Like a Flower- BANDMAID REACTION- Blooming

[@IAMisLove]

👍👍Great performance! 🖖❤

[@Charles-ce7ev]

There are no bad Band Maid songs, but Blooming is just simply awesome. Nice reaction.

[@Raiden-R]

Did "Blooming" make you smile？😆😆😆👍👍👍 🇯🇵

[@keithmeyer9558]

Kanami's guitar solo in this song made a car flip over in the Netflix movie Kate.

[@GaryHolloway-810]

Yeah kick B-M & they kick back. Take that, Kate :)

[@evilducks3710]

I almost never read the lyrics for band maid songs. They’re good and uplifting usually if i do read them, but I mostly just enjoy the music itself. I consider the vocals to be another instrument that all mesh together into the song and nobody does it better than Band Maid for me.

[@GaryHolloway-810]

"There are lyrics too"? 😯

[@AK-tv6bo]

BAND-MAIDはJapanが誇るhard rockerです。

[@silentwood207]

BAND MAID!!! Lewiston Strong!

[@kennogawa6638]

Doc loco made a fancam of Dice/Hate from Lolapalooza that will knock your socks off. The Maids played it as part of their 10th anniversary tour.

[@andreaspedersen3952]

Not a fancam. It's taken from a livestream that HULU had during the festival. A reason why the sound is so-so..

[@gaborberkes468]

Exactly 😉

[@MusicMike747]

Such a great reaction to an even greater song. “Blooming” is top tier Band Maid. And you have several monster hits under your belt already. As you highlighted, the Maids are masterful at transitioning between song segments with both instrumentation and dynamics. This was a perfect example of that. I consider myself an expert on Band Maid musical recommendations. (Because I try to suggest what appeals to your ears) Something as catchy as this song, with even more guitar riffing? “Bubble,” OMV If you would like to hear something a little bit lighter, melodic and smoother? “Daydreaming,” OMV If you’re looking for some high energy, hair metal done Maid-style? “DICE,” OMV Live performance, powerful alternative rock with a chorus you can sing along with? “Moratorium,” live @Zepp Tokyo Whichever way you go, I’ll be there 🎉 🤘🏽

[@KellysReactions]

Thank you I appreciate that., Happy new year

[@zer0tzer0]

Kate is a Netflix movie. The also did the season two closing theme for the Netflix anime Kengan Ashura, 'Shambles'. You should do that one next. It rocks!

[@stephenriggs8177]

Kate was an odd flick but a neat opportunity for the band. They actually appear in the film, performing Choose Me

[@gerardcote8391]

Also check out Gacharic Spin Mindset live. Funk meets Jazz.

[@billrothermel4432]

Hi Kelly. I just watched your reaction with Jeff S. Him interrupting and talking over you was hard to watch as I really like your takes on the songs. I prefer to see you reacting on your own! I'm commenting here because I intend the comment to be pro-Kelly and not as a shot at him. Cheers.

[@Studio-Coast_Kid]

Nice Reaction!

[@KellysReactions]

Thank you

[@bryandevito5120]

Have you heard about the Etsy?

[@grahamreed8774]

I've recently seen a couple of reactors who have said that it is a bit of a problem for them not knowing the lyrics for Band-Maid songs. Which is a pity, as their lyrics are probably the most meaningful that you are likely to hear. Other Band-Maid fans poo, poo these reactors, but the reality is, some people are lyrics fans, some, music fans and some, both. It's becoming a fact that some less musically competent bands than them are get more success because they sing in English. Personally I most enjoy a good melody, musically or sung, which Band-Maid are great at, so I'm happy.

[@lurkmerchant]

Bands shall not be named 😂

[@gerardcote8391]

The first successful All Female Japanese band in the rock and Metal arena was Show Ya from the 1980s. Then no more. In 2005 Destrose formed also not successful but their former members went on to form other bands. In 2008 Aldious formed and broke the curse . They had a hit so big that it busted the floodgates open and all the Female bands flooded through. The Aldious song is Spirit Black. All the modern all Female bands followed and borrowed much from them. Aldious has 9 studio albums all all 9 made the Japan Billboard top 100 for the year that they came out. They have wide range of genres that they play in. A Discography of about 80 songs, and there is not one bad song in it. I would like to recommend that you check out Aldious Dominator live Radiant A O East. If you like Band Maid, Lovebites, BabyMetal and Nemophilia, all of them exist because of Aldious.

[@Mikupigeon]

Show Ya was the first real female rock/metal pioneer in Japan but I reckon the band that really started the "all female rock band movement" in Japan was Princess Princess. They sold way more records and they were the first all female rock band performed at Budokan. Although they are not metal band like Aldious but they were more popular in Japan. Besides, I wouldn't go as far as to say Band Maid, Lovebites, BabyMetal and Nemophilia exist because of Aldious. Baby Metal is not really a female band, Band Maid first started with very different music style.

[@KellysReactions]

I have reacted to Nemophila, lovebites and baby metal they are also amazing.. Thank you for watching

[@Kissthetoad321]

Scandal, another female rock band, was formed in 2006, before Aldious.

[@PANIC_aka_PinD]

@@Kissthetoad321 Same goes for Dazzle Vision Who formed in 2003. While not an all female band, Maiko's vocals put them on the map as pioneers of kawaii metal years before BabyMetal who showed up in 2010.

[@dairobo1]

日本のロック系のバンドで初めて男性バンドと比較しても負けていないと評価されたバンドがShowYaで、 日本で初めて商業的に大きな成功を収めたのがプリンセスプリンセス（プリプリ）、プリプリを商業的な実績、売上を超える女性のみのバンドはまだ出ていません、それほど売れてた。 そしてこのプリプリの元メンバーが代表を務める音楽学校に通ってたのがアカネとMISA。バンメのリズム隊はプリプリから産まれたと言っても良いかもしれませんｗ 因みにBabyMetalは、アイドルグループの部活動として、アイドルにゴリゴリのメタルやらせたら面白いんじゃねって企画でやってたのに 凄腕演奏者のバッグバンド付けたら、何か売れちゃったってのがスタート。だから未だに全て事務所とコバメタル主導で作られてる。

[@robertbassham8514]

I have listened to them for years and still do not know fully WHAT songs are about but I love them. If you don't mind, Let's go back to the "tiny hat days" when Akane (the drummer) sill wore a tiny little hat for their song The Non Fiction Days. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6W8f2ConpaBhtU

[@Bodneyblue]

"tiny hat" originally being MISA's.

[@robertbassham8514]

@@Bodneyblue Ya, and we all know how long Misa put up with wearing a maid outfit... I heard it was May or March in 2014 she gave the hat to Akane. I don't recall.

[@Bodneyblue]

@@robertbassham8514 Never the less..it was originally MISA's and she did wear it!..even if it was for a short period...facts are facts.

[@robertbassham8514]

@@Bodneyblue Well then it's a good thing I clarified it by saying " when Akane (the drummer) sill wore a tiny little hat", for all those that might get confused.

[@jeremydawkins8814]

Kanami is a force to be reckoned with. But beware of Misa's nose hole.

[@GaryHolloway-810]

Haha. Just beware of MISA i say.😬

[@GaryHolloway-810]

OMG Kelly, you were gone for so long i wondered what my sub to you was still doing on my list.😯 I can mail you some BAND-MAID art if you want to get it printed? Do you have a gmail address?

[@Bodneyblue]

OMG!..more misery for Japan.Japan Airlines aircraft landing on fire Haneda Airport.

[@Bodneyblue]

All crew and passengers are off!...At least thats the report so far....possible collision with a coastgauard aircraft?..The aircraft is totally ablaze!

[@GaryHolloway-810]

@@Bodneyblue I know, you couldn't make it up. I was watching it on BBC news. How lucky they had enough time to evacuate the crew & passengers.🙏

[@Bodneyblue]

@@GaryHolloway-810 Indeed Gary!...Man!...please don't let it be my negative thoughts....SO very relieved everyone appears to have escaped....No word on the other aircraft.

[@GaryHolloway-810]

@@Bodneyblue Stop it Bodney you're not to blame. I'm badly accident prone but if i was in Japan with you & i fell over i wouldn't blame you for it....🤔 I might say "Did you mean to stick your leg out".😂