I LOVE this song and this band, but you still managed to make me appreciate it even more. You had me laughing outloud with it hitting you the way it hit me when I reacted to it!

Love the shout out lol Fantastic reaction man, and thank you so much for coming on the Gaijin Guys Podcast! Can’t wait to have you on again, soon!

"I want to live in this moment ... forever!" - So much fun and awareness in this - great show Chase.

Nemophila are a delicate flower but with the vice-like grip of a Venus flytrap.😁🤘

Thank you for getting to Nemophila. In case you want more background: They just started in 2019 and are blowing up fast. As you can see from the gang vocals, they don't take themselves too seriously-Hazuki even winks. They almost seem to be enjoying a private joke, that goes "Hi, we're a bunch of cute, fun girls and we are going to rip your face off, and you are going to like it.” They are a supergroup composed of: ex-Mary's Blood guitarist Saki ex-Lipstick vocalist Mayu ex-Disqualia guitarist Hazuki (also plays with Lisa-X) ex-Hölderlins bassist Haraguchi-san, and ex-Soramimi drummer Muratatam (also does other projects) Initially, they were just a side project, co-organized Mayu with some help from Saki. They started off posting metal covers of well-known rock, pop and metal songs. Then they began posting originals, starting with “Oiran” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9-SZbGltd3HqJc.html The viral reaction seems to have convinced them they were onto something potentially big, so they’ve been putting a lot more work into it, including some successful live-streams and an appearance at the annual Japanese female rock festival NAONのYAON. They tend toward hard and heavy, but also do ballads and some pop covers. Drummer Murata Tamu took time off to give birth to her son, and on her return, the rest of the bandmembers gave her a welcome back that resulted in an extremely moving moment captured on live stream: “Life” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fqyeeLyZx6uloZs.html After Oiran, others to check include "Dissension", which will fry whatever is left of your circuits: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aJyRgNiSzd7eaJc.html and “Raitei”, which means “Thunder” in Japanese, and yes, they bring the thunder: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/os5dl7l9sLaXYWg.html More recent drops that showcase their intensity and versatility: “Adabana” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d96JnLKo2Nuap4k.html “Style” kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d9aYaKqAs5zWgJc.html (written by their bassist, Haraguchi-san) Saki is the only one who had been with a breakout band before (Mary’s Blood); Hazuki and Murata-tamu are also considered elite musicians and have worked with a lot of other top artists. Hara-san is the youngest but is clearly a great talent and has been developing in front of our eyes. She has already written several songs for the group. And of course Mayu is quickly establishing herself as a one of the world’s best metal vocalists. Nemophila’s youtube channel: kzfaq.info/love/voAeGZoC8giXP59NOZABIAvideos

I get so happy seeing Chase get excited about a new band. Love Nemophila, and while they have a bunch of great songs, I think this is still my favorite.

this is fucking GREAT!

Someone here instantly recognise a great drummer when he hear one 😉. Introducing Tamu Murata (Murata Tam(u) in japanese, because it sounds like a drum roll - on purpose). Drummer extraordinaire, coming from the fusion scene, also pianist, singer and decent on guitar, bass and saxophone. She's the mother of the band - both symbolically and very litterally. Please check their song ADABANA, it's a great one and Tamu's talent is highlighted.

nemophila is one of the fast rising new bands recently, their members are all from different bands, high level musicians and musical diversity are their characteristics. Please check out《adabana》next time!🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻

awesome reaction Chase! I jumped on the Nemophila train just recently, but it's never too late to listen to them! keep it up man

Oh man you are in for a great ride with Nemophila! Adabana, Revive and RAITEI are good next picks!

Totally surprised you haven't already done this! Love this tune, I watched a lot of their early stuff covering other tunes/bands and then one day I got this in my feed. I LOVED it. I know most of the girls from their work in other bands in the past and present. Saki the one playing thru the custom painted Marshall amp is my favorite female guitarist. I first saw her play with the band Mary's Blood and has been in other bands tracks. This is my fav but Revive is another great one.

Man, what a lovely surprise to see you reacting to this one. One of my favorite bands that I found in the last couple of years. They have a couple covers of X-Japan songs, worth a listen even if you can't do reactions to them. But Raitei, Oiran and Revive are fantastic songs,

when you first listen to this band, especially this song, It's like u have a lot of face punches. First a music, a scream and then u will enjoy a strong clear beautiful voice from Mayu. Love this Chase!

Love your reaction! To answer you question about the gang vocals live....the have mics in front of each member. There is a live version of this song from the Naon Yaon festival from a year ago. There's also a live version of their song Oiran from the same festival that's worth checking out! Much like Band-Maid, you can't go wrong with any Nemophila song both their originals and covers 🤘😊🤘

Great reaction. Nemophila has been one of my favorite recent music finds. They have so many great song but I would highly recommend Hypnosis and Revive from them.

I'm really happy that you (finally) got to Nemophila. Looking forward to more!

Welcome to Nemophila! I am a huge Band-Maid fan. Nemophila is second to them. I envy your journey into this band. They are absolutely phenomenal! They are fun and talented. Enjoy the ride.

:D You've been sleeping on a giant! Anyone else think this is Chase's new favourite band? Right after you talked about active listening I noticed for the first time how Tamu accents the slides on the guitars with double kicks. Thanks. :) Next from Nemophila try Revive, Hypnosis, Raitei, Adabana or or Monsters. They don't pick a genre, every song is a new thing.

Even though “the community” sucks, we need you! You taught me a lot of things about “band“ that I have never even thought of. 👍 from Japan

Great reaction, love this band, so much awesome music coming out of Japan atm

You’ve struck Gold with Nemophila! So many excellent covers! So many great originals! Go! 🤟🏻 Covers: A few Maximum the Hormone are great, but really - they are all just so good.

Today is your lucky day Chase there's so much to say about this group! More more than fit in one comment, they're definitely a super group 🤘

What’s up Chase!! This group will be huge someday! Pronounced Neh-Moe-Fila! I was fortunate enough to see them live at The Whiskey a go go! Fantastic show! I live this band!

There are a ton of reactions to this song and this one is the best so far. It's not just a reaction but also a more in depth analysis of the instrumentation and writing of the song. And I can tell he genuinely likes what he hears. Right on Chase!

It's the song that introduced me to them, and still my favorite to date. It's also the song that actually got me to like (and not just tolerate) the screaming side of vocals. That said, one of the things I like most about them is the versatility, from Dissension and Revive all the way to Night Flight and Life.... Awesome group, and looking forward to you enjoying them more already ❤‍🔥🤘

NENEMOPHILA will kick your ass with a smile on their face. The gap of this cute girl band completely shredding our faces off is the shock they are going for. JIGOKU NO YURUFUWA for the win. Happy Anniversary 🎊🎈🎉 NEMOPHILA 🌸✨🌠

I love Nemophila and I really enjoyed your reaction Chase! It reminded me of myself the first time I heard them. Now I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we will get a Nemophila world tour soon!

Welcome Chase to the world of Nemophila. This song got so much attention when it first came out. I don't know how you avoided it. It has been so fun watching this band develop over the last couple of years since their inception. They were releasing videos on almost a weekly basis with numerous live stream concerts. They have been to the Whisky a GoGo already and will be at the Aftershock festival next month. They have risen so fast it seems. The best is yet to come I am sure.

You should react to their music video for Life. Great video and great song.

I'm very happy that you found the time to listen to this band. And I'm already very much looking forward to seeing the upcoming videos from you about these ladies. Nemophila has firmly anchored itself in my playlists alongside Band-Maid. Extremely versatile, uplifting, emotional, fun, aggressive.... This band combines many, many things, and you are in for another adventurous journey. Promised! 🔥🤘🏻 Have a great weekend! :) Edit: I just remembered that you already watched X Japan's song 'Kurenai' some time ago. Well, coincidentally, Nemophila also have exactly this song as a cover on their channel, which I can only highly recommend to you. _____________________ 「 _'Our rock never dies ever. Forever!'_ 」 --- from *BAND-MAID* 'Manners' 🕊

DragonForce is a good pull. Their former bassist, Frédéric Leclercq, is in a duo called Amahiru with Saki, one of the Nemophila guitarists. Saki is also known for the all-female heavy metal band Mary's Blood, but they're on a (possibly permanent) hiatus.

Finally!! I've been waiting for that for a long time. If you want to do more of them to see their variety try Life, Sorai, Fighter, Hypnosis or Style. My favourite is Adabana but if you dive deeper you'll see that they don't have a bad song but only some are better than others... Great reaction as always! HADGD

Dissension is a great jumping in point. This song is so satisfying

Was waiting for this and hoped you’d like them. There is a lot going on with this group and it’s all brilliant from the people, their story, the music. Great reaction and put a smile on my face.😁🎸🇯🇵🔥💙🤘

I can't believe you never reacted to them before .. but I'm thankful you finally got around to it. I must have listened to this song hundreds of time and yet you pointed stuff out I never thought about. Great reaction and analysis!

Great reaction Chase! Welcome to your next obsession!!!! LOL. Everyone in this band is an amazingly talented musician. For a next song from them I would suggest Adabana which is my favorite from them followed by Life. You won't be disappointed. This band is one to keep your eye on. They're set to blow up big time.

yes, they are the real thing! glad you instantly recognised the class of drummer tamu. and what a fantastic and lovely reaction/analysis. thank you, chase. they always surprise and never disappoint. I would suggest "adabana" and "raitei" next, but you can´t go wrong with any song of them.

Oh Man Great Reaction! So glad to see you pumped up again about music, your passion for good music is infectious and your instruction on why we love what we hear is genuinely appreciated. As for Nemophila, this Band is the Truth!!! You are going to really enjoy this ride! In particular Hypnosis and Adabanna (Japanese term for a Flower that doesn't bear Fruit - referring to not letting others decide your worth because you Bloom differently) I'm a Band-Maid guy down to my Bones! Nemophila makes me feel a little guilty, as if I'm cheating on my BM Loyalty with how much I like them 🤫

Always love your reactions Chase. I was as giddy for of your reaction as you were doing it. I actually shed some happy tears. Have a Damn good day, and you keep doing you!

Great work to recognize greatness. The vocalist can also be very clean. The guitarist Saki is on par with Kanami (Band maid) and the pair from Lovebites. The rhythm section is solid. You nailed it with the 80's power metal. They do a couple of Iron Maiden covers that the vocalist kills without speaking a word of English. There is an interview Saki did with Herman Li of Dragonforce that's worth a look.

My favorite band for the last two years and this maybe my favorite reaction to them so far. Life is still my favorite song by them - completely different sound, but just as powerful.

Great group, great song, great reaction. Love a good breakdown over simple intro and outro DJing. Keep up the great work! Love Nemophila!

Cool that you liked and enjoyed them Chase. Nemophila is the first band from whom i bought and imported the physical Album & merch from Japan. 💙 Even though i listened to other Japanese bands/artists before, i only streamed them. I also bought multiple of their online concert streams. These girls rock and have great diversity in songs. 🤘 You could take a look in there 1st single Oiran.

I appreciate the insightful reaction. Nemophila is pure 🔥🔥🔥. They play a variety of styles and excel at all of them. I highly recommend you check out their song Adabana. Its a master work of drumming with the best bridge I’ve heard in ages.

Terrific breakdown of the music! Nice to see you back at it!

It's a great song from a great group. Still very new, but a lot of people have already noticed them. Cool Eric & Alan cameo xD

Sugoi! Besides great songs of their own, Nemophila does a lot of fun covers. They're big fans of BABYMETAL & Mayu's pig squeals on their cover of Megitsune are Fox God approved. Arigatou! 🦊🤘

I love guitarists, bassist and drummer for nemophilia, very into the instrumentation. I loved the reaction chase, as always, informative and fun. Looking forward to your next reaction, have a great one!

you have some catching up to do))) I haven't been to your channel recently, Nemophila brought me))) the best metal scene is in Japan now, and Nemophila is the cherry on top...

Each one of those ladies are absolutely stellar musicians/artists !.. Somebody mentioned "Adabana" ..I agree..Great song..also Oiran, Monsters, Raitl, Revive, Ray of Light, many more..

The long wait is over glad you reacted to this superband.

Mayu has unique - very recognizable - voice. Btw, there is live version of this song.

I've never quite "got" Nemophila, compared with more conventional Japanese bands, however your breakdown has helped me appreciate them a lot more. I guess I'm attuned to clean vocals rather than screams, although I'll concede this lady has an impressive range! As a segue, keep an eye out for new material (hopefully) from Lovebites, who are getting close to announcing their new bassist, a development that is keenly anticipated. While you were on your own hiatus (or at least a slow down!) you've missed some of their material from last year, on the Heavy Metal Never Dies blu ray. Commended tracks include Set The World on Fire and A Frozen Serenade (a musical Masterclass). Hope that you can get back to them at some stage. 🙂

Great reaction. I always learn new stuff. Really fun

Finally see you do Nemophila! Cool reaction, man!

Nemophila is great! Awesome to see you get to them, Chase! Another Japanese band you might like to check out is SAISEIGA. I really like them, especially their singer, Regan. She's got a great voice with something unique about her tone that really works for me.

Just learned about these girls some weeks ago, love their sound :)

They are experimenting with different band members writing. You’ll love this journey with them.

A little singing is good for the soul. Nemophila never fail to impress and Mayu's voice is amazing.

It's so funny that you a gave a shout out to Dicodec at the end. 🤣 This was worth waiting for(even though I got here early).

The day this song dropped I tweeted you; glad it finally came up in the list. Tamu Murata is a damn good drummer, just wait. And a mother of two toddlers - the band has a daycare behind the stage for her kids. Tamu is the primary backup singer live, but they all have mics and contribute vocals. They only backing tracks I have heard them do is to add the odd synth work.

Oh Chase, somehow it passed by me, I just assumed you did Nemophila reactions....but hey, you have a long road of pure joy and fun and phenomenal musicianship ahead of you in Nemophila journey. They are pure class, as musicians and as human beings too. Next please try their song "Oiran". I'd suggest to go through in chronologically so it culminates in reacting to Adabana" and "Style" which are both in my opinion their utmost best....great reaction as always by the way, Dissension never disappoint🤘...and you're right to enjoy the vibe by pausing. For most people this song was the introduction to this band and yes, will never forget that moment when Mayu enters the scene!

HUGE BandMaid/Nemophila fan here....... Quality over Quantity. Do what you do. Your pieces/Vids are always "top notch". Don't change.... Just do what you do, when you can. Always love your work....... and I don't listen to what I can't hear..... lol.

Dissension hits all the giggle spots. Life hits you in the feels. Try that next.

I was fortunate to see them play at the Whiskey a Go Go recently from the advice of another Maidiac and I'm glad I did. They were tight and intense 🤙🏼

Oh man. I can't wait to hear what Mr Carneson has to say about the ultra-creative track Hypnosis or the (in my opinion) Brit/Grammy Award worthy track Adabana.

I just found you again on an interview with gaijin guys, so glad you checked out this newish band. I’ve been following them as they develop their sound. So fun!

Great job Chase. This band is enormous.

If you want to see more. Nemophila will Live streaming their concert with 80s Female Band Show-Ya on September 29th (Replay viewing until Oct 6th) tix at Z a i k o.

Been jamming to this song for so long now, what a banger

Great reaction! Love your in-depth analysis - always learn something from your reactions. Please don't think that you now know what Nemophila is all about; they do not fit in any box. It's kind of like the Forest Gump quote, "You never know what you're going to get." In case you're interested, here are a few Nemophila songs to check out: "Hynosis," "Adabana," "Revive," and "Raitei." There are many more, but these are some of my favorites. Thanks!

I got to see them live at the Whisky. They are awesome. Thanks for the great reaction.

👏👏👏👏👏🤘💀🤘 buena reacción👊

Yassss, Nemophila are so fun and strong. You are going to enjoy, Chase, guaranteed!

Nemophila are so good, glad you got to experience them

YEESSSSS! Finally... I wait for this one for..... maybe 2 years 😁 But sure, it is quite complicated to follow all bands even in only one musical genre, because nowadays the production (world-wide) is just huge. Anyway, great reaction as always. As soon as I discovered Nemophila with their title Monsters two years ago, they quickly became my favorite band all around. And the reason is quite simple. Insane talent in musical skills (instruments and vocal), but most importantly in songwriting and musical creativity. No copy/paste from one track to the next one. I am pretty sure you will agree with that if you go deeper with this band. Speaking of that, of course you could pick some titles randomly in their catalog, but I think it could be also interesting to browse their collection in a chronological way, just to measure the way they evolved. So here is a bunch of some great tracks (MV): Monsters, Sorai, Life, Raitei, Demon Light, Hypnosis, Revive, Ray of Light, Adabana and Style (the last one). I also highly recommend the title "Game Over" (not an MV) from the 'Revive' album which is an EPIC power ballad, and you can also check out the live version of 'Oiran', so intense. About the band, these five ladies are highly talented, but since the very beginning, I always considered Mayu (vocal) and Tamu (drums) were the backbone and the mind spirit of the band. Tamu is a studio musician able to play in multiple musical genres and also involved in the Inspion music production studio (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/od2jlsyJ0sWbo3U.html). And Mayu bacause the multiple voices she has, and her insane ability to blend them in the same musical phrase. This is very rare. Sorry for this long comment. And thanks again for this great react. Can't wait for the next one. 😀 PS: more EPIC songs from the J-Metal land: Bridear (Brave New World Revisited), Hagane (SuperVillan), Gacharic Spin (I wish I) 🔥

Ooh, you found another one of my faves. Not as deep a track history as Band Maid, but I think you'll have a lot of fun with them.

I was also thinking very "The Agony Scene-like". They have that early Agony Scene sound from around The Darkest Red album. Thanks for introducing me to this group! It has a very nostalgic sound.

Saki and Hazuki got me into playing guitars. love them and love Nemophila

Thanks for reviewing and sharing your reactions to "Dissension," by Nemophila. The screamer is quite good, and Nemophila is (perhaps) better than babymetal -- though, overall babymetal may be more entertaining with their synchronized dance routines. Many of the Japanese metal groups use session musicians. Have said that, may I suggest some Black/Horror Metal from Italy? Let's push the envelope with the legendary "The Black Opera: Symphoniae Mysteriorum in Laudem Tenebrarum" by Opera IX, specifically Act V: The Magic Temple. The Black Opera is the Opus Magnum of Opera IX with lead vocalist Cadaveria. Cadaveria has since gone solo, and a good representative music video is "Flowers in Fire" official video by Cadaveria. The Black Opera has no video, just audio -- but, riveting high energy heavy metal just the same with incredible drumming, bass, and guitar -- and, vocals by Cadaveria. If Cadaveria is beautiful, but a little too intense, then let me suggest something more regional in the good old USA: “The In-Between,” by the metal group In This Moment from the album 'Mother (Jan 22, 2020). This track is very high energy metal -- would love to get the Chase Cameson Reaction.

They do use their microphones to sing that spooky thing live. They do it while playing.

That was well done! I know I'm late. I had no idea you hadn't done Nemophila... They're fun aren't they? I found them about a year ago by searching for Babymetal covers and there they were covering Megitsune! They have a regular version and a drum focused version, I caught the drum version and have been in love with Tamu ever since. Treat yourself and search for it. Thanks for the reaction, Chase!

Chase , thank you .

I love Nemophila! Please, more Nemophila! 🌸🎸🎸 I also suggest Lovebites 🐺🎸🎸 🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥

Next songs Revive, Raitei, and live show at Whisky A GoGo Club Hollywood USA on 1st July 2022, Next Bands HANABIE songs We Love Sweets, Neet Game.... 🤘 ASTERISM songs (instruMetal) Dawn, Rising Moon, Lights In The Darkness...🤘

left and right arrow is 5 seconds in YT. period and comma is frame forward or back. Those are the most useful ones for me

Yeah bro... WE TOLD YOU SO since 1 and an half year!!! 🤣🤣 More seriously, glad to see youtube finally ear them, enjoy this journey, this not the same BAND-MAID rabbit hole, but it's pretty damn good to fall in too xD Take care :)

Thank you for reacting to NEMOPHILA. Since you mention a live performance. I recommend you check out their live version of the song OIRAN

Thumbs up for Chase!

Nice SHIRT!!!! Silverstein! 🤘🏽

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Ha! Good one

Nemophila has a live version of Dissension you need to check out. 🤘

The Agony Scene. That's the band you were thinking of. And yes they did a cover of Paint It Black. Their songs used to be on rotation on my MySpace page 🤣 Fucking love this band. They were my most played on iTunes in 2022.

The ending of Raitei is still one of the best moment of them for me. You should give a listen to the song :)

🤘🔥🔥❤️

Almost forgot....the lead singer has an incredible scream.....but when she sings in normal voice has a killer voice !!!!!

Id would be so cool to see you break down a song from A Skylit Drive like "All It Takes for Your Dreams to Come True"

Great song and great band. More Nemophila is always appreciated! :) I also have to mention 2 more japanese metal bands that just don't get enough attention yet: Saiseiga - "Ride On" (music video) Mergingmoon - "Greyen" Live clip official I think you'd love them! Lots of high quality creativity in there! :)