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1997 refers to the year that the lead singer, Su-metal, was born, this is her 16th birthday (day after) celebration. Great reaction.

It’s not a genuine Babymetal reaction if the reactor, at some point, doesn’t say “What is going on??!” You nailed it 😄

The amount of energy these girls put out on stage is f'n astounding. The fact that they can do these intricate routines WHILE singing is pretty awesome. They are crazy talented. I wish they would put out new music!! I guess there's only two of them now, one quit.

Karate, Megitsune, Road Of Resistance. So many incredible songs to choose from. All unique and yet so Babymetal at their very core. Really looking forward to see your journey down the fox hole 🤘

All audiences were into the singing because this was the live celebrating the 16th birthday of lead singer Su-metal.

for the confusion on why yui and moa didnt have as many parts is because they're mainly in charge of "dancing and yelling" while suzuka, the middle one is in fact the lead singer for BABYMETAL. of course, yui and moa have their parts and even a few songs where it's just them.

Great reaction. I see you have had Legend 1997 explained ... earlier that year they had a Legend 1999 show celebrating Yui's and Moa's 14th birthdays, they had Legend S in December 2017 for Su's 20th and Legend M in July last year for Moa's 20th (they also played a couple of shows in Yokohama at the end of June that I'm almost sure were intended as legend Y for Yui's 20th, but she sadly left the band in October 2018 for undisclosed health reasons). Legend 1997 was where the video for Gimme Chocolate was filmed, but that was earlier in the show before the live band came on so on the day they sang Gimme Chocolate with the guys dressed in skeleton suits (Babybones) miming the instrumentals to a backing track ... also the audio for the Gimme Chocolate video was not from the live recording, it was the studio audio. 'Gimme Chocolate' was the video that went viral and got them noticed most outside of Japan and a lot of that was to do with the WTF shock value it had - people who liked it passed it to friends, people who thought it was a joke also passed it to friends - it is very much a BABYMETAL song but it is also far from representative of how much more they do. Su-metal is the lead singer, the whole idea for BABYMETAL was formed around her because even at a very young age her potential for singing to louder and faster music than the Jpop she had been doing was recognised by their producer (a lifelong metalhead more used to working with bands who found himself working in the Amuse Talent Agency kids division). Yui and Moa provide backing vocals, harmonies and dance - and their choreo and their parts of the songs are intended to get the whole audience involved, they serve a vital role as the bridge between the band and the audience. The live band are called the Kami Band (Kami means Spirit or God, so they are the Gods of guitar, bass and drums summoned to support BABYMETAL in the metal resistance against the Jpop Idol system which was drowning out all other musical genres ... it's lore, don't worry too much about that - but it also explains their burial robes and corpse face paint). They are among Japan's very best session musicians and can play anything. The Kami Band first played in October 2012 - they played a couple of festivals and the encores in some shows. Legend 1997 was the last show where they played only the encores (5 songs at this show) and they have been the full time backing band in all BABYMETAL's live shows since early in 2014. The Karate MV would be a good choice for your next song, but generally live is where they are at their best.

"the crowd is so into this"...who wouldnt be if three goddesses dance right in front of you xP

Two more songs and you'll know why the crowd is so into them. ROAD OF RESISTANCE - LIVE In Japan. Kitsune Dao!

They have 50 songs, pretty much all different from each other.

"This crowd, their so into this." Oh you have no idea. Lol

Mark my words, if I survive Covid and we get our shit together, I WILL go to a Babymetal concert!

Just as Band Maid refers to their concerts as 'servings', BabyMetal often calls their concerts 'legend' of whatever. This one refers to lead singer Su-Metal and the year she was born (1997, and I feel so old). That serious look Su-Metal gets on her face, the so-called death stare, is actually the burning gaze of Alexander the Great, which seems to peer into your very soul. Queen Su has a couple other things in common with the mighty Macedonian conqueror. First, there is her self-avowed desire to conquer the world, albeit in her case through music. Then there is the story of a much earlier performance at Saitama Super Arena in 2008. Back then Su was the youngest member of a pop/idol trio called Keren Girl's. Having never played such a large venue before, the two older girls were naturally a bit nervous about it. Su on the other hand was so confident that she decided to take a nap before the show, and slept so soundly that someone had to go wake her. The first time I read this story it actually gave me a chill because there is an eerily similar story told about Alexander before the Battle of Gaugamela. It was then that I realized what is so special about Su-Metal. She possesses that intangible something that is the spark of greatness. And speaking of Band Maid, whenever people react to both Band Maid and BabyMetal, the conversation will eventually get around to comparing the two. I love them both but cannot compare them musically because they are two completely different entities. I can explain the difference between them though. Band Maid is simply the best rock band on the planet today. BabyMetal is something more, a state of mind, an unstoppable movement, and a force for good. It was BabyMetal that led me to Band Maid, and to Wagakki Band, and to Doll$Boxx, Sakura Gakuin, Sabaton, and the Hu Band.

Nice reaction!! Next: BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)

I have been a fan for three years now, and I still can't get over the insane crowds, especially in Japan. I think something like that couldn't originate in the West, it needs that Japanese crowd mentality to result in something like this. The Western audiences are great, too, but I think it wouldn't be like that if the Japanese hadn't shown us how it's done. The official Karate music video is great, good choice for another reaction!

SuMetal is the Queen 👑🤘🦊. You like the crowd participation, definitely watch Road of Resistance live in Japan.

Yeah I don’t blame ya, headbanger is a better showing of what Babymetal can do. Gimme chocolate was a viral success but mostly for how weird it is. Not saying they don’t do other weird stuff but headbanger better represents the whole. You should check out Su’s solo stuff (the middle one) it really shows what she can do. Like Rondo of nightmare or Akasuki. It’s stuff she does by herself while the other two gets breather

Hahaha, wait until he see Death or Road of Resistance!!! Caution a lot of fun to be had here!

I would STRONGLY recommend listening to Babymetal DEATH from this same concert, as it was a special version for the lead singers' birthday and is one of their heaviest/most different songs. (The reason it is legend 1997 is that it was the year Su was born). Regardless of all that, I hope you listen to more songs from them, because unlike Gimme Chocolate, which is their most gimmicky/jarring song, they have TONS of songs that would really appeal to fans of rock and metal. Perhaps another song you'd like I Rondo of Nightmare at Budokan with mischiefs of god intro.

Yay another Headbanger reaction released at 3 am my time! Bye bye sleep. Legend 1997 is Su's 16th birthday concert as she's born on he 20th Dec 1997. That Gimme Chocolate video is also footage from this concert btw. Notice the same "statue" behind the band. 7:52 and now you know why the Headbanger title is stretched so long!

Headbangeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr! Yes! This is like quintessential Babymetal, a Classic Babymetal, and a fan fav all at once!!! You won't find a fan that doesn't like this one! A lot of people have already answered your questions, but I'll give my few cents anyways...lol. Firstly, as stated by many, Gimme Chocolate, while still managing to be a fav among many, is not representative of Babymetal!!!! This cannot be stressed enough. Babymetal have over 50 songs in the repertoire, and (with maybe 2-3 exceptions) they are all vastly different from each other. Not only do they do metal and pop, but they mix in many genres such as speed, prog, folk, nu-metal and many others. In their newest album, they've branched even further and have adopted cultural music from around the world! And while all that sounds like it'd be too much, they managed to do it brilliantly and produce a sound that is still immediately identifiable as Babymetal! The only thing you can expect with Babymetal is the unexpected! For the Legend 1997 part, as many have said, its the year of lead vocalist Su-metal's birth, and this concert was so named in celebration of her 16th(?- might be 15th). There was another titled Legend 1999 for the other two, Yui and Moa. There have also been Legend(s) S & M for Su and Moa's 20th birthdays. Live is definitely the way to go with Babymetal, as they are a performance act (they've said so about themselves). They have many "best live act" awards to prove so. They've also toured with and opened for many huge metal names like Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, ect. And they've performed with members of the bands above along with Dragonforce. Herman Li and Sam Totam (Tatom? Spelling??) even cowrote Road of Resistance and played the guitar on the studio track. They've also joined them on stage for it and Gimme Chocolate many times. And to add to that, they've performed with Rob Halford of Judas Priest...you should check out the AMPA Awards (2014 I think). As for recommendations, any out of Karate, Megitsune, or Road of Resistance would be fan favs. For Karate and Megitsune the MVs are worth reacting to, but live is the only way for Road of Resistance. My personal current fav is Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro live at Budokan(venue) Black Night(concert title). This is one of their darker songs. Its about a girl running from an unknown "it" in a recurring nightmare. She tries to hide from "it", but it always finds her. Finally she accepts that she cannot escape and pleads for "it" to show itself, before falling to the darkness. As its a rondo, the song changes style and tempo a lot but always repeats the different melodies somehow. Its fast and hard, but also eerie and haunting! And its a Su solo!!!! She goes hard! And the intro really showcases the insane god like skills of the Kamiband!!! Its an amazing show! Finally, if you keep going with Babymetal, you're bound to notice their signature hand sign. While very similar to the "devil horns" used for rock in general, it is actually a variation where the pads of the middle and ring finger are pressed against the pad of the thumb, and the pointer and pinkie remain extended. This creates the hand gesture of a fox in Japanese culture shadow play. When the producer showed the girls the horns, they mistook it for the fox sign and since the Fox God is a big part of their lore they ran with it lol!!! Sorry for the wall of text! Kitsune up! \m/ (Edit: typos)

🤘😏, Good reaction to BabyMetal. Keep it up, man. Sunday morning by the way.

This band is tight and their timing is phenomenally precise and crisp!

Great reaction!! Not for nothing Babymetal won varius best live act awards... Babymetal live is the best Babymetal! They are amazing the girls and the Kami Band always deliver one of the best shows in the World... And that is why they have so many support from other bands and artists... They already open shows for Metallica, Guns n' roses, Judas Priest, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and even Lady Gaga who is a Big fan of them.. In the last álbum of Babymetal (Metal Galaxy 2019) they colab with Joakim Broden singer of Sabaton, Alissa White-Gluz from Arch Enemy, a Thai rapper called F-Hero and others more, Corey Taylor said in some old interviews that he is a fan of Babymetal thanks to his son, thats why they appeared in Corey's new video and have the support of many great Metal artist around the World... Please react to more of them Babymetal Road of Resistance live in Japan is a great one the guitars of that song are from Dragonforce guitarists German Lee and Sam Totman they wrote the guitars and recorded them for the studio version of that song. 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

This song is about a girl going to her first metal concert on her 15th birthday. Great reaction!

⚡ 💀 💕 / 🤘 It great when they give Su a rocker like this one. They have a new song called 'Kagerou' that has a similar feel. They actually went on to perform two more songs that night, even though that looked like the finale. 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!!!' was a bucket list song for me. It was one of their earliest hits, but they didn't play it at all in 2018. Fortunately I was able to finally hear it at the LA Forum concert in October last year.

There's a back story to the whole image, sort of like an Anime -- a Fox Goddess, 3 girl defenders; the 2 younger ones are sort of the mischief makers while the older one looks over them. It's a dark Japanese trip through Alice in Wonderland.

As has been said... "It ain't over until the skinny girl hits the gong."

Nakamoto Suzuka IS The Legend of 1997. This concert was in honor of her 16th Birthday. They do concerts in the summer for the other two girls, they're only two weeks apart in age. A lot of times they'll have Moa or Yui sing a verse of Headbanger in their birthday shows and Su will take their spot as a dancer. They can sing. Their voices have a nice sound but they don't have the raw power that Su has. You only really see what Su can do in her solo songs. In the others she's doing at least some dancing and she doesn't have full breath. Most of the time she's singing at half power.

My 16th birthday was nothing like this!! This is where SU-METAL became our METAL GODDESS QUEEN and an IDOL LEGEND!!!! Did you notice SUE rocking the FREDDY MERCURY style mic stick?

So original! Everything sounds so good.

This crowd they're so into this Mosh pits: HOLD My Sake

Welcome to the Babymetal path haha we all went through it, but they are really great, both the Kami band (musicians) and the girls are amazing and they make really great music, Babymetal became one of my favorite bands. Nice reaction! greetings from Mexico! /o/

I wonder how you'll react when you see the Babymetal Death video!!

2:18 "Where did that sound come from?" That is the unfiltered voice of "Kitsune" (The Fox God) . Your lucky to be alive Human.

This is the best reaction I have seen to this song...

The misconception of Gimme chocolate its that it's not a serious song but the it's very important issue with women. It tells the story of how woman like chocolate but society tells them that being skinny and un healthy is more attractive. This song tells that story of a girls first metal concert and what feeling she gets from witnessing the power of Heavy Metal.

Road of Resistance live. The crowd response gives me shivers every time I listen

You must react babymetal again!!! So many new musics, new vibes👍

this my favorite babymetal song

I'm 56yrs old & have been in the audience twice, St Paul, MN & LA Forum, & I absolutely did anything & everything these girls wanted me to, as did everyone else.

This is your metal era is now growing

The concert itself was called Legend 1997 as it celebrated Su Metal's birthday and she was born in 1997.

Now you're ready for Babymetal's 'Death Legend 1997' !!!

Have to admit that the 2 dancers are mesmerizing...

why is it called the legend of 1997? it's the birth of the main vocalist named Su metal ... welcome to the baby metal madness ... 😍😍😍

Best music video ever.

Gimme Chocolate, Headbanger, Death all from same show .Don't think you are ready for Death legend of 1997 lol. Welcome to the world of Babymetal. So many amazing live performances. Karate is a great mv to react to along with Megitsune .So many choices....keep them coming

The Wall of sound Is too cool dudes!

I love seeing reactions to babymetal

su is the "legend of 1997 (her birth year) it is the name of the concert to commemorate her 16th birthday (the show was in 2013) Su just turned 16 the night before'

The last one - They all kinda had their parts, you know, “La la la la la” 😂

Headbanger is my favorite song from Babymetal. It is sooo cute, that they can't sing "headbang" and sing it like "hedabang"😀. They are simply great. P.S.: The "Girl in the middle" is the lead singer called "Su-Metal" 😀

Great reaction, Bro. Much Love and respect from an german Kitsune \m/. Pls stay healthy you all. Only Babymetal and VfL Bochum

Other guy already got it. It's 1997 for the lead singers b-day. The other two ladies were born 1999. There very popilat throughout Japan, I saw them at Tokyo auto show and they rocked it.

You need to do either Akatsuki live or Rondo of Nightmare live. Rondo is disgustingly heavy and Su's vocals are absolutely incredible in both songs.

Imagine that.. three baby girls crowd controlling that whole big arena, like a magic😂😂😂

5:34 I think the girls are saying "mada, mada, mada!" in Japanese. Mada means not yet, so they will headbang until the song is finished! perhaps until the day is finished. Or, they will keep headbanging

When you let your kids on stage and forget about them hahahah love this

Makuhari Messe was the arena. I flew to Tokyo back in January to catch 2 of their concerts back to back (a weekend, each night had totally different songs). Sold out 50000 people both nights. The space is massive - 1,814,560 sq ft (what you saw in this concert is maybe 25% of the entire available arena) The Kami band (guys playing) are world level talents. The group as a whole is metal based, but they're experiemental. One song is pop metal, another is hip hop metal, others are EDM metal, etc. The performances are very theatrical in nature. Its rare that a song is just played and people listen. Crowd involvement is huge, especially in Japan. People up front pay attention to the girls but people in the back just party while the band does their thing. All of their Japan concerts are huge, and their international concerts are smaller, so you can pick what you'd prefer if you want to attend. 1 thing to mention, buy a towel from their concert shop (before they sell out, because they always do), and bring a bottle of Gatorade. The entire floor is a mosh pit, and its all ages, including people in theirs 50s and 60s, white hair and all, head bangin'. You'll die without water.

some part of dances in Babymetal created solely for their fans to follow along and our job is at least try doing it right so ... every time we heard new song , we wait for the live performance of the song , watch the dance and learn what part we should follow.

BABYMETAL 🤟🤟

The natural progression from Gimme Chocolate! and Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!, (from the same show), is "BABYMETAL DEATH Legend 1997 (Complete)"

Babymetal! Espectacular performance🤘🤗🇨🇱

This is quite possibly the cutest, most brutal, video I've ever seen❗❗🤩🤘

Aoyama doesn't know how to chill 😂 he keeps pedaling that double bass drum and never gets tired.

haha, the part at 3:50 is so Rammstein. Give them a flamethrower, replace the smoke with fire, and you are there! Love this part of the song.

Toronto sept 2023 babymetal live be there

Call and response is big with BABYMETAL.....it's a crowd pleaser! And BABYMETAL fans are the most passionate fans I have ever seen! I'm one! Bet you guessed that already!

I just love people reacting to Babymetal, always a wild experience

Great reaction dude

Great reaction-It's only the beginning! As others have said, Road of Resistance Live in Japan, Rondo of Nightmare with Gods of Mischief Intro and Death.....then Pa-Pa-Ya for great fun.

This crowd they're so into this , of course , BABYMETAL IS AMAZING , PHENOMENAL . 🤗👍

Very good reaction. This song is my first babymetal's song when i heard it in 2013. This song is about a 15 years old girl that going to her first metal concert. Like others said there are about 50 of their songs and pretty much different each other. I have never seen a band like this before, they are so original and no one dares to copy them lol. For the next reaction i suggest Karate or Megitsune. Both of this song have a good MV and live perform too.

Idk if this is talked about extensivly, but when you look at the lyrics, it seems to me that similar to Megitsune, Headbanger is a coming-of-age song. More specifically, a deflowering.

I still wonder what mad man at the record label came up with this idea. Whoever that man is. Hes a dam genouis

Enjoy your reactions. I seen 2 BabyMetal show. The last time been to concert was in the 80s. All ages too.

1997 is when the singer was born .

Unashamed to say at Carolina Rebellion 2016, they were the best pit of the weekend lol

baby metal are epic bro..

Buena banda de metal las babymetal

🤘🤘🤘

NEVER STOP THE TRACISIONS!

Yes, the crowd goes wild, all the time! It's kind of a synergy, BABYMETAL energizes the crowd, which energizes BABYMETAL in return, and so on... Also, it is intentional that most songs are written/designed to facilitate crowd interaction, it's kinda cultural, but it's also a smart move! By the way, did you notice the big Pikachu in the crowd...? Along with the White T-shirt guy, he is one of the legendary fan! (As for the White T-shirt guy, you need more time.. lol... if you go down the fox hole, you'll see him, for sure... but you need to go fairly deep down that fox hole first...) Kitsune up, Po!

The facts about this song were already stated, so I'm just gonna throw out a few recommendations: Babymetal Death (Live Legend 1997), Iine! (Official), Karate (Official), Ijime Dame Zettai (Live at Sonisphere UK 2014) [which was their breakthrough in the West], Arkadia (live Pro-Shot), Pa Pa Ya‼ (official), Megitsune (official), Road of Resistance (Live in Japan) [the guitar parts of that were co-written by Sam Totsman and Herman Li from DragonForce] For the beginning of Babymetal: Doki Doki Morning (official) - this came out in 2011, when Su was just 13 and the other two were 12 years old. Su-Metal solo numbers: Akatsuki (live at Budokan Black Night), Rondo of Nightmare (with Mischiefs of Gods Intro) (live at Budokan Black Night), No Rain No Rainbow (live - Legend S) Joint performances of the other two girls (Moametal and Yuimetal, also known as Black Babymetal): Onedari Daisakusen, Sis.Anger, GJ!, Song 4 Be aware that the production company tends to block some of those really fast however ;)

i think 1997 is the best era of head banger,grunge,alternative rock and all the metal is still famous.before the the other genera take over.best era ever when lead guitar,ryder guitar,bass guitar and drum is the trend.for me when nirvana dead every is dead.thank god japan keep the metal and instrument alive while other going to pop music and etc

“in this one, she [Su] is doing all the work” …how dare you diminish the contributions of the two other queens 🦊 🦊 😂

Headbanger is also a pun. In Japanese "ban-gurl" (band girl) refers to a female superfan of a music group (like groupie but more the pg13 variety). Head girl also refers to a female senpai in a school - basically the same phrase as in British schools. So "head ban-gurl" is the top superfan (and in this case of headbanging metal)

"She looks serious!" The patented Su-Metal Death Stare™. 😂

Ahhhhh classic ! HEAD-OO BAAANG! HEAD-OO BAANG !

Akatsuki is a good one to react to

Also moa got to sing it on her 20th birthday

Epic final

Baby metal heals even the most depressive human being and puts him to Full Dopamine

Love It!🤘🏼

Shout out to the guy in the pikachu costume in the crowd.

A performance worthy of broadcast on PBS' Great Performance.

They’ve already explained it.

Legend of 1997 is the name of the concert and 1997 refers to the year that Su-metal was born