As a little background on Junna, she started drumming in 2011 when she was 15 and started winning drumming competitions a year later. She did play in the band now called Trident (can't remember what it was called when she was with them) but left to become a very sought after session drummer. She uploaded this video when she was 24 and is currently 26 and still uploading great videos. Not sure she could keep this pace in a long concert but her solos would be amazing. If you want to see her again, I am another vote for Painkiller.

@HALberdier17

2 жыл бұрын

Trident used to be called "Girls Rock Band Kakumei".

@markp1950

2 жыл бұрын

@@HALberdier17 Trident Voltage is the one you want to see

@1dognight166

2 жыл бұрын

Who does she play with these days?

@danw6048

2 жыл бұрын

@@1dognight166 She is currently a freelance or session drummer so she plays with a lot of different people in studio. Her work is very likely on many different albums but you wouldn't know it unless you read the credits. I don't think any of her gigs are backing band stage performances or you would probably see them on KZread. She does have some solo public performances on her KZread channel. Everything on her KZread channel is worth watching.

@TreadheadA1

2 жыл бұрын

@@danw6048 Here is one of only a few that I have found. It is a whole set. I believe she has played with them more than once iirc. kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3qYqbCDYsqafag.html

Junna is just on another level of drumming. She started to play drums with her 15 and now she's 26. She was in band called Kukumei, now Trident, till few years ago but she left. Tightness, speed and power besides her stamina. She is little Japanese powerhouse with pigtails. But beyond everything, she is real showman and she is so fun to watch.. I just love her. Junna! ❤️❤️❤️

She does a short cover of Doki Doki Morning while dressed like Babymetal... All of her covers bring me great joy with her facial expressions and body English.... One of a kind

@POWER-LINKS

2 жыл бұрын

Kii Kimura ● "Junna/Yoyoka" hybrid. HLAG Int'l drum champion two years in a row (Japan, under 18 ● 2021, 2022). 2022 HLAG World Champ, ages 13-17. 2022 winning entry: "RED ZONE~DP ver." kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJt9m5KjkbKTeqw.html

"It's the radio edit, so I know what to expect" No one knows what to expect the first time they see this whirlwind on the drums who looks like an anime character in Rock Band.

Mr. Heretic, you'll love this then. Gee Anzalone - the drummer of Dragonforce - reacted to this same video. He had a smile on his face the entire time, like a happy father watching their child play and play for the hell of it and enjoying it. He said that this was his favorite drum performance of TTFAF, outside of him playing it himself. Junna is really REALLY good. She's taken on Doki Doki Morning, Painkiller (Judas Priest), Ashes of the Dawn (Dragonforce), as well as leading her own bands. She's phenomenal. If you want a fun ride, react to her drum cover of Painkiller. you'll have fun there!

@polski21twelve70

2 жыл бұрын

He was as giddy as a prom queen 👑

@Antawnyoo

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

I love Junna, so much energy and sooo much FUN ! 🤘🤘

This is one reaction I was looking forward to. Gee Anzalone said she was THE BEST. She has her peddles set very tight. A slight touch sets it off. I was very lucky to chat with Junna on Sunday. It was a one way chat as she doesn't know English. LOL! Off the drums her life is completely opposite. Quiet and giggle, she loves cosplay, dresses up in frilly outfits. Sweet girl. On the drums she murders them. I have never seen a bad review from a drum expert. Junna is simply the best. There is a whole line of Japanese musicians that are off the charts. Yoyoka Soma is a first class drummer. Yoyoka is 12 now. Yoyoka got endorsement deals at the age of 8. Super young at 8 here playing of Led Zepplin's "Good Times Bad Times is spectacular. I don't know if you can get past Yoyoka's picture. Yoyoka looks like a baby yet beats those drums like a real pro.

Around 18:50, a flaw you say, really? she is not copying the actual drum part. I guess that pause was deliberate, and it fits with the vocals coming in. completely flawless dude. Rock on.

This young woman is an absolute joy to watch! I always imagine this big, bad thrash metal band on stage, but all you see behind the kit are these two pigtails and bows going ballistic :D

Definitely check out more Junna! I've read a lot of comments on her videos and other reactions, saying that she cheeses it up too much. I agree with what you said. I'd much rather see a drummer have fun than be perfect and boring.

This right here is why you are my favorite reactor. I love the honesty in what you bring. ,❤️

I have been playing the drums for 55 years.I am really old 68 and counting down.lol I was told many many years ago by a very good friend who is a very well known drummer.Will not drop names told me Dave if your not dancing while playing something is wrong.If you do not capture you fans attention you have done them a dis service.Us drummers have in my opinion the hardest chair we drive the band We are responsible for the time,the groove,the energy and making the band feel comfortable!! If you sit on your throne and the only things that are moving is your arms you have lost the fans.Hell dance enjoy your self encourage your band mates to do the same.I am sure there will be many who disagree I am sorry just my opinion.Dave sorry to be so wordy but I agree with you.

Junna is awesome. I don't know how she or other drummers are so damn coordinated. Great reaction! Also, I never even noticed that little mistake until you pointed it out. It blends right in for us average fans.

@brianballard1729

Жыл бұрын

AGREED...

Great job sir! By far my favorite JUNNA cover, have watched them all. I always call her THE MOST ENTERTAINING Drummer in the world. Such a beast! Beats the drums like they owe her money. One of her videos a bolt even falls off on the floor.

Fantastic video, David! Junna is a beast and I can't get enough of watching her play the drums. I agree with your thoughts about her showmanship. It makes her vids 10 times better since you can see she is having too much fun without missing a beat. She has an original composition on her channel called "Demon" that you should watch sometime. Good stuff!

I can't stop moving my feet when I watch her play, her energy is contagious. She's clearly taking a page like many Japanese drummers do from Yoshiki, always having a blast.

Greetings! Straight to the point, that flaw that you mentioned for me is just her interpretation of the song, and when you said that you were impressed with how she recovers, for me is that she got the skills to make that style on the interpretation without falling behind, for me she's a solid 10 in my book! But I'm just a music fan not an expert, just my opinion! And I saw another reaction from drummers to her video that thinks similar to me on the aspect to the part that you hear/see the flaw. Anyways is just a matter of opinion based on taste of of styles I guess. Sorry for my English, isn't my first language, Spanish is. Thanks!

This the best reaction video of that drummer's video that I've seen! 👍 The reviewer's commentary was not just enthusiastic, but it included information that added to the original video. One reviewer pretty much simply said, "Wow!" ... which is understandable; but, it didn't add much - especially for us non-drummers. (Former bass player here - R&B and Funk).

I learn so much about music when listening to you David. Fantastic!

You have the best commentary of any of the reaction videos for this song.

Thank you for letting me know you did this one I enjoyed it as much as you maybe more. I also picked up some skills from her. I am only a 2 year drummer. But she’s great with all she does. Take care and thanks again. Stay metal. 🤘👉🦊👈

Someone made a comment on her channel that they didnt like her facial expressions. Junna is excitement incarnated, she is entertaining.

@juneangel7221

2 ай бұрын

Had to be a haters 😮 she the best 😮

Thanks for checking out Junna. When it comes to the Japanese rock scene, a lot of people focus on the guitar shredders, but where Japan is really killing it is the huge amount of talent on the back line. All of the bands that are really good have drummers and bassists who just crush it.

OMG! More of Junna please. 🙏🏻 I must’ve watched this on her channel 30 times since this reaction. Her Painkiller is badass too. I thought Pau was a beast. Junna- hold my juice box…

@matthewgandy1813

2 жыл бұрын

Man junna is amazing

Gee Anzalone (the drummer for Dragonforce) came out and said this was his favorite cover of the song because he loves how much fun she seemed to be having when she recorded this. He made a point that I took as basically saying that drummers who are looser, are looking like they’re having a good time, and are not as afraid/hunched up are more entertaining.to watch.

Great reaction and review! She's REALLY good. And I'm quite picky about drummers... 😎

Very good réaction et analyse. I recommend doing another reaction to junna. Your observations are interesting

I'm convinced Junna easily could have done the original full 7 minutes if she wanted to! Energy to spare for sure!

This drum cover is legendary.

Love this

You need to see her cover painkiller. It's amazing

Best reaction ever :)

She is amazing. I love her smile. and her passion. ❤❤❤

Toot talent! Top showmanship! Make sure she is up front so people can see her.

Well, I guessed 8.8 as an optimistic score, which is still great as we know, so choosing between a 9 and a 9.1 is amazing! I had trepidation about requesting this drum cover from Junna, as I thought about A: a drum cover and B: the played to death DragonForce song. Knowing you love stage presence and showmanship, I took the risk of requesting it and am so glad it bought you so much enjoyment. Thank you.

Junna Junna Junna!

She’s got a few times where her stick gets caught under the high hat but she’s so fun to watch that you hardly notice and it makes ZERO difference in the quality. She kills it!

@MikeDPlxztc

2 ай бұрын

That's not the stick getting caught that's a hit on the up stroke

Great reaction man, Junna is great. You should check out her footwork in Ashes of the Dawn / DragonForce, she is very light on her pedals.

so fun ;))

Fun to watch

My favorite drummers are Akane from Band-Maid and Junna, so it was great to hear your opinion about Band-Maid. If you watch her drum cover of Ashes of the Dawn you can really see how light on her feet she is. I would suggest watching her MV from her days with Girls Rock Band Kakumei called Voltage or Utopia to hear her double kick to an original song from her band.

There are some fantastic Japanese female drummers out there. Kanade Sato, Senri Kawaguchi and of course Akane!!! There must be some thing in the water over in Japan???!!!

@narmale

Жыл бұрын

Maybe because they teach their kids good things in school instead of being trans and common core

I used to be a drummer and watching her im exhausted!!

She was also mouthing to the lyrics of the song at the start, which I thought was cool too

She is a gift for all drummer🥰

Great video and i love pure joy reaction from David. Actually David, you should check Gee Anzalone reaction on her. The pure joy and happiness on his face, even he viatually playing the same thing as she. That was the tipping pont that sale me to Junna.

She's having a deep relationship with her drums, she talks to them and listens to them! I found out about her when she was in Girls Rock Band Kakumei. She's Keith Moon reincarnated! 😄 The man himself, Gee Anzalone, loved her cover: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZIFmqthud9i5npc.html

Chanel yang selalu mengedukasi...

Keith Moon would approve!

@brentfordsandy6271

2 жыл бұрын

I commented something like that on the original video... Keith Moon reincarnated or something to that matter

She is a hoot to watch. Like you I would love to plug into a bass rig and jam with someone like her, or my ultimate would be Haruna.

JUNNA !!!!! 👍😁

I found Junna from her Doki Doki Morning cover. yes, I was falling down the foxhole, looking for anything Babymetal. I'm glad I stumble onto her cover.

That's what I like about Arjey from Halestorm. He ENJOYS playing and you can FEEL it. And yes, Junna is a BEAST!

Hey David, you should see if you can turn off that overlay on your video player - when it's rendering (for a few seconds after you unpause) it it's dropping framerate until it's faded out and then it goes back to full speed. When you watch 60fps on youtube you can really see it.

A proud Maidiac just says hello and thank you for your comment about Akane. Hearing that what she does is appreciated and respected is just always nice. 🙏🏻 ___________________ 「 _"完璧なんてありえない" / Perfection? No one gets there._ 」 --- from BAND-MAID 'Warning' 🕊

Next JUNNA drum cover PAIN KILLER (Judas Priest), watch JUNNA playing drum with her band Trident-Japan songs Voltage, No Regret....

Junna was the drummer for the Japanese metal band Trident.

Thanks!

You can't believe it can you- but it's true she got soul !!!

15:22 The "lightness" of her feet remind me of Scott Buchanan from Unleash The Archers. Even though she double kicks orthadoxically(not a real word but you get It haha) with kicking LRLRLR, whereas Scott uses the heel/toe technique with kicking LLRRLLRR, they both are super light with their feet. I'm no drummer, but like any skill that needs high precision, putting too much "Gusto" into it throws off accuracy, and also just straight up wastes energy. I recently came across a young girl drummer on KZread who absolutely slays the drums. She reminds me of a mini Shannon Larkin (Godsmack drummer) with her flares. She covers some extremely insane metal tracks. To Dave and all who read this, check out Anastasia Sereda(channel name) here on KZread. You won't be disappointed 🤘

Your reactions are much better because you seem to know what you're talking about. I like when people bring up the flaws as well as good things and don't just pretend it perfect. Nothing is ever perfect.

@THEDavidHeretic

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, there's always room for improvement.

9.1 good call. Junna is EPIC

I think these are recorded in front of a crowd, in a couple of videos they show the crowd behind a glass like screen. She only stared drumming as something to do with her dad, so they could spend more time together. And her teacher said she was just a natural. She has said that she is looking for a band. Mind you there are drummers that are happy not being in a band, and just being session musicians. I saw 1 how was 16 play live for a band full of tallent, but the drummer was so good it was silly, and that was Kande Sato.

That was awesome. Not only was she having a ton of fun, but I honestly think she's better than any drummer I've ever worked with.

Didn't notice the flaw but not a musician. Great drummer great reaction again.

Her cover of Judas Priest painkiller kicks ass as well

Regarding bass pedal positioning; In my personal experience during my earlier years when I was still learning to have confidence in my drumming abilities, I would rest the beater against the drumhead as pretty much a security blanket out of a fear that I would not hit it at the correct times, so yeah; another confidence issue coupled with youthful inexperience, just like I shared in my first comment regarding falling apart instead of recovering after a flub.

If you want to play with Junna why don't you throw out a drum cover challenge to her and see who wins. I'd like to see that.

She is sooo cute but a beast on the drums

When I found this cover I sent the link to my son and said "hey if you feel like grinning like an idiot for 5 minutes, check this link out." That girl is a superstar.

Your analysis and reaction to the new video “【 JUNNA 】Lux Æterna / Metallica - Drum cover - “ of drummer "JUNNA" is appreciated. I think you will laugh along with the surprise again.😂

When you get to my video Trident Voltage, you get to see Junna playing in a band where she seams to be playing faster then the song but it works.

You really can’t criticique JUNNA on her ability which is amazing,,, but you will have fun watching

correct score

Play that one right to the end after carefully putting the sticks down, then watch for the cheeky grin and then the look on her face "I nailed that one" ;-) - I think for the long version ? "ashes of the Dawn" ?

So Junna was a founding member of the band named "Girls Rock Band Kakumei", but in 2020 she left and that band is now called "Trident"! There has been rumors going around that she didn't get too along with other members due to her attitude, but who really knows?

She is a really good drummer and I really like watching her play, but I did have the feeling she somewhat overshadowed/overpowered her bandmates in her previous band with all her energy and charisma. I only have seen a couple of the songs she did with them, so I might not have the biggest sample size, but that might be why they decided to part ways. They also found a great replacement for her so I think all is good on both sides. That being said, I do think she is a great performer and will keep watching her covers. I am curious to see if she wants to play in an other band and if she does, how well she fits in. She certainly is talented enough to play most genres in at least rock and metal.

@guitarzen5999

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it was very apparent that she wasn't a good fit for that band. It was really difficult to focus on anything but her drumming.

@MaartenT

2 жыл бұрын

@@guitarzen5999 Her energy might work with a band like Gacharic Spin because of all the energy they all have in their live sets, but they probably won't need a drummer in the foreseeable future since they already have two fantastic drummers in their ranks. But a band with a similar energy on stage might work well for her. That way, she can work with her bandmates instead of overpowering them by accident.

@guitarzen5999

2 жыл бұрын

@@MaartenT I agree!

@ev1ll33t

2 жыл бұрын

While I agree that she used to grab the spotlight back in Trident/GRBK, I wouldn't say that she wasn't a good fit... To me at least, she was the magic touch that made the band really fun to watch. Nowadays I still check them out from time to time, and they are still a cool band, but that feeling of excitement is gone without Junna.

Great reaction. My guess was 8.9 so I ended up a bit low. Not sure about the render process, but for some sections the Junna video did drop lots of frames which is quite noticeable when it's a drummer on jet fuel. My guess about heavyfooted play is that it's people that needs to fight to keep their legs fast enough and so running out of coordination.

I'm sure you know by now she come from the band TRIDENT 🔱 they played underground punk and hard rock scene. And they're one of the best bands no one's heard of . Legit vocalist also plays the rhythm guitar JUNNA on drums. And their BASSIST. For the most part is their lead. They just turn her loose she has carte blanche on solos they know she's bank. People will keep suggesting Voltage. that was the last one with JUNNA, don't do it. Dude, Do "NO REGRET" from 2017 They flat out got lucky JUNNA replacement. They got a legit banger. Also, you being a BASSIST Ch"t "AMBIVALENCE" It's with their new drummer When they showed the dislikes she had about 2500 ish; those are the 40-year-old drummers in a fetal position sucking their thumb. Dgg'n your channel 🤘

Talking about drumming you could check Eloy Casagrande ( Sepultura's drummer) cover of Slipknot - People=Shit He's a Beast on drums, not only by hitting hard but also extreme technique. Greets from Brazil!

cant help myslef thinking of the drummer from the muppet show when i watch this :D

Well, you have to watch her Painkiller cover now... you have no choice. But she was the drummer of the band now known as Trident...and was supposedly overpowering :/ That's a good video to watch btw: Trident "Voltage". A little bass solo in it for you too.

she made a cover of "painkiller" by judas priest...

i would love to see junna and tina s play together :)

I was just thinking that your comments taken how of context would be problematic and really funny, like "I would really like to play with her!" or "I have been watching her feet this entire time!" HEHE! 😂

@THEDavidHeretic

2 жыл бұрын

FBI OPEN UP!!!!

@TreadheadA1

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEDavidHeretic She is 25 believe it or not. I think you will be safe for now, lol!

All I could think of was “This drummer is at the wrong gig”. I’m sure Dave has seen that, it took KZread by storm a few years ago. I don’t know if she could pull that type of stuff at the speed she has to play this, but that drummer probably couldn’t either. There’s only one way to find out. I’d love to see that! This also sprang to mind: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fmGH0ZZ9fKfcd8Y.html

@narmale

Жыл бұрын

Yeah Steve Moore is another nutter crazy good There is a new kid coming on insanely strong... well hes 26 lol, no kid... he played TTFATF with one hand AT TEMPO

thank you for my time, bro.

Junna and Steve Moore

Check out her cover of Judas Priest

Check out her drum cover of painkiller

Pls. React also to Yoyoka an 8 yrs old drumming “ Good Times Bad Times” by Led Zipplin.

That snare pause was on purpose... it makes it much more interesting

Trident - Voltage if you want a bit more Junna in an actual band. Rockin song.. soooo good!

@THEDavidHeretic

10 ай бұрын

Funny you should mention that song....I'll be filming it within the next 2 weeks for release in November.

When Gee Anzalone (The drummer for Dragonforce) says this is the best cover he's ever seen I don't think anybody elso will be able to find any fault.

yoyoka doing good times bad times cover please. and more wagakki

@markp1950

2 жыл бұрын

Yoyoka!!!!!! I'd like to see David get past that picture of Yoyoka on Good Times Bad Times. LOL!

That was a pattern she put in there on purpose. She uses it more than once in the play through.

You need to react to estepario siberianos cover

Herman Li's Reaction to Tina S. (same song) he figured out that what they are doing is illegally (but he doesn't care) downloading the Stem Tracks, muting their instrument (in the track) and playing along.

And you'll notice that she also mouths the lyrics too.

"Way to much fun with her" their is no such thing as to much ! 🙂