ONE OK ROCK — UNCUT 5 SONG STUDY: 'Renegades,' 'Taking Off,' 'Clock Strikes,' 'The Beginning,' & 'Liar' (69 min)

You'd really need to react to a full live concert to get the real impact, not an album. The studio tracks are invariably massively inferior to their live versions.

They are amazing, insaw them live 4 times, i Even travel to another country to see them, those we're the Best shows Ive seen, their energy and talent Is just one of a kind

I'm so glad you enjoy ONE OK ROCK! Fun fact: Taka has a brother who also sings in a band called My First Story if you are interested. I also feel like we need to make a nice bundle of FLOW for you to react to at some point! ❤️

Glad you are reacting to One Ok Rock. Going to recommend you check out their documentary. It really gives you a new appreciation of them as musicians and people.

I cannot seem to access the request app - keeps saying server error - but I need to add this cause not a lot of people know this video exists. It’s their son We Are but it’s a special project with NHK in Japan where a bunch of teen fans sing along with them in super close quarters and I promise you nothing will move you like this one will: https://vimeo.com/499868884?login=true Makes me cry every time and you basically end up becoming one huge goosebump

Hi Tim, thank you so much for this wonderful reaction and for the shoutout, I'm really glad my recommendations could help, and even happier that it seems like you really enjoyed them!! What you said in your closing statement about their proficiency mixed with their heart is exactly why they're one of my favorite bands of all time. To answer some of your questions / comments : - so the red gloves aren't particularly meaningful apart from the fact that red was the colour of the album jacket they were touring for. The lightsticks you mentioned (as far as I know) are a K-Pop thing, that's why you saw none here. Instead OOR sometimes give light bracelets to their crowds in Japan on filming days, as was the case here. I don't think they change colours though, but might light up in sync? I haven't personally experienced it so I can't say for sure but it does look really cool on video! - the comment for Clock Strikes and the 30s held note was from me and not Elodie (no worries about that, I think because she had requested it first on the app my comment got meshed with her request and shows up under her name) and yes of course that's what I meant was interesting for vocal coaches haha, and I really appreciate your break down of how he did it!! - You asked if the other guys sing and: yes they do! All three do background vocals on stage for Taka, and Toru (the guitarist) also has great metal growls and raps (very) occasionally. - You mentioned how strong Taka's voice is to sing with as much air pressure as he did on Liar for over 20 years without signs of wear and tear, and well you're definitely right, but that is also something I believe he worked on! That particular show was in 2013, and I believe he hurt his voice on that Japan tour. Since then you can clearly see that he's kept learning and growing and expanding what he can do with his voice and stamina (for instance over the years the held note on clock strikes lasted longer and longer each time he performed it, hence why I insisted on this particular version where he holds it the longest). I think he definitely sings in a "safer" way most of the time now, but can still deliver that rougher style if he wants to - I'm so glad you mentioned how amazing Tomoya is as a drummer, that's definitely one of the highlights of this band for me and for a lot of people. For anyone interested he has a youtube channel called "tomoya studio" where he explains how he builds the drum section for a lot of their songs I'll go over and recommend a few of their songs on the app now, please tell your team not to hesitate to contact me if they want help looking into OOR!! I'd be happy to help either here or on discord (discord ID " Manon | aryaluthien" I can't figure out how to rec a full album on the app (as you suggested in the video) but if you do I think I'd recommend their latest album "Detox", as I think it's the one that showcases the best their different kinds of sounds. With maybe a switch for the song "The Pilot </3" to their latest EP where they did a special version of it with a small orchestra. Thanks again!!