Thank you for your reply. I started playing keyboards when I was 9 years old. About 10 years ago I had nerve damage in my left hand and I now can not play keyboards anymore. Again thank you for your reaction to my favorite band of all time. I have been collecting everything Band-Maid has produced since 2014 . I thank you again. @@toshihilog
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
@@CAPTCHAZ Thank you so much for your kind reply! 🙏 You were a keyboardist, weren't you? That's great. I like the keyboard the best of all the musical instruments. I am practicing "Choose Me," Saiki's piano solo version. When I can play it, I'll upload it to KZbin.😁
@edwardmcalister87437 ай бұрын
There is nothing wrong with crying to certain Band-Maid songs. Happens all the time on this side of the world too.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind comment.😀 Haha😁. Did you cry after listening to the song? Saiki's voice and expression always shake our emotions.
@Jonas_S_7 ай бұрын
Great reaction video! Thank you for sharing! Best regards from Sweden! 🇸🇪
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment. I hope there will be a European tour in the near future.😀
I feel Band-Maid's longevity and success will become Endless Stories in the annals of Rock ‘n Roll history! Thx, toshihilog!
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment.😀 I can't imagine this band going away for me now. I will follow the Band-Maid's legendary for another 10 years.😁
@markmiyasaki60017 ай бұрын
Great reaction. I'm so glad to see Japanese reaction video to Band-Maid. I look forward to your next one.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot.😀 Because there were not Japanese reaction video, I created it. Sorry for my poor English.😅 I'll do my best for the following video.
@philcalvino8847 ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your excellent reaction to endless story! For me as an American, Band-Maid has brought back something that is mostly missing in modern western rock today: extremely well-crafted songs with amazing instrumental parts and beautiful vocal harmonies. I received my Blu-ray yesterday and will be spending the weekend listening to it! 🕊🤘
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment.😀 I agree that they made extremely well-crafted songs, and they are all beautiful. I am looking forward to the new album. Please enjoy watching your Yokoari Blu-ray.😁
I'm glad to see a reactor from Japan. You did very well. Thank you for the English subtitles. I was able to see Band-Maid live 9 times here in the USA, so I feel lucky.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind comment.😀 Oh, you went to Okyuji 9 times. It's great! I was able to see Band-Maid live 5 times last year. It seems like I will go to Okyuji only 1 this year.😭
@rRobR7 ай бұрын
nicely done, the english CC was very welcome, the connection these ladies have with their fans is amazing
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot.😀 These ladies are kind to fans and Band-Maid's fans are also kind and warm. There is a good connection.
@tinyhato7 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your reaction. The English subtitles were very good. Band-Maid has a wonderful connection with fans. I hope they will become more famous in Japan.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment. I wanted to communicate with foreign Mediacs, so I am studying English now. But, it is difficult for me to learn English.😅 I also hope they will become more famous in Japan.
@greylocke1007 ай бұрын
@@toshihilog A friend of mine who teaches English to non-native speakers has said, that reading books in English while listening to the audio book of the same book has helped many of his students with both reading comprehension and correct pronunciation. After a while, he actually will read out loud to them and have them read out loud back to him. He said that it helps many overcome their trepidation of speaking in public, and it also helps them if they hear others having the same issues. Just something you may wish to look into.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
@@greylocke100 Thank you for your kind advice on learning English. I'll do my best to study English.
@greylocke1007 ай бұрын
@@toshihilog I look forward with anticipation for your improved proficiency.
@insidiousfish7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video! I went to the Okyuji in Niigata last year and cried when they played "Endless Story" too. It was the same when I watched them in the Hong Kong Okyuji. I think "Endless Story" has that effect on fans.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment.😀 Yeah, when I watch this Live video, my eyes fill with tears. Endless Story is a special song. It's great that you went to Niigata and Okyuji, Hong Kong. See you Okyuji someday.😁
@reesereese25247 ай бұрын
Thank you for subtitles much appreciated . Outstanding reaction
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment.😀 It means a lot to me! 💪
@daft73games7 ай бұрын
Thank you! I enjoyed hearing your thoughts on your Yokohama experience 😀 Also thank you for the great translations!! 🤘😀🤘
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment. I'm glad to hear that. My Yokohama Arena experience was memorable. I can't wait for the next Okyuji.😅
@waynebenedict57857 ай бұрын
Thank you for reacting to Band-Maid. Nice to see a Japanese person reacting to this band!
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching my video.😀 If I feel like it, I'll create the next reaction video.😅
@palominokid30027 ай бұрын
Thank you for this wonderful reaction and your thoughts on this amazing performance. I also hope to see more reaction videos of Band-Maid and other Japanese bands from reactors in Japan
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment.😀 Sorry, I plan to react to only Band-Maid now. This is the first time I made a reaction video, but I figured out it's not easy.😅 I'll do my best for the following video.
@scottmcgregor48297 ай бұрын
This was a wonderful insightful reaction. I agree. Band Maid is the only band that has a beautiful ability to make every audience feel like they have received a strong hug, no matter where they play. They are also the only hard rock band that can move me to ugly cry 😭. Their final okyugi in Chicago 2022 when they played this song, Akane had tears streaming down her face. She is usually the one with the biggest smile on her face, to see her with tears, it made me feel like giving her a big hug. There is a wonderful fan cam video of Akane crying from 2022 in Chicago, that is truly a wonderful and moving moment.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
I really appreciate your thoughtful words. Thank you! 🤗 I also saw that fan cam video Akane was crying during this song on KZbin. That was so emotional, and her tears made me cry.😭
@佐々木幸司-c7x4 ай бұрын
Your this comment make me cry. 🥲😭🥹
@BMCanuck7 ай бұрын
Thank you for this excellent reaction and for your support of Band-Maid. My wife and I flew from Canada to attend and it was a very emotional experience for us as well. We look forward to your next reaction. Well done!
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind comment.😀 You went to Yokoari, didn't you? That's great. Thanks for coming to Japan. Your kind words motivate me to keep going. Thank you! 💫
コメントありがとうございます。 tamotsuishさんも横浜アリーナ、行かれたんですね。 おっしゃるとおり、全員パーフェクトを超えてましたね。素晴らしすぎるお給仕でした。 今回、このendless Story がKZbinに上がって、思わず毎日見てしまってます。あの時の感動が蘇りますよね。 これからの10年、彼女たちが世界征服する過程を見れるのが楽しみです。 動画見ていただき、本当にありがとうございます😀
@russellpotter72947 ай бұрын
A wonderful moment in all our lives. This band is genuine and brilliant and we as fans are just so thankful for all their hard work. Thanks for reacting to the song. They deserve soo much credit for all their work and skill.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment😀 I agree. Band-Maid members are hard-working, and I am thankful to these ladies. I'm looking forward to the new album.😁
That was a wonderful reaction, thank you so much! It is really great to see a reactor from Japan too! I couldn't make it to Yokohama Arena unfortunately, but luckily the month before I flew from England to see them (last October). I saw four okyuji, in Akita, Sendai, Sapporo and Otaru, and it was wonderful! I cried a few times too. These ladies have brought so much joy to many of us worldwide, I wish them all the best for another ten years! Thank you once more and best wishes.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind comment! 🙏 Your comment brought a smile to my face. Thank you! 😊 When I went to Yokoari last year, I decided to follow the Band-Maid for another ten years. These ladies made my life better.😁
@gao12586 ай бұрын
@@toshihilog all the J rock scene has made my life better, started with love of Band-Maid in 2016, took awhile for me to evolve!...but now X-Japan, SHOW-YA, Princess Princess, Luna Sea, Mary's Blood, Lovebites and especially Gacharic Spin have become some of my all time favorite bands, western music has declined but in Asia it is alive and well, ..I feel anyway...special thanks to Nemophila for the introduction to these other bands from the covers they did, I truly love Nemo and wish them the best in the future I care about them so much..and Band-Maid!
@toshihilog6 ай бұрын
@@gao1258 Thank for your nice comment. And I am thankful that you love various J-Rock artists. I also like Gacharic Spin, especially オレオレナ, keyboardist. But I love Band-Maid the best.😁
@fernandoNovo597 ай бұрын
Thank you for this fun reaction! I enjoyed reading your comments about this song and about the band! You have a different viewpoint than what I have seen from other youtube reactors. Thank you and keep going on with your reaction videos...Peace & Respect from Montreal, Canada....
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind comment! 🙏 I am pleased that you said that. I'll do my best for the following reaction video. I wish there was an Okyuji in Canada someday.😀
@EliseAutoXr7 ай бұрын
Very interesting hearing your reaction to this song since you were at the show. Very cool. Please do more and thank you!
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment. This show was a perfect live that I have ever seen before. I cried many times during the Yokoari Okyuji. I'll do my best for the following video.
@MrBryanwithay7 ай бұрын
Great reaction! I saw Band-Maid live in Chicago and the two songs that I sang with the girls was Bubble and Endless Story. This was when I finally realized how amazing Saiki is. This is the show when Akane cried during Endless Story, although I didn't know at the time, but seeing it in the videos after makes it even more special. Kanamincho is my favorite guitar player and when she bends the strings those 4 times...I have to hold back the emotions 😀
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for leaving such a lovely comment! 🌸 Oh, you were Okyuji that Akane cried in Chicago. That's great! I also saw she was crying during endless Story on KZbin. That was very emotional moment. Kanami's guitar playing is very inspiring.😀
リアクション動画デビューおめでとうございます!!!! とても楽しい動画をありがとうございます。 FOWARDからのendless story は言葉にならないくらい感動的でしたね! 私もBAND-MAIDの曲を聴いてて琴線を揺さぶられる時は、みんちょのリフがいつも絡んでいるように思います! これからも、リアクション楽しみにしています! The life is beautiful‼
Wonderful reaction. Looking forward to your next one. Thank you.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind comment.😀 I'll do my best for the next one.
@airlinesecret67257 ай бұрын
Thank you PO!
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thank you very much PO! 🕊🕊🕊
@kirkscott27 ай бұрын
They are not about to quit any time soon. I want to be here when they have their 20th anniversary. They are the best band on the planet. Thank you for your support!
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment.😀 Of course, I also want to go to 20th Anniversary Live. See you Okyuji someday.😁
@yirenganye90974 ай бұрын
私は67歳の爺さんですが、"Made In Japan"(Forward収録)からずっとFANでした。初めて彼女らの音を聞いたときに、日本にこういうBANDが現れたのを嬉しく思ったものです。CDDVDはすべて、リリースするたびにゲットしてました。何回聞いても飽きない、こんな音楽は初めてですよ。私も、1968年のWoodstock世代でいろいろ聞いてきましたが、捨て曲がないというのはほんとにこの女性たちはどういう才能なんだと思いましたし女性バンドで10年続いたんですよ。すごいとしか言いようがないです。
@toshihilog4 ай бұрын
コメントありがとうございます。 「Maid In Japan」からのFANということは、もう10年来のファンなんですね。 すごい!!この10年のバンメの進化を見てきたというのは、とってもうらやましいです。 自分はまだまだFAN歴2年の若輩者です😅 本当に、Band-Maidの曲は何度聴いても飽きないし、どの曲も捨て曲がなくて、名曲ぞろいです。 自分は48歳ですが、この歳で、こんなにはまるとは思いませんでした。自分でもビックリです😳
@crabuki12737 ай бұрын
Your subtitles are extraordinary. Thank you for this video and for supporting BAND-MAID! I'd love to see your thoughts on the existing translations of the lyrics, since they often seem focused on being direct translations of words rather than of intention.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind comment.😀 I am not good at English, so Google Translate helps me with my subtitles. I am sorry I couldn't help you. I don't understand translations of the lyrics. I like Band-Maid's lyrics. Kobato's lyrics are well thought out.
@JuanSan666 ай бұрын
Excellent job. Very good review. Thank you!
@toshihilog6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much.😄
@namenotimportant97886 ай бұрын
Another great reaction ,it’s always enriching to hear someone from the same culture giving their perspective .good job👍
@toshihilog6 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot. I'll do my best to make another reaction video.😁
@realdocloco7 ай бұрын
Saiki's "Arigato" at 10:59 is the most beautifull and melodious thanking I've ever heard.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comments. I agree it. She sings more and more beautifully. I'm loving with her and her voice.😍
You must continue these reactions because they are unique in that they have this personal and journalistic style rather than the western tradition of "unseen" first reactions. Very good how you speak both of what they are doing, but also how it was to be there. To my mind bandmaid are to rock music what studio Ghibli are to anime. They bring a powerful freshness and dedication to service and detail. They are extremely spiritual without any polemics. Their masterpiece is themselves as a band and their philosophy of being with each other and relating to the fans. The fact that they are unusually private in many ways, revealing only curated glimpses of their day to day which match well with their authentic stage persona. This is the best of Japanese culture, in their own eyes they are servants and also a loyal band of musical warriors. This was miku's dream I think right from the start, she went out like Kiki the little witch, with very humble magical gifts, and created a band with no single leader, each of them know they can be their very best selves with no danger of becoming the main star, which takes the pressure from them. Saichan is particularly blessed by this situation. I think her time living with miku during covid completed the magic and has freed her to be fully herself without threatening miku's status as the little Kami behind the whole project. Miku has many creative gifts but this pigeon kami does nothing obvious, she is just there. 🕊️🤘
@toshihilog5 ай бұрын
Thanks for your kind and insightful comments.😄 I am so happy you could enjoy this reaction video. It is a very interesting idea that Band Made is like Studio Ghibli in the hard rock world. I actually went to see the concert at Yokohama Arena and it was really wonderful and moving. I cried during the concert many times. The dedication of each member to their fans is mind-blowing.🤟🕊
Thanks for this reaction! We don't see many Japanese reactors on KZbin for Band-Maid songs and videos, which is strange. More Japanese reactors may help grow a bigger fan base for this great band in Japan?
@toshihilog6 ай бұрын
Thanks for your comment.😀 Yes, I also thought it. Because there are a few Japanese Reactors for Band-Maid, I made it.😁
@BRO-HI8087 ай бұрын
Awesome reaction! Great to see another reactor from Japan. Great format, I really like the subtitles being included as part of the video itself. New subscriber here. Looking forward to your next reaction. PO!!!🕊 WORLD DOMINATION!!!🤘😆🤘
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
I really appreciate your thoughtful words. Thank you for subscribing! 🤗 I'll do my best for the following reaction video. I hope to see you at Okyuji someday. WORLD DOMINATION!! PO!!🕊🤟🕊
@BRO-HI8087 ай бұрын
@@toshihilog Yes, it would be nice to meet you at one of these Okyuji's. I was at the YokoAri, the 10th Anniversary extension, and the Acoustic Okyuji's. I will as be flying in for the Day of Maid's Okyuji in May. Maybe we will run into each other there.👍 PO!🕊
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
@@BRO-HI808 You were at the Acoustic Okyuji. I am jealous of you.😅 Thanks for coming to Japan. I am going to go to Osaka for the Hall Tour.
@BRO-HI8087 ай бұрын
@@toshihilog I was very fortunate and greatful to be selected for one of the spots in the Acoustic Okyuji. It was indeed a memorable show to attend. Unfortunately with my work time off being used for 3 shows in Japan, and a recent change of moving back to an office versus remote working, I will not be attending the Hall shows, although I would have loved to.
@toshihilog7 ай бұрын
@@BRO-HI808 I hope to see you at Okyuji someday. Enjoy Maid's Okyuji.😀