Dancer Reacts to BABY METAL - SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI (LIVE VERSION) First Time Reaction!
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ありがとうございます。The choreographer is Mizuno Mikiko, one of the most famous choreographers in Japan. She said, "SU-METAL can move people just by putting their arms out in front of them. She is a genius. Needless to say, MOA-METAL is also a wonderful dancer.
There have been a great number of people who have reacted to BABYMETAL, but none of them have focused on the choreography as you have. Thank you for this very interesting video.
I was going to bring up the same thing. Having Mizuno Mikiko as the girls' choreographer was a brilliant stroke, but not really shocking as Koba-Metal really has gone the extra mile in getting the best accompaniment for BabyMetal.
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None isn't actually correct; AJ hartley did a good job inviting an Indian choreograph and a dancer, and they did a nice analisys. Nevertheless this was an interesting video!
@@mikeat2637 Is Mizuno Mikiko related to Yui?
@@BlackArr0w Prof. hartley's video was also excellent🤘🦊
My favourite reactions are where I learn something from the Reactor. I feel I learned so much during this reaction, so thank you so much. This was brilliant. Great work!
I’m so pleased!!!
Same! This was a lot of fun!
That's why I like to watch musicians, dancers, vocalists reacting. They will have wisdom to impart.
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"Shanti Shanti, Prana of living beings
Shanti Shanti, Chakra blooming life
Shanti Shanti, Samsara of living beings
Shanti Shanti, Karma, be in high spirits"
(Shanti Shanti Shanti)
It's great that Su has an opportunity for some vocal pyrotechnics on this one.
And I'm sure they loved learning this choreography.
Moa mentioned in an interview that the hand gestures were pretty challenging to begin with.
It's very different from the style of dance they are used to.
The musical influences on the third album, 'Metal Galaxy' are really diverse.
It's clear they approached all of their international fusions with an attitude of respect, which makes all the difference in the world.
Excellent reaction and analysis, thanks!
I'm so glad you noticed and pointed out Moa's dancing abilities. She admitted she wasn't very good at dancing before joining Sakura Gakuin in 2010. She improved a lot in all these years. And yeah, Su's vocals... she's amazing. But in my opinion, her best feature is her versatility. She's able to sing anything and that's mind-blowing.
Until next time!
"But in my opinion, her best feature is her versatility. She's able to sing anything and that's mind-blowing."
Which is why I would have loved to have some kind of recording of Suzuka doing Karaoke, if it was a leak I would complain about the privacy violation, but I would listen to it many times to understand what I think is going on. 🙂 She said (paraphrasing) "I try anything and everything". Maybe I'm wrong, but I suspect what she said really is probably part of what allows her to do what she does.
Having Yui as her best friend certainly helped Moa become a better dancer quickly!
@@AxeSwipe2011 Absolutely!
BABYMETAL are on a completely other level as a metal band...they've created their own universe! 🤘🦊🤘
I'm very impressed with the way you explain the choreography of BabyMetal, not many reactors talk about their dance, even though this is one element that makes them very different from other metal groups, thank you again
yeahhh...Babymetal is more than just a rock band...rather a piece of Art...the stage itself...the enormous vibes and charismas of the BM girls...the massive show...and of course the music...Intelligent and Beautiful...like ART itself...thanx big time for this realy heartfelt reaction...intelligent and beautiful...🔁🔁🔁
re singlenose----yes!, what you say applies to just about all that Babymetal does/did. Yui was their greatest dancer ever----so wish to see her back in action !!
These girls have so much respect for everyone, every culture, and love to learn so much. Loved you're reaction to it. I am sorry as I don't know much about your culture, and the dancing, but I loved ever second of learning from your reaction to this. I really enjoy learning. I'm sorry. Instant subscription. You are fantastic.
Thank you 🤘🏽
I've seen this performed dozen of times for the concert videos I edit, and your reaction here still made me emotional like I was seeing it for the first time. Thank you for that.
You said you were feeling really emotional, your reaction made _me_ really emotional. Genuinely. This song is really special to me among Babymetal's catalog, unique in how it hits, and their ambition in taking on this challenge and succeeding so well in the dance choreography & execution, Su-metal's vocal run (which _is_ special for this song, not her usual technique) is remarkable. Thank you so much for your insights into multiple aspects of this performance!
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This kind of reactions are so good, you put a whole different spin on it, thank you so much for sharing this.
This was a privilege to watch.
Thank you 🤘🏽
Nice reaction!
I am Japanese. This dance seems very exotic to the Japanese. However, in Japan, statues of Hindu deities abound everywhere, and if you go to a Japanese tomb, you will always see a tower with Sanskrit characters. I feel that Japan is basically an Indian cultural sphere.
Oh wow what a fact!
This was an excellent reaction, thank you for it! I learned about Bollywood dancing and how BABYMETAL interpreted it and your commentary made me appreciate the choreography for this song even more! And I'm going to check out Bloodywood.
I listened to this song on a continuous loop with the window open at the beginning of the pandemic at an incredible volume because I loved this song so much. The best of both worlds. Thank you for your reaction. Lots of love from Germany. Forever THE ONE ❤🤘🦊🤘
Great analysis of Babymetal.
Good reaction.
We are Babymetal.
Glad to see that "DAMN..." moment when SU-METAL hits that solo and the music pauses at 9:15 is universal
Moa has always worked very hard on her dancing. I think she’d be proud of your compliments on the authenticity of her movements 🥰
Great reaction I really enjoyed that - and, as you said, this is cultural appreciation, not appropriation. If there is one thing you can be absolutely sure of with BABYMETAL it is that everything they do is done with the utmost respect.
I get flash backs (happy ones) to when I worked in New Delhi for a short while and the music our local staff would bring in to play at all the parties we had.
That was Moametal you pointed out with her head movements - she has said how difficult it was to learn all the hand movements as, being Japanese, they just didn't come naturally to her - and she so wants to make every performance of every song perfect.
I'm so glad you commented on Su-metal's vocals too, she is an incredibly versatile vocalist and seems able to adapt to whatever style is thrown at her and to make it look and sound effortless (I'm sure she works extremely hard to make it seem like that).
Babymetal give 110% in everything they do. So happy they are making a come back.
excellent content lady, Su studies vocal styles from around the world and Moa studies dance styles from around the world and their main choreographer is Mikkio Mizuno. btw they have a new song on their new album with similar vibes to this.
BabyMetal's choreography is one of the things fans are most proud of. Because it's hard to find other metal bands with choreography. 🤘🦊 Very like your reaction. ♥️
To me, you have proven again why Babymetal is so good. Look at the time they spent for one song to bring true cultural appreciation to the rest of the world. They did this song to appreciate Indian culture and it shows. Loved watching your reaction to this. Loved hearing your prospective on the movements. Gives me a better understanding of the song. Like someone else said, react to Night Night Burn next. It is their version of latin does metal. Really liked your take on this song.
I really love your breakdown videos of Babymetal choreo, very educational and can't wait for more.
Fantastic reaction. Loved it.
This was never my one of my top songs by them. But, you have given me a new appreciation for it.
Thanks from Japan 有り難う💛。 FYI, Bloody Wood is one of favorites bands of Koba Metal, a producer of BABYMETAL [source: Headbang vol.34 page 45]. The choreographer is Mikiko. I believe she is a prodigy. Team BABYMETAL will be pleased to see you, a lady with Indian background, enjoying this song with big smile. That must be one of their goals. I can imagine how diligently the songwriter, choreographer, girls and musicians tried to understand and study Indian music and dance moves. They took a risk of being called "fake" or "cheap copy" of Indian music while they really wanted to create their own metal music with excellent Indian flavor paying their due respect to your culture. Please explore BABYMETAL more.
*KOBAMETAL:* What’s interesting when it comes to mixture and hip-hop? I’d say the Indian metal band Bloodywood is pretty good.
*Q:* I knew Bloodywood would catch your eye.
*KOBAMETAL:* They’re quite an interesting band, aren’t they? I was really curious at how they started doing their thing. Also from India is Skyharbor, who toured in the U.S. in support of BABYMETAL, who are quite interesting due to their unique mix of music.
@@Shoe-metal Good translation. Thanks💛。
@@flugelhornoldman1362 I'm glad you think so; it's not mine but I trust the translator.
KOBA-METAL, A producer of BABYMETAL?? 🤣 THE producer😉
@@kerimmejdoub1381 Yeah! That's correct💦 Usage of "a" or "the" is always problem for English learner. He is the one and only guy who can bring back to life of the fans who were about to die of hunger, which was caused by Koba himself.
This was one of the best and most interesting reactions I’ve ever heard/seen!
keep going.... their dancing gets better and better as they grew up
Awesome reaction! Babymetal are all about appreciation and evoking emotion. They are crazy good at it. Any number of reactors or just everyday listeners find themselves in tears and can't really pinpoint why but, it isn't sad tears. It is like they just make you so happy and next thing you know, there are tears rolling down your cheeks. A strange but, awesome phenomenon. Su and Moa as well as the Avengers (Riho, Kano, and Momoko) would be very happy with your comments. Kitsune Up! 🤘🦊🤘
I loved this reaction so, so much. Thank you for sharing your insights & for the smart, wonderful content. You rock!
This has become your favorite song of all time - and this video has become one of my favorite Babymetal reaction video I've ever seen! Thank you so much for your invaluable insights: I've danced and done a bit of choreography but never Bollywood style, and my knowledge of it does not go further than what I have observed in movies, so I feel like I've learned a lot and I will be looking at choreographies with a new eye next time I watch a Bollywood movie ^-^
And yes Bloodywood! Dana Dan hasn't left my metal playlist (and you have to love the message!)
Omg I love this comment! Thanks so much 💕
Great reaction. So good to have somebody reacting to the dances as well. I would highly suggest you check out Oh Majinai and Night Night Burn.
I loved this breakdown of their movements. This is one of my favorite BM songs, one I always thought was underrated as it's rarely recommended as a reaction. Your line about "cultural appreciation" is well received, too. Thanks for this upload!
> "Who has choreographed it?"
The main work was done as usual by Mikiko Mizuno, I would guess. But the girls definitely have gained some influence over the last years.
Since I have seen one or another Bollywood movie over the years (I'm a big movie fan) I immediately loved this song when I heard it the first time and even more when the MV came out. I love their attention to detail and the respect they show for other cultures!
Regarding Blodywood: I recently bought their debut album "Rakshak". They are pretty dope!
Rakshak is 🔥🔥🔥
Beautiful reaction. It's heart warming to see someone knowledgeable about the culture to react so positively to what Babymetal did with this song.
This is a new first! BABYMETAL have moved me to tears very often, but it has never happened from listening to someone talk about their choreography.
My admiration for this band increases endlessly. Isn’t it amazing that both Su with her vocals and Moa with her dancing go through all the effort needed to get to this level of perfection just for this one song? And for the next song it’s a completely new challenge.
I‘m also happy that Moa gets her share of praise, as she tends to stand a little in Su‘s shadow for being „just“ a dancer.
Another amazing point is the apparent charisma of this band. Isn’t it crazy that they manage to make someone that new to the band emotional? Being able to evoke a sense of pride in a complete stranger strikes me as quite special.
This video made me very happy, thank you!
Honestly didn’t expect to feel this way!
@@xiaouiris Forgot something, so I'm going to add this here:
An obvious recommendation for another song to react to would be "Night Night Burn", which is another Metal fusion, this time it has Latin vibes. My second recommendation would be "Catch Me If You Can". To me it's possibly the most entertaining choreography of theirs. If you choose to watch it, I would recommend to read a translation of the lyrics beforehand, so you know what it's about and can fully concentrate on the dancing. I think it would make for a better experience.
@@MacTaipan catch me if you can I’ve reacted to 😎 I’ll add night night burn!
@@xiaouiris Oh, crap, you have, and I have seen it. I'm getting old. Sorry!
@@MacTaipan omg you’ve seen it 😂😂 don’t worry in some comments I’ll say yes to reacting then someone will comment under me saying ‘you’ve already reacted to it’ 😂
I really enjoy these reactions with focus on the dances 🤘🦊🤘
Ive watched this video a lot from other you tube channels and i never noticed the”Raga” until you pointed it out. Its truly amazing how talented Su -metal is at singing
This is my favourite song of their 2019 album - and your reaction is absolutely awesome, thank you, now I appreciate the song even more. 🙂
Firstly, loodywood is absolute fire! Secondly, Babymetal managed to introduce an entire generation to metal with their pop/metal blend so ot makes sense that they would do a good job of blending styles without overstepping.
For dance one of my favorite videos is "Oh Majinai."
Huge BabyMetal fan, good to see another first time reaction and appreciation. The whole production, band, and young ladies are very talented and hard working...a class act.
I Listen to that song as my first song of the day! Lucky I get to listen to every song all day!!!! Thanks for checking it out!!! Starting to follow you now!!!!! Can't wait for the next review!!!
Welcome! 💕
Very cool to hear and see this from your perspective. And you have it 10000% correct. BABYMETAL is all about cultural appreciation. The most humble sweet group of girls you would ever meet. I am sure others will tell you who their talented choreographer is. And our princess Moa is the one you singled out for her perfect dancing. She really is amazing. If you watch her more often in her other performances, you will notice that she is ALWAYS smiling. She is know for her smile and her dimples. Also for being very playful and great crowd interaction.
So happy you also noticed Su's incredible vocal talent. Her voice effluxion is just so good.
Glad you enjoyed this and hope to see you do more BABYMETAL ❤🤘🦊🤘
You mentioned ukrainian singing and i gotta say that in slavic countries it's known as white voice! Go_A is a great example for ukrainian traditional singing with electronic music. And Tulia for Poland. Both were in eurovision in different years. If you do want to check them out watch Solovey for Go_A (however Shum live has interesting choreo) and Pali Się for Tulia.
As for Babymetal I think everyone said enough. I can only recommend Syncopation because it has my favorite choreography.
White voice! That’s a new term for me!
She definitely is doing it on purpose. Total voice control 🤘😎🤘
Thank you for the reaction - this is my favorite song on Metal Galaxy - and it is SO cool to get a reaction from someone who knows what they are talking about far more than I ever will.
BTW - I have seen this twice live - and it is exactly as good as the video.
Omg bet it was amazing seeing them live 🔥
Same, I loved this song at first because of the beautiful vocals of the lead singer.
I think as you learn more about BabyMetal you'll find that the movement of their fingers also hides BabyMetal's Fox Sign.
And the two people you pointed out are the real members of BabyMetal now.
I love this live version more than official MV.
Thanks for your great reaction.♥️
Seen enough musicians do reactions, its definitely a refereshing and educational to see someone reacting to the choreography. Enjoyed it alot. Good thing you didn't checkout the official video, the kaleidascope effect covered up alot of the dancing. For a more deeper analysis of this song, an English professor Andrew Hartley along with 2 Indian professors, takes a pretty good look at it, from Choreo to lyrics. You should take a look. This song was from their 3 album, which included other ethnic influences... You have Oh Majina which is Eastern European polka with a touch of Riverdance, and you have Night Night Burn which is latin ballroom salsa..... Please take a look at those....Or for something a little bit different, you should checkout the choreo for Shine specifically from the Legend M Concert. It's where Moa (the dancer you and everyone likes) has a solo dance peformance. Have fun exploring Babymetal. 🤘🦊🤘
They're are incredible group been around for more then 10 years. Going to see them twice later this year.
BTW thanks for the heads up on the band Bloodywood . THEY'RE FANTASTIC !!!!!!
I’m hoping to see them when they complete their tour in Japan. Just waiting on the dates!
Wonderful reaction and such an interesting analysis! Please more reactions of Babymetal!!! 🦊🦊🦊
Thought you enjoy that one love the courography for this and Su showing her vocal skills is there nothing she can not do . 😁🤘🦊🤘
I really enjoyed your reaction. Not just your obvious enjoyment of a song I love, but your analysis and insight was excellent. I think Babymetal are amazing, but it means so much to hear someone of your expertise explain why they are so good. I look forward to more of your analysis and commentary, it was a joy to watch and listen to :)
Also, on your recommendation, I checked out Bloodywood, and holy snapping duck shit, they are soooo good. Thank you for that, I'm not sure I'd ever have made the jump without your nudge. Highly recommended to everyone out there.
Thank you for doing this again. Amazing reaction, love all these insights and questions.
I'm so glad you said "cultural appreciation, not appropriation." :-) It's a real worry of getting things wrong.
About the hand movements, the choreographer they work with has a LOT of choreography that incorporates hand movements. It's part of the 'lyrics interpretation' of her style.
And it's great you praised Moametal for her headmovements, as others have mentioned, music and vocals is something a lot of people can judge, but dance is less common.
That said prasing Su-metal for her vocals is also very much appreciated ;-)
When the album came out and this was released Shanti Shanti Shanti was one of the song I replayed the most. Specifically for the vocals.
Babymetal in their songs incorporates words from other languages, just like any language has loanwords, they use words from the culture/language they are references. Or incorporate English words.
The song you mentioned by Rusiana also incorporates English words in the same way !
Japanese culture incorporates a bunch of things from India, like Buda and Yoga, so they have some connection with the culture at least. We've heard from behind the scenes that they've done Yoga, so the girls specifically know this.
Babymetal for many fans is something special.
If you want to react to other Babymetal songs incorporating other cultures, Night Night Burn is a good choice. An other song is: Oh Majinai. The video which has good view of the choreography is: BABYMETAL - OH! MAJINAI (2020 European Tour) on the TH-cam channel: Fantigora channel
Babymetal has a new album coming up, going to be released, early next year. They've released some snippets on their TH-cam channel and their 'fan club'-site. If you check out the video: " RESTORATION LEVEL 96% #BABYMETAL #THEOTHERONE " based on the visuals my guess is they've got an other song which incorporates the middle east or Morocco on the new album. You can already see it from the thumbnail.
About Bloodywood: it isn't new to me, because I had seen something from them all the way back before they had their original songs. And even their friend TheSnakeCharmer I had noticed independently.
best reaction
_Accha accha accha acchaaa_
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This part most likely isn't japanese, and your guess and translation is probably right, i don't remember the full lyrics now.
Don't worry about this clip, there are certain songs you won't find at BMRR, i guess this is one of them, just remember to get the spreadsheet from "Future Plans" vid, you'll get the full roster there.
Wow jumping so fast to 3rd BM album, didn't expect it this, but is cool because you'll notice the evolution and more complex choreo in this.
This journey to Metal Galaxy on their 3rd album got a lot of songs picking up rhythms from all over the world and combine with the unique sound of BM.
Shanti Shanti Shanti got a Indian influence and elements, others songs got folk metal or latin rhythms, or Thai rap, so this journey is wild.
The album concept is about to collide the Light And Darkness side and this song belongs to the Light side. I noticed many girls love this songs so probably their pop sound is more relatable, idk, for me sounds exotic and that's what it hook me up. As long as you enjoyed is all good, there's BM for everyone. ❤️
Since this was after YuiMetal left the third backup dancer here is called an _avenger_ there were three of them, in this song is Kano Fujihira, just remember none of them got official name revealed and not official members, they only dance, no sing. In the live comp is also Momoko Okazaki.
There was another challenge in this BM era for the girls and that was the difficulty on dance this along with new partners, MoaMetal talked about this saying it was one of the hardest thing to match up and get in sync with every one of them, especially at Legend Metal Galaxy when all the avengers switch up in the same show (also taking it a break) while Moa performing the full set 🥵
But it was a great experience for her, YuiMetal was also known as the "angel of dance" (you'll see more at BM guide) and she was the most technical among them, Moa took this challenge after she left and focus on this dance aspect learning a lot from the experience with the avengers and backup dancers before them.
Really love when choreographer dancers like you care and noticed about every little single details on this song, and you got it alright about this as a cultural appreciation, i really love all the reference you said on this coz i know them all, btw Bloodywood is a great band and iirc the producer of BabyMetal took noticed about this band in a interview or a tweet.
Oh and don't forget the choreographer on this group is Mikiko-Metal (Mikiko Mizuno) you can find more of her works with Eleven Play, they did an amazing choreo with drones, check it out, not sure if it was at a talent contest TV show or something but it was fantastic. You can find more of her but it can be tricky, sorry i can't post.
There are others Hindi words in this lyrics like: Prana, Chakra, Samsara, and Karma. And the section with the "Ali ali ali" i think is Hindi too.
You can find more live performance version of this songs, some almost all of them look the same and got no alterations in the choreo, the MV is trippy with the kaleidoscope thing like you said, isn't bad but for a full choreo appreciation and correct breakdown you need the full live version like this one.
7:38 That is MoaMetal on the left, one of the original members, the other one is SuMetal with the pipes.
Keep enjoying BM songs and see you next time 🦊🤘❤️
Yeah someone dropped the lyrics for me- accha is Punjabi, which is so exciting! This was a great read thank you!
@@xiaouiris Nice, you can always count with The One, i already did a wall of text so i didn't want to make this longer posting the lyrics 😅
Btw you got it alright about the difficulty with the hands and the isolated head movements not even some experts dancers can handle that style, is more common or "easy" for hip hop, popping or even breakdance style but these girls learned a lot and they've been showing more and more complex choreo while they growing up. I also like you noticed the body movement or the "wakame" dance evolved from MoaMetal as like to call, that's a reference to a dance move she did when being younger and moving her body like a seaweed looking so kawaii UwU Now look at her all grown up.
Thanks again for sharing and doing the best dance breakdown I've ever seen so far. Next time try to watch "Megitsune" live, Budokan 2014 is usually safe to react, but you can find others version at BMRR.🦊👍❤️
@@xiaouiris Oh i see Papa Xan in the comments, he runs the BMRR (Reactor Resource) so if you need help you can count with him.
@@jakemuller8626 ahhh ok!
Great reaction. Thank you for the explanation of the dance.
Just some recommendations for live Babymetal performances...."Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (aka, IDZ) live at Sonisphere 2014, "Megitsune" (any live version will do), "Headbangeeer! - Night of 15 Remix" as well as "Headbangeeer! Live Legend 1997" (Same song, same concert, but the Night of 15 Remix is wildly Poppy and disco-y and just crazy fun). My personal favorite performance of Headbangeer! is the "Legend M" concert (aka, Moabangeeer!) celebrating Moa's 20th birthday and she sings lead for the second half of the song.
Try to catch older performances when possible to see the original 3. Yui Mizuno (no relation to their Choreographer, Mikiko Mizuno), the most technical and arguably best dancer of the group left in 2018 after a year-long absence for health reasons. You will see in the IDZ performace at Sonisphere, her tutu tore and kept getting caught on her glove. She managed it like a true professional and kept going as if nothing was wrong.
"Road of Resistance Live in Japan" is the epitomal perfomance, but also the official MV so it tends to get blocked. Another good one is the "Full Cast" performance at the Legend - Metal Galaxy show in which, Su, Moa and all 3 "Avengers" (hired to dance in Yui's place on a rotating basis) perform together along with both backing bands, the Kami Bands of the East and the West.
Speaking of the Avengers, Riho Sayashi started her tour as a solo artist this past year and has several Dance Practice videos and live performace videos uploaded to YT.
Kano FUjihara can be seen in performance videos with her Idol group @onefive.
Momoko Okazaki was the only Avenger to perform in Babymetal's last 10 - 20 shows before going on a K-Pop contest reality show, so If you watch any of the "10 Babymetal Budokan" performances, Momoko will be the third dancer. To my knowledge, she does not have any active projects currently.
No one has dropped the lyrics? Here you go:
Shanti Shanti Prana of Living Things
Shanti Shanti Flowering Chakra
Shanti Shanti Sansara of Living Things
Shanti Shanti
The seasons around
Shining brilliantly
I'm in love for love
The world that goes around
Flashing
Dance to dreams
Endlessly free
Ali Ali Ali Ali Maya of the prayers
Ali Ali Ali Ali Moksha shackles life
Ali Ali Ali Ali Mantra of those who pray
Ali Ali Ali Ali Dance with Karma...
The fate to go around is
Rocking and shaking
Yearn for love
The era of spinning
Swaying swaying
Asked by preaching
Endlessly free
Accha Accha Accha Accha [x6]
The seasons around
Shining brilliantly
I'm in love for love
The world that goes around
Flashing
Dance to dreams
Endlessly Free
Endlessly Free
Endlessly Free
Ahhh thanks for this! The aacha is Punjabi!
Their choreographer is Mikiko Mizuno and has done all the choreography for Babmetal since before they became a solo act and were still a part of Sakura Gakuin. She's got quite a story - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikiko_(choreographer)
Wow great reaction👊🏽⚡️. I really appreciate your candid perspective. I liked this song sonically. But seeing someone’s response who knows the culture makes me love the song and performance even more.
Beautiful melody, great artistic expression and astonishing female elegance. Emotional rolercoaster every time i listen to it.
I *really* enjoyed watching you react to this, not the least reason being that you accurately denote the difference between "appreciation" and "appropriation." The Japanese people believe in culture as a thing to be shared, not locked away just for themselves...which explains why a gaijin like me can stroll through Kyoto wearing a kimono (life goals!), and also why you can find an entire Chicana sub-culture there! Japan for the win...as usual. 🥰
One of my favorite things to do on YT these days is to watch people's reactions to Babymetal & this one is top 3.
Somehow I knew you were talking about Bloodywood as you were building up to it!
Really loving Asia's takes on metal the past 10 years \m/
Thank you so much for this reaction. I love learning about the artistry of different cultures.
The album this is from is all about paying homage to the different places they’ve visited. They put so much work and detail into everything they do. I didn’t even realize how close this was to Bollywood until your video and I love Bollywood dance styles lol.
Thank you!
I really enjoyed watching your reaction and listening to your opinion on this song. It's one of my favorites and I usually feel unexpectedly emotional while listening as well. Thank you for your video!
omygod i literally just know and listen to their music, they're really good!
Their most recent album, Metal Galaxy, has a number of tracks with distinctive cultural angles and the girls have expressed that it's always been their drive to spread metal music as wide as possible, so it kinda makes sense.
For some more interesting clips from that album, maybe try PA-PA-YA! ( th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html ) which features an insane Budokan show and a Thai rapper...
for a more European angle, try Oh! Majinai ( th-cam.com/video/PR6SYEK7tD8/w-d-xo.html ), featuring Joakim Broden from Sabaton and one their most bounce-you-can't-resist tracks out there (also a Budokan show) :)
Japan-->BabyMetal-->metal-->choreography-->India-->me-->☺️😊😄😍❤️
Thank you for such a professional analysis that made me understand Indian choreography better.🤗
Yeahh.. 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
Nice reaction, thank you..
Listen to Road to Resistance live. I still will stand by this being Babymetals masterpiece. The energy that song brings is magical.
I always wanted to show this to my Indian friends but they’re not into metal so it’s interesting to see your take on this.
Also, big props to Bloodywood! Love that band! 🤘🏼
They are missing out!
I really love this song cause I actually was growing up watching Indian movies with Hrithik Roshan and ShahRukh Khan, and I was stunned by their dancing moves and SU-METAL's vocal lines were so on point. But watching your reaction I understand now how much work was put in this one. Thanks for the video. 💖
Omg Hrithik is my favourite dancer of all time! Him and Prabu Deva
Sugoi, subscribed! Thank you for making the point that what BABYMETAL does in this song/video is cultural appreciation & not appropriation.
I love BABYMETAL for many reasons, one of which is how they humbly approach & engage other ethnicities, culturals, & genres with courtesy, respect, & gratitude.
Arigatou! 🦊🤘 #notacult #kawaiimetal #fusionmetal
Thanks for the sub! 💕
BABYMETAL respectfully incorporate all cultures into their songs and dances." Shanti Shanti Shanti Shanti" is a prime example, but you should also try "Oh! MAJINAI", which incorporates classical Northern European dance, or "Night Night Burn!", which incorporates Latin music. If you want to see SU-METAL, the main vocalist, rap, we recommend B×M×C🌏🌍🌎🦊
I’ve reacted to oh! Majinai! Night burn night is on my list
One of the best things about music is sharing and enjoying things with people across cultures, so this video made me really happy
Queen Su brings out the tears within from another Tubes of You reactor ....not a cult
Babymetal always gets me emotional. I have no reason to be, yet I am proud of them. I am proud to be human alongside them, because they are just the best.
Amazing reaction! It is awesome to see one who knows how hard and how much work these girls put in to their work. Moa and Momoko are super cute in their dance. It's beautiful to see them perform live, always takes ones breath away.
Unlike other reaction videos, the explanation of the dance and steps was very easy to understand.
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Much of rhe Metal Galaxy album was about showing appreciation to the cultures of the other countries they have performed in. "Shanti Shanti Shanti" I think was the deepest (and most difficult) dive they did in that appreciation journey. Based on the snippets of songs for "The Other ONE" album, we may be getting a middle-eastern\Arabic inspired song as the snippet for "Smoke" reminded me of the few years of my childhood in Daharhan.
fantastic reaction. You're starting to feel what we feel when we hear Babymetal.
I love it when different genres and different cultures are mixed to create something new.. When it is done tastefully of course.. And I think this one was done very well :-)
Thank you for reacting to their choreography, not alot of reactors focus on the dancing, which is a big part of this band😊
YES! My most awaited assessment of Babymetal's amazing choreography!
PS.. I subscribed because you just validated my love for Shanti Shanti
Yay! Thanks for the sub! 🤘🏽
Su's voice is the single greatest flex of veratility. Its so amazing seeing them all come up over the last ten years. The way Su can make her voice hit that bolly-shake, its amazing. To make me want to find other similar, cultural songs.
Yoooo Wild Dances - per your recommendation - this was on the GTA 4 radio station . 10/10 never skipped this track.
1:27 The whole Metal Galaxy album is full of cultural appreciation, from this song to rap, from a Spanish sounding brilliance to what you'd hear late evening in an Irish pub...
7:20 Moa Kikuchi was a good dancer in 2010 when she became part of Babymetal at the age of 11. And she just got better over time.
9:16 That raga (?) is what made me fall in love with this song. And I'm just a metalhead dude in Europe who knows close to nothing about Indian culture.
"This is what you call cultural appreciation, not cultural appropriation."
I have never heard that put so well. In this age of you can't do anything outside of your own culture without offending some one, this is really refreshing to hear. Why can't we just love things?
Great video by the way!
Wow. Really impressive reaction and explanation. Baby metals choreographer Mikikometal is one of the best. I just love the song. Love from Sweden. ❤
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Shanti x 3 !! !!
Thank you for your great reaction.
This is the kinda react content that we NEED! I learned so much and you added o much to this! Also felt the hype you felt alongside.
cannot describe how happy your reaction just made me and it was an interesting reaction because usually you dont get this type of point of view on babymetal
Thank you SO much for the Bloodywood shout out!
At this point, Moa metal have more than a decade of experience performing some of the most demanding and complicated dance choreographies ever so it's no wonder how good she is at it. It's no wonder she caught your eye 😆
I have really enjoyed your critique. Your passion for dance is very obvious.
🦊Much much appreciation for the reaction. As a fan I am just loving it. And always so great to see the expert's side of view. 💜
I think they did their best to appreciate different cultures when trying to blend it into their music. There still can be weird details maybe when crossing cultures and doing something they were not familiar with. But I can imagine how much respect the members have for it. It's a group of dedication and the respect from heart for the artform after all.
I think Moa, the dancer, used to say something like they know they are going to face many criticisms but she knows they just need to give everything they can to prove themselves. I can't remember the exact words and the interview now.
And to add a little bit to it. Her name "Moa"最愛 means "the most of love/the most loved" or "favorite".💜🦊
Thank you so much for recommending Bloodywood - I'd never heard of them before, but now I've been listening to Dana Dan on repeat.
Cultural appreciation!
Shanti shanti is beautiful!!
Thanks for the shoutout to bloodywood!! I´m happy to hear their name here :)
Also, great reaction. Also, also, since i heaven´t seen it on first sight over the comments: The ladies coreograph their dance moves to a certain point themselfs, if not completely. At least thats what i heard.