Great first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Foxhole.🦊 BABYMETAL are like nothing you will have seen or heard before, you won't be able to put them in any one box like you can with virtually every other band in the world, they are one of a kind and they invented their own genre and style that nobody has been able to copy successfully (some have tried, none came close). They started as a passion project of one man, their producer Kei Kobayashi (Kobametal), who was so impressed with the vocal talents and stage presence of a young girl he saw performing with her previous pop group that he thought her talents would be wasted on pop, he saw her potential for performing the sort of music he liked (he was a lifelong metalhead) and fronting a metal band, but fusing Jpop aesthetics - and just to be different he thought it would be interesting to introduce choreographed dance into metal as well, so he picked her two young friends to support her with backing vocals, harmonies, interpretive dance and especially getting the audience involved. So the whole idea may have been formed around the talents of the lead singer, but make no mistake all 3 are key to what makes BABYMETAL different and special - especially in their live concerts and they are one of the best live acts on the planet (and have international awards to prove that is not just my opinion), so I was very happy to see you chose a live performance for your first reaction to them. They are Su-metal (lead vocalist) and Moametal and, since April 1st this year, Momometal (backing vocals, harmonies but mainly in charge of dance, leading the audience, getting everybody involved and joining in - audience participation is a huge part of what BABYMETAL are all about). The third original member, Yuimetal, sadly left the band in October 2018 having been absent from the stage for the previous 12 months. She had ongoing (and undisclosed) health issues. Su and Moa continued as a duo for the next 4 or 5 years, supported by 3 dancers (the Avengers) dancing in the third spot (it was the same one, Momoko, from about February 2020 - they teased the reveal of a new third member in April - happily it was her, so she is all mic'd up and singing as well as dancing now). They are supported in live shows by the Kami Band - some of Japan's very best session musicians, each one of them a world class instrumentalist. They were phased in gradually from October 2012. BABYMETAL had started in 2010 with little or no extra budget so they sang to a backing track at the start and when they started doing their own small shows guys in skeleton suits (known as Babybones) would pretend to play the instruments. The Kami Band played at a couple of festivals and the encores in some shows and became the full time support for all live shows at the start of 2014 and have been with BABYMETAL ever since - but only for live shows, they do not record the studio versions. In 2019 the Kami Band of the West (American musicians) were introduced and they have been supporting BABYMETAL on their more extended foreign tours since then. BABYMETAL formed in 2010 when Su was 12, Yui and Moa were 11. Kobametal (their producer) was able to put his idea into practice when Su joined a newly formed group set up by the Amuse talent agency to coach and train about a dozen of the most talented 10 to 15 year old girls on their books in all aspects of entertainment (acting, singing, dancing, writing, stage management and so on) with a view to them finding what they might want to do to start or continue their careers in entertainment with Amuse when they reached 15 and would finish their compulsory education. By 2013, when it was time for Su to leave the group since she was 15, BABYMETAL had gained their own audience, so it was decided they should split from the group to be Su's vehicle as she furthered her career as a vocalist. In 2014 they started to tour outside of Asia and Japan for the first time coming to Europe and the US and since then they have won new fans all over the world and become internationally the most successful Japanese band ever - their 3rd album released in 2019 was the first by any Asian group to reach number 1 in the US Billboard Hard Rock charts. They have nearly 70 songs now, every one of them is different. They have songs in virtually every metal genre but will mix in other musical styles and genres with the metal. Some songs lean towards their pop roots others are just good hard metal and they do everything in between - so if you don't like one song no problem - try another, the chances are you'll love it. Also, most songs are in Japanese. Some have English words and phrases, they do have 4 songs in English, but don't worry about subtitles on their videos. Either look up lyrics before or after (but a lot gets lost in the translation) - or just enjoy the music, watch the choreo as that can help with the translations and if there is an emotion they want you to feel from a song they will make you feel it. As the lead singer Su-metal once said "Don't think. Feel." Someone will always be in the comments to explain what a song is about for you anyway. This video is a fan made compilation which spliced footage from concerts at the end of January and the start of April together. For another reaction how about their very first appearance in the UK? They were moved with just a couple of months notice from the original small side stage or tent they had been booked to play to the main stage at Sonisphere in 2014 as virtual unknowns. Their video for the song 'Gimme Chocolate' (one of their fun songs that gets suggested because of the WTF reactions it gets ... please leave that until you are a few more songs in and know better what they are about) had gone viral and many who had seen it thought they were a joke or just a gimmick, so they faced a potentially hostile crowd - they were aged 16 and only just turned 15, could speak hardly any English and they had 25 minutes - 5 songs - to win over 50-60,000 UK metalheads. The last song of the set was 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' (Bullying, No More, Forever) live at Sonisphere 2014, you can find it on the official channel and you will see and hear for yourself as they walk off stage at the end what the crowd thought of them.
In the world of music, Babymetal is that most rare and elusive of artists - they are something genuinely unique. Most people's initial reaction to Babymetal is to say, "I've never heard/seen anything like this." and it's true, because no-one else does what they do. Their unique blending of heavy metal music with J-pop vocals, dance, and aesthetics is a style of music they call "kawaii metal" (cute metal). They are famous for their elaborate live performances which straddle the line between rock concert and theatrical production.
You've discovered a monument ! Babymetal is an infinite source of happiness. Close your eyes, click randomly in the title list and enjoy the magnificent surprise that awaits you. I'm 69 and I've lived through half a century of "Pop-Rock-Metal" since I discovered Babymetal I've forgotten everything else ! 💥🦊💥
Glad you enjoyed and welcome to BM! They are a special band, studio work is fine, live is amazing. They have won close to thirty industry awards for best live band / best metal band / similar in their career, this performance is one of hundreds of examples of why. As a side note, if you like spotting the unusual attired person in the crowd, watch any of the "Legend 1997 Live" performances (headbanger is the most common); it's the lead singer's 16th birthday party concert and excellent on it's own, but there are some people to spot in the crowd as well.
I suggest also watching Monochrome, Piano version on the First Take channel here on UA-cam. Its Su and Moa with a piano backing them and that's it. It's so beautiful!🫶
Welcome to the Foxhole and BabyMetal's journey.🦊🤘🔥 A lot of things to said for this unusual way to start the BM journey but it's a nice song to know the mature and more recent era, trust me when i said you've seen nothing yet. Let's do some fun throwback and now watch this instead to appreciate the evolution: - Road Of Resistance live in Japan official MV (2015). See you next time 🦊🤘
BABYMETAL is just wonderful. Interesting first reaction to a recent song as well, MONOCHROME is fantastic work of art and your reaction just shows how intrigued you was indeed. I would like to suggest songs like Road of Resistance, Uki Uki Midnight, KARATE or Gimme Chocolate so you can see their progression back then 😄🦊🤘🏼
Hell yea brother! Glad you enjoyed this epic performance. For an even wilder crowd engagement performance, check out Babymetal’s Road of Resistance (official from their channel). This Monochrome performance is compilation from Jan / Apr 2023, when the gals are in their early / mid 20s. Road of resistance was 2015, when they were 17/15. They were already rocking crowd of 20,000 back then, and commanding massive wall of death / circle pits. The song is an epic power metal battle anthem, with guitars co-written by Dragonforce. Hope to see that soon!! 🤘🦊🤘🦊
Great reaction, thanks and welcome to BABYMETAL. "they're not afraid to mix the styles of music" Yeah! You have no idea how right you are. They are very diverse musically as they don't hesitate on mixing any music genre with metal on its many styles. So always expect the unexpected and prepare to be surprised. Enjoy your BABYMETAL journey! 🤘🦊
Welcome & Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 This song must be very special for UK, BABYMETAL's second home, because it was at First Direct Arena in Leeds where Monochrome was performed for the first time outside of Japan . (of course with a sea of phone lights). BABYMETAL is the best musical phenomenon I have ever experienced in my 68-year-long life. (Before BM, I was a stubborn jazz / funk lover). We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands like Band-Maid you have already reacted to. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.)
@@user-yv8qu1tm4j コメント有難うございます。私は1955年生まれですので貴兄はご同輩ですね。私も2019年7月7日に偶然観たBBCのグラストンベリー映像で雷に打たれたように狐の穴に転がり落ちました。そもそも音楽にダンスの必要性を感じなかったし、若い女性のいる音楽グループには無関心でした。自分の音楽史といえば Monkees → Chicago → Miles Davis → Tower Of Powerで止まっていた。まさかこんな形で情熱が再燃するとは思いませんでしたがベビメタとバンドメイドのお陰で退職後の人生が彩り豊かになりました。アマチュアのファンクバンドで趣味程度に吹いていたトランペットもプロのレッスンを受けるようになったりして 🤣。
@@user-yv8qu1tm4j We have traveled the same path! Although I’m an American, and not sure where you are. I love these women and I could go on about how friendly their fans are at a concert. I can’t wait to go back to Japan.
👍 👍 BabyMetal began in 2010 there were Suzuka Nakamoto age 12 Moa Kikuchi and Yui Mizuno (Yui left in 2018 due to health reasons). Both Moa and Yui were 11 years old All three girls were friends and classmates who attended an idol school/group (Sakura Gakuin) founded in 2010 by Amuse Talent Agency for girls 10 to 15. Themed around school life (they attended regular school as well) the girls would learn and train at vocals, dancing, public speaking and etiquette, etc., graduate at age 15 and then move onto whatever entertainment path they chose or that suited their talents. Key Kobayashi was a music producer for Amuse and heard Suzuka sing at age 9 and was impressed with her strong vocals and stage presence. Kobayashi was a fan of heavy metal but believed that the genre had become stale and tired (especially in Japan) with metal bands getting old Kobayashi believed the genre needed to be reborn (BabyMetal means the birth of a new metal genre). Kobayashi felt that Suzuka had the ability to front a metal band and that her vocals and presence could withstand the metal guitars and drums. The fusion of Jpop and Metal began. He placed Moa and Yui as backup singers/dancers and a phenomenon was about to result. At first Amuse showed no interest and the girls had only financing from Kobayashi. They performed at strip malls and small venues using clothes borrowed from friends and family. No money for a real band they had friends dressed in homemade skeleton costumes pretending to play instruments to a backtrack. They became a sensation (these young ladies paid their dues). Amuse saw the potential and in 2012 hired the best session musicians Japan had to offer (The Kami Band) who tours with them today (now includes world class musicians from the USA for tours outside of Asia). If you choose to explore more of BabyMetal I suggest reacting to LIVE performance videos as this is where they shine. They have over 60 LIVE songs/performances and each one is different. They are fearless exploring many genres and have the respect of the legends of Metal such as Metallica, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Judas Priest and more. Avoid Glastonbury LIVE performances as the sound production by the BBC (who was in charge of that festival did a terrible job - mics not turned on, incorrect volume levels, etc.) Suggest reacting to these for a start. Megitsune LIVE at Budokan 2021 ua-cam.com/video/bxPHyKeIFZU/v-deo.html Syncopation LIVE ua-cam.com/video/Odb9Zy0YdOc/v-deo.html Maya LIVE Compilation ua-cam.com/video/MCdwBCqNtno/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared Metal Kingdom LIVE ua-cam.com/video/YM6gc9mnCtE/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared Brand New Day LIVE at Budokan 2021 ua-cam.com/video/sPgqb9R32fg/v-deo.html Karate LIVE at 2016 Download Festival in the UK where 60,000+ British metal heads sing along with the girls ua-cam.com/video/qXF94RGYEmw/v-deo.html Catch Me If You Can LIVE ua-cam.com/video/ugnyM69LN54/v-deo.html Divine Attack LIVE ua-cam.com/video/4sM9wHjw-JQ/v-deo.html BxMxC LIVE (Suzuka shows off her rapping skill) ua-cam.com/video/HMzaWcunMO4/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared ua-cam.com/video/pLo8VbPJ4ys/v-deo.html Kagerou LIVE with Kami Band intro ua-cam.com/video/P77Y9S67U9o/v-deo.html Headbanger LIVE Legend of 1997 Concert (1997 is when lead vocalist. Suzuka Nakamoto was born) ua-cam.com/video/nhGOY46On8c/v-deo.html Shine LIVE ua-cam.com/video/lAncTdkj3vw/v-deo.html Metali LIVE with Kami Band intro Fan Cam Pittsburgh ua-cam.com/video/0Q7Ly9Omd_Q/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared Tales of the Destinies LIVE Road of Resistance LIVE in Japan Yava LIVE with Kami Band intro at 2017 Fox Festival Awadama Fever LIVE ua-cam.com/video/HczA8Q66qkI/v-deo.html At their concert in Yokohama on April 1 it was announced that a permanent third member Momoko Okazaki (who is also a graduate of Sakura Gakuin and has been appearing with them LIVE since 2019) has officially become the third member. Their new album in my opinion that released March 24 is amazing with so many different styles. Good luck and hope to see you again.
Welcome to the wonderful world of BABYMETAL. Like others have said. There is nothing like them that you have seen before. They are the most humble, sweet, loving, and talented group I have ever seen. Enjoy your journey down the Fox Hole. I guarantee you will be smiling the whole way down. 🤘🦊🤘
Good reaction. Welcome again to the crazy universe of BabyMetal. BabyMetal is an atypical heavy metal group, because they are idols. In Japan, idols are often paired with pop music (Jpop), and Babymetal was actually a subgroup of a larger idol group called Sakura Gakuin. Sakura was made up of girls between 10 and 15 years old dedicated to Jpop. When SuMetal (the singer) started she was 12 years old and MoaMetal/YuiMetal (the backup singers) were only 10 years old. Sakura represented the Japanese high school and the girls were distributed in clubs (traditional Japanese extracurricular activities such as cooking, swimming, basketball, sewing, etc.). One of the producers, a lover of heavy metal, saw that Su's singing could perfectly be used in metal and asked permission from the Mother House (Amuse) to create the heavy music club, proposing an experiment in fusion between metal and the pop. Nobody, as they themselves have confessed, had much hope for its outcome, but they gave it the green light and thus BabyMetal, Sakura Gakuin's heavy music club, was born. The first songs were intended for girls between 10 and 15 years old, who were Sakura's target audience. However, their quality and the fusion between pop and metal attracted attention beyond this audience and they began to frequent their metal concerts... a shocking audience of children and metalheads. And it worked, it worked so well that they began to support groups like Metallica, Red Hot, BMTH or Lady Gaga, I seem to remember, on their tours in Japan. And the Red Hot singer commented that he was impressed to realize that part of the public came to see them, not them. And so the base of BabyMetal fans grew. Sakura was a group in which, upon turning 15, the members had to leave (to pursue their careers elsewhere) and the producer (KobaMetal) requested permission again to create BabyMetal as an independent group. Success was already beginning to become a reality in Asia, so they authorized it, although Moa and Yui (they were still 13 years old) would also continue to be part of other Sakura clubs (I don't know when the poor girls studied, but they did). In 2014 a milestone would arrive in the group's history. They were already an established metal group in Asia that sold out concerts, but they had not yet made the leap to the West. In that year his song "Gimme Chocolate" rose to fame on UA-cam (currently 182M views) and attracted the attention of the producers of the Sonisphere festival. KobaMetal had doubts about taking the step, since their musical proposal (Kawaii Metal or Cute Metal, a genre of which they are considered creators) might not be accepted in the West and the metalheads who went to the Sonisphere had a reputation for saying goodbye to very bad manners to the artists they didn't like (even with bottles full of urine), but they were offered to go to one of the secondary stages (about 5000 spectators) and they ended up accepting. But the success of BabyMetal on UA-cam and the fact that all the concerts they were going to give in Europe were sold out in a few days, convinced the producers to take them to the main stage, where they would share with groups like Metallica, for example. How many girls (they were between 16 and 14 years old at that time) were "terrified" before going out, and they didn't know what scared them more: that they wouldn't understand their music and they would have to run away or that when they went out on stage it would be empty. . But the story was very different, not only was it not empty, but more than 50,000 metalheads, an estimated 95% of whom had never heard of them, finished their fifth and last song chanting "another one, another one." And that's how they achieved popularity in the West as well. They currently have 4 albums on the market: -Babymetal (2013): Their first album and the most childish of all, since they were between 15-13 years old when it came out and had energetic, positive music that left a smile on their faces. Headbangers is from this album. -Metal Resistence (2016): an album that, without losing the essence of the first, shows more mature music, going from childhood to adolescence. Songs like Karate were a large part of his presentation in the West. -Metal Galaxy (2018): a turning point in its style. Without abandoning their energy, they turned their attention to new forms of metal fusion (hip-hop, dance music, Hindu music or European folklore, among others), projecting a much more mature music in keeping with their age, which was already around 21 years old. of Su and the 18 of Moa (unfortunately Yui left the group due to health problems) And now in 2023 they have just released their new album "The Other One", which is, again, totally different from what they have done until now (one of the hallmarks of BabyMetal is that their songs are usually very different some from others (although they are all positive adrenaline releases) Currently BabyMetal is considered the most important Heavy Metal group in Japan (I'm not saying the best, that's for everyone to decide) and the most influential in history in the West (it has reached levels that no other Japanese heavy group has reached before). ). The journey through the Babymetal galaxy may be long, but it is certainly entertaining and with a few songs it drags you with a smile into the fox hole.
BabyMetal live is best, but this isn't one of their best live shows if that makes sense. Looking forward to more BabyMetal tho! I recommend Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro Budokan live
Welcome to the BabyMetal foxhole 😁 i see Jake ,Rah and Grington have already giving you loads of great info and song recommendations. All good ones but Ijime Dame Zettai and Road of Resistance from early in the career and Rah giving a few some the same but Maya is new one and definitely a banger but all are exellent recommendations . Great reaction and hope you do more reactions to BabyMetal They on North America tour at the moment and come to Europe and Uk in November 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
The only thing to expect with Babymetal is the unexpected. Also Su had to tell the crowd to take their phones out because in Japan filming live shows on a phone is banned. Something that I wholeheartedly support
Thanks for this reaction. Babymetal is not your average metal band, sometimes even hard to pinpoint. But they are very much fun live for those who enjoy something like that. 🙂 Subbed for more...
Nice reaction brother 🤘🔥🦊🔥🤘 This is quite a subdued song from them. Keep exploring after a few more songs it will make more sense. Keep on rocking friend 💥🎸🥁 🎸💥
Welcome to FOXHOLE It's the first time I see your channel, I immediately went to see which bands you already reacted to. I can tell you that most Japanese metal music is influenced by Babymetal, Nemophila has a cover of Babymetal Megitsune Hanabie the song Pardon me, has musical arrangements by one of Babymetal's main composers All Japanese bands are internationally boosted thanks to this band. You're just on the edge of the abyss #notacult
It's a giant can of worms alright! I'm 46 and my wife and I saw them live twice last month and their energy and crowd interaction and stage precense is on another level! You're in for a treat! I'll let others fill you in but I'll just say that for me, they make me happy, make me smile and laugh, and they are extremely inspiring.
You had a pretty fascinated facial expression over the course of the whole video. I'm not surprised, I still am after six years of being a fan. They are such a unique and special group. You'll see once you look into more of their songs that those are no less amazing and full of variety.
Glad you enjoyed it! 🦊🤘However, the sound in the video you watched is really not optimal because there's *so much* distortion. Never seen his channel before, better to go with quality ones like KuroKiitsuneSama who also has this song but with subtitles. For most other songs there's also who? and For The Fox God. I guess the "4K" in his title attracts viewers, but then presents them with broken audio. 🤷♂
Great first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Foxhole.🦊 BABYMETAL are like nothing you will have seen or heard before, you won't be able to put them in any one box like you can with virtually every other band in the world, they are one of a kind and they invented their own genre and style that nobody has been able to copy successfully (some have tried, none came close).
They started as a passion project of one man, their producer Kei Kobayashi (Kobametal), who was so impressed with the vocal talents and stage presence of a young girl he saw performing with her previous pop group that he thought her talents would be wasted on pop, he saw her potential for performing the sort of music he liked (he was a lifelong metalhead) and fronting a metal band, but fusing Jpop aesthetics - and just to be different he thought it would be interesting to introduce choreographed dance into metal as well, so he picked her two young friends to support her with backing vocals, harmonies, interpretive dance and especially getting the audience involved.
So the whole idea may have been formed around the talents of the lead singer, but make no mistake all 3 are key to what makes BABYMETAL different and special - especially in their live concerts and they are one of the best live acts on the planet (and have international awards to prove that is not just my opinion), so I was very happy to see you chose a live performance for your first reaction to them.
They are Su-metal (lead vocalist) and Moametal and, since April 1st this year, Momometal (backing vocals, harmonies but mainly in charge of dance, leading the audience, getting everybody involved and joining in - audience participation is a huge part of what BABYMETAL are all about).
The third original member, Yuimetal, sadly left the band in October 2018 having been absent from the stage for the previous 12 months. She had ongoing (and undisclosed) health issues. Su and Moa continued as a duo for the next 4 or 5 years, supported by 3 dancers (the Avengers) dancing in the third spot (it was the same one, Momoko, from about February 2020 - they teased the reveal of a new third member in April - happily it was her, so she is all mic'd up and singing as well as dancing now).
They are supported in live shows by the Kami Band - some of Japan's very best session musicians, each one of them a world class instrumentalist. They were phased in gradually from October 2012. BABYMETAL had started in 2010 with little or no extra budget so they sang to a backing track at the start and when they started doing their own small shows guys in skeleton suits (known as Babybones) would pretend to play the instruments.
The Kami Band played at a couple of festivals and the encores in some shows and became the full time support for all live shows at the start of 2014 and have been with BABYMETAL ever since - but only for live shows, they do not record the studio versions.
In 2019 the Kami Band of the West (American musicians) were introduced and they have been supporting BABYMETAL on their more extended foreign tours since then.
BABYMETAL formed in 2010 when Su was 12, Yui and Moa were 11. Kobametal (their producer) was able to put his idea into practice when Su joined a newly formed group set up by the Amuse talent agency to coach and train about a dozen of the most talented 10 to 15 year old girls on their books in all aspects of entertainment (acting, singing, dancing, writing, stage management and so on) with a view to them finding what they might want to do to start or continue their careers in entertainment with Amuse when they reached 15 and would finish their compulsory education.
By 2013, when it was time for Su to leave the group since she was 15, BABYMETAL had gained their own audience, so it was decided they should split from the group to be Su's vehicle as she furthered her career as a vocalist.
In 2014 they started to tour outside of Asia and Japan for the first time coming to Europe and the US and since then they have won new fans all over the world and become internationally the most successful Japanese band ever - their 3rd album released in 2019 was the first by any Asian group to reach number 1 in the US Billboard Hard Rock charts.
They have nearly 70 songs now, every one of them is different. They have songs in virtually every metal genre but will mix in other musical styles and genres with the metal. Some songs lean towards their pop roots others are just good hard metal and they do everything in between - so if you don't like one song no problem - try another, the chances are you'll love it.
Also, most songs are in Japanese. Some have English words and phrases, they do have 4 songs in English, but don't worry about subtitles on their videos. Either look up lyrics before or after (but a lot gets lost in the translation) - or just enjoy the music, watch the choreo as that can help with the translations and if there is an emotion they want you to feel from a song they will make you feel it. As the lead singer Su-metal once said "Don't think. Feel."
Someone will always be in the comments to explain what a song is about for you anyway.
This video is a fan made compilation which spliced footage from concerts at the end of January and the start of April together.
For another reaction how about their very first appearance in the UK? They were moved with just a couple of months notice from the original small side stage or tent they had been booked to play to the main stage at Sonisphere in 2014 as virtual unknowns. Their video for the song 'Gimme Chocolate' (one of their fun songs that gets suggested because of the WTF reactions it gets ... please leave that until you are a few more songs in and know better what they are about) had gone viral and many who had seen it thought they were a joke or just a gimmick, so they faced a potentially hostile crowd - they were aged 16 and only just turned 15, could speak hardly any English and they had 25 minutes - 5 songs - to win over 50-60,000 UK metalheads.
The last song of the set was 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' (Bullying, No More, Forever) live at Sonisphere 2014, you can find it on the official channel and you will see and hear for yourself as they walk off stage at the end what the crowd thought of them.
Do you like copy and paste the entire discography of BABYMETAL from wikipedia?
@@tonys2683 No, maybe I should, it would save time.
@@tonys2683 If anything, Wikipedia copied the article from him.
You could probably pick 6 of their songs/performances at random and they'd all be entirely different
In the world of music, Babymetal is that most rare and elusive of artists - they are something genuinely unique. Most people's initial reaction to Babymetal is to say, "I've never heard/seen anything like this." and it's true, because no-one else does what they do. Their unique blending of heavy metal music with J-pop vocals, dance, and aesthetics is a style of music they call "kawaii metal" (cute metal). They are famous for their elaborate live performances which straddle the line between rock concert and theatrical production.
You've discovered a monument ! Babymetal is an infinite source of happiness. Close your eyes, click randomly in the title list and enjoy the magnificent surprise that awaits you. I'm 69 and I've lived through half a century of "Pop-Rock-Metal" since I discovered Babymetal I've forgotten everything else ! 💥🦊💥
Glad you enjoyed and welcome to BM!
They are a special band, studio work is fine, live is amazing. They have won close to thirty industry awards for best live band / best metal band / similar in their career, this performance is one of hundreds of examples of why. As a side note, if you like spotting the unusual attired person in the crowd, watch any of the "Legend 1997 Live" performances (headbanger is the most common); it's the lead singer's 16th birthday party concert and excellent on it's own, but there are some people to spot in the crowd as well.
I suggest also watching Monochrome, Piano version on the First Take channel here on UA-cam.
Its Su and Moa with a piano backing them and that's it. It's so beautiful!🫶
That day UK fell in love with BABYMETAL❤
BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL)
Please try it!
Welcome to the Foxhole and BabyMetal's journey.🦊🤘🔥
A lot of things to said for this unusual way to start the BM journey but it's a nice song to know the mature and more recent era, trust me when i said you've seen nothing yet.
Let's do some fun throwback and now watch this instead to appreciate the evolution:
- Road Of Resistance live in Japan official MV (2015).
See you next time 🦊🤘
You're going around leaving invitation to the Foxhole Jake and I'm following you liking your comments haha. Already feel like The One myself :D
BABYMETAL is just wonderful. Interesting first reaction to a recent song as well, MONOCHROME is fantastic work of art and your reaction just shows how intrigued you was indeed. I would like to suggest songs like Road of Resistance, Uki Uki Midnight, KARATE or Gimme Chocolate so you can see their progression back then 😄🦊🤘🏼
Hell yea brother! Glad you enjoyed this epic performance.
For an even wilder crowd engagement performance, check out Babymetal’s Road of Resistance (official from their channel).
This Monochrome performance is compilation from Jan / Apr 2023, when the gals are in their early / mid 20s. Road of resistance was 2015, when they were 17/15. They were already rocking crowd of 20,000 back then, and commanding massive wall of death / circle pits. The song is an epic power metal battle anthem, with guitars co-written by Dragonforce.
Hope to see that soon!! 🤘🦊🤘🦊
Welcome to BABYMETAL !🤘🦊♪
Great reaction, thanks and welcome to BABYMETAL.
"they're not afraid to mix the styles of music" Yeah! You have no idea how right you are. They are very diverse musically as they don't hesitate on mixing any music genre with metal on its many styles. So always expect the unexpected and prepare to be surprised.
Enjoy your BABYMETAL journey! 🤘🦊
Welcome & Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 This song must be very special for UK, BABYMETAL's second home, because it was at First Direct Arena in Leeds where Monochrome was performed for the first time outside of Japan . (of course with a sea of phone lights).
BABYMETAL is the best musical phenomenon I have ever experienced in my 68-year-long life. (Before BM, I was a stubborn jazz / funk lover). We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands like Band-Maid you have already reacted to. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.)
日本のロックの歴史はとても分かり易かったです。
私は1961年頃まだ五歳でしたが、両親に日劇ウエスタンカーニバルに連れていかれた事を覚えています。ロカビリーは大人気でロックンロールの洗礼を日本は受けていましたね。私は70年前後にロックに夢中になりましたが、その頃のロックはジャズ・ファンク・ブルースを色濃く感じさせるもので大好きでした。しかし80年代、ヘビーメタルと呼ばれるものはその色合いが薄れたことや、ギミックが過ぎるようになったせいであまり聞かなくなりました。ところが4年前ベビーメタルを知り仰天しました。なぜかベビーメタルは昔求めていたロックの精神性を感じさせるのです。ベビーメタルはSU,MOA,YUIのパフォーマンスの素晴らしさと共に、ジャズ・ファンクなどを自由に操れるカミバンドの演奏能力と感性の高さがそう感じさせてくれるのかなと思ったりしました。しかしなんといってもSUのカリスマ性が一番だと感じています。
@@user-yv8qu1tm4j コメント有難うございます。私は1955年生まれですので貴兄はご同輩ですね。私も2019年7月7日に偶然観たBBCのグラストンベリー映像で雷に打たれたように狐の穴に転がり落ちました。そもそも音楽にダンスの必要性を感じなかったし、若い女性のいる音楽グループには無関心でした。自分の音楽史といえば Monkees → Chicago → Miles Davis → Tower Of Powerで止まっていた。まさかこんな形で情熱が再燃するとは思いませんでしたがベビメタとバンドメイドのお陰で退職後の人生が彩り豊かになりました。アマチュアのファンクバンドで趣味程度に吹いていたトランペットもプロのレッスンを受けるようになったりして 🤣。
@@user-yv8qu1tm4j We have traveled the same path! Although I’m an American, and not sure where you are. I love these women and I could go on about how friendly their fans are at a concert. I can’t wait to go back to Japan.
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BabyMetal began in 2010 there were Suzuka Nakamoto age 12 Moa Kikuchi and Yui Mizuno (Yui left in 2018 due to health reasons). Both Moa and Yui were 11 years old All three girls were friends and classmates who attended an idol school/group (Sakura Gakuin) founded in 2010 by Amuse Talent Agency for girls 10 to 15. Themed around school life (they attended regular school as well) the girls would learn and train at vocals, dancing, public speaking and etiquette, etc., graduate at age 15 and then move onto whatever entertainment path they chose or that suited their talents.
Key Kobayashi was a music producer for Amuse and heard Suzuka sing at age 9 and was impressed with her strong vocals and stage presence. Kobayashi was a fan of heavy metal but believed that the genre had become stale and tired (especially in Japan) with metal bands getting old Kobayashi believed the genre needed to be reborn (BabyMetal means the birth of a new metal genre). Kobayashi felt that Suzuka had the ability to front a metal band and that her vocals and presence could withstand the metal guitars and drums. The fusion of Jpop and Metal began. He placed Moa and Yui as backup singers/dancers and a phenomenon was about to result.
At first Amuse showed no interest and the girls had only financing from Kobayashi. They performed at strip malls and small venues using clothes borrowed from friends and family. No money for a real band they had friends dressed in homemade skeleton costumes pretending to play instruments to a backtrack. They became a sensation (these young ladies paid their dues). Amuse saw the potential and in 2012 hired the best session musicians Japan had to offer (The Kami Band) who tours with them today (now includes world class musicians from the USA for tours outside of Asia).
If you choose to explore more of BabyMetal I suggest reacting to LIVE performance videos as this is where they shine.
They have over 60 LIVE songs/performances and each one is different. They are fearless exploring many genres and have the respect of the legends of Metal such as Metallica, Slipknot, Rob Zombie, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Judas Priest and more.
Avoid Glastonbury LIVE performances as the sound production by the BBC (who was in charge of that festival did a terrible job - mics not turned on, incorrect volume levels, etc.)
Suggest reacting to these for a start.
Megitsune LIVE at Budokan 2021
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Syncopation LIVE
ua-cam.com/video/Odb9Zy0YdOc/v-deo.html
Maya LIVE Compilation
ua-cam.com/video/MCdwBCqNtno/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Metal Kingdom LIVE
ua-cam.com/video/YM6gc9mnCtE/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
Brand New Day LIVE at Budokan 2021
ua-cam.com/video/sPgqb9R32fg/v-deo.html
Karate LIVE at 2016 Download Festival in the UK where 60,000+ British metal heads sing along with the girls
ua-cam.com/video/qXF94RGYEmw/v-deo.html
Catch Me If You Can LIVE
ua-cam.com/video/ugnyM69LN54/v-deo.html
Divine Attack LIVE
ua-cam.com/video/4sM9wHjw-JQ/v-deo.html
BxMxC LIVE (Suzuka shows off her rapping skill)
ua-cam.com/video/HMzaWcunMO4/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared
ua-cam.com/video/pLo8VbPJ4ys/v-deo.html
Kagerou LIVE with Kami Band intro
ua-cam.com/video/P77Y9S67U9o/v-deo.html
Headbanger LIVE Legend of 1997 Concert (1997 is when lead vocalist. Suzuka Nakamoto was born)
ua-cam.com/video/nhGOY46On8c/v-deo.html
Shine LIVE
ua-cam.com/video/lAncTdkj3vw/v-deo.html
Metali LIVE with Kami Band intro Fan Cam Pittsburgh
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Tales of the Destinies LIVE
Road of Resistance LIVE in Japan
Yava LIVE with Kami Band intro at 2017 Fox Festival
Awadama Fever LIVE
ua-cam.com/video/HczA8Q66qkI/v-deo.html
At their concert in Yokohama on April 1 it was announced that a permanent third member Momoko Okazaki (who is also a graduate of Sakura Gakuin and has been appearing with them LIVE since 2019) has officially become the third member.
Their new album in my opinion that released March 24 is amazing with so many different styles.
Good luck and hope to see you again.
Welcome to the wonderful world of BABYMETAL. Like others have said. There is nothing like them that you have seen before. They are the most humble, sweet, loving, and talented group I have ever seen. Enjoy your journey down the Fox Hole. I guarantee you will be smiling the whole way down. 🤘🦊🤘
Every Babymetal song you hear will add another pint of joy to your heart!
Enjoy~
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Good reaction. Welcome again to the crazy universe of BabyMetal.
BabyMetal is an atypical heavy metal group, because they are idols. In Japan, idols are often paired with pop music (Jpop), and Babymetal was actually a subgroup of a larger idol group called Sakura Gakuin.
Sakura was made up of girls between 10 and 15 years old dedicated to Jpop. When SuMetal (the singer) started she was 12 years old and MoaMetal/YuiMetal (the backup singers) were only 10 years old. Sakura represented the Japanese high school and the girls were distributed in clubs (traditional Japanese extracurricular activities such as cooking, swimming, basketball, sewing, etc.).
One of the producers, a lover of heavy metal, saw that Su's singing could perfectly be used in metal and asked permission from the Mother House (Amuse) to create the heavy music club, proposing an experiment in fusion between metal and the pop. Nobody, as they themselves have confessed, had much hope for its outcome, but they gave it the green light and thus BabyMetal, Sakura Gakuin's heavy music club, was born.
The first songs were intended for girls between 10 and 15 years old, who were Sakura's target audience. However, their quality and the fusion between pop and metal attracted attention beyond this audience and they began to frequent their metal concerts... a shocking audience of children and metalheads.
And it worked, it worked so well that they began to support groups like Metallica, Red Hot, BMTH or Lady Gaga, I seem to remember, on their tours in Japan. And the Red Hot singer commented that he was impressed to realize that part of the public came to see them, not them.
And so the base of BabyMetal fans grew. Sakura was a group in which, upon turning 15, the members had to leave (to pursue their careers elsewhere) and the producer (KobaMetal) requested permission again to create BabyMetal as an independent group. Success was already beginning to become a reality in Asia, so they authorized it, although Moa and Yui (they were still 13 years old) would also continue to be part of other Sakura clubs (I don't know when the poor girls studied, but they did).
In 2014 a milestone would arrive in the group's history. They were already an established metal group in Asia that sold out concerts, but they had not yet made the leap to the West. In that year his song "Gimme Chocolate" rose to fame on UA-cam (currently 182M views) and attracted the attention of the producers of the Sonisphere festival. KobaMetal had doubts about taking the step, since their musical proposal (Kawaii Metal or Cute Metal, a genre of which they are considered creators) might not be accepted in the West and the metalheads who went to the Sonisphere had a reputation for saying goodbye to very bad manners to the artists they didn't like (even with bottles full of urine), but they were offered to go to one of the secondary stages (about 5000 spectators) and they ended up accepting.
But the success of BabyMetal on UA-cam and the fact that all the concerts they were going to give in Europe were sold out in a few days, convinced the producers to take them to the main stage, where they would share with groups like Metallica, for example.
How many girls (they were between 16 and 14 years old at that time) were "terrified" before going out, and they didn't know what scared them more: that they wouldn't understand their music and they would have to run away or that when they went out on stage it would be empty. .
But the story was very different, not only was it not empty, but more than 50,000 metalheads, an estimated 95% of whom had never heard of them, finished their fifth and last song chanting "another one, another one."
And that's how they achieved popularity in the West as well.
They currently have 4 albums on the market:
-Babymetal (2013): Their first album and the most childish of all, since they were between 15-13 years old when it came out and had energetic, positive music that left a smile on their faces. Headbangers is from this album.
-Metal Resistence (2016): an album that, without losing the essence of the first, shows more mature music, going from childhood to adolescence. Songs like Karate were a large part of his presentation in the West.
-Metal Galaxy (2018): a turning point in its style. Without abandoning their energy, they turned their attention to new forms of metal fusion (hip-hop, dance music, Hindu music or European folklore, among others), projecting a much more mature music in keeping with their age, which was already around 21 years old. of Su and the 18 of Moa (unfortunately Yui left the group due to health problems)
And now in 2023 they have just released their new album "The Other One", which is, again, totally different from what they have done until now (one of the hallmarks of BabyMetal is that their songs are usually very different some from others (although they are all positive adrenaline releases)
Currently BabyMetal is considered the most important Heavy Metal group in Japan (I'm not saying the best, that's for everyone to decide) and the most influential in history in the West (it has reached levels that no other Japanese heavy group has reached before). ).
The journey through the Babymetal galaxy may be long, but it is certainly entertaining and with a few songs it drags you with a smile into the fox hole.
BabyMetal live is best, but this isn't one of their best live shows if that makes sense. Looking forward to more BabyMetal tho!
I recommend Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro Budokan live
Welcome to the BabyMetal foxhole 😁 i see Jake ,Rah and Grington have already giving you loads of great info and song recommendations.
All good ones but Ijime Dame Zettai and Road of Resistance from early in the career and Rah giving a few some the same but Maya is new one and definitely a banger but all are exellent recommendations .
Great reaction and hope you do more reactions to BabyMetal They on North America tour at the moment and come to Europe and Uk in November
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Babymetal live in tokyo dome,if you like crowd 🤘🦊
The only thing to expect with Babymetal is the unexpected. Also Su had to tell the crowd to take their phones out because in Japan filming live shows on a phone is banned. Something that I wholeheartedly support
Thanks for this reaction.
Babymetal is not your average metal band, sometimes even hard to pinpoint.
But they are very much fun live for those who enjoy something like that. 🙂
Subbed for more...
Nice reaction brother 🤘🔥🦊🔥🤘
This is quite a subdued song from them. Keep exploring after a few more songs it will make more sense.
Keep on rocking friend
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👍👍 🥰 The voice of an Angel. 😇 🦊 🖖❤
Welcome to FOXHOLE
It's the first time I see your channel, I immediately went to see which bands you already reacted to.
I can tell you that most Japanese metal music is influenced by Babymetal,
Nemophila has a cover of Babymetal Megitsune
Hanabie the song Pardon me, has musical arrangements by one of Babymetal's main composers
All Japanese bands are internationally boosted thanks to this band.
You're just on the edge of the abyss
#notacult
Nice reaction my friend! Get ready to go down a very very deep fox hole with babymetal.
The sweetest voice, honey to my ears... Suzuka Nakamoto
Thanks for doing my suggestion
Going to see them in 4 days! Can’t wait!
Maybe go back in time and try Headbangerrrrrrrrrr! Legend 1997
It's a giant can of worms alright! I'm 46 and my wife and I saw them live twice last month and their energy and crowd interaction and stage precense is on another level! You're in for a treat! I'll let others fill you in but I'll just say that for me, they make me happy, make me smile and laugh, and they are extremely inspiring.
You had a pretty fascinated facial expression over the course of the whole video. I'm not surprised, I still am after six years of being a fan. They are such a unique and special group. You'll see once you look into more of their songs that those are no less amazing and full of variety.
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Glad you enjoyed it! 🦊🤘However, the sound in the video you watched is really not optimal because there's *so much* distortion. Never seen his channel before, better to go with quality ones like KuroKiitsuneSama who also has this song but with subtitles. For most other songs there's also who? and For The Fox God. I guess the "4K" in his title attracts viewers, but then presents them with broken audio. 🤷♂
There is nobody else like Babymetal. Somehow they are actually mesmerizing!
Keep bringing the babymetal❤
Also, check out Ningen Isu, "Namahage"
Lets react more babymetal 🦊🦊🦊live performance
Love from india🇮🇳
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🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
" Just smile "
Welcome to the fox hole. 🤘🦊🤘
😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘
9:16 that’s Pikachu
Got a kick out of the change in tone upon seeing the lights and realizing this is no garage band.
A large can of worms.
Please next metali babymetal