# Costumed drummer is far overqualified for his job **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 22, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345 "2018-10-22T18:22:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/1 "2018-10-22T18:22:09Z")
00:18 is when the video starts to get fun. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSjsNzffUGQ) ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/2 "2018-10-22T18:27:30Z")
I sincerely hope there was a fan in that costume. The calories s/he was burning would be turning that thing into a sauna. Thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/3 "2018-10-22T18:30:41Z")
Heh. Kind of reminded me of this one (also a drummer): [This Drummer is at The Wrong Gig - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItZyaOlrb7E) ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/4 "2018-10-22T18:44:40Z")
[quote=“Velocity, post:1, topic:823345”] 00:18 is when the video starts to get fun. [/QUOTE] That moment when the cocaine hits the system! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/5 "2018-10-22T18:50:58Z")
That totally fucking rocked a week ago and it totally fucking rocks today! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/6 "2018-10-22T18:57:34Z")
Shows you how desperate session musicians can get looking for gigs. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/7 "2018-10-22T19:37:01Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > Shows you how desperate session musicians can get looking for gigs. They won’t see your face, but you’ll see your pay. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/8 "2018-10-22T19:47:10Z")
The lady never reacts to the drummer ripping loose. I guess he does that every performance. That’s not a song that particularly needs that frantic drumming. But, a gigs a gig and musicians take what they can get. I bet there’s a punk rocker with mohawk, face piercings, and tats in that costume. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2018, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/9 "2018-10-22T20:32:03Z")
For anyone else curious, like me, as to “what the heck is this?” … here’s more info on [Nyango Star](https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/nyango-star-japan-metal-drummer-memes/). ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/10 "2018-10-23T07:38:18Z")
Aah, the apple cat - has this just hit some feed aggregator or something, because it’s not that new. Even has his [own channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKFqb-yBUJ-sqUEO7Wbd4Yw/videos). My favourite is the [Babymetal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=kFr4StoaYus) one. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/11 "2018-10-23T08:17:54Z")
I truly love his name. I assume the Ringo Star pun is obvious, but it runs deeper than merely a soundalike. He is a cat apple. ‘Nyan’ is onomatopoeia for the sound a cat makes, and (as such things often are) often used in cat names, or as generic references to cats. (If you can’t trust me on that, who can you trust?) So, that’s where that part of his name comes from. ‘Apple’ in Japanese? ‘Ringo’. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/costumed-drummer-is-far-overqualified-for-his-job/823345/12 "2018-10-23T08:44:55Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Aah, the apple cat - has this just hit some feed aggregator or something, because it’s not that new. Even has his [own channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKFqb-yBUJ-sqUEO7Wbd4Yw/videos). My favourite is the [Babymetal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=kFr4StoaYus) one. Seems to play a lot better in this, too. It has a more effortless quality, rather than seeming like he’s barely keeping up. Plus they stay in sync–though I blame that more on acoustics.