和楽器と洋楽器を調和させる どちらかが譲るのではなく、どちらも全力、それでも調和する ということに対しては、和楽器バンドが唯一無二だと思う。

外国の方がお話されてる時に、メンバーの皆さんが、しっかりと体をそっちに向けて頷きながら聞いてるのが好感しかない✨✨

The fact they all practice Shigin behind the scenes is so fun to me. It's something you would only expect from the vocalist. But she made it infectious and now I can just picture them all just mumbling things behind the scenes. Awesome band!

和楽器バンドの皆様が話してる人をちゃんと見る所が和楽器バンドのいい所やな〜。

オーケストラ、Amy Leeと共演した千本桜も凄かったですね。 あの場にいた人達は幸せだったでしょう。羨ましい。

一音一語で対応できるところが日本語の一番の強み！日本語はロックに合ってるとまで言い切る米国ミュージシャンもいる。The greatest strength of Japanese is that it can be handled one by one! Some American musicians even say that Japanese is good for rock.

I've been a guitarist since 1961 when I was 9 years old. Now I'm 72. I spent my life exploring music from around the world. I just found this band a few months ago and I love them! Their mix of modern and traditional is fantastic.

もとからチャック・ベリーがすきだったので、今まで吉田兄弟とか上妻さんとかぐらいしか知らなかったので、津軽三味線の音色はロックに絶対合うと思っていました。しかし和楽器バンドは自分の想像を超えてロックとフュージョンさせて衝撃的でした。詩吟も尺八も琴も和太鼓もその存在感をひとつも失わせることなく楽曲を成り立たせているという、これは本当にレボリューションですよ！!！

14:05 聖志さんの凄さをわかってたつもりだったけど、実は全然わかってなかった！ 想像の遥か上を行く凄さだった！！

和楽器バンドの素晴らしさは、メンバー全員が最高峰の演奏者の集まりで、それに加えお互いを潰すことなく引き立たせると言うところに秘密があったのですね。それにしても箏奏者のキヨシさんの影の努力をあっさりと掻っ攫ってしまう尺八奏者の大さん、音色がシンプルだから埋もれてしまうかと思いきや上をいくんですね。意外でした。ベニさんの早弾き津軽三味線も半端ないし、太鼓とドラムの競合演奏、それからまとめ役に徹していながらちゃんと目立っているマチヤさん、そして何をおいてもその歌唱力と艶やかさで皆を圧倒する看板娘のゆーこ姫、このバンドを凌駕するものたちは現れないでしょうね。末筆ですが、キヨシさんとゆーこ姫、遅ればせながらお嬢様の御誕生おめでとうございます。㊗️🎊🎶

The first time I heard them, they blew me away. This is a great interview, better than the ones when they were in US, though they were fun. I think there are many like me that are waiting for this band and many others from Japan to begin to tour the US again. I would like to hear from their sound engineer on setting up for them and how they manage the sound for a concert. Thank You so much for the Eng Subs.

2-е января ... почемуто стал понимать по японски .... но группа конкретно нравится ... я в восторге!!! Аригате !!!

I have such a crush on Suzuhana, she's amazing. I've been a fan for years and Wagakki band is always fantastic.

The guitarist said he had tough time to balance everyone sounds..i say he did a very good job..wagakki is amazing

Love this interview, it really shows the companionship they built up and how close they all are. Asa and Kiyoshi are pretty much the foundation of this group, while Yuko is the core. Beni, Kiyoshi and Daisuke are the tune and Kurona and Wasabi are the hype-man. Kurona’s calls are extremely good and he does an excellent job at getting the audience to follow calls. It’s amazing how fast Yuko adjust to the microphone and sound. Her first live on this show she had to gauge the volume of the microphone after going full blast the first many notes. Honestly, was the fault of the sound engineer underestimating a Shigin singer, because they have very well developed diaphragm.

I've not heard better persuasion than the WB. their onstage energy and passion is truly seraphic. timeless music. I only hope they obtain the world wide fame they deserve. And the world will be better for it. these guys have that otherworldliness. We give great respect to them.

スッゴイわ！ めちゃめちゃカッコええ！ 長生きはするもんですね、こんな素晴らしいバンドがあったなんて… 和楽器バンド最高！　動画アゲてくれた方にも感謝です。

Wagakki Band is amazing. It's great to see them getting the world-wide recognition they deserve. I hope they can come back to the USA and play more shows. I would love to see them. If not... I will have to plan a trip to Japan.

The Japanese traditional Sound and music is my favourite, and Wagakki band is the best japanese band i have ever seen befeore. Really impresive and honored to heard those beautiful sound !!

Beni Ninagawa is one of the most beautiful women in the world.

The music they make has so many interesting layers to it which makes it a wonderful journey, if you are a composer. What's also great is that they are not one dimensional so every composition is completely different. The percussion is of a very high standard.

Greetings from Germany! What a wonderful band! This music makes me love Japan's tradition!

Fantastic interview. It just helps confirm why since I first heard them they have become my favourite band. Sorry Motorhead.

Hahaha kiyoshi complaining about shakuhachi is so funny xD

This is the best interview about them. thx for sharing this

💘💘💘WB💘💘💘 💕💕LOVE WB💕💕 LOVE THEM ALL 🌹YUKO,BENI🌹 AND ASA ,AND ALL OF THESE GREAT BAND MEMBERS 💕💕WB💕💕 BAND ✌

The amount of passion they have for music is nuts！ I absolute LOVE this band! なんと熱心！！

Such a wonderful talented bunch. I love them. Greetings from Malaysia.

So much love for you all!! You are great musicians. Greetings from Chile

ADORABLEMENT MAJESTUEUX DE DIAMANT DE SAPHIR DE PERLERA CESTE PERFORMANCE D A+ D EXCELLENCE FABULEUSE DE BRAVO MERVEILLEUX A VOUS TOUSSES ! .. HÉ PRENEZ SOINS DE VOUS TOUSSES ET CHACUNE DE VAUX FAMILLES D AMOURS D AMITIÉS DANS L ESPRIT DE L ÂME DE MON CŒUR POUR L ÉTERNITÉ ! .. LETTRE NOUVELLE 2021 DE L AMI M.r D.J .. D.J.(L) LE CORBEAU DENIS JEFFREY DU QUÉBEC CANADAS ! ..HÉ BISOUS ET CÂLINS A VOUS Wagakki Band ! ..

日本古来の和楽器 ボーカルの歌唱力 透き通る清々しさ 楽器の演奏の 素晴らしさ どれも とっても 素晴らしいの一言 超 大好きです🥰

8:54 ここめっちゃ貴重やぁ🥺

Thank you very much. I admire the way you mix and match very different emotions and nuances in your music and live performances. I never met a group that can play speed rock, lullabies/tender ballads, cheerful pop-rock, and traditional things equally with such ease and elegance. The way every instrument, every personality shines in your work causes only respect and admiration. The variety and diversity of your songs makes it always interesting and insightful to listen, never boring, everyone can find something. And yes, some songs really feel like anime soundtracks 🙂 some make me wish to laugh, to cry, to dance, to just sit and breathe with hope. I would definitely love to see you in Europe, I hope there will be more and more fans of your creativity here. The world should know you! ☺️

Great epic musicians and beautiful and wonderful vocalist. She sounds sweeter than a mockingbird the sweetest sound in nature.

やっぱり、和楽器バンドは良いね。特に、歌詞が良い。

honored to attend their live in September. shall go again once covid restrictions allow us to sing along :D

love this interview…their personalities really shined

This is the first time I have seen this video and it is very impressive. I first heard a song by WGB when someone posted the music video for Kishikaisei on Facebook and I was instantly enthralled, especially by the use of traditional instruments, and the perfect voice of Yuko. To me, she is the finest unknown vocalist on the planet and no one that I mention off the top of my head can match her. After that I was off to the races. I have virtually every one of their songs in my library, as well as the solo performances by Yuko such as Campanula and Cradle of Eternity. I also saw a video of Yuko singing in what seemed to be a jazz club that was amazing also. And when you add in Machiya, Asa, Kiyoshi, Beni, Daisuke, Kurona and Wasabi and their excellence in musicianship it's like having an all-star team. WGB reminds me of the true supergroups of the late 1960's to late 1970's such as Cream and Blind Faith. I feel that WGB is a supergroup in the true sense of the word. And least I forget, Yuko excellence on keyboards is fantastic. WGB has more excellent composers, lyricists and arrangers than any other group in existence. Watching that video also rekindled my love for Japanese music, which started back in the 1990's with The 5, 6, 7, 8's and then later with Show-Ya. In my opinion, Japan leads the world in great new music. The US has slipped down when it comes to quality music over the last 7-8 years. I hope the band will be doing US Tour sometime in 2024. I'm 76 and a dedicated rocker since the late 1950's and haven't been this happy in a long time. There are so many great artists in Japan and other parts of Asia that it has become the epicenter of good modern music and the resurrection of classic rock that has been long dormant. And finally, I would like to wish Yuko and Kiyoshi all the best on the upcoming 1st birthday of their daughter. 1st birthdays are a VERY big thing here in the US and I hope it is the same in Japan. Thanks for all the joy your music has brought to not only the US, but the entire planet.

I'm surprised that the western fans can speak Japanese so well

素晴らしい音楽と歌声をありがとうございます。

21世紀の「ウタマロ」になるのでは、と思います。　世界の文化文明への「和」の発信源ですね。　素敵です。 ワガママで言えば、鈴花さんのご両親と一度飲んでみたいものです…。　素敵な人を育てられました。

Greetings from philippines.. wagakki band rocks!!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

Vuestra música es pura belleza. Tradición y Rock no hay mejor combinación 👍👏👏👏💕👏💕👏👏👏👏

⚘🌹🌟WB🌟🌹⚘ THIS BAND IS VERY TALENTED SO GOOD YUKO ⚘ ⚘BENI LOVE YOU ALL WB SUCH A GREAT BAND 💕💜WB💜💕

The interviews are such a joy to watch, thanks for the upload!

和楽器バンドは まさに ブルーオーシャン戦略の 典型的な成功事例｡｡｡ Good job!! ＾＾

13:34 - I LAUGHED SO HARD HERE

They play so many styles and have vast experience creating music individually. Yuko can play classically (Western-style), can sing "shigin" and pop, Machiya is a great singer too, and they harmonize beautifully. And the crazier thing is that they are able to do this in smaller sub-units of 2 or 3 players, which are equal to other entire bands. The rock sun-unit can perform by themselves. We already have Hanafugetsu for traditional music.

撃ち抜いてぇ～ぇっ！ が最高❗️

Thank you so much for sharing this!

It was from watching another songs of tokyo episode that i got interested in wagakkiband!

Yuko is probably the most beautiful woman on earth😍

Ninagawa Beni has a youtube channel. She's the shamisen. I get to see her probably once a week. To band I don't know Japanese. Thank you for this upload. Subscribing and hitting bell for notices. Arigato Senpai.

和楽器バンドの人達は、さすがですね、まさにプロフェッショナルですよ😊😊😊😊😊

Finally after Hirosma, Jass Fusion band, I LOVE WAKKAMI!

Por favor coloquen subtitulos en español, queremos conocer sobre ellos en esa grandiosa entrevista

I just love you :) and especially Beni ❤❤

やっぱり、蜷川べにお姉チャンの津軽三味線1番良いです。僕と一緒に津軽三味線やりたいです💕

天才だわ🎵

son los mejores. i loveeee

Would love to see Bucket Head sit in:)

Yuko-chan, my geisha

いいなぁそれ最高

ホランちゃん、勝ち負けじゃないんだよ。 全ては調和で出来ないと音楽は奏でられない。 ASAさんの意見をもっと聞きたかったです。

Thanks for eng sub ❤️❤️

They're awesome

I love them so much

ライブを何度か見たけど、テレビ等は、和楽器の音のレベルが低いので聞き慣れると物足りなく感じてしまいます

❤💜WB💜❤ 💘🌞⭐🌞💘 LOVE THIS YUKO

ホランと村上って最高の司会者じゃん。流石！！ やっぱアニメの力って凄いなぁ。

尺八と三味線 いい仕事してるわ～🐕

Yes!!!! No autotune

演奏中に調弦はエグイなw

Love from Bali

Please come to US again

NHKに出演していたんですね。とても興味深く視聴しました。調べたところ、この放送日はFeb,2020だったようなので、世界中がコロナに襲われる直前ですね。残念ながら2024年末をもって活動休止が発表されましたが、コロナでの海外進出のチャンスの腰を折られたこと、ゆう子さんの出産、それぞれのメンバーの事情と思いなど、いろいろ関連しているのかもしれませんね。ただ、このときゆう子さんが語った希望はこれからでも実現はできるので、無理のない範囲でどこかで8人でときどきでもよいので活動再開していただけるとうれしいです。

LOVE 🌹🌹WB💕💕

Hello Akita Nakita 🖐😁🎉

No, what makes Wagakki Band unique is Beni, all the sounds are fundamental but WGB's distinsion is Beni's shamisen.

Please come to canada ! ^^

Музыка и вокал мне нравятся!!!!!! Но.... Почему я залип на интервью на японском совершенно не зная его?

音楽番組の演奏途中で広告入れるなんてタブーだぜ！

知らん間に米米ＣＬＵＢみたいにメンバー増えてるやんけって思ったら後ろの外国人の方は違うのね。

I’m afraid Yuko has stolen my heart ! ❤️🇨🇦

最近ハマり始めたのですが この曲の鈴華さんの声 篠原凉子さんに似てるなと思った🎵

確かアニメの主題歌だったはず、その時からファンです

OMG THE NEW SONG IS VERY GOOD THANK YOU WB✌✌💕✌💕✌💕✌ LOVE YOU ALL 💜🌹

鈴峯さん始めまして🐱私は山本由紀子です。私来年からお琴か詩吟を習って見ようと思いますが鈴鹿さんは詩吟とお琴を始めるとしたらどちらを先に始めましたか？教えてくださると助かります。

I love wagakkiband ı hope 1M Subscriber for wagakkiband ı am from turkey 🇹🇷❤️🇯🇵❤️🇦🇿

Kanpai 🍻

Need waggaki band for anime opening

Thank you for the eigo subs!

UP有難う！でも、残念ながら既ＵＰです。

Need more translated wgakki band

べにちゃん美しい😍

🎉😊

みんなワガッキバンドを愛してる💕🐲

は言語を超える ❤‍🔥

この動画の画質と音質が少し悪いのは動画ファイルの圧縮などの影響かもしれませんね。あと、海外含めて他の人もよく言及されていますが、和楽器バンドのライブサウンドのすばらしさは、高度なノウハウを蓄積した音響エンジニアの力量が大きいと思います。和楽器と電子洋楽器、低域から広域まで広く伸びるボーカル、ダイナミックレンジを確保して、バランスよくミキシングできる技術力が、和楽器バンドのサウンドのすばらしさを引き立たせるのに必須なのだと思います。テレビの場合、テレビ局のエンジニアに任せるしかないのですかね？テレビ局では和楽器バンドの実力を引き出す技術力がないので、やはり物足りないサウンドになってしまっていると感じました。

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