This particular performance is tear-inducing when you know the backstory : this was their first tour overseas (technically this was their 3rd performance of the tour, the first two being small venues for France and Germany) and they were originally meant to play at one of the smallest stages of that very emblematic UK metal festival. The girls were aged 16 (lead singer) and the other two girls had just turned 15. They had been doing a few good shows in Japan but they were still a pretty small band, and not many people knew of them in the West. There are 2010-2011-2012 interviews of them saying how it would be a dream to one day perform overseas and this was finally their moment. So back to the story, they were originally meant to play in one of the smaller tents/stage at Sonisphere, but on a whim, the organizers decided to bump them up to the big stage. A stage which would later see the likes of Iron Maiden, Anthrax and Metallica. This produced quite a negative buzz around some metalheads attending the festival or just being metal purists. There were numerous online discussions which involved people wanting to go to their show to boo them off and throw bottles at them for "not being metal" and being a "gimmick band". The girls, the poor girls, before going on stage, were scared to perform in front of an audience that could potentially be unfriendly toward their coming to that festival, let alone that big stage where legendary bands would later play. Worse than that, they were scared that nobody would turn up and that they'd basically perform in front of an empty field. They feed off the energy of the crowd. They crave it. But these brave girls, these courageous teenage girls who had this dream of doing what they love outside of Japan, went there and did their thing. I believe there were 5 or 6 songs played at this concert. At first, the crowd gathered wondering what the hell was up with this weird japanese band called "BABYMETAL". By the last song, the crowd had gathered, was throwing their fists in joy and was chanting for an encore. They had just conquered a crowd of fierce metalheads, who were all ready to find any reason to hate on BABYMETAL. But instead History happened. This was the beginning of their conquest of the world. These girls had done it. They'd done their thing with professionalism and courage, as always, and had forever put their mark on metal history. Apparently, after this performance, BABYMETAL merch outsold all of the other bands in that festival. Since then, BABYMETAL likes to call UK their "second home." One last note : Ijime, Dame, Zettai literally means "No more Bullying, Forever." When I rewatch this particular performance with this backstory in mind, it is almost impossible for me to keep a poker face. There's always that little mix of emotions that run through me : pride, joy, happiness. My eyes get wet. Ah well. This only gets better Dramasyde. Have fun on this fabulous journey ;).

thankyou,thankyou powerfull reaction!! ５年前のこの時は、女の子たちが初めて行く異境の地で、本当にハラハラ・ドキドキで命がけのステージだと思って見ていました。 今でも見ていると涙と笑いが出てきます。 大の大人である自分が、彼女たちの勇気を少しでも見習いたいと心から思います。 熱いリアクションを、どうもありがとう！

This is babymetals very first exposure to a western audience in 2014 they were originally supposed to play in front of a smaller crowd of about 2000 people on a side stage and at the last minute they were switched to the main stage and the rest is history

Welcome to The One, my friend!

“See You” ca n’t help but smile.

As has been said, this is an anti-bullying song, hence the fighting scenes in the choreography. In the lyrics the bullied person accuses not only the bullies, but also the so-called friends who standing by doing nothing. Great message! This performance has a special significance for fans, as it marks the beginning of their success in the West. Many expected them to get booed off the stage by that British crowd of Metalheads, instead they left them wanting more. I like the end of the „We are“ part at the end, when Su is shaking her hand around wildly, you can really sense the feeling of joy and relief replacing the pressure and tension.

Great reaction. You have a new subscriber. They played a couple of small venues in France and Germany a few days before this - and celebrated Yui's and Moa's 15th birthdays at those shows. Su, the lead singer, was 16. This was their first major event outside of Asia. They were originally booked for a small side stage but there was a buzz going round and interest being expressed, so the promoter moved them to open the main stage on the Saturday morning (contrary to popular myth they had a couple of months notice of this). On the day it is said they were given no extra time to do any sound checks or to mark the stage for the choreo and were told if they overran they would be cut off. The BABYMETAL team are nothing if not professional and had a contingency plan for this sort of thing, just in case, so they could adjust the set accordingly etc. The Kami Band went on stage to do quick sound checks and in doing so each played short solos - they attracted some attention and the crowds started to gather. Early on a Saturday at Knebworth/Sonisphere is usually not a busy time, on this occasion there were about 60,000 metalheads there looking forward to seeing Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Metallica and so on. The vast majority had never heard of BABYMETAL, some who had were potentially going to be trouble - they considered BABYMETAL to be a manufactured band hi-jacking metal for a joke or for the money (neither of which was ever true) and were prepared to throw bottles of urine and boo them off stage. The girls were all nervous before going on stage - they were at a huge event in a foreign country where they didn't speak the language. They tried to look out to see if anybody was there, but from their angle they could see nobody and wondered what they would do if nobody came to see them, but out they walked to see the biggest crowd they had ever seen. Legend has it (and if you find a video of the whole performance you can almost see it on her face as they walk on stage) Su's nerves disappeared and she was thinking "This will be fun". As they went into their first number Moa's headset failed so she missed the cue to start the choreo, Yui was seen glancing across with an even more worried look on her face. Moa fortunately caught the sound of the drums and picked up the choreo. As they went through their set (just 5 or 6 songs - 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' was the finale) they witnessed the crowd reaction spreading slowly from the front to the back - starting with expressions of "WTF is this?" changing to "this is actually quite good" with smiles appearing on faces and then to "this is great - must headbang!" By the end of the set you just witnessed what happened with the crowd calling for "one more song". They had the biggest mosh pits of the whole weekend and their t-shirts and merchandise outsold all the other bands for the rest of the weekend. This was a turning point in BABYMETAL's history and is a legendary and significant performance among the fans of BABYMETAL.

"They are wooping your ass right now" LOL!! You nailed it man. I've watched many reactions but I have never seen anyone get the essence of BabyMetal as well as you.

" BABYMETAL and Sonisphere 2014 " is legendary day in their history , it's the day when they wins over 50k+ people at the end of the day and their first time in Metal Festival. oh yeah , they do that all the time. they serve you with sweet , snack , cookies , beat you to a pulp and then leave you saying " See You " with their innocent smile :)

This is seriously one of your funniest reactions I’ve seen thus far. 😂🤣😂

"I didn't show my tears, and in the night I was about to cry, in a room deep inside my heart, I stayed alone. It wasn't only the bullies who hurt me, but also those who pretended not to notice. Like my friend. Nothing [Nothing!] could I say. [Say nothing!?] I was about to give up [Don't give up!] until yesterday. [Yesterday is gone!] But good-bye to the me of yesterday. [Bye-bye!] Bullying. [Never!] Bullying. [Never!] It's disgraceful. [Never! Never! Never! Never!] Sometimes you get hurt, sometimes you hurt someone, and we all get badly hurt."

Ijime, Dame, Zettai = No More Bullying, Forever

Major Debut...60,000 fans...they had limited sound check/practice time, because of a stage change at the last minute...Yui's costume was self-destructing...normally hostile audience...and THEY OWNED IT!

This show was my first time watching a Babymetal video. I was hooked instantly ! I got to see them in Chicago on their first U.S. headlining tour in 2015, and Chicago again in 2016. It was epic !

Watching BABYMETAL is like getting punched in the face by three kawaii Asian girls, and you know what I'm ok with that....SU-METAL is our GODDESS QUEEN and an IDOL LEGEND. Its times like this when you realize three kawaii Asian girls are more METAL than you. Remember when your into BABYMETAL your into BABYMETAL 4 LIFE.....

Babymetal is a group that will surprised you more every time you feels like you have seen it all. There are going to be all kinds of different songs and lead vocal single songs and dancer specials........ and the pre-2018 era, post 2018................ It's really deep a hole.

If you wana see more of the Band you may try Rondo of Nightmare at Budokhan as you next song from BM cause it start with an band solo. It's also a solo performance from Su- the lead vocalist. There are also songs wich are performed from Moa and Yui without Su- wich are labeld as Black Babymetal.

Two and a half years ago, this video got me hooked after watching another one ("Ave Maria" from their "Legend 1997" show). And then with the first video you watched ("Road of Resistance"), they had my heart, my soul, my everything. After hearing a vast variety of music for nearly four decades, they were the first who ever achieved to make me a fan!

imagine being 16 years old.... singing in a different language.... at the biggest venue ever.... and killing it.

Welcome to BABYMETAL! Yes they are awesome. There’s so many things to suggest. Karate official, No Rain No Rainbow, the list goes on. I look forward to following your journey. I’m in Australia and few to Japan to see the Tokyo Dome performance in 2016 both Black and Red nights. The most epic event I’ve ever been to! Enjoy.

transformed that entire crowd! the most brutal fest, on the hardest stage in that fest, and they MURDERED IT!

It was a crazy event no one really knew who they were but the quality of the band's musicians and the energy and professionalism of the girls dancing won everyone over and then some.

The song title means No More Bullying Forever. This was inspiring, and the live from Tokoyo Dome is even better

Thats a 15 yr old lead w 2 14 yr old back up singing at a metal festival for the first time! Amazing western debut! Kami Band is awesome as always!

Ijime Dame Zettai=No more bullying Forever Great reaction man this show is legendary for the band and for us the fans the background story of this show is amazing i think Grington300 300 is the indicated to tell you the history of this show, i only gonna say this: The 90 or 95% of that crowd on that day never hear of Babymetal... please react to another legendary performance of them, KARATE live in download 2016 : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p752bJeDrL-pnas.html

I would love to see one of their live shows. Their engry is insane.

Kobametal: "Ok girls, its your third performance outside of Japan. You'll be playing your pop / metal hybrid genre of music that you created, to thousands of hard core metal heads, probably drunk, possibly violent, that have a language and cultural barrier. Oh and by the way, they moved us from a tiny side stage to the main stage. And don't forget you have school tomorrow. You gonna be ok?" Babymetal: "Hold our F-ing juice boxes."

If youre interested in the lead singer Suzuka expressions during solo, you should watch Babymetal - No rain No rainbow [Legend - s - baptism xx- ] Its really deep song and more slower than their usual.

Now BABYMETAL sold out 55,000 Tokyo Dome for two nights, sold out arena shows in London and LA, but in 2014, their biggest gig was at Budokan, 10,000-person venue just a couple of months before this show. So Sonisphere was the biggest for them. Majority of the audience was skeptic about them, and many metal elitists were ready to bottle them, and the 16-year-old girl and the 14-year-old girls overwhelmed them all.

Rip Mikio u will be missed love his smile u can tell he really enjoyed playing live with the girls in case u didn't know he tragically died while falling off a high observation deck.

What a show! UK metalheads destroyed by 15,15,16 yr old Japanese girls. Gotta luv it and kudos to the UK crowd. No bottles thrown. The backing 'Kami' band are insane and probably part of the reason that Babymetal did so well. Just luv this show. Was cheering for the the whole performance, as UK crowds can be pretty tough!! Cheers for nice react!

The story behind this performance is so beautiful!

Another great reaction. Couldn't have said it better myself that the girls are cute and unsuspecting but suddenly...bang! They'll jack you up! I also like you giving props to the band. They are really tight, skilled musicians. Nothing beats the end of a performance when the crowd is screaming for more. That's validation. This is one of my favorite Babymetal performances. Keep up the good work!

This song always brings tears to my eyes, I just love it so much and Su's voice is just so perfect it moved my heart before I even knew what the lyrics ment. And even more after I learned what this song truly was about

You made me laugh on that cheerleader comment. Every time I see this specific video, I always recall their history of changing up to the main stage. I will always like this specific video.

lol, these reactions are the best! Like, the internal struggle and frustration of trying to process and rationalize everything, and gradually coming to terms with how awesome it is XD

Imagine the courage it took to get up there and perform not really knowing what the reaction was going to be...Surely for a bunch of the people in that audience, this was like nothing they had ever seen or heard before...Hats off to Babymetal for bringing their own theatrical entertainment to the world

You're right about the Kami Band backing these girls they are absolute machines. Try Akatsuki live or Rondo of Nightmare for a great view of the musicians ability.😁

⚡ 💀 💕 / 🚫 And… that's how you win over metalheads on your first UK appearance. Sonisphere can be a really tough crowd if they don't like you. BABYMETAL were originally scheduled to perform on a much smaller stage. Believe the crowd size ended up being over 60,000.

as the top comment in the original video said this performance changed the world

Always more BabyMetal forever! :)

Babymetal akatsuki live best duo guitar ever

Your cheerleader comment nearly had me fall out of the chair laughing xD

Oh, yes. They are amazing live!!

@4:38 That is the perfect description of Babymetal!

This is a special performance, this is their first Western appearance, and originally were suppose to play a small tent for what was at the time their small Western fan base. At the last minute they were told they where to play the main stage. During the sound check they attracted some attention and by the time their set started they had the crowd you just saw. This festival is known for metal heads throwing literal bottles of piss at acts they thought were weak or fake, so the girls were a bit nervous wondering how a mostly metal crowd would receive three Japanese teen girls 'playing' at metal ... Despite a bit of problems with the sound during the first song they pushed ahead and won over the crowd ... making a name for themselves in the West, and the rest is history!

Thank you for your reaction, sir.

The Kami Band (Kah-mee), or God Band, are some of if not the most sought after and accomplished musicians in Japan. Sadly, the Ko Gami, Little God, passed away nearly 2 years ago. He was stage left with the black guitar. Mikio Fujioka fell from a stargazing platform right around Christmas time 2017. He was a founding Kami Band member, guitar sensei at Tokyo Music Institute and friend of all of Babymetal. Please react to this tribute song from Babymetal, Starlight. It’s not the official video, which honors no one, not even Babymetal itself. It’s beautifully fan made and has the love in it. I’ll leave the link.💪🏻🤘🏻 Starlight Tribute kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y76krax21K3WhIU.html

Thank you for more Babymetal!

You should watch BabyMetal - The One they actually perform this one in english and the stage production is completely over the top

this is my all time favorite Babymetal video,

Thank you great reaction.

I love this band so much i can't even explain

Already been mentioned but, Rondo of Nightmare ( with intro) ... also "Tales of the destinies". "Awadama Fever"... the live versions !

KARATE LIVE DOWNLOAD 2016 PLEASE :) EPIC EPIC PERFORMANCE

Basically that is the moment they went from a one KZfaq-video sensation, to world renowned leaders. Age 15, forced before 60000 Brit metal heads that’d never heard of em, in tutu and a foreign language, telling em(bullies) what to do with it. I love it! Former Cheerleaders showing peeps they’re badass, reminds me of this (completely different) classic Nirvana song/video, Smells like Teen Spirit, if you don’t know, now ya know! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrqHfsWX1M_PlZs.html

Great video, btw if you are curious about the pronunciation. Ijime = Ee - jee - may (Bullying) Dame = Dah - may (Stop/Cease) Zettai = Zeh - tie (Forever/Absolutely)

Good job man. These kids are growing fast. Their potential is off the charts. Hopefully they do more within the english language which will expose them to even greater audiences. Anyhoo, your reaction is fun cause its real. Yep, three young girls who thanks to a killer backing band smack you in the face, and hard. You get it. This is good stuff period, regardless what you THINK metal should be. I'm an old metal head who grew up on Sabbath and Zepplin and Metallica took time for me to appreciate. These goofs nailed it right off the bat, the producer, the girls, and the Kami Band. Pretty much a perfect storm of talent. Hope there is more in store for them.

If you want to see the band shine, it's time for Rondo of Nightmare, with Mischiefs of God intro.

I just love the way he examines Babymetal

wellcome to the foxhole!!!

Late to your review on this song, but wanted to point out an interesting tidbit about this appearance at Sonisphere, they sold more BM merch at that festival than any other group there. Including the big ones like Metallica or Iron Maiden. These girls, women now, are amazing.

Great reaction I'm glad you liked BABYMETAL! They are such amazing! I like to recommend you try "rondo of nightmare live with mischiefs of god intro" or karate live at UK or Death from legend 1997 (live) Kitsune up! 🤘🦊🎸✨

This was a truly amazing show, between it being their first large festival show outside of Japan at unexpected notice, they also had sound issues, and Yui-Metals skirt was tearing. Yet still being teenagers at this time, they performed flawlessly! Long live BABYMETAL!

With Baby Metal, choreo and cardio are the same thing. I know they are young, but it surprised me they can finish an entire show with the pace they keep.

You will Su's death stare as you react to further Babymetal. Moa and Yui will steal your heart with their cuteness. This is known as kawaii metal as cute roughly translates to kawaii. This song is about bullying and stopping it. When Moa and Yui jump up on their stands they are saying no, no ,no, dame, dame, dame. Ijjime, dame, zettai, translates to bullying no more. An excellent video for you next is the special birthday rendition of the song BabyMetal Death: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hpqPa5Rq19-uYaM.html BabyMetal used to use the song BabyMetal Death as the first track for their gigs. In this version it is Su's sixteenth birthday. Copyright can be an issue with BabyMetal videos. You will get blocks with some of their material. There is a way around this known as link and sync.

You´ve got one of the funniest reactions on this band......I laughed my ass off! ^^

Fantastic reaction man!

yes absolutely yes. this little girls beat me up. to be honest, I cried LMAO! (≧▽≦) when I wached this MV one Holy arrows shining downed on me. I got free. I never became fan of idol before but am watching this girls for 6yrs! LMAO.

I love your great reaction！

You're right about them looking cute but capable of beating your ass. Check out the look on Queen Su's face (the lead singer) as she walks offstage leaving 65,000 new fans behind her screaming for more. That look says "Yes, bitches, you're my subjects now". The song title translates as "Bullying, no more, forever". Great, honest and funny reaction, man, especially the cheerleader comment - so true!

Are you hungry for BABYMETAL ? I love your reaction! Thank you from japan.🍅🍅🍅←give this😆

Doki doki morning, is my go to when I need a pick me up .

Welcome to the Foxhole. If I recall, they were 14, 14, and 15 at this performance. And, Yui and Moa were still not quite 5' tall, yet they were doing 18" vertical jumps. RIP- Mikio Bye, bye...Yui Mizuno

Amazing BabyMetal and Fantastic Reaction!

"They look like they're cute but will whoop your ass." You hit the nail on the head. That determined badass look in their eyes when they do their thing is what won over the metalhead community from seeing them as a weird novelty act to recognizing them as the real deal.

next up: BABYMETAL - CATCH ME IF YOU CAN - Live (Makuhari Messe)

BabyMetal did the same thing to me when i first heard the, saying that you should follow that with an full on all metal girl named BAND-MAID. Listen to DICE.. all five of these young ladies hold their own in my opinion.

I believe BABYMETAL will save the world.

A perfect song.

Great reaction!!! Yes, they sure kick some butt!!!

I'm just scuttle buggin here but I find it funny you see them as cheerleaders who were kick off the squad for bullying in a video for a song about anti-bullying You kinda got the theme without realizing it Reacting to BabyMetal live is always best but there are a couple of official music videos you should react to as well Karate and Megitsune You can always react to both versions

I love this band ppl tell me why I listen to them I don’t even understand them. I don’t need to I here them and I feel happy rock on Babymetal

I really want to see your reaction to BABYMETAL - Rondo of Nightmare LIVE (with mischiefs of god intro) :D

This song and performance always thrill me Essa música e performance sempre me emocionam

Love your reaction :) Welcome to "The One" _(BabyMetal fandom name)_ "The One" is also an homage song to all their fans worldwide (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/isCCqbJhuJO4fIk.html) Some video for you to react next : _(Some of their videos can't be found on KZfaq)_ - BABYMETAL - BABYMETAL Death : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oLiTbMeTzM-mgH0.html - BABYMETAL - Akatsuki : www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ggou2 - BABYMETAL - Amore : www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ggxdt - BABYMETAL - Megitsune : www.dailymotion.com/video/x79vf5r - BABYMETAL - Headbanger : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h6ujgsR-x7Sqp6s.html - BABYMETAL - Catch Me If You Can : www.dailymotion.com/video/x7lzexv - BABYMETAL - Sis. Anger : www.dailymotion.com/video/x6s1zob

Think of it this way, an audience waiting on some mostly old men to come out and scream at them with varying musical ability in their band . Instead 3 young cute/pretty girls appear in front of a band playing at a high degree of musical skill and talent, then the girls begin performing. They sing without screaming, they dance with talent and skill in a foreign language. That audience never had a chance. Side note Babymetal set a new record at Sonisphere for tee shirts sold.

Su (the lead singer) is awesome for a lot of reasons but one of my favorites is because off stage she is a bit clumsy and goofy/silly...then she gets on stage and turns on badass mode. (That's not an insult...I am sure she would agree if you ever watch SG)

Like a bunch of cheerleaders got kicked off the team for kicking the other cheerleaders asses hahaha best analogy ever

Bem vindo ao THE ONE Amigão! Que a Grande Raposa o abençoe. rsrs Abraços do Brasil.

Headbangers got soft feelings but the three girls just harmonize it with headbanging coordinated on the background.

Eventually you just can stop if you get into , in the begin there is tha confusion , then the admire for those hard workers cuties and then when I want to listen that kind of spread, epic metal I just hearing baby metal ...stay cute,stay metal stay baby metal

The cheer leaders from Hell.... yep! Them's ma girls!

What a GREAT reaction!!!

The band was top tier but what stands out the most to me is the drummer. Wow. Those drums didn’t stand a chance.

Looking forward to your next reaction!

Nice reaction! Please react "KARATE in Down Load Fes.2016", and "Distortion in Down Load Fes.2018".

I can not recommend more highly the live video of Rondo of Nightmare to really see the Kami band showcased ( kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h96JdMZ63tGWc6M.html ) and Su's vocals are fire!

nice reaction ! thanks

Despise all other things, i really love the tribute who made Babymetal in a lot of concerts to X-Japan The Screams WE ARE BABYMETAL is an obvious reference to the japanese metal band X-Japan, the producer of Babymetal is a big fan of this band Just look here to see the similarities kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fM5ni7lz36fXl5s.html Btw, this is an EPIC concert in the history of Japan´s metal