KOIAI - A New Picture MUSIC VIDEO REACTION! WITH HAZUKI, NOT SAKI. :)

[@lesbrunswick5137]

The drummer is Kanade Sato, age 20. She was a child prodigy who started performing professionally at age 6, and is fantastically talented.

[@COTTERO]

KOIAI is the same band formerly known as Li-sa-X Band, current band status: Vocalist Rina left the band and was replaced by Kotono, ex-Ironbunny (the name is funny but the band's music was serious).😎 Hazuki continues in the band.... Saki has never been a part of KOIAI or Li-Sa-X Band.😆 Virtuoso drummer Kanade Sato (21) joined the band.😊 Wakazaemon from East of Eden participates as a guest bassist in this gig.😮

[@realdocloco]

... and virtuoso jazz-rock drummer Kanade Sato is behind the kit 😉

[@TheRobsam]

No they aren’t. Lisa X band didn’t have a bassist or a drummer. It was just Rina, Lisa and Hazuki. When Rina left, Lisa and Hazuki did the polyphia cover “ABC” with Kotono singing. They then formed KOIAI as the three of them. When offered a couple gigs in India, they added Kanade. For this show they asked Waka to help out. They still don’t have a bassist.

[@Vitericus1]

Top of the topest shelf players. Hazuki, Li-sa-X, Kanade, and even Wakazaemon from East of Eden on bass back there. Dream Theater, look behind you! If Hazuki is allowed to bring more of what she can actually do to Nemophila, maybe not the Prog-y stuff, but more the Metalcore stuff she likes, can't wait to hear it!

[@markmathewssgbcpenaltyboxs6389]

Love this song and band. Japan is just putting out great bands like crazy now and I love that to! Lisa-X and Hazuki (not Saki) started this band with singer Rena under the name Lisa-X Band. Then Rena had to leave and Lisa-X band became Koiai with this new singer Konoto.

[@koni411]

"KOI" represents a more emotional and temporary feeling of affection. It is often used in the context of first love or dating. "AI" represents a deeper and more lasting affection. It is often used to express a strong bond, such as in marriage or family. So while English has one word "love" to encompass these concepts, Japanese has two distinct words "KOI" and "AI" to better express the subtle differences in these emotional states. When translating from Japanese to English, the context is used to determine whether "KOI" or "AI" is meant by the use of the single English word "love".

[@goatqi]

LisaX, Hazuki, and Kanade.. What a trio.. Imagine if Waka joined as a permanent member.. Would be insane.

[@nm7kubo333]

You know about HAZUKI. The other guitarist, Li-saX, is 18 years old. In Japan, he was noticed by many people as a guitar prodigy from a very young age. KOTONO, the vocalist, was a dancer for BABYMETAL in 2018!

[@TheRobsam]

@@nm7kubo333 Lisa is 20 now.

i'm grateful for the piano bits.. for letting us to breathe

[@ericmabrey]

Yes, that’s Li-Sa-X. Pronounced “coy-eye”. The drummer is the incomparable Kanade Sato. The singer is Kotono.I just discovered them a few days ago and I can’t stop listening. Virtuosity in all 4 members.

[@muto4055]

The bassist Waka-zaemon from East Of Eden as a supporter.

[@DofNE99]

Unless I need to go to Specsavers that’s Hazuki who is still in Nemophila!!!

[@MegaHogzilla]

This! This right here! This is the direction this band need to move in! They play a lot of pop oriented stuff which is way less interesting. With this lineup, their pop stuff is the equivalent of owning a Formula 1 racecar and refusing to drive any faster than 25 mph on the track. We want to see these ladies smoke the tires and drift all of the curves. Because we know they can! I firmly believe they have more potential than any other band in Japan, currently. They need to make the move toward prog metal, drop the pop, and carefully pick a permanent bassist.

[@junichiaoyama6387]

I love the drummer....

[@michelm.6033]

Incredible shredding!

[@snittydarkroses383]

Hazuki

[@RazvanMihaeanu]

Penny Black This is why I call Hazuki... "Penny Black": a variant of Nemophila Menziesii "baby blue eyes" flower with a distinct... KOIAI "dark indigo" color!

[@kevinbowland4686]

Hard to go wrong with Hazuki and Lisa-X

[@punkfish]

Man, if their overall sound could be anything like this, it'd be awesome! My 1st experience was "One Way or Another", and I came away feeling pretty meh. Don't get me wrong, good, straightforward rock (pop/rock?), and I like Kotono's voice, but not what I'm looking for. With such amazing musicians, the possibilities are endless!

[@MegaHogzilla]

Totally agree

[@AngelLWJ]

That's hazuki not saki

[@jptubewatcher1447]

about pronunciation: 0:26 is the most nearly to native japanese btw "koi-ai" is double meaning.(may B Lisa made that) 濃 koi(deep) 藍 ai(indigo blue) 恋 koi(romance) 愛 ai(love) yaeh...i know, japanese language is ....... from tokyo

[@nomusician4737]

The talent in this band is off the scale. Both Tim Henson of Polyphia, Marty Friedman (Megadeath among other things) and Kiko Loureiro (Megadeath a few years later) have ranked Li-Sa-X as one of the best metal guitarist in the world when she was like 13-14. Kanade Sato has been a professional drummer since she was 10-ish, playing mainly jazz and fusion. Hazuki is...well...Hazuki. They don't have have a set bassist but the once they use live are on the same level.

[@bandmaidfanATL]

This song reminds me of early Styx (pre Mr. Roboto)

[@gabrielszarose5640]

Early King Crimson also

[@MrErhk0]

That's also quite funny. A reaction video from someone who has absolutely no idea.

[@ramair3judge]

Kotono the vocalist here was in Ironbunny. They were and awesome band as well, but the pandemic shut them down early after only one album. kzbin.info/www/bejne/anSooqyrmtJmo6M

[@michaelmunno]

banger of a song. did they ever release the name of the mystery guitarist?

[@Tyreus1]

the band name is pronounced KO I A I with KO pronounced like co not K.O. ! And the two guitar beauties are Hazuki, that usually people call the librarian except when she's fully in metal outfit in which case they forget to talk !, and the youngest is Li-sa-X who is an amazing virtuosa and future guitar heroin too ! As you could hear Hazuki is also absolutely amazing with her guitar, Saki has nothing to do with KOIAI, but she was in the same band as Hazuki, Nemophila, and actually they also happened to be in the same short lived band Disqualia which was more of a gathering of Japan metal female than a fixed band... Saki is currently solo, she was also in Amahiru with Frederic Lecrerc I don't know if it's still on, and of course Mary's Blood. What's funny with this song is KOIAI is usually more pop than metal , with songs ressembling a bit to Texas, or the Cardigans for example, but then have a switch and can actually turn heavy metal at any moment !!!

[@JK-tz6kk]

(Koi - aee) I haven't seen the Kanji, so I think it means dark or navy blue, or deep love. They seem to be the titles of their 2 EP's. Btw, I hope Waka-san will be a permanent fixture. Coming from a Prog Jazz prospective, I see a great future with them spanning many genres with precision. More please!

[@fujigoko007]

Is it possible to create a system that matches a Japanese girls band with a Western female vocalist like Poppy? A system like BabyMetal and Kami Band. If that were to become a reality, Western girls would pick up the guitar and eventually start bands.

[@luckyvato]

The second guitarist is not Sake, it's Hazuki from Nemophula.

[@オレはだれだ]

奏の魂のドラムこんなのが聴きたかった。

[@dave4reel188]

Not Saki....Hazuki from Nemophila. It always cracks me up how she looks like a bad ass shredder in Nemophila but a kindergarten teacher any other time. And Lisa-X is phenomenal and has been for a decade and she's literally just now 20? Am I wrong?

[@michelm.6033]

According to Koiai’s documentary of their India tour, Lisa had just turned 18 in early 2023. Without researching I believe she is now 19, but I could be wrong.

[@TheRobsam]

@@michelm.6033 I believe she’s now 20. Not sure either though

[@rafaelornelas2085]

Huzuki is with Nemophila but also with Koiai

[@danielgrube-vl9ix]

Composition reminds me of savatage, or as others know them as trans siberian orchestra ..

[@DragonPhlyy]

Hazuki haha but it’s ok there are a lot of names to keep straight lol

[@TRMReacts62812]

Yeah, I got killed for it. I'm not sure why I thought it was, Saki. Haha

[@DragonPhlyy]

@@TRMReacts62812 haha yeah no worries!

[@gabrielszarose5640]

@@TRMReacts62812 Actually you are not that far off there is similarity somewhat between Saki + Lisa X both incredible instrumentalists.

[@joebarrera9741]

I CONSIDER THEM AND D -DRIVE. THE 2 BEST BANDS THEN LOVEBITES

[@therealmccoy7782]

***THANK YOU FOR CORRECTING ME. I DIDN'T REALIZE OR HAD FORGOTTEN HAZUKI IS THE OTHER GUITARIST FOR THEM*** I APOLOGIZE FOR THE CONFUSION. 😂 I DON'T KNOW WHY I THOUGHT IT WAS SAKI.

[@MaxMaidiac-h5y]

Not a big deal. We music lovers need to be kind to each other and not go full Karen just cuz of a little harmless error. It's not like you are a surgeon and you amputated the wrong foot, ouch! I am a keyboard warrior that schools poser reactors that abuse Japanese women bands, shout out to my fellow warriors. We know it is not good for a channel master to engage with those mobsters as they will try to harm your channel. You other people cut us some slack and stop slacking when our Goddesses are abused.

[@madhouse4921]

KOIAI(koi-eye)

[@MarkSpohn77]

Saki is not in this band Hazuki is

[@rafaelornelas2085]

It's Huzuki an Lisa x not Saki

[@筒井和人-l1z]

葉月、😊Hazuki、ハズキ