History Music / BandMaid

* AsianAirhead: Not initially, but this is what's Kanami's band persona has grown into. In real-life, she can be a bit scattered and so she really plays it up.

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: They're a band wearing maid costumes.

** Misa likes watching movies and playing video games. She mentioned finishing Resident Evil 4 a whopping seven times.
** Miku is really big on poker, especially Texas Hold'em and in this VANITYMIX interview http://www.vanitymix.jp/music/band-maid-3/, Miku admits playing [[VideoGame/PlayerUnknownsBattlegrounds PUBG]] all the time.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Discussed. Kanami has spoken multiple times of her love for Saiki and also insists she means more than merely going out on a date. Saiki just kinda takes it in stride. However, out-of-character interviews suggest Kanami plays it up a bit for the camera …though she really does adore Saiki.
-->'''Kanami:''' "What are my ambitions? Well, I have two. The first one is to marry Sai-chan. But what's the second?"\\
'''Everyone Else Except Saiki:''' "? ? ?"\\
'''Saiki:''' ''(nods)''

* InUniverseNickname: All but MISA have at least one used during video clips and onstage.

* AsianAirhead: Not initially, but this what's Kanami's stage persona is. In real-life, she can be a bit scattered and so she really plays it up.

* HiddenDepths: You'd be easily forgiven if you thought Miku's only role is the GenkiGirl. She's also the band's lyricist and is talented in adapting/truncating the Japanese spoken language for the band's fast-paced beats.

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Around a 6 or 7.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Misa often performs on stage with just her stockings, and no shoes.

* FashionableAsymmetry: Not Band-Maid per se, but Miku as Cluppo has an '80s-style outfit that mismatches color schemes and it has only one fishnet stocking for one boot and a missing sleeve on her jacket (the exposed arm is covered in a feather boa).

* GirlGroup: Discussed and Defied. They are often called one but in reality they share nothing in common with them except being made up entirely of women and wearing attractive costumes. Akane used to be really distrustful of them having been a member of an all-female band CHAMY'S, that quickly fell apart. The lack of punctuality in early Band-Maid left Akane unimpressed, the band making her leader helped Band-Maid overcome those flaws.

* GirlGroup: Discussed and Defied. They are often called one but in reality they share nothing in common with them except being made up entirely of women and wearing attractive costumes. Akane used to be really distrustful of them having been a member of an all-female band Chamis, that quickly fell apart. The lack of punctuality in early Band-Maid left Akane unimpressed, the band making her leader helped Band-Maid overcome those flaws.

* GirlGroup: Discussed and Defied. They are often called one but in reality they share nothing in common with them except being made up entirely of women and wearing attractive costumes.

* NiceHat: Until mid-2018, Akane had a tiny black bowler hat with white brim pinned into her hair at a jaunty angle as part of her uniform.

* SpecialGuest: The band lucked into an appearance on Netflix movie 'Kate', director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan thought doing a bar scene for Miku Martineau would be too adult for her character. So he chose a scene with a band peforming as the perfect way to introduce her. Seeing some images of Band Maid, he thought they were stage performers rather than a real band and believed their visuals would be someting a teen girl would like. Upon learning the maids are an actual band, he got them to perfom as themselves in the film and got two of their songs for the soundtrack.

* TeamMom: One of Akane's role in the band. As the only sane one according to herself and the most organized according to the other members, she's the one that kept the band in order early on. And it was her idea to alter the maid costume theme to something which would be acceptable to Misa and Saiki who hated them.

* Kanami Tohno (遠乃 歌波) [-[D.O.B: 1991/09/28]-] – Lead guitar, backing vocals; primary composer[[labelnote:*]] She also plays all piano or keyboard parts in her songs, but not live.[[/labelnote]]

** Misa, when she isn't boozing or playing bass, likes watching movies and playing video games. She mentioned finishing Resident Evil 4 a whopping 7 times.

!!Tropes that will thrill you:

Band-Maid is a Japanese HardRock band based out of UsefulNotes/{{Tokyo}}[[labelnote:*]] (though none of the members are natives – Miku is from Kumamoto on Kyushu, Kanami is from Kanagawa [just south of Tokyo], Akane is from Hyogo, Misa is from Okayama, and Saiki is from Yamanashi)[[/labelnote]] managed by Platinum Production and currently signed to major Japanese record label Pony Canyon.[[labelnote:†]] From 2016-2019 they were signed to various sublabels of Nippon Crown.[[/labelnote]] JPU Records distributes their material internationally. Formed in July 2013 and made up entirely of women, their {{gimmick}} is that they dress like the famous MaidCafe waitresses Japanese cities are known for. This idea comes from founder Miku's experience working in one in Akihabara before forming the band, and is [[SubvertedTrope an intentional juxtaposition]] of the submissive {{Meido}} trope, with extremely aggressive music played expertly by ladies who, for the most part, don't really act like maids – they're more likely to trash a place than clean it for you.

** During the "Online Okyu-Ji," which were live-streamed worldwide, Kanami would sometimes let out a friendly "Hello" or "Hi guys" to international fans.

* NonUniformUniform: Since their second album release, they've customized their maid costumes according to their personalities. Only Miku and Kanami keep the full Meido outfit; Akane and Saiki ditched the apron and maid headdress, and Misa simply wears a long black dress, which she calls the "assassin" (殺し屋) outfit.

* {{Otaku}}: Discussed regarding Akane. She enjoys anime in general but is a '''''huge''''' fan of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', especially Asuka. She said her drum-kit is red as a ShoutOut to Asuka and EVA-02.

** Kanami, known for her perfectionism regarding basically everything, whenever she writes or speaks English. During the February 2021 Online Okyu-Ji, near the end of the set – during an abnormally long MC period necessitated by a technical glitch – she said this:

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Miku sings lead on at least one song on each of their albums. Miku was originally going to be the band's lead singer, and [[VocalTagTeam she occasionally splits lead vocal duties with Saiki]].

** Elaborated upon below: During the Maids' "Online Okyu-Ji"s, which were livestreamed worldwide, Kanami would sometimes let out a friendly "Hello" or "Hi guys" to international fans.

* PunnyName: ''Maid In Japan'', most obviously.

* Kanami Tohno (遠乃 歌波) [-[D.O.B: 1991/09/28]-] – Lead guitar, piano, backing vocals; primary composer

They are often compared to Music/{{Babymetal}} due to both being female hard-rocking groups from Japan with clean vocal styles and Gothic-inspired outfits. However, the similarities mostly end there. That said, one thing Band-Maid ''does'' share in common with Babymetal and other Japanese acts is that they cultivate [[{{Kayfabe}} stage personas]] they maintain even when off-stage. Though some members are more transparent than others. Also compare and contrast Music/{{PassCode}}, an IdolSinger GirlGroup with whom Band-Maid have long been friendly.

** Akane has called herself a gorilla. She ''is'' strong (you have to be to lug a drum kit around), but also because of her eating.

* FanCommunityNickname: They call their fans Masters and Princesses, or ''Goshujin-sama'' and ''{{Ojou}}-sama''. A concert is called a "serving" (お給仕 ''Okyū-Ji'').

* {{Keigo}}: This is how Kanami usually speaks on camera. Granted, with her it's difficult to tell whether it's a part of her onstage character or if she's given to this even out-of-uniform.

** Akane was made leader because she was considered the most with-it (the others, not without justification, considered Miku too much of a ManicPixieDreamGirl); in the early days, Akane was the one who made sure all their gear got where it needed to be. She's also the oldest.

* NiceHat: Through mid-2018 Akane had a tiny black bowler hat with white brim pinned into her hair at a jaunty angle as part of her uniform.

* PunnyName: ''Maid in Japan'', most obviously.

* VocalTagTeam: Saiki and Miku trade vocals with each other. On some songs they're both credited with lyrics as well, though Miku still handles the majority of lyric work.