This song is very emotional. It's about him being bullied for his weight and all the crap he went through when he was 14 and in middle school. It's about getting revenge for all the pain. Released Anger through his music. It hits home especially for those who were bullied in school when they were younger. All of their music has a message. They're deep.

For me... this is the perfect starter song to get into MTH

The songs is about bullying, the drummers brother (the guitarist) was bullied all through school, this was their kind of emotional release, this song is an absolute masterpiece

I think you hit the nail in the head with "Japanese System of a Down"

Maximum the Hormone is an incredible band, been following them for years and years (Death Note times, 2005 iirc), they are energy, power and "calculated randomness", I'm really happy to see more and more reactors listening to them!

...pretty much every Maximum the Hormone video is at this level of intensity or more.

probably my favorite band on the planet right now, these guys destroy every track they make

Oh, this band is great! Of course I was introduced to them from Death Note. I'd say you should check out their songs "Zetsubou Billy", "What's up, people", and "F".

Should check A.L.I.E.N. by them too

More Maximum the hormone

One of Japan’s best band. I love this song 🤘🏻🐗🤘🏻

Funny that you mentioned right away system of a down cause yeah they're often compared to them, even tho when you dig them more they're really really different

I recently discovered this band through a good friend of mine, glad to see this reaction 🔥🤘

Gojira- The Heaviest Matter of the Universe

Wow! WTF! I was not expecting that at all! You guys are adorable! Keep rockin’ it out!

Maximum the Hormone has some awesome stuff, you guys definetely should check more. Agoraphobic Nosebleed, in Ryo's tee, is a Cybergrind band.

One of the most awesome bands I discovered! Please do more MTH!

"Go Fight!"

If it hasn't been noted before, their drummer Nao is the drummer in the Nyango Starr mascot costume, famous from the "when you're overqualified for the gig" video.

I am so happy more people are checking out Maximum. They have so many great songs and they are some of the absolute best at genre blending. I hope you guys do more.

Seriously check out Dir en grey, you'll love it. Start with vinuska

My favourite song!!! 🤘And one of my favourite bands. Hope you react to more of their music. I recommend Maximum the Hormone II -Let’s Talk about Menkata Cottelee, and Buiikikaesu. But really you can never go wrong with this band. They’re always great and entertaining. Expect the unexpected and just enjoy the ride.

oh dudes, you just made one guy very happy! been asking for this one for a while - hope you do more too. trust me, the craziness hasn't even showed up yet.

Time to listen to Unlucky Morpheus -Unending Sorceress 🤟🏼😈🔥

I am thrilled to see you guys react to this! Awesome song, thanks for uploading guys

React to their song A.l.i.a.n next

I’m always pumped when reactors find them. Keep going down the rabbit hole!

Out of all the songs Ive ever heard... This is one of them.

I hope you'll come back to some Maximum The Hormone! :D I'd suggest Zetsubou Billy, one of my all time favorite from them! Also you should check their live videos! They're not that easy to find but just to see the sheer energy and syncronicity of the crowd, it's a thing to behold!

"Is this like a japanese System of a Down?" My man hit the bullseye xD

I got to see them live in London in 2021. I thought Baby Metal was intense, but MtH dialed it up a few notches. Just absolutely incredible live. Koi no Sperm was amazing live, the criwd went crazy and we did the actions. If they tour, go and see them. Fly to Europe to see them. Japanese bands and groups add Decorative English into their songs.

Their actual name is written in katakana. Katakana is the Japanese alphabet used for borrowed words from other languages. ホルモン or hormone Horumonyaki (Japanese: ホルモン焼き) is a kind of Japanese cuisine made from beef or pork discarded parts. The name horumon is derived from the word "hormone", which means "stimulation" in Greek. The name horumon is also similar to the Kansai dialect term hōrumon (放る物), which means "discarded goods". What does this have to do with this band? When asked about the group's name in an interview, Maximum the Ryo-kun stated "Take it as you like, it means anything from the Japanese cuisine for cooking animal innards to the sensation of the maximum amount of your hormones coming to the boil! Although when we go abroad people think we’re just some sorta sexual energy drink." "Hormone" (or horumon) is a style of yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) where many of the typically discarded internal organs are grilled in bite sized pieces and eaten. P.S. I did the wikipedia work for you. 🤣🤣

The best reaction I've seen from you guys 😂🤘🏽 crazy song, master piece of japanese rock

I've been a massive fan of them for years now and something told me that you fellas would inevitably stumble across them. This song in particular is the title track and opening track of their most recent full-length album; merely a small taste of what this band has to present. If I could suggest a song to react to it would be literally anyone that you can find. You simply cannot go wrong with this band, I guarantee it. As to what the song is about, there's a pretty swell fan blog that often does a great job at achieving meanings and providing accurate translations. There are some exceptions. The guitarist, going by the stage name Maximum the Ryokun is the primary writer and composer of the band. There are a few songs that are written in a code language referred to as "Planet Ryo" language, which is such a mishmash of Japanese, other languages and gibberish that even Japanese speaking people fail to easily decipher it. The album this song is from comes with a manga that tells the story of the album and partially aid in deciphering this gibberish. I'll provide a link that'll help make sense of this. You should definitely add these cats to your BABYMETAL Monday's. Each of these bands offer such a unique approach to metal, but Maximum the Hormone is in a league of their own. Anywho, here's the link, and keep diving into new and interesting things: mthinenglish.blogspot.com/2013/08/yoshu-fukushu-lyrics-english-translation.html?m=1

Finally you guys reacted to this awesome band. Do a few more and I might subscribe

The song is an absolute rollercoaster lol

Yosh, Fukushu translates to "Alright, Revenge" As in like, theyre made up their mind, its time to get some revenge

Dudes react more to Maximum The Hormone, they've been around since 1998. They are known for their experimental avant-garde metal mixing but it works, one of the band the inspired BABYMETAL! Did you know that the drummer of this band Nao was also inspired by the drummer of BAND-MAID, Akane to play drums. MTH is really popular in Japan, they are great live too. The meaning of the band is that the word "horumon" (if you pronounced it in English as Hormone) is a type of meat grill with skewers, so basically the band members really loves to eat a lot. They called their fans HARAPEKO. Please react to this song its called Maximum The Hormone 1 (yes that's the name of the song): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9OWiNyqurKUZ3U.html

Haha! Your reactions to this song were hilarious. This song is a huge classic that brings back a lot of memories of my teenage years. Just imagine listening to this as a teenager, those were crazy years.

So glad you did this one ,I heard this a couple years back I was tripping on shrooms that night and my coworker lol showed me this ,I was already out of work I was just hanging around the bar scene and that shit was amazing

The song A-L-I-E-N by them is really good as well as VERY reaction worthy lmao.

I am now watching every MTH reaction hahahah I am addicted now too. Love the reaction gents! -Alan

The song is about the singer/guitarist dealing with bullying for his weight back in school.

One of my favorite bands they have so many badass tracks

I was introduced to this band by some of my students about 8 years ago. I have loved almost every song that I have listened to by them. The relate to the system of the down is one of the first things I thought of when I first heard them. More Maximum the Hormones please.

Maximum the hormone is a great rabbit hole to fall into. Highly suggest checking more of their stuff, it's always entertaining. They seriously have great song writing/building. They toured a few times around the world. Hoping they do so again so I can catch a live.

It's... the Bohemian Rhapsody of insane metal.

Everyone in the comments has said what the song is about But at the end whats nice is the guitarist says We got to forgive or let go of our past pain

Oh fuck yess!! I have always loved the group vocals on this track so glad you guys got to hear this! Also the band shirt you were trying to read was Agoraphobic Nosebleed, I reccomend the song Not a Daughter if you want to check em out

It's surprising that you guys haven't reacted to Maximum The Hormone yet.

Saw MTH live last year, absolutely amazing gig

The lyrics in Japanese & English: 中2・・・中2化 / 亮の脳 / もう週2でコロコロコミックモード chu ni...chu ni ka / ryou no nou / mou shu ni de korokoro komikku mo-do JH 2nd grade… Turning into JH 2nd grade / Ryo’s brain / Twice a week, rolling around in comic mode 「ヘタッピマンガ研究所」がバイブル “Hetappi Manga Kenkyujo” ga baiburu “Hetappi Manga Kenkyujo” is his bible 嫁もヘルプミー / 誰も教えないわ・・・ yome mo herupu mi- dare mo sukuenai wa... Even his wife says “Help me” / No one can save him... もう姉も・・・ mou ane mo Not even his sister あｑｚ2ｗｓ43え5ｄｃ46ｆｂｔｇ87ｙんふ8ｋじ [Nao screaming] 例えば、その量りの針が指した重さ100グラムと tatoeba sono hakari no hari ga sashita omosa hyaku guramu to For example, a scales’s indicator displaying a weight of 100 grams 一周回った1100グラムの針は同じ位置。同じ位置。同じ位置。 isshuu mawatta senhyaku guramu no hari wa onaji ichi. onaji ichi. onaji ichi. and the indicator at 1100 grams after one rotation, are at the same location. The same location. The same location. 見た目で決めつける奴ら、 mitame de kimetsukeru yatsura, Those bastards that judge on appearances その重さもわからず　たやすく軽く見下し、 sono omosa mo wakarazu tayasuku karuku mikudashi Without even knowing the weight, are quick to look down on others 何週回ってそこにたどり着いたかを想像することもできぬまま nanshuu mawatte soko ni tadoritsuita ka wo souzou suru koto mo dekinu mama They cannot even imagine how many times the indicator went around before arriving at this point ずっと裏の裏は表だと信じきってる zutto ura no ura wa omote da to shinjikitte ru They continue to believe that the back of the back is the front ”普通”や”一般”という名の「異常な正常者」 “futsuu” ya “ippan” to iu na no “ijou na seijousha” Those “ordinary” and “average” people known as “abnormal normal people” そんな”まとも”な人々の「正気の沙汰」に / 痛めつけられた結果がこれである！！！ sonna “matomo” na hitobito no “shouki no sata” ni / itametsukerareta kekka ga kore de aru!!! When the “sanity” of those “decent” people is tormented, this is the result!! 今もまだAnger!! ima mo mada Anger!! I’m still full of Anger!! 見ておけマザーファッカー！！ mite oke maza- fakka-!! Take a good look, mother fucker!! 牙はまだ生えておる！！ kiba wa mada haete oru!! My fangs are still sharp!! さあ行くぞ！鬱憤ＧＯ！ saa iku zo! uppun GO! Here we go! Pent up emotions GO! ロック憑かれて奮い立った10代のフラストレーション / 今もフラッシュバックして業煮やす rokku tsukarete furuitatta juudai no furasutore-shon / ima mo furasshubakku shite gou niyasu Possessed by rock, teenage frustrations awakened / Flashbacks even now, lost my temper スクールキルズ白書 / インドア愚連 / 天パ・ストレスをレスポール弾きぶつける suku-ru kiruzu hakusho / indoa guren / tenpa - sutoresu wo resu po-ru hikibutsukeru School Kills 90210 / Indoor gang / Play my natural curls and stress into my Les Paul 貧乏に希望見つける猛威 / 先輩に喧嘩売る勢いで申す binbou ni kibou mitsuikeru moui / senpai ni kenka uru ikioi de mousu In poverty, find hope in ferocity / Speak fighting words to my senior そろそろ憎悪ゾワゾワ疼く / 傷癒えぬ我ら弱者の逆襲！ sorosoro zouo zowazowa uzuku / kizu ienu warera jakusha no gyakushuu! Hatred will soon throb inside of me / Revenge of the weak with wounds that won’t heal! さあ皆々様 / わざわざ土下座で我らに懺悔しろ / なう！（なうｗ） saa minamina sama wazawaza dogeza de warera ni zange shiro / nau (nau) Come on, everyone / Take the trouble to bow before me and repent / now! (now, lol) 歯ガタガタ言わして / ちんぐり返しで尿道にはどんぐりとコンペイトウぶっこむぞ！ の刑 ha gatagata iwashite / chinguri gaeshi de nyoudou ni wa donguri to konpeitou bukkomu zo! no kei Teeth clattering together / In piledriver position, I will stuff acorns and confetti into your urethra! form of punishment 黙れ！喋れ！ちびれ！ざまーねえ / 外道＆内道 damare! shabere! chibire! zama- nee / gaidou ando naidou Shutup! Speak! Wet yourself! You’re disgraceful / Unorthodox and orthodox 語れ！綴れ！リツイートして、いいね！押してろ！！死ぬまで katare! tsuzure! ritsui-to shite, ii ne! oshite ro!! shinu made Tell! Spell! Retweet, like! Push! Until death! 暴動！暴動！暴動！さあワラエワラエ！ boudou! boudou! boudou! saa warae warae! Riot! Riot! Riot! Now laugh, laugh! ＧＯ！ＦＩＧＨＴ！！ＧＯ！ＦＩＧＨＴ！！ＧＯ！ＦＩＧＨＴ！！さあ学べ！学べ！ GO! FIGHT!! GO! FIGHT!! GO! FIGHT!! saa manabe! manabe! GO! FIGHT!! GO! FIGHT!! GO! FIGHT!! Now learn, learn! 暴動！暴動！暴動！さあワラエワラエ！ boudou! boudou! boudou! saa warae warae! Riot! Riot! Riot! Now laugh, laugh! ＧＯ！ＦＩＧＨＴ！！ＧＯ！ＦＩＧＨＴ！！ＧＯ！ＦＩＧＨＴ！！さあ学べ！学べ！ GO! FIGHT!! GO! FIGHT!! GO! FIGHT!! saa manabe! manabe! GO! FIGHT!! GO! FIGHT!! GO! FIGHT!! Now learn, learn! 嗚呼。我々は今あなた方を黙らせに来た訳なのだから・・ aa. wareware wa ima anatagata wo damarase ni kita wake na no dakara Ah! The reason we have come is to shut you up ただ白帯のまま / 黒帯のお前を倒して / 帰るだけなのです tada shiro obi no mama / kuro obi no omae wo taoshite / kaeru dake na no desu With our white belts / we just have to defeat you, the black belts / and go home うらああああああああああああああああああああ uraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Uraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa じゃかしいぼけえぁあああああああああああああ jakashii bokeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Noisy idiooooooooooooooooooooooooot 黙れくそおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおおお damare kusooooooooooooooooooo Shut up you shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit ざまあみれえええええええええええええええええ zamaa mireeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Serves you riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight 嗚呼。我々は過ぎた / すべての恨みを晴らして / 生きるのも辛いから・・ aa. wareware wa sugita / subete no urami wo harashite / ikiru no mo tsurai kara Ah. Our time has passed / to clear all of these grudges / and survive is painful まだ血を帯びたまま / この胸の殺された想いを・・・ mada chi wo obita mama / kono mune no korosareta omoi wo While we are still covered in blood / these feelings in our chest we killed ぶっ生き返したいんです buikikaeshitaindesu I want to bring them back to life なあ？こうやってバカみたいな14歳のまま死んでいくのもありだろうよ naa? kouyatte baka mitai na juuyon sai no mama shinde iku no mo ari darou yo Right? It’s totally acceptable to stay this way like a dumb 14-year old until I die もう誰にも伝わんなくたってかまわねえし mou dare ni mo tsutawannakuta tte kamawaneeshi I don’t even care if nobody understands もう金にもなんなくたって屁でもねえわ mou kane ni mo nannaku tatte he de mo nee wa I don’t give a shit if I don’t get any money out of it さあ / ここからは / 嗚呼・・！ saa / koko kara wa / aa..! Come on / From here on / Ah...! ただ、忌々しいあの過去の痛みを tada, imaimashii ano kako no itami wo That vexing pain of the past 許すだけなのです。 yurusu dake na no desu Just let it go. 中2 / 中2以下 / 亮の脳 chuu 2 / chuu 2 ika / ryou no nou JH second grade / Less than JH 2nd grade / Ryo’s brain 中2 / 中2以下 / 亮の脳 chuu 2 / chuu 2 ika / ryou no nou JH second grade / Less than JH 2nd grade / Ryo’s brain

So happy you guys finally got to MTH! Please react to ALIEN or ”maximum the hormone” (full version) next!!

Great reaction guys. Next song: Alien

MTHはこの二人絶対好きだと思うわ

Japanese System of a Down is so good !!

Great band and even better live

Ryo's Agoraphobic Nosebleed shirt is a band shirt. He's a big fan and supporter of all kinds of underground extreme metal. He almost always wears different metal band shirts in every music video/concert

A-L-I-E-N is absolutely reaction worthy too!

You gotta check out ALIEN from maximum the hormone too!

yess its here, Thanx guy's

Try Dir En Grey or the Mad Capsule Markets, the other two of my personal Japanese 'holy trinity' bands.

Zeal and Ardor - We never Fall Live in Londen Ill just keep suggesting zeal and ardor man ^^

Very nice reaction you 2! Enjoyed it! Thinkiv need to see a doc! Getting addicted to MTH Reactions!!! Pls check out more of them!

A-L-I-E-N

Dont know if youve ever seen the video of Nyango Star, the big red apple cat costume wearing drummer that absolutely kills the drums , is actually the female drummer in this band. I just finally found out after years of trying to find out who was in the costume. Lol

This band is amazing!

MTH is basically ADHD in song format. Some other songs: Johnny Kaibu Life Rock and Roll Chainsaw Zetsubo Billy Hocho Hasami Cutter Knife Dosu Kiri Tsume Tsume Tsume

if you liked their energy in this watch their other music video called "What's up, people!"

Hands down best song ever reacted to. Most underrated band ever

Great reaction! Since y'all seem to like checking out metal from across the world, try Al Namrood - Halak for some Arabic metal. Its good stuff *edit* my bad I screwed up the band name, fixed it

maximum the hormone is awesome! please do more!

I think a lot of us can understand the pain of being bullied and the scars it leaves

Soooo many amazing japanese bands. The giants are Dir en Grey, X Japan, Malice Mizer,... Nega are also worth checking out. And I Kinda love the band Imitation PoPz Uchuu sentai Noiz.

that was incredible

MORE MAXIMUM THE HORMONE ANY SONG YOU WILL LOVE IT

I played bass for a tribute band of this down in Chile. It was hard as fuck but my god this is a good sounding band, and so fun to play. I'm glad to see this reaction video. Japan has so many underrated bands it's impressive.

Watch buiikikaesu from mth. Masterpiece of metal.

Maximum the Hormone are great. They are often compared to System of a Down, just like you noted. Their bassist is often compared to 'Flea' from Red Hot Chili Peppers. I think the die antwoord comparison isn't that accurate, but whatever. They like to blend genres and styles, sometimes to the point of trolling their own fans. So you can see their influences quite openly, though i'd argue the way they bring it all together still results in something very unique and definitely worth listening to. Quite the interesting band to explore. I know i hope to see a lot more of them =) For some of their songs, i think it's best knowing the story behind it, or at least having some background info to read after watching the video as some songs are just weird otherwise. When you understand why, it actually becomes like an in-joke. Though it's always fun to see people being bewildered by it or guessing what the song is about. In any case, great band, hope to see more of it !

I’m Japanese and I don’t understand what they are saying until I read the lyrics

Maximum The Hormone is one of the greatest bands to come out of Japan. Here is the line-up If you guys plan to listen to more. Frontman/Heavy Vocals Daisuke Tsuda (Daisuke-Han), Bassist/Background vocals (“Purple Hair Guy) Futoshi Uehara (Ue-Chan), Guitarist/Clean Vocals Ryo Kawakita (Maximum The Ryo Kun), and finally Drummer/Vocals (Also Ryo’s older sister) Nao Kawakita (Nao)

I recommend to check out the lyrics of this song

Ok, guter Geschmack Jungs! Abo und Bell 🙏

Yeah!!!

You guys should really check out Texas Hippie Coalition "Shakin' Baby"

Daisuke, the more metal vocalist of the band has a lot of tracks where he does some really dope rapping, surprised you didn't react to one of those. Good video though, definitely suggest checking out one of the more rap heavy tracks and would love to hear your opinion of it.

Gotta do Whats Up People by them!!!! It’s great!

Love MTH. They have big fan base in Japan. Most of their songs are equally schizophrenic. You're not being trolled by the person who requested this, but MTH does troll their own fans sometimes. Someone said that listening to MTH should make you feel "energized and confused." Gangnam Style is in Korean. "Gangnam" is a hipster area in the megacity of Seoul, SK. You asked for suggestions: Here's one from left field. Try the folk rap of Bob Dylan, "It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)." Lyrics are complex, fast, and dope. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gKh-is502NPVcY0.html

MTH !! You need to watch Whats Up People, buiikikaesu ! Omg there is so much to listen ! so many warius music : koi no mega lover, Louisiana Bob, policeman benz. So much ! An you must see Zestubou Billy !! !

If you think this is a sensory avalanche, A.L.I.E.N. is my suggestion.

Listen... no clue wtf they were saying... but this video jammed!

You guys should check out some Queens Of The Stone Age. Their latest drummer is Jon Theodore from The Mars Volta and Josh Homme is the front man who used to be in Kyuss who you reacted to! Great band, think you'd really get into them

I'd love to see your reaction to some machine head-imperium

Just found you guys!! Loving it!! I have some music for you!! 21 PILOTS: RIDE LENNY KRAVITZ: ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY LINKIN PARK: WAITING FOR THE END LUPE FIASCO: SUPERSTAR OUTKAST: B.O.B MACKELMORE: CAN'T HOLD US MAJOR LAZER: TOO ORIGINAL KEVIN RUDOLPH WITH LIL WAYNE: LET IT ROCK BLACK EYED PEAS: JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH IMAGINE DRAGONS: THUNDER, RADIOACTIVE AND WHATEVER IT TAKES MUMFORD AND SONS: LITTLE LION MAN SEAN KINGSTON W NICKI MINAJ: LETTING GO ONE REPUBLIC: FEEL AGAIN AND COUNTING STARS LIMP BIZKIT: RE-ARRANGED

I think you guys should check out Stomu Yamashta's 'The Man From The East' album. A lot of people don't know about his music, he's like a Japanese Pink Floyd. I was introduced to him years ago by an old school hippie. I highly recommend the song 'Hiroshima'. Meant to be based on the eerie silence in the aftermath of the nuclear explosion. No lyrics, just music and will (most probably) be unlike anything you've heard previously. On a side note, I've never seen anyone react to his music before.

Please react to Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars ( Live rehearsals at Sonic Pump Studios ).

If you watch anime, they have 2 songs in credits for death note. What’s up people and zersubo billy. Another good one is power gman spy. One that sounds cute but has dark lyrics is chu chu lovely muni muni mura 😊 Great reaction guys ♥️

Hungry Pride - MTH !!!!

Gangnam is a district in Seoul. Oppa is older male, to a female. Gangnam Style is both Korean and English. I believe the dual languages is to appeal to both language speakers, which can lead to some interesting situations. EG Lollipop 2 by BIGBANG the Koreans swear is about a mobile, but if you know English, you can see it's not as innocent as the Koreans claim 😂😂😂😂. I seriously think it's intentional. I know Kwon Ji Yong, Leader and Writer for BIGBANG loves his word play 😂😉

There's a simple explanation for band names being in English (and even some song names) : English is the international language and it's appealing to write your band name in English. That is true for pretty much every part of the world. Even parts, like Asia, where the alphabet isn't the same. You will probably also find many bands from Russia or India with English band names and song titles.