Musicians react to hearing LOVEBITES Asami & Miyako [Rising] Acoustic for the first time!

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

Miyako says herself that piano is her first instrument, she started playing by age of 3. She is at concert pianist level. With guitar she started only with 18. She just released a solo EP with 6 piano covers of classic metal and rock songs. But it‘s more than just covers. She arranged and rewrote the pieces into the style of classical piano etudes. There is also a high quality video available from this EP on LOVEBITES official channel of her version of „Eagle fly free“ original by Helloween kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5mWc3-IqJWLqJY

[@hiawatha.g]

I've played it every day since I got my copy. She is simply remarkable.

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

@@hiawatha.g me too and i just watched the dvd again

[@davidtormaschy9988]

I was amazed by her play, especially with Battery. She is amazing!!!!

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

@@davidtormaschy9988 All the interpretations of the 6 songs are done masterfully. How she preserves the essence of the original and still adds her own flavor and soul is incredible!

[@obud3777]

At Asami's birthday party, in Blues Alley Tokyo.🔥

[@noelle3551]

You must see Asami singing 10 years ago in a club. This is where she learned her trade with a backing band and backing vocals. Definitely worth a look

[@joergschrader1611]

Asami = Most beautifull voice in the World!🥰

[@athlonen]

I said it before, and I’ll say it again. Asami is the most metal R&B singer on the planet.

[@MrUndeadNinja]

You're 100% correct about Miyako being a pianist that can play guitar. She just recently released a solo EP of 6 songs completely restructured into a full piano piece with influences of a number of her favorite classical composers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5mWc3-IqJWLqJY This for instance being her rendition of Eagle Fly Free by Helloween. VERY beautifully done

[@ericsaari2901]

That was at Asami's birthday party. I'm pretty sure there's no post on that, and it is as raw as it gets, which is even more impressive to me. It's also quite amazing to hear Asami sing this with just the piano, as you can sense the power she has vocally and sometimes she uses it. It always surprises me, even though I know what to expect, and you know it is there. Miyako started playing piano at the age of 3. I'm sure she would say it is her first and primary instrument, which is why her being so good on guitar is so impressive. It probably came pretty naturally to her though. I'd be willing to bet she is a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to music. Given her focus she always displays when playing, I'd bet that she doesn't improv anything. It's probably al planned. I could be wrong though. I love this performance also for Miyako's playing because you get an amazing sense of her timing and touch on the keys. She's masterful. If you haven't reacted to it, I'd recommend Empty Daydream. It's different from their other pieces for a few reasons. You get some of this at the start, but you also get them dipping into shades of another genre and a few surprises. I love that sone and it is not often reacted to. Another non-official channel link, but I chose the one with proper subtitles, which is good for this song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJyzqZakqLedos0 Also, Asami is always singing in English. You get to understand her better after some dozen songs or so, but there are a few songs I still don't catch all the lyrics to (I haven't memorized any of them from straight written lyrics). She spent a large part of their break working on her English. I cannot tell you how much I hope that means a World Tour soon.

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

We are all waiting for the world tour for such a long time, sometimes it’s really hard …

[@alekhidell]

Christmas party….her birthday is 11th July. She also did two birthday parties, the last one was in 2021 with Mao on piano.

[@ericsaari2901]

@@alekhidell Thanks for the correction! I have seen it mentioned multiple times that it was her birthday party. Funny how little mistakes like that spread.

[@otobokegaijin6218]

This is from a Dec. 20, 2020 stream. The 1st part was a reprise of the July 2019 birthday show, with virtually the same setlist, including Miyako accompanying Asami on "Rising". 2nd part was the Christmas show.

[@hoges412]

Thanks for reacting to this one guys. Despite the audio glitches, it's a beautiful rendition. For contrast, check out the same song played live in Tokyo in 2020 by the band, it's way more uptempo! Miyako does a short piano piece on this as well. If piano qualifies for acoustic week, I highly commend Miyako's new solo EP of piano covers. There is one MV released on YT, for Helloween's Eagle Fly Free, which will knock your socks off. Miyako takes a metal classic and rearranges it into a classical concerto. Her talent knows no boundaries. The band also did a studio live performance of this cover, and it would be a nice double feature to review both, so you can better appeciate how Miyako has covered both the guitar and bass solos on keys, its an amazing arrangement. Link follows, cheers. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5mWc3-IqJWLqJY

[@4thArmoredVet]

I downloaded the EP from iTunes and it's spellbinding, especially Far Beyond the Sun. Amazing composer and arranger our Miyako is!

[@martins767]

Amazing to see them doing something like that together. Rising is one of my preferred Lovebites songs because it's absolutely uplifting and inspiring. Thanks for reacting to it. Asami's hability to write lyrics in english is formidable and she does a great job singing in english (we must remember even native english speakers are not able to understand all accents of english existent around the world, because there are different ways of pronouncing and even differences in vocabulary from one group to another - american, canadian, english, scottish, southern african, australian and many others). I've heard several opinions about it in Lovebites songs but, in general, even when Asami is not absolutely correct on her pronunciation of an english word or expression, she is still smartly adjusting it to the best possible way for the performance in that song. So, we just need to follow the lyrics if we want. And I do this for any bands, even with ones in my own native language (portuguese), because sometimes I really can't understand a thing the singer is saying! By the end, it's a thing we get used to and even get to like - because it brings it's own charm with it!

[@zakkwylde551]

Two lovely mother of LoveBites. Mama Asami n Mama Miyako ❤❤❤. Great talents

[@lonniekramlich6241]

Miyako is having a piano recital in Nov, " A Night With Miyako, " one of the songs she would like to play is " La Campanella " by Franz Liszt ( still to be determined ) because it's very difficult, even for her. It's been said that only a 1000 or 2 piano players in the world can attempt it, 😮 & even less can do it justice ! Miyako is 33 yrs old, she's been playing piano for 30 of those yrs & guitar for 15 yrs. 😏❤️🎸🎹😎🤘

[@skoob-kq7ms]

In an interview on Miyako Metal TV she called her Yamaha baby grand her "best buddy" and that the piano "made me who I am".

[@kielanuar213]

One of my all fav songs of Lovebites. The heavy version was pumping but soothing. Meaningful lyrics.

[@VRsMagic]

ASAMIIIIIIII‼️😭🤘🏻

[@PaulEMoz]

Just a note you should be aware of: when singing with Lovebites, Asami always sings in English, every word. They've only done one song with Japanese lyrics, and even that was rerecorded in English.

[@boyzyu]

It's Mee-yah-ko. You guys should check out her debut piano EP that features 6 piano covers of famous rock/metal tracks.

[@martins767]

I concour!

[@athlonen]

Triple! You can tell she was having fun on that! Imagine their faces if she releases Battery!

[@evilvolts]

I was hoping someone would point this out ]:)

[@gatograto]

Great reaction and review. You definitely should try Miyako's Eagle Fly Free Helloween cover on grand piano kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5mWc3-IqJWLqJY. It is more than a cover actually. It is a finest interpretation. As a Japanese man myself, I tell you no Japanese cares about foreigner's mispronunciation. On the other hand, quite many American reactors, interestingly only Americans but no other English speakers, criticize Asami's accent. I think we all should be generous to foreign accents.

[@elemma25]

The lyrics are so deep and thought-provoking. Their songwriting is top-notch 🤘

[@veronica6325]

It's fun to watch this along with the live Lovebites performance of the same song.

[@buccanero]

Their original bass player and founder, Miho, did perform in the US in 2013 and 2014 with her old band Destrose.

[@evilvolts]

Love Miyako's solo piano album Etude Op. 23 she does covers of Helloween Eagle Fly Free, Metallica Battery, Malmsteens Far beyond the sun, Gary Moore's The Loner, Deep Purple's Burn and Lovebites Addicted

[@gordonnottsfinest180]

Asami is called:The One and Only Voice for a reason, try and imagine yourself or any other singer singing in a foreign language, especially a language so different in word pronunciation, and singing with the clarity and control she does. Good reaction again and keep going forward with journey. God bless 🤘🥁🎤🎹🎸🐺

[@schelin1447]

Miyako is something else!

[@aloneahamo]

woooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@evilvolts]

Miyako also had a video on Instagram of her playing Bass

[@evilvolts]

Lovebites Rising Lyrics Failure or pride? The fear deep inside Success doesn’t come with a few empty tries Fortune and fame, seem easy to claim But those who’ve succeeded defeated the pain Why give up on a life that you love? Play the game with no shame till the very end RISE AGAIN - though you’re broken and scarred... You can choose, not to lose, you can build it again! DON’T LET GO - of what’s deep in your heart You are free to fly, go and change your destiny! Too late to change? The past will remain But it’s up to you to decide on a name Glory is not what miracles brought The path you have taken will lead you the way Why give up on a life that you love? Play the game with no shame till the very end LIVE AGAIN - with the vows in your heart Even if you get lost in the darkest of nights DON’T FORGET - that you’ve made it this far Show your scars with pride and believe your history... You might also like Empty Daydream LOVEBITES Pledge of the Saviour LOVEBITES Bravehearted LOVEBITES Sometimes we can’t see the light anywhere Sometimes we don’t have our luck in the air Almost like we’ve been left by ourselves I’m alone, you’re alone, somewhere in the world But open your arms, look up and you will see an endless blue sky I believe, you believe, we will live out today So it leads to tomorrow! RISE AGAIN - though you’re broken and scarred You can choose, not to lose, you can build it again DON’T LET GO - of what’s deep in your heart You are free to fly, rise above your fate! LIVE AGAIN - with the vows in your heart Even if you get lost in the darkest of nights DON’T FORGET - that you’ve made it this far You are free to fly, go and change your destiny!

[@jaysudais3877]

Musicians high level

[@13uomini]

Miyako made one Ep with the 6 metal songs cover on piano that was exit this June. You can watch her Helloween video cover of "Eagle fly free".

[@marks5451]

You should listen to the usual version of Rising. Its so different and with so much energy.

[@Mrlovebitten]

This is an official LOVEBITES song, as others have mentioned all LOVEBITES songs are in English except for the song Bravehearted from their EP “the LOVEBITES EP” witch is in Japanese and was written by drummer Haruna and the English version of Bravehearted is on the album “Awakening from Abyss” and if you want here is a live performance of the song Rising (live from Zepp Diver City 2020) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJ_GmmuBqb19hs0 performed by the whole band and it has proper subtitles to the lyrics oh and this video you have just reacted to was probably captured by the same software that you use to do reactions with so it’s understandable that the quality is a little off but it’s still a nice thing to see that this band has the ability to play anything they set their minds to.

[@hardknox1917]

I hope you guys do the warning sinster smiles acoustic

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

I suggested it to them together with their other 3 acoustic reactions. Since they’ve done my list accurately in order, I‘m expecting it for tomorrow 😀

[@stand.and.deliver.5]

One day late, but now they‘ve uploaded the video 😊

[@Greg-om2hb]

Mi-Ya-Ko (みやこ). Mi-Do-Ri (みどり) , A-Sa-Mi (あさみ). “Mi” (み) has the same sound in each case. When you see “i” in a Japanese word, think of “pizza”, or “sushi”.

[@JFrancoDrums]

Awesome!! This is such a beautiful rendition of an already beautiful song to begin with!! 😊 Speaking of Miyako as a pianist, she just released her first EP, completely on piano doing covers of some of her favorite songs. She released a video of Eagle Fly Free by Helloween - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5mWc3-IqJWLqJY (Lovebites also did a full band cover of the same song a couple years ago)

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

All letter I's in Japanese names are pronounced as a long E in English - Mi=Mee. All letter A's in Japanese are pronouced as a short A in English - Ah

[@AngelLWJ]

🤘🏻🐺🤘🏻

[@faintsmile88]

Amazing 🐺

[@obud3777]

It's Miyako, not Mayako 🤘

[@DMGJP]

5:24 start reaction

[@hiawatha.g]

Mee-ah-koh Slight emphasis on first syllable (actually slightly higher pitch, not louder). This was from a private performance on Asami's birthday. It keeps getting posted and then taken down. It was not meant to be a public performance.

[@Greg-om2hb]

It’s an acoustic piano, so you can call this an acoustic piano. The lyrics are 100% English. MIYAKO is a better piano player than she is a guitar player. I expect she worked out every single note of this arrangement beforehand.

[@alekhidell]

As you are always so respectful, please accept this comment in the same vein. Asami sang every word in English and although she has a heavy accent (she is Japanese after all), I really don’t understand how you could imagine that any of the words were in any other language.

[@ronrimsite6948]

Babymetal's acoustic "First Take" performance should be next!

[@evilvolts]

Me yah ko not my yah ko

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

So . . . Japanese vowels are always pronounced the same way. A: "ah' · I: "ee" · U: "oo" · E: "ay" · O: "oh" Asami: ah - sa - mee Miyako: mee - yah - koh Midori: mee - doh - ree Haruna: hah - roo - nah Fami: fah - mee Miho: mee - hoh When there's only one vowel, it's a quick sound. Once I figured out these things, Japanese words and names - at least when they're Romanized - became simple for me to sound out.