Great interview!! It was really interesting hearing money mark talk about his experience with ag, and I actually never knew hanako was from him too, which is really fascinating as (as you've said) it's so japanese, loved the story about its origins too haha

博士、慣れてますね。何回訪れてます？ (´ω`)🦌♡

Have you ever seen Shinyakushiji Temple? The bronze statues of the Twelve Generals are a must-see. It's probably worth the risk of getting yourself dirty with deer poop.

Well... that's about one of the coolest things ever.

Decently righteous manner to deal with deer. さすが！

Tom is describing the mission of all Star Children...to embed seeds of cosmic curiosity through creative arts!

Wow

That is Momo showing her fangs !!

Hope you get to meet AG 😊

Enjoy your stay sir! Thanks for sharing this video. 🤗

The skills and dedication it must have taken to create the woodwork here is mindblowing! Can I assume that the guilded part would have been/is for the priests, for want of a more correct expression?

Impressive. And so quiet; just the birds and the guy raking the gravel (in patterns following some Zen principle?) Did you have to get there very early to see it like this? I remeber a camping trip to Brittanny over 30 years ago, where I set my alarm clock to 5 a.m. to have the stone alleys of Carnac all for myself. At any normal hours pure mayhem: the whole place black with people, "Papa, une photo! - Encore une fois, papa!!" OK, it was the main tourist season. No chance to get a proper impression of the site, let alone feel the magic. But when I came early, there was just one other person beside me, and the first rays of the morning sun were kissing the tips of the tallest menhirs. I'll never forget that moment.

Next stop: Asagaya Shinmei Shrine in Tokyo? ;-)

If you're in Japan, maybe you saw the chat on the 7th (yesterday) evening on the TBS network with Atarashii Gakko's Suzuka. Actually the subject of the show was super-star vocalist Ado, but they're buddies and Suzuka was relating some episodes and insights.

There is ALWAYS Fish n Chips :)

The UK is a small island - smaller than almost all US states but is crammed with 1,000's of years of history (Stonehenge dates back 5,000 years from its believed start date). I agree English Heritage is amazing (I am a member) but also the National Trust (also a member) which Prof mentioned. But not just the big stately houses. The UK is dotted with small properties worth visiting. We have an amazing collection of still intact houses from 1100's and later. These will be less busy and might give a good idea of life back then. Places like Little Moreton Hall close to Manchester or Rufford Old Hall near Preston.

Major rule on phones and cars (especially if you are using it to naviagte). It is illegal in the Uk to even TOUCH your phone while driving (as the driver obviously - this does not apply to passengers) , andthat includes if stopped in traffic. The only time you can therefore touch it for navigation is when parked up. And the police WILL pull you over if they see you touching it in any way.

今調べたんですけど京都の東本願寺、西本願寺と東京港区の築地本願寺と浅草の本願寺は同じ宗派だから御本尊(神様)は同じですね。 ( 'ω')

yeah👍

Weren't you just vacationing in the UK? That's a miserable travel itinerary you've got - I use to work for Reuters Japan and the Tokyo-London flight was not fun no matter what class was provided.

Chased Babymetal, Lovebites, and Hanabie to Europe (though didn't see AG) and was too distracted to notice your interview with Money Mark in a timely way. I've been to London several times and around southern England twice (and to Ireland) but very regrettably not northern England. One thing I've noticed interacting with English persons both privately and professionally in both Japan and Los Angeles is the north-south divide. Some northerners especially seem anti-south in a visceral way. I reckon there are historicocultural reasons for that. Y t reacter Old Mr B lives in the north and refuses to go to London for shows (though he made an exception when he was invited to a private show by The Warning). Anyhow thanks for the travelogue.

( °ω° )博士、今、京都にいるの？

Wow, these clips bring back the memories. Thank you :)

I was in Wrocław with my Polish gf and the air bnb didnt have netflix. Found the series on youtube and she was sceptical... we watched the first 2 series in 2 days

Congratulations! 😊👏

In 2005 some of my family went to the UK for a relative's wedding in Lytham (beautiful little village), near Blackpool. Before the trip, my sister and I decided we'd rent a car for a couple days to see the local sights, after which we'd all go to London via train and be typical tourists. However, once we were there, we suddenly couldn't envision driving on the opposite side of the road, with the steering wheel in the passenger seat. We figured that if simply thinking about it was disorienting and making us cross-eyed, actually doing it would be dangerous to both us and innocent UK citizens! So we did a lot of walking, instead.

The English Heritage sites are amazing places they are filled with so much history and interesting information. I’m from Middlesbrough so we’ve managed to visit many around the north and plan to visit more further North. Rievaulx Abbey is one of my favourites, as well as Whitby Abbey. Hoping to visit plenty more sites too.

Hi Professor, wow, so much to unpack with this video, I can't possibly get to it all here. This brought back so many memories as in another life I worked (based in London) in England for about 2 1/2 years. Sadly, I didn't get to the northern parts of England as much as I can clearly see that I should have. I have briefly visited York and Manchester, but mostly transited through the north to go to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Professor, I am guessing that you have some new equipment because this video was so clear and (if my hunch is correct) shot with lenses that were designed for the shots you were after. Awesome. I love seeing the history of England laid out so beautifully. We have no structures of such importance here in Australia, some date back to the 1800s. It makes us somehow insignificant in the whole 'world' scheme of things. However, we do have evidence in the form of artifacts and rock art that have been dated back to around 60,000 years. This may not represent walls or aqueducts, but I am extremely proud that Australia has examples of a continuing culture that dates so far back. Professor, your video opened so many doors in my highly compartmentalized life that memories flooded back to me. Thank you for this video, honestly, I appreciated every moment.

I did not find this in comments, but to be honest I wasn't very persistent in that research :) Momo really added some harsh vocals to this song. At least second "Are you ready?" when drop starts was hers, and during last scene those "everybody!" were also mutual for her and Kevin

It's very interesting to watch these videos with hindsight :D I was on that first concert and somebody did start a chat with me (I was in the pit then, but lately I prefer not to be jostled around and am up in the seats with the gramps, who aren't very inclined to talk to strange foreign women ;) ) and the first thing he said after neiceties was 'Oh is Yui coming back?' and I remember saying 'Who knows?' but I was thinking it was higly unlikely. That was based on nothing really, but I suppose I felt it had ben left for too long - the timing had been missed and it'd be awkward if she would come back now. I'm very happy for Momoko - she's lovely and it must be difficult for her, but you can't see it on stage (you can see her struggling sometimes to answer during interviews, which is adorable). I wasn't surprised when they announced her - it felt natural for me, but I hadn't thought about anything much surrounding the choice. I couldn't get tickets to the announcement concerts (I tried!) but when I saw the X announcement I remember I wasn't surprised. It's interesting to listen to this now, more than a year later, but I am glad I did - helped me understand fan's feelings better, so thank you very much for that :)

don't Japanese Maples take forever to grow? They would be a long-term bonsai project.

Grande maestro!!!

AJ is the real deal, a total professional. Excellent interview as always. Watch his other interesting content. ✌🏽

Amazing…. Happy for you 🤘🏽🎼

Fantasticoooooo!!!! I really enjoyed this interview. Thank you Andrew and Mark, both. I bought Mark's Keyboard Repair when it came out and I still have and listen since I bought it! That's 29 years ago! I couldn't believe it first time I saw his name on their credit. I was like... is this that Money Mark?????? Hope he will get involve them again and create more great songs😊

Hello Professor. While following the subtitles, if you don't understand the words, listen to them again... It took a lot of time, but I think I managed to understand the basics. I thought Forever Sisters was a song written specifically for the first performance at Coachella. I was a little surprised that the song had already been produced when AG first visited LA. I never expected that Money Mark, who I only knew from photos and comments, would appear in the professor's video. I never thought I would be able to learn the story behind the production. Actually, I was so surprised and happy that I wanted to comment sooner lol Thank you for the fun time✨ Will the professor meet AG in Chicago next? I’m looking forward to hearing about that too😊

This has probably been said before, but if there is ever to be a definitive English book on Babymetal, surely you would be the one to write it? And if that happens, I would love to help you find the photos for it.

I teared up during the end part of your video. Thank you sir for supporting AG! ❤

Thank you for the lovely analysis as always! I loved that you brought different points of view and even a scientist! Re: Fujioka-san's guitars, I actually follow Ohmura Takayosh-san and watch his and Boh-san's show on YT (Daibouran) and have a bit of info there. Ohmura-san was Fujioka-sa's student and they were very close friends. He inherited his guitars and even some of the work Fujioka-san had pending. For example that guitar he plays on the exerpt you showed (the official colour of which is burgundy apparently) is Fujioka-san's signiture guitar and was just in the works when Fujioka-san passed, so Ohmura-san went around promoting it. Ohmura-san always plays Fujioka-san's guitar on all of the shows with his own band and he even keeps the strap the same lenght as Fujioka-san did. The song you showed part of was nameless, but Boh-san, Fujioka-san and Aoyama-san would always go up on stage to play it with Ohmura-san during his band special preformances. Now it's called 'the Hill of Wisteria' (Fujioka = hill of wisteria) and they always play a recording of Fujioka-san's part, nobody else plays it. Even when they made a new song with lyrics Fujioka-san's part has been kept. They celebrate his birthday every year (Kami band plus/minus Leda-san, Ohmura band and various supporting cast) and do preformances in his name - I went to last year's and it was very good! Fujioka-san's mother and daughters were there and they came out for a photo at the end :) Also, every year there's a special preformance for Ohmura-san's birthday, and there's a T-shirt with a different illustration of the band, which always contains a small spirit of Fujioka-san somewhere. In other words Ohmura-san is keeping Fujioka-san alive in everyone's memories. And you were wondering in the previous video how much interaction was there between the girls and the band, and we'll probably never know. The east kami band seem to not be allowed to speak about it at all - they can't even say the name 'Babymetal'. They always talk about pranks and happenings on tour, but if somebody asks for clarification of when and with whom exactly, the answer is 'You know, the forbidden thing'. So unless the girls speak (which is probably unlikely) we'll never know.

Thanks, man. Love those gals, and Money Mark is an interesting cat, too. Quite a group of characters. Thanks again.

I don't agree with having so much English in their songs. I totally agree with each of them taking the lead roles and I certainly agree with dumping the uniforms. This guy had a job and he did it. I am super grateful. I may not have discovered the band without him.

wow : )

Nicely done, young sir!. Surely an interview with the ladies themselves can't be far off, perhaps Mr Mark could help make it happen!.

Thank you SO MUCH for this great interview. Being able to get some insights of how an adventure full of dreams has been practically carried out (and of course is ongoing) is such a privilege, and I really think every fan should watch this. Hope there will be a part 2!

I cant agree more with Mark when he said once you see them live, youre a fan for life. Cause that happened to me just a week ago as i watched them front row at Malaysia 😂 great interview! Loved it!

AG is a legendary group. They are simply magnificent ❤️

Does this mean they had a shot at a feat?

So great! Congratulations

So this is the guy behind Fantastico! That song have been living inside of my head rent free. for weeks now.

Thank you and MM very much for making this interview and uploading it. It was very interesting to hear his experience! <3