Great reaction. 'Megitsune' is the song I would always suggest is best for most people for their first BABYMETAL song. It regularly tops fan polls for their favourite BABYMETAL song even though it was one of their earliest. It is also the song they have played live more than any other and remains a feature on most of their live set lists. Like their song Karate (which you haven't seen yet), 'Megitsune' reflects a lot of their Japanese culture starting with the traditional instruments (shamisen I think) in the intro and the lyrics about women being compared to foxes (kitsune - the kitsune masks were prominent in this video) which in Japanese mythology are able to shape shift and take human form in order to deceive. They are saying that women wearing their make up and hiding their true feelings are not trying to deceive anybody, they are simply trying to please everybody and this shows the inner strength of women through the ages (one lyric says about crying inside, smiling outside I think) - so they are not kitsune (foxes), they are megitsune (female foxes or vixens) and they are strong. The breakdown with the pig squeals uses the exact melody of an old and very well known Japanese folk song called 'Sakura Sakura' (Cherry Blossoms). When Su pulled the short blade (tanto) from her microphone she said "Otome wa ... nametara ikan zeyo." (Maidens ... shouldn't be underestimated). This is a famous quote from a Japanese gangster movie said by the daughter of a gang boss. Much of the video was shot on location at the Asagaya Shinmei Shrine in Tokyo. This has become a place of pilgrimage for BABYMETAL fans visiting Tokyo. The official videos are good but BABYMETAL are a live performance act and that is where you will see (and hear) them at their best - avoid fan made compilation videos unless there is no better, full live, alternative. You alrady have some excellent suggestions for more, personally I would recommend 'Headbanger' live at Legend 1997 (1997 was the lead singer Su-metal's year of birth, so this was her 16th birthday celebration in December 2013) th-cam.com/video/QEsOaMbNFww/w-d-xo.html
You're gonna have a lot of fun diving into BABYMETAL. Megitsune is a good first intro to them. The other good intro songs to react to include Headbanger (Legend 1997 live performance), Road of Resistance (official), Rondo of Nightmare (with Mischiefs of God intro). Enjoy the journey!
Dude, you MUST listen to Rondo of Nightmare with the Gods of Mischief intro live. It's remarkable and showcases the talents of the band and the vocal range of Su-metal.
I could tell right from the head bobbing at the beginning you were going to like this one. This is considered by most to be their best official music video, as it really has a lot of traditional Japanese elements, from where it was filmed, to the traditional instruments you see in the video. The song itself is basically about how women shouldn't need to conform to traditional roles in Japanese society and have many aspects that should be respected, and Suzuka made that very clear when she pulled that tanto blade from her microphone and said "Maidens...shouldn't be underestimated".
I think you'd like 'BxMxC' it's their most recent music video. It has heavy autotune like Kingslayer and it's really heavy. And Su is rapping, we never thought we'd see that. Another one is 'Distortion' it has Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy doing screams and it's one of their heavier songs. But honestly all their songs are fantastic when performed live. It really depends more on getting the right video than the right song. The best live performance of every song is fantastic. I hated 'Meta Taro' on the album but seeing it live (on video) a few times i really started to love it.
@@djentleeReacts For Distortion with Alissa White-Glutz, you'll have to check the song on the album "Metal Galaxy". She isn't in the official video. She was added to the song for the release of the album.
@@djentleeReacts - Oops yeah, Thrandaylen is right. Forgot about that. The music video was released well before the album. They tend to do their songs individually not all at once. The biggest gap was their first single 'Doki Doki Morning' which was recorded in late 2010 and the music video in late 2011 but their first album wasn't released until early 2014.
@@djentleeReacts They had several guest appearances on the newest album, Metal Galaxy (an awesome album by the way), including Alissa. They also had Joakim Broden from Sabaton on the song "OH! Majinai" and a couple of the dudes from Polyphia on a song called "Brand New Day."
Best BabyMetal live performance, "Catch Me If You Can" live at Black Night Legend Doomsday show 3 Guitar solos, Drum solo, Monster riffs, So metal, So cute!!! Headbanging with a Smile!!!!
⚡ 💀 💕 / 🦊 ⛩ You can find people that will bitch about how BABYMETAL weren't organically formed in a garage someplace, but any sensible person should agree that their songs are well constructed. I think this one is a masterpiece. According to Yuyoyuppe, the song arranger, this one went back and forth 36 times between him and BABYMETAL's producer Koba. The final mix was almost lost when many of the project windows would no longer open because of computer issues. Fortunately, it was retrievable. So, back up your hard drives kids! Looks like you've already had suggestions for 'Rondo of Nightmare' and 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!'. I fully support those recommendations. : )
Yeah, when I first saw short clips of a couple of their videos around 2014/2015, I wasn't really interested because 1. my brain was so confused by the contrasting sounds, and 2. I wasn't open minded enough at the time to listen to non-English music. But now, I listen to BABYMETAL daily! So, thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance. Here is a little bit of info...In 2019, BABYMETAL became the first Asian artists to hit #1 on BILLBOARD's Top Rock Albums chart with their latest album, "Metal Galaxy" and a couple days ago it was announced that the album won the MTV Japan VMA 2020 award for BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR. BTW, BABYMETAL celebrated their TEN year anniversary last month! BABYMETAL have performed with, toured, or opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), Metallica, Korn, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, and Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), to name a few of many. BABYMETAL have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Glastonbury, Download, Sonisphere, etc), US, and Asia. Plus the 20+ awards they have been given. They have 50+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too. 🦊🤘 SUBSCRIBED
Thank you for the info! I actually saw them live about 5 years ago (I think) at Download Festival. They weren’t scheduled to play but they came out for Through The Fire and Flames with Dragonforce which was awesome! I really enjoyed seeing them live then but even then I couldn’t get into them. Like I said I just wasn’t as open minded back then and into checking out different styles of music! But this track I really enjoyed, and I’ll definitely be checking out more! Thank you 🙏🏻
@@djentleeReacts Was that Download 2015? If so, that was when the guy/people behind that festival said that BABYMETAL would never play there ever, so DragonForce snuck them into their set to perform "Gimme Chocolate" together. Word got out and a ton of people showed up. Well, the next year, 2016, BABYMETAL performed on the main stage.
When Iheard Babymetal the first time (Gimme Chocolate), I was so confused and very resistant to listening to them any further. But when I listened to Karate and the 2nd album I fully fell into the Fox hole. And now I see how amazing every song is, including Gimme Chocolate). So unique and energetic. And best of all...I cant stop smiling. Thanks for the reaction to this classic. They were such babys.
There seems to be alot more to Gimme Chocolate than I thought. Watched AJ Hartley go over the song th-cam.com/video/-ppZhfhDtiI/w-d-xo.html lots of great info here.
BABYMETAL just makes me happy! Definitely check out their live stuff. While their genre is mostly "kawaii metal", they venture into other genres as well (with music reminiscent of punk, speed metal, rap, ska, electronic, etc). I like Headbanger, Rondo of Nightmare, Road to Resistance, PA PA YA, Karate, Syncopation, Distortion, BxMxC... but you can't really go wrong with any of their songs. It's not a gimmick. It's carefully planned out conceptually and then well executed with talented singers, excellent backing band/musicality and great performances.
Hi. From Rio. When you finish watching BABYMETAL with a smile in your lips, you can say that you started to understand what the term "BABY" in the Band's Logo really means. Thanks for your support and encouragement 🤗.
It was a delight to see you smile right away! I totally see where you are coming from, ten years ago I would never have accepted Metal with smiling girls doing choreographed dancing and singing poppy choruses. Thankfully, most of us grow up at some point. If you check out more, you‘ll notice how much the uncommon dancing adds to the live energy, which in turn leads to some very hyped crowds. Case in point, please check out the performance of this song at the Metrock Festival. I don‘t think I have ever seen a crowd like that before: www.dailymotion.com/video/x5fak8n Another great song to check out would be „Headbanger“: th-cam.com/video/QEsOaMbNFww/w-d-xo.html
I slept on them for years aswell. Like many curious metalheads I checked them out when they were buzzing for Gimme Chocolate and I even checked all of the MV's that they had available because eventough I did not fall hard for the band/concept I still didn't dislike it at all. But at the time my mind was like "yeah the Japanese are crazy haha" because I knew them for their crazy animes and crazy commercials and I thought "Haha they done made me laugh again with their weirdness" and then I didn't check them for years. It wasn't until one a long drunken night with a friend we stumbled upon some live performances on TH-cam that it hit me hard : that shit was beyond anything I'd ever seen. I could have never imagined that that concept was SO GOOD live. Trust me if you already like the MV's then you're going to fall off your chair from some of the videos you're about to react to. Live is where it's at. The most amazing thing for me was the crowd interaction. That's on a level of its own.
There are so many good songs to listen to, and they are all different. Rondo of Nightmare is a good song taht show's Su's voice off and the bands talents,. Distortion I think is the next stop, here is a live performance at Download in the UK th-cam.com/video/FzgU3W5ZgzU/w-d-xo.html I will mention that during the breakdown in Megitsume, the melody Su sings in the background is Sakura Sakura, and old venerated folk song that goes back centuries. Had to be something like when Queen played God Save the Queen the first time
"Megitsune" (メギツネ,) was released in Japan on June 19, 2013 as the fifth single from the album Babymetal. It is also the first single released independently from the idol group Sakura Gakuin. the full music video, directed by Takuya Tada (多田卓也), uploaded to the official Babymetal channel on June 4, 2013. When this video was release Su Metal was just 15 (16 if don't count birthday) while Yui Metal & Moa Metal was 13 (14 if don't count birthdays). Unlike screams in traditional heavy metal, "Megitsune" is filled with festival chants by Yui Metal and Moa Metal like "wasshoi" and "sore sore", while Su Metal sings in the melodramatic style of enka. Commentary from BabyMetal for this MV: th-cam.com/video/tXCC93Txtnw/w-d-xo.html The music video was shot on location at the Asagaya Shinmei Shrine in Tokyo; it is now a popular spot for Babymetal fans from outside Japan to visit. The three members are shown dancing in Noh theater. In the last chorus, The song contains lyrics such as "from the time of birth, women are actresses" which reflect on the song's theme of women remaining strong when living with their varied facial expressions. The song relates foxes, which disguises themselves for deception in Japanese mythology, to women, who disguise themselves with makeup. According to Su Metal. foxes are similar to women as they can keep their true feeling hidden, even through hard times, leaving a cool impression. The last chorus contains the phrase "underestimate [maidens] at your own peril" (なめたらいかんぜよ, nametara ikan ze yo, literally "if you underestimate, it would be regrettable"), which is also famously said by Masako Natsume's character in the 1982 yakuza film "Onimasa"; whether or not this was intentional has never been confirmed.
When this song came out, Su (the lead) was 14 and the other two, Moa and Yui, were 12. Su is 22 now. And Yui left the band for still unknown reasons in 2018. Some say she was sick. Some say she got pregnant. We may never really know. I think 3 girl rotate on tour to fill her spot.
Great reaction. I appreciate you being open minded and giving them a chance. I highly recommend Rondo of Nightmare (with mischiefs of god intro) from their older stuff and BxMxC or Distortion from their newer
Babymetal loves it when it screams in their songs. That's why I wasn't surprised that Kingslayer has screams in there. The girls love metal. Their goal is to get more young people interested in metal.
Yep, they were 13/15/13 when they recorded this vid, so young and they were already rocking. Look how talented are our girls. That instrument at the start it's a shamisen, a japanese instrument. This is the only song they have with a japanese folk theme to its background. I mean, don't think now they are something like Wagakki Band, a japanese band who plays folk rock. Nope, Su has never done growls. They are always recorded by their studio team, even in live settings it's on the backtrack. Su is a very refined and educated talented young lady, I'm not sure if I want to see her doing the growls. On the songs...Megitsune combines the characters Kitsune with me, meaning female foxes. The song plays with traditional japanese themes like the shinto legend of the female fox, that fox that appeared to a field man, shapeshifted into a beautiful young woman and took care of him giving him a bountiful life until one day she disappears and returns to the forests. They are speaking on the song of them being female foxes shapeshifted into women and how difficult it is to behave as expected. _"Ah, it's right. Always women are actresses. We're not foxes, not deceiving, but maiden-like female foxes. Girls are becoming more like an ideal woman. Smiling at face, crying at heart, saying "It's right", we never show our tears."_ I can even see a soft criticism on the struggle to behave as expected for a traditional woman.
The three-stringed guitar-like instrument you see in the video is the shamisen - I think there are a few notes from it (panned right, pitch bends up) at the start. What you hear that sounds a bit like a harp playing those fast runs of notes is probably the koto, a plucked instrument that typically has 13 (or 17) strings. I think there might even be a touch of traditional Japanese flute thrown in the verses. I'd love to hear a breakdown of Megitsune into its component tracks - I suspect there's far more happening that I can hear.
Of course, like any BM song, this live is AMAAAAAZING! The years between 2014 and 2016 are probably the golden age for BM, 2018 their darkest moment, the death of one of the best musician in the Kami Band, their guitarist Mikio Fujioka, and then YUI being forced to leave the group due to health issues, well it looked like it was over, still in 2019 they surprised the world... again! 🤘🦊⚡
I think that you would like starlight it has some growls and English it’s from their latest album it’s also a tribute to their guitarists that passed away
Glad you decided to look deeper after the Kingslayer reaction. Love the shock when the breakdown comes in. Nothing in the song up to that point really warns you that you should expect a breakdown that heavy. If you like Megitsune this much as an entry point, I think you're going to have a good time exploring the rest of the discography. The songs that first got me hooked were the "Legend of 1997" performance of "Headbanger", and the official music video for "Karate". I'd recommend Headbanger first, because you need to check out a live performance with the Kamiband to really see the whole picture.
Rondo of Nightmare, with the mischiefs of the gods intro. 1. Su-metal solo. 2. The intro, the backing band members get to showcase their talents. Most people the first one or two songs they listen to are: gimme chocolate and catch me if you can. Both songs can get a wtf moment from the reactioner. Some get turned off and never look deeper into BABYMETAL. Rondo of Nightmare: a demon or Oni, is chasing Su. She is hiding, but realized there is no escape, So she asked the demon if she can see its form its shape before it takes her. Karate mv is also very well done. This will get u started down the Fox 🦊 hole.
Nice reaction & Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 You already have massive information from many fans from many countries. I want to add one thing. BABYMETAL's activities have been worldwide. For example, since June last year until March this year (before the pandemic), they performed 20 times in USA, 19 in EU/UK/Russia and 1 in Taiwan in addition to 15 in Japan (total : 49 their own concerts + 6 appearance in festivals). Especially your country UK is their second homeland. Their newest song BxMxC has been performed live 4 times in UK while they performed it only once in Japan.
Nice reaction. BABYMETAL fanbase are a friendly bunch so if you decide to go down The Foxhole youll have plenty of song suggestions from The ONE. Be warned, The Foxhole runs DEEP, but its an amazing trip. BABYMETAL FOREVER 🤘🤘🤘 All hail The Fox God
I am so glad you've finally gave the girls a shot. I hope one day you will see why I love this band so much. The sheer amount of energy they bring to every single performance is unreal. I've seen them live 4 times now and honestly you need to come with me. Megitsune is defo up there as one of the best but there is so much more for you to discover with this band. The list is almost never ending As for the "backing band" they are the Kami band and the growls if I am correct in thinking they tend to get TAKEMETAL (Takeru Youda) to do them.
Of course man! Hopefully we can go see them one day, I really did enjoy this track. I’ll be checking out more BABYMETAL for sure! And that makes sense thanks for letting me know man
Great reaction, Megitsune is one of my favorite Babymetal songs. I like their music videos but their live performances are so much better, the atmosphere at their live shows in Japan is on another level. You should check out Road of Resistence live in Japan or Headbanger at Legend 1997 to get a feeling of these shows.
Wellcome to Foxhole 🤘🦊 . Megitsune is one great song from BABYMETAL . You need more . Check BABYMETAL - Road Of Resistance live in Japan, that's song very energic .
Excellent. ZERO shame in digging these young ladies & their mega bad-ass KAMI Band! "THE ONE" would love to see you react to more BABYMETAL. There's no shortage of material as they've just celebrated their 10th year anniversary. Arigatou! 🦊🤘
Great reaction man! Now that you've heard this, and saw the aesthetic of their music videos, you've gotta witness their live performance. I strongly recommend you to react to Road of Resistance Live in Japan for its insane crowd interaction. Aside from this, the song itself is straight up fire! The instrumentals were tight. The vocals were really pleasing. And you should also look for the lyrics after you listened to it to understand it better. And DragonForce's Herman Li and Sam Totman wrote the guitar arrangements here so its really worth a shot. And also, if you're reacting to this, be sure to have pauses throughout the video or else Amuse Inc. (their talent agency) will smite your video. They're pretty strict with copyright issues. Other than that, you can just enjoy your time as you gradually fall down the foxhole. Kitsunes up!
I think your little "oh" at the beginning of the song was one of the best things I've heard and seen so far from a first time listener who was a little sceptic before going into it. I even watched it twice :D You seem to have the same history with Babymetal as I do. Didn't really want to try out and listen to new stuff when I first found them years ago (around 2016 I guess) and was more into "straight forward" metal (Pantera, Slipknot, Machine Head, Killswitch Engage, etc) anyways, so I never gave them a real fair chance. Until a friend of mine showed me a live performance of Akatsuki 2.5 years ago, which pretty much got me instantly hooked. Been a fan ever since and they make up most of my Spotify playlist by a pretty wide margin nowadays. Every song is a different metal genre, often mixed with other metal and/or music genres, so it never gets boring and you'll always find something you're in the mood for with Babymetal.
Haha yeah I couldn’t believe it! And the history there is definitely the same, as I was and still am into those bands quite a lot. A lot of the more modern metal too. If Bring Me The Horizon hadn’t have done the collab idk when I would have given BABYMETAL a chance again! But I’m very glad they did, finding new music to listen to is awesome
I can't really get behind most of the "newer metal bands" from US/EU/UK I've heard in the last few years. I seem to have "outgrown" screaming/growling vocals (at least if the majority of a song is unclean) after a pretty lengthy Metal- and Deathcore phase. And I never really liked the bands that tend to use a lot of electronics/synth. These two styles seem to be most of what's coming out of the western hemisphere these days. But if you want to find new bands and music, you should really give the Japanese scene a try. They have a lot of female metal bands or at least female vocalists (which seems to be my thing lately) besides Babymetal that are pretty amazing. Lovebites, Unlucky Morpheus, Aldious, Mary's Blood or Doll$Boxx, only to name a few. Or if you want to go Canadian, try Unleash the Archers if you don't know them yet, their vocalist Brittney Slayes is pretty awesome.
You've done it now! So far you haven't heard Su-Metal's (the lead singer's) vocals properly. In "Kingslayer" they were over-processed for the style of the song. For this song, while absolutely amazing, they were still processed. You need to check out some live BABYMETAL to really get a proper feel for them. They tear it up at live shows from what I've seen since becoming a fan several months ago. I would say you need to check out "Headbanger" live at Legend 1997, as many others have suggested. I would also say to check out "Distortion" Live at Download 2018 to see how good Su is at playing with/controlling the crowd. They have over 50 songs and not a single one sounds like the others. They sample anything from rap, to ska, to Latin metal, to J-Pop, to Folk, to death metal, and I can go on. They will not disappoint if you keep checking their stuff out!
I'm really glad you decided to check out some Babymetal. As great as the lead singer, Su-metal, sounds here, she is so much better live. All their songs have a different feel, so if you do check out anything else, which I hope you do, try to watch one of the plethora of live videos out there. I recommend Headbanger - Live from the Legend 1997 concert, which was actually held the day after Su-metal's 16th birthday - th-cam.com/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/w-d-xo.html or maybe the live performance of Akatsuki from their Budokan live performance - th-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/w-d-xo.html
Good suggestions - there is a better quality video for Headbanger live at Legend 1997 (it goes to 1080p and doesn't have 30 seconds of crowd noise at the end) th-cam.com/video/QEsOaMbNFww/w-d-xo.html
There are a lot of bands that mix Idol music with Metal and they are great, Broken By The Scream for example is one that mixes Idol with Metalcore/Deathcore and it's insane.
This is the song that made me a fan of Babymetal. If you want some more good stuff from them, check out the (live) performance of "Headbanger". This is a group that is best experienced live, you get to see the musicians perform on stage and they have big budget shows. Definitely check out a live song next if you're interested in more. (A good quality live show, not a fan cam). Here's a link for Headbanger: th-cam.com/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/w-d-xo.html
Can't go wrong with Megitsune...it sort of has everything....Including the beloved Yui Mizuno....And yes, they were quite young there...if you want to see their true power check out the live stuff....Road of Resistance live in Japan is essential BABYMETAL.....blistering!!!!!
You see that happens when you finally listen to them for yourself without all the prejudice the metal elitist set out to be. Thank you fro giving them a chance. Kitsune up!
Here are a few songs to check out among the many they have done. Headbanger th-cam.com/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/w-d-xo.html Road of Resistance th-cam.com/video/zTEYUFgLveY/w-d-xo.html Pa Pa Ya th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html Ijime,Dame,Zettai th-cam.com/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/w-d-xo.html BxMxC th-cam.com/video/wCDFzmrDYKw/w-d-xo.html Oh! Majinai th-cam.com/video/G-n8DmEtiZA/w-d-xo.html Karate th-cam.com/video/GvD3CHA48pA/w-d-xo.html There are many more that you can choose from.
This is my first time watching you, I appreciate the chill vibes, Might hop by your twitch every now and then from now on. Also for your next reaction I'd suggest you watch RoR (Road of Resistance) Live performance in Japan, the crowd is absolutely amazing and the music is also great. You've earned a sub from me :)
new subs here man.. great reaction... you must try their live performance. i suggest "road of resistance" (its a collab with the guys from dragonforce) you ginna love it.. keep it up.man rock on..
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Nice reaction, thanks! Down the Fox Hole you go... head first! :) "Megitsune" is my personal favorite along with "Akatsuki" and yes, that breakdown is sick! I'd like to suggest you another of my favorites and one of their heavier songs (also this version has a little "extra"): Catch me if you can (Live at Budokan Black Night): th-cam.com/video/ng8U_j0gpLI/w-d-xo.html See you next time!
If you wants breakdowns try Syncopation and Starlight by BABYMETAL each one have two breakdowns! And a very good ones 😌🤘🏻😎🤘🏻🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻 I subscribe man great reaction 🤜🏻🤛🏻
not sure if saying this was the best choice to go after Kingslayer since they have so many masterpiece. Glad you liked it! Time to go down the Fox hole, the chosen one.
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Great reaction dude! You probably listened to "Gimme Chocolate" back in the day which is a bad representation of the rest of their music. I'm a huge Babymetal fan and "Gimme chocolate" does grow on you but it's still one of my least favorite songs by them. You should definitely check out more but beware they're music varies a lot from one song to the next but it's all amazing.
I think you might be spot on there. I’m pretty sure that was the song they were most known for so I checked it out but didn’t stick with them because I didn’t enjoy it! Though that was a long time ago so I may check it out again to see what I think now. I will definitely be checking out more!
New Sub here. A warning... Babymetal is a drug! It is supereasy to be obsessed by them and the foxhole is deep and soon.. You must have a daily dose of Babymetal! ;-) It is hard to deBabymetal once You got addicted!
Nice reaction!! Welcome to the foxhole🦊 I think you're very right to watch the music video first. However, live shows are what BABYMETAL is really about. Megitsune is a very exciting song to play live show, and I highly recommend seeing the live version as well. You can feel the power of these women and the power of the audience. - Megitsune (LIVE "LEGEND 1997" [SU-METAL Seitan Sai] 2013) - Megitsune (LIVE "LEGEND 1999" [YUMETAL&MOAMETAL Seitan Sai] 2013) - Megitsune Live @ Budokan Black Night - BABYMETAL Megitsune at Glastonbury 2019 SUMETAL(vocal&dance) was born in 12/1997. YUIMETAL(scream&dance) was born in 06/1999. MOAMETAL was born in 07/1999. This music video was registered in 2013/06, so it is assumed that SU is 15 yrs old and YUI & MOA are 13 yrs old. All of BABYMETAL's songs are quite different and all of them are representative of their music. I hope you enjoy the variety of songs (all of them if possible). All of the songs are great, but if I had to recommend them, the following songs might be a good place to start. Use it to help you choose your next song. - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL) - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL) - Rondo of Nightmare Live @ Budokan Black Night - Legend of 1997 Headbanger - Distortion (LIVE AT DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2018) I hope you continue to enjoy your BABYMETAL. Put your Kitsune🦊 up! from Japan. (Translation by DeepL) Megitsune is a song full of Japan. From here on down, if you're interested in Japan, take a look. Megitsune(女狐) is a female fox. me = 女 = female kitsune = 狐 = fox There are many animals in Japan that are God's apostles. Foxes, Deer, Crows, Snakes... There is also a shrine dedicated to the fox god. photos.app.goo.gl/XNXiNHAFYqif1JyRA photos.app.goo.gl/QzWdfkqbWp7kebVH7 When Japanese people hear the word "Megitsune", they do not think of the animal fox. In Japan, it has long been said that foxes transform into humans and trick people. Foxes are considered to be bewitching, mysterious and cunning creatures. "Megitune" contains this meaning. The lyrics say "はじけてドロンして(hajikete doron shite)", They're singing about a fox transforming with a leaf on its head. If you can picture the ninja disappearing with the smoke, it's about the same. "コンコン(kon kon) is the animal sound of the fox in Japan. The first instrument used is the 三味線(shamisen). The shamisen is a stringed instrument shaped like a guitar. The shamisen is a representative musical instrument of Japan. Since the shamisen was born 500 years ago, it is a new instrument among Japanese musical instruments. The drums are "太鼓(taiko)". It's a 小太鼓(kodaiko)(=small drum) because it's small. Or, it's called a 鼓(tuzumi). "それそれ(sore sore)" and "わっしょい(wasshoi)" are the shouts that are used when carrying a omikoshi(お神輿=portable shrine) during a japanese traditional festival. PAPAYA is also omatsuri(festive) metal, but so is this song. The song used in the breakdown is "さくら さくら(Sakura Sakura)" and it's about 150 years old. sakura means cherry blossom. th-cam.com/video/7fahl47XcPA/w-d-xo.html A woman wearing a kimono and a fox mask is dancing in a 日本舞踊(nihon buyou=Japanese traditional dance). The dagger planted in the microphone is a 懐刀(futokoro katana) or 懐剣(kai ken), a sword that women used to insert into the 帯(obi) of a 着物(kimono). 帯(obi) is sash belt. This music video was shot at this shrine. - 阿佐ヶ谷 神明宮 (Asagaya Shinmeiguu) - shinmeiguu.com/keidai/ 能楽殿(Nougakuden) is is the place to dance 能(Noh). 能(noh) is the oldest theatrical art in Japan with its origin goes back to 14th century. Incidentally, the 3 princesses said it was hot as a sauna in this place when they shot Megitsune.
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Great reaction. 'Megitsune' is the song I would always suggest is best for most people for their first BABYMETAL song. It regularly tops fan polls for their favourite BABYMETAL song even though it was one of their earliest. It is also the song they have played live more than any other and remains a feature on most of their live set lists.
Like their song Karate (which you haven't seen yet), 'Megitsune' reflects a lot of their Japanese culture starting with the traditional instruments (shamisen I think) in the intro and the lyrics about women being compared to foxes (kitsune - the kitsune masks were prominent in this video) which in Japanese mythology are able to shape shift and take human form in order to deceive. They are saying that women wearing their make up and hiding their true feelings are not trying to deceive anybody, they are simply trying to please everybody and this shows the inner strength of women through the ages (one lyric says about crying inside, smiling outside I think) - so they are not kitsune (foxes), they are megitsune (female foxes or vixens) and they are strong.
The breakdown with the pig squeals uses the exact melody of an old and very well known Japanese folk song called 'Sakura Sakura' (Cherry Blossoms).
When Su pulled the short blade (tanto) from her microphone she said "Otome wa ... nametara ikan zeyo." (Maidens ... shouldn't be underestimated). This is a famous quote from a Japanese gangster movie said by the daughter of a gang boss.
Much of the video was shot on location at the Asagaya Shinmei Shrine in Tokyo. This has become a place of pilgrimage for BABYMETAL fans visiting Tokyo.
The official videos are good but BABYMETAL are a live performance act and that is where you will see (and hear) them at their best - avoid fan made compilation videos unless there is no better, full live, alternative. You alrady have some excellent suggestions for more, personally I would recommend 'Headbanger' live at Legend 1997 (1997 was the lead singer Su-metal's year of birth, so this was her 16th birthday celebration in December 2013) th-cam.com/video/QEsOaMbNFww/w-d-xo.html
You're gonna have a lot of fun diving into BABYMETAL. Megitsune is a good first intro to them. The other good intro songs to react to include Headbanger (Legend 1997 live performance), Road of Resistance (official), Rondo of Nightmare (with Mischiefs of God intro). Enjoy the journey!
Dude, you MUST listen to Rondo of Nightmare with the Gods of Mischief intro live. It's remarkable and showcases the talents of the band and the vocal range of Su-metal.
I could tell right from the head bobbing at the beginning you were going to like this one. This is considered by most to be their best official music video, as it really has a lot of traditional Japanese elements, from where it was filmed, to the traditional instruments you see in the video. The song itself is basically about how women shouldn't need to conform to traditional roles in Japanese society and have many aspects that should be respected, and Suzuka made that very clear when she pulled that tanto blade from her microphone and said "Maidens...shouldn't be underestimated".
I think you'd like 'BxMxC' it's their most recent music video. It has heavy autotune like Kingslayer and it's really heavy. And Su is rapping, we never thought we'd see that. Another one is 'Distortion' it has Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy doing screams and it's one of their heavier songs. But honestly all their songs are fantastic when performed live. It really depends more on getting the right video than the right song. The best live performance of every song is fantastic. I hated 'Meta Taro' on the album but seeing it live (on video) a few times i really started to love it.
Wait, they did a song with Alissa from Arch Enemy? I’ll definitely be checking that out!
@@djentleeReacts For Distortion with Alissa White-Glutz, you'll have to check the song on the album "Metal Galaxy". She isn't in the official video. She was added to the song for the release of the album.
@@djentleeReacts - Oops yeah, Thrandaylen is right. Forgot about that. The music video was released well before the album. They tend to do their songs individually not all at once. The biggest gap was their first single 'Doki Doki Morning' which was recorded in late 2010 and the music video in late 2011 but their first album wasn't released until early 2014.
@@djentleeReacts They had several guest appearances on the newest album, Metal Galaxy (an awesome album by the way), including Alissa. They also had Joakim Broden from Sabaton on the song "OH! Majinai" and a couple of the dudes from Polyphia on a song called "Brand New Day."
5:25 when Su-metal, the lead singer, unsheathes the knife hidden in her microphone, she says in Japanese, "Maidens are not to be underestimated".
Best BabyMetal live performance,
"Catch Me If You Can" live at
Black Night Legend Doomsday show
3 Guitar solos, Drum solo, Monster riffs, So metal, So cute!!!
Headbanging with a Smile!!!!
⚡ 💀 💕 / 🦊 ⛩
You can find people that will bitch about how BABYMETAL weren't organically formed in a garage someplace, but any sensible person should agree that their songs are well constructed.
I think this one is a masterpiece.
According to Yuyoyuppe, the song arranger, this one went back and forth 36 times between him and BABYMETAL's producer Koba.
The final mix was almost lost when many of the project windows would no longer open because of computer issues.
Fortunately, it was retrievable. So, back up your hard drives kids!
Looks like you've already had suggestions for 'Rondo of Nightmare' and 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!'.
I fully support those recommendations. : )
BM is straight up pure genius.. period. All of it and virtually every song of 3 albums. They've changed music esp metal forever..
I'm glad you liked it! Hope you do more BABYMETAL! 🤘🦊🤘
Yeah, when I first saw short clips of a couple of their videos around 2014/2015, I wasn't really interested because 1. my brain was so confused by the contrasting sounds, and 2. I wasn't open minded enough at the time to listen to non-English music. But now, I listen to BABYMETAL daily! So, thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance. Here is a little bit of info...In 2019, BABYMETAL became the first Asian artists to hit #1 on BILLBOARD's Top Rock Albums chart with their latest album, "Metal Galaxy" and a couple days ago it was announced that the album won the MTV Japan VMA 2020 award for BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR. BTW, BABYMETAL celebrated their TEN year anniversary last month!
BABYMETAL have performed with, toured, or opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), Metallica, Korn, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, and Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), to name a few of many. BABYMETAL have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Glastonbury, Download, Sonisphere, etc), US, and Asia. Plus the 20+ awards they have been given. They have 50+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too. 🦊🤘 SUBSCRIBED
Thank you for the info! I actually saw them live about 5 years ago (I think) at Download Festival. They weren’t scheduled to play but they came out for Through The Fire and Flames with Dragonforce which was awesome! I really enjoyed seeing them live then but even then I couldn’t get into them. Like I said I just wasn’t as open minded back then and into checking out different styles of music! But this track I really enjoyed, and I’ll definitely be checking out more! Thank you 🙏🏻
@@djentleeReacts Was that Download 2015? If so, that was when the guy/people behind that festival said that BABYMETAL would never play there ever, so DragonForce snuck them into their set to perform "Gimme Chocolate" together. Word got out and a ton of people showed up. Well, the next year, 2016, BABYMETAL performed on the main stage.
When Iheard Babymetal the first time (Gimme Chocolate), I was so confused and very resistant to listening to them any further. But when I listened to Karate and the 2nd album I fully fell into the Fox hole. And now I see how amazing every song is, including Gimme Chocolate). So unique and energetic. And best of all...I cant stop smiling. Thanks for the reaction to this classic. They were such babys.
I’ve got a lot more to check out but it definitely shows how tastes can change over the years! I look forward to hearing more 😁
There seems to be alot more to Gimme Chocolate than I thought. Watched AJ Hartley go over the song th-cam.com/video/-ppZhfhDtiI/w-d-xo.html lots of great info here.
Try Distortion and Starlight
Both MV is good . But, Starlight Live Proshot is Great .
When in doubt, go for the official version.
Karate
BABYMETAL just makes me happy! Definitely check out their live stuff. While their genre is mostly "kawaii metal", they venture into other genres as well (with music reminiscent of punk, speed metal, rap, ska, electronic, etc). I like Headbanger, Rondo of Nightmare, Road to Resistance, PA PA YA, Karate, Syncopation, Distortion, BxMxC... but you can't really go wrong with any of their songs. It's not a gimmick. It's carefully planned out conceptually and then well executed with talented singers, excellent backing band/musicality and great performances.
Hi. From Rio.
When you finish watching BABYMETAL with a smile in your lips, you can say that you started to understand what the term "BABY" in the Band's Logo really means.
Thanks for your support and encouragement 🤗.
It was a delight to see you smile right away! I totally see where you are coming from, ten years ago I would never have accepted Metal with smiling girls doing choreographed dancing and singing poppy choruses. Thankfully, most of us grow up at some point.
If you check out more, you‘ll notice how much the uncommon dancing adds to the live energy, which in turn leads to some very hyped crowds. Case in point, please check out the performance of this song at the Metrock Festival. I don‘t think I have ever seen a crowd like that before: www.dailymotion.com/video/x5fak8n
Another great song to check out would be „Headbanger“: th-cam.com/video/QEsOaMbNFww/w-d-xo.html
This is my favorite babymetal song to crank in the car in the summer with the windows down and going 80 mph
I slept on them for years aswell. Like many curious metalheads I checked them out when they were buzzing for Gimme Chocolate and I even checked all of the MV's that they had available because eventough I did not fall hard for the band/concept I still didn't dislike it at all. But at the time my mind was like "yeah the Japanese are crazy haha" because I knew them for their crazy animes and crazy commercials and I thought "Haha they done made me laugh again with their weirdness" and then I didn't check them for years.
It wasn't until one a long drunken night with a friend we stumbled upon some live performances on TH-cam that it hit me hard : that shit was beyond anything I'd ever seen. I could have never imagined that that concept was SO GOOD live. Trust me if you already like the MV's then you're going to fall off your chair from some of the videos you're about to react to. Live is where it's at. The most amazing thing for me was the crowd interaction. That's on a level of its own.
There are so many good songs to listen to, and they are all different. Rondo of Nightmare is a good song taht show's Su's voice off and the bands talents,. Distortion I think is the next stop, here is a live performance at Download in the UK th-cam.com/video/FzgU3W5ZgzU/w-d-xo.html
I will mention that during the breakdown in Megitsume, the melody Su sings in the background is Sakura Sakura, and old venerated folk song that goes back centuries. Had to be something like when Queen played God Save the Queen the first time
Please more reactions, you could try BABYMETAL - Headbanger (live version) you will enjoy it.
Nice reaction. I I liked and subbed. You'll get tons of info and suggestions. Definitely check out more Babymetal.
Thank you! I’m ready 😎
"Megitsune" (メギツネ,) was released in Japan on June 19, 2013 as the fifth single from the album Babymetal. It is also the first single released independently from the idol group Sakura Gakuin. the full music video, directed by Takuya Tada (多田卓也), uploaded to the official Babymetal channel on June 4, 2013. When this video was release Su Metal was just 15 (16 if don't count birthday) while Yui Metal & Moa Metal was 13 (14 if don't count birthdays).
Unlike screams in traditional heavy metal, "Megitsune" is filled with festival chants by Yui Metal and Moa Metal like "wasshoi" and "sore sore", while Su Metal sings in the melodramatic style of enka.
Commentary from BabyMetal for this MV:
th-cam.com/video/tXCC93Txtnw/w-d-xo.html
The music video was shot on location at the Asagaya Shinmei Shrine in Tokyo; it is now a popular spot for Babymetal fans from outside Japan to visit. The three members are shown dancing in Noh theater. In the last chorus,
The song contains lyrics such as "from the time of birth, women are actresses" which reflect on the song's theme of women remaining strong when living with their varied facial expressions. The song relates foxes, which disguises themselves for deception in Japanese mythology, to women, who disguise themselves with makeup. According to Su Metal. foxes are similar to women as they can keep their true feeling hidden, even through hard times, leaving a cool impression. The last chorus contains the phrase "underestimate [maidens] at your own peril" (なめたらいかんぜよ, nametara ikan ze yo, literally "if you underestimate, it would be regrettable"), which is also famously said by Masako Natsume's character in the 1982 yakuza film "Onimasa"; whether or not this was intentional has never been confirmed.
When this song came out, Su (the lead) was 14 and the other two, Moa and Yui, were 12. Su is 22 now. And Yui left the band for still unknown reasons in 2018. Some say she was sick. Some say she got pregnant. We may never really know. I think 3 girl rotate on tour to fill her spot.
I'm rewatching your BABYMETAL reactions, and I burst out laughing when you said they weren't your thing 😂 Man, how times change
3:33 Lee is afflicted with confuso maximato, cure unknown
Great reaction. I appreciate you being open minded and giving them a chance.
I highly recommend Rondo of Nightmare (with mischiefs of god intro) from their older stuff and BxMxC or Distortion from their newer
one of their song, iine is the most rollercoaster song ever....plot twist everywhere
Babymetal loves it when it screams in their songs. That's why I wasn't surprised that Kingslayer has screams in there. The girls love metal. Their goal is to get more young people interested in metal.
Yep, they were 13/15/13 when they recorded this vid, so young and they were already rocking. Look how talented are our girls.
That instrument at the start it's a shamisen, a japanese instrument. This is the only song they have with a japanese folk theme to its background. I mean, don't think now they are something like Wagakki Band, a japanese band who plays folk rock.
Nope, Su has never done growls. They are always recorded by their studio team, even in live settings it's on the backtrack. Su is a very refined and educated talented young lady, I'm not sure if I want to see her doing the growls.
On the songs...Megitsune combines the characters Kitsune with me, meaning female foxes. The song plays with traditional japanese themes like the shinto legend of the female fox, that fox that appeared to a field man, shapeshifted into a beautiful young woman and took care of him giving him a bountiful life until one day she disappears and returns to the forests. They are speaking on the song of them being female foxes shapeshifted into women and how difficult it is to behave as expected. _"Ah, it's right. Always women are actresses. We're not foxes, not deceiving, but maiden-like female foxes. Girls are becoming more like an ideal woman. Smiling at face, crying at heart, saying "It's right", we never show our tears."_ I can even see a soft criticism on the struggle to behave as expected for a traditional woman.
I have heard this before and I‘m willing to get convinced otherwise, but it doesn‘t sound like a shamisen to me, more like a distorted piano.
The three-stringed guitar-like instrument you see in the video is the shamisen - I think there are a few notes from it (panned right, pitch bends up) at the start. What you hear that sounds a bit like a harp playing those fast runs of notes is probably the koto, a plucked instrument that typically has 13 (or 17) strings. I think there might even be a touch of traditional Japanese flute thrown in the verses. I'd love to hear a breakdown of Megitsune into its component tracks - I suspect there's far more happening that I can hear.
Hearing it closely yeah it is a koto for sure.
Of course, like any BM song, this live is AMAAAAAZING!
The years between 2014 and 2016 are probably the golden age for BM, 2018 their darkest moment, the death of one of the best musician in the Kami Band, their guitarist Mikio Fujioka, and then YUI being forced to leave the group due to health issues, well it looked like it was over, still in 2019 they surprised the world... again! 🤘🦊⚡
I think that you would like starlight it has some growls and English it’s from their latest album it’s also a tribute to their guitarists that passed away
Glad you decided to look deeper after the Kingslayer reaction. Love the shock when the breakdown comes in. Nothing in the song up to that point really warns you that you should expect a breakdown that heavy. If you like Megitsune this much as an entry point, I think you're going to have a good time exploring the rest of the discography.
The songs that first got me hooked were the "Legend of 1997" performance of "Headbanger", and the official music video for "Karate". I'd recommend Headbanger first, because you need to check out a live performance with the Kamiband to really see the whole picture.
You have to see their live. The band behind these girls are gods.
Rondo of Nightmare, with the mischiefs of the gods intro. 1. Su-metal solo. 2. The intro, the backing band members get to showcase their talents.
Most people the first one or two songs they listen to are: gimme chocolate and catch me if you can. Both songs can get a wtf moment from the reactioner. Some get turned off and never look deeper into BABYMETAL.
Rondo of Nightmare: a demon or Oni, is chasing Su. She is hiding, but realized there is no escape, So she asked the demon if she can see its form its shape before it takes her.
Karate mv is also very well done.
This will get u started down the Fox 🦊 hole.
The instruments in the intro are shamisen and (probably) teiko drums - both are traditional japanese instruments.
Nice reaction & Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 You already have massive information from many fans from many countries. I want to add one thing.
BABYMETAL's activities have been worldwide. For example, since June last year until March this year (before the pandemic), they performed 20 times in USA, 19 in EU/UK/Russia and 1 in Taiwan in addition to 15 in Japan (total : 49 their own concerts + 6 appearance in festivals). Especially your country UK is their second homeland. Their newest song BxMxC has been performed live 4 times in UK while they performed it only once in Japan.
Going by your name Karate is the song you should listen to next
Speaking of Babymetal you should check out their song called "Death"
Great reaction. You should really listen to more of their songs. Road of Resistance is an epic one, a must listen to kind of song
Nice reaction.
BABYMETAL fanbase are a friendly bunch so if you decide to go down The Foxhole youll have plenty of song suggestions from
The ONE. Be warned, The Foxhole runs DEEP, but its an amazing trip.
BABYMETAL FOREVER
🤘🤘🤘
All hail The Fox God
It's okay brother, we've all been slapped in the face by that breakdown and fell in love with the band since.
I am so glad you've finally gave the girls a shot. I hope one day you will see why I love this band so much. The sheer amount of energy they bring to every single performance is unreal. I've seen them live 4 times now and honestly you need to come with me. Megitsune is defo up there as one of the best but there is so much more for you to discover with this band. The list is almost never ending
As for the "backing band" they are the Kami band and the growls if I am correct in thinking they tend to get TAKEMETAL (Takeru Youda) to do them.
Of course man! Hopefully we can go see them one day, I really did enjoy this track. I’ll be checking out more BABYMETAL for sure! And that makes sense thanks for letting me know man
Rondo of nightmare is awesome
Great reaction, Megitsune is one of my favorite Babymetal songs. I like their music videos but their live performances are so much better, the atmosphere at their live shows in Japan is on another level. You should check out Road of Resistence live in Japan or Headbanger at Legend 1997 to get a feeling of these shows.
Welcome to Babymetal!
You have to react to some live stuff mate,
#notacult
Wellcome to Foxhole 🤘🦊 .
Megitsune is one great song from BABYMETAL . You need more . Check BABYMETAL - Road Of Resistance live in Japan, that's song very energic .
Excellent. ZERO shame in digging these young ladies & their mega bad-ass KAMI Band!
"THE ONE" would love to see you react to more BABYMETAL. There's no shortage of material as they've just celebrated their 10th year anniversary. Arigatou! 🦊🤘
One of their best songs bar none... Love it. It's also one of their best live songs, thanks to audience participation.
Great reaction! Welcome aboard, and looking forward to more!
Hell yeah man!! For some of their heaviest break downs check out
Line
Sis Anger (their hardest song)
Great reaction man! Now that you've heard this, and saw the aesthetic of their music videos, you've gotta witness their live performance. I strongly recommend you to react to Road of Resistance Live in Japan for its insane crowd interaction. Aside from this, the song itself is straight up fire! The instrumentals were tight. The vocals were really pleasing. And you should also look for the lyrics after you listened to it to understand it better. And DragonForce's Herman Li and Sam Totman wrote the guitar arrangements here so its really worth a shot. And also, if you're reacting to this, be sure to have pauses throughout the video or else Amuse Inc. (their talent agency) will smite your video. They're pretty strict with copyright issues. Other than that, you can just enjoy your time as you gradually fall down the foxhole.
Kitsunes up!
I think your little "oh" at the beginning of the song was one of the best things I've heard and seen so far from a first time listener who was a little sceptic before going into it. I even watched it twice :D
You seem to have the same history with Babymetal as I do. Didn't really want to try out and listen to new stuff when I first found them years ago (around 2016 I guess) and was more into "straight forward" metal (Pantera, Slipknot, Machine Head, Killswitch Engage, etc) anyways, so I never gave them a real fair chance. Until a friend of mine showed me a live performance of Akatsuki 2.5 years ago, which pretty much got me instantly hooked. Been a fan ever since and they make up most of my Spotify playlist by a pretty wide margin nowadays. Every song is a different metal genre, often mixed with other metal and/or music genres, so it never gets boring and you'll always find something you're in the mood for with Babymetal.
Haha yeah I couldn’t believe it! And the history there is definitely the same, as I was and still am into those bands quite a lot. A lot of the more modern metal too. If Bring Me The Horizon hadn’t have done the collab idk when I would have given BABYMETAL a chance again! But I’m very glad they did, finding new music to listen to is awesome
I can't really get behind most of the "newer metal bands" from US/EU/UK I've heard in the last few years. I seem to have "outgrown" screaming/growling vocals (at least if the majority of a song is unclean) after a pretty lengthy Metal- and Deathcore phase. And I never really liked the bands that tend to use a lot of electronics/synth. These two styles seem to be most of what's coming out of the western hemisphere these days. But if you want to find new bands and music, you should really give the Japanese scene a try. They have a lot of female metal bands or at least female vocalists (which seems to be my thing lately) besides Babymetal that are pretty amazing. Lovebites, Unlucky Morpheus, Aldious, Mary's Blood or Doll$Boxx, only to name a few. Or if you want to go Canadian, try Unleash the Archers if you don't know them yet, their vocalist Brittney Slayes is pretty awesome.
I hope you do more BABYMETAL... they’re like no other band.
You've done it now! So far you haven't heard Su-Metal's (the lead singer's) vocals properly. In "Kingslayer" they were over-processed for the style of the song. For this song, while absolutely amazing, they were still processed. You need to check out some live BABYMETAL to really get a proper feel for them. They tear it up at live shows from what I've seen since becoming a fan several months ago. I would say you need to check out "Headbanger" live at Legend 1997, as many others have suggested. I would also say to check out "Distortion" Live at Download 2018 to see how good Su is at playing with/controlling the crowd.
They have over 50 songs and not a single one sounds like the others. They sample anything from rap, to ska, to Latin metal, to J-Pop, to Folk, to death metal, and I can go on. They will not disappoint if you keep checking their stuff out!
I'm really glad you decided to check out some Babymetal. As great as the lead singer, Su-metal, sounds here, she is so much better live. All their songs have a different feel, so if you do check out anything else, which I hope you do, try to watch one of the plethora of live videos out there. I recommend Headbanger - Live from the Legend 1997 concert, which was actually held the day after Su-metal's 16th birthday - th-cam.com/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/w-d-xo.html or maybe the live performance of Akatsuki from their Budokan live performance - th-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/w-d-xo.html
Good suggestions - there is a better quality video for Headbanger live at Legend 1997 (it goes to 1080p and doesn't have 30 seconds of crowd noise at the end) th-cam.com/video/QEsOaMbNFww/w-d-xo.html
彼女達の曲を聴いてると
なぜか、(^-^)v笑顔になれます。
3:33 That pig squeal!
They could totally do a banger job on anime intros or outros.
There are a lot of bands that mix Idol music with Metal and they are great, Broken By The Scream for example is one that mixes Idol with Metalcore/Deathcore and it's insane.
This is the song that made me a fan of Babymetal. If you want some more good stuff from them, check out the (live) performance of "Headbanger". This is a group that is best experienced live, you get to see the musicians perform on stage and they have big budget shows. Definitely check out a live song next if you're interested in more. (A good quality live show, not a fan cam).
Here's a link for Headbanger: th-cam.com/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/w-d-xo.html
Nice reaction bro, More babymetal, Akatsuki should be next.
Can't go wrong with Megitsune...it sort of has everything....Including the beloved Yui Mizuno....And yes, they were quite young there...if you want to see their true power check out the live stuff....Road of Resistance live in Japan is essential BABYMETAL.....blistering!!!!!
Booyah!
You see that happens when you finally listen to them for yourself without all the prejudice the metal elitist set out to be. Thank you fro giving them a chance. Kitsune up!
Great reaction! !
Next "Road of resistance" live in japan
This is great performance!
You gotta check out The One, it isn't that heavy or anything, I just really like it and think you will too
There are some hard rock and heavy metal bands in Japan. For example, Band Maid is a good hard rock band or Lovebites is a good heavy metal band.
Here are a few songs to check out among the many they have done.
Headbanger th-cam.com/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/w-d-xo.html
Road of Resistance th-cam.com/video/zTEYUFgLveY/w-d-xo.html
Pa Pa Ya th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html
Ijime,Dame,Zettai th-cam.com/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/w-d-xo.html
BxMxC th-cam.com/video/wCDFzmrDYKw/w-d-xo.html
Oh! Majinai th-cam.com/video/G-n8DmEtiZA/w-d-xo.html
Karate th-cam.com/video/GvD3CHA48pA/w-d-xo.html
There are many more that you can choose from.
My favorite part is the break down good reaction they don't disappoint
Lets go bois! Got a new subscriber for ya!
Thank you!!
Very good reaction mate
Try "Iine"-official MV
😃 Always fun to see sceptic peoples first reaction to Babymetal 😀 2 songs more and you are court in the "fox hole" Welcome!!
I'll sub for anything by BABYMETAL as long as its LIVE!
Babymetal - Rondo Of Nightmare live; react to this please !
This is my first time watching you, I appreciate the chill vibes, Might hop by your twitch every now and then from now on. Also for your next reaction I'd suggest you watch RoR (Road of Resistance) Live performance in Japan, the crowd is absolutely amazing and the music is also great. You've earned a sub from me :)
Glad you enjoyed Dutchy! And thank you for stopping by the stream and for the recommendations 😁
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Uuh this is a nice one, love ur hair ma g
Please check out the live version of this song from babymetal's live concert legend 1997
new subs here man..
great reaction... you must try their live performance.
i suggest "road of resistance" (its a collab with the guys from dragonforce) you ginna love it..
keep it up.man rock on..
You should react to tales of the destinies by them they put mental into instrumental it’s insane but awesome
Nice reaction. Check Distortion Live, PA PA YA!! and Headbanger Live. BABYMETAL is allways better live.
JJAJAJ WHAT DO YOU THINK? HAH ... BABYMETAL IS THE BEST BAND EVER....YOU MUST ANALYZE THE LETTERS ... ONLY FOR INTELLIGENTS...BABYMETAL IS A STORY ... YOU MUST SEE THE CONCERTS ... EVERYTHING IS A STORY...IS SO BEAUTIFUL
Great song!!
Nice reaction, thanks!
Down the Fox Hole you go... head first! :) "Megitsune" is my personal favorite along with "Akatsuki" and yes, that breakdown is sick!
I'd like to suggest you another of my favorites and one of their heavier songs (also this version has a little "extra"): Catch me if you can (Live at Budokan Black Night): th-cam.com/video/ng8U_j0gpLI/w-d-xo.html
See you next time!
If you wants breakdowns try Syncopation and Starlight by BABYMETAL each one have two breakdowns! And a very good ones 😌🤘🏻😎🤘🏻🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻 I subscribe man great reaction 🤜🏻🤛🏻
Nicet U see U changed your mind since thisone mate!!!!!!!!
not sure if saying this was the best choice to go after Kingslayer since they have so many masterpiece. Glad you liked it! Time to go down the Fox hole, the chosen one.
Kimi Anime with You, Syncopation, Tales of Destinies, White Love for moving stuff 🙂
u should try road of resistance!
You want more babymetal Road of resistance is great dragonforce helped write it and babymetal death legend 97 and many more
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Hear gimme chocolate :3
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GIVEN BY THE FLAMES - Ronove - th-cam.com/video/NMYmL5vsdHw/w-d-xo.html
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HELP !! Please tel me the uber hip trendy way to FEEL ...about this. .as i'm a bit of plank
6 hours ago? where hv u been??? BM exist like 10 years now...
Great reaction dude! You probably listened to "Gimme Chocolate" back in the day which is a bad representation of the rest of their music. I'm a huge Babymetal fan and "Gimme chocolate" does grow on you but it's still one of my least favorite songs by them. You should definitely check out more but beware they're music varies a lot from one song to the next but it's all amazing.
I think you might be spot on there. I’m pretty sure that was the song they were most known for so I checked it out but didn’t stick with them because I didn’t enjoy it! Though that was a long time ago so I may check it out again to see what I think now. I will definitely be checking out more!
@@djentleeReacts Gimme Chocolate is the most famous song, but it's not a fan favorite, it might not even be in the top 30 out of 50 songs
Welcome to The One! You will now fall deeper in the foxhole so be prepared!!
New Sub here. A warning... Babymetal is a drug! It is supereasy to be obsessed by them and the foxhole is deep and soon.. You must have a daily dose of Babymetal! ;-) It is hard to deBabymetal once You got addicted!
Try listen babymetal-Line
maybe you Will shocking haha
Nice reaction!! Welcome to the foxhole🦊
I think you're very right to watch the music video first. However, live shows are what BABYMETAL is really about. Megitsune is a very exciting song to play live show, and I highly recommend seeing the live version as well. You can feel the power of these women and the power of the audience.
- Megitsune (LIVE "LEGEND 1997" [SU-METAL Seitan Sai] 2013)
- Megitsune (LIVE "LEGEND 1999" [YUMETAL&MOAMETAL Seitan Sai] 2013)
- Megitsune Live @ Budokan Black Night
- BABYMETAL Megitsune at Glastonbury 2019
SUMETAL(vocal&dance) was born in 12/1997. YUIMETAL(scream&dance) was born in 06/1999. MOAMETAL was born in 07/1999. This music video was registered in 2013/06, so it is assumed that SU is 15 yrs old and YUI & MOA are 13 yrs old.
All of BABYMETAL's songs are quite different and all of them are representative of their music.
I hope you enjoy the variety of songs (all of them if possible).
All of the songs are great, but if I had to recommend them, the following songs might be a good place to start. Use it to help you choose your next song.
- Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)
- Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL)
- Rondo of Nightmare Live @ Budokan Black Night
- Legend of 1997 Headbanger
- Distortion (LIVE AT DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL 2018)
I hope you continue to enjoy your BABYMETAL.
Put your Kitsune🦊 up!
from Japan. (Translation by DeepL)
Megitsune is a song full of Japan. From here on down, if you're interested in Japan, take a look.
Megitsune(女狐) is a female fox.
me = 女 = female
kitsune = 狐 = fox
There are many animals in Japan that are God's apostles. Foxes, Deer, Crows, Snakes... There is also a shrine dedicated to the fox god.
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When Japanese people hear the word "Megitsune", they do not think of the animal fox. In Japan, it has long been said that foxes transform into humans and trick people. Foxes are considered to be bewitching, mysterious and cunning creatures. "Megitune" contains this meaning.
The lyrics say "はじけてドロンして(hajikete doron shite)", They're singing about a fox transforming with a leaf on its head. If you can picture the ninja disappearing with the smoke, it's about the same.
"コンコン(kon kon) is the animal sound of the fox in Japan.
The first instrument used is the 三味線(shamisen). The shamisen is a stringed instrument shaped like a guitar. The shamisen is a representative musical instrument of Japan. Since the shamisen was born 500 years ago, it is a new instrument among Japanese musical instruments.
The drums are "太鼓(taiko)". It's a 小太鼓(kodaiko)(=small drum) because it's small. Or, it's called a 鼓(tuzumi).
"それそれ(sore sore)" and "わっしょい(wasshoi)" are the shouts that are used when carrying a omikoshi(お神輿=portable shrine) during a japanese traditional festival. PAPAYA is also omatsuri(festive) metal, but so is this song.
The song used in the breakdown is "さくら さくら(Sakura Sakura)" and it's about 150 years old. sakura means cherry blossom.
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A woman wearing a kimono and a fox mask is dancing in a 日本舞踊(nihon buyou=Japanese traditional dance).
The dagger planted in the microphone is a 懐刀(futokoro katana) or 懐剣(kai ken), a sword that women used to insert into the 帯(obi) of a 着物(kimono). 帯(obi) is sash belt.
This music video was shot at this shrine.
- 阿佐ヶ谷 神明宮 (Asagaya Shinmeiguu) - shinmeiguu.com/keidai/
能楽殿(Nougakuden) is is the place to dance 能(Noh). 能(noh) is the oldest theatrical art in Japan with its origin goes back to 14th century. Incidentally, the 3 princesses said it was hot as a sauna in this place when they shot Megitsune.