BAND-MAID - INFLUENCER Music Video Reaction (Japanese All-Female Band)

[@Greg-om2hb]

INFLUENCER is one of BAND-MAID’s most innovative songs. Watch again with CC for English lyrics; KOBATA penned a rather scathing commentary on the social media thing.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

Thanks, Greg! We will watch again 🙏

[@RetiredInThailand]

It's not unusual to have 15 band-maid songs in your top 5 list.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

LOL! Somehow that makes total sense to me (Itai)! 😆 These girls are truly THAT awesome! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@tonygriffin_]

I have 15 lists of my Top 3 songs...but I've narrowed it down to 10 lists of 3 songs, which seems sufficient!

[@myindieprodentertainment]

@@tonygriffin_ As efficient as can be 😉

[@tonygriffin_]

Every day is a hunky dory day when you have Band-Maid on your playlist. Not sure if you had the lyrics on at your end but they're a bit tongue-in-cheek. Hope you feel better soon, Itai.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

Thanks, Tony. I'm feeling better now, but that was a bit of a rough day. We recorded a few episodes on that day, so it might give the impression that I was under the weather for longer, but thankfully, that was not the case. 🙂 We checked out the lyrics to "Influencer" later, and it was as we thought, scathing, tongue-in-cheek commentary of today's social media culture. We really enjoyed the song, then also the lyrics. Can't wait to get into some more Band-Maid in upcoming episodes. I hope the requests lead in that direction 🙂 Thank you again for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@jamie4993]

"Looks warm". They did a little behind the scenes of the video shoot and it was 37 C that day!

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We didn't know it was that hot 😊Thank you for commenting. 🙏

[@jkkansasband7056]

The only storm I heard was in the BAND-MAID video. The Maids are extremely efficient at providing a melodic listening experience in usually less than 4 minutes. Awesome! Peace. 832

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We agree! They are exceptionally skilled artists. We have yet to listen to a song of theirs that wasn't excellent. Thank you for commenting and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@jkkansasband7056]

@@myindieprodentertainment 👍🏻If you like instrumentals, BAND-MAID is extremely adept at it. Only 2 on their YT channel, ONSET-LIVE and FROM NOW ON. But there are others around the internet.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

@@jkkansasband7056 Both on our request list, so we should get to them at some stage. Thanks again for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@TomClark-Futoura]

It continues to be Hunky Dory Days for USA fans, that's for sure! The Maids entire US tour was a fantastic success! So many great live fancams to watch! And they're coming back in May!! Their playing and antics were as fresh and fun to experience from first show to last. BRAVO Band-Maid!!!!! A live Band-Maid experience is not to be missed, if at all possible! Thx, Asaf & Itai!

[@myindieprodentertainment]

Wow, sounds awesome! We hope to get to experience them live on day. It would be amazing, we're sure. Thank you for taking the time to view and engage, Tom. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@greylocke100]

Your favorite Band-Maid song is the last one you listened to. ALWAYS.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

That is actually what's happening! 😁Thank you for commenting and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@BM4-Life]

Smile on your face 😊says it all even when your under the weather.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

Absolutely. I (itai) couldn't help but smile. We love this band! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@waynebenedict5785]

It's always a hunky dori day when Band-Maid is on the airwaves!

[@myindieprodentertainment]

It is indeed! Thanks for commenting 🙏

[@barrycounts490]

Kanami is afraid of heights ! She didn't like standing so close to the edge or doing a solo on top of the car in the "Warning" MV ☹I don't blame her because i'm the same way =) Thanks Guys ✌🤘🎀

[@waynebenedict5785]

Kanami is scared, but Mincho is fearless!

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We didn't know she was afraid of heights 😊. That ledge did not look safe. We added "Warning" MV to our list, so please stay tuned! Thank you for commenting and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@barrycounts490]

@@waynebenedict5785 🤣Mincho is on top of the world and she loves it =)

[@danw6048]

@@myindieprodentertainment Y'all will love the Warning! music video. The song is on their 2021 album Unseen World (in my 2021 top 10). When I ordered the album from their label, Pony Canyon, I was pleasantly surprised that they included a poster with an explosive screenshot from the music video. I bet you will know exactly what the poster looks like when you see the music video. I saw Nemophila live a couple of days ago in Dallas. They put on a fantastic show. I was right in front and even got a high five from Saki at the end of the show. The closest I have been to a stage in quite a few years. A great evening.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

@@danw6048 Sounds like awesome fun! I (Itai) used to love those kinds of shows, when I could get close to the stage and interact with the performers. These days, I don't go as much as I used to. Covid took me out of the habit and also getting older tends to both leave you less motivated and with less and less partners in crime who'd join you on such an evening. Ah well, at least I have the memories of the good ol' days 😉 Looking forward to checking out 'Warning!' and more from Band-Maid in general. I hope the requests bring more on soon. They are quite amazing. Our current episode, released last night here was Nemophila's 'Life'. I hope you checked it out and enjoyed it! Thank you for again taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@grahamreed8774]

Band-Maid will give you more genre's in their music inc acoustic.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We have a long way to go with reacting to their music, and are excited to discover more from them. Thank you for commenting and engaging 🙏

[@zer0tzer0]

I find with BAND-MAID songs, even the ones I though, not a fave, grow on me the more I listen to them.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We have yet to come across a song of theirs, we didn't immediately like. Thank you for commenting 🙏

[@lonniekramlich6241]

Holy Awesomeness......I agree !! ❤️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘

[@myindieprodentertainment]

Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@Socrates_1775]

Great reaction guys! If you want to hear Akane when she developed sustained double kick check out their song Rinne. It's also one of their heavier songs that borderlines on metal 🤘😊🤘

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We're glad you liked our reaction! We added Rinne to our list. Feels like it'll be much fun to react to, so please stay tuned! Thank you for commenting and engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

MISA MISA MISA!!!!!

[@RelUnrelated]

I really enjoy the smiles from both of you as you watched and listened to this. Thanks so much!

[@myindieprodentertainment]

Thank you for taking the time to comment and engage, Dan. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@DAVID-io9nj]

Camera angle and lens perspective heighten the edge of cliff danger. A behind the scene video shows the locations more clearly. And yes, your favorite Band Maid song is the one you are listening to, whichever one it may be.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We figured the girls were safe, although it looked dangerous.😊 And yes, we have yet to come across a Band-Maid song that wasn't our favorite on first listen. Thank you for commenting and engaging. Much appreciated 🙏

[@makmiskell3733]

Thanks Asaf and Itai! Get well soon!

[@myindieprodentertainment]

You are very much welcome, Mak! Thank you for commenting and engaging. It means a lot! 🙏

[@Eddie-qx7cx]

Love BAND MAID

[@myindieprodentertainment]

As do we! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@DJAYPAZ]

The bass solo was unexpected and awesome.

[@Parker--]

Best band this century. Bangers on top of bangers. TBH I don't even think this is in my top 40 Band-Maid recorded tracks. Great song, doesn't crack my top 40. Of course, everybody has specific tastes and preferences. And when they played this at the concert I went to, it was absolutely amazing and so much fun that it was actually one of my favorites of the night. The floor was bouncing a few times that night including this song. Again, that's just how good they are; always able to amaze.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

From what we have witnessed so far, we totally agree on how amazing they are. We hope to get to see them live one day... Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@exDemonius]

BAND-MAID - Influencer. So talented, so beautiful, so amazing! Thank you for the reaction! It was cool! More BAND-MAID, more Lovebites, more Nemophila! :)

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We agree! They are extremely talented ladies! More reactions to Japanese bands are coming, so please stay tuned! Thank you for commenting and engaging 🙏

[@Pelamaal]

Yes it was warm that day. 98.6 degrees to be exact

[@Wirmish]

130 more songs to go....

[@myindieprodentertainment]

"Only" 😉 Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@tommyjohnson9175]

"Play" Live next please...

[@myindieprodentertainment]

It's on the list. We do them in order the requests came in across our socials. Stay tuned! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@bruceveary1758]

When might you be doing a reaction to Band Maid's (almost) new live "video" of "Puzzle" from their Tokyo Garden Theater concert in January? May I assume that you will be buying the Blu-Ray/DVD of this show when it is released on 4/26?

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We hope to get to 'Puzzle' soon, but it will depend on where it landed on our request list as we do the requests in the order they came in. Because the request list became so long so quickly (now nearing 30 A4 pages of song titles), we also have the Buy Me A Coffee option (link in description) for anyone who wants a song done faster, as requests that come through there get bumped up the queue. With releases of any CDs, DVDs, Blu-Rays, etc., being so scarce and expensive to import in both Israel and Australia, we unfortunately cannot afford to buy any physical copies or merch from any bands. If we did, we won't be able to afford paying our bills pretty quickly. We are both poor indie filmmakers trying to get by, so this is our reality. Should things change in the future, we hope we'd get our hands on more music from all the amazing artists we cover, including Band-Maid. Until then, all we really have is KZbin and the hope that we start making some revenue from this to help cover such expenses. Good luck to us!🙂 Thanks for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@bruceveary1758]

@@myindieprodentertainment Your constantly-increasing backlog of requests is a truly admirable confirmation of your increasing popularity with listeners. It is incontrovertible proof that many sincerely want to hear your thoughts and insights. Words are not always "cheap".

[@myindieprodentertainment]

@@bruceveary1758 We love it! We'd rather get too many than too few 🙂 We truly appreciate all the support and engagement we got so far and hope to keep growing as we go. Without you guys, the audience, there would be no show. We are humbled and appreciative and are having a great time on this journey! Happy to have along with us, Bruce! 🙏

[@scuppernog1]

I like to say that the only bad Band-Maid song is the one that you haven’t heard yet! Cheers guys. 😎🤘🏻

[@myindieprodentertainment]

So far, we tend to agree 🙂 Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@maxmaidiac2237]

ONE PUNCH MAN HAS A REACTION CHANNEL, LOL.

[@zabriabubakar5982]

The BEST HEAVY METAL BAND in the WORLD is LOVEBITES... period!!! The BEST HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD is BAND-MAID...period!!!

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We can't argue with that! Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@ShikataGaNai100]

Jesus, how long does Miku hold that final note? 4 bars? More?

[@peterz4427]

Have you seen or reviewed "From Now On" by The Maids yet? If not, you must, it's phenomenal!

[@myindieprodentertainment]

It's on our list, Peter. We will get to it at some stage (we go by order of requests as received). Thank you for taking the time to view and engage. Much appreciated! 🙏

[@Kevin6059]

Might as well face it now - your favorite song of theirs is the last one you heard. Just the way it is, guys.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

Seems that way 😊 We have yet to come across a song of theirs we didn't immediately love. Thank you for commenting 🙏

[@bruceveary1758]

Although there are many fine musicians (a some fine rock and metal bands) in the West, there are also many mediocre bands and thoroughly unimpressive players, composers and arrangers, who are enjoying financially-viable careers. In Japan, you either cause people's jaws to drop, or you don't get to play.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We are unaware of how it really goes in Japan, but from what we have heard so far that come out of there, we can understand how the standard might be higher there. Thank you for commenting and engaging. Much appreciated 🙏

[@andreadee1567]

Hope you both will be in the next episode. Be safe, Asaf, and get well soon, Itai. The episode wouldn’t be the same with you two missing! 😉Seriously: Take care. About the music: I like the high-level-musicianship but the songs don’t touch me. It is great to listen, the little bass solo was great.

[@myindieprodentertainment]

Thank you Andrea, for your kind words. The storm was a bit loud, but otherwise harmless. I'm (Asaf) OK.😊 We loved the bass solo as well. Their high-level skills keep surprising us, which is a big part of why we like reacting to their music. Thank you for commenting and engaging. It means a lot! 🙏

[@stephenchigwidden7504]

Check out DIH and their song BREAKOUT

[@myindieprodentertainment]

We added Breakout to our list. Thank you for recommending it, and for engaging. Much appreciated! 🙏