How can you not love Kanami? She's so talented and driven, and so damned sweet at the same time. She's not intentionally funny, but just naturally kind of goofy, which is so endearing. Miku deserves so much respect for finding her, recognizing her talent, and inviting her to join up.
Somewhere on TH-cam there's a fancam of a Band Maid concert and in between two songs, a fan yells out "Saiki! Marry me!" And Mincho immediately responds with, "No! Saiki, marry ME!"
You are beginning to see why we love BANDMAID as musicians but also as extraordinary human beings. As Kubato said during the Gold Rush interview of their formation "It's a miracle". There never was such a band. BandMaid forever!
That's why we love BAND-MAID so much. It's not just for their music, it's for them as individuals, how they conduct themselves on & off stage & everything good & uplifting they represent as human beings.🤗
Kanami is like a petite Japanese Oscar Petersen, the level of detail she includes in her compositions is why everything always sounds like the perfect balance and blend, even the solos, it is all thought out and groomed like a bonsai tree. They published the score book for the album Unseen World and it is 300 pages of musical notation. Kanami is a treasure.
With Mincho composing each member of the band is given power, freedom and input. She has zero ego. She is like a point guard on a great basketball team.
After 6 years, my love for this band still grows. You've done a lot of their songs already, but trust me when I say that that will not stop - with every song you do, your appreciation for them, and especially the songwriting will only increase. I've said without hesitation that I put them in the same league as McCartney/Lennon when it comes to cranking out song after song that many other bands would be proud to call their "best" song. I say none of this to crow about the shows I've seen - after all, I'm old, but I'm a guy that grew up with the prog masters, and I've been to shows by King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Bowie - and on and on. And while some of these bands have reached a higher level of technical ability, or legendary status, I've never felt about them the way I feel about these maids. I can't go a day without them. They're like oxygen to me. They've done more for me than any of the others. I love them.
@@bradmenpes809 Thanks. I know there are a lot of us out there! That's why I can put such personal comments out there so easily I guess - because I know that there are many others with the same feelings.
The first thing that struck me the first time I listened to Band-Maid was that the songs sounded so familiar to me, even though I had never heard them before. I have no idea how Kanami managed to take 45 years of music from inside my head mash it up and put it together so brilliantly. I think because I am older but sometimes I get emotional when I listen to them. It is like it takes me back to my youth while transporting me to the future at the same time. Not sure if this makes any sense to anyone but me, but this is the only way I know how to describe their music, and Kanami is obviously a big part of that. How is someone so adorable and a bad-ass at the same time ?
Kanami can be an airhead but she also can be a tough drill sergeant. She pushes both Miku's singing and guitar playing. For the "Show Them" collab with The Warning, she had both Saiki and Dany sing in a higher register than either usually did. As for "Mincho mode", I always think of the Craig Ferguson joke that Canadians are the nicest people in the world until you put a hockey stick on their hands. Kanami is like that with a guitar. There are a lot of little snippets that fly by in this video. In one Kanami is playing Tony Visconti's 12-string Zemaitis electric, one of two in the world, the other one belonged to George Harrison. Miku was afraid to touch it, but Kanami played it a little. Visconti produced "The Dragon Cries" for them. Saiki and Miku flew to NYC and recorded the vocals in Tony's studio, the same one where Tony worked with David Bowie. Tony was impressed with their work ethic, they sang over an 8 hour period which no other singers had ever done. The more you hear about this band the more impressive they are.
I've always felt that Kanami writes the way a good classical composer would for a chamber ensemble: always keeping a healthy part-independence while at the same time never losing the overall structure of the piece. But that's only one aspect of her genius.
And another display of Mincho's selflessness, there is not one song where the composing is credited to her solely...they are all credited to "Band-Maid," so they are all sharing.
I love all of BAND-MAID's songs that Kanami led. They are catchy yet complex, and have a coexistence of nostalgia and novelty that you will never tire of listening to. Actually, I've been listening to it every day since 2019 until today (lol)
Context for when Miku called Kanami a "Japanese hentai". Saiki was sweating during one of the American tour shows while Miku was talking to the audience, and as she was wiping it off her chin, she looked at the crowd and started flicking the sweat off her hand, and at the crowd. Which, you can imagine the reaction... Ahem. So, Kanami saw that, and started flailing her arms asking to get Saiki sweat on her too. Which Saiki obliged, flicking her hand towards Kanami, who tried her best to get every particle of Saiki sweat she could. Crowd laughs, while Miku looks at the two stunned for a moment, before turning to the crowd, and saying "Kanami is... Japanese hentai!"
They say to “never meet your heroes,” because invariably they will disappoint you and never live up to your image of them. I wager that wouldn’t be the case if I met Kanami ❤
Great reaction as always... As of today Band-Maid said that Kanamincho will be the first japanese guitarist that will have a signature guitar produced and sent out next month.. It will have Kanami Tono's signature on the back. So proud of Kanami and Band-Maid. I have been following Band-Maid since 2014 and I believe they are the most talented band and musicians on the planet today IMHO. As a musician of 56 plus years and I have studied music and music theory since the age of 9. Kanami Tono is an incredible writer, composer and guitarist and I have to add pianist.. Great reactions and keep up the great job. 👍👍🕊️🇺🇸PO!!!!!
Great reaction guys, glad you're getting to know the band better. When they moved to Pony Canyon in 2021, they asked Kanami to submit a riff each week and she's been doing that for a couple of years now. In a recent interview she said that a typical day is practice for 3 hours and composing for 3 hours.
Damn Ohrenje, the final moments of this episode keep breaking me no matter how many times I watch it. 😭:) Before I stumbled across the MV for 'Thrill', I actually always had the focus on the drums. I don't know why, it was just the way it was. But those 4 minutes were enough to completely readjust that focus. From the first moment, Kanami had something special about her, something that drew me to her. And when I heard 'Daydreaming' shortly afterwards, or rather saw the MV for it, my musical heart belonged entirely to her. :) And with every scrap of information, I realized that she is so much more than just a good guitarist. A really interesting and endearing young woman character-wise. And then there's the amount of songs we have to thank her for, not a single one of which is bad. It's pretty crazy when you actually think about it. :) _____________________ 「 _"Our rock never dies ever. Forever!"_ 」 - from *BAND-MAID* - 'Manners' ♬🕊
The group looks like they enjoy performing live. I saw one video where they played at a venue connected to a bowling alley, and during the solo performances the rest of the band were bowling.
Today, it was officially announced by PRS that the first Kanami signature model as a Japanese person will be released. Kanami is a truly outstanding guitarist and composer who deserves this! This has also been a long-held dream for us at Maidiacs, so we are incredibly happy to the point of tears!🎉
@@TJandTheGringa Thank you so much😊 This year, both the Dodgers and the Yokohama BayStars won the championship, and with this news as well, it has been a very good year.🎉
Nice reaction guys. Kanami is an extraordinary woman. Composer, Guitaris,t, Beautifil, Kooky. Kind ,considerate, loved by the fans and her bandmates. The ladies have such a tight relationship with one another. Kanami is wedded to the band and the members Extract of interview with Kanami on Rolling Stone Japan vol. 28 on September 25, 2024. ― Kanami-san, what does Band-Maid mean to you? Kanami: It’s literally my life. I don’t feel like playing in a band other than Band-Maid now. I don’t think I will ever meet greater people than them, so I even think of fading from the scene at the moment when Band-Maid stops. I bet my life on it like that. ― However, I feel like you won’t be able to get out of a life with music. Kanami: If Saiki says “Sorry, my throat is over”, I’ll be like “OK, let’s end”. I strongly believe we must be these five of us. I don’t know if any one of us will ever want to quit, but as I said, life has ups and downs, so that might happen. I think if any one of us quits, it’s OK for me to end everything. ― You don’t know when the end will come, and that’s why you are doing your best with no regrets. Kanami: Yes, that’s right. You never know what will happen out there. So, we do our best to do what we can do now and I hope you all will witness that. I believe we do what we can do only now. ― Kanami-san, I feel like I understand why you pursue music so seriously. Kanami: It’s so embarrassing to talk like this (laughs).
I had forgot that you were doing Band-Maid Mondays. What a nice surprize to find when I made it to my local coffee shop. Kanami is rare gem of a person. She approaches everything with the mindset of "I will do my best" and she actually says that quite often. I agree that finding musicians with the same motivation and ambition to form a band is quite an obstacle. I have been the only one to show up to a scheduled practice on a few occasions. It is a shme that Kanami doesn't like to sing because she has an angelic voice. Of course she hasn't had issues singing backup when her and Saiki do a song together. I would love to see Kanami's process of songwriting. That clip of her playing unplugged guitar and lala'ing the vocal melody to Saiki is as close that I have seen of that. As a side note... I have over 40 guitars. Ibanez, Charvel, Jackson, BC Rich, Fender, Aria Pro, Epiphone, Kramer, and many other brands but no PRS so far. I would love to try an Addictone sometime but have never seen one in person.
I was waiting!! Time to board the Ohrenje Kanami train with my mates and enjoy the journey. I hope you've both been well, TJ and La Gringa! Two more sleeps for me and up, up and away to the Land of the Rising Sun ... and Maids who play the best progressive hard rock on the planet. To think, I'll be watching the Kanami shred live (hopefully right in front of me) in 7 days time. Words cannot express my excitement!! 🤘🤘💕💕
I always appreciate how you guys take these videos so seriously and appreciate the content. The thing that has always impressed me about the docs is how it shows these ladies have no egos and that they cooperate to make their music the best it can be. Buy the way, Mincho has a truly remarkable method for how she comes up with the songs. In one interview she told how she has a file on her computer that has something like fifty song ideas. So when she gets a request from one of the members to do a particular type of song, she searches the files until she finds a song that might work. This is incredible for a writer to have so many ideas that she can fill a computer file. She deserves the title "genius".
I love Band-Maid Mondays, It was Kanami that made me take notice of Band-Maid. The instant I heard her tone; I knew right away that that was my sound. It had been lost for decades.
Nobody makes me laugh like 'Mincho!! She's also such a SWEETHEART! Those are 2 traits not often associated with someone so driven and ambitious. If you search TH-cam from "kanami back to the future" you will find a hilarious vid that I always keep handy for times when I need a laugh to pick me up. It NEVER fails! Thanks once again for another great reaction and remember: Life is so much BETTER with BAND-MAID! 🤘😝🤘
Thanks for posting this. Love this doc by Ohrenje on Kanami. For many of us maidiacs, Kanami is the band's resident genius. She's the Brian Wilson of the band, who composes the music, leads the band through rehearsals, and quietly pushes everyone to become better at their craft. Many of Band-Maid's songs - esp the newer ones - have a layered, complex soundscape consisting of many interesting, almost random sounds not played by any of the instrumentalists (industrial sounds, orchestral sounds, etc.). To my knowledge, all of this is done by Kanami on her Digital Audio Workshop. (The Band-Maiko versions of the songs with the added traditional Japanese instrumental arrangements were apparently all done by Kanami on her DAW.)
Kanami was saying on X that she was a bit nervous being interviewed this past weekend at a PRS Japan event in Tokyo. All the members were hidden in the second level VIP section in support. MNN reporter Peter Lim mentioned that she kept on looking up in the direction of her band mates throughout the interview, causing everyone to look up at the VIP section like being at center court of a tennis match, lol! Btw, she was the main billing, closing for Paul Reed Smith, and she did have some "breaking news" but told every at the event not to mention any of it. Could it be a trip to Stevensville, Po!? 🦍🍌UPDATE: 11/19/2024. It's a Kanami Signature PRS limited to 200 copies worldwide, each signed by Mincho. Saiko, Po! Btw, It's about time!
Thanks for listening to these documentaries. I can imagine Kanami sees music in all she does and feels. After listening to the PRS interview where she talks about her daily practice and composing. She is one fully dedicated to her craft. Kanami tends to always be evolving and pushing to that next sound and her bandmates will always accept her challenges. Us fans are just along to enjoy the experience. 🤘🕊️🦍🥷👸🏻👀PO!
Another excellent reaction guys. I'm glad you mentioned falling in love with them as people in addition to just the band. The docs just enforce how special these ladies and this band really are. Can't wait for next week.
You guys are great!! I love watching your reactions. And yes! These ladies are such great people. I try to explain it to others that it is not just the music. It’s the vibe and personalities that create a special “bond”. The Maidiacs!! Sounds crazy, but these ladies changed my life. ❤
In their new MV for "Forbidden Tale", Kanami is using her new Private Stock PRS. Here's a video of said guitar in detail...th-cam.com/video/LFJtoAiiLK0/w-d-xo.html. Also, the PRS video of Mincho with Dani from The Warning...th-cam.com/video/vyUsaA4ZqTQ/w-d-xo.html
I thought I would let you two know that Kanami got her PRS signature model introduced today. She is the first Japanese female artist to be given a signature model from the company.
Slight correction, Mincho is now the first Japanese musician, male or female, to receive the high honor of their very own PRS Signature Guitar. Only 200 of them will be made and almost all of them were sold out the very first day after the announcement by Band-Maid's Kanami fans.
!!ALERT!! PRS just release a youtube video with Kanami presenting her new Limited edition signature Guitare th-cam.com/video/uTTGynaTyuc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=SHJnLeXX75-RBj91
My favorite Rock band and favorite Metal band both have a genius guitar player who writes the songs, starts off the process with a piano and Pro Tools and creates and sends tracks to the rest of the band. Interesting parallels.
Thanks for highlighting the greatest rock band …. Of ALL time! I love Kanami… she is pure genius and so beautifully humble. Except when she has a guitar in her hands … she is a ROCK Goddess, pure and simple. Thank you for supporting Band Maid. And thanks to Kanami, she makes the world a better place. I LOVE BAND MAID ❤❤
Oh, that intro to Daydreaming at the end...always brings a 🥲. A tribute to her Grandmother who had passed before the 10th Anniversary Tour Finale at Yokohama Arena. I stood there in awe with all of the other Maidiacs in Yokohama Arena. Many shedding a tear along with me. She's a genius...indeed. So deserving of the PRS signature guitar bestowed upon her by MR. PRS himself. 💚💚💚おめでとう Mincho!!!💚💚💚 PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
******** The Kanami Limited Edition | PRS Guitars Japan (English Subtitles) th-cam.com/video/NG9_YtGxEW4/w-d-xo.html PRS posted this about 2 hours ago. It's Kanami talking about her new guitar. ********
There is nothing on Band-Maid's schedule after they wrap up their ZEPP tour with a two-night stand at ZEPP Tokyo on Nov. 25th and 26th. Miku mentioned at a recent okyuji that they would be "leaving home" soon. It all adds up to an overseas Band-Maid tour for the new year. Please make it so.
Mincho is short for Kanamimincho, a term of endearment among family and friends in Japan. It was shortened to Mincho, which Kanami calls herself. Tequila Jimmy, I love your t-shirt with Godzilla on it. There is a famous poster for "Godzilla Returns" with a bright fiery background behind it. There is a scene official music video from "Warning" by Band-Maid with Kanami standing on the roof of a car with a fiery background very similar to the Godzilla poster. Now that would be a great t-shirt!
That sounds Awesome Bill ..gonna look this up right now! Lol .BtW We have a double reaction queued up to record soon for you 😀..Stay Tuned !! Much Love as Always Brother 🧡
Haha...Thanks for letting me know it was puzzle! Been so busy learning the acoustic version that I haven't listened to the OG one in a bit and now I need to go back and loop it! Appreciate all the love and support you always give Jens! ( I said it correctly out loud! ..i think 😂) ..You rock brother....much Love 💖
Love your Band-Maid Mondays logo! Would be great to see you playing Puzzle - on your PRS! The clips of Mincho ax-kicking the cymbal and hugging Saiki are from the YT channel of Vladimir Chupin, who has followed them around the world for years, capturing many gigs and lots of rare moments - worth checking out! The video of Kanami covering a ONE OK ROCK song is on my YT channel and is the most popular of all my Band-Maid rarities collection with 50k views. Oh, and there's also one on there that I titled Kanami-sama channeling Hendrix, Page and Santana because, well, she does! Kanami is one of music history's greatest composers, yet so egoless and thoughtful. She loved Chopin and it shows in the way she writes pieces that challenge the musicians to push themselves to their limits, including herself. Loving Band-Maid Mondays!! Thank you for exploring their greatness so deeply. It's a great journey for us all. Po! (which, by the way, is an abbreviation of Kuruppo, the Japanese word for describing a pigeon's call, which we would probably say Coo-Coo or similar. Miku literally cannot ever stop saying it!)
Really enjoying both of your reactions to this amazing band. It's one thing to love the music put out by these girls but to see these doco's just gives sooo much perspective and appreciation of each individual. This one (Kanami) is my all time favorite - a mastermind, but above all ... just a beautiful person. Everyone needs a little "Kanami" in their lives. Pt 2 haha ... I've been going through nearly all your BAND MAID reactions (again haha) this morning here in Aust. Can I make a coupla suggestions please ... "Awkward" live and I can't listen to this without listening to "Matchless Gum" also live from the same concert. Jimmy ... you like it hard - so you're gonna love em both. Oh, one more haha ... "Unfair Game". There's no official clip for this one but it is JUST ONE of their hidden gems - and just happens to have one of Kanami's longest solo's. Do 1 ... do a 2fer or even a 3fer ... but PLEASE try to get around to em all. Thanx heaps - luv ur work guys. Darren.
The humour of Kanami is strange, in that she doesn't seem to realise that she is so fine and super cute. I switched to PRS after seeing Kanami playing one. Mine is a PRS Custom Vintage Sunburst- 6 pickup settings then the tone control on top. Mid you- dropped guitar 4 years ago to play drums after seeing Akane play. I'm a better drummer now than I was a guitarist after 40 years- live and learn. Great reaction- love hearing about your own experiences.
Kanami just became the first Japanese artist to get their own PRS signature guitar! Paul Reed Smith himself presented the guitar to her at the ceremony. Here's the little video she made talking about it. She was humble as ever about it. 🥰 th-cam.com/video/uTTGynaTyuc/w-d-xo.html
Word up is that Kanami's New Custom Shop PRS...costs around $12,500. It was made to her specifications. I hope she was comped for it, because that is a LOT of money. BTW, Kanami's pedal board is awesome.
From Japan Another secret of BAND-MAID that is not often talked about. Kanami and Misa are said to have perfect pitch. They seem to be able to distinguish and analyze the notes of every song. And Miku, who couldn't read music, said that she copies the guitar parts by ear. And she said that she fills in the space of sound when she plays. Watching her chorus and guitar playing, I feel that she has a special talent. And all five of them seem to have experience with the piano, and Saiki has started performing piano at live shows. They are five humble geniuses.
I had watched all the ohrenje documentaries at least twice but was glad to watch this one again with you. I am very fond of the band maid members (especially Kanami) and always enjoy your reactions: so thank you again ❤🇫🇷🤘🏻
If you want more Saiki Mincho interaction try to find the acoustic set of manners and different. It not on their official channel so you might want to check it out privately...
The song you liked when.you stopped at around 17 minutes is Puzzle the normal version. As far as PRS goes, keep an eye on announcements the next few days...🙊
Damn just saw this video. 12.5k price tag but only 200 made. I have a 92 Les Paul from the limited colors series in Blue that is also only limited to 200 made. I took it on tour loke an idiot and beat it up a bit but im sure its still worth a pretty penny!
Always enjoy these great documentaries, very well done and informative! You will find out why Miku's are three videos, she is a very complex Pigeon, Po!
Kanami is also pretty damn good on the drums as well. There is a video of each member playing Akane's kit. Heck, she could probably kill it on bass too.
Kanami would probably my fave member if it wasn't for MISA! She's my girlcrush! 😳 You guys gotta check out their songs: Take Me Higher & Turn Me On (both live). They're from live dvd. They're on NekoANgel channel
Looks like Gringa has made the decision for me 🤣😂... Thank you so much for supporting us !! I will see if I can set up a way to record it for you guys. It sounds beautiful on acoustic and I really enjoy playing it. You guys have done so much for us so it's the least I can do for you 😀... Sometime before these documentaries are over I will upload a video of me playing it so you guys can enjoy it 😀 ... Once again thank you for bringing these documentaries before us... we can't express how much we are enjoying them we literally talk about them everyday now. Much Love Polskabob!! 💓💓
from JAPAN. Thank you again for your wonderful reactions. The music that MINCHO produces is something else, something beyond technology and theory. It is truly remarkable that she has composed and released over 100 songs and there is not a bad one.
I knew you guys would dig this. Can't go wrong idolizing Carlos Santana. There is not many band I would spend my free time learning about them. I would love to see a documentary like this on Lovebites and Sabaton.
Ohrenje is updating this series - obviously it's a lot of work and takes a lot of time - but that's the 2 version 2s done, from here on in its the version 1s but they are still well worth it (watched them at least a dozen times each, if not more)
All three members of the Warning are ckasically trained on the piano before they picked up their respective instruments. I think that has contributed greatly to their abilities and their success as musicians.
I wish there was a good tab for the acoustic of puzzle. I need something in front of me. Another reactor/teacher did a great tutorial once but a good tab would be great. I've got the first few measures down, and that's about it.
Kanami and Miyako (from Lovebites) ....... too many things in common: the piano, the love for classical composers, the smooth transition from piano to guitar, being the main composer of the music of the band .... unfortunately a similar documentary is not available for Miyako and the other Lovebites members
Oh my gosh. That part where Kanami is presenting the song Memorable to Saiki made me so emotional that I cried.
Would you call it... Memorable? lol
You are not alone. I did, too.
@rockandrollrockandrollrock6930 I was going to use that, but chose to keep my comment unfunny. Lol, Now, I'm cracking up.
How can you not love Kanami? She's so talented and driven, and so damned sweet at the same time. She's not intentionally funny, but just naturally kind of goofy, which is so endearing. Miku deserves so much respect for finding her, recognizing her talent, and inviting her to join up.
She's wonderful isn't she.🤗
@@GaryHolloway-810 👼
@@jjo154 They are five angels brought from heaven to enrich our lives. Thank goodness they found one another ... and that we found them!!
@@bradmenpes809 Yep! 👍
Somewhere on TH-cam there's a fancam of a Band Maid concert and in between two songs, a fan yells out "Saiki! Marry me!" And Mincho immediately responds with, "No! Saiki, marry ME!"
You are beginning to see why we love BANDMAID as musicians but also as extraordinary human beings. As Kubato said during the Gold Rush interview of their formation "It's a miracle".
There never was such a band. BandMaid forever!
That's why we love BAND-MAID so much. It's not just for their music, it's for them as individuals, how they conduct themselves on & off stage & everything good & uplifting they represent as human beings.🤗
@@GaryHolloway-810 Well said, Gary.
Yep. And how they put all that goodness into their writing and playing!
@@jjo154 Gosh thx, Jeff.😁
@@Kevin6059 Exactly. If B-M can't motivate us with their uplifting lyrics & music then no one else will :)
@@GaryHolloway-810 You do have a way with words. Probably... 🤔
Kanami is like a petite Japanese Oscar Petersen, the level of detail she includes in her compositions is why everything always sounds like the perfect balance and blend, even the solos, it is all thought out and groomed like a bonsai tree. They published the score book for the album Unseen World and it is 300 pages of musical notation. Kanami is a treasure.
With Mincho composing each member of the band is given power, freedom and input. She has zero ego. She is like a point guard on a great basketball team.
After 6 years, my love for this band still grows. You've done a lot of their songs already, but trust me when I say that that will not stop - with every song you do, your appreciation for them, and especially the songwriting will only increase. I've said without hesitation that I put them in the same league as McCartney/Lennon when it comes to cranking out song after song that many other bands would be proud to call their "best" song. I say none of this to crow about the shows I've seen - after all, I'm old, but I'm a guy that grew up with the prog masters, and I've been to shows by King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Bowie - and on and on. And while some of these bands have reached a higher level of technical ability, or legendary status, I've never felt about them the way I feel about these maids. I can't go a day without them. They're like oxygen to me. They've done more for me than any of the others. I love them.
You are not alone. I feel exactly the same way.
@@bradmenpes809 Thanks. I know there are a lot of us out there! That's why I can put such personal comments out there so easily I guess - because I know that there are many others with the same feelings.
These five young ladies are just special, human beings and I'm convinced that they found each other through some kind of divine intervention. 🥰
The first thing that struck me the first time I listened to Band-Maid was that the songs sounded so familiar to me, even though I had never heard them before. I have no idea how Kanami managed to take 45 years of music from inside my head mash it up and put it together so brilliantly. I think because I am older but sometimes I get emotional when I listen to them. It is like it takes me back to my youth while transporting me to the future at the same time. Not sure if this makes any sense to anyone but me, but this is the only way I know how to describe their music, and Kanami is obviously a big part of that. How is someone so adorable and a bad-ass at the same time ?
Kanami can be an airhead but she also can be a tough drill sergeant. She pushes both Miku's singing and guitar playing. For the "Show Them" collab with The Warning, she had both Saiki and Dany sing in a higher register than either usually did. As for "Mincho mode", I always think of the Craig Ferguson joke that Canadians are the nicest people in the world until you put a hockey stick on their hands. Kanami is like that with a guitar. There are a lot of little snippets that fly by in this video. In one Kanami is playing Tony Visconti's 12-string Zemaitis electric, one of two in the world, the other one belonged to George Harrison. Miku was afraid to touch it, but Kanami played it a little. Visconti produced "The Dragon Cries" for them. Saiki and Miku flew to NYC and recorded the vocals in Tony's studio, the same one where Tony worked with David Bowie. Tony was impressed with their work ethic, they sang over an 8 hour period which no other singers had ever done. The more you hear about this band the more impressive they are.
I've always felt that Kanami writes the way a good classical composer would for a chamber ensemble: always keeping a healthy part-independence while at the same time never losing the overall structure of the piece. But that's only one aspect of her genius.
Easily the most heartfelt of these documentaries. The end always brings the onion ninjas for me 🥰
Same here - sneaky dang onion ninjas.
And another display of Mincho's selflessness, there is not one song where the composing is credited to her solely...they are all credited to "Band-Maid," so they are all sharing.
I love all of BAND-MAID's songs that Kanami led. They are catchy yet complex, and have a coexistence of nostalgia and novelty that you will never tire of listening to. Actually, I've been listening to it every day since 2019 until today (lol)
Crass Peace Anarchy Band Maid😀
Context for when Miku called Kanami a "Japanese hentai". Saiki was sweating during one of the American tour shows while Miku was talking to the audience, and as she was wiping it off her chin, she looked at the crowd and started flicking the sweat off her hand, and at the crowd. Which, you can imagine the reaction... Ahem. So, Kanami saw that, and started flailing her arms asking to get Saiki sweat on her too. Which Saiki obliged, flicking her hand towards Kanami, who tried her best to get every particle of Saiki sweat she could. Crowd laughs, while Miku looks at the two stunned for a moment, before turning to the crowd, and saying "Kanami is... Japanese hentai!"
They say to “never meet your heroes,” because invariably they will disappoint you and never live up to your image of them.
I wager that wouldn’t be the case if I met Kanami ❤
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Great reaction as always... As of today Band-Maid said that Kanamincho will be the first japanese guitarist that will have a signature guitar produced and sent out next month.. It will have Kanami Tono's signature on the back. So proud of Kanami and Band-Maid. I have been following Band-Maid since 2014 and I believe they are the most talented band and musicians on the planet today IMHO. As a musician of 56 plus years and I have studied music and music theory since the age of 9. Kanami Tono is an incredible writer, composer and guitarist and I have to add pianist.. Great reactions and keep up the great job. 👍👍🕊️🇺🇸PO!!!!!
Couldn't agree with you more! She's Phenomenal 🤘🤘
Great reaction guys, glad you're getting to know the band better. When they moved to Pony Canyon in 2021, they asked Kanami to submit a riff each week and she's been doing that for a couple of years now. In a recent interview she said that a typical day is practice for 3 hours and composing for 3 hours.
Watching these has been a blast so far! Thanks so much for watching with us ❤️
Love Kanami... She is a little heart thief ❤❤❤
She IS a heart thief!! She totally stole my heart!!!
The boot to the cymbal during Mincho mode was so Pete Townsend. 😂
FYI: the PRS Limited Edition (200) Kanami. Signature guitar just went on sale today, and apparently already sold out
I saw the release video ..only 200 made ...so no surprise they are gone... beautiful guitar
Damn Ohrenje, the final moments of this episode keep breaking me no matter how many times I watch it. 😭:)
Before I stumbled across the MV for 'Thrill', I actually always had the focus on the drums. I don't know why, it was just the way it was. But those 4 minutes were enough to completely readjust that focus. From the first moment, Kanami had something special about her, something that drew me to her. And when I heard 'Daydreaming' shortly afterwards, or rather saw the MV for it, my musical heart belonged entirely to her. :) And with every scrap of information, I realized that she is so much more than just a good guitarist. A really interesting and endearing young woman character-wise. And then there's the amount of songs we have to thank her for, not a single one of which is bad. It's pretty crazy when you actually think about it. :)
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「 _"Our rock never dies ever. Forever!"_ 」 - from *BAND-MAID* - 'Manners' ♬🕊
The group looks like they enjoy performing live. I saw one video where they played at a venue connected to a bowling alley, and during the solo performances the rest of the band were bowling.
Today, it was officially announced by PRS that the first Kanami signature model as a Japanese person will be released. Kanami is a truly outstanding guitarist and composer who deserves this! This has also been a long-held dream for us at Maidiacs, so we are incredibly happy to the point of tears!🎉
Watch the release video it was so awesome! See more than deserves it!
@@TJandTheGringa Thank you so much😊 This year, both the Dodgers and the Yokohama BayStars won the championship, and with this news as well, it has been a very good year.🎉
@ Really? Where did you get that information? In any case, I can't afford about $6000!😭
Nice reaction guys. Kanami is an extraordinary woman. Composer, Guitaris,t, Beautifil, Kooky. Kind ,considerate, loved by the fans and her bandmates. The ladies have such a tight relationship with one another. Kanami is wedded to the band and the members
Extract of interview with Kanami on Rolling Stone Japan vol. 28 on September 25, 2024.
― Kanami-san, what does Band-Maid mean to you?
Kanami: It’s literally my life. I don’t feel like playing in a band other than Band-Maid now. I don’t think I will ever meet greater people than them, so I even think of fading from the scene at the moment when Band-Maid stops. I bet my life on it like that.
― However, I feel like you won’t be able to get out of a life with music.
Kanami: If Saiki says “Sorry, my throat is over”, I’ll be like “OK, let’s end”. I strongly believe we must be these five of us. I don’t know if any one of us will ever want to quit, but as I said, life has ups and downs, so that might happen. I think if any one of us quits, it’s OK for me to end everything.
― You don’t know when the end will come, and that’s why you are doing your best with no regrets.
Kanami: Yes, that’s right. You never know what will happen out there. So, we do our best to do what we can do now and I hope you all will witness that. I believe we do what we can do only now.
― Kanami-san, I feel like I understand why you pursue music so seriously.
Kanami: It’s so embarrassing to talk like this (laughs).
I had forgot that you were doing Band-Maid Mondays. What a nice surprize to find when I made it to my local coffee shop.
Kanami is rare gem of a person. She approaches everything with the mindset of "I will do my best" and she actually says that quite often.
I agree that finding musicians with the same motivation and ambition to form a band is quite an obstacle. I have been the only one to show up to a scheduled practice on a few occasions.
It is a shme that Kanami doesn't like to sing because she has an angelic voice. Of course she hasn't had issues singing backup when her and Saiki do a song together.
I would love to see Kanami's process of songwriting. That clip of her playing unplugged guitar and lala'ing the vocal melody to Saiki is as close that I have seen of that.
As a side note... I have over 40 guitars. Ibanez, Charvel, Jackson, BC Rich, Fender, Aria Pro, Epiphone, Kramer, and many other brands but no PRS so far. I would love to try an Addictone sometime but have never seen one in person.
Yes, I'll say it, to me one of the most adorable women, or, even better, human beings in this world 🥰
We just must protect her!
Her Signature PRS is beautiful. She’s so humble….
I was waiting!! Time to board the Ohrenje Kanami train with my mates and enjoy the journey. I hope you've both been well, TJ and La Gringa! Two more sleeps for me and up, up and away to the Land of the Rising Sun ... and Maids who play the best progressive hard rock on the planet. To think, I'll be watching the Kanami shred live (hopefully right in front of me) in 7 days time. Words cannot express my excitement!! 🤘🤘💕💕
So excited for you!! You need to report everything when you get back!! Have a safe trip! Hope you have the time of your life! ♥️♥️♥️
Awesome 😎. Hope you have a great time!
I always appreciate how you guys take these videos so seriously and appreciate the content. The thing that has always impressed me about the docs is how it shows these ladies have no egos and that they cooperate to make their music the best it can be.
Buy the way, Mincho has a truly remarkable method for how she comes up with the songs. In one interview she told how she has a file on her computer that has something like fifty song ideas. So when she gets a request from one of the members to do a particular type of song, she searches the files until she finds a song that might work. This is incredible for a writer to have so many ideas that she can fill a computer file. She deserves the title "genius".
Great Comment! Thank you so much!! 💗
I love Band-Maid Mondays, It was Kanami that made me take notice of Band-Maid. The instant I heard her tone; I knew right away that that was my sound. It had been lost for decades.
Nobody makes me laugh like 'Mincho!! She's also such a SWEETHEART! Those are 2 traits not often associated with someone so driven and ambitious. If you search TH-cam from "kanami back to the future" you will find a hilarious vid that I always keep handy for times when I need a laugh to pick me up. It NEVER fails!
Thanks once again for another great reaction and remember:
Life is so much BETTER with BAND-MAID!
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Thanks for posting this. Love this doc by Ohrenje on Kanami. For many of us maidiacs, Kanami is the band's resident genius. She's the Brian Wilson of the band, who composes the music, leads the band through rehearsals, and quietly pushes everyone to become better at their craft. Many of Band-Maid's songs - esp the newer ones - have a layered, complex soundscape consisting of many interesting, almost random sounds not played by any of the instrumentalists (industrial sounds, orchestral sounds, etc.). To my knowledge, all of this is done by Kanami on her Digital Audio Workshop. (The Band-Maiko versions of the songs with the added traditional Japanese instrumental arrangements were apparently all done by Kanami on her DAW.)
That's Awesome! She's Amazing! and a beautiful Human 💜
Kanami was saying on X that she was a bit nervous being interviewed this past weekend at a PRS Japan event in Tokyo. All the members were hidden in the second level VIP section in support. MNN reporter Peter Lim mentioned that she kept on looking up in the direction of her band mates throughout the interview, causing everyone to look up at the VIP section like being at center court of a tennis match, lol! Btw, she was the main billing, closing for Paul Reed Smith, and she did have some "breaking news" but told every at the event not to mention any of it. Could it be a trip to Stevensville, Po!? 🦍🍌UPDATE: 11/19/2024. It's a Kanami Signature PRS limited to 200 copies worldwide, each signed by Mincho. Saiko, Po! Btw, It's about time!
Thanks for listening to these documentaries.
I can imagine Kanami sees music in all she does and feels.
After listening to the PRS interview where she talks about her daily practice and composing. She is one fully dedicated to her craft.
Kanami tends to always be evolving and pushing to that next sound and her bandmates will always accept her challenges.
Us fans are just along to enjoy the experience.
🤘🕊️🦍🥷👸🏻👀PO!
Another excellent reaction guys. I'm glad you mentioned falling in love with them as people in addition to just the band. The docs just enforce how special these ladies and this band really are. Can't wait for next week.
Kanami is a riff master. Love what she comes up with.
You guys are great!! I love watching your reactions. And yes! These ladies are such great people. I try to explain it to others that it is not just the music. It’s the vibe and personalities that create a special “bond”. The Maidiacs!! Sounds crazy, but these ladies changed my life. ❤
Thank you for suporting bandmaid.❤❤
💚Every aspect of her is beautiful.💚
I can't watch the last few minutes of this without shedding a few tears.
Kanami🥰
In their new MV for "Forbidden Tale", Kanami is using her new Private Stock PRS. Here's a video of said guitar in detail...th-cam.com/video/LFJtoAiiLK0/w-d-xo.html. Also, the PRS video of Mincho with Dani from The Warning...th-cam.com/video/vyUsaA4ZqTQ/w-d-xo.html
Konami is an insane musical genius. Mincho ❤
Mincho just had her signature PRS Custom 24 released last week, and it's beautiful. I wish I could afford one.
Well, you can get one for around $12,500+. 🙂
Damn! That's a nice chunk of change 😳
I thought I would let you two know that Kanami got her PRS signature model introduced today. She is the first Japanese female artist to be given a signature model from the company.
Slight correction, Mincho is now the first Japanese musician, male or female, to receive the high honor of their very own PRS Signature Guitar. Only 200 of them will be made and almost all of them were sold out the very first day after the announcement by Band-Maid's Kanami fans.
!!ALERT!! PRS just release a youtube video with Kanami presenting her new Limited edition signature Guitare
th-cam.com/video/uTTGynaTyuc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=SHJnLeXX75-RBj91
My favorite Rock band and favorite Metal band both have a genius guitar player who writes the songs, starts off the process with a piano and Pro Tools and creates and sends tracks to the rest of the band. Interesting parallels.
Mincho with Sai-chan is just so cute and wholesome.
Thanks for highlighting the greatest rock band …. Of ALL time! I love Kanami… she is pure genius and so beautifully humble. Except when she has a guitar in her hands … she is a ROCK Goddess, pure and simple. Thank you for supporting Band Maid. And thanks to Kanami, she makes the world a better place. I LOVE BAND MAID ❤❤
Obi-Wan Kanami, she's just amazing in so many ways.
I hope we will get to their tour documentaries... specially the YOKOHAMA ARENA one... still gets me teared up...🥹
Oh, that intro to Daydreaming at the end...always brings a 🥲. A tribute to her Grandmother who had passed before the 10th Anniversary Tour Finale at Yokohama Arena. I stood there in awe with all of the other Maidiacs in Yokohama Arena. Many shedding a tear along with me. She's a genius...indeed. So deserving of the PRS signature guitar bestowed upon her by MR. PRS himself.
💚💚💚おめでとう Mincho!!!💚💚💚 PO!🕊 🤘😆🤘
******** The Kanami Limited Edition | PRS Guitars Japan (English Subtitles)
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PRS posted this about 2 hours ago. It's Kanami talking about her new guitar. ********
TJ and the Gringa killing it as usual. I needed this today. Hopefully, they come across next year. Keep up the incredible work guys.
Thank you Brian!! Cheers! 🍻🍻
There is nothing on Band-Maid's schedule after they wrap up their ZEPP tour with a two-night stand at ZEPP Tokyo on Nov. 25th and 26th. Miku mentioned at a recent okyuji that they would be "leaving home" soon. It all adds up to an overseas Band-Maid tour for the new year. Please make it so.
Mincho is short for Kanamimincho, a term of endearment among family and friends in Japan. It was shortened to Mincho, which Kanami calls herself. Tequila Jimmy, I love your t-shirt with Godzilla on it. There is a famous poster for "Godzilla Returns" with a bright fiery background behind it. There is a scene official music video from "Warning" by Band-Maid with Kanami standing on the roof of a car with a fiery background very similar to the Godzilla poster. Now that would be a great t-shirt!
That sounds Awesome Bill ..gonna look this up right now! Lol .BtW We have a double reaction queued up to record soon for you 😀..Stay Tuned !! Much Love as Always Brother 🧡
Awesome!
The solo were Jimmy first got goose-bumbs is from PUZZLE (one of my all-time favs) and I have a feeling the are coffees on the way to Florida soon. 😁
Haha...Thanks for letting me know it was puzzle! Been so busy learning the acoustic version that I haven't listened to the OG one in a bit and now I need to go back and loop it! Appreciate all the love and support you always give Jens! ( I said it correctly out loud! ..i think 😂) ..You rock brother....much Love 💖
Love your Band-Maid Mondays logo! Would be great to see you playing Puzzle - on your PRS! The clips of Mincho ax-kicking the cymbal and hugging Saiki are from the YT channel of Vladimir Chupin, who has followed them around the world for years, capturing many gigs and lots of rare moments - worth checking out! The video of Kanami covering a ONE OK ROCK song is on my YT channel and is the most popular of all my Band-Maid rarities collection with 50k views. Oh, and there's also one on there that I titled Kanami-sama channeling Hendrix, Page and Santana because, well, she does! Kanami is one of music history's greatest composers, yet so egoless and thoughtful. She loved Chopin and it shows in the way she writes pieces that challenge the musicians to push themselves to their limits, including herself. Loving Band-Maid Mondays!! Thank you for exploring their greatness so deeply. It's a great journey for us all. Po! (which, by the way, is an abbreviation of Kuruppo, the Japanese word for describing a pigeon's call, which we would probably say Coo-Coo or similar. Miku literally cannot ever stop saying it!)
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@@RogerChance5309 Kanpai! 🍻
Yeah we wanna see u play play
My alltime favourite musician 🔥❤️ Pure genius. The Special One 🔥❤️ Kanami 🔥❤️
If you’re interested, Kanami and Dany from The Warning did a video together talking about PRS. It’s on the PRS Guitars Japan channel.
Really enjoying both of your reactions to this amazing band.
It's one thing to love the music put out by these girls but to see these doco's just gives sooo much perspective and appreciation of each individual.
This one (Kanami) is my all time favorite - a mastermind, but above all ... just a beautiful person.
Everyone needs a little "Kanami" in their lives.
Pt 2 haha ...
I've been going through nearly all your BAND MAID reactions (again haha) this morning here in Aust.
Can I make a coupla suggestions please ...
"Awkward" live and I can't listen to this without listening to "Matchless Gum" also live from the same concert.
Jimmy ... you like it hard - so you're gonna love em both.
Oh, one more haha ... "Unfair Game". There's no official clip for this one but it is JUST ONE of their hidden gems - and just happens to have one of Kanami's longest solo's.
Do 1 ... do a 2fer or even a 3fer ... but PLEASE try to get around to em all.
Thanx heaps - luv ur work guys.
Darren.
スイッチが入ったみんちょは目でわかる👀 普段の優しいみんちょと野獣のみんちょ両方素晴らしい🤘🤩🤘
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The humour of Kanami is strange, in that she doesn't seem to realise that she is so fine and super cute. I switched to PRS after seeing Kanami playing one. Mine is a PRS Custom Vintage Sunburst- 6 pickup settings then the tone control on top. Mid you- dropped guitar 4 years ago to play drums after seeing Akane play. I'm a better drummer now than I was a guitarist after 40 years- live and learn. Great reaction- love hearing about your own experiences.
Kanami just became the first Japanese artist to get their own PRS signature guitar! Paul Reed Smith himself presented the guitar to her at the ceremony. Here's the little video she made talking about it. She was humble as ever about it. 🥰
th-cam.com/video/uTTGynaTyuc/w-d-xo.html
Word up is that Kanami's New Custom Shop PRS...costs around $12,500. It was made to her specifications. I hope she was comped for it, because that is a LOT of money. BTW, Kanami's pedal board is awesome.
Wow...Mad Expensive!!
I'm loving rewatching these documentaries with you!
From Japan Another secret of BAND-MAID that is not often talked about. Kanami and Misa are said to have perfect pitch. They seem to be able to distinguish and analyze the notes of every song. And Miku, who couldn't read music, said that she copies the guitar parts by ear. And she said that she fills in the space of sound when she plays. Watching her chorus and guitar playing, I feel that she has a special talent. And all five of them seem to have experience with the piano, and Saiki has started performing piano at live shows. They are five humble geniuses.
you are right about the piano, and misa and akane even have experience playing wind instruments
Miku is not such a simple person, as we only partially learn in the hour and a half film.
I had watched all the ohrenje documentaries at least twice but was glad to watch this one again with you. I am very fond of the band maid members (especially Kanami) and always enjoy your reactions: so thank you again ❤🇫🇷🤘🏻
For a cuteness overload, just search YT for Kanami Tono rewiewing Morley pedals 🎸😊❤
If you want more Saiki Mincho interaction try to find the acoustic set of manners and different. It not on their official channel so you might want to check it out privately...
Great reaction, again!👍👍
The song you liked when.you stopped at around 17 minutes is Puzzle the normal version. As far as PRS goes, keep an eye on announcements the next few days...🙊
Kanami's new signature model PRS - details announced a couple of hours ago - th-cam.com/video/uTTGynaTyuc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=8Vp_r2TxdsMg9NUv
Damn just saw this video. 12.5k price tag but only 200 made. I have a 92 Les Paul from the limited colors series in Blue that is also only limited to 200 made. I took it on tour loke an idiot and beat it up a bit but im sure its still worth a pretty penny!
@@TJandTheGringa Ooh, that sounds sweet. I'm sure it's just got more character and history now after going on tour with you!
Polskabob! He’s a busy Carrier Pigeon! 🍺🥴
Po!
Always enjoy these great documentaries, very well done and informative! You will find out why Miku's are three videos, she is a very complex Pigeon, Po!
Kanami is also pretty damn good on the drums as well. There is a video of each member playing Akane's kit. Heck, she could probably kill it on bass too.
search for: Denver 2023 Kanami bass cover!
Mincho comes from Kanamincho(Kanami+cho similar to a joe+y) a nickname she had from before😮
She is special lady..kanami
Kanami would probably my fave member if it wasn't for MISA! She's my girlcrush! 😳
You guys gotta check out their songs: Take Me Higher & Turn Me On (both live). They're from live dvd. They're on NekoANgel channel
Jimmy all of us would love to hear n see u play puzzle po!
Don’t worry!! I’m gonna make him do it soooooooon!!! 🎉
Looks like Gringa has made the decision for me 🤣😂... Thank you so much for supporting us !! I will see if I can set up a way to record it for you guys. It sounds beautiful on acoustic and I really enjoy playing it. You guys have done so much for us so it's the least I can do for you 😀... Sometime before these documentaries are over I will upload a video of me playing it so you guys can enjoy it 😀 ... Once again thank you for bringing these documentaries before us... we can't express how much we are enjoying them we literally talk about them everyday now. Much Love Polskabob!! 💓💓
素晴らしいリアクションでした。テキーラジミーさん、奥さん、本当にありがとうございました。
いつも嬉しいです！私たちはバンドメイドが大好きです！私たちと一緒にここにいてくれて本当にありがとう！❤️
MISA in an interview started to write as well. Is a work in process.
Miku. The Producer
from JAPAN. Thank you again for your wonderful reactions. The music that MINCHO produces is something else, something beyond technology and theory. It is truly remarkable that she has composed and released over 100 songs and there is not a bad one.
Minchozilla as I refer to her she shreds
Kanami Mincho Kanamincho!
I knew you guys would dig this. Can't go wrong idolizing Carlos Santana.
There is not many band I would spend my free time learning about them. I would love to see a documentary like this on Lovebites and Sabaton.
Nice reaction i'm Looking forward to Akane being my Number one in the band greeting from germany
Ohrenje is updating this series - obviously it's a lot of work and takes a lot of time - but that's the 2 version 2s done, from here on in its the version 1s but they are still well worth it (watched them at least a dozen times each, if not more)
Thank YOU, 💚 ☕️ 📖 🍰 🎸 (💙) 🎶
All three members of the Warning are ckasically trained on the piano before they picked up their respective instruments. I think that has contributed greatly to their abilities and their success as musicians.
Without a doubt! Thanks Charlie 🤘🤘‼️
I love The Warning, but you do realize this is not about them this time, do you?
Minchozilla 🎸🔥🥺
Jimmy I just bought that same shirt last week.
Haha Awesome Dude!! ゴジラ‼️. #Twins
Between miku n mincho, they have more writing credits than Paul Mccarthy, 100+ songs
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尊い
I wish there was a good tab for the acoustic of puzzle. I need something in front of me. Another reactor/teacher did a great tutorial once but a good tab would be great. I've got the first few measures down, and that's about it.
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Kanami and Miyako (from Lovebites) ....... too many things in common: the piano, the love for classical composers, the smooth transition from piano to guitar, being the main composer of the music of the band .... unfortunately a similar documentary is not available for Miyako and the other Lovebites members
I see that you are now aware of Kanami getting a signature PRS, here's her talking about it th-cam.com/video/uTTGynaTyuc/w-d-xo.html
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This was epic!.. LoL.. THank YOu!!