Nemophila - "baby blue eyes" flower, "Rurikarakusa" in Japanese; grows in N-America and is appreciated in Japan (see "Hitachi Seaside Park"). The band was formed in 2019, originally as a "session" brought together by... Mayu - the vocalist (ex- Lipstick band); Haraguchi-san - (ex- HöLDERLINS band) bass, backing vocals, was Mayu's friend and colleague from Music College; Tamu Murata - drums, backing vocals, one the most respected session musician in Japan (countless bands), with also her own original carrier; she's also the wife of Akira Yamaoka, musician/composer, known especially for his videogames OSTs, in particular for "Silent Hill"; Saki (ex - "Mary's Blood" band for a decade, "Destrose", and others), she's a "young sacred monster" in J-metal) guitar, backing vocals, and... Hazuki (KOIAI "Dark Indigo" / Li-sa-X, Disqualia bands) - guitar, backing vocals; both, Saki and Hazuki have a lot of experience. Unfortunately, Saki left the band in march 2024, after the Budokan concert, thinking that her contribution was enough after more than 4-5 years, pursuing her - successful - solo carrier, and then she became a member of Like-an-Angel band. The band continues in the 4 members form, with Mayu starting to add guitar bits while Haraguchi-san's bass, and Hazuki's guitar becomes more prominent. Nemophila, with their self-declared "Jigoku no Yurufuwa" (soft and fluffy hell) general metal-rock style, made an amazing fandom impression during the pandemic, thru TH-cam clips... ...so far about 50 Western/Japanese awesomely bonkers covers, and about 40 original, freakishly insane good songs (singles, EPs - including the JPURecords' Extended Edition of "Oiran", 3 albums - "Revive", "Seize The Faith", "Evolve"; EP - "Beautiful Days"). New album "Apple of my eye" for January 2025 (10 songs, containing the 3 from "Beautiful Days" EP). Discography, alphabetical order: 01. ADABANA - 徒花 - "Fruitless/seedless flower" 02. ALIVE 03. AMA-TE-RAS (Amaterasu goddess) 04. Another Story (ballad) 05. A Ray Of Light 06. Back into the wild 07. Beautiful Days (ballad) 08. Blooming 09. Breaking Out 10. Change the World 11. Creature 12. DISSENSION 13. Enigma 14. ENTEN - 炎天 - "Scorching/blazing heat/sun" 15. Fighter 16. GAME OVER (ballad) 17. G.O.D. - "Groundbreakers of Destiny" (first original song as 4 members) 18. Hammer Down 19. Hōzuki - 鬼灯 - "Demon Light" - "Winter cherry" / "Japanese lantern" plant 20. HYPNOSIS 21. Justice 22. Life (ballad - their "official anthem") 23. MONSTERS 24. Night Flight (electro-rock song, one of their firsts, used as half-time breakout) 25. now I here (ballad) 26. ODYSSEY (ballad) 27. OIRAN - "Courtesan" (their first original song, in february 2020) 28. OSKR - "OShiKuRa manju" (children's song-game of pushing outside of a circle) 29. PROGRESS 30. RAITEI - 雷霆 - "Thunder" 31. REVIVE 32. RISE 33. Rock’n’Roll Is? (an homage to famous rock bands/artists; the lyrics/melody and style of play are Easter Eggs) 34. Rollin’Rollin’ 35. Seize the Fate 36. Soaring ～to be continued～ (instrumental) 37. SORAI - "Autumn wind" (was supposed to be the original name for the band) 38. STYLE (rap-metal song) 39. - 群青 40. Waiting for you 41. YELL 〜軌跡〜 ("Kiseki - Trajectory", ballad) 42. ZEN ________ Unreleased songs on CDs: - Another Story... written during the COVID pandemic, with the purpose of lifting the spirit; performed only once on stage for a live stream at the end of December 2020... but - according to Saki - "it's part of 'Cheer to Art, Tokyo Project' (started by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offer place for artists to upload their work...since all lives, concerts, events and exhibitions had been suspended, all venues had been closed"; was posted on TH-cam, on this governmental channel: アートにエールを!【音楽 1ch】; although is no longer there, there are some reactions to it, just search "NEMOPHILA / AnotherStory". It's also kept on WebArchive: watch?v=WWSFd4N4pjU - Creature, Breaking Out... released only on Revive (It's Sooooo Nice To Finally Meet You!!!!!) Blu-ray; they are performed sometimes in concerts; Breaking Out... released during their first live stream in 2020, and Rizing Nemo in 2023; - Blooming... released only on the official Nemophila TH-cam channel, and performed sometimes in concerts. - Ultramarine/Gunjō performed in the second part of the 19 June 2021 stream. ___________________________
Nemophila hard rocking band that covers many genres.. amazing next level musicians. And one of a kind vocals.. Mayu(vocals) was with child at this time) They've recently went to 4 member, because Saki (guitarist on the right) decided to go solo.. They're just as amazing 4 piece.. Maybe check out their latest release "Style" studio live, or Enigma live.. They do a great cover of Loudness "Crazy Night".. lots of variety to these shredder Queens
Thank you for support Nemo ¡¡¡ The versatility of this band is incredible, you can go from ballads like Now I here, Life, to very strong songs like Revive, Zen, Style, Oiran, Raitei, Enigma. Nemophila are now: Mayu: vocals Hazuki: lead guitar (and official face of Ibanez in Japan) Haraguchi-san: Bass Murata Tamu: Drums
The live version is even better. 've seen them live twice in Southern Cal and they were awesome. Super engaged with the crowd. Mayu is a beast on vocals and she's very versatile. Another Japanese band with all top tier musicians. Check out "Zen", "Dissension", "Revive" & "G.O.D.". Much like Lovebites they really have no weak tracks.
Nemophila has a WIDE range of style...mostly metal but they push into other genres at times. All are great songs in my opinion. If you want one to check out one of their heaviest songs with almost 100% harsh vocals check out 'Zen' live th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html Or a 'middle of the road' track with 'Rise' th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html
better late than ever to discover the Best of the Best more metal than rock, if you want to continue with blistering try their song Ratei or Enten (audio or Live only) if a good slower grinder try the brutal Adabana!
If you have a need of categories Lovebites: heavy and thrash metal ++ BAND-MAID: hard and prog rock ++ Nemophila: heavy and hard music ++ Hanabie: metal core and kawaii and Harajuku style Lovebites and BAND-MAID have clean vocals Nemophila has clean vocals and screams Hanabie has clean vocals and growls (from a cute 5 foot girl)
NEMOPHILA pronounced Neh-mo-fee-la is another awesome band that is so underrated!!!!! Another underrated band for you to check out is "FATE GEAR" (Unbreakable Wings) a Steam Punk Metal Band!!!!! Thank you for what you do!!!!!
Mayu, the singer, whas pregnant when they shot the MV... she was wearing baggy clothes... so the others said.. hey, we want to wear baggy clothes too! 😆
BTW, the drummer, Tamu Murata.. she's the "wife" of Akira Yamaoka, famous composer/ musician, known especially for the Silent Hill games soundtrack (they have two little girls). So.. if you react to Nemophila - Style music video (not the new version in 4 members format)... you're gonna see Robbie the Rabbit.
Excellent reaction, Nemophila are a fantastic band, I prefer them live and recommend them. NEMOPHILA / RISE [Official live video]. th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html
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Nemophila is a metal core band where LoveBites plays a different kind of metal & Band-Maid flirts with metal. Love all three !
😏❤️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘
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Until earlier this year, Nemophila had two of the best guitarists in Japan! Saki, left and they are down to 4 members now. Check out Zen live!
Nemophila - "baby blue eyes" flower, "Rurikarakusa" in Japanese; grows in N-America and is appreciated in Japan (see "Hitachi Seaside Park").
The band was formed in 2019, originally as a "session" brought together by...
Mayu - the vocalist (ex- Lipstick band);
Haraguchi-san - (ex- HöLDERLINS band) bass, backing vocals, was Mayu's friend and colleague from Music College;
Tamu Murata - drums, backing vocals, one the most respected session musician in Japan (countless bands), with also her own original carrier; she's also the wife of Akira Yamaoka, musician/composer, known especially for his videogames OSTs, in particular for "Silent Hill";
Saki (ex - "Mary's Blood" band for a decade, "Destrose", and others), she's a "young sacred monster" in J-metal) guitar, backing vocals, and...
Hazuki (KOIAI "Dark Indigo" / Li-sa-X, Disqualia bands) - guitar, backing vocals; both, Saki and Hazuki have a lot of experience.
Unfortunately, Saki left the band in march 2024, after the Budokan concert, thinking that her contribution was enough after more than 4-5 years, pursuing her - successful - solo carrier, and then she became a member of Like-an-Angel band.
The band continues in the 4 members form, with Mayu starting to add guitar bits while Haraguchi-san's bass, and Hazuki's guitar becomes more prominent.
Nemophila, with their self-declared "Jigoku no Yurufuwa" (soft and fluffy hell) general metal-rock style, made an amazing fandom impression during the pandemic, thru TH-cam clips...
...so far about 50 Western/Japanese awesomely bonkers covers, and about 40 original, freakishly insane good songs (singles, EPs - including the JPURecords' Extended Edition of "Oiran", 3 albums - "Revive", "Seize The Faith", "Evolve"; EP - "Beautiful Days").
New album "Apple of my eye" for January 2025 (10 songs, containing the 3 from "Beautiful Days" EP).
Discography, alphabetical order:
01. ADABANA - 徒花 - "Fruitless/seedless flower"
02. ALIVE
03. AMA-TE-RAS (Amaterasu goddess)
04. Another Story (ballad)
05. A Ray Of Light
06. Back into the wild
07. Beautiful Days (ballad)
08. Blooming
09. Breaking Out
10. Change the World
11. Creature
12. DISSENSION
13. Enigma
14. ENTEN - 炎天 - "Scorching/blazing heat/sun"
15. Fighter
16. GAME OVER (ballad)
17. G.O.D. - "Groundbreakers of Destiny" (first original song as 4 members)
18. Hammer Down
19. Hōzuki - 鬼灯 - "Demon Light" - "Winter cherry" / "Japanese lantern" plant
20. HYPNOSIS
21. Justice
22. Life (ballad - their "official anthem")
23. MONSTERS
24. Night Flight (electro-rock song, one of their firsts, used as half-time breakout)
25. now I here (ballad)
26. ODYSSEY (ballad)
27. OIRAN - "Courtesan" (their first original song, in february 2020)
28. OSKR - "OShiKuRa manju" (children's song-game of pushing outside of a circle)
29. PROGRESS
30. RAITEI - 雷霆 - "Thunder"
31. REVIVE
32. RISE
33. Rock’n’Roll Is? (an homage to famous rock bands/artists; the lyrics/melody and style of play are Easter Eggs)
34. Rollin’Rollin’
35. Seize the Fate
36. Soaring ～to be continued～ (instrumental)
37. SORAI - "Autumn wind" (was supposed to be the original name for the band)
38. STYLE (rap-metal song)
39. - 群青
40. Waiting for you
41. YELL 〜軌跡〜 ("Kiseki - Trajectory", ballad)
42. ZEN
________
Unreleased songs on CDs:
- Another Story... written during the COVID pandemic, with the purpose of lifting the spirit;
performed only once on stage for a live stream at the end of December 2020...
but - according to Saki - "it's part of 'Cheer to Art, Tokyo Project' (started by Tokyo Metropolitan Government to offer place for artists to upload their work...since all lives, concerts, events and exhibitions had been suspended, all venues had been closed";
was posted on TH-cam, on this governmental channel: アートにエールを!【音楽 1ch】; although is no longer there, there are some reactions to it, just search "NEMOPHILA / AnotherStory". It's also kept on WebArchive: watch?v=WWSFd4N4pjU
- Creature, Breaking Out... released only on Revive (It's Sooooo Nice To Finally Meet You!!!!!) Blu-ray; they are performed sometimes in concerts; Breaking Out... released during their first live stream in 2020, and Rizing Nemo in 2023;
- Blooming... released only on the official Nemophila TH-cam channel, and performed sometimes in concerts.
- Ultramarine/Gunjō performed in the second part of the 19 June 2021 stream.
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Impressive work, Razvan. I thought I was a big fan...
Nemophila hard rocking band that covers many genres.. amazing next level musicians. And one of a kind vocals.. Mayu(vocals) was with child at this time) They've recently went to 4 member, because Saki (guitarist on the right) decided to go solo.. They're just as amazing 4 piece.. Maybe check out their latest release "Style" studio live, or Enigma live.. They do a great cover of Loudness "Crazy Night".. lots of variety to these shredder Queens
Thank you for support Nemo ¡¡¡ The versatility of this band is incredible, you can go from ballads like Now I here, Life, to very strong songs like Revive, Zen, Style, Oiran, Raitei, Enigma.
Nemophila are now:
Mayu: vocals
Hazuki: lead guitar (and official face of Ibanez in Japan)
Haraguchi-san: Bass
Murata Tamu: Drums
The live version is even better. 've seen them live twice in Southern Cal and they were awesome. Super engaged with the crowd. Mayu is a beast on vocals and she's very versatile. Another Japanese band with all top tier musicians. Check out "Zen", "Dissension", "Revive" & "G.O.D.". Much like Lovebites they really have no weak tracks.
Congrats, You got the Trifecta. Band-maid - Nemo - Lovebites. 3 totally different styles and or genres from Japan. Enjoy the ride!
Nemophila has a WIDE range of style...mostly metal but they push into other genres at times. All are great songs in my opinion.
If you want one to check out one of their heaviest songs with almost 100% harsh vocals check out 'Zen' live
th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html
Or a 'middle of the road' track with 'Rise'
th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html
better late than ever to discover the Best of the Best more metal than rock, if you want to continue with blistering try their song Ratei or Enten (audio or Live only) if a good slower grinder try the brutal Adabana!
If you have a need of categories
Lovebites: heavy and thrash metal ++
BAND-MAID: hard and prog rock ++
Nemophila: heavy and hard music ++
Hanabie: metal core and kawaii and Harajuku style
Lovebites and BAND-MAID have clean vocals
Nemophila has clean vocals and screams
Hanabie has clean vocals and growls (from a cute 5 foot girl)
NEMOPHILA pronounced Neh-mo-fee-la is another awesome band that is so underrated!!!!! Another underrated band for you to check out is "FATE GEAR" (Unbreakable Wings) a Steam Punk Metal Band!!!!! Thank you for what you do!!!!!
Mayu, the singer, whas pregnant when they shot the MV... she was wearing baggy clothes... so the others said.. hey, we want to wear baggy clothes too! 😆
BTW, the drummer, Tamu Murata.. she's the "wife" of Akira Yamaoka, famous composer/ musician, known especially for the Silent Hill games soundtrack (they have two little girls). So.. if you react to Nemophila - Style music video (not the new version in 4 members format)... you're gonna see Robbie the Rabbit.
Excellent reaction, Nemophila are a fantastic band, I prefer them live and recommend them.
NEMOPHILA / RISE [Official live video].
th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html
👍👍 try Monsters 🎸
Also to Nemophila applies: preferably live
Lovebites heavier vocals? 🥴
You pronounced it almost perfect but all the American listeners will tell you ,you are wrong 😂