"can I add some fills?" "sure but don't over do it." "no problem"

This is like hiring a trauma surgeon to help you with a scratch

This warms my heart for several reasons, but probably the main one is that there are definitely kids in the audience who decided that day that they wanted to become drummers...

1:45 Throwing his hands up for the kick break gets me every time

“Hey, do you play drums?” “Yeah, a little.”

The eyes are the giveaway. He clearly had cocaine.

"i'm bored out of my mind and these kids probably are too... time to bust out the talent God gave me"

Being a musician for 30 years, I absolutely respect tf out of this. However, when he dropped the hyperbeat, I lost it laughing lol Absolute phenomenal performance and great entertainment!

“This suit is not to protect me, but to limit my power”

when your crush enters the audience

Only in Japan, ya'll! Yuru-kyara (mascot culture) is very big there. EVERYTHING has a mascot lol. This particular mascot is known as "Nyango Star" the heavy metal cat. The name is a riff on Ringo Starr from the Beatles fame. This particular mascot's job is saving a small apple farm in Kuroishi City, Japan from shutting down. So yeah, these people professionally learn how to perform crazy feats for a living in order to do good in their local communities.

For those unfamiliar: This is Nyango Star にゃんごすたー, the feline yuruchara (publicity mascot) of Kuroishi city which is near the tip of Honshu island. Created in 2015 to promote their struggling apple commerce. Debuted on YT in 2015 covering the Ventures's Yozora no Hoshi 夜空の星. Went viral after X JAPAN leader Yoshiki was asked to watch his impressive drum cover of the band's song Kurenai 紅. (Search in Japanese for those video clips, & also Vice News's 2019 video profile in English.) Signed with an agency after 2016 for solo promotions, including TV commercials. Pre-pandemic, he also gigged as part of yuruchara metal band CHARAMEL キャラメル with vocalist Funassyi ふなっしー (pear fairy yuruchara of Funabashi city), guitarist Akkuma アックマ (grizzly yuruchara from Sapparo with twin sister Koakkuma) & bassist Kapal カパル (water imp yuruchara of Shiki city). They have their own YT channel.

“Can you keep a simple beat” *”CAN I?”*

"hey can you do this kids concert" "sure" "why do you have a double kick drum" ":)"

Who is your favorite drummer? Me: It's complicated.

I can't stop coming back to this every time I feel sad

When u get paid 50 cents per hit

When you finish the game in the hardest difficulty and then start the tutorial:

Left Lady is really enjoying..😂😊

I literally have tears streaming down my face from laughter. OMG.

Lady: Hey guys our drummer called in sick today, can anybody play? Some random janitor: Uhh, i use to play in high school.

look at the focus, didn't even blink once.

You know when the "Catnip" kicks in 😆 🤣 😂

I'm back here again for the incredible performance that lives rent free in my head

"You don't need a double bass pedal for a children's concert." "Yeah well you know that's just like your opinion man"

Sound guys: Why do you need a double kick pedal? Nyango Star: Reasons...

0:59 * Ultra Instinct sign *

She’s amazing. Sad how everyone just assumed this person is a man, she is Nao Kawakita, a fantastic drummer and artist and well worth listening to in her actual work.

When you're a death metal drummer but it's your little cousin's birthday.

"I pay for the whole drum set I'm gonna use the whole drum set"

Who knew one of the Pokemon was a world class drummer 😂😂😂❤

What in the crazy head! I didn’t realize that it’s been so long since I laughed from pure JOY that I don’t remember when I last did. My cheeks hurt.

"You do kids parties?" "Nah, rock concerts" "Whatever. Your hired"

1,000 Japanese children just became metal-heads

When deathcore alone doesn’t pay the bills😂

Imagine going to see Ghost in concert and this thing was randomly on the drums instead of a ghoul

when you're a death metal drummer but you got bills to pay

Manager: "Can you give a lil kick to this kid song?" Drummer: "I can try."

1:17 this gradual crescendo got me on my toes

I have seen this video at least four times through the years and I still love it. A masterpiece indeed.

Thats not a suit... Its his power limiter

When you're in a apocalyptic metal band but your rent is overdue.

Someone: "So what's got you into the drums?" Me: "Well..."

Wow doesn't do it justice! That's got to be one of the most incredible feats Ive ever seen! It just kept getting better and better! That drummer is friggin epic!!!

"Chill childish song playing in the background" Dude in the costume: _oh yea it's death metal time_

When the dumbest looking armor gives the best stat boost

Bless his soul. I am sure he made the crowd happy with that drumming even if it was probably torture to pull

''Do you think you are qualified for our band'' *THIS GUY RIGHT HERE*

When you're Level 30 and you decide to go back to a Level 1 area

The drummer is actually suffering a heat stroke under that suit. On perfect tempo.

LOVE the passion in which he plays! This made my day. Thank you drummer man!!

🤣 laughed all the way through, the drumming sounds amazing love it 👍👏

The manager : What is he doing!? His agent: he is beginning to believe....

"Sir, you're scaring the kids."

This will never gets old

I could feel the amount of pent-up energy he had in the beginning that he let out during the half way point.

Interviewer : " how good are you on drums ?" Nyankocat : "Yes."

When your influences include Barney, Yo Gabba Gabba, and Norwegian black metal

So the story behind this person (known by the stage name Nyango Star) is that they do their performances as this mascot with the goal of making more people in Japan aware of the small city they come from and the apples the city produces, which is the main source of income for the area. This is in the hopes that more people go there and/or buy the apples, thus boosting the struggling local economy. What they probably didn't expect is that doing this might end up becoming popular outside Japan too, so might cause the city to draw in people from far further than just the rest of Japan, which may make it more effective than initially thought. I hope it does work out well

That escalates quickly

"This soap kills 99.99% of bacteria" The last 0.01%:

Person: “What drummer do you look up to?” Me: “Its complicated…”

Like the first time after all these years🤣🤣! Still dope. 1:00 This when that Cat went Metal .. dam you gotta love cats.

It went from a kind little kind and cute mascot to a very intense metal drummer really quick.

can we just acknowledge the woman in the back just vibing

This is like hiring a NASA engineer to put a battery in a remote correctly.

bro went from funny children’s drummer to amen break sample in the span of a minute

"His barbaric drumming is ingenious." - Manager, _Detroit_ _Metal_ _City_

When your joke character for dnd survives longer than you anticipated

When you do the tutorial after completing new game +

The kids earing this have had a life changing experience.

That pose in the end, priceless!

Petition to add this to Important videos playlist

The kids in the audience turned into a mosh pit lmao

When he started blasting I lost it! 😂 also thank you for keeping stripe coat in frame! She started rocking out!

As the drummer takes off his suit, it ends up being Barney the Dinosaur

Man, he didn't even blink once during that 🤘

That outfit is suppressing 99% of his full power💀

I'm glad for the woman beside moving to show us that, contrary to what would be assumed, this isn't sped up, that drummer is actually that fast.

bro just inspired millions of japanese kids to become heavy rockers

When lvl 99 player take a quest from lvl 1-10 guild

Only in Japan would they use a double bass for a children’s concert, with nobody questioning it.

Person in the back threw up the horns at one point 🤣🤘

U can tell he was trying hard at the beginning tonstay calm, but the more he played, the more the spirits kept calling him

When your a nuclear scientist and your 5 year old asks for help on their math problem

alternative whiplash ending

That triplet kick fill had him up in arms

It’s so good. I remember seeing this a few years ago, still some phenomenal drumming with that goofy outfit

concert crew: why do you have a doublebass pedal this is a kids show drummer: Don't worry bout it

I find it funny how at the start it seems like he's actually trying his best not to go into hyperdrive

“Can I improvise a little” “Sure just don’t go crazy”

That blast beat is out of this world, absolutely sick!

He's an apple possessed by the spirit of a dead cat, that plays metal. In case anyone cares.

When they require a degree but you've spent the last 8 years in the field.

Bro went “nah. This sh*t goin too slow”

The drums fit perfectly. That’s how you know he isn’t just good at playing drums but is actually a drummer

They either got a big promotion or was fired immediately.

I call this genre: preschool rock

Just wait until around 1.10 😂😂😂 the star moment. Loved it!!

This is fucking insane, gaht dayum, this person went ham, didn't they? Massive respect, you legend!