SOKONINARU - BRILLIANT CITY - Ryan Mear Reacts

[@Logan-Wolverine]

Sokoninaru, straordinaria band Da ascoltare Tenohira de Odoru e Lament/Moment.Favolosi!!!

[@tinyhato]

Yes! So glad you doing them! My #2 Japanese band. Some more mind-blowers by them: "Tenohira de Odoru", "re:program", "Gou ni Moyu" and "Lament Moment".

[@spinnymathingy3149]

Agree

[@sergisplp]

and "Metallin"

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

Oh...they are so good! Musicians overload. "Impossible" breakdowns.

[@2abug]

I’m glad you enjoyed listening to Sokoninaru. I suggested them multiple times on the comment section 😝 “brilliant city” is from their latest album and it’s a pretty standard song for them. They can do so many crazy things with their instruments. Juko Suzuki is the guitarist and he plays with a Momose (handmade Japanese guitar) Jazzmaster custom. He is one of my favorite Japanese guitarist. Same for Misaki Fujiwara, she’s in my top Japanese bassists with MISA and Koga. She’s using a Mayones Jabba Classic 4. Shoto Saito is their current drummer. Sokoninaru had many amazing support drummers, especially Shiyu who left the band last year. But Shoto is fantastic and he sings (and growls too)! For the next song, maybe you can check out “Tenohira De Odoru”. Thank you Ryan (I know the song and I had goosebumps too when the guitar solo started)

[@RyanMear]

Thanks! Maybe you should check out the Discord??

[@gregs_music_corner]

Oh yeah, Tenohira De Odoru is absolute bonkers! I think Ryan will like it!

[@powbobs]

Yup I recommended them and that song in the past.

[@Thor_Iversen]

Yes! You finally got to listen to Sokoninaru! They've got so many great songs to offer. Hope you dive deeper soon.

[@PaulEngineer]

A simply amazing three piece. So full. So engaging.

[@robert-gillesmartineau1208]

Ryan! Great reaction with passion! These young Japanese bands need all the exposure that you reactors can give them! This is at last Band Maid and other groups' legacy bearing the fruit! As many a well-informed non-Japanese commentator pointed out the cynical Japanese music industry cares only about artificial pop groups with plenty of cute faces, who can dance and jiggle around instead of producing music, catered for a mass of silly non-musical fans who care only about their looks. The music industry are too happy entrapping young boys and girls and squeeze money out of them as fast as possible and go to the next one! Band Maid and other bands who either broke their shackles or decided to go alone will stay in future history as the start of a musical revolution in Japan. It still will take some time as unfortunately the musical Japanese industry is strangled by shady business (and worse), but we may at last hope for tons of such talented young bands to come and blast the scene! Another band I discovered through you! And I am sure many more reactors will follow suit! It is 6:40 am, and thank you so much for the wake-up call! Incidentally, their name, Sokoninaru, could be roughly translated as "The Point We Want To Reach"! Cannot wait for our next reaction! Best regards, Robert-Gilles

[@madsstavang]

Yes, the musicianship is amazing, but it is the melody lines that really stand out to me. I absolutely love the vibe of it. Has this melancholy streak that really connects with me. First time hearing them, but definitely not the last time.

[@russ_henry]

Nice!! You've found Sokoninaru!! They sound like NO ONE else, and it is just brilliant stuff. They quickly became a favorite of mine.

[@joshi_new_wave3283]

Been a fan of this group for a few years now and they never cease to amaze me.

[@clivematthews5296]

Yet another amazing female bassist who sings too.

[@powbobs]

She has a beautiful voice.

[@mamiackerman_1004]

Gosh... I have a stupid prejudice and regret not having heard them before. I wouldn't have met such a great band without you reacting to them!! Thank you Ryan xD

[@MrBurns742]

This band is awesome. This is one of their more mellow/melodic songs. Songs like 'Gou Ni Moyo' or 'Tenohira De Odoru' are more heavy, and complex. What's amazing is that they pull it off live so well.

[@puffdadico6063]

Very underrated band. They are very technical and unique. Another great bassist.

[@J_musicfan]

Wow! This is my first time hearing this band. Japan for the win again!

[@dexterplant778]

Sugoi! This is really good stuff, thanks for sharing this Ryan, I don't think I would have been lucky enough to stumble upon this, firkin fantastic.

[@RyanMear]

THAT'S what I like to hear!

[@cholatse6745]

Great reaction. Finally you picked up Sokoninaru. An absolutely great band and this could be the beginning of another wonderful friendship. Sokoninaru is after Band-Maid in the close second line of Japanese bands for me. Sokoninaru is highly complex music, this was one of their more straight forward tunes. I recommend Gou Ni Moyu next. All three top notch musicians, Misaki the bassist is another Japanese lady beside Misa who just own that bass. And the fascinating thing is - like B-M - they are so good they can deliver this complexity seamless live too. Sokoninaru was the last band I saw before COVID closed the world. The last 2 concerts here in 🇨🇭 Unfortunately they had to quit their first European tour after these because COVID restrictions took place in Europe in winter 2020. Enjoy - a fantastic band for sure.

[@TheJerm]

Been waiting for this. Like our five favorite ladies, Sokoninaru blows me away....ALL THE TIME. "Tenohira De Odoru", "Gou Ni Moyu", "White For" (beautiful ballad and video), or again, just like Band-Maid, pick whatever. But, hold onto your headphones. Thanks Mr Mear!

[@deathsyth27]

This is a great band, that I also need to explore more. They have a bunch of covers on their You Tube channel that are a lot of fun, kind of just like how Nemophila dose all their covers. Maybe not the best stuff to react too but fun to watch on your own time.

[@powbobs]

I like their cover of Luna Sea’s Rosier even more than Nemophila’s.

[@billb.5183]

Wow they are really good. I need to check them out more.

[@poncedeleon759]

As much as I love Band Maid and Misa, Misaki has fast become my favourite bass player. Sokoninaru are not for everyone. This was a fairly mild version of what they can do. But they are super talented and tick all the boxes for me. I did suggest them to you about 6 months ago Ryan, glad you caught uop to them. Hope you enjoy their discog, it's certainly a rollercoaster of a ride of technically wizardry

[@spinnymathingy3149]

I agree with you

[@alxvdark]

When I want to listen to something, I play Band Maid. When I want to pay attention to something and do nothing else, I listen to Sokoninaru.

[@dsn287]

YEAH! Glad you checked them out and yes, they are precision guided chaos, master musicians and are criminally underrated. They can, and do, all kinds of genres (prog, pop, metal, madness), and do them fantastically well. Check out their other tunes, Tenohira De Odoru, complicated system, vermisst, re:program.

[@ranger_a6953]

They go in my "shockingly good" bin. Right in there with Tricot, The Omnific, Polyphia and a very few others.

[@yogayaditama9243]

Terrific list of bands you've got here, weirdly tho I can't see 'covet' as well as 'Night Verses'

[@ranger_a6953]

@@yogayaditama9243 I do indeed like Covet, it's in my list of great things. Night Verses I will need to look up though. (Edit: listening now. I can tell in the first 30 seconds that it's going in my bin.)

[@powbobs]

@@yogayaditama9243 Missed Toe also.

[@JuanSan66]

@@yogayaditama9243 Damn!, Night Verses are terrific too, I didn´t know them. Thank you.

[@JuanSan66]

Do you know Chon?. I think you would like it.

[@powbobs]

I welcome our Japanese musical overlords. LOL I’m impressed that you got the pronunciation correct.

[@srhiers29]

Glad to see a reaction to my favorite band. My favorite song of theirs is "Complicated System." If you get a chance, check it out.

[@Shiroar]

This band define mind blowing to me. I absolutely adore them! 🖤 Some personal favourites (from all great songs) are Gou Ni Moyu, Lament Moment, and Tenohira De Odoru. Hope you check out more!

[@JuanSan66]

Hey! one of my favourites!. They are genious, a hell of musicians. If you want to try another extraordinary band I think you would like Elephant Gym (from Taiwan). Their live concert in Megaport Festival is amazing. Damn, I've been sitting in front of your channel all afternoon, tons of good music...

[@TheGlashare]

After seeing/hearing this, I just hit shuffle on their entire discography. So far not a single dud. What an absolutely brilliant band. Thanks Ryan :)

[@RyanMear]

Write, that's awesome!

[@K.H.D710]

Glad you liked Sokoninaru! This is my #3 fav band. As you can see they are incredibly technical band. Misaki Fujiwara is one of my top3 fav female bassists. For a long time, they were 2-piece band + a support drummer. About 2 months ago, a new drummer, Shoto Saito, joined to the band as a regular member. The lead guitarist, Jukoh Suzuki, is the main vocalist, but the other two members can sing. If you are interested in, here are videos of all three members singing: Kenshi Yonezu - Kanden(cover):kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGPPnaBqfbNnf6M MTH - A.L.I.E.N（cover):kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp7KnZmDnc6YqKc

[@BMCanuck]

That was fun! Sokoninaru are my 2nd favourite to Band-Maid and your reaction brought back fond memories of the 1st time I heard them. Thanks for that❤.

[@mickyart]

WOW... First thing I noticed was the same Fender Sumire Yoshida from Silent Siren uses a lot since around 2014 and it's pink too! But then as the song progresses any visual content was a secondary thing - the musical textures, that bass player... his voice went from what I thought was something a little less interesting to something...f*** good lord... I love this... (sorry...this comment is a bit silly and made me realise I shouldn't start writing at the same time as the video keeps going...) I love this.

[@RyanMear]

That's okay lol! I understand!

[@Miraie93]

Damn bro. What happen to Japan? Their J-Metal J-Rock J-Pop, all their genre so insanely good.

[@Greish-esquire]

They are sooooo GOOD! Should of mentioned them before but I didn't think you'd be into Math Rock (This one is well sedate :) )... but neither was I ..... There's generally only the Bass and Lead G with session drums ... they have played in the States! The Jazz/FUNK/MEtal are out of this world

[@powbobs]

Their covers are great too I love their cover of Luna Sea’s Rosier even more than Nemophila’s. That might make a good video. Luna Sea, Nemophila and Sokoninaru all playing Rosier.

[@cecilthetermite]

Great three piece band, progressive rock with a great sound. Misaki and Misa must be sisters lol, she a great bassist some of their tacks the bass line legendary. Thank again Ryan

[@powbobs]

Proggy Math Core end of Math Rock.

[@Sergof]

After BAND-MAID and Ningen Isu they're my 3rd favorite band. I really encourage you to listen to entire albums of theirs, otherwise it's hard to get a feel for them. Their sound is weird. I can listen to them to relax but at the same time they're too intense to listen to when working out. There are several bands that sound somewhat similar (Ling Tosite Sigure, 9mm Parabellum Bullet) but none of them go as far as Sokoninaru.

[@dearkazuscorner2549]

hehhee love that little dramatic pause you did!! "I like them....(glups) almost as much as Band- Maid"

[@RyanMear]

I would have said "as much", but I can't listen to Sokoninaru all day

[@Dhara-In]

hi)) Please could you react to the amazing performance of young vocalist Diana Ankudinova with a song - Side By Side - Диана Анкудинова и Брендон Стоун (официальная премьера)- (this video is from her official channel)

[@RyanMear]

Please. You guys are always spamming my channel for me to listen to her. You don't give a crap about my content or what I say. So either be engaged, join my Patreon or even discord to make a request, or just stop. You are the only p eople asking for it.

[@vdubrovskiy9092]

Diana Ankudinova is an amazing singer,her voice fascinates!

[@concordia697]

@@RyanMear If I were you, I'd listen at least once. Here is an example of a concert performance. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oauqpWqLZpipfs0

[@concordia697]

@@RyanMear The problem is that you initially surrounded yourself with people who listen to exactly what you listen to yourself, I think that they and you are not even interested in the strongest vocalists in the world, such as Dimash, So Huang, Amon Morissette, Chakra Khan, Vanny Vabiola, Marcelito Pomoy and of course the youngest and most talented Diana. What's even more funny, on SOKONINARU - for the last day on the whole KZbin only your video, for a week only 4 reactions, you contradict yourself, saying that no one offers or looks at Diana, about 50 reactions to Diana only in the last 24 hours

[@Abelion_Jayakerto]

sokoninaru was take progressive rock to another way, their music is extraordinary with the unique sounds. check out their older stuff like re:program and Tenohira De Odoru, u will be mind blowing or ur brain explode

[@jaycon505]

One the best trio ive heard. The musicianship are the best. One of my fav bassist misaki fujiwara.

[@bryandevito5120]

It’s not that you like everything, it’s that you cultivated viewers of your channel to be your algorithm. The fan song suggestions are what KZbin fails at miserably because KZbin is a computer and computers know dick about bass tones.

[@guybrushthreepwood1519]

Pretty much everyone already said it, but yeah, Sokoninaru is awesome (and finally a real three-piece, official drummer, yay!). Even not really understanding japanese I did watch quite a few of their "comment" videos, where they explain how to play their songs, which is such a cool thing to do for them. They also do a lot of covers and I haven't heard one I didn't like, even if i was on the fence about the originals. They have just such a distinct sound. My personal pick would be "Lament Moment", but "Gou ni Moyu" and "Tenohira De Odoru" are also crazy good.

[@interstellardave]

Wow.

[@jaygonzales7198]

COOL SONG

[@MorganPatNever]

DAMN , These guys are brutal, smoking prog rock, math rock nerds are punching air right now

[@usagi3919]

Nice reaction. Unfortunately I only like two songs from them with the other being Tenohira ni odoru. The others are beyond my comprehension. I prefer the guitarist singing lead with the bassist singing back-up which both songs I like are done.

[@9masking203]

I request some song that if you don`t know yet , Band-Maid / Order ( from Brand new maid ) ....standard Band-Maid rock`n roll Wagakki-Band / Homura , Akakuki no Ito , Unlucky Morpheius / Knight of Sword ./ Carry on singing to the sky ...

[@hiawatha.g]

So glad you are diving further into the Japanese well. The degree to which Japan is setting the pace in musical creativity and virtuosity is almost weird. How does one country just "get" it on such a scale? Anyway, love this band, thanks for featuring them. I checked and you have not reacted to Tricot. You will lose your shit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpClkHqXodh9qKc Asterism, Sokoninaru, Tricot....there are a lot of lesser known but mind-blowingly good groups out there.

[@RyanMear]

Yes, that was my intention, but y'know...I have a thing for this other band....

[@hiawatha.g]

@@RyanMear 😁😁 We all understand. As I've said in another thread, most creative band since the Beatles....

[@hironogu8265]

You should definitely see it. Awesome technique and esoteric! そこに鳴る - 業に燃ゆ【Official Music Video】Sokoninaru - Gou Ni Moyu kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ2Xi2icabaqe7s&ab_channel=KOGARECORDS

[@brunobryant4846]

Err WOW 😃!!!

[@katsuhiko1900]

’業に燃ゆ’gou ni moyu is more technical song they play. so try it.

[@ral8452]

reminds me a bit of elephant gym - 3 piece math rock

[@cembor]

J-Prog. :) This is one of their more "traditional" songs. They have some that are really heavy progressive as well.

[@jamie.norris]

That was crazy good.

[@powbobs]

I told you so. LOL Monster musicians. Check the lyrics.

[@gregs_music_corner]

Yeah man, the J-rock scene is quite alive right now. Sokoninaru isn't HARD ROCK per se, but gooood lawd do I ever like em.

[@VGVindaloo]

Oh, and I almost forgot, any plans on doing some Voivod? They just released their new album, which is a real master piece. Planet Eaters is both a great song and great video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqerm4GZn7KkrLc

[@VGVindaloo]

You're in for a ride with Sokoninaru. This one is actually one of their tamer songs except for their ballad White For. The rest is just complete madness. Gou Ni Moyu would be a good one next: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ2Xi2icabaqe7s

[@RyanMear]

I keep hearing that.... I'm excited to hear more

[@billbird6494]

@@RyanMear Worth checking out a few of live videos - make sure you get the pro shot one's - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqmngnxmo9B1otU kzbin.info/www/bejne/gam5n2qrl9RnfLM Also, they often do excellent covers on their channel - Babymetal - kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6rRn2WjlpJgqM0 Maximum the Hormone - kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp7KnZmDnc6YqKc

[@taer909]

アウトロにLUNA SEAのシナジーがある

[@RudiTheMan]

These three are acrobatics on music instruments,

[@RyanMear]

Lol ..... your icon makes all you comments SO intense!

[@RudiTheMan]

@@RyanMear lol,

[@devon9723]

You should react to illusion is mine by Ling Tosite Sigure. The song has a similar vibe and Ling Tosite Sigure is a another 3 piece band that sokoninaru is heavily insipired by. Here's a link to the song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4Owg5-fftxpfqs

[@catschoose1248]

Just curious, what did you say at 4:27? Thanks for covering this band, they are so underrated, I just hope they can continue making great music for us. They take lots of risks with some of their other stuff that's more "out there", but i guess that also limits their commercial appeal.

[@RyanMear]

Um.... "So much better than......." I don't remember what the last word was. Possibly ".... everything else. " or something like that.... relatively speaking

[@killiansred1000]

The guitar solo was perfect for the song. Now someone please pronounce the band’s name so I don’t look even more foolish than usual.

[@MrBurns742]

From what I've heard: so ko nee nar ooh

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

Ryan, you forgotten something....great bass!!

[@RyanMear]

I mentioned it somewhere!

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

@@RyanMear. Ok, that will do just fine🙂

[@pris7]

Next, please reaction for this song Sokoninaru / Tenohira De Odoru kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGiwqqJ4oM5src0

[@spinnymathingy3149]

Once you hear more of their songs, you will put them above Band maid on almost every level, songwriting, musicianship, even the bass player here sings like an angel 🤟🤟🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍

[@powbobs]

Let’s not get carried away. They are very different bands. I love them both.

[@spinnymathingy3149]

@@powbobs I’m the Number 1 ticket holder for Band Maid, love them to bits, but credit where credit’s due, All bands are different bands, but here there are more similarities than differences

[@powbobs]

@@cepho8349 That is certainly your opinion.

[@powbobs]

@@spinnymathingy3149 p

[@powbobs]

@@cepho8349 LOL

[@TomClark-Futoura]

First impression regarding this song: I liked some of the tones, playing and atmosphere. But the song, imo, was produced way too choppy in order to make it feel, I assume, avant garde. No band would ever write or play live a song chopped up like beef liver. Also, they tried to put too much into the song in terms of beats and fancy do-nothing-riffs and fills. In other words, they didn't treat the base song honorably because it was not strong enough to play it straight up, on its own, I'm thinking. (But that's a big difference between this Sokoninaru song and any Band-Maid song.) I'm certainly not putting the band down. I haven't heard anything other than Brilliant City.

[@Sergof]

Oh man, if you think this song was choppy... They don't actually use that many production tricks and from what I've seen they write their songs in a way that allows them to play them live and without things like backing tracks. Even going as far as using a loop station to record guitar parts on the fly for places where more than one guitar is necessary. You can listen to how they play live here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqmngnxmo9B1otU I can't tell you whether or not they want to sound avant-garde, but their influences are pretty clear. Listen to this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqK8dICuncyYibc and this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmekq5V3a7pnhJo The latter is actually a song Kanami covered before joining BAND-MAID.

[@powbobs]

LOL. This isn’t even near the extreme of what they can do. And yes, they pull it off perfectly live. It’s kind of scary. Watch Tenohira De Odoru live.

[@TomClark-Futoura]

@@powbobs Thx, for the comment, powbobs. Technically they're good. But the song and voice is a bit of a problem for me. But I'll check out some more. 🤘

[@k-popplayinklown5473]

Haha you have not touched the surface They get much more progressive

[@viaverde3153]

Too much technical acrobatic circus, too little music. Sokoninaru is still waiting for a good composer. I like their covers the most.

[@Sergof]

In this song?