They also changed the lyrics from 15 to 20 years old (girl). All girls have extensive performance training (Sakura Gakuin).

MOABANGER!!!!!! HELL YEAH!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

It was Moa Kikuchi's 20th birthday! This show was in Nagoya, capital of Moa Kikuchi's (MoaMetal) home province. In the audience were all her childhood friends and neighbors and most of her family. In the front row were her best friends outside of Babymetal, who appeared in the video on their knees bowing to Moa!

I love when Su pulls her pretend pigtails at 5:52.

Moa has a good voice and did a great job here.

Headbangar (20 year version) (eng below) Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Pan pan pan pan Saa toki wa kita Mo o mayowa-nai Nigiri-shimeta no Juuhachi-kippu Higashi e nishi e Minami e kita e Kyoo mo do-sen ni totsugeki Kamite. Koi ya! Shimote. Koi ya! Chokuritsu-fudoo nokezori Gyaku-dai. Kara no! Saku-dai. Kara no! Koro-dai. Kara no! Oritatami Hatachi no yoru o Wasure wa shi-nai Naki mushi na yasu wa Koko kara kie-usero Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Moo nidoto modore-nai Wazukana toki wo Kono mune ni kizamunda Hatachi no yoru o Hirari chuu ni mau Hedobangyaaa! Hedobang Hedobang… Hatachi no yoru o Wasure wa shi-nai Naki mushi na yasu wa Koko kara ki-e-ro Hatachi no yoru o Wasure wa shi-nai Jama o suru yatsu wa Sokuzani kie-usero Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Moo nidoto modore-nai Wazukana toki wo Kono mune ni kizamunda Hatachi no yoru o Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Moo nidoto modore-nai Wazukana toki wo Kono mune ni kizamunda Hatachi no yoru o Hirari chuu ni mau Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Pan pan pan pan Hedobangyaaa! Hedobang Hedobang… [English:] With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Kon kon kon kon! Now the time has come I no longer hesitate I hold tightly the discount railway tickets To the east, to the west to the south, to the north today too I rush to the very front of the stage center On the left side, (Come on!) on the right side, (Come on!) standing up still, leaning back, jumping toward the stage, (And then!) leaning over the fence, (And then!) rolling over the mob, (And then!) and then all deeply headbanging. This special night of my twenty, I’ll never forget. All the crybabies, get out of here! With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. It’ll never come back again and it’s so short period. I etch in my heart this special night of my twenty. I jump lightly and dance in the air. Headbanger! Headbang, headbang… This special night of my twenty, I’ll never forget. All the crybabies, from here, dis-ap-pear! This special night of my twenty, I’ll never forget. All that disturb us, right now get out of here! With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. It’ll never come back again and it’s so short period. I etch in my heart this special night of my twenty. With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. I can never come back again to it and it’s so short period. I etch in my memory this special night of my twenty. I jump lightly and dance in the air. Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Kon kon ko kon! Headbanger! Headbang, headbang…

Great reaction. Sorry to hear of your health issues, I hope you are feeling a lot better now. Moa has a lovely voice and this was very special for her 20th birthday (she and Yui took over lead vocals for 'Headbanger' at shows on or near their 15th birthdays in 2014 too). Always worth a mention is how Su steps seamlessly into Moa's place with the choreo as well.

This is such a cool video, as it does show off Moa's potential as a lead singer. Her voice is strong and full, and is quite distinctive. However, she has said in interviews that she was not too keen on solo or lead singing, but that this turn did give her a greater appreciation of Su's immense skills. Likewise, Su said pretty much the same thing as far as dancing lol. Still, I'd love to hear Moa do some of the songs she did in the past, and with Momo joining them we can only hope 🙂 Also did want to send encouragement and thoughts on your health issues. And that brings to mind Yui, Babymetal's original other "scream and dance" partner. She was originally inspired to get into entertainment upon hearing Su's group Karen Girl's [sic], which she listened to as a very wee lass to comfort her in the waiting rooms of hospitals when a relative was in and very ill apparently.

👍 👍 Moa is a vocal talent in her own right.

Mollyさん、ありがとうございます❗あなたには "チャンピオンの心" があります🏆🤗

Woohoo! What a happy 20th birthday for Moa-metal! Thanks so much for this reaction. I'll take any excuse to watch this version again.

Silence, my song is playing! 🤘🦊🤘

Hope you're feeling better. Nice thoughtful comments.

Hey MollyMetal, so happy to see you around with more BM songs but sad to hear about your health issues, hope everything gets better now 😟 This song is very special and if you would have go to any of their concerts in the recent Babyklok Tour you would have witness this performance and even MoaMetal taking her MoaBanger to the next level, you can see a clip of a bodyguard getting into hedoban with Moa headbanging hard behind during the middle section, when they're bowing down on their knees here, which btw it was took from the MV when the girls do that, so it's just a fun thing fans love to do to respect the lore (and the girls) when summoning the metal god (the Hedoban god). Like i said it was really special since this was at Legend M 2019 MoaMetal 20th Birthday in Nagoya her hometown, thou this is a live compilation with clips taken from that concert and Legend Metal Galaxy Day 2 2020. You look really cool with that sporty look, hope you're having fun with the fighting games and see you around with more BM songs. Next suggestion: - MAYA live at PIA Arena MM 2023, you can find this clip at The Foxhole. 🦊🤘❤️

Happy to see you again Megitsune. Moa is the perfect combination of sweetness and power, the best example is the end of the song, holding that note! No more words! See you! 🤟🦊🔥🔥🔥

Hi Molly, Love you and your reactions, I hope you’re feeling well. These girls surprise me every time I see a new song. Never the same. Talk about surprises, take a look at a girl named DANELIYA, she’s fantastic and just released a new video. You’ll love her.

Welcome back. I hope you pass this rough patch soon.

Moa version is also fun to watch Su as a byplayer doing it like she always do.

We are not a cult 👀 🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥

Great reaction! I love Moa's little death smirk after she holds the mic/stand above her head. Su has a death glare and Moa has her death smirk. You don't want to be on the receiving end of either one, lol! I do hope you get to feeling better soon! I, too, suffer from a chronic illness (Crohn's Disease) which has knocked me out of action a few times over the years for months at a time so I understand the frustration. It is good to see you getting back into it but, don't over do it. Take care and Kitsune Up!

I’ve seen BM live in concert 11 times now and they’re still amazing. Actually, even better every time. #notacult Things I love about this video: the clear love and support for Moa from the fans, the huge cheer when Su passes the mic and the little smile from Moa, the even bigger cheer when she starts to sing, the huge crowd worship/bow and singing along with her in support, Moa had an amazing voice, the fact that Su has learned the choreography despite normally never needing to do it, and Moa’s Hedobanyaaaaaaaa scream at the end.

Note that Su is keeping Moa's ,moves, including showing her non-existing twin tails ...

Super MOA 😊🦊🤘

Hello Molly. It's good to see this wonderful video. Have a Blessed and lovely day. 🌹

Nice reaction. Moabanger is a fan favorite performance. With all she's been through With Yui leaving. It was high time Moa got to Shine. And shine she did. Moa has admitted that she gets very nervous on stage as the center of attention. But Moa performs like the pro she is. Some small details in the performance when Moa gets the mic she does her best Su impersonation. Holding the mic high. But Moa has to be Moa and smirks. The crowd cheers for Moa loud because these special birthday performances are rare. And the one for your 20th birthday only happens once. We missed a big celebration for Momoko's 20th birthday as she wasn't an official member yet. It would have been very cool if they would have done that on the same day. That would have been a concert party. Maybe we can write into Babymetal to try to get them to do a special 21st Birthday concert for Momoko. Then we can see Momoko get the mic. It is a big deal. When Su hands over the mic did you notice how easily she went into Moa spot and performed Moa's part. Su seems to smile a lot more when she gets to do more dancing.

Moa has her solo songs. In the past she sang those together with Yui (Sis Anger, Onedari Daisakusen, CJ) while Susuka was taking a short brake or was preparing for a solo

Great reaction!🤘🦊♪

It's not a cult... lol

What surprised me was not Moa's vocals but her beauty. I watched her early performances during her Sakura Gakuin days. So I already know that she can sing well. But I didn't expect that she was much more beautiful than before. Thanks for your great reaction.

🤘🦊🤘

Oh hell yeah!

Try Yui's birthday version

The hair pulling bit was actually when they were messing around during rehearsal, but mikkio thought it was cool and said she should implement it into the choreo the rest is history

Molly, check out Broken Peach. I think you'll like them. They just released a new song.

Again, I love your intelligent, articulate reactions to just about anything. But most importantly, please take excellent care of your wonderful self!

Just gonna leave it here : #NotaCult

👍 Fantastic performance!!! 🦊 🖖 ❤

Moa has the voice of an angel.

excellent content Molly-Metal, this performance was at Legend M which celebrated Moa's 20th birthday in July of 2019, there was also one word changed.....Hatachi, which is 20 as in Night of my 20th year, the original has the word for 15, both Moa and Yui got to do this on their 15th birthdays and when Su turned 20, the word was changed for the first time, but usually they perform this with all the regular lyrics

Always so good!

Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。 And nice writing in Japanese 😍 on your wear saying "Champion's heart (or mind)". "Headbanger" was one in the setlist performed in the recent BABYMETAL's North American tour (29 gigs in USA & Canada) with DETHKLOK that has finished on Oct.12. Devilish evil smirk on the archangel's face ! Moabanger reminds me that Lucifer is a fallen angel 🤔 In Legend-M show, "Moabanger" was the 12th song in the setlist. Moa sang it in a stable manner without getting short of breath after exhausting dancing for 11 songs + the first part of Headbanger until Su handed the mic to Moa. Only a huge amount of exercise as an athlete enables a girl to get such a big cardio capacity on top of training as a dancer. Her arms look dainty but I saw several photos showing her biceps brachii and brachioradialis in good shape that I admire as a workout lover 😄 。 She is another monster. No, lovely Moa-nstar.

absolutely amazing ❤❤❤

どこで買ったの？「チャンピオンの心」！

You have a Yui -banger to cover as well! 🙂

😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘

Hope youre feeling better Molly, and good luck at ECT 😊🙂Nice reacrion

Great reaction! 🤘🦊🤘

🤘🤘🤘🤘🦊🦊🦊🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Not sure if you've seen it but I believe Yui has a similar version where she took the lead on Headbanger for her birthday too, years prior, same transition I believe. Moa and Yui being good at singing their songs is less surprising than Su not missing a step when she swaps into Moa's role.

Great job!! Sorry you're not feeling good get better

Thanks for this reaction, if you were Holy Molly we could do the same bowing ;-)

Moametalのscream最高！😂

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I don't think you can compare bowing in Japan with bowing here. It's common to bow there so maybe less cultish?

Sorry you've been struggling - good to see you back, but seriously, your health has to take priority. This was a fun one, and if it's the only one for a while that's fine. All the best.

Since you’re reacting to Japanese music, can you react to One Ok Rock? Amazing band

Bit weird watching su just dancing but i like it

ID say if moa wanted to sing main she could but i dont think she wants to. shes more interested in eating food. SERIOUSLY...moa LOVES food...and id think being main singer to a band would limit what ur allowed to eat during tour. THAT or she just has zero interest in being main singer. Thats what i LOVE about japanese culture...its not about money or greed....its about the person 1st over corp interest.

Reacciona ahora a Momo cantandola

why you got a nothing lens

She kind of seems a little out of breathbwich is not surprising 😅

You can hear moa out of breath singing. I like her singing but thats why she choose to dance more than sing cause su is better singer than her.

Its a cult....IM PROUD TO BE IN

Lol. You don't know anything about BM do you? Moa and Yui, when Yui was still in BM, had 4 songs in which they sang lead. Su wasn't even onstage when they performed their own songs.. When they perform together, they're known as Black Baby Metal, referring to Black metal or harder metal music. And Yui has also sang lead on Headbanger herself. So Yui & Moa are not just backup singers and dancers. Smh.