The great thing about productive bands with a long and varied discography like BAND-MAID is that you can continuously discover new “favourite” songs. And recently for me it’s “secret My lips” from their 2017 album “Just Bring It”. (The first one where the band members themselves wrote almost all songs.)...
The English post title is the apparently band’s own (quite liberal) translation, the original would be “Maru de dame na joshikousei wa BANDOMAN ni natta”, so something along the lines of “A totally useless high school girl became a band member”. Kind of autobiographic maybe? lol...
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the music video features SHELTER, the Shimokitazawa live house which gained fame as the IRL inspiration for Bocchi the Rock’s STARRY.
That band really seemed to have come out of nowhere with this song, at least according to their YouTube channel… It is a really catchy song though! Their subsequent releases didn’t become quite as successful, but they’re worth keeping an eye on!
Just listened to it, that’s a really nice track! 👌
Btw if you could also add/edit the artist and song title in romaji in the post, that would be perfect. Sorry to bother you again, I should have written this in my first comment.
Mal angenommen ihr seid allein zu Hause mit eurem Kind. Plötzlich fällt ihr um. Herzinfarkt, Schlaganfall, von der Leiter gefallen, etc. Was macht euer Kind, was noch nicht lesen kann? Z.B. 6 Jahre? Was habt ihr im beigebracht?
Wake Up, Girls! was an idol unit active from 2014 to 2019 whose leader was none other than Yoshino Aoyama, voice of Hitori “Bocchi” Gotou in Bocchi the Rock. In this performance of the opening theme from https://youtube.com/watch?v=h-7JarkA_3o, originally a collaboration with Mayn, she’s the one singing the very first...
Yes, I watched it (the first season at least) and quite liked it. It’s what brought on this post basically. I had decided to watch it when I was looking for my next idol anime after my “gateway drug” Zombieland Saga, and the connection to that via Minami Tanaka, and also that I vaguely remembered Yoshino Aoyama was part of it, were what gave the impulse.
There are also a few Wake Up, Girls! anime movies that I couldn’t watch yet, and a continuation series “Shin Sou”. The drastically altered character designs in the latter unfortunately felt off-putting to me, after the more realistic style of the first season.
A wonderful interpretation by one of my favorite seiyuu (voiced Kita from Bocchi the Rock and sung most of the songs from the show, among others) of the beautiful love song by Aimer.
The anime adaptation of the Monogatari series has produced many songs that even people like me who never watched it know, like the iconic Renai Circulation. This one however, used as the first opening theme, stuck with me as the one I found most beautiful, with its kind of melancholic mood.
Absolutely timeless and a banger! I think this was the first song I actively sought out and listened to as an “anime” song, and I couldn’t get enough of it for a long time.
About this performance I’ll say, the background dancers’ choreography is certainly… interesting lol
Recently I commented here that I might finally be getting into idol stuff in my old years, and it seems to be really happening via the gateway of idol anime…...
Sorry for replying so late, I first wanted to get a better impression of their evolution for myself. I think as a general rule, I like their more recent stuff more? Image, Take Me Out, A.M.D.K.J. - the more rock styled songs. I also really like Mirror, as a recent slower song. But among their earlier stuff, Shunkan Sentimental is also great. I also kind of like Scandal Baby, while Shoujo S does nothing for me… it’s pretty random. Though I have to say that the blatant pushing of their schoolgirl image in their earlier videos and concerts is a bit off-putting to me. I mean they were basically schoolgirls back then, but still… I prefer the later stuff where they show their individuality.
muque - my crush [2022] (www.youtube.com)
I can’t get this song out of my head. It’s so catchy!
BAND-MAID - secret My lips [Rock] [2017] (www.youtube.com)
The great thing about productive bands with a long and varied discography like BAND-MAID is that you can continuously discover new “favourite” songs. And recently for me it’s “secret My lips” from their 2017 album “Just Bring It”. (The first one where the band members themselves wrote almost all songs.)...
Chakura - A basic Jane band journey!! [Rock] [2024] (www.youtube.com)
The English post title is the apparently band’s own (quite liberal) translation, the original would be “Maru de dame na joshikousei wa BANDOMAN ni natta”, so something along the lines of “A totally useless high school girl became a band member”. Kind of autobiographic maybe? lol...
SCANDAL - Line of sight [Rock] [2023] (www.youtube.com)
Another rocking song by the fabulous ladies, on occasion of today’s announcement of SCANDAL’s new album “LUMINOUS” which will also include this track.
Chakura - No Title [Rock, 2024] (youtu.be)
This all-girl rock band is still pretty new, but they have a few really good songs, including this new one which goes quite hard.
Kaneyorimasaru - Love Song ga iranai kimi e [Rock, 2024] (youtu.be)
Favorite band, new song, 'nuff said....
SCANDAL - A.M.D.K.J. [Music Video] [Rock] (youtu.be)
This is my favorite Scandal song to this day. I love them most when they just rock out!
Brandy Senki - Musica [Rock] [2022] (www.youtube.com)
I found this song a few weeks ago on YouTube and I can’t get it out of my head.
Citrus by Kei Sugawara 菅原圭 - シトラス (Official Video) (beehaw.org)
I strongly recommend this indie singer songwriter. I can feel the emotion every time to their song....
Ihr kippt zu Hause um. Was macht euer Kind?
Mal angenommen ihr seid allein zu Hause mit eurem Kind. Plötzlich fällt ihr um. Herzinfarkt, Schlaganfall, von der Leiter gefallen, etc. Was macht euer Kind, was noch nicht lesen kann? Z.B. 6 Jahre? Was habt ihr im beigebracht?
Wake Up, Girls! - ONE IN A BILLION (Restaurant to Another World OP) [Live] (youtube.com)
Wake Up, Girls! was an idol unit active from 2014 to 2019 whose leader was none other than Yoshino Aoyama, voice of Hitori “Bocchi” Gotou in Bocchi the Rock. In this performance of the opening theme from https://youtube.com/watch?v=h-7JarkA_3o, originally a collaboration with Mayn, she’s the one singing the very first...
Ikumi Hasegawa - Kataomoi (Aimer cover, from CrosSing) (youtube.com)
A wonderful interpretation by one of my favorite seiyuu (voiced Kita from Bocchi the Rock and sung most of the songs from the show, among others) of the beautiful love song by Aimer.
supercell - Kimino Shiranai Monogatari (youtube.com)
Another iconic song borne from the Monogatari anime series. This was used as the first ending theme.
Chiwa Saitou - Staple Stable (Bakemonogatari OP1) (youtube.com)
The anime adaptation of the Monogatari series has produced many songs that even people like me who never watched it know, like the iconic Renai Circulation. This one however, used as the first opening theme, stuck with me as the one I found most beautiful, with its kind of melancholic mood.
Neon Genesis Evangelion - A Cruel Angel's Thesis Live - 残酷な天使のテーゼ - Yoko Takahashi with Lyrics (yewtu.be)
I dont think this one needs much explanation other than it being a banger lol
Impossible (lemmy.ml)
Franchouchou - Gekkou Survive (from Zombieland Saga Revenge) [Live] (www.youtube.com)
Recently I commented here that I might finally be getting into idol stuff in my old years, and it seems to be really happening via the gateway of idol anime…...
BAND-MAID - Hibana [2021] (www.youtube.com)
Another song to get hyped for the weekend! It also has some rap sections and a similar energy like the Gacharic Spin song I posted IMO.
SCANDAL - Highlight no Naka de Bokura Zutto [2023] (www.youtube.com)
The MV of the latest single from my favorite band just dropped....