This is so Polyphia!! [KOIAI - Straight To My Heart] FIRST TIME Reaction!

[@AngelLWJ]

This song and 《a new picture》 are my two favorite songs on this E.P.👍🏻

[@grahamreed8774]

Guitars- Steve Vai at his mellow best. It's often the case, when you hear brilliant music that sounds simple. It then takes you a week to work out the first few bars, because it is composed by genius musicians.

[@guitarandy2406]

As Maarten mentioned below and I put on a previous video, Kotono singing for Koiai partly has it's origins in a Polyphia cover they did in Sept '22. When performing this song live both Hazuki and Li-sa provide some backing vocals in places. The Polyphia influence is conscious, Li-sa-X has toured with them solo as the opening act for their Japanese shows several times, first when she was 12-13 and most recently earlier this year. Tim & Scott also guested on a song from her first solo record, 'Cha-la Head-Cha-La', which was released back in 2017.

[@react-o-mat]

Nice so they actually know each other and did projects together, thanks for the intel 👍 Sounded just too similar to not be related 😅

[@kicorse]

I agree with the Polyphia comparison, though I like it more than any Polyphia-with-vocals I know. Interested to hear what you make of the next one, "A New Picture". It really needs multiple listens and there is an official live version.

[@2abug]

Yes, I hope he will do the live version of “A New Picture”. And I’m looking forward to his review of the new song “Come see me”. It’s my new favorite by KOIAI.

[@react-o-mat]

Sounds like it's gonna be a wild one 😁 Will do the live as well, so I can listen at least twice 😉

[@ericdarlington2332]

❤❤❤🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸

[@MaartenT]

They have done a Polyphia cover in the past (ABC). I think just before they renamed themselves to Koiai from Li-Sa-X Band since was already with Kotono on vocals, so there is no question they know Polyphia. That video is titled: "Polyphia - "ABC" feat. Sophia Black / covered by Kotono, Hazuki and Li-sa-X". It's a good fit since the track features some Japanese if I remember correctly. For the track you reacted to, I can personally use "real" sounding drums over these fake/electronic sounding drums, but I guess that does add to the Polyphia vibe and it's something a lot of bands like to use nowadays. Overall I do enjoy this track.

[@guitarandy2406]

@@MaartenT The version off the first domestic concert Blu-ray does sound better for Kanade's drums, but I feel like that's also a given for most of their material from the first two EPs.

[@MaartenT]

@@guitarandy2406 I know. I have a feeling this one was written en probably recorded before Kanade was even in the band.

[@react-o-mat]

@@MaartenT Definately want to check out the ABC cover, since I actually really love the original song👍 also yes it does have some japanese lyrics, but mostly their alphabet (or kind of the japanese equivalent I think, it's basically just all the sylabils)