Maybe my favourite so far! - BAND-MAID / Daydreaming (Official Music Video) | Reaction.

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[@robertbassham8514]

I've often answered, Daydreaming when asked what my favorite song is but it is hard to pick any one song. I can listen to this 20 times a day and not get tired of it. It is so beautiful.

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@robertbassham8514 Yeah, it's the one I've listened to the most post recording so far.

[@GaryHolloway-810]

See, "Daydreaming" isn't one of my fave songs but i understand why it's Robert's. BAND-MAID are so wonderful that there is no right or wrong song to have as your fave, whatever B-M song i'll happily listen to them until the day i die.🙂

[@JamesJames-iy6vx]

Shades of U2...

[@robertbassham8514]

@@JamesJames-iy6vx Second verse most definitely.

[@amgerth]

​@@thevikingbuddhaThere is fancam from Nashville, Tennessee taken from the balcony. I was there (on the floor). It has pretty good sound. Awesome!

[@bandmaidfanATL]

This has been my second favorite Band-Maid song for 2 years, and each time I hear it, it creeps up on Blooming inch by inch.

[@etoineschrdlu9382]

I saw Band-Maid live at St Andrews Hall, a small club in Detroit last year. They played "Daydreaming". I was maybe three rows back from Kanami as she played her electrifying solo. Pure magic. This is a torch song. Saiki and Miku wrote the lyrics. If you love this, take in "About Us" from their 'Online Okiyu-ji' that they streamed from an empty venue during the lockdowns.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Proper torch song!

[@jeffreykuska7877]

Endless Story live!! 😢. Tears with the bands emotion ! I started Japanese language lessons because of these beautiful people❤

[@starocean62]

Same here 255 days into duolingo

[@lurkmerchant]

How could I have forgotten that song!

[@こばとみくぽ]

Yes yes! Beautiful song! Such emotion. I have been learning Japanese for 5 years now......皆さんがんばてね！！

[@Kevin6059]

This is a special song for almost all maidiacs. It was the guitar solo on this one that sent me over the edge. It still hits me that way after all these years.

[@thevikingbuddha]

It's such a good solo.

[@chrisegbertky]

Yes it is spiritual. Touches my soul.

[@kla4600]

Kanami's solo, same for me, same for me... and then Miku's interlude. Though, the whole song is such a finely cut, glittering gem. It shines a slightly different way, on every listening. Before BAND-MAID rather eclipsed them, U2 was my favorite rock band. So I do love Kanami's chiming The Edge -like guitar tone, for much of the song.

[@RetiredInThailand]

'Wonderland' is another one of those more 'relaxed' songs that while different again, is a lot like Daydreaming with a more 'rock/jazz' feel.

[@thevikingbuddha]

I've got that on my list. Looking forward to it.

[@tttrip]

It's a very memorable song and I love it. The filming took place in an abandoned building in Taiwan

[@killiansred1000]

In recent live versions of Daydreaming Kanami leads in with a solo that fits the song perfectly.

[@dazedandconfused318]

also at the acoustic show earlier this year , Saiki played piano on Daydreaming, asolutely stunning version

[@fatcatzero118]

Last song you heard from Bandmaid is always your favorite Bandmaid song. 🙂

[@tonygriffin_]

Expect to use the phrase " My favourite song so far!" a lot while exploring Band-Maif's back catalogue.

[@freewheeler2go]

She has a way of making her guitar "sing". They are a special band and the best I have ever heard in my 40+ years of listening to melodic hard rock music.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Awesome solo in this song.

[@ALAN_COX]

"Hold on. Feel my soul." Enough said.

[@bocatampere]

Timeless masterpiece. Kanami’s solo take me to the clouds 🔥❤️

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@bocatampere same here.

[@RetiredInThailand]

@@thevikingbuddha her best solos are on these slow(ish) songs ... Daydreaming and Wonderland are two of my favorites ... my favorite solo Kanami *didn't* play was on 'Gion-Cho' (a Band-Maiko original song) in which, as I understand she had decided that the other girls were going to start learning the craft of being song writes and arrangers ... she laid back in Gion-Cho and made the others, through their instruments and vocals, handle most of her 'duties' of 'lead work' ... Kanami may have done the least fancy guitar work she has ever done with Band-Main on that song, but as it turns out she started the band on the path to an amazing spurt of growth that continues even to this day. After 10 years as a fan, my greatest fear is Band-Maid will release a song or album that I will not feel any special about ... hasn't happened yet, and I'm starting to trust that they never will! ;-)

[@bocatampere]

@@RetiredInThailand 🙏🏻🔥🤘

[@jjo154]

You picked well. This one will always remain in the very top tier of my favorite Band-Maid songs. No matter how many times I listen to it, Kanami's beautifully emotive solo continues to bring tears to my eyes. Love your reaction! 👌

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@jjo154 Thank you. I love this song.

[@cius2112]

You will also love "Awkward" and "Anemone".

[@dazedandconfused318]

and 'The One' off their new album

[@こばとみくぽ]

Without a shadow of a doubt Anemone is their most beautiful song IMHO.

[@armynurseboy]

and About Us and Memorable....

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

even "Before Yesterday"

[@jeffreykuska7877]

Endless Story live!! 😢. Tears with the bands emotion !

[@sugaanessena3143]

With CC!

[@WildWulv]

I 2nd / 3rd / etc. Endless Story from the Yokohama 10th Anniversary is a tear jerker for me. They are all so emotional

[@bobespirit2112]

Goosebumps every single time. 🤷🏻‍♂️🎼🌎🎤🥁🎸🙌🏼😎✌🏼☮️🕊️

[@thevikingbuddha]

Yep

[@starocean62]

The melody was written by kanami on her piano before bandmaid was a band

[@rRobR]

Yes, this is a beautiful band, not just there personal looks (they are all very good looking) but the band as a whole, little to no ego and effortless mastery of their instruments, also they have no fear, with 5 top tier musicians in the group they can and will play what they want, genre be damned. Good reaction VB

[@thevikingbuddha]

Agreed, thanks.

[@raddofzennla]

I had the great privilege of seeing Band Maid do an acoustic set in Tokyo in March of this year and they closed out the show with this song with Saiki joining in on piano with the rest of the band. So good. If you join their fan club they are currently selling a CD of that acoustic set from last march. It's available until the 12th I believe.

[@jeffedwards9180]

Ahhhh! A Band Maid mid-tempo song.... healing the soul, harmonies for your heart and tears for your eyes. Band Maid, especially Miku, brightens your day.

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@jeffedwards9180 100%

[@jeffreykuska7877]

I am reliving my discovery of Band-Maid thru you again !!

[@thevikingbuddha]

That's cool. Thank you.

[@dennisacarter4332]

Fantastic reaction!!!

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thank you.

[@barrycounts490]

A couple more of Band-Maids Emotional songs "Sayonakidori" Live from 2021 Acoustic Christmas Concert and my favorite "ABOUT US" Live Stream is a love song to the fans during Covid ! Their are more emotional songs but these are my favorites ! Thanks Nice Reaction =)

[@septimusseverus7237]

An awesome live video of Sayonakidori at Shibuya Eggman is found on KZbin.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Great thanks very much.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks

[@Jonas_S_]

My favorite song by them. Exquisite song writing 😎🤘

[@paddyofurniture4681]

You see now why us Maidiacs are convinced this is the best band in the world, and once you see them live my goodness... Every one of their over 140 songs are fantastic not one clinker impossible yet true. Daydreaming is one of the masterpieces with Puzzle, Domination, I Still Seek Revenge and others but yeah keep on keepin on

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks, I can't stop now.

[@JayDeeMC]

This is probably my most listened to Band-Maid song. I love it. And that guitar solo is my favourite of Kanami's. So much emotion!

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@JayDeeMC Awesome song!

[@johndoe-wt6sy]

They don't let the heat go down just because they're singing ballads, and Akane delivers powerful emotions even in the slow tempo. Then Kanami's heart-rending solo comes along and I can't help but cry.😭 They may even make a stop in the UK later next year, so don't miss out when they do.👍 (Tickets are hard to get for shows in Japan, and the venues are large. In the UK you'll probably be able to see them up close in a smaller venue. Look forward to it‼)

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@johndoe-wt6sy Fingers crossed.

[@donaldbohn3183]

What's my favorite BAND-MAID song? The next one!

[@TomClark-Futoura]

Daydreaming, Bestie, About Us, The One, Anemone, Endless Story, Memorable, PAGE, Wonderland, Awkward, Start Over, Mirage, At the Drop of a Hat and Smile -- an unbelievable range of mid-tempo songs from the greatest hard rock band on the planet - Band-Maid. "Daydreaming," "YOLO," "Puzzle,” and a host of others are world-class masterpieces. Although I love Daydreaming just the way it is and believe it may be Band-Maid's best composed and overall accessible song, I've always wondered if it was sung in English, how deep in the international market Daydreaming would have traveled...? It'll be interesting to see if Bestie (sung in English) hits new markets. Oh well, I'll stop daydreaming now. Thx V-Bud, for another great Band-Maid reaction!

[@thevikingbuddha]

You're welcome. I love it in Japanese but I'm sure it would have done well in the Western market if sung in English, I just wouldn't want them to do that for that reason.

[@TomClark-Futoura]

@@thevikingbuddha Me neither! 👍

[@curtisi4403]

It's always interesting seeing others relive the moment when I first heard this song. If I remember correctly, it was while listening to the cd. An instant playback is necessary.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Instant playback! It's so good.

[@chrisegbertky]

Yep. The feels she is hit.

[@stevenclark7600]

What blows me away is the fact that this song is emotional,but we dont know the lyrics or what the song is about,,That is top tier song writing on another scale,,Another emotional ballad is ,PAGE,it is an absolute stunner,great reaction TVB.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks Steven.

[@steviescott9220]

Cant stop listening to this track . this is a masterpiece. keep on smiling

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@steviescott9220 Same here. Can't tell you how many times I've listened to it now.

[@maurograziati3768]

FREEDOM LIVE..AKANE SOLO...magic

[@MusicMike747]

I agree. This particular song is cemented in a special place for many. Only their third single and yet, a complete, mature, perfectly crafted song. And that solo! When the day comes for you to see them live, my only wish is for you to choose the smallest venue possible. Festivals are limited sets, while proper Okiyujis always include all the surprises and extras that can only happen in those smaller clubs. There is much to learn, my friend. There will be expectations for you in that audience. Maybe consider the brief 5 minute compilation from Ohrenje: “Band Maid Omajinai Time” Miku says it’s “the most important time in Okiyuji, po!”

[@thevikingbuddha]

I'm praying they come to the UK.

[@lurkmerchant]

​@@thevikingbuddhaThey may, but better see them in Japan if you want to go there anyway. There are fans from all over the world attending their concerts in Japan so you'd never feel isolated. They play at smaller venues especially when they play outside Tokyo.

[@larssvensson2893]

Smile, acoustic

[@RahimRahmat]

I second that!

[@k3w1b3an5]

They are over due to tour Europe. They tour the US almost every year. They played the big music festivals last year such as Lallapaloosa in Chicago, Point Fest in St Louis, Rockville in Florida and Aftershock in California in '22. Plus they play all over the US from East Coast to West coast. Their tour bus driver stayed in the same hotel as I did in Houston TX. He had some cool stories to share along with other Band-Maid fanatics that follow them on their US tour. The best place to see them is in a small venue of 2-3 thousand. Their English is very limited but that does not stop them, especially Miku from communicating and having a blast with their fans. Edit: I booked 2 plane flights to see them last year (because as you know the US is quite large)

[@thevikingbuddha]

So you're a proper fan. I'm keeping my fingers crossed they come to the UK.

[@paddyofurniture4681]

More variety to get a feel for breadth - Gion Cho - Start Over - Endless Story live Tokyo garden - Smile

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thank you.

[@greatd6030]

Thank you great reaction. More Band Maid please.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks. It's coming.

[@danjoseph7515]

BAND-MAID'S Daydreaming = Their most BEAUTIFUL masterpiece!! A song that I happen to be allergic to, because every time I hear it, my eyes start watering. 🤘😂🤘 Not as much as About Us and Endless Story 10th Anniversary tour finale) 🤘😭🤘 Thanks again for another great reaction and remember: Life is so much BETTER with BAND-MAID!! 🤘😝🤘

[@thevikingbuddha]

it is indeed a masterpiece. Thanks.

[@Pandafaust11]

I think I like the slower ones too. Songs like Memorable, Bestie, Daydreaming.

[@robertlucchesi2665]

Loved your reaction. Perhaps their best song. Greetings from Sydney, downunder.

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@robertlucchesi2665 Thanks very much. Bet it's warmer over there then it is here at the moment 🥶

[@robertlucchesi2665]

You don’t say. 41 degrees next Tuesday they’re predicting. Moving to Japan late next year to Gunma-Ken with my Japanese wife. You definitely experience all season weather over there.

[@thevikingbuddha]

@robertlucchesi2665 Awesome.

[@gzignl]

My most played cd right now (yes i’m old) is the Band-Maid acoustic cd they did as a Christmas special. So if you like the acoustic stuff, maybe watch Sayonakidori next from that show (or catharsis or both in one sitting). More feelzzz

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks, I'll certainly be reacting to some of their acoustic stuff.

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Endless Story live, Memorable OMV and About Us live three fer (😭😭😭)!

[@Lillywhite]

Nice. I'm in no way a ballad kind of guy, until I heard B-M ballads. Now one of my favourite songs ever and top 5 from B-M is itself an out and out ballad - Wonderland. Love Daydreaming too, especially when Mincho makes that guitar cry.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thank you. I've added Wonderland to my list.

[@robertyakinjr9958]

Band-Maid can not only rock your socks off but can hit you in the feels too. I think you will really like the acoustic versions of "Puzzle" , "Anemone" and "Sayonakidori"

[@edwardmcalister8743]

C'mon, almost every Band-Maid song is our favorite song. I have a disk in my truck with 75 songs that plays all the time, never anything else. I never skip a song, and it never gets old.

[@ernestrimbeck7630]

The power of the Tiny Hat If you haven't seen the Band Maid documentary, you need to see the live version of Daydreaming with Kanami intro

[@thevikingbuddha]

Cool, thanks.

[@Greg-om2hb]

An acoustic love song? Just wait until you hear the acoustic version of SAYONAKIDORI from BAND-MAID’s 2021 Christmas concert.

[@keithvincent8760]

oH Yes indeed.He Will love it.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thank Greg, I'll defintely do that.

[@brandonb.5304]

So glad you enjoyed this one. Isn't as hard rock as the others, but whatever the Maids do, they do it well. So Band-Maid has an alternate identity known as Band-Maiko and a song called "Secret Maiko Lips" that's really a change from their normal look and sound and highlights their Japanese roots. It was something they did for April Fools. Really good song too.

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@brandonb.5304 Cool, I'll have a look at that. Thanks.

[@DocOfRock-p4j]

out of their ballads this one is easily tops in my book. but as far as a heavier rock song 'dice' still takes the cake for me - 7 years later : kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKGkiqGMf71sebs

[@IAMisLove]

👍Awesomely awesome. 🖖❤

[@thevikingbuddha]

I concur.

[@dazedandconfused318]

If they do come to Europe next year it will be after the Summer, so far they've just announced their schedule for Japan for the first half of the year which include another couple of acoustic shows. I highly recommend you become an Omeisyusama-no-Kai (fan club) member for a modest monthly subsription. If you want to see them in Japan, tickets are sold by lottery and fan club members get first dibs or in some cases, eg the acoustic show earlier this year was fan club members only.

[@geoffb5]

Plus if you hurry and join the fan club they are, from 12/9 to 12/12 Tokyo time, selling a CD of the recent acoustic concert to fan club members only. Like the 1st acoustic CD it will likely remain a fan club only item and only available a few times.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Cool, thanks.

[@philproffitt8363]

​@@geoffb5Thanks for the heads up. I didn't pay attention to the email news but I've just now sorted my pre-order 👍 Like with the Christmas okyuji...buying it will ease my guilt of recording the live stream concert ☺

[@lurkmerchant]

Band-Maid mid-tempo songs are treat. Anemone is my favourite, but Page (with folk vibe), About Us, The One might be your cup of tea. Letters to You and Forbidden Tale are also emotional but in a different way. Band-Maid has been doing acoustic concert every couple of years. DVD/Blu-ray of acoustic concert 2024 will be on sale soon if you are interested. Saiki played keyboard in 2 songs. Some live videos from acoustic concert 2021 are available on Band-Maid KZbin channel.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks, I need to see those.

[@topographic1973ify]

Watch ABOUT US for probably their most beautiful song (in my opinion) which was a live online performance written to the fans.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Yeah, I'll be doing that soon.

[@me262talon2]

Great!

[@poncedeleon759]

The last song you hear is always your favourite Mr Buddha.🤣 Guys - don't tell him about the accoustic version of Puzzle, I'm not sure he would cope🤣

[@thevikingbuddha]

Tool late 😂

[@TlanImass]

Power Ballad? Definitely Band-Maid's Memorable and about Us. I think the acoustic versions of Puzzle and Anemone will blow your mind. :) cluppo's track With You is fantastic! Cluppo is Kobato Miku's side project.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks, looking forward to hearing them.

[@garylai363]

When I got to see them for the only time in 2022, this song was one of them that was memorable for me. This was one of their singles so there's a lot of interviews about how the song came together and all that, and it's all very interesting. Kanami was asked to pull from a lot of different popular references at the time, like western pop music and even tropical house music. (The little ramp up with the chimes and claps was Kanami's influence from that). It was also when Saiki admitted she was ready to sing about love, because before that, she didn't feel she had experienced enough or was mature enough to sing about that topic. Also, something you'll notice is that the slower songs are when Kanami brings the more powerful, soulful solos, this one being a fan favorite. There's just something about how Kanami writes the songs that is so satisfying. She uses ramp ups, drops, variation, all to wonderful success, not to mention the choruses and riffs are always so melodic and pleasing.

[@thevikingbuddha]

I'd love to see them live. This is such a good song. I've listened to it every day since recording.

[@garylai363]

@ you won’t regret it. I want to see them again but I can’t just pick up and go to Japan right now, but a sizeable chunk of the fan base make it out to see them even in Japan. I hope they expand back outside of the US and Japan only in 2025.

[@steveratcliffe2181]

Nirvana achieved. It's perfect. Please react to About Us live.... Band Maid's love letter to their fans during the pandemic.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Yeah, a couple of others have mentioned that. I've added it to my list.

[@swissystan]

Just looked through the videos on your channel, you have a lot to catch-up in with Band Maid! Maybe try About Us (official live), Choose Me (Saiki solo), Anemone (acoustic Saiki and Kanami), Puzzle official live then the acoustic (Saiki and Kanami), Memorable (MV)

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@swissystan You're right, I do have a lot to get through, and I will. Thanks for the recommendations.

[@dennisthemenace671]

This is a Beautiful song , I`ve heard it live twice Saiki`s voice is Amazing live on Daydreaming , btw the video was filmed in Taiwan in 2016 .

[@thevikingbuddha]

Cool, thanks.

[@britwill72jp]

Kanami has a tremendous talent, creativity and passion for conveying emotion through her instrument. In Kanami's documentary by Ohrenje, there's an extended intro for this Daydreaming at the end, and it brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for sharing!

[@thevikingbuddha]

You're welcome.

[@brunobryant4846]

No matter how many times I hear this glorious composition and I know it's coming and I brace myself going nuh not gonna get me this time and wham Kanami's solo yet again punches me in the heart and I bloody love it, what a fcken band Po 👍🍻

[@thevikingbuddha]

That solo is soooo good.

[@brunobryant4846]

@thevikingbuddha Kanami's musical brilliance in giving a song just what it needs is jaw dropping but then the same could be said for Akane, Misa, Miku and Saiki 😁 5 musical unicorns in one band 🤯👍🍻

[@thevikingbuddha]

@brunobryant4846 🍻

[@ApocryphalBob]

Aah that old familiar refrain..."my favourite so far". 😊

[@thevikingbuddha]

😂

[@KittyKarenpoo]

And of course, like every other Band Maid song, even better in the official live version. Favorites for me: This one, Domination live, Manners with Black Hole live, Freedom live, Play live.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks

[@steviescott9220]

your smile is getting bigger and bigger. fantastic song. what strikes about these is i don't know where to look! if you took an average band song = verse verse chorus verse solo chorus verse etc. most people would be looking at the front man /woman but there is so much going on from each person playing wise that locks together i am just lost for words. they are so good. they released bestie last april and its all in english. i think we will see more of this as they want to break the usa and europe. there is a new track being released this january. best band in years. miku couldnt even play a guitar when they started. i have not been so overwhelmed since 1982 stevie ray vaughan. ps i am a guitarist/singer etc. you now have to end every sentence with PO

[@thevikingbuddha]

I completely agree Stevie. They are an amazing band and the more I learn about them, the more impressed I become. I'll be reacting to Bestie soon.

[@G-man_810]

Love Miku’s parts in this song! Kanami’s solo is amazing! 🤘🕊️🦍🥷👸🏻👀PO,

[@DavidMISAMISAMISACook]

MISA MISA MISA!!!!!

[@paulfarmer745]

Emotional acoustic "Sayonakidodi"

[@thevikingbuddha]

Yeah, I've heard. I'll definitely be reacting to that.

[@TomRussell-cy6ll]

Hello Bro.....I was the one who recommended Odyssey and Day dreaming to you. How good was this song....the way Kanami wrote this....they don't rush and let it build makes it a BM masterpiece !!! OK...how about one of the most overlooked songs that easily makes my top five BM songs....AWKWARD LIVE......YOU GONNA BE BLOWN AWAY WITH THIS ONE !!!!!!

[@thevikingbuddha]

Hey Tom, thanks for that. Both great songs so I shall defintely be adding Awkward to my list.

[@haggaisimon7748]

You will, also like Anemone, recording and acoustic. This is a gem of gems!

[@thevikingbuddha]

Yeah, I'm excited for that.

[@hingyee2123]

did anyone mention that there is an acoustic version of this song? :)

[@thevikingbuddha]

I've been told to watch other accoustic videos, including Puzzle and About us, but I'm not sure if I read a cooment about Daydreaming accoustic specifically. I definitely need to check it out though.

[@philproffitt8363]

​@@thevikingbuddhaIn a streamed acoustic concert, with audience, last March...brace yourself for this one...Saiki played an intro and accompanied this whole song on piano. How d'ya like them apples? 👌❤

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@philproffitt8363 😂 I like them a lot Phil!

[@bmharveydpe]

Sayonakidori is acoustic with just Miku (vocals), Akane and Misa. This will hit you.

[@BillHallisey]

Viking Buddha, if you love acoustic love songs, Band-Maid has a few of those for you to react to. "Anemone", the live acoustic version with just Kanami playing acoustic guitar and providing vocals to Saiki's beautiful voice. "Smile", the official live video, is another quasi- acoustic song. Other power ballads they perform are "Memorable", the official music video, and "Bestie" the official music video. Band-Maid is one of those rare bands who can "melt your face" and then "melt your heart".

[@thevikingbuddha]

Great, thanks very much.

[@philbrowning1187]

I’m glad you love this song because I do too. Incredibly, the live version is just as good. I think Kanami’s solo is my favourite part, but Seiki’s vocal is special too, in fact, it’s all special.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks, I'll check it out.

[@bender4415]

Hi loved your Reaction. I think "Sayonakidori" Acoustic Ver. (Official Live Video) will hit your Box again. The Song has all what you described as your most Favorit in a Song. And you can hear Miku taking the Lead vocal in this Song. And we all wait vor a Europe Tour to.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Yeah, that one is on my list.

[@danmolnar402]

The live version of "About Us". Oof

[@thevikingbuddha]

It's on my list.

[@stevekane4922]

The "new daydreaming" off the new album "epic narratives" is called "the one". I hope it will be the next MV. When it was first released it became the most listened to of the new material until "Forbidden Tale", which had been in second place received an MV and moved ahead. "The one" is however the sleeping giant in that album. Saiki is absolutely incredible - the whole thing is a masterpiece. One has to bear in mind that kanami is unashamedly in love with saiki and that affection is returned in her own way, a song like that which mainly pushes the artistry of the two of them has an extra exquisite energy. We don't know how this "love affair" actually plays out, they're subtly very physical on stage, even in Japan these days, they walked down the aisle at yokohama like a married couple and kanami gazed at saiki as she performed in adoration. Kanami's outro solo has the kind of beautiful savagery that the solo here does but in a totally different way.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Really? I had no idea about this.

[@stevekane4922]

@thevikingbuddha like all their individual "charm" points which they joke about, they are all actually real. MISA does like whiskey, Miku does like old man's food and entertainment (horse racing etc) Akane really does pig out on bananas during the gig, and yes mincho has had an open crush on saiki almost since they started working together. Lately though, since saiki is alleged to have broken away from a toxic relationship with an older guy she seems to be leaning into Mincho's unqualified adoration. Mincho (kanami) posted an Instagram about having a date with saiki with a picture of a coffee and a hand tagged "saiki" saying "we've been too busy to have a date for a while". They are unreserved on stage in the USA but until the yokohama gig not in Japan. There is something very Mincho and very Japanese (and neurodivergent) about the whole affair. In the beginning she took hundreds of pictures of saiki secretly and filled her phone and was outed when she was forced to show them on a TV show. She has also said that she writes and plays for saiki to hear and plays for her on stage. It could have been a disaster but they seem to enjoy it together now. Apart from Akane they are all weird. One of Saiki's favourite foods is live baby octopus "I know people say it's cruel because they try to get away (from her mouth) but they're so tasty." and this was obviously not part of a flex. The interview was mainly about growing vegetables on her balcony. (She has a room just for her trainsets). "People say we're so close it's creepy" saiki says of the band as people. Sometimes they sleep together on the star bed in the tourbus like a litter of puppies. The very special nature of their music and performance cannot be detached from the nature of their spirit (Kami?) as a band. Bandmaid is their individual and collective devotion. They're Japanese, they have no religion in the western sense. They need no salvation, they only wish to serve. Asked seperately in interviews recently they each said that the band was everything to them and they never wish for it to end.. Another great quote from saiki "I sleep very well, the others don't, this is because I don't have such deep thoughts."

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@stevekane4922 I love it!!!

[@motley22crue]

Wait until you hear Band-Maid's "The One". For me, as well as many other Maidiacs it quickly went beside "Daydreaming" as one of their best emotional songs.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Nice one. Thanks

[@sugaanessena3143]

💜💛❤💙💚 Then you will love Sayonakidori acoustic.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Yeah, it's on my list.

[@dahnawa1839]

My Band Maid top 10 Thrill (MV) Domination (live) Freedom (live) Play (live) Turn me on (live) Take me higher (live) Dice (MV) Onset (live) Manners/Black hole (live) Puzzle (live) Without holding back (MV) Don’t you tell me (live) Shambles (MV) From now on (MV) Hate (live) Influencer (MV) Bestie (MV) -Hon Mention: Show Them (w Warning) Giovanni (instr) Afterlife (instr) Puzzle (acoustic) Band Maiko (sorry, that’s as close as I could get to 10 🤷🏼‍♂️)

[@thevikingbuddha]

That must be a tough exercise. I've heard a few those now.

[@dahnawa1839]

@@thevikingbuddha Try “Manners/Black Hole” it demonstrates why it’s hard to define them.

[@philproffitt8363]

Most of them are in my Top 3 😁

[@thevikingbuddha]

@philproffitt8363 😂

[@mikeholmes5308]

I am loving how much you are into Band-Maid, Viking, subbed! You are clearly a super-feeler for this really emotional stuff from them. Warning: Do not watch the live version of Endless Story from the Yokohama show, it will likely kill you stone dead.

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@mikeholmes5308 😂 Thanks

[@topographic1973ify]

My favorite Kanami solo.

[@jamie.norris]

Anemone -Acoustic V and Live The One Page Puzzle - Accoustic Endless Story (official live video)

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thanks

[@keithvincent8760]

My fav track .Its a hard Choice when it comes to Band Maid.

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@keithvincent8760 It so is.

[@k-popplayinklown5473]

This is still the ONE

[@dannelson6980]

Daydreaming was the last song of the acoustic concert last year. If you think the rock version gives you the feels, the acoustic version is a massive pileup of onion delivery trucks. It starts with Saiki doing the intro on the piano. Miki and Kanami doing backup vocals. Of course they rearranged the song for the acoustic version, because they are Band-Maid. Taking a beautiful song and turning it to 1. The CD for last years acoustic concert went on presale today on the Band-Maid website. You have to be member of the fanclub to buy it. I'm surprised they didn't reissue the Christmas acoustic CD, since it sells out so fast. In 2025 they are planning another acoustic concert, hopefully live-streamed. Misa has talked about wanting to learn upright bass. I would not be surprised to see her playing an acoustic bass at that show, she can add two more ways to play the bass bow and plucked.

[@thevikingbuddha]

I need to watch the whole acoustic concert. Thanks.

[@kieranbuffini8632]

❤💛💙🧡💚🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@polskabob359]

Moratorium live zepp in Tokyo

[@adampino6587]

Someone might be able to dislike Daydreaming and still have a soul but I don't know how.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Agreed

[@rockyetsx70]

You'll need to be wearing your seatbelt and have a box of tissues handy when you listen to "About Us", "Endless Story (live)" and "Memorable". 🤔

[@thevikingbuddha]

OK, I shall prepare myself. Thanks

Oh, if you want to feel even more mushy, try "Anemone"

[@thevikingbuddha]

Cool, thanks.

[@Blubai67]

Oh you like acoustic? You’ve just unwittingly opened another Band Maid pigeon hole! I’d suggest the acoustic versions of Sayonakidori and Puzzle, but if you want to do a 2fer, listen to the live electric versions first and then see how they manage to turn both into essentially different songs by doing them acoustically. I don’t think you will be disappointed.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Yeah, I defintely want to hear the electric versions first. Thanks for the recommendations.

[@grahamreed8774]

For a couple of ballad-ish songs react to Wonderland or Awkward Official Live Videos. For acoustic try Puzzle and Anemone together Official Live video.

[@thevikingbuddha]

@@grahamreed8774 Great. Thanks for the recommendations.

[@jeffersoncosgrove1910]

Hey, I'm not cryin', you're cryin'. 😭 Actually I think all of us have some leaky eyes while listening to the Maids at some point. I've seen some tatted up, big ass biker looking dudes on KZbin just sniffling away, wiping their eyes after hearing Band Maid, with no idea why they can't keep it together.

[@thevikingbuddha]

😂

[@polskabob359]

Band maid has crazy amazing harmonies stuff of alice in chains harmonies miku n saiki , they have a gundam called po!tron

[@jeanboon1157]

I also love Daydreaming. However, there is a song in the new album that is even more emotional than Daydreaming. The song is "The one." Please give us your reaction.

[@thevikingbuddha]

Thank you, i'll add them to my list.

[@pitamaid]

😜