SOKONINARU - GOU NI MOYU - Ryan Mear Reacts 

Their ability to sing and play complex stuff on their instruments at the same time always blows me away. The guitarist is a freak, writes all the parts (including the drums), and even does the keyboards on some of their covers.

Japan again & again & again. I curious what was just happen in Japan? Their music is unique, the land with full of super talented musician, the only place we can see the gathering of all female band with pure talent that make male band all around the world looks amateur by them. They keep impressing me.

I love how this band do their own thing jezz Japan always surprises us..😁🤘👌😍

I agree with you, these three are just insanely good, and so creative. They have such a full sound for a trio, and yes, it's studio-mixed, but still, this is insane. It must be a lot of pressure to be a band in Japan--there are so many good ones,, it's hard to rise above the crowd.

This band is awesome. And the way they perform live.... Insane!

The thing that always blows me away is their timing and their use of rests. Granted their compositions are always Intricately woven with nice harmonies. Geez, another group to add to the growing list 😁.

Ryan! Greetings on a grey day afternoon before going back to work! As I said in my last comment you/we have stepped on a seemingly endless road with this new wave of Japanese bands! You enjoy yourself, do you not? When you come to Japan you will certainly be busy! How many granddaughters and grandsons have Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen spawned during their secret visits to Japan? Another group originating far away from Tokyo, Osaka, more precisely, an enormous city/prefecture notorious in Japan for its comparatively rough and aggressive people. Sokoninaru/そこに鳴る/"That is where we sing", was formed in 2111 when they were still at high school. They stayed together through university (proving they are not stupid!) and after college. Interestingly enough, Jyuugoro Suzuki, guitar, vocalist, composition and lyrics, has this typical Japanese high-pitched, almost feminine voice, while... ...Misaki Fujiwara, the bassist, vocalist, takes care of the low harmonies. The contrast is accentuated by the fact Jyuugoro has dyed his hair while she keeps hers a straight natural black. At times she plays her bass like a rhythmic guitar! Shyouto Saito, the drummer also contributes to the vocals. They must be around 24 years old, still very young for their trade. Gear yourself for other reactions! Best regards, Robert-Gilles

I think we're not prepared for what's coming next with Sokoninaru's new drummer addition. Syoto Saito is an amazing drummer like Shiyu (the former drummer) was before him, but he can sing and growl so it adds another dimension to the multiple dimensions they already have. Now there's infinite possibilities for our ears pleasure. Thank you Ryan

I usually don’t like chaotic music. But I love these people. Fun fact : They can’t read music. Which seems unusual for Japanese musicians.

Thanks for uploading the video and nice reaction. I was completely blown away by their one-of-a-kind style❣️

Sokoninaru is not just a set of musical virtuosos. They are very capable of making beautiful "normal" songs full of emotions. What is for Band-Maid, Daydreaming is for them the song White For: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IftMhG5ck6Q.html

最高のリアクションをいつもありがとうございます！日本より愛を込めて

this is a group who grew with cover songs :) i met them via their multiple covers theyve done soko ni naru(sound from the depths)

They have a live video of this song. It's been "clean up" in post (mostly to augment the silences) but it is hella impressive. They also have member-focused videos, one for each. Look up そこに鳴る / 業に燃ゆ playthrough 👍

If Sokoninaru has a motto, I like to think it is "Live by the metronome, die by the metronome". These guys are awesome and I have high hopes for their future albums now that they have a permanent drummer again. 🤘

Love this band, now officially a three-piece. BTW, having recently watched their own RU-vid videos comprising Q&A sessions and self-filmed road trips, I’ve learned that they (Juko Suzuki the guitarist and Misaki Fujiwara the bassist): (1) can’t read music despite composing all their songs; (2) drive their minivan with all their kit to venues inside Japan and don’t stay in hotels but make red-eye trips to save cost; (3) can’t subsist only with their music, even with their sheer talent; and (4) started playing music only in their late teens but managed to get signed with a label by the time they graduated college. Amazing facts, but they certainly need to be far more recognized for their excellent musicianship and song-writing talent.

I'm not very familiar with Sokoninaru because you know, there's like a million great bands in Japan, but everytime i listen to one of their songs i always ended with a "wtf did i just listened?" feeling. And that's not a bad thing of course!, they're incredibly talented and original in their approach to rock music

hehehe I had the same reaction (turn my head in disbelief) the first time I heard the "solo" riff! They're so good! You should watch each member's individual playthrough, they're all in their channel!!

My list of favorite Jrock bands is short: 1.Band-Maid, 2.Nemophila, 3 & 4 Sokoninaru & Ling Tosite Sigure (Sokoninaru was formed as a copy of their idols band LTS,), 5.All others

They’re so great! Love ‘em!

As much as I love Misa, this Bass player is a whole new breed.

For me it's a toss up for best 3 piece between Sokoninaru and Asterism. I love Hal Ca on guitar.

Wow! I'll be checking out more of these guys!

This band is so friggin amazing, there’s enough content in each of their songs to make a complete album, Simply mind blown each time I listen, the only downside is their quality makes other really good bands sound mundane 🤷🏻‍♂️

I love this band and you can't overlook how great the singing is with the two of them harmonizing together-all of it is a wonder

Timing noise,crazynes...I like This band they are unique...You should check the band JAMBINAI...for me they was a same surprised shock in good way 🙂 Nice reaction Ryan as usual.

I see your fascination Ryan. This is my Dream Prog - and they can freaking sing too! BTW Ryan, take a close look at the SIZE of Juko's pedal board, and Misaka's is almost as big - for a BASS!! They have been a band together since 2011, and only added a drummer in 2016 (new drummer this year). Thay've had two European Tours (while Americans are watching Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Name-Your-Cheesy-Rapper🙁). This trio is Dream Theater on STEROIDS.

Sokoninaru band pazzesca!Notevoli anche i brani Re-program, Tenohira de Odoru e Lament Moment:grandiosi!

Would love to see Misa and Mikasi play a dualing-bass instrumental together

Nice to see a guy added in… pretty cool

I just adore this band 🖤 And this is one of my favourite songs. Hope you keep checking them out.

More of them. They do cover for another Japanese band, my favorite is they cover Alien from Maximum the Hormon, check that out, thanks

Yeah! Thank you for another great reaction to an awesome song! I truly believe you either have to listen to Sokoninaru, multiple times in headphones, or really, really LOUD speakers to start to get everything. They are a hurricane with their chaos and the melodies are bright spots in the eye of the storm. They also do a lot of covers on their channel and post playthoughs to see how they're executing the parts. I think you might like their song re:program. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8OM58AreiNI.html

nice reaction bro... btw, i like your shirt.

Put vocals aside, this band and asterism are the bands that grabbed my attention the most, apart from Band-Maid of course.

Nice react sir, please react to other metal and death metal bands from Indonesia such as Edane, Deadsquad, Jasad, Death Vomit, and others. Everything was amazing. Thank you.

1:35 わかるよっw（＾ω＾）

You should definitely check out how they play this song live if you haven't already: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dxDQI0nkBls.html

And this is their more poppy song 😂

The power trio

I saw Sokoninaru live.. na na na..

he have a live show. see it and you know it. 😀

From Japan If you like Sokoninaru, try Ling Tosite Sigure, the band they respect. Both are great bands. "Unravel" Music Video (Full Size) 　ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fve_lHIPa-I.html "Telecastic fake show"　 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lqYCMxhgeSU.html "Enigmatic Feeling" 　ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5IoHBOIWM9c.html

Can you react to the band called NOISEMAKER they're a very experimental and good band they combined different styles/genres.

please can you review Sokoninaru Lament moment?

Actually, "sokoninaru" is heavily influenced by a Japanese band called "Ling tosite sigure." If you listen to the song of the latter group, you'll notice semblance.

sokoninaru「zettaiteki sanpunkan」「Tenohira de odoru」🙏✨

I'm afraid Sokoninaru's overplaying and choppiness leaves any remnants of a song in the dust. (Band-Maid comes close to this problem in songs like Different and Sense, but their composition and integration is at such a high level, it all works out and the song remains intact). I'm all for innovation and cleaver editing and riffs, etc... but the basic structure of the song has to shine through or it shows the song is meaningless... or at least, secondary to the music and what the band is trying to evoke. The playing of instruments are like how words communicate a thought. And the actual song IS the thought. If someone's trying to communicate their thought with jumbled or overly complex words, it's hard to get what's being said. A good benchmark for a song's structure is to play it on one acoustic guitar. If it makes sense and moves you emotionally played that way, then it's fit to add all the embellishments. But for me, Sokoninaru's embellishments are a distraction to any awesome song that may be hidden inside their soundscape. Ryan's face says it all at 1:30. Like I said, it might be awesome playing... but to what end? Dazzlement?