BAND-MAID - SMILE - Ryan Mear Reacts 

For me, Saiki is one of the most unique female vocalists in Japan. Many of the vocalists of Japanese bands have cute and high voices, but not Saiki. She has dark and husky voice but powerfull, because she still can reach high range and falsetto with her voice. And of course, she is more way better in live concert

Man, that was absolutely freaking beautiful! Only thing that could make it better would be some Kanami vocals. The world might explode with all three of them singing though. Loved it!

Another example of the way they put everything into a song. Saiki means every word and it shows. The music speaks as well and one can feel the love they put into what they do.

If you haven’t done the acoustic version of Puzzle, and/or Anemone yet, those are both a must. It’s just Kanami and Saiki together. You need to hear Kanami’s back up vocals, they are amazing!

I cry when I hear this song, all of their ballads are great masterpiece .

You gonna love acoustic Puzzle and Anemone.

if i remember correctly this was the first song Miku Wrote from her heart about her feelings towards the fans..mostly she writes influenced by movies scenes or books. my favourite combining or Miku and Saiki's Vocals is still Freezer i can only hope that they will again one day play it live

I missed this cos I was asleep & that makes me sad. But listening to BAND-MAID makes me happy, so all is good again :)

The Maids are masters at genre melding, transitions, riff production, structure, execution, and smiles! ;-)) Thx, Ryan!

Chills, such a great song.

"Your smile makes me happy"

I totally agree with Russ Henry. As an official Maidiac, you really need to check out Puzzle and Anemone acoustic.

Saiki sounds like a powerful angel in this; her voice just gets inside ones heart and the music supports it beautifully.

Love your reaction channel Ryan. Check it daily. Of course I am a die hard Band Maid fan. This song is world class. EPIC. I am 66 years old and I have heard endless amounts of music, genres etc. Band Maid is the greatest rock/hard rock band in the world. Hands down. My whole music experience was changed that day when I saw Thrill. There has been no turning back.

Absolutely my favorite vocalist in the world 🌍.

For a song named Smile it always brings a little tear to my eye. Such is the power of Sai-chan. Sacramento loves Band-Maid!

Attending their concert would be a life changing experience

What a fuckin' band!!!!! Never a bad song, this is beautiful as always!

I just had to smile a bit, because the first memory that came to my mind when I saw this performance for the first time was the Nirvana concert you mentioned. I would give a hell of a lot to be able to experience an entire concert in this style by these ladies. Even (semi-)acoustic they are just damn good. And the icing on the cake would be, without wanting to deny Miku anything, to hear Kanami and Saiki sing together again, as they did in 2018 with Puzzle & Anemone. The thought alone gives me goosebumps.