Band Maid are celebrating ten years together next year. They are something special. Be it instrumental or great rock songs. They have never stood still and the music evolves all the time. Band Maid is a phenomena in any language.

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I think that's a really cool sign of a band. Looking forward what they're coming up with their anniversary.

You are not the only one to be inspired by the music from Band-Maid. There a number of older musician who do rections, who haven't played seriously for 20-30 years- have picked up their instruments again and started to create music again. Because of Akane I recently started to play drums for the first time.

@brunobryant4846

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Me too, bless you Akane 👍

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That's really great to hear that some musicians got inspired to pick up their instruments too!

@Metal_Auditor

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I started learning guitar last year at age 30 inspired by Miku.

@SnowWolf9999

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I'm one of them, previously Played Bass & some rhythm guitar in the 90s and early 2000s and hadn't touched an instrument in 15yrs until I discovered BM during lockdown of 2020 and was inspired to pick up and start playing again.

@TheNewTimeNetwork

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I stopped playing drums more than ten years ago. Then I discovered BAND-MAID, and Akane's playing (and her happiness doing it) is driving me to move to a bigger appartment and get a new drum set. And Kanami is driving me to borrow an electric guitar from a friend, starting at zero. I think I've never been as motivated to play instruments as I am now. Sounds like the script of a scam commercial, but it's true for me.

Love my girls. The Riff Goddess is really becoming a top notch song writer and player. These beauties are about as good as it gets.

The biggest Kanami (lead guitar and composer) evolution those recent years is that she thinks now as a composer/arranger much more than as a guitarplayer. She has symphonies in her head I think.

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Oh, that's interesting! I think I'll take another look at her work to get to know better how she composes and arranges music.

Christmas came a month early this year when the ladies decided to release this music video. 🎅🏻 I knew it already from the Blu-ray that came with the album, but this song, this video, in my opinion, has to be heard and seen by everyone out there who has a heart for this genre. If there are any doubts about the talent of these ladies and who are the undisputed queens of the rock genre, I hope they will be erased after this. 🔥🤘🏻 _____________________ 「 _'Our rock never dies ever. Forever!'_ 」 --- *BAND-MAID* 'Manners' 🕊

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Oh yes! These women really rock!

Whatever is most comfortable for you. I think English will reach a larger audience but subtitles will also be perfectly fine. Most of us don't speak Japanese but we ALL ❤LOVE💙 BAND-MAID.

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Thanks a lot for the feedback! I appreciate it! I think those are really good points as well!

Nice reaction! With Band Maid....composition will always trump technical wizardy. They really don't do stuff to self indulge. This song feels like it could be part of a movie score. They have 3 other instrumentals Onset, Without Holding Back and Don't Be Long.

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Thank you!

Inspiring is a good word to describe Band-Maid. Thanks for this reaction. I just subscribed. English is fine. Finnish with subtitles is fine. More Band-Maid is also fine.

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Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it! Just wanted to hear what my viewers think about me using Finnish or English and what they prefer. Having subs usually adds few more hours to editing and at the moment I'm not having a lot of time.

Great reaction Teemu. I like the english version ! But As long as you have subtitles I would not mind the suomen kieli version either. I love when Band Maid inspires musicians !

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Thank you very much for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

@franks9432

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@ Hi, Whichever language you use, the subtitles are necessary. I couldn't hear a single word, that you said, while the music was playing.

@Darth.Fluffy

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@ . I'm fine with subtitles. By the way, whoever does your subtitles does an excellent job.

They brought me back to picking up guitars again after almost 20 years.

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That's great to hear! They're really inspiring!

Love their instrumentals and like all their songs, it takes listening to at least 5X before you "Get It". When asked what they have planned for their 10 year anniversary, Miku said they never thought they would make it to 10 years!! So she didn't know yet. The US tour was very successful, there are fan-cams of them that pretty good. They'll give you an idea of the their live performances and interaction with the audiences. Miku time is always fun. Last thing, Kanami does all the guitar work for the recording, teaching Miku after for their live performances. After-all Miku has lyrics to write, be Spoke's Pigeon, be Cluppo and win poker tournaments. Your reaction is what I expect a musician to have. "How did they do that" and "I got to try that". Have fun!!

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Thank you very much! This band seems to be a really cool thing to discover. It's also interesting to see how they're performing song live too so... a reaction to a live performance coming out soon!

Excellent work!!. Band Maid's instrumental songs are a classic (they've released four so far, but they've written a few more). Although it all starts with Kanami's creative instinct, the girls' way of writing is very collaborative (MISA composes their lines entirely and Akane arranges hers) so each instrument contributes its part and improves the final result. It is like in classical music quartets, the composition uses the instruments as creative elements to express beauty and emotion. That is what Kanami (also a fantastic pianist) projects in each of her works.

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Thank you very much! I think that collaborative element makes it sound more unique.

As long as you're comfortable do whichever language you like, thanks for the reaction and as someone who's been listening to Band-Maid from their first album it's nice hearing that they gave you some inspiration.

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Thank you very much!

"inspired" is the highest level of compliment... you're not alone. I've dusted of my gear, inspiration is like adrenaline.

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Yeah, I totally agree! Once I saw first Steve Vai's songs it inspired so much that I started to aim towards being an educated musician.

Teemu, Thank you for your reaction in English. I wouldn't have been able to enjoy your reaction otherwise since I only know English. I really enjoy watching reactions from people in other countries. I learn a lot about them and their country, culture, geography, what music the "reactor" likes, etc. Most enjoyable!!

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Thank you very much! I did my first reactions in Finnish but with added English subs that could be turned on/off if needed. Great to hear that you enjoyed the content in English too!

A rollercoaster ride music ..damn so good

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Oh yeah! I think that really describes this song really well too!

Beautiful analysis and reaction. Kiitos 👍

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Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

I would like to see a guitar player cover this song.

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I think it would be a fun cover to make!

English please... I feel since there are no language barriers with an instrumental, Band-Maid can open more eyes world wide.....and they just keep getting better..Amazing!

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Thanks for the feedback! Instrumental music is kind of a universal language which probably can help them to be discovered.

Man this is your 2nd reaction to the maids. Great reaction from a fellow musician. These women and japanese all womean bands are great.

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Thank you very much! I really appreciate it! It seems that these Japanese bands I've discovered so far are really amazing when it comes down to playing, songwriting etc. That's also the reason why I try to see more with few songs per band to get better understanding of their style etc.

Us English speakers obviously learned to listen and read subtitles at the same time. You can do either language and I will be happy. (just subtitle it)

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Thank you very much for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

Band Maid just makes me smile, like every fucking time. As for language as an English speaker I like in English but have watched and enjoyed your Finnish reactions in CC. Do what you are most comfortable with or you see as the best for yourself.

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Thank you very much! This band seems to surprise me a lot and I'm about to start listening more their music outside these reaction videos. Looking forward to create another reaction video to their live performances soon and discover how they sound live. When it comes down to using the different languages, I find it interesting to see if it makes a huge difference if I use Finnish + subs or just do it in English. I think I'll find out the most comfortable way to figure it out by just doing some vids in English too.

English will be understood by a lot more people thx, Teemu. But the language of music that BAND-MAID speak is known the world over.😁

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Thank you very much for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

Just recently saw Band-Maid play “From Now On” live. OMNG! Kanami riffed her ass off. And the BPM’s matched the DB's! 😶‍🌫Thx, Teemu!

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That's great to hear! I bet it sounded amazing!

I think it was really cool in finnish with english subtitles because i never really get to hear finnish and think it's quite interesting.

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Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

This is such an AMAZING song. I had the opportunity to see it performed live, it was the most incredible thing I have ever witnessed. Its crazy to see them perform it live flawlessly, poor Kanami worked so damn hard on the lead guitar! Great video, I enjoyed it!

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That sounds amazing!

Inspiring people of all ages ❤❤❤ band maid

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Oh yes!

I witnessed this song performed in Tokyo as 12th song in the setlist and Band-Maid played it in 12 out of 13 US concerts as 8th to 11th. Most of the audience at those venues had of course already known their skills and talents. When I heard that they played this instrumental piece as opening at Saitama Super Arena on Nov.6 as support to Guns N' Roses (like they did at Aftershock), I felt very proud of them. Yeah! they showed off their skills and talents to GNR fans who did not know who the girls in maid outfit on the stage were. I felt as if I heard them screaming "Hey guys! Listen to us and open your eyes wide! We are not the persons that you think ! Salute us!" 😄 Thanks from B-M's homeland 有難う💛

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I bet this song sounded amazing once they played it live! Definitely trying to find a clip to see how they've performed and checking them out once they're touring in Europe next time. I'm quite sure that it was a really good for the band to be as a supporting band for GNR.

Hy 🙂They have some instrumental more...Onset live, Without holding back, Giovanni, YOLO...and they all stuff just incredible good 😉

NO SE PORQUE ME PUSE A LLORA!! HERMOSO

If Band Maid's music and charisma don't touch you, enervate you and grab your musical soul with both hands, then you've spent too much time getting dirt in your mouth at the cemetery.

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Haha, yeah! I agree!

Great reaction Teemu!

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Thank you very much! Great to hear that you liked it!

Excellent review and effort for doing this in English. i hope your channel will grow even more by doing so. Cheers!

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Thank you very much! Great to hear that you liked it!

MISA MISA MISA!!!!!

Was that really, really, really, really, really good? Yes it is. The only negative is that it's too short. Kanami provides all the melody you'll need. They're like a slot machine on a Awesome day at the casino, BAND-MAID just keeps on giving. Check out my previous favorite BAND-MAID instrumental ONSET-LIVE. There are dozens of great songs to go. BTW, your English is a lot better than some people I know here in the US. So keep it up. Peace. 1.25

@bruceveary1758

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Isn't it nice when Europeans have better elocution, sentence structure and word knowledge that so many "native English-speaking" Americans. It makes me so proud! Tuomas Halopainen of "Nightwish" once used an English word that I had never seen before in the band's lyrics. I had no specific definition for the word (although context clues gave me a "feel" for it), so I looked it up. The word was both spelled and used correctly. In the immortal words of David Bowie (and Ian Hunter) "I felt so ashamed'.

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Oh, thank you very much! I appreciate it! I'll definitely take a look at that song too!

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That's really interesting to hear!

English please, thank you. AND THAT DRUMMER IS A BEAST!!!!

BM write amazing music- and they sure kick ass with their instrumentals :) - onset and without holding back are about as good!

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They rock! Definitely going to check out their instrumentals too!

It's just dramatic. I’m glad Kanami's composing and playing what she wants.

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I think that's really amazing!

I appreciate someone like you who are willing to be inspired by a band from overseas, regardless of gender, look and age group. It's Band-Maid, It's all good music.

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Thank you!

Great reaction. Appreciate the English too. 👍😎

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Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

My gosh, these girls never fail to surprise me. I'm hearing definite prog rock sounds like King Crimson style. I hope Robert Fripp notices these girls and collaborates with them it would be epic!

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Oh yeah, they are amazing!

Mun suosikkibändi kohta neljä vuotta. Jäätävän tiivistä tavaraa, ei-tavanomaiset lyriikat ja niin paksu kataloogi.

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Nice! Näiden parin kappaleen perusteella vaikuttaa jo todella hyvältä setiltä, jonka perusteella lähtee myös aktiivisempaan kuunteluun reaktiovideoiden ulkopuolella.

I'm cool with subtitles. Just so you know, whoever does your subtitles, does an excellent job.

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Thanks a lot for the feedback! I really appreciate it. I usually do the subtitles myself.

interesting reaction ! Hope you'll get hooked to B-M, they're their own genre :-) You're in for a lot of surprises... & your English is spot on. (Corrected 😱) (pork sausage fingers)

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Thank you very much! Great to hear that you liked the video!

More Band-Maid please

11 ай бұрын

I'm currently palnning to do another reaction soon!

Use the language you're most comfortable using - while english may give you a wider audience, the english sub-titles work well as well.

That is BAND-MAID. All the parts contribute to the whole. I don't care what language you use, BAND-MAID ROCKS! Honestly, in my 60 years on this planet I have a hard time finding a band that combines more different styles of rock and roll into their music than BAND-MAID.

Great reaction. Like your videos in either language, but I think more Finnish people know English more than English speaking people know Finnish.

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Thank you very much! I appreciate it! I think that's a really good point about the language too!

English, please. Band Maid, for me at least, is the best rock band on the planet although pushing their way into prog with this one (which I love, I might add).

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Thank you for the feedback! I really appreciate it!

Great reaction. I think more people will respond if you do your reactions English my friend.

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Thank you very much! I really appreciate it!

Finnish is fine with the English closed caption. The youth instrumental band "Asterism" is amazing👍

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Thank you very much! I appreciate it! Going to check out that song too!

It’s a strange world….I tuned in to listen to a Finnish guy talk in Finnish about a composition by a Japanese band, who usually sing in Japanese and was surprised to hear you speaking in English :) For my part I would prefer that you continue in English, as I would like to understand what you are saying 😊

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Thank you for the feedback!

The women make it clear that they enjoy watching reactors (and encourage it by allowing their official material) so you make it easier for them. I doubt their Finnish is strong

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I think they make really amazing music! Not sure how much they've learned Finnish.

Also TRiDENT is an interesting Japanese all female rock band. Songs like VOLTAGE with their old drummes sensation JUNNA is something to look for. And many other songs offcourse. Japanese metal scene IS actually huge TYÖMAA 🤣

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Thanks for the suggestions! Haha, I think that is going to be a huge TYÖMAA to go through but really interesting too!

english good for me thanks

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Thanks! It seems to work well with my latest videos 🙂

I'm biased, since I dont' speak Finnish, but it would seem you have a better chance at achieving a regular following by doing mainly English reactions. I mean, there's a reason Nightwish only rarely have songs in Finnish.

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Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, that's a really good point about Nightwish as well! It really doesn't make sense for them to make songs in Finnish too.

I prefer English because that's the only language I speak, but you do you.

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Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks Teemu! I prefer English myself.

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Thank you very much!

"I didn't see that coming' 😏🤗

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Haha, exactly!

English is good. If it is easier and less job for You. Oh.. you like metal instrumental? Then You have 2 amazing japanese bands. Hard to pick a song from those but: Asterism / Gunfire and D_drive / 1 000 000 Hp

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Thanks for the feedback and suggestions! Yeah, metal instrumentals are really cool and it would be nice to discover a bit more of them too!

You gotta check out the all female Japanese rock/metal band Nemophila next!

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Oh yes! Nemophila rocks! I already did a reaction to one of their songs so make sure to check it out!

do what is easiest for you...but finnish is a beautiful language👍

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Thanks for the feedback! I'd say making English subs a little bit more time but test what happens with English reactions first.

Mmm...there is a good flow in the song. Regarding language. It really depends on who your primary target audience is. If it is Finnish, the answer is given, as well as if it is international. If your question includes things like advertising and sponsorship, etc., the answer is not as clear. Being a big KZreadr in Finland can have its advantages. Language barriers are solved, as many have answered, through good English subtitles. Whether speaking Finnish internationally is an advantage, standing out a bit from other Yotubers, only time will tell. Sorry for the long answer, but your question is actually a bit complicated. In the long run, the most important thing is that you don't pretend, but be yourself. I hope so anyway, maybe a little naively.

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Thank you very much! I really appreciate it! I think using Finnish language may position myself as unique KZreadr but at the same time I think it could work against me because sometimes clicking the subtitles on may be a but too much. I want to capture the most authentic version of me for everything I create so I think I'll just see how it works with these reaction videos if I just keep creating some of them in English too and see what's the feedback about them.

@jagjag3236

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It will probably be alright. Most importantly, you feel it's right. I remember a newspaper that invested a lot of money in a big survey about what kind of newspaper the target audience wanted. With it as a basis, the magazine was made, and launched big. After 3 editions it was discontinued at a huge loss. In other words, the target group usually does not know what it wants until it has experienced something new.

This time it was in English. Personally, I like the sound of Finnish, but English is the language most people understand. In this day and age, I don't think anyone can say for sure what is useful and what is denied. I think you should do what makes you feel good.

I speak English I learn it from a boooook. Who is man with beard.

@jeremydawkins8814

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No one watches Fawlty towers eh.🤔😁😁

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Haha!

I prefer in English because I don't understand Finnish. English, Spanish, Portuguese & French are most universal languages because of their 'empires' Finnish - not so much.

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Thanks for the feedback! I forgot to mention that the other solution could've been to create content with English subs but I think creating these reactions in English works really well too.

Band-Maid is amazing. Kanami is always great, but this is nowhere near her best stuff (which is saying something). As far as your channel is concerned, I think English is the way to go. There is a much larger population of English speakers and listeners than there are Finnish across the world. A larger population means more traffic to your channel. More traffic means more views, more subs, more donations, and more store customers.

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Thank you! Yeah, I totally agree. Seems that it's a lot easier to communicate with that language and at the same time it's less work for making the videos with subs. I've done the latest reactions in English and that seems to work really well.

@fifis677

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​@ It might be more work, but I think it will pay off in the long run. Whatever the case, I hope everything works out for you. I like it so far.