Miku actually speaks English quite well in real life and Saiki speaks enough to get by. They clearly understand the questions in English and Miku was correcting the translator while trying not to embarrass him.

@greylocke100

Жыл бұрын

Yes, ALL of the Ladies have been working on their English skills. Miku may play up her lack of skills during Omajinai Time, but she is actually probably better at speaking english than I am. And I'm born and raised in the US.

@surfingasongwave

Жыл бұрын

Miku clearly understood the questions. Creating a new sentence in a foreign language is hard, even when you know what you want to say. Especially Japanese -> English. I'll give her all the slack she wants. She's more courageous than almost anybody else.

I love how Miku is never not in character.

These girls are so mega talented. If you are new to Band Maid there is a deep catalog. Band Maid and The Warning need to tour together.

Love this. Band-Maid get their well deserved attention and get invited to a real large Festival in US. They are here, and have been here for a while. Japanese heavy rock is really good.

Thank God for Band-Maid and Nemophilia !

The best band right now!!

The rock never stops, just bring it ! World 🌎 Domination !

Japan may not appreciate, or enjoy, rock music but the rest of the world does. Long live BAND-MAID.🤘😆🤘

@-tamayura-8977

Жыл бұрын

You're misinterpreting it a bit. What Miku was trying to say was that Japanese rock wasn't as energetic as it was 10 years ago. However, compared to other countries, rock music in Japan is lively.

@rufuspanjaitan5759

3 ай бұрын

Japanese music scene is very diverse since a very long time.

World Domination is coming from Band-Maid. I will see them at Tokyo Garden Theater in January, I'm so happy, Po

Band-maid touring with the Warning is a really great idea. Epic, actually. Somebody needs to make it happen.

@rufuspanjaitan5759

3 ай бұрын

It is happening now. June 12 2024

Such wonderful Super Villains LOL. What are youre goals : World Domination What is your Inspiration : World Domination 🤪

From Japan The translator conveyed the gist of the question in the fewest words. I think both answered well. Not handing over the microphone is a common practice in Japan to prevent infection. I was worried about talking nearby without a mask. I'm sure he's not infected. I hope that none of the members will be infected during this month. It was good to see the faces of Kobato and Saiki answering the question.

@ChronoFalco

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear a different perspective on how the process went.

@minchomania

Жыл бұрын

Not handing over the mic is fine. But why the hell can't they have a second mic then?? Makes NO sense.

@VladimirChupin

Жыл бұрын

Yes, we all hope that BAND-MAID members don't catch COVID on this trip! Or, let's put it differently: they will definitely catch it since no-one wears a mask in the States anymore. But let's hope that it will pass without any symptoms!

@billb.5183

Жыл бұрын

All he had to do was move the mic in their general direction. He didn't have to hand it to them or shove it in their faces.

@patron40silver

Жыл бұрын

@@VladimirChupin 🤬Most people here in the States are ignorant and don't care about anything except today and what's in it for them. Hope you stay safe, Vlad, and enjoy the show(s).

What is it about these female Japanese bands such as Band-Maid, Nemophila, and Lovebites? They all make Japan look great. When/if Kobato retires from music she could be an ambassador for Japan. Her and Saiki are nothing but class.

Thanks for the interview. Good questions! But as everyone says in comments, I see that the interpreter is not a professional, just like a buddy doing translation. But it's not his fault at all. BM deserves a good interpreter touring with them if they want to have more press interviews. Like Ippei, who dose not say anything extra that was not spoken by Shohei Ohtani of Angels.

Interviewer : Japan has such a great music scene with band such as B'z, DIR EN GRAY, the GazettE, A9 and so many great bands. And NEMOPHILA was just here a couple days ago. How has the music scene been in Japan and are you also inspiring each other as well? Translator : What do you think about the current music scene in Japan? Saiki : Well... rock is not get excited (in Japan), so... I want to liven it up. Tanslator : @3:34~ OMG!!

Thanks for the interview

The interpreter translated the interviewer's questions by omitting them considerably, which led to the wrong meaning. But Miku understood the question in English, so she gave the right answer. But the interpreter again failed to accurately translate Miku's reply. Oh, my God.😱 Perhaps Maidiac, who is fluent in both English and Japanese, will translate it accurately and upload it. We'll wait for that.

@lartranslation6929

Жыл бұрын

agreed absolutely terrible,

@jtdg5849

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't know any Japanese, but the answers seemed so disconnected from the questions it was kind of obvious there was a problem.

@Running-withscissors

Жыл бұрын

I was wondering about that. The ladies seem to understand what he was saying , but the answers were odd, and we know they are usually pretty articulate in interviews.

@bhop.builds

Жыл бұрын

I definitely got the same vibes as the scene in Lost In Translation where he was like "he said all that?"

@Running-withscissors

Жыл бұрын

@@bhop.builds LMAO

Great band!!! Thank you for uploading.

Thanks for the interview.

I love them. I hope they tour more in the US!

Just glad to have the Maids on US soil.....

Thanks for the interview, we love Band Maid 🔥🔥

Lost in translation

I think even Miku and Saiki understand the english interviewer

@mightydegu

Жыл бұрын

They do. Miku is pretty close to fluent and Saiki can get by with English.

@bobespirit2112

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think they just lack a bit of confidence to speak it. Because it seems they understood the questions as he said them in English. And that the interpreter wasn’t translating what they said very well 😂. You can tell the Heavy Interviewer has mad respect for them and all the incredible music and musicians from Japan.

What a unique interview - An "interpreter" is "translating" and having a stroke at the same time.

Great to see Band-Maid interviewed. Others have commented on the language issues, but I wanted to note that the interviewer knew his stuff, unlike some of the write-ups by professional music journalists I've seen. Thanks for doing this!

@chuckvelten5337

Жыл бұрын

Because unfortunately on social media people have to complain about everything. And once one person started the group think and group hate. Then everyone jumps in on it !

AWESOME 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

素晴らしい動画のアップロードにThankYou！

The interviewer should really give Miku the mic so the audience can listen to her (and Saiki) as well. It seemed weird that he didn't move his microphone over when she replied...

@spanishbaldman

Жыл бұрын

Pozí.

@RobinC63

Жыл бұрын

Sign of an amateur lol.

@Greish-esquire

Жыл бұрын

It is not considered, in Japan to share a mike due to infection spread so, no this was good practice ...

@RobinC63

Жыл бұрын

@@Greish-esquire that’s not why he was doing it. This guy is clueless about Japanese culture.

@jeffersoncosgrove1910

Жыл бұрын

@@RobinC63 No, he was thinking since it would go to the interpreter, that it wasn't necessary to catch every word but he was wrong.

Thanks for the interview :)

Why is he not letting them talk into the Mic? Great seeing Miku and Saiki

@billb.5183

Жыл бұрын

All he had to do was hold the mic out in their general direction. Those being interviewed should be heard, right? Seems like common sense to me.

I'm glad , the interviewer mentioned B'z.

Thanks for trying to get an interview. I'm sure you will learn from this and future interviews will be better. Best of luck with your channel

This is one of these occasions where I really wish they had a better translator. Many of his questions got oversimplified, and many answers weren't complete.

さすがだわ😆

なんでミクが答えている時にマイク向けないんや？ Why not point the mic at Miku?

@660dohcnk

Жыл бұрын

えっ、鳩だし、、

Miku doing what she does best organising things, helping the translator and smoothing out a very rough interview🤘 Whys the interviewer saying "Sayonara" at the end, no ones on their death bed... "Ja ne" is the normal goodbye!

Miku one track mind for WORLD DOMINATION

more pigeon never a bad thing po 😍

I wouldn't be shocked if this is the 1st time that this interviewer worked with an interpretor/translator.

That's the 1st time i've heard Gwar brought up in a Band-Maid interview.

@Altmetall666

Жыл бұрын

I thought that too. Funny stuff 😃. But no collab please. Think of Babymetal with Judas Priest. What an embarrasment!

@ChronoFalco

Жыл бұрын

@@Altmetall666 I don't think that their sounds would mesh well. I enjoy both, but it wouldn't be good together.

Japan is Kpop's #2 market and with Jpop dominate the music market in Japan. BUT the Rock/Metal bands are popular but in general perform in smaller venues. Babymetal broke internationally in 2014 and Band Maid broke in 2015. Together they created the international audience for the Japanese Bands through KZread.

@cateve3757

Жыл бұрын

I don't know what your purpose is, but I find it strange and rude that sometimes people write about K-pop in the comments section of J-Rock related videos and write that K-pop is more popular than J-Rock. In Japan, people who like K-pop are a specific few. In Japan, K-pop is advertised as very popular in the US and the world. In a Korean newspaper (Japanese translation), it was written that K-pop was in the red in Japan until the year before last. The cost of advertising was more than the sales. I have never seen K-pop in the top 100 (100 most popular songs) of the overall karaoke ranking. Many Japanese people would not be able to sing K-pop songs if asked to do so. There is a very small percentage of people who can sing K-pop.

@outwest1014

Жыл бұрын

@@cateve3757 Then explain how Kpop sells out the Tokyo Dome.

@jonasw3945

Жыл бұрын

@@outwest1014 it sells out just like countless jpop and jrock bands did before it and still do, kpop isn't that special. The other commenter is right, most japanese people don't sing kpop stuff or know their lyrics or care to try to sing them in karaokes, they are not that popular for japanese people but kpop labels pour tons of money to promote themselves in Japan since it has and is the biggest music industry in Asia and second in the world. Some kpop bands are popular worldwide like BTS and Twice and obviously they would be known in Japan but almost all other bands are only known to a niche fanbase, kpop like idol groups are very known to have obsessive fans that stream their music non-stop and buy it multiple times to artificially pump up the ratings and it gives the illusion they are popular when that's not necessarly true

@cateve3757

Жыл бұрын

@@outwest1014 Specifically, do your own research. There seem to be many ways to do this. To explain a little more simply, if there is a K-pop concert performance in Japan, the audience is not all Japanese. Tickets for the Tokyo Dome are bought by some fans and fans coming from outside of Japan (countries close to Japan). Also, since Tokyo Dome and Budokan are not all seats in the auditorium, tickets are usually sold out if the group is extremely popular. Sometimes they advertise that they are sold out even if they are not. When you come to Japan, ask a few Japanese people walking down the street if they can sing K-pop karaoke. If K-pop rules Japan as you write, then most Japanese should be able to sing K-pop, right? My point to you is that you should also stop going out of your way to write about K-pop that has nothing to do with J-rock in the comments section of J-rock videos and rudely write that "K-pop is more popular than J-rock". You don't seem to know this, but there are many Japanese rock bands that play concerts at the Tokyo Dome. By the way, I neither like nor dislike K-POP.

October 29th , Irving Plaza 😀😀😀

ごめんなさい。でも、本業の通訳じゃないですよね？質問者の意図と違う質問内容になっていたり、ミクや彩ちゃんの回答にも勝手に付け足ししたり．．．🤷‍♂ Sorry but he is not a professional interpreter, is he? He didn't translate correctly what the interviewer asked, and added his own thoughts to what Miku and Sai-chan said...🤷‍♂

The translator says his opinion.

I wish he had the microphone on them.

No ubiera estado mal ponerles el micrófono para escuchar aún que sea la voz de las chicas

ポー　♥

x japan ,l arc en ciel and luna sea can all sell out huge stadiums in japan to me the rock scene in japan is only second to the usa you just got to look for the bands nemophila show -ya ,dir en grey the gazzette shonen knife otoboke beaver loudness anthem waigakke band they are all amazing bands to name just a few japanese bands

PO!

the interviewer kept the microphone close to his face sl that is why MIKU and SAIKI were hard to hear - why his first interview ??

Yeah, I don’t know Japanese but it’s clear that the translator butchered this. That’s a damn shame.

@IamStrangreen

Жыл бұрын

That's what I thought too 🤦‍♂️

@Greish-esquire

Жыл бұрын

Actually the translator was spot on!

Miku and Saiki rule!!!! Translator, do it properly😵

Thanks for the interview, but I think the criticisms are justified 😂. Holding the mic up to or handing Miku and Saiki the mic would be nice. It feels awkward like they weren't part of the conversation and you were just talking with the translator.

the warningへの質問内容はとても好いのに（樂曲製作は歌詞から？それとも曲から？それれとも世界觀優先？） などなど。しかしこっちは酷すぎる。

Interview with the translator. Can't here my girls and there was more eye contact with the translator.

🎼💱

Wow translator is clueless !

I'm Japanese. I think the translator is not a professional translator. Maybe he is someone from the Japan's crew or something like that. For an average Japanese, what the interviewer asked is too difficult to understand, especially his first question.

Saiki?

Drop the mic...We're talking about 'All Female' Rock Bands only!!! No males...No one can compete with Japan! This is such an amateur interview but the girls are so accommodating and good natured!

That translator better be working for free.... he's terrible.

@JK-tz6kk

Жыл бұрын

I understood Miku and Saiki clearly, even when they weren’t mic’d up, Po! The translator just “paraphrased” what he taught was the best way to share the info. That confused me more 😵‍💫

Talk about an aftershock at Aftershock. Butchered the BAND-MAID Interview & couldn't even get Nemophila's name right.🤷‍♂️

@user-ss6yc1bg8g

Жыл бұрын

怒ってる？ he's not a very good translator😅

@TheCyberMantis

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's sad.

@ShikataGaNai100

Жыл бұрын

...and just when I thought my Japanese skills were bad, along comes the translator.

didn't the interviewer just make the fundamental mistake of not miking miku as she fields his questions?

Interviewer asked questions that were too wordy. The translator was not very good. It got slightly better as it went on but was a mess.

Band-Maidのインタビューが見れるのはうれしいが、 通訳があまりにも不正確だし、Mikuにマイクを向けないし これはちょっと酷すぎる。

@user-mv8cm3jv8r

Жыл бұрын

英語のコメもそれについて書かれているものが殆どですね。

OMG!! he didnt translate what was said from either of them, it sounds like he was just repeating certain phrases that were agreed on

Best BAND right now but this is weird interview tbh just give the mic to miku who cares if we dont understand The Masters and Princesses will translate

インタビュアー😁💢　通訳😁💢

草w

Speaking Japanese, i can tell that the english level of the translator guy was not good enough. Unfortunate middle-man, cause it feel lost in translation in BOTH side. Too bad but thanks a lot for the interview anyways !

通訳の人酷すぎ！ 質問を全然通訳してない。 言ってないことを付け足してる 酷い！

Miku and Saiki were fine. Terrible job from the translator and the interviewer…

I beat Gary here !!

@brunobryant4846

Жыл бұрын

😂👍🍻

@GaryHolloway-810

Жыл бұрын

Gary has been sick for 5 days but not for much longer.🤧🖕⬅️ The second emoji's for Bruno.😆

@brunobryant4846

Жыл бұрын

@@GaryHolloway-810 Hi ya GH, sorry to hear you've not been well possibly exacerbated by Kanami travelling so less catch ups for cake and coffee 🤗 Glad you're on the mend as the Rock Goddesses take over the US 👍😄🍻

@GaryHolloway-810

Жыл бұрын

@@brunobryant4846 Thx Bruno.👍 The doc said "Your heart is pining for Mincho, either that or you've got 12hrs to live". Fortunately it turned out to be the former.😁

@brunobryant4846

Жыл бұрын

@@GaryHolloway-810 Ooo indeed or it could have been worse and the Doctor could have added - and sorry I should have told you 11 hours ago 🥺😄 I recommend rehydration with only the best alcoholic beverages every ten minutes combined with meditative gazing at Kanami and repeat process until passed out with a smile on your face, cheers from Dr B 🍻🍻🍻

You can't hear them talk! Bad interview, you have the mic in your hand, hold the mic towards the girls so we can hear them talk!

Get that translator, a translator.

Miku understands the questions but does not master the English language well enough to be able to answer them. Otherwise she would have kicked the translator's ass.🦶

質問者「日本にはBZ, dir engrey, gazette, 有名な楽團が多くいますよね。かれらのような音樂家たちから影響を受けていますか？」 翻譯者「日本の音樂事情どうおもいますか？」 視聴者「おいおい。」

てか通訳の奴はしょりすぎ… ちゃんと訳せってそっちが気になる。

Deserves a better interpreter imho.

Dodgy translator!!

Shouldn't the translator be able to speak English? He's terrible. The interviewer should be holding the mic up to Miku and Saiki when they speak as well.

@kicorse

Жыл бұрын

It's unlikely that a small channel like this would be able to travel with a translator for one interview (Saki of Nemophila speaks English). They probably did the best with what they could, possibly a member of Band-Maid's crew? Anyway, I'm grateful they had a go at it.

Mic hog

Worst translater lol

記者が今回出演の感想とほかの出演者について訊かず新歌集のことを質問したのは 笑ったわ。

horrendous interview technique

This interpreter is terrible. The interviewer had better ask someone who speaks Japanese properly to check what Miku said.

Both the interviewer and the interpreter are of a low level

Something tells me that with the Babymetal news out today world domination is going to have to wait for another time

@Puyax01

Жыл бұрын

Nonsense

@yitzu48

Жыл бұрын

what do you mean ?

@christopherjq7414

Жыл бұрын

​@@yitzu48 new song being released this month, one new song a month until March when a new album is released. Live shows at Mukahari Messe at the end of January

@Puyax01

Жыл бұрын

Repeat Nonsense. Everyone can do their own thing without impacting the other.

@rickwagner-

Жыл бұрын

It's a rising tide that lifts all boats. I wouldn't be surprised if Japanese Rock and Metal explodes in the US in 2023.

I think you need to redo this interview with a competent interviewer and translator. These two were horrible.

bad interviewer.....

Thanks for the interview