WAGAKKI - "千本桜 SENBONSAKURA" - THE METAL KITTY REACTION VIDEO

[@hiawatha.g]

Like many of the top Japanese bands, they are often said to be better live, but they do have spectacular music videos. I like this one and "Tengaku" because they really give a clear look at all the players and their instruments. Wagakki band are not so much known in the West but in Japan they are even bigger than Babymetal.

[@Vitericus1]

Can't go wrong with any Wagakki Band. Beautiful music. Just a note, the picked instrument Beni Ninagawa plays is a Tsuguru shamisen--native Japanese instrument. The bowed one you're mainly thinking of is the Chinese erhu

[@denniseldridge2936]

Oh you *have* to check out much more of their catalog! They are mega-talented, and literally *any* live performance is worth watching as they are even better live :-) Note that the drummers are incredibly fit individuals. Wasabi, the regular rock drummer with the back tattoo (actually not permanent) has a YT channel in which he cooks and works out, and is a lot of fun, even if you don't speak the language. This is in stark contrast to the drummers I grew up listening to, who were traditionally the least fit and had the worst habits within the band - Bonham died drinking on a motorcycle, Keith Moon died of the drink, Black Sabbath's drummer says that when he used to drink he'd wake up either in hospital or jail, and have no recollection of how he got there. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera... I have yet to check out your other reactions, but I do hope you've checked out Babymetal. The Kami Band who backs them are absolutely incredible, and the girls are always awesome of course (Moa will steal your heart, I'm just warning you now hehe). All the best to you!

[@jokerdrogon2965]

Hi, Thank you for introducing Wagakki Band this time. I will briefly introduce them. They are all made up of eight people. (Vocal,key): Yuko Suzuhana (female) Born in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. She started playing the piano at the age of three, and she started poetry and dancing at the age of five. She graduated from the piano department of Tokyo College of Music and she is a master of Shigin. Her Shigin is a unique Japanese singing style that has been passed down from ancient times. (Tsugaru Shamisen): Beni Ninagawa (female) You can think of the shamisen as a Japanese version of the guitar that has been around for a long time, but unlike the guitar, the neck does not have frets or position marks. That is why playing the shamisen is so difficult. However, she has the skill as a shamisen master. The shamisen she uses is a type called "Tsugaru shamisen". (Koto): Kiyoshi Ibukuro You can think of the koto as a Japanese harp. (Shakuhachi): Daisuke Kaminaga You can think of the shakuhachi as a Japanese flute. But, in fact, there was little precedent for this instrument to be used in such pop songs, which is why the band was also groundbreaking. (Dr): Wasabi Born in China. Raised in Okayama. She has a Chinese father and a half-day mother. She started playing drums at the age of 15, and she is the youngest member of the Wagakki Band. She is a two-handed person who uses her dominant hand according to the purpose. (Japanese drum)：Kurona According to the members, he seems to be the oldest, but the year of birth is unknown. He started playing wadaiko at the age of three, and at the age of nine he entered a professional group of wadaiko in Tokyo and practiced traditional playing techniques before becoming independent. He has performed in more than 15 countries around the world, and has been active as a Japanese drum player in various scenes in Japan and overseas, such as magazines, TV, and theatrical performances. He participates in sessions and recordings with various artists as a player who creates new music with traditional "Wadaiko". (Guitar, Vo, Chorus): Machiya He has played Nico Nico Douga's "I tried to play" and "I tried to play the Night of Nights" more than 1.7 million times as of the end of December 2019. He is from a visual kei rock band and is active in various fields such as participating as a guitarist in other bands. （Bass）：Asa He introduced himself that he was born in Tokyo and raised in Saitama. When he plays, he wears feminine make-up, hairstyles and outfits, but her truth is that she is a man. That's a brief introduction to them. I hope you will enjoy Wagakki Band. Thank you.

[@JTPyrus]

yes you are the metal kitty! This is a great song

[@RODRIEUROMANIAKO]

JAPAN is perfection

[@lonniekramlich6241]

Amy Lee from Evanescence did a collaboration with them, live. Its very good !!❤😎👌

[@OT7BTSRMSugaJiminJkJinVJhope]

I Loved you're reaction this is one of my favorite Japanese Rock bands . Please react to more . And Band-maid thrill music video and band maid real existence music video there a all girl group Japanese Rock band there so amazing talented you sound do all there song y not 😂

[@grimnocturneband]

That was insanely epic! I love it!

[@ohcomeongetoutofhere]

You should see more than one, more than two and more than...ok at least 10 songs, to be able to see all of their abilities. original ballad: Atena no nai tegami, Izana, Sabaku no komoriuta, Tori no youni cover ballad: Nijiro chouchou cover: Iroha uta rock with shigin: Howling prog?: Hotarubi (i like the 2017 live because of the atmosphere of the shrine there); Bou getsu acoustic: Tsuioku, Doppo, Ame nochi kanjouron (with orchestra) instrumentals: Tomodachi ninaruyo, or those 3in1 Tono monogatari go go, Chie no kajitsu, Somosan seppa kzbin.info/www/bejne/raS6mI2gl8-Lm68 pop and fun: Hoshizukiyo, Watashi shijoushugi jazzy: Synchronicity others: Sun wheel (with shigin), Eclipse, Guren, Shizumanai taiyou, Strong faith (if you manage to do the video, you won't regret it), Kyoka suigetsu+Tsuki ni sakebu yoru, Ignite Music videos after 2019 seems ok, since they moved to another label.

[@T3NUD1N]

You should check out their song Strong Fate.

[@pujek2259]

hanafurumai - wagakki band 🤘🤘🤘

[@derweeblord]

Wagakki Band is like a Japanese version of German folk rock band Schandmaul. At least I would like to see both bands to tour together one day. That would be awesome. If you are interested in more Japanese rock/metal check out ELFENSJóN, a doujin music a circle led by metal composer Keisuke Kurose and manga-ka Kachiru Ishizue. I would recommend "Hexenjagd", "Wiegenlied" or "Lunatic Mirage" by them. The musicians playing and singing are all guest musicians. Only Ishizue and Kurose a permanent members. :3

[@davidsmith1225]

This band started out taking older traditional music and overlaying a hard rock and metal flavor

[@RyanRoemer8624]

Pretty unique band

[@DrAcula-os1nz]

Avex uses to block MVs licensed to them. Stick to live video, this band is best live anyway. That being said. This song is taken from Vocaloid and is a cover of Hatsune Miku. the song is about the westernization of Japan, which happened during the Meiji Restoration. Despite having an upbeat, oriental track, the song contains rather dark themes, mentioning guillotines and ICBMs. In addition, the lyrics state things such as "Songs of lament go unheard" and "This is a banquet inside a steel jail cell". Since you liked it, I recommend "Hakanaku mo utsukushii no wa" from Premium Symphonic Night Vol.2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3O1qpeXm5aYf6M&ab_channel=FrankGarc%C3%ADa This one night only concert with Amy Lee as special guest for the performance of "Bring me to life" If you want to hear Yuko sing shigin try this kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYu7nIysrLKpi8k&ab_channel=CCW

[@gatograto]

FYI, "Shigin" is not Japanese/Chinese, but purely Japanese. It is poem recital on melody, actually singing. It is not nice to both ethnics to mix them up. It is like saying German/Russian. They have a main singer and a back singer/guitarist, and the bassist also sometimes sing, and the guitarist and the bassist sing in the front in some cases. The band name is "Wagakki Band", not just "Wagakki". In you way, "The Band" will be "The". "Wagakki" means Japanese Instrument, hence Wagakki Band is Japanese Instrument Band.

[@TheMetalKitty]

THANKS FOR THE INFO

[@valloriaamherst7607]

Yes please react to their performance of "Bring Me To Life" featuring Amy Lee. The performance also includes an orchestra. It's epic!

[@BaphoRez]

Love their richness of sounds! The other major folk metal band in Japan is 陰陽座 (ONMYO-ZA). Are they on your radar?

[@TheMetalKitty]

no, but i will have to check them out. thank you

[@BaphoRez]

@@TheMetalKitty you basically can't go wrong with any of their stuff 🖤

[@VGVindaloo]

Another band worth checking out is Jambinai from South Korea (so not suited for Japanese month) they also implement traditional instruments, but have a much darker style. Sun,.Tears. Red. is a good one to start: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnbYhHudfpKjoZo

[@TheMetalKitty]

WILL DO. THANKS MAN

[@dannyivanpoma9289]

where does so much idiocy come from, that as a reaction they only place a front camera, and start making idiotic gestures to the videos!!, it only shows their lack of talent to create content and they start making a fool of themselves earning likes

[@TheMetalKitty]

WHY YOU HERE THEN DUDE? THANKS FOR WATCHING MY IDIOCY AND REACTIONS ...HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER ABOUT YOURSELF

[@voodoochild7533]

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