History Funny / BandMaid

* Akane is from Hyogo Prefecture – it's where Kobe is, immediately west of Osaka and Kyoto. When she's messing around she'll sometimes turn that KansaiRegionalDialect way up just because she can.

* Fans have on multiple occasions expressed disappointment that Akane decided to ditch her NiceHat. So she posted a photo of herself wearing the hat again… ''over her face''.

* What Fans Expected On April Fool's Day 2021: more BAND-MAIKO. What They Got: a Miku solo project "Cluppo" that has more colors than the average Music/{{Kyary|PamyuPamyu}} MV plus Miku playing a different Zemaitis guitar in every single shot, ''none'' of which are her usuals. Also she declares "Pigeons Will Save The World". It's insane even by her standards.

* Anyone who has ever performed will tell you it gets HOT onstage. Akane in particular often has a fan near her kit to keep her from overheating. At one show there was a giant fan at stage-right and, during Omajinai Time, Akane and Misa both knelt down in front of it to cool off. They also appear to vocalize into it because who ''doesn't'' do that? Miku looked over at them, then turned back to the audience and insisted, "You… Don't see that. No see, po."

* During a UK gig in 2019, Miku tried to do her usual "Omajinai Time". While she tried to get the crowd hyped up, speaking in a mixture of broken English and Japanese, the other four all crowded behind Akane's drum set, and Saiki started hitting the bass drum in time with the crowd's response to Miku's "Moe! Moe!" When Miku noticed Saiki, rather than Akane, at the drum kit, she appeared visibly and audibly puzzled before prompting Saiki to attempt a drum solo. Following Saiki, Kanami and Misa had their own goes at the drums, with Kanami demonstrating considerable chops on the kit. After Misa finished, the audience began chanting for Miku to try. She responded "Shut up! Shut up!" but then her band mates joined in the chant, and she reluctantly handed her mic to Kanami, who led the crowd in cheering Miku on as she had a go (poorly) at the drums herself. Then she immediately returned to her post and ''very insistently'' continued her "Omajinai Time" chant.

* During a UK gig in 2019, Miku tried to do her usual "Omajinai Time". While she tried to get the crowd hyped up, speaking in a mixture of broken English and Japanese, the other four all crowded behind Akane's drum set, and Saiki started hitting the bass drum in time with the crowd's response to Miku's "Moe! Moe!" When Miku noticed Saiki, rather than Akane, at the drum kit, she appeared visibly and audibly puzzled before prompting Saiki to attempt a drum solo. Following Saiki, Kanami and Misa had their own goes at the drums, with Kanami demonstrating considerable chops at on the kit. After Misa finished, the audience began chanting for Miku to try. She responded "Shut up! Shut up!" but then her band mates joined in the chant, and she reluctantly handed her mic to Kanami, who led the crowd in cheering Miku on as she had a go (poorly) at the drums herself. Then she immediately returned to her post and ''very insistently'' continued her "Omajinai Time" chant.

* In Summer 2019, the girls booked a "cabin" outside the city to work on their sixth album ''CONQUEROR''. During some downtime in the working vacation, Miku decided to do a livestream which turned out to be bizarre even for her. Most of it focused on Akane trying (probably in vain) to overcome her LethalChef tendencies and make stew. At one point, Miku went into the bedroom and saw Misa was awake – Misa noticed the camera and immediately hid under her blankets. Miku tried and failed to yank the covers off her. Throughout all of this, Saiki slept in a futon near Misa and did not wake up, while Kanami was downstairs working and never so much as looked up even when Miku said her name.

* During a UK gig in 2019, Miku tried to do her usual "Omajinai Time". While she tried to get the crowd hyped up, speaking in a mixture of broken English and Japanese, the other four all crowded behind Akane's drum set and one of them started hitting the bass in time with Miku's "Moe! Moe!" This threw Miku off and she looked at them with some annoyance, her voice dropping out of its 'cute' register down to how she probably speaks normally. Saiki, Kanami, and Misa all got the chance to do play drums for a bit. When the audience started demanding Miku try her hand at drumming, she replied "Shut up. Shut up." …but eventually gave in and attempted to drum. Then she immediately returned to her post and ''very insistently'' continued her "Omajinai Time" chant.

** The staff had also filled her water bottle with seltzer, only giving her regular water after she drank the seltzer and was shock.

** In another episode, the maids were asked what was their favourite anime/manga. When it came to Misa, she mentioned Doraemon. So the hosts managed to convince her to do an imitation of Doraemon and she gave a nasally, squeaky "Boku Doraemon" before covering up in embarassment. In that same ep, Akane showed her anime nerd aspect. Where the others mentioned shows or manga of their childhood like ''Slam Dunk'' and ''Coji-Coji'', Akane whittles off a long list of mostly contemporary shows. Youtube has a review video of the ep called "BAND MAID FAN REACTS TO INTERVIEW TALKING ABOUT FAV ANIME (MISA' S CUTEST MOMENT YET)".

** In another episode, the maids were asked what was their favourite anime/manga. When it came to Misa, she mentioned Doraemon. So the hosts managed to convince her to do an imitation of Doraemon and she gave a nasally, squeaky "Boku Doraemon" before covering up in embarassment. In that same ep, Akane showed her anime nerd aspect. Where the others mentioned shows or manga of their childhood like ''Slam Dunk'' and ''Coji-Coji'', Akane whittles off a long list of mostly contemporary shows. YouTube has a review video of the ep called "BAND MAID FAN REACTS TO INTERVIEW TALKING ABOUT FAV ANIME (MISA' S CUTEST MOMENT YET)".

* Anyone who has ever performed will tell you it gets HOT onstage. Akane in particular often has a fan near her kit to keep her from overheating. At one show, there was a giant fan at stage-left and, during Omajinai Time, Akane and Misa both knelt down in front of it to cool off. They also appear to vocalize into it because who ''doesn't'' do that? Miku looked over at them, then turned back to the audience and insisted, "You… Don't see that. No see, po."

** At the very end of the video, Miku releases four white doves from a cage and they fly off… then fly back at her as she scrunches her face, either her usual cute expression or in concern one is about to poop on her.

* In October 2019 during a rehearsal break, Akane decided to do some "Body Percussion" – it's a thing with nearly ''every'' trained percussionist; just roll with it – and as she slapped out a rhythm on herself, Misa came up behind her and played the off-beat on Akane's butt. This went on for about 30 seconds before they both cracked up.
* Although Akane's TrademarkFavoriteFood is noodles, she also loves shellfish – particularly mussels and whelks. A few weeks before the December 2020 ''Online Okyu-ji'' (the night before her 30th birthday), Akane was convinced to [[https://www.instagram.com/p/CIDd0gzBdu1/ pose provocatively]] on a chaise-longue while holding a tin of whelks. That's absurd and hilarious enough on its own. BUT, when the other Maids brought out Akane's birthday cake, that photo had been screen-printed onto the top. Fans generally agree the whole stunt was Misa's idea.

* What Fans Expected On April Fool's Day 2021: more BAND-MAIKO. What They Got: a Miku solo project "Cluppo" that has more colors than the average Music/{{Kyary|PamyuPamyu}} MV and Miku playing a different Zemaitis guitar in every single shot, ''none'' of which are her usuals. Also she declares "Pigeons Will Save The World". It's insane even by her standards.

* Misa is, on camera, absolutely TheStoic. Turns out that's just because she's ''very'' shy. Left on her own she can be just as silly as the others, especially if her pal Akane is involved, and is often caught smiling and laughing – and she has dimples.

* In Summer 2019, the girls booked a space outside the city to work on their sixth album ''CONQUEROR''. During some downtime in the working vacation, Miku decided to do a livestream which turned out to be bizarre even for her. Most of it focused on Akane trying (probably in vain) to overcome her LethalChef tendencies and make stew. At one point, Miku went into the bedroom and saw Misa was awake – Misa noticed the camera and immediately hid under her blankets. Miku tried and failed to yank the covers off her. Throughout all of this, Saiki slept in a futon near Misa and did not wake up, while Kanami was downstairs working and never so much as looked up when Miku said her name.

* Akane insists that the parts of the "Warning!" MV where she appears to explode weren't CGI, saying she had a "very valuable experience playing drums in the back of a car and exploding".

* What Fans Expected On April Fool's Day 2021: more BAND-MAIKO. What They Got: a Miku solo project "Cluppo" that has more colors than the average Kyary MV and Miku playing a different Zemaitis guitar in every single shot, ''none'' of which are her usuals. Also she declares "Pigeons Will Save The World". It's insane even by her standards.
** At the very end of the video, Miku releases four white doves from a cage and they fly off… then fly back at her as she scrunches her face, either her usual cute expression or concern one is about to poop on her.

** Due to her being very tall by Japanese lady standards, she'll sometimes photobomb pictures of the other Maids by hiding behind something in the background like a shrub or shrine such that only her head is visible. More than once it's freaked out Akane.

* At one brief interview, the one in which Kanami said she wanted to marry Saiki (then expressed shock that Miku, Akane, and Misa stared at her like it was new information), once the interview ended, Miku gave the traditional "Bye-bye!" with all the girls waving …except Misa, who seemed to be off in her own little world. Akane took Misa's arm and waved it ''for'' her.

* Speaking of Akane's birthday, while she was warming up for their livestream and doing sound-check, she discovered the others had pranked her by messing with her drum kit — they'd taped at least four dozen packets of ''nori'' inside her hi-hat. When Akane looked inside to figure out why her cymbals sounded dead, she freaked out and backed off, not realizing at first the green things weren't alive. They all had a good laugh at that one.

* Management's way of informing the Maids that they would be performing at Rock In Japan 2018 was putting them in front of a camera and handing Miku a folded up piece of paper. She carefully unfolded it but didn't really notice what was printed on it. Akane saw it first and immediately freaked out while Saiki's jaw dropped, followed one second later by Miku finally reading it and screaming in surprise. While Akane, Saiki, and Kanami start dancing around and fist-bumping, Miku just stands there in shock for a bit before holding the paper up to the camera as she uttered an excited "PO-!"
* During a UK gig in 2018, Miku tried to do her usual "Omajinai Time". While she tried to get the crowd hyped up, speaking in a mixture of broken English and Japanese, the other four all crowded behind Akane's drum set and one of them started hitting the bass in time with Miku's "Moe! Moe!" This threw Miku off and she looked at them with some annoyance, her voice dropping out of its 'cute' register down to how she probably speaks normally. Saiki, Kanami, and Misa all got the chance to do play drums for a bit. When the audience started demanding Miku try her hand at drumming, she replied "Shut up. Shut up." …but eventually gave in and attempted to drum. Then she immediately returned to her post and ''very insistently'' continued her "Omajinai Time" chant.