Just goes to show that when you love your work it isn't work. Fantastic show the other day. Sacramento loves Band-Maid.

I just got finished watching the Okyu-Ji live online show, these ladies are an absolute joy to watch. Musical perfection, great stage presence, fun to watch even when they're not playing the songs... I honestly don't have enough good words to say about them. These 5 ladies are the best active rock band on the planet right now.

Yes, that was great this morning. It was 3 A.M. here when I watched it. I was really impressed with an empty studio. The break was them being themselves and you could tell they really love each other.

Damn it! Saiki's blank lyrics made me sing along everytime during the online crowdless concert. It was truly amazing, I felt like I was there on stage.

It hardly seems possible what they do, isn't it? It's rock music honed to perfection. When I heard them live 5 years ago I thought "they are good but not great, the music needs a lot of polishing". Also Saiki was struggling with her voice as well as the audience, and Miku was wearing her guitar like an ornament. And forgot about them for a while. But three years later I went to a concert of them, couldn't believe my ears. They did what I hoped for and much, much more. Look where they are now, joking with each other on stage, while at the same time presenting a wonderful unity of loveliness and talent. But what looks so easy now didn't come cheap. They worked damn hard for it, and deserve everything they get!

That event streaming was superior to what you find live on any broadcast or cable network. Band Maid is in a league of their own. The show just exploded from the start then folded into a sweet funny nonscripted moment back into Band Maid playing their hearts out for the fans they sorely miss.

Miku's "magic spell time" talking is part of the show. I love it cux it lets us seem them just goofing off, loving being together and just being silly. They they go back and slam you in the face with hard rock.

There are not enough words in japanese, english, spanish or any other language you speak to describe how good this band is. There are so many layers in EVERY Band Maid song that it´s incredible. Puzzle is just a rock masterpiece. Thanks Band Maid for bringing happiness to everyone´s life.

Thanks for supporting them and watching the livestream!

Best frigging band live on the PLANET ! There' i said it .

Puzzle is such a great song. Kanami in near constant shred mode. Love it. BAND-MAID = greater than the sum of its parts.

They are all important pieces to the puzzle.

Dictionary entry for definition of 'Rock Music' now just says "See 'Band-Maid'.

I had liked these ladies for a weeee while before I heard this..Puzzle. For me and this performance was a total game changer. They are SOOO F%&KING GOOD. My favorite band for the past 2 years. I saw their live stream today...... Champions, Total champions at their craft. I'm in the far north of Sweden, when they pass through Europe again.... I don't care where, I'm there. I have never felt this since I first discovered Metallica.

Puzzle is one long guitar solo for Kanami!!!! Amazing. Best rock band out today

One of their best performances. I haven't seen something similar in music the last 30 years.

I was the same, had a huge smile on my face through the entire show. It was obvious that they all missed performing. Here's hoping they can get back to performing in front of a crowd soon. If not then i will gladly pay to watch them every week

The lyrics will literally crush you, Miku is such an amazing lyricist. Read this and listen to the acoustic version. Your life will be changed forever. Saiki will hold you in her arms and let you know what broken love is all about. Thanks Kafka for the amazing translation.

Incredible that they can put on a show at that level with everything stacked against them--it's live, so no re-takes or corrections; but no audience to supply energy. And they just set the place on fire! I've seen them live and it's an amazing experience. Find a way, no matter what you have to do!

Great song and reaction. Band Maid has climbed many musical peaks, this is surely one of them. I just hope they find a way to make the Budokan concert happen.

Now, listen to the acoustic live version. Beautiful...

This has always been one of my favorite Band-Maid songs and one that has rarely had a reaction. Thank you Rocky, for reacting to it. Just like you said. It has everything. Their performance they did early this morning for me, was just awesome. It was so good to see them live online. It's what we all need right now.

I'm still in the virtual concert listening to their repeat performance. It's nice to be at the front of the stage (sometimes on the stage!) with a kitchen and bathroom nearby and not lose my place.🤩🤘

I really didn't know what to expect. And...it was perfect and perfectly them. The sound was great, the set was great, and as always, it's fun to watch them perform with each other, not just next to each other on a stage. Hope they do more of these.

Am really Happy You experienced the Live Stream Yourself and got swept by how good they are live. This Song especially shows how flawless Saiki's Vocals are and Kanami's Great Riff Fills which are often missed sometimes by others who listen to the Band. I am not taking away the Brilliance of Akane's Drums or Misa's Bass parts but Kanami is a Goddess that structures every song of the Band. Thanx again for a Great Reaction as Always 🙌🎶

There are several reasons why this is my fav Band-Maid song. You mentioned quite a few! LOL!

Everything you said about the live stream was spot on, they were amazing, I had tears I was so happy! Your reaction was not that bad either :)

Oooh,almost forgot how awesome this song is live. You feel the pain, the relief, the emotions...it hits you ever so deep. I dedicate this song to my mom, r.i.p.. Even though the song is about something else, but emotionally, it hits hard!

I just got the latest DVD from the concert on February 2020, and it is fantastic!

I fully expected the girls to be great, so what impressed me the most this morning was the production. I assumed that it was going to be better than their last live stream where they just had a guy walking around with an iPhone, but WOW!! Everything about that show was fantastic. The sound quality, the camera shots, everything was top notch, so kudos to their team. I could go on & on how impressed I was ....... but I won't, if you seen it, you know what I'm talking about. Great reaction btw.

Rocky, I couldn't agree more. So many great moments that gave us up close insight into the massive talent these five ladies possess. The show was spectacular! The sound, the lighting and the set was mind blowing. The camera work was brilliant as well. Beautiful close-ups of all the members, as if we were right there with them... and Miku's rhythm on "Play" is freaking killer! Brilliant 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Akane sounds like an AK-47

Puzzle, my favorite song! Live was great, wished that they kept in Kanami and Misa's dueling solo in Don't you tell me, though.

This song is perfection, oh man so damn good.

Great reaction to a beautiful song. I agree, the live stream last night was fantastic; the sound production/audio mix top-notch, exceeded my expectations. I don't think this band has reached its ceiling. Saiki's vocals and Miku's guitar continually improve. And Akane, Misa and Kanami - already master class musicians - seem to be getting tighter, bolder and more dynamic in their style and performance. And that chemistry - it's the rarest of gems; you can tell how much fun they have together performing. I hope they continue to pursue this live stream format seriously (during and after Covid-times) as a way to enable us international fans to get money into their pockets so that they can continue to create. Was endearing to see the band take time to interact with their virtual audience.

I like the part where Saiki was feeding lines to Kanami to repeat into the mic. I also liked watching Misa and Akane making faces a each other during one of the songs. Misa seemed to be especially animated. Maybe is was the beers. Haha.

Really cool that you supported them and it was worth it for you too... It is really an awesome experience and exactly what you said, they are cute, humble, shy, but if they pick up their instruments they unleash the beast or i don´t know... It´s just great! Good reaction like always and keep rocking :)

The online okyuji was fantastic and very much like a ‘real’ show. I’m glad you got to experience it!

Love these ladies! The 2018/2019 Zepp Tokyo and studio coast lives were so epic!!

It was great 😁😁😁😁!!!! And thank you for the show review. Totally agree with you on all counts.

"Omajinai Time" is a feature of every live show, with the "Moe! Moe! Kyun! Kyun!" bit being a copy of the maid cafe 'magic spell' to make the food taste better, with the implication that in the show will be better as a result of the spell. It could be a bit twee, but it's not taken that seriously, and there's usually a bit of mucking about. This clip from London is a very good example... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rpyZhslomLLNgWQ.html (it's hard to understand at first, but after three or four minutes, it's all in English)

This song was from the STUDIO COAST 2017 concert below is the setlist from that concert and it was the 5 song in the set you should check out *the non-fiction days* the last song were they play full speed till the end. 1 Choose me 2 Don't you tell ME 3 you. 4 Moratorium 5 *Puzzle* 6 Don't let me down 7 FREEDOM 8 So, What? 9 Unfair game 10 CROSS 11 matchless GUM 12 Awkward 13 Daydreaming 14 YOLO 15 alone 16 Brand-New Road 17 ORDER 18 decided by myself 19 TIME 20 One and only 21 REAL EXISTENCE 22 Take me higher!! 23 Play 24 secret My lips 25 *the non-fiction days*

Miku truly is adorable! I would want to put her in my pocket and taker her home! This song is, indeed a test of endurance. Maintaining that consistency it the challenge in this song. I didn't get to see the live stream due to an unexpected expense. 😿😿😿

hello! their little break in the live performance is almost always there to give Saiki and the band a little time to breath. I honestly didn't expect it to be this long, considering the live show was "only" 1 h long - but I enjoyed the sh*t out of it! One of their best "Omajinai Time" I've seen yet! There are a couple videos of their overseas (europe/us) Miku breaks, but I heard the japanese ones are better (no language barrier, so Miku just doing her thing without thinking too much about how to better express herself). The overseas ones were nice and funny as well, haven't seen one completely "original". The live Blu-rays and DVD (Shibuya/Zepp) have ones as well, and they are good - but they aren't as improvised as here :D as for the translation: www.reddit.com/r/BandMaid/comments/hw8qqq/bandmaids_first_online_okyuji_discussion/ Kanami waving her arms around, Akane picking flowers etc - I expected one break, not that long, but I enjoyed it the most, far exceeding my expectations. I hope Kanami never changes, she is such a weirdo, gotta love her :D Same goes for the whole show - I didn't expect it to be THIS quality! I thought it would be more in the line of that butchered live TV performance of "Rinne" to be honest What a band, man.... As for "Puzzle": one of my absolute favorites from them. The perfect song. Musically and lyric-wise prop. their best imo. You may have noticed - none of them are smiling during this performance. It's a sad song. Miku mentioned a couple of times, what she isn't writing about herself or her own experiences - here I find it very hard to believe. The acoustic one has a different tone. Sadly they didn't performed this one in quite some time live in its original form, they do the acoustic version of it instead. So this video you watched is the best version of it to this day...

I have often thought that Misa plays like other bands lead guitarist, and Kanami's regular playing is like other bands guitar solos!

I was looking forward for your thoughts about the online performance. It was really good, although there was no crowd, the ladies seems happy and having a blast as always. The image quality and the sound was very good too. About the break they took in the middle of the concert, they usually do that. Miku tends to chat with the audience and make that "moe moe kyun kyun" thing, that is borrowed directly from the Maid Cafés because, before BAND-MAID, Miku worked as a maid hostess and then she became with this idea of mixing a maid visual concept with hard rock. I think these moments are really funny and it shows how this band is away from the typical heavy rock band. Breaking that mold and experiencing the gap is what rock n roll is all about for me. And, as you said, they're humble, polite, friendly and unpretentious, they are genuine and they just want to rock you out. As for "Puzzle", is an amazing track. When I listened to "Just Bring It", it was my first experience with BAND-MAID, and this song, with "Don't You Tell Me", "Moratorium" and other,s make me fall in love with this ladies. This live performance is truly awesome and the whole concert is like that. Cheers Rocky Harder!!

Band-Maid are awesome. Yes, they can outplay just about everyone except maybe Angry Monkeysteam. Between Band-Maid, Lovebites, Aldious and Mary's Blood I hear a rumor that Ritchie Blackmore traveled to chuck all of his guitars into the Thames.

This live is really amazing.👍

mother of merciful jesus spine tingles galore

I, 100% agree with your comments about the guitars on this track! They play so so well togher! Miku's guitar play is definitely improving and Kanami's riffs, oh yes, it's absolutely phenomenal.

It has been a long time since I've heard a guitarist as good as Kanami Tono. I'm a Hendrix fan. I'm a Tono fan.

Great reaction to Puzzle, one long solo for Kanami, I'm constantly amazed at the physical stamina these tiny ladies exhibit, I'm not a musician but how do Kanami's fingers not cramp up or Akane's legs fall off? Watched the live stream (it started at 3am EDT) and for only $25 US it was money well spent, they put on a great show, only regret for me is that I don't know Japanese so miss a lot of what Miku's saying during her breaks, but did get the idea that they were watching the live chat. I wonder if we will ever find out if that was show was profitable for them. I''m sure it's based on the number of tickets sold.

Rest assured... Kobato is not going to just sit around and wait for Budokan next year.... She has plenty more tricks up her sleeve... We'll be seeing more from them in the next few months I am certain... 🤘🤘

that live was too short :/ but still awesome and still miss the Akane drums solo :P Girls nailed it and the cams staff too :D And Miku, when she talk no one can stop her :P

Cracking video! Glad you also enjoyed the live show this morning. It was great to see and to watch again again and again. It was like if they were in your house to play for an hour.

They are awesome. The Stream was needed in this times without livemusic. Now I wonder if this is the better version of Puzzle ? Before when I heard the minmal accoustic version I thought it was the better version. Just the best.

Im waiting you react they - wonderland (live) ,n you can hear bass line sound very awsome Thx so much..

So many "Easter Eggs"..For those that listen.

Please, please, greedy sad people of the world, bussinessmen, fundamentalists, misoginists, racists, don't ruin this. Let this women bring you happiness, joy, peace, don't ruin this please.

my favorite song

bout to rewatch the live stream.. MISA doing the response bits during Miku's moe moe kyun kyun omajinai time was gold. might be the best sounding live version of DICE to date now that you've heard the full version of PUZZLE, you gotta hear the acoustic: ht tps: //vim eo com/431240586 remove the spaces and add the dot

Here is when you realize Kanami is better than Slash. 😁

Speaking of guitar technique, Miku is not noticeable, but it is none other than her who put together their performances. No Miku, No BAND-MAID!

I wonder how many tickets they sold?

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Could you do some babymetal reaction please? :) Rondo of Nightmare, Headbanger, Karate, Akatsuki, Death, No rain No Rainbow songs have pro shots of their live performance of you tube, they are GREAT.

I have no idea how it works, that i'm a big fan of Unlucky Morpheus, i really love Lovebites but i haven't heard a single Band-Maid song i would like. And i see most of people who like one of these bands end up liking all three since they're somewhat similar