The performance at Sonisphere 2014 is known among Babymetal fans as "The Miracle at Sonisphere" because it became one of the most important performances of their career. It their first big international tour in the west, and Sonisphere was just a few weeks after Gimme Chocolate went viral around the world and they started to receive serious international attention. They were originally slated to appear on a smaller side stage at the festival, but after Gimme Chocolate went viral, and following an outpouring on fan support online, they were moved to the main stage in front of a crowd of around 50,000. Most of the audience didn't know who they were and they were worried how the crowd would react given that UK festival crowds are notoriously unfriendly if they don't like what they are seeing. In subsequent interviews, the girls have said that while there were some nerves, they were mostly excited to get in front of a big crowd and show what they could do. They played a 30 minute, five song set (Babymetal Death, Gimme Chocolate!! Catch Me If You Can, Megitsune, and Ijime Dame Zettai), and by the time it was over, the crowd was chanting "We want more! We want more!", they sold more merch than any other band on the bill that weekend, and they were the talk of the festival. They showed that they could deliver a real live metal show and win over a hardcore metal crowd; it was the moment that Babymetal arrived as a real metal act. Sonisphere was the beginning of a long and special relationship with the UK for Babymetal, who often call it their second home due to the warn reception they always receive when they go there. They have done a number of memorable performances in the UK and had some big moments of their career there.
Love your BM reactions, they are so fun and also insightful, thank you again! This set was a huge launching point for the band. They ended up opening for Metallica, RHCP, Lady Gaga, and also became the first Japanese band to play Wembley in the UK largely if not entirely from this performance. Skyrocketed from there. This is obviously hyperbole, but what they did at this festival was impossible. They were bumped up from playing a 1k-ish side stage where their fans would be -- to the 55k-ish main stage, where relatively speaking nobody really knows who they are. They are singing in Japanese, a trio of 16yo ish girls fronting the band. The crowd is there for metallica, iron maiden, anthrax, and similar. They get this kawaii japanese metal group set, and BM / Su-Metal just crush the performance from the first second to the final second of their set, win the crowd over, and leave to arguably the most rambunctious metal crowd in the west chanting for more. When Su-Metal waves to the crowd at the very end her stage-facade breaks for just a moment from the joy of it all, one of three times i've seen that across hundreds of live performances.
Song is about anti bullying. I was bullied alot in school. So much I dropped out and finished with home schooling. Combining that with this is arguably the most important performance internationally ever for Babymetal makes this my favorite. Can you do Akatsuki UNFINISHED live version? I like both versions but unfinished hits me different emotionally Thank you!
I tear up every time I watch Su in Akatsuki Unfinished. As soon as her voice breaks when she is choking back her tears it crushes me every time. Lyrically, I feel it is perhaps Babymetal's most beautifully written love song. Who would have believed that a girl who turned 16 the day before this concert, could deliver a performance embedded with so much emotion and lyrical imagery. Just to experience the beauty of some of the lyrics: " ... In the silence, the two damaged blades stand face to face. Our loneliness and our uneasiness, slash even our hearts ...". Words from a girl about to lay down her life for the greater good. Damn, I am tearing up just writing this hahaha. Jaron, should you want to react to it, here is a good quality version of the song. ua-cam.com/video/nwsinmxTxbo/v-deo.html
The chorus on this track is one of those choruses that gets better and better with each listen. It's not as immediately hooky as some other tracks because the melody dips into unexpected notes but on repeat listens it hits harder because it's not a typical melody. It's hard to put it into words but I love songs that leave room to grow on you. It's those songs that don't standout as much on a first listen but then you catch yourself thinking, "damn, this song is amazing" a couple weeks later, lol.
possibly the most pivotal concert in Babymetal's global success, even in interviews done this year they still reference this concert as their "breakout" one
11:10 The cute SEE YOU and the part where the girls left the stage gracefully with one hand raised have always been my favorites. Thanks for your great reaction.
Great reaction! That´s how to win over a 55k British Metalhead crowd, most of them never heard of BABYMETAL before, when you are just 16, 15, 15 years old. Without a big stage, without a hell of a light show, without any stage gimmicks. Just good music, and top notch crafts(wo)manship. This was their breakthrough concert in the West, often called "the miracle of Sonisphere". First festival performance outside Asia, and at the beginning of their first world tour. Some days before that, Yui and Moa did the first "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" performances by their own (second half of the song). Yui in Paris, France, Moa in Cologne, Germany. Both venues for about 1.5k people max. When they leave the stage in the IDZ video, Moa is first, Yui is last 😉
Online you can find a photo of the girls backstage, before they went on stage to perform their 30ish minute set, looking VERY scared and nervous because the UK metalhead crowd is notorious for throwing things at bands that they don't like! This is why I often get emotional watching this video because you can see that the crowd of 60k+ person crowd (ONLY 2k-3k of the crowd knew of BABYMETAL at this time) ended up enjoying BABYMETAL and many were chanting "we want more!" at the end!🤘🦊🤘
This concert was from their first tour outside of Japan. It always blows my mind the confidence and stage presence they manifest in front of such a huge crowd. For all the potential doubters. This is not a performance that just anybody could ever do! Again I love your thoughtful, informed reactions. And you continue to make me aware of little things I had just not noticed before. Thanks so much for that. BM's performance, Metali, Live Legend MM 2024 with Kami Band intro is one I'd love to see you react to. It's just perfection in my mind and with a great opportunity for Kami Band West to show off their chops (link follows): ua-cam.com/video/fxzaQAFAVl8/v-deo.html
That was a great reaction. The guitarist on the left you noticed is "Fujioka Mikio". Sadly, he passed away on January 5, 2018 at the age of 36 due to an unexpected accident during his hobby of astronomical observation. Fans around the world were shocked and very sad. However, you can enjoy his wonderful guitar technique anytime, anywhere. As a fellow Japanese, I will continue to watch him forever.
I think they felt this to be more important than usual -- their first performance outside Japan, and in front of an historically tough-to-please audience. So that's why, very near the end, when we see Su waving and smiling, I think that's relief on her face. Now, they knew they could play the world.
Far from their first performance outside of Japan (that was almost 2 years before this), but certainly their first metal festival outside Japan and a big milestone for them regardless
This performance and the song have always been in my top BabyMetal songs and performances. In their SSA performance in Japan, Yui did a flying kick over Moa as she crouched low, and it was the final song on the 2nd night at the Toyko Dome show and the response from the 55.000 fans as the shouted " we are " and the fans replying " BabyMetal" was incredible one of the best endings to their shows . All that while still in their teens As i said, I love this sobg you can't go wrong letting Su just belt a song out ❤❤❤ 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
Nice reaction! I am a Japanese who became a fan of Babymetal in 2018. I was very surprised by this IDZ video. The fact that these Japanese girls, who are almost the same age as me, are participating in a big overseas festival....🦊🎸
There's an half an hour video of the concert, BABYMETAL Sonisphere full fancam edit video, you can find it easily on yt, it's worth watching. There used to be a separate video of the soundcheck that I could no longer find, it was a different kind of epic because they had problems with the tech and the show was almost cancelled but nevertheless the check was done by the Kami band and the crowd went crazy for some of their solos already. That was the moment the smartphones appeared and everybody was looking up BM.
I love how you are enjoying Babymetal and welcome to the foxhole...your life will never be the same....now you need to get into Sakura Gakwin and look into the Babymetal story... WELCOME TO THE FOXHOLE
Excellent reaction again - you must have posted this just after I went to bed ... I expect I will be repeating everything you were already told. I apologise if that is so. This is one of the most important BABYMETAL performances (maybe even the most important). They still talk about Sonisphere 2014 in interviews today as being the moment they believed their music could break barriers and that they would be accepted by the metal community. This was their first "world" tour. They had played 2 small venues in Paris and in Cologne/Koln where Yui and Moa celebrated their respective 15th birthdays (Su was 16) and now they were in the UK for the very first time at their first metal festival, their first major event outside of Japan and the biggest crowd (over 50k) they had played to. Originally they had been booked to play a small side stage or a tent with maybe a couple of thousand people, but the video for 'Gimme Chocolate' had gone viral and they were attracting attention. They had a show booked for London a couple of days later that had sold out so fast it was moved to a bigger venue - and that sold out fast as well. With just a couple of months notice they were told they would be playing on the main stage as the second act at Saturday around midday. On social media some gatekeepers who had seen the first 30 seconds of the 'Gimme Chocolate' video were not happy - they didn't like that this "gimmick, joke, novelty, money-grabbing manufactured group" had been invited to Sonisphere at all. To hear they would be on the main stage had them foaming at the mouth, punching the walls in their basements, crying into their pillows and posting threats to throw bottles of p155 and boo them off stage ... fortunately that never happened. From back stage BABYMETAL couldn't see the crowd, they were worried what they would do if there was nobody at all there to see them. They walked on stage to a sea of puzzled faces - over 50k UK metalheads. Su saw the faces and thought to herself "This will be fun. let's knock it out of the park." They had about 25 minutes, just 5 songs, to try to impress this crowd. Su had some of them trying to sing along with her in Japanese in the second song - 'Gimme Chocolate'. 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' was the last song of the set ... did you see the smile on Su's face as she waved after her final "We are"? It is always so good to hear the calls from the crowd of "We want more!" and "One more song!" BABYMETAL had the biggest mosh pits of the weekend, their merch outsold every other band playing that weekend (among them were Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Avenged 7fold, Slayer and so many more big names). IDZ was the second song they had ever played live - that was in 2011. It was not released until quite a bit later and not before another less "traditional" metal song or two had been released. The lyrics are deep too, talking about the bullies not being the only problem, but those who stand by and pretend not to notice, doing nothing to help or stop it, being just as bad ... they didn't start to get deep after starting with only fun songs for girls, they always had that mix.
This epic performance is justified as Su said, "they couldn't see the audience from where they stood and were worried no one turned up, but even if only ten people were there they would give their best".
Excellent reaction & analysis, again, Thanks! I just wanted to remark that what you watched here was almost a "miracle", given how harsh that particular crowd can be if the artists don't match their expectations. Walking off the stage while the crowd was chanting for more is just an epic win. About the final section, we discussed it before and I believe that it's a separate outro which also includes a glorious key change. Personally, "IDZ" is one of my favorite songs and they rarely perform it live today. I traveled 400 miles each way just for the possibility that they did. It was totally worth it. 😁 🤘🦊
you have to remember Su was only 16 and Moa and Yui just turned 15. how many young girls can get in front of this crowd and nail it like they did? to all us Babymetal fans this is the moment they became superstars. others will fill you in more but this is it. their merch outsold all other bands that played including Metallica, Iron Maiden and so many more.
This song is so special to me, not only I like it because the music is good. Also the message is strong and possitive, strong anti-bullying lyrics. I really like them saying: "Sometimes you get hurt, sometimes you hurt someone and we all get badly hurt". Aside of this, you probably saw a few comments saying the impact of this specific performance for them, so it makes it even more special.
Here began world domination! First show outside of Japan I believe and they were scheduled for a side stage but ended up on mainstage, unsure of how they would be received by a UK metal audience - not always the most forgiving. As you see, they needn't have worried!
1st world tour, they had 2 shows before this, 1 to celebrate Yuimetal's birthday (France, a more anime focused crowd) and 1 to celebrate Moametal's birthday (Germany, a more metal crowd). First performance in the UK. It was the first metal festival outside of Japan and that 1st world tour is the first time outside of Asia. At the time their biggest crowd ever. Their first music festival outside of Japan as well. They had been to anime conventions in Asia, the closest thing to a festival outside of Japan. And they performed at Loud Park in Japan in 2013, basically the only some what large metal festival in Japan. And Sonisphere put Babymetal on the mainstage after their tickets for their own headline UK show had sold out fast and they actually moved venues to a larger venue and still sold out fast. From an interview (translated 81JAPAN 2015 Spring): Q: Then the UK. Sonisphere was one of the most impressive experiences in your life, Kobametal-San? Kobametal: It's so tough in many ways. Prosesses in a festival are quite different from Japan. There is usally no time for soundchecking. They just say "Do it," once settings are done. And they are very strict about time. We would get a penalty or they shut power down when we misses the time. So we were careful about it. Q: I was there. Were you guys did soundckeck a lot, right? Kobametal: We did it with having a lot of warnings. We had no idea what to do at first so Kami Band member did it by themselves but it was not allowed. Time counting started from the second when performers were on the stage so they told we already consumed ten minutes. Our set list had some margin so we managed to finish our soundcheck. Backyard was in emergency really. Q: You got trained through these situations. Kobametal: A lot. As an example start positions of Yuimetal and Moametal at the intro of Ijime, Dame, Zettai can't be determined until checking in a rehearsal. But we couldn't do the check so it was one-shot. Only we could do was we got pictures of the stage before, told the two their positions in these pics, then they positioned by themselves on the stage in their performance. We really learned a lot. We also had to check in-ear monitors in a short period of time. Q: On the stage Moametal got no sound from her in-ear monitors, right? Kobametal: Monitors of someone might have gotten no signal, I think it became all right in a middle of it. The same would have happened to Kami Band member, they said "performed by instinct." Q: Professional they are.
Awesome! This was an incredible moment for Babymetal, as it was their very first time on a major international stage, and a true metal festival at that (Iron Maiden was the headliner that day). Unlike later in their career, the vast majority of the audience had no clue who Babymetal were. This was their closer, and they absolutely crushed their 5-song set and won over a big portion of the 50K+ confused UK metalhead crowd, leaving them cheering "we want more!". I can't imagine being able to pull that off at such a young age (14-16 years old). Actually, most Babymetal's officially mixed live performances have guitars to L and R audio. I do find that amazing as well! _Suggestions:_ *Catch Me If You Can (Budokan 2014):* Slipknot, but cute, with an awesome Kami East intro. *YAVA! (Legend MM 2024):* Fun and groovy ska-metal song about "being different". With an amazing Kami West intro. 🤘🦊
like other have said, this is the main break out concert that made people find babymetal outside of Japan. They had done other concerts before this, but us brit metal fans are notoriously critical of bands, and they owned this set. It was even meant to be a side show, but instead they got 60,000 in the audience. At the end the audience was shouting for more, and you can see for a moment 11:06 even Su-metal was on awe of what they had done . It was the last of 5 songs, the first "death" consisted of the audience watching with WTF. Then as the concert went on there was more and more buy in from the audience, by this last one, they had won over the UK. There was even a problem with the ticker for , I think, with the first song Moa and it was not working and so she had to wing it using the beat of the drum. What where you doing at at that age.
That's how the song goes, nothing changed from normal. If you watch the music video, they do the same routine (music and dance). Separated Guitars (Left/Right) on most if not all videos. Almost always choreography with every song, that's how they have always performed. Exceptions for Su's solo pieces.
@@jarongeil-vocalcovers2484 Terrible audio quality though. Legend MM 2024 is far better, and has the extended intro. Plus 2018 is apart of the time I think most BM fans just want to forget.
This is the performance that gave them legitimacy with metal community. Whenever Su-metal is asked about career highlights with BM she always points to this show 🦊🤘
That was the finale. Here's the whole gig - 5 songs over 26 minutes - that introduced them to the Western Metal audience (about 50,000+ in that crowd) at one of our biggest Metal fests, Sonisphere, 10 years ago - ua-cam.com/video/zthGYiS5JNE/v-deo.htmlsi=hKyIPp-CpguKdEAR . 🦊🤘🤘🦊
Have you ever Heard the bands from Japan called lovebites?...maybe you should check out and react them like the song Hammer of Wrath,Break the wall, chopin intro Swan song and more song of this band...the Goddess of Metal... please..🙏..and thank you
Might be able to save Grington's keyboard somewhat on this one lol. As someone has already said, the choreography shows a fight, which of course has lots of moving parts to it. The song title translates to Bullying, No More, Forever. Was practically the international stepping stone for Babymetal. Initially slated for a side stage, they were bumped up to the main stage relatively on short notice after their song Gimmie Chocolate went viral. As you saw, they won the crowd over and now consider the UK as a second home for their concerts. Going to suggest the same songs I had done on your previous video being BxMxC at either Budokan 2021 or Legend MM or Monochrome Liva @ PIA Arena and Piano ver. The First Take as a double reaction.
The change you are talking about in the last section is a change of key from minor to major in the same theme; when Su sing about 'no more bullying forever' at the end of the song, this change of key is there to put some emphasis on the hope carrying by the lyrics (if it make sense)
Babymetal - Akatsuki at black night, Monochrome at Pia arena, Catch Me if You Can with Kami Band intro, Awadama Fever, Tales of the Destinies and 4 no Uta
Oh, thank you very much for accepting my suggestion. Your channel is one of the best among reactors, thanks to its authenticity, objective, and precise comments. It’s a pleasure to watch your work. Given your success, I believe other viewers have noticed these virtues and qualities as well. That Babymetal performance is unforgettable for me (and for many others fans). It featured the original lineup of Babymetal, with Su, Yui, and Moa, along with the more personalized Kamiband lineup from Japan, with master Mikio on guitar. The Babymetal girls could have lived an ordinary teenage life, but they chose Rock, Metal, and hard work from a young age. They have been on the road for 14 years now. They continued to study alongside their career. At the same age, I was just watching cartoons and playing outside. I barely knew how to get around the city. They started traveling professionally abroad, away from their parents and friends. Even more so, at this festival, they faced a headbanging audience that had never seen a band with three dancing girls on stage singing in... Japanese! The risk of a negative reaction was high. The festival promoter reluctantly invited Babymetal because he did not recognize them as a metal band. The time slot and stage were improvised. Yet, they faced this huge challenge with courage and delivered that unforgettable performance! To me, it’s a great lesson and always moves me to watch. Anyway, thank you once again. A future suggestion: “Catch Me If You Can,” from the phase with Yui in the trio and master Mikio on the Kamiband guitar. I wish you success and happiness, always.
Two months later the same girls in the same tutus on the front cover of Metal Hammer. The youngest people, and the first Japanese band in the history of the magazine.
Don't know if you noticed... this performance was in England and the BabyMetal flags that had at the end Have BabyMetal over a Union Jack, the flag of the UK
1:30 the term you're looking for is 'crescendo' I think I agree that IDZ is a great closer, probably their best closer outside of special performances like Babymetal Death in the finale of Legend 1997. It's just a solid old-school power metal banger with lots of interesting variety in the songwriting and a good positive message. I'm still gonna recommend Headbanger (and Akatsuki unfinished and Babymetal Death if you're up for the full triptych) from Legend 1997 next, but there are obviously other solid options as well - the regular version of Akatsuki from Budokan Black Night if you want more power metal, Maya live at Babymetal Begins (from the official channel) if you want to check out another more recent song from them, Catch Me If You Can also at Budokan Black Night (a lot of the older shows get copyright blocked, which is why you'll mostly see recs for Legend 1997 and Budokan Black Night for their older songs) if you want more C H O N K
この動画のコメント欄には、BABYMETALにとって「ソニスフィア」のステージは、あたかも、日本以外の国における、初めての海外公演であるかのような認識が、散見されます。 しかし、細かい点を指摘し、訂正するようで、大変恐縮なのですが、 このライブ映像は、2014年7月5日、「Sonisphere Festival UK（BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2014）（イギリス・ネブワース）です。 確かに、「Sonisphere Festival UK」の観客は、BABYMETALにとって、日本人以外では、最も大規模な聴衆であり、巨大なメタルの聴衆であります。 しかし、その前に、下記❶〜❼の日本以外の国々の聴衆の前で、BABYMETALは海外公演を実施しております。 ❶ 2012年11月、「Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2012」（シンガポール）。 ❷ 2013年9月、「Anime Festival Asia Indonesia 2013」（インドネシア・ジャカルタ）。 ❸ 2013年11月、「Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2013」（シンガポール）。 ❹ 2013年12月、「LIVE IN SINGAPORE」（シンガポール）。 ❺ 2014年2月、「BABYMETAL×ChthoniC」（台湾・台北市）。 ❻ 2014年7月1日、「BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2014」（フランス・パリ） ❼ 2014年7月3日、「BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2014」（ドイツ・ケルン） ★ 2014年、メタリカの推薦を受けた「Sonisphere Festival UK」の主催者が、BABYMETALの出演を、SNS上で事前発表しました。 すると、BABYMETALを受け入れがたく、酷評していた多くのメタルヘッズによって、 「Sonisphere Festival UK」 にBABYMETALが出演した際には、BABYMETALの10代の少女3人に対し、拒絶し、ペットボトルを投げつける攻撃予告がされ、当時のSNSは大炎上していました。 BABYMETALは、爆発的な人気を集めていたと同時に、「BABYMETALはメタルではない」「アニメである」「メタルへの冒涜である」と、べヴィメタル界で最も意見を二分するグループでした。 また、2014年、「DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL」の主催者サイドは、「BABYMETALについては、出演を拒否する」と、メタルヘッズに向けて宣言し、BABYMETALを酷評するメタルヘッズに対し、迎合しておりました。 ただ、2012年～2014年にかけて、「Anime Festival」として開催されたシンガポール、インドネシアや、台湾の聴衆は、まだ10代の少女であったBABYMETALの3人を高く称賛して応援し、BABYMETALに海外公演の成功体験、自信を与えました。 そして、2014年の「Sonisphere Festival UK」では、BABYMETALを知らない大観衆がほとんどの中では、ごく一部にすぎませんが、イギリスをはじめ、BABYMETALを支持するヨーロッパの現地のBABYMETALファンが大集結し、BABYMETALのソニスフィア公演を支えていました。 この日のグッズ販売は、BABYMETALが、ソニスフィアにおける売上最高記録を樹立しました。 そして、このソニスフィア公演は、BABYMETALファンの間では、「ソニスフィアの奇跡」と呼ばれ、伝説的となっております。 この後、7月中旬には、英「METAL HAMMER」が主催したトーナメント方式のネット投票企画、「HEAVY METAL WORLD CUP」に、日本代表として選出され、優勝しました。
Boh is by far the Kami member I miss the most. Boh is an absolute God... dropping finger licking 04:36 good lines! Babymetal with him had an absolutely incredible low end. I really miss that soul of the Kami-Band.
Some say this was the moment BABYMETAL put their feet in the door, this was the show where they entered the international heavy metal scene. I think they are wrong. Instead, this was the moment they kicked the door open, and they have never left the room since.
If you want to see the origins of japanese heavy metal, you need to check out X Japan. They are THE grandfathers of Japanese metal and rock, and influenced Babymetal and a lot of the current Japanese music scene too regardless of genres. check out Kurenai from the Last Live. This song was officially selected to be the coolest song of the previous emperor's ruling era.
@@jarongeil-vocalcovers2484 As all of Babymetal's songs are choreographed, you find ver little variation in the performances. Even audience call and response are "written" into the songs (although not necessarily present in the studio releases).
I absolutely love Babymetal and have seen them live on a few occasions, but if you like heavy dual guitars you have to watch Lovebites. Another Japanese band but they sing in English. I would suggest Hammer of Wrath live.
Want more live.... Do Versailles Faith and Decision live with English Subtitles, Lovebites Scream for Me live Daughters of the Dawn... Aldious Dominator live Radiant A at O East .... Wagakki Band Homura + Akatsuki No Ito live
Start of the set, most of the crowd had NFI who Babymetal were. To have them shouting "we want more" at the end is a testament to their skill
That’s awesome!! 🤘🤘
The performance at Sonisphere 2014 is known among Babymetal fans as "The Miracle at Sonisphere" because it became one of the most important performances of their career. It their first big international tour in the west, and Sonisphere was just a few weeks after Gimme Chocolate went viral around the world and they started to receive serious international attention. They were originally slated to appear on a smaller side stage at the festival, but after Gimme Chocolate went viral, and following an outpouring on fan support online, they were moved to the main stage in front of a crowd of around 50,000.
Most of the audience didn't know who they were and they were worried how the crowd would react given that UK festival crowds are notoriously unfriendly if they don't like what they are seeing. In subsequent interviews, the girls have said that while there were some nerves, they were mostly excited to get in front of a big crowd and show what they could do. They played a 30 minute, five song set (Babymetal Death, Gimme Chocolate!! Catch Me If You Can, Megitsune, and Ijime Dame Zettai), and by the time it was over, the crowd was chanting "We want more! We want more!", they sold more merch than any other band on the bill that weekend, and they were the talk of the festival. They showed that they could deliver a real live metal show and win over a hardcore metal crowd; it was the moment that Babymetal arrived as a real metal act.
Sonisphere was the beginning of a long and special relationship with the UK for Babymetal, who often call it their second home due to the warn reception they always receive when they go there. They have done a number of memorable performances in the UK and had some big moments of their career there.
That’s awesome! Good for them!! 🙌🙌
Love your BM reactions, they are so fun and also insightful, thank you again!
This set was a huge launching point for the band. They ended up opening for Metallica, RHCP, Lady Gaga, and also became the first Japanese band to play Wembley in the UK largely if not entirely from this performance. Skyrocketed from there.
This is obviously hyperbole, but what they did at this festival was impossible. They were bumped up from playing a 1k-ish side stage where their fans would be -- to the 55k-ish main stage, where relatively speaking nobody really knows who they are. They are singing in Japanese, a trio of 16yo ish girls fronting the band. The crowd is there for metallica, iron maiden, anthrax, and similar. They get this kawaii japanese metal group set, and BM / Su-Metal just crush the performance from the first second to the final second of their set, win the crowd over, and leave to arguably the most rambunctious metal crowd in the west chanting for more. When Su-Metal waves to the crowd at the very end her stage-facade breaks for just a moment from the joy of it all, one of three times i've seen that across hundreds of live performances.
Awesome! Thanks for watching!! 🤘
The Miracle at Sonisphere. I think these are the words that represent this performance.
For sure!! 🤘
Song is about anti bullying. I was bullied alot in school. So much I dropped out and finished with home schooling. Combining that with this is arguably the most important performance internationally ever for Babymetal makes this my favorite.
Can you do Akatsuki UNFINISHED live version? I like both versions but unfinished hits me different emotionally
Thank you!
I tear up every time I watch Su in Akatsuki Unfinished. As soon as her voice breaks when she is choking back her tears it crushes me every time. Lyrically, I feel it is perhaps Babymetal's most beautifully written love song. Who would have believed that a girl who turned 16 the day before this concert, could deliver a performance embedded with so much emotion and lyrical imagery. Just to experience the beauty of some of the lyrics: " ... In the silence, the two damaged blades stand face to face. Our loneliness and our uneasiness, slash even our hearts ...". Words from a girl about to lay down her life for the greater good. Damn, I am tearing up just writing this hahaha. Jaron, should you want to react to it, here is a good quality version of the song.
ua-cam.com/video/nwsinmxTxbo/v-deo.html
I’ll check it out!! 🤘🤘
The chorus on this track is one of those choruses that gets better and better with each listen. It's not as immediately hooky as some other tracks because the melody dips into unexpected notes but on repeat listens it hits harder because it's not a typical melody. It's hard to put it into words but I love songs that leave room to grow on you. It's those songs that don't standout as much on a first listen but then you catch yourself thinking, "damn, this song is amazing" a couple weeks later, lol.
Nice! Good to know!! 🤘
4:21 Su-metal smiling because she knows that all of their souls belong to her now.🤘🦊🤘
Something like that!! 🤘
possibly the most pivotal concert in Babymetal's global success, even in interviews done this year they still reference this concert as their "breakout" one
That’s awesome!! 🤘
11:10 The cute SEE YOU and the part where the girls left the stage gracefully with one hand raised have always been my favorites. Thanks for your great reaction.
Thanks for watching!! 🙌🙌
Great reaction! That´s how to win over a 55k British Metalhead crowd, most of them never heard of BABYMETAL before, when you are just 16, 15, 15 years old. Without a big stage, without a hell of a light show, without any stage gimmicks. Just good music, and top notch crafts(wo)manship. This was their breakthrough concert in the West, often called "the miracle of Sonisphere". First festival performance outside Asia, and at the beginning of their first world tour.
Some days before that, Yui and Moa did the first "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" performances by their own (second half of the song). Yui in Paris, France, Moa in Cologne, Germany. Both venues for about 1.5k people max.
When they leave the stage in the IDZ video, Moa is first, Yui is last 😉
That’s awesome!! 🤘🤘
Online you can find a photo of the girls backstage, before they went on stage to perform their 30ish minute set, looking VERY scared and nervous because the UK metalhead crowd is notorious for throwing things at bands that they don't like! This is why I often get emotional watching this video because you can see that the crowd of 60k+ person crowd (ONLY 2k-3k of the crowd knew of BABYMETAL at this time) ended up enjoying BABYMETAL and many were chanting "we want more!" at the end!🤘🦊🤘
That’s amazing!! 🤘🤘
This concert was from their first tour outside of Japan. It always blows my mind the confidence and stage presence they manifest in front of such a huge crowd. For all the potential doubters. This is not a performance that just anybody could ever do! Again I love your thoughtful, informed reactions. And you continue to make me aware of little things I had just not noticed before. Thanks so much for that.
BM's performance, Metali, Live Legend MM 2024 with Kami Band intro is one I'd love to see you react to. It's just perfection in my mind and with a great opportunity for Kami Band West to show off their chops (link follows): ua-cam.com/video/fxzaQAFAVl8/v-deo.html
Thanks! Appreciate the suggestion! 🙌🙌
That was a great reaction.
The guitarist on the left you noticed is "Fujioka Mikio".
Sadly, he passed away on January 5, 2018 at the age of 36 due to an unexpected accident during his hobby of astronomical observation. Fans around the world were shocked and very sad.
However, you can enjoy his wonderful guitar technique anytime, anywhere. As a fellow Japanese, I will continue to watch him forever.
That’s sad. He was such a professional!! 🤘
I think they felt this to be more important than usual -- their first performance outside Japan, and in front of an historically tough-to-please audience. So that's why, very near the end, when we see Su waving and smiling, I think that's relief on her face. Now, they knew they could play the world.
Far from their first performance outside of Japan (that was almost 2 years before this), but certainly their first metal festival outside Japan and a big milestone for them regardless
Nice!! 🤘🤘
This performance and the song have always been in my top BabyMetal songs and performances. In their SSA performance in Japan, Yui did a flying kick over Moa as she crouched low, and it was the final song on the 2nd night at the Toyko Dome show and the response from the 55.000 fans as the shouted " we are " and the fans replying " BabyMetal" was incredible one of the best endings to their shows .
All that while still in their teens
As i said, I love this sobg you can't go wrong letting Su just belt a song out ❤❤❤
😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
That’s awesome!! 🙌🙌
@@jarongeil-vocalcovers2484 😁🤘🏼🦊
Nice reaction!
I am a Japanese who became a fan of Babymetal in 2018. I was very surprised by this IDZ video. The fact that these Japanese girls, who are almost the same age as me, are participating in a big overseas festival....🦊🎸
It’s wild!! 🙌
There's an half an hour video of the concert, BABYMETAL Sonisphere full fancam edit video, you can find it easily on yt, it's worth watching. There used to be a separate video of the soundcheck that I could no longer find, it was a different kind of epic because they had problems with the tech and the show was almost cancelled but nevertheless the check was done by the Kami band and the crowd went crazy for some of their solos already. That was the moment the smartphones appeared and everybody was looking up BM.
I love how you are enjoying Babymetal and welcome to the foxhole...your life will never be the same....now you need to get into Sakura Gakwin and look into the Babymetal story... WELCOME TO THE FOXHOLE
For sure!! 🤘🤘
BABYMETAL has history and experience, don't lick it!
🤘🤘🤘
The dance is a fight between the 2 girls then Su comes in and breaks it up. Someone made an edited version where the girls have light sabers.
That sounds sick! 🙌
Excellent reaction again - you must have posted this just after I went to bed ... I expect I will be repeating everything you were already told. I apologise if that is so.
This is one of the most important BABYMETAL performances (maybe even the most important). They still talk about Sonisphere 2014 in interviews today as being the moment they believed their music could break barriers and that they would be accepted by the metal community.
This was their first "world" tour. They had played 2 small venues in Paris and in Cologne/Koln where Yui and Moa celebrated their respective 15th birthdays (Su was 16) and now they were in the UK for the very first time at their first metal festival, their first major event outside of Japan and the biggest crowd (over 50k) they had played to.
Originally they had been booked to play a small side stage or a tent with maybe a couple of thousand people, but the video for 'Gimme Chocolate' had gone viral and they were attracting attention. They had a show booked for London a couple of days later that had sold out so fast it was moved to a bigger venue - and that sold out fast as well. With just a couple of months notice they were told they would be playing on the main stage as the second act at Saturday around midday.
On social media some gatekeepers who had seen the first 30 seconds of the 'Gimme Chocolate' video were not happy - they didn't like that this "gimmick, joke, novelty, money-grabbing manufactured group" had been invited to Sonisphere at all. To hear they would be on the main stage had them foaming at the mouth, punching the walls in their basements, crying into their pillows and posting threats to throw bottles of p155 and boo them off stage ... fortunately that never happened.
From back stage BABYMETAL couldn't see the crowd, they were worried what they would do if there was nobody at all there to see them. They walked on stage to a sea of puzzled faces - over 50k UK metalheads. Su saw the faces and thought to herself "This will be fun. let's knock it out of the park."
They had about 25 minutes, just 5 songs, to try to impress this crowd.
Su had some of them trying to sing along with her in Japanese in the second song - 'Gimme Chocolate'. 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' was the last song of the set ... did you see the smile on Su's face as she waved after her final "We are"? It is always so good to hear the calls from the crowd of "We want more!" and "One more song!"
BABYMETAL had the biggest mosh pits of the weekend, their merch outsold every other band playing that weekend (among them were Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Avenged 7fold, Slayer and so many more big names).
IDZ was the second song they had ever played live - that was in 2011. It was not released until quite a bit later and not before another less "traditional" metal song or two had been released. The lyrics are deep too, talking about the bullies not being the only problem, but those who stand by and pretend not to notice, doing nothing to help or stop it, being just as bad ... they didn't start to get deep after starting with only fun songs for girls, they always had that mix.
Glad it worked out for them!! 🙌
This epic performance is justified as Su said, "they couldn't see the audience from where they stood and were worried no one turned up, but even if only ten people were there they would give their best".
They’re amazing!! 🤘
Excellent reaction & analysis, again, Thanks!
I just wanted to remark that what you watched here was almost a "miracle", given how harsh that particular crowd can be if the artists don't match their expectations. Walking off the stage while the crowd was chanting for more is just an epic win.
About the final section, we discussed it before and I believe that it's a separate outro which also includes a glorious key change.
Personally, "IDZ" is one of my favorite songs and they rarely perform it live today. I traveled 400 miles each way just for the possibility that they did. It was totally worth it. 😁
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Nice! That takes some dedication for sure!! 🙌🙌
you have to remember Su was only 16 and Moa and Yui just turned 15. how many young girls can get in front of this crowd and nail it like they did? to all us Babymetal fans this is the moment they became superstars. others will fill you in more but this is it. their merch outsold all other bands that played including Metallica, Iron Maiden and so many more.
That’s crazy! Good for them! 🙌🙌
This song is so special to me, not only I like it because the music is good. Also the message is strong and possitive, strong anti-bullying lyrics.
I really like them saying: "Sometimes you get hurt, sometimes you hurt someone and we all get badly hurt".
Aside of this, you probably saw a few comments saying the impact of this specific performance for them, so it makes it even more special.
Love the positivity!! 🙌
何度見ても涙が滲みます。
It’s great for sure!! 🤘
拝、😂😢ユイメタルのスカートが、ほつれのも構わずに😢必死に、、😢涙しか出ません。お疲れさまでした。貴女の事は決して忘れません🎉どうか御元気でいますように。
You *MIGHT* be ready for “Death - Legend 1997”
This is the one where they prove they are the most metal band ever!
Can’t wait!! 🤘
MIGHT is the keyword here...
Jaron: search for the complete version, around 7:32 or so in length. It will feel like two minutes.
UK has been BabyMetal's second home from the beginning
That’s cool!! 🙌
Here began world domination!
First show outside of Japan I believe and they were scheduled for a side stage but ended up on mainstage, unsure of how they would be received by a UK metal audience - not always the most forgiving. As you see, they needn't have worried!
1st world tour, they had 2 shows before this, 1 to celebrate Yuimetal's birthday (France, a more anime focused crowd) and 1 to celebrate Moametal's birthday (Germany, a more metal crowd).
First performance in the UK. It was the first metal festival outside of Japan and that 1st world tour is the first time outside of Asia.
At the time their biggest crowd ever. Their first music festival outside of Japan as well. They had been to anime conventions in Asia, the closest thing to a festival outside of Japan. And they performed at Loud Park in Japan in 2013, basically the only some what large metal festival in Japan. And Sonisphere put Babymetal on the mainstage after their tickets for their own headline UK show had sold out fast and they actually moved venues to a larger venue and still sold out fast.
From an interview (translated 81JAPAN 2015 Spring):
Q: Then the UK. Sonisphere was one of the most impressive experiences in your life, Kobametal-San?
Kobametal: It's so tough in many ways. Prosesses in a festival are quite different from Japan. There is usally no time for soundchecking. They just say "Do it," once settings are done. And they are very strict about time. We would get a penalty or they shut power down when we misses the time. So we were careful about it.
Q: I was there. Were you guys did soundckeck a lot, right?
Kobametal: We did it with having a lot of warnings. We had no idea what to do at first so Kami Band member did it by themselves but it was not allowed. Time counting started from the second when performers were on the stage so they told we already consumed ten minutes. Our set list had some margin so we managed to finish our soundcheck. Backyard was in emergency really.
Q: You got trained through these situations.
Kobametal: A lot. As an example start positions of Yuimetal and Moametal at the intro of Ijime, Dame, Zettai can't be determined until checking in a rehearsal. But we couldn't do the check so it was one-shot. Only we could do was we got pictures of the stage before, told the two their positions in these pics, then they positioned by themselves on the stage in their performance. We really learned a lot. We also had to check in-ear monitors in a short period of time.
Q: On the stage Moametal got no sound from her in-ear monitors, right?
Kobametal: Monitors of someone might have gotten no signal, I think it became all right in a middle of it. The same would have happened to Kami Band member, they said "performed by instinct."
Q: Professional they are.
Really cool watching them win over the crowd for sure!! 🤘🤘🤘
Awesome! This was an incredible moment for Babymetal, as it was their very first time on a major international stage, and a true metal festival at that (Iron Maiden was the headliner that day). Unlike later in their career, the vast majority of the audience had no clue who Babymetal were. This was their closer, and they absolutely crushed their 5-song set and won over a big portion of the 50K+ confused UK metalhead crowd, leaving them cheering "we want more!". I can't imagine being able to pull that off at such a young age (14-16 years old).
Actually, most Babymetal's officially mixed live performances have guitars to L and R audio. I do find that amazing as well!
_Suggestions:_
*Catch Me If You Can (Budokan 2014):* Slipknot, but cute, with an awesome Kami East intro.
*YAVA! (Legend MM 2024):* Fun and groovy ska-metal song about "being different". With an amazing Kami West intro.
🤘🦊
Awesome! Thanks for suggesting!! 🤘
@@jarongeil-vocalcovers2484 you’re welcome, look forward to it!!
like other have said, this is the main break out concert that made people find babymetal outside of Japan. They had done other concerts before this, but us brit metal fans are notoriously critical of bands, and they owned this set. It was even meant to be a side show, but instead they got 60,000 in the audience.
At the end the audience was shouting for more, and you can see for a moment 11:06 even Su-metal was on awe of what they had done . It was the last of 5 songs, the first "death" consisted of the audience watching with WTF. Then as the concert went on there was more and more buy in from the audience, by this last one, they had won over the UK.
There was even a problem with the ticker for , I think, with the first song Moa and it was not working and so she had to wing it using the beat of the drum.
What where you doing at at that age.
That’s awesome!! At that age, I was probably just being an idiot! 🤘
Good react man. In this precise moment the legend began.
🤘🤘🤘
👍👍A epic performance. Love it. Great reaction. 🦊 🖖❤
Thanks for watching!! 🙌🙌
That's how the song goes, nothing changed from normal. If you watch the music video, they do the same routine (music and dance). Separated Guitars (Left/Right) on most if not all videos. Almost always choreography with every song, that's how they have always performed. Exceptions for Su's solo pieces.
Nice! Good to know! 🤘🤘
I was so lucky i went to see Iron Maiden and witnessed the miracle of Sonisphere 🦊
Sounds like a blast!! 🙌🙌🙌
Distortion - Live at Download 2018 is a great one both for a very heavy instrumental and a good breakdown with public interaction
Sounds sick!! 🤘
@@jarongeil-vocalcovers2484 Terrible audio quality though. Legend MM 2024 is far better, and has the extended intro. Plus 2018 is apart of the time I think most BM fans just want to forget.
Another good reaction / analysis 👊🏽⚡️Their poise and exuberance on stage is amazing🦊🤘🏾
Thanks! Agreed!! 🤘🤘
This is the performance that gave them legitimacy with metal community. Whenever Su-metal is asked about career highlights with BM she always points to this show 🦊🤘
That’s awesome!! 🙌
This was their first tour outside Japan i believe.
@@kylec1411 🤘🤘
This is the most proud Babymetal show, I've ever seen.. there were actually a lot of problems here, and they managed to win it🤘🦊🇯🇵
So I’ve heard! Good for them for succeeding! 🤘🤘
Babymetal performing a song in the style of Iron Maiden in the UK.
🤘🤘🤘
That was the finale. Here's the whole gig - 5 songs over 26 minutes - that introduced them to the Western Metal audience (about 50,000+ in that crowd) at one of our biggest Metal fests, Sonisphere, 10 years ago - ua-cam.com/video/zthGYiS5JNE/v-deo.htmlsi=hKyIPp-CpguKdEAR . 🦊🤘🤘🦊
Awesome!! 🙌🙌
Have you ever Heard the bands from Japan called lovebites?...maybe you should check out and react them like the song Hammer of Wrath,Break the wall, chopin intro Swan song and more song of this band...the Goddess of Metal... please..🙏..and thank you
For sure! 🤘🤘
Ijime, Dame, Zettai / Sonisphere Music Festival
"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ, lit. "Bullying, No Good, Absolutely") is the debut major label single by Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. It was released in Japan on January 9, 2013 as the fourth overall single from the album Babymetal. No more bullying says Babymetal. Listen to what your Queen says. The world 🌏 will be a better place for everyone. Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬.
•Single by: Babymetal.
•Album: Babymetal.
•Language: Japanese, English.
•B-side: "Catch Me If You Can" (standard), "Babymetal Death" (limited).
•Released: January 9, 2013
•Genre: J-pop, speed metal, melodic death metal, power metal.
Length:-
•20:06 (standard edition).
•18:00 (limited edition CD).
•Label: Toy's Factory, Amuse, Juonbu.
•Composer: Kxbxmetal, Tsubometal, Takemetal.
•Lyricist: Nakametal, Tsubometal.
•Producer: Kobametal.
•Kyōtō: (arrangement).
Babymetal singles chronology:-
•"Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (2012).
•"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (2013).
•"Megitsune" (2013).
"Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
Background and release:-
The single was first announced after the concert Legend "I" at Shibuya O-East on October 6, 2012. An early version of the song can be heard in a video uploaded to the band's official UA-cam channel entitled "Babymetal - My First Heavy Metal in Tokyo 2012", which also features part of a live performance of "Iine!". On November 8, 2012, an official trailer for the single and accompanying music was uploaded to the band's official UA-cam channel. The trailers, along with a live performance at Sonisphere Festival, subtitled the song as "No More Bullying" and "No More, Bullying, Forever", respectively. An interview with the producers of the band was published in the December issue of Marquee to promote the single's release in January.
The single was released in four versions: a standard edition and three physical limited editions, "I", "D", and "Z". The DVDs included in the limited editions contain either footage of the music video for "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", or of a live performance by Babymetal. The single also had a promotional release to customers who purchased tickets to live performances of Legend "I", "D", or "Z".
Unlike previous singles released under Juonbu Records, no songs from the single appeared on a Sakura Gakuin album, due to "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" having been already released the same school year.
SONISPHERE FESTIVAL:-
The Sonisphere Festival was a touring rock music festival which took place across Europe between the months of June and August. The festival are owned by John Jackson and Kilimanjaro Live. It was jointly promoted by K2 and Kilimanjaro Live. It hosted heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Slayer, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold and BABYMETAL (the latter group would make their UK debut at the 2014 event).
Sonisphere Festival:-
•Genre: Heavy metal, rock, punk rock. comedy
•Dates: June / July / August.
•Location: Europe.
•Years active- 2009-2016.
The festival has not taken place in the UK since 2014. Stuart Galbraith, CEO of Kilimanjaro Live, revealed in 2018 that Sonisphere will not return to the UK, due to financial issues.
Lyrics Overview:-
IJIME, DAME, ZETTAI (Bullying, No, Absolutely)
[Rururu...]
[Ah.]
Dreaming, I couldn't have even it.
Between the light and the darkness, I stayed alone.
Those who got hurt were not only I myself,
but also those who kept on watching me. It was you.
Confidence, [Have it!]
I couldn't have. [Don't be beaten!]
I kept on hiding [I dislike to be found!]
until yesterday. [Yesterday is gone!]
But good-bye to yesterdays' myself. [Bye-bye!]
Bullying. [No!] Bullying. [No!]
It's disgraceful. [No! No! No! No!]
Sometimes you get hurt, sometimes you hurt someone,
and we all get badly hurt.
Fox, [Fly!] Fox, [Fly!]
I'm sure you can fly. [Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!]
Let your pain and sadness all go outside!
It's OK because I'll protect you.
I didn't show my tears, and in the night I was about to cry,
in a room deep inside my heart, I stayed alone.
Those who hurt me were not only someone else,
but also those who pretended not to notice. It was my friend.
Nothing [Nothing!]
could I say. [Say nothing!?]
I was about to give up [No easy throwing out!]
until yesterday. [Yesterday is gone!]
But good-bye to yesterdays' myself. [Bye-bye!]
Bullying. [No!] Bullying. [No!]
It's disgraceful. [No! No! No! No!]
Sometimes you get hurt, sometimes you hurt someone,
and we all get badly hurt.
Fox, [Fly!] Fox, [Fly!]
I'm sure you can fly. [Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly!]
Let your pain and sadness all go outside!
It's OK because I'll protect you.
Pain...
Aching...
All the while...
Alone...
Your heart...
Pretending not to notice...
Anymore...
I'll never get away.
Bullying, No, Absolutely.
Full of dearest-ness, it's pressuring but also encouraging.
Anymore, anymore your...
I don't want to see anymore your tearful face.
Bullying. [No!] Bullying. [No!]
It's disgraceful. [No! No! No! No!]
Sometimes you get hurt, sometimes you hurt someone,
and we all get badly hurt.
Fox, [Fly!] Fox, [Fly!]
I'm sure you can fly.
Let your pain and sadness all go outside!
It's OK because I'll protect you.
Bullying, No. [No! No! No! No!]
Bullying, No, forever.
Bullying, No. [No! No! No! No!]
Bullying, No, never.
Songwriters: Kei Kobayashi (pka Kobametal) / Norikazu Nakayama (pka Naka Metal) / Tatsuya Tsubono (pka Tsubometal) / Takeru Youda (pka Takemetal)
Ijime, Dame, Zettai lyrics © Amuse Inc.
Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult.
Good to know!! 🤘🤘
Great reaction! Very fun and insightful :)
Thanks! Appreciate the support!! 🙌🙌
Might be able to save Grington's keyboard somewhat on this one lol. As someone has already said, the choreography shows a fight, which of course has lots of moving parts to it. The song title translates to Bullying, No More, Forever. Was practically the international stepping stone for Babymetal. Initially slated for a side stage, they were bumped up to the main stage relatively on short notice after their song Gimmie Chocolate went viral. As you saw, they won the crowd over and now consider the UK as a second home for their concerts.
Going to suggest the same songs I had done on your previous video being BxMxC at either Budokan 2021 or Legend MM or Monochrome Liva @ PIA Arena and Piano ver. The First Take as a double reaction.
Thanks for suggesting!! 🙌
The change you are talking about in the last section is a change of key from minor to major in the same theme; when Su sing about 'no more bullying forever' at the end of the song, this change of key is there to put some emphasis on the hope carrying by the lyrics (if it make sense)
That’s awesome! 🙌
Babymetal - Akatsuki at black night, Monochrome at Pia arena, Catch Me if You Can with Kami Band intro, Awadama Fever, Tales of the Destinies and 4 no Uta
I did tales of destinies! Waiting to see if it’ll get unblocked! 🤘
Oh, thank you very much for accepting my suggestion. Your channel is one of the best among reactors, thanks to its authenticity, objective, and precise comments. It’s a pleasure to watch your work. Given your success, I believe other viewers have noticed these virtues and qualities as well. That Babymetal performance is unforgettable for me (and for many others fans). It featured the original lineup of Babymetal, with Su, Yui, and Moa, along with the more personalized Kamiband lineup from Japan, with master Mikio on guitar. The Babymetal girls could have lived an ordinary teenage life, but they chose Rock, Metal, and hard work from a young age. They have been on the road for 14 years now. They continued to study alongside their career. At the same age, I was just watching cartoons and playing outside. I barely knew how to get around the city. They started traveling professionally abroad, away from their parents and friends. Even more so, at this festival, they faced a headbanging audience that had never seen a band with three dancing girls on stage singing in... Japanese! The risk of a negative reaction was high. The festival promoter reluctantly invited Babymetal because he did not recognize them as a metal band. The time slot and stage were improvised. Yet, they faced this huge challenge with courage and delivered that unforgettable performance! To me, it’s a great lesson and always moves me to watch. Anyway, thank you once again. A future suggestion: “Catch Me If You Can,” from the phase with Yui in the trio and master Mikio on the Kamiband guitar. I wish you success and happiness, always.
Thanks!! Appreciate all of the support! 🙌
Su is amazing. So much control. IDZ is one of my fav. Great reaction. Love from Sweden ❤
@@birdbranch thanks! Appreciate the support!! 🙌
Fuck yea ✊🏽 that was solid
Agreed!! 🤘
Please checkout monochrome live babymetal
For sure!
Performing after Tesseract and before Ghost. Middle school girls wearing tutus in the main stage of UK metal festival. Unbelievable.
Next level!! 🤘🤘
Two months later the same girls in the same tutus on the front cover of Metal Hammer. The youngest people, and the first Japanese band in the history of the magazine.
R.I.P. MIKIO FUJIOKA(black guitar)🎸😭😇🌸🦊🤘😪
beside the base(he is called KO-kami) They are KAMI-BAND NO1band in japan😱🦊 🤘
RIP 🤘
Don't know if you noticed... this performance was in England and the BabyMetal flags that had at the end Have BabyMetal over a Union Jack, the flag of the UK
The show being at a UK festival is in the video title
Japan does have many unique genres and also many successful musicians such as One Ok Rock, Baby Metal, Wagakki Band and even many more...
Maybe I will recommend one of the underrated and good Japanese musicians with the Math Rock & Progressive Rock genre, namely Sokoninaru.
This is top list of Sokoninaru Band
-Gou ni Moyu
-Tenohira de Odoru
-Metalin
Thanks for the suggestions! 🙌
@@jarongeil-vocalcovers2484 You're welcome, I'll wait until it's uploaded
いまだにこのそニスフェアーの軌跡が史上一番なんだと改めて感じさせましたね。
PLS. Come back again great Akami band.
For sure!! 🙌
😂 🤘
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1:30 the term you're looking for is 'crescendo' I think
I agree that IDZ is a great closer, probably their best closer outside of special performances like Babymetal Death in the finale of Legend 1997. It's just a solid old-school power metal banger with lots of interesting variety in the songwriting and a good positive message.
I'm still gonna recommend Headbanger (and Akatsuki unfinished and Babymetal Death if you're up for the full triptych) from Legend 1997 next, but there are obviously other solid options as well - the regular version of Akatsuki from Budokan Black Night if you want more power metal, Maya live at Babymetal Begins (from the official channel) if you want to check out another more recent song from them, Catch Me If You Can also at Budokan Black Night (a lot of the older shows get copyright blocked, which is why you'll mostly see recs for Legend 1997 and Budokan Black Night for their older songs) if you want more C H O N K
Crescendo! That right! I remembered when I was watching it back! Thanks for the suggestion! 🤘
この動画のコメント欄には、BABYMETALにとって「ソニスフィア」のステージは、あたかも、日本以外の国における、初めての海外公演であるかのような認識が、散見されます。
しかし、細かい点を指摘し、訂正するようで、大変恐縮なのですが、
このライブ映像は、2014年7月5日、「Sonisphere Festival UK（BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2014）（イギリス・ネブワース）です。
確かに、「Sonisphere Festival UK」の観客は、BABYMETALにとって、日本人以外では、最も大規模な聴衆であり、巨大なメタルの聴衆であります。
しかし、その前に、下記❶〜❼の日本以外の国々の聴衆の前で、BABYMETALは海外公演を実施しております。
❶ 2012年11月、「Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2012」（シンガポール）。
❷ 2013年9月、「Anime Festival Asia Indonesia 2013」（インドネシア・ジャカルタ）。
❸ 2013年11月、「Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2013」（シンガポール）。
❹ 2013年12月、「LIVE IN SINGAPORE」（シンガポール）。
❺ 2014年2月、「BABYMETAL×ChthoniC」（台湾・台北市）。
❻ 2014年7月1日、「BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2014」（フランス・パリ）
❼ 2014年7月3日、「BABYMETAL WORLD TOUR 2014」（ドイツ・ケルン）
★ 2014年、メタリカの推薦を受けた「Sonisphere Festival UK」の主催者が、BABYMETALの出演を、SNS上で事前発表しました。
すると、BABYMETALを受け入れがたく、酷評していた多くのメタルヘッズによって、
「Sonisphere Festival UK」 にBABYMETALが出演した際には、BABYMETALの10代の少女3人に対し、拒絶し、ペットボトルを投げつける攻撃予告がされ、当時のSNSは大炎上していました。
BABYMETALは、爆発的な人気を集めていたと同時に、「BABYMETALはメタルではない」「アニメである」「メタルへの冒涜である」と、べヴィメタル界で最も意見を二分するグループでした。
また、2014年、「DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL」の主催者サイドは、「BABYMETALについては、出演を拒否する」と、メタルヘッズに向けて宣言し、BABYMETALを酷評するメタルヘッズに対し、迎合しておりました。
ただ、2012年～2014年にかけて、「Anime Festival」として開催されたシンガポール、インドネシアや、台湾の聴衆は、まだ10代の少女であったBABYMETALの3人を高く称賛して応援し、BABYMETALに海外公演の成功体験、自信を与えました。
そして、2014年の「Sonisphere Festival UK」では、BABYMETALを知らない大観衆がほとんどの中では、ごく一部にすぎませんが、イギリスをはじめ、BABYMETALを支持するヨーロッパの現地のBABYMETALファンが大集結し、BABYMETALのソニスフィア公演を支えていました。
この日のグッズ販売は、BABYMETALが、ソニスフィアにおける売上最高記録を樹立しました。
そして、このソニスフィア公演は、BABYMETALファンの間では、「ソニスフィアの奇跡」と呼ばれ、伝説的となっております。
この後、7月中旬には、英「METAL HAMMER」が主催したトーナメント方式のネット投票企画、「HEAVY METAL WORLD CUP」に、日本代表として選出され、優勝しました。
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You have to check out Babymetal Death Legend 1997 (complete) concert. You are ready my friend
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If you say so!! 🙌🙌
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Boh is by far the Kami member I miss the most. Boh is an absolute God... dropping finger licking 04:36 good lines!
Babymetal with him had an absolutely incredible low end. I really miss that soul of the Kami-Band.
Love it!! 🤘
Some say this was the moment BABYMETAL put their feet in the door, this was the show where they entered the international heavy metal scene. I think they are wrong. Instead, this was the moment they kicked the door open, and they have never left the room since.
Nice! Definitely enjoyed the crowd interaction!! 🙌🙌
If you want to see the origins of japanese heavy metal, you need to check out X Japan. They are THE grandfathers of Japanese metal and rock, and influenced Babymetal and a lot of the current Japanese music scene too regardless of genres. check out Kurenai from the Last Live. This song was officially selected to be the coolest song of the previous emperor's ruling era.
Nice! Thanks for the suggestion!! 🤘🤘
Don't forget Ningen Isu. They are Japanese metal OGs as well.
To your question about the "outro", yes, it was written that way.
Good to know! 🤘🤘
@@jarongeil-vocalcovers2484 As all of Babymetal's songs are choreographed, you find ver little variation in the performances. Even audience call and response are "written" into the songs (although not necessarily present in the studio releases).
Great reactions to Babymetal if you like the kami band you love watching this
check it out，大村孝佳
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Ohmura) - Band Solo
Nice!! 🤘
As a long time Babymetal fan I would recommend Set the world on fire by Lovebites. Metal at its best.
Thanks for suggesting!! 🙌
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I absolutely love Babymetal and have seen them live on a few occasions, but if you like heavy dual guitars you have to watch Lovebites. Another Japanese band but they sing in English. I would suggest Hammer of Wrath live.
Hammer of Wrath live ua-cam.com/video/pHrWRT0Jeac/v-deo.html
Nice! Thanks for the recommendation!! 🤘
@@jarongeil-vocalcovers2484 Hammer of Wrath Live ua-cam.com/video/pHrWRT0Jeac/v-deo.html
@@jarongeil-vocalcovers2484 ua-cam.com/video/pHrWRT0Jeac/v-deo.html Hammer of Wrath Live
Want more live....
Do Versailles Faith and Decision live with English Subtitles,
Lovebites Scream for Me live Daughters of the Dawn...
Aldious Dominator live Radiant A at O East ....
Wagakki Band Homura + Akatsuki No Ito live
You looking for new bands to react to Hanabie and Nemophila would love to hear your take on these vocals
I’ll check them out! 🤘
lovebites is the same fantastic mix of midori and miyako you would love it
Sounds good!! 🙌