/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>28020050
band-maid? Sweet.

>>28020630
Yeah they’ve never had a proper thread on /jp/ so I started this gen.

Best girl

Holy based
Instrumental pieces compilation album when

Who is better guitarist Miku or Kanami?

>>28026663
Kanami how is this even a question
She is the main composer of Band Maid songs ever since "alone"
She's also the one who teaches Miku guitar

>>28026757
Forgive my autism

>>28026757
I migrated from bmsg and I saw this gen I’ve listened to only a couple band maid songs so forgive my autism in knowing little about band maid.

>>28027041
>>28027200
Miku only started learning guitar in Band Maid, she wasn't even originally planned to play guitar in the line up.
She's getting much better now though, her playing actually adds to the music now.
Previously you can barely hear her parts.
Miku is in charge of lyrics with Saiki in charge of "supervision"

>>28020050
nice pit, I like it

>>28028135
Saiki is best girl

>>28027200
i migrated as well as a yuzuchad. the babymetal fans are too autistic there. i'm glad we both left.

>>28029058
Yeah they fucking killed bmsg cause they can’t accept the fact that Babymetal has been shit for years now.

No Miku love damn

>>28020050
Awww shit you faggots are speakin' my language po! I got a fat collection of rare Miku's too.

Anyone got vids of the girls playing instrumentals of domination, dice, and I think it was onset?

>>28020050
Only six posters this gen is dead. Have a Wagner.

>>28031845
Cause /jp/ is slow as fuck

>>28031644
Post more Miku

>>28031993
I'LL POST WHEN AH WANT!!!

>>28031993

>>28032109
Post Miku’s NOW!!!

>>28031993
Kurrupo

>>28032192

>>28032192
Have another Wagner. On the house.

>>28031993

>>28032192

>>28031993
One of my faves.

>>28031993

Thank you fags Miku has blessed my day

>>28032192

>>28032749
See now that you're nice I'll post some top sekrit Miku shots.

>>28032931

>>28032961

>>28032931
Booking a flight to Japan right now.

>>28032994

>>28033030

>>28020050
>>28022676
>>28028135
>>28031644
>>28031845

>That feeling when this general is quickly became bmsg 2.0 just with different characters
i know you faggots, don't mess this up too.

Lil' Cumin is official extended universe.

>>28033130
I only don’t want Babymetal fags here

>>28033200
I like Babymetal. Have a Wagner.

>>28033447
I’m a bmsg migrant and they ruined that gen

>>28033544
I'm not part of that Crips and Bloods faggotry. I love both of them.

New and improved long haired Akane has some snacks to share with us.

>>28034264

>>28034264
I want to eat her snacks

Someone else needs to post a fukin' picture I've posted 24/28.

Akane, she's haff humon. Haff humon, haff....GORILLA!

>>28034586
Here

>>28034686
She like eat....Banana!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAxK6iPeyuU

More Miku

Did you faggots forget her birthday

>>28033200

>>28020050
Finally!

>>28035424
I love Babymetal but they honestly turned shit years ago and Babymetal fags destroyed bmsg beyond repair.

>>28035424
So is kami band is part of the band maid eu now?

>>28020050
By the way for the next thread, here are the relevant recent videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LxX_t4vg7U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8dk0oQ6dKg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=fXtpdIJfG_8&feature=emb_title
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-C3laKKl6Y

>>28036447
Ok thanks I got to lazy to post all the links

>>28036386
Heck yeah they are. The proof is right there in the picture. Mikio wore Akane's hat, and Akane rides a giant cat. It all makes sense.

This one looks like a still from a Humphrey Bogart / Rita Hayworth flick from 1947.

>>28035424
>>28036386
Please stop trying to segue babymetal here. From what i heard, they are stuck in a joint thread and bullied the others out. We can't have let that happen here by sharing the thread.

>>28037027
I can stand the sg fags migrating here but not bm fags

What if I like babymetal but never post in bmsg because it's a shithole?

>>28037109
I guess that’s ok as long as it’s not to off topic.

>>28037027
The autism over in /bmsg/ goes way deeper than a pic of a couple of bands hanging out together. The "bullying" goes both ways I assure you. And as far as I know, that pic is the only connection that's public.

>>28031845
What's the story behind these? Can I get a straight answer? Saw people hyping them on reddit 2 or 3 years ago, but I can't stomach them...

>>28037248
Rick Wagner is a superfan of BM, SG, and B-M, and has painted a gallery's worth of paintings of the girls. Some are pretty decent, some are pretty crappy. Posting a Wagner is punishment towards the board or another poster generally speaking.

>>28037393
Saw his webpage. He's a professional graphic designer? I'm even more lost. I don't understand why he makes these. 4D trolling?

>>28037574
Dude is 100% sincere. He's just a big time fan. He comments in almost every BM and B-M reaction video with tons of good information. It's like his full time job almost.

Going to bed. I'll leave you with my favorite shot of the band.

>>28038481
Goodnight anon

>>28037092
>>28037194
I just hope they don't bring their autism here and try to take over this place.

>>28037248
>>28037574
Basically he is a bad "artist" but popular on reddit because no one had the balls to say his work is bad and even if they did, they'd be downvoted or deleted since it's considered "negative", so he continues to do it. Didn't knew he did B-M as well, that is terrifying.

Band-Maiko > Band-Maid btw

We have a major pedo-autist in the /bmsg/-general who is seriously mentally ill,hates everything Babymetal-related (or any girl over 15 really) and tried to break the general up multiple times. For the last couple of weeks he's been trying to push the narrative that the general is dead and everyone is leaving because due to less activity from both groups, there is also less activity in the general. Just a warning, he will probably use this general to push his narrative, he already linked his posts itt in the /bmsg/-thread. Don't underestimate his autism, he really is one of the kind. Have a good one, Band Maid bros, hope this general will become a regular thing, honestly suprised it wasn't already. Pretty hyped for the Budokan-show...if it happens.

>>28043520
Just don’t welcome any fag from bmsg

>>28040144
Man reddit is so shit they don’t even allow constructive criticism.

MISA, Kanami, and Akane with predia after playing a live together. The power trio of Band-Maid was predia's back-up band, thus allowing predia into the extended universe. However, as total of six people outside of Japan has heard of predia, so I don't foresee the venerable institution that is Band-Maid general falling into a quasi-civil war over this.

>>28066903
And yes this was while they were also in Band-Maid.

>>28066903
I don’t know predia but can you fags please not start a civil war in this gen I don’t want this gen to end up like bmsg.

>>28066903
There is also the predia/Band-Maid spin-off band Mochi to Cheese. Short lived but never officially ended...but it's ended. Also Band-Maid eu.

>>28066965
Since I'm essentially the only person contributing to this thread, I highly doubt that a civil war will erupt. Besides, I'm posting accurate historical tidbits about Band-Maid.

This lovely lady is Becky. She put out a few songs, but from what I can gather, she's more of a tarento nowadays. Here is a televised performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HPpgJN1O_c

1/2

>>28067494
forgot pic!

>>28067494
Here is her backup band...two of whom you might find familiar! Enter Backy into the Bando-Maido eu.

2/2

>>28067494
Is she Japanese she doesn’t look Japanese?

>>28067683
I honestly don't know. I suppose it's possible that she's hafu, but I can't say for sure.

>>28067799
Because I feel like I recognize her from another Japanese tv show.

>>28067852
Yeah from what little I've read that's what she does nowadays...a little acting here, a little talk show work there...

>>28067494
So Becky was in a band with Akane and MISA?

>>28068031
Becky was a solo act. Akane, MISA and the other girl were hired guns for live back-ups.

>>28068176
Oh ok forgive my autism.

>>28067683
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becky_(television_personality)
She's hafu. Used to be a big talento, wrecked her career with a scandal, but I guess she's trying to make a comeback.

>>28069460
Having an affair was just retarded of her.

The general that /jp/ desperately needed. /alt/ didn't want them because they're not really an idol band, but I think this general has potential since they're active enough to keep it up. Let's see if we can get enough anons together.

>>28042790
I wonder what other anons think about this. I think their April fool covers are much more refined than the original versions. Some are much better, others just a little, but all in all I like all of the covers more and I hope after this year's break they carry on with their Band-Maiko project.

>>28070273
Should I rename the gen band maid/band maiko gen?

>>28070273
I think for the most part Band-Maiko covers are just as good as the originals, maybe a tad better in some cases. secret My lips is a top 5 of theirs for me, and I think that I prefer secret Maiko lips just a bit more now.

Has anyone watched the online-lives? Are there any upcoming ones?

>>28070575
As it's just an April fools side project, I think that's not necessary.

>>28070575
nah I don't think that's necessary.

>>28070750
I saw both of them. They were quite good. No substitution for a live show of course. No other on-line lives have been announced as of now.

>>28070932
Unfortunately, they have never played in my country. They only played in Germany which was too far away for me at that time. This year, I and some mates would have attended the Scandal concert in the same German city, so I would have dragged them to Band-Maid as well if I still had the chance. Though, I hope they will be a little closer the next time they are in Europe.

>>28070746
True, both songs are similarly great. For me, a huge difference is Screaming. The Band-Maiko version is so much better.

>>28071094
I just went and relistened to the Band-Maiko version. I also prefer it to the original. The original in my opinion at times gets rather close to the cliff's edge of being a disjointed song. The Maiko version has a layer of softness throughout that "cushions" the song somewhat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14XMk5iW1Lg

>>28070932
I saw them live in person twice, last year and in 2018. Really fun, they played at an insane pace. Missed their online-lives though. Will have to contend with Babymetal's live this year I guess.

>>28071873
Don’t you have to be a fan club member to be able to watch the Babymetal live show though?

>>28072044
Yeah, it's pretty stupid. Luckily I got into that fanclub because I was originally planning to see their big anniversary show this month that was cancelled

Band-Maid vs. Gacharic Spin

>>28082216
Idk who gacharic spin is

>>28085592
They're another Japanese all girl band. Way more poppy than Band-Maid, but are very talented and put on great lives. As individual musicians they are top tier, but in my opinion their songwriting lacks memorability. I'd love to see them live though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWPyXZzeV3Y

I was just wondering the other day if there had been Band-Maid threads that I always missed or if they were part of a general music thread or something.

Seems what I was wanting to post got taken down, does anyone happen to have or know of a re-upload of the kids show which had KANAMI vs Wajima Shinji from Ningen Isu having guitar battles with little paper models on top of a plastic panel over some speakers.

LMAO this is Nuts

What album should I try to cop next? So far I have their latest album.

>>28090052
Get new beginning

>>28088170
lol of all things to get copyrighted. I see tons of reactions are still up for both parts and Kanami vs Rei, but it looks like the others are gone. The reactions are good enough I suppose.

>>28090052
World Domination is the hardest, Just Bring It has some of the best songs. Those two are my favorites. Of course their live DVD's from Studio Coast and Zepp Tokyo are the best things to get a hold of, but you'd have to spend hundreds of dollars to get those right now.

The first album feels way more poppy compared to everything that came after it

>>28097851
Don’t let them take over this gen.

>>28111554
Yeah they were just starting out and looking to find their sound. Their label gave them these songs, but it was on the next record that they found the right path with Thrill. Even so, the first album isn't a bad listen at all, even if it's quite different from their later output.

>>28111559
Your little drama over there is flat out retarded. But the good thing is you faggots don't have any kind of wedge that would succeed to divide the board when it comes to Band-Maid. This board is immune to your collective autistic rants.

>>28112991
I'm a regular there and it's literally just one autist forcing drama, sperging and samefagging (with one guy who keeps taking his bait). He did it to other generals before ours and is kind of a minor celebrity on /jp/ because of it. He gave us shit for mentioning Band-Maid before. If you have "people" here pretending to be BMfags wanting to take over, it's most likely just that guy trying to falseflag. He hates Babymetal btw

Kanami early on perfecting her trademark heroic shreddin' pose.

High heels on stage, playing her old Addictone. Most likely dates to 2014. Addictone made a signature model for Kanami and was going to be her official sponsor, but PRS snatched her up from them. Oddly enough, at least in the West, Addictone became a known quantity through old Band-Maid footage. So in a way, Kanami is still a very effective spokewomen for them. One thing for sure is they ain't a cheap starter guitar by any means.

http://www.addic-tone.com/customg.html

They start in the several thousand dollar range and up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugyLZMeCeqM

>>28115814
>Oddly enough, at least in the West, Addictone became a known quantity through old Band-Maid footage
I should have said a "better known" quantity. Addictone has had some famous players before her.

>>28115814
I think her PRS guitar suits her more.

>>28116038
Yeah PRS is a much higher profile manufacturer, and it's Carlos Santana's main brand, and he's one of if not her biggest influences on guitar.

She's also mentioned Larry Carlton, Steve Vai, and Eddie Van Halen as big influences.

MISA BEST GIRL

CLAIMED

SHE IS MY WAIFU

PLZ DONT LOOK AT HER OR STEAL
SHE IS CLAIMED

I LOVE HER FOREVER

HAPPY BORTHDAY MISA-CHAN MY LOVE

>>28121885
You can have her I have my Miku wife.

Band-Maid vs. Silent Siren

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uGj_qHFC-k

>>28124838
MISA and Aina drinkin'.

>>28125842
MISA and Aina got dat happy sake vibe goin' on.

MISA drinking absolute swill.

MISA and Aina's first drink together.

>no Saiki wife
might as well end me fellas

Fan drinking with MISA.

>>28127120
She cemented her legend this night.

>>28127120
I've seen the vid a bunch of times, but that picture is fucking fantastic. The bottle position and the gleam in the whisky...MISA's knowing look...Kobato's blurry surprised expression...lucky whisky drinker will remember this the rest of his life.

>>28127034
Don’t remind me

>>28127120
How does it feel knowing you will never drink with her?

>>28129053
We text all the time. Next time I'm in Tokyo were gonna do Jaeger bombs and eat grilled gizzards at her place.

You know that you've gone as far back in Band-Maid history as you can when you see MISA wearing the little hat of power.

Band-Maid vs. Led Zeppelin

It's a battle of the ages. This time....it's for keeps.

>>28148364
imma fap to this tomorrow

>>28140749
Damn what a chad

>>28148470
>>28148939

Band-Maid vs. Bruno Mars

This one's for all the marbles.

Lil' Cumin's comin', and they want Miku back!

They're coming! They got Mika-pon keychains to unload!

No escape for you, Noguchi!!

Back to the big-time for Mika-pon. Could this be the act that divides BAND-MAID general forever???

Press #810 on your smartphones, or BAND-MAID is buried forevah!

>>28077329
This show was fucking amazing!

Oh damn, a BM thread. Didn't expect this, but definitely welcome.

Became a fan of them after listening to the World Domination album, and saw them perform live once. Was gonna go for the Budoukan live, but the rona fucked that up.

>>28157300
They ain’t getting her

>>28020050
Bando meido don't deserve their own thread po.

>>28181523
The maids determine their own destiny, and your place is to stfu do as they command, pleb.

>>28189090
>Tfw you will never peek at Miku’s skirt

Hello, /bmsg/ refugee here. Which girl here has the best pits?

Oh shit This is my first time visiting the board and saw this in the catalog. Anyone else hype for the upcoming album? I thought Conqueror was a good progression of their sound. It reminded me of Zeppelin 3, where there is more acoustic/softer stuff but also some heavier stuff than previously as well. Very excited to see how they keep evolving.

>>28193869
Im not a pit fag, sorry

>>28193986
There's a new one coming soon? I haven't been following this year ever since the world went to shit.

>>28193869
>>28020050

>>28194175
There's a new single coming out in December, and that'll be it for their current record label, Revolver Records. They release a new full album in January under the Pony Canyon label. Pony Canyon has deeper pockets and is involved with a lot of anime, so people are hoping that they'll get some opening/closing theme love soon. That should help them get more ears listening.

>tfw you will never have tsundere Saiki gf

Why live

>>28193986
I'm pretty excited myself. I listen to Band-Maid every day, so I needs me some new content! Kanami has had some nice down time, so I'm figuring that her writing has been going well. I'm curious to see if their new label is as hands-off as I hope they'll be.

>>28194595
That's right around the corner. Last album had a bunch of singles and youtube vids before it, so I'm caught off guard this time.

Which do you guys think was there best album?

>>28195003
My guess is that they wouldn't be releasing anything quite so soon, as they had some nice gigs lined up in Japan and the US, but as the situation changed, their release schedule moved forward. I'm still kicking myself that I missed the NY gig last time around, as it's probably going to be years before you see international touring again.

>>28195165
I'm torn between Just Bring It and World Domination. JBI has a lot of my favorite songs on it, WD rocks harder overall. Love them both. But I like all their releases quite a bit, even Maid In Japan.

>>28195281
Missed the previous year's (?) show on the west coast cause it was sold out, but went to both in NYC last year. Can confirm you need to kick yourself.

I regret not talking to the girls more. The meet&greet line was moving fast and I didn't want to hold it up so I chickened out. Guess they finished quick enough to do a final call for anyone who wanted to see them, but I had a really good spot near the front I wasn't going to give up.

US is so fucked with Corona right now that no one will be coming over in 2021.

Alcohol Is Necessary

Are they going to start smoking on stage now?

>>28221508
They've always been smoking on stage :D

I can't imagine what a full set of Band-Maid Zippo's goes for now. I believe they were about 65 dollars x6 if you got them when they came out. Rare Band-Maid merch like that gets very pricey.

Rare Saiki
Pre B-M model shots

W...w..wait...you're gonna put that glove where??

I don't understand how im supposed to get into this when there is no guide or pastebin like the other generals for begineers trying to look for content. Whatever this dead gen won't even last 5 threads.

>>28236419
They're a fairly well known band with a you tube page.
https://www.youtube.com/user/BANDMAID

Lazy faggot.

>>28236419
>239/146/20/*
*raises brows*

>>28236419
Who the fuck reads guides or pastebins anyway.

Pity bump

>>28236419
only 20 ips, this general dead.

I created this general and I am beginning to regret my decision. No one is posting and I am not sure if we should just let this general die or continue into thread #2. Please contribute to thread as much as you can anons.

>>28257375
This is a lie I’m the real creator of this gen you faggot

>>28257460
That is not possible because you are this guy >>28236419 you both say gen instead of general. Now leave because there is no pastebin here for you.

>>28257631
I’m not that guy

Yeah now type that without crying, please leave my thread troll.

>>28257759
Even bmsg faggots have said that it’s just skitzo anon >> 28250461 get the fuck out of my gen

>>28257759
>>28250461

I am so confused right now

>>28257944
Some anon is pretending to be me and saying that I’m skitzo anon from bmsg

Po~

>>28257375
It's your choice I ain't making one it is pretty dead though

>>28257375
seems like it. not much to talk about anyway. just let it die

>>28257375
>I created this general and I am beginning to regret my decision.
You should.

Don't lose hope!

Thanks for creating this general anon

Thread healed

>>28292104
One can hope

this gen like Michael Jackson, he used to be black... now he's dead

>>28069855
redpill me on /jp/ autismo, i know the board has mostly been idol shit but has there ever been or is there anything for real bands that actually play their own instruments or non-idols?

>>28322026
I don't know about /jp/ so much, but on /mu/ there is the occasional Japanese music thread, but other than that, it's too fast moving a board to focus on a single band from Japan. /jp/ would be a perfect board for this I think, but the rock/metal/VK bands might not be "otoku" enough for the purists on /jp/? But honestly, a Japanese rock or metal or VK general on /jp/ would be pretty awesome in my book.

>BAND-MAID went to Malaysia for an event in 2018
>The event was not held in 2019
>The event was corona'd in 2020
>The event that they went to in Malaysia has yet to happen again
What did they mean by this? Are they a jinx or something?

>>28337297
There is a VK thread in /cgl/

Band maid, best maid

I sure love the maid band

Do they play in a cafe or something? I heard that its popular in japan.

>>28463374
No

https://twitter.com/PANLUNA_WACK/status/1322557855698874368

Whats your favourite song of BM, boys?

>>28551849
I have like 15 songs in my top 5. Depends on the day I suppose lol.

1. Puzzle
2. secret MY lips / secret MAIKO lips
3. Awkward
4. Moratorium
5. Choose Me

That's today's top 5

>>28337297
i don't know if a band-maid thread would be so great then, maybe a rock/metal or non-idol thread or something? i mean i like BM and have mostly been listening to them the past few months but theres lots of other good groups too

>>28367323
sorry friend but no one likes SEA

>>28595212
Yeah maybe a basic wide open Japanese music thread and see how that goes. Could cross post a link on /mu/ to drive traffic. They usually do pretty well. They'll often cover the entire spectrum of music over there too, even some idol and alt-idol stuff. I was surprised at how good some of that actually is. I'm certainly willing to give it a shot.

>>28463374
They play in page 10

>>28020050
>>28189024
>>28137246
>>28124838
>>28082216
>>28077329
>>28070273
Serious question, why are japs so /fa/? The world should follow this standard.

>>28640070
Two reasons as far as I can tell.
1. Tokyo is one of the five world fashion capitols, so it rubs off on the people.
2. They aren't in total cultural decline like the West. They still have pride in their personal appearances, as most healthy civilizations tend to have.

>>28640070
>>28641013
Sure enough here's Akane at a fashion exhibit ordering up her spring wardrobe.

https://www.reddit.com/gallery/jk9hpv

>>28066903
>>28066965
I came across a short clip of Predia performing at Zepp Tokyo with Kanami/Akane/MISA as their backup band.

Totally different music than Band-Maid, but they shared a label and an agency, and at the time Predia was much more popular, ie some of Band-Maid's seed money came their way thanks to Predia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGcJOOFp7f4

>>28551849
Alone, Clang, You and Freezer.

>>28640070
their love for dresses. nothing but jeans and yoga pants over here.

p10

New MISA pic hot off the presses.

>>28764796
MISA

>>28764796
I like her new hair!

>>28764796
Looks good

Pity bump

Cool drawings

pity bump