BAND-MAID Focus / Thrill, the song that saved BAND-MAID

[@Ohrenje]

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[@evilducks3710]

Dance Maid sounds like Saiki’s personal hell

[@Bodneyblue]

And Miku had already been there and done that with "Li'l Cumin"

[@charlesheckathorn6857]

My first Band Maid exposure. 29 Feb 2020 KZbin algorithms recommended "Thrill". Watched the MV and thought, "No, this can't be real. This must be one of those one hit wonders." Found more Band Maid MVs on youtube and the music on Apple music. Saw Band Maid in Detroit last year. "Thrill" was a life changing experience, a resuscitation of my love for music. The beginning of a journey to discover the great music coming from Japan. It has definitely been a thrill, breakin' new gate❤

[@c.7610]

Your story is almost exactly like mine-only real difference is that I saw them in DC in 2022.

[@mogaman28]

Same happened to me. Heard Thrill after a long time doubting to click the thumbnail "they must be 4 or 5 cute girls with a screeching voice and not playing their instruments" Oh, boy. Was I wrong?!! After hearing Thrill I typed "Band-Maid live" in the KZbin search bar... Found Play live, the one with the sick bass intro by MISA, I've been a rabid fan since.

[@DmitryIsc199]

the main question is who made this song for them? bc I doesnt look like BM song at all, it's rly different in sound design and composition from the others on this album. There was some1 else behind 99% + consider the fact it's production project after all

[@c.7610]

@@mogaman28 Yes! I also ignored the recommendation for a while, then as I was finishing riding my exercise bike one day I had a few minutes of cool down to go and thought, "Oh well, what is this, anyway?" and clicked on it. And my life changed.

[@JaHaskins12]

I saw them in Detroit as well. Had to drive from Chicago due to stupid Lala. Well worth the trip.

[@kicorse]

Strange to think now, but Thrill was my introduction to Band-Maid. I'd just started using reaction videos to discover new bands and was going through old reactions on a channel I liked. I nearly skipped Thrill because of the outfits, but then decided that would be too prejudiced. It was the best new rock song I'd heard for a long time. The next thing I did was looked up their Wikipedia page because I didn't want to support an exploited music industry product. When I found out they wrote their own songs (not Thrill, I know) and chose their own visual image, I was running out of reasons to reject them, until I thought "but I bet their fans are weird". So I read the comments section of the reaction video, and of course every single comment was about the music. There was one thing that I still found a bit offputting though, which was all the "best in the world" type comments. I remember thinking that the most hyperbolic comment of all was one that said "This is an early song. They're a much better band now and they have many many songs that are better than this". I thought "yeah right, mate, if they had many songs that are better than this, then they really would be the best band in the world". I now have a list of my favourite Band-Maid songs, and Thrill sits proudly at Number 59.

[@Bisco-jc5ql]

確かにThrillがなければ今のBAND-MAIDが存在しないのは誰もが認めるところでしょう。 ただこのバンドの凄いところは、この曲に感謝はしても、頼ってはいないことだと思います。

[@arick_mnc]

This song was my first exposure to the band in 2023. It's been full steam ahead since then!

[@Bekka_Noyb]

mine too back in 2019

[@dennisacarter4332]

Thrill was my intro to BM. I started getting into reaction videos 5 years ago. Watched everything I found interesting. Eventually ran out of content. Kept seeing the thumbnail for BM - Thrill. I kept thinking “I really don’t want to watch JPop.” One night I was so bored I finally clicked on it. HOLY HELL! That opening riff and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! Watched MV’s for Alone and Non Fiction Days. I thought they can’t be this good. I found “Onset.” The freaking holy grail! I have been a Maidiac ever since. One of the best experiences of my life. BM is like air to me!

[@c.7610]

Same for me. For some reason I thought it was going to be some kind of lightweight poppy music with high-pitched cartoony voices or something. I can still remember shouting, "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS??" somewhere in the first thirty seconds. Fortunately I was alone in my house at the time.

[@bunnspecial]

Yes, Onset was the one that sold me on BM back in 2020. This was not the first video I saw from them. I don't remember the first video I saw but I do remember laughing my ass off when I first saw it. How they were dressed and the music they played was hilarious. I did not expect that music from women dressed as maids. Miku was correct about the "gap", as she calls it. The song I watched didn't appeal to me, but I could tell they had talent, so I gave them a chance and watched more videos. Glad I did because they have a lot of good songs.

[@kendron-zw6rh]

For me it was early 2016 and l was recovering from major surgery...l was browsing KZbin and heard Thrill....from that moment on l was hooked....l love every song in their entire collection...they remind me of the groups from the early 70's such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, The Who, but much fresher, in my opinion , they are like Rock 2.0

[@chrisegbertky]

Ohrenje = #1 BandMaid Fan based Content Creator!

[@tomfowler2091]

I discovered Band-Maid when I typed in a request on KZbin for new hard rock and heavy metal. Thrill was one of the first suggestions the algorithm made. I watched. I listened. I fell in love. I am so grateful to have found these five extremely talented and beautiful ladies. I love every piece of music they perform. Thank you Miku, Kanami, Akane, Misa, and Saiki - you are the best. Every day is better with Band-Maid.

[@triquivijate]

Thanks people. It's a labour of love, but well worth it. - A little bit more history preserved for the future.

[@russellpotter7294]

I remember searching out Japanese Rock after seeing Baby Metal on You Tube. I listened on Spotify and thought just one song then I'll stop. Just one more song then I'll go and do something else. I must have sat there for some time. Rinne was the song that I searched out to see if there was an MV. This band just didn't make songs I didn't love. Everyone was so repeatable despite not knowing the lyrics. Then I searched out the lyrics, watched YT and got involved in the personalities. I guess that was possibly five years back. But Rinne and Before Yesterday remain my great introduction to a band that can play anything and do it with a smile.

[@richardn8866]

Even after 8+ years, the song hasn't lost its luster. It never sounds old and tired. There are few songs that can withstand the test of time, Thrill is definitely one of them. Thanks Orenje !

[@jimmorrisonisamaidiac]

It’s timeless.

[@Wonderful-cr9lv]

At that time, I guess that there has been a close bond between them. Miku and Saiki cried not only because Band Maid would be disbanded, but also because they would be separated from the other three.

[@bender4415]

Amazing Video. Thank you. And Miss Kobato we need Dance-Maid as April fools Special 🥰🥰🥰

[@jjo154]

It's so great that they can joke about it now, but the threat of being disbanded had to be so devastating to them after all of the hard work they put in to keep the band afloat. This is the song that introduced me to Band-Maid, and for that it is the most important song of theirs for me, although I don't think it's anywhere near their "best" song. Thanks once again, Ohrenje!

[@markyg236]

Onset, saw the bootleg, before it was taken down and then re-released. First B-M song. Saw the thumbnail and decided to check it out. Had never seen anything like it, watched it 5-6 times in a row. Have never looked back.

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

I was invited to join a Babymetal fan group on FB. One of the admins there was big fan of Japanese music. He would post videos by the bands he liked (Aldious, Lovebites, Marys Blood and Bridear). One day, he posted the video for Thrill back when it was blowing up on the interwebs. I've been addicted ever since. I think that was seven or eight years ago?

[@randymcmillen647]

I remember watching 'Thrill' for the first time. I had to see it again because I couldn't believe they were actually playing it. When I saw a close up of Mincho playing the solo I was immediately hooked on Band Maid PO!!!!! WORLD DOMINATION!!!!!

[@c.7610]

For me I remember being disappointed when I looked up the songwriting credits on "Thrill" and didn't see any name that matched anyone actually in the band. "Oh well," I thought, "another female band run by men." But it didn't take me long to learn about the journey of Kanami and her songwriting.

[@L1ve2Win]

Band Maid the song "Thrill" was my introduction to the band. Beautiful groove, nice riff ,I just absolutely love the song around. Now everytime I hear that song I just turn up the volume a little louder. Not sure if it's true but I heard Miku Kobato didn't even know how to play guitar at the time. True or not, she knows how to play now.

[@c.7610]

It’s true. Kanami taught her guitar in the early years of the band.

[@naockyy]

Akutsu san (song writer of Thrill) twitted about the song after Yokohama arena show. Members showed great appreciation to him, thanks for saving the band. Lylics were co-written with Miku and Akutsu san, it seems that she also learned from him how to place words on rock song.

[@GrizzyLatrizzy]

This was my third or fourth Band-Maid song I discovered in 2023. I wish I found it around 2016 -18.

[@ncochran01]

It's crazy to hear Saiki so animated in some of these interview clips. She's so poised onstage and plays that perfect straight man to Miku. Glad to hear that she lets loose when not in the spotlight. It's also shocking to me that Thrill is the B side. I did not like Maid in Japan. If that was the direction of the band I probably won't be listening today. I'm very glad they found their voice. Thrill is one of my favorite songs. The video is great, the use of Black/White/Red is striking. And, it always reminds me where Band-Maid came from. It's also crazy how young the ladies look. They have come a long way. I've never had the chance to hear Thrill live, I hope to someday.

[@dragonmac1234]

Thrill was the first Band Maid song I heard in 2020, and it's still one of my favourites. I also fell in love with Misa's thundering bass ❤🎸🤘

[@Jonas_S_]

My first exposure to Band-Maid, saw it on a facebook post in 2017.... And here I am, full blown Maidiac and it's been a wild ride! Long live the Maids! 😎🤘

[@curtisrrobles7885]

🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@realdocloco]

Great format to provide everything newcomers have to know about important moments in Band-Maid's career. And once again, facts and only facts 👍

[@swiftbird_studio]

Even though I've watched and read everything I can find on this band in the last year I hadn't heard the DANCE-MAID® story!     "Wow!" is really all I have to say about that, LOL. But huge thank you for making this and including that tid-bit. (also, when Miku and Saiki laugh it's the greatest thing ever)

[@dexterplant778]

Waiting for a bus, in the summer of 2016, I clicked on Thrill out of curiosity, my music life changed that day, and in the aftermath a new and current favorite band was realized, and being a listener of fine rock music dating back to the 1960s, that's saying alot, thank you Band Maid and thank you Ohrenje for all you do.

[@snowdog5895]

Great job Ohrenje, as usual!!🕊

[@centurybeta2112]

As always, nice work!!! I am so thankful that Dance-Maid didn't happen... Though, there is always a chance for one of their April Fool's pranks😉

[@DAVID-io9nj]

Wasn't Saiki and Akane doing Dance Maid that one year with the Silent Siren song?

[@PeterJunge]

The possible end of Band-Maid back then is just an assumption without considering the power of the pigeon goddess. 🙂

[@hung-cheyang9029]

Saiki's laugh is so evil, make me wanna laugh too

[@charlescoleman4017]

Another fantastic production Ohrenje-san! I hope that "About Us" is in the lineup for this series. Boy, did that impact us! Powerful, beautiful, emotional. Thanks again for all your hard work, Kaspar Michaels, too!

[@RA57727]

Ohrenji, to you and those working with you - well done again. Thank you!!!!! Looking back I think the first song that caught my attention was either Shake That or Don’t Let Me Down. And did I seriously misjudge them (the Maids) based on the cover - yes (unfortunately). But I soon learned. 😁

[@somedude5414]

Left a hole in the floor from my jaw dropping when I heard that Thrill riff for the first time! Devoted fan ever since. Cannot WAIT until they meet up with The Warning!

[@greylocke100]

Once again, excellent work Sir.

[@carlosretamal1567]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@chrisconley7748]

Ohrenje, well done once again. Running out of superlatives to describe how great a job you (and your team) are doing with these video's. Thrill was the first song I heard from the maids thanks to the KZbin algorithm playing it after an IronBunny video, then I watched Dice, and I was done. Terrifying how close we came to "Dance-Maid"...

[@KenP1973]

Thanks again @Ohrenje! Great work!

[@superflylee003]

I remember those early reactors, most were skeptical after reacting to thrill, but soon became believers🤟

[@jenssonnenschein2166]

Thank you for this video @Ohrenje. What a hit on the wheel of fortune that Band Maid managed it :-)

[@tankosaurus]

It must have been partly the serge in views from the JRock Radio post that got it recommended to me on KZbin. I remember I was in a bit of a "Japanese rock/metal band" rabbit hole, cos I was listening to a lot of Maximum the Hormone at the time (cos they had recently release their latest album.... on a side note, it's STILL their lastest album!! I'm still waiting for another album, Ryo!!), I was also listening to Babymetal, probably had recently caught Crossfaith at a festival in Brisbane and I was looking for more. I stumbled on quiet a few that night, some that sadly didn't go far (like Rik Rak or was it Ric Rac?) and some that are still going like Wakagi Band, and Doll$Boxx, (I think I found Man with a Mission later... but it may of been then too) but Thrill was the one that hit the hardest for me. That was around Sept/Oct 2015 I think... I made a post about them on my Facebook, so I have it on record somewhere. I remember checking out what else was on their YT channel and watching the covers they did, needless to say, Akane doing a cover of MtH sealed the deal for me. I was all in when I saw that. Haha.

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

Ohrenje and Collaborators Ohrenje and Collaborators Ohrenje and Collaborators! ANOTHER HOMERUN just absolutely well done

[@curtisrrobles7885]

MISA!!! MISA!!! MISA!!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@keimahane]

As always, thank you for another wonderful mini-doc of our lovely Band Maids :)

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Yay!

[@alekseibagrintsev]

Thank you Ohrenje, Kasper and everyone involved for the great video! It's a miracle the Ladies chose the right song for the MV, it scored so many views and the band started growing up. So glad for that! "Dance-Maid" 😬 Luckily, it didn't happen.

[@donnysarian]

Thrill was the song and video that first exposed me to Band way back in 2015. My comment from that time is still in the comment section of that video and I've loved them ever since! As well, at 3:50 I always thought that Mincho's tone was great when she played her Addictone guitars with a Marshall or Blackstar amp versus the PRS and Mesa combination. However, now she has adapted those two to suit her style which unique and all her own. Thanks again Ohrenje for a great video! 👍

[@JMandMore]

Love the documentary. Love to see more of them. Also dig the translations too. Stuff like this is hard to find.

[@wilmac1]

Thrill was my introduction Band-Maid. It is my favorite Band-Maid song. I’m so glad I got to see them perform it at The Gramercy Theatre and The Mercury Lounge. Luckily I recorded Thill at The Mercury Lounge it is treasured memory.

[@jan-ovepedersen5764]

Thanks Ohrenje for the video. I always get a thrill from Thrill, which was my first encounter with Band-Maid in early 2021. Dance Maid, nah wouln't have happened, they would have figured out something with all members. Luckily they survived and succeeded. Today they are steadily moving forward to world domination, and they will get there I''m sure of. I can't wait for the next album to be released 🙂

[@stevekane4922]

I think that when the record label agreed the deal with miku it had to include an individual deal with her and saiki to sell their souls if it didn't work out. Very close run thing. This was why they couldn't say no, although the band agreed that they'd carry on making music together whatever.

[@catracer437]

A friend showed me Thrill in 2017, been a madiac ever since. I really need to buy him a drink. 😸

[@Space_Ranger]

Excellent video as always! Loved it!

[@thomasrotweiler]

The people claiming that Band-Maid weren't playing on the MV had a point - it was painfully obvious that Miku couldn't play her guitar. (We'll take as read that MVs everywhere do not feature a live performance but has the band playing along to the studio version of the track - that is industry standard.)

[@_DriveTime]

They still get some comments to this day claiming they don't play, but it's laughable at this point that anyone is that clueless. I believe those comments ultimately resulted in a good revenue stream for the band (Prime). They realized fans enjoyed the isolated instrumentals. I doubt any band in the world has released more instrumental videos. It's well over 100. Maybe I'll try to count them some day.

[@MnPofBM]

We need live Thrill from YokoAri 🤘

[@tanitatt]

Proud to say I discovered BandMaid shortly after they posted Thrill on KZbin. I was big stereopony fan and thrill came up as a YT recommendation.

[@mikometal4882]

I know that. The first song heard from band-maid is Thrill. This video was sent by Babymetal's fan on my messenger, november 2014 after Babymetal concert at New-York, and shared this video, Thrill, with other Babymetal fan. I'm super fan for Babymetal and support band-maid since we knew them. Never forget that, no Babymetal fan no band-maid !

[@jordank2028]

Saw the thrill vid in 2014 and have been hooked since. To this day they a still getting better and I love it.

[@foong171183]

Talented people like Band-Maid no need to answer for those nonsense, they just showed what they got....

[@SoryIrippedUrHeart]

I was xpose to jrock but in 2015 I discover band maid in Facebook then I watch them in KZbin..... I have many doubts that they would not last long but it's the potential they have might not be given a break.... but in pandemic the spam of sharing to reactors and spread like a virus, band maid made lots of fans during that time and the community of fans created so I join in... I was involved by sharing to reactors to react band maid, giving some comment and background and by that I was able to help to grow the popularity of the band....good job band maid to stay strong at this time it paid of.

[@ernestrimbeck7630]

I can't remember if Thrill was the first Band Maid song/mv I heard, it was definitely one of the first three I do know this, it "maid" 😛me a fan and is one of my favorite Band Maid songs Even today I will watch any reaction to Thrill that I come across

[@brentlowry4111]

Another great video, thanks for all you do.

[@starocean62]

Hey where is everyone.......oh right 5pm my bad c u then

[@jesterlyeederla928]

They should have made an April fools joke on being DANCE-MAID. XD

[@tonygriffin_]

I started my Japan music journey (ie, fell down the first of many rabbit holes) in 2016 with Babymetal which led me to THE NON-FICTION DAYS and ALONE and the album Brand New Maid. I've never looked back since and am now waiting for their latest DVD to add to my collection (which is on its 5th day of transit with no delivery date shown - never ordering from Pony Canyon again, just the B-M shop, who got the last dvd to me on day of release).

[@Grap3_S0da]

This was awesome more of these!

[@bigred738]

I remember years ago, after I first discovered Babymetal in 2017, there was a thumbnail for a Band-Maid video that showed up in my recommended feed. I wrote it off because I thought it was going to be some gimmick of some cute Japanese girls in maid outfits playing some generic music that I probably wouldn't like.(yes I see the irony, but I mostly wrote off Babaymetal back then too) I finally gave them a chance in 2018 and I have regretted being so closed minded ever since. I will not truly forgive myself until I get the chance to see them live. As unlikely as it may be, I hope HANABIE. sold well enough in Canada that other Japanese artists decide to come here too. But I am more than willing to travel to see Band-Maid when the opportunity comes.

[@henry6782]

Too short🥹🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@gagaou7]

素敵な動画！

[@makaluku5310]

Bravo, Bravo!

[@x.xosbxi]

It would be so good if they did a dance-maid album for april fools

[@ronsorage78]

misa my bass goddess. always talented. always stunning. seeing them so young 10 years ago is always a trip lol. also the debate of them playing their instruments or not really bugged me. as if because female cant really play thing.....there are a TON of all female rock and metal groups in Japan and it was just foolishness.

[@dave4reel188]

Just another reason for me to get excited for the "Day of Maid" show. Bucket list item getting checked off in a few short weeks! Thanks @Ohrenje

[@DmitryIsc199]

I'm curious who made this for them their time of need

[@MnPofBM]

Love to see the release of ‘THRILL’ live from YokoAri, really like that version, seem stronger and Saichan vocal also stronger( not sure that the right word)🤔, MV feel like sth lacking ( mayb Pigeon not played her guitar and Saichan’s vocal). DGMW, Alway listen once a week of Thrill MV even now ( bcuz This song is a Saviour of my favourite Maids, feel like my responsibility to push IT forward, idk about u guys ‘Masters&Princess, Maidiacs, Band maid’s fansss or Whatever u call urself who love/like Our maids, how u feel with Thrill. 🕊️❄️🦍🎸🥷🫶🏻🤘C ya guys

[@ultraseven28]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mightydegu]

It should be noted that the way Miku told the story of Band-Maid almost being dropped by their agency in the clip used here is different from how she has told it on other occasions. She has said that she was told the story by management several years after "Thrill" and their subsequent success. The whole "Dance-Maid" part is almost certainly a joke/worst case scenario added by Miku as an embellishment to the story.

[@kanou8318]

🕊HOLEへの入口po😊

[@septimusseverus7237]

Dance-Maid is still a secret sub-unit of Band-Maid. Miku was evicted by Akane. kzbin.info/www/bejne/onPWaZykobd9gLcsi=HjEzCXwBiifve9fZ

[@tonio8342]

Dance Maid please😅😅😅

[@apple-on5pq]

Dance maid 😂