At the end of the video he said "there's any other song..." Oh boy he doesn't know Babymetal created kawaii metal (metal + j-pop) and this was still the first era, then they decided that metal sounds good with every music genre ever created, for the next album I expect Su doing the mongolian throat singing or something like that
Most people need a few songs to wrap their minds around Babymetal. If you like the main singer's voice (Su-Metal), you should maybe check out "Rondo of nightmare"...which is a song she performs on her own. Great reaction... PS: Always go with live performances (except "Karate", the MV has the better sound by far)
Good first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy. Don't worry, you had the most natural first reaction of "WTF did I listen to?" but it has interested you enough to think maybe another song ... The second song you reaction will be "this is still weird, but the music is so good and it somehow seems to work". Third song will be "It really is weird, but it does work and now I need to listen to everything they've ever done". Good guesses all round - yes they are Japanese and yes Su-metal the lead singer was 16, Yuimetal and Moametal (the two younger girls) were both 14. Su is incredibly talented and versatile vocalist and front person. Yui's and Moa's main roles are described as "scream & dance", but what that actually means is backing vocals, harmonies and, most importantly, they are in charge of getting the crowd involved. Their choreo serves two purposes, it helps to interpret the song for those of us who don't speak Japanese and, its main purpose, they lead the crowd - at certain points in a song the crowd will want to jump, pump their fists or whatever - Yui and Moa lead them and let them know yes, jump now, shout now, join in and become part of the whole performance. Their choreo is not what we're used to with pop music in the west where people mince about aimlessly and for no apparent reason other than to give you something to watch to take your mind off the bland music, it is a Japanese thing they call "ai no te" - I guess leading the call & response would be the closest thing we have. The musicians supporting BABYMETAL (that being Su, Yui and Moa) are the Kami Band, some of Japan's very best session musicians - they are all world class and can play anything - which is just as well as BABYMETAL have about 50 songs and they are all different - virtually every metal genre but with many other musical styles and genres mixed in with the metal. The Kami Band has had many members stepping in and rotating depending on availability, but there is a hard core - at this show guitarists were Leda Cygnus and Takayoshi Ohmura, bass was BOH and drums was Hideki Aoyama. Other musicians you will see in other videos include Mikio Fujioka (RIP) and ISAO on guitar, For the US tour of 2019 and the European tour of 2020 a new Kami Band of the West (American musicians) supported BABYMETAL. They are Chris Kelly, C J Masciantonio and Clint Tustin all from Galactic Empire on guitars and bass respectively and Anthony Barone once of Shadow of Intent on drums. These were the first major shows (Budokan Red Night and Black Night) where the Kami Band finally became BABYMETAL's full time support and they have been with them for every live performance ever since. The Kami Band first appeared in October 2012 - they played the encores in a few shows and supported BABYMETAL in a couple of festival appearances from then. Before that (and during that transition period) BABYMETAL sang with a fake band dressed in skeleton suits (called Babybones) miming the instruments which were played on a pre-recorded backing track. There were a couple of reasons for that. BABYMETAL first formed in 2010 as a sub-unit of a Jpop Idol group called Sakura Gakuin. Su was 12, Yui and Moa were 11 and the only shows they played were Sakura Gakuins own shows and Idol festivals and in those all the girls in the various groups would do their song and dance routines to a backing track. BABYMETAL separated from Sakura Gakuin in 2013 when Su was 15 (the group had a school theme and was for girls aged 10 to 15, so it was time for Su to graduate). As the whole idea for BABYMETAL had been formed and developed around Su and her vocal talents their producer persuaded their agency Amuse that BABYMETAL should continue as an independent band in their own right serving as Su's vehicle. Amuse were reluctant to put more funding into the project than was necessary early on, so the money was not made available for a live band supporting them on a full time basis until they had established themselves and started to gain an audience of their own. You spoke about the venue - The Budokan is a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, which explains the lay out with the audience up on several levels and surrounding the stage in the centre of the arena. The Budokan is now also a hugely prestigious venue for concerts - you don't just get to book it and play there unless you merit playing there (think the equivalent of somewhere like Carnegie Hall or Madison Square Garden - they're the US ones I can think of). These shows in 2014 coincided with the release of their first album and BABYMETAL became the youngest average age female band ever to headline - and they sold it out two nights running. They have gone on to be recognised as one of the very best live bands on the planet (not just my opinion, they have many international awards that say so among the nearly 30 they have won). They were the first Japanese band to headline Wembley Arena and broke all the merch records, they sold out the Tokyo Dome (55,000 people) two nights running. They are the highest ever charting Japanese act on the Billboard charts and the first Asian act to have an album at number 1 in the Hard Rock charts. They have played at nearly all the big metal festivals in the US and Europe, supported bands like Metallica, Korn, Guns & Roses, Judas Priest and others either as a one off opening act or on tours and late last year celebrated their 10th anniversary. Sadly Yui left the band in October 2018 for undisclosed health reasons - she last appeared in October 2017 and they held her place for her return, but she decided her recovery was taking too long and chose to go her own way. Since 2019 Su and Moa have been supported by any one of three girls (Kano, Riho and Momoko) dancing - but not singing - in the third spot. Personally I think 'Headbanger' is a great song to introduce people to BABYMETAL with, but as I said before they have about 50 great songs and every one of them is different. You could try one of Su-metal's solo songs next (so no Yui or Moa with their backing vocals you were struggling with) to get more used to the idea - I see 'Rondo of Nightmare' and 'Akatsuki' from the same show as this have been suggested already. After one of them try 'Megitsune' (official video or live at the Red Fox Festival - you will find that one on the Babymetal Reactor Resource channel)- or 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' live at Sonisphere 2014 in the UK. We can take it on from there with some of their more recent songs - but as you were struggling with Yui's and Moa's vocals please DO NOT try 'Gimme Chocolate' yet (even if someone begs you to do it) - leave that until you are more used to them, it has a much bigger WTF factor than 'Headbanger' or most of their other songs. Apologies for the wall of text, but BABYMETAL is a unique band - they fused Jpop with metal and invented their own new genre and they now blend in so many other styles with the metal. They are so worth exploring further - you may not like all their songs, that is fine, they do so many different things, but there are just as likely to be songs that you will have playing on repeat.
The arena that you liked is named Budokan, it is one of the most important arena shows in Japan, and even outside it, many international huge artists performed there, it looks like an octagon becasue it was built to be a martial arts ginasium. And you are not wrong about their ages, this was back in 2014, Su-metal (the singer) was only 16, and Yuimetal and Moametal (the backing vocals) were only 14, i think BABYMTAL still holds the record of youngest female act to perform in the Budokan. Su's function in the band is called vocal&dance, as she is the main vocals, Yui and Moa function is called scream&dance, as they are the backing vocals and the ones that sing the lines that the crowd sing along, or "scream" with them. In Japan it is very common for the crowd not sing along, unless the artists call for that, they think that singing along is disrespectful, so BABYMETAL has Yui and Moa not only dancing but also bringing the crowd in to the performance. And yes, that break with them interacting with the crowd is long because it is a live performance, they were hyping the crowd even more. And they are theatrical, they have a specific choreography for each of their songs, it is part of the genre they created, called kawaii(cute) metal. Each of their songs is different from the other, with them performing many metal genres, and mixing it with other music genres. So, some songs will be heavier, others will be lighter, other funnier... The band started in 2010, when the girls were only 12 and 11 years old. Now they are 23 and 21, received many international metal awards, opened concerts for bands like Metallica, Guns N'Roses and Judas Priest, even performing with Rob Halford and many other big artists. They have three albums released, with their third album, released in 2019, topping the rock US billboard charts. As for next songs to react, you mentioned the band that plays for them, the name of the band is Kami-band, they have solos before some songs, perhaps you would like to check Rondo of the Nightmare with the Mischief of the Gods intro, from the same concert, it also focus more on Su-metal's voice: th-cam.com/video/8WBDiLMNZcE/w-d-xo.html From the same concert there is also Akatsuki, another one that focus on her voice, this one doesnt have the intrumental "intro" but it does have a nice "guitar duel" with the guys in the front:th-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/w-d-xo.html And as for "live or studio" , live is the option, they are good on studio and MVs, but their live performances are even better. Unless you want a "shock", and react to their first MV, Doki Doki Morning, with them even younger.
Welcome to Babymetal, this is pretty much everyone's first reaction. There is no easing in with them. If the high voice is hanging you up definitely do Akatsuki next. It's a Su-Metal solo song and highlights the band more. But don't worry Babymetal will get you, it gets us all!
In the words of Rob Halford, "Babymetal is the Future of Metal" Good Luck, cause they will rule your world and you just won't know why!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Welcome to BabyMetal. Anticipating the arrival of The One. The backing band are some of the best session musicians in Japan. They’re called the Kami Band. Trust me, the Kami Band is equally revered as BabyMetal among the fans. These days, Kami Band also have American musicians who tour with BabyMetal outside Japan. They are members of the Galactic Empire band (if wrong someone correct me) & the drummer is Anthony Barone. As for BabyMetal themselves, there are no two songs that are the same. They aren’t afraid to fuse other genres with their core Jpop/Metal origins. Metal legends like Metallica, Korn, Slipknot, etc have said they are fans of BabyMetal. Rob Halford has performed with them. They’ve toured with Guns N Roses, RHCP, etc. Opened for Metallica in Korea. This performance… the members are… Su-Metal.. lead vocals Yui-Metal & Moa-Metal… back vocals and dance
Which are the Stage Names for Suzuka Nakamoto, Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi. Suzuka was born in 1997 and Moa in 1999 which means that Su started Babymetal at the Age of 13.
I sure hope you'll do more Babymetal at some point, because you really haven't seen anything yet. The girls were between 14 and 16 here, and have been performing as Babymetal since they were 10-12 years old. They've just recently celebrated their 10 year anniversary, and have toured the world many, many times, in addition to playing at every major metal festival on the planet. There is no other band out there like them, and they invented this genre of music, referred to as Kawaii (cute) metal. No two songs of theirs are the same, and they explore pretty much every genre of metal, and mix metal with other genres as well. It usually takes a few songs before people's brains can adjust and you really get what they're about, but once you do it will all make sense. The live band they tour with (the Kami Band) are literally some of the best musicians you'll ever hear. For a demonstration of that, I'd recommend Rondo of Nightmare (with the Mischiefs of God intro). It's a song performed only with the lead singer and includes an instrumental intro that will give you a good idea of the musicians capabilities.
Amazing reaction! For someone who went into this video completely blind you were right on with a lot of things you said. Babymetal is a Japanese J-pop/Heavy Metal band formed in 2010. They blend J-Pop vocals with heavy metal instrumentation and call their music "Kawaii metal" or "Cute metal". The lead singer is called Su-metal and the other two girls are Yui-metal and Moa-metal. Su-metal was 16 in this performance and the other 2 were both 14. As you pretty much figured out, Yui and Moa's job is to get the crowd hyped up while focusing on the choreography and providing backup vocals to Su-metal who mostly just focuses on vocals. Being completely confused and not knowing what to think about them is a 100% appropriate reaction to seeing Babymetal for the first time. Every single one of Babymetal's fans remembers feeling exactly the same way the first time we saw them and is why we love watching other people's first time reactions. I guarantee you, Babymetal will grow on you the more you watch them. You'll even eventually get used to their high voices! If you want to ease yourself into them though you could try watching something more recent of theirs, they are still around and now in their 20's so they don't sound like little girls anymore and are even more awesome.
They are not awesome anymore. A mix of specifically kids voices and heavy music was what was making them completely unique. At least, I am, personally, not aware of any other bands with this combo. Now, they are just yet another band playing rock music with female lead vocalist however great it is.
@@Ssserrrge "Now, they are just yet another band playing rock music" Eeeh, you'll need to point out any other band doing what Babymetal do, with the same high quality of course
Highly recommend Rondo of Nightmare with the mischiefs of god intro. They gave the band like a 3-4 minute instrumental intro which is mind blowing, and the song itself is a solo by the older girl (Su-metal) so there's none of the backing vocals (I'm with you on that, they can be a little grating - still love this band though!)
Great ! & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。Confusion is always the first step towards the foxhole. BABYMETAL's activities have been worldwide since 2014, the year this video was filmed. In the latest world tours from June 2019 through March 2020 (prior to the pandemic), they performed live 20 times in USA, 19 in EU/UK/Russia and 1 in Taiwan in addition to 15 in Japan. This year, they carefully restarted their concerts and completed 10 serial shows here in Tokyo taking very strict countermeasures against infection. I witnessed them at the venue. Next song? How about "BABYMETAL-KARATE (live UK Download 2016)"? You will find how the girls are loved by and interact with the fans in the foreign country.
Maybe you should check out Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of Gods-intro or Road of Resistance or Akatsuki that is a Su-metal solo (the lead singer) There is often when seeing them first time a WTF did I watch, but then curiosity kicks in and makes you wanna see more and after that when you get more information about the band the girls and even the meaning of the songs one starts to appreciate them on an other level then the foxhole opens and you are lost. But of course music is like food what you love someone else hates or have no opinion at all. But I really hope that you give these fantastic ladies an another chance and read what other who are going to comment writes to you. Especially Grington300 300, Rick Wagner, Flugelhorn Old Man and Cryptic Misery to name a few.
Having seen quite a lot of Babymetal reaction videos, I can say that you are certainly not alone in experiencing cognitive dissonance when trying to reconcile the light and cheerful vocals with they heavy music. And from your initial reaction, I can also tell you that Babymetal is almost certainly about to become your new favorite band. I know that you think I'm exaggerating, but I really don't think I am. You fall into a very recognisable category, and people in that category tend to follow a very predictable trajectory. If we can just get you to listen to 2 or maybe 3 more songs, then there will be no turning back for you! You will soon notice that Babymetal is an insanely diverse band. Their music cover every subgenre of metal, and creates a few new ones while they are at it. Some songs are much heavier than what you just heard, while some are more playful and poppy. Never make the mistake of thinking that you know what to expect. Because you never do. But for your next song, I think we should highlight the band, and hold back on the cheerful vocals of Moa and Yui. Which makes "Rondo of Nightmare" the obvious recommendation. Make sure to pick the version with the "Mischief of the Metal Gods" intro, or you will make all the fans very upset :-) I won't subscribe quite yet, but I will keep an eye out for your next Babymetal reaction. Keep it up, and I'll see you on the other side, dude!
While you are trying to put your brain back into your head ---- At some point on commenting to a reactors first impression of BABYMETAL who doesn't get it right away , 'TheOne' will suggest the next songs they should listen to , or mention big names they have worked with who support them trying to persuade them into not forming an opinion yet till hear hear more songs . I guess I will be the one this time who pops in the praise from Rob Zombie about these wonderful girls. He says , and I quote , " They roll harder then you ." - Listen to more, stop thinking and 'just feel' ....you will find yourself smiling and banging right along with them. The Foxhole is deep and you are standing on the edge . Go ahead and let yourself fall in .
You’ll get a lot of recs for songs from 5 to 8 years ago, and there’s a lot of good ones from then. But they’re now in their 20s and I personally like their recent stuff much better. Regardless, live is the way to go. They kill it live every time.
Their recent stuff sounds like a mix of a soundtrack for a 3rd grade bollywood movie, euro disco from 80s, some Latino tunes for entertaining people in seniors apartments, quasi-polka / Irish tapdancing and all of these hot mess placed on top of "metal" which sounds like being synthesized by cheap plastic toy synth for kids bought on a Chinese flea market on a liquidation sale.
I discovered babymetal accidentally just yesterday, with this headbanger... and i too was like "what am I watching.. what is this. I don't understand if i can process this little girl's voice with heavy metal.. but I also am enjoying it, the drums and guitar is just sick" 😅... and i am still confused but am still listening to it and am hooked with papaya😄
Metal Hammer called Babymetal the biggest thing in metal in the past 10 years. They are really challenging the perception of what is metal. They are all about dichotomies, heavy, brutal, innocent and poppy. The band was assembled as a vehicle for the lead singers voice, and you may like their later stuff. They are in their twenties now and their voices have all matured. Like them or not, they are a much needed shake up to the status quo in metal. The Budokan is where the martial arts championships are held, and like MA arenas in that part of the world, is an octogan.
It's ok, you'll figure them out after 2 or 3 more songs. 🙂 I see people are trying to steer you away from Yui and Moa but since they are intregal to Babymetal I don't think that's a good idea. You will understand what they bring to the group if you read the comments and watch a couple more videos. Road of Resistance would be a good choice for the next song. Karate or Megitsune would also be good. To be clear, Akatsuki and Rondo of Nightmare are really really good songs. Eventually though, if you wanted to keep watching, you'll have to get used to the other two girls.
There's a certain look that first time reactors get when they can actually see why they needed to react to this. You had that. You get it. Looking forward to more!
Pls don't take it the wrong way, but tbh I'm genuinely surprised whenever there are some who call themselves metalheads who still doesn't know about Babymetal at all in 2021. At least here in Asia wether we like them or not, people certainly know Babymetal. I mean in metal scene, they've been around the world on big stages and festivals, not to mention all the awards they received in their career, so whow?? Anyway thank you for giving Babymetal a listen and your honest reaction :)
Having now watched many other folks’ reactions to BabyMetal it’s satisfying to find that only this guy doesn’t get it. It appears he has made no other attempts to react to other songs by this group, leading me to believe he still doesn’t see why this music is so successful and important.
Hedoban, Hedoban. The little kid voices, well the 2 younger girls were only 14 at the time. Su, the lead singer was 16. If you like the music and the theatrics you should try BABYMETAL Death from the Legend of 1997 concert. The 1997 in the title refers to the lead singers birth year and was recorded the day after her 16th birthday in 2013. There are some great performances from that show, Death is the show closer with very few lyrics so maybe a little less confusing.
Don't worry, that's how almost all of us felt. Babymetal is just unique and you have to get used to the voices first. As the next song I recommend Rondo of Nightmare. th-cam.com/video/8WBDiLMNZcE/w-d-xo.html
I really enjoyed how descriptive you were of your feelings. It makes for a great reaction. I think most Babymetal fans' first reaction was confusion as well, and mine in particular was identical to yours. I wasn't big on the cutesy vocals, but they grew on me pretty quickly. I felt their songs were too great to let those vocals hold me back in enjoying their music. Hopefully you'll check them out again before reaching letter Z. I'm not gonna go the route of recommending stuff completely avoiding Yui and Moa (the backup vocalists), but rather listening to something where you're likely gonna enjoy their vocals. That's why I'll recommend 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' Live at Sonisphere 2014 by them. It's very different from this one but I bet you'll enjoy it more.
Haha, your confusion was quite entertaining. :-D I have a feeling that after two more BABYMETAL songs that wall in your head will lay in ruins. I'm not entirely convinced that your "eh" verdict is what you really feel. Could it be that you want to like it, but there's a tiny voice in your head saying that you must not? That wouldn't be unusual for metalheads when they see them for the first time. But as I said, two more songs, and you might start wondering why other Metal bands don't have choreographed dancing and frilly skirts. I have discovered this band 4 years ago, and I still can't comprehend how much they have taken me under their spell. I'd spend my whole day watching them, if I could. I have never come across a more complete package of entertainment. Of course there are people that will never appreciate a crazy mixture like this, but you don't seem like one of those. I'm really looking forward to your second reaction. Perhaps you'd like to try a more recent song / performance? I'd like to recommend a song called "Pa Pa Ya": th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html
Sorry for the double posts, but I want to make a separate point here, and I'm always gets a bit excited when there's new people discovering Babymetal :D Anyway, let me tell you, your first reaction to them are much better than mine when I first listened to them, as a long time metal listener, I cringed hard at their voices and can't even bring myself to continue the song, but karma took me by storm last year when I finally able to wrap my heads around it, and now I'm a diehard fans of them, take it slowly buddy, keep it open mind, and if you choose to continuing this journey, you'll be in for hell of ride :). Try 'Megitsune', 'Syncopation', 'Starlight', and 'Karate'. There are still those "cute anime" voices in some of them, so you can still familiarize yourself with their style a bit more.
BabyMetal isn't for everyone but in early 2020 they were voted the 10th greatest METAL band of all time. Besides headlining the most historic arenas in Japan. They've opened for some of the biggest names in Metal. They've collaborated in the studio as well as onstage with some of those big bands. No two songs are alike. The purists have always claimed that you can't dance to metal. BabyMetal has proven them wrong. The choreography is an interpretation of the lyrics.
In your admitted confusion you figured everything out. They are a melding of cute and metal. Kawaii Metal it is called. They are Babymetal. They are theatrical. They are their own thing. Your inability to mesh it in your brain will either push you away forever or will draw you in until you love this band without realizing it. Either way, good luck to you. You need "Rondo of Nightmare w/Intro" in your life. The Kami Band will blow your mind. One of the best bands out there, in my opinion. PS: These young girls have been performing for their entire lives. At the time of this performance they are grizzled veterans. Kitsune up!
if you want to maybe see more of the Kami band in the shows then I highly recommend that you check out these songs: - Rondo of Nightmare with the Mischiefs of the Metal Gods Intro - Yava with the Kami Band Intro - Catch me if you can (I think there's some pro-shot compilation videos that gives you a good look) Other BabyMetal songs I'd recommend highly as well are: - Pa Pa Ya ft. F Hero - Megitsune - Kingslayer ft Babymetal (Their collab with Bring Me The Horizon) - Road of Resistance - Gimme Chocolate - Their Legend of 1997 concert is def worth watching - Just basically all of their live stages & MVs Also someone else in the comments can probably describe them better but Yui-metal and Moa-metal were around 14/15 at this concert and Su metal the main vocal was around 16 or 17. I believe they started out as a normal pop idol group but I don't know much about Sakura Gakuin tbh. The band went through a lot of changes since what I believe was their western debut in France and Germany & then subsequently they played at the UKs Sonisphere in 2014. (someone pls correct me) Yui-metal left the group in 2018 for health reasons & her spot in more recent concerts is filled by an avenger member of which there are 3 girls. They also lost one of their guitarists in the Kami band, Mikio Fujioka, in 2018 in an accident. On bass you have Boh - you'll get a better look of him and some of the other members and their talent in the Mischiefs of the Metal Gods intro. Takayoshi Ohmura, Leda Cygnus and Isao Fujita are also on guitar - but not always at the same show etc. Hideki Aoyama is their insane drummer. The Kami band also has their own 4 avenger members for what I think was some of their American shows but I could be wrong there as well.
Yes live is their Best ! Road Of Resistance official live , Karate live at Download festival . Hahaha , good honest review. They are their genre own Kawaii Metal which is Cute Metal in english . They have won Best International Touring Act from metal Hammer magazine 2years running.. Toured OS with Guns n Roses, Chilli Peppers Kiss, Lady Gaga, and played many Metal Fests OS , also sold out Wembley Area (out-merching The Beatles record). Adored globally as well as by many major metal and rock acts. I undrstand your confusion but once you get into their live catalogue of work you will realse the genius of this mashup.
I'm 45 years old, all my life i have been listening to metal , mostly thrash metal and since i know BABYMETAL, they are my all times favourite band. First time is WTF? but then it's like a drug.
They started as jpop, listened to metal music, and fell in love and started incorporating it to their own music. This song is about the first metal show they ever seen live. And they were 15, 15, and 16
Most of their music is variegated and heavy, with pockets of light or ballady. There is a song in their ammunition pile which will fit your personal taste in "metal" I am sure, but over time you will come to find the variety in music they possess actually makes sense. I would recommend giving them another try, just DON'T immediately go to "Gimme Chocolate" as it sounds like your brain wouldn't compute that style too well just yet.
Short probably over succinct version: they were part of a jpop ensemble in middle school (this sort of jpop group are the ones that do those anime songs typically). Their producer was a metal head and said “you know, I think i could put you in metal and fuse these deals.” And they were basically “… what’s metal?” But obviously it worked out. Jpop tends towards audience participation (with fans getting a near cult like form of devotion) and flashy live performance, so they basically were training to put on a hell of a live show (they work on their own choreography) since when they figured this career was taking them to sing an anime intro. Turns out it translates surprisingly well, even if the costumes have a lot less colors.
I think Headbanger it's really a headbanger for a first song to hear from BabyMetal, if it were up to me, I woulda recommend you to hear Megitsune, then road of resistance and then headbanger, that way you woulda enjoy the full experience of loving this amazing band. Great reaction!
We all gone through the confused stage befote getting to babymetal. It's the very essence of their genre. They are a kawaii (Japanese for cute) metal. A genre that mixes J-Pop vocals and metal instrumentals. If you want to hear another song that features their kawaii metal side, I recommend you Ijime, Dame, Zettai Live at Sonisphere 2014. Or if you want a full throttle power metal, I recommend you Road of Resistance Live in Japan. If you want to hear each of the band members having their instrumental solos, I recommend you Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of Gods Intro Live at Budokan Black Night. If you want a whole instrumental song with less vocals and insane theatrics, I recommend you Babymetal Death Legend 1997. I hope we can see you at the foxhole!
Very good, I can help you with the question if you enjoyed it: yes you did, maybe you just don't know it yet ;-) Now your synapses start to build new connections and soon you will be able to enjoy Babymetal without restrictions. You definitely need to do more Babymetal reactions, and from what you said, I would recommend these songs: Road of resistance (Very heavy and fast), Rondo of nightmare (from budokan black night, the Intro by the band is exactly what you will love) or Akatsuki (also a Su Solo, just like Rondo of nightmare)
You are not the first ONE, but also definitely not the last ONE🤣🤣🤣 You are just a very typical ONE out of 100, 1000, 10000...that watching/reacting BABYMETAL. This is just a process for you that we are used to see it every time for the very first reaction. So be patient, the more you watch, the more you'd get & finally you'd become....eventually🤣🤣🤣😍😍😍😭😭😭 Good Luck😎😎😎
Let's add up your likes and dislikes: musicians-sick, performance-good, venue-cool, Su-metal's vocals-good, audience participation-better than normal, Yuimetal and Moametal's vocals-not liking it at all. If that's the ONLY thing you didn't like about the performance, you are in total denial. Cause overall, they are really fun to watch, high energy and when you watch their faces, they are having a ball performing in front of a live audience. That is worth the price of admission. I recommed listening to 3 of their songs before making a final decision on whether you like them or not. Great reaction, keep'em coming!
Most of us went through this "WTF" initial reaction (and for many of us, it was to a much crazier song)... But BABYMETAL are awesome once you get used to the vocals (kind of like Judas Priest and Rob's high pitched vocals). They are so good and unique that they've created quite a following worldwide, selling out HUGE shows in Japan (they just went through 10 shows at the same venue you saw in this video, the Budokan) while continuously growing in the West. Su, the lead singer, is in her 20s now and her voice has matured nicely. Whenever you come back to them, try Distortion live, it's a more traditional metal song.
Now that You mentioned Rob Halford, there was a special Ocasion on a 19 of December when Suzuka sung Painkiller and Breaking the Law. Looked like she had really Fun with it.
This one is at the Budokan, originally a martial arts/sumo arena in Tokyo. It was released in 2014, so yeah, they would have been around 15 or so. And yes, the singer, Su, has an amazing voice, especially now.
I'm a 55 year old metal musician, born in Miami and this is my favorite band. YOU. HAVE. NEVER. SEEN. ANYTHING. LIKE. THIS. BEFORE. That is what is happening, and by the time you watch the 3rd video from them you'll "get" it. I think in this case an effective cure for your confusion would be to watch BABYMETAL DEATH, Legend 1997 That would be the nuclear option, you shouldn't even do it, it's unwise, foolhardy, its going to break your mind... but, go ahead, I dare you! Kitsune Dao!
This is stage 1 of coming in contact with BABYMETAL, react to Road of Resistance Live in Japan, Pa Pa Ya, and Rondo of Nightmare, and you will love this band and wonder why you didn't get into them sooner. 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)
Imagine cute girls controlling a full blown metal crowd. You'll see that in the songs Papaya & Road of Resistance. With HUGE mosh pits. if you think they're not metal enough, they performed with Rob Halford (Judas Priest) playing Painkiller & Breaking the law. And yes, their live performances are very theatrical and awesome!
Oh they mesh, they definitely mesh, you a'iant seen nothing. yet man. Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!!! is a very historic song for the girls of BM, several different renditions and mixes all kick ass. BABYMETAL FOREVER 🤘🤘🤘 All hail The Fox God
I think you should do Akatsuki live at Budokan. Same show. It's a solo by the lead singer. It's also a great song it finishes very high in fan voting. I think you'd enjoy that it doesn't have any vocals by the dancers and she isn't dancing so her voice is even a lot better. th-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/w-d-xo.html It also features the band more. It has a guitar duet from both lead guitarists a little bass part and some of the best drum fills.
Babymetal delve into every genre of metal there is. No 2 songs are alike. They go from Thrash metal to Death metal, from Latin and Indian inspired metal to Celtic and Folk metal. They do it all. So I say, pick a song at random. Preferably a live performance as Babymetal are best when they play live. Just give them a few more tries, I think you'll be literally surprised, and the childlike voices will eventually fit and then you'll see how great this band really is. Lots of love from the Babymetal fandom.
Don't worry, initial bewilderment is quite common in BABYMETAL first-timers! lol You need to react to BABYMETAL's amazing arena anthem "Road of Resistance Live in Japan" th-cam.com/video/zTEYUFgLveY/w-d-xo.html Massive 20K crowd, LESS "anime" vocals, MORE focus on the backing musicians: and even MORE audience participation! You WILL be impressed! :) (The song is co-written with the guitarists from Dragonforce, who are big BABYMETAL supporters)
Welcome to the deep Foxhole, BabyMetal is full of epic surprises, thats what made them mindblownly unique. Just keep exploring, you are already in an amazing journey without knowing it. All of their songs are different to one another with great feelings, check the official MV "Megitsune" next, be sure to do some editing to avoid getting blocked though, see you \^.^/
Haha this is why i love watching babymetal reactions 😂 anw for most japanese musician (not only babymetal), live performance is the best, maybe you want to keep that in mind in choosing what video for reaction 😀
This is an excellent first reaction. Now that you’ve reacted to Babymetal, you have to do more. There’s a channel called Babymetal Reactor Resource that has all kinds of live performances that usually get blocked by TH-cam in a safe format to react to. Songs like Road of Resistance, Karate, Rondo of Nightmare, or Akatsuki are all excellent songs that really show off the power of Babymetal’s backing band, the Kami Band.
Ah, I remember being you when I first heard them. I think I had the same reaction lol. Push through as I did, and you will find the single most diverse band around today. This was quite an earlier performance of theirs (2014) and they have progressed immensely since then. The lead singer Suzuka, has developed into, imho, one of the greatest vocalists of this generation! Few can match her range. Just make sure your next reaction is anything other than 'Gimme Chocolate' or 'Karate' and you'll be golden. Welcome to the foxhole!
The first Babymetal tune I heard was one of their first official videos, イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ - Ijime,Dame,Zettai after that I was hooked on their stuff. I think they were like 10 to 12 years old in that one. I would recommend watching some of their early stuff I prefer it over the newer stuff. Road to Resistance live is probably one of my fav vids of the newer stuff though.
Definitely worth the dive. Road of Resistance live in Japan is what got me hooked to this band. None of their songs sound the same so you get a different experience each time. Live performances are the most recommended to react to because that is where this band shines. Megitsune and Karate do have solid music videos worth watching though. Confusion is absolutely the most common first reaction though. Go with Su's recommendation when listening to them: "Dont think. Feel." Looking forward to the next Babymetal reaction! Kitsunes Up! 🦊🤘
And before you ask further more surprised, they are at the Moment in South America at the End of this Year the US is on their schedule and next Year they Visit Europe for their first European and UK Arena Tour. This can mean 16 to 20.000 guests. But zhey fill Festivals since 2014. They played in Japan in the Tokyo Dome 55.000 and were booked out.
Great reaction! I felt the same when I first listened to them. First it's weird but strangely interesting, then it gets better until you love it. There are some parts I don't love, like the repetitive ones you were pointing out, but once you get used to the band, theres a lot to enjoy, they are very talented :) You should check out "Megitsune", that song has it all. Both the official MV and the live version are great. Keep doing what you're doing :)
It is a specific form of headbanging. They have different terms for different ways to hadbang. Hedelban is what the two girls are doing, side to side. They have different terms for head banging up and down a little, alot, swirls, etc...
To see more of the band and the lead vocalist without the two backing vocals go to Rondo of Nightmare Live @ Budokan Black Night - th-cam.com/video/8WBDiLMNZcE/w-d-xo.html
Where have you been?! Lol.. If you continue the journey you will be properly blown away by the whole thing. Saw em live and never seen anything better..
Not my particular cup of tea, but as long as these young ladies are in control of their lives, their bodies, and their assets -- I'm good. They do have great style, and amazing energy.
If you want to see the band shine, watch Rondo of Nightmare Live with the OG Kami Band and then watch Kagerou live with the US band they had during their US tour. Kagerou is better in my opinion because the drummer did a solo I did not think was possible. Boy sound like a automatic machine gun.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Babymetal. Su the lead singer would start by telling to "Don't Think, Feel". Since there in their 20s now the high voices are not so high anymore. Sometimes Babymetal just has to grow on you. I always think it's funny when folks mention their voices being so high. Mostly since Rob from Judas Priest has been singing with a higher pitch voice long before Babymetal came around. He performed with Babymetal and yup he sang high than Su did. Personally I just never heard it as a problem. Babymetal are literally kids here and they sound like it. Surprise. Babymetal created what is know as Kawaii Metal. Which means cute metal. Kawaii is a whole vibe in Japan. They dance through the whole show. For just about every song. Babymetal live is something to behold. Hope you do some more vids. You may find the things that bother you now will simple slip away.
Try out Akatsuki next its a Su solo so the other two ( moa & yui ) aren't on stage with Su. Its a ballad-ish kinda but I feel like you'll get more out of it honestly.
Y'know, I've heard a lot of rock/metal songs that incorporate children's voices in choruses or as accents, and no one seems to have a problem with it. I wonder if it's having the girls be such a large part of the visuals/performance that contributes to the disconnect. Anyways, it grows on you, I promise. But also, Su has solos you can check out. Rondo of Nightmare is hard and dark (and the intro is amazeballs). Akatsuki is powerful. (And hard, depending on the version.) Metal Galaxy, the latest album, has less cutesy contrast, I think, as the girls are much older, but it's a grab bag of metalfied genres. The Legend of 1997 version of this song is a better first time watch, imo. It's an amazing concert. (This one was, too, tho.) If you want just balls-to-the-wall metal with minimal vocals and an amazing stage show, you'd probably like Death from the Legend of 1997 show. (Just steer clear of Gimme Chocolate until you're further into the Fox Hole. Also, Live is almost always better with the exception of the Karate and Megitsune Official videos.)
If you like this song in any way at all, i recommend the live Moametal headbanger version! The crowd and the energy are literally INSANE and the vocals are more mature cuz its years later. Also mamy of their other songs highlight the band more. Any live version with a "kami band intro" really shows off how much the band shines! Also yes they are saying "headbang headbang!"
They probably were in their teens at the time of the video was recorded but all 3 are in their 20s now. This band started when Sumetal (the eldest) was 14 and Moa & Yuimetal were 12
I want you to watch the Megitsune MV because if your brain had trouble with Headbanger there's a part in Megitsune that should elicit an interesting response..
In interviews the lead singer has said she really enjoys the "wtf" nature of initial reactions to Babymetal and in fact, when they first heard the music they'd be singing and performing to they had the same reaction. One effect of combining these two things is that Babymetal makes much harder instrumentals palatable to an audience that would be repelled by the doubling down effect of putting more traditional metal vocals to the music. Most people will probably recommend a Su-metal solo performance next, but I will recommend this performance of Yava! They're a bit older and the vocals of the younger two have moved into more moderate registers. th-cam.com/video/bbSN8lKkZuk/w-d-xo.html note that the youtube video has a watermark, but there is a link to a non-watermarked version in the description.
🤘 🍅 🦊 Babymetal is best live. You might also like "Road of Resistance - Live in Japan" or "Akatsuki at Budokan" Babymetal immediately exert their super power over you and a confused smile spreads across your face....WTF, Japanese and the girls are 14ish and the band is heavy and it's in an arena...that's some pretty spot on deduction! For now don't worry about being confused. Don't think, just feel and you will understand all you need at the beginning. This concert was at Budokan in March 2014 so the lead singer, Su, was 16 and the other girls, Yui and Moa, were almost 15. The song is a bittersweet coming of age story about a 15 year old school girl going to a concert and braving the mosh pit, while knowing the freedom of the moment won't last long. It's used to celebrate BM birthdays and both Yui and Moa have taken the lead in it for their birthdays. The song probably resonated with Su because the year before she had graduated from middle school and the idol group "Sakura Gakuin", Yui and Moa were both still members, and started working full time with Babymetal. The combination of youth and cuteness with the confidence and ability to control a stadium crowd is what initially gets people interested, but then they realize there's some real talent as well and they are great entertainers. All the girls have been performing for many years and the lead singer has done some musical theater which I think helps in her metal performances. Their big concerts are full on theatrical productions with Yui and Moa conducting the crowd interactions, Su being imperious and the Kami Band ripping it up. The Kami Band are dressed in death robes and have painted faces as the are supposed to be Shinto spirits.
You're at the first stage: "WTF" next is; "Okey, this is actually pretty cool" and the third stage "I fell down the fox hole and now I'm stuck"
Totally true. I'm stuck forever.
i dont want to ever climb out
🤘🤘🤘
All hail The Fox God
At the end of the video he said "there's any other song..."
Oh boy he doesn't know
Babymetal created kawaii metal (metal + j-pop) and this was still the first era, then they decided that metal sounds good with every music genre ever created, for the next album I expect Su doing the mongolian throat singing or something like that
I skipped steps 1 & 2 and just jumped in the foxhole
that's how it goes
Most people need a few songs to wrap their minds around Babymetal.
If you like the main singer's voice (Su-Metal), you should maybe check out "Rondo of nightmare"...which is a song she performs on her own.
Great reaction...
PS: Always go with live performances (except "Karate", the MV has the better sound by far)
Essential to see the MVs first for both MEGITSUNE and Iine! The others can go straight to live versions.
I second this comment!
Next step: "Road of Resistance - Live in Japan" or "Rondo of Nightmare" w/Mischief of God intro
Yup! Either of these two will do the trick 🤘
PLEASE!!! I want to see another one convert
Yes at the time of this concert the lead Su was 16 and the Yui and Moa were 14 yrs old.
Good first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy. Don't worry, you had the most natural first reaction of "WTF did I listen to?" but it has interested you enough to think maybe another song ...
The second song you reaction will be "this is still weird, but the music is so good and it somehow seems to work".
Third song will be "It really is weird, but it does work and now I need to listen to everything they've ever done".
Good guesses all round - yes they are Japanese and yes Su-metal the lead singer was 16, Yuimetal and Moametal (the two younger girls) were both 14. Su is incredibly talented and versatile vocalist and front person.
Yui's and Moa's main roles are described as "scream & dance", but what that actually means is backing vocals, harmonies and, most importantly, they are in charge of getting the crowd involved. Their choreo serves two purposes, it helps to interpret the song for those of us who don't speak Japanese and, its main purpose, they lead the crowd - at certain points in a song the crowd will want to jump, pump their fists or whatever - Yui and Moa lead them and let them know yes, jump now, shout now, join in and become part of the whole performance.
Their choreo is not what we're used to with pop music in the west where people mince about aimlessly and for no apparent reason other than to give you something to watch to take your mind off the bland music, it is a Japanese thing they call "ai no te" - I guess leading the call & response would be the closest thing we have.
The musicians supporting BABYMETAL (that being Su, Yui and Moa) are the Kami Band, some of Japan's very best session musicians - they are all world class and can play anything - which is just as well as BABYMETAL have about 50 songs and they are all different - virtually every metal genre but with many other musical styles and genres mixed in with the metal.
The Kami Band has had many members stepping in and rotating depending on availability, but there is a hard core - at this show guitarists were Leda Cygnus and Takayoshi Ohmura, bass was BOH and drums was Hideki Aoyama. Other musicians you will see in other videos include Mikio Fujioka (RIP) and ISAO on guitar,
For the US tour of 2019 and the European tour of 2020 a new Kami Band of the West (American musicians) supported BABYMETAL. They are Chris Kelly, C J Masciantonio and Clint Tustin all from Galactic Empire on guitars and bass respectively and Anthony Barone once of Shadow of Intent on drums.
These were the first major shows (Budokan Red Night and Black Night) where the Kami Band finally became BABYMETAL's full time support and they have been with them for every live performance ever since. The Kami Band first appeared in October 2012 - they played the encores in a few shows and supported BABYMETAL in a couple of festival appearances from then. Before that (and during that transition period) BABYMETAL sang with a fake band dressed in skeleton suits (called Babybones) miming the instruments which were played on a pre-recorded backing track.
There were a couple of reasons for that. BABYMETAL first formed in 2010 as a sub-unit of a Jpop Idol group called Sakura Gakuin. Su was 12, Yui and Moa were 11 and the only shows they played were Sakura Gakuins own shows and Idol festivals and in those all the girls in the various groups would do their song and dance routines to a backing track.
BABYMETAL separated from Sakura Gakuin in 2013 when Su was 15 (the group had a school theme and was for girls aged 10 to 15, so it was time for Su to graduate). As the whole idea for BABYMETAL had been formed and developed around Su and her vocal talents their producer persuaded their agency Amuse that BABYMETAL should continue as an independent band in their own right serving as Su's vehicle.
Amuse were reluctant to put more funding into the project than was necessary early on, so the money was not made available for a live band supporting them on a full time basis until they had established themselves and started to gain an audience of their own.
You spoke about the venue - The Budokan is a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, which explains the lay out with the audience up on several levels and surrounding the stage in the centre of the arena.
The Budokan is now also a hugely prestigious venue for concerts - you don't just get to book it and play there unless you merit playing there (think the equivalent of somewhere like Carnegie Hall or Madison Square Garden - they're the US ones I can think of).
These shows in 2014 coincided with the release of their first album and BABYMETAL became the youngest average age female band ever to headline - and they sold it out two nights running.
They have gone on to be recognised as one of the very best live bands on the planet (not just my opinion, they have many international awards that say so among the nearly 30 they have won). They were the first Japanese band to headline Wembley Arena and broke all the merch records, they sold out the Tokyo Dome (55,000 people) two nights running. They are the highest ever charting Japanese act on the Billboard charts and the first Asian act to have an album at number 1 in the Hard Rock charts. They have played at nearly all the big metal festivals in the US and Europe, supported bands like Metallica, Korn, Guns & Roses, Judas Priest and others either as a one off opening act or on tours and late last year celebrated their 10th anniversary.
Sadly Yui left the band in October 2018 for undisclosed health reasons - she last appeared in October 2017 and they held her place for her return, but she decided her recovery was taking too long and chose to go her own way. Since 2019 Su and Moa have been supported by any one of three girls (Kano, Riho and Momoko) dancing - but not singing - in the third spot.
Personally I think 'Headbanger' is a great song to introduce people to BABYMETAL with, but as I said before they have about 50 great songs and every one of them is different. You could try one of Su-metal's solo songs next (so no Yui or Moa with their backing vocals you were struggling with) to get more used to the idea - I see 'Rondo of Nightmare' and 'Akatsuki' from the same show as this have been suggested already.
After one of them try 'Megitsune' (official video or live at the Red Fox Festival - you will find that one on the Babymetal Reactor Resource channel)- or 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' live at Sonisphere 2014 in the UK. We can take it on from there with some of their more recent songs - but as you were struggling with Yui's and Moa's vocals please DO NOT try 'Gimme Chocolate' yet (even if someone begs you to do it) - leave that until you are more used to them, it has a much bigger WTF factor than 'Headbanger' or most of their other songs.
Apologies for the wall of text, but BABYMETAL is a unique band - they fused Jpop with metal and invented their own new genre and they now blend in so many other styles with the metal. They are so worth exploring further - you may not like all their songs, that is fine, they do so many different things, but there are just as likely to be songs that you will have playing on repeat.
Love that expression" Mince "exactly what they do in the west . mince about and thrust there crutch and wobble there arse at the audience. 🤣🤘
No wall of text alert again? Loved it :)
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haha great reaction
please do "BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance live in Japan", you won't regret it.
A must.
This 100%. It literally emphasises everything about Babymetal. Awesome vocals, strong music, amazing stage presence and top crowd interaction
Until it gets blocked, then he'll regret it 🤣🤣
The arena that you liked is named Budokan, it is one of the most important arena shows in Japan, and even outside it, many international huge artists performed there, it looks like an octagon becasue it was built to be a martial arts ginasium.
And you are not wrong about their ages, this was back in 2014, Su-metal (the singer) was only 16, and Yuimetal and Moametal (the backing vocals) were only 14, i think BABYMTAL still holds the record of youngest female act to perform in the Budokan.
Su's function in the band is called vocal&dance, as she is the main vocals, Yui and Moa function is called scream&dance, as they are the backing vocals and the ones that sing the lines that the crowd sing along, or "scream" with them. In Japan it is very common for the crowd not sing along, unless the artists call for that, they think that singing along is disrespectful, so BABYMETAL has Yui and Moa not only dancing but also bringing the crowd in to the performance. And yes, that break with them interacting with the crowd is long because it is a live performance, they were hyping the crowd even more. And they are theatrical, they have a specific choreography for each of their songs, it is part of the genre they created, called kawaii(cute) metal.
Each of their songs is different from the other, with them performing many metal genres, and mixing it with other music genres. So, some songs will be heavier, others will be lighter, other funnier...
The band started in 2010, when the girls were only 12 and 11 years old. Now they are 23 and 21, received many international metal awards, opened concerts for bands like Metallica, Guns N'Roses and Judas Priest, even performing with Rob Halford and many other big artists. They have three albums released, with their third album, released in 2019, topping the rock US billboard charts.
As for next songs to react, you mentioned the band that plays for them, the name of the band is Kami-band, they have solos before some songs, perhaps you would like to check Rondo of the Nightmare with the Mischief of the Gods intro, from the same concert, it also focus more on Su-metal's voice: th-cam.com/video/8WBDiLMNZcE/w-d-xo.html
From the same concert there is also Akatsuki, another one that focus on her voice, this one doesnt have the intrumental "intro" but it does have a nice "guitar duel" with the guys in the front:th-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/w-d-xo.html
And as for "live or studio" , live is the option, they are good on studio and MVs, but their live performances are even better. Unless you want a "shock", and react to their first MV, Doki Doki Morning, with them even younger.
I think the MV for "Iine" can give an even bigger shock :D
@@BlackArr0w definitely 🤘🦊🤘
There is so much going on Iine that instead of a shock he will probably freeze and need a reboot haha
Let’s all be honest…
Doki Doki Morning & Gimme Chocolate are the “Huh? What is this?”
Death is the “WTF?! Am I watching?!”
@@TheBongReyes what is this! But it's fun 😁
Welcome to Babymetal, this is pretty much everyone's first reaction. There is no easing in with them. If the high voice is hanging you up definitely do Akatsuki next. It's a Su-Metal solo song and highlights the band more. But don't worry Babymetal will get you, it gets us all!
In the words of Rob Halford, "Babymetal is the Future of Metal"
Good Luck, cause they will rule your world and you just won't know why!!
Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Welcome to BabyMetal. Anticipating the arrival of The One.
The backing band are some of the best session musicians in Japan. They’re called the Kami Band. Trust me, the Kami Band is equally revered as BabyMetal among the fans. These days, Kami Band also have American musicians who tour with BabyMetal outside Japan. They are members of the Galactic Empire band (if wrong someone correct me) & the drummer is Anthony Barone.
As for BabyMetal themselves, there are no two songs that are the same. They aren’t afraid to fuse other genres with their core Jpop/Metal origins. Metal legends like Metallica, Korn, Slipknot, etc have said they are fans of BabyMetal. Rob Halford has performed with them. They’ve toured with Guns N Roses, RHCP, etc. Opened for Metallica in Korea.
This performance… the members are…
Su-Metal.. lead vocals
Yui-Metal & Moa-Metal… back vocals and dance
Which are the Stage Names for Suzuka Nakamoto, Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi. Suzuka was born in 1997 and Moa in 1999 which means that Su started Babymetal at the Age of 13.
BUDOKAN is the martial arts colosseum made for 1964 Olympic Games and used often for concerts.
I sure hope you'll do more Babymetal at some point, because you really haven't seen anything yet. The girls were between 14 and 16 here, and have been performing as Babymetal since they were 10-12 years old. They've just recently celebrated their 10 year anniversary, and have toured the world many, many times, in addition to playing at every major metal festival on the planet. There is no other band out there like them, and they invented this genre of music, referred to as Kawaii (cute) metal. No two songs of theirs are the same, and they explore pretty much every genre of metal, and mix metal with other genres as well.
It usually takes a few songs before people's brains can adjust and you really get what they're about, but once you do it will all make sense. The live band they tour with (the Kami Band) are literally some of the best musicians you'll ever hear. For a demonstration of that, I'd recommend Rondo of Nightmare (with the Mischiefs of God intro). It's a song performed only with the lead singer and includes an instrumental intro that will give you a good idea of the musicians capabilities.
Amazing reaction! For someone who went into this video completely blind you were right on with a lot of things you said. Babymetal is a Japanese J-pop/Heavy Metal band formed in 2010. They blend J-Pop vocals with heavy metal instrumentation and call their music "Kawaii metal" or "Cute metal". The lead singer is called Su-metal and the other two girls are Yui-metal and Moa-metal. Su-metal was 16 in this performance and the other 2 were both 14. As you pretty much figured out, Yui and Moa's job is to get the crowd hyped up while focusing on the choreography and providing backup vocals to Su-metal who mostly just focuses on vocals.
Being completely confused and not knowing what to think about them is a 100% appropriate reaction to seeing Babymetal for the first time. Every single one of Babymetal's fans remembers feeling exactly the same way the first time we saw them and is why we love watching other people's first time reactions. I guarantee you, Babymetal will grow on you the more you watch them. You'll even eventually get used to their high voices! If you want to ease yourself into them though you could try watching something more recent of theirs, they are still around and now in their 20's so they don't sound like little girls anymore and are even more awesome.
They are not awesome anymore. A mix of specifically kids voices and heavy music was what was making them completely unique. At least, I am, personally, not aware of any other bands with this combo. Now, they are just yet another band playing rock music with female lead vocalist however great it is.
@@Ssserrrge "Now, they are just yet another band playing rock music" Eeeh, you'll need to point out any other band doing what Babymetal do, with the same high quality of course
The fact that a piece of music can blow one's mind shows its originality and genre-mashing abilities.
Highly recommend Rondo of Nightmare with the mischiefs of god intro. They gave the band like a 3-4 minute instrumental intro which is mind blowing, and the song itself is a solo by the older girl (Su-metal) so there's none of the backing vocals (I'm with you on that, they can be a little grating - still love this band though!)
Great ! & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。Confusion is always the first step towards the foxhole. BABYMETAL's activities have been worldwide since 2014, the year this video was filmed. In the latest world tours from June 2019 through March 2020 (prior to the pandemic), they performed live 20 times in USA, 19 in EU/UK/Russia and 1 in Taiwan in addition to 15 in Japan. This year, they carefully restarted their concerts and completed 10 serial shows here in Tokyo taking very strict countermeasures against infection. I witnessed them at the venue.
Next song? How about "BABYMETAL-KARATE (live UK Download 2016)"? You will find how the girls are loved by and interact with the fans in the foreign country.
Maybe you should check out Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of Gods-intro or Road of Resistance or Akatsuki that is a Su-metal solo (the lead singer)
There is often when seeing them first time a WTF did I watch, but then curiosity kicks in and makes you wanna see more and after that when you get more information about the band the girls and even the meaning of the songs one starts to appreciate them on an other level then the foxhole opens and you are lost. But of course music is like food what you love someone else hates or have no opinion at all. But I really hope that you give these fantastic ladies an another chance and read what other who are going to comment writes to you.
Especially Grington300 300, Rick Wagner, Flugelhorn Old Man and Cryptic Misery to name a few.
We all remember our first experience
Having seen quite a lot of Babymetal reaction videos, I can say that you are certainly not alone in experiencing cognitive dissonance when trying to reconcile the light and cheerful vocals with they heavy music. And from your initial reaction, I can also tell you that Babymetal is almost certainly about to become your new favorite band. I know that you think I'm exaggerating, but I really don't think I am. You fall into a very recognisable category, and people in that category tend to follow a very predictable trajectory. If we can just get you to listen to 2 or maybe 3 more songs, then there will be no turning back for you!
You will soon notice that Babymetal is an insanely diverse band. Their music cover every subgenre of metal, and creates a few new ones while they are at it. Some songs are much heavier than what you just heard, while some are more playful and poppy. Never make the mistake of thinking that you know what to expect. Because you never do.
But for your next song, I think we should highlight the band, and hold back on the cheerful vocals of Moa and Yui. Which makes "Rondo of Nightmare" the obvious recommendation. Make sure to pick the version with the "Mischief of the Metal Gods" intro, or you will make all the fans very upset :-)
I won't subscribe quite yet, but I will keep an eye out for your next Babymetal reaction. Keep it up, and I'll see you on the other side, dude!
One of us one of us one of us hahaha
ALWAYS Go for the live
What are you looking at? The greatest thing to happen to metal in decades.
While you are trying to put your brain back into your head ---- At some point on commenting to a reactors first impression of BABYMETAL who doesn't get it right away , 'TheOne' will suggest the next songs they should listen to , or mention big names they have worked with who support them trying to persuade them into not forming an opinion yet till hear hear more songs . I guess I will be the one this time who pops in the praise from Rob Zombie about these wonderful girls. He says , and I quote , " They roll harder then you ." - Listen to more, stop thinking and 'just feel' ....you will find yourself smiling and banging right along with them. The Foxhole is deep and you are standing on the edge . Go ahead and let yourself fall in .
I had a similar first reaction. Now Babymetal is literally the most important thing in my life.
The first time is a mindfuck for sure
You’ll get a lot of recs for songs from 5 to 8 years ago, and there’s a lot of good ones from then. But they’re now in their 20s and I personally like their recent stuff much better. Regardless, live is the way to go. They kill it live every time.
Their recent stuff sounds like a mix of a soundtrack for a 3rd grade bollywood movie, euro disco from 80s, some Latino tunes for entertaining people in seniors apartments, quasi-polka / Irish tapdancing and all of these hot mess placed on top of "metal" which sounds like being synthesized by cheap plastic toy synth for kids bought on a Chinese flea market on a liquidation sale.
Babymetal 🤘🔥❤️🦊 welcome!✌️
I discovered babymetal accidentally just yesterday, with this headbanger... and i too was like "what am I watching.. what is this. I don't understand if i can process this little girl's voice with heavy metal.. but I also am enjoying it, the drums and guitar is just sick" 😅... and i am still confused but am still listening to it and am hooked with papaya😄
kami-band (kami-god)
Takayoshi Ohmura(guitar)
Fujioka Mikio(guitar)†
BOH(bass)
Aoyama Hideki(drum)
Metal Hammer called Babymetal the biggest thing in metal in the past 10 years. They are really challenging the perception of what is metal. They are all about dichotomies, heavy, brutal, innocent and poppy. The band was assembled as a vehicle for the lead singers voice, and you may like their later stuff. They are in their twenties now and their voices have all matured.
Like them or not, they are a much needed shake up to the status quo in metal.
The Budokan is where the martial arts championships are held, and like MA arenas in that part of the world, is an octogan.
It's ok, you'll figure them out after 2 or 3 more songs. 🙂
I see people are trying to steer you away from Yui and Moa but since they are intregal to Babymetal I don't think that's a good idea. You will understand what they bring to the group if you read the comments and watch a couple more videos. Road of Resistance would be a good choice for the next song. Karate or Megitsune would also be good.
To be clear, Akatsuki and Rondo of Nightmare are really really good songs. Eventually though, if you wanted to keep watching, you'll have to get used to the other two girls.
Embrace the silliness. You're teetering right on the edge. Dive in.
There's a certain look that first time reactors get when they can actually see why they needed to react to this. You had that. You get it. Looking forward to more!
Pls don't take it the wrong way, but tbh I'm genuinely surprised whenever there are some who call themselves metalheads who still doesn't know about Babymetal at all in 2021. At least here in Asia wether we like them or not, people certainly know Babymetal. I mean in metal scene, they've been around the world on big stages and festivals, not to mention all the awards they received in their career, so whow??
Anyway thank you for giving Babymetal a listen and your honest reaction :)
Having now watched many other folks’ reactions to BabyMetal it’s satisfying to find that only this guy doesn’t get it. It appears he has made no other attempts to react to other songs by this group, leading me to believe he still doesn’t see why this music is so successful and important.
Gimme chocolate was my first and I was hooked.
Hedoban, Hedoban.
The little kid voices, well the 2 younger girls were only 14 at the time. Su, the lead singer was 16.
If you like the music and the theatrics you should try BABYMETAL Death from the Legend of 1997 concert. The 1997 in the title refers to the lead singers birth year and was recorded the day after her 16th birthday in 2013. There are some great performances from that show, Death is the show closer with very few lyrics so maybe a little less confusing.
Don't worry, that's how almost all of us felt. Babymetal is just unique and you have to get used to the voices first. As the next song I recommend Rondo of Nightmare.
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Karate official music video next.
next one must be babymetal road of resistance live in japan you will love it
I really enjoyed how descriptive you were of your feelings. It makes for a great reaction.
I think most Babymetal fans' first reaction was confusion as well, and mine in particular was identical to yours. I wasn't big on the cutesy vocals, but they grew on me pretty quickly. I felt their songs were too great to let those vocals hold me back in enjoying their music. Hopefully you'll check them out again before reaching letter Z. I'm not gonna go the route of recommending stuff completely avoiding Yui and Moa (the backup vocalists), but rather listening to something where you're likely gonna enjoy their vocals. That's why I'll recommend 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' Live at Sonisphere 2014 by them. It's very different from this one but I bet you'll enjoy it more.
I love e honesty man
Baby metal papaya
Baby metal karate
Haha, your confusion was quite entertaining. :-D I have a feeling that after two more BABYMETAL songs that wall in your head will lay in ruins. I'm not entirely convinced that your "eh" verdict is what you really feel. Could it be that you want to like it, but there's a tiny voice in your head saying that you must not? That wouldn't be unusual for metalheads when they see them for the first time. But as I said, two more songs, and you might start wondering why other Metal bands don't have choreographed dancing and frilly skirts.
I have discovered this band 4 years ago, and I still can't comprehend how much they have taken me under their spell. I'd spend my whole day watching them, if I could. I have never come across a more complete package of entertainment. Of course there are people that will never appreciate a crazy mixture like this, but you don't seem like one of those.
I'm really looking forward to your second reaction. Perhaps you'd like to try a more recent song / performance? I'd like to recommend a song called "Pa Pa Ya": th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html
more babymetal please,,i recomended rondo of nightmare that su-metal (lead vocal) solo song..
yes,,two girl 14 year old and lead vocal 16 year old..
As for your dissonances, every innovation comes along with disruption. And in this sense Babymetal have been real innovators of Metal music.
Sorry for the double posts, but I want to make a separate point here, and I'm always gets a bit excited when there's new people discovering Babymetal :D Anyway, let me tell you, your first reaction to them are much better than mine when I first listened to them, as a long time metal listener, I cringed hard at their voices and can't even bring myself to continue the song, but karma took me by storm last year when I finally able to wrap my heads around it, and now I'm a diehard fans of them, take it slowly buddy, keep it open mind, and if you choose to continuing this journey, you'll be in for hell of ride :).
Try 'Megitsune', 'Syncopation', 'Starlight', and 'Karate'. There are still those "cute anime" voices in some of them, so you can still familiarize yourself with their style a bit more.
BabyMetal isn't for everyone but in early 2020 they were voted the 10th greatest METAL band of all time. Besides headlining the most historic arenas in Japan. They've opened for some of the biggest names in Metal. They've collaborated in the studio as well as onstage with some of those big bands. No two songs are alike. The purists have always claimed that you can't dance to metal. BabyMetal has proven them wrong. The choreography is an interpretation of the lyrics.
The confusion was so fun to watch 🤣
My recommendations are "Road of Resistance" Live in Japan, "Rondo of Nightmare" with Mischiefs of God intro, "Ijime Dame Zettai" Live in Sonosphere.
In your admitted confusion you figured everything out. They are a melding of cute and metal. Kawaii Metal it is called. They are Babymetal. They are theatrical. They are their own thing.
Your inability to mesh it in your brain will either push you away forever or will draw you in until you love this band without realizing it. Either way, good luck to you.
You need "Rondo of Nightmare w/Intro" in your life.
The Kami Band will blow your mind. One of the best bands out there, in my opinion.
PS: These young girls have been performing for their entire lives. At the time of this performance they are grizzled veterans.
Kitsune up!
if you want to maybe see more of the Kami band in the shows then I highly recommend that you check out these songs:
- Rondo of Nightmare with the Mischiefs of the Metal Gods Intro
- Yava with the Kami Band Intro
- Catch me if you can (I think there's some pro-shot compilation videos that gives you a good look)
Other BabyMetal songs I'd recommend highly as well are:
- Pa Pa Ya ft. F Hero
- Megitsune
- Kingslayer ft Babymetal (Their collab with Bring Me The Horizon)
- Road of Resistance
- Gimme Chocolate
- Their Legend of 1997 concert is def worth watching
- Just basically all of their live stages & MVs
Also someone else in the comments can probably describe them better but Yui-metal and Moa-metal were around 14/15 at this concert and Su metal the main vocal was around 16 or 17.
I believe they started out as a normal pop idol group but I don't know much about Sakura Gakuin tbh.
The band went through a lot of changes since what I believe was their western debut in France and Germany & then subsequently they played at the UKs Sonisphere in 2014. (someone pls correct me)
Yui-metal left the group in 2018 for health reasons & her spot in more recent concerts is filled by an avenger member of which there are 3 girls.
They also lost one of their guitarists in the Kami band, Mikio Fujioka, in 2018 in an accident.
On bass you have Boh - you'll get a better look of him and some of the other members and their talent in the Mischiefs of the Metal Gods intro. Takayoshi Ohmura, Leda Cygnus and Isao Fujita are also on guitar - but not always at the same show etc. Hideki Aoyama is their insane drummer.
The Kami band also has their own 4 avenger members for what I think was some of their American shows but I could be wrong there as well.
Yes live is their Best ! Road Of Resistance official live , Karate live at Download festival . Hahaha , good honest review. They are their genre own Kawaii Metal which is Cute Metal in english . They have won Best International Touring Act from metal Hammer magazine 2years running.. Toured OS with Guns n Roses, Chilli Peppers Kiss, Lady Gaga, and played many Metal Fests OS , also sold out Wembley Area (out-merching The Beatles record). Adored globally as well as by many major metal and rock acts. I undrstand your confusion but once you get into their live catalogue of work you will realse the genius of this mashup.
First mistake: "I'm so confused"... Music is felt, not understood... If you wanna understand music, become a music professor.
I'm 45 years old, all my life i have been listening to metal , mostly thrash metal and since i know BABYMETAL, they are my all times favourite band. First time is WTF? but then it's like a drug.
They started as jpop, listened to metal music, and fell in love and started incorporating it to their own music. This song is about the first metal show they ever seen live. And they were 15, 15, and 16
Most of their music is variegated and heavy, with pockets of light or ballady. There is a song in their ammunition pile which will fit your personal taste in "metal" I am sure, but over time you will come to find the variety in music they possess actually makes sense. I would recommend giving them another try, just DON'T immediately go to "Gimme Chocolate" as it sounds like your brain wouldn't compute that style too well just yet.
Short probably over succinct version: they were part of a jpop ensemble in middle school (this sort of jpop group are the ones that do those anime songs typically). Their producer was a metal head and said “you know, I think i could put you in metal and fuse these deals.” And they were basically “… what’s metal?” But obviously it worked out. Jpop tends towards audience participation (with fans getting a near cult like form of devotion) and flashy live performance, so they basically were training to put on a hell of a live show (they work on their own choreography) since when they figured this career was taking them to sing an anime intro. Turns out it translates surprisingly well, even if the costumes have a lot less colors.
I think Headbanger it's really a headbanger for a first song to hear from BabyMetal, if it were up to me, I woulda recommend you to hear Megitsune, then road of resistance and then headbanger, that way you woulda enjoy the full experience of loving this amazing band. Great reaction!
We all gone through the confused stage befote getting to babymetal. It's the very essence of their genre. They are a kawaii (Japanese for cute) metal. A genre that mixes J-Pop vocals and metal instrumentals.
If you want to hear another song that features their kawaii metal side, I recommend you Ijime, Dame, Zettai Live at Sonisphere 2014. Or if you want a full throttle power metal, I recommend you Road of Resistance Live in Japan. If you want to hear each of the band members having their instrumental solos, I recommend you Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of Gods Intro Live at Budokan Black Night. If you want a whole instrumental song with less vocals and insane theatrics, I recommend you Babymetal Death Legend 1997.
I hope we can see you at the foxhole!
You want the band highlighted? Check out "Rondo of Nightmare" (Live w/Mischiefs of Gods intro). I think you'll like it
Very good, I can help you with the question if you enjoyed it: yes you did, maybe you just don't know it yet ;-) Now your synapses start to build new connections and soon you will be able to enjoy Babymetal without restrictions. You definitely need to do more Babymetal reactions, and from what you said, I would recommend these songs: Road of resistance (Very heavy and fast), Rondo of nightmare (from budokan black night, the Intro by the band is exactly what you will love) or Akatsuki (also a Su Solo, just like Rondo of nightmare)
You are not the first ONE, but also definitely not the last ONE🤣🤣🤣
You are just a very typical ONE out of 100, 1000, 10000...that watching/reacting BABYMETAL.
This is just a process for you that we are used to see it every time for the very first reaction.
So be patient, the more you watch, the more you'd get & finally you'd become....eventually🤣🤣🤣😍😍😍😭😭😭
Good Luck😎😎😎
Let's add up your likes and dislikes: musicians-sick, performance-good, venue-cool, Su-metal's vocals-good, audience participation-better than normal, Yuimetal and Moametal's vocals-not liking it at all. If that's the ONLY thing you didn't like about the performance, you are in total denial. Cause overall, they are really fun to watch, high energy and when you watch their faces, they are having a ball performing in front of a live audience. That is worth the price of admission. I recommed listening to 3 of their songs before making a final decision on whether you like them or not. Great reaction, keep'em coming!
Welcome to "FOX HOLE"! Next,"Road of Resistance live in Japan",
Most of us went through this "WTF" initial reaction (and for many of us, it was to a much crazier song)... But BABYMETAL are awesome once you get used to the vocals (kind of like Judas Priest and Rob's high pitched vocals). They are so good and unique that they've created quite a following worldwide, selling out HUGE shows in Japan (they just went through 10 shows at the same venue you saw in this video, the Budokan) while continuously growing in the West.
Su, the lead singer, is in her 20s now and her voice has matured nicely. Whenever you come back to them, try Distortion live, it's a more traditional metal song.
Now that You mentioned Rob Halford, there was a special Ocasion on a 19 of December when Suzuka sung Painkiller and Breaking the Law. Looked like she had really Fun with it.
You see they are the dancers , background singers and Crowd reaction Specialists. Moa made it to an Artform.
goodchoice,good reaction of babymetal.
This one is at the Budokan, originally a martial arts/sumo arena in Tokyo. It was released in 2014, so yeah, they would have been around 15 or so. And yes, the singer, Su, has an amazing voice, especially now.
I'm a 55 year old metal musician, born in Miami and this is my favorite band.
YOU. HAVE. NEVER. SEEN. ANYTHING. LIKE. THIS. BEFORE.
That is what is happening, and by the time you watch the 3rd video from them you'll "get" it.
I think in this case an effective cure for your confusion would be to watch BABYMETAL DEATH, Legend 1997
That would be the nuclear option, you shouldn't even do it, it's unwise, foolhardy, its going to break your mind...
but, go ahead, I dare you!
Kitsune Dao!
This is stage 1 of coming in contact with BABYMETAL, react to Road of Resistance Live in Japan, Pa Pa Ya, and Rondo of Nightmare, and you will love this band and wonder why you didn't get into them sooner.
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)
Imagine cute girls controlling a full blown metal crowd. You'll see that in the songs Papaya & Road of Resistance. With HUGE mosh pits.
if you think they're not metal enough, they performed with Rob Halford (Judas Priest) playing Painkiller & Breaking the law. And yes, their live performances are very theatrical and awesome!
Oh they mesh, they definitely mesh, you a'iant seen nothing. yet man.
Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!!! is a very historic song for the girls of BM, several different renditions and mixes all kick ass.
BABYMETAL FOREVER
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All hail The Fox God
I think you should do Akatsuki live at Budokan. Same show. It's a solo by the lead singer. It's also a great song it finishes very high in fan voting. I think you'd enjoy that it doesn't have any vocals by the dancers and she isn't dancing so her voice is even a lot better. th-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/w-d-xo.html It also features the band more. It has a guitar duet from both lead guitarists a little bass part and some of the best drum fills.
Babymetal delve into every genre of metal there is. No 2 songs are alike. They go from Thrash metal to Death metal, from Latin and Indian inspired metal to Celtic and Folk metal. They do it all. So I say, pick a song at random. Preferably a live performance as Babymetal are best when they play live. Just give them a few more tries, I think you'll be literally surprised, and the childlike voices will eventually fit and then you'll see how great this band really is. Lots of love from the Babymetal fandom.
Don't worry, initial bewilderment is quite common in BABYMETAL first-timers! lol
You need to react to BABYMETAL's amazing arena anthem "Road of Resistance Live in Japan"
th-cam.com/video/zTEYUFgLveY/w-d-xo.html Massive 20K crowd, LESS "anime" vocals, MORE focus on the backing musicians: and even MORE audience participation! You WILL be impressed! :)
(The song is co-written with the guitarists from Dragonforce, who are big BABYMETAL supporters)
Welcome to the deep Foxhole, BabyMetal is full of epic surprises, thats what made them mindblownly unique. Just keep exploring, you are already in an amazing journey without knowing it. All of their songs are different to one another with great feelings, check the official MV "Megitsune" next, be sure to do some editing to avoid getting blocked though, see you \^.^/
Haha this is why i love watching babymetal reactions 😂 anw for most japanese musician (not only babymetal), live performance is the best, maybe you want to keep that in mind in choosing what video for reaction 😀
This is an excellent first reaction. Now that you’ve reacted to Babymetal, you have to do more. There’s a channel called Babymetal Reactor Resource that has all kinds of live performances that usually get blocked by TH-cam in a safe format to react to. Songs like Road of Resistance, Karate, Rondo of Nightmare, or Akatsuki are all excellent songs that really show off the power of Babymetal’s backing band, the Kami Band.
Ah, I remember being you when I first heard them. I think I had the same reaction lol. Push through as I did, and you will find the single most diverse band around today. This was quite an earlier performance of theirs (2014) and they have progressed immensely since then. The lead singer Suzuka, has developed into, imho, one of the greatest vocalists of this generation! Few can match her range. Just make sure your next reaction is anything other than 'Gimme Chocolate' or 'Karate' and you'll be golden.
Welcome to the foxhole!
The first Babymetal tune I heard was one of their first official videos, イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ - Ijime,Dame,Zettai after that I was hooked on their stuff. I think they were like 10 to 12 years old in that one. I would recommend watching some of their early stuff I prefer it over the newer stuff. Road to Resistance live is probably one of my fav vids of the newer stuff though.
The big 4 support them and so do I. Kitsune up.
LUL He doesn't know yet! LUL
Watch out so you don't break your leg when you fall into the foxhole.
Definitely worth the dive. Road of Resistance live in Japan is what got me hooked to this band. None of their songs sound the same so you get a different experience each time. Live performances are the most recommended to react to because that is where this band shines. Megitsune and Karate do have solid music videos worth watching though. Confusion is absolutely the most common first reaction though. Go with Su's recommendation when listening to them: "Dont think. Feel." Looking forward to the next Babymetal reaction! Kitsunes Up! 🦊🤘
And before you ask further more surprised, they are at the Moment in South America at the End of this Year the US is on their schedule and next Year they Visit Europe for their first European and UK Arena Tour. This can mean 16 to 20.000 guests. But zhey fill Festivals since 2014. They played in Japan in the Tokyo Dome 55.000 and were booked out.
Great reaction!
I felt the same when I first listened to them. First it's weird but strangely interesting, then it gets better until you love it. There are some parts I don't love, like the repetitive ones you were pointing out, but once you get used to the band, theres a lot to enjoy, they are very talented :)
You should check out "Megitsune", that song has it all. Both the official MV and the live version are great.
Keep doing what you're doing :)
You are right, they are shouting "hedoban". It's as close as they can go to say "headbanger".
It is a specific form of headbanging. They have different terms for different ways to hadbang. Hedelban is what the two girls are doing, side to side. They have different terms for head banging up and down a little, alot, swirls, etc...
To see more of the band and the lead vocalist without the two backing vocals go to Rondo of Nightmare Live @ Budokan Black Night - th-cam.com/video/8WBDiLMNZcE/w-d-xo.html
Where have you been?! Lol.. If you continue the journey you will be properly blown away by the whole thing. Saw em live and never seen anything better..
Not my particular cup of tea, but as long as these young ladies are in control of their lives, their bodies, and their assets -- I'm good. They do have great style, and amazing energy.
If you want to see the band shine, watch Rondo of Nightmare Live with the OG Kami Band and then watch Kagerou live with the US band they had during their US tour. Kagerou is better in my opinion because the drummer did a solo I did not think was possible. Boy sound like a automatic machine gun.
Wellcome to the new world. World of BABYMETAL. Check more BABYMETAL song and you'll get another vibe.
Good reaction 🤘
Welcome to the wonderful world of Babymetal. Su the lead singer would start by telling to "Don't Think, Feel". Since there in their 20s now the high voices are not so high anymore. Sometimes Babymetal just has to grow on you. I always think it's funny when folks mention their voices being so high. Mostly since Rob from Judas Priest has been singing with a higher pitch voice long before Babymetal came around. He performed with Babymetal and yup he sang high than Su did. Personally I just never heard it as a problem. Babymetal are literally kids here and they sound like it. Surprise. Babymetal created what is know as Kawaii Metal. Which means cute metal. Kawaii is a whole vibe in Japan. They dance through the whole show. For just about every song. Babymetal live is something to behold. Hope you do some more vids. You may find the things that bother you now will simple slip away.
Try out Akatsuki next its a Su solo so the other two ( moa & yui ) aren't on stage with Su. Its a ballad-ish kinda but I feel like you'll get more out of it honestly.
Y'know, I've heard a lot of rock/metal songs that incorporate children's voices in choruses or as accents, and no one seems to have a problem with it. I wonder if it's having the girls be such a large part of the visuals/performance that contributes to the disconnect. Anyways, it grows on you, I promise. But also, Su has solos you can check out. Rondo of Nightmare is hard and dark (and the intro is amazeballs). Akatsuki is powerful. (And hard, depending on the version.) Metal Galaxy, the latest album, has less cutesy contrast, I think, as the girls are much older, but it's a grab bag of metalfied genres. The Legend of 1997 version of this song is a better first time watch, imo. It's an amazing concert. (This one was, too, tho.) If you want just balls-to-the-wall metal with minimal vocals and an amazing stage show, you'd probably like Death from the Legend of 1997 show. (Just steer clear of Gimme Chocolate until you're further into the Fox Hole. Also, Live is almost always better with the exception of the Karate and Megitsune Official videos.)
You should have watch the official live video, Headbanger (Legend of 1997), to get the true essence of this group.
That's when they were kids like over 10 years ago. They've gotten so much better.
If you like this song in any way at all, i recommend the live Moametal headbanger version! The crowd and the energy are literally INSANE and the vocals are more mature cuz its years later. Also mamy of their other songs highlight the band more. Any live version with a "kami band intro" really shows off how much the band shines! Also yes they are saying "headbang headbang!"
I think rondo of nightmare or road of resistance is a good song for you to continue the path of babymetal
They probably were in their teens at the time of the video was recorded but all 3 are in their 20s now. This band started when Sumetal (the eldest) was 14 and Moa & Yuimetal were 12
I want you to watch the Megitsune MV because if your brain had trouble with Headbanger there's a part in Megitsune that should elicit an interesting response..
In interviews the lead singer has said she really enjoys the "wtf" nature of initial reactions to Babymetal and in fact, when they first heard the music they'd be singing and performing to they had the same reaction. One effect of combining these two things is that Babymetal makes much harder instrumentals palatable to an audience that would be repelled by the doubling down effect of putting more traditional metal vocals to the music.
Most people will probably recommend a Su-metal solo performance next, but I will recommend this performance of Yava! They're a bit older and the vocals of the younger two have moved into more moderate registers. th-cam.com/video/bbSN8lKkZuk/w-d-xo.html note that the youtube video has a watermark, but there is a link to a non-watermarked version in the description.
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Babymetal is best live. You might also like "Road of Resistance - Live in Japan" or "Akatsuki at Budokan"
Babymetal immediately exert their super power over you and a confused smile spreads across your face....WTF, Japanese and the girls are 14ish and the band is heavy and it's in an arena...that's some pretty spot on deduction! For now don't worry about being confused. Don't think, just feel and you will understand all you need at the beginning.
This concert was at Budokan in March 2014 so the lead singer, Su, was 16 and the other girls, Yui and Moa, were almost 15. The song is a bittersweet coming of age story about a 15 year old school girl going to a concert and braving the mosh pit, while knowing the freedom of the moment won't last long. It's used to celebrate BM birthdays and both Yui and Moa have taken the lead in it for their birthdays. The song probably resonated with Su because the year before she had graduated from middle school and the idol group "Sakura Gakuin", Yui and Moa were both still members, and started working full time with Babymetal.
The combination of youth and cuteness with the confidence and ability to control a stadium crowd is what initially gets people interested, but then they realize there's some real talent as well and they are great entertainers. All the girls have been performing for many years and the lead singer has done some musical theater which I think helps in her metal performances. Their big concerts are full on theatrical productions with Yui and Moa conducting the crowd interactions, Su being imperious and the Kami Band ripping it up. The Kami Band are dressed in death robes and have painted faces as the are supposed to be Shinto spirits.