MISA MISA MISA

I did it for guitarists so I guess I will give my top 10 favorite Japanese Female Rock/Metal Bassists - 10. Sano Hana (she was a bassist/vocalist before she was a drummer/vocalist before she was a guitarist/vocalist) 9. Ichinose (her Lovebites audition was very impressive) 8. Hettsu (the anchor of Hanabie) 7. Rio (Mary's Blood will be missed) 6. Sawa (would have been in my top 5 if not for the emergence of the force of nature that is my #4) 5. Miho (likely a permanent spot in my top 5) 4. Fami (can't wait to see her and Midori try to out charisma each other) 3. Haraguchi-san (she just keeps getting better) 2. F Chopper Koga (my 2nd favorite female Japanese bassist to watch play, behind . . .) 1. Misa (would be in my top 10 favorite bassists since I have been listening to rock/metal, which is over 50 years) Honorable Mention to Yuki Hirose of Lonesome Blue. I have good feelings about the future of that band.

Amen, Misa commands her fret board like no other bassist in hard rock.

Great List. Misa and Misaki for tone and creativity by far for me. But, all on this list are great and always when I see such a list it reminds me how many outstanding high class musicians Japan has to offer for all tastes.

The fact there are this many (and more!) female bassists coming out of Japan is terrific! Good job, great that you included Miho!

Great list! One honorable mention would be Sayaka from Hagane. Ever since she started putting up some cover/play along videos on her KZfaq page I've come to really appreciate how good she is. Very solid and fluid bassist.

A nice countdown to Misa :) So many great bassists in Japan. I take it you haven't heard of Kiyoshi yet? She does solo stuff but she also tours in bands. Anyways - Misa (then fresh air), followed by Kiyoshi, F Chopper Koga and Juna Serita.

Great list that I can't argue with. Best name for a bass player is how I break my 10way tie and the award goes to: Dramatic pause Wait for it. Dramatic paws. Dog needs to go out. Be back in a jiffy. Oh, and wait for it. The award for best name for bass player goes to F Chopper Koga! Sounds so tough, but she looks so sweet. All of these women can play the socks of the bass.

Nice list Frank. If I had to add one, it would be Erika from Fate Gear and Pinkish Crown.

Some great players there but my favourite is Haraguchi-san - not just for her playing but for her clear, total love of what she is doing. It is rare for her to go longer than a moment without smiling or laughing. She is obviously immersed in the moment with nowhere else to be.

Great list, all are absolutely phenomenal bass players.

Love your list (even if I have some "less rock-metal" favorites too, but it's your list!), and I really appreciate you chose carefully selected clips, really hilighting their talent - very good work.

Awesome list Frank. Thanks. I'm going to go back listen to some stuff I missed.

Excellent list! The "Not sped up BTW" was hilarious, she's an absolute joy!

Nice list and many insane players on there! One more female bassist from Japan you might not have heard of yet (or she might be on the list ;) ) is Kiyoshi! You should really check her out! She's played with a variety of bands, even in Matry Friedmann's liveband and is also a solo artist who has released 6 albums so far with everything on those ONLY bass, drums and her vocals. Insane player with insane energy!

Some honorable mentions that people should check out: SAKKO - Bray me - Nothing too flashy but a great bassist none the less. Aina - Silent Siren (hiatus) - Would be in my top 10 if Silent Siren was still active. Plays a lot like MISA but uses finger picking instead of a pick when not slapping. Mina - ex-Girlfriend/solo - Another highly skilled bassist that can play anything. Also sings really well. Tomomi - SCANDAL - A great bassist that could fit in any band.

Great list frank. Another fantastic bassist to put on your radar is Blue Ichigo Ichinose aka Gasshan (Crash) 🤘😁🤘

Nice list! I'm going to have to check out the ones I'm not familiar with!

February 22, 2023 is the "JUDGEMENT DAY" for this list.

MIHO !!! MIHO !!! MIHO !!!

Had to skip to the end first, cause if it wasn't the Barefoot Assassin, I wasn't going to watch the rest in protest. MISA MISA MISA!!!!!

what's amazing is there are still other all female bands like Show-Ya and Hanabie

Great list. Will check out the couple I'm not familiar with. Hettsu from Hanabie is on my list too. Just so much talent coming from Japan at the moment

iHi Frank great list, would not remove any of them, all great to listen to. But I would extend the list. I agree with a lot of the people who mentioned Kiyoshi she is a fantastic bassist and a bit of a wild thing when playing live. I am mostly a rock and metal guy but I do like to vary it sometimes and venture into jazz/rock/fusion. So I would add Juna Serita who is immensely talented and Rina Hoshina. Another who I ould add is one I came across only last week in a video of KIYO*SEN from 2018, namely Yukiko Shibutani. Never seen her before but on this she does a bass solo and then Senri Kawaguchi follows up with a drum solo. The bass solo is tremendous (maybe if all you guys are pure metal you may not like it, but I thought it was great), so full of feeling and then groove. Hoping she is still active. If you want to check it out here is the link - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jdGTldNlmtfFlI0.html Probably my 4 favourites are Misa, Koga, Haraguchi and Kiyoshi

Very Great list! My top 10: Koga （gacharic spin/doll$boxx) Misa （bandmaid) Serina （trident) Misaki （sokoninaru) Haraguchi san （nemophila) Tomomi （scandal) Miho （ex lovebites) Sawa （aldious) Haru （bridear) Rio （ex mary's blood) Similar to your list, but ranked differently😄 The reason why I didn't choose Fami is because she was not a rock/metal bassist, I need to see her situation after joining lovebites. Btw I am very looking forward to see your list of top 10 Japanese female drummers🤘🏻👍🏻

All great choices Frank

All ten are fantastic bassists. I agree with your number one pick. Only correction I wish to make is MISA is a Libra. I had to say this because I'm a Libra as well. hahaha

numeral uno is (of course) ma girrrl MISA! ♥

Got that #1 right!

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I have nothing more to say except MISA MISA MISA..!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 #bandmaid #takeovertheworld

They're not metal, I think they call themselves math rock, but there's a Japanese trio called Paranoid Void that is, as far as I can tell, instrumental and produces some fascinating, spellbinding music. Their bass guitarist, Yu-ki, is fantastic. The song "ukiyo" showcases her wonderfully and is worth a reaction.

Did you know that Melody the singer for Liliac also has played Bass Guitar on some of their music

There is no better bassist on earth than [lovebites] fami.

I like this list. Mine is a little different. And changes almost daily. lol 1. F-Chopper 2. Misa 3. Shinobu (Super Junky Monkey) 4. Haraguchi-san 5. Misaki 6. Rio 7. Naoto (Exist Trace) 8. Miho 9. Haru 10. Yuuki (Lonesome Blue)

MISA MISA MISA...Very very... :)

I like metal until they start singing. MISA was the reason I started listening to Band-Maid.

Fami is a MACHINE. Tomomi from SCANDAL has to be a permanent top 5 japanese bassist to me.

Great list...Hiromi bassist for the band Tricot is kick ass too..

Great list, I was really happy to see Haru 1st up at #10 !! Oh... check out the bassist for Narumi's band Lonesome_Blue and their new video for "Face the Fear" the bass player absolutely KILLS it as you'll see (sorry I forget her name and am too lazy to look it up atm)

Great list Frank! I'm mainly a guitarist but have played bass for over twenty years as well and have been completely blown away by all the fantastic female players from Japan, especially the bassists. So inspiring.

Good list! I like MINA too, but I'm not sure if she has a band at the moment. Also TOKIE who is currently the touring bassist with the mighty Boris! 😎 Edit: Must give a shout out to "Hirohiro" Sagane. (I know Tricot aren't metal, but they are one of my favourite bands and I wanted to give them a mention!) 😁

Good list, would like to have seen Raychell from Raise a Suilen on there tho

Niiiice. The MISA clip showed her pic trick. 👍

Solid list🕊️ One suggestion/request for the video, please show/put name of the player for performance part of video.

I agreed 100% on the guitar players. Bass players in 33.33%. Misa #1 ok, although I would probably give Koga. Fami is a mistake imo. He has a mini-album with various music and a lot of recordings on the channel. I'm sure she's great, but let's give her time to show herself on stage as a professional. Putting her in front of thoroughbred bass players with a dozen or so years of age is like the Nobel Peace Prize for Obama. For a long time I have had 4 equal queens of bass: Misa, Koga, RIO, Miho. Miho and RIO are a bit disadvantaged because they played in bands where the bassist is a bit in the shadow of guitars, great guitars. Despite this, they were able to go crazy at the concert and show themselves strongly. RIO and Miho are good friends, and the most rock and roll girls on this list. Personally, I definitely give the RIO No.1 in the bass sound category. That heavy buzzing growl is insane. And right after the 4, I would definitely give Misaki, Sawa, Haraguchi-san, Haru... We are waiting for 10 singers and drummers.

You got the number one right on

It would be great if Wakazaemon and Mako from Cotan-bass were on the list. I think it's a fair ranking.

I totally agree with the list. However, I have a problem: I can't see "Squadra Azzurra" in Qatar! (LOL!!!!!)

I like it when you put serina trident and misaki on your list. They are the best for me.

Well deserved number 1... Who else? :)

Just a bit next to it, two bass suggestions for reaction. The first is a real bass empress, but a slightly different style of music, Juna Serita (she played with Tamu in Soramimi). WHAT IS HIP? [ TOKYO GROOVE JYOSHI COVER ] kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZpmp7uI3drXlo0.html And true bass genius Taiji Sawada (R.I.P., bassist of X Japan (then X)) BAKI+TAIJI+RAVEN kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9t7pdep2r-tY6c.html

ベスト2はモーターヘッドのレミーとバンドメイドのミサです

I don't care how good you are at playing your instruments/vocals if your band can't produce song that has MELODY. Melody to me is ENERGY VIBRATING at different HARMONICS OF FREQUENCIES. I only listen to LOVEBITES because all there songs consistently have MELODY.

Misaki is 42 years old!? No way!

What about Tomomi of SCANDAL, a veteran rocker with a great heart and tons of talent.

you got the top 2 right!!!!!!!!

Like bass guitar lol your coolest double 🤘 🤘

ottimo lavoro ! sono in gran parte d'accordo , mancano Rina Hoschino e Gasshan - Ichinose , ma visto che non toglierei nessuna avrebbero dovuto essere 12 , prossimo batteriste ?

MISA! MISA! MISA!

fami///////!!!!!!!!!!>>>>>

Misa n haraguci san 🤜🤘🏼🤛👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Sawa all day everyday

MISA MISA MISA MISA MISA MISA!

Top 10 Bassists in the world: MISA The other nine.

Heaps of Bottom End .mega talent.cute as well .Bass is for people who play Power . rumble my foundations .wo wo wo who. Warra art craft.😮

Sokoninaru!

JAPAN PERFECTION😍😘🤩

Please react VOB (foice of baceprot) Metal band from indonesia.🤘🤘

In a band like LOVEBITES, replacing the great bass player "MIHO" is a very big step. What the younger "FAMI" has achieved in a short time is "FAMITASTIC"

As long as we're talking about Japan. You should have a favorite metal dancer category.

No Wakazaemon, no list

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Misa Misa Misa ❤