Great reaction! Japanese metal is the best metal. Check out Nemophila’s song Dissension for something super heavy. I also suggest Lovebites, that are astounding. Try their song Holy War to start
Thank you😁 Lovebites was my next reaction in the Japanese realm! Hitting a few suggestions I’m the mean time but definitely be on the lookout in the next week or so!
@@TEALepathy oh man - do NOT pass up LOVEBITES - you may rethink your opinion on the best girl's metal band. best thing i've heard in the last 30+ years. i love those other bands but these ladies are in a stratosphere all their own. start with holy war and keep going. you will not regret it.th-cam.com/video/bgAxpEpEcno/w-d-xo.html
@@TEALepathy i would suggest having a defibrillator handy because they will stop your heart. and then rip it out. be prepared to fall hard for these 5 gorgeous ladies
@@TEALepathy I'd advocate for the latest Band Maid clip, even though it's a bit long. You get a mid-tempo 70s inspired song ("Manners") and a .. well ... insane one ("Black Hole"), also both have subtitles. th-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/w-d-xo.html .. enjoy :)
Ok, I promised we would drop more Japanese bands on you if you showed interest, and that you have, so here goes! Japan has had an active all-girl metal scene since at least 1981. This is a starter list of all-female (or in seven cases, mixed, female-led) metal, punk, hard-rock and post-rock bands, with founding dates where I know them. It's alphabetical, except for the first three, which are at the top of the list for historical reasons. They set the table for the explosion of Japanese female hard-rock, punk and metal bands. Note: I have deliberately picked clips that are reactor-friendly because they are high quality and are representative of the band's style. Besides Nemophila and Hanabie, you will probably get lots of requests for Band-Maid, Babymetal, Lovebites and Unlucky Morpheus. You can't go wrong with any of those, but all the bands on this list deserve some love, if you can find the time. (Note, if you find a bad link, please let me know by replying to this comment, thank you.) Show-Ya (1981 The original female J-metal band, founded before Metallica-this is from their 24th (!) anniversary concert-and they are still touring): th-cam.com/video/oJ_5Gv3vFjQ/w-d-xo.html Shonen Knife (1981 The world’s first bubblegum punk band. They have done several world tours. They also perform as a Ramones tribute band called Osaka Ramones): th-cam.com/video/w9LUlYzOiWs/w-d-xo.html Destrose (2005; This band was never stable, but has become almost mythic in Japanese metal history, because so many great bands spun out of Destrose, including Lovebites--you will recognize the drummer and bassist): th-cam.com/video/G1VwEGHPIhs/w-d-xo.html Aldious (2008 Glamorous and kick-ass rockers-one of the first generation all-girl metal bands, along with Destrose) th-cam.com/video/sfkJT0rra-8/w-d-xo.html Asterism (2013 Not all female, but will melt your face off- the guitarist Haruka Noma is off the charts talented and still a teen-ager) th-cam.com/video/IfxMi0Bx4x0/w-d-xo.html Babymetal (2010 The flagship “Kawaii metal” band and the most well-known Japanese metal act outside of Japan. Combining “Kawaii” (cute) Japanese pop tropes over thunderous heavy metal backing) th-cam.com/video/cK3NMZAUKGw/w-d-xo.html Band-Maid (2013 OK, there are 100+ great songs by them. Here is a live clip): th-cam.com/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/w-d-xo.html Bridear (2011 Heavy, technical-and their tiny bassist also growls): th-cam.com/video/LQIDqudG_DQ/w-d-xo.html Cyntia (2011 Second wave, hard, heavy, but with prog and symphonic touches) th-cam.com/video/FnhObh5i_3U/w-d-xo.html D-Drive (2009 Instrumental progressive metal and fusion; Mixed gender. Extraordinary, technical dual lead guitars featuring Yuki and Seiji) Here is a lockdown version of their first hit from 2009: th-cam.com/video/Mi0ykRvZ1LA/w-d-xo.html Disqualia (2015 Destrose spin-out, featuring Narumi, one of the best guitarists of this generation, and Hazuki, then an up-and-coming talent who is now a member of Nemophila) th-cam.com/video/-M5zBKrTJRg/w-d-xo.html Doll$Boxx (2012 Insane mix of metal, electropop, and god-knows what else; a collaboration between Fuki and Gacharic Spin) th-cam.com/video/mu2z4Uf9Tgc/w-d-xo.html existTtrace (2003: Visual Kei, progressive, technical, some death-metal and goth touches) th-cam.com/video/Oz1Lv8XGBF0/w-d-xo.html Fate Gear (2015 Super-group, one of the Destrose spinouts-continually changing lineup built around Mina (g) and (until very recently) Erica (b); this single video is one of the best in this list): th-cam.com/video/tLQbsoKQN-0/w-d-xo.html Gacharic Spin (2009 Founded by two high school classmates, Hana (Dr, Vo, multiple instruments) and Koga (B) who had already been in other bands. Do everything from punk-pop to heavy metal and progressive; highly technical) Here is their first video, with original singer Armmy (d. 2015): th-cam.com/video/vfzIt20_xXg/w-d-xo.html Gallhammer (Death punk; this is from their 2007 UK/Europe tour): th-cam.com/video/2fTiyOO1nZE/w-d-xo.html Galmet (2006 Straight-up death metal, but in prom dresses) th-cam.com/video/PnvrOLeRt-I/w-d-xo.html Ganglion (2010 Metal with a hint of electronica) th-cam.com/video/q9j4t3Ms-Sg/w-d-xo.html Hagane (2018 Started with Sakura posting blistering metal guitar covers on youtube while in high-school, and the rest of the girls finding her; full lineup came together in 2019) th-cam.com/video/k8NTRJ_yTxY/w-d-xo.html Hanabie (2019 Kawaii death metal, deathcore, thrash. Technical. Most frequent comment is “That’s nuts.” One of the bands to watch in 2021) th-cam.com/video/G18yyvPCiTM/w-d-xo.html Kakumei (see Trident, below) Lisa-X Band (Prodigy 16-year-old guitarist Lisa-X and a rotating cast of fellow bandmembers, often including Hazuki (of Disqualia and Nemophila). th-cam.com/video/mN_oLqTka6M/w-d-xo.html Lovebites (2016 Modern Power, Speed, Thrash and Heavy Metal. Already making a global splash. Here is their most famous official MV-it’s even better than Shadowmaker IMO) th-cam.com/video/hLFelI93VkM/w-d-xo.html Mardelas (2014 Another spin-off from Destrose; mixed male/female; leader Marina Hebiishi has one of the best voices in the biz) th-cam.com/video/Wd8P7wTnWJs/w-d-xo.html Mary's Blood (2008 The first major Destrose Spin-out) Here, Saki murders her guitar without breaking any nails: th-cam.com/video/MLM2unV0kwU/w-d-xo.html MergingMoon (2010 Mix of prog and melodic death metal. Vocalist U is Japan’s terrifying answer to Tatiana of Jinjer) th-cam.com/video/sIL-vgHNOu0/w-d-xo.html Mutant Monster (2008 Punk-pop, really good at it) th-cam.com/video/Fd6ymMR40NU/w-d-xo.html Narumi (solo prog-rock and fusion compositions-a change of pace from a master guitarist) th-cam.com/video/cRyCaHjwIgk/w-d-xo.html Nemophila: (2019 Supergroup of Mary's Blood guitarist Saki, ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu, ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki, ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and ex-Soramimi drummer Muratatam.) th-cam.com/video/lh-dVLKP314/w-d-xo.html 54 Nude Honeys (1992 Early Japanese punk-they toured the UK and Europe) th-cam.com/video/jHnJSoGN5Mk/w-d-xo.html Otoboke Beaver (2009 thrash punk): th-cam.com/video/fkWfFXnLpYg/w-d-xo.html Rie aka Suzaku (instrumental guitar) th-cam.com/video/m6Z2GD5SqNs/w-d-xo.html Sokoninaru (2015? Progressive metal, math rock, extremely technical; male/female cofounders) th-cam.com/video/MVxl0zXZBR4/w-d-xo.html Sonic Lover Reckless (2018 Special project of Miyako Watanabe, one of the two incomparable Lovebites guitarists) th-cam.com/video/DXZ-qhxd1VI/w-d-xo.html Telecide (2016 Metalcore, aggressive and melodic at the same time) th-cam.com/video/keq-7ZCluFc/w-d-xo.html Tricot (2010 Post-progressive math-rock, highly technical with crazy time signatures and polyrhythms) th-cam.com/video/P_B_GalsJrE/w-d-xo.html Trident (formerly Kakumei. Evolved from pop-punk to thrashier hard rock; several lineup changes but the bassist and lead singer have been constants) th-cam.com/video/9k9txMouU34/w-d-xo.html Unlucky Morpheus (2008 Female leads Fuki (vo) and Jill (violin). This band is a deep well unto itself, they cross many subgenres of metal; Fuki and Jill also do other projects and Fuki is lead for at least two other bands including Doll$Boxx, above) th-cam.com/video/V8i_QhOgsKw/w-d-xo.html Wagakki Band (2012 Folk-Metal fusion band, all jedi-level musicians, half of them play traditional Japanese instruments and the other half play standard metal instruments) This song was originally written for a virtual (AI) singer, referred to as a Vocaloid th-cam.com/video/Q2meWkWqc-I/w-d-xo.html There are many more (others that come to mind are BRATS, Drop’s, Stereopony, Scandal, Princess Princess, which all tend more in the pop direction, and the Bang-Dream projects, which are live groups based on Manga series. And of course, there are other female-fronted Kawaii-metal groups like Ladybaby and Ironbunny, to name the two best-known after Babymetal. If there are others you think belong on this list, please post a comment!
Holy mother! We’re getting real now! I didn’t know it went that deep! That’s honestly insane to think that people are able to soak up all this info like a sponge and dive in full on. Definitely gotta get deeper into this stuff 🤘🏼🤘🏼 thank you so much!
LOL i think you pretty much covered it From the bang dream you would love Raisa A Suilen th-cam.com/video/gGUPMlP8TnI/w-d-xo.html they have a DJ as well . The only one i would drop in not all girl but you have to Maximum The Hormone start with ALIEN th-cam.com/video/TdwT5JlH8gM/w-d-xo.html LOL 18mil views !!! prepare to not want to listen to any other music but from Japan.
@@robertturner8040 Thanks Robert, I may just go ahead and add MTH to the list, they're such an important influence. Or maybe make a parallel list, with X-Japan, Loudness, MTH and a few others. Of course, with Nao on drums I could make the argument just to add MTH to this list.
Thanks for getting on this so soon! This is one of the bands to watch, no question. They just started in 2019 and are blowing up fast. As you can see, they don't take themselves too seriously. 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.” Nemophil-a (you pronounced it pretty much right) were founded in 2019. They are a supergroup composed of: Mary's Blood guitarist Saki ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki (also plays with Lisa-X) ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and ex-Soramimi drummer Muratatam (also does other projects) Initially, they were just a side project, co-organized Mayu with some help from Saki. They started off posting metal covers of well-known rock, pop and metal songs. Then they began posting originals, starting with “Oiran” which you just watched. 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 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. Murata-tamu is an accomplished fusion drummer as well. Hara-san (B) is the youngest but is clearly a great talent and has been developing in front of our eyes. And of course Mayu is quickly establishing herself as a metal monster. Nemophila’s youtube channel: th-cam.com/channels/voAeGZoC8giXP59NOZABIA.htmlvideos
Woah! Thanks for all the info! I’m glad they are blowing up! They really seemed to just be enjoying themselves. Super talented and highly underrated. Dissension has been on my radar so I’ll get to that soon 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Love these ladies! Japanese ladies are tearing up the music scene today! Recommend Raitei and Dissension or their ballad Life! Life is sung to the drummer who just returned from having a baby so they abit emotional and they celebrate Hazuki, guitarist on left, birthday. Thank you for reacting to this video. Also recommend the band Lovebites try Holy War Live
Continue your Japanese all-female band journey with BAND-MAID, the best Hard Rock band on the planet. Domination-Live, Onset-Live or MV Warning will start you down the pigeon hole. All on their YT channel. The synergy and uniqueness and musical composition will pull you right in. Peace.
Hello there. I 2nd this suggestion. Oops did someone just leave the link for BAND-MAID "World Domination" live. th-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/w-d-xo.html
@@TheCyberMantis Oh yeah, Princess HARUNA will always be number ONE, but like I said before, it doesn't hurt to have Plan B thru Z, although it's more like Plan Pie In The Sky LOL !!
Oiran lyrics as translated into English by SAKI (the red haired guitarist) from the liner notes of their CD "Oiran Extended Edition": No one can stopping me!! So, leave it to me now!! We can do anything!! Sing! Dance! Soiya, soiya, soiya, soiya! A single flower clad in crimson Swaying gently in the hazy capital A picture of elegance anyone would envy "Come here to me" Are you ready? You are cherry? GO!!! Further, further, soar up on high, more graceful than fleeting Madly, madly, madly bloom, more beautifully than any other The stir of the whirling wind blows through my hair I surrender myself to those words, spellbound by a brief moment of light We don't need need your words!! (Gimme) Your heart!! To hard!! More more more.!! I blow my top and make some noise, even the moon is pleasant tonight. Sink, sink, flutter to the ground, harder than any other flower blossom Look, look, look up to the sky, clearer than any lake The morning dew that falls dampens my cheeks I place my hopes in the palms of my hands and question the light of the dawn Pray, pray, pray in your dreams, for what you will find lying ahead Further, further, soar on up high, more graceful than fleeting Madly, madly, madly bloom, more beautifully than any other The stir of the whirling wind blows its way through my hair I surrender myself to those words, spellbound by a brief moment of light There's a heart symbol at the end of the line "Come here to me" in both the English and Japanese versions, I don't know if that represents something that is actually vocalized. As far as "soiya" goes, I've heard it chanted like this in other songs, maybe its just some sort of singsong word that doesn't really mean anything so doesn't have a translation.
If you want to hear a very unique singing style and amazing vocalist then look no further than to (Tenge Fuyuki) aka Fuki who fronts the bands Unlucky Morpheus, and another all female super group, called Doll$boxx. Unlucky Morpheus has duel guitarists, an amazing bassist and drummer, and a world class violinist who can shred. Here are a few suggestions for Unlucky Morpheus. Start with these two first - Black Pentagram Spirit of Dignity (live) Tower of the Blood (live) Unending Sorceress Kurogane Ou (Iron Emporer) Le Cirque de Sept Couleurs (live) Doll$boxx - Take My Chance
Ohh man your in for it now! Japanese women are some of the most dominant banger's on the planet, if you want to do yourself a big favor you will give these Japanese gala a listen, I could suggest at least ten bands off the top of my head and I'm over 60, that's how good they are, happy hunting.
Nemophila are my second favourite band. Been following them since this song came out, which was their first post as a band, with the Iron Maiden Trooper cover. Seen all their live streams and they are just amazing band. Mayu is such a spectacular singer, one of the best in business, though her versatility might bring her to the No1. spot. Others are: one of the top 5 drummers - Tamu, Hazuki on guitar (left), Haraguchi on Bass (she smiles all the time, it is infectious) and the all mighty Saki on guitar. My top band is and will always be Lovebites, there is no other band like them. The Wolfpack are the Queens of Metal and best band anywhere. Band-Maid is the best Hard Rock band out there and together with Scandal who are more pop rock/rock/Ska/Reggae/punk complete the top 4 bands. There are other bands too: Aldious, Mary's Blood, Ghacaric Spin/Doll$box, Trident, Bridear, Hanabi among at least a 100 all female bands. More performance oriented would be BabyMetal, Passcode and Wagamama Rakia. Btw, some said from 1981, actually there were all female bands since mid-70's at the same time as Runaways.
Las mejores sucesoras de SHOW-YA, 1banda femenina de heavy metal japonés y madrinas entre otras de Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Gacharic Spin, Scandal, etc (Fairy, Look at Me, Genkai Lovers, One Way Heart, Gambling, Kurenai, Battle Express, Shooting Star, etc)
May I recommend "Come back to you" by ACME. They're a Japanese Visual Kei band predominantly metal. That song is easily one of my top 10 from this year.
Nemophila is quite diverse : Dissension very heavy , Sorai fun and still heavy but no harsh vocals , Raitai ans the name says Thunderous, Fighter more rockish but still with Nemophila vibes. Another super Bandd is Band Maid but they are hard rock to the bones oftheir beeing with so many influences its a joy to listten to. More up for technical stuff and beautiful voice go with Unlucky Morpheus or just give them a try i would recommend knight of sword or Tower of blood for the first impression
Lovebites and Mary's Blood are the cream of the crop, but Mary's Blood are older and sort of pre-youtube, or at least pre Babymetal, which is the band that went viral on youtube and made the Japanese companies realize that youtube could be a valuable tool...point being most of the best Mary's Blood stuff isn't available to watch. Lots of Lovebites though because they're newer, although a bunch of their stuff's been pulled recently, but there's still plenty to enjoy. Nemophila are getting there, but they're even newer than Lovebites and don't have that many songs yet, so although they're awesome, I don't rank them as high as the other two simply because they don't have as much material even though I'm obsessed with them. That was a very convoluted way of saying check out Lovebites. I wish there was more Mary's Blood stuff up I could recommend. Their most popular video for reactors is 7 years old, and it's awesome but there's SO much more to them than the few videos that have trickled onto social media over the years. I'm thinking they'll put more stuff up when their new album comes out in a couple of months. BTW, Saki plays guitar for both Mary's Blood and Nemophila. As you discover more Japanese metal, Saki's name will come up a lot. So will a band called Destrose, who Saki also played in, as did Miho (bass) and Haruna (drums) from Lovebites, and who basically (4 out of 5 original members) became Mary's Blood even though the remaining member kept the name Destrose. It gets kind of complicated...Aldious are another big name. These are just a few "all-female" metal bands, 'cos that's a thing these days even though there have been countless all-female metal bands in Japan since the early 80's, so it's really nothing new, but it took a long time before most people in the West noticed.
Japan always ahead of the times. So many band I’m discovering now 👀 and don’t get me started on their work ethic 😳 absolutely insane! I will definitely check out these bands 🤘🏼
I know BAND-MAID are not heavy they are a rock band but they are so good I thought you would mention them but still thumbs up for a very informative comment
Yeah, Band-Maid are awesome, one of the best bands to come along in decades really. I didn't mention them because they aren't "metal", but they come pretty close sometimes, and I really think Band-Maid and Nemophila have more in common than most "metal" bands and Nemophila.
@@satomiwa yes because both bands contain expert musicians. It's very common for lovers of heavy music (and I am one of them) to enjoy BAND-MAID as well simply because they are so good. People were calling them the new Beatles for a while but they have already done more than the Beatles ever did as far as creating music anyway and it won't be long and they will be doing some big shows I'm sure. I also like Brats and MUTANT MONSTER. I like BRIDEAR and Fategear. I like Gothic metal from bands like Tristania and Theatre of Tragedy. Just about anything from nuclear blast records is good. I also like dark electro . Fad Gadget has a rude but fun song called Swallow it. I don't mind a bit of K Pop but mostly the older stuff like T Ara and Kara and ofcourse I was very sad ( like very sad) when GU Hara died. So I like lots of different stuff. See you. As BABYMETAL would say.
Band-Maid. If you like lyrical content and pop-punk, you are gonna dig Band-Maid. In Band-Maid's more recent videos, they have the English translation in the CC. They have some pop-punk elements and heavy metal, but they are mostly hard rock. The lyrics are all written by the band's founder, Miku, and there are some really deep and meaningful thoughts in most of their lyrics. The double song video, "Manners/Black Hole" is a pretty good intro to Band-Maid. th-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/w-d-xo.html
@@TEALepathy Of course, not everything they do is pop-punk. One of my favorite things about Band-Maid is their variety of sounds. You might listen to five different songs and each one have a very different sound and feel.
Japanese all lady metal is where its at right now. There are many amazing bands. Babymetal the biggest, followed by Bandmaid. There's something for everyone's taste though. The other bands mentioned in the comments are amazing too. However Nemophila is my favorite with Babymetal. Nemophila has something different about them. Some of the reasons I like them are as follows.They are so professional and trying to start out in the COVID era makes me want to back the underdog. I dont think I've seen a band as happy with a love of music and each other like this band. They have no issues leaving their mistakes in their footage which shows there are zero ego's here. They always leave a smile on your face and that's perfect for these times. Murata Tamu the drummer also has her own YT channel which is great as well.
Bro, check another all Japanese girls Heavy Metal Band LOVEBITES - songs MV GLORY TO THE WORLD, WINDS OF TRANSLYANIA, and their live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020 BANDMAID - songs online live NO GOD, THRILL, MANNERS, WARNING, AFTER LIFE.. MARY'S BLOOD - song MARIONETTE TRIDENT-JAPAN songs VOLTAGE, NO REGRET... ASTERISM - songs RISING MOON, DAWN, LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS...
In fact, nemophila is an English word, not a Japanese, dude! It is a blue flower with five petals. Therefore, the color of the band is blue, the band logo is this flower, and they are five band members. Got it? I highly recommend the bands: Band-Maid and Lovebites next.
Great reaction im glad you started at the begging with Nemophila (the first go you got name right lol) with Japanese into English most of the time the i is silent so its more like Oran .There something else. Came together to back the singer at some pre covid gigs and just gelled so well now there making huge waves in the world with there heavy music and smiles all top of the game .And yes shred if you utter those words and Japan Saki right guitar as you look will come up in the top handful with Hazuki left guitar not far behind .In the drummer Tamu they have one of the best there is multi- instrumentalist and session drummer .Bass Haraguchi sooo happy and part of the Laughing Thunder (her and Tamu) the band even put up a birthday video of her smiles on YT for her . And Mayu does the lyrics and some melodies and has a very impressive range pop/rock /punk/death/+awesome live well there all head banging nutters live lol .There covers are cool as well where they immerse them selves in the part and have fun .7+english Dissension track cd out through JPU records uk (there an independent band) on its 5 pressing in 2 months .New album in the mixing stages right now . Dig in there a this good .
@@TEALepathy Rock music and wrestling get along. Well, at least with NJPW. They collaborated with MAN WITH A MISSION with 'Break the Contradictions' and SiM with LiON'S DEN.
warning! Japanese metal music rabbit hole is very deep & badass . A large percentage of " all female " band ... someone said : " - you can be any professional , comes a Japanese lady and shows you how to do it better . " :D HF
It’s just hypnotic isn’t it? Just to think of artists like Alex Terrible from slaughter to prevail is super impressive until…. Japanese female with the ability to do the same. You’re right about it.
@@TEALepathy Fact : Oiran (花魁) was a specific category of high ranking courtesan in Japanese history. Divided into a number of ranks within this category, oiran were considered - both in social terms and in the entertainment they provided - to be above common prostitutes, known as yūjo (遊女, lit. 'woman of pleasure'). Though oiran by definition also engaged in prostitution, they were distinguished by their skills in the traditional arts, with the higher-ranking oiran having a degree of choice in which customers they took, and the highest-ranking oiran, known as tayū, not engaging in sex work at all. The term "oiran" originated in Yoshiwara, the red light district of Edo in the 1750s, and is applied to all ranks of high level courtesans in historical Japan. / Wiki / OIRAN Eng lyrics : No one can stopping me!! So, leave it to me now!! We can do anything!! Sing! Dance! Soiya, soiya, soiya, soiya! A single flower clad in crimson Swaying gently in the hazy capital A picture of elegance anyone would envy "Come here to me♡" Are you ready? You are cherry? Go!!! Further, further, soar on up high, more graceful than fleeting Madly, madly, madly bloom, more beautifully than any other The stir of the whirling wind blows through my hair I surrender myself to those words, spellbound by a brief moment of light We don't need your words!! (Gimme)Your heart!! To hard!! More more more...!! I blow my top and make some noise, even the moon is pleasant tonight. Sink, sink, flutter to the ground, harder than any other flower blossom Look, look, look up to the sky, clearer than any lake The morning dew that falls dampens my cheeks I place my hopes in the palms of my hands and question the light of the dawn Pray, pray, pray in your dreams, for what you will find lying ahead Further, further, soar on up high, more graceful than fleeting Madly, madly, madly bloom, more beautifully than any other The stir of the whirling wind blows its way through my hair I surrender myself to those words, spellbound by a brief moment of light
The thing with Japanese bands are that they seem to be leaving western bands behind, but I think a lot of that can be blamed on the music industry. In the west the record companies chase what is popular, going to make as much money as it can. Whereas in Japan a lot of metal/rock bands are independent, even down to their own record labels, so they don't have that pressure to chase the cash cow. So here are some other Japanese Bands for you. Unlucky Morpheus - Black Pentagram (live, Tour Final) Fate Gear - Battle against Justice Doll$boxx - Take My Chance Aldious - Dominator Maximum The Hormone - Alien Yuzukingdom - Odd Parade Ningen Isu - Heartless Scat Seeing as you like pop-punk TotalFat - One For The Dreams (you may need a vpn for this in the States) SiM - Baseball Bat Mutant Monster - ABNORMAL
Personally to me the best Japanese (and all arround the world) female Band is lovebites. Check out the Live version of "Holy War". You won´t be disappointed.
Good reaction - but you are too loud guy! I have to turn down the sound so I almost do not hear the girls. Still you are shouting in the entire apartment. Better balance dude!
Check out Babymetal with bring Me The horizon kingslayer as far as how crazy does it get in the Land of the rising Sun extremely crazy Japan is a melting pot for all kinds of music
Great reaction! Japanese metal is the best metal. Check out Nemophila’s song Dissension for something super heavy. I also suggest Lovebites, that are astounding. Try their song Holy War to start
Thank you😁 Lovebites was my next reaction in the Japanese realm! Hitting a few suggestions I’m the mean time but definitely be on the lookout in the next week or so!
For something SUPER HEAVY you should watch *DEVILOOF* - _TORTURE_
BAND-MAID "Domination" live and LOVEBITES "Holy War" live would be great next steps on your journey.
Band-Maid is on the list now! 🤘🏼
@@TEALepathy oh man - do NOT pass up LOVEBITES - you may rethink your opinion on the best girl's metal band. best thing i've heard in the last 30+ years. i love those other bands but these ladies are in a stratosphere all their own. start with holy war and keep going. you will not regret it.th-cam.com/video/bgAxpEpEcno/w-d-xo.html
@@thedocofrock1890 that video is in my editing software now and will be scheduled for Saturday’s upload 🤘🏼
@@TEALepathy i would suggest having a defibrillator handy because they will stop your heart. and then rip it out. be prepared to fall hard for these 5 gorgeous ladies
@@TEALepathy I'd advocate for the latest Band Maid clip, even though it's a bit long. You get a mid-tempo 70s inspired song ("Manners") and a .. well ... insane one ("Black Hole"), also both have subtitles. th-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/w-d-xo.html .. enjoy :)
Ok, I promised we would drop more Japanese bands on you if you showed interest, and that you have, so here goes!
Japan has had an active all-girl metal scene since at least 1981. This is a starter list of all-female (or in seven cases, mixed, female-led) metal, punk, hard-rock and post-rock bands, with founding dates where I know them. It's alphabetical, except for the first three, which are at the top of the list for historical reasons. They set the table for the explosion of Japanese female hard-rock, punk and metal bands. Note: I have deliberately picked clips that are reactor-friendly because they are high quality and are representative of the band's style. Besides Nemophila and Hanabie, you will probably get lots of requests for Band-Maid, Babymetal, Lovebites and Unlucky Morpheus. You can't go wrong with any of those, but all the bands on this list deserve some love, if you can find the time.
(Note, if you find a bad link, please let me know by replying to this comment, thank you.)
Show-Ya (1981 The original female J-metal band, founded before Metallica-this is from their 24th (!) anniversary concert-and they are still touring): th-cam.com/video/oJ_5Gv3vFjQ/w-d-xo.html
Shonen Knife (1981 The world’s first bubblegum punk band. They have done several world tours. They also perform as a Ramones tribute band called Osaka Ramones): th-cam.com/video/w9LUlYzOiWs/w-d-xo.html
Destrose (2005; This band was never stable, but has become almost mythic in Japanese metal history, because so many great bands spun out of Destrose, including Lovebites--you will recognize the drummer and bassist): th-cam.com/video/G1VwEGHPIhs/w-d-xo.html
Aldious (2008 Glamorous and kick-ass rockers-one of the first generation all-girl metal bands, along with Destrose) th-cam.com/video/sfkJT0rra-8/w-d-xo.html
Asterism (2013 Not all female, but will melt your face off- the guitarist Haruka Noma is off the charts talented and still a teen-ager) th-cam.com/video/IfxMi0Bx4x0/w-d-xo.html
Babymetal (2010 The flagship “Kawaii metal” band and the most well-known Japanese metal act outside of Japan. Combining “Kawaii” (cute) Japanese pop tropes over thunderous heavy metal backing) th-cam.com/video/cK3NMZAUKGw/w-d-xo.html
Band-Maid (2013 OK, there are 100+ great songs by them. Here is a live clip): th-cam.com/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/w-d-xo.html
Bridear (2011 Heavy, technical-and their tiny bassist also growls): th-cam.com/video/LQIDqudG_DQ/w-d-xo.html
Cyntia (2011 Second wave, hard, heavy, but with prog and symphonic touches)
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D-Drive (2009 Instrumental progressive metal and fusion; Mixed gender. Extraordinary, technical dual lead guitars featuring Yuki and Seiji) Here is a lockdown version of their first hit from 2009: th-cam.com/video/Mi0ykRvZ1LA/w-d-xo.html
Disqualia (2015 Destrose spin-out, featuring Narumi, one of the best guitarists of this generation, and Hazuki, then an up-and-coming talent who is now a member of Nemophila) th-cam.com/video/-M5zBKrTJRg/w-d-xo.html
Doll$Boxx (2012 Insane mix of metal, electropop, and god-knows what else; a collaboration between Fuki and Gacharic Spin) th-cam.com/video/mu2z4Uf9Tgc/w-d-xo.html
existTtrace (2003: Visual Kei, progressive, technical, some death-metal and goth touches) th-cam.com/video/Oz1Lv8XGBF0/w-d-xo.html
Fate Gear (2015 Super-group, one of the Destrose spinouts-continually changing lineup built around Mina (g) and (until very recently) Erica (b); this single video is one of the best in this list): th-cam.com/video/tLQbsoKQN-0/w-d-xo.html
Gacharic Spin (2009 Founded by two high school classmates, Hana (Dr, Vo, multiple instruments) and Koga (B) who had already been in other bands. Do everything from punk-pop to heavy metal and progressive; highly technical) Here is their first video, with original singer Armmy (d. 2015): th-cam.com/video/vfzIt20_xXg/w-d-xo.html
Gallhammer (Death punk; this is from their 2007 UK/Europe tour): th-cam.com/video/2fTiyOO1nZE/w-d-xo.html
Galmet (2006 Straight-up death metal, but in prom dresses) th-cam.com/video/PnvrOLeRt-I/w-d-xo.html
Ganglion (2010 Metal with a hint of electronica)
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Hagane (2018 Started with Sakura posting blistering metal guitar covers on youtube while in high-school, and the rest of the girls finding her; full lineup came together in 2019)
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Hanabie (2019 Kawaii death metal, deathcore, thrash. Technical. Most frequent comment is “That’s nuts.” One of the bands to watch in 2021) th-cam.com/video/G18yyvPCiTM/w-d-xo.html
Kakumei (see Trident, below)
Lisa-X Band (Prodigy 16-year-old guitarist Lisa-X and a rotating cast of fellow bandmembers, often including Hazuki (of Disqualia and Nemophila). th-cam.com/video/mN_oLqTka6M/w-d-xo.html
Lovebites (2016 Modern Power, Speed, Thrash and Heavy Metal. Already making a global splash. Here is their most famous official MV-it’s even better than Shadowmaker IMO) th-cam.com/video/hLFelI93VkM/w-d-xo.html
Mardelas (2014 Another spin-off from Destrose; mixed male/female; leader Marina Hebiishi has one of the best voices in the biz) th-cam.com/video/Wd8P7wTnWJs/w-d-xo.html
Mary's Blood (2008 The first major Destrose Spin-out) Here, Saki murders her guitar without breaking any nails: th-cam.com/video/MLM2unV0kwU/w-d-xo.html
MergingMoon (2010 Mix of prog and melodic death metal. Vocalist U is Japan’s terrifying answer to Tatiana of Jinjer) th-cam.com/video/sIL-vgHNOu0/w-d-xo.html
Mutant Monster (2008 Punk-pop, really good at it)
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Narumi (solo prog-rock and fusion compositions-a change of pace from a master guitarist) th-cam.com/video/cRyCaHjwIgk/w-d-xo.html
Nemophila: (2019 Supergroup of Mary's Blood guitarist Saki, ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu, ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki, ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and ex-Soramimi drummer Muratatam.) th-cam.com/video/lh-dVLKP314/w-d-xo.html
54 Nude Honeys (1992 Early Japanese punk-they toured the UK and Europe) th-cam.com/video/jHnJSoGN5Mk/w-d-xo.html
Otoboke Beaver (2009 thrash punk): th-cam.com/video/fkWfFXnLpYg/w-d-xo.html
Rie aka Suzaku (instrumental guitar) th-cam.com/video/m6Z2GD5SqNs/w-d-xo.html
Sokoninaru (2015? Progressive metal, math rock, extremely technical; male/female cofounders)
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Sonic Lover Reckless (2018 Special project of Miyako Watanabe, one of the two incomparable Lovebites guitarists) th-cam.com/video/DXZ-qhxd1VI/w-d-xo.html
Telecide (2016 Metalcore, aggressive and melodic at the same time) th-cam.com/video/keq-7ZCluFc/w-d-xo.html
Tricot (2010 Post-progressive math-rock, highly technical with crazy time signatures and polyrhythms) th-cam.com/video/P_B_GalsJrE/w-d-xo.html
Trident (formerly Kakumei. Evolved from pop-punk to thrashier hard rock; several lineup changes but the bassist and lead singer have been constants) th-cam.com/video/9k9txMouU34/w-d-xo.html
Unlucky Morpheus (2008 Female leads Fuki (vo) and Jill (violin). This band is a deep well unto itself, they cross many subgenres of metal; Fuki and Jill also do other projects and Fuki is lead for at least two other bands including Doll$Boxx, above) th-cam.com/video/V8i_QhOgsKw/w-d-xo.html
Wagakki Band (2012 Folk-Metal fusion band, all jedi-level musicians, half of them play traditional Japanese instruments and the other half play standard metal instruments) This song was originally written for a virtual (AI) singer, referred to as a Vocaloid
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There are many more (others that come to mind are BRATS, Drop’s, Stereopony, Scandal, Princess Princess, which all tend more in the pop direction, and the Bang-Dream projects, which are live groups based on Manga series. And of course, there are other female-fronted Kawaii-metal groups like Ladybaby and Ironbunny, to name the two best-known after Babymetal. If there are others you think belong on this list, please post a comment!
Holy mother! We’re getting real now! I didn’t know it went that deep! That’s honestly insane to think that people are able to soak up all this info like a sponge and dive in full on. Definitely gotta get deeper into this stuff 🤘🏼🤘🏼 thank you so much!
@@TEALepathy you are most welcome. There is a hard-core community that love this stuff, so dive in, you'll have company!
LOL i think you pretty much covered it From the bang dream you would love Raisa A Suilen th-cam.com/video/gGUPMlP8TnI/w-d-xo.html they have a DJ as well .
The only one i would drop in not all girl but you have to Maximum The Hormone start with ALIEN th-cam.com/video/TdwT5JlH8gM/w-d-xo.html LOL 18mil views !!! prepare to not want to listen to any other music but from Japan.
The List!
About band founding years, for Kakumei it was 2013, named changed to Trident in May 2020.
Gallhammer 2003.
@@robertturner8040 Thanks Robert, I may just go ahead and add MTH to the list, they're such an important influence. Or maybe make a parallel list, with X-Japan, Loudness, MTH and a few others. Of course, with Nao on drums I could make the argument just to add MTH to this list.
Thanks for getting on this so soon! This is one of the bands to watch, no question. They just started in 2019 and are blowing up fast. As you can see, they don't take themselves too seriously. 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.”
Nemophil-a (you pronounced it pretty much right) were founded in 2019. They are a supergroup composed of:
Mary's Blood guitarist Saki
ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu
ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki (also plays with Lisa-X)
ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and
ex-Soramimi drummer Muratatam (also does other projects)
Initially, they were just a side project, co-organized Mayu with some help from Saki. They started off posting metal covers of well-known rock, pop and metal songs. Then they began posting originals, starting with “Oiran” which you just watched.
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
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. Murata-tamu is an accomplished fusion drummer as well. Hara-san (B) is the youngest but is clearly a great talent and has been developing in front of our eyes. And of course Mayu is quickly establishing herself as a metal monster.
Nemophila’s youtube channel: th-cam.com/channels/voAeGZoC8giXP59NOZABIA.htmlvideos
Woah! Thanks for all the info! I’m glad they are blowing up! They really seemed to just be enjoying themselves. Super talented and highly underrated. Dissension has been on my radar so I’ll get to that soon 🤘🏼🤘🏼
@@TEALepathy cool!
Love these ladies! Japanese ladies are tearing up the music scene today! Recommend Raitei and Dissension or their ballad Life! Life is sung to the drummer who just returned from having a baby so they abit emotional and they celebrate Hazuki, guitarist on left, birthday. Thank you for reacting to this video. Also recommend the band Lovebites try Holy War Live
Continue your Japanese all-female band journey with BAND-MAID, the best Hard Rock band on the planet. Domination-Live, Onset-Live or MV Warning will start you down the pigeon hole. All on their YT channel. The synergy and uniqueness and musical composition will pull you right in. Peace.
Added to the list! Thank you😁🤘🏼
@@TEALepathy Excellent! You seem enthusiastic and ready for some great music. Band-Maid is definitely a fun band and will deliver the goods.
Hello there. I 2nd this suggestion. Oops did someone just leave the link for BAND-MAID "World Domination" live. th-cam.com/video/QbyQCJn6rYg/w-d-xo.html
馬鹿言うな、maidsに何の関係があるんだ。ベスト ハードロック・メタルバンドはラブバイツだろ、maidsは低レベルだぞ。
great energy, good reaction. you're gonna love this band the more you hear....enjoy the ride.
Awesome reaction !! Nemophila best out of Japan 🤘❤️❤️
Tamu and Haraguchi - the Laughing Thunder. Nemophila rock !! 🤘😁🤘
I like Saki and Haraguchi! ( But not as much as I like PRINCESS HARUNA !!! ) Hehehe!
@@TheCyberMantis Oh yeah, Princess HARUNA will always be number ONE, but like I said before, it doesn't hurt to have Plan B thru Z, although it's more like Plan Pie In The Sky LOL !!
@@brandydynamite5877 We can dream.
@@TheCyberMantis 👍😁👍
Oiran lyrics as translated into English by SAKI (the red haired guitarist) from the liner notes of their CD "Oiran Extended Edition":
No one can stopping me!!
So, leave it to me now!!
We can do anything!!
Sing! Dance! Soiya, soiya, soiya, soiya!
A single flower clad in crimson
Swaying gently in the hazy capital
A picture of elegance anyone would envy
"Come here to me"
Are you ready? You are cherry? GO!!!
Further, further, soar up on high, more graceful than fleeting
Madly, madly, madly bloom, more beautifully than any other
The stir of the whirling wind blows through my hair
I surrender myself to those words, spellbound by a brief moment of light
We don't need need your words!!
(Gimme) Your heart!! To hard!! More more more.!!
I blow my top and make some noise, even the moon is pleasant tonight.
Sink, sink, flutter to the ground, harder than any other flower blossom
Look, look, look up to the sky, clearer than any lake
The morning dew that falls dampens my cheeks
I place my hopes in the palms of my hands and question the light of the dawn
Pray, pray, pray in your dreams, for what you will find lying ahead
Further, further, soar on up high, more graceful than fleeting
Madly, madly, madly bloom, more beautifully than any other
The stir of the whirling wind blows its way through my hair
I surrender myself to those words, spellbound by a brief moment of light
There's a heart symbol at the end of the line "Come here to me" in both the English and Japanese versions, I don't know if that represents something that is actually vocalized.
As far as "soiya" goes, I've heard it chanted like this in other songs, maybe its just some sort of singsong word that doesn't really mean anything so doesn't have a translation.
I love this
Into the rabbit hole with you. The rest of the world will see you again in about a year. ;)
Try Broken by the Scream band next. Think they gonna play with Hanabie on Oct. 2. My two favorite screamer band🤘
Gotta check it out!
Para mí si es la mejor banda metal de Japón! Mayu es la diferencia y distinguida entre todas las cantantes, es casi perfecta para el thrash metal 🔥
If you want to hear a very unique singing style and amazing vocalist then look no further than to (Tenge Fuyuki) aka Fuki who fronts the bands Unlucky Morpheus, and another all female super group, called Doll$boxx. Unlucky Morpheus has duel guitarists, an amazing bassist and drummer, and a world class violinist who can shred.
Here are a few suggestions for Unlucky Morpheus. Start with these two first -
Black Pentagram
Spirit of Dignity (live)
Tower of the Blood (live)
Unending Sorceress
Kurogane Ou (Iron Emporer)
Le Cirque de Sept Couleurs (live)
Doll$boxx -
Take My Chance
NEMOPHILA = #1 🤘 #1 = NEMOPHILA 🤘
Ohh man your in for it now! Japanese women are some of the most dominant banger's on the planet, if you want to do yourself a big favor you will give these Japanese gala a listen, I could suggest at least ten bands off the top of my head and I'm over 60, that's how good they are, happy hunting.
Nemophila are my second favourite band. Been following them since this song came out, which was their first post as a band, with the Iron Maiden Trooper cover. Seen all their live streams and they are just amazing band. Mayu is such a spectacular singer, one of the best in business, though her versatility might bring her to the No1. spot.
Others are: one of the top 5 drummers - Tamu, Hazuki on guitar (left), Haraguchi on Bass (she smiles all the time, it is infectious) and the all mighty Saki on guitar.
My top band is and will always be Lovebites, there is no other band like them. The Wolfpack are the Queens of Metal and best band anywhere.
Band-Maid is the best Hard Rock band out there and together with Scandal who are more pop rock/rock/Ska/Reggae/punk complete the top 4 bands.
There are other bands too: Aldious, Mary's Blood, Ghacaric Spin/Doll$box, Trident, Bridear, Hanabi among at least a 100 all female bands.
More performance oriented would be BabyMetal, Passcode and Wagamama Rakia.
Btw, some said from 1981, actually there were all female bands since mid-70's at the same time as Runaways.
Oy-run, Ha-na-bi-eh, Nee-mo-phi-lah 👍 Mayuphila is a Banshee, and Chakkix is the Chucky 😬🤘(bleqh!)
Thank you so much! And the fact she threw in that gnarly blegh made me love this song even more. Talented girls! I hope they are a headlining band
Vocalist Mayu wearing a Chucky shirt is an in-joke. The red-haired guitarist (Saki) - her nickname is Chucky (she's also lead for Mary's Blood)
Absolute legend!
Nice! This is a studio live record, Check out 《dissension》mv next bro🤘🏻🔥🌸
I almost clicked on that one 👀👀 be on the lookout
best song of 2020. in my opinion 😁
Their cover of Detroit City from KISS, is really cool.
THAT sounds interesting!
If you're interested in checking out more Japanese metal bands, one of my favorite bands of all time is "a crowd of rebellion". They are sick!
I’ll check them out! Thank you!
Las mejores sucesoras de SHOW-YA, 1banda femenina de heavy metal japonés y madrinas entre otras de Nemophila, Mary's Blood, Gacharic Spin, Scandal, etc (Fairy, Look at Me, Genkai Lovers, One Way Heart, Gambling, Kurenai, Battle Express, Shooting Star, etc)
oof you just opened pandoras box of japanese metal. theres sooooo much more to discover. your ears will be glad
I’ll be reacting to Japanese metal every week or so now huh 😂
👏👏👏👏👏🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
😁🤘🏼🤘🏼
May I recommend "Come back to you" by ACME. They're a Japanese Visual Kei band predominantly metal. That song is easily one of my top 10 from this year.
That’s a new one 🤔 I’ll check it out!
Nemophila is quite diverse : Dissension very heavy , Sorai fun and still heavy but no harsh vocals , Raitai ans the name says Thunderous, Fighter more rockish but still with Nemophila vibes. Another super Bandd is Band Maid but they are hard rock to the bones oftheir beeing with so many influences its a joy to listten to. More up for technical stuff and beautiful voice go with Unlucky Morpheus or just give them a try i would recommend knight of sword or Tower of blood for the first impression
I almost watched Dissension actually. Maybe that’s next 🤔🤔
You just stepped in huge pool full of amazingly talented japanesse female bands, Band maid is the next on your journey.
It is written and so it shall be 🤘🏼
@@TEALepathy Yeah 🤘
Lovebites and Mary's Blood are the cream of the crop, but Mary's Blood are older and sort of pre-youtube, or at least pre Babymetal, which is the band that went viral on youtube and made the Japanese companies realize that youtube could be a valuable tool...point being most of the best Mary's Blood stuff isn't available to watch. Lots of Lovebites though because they're newer, although a bunch of their stuff's been pulled recently, but there's still plenty to enjoy. Nemophila are getting there, but they're even newer than Lovebites and don't have that many songs yet, so although they're awesome, I don't rank them as high as the other two simply because they don't have as much material even though I'm obsessed with them. That was a very convoluted way of saying check out Lovebites. I wish there was more Mary's Blood stuff up I could recommend. Their most popular video for reactors is 7 years old, and it's awesome but there's SO much more to them than the few videos that have trickled onto social media over the years. I'm thinking they'll put more stuff up when their new album comes out in a couple of months. BTW, Saki plays guitar for both Mary's Blood and Nemophila. As you discover more Japanese metal, Saki's name will come up a lot. So will a band called Destrose, who Saki also played in, as did Miho (bass) and Haruna (drums) from Lovebites, and who basically (4 out of 5 original members) became Mary's Blood even though the remaining member kept the name Destrose. It gets kind of complicated...Aldious are another big name. These are just a few "all-female" metal bands, 'cos that's a thing these days even though there have been countless all-female metal bands in Japan since the early 80's, so it's really nothing new, but it took a long time before most people in the West noticed.
Japan always ahead of the times. So many band I’m discovering now 👀 and don’t get me started on their work ethic 😳 absolutely insane! I will definitely check out these bands 🤘🏼
I know BAND-MAID are not heavy they are a rock band but they are so good I thought you would mention them but still thumbs up for a very informative comment
Yeah, Band-Maid are awesome, one of the best bands to come along in decades really. I didn't mention them because they aren't "metal", but they come pretty close sometimes, and I really think Band-Maid and Nemophila have more in common than most "metal" bands and Nemophila.
@@satomiwa yes because both bands contain expert musicians. It's very common for lovers of heavy music (and I am one of them) to enjoy BAND-MAID as well simply because they are so good. People were calling them the new Beatles for a while but they have already done more than the Beatles ever did as far as creating music anyway and it won't be long and they will be doing some big shows I'm sure. I also like Brats and MUTANT MONSTER. I like BRIDEAR and Fategear. I like Gothic metal from bands like Tristania and Theatre of Tragedy. Just about anything from nuclear blast records is good. I also like dark electro . Fad Gadget has a rude but fun song called Swallow it. I don't mind a bit of K Pop but mostly the older stuff like T Ara and Kara and ofcourse I was very sad ( like very sad) when GU Hara died. So I like lots of different stuff. See you.
As BABYMETAL would say.
Band-Maid. If you like lyrical content and pop-punk, you are gonna dig Band-Maid. In Band-Maid's more recent videos, they have the English translation in the CC. They have some pop-punk elements and heavy metal, but they are mostly hard rock. The lyrics are all written by the band's founder, Miku, and there are some really deep and meaningful thoughts in most of their lyrics. The double song video, "Manners/Black Hole" is a pretty good intro to Band-Maid. th-cam.com/video/iaf94nNSRGE/w-d-xo.html
I love me some pop-punk! Gotta see this
@@TEALepathy Of course, not everything they do is pop-punk. One of my favorite things about Band-Maid is their variety of sounds. You might listen to five different songs and each one have a very different sound and feel.
reaction 良かったよ🤗
Japanese all lady metal is where its at right now. There are many amazing bands. Babymetal the biggest, followed by Bandmaid. There's something for everyone's taste though. The other bands mentioned in the comments are amazing too. However Nemophila is my favorite with Babymetal. Nemophila has something different about them. Some of the reasons I like them are as follows.They are so professional and trying to start out in the COVID era makes me want to back the underdog. I dont think I've seen a band as happy with a love of music and each other like this band. They have no issues leaving their mistakes in their footage which shows there are zero ego's here. They always leave a smile on your face and that's perfect for these times. Murata Tamu the drummer also has her own YT channel which is great as well.
Couldn’t imagine starting during covid and blowing up like that 😳🤘🏼
No matter what anyone else says, ANTHEM will remain the thrash king of Japanese metal. No discussion.
Also, Loudness is legendary.
Bro, check another all Japanese girls Heavy Metal Band
LOVEBITES - songs MV GLORY TO THE WORLD, WINDS OF TRANSLYANIA, and their live at Zepp DiverCity Tokyo 2020
BANDMAID - songs online live NO GOD, THRILL, MANNERS, WARNING, AFTER LIFE..
MARY'S BLOOD - song MARIONETTE
TRIDENT-JAPAN songs VOLTAGE, NO REGRET...
ASTERISM - songs RISING MOON, DAWN, LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS...
Got some on the list definitely 👀
In fact, nemophila is an English word, not a Japanese, dude! It is a blue flower with five petals.
Therefore, the color of the band is blue, the band logo is this flower, and they are five band members. Got it?
I highly recommend the bands: Band-Maid and Lovebites next.
That’s actually a cool way to make a band name! And those bands are definitely on the list
Five Petals of METAL !!!!! :P
Great reaction im glad you started at the begging with Nemophila (the first go you got name right lol) with Japanese into English most of the time the i is silent so its more like Oran .There something else. Came together to back the singer at some pre covid gigs and just gelled so well now there making huge waves in the world with there heavy music and smiles all top of the game .And yes shred if you utter those words and Japan Saki right guitar as you look will come up in the top handful with Hazuki left guitar not far behind .In the drummer Tamu they have one of the best there is multi- instrumentalist and session drummer .Bass Haraguchi sooo happy and part of the Laughing Thunder (her and Tamu) the band even put up a birthday video of her smiles on YT for her . And Mayu does the lyrics and some melodies and has a very impressive range pop/rock /punk/death/+awesome live well there all head banging nutters live lol .There covers are cool as well where they immerse them selves in the part and have fun .7+english Dissension track cd out through JPU records uk (there an independent band) on its 5 pressing in 2 months .New album in the mixing stages right now . Dig in there a this good .
Nemo life the fish, fila like the shoe
Much needed 😅
please react to the orale cigarettes
Ooo never heard of that!
Lovebites
Video goes up Saturday 🤘🏼
Great reaction to a great band! If you want to experience Japanese Metal then one of the bands that you have to check out is BABYMETAL!
Thank you! 🤘🏼amongst my reactions the Japanese ones have been super fun and Babymetal is on the list to hit soon!
This is NEMOPHILA's best, right? Of course it's the best lol
So impressed by them 😁
You are wearing Bullet Club T , so why not Japanese music!
Wrestling is a language I speak (I’m an indie wrestler on the weekends) but the music hit a whole new level!
@@TEALepathy Rock music and wrestling get along. Well, at least with NJPW.
They collaborated with MAN WITH A MISSION with 'Break the Contradictions'
and SiM with LiON'S DEN.
warning! Japanese metal music rabbit hole is very deep & badass . A large percentage of " all female " band ... someone said : " - you can be any professional , comes a Japanese lady and shows you how to do it better . " :D HF
It’s just hypnotic isn’t it? Just to think of artists like Alex Terrible from slaughter to prevail is super impressive until…. Japanese female with the ability to do the same. You’re right about it.
@@TEALepathy Fact : Oiran (花魁) was a specific category of high ranking courtesan in Japanese history. Divided into a number of ranks within this category, oiran were considered - both in social terms and in the entertainment they provided - to be above common prostitutes, known as yūjo (遊女, lit. 'woman of pleasure'). Though oiran by definition also engaged in prostitution, they were distinguished by their skills in the traditional arts, with the higher-ranking oiran having a degree of choice in which customers they took, and the highest-ranking oiran, known as tayū, not engaging in sex work at all. The term "oiran" originated in Yoshiwara, the red light district of Edo in the 1750s, and is applied to all ranks of high level courtesans in historical Japan. / Wiki /
OIRAN Eng lyrics :
No one can stopping me!!
So, leave it to me now!!
We can do anything!!
Sing! Dance! Soiya, soiya, soiya, soiya!
A single flower clad in crimson
Swaying gently in the hazy capital
A picture of elegance anyone would envy
"Come here to me♡"
Are you ready?
You are cherry? Go!!!
Further, further, soar on up high, more graceful than fleeting
Madly, madly, madly bloom, more beautifully than any other
The stir of the whirling wind blows through my hair
I surrender myself to those words, spellbound by a brief moment of light
We don't need your words!!
(Gimme)Your heart!! To hard!! More more more...!!
I blow my top and make some noise, even the moon is pleasant tonight.
Sink, sink, flutter to the ground, harder than any other flower blossom
Look, look, look up to the sky, clearer than any lake
The morning dew that falls dampens my cheeks
I place my hopes in the palms of my hands and question the light of the dawn
Pray, pray, pray in your dreams, for what you will find lying ahead
Further, further, soar on up high, more graceful than fleeting
Madly, madly, madly bloom, more beautifully than any other
The stir of the whirling wind blows its way through my hair
I surrender myself to those words, spellbound by a brief moment of light
Best japan metal...baby metal😍
We shall see
Also please check out Gacharic Spin and maximum the hormone and DOLL$BOXX
Definitely will!
The thing with Japanese bands are that they seem to be leaving western bands behind, but I think a lot of that can be blamed on the music industry. In the west the record companies chase what is popular, going to make as much money as it can. Whereas in Japan a lot of metal/rock bands are independent, even down to their own record labels, so they don't have that pressure to chase the cash cow.
So here are some other Japanese Bands for you.
Unlucky Morpheus - Black Pentagram (live, Tour Final)
Fate Gear - Battle against Justice
Doll$boxx - Take My Chance
Aldious - Dominator
Maximum The Hormone - Alien
Yuzukingdom - Odd Parade
Ningen Isu - Heartless Scat
Seeing as you like pop-punk
TotalFat - One For The Dreams (you may need a vpn for this in the States)
SiM - Baseball Bat
Mutant Monster - ABNORMAL
I didn’t know that. I like that they are true to themselves and I think it shows in how much fun they’re having. Thanks for the suggestions 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Personally to me the best Japanese (and all arround the world) female Band is lovebites. Check out the Live version of "Holy War". You won´t be disappointed.
Goes up tomorrow
Good reaction - but you are too loud guy! I have to turn down the sound so I almost do not hear the girls. Still you are shouting in the entire apartment. Better balance dude!
LOVEBITES is the best Japanese Metal band.
Video on them scheduled for Saturday!
Check out Babymetal with bring Me The horizon kingslayer as far as how crazy does it get in the Land of the rising Sun extremely crazy Japan is a melting pot for all kinds of music
Nemophila is great, no doubt. But LOVEBITES is #1. Wolfpack united! \m/
That one goes up tomorrow 🤘🏼
@@TEALepathy Sweet!
Japanese metal is Metal 2.0. LOVEBITES is Metal 3.0.
That sounds gnarly 🤔🤘🏼