Happy Birthday Haruna! - "Paranoia" Audio Enhanced Drums - Studio cuts

We celebrate Haruna's Birthday by listening to a drum enhanced version of "Paranoia" as well as watch Haruna perform cuts from several Lovebites songs in the studio.
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Link to Enhanced version : • LOVEBITES / Paranoia ~...
Link to studio cuts : • LOVEBITES - Haruna - I...
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[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

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[@otobokegaijin6218]

Almost exactly 9 years ago Haruna played her last show with Destrose-I saw that show, at RockMayKan. At that time she said she would no longer be active on the music scene. . . . The rest is history. Btw, Haruna and Akane, drummer of Band-Maid, who you just reacted to, share December birthdays and they're friends. LB and B-M have played two shows on the same bill, 2018 and 19, but Haruna and Akane have been buddies longer. Cross-band friendships are common in Japan, especially among the all-female bands, as they often have shared the bill on what is no doubt the most active club and fest scene in the world.

[@otobokegaijin6218]

I should add that at that final Destrose show, being that it was Christmas Eve, Haruna actually sang "Winter Wonderland" as one of the encore tunes, with vocalist Risa playing drums. They were dressed in cute Christmasy outfits for the encore.

[@billozzy5760]

Some people say why Haruna doesn't do solos........because everything she does in every song is like a solo......

[@diwe9984]

Haruna, the little big engine, is simply a great force - often with a certain smile on her face! It's fascinating how quickly and precisely she carries out her craft! ... Happy Birthday!

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Couldn't agree more!

[@nabilpetrus8354]

The queen Haruna ❤🔥🔥she is the power of Lovebits

[@Imahermit666]

I'm not a drummer, either, but I have noticed that Haruna provides much more than tempo and time. She spends a lot of time accenting vocals and guitar runs as well. I suspect all those cymbals give her different "voices" to add those extra bits. Keith Moon did much the same thing although in a more chaotic way. Haruna's double bass work and tom excursions are no less impressive to me. She has no weaknesses that I can see.

[@boyzyu]

Happy day of her birth to the Big Little Engine !! It's incredible how she can kick and splash with a smile on her face at that speed for nearly 2-hour LIVE shows and look like it's just meh, another day in the office.

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

It sure is!

[@johnpaul4784]

Little Big Engine is fabulous, she seems to play effortlessly and when we see her on some videos greeting the audience at the end of a concert, she doesn't even look tired!!! As for his cymbal playing, it’s exceptional. Happy birthday Haruna.

[@rodhamm8484]

Happy birthday Haruna! The best and the cutest drummer out there. ⭐⭐⭐♥

[@rainerzufall42]

Happy Birthday, Harupi! This was very entertaining! > Paranoia > Glory To The World > Rising > Shadowmaker > Bravehearted > Set The World On Fire

[@joopboom4119]

I played some drums in the past. I think the small cymbals are bells fir that short sharp accents. She has several crash/splash cymbals and I think two rides. The fact that she's able to reach all those at that speed says something about her incredible hand coordination. I think riding the snare is purely a sound choice I think.

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

I tend to agree wit your assessment and yes, she is deadly accurate! Thanks!

[@marks5451]

Damn I feel shattered just watching. Rock on Harupi. 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@allenhuling598]

Happy birthday to Harupi for sure!! Yeah this is a great series of clips that I have enjoyed before, but I certainly wish there were more as I think she is an awesome drummer and we don't get to see what she's doing nearly enough!! I believe I've heard that Bell cymbal referred to as an 'Ice Bell,' but certainly don't mind being corrected if I'm wrong! Hope she gets more 'spotlight' in the future!!

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

I hope so too!

[@CrumblexEloi]

Glory, glory to the world album is the best album Lovebites for me :)

[@obud3777]

Happy Birthday Harupi !!! 🤘

[@obud3777]

It's called an Ice Bell, or in this case a ZIL-BEL! Haruna's drumset: Pearl Crystal Beat 20" x 15" BD, 22" x 16" BD, 10" x 7" TT, 12" x 8" TT, 16" x 15" FT Snare Drum: LUDWIG Black Beauty 14" x 6,5" Cymbals ( L-R ) Sabian & Zildjian 8" AA China Splash+14 Vault HiHats, 10" HHX Evolution Splash, 17" AAX Thin Crash, 14" HHX Evolution Mini Chinees, 19" AA Holy China. 18" HHX Complex Dunne Chrash, 10" AAX Splash + 12" AAX 0-Zone Splash, 9,5" FX ZIL- BEL, LARGE (ZILDJIAN), 20" AAX Heavy Ride

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Thank you Obud! I'm grateful for the info.

[@CaffeineNightOwl]

she is a fantastic drummer, I love her drumsound too. so good. happy birthday, haruna,

[@GrayFox14]

Thanks for your reaction! Happy Birthday Haruna 🎂! And special thanks to Miho for convincing Haruna to return to the music scene!

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Thank you too!

[@kielanuar213]

It proved that Haruna was really a Little Big Engine. Beast behind drum.. i wonder is there a video of how she did the physical exercise? Jog or at gym or else? Anyway great video and reaction 👍🤘. Love Haruna

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Good question!

[@tasminoben686]

Einer ihrer Kosenamen in Deutschland ist: Taschen, AKW! Ist means Pocket nuklear Powerplant! Happy Birthday!❤

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Pocket nuclear power plant is awesome! Thanks!

[@frederock1zzz]

Thanks for your reaction. Greetings from France 🇫🇷 Incredible little big engine ❤

[@dregeye]

Thanks for this, for Haruna !! Putting what we see & hear into words is not always easy, as you know... I think Haruna's use of steady-snare is the 'anchor' for the timing of the songs in general while her use of 'accent cymbals' are 'cues' for transitions (specifically-pitched splash, crash, bell & china that are all quick-decay so as to avoid prolonged 'ringing' that can obscure her detail). Her precision in timing and placement-of-stick-hit transcends the accent-cymbals locations being "in the way". Having 'studied' her the best I can, it seems the steady-snare sometimes 'obscures' the detail & nuances of her precision fills/accents she plays simultaneously while their timing is quite different, also supporting vocal & chordal melody, unlike any other drummer I am familiar with. Also somewhat obscured is her phenomenal use of dbl-kicks, on&off at perfect moments, sometimes the 'spaces' are what forms the 'accents' when the kick-pattern is 'non-stop' for segments. The more closely one listens, the more impressive Haruna's drumming is revealed to be. Also worthy of note is her stamina and delightfully joyful presentation as someone thoroughly enjoying what she is doing, right through the final songs of a 2-hour performance wherein those songs are at least as demanding as those at the beginning. In my opinion Haruna is unsurpassed in skill and 'taste' with her fills & accents that consistently enhance songs without ever 'overplaying' or distracting from the other members parts, solos or vocals. "Appropriately-Busy" Thanks for encouraging viewers to listen to the complete "Paranoia > Dystopia Symphony" video. ttbomk no LIVE or MV of either song are yet available. "Dystopia ... " was played LIVE at final show of "Ride For Vengeance" tour in Osaka, but if recorded, not released. I think these two songs are among their most 'progressive' compositions.

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Thanks for this nice breakdown of Haruna's approaches!

[@Mihail_Zemliansky]

Harupi🎂🧸♥♥♥

[@user-hk9dt7qr3o]

Wolfpack here

[@ericdarlington2332]

my first drummer crush then i saw band maids drummer then Pau lol my guitars are o jealous ;)

[@dregeye]

@RockCandy-ix3nn, I suggest putting "LOVEBITES" in the title of this video since many may not be familiar enough to know Haruna being their drummer, or this relatively obscure song "Paranoia" being from LOVEBITES. I think adding "LOVEBITES" will bring more views. Thanks for all our efforts in support of this band, your camaraderie with Wolf-Pack and your interesting observations/reactions! It's a new year and we all look forward to 'dates' added to LOVEBITES USA Tour !! Something in the Northwest for me! Anywhere Pacific Coast will get me to travel. Not sure why but my previous comment at time of your posting seems unnoticed & in review, some comments I know I 'liked' now have no 'likes' at all... u2b-dysfunction I imagine, but just to let you know that you are getting more responses/interaction from viewers than is seen or acknowledged by u2b's 'systems'. Thanks for the 'shout-out' ! 🐺 dreg👁

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Thank you Dregeye I'll get on it. Not sure what the system is doing but then - who is?

[@EAH-AZ80]

Do you know why LOVEBITES live ends in about 2 hours? If Haruna kicks the double bass for longer than that, the Earth will be destroyed 🤘

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

LOL!!! I believe it!

[@rexwave4624]

Knuckle-dragging bass player here. I think a "rim-shot" is when the side of the stick hits the rim at the same time as the tip hits the skin. I've heard "side-stick" to describe where the stick is held with the butt end tucked against the inside of the rim and the tapped across the skin. But, what do I know?

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

I think you know more than I! That sounds correct to me!

[@salsaucedo]

Happy birthday to one of the greatest drummers on the planet as of today, she is definitely following suit to so many greats of the past, it is almost impossible to name them all. Above it all it is bombastic and graceful to hear her jam on the skins. In 2021 I asked Haruna if she was ever going to do a drum solo and behold she did these clips, and there is a drum solo with Stand and Deliver kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWqrqJ6mbduGpZI I have heard people call it an ice bell cymbal (the upside-down one), She reminds me a lot of Cozy Powell riding the snare, Cozy played with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Graham Bonnet, Brian May, Whitesnake, Emerson, Lake & Powell, and Black Sabbath. One thing I know is that when they were interviewed in the very beginning they wanted to adopt a signature sound that only Lovebites would do. As Asami once put it we are a lone wolf and we are not like the rest, We are Lovebites and We play Heavy Metal.

[@785boats]

It's easy to see, from these clips, just how efficient Haruna is behind the kit. Efficient & musical.

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Efficient is a good take, Boats. It's the word I've been looking for to describe her playing style. Thanks!

[@785boats]

@@RockCandy-ix3nn Playing like she does for a couple of hours at a time in a concert, she has to be efficient. A full concert is hard on any drummer I'm sure, but she doesn't seem to waste any energy that she doesn't have to. Except the stick twirls maybe. Ha!Ha!

[@dennismitchell9500]

Check out Lovebites cover of Painkiller by Judas Priest. You can really here her drumming in this song.

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Will do!

[@ericdarlington2332]

🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺❤❤❤❤❤🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@christiancouvidou4777]

🤘🐺♠👸🤘Live at ExTheatre Roppongi,Tokyo - 2023 March 11 - KNOCKIN’ AT HEAVEN’S GATE - StageGear Japan . Haruna's drum set is a kit that combines Pearl Crystal Beat's bass drum and floor tom with Decade Maple's melodic tom. The toms are 8″, 10″, 12″ and the floor tom is 16″. The floor tom is also set up as a single head without the bottom head. The snare is a 14″×5.5″ brass shell model from the Pearl Reference series. The stick is a Vic Frith 5AN wrapped in Pearl grip tape Tight Grip. All drums are equipped with Roland triggers, and the sound is created by mixing the sound using the Roland TM-2 and TM-6 PRO modules, which will be introduced later, and the live sound mic'ed. The kick pedal is a Pearl Eliminator SOLO “RED” Double Pedal. The beater is a quad beater B-250QB with a plastic side R surface. On the right hand side were the Roland TM-2 and Roland TM-6 PRO trigger modules, as well as the YAMAHA MG06X mixer for monitor balance adjustment. A star-shaped cymbal that can be said to be a trademark of Haruna. It is decorated with the letters "LOVEBITES HARUNA" and rhinestones lining the surroundings. Sabian B8X O-Zone 16″ Sabian HHX Evolution Hi-Hats 14″ Sabian AA China Splash 8″ Sabian HHX Chinese 14″ Sabian AAX Thin Crash 17″ Sabian AA Star China Splash 10″ Zildjian Zil-Bel, Volcano Cup 7.5″ Sabian Chopper 10″ Sabian AA Holy China 19″ Sabian HHX Complex Thin Crash 18″ Meinl HCS Bell 8″ Sabian AAX Splash 10″/AAX O-Zone Splash 12″ Sabian AAX Heavy Ride 20″ Zildjian FX ZIL-Bel 9.5″ Sabian AAX Chinese 20″

[@ericdarlington2332]

i am not a drummer either but i am sure that is a Zil bell cymbal up side down

[@alastairmcintyre4752]

I think perhaps , and like you I'm no expert , that the prevalence of the snare rather than the toms is as a sort of counterbalance to the heavy use of the bass drums . Few genres use the double bass ( and double pedals )as much as speed metal and I think this might negate the reliance on the toms that you hear in so many other genres . Might be talking out my ass - but that's how it appears to me 🤷‍♂

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Hey, that sounds right to me! Thanks!

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

She's got two bell cymbals to the left and the flat small one above the hi-hat puzzles me. I'm not a drummer.

[@RockCandy-ix3nn]

Thank you!

[@MinaTepesshu]

Not a drum or cymbal goes unused. She also looks amazing in this. I wish she would keep her hair long. Not crazy about the short purple/pink look.