Yes, we can find Su, no matter how many people are there. She always gives her all in her performance. The short girl who has been crying since the beginning is Moa, and the girl who finally broke down crying at the end is Yui.
Su rarely cries on stage, if ever. However it was said that because she broke down last year she made a promise not to do it again. She did cry offstage at the end, so I heard somewhere
Marina and Nene-don are my top Sakura Super Ladies. Nene managed to both drop an emotional bomb, and make some of the girls laugh when she screamed and jumped when the confetti cannons went off. Good stuff!
It was a wonderful reaction. As everyone has said, the members of Sakura Gakuin are all very talented children, some of whom are now solo singers, some of whom are now voice actors in animation, and some of whom are now leading actresses in movies and other productions. The first child to take the microphone was Marina Horiuchi, who is now a singer-songwriter. Nene, who was hugging Su, retired after graduation and now chooses to work as a nurse. Her retirement was greatly missed by the teachers and staff. All of them are good kids and I can't talk about them enough here.
Su was 15, the whole concert was for her graduation so it naturally focused on her, she was also class leader. Moa and Yui blubbed right through the whole song so they did not get much camera time lol and that was Yui you thought looked like her.
The girl who cry all along the song is little Moa. She's 13 years old at that time and she was very sad that Susuka graduate Sakura Gakuin and left her.
I'm a Metal guy, but I love Sakura Gakuin and this song in particular. It must be one of the catchiest songs ever written. And no matter how often I watch this, it tears me apart every time, even more so now that SG is gone.
That's why it's SU-METAL! She is the lead vocalist! And with fairies YUI-METAL and MOA-METAL flying freely around her, the one and only BABYMETAL was born😊It's a miracle😊SG is so classy and elegant, even in mini-skirts! That's the Japanese culture of KAWAII 😁.
Oh many of the SG girls had nicknames - given either by their classmates or by the fukei (the name of SG fans - and kind of means family). Some of the nicknames for the girls here include Nene-don (for Nene), Boss Panda (for Raura). Baby-chan for Saki Ooga, Tensai (for Rinon).. and all have their own story and meaning.
Despite being a huge Babymetal fan, I don't really know all that much about Sakura Gakuin. What I do know is that SG started in 2010 and Su was one of the first class of members. SG members are aged 10-15, but Su was 12 when she started. She graduated in March 2013 after she turned 15 in December 2012, after which Babymetal became an independent act separate from SG (which was celebrated at Legend 1997), even though Yui and Moa remained in SG until 2015 when they graduated. In her final year in SG, Su was the class captain, so she was the leader at the time. And yes, that was Yui, and Moa was there too. SG continued with different girls rotating in and out of the line up until it ended in 2021 when the final class graduated (widely believed to be due to Covid). While I'm not really into SG, I do love this song and the message about friendship that it has. One thing I discovered going to the recent concerts in January is that Su is most charismatic person I think I've ever seen. Without sounding like a massive simp, I legit could not take my eyes off her when she was on stage on front of me; it was actually kind of overwhelming seeing her in person.
Is not easy fighting the tears with this song, everytime. Suzuka is 15 yo at this moment (around 10 to 15 is the range of age between these girls), still a princess and preparing to become not only a superlady, which is the ultimate goal for them, but also a metal queen goddess. There's an official MV of this song but the emotional is this one, no doubt about it. At the end you can see two girls hugging each other on the floor, the one on the left right is Yui-chan, and the other is called Saki. First girl you spotted crying is Moa-chan. Sakura Gakuin is full of these moments and is always nice to follow the journey into the Foxhole with songs like this. Thanks for sharing this and have a nice holiday.💮❤️
This one is definitely more emotional than the MV, but I will also say the MV gets to me as well. Especially at the end when all of the girls are waving goodbye to Suzuka.
So SG was a school based idol group with the girls 10/11 to 15 (when they graduated out). Most girls did 3-4 years in SG (a rare few like Moa/Yui due to timing did 5 years). Each year is referred to as a nendo (the school year) and ran from 1st April to 1st March. There were radio/tv shows, live performances and idol shows during that year where the girls sing, dance and act in sketches and they even do school tests (the nendo tests are infamous and led to many many in jokes - like the infamous 'compact dolorean' which was Su's answer to one test question to what CD meant). The nendo year would end with a live show of songs, dances and sketches and an actual graduation ceremony with a diploma, speeches, etc. and was a big emotional thing. As you can imagine having spent between 3 and 5 years in SG this was massively emotional for all the girls and tears were common (only one girl never cried, Rinon, who is actually in this show. Rinon is famous for never crying even during her own graduation). There are I think 35 SG graduates now and they are very much a little family and even 10 years later kept in touch with past and current members. At least 3 SG graduates are known to have attended the recent 2 BM shows - Nene, Raura (both classmates of Su and in this show) and Sana - one of the final ever class members. Also of course Momoko (another SG graduate) was in the show performing as the Avenger. I suspect other SG members might also have attended but not revealed it on social media.
@@paulbenwell3560 Yes, she cried. You can watch it on Reddit. Subreddit Sakura Gakuin>Menu>Wiki>Fukei Guide scroll to Sakura Gakuin Nendo> 2015 scroll to Specials. It' s starts at 1:08:00
It might help to understand class years in Japan are named for the start as opposed to the end of the year in the US. Hence, you might have noticed the 2012 sign in the back, when the performance was in March 2013. You should react to the Surprise Appreciation for Suzuka’s graduation.
Sakura-gakuin has a lot of contents which Su,Yui,Moa, will also perform. In addition to music, there are many shows and dramas based on actual classes. Among them, there is a drama like the back story of this "My Graduation Toss". The video is titled "Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo Surprise Appreciation Party for Suzuka Nakamoto [ENG SUB] [REUPLOADED]". It is not a music video, but it is a drama like a documentary. I highly recommend it. I also recommend you to watch other Sakura-gakuin videos. I think you will enjoy BABYMETAL more.
> "She was made for this..." The legend says she was born with a golden microphone in her hand and sang instead of crying. :p P.S.: The time back then was a real roller coaster for Suzuka, Yui, and Moa, I believe. Because (AFAIK) at least they did not know that BABYMETAL would be continued, at this point.
FINALLY you do a Sakura Gakuin video!!! I'm a little late so it seems everyone has answered your questions already, so I'll just add a few thoughts. This was Su's final performance in SG. So that's why all the tears. This was the only year (class of 2012) that had only one member as a senior graduate. The previous year had 3, and subsequent years had 2 or more. So this particular year of SG had a lot of focus on Suzuka as she was, by default, also class president of SG. About 90% of Japanese Babymetal fans are also hardcore SG fans. And when I say hardcore, I mean HARDCORE fans. I've been fortunate enough to have attended 4 SG graduations myself. As for Su "keeping it together" through her performance, she said in an interview once that her acting coaches would emphasize not crying on stage and that she worked really hard at it and somewhat mastered it. Although she did almost break earlier in this concert when the members got to say their goodbyes to Su ( you'll hopefully react to that video eventually) That girl that looks a lot like Yui... That's cause it IS Yui😂😂 Moa is in there too! SG is a group as a whole. They make songs as a group. But each years graduates will have a senior song or two on the album. This was one of Su's. She also performed another solo song at this concert. But generally the whole graduation concert is the whole group performing with the graduates being the spotlight. Yui and Moa are both in this performance. They would not graduate for another 2 years. They graduated class of 2014. I hope you continue exploring Sakura Gakuin. There's still tons more. Yui and Moa were in SG twice as long as Su. So there's tons of material to explore. Please continue!!
If people mentioned Su's solo they probably meant Sakurairo No Avenue, from the same event, but I think you get better results on YT if you look for Sakurairo No Avenue Suzuka Nakamoto, or the japanese name 桜色のアベニュー さくら学院, there are a few uploads on YT.
How great Su was at the age of 11, in this video th-cam.com/video/emK9aXDEzV0/w-d-xo.html, Su was still singing in the corner of the mall, the people watching there also probably did not expect that Su would become the future Queen of Metal.🔥
excellent content TYLR-METAL, you might also enjoy the MV for this song which has a brief MOA does Hendrix impression as well as YUI doing a brief Angus Young impression, but the most emotional thing happened during this ceremony, where all the girls say goodbye to Su and cry their way through their speeches, so yeah SU was 15, so already a seasoned performer and just a few months away from her ascension into metal goddess.
Members of Sakura Gakuin can range from 10 to 15 years old! those in 5th and 6th grade wear red bow ties (at 7:21 in your video, the camera follows member Ooga Saki, who is in 6th grade, you can see a clear view of the floppy little tie) and those in 7th-9th grade wear red neckties (which you can see suzuka wearing, as well as majority of the members here). When members graduate middle school, it is mandatory that they leave sakura gakuin as well !!
Nice one, thanks! This is what I use to check if I'm still a human. And... test passed ✅ The girls from this particular year were between 11 and 15 years old (they are usually between 10 and 15). I'm pretty much used to see Moa and Nene crying but the moment reality hits Yui like a bus gets me every time.
This song was established as a traditional graduation song in Sakura Gakuin and the graduates were always in the center. Normally, only Su would have graduated this year, that's why she is in the center. But Mariri (the tallest girl, who also cried a lot in this video) decided to drop out of Sakura Gakuin just a few weeks before the show, so she also graduated, but was not in the center of the performance. Su hardly ever cried in Sakura Gakuin, that was usually Moas part 😂
Su-chan, as the eldest 'sister' and student council president, had to remain strong to 'smile her best' as an example for all the other girls. But don't be fooled, she is crying throughout the whole song. And i believe you missed all three Babymetal girls in one shot. The seniors of every year is always featured as the lead singers for this and other songs. Yes, all graduations are like this, fun, nostalgic, and a tear fest. Even for the fans regardless how many times we've watched it. Great reaction, and totally can't wait for the next one. Message would be my next recommendation.
That hug was not a fake one but a genuine friendship hug. Ten years later, the girl who hugged Su went to BabyMetal's first concert in 2023. Those hugs, those tears are sincere.
The girl you see always crying is Moa!! And there is Yui too in the performance. A very beautiful and fond memory ❤ If you want to see the debut of Su, Moa ad Yui in a Sakura Gakuin show, you need to see this very funny performance! There's also the appearance of the legendary White T-shirt guy, aka Fan Zero. You'll see what I'm talking about 🤣 th-cam.com/video/xZPpFkdg0yI/w-d-xo.html
SU was the only class graduating One other girl left also after this ceremony All the girls Graduate when they finish with middle school Moa and YUI graduated 2 years later The impressive part of this was that BABYMETAL was also let go Instead of replacing SU with a new member BABYMETAL when to conquer the world
Hi, TYLR. A couple of notes. Folks are calling Su- the class president, but the actual title was "President of the Student Council." This is in keeping with the Sakura Gakuin theme of school life and is the title they gave to the lead member. Despite the title of President, i don't think think this was an elected position, but rather an appointment by the production staff. There was some conflict behind the scenes the year prior over Su-'s appointment as not all of the members considered her "reliable." It's all good in the end as Su- took the lead member role seriously and hence the emotions of the members about her leaving are quite genuine. That is also why in this performance, her very last with SG, you can see Su- really working to encourage the other members to hold it together and "give their best smile."
Su was 15 and was the oldest in that performance. And it was only Su and Mariri Sugimoto who graduated after this performance so all the other girls continued in SG after this concert. I'm not quite sure if Su, Moa and Yui already knew at this point that they would continue doing BABYMETAL even after Su graduated SG. But if they didn't it would explain why Yui and Moa cried so much during this show.
Kind of. What was originally supposed to be Babymetal's final performance (Legend Z) happened a month before Su graduated from Sakura Gakuin. (Legend Z was in February, graduation was in March.) They went into Legend Z thinking it was their last show as Babymetal. They (supposedly) learnt at the same time the audience did that they would continue, though it was originally only supposed to be for a limited time. One other concert was announced for June, 3 months after the graduation (NHK Hall). This was supposed to be the new 'final show' for them as Babymetal. However, Babymetal proved popular enough that they just never stopped. So, basically, they had their 'final show', where they learnt Amuse wanted Babymetal to do 1 more show. They went into the graduation thinking that the NHK Hall 3 months after graduation was their new final show together.
They already knew Babymetal would be continuing. This was mentioned in the Tower Records' SG senior interview with Su-chan a couple of weeks earlier. But it still meant a much reduced schedule of activities together and the end of an era.
You should watch the farewell speeches to understand the intensity of the bonds that were created in Sakura Gakuin. It's not a song but it's very intense and very emotional: SU-METAL Graduation Speeches & Ending - Sakura Gakuin 2012 - CC Subs Code TH-cam nKvjTJvE0bg Minute 35:55
Su appears in commercials in 2002, she would be 5-ish at the time. So yes, she was born to preform. She enrolled at Actor's School Hiroshima in 2006 where she was joined by her sister later that year and began a duet named Tween. I think all other question have been answered. However, one does wonder if she knew BabyMetal would not end with graduation.
Other people have already answered that one Apearently the original plan was for Babymetal to end when Su graduated, then someone In charge decided they'd do one more "last" concert after she graduated Then they just shrugged and let Babymetal keep going as a separate thing, even while Moa and Yui were still part of sg But the thing to remember is, when they filmed this, the trio thought they only had one more concert together Which is why they hugged at one point during the performance And why Moa can be seen bawling her eyes out the few times she shows up on camera Especially when Su is walking under the arch of the other girls arms I'm 99.9% that's moa in the background, microphone held low at her side
😭😭😭 Watching the girls all breaking down one by one.... especially Yui upfront at end. The camaraderie amongst the girls, who essentially went through a Idol boot camp together, is amazing. I'm sure others will tell you, it is Su's graduation, and she was the class president that year, and that girl was Yui. wonder how deep you'll jump into SG, because aside from music, the SG Nendo Tests are hilarious.... if you want to see Su come the closest to breaking, watch the graduation speeches from the girls to Su. 🤘🦊🤘
As others have explained the ages - Su was the oldest and graduating (along with Mariri who was not aging out but rather deciding to leave SG - the only girl to ever leave before graduation). This is about the only time you can see and hear Su almost breaking up and coming close to crying on stage. And yes both Moa and Yui are there - Moa is the one sobbing her heart out of course (Moa is known to wear her heart on her sleeve). There is another video after this when each girls talks about how special Su was and Moa's part always breaks everyone up - especially knowing what happens after now).
I think Mariri was probably commuting from Hiroshima to Tokyo like Suzuka at the start (Suzuka moves with her sister Himeka and her mom to Tokyo). And that commuting can take a real toll (also cost).
🎓 /🌸 🏫 Yes, this was Su's graduation from Sakura Gakuin. She was the only senior in her last year, so the song centered around her. When this song was performed in later years, the current group of seniors would be featured. Since Sakura Gakuin is themed around school life, members graduate at 15, no matter when they joined the group. They could join as young as 10. There was one year with a delay because of COVID with a couple of 16 year olds in the graduating class. This song has the same songwriting team as the Sakura Gakuin song 'Heart no Hoshi'. It was written by Tommy february6 (Tomoko Kawase) and her husband and bandmate Shunsaku Okuda. That one features Moa and Yui in their senior year, along with fellow seniors Hana and Yunano. All of those girls were also in this video.
is it safe to say it won't be long until a certain music producer starts watching some SK concerts, nendo tests and other SK skits? lol Nakamoto Suzuka is awesome, but the rest of the girls do have their own little personality, can't help but adore each one :) Babymetal, Sakura Gakuin are rare gems, enjoy them :) Personally, as a grown man, I never thought I would enjoy watching something like SK ... but here I am just falling in love with SK BTW, first ever Sakura Gakuin graduation (previous year), Su didn't "have it all together" at times during the last song ... very endearing and emotional
When you said that, it looks like Yui, both Yui and Moa, where either side of Su at that point . Dont react to the speeches if you dont want to see grown men cry 😭♥️🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
Even as a Su-metal 'fan boy' (for lack of a better words) the gushing over Su-chan is a bit much LOL 🙂 But don't worry, many of us have done the same. She was determined not to cry. Don't forget SG started in 2010, with her being 12, she did Babymetal from the start as well, so Babymetal was already going for 3 years. For example Legend 1997 concert was later that year. The first Babymetal show where you could see only Babymetal perform and you bought tickets specifically to see them: 21 Jul 2012. Had only 6 songs. But it was also 2 performances/shows (same setlist/show) on the same day: 14:30 and 18:00 13:32 "she was so identical to Yui, not even funny" It was Moa and that actually was funny. I think a great deal of Suzuka's teaching was actually from ASH, SG helped to give her even more experience obviously, but ASH allowed her to be an example to others at Amuse kids (Karen Girl's, Mini-Pati, SG)
Su held it until the very, very end. Part of her uber upbeat performance here is to both prevent herself from breaking down crying while trying to carry the rest of the girls. But if you watch the full video, at the end, after the speeches, everyone leaves the stage and Su is left by herself with a final bow to the audience. In the very brief moment as she turns to walk off the stage, you can see she starts completely loosing it. Backstage would have been a mess. But she held it together until that moment.
Sakura Gakuin is Japanese school themed. To us it's basically 5th to 9th grade. When they graduate grade school, in real life, they also graduate from SG. This is the year end show so it's Su's last show. She knows BABYMETAL will continue so that cushions the blow. YUI and Moa and 2 other girls graduate 2 years later. Not everyone does the whole five years, depending on when they come in. Mariri who was the tall one in this group also graduated with Su. She was only there a year and was the only one to graduate early, ever. A decision by her, probably her parents. She lived to far away and focused on modeling.
Mariri had some opportunities to advance her modeling career which would have conflicted with SG. As Yui pointed out in her remarks right after this song, Mariri really wanted to stay with SG, but she had a higher dream to pursue. Edit: i should probably add that Mariri is from Hiroshima as is Su- and both attended Actor's School Hiroshima (ASH) although Su- had moved away to Tokyo for her last year with SG.
Good reaction - I would only be repeating things you've been told many times in the comments below, I have nothing different to add. I will just say this was clearly a very emotional performance for all of them - Su was graduating and leaving Sakura Gakuin and all the girls loved her and knew they would miss her as they carried on.
@@stevechevy3382 I don't know, but I believe it was before this ... I think Rick Wagner has said in the comments below about them talking about it in their SG diary entries.
@@Grington300 yes, that's correct they mentioned it in their SG diaries, but I don't think we know when they decided it. We do know Moa took the longest to decide, because it's a big responsibility and her mom always let her know: school comes first.
The following link is the first song of this concert - a great introduction to all the members, who are all interesting in their own way. As much energy, if not more, than Graduation Toss ! One of my favorite Sakura Gakuin videos. Would love to see you react ! th-cam.com/video/LQWswaqaPYI/w-d-xo.html
"That poor girl is crying thats so cute though" 7:27 - That is Moa. Word has it she did not know at the time if BABYMETAL was going to continue or if she would even be a part of it. Yui is also there, she cracks at the end of the song 11:45 covering her face. Realize at this time, BABYMETAL had already become very popular in Japan, so everyone knew that Su was going on to bigger things. The twins did not know if this was their final perfomance with Su or not. If you want to really feel, watch the actual graduation speeches, Moa cries profusely during Su's. Su is at every step along the way, fighting tears herself, her nose is even running. Her voice cracks many times during the song performance too. Always the stoic that never shows her tears, Su came very very close, especially when Moa absolutely breaks down into tears and runs into her arms during the goodbyes after the song. When you say "See shes right there, she looks so much like Yui." at 10:18 You are literally looking at BABYMETAL. That IS Yui on the right, and Moa on the left. They even have the usual hairstyles, just the makeup and outfits are different. They come together at least three different times during the song, as the familiar trio. Here is the full graduation ceremony, with subtitles th-cam.com/video/nKvjTJvE0bg/w-d-xo.html
"Word has it she did not know at the time if BABYMETAL was going to continue or if she would even be a part of it." That's not actually correct, although a lot of people make that assumption. The three members already knew that BABYMETAL was going to continue, but were still sad that Su was graduating from Sakura Gakuin. At this point each BABYMETAL member had already been asked if they wanted to continue with the group after Su graduated. They talked about this in their diary/blog entries at the time. This was also about two months after the BABYMETAL 'LEGEND Z' concert that symbolized the group's rebirth.
My Graduation Toss:- Su-Metal is very humble and respect for herself and friends are immaculate. She is dorky and a bit clumsy when not in full metal 🤘 mode when with Babymetal, same thing with Sakura Gakuin. When Suzuka Nakamoto aka Su-Metal sings and dance, she interpreted as herself as part of the composition. You should react to "Motteke-Sailor-Fuku" here the link 🔗 if you are interested th-cam.com/video/H2YCJE_OgZY/w-d-xo.html. •SINGLE BY SAKURA GAKUIN FROM THE ALBUM SAKURA GAKUIN 2012 NENDO ~MY GENERATION~. •RELEASED February 27, 2013. •GENRE J-Pop. •FORMAT CD, CD+DVD. •RECORDED: 2013. •LANGUAGE: Japanese. •LABEL: Universal Music Japan. •SAKURA GAKUIN RELEASE CHRONOLOGY PREVIOUS:- WONDERFUL JOURNEY: 4th Single (2012). NEXT:- Ganbare!!: 6th Single (2013). My Graduation Toss is the fifth single released by Sakura Gakuin. It was released on February 27, 2013. Regular / Limited Edition A CD:- My Graduation Toss Magic Melody My Graduation Toss (Instrumental) Magic Melody (Instrumental) Limited Edition B CD:- My Graduation Toss Mezase! Super Lady (目指せ!スーパーレディー; Aim! Super Lady) My Graduation Toss (Instrumental) Mezase! Super Lady (Instrumental) Limited Edition DVD My Graduation Toss (Music Video) Featured Members:- •Nakamoto Suzuka (Last) Graduated (16 yrs old) •Iida Raura. •Horiuchi Marina. •Sugisaki Nene. •Sato Hinata. •Mizuno Yui - Babymetal. •Kikuchi Moa - Babymetal. •Notsu Yunano. •Taguchi Hana. •Ooga Saki. •Sugimoto Mariri (Last) Graduated. •Isono Rinon. Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇺🇸🇸🇬#notacult.
Thanks for sharing this. I’ve been a BABYMETAL fan for years but I’ve never seen this video before. You’re really researching their history, which is fascinating. Be sure to check out BABYMETAL doing “Over the Future.” That’s from before the first album.
The reason Su stands out for you is because you know her....not to take anything away, because she is great, but there are a bunch of talented Ladies right there....Nene, Marina and Hinata are huge talents
It amazes Me that He couldn´t figure out that there was Yui and Moa next to Su on more than a couple of times in that video. A lot of people just don´t pay enough attention to what they are watching, and happens a lot. They forget they have a "Pause" Button
Su was the only one graduating. She was 15, the other girls 11-14. All girls from Sakura Gakuin participated. IIRC this was recorded March 31, 2013. School year 2012 ended about that time. That's why the sign over the stage reads 2012. You identified Yui. Did you not recognize Moa?
I actually have mixed feelings about reactions to this - a lot of people seem to use the tears as entertainment and that bothers me. You didn't really do that, thanks. Those little girls are very brave - that might have been one of the hardest things they ever had to do and they pulled it off.
Su's graduation was a cause for celebration, but at the same time it was a painful event for Yui and Moa, who were contemplating the possibility of BABYMETAL's dissolution.
The three members already knew that BABYMETAL was going to continue. At this point each BABYMETAL member had already been asked if they wanted to continue with the group after Su graduated from Sakura Gakuin. Su and Yui decided "yes" right away, and Moa took a little time to seriously consider the decision. They talked about this in their diary/blog entries at the time. Su' graduation was on March 31st, 2013. This was after the February 1st, 2013 BABYMETAL 'LEGEND Z' concert that symbolized the group's rebirth.
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Yes, we can find Su, no matter how many people are there. She always gives her all in her performance.
The short girl who has been crying since the beginning is Moa, and the girl who finally broke down crying at the end is Yui.
Su rarely cries on stage, if ever. However it was said that because she broke down last year she made a promise not to do it again. She did cry offstage at the end, so I heard somewhere
Nene's special message to Suzuka gets me every time.
Nene GOAT
Nene-don is the sweetest
Marina and Nene-don are my top Sakura Super Ladies. Nene managed to both drop an emotional bomb, and make some of the girls laugh when she screamed and jumped when the confetti cannons went off. Good stuff!
It was a wonderful reaction. As everyone has said, the members of Sakura Gakuin are all very talented children, some of whom are now solo singers, some of whom are now voice actors in animation, and some of whom are now leading actresses in movies and other productions. The first child to take the microphone was Marina Horiuchi, who is now a singer-songwriter. Nene, who was hugging Su, retired after graduation and now chooses to work as a nurse. Her retirement was greatly missed by the teachers and staff. All of them are good kids and I can't talk about them enough here.
Su was 15, the whole concert was for her graduation so it naturally focused on her, she was also class leader. Moa and Yui blubbed right through the whole song so they did not get much camera time lol and that was Yui you thought looked like her.
The girl who cry all along the song is little Moa. She's 13 years old at that time and she was very sad that Susuka graduate Sakura Gakuin and left her.
I'm a Metal guy, but I love Sakura Gakuin and this song in particular. It must be one of the catchiest songs ever written. And no matter how often I watch this, it tears me apart every time, even more so now that SG is gone.
That's why it's SU-METAL! She is the lead vocalist! And with fairies YUI-METAL and MOA-METAL flying freely around her, the one and only BABYMETAL was born😊It's a miracle😊SG is so classy and elegant, even in mini-skirts! That's the Japanese culture of KAWAII 😁.
Oh many of the SG girls had nicknames - given either by their classmates or by the fukei (the name of SG fans - and kind of means family). Some of the nicknames for the girls here include Nene-don (for Nene), Boss Panda (for Raura). Baby-chan for Saki Ooga, Tensai (for Rinon).. and all have their own story and meaning.
That was Yui and Moa, you can see her better at the end of the performance when Yui and Saki are hugging
Despite being a huge Babymetal fan, I don't really know all that much about Sakura Gakuin. What I do know is that SG started in 2010 and Su was one of the first class of members. SG members are aged 10-15, but Su was 12 when she started. She graduated in March 2013 after she turned 15 in December 2012, after which Babymetal became an independent act separate from SG (which was celebrated at Legend 1997), even though Yui and Moa remained in SG until 2015 when they graduated. In her final year in SG, Su was the class captain, so she was the leader at the time. And yes, that was Yui, and Moa was there too. SG continued with different girls rotating in and out of the line up until it ended in 2021 when the final class graduated (widely believed to be due to Covid). While I'm not really into SG, I do love this song and the message about friendship that it has.
One thing I discovered going to the recent concerts in January is that Su is most charismatic person I think I've ever seen. Without sounding like a massive simp, I legit could not take my eyes off her when she was on stage on front of me; it was actually kind of overwhelming seeing her in person.
Is not easy fighting the tears with this song, everytime.
Suzuka is 15 yo at this moment (around 10 to 15 is the range of age between these girls), still a princess and preparing to become not only a superlady, which is the ultimate goal for them, but also a metal queen goddess.
There's an official MV of this song but the emotional is this one, no doubt about it. At the end you can see two girls hugging each other on the floor, the one on the left right is Yui-chan, and the other is called Saki. First girl you spotted crying is Moa-chan.
Sakura Gakuin is full of these moments and is always nice to follow the journey into the Foxhole with songs like this.
Thanks for sharing this and have a nice holiday.💮❤️
This one is definitely more emotional than the MV, but I will also say the MV gets to me as well. Especially at the end when all of the girls are waving goodbye to Suzuka.
So SG was a school based idol group with the girls 10/11 to 15 (when they graduated out). Most girls did 3-4 years in SG (a rare few like Moa/Yui due to timing did 5 years). Each year is referred to as a nendo (the school year) and ran from 1st April to 1st March. There were radio/tv shows, live performances and idol shows during that year where the girls sing, dance and act in sketches and they even do school tests (the nendo tests are infamous and led to many many in jokes - like the infamous 'compact dolorean' which was Su's answer to one test question to what CD meant). The nendo year would end with a live show of songs, dances and sketches and an actual graduation ceremony with a diploma, speeches, etc. and was a big emotional thing.
As you can imagine having spent between 3 and 5 years in SG this was massively emotional for all the girls and tears were common (only one girl never cried, Rinon, who is actually in this show. Rinon is famous for never crying even during her own graduation). There are I think 35 SG graduates now and they are very much a little family and even 10 years later kept in touch with past and current members. At least 3 SG graduates are known to have attended the recent 2 BM shows - Nene, Raura (both classmates of Su and in this show) and Sana - one of the final ever class members. Also of course Momoko (another SG graduate) was in the show performing as the Avenger. I suspect other SG members might also have attended but not revealed it on social media.
Rinon cried at the end of Teenyuusei Orientation Event Class A on June 7, 2015.
@@chrism6994 How have I missed this??? My precious tensai actually cried?
@@paulbenwell3560 She also cried during one of the nendo tests too. 2015 Midterm test.
@@paulbenwell3560 Yes, she cried. You can watch it on Reddit. Subreddit Sakura Gakuin>Menu>Wiki>Fukei Guide scroll to Sakura Gakuin Nendo> 2015 scroll to Specials. It' s starts at 1:08:00
She looks like Yui cuz it is Yui. Moa cries the whole time but that is just Moa being Moa. Yui doesn't lose it until the end. Su is tough as nails.
It might help to understand class years in Japan are named for the start as opposed to the end of the year in the US. Hence, you might have noticed the 2012 sign in the back, when the performance was in March 2013. You should react to the Surprise Appreciation for Suzuka’s graduation.
NOW we get into the serious stuff haha. The foxhole opens up deeper and deeper. SG is just unreached.
Sakura-gakuin has a lot of contents which Su,Yui,Moa, will also perform. In addition to music, there are many shows and dramas based on actual classes. Among them, there is a drama like the back story of this "My Graduation Toss". The video is titled "Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo Surprise Appreciation Party for Suzuka Nakamoto [ENG SUB] [REUPLOADED]". It is not a music video, but it is a drama like a documentary. I highly recommend it.
I also recommend you to watch other Sakura-gakuin videos. I think you will enjoy BABYMETAL more.
I agree!! I've been suggesting SG for a while now.
> "She was made for this..."
The legend says she was born with a golden microphone in her hand and sang instead of crying. :p
P.S.: The time back then was a real roller coaster for Suzuka, Yui, and Moa, I believe. Because (AFAIK) at least they did not know that BABYMETAL would be continued, at this point.
FINALLY you do a Sakura Gakuin video!!! I'm a little late so it seems everyone has answered your questions already, so I'll just add a few thoughts.
This was Su's final performance in SG. So that's why all the tears.
This was the only year (class of 2012) that had only one member as a senior graduate. The previous year had 3, and subsequent years had 2 or more. So this particular year of SG had a lot of focus on Suzuka as she was, by default, also class president of SG.
About 90% of Japanese Babymetal fans are also hardcore SG fans. And when I say hardcore, I mean HARDCORE fans. I've been fortunate enough to have attended 4 SG graduations myself.
As for Su "keeping it together" through her performance, she said in an interview once that her acting coaches would emphasize not crying on stage and that she worked really hard at it and somewhat mastered it. Although she did almost break earlier in this concert when the members got to say their goodbyes to Su ( you'll hopefully react to that video eventually)
That girl that looks a lot like Yui... That's cause it IS Yui😂😂
Moa is in there too!
SG is a group as a whole. They make songs as a group. But each years graduates will have a senior song or two on the album. This was one of Su's. She also performed another solo song at this concert. But generally the whole graduation concert is the whole group performing with the graduates being the spotlight. Yui and Moa are both in this performance. They would not graduate for another 2 years. They graduated class of 2014.
I hope you continue exploring Sakura Gakuin. There's still tons more. Yui and Moa were in SG twice as long as Su. So there's tons of material to explore. Please continue!!
If people mentioned Su's solo they probably meant Sakurairo No Avenue, from the same event, but I think you get better results on YT if you look for Sakurairo No Avenue Suzuka Nakamoto, or the japanese name 桜色のアベニュー さくら学院, there are a few uploads on YT.
How great Su was at the age of 11, in this video th-cam.com/video/emK9aXDEzV0/w-d-xo.html, Su was still singing in the corner of the mall, the people watching there also probably did not expect that Su would become the future Queen of Metal.🔥
excellent content TYLR-METAL, you might also enjoy the MV for this song which has a brief MOA does Hendrix impression as well as YUI doing a brief Angus Young impression, but the most emotional thing happened during this ceremony, where all the girls say goodbye to Su and cry their way through their speeches, so yeah SU was 15, so already a seasoned performer and just a few months away from her ascension into metal goddess.
Members of Sakura Gakuin can range from 10 to 15 years old! those in 5th and 6th grade wear red bow ties (at 7:21 in your video, the camera follows member Ooga Saki, who is in 6th grade, you can see a clear view of the floppy little tie) and those in 7th-9th grade wear red neckties (which you can see suzuka wearing, as well as majority of the members here). When members graduate middle school, it is mandatory that they leave sakura gakuin as well !!
Su that time was 15 years old
Nice one, thanks!
This is what I use to check if I'm still a human. And... test passed ✅
The girls from this particular year were between 11 and 15 years old (they are usually between 10 and 15).
I'm pretty much used to see Moa and Nene crying but the moment reality hits Yui like a bus gets me every time.
This song was established as a traditional graduation song in Sakura Gakuin and the graduates were always in the center. Normally, only Su would have graduated this year, that's why she is in the center. But Mariri (the tallest girl, who also cried a lot in this video) decided to drop out of Sakura Gakuin just a few weeks before the show, so she also graduated, but was not in the center of the performance. Su hardly ever cried in Sakura Gakuin, that was usually Moas part 😂
SU probably only cried during Ayami's graduation!
I've heard another reactor call her, a stage General, because she commands the stage.
Su-chan, as the eldest 'sister' and student council president, had to remain strong to 'smile her best' as an example for all the other girls. But don't be fooled, she is crying throughout the whole song. And i believe you missed all three Babymetal girls in one shot. The seniors of every year is always featured as the lead singers for this and other songs.
Yes, all graduations are like this, fun, nostalgic, and a tear fest. Even for the fans regardless how many times we've watched it. Great reaction, and totally can't wait for the next one. Message would be my next recommendation.
That hug was not a fake one but a genuine friendship hug.
Ten years later, the girl who hugged Su went to BabyMetal's first concert in 2023.
Those hugs, those tears are sincere.
I was happy to see pics of Nene going to the show.
SG is a bound that is really hard to break, stronger than a good weld for certain.
I think the age range would be the equivalent of 5th grade to 9th grade. 8:15 Yui and Moa are both in this.
I recommend reacting to the Su-Metal era of the Sakura Gakuin "Nendo Tests." You will learn if SG release their albums on "C-DeLorean."
The girl you see always crying is Moa!! And there is Yui too in the performance. A very beautiful and fond memory ❤ If you want to see the debut of Su, Moa ad Yui in a Sakura Gakuin show, you need to see this very funny performance! There's also the appearance of the legendary White T-shirt guy, aka Fan Zero. You'll see what I'm talking about 🤣
th-cam.com/video/xZPpFkdg0yI/w-d-xo.html
SU was the only class graduating
One other girl left also after this ceremony
All the girls Graduate when they finish with middle school
Moa and YUI graduated 2 years later
The impressive part of this was that
BABYMETAL was also let go
Instead of replacing SU with a new member
BABYMETAL when to conquer the world
Hi, TYLR. A couple of notes. Folks are calling Su- the class president, but the actual title was "President of the Student Council." This is in keeping with the Sakura Gakuin theme of school life and is the title they gave to the lead member. Despite the title of President, i don't think think this was an elected position, but rather an appointment by the production staff. There was some conflict behind the scenes the year prior over Su-'s appointment as not all of the members considered her "reliable." It's all good in the end as Su- took the lead member role seriously and hence the emotions of the members about her leaving are quite genuine. That is also why in this performance, her very last with SG, you can see Su- really working to encourage the other members to hold it together and "give their best smile."
Su was 15 and was the oldest in that performance. And it was only Su and Mariri Sugimoto who graduated after this performance so all the other girls continued in SG after this concert. I'm not quite sure if Su, Moa and Yui already knew at this point that they would continue doing BABYMETAL even after Su graduated SG. But if they didn't it would explain why Yui and Moa cried so much during this show.
Kind of. What was originally supposed to be Babymetal's final performance (Legend Z) happened a month before Su graduated from Sakura Gakuin. (Legend Z was in February, graduation was in March.)
They went into Legend Z thinking it was their last show as Babymetal. They (supposedly) learnt at the same time the audience did that they would continue, though it was originally only supposed to be for a limited time. One other concert was announced for June, 3 months after the graduation (NHK Hall). This was supposed to be the new 'final show' for them as Babymetal. However, Babymetal proved popular enough that they just never stopped.
So, basically, they had their 'final show', where they learnt Amuse wanted Babymetal to do 1 more show. They went into the graduation thinking that the NHK Hall 3 months after graduation was their new final show together.
They already knew Babymetal would be continuing. This was mentioned in the Tower Records' SG senior interview with Su-chan a couple of weeks earlier. But it still meant a much reduced schedule of activities together and the end of an era.
You should watch the farewell speeches to understand the intensity of the bonds that were created in Sakura Gakuin. It's not a song but it's very intense and very emotional:
SU-METAL Graduation Speeches & Ending - Sakura Gakuin 2012 - CC Subs
Code TH-cam nKvjTJvE0bg
Minute 35:55
Su appears in commercials in 2002, she would be 5-ish at the time. So yes, she was born to preform. She enrolled at Actor's School Hiroshima in 2006 where she was joined by her sister later that year and began a duet named Tween. I think all other question have been answered. However, one does wonder if she knew BabyMetal would not end with graduation.
Other people have already answered that one
Apearently the original plan was for Babymetal to end when Su graduated, then someone In charge decided they'd do one more "last" concert after she graduated
Then they just shrugged and let Babymetal keep going as a separate thing, even while Moa and Yui were still part of sg
But the thing to remember is, when they filmed this, the trio thought they only had one more concert together
Which is why they hugged at one point during the performance
And why Moa can be seen bawling her eyes out the few times she shows up on camera
Especially when Su is walking under the arch of the other girls arms
I'm 99.9% that's moa in the background, microphone held low at her side
😭😭😭 Watching the girls all breaking down one by one.... especially Yui upfront at end. The camaraderie amongst the girls, who essentially went through a Idol boot camp together, is amazing. I'm sure others will tell you, it is Su's graduation, and she was the class president that year, and that girl was Yui. wonder how deep you'll jump into SG, because aside from music, the SG Nendo Tests are hilarious.... if you want to see Su come the closest to breaking, watch the graduation speeches from the girls to Su. 🤘🦊🤘
As others have explained the ages - Su was the oldest and graduating (along with Mariri who was not aging out but rather deciding to leave SG - the only girl to ever leave before graduation). This is about the only time you can see and hear Su almost breaking up and coming close to crying on stage. And yes both Moa and Yui are there - Moa is the one sobbing her heart out of course (Moa is known to wear her heart on her sleeve). There is another video after this when each girls talks about how special Su was and Moa's part always breaks everyone up - especially knowing what happens after now).
The speeches.... oh no! Or as I like to call them, "The Humanity Test".
I think Mariri was probably commuting from Hiroshima to Tokyo like Suzuka at the start (Suzuka moves with her sister Himeka and her mom to Tokyo). And that commuting can take a real toll (also cost).
Su breaks down during the first graduating class's last song and during her speech to the seniors.
At 11:02
Su actually cracks and looks almost panicked for a second
🎓 /🌸 🏫
Yes, this was Su's graduation from Sakura Gakuin.
She was the only senior in her last year, so the song centered around her.
When this song was performed in later years, the current group of seniors would be featured.
Since Sakura Gakuin is themed around school life, members graduate at 15, no matter when they joined the group.
They could join as young as 10.
There was one year with a delay because of COVID with a couple of 16 year olds in the graduating class.
This song has the same songwriting team as the Sakura Gakuin song 'Heart no Hoshi'.
It was written by Tommy february6 (Tomoko Kawase) and her husband and bandmate Shunsaku Okuda.
That one features Moa and Yui in their senior year, along with fellow seniors Hana and Yunano.
All of those girls were also in this video.
is it safe to say it won't be long until a certain music producer starts watching some SK concerts, nendo tests and other SK skits? lol
Nakamoto Suzuka is awesome, but the rest of the girls do have their own little personality, can't help but adore each one :)
Babymetal, Sakura Gakuin are rare gems, enjoy them :)
Personally, as a grown man, I never thought I would enjoy watching something like SK ... but here I am just falling in love with SK
BTW, first ever Sakura Gakuin graduation (previous year), Su didn't "have it all together" at times during the last song ... very endearing and emotional
SG bro. SG
When you said that, it looks like Yui, both Yui and Moa, where either side of Su at that point . Dont react to the speeches if you dont want to see grown men cry 😭♥️🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
Even as a Su-metal 'fan boy' (for lack of a better words) the gushing over Su-chan is a bit much LOL 🙂
But don't worry, many of us have done the same.
She was determined not to cry.
Don't forget SG started in 2010, with her being 12, she did Babymetal from the start as well, so Babymetal was already going for 3 years. For example Legend 1997 concert was later that year.
The first Babymetal show where you could see only Babymetal perform and you bought tickets specifically to see them: 21 Jul 2012. Had only 6 songs. But it was also 2 performances/shows (same setlist/show) on the same day: 14:30 and 18:00
13:32 "she was so identical to Yui, not even funny" It was Moa and that actually was funny.
I think a great deal of Suzuka's teaching was actually from ASH, SG helped to give her even more experience obviously, but ASH allowed her to be an example to others at Amuse kids (Karen Girl's, Mini-Pati, SG)
Su held it until the very, very end. Part of her uber upbeat performance here is to both prevent herself from breaking down crying while trying to carry the rest of the girls. But if you watch the full video, at the end, after the speeches, everyone leaves the stage and Su is left by herself with a final bow to the audience. In the very brief moment as she turns to walk off the stage, you can see she starts completely loosing it. Backstage would have been a mess. But she held it together until that moment.
Sakura Gakuin is Japanese school themed. To us it's basically 5th to 9th grade. When they graduate grade school, in real life, they also graduate from SG. This is the year end show so it's Su's last show. She knows BABYMETAL will continue so that cushions the blow. YUI and Moa and 2 other girls graduate 2 years later. Not everyone does the whole five years, depending on when they come in. Mariri who was the tall one in this group also graduated with Su. She was only there a year and was the only one to graduate early, ever. A decision by her, probably her parents. She lived to far away and focused on modeling.
Mariri had some opportunities to advance her modeling career which would have conflicted with SG. As Yui pointed out in her remarks right after this song, Mariri really wanted to stay with SG, but she had a higher dream to pursue.
Edit: i should probably add that Mariri is from Hiroshima as is Su- and both attended Actor's School Hiroshima (ASH) although Su- had moved away to Tokyo for her last year with SG.
Good reaction - I would only be repeating things you've been told many times in the comments below, I have nothing different to add. I will just say this was clearly a very emotional performance for all of them - Su was graduating and leaving Sakura Gakuin and all the girls loved her and knew they would miss her as they carried on.
When does Su let Yui and Moa know that they will be continuing on together? Would be cool to see video of that moment.
@@stevechevy3382 I don't know, but I believe it was before this ... I think Rick Wagner has said in the comments below about them talking about it in their SG diary entries.
@@Grington300 yes, that's correct they mentioned it in their SG diaries, but I don't think we know when they decided it. We do know Moa took the longest to decide, because it's a big responsibility and her mom always let her know: school comes first.
Very Good
The following link is the first song of this concert - a great introduction to all the members, who are all interesting in their own way. As much energy, if not more, than Graduation Toss ! One of my favorite Sakura Gakuin videos. Would love to see you react ! th-cam.com/video/LQWswaqaPYI/w-d-xo.html
Su is an amazing singer from when a child.
Please watch the video '2009-11-03 中元すず香（BABYMETAL SU-METAL Suzuka Nakamoto）' on TH-cam.
"That poor girl is crying thats so cute though" 7:27 - That is Moa. Word has it she did not know at the time if BABYMETAL was going to continue or if she would even be a part of it. Yui is also there, she cracks at the end of the song 11:45 covering her face. Realize at this time, BABYMETAL had already become very popular in Japan, so everyone knew that Su was going on to bigger things. The twins did not know if this was their final perfomance with Su or not. If you want to really feel, watch the actual graduation speeches, Moa cries profusely during Su's. Su is at every step along the way, fighting tears herself, her nose is even running. Her voice cracks many times during the song performance too. Always the stoic that never shows her tears, Su came very very close, especially when Moa absolutely breaks down into tears and runs into her arms during the goodbyes after the song.
When you say "See shes right there, she looks so much like Yui." at 10:18 You are literally looking at BABYMETAL. That IS Yui on the right, and Moa on the left. They even have the usual hairstyles, just the makeup and outfits are different.
They come together at least three different times during the song, as the familiar trio.
Here is the full graduation ceremony, with subtitles th-cam.com/video/nKvjTJvE0bg/w-d-xo.html
"Word has it she did not know at the time if BABYMETAL was going to continue or if she would even be a part of it."
That's not actually correct, although a lot of people make that assumption.
The three members already knew that BABYMETAL was going to continue, but were still sad that Su was graduating from Sakura Gakuin.
At this point each BABYMETAL member had already been asked if they wanted to continue with the group after Su graduated.
They talked about this in their diary/blog entries at the time.
This was also about two months after the BABYMETAL 'LEGEND Z' concert that symbolized the group's rebirth.
My Graduation Toss:-
Su-Metal is very humble and respect for herself and friends are immaculate. She is dorky and a bit clumsy when not in full metal 🤘 mode when with Babymetal, same thing with Sakura Gakuin. When Suzuka Nakamoto aka Su-Metal sings and dance, she interpreted as herself as part of the composition.
You should react to "Motteke-Sailor-Fuku" here the link 🔗 if you are interested th-cam.com/video/H2YCJE_OgZY/w-d-xo.html.
•SINGLE BY SAKURA GAKUIN FROM THE ALBUM SAKURA GAKUIN 2012 NENDO ~MY GENERATION~.
•RELEASED
February 27, 2013.
•GENRE
J-Pop.
•FORMAT
CD, CD+DVD.
•RECORDED: 2013.
•LANGUAGE: Japanese.
•LABEL: Universal Music Japan.
•SAKURA GAKUIN RELEASE CHRONOLOGY
PREVIOUS:-
WONDERFUL JOURNEY: 4th Single (2012).
NEXT:-
Ganbare!!: 6th Single (2013).
My Graduation Toss is the fifth single released by Sakura Gakuin.
It was released on February 27, 2013.
Regular / Limited Edition A CD:-
My Graduation Toss
Magic Melody
My Graduation Toss (Instrumental)
Magic Melody (Instrumental)
Limited Edition B CD:-
My Graduation Toss
Mezase! Super Lady (目指せ!スーパーレディー; Aim! Super Lady)
My Graduation Toss (Instrumental)
Mezase! Super Lady (Instrumental)
Limited Edition DVD
My Graduation Toss (Music Video)
Featured Members:-
•Nakamoto Suzuka (Last) Graduated (16 yrs old)
•Iida Raura.
•Horiuchi Marina.
•Sugisaki Nene.
•Sato Hinata.
•Mizuno Yui - Babymetal.
•Kikuchi Moa - Babymetal.
•Notsu Yunano.
•Taguchi Hana.
•Ooga Saki.
•Sugimoto Mariri (Last) Graduated.
•Isono Rinon.
Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇺🇸🇸🇬#notacult.
Babymetal all together at 10:17
It's so great you reacted to this. It's honesty a very emotional performance by all.
Thanks for sharing this. I’ve been a BABYMETAL fan for years but I’ve never seen this video before. You’re really researching their history, which is fascinating. Be sure to check out BABYMETAL doing “Over the Future.” That’s from before the first album.
Someone has probably told you this by now but ... at 10:17 of your video that is Moa on the left and Yui on the right.
🍅💀🍅
🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
🌸 Didn't think that I would cry today, but here we go.
The reason Su stands out for you is because you know her....not to take anything away, because she is great, but there are a bunch of talented Ladies right there....Nene, Marina and Hinata are huge talents
I'm not going to cry. I'm not going to cry. I'm not going to cry. Oh I'm crying.
on 10:18 - that's actually Moa (left) and Yui (right)
8:36 = BabyMetal
PS: " She looks so much like Yui" well she does, because it is Yui and Moa.
Serega Molodets Okay it is them! I thought I was going crazy! 😆
"She looks so much like Yui" it's becuase it was Yui ;)
Now go watch speeches that happened just after this performance, you'll love it.
Especially Moa's speech, but they're all tear jerkers. : )
👍 👍
It amazes Me that He couldn´t figure out that there was Yui and Moa next to Su on more than a couple of times in that video. A lot of people just don´t pay enough attention to what they are watching, and happens a lot. They forget they have a "Pause" Button
is a heartbreaking performance
Moaaaa! always so emotional ❤
MoaMETAL best metal
BABYMETAL FOREVER
🤘🤘🤘
Why don't you react to mezase super lady 2014
To see where Su-chan came from before SG, please react to: 2006 ASH Suzuka Nakamoto（BABYMETAL メランコリニスタ
ASH = Actors School Hiroshima.
Su was the only one graduating. She was 15, the other girls 11-14. All girls from Sakura Gakuin participated.
IIRC this was recorded March 31, 2013. School year 2012 ended about that time. That's why the sign over the stage reads 2012.
You identified Yui. Did you not recognize Moa?
That poor little girl who was crying was Moa, and that other little girl who oooked like Yui was in fact that well known performer...... Yui.
Suzuka came from another school that closed down, so yes, she was a little older than most of the girls there.
Su was the one graduating.... she had to leave Sakura Gakuin due to her age..
10:06..BABYMETAL to be...
I actually have mixed feelings about reactions to this - a lot of people seem to use the tears as entertainment and that bothers me. You didn't really do that, thanks. Those little girls are very brave - that might have been one of the hardest things they ever had to do and they pulled it off.
Su's graduation was a cause for celebration, but at the same time it was a painful event for Yui and Moa, who were contemplating the possibility of BABYMETAL's dissolution.
yep amuse wanted to split them but kobametal said no.
The three members already knew that BABYMETAL was going to continue.
At this point each BABYMETAL member had already been asked if they wanted to continue with the group after Su graduated from Sakura Gakuin.
Su and Yui decided "yes" right away, and Moa took a little time to seriously consider the decision.
They talked about this in their diary/blog entries at the time.
Su' graduation was on March 31st, 2013.
This was after the February 1st, 2013 BABYMETAL 'LEGEND Z' concert that symbolized the group's rebirth.
@@rickwagner- Thank you very much.
I guess I misunderstood the timeline.
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You should react to Moe's heartfelt goodbye to Suzuka. I bet you there wasn't a dry eye in the theater. th-cam.com/video/x51ogGvlxro/w-d-xo.html
No, that was Moa not Yui.
Wow - you really missed Moa & Yui there? 🤣