some people said that the girls are nothing and all the work is done by high-class musicians. This video clearly shows that this is not the case. These girls work harder than most adults. And the vocalist will generally let many famous singers screw up. They are the face of the whole project. They have a lot of work and responsibility. Not everyone can withstand as much as these seemingly fragile girls can withstand. A band works well only if both the musicians and the performers all do their jobs well.
Discovered Babymetal a month ago and we practically had the same exact reaction. I also first listened to Gimme Chocolate and thought - this was fun and catchy, but wtf did I just watch. And then I clicked on this and it instantly made me a huge Babymetal fan. I couldn't believe something like this existed. The feeling of - "it's so perfect I wanna cry with happiness..."
Great reaction! No matter what one thinks of BABYMETAL, it's hard to deny that this was a f***ing amazing show. There's talent on so many levels, it's incredible.
Great reaction - not quite what you expected after 'Gimme Chocolate' perhaps. Don't worry, they catch most people out like that and the next song you hear will be different and will surprise you again. This was at Saitama Super Arena in January 2015, Su-metal was 17, Yuimetal and Moametal were 15 and that was 20,000 or more people completely under their control. This was the final encore at the end of an 80-90 minute show and there had been no let up in the energy or quality right from the first minute to the last. 'Megitsune' should be your next reaction - the official video is excellent, but any live version would have to be worth seeing too (Budokan, Red Night or Black Night are good or better still find the live performance on the Babymetal Reactor Resource channel).
Great Reaction man. Glad you got back to Babymetal, usually Gimme Chocolate scares off the heavier musicians. There is a song that is done live called Rondo of Nightmare live @ Budokan black night that really shows off the talent of the Musicians behind Babymetal. It's a must see for you at some point.
Every time i see a reaction to Babymetal from a musician (preferably metal) and respect is paid to Babymetal, it's more satisfying than 100 reactions from normal people ;)
Babymetal even works in a small venue without the big massiv production. Saw them in große Freiheit 36 just before Covid hit and it was such a great concert. A bit short, but with all the power and energy the girls and the band gives it still was great. Happy to have been able to capture some of the gig. Even got some comments from the fans in japan to my videos :D. Seems the baby metal fans are really interested how the girls to outside japan.
Babymetal definitely put on a show and work a crowd fantastically well. Yui and Moa will get the crowd energy going and Su acts as a sort of conductor. The girls, and the Kami Band, are the face of a very talent team at Amuse run by Kobametal. When you can employ great songwriters and a choreographer like Mikiko, design and build some great theatrical staging and then you get great performers to deliver the music you can produce some awesome shows. The song has a strong Dragonforce vibe because Li and Totman worked on it and play it on the album, but I like this live Kami Band version more. The concert has a great stage set up and the famous Yui leap over Moa during IDZ as well as this definitive performance. "Road of Resistance" is about fighting and resisting even if you can't see the way ahead; that's a common theme for Babymetal songs. At the end of the crowd "wows" I love the combination of the insanely fast guitar riff and the dance sequence that ends with the girls standing strongly and outlined by the lights, that's where I really get the chills. It shows how well the Babymetal team works to bring together music, singing, dancing and stage and lighting design. You are fairly well into the foxhole now, and there's lots to see, but if you want another "wow" moment I recommend you listen to "Tales of The Destinies". Strap in tightly.
Thanks so much for your great review. Loved to see your facial expressions and hear your reaction. I concur - their performance and music are brilliant :-)
Great reaction. It's actually fun how after Gimme Chocolate! you seem to just be expecting to be amused and then you turn to be actually shocked by their performance. Trust me, if you keep digging it will only get better :-) . Kitsune up! 🤘🦊
Thank you for uploading great reaction. This is the live video from early 2015, when Su was 17 and Yui&Moa 15. This song was the last of the setlist of 15 songs. As always with their concerts, the three girls and the Kami Band just sing, dance, and perform with no MCs and minimum intermission and rest. They did not show a second of tiredness in this song. After six years since then, Su and Moa are as fit or even more fit than this one. They are like athletes.
Great & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。You watched Gimme Chocolate performed in December 2013 and now you did this in January 2015. The girls grew up in a year, didn't they? BABYMETAL is still growing beyond their fans' expectation. Last year BABYMETAL performed 3 times in Germany (Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg) during their EU/UK/Russia tour. Talking about the chanting by audiences, German people also did a good job at every venue. You can find videos with keywords for example "babymetal Berlin 2020 road". In your video, Su-Metal shouted some words at 10:42 meaning "Bring them on!". Fans analyzed that the shout was thrown at people who had been ignoring, underrating, mocking, hating and even trying to discredit BABYMETAL. That shout may have been necessary in 2015 but not any longer. Now in 2021, on April 15 at a legendary big arena in Tokyo, Su shouted the same words for the first time in several years ... smilingly.
I really wanna go to japan NOW and watch every concert of them there because even if they do world tours the crowd is just not the same over here in europe
@@yTosic Yeah. Well-prepared shows at huge arenas in Japan are awesome. I, on the contrary however, want to enjoy BABYMETAL show in a small venue in Europe because seeing them perform at a short distance must be fun.
In a world full of "The world sucks, kill me now" sentiment in music, there is a factor some have forgotten. After you listen to it, do you feel better? That's what Babymetal does. You can't watch this and not be affected by happiness. Some aggressive music allows you to work out your rage. Babymetal music makes you forget you were angry in the first place. I've seen them 8 times. You walk away from every one of their shows feeling like the world is a great place and that it's wonderful to be alive. Anyone that has a problem with that, needs a gut check.
"They have an army behind them." Yep. Led by the most adorable generals you could imagine. The fanbase is called The One and they are #NotACult. Although they are, in reality, most #DefinitelyACult Suzuka Nakamoto, flanked by Moa Kikuchi and Yui Mizuno can put on a show. Backed by the Kami Band. You can't go wrong in watching their live performances. You've got the Kitsune sign correct. It's a variant of the Devil Horns of 'normal' Metal. This is Cute (Kawaii) Metal. There are others that do it but Babymetal created it and do it better than anybody. It can be confusing, but I can see that it has struck a chord with you. Keep going. There's so much more to see. You think you have been surprised? You ain't seen nothing yet! Good luck. See you!
I'm in a few Babymetal reddit subs and they are definitely a cult lol I join subs to anything I like or respect but the super fans in these babymetal groups have proudly crossed the obsessive border in nearly every measure. It's no wonder the girls are handled more conservatively than traditional Jpop girls in where they have minimal interaction with fans outside concerts. Doesnt help they come from a culture that has little girl panties in vending machines on some street corners....
Could you imagine being at that performance in person? Want to bend your mind even more? Consider their ages in this date. SUMETAL had just turned 17 less than 3 weeks before this show. YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL were just 15 (15 & ½ 😜, to be more precise). To me, that makes this even more impressive. On top of that. I've heard this song, watched this exact video, countless times and I still get those goosebumps everytime! The message of this song, the self declaration of their success, the "we did it, in spite of all those who tried to stop us." It's just so invigorating and inspiring! 🤘🦊🤘🦊🤘🦊🤘 Side note. I really appreciate you skewed the video so it looks more like your looking at it, watching it with us. I was wondering, does that transformation/distortion help mitigate copywrite issues?
Your reactions reflect my own, I would love to show BM to people and see their reaction, but that often... idk... I really enjoy watching your reaction and comments!
Try Headbanger live ,from the Legend 1997 (singers birth date ) Tour. she was 17yo , the other 2 . 15yo when this was recorded. Another epic performance.
Good reaction. Welcome to the fox hole. When you commented in the middle of the song that I didn't have them all with you yet, I think we've all thought: With Road of Resistance? you tell us at the end.
Nice video! You did just seen one of the best BABYMETAL live performances. One of the best thing you'll experience in watching their live is how a large amount of crowd unite as THE ONE. THE ONE is what they refer to the fans. You also witnessed the insane feet of their drummer Hideki Aoyama. If you would like to hear him perform a drum solo, I suggest you to react to Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of Gods Intro (the 7 minute one so you won't miss the instrumental intro). The song was also performed by Su alone so don't be confused if you don't see the other two girls on stage as they were taking a break (they were also rumored to be doing homework backstage). Catch you at the foxhole! Kitsunes up!
Next on your list from Babymetal: Rondo of Nightmare, with Mischief of God intro. Trust me when I say that you will not only love it, but should have your band react to it. As a guitarist myself, that one cemented it for me.
_Resistance! Resistance! Stand up an shout! Justice Forever_ Welcome back after 2 months, glad you did this one ;) Imagine being a 11 and 12 yearls old and being criticized for not being "metal" enough for elitish metalheads and after 4 years and a full album with full of hits they released this in 2015 in response to all of those people, an epic blasting power metal anthem and the opening for their next album as well as their chapter "Metal Resistance", you can also hear SuMetal shouting "KAKATTE KOI YO!" which means "Bring it on, guys!" encouraging the audience to show all the world what they made of \m/ This is one of the strongest Babymetal weapon along with Karate from the 2nd album, but if you want to go back you might want to listen some other songs like Babymetal Death live Legend 1997, Headbanger! live Legend 1997, Catch Me If You Can live at Tokyo Dome, Ijime Dame Zettai live at Sonisphere 2014, Rondo Of Nightmare with Mischiefs of Gods intro (SuMetal solo), Song 4 (Black Babymetal) and the hole album i guess lol If you becoming a fan i will become your subb then. Peace and "See you!" \m/ #LIVINGLEGEND #NOTACULT #10BABYMETALYEARS
One of my favorite reactions. You can really see him go thru the phases of shock to awe to fan. I've seen other metal bands have the same reaction videos but you can tell most of them have already seen/ heard BM before
BABYMETAL 101 Babymetal is a Japanese group founded in 2010 and produced by Key “Koba” Kobayashi from the Amuse Inc. talent agency. Babymetal name comes from the birth of a new style of metal fusing j-pop with metal creating what they call Kawaii Metal (Cute-Metal). The group currently consists of Suzuka Nakamoto aka “Su-Metal” (23 years old) sometimes referred to as Vocal and Dance, and Moa Kikuchi aka "Moametal", pronounced as Moa-Metal (21 years old) sometimes referred to as Scream and Dance. With a rotating trio of girls filling the third slot, in a 3-member formation. These girls are known as Avengers and are Kano Fujihara (16 years old) ((Most likely not an Avenger)), Riho Sayashi (21 years old) ((Most likely is not an avenger anymore)), and Momoko Okazaki (18 years old) ((Still an Avenger)). They are supported by a rotating selection of talented male backing musicians known as the Kami Band (Kami is usually poorly translated as gods, but in truth it more closely means awe inspiring spirit, entity, or object) It is why they are dressed in white to look like ghosts or spirits, though Kami being used as God(s) is so common in translation the white outfits get lost. Past Formations. Heavy Music Club Era (2010-2012) From 2010 to 2012 Babymetal consist of a three-member formation, Suzuka Nakamoto (Age 12), Moa Kikuchi (Age 10), and Yui Mizuno aka "Yuimetal" pronounced Yui-Metal. (Age 10). First starting out as the Heavy Music Club as a subunit within the Developmental Idol Group created by Amuse in 2010 known as Sakura Gakuin. Sakura Gakuin is group that introduces girls between the ages of 10-15 to music, dance, modeling, and acting through Japanese Pop idol music and culture. Given a school theme, all three would be a part of Sakura Gakuin until their graduation from it in the same school year they would graduate from Japanese middle school or 15 years old. Suzuka graduated in March 2013, and Moa and Yui in March of 2015. Sakura Gakuin is a fantastic group with great kawaii jpop songs in their own right. During this time there was no lore, and the girl’s costumes were more punkish in nature which they helped create. They also didn’t perform with live music, using a backing track or the “Skeleton band” people pretending to play music behind them. Music Video of this Era Doki Doki Morning Iine (Pronounced EE-NAH spelled i i n e) Headbangya Babymetal/ Metal Resistance Era (2012-2017) Starting in 2012 with the Legend I concert, Babymetal began its slow divorce from Sakura Gakuin, and was the first introduction of the Kami Band as well as the “Lore” that is still heavily involved in Babymetal but makes far less sense than it did during this time. The Lore is complex and involves a battle against other evil idol corporations, gaining powers, some time travel, running a resistance group, all at the direction of a mythical deity known as the fox god, against an all power enemy known as Akiba. The first Legend show I was the Kami Bands introduction to the end, but it also had the Skeleton Band which is seen in the wildly popular Gimmie Chocolate Music Video. This was followed by Legend D, and then Legend Z, in which it was learned that Babymetal would continue as its own entity after Suzuka’s graduation from Sakura Gakuin in March of 2013. Slowly over 2013 the Skeleton Band would be phased out of all live shows, as Babymetal came into their own. Babymetal as it is most commonly known as with Su-Metal, Moametal, Yuimetal, the Kami Band, and a somewhat understandable lore is what consisted for the majority of it’s existence. Also established beyond the 3 member formation, they had 2 other set ups, one was what fans called Su-Solos, and it would just be Su on stage with the Kami band, performing a solo, and the other is known as Black Babymetal by the band themselves, which consisted of just Moa and Yui. Music Videos of this Era Gimmie Chocolate Megitsune Rondo of Nightmare - With mischief of the Gods Intro (Su Solo and a great expedition of the Kami Band) Road of Resistance Live in Japan (Co-written by Dragonforce) Iijime, Dame, Zettai Live at Sonisphere (Name means No More Bullying Forever) Karate The Dark Times, The Chosen 7 Era (2018) In December 2017, Yui would miss the Legend-S concert for health reasons, these health problems would prosiest into 2018 and greatly affect the 2018 touring season bring the “Chosen 7” formation, consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto, Moa Kikuchi, and 2 backing dancers Minako Maruyama, and Minami Tsukui. Changes they would not tell fans and all throughout 2018 communicate extraordinarily little causing lots of pain for all involved fan and performer. This era is noted by their strange armor like costumes, sometimes referred to as Elf Armor. To make the poor communication, and Yui’s absence wasn’t bad enough, one of the more regular Kami band members, Mikio Fujioka passed away after falling off a balcony in late December 2017 while star gazing. A beloved and incredibly talented musician lost leaving behind his wife and only child. In September 2018 Yui would formally resign from Babymetal, stating her unspecified health and wishing to move on. Babymetal themselves announced that the group will move on focusing on Suzuka and Moa. (Something many idiots within the fandom refuse or are too stupid to understand) In October Babymetal had a concert called Dark Night Carnival which added dancers, Shoko Akiyama, Saya Hirai, and Kotono, placing a total of seven girls on stage. This was also done without warning to fans and was an absolute mess. Babymetal would finish off the 2018 tour season returning to the 3-member formation with just Saya Hirai joining them in southeast Asia and Australia. Ending one of the most troubling times in Babymetal’s history. Music Videos of this Era (These MVs do not feature the members in them at all) Distortion Starlight (Don’t let overzealous fans fool you, this is OFFICIALLY not a tribute to anyone. A lot of fan speculation, end of story) Metal Galaxy Era (2019- Feb 2020) The current set up was first introduced in 2019 during the Babymetal Arises concert in Yokohama, before the start, the “Avenger” support dancer concept was explained in the lore, and the concept thanks to communication and a maintaining of the 3-member formation brought Babymetal out of dark times brought about during 2018. Babymetal seemed to have returned to its roots with the Avengers, as 2 of the three (Kano and Momoko) come from Sakura Gakuin. The third Riho, went to the same performing arts school as Suzuka during the same time, Actors School Hiroshima aka ASH. Music Videos of this Era Pa Pa Ya Elevator Girl Shanti Shanti Da Da Dance (Avenger confusion) Which Avenger one sees can be confusing for those new to Babymetal. For the Music Videos, Pa Pa Ya, Elevator Girl, and Shanti Shanti Shanti, it is Kano Fujihara, who was just 14 years old at the time. Da Da Dance is a compilation of Momoko and Riho and a splicing of 2 different shows. In most fan cam videos of the American and European tour it would be either Riho or Momoko, as they toured with Babymetal in 2019. Kano had responsibilities with Sakura Gakuin as its president, a position Suzuka and Moa both held in Sakura Gakuin, and she’s never flown on a plane before. Some fans for 2019 did throw a stupid temper tantrum over the use of new Kami Band members who are from the west now known as the West Coast Kami Band, but like how the girls won over many, so did they and the payoff with the Legend Metal Galaxy concert in 2020 was well worth it. COVID Era (Mar 2020 to current time) COIVD-19 has messed up a lot of things for everyone, Babymetal had to cancel their Asian tour, as well their big 10th Anniversary on October 10, 2020. Forced to keep it rather tame something very unlike Babymetal as even in their failures like the entire 2018 tour they do it septically. The question for many fans is what of the Avengers, since COVID, Avenger Riho Sayashi has signed with a new agency and has move on to other projects, including starting a fan club, which appears to rule her out of ever being an Avenger again. Kano Fujihara has graduated from Sakura Gakuin on August 30, 2020, a near 4 month delay. However, she and fellow Sakura Gakuin graduates Soyoka Yoshida, Tsugumi Aritomo, and Momoe Mori in the formation of @onefive. Which leaves Momoko Okazaki as last standing Avenger with no new commitments. However, Kano was technically in Sakura Gakuin, @onefive, and Babymetal all at the same time for almost a year so it is possible she will still be an Avenger. All shows since COVID pandemic they have done in 2020 and in 2021 have had Momoko as the Avenger. Music Videos of this Era BxMxC (First music video that isn’t footage from a show and featuring Su and Moa since Karate in 2015)
YEAH!!!!! I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!! I only discovered them recently myself and as a fan of Japanese Anime and Manga as well as already knowing about JV IDOLS I didn't really pay much attention as I had an idea of what they would be like. Man was I ever so Right and yet SO F%$KING WRONG all at the same time. They have the moves and perfect vocals of most JV IDOLS mixed in with some of the most INTENSE METAL MUSIC I have ever heard. The songs are catchy and run you through the whiplash effect with such perfection you can't help but find yourself entranced and loving it!
They're the best🔥🔥🔥 There're no other bands like them and cannot even replicate like them. Deep Love and Deep Respect ❤️ BABYMETAL ❤️🦊🤘 "THE ONE" Army.
3 small Japanese girls ( know i broke foxgod commandment calling them small ) control over a stadium is something to behold . This is the last song in an encore of a hour and half show but the girls are not slowing down and Su's vocals just get stronger as song continues. Great reaction hope you do more reactions to BabyMetal and go deeper down the foxhole . 🤘🦊🤘 You got your Kitsune right as well 😁
You should Watch Babymetal Megitsune (Official Music Video) next since you are a vocalist you will sure love it. Keep digging in Babymetal you'll find Gold🤟🤟
The Ramstein comparison I think is pretty spot on. There's not many bands who have seriously world class stage production and Ramstein and Babymetal and right at the top of that list.
Great react man. This is a classic! No more words. Our girls are absolutely amazing and perfects! You need watch Headbanger live or Catch me if you can live whit Kami band intro! See you in the next 🤟🏻 🦊 🔥 🔥 🔥
BABYMETAL’s other best song is Megitsune. Check out the MV first. Quite different from the power metal of Road of Resistance, Megitsune invokes traditional Japanese cultural references, while combining Idol Pop with Death Metal.
I remember the time I went to their live concert in Germany and after it I just been.. a moist rag in every way XD like all the water in my body went into my cloth and I could feel the cool air outside and my body was just hot and dry.. I went to Mc D and drank 3x 0.5L in one go
So funny to see how your confused face from the beginning turned into a big smile. That is exactly what Babymetal is all about. And yes, there is no turning back anymore, you became one of The One now :). This concert and this performance in particular still gives me goosebumps even after watching it probably 200 times. Su is such a great performer with an amazing stage presence that is unbelievable. Moa is soooooo cute and Yui is missed badly :(
You do the kitsune sign pretty well :D As you might have noticed, they don't do the devil horns like most metal bands, but the sign they do represents the Fox God! There is all bunch of lore behind it xD I saw the shock on your face after the song started: be honest, you didn't expect they could be this metal, huh? :) Since Babymetal is a fusion between J-Pop and Metal, their songs can be more towards the pop and fun side, like GImme Chocolate, or more towards the metal side, like this one! And be aware, it's really difficult to find 2 similar babymetal songs since they like to also mix in other genres: in some songs you might find some rap, EDM, ska, raggae or whatever they feel like at the moment :D The perfect example of this is their second MV ever released, "Iine"! But if you want to see what they can do on the metal side, you could do "Karate" live at download 2016!
Dude, one more and you're in the fox hole. I've been listening metal since the 80's, discovered Babymetal 2 years ago and I was as shocked as you. If you're still curious check either the Karate mv or Headbangeeeer live.
Great reaction, thanks! That was an epic performance, closing a 95 minutes length concert all with this level of energy. Don't worry if your brain started to melt, it happens lol. Even Suzuka got deeply impacted because of this particular performance as she told in a recent documentary. So remember: expect the unexpected. Until next time!
⚡ 💀 💕 / 🏴 🏴 🏴 This performance was at Saitama Super Arena (SSA) on January 10th, 2015, with a sold out crowd of over 20,000. BABYMETAL's lead singer, Suzuka Nakamoto first appeared at SSA in 2008 as a member of the J-Pop trio Karen Girl's, when she was 10 years old. She's been back many times since, headlining with BABYMETAL, as well as opening for 'Guns 'n' Roses a few years ago. At this point, they should probably just give her a key to the place. : ) Guitarists that night were Takayoshi Ohmura and Leda Cygnus. The bassist was BOH, and the drummer was Hideki Aoyama.
Welcome to the Foxhole! Great reaction! Babymetal is best appreciated live anyways (imo, only BMC is the exception). Babymetal, proving that good heavy metal music can be funny and about silly things too! Gimme Choco from their first album, they were between 15 and 13 at the time of that show, and that is the most divisive song of them. It's a hard 50/50 like to hate song, due to the shock factor. I'd hardly show it as a first song, unless I know the listener well enough. As for Road of Resistance, it's from their second album. What you saw at the beginning, was Su-Metal owning the crowd, ordering them to split so that the Pit could form. She may also move her finger in a circular motion, and will only stop when she deems the circle big enough. That kind of crowd control and her giant stage presence (despite being only 1,56m/5'11'' tall) is what has earned her the title of Queen. A(mostly) brief info on them: Babymetal is the product of Kobametal's two passions. He's a Japanese producer for teen pop idol groups and bonafide metalhead. They started back in 2010 as the heavy metal club of a school-themed Idol group called Sakura Gakuin. But they were such a success that they became their own thing. Suzuka Nakamoto (SU-METAL) is the lead singer. An incredibly talented kid actress, with great technic for singing too. She is accompanied by Moa Kikuchi (MOAMETAL), which is called by the fans "The Angel of Love", due to her making direct eye contact with fans (especially women) and having a brief but intense exchange. She also provides back vocals and is a very talented dancer. And, there's Yui Mizuno (YUIMETAL). She was "The Angel of Dance", for her perfect precision and timing on choreographies, even from a tender age. I said she "was" because she had to leave the band, due to undisclosed health reasons, after a year or so of not being able to perform. After she left, the band was announced to be officially a duo. For their 3rd album, they hired 3 other dancers, that would change between live songs, to fill the gap on the choreos, all incredibly talented dancers and singers, but none were allowed to sing, unfortunately. As for the band, they started as session musicians, picked from the finest the Japanese Metal scene has to offer, with varying formations through the shows, and are called the "Kami Band" (God Band). In the same year, Yui left one of the recurring and most talented guitarists Mikio Fujioka died, making 2018 a bad year for the fans. And that's it!🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻 May I suggest for you next react this video "YAVA! Kami Band Intro (live proshot)" ? It's a very underrated song of them, and has the band showing off a bit in the beginning.
Great reaction! Thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance. Here is a little bit of BABYMETAL info...In 2019, BABYMETAL became the first Asian artists to hit #1 on BILLBOARD's Top Rock Albums chart with their latest album, "Metal Galaxy" and a few months ago it was announced that the album won the MTV Japan VMA 2020 award for BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR. BABYMETAL has been melting faces for TEN years. Su, the lead singer, is currently 23 years old, while Moa and Yui are 21. Yes, they were very young when BABYMETAL was formed! BABYMETAL have performed with, toured, or opened for Metallica, Korn, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), to name a few of many. They have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Glastonbury, Download, Sonisphere, etc), US, and Asia. Plus the 20+ awards they have been given. They have 50+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too. 🦊🤘
"In this video, Su is celebrating her 16th birthday." This is from Saitama Super Arena on January 10th, 2015. Su was 17 years old. It sounds like you were thinking of 'Legend 1997' (December 21st, 2013).
thanks for the great reaction! ;) sure most metal fans have mixed feelings about them at first since this band is so unique, but you could easily estimate how great and powerful this band really is as a live band at least to some extent cause you too are a musician
Hello for Canadaland! Wife and I started listening to BST based off this reaction. Well done sir! I hope you do more BABYMETAL reactions in the future, but we're fans of you guys now too. My wife thinks your accent is sexy. Well I do too, not ashamed to admit it, can you record your voice just talking so my wife and I can just play that to "fall asleep" to. That's all we want it for. Honest! Just to sleep to. uhm hmmm Oh! Maybe singing some Anne Murray songs, or Great Big Sea!
We had the same journey; Gimme Chocolate was the first video I saw from them, and I was like "WTF is this?!". Then I gave them another chance and watched Road Of Resistance, it left me speechless. The third video - that officially made me become The One - was the Babymetal Death th-cam.com/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/w-d-xo.html what a song! Rondo Of Nightmare (with intro) th-cam.com/video/8WBDiLMNZcE/w-d-xo.html is another video that I urge you to react to. Enjoy the ride into The Fox Hole!
some people said that the girls are nothing and all the work is done by high-class musicians. This video clearly shows that this is not the case. These girls work harder than most adults. And the vocalist will generally let many famous singers screw up. They are the face of the whole project. They have a lot of work and responsibility. Not everyone can withstand as much as these seemingly fragile girls can withstand. A band works well only if both the musicians and the performers all do their jobs well.
Discovered Babymetal a month ago and we practically had the same exact reaction. I also first listened to Gimme Chocolate and thought - this was fun and catchy, but wtf did I just watch. And then I clicked on this and it instantly made me a huge Babymetal fan. I couldn't believe something like this existed. The feeling of - "it's so perfect I wanna cry with happiness..."
The fact that this comment was made 2 years ago, but 100% describes how I became a fan of Babymetal 2 months ago lol
@@310avila Watched Ratatata, became a Fan of BOTH Bands and after that watched "Gimme Chocolate" and "Road of Resistance" and was a Fan immediately. 😁
Hello from France
Welcome to the wonderful world of BABYMETAL.
They have not finished surprising you :-)
You can see why their fans are called The One.
When Queen Su-Metal and her two Princesses Moametal & Yuimetal enters the Battlefield, The One is ready for war. Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬
150% ready.
Great reaction! No matter what one thinks of BABYMETAL, it's hard to deny that this was a f***ing amazing show. There's talent on so many levels, it's incredible.
Great reaction - not quite what you expected after 'Gimme Chocolate' perhaps. Don't worry, they catch most people out like that and the next song you hear will be different and will surprise you again.
This was at Saitama Super Arena in January 2015, Su-metal was 17, Yuimetal and Moametal were 15 and that was 20,000 or more people completely under their control. This was the final encore at the end of an 80-90 minute show and there had been no let up in the energy or quality right from the first minute to the last.
'Megitsune' should be your next reaction - the official video is excellent, but any live version would have to be worth seeing too (Budokan, Red Night or Black Night are good or better still find the live performance on the Babymetal Reactor Resource channel).
*20,000 or more people completely handing their control over to the girls ^-^
Great Reaction man. Glad you got back to Babymetal, usually Gimme Chocolate scares off the heavier musicians. There is a song that is done live called Rondo of Nightmare live @ Budokan black night that really shows off the talent of the Musicians behind Babymetal. It's a must see for you at some point.
The bass solo is so wild
Every time i see a reaction to Babymetal from a musician (preferably metal) and respect is paid to Babymetal, it's more satisfying than 100 reactions from normal people ;)
Sam Totman and Herman Li of DragonForce arranged the guitar parts for this song.
Arranged? They played the parts on the studio recording of the song.
@@athlonen Yes, they did both the guitar arrangements as well as play them for the album.
@@athlonen Arranged and then played.
Babymetal even works in a small venue without the big massiv production. Saw them in große Freiheit 36 just before Covid hit and it was such a great concert. A bit short, but with all the power and energy the girls and the band gives it still was great. Happy to have been able to capture some of the gig. Even got some comments from the fans in japan to my videos :D. Seems the baby metal fans are really interested how the girls to outside japan.
Babymetal definitely put on a show and work a crowd fantastically well. Yui and Moa will get the crowd energy going and Su acts as a sort of conductor. The girls, and the Kami Band, are the face of a very talent team at Amuse run by Kobametal. When you can employ great songwriters and a choreographer like Mikiko, design and build some great theatrical staging and then you get great performers to deliver the music you can produce some awesome shows.
The song has a strong Dragonforce vibe because Li and Totman worked on it and play it on the album, but I like this live Kami Band version more. The concert has a great stage set up and the famous Yui leap over Moa during IDZ as well as this definitive performance. "Road of Resistance" is about fighting and resisting even if you can't see the way ahead; that's a common theme for Babymetal songs.
At the end of the crowd "wows" I love the combination of the insanely fast guitar riff and the dance sequence that ends with the girls standing strongly and outlined by the lights, that's where I really get the chills. It shows how well the Babymetal team works to bring together music, singing, dancing and stage and lighting design.
You are fairly well into the foxhole now, and there's lots to see, but if you want another "wow" moment I recommend you listen to "Tales of The Destinies". Strap in tightly.
I think everyone likes the crowd in the MV.
Except for that one guy singing really loudly and out of tune. lol
I think we are all on board as our METAL GODDESS QUEEN & IDOL LEGEND SU-METAL leads us on this journey called METAL RESITANCE!!!!!!!
SEE YU...
I will make it a lifetime treasure to be able to witness this performance.
Thanks so much for your great review. Loved to see your facial expressions and hear your reaction. I concur - their performance and music are brilliant :-)
Congrats on the album drop. I'll be checking you out after this. I dunno why I just love seeing folk react to these girls.
Great reaction. It's actually fun how after Gimme Chocolate! you seem to just be expecting to be amused and then you turn to be actually shocked by their performance. Trust me, if you keep digging it will only get better :-) . Kitsune up! 🤘🦊
Yea....this one makes one speechless. Enjoyed your reaction
This is what happens when CUTE meets METAL! Brilliant concept!
Thank you for uploading great reaction. This is the live video from early 2015, when Su was 17 and Yui&Moa 15. This song was the last of the setlist of 15 songs. As always with their concerts, the three girls and the Kami Band just sing, dance, and perform with no MCs and minimum intermission and rest. They did not show a second of tiredness in this song. After six years since then, Su and Moa are as fit or even more fit than this one. They are like athletes.
Great & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。You watched Gimme Chocolate performed in December 2013 and now you did this in January 2015. The girls grew up in a year, didn't they? BABYMETAL is still growing beyond their fans' expectation. Last year BABYMETAL performed 3 times in Germany (Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg) during their EU/UK/Russia tour. Talking about the chanting by audiences, German people also did a good job at every venue. You can find videos with keywords for example "babymetal Berlin 2020 road". In your video, Su-Metal shouted some words at 10:42 meaning "Bring them on!". Fans analyzed that the shout was thrown at people who had been ignoring, underrating, mocking, hating and even trying to discredit BABYMETAL. That shout may have been necessary in 2015 but not any longer. Now in 2021, on April 15 at a legendary big arena in Tokyo, Su shouted the same words for the first time in several years ... smilingly.
@ Flugelhorn Old Man Beautifully stated. Thanks for your encouraging words!
I really wanna go to japan NOW and watch every concert of them there because even if they do world tours the crowd is just not the same over here in europe
@@yTosic Yeah. Well-prepared shows at huge arenas in Japan are awesome. I, on the contrary however, want to enjoy BABYMETAL show in a small venue in Europe because seeing them perform at a short distance must be fun.
in simple terms, they shouldn't work but they work, and it's mind-blowing!
Our army is called " The ONE "
BABYMETAL FOREVER
🤘🤘🤘
All hail The Fox God
In a world full of "The world sucks, kill me now" sentiment in music, there is a factor some have forgotten. After you listen to it, do you feel better? That's what Babymetal does. You can't watch this and not be affected by happiness. Some aggressive music allows you to work out your rage. Babymetal music makes you forget you were angry in the first place. I've seen them 8 times. You walk away from every one of their shows feeling like the world is a great place and that it's wonderful to be alive. Anyone that has a problem with that, needs a gut check.
ベビーメタルを紹介してくれて有り難うございます。😊🐺
Thank you very much
From Japan
"They have an army behind them."
Yep. Led by the most adorable generals you could imagine. The fanbase is called The One and they are #NotACult. Although they are, in reality, most #DefinitelyACult
Suzuka Nakamoto, flanked by Moa Kikuchi and Yui Mizuno can put on a show. Backed by the Kami Band. You can't go wrong in watching their live performances.
You've got the Kitsune sign correct. It's a variant of the Devil Horns of 'normal' Metal. This is Cute (Kawaii) Metal. There are others that do it but Babymetal created it and do it better than anybody.
It can be confusing, but I can see that it has struck a chord with you. Keep going. There's so much more to see. You think you have been surprised? You ain't seen nothing yet!
Good luck.
See you!
Like That...!
I'm in a few Babymetal reddit subs and they are definitely a cult lol I join subs to anything I like or respect but the super fans in these babymetal groups have proudly crossed the obsessive border in nearly every measure. It's no wonder the girls are handled more conservatively than traditional Jpop girls in where they have minimal interaction with fans outside concerts. Doesnt help they come from a culture that has little girl panties in vending machines on some street corners....
just psa as many people consider the panty thing a myth: th-cam.com/video/-K7XCRI1aMQ/w-d-xo.html
Could you imagine being at that performance in person? Want to bend your mind even more? Consider their ages in this date. SUMETAL had just turned 17 less than 3 weeks before this show. YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL were just 15 (15 & ½ 😜, to be more precise). To me, that makes this even more impressive. On top of that. I've heard this song, watched this exact video, countless times and I still get those goosebumps everytime! The message of this song, the self declaration of their success, the "we did it, in spite of all those who tried to stop us." It's just so invigorating and inspiring! 🤘🦊🤘🦊🤘🦊🤘
Side note. I really appreciate you skewed the video so it looks more like your looking at it, watching it with us. I was wondering, does that transformation/distortion help mitigate copywrite issues?
Messing round the Foxhole, fell in and got lost, now i want their Funko Pops; doesn't matter what they cost.
It's a Kisune Dao thing!
Great reaction. Now you are on my little list of "best reactions to Babymetal". Not a big deal, but nonetheless :)
At 5:55 look at Moa having a complete blast. All smiles. 😎🦊🤘🏻
This is the encore. Can you imagine the preceding 100 or so minute concert?
Your reactions reflect my own, I would love to show BM to people and see their reaction, but that often... idk... I really enjoy watching your reaction and comments!
THAT WAS ALSOME!!!
Kitsune up 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻 living legend
Try Headbanger live ,from the Legend 1997 (singers birth date ) Tour. she was 17yo , the other 2 . 15yo when this was recorded. Another epic performance.
Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Good reaction. Welcome to the fox hole. When you commented in the middle of the song that I didn't have them all with you yet, I think we've all thought: With Road of Resistance? you tell us at the end.
this song hits me in the feels ever time i hear it one of my favorites love BABYMETAL.still hoping that YUI returns c-ya
Welcome. Pure talent for more than a decade.
You said it.. perfect. It's pure genius..
Nice video! You did just seen one of the best BABYMETAL live performances. One of the best thing you'll experience in watching their live is how a large amount of crowd unite as THE ONE. THE ONE is what they refer to the fans.
You also witnessed the insane feet of their drummer Hideki Aoyama. If you would like to hear him perform a drum solo, I suggest you to react to Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of Gods Intro (the 7 minute one so you won't miss the instrumental intro). The song was also performed by Su alone so don't be confused if you don't see the other two girls on stage as they were taking a break (they were also rumored to be doing homework backstage).
Catch you at the foxhole! Kitsunes up!
Fantastic reaction mate! Thank you!!!
Literally NO ONE does an epic highly complex dance routine to a face melting guitar solo like BABYMETAL! And I love it!🦊🤘
Next on your list from Babymetal: Rondo of Nightmare, with Mischief of God intro. Trust me when I say that you will not only love it, but should have your band react to it. As a guitarist myself, that one cemented it for me.
Legendary performance :)
The power of Queen SU!
“They have an army behind them!”
Yeah I’d follow them into battle any day of the week 😂🤘🏼
_Resistance! Resistance! Stand up an shout! Justice Forever_
Welcome back after 2 months, glad you did this one ;)
Imagine being a 11 and 12 yearls old and being criticized for not being "metal" enough for elitish metalheads and after 4 years and a full album with full of hits they released this in 2015 in response to all of those people, an epic blasting power metal anthem and the opening for their next album as well as their chapter "Metal Resistance", you can also hear SuMetal shouting "KAKATTE KOI YO!" which means "Bring it on, guys!" encouraging the audience to show all the world what they made of \m/
This is one of the strongest Babymetal weapon along with Karate from the 2nd album, but if you want to go back you might want to listen some other songs like Babymetal Death live Legend 1997, Headbanger! live Legend 1997, Catch Me If You Can live at Tokyo Dome, Ijime Dame Zettai live at Sonisphere 2014, Rondo Of Nightmare with Mischiefs of Gods intro (SuMetal solo), Song 4 (Black Babymetal) and the hole album i guess lol
If you becoming a fan i will become your subb then. Peace and "See you!" \m/
#LIVINGLEGEND
#NOTACULT
#10BABYMETALYEARS
One of my favorite reactions. You can really see him go thru the phases of shock to awe to fan. I've seen other metal bands have the same reaction videos but you can tell most of them have already seen/ heard BM before
3:00 "BABYMETAL" is best served "LIVE".
Welcome to fox hole 🤘🦊
More Babymetal please. Their discographies is a treat. I recommend KARATE MV for the next one.
Thankyou for a great reaction👊🏽🤘🏾 Stunned silence was my first reaction to many live performances by this band..
BABYMETAL 101
Babymetal is a Japanese group founded in 2010 and produced by Key “Koba” Kobayashi from the Amuse Inc. talent agency. Babymetal name comes from the birth of a new style of metal fusing j-pop with metal creating what they call Kawaii Metal (Cute-Metal).
The group currently consists of Suzuka Nakamoto aka “Su-Metal” (23 years old) sometimes referred to as Vocal and Dance, and Moa Kikuchi aka "Moametal", pronounced as Moa-Metal (21 years old) sometimes referred to as Scream and Dance. With a rotating trio of girls filling the third slot, in a 3-member formation. These girls are known as Avengers and are Kano Fujihara (16 years old) ((Most likely not an Avenger)), Riho Sayashi (21 years old) ((Most likely is not an avenger anymore)), and Momoko Okazaki (18 years old) ((Still an Avenger)). They are supported by a rotating selection of talented male backing musicians known as the Kami Band (Kami is usually poorly translated as gods, but in truth it more closely means awe inspiring spirit, entity, or object) It is why they are dressed in white to look like ghosts or spirits, though Kami being used as God(s) is so common in translation the white outfits get lost.
Past Formations.
Heavy Music Club Era (2010-2012)
From 2010 to 2012 Babymetal consist of a three-member formation, Suzuka Nakamoto (Age 12), Moa Kikuchi (Age 10), and Yui Mizuno aka "Yuimetal" pronounced Yui-Metal. (Age 10). First starting out as the Heavy Music Club as a subunit within the Developmental Idol Group created by Amuse in 2010 known as Sakura Gakuin. Sakura Gakuin is group that introduces girls between the ages of 10-15 to music, dance, modeling, and acting through Japanese Pop idol music and culture. Given a school theme, all three would be a part of Sakura Gakuin until their graduation from it in the same school year they would graduate from Japanese middle school or 15 years old. Suzuka graduated in March 2013, and Moa and Yui in March of 2015. Sakura Gakuin is a fantastic group with great kawaii jpop songs in their own right. During this time there was no lore, and the girl’s costumes were more punkish in nature which they helped create. They also didn’t perform with live music, using a backing track or the “Skeleton band” people pretending to play music behind them.
Music Video of this Era
Doki Doki Morning
Iine (Pronounced EE-NAH spelled i i n e)
Headbangya
Babymetal/ Metal Resistance Era (2012-2017)
Starting in 2012 with the Legend I concert, Babymetal began its slow divorce from Sakura Gakuin, and was the first introduction of the Kami Band as well as the “Lore” that is still heavily involved in Babymetal but makes far less sense than it did during this time. The Lore is complex and involves a battle against other evil idol corporations, gaining powers, some time travel, running a resistance group, all at the direction of a mythical deity known as the fox god, against an all power enemy known as Akiba. The first Legend show I was the Kami Bands introduction to the end, but it also had the Skeleton Band which is seen in the wildly popular Gimmie Chocolate Music Video. This was followed by Legend D, and then Legend Z, in which it was learned that Babymetal would continue as its own entity after Suzuka’s graduation from Sakura Gakuin in March of 2013. Slowly over 2013 the Skeleton Band would be phased out of all live shows, as Babymetal came into their own.
Babymetal as it is most commonly known as with Su-Metal, Moametal, Yuimetal, the Kami Band, and a somewhat understandable lore is what consisted for the majority of it’s existence. Also established beyond the 3 member formation, they had 2 other set ups, one was what fans called Su-Solos, and it would just be Su on stage with the Kami band, performing a solo, and the other is known as Black Babymetal by the band themselves, which consisted of just Moa and Yui.
Music Videos of this Era
Gimmie Chocolate
Megitsune
Rondo of Nightmare - With mischief of the Gods Intro (Su Solo and a great expedition of the Kami Band)
Road of Resistance Live in Japan (Co-written by Dragonforce)
Iijime, Dame, Zettai Live at Sonisphere (Name means No More Bullying Forever)
Karate
The Dark Times, The Chosen 7 Era
(2018)
In December 2017, Yui would miss the Legend-S concert for health reasons, these health problems would prosiest into 2018 and greatly affect the 2018 touring season bring the “Chosen 7” formation, consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto, Moa Kikuchi, and 2 backing dancers Minako Maruyama, and Minami Tsukui. Changes they would not tell fans and all throughout 2018 communicate extraordinarily little causing lots of pain for all involved fan and performer. This era is noted by their strange armor like costumes, sometimes referred to as Elf Armor. To make the poor communication, and Yui’s absence wasn’t bad enough, one of the more regular Kami band members, Mikio Fujioka passed away after falling off a balcony in late December 2017 while star gazing. A beloved and incredibly talented musician lost leaving behind his wife and only child.
In September 2018 Yui would formally resign from Babymetal, stating her unspecified health and wishing to move on. Babymetal themselves announced that the group will move on focusing on Suzuka and Moa. (Something many idiots within the fandom refuse or are too stupid to understand)
In October Babymetal had a concert called Dark Night Carnival which added dancers, Shoko Akiyama, Saya Hirai, and Kotono, placing a total of seven girls on stage. This was also done without warning to fans and was an absolute mess. Babymetal would finish off the 2018 tour season returning to the 3-member formation with just Saya Hirai joining them in southeast Asia and Australia. Ending one of the most troubling times in Babymetal’s history.
Music Videos of this Era (These MVs do not feature the members in them at all)
Distortion
Starlight (Don’t let overzealous fans fool you, this is OFFICIALLY not a tribute to anyone. A lot of fan speculation, end of story)
Metal Galaxy Era
(2019- Feb 2020)
The current set up was first introduced in 2019 during the Babymetal Arises concert in Yokohama, before the start, the “Avenger” support dancer concept was explained in the lore, and the concept thanks to communication and a maintaining of the 3-member formation brought Babymetal out of dark times brought about during 2018. Babymetal seemed to have returned to its roots with the Avengers, as 2 of the three (Kano and Momoko) come from Sakura Gakuin. The third Riho, went to the same performing arts school as Suzuka during the same time, Actors School Hiroshima aka ASH.
Music Videos of this Era
Pa Pa Ya
Elevator Girl
Shanti Shanti
Da Da Dance
(Avenger confusion)
Which Avenger one sees can be confusing for those new to Babymetal. For the Music Videos, Pa Pa Ya, Elevator Girl, and Shanti Shanti Shanti, it is Kano Fujihara, who was just 14 years old at the time. Da Da Dance is a compilation of Momoko and Riho and a splicing of 2 different shows. In most fan cam videos of the American and European tour it would be either Riho or Momoko, as they toured with Babymetal in 2019. Kano had responsibilities with Sakura Gakuin as its president, a position Suzuka and Moa both held in Sakura Gakuin, and she’s never flown on a plane before.
Some fans for 2019 did throw a stupid temper tantrum over the use of new Kami Band members who are from the west now known as the West Coast Kami Band, but like how the girls won over many, so did they and the payoff with the Legend Metal Galaxy concert in 2020 was well worth it.
COVID Era
(Mar 2020 to current time)
COIVD-19 has messed up a lot of things for everyone, Babymetal had to cancel their Asian tour, as well their big 10th Anniversary on October 10, 2020. Forced to keep it rather tame something very unlike Babymetal as even in their failures like the entire 2018 tour they do it septically. The question for many fans is what of the Avengers, since COVID, Avenger Riho Sayashi has signed with a new agency and has move on to other projects, including starting a fan club, which appears to rule her out of ever being an Avenger again. Kano Fujihara has graduated from Sakura Gakuin on August 30, 2020, a near 4 month delay. However, she and fellow Sakura Gakuin graduates Soyoka Yoshida, Tsugumi Aritomo, and Momoe Mori in the formation of @onefive. Which leaves Momoko Okazaki as last standing Avenger with no new commitments. However, Kano was technically in Sakura Gakuin, @onefive, and Babymetal all at the same time for almost a year so it is possible she will still be an Avenger. All shows since COVID pandemic they have done in 2020 and in 2021 have had Momoko as the Avenger.
Music Videos of this Era
BxMxC (First music video that isn’t footage from a show and featuring Su and Moa since Karate in 2015)
10:44 this face is priceless 🤟🏽🦊❤️
YEAH!!!!! I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!!
I only discovered them recently myself and as a fan of Japanese Anime and Manga as well as already knowing about JV IDOLS I didn't really pay much attention as I had an idea of what they would be like.
Man was I ever so Right and yet SO F%$KING WRONG all at the same time.
They have the moves and perfect vocals of most JV IDOLS mixed in with some of the most INTENSE METAL MUSIC I have ever heard.
The songs are catchy and run you through the whiplash effect with such perfection you can't help but find yourself entranced and loving it!
On the one side im shocked.. on the other side.. i like it.. - yeah, as everyone does first time hearing and seeing them. :D
They're the best🔥🔥🔥 There're no other bands like them and cannot even replicate like them. Deep Love and Deep Respect ❤️ BABYMETAL ❤️🦊🤘 "THE ONE" Army.
3 small Japanese girls ( know i broke foxgod commandment calling them small ) control over a stadium is something to behold . This is the last song in an encore of a hour and half show but the girls are not slowing down and Su's vocals just get stronger as song continues.
Great reaction hope you do more reactions to BabyMetal and go deeper down the foxhole . 🤘🦊🤘
You got your Kitsune right as well 😁
I can just hear Moametal in the back of my head: "I'm not little !" :-)
@@autohmae thought about that as well 🤣
great reaction!!
babymetal is metal monster
Like a ring hewn from wrought iron with three perfectly cut gemstones.
ありがとうございました❣️ じっくり聴いて頂いて感謝です🌟 🦊🦊🦊
Babymetal live is one the best live shows in the world - I guess it's: when 3 little girls and their band rock your world :-)
You should Watch Babymetal Megitsune (Official Music Video) next since you are a vocalist you will sure love it. Keep digging in Babymetal you'll find Gold🤟🤟
The Ramstein comparison I think is pretty spot on. There's not many bands who have seriously world class stage production and Ramstein and Babymetal and right at the top of that list.
Great react man. This is a classic! No more words. Our girls are absolutely amazing and perfects! You need watch Headbanger live or Catch me if you can live whit Kami band intro! See you in the next 🤟🏻 🦊 🔥 🔥 🔥
BABYMETAL’s other best song is Megitsune. Check out the MV first. Quite different from the power metal of Road of Resistance, Megitsune invokes traditional Japanese cultural references, while combining Idol Pop with Death Metal.
Welcome the world babymetal 🐶
is the fact that they closed a concert like this that hits you like a ton of bricks
Watching the live shows they do makes me want to go to one so bad
I remember the time I went to their live concert in Germany and after it I just been.. a moist rag in every way XD like all the water in my body went into my cloth and I could feel the cool air outside and my body was just hot and dry.. I went to Mc D and drank 3x 0.5L in one go
So funny to see how your confused face from the beginning turned into a big smile. That is exactly what Babymetal is all about. And yes, there is no turning back anymore, you became one of The One now :). This concert and this performance in particular still gives me goosebumps even after watching it probably 200 times. Su is such a great performer with an amazing stage presence that is unbelievable. Moa is soooooo cute and Yui is missed badly :(
Oooh oooh oh ooh...oooh oooh oh ooh...oooh oooh oh oooh oooh oh oooh oooh oh ooh
absolutely amazing and wonderful... Masterpiece 👌🏻❤️🇯🇵💜🖤
You do the kitsune sign pretty well :D As you might have noticed, they don't do the devil horns like most metal bands, but the sign they do represents the Fox God! There is all bunch of lore behind it xD
I saw the shock on your face after the song started: be honest, you didn't expect they could be this metal, huh? :)
Since Babymetal is a fusion between J-Pop and Metal, their songs can be more towards the pop and fun side, like GImme Chocolate, or more towards the metal side, like this one! And be aware, it's really difficult to find 2 similar babymetal songs since they like to also mix in other genres: in some songs you might find some rap, EDM, ska, raggae or whatever they feel like at the moment :D
The perfect example of this is their second MV ever released, "Iine"!
But if you want to see what they can do on the metal side, you could do "Karate" live at download 2016!
You still not see anything yett. Wonderful reaction . Please do more babymetal :3
Welcome to the Fox Hole 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻
Dude, one more and you're in the fox hole. I've been listening metal since the 80's, discovered Babymetal 2 years ago and I was as shocked as you. If you're still curious check either the Karate mv or Headbangeeeer live.
🍅🍅🍅
🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
Yes it is INCREDIBLE !!!
you should listen to Rondo of Nightmare.. their best one yet.. and that bass solo... whoa......
The Foxhole is deep and full of wonders :D
Great reaction, thanks!
That was an epic performance, closing a 95 minutes length concert all with this level of energy. Don't worry if your brain started to melt, it happens lol. Even Suzuka got deeply impacted because of this particular performance as she told in a recent documentary. So remember: expect the unexpected.
Until next time!
In English..."Forever" while doing the FOX sign. Then again in English "We are..." audience responds in English "Baby Metal!"
BABYMETALの最新の楽曲 光の三部作をぜひリアクトして下さい、Starlight、Shine、Arkadiaがそれらの曲です。
More BabyMetal. Ijime Dame Zettai live at Sonisphere 2014 (official)
Next react rondo of nightmare live @budokan in 7 minutes video this is best bro, love your reaction 😁
⚡ 💀 💕 / 🏴 🏴 🏴
This performance was at Saitama Super Arena (SSA) on January 10th, 2015, with a sold out crowd of over 20,000.
BABYMETAL's lead singer, Suzuka Nakamoto first appeared at SSA in 2008 as a member of the J-Pop trio Karen Girl's, when she was 10 years old.
She's been back many times since, headlining with BABYMETAL, as well as opening for 'Guns 'n' Roses a few years ago.
At this point, they should probably just give her a key to the place. : )
Guitarists that night were Takayoshi Ohmura and Leda Cygnus. The bassist was BOH, and the drummer was Hideki Aoyama.
This song is, in my opinion, probably their "masterpiece"... though I like a LOT of their other songs.
That is how you end a show.. None better..
Welcome to the Foxhole!
Great reaction! Babymetal is best appreciated live anyways (imo, only BMC is the exception).
Babymetal, proving that good heavy metal music can be funny and about silly things too!
Gimme Choco from their first album, they were between 15 and 13 at the time of that show, and that is the most divisive song of them. It's a hard 50/50 like to hate song, due to the shock factor. I'd hardly show it as a first song, unless I know the listener well enough.
As for Road of Resistance, it's from their second album. What you saw at the beginning, was Su-Metal owning the crowd, ordering them to split so that the Pit could form. She may also move her finger in a circular motion, and will only stop when she deems the circle big enough. That kind of crowd control and her giant stage presence (despite being only 1,56m/5'11'' tall) is what has earned her the title of Queen.
A(mostly) brief info on them:
Babymetal is the product of Kobametal's two passions. He's a Japanese producer for teen pop idol groups and bonafide metalhead. They started back in 2010 as the heavy metal club of a school-themed Idol group called Sakura Gakuin.
But they were such a success that they became their own thing. Suzuka Nakamoto (SU-METAL) is the lead singer. An incredibly talented kid actress, with great technic for singing too.
She is accompanied by Moa Kikuchi (MOAMETAL), which is called by the fans "The Angel of Love", due to her making direct eye contact with fans (especially women) and having a brief but intense exchange. She also provides back vocals and is a very talented dancer.
And, there's Yui Mizuno (YUIMETAL). She was "The Angel of Dance", for her perfect precision and timing on choreographies, even from a tender age. I said she "was" because she had to leave the band, due to undisclosed health reasons, after a year or so of not being able to perform.
After she left, the band was announced to be officially a duo. For their 3rd album, they hired 3 other dancers, that would change between live songs, to fill the gap on the choreos, all incredibly talented dancers and singers, but none were allowed to sing, unfortunately.
As for the band, they started as session musicians, picked from the finest the Japanese Metal scene has to offer, with varying formations through the shows, and are called the "Kami Band" (God Band). In the same year, Yui left one of the recurring and most talented guitarists Mikio Fujioka died, making 2018 a bad year for the fans.
And that's it!🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻
May I suggest for you next react this video "YAVA! Kami Band Intro (live proshot)" ? It's a very underrated song of them, and has the band showing off a bit in the beginning.
GJ on the reaction. Now you to can dream of the day Babymetal comes to your town to do a show.
🤘🦊.-"happy metal!"
Great reaction dude🤘🏿
More Babymetal please 🤘🏿🦊🤘🏿
🎌BASE🎌
La primera vez que las escuche reaccione exactamente igual! im a fan too! y de tu canal!
Great reaction! Thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance. Here is a little bit of BABYMETAL info...In 2019, BABYMETAL became the first Asian artists to hit #1 on BILLBOARD's Top Rock Albums chart with their latest album, "Metal Galaxy" and a few months ago it was announced that the album won the MTV Japan VMA 2020 award for BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR. BABYMETAL has been melting faces for TEN years. Su, the lead singer, is currently 23 years old, while Moa and Yui are 21. Yes, they were very young when BABYMETAL was formed!
BABYMETAL have performed with, toured, or opened for Metallica, Korn, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), to name a few of many. They have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Glastonbury, Download, Sonisphere, etc), US, and Asia. Plus the 20+ awards they have been given. They have 50+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too. 🦊🤘
"In this video, Su is celebrating her 16th birthday."
This is from Saitama Super Arena on January 10th, 2015.
Su was 17 years old.
It sounds like you were thinking of 'Legend 1997' (December 21st, 2013).
@@rickwagner- Sorry! I have this on a notepad, so I can just copy and paste it...and adjust the age for different videos! LOL
@@rickwagner- LOL I originally made it for Headbanger (Legend 1997) reactions!
@@emb5091 OK, that makes sense. You're usually very dialed-in and accurate. : )
@@rickwagner- Yeah, I "made" that comment after just 4 hours of sleep, so I was off my game. LOL
thanks for the great reaction! ;) sure most metal fans have mixed feelings about them at first since this band is so unique, but you could easily estimate how great and powerful this band really is as a live band at least to some extent cause you too are a musician
Hello for Canadaland! Wife and I started listening to BST based off this reaction. Well done sir! I hope you do more BABYMETAL reactions in the future, but we're fans of you guys now too.
My wife thinks your accent is sexy. Well I do too, not ashamed to admit it, can you record your voice just talking so my wife and I can just play that to "fall asleep" to. That's all we want it for. Honest! Just to sleep to. uhm hmmm Oh! Maybe singing some Anne Murray songs, or Great Big Sea!
Sure I can 👍🏻
You want to go see a live show, right?
That is babymetal
Please go see someday
We had the same journey; Gimme Chocolate was the first video I saw from them, and I was like "WTF is this?!". Then I gave them another chance and watched Road Of Resistance, it left me speechless. The third video - that officially made me become The One - was the Babymetal Death th-cam.com/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/w-d-xo.html what a song! Rondo Of Nightmare (with intro) th-cam.com/video/8WBDiLMNZcE/w-d-xo.html is another video that I urge you to react to. Enjoy the ride into The Fox Hole!