Most of them are masters of their instruments. Even the vocalist. They give lectures in universities on traditional music and instruments. Discovered them few years back from their song Senbonzakura

@nextlevelguitartraining8645

2 жыл бұрын

Real master in music creations.

They were chosen to sing for the Olympic opening ceremony until Corona ruins everything,

@samuelwinata3085

4 жыл бұрын

@@kiddhkane BabyMEtal? oh... man.. I'm expecting OneOkROck or Wagakki

@heisenberg282

4 жыл бұрын

@@samuelwinata3085 They're Wagakki.

@illuzanaerenduill

4 жыл бұрын

@@samuelwinata3085 ???

@jon87583

4 жыл бұрын

They're a good choice - cause they so well represent a bridge between traditional and 21st Century Japan. I jumped on the oppty to see them in NYC when they suddenly became part of NYC's "Japan Day."

@ohcomeongetoutofhere

4 жыл бұрын

They were not chosen officially. They wish they were, fans wish they were, but it wasn't proven fact. But they participated with two songs for the Olympics 2016, for the Japanese broadcast only.

The 2 drummers play different kinds of drums. One plays traditional taiko drums and the other plays a modern kit.

@markusmottus1686

4 жыл бұрын

Taiko drums are soo dope there's a performance made by some, what I believe to be high school or college kids, called "Fertility of the sea" and maan.. That is dope!

@tomaspisecky4835

4 жыл бұрын

@@markusmottus1686 Wakaido Yamato check them out

@leomoran142

4 жыл бұрын

@@markusmottus1686 That one is done by students of Senzoku Gakuin, arguably Japan's premier technical college specializing in music, located in the city of Kawasaki, in Kanagawa Prefecture. The drummers were all aged between 16 and 20 at the time it was recorded

@theCuchuoi1

3 жыл бұрын

and the taiko plays the off beats as well

Wagakki Band is one of the best Japanese groups out there. They combine traditional instruments and vocal styles with modern rock, metal, jazz, and more. All eight members are master level musicians, and their lead singer, the very elegant Yuko Suzuhana, may be the best female Japanese vocalist I have heard. They are the only other Japanese group that comes anywhere close to BabyMetal in international popularity. The video for their song Senbonzakura has more views than Gimme Chocolate. Wagakki Band is even better live, as their stage shows are musical extravaganzas that rival the very best BabyMetal concerts. And speaking of Katana, Yuko Suzuhana often brandishes one in concert.

@scipiocorculum

4 жыл бұрын

@@powertothebauer296 You pose an interesting theory, but I am not convinced. Maybe you could add some detail's for me? Let us begin with Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-Metal). Perhaps you could tell me who did her singing for her the years she attended the Actors School of Hiroshima starting in 2006? Then you could tell me who sang for her when she was a member of the pop/idol trio Keren Girl's. Finally, let me know who sang for her as a member of Sakura Gakuin (the group that spawned BabyMetal) from 2010-2013. After all of that, you could then tell me who sang for Yui Mizuno (Yui-Metal) and Moa Kikuchi (Moa-Metal) during all the years they were members of Sakura Gakuin from 2010-2015. There are scores of videos easily accessible for all of this on KZread. Either your knowledge of BabyMetal is a bit lacking or some other girls have spent a very long time covering for them.

@scipiocorculum

4 жыл бұрын

@@powertothebauer296 You are the one who needs to get real. Did you know that there are videos created by BabyMetal fans for fun that highlight the various mistakes they have made in concerts? Things like Moa adding an extra hedoban! during a performance of headbanger, etc. Do you actually expect me to believe that the people behind BabyMetal are so insidiously brilliant that they add errors to their recordings to make them sound more real? What are they, James Bond villains? It is true that Yui and Moa did do some lip synching in the earliest shows, but they were like eleven at the time. As I have said, in this skeptical word we live in, no performers could get away with faking it for ten years. I think someone besides you would have pointed this out by now. Could it simply be that BabyMetal really are as good as their legions of fans claim?

@ray382vk

4 жыл бұрын

oh god Babymetal and Wagakkiband are both kind of metal but different. they are both good on their *own way* . it's incomparable... stop comparing..

@scipiocorculum

4 жыл бұрын

@@powertothebauer296 Since neither of use is going to change our opinions, this will be my final post on the topic. You still have not answered the question at the heart of this, how has BabyMetal gotten away with faking it in concert for an entire decade? Many famous Western singers have been bust lip-syncing over the years by music critics and disgruntled fans. In some notorious cases the outings destroyed those performers careers. Back in 2018, angry BabyMetal fans were ready enough to voice their displeasure when Yui-Metal failed to appear during the tour. So why do they give them a pass on the lip-syncing? How has BabyMetal managed to perpetuate such a blatant and continuous betrayal of their fans year after year in concert after concert? There is one possible explanation, but for it to be true you have to believe in some of the old rumors about BabyMetal. Could it be that the fiendish girls of BabyMetal really are female fox demons, who cast diabolical spells upon their unsuspecting audiences in order to feast upon their souls?

@dxvxls_lxvcr

4 жыл бұрын

Try and listen to babymetal, their OUTSTANDING!! And sooo cute!!

Who knew Japan would bring back glory of rock metal era.. with their own Japanese style.. n full of kawaii-ness

i approve your simultaneous looks to each other with being puzzled and amusing nods of approval. I fucking dig that you dig, you dig?

The stringed instrument played with a putty knife is called a Shamisen.

@Kitajima2

4 жыл бұрын

Ackshually, it's a paint scraper. Get your facts straight

@Kitajima2

4 жыл бұрын

@Mister Ious Lol it's a joke about using a putty knife/scraper to play the Japanjo (shamisen). I'm half-Japanese and I love the instrument

@roubador

4 жыл бұрын

The "putty knife" is called a bachi.

@johancahyadi6905

4 жыл бұрын

Japanese Banjo

@ismu34

4 жыл бұрын

@@johancahyadi6905 would be great to do a Japanese take on bluegrass

This band is quite young but really has good concept and skills. Getting more and more popular these days. I'm glad you guys review Japanese bands very often 🤘

@Youkai_graphics

3 жыл бұрын

of course, considering all the band member have a impressive background.

The first song I heard and video I saw of WagakkiBand was Senbon Zakurai. I’ve been hooked. They are one of my favorite bands now, and I am someone who grew up on Metallica .Not that long ago Amy Lee from Evanescence did a concert with them and did Bring Me To Life. It was awesome The way the lead singer, Suzuhana Yuko, sings is a take on a traditional form of Japanese poetry. She is actually a national poetry champion. Her voice always gives me chills and goosebumps.

@danielkliemczak3450

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up on yes, Zeppelin, black Sabath.... Homura was the first song of Them I heard... And oh gosh. I've being listening them all the time now.

They sounded every bit as good as this when I saw them in early 2019. This tune was even better IRL. That's the lovely Beni playing the Shamisen and she's using a Bachi to pluck that thing.

They have recently released a single, Ignite. It’s a kick-ass song.

@kingleysangay9003

4 жыл бұрын

6 months ago lol

hunh….. hunh… YEAH!! xD I love these guys, glad to see them getting more YT exposure lately. And no one will ever defeat Beni for her blood, fools - she's a goddess.

Thanks for the reaction and yes, it’s their intro song, that is why this song is a nice choice, they composed it to introduce theirselves. Why people complaining about that ?

@bobrezendeassis

4 жыл бұрын

Intro song of the type: Kicking the door down to show we mean business!

Interesting fact about volcal...she was high school teacher; she continues to takes traditional Japanese dance lesson which she was learning when she was little.

its nice to see 2 real people to keep quiet and enjoy the music and pause it to discuss about it. so much respect. great vids. good job

@BowsersreactionPit

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, most people say we aren’t respectful lol. I’ll take it! Thanks for the support

Please do review Band Maid From Japan, they're great. They are Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band in Maid Dress. I suggest you may check their single "The Dragon Cries" and "Thrill"

@charleslatora5750

4 жыл бұрын

Three great older songs Dice, Play, Puzzle.

Greetings from Turkey... Love ❤️Japan❤️Wagakki Band ❤️ 🇹🇷🇯🇵

I love this invented lore behind her shamisen, I had to pause because I was laughing so hard. You guys are great! Some other fantastic songs by this band are A Tale of Six Trillion Years and One Night, Senbonsakura, and Ikusa!

finally. i requested u this for a looooong time

Wagakki band .. closest genre I can fit to them would be folkmetal.. yes play more :) they have quite a few

Addicted to this song and this band, I'm glad you guys made a reaction to this band.

i'm an 80's metal head...metallica, megadeath, judas priest, etc, etc...my favorite band is scorpions...wagakki rocks...

these are two songs. The second one, "Akatsuki no Ito", stars with the koto (sort of horizontal harp) solo. I had a similar reaction. "Homura" "sounds like Satriani" (not interesting enough) and when the shamisen solo stars "that's cool" (what else do they do?). check "Ikusa" for a little more hard rock / metal sound by them.

That was so cool!

I don't know if you guys are going to react to this band much more but they thrive on mixing traditional japanese instruments with modern instruments and they do it very well.

Yes! Finally! I've been waiting for this!

0:45 Seeing that a LIVE video is long and start by critisizing it immediately, come ooonnn dudes! Long video doesn't always mean *boring* _(this hyper live definitely isn't!),_ and if some was, then those long pieces of turd should not spoil the whole experience for long videos :DD 4:00 Somehow I knew there wasn't enoght patience to listen much further. It is a liveshow! Guitar, taiko, drums and bass is just *an apetizer* building the hype up and giving the audience the sweet first bite of what is coming! 7:50 So puzzled thoughts~ 9:00 Very well put! Nery nice analyzing there ^^ I am glad you liked it!

On the couple of minutes I was like Don't judge the book by it cover and by mean not this band man..They literally on fire in every of their performance👍

I saw this band in San Diego a few years ago when they came the states...INCREDIBLE!!! I would def catch them live if you guys get a chance. Check out Tengaku and Senboza if you want some more bad ass songs. Great Review btw

Thanks for keeping an open mind! Love from Las Vegas!

I discovered this band back in 2015 while I was searching for anime music on youtube. Akatsuki No Ito was the first song I've heard from them and it made me feel like I want to beat some anime villain. Anyway, Wagakki band is so dope. I love hybrid mixtures of traditional and modern music and I don't care if I lose a year of my salary. I wanna see them live!

Man her voice just memorizes you just draws you in 😮

Some other Japanese rock bands that are great: Sokoninaru - Chaotic technical explosion, listening to their songs is like being put in a blender. I would call them math rock, but they're too intense. Asterism - Three incredibly badass high schoolers that play instrumental metal Hello Sleepwalkers - Punky hard rock with three guitarists Band Maid - Lots of others have mentioned them, but they're incredible

Check out Band Maid “Domination” Live from February 2020!

A live anime playing on! So ethnic and rocky and punk and dramatic! I love it! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Wow... didnt expect you guys to do some reaction on this band. This is one of the bands i love 😂🤣 Discovered them when i was searching around for babymetal and nyango star 🤣 Bandmaid is good too.

@animaticToshiue

4 жыл бұрын

Do you know Uchusentai Noiz?

@cosmictheory2985

4 жыл бұрын

subukan nio. girlfriend. lalo na ung flash

i did not know that you existed, but i did know the Wagakki band a few years ago and i love them. They were lucky to hear this great band xD

I thought the badass monk was there to summon Satan.

@tylerspunucious7420

4 жыл бұрын

They don't have Satan in Japan.

@Kitajima2

4 жыл бұрын

@@tylerspunucious7420 Yea, we have a bunch of ”Satans". Although the Western story of Lucifer is pretty cool. Very Promethean

@reina_harhar7815

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kitajima2 They do have Onis (Which is the Japanese and creepiee version of demons)

@Kitajima2

3 жыл бұрын

@@reina_harhar7815 For sure, I was referring to various kamis and onis. Japan has a pretty rich storytelling tradition, and in that vein, they tend to have an appreciation for Western religious stories. But it's interesting that they treat the Bible as some really interesting literature with some possible historical references rather than the literal Gospel like Evangelicals in the US. You can see this in Japanese literature or anime (like Ghost in the Shell) where characters will quote the Bible, but the shows or the characters aren't specifically Christian.

@gantz1782

3 жыл бұрын

@@Kitajima2 貴方は日本人ですか？

Ninagawa Beni's Shamisen🤘

@Kitajima2

4 жыл бұрын

She kills it. There's a lot of talented shamisen players in Japan, but she's just got a stage presence that's hard to describe.

@danielkliemczak3450

3 жыл бұрын

She rocks!!!!

É notório amor, não tem uma pessoa que não fique assim ao ouvir a essa perfeição melhor banda de j-rock cara.

Very fair review. Glad you guys got to experience them.

I love how the reactor guys' poker faces cracked from Wagakki smashing their presumptuous. Sugoi Wagakki!!! 💃

That was so beautiful!! Xx

You two reacted excellently to this performance. KZread fed me this video because I am a fan of those 7 minutes and I was happy enough with your reaction to pick my phone up off the floor and let it be known 👍🏼

@BowsersreactionPit

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! We appreciate the support

@Bewification

4 жыл бұрын

Bowzer’s reaction Pit I subscribed.

waooo. grat that i was not the only one with a positive reaction to this band

Fico feliz que as pessoas estão reconhecendo está incrível banda 🤘

I recommended this a while back as sort of as a teaser/intro to Wagakki Band and their amazing musical skills. All of their songs are amazing but I like to start with Homura coz that's their intro. And Beni makes a suprise appearance when most people just think they're a regular metal band. Next, watch Senbonzakura or any of their live/concert videos. They're really amazing to watch

Wagakki have a performance element to their concerts that is truly entertaining.

this band is great... u guys already on the japanese route ... react to band-maid... u will not be disappointed

@therealtoine5038

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Band-Maid is amazing

Woah! Wagakki band 😍😍

Wagakki band .. beda sama grub" lain selalu suka banget sama suara khas Yuko suzuhana dan kehadiran manusia bertopeng membuat lagu menjadi lebih hidup .. ntabsssss

my favorite japanese folk metal band! cool! ikusa and zenbonsakura is also good

I love your reaction of wagakkiband. Please more and more ,I hope.

Woah! You're reacting to Japanese bands! Hahaha! You might be interested with Uchusentai Noiz, they have elements of pop, punk, metal, hip hop, and electronica in their sound. :D They're really...cool hahaha You can try their latest live on their channel. It has timestamps on the comment section, you can choose a song with the title that interests you :D

Beni Ninagawa with the shamisen and Edo for vocals 😍😍😍

Eu ouvi a primeira vez essa banda semana passada. Estou em looping com as músicas desde então. Tem umas com vocal bem pesado

Them: this better be good Me: *despite knowing how dumb I look when I smirk, a huge smirk overtakes my face* you have no idea

thats a traditinal japanese music combine in rock and traditional instrument to modern instrument fusion its the wagakki band.

nxt guys band maid 5 female japanese heavy rock group try domination live done in feb thanks guys

@49ers1975

4 жыл бұрын

i just discover them too..they are awesome too...

Love, love this band.

I saw the thumbnail in the ringer video... That "putty knife" is called "bachi", and it's also used to slap the drum-like corpus of the shamisen. It's a little left field, but there's a pair of street performers called Ki&Ki on YT, just in case you're interested.

I love Japanese rock and metal bands, Wagakki is one of my latest discoveries, I like to see bands that mix their traditional sounds into their music. And I encourage you to react "Pentagram/Mezarkabul - Lions in a Cage (Live at 'BGM' / 04.02.07)", it is a song referred to "Osman the III (25th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)". He was 4 years old when his father was deposed from the throne, then he imprisoned behind the walls, where he lived in there for 51 years waiting his turn to come. Pentagram (they go by the name "Mezarkabul" for international releases) is known for integrating Anatolian elements into their music and considered one of the greatest and pioneers for the spread of the metal music in Turkey. People can read more in Wiki.

the guitar the drum....soon as the music starts playing headbanging already....u look at the crowd they are into it..jumping, head banging...how awesome is that to be in that pit....i just discover them too...and i'm like ok traditional instruments i'll give it a shot..click play and man when the guitar and drums kicked my head was popping....i have discover alot of japanese, metal, rock, hard rock bands the past 2 months...

Waggaki band is the best band combining traditional JP instruments with metal!! No other can match!!

Next waggaki band - iroha uta😎

This is culture + Rock in harmony.

Good reaction fellas, super keen to see Wagakki Band live myself, would be such an epic experience. If you want to check out a great Japanese metal band give Unlucky Morpheus - CADAVER/REVADAC a listen. They're basically a Japanese metal super-group. It's a long song (about 9 minutes) but the second part uses the reverse musical score of the first and an opposing theme, The film clip itself is reversed, but fits really well with parts being in-sync with the first part and the second at different points. The guitarist Shiren writes all the music and classed it as technical melodic speed metal, he also does the backing keys and has played the trumpet at live shows. Vocalist Fuki writes all the lyrics and is probably the best vocalist on the Japanese metal scene. Give it a shot, you won't be disappointed.

This band and song brings out the ninja inside me. 😂

町屋さんのギターが凄すぎる

WOW I LOVE THIS BAND

Yes cool! 素敵ですね！

Thanks for giving them a chance. Next time please react to ikusa

okay, checked your videos, so here's one. A power metal band with 2 guitarists, bass, drum and a great singer. Lovebites: Shadowmaker Oh yeah, their all women!!

SYNCHRONICITY!!!!

Her pick is a geisha hair comb

best integration of classical japanese musical instruments and modern electrical instruments

Very anime sounding. Loved it.

2:56 Hahahaha.that's funny.😂

X Japan, Zilch, Balzac, Luna Sea, Shiina Ringo, Pushim, Yoko Kano & The Seatbelts, TSPO, Shinya Tsukamoto & many, many more good artists there In the country of the rising sun

Beni is ridicilously good at what she does , that girl has me hypnotized every singel time

Why more Wagakki band! They're awesome because they blend traditional Japanese instruments with rock instruments. "Ignite" is a great produced video. You'll get a better aural experience and visual. If you're interested I have the English translation to the lyrics for "Ignite". Rather, the best translation I could get from two different people from Japan. They are in "old" Japanese, which makes it difficult to translate them exactly. Also, there is a lot of history about the instruments they are using. Your "putty knife" is actually a bachi - "The shamisen or samisen, also sangen, is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument sanxian. It is played with a plectrum called a bachi." So glad you found this band. Hit me up if you want the lyrics for Ignite!

The band Merging Moon, the song "Greyen". Why, it has all the elements of modern metal, riffs, drums, growl, scream, melodic all mixed into one.. But there's a twist, I'll let you see that for yourselves.

Man I remember when I first discovered the sound of the shamisen I looked at videos for days of only shamisen. I love the sound its unique 😌

@agp11001

2 жыл бұрын

Buddy of mine couldn't remember the name of the instrument, so he just called it "samurai banjo" and that description has stuck with me ever since.

You should check out Senbonzakura by them! One of their best songs if you ask me and most of the time their last song at a concert :)

This song always makes me think "happy" Slipknot for some reason hehe.

More wagakki band please. Wagakki band-Senbonzakura

...and then Beni steps up with her tsugaru shamisen and all bets are off...a whole new level.

alot of japanese bands do instrument solos at some point before actually going into a song, so something that was originally 3-4 minutes becomes 7-8 minutes because they do the solos leading up to the song

Have you guys heard MAXIMUM THE HORMONE? They're another Japanese metal band I think is really good. My favorite song of theirs to listen to is Yoshu Fukushu, or Chū Chū Lovely. They also did the second opening and ending songs for the Death Note anime, "What's up, people?!" and "Zetsubō Billy" ("Billy in Despair").

You two are a pair of Philistines. Check out more Wagakki band vids.

Their cohesiveness is mythical

Dokken! Yeah buddy!

you should try listening to galneryus - angel of salvation (live) it is a neo-classical metal song with lots of solos and very very technical. their guitarist is one of the very best in Japan!

make more video reaction from waggaki band please 👍🏻

I like Satriani first, but when I first saw this i falling love again.

Look up Senbonzakura by them. That song is awesome. All their stuff is awesome! Very talented group

they sing and it only gets better

5:50 - I Swear, i watched enough Anime to know that this story could potentially be an anime lmaooo

Oh man you guys should check out the live performance of they’re song Valkyrie

02:55 bruh! 😂😂😂😂