This Naon Yaon 2021 was Nemophila's first live after COVID and there were still restrictions in Japan that would still last for months. Before that they had only played together in a crowd setting a couple of times as the Mayu sessions band. They became Nemophila as they enjoyed playing together then COVID hit. With this concert there was no real crowd here. What you do see though is the ladies unleashed from their homes and studio which is why you see the big smiles. Mayu is the lead singer who has now developed her screams a little lower but generally has that range you hear in this live performance. Murata tamu is the highly skilled drummer. One of Japan's most wanted session drummers. Shredding guitarist Saki was the most famous as she was still with her band Mary's Blood whilst with Nemophila till Marys Blood went on hiatus. Saki is normally right of screen and in the headphones as well. She has left the band in April 2024 and has her own solo career releasing her own instrumentals which are cool. Hazuki is the other shredding guitarist. Very highly skilled as well. She is also in another band called KOIAI. Another freakishly skilled band. Hazuki is now the lead in Nemophila with Mayu helping out in some songs. The bassist is Haraguchi san. Great musician who has written Nemophila's 2 hardest songs "Zen" and "Brainwash". The band did have a music producer called Kensuke Akiyama who wrote and produced most of their big songs but in the process was teaching the band how to do this as well. He and Saki have done a great job. He also left the band when Saki did in April. Now the band will release their first album with a new producer called hico and all songs written by the band members. So far the 3 songs released off their new January 22nd 2025 new album "Apple of my Eye" have been freakin awesome. 🤘2 metal songs "Progress and "Brainwash" audio videos🤘 and a ballad with music video "Beautiful Days" Since the band formed Tamu got married and has two children and Mayu married and has one child. The song that hooked me on Nemophila first was their first music video called Raitei. Great track and the band plays a lot of variety and does heaps of covers for their fans. A lot during COVID and released on Fridays which is why fans call it Nemophila fridays. Kurenai by X-Japan and Shimi by Maximim the Hormone are two great covers to check out. The covers are a great way for us all to hear more Japanese bands we never heard of before. LOL I'm sure that's all you need right now.
Good info about Nemophila, but just to make sure that info about them especially on English-speaking y t is accurate: They played seven shows (the first two as “Mayu Session”) to live crowds before their appearance at Naon no Yaon ‘21. Also a great stream with Gacharic Spin and Keiko Terada of Show-Ya. And NnY21 wasn’t after Covid but right in the middle of it, with only performers and staff allowed on the premises and only after proof of negative test result for the disease.
Nemophila was 5 members, Saki left almost a year ago now. The bands current lineup is Mayu(vocals), Hazuki(guitarist), Haraguchi-san(bassist) and Tamu(drummer). Nemophila’s song “Zen” goes pretty hard. I’m glad you’re loving these Japanese bands, it’s nice to see them getting more exposure stateside. There are a lot more phenomenal bands from Japan and other parts of Asia.
I'm fairly new to Nemophila also. Mayu can get low, but she's better in the higher registers. Check out their cover of Linkin Parks "Given Up". Also, the 4 of them are already releasing killer new stuff. Brainwash is heavy AF! Keep up the good work man!
This was kind of a rough live, but if you go for their more modern, own concert, live performances, they really are fantastic live. Like if you're recommended Oiran, do their more recent live, not the one from this gig. Plus you'll see the crowd which you seem to enjoy
check out their version of the Banana Song from the Minions :D they made this as a christmas present to their fans it's sooo gooood^^ oh and they also made a cover of megitsune from babymetal few years ago! Saki (the ex member) is a huge and I MEAN HUGE Fan of Babymetal and during the video of their cover you can see a lot of BM merch which all came from her private collection
Saki left last year so they're just four now Highly recommend "Zen live" , its chonky af and completely on the other side we have "Now I here live" which is just beatiful
Mayu - Vocals Tamu - Drums Hazuki - Lead Haraguchi-san - Bass Ex member, but in this video Saki - Also lead. They used to be a 5 member with dual lead, now they are a 4 piece. Mayu has some of my favourite clean vocals of anyone. She has really decent uncleans though not my absolute favourite. But with both put together she is one of my favourite vocalists. Mayu goes for cleans and the unclean highs, she doesn't tend to do unclean lows. Dissensions studio specifically has a lot of filter on her screams, most of their songs don't and yeah she sound better with less filter. Nemophila have a more mixed variety of song genres compared to most of the other groups you are doing. They can swing wildly from this, to heavier still, to totally clean calm ballads. All the other groups also play in multiple genres and have plenty of variation between songs and often in individual songs, but some of Nemophila's songs are just a totally different genre. For me I am not a fan of Nemophila's totally clean ballads but like most of their heavy stuff, and most of it is heavy. Other awesome Nemophila songs Zen Revive Ama Te Ras Raitei Rise Hypnosis Adabana Seize The Fate They also have a pretty damned large number of really fun covers filmed in their studio, including a great Babymetal and Hanabie cover as well as Iron Maiden, KIss etc.
Saki was with the band Mary's Blood. Unfortunately that group has disbanded. The lead singer has just or soon will release her first solo album. She goes by the name: EYE. ❤❤
These are two of the best guitarists in the business. Watch SAKI with her previous all-female Metal band MARY’S BLOOD playing MARIONETTE - th-cam.com/video/MLM2unV0kwU/w-d-xo.html Watch HAZUKI in this recent video of her side project KAOI, with Lisa-X on the other guitar, and KANADE SATO on drums.: A NEW PICTURE - th-cam.com/video/rX6SP5bQZH8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=BjBl2p7M25agqYg
I saw Nemophila live in March, 2023 at Trees in Dallas. I took my daughter and granddaughter with me. In October, 2022, I took both of them to see Band-Maid at the Dallas House of Blues. They really enjoyed Band-Maid, but they absolutely fell in love with Nemophila. We were right at the stage on the right side, so I was right in front of Saki. Because it is not a big stage, Mayu was also very close to us. In addition to Nemophila, I have seen Lovebites, Hanabie and BabyMetal live. With all due respect to Asami, Yukina & Matsuri, and Suzuka, I consider Mayu to be the best all around female metal singer in Japan. She would definitely be in my top 10 female metal singers in the world. I love the combination of the banshee scream harsh vocals and the natural rock grit of her cleans. When Saki left the band, Nemophila lost a great deal of momentum. I was very bummed out by the departure. Lovebites had a similar situation when Miho left. Lovebites, however, regained any lost momentum with a homerun replacement in Fami, followed by a excellent album with Judgement Day. The end result was a very successful US debut at ProgPower in Atlanta which I made the long trip to attend. Nemophila did not seek to get a bump in excitement with a new band member. A lot rides on the next album. I am confident that it will be great and that Nemophila will make a return to the US.
If a Japanese band uses a non-Japanese word for its band-name, what’s the requirement that non-Japanese persons pronounce the name as the Japanese do? English-speakers don’t say “Bahndo Maido” for Band-Maid, or “Rabu Baitsu” for Lovebites. Various dictionaries give various pronunciations for “Nemophila” the flower, including “nee” or “neh” or “ni” (short “i”) for the first syllable. Some sources put the stress on the second syllable, with the syllable pronounced as “moff” (ne-MOPH-i-la) rather than “moh”.
This live performance is not the best... it was in the middle of the covid pandemic, in a venue without an audience, the girls had barely played or rehearsed in months...also, this performance belongs to a festival with many bands and the mix is usually not the best. This is the band in their first post-pandemic performance, eight months later... in much better shape: th-cam.com/video/5qABnfChpbk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QpKCNFCw5q0rMlwn
NEMOPHILA-An all female SUPERGROUP (Hard/Heavy). Originally a 5-piece, now a 4-piece. The starred ones (⭐) are extra tasty "starter" videos, with "ZEN" (official live) quickly becoming YOUR personal favorite. The three starred R (⭐) MV's are a good trip from their beginning to more current. RAITEI is usually a guitarists favorite. MUSIC VIDEOS: 【 Adabana 】MV th-cam.com/video/AxYiOwsu6wU/w-d-xo.html 【 Dissension 】MV th-cam.com/video/26aMuahxz8c/w-d-xo.html 【 Hozuki 】MV th-cam.com/video/TjqrElTL-r8/w-d-xo.html 【 Hypnosis 】MV th-cam.com/video/k7iF1BZ36cU/w-d-xo.html ⭐【 Raitei 】MV th-cam.com/video/lh-dVLKP314/w-d-xo.html ⭐【 Revive 】MV th-cam.com/video/zmRmVc4u18w/w-d-xo.html ⭐【 Rise 】MV th-cam.com/video/rD3VMAm-9iA/w-d-xo.html 【 Seize the Fate 】MV th-cam.com/video/4tpgLyckVYg/w-d-xo.html LIVE: 【 Blooming 】live th-cam.com/video/CgOvsPJ-an4/w-d-xo.html ⭐【 Change the World 】live th-cam.com/video/tQ81olc0_NI/w-d-xo.html 【 Fighter 】live th-cam.com/video/KMioZiACr4s/w-d-xo.html 【 Life 】live th-cam.com/video/HFnEYhbEAqg/w-d-xo.html ⭐【 ZEN 】live th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html COVERS: 【 Banana Song 】Minions th-cam.com/video/8mkiCb28NYA/w-d-xo.html 【 Detroit Rock City 】Kiss th-cam.com/video/HkAQo50e_IU/w-d-xo.html 【 Kurenai 】X JAPAN th-cam.com/video/Bd3Ss30FZjg/w-d-xo.html ⭐【 Make You Happy 】NiziU th-cam.com/video/pbl1KEPgWvk/w-d-xo.html ⭐【 Megitsune 】BABYMETAL th-cam.com/video/xh9lAwNr5M8/w-d-xo.html ⭐【 Whole Lotta Rosie 】AC/DC th-cam.com/video/U8-UiNei9_U/w-d-xo.html
Sadly one of their 2 guitarists, Saki, left this year...but they have been killing it as a 4 piece. Try REVIVE mc and live. Or anything as both live and mc's are great.
Every one has filled you in in the comments so i wont repeat the info .Been a big fan from day one they are just superb and one of the hardest working bands out there if there not putting up new songs on YT there doing a cover ,during covid it was every Friday, all there material is a hit and you can pick any one of there tracks i am not joking !!! none are a skip .Glad you got here now dig in. Ama Te Ras has Mayu going lower also the new track GOD sows them as a 4 piece just as good .Another band to put on your list is Koiai The second band Hazuki plays in, Nemophilas Guitar player She is in both bands not the one that left Saki.
This is a very early Nemophilia concert and additionally a specific one, without an audience (COVID). Dissension is also their early song, it played a very important role in their career. As for mayu's scream, in Dissension it is heavily digitally processed, and in Naon mayu still had little experience in such singing. Later she made huge progress. In ZEN she showed what she can do: NEMOPHILA / ZEN [Official Live Video] th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html The real show was the Maximum the Hormone covers performed by the B.B.Band project in which mayu screams. 【B.B.BAND】マキシマム ザ ホルモン / F [西沢幸奏/ぴにょ/NAGISA(TRiDENT)/mayu(NEMOPHILA)] th-cam.com/video/AV4FBwSG_kw/w-d-xo.html 【B.B.BAND】マキシマム ザ ホルモン / ぶっ生き返す!! [西沢幸奏/ぴにょ/NAGISA(TRiDENT)/mayu(NEMOPHILA)] th-cam.com/video/L12zsNAfjPA/w-d-xo.html Mastery. And if you want something even stronger, BRAINWASH - th-cam.com/video/Oggr_KayTFw/w-d-xo.html Fun fact: In the amphitheater where NAONのYAON (the one from Dissension) takes place, Namophila will play a concert in which they will play their 4 albums and one EP in their entirety! It will be an epic concert.
They have many good songs, one of my favorites is Zen, especially the live version. They are quite versatile, and can do power ballads like Odyssey, that sounds like something straight out of the 80's, facemelting thrash/death metal like Brainwash, and anything in between.
These girls are awesome in so many ways! Congratulations! You’re Channel is reacting to my play list! BABYMETAL, Nenophila, BANDMAID. So.. queue up Love Bites and you’ve covered them all! Start with the Shadow Maker MV.
While I don't like Nemophila as much as Hanabie., they are still killer (I have a thing for crazy female vocalists I guess lol). Band-Maid's vocals are a little to J-pop sounding for my personal taste, though they're obviously insanely tallented too. Tamu the drummer has said she was inspired by Nao from Maximum the Hormone. Nemophlia does do a cover of Pardon Me, I have to Go Now by Hanabie. which is really, really good. Definitely worth checking out.
I don’t know them well enough to compare, but of all the bands I’ve heard Nemophila and Hanabie are the easiest to compare lol from a style and … intensity standpoint 😂
Nice reaction. Yes, they are great musicians, did you know they have a cover of Babymetal-MEGITSUNE and it's amazing I left a link to the video - th-cam.com/video/xh9lAwNr5M8/w-d-xo.html
There was no audience. It was a live broadcast during the pandemic. Unfortunately, the departure of Saki has hit the band hard and they have lost a lot of momentum. I say that as a fan who owns all their albums. I really regret that I never saw them live in this line-up. It is so sad.
Oiran live NOT from this show but latest one to hear them with actual good audio. I do love the Oiran performance from this gig but the sound is not that great. Hell do them both since Oiran never had a true mv. It is typically their show closer, 1st song they released, a fucking BANGER and a fan favorite. This your 1st band reacting with 7 string guitars (besides the Kami Band). Combined with the inspiring bass and technical wizardry of Tamu on drums you get this full heavy feel from Nemo.
Again, great reaction to NEMOPHILA! As for Mayu's vocals there is obviously a filter/effect on her vocals in the MV and the festival audio not the best but still a good introduction. And even better comparison with much better production value would be to do 'Rise'. Great MV and live performance 🤘 NEMOPHILA 'Rise' (MV) th-cam.com/video/rD3VMAm-9iA/w-d-xo.html NEMOPHILA 'Rise' (Live / mashup of two concerts) th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html
Nemophila is such a great band! You would listen to Oiran, Hypnosis, and Ama-te-ras too 8:23 And I recommend you, TRiDENT, they're a 3 girls rock band, and they're amazing, you should listen to Spoopy, Continue (it's seems in the video), Cry Out and their last song Haha
Not sure if you've done this one but....Band-Maid "Freedom" is a fun video with lots of relaxed off script stuff. Drum solo! and even Misa smiled! th-cam.com/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/w-d-xo.html
Shade mate! Greetings under a snow-capped Mount Fuji! Your pronunciation was perfect! You might have been already told, Nemophila is the name of a flower! Well, they are ladies, even if they are dangerous! Do not worry, it is not a rabbit hole you fell into, but a Dragon's Labyrinth! Next band to study is Asterism! Best regards, Robert-Gilles Martineau
There were 0 people at this concert, it was during the lockdown in Japan, it was a scheduled festival, the bands were allowed to play, but without an audience, but they did televise the festival, which was not going to be done initially.
Hmm, I do believe Baby Metal is still my favorite band you have reacted to... besides Electric Callboy and even still Baby Metal dominates the live performances hands down. I also enjoy the Kami Band more and to my untrained ear they just sound more technically skilled than any of the other bands. And I enjoy vocalists who I can understand/hear easily and Su's voice just cuts through everything effortlessly (which gets more and more amazing for every band I find where the vocalist can't) while I find NemoPhila's vocals being hard to make out when growling and then NemoPhila, Band-Maid, and Hanabie, Lovebites' cleans tend to get lost in the instruments and I have to actively listen for the vocals. Anyways, I'm happy to see you react to more bands. Let us know if you ever want to branch out of the current niche you're reacting to.
A few years ago, I found them becuse they did a cover of BABYMETAL's "Megitsune", and I have been a fan ever since! After BABYMETAL, they are my next favorite Japanese metal/rock artists.🤘🦊🤘
Saki (guitarist on the right) went solo.. But Nemophila misses Nothing as 4.. maybe check out their new one "Brainwashed"..Oiran(evolved) studio..both as the current 4, plus several more..yes there are better "live versions of Dissension..this live version, bad weather ,no audience (covid) same sound tech for several bands..just wasn't up to par for them..one thing about Nemophila, theyre very diverse, and just do whatever style they feel like..all great..
It looks like you Google is broken. Maybe if you turn it of and back on. You pronounced NEMOPHILA perfectly, but “Hana,” sounds like “Mama,” with an H.
Ok so let's load up your musical J-Plate a little more. Japanese Pop (and I use the term lightly snd in the best sense of the word possible) Vocalist [Ado] is currently the most popular Vocalist/Artist in Japan today. Make no mistake this is no uninspired, cookie cutter, Ariana Grande Garbage Pop. Its Japan, so that should be some indication that its not going to be done poorly. Ado "Unravel Live 2023.8.30", theme song to the anime Tokyo Ghoul! It's a Heartbreaking song about begging someone to remember the you, as you used to be, instead of the you that you've become due to life's circumstances. This is one time where you would need to break your format and watch the Live Version 1st so as not to spoil the Surprise and get the Maximum Impact of the performance. To listen to the studio recording first would rob you of the Shock Factor. Also you can look into thel Artist who wrote and performed the original version used in rhe OTA of the show. But just like Bob Dylan wrote and performed "All Along the Watchtower" once Jimi Hendrix played it, it kinda became his. There's actually a TH-cam video made up of Reactors Ugly Crying while watching this performance, not saying that would be you, Just Saying. I hope you see this.
For your info: the live performance was during a post-covid edition of the "NAON@YAON" festival. This is an all-female festival organised by the legendary band SHOW-YA, like an annual gathering of all generations of the female rock scene. Show-Ya raise to fame during the eighties as one of the first all-female metal bands in Japan (and the world) and became huge stars ... in Japan. They should have been knowned worldwide, they were as good as any male band of the hair-metal times, and better than any other all-female metal band back then (ok - just my opinion 😉). And they are still playing, with the same line-up, at 60! Check their eighties videos!
I've been really enjoying your Band-Maid series but also been highly anticipating your getting around to Nemophila. Thanks for sharing the fun. Keep 'em coming!
I love Nemophila eternal good vibes. Mayu is my fav singer out of all the bands (Su-Metal aside of course), she can scream high and low like a tigress but I just love her clean voice. Haraguchi (bass) and Tamu (drums) are two beasts with the most contagious smiles ever. Apart of the water (or the whiskey) I think BABYMETAL had something to do in this explosion of Japanese girls endless talent. Band-Maid started in 2013 Hanabie started in 2015 Lovebytes started in 2016 Nemophila started in 2019 I think BM paved the way. They showed Japanese youth that metal can be really cool for girls and they could aspire to be more than idols. In the other direction, they showed the world that Japan was a place to look at for more than J-pop. Is what I think at least, I'm not an expert yet.
Fun stuff, loving you reactions man. Nice to see a fresh face doing the fun stuff. If you want to dive into something different then the Japanese bands you might want to check out Nightwish - Ghost love score. You will open a whole other box of goodies and probably a lot of new subs 😅 and keep it up with Babymetal loving it 🤘🦊🤘
Love Nemophila. You mentioned going to Hanabie in Dallas. I missed their last concert here, but will make this one. Other Japanese bands I’ve seen in Dallas are Nemophila, Lovebites, Babymetal, Band-Maid, and Marty Friedman. I’ve chased some of these bands around the US and to Japan. I also follow and have seen other Japanese groups, but have missed their Dallas shows due to work schedules. The next Dallas show (to my knowledge) will be Marty Friedman on about 18 Feb 2025, then Hanabie in March. If you don’t know Marty’s band, he was a former guitarist for Megadeath decades ago, but moved to Japan 20+ years ago. I can speak more about him, but let me highlight his bass player Wakazaemon. You might be more familiar with her last band East of Eden and current session work with Koiai. If you don’t know Marty, but react to the other two bands, you’ll be purchasing a ticket for February (IMO). Enjoy the journey if you are from around here.
If you want to do something a little different NEMOPHILA does covers of Babymetal's Megitsune & Hanabie's Pardon Me on their website. That covers ALL the bases.
Great reaction!....Nemophila (neh-mo-fee-la) is 🔥🔥🔥 As you probably already heard Nemophila has a WIDE range of sound and style...here are some suggestions based on Mayu's lead vocals (cleans vs screams). Cleans ‘Seize the Fate’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/yyKGK1Se4bo/w-d-xo.html ‘Raitei’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/6aoghIEPOYc/w-d-xo.html ‘Odyssey’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/J8RhjQpFf_Q/w-d-xo.html ‘Life’ (live) th-cam.com/video/CxmLOhDVoyw/w-d-xo.html ‘Beautiful Days’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/Lo0T4DHquQs/w-d-xo.html Cleans + Screams ‘Revive’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/xlIbcjqN5ao/w-d-xo.html ‘Rise’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html ‘Dissention’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/26aMuahxz8c/w-d-xo.html ‘Oiran’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/5qABnfChpbk/w-d-xo.html ‘Adabana’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/AxYiOwsu6wU/w-d-xo.html ‘Ama-Te-Ras’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/96LQimRqJgM/w-d-xo.html ‘G.O.D’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/18Ddh0UFVN8/w-d-xo.html Screams ‘Zen’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html ‘Brainwash’ (Audio only) th-cam.com/video/Oggr_KayTFw/w-d-xo.html Most people start with ‘Dissention’ (MV, Japanese ver.) or ‘Revive’ (MV) and then ‘Adabana’ (MV), ‘Rise’ (MV), etc. 'Zen' (live), ‘Oiran’ (live) ‘Dissention’ (MV) and ‘Brainwash’ are some of their hardest and best songs 'Odyssey' is an incredible power ballad (80's style) and 'Life' is an emotional ballad-like song sung in the video as a 'welcome back' to Tamu (drummer) after her maternity leave. Great songs that show the softer side of Nemophila. 'Ama-Te-Ras' is a quite unique 'groovy metal' song and one of their best as well. ‘G.O.D.’ is one of their newest song and 1st song as a 4-piece band Thanks for reacting to this talented group of ladies! 😀🤘
You said you like drums. Tamu (the drummer) has tamu-cam videos on her personal channel for some of the songs. They are versions of the band videos, but using only the 3-4 cameras focussing on the drum set. ❤👩🥁 th-cam.com/channels/fkjy4YQ-kSURgcXpthq7mg.html?si=xHrx-L7_ti6unvit
You said the band name correctly. They have a couple of harsher, heavier songs than this one. But then they have some of the softest ballads, the most fun pop-punk, some nu-metal, metalcore, electronicore, pop, more metal and then some more metal. Saki left the band at Easter 2024. They're now a 4-piece and they've just released their heaviest song so far. Mayu - lead scream and clean vocals, also some rhythm guitar since Saki left Hazuki - 7-string guitar, backing and additional vocals Haraguchisan (AKA Hara-chan) - 5-string bass, backing and additional vocals Tamu - drums, backing and additional vocals Ex member Saki - 7-string guitar, backing vocals
Your hearing is not deceiving you. Mayu's voice was indeed put through plenty of filters in the studio (MV) version, which were borderline too much (imo). Which, let's be honest, she doesn't need at all... I'm assuming that this was decided to maximize the 'impact' of the song, which certainly worked, but I personally never really warmed to 'Dissension' because of it. For me, it was songs like 'Raitei' with which these ladies wrapped me around their finger. :) Oh, and yes, it was indeed a Covid festival, which is why you can't see an audience. There wasn't one. :( And yet the ladies rocked the stage! 🤘🏻🔥 Singer Mayu was actually just looking for a couple of musicians for a one-off gig, but obviously the chemistry between them was too good to leave it at a 'one-off thing'. That was just a few months before the pandemic hit. Certainly anything but an easy start for a new band that hardly anyone had on their radar until then. But the ladies were clever and regularly posted covers of various bands/genres on their channel during this time, which helped them to build up a certain base despite the circumstances. By doing so, they brought a lot of positive energy out into the world, which was sorely needed and certainly didn't hurt them either, as you can see in many of these covers. They surely had a lot of fun themselves. :) For example, check out Nemophila's cover of 'Megitsune' from Babymetal, which you already know, and you'll know what I mean. 😉 _____________________ ⟬ _"America invented rock. England improved it. And now, Japan has perfected it."_ ⟭ Band-Maid | Gacharic Spin | Lovebites | Nemophila | East of Eden | Hanabie | Asterism | Trident | NEK! | BRIDEAR | Hades | etc.
Hey welcome to Nemophila. Great band. One of the top 5 along with the others you been reacting to IMO. Nemophila is my favorite out of all them and I consider them the most diverse. As others have said the guitarist Saki left back in April but that did not stop the others and they are still kicking ass with just 4 and their 4th album comes out next week. Hazuki the remaining guitarist is a shredder. Haraguchi-san the bass player is a fireball and when she gets headbanging look out haha. Tamu the drummer is one of the best out of Japan. They are all excellent musicians. Mayu the lead singer is amazing can switch from growls, screams and cleans on a dime. Yes she does get lower more at times. Actually as she has matured as a singer she has done more lower register growls and can hit that pig squeal you like. She is even now playing some guitar on some of the songs. They have a ton of killer songs. If you like the live and her screams I would try Oiran live their first song as a band back when they started. Their are two versions. one from the concert you just saw and one from about a year or so ago which is the better sound version and their is a crowd. Zen live is another kick ass one where she growls and screams through whole song and up until recently was the heaviest of their songs but their new release on Christmas Brainwash is brutally heavy.Mayu does some deep growls in that one. They play all styles of hard rock and metal and have done about 5 beautiful ballads too. You are going to love your journey with them too. New album next week followed by 17 date tour in Japan. Later in May they are playing a 4 hour show and playing every song off all the albums to date.
Nemo has an interesting catalog. If you like the clean vocals check out Odyssey, has some crazy 80s power ballad vibes and then Zen is just guttural screaming, top notch all around. Rise is another solid choice. Adabana is my personal favorite.
can i recommend a Japanese band that will blow u away but they are not a girl band. dude has one of the best vocal range out there. deviloof - torture th-cam.com/video/Er2w0pk5l8E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6Jh3yb-1BFXtpM6B
FINALLY! I've been requesting them since Babymetal! They were a 5 piece here, but Saki has since left the band. Mayu is definitely one of my favorite vocalists and lyricists. She writes some beautiful stuff! 'G.O.D.' next, like I originally requested, please. Congrats for completing my Top 5 Essential J-rock bands! I'll wait a little so you can catch up before giving your bonus band prize!😂😂😂👊✌️
#Shade great réaction I ❤ LOVEBITES, I'm also a fan of NEMOPHILA, BAND MAID & HANABIE. And many more... I ❤ the Japanese female metal scene. Only BABYMETAL bother me because they are not a real metal band. The band was formed in a idol school, the real metal band are in back of the idol name: babybone (1st) , Kitsune Gakudan (2nd) Kami ( 3 rd more famous). TAMU during this festival perform with another band GACHARIC SPIN due to YURI maternity leave ( Gacharic spin was touring with a male as support drummer) this festival is female artists only on stage, the support drummer couldn't come on stage. So TAMU with the appointment of her own BAND give a hand to their friends of GACHARIC SPIN. In 2021 NAON NO YAON festival ( it's a festival organised by SHOW-YA to promote female artists in rock/ metal)they've performed with no crowd, the Japonese Gouvernement was very strict to the COVID restrictions. SHOW-YA is the first female metal band born in 1981.for the actual young generations of female artists they're the mothers of metal.
As some else mentioned, the newest live version of "Oiran" is great; Mayu on point with her vocals and everyone else with their instruments and much better live mix. Really can't miss with these ladies, they almost literally can do any style if you check out any of their covers. Also check out "Adabana" "Rise" "G.O.D"
Got to see (and meet!) them at Scout Bar in Houston in 2023, tiny little venue and they absolutely blew the doors off! Apart from some minor equipment issues, they sounded SO GOOD live. Can recommend checking out more Nemophila. I've seen you react to the biggest Jrock/metal girl groups, but if you want to keep checking out good Japanese metal, give a listen to Broken by the Scream. Not a girl group, but one of my favorite Japanese groups.
For me..THE Metalband out there. Lovin’ Nemophila 🔥❤️ Edit: Yeah, they are better live. I think this Dissension MV is overproduced especially with Mayu’s vocals. Check out ”Rise” or ”Revive” both MV’s and Official Live Videos.
Nemophila is great live. Another great song from them is “Rise”, “brainwashed”just to name a few. You said that you like watching the crowd go crazy? Well the wildest crowd I seen is from a Jpop group call Yoasobi- idol live at dead pop festival. It’s insane. If you want to see different styles of screams and clean vocals check Mergingmoon-Greyen live.
In their early years, she had pretty much one register for screaming. The last couple years she has started developing a little more range with her screams, but it is still on the higher end. This particular live performance was at the Naon na Yaon festival during COVID, and it was live-streamed without a live audience.
Nemophila did a cover of Babymetal's song Megitsune. I hadn't heard them before this, and what a great introduction!!! I'm sure it's already been recommended a bunch, but figured I would throw a link your way. th-cam.com/video/xh9lAwNr5M8/w-d-xo.html
Great reaction and a lot of Band-Maid fans also like Nemophila, different genres, different styles, both bands have super talented musicians, same way that some (some) of us also like Babymetal. Great bands are great because of the musicians. Neomophila are now a four person band, Saki (on the right side of the video) left last year and she's doing solo workd and playing with other bands - she knows a lot of musicians in Japan.
My group traveled to Japan last year to see Nemophila play at Budokan (and see BAND-MAID at Zepp Yokohama and Babymetal at Yokohama Arena). Not long after, Saki, the lovely guitarist who plays the second solo in this song, left the band. If you'd like to see another Japanese metal band with a nice mix of cleans and growls, check out the song "Black Pentagram" by Unlucky Morpheus. They're an independent band so no worries about doing a reaction on TH-cam. Also, they have an official video and an official live video for that song on their channel. Also, they're a six piece, two women and four guys.
The reason you're not seeing the crowd is because there wasn't one (due to covid of course). It was live-streamed instead and they tried to catch the vibe by still putting them on the same stage and putting on a show.
Good ! you now opened the Nemophila chocolate box 😂, after BM, Hanabie and Lovebites. You are on track. An happy subscriber. Consider Asterism as well.
MV Reaction @1:54
Live Video Reaction @9:04
Finally... Their 1st album came out just before Covid lockdown and they got robbed. It is all the radiation in the water and Su is from Hiroshima.
Nemophila is legit! 🤘
Also, wait ‘till you watch Nemophila cover Babymetal’s Megitsune. 😂🤯🦊🤘
Hanabie too
@ShadeReactsLive babymetal cover th-cam.com/video/xh9lAwNr5M8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=_gWstsky7deZd45n
@ShadeReactsLive hanabie cover th-cam.com/video/higsrM4jqn8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0Dfp8gcznVn6q8LK
In 2021, “Naon's Yaon” will be held without spectators due to the Corona disaster.
@@Ganimal83 hell yeah 🤘
This Naon Yaon 2021 was Nemophila's first live after COVID and there were still restrictions in Japan that would still last for months. Before that they had only played together in a crowd setting a couple of times as the Mayu sessions band. They became Nemophila as they enjoyed playing together then COVID hit. With this concert there was no real crowd here. What you do see though is the ladies unleashed from their homes and studio which is why you see the big smiles. Mayu is the lead singer who has now developed her screams a little lower but generally has that range you hear in this live performance. Murata tamu is the highly skilled drummer. One of Japan's most wanted session drummers. Shredding guitarist Saki was the most famous as she was still with her band Mary's Blood whilst with Nemophila till Marys Blood went on hiatus. Saki is normally right of screen and in the headphones as well. She has left the band in April 2024 and has her own solo career releasing her own instrumentals which are cool. Hazuki is the other shredding guitarist. Very highly skilled as well. She is also in another band called KOIAI. Another freakishly skilled band. Hazuki is now the lead in Nemophila with Mayu helping out in some songs. The bassist is Haraguchi san. Great musician who has written Nemophila's 2 hardest songs "Zen" and "Brainwash". The band did have a music producer called Kensuke Akiyama who wrote and produced most of their big songs but in the process was teaching the band how to do this as well. He and Saki have done a great job. He also left the band when Saki did in April. Now the band will release their first album with a new producer called hico and all songs written by the band members. So far the 3 songs released off their new January 22nd 2025 new album "Apple of my Eye" have been freakin awesome. 🤘2 metal songs "Progress and "Brainwash" audio videos🤘 and a ballad with music video "Beautiful Days" Since the band formed Tamu got married and has two children and Mayu married and has one child. The song that hooked me on Nemophila first was their first music video called Raitei. Great track and the band plays a lot of variety and does heaps of covers for their fans. A lot during COVID and released on Fridays which is why fans call it Nemophila fridays. Kurenai by X-Japan and Shimi by Maximim the Hormone are two great covers to check out. The covers are a great way for us all to hear more Japanese bands we never heard of before. LOL I'm sure that's all you need right now.
Good info about Nemophila, but just to make sure that info about them especially on English-speaking y t is accurate: They played seven shows (the first two as “Mayu Session”) to live crowds before their appearance at Naon no Yaon ‘21. Also a great stream with Gacharic Spin and Keiko Terada of Show-Ya. And NnY21 wasn’t after Covid but right in the middle of it, with only performers and staff allowed on the premises and only after proof of negative test result for the disease.
@@OtobokeGaijin6218 Thanks.
Nemophila was 5 members, Saki left almost a year ago now. The bands current lineup is Mayu(vocals), Hazuki(guitarist), Haraguchi-san(bassist) and Tamu(drummer). Nemophila’s song “Zen” goes pretty hard. I’m glad you’re loving these Japanese bands, it’s nice to see them getting more exposure stateside. There are a lot more phenomenal bands from Japan and other parts of Asia.
Broke my heart when Saki left , but then again, she always said she was gonna leave when she felt they were stable enough
I'm fairly new to Nemophila also. Mayu can get low, but she's better in the higher registers. Check out their cover of Linkin Parks "Given Up". Also, the 4 of them are already releasing killer new stuff. Brainwash is heavy AF! Keep up the good work man!
MAYU has ALL the range. Literally every song is different they span the whole Hard Rock-Metal spectrum. Her voice is a weapon.
FAN ❤ Great first song to be introduced. Happy you enjoyed them.
NEMOPHILA has a lot of great songs, my favorite is AMATERAS, they also released Jingle Bells metal cover, fcking fire 🔥
They sound just as good live!!
They kick ass ! Love nemophila!!😁🤯
This was kind of a rough live, but if you go for their more modern, own concert, live performances, they really are fantastic live. Like if you're recommended Oiran, do their more recent live, not the one from this gig. Plus you'll see the crowd which you seem to enjoy
check out their version of the Banana Song from the Minions :D they made this as a christmas present to their fans it's sooo gooood^^
oh and they also made a cover of megitsune from babymetal few years ago! Saki (the ex member) is a huge and I MEAN HUGE Fan of Babymetal and during the video of their cover you can see a lot of BM merch which all came from her private collection
Saki left last year so they're just four now
Highly recommend "Zen live" , its chonky af and completely on the other side we have "Now I here live" which is just beatiful
La mejor banda de la galaxia
Saki ❤
Smiling drummer in this band many consuder as good as anyone.
Both........Nemophila fan and I definitely want to see you headbang to it! LOL!
Now checkout Bridear and Maximum the Hormone.both are outstanding and the drummer from Hormone is one of Akanes references.
Mayu - Vocals
Tamu - Drums
Hazuki - Lead
Haraguchi-san - Bass
Ex member, but in this video
Saki - Also lead.
They used to be a 5 member with dual lead, now they are a 4 piece.
Mayu has some of my favourite clean vocals of anyone. She has really decent uncleans though not my absolute favourite. But with both put together she is one of my favourite vocalists.
Mayu goes for cleans and the unclean highs, she doesn't tend to do unclean lows.
Dissensions studio specifically has a lot of filter on her screams, most of their songs don't and yeah she sound better with less filter.
Nemophila have a more mixed variety of song genres compared to most of the other groups you are doing. They can swing wildly from this, to heavier still, to totally clean calm ballads. All the other groups also play in multiple genres and have plenty of variation between songs and often in individual songs, but some of Nemophila's songs are just a totally different genre. For me I am not a fan of Nemophila's totally clean ballads but like most of their heavy stuff, and most of it is heavy.
Other awesome Nemophila songs
Zen
Revive
Ama Te Ras
Raitei
Rise
Hypnosis
Adabana
Seize The Fate
They also have a pretty damned large number of really fun covers filmed in their studio, including a great Babymetal and Hanabie cover as well as Iron Maiden, KIss etc.
Saki was with the band Mary's Blood. Unfortunately that group has disbanded. The lead singer has just or soon will release her first solo album. She goes by the name: EYE. ❤❤
Love them, new album out tomorrow I believe
Wait, really?!
These are two of the best guitarists in the business. Watch SAKI with her previous all-female Metal band MARY’S BLOOD playing MARIONETTE - th-cam.com/video/MLM2unV0kwU/w-d-xo.html
Watch HAZUKI in this recent video of her side project KAOI, with Lisa-X on the other guitar, and KANADE SATO on drums.: A NEW PICTURE - th-cam.com/video/rX6SP5bQZH8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=BjBl2p7M25agqYg
Exactly. No crowd. 😢
I saw Nemophila live in March, 2023 at Trees in Dallas. I took my daughter and granddaughter with me. In October, 2022, I took both of them to see Band-Maid at the Dallas House of Blues. They really enjoyed Band-Maid, but they absolutely fell in love with Nemophila. We were right at the stage on the right side, so I was right in front of Saki. Because it is not a big stage, Mayu was also very close to us. In addition to Nemophila, I have seen Lovebites, Hanabie and BabyMetal live. With all due respect to Asami, Yukina & Matsuri, and Suzuka, I consider Mayu to be the best all around female metal singer in Japan. She would definitely be in my top 10 female metal singers in the world. I love the combination of the banshee scream harsh vocals and the natural rock grit of her cleans.
When Saki left the band, Nemophila lost a great deal of momentum. I was very bummed out by the departure. Lovebites had a similar situation when Miho left. Lovebites, however, regained any lost momentum with a homerun replacement in Fami, followed by a excellent album with Judgement Day. The end result was a very successful US debut at ProgPower in Atlanta which I made the long trip to attend. Nemophila did not seek to get a bump in excitement with a new band member. A lot rides on the next album. I am confident that it will be great and that Nemophila will make a return to the US.
LOVEBITES is ❤. Hope you seen some of their videos and lives.
Amazing one of the few reactors that got the name right i just subded Hazuki and Saki is playing seven string guitars
It's neh-moh, rather than nee-moh, but pretty close.
At least he kept it to four syllables, unlike some reactors.
@@rickwagner-that is the American way of pronouncing it
@ Yes, but they're a Japanese band.
If a Japanese band uses a non-Japanese word for its band-name, what’s the requirement that non-Japanese persons pronounce the name as the Japanese do? English-speakers don’t say “Bahndo Maido” for Band-Maid, or “Rabu Baitsu” for Lovebites.
Various dictionaries give various pronunciations for “Nemophila” the flower, including “nee” or “neh” or “ni” (short “i”) for the first syllable. Some sources put the stress on the second syllable, with the syllable pronounced as “moff” (ne-MOPH-i-la) rather than “moh”.
@@OtobokeGaijin6218thank you appreciate
You were saying about passion during drumming?
still didn't check out JUNNA )))
Oh I just thought of a good one for you! Not 2, not 3, but a foursome!
Ado - Usseewa
Ado - _Odo_
Nemophila - _Usseewa_ cover
Hanabie. - _Odo_ cover
Reaccióna a Oiran y Revive, en directo (septiembre de 2023)
The voice is legit! I saw them twice, in Los Angeles and San Diego. They are allow phenomenal. Tamu on drums is a beast!!
I know you listen to Japanese band and there grest but if you want to hear a really great singer and are good musicians,check DIH out.
This live performance is not the best... it was in the middle of the covid pandemic, in a venue without an audience, the girls had barely played or rehearsed in months...also, this performance belongs to a festival with many bands and the mix is usually not the best.
This is the band in their first post-pandemic performance, eight months later... in much better shape:
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@@COTTERO thank you!
Raitei MV Monsters and Sorai live.....
NEMOPHILA-An all female SUPERGROUP (Hard/Heavy). Originally a 5-piece, now a 4-piece. The starred ones (⭐) are extra tasty "starter" videos, with "ZEN" (official live) quickly becoming YOUR personal favorite. The three starred R (⭐) MV's are a good trip from their beginning to more current. RAITEI is usually a guitarists favorite.
MUSIC VIDEOS:
【 Adabana 】MV th-cam.com/video/AxYiOwsu6wU/w-d-xo.html
【 Dissension 】MV th-cam.com/video/26aMuahxz8c/w-d-xo.html
【 Hozuki 】MV th-cam.com/video/TjqrElTL-r8/w-d-xo.html
【 Hypnosis 】MV th-cam.com/video/k7iF1BZ36cU/w-d-xo.html
⭐【 Raitei 】MV th-cam.com/video/lh-dVLKP314/w-d-xo.html
⭐【 Revive 】MV th-cam.com/video/zmRmVc4u18w/w-d-xo.html
⭐【 Rise 】MV th-cam.com/video/rD3VMAm-9iA/w-d-xo.html
【 Seize the Fate 】MV th-cam.com/video/4tpgLyckVYg/w-d-xo.html
LIVE:
【 Blooming 】live th-cam.com/video/CgOvsPJ-an4/w-d-xo.html
⭐【 Change the World 】live th-cam.com/video/tQ81olc0_NI/w-d-xo.html
【 Fighter 】live th-cam.com/video/KMioZiACr4s/w-d-xo.html
【 Life 】live th-cam.com/video/HFnEYhbEAqg/w-d-xo.html
⭐【 ZEN 】live th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html
COVERS:
【 Banana Song 】Minions th-cam.com/video/8mkiCb28NYA/w-d-xo.html
【 Detroit Rock City 】Kiss th-cam.com/video/HkAQo50e_IU/w-d-xo.html
【 Kurenai 】X JAPAN th-cam.com/video/Bd3Ss30FZjg/w-d-xo.html
⭐【 Make You Happy 】NiziU th-cam.com/video/pbl1KEPgWvk/w-d-xo.html
⭐【 Megitsune 】BABYMETAL th-cam.com/video/xh9lAwNr5M8/w-d-xo.html
⭐【 Whole Lotta Rosie 】AC/DC th-cam.com/video/U8-UiNei9_U/w-d-xo.html
Sadly one of their 2 guitarists, Saki, left this year...but they have been killing it as a 4 piece. Try REVIVE mc and live. Or anything as both live and mc's are great.
Next i recommend Rise and Oiran from Nemophila nice reaction dude you deserved a subscriber!
Thank you! I added both of those to the list!
Every one has filled you in in the comments so i wont repeat the info .Been a big fan from day one they are just superb and one of the hardest working bands out there if there not putting up new songs on YT there doing a cover ,during covid it was every Friday, all there material is a hit and you can pick any one of there tracks i am not joking !!! none are a skip .Glad you got here now dig in. Ama Te Ras has Mayu going lower also the new track GOD sows them as a 4 piece just as good .Another band to put on your list is Koiai The second band Hazuki plays in, Nemophilas Guitar player She is in both bands not the one that left Saki.
This is a very early Nemophilia concert and additionally a specific one, without an audience (COVID). Dissension is also their early song, it played a very important role in their career. As for mayu's scream, in Dissension it is heavily digitally processed, and in Naon mayu still had little experience in such singing. Later she made huge progress. In ZEN she showed what she can do: NEMOPHILA / ZEN [Official Live Video] th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html
The real show was the Maximum the Hormone covers performed by the B.B.Band project in which mayu screams.
【B.B.BAND】マキシマム ザ ホルモン / F [西沢幸奏/ぴにょ/NAGISA(TRiDENT)/mayu(NEMOPHILA)] th-cam.com/video/AV4FBwSG_kw/w-d-xo.html
【B.B.BAND】マキシマム ザ ホルモン / ぶっ生き返す!! [西沢幸奏/ぴにょ/NAGISA(TRiDENT)/mayu(NEMOPHILA)] th-cam.com/video/L12zsNAfjPA/w-d-xo.html Mastery.
And if you want something even stronger, BRAINWASH - th-cam.com/video/Oggr_KayTFw/w-d-xo.html
Fun fact: In the amphitheater where NAONのYAON (the one from Dissension) takes place, Namophila will play a concert in which they will play their 4 albums and one EP in their entirety! It will be an epic concert.
They have many good songs, one of my favorites is Zen, especially the live version. They are quite versatile, and can do power ballads like Odyssey, that sounds like something straight out of the 80's, facemelting thrash/death metal like Brainwash, and anything in between.
These girls are awesome in so many ways! Congratulations! You’re Channel is reacting to my play list! BABYMETAL, Nenophila, BANDMAID. So.. queue up Love Bites and you’ve covered them all! Start with the Shadow Maker MV.
I’ve done a few lovebites!
While I don't like Nemophila as much as Hanabie., they are still killer (I have a thing for crazy female vocalists I guess lol). Band-Maid's vocals are a little to J-pop sounding for my personal taste, though they're obviously insanely tallented too. Tamu the drummer has said she was inspired by Nao from Maximum the Hormone.
Nemophlia does do a cover of Pardon Me, I have to Go Now by Hanabie. which is really, really good. Definitely worth checking out.
I don’t know them well enough to compare, but of all the bands I’ve heard Nemophila and Hanabie are the easiest to compare lol from a style and … intensity standpoint 😂
Nice reaction. Yes, they are great musicians, did you know they have a cover of Babymetal-MEGITSUNE and it's amazing I left a link to the video - th-cam.com/video/xh9lAwNr5M8/w-d-xo.html
Mayu- vocals
Tamu-drums
Saki- guitar- no longer with the band
Hazuki- guitar (left side of screen)
Haraguchi-san- bass
There was no audience. It was a live broadcast during the pandemic. Unfortunately, the departure of Saki has hit the band hard and they have lost a lot of momentum. I say that as a fan who owns all their albums. I really regret that I never saw them live in this line-up. It is so sad.
Oiran live NOT from this show but latest one to hear them with actual good audio. I do love the Oiran performance from this gig but the sound is not that great. Hell do them both since Oiran never had a true mv. It is typically their show closer, 1st song they released, a fucking BANGER and a fan favorite. This your 1st band reacting with 7 string guitars (besides the Kami Band). Combined with the inspiring bass and technical wizardry of Tamu on drums you get this full heavy feel from Nemo.
Okay good to know!
❤️🔥🤘🏼❤️🔥
Again, great reaction to NEMOPHILA!
As for Mayu's vocals there is obviously a filter/effect on her vocals in the MV and the festival audio not the best but still a good introduction. And even better comparison with much better production value would be to do 'Rise'. Great MV and live performance 🤘
NEMOPHILA 'Rise' (MV)
th-cam.com/video/rD3VMAm-9iA/w-d-xo.html
NEMOPHILA 'Rise' (Live / mashup of two concerts)
th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html
Nemophila is such a great band! You would listen to Oiran, Hypnosis, and Ama-te-ras too
8:23 And I recommend you, TRiDENT, they're a 3 girls rock band, and they're amazing, you should listen to Spoopy, Continue (it's seems in the video), Cry Out and their last song Haha
Not sure if you've done this one but....Band-Maid "Freedom" is a fun video with lots of relaxed off script stuff. Drum solo! and even Misa smiled! th-cam.com/video/FHpuEqMAcDg/w-d-xo.html
Looks like you're a little late to the party...😂
Shade mate!
Greetings under a snow-capped Mount Fuji!
Your pronunciation was perfect!
You might have been already told, Nemophila is the name of a flower! Well, they are ladies, even if they are dangerous!
Do not worry, it is not a rabbit hole you fell into, but a Dragon's Labyrinth!
Next band to study is Asterism!
Best regards,
Robert-Gilles Martineau
There were 0 people at this concert, it was during the lockdown in Japan, it was a scheduled festival, the bands were allowed to play, but without an audience, but they did televise the festival, which was not going to be done initially.
Hmm, I do believe Baby Metal is still my favorite band you have reacted to... besides Electric Callboy and even still Baby Metal dominates the live performances hands down. I also enjoy the Kami Band more and to my untrained ear they just sound more technically skilled than any of the other bands. And I enjoy vocalists who I can understand/hear easily and Su's voice just cuts through everything effortlessly (which gets more and more amazing for every band I find where the vocalist can't) while I find NemoPhila's vocals being hard to make out when growling and then NemoPhila, Band-Maid, and Hanabie, Lovebites' cleans tend to get lost in the instruments and I have to actively listen for the vocals.
Anyways, I'm happy to see you react to more bands. Let us know if you ever want to branch out of the current niche you're reacting to.
A few years ago, I found them becuse they did a cover of BABYMETAL's "Megitsune", and I have been a fan ever since! After BABYMETAL, they are my next favorite Japanese metal/rock artists.🤘🦊🤘
Saki (guitarist on the right) went solo.. But Nemophila misses Nothing as 4.. maybe check out their new one "Brainwashed"..Oiran(evolved) studio..both as the current 4, plus several more..yes there are better "live versions of Dissension..this live version, bad weather ,no audience (covid) same sound tech for several bands..just wasn't up to par for them..one thing about Nemophila, theyre very diverse, and just do whatever style they feel like..all great..
and they are japanese group
It looks like you Google is broken. Maybe if you turn it of and back on.
You pronounced NEMOPHILA perfectly, but “Hana,” sounds like “Mama,” with an H.
Hawt.
Ok so let's load up your musical J-Plate a little more.
Japanese Pop (and I use the term lightly snd in the best sense of the word possible) Vocalist [Ado] is currently the most popular Vocalist/Artist in Japan today. Make no mistake this is no uninspired, cookie cutter, Ariana Grande Garbage Pop. Its Japan, so that should be some indication that its not going to be done poorly.
Ado "Unravel Live 2023.8.30", theme song to the anime Tokyo Ghoul! It's a Heartbreaking song about begging someone to remember the you, as you used to be, instead of the you that you've become due to life's circumstances.
This is one time where you would need to break your format and watch the Live Version 1st so as not to spoil the Surprise and get the Maximum Impact of the performance. To listen to the studio recording first would rob you of the Shock Factor.
Also you can look into thel Artist who wrote and performed the original version used in rhe OTA of the show.
But just like Bob Dylan wrote and performed "All Along the Watchtower" once Jimi Hendrix played it, it kinda became his. There's actually a TH-cam video made up of Reactors Ugly Crying while watching this performance, not saying that would be you, Just Saying.
I hope you see this.
For your info: the live performance was during a post-covid edition of the "NAON@YAON" festival. This is an all-female festival organised by the legendary band SHOW-YA, like an annual gathering of all generations of the female rock scene. Show-Ya raise to fame during the eighties as one of the first all-female metal bands in Japan (and the world) and became huge stars ... in Japan. They should have been knowned worldwide, they were as good as any male band of the hair-metal times, and better than any other all-female metal band back then (ok - just my opinion 😉). And they are still playing, with the same line-up, at 60! Check their eighties videos!
I've been really enjoying your Band-Maid series but also been highly anticipating your getting around to Nemophila. Thanks for sharing the fun. Keep 'em coming!
I f you want the heavier japanese female vocals and more metal-core(ish) sound: GUNGIRE- Rotten vegetables , or DRAGDOWN-Kemuri
I love Nemophila eternal good vibes. Mayu is my fav singer out of all the bands (Su-Metal aside of course), she can scream high and low like a tigress but I just love her clean voice. Haraguchi (bass) and Tamu (drums) are two beasts with the most contagious smiles ever.
Apart of the water (or the whiskey) I think BABYMETAL had something to do in this explosion of Japanese girls endless talent.
Band-Maid started in 2013
Hanabie started in 2015
Lovebytes started in 2016
Nemophila started in 2019
I think BM paved the way. They showed Japanese youth that metal can be really cool for girls and they could aspire to be more than idols. In the other direction, they showed the world that Japan was a place to look at for more than J-pop. Is what I think at least, I'm not an expert yet.
Fun stuff, loving you reactions man. Nice to see a fresh face doing the fun stuff.
If you want to dive into something different then the Japanese bands you might want to check out Nightwish - Ghost love score. You will open a whole other box of goodies and probably a lot of new subs 😅 and keep it up with Babymetal loving it 🤘🦊🤘
Love Nemophila. You mentioned going to Hanabie in Dallas. I missed their last concert here, but will make this one. Other Japanese bands I’ve seen in Dallas are Nemophila, Lovebites, Babymetal, Band-Maid, and Marty Friedman. I’ve chased some of these bands around the US and to Japan. I also follow and have seen other Japanese groups, but have missed their Dallas shows due to work schedules. The next Dallas show (to my knowledge) will be Marty Friedman on about 18 Feb 2025, then Hanabie in March. If you don’t know Marty’s band, he was a former guitarist for Megadeath decades ago, but moved to Japan 20+ years ago. I can speak more about him, but let me highlight his bass player Wakazaemon. You might be more familiar with her last band East of Eden and current session work with Koiai. If you don’t know Marty, but react to the other two bands, you’ll be purchasing a ticket for February (IMO). Enjoy the journey if you are from around here.
I can promise if any of these bands come through Dallas again I am THERE
If you want to do something a little different NEMOPHILA does covers of Babymetal's Megitsune & Hanabie's Pardon Me on their website. That covers ALL the bases.
Great reaction!....Nemophila (neh-mo-fee-la) is 🔥🔥🔥
As you probably already heard Nemophila has a WIDE range of sound and style...here are some suggestions based on Mayu's lead vocals (cleans vs screams).
Cleans
‘Seize the Fate’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/yyKGK1Se4bo/w-d-xo.html
‘Raitei’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/6aoghIEPOYc/w-d-xo.html
‘Odyssey’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/J8RhjQpFf_Q/w-d-xo.html
‘Life’ (live) th-cam.com/video/CxmLOhDVoyw/w-d-xo.html
‘Beautiful Days’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/Lo0T4DHquQs/w-d-xo.html
Cleans + Screams
‘Revive’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/xlIbcjqN5ao/w-d-xo.html
‘Rise’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/DaFN5J4iPLI/w-d-xo.html
‘Dissention’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/26aMuahxz8c/w-d-xo.html
‘Oiran’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/5qABnfChpbk/w-d-xo.html
‘Adabana’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/AxYiOwsu6wU/w-d-xo.html
‘Ama-Te-Ras’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/96LQimRqJgM/w-d-xo.html
‘G.O.D’ (MV) th-cam.com/video/18Ddh0UFVN8/w-d-xo.html
Screams
‘Zen’ (Live) th-cam.com/video/k1yPbBRHFms/w-d-xo.html
‘Brainwash’ (Audio only) th-cam.com/video/Oggr_KayTFw/w-d-xo.html
Most people start with ‘Dissention’ (MV, Japanese ver.) or ‘Revive’ (MV) and then ‘Adabana’ (MV), ‘Rise’ (MV), etc.
'Zen' (live), ‘Oiran’ (live) ‘Dissention’ (MV) and ‘Brainwash’ are some of their hardest and best songs
'Odyssey' is an incredible power ballad (80's style) and 'Life' is an emotional ballad-like song sung in the video as a 'welcome back' to Tamu (drummer) after her maternity leave. Great songs that show the softer side of Nemophila.
'Ama-Te-Ras' is a quite unique 'groovy metal' song and one of their best as well.
‘G.O.D.’ is one of their newest song and 1st song as a 4-piece band
Thanks for reacting to this talented group of ladies! 😀🤘
You noticed the smiling bass player Haraguchi-san. Her and the drummer Tamu do that a lot. That's why they were called "The Laughing Thunder".
Your next one needs to be G.O.D! th-cam.com/video/18Ddh0UFVN8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=blJtR6pWm1Wq3kBW
You need to check out their cover of Megitsune. So good
You said you like drums. Tamu (the drummer) has tamu-cam videos on her personal channel for some of the songs.
They are versions of the band videos, but using only the 3-4 cameras focussing on the drum set. ❤👩🥁
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Hell yeah! Was waiting for a Nemophila react!
Their new song Brainwash is an absolute banger.
🤘🤘🤘🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🔥🔥🔥
You said the band name correctly.
They have a couple of harsher, heavier songs than this one. But then they have some of the softest ballads, the most fun pop-punk, some nu-metal, metalcore, electronicore, pop, more metal and then some more metal.
Saki left the band at Easter 2024. They're now a 4-piece and they've just released their heaviest song so far.
Mayu - lead scream and clean vocals, also some rhythm guitar since Saki left
Hazuki - 7-string guitar, backing and additional vocals
Haraguchisan (AKA Hara-chan) - 5-string bass, backing and additional vocals
Tamu - drums, backing and additional vocals
Ex member Saki - 7-string guitar, backing vocals
Your hearing is not deceiving you. Mayu's voice was indeed put through plenty of filters in the studio (MV) version, which were borderline too much (imo). Which, let's be honest, she doesn't need at all... I'm assuming that this was decided to maximize the 'impact' of the song, which certainly worked, but I personally never really warmed to 'Dissension' because of it. For me, it was songs like 'Raitei' with which these ladies wrapped me around their finger. :)
Oh, and yes, it was indeed a Covid festival, which is why you can't see an audience. There wasn't one. :( And yet the ladies rocked the stage! 🤘🏻🔥
Singer Mayu was actually just looking for a couple of musicians for a one-off gig, but obviously the chemistry between them was too good to leave it at a 'one-off thing'. That was just a few months before the pandemic hit. Certainly anything but an easy start for a new band that hardly anyone had on their radar until then. But the ladies were clever and regularly posted covers of various bands/genres on their channel during this time, which helped them to build up a certain base despite the circumstances. By doing so, they brought a lot of positive energy out into the world, which was sorely needed and certainly didn't hurt them either, as you can see in many of these covers. They surely had a lot of fun themselves. :) For example, check out Nemophila's cover of 'Megitsune' from Babymetal, which you already know, and you'll know what I mean. 😉
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I’m with you, the studio version was fine, but the live screams are WAY better in my opinion
Nemophila is the best! Try Revive MV followed up by Revive live next!
Mayu is the best rock vocalist on the planet! (Don't tell the Pigeon I said that, Po! 😳🤫)
Mayu = weapon of mass charisma
Hey welcome to Nemophila. Great band. One of the top 5 along with the others you been reacting to IMO. Nemophila is my favorite out of all them and I consider them the most diverse. As others have said the guitarist Saki left back in April but that did not stop the others and they are still kicking ass with just 4 and their 4th album comes out next week. Hazuki the remaining guitarist is a shredder. Haraguchi-san the bass player is a fireball and when she gets headbanging look out haha. Tamu the drummer is one of the best out of Japan. They are all excellent musicians. Mayu the lead singer is amazing can switch from growls, screams and cleans on a dime. Yes she does get lower more at times. Actually as she has matured as a singer she has done more lower register growls and can hit that pig squeal you like. She is even now playing some guitar on some of the songs. They have a ton of killer songs. If you like the live and her screams I would try Oiran live their first song as a band back when they started. Their are two versions. one from the concert you just saw and one from about a year or so ago which is the better sound version and their is a crowd. Zen live is another kick ass one where she growls and screams through whole song and up until recently was the heaviest of their songs but their new release on Christmas Brainwash is brutally heavy.Mayu does some deep growls in that one. They play all styles of hard rock and metal and have done about 5 beautiful ballads too. You are going to love your journey with them too. New album next week followed by 17 date tour in Japan. Later in May they are playing a 4 hour show and playing every song off all the albums to date.
Nemo has an interesting catalog. If you like the clean vocals check out Odyssey, has some crazy 80s power ballad vibes and then Zen is just guttural screaming, top notch all around. Rise is another solid choice. Adabana is my personal favorite.
can i recommend a Japanese band that will blow u away but they are not a girl band. dude has one of the best vocal range out there.
deviloof - torture
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FINALLY! I've been requesting them since Babymetal!
They were a 5 piece here, but Saki has since left the band.
Mayu is definitely one of my favorite vocalists and lyricists. She writes some beautiful stuff!
'G.O.D.' next, like I originally requested, please.
Congrats for completing my Top 5 Essential J-rock bands!
I'll wait a little so you can catch up before giving your bonus band prize!😂😂😂👊✌️
nice! 《oiran》live（recent one） next please!
They did come to the U.S. a couple years ago. Small tour. I think they went to Aftershock, and other gigs. I’m hoping they come back.
Seen them in Dallas. 🤟🔥🤟🔥MONSTERS 👍👌🐺🦧🍌🙏🇺🇲🇨🇱🇯🇵
Covid.. no crowd - just live streamed 😢
#Shade
great réaction
I ❤ LOVEBITES, I'm also a fan of NEMOPHILA, BAND MAID & HANABIE. And many more... I ❤ the Japanese female metal scene. Only BABYMETAL bother me because they are not a real metal band. The band was formed in a idol school, the real metal band are in back of the idol name: babybone (1st) , Kitsune Gakudan (2nd) Kami ( 3 rd more famous).
TAMU during this festival perform with another band GACHARIC SPIN due to YURI maternity leave ( Gacharic spin was touring with a male as support drummer) this festival is female artists only on stage, the support drummer couldn't come on stage. So TAMU with the appointment of her own BAND give a hand to their friends of GACHARIC SPIN.
In 2021 NAON NO YAON festival ( it's a festival organised by SHOW-YA to promote female artists in rock/ metal)they've performed with no crowd, the Japonese Gouvernement was very strict to the COVID restrictions.
SHOW-YA is the first female metal band born in 1981.for the actual young generations of female artists they're the mothers of metal.
Love all of these bands, including Babymetal. If Rob Halford considers them metal, can’t argue with that 🤘🔥
All these bands kick ass
As some else mentioned, the newest live version of "Oiran" is great; Mayu on point with her vocals and everyone else with their instruments and much better live mix. Really can't miss with these ladies, they almost literally can do any style if you check out any of their covers. Also check out "Adabana" "Rise" "G.O.D"
Nemo covers Hanabie's, Pardon me I have to go now
Got to see (and meet!) them at Scout Bar in Houston in 2023, tiny little venue and they absolutely blew the doors off! Apart from some minor equipment issues, they sounded SO GOOD live. Can recommend checking out more Nemophila. I've seen you react to the biggest Jrock/metal girl groups, but if you want to keep checking out good Japanese metal, give a listen to Broken by the Scream. Not a girl group, but one of my favorite Japanese groups.
shade kindly react to passcode taking you out live and mv they also rock thanks newbie here from the phillippines
Did you notice Hazuki and Saki's guitars. There's something different about them, than the ordinary!!!
For me..THE Metalband out there. Lovin’ Nemophila 🔥❤️
Edit: Yeah, they are better live. I think this Dissension MV is overproduced especially with Mayu’s vocals. Check out ”Rise” or ”Revive” both MV’s and Official Live Videos.
My dream double billing
Hanabie & Nemofila
You should have seen the real double bill of Hanabie and Jinjer. Absolutely Fantastic
@@danw6048 Nemo and Hanabie were a real double bill as well. They did a show or two together in 2023.
@ that sounds pretty amazing.
@@iaingeo hopefully they will tour together one day
Hell yeah! When I see Hanabie in March the other act is Kim Dracula and I’m…. Uhh… idk not the biggest fan lol
Nemophila is great live. Another great song from them is “Rise”, “brainwashed”just to name a few.
You said that you like watching the crowd go crazy? Well the wildest crowd I seen is from a Jpop group call Yoasobi- idol live at dead pop festival. It’s insane.
If you want to see different styles of screams and clean vocals check Mergingmoon-Greyen live.
In their early years, she had pretty much one register for screaming. The last couple years she has started developing a little more range with her screams, but it is still on the higher end. This particular live performance was at the Naon na Yaon festival during COVID, and it was live-streamed without a live audience.
Nemophila did a cover of Babymetal's song Megitsune. I hadn't heard them before this, and what a great introduction!!! I'm sure it's already been recommended a bunch, but figured I would throw a link your way.
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Great reaction and a lot of Band-Maid fans also like Nemophila, different genres, different styles, both bands have super talented musicians, same way that some (some) of us also like Babymetal. Great bands are great because of the musicians. Neomophila are now a four person band, Saki (on the right side of the video) left last year and she's doing solo workd and playing with other bands - she knows a lot of musicians in Japan.
My group traveled to Japan last year to see Nemophila play at Budokan (and see BAND-MAID at Zepp Yokohama and Babymetal at Yokohama Arena). Not long after, Saki, the lovely guitarist who plays the second solo in this song, left the band.
If you'd like to see another Japanese metal band with a nice mix of cleans and growls, check out the song "Black Pentagram" by Unlucky Morpheus. They're an independent band so no worries about doing a reaction on TH-cam. Also, they have an official video and an official live video for that song on their channel. Also, they're a six piece, two women and four guys.
What an amazing trip! Shoot me an invite next time hahaha
The reason you're not seeing the crowd is because there wasn't one (due to covid of course). It was live-streamed instead and they tried to catch the vibe by still putting them on the same stage and putting on a show.
Good ! you now opened the Nemophila chocolate box 😂, after BM, Hanabie and Lovebites. You are on track. An happy subscriber. Consider Asterism as well.
Waiting for Cody to come back on for them!
They did a babymetal - megutsune cover
Mayu's raspy cleans are probably my favorite clean vocals around right now. If you do another Nemophila song, you might wanna check out Rise or G.O.D.