that is how you help retain culture and tradition, and not let things die to be only known as relics. always evolving. Although this song is not the only way lol
@@DoormatKineko maybe this is the real purism. I mean this is just pure participation and creating within the certain tradition or culture, not caring about arbitral "if it belongs to my culture". you know, what I'm trying to say is that maybe the real traditionalism and participating in culture is inherently tied to constant evolution and creating there something that's your own and new. in short tradition is destined to evolve that's what I was trying to say, sorry that it's so long haha
It sure is dude.. it's outstanding. I came for the beautiful lady from the thumbnail and I can't believe what a experience this is. Can't stop playing it.
The flute guy, the shamisen girl, the koto, guitar, everything just bought me a so much goosebumps, this is simply amazing, AND LETS TALK ABOUT THE VOCALIST, literally crying
"I sing the wind chimes' song" is one of the most moving, nuanced, subtle, emotive, and all-around brilliant vocal performances I have ever heard. It brings me to tears.
What impresses me the most is that this is LIVE (atleast from what i get), and i'm not someone who is complaining there isn't good Music these days anymore in the West, but it's like such an discrepency when you hear the edited radio/spotify Version and then you hear them Live... it sounds so off and sometimes a bit bad, and feels like a lot of the "greatness" of this songs is carried by modern technology. This hits different, sure i bet the edited radio/spotify one is smoothed out as well... live-performance is simply more raw that's nothing you can do about it, but she can geniunly sing.
We saw Wagakki Band in Niigata few years ago , concert Hall Tour I was standing amid all these Japanese people who were singing along with this song , I couldn't help it ,the tears just started rolling down my cheeks it was so emotional , never forgotten such a Beautiful message for lost loved ones.
This feels like the culmination of some weird anime where, in high school the heavy metal music club and the traditional music club were forced to share rooms for budget reasons, and initially hated each other, but then learned to love each other and combined their music to reach top in Japan.
Not a japanese anime but your comment somehow reminds me of Heartstrings. It is a korean series where the girl in traditional music fell in love with the lead guitarist and singer of the modern rock band
I'm confused about the weird way you can hear each and every instrument individually yet perfectly blended....how is that possible? Dang it sounds so wonderful
A lot of depends on perfect orchestration as well. Sound crew is half of the job, but well orchestrated piece is the other half. For example, you'll hear that flute solo is never playing at the same time as the guitar solo, because they would clash. Etc.
The guitar is a little quiet to me during the chorus at the end tbh, but it's entirely possible that my headphones are just losing the ability to pick up those frequencies haha
I’ve always said that the bassist is the primary musician on the band. The others are merely there to help fill in here and there, except the drummer of course, never have figured them out. I don’t say these things because I’ve been a bassist for over forty years either.
At 71 years of age I learned of the amazing Wagakki Band 4 days ago from my son. Haven't stopped playing them since. And this Homura is goosebump material. Absolutely incredible. Subscribed of course.
Sea shanties. I was listening to sea shanties and this one was under "similar videos" or so, and now I'm like "Why the heck didn't I know this band before?"
The band is made by the talent of each members, if one leaves then it's the end in my opinion, I don't pretend to own the universal truth but it's a team workmate as many other things.
He's really not tho. Tbh. I've seen this come up in my recommended so much and I finally clicked on it expecting something dope. But it's honestly pretty bland. MergingMoon is way better. Or FALILV. Or the Gazette. Many Japanese bands. And if you go beyond that, Periphery, Veil of Maya, Between the Buried and Me, Tesseract, Animals as Leaders, etc. This just kinda lacks character. It's very generic. I'm disappointed TH-cam felt I needed to watch this and spammed it in my recommended.
not only that, but they know what to do with it. eg: we Indonesians LOVE our culture, but most ppl don't know what the fuck to do with it to adapt with the modern times. in the end most cheaped out and went full muslim arab...or bootleg it for 10 bucks
@@Wolvenworks Not Indonesian or muslim but agreed, similarly Arabs seem to have the same problem really. Meanwhile Turkey seems to be celebrating their culture successfully..
I've been taking shakuhachi lessons for one month now. And even the slightest tilt on the head can change the sound or even make it not come out. It's amazing how Daisuke Kaminaga can head bang while playing perfectly 😮
Actually heard some bands incorporate saxophone into metal. Namely Rivers of Nihil. Never got into Celtic Frost's To Mega Therion album because of it, but it worked for some metal.
it is April of 2023.... i just found this.... and i am literally blown away..... remeber kids..... no matter what you do in life... there is... and always will be.. a person from Japan,,, who does it better
I love how each band member has their own unique style that matches their instrument and that style or look is consistent in every performance. The flute player always looks like a clean-cut monk, the lead singer always looks like an edgy princess, the base player a cool tomboy, the lead guitar always wears something slightly scary, the Taiko drummer for some reason always looks like Sasuke from Naruto so he's a ninja, the Shamisen player always the punk rocker sexy-chick, drummer always has the blonde hair and looks like a warrior, the guy who plays the Japanese harp always looks simple but refined/elegant. I hope they never change their style. I love it.
It happened to be a pure coincidence that I came across this Japanese band, and I'm so happy about that. I'm normally not that fond of loud music, let alone metal. But this is... I just don't know! It touches my soul, it has conquered me. I am almost 70 years of age and I'm proud to say that these Japanese completely 'wrapped' me. This ain't music, nor metal or traditional Japanesemusic; this is amazing and universal art! All the more I play this song, the greater my desire to hear it over and over again! With love from Holland, Jeroen
I am 72 and from the days of Hendrix etc..... this band has incorporated japan traditional and rock and roll and ....it is fabulous.... great mastery of the instruments... .
@@michaelkabik1787 Michael, we come from about the same era, with icons like Hendrix, the Who, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, you name it. But I find the combination of traditional Japanese instruments and contemporary heavy metal amazing. The only thing I don't like is the audience. They react a bit reserved, like they don't like it. While at Cheap Tric they almost tear down the hall. Anyway, I think this is beyond any superlative!
Another old fart here: Im 69 as I type this, and I want to say that Jeroen expressed my own sentiments perfectly. I also agree 100% with Michael. Greetings from Denmark, Gert.
Agreed! Didn’t know Japan had shredders like this - fantastic energy. The sound techs would be billionaires too, if they ran concerts in the US market - we never get such clean audio from rock/metal concerts here.
I saw them live in Dallas a few years ago at the House of Blues, they were fucking amazing and they definitely made everyone there fans after their performance. They literally brought so much emotion and rock that the crowd cheered for a encore and they came back out and played 3 more songs before finally ending their show. It was an amazing night and I was so glad to have seen them or i would have never discovered their talent.
*******HATS OFF AND KUDOS TO THE LIVE SOUND ENGINEER!!! Getting All instruments to Clarity and well balanced with multiple instruments is a feat in it's own!!*******
There's something suspicious about a lot of these gigs - a lot of them have glowsticks or something, but they're always evenly spaced throughout the crowd. Makes the gig look fake to me :\
@@dysfuncti0_art415 Not to dismiss your point, because in a typical Wagakki Band concert the audience is expected to be well behaved. But in concerts of bands like Babymetal or Maximum the Hormone, that would be different story.
@@maxek46 It depends on the band playing. Some bands have crowds that can go crazy like Maximum the Hormone. Other bands like Wagakki here and Ikimono Gakari tend to have calmer crowds.
First time hearing this band, and they immediately kill it with one of the most beautiful melodies I heard in the decade. I think I became an instant fan.
Never heard of this band before, I won't forget them. This was one of the best things to come out of Japan , hell out of Asia in many years. Never heard traditional Japanese instruments played like this before, seriously badass.
My aunt played koto, the harp-like instrument (wow does it have 20 strings? Never seen it before) placed flat - had she been alive she'd be shocked to hear this!
I've watched this dozens of times, and it finally audibly clicked with me how damn well the koto and shamisen slot in with the modern rock instruments. They just have a unique sound and percussion to them that is neither overwhelming nor is overwhelmed when all the instruments are playing. One can imagine any number of bands of a variety of styles where adding this sound would just...work. It's such a treat when something new and interesting comes together like this.
When you don't know how you ended up some where on the internet, that means you have spent to much time on the internet. I don't know either with this video. Some times it takes control and we just become zombies. Time for me to go socialize with some real people face to face. Best of luck to you🙂
The path to enlightenment begins with the first step. Like you, I tripped over Wagakki Band by accident. Would that all of my misadventures should turn out so f**king awesome !
Japanese lyrics and English lyrics for when she starts singing from around 5:00 Warera utau sora no kanata e To the sky that we sing Haruka nagaru kumo no mukou e Beyond the faraway clouds Umi wo koete niji wo watatte Across the sea and over the rainbow Kimi ni todoku you ni So that it reaches you Seki wo kitte afureru omoi Thoughts to overflow the weir Itsuka sameru yume no ibasho de In this dream we’ll one day wake from Warai atte irareru you ni We can laugh together Kasane tsumuide yuku We'll spin a tale (repeat) You're welcome!
i love that you can hear each instrument. nothing is super drowned out, and theyre given their moment to shine. even if they didnt, the crowd clearly felt it. i would love to see this in person, had i the opportunity.
You just have to love the joy and energy these people have and give to their audience. Tradition and modern music all combined together make this band one of the best I ever listened to.
Only given that no great European musicians participate. Imagine a band like Nightwish, it would take like 100% of the vote competing against what usually goes to Eurovision, and it would beat Japan as well.
My name is James c. Bono, i’m 73 years old, I have been listening to your music for years now. I greatly thank you. I’ve never seen you but on TH-cam here in California. My best friend/brotherOld-school rock ‘n’ roll Neil Young. Thanks you’re fantastic too
Maybe he's mastered circular breathing? Not sure, but I've played a similar wind instrument before and circular breathing helps a lot especially when you're playing long pieces.
I'm almost sure the shakuhachi flute guy is just dancing and pretending to play a pre-recorded track. There's no way - i play a little shakuhachi and the flute has to be positioned perfectly against the lip to get any sound at all, the way he's waving his head and flute all over the place would definitely cause him to miss some notes even if he wasn't dancing and jumping all over the place. There's definitely some pre-production and studio multitracking magic happening behind the scenes.
Mad respect for the shamisen player! I didn't think it would blend at all, but it was SO COOL to hear a perfect blend of traditional Japanese instruments and modern style music! 10/10
This shows that music is just an expression of what everyone felt inside, and turned it into art. Props to these people, for being unique in their music genre.
the intro was like 'damn, they're good but not really my kind of music', the moment the shamisen broke in I was sold to them, there's something about that instrument that makes everything sound 10 times better to my ear :)) and fom there it got better and better...awesome band and their sound engineer is a monster
It might be that the Japanese instruments hit those pentatonic notes, and the western instruments go for octatonic. I don't know shit about music, but I recall that's a major difference b/t Eastern and Western canon.
I just love how they're able to tap into so many cultural flavours and instruments and fuse them into something truly other-worldly by pushing every aspect of their instruments or vocals over the edge to the unexpected. It's so rich and exciting.
This is... astonishing. I can't believe the way all the different instruments come together to create such a unified, powerful and beautiful song. And I love that all of them get a chance to shine. I would sell my soul to have their talent.
My mind was thoroughly blown when the shamisen player started. THEN out of nowhere … koto and shakuhachi and that singer! My mind was freshly re-blown. So good. Very cool. Like so many others here, this video just popped up in my feed. Thank you, TH-cam for this suggestion.
Espetacular! A beleza de todo o conjunto extrapola qualquer tipo de comparação que da pra fazer com o normal. O apuro técnico de TODOS os integrantes é fora de série . A maneira como eles fazem esse amálgama entre instrumentos tradicionais e ocidentais simplesmente não sem comparativo. Lindo , lindo , lindo.
I really love how they give passion while playing the instrument, everyone has their own style and drama while playing it. Wagakki band and One Ok Rock are my fave bands
The algorithm brought me here and I am actually fucking blown away by this performance. Like I haven't been this blown away by a group.... Ever I think.
Like Robin said, I too found this accidentally. Being a radio broadcaster Im always checking out new music but never have I seen anything like this. Truly amazing! New fan right here.
The lead guitarist is all over those harmonics, I love it. But the shamisen is INCREDIBLE. I could listen to that girl solo for an hour -- the tune she lays down is gorgeous and the speed of her picking in that little bit before she hands off at 2:43 is especially insane. Maybe the most impressive thing, though, is how many moving pieces they've got and yet they make it all work, and work *well*. They have got a LOT going on, but it all fits together with the precision of an orchestra. Crazy!
I cried. This is so freaking good, i can't say much thing except this is some actual gold, they're really good performer with really good performance. Word "good" wasn't even match for this. Amazing, unbelievable.
In combo with the video, I feel like this is one of those songs that fill a Japanese person with pride (at least based on sound). The Enka vocals, Shakuhachi?, Shamisen and Taiko. The way these guys combine traditional and modern Japanese culture here is fantastic.
I don't usually wander off to japanese music. But i must be frank here, this was an amazing find and i'm adding it to my personal "Listen to this" playlist. That's the highest honor i can give to any piece of music i find on the tube.
Vote for them siesta-tokyo.com/article/439086791.html Search for their name in kanji 和楽器バンド There's 3 major points that was pointed out by event organizers for the event. And one of it is very clear, "represent Japan". And I don't think there's anyone else has deeper roots of Japan arts more than them. Anyway, Hatsune Miku currently at the top of the votes.
![Wagakki Band - 千本桜 (Senbonzakura) / Manatsu no Dai Shinnenkai 2020 Yokohama Arena [ENG SUB CC]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xjwe9WyO8Qs/mqdefault.jpg)
Why is literally everyone in this band fine as all hell
It was probably a priotity when they assembled the band
theyre japanese lmao
Marketing.
I know....
global warming
Never thought I'd live to see the day of a "heavy metal bamboo flute"... Now I can die in peace, my life is complete.
Jethro Tull ????
@@jamesb120 I was Just going to remind it of them.
chtonic, alot of thiland bands do it now
Orochi also used a flute in "Sunlight" but it's one of their more peaceful songs :)
@@jamesb120 Ah, yes. Who could have forgotten Jethro Tull, the world famous metal band.
The Japanese people really mastered the combination of modern and tradition.
that is how you help retain culture and tradition, and not let things die to be only known as relics.
always evolving. Although this song is not the only way lol
Their music is another lvl bro.
I like it much more than plain purism
@@DoormatKineko maybe this is the real purism. I mean this is just pure participation and creating within the certain tradition or culture, not caring about arbitral "if it belongs to my culture". you know, what I'm trying to say is that maybe the real traditionalism and participating in culture is inherently tied to constant evolution and creating there something that's your own and new.
in short
tradition is destined to evolve
that's what I was trying to say, sorry that it's so long haha
@@stahu_mishima well said
Can we just appreciate the sound engineers job in making every instrument sound beautiful as hell?
I swear my life had not been complete until I heard someone shred on a shamisen.
So much Samurai Warriros vibe
@@k.o.t.o.r.5119 hahaha right.
Aye and playing it with a f*****g wall paper scrapper it seems too!
Tbh a lot of shamisen playing is shredding. Much like a lot of violin is shredding with a bow
@@andyporter4045 thats the shamisen's "pick" although it most likely has its unique name
I love how you can hear every instrument distinctly and yet they blend together beautifully
Right! I was looking for this comment, I just listened to with with some garbage speakers and it still sounded amazing.
Whoever mastered this live need to chill damn
It's Called Sound Engineering
@@brandonheat4982 sound engineering is available for all. And not all sound this good.
You are right great sound and tight... reminds me a little bit of Dream theater with a Japanese twist.
I found this accidentally and its the coolest thing ive seen in my life
try CROSSFAITH, then...and watch tatsuya amano how he's murdering his drumms
@@hipersebi have a same xD
fq i was tryin to answer Robin
Same Here!
Same here.... WOW.
Man just shredding on flute 😭. What kind talent was that 😭.
The men itself is a flute bender😂
Shakuhachi: The "difficult flute"!
Jethro Tull did it first
When you're Japanese, it's not what you do. But how well you do it!
that monk in there
This ain't a song, this a whole experience
It sure is dude.. it's outstanding.
I came for the beautiful lady from the thumbnail and I can't believe what a experience this is. Can't stop playing it.
Most underrated comment ever
agree
The flute guy, the shamisen girl, the koto, guitar, everything just bought me a so much goosebumps, this is simply amazing, AND LETS TALK ABOUT THE VOCALIST, literally crying
It’s perfect- the shakuhachi flute always gives me goosebumps
"I sing the wind chimes' song" is one of the most moving, nuanced, subtle, emotive, and all-around brilliant vocal performances I have ever heard. It brings me to tears.
What impresses me the most is that this is LIVE (atleast from what i get), and i'm not someone who is complaining there isn't good Music these days anymore in the West, but it's like such an discrepency when you hear the edited radio/spotify Version and then you hear them Live... it sounds so off and sometimes a bit bad, and feels like a lot of the "greatness" of this songs is carried by modern technology.
This hits different, sure i bet the edited radio/spotify one is smoothed out as well... live-performance is simply more raw that's nothing you can do about it, but she can geniunly sing.
Yuko-san is a beautiful vocalist
that goosebumps part is real
Ngl the lady coming on stage with the Shamisen is one of the most metal things i've ever seen
@@LyleAllbritton R U GHEI?
I love the shamisen solo
@@ganggaelang4870 maybe, i think he is.
@@LyleAllbritton he is male
Gave me goosebumps
My stepdad used to love this band. He died back in october. This one's for you Joseph
May he rest in a peace resounding with this beautiful tune that he liked
We saw Wagakki Band in Niigata few years ago , concert Hall Tour I was standing amid all these Japanese people who were singing along with this song , I couldn't help it ,the tears just started rolling down my cheeks it was so emotional , never forgotten such a Beautiful message for lost loved ones.
🙏🕊️🙏🕊️
@@parmaq4032 His spirit might be forever enjoyoing of this eternally, with a smile and happiness!
RIP joseph.
This feels like the culmination of some weird anime where, in high school the heavy metal music club and the traditional music club were forced to share rooms for budget reasons, and initially hated each other, but then learned to love each other and combined their music to reach top in Japan.
Not a japanese anime but your comment somehow reminds me of Heartstrings. It is a korean series where the girl in traditional music fell in love with the lead guitarist and singer of the modern rock band
This should be an actual anime
I would watch this
your mind
Can people just shut the fuck up about anime?? Stop comparing everything japanese to animes ffs
No ones going to talk about the flute guy? That’s some real talent there. He mastered Flute Breathing
when you said breathing . reminded of demon slayer
@@jianxiongRaven that's literally what I thought of hahaha
@@jianxiongRaven come to think of it, these type of song genre fits perfectly with demon slayer
Huh? there are hundreds of posts about that
@@AbelXAnne agreed!
Can we just talk about how good the outfits look
woman ..... wooooooman
Not just the outfits every fucking thing
as if each of the members have powers😁
Agreed, Wagakki Band looks like a million bucks on every tour, but this tour... two million bucks!
At first, it's about the music. The outfit is definitely the last to talk about, woman.
love it when everyone in a band gets their chance to go absolutely wild
I'm 62 years old, never to old to rock and roll. Bloody fantastic!!
That's cool! \m/
Same with me,but I'm ten years younger than you :-)
Talking about age, I recommend
"Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai",
"Show-Ya"
and "Ningen Isu".
Seems like aging doesn't bother rockers.
th-cam.com/video/x_X-DBClH3Y/w-d-xo.html
I want to rock until my death, I hope to keep the rock spirit in me as you have done.
I'm confused about the weird way you can hear each and every instrument individually yet perfectly blended....how is that possible? Dang it sounds so wonderful
it's called having an audio tech in the back who knows what the hell they're doing lol
It means their sound crew knows what they're doing
Yeah mixing this is phenomenal. I do "audio tech" gigs and I get angsiety attacks figuring this band out. :D
A lot of depends on perfect orchestration as well. Sound crew is half of the job, but well orchestrated piece is the other half. For example, you'll hear that flute solo is never playing at the same time as the guitar solo, because they would clash. Etc.
The guitar is a little quiet to me during the chorus at the end tbh, but it's entirely possible that my headphones are just losing the ability to pick up those frequencies haha
If anything.....this band just showed the brilliance of why Bass is important.
I’ve always said that the bassist is the primary musician on the band. The others are merely there to help fill in here and there, except the drummer of course, never have figured them out. I don’t say these things because I’ve been a bassist for over forty years either.
Q sea o
The pass is the base.
The only reason of such confidence is only the fact that bass is panned right in the centre as far as im concerned)
correct but not really cuz thats wut primus is for also feel good inc without bass
At 71 years of age I learned of the amazing Wagakki Band 4 days ago from my son. Haven't stopped playing them since. And this Homura is goosebump material. Absolutely incredible. Subscribed of course.
Houmura shin es el nombre del guitarrista (Machiya). Todos genios totales! Amo ésta banda!!
I'm not sure how i got here, but after listening to this i'm glad i did.
You, not the only one
Sea shanties. I was listening to sea shanties and this one was under "similar videos" or so, and now I'm like "Why the heck didn't I know this band before?"
I search for homura KnY dong but ended here lol
youtube recomendations also sent me here
via Slipknot for me somehow....
Everyone is talking about the shamisen chick but the lead guitar is BEAST
they all are gold
The band is made by the talent of each members, if one leaves then it's the end in my opinion, I don't pretend to own the universal truth but it's a team workmate as many other things.
Fully agree with you...!!
He's really not tho. Tbh. I've seen this come up in my recommended so much and I finally clicked on it expecting something dope. But it's honestly pretty bland. MergingMoon is way better. Or FALILV. Or the Gazette. Many Japanese bands. And if you go beyond that, Periphery, Veil of Maya, Between the Buried and Me, Tesseract, Animals as Leaders, etc. This just kinda lacks character. It's very generic. I'm disappointed TH-cam felt I needed to watch this and spammed it in my recommended.
@@Dexter6662 a true diplomat reply, but diplomacy wont work with a guy who chose adolf astalin for a nickname
The flute guy mastered Demon Slayer breathing style
Right you are !!!
Full deep breath step 11
LOL that is nice!
Shut up
@@Hawkeye201100 who
The shamisen was such a great touch, combining the traditional with the modern in such an awesome way. Very cool.
One of the things that makes the Japanese so great is that they still love their culture.
I felt that.
not only that, but they know what to do with it. eg: we Indonesians LOVE our culture, but most ppl don't know what the fuck to do with it to adapt with the modern times. in the end most cheaped out and went full muslim arab...or bootleg it for 10 bucks
@@Wolvenworks Not Indonesian or muslim but agreed, similarly Arabs seem to have the same problem really. Meanwhile Turkey seems to be celebrating their culture successfully..
No difference to just about all other peoples. Nationalistic idiots are everywhere.
@@beageler so true...
Imagine being the next band to perform after this masterpiece .
it was just their performance
Hahahaha indeed bro, could imagine how drop it feel. Maybe similiar like john lennon performance after Queen at live aids past before
Right!!!!
Unless it's Babymetal.
Nah. Wagakki are the headliners lol
Best random click of 2020!!!!
honesstly my music taste has got so much better due to quarantine
@@ripplelust2597 same same
You summed up my words perfectly.
Could not agree more :)
Same
I've been taking shakuhachi lessons for one month now. And even the slightest tilt on the head can change the sound or even make it not come out. It's amazing how Daisuke Kaminaga can head bang while playing perfectly 😮
Outstanding ! I'm a 70 Year old rocker from the past and this high-energy music is fuel for my soul ... Love it !
Keep Rocking, old man! 🤘
2:06 "ISSSAAA ASSSHOOLLLEEE!!"
Past, present, and future, rock on. 🤘
When your parents make you play a traditional instrument but you want to play metal.
"i'm here to audition for your band"
"ORLY? what do you play"
"electric shamisen"
"when your parents make you play music"
you're in Asian
Actually heard some bands incorporate saxophone into metal. Namely Rivers of Nihil. Never got into Celtic Frost's To Mega Therion album because of it, but it worked for some metal.
@Bannaroo dummies
@@lite7721 my mom made me learn German flute (transverse flute) ...and yes, I'm german...
"wow you play in a metal band?! Cool! What instrument?"
"shamisen"
"..."
It would be even more odd to say the flute type thing lol
Hahahah that's nice
"wow you play in a metal band?! Cool! What instrument?"
"..."
shamisen player: "yes"
Shami-wow!
"Come again?"
it is April of 2023.... i just found this.... and i am literally blown away..... remeber kids..... no matter what you do in life... there is... and always will be.. a person from Japan,,, who does it better
Japan are an example to the rest of the world in how to blend modern and traditional culture
2:06 "ISSSAAA ASSSHOOLLLEEE!!"
If I remember The Yoshida brothers do something similar.
The Hu also blends their traditional instruments well with modern music
You gotta check out The Hu
the rest of the world is also making metal+folk..... thanks to anime youre exposed to this song.
I love how each band member has their own unique style that matches their instrument and that style or look is consistent in every performance. The flute player always looks like a clean-cut monk, the lead singer always looks like an edgy princess, the base player a cool tomboy, the lead guitar always wears something slightly scary, the Taiko drummer for some reason always looks like Sasuke from Naruto so he's a ninja, the Shamisen player always the punk rocker sexy-chick, drummer always has the blonde hair and looks like a warrior, the guy who plays the Japanese harp always looks simple but refined/elegant. I hope they never change their style. I love it.
btw asa the bass player is a guy and if you'd hear him talk you wouldn't mistake him for a girl
@@jeremybosse5088 i know he sing in one melody...
i love how u copied a comment from six months ago
@@jeremybosse5088 which one?
@@aethernity8270 ...Asa the bass player
It happened to be a pure coincidence that I came across this Japanese band, and I'm so happy about that. I'm normally not that fond of loud music, let alone metal. But this is... I just don't know! It touches my soul, it has conquered me. I am almost 70 years of age and I'm proud to say that these Japanese completely 'wrapped' me. This ain't music, nor metal or traditional Japanesemusic; this is amazing and universal art! All the more I play this song, the greater my desire to hear it over and over again!
With love from Holland, Jeroen
I am 72 and from the days of Hendrix etc..... this band has incorporated japan traditional and rock and roll and ....it is fabulous.... great mastery of the instruments...
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@@michaelkabik1787 Michael, we come from about the same era, with icons like Hendrix, the Who, Rolling Stones, David Bowie, you name it. But I find the combination of traditional Japanese instruments and contemporary heavy metal amazing. The only thing I don't like is the audience. They react a bit reserved, like they don't like it. While at Cheap Tric they almost tear down the hall. Anyway, I think this is beyond any superlative!
@@J.Brachthuizer the culture is different and this aspect I like.....they are a people who cherish manners... something the USA has little of...
33 here and I am a Metal guy but thing Song brings joy and tears everytime
Another old fart here: Im 69 as I type this, and I want to say that Jeroen expressed my own sentiments perfectly. I also agree 100% with Michael.
Greetings from Denmark, Gert.
My jaw just dropped on the floor.
Stunning band!
Agreed! Didn’t know Japan had shredders like this - fantastic energy. The sound techs would be billionaires too, if they ran concerts in the US market - we never get such clean audio from rock/metal concerts here.
my jaw is walking to japan
you can tell they all are really passionate and enjoy what they're playing. See all the members singing along even through they're not mic'd?
yup
Yeeeessss
What you said just made me cringe
@@takokunakara3289 Loser
It is also to probably match their rhythm to the vocals.
But I think it's only purely for fun
If they don't perform during the Tokyo Olympics I will protest. They represent the beauty of Japan
They were going to last summer. Hopefully they still do.
Absolutely.
Did they?
@@bbanana3625 nope
@@iqbalal6880 I was disappointed ☹️
I envy the people who watched this live. I bet the goosebumps lasted a week long
ikr
I caught their live show in San Francisco a few years back. Damn fine show.
I saw them live in Dallas a few years ago at the House of Blues, they were fucking amazing and they definitely made everyone there fans after their performance. They literally brought so much emotion and rock that the crowd cheered for a encore and they came back out and played 3 more songs before finally ending their show. It was an amazing night and I was so glad to have seen them or i would have never discovered their talent.
Lifetime long
*******HATS OFF AND KUDOS TO THE LIVE SOUND ENGINEER!!! Getting All instruments to Clarity and well balanced with multiple instruments is a feat in it's own!!*******
When you are making metal band with your friend, but your grandma suddenly appears with her's Shamisen
Damn, that's a gilf then
And then outmetals everyone else.
I think more metal bands need to incorporate a Shamisen. It's a beautiful sounding instrument
You crazy beni is the hottest one
Grandma in mini skirt.
Drummer looks like a final fantasy character
and he is incredibly sexy
Yea he looks like noctis
And his name is Wasabi! :)
He looks like he plays blitzball in his spare time
the vocalist seems tifa going to corneo's mansion xD
Japan concert culture seems so respectful of the artists.
I've heard interviews where bands playing in Japan thought they weren't playing well because the audience was so well behaved lol
There's something suspicious about a lot of these gigs - a lot of them have glowsticks or something, but they're always evenly spaced throughout the crowd. Makes the gig look fake to me :\
@@maxek46 lol they just not jumping all over each other. They like personal space
@@dysfuncti0_art415 Not to dismiss your point, because in a typical Wagakki Band concert the audience is expected to be well behaved. But in concerts of bands like Babymetal or Maximum the Hormone, that would be different story.
@@maxek46 It depends on the band playing. Some bands have crowds that can go crazy like Maximum the Hormone. Other bands like Wagakki here and Ikimono Gakari tend to have calmer crowds.
First time hearing this band, and they immediately kill it with one of the most beautiful melodies I heard in the decade. I think I became an instant fan.
Never heard of this band before, I won't forget them. This was one of the best things to come out of Japan , hell out of Asia in many years. Never heard traditional Japanese instruments played like this before, seriously badass.
My aunt played koto, the harp-like instrument (wow does it have 20 strings? Never seen it before) placed flat - had she been alive she'd be shocked to hear this!
Their Senbonzakura MV was pretty popular on the internet too, very beautiful and joyful.
I've watched this dozens of times, and it finally audibly clicked with me how damn well the koto and shamisen slot in with the modern rock instruments. They just have a unique sound and percussion to them that is neither overwhelming nor is overwhelmed when all the instruments are playing. One can imagine any number of bands of a variety of styles where adding this sound would just...work. It's such a treat when something new and interesting comes together like this.
Another instrument thwt fits well with modern rock is the morin khuur
That's also the sign that there is probably, somewhere in there, at least one dedicated sound engineer who did an awesome job.
I don't know why I ended up here, but this rocks!
When you don't know how you ended up some where on the internet, that means you have spent to much time on the internet. I don't know either with this video. Some times it takes control and we just become zombies. Time for me to go socialize with some real people face to face. Best of luck to you🙂
@@user-ru6mq5sc5n Hahahaha Neither am I, but this is awesome!
I know how I ended up here, from a comment on 9gag for a Shamisen video. No ragrets.
Nobody knows 🤣
The path to enlightenment begins with the first step.
Like you, I tripped over Wagakki Band by accident.
Would that all of my misadventures should turn out so f**king awesome !
Han pasado casi 5 años desde la primera vez que me topé con este video una madrugada, y de vez en cuando vuelvo a verlo, porque es demasiado épico
Japanese lyrics and English lyrics for when she starts singing from around 5:00
Warera utau sora no kanata e
To the sky that we sing
Haruka nagaru kumo no mukou e
Beyond the faraway clouds
Umi wo koete niji wo watatte
Across the sea and over the rainbow
Kimi ni todoku you ni
So that it reaches you
Seki wo kitte afureru omoi
Thoughts to overflow the weir
Itsuka sameru yume no ibasho de
In this dream we’ll one day wake from
Warai atte irareru you ni
We can laugh together
Kasane tsumuide yuku
We'll spin a tale
(repeat)
You're welcome!
I speak spanish but thanks for this
Arigato
such beautiful lyrics thank u anyway
Many thanks
THANK YOU! ~\(≧▽≦)/~
now i can sing this without summoning any more demons
I love how they brought in traditional instruments and song into a wonderful performance. Will be listening to more of this band.
I also recommend another band called Onmyouza.
Me, too! -=80)
🖤🔥
I totally agree, and I thought the yoshida brothers were awesome for that, but this band is on another level!!!
it says in their name: 和楽器 "wagakki" band means (traditional) Japanese Instruments Band
i love that you can hear each instrument. nothing is super drowned out, and theyre given their moment to shine. even if they didnt, the crowd clearly felt it. i would love to see this in person, had i the opportunity.
That sound engineer is a fucking beast, just like literally everyone in the band.
That's Machiya, the guitarist's effort 🙂
It is no accident that the Japanese produce the best musical instruments in the world.
You just have to love the joy and energy these people have and give to their audience. Tradition and modern music all combined together make this band one of the best I ever listened to.
If Japan was in Eurovision would win 100%
maybe they would play j-pop there
He but it’s Europe so no 😳
@@Rerizz Well I mean Australia's there so clearly the "Euro" is more of a suggestion than a rule
@@gamegirl8722 Same for Israel
Only given that no great European musicians participate. Imagine a band like Nightwish, it would take like 100% of the vote competing against what usually goes to Eurovision, and it would beat Japan as well.
why tf no one's talking about the flute guy HE LOOK SO COOOOOL
Aang is so cool
I KNOW RIGHT. I never saw someone rock out with a flute.
And the harp
DUDE I was about to post a comment about how insane he looks when he moves and plays lmao
Thats shakuhachi and to sayits hard to play is understatement
いつから、なぜなのか分からないが私はこれを毎日聴かないと落ち着かない体になっていた。
jajajaj, no mames🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣✌
A la grande le puse cuca
My name is James c. Bono, i’m 73 years old, I have been listening to your music for years now. I greatly thank you. I’ve never seen you but on TH-cam here in California. My best friend/brotherOld-school rock ‘n’ roll Neil Young. Thanks you’re fantastic too
10 years your junior. New to this band. Love, love them!
There's no way the guy playing the flute doesn't run out of breath ! THE MAN DANCING AND PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME !
Epic lungs on that guy
He does the jumping splits in some songs as well :D
Maybe he's mastered circular breathing? Not sure, but I've played a similar wind instrument before and circular breathing helps a lot especially when you're playing long pieces.
I'm almost sure the shakuhachi flute guy is just dancing and pretending to play a pre-recorded track. There's no way - i play a little shakuhachi and the flute has to be positioned perfectly against the lip to get any sound at all, the way he's waving his head and flute all over the place would definitely cause him to miss some notes even if he wasn't dancing and jumping all over the place. There's definitely some pre-production and studio multitracking magic happening behind the scenes.
circular breathing technique
2:26
walk like a boss
"SHAMISHEN BENNIEH"
perform sick solo
Every time they added a traditional instrument they kicked it up a notch.
New notches had to be made for them because something this powerful had not previously existed
Mad respect for the shamisen player! I didn't think it would blend at all, but it was SO COOL to hear a perfect blend of traditional Japanese instruments and modern style music! 10/10
I saw beni interview that Homura is so fast that she can`t move her arm for a week, she said she don`t want to play that song if possible haha
@@clive0494that shit must’ve been worse than a whole ass intense gym workout. Massive respect.
This is so nuts it’s like a bunch of anime characters stepped out of a game
and *rocked* tht sht
Totally. Insane is that they are as powerful in music as are many anime fighting characters. It's almost like they're not human beings. 😂 Awesome. 🤟
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@@cristofertragedy4904 now i wanna play that game
The guy on the drums straight up looks like he came out of Final Fantasy.
I swear shamisen is such a cool instrument it's shredding like a badass.
Tenma you take shamisen, i take Beni. Bye
She is shredding like a badass. I'm going to give her a tongue bath to put out the flames.
This shows that music is just an expression of what everyone felt inside, and turned it into art. Props to these people, for being unique in their music genre.
Love the perfect blend of traditional and modern instruments! The shamisen player is awesome! Love her!
the intro was like 'damn, they're good but not really my kind of music', the moment the shamisen broke in I was sold to them, there's something about that instrument that makes everything sound 10 times better to my ear :)) and fom there it got better and better...awesome band and their sound engineer is a monster
Not usually my taste either (I’m Kyary Pamyu Pamyu or Kemuri), but these people are amazing!!
It sounds extremely unique, and it provides both amazing solo and backing.
It might be that the Japanese instruments hit those pentatonic notes, and the western instruments go for octatonic. I don't know shit about music, but I recall that's a major difference b/t Eastern and Western canon.
Came here for the hot gothic girl
from the thumbnail
Stayed for the cool music
This is a freaking art!
i also came for her but i stayed for the shirtless drummer and now i simp for him lol
Stayed for the Guitar solo, Bassline and whatever that cool instrument is
Came here because Amy Lee had a song with them and now i stayed
Exact same reason.
@@the0ne809 same
Whoops, here's a band I didn't know existed but now will promptly be obsessing over for the foreseeable future.
Same
You should hear "senbonzakura"
I just love how they're able to tap into so many cultural flavours and instruments and fuse them into something truly other-worldly by pushing every aspect of their instruments or vocals over the edge to the unexpected. It's so rich and exciting.
This is... astonishing. I can't believe the way all the different instruments come together to create such a unified, powerful and beautiful song. And I love that all of them get a chance to shine.
I would sell my soul to have their talent.
That guy went so hard on a flute
You wouldn't think a guy could look like a rock star on a flute, but here we are
He's the hardest monk I've ever seen in my life
He flexed on me so hard I truly don't know how to feel
It’s a shakuhachi, baby.
He didn't have to,but he did.He did that...for us...
I love how they combine traditional music with modern rock... really entertaining.
All of folk rock and folk metal does that, it's nothing new on their side apart from doing it with Japanese culture maybe
One of the best performances I've ever seen in my life. Hands down. So many talented people!
Everytime she starts singing, it feels to me like the ultimate raid boss has entered the room...
omg that comment is geek lvl 99
this is why internet exist
to see cool stuff right?
you sweet, naive, innocent thing, you
Yep.This and porn.
Nofap rules. Stop being a pathetic coomer.
@@Lightnings Yes follow Nietzsche for being a real man ! Nofap power man
For war and that is too
My mind was thoroughly blown when the shamisen player started. THEN out of nowhere … koto and shakuhachi and that singer! My mind was freshly re-blown. So good. Very cool. Like so many others here, this video just popped up in my feed. Thank you, TH-cam for this suggestion.
Espetacular! A beleza de todo o conjunto extrapola qualquer tipo de comparação que da pra fazer com o normal. O apuro técnico de TODOS os integrantes é fora de série . A maneira como eles fazem esse amálgama entre instrumentos tradicionais e ocidentais simplesmente não sem comparativo. Lindo , lindo , lindo.
She touched the bottom of my heart with her melody
knew I'd find the best content if I wrote 'japanese' and 'band' together. no regrets. this is fire.
Now try writing 'mongolian' and 'band' together. Thank me later
@@kagar3465 does The Hu come up??
i just searched it up and yessss they do! I found out about them through Jedi: Fallen Order
I really love how they give passion while playing the instrument, everyone has their own style and drama while playing it. Wagakki band and One Ok Rock are my fave bands
The algorithm brought me here and I am actually fucking blown away by this performance. Like I haven't been this blown away by a group.... Ever I think.
Yes this is, thanks for showing me this pops @GraterGood
Like Robin said, I too found this accidentally. Being a radio broadcaster Im always checking out new music but never have I seen anything like this. Truly amazing! New fan right here.
2:26 when she entered 💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘😋💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘💘shamisen + electric guitars❤️❤️❤️
I’m feeling so good when I’m listening to this band
Yeah!! You say right ! Me too
We all feeling it!! 🔥
You and me both!! It is a musical feast for the ears!! I will definitely gorge on it!! 😎
YES ME TOO!!
Jaw on the floor. These bands are so good the effort and talent surpasses most bands I've seen in England.
Funny how you start with one anime opening at 11pm and you land here somehow at 3am , anyone else? Just me? Ok.
I know what you mean lol
You just described me lmao
No lol, i was literally listen to fucking black metal and got here, don't know were this is from but amazing song tho
I got here through Babymetal live performances. I'm not complaining tho : )
...JoJo did not land me here...
The main singer and the Koto player are married now and having a kid, that baby’s gonna be ridiculously talented
Really?
@@Komorebimachiya yeah a little girl born November 25th 2020
@@emilybarclay8831 oh so beautiful 😊
also, Really?
ummm, Rumor Willis anyone?? the kid will probably have NO talents.
The lead guitarist is all over those harmonics, I love it. But the shamisen is INCREDIBLE. I could listen to that girl solo for an hour -- the tune she lays down is gorgeous and the speed of her picking in that little bit before she hands off at 2:43 is especially insane. Maybe the most impressive thing, though, is how many moving pieces they've got and yet they make it all work, and work *well*. They have got a LOT going on, but it all fits together with the precision of an orchestra. Crazy!
*The lead guitarist is all over those harmonics*weak attempt to emulate Yngwie Malmsteen
@@__-vi9wk begone boomer
The shamisen player is Beni Ninagawa and she’s pretty great!!
@@__-vi9wk Doesn't sound like a wanker to me.
My favorite part.!
とても才能のあるバンド 🔥🔥
I give them total respect.They are gifted musicians who also know how to put on a show.Gotta be huge.
Agreed. I was very impressed by composition, musicianship, and stage performance.
Did that woman just shred on a Shamisen...?
Yes... yes, she did... and dropped the mic on the way out of the venue...
ikr...that was freaking awesome...lol
Virtuoso playing is very traditional for the tsugaru shamisen.
Beni Ninagawa is a goddess
Yes sir! Beni Bunny sure did! 😁
I cried. This is so freaking good, i can't say much thing except this is some actual gold, they're really good performer with really good performance. Word "good" wasn't even match for this. Amazing, unbelievable.
Glad it wasn't just me that cried at this then , Absoloute perfection to my ears.
Same here, moment of ultimate bliss
same bro. same
don't know why TH-cam recommended me this, but I love every single second of it
In combo with the video, I feel like this is one of those songs that fill a Japanese person with pride (at least based on sound).
The Enka vocals, Shakuhachi?, Shamisen and Taiko. The way these guys combine traditional and modern Japanese culture here is fantastic.
The look, the feel, the sound what an enchantment this song is...
Being cool is not just posing, this band is very cool and charming at the same time
I don't usually wander off to japanese music.
But i must be frank here, this was an amazing find and i'm adding it to my personal "Listen to this" playlist. That's the highest honor i can give to any piece of music i find on the tube.
Cecil what are others in your listen to this list? Since you are talking about “giving honor” I’m curious
It's not called "Land of the Rising Sun" for no reason :)
Love from Bharat (India)!
I want a Spotify version on this 😢
Wagakki Band are not about playing music.
THEY ARE PERFORMERS WITH ART.
❤🇯🇵
they're supposed to be playing at the Olympics in Tokyo but this damn COVID messed up everything
Haha
Baby metal got the vote I'm afraid 😕
Damn really? I thought they had it. So much better than Baby Metal too
No way, they deserve that highlight to the world tbh
Vote for them
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Search for their name in kanji 和楽器バンド
There's 3 major points that was pointed out by event organizers for the event. And one of it is very clear, "represent Japan". And I don't think there's anyone else has deeper roots of Japan arts more than them. Anyway, Hatsune Miku currently at the top of the votes.
The transition to the koto and the flute gave me chills
Yes.. So haunting and beautiful
Can we talk about how hard that flautist throws down ??
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Shakuhachi player was amazing 🗿
Better than every single cup of coffee in the morning! OMFG this song bursts your body awake
It’s not that’s deep
Blasphemous