Yes, ALL of the Ladies have been working on their English skills. Miku may play up her lack of skills during Omajinai Time, but she is actually probably better at speaking english than I am. And I'm born and raised in the US.

Miku clearly understood the questions. Creating a new sentence in a foreign language is hard, even when you know what you want to say. Especially Japanese -> English. I'll give her all the slack she wants. She's more courageous than almost anybody else.

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You're misinterpreting it a bit. What Miku was trying to say was that Japanese rock wasn't as energetic as it was 10 years ago. However, compared to other countries, rock music in Japan is lively.

Japanese music scene is very diverse since a very long time.

Great to hear a different perspective on how the process went.

Not handing over the mic is fine. But why the hell can't they have a second mic then?? Makes NO sense.

Yes, we all hope that BAND-MAID members don't catch COVID on this trip! Or, let's put it differently: they will definitely catch it since no-one wears a mask in the States anymore. But let's hope that it will pass without any symptoms!

All he had to do was move the mic in their general direction. He didn't have to hand it to them or shove it in their faces.

@@VladimirChupin 🤬Most people here in the States are ignorant and don't care about anything except today and what's in it for them. Hope you stay safe, Vlad, and enjoy the show(s).

agreed absolutely terrible,

Yeah, I don't know any Japanese, but the answers seemed so disconnected from the questions it was kind of obvious there was a problem.

I was wondering about that. The ladies seem to understand what he was saying , but the answers were odd, and we know they are usually pretty articulate in interviews.

I definitely got the same vibes as the scene in Lost In Translation where he was like "he said all that?"

@@bhop.builds LMAO

They do. Miku is pretty close to fluent and Saiki can get by with English.

Yeah, I think they just lack a bit of confidence to speak it. Because it seems they understood the questions as he said them in English. And that the interpreter wasn’t translating what they said very well 😂. You can tell the Heavy Interviewer has mad respect for them and all the incredible music and musicians from Japan.

Pozí.

Sign of an amateur lol.

It is not considered, in Japan to share a mike due to infection spread so, no this was good practice ...

@@Greish-esquire that’s not why he was doing it. This guy is clueless about Japanese culture.

@@RobinC63 No, he was thinking since it would go to the interpreter, that it wasn't necessary to catch every word but he was wrong.

Because unfortunately on social media people have to complain about everything. And once one person started the group think and group hate. Then everyone jumps in on it !

All he had to do was hold the mic out in their general direction. Those being interviewed should be heard, right? Seems like common sense to me.

えっ、鳩だし、、

I thought that too. Funny stuff 😃. But no collab please. Think of Babymetal with Judas Priest. What an embarrasment!

@@Altmetall666 I don't think that their sounds would mesh well. I enjoy both, but it wouldn't be good together.

That's what I thought too 🤦‍♂️

Actually the translator was spot on!

I don't know what your purpose is, but I find it strange and rude that sometimes people write about K-pop in the comments section of J-Rock related videos and write that K-pop is more popular than J-Rock. In Japan, people who like K-pop are a specific few. In Japan, K-pop is advertised as very popular in the US and the world. In a Korean newspaper (Japanese translation), it was written that K-pop was in the red in Japan until the year before last. The cost of advertising was more than the sales. I have never seen K-pop in the top 100 (100 most popular songs) of the overall karaoke ranking. Many Japanese people would not be able to sing K-pop songs if asked to do so. There is a very small percentage of people who can sing K-pop.

@@cateve3757 Then explain how Kpop sells out the Tokyo Dome.

@@outwest1014 it sells out just like countless jpop and jrock bands did before it and still do, kpop isn't that special. The other commenter is right, most japanese people don't sing kpop stuff or know their lyrics or care to try to sing them in karaokes, they are not that popular for japanese people but kpop labels pour tons of money to promote themselves in Japan since it has and is the biggest music industry in Asia and second in the world. Some kpop bands are popular worldwide like BTS and Twice and obviously they would be known in Japan but almost all other bands are only known to a niche fanbase, kpop like idol groups are very known to have obsessive fans that stream their music non-stop and buy it multiple times to artificially pump up the ratings and it gives the illusion they are popular when that's not necessarly true

@@outwest1014 Specifically, do your own research. There seem to be many ways to do this. To explain a little more simply, if there is a K-pop concert performance in Japan, the audience is not all Japanese. Tickets for the Tokyo Dome are bought by some fans and fans coming from outside of Japan (countries close to Japan). Also, since Tokyo Dome and Budokan are not all seats in the auditorium, tickets are usually sold out if the group is extremely popular. Sometimes they advertise that they are sold out even if they are not. When you come to Japan, ask a few Japanese people walking down the street if they can sing K-pop karaoke. If K-pop rules Japan as you write, then most Japanese should be able to sing K-pop, right? My point to you is that you should also stop going out of your way to write about K-pop that has nothing to do with J-rock in the comments section of J-rock videos and rudely write that "K-pop is more popular than J-rock". You don't seem to know this, but there are many Japanese rock bands that play concerts at the Tokyo Dome. By the way, I neither like nor dislike K-POP.

I understood Miku and Saiki clearly, even when they weren’t mic’d up, Po! The translator just “paraphrased” what he taught was the best way to share the info. That confused me more 😵‍💫

怒ってる？ he's not a very good translator😅

Yeah, it's sad.

...and just when I thought my Japanese skills were bad, along comes the translator.

英語のコメもそれについて書かれているものが殆どですね。

😂👍🍻

Gary has been sick for 5 days but not for much longer.🤧🖕⬅️ The second emoji's for Bruno.😆

@@GaryHolloway-810 Hi ya GH, sorry to hear you've not been well possibly exacerbated by Kanami travelling so less catch ups for cake and coffee 🤗 Glad you're on the mend as the Rock Goddesses take over the US 👍😄🍻

@@brunobryant4846 Thx Bruno.👍 The doc said "Your heart is pining for Mincho, either that or you've got 12hrs to live". Fortunately it turned out to be the former.😁

@@GaryHolloway-810 Ooo indeed or it could have been worse and the Doctor could have added - and sorry I should have told you 11 hours ago 🥺😄 I recommend rehydration with only the best alcoholic beverages every ten minutes combined with meditative gazing at Kanami and repeat process until passed out with a smile on your face, cheers from Dr B 🍻🍻🍻

It's unlikely that a small channel like this would be able to travel with a translator for one interview (Saki of Nemophila speaks English). They probably did the best with what they could, possibly a member of Band-Maid's crew? Anyway, I'm grateful they had a go at it.

Nonsense

what do you mean ?

​@@yitzu48 new song being released this month, one new song a month until March when a new album is released. Live shows at Mukahari Messe at the end of January

Repeat Nonsense. Everyone can do their own thing without impacting the other.

It's a rising tide that lifts all boats. I wouldn't be surprised if Japanese Rock and Metal explodes in the US in 2023.