Really well done reaction. I enjoyed all your comments about the song. Especially because now you've got to watch Headbanger Live @ Legend 1997 Apocalypse. The performance comes a day after Su's 16th. birthday. The performance magic that is Babymetal really comes through in the performance. And their control of the audience is astonishing. It really is kind of required listening for anyone interested in Babymetal. You're going to love it. p.s. I'm positive I won't be the only person who recommends this performance. Looking forward to your reaction.
The spanish speaking fan base (at least in Latin America) has a pun about this song, if you don’t listen to the lyrics carefully in the part they sing “Hedobang” it sounds like “Vendo pan” which literally translates to “I sell bread” so we call this the Vendo pan song. 😂
Great reaction - and well done watching the original before any of the special birthday versions - some people get a bit ahead of themselves recommending one of those first when you really need to see the original first to see what is so special about them. 'Headbanger' is about a girl going to her first concert on her 15th birthday, but 15 is significant in Japan as compulsory education also ends, so the girl is realising life will never be the same. She is having to grow up, she will no longer be considered just a child and her first 15 years passed so quickly, so she etching this special night into her heart so she will never forget. The neck brace is one of their tributes to classic Japanese band X Japan. The drummer, composer, pianist Yoshiki seriously damaged his neck headbanging and he needed surgery and a neck brace as a result. They have used the neck brace a lot in their lore and they have even had some concerts where everybody in the crowd had to wear one. The red moon in the window is a hint to another of their songs 'Akatsuki' (another tribute to X Japan and their song 'Kurenai') The girls were very impressed with the guy in white in the video - they called him Hedoban Kami (god of headbanging). This video was recorded early in 2012. Su was 14, Yui and Moa were both 12, nearly 13. For a live performance abr metal has a high quality video for Live at Legend 1997 (Su's 16th birthday concert in December 2013). I will explain the other versions of 'Headbanger' from special occasions. The Legend D concert in December 2012 for Su-metal's own 15th birthday and the Legend 1997 concert for her 16th both started with a (very obviously and deliberately lip-synced) dance remix version ('Headbanger - Night of 15 Re-Mix'). At concerts on or near their own 15th birthdays in 2014 Yui (in Paris) and Moa (in Cologne) took over lead vocals for 'Headbanger' half way through when Su handed them the mic and stand - she took their place in the choreo. Only fancam videos exist for those performances. The same thing happened in 2019 at the Legend M concert celebrating Moametal's 20th birthday. Moa once again took over lead vocals after Su handed her the mic and stand - and the lyrics were changed to "...this special night of my 20th..." as that is when you are officially an adult in Japan. They did another special performance in March this year at the Legend MM concerts celebrating Momometal's 21st birthday we got her version on the day before her 21st (she was not an official member the year before so she did it to mark the last day when she was still 20).
Thanks for all the info! I remember seeing the drummer of X Japan with a neck brace back in the days so it’s really interesting to see that it’s a little nod to him 🤘
@@aevum_o There are a few more tributes made by Babymetal to X Japan! (e.g. Akatsuki). The girls also sent a public birthday wish to Yoshiki, the X Japan's drummer, a few years back. The way they showed their respect to the biggest Japanese rock/metal band is nice.
Nice reaction again! I was introduced to BABYMETAL with this song in 2016. In my case it was the live version from the "Legend 1997 Apocalypse" concert. "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" is a banger, period 😆 The amount of energy during the live performances is off the scale. Even more so as the crowd has its own choreo and chanting parts😉 Expect the unexpected, if it is a BABYMETAL song. MV, or performance 😉You´ll experience a lot of sursprises on your journey down the Fox Hole 😄 Good idea to travel through all the different live versions of HB! Start with the Su-Metal version from the "Legend 1997 Apocalypse" concert, pls! You´ll get the Kami Band (East) with this. Ganimal83´s suggestion "Catch Me If You Can" is fabulous, too!
Hell yeah, dude! This is one of my favorite songs from Babymetal, and, as the title suggests, just a straight-up banger. I can't wait until you check out Momometal's special from Legend MM 2024! Most of the male screams are done by unknown studio artists. They've also had Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) doing the harsh in the song Distortion, and Thai rapper F.Hero doing slightly harsh vocals in Pa Pa Ya, along with his rap section. And then recently.... Well, I guess you'll just have to find out for yourself 😉. Speaking of SlipKnot, Corey Taylor and his son are big fans of Babymetal. There's a clip of Babymetal watching SlipKnot on stage from backstage (~2015 or 2016?), and Corey threw up the Fox Sign for them when he was performing. Also, Babymetal is touring South America at KnotFest right now, as we speak! Another suggestion: *Catch Me If You Can (Budokan 2014):* SlipKnot, but cute, and at the same time, the most brutal song about hide and seek. 🤣 🤘🦊
Arch Enemy is one of my favourite band 😮 I’ll have to check this out! Yeah I remember someone saying that Corey and his son are fans on the last video. Thanks for watching and leaving me some info 🙏
@@aevum_o They are a really good band. In addition to Alissa, Chris Amott cameoed and played the guitar for a special studio "Nemesis Version" of Babymetal's song Ijime, Dame, Zettai.
Great reaction, thanks! "Headbanger" or more properly "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" or "ヘドバンギャー! !" (Hedobangyā!!) is about a girl who attends to her first metal concert on the night of her 15th birthday and that causes a great impact on her. That is the age of the end of the compulsory school in Japan and young people have to make some relevant decisions at that point. So, this is actually about coming on age and leaving the childhood behind with a hint of nostalgia. Not a biographical theme because this is a pretty early song and Su-metal performed it for the first time when she was only 14. Although the general consensus is that they kill it live, this early music video is also really good. So, here are some interesting facts about it: the neckbrace is a tribute to X-Japan's drummer (pianist, founder, songwriter and soul) Yoshiki Hayashi, who got injured from headbanging violently during concerts and had to wear a neckbrace by medical prescription even while performing. The red moon in the end is another tribute to X-Japan, this time for the song "Kurenai" (meaning "red") and so is another of their songs "Akatsuki" (crimson moon). Now, you are ready for the "regular" live version (from the show Legend 1997), Moa's version (aka "Moabanger") from Legend M and Momoko's version ("Momobanger") from Legend-MM. 😁 🤘🦊
Thanks for the info because it makes me understand the video more and allows me to understand things a little better! I really like that they chose 15 because of what it symbolizes too.
It's a culture thing, but you missed a teeny-tiny detail “the red moon” there at the end. It's part of Babymetal story, and you would see the red moon take places on stage a lot later on.
Nice reaction! The best live version to start with this song is from the Legend 1997 show (reference to SU's birth year). After that you can go to Moabanger and Momobanger.
As IAMisLove suggested, all 4 are amazing in their own way. *_SuBanger97_* - From "Legend 1997" concert, for Su-metal's 16th birthday in Dec 2013. *_YuiBanger_* - Fan cams only, 2014, for Yui's 15th birthday. She was the original 3rd member (seen in this MV), stopped performing in 2017, then left in 2018 due to health. *_MoaBanger_* - From "Legend M" concert, Moametal's 20th birthday concert in 2019. *_MomoBanger_* - From "Legend MM" concert, Momometal's 21st birthday concert in Mar 2024. She's the new 3rd member supporting Babymetal as a backup dancer since 2019 but became official in Apr 2023 (seen in Kagerou reaction).
I would highly recommend a reaction to Tail of the Destinies. Only ever performed once live - and I was there! Live at Tokyo Dome 2016. It’s a prog metal masterpiece and the band and the girls go off! The concert was the end of their world tour. 2 nights 55,000 sold out both nights and the playlist on both nights was completely different. To say it was EPIC would be a massive understatement. Enjoy 🤟🏻🤟🏻
There is a foxhole to go down with headbanger You have the Moa, Yui, and Momo-bangers You have the regular live version to watch and a compilation video where you get to see all the different stages and crowd reactions There's a dubstep remix version also there is a commentary video where the girls watch the music video and talk about the making of the video
LOL, keeping you on your toes!! You ain't seen nothing yet. I think the only style they haven't done yet is Country 😀. This is the first song that I heard from BM when it popped up randomly on my YT feed. Then I heard Road of Resistance and I was hooked. This is probably the only group I can listen to on a daily basis without getting bored (been doing so for over 8 years). Since every song is pretty much unique in it's own way, it never gets repetitive. They have a song for whatever mood you're in.
Very cool!!! It's great to watch the band's early clips. This video prepared Kami Band's arrival on stage with them. Su prays to four Kami's, who appear in flashes throughout the video. But whenever you can, try to react to live versions of Babymetal. Studio clips are missing an essential element: the fan base. Enjoy Babymetal!!! 🤘🦊🤘
Basically the song is about a girl going to a conceret on the night of her 15th birthday. in Japan 15 is the age where compulsary education ends so the person has to start making some serious decisions in life. so she is basically saying goodbye to her childhood. as IAMisLove mentioned there are several special versions. You does a version around her 15th birthday. Moa has two versions, one when she was 15 and one wehn she turned 20. Momo had a verson she did on the last day of being 20, and to add something unique to her version, Momo growls.
@@aevum_o without searching the spelling, when Moa and Momo do they song for their 20th birthdats, they change ichi go to whatever the word for 20 is. just rewarched moabanger. sounds something like hatachi
Of course this song is better live...it's such a legendary song! You got the original with SU live, then you have YUI-BANGER, MOA-BANGER and lately MOMO-BANGER.
I think Baby-Metal is a great group.There are still Metal bands in Japan that can amaze the world.Please listen to LOVEBITES.What do you think of “Soldier Stands Solitarily ”2023 LIVE?
I think there is not any credit for the backing vocals of males in the MV. Yes, the contrast you mention, it is good. I believe the MV will also rock the hearts of the fans, as it combines the purity of a young girl on the gate of adulthood trying to attend a ‘metal concert’, with the real-life image of Su- actually taking on 'Metal'. Check out the live videos too! Thank you from Japan!
Well Headbanger was a partbof the special birthdays for each of the girls. We know the situation, what you started with one of them, you have to do forbeach of them, otherwise they make you remember allways. It isn't hidden and as they learned after Yuis first show, you have to test every switch or thr girls get confused and collide on stage.
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All Babymetal songs turn up exponentially live. 100% sure they’re written with crowd interaction in mind. Just part of the indoctrination🤘
Really well done reaction. I enjoyed all your comments about the song. Especially because now you've got to watch Headbanger Live @ Legend 1997 Apocalypse. The performance comes a day after Su's 16th. birthday.
The performance magic that is Babymetal really comes through in the performance. And their control of the audience is astonishing. It really is kind of required listening for anyone interested in Babymetal. You're going to love it. p.s. I'm positive I won't be the only person who recommends this performance. Looking forward to your reaction.
And you’re right! You’re definitely not the only one recommending that. I’m ready to hop in the fox hole 🤘🦊
Come on in. There's plenty of room and the vibes are just great!🤘🦊🦊🦊🤘
The spanish speaking fan base (at least in Latin America) has a pun about this song, if you don’t listen to the lyrics carefully in the part they sing “Hedobang” it sounds like “Vendo pan” which literally translates to “I sell bread” so we call this the Vendo pan song. 😂
Pan is also bread in Japanese. :) They borrowed that from Spanish I assume.
I can’t hear it a different way now 😂
@ welcome to the Vendo pan world!
I still hear "hit da bong!" 😂
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The LIVE version are just on a higher level... it's a banger for sure
Great reaction - and well done watching the original before any of the special birthday versions - some people get a bit ahead of themselves recommending one of those first when you really need to see the original first to see what is so special about them.
'Headbanger' is about a girl going to her first concert on her 15th birthday, but 15 is significant in Japan as compulsory education also ends, so the girl is realising life will never be the same. She is having to grow up, she will no longer be considered just a child and her first 15 years passed so quickly, so she etching this special night into her heart so she will never forget.
The neck brace is one of their tributes to classic Japanese band X Japan. The drummer, composer, pianist Yoshiki seriously damaged his neck headbanging and he needed surgery and a neck brace as a result. They have used the neck brace a lot in their lore and they have even had some concerts where everybody in the crowd had to wear one.
The red moon in the window is a hint to another of their songs 'Akatsuki' (another tribute to X Japan and their song 'Kurenai')
The girls were very impressed with the guy in white in the video - they called him Hedoban Kami (god of headbanging).
This video was recorded early in 2012. Su was 14, Yui and Moa were both 12, nearly 13.
For a live performance abr metal has a high quality video for Live at Legend 1997 (Su's 16th birthday concert in December 2013).
I will explain the other versions of 'Headbanger' from special occasions. The Legend D concert in December 2012 for Su-metal's own 15th birthday and the Legend 1997 concert for her 16th both started with a (very obviously and deliberately lip-synced) dance remix version ('Headbanger - Night of 15 Re-Mix').
At concerts on or near their own 15th birthdays in 2014 Yui (in Paris) and Moa (in Cologne) took over lead vocals for 'Headbanger' half way through when Su handed them the mic and stand - she took their place in the choreo. Only fancam videos exist for those performances.
The same thing happened in 2019 at the Legend M concert celebrating Moametal's 20th birthday. Moa once again took over lead vocals after Su handed her the mic and stand - and the lyrics were changed to "...this special night of my 20th..." as that is when you are officially an adult in Japan.
They did another special performance in March this year at the Legend MM concerts celebrating Momometal's 21st birthday we got her version on the day before her 21st (she was not an official member the year before so she did it to mark the last day when she was still 20).
Thanks for all the info! I remember seeing the drummer of X Japan with a neck brace back in the days so it’s really interesting to see that it’s a little nod to him 🤘
@@aevum_o They pay homage to X Japan and other bands they look up to (eg Metallica) in some songs and performances.
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There are a few more tributes made by Babymetal to X Japan! (e.g. Akatsuki).
The girls also sent a public birthday wish to Yoshiki, the X Japan's drummer, a few years back.
The way they showed their respect to the biggest Japanese rock/metal band is nice.
Nice reaction.. headbanger one of babymetal's very popular songs, check out the live version too
That’s on my list for sure!
Nice reaction again! I was introduced to BABYMETAL with this song in 2016. In my case it was the live version from the "Legend 1997 Apocalypse" concert. "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" is a banger, period 😆 The amount of energy during the live performances is off the scale. Even more so as the crowd has its own choreo and chanting parts😉
Expect the unexpected, if it is a BABYMETAL song. MV, or performance 😉You´ll experience a lot of sursprises on your journey down the Fox Hole 😄
Good idea to travel through all the different live versions of HB! Start with the Su-Metal version from the "Legend 1997 Apocalypse" concert, pls! You´ll get the Kami Band (East) with this.
Ganimal83´s suggestion "Catch Me If You Can" is fabulous, too!
Makes me want to see them live even more now! Can’t wait to check the live versions too 🤘
Hell yeah, dude! This is one of my favorite songs from Babymetal, and, as the title suggests, just a straight-up banger. I can't wait until you check out Momometal's special from Legend MM 2024!
Most of the male screams are done by unknown studio artists. They've also had Alissa White-Gluz (Arch Enemy) doing the harsh in the song Distortion, and Thai rapper F.Hero doing slightly harsh vocals in Pa Pa Ya, along with his rap section. And then recently.... Well, I guess you'll just have to find out for yourself 😉.
Speaking of SlipKnot, Corey Taylor and his son are big fans of Babymetal. There's a clip of Babymetal watching SlipKnot on stage from backstage (~2015 or 2016?), and Corey threw up the Fox Sign for them when he was performing. Also, Babymetal is touring South America at KnotFest right now, as we speak!
Another suggestion: *Catch Me If You Can (Budokan 2014):* SlipKnot, but cute, and at the same time, the most brutal song about hide and seek. 🤣
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Arch Enemy is one of my favourite band 😮 I’ll have to check this out! Yeah I remember someone saying that Corey and his son are fans on the last video. Thanks for watching and leaving me some info 🙏
@@aevum_o They are a really good band. In addition to Alissa, Chris Amott cameoed and played the guitar for a special studio "Nemesis Version" of Babymetal's song Ijime, Dame, Zettai.
The movie you are mentioned is called "The Ring". :-) The Japanese original is a great movie!
That’s exactly it! Thanks for the clarification
Great reaction, thanks!
"Headbanger" or more properly "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" or "ヘドバンギャー! !" (Hedobangyā!!) is about a girl who attends to her first metal concert on the night of her 15th birthday and that causes a great impact on her. That is the age of the end of the compulsory school in Japan and young people have to make some relevant decisions at that point. So, this is actually about coming on age and leaving the childhood behind with a hint of nostalgia.
Not a biographical theme because this is a pretty early song and Su-metal performed it for the first time when she was only 14.
Although the general consensus is that they kill it live, this early music video is also really good. So, here are some interesting facts about it: the neckbrace is a tribute to X-Japan's drummer (pianist, founder, songwriter and soul) Yoshiki Hayashi, who got injured from headbanging violently during concerts and had to wear a neckbrace by medical prescription even while performing. The red moon in the end is another tribute to X-Japan, this time for the song "Kurenai" (meaning "red") and so is another of their songs "Akatsuki" (crimson moon).
Now, you are ready for the "regular" live version (from the show Legend 1997), Moa's version (aka "Moabanger") from Legend M and Momoko's version ("Momobanger") from Legend-MM. 😁
🤘🦊
Thanks for the info because it makes me understand the video more and allows me to understand things a little better! I really like that they chose 15 because of what it symbolizes too.
And some said that half-length mic stand is a homage to Freddie Mercury!
Great reaction. More Babymetal. 🤘🦊🤘 Liked and subscribed.
Thank you 🙏 and thanks for subscribing too 🤘
It's a culture thing, but you missed a teeny-tiny detail “the red moon” there at the end. It's part of Babymetal story, and you would see the red moon take places on stage a lot later on.
Nice reaction! The best live version to start with this song is from the Legend 1997 show (reference to SU's birth year). After that you can go to Moabanger and Momobanger.
👍Awesome MV. You have 4 more to experience. SuBanger97, MoaBanger, MomoBanger, YuiBanger. They are all special. Great reaction. 🦊 🖖❤
As IAMisLove suggested, all 4 are amazing in their own way.
*_SuBanger97_* - From "Legend 1997" concert, for Su-metal's 16th birthday in Dec 2013.
*_YuiBanger_* - Fan cams only, 2014, for Yui's 15th birthday. She was the original 3rd member (seen in this MV), stopped performing in 2017, then left in 2018 due to health.
*_MoaBanger_* - From "Legend M" concert, Moametal's 20th birthday concert in 2019.
*_MomoBanger_* - From "Legend MM" concert, Momometal's 21st birthday concert in Mar 2024. She's the new 3rd member supporting Babymetal as a backup dancer since 2019 but became official in Apr 2023 (seen in Kagerou reaction).
Thank you! I’m keeping note for another reaction! Really curious to see how different they’ll sound!
@@aevum_o No rush! Have fun with it! 😃
I would highly recommend a reaction to Tail of the Destinies. Only ever performed once live - and I was there! Live at Tokyo Dome 2016. It’s a prog metal masterpiece and the band and the girls go off!
The concert was the end of their world tour. 2 nights 55,000 sold out both nights and the playlist on both nights was completely different. To say it was EPIC would be a massive understatement.
Enjoy 🤟🏻🤟🏻
Must’ve been special to witness that as well! Thanks for the suggestion I’ll look it up 🤘
There is a foxhole to go down with headbanger You have the Moa, Yui, and Momo-bangers You have the regular live version to watch and a compilation video where you get to see all the different stages and crowd reactions There's a dubstep remix version also there is a commentary video where the girls watch the music video and talk about the making of the video
So many things! First time I hear about the dubstep remix, and I got say, I want to listen to it!
LOL, keeping you on your toes!! You ain't seen nothing yet. I think the only style they haven't done yet is Country 😀. This is the first song that I heard from BM when it popped up randomly on my YT feed. Then I heard Road of Resistance and I was hooked.
This is probably the only group I can listen to on a daily basis without getting bored (been doing so for over 8 years). Since every song is pretty much unique in it's own way, it never gets repetitive. They have a song for whatever mood you're in.
Maybe the country is coming soon 😂 I’m excited to hop on this journey and discover more of them
Hopefully they will play this song in a couple of hours at Bassel Venue in Chile.🙏
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I’m sure they will! Sounds like a classic of them that they have to play live. Also good show if you’re attending 🤘
Very cool!!!
It's great to watch the band's early clips. This video prepared Kami Band's arrival on stage with them. Su prays to four Kami's, who appear in flashes throughout the video.
But whenever you can, try to react to live versions of Babymetal. Studio clips are missing an essential element: the fan base.
Enjoy Babymetal!!! 🤘🦊🤘
Basically the song is about a girl going to a conceret on the night of her 15th birthday. in Japan 15 is the age where compulsary education ends so the person has to start making some serious decisions in life. so she is basically saying goodbye to her childhood. as IAMisLove mentioned there are several special versions. You does a version around her 15th birthday. Moa has two versions, one when she was 15 and one wehn she turned 20. Momo had a verson she did on the last day of being 20, and to add something unique to her version, Momo growls.
That’s why the number 15 was mentioned multiple time! It makes so much more sense now. Momo growls too? That’s cool 🤘
@@aevum_o without searching the spelling, when Moa and Momo do they song for their 20th birthdats, they change ichi go to whatever the word for 20 is. just rewarched moabanger. sounds something like hatachi
When she made this Video she was 12 and in fact it was a very early Version of this song. It evolved.
Nice reaction!
Great MV🦊Head Bangerrrrrrrr🔥
Thanks! 🔥
Great reaction! Thank you! 🤘🦊🤘
Great reaction🤘🦊♪
Great reaction brother
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YOU MUST WATCH THE LIVER VERSION ..... PERIOD.
Of course this song is better live...it's such a legendary song! You got the original with SU live, then you have YUI-BANGER, MOA-BANGER and lately MOMO-BANGER.
I think Baby-Metal is a great group.There are still Metal bands in Japan that can amaze the world.Please listen to LOVEBITES.What do you think of “Soldier Stands Solitarily ”2023 LIVE?
I don’t know them but I’d be curious to look them up!
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Hedoban hedoban
Ban ban ban ban
always pick the live version
I think there is not any credit for the backing vocals of males in the MV. Yes, the contrast you mention, it is good. I believe the MV will also rock the hearts of the fans, as it combines the purity of a young girl on the gate of adulthood trying to attend a ‘metal concert’, with the real-life image of Su- actually taking on 'Metal'. Check out the live videos too! Thank you from Japan!
Thanks to you for watching 🙏
The official doesn’t come close to the live version. Check out Head Banger Legend of 1997
You have to react live. Is much better
Su scrams, Momo too.
Su screams
Momo growls
Moa wails
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I don't think that at that time Slipknot was a theme, especially in Japan.
definitely you missing out
😂😂😂
Well Headbanger was a partbof the special birthdays for each of the girls. We know the situation, what you started with one of them, you have to do forbeach of them, otherwise they make you remember allways. It isn't hidden and as they learned after Yuis first show, you have to test every switch or thr girls get confused and collide on stage.