Absolutely love Wagakki Band. About them: - Shows and Music Videos are always extravagant, including the costumes. - Very talented musicians, all 8 of them. - Beni Ninagawa was the one playing the Shamisen (Japanese traditional guitar you saw in Megitsune). - Wasabi (drums) and Kurona (wadaiko) are the percussionists, while Wasabi did more of time keeping, Kurona plays more like a "scream" part of Yui and Moa in Babymetal (minus the dancing). - Yuko Suzuhana sings with shigin style (Japanese poetry chanting). - They were suppose to perform for the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. - Yuko Suzuhana collaborated with Kami Band's drummer Hideki Aoyama and guitarist Leda Cygnus in 2016 for the song CRADDLE OF ETERNITY. - Their most famous song is arguably SENBONZAKURA. - Active since 2012, they've got a lot of songs in 6 albums. Many excellent tracks. Why not checking out SABAKU NO KOMORIUTA next kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eN11haeLudG4YZ8.html . Thank you...

Wagakki Band is one of the best Japanese groups out there. They combine traditional Japanese instruments and vocal styles with modern rock, metal, jazz, and more. All eight members are master level musicians, and their lead singer, the very elegant Yuko Suzuhana, may be the best female Japanese vocalist I have heard. Wagakki Band is the only other Japanese group that comes anywhere close to BabyMetal in international popularity. The video for their song Senbonzakura has more views than Gimme Chocolate. Wagakki Band is even better live, as their stage shows are musical extravaganzas that rival the very best BabyMetal concerts.

Great reaction, I just recently found this group and I can't get enough of them

This is so far the best react of the video, your comments and appreciation are so much better than others, nice job

i LOVE waggaki band their music is ALWAYS like a journey of magic

This song are one the best songs that shows how WagakkiBand are mixing tradisional instruments and Music together with modern instruments and Music

Yuko Suzuhana's vocal on Akatsuki no Ito literally moves me to tears every time I hear it. And as for Beni's shamisen playing. Exceptional.

the 2nd drummer is part of the traditional part of the band

They look young but they play so skilled their own instruments. Traditional instruments andJapanese instruments together make amazing music. When I watched first time I’ve got shocked and then enjoyed their music too. I’ve never thought about those instruments go well with rock

Thanks Tyler, saw notification this morning but had to wait till afternoon😃 I love that you liked it and you had an astonished face here and there. For Bandmembers and general Information just read @Harden Crater and @Rudy Harfandi comments. They did a great job.👍 'Wagakki Band' is a Super-Band. All are master of their craft and they have more talents (like other instruments, teaching, ...) 5 of the members leading their own band/projects in which 4 do also vocals in those. Also Yuko Suzuhana teaches the Shigin singing (recite japanese poems). She won a national championship some years ago. Tyler you told us you had Military History ->😉Funfact: The singer also does sword dance and back in the day Samurai had to learn those shigin (poem) It was part of their education.

'Clearly I was wrong about a traditional piece.' *Crosses legs, sipping green tea.*

I was watching with my grandson the tube and he put this son and I told you I got hook with the band. BTW my grand son is 7 and I'm 51 so how he found them I do not know but I'm glad he did!

that was a great reaction. so good to see how music connects people. thank you and greetings from germany.

Any group that has an electric bass and flute facing off against each other on stage is a win in my book.

Wagakki Band 💮 is amazing 🇧🇷❤️

Every member of WagakkiBand is a master-level pro at their instruments. The two drum sets are Wasabi on "normal" drums (well named for his spicy playing!) and Kurona on the traditional taiko (wadaiko) drums. The wadaiko provides extra oomph and off-beat sounds that aren't possible with just one drummer or a normal band drumset. There are whole competitions in Japan built around the traditional drumming techniques on all different sizes, including ones that are about three times as tall as you! Fun fact: Beni's showy tsugaru shamisen can only be played on the downstroke with her weighted plectrum (large fanlike pick) and the silk strings change pitch rapidly with changes in humidity, and it has no frets, so she has to play everything by ear and muscle memory! The costumes are themed around a colour scheme or style, but always personalized. Machiya on guitar rarely wears shoes, for example, and wears his traditional Noh mask for the songs he wrote before he was with WagakkiBand like Homura. Wasabi's not a fan of constrictive clothing because of his constant arm movements. Kaminaga Daisuke on the shakuhachi flute likes looking like a monk, with his bald head, so he prefers to wear more traditional robes. Suzuhana Yuko, the vocalist is a licensed Shigin (poetic recitation) performer and teacher, and can do sword and fan dances. She's almost always dressed like an anime princess in some way. It's a great look for her! As for the flat harp thing, that's a koto (long vowels, "koe-toe"). The lyrics are as follows: Hana hirakeba chou eda ni mitsu | Flower bloom filling the butterfly branches Warera utau sora no kanata he | To the sky that we sing Haruka nagaru kumo no mukou he | Beyond the faraway clouds Umi wo koete niji wo watatte | Cross the sea and cross the rainbow Kimi ni todoku you ni | Like to reach you Seki wo kitte afureru omoi | Thought to overflow the weir [a low type of dam meant to raise a river or catch fish] Itsuka sameru yume no ibashou de | In the whereabouts of a dream, that will someday Warai atte irareru you ni | Just like being laughing [as in the state of being that you feel when you're laughing] Kasane tsumuide yuku | I am going to spin it ((Repeat from "Warera utau")) At the end, the crowd is screaming for their favorite member: "Asa-san" for Asa on the bass, "Beni" for the shamisen player, etc. Also! Check out Synchronicity by WagakkiBand for a crazy change of pace! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prKjdKujzam6dY0.html

Wagaki Band and Maximum The Hormone in 2017 took me to Band Maid, ha. Yes, when youtube's algorithm was still useful.

Wagakki Band is just awesome! Love their sound and their look...also non-stop on the stage! Try looking at another Japanese band by the name of Ningen Isu when you get a chance...30 years playing with 21 albums...not known well outside of Japan.

hey Tex, I'm over in New Mexico on a ranch and I don't understand a lick either, but I like it!

The name Wagakkiband translates literally as ‘traditional instrument band.’ This pair of songs serves as a great introduction to the musicians and their instruments. ‘Homura’ always make me think of guitar-heavy instrumentals by Joe Satriani or Yngwie Malmsteen. ‘Akatsuki no Ito’ flips the whole mood with the koto and shakuhachi, but the world simply STOPS when Yuko starts singing. She is classically trained in Shigen, a Japanese form of chanted poetry, and is a national champion in the form. For older songs of theirs, look for ‘Tengaku’ or ‘Senbonzakura.’ Both are covers of songs performed by vocaloids; computer-generated vocalists, newer entries to check out are “Bring me to Life” and ‘Sakura Rising’ both featuring Amy Lee of Evanessence. Be careful, though, Wagakkiband is a rabbit hole you might never wish to leave.

Since you already covered both songs, here`s a little fun fact - the little funky guitar solo in Homura right after Asa ends his bass solo and before Beni joins on shamisen is the intro to Yoshiwara Lament.

Ooooh btw Kurona (wadaiko drum) and Wasabi (drums) are known for their drum battle section. Every concert they compete to see who gets the louder cheers.

I may be late with this comment. But Wagakki Band has been and always be my go-to band to listen if I'm craving for good music. The genius behind these guys is just amazing, imagine having to blend everything to the point where each instruments are not overwhelmed by the other. Additionally, if you have noticed it - Kuronawho is playing Wadaiko drums (Traditional drums), is playing the off beat when they played Akatsuki no Ito while Wasabi (drums) is just casually playing like the off beat played by Kurona is part of his routines.

Great reaction... Their costume is just stylize/modernize traditional clothing. There are 8 members for this group... 2 Women and 6 Men... 1 singer, 3 modern instrument and 4 traditional instrument... Yuko Suzuhana: singer Beni Ninagawa: shamisen (traditional guitar) Daisuke: shakuhachi (traditional flute) Kurona: taiko (traditional drum) Kiyoshi: koto (table with snare...😆...) Machiya: guitar Asa: bass Wasabi: drum Their live concert always entertaining, filled with sword dancing (singer good at it), shigin (traditional poetry, which the singer is very good at it too) and some other traditional performance.

【 和楽器 】 和楽器 Kanji Details (n) traditional Japanese musical instrument This is where they get their name from the use of traditional Japanese instruments. WB's style is amazing and Suzhanna's vocals are fantastic. You want funky ? One of their tunes is borderline swing jazz LOL

12:05 That string instrument called "KOTO"... It is derived from the Chinese zheng and se, and similar to the Mongolian yatga, the Korean gayageum and ajaeng, the Vietnamese đàn tranh

You've got to check out "Synchronicity"

3:08 Oooooh he doesn't knooooooow :D I'll see your reaction in a few minutes, when shamisen enters the stage and later during the second song with koto and shakuhachi haha :D

*You guys got to see Wagakki ft. Evanescence!!!!!!* *BOTH female Lead vocals harmonize SO PERFECTLY!!!! ..& LIVE TOO!!!*

Amazing!!!!

The first song is one of Machiya’s hits from before Wagakki band started. It had no shamisen originally.

融合です。東京に来たら納得します。最先端と伝統がマッチしてます。それを音楽で表現してるだけです。

🖤 wagakki band! Everything is better with added shamisen. 😉👍

Waggaki Band...they arent just musician but they are Gods and Goddess and engineers of their own musical instruments... Suzuhana Yuko - Vocals Machiya - Guitar Asa - Bass Wasabi - Drums Beni Ninagawa - Tsugari Shamisen (traditional 3 string guitar) Kurona - Wadaiko ( traditional drums) Kiyoshi - Koto ( traditional harp) Daisuke - Sakuhachi ( traditional flute) ...sir i recommend to please do comment to their other songs.. -Ignite -Sunwheel -Valkyrie -Okinotayuu -Zenbonsakura -Perfect Blue ( live ) -Subaku no Komoruita -Tengaku -Ame Nochi Kajouron -Sasameyuki -Yuki kage boushi and still more.. I be following your reactions sir..... im not a japanese.....I one of their Fans.... Im a Filipino... Thank You and God bless..

Beni Ninagawa, nickname Benina, plays the Tsugaru Shamisen, Ibukuro Kiyoshi play the Koto, which is that kind of harp, while Daisuke Kaminaga plays the Shakuhachi, which would be the flute, the Shakuhachi is played by the Komuso monks of Zen Buddhism. If I can recommend your next reaction on this group it is in the link: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/edllht2Fm5fSoaM.html. I've seen them in Tokyo and Osaka and no video will ever give what it really feels like to be there to hear them live, it's a unique experience.

BUT WAIT THERES MORE

This is the difference between real talented musicians and the rest .

次は wagakki band の 'strong fate' を聴いてみて下さい。 @ 気に入ると思いますよ。

Best react to this video!!!! 👍👍👍👍

If memory serves- the flat instrument is a Koto. The banjo-sounding one is a Shamisan.

From the same concert: Yoshiwara Lament , Hoshizukiyo , Iroha Uta , ikusa ... and: " Rokuchounen to Ichiya Monogatari " (6 billion year night history) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5aBhbOEv6reo3U.html

U gotta find the lyrics dude they are just as gorgeous 🌸

Haha I see you’re not hiding the RAS-47 anymore ;) be careful with those Magpul 40 round mags, they’ve been known to jam ;) Great reaction though! I love this band so much and is one of my favorites. The group dresses in tradition clothing but with modern twists and that’s just part of the bands normal attire when performing. The guitarist/backing vocals doesn’t always wear that mask, though. Another fun fact “Wagakki” means “traditional Japanese instruments” combine that with “band” and you have the marriage between traditional and modern, like you noticed. Anything else you watch is 100% worth it; however there are some acoustic versions of their songs that they do live where the guitarist sings and it’s just immaculate.

listen more those songs.

shamizen of @tami, makes me love @wagakki band

Wagakki some out of world band...you may try out thier other song like Synchronicity...that song not too streak with traditional instruments yet they could give it away

🤗 Nice reaction! Try their video "Ikusa" it´s amazing 🤩

Note the homage to Ian Anderson!

6:30 That is a shamisen(shah-mee-sehn). Beni plays the tsugaru type which has a faster, aggressive, & more powerful playing style than other shamisen. They originated from the Tsugaru area. They are three stringed. The mask the guitarist is wearing is a noh mask. These are used in Noh Theatre unlike Kabuki that uses makeup. Flute is a shakuhachi(shah-koo-hah-chee). 12:03 The harp/zither you're asking about is a koto(koh-toe). Traditional drums are wadaiko/taiko(wah-dye-koh & tie-koh). 14:08 Suzuhana Yuko's performing shigin(reciting traditional Japanese & Chinese poetry). It's usually spiritual & full of gratitude or reverence towards nature. The lyrics of this song was inspired by traditional poetry. Yuko is a national shigin champion too. Both shigin & enka use this singing style. Traditionally, enka is often called "Japanese blues ballads" since blues & enka subject matter is often melancholic. Both use melismatic(kobushi) singing("vibrato" isn't accurate, but is the closest word. R&B is probably the most familiar example of melismatic singing). Both started around the same time too; mid 1800s in the US by finally freed African Americans & Japan(Meji era). Originally, enka music also used a bluesy pentatonic scale. This is what she sang: Flower bloom filling the butterfly branches To the sky that we sing Beyond the faraway clouds Cross the sea and cross the rainbow Like to reach you Thought to overflow the weir In the whereabouts of a dream, that will someday Just like being laughing I am going to spin it To the sky that we sing Beyond the faraway clouds Cross the sea and cross the rainbow Like to reach you Thought to overflow the weir In the whereabouts of a dream, that will someday Just like being laughing I am going to spin it

Please react to Wagakki Band Ignite

please react to: wagakki - senbonzakura or copy paste it for easier serching: 和楽器バンド / 千本桜

Is there a link to the original video, without comments?

Fyi Akatsuki No Ito always be singing by fans from encore until encore start

Can you react to the german band NULL POSITIV , the female singer have a great voice she sings german but metal and german sounds great, we know from Rammstein. Well try the song "Friss dich auf" visuals great or "Turm der angst" or "Freiheit" but "Friss dich auf " is hard and cool to watch. Greetings from germany

watch SENBONZAKURA by Wagakki - ITS SICK

Do you listen Ningen Isu? Can you react to this band? Thanks. Good reaction. Good job. Greetings from Argentina

Wagakki just uploaded a song called "Sakura Rising" featuring Amy Lee from Evanescence. Go check it!

Nice reaction!They uploaded a new fantas(t)ic song on youtube yesterday.月下美人- Queen of the Night-. Please react to it.

The first half sounds so much like Joe Satriani.

Dope reaction man! WagakkiBand just dropped a song called “Sakura Rising” featuring Amy Lee of Evanescence. You should react to it! 🙌🏻🙌🏻

That guitar not normal actually, not 24 frets but 29 frets.

Anyone who listens to the serious shamisen for the first time will have such a face.

Wagakki band.....Wagakki mean japanese traditional musical instruments

Please react to Wagakki Band - 拍手喝采(Hakushu Kassai) >> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9l6odmWp9zTfKs.html

三味線 = shamisen

Pls stop and appriciate the blond blond drummer looks like a villan strait out of a anime

There are not two drummers, there is a drummer and there is a percussionist, in the case of the percussionist he uses instruments from his own culture, some of them used as a "war march" in the ancient Japanese dynastie

Not gonna see another Japanese rock performance more impressive than this. There are other Jrock performances that are impressive, just not like this.

Soery man.. every time you pause i skiped lolz..

途中で止めるのは不快です。

Waggaki Band...they arent just musician but they are Gods and Goddess and engineers of their own musical instruments... Suzuhana Yuko - Vocals Machiya - Guitar Asa - Bass Wasabi - Drums Beni Ninagawa - Tsugari Shamisen (traditional 3 string guitar) Kurona - Wadaiko ( traditional drums) Kiyoshi - Koto ( traditional harp) Daisuke - Sakuhachi ( traditional flute) ...sir i recommend to please do comment to their other songs.. -Ignite -Sunwheel -Valkyrie -Okinotayuu -Zenbonsakura -Perfect Blue ( live ) -Subaku no Komoruita -Tengaku -Ame Nochi Kajouron -Sasameyuki -Yuki kage boushi and still more.. I be following your reactions sir..... im not a japanese.....I one of their Fans.... Im a Filipino... Thank You and God bless..