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Video 1
Kaede Akamatsu – “Payphone” by Maroon 5 (cover)
Published on Apr 12, 2016
3.1M views
1.5k likes 45 dislikes
A blonde girl with warm purple eyes steps in front of the keyboard set up in what appears to be her bedroom.
She flashes a kind smile to the camera.
“Welcome back guys! I’m Kaede the piano freak and today I’ll be doing a cover of ‘Payphone’ by Maroon 5. I hope you guys enjoy it!”
The video does a quick fade to black, when it fades back to Kaede she appears focused as she begins to press the keyboard keys below her fingers. She glances into the camera as the slower tempo of her cover begins to lead into the first verse of the song.
I’m at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone, baby it’s all wrong
Where are the plans we made for two~
**
If Happy Ever Afters did exist
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairy tales are full of it
One more stupid love song, I’ll be sick
Now I’m at a payphone~
Kaede pulls her hands away from the keyboard, a small laugh escapes her as she fixes a strand of her hair out of nervousness “Hope you guys enjoyed that, I’m actually surprised I hadn’t covered this song earlier with how much I like Maroon 5 haha! If you liked this video please leave a like, and if you want to see more of my content then go ahead and subscribe to my channel! Don’t be afraid to leave any song suggestions down in the comments and I’ll do my best to make it happen!” She starts to wave to the camera “Bye everybody!”
Video 2
Kaede Akamatsu – “Your Reality” by Dan Salvato (cover)
Published on Oct 20, 2017
6.5M views
7k likes 241 dislikes
As the camera begins to roll Kaede walks over to take a seat by the ebony piano situated in the center of what is likely a classroom or music room. She turns her attention to the camera to greet the audience viewing her from behind a screen “Welcome back guys! I’m Kaede the piano freak and today I’ll be playing a song called ‘Your Reality’. My roommate showed me this song, apparently it’s from a game or something, and she INSISTED that I do a cover of it on the channel and I was all for that idea! Hope you all enjoy it too!”
Kaede smiles as she starts to play the familiar opening notes of the song tied to a game she is blissfully unaware of.
Every day, I imagine a future where I can be with you
In my hand is a pen that will write a poem of me and you
The ink flows down into a dark puddle
Just move your hand – write the way into his heart!
But in this world of infinite choices
What will it take just to find that special day?
What will it take just to fine that special day?
Kaede begins to look relaxed as she continues through the instrumental portion of the song, the melody of the keys slowly overtaking her.
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If I can’t hear the sound of your heartbeat
What do you call love in your reality?
And in your reality, if I don’t how to love you~
I’ll leave you be
Kaede’s familiar grin comes to light as she plays the final notes of the song “Hope you guys enjoyed that it was definitely an interesting song to play, thanks again to my roommate for suggesting it to me, and I hope it was interesting for you guys to watch too!” Kaede closes her post-song speech with her usual outro as she waves goodbye to her audience as the video ends.
Video 3
Kaede Akamatsu – “Ashes” by Celine Deon (cover ft. KingH0rseGames)
Published on Jun 6, 2018
5.3M views
5.1k likes 121 dislikes
From the thumbnail this seems to be one of the few actual music videos Kaede has on her channel. The music video begins with the accompaniment of the song (likely played by Kaede) as an over-the-shoulder camera shot shows Kaede step out onto the stage of an auditorium. The camera’s angle shows that the auditorium is empty but the spotlights remain lit and focused on Kaede.
Kaede wears a long purple dress with loose hanging sleeves; her blonde hair is tied into a bun while her bangs still frame her face lightly touched-up with make-up.
What’s left to say?
These prayers ain’t working anymore
Every word shot down in flames
The girl closes her eyes, clutching her heart as she sings out to the empty auditorium.
What’s left to do with these broken pieces on the floor?
I’m losing my voice calling on you~
The camera slowly circles Kaede as her eyes completely, trying to convey the raw emotion of the lyrics through her facial expressions. The video itself begins to alternate from this shot of Kaede to a shot of her playing an ebony grand piano in the space of an empty ballroom.
‘Cause I’ve been shaking
I’ve been bending backwards till I’m broke
Watching all these dreams go up in smoke~
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Kaede, now sitting on the ground with tears welling in her eyes, scrunches her face up in anticipation of the notes that she’ll have to belt out in the coming verse of the song.
Let beauty come out of ashes
Let beauty come out of ashes
And when I pray to God all I ask is
Can beauty come out of ashes?
A boy in a Deadpool costume, who was shown at random points in the music video acting somberly to match the song’s tone, begins to come onto the stage. The signature mask of the costume, however, has been slightly cut at the top in order to show off the purple curls that would have been hidden inside the mask. The boy performs various dance moves as he makes his way on the stage, from simple twirls and spins to full-on ballet-styled leaps in the air, while Kaede continues to sing out seemingly not fazed by the dancer.
Can beauty come out of ashes?
As Kaede holds onto the final note, “Deadpool” approaches her from behind and wraps his arms around her in a comforting hug which she easily accepts. The video then fades out to black.
The video suddenly cuts to Kaede, now out of costume, standing next to a much shorter boy with purple hair who is also out of costume.
“Hi everyone!” the two say in unison.
“Thank you guys SO much for watching this video and supporting me with all of your sweet comments and likes!” Kaede gestures to the boy next to her “And a BIG thanks to my friend Kokichi for being in this video with me, I couldn’t have picked a better Deadpool!”
Kokichi turns to her and snickers “Well no duh!” the two of them burst out into laughter after Kaede tires to glare at him.
“Anyway guys please go check out Kokichi’s channel and see some of his stuff, links will be in the description! We are getting sooo much closer to that five million sub count guys, just a little bit more!” Kaede can barely contain the excitement and anxiety on her face, prompting Kokichi to step in with an announcement.
“Well piano freaks if you want to see more of me and Kaede then you should check out my live stream this Saturday!” He wraps his arm around Kaede’s shoulder “Me, Kaede, and a bunch of our friends will be playing video games, answering any questions you guys live tweet us, and some other stuff we’re gonna keep secret until Saturday! We’re gonna have some fun and it’s all for a good cause so stop by if you get the chance!”
“You know…I actually like the name ‘piano freaks’ for my subscribers!” Kaede lets out a small giggle when Kokichi finger guns at her for the acknowledgement. She waves at the camera, Kokichi immediately joining her “Bye everyone!”
The video finishes, all that the screen shows now are the thumbnails of Kaede’s other videos along with suggested videos of other YouTubers, some who may have similar content to Kaede’s channel while others do not.
Next video in queue from channel ‘Tsumugi the Moogle’