Yet another reason Japan is the future of music.

"This is not what I was expecting ..." Kind of Nemophila's by-proxy catchphrase.

Much as I love Nemophila in super-heavy screaming metal mode, I'm also a massive sucker for an unabashed big ol' power ballad. I bloody *adore* this. Absolutely gorgeous. If you're going to do more Nemophila, I'd strongly recommend Ama-Te-Ras from their most recent album. Or, for slightly older stuff, Ray of Light, Style, Adabana, Hypnosis.

Mayu would have to be one of my favourite singers, she can go the full range from beautiful ballad to terrifying bone jarring roaring-scream

This one takes me back to the 80s. Not only the song, but the set, the filter, the outfits, the HAIR! Definitely not what I expected, and I totally agree with you. I probably would not have liked the song back then, but I do now!

" Now I Here " and " Life" are also ballads. Both are very good. 😏♥️🎙🎸🥁😎🤘

Love this song. Maybe Adabana next.

Banger. Whoever suggested that one - great choice. So nice when a band shows they can work outside the formula genre seems to force on them. Nice reaction.

This isn't their normal sound, but they nevertheless did an amazing job. If you played this on a classic rock station, old guys would be scratching their heads trying to remember what band it was. Off topic: The Scottish indie rock band "the delgados" did one of my favorite anime openings for the anime Gunslinger Girl: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hLqooquQmqnSmIE.html

Saki is a goddess.

Can't wait til you hear Mayu scream, Saki and Hazuki shred, and Tamu pound her drums, and for some fun vocals from Haraguchi-san try Monster. Mayu is the best rock singer in the world right now, and I won't hear any arguments to the contrary.

Hey man...I am a huge Band Maid fan and enjoy the channel.....But this band is absolutely incredible !!!!!! The musical talent in this band is off the charts and can play any genre. You are really missing out by not doing more reactions to them. They are really taking off. Check out Revive....Hypnosis and their new song....Ama TE Ras.....you will fall in love with these girls !!!!

Again, a spot-on comment. The 70s and 80s vibes abound but it’s so refreshing!

Nemophila were given this song to do as the soundtrack opener for a popular Japanese children's anime movie called "Butt Detective". The dude in the anime has a butt for a head. Only in Japan hey. Despite all that the song has great lyrics and is a kick ass ballad.

Checking out more Nemophila? Excellent choice sir! Ama-te-ras from the same album. Completely different... utterly glorious.... In ways I never really expected. Hypnosis from their first album. Adabana from the second album. There are offical vids on youtube for all of these. Have fun.

Ah crap, just wrote a big gushing rant and posted it in the wrong place. What a knob. Recap; love this band, Mayu has a thousand voice’s and they’re all a 10, totally correct this song needs a film, good on ya, great video mate. Oiran live or Adabana miiiigjt be up there as favourites. If ya like Pop/Punk maybe try Change the world. Cheers dude

I really like Odyssey and NO, I do not miss the 80's. The first NEMOPHILA song I heard from them was REVIVE and holy shit did it grab me. As always, Mark, thank you for sharing your reactions.

nice bro! I guess a lot of people have told you how diverse nemophila is😉, there are so many different genres in their music, I recommend 《ama-te-ras》 as the next!🤘🏻🌸🤘🏻

there was a period in the 80s when you couldn't have too big of a hair or too much cheese in the lyrics

a band where they are all close(see the official video for "Life"), love to have fun with pop and dance ("Night Flight"), rock out (Rock and Roll IS), and shred and growl "Oiran"....truly special band that has became a favorite quickly...very diverse song catalog of originals as well as amazing catalog of covers--they all are great musicians(Mayu too, listen to her Voice, truly an instrument of their sound), and all take part in composition and writing with the arrangers. Also to the interested the official channel here on KZfaq has a ton of content from MV to live stream to behind the scenes...they are very involved with social media too and interacting with there fans...I recommend anyone who loves rock music to check them out. Mark I recommend you check out a cover ("Sugar"-SOAD, "Kurenae"- X Japan, "Aces High" Iron Maiden, etc) hard original signature song--"Oiran"(multiple meanings to the band, translated "first flower" and the band is named for a flower, its the first song released as single, etc) and "Monsters" next! thanks for returning to the best band out there!

The live version of "Raitei" has just recently be released. You really must check it out - they smash it.

Hi Mark. Check out Saiseiga and there song Hanabi or maybe Jumble . Regan's voice is supercool . all the best Matt.

You never know what to expect when NEMOPHILA releases a new single. I remember when Extreme shocked the Metal world by releasing their power ballad some 35 years ago. As you said, it’s refreshing to hear the style resurrected and reinvigorated by NEMOPHILA. BTW, this is one of very few songs where we don’t hear a solo from SAKI. Instead, they showcase HAZUKI’s wonderful melodic playing. However, the intertwining leads of both guitarists behind MAYU’s are fascinating. Other recommendations include: AMA-TE-RAS, their latest single and perhaps the most “NOMOPHILA” song yet. ADABANA (rhymes with “Papa, Mama”) is a masterpiece (OMV). OIRAN was their first original song, and remains their show closer. Watch the recent official live video. Then watch the Pandemic-era demo video which offers an up close and personal encounter in their studio, and us still my favorite - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9-SZbGltd3HqJc.html And then there are the dozens of covers they made. To see more of their versatility, try ONE NIGHR CARNIVAL, DON’T SAY LAZY, MAKE YOU HAPPY, ROSIER, and DIAMONDS. All are Japanese songs you haven’t heard before, but which influence NEMOPHILA’s music.

Try “Life”, “Change the World” (live) , “Dissension” and for some meditation the live version of “Zen”.

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Nobody misses the 80s... if they say they are, they're lying. ;) Yeah, hair metal was, by and large, full of crap with a very few notable exceptions. As you say, this follows the rules of the power ballad, but does it at a very high level of competence. Good call. Rock on Mark!

Grew up in the '80's, some really good times but power ballads were never part of them. Love Nemophila but this one is not for me no matter how great Mayu is.