They were the first Asian band to ever hit Top1 of the US Billboard for Metal/Rock albums this year. If you think this was lit, wait til you see more, this is not even CLOSE to their best stuff :). I would highly recommend doing BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance live in Japan They have won several international awards (Kerrang! / MTV) for Best Live Act. They're even better live. Cute, adorable but also talented and hard working young girls. In this video they are around 14-16 years old (the lead-singer Su-Metal is 1.5 years older than the other two). In fact, this concert was Su-Metal's 16th birthday celebration). This was held in 2013. The girls are now aged between 20 and 22 years old and have been rocking the world with BABYMETAL since 2010 if you can believe it. When you say you wonder if they have other songs like this that are as good, I giggled a little. They have about 50 songs and Gimme Chocolate is probably only barely hitting my top40 :D.
Babymetal is definitely a thing. They have been around since 2010 when the girls were 11 and 12 years old. They released their third album called Metal Galaxy last October and it hit number one in the Billboard Rock charts. They are a fusion of J-pop and heavy metal and their name refers to their music being a newborn genre called kawaii (cute) metal. If you listen to more of their songs, and I hope you do, you will find that no two songs are alike. You will also find they have one of the best, if not THE best live show in the business. Babymetal concerts are crazy fun! :)
I remember some years ago when people were shit talking Baby Metal and Rob Zombie went hard on defending them. Professionals recognize and respect each other.
Performed live with Rob Halford, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dragonforce(studio & onstage), (Korn, sort of), Skrillex, in studio with Thai rapper, Japanese Rock star Tak Matsumoto, singer from sabaton, Arch Enemy singer & former guitarist (separately), opened for Metallica, Judas Priest, Guns n roses, lady Gaga, rhcp(two tours), Korn n stone sour, Chthonic, had Hell Yeah open for them, endorsed by rob halford, rob zombie, Marty Friedman, Matt Heafy (Trivium), napalm death, carcass, Helloween, Metallica, slash, Korn, Corey Taylor(slipknot), Yoshiki (X Japan), Marilyn Manson, Abbath, BMTHorizon, and shared festival stages with countless others (megadeth, Anthrax, slayer, Maiden, ....)as seen in a vid in my previous comment
Welcome to the unique world of Babymetal. They have 3 studio albums and, in my opinion, not one bad song - but watch live performances, that is where they're at their very best (this was a live performance but had the studio audio over it). You will be hard pressed to find two of their songs that sound the same, they play virtually every genre of metal then mix in other musical styles and genres, often when you least expect it. Some songs are more pop (like this one), others are more metal and they have all things in between. This was filmed at Makuhari Messe in December 2013, the day after the lead singer's 16th birthday (she is 22 now). The other two were 14. They first formed in 2010 (yes they are coming up to their 10th anniversary) as a sub-unit of a Jpop Idol group called Sakura Gakuin, but separated to become a band in their own right in 2013 when the lead singer was 15 and graduated (Sakura Gakuin has a middle school theme and is for girls aged 10 to 15). Babymetal had gained some attention internationally through another song on TH-cam and the gamble was taken to take it further. 'Gimme Chocolate' went viral and they started their first world tour in 2014 when they also released their first album. The whole idea to fuse Jpop style vocals with metal was the vision of one man (their producer Kei Kobayashi) and based around the lead singer because of her unusually loud (for a Jpop singer) singing style and her talents as a vocalist - he was a metal head and recognised her potential despite her young age. Nobody thought it could succeed (metal was not doing well in Japan in 2010) and he was provided with virtually no budget by the talent agency they're all signed up to, but they allowed him his pet project under the umbrella of the bigger Idol group. You mentioned Tokyo Dome - they sold that out two nights running in 2016 (55,000 people each night) and played a completely different set list each night. Try any live pro-shot video of any song ... or maybe something very recent from the latest album, I think you will be surprised and that you'll like it. Only fan cam videos exist so far - this is from the European tour they finished a week or so back and the song is 'BxMxC' th-cam.com/video/BjNHAZAAQug/w-d-xo.html
I think the official videos are also worth watching. Megitsune, Doki-Doki Morning, iine and Headbanger!!!!! for example. Headbanger!!!!! Live Legend 1997, of course, is one of the best live performances I've seen.. but an official mv is also can send you going down the foxhole :)
First off lemme say, great reaction and enjoy your dive into The Foxhole! Id recommend any of their live shows pretty much as they kill it live. Karate live at Download, Rondo of Nightmare Live Budokan Black Night and Road of Resistance Live in Japan are some of the best!
I had no clue something like this even existed....butnits interesting at the very least... thank you for your recommendations we will definitely look into them make sure you hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more
@@Hollywood6IX - I found Babymetal a few months ago. They're amazing. Keep watching they will continue to surprise you. They break so much new ground that sometimes it's hard even for me to accept. Their best live song right now is actually with Su (lead singer) rapping believe it or not. And it's great. They did a straight Bollywood metal song on their new album. They did a song with a Thai rapper. They've done dance-metal. They do songs with only the two girls Yui and Moa. There are songs with only the lead singer Su. How this thing all came together is very complicated. But only the 3 girls are actually Babymetal. But they always play with a live band now called 'The Kami band' who are excellent. Their drummer is a beast. They are fantastic live.
@@Hollywood6IX Definetly check out "BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)". It's one of the best live performances I've ever seen. And add these to the list "BABYMETAL - Tamashii no Rufuran (SU-METAL)" and "BABYMETAL - PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO) (OFFICIAL)"
@@Hollywood6IX - Their first single was 'Doki Doki Morning'. They were 13/11/11 years old i believe. That was recorded in 2010. If you want to see how young they started. But there are all kinds of videos of their lead singer Su before Babymetal. She was already a seasoned professional at 13.
Trash Talkers if you guys like rap then Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero should be next followed closely by iine the official video ( it looks like Line in the listing)
If I am not mistaken this from their Live Legend 1997 concert in 2013. Su Metal the lead singer was born in 1997 while Moa Metal and Yui Metal was born in 1999.
So much fun coming back to this reaction over a year later. This reaction was the beginning of BABYMETAL Mondays and the full cannonball jump into the Fox Hole. 🤘🦊🤘
This was the show for the lead singer, Suzuka Nakamoto, 16th birthday. Yui and Moa were 14. Currently they are 22 and 20. Babymetal just completed a 20 date tour of the USA and then Europe and Russia. Tour dates for China and Japan were canceled due to the Coronavirus. Their latest album hit #1 on Billboard "Top Rock Album" in the US. First ever Asian group to do so. Want to hear some bars spit to blow your minds, check out the Babymetal song "Pa Pa Ya" ft. Thai rapper F. HERO. th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Enjoying your reactions, guys. Most people have a WTF? moment at seeing Babymetal...then a few more...then they love them! You seemed to have covered all that in this reaction! Cute and adorable Metal is the future (and my first Metal concert was Sabbath in 1976!). Hoping to see more so I've subscribed. Gimme Chocolate (although obviously the best Metal song about eating chocolate ever!) is nowhere near Babymetal's most Metal song - fantastic though it is! When People ask if Babymetal are 'really' Metal, I tell them that Babymetal crucified their lead singer live on stage as her 16th birthday treat while 10,000 fans screamed "Death! Death! Death!" and a statue of the virgin mary crumbled behind her and that, yes, they are pretty fucking Metal. That's a sight worth seeing and a way we can all only dream we'd spent our 16th birthday. Here's the YT link: th-cam.com/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/w-d-xo.html
the Gimme Chocolate door again has opened for new blood. great reaction , if you continue the BABYMETAL journey you will be surprised again and again so enjoy your journey to BABYMETAL Universe.
You have such an amazing world to explore with BM. No 2 songs are alike and they are now huuuuge.. Best shows.. Saw them live and lived every damn second!
Mikiko Mizuno does their choreography. She also did it for the Japanese olympians for the closing ceremonies at the last winter Olympics and now for most of this year's summer Tokyo Olympics. She has a group called Elevenplay.
Babymetal have a couple of songs that use Rap - and they kill it! The first is a fan cam of a song they played on their recent European tour (which I was lucky to see them on in February as straight afterwards all their Japan and Thailand gigs were cancelled due to the coronavirus restrictions on big gatherings) called BxMxC - th-cam.com/video/pnyugz5DhrA/w-d-xo.html. There's no official video released yet but this is considered the best of the fan cams. Su kills it being gangsta! The other song is by Moa and Yui, not Su, the lead singer, and is a raap that should make you laugh as it's all about begging money from daddy - but again, they nail it! It's called Onedari Daisakusen (Operation Beg Dad) and this version, though a live compilation, does have English subs so you can understand the lyrics - th-cam.com/video/0l3rjEqPY1c/w-d-xo.html . PS If you react to Babymetal then expect thousands of views, likes and comments galore, explaining everything you just watched. We Babymetal fans like to do that and hopefully give you links to other great Babymetal performances (they are amazing live but their videos are great too). Enjoy the journey down The Fox Hole!
Actually, I think the venue for this concert was Makuhari Messe. The choreographer for Babymetal is Amuse, Incs. staff choreographer. She is the same woman that does the choreo for the megagroup, Perfume.
Love you guys. This is actually from the Makuhari Messe (Makuhari Event hall), but Tokyo Dome was a good guess, as Babymetal has played several sold out concerts there. Hope to see you do more Babymetal reactions. Two thumbs up from Norway.
I'm seeing a drought of new Babymetal reactions today. It's sad. So I'm binging ALL of yours again tonight! That's how you know you enjoy a band, and a channel. Here's to you guys!!!
Your in for a treat... 3 albums full of greatness. Since you like rap, you should do a song called papaya. It's a newer song, and they colab with a thai rapper called f-hero. And the videos lit. Welcome.
These girls are seriously HUGE. They were upgraded to the Main Stage at Glastonbury last year, they have opened for Guns 'n' Roses and Metallica, had the lead singer of Judas Priest join them on stage. They are the real deal and Metal Heads that were very negative about them when they 1st came out started to take them seriously.
Bruhhhhh lol it never gets old to see ppls first reaction to this cuz i as an old-school metalhead went through the same exact reaction lmao i was speechless af lol like wtf did i just watch but i LOVED IT also funny part is i heard this when i was about 17 or 18 and this little like 10 year old girl that knew my lil sisters came up to me and showed me this Unique Band lol i will never forget that hahaha Im so subscribing now this like my 4th or 5th video of u guys thank you for your honesty. Also id fuckin love it if ya checked out my favorite band of all time that sadly many reactors just dont check after doing their 2 most popular songs They are fucking gods legends of metal pioneers of fucking thrash metal this band my guys is the one and only.... MOTÖRHEAD!! OLD SKOOL BAND THAT STARTED IN 1975 IN ENGLAND. PLS PLS I HOPE YALL GIVE EM A LISTEN MAN SONGS I SUGGEST ARE Built for Speed from 86 Love can't buy you money from 96 Love for sale from 98 Another perfect day from 83 Orgasmatron from 86 Brotherhood of man from 2010 Live to win from 80 Dogs from 87 Lol and sooooo much more haha but yeah id very much appreciate it my guys :)
Ah, I enjoyed your reaction a lot! BABYMETAL are awesome! The novelty factor wears off at some point, of course (although the latest album still made me go WTF after almost three years of listening to them on a daily basis), but the smiles remain. I can’t thank this band enough for the fun and happy days they have given me! Sometimes watching reactions like yours reminds me how awesome and unique they really are (hm, that may have been a lie, I‘d never forget). :-) The fact that you are neither Metal nor J-Pop fans makes it even better, it’s still pretty rare to see people being open minded enough to appreciate music outside their favourite genres, and appreciate you did. Thumbs up! I guess you have already gotten all the facts, so I‘ll just recommend to check them out in a real live setting (this was studio audio). Wait till you see them handling the crowd, it gets even better. My recommendation would be the song „Headbanger“: th-cam.com/video/P9miB6jKLRw/w-d-xo.html
Nice reaction. It seems pretty much everything else has been covered so all I've got left is a suggestion, Headbanger from this same show and you have two choices, the original BABYMETAL - LEGEND OF 1997 HEADBANGER, or a Dubstep version, Headbanger night of 15 mix. You know metal is all about the headbanging :-) The 1997 refers to Su (the lead singer's ) birth year.
Great Reaction! iine! super catchy fun song or Karate official music video (freaking bad ass work of art) or Road of Resistance Live in Japan (Freddie Mercury level epic)
2020 is the 10th year for Babymetal, they are 22 and 21 today, I'll let you do the math. 2 current MV's you will like are: Pa Pa Ya (FT F.Hero) and BxMxC. The 3 girls you saw are Su-metal, Moametal and Yuimetal. They have been performing professionally since they were 5 yo. They are the most well known/famous band out of Japan. They have opened for Metallica, Lady GAGA, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and worked with Dragon Force.They sold-out the LA Forum last year and were on their European tour. Now they on a break, home in Japan. You're behind the curve, guys!!
That was not the Tokyo Dome but they did sell out the Tokyo Dome 55,000 in two consecutive nights. Those shows were released on dvd and they're excellent. BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL) th-cam.com/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/w-d-xo.html Sonisphere was sort of the international debut for Babymetal. They had played a couple smaller shows but this was their first big stage. As you can imagine they were not internationally known in 2014 so they had to win over this crowd who had mostly no idea WTF was going on. If you want to see the Tokyo Dome this is about as close as you can get on youtube. It's a compilation so it has parts of different shows. The big screen with them behind the metal rails is Tokyo Dome. The parts with the red floor in the middle are Budokan which was built for martial arts for the Tokyo olympics. Other parts are different shows. The Tokyo Dome was 2016 but Doki Doki Morning was their first single recorded in 2010 and released in 2011. BABYMETAL - Doki, Doki☆Morning「ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング」Live compilation (Tokyo Dome) th-cam.com/video/EtwOicd0z5Y/w-d-xo.html
My first time hearing this song was while TH-cam was on a playlist and I was doing something, not watching just listening. When I first heard the music I was like "oh ok, some thrash band". Then I heard the first voices, and I instantly scrunched my face in puzzlement and went to go look to see WTF was going on. Was hooked regardless lol
5:48 "wow, this exists, man!" Honestly I've never truly appreciated the fact that THIS EXIST and it is still happening and I've got to see it live and dance with the girls from the audience. This is fucking nuts
I told a co-worker about this song and the next day he came in with the album and we turned it all the way up. I work in a warehouse, everyone went wtf. It was too damn funny.
you aint seen nothing yet. you are into rap so maybe the next songs should be some of the newer stuff. you want to have your mind blown check out BxMxC from sweden. it is a fan cam only. this song is more maybe your style. or Da Da Dance or Pa Pa Ya. they are one of the few bands that are better live than on the cds. the girls were 16 and 14 at this time. this show was for the lead singer 16th birthday. the lead singer has been performing since she was like 7 or 8 years old. her voice is something to hear in person. she can do so much stuff while dancing. you dont know what you have gotten yourself into. there is no two songs that sound alike so whatever you choose to react to next will be good. but i guess a better second one is Road of Resistance from Japan 2015. this is how a Babymetal crowd is to be and it shows how this little girl can control 20,000 people. we call her Queen and she lives up to that label.
Some background for you guys......The girls are actually fans of Slayer and Metallica and have done tours with Chili Peppers, Rob Zombie, Guns n Roses etc, They also won 2 years in a row, Metal Hammer Award for best International Touring Band, presented in London to them by Brian from Queen. At that awards evening they were joined on stage by a big fans of their , Rob Halford of Judas Priest , and they performed 2 Priest songs together, Breaking The Law and Painkiller. Singer Su and 2 little ones Moa and Yui have been performing as Babymetal since Su 13yo and the girls 11yo. Su started singing on tv in Japan at around 7yo. The three ended up in Schoolgirl tv show , from where they were selected to form Babymetal. I think Su is 21yo now.
Yeah, Babymetal might seem like a joke, but they are no joke, they are really serious about it. They take making fun serious. Just keep reacting to more of them. You'll see. :-) PS BTS is Korea, not Japanese (I don't know much about them, so I checked Wikipedia). And in case it wasn't clear: J-pop is Japanese, K-pop is Korean.
I know uve seen the video for headbanger but if u havent seen the live version u should check out headbanger legend of 1997. It's the same show as give me chocolate and death. Probably there best live performance before papaya
HOLY SHIT!!! I thought I've watched all of your BABYMETAL reactions! How did I miss your FIRST ever BABYMETAL reaction? Little did you know that day that you would eventually have a day dedicated to BABYMETAL reactions and still be reacting to them 9 months later!! 🦊🤘
This is their tribute to Metallica. A play on Master of Puppets both rhythmically and in subject. Master is about addiction to drugs, Chocco is about a teenage girls addiction to chocolate. Main riff is a play on the riff in Master of Puppets that kicks in just after 20 seconds, except they miss a note and play a little different to give it a dance like swing.
You haven't seen totally insane until you've seen Dir En Grey. They go to the next level. They have a very diverse sound, but I got into them during their more thrashy stage so that's what I prefer. I suggest you start with "Vinushka", "Diabolos", then try "Amon" - symphonic and Saku. Lastly, you have to see their prog masterpiece "Macabre- Live Tabula Rasa" For more female Japanese Rock check out Band Maid- Play and Doll$Boxx- Take My Chance
My first thought on this was, "What the fu---!?" But I loved it. Sumetal was 14 and both Moametal and Yuimetal were 12 if I remember right. Check out Lovebites, Mary's Blood, Unlucky Morpheus, X-Japan, Sound Horizon, Linked Horizon.
Just subscribed to your channel and enjoy the content especially your metal reactions! If you guys are looking to explore more metal and specifically more metal from around the world to react to here are a few suggestions, keep up the great work guys. The songs listed are just some to get your feet wet so to speak but you can't go wrong with any songs performed by these bands, enjoy! Unleash the Archers - "Awakening" or "Tonight We Ride" (Canadian power metal band) Jinjer - "Pisces (Live Set)" or "Teacher, Teacher" (Ukrainian hardcore metal band) Nightwish - "Ghost Love Score (Live From Wakken)" or "Noise" (Dutch/Finnish symphonic metal band) Babymetal - "Karate" or "Pa Pa Ya" ......you guys already know.... Band Maid - "Thrill" or "Play (Live)" (Japanese all girl hard rock/metal band)
@@autohmae This fancam of BxMxC isn't so bad, at least there is very little distortion in the audio. th-cam.com/video/BjNHAZAAQug/w-d-xo.html Here is a link to the audio only in case they want to do what you say. th-cam.com/video/ULqe6K2ihys/w-d-xo.html
Love your reaction bro! 😂 Babymetal is classified as 'kawaii-metal' (kawaii means cute). They combine both Jpop and metal into their music.🎤🎶 It may sounds 'weird' at first bcoz you aren't fimiliar with this particular genre yet. Go and check out their live performances. 1. Road of Resistance (live in Japan) 2. Headbanger (Legend of 1997) Mind-blowing and lit.🔥
Babymetal... Awesome ... To me the earlier live or studio stuff is the best. You get the best musicians, writers and choreographers you can buy and then train awesome singers and dancers to perform. The USA did that once upon a time in 60's .. Enjoy it .. They are awesome in concert, I had the chance to see them and would again. They are what they are and are very awesome at their job. See them if you get a chance. Check out Band Maid for another great band that as a bit more control over their tunes ...
I see you haven't reacted to Tales of The Destinies yet, you will LOVE it but it will also confuse the heck out of you with all the time signature changes.
Hey guys your channel was thrown into my recommendations. I think you guys are dope and you play off of each other well. I really think you guys should react to a song called "Nippon Manju" by Lady Baby.
Aldious, DOLL$BOXX, Gacheric Spin, Scandal and many more...female led J-Metal/Rock has quickly become this 50 year old Punk/Metal fans favorite genre...can't speak a word of Japanese (even though I've been watching anime for 44 years) but I love the music...
Please react to more BABYMETAL. Their music is very experimental, they are mixing lots of genres, and they never fail to put a smile on your face. Next I would recommend PA PA YA! from their official channel th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html This is a newer song and it features a rapper from Thailand.
If you liked that, you should check out 1. Babymetal Road of resistance - Live in Japan Official, then 2. Ijime, Dame, Zettai live at soonisphere 2014 live in UK.
these girls have the best fucking cardio.. being able to sing and move around like that for 1hour-2hours... id die after one song and im a pretty fit dude lol
If you are rapper fans then you should watch 1. Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero ( you ain't ready for this) 2. Iine the official video ( you really aren't ready for this) 3. Road of Resistance Live in Japan their epic masterpiece 4. Karate the official video. Their work of art.
Dudes big fan😁🤙🤘 just watched you react to baby metal you should check out and a reaction to alien by maximum the hormone Japanese metal band😁🤙🤙🤘ooo also Japanese all girl rock band called band-maid song called thrill🤘
They were the first Asian band to ever hit Top1 of the US Billboard for Metal/Rock albums this year. If you think this was lit, wait til you see more, this is not even CLOSE to their best stuff :).
I would highly recommend doing BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance live in Japan
They have won several international awards (Kerrang! / MTV) for Best Live Act. They're even better live. Cute, adorable but also talented and hard working young girls. In this video they are around 14-16 years old (the lead-singer Su-Metal is 1.5 years older than the other two). In fact, this concert was Su-Metal's 16th birthday celebration). This was held in 2013. The girls are now aged between 20 and 22 years old and have been rocking the world with BABYMETAL since 2010 if you can believe it.
When you say you wonder if they have other songs like this that are as good, I giggled a little. They have about 50 songs and Gimme Chocolate is probably only barely hitting my top40 :D.
second road of resistance...
dem0n her sisters were 12
@@mortarkill90gaming83 Su-metal 1997 was almost 13 and Yui and Moa 1999 where around 11 when they did start playing as a band
Babymetal is definitely a thing. They have been around since 2010 when the girls were 11 and 12 years old. They released their third album called Metal Galaxy last October and it hit number one in the Billboard Rock charts. They are a fusion of J-pop and heavy metal and their name refers to their music being a newborn genre called kawaii (cute) metal. If you listen to more of their songs, and I hope you do, you will find that no two songs are alike. You will also find they have one of the best, if not THE best live show in the business. Babymetal concerts are crazy fun! :)
Clearly what they sing is a metal subgenre, not an apart genre at all.
@@YasWitch7 yes but its still metal
Already 4 years since this reaction! Babymetal 🤘🤘🤘I remember watching this 4 years ago. Great Reaction!
These girls actually started at 11 and 12 yrs old in 2010 and are endorsed and have performed with some of the biggest names in metal
Here’s a compilation of pics hanging out with other bands th-cam.com/video/b2EaLHkgZnY/w-d-xo.html
I remember some years ago when people were shit talking Baby Metal and Rob Zombie went hard on defending them. Professionals recognize and respect each other.
@@Foksuhyea it is crazy. It happened in 2014 if i rmb correctly
Endorsed by and performed with who exactly?
Performed live with Rob Halford, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dragonforce(studio & onstage), (Korn, sort of), Skrillex, in studio with Thai rapper, Japanese Rock star Tak Matsumoto, singer from sabaton, Arch Enemy singer & former guitarist (separately), opened for Metallica, Judas Priest, Guns n roses, lady Gaga, rhcp(two tours), Korn n stone sour, Chthonic, had Hell Yeah open for them, endorsed by rob halford, rob zombie, Marty Friedman, Matt Heafy (Trivium), napalm death, carcass, Helloween, Metallica, slash, Korn, Corey Taylor(slipknot), Yoshiki (X Japan), Marilyn Manson, Abbath, BMTHorizon, and shared festival stages with countless others (megadeth, Anthrax, slayer, Maiden, ....)as seen in a vid in my previous comment
Welcome to the unique world of Babymetal. They have 3 studio albums and, in my opinion, not one bad song - but watch live performances, that is where they're at their very best (this was a live performance but had the studio audio over it). You will be hard pressed to find two of their songs that sound the same, they play virtually every genre of metal then mix in other musical styles and genres, often when you least expect it. Some songs are more pop (like this one), others are more metal and they have all things in between.
This was filmed at Makuhari Messe in December 2013, the day after the lead singer's 16th birthday (she is 22 now). The other two were 14. They first formed in 2010 (yes they are coming up to their 10th anniversary) as a sub-unit of a Jpop Idol group called Sakura Gakuin, but separated to become a band in their own right in 2013 when the lead singer was 15 and graduated (Sakura Gakuin has a middle school theme and is for girls aged 10 to 15). Babymetal had gained some attention internationally through another song on TH-cam and the gamble was taken to take it further. 'Gimme Chocolate' went viral and they started their first world tour in 2014 when they also released their first album.
The whole idea to fuse Jpop style vocals with metal was the vision of one man (their producer Kei Kobayashi) and based around the lead singer because of her unusually loud (for a Jpop singer) singing style and her talents as a vocalist - he was a metal head and recognised her potential despite her young age. Nobody thought it could succeed (metal was not doing well in Japan in 2010) and he was provided with virtually no budget by the talent agency they're all signed up to, but they allowed him his pet project under the umbrella of the bigger Idol group.
You mentioned Tokyo Dome - they sold that out two nights running in 2016 (55,000 people each night) and played a completely different set list each night.
Try any live pro-shot video of any song ... or maybe something very recent from the latest album, I think you will be surprised and that you'll like it. Only fan cam videos exist so far - this is from the European tour they finished a week or so back and the song is 'BxMxC' th-cam.com/video/BjNHAZAAQug/w-d-xo.html
FYI... The link you posted goes to a David Task reaction video.
@@jeffschreifels8651 Oops - I'll correct that, thanks
@@Grington300 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Yes! BxMxC is the perfect introduction for rapper/people who loves rap.
I think the official videos are also worth watching. Megitsune, Doki-Doki Morning, iine and Headbanger!!!!! for example. Headbanger!!!!! Live Legend 1997, of course, is one of the best live performances I've seen.. but an official mv is also can send you going down the foxhole :)
First off lemme say, great reaction and enjoy your dive into The Foxhole! Id recommend any of their live shows pretty much as they kill it live.
Karate live at Download, Rondo of Nightmare Live Budokan Black Night and Road of Resistance Live in Japan are some of the best!
I had no clue something like this even existed....butnits interesting at the very least... thank you for your recommendations we will definitely look into them make sure you hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more
@@Hollywood6IX - I found Babymetal a few months ago. They're amazing. Keep watching they will continue to surprise you. They break so much new ground that sometimes it's hard even for me to accept. Their best live song right now is actually with Su (lead singer) rapping believe it or not. And it's great.
They did a straight Bollywood metal song on their new album. They did a song with a Thai rapper. They've done dance-metal. They do songs with only the two girls Yui and Moa. There are songs with only the lead singer Su.
How this thing all came together is very complicated. But only the 3 girls are actually Babymetal. But they always play with a live band now called 'The Kami band' who are excellent. Their drummer is a beast. They are fantastic live.
@@Hollywood6IX Definetly check out "BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)". It's one of the best live performances I've ever seen. And add these to the list "BABYMETAL - Tamashii no Rufuran (SU-METAL)" and "BABYMETAL - PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO) (OFFICIAL)"
@@Hollywood6IX - Their first single was 'Doki Doki Morning'. They were 13/11/11 years old i believe. That was recorded in 2010. If you want to see how young they started. But there are all kinds of videos of their lead singer Su before Babymetal. She was already a seasoned professional at 13.
Trash Talkers if you guys like rap then Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero should be next followed closely by iine the official video ( it looks like Line in the listing)
If I am not mistaken this from their Live Legend 1997 concert in 2013. Su Metal the lead singer was born in 1997 while Moa Metal and Yui Metal was born in 1999.
Absolutely correct. This show took place on December the 20th 2013.
@@steffenjachnow8176 Actually it took place on December 21st 2013 to be exact :) December 20th is Su's birthday.
So much fun coming back to this reaction over a year later. This reaction was the beginning of BABYMETAL Mondays and the full cannonball jump into the Fox Hole. 🤘🦊🤘
2:17 😂 EPIC introduction to Babymetal:
"Now, not only japanese people... FEMALE japanese...
Not only female japanese... but CHILDREN... " 😂
This was the show for the lead singer, Suzuka Nakamoto, 16th birthday. Yui and Moa were 14. Currently they are 22 and 20.
Babymetal just completed a 20 date tour of the USA and then Europe and Russia. Tour dates for China and Japan were canceled due to the Coronavirus.
Their latest album hit #1 on Billboard "Top Rock Album" in the US. First ever Asian group to do so.
Want to hear some bars spit to blow your minds, check out the Babymetal song "Pa Pa Ya" ft. Thai rapper F. HERO.
th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html
Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Enjoying your reactions, guys. Most people have a WTF? moment at seeing Babymetal...then a few more...then they love them! You seemed to have covered all that in this reaction! Cute and adorable Metal is the future (and my first Metal concert was Sabbath in 1976!). Hoping to see more so I've subscribed. Gimme Chocolate (although obviously the best Metal song about eating chocolate ever!) is nowhere near Babymetal's most Metal song - fantastic though it is! When People ask if Babymetal are 'really' Metal, I tell them that Babymetal crucified their lead singer live on stage as her 16th birthday treat while 10,000 fans screamed "Death! Death! Death!" and a statue of the virgin mary crumbled behind her and that, yes, they are pretty fucking Metal. That's a sight worth seeing and a way we can all only dream we'd spent our 16th birthday. Here's the YT link: th-cam.com/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/w-d-xo.html
Tooo funny! The react videos 1000% spiked your views, and once I saw baby metal Mondays! You guys had me sold enough to search for the first one!
I love coming back here occasionally and witnessing the beginning of a fun journey!
the Gimme Chocolate door again has opened for new blood.
great reaction , if you continue the BABYMETAL journey you will be surprised again and again so enjoy your journey to BABYMETAL Universe.
Dude we are so happy we came across baby metal. Do us a solid and hit that subscribe button and let us know what we should react to next
I think they're fantastic. Incredible musicianship and the girls kill it. God bless them
You have such an amazing world to explore with BM. No 2 songs are alike and they are now huuuuge.. Best shows.. Saw them live and lived every damn second!
Mikiko Mizuno does their choreography. She also did it for the Japanese olympians for the closing ceremonies at the last winter Olympics and now for most of this year's summer Tokyo Olympics. She has a group called Elevenplay.
Looking forward to more reactions from you guys! Quite a lot to experience with this band.
Nostalgic revisiting this song with you guys. I remember this channel & babymetal bringing joy at a time when the pandemic was wreaking havoc.
Seen them live twice at festivals. Great live band Crowd Goes Nuts.
Check out PaPaYa! by BabyMetal featuring Thai Rapper F.Hero
Babymetal have a couple of songs that use Rap - and they kill it! The first is a fan cam of a song they played on their recent European tour (which I was lucky to see them on in February as straight afterwards all their Japan and Thailand gigs were cancelled due to the coronavirus restrictions on big gatherings) called BxMxC - th-cam.com/video/pnyugz5DhrA/w-d-xo.html. There's no official video released yet but this is considered the best of the fan cams. Su kills it being gangsta! The other song is by Moa and Yui, not Su, the lead singer, and is a raap that should make you laugh as it's all about begging money from daddy - but again, they nail it! It's called Onedari Daisakusen (Operation Beg Dad) and this version, though a live compilation, does have English subs so you can understand the lyrics - th-cam.com/video/0l3rjEqPY1c/w-d-xo.html . PS If you react to Babymetal then expect thousands of views, likes and comments galore, explaining everything you just watched. We Babymetal fans like to do that and hopefully give you links to other great Babymetal performances (they are amazing live but their videos are great too). Enjoy the journey down The Fox Hole!
'Pa Pa Ya'. New stuff. Dope af
Babymetal has so many great songs, and there is a lot of variety to their song styles.
Actually, I think the venue for this concert was Makuhari Messe.
The choreographer for Babymetal is Amuse, Incs. staff choreographer. She is the same woman that does the choreo for the megagroup, Perfume.
this song broke all the barriers to success all over the world. Babymetal for life! \m/
Man, loved your reaction. Just subscribed. Guess I'll have to check out your other Babymetal reactions. Let's see what you've done so far! 🦊🖤
2:35 Song starts. 2:40 falling into the fox hole. Both of you together 😂 The beginning of a long journey.
Love you guys.
This is actually from the Makuhari Messe (Makuhari Event hall), but Tokyo Dome was a good guess, as Babymetal has played several sold out concerts there. Hope to see you do more Babymetal reactions. Two thumbs up from Norway.
And we love you
on of their new songs in called bxmxc. she raps in it you should react to it
Theres a reason why Gimmie chocolate is my favorite babymetal song EVER. Awesome reaction you two!
I'm seeing a drought of new Babymetal reactions today. It's sad. So I'm binging ALL of yours again tonight!
That's how you know you enjoy a band, and a channel. Here's to you guys!!!
Your in for a treat... 3 albums full of greatness. Since you like rap, you should do a song called papaya. It's a newer song, and they colab with a thai rapper called f-hero. And the videos lit. Welcome.
karate, or road to resistance (live)
.cant wait to see your reaction guys
10 years in and they are just getting bigger watch them live full concert the stamina they have is insane
These girls are seriously HUGE. They were upgraded to the Main Stage at Glastonbury last year, they have opened for Guns 'n' Roses and Metallica, had the lead singer of Judas Priest join them on stage. They are the real deal and Metal Heads that were very negative about them when they 1st came out started to take them seriously.
I really like your reactions!
I suggest hearing a band call Onmyouza, they are awesome!!!
Bruhhhhh lol it never gets old to see ppls first reaction to this cuz i as an old-school metalhead went through the same exact reaction lmao i was speechless af lol like wtf did i just watch but i LOVED IT
also funny part is i heard this when i was about 17 or 18 and this little like 10 year old girl that knew my lil sisters came up to me and showed me this Unique Band lol i will never forget that hahaha
Im so subscribing now this like my 4th or 5th video of u guys thank you for your honesty.
Also id fuckin love it if ya checked out my favorite band of all time that sadly many reactors just dont check after doing their 2 most popular songs
They are fucking gods legends of metal pioneers of fucking thrash metal this band my guys is the one and only....
MOTÖRHEAD!!
OLD SKOOL BAND THAT STARTED IN 1975 IN ENGLAND.
PLS PLS I HOPE YALL GIVE EM A LISTEN MAN SONGS I SUGGEST ARE
Built for Speed from 86
Love can't buy you money from 96
Love for sale from 98
Another perfect day from 83
Orgasmatron from 86
Brotherhood of man from 2010
Live to win from 80
Dogs from 87
Lol and sooooo much more haha but yeah id very much appreciate it my guys :)
Ah, I enjoyed your reaction a lot! BABYMETAL are awesome! The novelty factor wears off at some point, of course (although the latest album still made me go WTF after almost three years of listening to them on a daily basis), but the smiles remain. I can’t thank this band enough for the fun and happy days they have given me!
Sometimes watching reactions like yours reminds me how awesome and unique they really are (hm, that may have been a lie, I‘d never forget). :-) The fact that you are neither Metal nor J-Pop fans makes it even better, it’s still pretty rare to see people being open minded enough to appreciate music outside their favourite genres, and appreciate you did. Thumbs up!
I guess you have already gotten all the facts, so I‘ll just recommend to check them out in a real live setting (this was studio audio). Wait till you see them handling the crowd, it gets even better. My recommendation would be the song „Headbanger“: th-cam.com/video/P9miB6jKLRw/w-d-xo.html
Nice reaction. It seems pretty much everything else has been covered so all I've got left is a suggestion, Headbanger from this same show and you have two choices, the original BABYMETAL - LEGEND OF 1997 HEADBANGER, or a Dubstep version, Headbanger night of 15 mix.
You know metal is all about the headbanging :-) The 1997 refers to Su (the lead singer's ) birth year.
Great Reaction! iine! super catchy fun song or Karate official music video (freaking bad ass work of art) or Road of Resistance Live in Japan (Freddie Mercury level epic)
2020 is the 10th year for Babymetal, they are 22 and 21 today, I'll let you do the math. 2 current MV's you will like are: Pa Pa Ya (FT F.Hero) and BxMxC. The 3 girls you saw are Su-metal, Moametal and Yuimetal. They have been performing professionally since they were 5 yo.
They are the most well known/famous band out of Japan. They have opened for Metallica, Lady GAGA, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and worked with Dragon Force.They sold-out the LA Forum last year and were on their European tour. Now they on a break, home in Japan.
You're behind the curve, guys!!
That was not the Tokyo Dome but they did sell out the Tokyo Dome 55,000 in two consecutive nights. Those shows were released on dvd and they're excellent.
BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL)
th-cam.com/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/w-d-xo.html
Sonisphere was sort of the international debut for Babymetal. They had played a couple smaller shows but this was their first big stage. As you can imagine they were not internationally known in 2014 so they had to win over this crowd who had mostly no idea WTF was going on.
If you want to see the Tokyo Dome this is about as close as you can get on youtube.
It's a compilation so it has parts of different shows. The big screen with them behind the metal rails is Tokyo Dome. The parts with the red floor in the middle are Budokan which was built for martial arts for the Tokyo olympics. Other parts are different shows. The Tokyo Dome was 2016 but Doki Doki Morning was their first single recorded in 2010 and released in 2011.
BABYMETAL - Doki, Doki☆Morning「ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング」Live compilation (Tokyo Dome) th-cam.com/video/EtwOicd0z5Y/w-d-xo.html
My first time hearing this song was while TH-cam was on a playlist and I was doing something, not watching just listening. When I first heard the music I was like "oh ok, some thrash band". Then I heard the first voices, and I instantly scrunched my face in puzzlement and went to go look to see WTF was going on. Was hooked regardless lol
5:48 "wow, this exists, man!" Honestly I've never truly appreciated the fact that THIS EXIST and it is still happening and I've got to see it live and dance with the girls from the audience. This is fucking nuts
You guys need to check out "Kagerou" - the live at the Forum version with the American Kami Band intro...
check out some live performances of Iron Maiden for some classic metal
hallowed be thy name, rime of the ancient mariner & the trooper plus loads more
I told a co-worker about this song and the next day he came in with the album and we turned it all the way up. I work in a warehouse, everyone went wtf. It was too damn funny.
you aint seen nothing yet. you are into rap so maybe the next songs should be some of the newer stuff. you want to have your mind blown check out BxMxC from sweden. it is a fan cam only. this song is more maybe your style. or Da Da Dance or Pa Pa Ya. they are one of the few bands that are better live than on the cds. the girls were 16 and 14 at this time. this show was for the lead singer 16th birthday. the lead singer has been performing since she was like 7 or 8 years old. her voice is something to hear in person. she can do so much stuff while dancing. you dont know what you have gotten yourself into. there is no two songs that sound alike so whatever you choose to react to next will be good. but i guess a better second one is Road of Resistance from Japan 2015. this is how a Babymetal crowd is to be and it shows how this little girl can control 20,000 people. we call her Queen and she lives up to that label.
Well personally I'm waiting for them to react to iine LOL. :-)
autohmae haha yes! I agree lol
6:35 You staved off the onslaught of comments "They are Japanese!"
Some background for you guys......The girls are actually fans of Slayer and Metallica and have done tours with Chili Peppers, Rob Zombie, Guns n Roses etc, They also won 2 years in a row, Metal Hammer Award for best International Touring Band, presented in London to them by Brian from Queen. At that awards evening they were joined on stage by a big fans of their , Rob Halford of Judas Priest , and they performed 2 Priest songs together, Breaking The Law and Painkiller. Singer Su and 2 little ones Moa and Yui have been performing as Babymetal since Su 13yo and the girls 11yo. Su started singing on tv in Japan at around 7yo. The three ended up in Schoolgirl tv show , from where they were selected to form Babymetal. I think Su is 21yo now.
They're amazing.
Yeah, Babymetal might seem like a joke, but they are no joke, they are really serious about it. They take making fun serious. Just keep reacting to more of them. You'll see. :-)
PS BTS is Korea, not Japanese (I don't know much about them, so I checked Wikipedia).
And in case it wasn't clear: J-pop is Japanese, K-pop is Korean.
I know uve seen the video for headbanger but if u havent seen the live version u should check out headbanger legend of 1997. It's the same show as give me chocolate and death. Probably there best live performance before papaya
2:19 Smoke's sales pitch is on point.
HOLY SHIT!!! I thought I've watched all of your BABYMETAL reactions! How did I miss your FIRST ever BABYMETAL reaction? Little did you know that day that you would eventually have a day dedicated to BABYMETAL reactions and still be reacting to them 9 months later!! 🦊🤘
BxMxC please
I don't know what I was missing this is the most coolest music I have ever herd this it lit love it reminds me of metal anime can't get enough
If you blended my internet history together babymetal is the end result
Babymetal Death - legend 1997, live crucifixion
Awesome reaction yall 🤘
This is their tribute to Metallica. A play on Master of Puppets both rhythmically and in subject. Master is about addiction to drugs, Chocco is about a teenage girls addiction to chocolate. Main riff is a play on the riff in Master of Puppets that kicks in just after 20 seconds, except they miss a note and play a little different to give it a dance like swing.
The words you are looking for are "face-melting"
You haven't seen totally insane until you've seen Dir En Grey. They go to the next level. They have a very diverse sound, but I got into them during their more thrashy stage so that's what I prefer. I suggest you start with "Vinushka", "Diabolos", then try "Amon" - symphonic and Saku. Lastly, you have to see their prog masterpiece "Macabre- Live Tabula Rasa"
For more female Japanese Rock check out Band Maid- Play and Doll$Boxx- Take My Chance
Babymetal... no mater what genre you're loyal to, they will make you like metal.
Three Words: Road of Resistance. Also look into Jinjer, Pisces
Welcome to the wonderful world of BABYMETAL, kitsunes up!
in that vieo it was made like 7 years ago so they are 21 and 22 years old now and now in the band one of them left so there are only 2 in the band now
My first thought on this was, "What the fu---!?" But I loved it. Sumetal was 14 and both Moametal and Yuimetal were 12 if I remember right.
Check out Lovebites, Mary's Blood, Unlucky Morpheus, X-Japan, Sound Horizon, Linked Horizon.
Great reaction! As a rapper you have to react to "BABYMETAL - いいね！- Iine! (OFFICIAL)"
Agreeeeeddddddddddd
iine react next..Mix of Genres
NPML4ever absolutely!
Guys check out Band-maid!!!! All girl Japanese hard rock band.. Super talented musicians!!!!!
Karate, Road of Resistance are 2 good ones to move to next , this is crazy shit man.
Just subscribed to your channel and enjoy the content especially your metal reactions! If you guys are looking to explore more metal and specifically more metal from around the world to react to here are a few suggestions, keep up the great work guys. The songs listed are just some to get your feet wet so to speak but you can't go wrong with any songs performed by these bands, enjoy!
Unleash the Archers - "Awakening" or "Tonight We Ride" (Canadian power metal band)
Jinjer - "Pisces (Live Set)" or "Teacher, Teacher" (Ukrainian hardcore metal band)
Nightwish - "Ghost Love Score (Live From Wakken)" or "Noise" (Dutch/Finnish symphonic metal band)
Babymetal - "Karate" or "Pa Pa Ya" ......you guys already know....
Band Maid - "Thrill" or "Play (Live)" (Japanese all girl hard rock/metal band)
after 3 years finally, i can see this video..
Yep. Jinjer is a necessity. “Pisces” live session. Be prepared for the Jinjer fans to flock afterwards.
This song sounds like you gave Asian Girls candy and set them loose in a music store. I love it!
You like rap right? Dudes react to BABYMETAL - BxMxC.
Yup, I like that live version so much.
I would suggest both album and live, in that order in the same video. Because fancams aren't ideal.
@@autohmae This fancam of BxMxC isn't so bad, at least there is very little distortion in the audio.
th-cam.com/video/BjNHAZAAQug/w-d-xo.html
Here is a link to the audio only in case they want to do what you say.
th-cam.com/video/ULqe6K2ihys/w-d-xo.html
Love your reaction bro! 😂
Babymetal is classified as 'kawaii-metal' (kawaii means cute). They combine both Jpop and metal into their music.🎤🎶
It may sounds 'weird' at first bcoz you aren't fimiliar with this particular genre yet.
Go and check out their live performances. 1. Road of Resistance (live in Japan)
2. Headbanger (Legend of 1997)
Mind-blowing and lit.🔥
Babymetal... Awesome ... To me the earlier live or studio stuff is the best. You get the best musicians, writers and choreographers you can buy and then train awesome singers and dancers to perform. The USA did that once upon a time in 60's .. Enjoy it .. They are awesome in concert, I had the chance to see them and would again. They are what they are and are very awesome at their job. See them if you get a chance. Check out Band Maid for another great band that as a bit more control over their tunes ...
I see you haven't reacted to Tales of The Destinies yet, you will LOVE it but it will also confuse the heck out of you with all the time signature changes.
It would be cool if you react to Gackt-Returner or any other song (but that was the 1st song I heard of him and I fallen for him)
Hey guys your channel was thrown into my recommendations. I think you guys are dope and you play off of each other well. I really think you guys should react to a song called "Nippon Manju" by Lady Baby.
The ending song from this concert Babymetal Death was amazing and a much watch haha.
Wait til they hear Band Maid. Real Exsistence, Play, Dice, Secret My Lips.
Aldious, DOLL$BOXX, Gacheric Spin, Scandal and many more...female led J-Metal/Rock has quickly become this 50 year old Punk/Metal fans favorite genre...can't speak a word of Japanese (even though I've been watching anime for 44 years) but I love the music...
You should check out Road of Resistance , Rondo of Nightmare , Headbanger at Budokon . They have a rap song called BxMXC that is really good as well
i love your reaction guys...
Please react to more BABYMETAL. Their music is very experimental, they are mixing lots of genres, and they never fail to put a smile on your face. Next I would recommend PA PA YA! from their official channel th-cam.com/video/oO7Y8NsnkRg/w-d-xo.html This is a newer song and it features a rapper from Thailand.
with this song fell in love with babymetal? me too
Quote of the year : "This actually happened!"
If you liked that, you should check out 1. Babymetal Road of resistance - Live in Japan Official, then 2. Ijime, Dame, Zettai live at soonisphere 2014 live in UK.
They're probably the biggest act coming out of Japan ever, in therms of international recognition.
Rush - Xanadu Live Exit Stage Left , mindblowing :)
these girls have the best fucking cardio.. being able to sing and move around like that for 1hour-2hours... id die after one song and im a pretty fit dude lol
If you are rapper fans then you should watch 1. Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero ( you ain't ready for this) 2. Iine the official video ( you really aren't ready for this) 3. Road of Resistance Live in Japan their epic masterpiece 4. Karate the official video. Their work of art.
Eeeehhhh. Them being 'rap' fans, the first thing they have to react to, is "BxMxC"!
Young as they appear, they're all at least 20.
goodVideo,good reaction.
haha...best Babymetal reaction ever
You guys should Try Babymetal - pa pa ya and Babymetal - megitsune
Check out Oh Majinai by Baby Metal. The male vocalist is from a band called Sabaton, so if you like this track, you'll love Sabaton's music.
Dudes big fan😁🤙🤘 just watched you react to baby metal you should check out and a reaction to alien by maximum the hormone Japanese metal band😁🤙🤙🤘ooo also Japanese all girl rock band called band-maid song called thrill🤘