Van Halen would be proud🎸|KOIAI, One Way or Another

[@michaelthain4488]

The bass player is Wakazaemon and yes she is bassist with East of Eden and also for Marty Friedman, and you can hear why she is awesome

[@RobinC63]

I wish she would become their regular bass player but I know she’s pretty busy with East of Eden and other projects.

[@markmathewssgbcpenaltyboxs6389]

We all need more of this! Love it! I love everything about them. I love that I can not really describe their music because as soon as I think I got it, they come out with a new song and it changes everything.

[@mightydegu]

Koiai are currently in my top 5 bands, so I love this song. It would have been a perfect radio hit in the early 80s, not in a dated way, but by being very catchy and having a classic sound.

[@JBVandriver136]

Great reaction as always, you asked if anyone heard Rush in the song and as they (Rush) were my favorite band until i was introduced to Band Maid. The guitar work at one point is reminescent of Alex Lifeson’s playing. These ladies are a very close second to Band Maid and anything that Lisa-X and Hazuki do is always great. Miss Nitt Picc you should check out their cover of Automatic it’s really good.

[@Immortall1408]

As others mentioned, there is a new single. If you want to see Li-sa-x´s and Hazuki´s hands as they play, there are two playthroughs from the Li-sa-x Band era: "Just Be My Treasure" and "Cola Bottle Again". Kanade Sato is, for instance, in a band of sorts, called Muses, with Juna Serita, which you saw in TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI. Spain (Chick Corea Cover) / Muses

[@keithsowerby8179]

I do hope that Kanade keeps up a jazz side project. She has spent so many years as a prodigy chasing Senri’s crown to give up on more complex and nuanced music

[@2visiondigital]

I hope so as well. On some songs she is playing with finesse and sensibilities that Senri rarely shows. I think both prodigies are leaving their mark. I get what your saying. Watching them play together at times is epic.

[@SomethingToDo360]

Come See Me (their new music video put up yesterday) and A New Picture, are the two best so far IMO.

[@Mikupigeon]

The new picture is my favourite Koiai song.

[@PANIC_aka_PinD]

That was the song done on P ... that P place you can't write here :p .

[@hiawatha.g]

True supergroup, which is freaky when you consider how young they are.

[@andreaspedersen3952]

The bass player is Wakazaemon of East Of Eden, as you said. So it's a rythmsection of proportions! I recommend checking out their cover of "Automatic", which is more of Jazz-(hard)rock.

[@iQiLefty]

Koiai new song just dropped! 'Come See Me'. Love the composition and the vibes. A New Picture i feel is their heaviest song yet. Koiai's predecessor 'Lisa-X Band' can be worth checking out. Also, Kanade's drum videos are worth watching too

[@moscatodasti1]

They just released a new MV for Come see me about a day ago. The end there when they finish a song is referred to as "trash can out". The band is kind of a "super group" Kotono the vocalist was in Ironbunny. Hazuki is from Nemophilia, and Kanade Sato is a drum prodigy.

[@Kmudaify]

Many will be familiar with Kanade not only as a child prodigy, but as Rie aka Suzaku's backing drummer. She's also a member of Muses, with Rie aka Suzaku (guitar) and the Princes of Funk, Juna Serita, on bass. She's in darn good company as someone who also frequently performs with Rie is Senri Kawaguchi, one of the Top 5 best drummers on the planet, period. Li-sa-X is a child prodigy. Rie aka Suzaku is a bona fide guitar goddess. Check out the video titled "Rie a.k.a. Suzaku / Ice World 2022.6.19 Live Version" to see the performance of that song with Kanade. Check out the video titled "Onyx / Ice World / Wangan Street ＞Rie a.k.a. Suzaku (G) ／川口千里 (Dr)／星野李奈 (B)／池尻喜子 (Kb)" for the comparison of the same song with Senri on drums (second song in the video). To see Kanade and Senri performing together, check out the video titled "Blue Wind (Jeff Beck Cover) ＞　Rie a.k.a. Suzaku"

[@MaxMaidiac-h5y]

Jazz Avengers. The great great Japanese Women of Jazz jam, write, record and perform together.

[@lesbrunswick5137]

@@Kmudaify Kanade and Senri first performed together when Kanade was 9 and Senri was 15. The tune was Some Skunk Funk. It's just crazy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqTJZHediJh_e6M

[@joebarrera9741]

WOW AN AMAZING SONG ..FOR SURE

[@Raiden-R]

A special members. 👍❤

[@tuomascolliander5350]

I agree your comment "AC/DC meets Rush"

[@paulread4886]

Yes ACDC steal/homage with Belinda Carlisle chorus . So cheeky steals, but I love it. The bit after ACDC part sounds like UK , an 80's British band too. Soooo cheeky, but so good . Where does she find these singers ???? Girl in Lisa - X band was great too. Hope the bassist stays, she is perfect for this band , and Kanade, followed her a while back , another genius drummer from Japan, who knows when to play the song and not show off at the wrong time. Such a mature player. Obvious another band of genius level player like Lovebites and Band Maid. A band of beautiful monsters.

[@VladimirChupin]

@@paulread4886 Kanade Sato, yes... I remember I was saying a few years back that there are only two good drummers in the world: Akane from BAND-MAID and Kanade Sato 😂 I'm not that radical anymore, but I do remember the time when I really felt like this...

[@paulread4886]

Yayoko , Rina ,Haruna , they just keep coming . Every year a fresh crop from Tokyo music school and some stick out . ​@VladimirChupin

[@VladimirChupin]

@@paulread4886 Yes, there are many. I would want to mention also Tsubasa, the drummer from 362. But yes, the amount of talent coming from Japan nowadays is shocking.

[@paulread4886]

362 ?? Thxanx I must check out 😂

[@COTTERO]

Most of these girls are somehow connected, you should first start by listening to Li-Sa-X with her former vocalist, Rina, "Looking Up To You": kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHfblYqInKerg8ksi=aHdk2asW1OiCuYL7 Kotono, the vocalist, used to sing for Ironbunny: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5jKpJqEjdKbgbssi=s95z9F2kRNUcVLL7 Li-Sa-X also collaborated with Ironbunny and Saki (Nemophila): kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZewl2x8qN-dd7csi=XZXZPluBwXeuvaY3 And if that wasn't enough, Li-Sa-X also collaborated with Yuki (East of Eden): kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoqWZWBvjtialZosi=Qsqwsjis7rGSon3N ... who in turn had already collaborated with Saki: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j32UmJ-CnL6KbtUsi=-kNTzHd8nsSpF3A1 And the connections go on and on... 😲

[@TheJerm]

"Cawfy Tawk with NittPic (or is it "Koiawfi Tawk)? I dig it. I DID hear the references, once you mentioned them. Very cool! Quick note on Kanade (DR). I'm a former drummer, and THIS MV was the first time I saw and heard her play. Even though this is a relatively "simple" track, my ears perked-up IMMEDIATELY and I thought, "Oh, she is really, REALLY good". Man, I was NOT wrong. She's AWESOME! Thanks NittPic! 🕊

[@leekebot1802]

Your talking about bands "stealing and borrowing" reminded me of Axis of Awesome's musical comedy bit "4 chord song". Where they demonstrate all of the major radio hits for the past 20 years use the same 4 chords. It's both hilarious, and actually sounds good.

[@Olkam-w5u]

And it's true. Just like the fact that people don't listen to songs longer than 3.5 minutes.

[@fretbuzzaldrin4965]

Your reactions here are spot-on. You might hear mid-80's TOTO in other Koiai songs, as well as others. These kids were raised well.

[@brewswillis9783]

Def TOTO vibes in Li-sa-x Band's Looking Up To You for sure.

[@mikeat2637]

I have been following Li-sa-X since she was about 13 and she was playing with an American guitarist who plays rockabilly and bluegrass, and she was killing it. I don't remember if you have reacted to it or not, but check out the song "Looking Up To You" by Li-sa-X Band with Lisa and Hazuki and an amazing singer named Rina, who left at some point. That video is out of this world from both a musicianship aspect and a vocal aspect. Lisa has collaborated quite a few times with Yoyoka in the past and when Yoyoka did her 12th Birthday Sessions 3 years ago, Lisa and a veteran Japanese bassist and Yoyoka did an amazing cover of Joe Satriani's "Satch Boogie". I think you would also enjoy Yoyoka's 12th Birthday Sessions, when she works with some of the best Japanese session musicians and singers doing great rock covers from Deep Purple, Van Halen, Rush and a bunch of others. Yoyoka is another very talented drummer from Japan who has been at it since she was 3 years old. She has had her own KZbin channel since she was 5 and has done dozens of great covers of all the great rock bands past and present. She's lived in the US for the last couple of years and is in LA. She sits in with different local bands at venues like the Whiskey A Go Go and there are a lot of great videos of her playing. For her 15th birthday she's having a concert at the Chateau Marmont in LA and will have several groups playing. It should be a great show. She has gained the respect of musicians like Ian Paice, Jimmy Page, Carmine Appice, Dave Grohl and Chad Smith. I know you have a lot on your plate with new groups and songs and your work, but you really need to check Yoyoka out. She's also involved with a project called "kids rock for kids", that has done perfect covers of "Hysteria" by Muse and "Peace of Mind" by Boston. The ages of the members run from 9 to 14 and their vocalist, a 13 year old from New Jersey is just uber-talented. I'll shut up now, sorry for getting carried away, lolololol Just keep it in mind.

[@Greg-om2hb]

I respect HAZUKI for her elegant sartorial choices, proving that a female guitarist doesn’t have to perform while half naked to command one’s attention and compete with the best male guitarists.

[@RA57727]

Amen to that. I’m an old guy and truth be told - I avoid those bands (half naked female musicians) I don’t want to be thought of as some old pervert looking at these young ladies (the age of my daughter - please). That is why I appreciate a number of foreign bands that place their musicianship on display NOT their ‘half naked’ bodies.

[@blackowl83]

I can hear acdc in the beginning riffs and then def leppard (photograph) after chorus..

[@ericifune5543]

Wakazaemon support bassist here and also on their new track, " Come See Me."

[@Dead-EyeMetal]

The whole band (including Wakazaemon supporting on bass) are excellent. BTW, Kotono can also play guitar; she can even shred a little!

[@luisfernandomunoz6315]

I also hear a lot of eighties female music influences. Vixen's drummer Roxy Petrucci. She is the only original member still playing with the group. The Bangles' Susannah Hoffs. She is doing solo work and reunion tours with The Bangles. I like this group. I just need to get familiar with the names.

[@NittPicc]

I feel so weird that I don't know much of the 80's female musician scene. I think I know some, but I think I know more of predominantly male bands from the 80's.

[@gedece]

I love the general sound they have, and how they managed to keep it interesting.

[@mechanicat23]

The last year or so, of The LISA-X Band, is Lisa, Hazuki, and that vocalist. The name changed from that to Koiai, for… Let’s say logistic reasons.

[@jamesskyway6746]

as for Hazuki, first time i saw her was in the group "Disqualia". 3 of those members after Disqualia (Hazuki. Narumi. Risa*Risa) colaborated with LisaX for her first live concert. Prior to KOIAI, LisaX had a band called "LisaX band".

[@bocatampere]

Summer music as it’S best 🔥❤️ Kan

[@mikeholmes5308]

The ending of this song has what's sometimes called a "Big Rock Ending" on it. I'm not a drummer, but I'm guessing that sound that you hear there doesn't have a name per se, but it sounds like a "flam" on the snare (which is one stick hitting right after the other, still essentially on the same beat) and a kick drum hit just subsequent to that (or sometimes two if they have a double-pedal and can essentially do a kick flam) which is essentially a lot of drum sound all at once. A typical Big Rock ending might be this pattern followed by a cymbal crescendo, followed by a snare roll, followed by the pattern once again to end it. See Band-Maid's song Hate? at Yokohama (which I'm sure you've reacted to) for an example of a long crescendo part with kicks holding it until a more distinct double hit end (as opposed to the flam end).

[@RobinClegg-f6q]

You're correct it was a flam although a very separated one.

[@Patrick_H.]

About the X in Li-sa X. Li-sa got her 'big break' after she did a cover of *_Scarified_* by Racer X when she was 8 yo. It earned her an invitation to be on the Ellen show. Paul Gilbert, a guitarist from Racer X heard her cover, and was so impressed he contacted her to tell her so. He also offered to be her Mentor going forward. Li-sa was thrilled and accepted his offer, and she has worked with him online ever since. With all that background, I think it is pretty easy to see why she added the X to her stage name (I'm pretty sure that Lisa is not her Japanese name)

[@ascvip]

The name is, "Friggin Awesome!"

[@Ephem13]

When a drummer ends like that, it's called a trashcan.

[@NittPicc]

I can't tell if you're being serious or joking with me, but someone liked your comment, so I am going to 100% believe you. 😆

[@Ephem13]

@NittPicc I'm totally being real. It's because it sounds like someone banging around trashcans at the end of the song.

[@erazer2602]

The guitar riff reminds me more of Queen's "One Vision".

[@clintashcraft579]

Love this band!!!!! You need to check out "FATE GEAR" (A Steam Punk Metal band) (Headless Goddess) to start!!!!! Thank you for what you do!!!!!

[@mrcjanssen1]

Pablo Picasso is widely quoted as having said that “good artists borrow, great artists steal.” Whether or not Picasso was truly the first person to voice this idea is in some dispute.

[@Vitericus1]

It was actually Igor Stravinsky that said, "Good composers borrow, great composers steal," but that quote has been borrowed by others to fit other art forms and attributed to other artists/authors/filmmakers.

[@ericifune5543]

They have two EP's out, supposedly another one this year. Lisa X only graduated high school last year, so hopefully a bunch of stuff coming. Nemophila's tour in Japan ends in the fall, so Hazuki will be free this winter.

[@megarocker7277]

this band needs a global blow up like lovebites got,,,come on reactors,,get going lol

[@PANIC_aka_PinD]

SO GLAD you finally got to hear Kotono sing :) . This band could easily be worldwide. Everything they have produced so far is incredible!

[@grahamreed8774]

It's good if the guitarists in a twin guitar band can have their own sound/style. Lovebites have it- Midori has a more metal sound and style and Miyako has a more classic rock style and sound- generally. Just noticed the Kanade has some cloth clipped to her floor tom? to dampen the overtones.

[@u2bear211]

@NittPic At 5:00 You have an intense that-sounds-familiar-but-i-cant-put-my finger-on-it look. :D Search for "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult. ;)

[@jepoycgeronimo]

You got it NittPicc, that guitar squeal is pinch harmonics Just found out that their bassist here is Wakazaemon from East of Eden

[@MaxMaidiac-h5y]

Kotono was with Ediee Ironbunny. She keeps right up with these brilliant musicians. This is a supergroup.

[@MaxMaidiac-h5y]

Thank you so much for moving fast on KOIAI. I think that the parents of Lisa X prefer she stays away from hard-core doom metal? Her bandmates are happy to do jazzy prog rock with lighthearted vocals/lyrics, IMO, of course. I do feel refreshed after listening to them.

[@雷電雷電]

Drum sound is " Alex Van Halen".❤

[@greggarvin2663]

She obviously prefers singing, but it would be cool if every once in a blue moon Koiai did a song with a triple guitar attack as while she may not be quite on the same level as Lisa-X and Hazuki, Kotono also knows her way around a fretboard: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGKah3xnm8eUpNU she also dances and did live support for a couple Babymetal shows in 2018

[@SteveDay-s5j]

*must be the live version to get the OMG effect.

[@eaglez1901]

You are aware Hazuki is the guitar player for Nemophila...right?

[@randypeters366]

She is not aware of much. She knows very little. She plays the recorder.

[@craigfenson]

GIVE ME, GIVE ME, GIVE ME FRIED CHICKEN! "close but not quite" -- yes, because what you're hearing is not ac/dc but something outright similar to a queen song. you may not be aware, but it is the main riff of 'one vision'. the other sneaky 4/4 riff that masks as 7/8 is similar to rush's 'limelight'. once you check those songs out, you can't unhear it. and yes, it's rush plus vh plus ac/dc with pop sensibilities -- all while flexing their paul gilbert influence.

[@MrBryanwithay]

White Snake Spit It Out lol!!!!

[@hiawatha.g]

The word “prodigy” gets thrown around way too much. In this case, it is fully deserved. Lisa-X has been posting music on youtube since she was seven, did credible covers of Dream Theater and Polyphia at 10, and has had her own band since she was 13. The core members of Lisa-X band were Lisa-X, Rina on vocals and Hazuki, formerly of Disqualia and now the lead guitarist for Nemophila, on co-lead guitar. Here she is doing a playthrough with Hazuki on “Just Be My Treasure”: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3_CoH-nidCUbK8 “One More Chance Is Enough” with Billy Sheehan (!) on bass (Sheehan is on the consensus short list of candidates for best rock bassist in the world). kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqvWoqCkesZrb8U Rina left the band in 2022 and they took a hiatus to rebuild. They re-emerged as Koiai, and can legitimately claim to be a supergroup. Kotono joined them after stints with various groups including Ironbunny and a previous collaboration with Lisa-X. The big catch was Kanade Sato on drums. Sato is also a member of Muses and is in big demand as a session drummer. She is often compared with the already legendary Senri Kawaguchi. Wakazaemon has been appearing as a guest on bass. She frequently tours with Marty Friedman and is also a member of East of Eden. Here are two more links worth checking out. The first one is Lisa’s 2017 appearance at the annual female rock festival organized by Show-Ya-she is up there with some of the best guitarists in the world and they clearly love sharing the stage with her. The second one is her collaboration with the even younger drum phenom, Yoyoka Soma, who is herself a force of nature. At NaonのYaon (age 12): kzbin.info/www/bejne/npPIiGqPqstgl5I With Yoyoka: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGqaeX6unJl2rc0 Here are more links to Koiai: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nV6tdoiNo7magLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIKymaCFbKaZaKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJ_NcptrbbR0Z5I (cover of Dirty Loops version) Overall, rock is not only in good hands, but arguably has been taken over by Japanese women. The future looks great!

[@SteveDay-s5j]

Because you mentioned you're a fan of the squeals and pinch harmonics of guitar (and since you put him in your title), may I STRONGLY urge you to react to Mr. GOAT, Edward Van Halen, playing his Eruption solo? (if you do, I'll be your newest patreon sign up. 😂)

[@christopherjohnferrer3771]

Their new song is lit 🔥 KOIAI 👌 but you also should check the band Mellows🤘

[@kuric1904]

I feel "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC and "Photograph" by Def Leppard

[@jamesskyway6746]

not sure it you are aware of a group called "Ironbunny"? The reason i mention is that vocalist Kotono was in that band. Ironbunny consisted of 3 vocalists and "ediee ironbunny" on guitar. He wore a cyborg suit.

[@edbe7385]

They just dropped a new song, Come see me . Its really good.

[@joebarrera9741]

THE LAST CHORD PROGRESSION IS TAKEN FROM WHITESNAKE

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Very Van Hagar-esque, bordering on Bon Jovi. Vocals could be stronger, and have a country feel. Guitar work stunning.

[@enol8603]

So puny...... Playing Koiai... You can see how shy Lisa-X is.... She's hanging so far back like she's trying to hide in the curtains. And that super deep bow at the end.

[@tonio8342]

😂😂😂❤❤❤🎉

[@exploringthemusicaluniverse]

With respect to copying, Kanami deliberately does not listen to western rock bands in effort to limit her influences. Obviously early on when she was learning she was influenced by Santana, Lary Carlton and other presumably.

[@glenkelley6799]

I think that Blondie would be proud also (probably more than Van Halen). Thanks for this one, they can play anything.

[@randypeters366]

Yeah I have no idea where the Van Halen reference would come from.

[@RayYan-uk4fv]

Hy cute welcome lek youme💋💋💋

[@Greg-om2hb]

I don’t understand this obsession with picking apart the musical influences in the songs by Japanese bands. I mean, ultimately it can all be traced all the way back to Bessie Smith and Robert Johnson. I’m more concerned with questions like: does it sound good, how does it make me feel, and why does it make me feel that way?

[@ericifune5543]

I enjoy the analysis. Otherwise, just listen to the music.

[@mightydegu]

Why would you want to watch a video of her just giving an opinion on if it's good or not? That's for all of us to decide individually and should be done by watching the official video, not some low-effort "reaction" that most reaction channels churn out. By providing some analysis of the music, she's actually adding something to it.

[@RA57727]

Discovering a band’s, or individual musicians’, influence helps us, in part, understand them.

[@Greg-om2hb]

In response to some of the feedback on my previous comment, saying it sounds like an AC/DC riff, or any other band, is not analysis. On other channels, all I hear is this riff sounds like band X. That arpeggio sounds like band Y. That drum fill sounds like band Z. Not very insightful. As NittPicc says, all musicians borrow from music they've heard before. What is interesting to discuss is things like: What makes that AC/DC riff so awesome? Can you describe it in terms of music theory? How does it make you fell when you hear HAZUKI and LISA-X play it? Have these musicians taken that influence to greater heights than the original? Etc. These are the kind of insights that make NittPicc's reactions so interesting.

[@NOMAD-_-]

Koiai is amazing if you metal guitar solos from hazuki she’s also a member of nemophila 🤘🏻🫶🏼🤘🏻check out a new picture from koiai i think you will like it i love it 🤘🏻🫶🏼🤘🏻

[@randypeters366]

There is nothing about her playing that reminds me of EVH. Two TOTALLY different styles. What a HORRIBLE reactor. She knows absolutely nothing. Her references make ZERO sense.

[@NittPicc]

Lmao. Well aren't you a ray of sunshine! 🥰