s like her 5th signed band, had danced, sung ska, played bass for baby metal’s drummer, & been guitarist/singer w male band too; recruited first by Koga melo-dramatically saying she’d quit the biz if she couldn’t have her high school buddy/bandmate back), TomoZo (“replacement” guitar, joined at ~21st bday after 5years pro, but really only about 4months after the project started), and Oreo-Reona (keyboards, support personnel, eased into band after original frontwoman was out, basically joined winter 2012, had been in previous band w TomoZo). Birth years: 1986 (Hana, Oreo, Koga), 1988 (TomoZo). So, in this vid, their ages, roughly: 31,31,31,29,19,19? Something like that. Basing that on winter 2017 (was performance fall 2016? Or spring 2017? Not sure.), when pinkhaired/mindset Angie was only 15. Of course the two girls in this video were only 4 years older, in fact dancer Mai joined at 15 in winter 2013. Angie didn’t join until her 17th birthday (dec 2018). The fact that GS trolls high school talent shows? Well, they themselves went to performing arts high school, and have said explicitly in interviews (2015ish) that they run on “17year olds’ power”. Vocals: before Oreo, there was front woman Armmy(sic), who played keys on rare occasion, but had energy like David Lee Roth at a rave. When she was out (winter 2012), Oreo came in. They spent a year testing front women, but ultimately decided that Hana & Oreo could split it. To this day, Hana still sings the most, and now Angie is passing Oreo for next most. Besides just experimenting with singers, the results of 2012 were astounding (a whole other essay, seriously this list were the popular things, but there’s like a dozen others), including Doll$Boxx (see below), a zombie movie (somebody PLEASE caption this movie!) th-cam.com/video/GZa1dBW5s8k/w-d-xo.html , European tour, and choosing to add “performers” to what became a full entertainment package with standup comedy, characters, costumes, choreography, even slapstick bits (10foot rubber bands to the face, smacking each other with shoes, games/feats built into a song, the song winner portrays a 5 minute foot race complete with breaking the winner’s/finishing-line tape), which led to hiring energetic teens. Lyrical style: the songs are musically impossible to describe, you’re starting to get that. The name itself is unknown and difficult to spell/pronouce in either language, but basically GachaGacha (gotcha, got ya, tho sometimes heard as Gakarik ?) was originally an onomatopoeia for “clattering”, think dishes falling in the sink. (so much for being an electronic “pop” band; how popular if you name yourself “our take on noisy”?!) But GachaGacha is also used to describe pachinko, or pinball, or those capsule prizes coming out of a gumball machine. That later led to 2016 red album Kakuhen which is basically gambling themed…. Original singer/lyricist/coverArtPainter Armmy went around saying “Sexy” (in English) all the time, and it reflected strongly in her work. Hunting summer is one of hers, basically about picking up beach boys in heels, bikini, hat, sunglasses & drink in hand (based on cover art, beach themed videos & stage toys, & the poor English translations… lyricstranslate.com/en/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC-hunting-summer-%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC-hunting-summer.html ) By contrast, 3/4 of Hana’s lyrics, the bulk of their work, follows a never-give-up theme, albeit with some awesome sarcastic bits [I love 2015’s Music Battler album, with songtitles like Dream Eating Shark, Dream Execution, Common Sense Destroyer, Sekira Liar (red/bold faced bare-naked Liar like a Lion, she’s ashamed to be one too)]. By the way, Oreo had a hard time following Armmy; this vid was 4 years later, and she still ended this video with “Thank you Sexy!”, and she started as co-lead singer, and still sings on basically every track, but in fact rarely sings lead anymore. Also, I’m torn on this video, wonder if anyone else knows better; but in 2017 I think? It was revealed that Oreo’s hair, which in 2015 definitely was naturally long (as *appears here), it might be a wig by this point?!, covering the haircut she has publicly had ever since (short short.) 2018 was weird too, forget her hair, she spent the entire year wearing … a cheeseburger costume. A large one. Photo ops of her eating cheeseburgers, that was a thing… so her hair was never seen, only the ketchup/mustard obviously-wig. And I mentioned GS’s 2012 earlier, that essay may eventually come, but there’s also “Metallic Spin” band, the core 4 plus guest singers (especially guy from Sabre Tiger) who play European arrogant (Yngvie-like) characters who invade Japan playing classic metal covers (think Battery by Metallica, here’s a Rainbow cover, Spotlight Kid, one of the only known videos) th-cam.com/video/iBWkWeknJco/w-d-xo.html . Then there’s this: they are perennially the host band for BabyMetal guitarist Takayoshi Ohmura’s annual birthday concert. Here they are, BabyMetal’s Kami band and Gacharic Spin onstage all at once, doing Judas Priest’s Electric Eye. Happens to be Mikio Fujioka’s last stage appearance (other babymetal guitarist, who’s Ohmura’s instructor in fact.). Love that he looks cross stage at TomoZo like a peer, and gives her the “Fox sign” (babymetal’s version of shadowplay fox, I love you, and Dio’s horns, all in one). th-cam.com/video/wgTh6wZjtGE/w-d-xo.html Unfortunately, the recording quality is low on both of these… So, tldr: I recommend you try their side project Doll$Boxx, which is core 4 musicians plus singer Fuki (now Unlucky Morpheus) who was among those who helped out in 2012, and instead of guesting on a single, they just created another signed band, because why not. Too much talent & diversity. Fuki has put out a product with her singing on it every six weeks continuously since 2008. Only 14 DB originals total, but a video for each one, 9 from 2012’s Doll’s Apartment, packaged as a youtube playlist w vids that all say “to be continued”. It’s basically a concept album against abuse of women in (music?all?) industry, but you can kind of only tell from either lyrics, or the two obvious videos Take My Chance (portrays idols giving a basement concert, great to react to the official skit video) and Karakuri Town (town of wind-up dolls; great to see 2016 Fuki Commune live band of ringers (incl babymetal, and lovebites & fuki collaborator keyboardist Mao) cover this too). 5 more songs & vids from 2017 EP, one vid includes guest spot from GS dancer Mai (by then ~ age 20), and the 2018 live dvd has it all, plus a cover or 2… So basically, for reactions, you should go with whatever is most recommended, or whatever pays for coffee ;) , but I will end with this. My favorite repeat listen is the last DB track. Fuki is a power metal girl after all, and besides running marathons and sewing her own clothes, she’s a literature nerd. (As Ningen Isu, she writes using old-japanese language, like, it’s hard even for the band to know what she means). Hana says in English “He dominated the ancient world’s wars. His name is Dragonet.” Oreo’s opening wail is haunting, TomoZo’s solo is tasty & soulful. It’s the best song I know about the last dragon being banished to cry blood from the stars forever, an electronic/emo/fantasy/numetal masterpiece. Or a loud annoying pop rock song, depends which friends you ask, whatever… Dragonet by Doll$Boxx, original vid: th-cam.com/video/nH4TEyJwpm4/w-d-xo.html or live, followed by Hana drum solo: th-cam.com/video/gWd6JIHMlkk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for all that info! Yeah, it is a lot and I (Itai) am probably failing to retain most of it, but I'll get back to it and try to remember as much as I can for future reference. At my age, the memory does not always play along 😉 In any case, we looking forward to diving deeper into their work, so more is definitely to come. Stay tuned! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. We appreciate the effort! 🙏
Just watched this AGAIN and I still can't believe that you guys didn't recognise Oreo 🙄😂 Although TBF by the time you got to the mid song discussion Asaf did look like he'd partaken of a bit too much sugar 😉 . Still love you're reaction to this 👍
First, it's not sugar, it just looks a little like sugar 🤪 Second, in our defence, at that stage we only saw Reona once before and it was in the 'Mindset' music video, where she looks COMPLETELY different. With all the Gacharic Spin and Doll$Boxx requests that followed, we have seen much more of her since... Awesome bands and Oreo is awesome in her own right. We hope to cover them in an episode again soon :) Thank you again for viewing and engaging, Alistair! We appreciate the support! 🙏
I am glad y'all returned to Gacharic Spin (much appreciation R-Tunes). As others have said, this video was before Angie and Yuri were added to the band and when they had dancers. The core four of Hana (drums/guitar), "F Chopper" Koga (bass), Tomo-zo (guitar) and "Oreo" Reona (keyboards) were still trying to find their identity as a band, thus their lengthy, but temporary, experiment with dancers. In early 2019, the band found their identity by adding Yuri on drums, bringing Hana up front on guitar and, most importantly, adding force of nature Angie as a vocalist. Angie provides more excitement on stage than a whole squad of dancers, and much less crowded. I strongly suggest y'all watch the new lineup performing Hunting Summer, not necessarily for a reaction although it would be interesting hearing y'all discuss how they compare - th-cam.com/video/bUO33-W04uk/w-d-xo.html BTW, Oreo Reona is frequently changing her look so it is understandable that she was hard to recognize in this video. Hopefully, y'all will eventually get to a video where she plays the keyboard dressed as a hamburger (the crazy in a band of crazies).
Yes, we've been directed to this video and checked it out. It is a lot of fun and I (Itai) prefer it to the one we did do in some way, but not necessarily in others. Overall, I'll give this one you included here the slight edge because of the improved sound quality, the current line-up being present and the blind guitar solo by Tomo-Zo, playing from behind Angie's back (I hope I got that right). Realising the Oreo Reona, whom we saw in Mindset, is the same person singing on the Hunting Summer video we reacted to blew my mind. I would not have recognized her in a million years. I have to say (again), we are loving the energy of this band and will be back with another GS episode soon. Stay tuned! Thanks again, as always, for taking the time to view and engage, Dan. We really appreciated you! 🙏
@@myindieprodentertainment Itai, yes you have it right that Tomo-zo was playing guitar behind Angie's back. Of all the all female Japanese bands that I follow, they are easily the most energetic. I really can't think of a more energetic band, male or female, that I have seen anywhere. They have to be exhausted after a show. Their label is Victor Entertainment, the same label as Lovebites. Someone at Victor needs to send Lovebites and Gacharic Spin on a worldwide tour together. Contrasting music and stage presence but with the same immense musical talent. The core four of Gacharic Spin (Koga, Hana and Tomo-zo since the founding year 2009 and Reona since 2012) have done a couple of side projects. One is Doll$Boxx with Unlucky Morpheus vocalist Fuki. I hope y'all have the Doll$Boxx music video for Take My Chance somewhere on your list. The other is Metallic Spin with Takenori Shimoyama who is the vocalist of an old school metal band called Saber Tiger (formed 1981). Here are a couple of videos y'all should watch, not for reaction, of the core four in their Metallic Spin personas. These ladies don't take themselves too seriously at all and just know how to have fun - th-cam.com/video/LuPnQhrr_hA/w-d-xo.html (the core four just being silly) and th-cam.com/video/iBWkWeknJco/w-d-xo.html (a live concert video)
@@danw6048 I love that that promo video got translated! I can hear Japanese enough to know what it’s about , their swagger, busting on hosts (Gacharic Spin), their fake European accents (butchering the Japanese words), and I knew they were punny. But I didn’t know for instance regarding Mozarts grandchild Anarchy Stocking(Oreo) that ‘Anarchy’ also sounds like hole-filled! I did know that Hana (‘flower’) sounds like Nose. But not that they groaned about GS skimping on transportation, so funny! Anyway, learned more after seeing the translation, thanks. They are such comediennes on top of all the skills. Doing the promo as a character skit, busting on themselves, with us knowing they’re really putting on two shows at once… Priceless In fact, reactions to that translated corny promo, or certain interviews (BandMaid esp) might work, try it 😉
@@danw6048 Yes, "Take My Chance" is on the list, though I'm not sure if it's the MV or the live version. I (Itai) have heard some Saber Tiger in the past, so Metallic Spin should be interesting... I just went and checked those links out mid-reply. LOL. They are like the Spinal Tap of Japanese Metal! Very funny! 😆 Takenori Shimoyama's voice is so old-school metal! Awesome stuff and a lot of fun! Thanks for that, Dan! Always appreciated! 🙏
@@myindieprodentertainment I am very glad you enjoyed the videos. I cracked up laughing the first time I watched that skit video and I am not much of a belly laugher. Yes, Takenori has a good old school hair metal voice and I like that they went for that kind of sound. i was impressed by Tomo-zo's lengthy guitar solo (just wish the sound was better). As far as Take My Chance, it should be the music video because it also really shows their sense of humor. They poke some fun at the male fans of idol groups. The mv will put a smile on your face.
I recommend the older, hard rocking SEKIRA LIAR (Naked Liar). You can compare two different lineups with these videos - MV, 2015, with a post-ARMMY line up comprising a four-piece and two dancers - th-cam.com/video/DSx9z8ZdDM0/w-d-xo.html - Live, 22022, with the current line up, including “mic-performer” pink-haired ANGELINA 1/3, blue-haired drummer HANA on guitar, and young YURI on drums - th-cam.com/video/5lKxanSltXc/w-d-xo.html
Hi again, Greg! I (Itai) added the above to our list and we will try our best to get to it/them. I'm sure that with all the line-up changes over time, this band is sure to confuse us again in the future 😉 Thank you again for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏
Yes, we know that... now... Lol. We got a few comments on that. Otherwise, we would not have recognised here in a million years! We hear she goes through lots of changes in her time with the band so far, so we look forward to seeing if we'd recognise her in other looks, especially one involving a cheeseburger costume...
@@myindieprodentertainment She is a bit cookie (well the whole band is - organized chaos) but I love it. So much fun but all of them are very accomplished and serious musicians. Great reaction asn glad you like them so much.
@@myindieprodentertainment Hey guys - just letting reactors who've enjoyed GS know that in addition to releasing a new single today, the band have announced a reaction competition "GachaReact"! The band will select a favourite reaction from overseas and from Japan, and then react to the winners reaction and upload it to YT :) You can find details at the attached link - videos need to be uploaded before the end of May th-cam.com/video/Dk7lpjYyVqQ/w-d-xo.html - enjoy :)
They call themselves an entertainment band so that level of energy is not an accident, it's deliberate and also it implies that they're not attached to any specific genre per se. But if you're looking forward to more songs like Mindset you might be a little disappointed. That funk sound is not something that they used too often. Big part of they're discography consists of rock, electronic and pop music fusion, but they dabble in other genres as well.
That makes a lot of sense and is consistent with what we've heard about them so far. We definitely like what we heard so far, so we are looking forward to diving deeper into their work, regardless of genre. If it's good music, it's good music 🙂 Stay tuned! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏
Hey guys, did you know there is a better live version of Hunting Summer live ??? It is worth doing another review as there are some surprises in it that might blow your minds !!! Here is the link th-cam.com/video/bUO33-W04uk/w-d-xo.html
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The keyboard is here the lead singer, Oreo
This is not a band that can be figured out. Search out Tamashii or I Wish.
The girls also have a spin off band called Doll$boxx, try Take My Change
Yes, I (Itai) just found out that it is Oreo singing here and it blew my mind. I did not recognize her at all. Wow...
The three songs you suggest here are on our list, so we hope to get to them at some stage. There will definitely be more Gacharic Spin coming, so stay tuned!
Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏
This is an earlier version of the band, before Angelina (Pink Hair) joined and Hana (Drums) moved to guitar, Oreo (Keys) has longer hair here before she dyed it blonde and they have two performers, Mai and Nene who also play Keys. For a live video with the present line up try "I Wish I" th-cam.com/video/nhFse5ZBlLo/w-d-xo.html
I second David's suggestion, but don't ever consider that you have this band figured out!...
Their live performances are a hot mess. You should listen to the studio recordings before venturing on to concert videos. This is especially true for I wish I.
Thanks, David! We hope all the information we got here with regard to the line-up/s will stick for next time. So much to remember. LOL
"I Wish I" is already on our requests list, so we hope to get to it at some stage, but it might take some time. Stay tuned!
Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏
@@Greg-om2hb The song is already on our request list and as we attempt to do as many first-time listens, which version was requested first will be the one used and we don't know which it is until we play it. It keeps things "fun". Either way, we'll try to check out their studio recordings after we cover certain songs to get a full idea of how certain songs are meant to sound.
Thank you once more for taking the time to get involved. We appreciated it greatly! 🙏
@@homegnome2429 We definitely don't think we have them figured out! Lol
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When they started (2009), they had one singer, but she left in 2012 because of health issues, started a new band in 2013 and later passed away in 2015. The drummer (Hana) and keyboard player (Oreo, who is the lead singer here) were the main vocalists, but they added dancers to fill up the space in front of the stage. This is dancer #1 and #3, the second one already left to focus on school (the dancers were all still in school when they recruited them) and Dancer #3 (the one that does keyboard here as well) replaced her, to leave later because of hearing issues.
After the last dancer left (the one that danced alone here) after 5 years (2018) they decided to find a new member as a dancer. It was the pink-haired one from the first video you saw. She was also just 17 when she joined and they didn't plan on her doing vocals, but it morphed into that anyway. Hana (the drummer here) moved to guitar and they added drummer yuri which you haven't seen yet because she was on maternity leave when MindSet was shot.
So as you can see, a lot of moves from this video (2016) until their current lineup, but the base musicians stayed the same. They changed outfits and hair and some moved instruments though. The musicians are all 34 - 36 (at this moment, not during this video during this video they are probably in their late 20's/early 30's with the exception of the dancers). Their new drummer is 28 and the pink haired singer is 21.
Also, they consider themselves an entertainment group, not necessarily a music band (even though they are all fantastic musicians). You never know what you are going to get as far as music style goes. Their earlier stuff is a bit more on the J-pop end, but it always has interesting musiciansship mixed in.
Thanks for the information, Maarten. Sad to hear one of the band passed away and another left due to health reasons. Never a good thing, especially when such talent is involved. And yes, it seems this is "the band that can't sit still", both in their onstage energy and in line-up changes, as well as changes to their looks. It always feels to me like the "spin" in the band name might refer to a washing machine, as they blend so much into what they do. Kind of throw it together and let it spin. Somehow, due to all this amazing musical talent and off the charts energy, they make it work. So far, we love it! More to come. Stay tuned!
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The name actually comes from the gachapon machines they have in Japan (sometimes written as Gashapon). Those are capsule machines where you put in money, turn a knob and you will get a random capsule out of it with all kinds of things in there. But you got the gist already, you never know what you are going to get in those machines either.
@@MaartenT Yes, I know about those gumball-type machines. It was mentioned to us here in comments earlier. I'm just saying the the name "feels" to me like a reference to a washing machine "spin" because of the way the band is... many things thrown together, a whole lot of spinning around and you may feel dizzy afterward 😉
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Thought you guys would have fun with this one
There have been a few personnel changes between this video and MindSet:
1. The two dancers, one of who took part in the keyboard duel, had both left by the end of 2018
2. Angelina 1/3rd, the pink haired singer from MindSet, joined early 2019
3. Itai's crush, Hana, moved to guitar+vocals in early 2019 as well and new drummer Yuri came in. You didn't see Yuri in the MindSet video because she was out on maternity leave for that album, and the music videos from it
I put another Gacharic Spin request on your BMAC
Haha - what a first live performance to give them 🤣🤣
@@homegnome2429 Gotta keep 'em on their toes!
Thank you, R-Tunes! Definitely kept us on our toes! LOL
The one thing I (Itai) couldn't get over is how different Oreo Reona looked here, to the point we did not recognize her at all.
But we did love the performance. This band is quite special. I love how different they are in their approach and how skilled they are at all they do. A tornado of a band!
Thank you for hitting us with another GS request! We appreciate the support! We hope to record it next week and get it into the editing queue shortly after. Stay tuned!
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@@myindieprodentertainment Wait til you see Oreo in her Burger Suit LOL
Don't worry, I've got plenty more Gacharic Spin and DOLL$BOXX requests loaded up and ready to go :P
@@r-tunes8652 We heard it's specifically a cheeseburger suit 😂
Looking forward to more of your requests. They are a lot of fun! Thanks again for all the support! 🙏
Great review. To be honest it is hard to define exactly what genre of music Gacharic Spin is since they are willing to put a variety of genres into their song writing blender and somehow they can make it work. Well, obviously it works since they are all virtuoso musicians who take their music abilities seriously yet they don't take themselves seriously and are willing to try any antics to engage the audience. There is a newer version of this song where pink-haired Angie puts on Tomo-zo's guitar and it looks like she is "playing" a ripping solo but half way through you see Tomo-zo's head peak out from behind Angie and you realize Tomo-zo is playing the solo blind.
Thank you! Yeah, they are a lot of fun and that seems to be their essence and appeal, aside for the great music and obvious talent. We'll definitely check out that newer version you mention, if only for that guitar bit, which sounds like a lot of fun! We have definitely taken a shine to GS, so expect more reactions to their work in the future. Stay tuned!
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Whole lotta cocai,,, I mean sugar in that performance! Hehehe
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I think you are right: How could we learn the names when they move so much. :-)). That was crazy.
This band has SO MUCH energy! We love that about them. More Gacharic Spin to come soon. Stay tuned!
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This is an older version of the band. Angie with thepink hair who is a lead singer now was not in the band around this time. And they had two dancers in this version of the band. They are not in the band now.
Yes, thank you, Martin. We got the rundown on the changes in the band and it makes more sense now.
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@@myindieprodentertainment I really like your reactions. They are honest and fun to watch😀👍
@@martinlangstrom8036 Thank you so much! We work hard at it, so it great to hear that people out there are enjoying and connecting with what we do.
We hope you stick around and engage in more episodes in the future!
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Ha, glad you guys enjoyed this ride. This comment is a very long dump! TMI, but hopefully someone will learn something…
So this video is from approx 6years ago. The core 4 musicians are “always” the same, tho blue haired Hana has moved from drums to guitar, officially in 2019 (but with exceptions like Mindset because of new drummer Yuri’s maternity leave). Also in 2019, pink haired Angie started. Koga (founder in summer 2009 at age 22, em-cee) on bass, Hana (drums first, tho it’s like her 5th signed band, had danced, sung ska, played bass for baby metal’s drummer, & been guitarist/singer w male band too; recruited first by Koga melo-dramatically saying she’d quit the biz if she couldn’t have her high school buddy/bandmate back), TomoZo (“replacement” guitar, joined at ~21st bday after 5years pro, but really only about 4months after the project started), and Oreo-Reona (keyboards, support personnel, eased into band after original frontwoman was out, basically joined winter 2012, had been in previous band w TomoZo).
Birth years: 1986 (Hana, Oreo, Koga), 1988 (TomoZo). So, in this vid, their ages, roughly: 31,31,31,29,19,19? Something like that. Basing that on winter 2017 (was performance fall 2016? Or spring 2017? Not sure.), when pinkhaired/mindset Angie was only 15. Of course the two girls in this video were only 4 years older, in fact dancer Mai joined at 15 in winter 2013. Angie didn’t join until her 17th birthday (dec 2018). The fact that GS trolls high school talent shows? Well, they themselves went to performing arts high school, and have said explicitly in interviews (2015ish) that they run on “17year olds’ power”.
Vocals: before Oreo, there was front woman Armmy(sic), who played keys on rare occasion, but had energy like David Lee Roth at a rave. When she was out (winter 2012), Oreo came in. They spent a year testing front women, but ultimately decided that Hana & Oreo could split it. To this day, Hana still sings the most, and now Angie is passing Oreo for next most. Besides just experimenting with singers, the results of 2012 were astounding (a whole other essay, seriously this list were the popular things, but there’s like a dozen others), including Doll$Boxx (see below), a zombie movie (somebody PLEASE caption this movie!) th-cam.com/video/GZa1dBW5s8k/w-d-xo.html , European tour, and choosing to add “performers” to what became a full entertainment package with standup comedy, characters, costumes, choreography, even slapstick bits (10foot rubber bands to the face, smacking each other with shoes, games/feats built into a song, the song winner portrays a 5 minute foot race complete with breaking the winner’s/finishing-line tape), which led to hiring energetic teens.
Lyrical style: the songs are musically impossible to describe, you’re starting to get that. The name itself is unknown and difficult to spell/pronouce in either language, but basically GachaGacha (gotcha, got ya, tho sometimes heard as Gakarik ?) was originally an onomatopoeia for “clattering”, think dishes falling in the sink. (so much for being an electronic “pop” band; how popular if you name yourself “our take on noisy”?!) But GachaGacha is also used to describe pachinko, or pinball, or those capsule prizes coming out of a gumball machine. That later led to 2016 red album Kakuhen which is basically gambling themed…. Original singer/lyricist/coverArtPainter Armmy went around saying “Sexy” (in English) all the time, and it reflected strongly in her work. Hunting summer is one of hers, basically about picking up beach boys in heels, bikini, hat, sunglasses & drink in hand (based on cover art, beach themed videos & stage toys, & the poor English translations… lyricstranslate.com/en/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC-hunting-summer-%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%82%B5%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC-hunting-summer.html ) By contrast, 3/4 of Hana’s lyrics, the bulk of their work, follows a never-give-up theme, albeit with some awesome sarcastic bits [I love 2015’s Music Battler album, with songtitles like Dream Eating Shark, Dream Execution, Common Sense Destroyer, Sekira Liar (red/bold faced bare-naked Liar like a Lion, she’s ashamed to be one too)].
By the way, Oreo had a hard time following Armmy; this vid was 4 years later, and she still ended this video with “Thank you Sexy!”, and she started as co-lead singer, and still sings on basically every track, but in fact rarely sings lead anymore. Also, I’m torn on this video, wonder if anyone else knows better; but in 2017 I think? It was revealed that Oreo’s hair, which in 2015 definitely was naturally long (as *appears here), it might be a wig by this point?!, covering the haircut she has publicly had ever since (short short.) 2018 was weird too, forget her hair, she spent the entire year wearing … a cheeseburger costume. A large one. Photo ops of her eating cheeseburgers, that was a thing… so her hair was never seen, only the ketchup/mustard obviously-wig.
And I mentioned GS’s 2012 earlier, that essay may eventually come, but there’s also “Metallic Spin” band, the core 4 plus guest singers (especially guy from Sabre Tiger) who play European arrogant (Yngvie-like) characters who invade Japan playing classic metal covers (think Battery by Metallica, here’s a Rainbow cover, Spotlight Kid, one of the only known videos) th-cam.com/video/iBWkWeknJco/w-d-xo.html . Then there’s this: they are perennially the host band for BabyMetal guitarist Takayoshi Ohmura’s annual birthday concert. Here they are, BabyMetal’s Kami band and Gacharic Spin onstage all at once, doing Judas Priest’s Electric Eye. Happens to be Mikio Fujioka’s last stage appearance (other babymetal guitarist, who’s Ohmura’s instructor in fact.). Love that he looks cross stage at TomoZo like a peer, and gives her the “Fox sign” (babymetal’s version of shadowplay fox, I love you, and Dio’s horns, all in one). th-cam.com/video/wgTh6wZjtGE/w-d-xo.html Unfortunately, the recording quality is low on both of these…
So, tldr: I recommend you try their side project Doll$Boxx, which is core 4 musicians plus singer Fuki (now Unlucky Morpheus) who was among those who helped out in 2012, and instead of guesting on a single, they just created another signed band, because why not. Too much talent & diversity. Fuki has put out a product with her singing on it every six weeks continuously since 2008. Only 14 DB originals total, but a video for each one, 9 from 2012’s Doll’s Apartment, packaged as a youtube playlist w vids that all say “to be continued”. It’s basically a concept album against abuse of women in (music?all?) industry, but you can kind of only tell from either lyrics, or the two obvious videos Take My Chance (portrays idols giving a basement concert, great to react to the official skit video) and Karakuri Town (town of wind-up dolls; great to see 2016 Fuki Commune live band of ringers (incl babymetal, and lovebites & fuki collaborator keyboardist Mao) cover this too). 5 more songs & vids from 2017 EP, one vid includes guest spot from GS dancer Mai (by then ~ age 20), and the 2018 live dvd has it all, plus a cover or 2…
So basically, for reactions, you should go with whatever is most recommended, or whatever pays for coffee ;) , but I will end with this. My favorite repeat listen is the last DB track. Fuki is a power metal girl after all, and besides running marathons and sewing her own clothes, she’s a literature nerd. (As Ningen Isu, she writes using old-japanese language, like, it’s hard even for the band to know what she means). Hana says in English “He dominated the ancient world’s wars. His name is Dragonet.” Oreo’s opening wail is haunting, TomoZo’s solo is tasty & soulful. It’s the best song I know about the last dragon being banished to cry blood from the stars forever, an electronic/emo/fantasy/numetal masterpiece. Or a loud annoying pop rock song, depends which friends you ask, whatever…
Dragonet by Doll$Boxx, original vid: th-cam.com/video/nH4TEyJwpm4/w-d-xo.html or live, followed by Hana drum solo: th-cam.com/video/gWd6JIHMlkk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for all that info! Yeah, it is a lot and I (Itai) am probably failing to retain most of it, but I'll get back to it and try to remember as much as I can for future reference. At my age, the memory does not always play along 😉
In any case, we looking forward to diving deeper into their work, so more is definitely to come. Stay tuned!
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Just watched this AGAIN and I still can't believe that you guys didn't recognise Oreo 🙄😂
Although TBF by the time you got to the mid song discussion Asaf did look like he'd partaken of a bit too much sugar 😉 .
Still love you're reaction to this 👍
First, it's not sugar, it just looks a little like sugar 🤪
Second, in our defence, at that stage we only saw Reona once before and it was in the 'Mindset' music video, where she looks COMPLETELY different. With all the Gacharic Spin and Doll$Boxx requests that followed, we have seen much more of her since... Awesome bands and Oreo is awesome in her own right. We hope to cover them in an episode again soon :)
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I am glad y'all returned to Gacharic Spin (much appreciation R-Tunes). As others have said, this video was before Angie and Yuri were added to the band and when they had dancers. The core four of Hana (drums/guitar), "F Chopper" Koga (bass), Tomo-zo (guitar) and "Oreo" Reona (keyboards) were still trying to find their identity as a band, thus their lengthy, but temporary, experiment with dancers. In early 2019, the band found their identity by adding Yuri on drums, bringing Hana up front on guitar and, most importantly, adding force of nature Angie as a vocalist. Angie provides more excitement on stage than a whole squad of dancers, and much less crowded. I strongly suggest y'all watch the new lineup performing Hunting Summer, not necessarily for a reaction although it would be interesting hearing y'all discuss how they compare - th-cam.com/video/bUO33-W04uk/w-d-xo.html
BTW, Oreo Reona is frequently changing her look so it is understandable that she was hard to recognize in this video. Hopefully, y'all will eventually get to a video where she plays the keyboard dressed as a hamburger (the crazy in a band of crazies).
Yes, we've been directed to this video and checked it out. It is a lot of fun and I (Itai) prefer it to the one we did do in some way, but not necessarily in others. Overall, I'll give this one you included here the slight edge because of the improved sound quality, the current line-up being present and the blind guitar solo by Tomo-Zo, playing from behind Angie's back (I hope I got that right). Realising the Oreo Reona, whom we saw in Mindset, is the same person singing on the Hunting Summer video we reacted to blew my mind. I would not have recognized her in a million years.
I have to say (again), we are loving the energy of this band and will be back with another GS episode soon. Stay tuned!
Thanks again, as always, for taking the time to view and engage, Dan. We really appreciated you! 🙏
@@myindieprodentertainment Itai, yes you have it right that Tomo-zo was playing guitar behind Angie's back. Of all the all female Japanese bands that I follow, they are easily the most energetic. I really can't think of a more energetic band, male or female, that I have seen anywhere. They have to be exhausted after a show. Their label is Victor Entertainment, the same label as Lovebites. Someone at Victor needs to send Lovebites and Gacharic Spin on a worldwide tour together. Contrasting music and stage presence but with the same immense musical talent.
The core four of Gacharic Spin (Koga, Hana and Tomo-zo since the founding year 2009 and Reona since 2012) have done a couple of side projects. One is Doll$Boxx with Unlucky Morpheus vocalist Fuki. I hope y'all have the Doll$Boxx music video for Take My Chance somewhere on your list. The other is Metallic Spin with Takenori Shimoyama who is the vocalist of an old school metal band called Saber Tiger (formed 1981). Here are a couple of videos y'all should watch, not for reaction, of the core four in their Metallic Spin personas. These ladies don't take themselves too seriously at all and just know how to have fun - th-cam.com/video/LuPnQhrr_hA/w-d-xo.html (the core four just being silly) and th-cam.com/video/iBWkWeknJco/w-d-xo.html (a live concert video)
@@danw6048 I love that that promo video got translated! I can hear Japanese enough to know what it’s about , their swagger, busting on hosts (Gacharic Spin), their fake European accents (butchering the Japanese words), and I knew they were punny. But I didn’t know for instance regarding Mozarts grandchild Anarchy Stocking(Oreo) that ‘Anarchy’ also sounds like hole-filled! I did know that Hana (‘flower’) sounds like Nose. But not that they groaned about GS skimping on transportation, so funny! Anyway, learned more after seeing the translation, thanks. They are such comediennes on top of all the skills. Doing the promo as a character skit, busting on themselves, with us knowing they’re really putting on two shows at once… Priceless
In fact, reactions to that translated corny promo, or certain interviews (BandMaid esp) might work, try it 😉
@@danw6048 Yes, "Take My Chance" is on the list, though I'm not sure if it's the MV or the live version. I (Itai) have heard some Saber Tiger in the past, so Metallic Spin should be interesting... I just went and checked those links out mid-reply. LOL. They are like the Spinal Tap of Japanese Metal! Very funny! 😆 Takenori Shimoyama's voice is so old-school metal! Awesome stuff and a lot of fun!
Thanks for that, Dan! Always appreciated! 🙏
@@myindieprodentertainment I am very glad you enjoyed the videos. I cracked up laughing the first time I watched that skit video and I am not much of a belly laugher. Yes, Takenori has a good old school hair metal voice and I like that they went for that kind of sound. i was impressed by Tomo-zo's lengthy guitar solo (just wish the sound was better).
As far as Take My Chance, it should be the music video because it also really shows their sense of humor. They poke some fun at the male fans of idol groups. The mv will put a smile on your face.
I recommend the older, hard rocking SEKIRA LIAR (Naked Liar). You can compare two different lineups with these videos
- MV, 2015, with a post-ARMMY line up comprising a four-piece and two dancers - th-cam.com/video/DSx9z8ZdDM0/w-d-xo.html
- Live, 22022, with the current line up, including “mic-performer” pink-haired ANGELINA 1/3, blue-haired drummer HANA on guitar, and young YURI on drums - th-cam.com/video/5lKxanSltXc/w-d-xo.html
Hi again, Greg!
I (Itai) added the above to our list and we will try our best to get to it/them. I'm sure that with all the line-up changes over time, this band is sure to confuse us again in the future 😉
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The one singing with the keyboard is the keyboard player you were looking for - Orea. Pre Angie the pink haired vocalist
Yes, we know that... now... Lol. We got a few comments on that. Otherwise, we would not have recognised here in a million years! We hear she goes through lots of changes in her time with the band so far, so we look forward to seeing if we'd recognise her in other looks, especially one involving a cheeseburger costume...
@@myindieprodentertainment She is a bit cookie (well the whole band is - organized chaos) but I love it. So much fun but all of them are very accomplished and serious musicians. Great reaction asn glad you like them so much.
@@michaelthain4488 Yeah, we love the Tornado that this band is 😉 A lot of fun. We have a few more GS reactions coming. Stay tuned! 🙏
@@myindieprodentertainment Hey guys - just letting reactors who've enjoyed GS know that in addition to releasing a new single today, the band have announced a reaction competition "GachaReact"!
The band will select a favourite reaction from overseas and from Japan, and then react to the winners reaction and upload it to YT :)
You can find details at the attached link - videos need to be uploaded before the end of May th-cam.com/video/Dk7lpjYyVqQ/w-d-xo.html - enjoy :)
They call themselves an entertainment band so that level of energy is not an accident, it's deliberate and also it implies that they're not attached to any specific genre per se. But if you're looking forward to more songs like Mindset you might be a little disappointed. That funk sound is not something that they used too often. Big part of they're discography consists of rock, electronic and pop music fusion, but they dabble in other genres as well.
That makes a lot of sense and is consistent with what we've heard about them so far. We definitely like what we heard so far, so we are looking forward to diving deeper into their work, regardless of genre. If it's good music, it's good music 🙂 Stay tuned!
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Now they are almost 40😅 exept Angie and Yuri.
Hey guys, did you know there is a better live version of Hunting Summer live ??? It is worth doing another review as there are some surprises in it that might blow your minds !!! Here is the link th-cam.com/video/bUO33-W04uk/w-d-xo.html
And next you should listen to I with I if you haven't done it. Totally different from this and even Mindset. A really great song.
Yes, that one was requested a little while ago and we hope to get to it soon. Stay tuned!
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Cocain?😂
😂 Sometimes Asaf needs a little "pick-me-up"! 😜