I'm going to take a wild guess and say Babymetal "Karate" is about battling your inner demons using the sacred martial art of KARATE!!! No? I liked this song a lot.
'Karate' was the lead single for their second album in 2016. You did get it right, it is about fighting adversity, when life knocks you down and everything seems too hard so you're hurt and crying, its about standing up and fighting on, helping each other through the hard times. They used karate to illustrate this as it is a Japanese martial art and reflects their culture - it also has no backward moves. As you spotted, the figures in white were the girls all along and they were conjuring up their own inner demons to fight against. They beat the first, the second knocked them down but they got up to eventually defeat themselves (did you spot the reflections of each of the girls in their own eyes when the masks shattered and it was revealed as them? Not many people notice that). They did watch a lot of martial arts movies to get ideas for the choreo as they wanted it to look as authentic as possible. Moa catching the fly was a nod to Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid. Mr Miyagi may have used chop sticks (and it may have taken him two or three films before he caught one), Moa caught her fly with her eyes closed - first time. This song and video won 2 awards. "Best Metal Video in MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2016" and "Best Metal Song in 6th Annual Loudwire Music Awards". Who was moaning at you for doing live performances? In this instance the official video is probably the right choice - actually all their official videos are well worth seeing, but live is where they are always at their best - and live is where you get to see what Yui and Moa are really there for - getting audience involved and hyped. Their parts of the songs, the chanting etc, are the bits for the crowd to sing along with. I don't see it as a gimmick. BABYMETAL is the girls just being girls, but it is one of the things that makes them different to every other band - and if that counts as a gimmick then every band has a gimmick. It doesn't mean Babymetal as a band is a gimmick any more than other bands - having gimmicks doesn't make them all gimmick bands. They started in 2010 as a sub-unit of a J-Pop Idol group aged 11 and 12, those were just their natural voices (as very small and young Japanese girls), not an effect being added to make them more cutesy than they were. As members of that group they would sing songs and dance, the only difference is that instead of singing and dancing to pop music they do it to metal music - and it is metal, not just distorted guitars stuck on pop tunes.
Karate is great, but even better if you watch the Download 2016 performance.... imagine about 60k + metal heads, singing along, and jumping to Su's command. great crowd interaction. Their MV's are good, but live is best.... especially since most of their "official" stuff are just pro shots of their concerts says it all.
At the end, the mask cracks open and you see that the enemy was yourself. Did you notice the meaning of this? To you, yourself is an object to be overcome.
I love the cutesy element of Babymetal because of the contrast. They can be uplifting, but at the same time kind of like a horror movie with demon dolls or a sweet innocent little girl holding a butcher knife behind her back. It's not run-of-the-mill, like so many metal bands of today. Babymetal brings something new to the table, not just the same old stagnant hairy tattoo'd growling dude band playing music that you've heard over and over before.
In general, BABYMETAL‘s live videos are great, because their energy (and the fans‘) is so exceptionally strong and exciting to watch. But all of their official videos are good as well, especially this one. The story is pretty easy to follow, you got most of it. The message is that if you don‘t give up and support each other, you have already won the fight against your inner demons. It‘s too bad that you don’t like the kawaii element, because it’s a very important and defining part of their appeal. I had hoped that this song might help you get used to it by the third chorus, but it seems like it didn‘t. I think it‘s a pretty strong song, both as a Heavy Metal song and as a Pop song. It‘s almost impossible to keep your head from moving along to the final chorus.
I get that the "backing vocals" by Moa and Yui and the way they're used in the songs aren't for everybody. Personally I don't think I particularly liked that when I started listening to them either but liked everything around them so much that I've grown more and more accustomed to them and for me they're now just part of the package and I couldn't imagine their songs without it.
Good news: If you have listened to Megitsune, Gimme Chocolate, and Karate, you have already encountered (or endured?) most Babymetal songs that feature this style of chanting by Yui & Moa, so you're in the clear from now on. ;-) The chants have cultural significance, though: in Megitsune, that's what you would hear people call out during traditional Japanese festivals (while carrying a Mikoshi shrine, for example), and the 'SEIYA! SOIYA!' calls are what you utter while doing actual karate moves (same as KIAI!). I think in this song, the vocals are paced perfectly: just when you as a casual listener start to think, 'Oh, I'm not gonna like this,' Su's melodic pre-chorus line (in the mode of Harmonic Minor, if I'm not mistaken, with all its haunting and oriental sounding qualities) cuts right through to your heart, just to be offset once more by the chorus, which is in a Major key. All of that is nailed down by that heavily grooving main riff, and the djenty syncopated guitars also keep the SEIYA! vocals grounded in my opinion. You guessed right, the visuals do a good job at explaining what the song is all about, and rest assured: this is one of the handful of songs for which watching the official video is more or less mandatory, for one because of the storytelling, but then also because no live version (as great as most of them are, you should definitely check them out) sounded as good as this version. It's the one song that the Kami Band always struggled to make better.
Great & welcome back & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Your pronunciation or "Karate" is perfect. You already got necessary information from other viewers and I have nothing to add. Oh! one thing to mention as a fan who saw their 9 concerts this year. This video was released in 2016. Now in 2021, They performed this song in each and every concert of 10 BABYMETAL Budokan. Su-Metal hit the high note at the end flawlessly with matured voice and made audiences rejoice. ヽ(^o^)丿
Watch the official video..and watch a live video.. personal opinions of which is better vary, but both have something to add up to the whole experience. And yes, their live videos are often better, but theres lots of details in official ones to understanding the songs.
BabyMetal fans will generally recommend the live videos because that is where BabyMetal really shines. However, if there is one song that the official music video delivers a greater punch, it is Megitsune. No live performance has ever topped this video for me.
I always prefer the official vid for this song, honestly. And Megitsune. Distortion and Starlight are also awesome videos. In the vast majority of instances, BABYMETAL is better live, but in the videos that are actually videos and not just proshots of performances, the production value is just amazing (as with everything they do).
Their more recent stuff would probably be more to your taste. If you want to hear how Su sounds as a guest vocal on another band’s song, check out Kingslayer by Bring Me The Horizon.
@@TheBongReyes I disagree. If you listen to their newest album and also their newer live shows. Their vocals has matured a lot. For eg. check out Brand New Day live performance. Su's vocals sounds a lot older.
Moa and Yui's biggest talent is getting the crowd into the show during live performances. Not to take away from their vocal talents though, both of them have performed sections of Headbanger and some solo performances for birthday concerts that are vocally appreciably different than anything that they do in a duo or with the entire trio. The Black Babymetal songs that the pair do together get the crowd going, though I'm not sure those songs get performed any longer, someone correct me on that, Moa may solo those now?
Moa performed the Black BABYMETAL song '4no Uta!' as a solo at 'Legend S' (December 2017) along with 'GJ!'. She kept doing 'GJ!' during much of the 2018 tour, and most recently in 2021 at two of the Budokan shows with supporting dancers. She also did an updated version of 'Onedari Daisakusen' at Budokan (2021) in which she acted the part of an "older sister" instructing four younger supporting dancers in how to sweet talk your parents. : )
i have a lot of respect for reactors like you . that are not afraid to say what they don't like about a band. keep up the great work and you got it right about fighting your inner demons you like Su-Metal vocals better OK then you will really like "No Rain No Rainbow" live from the Legend S / Baptism XX show
The live at Download 2016 version is really good but you made the right decision to react to the MV here. It's a really good video. As far as the voices of Yui and Moa being corny, it would only be corny if they were faking that voice. That IS their real voice however. That doesn't mean you have to like it of course. If you don't then you don't. No big deal.
Its your taste dude... If you dont like the cutesy voice its okay... I respect that.. you want something with energy, attitude and dynamic ? Try Megitsune.. this one i suggested the official MV version cause its so damn great ! That song is number 1 favourite by fans...
BABYMETAL has begun due to the Su-'s vocal talent. And added the live band later. They are exactly the facts, but it supposes BABYMETAL is only the Su-'s solo project, I would wonder to become such a big fan. Your reaction is funny at 2:31, sorry. But I like your honestly opinion and I think that is okay. It was same for me and I was confused at first, haha. "What the hell are they?" is the important key sentence to understand BABYMETAL. Because they say so, ha. Thank you from Japan.
⚡ 💀 💕 / 👻 👻 👻 One plus for you with the live version of this song would be the crowd shouting along with the "Seiya, se se se seiya! Soiya, so so so soiya!" parts. They made a lot of friends among other metal groups by playing a bunch of festival dates, and the live version of this song converted quite a few. After the second studio album came out in 2016, they toured with Korn/Stone Sour, The Red Hot Chili peppers, and Guns 'n' Roses, and also opened for groups like Judas Priest and Metallica. Although they don't bug me at all, I'm glad you're able to set aside your feelings about the cuter/younger sounding vocals, at least to a certain extent, and enjoy what you can.
Nice reaction. Babymetal only have a couple of MV of this type. So it's fine to watch them. It does add to their live performance cause now you know where some of those dance moves come from. You are not alone in your feeling about those vocals. It never really bothered me since Rob from Judas Priest has been screeching for years before them. And today Babymetal are in their 20s so the kid voice is starting to go away. But When you watch them (and I hope you do) perform this live now. Mostly because when the crowd sings Yui nd Moa's parts with them the song sounds very different. Also when Su starts to sing I get chills. It really is a haunting entrance.
An easy way to interpret this song is; They have always had a huge part of the metal purists against them due to the way they were created and do their songs and so on. But in the end you just have to stand tall and face yourself, the haters will not stop them. Double pedal to the metal and the foxsign up proud, karate. ;)
as much as you don't like on the other hand there's people who cried after hearing this song, and if you can't feel it that way there's no problem, but be aware of the other side too because YuiMetal and MoaMetal is a force on their own as much as you don't like, but again is totally understandable if you don't feel the same way. I'm seeing you probably gonna like more of their latest material on 3rd album, but although got less kawaii elements (because they're older now) there's still more experimental and pop and synths elements that might still drop you out a little bit just in case you don't like that, but we'll see it if you still continue watching more. As many others said, this is one of the most anime vibe song from Babymetal, along with Syncopation; as i like to said myself: Karate could be the opening and Syncopation could be the ending song \m/ Yesterday was a fabolous day watching the premier livestream of _10 Babymetal Budokan Introduction_ with 5 songs to start tasting a wonderful celebration of what's coming next month with _10 Budokan Legend_ and then later on july with _10 Budokan Myth_ , my goodness, that's not a show, is a total experience outta this world o_O
The cutsy element is what makes BM special. Take it away and you have a completely different experience which isn't particularly outstanding anymore (well, the musical part as such is still outstanding nevertheless; but in that respect you have other bands which are great as well...). However, tastes deviate and that is totally ok. As for me, I can't stand the growling in metal music (unless it is used as some gimmicky element; that's ok)...
I agree - it's called "kawaii metal" for a reason. However, I think Babymetal has lost that now and have become just a J-metal band but a good one. Example: their latest MV "BxMxC" - a damn fine tune (and a terrific video!) but there certainly nothing kawaii about it. In fact, I'm of the opinion that almost all of the kawaii left the band when Yui felt it necessary to leave. Personally, I hope she is doing well; I think that time she fell off the stage during a concert was a game-changer for her and the band.
It's funny, I remember when this song dropped, and my Japanese friends all said "Yui and Moa don't sound cute anymore...they're all grown up". We see it completely differemt; that's our cultural baggage. Check out Kingslayer by Bring Me the Horizon, featuring Babymetal
I’d agree that their voices has changed. But it hasn’t changed that much. I’m sure he’d like the music part of most BabyMetal songs. Their voices, I doubt he’ll ever get passed it. Unless Su’s voice changes to a 25yo dude that can growl & scream.
babymetal ARE the three girls. the live band is added later and also when you see them live in another country its often different musicians, they are not an "offical" part of the band, babymetal are just these girls
You guessed what the song was about right! It's not really my favorite, but the live video of it from download is great. And since you said you enjoy Su's vocals more I'd love to recommend you Akatsuki (live video of it is from 2014 Budokan concert) or Amore (a bit harder to find but Babymetal Reactor Resource should have the Wembley Arena version of it). No Rain No Rainbow is also a Su solo, but it's a slow power ballad and the live version from Legend S makes its perfomance so much sadder. (BRR also has it along with translated lyrics) EDIT: also forgot to add that reacting to Headbanger live is a MUST. Legend 1997 is my favorite version closely followed my 'Moabanger'. Especially since you can tell the huge difference between the maturity of their voices (and Moa singing in Moabanger).
Yeah you guessed right, Karate is about battling against your inner demons, the karate in the choreo thing is just a resource to express it and to show japanese culture to the outside world. About the Yui & Moa screams, yeah, it is a problem for most of us that come from a long life of metal, but at least me I've learnt to not put much attention to it. In the end is one of those things that makes Babymetal special and differentiates them in the scene. The high pitch screams, the "sore" screams, the high interaction with the audience...all those things are known as "ai no te" and it is the bread and butter of the japanese idol music scene. They have incorporated it to metal with Babymetal. So even if it is hard to digest, it is what it is, one of their most deep trademarks. And I assure you that for a lot of people with different backgrounds this is their favorite part of Babymetal.
Great reaction, try to watch the live version which is KARATE UK DOWNLOAD 2016 LIVE and maybe, when you see the crowds interaction there might change your perspective about Yui and Moa part little bit. Keep the good work and keep them coming.
Hey, great reaction!! You got it right, it's about fighting your inner demons, your fears and moving forward. I understand you not liking Yui and Moa when they only sing in those cutesy voices, but you hit the nail in the head: even if that's a "gimmick", that and their dancing is what made BABYMETAL unique. Without that uniqueness, I guess they could be your standard female fronted band that probably wouldn't have been as succesful in Japan, and singing in Japanese, certainly wouldn't have found as much success as they are enjoying in the West. For me, those cutesy voices took a while to get used to, but I'm glad that I got to know this fantastic band.
Welcome back Kitsune! Great rract again. One of my favorites songs ever! Number 3 in my top 10! Please, react to Syncopation live! Is absolutely perfect and my favorite song ever! See you in the next 🤟🏻 🦊 🔥 🔥 🔥
Nice reaction! The honesty to what you didn’t like is respected! Love it when reactors are real rather than just appearing to like or overact for clicks.. You asked if Su-Metal was featured on any songs and she has! She was on Bring Me the Horizon’s “Kingslayer” off there recent album! Check it out!! 🦊 🦊 🦊
If you think of the voices as another musical instrument it is easy to see how they blend with the other music. It is a slap in the face to any metal head when you realize that these 15 yr old Girls are more metal than you will ever be...
I felt the same way you did bro. The overly cute vocals of Yui and Moa can be a little off putting when you hear it for the first time. But trust me, overtime you'll get used to it and it won't feel as jarring anymore. You'll actually start liking their cute vocals a lot. Try listening to some black babymetal. Those songs are sung only by Yui and Moa. They are both amazing singers so give them a shot as well.
Haha, BABYMETAL without Yui and Moa like Coffee without sugar, and now that coffe just lost a half of sugar. And you like bitter coffe. No problem. And This one best of BABYMETAL MV, include Megitsune and BxMxC. Other that, better live Performance.
Nice reaction! Not liking everything is cool...you get the idea. You nailed the meaning of the song (as has been mentioned, I'm sure!). I can also honestly say that Yui and Moa's voices took me a bit of time to warm up to...but it no longer is an issue as I see the whole package, and all the parts make Babymetal what it is, and has become. Anyways...good one, and most of the time live is best, some videos (Megitsune for sure) is better, in my opinion, as a music video.
Just wanted to warn you that this particular music video lately gets Copyright blocked a lot... If it does, putting a transparent logo on top or putting a few 10 seconds pauses usually helps (you can just write to doubletap). This MV is really good! There are 4 MV that usually fan prefer over live performances: Karate, Megitsune, Doki Doki Morning and Iine :D If you also want to check out a live performance of Karate, live at Download 2016 is really good and it's copyright safe!
Enjoyed this reaction. This is my favorite BABYMETAL song. It's also one of my top 10 favorite songs. If you want a song with dynamics you should try "No God" live by BAND_MAID. They are a hard rock band with occasional heavy metal elements. "No God" is a fast driving song with a great drum solo introduction, great bass line and bass solo. I would also suggest "Warning!" by them. The music video has car chases, crashes, explosions and maids strapped to the top of racing cars a la Mad Max while playing.
The Official MV is amazing. The "Chanty" part by Yui and Moa get the crowd immediately involved. When live you hear the ENTIRE crowd joining in. Which makes it that much more fun. You gotta lighten up and just enjoy all BABYMETAL offers. Yui and Moa kill it when they harmonize with Su and when they perform as Black BABYMETAL. Or try Meta Taro. All 3 of them get sing in that song a bit more and it isn't chants. Now that they are a little older maybe you will appreciate their newer stuff. 🤘🦊🤘
You got the lyrics. Yeah it's about fighting your inner demons. Karate really isn't that Japanese. It's from Okinawa and was unknown on the bigger Japanese islands until the 1950s. It gained popularity from the influence of boxing. But apparently Okinawa karate was a lot better and it lost a lot of it's diverse elements when it was popularized. For instance it included ground combat. They actually watched 'Karate Kid' for inspiration. I don't believe in over-analysis of Babymetal lyrics. You can never truly understand Japanese lyrics. Unless you're Japanese. What i favor is a general idea of what the song is about and they do a really good job of expressing the meaning through dance.
Imagine all the millions of non-English literate people who first heard American metal bands fit the first time. Nice musically, but whatever about the vocals. Where would “Metal” be now. Bands wouldn’t have sold out stadiums throughout the world. Since people don’t understand English. But those people got past that foreign language and enjoyed the music in its totality. They learned the lyrics. Made them appreciate the music as a whole. BabyMetal isn’t a gimmick. But hey, purists for the last 10 years use the criticism that the girls are just a gimmick. Mockingly saying the Kami Band are great but insult all the hard work BabyMetal has done as just gimmick. But hey, I respect your opinion. You say they are a gimmick.
Babymetal IS a gimmick ! That is obvious. They have other aspects besides the music to draw attention to themselves. That's not a bad thing unless the gimmick part is all they have. Babymetal draws attention through the costumes, lore, etc., but they hold that attention because they are so dam good.
@@TheBongReyes Its not really subjective. Its a fact. And the gimmick is fun. Yes, people try to use it as an insult but I am saying it is not an insult. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a gimmick if you can back it up with a high quality performance and Babymetal sure as hell does that every time. We shouldn't pretend its not a gimmick however. All that does is it leads to a 'yes it is! No it isn't!' argument that goes nowhere.
@@jeffschreifels8651 as you said it’s subjective. You might think the ladies are a gimmick. But that doesn’t make you right. Just like I think they’re not a gimmick doesn’t make me right. But those who use the word gimmick has generally used it as an insult. Even if they don’t think they’re being insulting. Su & Moa could be wearing pajamas and still their music would have the same impact to many. It’s the Jpop aspect of BabyMetal… costumes, dancing, etc.
You as a radio producer,and mostly all the fucking old metal so called dudes out there, should be grateful to this band,and Japanese bands in general to bring some shinion heavy metal again.Otherwise it would have die as a genre,when iron maiden, Metallica,Slayer, and other legends will retire
Bro...calm down. people are allowed to not like things. Not everyone will like metal, or j-pop, or rap, or country music, or any fusions of what they love with something they simply dont. I am an "old metal dude" and love babymetal. Most of the younger people I talk to dislike BM...so you figure that one out. Anyhow, calm down. If someone doesn't like the thing you like to the level you like, thats okay. BM won't pack up because some people dislike the fusion...they will pack up when their corporate overlords decide they are done.
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'Karate' was the lead single for their second album in 2016. You did get it right, it is about fighting adversity, when life knocks you down and everything seems too hard so you're hurt and crying, its about standing up and fighting on, helping each other through the hard times. They used karate to illustrate this as it is a Japanese martial art and reflects their culture - it also has no backward moves.
As you spotted, the figures in white were the girls all along and they were conjuring up their own inner demons to fight against. They beat the first, the second knocked them down but they got up to eventually defeat themselves (did you spot the reflections of each of the girls in their own eyes when the masks shattered and it was revealed as them? Not many people notice that).
They did watch a lot of martial arts movies to get ideas for the choreo as they wanted it to look as authentic as possible. Moa catching the fly was a nod to Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid. Mr Miyagi may have used chop sticks (and it may have taken him two or three films before he caught one), Moa caught her fly with her eyes closed - first time.
This song and video won 2 awards. "Best Metal Video in MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2016" and "Best Metal Song in 6th Annual Loudwire Music Awards".
Who was moaning at you for doing live performances? In this instance the official video is probably the right choice - actually all their official videos are well worth seeing, but live is where they are always at their best - and live is where you get to see what Yui and Moa are really there for - getting audience involved and hyped. Their parts of the songs, the chanting etc, are the bits for the crowd to sing along with.
I don't see it as a gimmick. BABYMETAL is the girls just being girls, but it is one of the things that makes them different to every other band - and if that counts as a gimmick then every band has a gimmick. It doesn't mean Babymetal as a band is a gimmick any more than other bands - having gimmicks doesn't make them all gimmick bands.
They started in 2010 as a sub-unit of a J-Pop Idol group aged 11 and 12, those were just their natural voices (as very small and young Japanese girls), not an effect being added to make them more cutesy than they were. As members of that group they would sing songs and dance, the only difference is that instead of singing and dancing to pop music they do it to metal music - and it is metal, not just distorted guitars stuck on pop tunes.
You may not like the cute voice, but to me, that's the diversity and fun part ,that's what made them so special unique and cool at all times
In the words of the great Mr Miyagi; "Te...hand. Kara-te...empty hand."
Karate is great, but even better if you watch the Download 2016 performance.... imagine about 60k + metal heads, singing along, and jumping to Su's command. great crowd interaction. Their MV's are good, but live is best.... especially since most of their "official" stuff are just pro shots of their concerts says it all.
At the end, the mask cracks open and you see that the enemy was yourself. Did you notice the meaning of this?
To you, yourself is an object to be overcome.
I love the cutesy element of Babymetal because of the contrast. They can be uplifting, but at the same time kind of like a horror movie with demon dolls or a sweet innocent little girl holding a butcher knife behind her back. It's not run-of-the-mill, like so many metal bands of today. Babymetal brings something new to the table, not just the same old stagnant hairy tattoo'd growling dude band playing music that you've heard over and over before.
More BABYMETAL 🤘🦊🤘
sumetal has done 4 solo songs. Akatsuki, rondo of nightmare, no rain no rainbow, amore. best in that order.from my perspective.
In general, BABYMETAL‘s live videos are great, because their energy (and the fans‘) is so exceptionally strong and exciting to watch. But all of their official videos are good as well, especially this one. The story is pretty easy to follow, you got most of it. The message is that if you don‘t give up and support each other, you have already won the fight against your inner demons.
It‘s too bad that you don’t like the kawaii element, because it’s a very important and defining part of their appeal. I had hoped that this song might help you get used to it by the third chorus, but it seems like it didn‘t.
I think it‘s a pretty strong song, both as a Heavy Metal song and as a Pop song. It‘s almost impossible to keep your head from moving along to the final chorus.
It's Ok to not like someone voice. I am glad You still enjoy their songs even with that little issue. Su-Metal is really something.
Karate live at UK Download 2016 is my favorite performance of this song...and it was pouring rain...but the huge crowd didn't care!
It’s a great performance but the audio on the video is mediocre!
I get that the "backing vocals" by Moa and Yui and the way they're used in the songs aren't for everybody. Personally I don't think I particularly liked that when I started listening to them either but liked everything around them so much that I've grown more and more accustomed to them and for me they're now just part of the package and I couldn't imagine their songs without it.
Good news: If you have listened to Megitsune, Gimme Chocolate, and Karate, you have already encountered (or endured?) most Babymetal songs that feature this style of chanting by Yui & Moa, so you're in the clear from now on. ;-) The chants have cultural significance, though: in Megitsune, that's what you would hear people call out during traditional Japanese festivals (while carrying a Mikoshi shrine, for example), and the 'SEIYA! SOIYA!' calls are what you utter while doing actual karate moves (same as KIAI!).
I think in this song, the vocals are paced perfectly: just when you as a casual listener start to think, 'Oh, I'm not gonna like this,' Su's melodic pre-chorus line (in the mode of Harmonic Minor, if I'm not mistaken, with all its haunting and oriental sounding qualities) cuts right through to your heart, just to be offset once more by the chorus, which is in a Major key. All of that is nailed down by that heavily grooving main riff, and the djenty syncopated guitars also keep the SEIYA! vocals grounded in my opinion.
You guessed right, the visuals do a good job at explaining what the song is all about, and rest assured: this is one of the handful of songs for which watching the official video is more or less mandatory, for one because of the storytelling, but then also because no live version (as great as most of them are, you should definitely check them out) sounded as good as this version. It's the one song that the Kami Band always struggled to make better.
Great & welcome back & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 Your pronunciation or "Karate" is perfect. You already got necessary information from other viewers and I have nothing to add. Oh! one thing to mention as a fan who saw their 9 concerts this year. This video was released in 2016. Now in 2021, They performed this song in each and every concert of 10 BABYMETAL Budokan. Su-Metal hit the high note at the end flawlessly with matured voice and made audiences rejoice. ヽ(^o^)丿
Watch the official video..and watch a live video.. personal opinions of which is better vary, but both have something to add up to the whole experience. And yes, their live videos are often better, but theres lots of details in official ones to understanding the songs.
BabyMetal fans will generally recommend the live videos because that is where BabyMetal really shines. However, if there is one song that the official music video delivers a greater punch, it is Megitsune. No live performance has ever topped this video for me.
I dont know, Megitsune at Legend 1997 tops the MV for me.
@@adamyoung9132 But none of the live performances have the shock effect of that moment when Su does you know what.
If you watch the live version you would see the crowd sings Yui and Moa's parts It's a crowd favorite
I always prefer the official vid for this song, honestly. And Megitsune. Distortion and Starlight are also awesome videos. In the vast majority of instances, BABYMETAL is better live, but in the videos that are actually videos and not just proshots of performances, the production value is just amazing (as with everything they do).
LOL your face said it all at the start
Without those cute voices it would be just another generic metal song.
Their more recent stuff would probably be more to your taste. If you want to hear how Su sounds as a guest vocal on another band’s song, check out Kingslayer by Bring Me The Horizon.
I doubt it. Their voices hasn’t changed that much, right?! His criticism isn’t the music, it’s their voices.
@@TheBongReyes I disagree.
If you listen to their newest album and also their newer live shows. Their vocals has matured a lot. For eg. check out Brand New Day live performance. Su's vocals sounds a lot older.
Moa and Yui's biggest talent is getting the crowd into the show during live performances. Not to take away from their vocal talents though, both of them have performed sections of Headbanger and some solo performances for birthday concerts that are vocally appreciably different than anything that they do in a duo or with the entire trio. The Black Babymetal songs that the pair do together get the crowd going, though I'm not sure those songs get performed any longer, someone correct me on that, Moa may solo those now?
Moa performed the Black BABYMETAL song '4no Uta!' as a solo at 'Legend S' (December 2017) along with 'GJ!'.
She kept doing 'GJ!' during much of the 2018 tour, and most recently in 2021 at two of the Budokan shows with supporting dancers.
She also did an updated version of 'Onedari Daisakusen' at Budokan (2021) in which she acted the part of an "older sister" instructing four younger supporting dancers in how to sweet talk your parents. : )
i have a lot of respect for reactors like you . that are not afraid to say what they don't like about a band.
keep up the great work and you got it right about fighting your inner demons
you like Su-Metal vocals better OK then you will really like
"No Rain No Rainbow" live from the Legend S / Baptism XX show
Karati is a song about not giving up no matter what is thrown at you. Even if you get knocked down get up and keep fighting.
The live at Download 2016 version is really good but you made the right decision to react to the MV here. It's a really good video.
As far as the voices of Yui and Moa being corny, it would only be corny if they were faking that voice. That IS their real voice however. That doesn't mean you have to like it of course. If you don't then you don't. No big deal.
Its your taste dude... If you dont like the cutesy voice its okay... I respect that.. you want something with energy, attitude and dynamic ? Try Megitsune.. this one i suggested the official MV version cause its so damn great ! That song is number 1 favourite by fans...
Good choice.
BABYMETAL has begun due to the Su-'s vocal talent. And added the live band later. They are exactly the facts, but it supposes BABYMETAL is only the Su-'s solo project, I would wonder to become such a big fan. Your reaction is funny at 2:31, sorry. But I like your honestly opinion and I think that is okay. It was same for me and I was confused at first, haha.
"What the hell are they?" is the important key sentence to understand BABYMETAL. Because they say so, ha. Thank you from Japan.
You should listen to their song brand new day.
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One plus for you with the live version of this song would be the crowd shouting along with the "Seiya, se se se seiya!
Soiya, so so so soiya!" parts.
They made a lot of friends among other metal groups by playing a bunch of festival dates, and the live version of this song converted quite a few.
After the second studio album came out in 2016, they toured with Korn/Stone Sour, The Red Hot Chili peppers, and Guns 'n' Roses, and also opened for groups like Judas Priest and Metallica.
Although they don't bug me at all, I'm glad you're able to set aside your feelings about the cuter/younger sounding vocals, at least to a certain extent, and enjoy what you can.
All of their music sounds great live, but this song is one of the few that I prefer the music video for. "You have chosen wisely" :)
You must react to black babymetal "SIS ANGER" i would love to see that.
yesss
I have reacted to that one
Nice reaction. Babymetal only have a couple of MV of this type. So it's fine to watch them. It does add to their live performance cause now you know where some of those dance moves come from. You are not alone in your feeling about those vocals. It never really bothered me since Rob from Judas Priest has been screeching for years before them. And today Babymetal are in their 20s so the kid voice is starting to go away. But When you watch them (and I hope you do) perform this live now. Mostly because when the crowd sings Yui nd Moa's parts with them the song sounds very different. Also when Su starts to sing I get chills. It really is a haunting entrance.
Beautifully haunting for sure.
An easy way to interpret this song is; They have always had a huge part of the metal purists against them due to the way they were created and do their songs and so on. But in the end you just have to stand tall and face yourself, the haters will not stop them. Double pedal to the metal and the foxsign up proud, karate. ;)
as much as you don't like on the other hand there's people who cried after hearing this song, and if you can't feel it that way there's no problem, but be aware of the other side too because YuiMetal and MoaMetal is a force on their own as much as you don't like, but again is totally understandable if you don't feel the same way.
I'm seeing you probably gonna like more of their latest material on 3rd album, but although got less kawaii elements (because they're older now) there's still more experimental and pop and synths elements that might still drop you out a little bit just in case you don't like that, but we'll see it if you still continue watching more.
As many others said, this is one of the most anime vibe song from Babymetal, along with Syncopation; as i like to said myself: Karate could be the opening and Syncopation could be the ending song \m/
Yesterday was a fabolous day watching the premier livestream of _10 Babymetal Budokan Introduction_ with 5 songs to start tasting a wonderful celebration of what's coming next month with _10 Budokan Legend_ and then later on july with _10 Budokan Myth_ , my goodness, that's not a show, is a total experience outta this world o_O
Keep up the good work des!!!
The cutsy element is what makes BM special. Take it away and you have a completely different experience which isn't particularly outstanding anymore (well, the musical part as such is still outstanding nevertheless; but in that respect you have other bands which are great as well...). However, tastes deviate and that is totally ok. As for me, I can't stand the growling in metal music (unless it is used as some gimmicky element; that's ok)...
I agree - it's called "kawaii metal" for a reason. However, I think Babymetal has lost that now and have become just a J-metal band but a good one. Example: their latest MV "BxMxC" - a damn fine tune (and a terrific video!) but there certainly nothing kawaii about it. In fact, I'm of the opinion that almost all of the kawaii left the band when Yui felt it necessary to leave. Personally, I hope she is doing well; I think that time she fell off the stage during a concert was a game-changer for her and the band.
It's funny, I remember when this song dropped, and my Japanese friends all said "Yui and Moa don't sound cute anymore...they're all grown up". We see it completely differemt; that's our cultural baggage.
Check out Kingslayer by Bring Me the Horizon, featuring Babymetal
I’ve reacted to that one. In fact that’s what kinda started me on my Babymetal track.
This is great reaction mate
If u dont like the high pitches u should do more of their recent songs sence their more mature
I’d agree that their voices has changed. But it hasn’t changed that much. I’m sure he’d like the music part of most BabyMetal songs. Their voices, I doubt he’ll ever get passed it. Unless Su’s voice changes to a 25yo dude that can growl & scream.
So, since you're getting used to Su's voice,why don't try another Su's solo like NRNR, akatsuki, but I prefer amore live :)
Good luck bro
babymetal ARE the three girls. the live band is added later and also when you see them live in another country its often different musicians, they are not an "offical" part of the band, babymetal are just these girls
Su and Moa are on a Bring me the Horizon song, Kingslayer. You might like more of the live deep tracks than the singles from first 2 albums.
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You guessed what the song was about right! It's not really my favorite, but the live video of it from download is great. And since you said you enjoy Su's vocals more I'd love to recommend you Akatsuki (live video of it is from 2014 Budokan concert) or Amore (a bit harder to find but Babymetal Reactor Resource should have the Wembley Arena version of it). No Rain No Rainbow is also a Su solo, but it's a slow power ballad and the live version from Legend S makes its perfomance so much sadder. (BRR also has it along with translated lyrics)
EDIT: also forgot to add that reacting to Headbanger live is a MUST. Legend 1997 is my favorite version closely followed my 'Moabanger'. Especially since you can tell the huge difference between the maturity of their voices (and Moa singing in Moabanger).
Dont forget Headbangèr LMG just for Su in full Goddess mode 🤘🦊🤘❤
@@martinmetal7481 LMG is great buuuut i don't like the audio mixing too much there ^^" the girls sound too quiet at times
@@abelgolds5939 i got the Blu-ray of that sounds ok to me . 🤘🦊🤘
@@martinmetal7481 ohh. the one on BRR sounds a little bit weird to me but i guess its because of copyright
Yeah you guessed right, Karate is about battling against your inner demons, the karate in the choreo thing is just a resource to express it and to show japanese culture to the outside world.
About the Yui & Moa screams, yeah, it is a problem for most of us that come from a long life of metal, but at least me I've learnt to not put much attention to it. In the end is one of those things that makes Babymetal special and differentiates them in the scene. The high pitch screams, the "sore" screams, the high interaction with the audience...all those things are known as "ai no te" and it is the bread and butter of the japanese idol music scene. They have incorporated it to metal with Babymetal. So even if it is hard to digest, it is what it is, one of their most deep trademarks.
And I assure you that for a lot of people with different backgrounds this is their favorite part of Babymetal.
Great reaction, try to watch the live version which is KARATE UK DOWNLOAD 2016 LIVE and maybe, when you see the crowds interaction there might change your perspective about Yui and Moa part little bit.
Keep the good work and keep them coming.
Hey, great reaction!! You got it right, it's about fighting your inner demons, your fears and moving forward.
I understand you not liking Yui and Moa when they only sing in those cutesy voices, but you hit the nail in the head: even if that's a "gimmick", that and their dancing is what made BABYMETAL unique. Without that uniqueness, I guess they could be your standard female fronted band that probably wouldn't have been as succesful in Japan, and singing in Japanese, certainly wouldn't have found as much success as they are enjoying in the West. For me, those cutesy voices took a while to get used to, but I'm glad that I got to know this fantastic band.
Welcome back Kitsune! Great rract again. One of my favorites songs ever! Number 3 in my top 10! Please, react to Syncopation live! Is absolutely perfect and my favorite song ever! See you in the next 🤟🏻 🦊 🔥 🔥 🔥
dude checkout their third studio album, no children on board, but a whole lot of baddassery.
Nice reaction! The honesty to what you didn’t like is respected! Love it when reactors are real rather than just appearing to like or overact for clicks.. You asked if Su-Metal was featured on any songs and she has! She was on Bring Me the Horizon’s “Kingslayer” off there recent album! Check it out!! 🦊 🦊 🦊
If you think of the voices as another musical instrument it is easy to see how they blend with the other music. It is a slap in the face to any metal head when you realize that these 15 yr old Girls are more metal than you will ever be...
You really should watch the Headbanger-Version with Moa singing (but maybe Su's version first?).
I felt the same way you did bro. The overly cute vocals of Yui and Moa can be a little off putting when you hear it for the first time. But trust me, overtime you'll get used to it and it won't feel as jarring anymore. You'll actually start liking their cute vocals a lot.
Try listening to some black babymetal. Those songs are sung only by Yui and Moa. They are both amazing singers so give them a shot as well.
Haha, BABYMETAL without Yui and Moa like Coffee without sugar, and now that coffe just lost a half of sugar. And you like bitter coffe. No problem.
And This one best of BABYMETAL MV, include Megitsune and BxMxC. Other that, better live Performance.
Nice reaction! Not liking everything is cool...you get the idea. You nailed the meaning of the song (as has been mentioned, I'm sure!). I can also honestly say that Yui and Moa's voices took me a bit of time to warm up to...but it no longer is an issue as I see the whole package, and all the parts make Babymetal what it is, and has become. Anyways...good one, and most of the time live is best, some videos (Megitsune for sure) is better, in my opinion, as a music video.
Both live and MV are great so either was good for me 🤘🦊🤘
insisto, cada vez que veo una reaccion tuya me comienza a picar el puño
Just wanted to warn you that this particular music video lately gets Copyright blocked a lot... If it does, putting a transparent logo on top or putting a few 10 seconds pauses usually helps (you can just write to doubletap).
This MV is really good! There are 4 MV that usually fan prefer over live performances: Karate, Megitsune, Doki Doki Morning and Iine :D
If you also want to check out a live performance of Karate, live at Download 2016 is really good and it's copyright safe!
Do BABYMETAL DEATH Legend 1997 (Complete) . you will never forget this performance and you‘re gonna love it.
Enjoyed this reaction. This is my favorite BABYMETAL song. It's also one of my top 10 favorite songs. If you want a song with dynamics you should try "No God" live by BAND_MAID. They are a hard rock band with occasional heavy metal elements. "No God" is a fast driving song with a great drum solo introduction, great bass line and bass solo. I would also suggest "Warning!" by them. The music video has car chases, crashes, explosions and maids strapped to the top of racing cars a la Mad Max while playing.
Tales of destinies by babymetal
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The Official MV is amazing. The "Chanty" part by Yui and Moa get the crowd immediately involved. When live you hear the ENTIRE crowd joining in. Which makes it that much more fun. You gotta lighten up and just enjoy all BABYMETAL offers. Yui and Moa kill it when they harmonize with Su and when they perform as Black BABYMETAL. Or try Meta Taro. All 3 of them get sing in that song a bit more and it isn't chants. Now that they are a little older maybe you will appreciate their newer stuff. 🤘🦊🤘
More babymetal plz
You got the lyrics. Yeah it's about fighting your inner demons. Karate really isn't that Japanese. It's from Okinawa and was unknown on the bigger Japanese islands until the 1950s. It gained popularity from the influence of boxing. But apparently Okinawa karate was a lot better and it lost a lot of it's diverse elements when it was popularized. For instance it included ground combat. They actually watched 'Karate Kid' for inspiration.
I don't believe in over-analysis of Babymetal lyrics. You can never truly understand Japanese lyrics. Unless you're Japanese. What i favor is a general idea of what the song is about and they do a really good job of expressing the meaning through dance.
Well, it wouldn't be kawaii metal without Yuimetal and Moametal adding the childlike quality to the music.
Imagine all the millions of non-English literate people who first heard American metal bands fit the first time. Nice musically, but whatever about the vocals. Where would “Metal” be now. Bands wouldn’t have sold out stadiums throughout the world. Since people don’t understand English.
But those people got past that foreign language and enjoyed the music in its totality. They learned the lyrics. Made them appreciate the music as a whole.
BabyMetal isn’t a gimmick. But hey, purists for the last 10 years use the criticism that the girls are just a gimmick. Mockingly saying the Kami Band are great but insult all the hard work BabyMetal has done as just gimmick. But hey, I respect your opinion. You say they are a gimmick.
Babymetal IS a gimmick ! That is obvious. They have other aspects besides the music to draw attention to themselves. That's not a bad thing unless the gimmick part is all they have. Babymetal draws attention through the costumes, lore, etc., but they hold that attention because they are so dam good.
@@jeffschreifels8651 and that’s your opinion. Which many share as an insult. But it’s your opinion, you’re entitled to it.
@@TheBongReyes Its not really subjective. Its a fact. And the gimmick is fun.
Yes, people try to use it as an insult but I am saying it is not an insult. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a gimmick if you can back it up with a high quality performance and Babymetal sure as hell does that every time. We shouldn't pretend its not a gimmick however. All that does is it leads to a 'yes it is! No it isn't!' argument that goes nowhere.
@@jeffschreifels8651 as you said it’s subjective. You might think the ladies are a gimmick. But that doesn’t make you right. Just like I think they’re not a gimmick doesn’t make me right. But those who use the word gimmick has generally used it as an insult. Even if they don’t think they’re being insulting.
Su & Moa could be wearing pajamas and still their music would have the same impact to many. It’s the Jpop aspect of BabyMetal… costumes, dancing, etc.
@@TheBongReyes you should stop seeing 'gimmick' as a negative. Lol.
Please react to tales of the destinies with English subs
You might like lovebite
You might like Black Pentagram or Yosei Teikoku
Kah-rah-teh
"Karate" (eng below)
[Romaji:]
Seiya sessesse seiya.
Seiya sessesse seiya.
Soiya sossosso soiya.
Soiya sossosso soiya.
(Ossu.) Namida koborete mo
(Ossu.) tachimukatte yukooze!
Hitasura seiya soiya tatakau-nda
kobushi o motto kokoro o motto
zenbu zenbu togisumashite.
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
Mada mada seiya soiya tatakau-nda
kanashiku natte tachiagare-naku natte mo.
(Aa ossu ossu.)
Seiya sessesse seiya.
Seiya sessesse seiya.
Soiya sossosso soiya.
Soiya soso soiya.
(Ossu.) Kokoro orarete mo
(Ossu.) tachimukatte yukooze!
Hitasura seiya soiya tatakau-nda
kobushi o motto kokoro o motto
zenbu zenbu togisumashite.
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
Mada mada seiya soiya tatakau-nda
kanashiku natte tachiagare-naku natte mo.
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
Seiya soiya tatakau-nda
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
zenbu zenbu togisumashite.
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
Seiya soiya tatakau-nda
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
zenbu zenbu togisumashite.
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
Hitasura seiya soiya tatakau-nda
kobushi o motto kokoro o motto
zenbu zenbu togisumashite.
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
Mada mada seiya soiya tatakau-nda
kanashiku natte tachiagare-naku natte mo.
Hashire!
(Seiya soiya tatakau-nda)
(zenbu zenbu togisumashite.)
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
Hashire!
(Seiya soiya tatakau-nda)
(zenbu zenbu togisumashite.)
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
(Wo'oo wo'oo wo'oo.)
[English:]
Seiya sessesse seiya.
Seiya sessesse seiya.
Soiya sossosso soiya.
Soiya sossosso soiya.
(Ossu.) Even if tears spill from our eyes,
(Ossu.) let's confront it!
Single-mindedly, seiya soiya, let's fight on
with our fists more... with our spirits more...
with making all sharper.
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
Still more, seiya soiya, let's fight on
even if we get sad and unable to stand up.
(Ah ossu ossu.)
Seiya sessesse seiya.
Seiya sessesse seiya.
Soiya sossosso soiya.
Soiya soso soiya.
(Ossu.) Even if our spirits are broken,
(Ossu.) let's confront it!
Single-mindedly, seiya soiya, let's fight on
with our fists more... with our spirits more...
with making all sharper.
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
Still more, seiya soiya, let's fight on
even if we get sad and unable to stand up.
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
Seiya soiya, let's fight on
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
with making all sharper.
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
Seiya soiya, let's fight on
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
with making all sharper.
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
Single-mindedly, seiya soiya, let's fight on
with our fists more... with our spirits more...
with making all sharper.
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
Still more, seiya soiya, let's fight on
even if we get sad and unable to stand up.
Run!
(Seiya soiya, let's fight on)
(with making all sharper.)
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
Run!
(Seiya soiya, let's fight on)
(with making all sharper.)
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
(Wo'oh wo'oh wo'oh.)
You as a radio producer,and mostly all the fucking old metal so called dudes out there, should be grateful to this band,and Japanese bands in general to bring some shinion heavy metal again.Otherwise it would have die as a genre,when iron maiden, Metallica,Slayer, and other legends will retire
Bro...calm down. people are allowed to not like things. Not everyone will like metal, or j-pop, or rap, or country music, or any fusions of what they love with something they simply dont. I am an "old metal dude" and love babymetal. Most of the younger people I talk to dislike BM...so you figure that one out. Anyhow, calm down. If someone doesn't like the thing you like to the level you like, thats okay. BM won't pack up because some people dislike the fusion...they will pack up when their corporate overlords decide they are done.