Akane Is the GOAT!! | BAND-MAIKO / 祇園町 "Gion-cho" (Official Music Video) | REACTION

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Cultural info-dump: In “Secret Maiko Lips” the Band-Maiko members are dressed as senior maiko, and in this "Gion-cho” video they’re junior maiko. Maiko are apprentice geiko; the word “geisha” is not used in Kyoto, although some B-M fans keep saying "geisha" in their comments. (I'm, er, speaking as one who's been in Gion teahouses where geiko work.) One difference between senior and junior maiko is the crimson collar under the kimono they’re wearing in this video, indicating junior status (crimson---紅 "kurenai"---appears often in classical Chinese and Japanese literature as a trope for a young woman). Another difference is hairdo and hair decorations, but maiko are supposed to keep their heads level and still, and obviously Band-Maiko can’t do that, so their hair is not done up in full maiko style, senior or junior.‬ The kimono that geiko/maiko wear will have patterns that reflect the season, even the month of the year. You can see stylized cherry blossoms on the kimono; also plum flowers, indicating spring, which is when - April Fools Day - this video came out. The red leaves on Hatoko's (Miku's) kimono probably aren't autumn red, but maybe spring benikaname (red-tip Photinia), though they could be autumn leaves in reference to her birthday that's in October. Speaking of plum, the “ume” of Umemisa, bassist Misa’s Band-Maiko name, means “plum”. Each maiko name used by Band-Maiko has some sort of connection to the Band-Maid member's name. To briefly explain each one, starting with Akane, her actual name is written 茜, which kanji character originally referred to a red-colored dye. Her maiko name, 紅月 “Akatsuki”, which literally means "crimson moon", includes a character 紅 that also originally referred to a red-colored dye, although a different shade of red. 紅月 has been used as an entertainer's name and, while not common now, as a geiko/maiko name in the past. In the case of Miku it’s straightforward: “Kobato” 小鳩 becomes “Hatoko” 鳩子, and has the same meaning, “Little Pigeon”. This is not a common maiko name, and between the two, “Kobato” actually sounds more maiko-ish. Miku’s real name (or the name she used in pre-Band-Maid days), Mika Noguchi, is not related in meaning to Kobato or Hatoko. "Kobato" itself is (uncommonly) a surname and girl's name, often appears in the names of kindergartens, and is sometimes found in Japanese literature as a person’s name and in entertainment as a stage name. Saiki’s maiko name is 富士姫 “Fujiki”. The 富士 “fuji” refers to Mount Fuji. “Fuji” can appear in the names of maiko who are from areas with good views of Mount Fuji. Saiki is from Yamanashi Prefecture, which is known for its nice views of Mt. Fuji. The 姫 “princess” is not normally used in maiko names, but is taken from Saiki’s actual name 彩姫, and also refers to legends and folktales of maidens or princesses associated with Mt. Fuji. Kanami’s maiko name is an obvious choice. It’s 叶笑 “Kanoemi” (the “no” is not written), and this is a common, traditional maiko name. Individually the kanji are interestingly applicable to Kanami: 叶 can mean being fulfilled or having something go the way you hoped; 笑 can mean a smile, and has a literary connotation of a “smile of humility”. This certainly fits Kanami. Kanami’s actual name is not related in meaning to her maiko name Kanoemi. Misa’s actual name is not publicized, and “Misa” is always written alphabetically. Her maiko name is 梅美沙 “Umemisa”, and was probably chosen for its similarity to 梅比沙 “Umehisa”, a common, traditional maiko name. The “hi” becomes “mi”; the “mi” is written 美, which means “beautiful” and is very common in Japanese female names. It’s not known (publicly) if Misa’s real name is written 美沙. Assuming that her real given name actually sounds like “Misa”, it could be written with any number of kanji combinations. Gion is actually the name of the entertainment district in the city of Kyoto that contains two of the five geiko districts of the city. Gion--cho literally means "Gion Town", and the kanji character for "cho" is actually pronounced "machi" locally. The biggest and best known of the geiko districts is Gion Kobu. Two of the other geiko districts not located in Gion use "cho" in their names-Ponto-cho and Miyagawa-cho-and in their cases the "cho" is pronounced as "cho". Together the five districts are known as the "Five Flower Districts". The language that geiko/maiko use, which is more or less reflected in the Band-Maiko album lyrics, consists of three elements: - modern Kyoto dialect - phrases and expressions from an older dialect, still commonly used in the service industry in Kyoto, and particularly by businesses dealing in traditional culture - words originally used by the ladies of the imperial court when it was located in Kyoto and which the geiko of the time adopted and were passed on to modern geiko. An example of this kind of word is in the "Gion-cho" lyrics---おいど "oido"---meaning "rear end" and rendered as "butt" for the vdo when the translation is available. The English translation of the "Gion-cho" lyrics is very bad---basically there's no way the distinctive speech of geiko/maiko can be translated and retain the original flavor. The Band-Maiko mini-album that came out April 3, 2019 had seven tunes, each except the last being a version of a Band-Maid tune: 1. Secret Maiko Lips --- Secret My Lips 2. 虎 and 虎 (tora and tora, literally means "tiger and tiger") --- One and Only 3. Yolosiosu --- Yolo 4. Ansan --- Anemone 5. Akasimahen --- Awkward 6. すくりーみんぐ ("screaming" written in Japanese) --- Screaming 7. 祇園町 (Gion-cho) “Secret Maiko Lips” and “Gion-cho” have videos. Just to give a brief explanation of the titles, "tora" is a reference to one of the traditional games that maiko play with customers. "Yolosiosu" is Kyoto dialect for "that's good", "it's good" ("yoroshii desu" or "ii desu" in standard Japanese). "Ansan" is Kyoto dialect for "you" ("anata" or maybe "anata sama" in standard Japanese). "Akasimahen" is Kyoto dialect for "not good" or "don't do" something ("ikemasen" in standard Japanese). "Screaming" would ordinarily be written in the katakana syllabary, which is used for foreign words, but is written in this case in the hiragana syllabary, as foreign words were in the old days - hiragana characters are considered more feminine than katakana characters, being rounder and less angular than katakana.

[@mickyart]

I will do a copy and print this to add to my "Band-Maiko" CD, along with a "Thank you @otobokegaijin6218" , so, thank you so much for this CID (Cultural Info Dump) 🙂👍

[@OtobokeGaijin6218]

@@mickyart You're very welcome! :-)

[@makmiskell3733]

Thanks Mr. Rock N Roll! You are the Jack Black of Band-Maid reactors!

[@EliseAutoXr]

Great reaction to a great April Fools Day band :). Thank you!

[@gregorwolf6646]

Double fun watching the Big Five and Mr. Rock N Roll 😂🤣

[@DaElfer]

Finally we got a new song from them. Cant wait for your reaction. You gotta get to one of the shows for thier 2nd leg of the tour so it can be 3/3 for being recognized lol

[@StoveLad]

Mr. Rock and roll offical Band-maid rickshaw driver. I'd pay to see that😂

[@MrRockNRollLive]

Let's make it happen!!

[@Glynthepin]

Your idea would be great to see. 😎 As Band Maid have so much excellent, first class material, I had forgotten about this particular Band Maiko song. Thank you for your reaction and reminding me just how good the song and video is. I reckon Band Maid could arrange and play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and make it sound epic. 😀

[@davidmejia7908]

Dude! You're back! Great reaction and great song, I love Band-Maiko!!!!!

[@mattbrown9631]

Amazing song. I with they did more Maiko stuff

[@outwest1014]

They are So Beautiful, both their makeup, hair and their kimonos.

[@killinjoke2517]

Yeah!! First to look at this!

[@TheAdamennis]

Akaaaaneeeee!!!!!!!!! ❤

[@Raiden-R]

YES' [A"⚡️KA"⚡️NE"〜⚡️]♪♪♪

[@scottfield5849]

I like how Miko and Band-maid's idea of an "April Fools Joke" is to just do something unexpected, but do it REALLY well. Hah. 🤘😎👍

[@Toobeegort]

Mr RNR is a genuine and honest nut case, with too much energy, but a certified nut case, and I love him for it.

[@_JimS]

Actually pronounced (Mike-Oh).......unlike the great forgotten German Maico motorcycle. I LOVE Miku's (Cluppo)- "POGO" song because it has this same traditional Japanese Folk vibe. If you go to time mark 2:47 to 2:48 you'll see Kanami with the pick in her mouth and she's pluckin'/poppin her PRS!!! Hit pause at 2:46 then the < > keys to go frame by frame.......it's only 1-second....but so cool! This is also the only "original" Band-Maiko song.....all others are covers.

[@mattriemersma4624]

You should s do one of their instrumental for one of your shows.

[@davidcampbellii6342]

Such a visually stunning and wonderful song with so many musical intricacies. WOW, you invited your brother into the room to enjoy the song/moment, then you threw him out...followed by a firm punch to your microphone!😂 Absolutely fantastic Mr. RnR, thoroughly enjoyed your reaction! Rock on sir! 🤘

[@franshendrix1404]

Who holds you back ? Go to japan. Sign up for a gig and hope they draw your entry. Did the same and in October I am going to Osaka!

[@noahvale7555]

Can we just appreciate the stunningly beautiful photography in every one of their videos?

[@lewissmith4123]

Miku's harmonies near the end of the song are the most beautiful of any song Band Maid/Maiko have done, I get goosebumps everytime.

[@YUITIMEFOREVER]

OMG you forgot Moa birthday, independence day too 🎉

[@zer0tzer0]

It's pronounced "My-Co", not "May-Co". Hence the play on words for 'Secret MY Lips', becomes 'Secret Maiko Lips'. A Mako is a type of shark. A Maiko is an apprentice Geisha.

[@tiger1chu]

All the girls where awesome as always but for me it was Misa. She was tearing that bass up good.

[@concordia697]

I recommend making a reaction to one of the coolest female vocalists in the world. Diana Ankudinova - Queen of Goosebumps - Diana received such a title for her extraordinary unique voice. Diana's best performances - Derniere Danse, Wicked Game, Can't Help Falling in You, California Dreamin', Sweet Dreams, Human Each of these speeches garnered over a thousand reactions. Diana is in the TOP 3 world vocalists in terms of the number of reactions (about 16 thousand reactions).

[@concordia697]

The coolest performance that will shock you and give you the biggest goosebumps! kzbin.info/aero/PLQJJG9TMmSOB4YXRUgdxA-H-Fo_sjB3kZ Protection of the video-image about partial blocking for some countries is preferable.

[@concordia697]

The coolest performance that will shock you and give you the biggest goosebumps! Can't Help Falling in Love (original video in playlist) Protection of the video-image about partial blocking for some countries is preferable.

[@aaronbeatty1153]

Fire nuff said

[@keithmeyer9558]

What is Akane's alternate name for Band Maiko?

[@MaartenT]

紅月 -> Akatsuki (Crimson/Red Moon)

[@keithmeyer9558]

@@MaartenT Thanks.

[@arkaitzcarrasco2216]

Dud! I thought BAND-MAIKO was played with and in more folky japanese way... is this just this song or they have more rocky ones? thanks!!

[@bandmaidfanATL]

No goat! Gorllia! Original Gorilla! 💎🪙🦍🍌🍌🍌

[@phaeron]

Then we just make GGOAT out of it!? 🤭🦍🥁

[@johnmatthew102]

Are you not entertained?

[@philproffitt8363]

"There was a dream that was...Gion-Cho"

[@sixtofive]

I always thought the Band Maiko songs deserve more attention!

[@phaeron]

As Maids, I have at some point stopped to notice their uniforms. They just became standard. When it comes to the Maikos, I can't help but pay attention. They look so damn beautiful and also sound amazing. 🔥🤘🏻 _____________________ _"Sometimes we laugh because we're sad or to hide our frustration"_ - from *Gacharic Spin* -「 I Wish I 」 🎶✨

[@joeg1709]

Surprised you hadn't heard the Band-Maiko stuff. They add traditional Japanese sounds like pipes and flute type stuff and it's fantastic.

[@785boats]

Again, Akane showing her love of food by tucking into a bowl of noodles, while the other Maids are politely sipping a cup of tea. Such a great song. There is a behind the scenes making of this film clip if you have a look on youtube for it.

[@brunobryant4846]

Akane, half GOAT half Gorilla, fully gorgeous, just like the rest of this amazing sisterhood, BAND -MAID, proof the Rock and Roll God's love us, Viva the Maids peace and love Po 👍🎼🥁🎤🎸🍻

[@abelarmandoramos9061]

I'm fed up and I'm annoyed by the recommendations of videos of actions and even worse from people who just listen to them for the first time. No need for your approval.

[@andymitchell914]

Akane is very good but the title of GOAT goes to Haruna (Lovebites)