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she's a cat character who represents a small town whose main source of economy is a giant apple farm/farms. the whole purpose of nyango star is to make kids want to eat more apples. it benefits the local economy and keeps the kids healthy i guess.
When Nyango Star is in town drumming, it is not for his own gain. It is to help support and uplift a town after suffering tragedy. The entirety of these "yuru-chara" mascots work this way, or something close to it.
It promotes tourism as well, and understandably so. When the covid stuff is over I will probably try and catch a show. Japan's domestic tourism industry is wild though.
The thing that kills me is that Nyango is going so hard, smashing the sticks with the confidence of someone who knows what they're doing, who's done this for years and loves every second of it. And then the whole time they just look like they're worried they're gonna step on a bee or something.
To be honest, as hilarious as it might look, this is impressive on at least 2 levels. 1st: The speed. This alone is already impressive to most of us, BUT there's one thing that makes it even more impressive, and that's 2nd: The costume! It's hot inside these costumes, yes, but I'm not talking about that. What makes it truly impressive is how obstructed his sight must be under there.
I always wished we got a shot of the crowd here. I can just imagine a bunch of little kids crying and then that one having his first involuntary headbang and wondering what was happening to his body.
The most interesting fact about these mascots is, apparently, when they are in the costume these people ARE the mascot. Some western news company was interviewing a representative of the district Nyango Star was from. They asked him who was in the costume and he got visibly uncomfortable and waved off the question/played dumb. I think they said it's bad luck to acknowledge there's a human in the costume or something.
That is fairly true across multiple nations when it comes to mascots and playing characters in front of kids in particular. It's almost sacred to keep character. Since the time of Disneyland it became a deeply rooted tradition to never compromise on that if possible as other groups imitated Disney's business model. And that model definitely reached Japan.
As a cello player, I’ve always been amazed by percussionists and drummers. The fact that they’re playing in a mascot costume with obscured vision is mind blowing to me. The talent is insane
Hello from across the sea. I never thought that the mascot of my place in my country would be so popular among people abroad. Thank you ; ) (Translation used. Sorry)
FYI, the beginner drummer is Brett Chang, a violinist from TwoSetViolin. He has this series of videos attempting other instruments and miserably failing, super hilarious, howver, he's one helluva violinist :3
I went down a rabbit hole with these mascots, turns out there are kind of a lot of them, and many of them represent their city or municipality in one way or another. It's weird but also super sweet.
I think that I've seen them (on video, not irl) on the Japanese transport systems. Sometimes they will "theme" a train or tram after their Mascot or in other cases, have one mascot per carriage to represent the different stops on the train line.
There's also a tokusatsu show centered around transforming mascots of various companies, they look awesome and it's pretty good. It's called Dogengers and the production quality is pretty decent.
Nyango is indeed an apple. "Nyango Star" is probably a pun on Ringo Starr, since "Ringo" in japanese means apple, and since it's an apple cat, he added the "Nyan" there, as it's the onomatopeia for cats meowing in Japan.
10:41 "That looks like a crowd of adults...." Don't be surprised by this. It's Japan. This is entirely predictable that a crowd of adults would be into a crazy ass rock show done by professional musicians in mascot costumes. I've seen it happen a couple times in Osaka. This is Japan. Shit like this happens sometimes, and it's always fantastic.
If you look at the signs in the back one was a town mascot competition/festival and others are just local festivals, so those wouldn't just be kid audiences.
lived in japan the last 9 years and counting, this is REALLY ordinary compared to some shows and events. imagine something, there’s probably a festival for it, no matter what, and it’s usually like a pretty big venue too
The band he was playing with the slow and heavy was Maximum the Hormone, you gotta check that band out. Fucking brutal! The drummer is a mom with great licks!
i feel like legendary drummers pass the nyango star costume along to each other, each taking a turn with it... embracing its power... purifying their souls... realizing they know nothing about the true nature of drumming... and unzipping as enlightened beings
Actually, you nailed it. He is an "Apple Cat". He is from Aomori Prefecture which is famous for it's Apples. I used to live there. Apple cat for the win.
There's a whole thing in Japan where they really love mascots. So this one amazing drummer decided to help out the town apple farms by becoming their mascot. So now they're an apple cat. That takes the lunch money of entire Metal Albums over the course of a single drum solo.
Can we all appreciate the fact that these guys are really sweating below these layers of fur, yet still provide us with the most speedmetalist drumfills of all times. Thanks.
Nyango Star - にゃんごスター Ringo (りんご) is Japanese for apple. Nyan (にゃん) is the Japanese word for "meow" Ringo Star was the drummer for The Beatles. His name is a three point reference and it's completely unreasonable that he's so damn good while wearing such a ridiculous outfit and I love it
Without a doubt, this video is in my top-ten favorite TH-cam videos of all time. Without fail, if I’m having a horrible day and my mental health is getting the better of me, I go straight to this video and it always puts a smile on my face. I just love the fierce wholesomeness and it makes me feel a little better. Nice reaction video my man.
I'm Japanese. The following is the supplement 5:30 This song is Youkoso JapariPark he in Japanese(Perhaps Welcome to Japari-Park in English). This song is used Kemono Friends that is Japanese Anime. 5:58 Maximum The Hormon who is the Japanese rock band. 10:18 The purple skin bear is Koakkuma, who the regional mascot for Hokkaido Prefecture. My favorite Nyango Star Drum Performance is Kurenai(song by X)
"That looks like a crowd of adults to me." As my wife told me once when we stumbled across something similar while over there: "Welcome to Japan. Its not always like this, but it happens more often than you think."
I like how Brett is in here too, these skits TwoSet Violin make are so wonderful and I'm all for it. Also, props to the drummer. I think the drummer is a Japanese pro one or a prodigy, not sure but they're so talented and cool
I believe it is different drummers in the Costume. Its not just one person. When it was Maximum the Hormone, thats actually their drummer. There is a behind the scenes with her climbing into the suit... you can also hear her through the suit.
Those dudes he's playing along (min 6) are actually a pretty good japanese band called Maximum the Hormone. They did a song for Freeza a DBZ character and BANDAI used the song in Freeza's movie (Fukkatsu no F).
5:59 SAM! You are missing out big time if you do not know who that band he's playing with are. They are called Maximum The Hormone, and you really gotta check them out :)
6:22 hahaha, look at the little pink flower on Nyango's flank. That's a kindergarten name badge! I used to work in a kindergarten in Gifu prefecture, and the kids wore those exact same badges!
5:38 not sure if anyone's answered, but that song is a sped up rendition of "Youkozu Japari Park" (Welcome to Japari Park), opening theme to the anime Kemono Friends.
@@66Samus en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nao_Kawakita At the end of the career tab it mentions it. She did an interview with vice I think as well. Keep blastin my friend.
When I first saw Nyango Star a couple years back it was the video that looked like a children's show and I had no idea what I was getting into. That he can do what he does wearing that costume is insane. He'd make a great warm-up act for someone like Tool, even better of they could work him into the show on some of the cover pieces they often do. I think Danny Carey would have a blast with him...
Oh my GAWD this catapple is actually playing the intro from Skyrim Dohvakin!! Amazing hahahaha that's what he's playing when wearing that signature Soldier Mask, so awesome
10:37 Oh, right...One of the earlier songs was "welcome to Japari park" that's from a game/anime series. They're totally just at anime conventions and other festivals, not doing a kid's show. The staff just play along because it adds to the whole surreal aspect of the performance, and also to troll visitors who are confused. xD
The bassist that you see in the "turtle" costume at one point is actually a Kappa. In Japanese lore, kappa live by bodies of water and feed on people and cucumbers. They also have to keep the stone on the top of their head wet at all times. He's the most metal mascot up there.
6:00 that's Maximum the hormone they're playing for anyone wondering (song is called Shimi). They're a fucking awesome Japanese metal band that I highly recommend.
Also! his apple cat appearance with his name Nyango Star is a play off of how the japanese word for apple is romanized to "Ringo". Nyan is also the japanese onomatopoeia for the sound a cat makes so puns all around!
I was wondering this whole time how Nyango Star was able to play so well holding the drum sticks like that. Then I finally noticed that there is a hole in the hand part of the costume where the sticks can go through. That explains everything.
I just ran across this and I almost peed my pants as I was laughing & choking at the cranked out apple cat. 😂😂😂😂. WTFuuuuuqq?? I will never be the same. ❤
Nao and her mascot are completely different people. Everyone in Japan thinks so, but I was surprised to see 2000 likes on the comment saying that Nao and the mascot are the same person. The title of the session video is Maximum the Hormone 2nd Shop Audition. Maximum the Hormone was trying to form a sibling group at the time and was auditioning. Nyango Star only auditioned. And Nyango Star's identity has not yet been revealed.
I can't believe you didn't have Nyango covering Babymetal's Road to Resistance in the mix. I do not know how he does it in that suit with out dropping from the heat.
Oh now I get Nyango's full name. Nyango: portmanteau of nyan (cat's meow) and "ringo" (meaning "apple" in Japanese; the costume, as detailed at 11:29, means to look like an apple) Star: This is the interesting part and makes the full reference; Ringo Starr was the drummer for the Beatles, and Nyango Star is, well, also a drummer. Since copyright can be a bastard, having an apple with cat-like features would make him Nyango, have the three references all in one name (cat, apple, and Beatles drummer), and just ditch the second R in Starr's stage name.
Ohhh Yurrrr!
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Definitely not he blasted his way through the songs that’s rule number 1 in metal.
th-cam.com/video/Dntu3VDep8w/w-d-xo.html This explains everything about the costume and why.
You should try playing in one of these costumes 66Samus!
It's actually the Maximum The Hormone drummer in the costume
Definitely the perfect one for the job.
He is an apple that was possessed by the spirit of a cat. Seriously, that's what he is. It's awesome.
🙌
Gods bless the Japanese and their culture of fever dreams!
That explains SO much!
We are not worthy of him!
That’s pretty metal.
That’s pretty metal.
That's not a "costume". It's the restraint keeping humanity from seeing (and hearing) his whole power which we are not yet ready for.
Her*
Lol yeah, it's presumed to be the female drummer Nao Kawakita. The Apple Cat character is the Male. Hope this helps ^_^
@@watchmesquatch in the video it says he is male so IT IS NOT A SHE!
@@Mary-Ann_B_Mabaet it would make sense since MAXIMUM THE HORMONE (the band nao is the drummer for) goes hard
Get in the cat, Shinji!
she's a cat character who represents a small town whose main source of economy is a giant apple farm/farms. the whole purpose of nyango star is to make kids want to eat more apples. it benefits the local economy and keeps the kids healthy i guess.
He is the inspirations of all the kids there. That town will soon have a whole new generation of healthy apple-eating metal drummers.
@@silafuyang8675 Love your comment!
When Nyango Star is in town drumming, it is not for his own gain. It is to help support and uplift a town after suffering tragedy. The entirety of these "yuru-chara" mascots work this way, or something close to it.
"an apple a day makes you drum like me" would be a better ad-campaign tbh
It promotes tourism as well, and understandably so. When the covid stuff is over I will probably try and catch a show. Japan's domestic tourism industry is wild though.
The thing that kills me is that Nyango is going so hard, smashing the sticks with the confidence of someone who knows what they're doing, who's done this for years and loves every second of it.
And then the whole time they just look like they're worried they're gonna step on a bee or something.
the concerned and stressed face just really makes it perfect
@@K.Arashi it makes it look possessed lol
It's an apple wit the soul of a cat
@@shootingstar-lq7mp My dog stepped on a bee
My bee stepped on a dog
To be honest, as hilarious as it might look, this is impressive on at least 2 levels.
1st: The speed. This alone is already impressive to most of us, BUT there's one thing that makes it even more impressive, and that's
2nd: The costume! It's hot inside these costumes, yes, but I'm not talking about that. What makes it truly impressive is how obstructed his sight must be under there.
Facts
She's not wearing a cooling system under that? I'm worried about her overheating. And the smell of that's suit.
And there seem to not be separate fingers on the gloves.
Not to mention the reduced reach and movement in the suit.
In just a t shirt or tank top you've got nothing impeding movement. That suit? Damn.
@@observingrogue7652What suit?
The only thing im seeing is an apple cat born to rock those drums
I always wished we got a shot of the crowd here. I can just imagine a bunch of little kids crying and then that one having his first involuntary headbang and wondering what was happening to his body.
It's Japan, there wasn't a kid within 10 miles of that concert
Remember this is coming from the same country as baby metal \m/
@@ninjabassonline Nyango did some great covers of Babymetal too: Akatsuki and Road of Resistance.
@@autohmae Awesome, will check it out!
Fists don't headbang lol. They're not heads...
The most interesting fact about these mascots is, apparently, when they are in the costume these people ARE the mascot. Some western news company was interviewing a representative of the district Nyango Star was from. They asked him who was in the costume and he got visibly uncomfortable and waved off the question/played dumb. I think they said it's bad luck to acknowledge there's a human in the costume or something.
That is fairly true across multiple nations when it comes to mascots and playing characters in front of kids in particular. It's almost sacred to keep character.
Since the time of Disneyland it became a deeply rooted tradition to never compromise on that if possible as other groups imitated Disney's business model.
And that model definitely reached Japan.
@@scout360pyroz Very interesting, thank you for adding :)
kinda like how we all go along with the muppets and dont care who is actually moving them
@@world4saker Except the Swedish Chef. I hate that guy.
Its most likely a pretty cut-throat business, like the whole 'idol' industry. He could probably have lost his job if he answered wrong.
Those cymbal grabs absolutely kill me.
Right!!!?? ROTFLMAO
LMAO ME TOO. it gets me every time, i can't get enough of Nyango
The cymbal grab, the lean back, and the vacant stare to the clouds... LMFAO!
@@The.Breakfast.Burrito He's so proud of himself! He got 'em!
As a cello player, I’ve always been amazed by percussionists and drummers. The fact that they’re playing in a mascot costume with obscured vision is mind blowing to me. The talent is insane
fellow cellist!
Hello from across the sea.
I never thought that the mascot of my place in my country would be so popular among people abroad.
Thank you ; )
(Translation used. Sorry)
すばらしいドラマ、ありがたい！
日本に行って、そこを見学したい。
じぶんの日本語が上手ではない、ごめん。
FYI, the beginner drummer is Brett Chang, a violinist from TwoSetViolin. He has this series of videos attempting other instruments and miserably failing, super hilarious, howver, he's one helluva violinist :3
Thought he looked like him
He is the best
Not everyone can be a Ling-Ling
Indeed , he's a helluva great violin player 🙂
I was quite pleased to see him, Brett & Eddie always brighten my day up with their shenanigans
I went down a rabbit hole with these mascots, turns out there are kind of a lot of them, and many of them represent their city or municipality in one way or another. It's weird but also super sweet.
case in point: look up Soft Kuriinu
I think that I've seen them (on video, not irl) on the Japanese transport systems. Sometimes they will "theme" a train or tram after their Mascot or in other cases, have one mascot per carriage to represent the different stops on the train line.
There's also a tokusatsu show centered around transforming mascots of various companies, they look awesome and it's pretty good. It's called Dogengers and the production quality is pretty decent.
Which province did the demon bears represent (which I'm guessing is a play on kuma 熊 and akuma 悪魔)?
Chiitan is all that matters
Nyango is indeed an apple. "Nyango Star" is probably a pun on Ringo Starr, since "Ringo" in japanese means apple, and since it's an apple cat, he added the "Nyan" there, as it's the onomatopeia for cats meowing in Japan.
And Ringo is the Beatles' drummer, which makes sense
Fun fact: this pun is also used in The Great Ace Attorney as a way to give natural names for the Skulkin brothers.
Genial
God I love this
It's like a triple pun Nyan (cat) +ringo (apple) and then last name star. But then it's funny that Ringo is also an element of his name
10:41 "That looks like a crowd of adults...."
Don't be surprised by this. It's Japan. This is entirely predictable that a crowd of adults would be into a crazy ass rock show done by professional musicians in mascot costumes.
I've seen it happen a couple times in Osaka.
This is Japan. Shit like this happens sometimes, and it's always fantastic.
If you look at the signs in the back one was a town mascot competition/festival and others are just local festivals, so those wouldn't just be kid audiences.
lived in japan the last 9 years and counting, this is REALLY ordinary compared to some shows and events. imagine something, there’s probably a festival for it, no matter what, and it’s usually like a pretty big venue too
If somebody's gonna shred Skyrim theme like 7:52, I'd bet many Westerner adults would go watch them too.
Honestly, this is the kind of life changing experience that would make a ten year old go "I wanna learn to play drums!"
I wanted to, but my Dad said, he only plays for guitar lesson and not Drums...
The band he was playing with the slow and heavy was Maximum the Hormone, you gotta check that band out. Fucking brutal! The drummer is a mom with great licks!
I thought I was the only one that noticed😆🙌
@@piercingpencils_art lmao I was expecting it from the comment sections but didn't find any, so I figured putting it out here haha
The song is called Shimi. I lost it when it came to that part!
That's actually her in the suit.
She drums the Nyango stuuf.
@@mattkennedy9308 lol no.
That stop and go at 6:46 into the thrash beat has me in fucking tears
That looks like a crust punk band with an apple for a drummer.. Typical crust punks lmfao
That fuckin killed me
song is "Shimi" by Maximum the Hormone :)
i feel like legendary drummers pass the nyango star costume along to each other, each taking a turn with it... embracing its power... purifying their souls... realizing they know nothing about the true nature of drumming... and unzipping as enlightened beings
so basically one for all, but in drums?
Mascots are a huge deal in Japan and being able to be one isn't easy, it's very unlikely that there would be multiple people being this mascot.
imagine it's just ringo starr all along cause he likes to play childrens songs on drums 😂😂 No offense to ringo
cause he the one who made Octopus's Garden
@@dodleblob that and ringo means apple in Japanese, and nyango is an apple
Actually, you nailed it. He is an "Apple Cat". He is from Aomori Prefecture which is famous for it's Apples. I used to live there. Apple cat for the win.
There's a whole thing in Japan where they really love mascots. So this one amazing drummer decided to help out the town apple farms by becoming their mascot. So now they're an apple cat. That takes the lunch money of entire Metal Albums over the course of a single drum solo.
When you bring a double bass pedal to a children's concert, you know sh*ts about to go down.
I once played a grindcore set in a rat costume once. This is next level.
I wanna see footage of that hahahaha
@@DJTheMetalheadMercenary I believe there is some out there. I will see if it exists.
@@Grindhead_Jim Haha that's awesome brother
@@Grindhead_Jim does It exist?
@@esqueletomatadordeotakus4119 I have not yet heard from the person who I believe has it. Still unknown.
Can we all appreciate the fact that these guys are really sweating below these layers of fur, yet still provide us with the most speedmetalist drumfills of all times. Thanks.
I thought Nyango Star was a girl
@@stephentrueman4843 i think the person under it is one yeah
How about a bassist that can work with oven mitts while hitting the pedals in double Ugg boots
Nyango Star - にゃんごスター
Ringo (りんご) is Japanese for apple.
Nyan (にゃん) is the Japanese word for "meow"
Ringo Star was the drummer for The Beatles.
His name is a three point reference and it's completely unreasonable that he's so damn good while wearing such a ridiculous outfit and I love it
Without a doubt, this video is in my top-ten favorite TH-cam videos of all time. Without fail, if I’m having a horrible day and my mental health is getting the better of me, I go straight to this video and it always puts a smile on my face. I just love the fierce wholesomeness and it makes me feel a little better. Nice reaction video my man.
I'm Japanese.
The following is the supplement
5:30 This song is Youkoso JapariPark he in Japanese(Perhaps Welcome to Japari-Park in English). This song is used Kemono Friends that is Japanese Anime.
5:58 Maximum The Hormon who is the Japanese rock band.
10:18 The purple skin bear is Koakkuma, who the regional mascot for Hokkaido Prefecture.
My favorite Nyango Star Drum Performance is Kurenai(song by X)
bro i love you
how 's the ao Kuma able to hold the pick, let alone play the guitar in that Kuma cos, I'll never know
And the first song is Anpanman March
Tq for information. Who is he or she inside?
@@ferruscx
Inside...?
No one is. You okay?
I can only imagine the stench of the costume after a concert 🤣
The smell of success!
I'd imagine multiple costumes and one hell of a dry cleaner with a Non Disclosure Agreement.
SwampAssCeption
Nah, it has too much friction and heat to be sweaty. It just combusts after a set time.
Bro tapped into his inner lars, Joey, travis barker and every blast beat drummer and his inner dragonforce
"That looks like a crowd of adults to me." As my wife told me once when we stumbled across something similar while over there: "Welcome to Japan. Its not always like this, but it happens more often than you think."
thank you for not pausing a lot like other youtubers. we saw your pure reaction of it and I appreciate you for that !
haha thanks dude. I do pause sometimes though, just so I'm not talking over the video lol
Nyango Star: Body of an apple, spirt of a cat, talent of a professional drummer
He’s not overqualified the crowd just didn’t know they showed up to a metal show
I believe every guitarist have heard of the saying " it's impossible to play a guitar with a glove on". But the purple bear did it anyway.
You just know that at least one kid was inspired to become a drummer that day
This was the best thing ever man.
Genuinely amazing.
I like how Brett is in here too, these skits TwoSet Violin make are so wonderful and I'm all for it. Also, props to the drummer. I think the drummer is a Japanese pro one or a prodigy, not sure but they're so talented and cool
I’m glad I’m not the only 2set fan here
BRETT WAS HILARIOUS LMAO
I was scrolling to see if there were any twoset fans hahah
That was funny
That 'turtle' mascot is known as a Kappa (or River child), which is a yōkai. A supernatural entity and/or spirit in Japanese folklore.
Finally somebody said I was looking through the comments just in case
it doesn’t matter what you do, if you encounter one, your dead
I was worried when the Kappa started trying to headbang...
Now that's metal af
@@gmailisaretard when the kappa endangers itself by being a metal drummer
I believe it is different drummers in the Costume. Its not just one person. When it was Maximum the Hormone, thats actually their drummer. There is a behind the scenes with her climbing into the suit... you can also hear her through the suit.
when the dumbest looking armor gives the best stat boost
9:12 the guy on the left is from 2set violin so as the name implies he plays violin
I love Nyango star dude is top notch and even earns a coolness factor for having played with Joey Jordison when Sinsaenum was in Japan
Japanese word for Apple is RINGO. Sound cats make in Japan are written as NYAN. And the Star is because of RINGO STAR 😂
Those dudes he's playing along (min 6) are actually a pretty good japanese band called Maximum the Hormone. They did a song for Freeza a DBZ character and BANDAI used the song in Freeza's movie (Fukkatsu no F).
isn't that also Nao playing ? It sounded like her when she said something before started the count in.
@@Swollen_Goat she's singing, not playing
@@Swollen_Goat yes you are correct it is Nao.
@@AtanoKSi no that's her playing also...
@@Swollen_Goat Nao plays drums, so obviously not in that video because Nyango is taking the seat.
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10:37 ...it reminds me of...
" HAPPY TREE FRIENDS " !
(TV series started in 2000)
8:00 I almost teared up with the Skyrim main theme man, gotta love it with those blast beats, so majestic :')
I swear when I hear the word “blast beats” I think of Samus and Nyango Star. Legends! 🤘
When you look up 'blast beat' in a dictionary it shows their pictures.
5:59 SAM! You are missing out big time if you do not know who that band he's playing with are. They are called Maximum The Hormone, and you really gotta check them out :)
Was going to post the same. Great band, awesome positive driving energy!
@@Jimjolnir Totally agree! And Nao could certainly hit Sam's hardest hitting drummers list
1:10 - if we saw the crowd we would see the first Diaper moshpit!
6:22 hahaha, look at the little pink flower on Nyango's flank. That's a kindergarten name badge! I used to work in a kindergarten in Gifu prefecture, and the kids wore those exact same badges!
Okay, managed to pause it in a good spot. The name written on the badge is Nyango-san
Nice
The mere *fact* that this dude brought a double pedal to a kids show clearly shows what he actually meant to do.
5:38 not sure if anyone's answered, but that song is a sped up rendition of "Youkozu Japari Park" (Welcome to Japari Park), opening theme to the anime Kemono Friends.
To all that do not know, She is 46 year old Nao Kawakita. She is amazing. Drummer for Maximum the Hormone.
Let me repeat. 46 year old female.
Edit:
Source??
@@66Samus en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nao_Kawakita
At the end of the career tab it mentions it. She did an interview with vice I think as well.
Keep blastin my friend.
it makes sense because shes playing with the other maximum the hormone band members halfway through the vid. they are a great band
@@timothyward6644 Now the clip with MTH makes total sense. Thanks for the info.
@@timothyward6644 how dare u use wikipedia as a source
this guy plays in concerts
and give the money for charities to his comunity..
LEGEND!
When I first saw Nyango Star a couple years back it was the video that looked like a children's show and I had no idea what I was getting into. That he can do what he does wearing that costume is insane. He'd make a great warm-up act for someone like Tool, even better of they could work him into the show on some of the cover pieces they often do. I think Danny Carey would have a blast with him...
'no one cared who i was until i put on the suit'
0:55 When you're Death Metal, but you have to work weekends in a Mall to pay for the rehearsal room😹😹
Nyango plays awesome, everyone assumes it's a "he", believe me, it's a "she". Her name is Nao Kawakita.
Nyango Star is actually a male as in the character. The costumer is ofc a woman, but women can still play as male characters
Yeah, all the dude bros in denial are gonna be even more crushed when they discover google
From Maximum the Hormone? For real?
@@kellywilliam3708 What does "Google" say? There is still no confirmation it's Nao. Honestly we don't know, and we don't care.
@@NeoZeta The people they work with say "he"
Mad props to any bassist that can play in oven mitts and still hit the pedal with the giant boots
I'm pretty sure that audience were kids at the beginning, but went straight to adulthood during the performance. And beyond.
Oh my GAWD this catapple is actually playing the intro from Skyrim Dohvakin!! Amazing hahahaha that's what he's playing when wearing that signature Soldier Mask, so awesome
1:00 They be headbangin' for sure :D
1:05 Maybe they're not ready for it yet, but their kids (and they) are gonna love it!
I can't watch Nyago Star clips without smiling. Pure joy.
10:37 Oh, right...One of the earlier songs was "welcome to Japari park" that's from a game/anime series.
They're totally just at anime conventions and other festivals, not doing a kid's show.
The staff just play along because it adds to the whole surreal aspect of the performance, and also to troll visitors who are confused. xD
When the talk is about FUN, japaneses are on the top!!! God bless them all!!!
The bassist that you see in the "turtle" costume at one point is actually a Kappa. In Japanese lore, kappa live by bodies of water and feed on people and cucumbers. They also have to keep the stone on the top of their head wet at all times. He's the most metal mascot up there.
7:30 nice synchronised headbanging
"Looks like a crowd of adults...to me.
Unless.......nevermind!" LMFAO!!!
I'm sorry for quoting, but that was hysterical. I'm still laughing from it xD
What was he going to say though? Unless what? where was he going with it?
I've seen this original vid like a zillion times, and it always makes me chuckle. This never gets old.
Holy frig. Watched your vids for a bit and just now realized that you're also in Winnipeg. Hell yeah! Go Canada!
At 9:40the guy is bred from 2set violin hahaha they are awesome
6:00 that's Maximum the hormone they're playing for anyone wondering (song is called Shimi). They're a fucking awesome Japanese metal band that I highly recommend.
00:46 AAAAAANNNNNNNDDDDDD...Day made!
Also! his apple cat appearance with his name Nyango Star is a play off of how the japanese word for apple is romanized to "Ringo". Nyan is also the japanese onomatopoeia for the sound a cat makes so puns all around!
And the extended meta that Ringo Starr was the drummer for the Beatles.
Which fills in the source of his last name
I was wondering this whole time how Nyango Star was able to play so well holding the drum sticks like that. Then I finally noticed that there is a hole in the hand part of the costume where the sticks can go through. That explains everything.
Yes! Was hoping you would get around to reacting to this someday!
4:56 I didn't know this is how cpr is performed these dsys
0:34 he's turning up a lot of notches lol
The Japanese are wild! Love them!
I just ran across this and I almost peed my pants as I was laughing & choking at the cranked out apple cat. 😂😂😂😂. WTFuuuuuqq??
I will never be the same. ❤
It’s like hiring a architect to play with legos
I fucking love this apple cat thing. Damnit! I knew I should've gotten some apples while I was at the store!
Did you remember to feed the cat?
8:37 that's Brett he plays the Violin usually. He is from another youtube channel @twosetviolin.
This stubby arms are definitely what makes it funny (and yes, also the "facial expression") LUL
Love your reactions and comments while watching Nyango Star drumming. Yours the best out there😉
I'm not sure what the kids are thinking but there's going to come a point in their life where they all aspire to become drummers
Playing all this while wearing that costume is just on another level
This keeps popping up when I’m looking for vids 🤣 I absolutely love it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏
If this doesn't inspire one of the kids to be a drummer I don't know what will anymore
Holly sh*t man that was dope hahaha.. and the fact that is dressed like that but playing that hard and fast causes a weird sensation but I loved it!
Man I really want to be like Nyango star. You just know hes having the best fuckin time of his life.
Nao and her mascot are completely different people. Everyone in Japan thinks so, but I was surprised to see 2000 likes on the comment saying that Nao and the mascot are the same person.
The title of the session video is Maximum the Hormone 2nd Shop Audition. Maximum the Hormone was trying to form a sibling group at the time and was auditioning. Nyango Star only auditioned. And Nyango Star's identity has not yet been revealed.
I can't believe you didn't have Nyango covering Babymetal's Road to Resistance in the mix. I do not know how he does it in that suit with out dropping from the heat.
i just imagine him in therapy bringing the whole drum kit and blasting in front of the therapist
This is HILARIOUS!! Great stuff. I needed this today.
Finally we found the perfect thrash metal drummer.
Oh now I get Nyango's full name.
Nyango: portmanteau of nyan (cat's meow) and "ringo" (meaning "apple" in Japanese; the costume, as detailed at 11:29, means to look like an apple)
Star: This is the interesting part and makes the full reference; Ringo Starr was the drummer for the Beatles, and Nyango Star is, well, also a drummer.
Since copyright can be a bastard, having an apple with cat-like features would make him Nyango, have the three references all in one name (cat, apple, and Beatles drummer), and just ditch the second R in Starr's stage name.
Nyango Star' motto at the time was : START 'EM YOUNG" that's why he went off to introduce Metal to the kids. 👏👏 Good Job Nyango Star.
Nyan = the sound a cat makes
Ringo = Japanese for apple.
Two Set (the uninterested drummer) plays the violin, I don't remember if his name is Eddie.
It's a little skit they did on their channel.