We need to go to see Babymetal live! This is hands down one the craziest wildest live performance of all time! Ive never seen or heard anything like this. The amount of energy in the crowd let alone the band was truly mind blowing. I would literally go to a Babymetal show just to feel that kind of energy in the atmosphere. That was one of the most energetic crowd I’ve ever seen. the stage presence/show, visuals, lighting, theatrics, performance, I can’t even imagine the countless hours and time it took to put something like this together. It was like watching a Horror Musical Broadway show. I mean the seance/sacrifice demon summoning cult scene? That was outstanding. But I’m still not sure why they put a neck brace on her? Anyway, it’s such a crazy contrast of these 3 singers and this heavy intense metal band but I absolutely love it! We went straight from getting sucked down a rabbit to straight down the Foxhole that is Babymetal. Can’t wait to check out what other kind of crazy wild Madness this band has to offer. GAME OVER

This is the closure of a concert that lasted an hour and a half. Started with an "Ave Maria", became a rave birthday party for Su, and ended with the cruxifiction of Su to become a "Queen". Nice for a 16th birthday party.

Welcome back to the Foxhole and BabyMetal Galaxy 🦊🤘 Song is called "Babymetal Death" and the live performance is at "Legend 1997 - SuMetal 16th Birthday". They're celebrating her birthday by sacrificing her Jpop idol form and becoming a metal goddess queen, Fox God has blessed all of us -NotACult- 🦊🤘🔥

Okay.. lots of backstory here. First off, Babymetal started out as an offshoot of a Jpop Idol group in Japan called Sakura Gakuin. They were the "metal club" there. But Babymetal got to be more popular than that, so they split off from that completely. In Japan, you have a limit on how long you can be in that idol group. Su-Metal hit that limit, so what she is doing is sacrificing her "pop idol" persona to be reborn as a metal queen. Babymetal gets a lot of influences from other bands. The neck brace is a tribute to Yoshiki, the drummer from X-Japan. He would headbang so hard while playing drums that he all but broke his neck, and had to wear a neck brace ever since. This is tribute to that. Obviously, you got the Metallica influence. However, at the end, when the head of the statue falls, that is also a tribute to them. Metallica did this during the "...And Justice For All" tour in 1988/1989, when they had a statue of Lady Justice (they named her "Doris"). At the end of the show, the head of Doris fell off, so this is a nod to them. Others have already mentioned that "Death" is a play on words. the Japanese language does not have the -th sound, but they have a similar word "desu", which the u is silent, so it is pronounced "des". They'd say that word, and hold their tongue between their teeth to get the -th sound. but "desu" means "to be" or "I am". So they are simply introducing themselves in the song. The lyrics are the name of the band spelled, and then each one saying who they are: Su-metal desu (I am Su-Metal), Yui-metal desu (I am Yui-Metal), Moa-metal desu (I am Moa-Metal), Babymetal desu (We are Babymetal). That's it. And the funnier thing here is that this was the closing of this particular show. For their first tour, this was their show OPENER (obviously without the crucifixion). Welcome to The One, as this is a huge Fox hole you're about to go down!

The neckbrace is an homage to the drummer of X Japan who hurt his neck headbanging.

Hahaha Great reaction. There can't be many bands who would crucify their lead singer on stage to celebrate her 16th birthday (Legend 1997 was the title of the show celebrating her 16th birthday in December 2013). This was 3 months before they released their first album .... and from just 18 months or so before where they played their first solo headline show in a venue with a capacity of 150 they were able to sell out this venue (Makuhari Messe) with about 9,000 fans. I will try to explain what was actually happening. There is an English translation of the intro video in the description which would have helped a bit (perhaps) with understanding what was happening: "Legend 1997. It is told that receiving the legendary neck brace from the god of Metal, she shall abandon her human life and be reborn as a goddess. The bloodline which has been passed down from ancient times is destined to be the guide, boarding the ark of time. The apocalypse is prophesied DOOMSDAY comes There remains ... little time ..." Basically this show was the final step in BABYMETAL transitioning from Idol group sub-unit (it had this narrative running all the way through and even started with a lip-synced dance remix of their song 'Headbanger') to independent metal band - it was also Su-metal's final step in her transition from J-Pop Idol - she was sacrificing her human existence and life as Suzuka Nakamoto, a J-Pop Idol, to be reborn as Su-metal, a Metal Goddess chosen to lead the Metal Resistance. 'BABYMETAL Death' was the first track on the first album and was most often used as the show opener (without the crucifixion) - it is the perfect introduction - that is what the lyrics are:- "B-A-B-Y-M-E-T-A-L Death Death Death Death Death Death. Su-metal death. Yuimetal death. Moametal death. BABYMETAL death. Death Death Death Death Death Death." It is a play on words. There is no 'TH' sound in Japanese, so to a Japanese speaker the English word death sounds like desu (the U is silent) spoken with a slight lisp. Desu means "To be - I am - you are - we are - it is" etc ... so in Japan you might introduce yourself as "D Music Life desu" (We are D Music Life). All they were doing throughout the song was introducing themselves by name and introducing BABYMETAL by name - and 'death' is just the sort of thing you'd expect to be chanted by any self respecting metal band and their audience while the lead singer is crucified. There were a couple of homages in this performance too. The opening drum riff is (as you noticed straight away) an homage to Metallica's 'One' and the statue crumbling at the end pays homage to Metallica's Justice For All tour of 1989 where they also had a statue (Lady Justice) crumble at the end of their shows. The neck brace is a tribute to X Japan drummer/pianist/songwriter/composer Yoshiki who damaged his neck so badly headbanging that he had to wear a neck brace a lot of the time, especially when performing. On special occasions 'BABYMETAL Death' was used later in the show - it was the finale here at Legend 1997, the show celebrating Su-metal's 16th birthday ... and they only crucify Su on special occasions. So far that has happened 5 times (plus a couple more in the shows at the Budokan they played early last year), the last before those was at Legend S, Baptism XX in December 2017 to help her celebrate her 20th birthday - and that one had extra flames. Did I mention? (YT seems to object to hashtags now) NotACult

Just a cute Japanese girl celebrating her 16th birthday with her closest friends.

Hey you 2 just thought I'd answer some of your questions in this performance. To explain the neck brace and Su's death I will provide you the translation at the beginning of the performance: Opening Translation: Legend 1997. (referring to the year of Su's birth this was her 16th birthday she was born in 1997) It is told that receiving the legendary neck brace from the god of Metal, she shall abandon her human life and be reborn as a goddess. The bloodline which has been passed down from ancient times is destined to be the guide, boarding the ark of time. The apocalypse is prophesied DOOMSDAY comes There remains... little time.. Also it is the crowd chanting death and spelling out Baby Metal then chanting death it symbolizes her leaving her body and returning as a metal god the large white statue behind her. I hope you see this if you did not know keep those reactions coming... William Hardcore Bornn

Good stuff! I would recommend Headbanger from that same show, Legend 1997. It's usually safe from blocks too.

You should see Road to Resistance live in Japan next. That's one of the performances that showcases everything from the group -- all 3 girls complete, all live Kami band, great instrumentals, great singing, great dance, great crowd.

The ascension of our Metal Goddess... long live Queen Su-Metal 🦊🤘

These girls are the masters of crowd control surprising how well those three Captivate and pretty much command a crowd but I can just imagine how epic this show would have been to go to just the energy alone I can imagine how tired everyone must have been after the show is over

I’ll be short, but this is about the sacrifice of Suzuka Nakamoto, J-Pop Idol into Su-Metal Queen (or Goddess) of Metal. Good job bookending the group. Now you have only 48 ish songs in between to get to know the women. Keep coming back.

Your "WTF" expressions are great. You opened your mouth in surprise and I could see your stomach and duodenum. We are a cult, it is true. Anyone pointed at by the girls will want to buy a ticket to a BabyMetal concert. 😊😄😁😆🤣🦊 Thanks for your great reaction.

If you do go to a Babymetal concert, get into the pit. The seats on the sides are fine to watch and enjoy the show, but to be in the pit is another level of fun. And if you ever manage to see them in Japan it's a life changing experience.

That might be the best reaction to Babymetal Death I've seen so far. The story behind this particular performance is pretty interesting. I'm sure you will be filled in thoroughly in this comment section very soon.

They used to open their shows with Death. You should watch the Babymetal guide. It’ll give more context of what they are about.

This was their old opening song when all three of them were still there. The lyrics are "Su-metal death. Yui-metal death. Moa-metal death. Babymetal death". They append -metal onto their names as their Babymetal characters. Death is a play on the Japanese word "desu" meaning "it is" or "to be", which is used to say something to the effect of "I'm Su-metal. I'm Yui-metal. I'm Moa-metal. We're Babymetal". The chanting of "death" is akin to saying "We are! We are!". So when you watched Road to Resistance later and they did their show closer shouting in English "We are, we are, we are, Babymetal!". That is basically the lyrics of this song.

Babymetal musts: Headbanger, catch me if you can, BxMxC, karate, gimme chocolate, road of resistance. All these live performances will absolutely wow you.

This is a very exciting reaction video!!! You can really feel the love for BABYMETAL 🦊

⚡ 💀 💕 / 💀 💀 💀 You've really jumped right into the deep end with 'Rondo of Nightmare', followed by 'BABYMETAL Death'. The song title, 'BABYMETAL Death', and the lyrics are a play on words in Japanese. In this context, "desu" in Japanese can mean "I am" or "We are". It's pronounced "des", which can sound like "death", especially if you stick your tongue out a bit when you say it. : ) So when they say "Su-metal Death!, Yuimetal Death!, Moametal Death!, BABYMETAL Death!", it also means "I am Su-metal, I am Yuimetal, I am Moametal, We are BABYMETAL". The rest of the lyrics are just spelling out "B - A - B - Y - M - E - T - A - L", one letter at a time. 'Legend 1997' was named for Su-metal's birth year. She was born on December 20th, 1997. This concert was held the day after her 16th birthday, on December 21st, 2013. This song was used as an opening number for several years to get the crowd hyped up. Usually without the crucifixion. : ) This performance was unusual since it was the closing number. Here's a translation of the introduction: "It is the story that, receiving the legendary corset (neckbrace) from the god of the Metal, she abandons being human and shall be reborn as a goddess. The gene which has been determined from ancient time is destined to be guided, boarding on the ark of time. The apocalypse prophesied the DOOMSDAY. Towards it, there remains… little time… (5) Are You (4) Ready to (3) (2) Mosh'sh (1) Mosh'sh (0) Mosh'sh". Kami Band members for this concert were guitarists Mikio Fujioka (RIP) and Leda Cygnus, BOH on bass, and Hideki Aoyama on drums.

The title and lyrics are like an intro and a play on how the japanese word "desu" and the word "death" sound similar.

Dont worry Su only pointed at you at least you did not receive Su's Death Stare ! "Her what" i hear you say. Dont worry you will find out if you continue your journey down the foxhole . Exellent Reaction definitely one of the best to this version of BabyMetal Death . 🔥Notacult 🔥 🤘🦊🤘

Dude!!, watching that performance elevated that song so much for me. Just WOW.

Oh my this is a bold one for your second journey down the Foxhole Also that was the correct reaction to this one as well.

You have reacted to two of their most non-standard BabyMetal songs. I would suggest HeadBanger-Legend of 1997 to see what the classic BabyMetal performance is like

The Haunted Neckbrace was Su-metals first call to the metal universe. The official Headbanger music video, tells that story.

Excellent reaction, and the genuine looks on your faces was priceless! I totally enjoyed that reaction! Sure made my 16th Birthday seem so super lame! Anyways...I might suggest "Headbanger - Legend 1997" from the same show.

thanks, i needed a reaction to babymetal

You have to see Road to Resistance live in Japan!!

it's just real just real quick this was for Su metal 16th birthday this was a representation because I don't know if you guys know or not but Sue metal used to be a j-pop star this was a representation of her dying as a j-pop star and resurrecting as a heavy metal Queen the neck brace of I forgot what they called but that was supposed to hold all the rock energy and supposed to help guide her or something it fuccin cool look it up

You'll understand the significance of the neck brace in the official studio version of Headbangerrr!!

I've been fortunate enough to see BMD in person, and the live videos don't do it justice. It is epic in person, it melts your face off, and jumping up and down chanting with the crowd is beyond amazing. But man, if I had a time machine, this would be the show I'd go to. Words cannot express how jaw dropping it is, as you now know, lol.

The neck brace references the video for Headbanger.

Also remember Su was only 16yo , Moa and Yui where only 14yo

Great reaction! 🙅‍♀🙅‍♀🙅‍♀♪

Good reactions👊🏽⚡️This song was generally their intro song live before the 3rd album came out. The very brief lyrics are a word play. The word in Japanese for, “We are.” Phonetically in English is “desu”. So in the song when you hear them say, “Babymetal desu” in Japanese they are saying, “we are Babymetal”.

Their expressions of just jaw dropping, to being scared, confused, loving the song, and just them being so confused without the context lol. Deffently one of the funniest Babymetal reactions I have seen, that shock lol. The song I am pretty sure is about Sumetal be reborn into a metal goddess. It was her 16 birthday show, I believe after her actual birthday, they love doing shows after their birthday and so much to see. I reccomend Babymetal Megitsune Live at any concert. It is huge fan. fav.. I found this band last summer and hope to see an actual love show when they get back on tour. Alot of people been discovering each month and belive they are tied with most reacted artists on all of KZfaq with BTS and Nightwish. I belive that Babymetal could become even bigger on KZfaq at this rate of growth since they only have 3 mil subs with 10 years of experience. This can be do to alot of factors like Kpop growing bigger, them making a new genre in metal, to prove to skeptical people, and maybe being hidden compared to other big artists. I can definitely see this band reach 100 mil subs easily within future if they keep growing in popularity and brake through hard billboard charts and maybe this new album will do it. People think it may be released on November. Hope you enjoyed my mini theories, bit I do believe this is universal artist band loved by many and breaking what metal is and other genres.

It's been a while since I've seen a reaction to this song. I loved your energy and commentary. After each pause I was getting more amused, waiting to see what you would say about what was coming next. This song was originally used as an intro. Any of their live work is good so you can't go wrong no matter the song you react to

I'm sure others can better explain this, but the title is actually a "cute" play on words. In Japan a typical greeting would be Babymetal desu (the u is silent) which would be like I am Babymetal. From what i read there is no "th" sound in the Japanese language so babymeta; desu becomes babymetal death. As previously noted it's basically Su's accention to "Metal Goddess" though in other events this was used at the beginning of the show. just a brief note on the show itself. the 1997 refers to Su's birth year, she just turned 16 the day before this show. Moa and Yui were 14. The band, the Kami band (Kami meaning god/spirit) were dressed according to their name.

The neckbrace is her metal crown of thorns

They belong to the biggest entertainment company in Japan when a child as famous child stars (acting in TV. CM. etc) And the three girls style (concept) is that Su-Metal (the lead singer of Babymetal) is accompanied by two angels. In fact , the two girls acted an angel in Japanese CM for the biggest telephone company in Japan with Ichiro who was famous Major league baseball player .

I wish i had a brithday party likte this.

This would be such a fucking fun show to attend holyyyy 😲

Love them or hate them you can't deny those girls put on one hell of a show!

yeah,great reaction

Translation of the opening video segment is Chapter 19 (below) but it really needs to be viewed in the context of the entire concert, where basically each song has some type of opening video segment. The "time stamps" are from the DVD. Each "Chapter" represents a song. The "Legendary Coreset from "the god of metal" is a homage to X-Japan's drummer, Yoshiki, who wore a neck brace during performances as a result of neck issues. Here it represents the human Su dying in order to be reborn as a Metal Goddess, with the neck brace symbolizing the transfer of Metal from the past to the future. It was her 16th birthday celebration after all. Believe it or not, this was their very first large concert. Prior to this, they had spent a couple of years performing in front of 100 people, growing that to 1500 people, caught fire, and then BAM, they announced themselves here. Chapter 05 (0:18:20-0:19:16) Second Impact, in the winter of 1997, it was the birth of the new warrior 'SU-METAL' who transcends the way of this world. She was charged with the mission of Metal Resistance and challenged to fight taking her own life on the legendary '15th Birthday Night.' In 2013, SU-METAL accomplished Metal Resistance and steadily made legends in many of the festivals. After that, she returned to the Holy Mother in preparation for the birth of the new goddess. The Holy Mother said "The souls repeat the cycle of birth and death. Return to me... retracing your memory..."(1) Chapter 08 (0:27:57-0:29:24) The girls romped (did kin-kila-ring!!)(2) too much with 'Uki Uki Midnight' in the holy night, who were YUI-METAL, MOA-METAL ...and SU-METAL. But, take care not to romp too much. YUI-METAL and MOA-METAL ate 'Check-It-Out Chocolate' again, although Kitsune-sama had told them "Don't eat them, Dame, zettai!" SU-METAL supposed "It will do me no harm, if it's a tidbit?"(3) However, she formed her hand as Kitsune Sign and tried to restrain. "Would you like a tidbit?" the two girls were leading her into devilish temptation. At last SU-METAL couldn't take it anymore and stretched out for them, but the chocolates were going away from her, "Eh!? Wait, wait a mo!!" SU-METAL was going to ask Kitsune-sama "Gimme chocolate! Please!"(4) Chapter 13 (0:49:40-0:51:00) The holy night, the wonderful night on which everyone's dream will come true. But Metal Resistance is still in progress even if it's in the holy night. Kitsune-sama, the god of Metal, in order to make the holy night be in the Metal mood, sent the gods of guitar, the god of bass and the god of drums, together with Black Santa Claus... Black Santa Claus will come to the houses of good boys and girls. "Give me! Give me!" Black Santa Claus will come to your house too, to ask you to give them a present. The largest 'Onedari Daisakusen' in the history of X'mas, that will begin now. Chapter 17 (1:06:33-1:07:32) SU-METAL fought on taking her own life in order to protect Metal Spirit. Finally the soul of SU-METAL changed into a raging red flame and burned up the sky red. But, as natural as the light of the distant stars fade away gradually, all living things in this world are fated to die. And now, the red moon is burning out together with SU-METAL... Chapter 19 (1:11:36-1:12:50) Legend 1997, it was the tale of the one that abandoned being a human and transmigrated into a god by being given the Legendary Corset from the god of Metal. It is fated that the gene ordained since ancient times is to be transmitted by the ark of time. Till the DOOMSDAY recorded in the Apocalypse, the remaining time is... very short... Chapter 21 (1:19:07-1:21:25) The tale of Red Night- When the sky turns red and the pulse of life echoes, the door of the Apocalypse will open. The chosen metal warriors from all over the world will gather in Herusaremu the sacred place of Budo (martial arts) and aim to be the finalist. Only the officially-Metal-named people those who get Babymetal Apocalypse will be led into the specially sacred place (Mosh'sh Pit/arena). Legend 'Giant Corset Festival' -World's NO.1 Metal Budo Convention Final- on 1st March 2014, at Nihon Budokan. The tale of Black Night- When Herusaremu the sacred place is covered up by the darkness of deep black. Kitsune-sama will make a huge magic circle become visible for the DOOMSDAY and recall Babymetal. The chosen people those who have Matal name will become eye-witnesses and the recalling ceremonie will be held there. Then, Babymetal will fall into eternal sleep for the next stage... Legend 'DOOMSDAY' -Recalling Ceremonie- on 2nd March 2014, at Nihon Budokan.

Ok, I've subscribed, just so I'll be able to watch more of your Babymetal reactions. Watching your reaction was epic. Thank you for that! I'd recommend Road of Resistance Live in Japan next.

The girls are introducing themselves here..it's always 🔥

I’m still in awe at how well the girls have their Death chants timed (since it’s technically on a different time than the band). It’s proof they have the blessing of the Fox God… Totally not a cult.

Great reaction video!!! I can feel your exciting heart.

awsome!🖤

You did say last last time in the Rondo Of Nightmare reaction: "and then they sacrifice her" 🙂 Best sweet 16 party ever !

Neck brace: Babymetal - Megitsune (official video)

This performance is absolutely classic and amazing, but there are 2 performances from the "Legend S" show that are arguably more visually stunning. "BABYMETAL Death" and "In the Name Of" at Legend S are mind-blowing.

This is a video I tell non-believers to go watch when they say Babymetal ain't metal 😈

We want more of BABYMETAL! 🔥🤘🔥

Look at Su Metal's 20th birthday concert or the Metal Galaxy concert. It's great.

variety is the spice of babymetal. for something completely different, i strongly recommend babymetal's first official music video, for the song _doki doki morning_ -- it's wild how young they look. then something much more recent -- maybe su's rap in _bxmxc_ ?

Almost unnecessary information. Boh, the six-string bassist of Babymetal's backing band called Kami Band, got married on August 14, his 40th birthday. Reported from Japan.

A someone pointed out to this video: child labour laws in Japan requiers neckbrace for crucifixions... the neckbrace is acctually an homage to the band X-japans drummer and you will see that often if you check out more bm. The intro is an omage to Metallica and Babymetal does alot of nods and homgaes to other bands in their music and performances.

May be I am really possessed. Many of my friends don't like metal. They said it is sooo noisy and they are amazed that I like these kinds of music. I also found this band being cute and I envy them. I wish I can be like them tooo. Very energetic in metal music when being still young. But it's hard to live in because my parents are Catholics and they will be sad if they found out that their daughter is a real headbanger. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 BTY they put a neck brace on her neck. Yeah. You should watch the song named headbanger by Babymetal.

saw them before just before covid - best concert ever!!!

The giant statue which eventually crumbles at the end is an homage to Metallica"s "...And Justice For All". The neck brace is an homage to Japanese metal band, X Japan, because their drummer head banged too much that he broke/injured his neck requiring him to wear a neck brace. 🤘🦊🤘

and now to react to every other babymetal song and performance ever :)

So, Su...how was your 16th birthday? "Oh, it was cool, I was crucified by my two best friends in front of over 10,000 people."

intro had me go open another tab and listen to my own summer real quick

FYI, it's not the devil horns holding up it's the sign of the fox god.

BABYMETAL🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥

Your goosebumps gave me goosebumps. If you are looking for the next best one to react, I would say road of resistance (live in japan), it's from the same concert as this one. And it's just as good as this one, maybe even better.

Subscribed!!! The reaction to this is awesome!! please do more babymetal stuff!!

Legend One-Nine-Nine-Seven (referring to the year of Su's birth) It is the story that, receiving the legendary corset from the god of Metal, she abandons being human and shall be reborn as a goddess. The gene which has been determined from ancient time is destined to be guided, boarding on the ark of time. The apocalypse prophesied The DOOMSDAY. Towards it, There remains... little time.." Basically this show was the final step in BABYMETAL transitioning from Idol group sub-unit to independent metal band - it was also Su-metal's final step in her transition from J-Pop Idol - she was sacrificing her human existence and life as Suzuka Nakamoto the J-Pop Idol to be reborn as Su-metal the Metal Goddess chosen to lead the Metal Resistance. BABYMETAL dreamed of someday opening up for the legendary metal group Metallica that dream came true at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul. As one might expect from the trio, they absolutely rocked the stage! Kicking off Metallica's Seoul show on January 11, 2017, BABYMETAL opened the night with an explosive 6-song set.

I went to see your other BabyMetal reaction to see why fans recommend this song. Hahaha...because you guys talked about "sacrifice" and "cult" several times. ☺️😀😂🤣

Basically Su Metal has to die so that she can be reborn as a heavy metal goddess and spread heavy metal throughout the universe. The statue statue behind her is quite often mistaken for a Biblical character but it's actually a representation of her as a deity.

Road of Resistance, next. SERIOUSLY!

the opening riff was a homage to metallica's one,,,the neck brace is homage to the drummer of the japanese metal band X who headbanged so hard he had to wear one,,the statue is of su-metal and like metallica's justice for all concert the statue was destroyed at the end,,,su-metal was crucified to change from metal queen to metal god

This is a shirt of Café Tacvba? 😯... Great!!!!👍

I LOVE IT

neck bracelet was one of the music videos they used in one of their songs 🖤

I recommend you react to "Megitsune (live 1997)", a truly energetic show, you won't regret it. Good video!

This is one of the best reactions to this song. With couple "mellow ones" in the mix, it is nonstop from start to finish at a BabyMetal performance.

Yep, Babymetal is deadly cute.

If you want to know what the necklace implies, check out Headbanger from them.

You gotta see Headbanger

was around 4000 in the crowd and guess Japan celebrate there sweet 16 in different ways :)

Watch their music video (not the live version) for their song Headbanger for an explanation of the neck brace. Su “dies” here, on her 16th birthday and is reborn as a metal goddess.

Great reaction, thanks and welcome back! Your facial expressions were priceless. Probably a too early "BABYMETAL Death" reaction but it's okay I guess... You can take it :) As I told you before: always expect the unexpected! Let me suggest you the song "Headbanger" live from the same concert, Legend 1997.

Great reaction! Welcome to the world of babymetal!!!! You should definitely check out road of resistance live in Japan!

I believe it was her 17th birthday they were celebrating

This is the song that introduced me to Babymetal…. I remember my jaw dropping for a good minute as my brain tried to compute what I was seeing….. I WAS HOOKED AND BEEN IN THE FOXHOLE EVER SINCE… And no I don’t want to climb out 😆

To make it short! This is an "introducing ourselves" opening! And yes this is an opening for every audience to proceed into the foxhole.

This ritual was SU becoming the Queen of metal. The neck brace is related to headbanging.

Welcome deeper into the Foxhole.

The production is crazy....

When you watch a video too soon.... " what's the neckbtace for?" There's a world of lore with these girls. You have much to learn my friends. 🦊🦊💥🦊🦊

BABYMETAL FOREVER 🤘🤘🤘 All hail The Fox God

.....................and that is how you end a show.

This was a great performance they did years ago. But shows today are different (also BM performed since April 2021.) One member (Yui) left in 2017 ( @ 5:39 ) also the guitarist at this show Mikio Fujioka (next to the Bassist) died in the beginning of 2018. While they do change out members of the Kami band, he was a core member. In 2019 they added masks to the band members and hid them so the focus is on the girls. Most of their theatrical shows are in Japan. Shows in the states have been less extravagant (except for a show in LA) . Also the growls and screams are all in a back track. I do enjoy their music but now it's more pop and electronic with less metal, especially since they hide the band.

Watch Headbangers music video to see her legendary neckbrace

Nice reaction. Just when you thought Babymetal just did fun Kawaii metal songs they just blow that notion up. I hope you get a chance to watch this whole concert. It was done as a rock opera style. From the first song to the last song the whole performance told a story. The story of how Babymetal went from idols to metal. Just in case there was any doubt left about what they are. The song musically starts with a tribute to Metallica. If you don't know that riff. Run don't walk and listen to Metallica's One. They also pay tribute to them with the statue in the back like Metallica did for their Justice for all tour. They also broke the statue at the end of the show. This statue is an image of Su's idol self. Which is why it was broken at the end. Her idol self is gone, and her metal self will rise. They did slip in some Kawaii if you watch Yui and Moa closely. When they put the neck brace on Su. Which is a tribute to the band X Japan whose drummer hurt his neck from headbanging so hard he had to wear a neck brace. True story. Yui and Moa actually giggle when they put it on her. And of course, Yui fixes Su's hair because you have to look good when we sacrifice you. Hilarious did Yui and Moa sell her out? They are known as Black Babymetal the mischievous side of Babymetal. Their song Sis Anger musically might be Babymetals heaviest song. That was until the 10 years of Babymetal at the budokan shows. Where they introduced a new version of Babymetal Death. The Shin Godzilla version. Over the top heavy. Best part is the song is just saying I am Su I am Yui I am Moa Babymetal. With those few lyrics Babymetal delivers one of the most amazing performances. And all for Su's 16th birthday. This was the road to Babymetal winning awards for their concerts. All this adds up to why nobody is ready for death especially not Babymetal Death. Babymetal everything you want in music and somethings you didn't know you needed.