The Pentagenarian TRYING to React to Gacharic Spin - "Mindset"

[@GeographRick]

I really like this group. They are so fun and talented. All of these female Japanese rock bands has saved music for me. Not because they are beautiful (which they are) but because of the talent and creativity. They have breathed new life back into music for me.

[@Davey-Boyd]

Gacharic Spin are one of the best bands from Japan in my humble opinion. Very innovative, you never know what they are going to do next. Extremely talented and nice people to boot. Plus, they are killer live!

[@not-so-great-oldone9780]

Gacharic Spin is a high energy, very talented band. I suggest Replica mv ( it has subtitles) and Tamashii or I Wish I live, you won’t believe the energy of the live performance.

[@ThePentagenarian]

Very cool! Thank you for the recommendations and your comment.

[@homegnome2429]

@@ThePentagenarian "I wish I" live also has subtitles - the band are making more of an effort to help us international fans recently :)

[@gaborberkes468]

They have a side project Doll$box Highly recommend as well 😉 The Replica, Forever I wish same good songs...If you didn't watch yet Band Maid Lollapalooza festival songs Dice & HATE highly recommend as well 😉

[@DrCognac]

Gacharic Spin is one of the best things ever! Extreme talent and hugely influential on most japanese rock and metal bands since over a decade.

[@ThePentagenarian]

I really enjoyed what I saw and heard! he song structure was off the hook and I like surprises! Thank you for taking the time to comment!

[@jasonnord785]

This is one of my favorite bands. It’s a crime they aren’t better known. So much energy and fun. Such incredible musicianship. Saw them live this year and can’t wait to see them again.

[@HajiPepenk]

Ghacaric spin forever 🔥

[@realdocloco]

Another Japan's best-kept secrets 😊. About the meaning of the song, you got it 👍. They are all very skilled musicians, and very unpredictable too - love 'em.

[@barrycounts490]

Gacharic Spin is such a fun band =) You can feel the talent oozing out of their instruments! I would suggest "I Wish I" MV for a followup song or maybe "Tamashii" With Toy Instruments ! Great Reaction✌🤘

[@amiwolf8117]

Whatever you watch from Gachapin, it's always a journey. Not even one of the most hardcore fans has any idea, what their next song will be like. So if you'll follow Alice down that rabbithole, expect to be surprised every single time! Cheers :)

[@ChuckJansenII]

Very spot on reaction. This is your brain. 😀 This is your brain on Gacharic Spin Funk Metal. 🤯 Better get used to it. Contagious. Great fun jazzy song. Very progressive. Reminds me of Dave Brubeck perhaps one of the great pianists from jazz. Gacharic Spin bass player is extraordinary and also has the coolest name in all of rock and roll history, F Chopper Koga. Maybe they are the most destructive all girl band. Miyako will lecture them not to abuse their poor instruments.

[@khunrichz4855]

Great review and yes, you don't need to know the lyrics to figure out what the song was about. Definitely some funk vibes but that solo is right of the of jazz/rock fusion genre that was popular in the 70's. Chick Corea's electric "Return to Forever" band came to my mind. The energy of their live shows is off the charts. Yes, extremely talented since the 4 main members are in their 30's and have been together for many years. Pink-haired Angelina 1/3, is one of the newest members (they found her when she was still in high school) and she has brought a new energy and musical direction to the band. A few recommendations that can be copy and pasted into KZbin search.... Gacharic Spin - I wish I (Official Live Video) in 豊洲PIT (Lyrics in English) A heavier rock sound 【Live】Gacharic Spin「TAMASHII」2019 High energy and two drummers. Gacharic Spin - "Lock On" - Live at 豊洲PIT They also did a side project called Doll$Boxx with Fuki, the singer from Unlucky Morpheus. Check out Ｔａｋｅ　Ｍｙ　Ｃｈａｎｃｅ/DOLL＄BOXX

[@surfingasongwave]

I love their style, too. F Chopper Koga is the bassist.

[@terryfuller7568]

Think comicon they played it in Houston this year.Anime,but jazz is close.

[@homegnome2429]

Yep it's pretty much impossible to define Gacharic Spin! Even when you've seen a whole ton of stuff they'll still surprise you. Interesting on the polyphia comment - I saw one other reactor make the same comparison although the song was "Rabbit Hole" which is at the jazziest end of their musical spectrum IMO. I would still recommend "I Wish I" live next or Replica MV to get a different angle on their musical possibilities - enjoy!

[@chriso6719]

Only heard a couple songs from them, this is the only one I can name by title. They mix rock, pop, alternative and electronic. Makes for an interesting sound. Formed by bassist F. Chopper Koga in 2009 with her high school classmate Hana on drums. I think it's pronounced (Ga -Char - ic) Spin. The musicians from this band , along with vocalist Fuki of Unlucky Morpheus comprise the band Doll $ Box (hard rock/power metal/electropop).

[@ThePentagenarian]

Thank you very much chris. Ladies and gentlemen please open your encyclopedia musica to Section G...

[@r-tunes8652]

Gacharic Spin are superb, easily my favourite band Their side project DOLL$BOXX is also excellent and more metal oriented, I strongly recommend look up and react to a 13 minute live video titled "DOLL$BOXX - Shout Down / Karakuri Town / 世界はきっと愛を知ってるんだ"

[@grantnealon5101]

Do some more. They are very good. Check out Timashi live twin drums in perfect sinc. Only ever seen that in the glitter band from the 70's. Best wishes from France..

[@Greg-om2hb]

“Ga-cha,” like “Cha-cha.” The song is about throwing off and breaking fee from the constraints and expectations the Japanese society places on young women. They have been going at it for 14 years, with an evolving lineup and sound. Of you want chills, see how GACHAPIN opened their set at NAONのYAON 2023, the Tokyo festival celebrating female musicians. This starts with an abbreviated version of REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY, followed by THE COME UP CHAPTER, in a super frenetic, chaotic, heavy, and tight performance, including harmonized twin lead guitars (you’ll also hear how they say GACHARIC SPIN, twice) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3apiptpjM6smKM

[@MrDportjoe]

My dd214 is a decade older tan yours! I'm 67 and still wading into all the new music I can find

[@ThePentagenarian]

I love to see comments like this! Thank you. Hitch a ride and we'll see what we can find!

[@MrDportjoe]

Few things in life give you a better boost in life than an adult kid walking behind me and smacking the back of my heart and saying 'Dad! They could be me daughter!!" 'Yeah coach, but your old man just wants to drive the man, haul the gear and babysit the merch table and play security again. Gave that up when I met your mom at a gig.

[@PANIC_aka_PinD]

Just say "gotcha-rick" spin ;) . The lead singer during the course of this song always makes me think of that crazy girl you chased for a date but eventually realized you needed a restraining order ... All these girls are spectacular but as you can see most people watch because of F Chopper Koga's bass.

[@tsakai9458]

😁😁😁😁😁 The most recommended song you should listen to next ・Gacharic Spin「I wish I」　kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4OZf6WolNSgoKc ・Gacharic Spin - カチカチ山 (Official Music Video)　 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGfEYqluppp0kJY Recommended songs for both music video and live video ・【Live】Gacharic Spin「Redline」2019　kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6OZipiJltmCl8U　　←live video ・Gacharic Spin｢Redline｣　kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKi7Y4Skl9x5n68　　　　　　　　←music video ・赤裸ライアー　kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5i6haqQiNmrkLc　　　　　　　　　　　　 ←live video ・Gacharic Spin｢赤裸ライアー｣　kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoTbaq1uj8l3g5I　　　　　 ←music video live video recommendations ・【Live】Gacharic Spin「TAMASHII」2019　kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKWaXnp9h8ZmpMU ・【Live】Gacharic Spin「JUICY BEATS」2019　kzbin.info/www/bejne/poDFoYBjgrOjjM0 ・Gacharic Spin - Instrumental - 2018　kzbin.info/www/bejne/jImkc2tpp5WfmLM ・Gacharic Spin - Hunting Summer (Live)　kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIayZGZjjJVnq80　←Pay attention to the guitar solo. ・ハンティングサマー / Gacharic Spin　kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIizqouQr8qJabs　←Pay attention to the keyboard solo. music video recommendations ・Gacharic Spin｢KAKUHEN｣　kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4OZf6GobdV_bpo ・Gacharic Spin / 今を生きてる～2013年春～　kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpS5ZYV8j9KbfZY ・Gacharic Spin｢アルブスの少女｣　kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYHKm4SumM5nftk　 ←This is a music video using live footage. ・Gacharic Spin「ジェネレーションギャップ」　kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3fPo4J3htiZaLM

[@Patterner]

also: doll$boxx (which is basically GS w/ a different singer) especially Take My Chance

[@ericdarlington2332]

Hell Yeah ! i love GS 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘(gotcha-reek-spin) is how Hanna the drummer says the name well she says gotcha -reek-ah -spin but then the Japanese seem to always add an -ah sound after a hard consonant when trying to pronounce in English

[@lilisakhnevich8077]

Great reaction

[@zabriabubakar5982]

Japanese female drummers they are all so crazy on the drums.......🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 Bro, check out Juna Serita(Tokyo Groove JYOSHI) do cover What Is Hip.....🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@prutgardin666]

I love these Ladies :D There's some english in the lyrics: 'I don't know what you are saying' and 'Smile', and that pretty much sums it up for me ;) hehe

[@davidkoepke9841]

Really appreciate your reaction. Have to think about polyphia comparison. Second others suggestions of "I Wish I", "Replica", "Tamashi" as good places to start though their total repertoire quite diverse. Also their side project Doll$Boxx with Fuki great.

[@fikryhasan5225]

You spell "cha" like you you spell "child". Gacha + ric + spin, it's easy to spell. Thanks for the reaction! 🤘🏼🔥🤘🏼

[@ThePentagenarian]

Thank you for the information and the comment!

[@fikryhasan5225]

@@ThePentagenarian you're welcome. And I do hope you continue reacting to this band. They're criminally underrated for a band with this caliber.

[@mmcpa]

They have a cool funky jazz style to them. They can play for sure, but the music doesn't quite grip me like other bands do.

[@ThePentagenarian]

I agree, and I think that's what I was trying to say. LOL I really enjoy what I'm hearing, but it doesn't move me in the same way as Lovebites or Band Maid. I would have them on a playlist, but not a playlist of them. If that makes any sense whatsoever.

[@hiawatha.g]

Congrats on finding Gacharic Spin, one of the wildest, most talented and unpredictable bands in the world. GS started in 2009, with a lead singer called Armmy (Takae Ashitomi). They did a sort of highly technical punk-pop, but crossed genres a lot. They started to have friction between Armmy and the rest of the band, and then in early 2012 she left, officially for health reasons. She died tragically young in 2015; their work with her is very much worth seeing-here is an early one: “Setsunaku” kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJfdeqdoZcSrjsk The girls were all just out of high school, and you can see they were already doing pretty advanced, technical stuff. When Armmy left, GS had tours lined up in both Japan and abroad for 2012, and needed a lead singer. For the Japan tour various singers (including Fuki) filled in for different shows, but they couldn’t find someone good enough who could also commit to the band full time For their overseas tour Hana (who was doing drums and vocals and was effectively the co-leader of the band) took the lead vocals on herself. She also happens to play several other instruments. Here is a live performance of their track Across The Now from a tiny venue in France (filmed as part of their 2012 overseas tour-this was Hana's first test at taking lead vocals whilst drumming): kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX3Rh3SdptF4bsk GS had had great chemistry with Fuki when she filled in for them, so while they were figuring out what to do with GS they contacted Fuki about doing a more metal project. This became Doll$Boxx. They wrote and recorded their first album at the end of 2012, then picked up GS again full time in 2013. This remains their main focus, and Fuki is busy with many projects including her main band Unlucky Morpheus, but they occasionally continue to perform together when their schedules permit. So Doll$Boxx can be considered a special project of GS. Regarding the genre of Gacharic Spin, it's pretty much impossible to pin it down to any one thing, although by and large they'd probably fall very roughly in the "pop rock" genre although they really just do whatever they want at any given time. You'll find everything in their back catalogue from metal and punk to electro, dance, pop and ballads. Most of their recent work merges multiple genres. In recent years, Gacharic Spin have added more personnel (a drummer, allowing Hana to focus on guitar and vocals, and dancers who also sing). Core personnel (these are also the members of Doll$Boxx along with Fuki): Hana (Hana Sano): vocals, drums, guitar, keytar, other instruments Tomo-Zo (Tomoko Midorikawa): lead guitar F-Chopper Koga (Michiko Koga): bass Oreo Reona (Reona Suzuki): keyboards, vocals All of them can sing and occasionally take on lead or backing vocals. Hana and Oreo also do metal growls in some songs. Several other performers have rotated in and out of GS. Currently they list Yuri as their drummer and Angelina doing dance and vocals. Here's a fun video of them performing their track Hunting Summer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIizqouQr8qJabs Oreo takes lead vocals on this and there's a fun dueling keyboard solo between her and one of the dancers. Here is Fantasy Medley, live, a medley of several of Tomo-zo's songs which are often named with a fantasy theme like Weekend Fantasy, Final Fantasy, etc: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn3SoquVa6dmitk Finally, one of their most recent official videos, a remarkable excursion through fusion, electro-pop, metal and funk with some symphonic keyboards thrown in. Very few bands have the technical chops to pull off anything like this. “Mindset” kzbin.info/www/bejne/h56vYYlsa5yEsKs (you just watched this).

[@repobob]

Gacharic Spin's genre of music is very easy to define, it is Rock/Pop/Fusion/Metal/Techno/Dance/etc... LOL They pretty much do what they want on any given songs and all of them are great. Out of the 6 members currently, 4 of them have had songs were they are the lead singer. Preciously they had 2 members called Entertainers and they did have a song where they were the lead on top of playing keys from time to time. If you want to have fun, check out their live stuff like Hunting Summer from 2017, I will link the video in a reply to make sure that at least the comment isn't flagged by KZbin

[@repobob]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nIizqouQr8qJabs&ab_channel=bose

[@gt1man931]

I'm a fan of the drummer, and F Chopper Koga on the bass. The band, not so much, just not my cup of tea. Musicianship is all top notch though.