REACTING TO BAND-MAID - CHOOSE ME - (Johnny Reacts) 

lol yer but I meant she is amazing.

More like the decade, at least.

​​@@JohnnyReacts1It will take a few dozens of songs to understand how amazing she is. Same for other members : they are not show-off.

Blooming is another song with 2 Kanami solos

Let's not confuse the newcomers too much now. Mincho = Kanami, the lead guitarist.

Actually Akane is said to be a leader of the band. Miku is a kind of spokesperson and frontwoman, of course the founder of band.

@@jkh0121 and stage director is psyche?

America invented it, Britain refined it, Japan perfected it.

Tiny Hat ! Tiny Hat !! Tiny Hat !!!

@@megalondonkleuter Once they wrote "at the drop of a hat" - they permanently retired the wee bugger.

Nice, thank you for letting me know this!

@@JohnnyReacts1 👍😃

Wow Kate! You know after I did the reaction I had this feeling I had heard this song before, maybe it was from that movie!

And there is another song: "Blooming" during car chase in Kate. That one also has a very cool MV.

@@skrrytch Choose Me was also used in the 3rd episode of John Cena's Peacemaker TV series

Thank you for this message and for the information!

It's legitimately bonkers. Most of my favourite bands I love maybe 1/3 of their stuff and the rest grows on me over time as one listens to albums on repeat etc. I could easily listen to 75% of their stuff right off the bat and I hardly dislike the other 25%.

I think I have a long way to go, but I believe i'll enjoy every minute of it.

​@@JohnnyReacts1believe me you will enjoy every second of it 🎸🎸🎸🥁🎤🙂☮️

🤣🤣👍🍻

Actually, considering they have instrumental versions of quite a few of their songs that number is fortunately higher. One reactor is up to 160+ songs with very few repeats. Amazing band!

Thank you, I will!

Makes perfect sense.

Thank you. I believe I need to be as honest as I can, which could cause me to have conflict with some fans. However, how we get there isn't so important as sharing our love for them now. Does this make sense, perhaps I shouldnt comment after a few glasses of whisky?

​@@JohnnyReacts1Misa(bassist) drinks whiskey while performing so have another glass in her honor 🥃

Yes, great song. These guys play as one.

Hmm, a nice way to describe it, yes pop-punk.

It's as if they went, "What if we took pop-punk and made it *more* pop (as in, better melodies that are still catchy without quickly getting old) AND more punk (as in, it actually rocks and the attitude isn't an act.)

Band-Maid is much closer to punk than they are to metal IMHO. Still hard rock all the way....! 😊

@@armynurseboy Without a doubt they have an undeniable punk rock sound. Kanami writes amazing punk rock songs, and that fits Saiki's vocal style perfectly. Saiki is the perfect female punk rock singer.

Ditto, and THAT discovery actually led me to discovering more great bands from fellow fans, and that led me to be proactive once again in seeking them out.

Many Thanks!

Thank you, I have to, I love what i've heard so far.

Interesting. I understand some of what you say, however, I had a Japanese girlfriend when I first moved to Japan, who used to wear a maid's costume and liked it because it made her look sexy, her words. I also have many foreign friends in Japan and none would say kawaii means young and sexy. We use it as cute. I personally think there is nothing wrong with the word sexy, I guess it depends upon how it is used. Also thinking about it, when I was back in the UK I taught several Japanese students who did cosplay and they would always describe their costumes as sexy. Maybe we Westerners see the term sexy as negative, however, I have never felt that from any of my Japanese friends. When I used the word sexy I meant no disrespect to these wonderful, talented ladies. Thanks for your comment, interesting discussion.

@@JohnnyReacts1 Did you examine what she meant by 'sexy'? I'm betting if you both sat down and had an in depth conversation of how you defined the words 'sexy' and 'Kawaii", you would find that there are differences in what specifically you and her were describing. Remember, the Japanese have many various 'street fashions' that most Westerners would just lump in as "Kawaii" (Katajuku, Gyaru, lolita, and various 'versions' of Kawaii itself ... Yami, Yume, etc) Your friends in Japan are not exactly the people I am talking about when I say it's a stereotypical Western take on the subject. I am not implying any 'negative' or 'positive' implications (there may be some, but that's not my point.) My point is that the take you had on Band-Maid and their costumes is not an untypical western take ... that's not a knock on you, or even western takes on Japanese culture, it's just a reminder that when dealing with other cultures, it's not always a good idea to apply your values and sensibilities, formed from your Western cultural upbringing, to another culture's values and sensibilities. When I first saw BABYMETAL (my real first encounter with the Japanese rock/metal scene) while I was stunned with the music and presentation (Metal "theater", of the best kind) I was feeling uncomfortable watching young Japanese girls in 'sexy' (a popular Western take on the costuming) dresses ... as were a lot of people who when reacting to them for the first time admitted being a little bit 'creeped' out. I'm not saying Japan, when it comes to young ladies in 'sexy' situations is all innocent ... far from it, but the Japanese have a much wider range (or maybe a more fine grained range) of though and opinion when it comes to this subject ... that tends to 'trigger' a western minds more 'black and white' take on children and what is considered their 'sexualization'! Some of it is more tolerant than we have in the west and allows for more 'creativity' and freedom in how women can present themselves, and some of it goes way over the deep end and results in real exploitation (which is why I don't judge 'westerners' when they make the black & white jump to a conclusion ... one that I myself tended to make before I took a look at how a different culture might have different values or range of values. :-) no criticisms, just expressing an opinion, which could be right, or could be wrong!

@@RetiredInThailand This may be complicated and I may not understand it exactly, but I have never thought that BABYMETAL is sexy from a Japanese perspective. However, I did feel a little guilty about adult men being crazy about innocent girls. As for BAND-MAID, in the early days they wore cute costumes following the concept created by MIKU-chan, but later SAI-chan and MISA changed their costumes to reject kawaii. But I don't think they are sexy. If I had to say, Asami from Lovebites might be sexy. I think there are many Japanese female bands that put femininity at the forefront, but I don't think they are sexy. Westerners see kawaii as a negative word for adult women, but Japanese women see kawaii in a positive way even when they are older. If Japanese women are called sexy, they may take it as a sexual object in some cases. So I think Japanese women who interact with Westerners call themselves sexy according to their partner's values.

@@kan5372 agreed. One thing I learned by moving to Asia (Thailand) and attempting to learn the language is that communicating in English (a language with over 1 million words) is far different than communicating in Thai (a language with a few 10s of thousands of words) is that we English speakers take for granted that if we need further clarification we can get more specific ‘language’ on the issue … other cultures rely more on immediate context and cultural norms to understand better specifically what was being meant by what to us could mean 100 different things (or may be certain cases where their culture has many more words to describe a subject that is more important in their cultures; for example some far northern cultures have up to 180 words to describe ‘snow’.)

Oh and there is an order to those videos. Just check his playlists for the correct order

Yes I need to watch this.

@@JohnnyReacts1 Watch his latest work on "Kanami" she's the lead guitarist. 30 minutes long and expertly put together.

@@makaluku5310 just curious. Do you see the updates ass replacements or as additional content? I see them as additional because they do not feed the storyline type setup that the original videos provide.

@@rockandrollrockandrollrock6930 Hi Johnny, his two newest videos of "Saiki" (lead vocals) and "Kanami" (lead guitarist) are replacement with updated content. Ohrenje did video profiles of all the members already but felt he was missing some key points. I heard he is working to refresh the work on the remaining members except for "Miku" (founder, red rose backup singer) she has 3 parts with 90 minutes already. The order to start with is Saiki>Kanami>Akane>Misa>Miku

It's funny after I listened to it I had a nagging feeling I had heard it before, I guess it was from this movie.

@@JohnnyReacts1 If you saw the movie then you saw them but probably didn't make the connection. They were shown playing the song in a club.

I agree. From the first song, 'Hate?' I was hooked.

Thank you. Yes they are super-talented girls.

Ikr? I like watching Corgis and sunsets too, doesn't mean I'm creepin' on 'em 😅

I plan to at some point, not sure when but soon.

Thank you!

Many many many thanks!!!

Thanks, yes would be good to see were they started.

Thank you 🙌

Thank you!

Please??

@@JohnnyReacts1 about a woman who is in love ad a married man.

Ill need to fiddle with it, it is also trying to fit it in with the recording equipment, it records only part of the monitor.

lol love this message. They are amazing aren't they!

@@JohnnyReacts1 Absolutely! However, the later you learn about this band, the more amazing material you have to adore. Those who discovered them in 2015, what did they have? Not much. But they could get a reply from any of the Maids in Twitter, and they could go to the Noodol Cafe to talk to Miku... if they knew Japanese, of course 🙂 I clicked that THRILL thumbnail somewhere in the middle of 2018. There was already a wealth of material at the time. There were two famous live recordings, Shinkiba Studio Coast and ZEPP Tokyo, and they were available on RU-vid. The song Play from Shinkiba Studio Coast, with that mind-blowing MISA's bass intro, had over 1 million views, although it was a non-official upload. They have just released a new album, WORLD DOMINATION, which was amazing, of course. And I was able to see them live during their European tours of 2018 and 2019, when they still played in tiny venues. LOGO Hamburg concert still remains in my heart as the greatest thing I have ever experienced. Being a hand's stretch from Kanami for two hours, giving a high five to Miku at the end... I think the rays which their souls emanated have changed me forever. An interesting thing about BAND-MAID is that they don't have a bad song in their catalogue. It is really so, it's no exaggeration. Fans argue, of course, which song is their favourite. But you will often hear many of them saying, "My favourite BAND-MAID song is the one currently playing." That's exactly my case. Each time I listen to BAND-MAID, especially when my player is in "Random" mode, I'm struck with how good they are. When I turn them off and go around on everyday business, my mind tends to forget this. And when I hear people saying, "Oh, that band is great, and this band is great, and also that one," and when I go and check those songs, very often I'm left tired and drained of my energy in the end. And then BAND-MAID starts playing in my headphones, and I want to tell all those people, "If you would only know about BAND-MAID, they would truly revolutionize your understanding of what 'good music' is. Why do you even comply with listening to something mediocre when BAND-MAID exists?" By the way, there is now for me only one other active band which does not look pale against BAND-MAID, and that is ASTERISM. You should check them as well one day. They have a lot of official videos on their channel, but there are also a few unofficial ones which people recommend to the reactors. Or, rather, semi-official, there are couple of their friends/staff which always film their performances from the front row and share it on their channels. Search for a live performance of "Dawn" from 2019, it's their original song, the longest in their catalogue, and they often say it's their favourite creation. But as for me, I keep re-listening now to their cover of "Scuttle Buttin." Many guitarists cover it, it's kind of an exam for your guitar skills, on what level you can do. ASTERISM brought this masterpiece really to a level higher than the original. You get not only the amazing shredding from HAL-CA, but also a bass solo from MIO. I would be very curious to know your criticism of my statement, that HAL-CA is the best guitarist currently active, and MIO is the best bassist in the world... Period 🙂 I understand it's all subjective, but nevertheless. Well, there are many virtuoso musicians on RU-vid, who are just doing covers or play solo, but in my mind, I call them "orphaned musicians." They may be absolutely amazing, but they rarely fit into any band, and thus remain more of a curiosity rather than what I would consider a significant musical phenomenon. Whatever.

@@VladimirChupin Thanks for the message, enjoyed reading this!

Thanks for the message, sounds so similar to me.

I will thank you!

Thanks for the comment, even if it was half-hitched.

Only a little, and I find it worse when people sing.

@@JohnnyReacts1 Won't be helped that they often drop syllables (I learnt that from the documentaries referenced by others - p.s. the order to do them in is 1. Saiki 2. Kanami 3. Akane 4. MISA 5,6,7. Miku pts1-3. They're currently being updated with newer versions for Saiki and Kanami out already with a turnaround of about a couple of months but the originals are still well worth it). If you want to see Miku's progress on guitar, have a look for Sayonakidori (not the Acoustic, yet) a song written for her specifically (she normally gets one per album - also to perform when Saiki takes a break). ohrenje did a 24 cam composite from the US tour which is entertaining. Miku is a force of nature - and I like to refer to her as the best reluctant guitarist I've ever seen (she never wanted to, never had the the desire to, ever play it - she says "it's just something I do" now)

Please let me know what you mean? It is great to get positive feedback, but I need constructive criticism to improve. Do I speak too quickly?

@@JohnnyReacts1 No, it wasn't the speed of the speech that I had a problem with, but the music. :) Your reaction was very good. I have to apologize because my setup was wrong. I don't know how, but it was only music at 1.5 speed. Your comment is not. (???!) :) Sorry again.

Yes, this was my second reaction, my first was Hate? Bye!