Really cool! Good for her. I wish them great success!

That was also my assumption.

That is indeed how the band name is pronounced as they clearly state on their KZfaq channel. We need to spread the correct pronunciation before the incorrect one gets spread as with the case with "Hanabie".

Check out their 4th KZfaq Short video (4th by date), as the vocals could use some improvement.

There is definitely talent and I can see the bandmaid influence.

@@SomethingToDo360 It's about what I expected. It's like that for a lot of (Japanese?) bands once you hear them on a raw livestream. I think they overproduce their vocals so much that people don't realize what a raw vocal sounds like any more. I have watched a lot of streamed sets over the last couple of years (I am well over a 100) and a lot of those from very small bands in very small venues. A couple of bands (that I watched streamed footage from) where I noticed that the vocals sounded off at points are Hagane (not streamed, but the oldest DVD by them I own sounds untouched)/Mana Diagram, Paleneo, Asterism, Bridear, Aoie Us Fear and even Lovebites to some extent (not this extent). These things typically get better over time with more experience and are usually the worst in the first 1 or 2 songs of the set until the vocalist settles in. So I am not that worried about something like that, I have heard way worse and this type of recording is basically the worst case scenario. I commend them for putting it online. A human voice isn't supposed to be a perfect instrument, which is why I am typically not a huge fan of vocals with a lot of production on it.

@@MaartenT I pointed you to it because you seem like the type who would be interested. Personally, I feel it is an area that could use some improvement. People at times think I don’t like a band if I offer any sort of criticism, but I have them for every band (like my pros and cons), including my favorite band.

@@SomethingToDo360 Yes, I am interested in checking them out like that. Thanks for that, I typically don't watch and miss most shorts, so I didn't even realize they had some live stuff in there. I also agree the vocals could use improvement and never saw your post as harsh criticism. Honestly, I have been way more critical on vocals for a lot of bands because I typically don't like the production on the album versions for a lot of them. I am the last person who should call people out on giving criticism. So no worries, I am happy you pointed me to that video and yes, they can certainly improve on their craft. It's just that most young bands will be like this, especially vocalists. If you check out early Band-Maid (eg. the 2014 FES acoustic set) or any of the old cams you can find from early live sets and the vocals are pretty off-pitch on those as well. It will get better when she starts working with a vocal coach, which I assume she will since it sounds to me like this wasn't self-produced, so I assume some money is behind this band (they will have their first one-man show in July, which is really fast for a new band).

I think Fami from Lovebites plays a similar position.

Same for me. Music is good though