It's actually not that unusual to get emotional when watching this. These young girls with their big smiles spurring on such a huge crowd and the love they get in return is quite touching and breathtaking. One more point about manufactured bands: Elitists make the point that the BABYMETAL girls haven't "naturally" met, become friends and started a band. But you have to take into account their age. At what age do most musicians meet and found a band? 18? 25? 30? At that age, even if we assume 18, these girls had already been friends for at least six years, played in a band with seasoned musicians, recorded albums, and shared international stages with big, established bands. They way they were originally brought together is absolutely irrelevant. They didn't miss out on anything that "naturally formed" bands do, they were just miles ahead...

I'm 59..... up until about 7 or 8 years ago, I had given up on music. Music had always been a huge part of my life but the bands coming out were garbage. It's like rock music was dying, if not dead already. I was re-discovering classic bands such as Wishbone Ash, Pat Travers, Rainbow... and of course Led Zepp, Black Sabbath, and the like were on my playlist. Then I stumbled across Babymetal. At first, I thought "gimmick" but something caught my attention so I dug a little deeper, thinking "there really is something here", so I dug deeper. Here we are today. I'm so deep in the Fox Hole that it's entrance is small glimmer of light, but it's damn glorious down here. I've attended a dozen Babymetal concerts, loving every single one of them and they've opened a door to a a whole world of Japanese bands I otherwise never would have discovered. Something is happening in Japan today.... a movement, if you will, that the world has not seen since the Seattle scene of the early 90s. It is so awesome to once again look forward to new music being released by fresh bands in their prime. The best music in the world when it comes to rock and metal is coming out of Japan these days.

At first I also rejected BM. I thought it was a joke or parody and I felt offended, unfortunately. But there's no way, BABYMETAL is certainly the best thing that happened this century. I'm super happy today to be part of the fans! More BABYMETAL! ❤️❤️

Great reaction, thanks! I'm so glad you enjoyed this live performance which is one of my favorites. Actually, this was the final encore of that show and the whole concert is just epic. Don't worry, we are kinda used to transparencies, filters and alteration on reaction videos due to Amuse's strict copyright policies. Not getting blocked is already a win! And don't worry about your age, BABYMETAL fan base is very diverse demographically. I'm 46yo and I only discovered them in late 2019, I've seen them on tour three times (all last year) and I'm visiting Japan for the first time to see them live next March 2nd and 3rd. Until next time! 🤘🦊

Welcome back and thank you for another thoughtful, well considered and excellent reaction ... and an added bonus - you get it.🦊 The "We are ... BABYMETAL!" they end their shows with is all encompassing. They are not saying "we are Babymetal, adore us" or whatever, they are saying "We are ALL Babymetal - the girls, the Kami Band, the stage designers, the sound and lighting engineers, the choreographer, Kobametal the producer and (in their eyes perhaps most important of all) the audience, the fans. Everybody involved is Team BABYMETAL and part of the family. You have already been told about this concert (January 2015), the 20,000+ crowd, the Kami Band members playing that day, the song and DragonForce's involvement (this was the only song they were involved with to date). I will just add this was only the third time they had played it live - first was in London in December 2014, next was a small show for fan club members with maybe 2-3000 people ... then this. Su-metal has said walking across that bridge to the stage out among the audience with everybody singing along is one of her fondest memories.

3:45 _"Now Pizza time (Pizza time!)"_ 🦊🤘🍕 Welcome back to the Foxhole and BabyMetal's journey🦊🤘🔥 Nice you're back with this suggestion to follow your BM journey, just like here it was the ender for the show in the recent World Tour 2023, and everyone loved to have fun and mosh with this one. "Road Of Resistance" is a power/speed metal song, it's one of their most epic anthem and the album version got the guitar arrangements made by Sam Totman and Herman Li from DragonForce. It's all about facing your own path without looking back. This was part of the Trilogy Of 2015, live at New Year Fox Festival - Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, by this time their fame was already high due to viral success on YT of Gimme Chocolate! MV, people from all over the world attended this live concert in Japan, and 20K souls witnessed this epic moment. With only 15 and 17 years old this moment will be forever remember when they're performing this song to reminds them all the support they got from their fans no matter where they go, either a small or big stages. The Kami Band here are magnificent set of elite musicians whom were send to help with the metal sound, they rotate so probably you won't see some of them in all live concerts (especially the guitarists). They are: - Leda Cygnus, god of guitar, he's the only Kami Band member who's credited as a session musician when recording some albums. - Takayoshi Ohmura, god of guitar, he's Míkio' Fujioka's pupil (another beloved Kami Band guitarist who sadly past away) and a prodigy child, you'll see his recognizable pink guitar. - BOH, god of bass, he's the bald one and not only got amazing talent but his fun way to enjoy reminds me Flea from RHCP. - Hideki Aoyama, god of drums, he comes from a family of expert drummers, and his father is very famous in Japan music scene. At the end of their shows they always said "We are BabyMetal!" with the crowd, to making them sure that they're part of this show and project too, is a line borrowed to X-Japan saying it at live concerts too. Next suggestion; - Catch Me If You Can with Kami Band intro live at Budokan 2014. See you next time 🦊🤘🔥

I totally agree and I will add on to your point here. What certain people do not understand is that yes let's call them "organic" bands that do it all from scratch all by themselves has a certain romanticism to it, some authenticity or whatever you wanna call it that is interesting. But think about what BABYMETAL is doing. Basically whatever it is you're good at, you will be doing. They get the best music composers and song writers to write songs for them. Then they get the best session musicians to play live with them. Then they get these girls who have trained for so long to become entertainers and dancers and vocalists. And everyone super-talented brings its own bricks to the building. To the people who say this is a bad thing, I ask them. But how would a band like BABYMETAL ever exist or come to existence on it's own? When does that ever happen? And shouldn't we be glad that this band exists? I for sure would not want to live in a world where bands like these can not emerge because of pre-conceived notions and rules of how an "authentic" band should spawn into existence. Thank God for this band. It made me enjoy music in a new way I never thought was possible and made me re-think my preconceived notions about music and bands in general. And we could also dab into the History of BABYMETAL and a lot of people would be surprised to learn that not everything was given to them on a silver plate. They had to work HARD. And they had to face extreme criticism for their mere existence. People often overlook the fact that they used to play at food tents in small local idol festivals before they got to get onto the big stages. They WORKED hard to get there, and there was a LOT of talent involved all around this project. Hard working, talented people who gave their all into this. Thank a million times, forever, to all these people for this.

Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。The crowd involvement (mosh pit, call & response, chant etc.) occurs wherever they go on this planet. This song was played in every show in their 2023 North American tour (with DETHKLOK, 29 gigs) and EU/UK tour (20 gigs). The audience reaction is always similar to it in this video. In your video, Su shouted some words at 08:11 meaning "Bring them on!". Fans analyzed that the provocative shout was thrown at people who had been ignoring, underrating, mocking, hating and even trying to discredit BABYMETAL. That shout may have been necessary in 2015 but not any longer. She has shouted it occasionally since then and when she does, it is with her friendly smile and voice that I love 😄

TL;DR: Great reaction! Fantastic honesty and response to your Babymetal journey, Pentagenarian! Babymetal is a manufactured band. Ketchup is a manufactured condiment. 120v AC current is manufactured electron flow... A garage band vs a manufactured band, is one better? Worse? A bolt of lightning vs my coffee machine reliably turning on and brewing for me, right on time, every morning. I don't like ketchup, but not because it's home made or pumped out by a mega corp. I just like what I like. I wouldn't dream of telling someone that they were 'in the wrong' or 'a sellout' for liking ketchup... I love Babymetal, we are The One, and I 100% respect another person's right to dislike it. I personally just can't understand the concept of using the label 'manufactured' as a reason for any judgement. Experience it, and like it or don't!

Fans who have been to a BabyMetal concert know how attractive Su-metal is. And how fans love following the girls chanting and finding opportunities to interact with the girls.🦊😆

For some perspective, technically speaking, the entirety of Babymetal is a fictional construct because the 3 main members are fictional personas the girls take on. The Kami band are also stage personas. So the whole thing is a theatrical act and everyone are actors who are contributing their skills and talents to making it happen. It’s just the girls are the central icons to the literal story (the lore). Even before the press, if those girls are in uniform, they are referred to as their stage names and they are “in character.” So the whole thing is kind of an illusion, it’s just everyone knows who is behind the curtain and they aren’t hiding it. This is all just something for everyone to enjoy together. Now this does not take away from the real story of how they were formed. It’s just they originated as a pop group doing stage plays that eventually evolved into a full fledged band.

Everything about Babymetal is absoutely magical. EVERYTHING.

Thanks for this reaction, glad you enjoyed it and you've now a better understanding of Babymetal. Babymetal on average takes some 3 songs/videos/reactions to understand. Babymetal live is an amazing experience, they really do deliver something amazing.

Welcome to the Foxhole 🦊🤘I am a 58 year old German and was last November on a Babymetal concert in Munich. The energy was incredible.

Great react. That version of Road of Resistance is the pure, distilled essence of what Babymetal is, as a whole. The energy of the music, Su's amazing singing technique, crowd control and all the crowd interactions, the precise dancing, the stage production and the theatrics and lore behind it all. Yeah, there may be bands out there that might do one or two of those better than BM does... But no other band have a sum of those in higher quality than Babymetal. And, just a friendly correction, Babymetal is just the 3 girls. The Kami Band, as they're called, is composed of session musicians, and does not have a fixed formation (unfortunately). They not officially part of "Babymetal". In this video, the girls are Su-Metal, Yui-Metal and Moa-Metal. In 2018, Yui had to leave the group due to medical reasons. They became a duo up until April 2023, when Momo-Metal (who was just a backup dancer until then) was promoted to full member, which means that now she has a mic, making Babymetal a trio again.

"Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational BABYMETAL!" 🦊 🖖❤

Don't worry about being an older fan of Babymetal. I'm 47 years old and I've been to Japan twice to see them live in concert, as well as seeing them a few more times on tour. Babymetal's fanbase is incredibly diverse with fans ranging from toddlers to retirees. When you go to a Babymetal show, you will see people of all ages having a good time and sharing their love for this incredibly unique band. And yes, they do the "See you!" at the end of every performance. Babymetal call their blend of J-pop and metal "kawaii metal" (cute metal), as they are combining the vocals, dance, and aesthetics of J-pop with metal music. The essence of Babymetal is a kind of lighthearted, playful optimism that flies in the face of much of what people think metal should be about, and is part of why they attract so many haters. Fans often refer to what Babymetal does as "happy metal", because it's metal music, but filled with positive vibes and uplifting energy, which is pretty atypical for the genre. Road of Resistance is one of Babymetal's big power anthems and often serves as the show closer for their live performances, as was the case here at Legend 2015: The New Year Fox Festival. The guitar parts for this song were written by Herman Li and Sam Totman of Dragonforce, which is why it has that speed metal feel. Dragonforce have been long time supporters of Babymetal and have performed with them live on several occasions when the Kami Band was not able to appear. Babymetal is actually just the three girls up front. The musicians that play with them live are known as the Kami Band, and they are professional session musicians hand picked by their manager Kobametal to accompany them. The lineup of the Kami Band isn't fixed, and changes depending on who is available, but most of the members are musicians who appear regularly. The Kami band for this particular show was Leda Cygnus (guitars), Takayoshi Ohmura (guitars), BOH (bass), and Hideki Aoyama (drums), all of whom have played at many Babymetal shows over the years. In recent years, a second Kami Band made up of American musicians has been created to play on Babymetal's international tours in the west, so there are actually two Kami bands, which is why the Kami now wear masks and robes to disguise who is who. Unfortunately, Babymetal's management company Amuse is very strict with copyright stuff, so it's often necessary to mess with the video in order to be able to post it. Don't worry, we are quite used to it.

You don't "admit it", you shout it from the heavens 👍😎😈

Thank you for your wonderful comments. Some Americans said that rock is dead. Some Americans say that rock music was born in America, developed in England, and was perfected in Japan. Japanese rock is not limited to baby metal, but there are countless other rock groups. In 2023, "Band Maid" performed at 14 to 5 locations across the United States, all of which were sold out. Others include ``Love Bites'', ``Nemophila'', ``YOASOBI'', etc. Male groups include ``One OK Rock'' and others. Please check it out and enjoy. I am an old man who will turn 80 this year. Music is the best no matter how old you are.

Excellent reaction. They are just incredible

This BM clip is from 2015, when Su was 17 (she joined showbiz at age 5!) while Moa & Yui were 15. They'll turn 27 & 25 in 2024. Despite their youth, BM has been globetrotting since 2014 (except for the Covid years) with 7 world tours already under their belt. Regular concert video releases too, so this RoR song has newer live versions (with English lyric translations). 2017-2018 was a difficult period (Yui left after a long layoff due to an undisclosed ilness/injury, Kami band guitarist Mikio died in an accident), forcing BM to promote as a duo while utilizing a rotating 3rd member (aka the Avengers) when touring. One of the fill-ins, Momo, was officially promoted in 2023. Su suggested BM was supposed to be a 10-year project (an anniversary compilation was duly released in 2020), but the sheer love from famous rock musicians & overseas metalheads, along with the recent return to a group trio, seemed to have motivated them to carry on. The subgenre they invented, kawaii metal, now has its own lineage.

what really amazes me is the amount commitment and dedication the girls have put into their craft - you might be surprised at how young they started their craft (not just at Babymetal). Been listening to Road of Resistance live in Japan for years, still choked me up to this day. Thank you for the reaction video.

Still get emotional after all these years being a fan . Even without all the lights and huge stage doing smaller venues, they are still an experience everyone should have . Lots of more great stuff from them to come, and some of it emotional and lots making you smile 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

Herman Li helped compose this song, he talks about the guitar he used and some backstory in his DragonForce channel.

you have joined the growing list of reactors brought to tears by this production. You are not alone, and demonstrates magic, pure magic. Very possibly the greatest live performance ever.

absolutely amazing ❤ please more Babymetal 💜💚💛

Go to one of their shows. Just go......

You can think of Babymetal in 3 levels; the 3 girls, the whole band, and the whole production team.

You just gained a follower. Welcome to The One and the fox hole will be a wild ride 🤘🦊🤘.

Make More REACTIONS to BABYMETAL please, every song is a LOT DIFFERENT and UNIQUE,

Love them. Music, musicality, presence, performance, and they never seem too full of themselves. The only thing I would suggest…better marketing. The whole world should get to know them.

Probably my favorite performance of all time! I credit them with getting me back into metal! Glad you gave them a shot!!🤘🦊🤘

You've got a great mindset for experiencing this band, and I look forward to watching you take the journey that I went on about 8 months ago. Babymetal is a team of people that have worked hard since 2010 to create a niche for themselves, and while "manufactured", it wasn't a cash grab and they put in the work. There is no replacement for Su, she is the engine from day 1.

When the Queen order the Circle of Death, you have to do it! You really need to see them Live, then you will go back at home tired, destroyed, but happy :D It's only because i have to see Lovebites soon if i miss my 5th live of Babymetal :P

When Su-Metal ask for the circle ⭕️ pit you must obey 🤟😊🦊🦊🦊

Great reactions! I am of the 60's Woodstock Festival generation. Then in the 80's, rock music became so gimmicky that I stopped watching it. But when I saw this song by a seemingly gimmicky band called Babymetal, I felt something similar to the rock music I was looking for over 50 years ago, and I fell in love with this band. BABYMETAL respects METAL music, but this song is a song that resists the idea that it is foolish to stick to such a genre, that "musical expression is free! and resisting the criticism of the world. Their songs incorporate various musical elements, and no two songs are alike. Please enjoy listening to their other songs as well.

Man... I just got through a lot of your reactions, LOVED IT! Some BAND‐MAID and including BABYMETAL as well, of course. As having a very strong sense of not being a gatekeeper, never, as a hardcore BABYMETAL fan in that sense I thought finding a reactor with such a conviction and mentality like yours was impossible, but you just took all the words out of my mouth about how, what they are & why we love them so much, I never would expect someone to say this exact phrases “The whole band is BABYMETAL, they’re all BABYMETAL.”, or “I don’t give a f*ck they’re manufactured or not.” all in a row, every single argument you just get it! That's the exact same mentality I have, I'm not looking if they're manufactured or not, if there is genuineness and they make passionate music, all the other ingredients combined, I don't need to gatekeep how they work, what they do, as you said go out of comfort zone, go into another pool sometime and “don't be a d*ck because the world has enough of them.”, yes music is amazing, and BABYMETAL was the band who made me realize that so nothing more than respect and belief in what they do and most important who they are. KITSUNE UP!!! 🦊🤘

🤘🦊🤘 「Road of Resistance」はレコーディングの時にDRAGONFORCEのギ タリスト Sam TotmanとHerman Liを迎えて行われました。 それをKAMIBANDのギタリストがライブでは再現しています。 下記の動画はMETAL HAMMER AWARDS: GOLDEN GODS 2015で共演した時のものです。 ↓↓↓ Babymetal Feat.Dragonforce-Road Of Resistance

Hi from Ireland what a great choice, imagine what it must feel like to be 17 singing to a crowd like that, babymetal officially is the 3 girls as they do use different session musicians as they play international. I strongly suggest in contrast a more recent epic "Monochrome live at the pia" Absolutely another epic sound and crowd interaction, I find also emotional. For a Su metal solo "Amore live at Wembley" is an epic solo, looking forward to your next babymetal reaction 😊

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Great reaction, great words. I discovered this band live in Paris, not knowing i would see them. And......f. it was incredibly fun. Incredible showmanship Incredible musicianship. Great respect since then for that band.

Fantastic. I hope you check out Rondo of Nightmare live at Budokan next to see yet _another_ side of Babymetal. Cheers!

Is the performance enjoyable? Is there a shit ton of talent involved? Yes! and Yes! That pretty much sums up my take. Now off to Megitsune. I do not care if these ladies were "manufactured" pop idols originally, but their rendition of Megitsune is a true heavy metal masterpiece.

Great reaction, and lots of great points! In addition, the message of this song is absolutely amazing. Road of Resistance is about finding the courage to travel the uncharted path filled with challenges, and to move forward towards your goals and dreams. Very fitting for Babymetal's journey and mission, to revitalize Metal music in their own unique way (initially in Japan, then later internationally). You best believe the amount of flak they received for being kids, poppy, manufactured, with the appearance of being "gimmicky", when they initially made it big worldwide. To your later comments on appreciating music, Su-metal would agree, and she said it best, "Don't think, feel!". While Babymetal officially is just the 3 gals, we all know that "true" Babymetal is the entire team. The girls, Kami Band, composers, the producer, choreographer, songwriters, stage crew, and support staff. All are talented in their professions and come together to bring us the entire Babymetal experience. Kudos to all! Another fun fact, that I think Babymetal has embodied: Su-metal mentioned in a 2013 interview that they initially thought Metal was scary when they first started. After meeting, and seeing Metallica live, Su had an epiphany. She realized that Heavy Metal is more than just music, it is a powerful genre that should be "listened to" with your heart and soul. She wanted to embody that in her performances. Lastly, you'll notice the "cutesiness" reduce drastically as Babymetal progresses in age. While they still maintain their roots, energy, and fun, the newer Babymetal content is quite a bit different than their younger content. Of course, this makes perfect sense! While it was fun singing about children's games / hide-n-seek when they were early teens, it'll be a big "strange" doing the same when they are in their mid-20s. 😂 Rock on, look forward to more Babymetal! 🤘🦊

Well done in getting the full thing played

Wonderful reaction. Good thoughtful comments, really listening and paying attention. Nice job! This is one of the best live performances I've ever seen and even backwards it's still great. Why people have to always put things in boxes and complain when something different comes along I'll never understand. You sir did the exact opposite. Good on you. I used to play drums a long time ago but I've always loved drumming and drummers. Hidecki Aoyama (sp?) drumming here puts in one of the most powerful, performances I've ever heard and the way he uses that power is just phenomenal.

Welcome back to this unique group!! Live is usually best with a few exceptions (megitsune in particular I think). Great show and I loved the suspension bridge they raise/drop during it. First time I'd ever seen a circle pit when I saw this - for me it's SO much better than the elbow to the face mosh pits I've experienced - and they look amazing :D They're SO much better with crowd participation - which is very frequent. For me the whole band feels like BM too - particularly during the early time with the East Kami band (I miss them like crazy, and the lack of face masks). They're almost guaranteed to put a smile on your face and leave you feeling recharged. Great reaction and more pls :D

YES!!! Great reaction! The amount of talent in this band is an overwhelming force.

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BabyMetal is best live, but if you ever react to Megitsune, do the music video, itll help explain the fox 🦊 theme they have too more (Its only 1 of 2 songs by BabyMetal where i prefer the MV over the live, the other one being Karate MV). If you like the kami band behind the girls id recommend "Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro Budokan live" epic intro🔥, the band ia front and center for this one!!!

🤘🦊🤘 BABYMETALの英語のガイド動画を御覧になった事がありますか？ SU-METALのデビュー前の貴重な映像などBABYMETALの事を知るには良い内容です。 BABYMETALの誕生から2020年までがまとめられています。 もし、よろしければご視聴下さい。 ↓↓↓ Everything You Need To Know About BABYMETAL - A BABYMETAL Guide (UPDATED)

You really need to check out VoB Voice of Baceprot from Indonesia. Fantastic talent. Great songs. Rock on.

There are few early MV where I suggest to see them instead of the live version of the song! the very first 2 songs "Doki Doki Morning" and "Iine" are cuteness overload and will surprise you xD ANd "Megitsune" is the most played BM song at shows, but first watch I would suggest the official MV!

I think this is the first time I have seen a Babymetal reaction with the video inverted to get around copyright. Why didn't anybody else do it? Duh. 👍

Funny you mention getting choked up, Momometal (who replaced one of the girls in this video after she had to leave due to health issues) is on video with tears down her cheeks while performing this song as a fill-in dancer at the LA Forum. It's a hell of a crowd interaction song. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8l1hJOFsbnagXU.html and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8l1hJOFsbnagXU.html

Babymetal are performance artists, most other bands are recording artists, that is the first hurdle new listeners have to get over. They operate very much as a team, Su-metal is the front person but everyone else is important also, the two backing dancers and vocalists, the musicians the producer choreographer costume designer set designer sound engineers lighting engineers stage crew and support staff and writers all work together to create a product that is worth your ticket money. Most conventional bands focus on creating music and recording albums and their live shows are really to promote the music they create, which is fine, but that is not Babymetal so to compare them is really apples and oranges. I wish people would just judge bands on their merits, rather than this childish competition they think exists, among real musicians and performers it does not exist they tend to support their fellow musicians and enjoy seeing others trying new things

They remind me of the soundtracks for a number of the cool Anime shows I've loved watching, like the Fate Grand Order, etc... They are amazing!

Welcome back to the Foxhole! 🤘🦊🤘 Great reaction! 52 years old myself and have been a BM fan for about 6 years. Since another commenter rudely complained about your lack of knowledge about the group, here is my wall with the fun titles and nicknames given by The ONE (Babymetal’s Fan-base) as well as other (un)important information. BABYMETAL started as an experimental sub-unit of the larger JPop/JRock group Sakura Gakuin. They are: Suzuka Nakamoto\Su-Metal (Vocals and Dance): Angel of Song, Queen Su, Queen of Kawaii, Metal Queen, and Metal Goddess. (Suzuka was just voted best female metal vocalist of 2023 in a online fan poll taking 73% of the votes. Floor Jansen came in second with 10% of the votes). Before Sakura Gakuin, she performed in a stage production of "The Adventurers" and was a member of the JPop trio, Karen Girls. Fun Fact: Bullfrogs are her Kryptonite Yui Mizuno\Yuimetal (Scream and Dance) Former member since 2018: Angel of Dance, Princess Yui, Tomato Princess, Tomato-Kun, Kawaii Princess and Devourer of Souls (or at least she stares into your soul). Yui had a minor role as a child actor in a Japanese TV Drama before joining Sakura Gakuin. She has cute, chubby cheeks. Fun Fact: Yui is tickled by Bullfrogs. ** WARNING ** Do NOT, ever, under any circumstances call her “small”, "smol", “short” or “tiny” (same rule applies to Moametal). Moa Kikuchi\Moametal (Scream and Dance): Angel of Love\Smile, Queen of Hearts, Princess Moa, Kawaii Princess, Super Moa-chan, Maiden of Mischief, and Headmistress of Hedabon. She has huge dimples and a smile that melts the hardest of hearts. Fun Fact: Loves to troll Su-metal on-stage with little pranks as well as torment Su-metal with Bullfrogs. Momoko Okazaki\Momometal (Scream and Dance): Angel of Joy, Kawaii Princess, Princess Peach, Vampire Slayer, Kabuki Queen. Also a Sakura Gakuin graduate. Was a contestant on the Korean reality survival program "Girls Planet 999" (which thankfully for The ONE, she was eliminated from early on) and performed in a stage musical production of "Black Butler". Momoko was the only “Avenger” (see below) to perform in the “10 BABYMETAL Budokan” shows in 2021 and was officially named Momometal and made a permanent member in April 2023. She deserves the spot! Fun Fact: Momoko's father is a popular comedian in Japan known for making dead-pan jokes. Momoko worked very hard to make her way without using his name as a crutch. BLACK BABYMETAL: Yuimetal and Moametal performing as a duet while Su-metal takes a breather. Also known as “MoiMoi”. There are 4 BBM songs (GJ!, Onedari Daiskusen, 4 No Uta\Song 4, and Sis. Anger) some of which Moametal performed solo a few times after Yui's departure. Now that Momometal is a member, we are hoping for more BBM songs with MoMoa! But only the Fox God knows. AVENGERS: 3 Dancers who took turns performing the choreography in Yuimetal’s spot after her departure. They were not official members did not have microphones and were not even named. It was the fans who quickly figured out who they were and you will see them in live performances between 2018 and 2021. They were: Momoko Okazaki (see above). Riho Sayashi: Suzuka’s former rival at Actors School Hiroshima, often competing for the same roles. Former “Ultimate Ace” of the JPop Idol group Morning Musume. Now a solo artist. Kano Fujihara: Former Member of Sakura Gakuin, the school-aged Idol group that BABYMETAL was born out of. Like Suzuka and Moa before her, Kano was Student Council President her last year in Sakura Gakuin and like Yui, was considered arguably the best dancer in SG during her time there. She is now a member of the Idol group @onefive, which is comprised of 4 Sakura Gakuin graduates (Kano, Momo, Soyo and Gumi). Kano only performed with BABYMETAL in Japan as she could not travel, likely due to her commitments to Sakura Gakuin and the then developing @onefive. We are #notacult. Kitsune Da O! 🤘🦊🤘

Babymetal is the whole package, bit like an opera. The whole stage performance. As you're hinting at, so it's ridiculous for those who claim the girls shouldn't dance, or they don't play instruments or they are a manufactured band. How do they think an opera or Broadway musical is created. The girls are the focal point and marketed as Babymetal but it's really the whole production. It's meant to be an alternative way of performing metal, the bottom line as you said it's great music and entertainment.

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Oddly, this is the first song I heard from them and turned away - was not impressed. My ignorance persisted a while until i came across "Headbanger" & "Death" and that pretty much did it. I was hooked. There's really no group out there like them. Right there with BandMaid as the 2 best music groups currently in Japan.👍

The musicians are not babymetal They are the KAMI BAND or God Band if you will as only the girls are marketed as Babymetal

Can you please react babymetal-iine

BABYMETAL is not a metal band, it's a metal dance unit.

Babymetal is just the 3 girls they do not have a band, it is a session band consisting of more then 20 members who rotate in and out, there is also two different bands the Kami Band in white robes and corpse paint and the Western Kami band in black robes and masks

Yes The Original Babymetal is the BIG DEAL. I don't like the new babymetal

BABYMETAL foxhole, not rabbit-hole. 😁 So, do you think Tom Morello would approve of this guitar work? Just messin' with ya! LOL! 😂 We 65 year olds have a odd sense of humor. BABYMETAL is the three girls (in this case Su-metal, Moametal, and Yuimetal) backed by the Kami Band (top-tier session musicians that, for a time, rarely varied). I think the biggest selling point of BABYMETAL for me is that they make listening to metal fun!!! And I beg to differ: it did change your life albeit in a small, obscure way - you've decided to like BABYMETAL with the intention of seeking more. Will they cause you to put on a red tutu and put pig-tails in your hair? Probably not, but you get my point (although that would be something to see! LMAO!!!). Alas, I, too, was late to this party (I became a member of The One about two years ago) but I think I've gotten up to speed now. My greatest regret about BABYMETAL is that it is highly unlikely I'll ever see Yuimetal perform with them. Nevertheless, I suggest you set the way-back machine to 2012 and react to their first two music videos, "Doki Doki Morning" and "Iine!" (pronounced "E-nay"), both released in that year. You’ll notice those are the first two on this list of recommended songs: Doki Doki Morning (official music video) Iine! (official MV) Gimme Chocolate!! (official MV or Legend 1997 Apocalypse version) Megitsune (official MV) BABYMETAL Death (Legend 1997 Apocalypse version) [for those who are religiously sensitive, see the Budokan Black Night 2014 version] Onedari Daisakusen (Legend 1997 Apocalypse version) Song 4 No Uta (Budokan Black Night 2014 version) Uki Uki * Midnight (Budokan Black Night 2014 version) Catch Me If You Can (Budokan Black Night 2014 version) Ijime, Dame, Zettai (Live at Sonisphere 2014 version) Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! (Legend 1997 Apocalypse version) Road of Resistance (Legend 2015 New Year Fox Festival version)* Karate (official MV) Meta Taro (Five Fox Festival version) GJ! (Fox Festival 2017 version) Sis Anger (Fox Festival 2017 version) Shanti Shanti Shanti (official MV) Pa Pa Ya!! (official MV) BxMxC (official MV) Metalizm (official MV) Metali!! (official MV)* I would include the links but, for some reason, KZfaq sometimes thinks I'm posting spam and will delete my comment. For the links, see the KZfaq playlist “BABYMETAL Top Twenty”; it is a mix of MV’s and live performances, is more or less in historical sequence, and could be considered a road map down the BABYMETAL foxhole. If nothing else, it can be used as a reference to find high quality versions of BABYMETAL songs without mucking about - if they are on the list. Anyway . . . . Another recommendation (read "challenge"): react to an entire BABYMETAL concert. I suggest "Legend 1997 Apocalypse" and/or "Budokan Black Night" (2014). There are playlists for both on the HEAD123456 KZfaq channel. Both concerts are, in a word, incredible. Enjoy your trip down the foxhole! (You're in for a wild ride!!!) Keep rockin' BABYMETAL!!! (Sorry about the wall!) KITSUNE UP!!! 🤘🦊🤘 See you!!!

Babymetal is not a real band, it’s a dance group with vocals and support of a band, namely the Kami band.

I love how you ignore Yui and Moa's contribution to this song. I mean you can't even be bothered to learn their names. Yes, Su is the queen, but ALL 3 girls are amazing vocalists and Yui and Moa are singing amazing vocals while dancing 10x more than Su. And, Moa and Yui do sing solo songs also. And they are not manufactured in any way. Maybe you should do a little research before stating your facts. The band is not part of BM, only the 3 girls are officially BM. They've been together since 2010, where they were all in a Japanese version of a performing arts school called Sakura Gakuin.