Fell for the NEK! meme edition.This is a thread to discuss all-female Japanese bands that play their own instruments. Individual female instrumentalists and singer-songwriters are also welcome.
Their 1st album is very fun. I like all the new songs quite a bit, but I can't pick a favorite between Scrap Book and Frog Flog. Scrap Book has this really fun energy throughout and the intro is great. But I also just fucking love the bass in Frog Flog, and the guitar solo is nice too. I can never stop gushing over how much I love Kanade's bass playing, but I really like Natsu's guitar playing in all the new songs too. I think the whole band did amazing on this album honestly. I'll be listening to it a lot.
>>50354745That sounds quite promising! I'll make sure to listen to the record today.
Junna is cute with her hair down and all dressed up. Also, I keep forgetting how tall Nagi is compared to the other members.
>>50354833I gave Meme two spins. It's a good record. I swear I even heard a nod to Medadeth's Hangar 18 somewhere in a solo.It also really strikes me how young this band is. Hika even sings 'skibidi' at some point. I do have to say the slower songs need some improvement. They just lack any tension and drama, and just kind of drag on.
>>50355590We are lucky Nagi chose to join the music club. Many probably tried to recruit her to play sports instead.
>>50356425>Hika even sings 'skibidi' at some point.That got a giggle out of me when I first heard it. It works for their whole young "slang rock" band image pretty well. I do agree that the slower songs could be better, though, even if I still like them.
>>50357873I hope she came up with the line herself at least.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwaldW6SXwEI love the back-to-back solos in this song way too much. I'm glad they uploaded this so I can have an excuse to listen to it nonstop again.
>>50359265Nagi calling them each out was cool. It’s such a great song
>>50359265Nagi should form a buff girl supergroup with Midori from Lovebites and Natsumi from Bridear. Who would be a good fit for the bass?
I like yonige
>>50361418And I like Inshow-Ha
I love Kokeshi. Apparently they're playing a show with Otoboke Beaver in February. That's gonna be insane. https://youtu.be/oQ0TveS1Ecg?si=XUKyV9kX8YXo0akI
>>50362447First Oasis and now Kokeshi. These are some really interesting line-ups!
The Hanabie tour is almost over Anon. Two more dates and that's it!
The Matsuri x Yukina ship is official nowhttps://www.reddit.com/r/matsukina/s/Dh4frlNq06https://youtu.be/2_T474X_254?si=tP9q7Ju8qA8u1bdM
>>50363573They should throw a shotgun wedding during one of their international tours then!
Yukina is such a goofball lmao https://youtube.com/shorts/WGNbMPoP3KY?si=ITzHANIdxxyvT2t1
>>50364175>Yukina has to go to dance lessons, and immediatelyI like the idea. But what kind of dance style would even fit for Hanabie music? There's no metalcore dance lessons.
>>50363548enjoyed it way more than last years
>>50365718Why Anon?It was really fun to see them perform a full set in a club at least! I only managed to see them at festivals before.
>>50366439i was moderately drunk last year and barely rememberalso overal better sound, but oh my god did they cram a fuckton of people in the venue
>>50366470I was more than moderately drunk everytime I saw them. I must have looked like a wasted idiot jumping around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-o1qqxigvQPretty cool seeing all the work that went into this MV. Getting sprayed down with water while filming in the cold must’ve been kinda tough though lol.
>>50368269>The gal that was laying down kept being concerned with her skirt blowing up. So, they fixed it by covering her with a coat. I loved that. I love that, obviously they have legs, but unlike so many performers, they don't feel the need to over expose. These gals are beautifulThe Madonna whore is strong in this one!>Pretty cool seeing all the work that went into this MV. Getting sprayed down with water while filming in the cold must’ve been kinda tough though lolThat reminds me of YUI's Laugh Away MV. It is supposed to look summery, but was obviously filmed during a bright but cold winter day.
>>50368269I always thought Sakura came off as kind of a cold person in other videos but she seemed really normal and nice here
>>50368603I think it was partly due to the stress of dealing first with contrary bandmates, then with new bandmates. She's definitely got more cheerful this past year as the new lineup settled in. if you want cheerful Sakura watch the Rock Fujiyama videos, she and Marty get along great.
>>50369323>I think it was partly due to the stress of dealing first with contrary bandmatesWas there a lot of in-fighting before the line-up changed?
I found a pretty brutal interview with Leina after posting about her in the previous thread:https://realsound.jp/2025/10/post-2180989.html>our 7 sibling family lived in Japan, but we were not well off even by Philippine standards>my father beat us up, that was his way of raising kinds. Every time someone raised their hand, I thought they were going to hit me>I wish I had never been bornAre zoomers the oversharing generation in Japan instead of millennials or something? The interviewer even asks if it's okay to publish all this.In any case, Leina is cool. Here is a nice street live:https://youtu.be/gwkiOED7SNc?si=ijVLM8X4locoCkda [Embed]
>>50370269More differences of opinion about the band's direction, I think - it seems Sayaka was on board with Sakura's vision, but the others had different ideas.
>>50370426Still it's good that the band managed to live through this. So many good acts ended to soon because of creative difference drama.
https://youtube.com/shorts/4PgdSxtP_3U?si=SkAVAjdIzau1I5w5Yukina
>>50371564Yukina looking more and more like a mid-2000s white pop star or 90s Lil Kim
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>>50371957Time for a 2000's cheese grater MV!
I fucking love this band and especially this song. Every time I hear it, it's great. It doesn't get old. https://youtu.be/XisFt4mIOBQ?si=2i9dRVpjMqMh_9SB
>>50372780An people here called Spicy Queen a flop when it came out!
>>50372780It's honestly one of my favorite Hanabie songs. I couldn't stop listening to it on loop when it dropped.
>>50372831I love Yukina’s stage presence. I want her to peg me.
>>50373092You're not getting backstage unless you allow the entire band to pass you around.
Do you think the members of Hanabie have ever explored each other's bodies?
Haha I love her fetal alcohol syndrome face uwu
https://youtube.com/shorts/agaleV_dJR0?si=sPJ5bRuT0YgUhBxfShe really does look like an alien lol a cute alien
>>50376705A special thank you to Hetts' mom for being an alcoholic while pregnant that we get to see this face all the time.
Hanabie will be releasing a new EP called "Hot Topic" on January 28!
>>50377144Finally! I hope there's more on there than already released singles.
>>50377144>New Nemophila EP on the 21st>New Hanabie EP exactly one week after thatI need January to get here faster. I don't wanna wait.
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>>50377472Hettsu's face right before she gently slides her futa cock into your ass
>>50377494>gentlyThat' what we call wishful thinking Anon
>>50377727Hettsu seems like the gentle type to me. At least compared to Yukina or Matsuri. What do you think?
>>50377818You got a point about Yukina, but there is no way Matsuri will match Hettsu's drunken clumsiness.
>>50377144>another ghostwritten meaningless generic loud song
>>50378125Who is the ghostwriter? That Knosis boy?
>>50378074Haha imagine Hettsu in a drunken, horny rage pinning you down and fucking you roughly from behind
https://youtu.be/OIJ9t8XdLqs?si=hPjI9TC9Ml2KTGsaChika would rather be playing something like this. But alas, mainstream j-pop artists do not tour abroad.
>>50377144Spicy Queen and probably four other tracks they'll manage to release before it comes out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vuj_sooycohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhdBTIHYEzwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I92kRuISSYI'm loving these drum cam videos Tamu has been posting lately. She's so cool.
>>50382295My favorite to watch go to work. I love when she sings along
>>50382295We are being spoiled! These drum cams are really comfmy to watch.>>50383223
>>50364636>Who should I bully today...
>>5038051She can go bully Marilyn fkn Manson in Mexico!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRqPWsNCX-c
>>50386520Smug Chika.>>50386948They got a bunch of moids to play their instruments. How lame!
I don't know what it is about them, but I always find high school bands like this fun, even if I think they sound a little rough at times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6BuznH_CrMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3GZBCwmvSE
>>50388450I completely understand. School bands are full of potential, and always seem to have a ton of fun. They have a ton of space to experiment, mess up, and grow as artists too.And then there's the nostalgia factor for those of us who were once in a school band themselves.
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>>50389950This Magazine needs a NEK! edition.
>>50389950The Super SCOOOOOP Photo and Sticker Bundle edition is already sold out. The three other bundles still have copies available.
>>50390640Did you manage to snatch one before it sold out Anon?
>>50390269Give it some time and I'm sure it'll happen. Or at least I hope so.
>>50390640I’m a little shocked they sold out their cover faster than the Babymetal cover. I still have my fingers crossed that they are going to tour wider than Japan next year
The romance between Little Lilith and Bridear continues!
>>50392915They're gonna have futa sex
>>50392920Bridear has no futas. Only true dykes!
>>50392915The romance between them just never ends it seems
>>50392952I hope they sang sappy love songs into those mics.
