Who the hell~ walks into BUDOKAN at age 14(YUI and MOA) (SUE-METAL was 16) and changes history? If you've played the LEGENDARY BUDOKAN, you have made it. If you've played a sold-out TOKYO DOME 55,000 SEAT STADIUM two nights in a row - you are immortal! BABYMETAL 4 LIFE….
Classic! "This is a PERFORMANCE! Are you not ENTERTAINED?" And therein lies the KEY to Babymetal! They are a performance. Not just "a band". No "box" can contain them!
I've been a hardcore metal head my whole life. I discovered Babymetal 6 years ago and didn't take them seriously at first. I used to show my friends their videos for comedy purposes only, but eventually they grew on me and I became a hardcore fan. Most of my friends despise Babymetal, but I don't give AF, I'm proud to be a Babymetal fan and I'll blast that shit right in their face. The fact is, Babymetal is actually *MORE* metal than 99% of metal bands. The whole point of metal is to push the envelope, ruffle some feathers and get people out of their comfort zone. Metal heads that don't like Babymetal are just not hardcore enough I guess! They can keep that cookie cutter shit!
Nothing sillier than the good old debate about what "true metal" is and who is a "true fan"™. I've seen people drop Band for playing in mainstream TV-Shows, yet everyone always bitched about how Metal is underappreciated and never played anywhere.....
This is one of their darkest songs, she is trapped in a nightmare being chased by an unseen creature, and she is pleading with it to see it before it takes her
gosh... i don't know what's happening in your head while listening this song if you know japanese. that's should be like a storm. i want to drown in it.
The Budokan has had some of the most epic concerts EVER. You'll hear the name mentioned on some of the best tracks from the 70's onwards. Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Kiss, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica... When you make it to Tokyo, definitely catch a show there.
In other vids ppl were referring to the band dressed as skeletons. That band was fake and was "playing" to their track music. The Kami band are the ones dressed in white and are real and amazing musicians
Another great reaction - and you are absolutely right to take no notice of any haters who may have made comments displaying their ignorance or based on their own misunderstanding or misinformation they've been fed about BABYMETAL's origins or purpose. Fortunately those people are becoming fewer and further between - BABYMETAL faced a whole lot of shit from 'metal purists and elitists' who dismissed them as a money making gimmick dreamed up in a boardroom meeting and recruited because of their age and looks. Those people are completely and utterly wrong in every single one of those beliefs. I've been enjoying many of your other reactions and, although they may not have reached the musical heights of some of the greats like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd etc (will anybody ever reach those heights again?), all those involved with BABYMETAL are certainly all hugely talented musicians and artists and by far the most unique, original, entertaining and diverse band I've had the pleasure and privilege of hearing and seeing in many, many years. Also consider this - Su-metal was just a month or two past her 16th birthday when she gave this performance, what a special talent she is.
To be fair, within the genre of metal, BABYMETAL has come about as close to the top as one can get these days, especially considering they've also gotten a lot of pushback from some metal fans. They've worked with Dragonforce, Rob Zombie is a vocal supporter of their music, they routinely sell out tens of thousands of tickets in Japan, their band members are some of the best in Japan (if not the world), and they have a unique ability to go outside of the genre and pull fans in that might initially not be big fans of metal. I was never hugely into metal, though the musicianship is clearly impressive; then BABYMETAL came along and I absolutely love their blending of metal with other genres, I've actually had their oldest and newest albums on repeat in my car for the past two months.
Another awesome rock show performance, for those of us that remember what rock shows were. At first I was a hater of this act but the talent level has won me over. Here's some names of other acts that polarized the music scene when they came out: Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, the Beatles. They had a lot of haters in their day because they were different, they were ground breaking. Of course now everyone looks back and recognizes their greatness but back in the day they got an awful amount of criticism. People are always scared of change. I'm not saying everything these guys do is great but they try different things which is what rock is really all about. So the way I look at BABYMETAL is to enjoy them in the present, they have already influenced the music scene and opened the door for acceptance of other metal acts as well. All of this is a good thing.
This is one of my favourite Su solo songs. She is totally awesome!! One of the best rock/metal singers I’ve heard/seen in many,many years. Seeing BABYMETAL live is something you’ve got to experience. They are totally badass!
Maybe some confusion... The kamiband was not part of Babymetal in early performances. They became the exclusive live backing band in 2014 having only done encore songs before that. Originally the trio sang to a pre-recorded backing track in usual Idol style. Then the Babybones were added. They were in skeleton costumes and mimed playing instruments. The kamiband (spirit band or god band) are dressed in ghost or corpse face paint and wear burial shrouds and have always played live. Costumes changed December 2017 and again this year.
Sir, you are clearly appreciative of music with no preconceptions preventing you from enjoying it. I enjoy your insights. Subbed. Disclosure: Babymetal and Led Zeppelin, both feature in my Top 5 favourite bands of all time.
I had the same Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Megadeth and Beatles CDs plus a couple of others that got swapped in and out in my car for 10 years - until I discovered BABYMETAL.
"The waning moon has lit up, the insanity rampant in the shade. The laughter resounds around me. It bares its fangs and its eyes gleam. I can't escape from it. It flickers, slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind. A nightmare rondo is being repeated. The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight. I can do nothing but run through the darkness." I lost it at "Are you not entertained?!" hah! It's true though, BABYMETAL focuses on their live performances over their studio recordings. They consider themselves more performers than anything else. As epic as the Budokan performances and production was, it pales in comparison to some other productions they've done, like Tokyo Dome, and I'd even say Legend S, which was Su's (lead singer) 20th birthday show in her hometown. Great reaction man! The Kami Band are absolute metal masters, nothing fake about them.
I’m a huge BM fan & love all their songs but THIS one was the first one I ever heard & their heaviest & my all time favorite! You said it perfectly- the different sounds & levels to their music & this individual song is amazing; hard metal, power ballad, soothing lows- it’s got it all! Went & saw them in Chicago & in LA at their first US arena show! Seeing them live is a life-changing experience
You could correctly call it theater. It's always entertaining. And the musicians are the best at their craft to back up one of the best vocalists alive.
❤️❤️ I’m just an old guy (mid-70s); been around the musical block a few times going back to the 50s (Elvis, Buddy Holly, Link Wray), and of course, the whole 60s thing; but I have never heard anything like BabyMetal. To me, they are absolutely on the same level as the greats of the past (incidentally, I have a son who is a musician, primarily death-core, that kind of thing, who absolutely HATES BabyMetal, but hey ... whatever floats your boat 🤪); I started listening to BM back in 2012 (“Dokie Dokie Morning” & “Gimme Chocolate”) and have been hooked ever since. Kudos to you for recognizing them. Hats off ...
one of the reasons i love babymetal is because. there is always a deeper meaning behind the song...Even Give me chocolate.. which is not my fav song but i still like it..
Awesome musicianship and all round performance by the Kami band and of course Queen Suzuka,,,, give Amore and Akatsuki live at the Tokyo dome a watch,,,, you will not be dissapointed 🦊🤘🤘🤘
in babymetals earliest days they did have a fake backup band that was just for show. . but pretty wuickly once they saw the potential of this project going foward they picked up the kami band for all their live performances and the whole band is just really world class. . truly fantastic
Songs you should do next: 1. Legend of 1997 - Head Banger - the story of a girl turning 15 and going to her first head banger concert. Epic performance and crowd reaction. 2. Karate - the official video - A true visual work of art. the dancing, the singing, everything is stunning. 3. Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero - after some difficulties for the band the girls come storming back to show f**k yea we still go it. 4. Ijime, Dame, Zettai Live at Sonishpere - No one knew who they were. This is the type of metal crowd that had bottles of piss to throw at bands they don't like. The girls step out there and killed it. By the time they left the crowd was chanting "one more song" and the world of metal was changed forever. after that up to you bro'
Sweet Su-Metal is only 16 here and just annihilated everyone. I love seeing that you've become a new ambassador of Babymetal. Keep spreading the love, brother!
About the band, Babymetal has actually used a "fake band" before. The band in the skeleton outfits (aka Babybones; for example in the Gimme Choco MV) aren't actually playing the instruments. The instrumental was playback when Babymetal first started. I think it was roughly around 2014 when they first played with an actual band, the Kami Band, which you can see in the video.
There are awesome super-detailed comments, so what they said. The girls, while young, have dedicated their childhood and teenage years to excelling at their craft through constant study and practice. And several of KamiBand members (BabyMetal musicians) teach music performance and advanced instrument technique at university level. So.... it doesn't really matter what haters say or think. BabyMetal is legit. Always more BabyMetal forever! :)
Thanks for reacting to this one buddy. Its simply a great song in its own right, regardless of history or genre. Musically its so well written and live, well, its just a wonderful theatre on display. (also thanks for not holding back on haters XD)
I discovered BabyMetal when I saw my first video of their live performance of Karate in the UK in 2016. I watched a few of their other videos but this is still my favorite... I'm glad that you will continue to react to their videos. Thanks.
if you have the chance to watch them Live don't ever miss it the regret is huge because i know , they will visit my country in March and me can't go to watch them.
The person who said that the Band isn't real probably thought about the Babybones. They "pretended to play" in Skeleton-Suits at the beginning of Babymetal when they still had no real Band until 2014. You can see them in the official video of "Gimme Chocolate". But Kami Band is 100% real and also 100% great! They started supporting Babymetal in 2012 and from 2014 on in every concert.
BOH, *bass*, Takayoshi Ohmura *guitar*, Mikiko Fujioka *guitar* (RIP) and Hideki Aoyama, *drums* are the "Kami band" These are top musicians in Japan. Ignore anything negative said about the band... they're no joke.
Babymetal are great gun, and a great gateway to the entire alt-idol/Kawaii metal scene Japan has going on, with bands like LADYBABY - Haten No Raimei, Not Secured Loose Ends - Loud Asymmetry, Necronomidol - Strange Aeons, PASSCODE - Trace. Welcome to some of the best songs you will hear this year.
They are just top musicians...every professional would agree but haters hear something what the rest of us totaly miss. Yes sacasm is the only way i can cope hate. Welcome to the THE ONE (name of their fans). One problem for people who react to BM is that some of their best pro shots will be blocked when u use them on youtube. Because of that people do lync & sync reations wich means that the viewer hast to open the original link for them self in a new window while watching your reaction.
The problem here with the people who think they are fake is that they have only ever listened to one or two BM songs, and those probably being their very early stuff where Sue sang to mostly canned music, and YUI & Moa's vocals were also piped in ... they stopped doing that long ago (2012 I believe was when they switched over to all live performances.. with some piped-in 'sounds, growls, piano & synths once in a while, which is not unusual these days, but some people just don't like music to evolve, so they get pissed off when something new happens rather than appreciate hearing something new and fresh! Babymetal is an inspiring band, not my favorite as metal is not my favorite genre by a long shot, but after 6 years of BABYMETAL 'inspiration' I at least now know the names and a few songs from a lot more metal bands than I used to know. I stopped following/ grew out of metal back when Sabbath GFR and Deep Purple were still a new thing and after metal became largely a vehicle for unskilled musicians to express their hate and anger by making 'loud noises' .. and yes I understand that a lot of that 'noise' of early metal garage bands has evolved where I can now not be totally disgusted by incoherent growls, unless it's all the band is capable of doing (thing is though, unlike the 'metal purists', while I may not like some of the more non-melodic metal, I don't jump on reaction threads to that music and profess my 'hate' for what they are doing ... if someone wants to play and sing music I don't like, fine, all the more power to them, I'm not being forced to listen to them, so why should I care if someone else enjoys something I don't like?)
As far as I know, it was at _Legend I_ (Oct 6, 2012, first of the _Legend I, D, Z_ shows) that the Kami Band were first summoned to perform with BabyMetal (though they had not completely replaced BabyBones at that time). _Legend 1997_ (Dec 21, 2013) seems to have been the last time BabyBones appeared at a live performance. They did not appear at the Budokan _Red Night & Black Night_ shows (March 1 & 2, 2014) or any shows since then. By that time, they were definitely retired, and replaced by the Kami Band. To me, some metal purist saying that BabyMetal isn't truly metal is the same as some jazz purist saying a band such as Weather Report isn't truly jazz. Well, duh doy, purists! Of course, it's not their intention to be pure this or that. They're fusion. That doesn't mean that BabyMetal isn't metal, or Weather Report isn't jazz. They're just also something different. :)
I’m a 37 y/o heavy music musician, influenced by Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Rage Against The Machine, Deftones, Nirvana, Metallica, etc., and what’s my opinion on Babymetal? Hell yeah; they’re obviously metal!
In regards to people claiming the band was fake; I think most people confused them with 'Baby Bones' the "band" that would appear in their earlier music videos or on stage at some of their earliest appearances. That was paid actors in masks and skeleton suits with tracks being used rather than live performers, but they were then replaced with a rotation of these guys known as the 'kami band'.
They problably refer to the 1st Babymetal live performance where there was guitar players wearing skeleton costumes but the music was prerecorded, now they are live and incredibly good!
I love BM! Original, unbelievable performance, the musicians are unbelievable. It really seems the cutting edge bands are coming from Japan. Bands like Band Maid, Morphia, so many good bands--Rock is alive and well in Japan. Check out Band Maid, those girls Rock!
Nice maannn, one of my fave song list from BABYMETAL.. Next maybe you can react to Karate Live at Download UK 2016 and Headbannnnggggeeerrr live at Japan Legend 1997, those live performance is epic lit hehehe
Great reaction man! this song and this intro with the Kami band is one of the reasons so many people became a Babymetal fan, this was a Su-Metal solo and she just nailed it with the stage presence and her powerfull and unique voice, please react to another Su-Metal solo called Akatsuki live in budokan black night is my favorite solo of her and the kami band is just amazing... Here is a link:ua-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/v-deo.html i hope you react to this and keep the good work ImI.....ImI
As others have mentioned, I'm also pretty sure that those saying it was fake were talking about BabyBones. They were definitely just actors. However, even the haters aren't generally stupid enough to deny that the Kami Band are legit, very skilled musicians, and the real deal live. I can tell those accusations bothered you. That's understandable. We tend to be quite protective of BabyMetal, and quick to call out any misconceptions and misrepresentations (and sometimes outright lies) about them. Welcome to being part of The One. We increase in number, but it always remains One. :D
DramaSydETV, FYI, I think some people are talking about early career of BABYMETAL where only them and BABYBONES who dress like human bone figure dress pretending to play instruments. You can see these BABYBONES on BABYMETAL official songs like DOKI DOKI Morning and GIMME CHOCOLATE. After this era, production hired KAMI BAND and they are real top notch metal musicians.
This is all the real thing as someone else explained they only had a fake band when this thing first started … all this here is live and in person .. nothing fake about this and this band is badddasss every one of them … all the stuff from both nights Red and Black Night is awesome .. this is when they really took off .. you did a reaction to Ijijme Dame Zetia that also was very instrumental in them becoming Worldwide .. at that festival they were slotted to play one of the small stages and got moved to the main stage .. they blew everyone away and the rest is .. as they say .. History .. but these shows as well as Legend 97 and Legends 99 shows were what made people take them seriously .. what surprised the hell out of me from that start is how professional they are and how good the Kami Band is .. outstanding musicians .. I saw them first and the Late Show with Steven Colbert and said wtf .. I couldn't believe what I was seeing .. got on youtube and was totally blown away by this whole thing .. its truly amazing and as a musician of 40 years .. the music is incredible … .. great reaction thank you .. keep up the good work , and also I don't know what people have said but who gives a flying fuck .. they obviously have limited knowledge of BabyMetal and out of all the years I have been watching them now there Is very very few people who talk bad about them. in fact I can only remember 1 … so don't let a few people who like to keep their world small affect what you do .. God Bless
Nice reaction and some nice words, thank you! Thumbs up for remaining unimpressed by haters and true to your own senses! Have a subscription! :-) I think there's three things contributing to the negativity towards BABYBMETAL: 1. In the very early days they musicians were indeed fake. When you see those guys in skeleton costumes in early footage "playing" the instruments, those are just miming to background tracks. That was years ago, and some people don't (want to) understand that. 2. BABYMETAL have split off an idol group called "Sakura Gakuin", who are part of a talent agency. So to get there, they did go through some sort of "casting" process. Nevertheless, that's not anything like the Western idol shows that many people have in mind. These girls have gotten professional training in dancing, singing and even social and intellectual skills. They have been working their asses off for years! Yes, they haven't met "naturally" to rehearse in a garage. They met when they joined an agency to hone their skills on a professional level. There their unique talent was discovered by a producer and metalhead who had a vision of combining J-Pop with Metal. He was actually inspired by them (the lead-singer Su in particular). I don't see how this makes them any less "real" than the aforementioned garage band. Oh, and yes, that producer introduced them to Metal. Yes, they did not know Metal before that. But they were around 12 years old at that time! I'd argue that few people are metalheads before that age. These girls have shared a stage with Metallica at a younger age than most people start to get into Metal. But they are not "real", because the person that introduced them to Metal was not their cousin or school friend, but someone with much more connection to the Metal scene. Riiiiiight.... 3. There are just a lot of people (especially in Metal, I'd say) whose minds are too small to allow them to see past their little niche. Metal has to be played by 250+ pound bearded guys in leather jackets with bad temper and mean facial expressions and must not include other instruments than guitars and drums. Everything else is inacceptable! I know, I have largely been like that in my teen years. But fortunately I have grown up, while some never do. Nobody has to like everything, and certainly not everybody has to like BABYMETAL. We fans are very aware that they are polarizing. But is it too much to ask to accept that others might like other things? People who can watch and listen to this and seriously call it fake and not Metal are obviously ignorant or lying to themselves. Even if one doesn't like the music, there's no denying that the skill of everyone involved is on an incredibly high level. If one cannot acknowledge this even without liking them, they are small minded ignorants. But to be honest, why should I care? In the end those guys are sitting there with their grumpy faces having a bad day listening to and complayining about stuff they hate, while I'm having incredible fun with a band that makes me smile every single day! And BABYMETAL are doing that like no other band ever before! Who is better off?
Babymetal has their own genre of music. if you want to truly hear Su singing then you should do No rain, no rainbow from legend s. it is the official video. so good. or there are so many good suggestions. headbanger, megitsune, catch me if you can, or try something so heavy legend 1997 death with crucifixion( Su 16th birthday). you have to hear the beginning ones before you listen to the newer stuff. also Karate from Download UK 2016. any song you choose is fine.
Su kills it again only 16 in this performance . Thats why Su is our Queen . Some of there songs are epic like this one and some are so much fun they bring a huge smile to your face..why not try Karate at Download festival in the UK in 2016 or Akatsuki at this show both well worth a watch. 🤘😁🤘 ua-cam.com/video/qXF94RGYEmw/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/v-deo.html
I don’t understand what’s not to like epic instrumentals and Su’s beautiful vocals also with other Yui and Moa’s cute vocals which always puts a smile on my face and the thing I really do not understand is the people that say that Babymetal isn’t metal. Okay it’s got poppy singing in most of their songs but the music is definitely metal and to all who think they are fake go on UA-cam type in The great power of Boh and the great power of Mikio then say their fake.
I am a 55 year old metal musician, I play bass, guitar, keys, write and sing as well as engineer and produce. Only the musically illiterate would not be impressed by BABYMETAL. I believe those haters all have issues and are hiding the deficits of their masculinity and exposing their lack of musical taste and knowledge.
Totally agree! Went to see them 2 nights ago in London. I have a varied musical background and couldn't believe the piece written in the Times the next day by their so called Music correspondent - he wasn't interested in the music at all - he just wanted to have a go at the genre and how it doesn't work for him!
I loved 'em first time I heard gimme chocolate. Gimmick or not, I loved it. Bought the S/T debut and the next 2. Haven't been disappointed yet. Thrashy metal with catchy j-pop vocals and a great stage show? Sign me up! Japanese metal has always been strong. Loudness, Sigh, Gonin-Ish, EZO, X-Japan.... Tons More!!! BTW, was that a 6 String bass/ WTF?!? Check 'em out. Peace!!!!
If you are Interested in going down the rabbit hole of J-rock/J-metal I recommend checking out The pillows either ride on shooting star music video or I Think I Can music video. Also you should check out Band Maid they got a really good song called Play and it is amazing if you watch the live video if you haven't seen or heard any of them. :)
good on you for keeping it real . and finally a normal reaction. some channels tend to exaggerate theirs . welp can't blame them sometimes especially the Road to Resistance from BabyMetal
I genuinely love your reactions. One of the best reactors I've discovered in a while. Great insights and everything, I'm glad you chose to stick to BABYMETAL. Sorry in advance but this will be a rather long comment ;). I don't really know where to go from here, your first 3 selections have been spot on so far and some of the best videos available on UA-cam :). Unfortunately, most of the best links for BABYMETAL are outside of UA-cam (Vimeo, Streamable, Dailymotion, etc.). We have made a list (all credits goes to Loon) as a community for what we consider to be the best videos for each and every official BABYMETAL song there is. Not counting special performances and whatnot. I will drop that list down here so you can, if you want, skim through that list for any future reactions. Before that, here are a few recommendations for your next reactions that I think you might enjoy (remember babymetal live is best) : BABYMETAL - Megitsune Music Video BABYMETAL - Karate Music Video BABYMETAL - Karate live at download 2016 BABYMETAL - The One Official Video BABYMETAL - Headbanger Music Video BABYMETAL - Headbanger Live at Budokan 2014 (same as this video) BABYMETAL - BABYMETAL DEATH at Legend 1997 For this last one above, "BABYMETAL DEATH", a little bit of informations before going into it won't hurt in order to fully appreciate it : "Legend 1997" refers to the year the leadsinger, Suzuka "Su-Metal" Nakamoto was born. It was her 16th birthday special concert. The song "BABYMETAL DEATH" has been a show opener for a long time. However at this particular concert performance, it was done as the last song of the set. It symbolizes Suzuka Nakamoto abandonning her mortal flesh to be reborn as a Metal Goddess, summoned by the Fox God to lead the Metal Resistance going forward. That song title is a play-on-words. DEATH sounds like "Desu" in Japanese. It is a formulation to introduce yourself. For example, if you said "Hi, Dramasyde desu" you would mean "Hi, I'm Dramasyde" or "Hi, my name is Dramasyde". So "Desu" roughly translates to "I am" or "We are". The lyrics are scarce in that song. Basically, they're spelling B A B Y M E T A L with the crowd (hard to hear at first) and then saying "Su-Metal Desu" - "Yuimetal Desu" - "Moametal Desu" - "BABYMETAL Desu". During the song, they point fingers are themselves and the crowd, signifying clearly that they consider their fans and their crowds to be a part of BABYMETAL. There are also 2 nods to Metallica in this live performance. Will you be able to identify them ? Hints : they are at the very beginning and the very end of that show ;). I hope with these informations in mind, that your appreciation of the performance will be elevated. I know it should ;). For now, here is the dropdown list I promised you earlier, credits to Loon for putting it together : ===== BABYMETAL ALBUM BABYMETAL DEATH (Legend 1997) ua-cam.com/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/v-deo.html Megitsune (Legend 2015) streamable.com/v7w18 Gimme Chocolate!! (Yokohama Arena) vimeo.com/319544942 Iine! (Official Music Video)
I think those who have reacted to either the music video, or one of the old performances (or both) of _Headbanger!!_ should do another for the _Legend M_ performance. I believe they'll be blown away by the awesomeness of it. :)
There are some metal heads that want to dismiss Babymetal as "fake" metal. While it's true a lot of their songs have that bubbly, pop & happy sound to them some are straight bad ass like this one. Also how metal is having her raised fun the center of a summoning pit?! One of their performances has her being crucified!! Also the band members are all insanely bag ass at they instruments.
Who the hell~ walks into BUDOKAN at age 14(YUI and MOA) (SUE-METAL was 16) and changes history? If you've played the LEGENDARY BUDOKAN, you have made it. If you've played a sold-out TOKYO DOME 55,000 SEAT STADIUM two nights in a row - you are immortal! BABYMETAL 4 LIFE….
And pay no mind to the haters, the minute minority that they are. Babymetal has been dominating for almost 10 years now.
@IDream0fDeathbutDreamsDon'tComeTrue lolol you are welcomed to it, my friend🐶
I saw them live in San Francisco with my 10 year old daughter. What a great live show!
Talent, dedication, and professionalism. Only great amounts of all three can produce such a show!
All bow before BOH, God of BASS.
“Are you not entertained?!” That’s exactly it. Spectacle. Band or not, Metal or not, what a show 🎸💃😎
Are you not entertained? Fuck yes we are!!!
They built a rotating stage around an elevator platform just for this.
Classic! "This is a PERFORMANCE! Are you not ENTERTAINED?" And therein lies the KEY to Babymetal! They are a performance. Not just "a band". No "box" can contain them!
I've been a hardcore metal head my whole life. I discovered Babymetal 6 years ago and didn't take them seriously at first. I used to show my friends their videos for comedy purposes only, but eventually they grew on me and I became a hardcore fan. Most of my friends despise Babymetal, but I don't give AF, I'm proud to be a Babymetal fan and I'll blast that shit right in their face. The fact is, Babymetal is actually *MORE* metal than 99% of metal bands. The whole point of metal is to push the envelope, ruffle some feathers and get people out of their comfort zone. Metal heads that don't like Babymetal are just not hardcore enough I guess! They can keep that cookie cutter shit!
Nothing sillier than the good old debate about what "true metal" is and who is a "true fan"™.
I've seen people drop Band for playing in mainstream TV-Shows, yet everyone always bitched about how Metal is underappreciated and never played anywhere.....
I been to 63 metal concerts. I really want to see these guys before I die...total bucket list
This is one of their darkest songs, she is trapped in a nightmare being chased by an unseen creature, and she is pleading with it to see it before it takes her
gosh... i don't know what's happening in your head while listening this song if you know japanese. that's should be like a storm. i want to drown in it.
Agree, this performance live is epic.
Never get tired of watching people reacting to this video.
I know I'm enjoying them(and reactors)
for over 6 months now
Same
The Budokan has had some of the most epic concerts EVER. You'll hear the name mentioned on some of the best tracks from the 70's onwards. Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Kiss, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica... When you make it to Tokyo, definitely catch a show there.
In other vids ppl were referring to the band dressed as skeletons. That band was fake and was "playing" to their track music. The Kami band are the ones dressed in white and are real and amazing musicians
Another great reaction - and you are absolutely right to take no notice of any haters who may have made comments displaying their ignorance or based on their own misunderstanding or misinformation they've been fed about BABYMETAL's origins or purpose. Fortunately those people are becoming fewer and further between - BABYMETAL faced a whole lot of shit from 'metal purists and elitists' who dismissed them as a money making gimmick dreamed up in a boardroom meeting and recruited because of their age and looks. Those people are completely and utterly wrong in every single one of those beliefs.
I've been enjoying many of your other reactions and, although they may not have reached the musical heights of some of the greats like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd etc (will anybody ever reach those heights again?), all those involved with BABYMETAL are certainly all hugely talented musicians and artists and by far the most unique, original, entertaining and diverse band I've had the pleasure and privilege of hearing and seeing in many, many years. Also consider this - Su-metal was just a month or two past her 16th birthday when she gave this performance, what a special talent she is.
To be fair, within the genre of metal, BABYMETAL has come about as close to the top as one can get these days, especially considering they've also gotten a lot of pushback from some metal fans. They've worked with Dragonforce, Rob Zombie is a vocal supporter of their music, they routinely sell out tens of thousands of tickets in Japan, their band members are some of the best in Japan (if not the world), and they have a unique ability to go outside of the genre and pull fans in that might initially not be big fans of metal. I was never hugely into metal, though the musicianship is clearly impressive; then BABYMETAL came along and I absolutely love their blending of metal with other genres, I've actually had their oldest and newest albums on repeat in my car for the past two months.
Another awesome rock show performance, for those of us that remember what rock shows were.
At first I was a hater of this act but the talent level has won me over. Here's some names of other acts that polarized the music scene when they came out:
Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, the Beatles.
They had a lot of haters in their day because they were different, they were ground breaking. Of course now everyone looks back and recognizes their greatness but back in the day they got an awful amount of criticism.
People are always scared of change.
I'm not saying everything these guys do is great but they try different things which is what rock is really all about.
So the way I look at BABYMETAL is to enjoy them in the present, they have already influenced the music scene and opened the door for acceptance of other metal acts as well.
All of this is a good thing.
This is one of my favourite Su solo songs. She is totally awesome!! One of the best rock/metal singers I’ve heard/seen in many,many years. Seeing BABYMETAL live is something you’ve got to experience. They are totally badass!
The wonderful world of BABYMETAL!
Maybe some confusion... The kamiband was not part of Babymetal in early performances. They became the exclusive live backing band in 2014 having only done encore songs before that. Originally the trio sang to a pre-recorded backing track in usual Idol style. Then the Babybones were added. They were in skeleton costumes and mimed playing instruments. The kamiband (spirit band or god band) are dressed in ghost or corpse face paint and wear burial shrouds and have always played live. Costumes changed December 2017 and again this year.
Sir, you are clearly appreciative of music with no preconceptions preventing you from enjoying it. I enjoy your insights. Subbed. Disclosure: Babymetal and Led Zeppelin, both feature in my Top 5 favourite bands of all time.
I had the same Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Megadeth and Beatles CDs plus a couple of others that got swapped in and out in my car for 10 years - until I discovered BABYMETAL.
BABY METAL = EPIC, IN YOUR FACE PERFECTION!
The Epic fusion of JV IDOL POP vocals and dance with Way over the Top "METAL" music.
This is one of my favorite Babymetal songs! So happy you reacted to it! People who say they are fake have probably never actually listened to them.
I think they were just talking about Baby Bones, since they were just actors. :)
You can't have this level of musicianship, and be fake. Simple. great band, and I've been into rock/metal for 20 plus years
"The waning moon has lit up, the insanity rampant in the shade. The laughter resounds around me. It bares its fangs and its eyes gleam. I can't escape from it. It flickers, slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind. A nightmare rondo is being repeated. The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight. I can do nothing but run through the darkness."
I lost it at "Are you not entertained?!" hah! It's true though, BABYMETAL focuses on their live performances over their studio recordings. They consider themselves more performers than anything else. As epic as the Budokan performances and production was, it pales in comparison to some other productions they've done, like Tokyo Dome, and I'd even say Legend S, which was Su's (lead singer) 20th birthday show in her hometown. Great reaction man! The Kami Band are absolute metal masters, nothing fake about them.
I’m a huge BM fan & love all their songs but THIS one was the first one I ever heard & their heaviest & my all time favorite!
You said it perfectly- the different sounds & levels to their music & this individual song is amazing; hard metal, power ballad, soothing lows- it’s got it all!
Went & saw them in Chicago & in LA at their first US arena show! Seeing them live is a life-changing experience
You could correctly call it theater. It's always entertaining. And the musicians are the best at their craft to back up one of the best vocalists alive.
This is a cultured man with an open mind and fantastic taste in music.
❤️❤️ I’m just an old guy (mid-70s); been around the musical block a few times going back to the 50s (Elvis, Buddy Holly, Link Wray), and of course, the whole 60s thing; but I have never heard anything like BabyMetal. To me, they are absolutely on the same level as the greats of the past (incidentally, I have a son who is a musician, primarily death-core, that kind of thing, who absolutely HATES BabyMetal, but hey ... whatever floats your boat 🤪); I started listening to BM back in 2012 (“Dokie Dokie Morning” & “Gimme Chocolate”) and have been hooked ever since. Kudos to you for recognizing them. Hats off ...
one of the reasons i love babymetal is because. there is always a deeper meaning behind the song...Even Give me chocolate.. which is not my fav song but i still like it..
Awesome musicianship and all round performance by the Kami band and of course Queen Suzuka,,,, give Amore and Akatsuki live at the Tokyo dome a watch,,,, you will not be dissapointed 🦊🤘🤘🤘
in babymetals earliest days they did have a fake backup band that was just for show. . but pretty wuickly once they saw the potential of this project going foward they picked up the kami band for all their live performances and the whole band is just really world class. . truly fantastic
Banger right? BABYMETAL is awesome!
Songs you should do next:
1. Legend of 1997 - Head Banger - the story of a girl turning 15 and going to her first head banger concert. Epic performance and crowd reaction.
2. Karate - the official video - A true visual work of art. the dancing, the singing, everything is stunning.
3. Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero - after some difficulties for the band the girls come storming back to show f**k yea we still go it.
4. Ijime, Dame, Zettai Live at Sonishpere - No one knew who they were. This is the type of metal crowd that had bottles of piss to throw at bands they don't like. The girls step out there and killed it. By the time they left the crowd was chanting "one more song" and the world of metal was changed forever.
after that up to you bro'
Sweet Su-Metal is only 16 here and just annihilated everyone. I love seeing that you've become a new ambassador of Babymetal. Keep spreading the love, brother!
About the band, Babymetal has actually used a "fake band" before. The band in the skeleton outfits (aka Babybones; for example in the Gimme Choco MV) aren't actually playing the instruments. The instrumental was playback when Babymetal first started. I think it was roughly around 2014 when they first played with an actual band, the Kami Band, which you can see in the video.
There are awesome super-detailed comments, so what they said.
The girls, while young, have dedicated their childhood and teenage years to excelling at their craft through constant study and practice. And several of KamiBand members (BabyMetal musicians) teach music performance and advanced instrument technique at university level. So.... it doesn't really matter what haters say or think. BabyMetal is legit.
Always more BabyMetal forever! :)
Thanks for reacting to this one buddy. Its simply a great song in its own right, regardless of history or genre. Musically its so well written and live, well, its just a wonderful theatre on display.
(also thanks for not holding back on haters XD)
I discovered BabyMetal when I saw my first video of their live performance of Karate in the UK in 2016. I watched a few of their other videos but this is still my favorite... I'm glad that you will continue to react to their videos. Thanks.
if you have the chance to watch them Live don't ever miss it the regret is huge because i know , they will visit my country in March and me can't go to watch them.
The person who said that the Band isn't real probably thought about the Babybones. They "pretended to play" in Skeleton-Suits at the beginning of Babymetal when they still had no real Band until 2014. You can see them in the official video of "Gimme Chocolate". But Kami Band is 100% real and also 100% great! They started supporting Babymetal in 2012 and from 2014 on in every concert.
BOH, *bass*, Takayoshi Ohmura *guitar*, Mikiko Fujioka *guitar* (RIP) and Hideki Aoyama, *drums* are the "Kami band" These are top musicians in Japan. Ignore anything negative said about the band... they're no joke.
Babymetal are great gun, and a great gateway to the entire alt-idol/Kawaii metal scene Japan has going on, with bands like LADYBABY - Haten No Raimei, Not Secured Loose Ends - Loud Asymmetry, Necronomidol - Strange Aeons, PASSCODE - Trace. Welcome to some of the best songs you will hear this year.
They are just top musicians...every professional would agree but haters hear something what the rest of us totaly miss. Yes sacasm is the only way i can cope hate.
Welcome to the THE ONE (name of their fans). One problem for people who react to BM is that some of their best pro shots will be blocked when u use them on youtube. Because of that people do lync & sync reations wich means that the viewer hast to open the original link for them self in a new window while watching your reaction.
theyre even better live
pa pa ya would be a great follow up to this. its very very different but still has that baby metal energy. and still rocks.
They are 💯 real professional band I personally think they're one of the best bands out there!
The problem here with the people who think they are fake is that they have only ever listened to one or two BM songs, and those probably being their very early stuff where Sue sang to mostly canned music, and YUI & Moa's vocals were also piped in ... they stopped doing that long ago (2012 I believe was when they switched over to all live performances.. with some piped-in 'sounds, growls, piano & synths once in a while, which is not unusual these days, but some people just don't like music to evolve, so they get pissed off when something new happens rather than appreciate hearing something new and fresh!
Babymetal is an inspiring band, not my favorite as metal is not my favorite genre by a long shot, but after 6 years of BABYMETAL 'inspiration' I at least now know the names and a few songs from a lot more metal bands than I used to know. I stopped following/ grew out of metal back when Sabbath GFR and Deep Purple were still a new thing and after metal became largely a vehicle for unskilled musicians to express their hate and anger by making 'loud noises' .. and yes I understand that a lot of that 'noise' of early metal garage bands has evolved where I can now not be totally disgusted by incoherent growls, unless it's all the band is capable of doing (thing is though, unlike the 'metal purists', while I may not like some of the more non-melodic metal, I don't jump on reaction threads to that music and profess my 'hate' for what they are doing ... if someone wants to play and sing music I don't like, fine, all the more power to them, I'm not being forced to listen to them, so why should I care if someone else enjoys something I don't like?)
As far as I know, it was at _Legend I_ (Oct 6, 2012, first of the _Legend I, D, Z_ shows) that the Kami Band were first summoned to perform with BabyMetal (though they had not completely replaced BabyBones at that time). _Legend 1997_ (Dec 21, 2013) seems to have been the last time BabyBones appeared at a live performance. They did not appear at the Budokan _Red Night & Black Night_ shows (March 1 & 2, 2014) or any shows since then. By that time, they were definitely retired, and replaced by the Kami Band.
To me, some metal purist saying that BabyMetal isn't truly metal is the same as some jazz purist saying a band such as Weather Report isn't truly jazz. Well, duh doy, purists! Of course, it's not their intention to be pure this or that. They're fusion. That doesn't mean that BabyMetal isn't metal, or Weather Report isn't jazz. They're just also something different. :)
THANK YOU for all the Babymetal! It only gets better!!!
More and more BABYMETAL, 👍🤘
You are 100% true nicely said!!! 🤘👍
I’m a 37 y/o heavy music musician, influenced by Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Rage Against The Machine, Deftones, Nirvana, Metallica, etc., and what’s my opinion on Babymetal? Hell yeah; they’re obviously metal!
Came for Babymetal, sub because of your thoughts and comments!
In regards to people claiming the band was fake; I think most people confused them with 'Baby Bones' the "band" that would appear in their earlier music videos or on stage at some of their earliest appearances. That was paid actors in masks and skeleton suits with tracks being used rather than live performers, but they were then replaced with a rotation of these guys known as the 'kami band'.
They problably refer to the 1st Babymetal live performance where there was guitar players wearing skeleton costumes but the music was prerecorded, now they are live and incredibly good!
I love BM! Original, unbelievable performance, the musicians are unbelievable. It really seems the cutting edge bands are coming from Japan. Bands like Band Maid, Morphia, so many good bands--Rock is alive and well in Japan. Check out Band Maid, those girls Rock!
Nice reaction. Cant deny the talent of the whole band
Nice maannn, one of my fave song list from BABYMETAL..
Next maybe you can react to Karate Live at Download UK 2016 and Headbannnnggggeeerrr live at Japan Legend 1997, those live performance is epic lit hehehe
It's at the top off this list but the 3 following songs are more my style. ua-cam.com/video/QEsOaMbNFww/v-deo.html
Great reaction man! this song and this intro with the Kami band is one of the reasons so many people became a Babymetal fan, this was a Su-Metal solo and she just nailed it with the stage presence and her powerfull and unique voice, please react to another Su-Metal solo called Akatsuki live in budokan black night is my favorite solo of her and the kami band is just amazing... Here is a link:ua-cam.com/video/g2372C5PJLM/v-deo.html i hope you react to this and keep the good work ImI.....ImI
Knew you would love this one! This has got to be one of my favorites of theirs...outstanding as always my friend!
I came to check this video out and see that I've already liked it. Just as good the second time.
When you ARE @ 1with the essence of pure vibes.energies that touch or souls.25k at that moment.thats love.one.-pat fam lv nv silver &black ib.ナマステ
Excelente! Maybe the Best song and intro of BabyMetal. Nipón perfección!!!
At first they had a backup band that was just mimicking playing, then they got this guys who are really playing and are as you can hear really good.
She definitely an awesome performer/Front "Person"
Avoid haters AT ALL COST
As others have mentioned, I'm also pretty sure that those saying it was fake were talking about BabyBones. They were definitely just actors. However, even the haters aren't generally stupid enough to deny that the Kami Band are legit, very skilled musicians, and the real deal live. I can tell those accusations bothered you. That's understandable. We tend to be quite protective of BabyMetal, and quick to call out any misconceptions and misrepresentations (and sometimes outright lies) about them. Welcome to being part of The One. We increase in number, but it always remains One. :D
DramaSydETV, FYI, I think some people are talking about early career of BABYMETAL where only them and BABYBONES who dress like human bone figure dress pretending to play instruments. You can see these BABYBONES on BABYMETAL official songs like DOKI DOKI Morning and GIMME CHOCOLATE. After this era, production hired KAMI BAND and they are real top notch metal musicians.
A Rondo is a song that each part has a different style. That's why the intro shows different styles and each section of the song is different.
This is all the real thing as someone else explained they only had a fake band when this thing first started … all this here is live and in person .. nothing fake about this and this band is badddasss every one of them … all the stuff from both nights Red and Black Night is awesome .. this is when they really took off .. you did a reaction to Ijijme Dame Zetia that also was very instrumental in them becoming Worldwide .. at that festival they were slotted to play one of the small stages and got moved to the main stage .. they blew everyone away and the rest is .. as they say .. History .. but these shows as well as Legend 97 and Legends 99 shows were what made people take them seriously .. what surprised the hell out of me from that start is how professional they are and how good the Kami Band is .. outstanding musicians .. I saw them first and the Late Show with Steven Colbert and said wtf .. I couldn't believe what I was seeing .. got on youtube and was totally blown away by this whole thing .. its truly amazing and as a musician of 40 years .. the music is incredible … .. great reaction thank you .. keep up the good work , and also I don't know what people have said but who gives a flying fuck .. they obviously have limited knowledge of BabyMetal and out of all the years I have been watching them now there Is very very few people who talk bad about them. in fact I can only remember 1 … so don't let a few people who like to keep their world small affect what you do .. God Bless
My mans had to sprinkle that sauce on his guitar in the beginning, that shit was so fire.
Nice reaction and some nice words, thank you! Thumbs up for remaining unimpressed by haters and true to your own senses! Have a subscription! :-)
I think there's three things contributing to the negativity towards BABYBMETAL:
1. In the very early days they musicians were indeed fake. When you see those guys in skeleton costumes in early footage "playing" the instruments, those are just miming to background tracks. That was years ago, and some people don't (want to) understand that.
2. BABYMETAL have split off an idol group called "Sakura Gakuin", who are part of a talent agency. So to get there, they did go through some sort of "casting" process. Nevertheless, that's not anything like the Western idol shows that many people have in mind. These girls have gotten professional training in dancing, singing and even social and intellectual skills. They have been working their asses off for years! Yes, they haven't met "naturally" to rehearse in a garage. They met when they joined an agency to hone their skills on a professional level. There their unique talent was discovered by a producer and metalhead who had a vision of combining J-Pop with Metal. He was actually inspired by them (the lead-singer Su in particular).
I don't see how this makes them any less "real" than the aforementioned garage band.
Oh, and yes, that producer introduced them to Metal. Yes, they did not know Metal before that. But they were around 12 years old at that time! I'd argue that few people are metalheads before that age. These girls have shared a stage with Metallica at a younger age than most people start to get into Metal. But they are not "real", because the person that introduced them to Metal was not their cousin or school friend, but someone with much more connection to the Metal scene. Riiiiiight....
3. There are just a lot of people (especially in Metal, I'd say) whose minds are too small to allow them to see past their little niche. Metal has to be played by 250+ pound bearded guys in leather jackets with bad temper and mean facial expressions and must not include other instruments than guitars and drums. Everything else is inacceptable! I know, I have largely been like that in my teen years. But fortunately I have grown up, while some never do.
Nobody has to like everything, and certainly not everybody has to like BABYMETAL. We fans are very aware that they are polarizing. But is it too much to ask to accept that others might like other things?
People who can watch and listen to this and seriously call it fake and not Metal are obviously ignorant or lying to themselves. Even if one doesn't like the music, there's no denying that the skill of everyone involved is on an incredibly high level. If one cannot acknowledge this even without liking them, they are small minded ignorants.
But to be honest, why should I care? In the end those guys are sitting there with their grumpy faces having a bad day listening to and complayining about stuff they hate, while I'm having incredible fun with a band that makes me smile every single day! And BABYMETAL are doing that like no other band ever before! Who is better off?
Karate - Official Video! and Pa Pa Ya - Official Video! Love your reactions man, keep 'em coming!
1st time hearing this one myself 👍👍
The round pattern on the stage is for summoning the devil by saying "magic circle".
uuuuuuuuuuuf i never get tired of this song
Nice reaction. Thanks and good luck.
When the girls first started baby metal the band were just actors now their very real and very good
Welcome to Babymetal!
The "Kami Band" the band of the gods. There music supports Babymetal.....
Babymetal has their own genre of music. if you want to truly hear Su singing then you should do No rain, no rainbow from legend s. it is the official video. so good. or there are so many good suggestions. headbanger, megitsune, catch me if you can, or try something so heavy legend 1997 death with crucifixion( Su 16th birthday). you have to hear the beginning ones before you listen to the newer stuff. also Karate from Download UK 2016. any song you choose is fine.
thank you, welcome to the FOX Hole.
Su kills it again only 16 in this performance . Thats why Su is our Queen . Some of there songs are epic like this one and some are so much fun they bring a huge smile to your face..why not try Karate at Download festival in the UK in 2016 or Akatsuki at this show both well worth a watch. 🤘😁🤘
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Saw them in LA. Love it!
It's purely gorgeous, no matter what the jealous people out there say.
Babymetal might not be your ordinary band. But boy, do they deliver a live performance !
I don’t understand what’s not to like epic instrumentals and Su’s beautiful vocals also with other Yui and Moa’s cute vocals which always puts a smile on my face and the thing I really do not understand is the people that say that Babymetal isn’t metal. Okay it’s got poppy singing in most of their songs but the music is definitely metal and to all who think they are fake go on UA-cam type in The great power of Boh and the great power of Mikio then say their fake.
I am a 55 year old metal musician, I play bass, guitar, keys, write and sing as well as engineer and produce.
Only the musically illiterate would not be impressed by BABYMETAL.
I believe those haters all have issues and are hiding the deficits of their masculinity and exposing their lack of musical taste and knowledge.
Totally agree! Went to see them 2 nights ago in London. I have a varied musical background and couldn't believe the piece written in the Times the next day by their so called Music correspondent - he wasn't interested in the music at all - he just wanted to have a go at the genre and how it doesn't work for him!
I loved 'em first time I heard gimme chocolate. Gimmick or not, I loved it. Bought the S/T debut and the next 2. Haven't been disappointed yet. Thrashy metal with catchy j-pop vocals and a great stage show? Sign me up! Japanese metal has always been strong. Loudness, Sigh, Gonin-Ish, EZO, X-Japan.... Tons More!!! BTW, was that a 6 String bass/ WTF?!? Check 'em out. Peace!!!!
Before Kami band joined, there was indeed a time where Babymetal performance has band in background faking it.
i still prefer the "catch me if you can" solo if you haven't yet check that song out
I discovered their guitar player Takayoshi Ohmura on UA-cam( way before I discovered babymetal ) and had(has) become one of my favorites
If you are Interested in going down the rabbit hole of J-rock/J-metal I recommend checking out The pillows either ride on shooting star music video or I Think I Can music video. Also you should check out Band Maid they got a really good song called Play and it is amazing if you watch the live video if you haven't seen or heard any of them. :)
A big YES!! for Band-Maid. You could easily pick dozens of songs for a first listen, but "Play" live is always a good place to start.
Next Akatsuki
Absolutely Akatsuki live! More Sumetal going solo!
Yes please
good on you for keeping it real . and finally a normal reaction. some channels tend to exaggerate theirs . welp can't blame them sometimes especially the Road to Resistance from BabyMetal
Next "Akatsuki" live Budokan. Right?
Of course
Parabéns, você foi fisgado! BABYMETAL FOREVER!!!
Next point, Akatsuki.
This is a SKILL CHECK.ALL AROUND.su-chan mo-murda straight killa.110%
I genuinely love your reactions. One of the best reactors I've discovered in a while. Great insights and everything, I'm glad you chose to stick to BABYMETAL. Sorry in advance but this will be a rather long comment ;).
I don't really know where to go from here, your first 3 selections have been spot on so far and some of the best videos available on UA-cam :). Unfortunately, most of the best links for BABYMETAL are outside of UA-cam (Vimeo, Streamable, Dailymotion, etc.). We have made a list (all credits goes to Loon) as a community for what we consider to be the best videos for each and every official BABYMETAL song there is. Not counting special performances and whatnot. I will drop that list down here so you can, if you want, skim through that list for any future reactions.
Before that, here are a few recommendations for your next reactions that I think you might enjoy (remember babymetal live is best) :
BABYMETAL - Megitsune Music Video
BABYMETAL - Karate Music Video
BABYMETAL - Karate live at download 2016
BABYMETAL - The One Official Video
BABYMETAL - Headbanger Music Video
BABYMETAL - Headbanger Live at Budokan 2014 (same as this video)
BABYMETAL - BABYMETAL DEATH at Legend 1997
For this last one above, "BABYMETAL DEATH", a little bit of informations before going into it won't hurt in order to fully appreciate it : "Legend 1997" refers to the year the leadsinger, Suzuka "Su-Metal" Nakamoto was born. It was her 16th birthday special concert. The song "BABYMETAL DEATH" has been a show opener for a long time. However at this particular concert performance, it was done as the last song of the set. It symbolizes Suzuka Nakamoto abandonning her mortal flesh to be reborn as a Metal Goddess, summoned by the Fox God to lead the Metal Resistance going forward. That song title is a play-on-words. DEATH sounds like "Desu" in Japanese. It is a formulation to introduce yourself. For example, if you said "Hi, Dramasyde desu" you would mean "Hi, I'm Dramasyde" or "Hi, my name is Dramasyde". So "Desu" roughly translates to "I am" or "We are". The lyrics are scarce in that song. Basically, they're spelling B A B Y M E T A L with the crowd (hard to hear at first) and then saying "Su-Metal Desu" - "Yuimetal Desu" - "Moametal Desu" - "BABYMETAL Desu". During the song, they point fingers are themselves and the crowd, signifying clearly that they consider their fans and their crowds to be a part of BABYMETAL. There are also 2 nods to Metallica in this live performance. Will you be able to identify them ? Hints : they are at the very beginning and the very end of that show ;).
I hope with these informations in mind, that your appreciation of the performance will be elevated. I know it should ;).
For now, here is the dropdown list I promised you earlier, credits to Loon for putting it together :
===== BABYMETAL ALBUM
BABYMETAL DEATH (Legend 1997)
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Megitsune (Legend 2015)
streamable.com/v7w18
Gimme Chocolate!! (Yokohama Arena)
vimeo.com/319544942
Iine! (Official Music Video)
I think those who have reacted to either the music video, or one of the old performances (or both) of _Headbanger!!_ should do another for the _Legend M_ performance. I believe they'll be blown away by the awesomeness of it. :)
A comment as long as the foxhole is deep deserves an ∞ of "likes".
There are some metal heads that want to dismiss Babymetal as "fake" metal. While it's true a lot of their songs have that bubbly, pop & happy sound to them some are straight bad ass like this one. Also how metal is having her raised fun the center of a summoning pit?! One of their performances has her being crucified!! Also the band members are all insanely bag ass at they instruments.
Su's voice is 2nd to none
Thanks. ♥️
That's why they are Kami Band (Band of Gods)
"you need to believe in yourself"....YEAHHHHHH
Best metal waltz ever 😎🤘