I can't stop listening to Japanese music!

I can't stop listening to Japanese music! | Music Director Reacts

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DrumRollTony Reacts

Күн бұрын

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@DrumRollTonyReacts 16 күн бұрын

Which song is your favorite out of these 3?

@doubledios 16 күн бұрын

pls do more reaction of higedandism😊😊

@agooose 16 күн бұрын

@@doublediosbro you ain’t ado

@doubledios 16 күн бұрын

@@agooose ofc

@DrumRollTonyReacts 16 күн бұрын

@@agooose 💀

@seizetheday5008 16 күн бұрын

For me, it's Sense.

@kwerby3285 16 күн бұрын

I listen to more Japanese music these days than English 😂. I’m not sure what it is, just an earworm. They have a sound that I don’t pick up in the rock and roll i grew up on.

@portocredito 13 күн бұрын

Same. here.

@keithvincent8760 12 күн бұрын

Me too😊

@burns0100 12 күн бұрын

Same, just hits different. Something they are doing that others simply aren’t.

@niji_no_saki 7 күн бұрын

Been doing that for the past 20 years. Much more variety and such creative chord progression

@Batmans_Pet_Goldfish 16 күн бұрын

Sponsored by Pony Canyon? Nicely done! Akane is also one of the best drummers on the planet IMHO.

@davidhiew8542 8 күн бұрын

Takashi Kashikura, drummer of that fantastic band, "Toe"

@supersonic4863 16 күн бұрын

Miki Matsubara's story is honestly pretty sad. stay with me was her debut song, releasing when she was 19, and it became a hit right away, meaning she had to quickly switch to focusing on her career, which probably heavily impacted her personal life. she was diagnosed with cancer at age 40, and she associated her illness to her career, so she tried to block everyone she knew through it, and burned her belongings related to it, regretting having her life revolving around her music/career. in the end, she died at just 44 years old.

@Bobbias 16 күн бұрын

Yeah, I can't imagine how that must have felt for her, and for everyone around her too.

@itsazan2077 16 күн бұрын

Holy shit I did not know this. That is so tragic and downright depressing.

@Kaimax61 15 күн бұрын

and the irony of the song being popular again out of thin air.

@frikismos5512 10 күн бұрын

Espero que haya reencarnado 😢

@daniellmartin1993 16 күн бұрын

Speaking of Japanese City Pop, I'd love to see you react to some Tatsuro Yamashita sometime!

@Bobbias 16 күн бұрын

Hell yes. That man is a musical genius.

@uploadbot6323 11 күн бұрын

yamashita, kadomatsu or our GOAT Anri

@HollowGolem 16 күн бұрын

There was a massive funk/jazz boom in Japan in the 70's, and disco lived longer there in their cultural zeitgeist than in the US, and that's sort of left a footprint on even their poppiest of pop music to this day. I continue to be impressed with how much more interesting Japanese mainstream music is, from a sonic perspective.

@user-dh2kb2yv7r 16 күн бұрын

日本では簡単に何でも捨てません。ですからアメリカのジャズロックとかカントリーミュージック、ラップなどが並行して存続するなど全ての音楽が重層的に存続していて、本当の多様性があります。ですから中東風のエッセンスとか世界の色々な国の音楽が存続しています。日本人は好奇心、面白い事が大好きです！

@chrisbergsten1429 16 күн бұрын

I remember the day I realized that a huge number of old Nintendo game soundtracks were basically jazz fusion chip tunes. A lot of 80s anime music, too - tons of funk and fusion influence.

@user-dh2kb2yv7r 16 күн бұрын

@@chrisbergsten1429 日本のソフトコンテンツの音楽は世界の民族音楽、宗教音楽、日本の古代音楽、演歌、ボカロロイド初音ミク=高校生は気楽に健全なカラオケボックスに友達と行きます。そこから出て来たのがADOの高校時代です。日本では身近に歌う環境が整っていますね。

@TimberlyPL 9 күн бұрын

@@user-dh2kb2yv7r i think responding in my broken japanese isn't the best idea so I'll use english. I love japanese music with my entire heart, your metal amazing, your pop is amazing and your rock has sound that no other genre has

@MTAKIM-xy9jd 16 күн бұрын

Same Tony, same...

@kenjisuzuki7341 16 күн бұрын

The Japanese music scene in the '70s and '80s was unique. I was lucky enough to be there, and I grew up listening to it in Japan. I also spent the 80s in the US. They were very different, but both were GREAT.

@Bobbias 16 күн бұрын

A Pony Canyon sponsored video? That was absolutely not on my bingo card. That's cool as hell. I'm actually genuinely shocked this happened. Out of these three songs my favorite is Stay With Me by an absolute mile. Both other songs are great, but something about the songwriting in City Pop speaks to me in ways that the others simply don't.

@21BearPapa 16 күн бұрын

Hell yeah! You reacted to Pretender! One of my favorite songs from Official Hige Dandism!

@deiiisan 16 күн бұрын

More HigeDan please! I really love No Doubt, it's so fun!

@iamo_san 16 күн бұрын

There's a TV show called "Kan Jam"(recently changed their show title to "EIGHT JAM") in Japanese TV where they will do interviews with Japanese musicians and I remember watching an episode about the popularity and the rise in upright pianos being used frequently in recent J-POP scene and Official Hige Dandism was one of them. The reason why they use an upright piano instead of a grand piano is because the sound it makes is more subtle in a way (or i think they said the sound decreases faster than a grand piano) so it blends in with the other instruments. Like, they don't want overpowering piano tones. I just remembered this as you were mentioning about the relationship between the guitar and piano sounds at the very opening of the music.

@XXROCKANDROLLPOWERXX 16 күн бұрын

Oh dude Japanese music is the freaking best. Im so glad you've found it. And starting with Pretender which is an amazing song. I first listened to it back on March and it's on repeat ever since.

@Mr_Tokon 16 күн бұрын

Japanese music is next level

@mikos6353 16 күн бұрын

I feel like there is much more variety in japanese music and most songs are hard to qualify to just one genre. Love the use of drums and bass also

@ltdale34 16 күн бұрын

This is awesome man! Getting sponsored by a Japanese music label and not just any label but Pony Canyon!? I am so there for these types of vids ha

@davids9445 16 күн бұрын

Thumbs up for Band Maid - Sense. Nice breakdown on all the songs in this video. Thanks

@aoironph 16 күн бұрын

Im loving the direction of the channel with these sponsors. Man, hope you finished pretender in your own time. I WAS WAITING FOR THE BRIDGE LOL

@burns0100 12 күн бұрын

90% of music I listen to these days is mostly Japanese music or some form of that style. It just does so much more then what more western English music is doing. A lot more progression and creativity vs the classic four cord pop music that tops the charts here.

@b0unce805 16 күн бұрын

The bassline in “stay with me” was the first I learned after picking up bass embellishments and all. Really helped me understand groove and how to make a line feel good even if I’m keeping it simple.

@jonasw3945 16 күн бұрын

Dude you got Pony Canyon sponsorship!!! Craazyy, that's awesome

@wallyt4873 15 күн бұрын

IKR that’s awesome ASF!!

@danielhawley2504 16 күн бұрын

Big fan of Miki Matsubara. If you're looking for something similar, I'd suggest listening to some songs by Taeko Ohnuki.

@dongyujin9261 16 күн бұрын

I also recommend Geno Samuel with his Morgana album. In particular his Stereo Love song.

@eltiomabugoy3674 16 күн бұрын

Very good video, I loved the theme, I hope you do it with other labels soon. Personally, a few years ago I spent time listening to STAY WITH ME, I loved city pop music, Taeko Onuki, Mariya Takeuchi, among others, but lately I've been listening to a lot of Band Maid as well as Babymetal, but all the artists are incredible

@garylai363 16 күн бұрын

Sponsored vid by Pony Canyon, that's awesome Tony!

@axinyee5574 16 күн бұрын

Higedan is my favourite band, they re really good 😭plz do more their reactions and plz react to their Apoptosis too

@stimproid 16 күн бұрын

Happy to have you back with BAND MAID. Your insight is always appreciated :)

@derekdangerfield187 2 күн бұрын

It's been awhile since you've reacted to Band Maid. Have a listen to one of their new releases "Bestie". If you like Miki's song, you'll like this one, too.

@kennogawa6638 16 күн бұрын

Band-Maid just dropped a new video.

@saldiven2009 15 күн бұрын

Indie-rock style stuff like the first band is an area that is super strong in the Japanese rock scene. So many great bands doing music in this space.

@MkayXD 16 күн бұрын

Japanese music hits different for some reason. i think it's the odd amalgamation of using very down-to-earth simple chord progressions with very vivid melodic lines but then they add all this instrumental flair. Some artists do a lot of weird funky structural techniques, like doing key changes 3 times in one song (Idol from Yoasobi, as you know). i used to listen to a lot of American rock and metal in my teens, currently living in Korea and hear a lot of Korean music from my friends while riding in their cars or w/e, but they just don't satisfy me anymore. and my favorite artist is Yorushika. If you're a guitar player, you just cannot not love Yorushika.

@Zeth-bass 16 күн бұрын

def not simple chord progression, these progressions are more complex compared to modern american pop/rock, i play both music and while I can always predict the progression in Japanese music because i listen to them A LOT, sometimes they change the variations which completely caught me off guard and i love it. while american music, when i predict the next chord, i always get it right since they always follow the rule, which is easier to predict what will come next. Unlike Japanese music, they always break the rules of music, which is why it’s way more interesting and not boring, because you cant predict what will come next. It’s like jazz, they use jazz IN rock and pop, which is very interesting and it works. Like in the second song where the progression does a chromatic descending. And Japanese music has way more jam with the instruments, while vocal is still on top, which is literally what it should be. Everyone is involved with the songs, everyone shine in their own way. Not only vocal and guitar being the star. Everything else you said is totally agree

@ivanthenuke9995 16 күн бұрын

Japanese music and Korean dramas - life is good 🙂

@pulp-tx6lq 16 күн бұрын

Band Maid's new single 'Protect You' is absolute fire Tony. Check it out 🤘

@JohnReavesLive 16 күн бұрын

Dude 1 how was I not subscribed?! I know I have been! and 2 Stay with me is such a freakin Vibe!! 🔥🔥

@DrumRollTonyReacts 16 күн бұрын

Haha! Your KZfaq was like "You will have too much fun with Tony, unsub" 😅😅

@crthejediknightninja 16 күн бұрын

10:47 I know an old dude who has no right even knowing them, but fuckin LOVES band maid, also Stay with me is just an eternal classic. Natori reactions when? 👀

@kungfuchief 16 күн бұрын

I’m saw band maid earlier this year :) and yoasobi. I’m seeing flow and baby metal this year in a few months

@paulpetersen879 16 күн бұрын

I agree brother. The Maids have become my favorite band. The music from the east is just feeling more upbeat and energetic.

@r4ptorcs 16 күн бұрын

Stay with me is an absolute treat - learned the song on guitar and played it with my band at a local convention. The ending solo is super fun to learn and absolute ear candy, highly recommend to anyone!

@Kenji_Onoda 16 күн бұрын

アメリカでジャズ、R&B、ロックがミックスしてAORやCROSS OVERが生まれそれが日本に入ってきた、そしてその都会的な雰囲気にみんなが夢中になりそれがシティポップに多大な影響を与えたと思います。達郎さんやみきさんもルーツとしてこれらのジャンルに影響を受けていることは明白でしょう。そして BAND-MAID にもこの要素を感じるの私だけではないでしょう、リードギターのかなみさんはハードロックだけではなくラリーカールトンをはじめとするフュージョンギタリストにも影響を受けていてコード進行やギターソロにはジャズ的なアプローチも見て取れます。

@OmegaDenz96 16 күн бұрын

man, Pretender by HigeDan is just PAIN. been a fan of them since 2020.

@makcraft 16 күн бұрын

What a selection Tony prepared for us. Chefs kiss 🤌🏻

@jjo154 16 күн бұрын

Great post, Tony, from a fellow Seattleite! Yes, MISA and Akane do have a very special musical as well as personal, relationship. By the way, I loved your commentary in Ohrenje's documentary about Akane.

@genchan1224able 16 күн бұрын

BAND-MAIDといえばfreedomも良い🎵めっちゃカッコいい✨

@FenHarapeco2 16 күн бұрын

Band maid is such a surprise

@elijahbates4771 16 күн бұрын

Not sure if you've heard it, but 白日 by Kind Gnu is absolutely incredible! I highly recommend it

@greenrosebluebird 14 күн бұрын

100%AGREE!

@enzojesusaguileraaros6169 15 күн бұрын

I really like Band Maid Sense this was a OP for Platinum End ( anime )

@14jammy 16 күн бұрын

Really enjoyed the use of piano in Miki Matsubara! One song I've been loving recently is Kimijyanakya Damemitai by Ohishi Masayoshi.

@rainshadow378 16 күн бұрын

Same, there is barely anything expect Japanese music in my 15 hour long playlist

@jcfox16 3 сағат бұрын

thank you Tony for pointing those hidden sounds (not really hidden, sometimes we need to pay close attention to the instruments) as always enjoyed the energy and reaction!! (l)

@rodais.1433 16 күн бұрын

Higedandism is one of my favourite bands!

@stobanj 12 күн бұрын

JPOP can be difficult for those who do not know that there are traditional Japanese rhythms and chanting styles suitable for the Japanese language.

@eggsee_ 16 күн бұрын

More of these multi reactions please Tony 😂

@EkaEka-op8vz 16 күн бұрын

Never dissapointed, again good content dude keep it up!

@FenHarapeco2 16 күн бұрын

WAIT. Official Hige Dandism??? Miki Matsubara? WAKE UP ME

@k3w1b3an5 16 күн бұрын

Love your commentary Tony.

@sinothetimes2821 16 күн бұрын

Love your content. Fun to see Taiwan in the Hige Dandism MV!

@sinothetimes2821 16 күн бұрын

Oh yea, would love to see a reaction to Gesu no Kiwami Otome ゲスの極み乙女 someday. They have such a unique sound.

@zutokana 16 күн бұрын

All three songs are on my important playlist and I sing them often at karaoke.

@shirou0301 16 күн бұрын

omg my most favourite artist HigeDan

@raymax_1071 15 күн бұрын

Damn. Pony Canyon sponsorship now? That's fucking wild.

@paulpetersen879 16 күн бұрын

I'm glad to see your channel blowing up brother. Lynnwood checking in. Highly suggest that you check out the track Hate? live official video from their 10th anniversary concert in Yokohama. The Maids at their finest.

@RRSWarriors 16 күн бұрын

Yessss, all of them!!

@harukanakamoto7755 15 күн бұрын

Higedan is one of my favs band 😍 They always released good quality musics❤

@billb.5183 15 күн бұрын

I had no idea that Pony Canyon sponsored reaction channels.That is so cool.

@stevekane4922 15 күн бұрын

I think bandmaid have taught them how important KZfaq reactions are. Bandmaid (miku) definitely lead them by the nose in this kind of thing.

@aidenmeyerbasschannel 4 күн бұрын

I can suggest from my palate: Rock: - "Rusty Nail" - X Japan -"Yuuwaku" - Glay Pop/Rock: -"Robinson" - Spitz -"Cloudy Heart" - Boowy Pop: -"Kanashimigatomaranai I Can't Stop the Loneliness" - Anri -"Driving my Love" - Anri Jazz/Rock: -"Black Cherry" - Acid Black Cherry -"Chou" - Acid Black Cherry Ballads: -"Forever Love" - X Japan -"Endless Rain" - X Japan There's a lot of great music to get lost in!

@IvoryMadness. 16 күн бұрын

Great video!

@ImxxFuZe 16 күн бұрын

ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

@user-lu3uy7ur7t 16 күн бұрын

The origin of aesthetic MVs and voices as well

@HG-kr5dc 16 күн бұрын

from JAPAN.　　　I like your analysis very much and I enjoyed listening to it again. BAND-MAID has uploaded several new songs and i would be very happy if you could react to them again. A release date has not yet been announced, but the new album has just been recorded. Can't wait until it is released.

@tikkimee4166 7 күн бұрын

Big fan of Official Hige Dandism Try to react on their White Noise, Yesterday, I love..., and Apoptosis

@GH-ki3nq 16 күн бұрын

Love this one ❤❤❤❤

@masudaharris6435 10 күн бұрын

Incidentally, in the refrain, Matsubara Miki pronounces "door" as 「ドア〜」, stretching the "a" sound to an "ah~" sound. That makes the music flow a lot better.

@chrisdodd4014 11 күн бұрын

I seen Band Maid live last year and they're great. Since I moved to Japan I've gotten more into the local music. Being a big metal fan in my younger years I wasn't too into kawaii metal until I seen Babymetal a couple years back. The first concert I got see live since Covid and I just had so much fun.

@dumbocow 16 күн бұрын

dam all certified bangers in this video

@jeandzwieleski8151 16 күн бұрын

Only bangers!

@Wonderful-cr9lv 14 күн бұрын

I hope to see Pony Canyon making a Band Maid anime like they did in the Unleash MV. If they put many band maid songs in this anime. I'm sure their Band Maid album sales will go up significantly.

@mikeat2637 13 күн бұрын

When you mentioned Attack on Titan, I immediately thought of Wagakki Band performing "Hangeki No Yaiba" (Counterattack Sword), which is also from that anime. If you want, check out the video, it's on YT - "Wagakki Band - (Hangeki No Yaiba)/Dai Shinnenkai 2018 ~ Ashita e no Koukai~. It's a live performance that is astounding in the work that went into it. It has everything you could possibly want in a song, a real spectacle. I don't know if you have already seen it, but I won't give any spoilers. IT is one of Yuko Suzuhana's finest performances. And thanks for the great reaction !!!

@dmgb5694 16 күн бұрын

Great video, love Sense by Band-Maid, it's the OP of Platinum End (manga was made by the same creators of Death Note).

@go_golden 16 күн бұрын

I can't either, help 😭

@DrumRollTonyReacts 16 күн бұрын

haha

@Alex_Isshin 16 күн бұрын

One OK Rock when?

@crimsonhawk52 5 күн бұрын

Very recent tune also out of japan made in the style of that Stay With Me era: "Shinkiro" by Marine and Gura

@chtgkrsk 16 күн бұрын

omg im crying 😭😭 you've reacted to 2 of my fave songs Pretender and Stay With Me 🔥🔥🔥🔥 THANK YOU SO MUCH TONY 🩵 to more reactions 🩵🩵

@ralamations2061 16 күн бұрын

PLEASE LISTEN TO ROMANCE GA ARIAMARU BY GESU NO OTOME, now that that’s out of the way, i’m glad you’re listening to japanese artists outside of shows because there’s plenty of really good underrated works because they’re not in anime (at least when i search for reactions and stuff), or listen to Cute Aggression by Tatsuya Kitani, or Odriko by Vaundy or tokyo flash or fukakoryoku by him (some i like and don’t see videos on)

@Doomacam 14 күн бұрын

Definitely keep checking out Official Hige dandism. Such fantastic Harmony, rhythm, and musicianship. You always have such interesting takes on it. I would recommend "Apoptosis" for their magnum opus.

@owenunderkoffler4092 9 күн бұрын

Sense is the opening for the anime "Platinum End", thought I heard it before

@puffy1700 16 күн бұрын

That title. Same, man. Same.

@sundragon7703 16 күн бұрын

God bless 70s R&B...influences City Pop...eventually evolves in to songs like "Stuck On You" (2022) by Nowlu (More than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers) and Yoh Kamiyama's "Iro Kousui" (2021) from Horimiya.

@shhshh8945 16 күн бұрын

Hi, love your reactions. A good song to check out by eve is Bokurano.

@r-tunes8652 12 күн бұрын

Bro making a meal out of counting a straight 4/4 beat with accents on the & of the 4 in the first song

@fujahco 13 күн бұрын

Amongst Pony Canyon artists, I listen Elephant Kashimashi and TOMOO. Eke-Kashi is the legend. TOMOO song writing sense is very unique.

@sandro9818 15 күн бұрын

Please react to ONE OK ROCK , they have the best live performances i've ever seen. You will not be disappointed.(not sure if you have already reacted to them)

@elif.2445 16 күн бұрын

Hi tony, im really sad that i cant watch your reaction to all black clover openings anymore because it was Copyright claimed. Is there any way that you could reupload it without a copyright claim or is there some other way i could be able to watch it? The same goes for the aot ops reaction, although there, it is just red swan

@bandmaidfanATL 16 күн бұрын

You need to check out their newest signee, Nek!

@Momoko395 15 күн бұрын

Hi Tony, I saw you when you reacted to Fujii Kaze last year. I have been waiting for you to react to Fujii Kaze. He released theee new songs since then. They are worth to listen .He is an amazing songwriter! Check out his npr tiny desk concert 😊

@DeckBlack22 14 күн бұрын

I highly recommend listening "Minmi - Shiki no Uta". If you haven't heard this track, of course, it's very good.

@DaniloSouza84 16 күн бұрын

I recommend checking out BABYMETAL too, although I think you already know it.

@nachot6592 16 күн бұрын

Oh, yeah. I've been there. You go from anime soundtracks to plain and simple Japanese music.

@fys2251 12 күн бұрын

More higedan please！Their Apoptosis and Subtitle are my favorite songs

@synnep6239 10 күн бұрын

If you want a taste of something heavier in Japanese industry, check out Draw the emotional. Sad Spring track is a good starter

@AndresSanchez-mf6rs 16 күн бұрын

please react to satsui vs satsui 殺意vs殺意. a new hormone song (use in a comming up movie) ( movie called "Kokuhaku -confession-". One of the protagonist is Toma Ikuta who sing together in this song.)