Thank You! "Ningen Isu" is the name of a short story by Edogawa Rampo. It is from the 1920's. He wrote a lot of horror, and as the band wanted that gloomy scary persona, the name fit. The bass player is Ken-ichi Suzuki He and the guitar player Shinji Wajima have been friends since Jr. High School. They have been together since 1987. The drummer is Nobu Nakajima, and has been with them since 2004. They are all in their 50s. They are influenced by 70's heavy rock, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, King Crimson, Kiss....There are videos of them in the early days when they did covers of all those bands. You should hear them do "21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson! They are one of my favorite bands! Thanks again, no one reacts to them! I know you know other reactors, put the word out for these guys. As far as I know, they have never played outside of Japan. I subscribed when I saw your first Babymetal reaction! My 53rd birthday is coming up. Would you react to this Ningen Isu video? Ningen Isu - Odoru Issunboushi (Live in Tokyo 2014) 人間椅子 - 踊る一寸法師 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIWWq7mNhsedobw.html Thanks man!

@rickwagner-

5 жыл бұрын

@Richard Townsend And of course "Edogawa Rampo" is a play on 'Edgar Allan Poe".

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Richard Townsend Thanks for the subscribe and great info mate! I don’t know any other reacters though haha. Just me :) I’ve got a whole list of back logged songs so it might be a while before I get to it I’m afraid! But happy birthday!

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Oh and I said they reminded me of King Crimson, then edited it out as I changed my mind! I’m a fool!

@richardtownsend9107

5 жыл бұрын

@@rickwagner- Hey Rick! Yes you are correct, I forgot to add that bit (just like I forgot to add the link to the BM translations on that other comment. I'm slipping!) LOL! I was so excited to see someone actually react to Ningen Isu! They are so overlooked!

@richardtownsend9107

5 жыл бұрын

@@DecvsJapan No, not a fool! You got that King Crimson influence from the video, there is nothing foolish about that! You mentioned Muse a couple of times, and I admit, I never heard anything by them so I couldn't compare. I think I would think of Ningen Isu as Progressive Doom Metal.

I have watched all of their stuff, it is crazy. BTW 936 subs dude!

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Hutchinson So close

Really glad you checked them out and liked them. First album was 1990, so they've been around awhile.

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Rick Wagner nice

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Rick Wagner nice

"... that's not me just me being mental" I'm glad you pointed that out, it's hard to tell sometimes... lol Great reaction, thank you for spreading Japanese music, it's so varied and interesting... cheerio!

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

JGM0JGM lol. Loving what I’m hearing!

These guys have crept into my Playlist quite a few times and everytime I think I should listen to more but keep forgetting lol

@autohmae

5 жыл бұрын

Stop putting it off you slacker ! :-)

@delbomb3131

5 жыл бұрын

@@autohmae what I mostly do is if the "up next" is something I've hear a few times I'll scroll up n find something I've never heard before. I don't mean Playlist in the sense that I've created it as much as the one youtube makes based on what you've listened to before

Every Ningen Isu reaction video 20 seconds in Smiles neverending Smiles!

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

stacey bashford haha true dat!

Discovered these guys maybe two years ago. First song I heard was 宇宙からの色 (The Color Out Of Space), which is an HP Lovecraft story. Second song was なまはげ (Namahage), which is the name of an oni legend from the area they are from, Akita within Aomori prefecture. Instantly loved their music. Picked up a few CDs and I want to get more. I plan on seeing them live when I get back to Japan. This song takes it's name from a Nostradamus prophecy about a "Great King of Terror" that would descend upon the world. I love the like second epileptic seizure ending.

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

bitfreakazoid seeing them live must be amazing!

I need to get into these guys more. I keep hearing them, liking them, then forgetting about them. I've got a couple suggestions for you. First band is Sokoninaru and the song is Tenohira de Odoru (そこに鳴る「掌で踊る」). They're a really technical kind of math hard rock band. 3 members, all of them can play their shit like crazy. The second band is Ailiph Doepa and the song is Macchu Picchu. That one's mainly just for the "what the fuck" factor. They're kind of like if System of a Down took themselves even less seriously, and the video... takes me on a sober acid trip.

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

osakaki added both thanks!

I heard them first in September of this year, even though I’ve lived here for 20 years. I now have 19 of their 21 albums (the last two are out of print but on iTunes). Ningen Isu are heavily influenced by Black Sabbath, Budgie, and King Crimson, but I hear a lot of eighties NWoBHM in their music and sometimes a bit of Voivod. By the way, have you checked out 陰陽座 (Onmyou-za), Sigh, or 兀突骨 (Gotsu Totsu Kotsu)? There’s a list out there of the top 50 Japanese metal bands. You might wish to have a look at it.

@DecvsJapan

4 жыл бұрын

Music Is A Journey nah I haven’t but will check them out!

This band has been around since the late eighties. The drummer is the newest member. The other two are founding members. The lead vocalist is supposed to be dressed as a professor. The bassist as a monk. The drummer is a office professional or some have said like a Japanese mobster. I came across them recently too. I thought they had a sound that was a cross between Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. I think I read somewhere they played at Ozfest or similar, so they do get out of Japan and tour somewhat. They are great and obviously love what they do to be around as long as they have. The song "Namahage" is the first one I listened to and would recommend.

@ronoda

5 жыл бұрын

Agree with ramair3judge Namahage is their masterpiece... kzread.info/dash/bejne/dYCjt7tqm6Sairw.html

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@rickwagner-

5 жыл бұрын

@ramair3judge Those appearances were at Ozzfest Japan 2013, and Ozzfest Japan 2015 though. I haven't found any performances outside of Japan.

@autohmae

5 жыл бұрын

@@ronoda You have great taste, I do personally prefer the live video of Namahage: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pImqrdesmZObfaQ.html

@autohmae

5 жыл бұрын

@@rickwagner- I always wondered if they don't want to play outside of Japan or they've never been invited. Guess most people have no idea. I doubt their videos are even posted on many metal forums.

6:31 - no... they're saying Kyōfu no daiō

finally!!!ningen-isu banzai!!!

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Yea buddy!

Couple of weeks ago I got their song 芋虫 / Imo-musi on Spotify discover weekly and I was really into that. This video is actually the 3rd if you search Ningen Isu on youtube, that's how I got here.

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Baiko Just checked! Haha that’s so cool! Thanks for watching and I hope you liked it. I really want to watch more videos by them. Any recommendations?

@Baiko

5 жыл бұрын

@@DecvsJapan I haven't been a long time fan so I'm not hugely knowledgable about them, but what I've seen, there's basically two kinds of music videos that they have. Either a new one like this, that are well produced, but where they look exactly the same they do in this one (like 人間椅子「虚無の声」MV（AL『異次元からの咆哮』より）) or older ones (like 【高画質】人間椅子「幽霊列車」PV (Ningen Isu - "Ghost Train" Music Video)【高音質 ) where you see and hear the band's more classic look and sound, but where the videos themselves are quite janky.

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Baiko Nooice! I’ll try and check out and old one and a newer one then. Thanks!

Great band! I personally like to call them progressive metal, since it reminds me of older progressive rock bands like Yes and Rush, but heavier!

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

komulautre Yeh was awesome!

Damn you... now I have this mental image of Ningen Isu coming on stage, Cowell casting a look then turning away and saying "for f*cks sake". And then they start playing, and his jaw drops to the floor.

@DecvsJapan

4 жыл бұрын

Haha. Would be a good image!

Kick ass band, you should when you get a chance check out Namahage live, Also to add to your list Club Zettai, Anarchy Stone and Mutant Monster

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

cmcknight1984 all added! Thanks!

Great reaction! :-)

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

This is the first band whose CDs I ordered direct from Japan, the start of an ongoing process of filling my shelves and emptying my bank account. Despite my consequent penury, I love Ningen Isu. I was smiling along with you. I look forward to watching you exploring their amazing body of work. Richard Townsend and others have made some excellent suggestions. I'll just add two of my own: The Colour Out of Space: kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y36NmpuTqLnXdco.html A song from 20 years ago (back when the gurning bass player had hair), Ghost Train: kzread.info/dash/bejne/f4lpp6xxYM22lNI.html

@delbomb3131

5 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you use Amazon. Jp now lol, it's sooo much more affordable. I don't order anything anymore. I go once a year and fill my suit case lol. You can go to book off and find cds for like 500 yen

@ClawCarver

5 жыл бұрын

@@delbomb3131 For various reasons I never use any version of Amazon. Whenever possible I order directly from bands or Bandcamp, but I've used CDJapan and From Japan and have no complaints. I've never been to Japan but I'm happy to see that proper record shops still seem to thrive there.

@delbomb3131

5 жыл бұрын

@@ClawCarver I get it, evil Amazon and such, that being said I've gotten a ton of cds for less than 10 bucks a piece off it including shipping which somehow gets to my house in 4 or 5 days. Their market place for individual sellers over there is pretty good.

Very Good. Pika-tune. I'm a bit meh about the vocals. The riffs sound too familiar and as though mixed from different sources. But when the instrumetals kicked in at 7:48 that was a bit of ani-mazing. And the ending was really good. Better be careful making those kawaii girls mad, they can break your heart, make you laugh, and bust your ass all at the same time.

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Vocals were definitely new to me too. Someone said this is classed as Doomsday MEtal whatever that means lol. But yeh that guitar solo was insane!

Heavy groove..Nice fookin Heavy groove! This trio sure knows how to bring it down good. You need to check out their Heartless scat coz its even better than this

@DecvsJapan

4 жыл бұрын

DLastOne2go sweet can’t wait

6:32　東北って言ったのかな？ 津軽弁(青森)だから東北で合ってるよ

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

言った!

9:52 "great ending" LOL :-)

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

"It hasn't even ended!"

@autohmae

5 жыл бұрын

​@@DecvsJapan They seem to have a problem with ending their songs. :-)

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

autohmae oooo can’t wait to listen to more then!

@autohmae

5 жыл бұрын

@@DecvsJapan Because of the video by Duane-metal in which he explains the song Babymetal Catch me if you can. I knew what Namahage means. In part this is why I like Ningen Isu Namahage.

@autohmae

5 жыл бұрын

@@DecvsJapan here is a link Ningen Isu Namahage live: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pImqrdesmZObfaQ.html

its proggy doom metal i would say. the guitarist even uses the same guitar as tommy iommi from black sabbath.

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

pendeyo great genre

Prog Doom? these guys got sick grooves.. and i just love how they get so much out of their sound for a 3 piece. another band where i haven't heard a bad song yet pbs.twimg.com/media/Db82UE-U8AAHDI7.jpg

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

SAgillzQS haha no way!

i said to you react to them, long time ago

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

I did it! :)

I've always thought of them as a cross between Rush and Black Sabbath. I'd probably classify them as progressive doom metal... IF I had to categorize them.

@komulautre3811

5 жыл бұрын

Progressive doom is a great way to put it!

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Good shout

@richardtownsend9107

5 жыл бұрын

I just wrote a comment before I saw yours and that's exactly what I said, Progressive Doom Metal! Great minds think alike!

Please react to DEVILOOF - 拷訊惨獄 !

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Yessss!!!

I'd say Ningen Is is progressive thrash metal. They don't pronounce the U in Isu.

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Ah yeh that's because the u sound in Japan is very feint. Didn't know that though. Nice!

can you reat to "the alfee"? I can say, live version are better than recorded ones

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Nico B added, thanks!!

@nicob1244

5 жыл бұрын

thank you, i recommend you recent live versions of songs like hoshizora no distance, nervous breakdown or koutetsu no kyojin that's a jmetal(?) song I love so much

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Nico B thanks man!

"Middle aged to older gentlemen...nothing wrong with that?" I would hope to hell not since we are the ones that invented heavy metal and hard rock.

@DecvsJapan

4 жыл бұрын

I need to get back to these guys soon!!

@davidornberg

4 жыл бұрын

@@DecvsJapan Heartless Scat or Life for Sale or Namahage! Or all three!

Found your channel recently. Great stuff Subbed. Japanese metal and rock is awesome,. Check out TELECiDE - Cycle of Addiction

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, means a lot! Will do!

Can I be honest? I'll be honest. I've been told it's the new polite. You have a lot of charisma, but it pales to an extent of being a bare nuisance when compared to the talent and charisma of Ningen Isu. Thanks.

@DecvsJapan

5 жыл бұрын

If I can attain 7% of their charisma, I'll die happy.