TOP 5 BEST JAPANESE DRUMMERS

[@utrhac462]

1 Senri Kawagushi 2 Murata Tamu 3 Haruna 4 Junna 5 Nao

[@utrhac462]

thanks for the pinning!

[@magnushallin3640]

Only Yoyoka (14) and Senri (27) are ranked among the top 500 drummers in the world - Yoyoka being the only drummer that master every genre of popular music and is active outside Japan

[@utrhac462]

@@magnushallin3640 Senri and kanade sato play every style and are very active abroad. Tamu masters, as the two precedent, popular and savant music, like jazz

[@Roy19861]

Haruna is one of the best drummers in the world man or female in my opinion. Her creativity with the cymbals to accentuate Asami's high notes and drumwork during the guitar solo's is so nice. Also those blast beats she always put into songs 😍

[@marcinpopawski8199]

Yes nothing more nothing less

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Nice 👍

[@emilkostov6271]

Ofcourse Haruna. Haruna Haruna

[@nicolaspaquay]

Haruna, the best! 🤘🐺🤘💛

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

EVER!!🤟😄🤟🥁🥁

[@Hoprdoxx]

As a Lovebites fan I agree, of course, I would just like to add what I admire most about Haruna - listening to LB songs you would expect the drummer to be a giant pissed off octopus - and she is a 146 cm small, cute, alway smiling woman...

[@arnaldotanta3630]

They are all so good , but Haruna is a beast❤ 🐺🤘❤️🤘🐺

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Donegal62]

You started out correct when you said Haruna was the drummer for Lovebites, then you F'd up and said to check out a Scandal show to see her play.

[@Mihail_Zemliansky]

Дружище, насчёт Харупи сомнений нет,она номер один в этой вселенной.Но я бы добавил Джунну,она невероятно талантлива.

[@victorecho2743]

Yes...i agreed for Haruna.. Why..,? Because she got something that others drummer dont have which the something is the others dont never got to realize it... Haruna is A Legend Female Drummer

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

🥁👏🏻🤣

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

What does Haruna have that the others don't?

[@ingopek5485]

You mean the sprocket that Haruna spins? I agree, no one else has one.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

HARUNA (With an N not an M). Also she is in Lovebites not Scandal (3:07).

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5OTd41mlpl8p7c 😅👍🇯🇵

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK Thanks for that. I edited my comment.

[@Kanimfortaas]

I like the preliminary thoughts in this video, which not only outline the role of the drummer in a band but could also serve as an initial introduction to percussion based ensemble playing in general. Albeit I'm not sure about this ranking (respectively the candidates - having in mind that meanwhile the YT has built up its own necessarily filtered media reality). To be honest, the list irritates me in a way. If it were entirely about speed metal drumming (and derivates), I wouldn't care. But it says "Best Drummers" without any specification or restriction and that's quite another calibre. The point is that all of the percussion work represented here is powerful, is done most vividly, but this sort of rock rhythm paradigm has a very simple texture. So, in terms of technique, musicality, orchestration, precision, accuracy and sense of form it seems to me a rather diffuse and indistinct criterion that is not really suitable to fathom a drummer's skills - particularly if the artist claims to be a complete musician. Instead you need a much more demanding and complex approach to test the limits. (Energy is good for heating, dynamics are essential to keep the waves rolling, also passion in music is a very fine thing, but finally a substantial reason should be noticeable for you to get high on your own acting.) So it's a case of thin air: I know of only two Japanese ladies (and a couple of Japanese males!) who are able to deliver the full menu, showcasing professionalism at the highest level. - In the Corona year 2020 a drum fest was held in the City of Angels (actually a streaming event). A potent bunch of representatives of the international percussion aristocracy were present: Simon Phillips, Steve Gadd, Peter Erskine, Gary Husband, Virgil Donati, to name but a few. Only two of the performers were females, both were from Japan (and one was a mere 18 years and a month old). - The reasons for the invitation were obvious and are still verifiable: If you have ever experienced Kanade Sato doing Chick Corea, Bob James, Dave Weckl (Festival de Ritmo - miracle number one), The Brecker Brothers (Heavy Metal Be-Bop - miracle number two), if you have watched her versatile combo playing and some of her Roland demonstration videos (miracles without end), if you have ever heard of Senri Kawaguchi's Triangle, her collaboration with Kiyomi Otaka and other projects, if you have listened to some of those furious triplets cascades, her dense, sophisticated and not rarely dominant playing, then you necessarily know that both artists stand for exceptional musicianship. They realise things on their instruments that can hardly be done any better. And more important: Both (particularly Kanade Sato) contribute to the general shape of a song in a way that the whole phenomenon can be experienced as an organic, well balanced musical entity, no matter what genre it belongs to, no matter what instruments are involved (sort of classical approach). I do appreciate every artist who is mentioned on here. Every drummer girl has her own idea of perfection and artistic fulfilment. However, it seems that only a few can bridge the fundamental gap: The art of drumming per se is actually not part of the harmony concept; to make rhythm patterns, paraphrasing and accentuation more essential, more creative and artistically satisfying, to preserve an obligate sophisticated and intense correspondence within a musical arrangement is a highly demanding task and basically the best quality proof you can get.

[@magnushallin3640]

These japanese drummers are stuck in the much limited japanese fusion/metal genre and doesn't master the afroamerican classics. They lack the groove, feel and swing that is the foundation of all popular music. Only Yoyoka has done her home work by covering all the drum legends of rock and incorporated them in her musical toolbox

[@waterwalker9600]

You have 4 of my top 5 almost identical order 🐰🐸🦍🦋 🥁🏆

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

😊👍🤟

[@dominadorconquestapuyan7538]

yoyoka is one of the best Japanese drummer She can play wih the US band

[@GK_3216]

In a band like this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZa4nH6bpJlmfbc Any Western fem-band is not cool even compared to a third tier Japanese band. And Yoyoka... She should train more and make less political and social dictums.

[@zinoviylubman5553]

Akane is the best for sure!!! She is a drumm Queen!!!

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@maurograziati3768]

AKANE.....HARUNA

[@kevinallen4743]

Just girls? Then its difficult to argue with your choices but should maybe have done a top 10 so we could add Kahokiss (Otoboke Beaver), Yuri & Hana (Gacharic Spin) & of course Senri Kawaguchi if your extending the brief to other genre.

[@dirtjumpers96]

Akane, Akane, Akane, Akane and Akane.

[@chakouyang2545]

You got it wrong 1 and 2 Akane is number 1

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@spupydo]

They are all amazing but Tamu is the best of them all, she can play anything.

[@sylvainlafreniere]

Gacharic Spin have great people on drums - Have fun

[@haggaisimon7748]

I do think that it’s useless to give such rankings. Bands are not collections of individuals, success of a band is measured by musicianship and the ability to contribute to the common product. I can see it say in a solo career, but the success of the group consists in success of songs not individual talents. Like in nhl, success of a team is linked to the team, say McDavid scored 10 goals but what’s the point if the team lost to Canucks? It’s just useless. Moreover, you may have 5 best in their instruments, but the music sucks.

[@COTTERO]

In this top five I do not share the majority of your choices, in my opinion SENRI KAWAGUCHI must be unquestionably number one (she is not nicknamed Tekazuhime for nothing), not only is the best female drummer in Japan, but also along with Sarah Thawer and Anika Nilles are the three best female drummers in the world... what other Japanese drummer has played for Guthrie Govan replacing Marco Minnemann?😮 2. Kanade Sato/Koiai 3. Tamu Murata 4. Natsumi/Bridear 5. Hana/Gacharic Spin & Doll$Boxx And I have to add to: 6. Nagisa/Trident 7. Aruto/ex-Aldious 8. Kai/ ex-Bridear 9. Satoko Suganuma /Daita & Fuzzy Control 10. Miki "Mittan" Tsunoda/Show-Ya P.S. I should have included Marina Bozzio, one of my favorite drummers in my top five, but I decided to exclude her due to the disabling illness that forced her to quit Aldious.😥

[@andreaspedersen3952]

My thought too... Would guess because she has been drumming outside Japan, and not much rock etc? Though... Fantastic fusion drummer, so would guess she can play anything she wants?

[@Metallic_Gaijin_Hu]

Kawaguchi is top tier. (Marco Minnemann is a BEAST! I have seen him with techdeath kings Necrophagist)

[@ひねった曲好き]

TOP10 までだったら、JUNNA, NAGISA (TRiDENT), NATSUMI (BRIDEAR), HARUKA MORI (FATE GEAR), TOHKO (SAISEIGA) もお勧めします【 I also recommend】！

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

ナイス！

[@thorstenkrieger6289]

I agree! Honorable mentions: Nao - Maximum the Hormone, Yuri / Hana - Gacharic Spin and Chika - Hanabie (I saw them live, she is a beast!!!)

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Chika is a monster 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@LostAgain1970]

No Nao Kawakita? The drummer's mother, who many of these mentioned, has as an idol and the reason for being a drummer. Or why not Chika, the new drummer in Hanabie? Or Junna, the drummer with extreme precision and speed in her feet...? For me, Akane is the winner thanks to her creativity and precision in the complex rhythms she plays. It's not often that she repeats herself in a song, but there are variations in each new verse. This makes her a lot of fun to listen to,

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Good questions, bro.

[@Olkam-w5u]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK Have you listened to the "Maximum the Hormone"?

[@mechghost5742]

My list would be almost the same as yours, only 1 change and a minor reshuffling 5 - Tamu (Nemophila) 4 - Haruna (LoveBites) 3 - Marina (Aldious) 2 - Natsumi (Bridear) 1 - Akane (Band-Maid)

[@sean1728]

It’s a tough call for sure, but I can’t believe Natsumi isn’t on this list, either.

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Good list bro

[@mechghost5742]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK ty

[@vdctube8966]

Speed​ and powerful​ is​ not​ everthing.​There​ is​ a drummer from​ your​ list that​ bring many​ style​s​ to​ her​ band​ weather​ it​ is​ Rock, ​Metal, Dance, Funk, Jazz​ etc.​ That​ is​ class​y and​She​ is​ number​ 1​ for​ me.​

[@donbrashsux]

Haruna has amazing drum skills

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

👏🏻

[@hiufernando7340]

Haruna is a drummer whose playing is not only fast and powerful, but also effective and stable. In fact, she can play for more than 2 hours without looking tired or sweaty.

[@faintsmile88]

Haruna 🐺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤘 Always

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Always 🤟😄🇯🇵

[@zens554]

haruna can play drums with the speed 350 km/h within two hours non stop without having tired and sweaty and just keep smile

[@kevinstreeter6943]

Tamu has shown that she can sit it with other bands just by reading the music sheets. She seems more professional that way.

[@grahamreed8774]

Unfortunately Haruna is going to be limited because of the metal genre of Lovebites- 6 Minutes of double kick does my head in. If you want variation in playing it has to be Akane- except for a couple of songs, the double kick is used for accenting the vocals or one of the guitars (Bass and Lead) as well as jazz, funk and the use of off-beat signatures- say no more. My opinion only.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Your comment is about Lovebites' song structure not Haruna's skill. This video is about the most talented drummers not song writers.

[@stevekane4922]

Akane's skill is in her half hidden musicality. Everything she does serves the song. Also she's joined at the hip with bassist MISA. Her solos are short and rooted in the original groove. Her "solo" at yokohama was really unusual, it wasn't a demonstration of high skill and chops (she does that all the time) she started by finding the echo return of the hall and played with that and all the rest was in that playful spirit of exploring sound. All her regular is scored first - she visualises it in a score in her head. She's such a different kind of musician, like most of bandmaid they're classical musicians who literally decided the hardest rock would be more fun. So it's hard to judge her, MISA or Kanami against their peers.

[@ingopek5485]

I support your point of view. Akane is a musical painter, her playing is really full of color and life. She is not a soulless automaton who obeys her master metronome.

[@stevekane4922]

@@ingopek5485 search "bandmaid shambles drums only" jaw dropping what she's up to, now you can here it pulled out of the mix on the computer.

[@stevekane4922]

And Akane features in some crazy heavy 220bpm stuff like Black Hole and every bar is creative. In fact at one point miku takes over holding down the 4:4 and achi drives a drifter.

[@ThouDailyBlab]

Akane (uh-ka-nay) was the first member of Band Maid that I noticed. Has gone up a few levels since Covid (all that practice). Has most male drummers I've heard covered as well. Superb talent.

[@HaroMatsuRestarted]

Akane is pronounced as Ah-kah-neh😊 Also, you’re incorrect for the name of Haruna, it’s not HaruMa, but HaruNa😅 And you mentioned Scandal, instead of LOVEBITES while praising Haruna😊

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Thank you

[@kkking1000]

haruna🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Yeah 😹👍

[@AntaresVampire13]

1. Murata Tamu 1. Senri Kawaguchi 3. Junna 4. Haruna Ishikawa 5. Akane Hirose 6. Kanade Sato 7. Marina Bozzio 8. Natsumi (Bridear) 9. Haruka Mori 10. 桐子 (Kiriko) Tohko (Saiseiga) Honorable mentions: Mizuki (East of Eden, Lonesome_Blue), Hana Sano (Gacharic Spin), Aruto (ex-Aldious) Didn't really think this could be limited to 5?

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Nice top 10 man.

[@drowranger8433]

yeah no doubt Haruna is no 1 , not only in Japan , maybe she is no1 female drummer in the world right now if we listen to more than 60 songs that have been released by lovebites.

[@COTTERO]

You seem to be the most ardent Haruna fan on this forum, which makes you the perfect person to answer a question on behalf of Haruna fans and "The Lovebites Nation". If Haruna is perhaps the best female drummer in the world... do you think she can play accurately the following six-minute drum sequence? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnqWhoFpia9mo5osi=DD0XYqcdE49eeDi- I really would like to know your honest opinion.😉

[@SomethingToDo360]

⁠​⁠@@COTTERO “which makes you the perfect person to answer” I don’t think you will receive an answer. Although I’m a Lovebites fan, I limit my claims to Lovebites being overall (between all members) the best technically proficient all-female Japanese band, and here referring only to the instrumentals. By narrowing things down so much, these sort of claims can hold up much better, with the position being easier for me to defend. As for your matchup, I would easily give the win to Senri Kawaguchi.

[@COTTERO]

Thanks for your opinion.👍

[@SomethingToDo360]

@@COTTERO On the topic of drummers, I just now found out Hagane recently added Junna as their new drummer, along with adding a new vocalist too. Pretty cool.

[@genx8980]

The title should be:" The 5 Japanese drummers I know about, from watching KZbin videos." There are at least a dozen Japanese drummers that are better.

[@ardyzink7928]

Well, it's all personal, more or less. But, not mentioning Hana of Gacharic Spin when she sits behind her spooky Nord drums .... even more notable is that she is an excellent multi-instrumentalist on top of being an outstanding drummer. Don't do that again.

[@notwokevikingrules401]

it is Haruna not Haruma or else Harupi Haruma is a male name

[@ha_seldon7985]

All of them (and others too) are so great that I wouldn't make any ranking, I would just list them. I don't know, maybe in alphabetical order, maybe because of their age, but I wouldn't dare to judge their skills and decide which one is better. They are all amazing.

[@dg3258]

Haruna / Lovebites 7x24x365 and twice on Sunday for me! I'm all about speed metal. Her endurance is off the charts. 🤘🥁

[@BRemnerrase]

You foget junna

[@marcinpopawski8199]

Yes these drummers are from another galaxy👽👽👽👽👽aliens. 💛🥁⭐⭐⭐

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@sean1728]

NATSUMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤘🔥🍻🔥❤️

[@nikolaprchalova7641]

For me Haruna is the best ❤❤

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

😊

[@thedocofrock1890]

rina has definitely come a long way. at the beginning each member had never played an instrument and chose one. rina almost quit at one point because she felt that she was not progressing at the same rate as the rest were. so glad they kept her on. and i think that tomomi is a bassist that needs more recognition. she really can hold her own. and she's so darn cute ! and that voice !

[@nabilpetrus8354]

You are right 100/100

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Yeeeeeaaaaa!!!!!!🤟🤣🤟

[@telcoreb]

Haruna !!!! What's the song playing in the background ? (Really good riff )

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Capcut!

[@realdocloco]

Each time I see one of those ranking, I'm frustrated because I realize it's impossible for me to choose a top 5, or even a top 10! Those you mention are amazing (and Akane and Haruna are probably my favorite - I never use "best"), but Nagisa (Trident), Nao (MTH), Natsumi (Bridear), Hana (Gacharic Spin), Yuri (Gacharic Spin again!), Misaki (East Of Eden, Lonesome_Blue), Mari (Mary's Blood), Senri, Kanade ... they all should be in a "Top 5".

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Good list bro!

[@davidtollefson8411]

Akane, Tamu, Haruna,, Nagisa from Trident, and Yoyoka.

[@ChrisPage68]

I don't know how Nagisa didn't make his list.

[@LostAgain1970]

Yeah,Yoyoka, I forgot her. She is a good candidate to become one of the greatest of them all one day.

[@maritzaaguirre8280]

Akane, Tamu & Nagisa.❤

[@dymyavalor6135]

There is a list of the 500 best Japanese drummers for 2022. In particular, it shows the places occupied by female drummers. 42. Haruna (Lovebites), 47. Tamu Murata (Nemophila), 116. Akane Hirose (Band-Maid), 127. Junna, 155. Yoyoka Suma, 178. Nagisa (Trident), 191. Mizuki (Lonesome Blue), 230. Yuri (Gacharic Spin), 247, Keko Tomita (Princess Princess), 265. Marina (Aldius), 289. Natsume (Raise a Suilen), 309. Nao Kawakita (Maximum Hormone), 312. Hana (Gacharic Spin), 336. Rina (Scandal), 364. Toko (Saiseiga). For comparison, the drummer Babymetal is in 29th place.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

where can I find this list?

[@dymyavalor6135]

@@ChadTheDragonLord This is information from discussions on forums. I met him twice in different places. I couldn't find the source.

[@GK_3216]

Marina Bozzio certainly looks gorgeous. And she seems to be a good drummer. But you know... Marina sounds somehow... indistinctly. She hits a grandmaster BPM, but is slightly blurry. According to my feelings, Marina just hits weakly. Like a lady. In this regard, I would like to remember Mari from Mary's Blood. She has a very accented beat. I would say that Mari hits like men. But she sounds even stronger than some male drummers.

[@rodhamm8484]

I am not familiar with the Scandal drummer, but otherwise I agree with this list.

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

🤟😄👍

[@paulpetersen879]

Akane from Band Maid is the Goddess of the drums.

[@zinoviylubman5553]

Absolutely!!!

[@gt1man931]

People will be in disagreement no matter what. I have to factor in influence in the rankings. Nao would not make the top 20 on skills, but she has influenced other fantastic drummers which moves her up. The best drummers in the nation don't make the list if no one knows them and they aren't super active. No one knows Senri, and she is one of the most skilled on the planet, but she doesn't make my list, same with Yoyoka, she has to either get in a real band or form one(she is still very young). She still looks like she rarely has fun with others, but when she loosens up and is in a band in the near future, rock star.

[@danteaccento1273]

Kanade Sato?

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

🤔

[@COTTERO]

Kanade, Senri and Tamu played drums for Rie A.K.A. Suzaku in the past. Also, last year Kanade and Senri were playing together in Taiwan: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npCYoKpua7yLp7Msi=2RdlgPW9WpZ5egSU They have known each other for approximately twelve years: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqTJZHediJh_e6Msi=G9n7zNcqxFYTjjTA

[@modelsfan]

Akane, Haruna, Junna, Tamu, and Akane again 😁

[@schelin1447]

Senri and Murata Tamu outdrums everyone on your list (Tamu is on your list but she should be way up), Senri #1 and Tamu #2, both can play anything and any genre! Check out both drummers personal youtube channel and you'll see why.

[@danielsjoquist259]

You are 100 percent correct, those two are on a whole different level.

[@cygnetseven]

Yoshimi P-We of the Boredoms was a trailblazer as was Nao of MtH. Great list. No arguments but it would be hard for me to place anyone over Akane.

[@mauricefabry7488]

Haruna is a machine! Hana (Gacharic Spin) hits the hardest!

[@keithwilliams2218]

🥇Tamu Murata 👍

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

😐👍

[@xovaqiin4844]

1. Tamu (Nemophila) 2. Akane (Band-Maid) 3. Matsudaaahh! (Super Junky Monkey) 4. Haruna (Lovebites) 5. Natsumi (Bridear) If you do a top 5 and Akane doesn't appear, and/or you say her name wrong, you are going to get roasted. (3 syllables, vowels same as karate spoken in Japanese)

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Nice 😃

[@moki123g]

No YOYOKA?

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

🤔

[@ronny7097]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK www.youtube.com/@yoyoka_soma

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Anyone who doubts Haruna is #1 should listen to this song - focus on the drums, especially the cymbal work - kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJavZ3l-hpVkjJY

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Your Channel??

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK no

[@ingopek5485]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK By the way, Midori's monitor is much smaller than Miyako's. Maybe the accounting department is cheating her out of her paycheck....

[@metalmilitia61-zx4gv]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK so you know, there is a nasty troll in your comment section, he has a main account, and many fake accounts, and this is him @ingopek5485, he has been banned on, by now 40 reaction channels, it's your channel so you decide, this is a FYI

[@SarahSacz]

Akame is my #1 💛

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

💛💛💛

[@Glen.Black.]

Not sure why you have a Taiwanese drummer (Vela Blue) in your intro. She is definitely a worthy candidate, but not Japanese. But you missed YOYOKA. YOYOKA and Senri are the only two of all these girls on DrummerWorld's Top 500 Drummers OF ALL TIME. YOYOKA is definitely Top 5, but this list, especially for the Japanese Females, would be better served if it were top 10 (or even 15) since the talent pool is so deep in Japan, and you wouldn't have to drop one of these awesome drummers to put YOYOKA in her place, and could add other much deserving drummers like JUNNA as well.

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

The videos at the beginning are random, just for entertainment.😅 Thanks for your comment 😊

[@Glen.Black.]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK 👍✌ Thanks!

[@Studio-Coast_Kid]

Yoyoka is a fantastic young drummer with the raw tools to perhaps one day become the best of the bunch. But I don't think she's there just yet. She's better known for her drum covers than for anything of real note created by her.l

[@Glen.Black.]

@@Studio-Coast_Kid It's not like all these great drummers are creating their own music. They are basically covering the music written by other members of their respective bands. "Young drummer" doesn't apply to YOYOKA, as she can do many, many things that many drummers who have been drumming for 20-40 years can't even do, and will never be able to do. Her age is young, but her talent is beyond most adult drummers, even many famous drummers. She does a lot of improv solos and is working on her fourth album as "Ken Okada Group featuring YOYOKA". She put out her own co-written song "Sparkling" and is currently working on her own original album. Her second song is up on her Patreon now. I'm not seeing any of these drummers creating their own songs. I have mad respect for all the drummers featured in this video. Not saying YOYOKA is beeter than them, but she is right there with them. She has way more than "raw talent". Wave Potter breaks down how complex her skills are in this video of one of her improv solos. " THIS is Why She's One of the BEST DRUMMERS in the World! | YOYOKA Drum Solo Duo MUSIC EXCHANGE " kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX7bmGOOid2Eq8k In regards to covers, even when she was 12, Ian Paice (re: Burn) said he has seen many drummers try to cover this song and they just can't do it. I went back and compared her playing to Senri at their respective ages, and YOYOKA was ahead of Senri at each age, and we know how great Senri is now. I've seen her take requests on live streams for songs she had not only not played, but had never heard before. She started them rolling and within seconds was playing them almost perfectly. Not like Nandi, who had the drum track removed so she could play whatever she wanted. She gets better almost weekly.

[@darkz3741]

You need to see more Jrock, there are many drummers who are very good, they always mention the usual ones, it seems like they only make a top for visitors.

[@tada5336]

佐藤奏を知らないのかな？

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

実を言うと知りませんが、調べてみます。

[@tada5336]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK そうでしたか。 佐藤奏さんは、テクニックでもグルーブでも勝負できるスーパーオールラウンダーです。 最近ではkoiaiに参加していて、ライブも行いました。 その時のベーシストはわかざえもんさんだったようです。

[@COTTERO]

Kanade Sato is a brilliant 21-year-old drummer, she is currently the drummer of KOIAI, the band of the virtuoso guitarist Li-Sa-X, where Hazuki from Nemophila also participates, Kanade also collaborates with another brilliant guitarist, Rie A.K.A. Suzaku. Check out her cover of Dave Weckl's "Festival de Ritmo": kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5unh42Gr8uGZ8Usi=56SZx16PO8Z4r-XP this is next level drumming... here the name of the game Is "Limb Independence'.😎

[@maximushaughton2404]

I'd put Kanade Sato on that list, the problem is that she is not in a well known band. When she was 14 she was looked at as being one of the best feamale drummers in the world. I saw her play in London with the band now know as the Muses. She also plays with Koiai, which has Lisa X, Hazuki (Nemophila). And ALONDot. KOIAI - A New Picture kzbin.info/www/bejne/qImZhINrl7aNfpo

[@magnushallin3640]

She is not among the top 500 drummers in the world according to Drummer Worlds ranking

[@letsgetdangerous2785]

This list is limited to rock/metal? I think that is the only way you can not have Senri Kawagushi. But even she was seen recently playing with Lisa-x and Ohmura and as well done/doing stuff with Saki so maybe she should qualify.

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Good recommendations.

[@stevekane4922]

She is definitely on the jazz side but totally brilliant.

[@tonys2683]

Chika from Hanabie

[@garykeeling2275]

Two things: 1. Akane is pronounced "ah-kah-neh," not "a-cane." 2. Why would we watch a Scandal show to see the vibe that Haruna brings?

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5OTd41mlpl8p7c 🥲👍❤️

[@VRsMagic]

🤟🏻🥁🔥HARUNA🔥🥁🤘🏻 Todas Grandiosas bateristas, te falto Senri Kawagucho y Kanade Sato👍🏻 Me gusta Scandal así que me agrada que hayas colocado a Rina

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Si. Gracias hermano!

[@academo6600]

Un video de bajistas japonesas, para ver a Tomomi Ogawa ..y Mina ejjejje

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Ok!

[@okkuオック]

なるほどね！バンドに参加しているドラマーなのですね🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

🥁🥁🥁

[@andraslippai3169]

Matsudahhhh!!! and Nao

[@arthurart99]

How about Senri Kawaguchi ???

[@DavidKAnderson]

Some might argue that she's not a rock drummer...but then Saki released "Germinans," and basically any rock drummer on these lists got demoted a position. ;)

[@COTTERO]

I've seen videos of Senri playing, classical jazz, metal, hard rock, jazz fusion... she's the best, she's "Tekazuhime" (手数姫).😲

[@jeffwotherspoon3867]

I guess if your listing only those that are currently in bands, and not those who do session work, because my list is very different if we go just drummers in general

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

What is your list?

[@chrisegbertky]

There's 2 female Japanese drummers listed on DrummerWorld's western on their Top 500 Drummers of all Time. Senri Kawaguchi is the youngest drummer ever to be so named . . . . at the time. Now, Yoyoka Soma holds that distinction at 11 yrs old. She is now 14 now living in LA and playing at famous venues regularly like the jazz club The Baked Potato and the famous Whiskey a Go Go. Akane Hirose is masterful. Like Led Zeppelin, she is irreplaceable as the drummer in her band. She keeps getting better and better. IMHO Best female Japanese jazz drummer is Senri Kawaguchi. Yoyoka Soma can play jazz with aplomb and can play rock and roll with precision and great energy. Akane sits atop the throne of proper rock drummers in your category. I am ignorant of what Kanade Sato is doing right now but I'm sure it is excellent. Tamura Murata is only a millimeter below Akane in my book. All these women are astounding!

[@jeffwotherspoon3867]

Junna is my number 1 because of her showmanship, entertainment value and talent, her covers of some of the most complicated songs to drum on, not to mention her song writing abilities, she has a few haters claiming she doesn’t actually play the covers she does but that is only because they do not know the original song or how much more she adds to it, as I have always said if your going to do a cover make sure you stay true to the original but add just enough to make it your own which she has mastered, I have others I’m just not sure where to put them, each person had their own spin/flare they bring to the craft, while the talent is important so is the show they put on, if they are boring to watch regardless of how good they are then they only belong in a studio but maybe that is just my opinion

[@fernandoloya6325]

Akane-chan Band Maid is my #1

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Ela faz muito sucesso!

[@vincenzo-maidiac-5457]

Japan has too many talented female drummers. In my first place, if we talk about speed, technique, inventiveness, uniqueness and songwriting, Akane is unbeaten for me. Always remember that Band Maid songs 90% of the time are in double time with the drums, making Akane plays 280bpm beats.

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

Band Maid songs are at 280 bpm? I don't think that is accurate. You think Band Maid songs are faster than this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJavZ3l-hpVkjJY

[@ingopek5485]

Akane dominating every aspect. Apparently, most people think that the metal drummer should be stronger, because metal is a much more serious and technical genre, so every guitarist and drummer is a virtuoso. Jazz drummers would disagree with this, of course

[@guitarzen5999]

​@@ChadTheDragonLordIt's not accurate, he just pulled that one out of his rear.

[@vincenzo-maidiac-5457]

@@ChadTheDragonLord I didn't say it's 280 bpm. They are in double time with the drums and you get to play at that speed, so 140 bpm. See for example the guitar solos in Mirage, it's in 110 bpm but the solo is played in 220.

[@vincenzo-maidiac-5457]

@@ChadTheDragonLord Oh anyway soldier stands solitarily has a bpm of 195, Black hole by Band maid is played at 220, Warning is also at 195 bpm and I remember there are others that exceed 200 bpm, so yes.

[@Metallic_Gaijin_Hu]

One name: Senri Kawaguchi.

[@DavidKAnderson]

In the conversation for 'best drummer on the planet' full stop.

[@COTTERO]

SENRI, THE ONE AND ONLY.😲

[@ryanbedford2985]

Akane is probably the most versatile drummer on this list. She can play everything the rest play and more and proves it by the diverse catalog of Band-Maid songs.

[@markbaker8255]

AKANE HIROSE FROM BAND-MAID

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@gearofmetal23]

For female metal drummer there's only one name, Fumie Abe.

[@COTTERO]

Great foot work... does she play in any band ?

[@stevecastiglione8901]

I'd also consider Chiiko from D_Drive and Mari from Mary's Blood...

[@COTTERO]

You are right, Chiiko and Mari are great.👍

[@somewhere_on_earth00]

If it's a total including visuals, it's understandable that Haruna is the best. However, band-made fans will never approve of other bands.

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

👏🏻🙂

[@vdctube8966]

You say Haruna has better technique than Akane. I disagree. It's not because Band Maid fans don't accept other bands. That's your narrow thinking. Because if you say that Fami has better technique than Misa, I agree.

[@kevinstreeter6943]

@@vdctube8966 I understand his thinking. Band Maid fans have a reputation of being Band Maniacs.

[@SarahSacz]

I'm a hard-core Band-Maid fan and I love Haruna and Lovebites. Hell I even love the controversial Babymetal more than Band-Maid

[@akatzukianlun]

Its AH - KAH- NEEE..!!!!!!

[@frankandre4385]

Actually, it's Ah-kah-nay.

[@akatzukianlun]

@@frankandre4385 its not "NAY" watching japanese anime for almost all my.life made me came up with that conclussion..LOL

[@frankandre4385]

@@akatzukianlun I haven't watched anime...but during the 2022 tour ,NAY is how Miku pronounced it to Mr Rock & Roll. Check it out. I'm definitely not an expert.

[@akatzukianlun]

Whats wrong with you?????,, before its MIKU and you called her MAYCO,, now it AKANE,, YOURE NEXT VIDEO WILL BE ABOUT BASSISTS , PLEASE DONT EVER CALL MISA " MAYSA". Its ME--SA..

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

I have poor diction, so I use AI, and unfortunately, foreign names come out differently because of the pronunciation. But thanks for your comment 🙂

[@foothpath9966]

They are all very good, but Akane is the best sorry to be the one having to tell it to the rest of you fans out there 😉🤘

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

🤟😄👍

[@ChadTheDragonLord]

The people in Japan who ranked the top 500 Japanese drummers in 2022 would disagree with you. They had Haruna ranked much higher than Akane. Just saying.

[@ingopek5485]

Pay no attention to @ChadTheDragonLord, apparently he's determined to change the minds of everyone who thinks Akane is the best. No facts, no specialized terminology - just bare speculation and references to completely incompetent publications whose lists are compiled under the influence of psychotropic substances. Typical Lowbuts cultist. Undoubtedly, Akane is two heads above Haruna, although the latter is also very talented.

[@cepho8349]

There are several others better than her. She doesn't hold a candle against Senri Kawaguchi for example.

[@COTTERO]

Akane is one of my favorites, her foot work is always brilliant... but do you think she can play accurately the following six-minute drum sequence? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnqWhoFpia9mo5osi=DD0XYqcdE49eeDi- I really would like to know your honest opinion.😉

[@buccanero]

My top 5: 1. Akane Yonezawa - Ave Mujica 2. Marina Bozzio - ex-Aldious 3. Natsumi - Bridear 4. Tohko - Saiseiga 5. Mari - Mary's Blood

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Nice top 5 Bro

[@Metallic_Gaijin_Hu]

Kudos for mentioning Tohko - Saiseiga are sooo underrated.

[@TlanImass]

1. Hirose 2. Nagisa 3. Murata 4. Chika 5. Mizuki

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

Nice list bro!! 😄👍

[@COTTERO]

Tamu and Nagisa are in my top ten.👍

[@MORBID-JAPAN]

こういうランク付けは好きになれない。 画家のゴッホ、フェルメール、レオナルド・ダ・ヴィンチ、ミケランジェロ、レンブラント、パブロ・ピカソ…誰が一番なのか？と同じでファン(愛好家)同士の対立しか生まない。 恐らく、名前を出されたミュージシャン本人も迷惑してると思う。 日本語で失礼しました。

[@HaroMatsuRestarted]

It’s subjective matter and not objective thing, so don’t be mad at it🫢 あくまで好みや主観的な話であり、客観的な話しではないし、挙げられたドラマーを知らない人への紹介的な動画なので、さらりと流してあげてください😉

[@MORBID-JAPAN]

@@HaroMatsuRestarted そうですね。深刻に考え過ぎたかも知れません。助言ありがとうございました🙏

[@tu938]

T8md5pfさんとHaro matsuさんのやり取りが大人で、凄く良きです。🥰　（上から目線の発言気に障りましたら、ごめんなさい。🙇😅）

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

日本語で書いても大丈夫です。返信するために翻訳ツールを使っていることをお詫びします。このビデオはただの娯楽のためです。各アーティストにはそれぞれの価値と独自の特質があり、それが彼らを特別で模倣できないものにしています。

[@MORBID-JAPAN]

@@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK 返信ありがとうございました！ご存知かと思いますが各バンドには「熱狂的ファン」が存在してます。例え娯楽であっても彼らは過敏に反応し、互いを攻撃する事もあります。私はそこを一番心配してコメントしました。 もし私のコメントでJAPANESEFEMALEROCKさんが気分を害されたのであれば申し訳ありませんでした🙏

[@minoruyahiro1625]

3:08, I don't think you can see haruna on a Scandal show.

[@schelin1447]

😀

[@oliver-o1e6q]

日本の男性ドラマーの方々、なんか言ってやって下さい。

[@JAPANESEFEMALEROCK]

コメントありがとうございます。素晴らしい日本人ドラマーがたくさんいます。トップ5の動画をたくさん作れます。

[@Olkam-w5u]

In general, metal and rock drummers are the easiest, the most difficult is jazz. What any specialist will tell you. And there are official ratings of drummers, and competitions too.

[@Metallic_Gaijin_Hu]

Depends on subgenre of metal - playing techdeath drums is ultra hard.

[@bunyip-ni6ch]

What are "official" ratings? Who has the authority to do those?

[@cepho8349]

That's a weird statement. There are very technical metal subgenres. Or what about prog rock?

[@ShikataGaNai100]

Rina is also a keyboardist and rhythm guitarist. Before SCANDAL was formed, Rina had never played drums.