British K-POP STAN Reacts to BABYMETAL - NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW LIVE! | COPYRIGHT: SEE DESCRIPTION
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- I'm reacting to the incredible BABYMETAL again this week with No Rain, No Rainbow, a Su-Metal solo sent straight from the Heavens! No Rain, No Rainbow is absolutely gorgeous, and Su-Metal is INCREDIBLE! 😲❤
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BABYMETAL Su Metal No Rain No Rainbow Live Performance Reaction
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She put so much emotion in this concert, especially in this sone because, 1. It was her 20th Birthday and the performance took place in her hometown of Hiroshima, Japan. and 2. I think it was the first concert without Yui, one of the vocal / dancers
It was the first without Yui and Su with Moa held it down. The audience sang Yui's part with Moa.
Ever wondered why we call her The Metal Queen? Well, if you don't know now...She's simply out of this world! Like you I am MUCH into vocals, and I put her in a row with singers like Sia, Celine Dion etc etc. Every damn time I hear this, I get at least goosebumps, most time tears in my eyes. I just love her voice!
⚡ / ☂️ 🌈
The XX in 'LEGEND S - BAPTISM XX' stands for 20.
These two shows celebrated Su's 20th birthday, and were the first BABYMETAL concerts in her home prefecture of Hiroshima.
I love how they have a close-up on guitarist Mikio Fujioka (RIP) during this part:
"Nidoto ae-nai kedo, wasure-naide itai yo."
(We shall never meet again, but I want not to forget you forever.)
This was his last performance with BABYMETAL.
This is a rare one. Although the song had its debut in 2013, it's only been performed five times, including both of the 'Legend S' concerts.
Don't worry, it's totally OK to shed a tear or two with this performance :-)
Here she's just turned 20, the show Legend S: Baptism XX was actually held to celebrate her 20th birthday (hence the XX)
The single most important thing when singing such an emotional song is to bring it across in an authentic manner. When the audience realizes that you are not feeling it, that‘s the worst. Many people call BABYMETAL „fake“, but I have hardly ever seen as much emotion in a singer‘s face as during the verse after the guitar solo in this performance.
I do believe that Su has great acting skills as well, she can very probably have a real shitty day and still show you a huge smile, but I don’t think what we see in her face here can be faked. I have watched this dozens of times, and not a single time has she failed to make me cry. It’s awesome!
There’s hardly any private footage of the girls. It’s understandable that Amuse was very protective of them considering their age when they started. No one knows whether it’s their own decision to keep it that way now, but I‘m glad they do. I would love to see them outside their „stage personas“ as much as the next one, but no artist benefits from having their private lives exposed, and I care enough about them to hope they can continue to keep it private.
But as you might know, they were members of an idol group called „Sakura Gakuin“ before BABYMETAL (with a slight overlap). That group had 12 members (most of the time), and as you can imagine, in a group of a dozen teenage girls things will never be completely strictly professional. In addition to that, they had a „homeroom teacher“ whose explicit job was to help them develop their characters. They have been running weekly internet shows for a few years now, where 3-4 of them play different competitive games with him. Naturally, their individual characters come out very well during these. Unfortunately, our girls graduated from SG after only a few episodes.
If you don’t mind a longer video, you should look for „Nendo tests“ (year-end quizzes) on TH-cam, they are available with subtitles. You‘ll find Su in the tests from the years 2010 to 2012, Yui and Moa in 2013 and 2014 as well. They are very funny, and you‘ll learn a lot about their characters. You might be surprised, Su is quite a dork. :-)
Most importantly, he will discover that he will be purchasing Compact DeLoreans instead of CDs! 🙂
Correction: "was" a dork. Most girls in puberty are.
"Ah, it's right. Always women are actresses.
We're not foxes, not deceiving,
but maiden-like female foxes."
--From Megitsune.
You know, greatest actors are those that can actually BECOME the character - in this case Su believe in whatever she's singing, put that into her voice and expression, so that she never fall to convince audiences and make herself looking so natural standing on stages
Can't help but get misty eyed every time I watch this performance
*NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW* (Yamanai Ame / Endless Rain)
Why can't I sleep?
Why does the night end?
I don't want anything, even tomorrow,
the future without you.
Why was I smiling?
Why so though I was feeling lonely?
Nobody knows that I really just
wanted you to be by my side.
Even the despair becomes the light.
Though an endless rain continues to fall.
Even the despair becomes the light.
A sad rain throws a rainbow
far far away.
We shall never meet again,
but I want not to forget you forever.
If the dream continues, I wish I'll never wake up from it.
Why was I smiling?
Why so though I was feeling lonely?
Nobody knows that I really just
wanted to see you. That was all.
Even the despair becomes the light.
Though an endless rain continues to fall.
Even the despair becomes the light.
A sad rain throws a rainbow
even now.
An endless rain fills my heart
forever.
Translation by Du-METAL
Absolutely stunning lyrics.
This is why she is Queen Su
In Japanese music the do the same thing, clips for fans and stuff. Babymetal has been called "the group you can't get to know" in Japanese press; the are legendarily private. They have a friend, Hana, who is also a performer working for the same company, Amuse Entertainment. A couple of years ago she went to see a movie with Yui and tweeted about it, and then had to post an apology for doing so.
Su-metal once said, "when I am in costume I lead the Metal Resistance. Otherwise, I stealthily move through the world in my guise as an ordinary girl." If you go back and watch clips from the Sakura Gakuin years you get a better idea of their personalities.
You can hear the sadness in her voice and see it in her eyes
She starts tearing up as well and rumor has it that she had to take a several-minute break after this song because she couldn't stop crying and had to be comforted by Moa.
This is one of the most saddest song I've ever heard..you're not the only one who gets emotional with this one..
Legend S - S is for Su. That's her 20th birthday special concert. Also that DVD will blow you away. :)
Also, I would love to watch you react to BABYMETAL but different like funny compilations, english interviews and stuff like that. I'll click and enjoy the content with you ;)
Su at full goddess mode 🔥🦊❤
The logo that we use as profile picture was come from this concert... One of the best BABYMETAL concert, and you really need to check out this concert because everything is on another level...
And would have been absolute best with Yui.... 😣
Couple of aditional points not seen mentioned is this song is very rarely performed. She performed it 2 or 3 times in her mid teens but felt she did not have the emotional experience at that age to do it justice so she did not perform it again until this concert - when as you can see she blew it out of the park (not sure she has performed it again since). Also what other metal concert you seen with a grand piano and violins? As to her stage presence she literally becomes another person when performing (she has said this herself). Her command of the stage for someone so young is incredible. I have seen her live 3 times and can confirm this woman owns the stage. Her voice alone puts her in a select group of singers.. and this is a woman who can run flat out dancing and still be note perfect.
"what other metal concert you seen with a grand piano and violins" a few, Epica, Within Temptation, Dimmu Borgir, Septicflesh, BMTH and I'm sure I forgot some others :-D
Check out the song "Akatsuki" by babymetal 🦊🤟🏼
Totally agree - Akatsuki is a must for any fan of Su's vocals.
@PrepsterM That version is good, but for me - I prefer the version with the amazing guitars - but each to their own
Both versions in one reaction video please!
Good reaction - and you are right, Su just has a huge presence and fills the stage ... all 5'2" of her.
Su-metal doesn’t sing the song until she gets every single word. That’s why you can “feel” her.
You're in love! And with good reason. The first time I went to a Babymetal concert, I went for the whole experience. But I couldn't take my eyes off her...like you said, she draws you in and there is no getting away. Loved your reaction.
Have you done Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro? That's another Su solo that will blow you away.
Not yet! I think I'll be doing that one next week 👍
Yeah this song can pierce your soul. And this version gives me goosebumps and wet eyes everytime.😢
If you watch closely you can see Su-metal had a hickup, probably suppresses her tears.🦊🤘
Check out Su-metal solo, Atkatsuki, the unfinished version, prettiest song ever by BabyMetal, my opinion
Absolutely agree, imposible to hold my tears, especially when she's start to break and you can see the tears in her eyes
Every BABYMETAL fan should atleast own one Dolerean 🤘🤘🤘
All hail The Fox God
I have multiple Blu Ray Deloreans as well as all music Deloreans 🤘🦊
referring to CD. brilliant I'm jefushark-metal :)
You wasn’t ready 😛... She was ready from 2008 (10 years old) when she joined Karen girls (successfully). One year later, before the project ended, Koba-metal (BM producer) saw little Suzuka and envisioned a metal singer...They finally met in amuse 😡, and rest is history 🦊.
I’ll drop a link with an extended interview where you can grasp a bit of Suzuka’s character : th-cam.com/video/8--FOUi3FsA/w-d-xo.html
This song is interesting because it was supposed to be on the first Album but Su was unhappy with her performance and asked for it be pushed back. Eventually after a few performances she felt comfortable with it.
Also you can get Legend S from amazon prime digital for 8 bucks.
If you want some stuff they were part of the Jpop group Sakura Guaiden a sort of Jpop training school before Babymetal. There is a great clip of Moa trying to deal with Su’s graduation from the school.
As to their current selfs, they do play around on stage but the producer Kobayashi does not want to mix their personal and professional lives. Which considering the hate they can get it’s reasonable
I never bought a digital show/movie or anything like that from Amazon but i would love to have my Legend S copy. How does it work? Can i download the show to my pc or is it just streaming?
@@facufeg86 you actually can download it
Very hard to understand how a 16 years hold girl in a language most of us don't understand, is able to touch your 💓 so hard.
As they said in a previous comment check Akatsuki unfinished version, just Su vocals and a piano, just a piano that's how you check real vocals.
This is one song i always cry to no matter what . It is powerful no matter if you see her expressions or not. We know what youre feeling , we all feel that way every single time.
Just a bit more, Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-Metal) was born in Hiroshima, where her family still resides. The reason for the impact and I believe Su's emotion is her Grandmother and others of her Grandmother's generation survived the A-Bomb. Of course she knows her family's history. For me that is what I hear in her voice.
HIROSHIMA was the guitarist Mikio's last concert with Babymetal I believe. Such a nice dual solo with Takayoshi. I know he did some other stuff after. Think his last performance was with Takayoshi's band with Gacharic Spin the day after Christmas 2017. th-cam.com/video/wgTh6wZjtGE/w-d-xo.html . RIP Mikio
I think the best word to explain Su’s magic on stage is charisma. Su seems to have an immeasurable amount.👀🦊⚡️
Just as you said, Su-Metal's power can't be explained, it is simply to be experienced. So she doesn't growl like an ape, or strap on a helmet with viking horns and sing opera like she's in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. That's not her bag. More power to those types of vocalists, but there is no other voice that can punch you straight in the gut and extract every last ounce of emotion out of you like Su's. You get it! So again, if you have her share a wall with mere mortals, you're forgiven! 🙂 Nice reaction! LONG LIVE THE QUEEN! 👑👸🦊
"she doesn't ... strap on a helmet with viking horns and sing opera like she's in a Bugs Bunny cartoon" - I wouldn't put it past her, though.
@@stuffandwhatnot4401 LOL! 🤣 With Su, anything's possible!
Queen Su in all her glory, ladies and gentlemen
"Why was I smiling? Why, even though I was feeling lonely? Nobody knows that I really just wanted you to be by my side. Even despair becomes the light. Though an endless rain continues to fall. Even despair becomes the light. A sad rain throws a rainbow far far away. We shall never meet again, but I never want to forget you. If the dream continues I wish I'll never wake up from it."
Hi Brit! Good reaction! "Legend - S" was Su's 20th birthday show (Baptism - XX) in her hometown of Hiroshima. It's one of their best concerts, however it's also a sad concert, since it's the first without Yui, and the last with Mikio Fujioka (guitarist on the left side of the stage when viewed from the audience) as he tragically passed away after falling from a stargazing platform a few weeks after this show. Mikio was an avid stargazer and it's believed the song "Starlight" is a tribute to him.
So you want to buy the delorean of this show? I don't blame you! BabyMetal was initially formed as a sub unit of the J-pop school themed idol group Sakura Gakuin (Cherry Blossom Academy). Being school themed they have various school clubs, and BabyMetal started as the "Heavy Music Club". There's quite a lot of video with the three girls and their "classmates" from that time, but I'll give you this clip so you'll understand why I said delorean: th-cam.com/video/bGmVAd3MFzY/w-d-xo.html
That 2017 Legend S Baptism XX concert (from which the song was performed) was suppose to be the grand celebration of Suu, turning 20, performing in her hometown for the first time as Babymetal, finishing Metal Resistance and beginning Metal Galaxy. But Yui was missing for the first time ever in 8+ years of BM togertherness. They keep her spot empty (three spotlights but only two person, choreography for three but only two dancing). God knows what's going through Suu's and Moa's mind during the show, it must be tough to even stand there, let alone sing and dance.
And this song reflects that anxiety, fear, uncertainty, and sadness. And perhaps it also serves to summon that faint courage and hope from somewhere.
The coming year (2018) was indeed difficult (the rain). Mikio died, and Yui never came back. But somehow they made it to 2019 and release Metal Galaxy which was then well received (arguably the rainbow).
Yui and Mikio is still sorely missed, and some fans still hasn't recovered. Especially for Yui, with her well-being is still unknown (some says she is recovering and we may see her in the future as an Actress, away from Babymetal).
Hence, the song. :)
It must have been so hard, it really makes you realise the emotion of this one. I really hope Yui is doing well!
🍅❤
This was more emotional for SU than you think it was the first time thay had played in her home town 'Hiroshima' that is one thing but it was all so the first time they had performed with out YUI she was unadle to be there because of an illness, YUI has never returned to a stage since, so this was not an easy performance for SU, MOA or the band.
All so I think this song 'NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW' is about the 'Hiroshima Bomb', after it fell people said about the fallout was like an endless rain, but there was NO RAIN so there was NO RAINBOW, and the word reflect that for me enyway see what you think.
NO RAIN, NO RAINBOW.
Why can't I sleep?
Why does the night end?
I don't want anything, even tomorrow,
the future without you.
Why was I smiling?
Why so though I was feeling lonely?
Nobody knows that I really just
wanted you to be by my side.
Even the despair becomes the light.
Though an endless rain continues to fall.
Even the despair becomes the light.
A sad rain throws a rainbow
far far away.
We shall never meet again,
but I want not to forget you forever.
If the dream continues, I wish I'll never wake up from it.
Why was I smiling?
Why so though I was feeling lonely?
Nobody knows that I really just
wanted to see you. That was all.
Even the despair becomes the light.
Though an endless rain continues to fall.
Even the despair becomes the light.
A sad rain throws a rainbow
even now.
An endless rain fills my heart
forever.
I don't think the song itself has anything to do with the bombing of Hiroshima. But it was referenced in the intro to the song at the concert. And Su- herself has a grandparent* that was a survivor of the bombing. She has often participated in memorial/rememberance services on August 6th.
*not entirely sure of which generation
@@johnschultz7765 That is ok everyone look's at thing's differently especially with songs, as for her grandparent I have seen it some were that it is one of SU grandmother's that is a survivor of the bomb, 'Hibakusha' that is what the Japanese call the bomb survivor's, SU is all so very moved bye 'Sadako Sasaki' they learn the story of her life at school in Hiroshima, if you do not no about Sadako you should read her story it is a very sad one though.
[www.findagrave.com/memorial/63940136/sadako-sasaki] copy and paste this.
@@rebel131313, thanks for the added info.
The song is a reference to X Japan's Endless Rain. X Japan is one of the greatest bands of all time in Japan, having sold over 30 million records, they also play very heavy rock alongside some ballads and Endless Rain is one of their signature songs.
Kobametal is a huge fan of X and has put many references to them in things that Babymetal do, like in No Rain No Rainbow the lyrics are a direct reference to Endless Rain and when they had Yui she and Moa would sit in a crystal piano referencing drummer and pianist (yea he's both) Yoshiki since he would play the song onstage in a crystal Kawai (get it? lol) piano. The neck braces they wear in Headbanger is also a reference to him since he literally cracked a vertebrae from headbanging really hard while drumming (his style is intense lmao) and normally plays using a bracer and in recent years had to go under surgery because of his immense pain. The bit where they collapse after hitting a gong calls back to when Yoshiki did the same thing after playing a 29-minute song called Art Of Life.
Also, the other Su solo Akatsuki is a direct tribute to X's biggest hit Kurenai, their title meanings are very similar and Akatsuki even uses the same kanji Kurenai does, so it's even more noticeable in Japanese writing. And the thing they do at the end of every concert (We are... Babymetal!) is the same thing X does at the end of their concerts (We are X) and it's even the title of their documentary.
I'm sorry I went too long here lol, but BM's tribute to X Japan is deserved and I recommend you to get to know them better. It's not J-Pop or cute, bit I feel like Babymetal is sort of a hub where J-Pop fans and metal fans might meet, and metal fans can get into Sakura Gakuin and other idols/J-Pop groups while J-Pop stans can get to know more heavy music, so we can all enjoy music together ;)
As for the song title meaning, I feel like it inspires hope, like if there is no rain then there cannot be a beautiful thing such as a rainbow, and sometimes if we want a beautiful thing in our lives we must go through some hardships.
@@johnschultz7765 Your welcome
Excellent reaction i think the word for Su is a "phenomenon". When she is on the stage she owns it . When you watch Su sing its pure and clean and with Japanese subtitles every word you can understand ( if you know what i mean) every word she pronounces.
The real Su comes across in her farewell show from Sakura Gakuin.
The other girls give a farewell speech to her and Moa's speech i deny anyone not to well up with tears . Su's speech to them is so heartfelt as well . Not a dry eye in the house . Here is links to Moa's farewell message and Mori sensei there teacher in Sakura Gakuin talking about them on a radio interview 🤟😭🤟
th-cam.com/video/x51ogGvlxro/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/w69ynJD4n-E/w-d-xo.html
For another incredible Su vocal performance I would definitely recommend 'Akatsuki' (Budokan black night) Possibly my favourite Babymetal song!
This NRNR is the song make us feel emotional and think of someone we lost in the past. And it also reminds me of a phrase "The Power of Music".
You have covered 4 songs of BABYMETAL to date, "NRNR", "PaPaYa", "RoR", "Chocolate". Hmm, although these are good selections, you are still at the entrance of huge cathedral named BABYMETAL. If you want to enjoy Su-Metal's solo performance I recommend you "Akatsuki" or "Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of Gods Intro." I appreciate your reaction from Japan 有難う💛。
Usually with jpop (as thats where they originated from) you either have a shitload amount of "private" footage of the girls fooling around to draw ppl in or (as in this case) complete shelter from the public. There are even hardly any photos of them outside of their concerts or interviews, so you are probably not gonna find much stuff thats not eagerly processed and put out there on purpose. Their private lives are very well protected, even more so since they became this famous.
As for the Legend S concert, its the greatest concert you can find imo, so much stuff thats different and yet awesome happening, Moa solos, great stage show, brilliant intro!
This is my very personal view but everytime I see it, I feel the same again. When the concert starts the first 1 1/2 songs feel very "professional" to me, like they do their thing and try to not screw up. Seems to me as if they were very nervous about Yui missing and how the fans will react to it. During "Gimme Chocolate" you can see how they hear the fans chanting Yuis lines for support and suddenly its like they are all smiles and seem to have so much fun from then on. Could obviously be just me imagining things, but thats the feeling I get everytime and from then on the whole concert is pure magic. Highly recommending Legend S and Dark Night Carnival (which many people dont seem to like because of their weird hairstyle, which in my opinion is just great).
I could write a whole long comment about what I think about her performances, etc. call her queen or goddess or something.
But I think it's best summarized by what Su-metal said: No thinking, just feel it ! :-)
Babymetal doesn't do that all that much, but their is Sakura Gakuin (the idol group where Babymetal was born as part of) as well where a lot more of their personality is on full display.
I love your heartful reaction of babymetal.
I still got a goosebump everytime i hear this song
Absolutely brilliant reaction. Loved the emotion. Su is a gift to the world. She makes my heart smile. Next song Babymetal - Shine
The emotional part of line you felt says 'even despair becomes light.'
Great reaction again! Reminds me of when I was first discovering the band for the first time. I personally don't mind the pausing, I like hearing people's thoughts. Also less chance of getting blocked lol.
The band is indeed very private. Some fans (including me) would definitely like to see more of them, but I'm also happy and relieved that they're enjoying their privacy and are spared from the toxicity of social media. There's a lot of stuff from when they were younger and when BM wasn't *that* big yet, but post 2014-2015 ish, they've become much more secretive.
Here's some fun interviews/extras for you to check out if you want to see more of their personalities.
Here's them commenting on the songs from their first album: th-cam.com/video/UhFLGpeGg1g/w-d-xo.html
From when they were younger: th-cam.com/video/dbODbQMm5Wc/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/083al132LOk/w-d-xo.html
Recent ones, before COVID fucked up the world: th-cam.com/video/H-6oePc8XHE/w-d-xo.html&t, th-cam.com/video/r_9O1r_zueU/w-d-xo.html&t, th-cam.com/video/xOrvgcL_LCQ/w-d-xo.html&t, and th-cam.com/video/qE0goaxIzOg/w-d-xo.html
I'd actually enjoy a video of you reacting to the interviews! Their interviews are indeed typically scripted (or rather, the questions are approved by management at least), but they're still their natural selves and their answers are not dishonest.
Thank you for the links! Yeah I'd be willing to check out interviews etc, even if they are scripted. It'd be fun just to see what they're like off the stage 😊
If you want to dive deeper into J-Rock, I highly recommend Band-Maid. It's worth it!
Legend S is Su's 20th birthday party. Wait until you see The One from that concert, this Xs 1000! If you see them in a smaller venu you may be lucky to have eye contact. It happened twice to me and both times she gave me a smile. I get goose bumps thinking about it.
That would be incredible 😲
I LOVE BABYMETAL TOO! I was supposed to see them in my city but then c*r*na happened 😭 I really like all of their songs
I didn't know you were a BABYMETAL fan! 😲 I'm discovering them through the channel and absolutely love them 😊 I'm really hoping to see them live once they're back in the UK! Or maybe I'll go see them in the Netherlands and we can do a cheeky collab! 😂
This song is made for those who love ballad. They got very diverse genres in their arsenal
Simply... THE QUEEN!! No more words. Great reaction again man. 🤟🏻🦊
Su Metal is a Goddess and I give the respect to Goddess she give as all of her in a concerts laughter, love , happiness, sadness , Romance and so much more ,that her peace time relaxing time is all hers and no one should take that away from her 🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊
Great reaction! I can never hear this song without getting misty-eyed. You're right, the song itself is excellent (and very sad, especially when you know the lyrics) and then Su-metal comes along and inhabits it completely, with total control, and fills your heart with emotion. Amazing performance.
When I first fell down the fox hole I quickly realised that Su-metal's voice was one in a million. Soon afterwards I saw some videos that made me realise Suzuka Nakamoto is hardworking, humble, clever, funny, and charming: altogether an admirable and inspiring human being. Here's a trio of videos you might like, all from around the time Su was 15, when Babymetal was starting to become a serious thing in Japan but had not yet played outside Asia or made much international impact. I don't know if you want to react to them or just watch and enjoy.
Sakura Gakuin - My Graduation Toss - th-cam.com/video/OS190K_H69Q/w-d-xo.html
(Sakura Gakuin is the name of the school-themed idol group to which Su, Yui and Moa belonged, and in which Babymetal took its first steps.)
Suzuka Nakamoto Graduation Speech - th-cam.com/video/spd_wnXv2l8/w-d-xo.html
(The title is self-explanatory. Su's speech on graduating from Sakura Gakuin. English subtitles. You won't understand all the references but you will certainly feel the emotional impact.)
Su-Metal Interview - th-cam.com/video/91miSpVBYO8/w-d-xo.html
(In which Su saunters into a radio studio and explains to a sympathetic interviewer that Babymetal's mission is nothing less than reforming the world.)
Suzuka Nakamoto was born to sing!
Agreed!
Your BABYMETAL reactions definitely are some of the best around at the moment!
Su was 19 when this was recorded in 2017 (just about to turn 20..... this Legend- S -Baptism XX concert was for her "coming of age" (which is 20 in Japan) If you're planning on draining your wallet with a BABYMETAL DVD lol (warning... they're EXPENSIVE!) ...don't get Legend S: wait for the Legend Metal Galaxy DVD coming out on 9th September.
Legend S is a great DVD, but it unfortunately suffers from two factors which make it a bittersweet experience for many BABYMETAL fans:
1) Yuimetal is missing, due to illness. (As it turned out, she was never to return..as her health problems were more serious than anyone knew at the time.) Su and Moa did a fantastic job in the circumstances, but the gaping emptiness onstage where Yui should have been is almost too painful to watch. Obviously on the Su solo songs everything seems fine, but I think Su's sad face in this song is not just due to the emotional lyrics: she is probably really feeling Yui's absence from this special show as well.)
2) This was also the last performance of one of the guitarists, Mikio. (He's the one on the left of the screen: the one NOT playing the sparkly pink guitar!)
Tragically he died only a few weeks later, due to an accident.
Legend Metal Galaxy shows BABYMETAL back at the top of their game on the recent BABYMETAL World Tour in 2019/2020..... after what was a very difficult 18 month period of trying to recover and cope with the loss of 2 much loved members of the BABYMETAL family. See how amazing they are now! :) Trailer for Legend Metal Galaxy: th-cam.com/video/BCBUzVMohlc/w-d-xo.html
I'll definitely try and get hold of that since it's coming out soon!
It's so sad to hear about Yui and Mikio. I hope Yui is doing a lot better now!
@@britkpopreacts It was announced last year that Yui had recovered, but strangely absolutely nothing has been heard since. She is still signed to the record label.
BABYMETAL's 10 year anniversary is coming up later this year.
Amongst the fanbase there lives The Hope that dare not speak its name...... :)
I'm having this song played at my funeral
As dem0n said, the whole show will blow you away. Despite there being no Yui performing, Su and Moa deliver an amazing performance. BTW, you can buy it on TH-cam movies.
I like your heartful reaction.
Koba Metal picked her because she could sing anything. He is right. I think Sue's birthday is December 20th. (22yoa) They did two meet and greets at the AFA and AFAID. They were very young and they did a live show too. There is a video of this all with trip footage floating around on You Tube and you should see it. It was around 2012- 2013, I think and even then these three were pro's. Definitely metal in the courage department!. I recommend the Hedoban interviews for a better understanding on Koba's ideas.
This song is an homage to Endless Rain by X-Japan, which is most famous rock ballad by the most famous metal band in Japan. It's in the same key and has similar guitar solo riffs. 'Endless rain' (in Japanese) is also in the lyrics of NRNR to remove all doubt. Leda Cygnus, one of the OG Kami guitarists, did the arrangement for the song.
Su performed this a couple years earlier live, but they decided to shelf the song for a while because they she felt like she couldn't put in the depth of emotion that it requires. It made a comeback here on her 20th birthday, in her hometown, with Yui injured and the show almost cancelled. And she definitely nailed it. That second verse where her face is the most expressive makes you wonder what she was thinking of while singing the song.
Tamashii no Rufuran has everything you are looking for mate from vocals to performance to subtitles.
The closest you'll get to them being themselves is the Sakura Gakuin videos. If you see any Sakura Gakuin from 2011 to 2013 the babymetal members will be in them for the most part.
Yea, Babymetal is fairly private, so it can be hard to find any current information about them. However, there are plenty of videos of them when they were younger that you can always look into. Su, Moa, and Yui were part of Sakura Gakuin, an idol group based on school life and club activities of girls between the ages of 10 and 15. Babymetal was actually a sub unit of Sakura Gakuin as it was considered the after school's heavy metal club. So if you want to learn more about who the girls are and what they were like when they were younger, watching Sakura Gakuin videos will definitely help you connect more with Babymetal as a whole.
If you want more Su solos, you can always look into Akatsuki (the Budokan Black Night performance), Rondo of Nightmore (With the Mischief of Gods intro from Budokan Black Night), and Amore (I think the channel HITGIRL3 has the video from the Tokyo Dome performance).
If you want to check out Moa and Yui performing together (collectively known as Black Babymetal), they have Onedari Daisakusen, Yon no Uta, GJ!, and Sis. Anger (probably Babymetal's heaviest song). For some, you'll probably only be able to find compilation videos, but they are entertaining nonetheless.
Also, since you are a big K-Pop fan, I was wondering if you had ever heard of Sohyang. Personally, I think she probably has the best vocals in South Korea, and probably some of the best in the world right now. Her vocal talents, skill, humbleness, and emotional performances are absolutely amazing, and has left an impactful impression on me. If you are interested, some of my favorite performances from her are Arirang Alone, Bridge over Troubled Water, Everyone (if you want English subs, then you'll need to find it on Vimeo), Lean on Me, Hug Me, and Dream. I think you would be really impressed with her if you are really looking for world-class vocals. Who knows, she might even end up on your wall of bias.
I'm not aware of Sohyang so I'll definitely check her out! Always willing to discover new artists 👍
BABYMETAL- Akatsuki [紅月 -アカツキ-]Unfinished Ver English/Japanese/Romanji Lyrics
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This video is from when Japanese singer MISIA appeared on TV (Song 2020) in China.
逢いたくていま
‘Singer 2020’ MIASIA - 逢いたくていま
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I really really don't know why, but the guitar work in this song always reminds me of early 90s Slash and Guns 'n Roses. Don't think it has anything in common, but it's just in my head when I hear this song.
That was Su's 20th birthday concert, hence the "Baptism XX" in the concert title. It was also the first concert without Yui, who a few days/weeks prior to the concert got told by her doctors that she shouldn't perform. So they basically went into the concert with all the choreos and performances tailored for three and needed to adjust. All of Yui's parts were more or less sung/chanted by the crowd that night and Moa needed to perform all of their Black Babymetal (only Moa & Yui, without Su) songs alone. The DVD/BluRay is definitely worth a buy, for me one of the best shows they put on to this day, even if it was without Yui. Unfortunately you got into Babymetal a few days/weeks too late, because exactly that concert was shown on their official TH-cam channel at the end of June/beginning of July.
If you want some off stage stuff from Babymetal I always recommend the videos of this channel: th-cam.com/channels/9af9uxsbp1Td9EUIXA2RkA.htmlvideos . There are, I think, 2 of each Babymetal member, one for Yui & Moa together and a bit of miscellaneous stuff of them. All well edited, funny and cute. These are, of course, mostly from their time in Sakura Gakuin, the group that "gave birth" to BM. Which means Su's are mostly from 2010 - 2012, Moa & Yui's from 2010 - 2015, but there's some Babymetal stuff, from interviews mostly, in it, too. You won't find anything of them after 2016, except for normal interviews about their albums and/or tours. You could also use these clips for reactions (maybe 2 vids per reaction or something like that) if you enhance the YT player window for the subtitles, but that's up to you of course. I think most Babymetal fans love this stuff.
I definitely get that comparison for sure! 👍
Also thanks for the info! 😊
Just listen to "Asu e no Tobira" when Su-metal was 10 years old. You'll be in tears.
All will love her and despair
If you want to get to know Su, Moa and Yui more I suggest Sakura Gakuin clips (the previous girl group that spawned Babymetal). You'll better understand their connection and friendship.
Great reaction. It’s been mentioned many times already but I’ll say it too... Sakura Gakuin. And you know, you might be smitten by the entire group of them on your road to learning the significance of things such as Compact Delorean, Power Udon, Harry-San and Puff-Puff. After you’re familiar with all this watch the 2012 My Graduation Toss. Be sure to brace yourself first. On another note, imagine IU singing Kate’s This Woman’s Work... oh my!
Think this is a heartbreaker? Best not to watch it while reading the lyrics too. Heart shattering. Also, watching Mikio play that guitar solo and knowing he died barely 3 weeks later doesn't help. RIP Mikio. Then, of course, this was their first concert without Yui (or first recorded one, at least) and Su and Moa were obviously very sad about her leaving and it was in Su's home town of Hiroshima on her 20th birthday. Lots of reasons to become emotional already and then Su begins to sing! BTW, I think a picture of Su would look good on that wall - a wall sized one especially! Or Moa. Subscribed on the back of your response.
A few people have posted the lyrics in the comments and I can safely say they are BEAUTIFUL.
It's so sad hearing about Mikio, such a tragedy. I hope Yui is doing a lot better now too!
Thank you for the sub! 😊
@@britkpopreacts Subscribing is the least I can do for anyone who gets moved by Su's voice! Look forward to seeing more. Akatsuki is another great Su solo - and this one has a superb guitar duet in the middle - th-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/w-d-xo.html .
There are videos out there of them being themselves, though they are mainly older videos, there are some more recent video interviews with them though but their English isn't amazing yet so it can be a bit stiff at times, but very very cute nonetheless.
I can tell you this much, if you really dive into their history you'll find that these girls are some of the most wholesome people out there. Such hardworking, humble sweethearts. I admire them so much. Especially Suzuka (Su-metal) is my personal favourite.
7:49 she almost cried :'(
I love this song/video but I can't watch it anymore. My heart aches everytime.
Love your reactions. I subbed so I don't miss it when Su gets on the wall. I hope you do a video where you feature snippets of everyone on the new wall, because I am curious how the others on the wall sound.
Thank you muchly! I am preparing a sort of miniseries that will feature bias' from that wall, but it's a work in progress 😁
I love it→zetubou saemo hikari ni naru（Even the despair becomes the light）
All the pauses might help for copyright, hoping for you.
That song is incredible. No flashy guitar solos, pyrotechnics or whatever but hits you right in the feels 😅
Now you got me curious as in where did you order your Su-metal poster ? 🤔
About getting the DVD... Well, that one would only be available via Japanese websites (don't know if it's available on Cdjapan) but you can get other shows for cheap on Amazon UK, the Budokan one and Live in London one. And if you have a Blu-ray player, they're also cheap !
I think you listened to Tales of the Destinies on your live, nice. It's their most technical song and has only be played once live but might not be to the taste of everyone.
For recommendations, I'd say
Akatsuki live in Budokan black night (Su solo again), ijime dame zettai live at Sonisphere (their 1st performance outside of Asia, pivotal for their career) or if you want something different, Onedari Daisakusen or Song 4, which feature the other 2 (Moa and Yui) without Su 😃
Well TBH we could recommend every song actually 😂
Some ppl like some more, others like others more, ask 50 BM fans their top 5 and you might get 50 different ones 😊
The poster I managed to get is one from a magazine as it's the only one I could find online, so hopefully it's decent enough! 😊
No Rain, No Rainbow (eng below)
Dooshite nemure-nai no?
Dooshite yoru wa owaru no?
Ira-nai nani mo, ashita sae mo,
kimi ga i-nai mirai.
Dooshite waratteta no?
Dooshite samishikatta noni?
Dare mo shira-nai, hontoo wa tada
soba ni ite hoshikatta.
Zetsuboo sae mo hikari ni naru.
Yama-nai ame ga furi tsuzuite mo.
Zetsuboo sae mo hikari ni naru.
Kanashii ame ga niji o kakeru yo,
doko made mo.
Nidoto ae-nai kedo
wasure-naide itai yo.
Yume ga tsuzuku nara
same-nai de.
Dooshite waratteta no?
Dooshite samishikatta noni?
Dare mo shira-nai, hontoo wa tada
ai-tai. Sore dake datta.
Zetsuboo sae mo hikari ni naru.
Yama-nai ame ga furi-tsuzuite mo.
Zetsuboo sae mo hikari ni naru.
Kanashii ame ga niji o kakeru yo,
ima mo.
Yama-nai ame ga kokoro mitasu yo,
itsu made mo.
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Why can't I sleep?
Why does the night end?
I don't want anything, even tomorrow,
the future without you.
Why was I smiling?
Why so though feeling lonely?
Nobody knows that I really just
wanted you to be by my side.
Even the despair becomes the light.
Though an endless rain continues to fall.
Even the despair becomes the light.
A sad rain throws a rainbow
far far away.
We shall never meet again,
but I want not to forget you forever.
If the dream continues,
I wish I'll never wake up from it.
Why was I smiling?
Why so though feeling lonely?
Nobody knows that I really just
wanted to see you. That was all.
Even the despair becomes the light.
Though an endless rain continues to fall.
Even the despair becomes the light.
A sad rain throws a rainbow
even now.
An endless rain fills my heart
forever.
Thank you for this! Stunning lyrics 😲❤
Definate Queen vibes in this that guitar solo could have been plated and written by Brian May
Is okay, Mate... no rain gets me every single time, too :) especially if you read the translated lyrics...
#ALLHAILTHEQUEEN🦊👏👏👌
Now you need to do some Black Babymetal !!!
BABYMETAL /
Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL) th-cam.com/video/zTEYUFgLveY/w-d-xo.html
AKATSUKI「紅月アカツキ」BLACK NIGHT HD1080p th-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/w-d-xo.html
Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL) th-cam.com/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/w-d-xo.html
Amore蒼星アモーレ th-cam.com/video/4K8u6wdyUjo/w-d-xo.html
悪夢の輪舞曲Rondo of Nightmare th-cam.com/video/KmzPAlvDvgU/w-d-xo.html
PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO) (OFFICIAL) th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html
DA DA DANCE (feat. Tak Matsumoto) (OFFICIAL) th-cam.com/video/qMKlj_1zbYc/w-d-xo.html
THE ONE (OFFICIAL) th-cam.com/video/TZRvO0S-TLU/w-d-xo.html
Yeah there is lots of Su available on TH-cam I think the youngest I have seen she was like 3 with her older sister right through her days with ASH, Karen Girls, Sakura Gakuin And Babymetal. Not a lot of behind the scenes stuff but enough to kind of see what she is like. Also unfair to choose her as your bias before you get to know Yui And Moa, those two can steal your heart also lol
Moa totally stole mine actually... 😂
@@Kane_SIF Same here, she has a kind heart, if anyone needs a hug she magically appears.
Moa is Su's guardian angel.
Hadesillo she is her enforcer “On your knees and start bowing worm,or it’s into the frog pit for you” “hedoban hedoban”
@@chrisharris1522 Guardian angel i.postimg.cc/X7yVcwRW/spirit.jpg
This one, the one, and Amore are my favorite BABYMETAL songs.
React to Nippon Manju by Ladybaby
I have the copy of that show and I tell you as a metalhead and music lovers in general it's worth my every penny. It's kinda hard to watch for long-time fans tho because it's Su's 20th birthday celebration concert (20 in Japan marks that a person fully become an adult in society) but also the first time Yui was not there because of unknown health issue. She was absent the entire next year before finally decided to left the band because of the same reason.
Su was a tearing up a bit towards the end of this song (I think you missed it, right after the guitar solos) makes it more depressing altho she quickly regain her composure and did it majestically.
Akatsuki live black night should be a priority. Great reaction. Also Awadama Fever. 🤘🦊
Just when I was about to start tearing up I saw "wall of bias" in the background and about pissed myself laughing
Excuse me for the sentence in the translator
Su-Metal in the video is 20 years old
Wouldn't it be great if you heard AKATUKI that she sang when she was 15?
The pure voice of a 15 year old girl will pierce your heart and grab you
My recommendation is a song called Rondo of Nightmare
It is a song with a characteristic that changes rapidly and you may not understand it even if you listen to it once
The translation is great! I'll be doing Rondo of Nightmare next week I think 😊
Thank you Mr Brit😄
Did you know that JYP has a new girl group?
All members are Japanese girls with the name "NiziU"
It has been over 60 million times in less than a month since the MV video was delivered.
If you haven't seen it, please take a look😊
please more and more reaction of babymetal.
I love babymetal.
I agree with Jeffrey Berry, if you love this watch Akatsuki unfinished version. The most moving mv/performance of all. I absolutely love Akatsuki but the unfinished version is a whole different thing than the original. Both should be watched but do the unfinished version first.
OMG Stan going to buy a DeLorean. \(^o^)/
If you want another su amazing vocals, try to react to "Brand New Day"
I’m more of a fan of power belters... i.e. Morissette Amon. But the way Su delivers this ballad is so amazing. It’s amazing with that hauntingly beautiful. Then she goes into other BabyMetal songs with aggressiveness to engulfs one with power.
this song is send for important friend, =😢died in war,😭
NO rain = jqg、😭
NO rainbow = lost my heart,
Su,s voice is very emotional hit
oru heart, 😂 and, we are …… 😊
I genuinely love all their songs. Some more than others. But for Me personally, songs lile this and the unfinished version of Akatsuki hits Me hard, not just because of the sad mood of the song, but probably even more because Su just seems like one of the last people on Earth, I would ever want to see genuinely sad. You can tell she always gives every song 100%, and that's great for up tempo happier songs, but the Queen doesn't do half measures, and so we're stuck with a couple of great songs, that just about always makes Me well up 😭🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻
I'm going to give a bit of background for the performance.
This show was for Suzuka's 20th birthday show: Legend S - Baptism XX - (S for Suzuka), recorded the third of december of 2017. It was at her hometown of Hiroshima, at the Hiroshima Green Arena, just near the ground zero of the bombing. When Suzuka was at Sakura Gakuin she even wrote a blogpost speaking of how every 6th of August everyone at Hiroshima honored the deceased and when she traveled to work on the show to Tokyo and saw no one was doing it she was shocked. We really do not know the true meaning of the lyrics of No Rain No Rainbow as they are abstract enough, but some people think it is about the bombings (the song was made for Su as a solo). It is a song that has been performed very few times, it's that special song, and it has always had an intro. The intros are different but the theme is always about that rain that fell and destroyed everything but then light and hope rebirths. For this show the intro was:
The bright beam of light
that wiped all light from the world
also ceased people's light of hope.
The skies turned dark
and endless rain fell upon the people
who had lost all their light and hope.
But endless rain doesn't exist
and the people hope of black skies to clear out
so the heavens can restore the light that had been lost
They hope to discover that there's happiness at the end of sorrow
and they pray for light of hope to return to them.
So yes, we don't know for sure if it for the bombings, but if it was sure it was pretty emotional for Suzuka to sing this in Hiroshima. There has been always that discussion about if at the start of the second encore she is about to tear up or she is just performing S++. Next song after this was Moa-metal singing Song 4 alone and she delayed two or three minutes, there was the rumour that she was consoling Su because she started to cry on the backstage.
Last bit of info. This is also a pretty emotional performance for everyone because it was the last show for Mikio Fujioka, one of the two guys who is playing the guitar solo. He had been with the girls since they were 14y.o. touring the world but only three weeks after this show he passed away. He was an amateur stargazer but he fell from an observatory while he was looking at the stars with his wife. There is a moment in this song where Su is saying: "we shall never meet again, but I don't want to forget you forever" and the camera is focusing on him, pretty emotional. The last album, Metal Galaxy (2019) has three songs that are probably a tribute to him, what fans call the Trilogy of Lights (Starlight [pain], Shine [sadness and goodbye] and Arkadia [going ahead]).
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Just a month after his death, Ohmura band made a tribute live show to get funds for Mikio's family. Ohmura (the other guitar player in No Rain No Rainbow) met Mikio when he was young and learning to play the guitar, Mikio was his guitar teacher at that time. Since then they had played together for more than a decade. At this performance you can feel how he feels the loss of his friend, at the start of the song he has to perform Mikio's solo and he can't stand the tears. Aoyama, who is also Babymetal drummer, is in tears too. th-cam.com/video/6otoqJ_oKI4/w-d-xo.html
And yes Suzuka at Legend S looks astonishing. She was not cute anymore, she was beautiful. She still is, she is only 22 now. And Moa has become a really pretty young lady too.
About knowing more, yes the management has always been really really protective on the girls private lifes, so you will find only content on the show Sakura Gakuin when the girls were middle schoolers or some interviews like this: th-cam.com/video/dbODbQMm5Wc/w-d-xo.html
And to close it just to thank you for another great video Brit. And do not worry if you got emotional, Su made to tear up event to Mr.Rock and Roll with this song.
The lyrics to this song are beautiful! And I wasn't aware of the Hiroshima link(I didn't realise Su is from there!)
So sad to hear about Mikio, it must have been so hard for the girls and the band to go through a tragedy like that.
@@britkpopreacts Thank you for reading the wall of text, I thought I had gone too far away this time 🤭
And yeah I would go for Legend S if I had to buy a BD. Other good options are Tokyo Dome [2016] (full stadium 55k audience two days in a row, their biggest venue to this day, singing at Tokyo Dome was Suzuka's dream), Live at Wembley Arena [2016] (awesome performance in London), The Sun also Rises [2019] (to me the best show of the Metal Galaxy world tour), and Legend M [2019] (Moa's 20th birthday show). But I still think Legend S stands over them.
Su i know your busy but when you get a chance may i please have my soul back, thank you
Dont bother our Queen with such banalities, lol
Thank you for your nice reaction I love BABYMETAL and I have DVD of this performance Japan has many all female hardrock or metalband Please check "BAND MAID" or "LOVEBITES"if you have time Greetings from Japan
This song talks about the hiroshima bomb. That's why it's so sad. And that concert was in hiroshima, and after Yui left the band. And hiroshima is the hometown of Su-metal. And babymetal fandom is "The ONE". Babymetal have a song with same name, tribute to fans.
actually at that time it was unsure if Yui would comeback or leave, until she left in 2018
No way This song has nothing to do with the war at all!!!
Su Goddess Worship (but #NotaCult!), a 90 second video I made from their Jan 2020 Metal Galaxy Legend concert. Enjoy - vimeo.com/440354848
Love it! 😲 What concert is that from?? Also, I know it's #NotaCult. But if it were, I would totally be drinking the kool aid....
@@britkpopreacts It's from a concert they did in Japan in January, just before they set off on their Europe tour, which included my home town of Cardiff, where I saw them in Feb, just before the planet shut down. The NotaCult thing is a little in joke that we usually keep until a reactor reacts to the epic 'Death', as performed on Su Metal's 16th birthday and which elicits numerous WTF?'s even from hardened Metal fans. Genuinely! I have enjoyed live Metal, Rock and EDm since the 70's and this is one of the most full Metal show finales I've ever seen.That's one that is probably best kept for a later date, though! If you love the cute and adorable half of Babymetal (and who doesn't?) then there's cuteness overload galore available in their performances as well as there being numerous YT clips of them being uber cute. Here's a couple of links and they're not performances of songs so no need to react - just enjoy and sigh a lot! Su being extra cute for an all female audience th-cam.com/video/o5RooJvXgHc/w-d-xo.html (and if you like it and want to watch the full song - recommended - then it's on my Vimeo channel although you can't react to it - vimeo.com/400355349 ). It is the song Awadema Fever, a song about mint-flavoured bubble gum that is also a time machine, written as a 'fuck you' to some critic that said they were bubble gum pop and it's KawaiiAF (CuteAF). Here's one with an adorableness factor of 10+ - th-cam.com/video/C2uFDdoybc4/w-d-xo.html - and there's lots more available...just type 'Babymetal cute' into YT search bar. If my Metal Queen/Goddess Su commanded me to drink the Kool-Aid I would (even if I wasn't sure whether it was Ken Kesey's acid-laced electric kool-aid or the reverend Jones arsenic flavour one - Su asks, she gets!
Sad facts:
It was the first time that Babymetal was missing a member - Yui - She never return.
That was the last time Mikio was on stage with Babymetal - A month later he passed away.
Here's the link to the best performances
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