Dancer Reacts to SAKURA GAKUIN - HEART NO HOSHI (DANCE VIDEO) First Time Reaction!

[@marcogarcia4197]

Excelente sakura gakuin del 2014 y saludos desde Lima Perú

[@dingjk5630]

This is the first time I watch this dance version. Now I know what Yui and Moa who lived in the forest tribe saw through the keyhole! 😆By the way I don't recognize Moa who lives in the forest tribe!😃

[@thebabymetaltheater]

That Sakura with the pompoms at 8:29 , it seems like it would be hard to make it look crisp and it looks like they did it well. (Ah, you just talked about it later in the video)

[@mikepowers9486]

I always get this massive boost of joy when they go "Yay!"

[@jakemuller8626]

Love how you melting with Yui-chan everytime she show up, she's our tomato-kun here and her kawaiiness charming level is over 9.000!! Moa-chan was the Student Council President in this final year for them and that's why she got the spot, she really love this song too. Love this SG song, is different from the usual J-rock songs they used to dance, the sound of this reminds me another song that I like from September - Satellites. At 8:08 you can see an easter egg of a little mistake from one on the right, she confess this by herself and this flaw really went under the radar until she spoke about it lol Thanks for sharing this and giving a breakdown of this song.💮❤️

[@xiaouiris]

I had no idea I was doing it! I'll check out the mistake, must have been a subtle one!

[@jakemuller8626]

@@xiaouiris Yep, she was down while the rest don't, is not marked that way.😅

[@jimdandy9274]

Poor Megumi! Probably one of the best dancers SG ever had and she was likely mortified that they kept that shot in both music videos.

[@TreadheadA1]

@@jimdandy9274 Yep, she was definitely mortified. She talked about it in either a LoGirl or Fresh Monday episode. She was very embarrassed and couldn't believe they kept in the video, lol!

[@fabioc.9404]

@@TreadheadA1 She talked about it in the episode of the mysterious tube, when she was asked to reveal a secret that she hadn't revealed to any other girl.

[@funnytoss]

Aside from "Usagi" meaning "Rabbit", there are additional names from Alice in Borderlands are related to Alice in Wonderland! Arisu = Alice, Chishiya = Cheshire...

[@xiaouiris]

I read up on them after, there was way more depth to AIB then I originally thought!

[@theerayundar6204]

I’m so glad you did this one. I like to watch for the part where Megumi messes up and crouches down when she not supposed to. She wanted it edited out but I think it makes it more fun to watch.

[@Grington300]

Nice reaction and analysis. I think you said in the comments that you have watched the Rakusa Forest Clan version of this now ... spotting who is who in that the first time you watch it isn't easy.

[@gunsogiroro4964]

It is my favorite song. Your comments on this song from a dancer's point of view were very interesting. Thank you very much.

[@BlackArr0w]

Yayy more Sakura Gakuin!! Just for your info, when you see the girls wearing that brown jackets, you can find Moa and Yui, but not SU: she already graduated :)

[@thebabymetaltheater]

Great reaction. It’s adorable watching you react to these super cute Sakura Gakuin videos. If you want to see something insanely cute there is some pretty heartwarming Babymetal lore around this one song. It’s called “over the future” and it was originally by a 3 girl group called “Karen girls” which had a very tiny Su-Metal before she was in Sakura Gakuin. (that is video one, the “dance version” of the music video). It’s a banger of a song and was loved by Moa and Yui which is why they chose to dance to that for their audition to be in Sakura Gakuin. They absolutely loved Karen Girls and were super excited at the possibility of getting to be in Sakura Gakuin with Suzuka. (The Moa/Yui Sakura Gakuin audition tape is video two) Finally, this all comes full circle when Babymetal performed a cover of “Over the Future” on stage once. Moa and Yui look like they’ve never been so happy. It’s just incredible and adorable. (That one is easy to find, just search Over the Future, Babymetal) If you do watch them, I’m curious to see what you have to say about an aspect of the dance where they keep one hand on their hip nearly the entire song.

[@rickwagner-]

🌸 🏫 / 💖 = 🌏 Of course it makes sense for you to give a reaction to the Dance Version, but just for your own benefit, I'd recommend the official music video as well. Even if you don't post a reaction. This "Rakusa Clan"/Forest Girls version is legitimately one of the cutest things ever created. There's also a short behind the scenes/making of video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m17QdYugm5mmgsk I'm a big fan of Tomoko Kawase, who wrote the Sakura Gakuin songs 'Heart no Hoshi' and 'My Graduation Toss' with her husband Shunsaku Okuda. They were the main creative force behind the band 'The Brilliant Green'. Tomoko Kawase also had projects under Tommy february6 (more pop) and Tommyheavenly6 (more rock). Yui was especially moved that the songwriter captured her feelings of being separated from the other Sakura Gakuin members (and missing their Tokyo Idol Festival appearance) while she was on a world tour with BABYMETAL. That was when they were touring with Lady Gaga.

[@kdramagear]

Everything Rick said 💯% and spot on! Especially the official video and about Tommy too! Tommy's Monochrome Rainbow is really good too. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoqQnIWYd9pklc0

[@minhnhuthuynhle4656]

2:29 Usagi = rabbit. Also starting at 8:30 when they're forming the word 'Sakura Gakuin', notice Moa is the one to make the most effort

[@xiaouiris]

Thanks!

[@anthonypowell6234]

Thanks Xiaouiris! Such a catchy, fun song! Let's hope Yui is well. She is an inspiring young lady with her positive aura and innocent good nature. Now she is an enigma in absentia.

[@08fka]

YAYYY I LOVE THIS SONG also yui and moa are so cute in this videoo 😭😭♥

[@MacTaipan]

I like how you smile every time Yui comes up. She really is the cutest girl ever. I'm not that much into Pop music, but I love SG, and this song is irresistible. The chorus is hard to beat in terms of catchiness (probably only by Su's graduation song "My Graduation Toss").

[@RiderOftheNorth1968]

I saw that too. A warm smile every time Yui was focused. Xiaouiris seems to be a Yuiholic without knowing it. Good for her!

[@xiaouiris]

Omg I didn't even realize! She's super cute though!

[@RiderOftheNorth1968]

@@xiaouiris The cutest!!

[@Codametal]

I agree Yui is pretty cute also due to her burikko. But I think Saki Ooga was probably the cutest at the time. They don't call her Baby-chan for nothing.

[@Wombatmetal]

Yuimetal and Moametal outside of Babymetal! There is another Babymetal connection to the song. Yui and Moa were on tour with Babymetal in the US, opening for Lady Gaga at the same time TIF, Tokyio Idol Festival, one of Sakura Gakuin's biggest shows of the year, was going on. So Yui and Moa could not make TIF (they did appear by video). But some of the lyrics were inspired by that, one heart joined under a creamy sky

[@zerozeroKatuhisa]

Great reaction! I will use automatic translation, so I think it will be strange English, but please forgive me. When you listen to this song as it is, it's a very fun and lovely expression and lyrics. However, when you unravel the reason why this song was born, it has a structure in which another meaning emerges. The person who wrote the lyrics for this song heard the episode described below. Yui Mizuno, who participates in babymetal, was very much looking forward to attending the Tokyo Idol Festival held in Japan every year. However, Yui Mizuno is robbed of her chance to participate at the end. Babymetal has been selected as the opening act for Lady Gaga, which will be held in the United States during the same period as the Tokyo Idol Festival. Babymetal cannot afford to let this chance slip by. Yui Mizuno, who went to the United States to act as her opening act, thinks of her friends in Tokyo behind the stage during the Tokyo Idol Festival. "Why am I not in Tokyo now? I wonder if everyone is doing their best under the same sky?" She cried. Lady Gaga fans are called Little Monsters. So what should Lady Gaga be called? Is it too much to call her her mean monster? With these things in mind, please look at the lyrics again.

[@ricecharles]

This is such a guilty pleasure song and video for me. I am so geeked watching Also... YUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!! Ahem.

[@jimdandy9274]

Wonderful reaction & commentary (as usual)! Heart no Hoshi is a particular favorite of many, especially those arriving via Babymetal. I'd like to encourage you to watch the behind the scenes video of this mv- the impression is that the girls did all this in an afternoon. The regular music video is also extremely charming & fun to watch.

[@kdramagear]

So glad you could react to this. The official version is also worth checking out too!

[@draculus666]

Their MV for this song is super cute

[@ovelha666]

Usagi means rabbit and it can be used as a name... Funny you mentioned Alice in Borderland. The forensic scientist, Ann, is portrayed by Miyoshi Ayaka, former member of Sakura Gakuin. She was in the very first formation of the group and was the first one to graduate (along with Mutou Ayami and Matsui Airi), so you'll only find her on their earlier material, such as Friends, Verishuvi and that dance performance you reacted before. She's one of the tallest girls in the group (at the time), so it's easy to spot her.

[@xiaouiris]

So I heard! She was one of the best characters, her and Chisiya!

[@minamihideki7123]

Usagi (うさぎ or ウサギ or 兎) means rabbit. A pretty long ago, I made a mistake in English and wrote 'Moa is taller than Rinon' in a comment of mine, and 0okamino replyed me 'There are 5 members of Sakura Gakuin who are taller than Rinon in the past. Who are they?' I recognized three of them right away, one was a late member, Miki Yagi, I was not sure about at the time, and got her with his help, and I answered the last one by watching this dance video, haha. Well, who are they, are taller than Rinon? 0okamino, how have you been?!

[@Codametal]

I would have guessed Ayaka, Airi, Yunano, Miku, and Hana. Although Soyo would be a contender.

[@minamihideki7123]

@@Codametal Excuse me, I was wrong. So let me correct my former comment. The fourth girl was Miku Tanaka as you said, not Miki.🙏 And the fifth one was Yunano as you said too. I got her in this dance video.😀　 But you would have one more girl rest, not Hana. Who is the girl?🙃 And Soyo?, or actually Yui!?, whaaat!, haha.

[@Codametal]

@@minamihideki7123 if I were to guess again, I would probably add Megumi. 8-)

[@jefffromchicago6321]

@@minamihideki7123 Mariri, who graduated with Su. She left early to model. She's very tall.

[@jefffromchicago6321]

Soyoka did get tall after Rinon left. Maybe there are more than 5. Maybe you'll have to look them up and chart them for us. It would probably be easier in Japanese.

[@cuttysark8017]

Man I'm liking the current run of reactions! Using cheerleading for the dance is useful as SG had a wide range of dance skill levels and with this sort of pom-pom dancing everyone can learn the steps and their positions and you can edit sections together easily. This is a bit of a showcase for the Sakura Gakuin seniors, Yui, Moa, Hana and Yunano. The lyrics reference Alice in Wonderland's rabbit (usagi), to evoke another dream state world, and different people being under the same moon, so there's a tentative link to BM's "Akatsuki". You've, appropriately, reviewed the dance video, but there's another one that cuts to scenes of SG dressed as woodland nymphs in an alternate forest universe and after some initial hesitation the Moas from the separate universes open the door between them. The message has a bit of ecology and protecting the Earth, but mostly it's about fellowship with everyone on the Earth even if they are different. Moa also gets to wear an awesome cable knit poncho, eat your heart out "Man with No Name", check out the video just for the knitting ;-). kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZnCamqQh5uDaq8 The video was made during a time when Moa and Yui had big BM commitments that took them away from SG and Yui has talked about how much she enjoyed being back with SG and making the video. It's bittersweet to see such joyous videos and know that SG no longer exists...except as a Reddit subgroup, in the graduates' memories, especially Yui I imagine, and in the fans it created. Now I suggest some latter SG, maybe the oddity "Let's Dance", it's like EDM, voguing cheerleading. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qaape2Znrdqlo6M

[@xiaouiris]

I checked out the MV, people on discord were encouraging me to watch it, I thought it was amazing!

[@cuttysark8017]

​@@xiaouiris Yes, and what about that cable knit poncho?

[@xiaouiris]

@@cuttysark8017 It was cute, didn't recognise it was Moa though!!

[@ozsctgeo2679]

@@xiaouiris Yes, they are well disguised in the MV. Thanks for a great reaction to this one and I look forward to the next one - not too far away I hope :)

[@xiaouiris]

@@ozsctgeo2679 a few weeks! 🥰

[@yk2710]

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[@Manolo144p]

More reactions to Sakura Gakuin please

[@DeePal072]

If you ever dare(😱) try My Graduation Toss, the live version, SU's final show with Sakura Gakuin, I recommend having tons of tissues, really 🥲😭. 🤘🦊⚡️

[@xiaouiris]

Oh god 😩

[@astrafaan]

I kinda hate myself for liking this so much 😂

[@bonhzeppelin55]

Yui was a little off with her pompom placement for some of the letters. Funny because as a Babymetal dancer she is so precise. Fans call her Yuibot for this reason & when she lags.

[@gusnine]

please react to BABYMONSTER - Dance Performance ♥

[@papeh01]

Thanks for the video, I really enjoy your reactions

[@metalj8681]

HEARTHEART→H EARTH EARTH。

[@tanamach]

Thanks for featuring this dance!　　I could not watch it without tears. As a supplement, this song and its dance is mainly composed of four 2015 graduates, Yui, Moa, Hana, and Yunano; Yunano has already retired from show business, and Hana is still working hard mainly on stage. Sakura Gakuin has already disbanded and each one of them is an alumni in the memories of the fans.

[@rah2287]

👍 👍

[@jason7120]

Not even the best performance of the song and it's the Music video. Later Nendo's did this far better.