I'm BLOWN away!!!! Official REACTION to: "ADABANA" by Nemophila

[@Amiekinz4ever]

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[@christopherscottdempwolf5759]

One of the reasons we love reactions is that sometimes we get to re-live the first time we heard these songs. Thank you for that.

[@LostAgain1970]

So true said!

[@REMO_68]

☝I agree

[@nm7kubo333]

After "RISE," I watched the reaction of "ADABANA." I have seen many reactors, but your NEMOPHILA reaction is the best among them! "ADABANA" is so destructive that it attracts many people who see it for the first time. I am very happy that you reacted so well to it. I look forward to seeing more NEMOPHILA reactions in the future.

[@Amiekinz4ever]

This band is amazing

[@christiankonecny2596]

I can only say that you ain't seen nothing yet. Also, they do killer covers, too. Enjoy the ride🎉 By the way, "Nemo feelah". You are basically saying it correctly.

[@dmoody0403]

They are in a class all their own. Nemophila is one of the best bands I've heard in my 57 years on this rock.

[@Amiekinz4ever]

I agree

[@benjpr5395]

Nemophila and Band-Maid are on top of my musical world atm. They unveiled this song during a concert that was livestreamed and my head almost exploded just when Saki started her lead after Mayu screams "Adabana" in the beginning! This bridge is nothing else than a work of art by itself! This is one of my top3 along with Hypnosis and Life. Now you are starting to understand why me and others are crossing the world (I'm from France) to see them and a lot of other bands live lol, I did it last month to see them at the legendary Nippon Budokan and had the honor to meet them after the show!

[@Dead-EyeMetal]

Your pronunciation of the band name and the song title are pretty good. "Neh-moe-fill-uh". Great reaction. Please keep checking out more of their stuff. You may find the power ballad 'Odyssey' interesting. 🤘

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Thank you! Will do!

[@horstdaniels4303]

You can pick any of their songs, there isn't a bad track there. Their covers are also excellent. Thanks for your enthusiasm, it reminds me of discovering them a few years ago 🙂

[@Amiekinz4ever]

They are really good

[@pohojisan1287]

Hello, I am an old Japanese guy. As someone may have already informed you, Nemophila is the name of a plant with a small flower with five modest pale blue petals (It's the logomark of this band). The phonetic symbols is "nimɑ'fələ | -mɔ'f-." However, in Japan, this plant is pronounced "nemofìlə," and this band is usually called by that pronunciation in Japan. Therefore, the fans all tend to pronounce it the Japanese way.

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Thank you for sharing this

[@rafaelornelas2085]

Awesome reaction !! Nemophila will melt your Brian lol

[@Amiekinz4ever]

I hope so! Lol

[@realdocloco]

My favorite Nemophila song. There's everything I love about them here.

[@RazvanMihaeanu]

8:30 Her Marshall JVM1H amp is one of a kind, "tattooed" by UK artist Emily Wood (now Dominguez). Saki liked it in 2014 because it has an "Empress Skeleton" tattoo on it... while her guitar (2021) is also... an "Empress": Killer KG-Fascinator Seven the "Empress" (Galaxy Black Petals finish).

[@Amiekinz4ever]

That's soooo kewl

[@AngelLWJ]

Masterpiece! Please check out《oiran》live(recent one) next!🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻

[@kevinbowland4686]

They are awesome. Check out "Zen". You've now seen Lovebites, Band-Maid & Nemophila, now check out Hanabie. Try OTAKU Lovely Densetsu. I'm tellin you the Japanese all-female rock/metal bands are just doing it better.

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

I'm sure people have already filled you in on how Nemophila formed, and how it was originally supposed to be a one off project arranged by the singer Mayu, but the ladies bonded so well and had such a great time; they decided to make it permanent. I love Mayu's voice. They have a TON of music on YT including covers that range from Journey, AC/DC, pop songs, metal, and Mayu kills it each time. To me she can sound like a beautiful mix of Pat Benatar and Joan Jett when she puts grit in her vocals. The drummer Tamu Murata was one of the most sought after session drummers in Tokyo before joining Nemophila. Tamu also taught drums at a school and traveled Asia doing clinics as an Ambassador for her sponsor Tama drums. Tamu plays classical piano, guitar, bass, sax and has worked on projects that range from pop, prog, jazz, fusion and punk. She has her own popular YT channel that includes drum cam views of her in various sessions as well as her playing the other instruments. She list Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theatre), Charlie Benante (Anthrax), and Nao Kawakita (Maximum The Hormone) as her drumming idols, along with the band Opeth. Saki, the one playing the sparkly black guitar, has been in the Japanese metal/guitar scene for almost 15 years and was in a successful band, Mary's Blood, before joining Nemophila. Saki is seen as a big sister to a lot of the young female guitarist coming up in Japan and had formed a touring group called World Guitar Girl's Collection (WGGC) before COVID, which was a group of young Japanese female shredders that toured playing medleys of popular rock/metal songs. Here's a link to WGGC doing a performance in 2018 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gX7IgJ1olKefkMksi=lOWxgXtvm9cyomcw Saki plays a signature 'Killer' Brand 7 string guitar called The Empress. 'Killer' is a brand co-founded by Akira Takasaki of the Japanese metal band Loudness (Don't know if you remember Loudness, but Akira was called the EVH of Japan in the 80's) and is distributed by ESP. The name 'Killer' is a play on how the Japanese pronounce their "L" like a "R" and is a cheeky reference to Akira's name [Killer sounding like Kirra, as in (A)Kira]. As far as I know Saki is the only artist endorsed by 'Killer' guitars. The other guitarist, Hazuki, is an Ibanez endorsed technical wizard and she showcases her skills is in Ibanez videos for her signature products where she's playing Steve Vai style licks and instrumentals. Hazuki was actually nervous playing the overhand tapping in "Adabana" but gained confidence after receiving encouragement and pointers from Akira Takasaski during a joint Loudness/Nemophila show. Hazuki is also a very talented graphic artist. Finally there's Haraguchi-san the bassist. She was a former schoolmate of singer Mayu and is an exceptional songwriter and bassist. Anyway, that's a quick bio of the ladies, there's actually a lot more to learn, but I just wanted to point out just how talented and accomplished these ladies are at such a young age. Enjoy your Nemophila journey!

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Thank you for all this info

[@BulletProofSoul1029]

@@Amiekinz4ever NP You may also at one point think about going into the Show-Ya rabbit hole. Show-Ya is a Japanese all-female metal band that started around the mid 80's. Imo, if Show-Ya was a western band they'd be in the Rock & Roll HOF because there contribution to music in Japan is just as relevant as Led Zeppelin or Metallica are to the west. What's most significant is their contribution to female musicians from producing an annual festival in Tokyo, on and off for 30+ years, called NAON no YAON. Show-Ya started NAON for the purpose of promoting and encouraging women in music (that link to Saki's WGGC performance was played at NAON. Btw, all the girls in WGGC are shredders in their own respective band, don't know if I mentioned that before). The festival has established all-female bands and performers, and also holds a "Cute Girl" idol style competition for unknown/new acts to play as openers. NAON has helped establish a lot of female artist and bands, and the members of Nemophila are no exception. The drummer Tamu's former band Soramimi was a "Cute Girl" competition winner and singer Mayu once auditioned for "Cute Girl" with he former band Lipstick, unfortunately they lost, but that experience only made Mayu more focused to succeed. Guitarist Saki has been a background guitarist for the festival for years and so has drummer Tamu. As far as the band Show-Ya goes, singer Keiko Terada has been a mentor and God Mother figure to a lot of up and coming female musicians, and guitarist Miki "Sun-Go" Igarashi has been the same for guitarist; including Nemophila's Saki, who has a lot of younger Sun Go in her stage preference. Here's a link to one of their earlier popular songs called "Look At Me" performed at NAON no YAON in '21. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4bdgHp-qbp2Zq8si=usIH9AtBnGecCAK3 What's cool is there's a 1 minute intro that explains a little about Show-Ya before going into the full song performance. Sun-Go's guitar tone has been the same for 30+ years, its HUGE without being loud if that makes any sense. Anyway, Show-Ya has a lot of great songs too including a cover of X-Japan's "Kurenai" with guitarist Saki and Hazuki of Nemophila, and Nemophila also has a couple videos covering Show-Ya classics. "Look At Me" will gives you an introduction to one of the biggest influences in Japanese female metal.

[@Amiekinz4ever]

At some point I will go down that trail. I've got to get my list a little shorter as I have 800 song requests 😆 🤣 😂

[@kerrylewis2581]

My daily commute to work is 45 minutes. If I listened to this band on my way in, I'd cut 15 minutes off my ride. Fire me up!

[@kirilkirilov7185]

I told you - you're going to love "Adabana", didn't I?)))) They released 2 live versions of the song "Oiran" - one during covid in 2021 in an empty venue and the other one in front of an audience. To here how the Japanese pronounce the name of the band - you need to see the first video. It was shot in broad daylight, but you will hear Mayu raw, but before that - don't forget to strap in as your favorite twin lead guitarist will bring to...a brain(gasm)

[@brutalshow3364]

🤘🇺🇦❤️🌸

[@SalasGarciaJose1]

La mejor banda de la Galaxia. Deberías reaccionar a sus madrinas SHOW-YA, 1banda femenina de heavy metal japonés(1981) Keiko Terada vocalista patrocina y organiza el festival anual sólo de bandas femeninas Naon no Yaon desde 1987. Fairy y Kurenai ambas canciones con Nemophila (Kurenai sólo Saki y Hazuki, guitarristas) del concierto que hicieron juntas en septiembre de 2022 One Way Heart, Gambling, Shooting Star, JAM, Emotion, Look at Me, Genkai Lovers, etc, etc

[@jaedo6180]

Lead singer Mayu needed a backing band for a live session after leaving her last band, Lipstick. She managed to assemble a super group with some of Japan's top talent that was supposed to only play that one show. Thankfully, they realized they had something special and stuck together!🤘🫶

[@Amiekinz4ever]

That's so cool

[@normanweaver7935]

@@Amiekinz4ever the family/sisterhood vibe is super strong with these women. Very cool and bodes well for the future edit: okay, 2 weeks later and that didn't age well...

[@Amiekinz4ever]

😊😊😊

[@jaedo6180]

@Amiekinz4ever she's referring to guitarist Saki leaving the band. Hanabie lost their drummer but found a perfect replacement with Chika. Love Bites lost their bass player and founder, but found 20 year old bass phenom, Fami. I'm hoping for the same luck for Nemo! Band Maid, 10+ years, all original members, still going strong! Now, the only band from Japan that you haven't reacted to that's in my Top 5: Babymetal - Catch Me If You Can live with intro! Just do it already! Show some love to the young ladies who invented their own genre, kawaii metal (cute metal), and paved the way for all these other female Japanese bands. Metallica, Rob Halford, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Bring Me the Horizon, Rob Zombie, Sabatan, Tom Morello (Rage) all Babymetal fans! I'm not trying to peer pressure you into reacting to it, but ALL the cool kids and metalheads are doing it!Just saying.😎🤣😇🙏🫶🤘

[@Amiekinz4ever]

@jaedo6180 I'm working on it. Trust me, but I have over 1000 song requests, it's tough trying to figure out which ones to do while still going down the bunny trails of all the other artists that ya'll have me on. Lol. If I was doing this full time, I'd definitely get to this faster, but I also work 60 plus hours a week at my other companies. So, I promise, I'll get to it, I'm trying. It's just taking longer than I want it to.

[@Popskull-yl9gn]

As long as you don't say nemophil- IA your good.🤘😎🤘they are the best band on the planet right now. So much variety soooo heavy just fantastic

[@tonygriffin_]

Petalheads are what the fanbase is called. Congratulations on becoming one instantly! Love your appreciation and joy at this band. We know how you feel! PS That drum breakdown! PPS Mayu was 6 months pregnant when she sang this.

[@Amiekinz4ever]

That's awesome!!!

[@ericifune5543]

The term is quite divisive in the fandom. Some absolutely loathe it.

[@Dead-EyeMetal]

@@ericifune5543 LOL. At least it's a reasonably clever play on words, and less creepy than the "Nemophiliacs" alternative proposed by some. That just sounds distinctly unhealthy. I'm happy enough without a label, TBH.

[@RazvanMihaeanu]

@@ericifune5543 Hello... petalheads!

[@Amiekinz4ever]

😊😊😊

[@doomfable3378]

Oiran would be a good Nemophila song to follow this one up with

[@cacophony69]

Thanks for your reaction. I enjoyed it a lot. There are more awesome songs with music videos by them. For example: Raitei, Seize The Fate ( MV and Live), Revive (MV and Live), Dissension, Style ...

[@994pt4]

Probably their most 'polished' MV/performance. Check out 'Zen' (live) for another extreme of Nemophila.

[@994pt4]

Neh-mo-fee-la Great reaction!

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Thank you

[@garyketo8419]

You Ain't Seen Nothin Yet. All There Live Stuff Is Totally Off The Chain. Zen, Rise, Revive, Seize The Fate, Orion Are All Crazy Good.

[@willemkoekemoer5042]

That deep guitar sound you hear is the twin seven strings the ladies are playing

[@ralphboyer2538]

You said in your notes that you're a Liberal; I hope you don't mind if this old Conservative agrees with you whole-heartedly. I pretty much gave up on popular music in the 90s. All that I really listened to after that was classical music. Then about 3-4 years ago, I discovered the rock/metal music coming out of Japan. I was instantly hooked. It was like being transported back 30 years, but yet with a modern twist. Bands, like Lovebites, Nemophila, Hanabie to name just a few, have revived my love of hard rock and metal. It always makes my day when I get up and find out that one of them has dropped a new video. You've got a deep rabbit hole to go down, so just sit back and enjoy the ride. Peace!

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I have a feeling we agree on many things, especially how great these bands are.

[@ralphboyer2538]

@@Amiekinz4ever I would like to make a few suggestions. If you want to see thrash metal done right, try "Break the Wall" by Lovebites. If you want to feel like you went back to the 80s in a time machine, try "Odyssey" by Nemophila. And if you want to see "organized chaos" try, "We Love Sweets" by Hanabie. I call the band Hanabie my "guilty pleasure." There is no way that I should like this band, but I do. These little ladies always make me smile and laugh, and isn't that what music is all about? Take care!

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Thank you. I'll add these songs to my list

[@kawliga4845]

Another great reaction two songs in you see how great they are. This is just the tip of the iceberg with them. They can play anything. You will think you have them figured out then they will surprise you . Cant wait to see your next reaction of them. Try Oiran live. Their very first song they recorded and show closer most concerts. There are two live videos but try the most recent one. Zen Live also kick ass. Mayu screams through whole song. Either way all their songs are great.

[@Amiekinz4ever]

I'll add that to my list

[@TomRussell-cy6ll]

And it just keeps getting better !!!!!!!! check out Ama Te Ras and Odyssey and Revive

[@bocatampere]

I think Mayu (singer) was pregnant at the time they Shoot this video 🔥🤘❤️ Phenomenal song. They are my favourite band. Everything they play is just amazing ❤️ And they are even better live 🤘

[@jawosammadennhier7062]

Recommendations (out of Nemophila's _treasure chamber_ of masterpieces): "Zen" *LIVE* (to just headbang and feel good), and "Revive" *promo video* (to get some pulse again when the going is slow and low). Enjoy! 😁🤘💮DE

[@かめせんにん-c9k]

Yes they are sooo goood! Should try live version as well.😊

[@jasonjohnson8687]

You want to see their range check out Dissension, life and odyssey then check out their covers

[@Rappfeff5]

Yup....

[@robertturner8040]

You have now seen the MVs time to go live there even better Live the latest on there YT are the ones to watch and for super heavy try Zen yes they can and do go hard .The 7 string guitars with the b string add that extra heavy + 5 string bass all add up .Best new heavy band right now by far .

[@heeee934]

リアクションありがとう！可能であれば、歌詞も魅力的なので調べてみてくださいね😊

[@rolandkarlsson7072]

Your second pronunciation is spot on.

[@panterarufo9734]

La canción favorita de Dragón Fly ,se pondrá contento! Buena reacción y banda Nemophila! Saludos desde Buenos Aires! El cover de Journey es imperdible! También Amateras! Todas las canciones de Nemophila escuchando con un poco de paciencia ,son buenas y diferente para mi! Es un éxito indiscutible esta banda Nemophila!

[@danielemarocco3591]

React to ZEN official live video by NEMOPHILA 🙏🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟👏

[@RazvanMihaeanu]

I recommend to use the English CC /subtitles , most of their music videos have them.

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Thank you

[@r01dtox15]

🤘😁🤘

[@Amiekinz4ever]

🤘❤️🤘

[@Greg-om2hb]

ADABANA is arguably their best song yet (although AMA-TE-RAS is their most infectious). And perhaps the only Metal song to feature lyrics by William Shakespeare. ADABANA means “flower.” Specifically a flower that bears no fruit, or so I am told, like the chrysanthemums that feature so prominently in the video. HAZUKI says certain elements in the video highlight the concept of something that has no value other than being beautiful: her overhand approach to two-handed tapping does not make the music sound better, and is not particularly difficult to do, but it looks cool; and MURATA TAMU, of course does not normally wear platform boots while playing double bass drums, but every reactor who watches this video comments on it. This is also their only video that uses slow motion, another element that serves only to look cool. All the “a”s in ADABANA have the same sound, “papa, mama, Adabana.” Translated lyrics are in the CC. The last line is “We are born to be beautiful. “ Now, please let me see your reaction to GACHARIC SPIN, REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY and THE COME UP CHAPTER (live at NAON no YAON 2023)- kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3apiptpjM6smKM

[@rafaelornelas2085]

Please react to more Nemophila

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Oh I will

[@jawosammadennhier7062]

No Japanese needed, to be able to understand the lyrics: you fall in love anyway. 😁 Please, by all means, *stick with Nemophila* . *They and you belong together* . 😊 And you will not have to worry where this is heading in terms of music or genres: Nemophila released 4 consecutive studio albums full of Metal masterpieces. Which means, that umpteen surpriseful Metal masterpieces are waiting for you, to be discovered. Diamonds full of amazing facets. And yes: This song is _criminally_ short. 😉 Anyway, Nemophila contribute to *save Metal* . Words will never tell how grateful I am. 💮DE

[@Amiekinz4ever]

I'm definitely going down their catalog

[@andymitchell914]

You should check out their cover of Master of Puppets 🤘

[@Amiekinz4ever]

I think I will :)

[@margaretsargent1084]

#HOGARMY

[@TlanImass]

"Neh" and not "Nee" so your 2nd pronunciation was spot on. Neh-moh-feela.

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Thank you

[@KaBeeM]

"I don't want this to end" - you don't need to. just react to ALL OF THEIR SONGS :D

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Lol I will

[@marcoskazu_]

🤘🌸🔥🤘🌸🔥🤘🌸🔥

[@dannelson6980]

The guitar effect seems to be just panning, could be an auto-panner.

[@roaringv8340]

Mayu..

[@gorillack_japan]

Be warned that if you get hooked on Japanese female bands, you will not be able to get out!⚠️ 😆😆😆

[@Amiekinz4ever]

Ha ha, I'm OK with that