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⚡ 💀 💕 / 🦊 ⛩ 'Gimme Chocolate!!' may have the most KZfaq views, but 'Megitsune' is the quintessential BABYMETAL song. Also their most Japanese song, incorporating traditional festival chants, Japanese melodies, and dance moves. The music video for this song is definitely worth watching as well. It has a few surprises. : )

This is my favorite BABYMETAL song, it's perfect in every way. There's pop, there's some really heavy metal, there's japanese traditional instruments, there's lyrics that are great...and then, there's SU-metal. You should check out the MV, it's beautiful!

You seem to struggle with their success. They have been in the business almost 10 years now and YES, they are successful, talented and have a very very strong fan base. Although Su and Moa are in BABYmetal, they are far from being children and are highly seasoned performers. Much like Rammstein they have also continued singing the majority of their music in their native language while still obtaining and expanding a world wide audience. That is virtually unheard of in music today. That aren't a flash in the pan or an oddity. They are the real deal and backed by just as equally talented musicians.

The producer of the group taught girls the "Devil Horns" handsign then the girls started to have fun with "fox" handsign popular in Japan and devil sign lookalike. So "he" came with the idea to use fox aa their symbol. "Megitsune" means foxen and you can see that sign in many part of this song as well as other songs they perform.

Megitsune literally means "female fox" (Kitsune being the normal name for fox, 'me' for female, and K becomes G in Japanese grammar in that case). Not an expert but that's what I know about it :). Also, in BABYMETAL lore, the band has been called upon by the Fox God to lead the Metal Revolution/Resistance upon the world. The girls are chosen ones, the Kamis are the Gods of their instruments. The whole mystique behind BABYMETAL is one of the things that make the fans passionate about this band ;). And if you listen to enough BABYMETAL, you will realize that no two songs really sound alike. They're a band that transcends Metal in all its genre, subgenres, ironically doing so first and foremost by having associated two genres that didn't exist before : Kawai J-pop and Metal. They cured my slowly fading-away fascination for metal. Welcome to the Fox Hole Drew ;) Edit : They've toured with Korn, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns' n' Roses to name a few ! They've also broken a few records notably by Selling out the Tokyo Dome two nights in a row (55k TWICE) and playing a DIFFERENT setlist for both nights. They're currently touring the US on 20 dates and will do the same in Europe in february 2020 (book your tickets man - you wont regret it).

You need to add this to your Babymetal playlist.

No rain no rainbow. Best metal balad ever

The deity guiding their fates is the Fox God hence the Fox references that they use all the time. And yes they are headling acts now. They have a US tour coming up in which they are the only act or the head act and another band opens. They are B-I-G now packing 20,000 to 55,000 seat stadiums on a regular basis. Thanks for the react. As for what to react to next here is my list: 1. Akatsuki - Su stands there in a solo and just belts it out. 2. No Rain No Rainbow - Su belts it out. 3. GJ! with English subtitles - the song where Su takes a rest and Yui and Moa just tear it up. 4. Baby Metal and Rob Halford from Judas Priest rip though Pain Killer and Breaking the Law (Yui and Moa play the guitar!) It's from an awards show.

Do go and view the official MV for Megitsune. It will help make sense of the spoken phrase and the kick. The song goes "maidens... Should not be underestimated" and is a famous line from an 80's Japanese gangster movie.

I just saw Babymetal here in Washington D.C. and their live show is simply amazing! As a bonus, I got to discover their opening band for the tour, Avatar. They're a Swedish metal band with a very diverse style, and very theatrical in both their music videos and live performances. Avatar Country, The Eagle has Landed, and Hail the Apocalypse would all be good for some reactions, so check them out if you get the chance. (avatarmetal is their YT channel)

When BABYMETAL was first formed as a subunit of Sakura Gakuin, the girls were like, 11 & 13. When shown the Hook-'Em-Horns/devil hand gesture they thought it was a dog, and the Kitsune 'Fox' hand sign was created.

You should check out thier song " Catch me if you can" The live compliation version someone made has a live preformance where the kami band each gets a solo in the opening.

Try "Ijime Dame Zettai" live on the same concert - best crowd engagement ever!

YES I JUST SAW THEM TWO DAYS AGO

One of my favorite Babymetal songs, almost cry when I saw them play this song in México. React to Rammstein, they have awesome music and spectacular live shows 🤘🏻

Btw the band worships the "fox god" as part of the character acting. They reference it many times in their interviews. Next You should listen to "the one". They sing it in English. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a89_mrOnx93dhqc.html

It's the Kitsuna the fox god. It is their manager, and a prop for the shows.

Im gonna go see them next Friday in Chicago. Cant wait!! Its been 3 years since i last saw them.

Babymetal was also announced really late for Glastonbury so BM-specific fans didn't get much warning or else there would have been a ton there just for them. I think the guitar sound you are referring to is called a pinch harmonic or false harmonic

You want a good intro BABYMETAL song? Listen and watch to YAVA!

Yeah they have a fox theme thing going on, often mentioning things about a fox god on their live concerts. But this song specially is themed all around foxes.

The Japanese have over 1k gods in the pantheon, with the fox god being one of them. While the fox god is not one of the major gods, it is not a minor one either. The fox god is concidered a messenger, like Appolo in Greek mythology, but also looked on as being a bit like Loki, a trickster, but not so evil. The Fox god is the god that Babymetal worship, hence all the fox iconography. Also Megitsune means female fox, that's why the fox mask comes out in this song.

It is an interesting song there new album metal galaxy is coming out next month

Fox God + Metal God = Baby Metal

Try listening to From Dusk Till Dawn. The official audio is best. Don't bother with the fan cams. If you like the slower heavy metal sound, you might like it. It's a real diamond that's often overlooked by reactors.

Always more BabyMetal forever! :)

When Su first saw Metallica videos she saw the people doing the Devil Horns and it looks like a Kitsune or the hand sign for a fox. Foxes are very prevalent as being wily and mischievous and Koba (the manager) heard her and ran with it .. So .. "THE FOX GOD" and legend of Babymetal was born ..

FINALLY THAT SONG

If you like slower metal stuff with more of a groove, check out, "Catch Me if You Can" Live (Makuhari Messe). Really catchy chorus like Karate too.

There is a very funny live in London video full of stinky headbangers and hairy grown men loving the babymetal dolls.

FINALLY

In the same way that the E sound at the end of the word karate is _not_ silent, this goes for the rest of the Japanese language as well. ;)

Well, as you already know... Babymetal is a japanese group (obvious) that´s the reason because there´s a lot of japanese folklore in Babymetal. Yes, the fox are "sacred animals" in Japan, and guardians of the goddess Inari shrines. If you see the videoclip of this song, you can see a shrine with red "torii" forming a tunnel. This is pretty normal in Inari Shires, one of the biggest, the Fushimi Inari Taisha near Kyoto is called "The temple of thousand gates". The videoclip of Megistune have some shoots of an Inari Shrine in Tokyo, the Nezu Shine i think. The fox max is... a toy. You can buy one for a very cheap price in most of summer festival "matsuri" in Japan. In a certain time, just before she gets the fox mask they are performing some dancing steps from a "Kagura Dance". A dance performed sometimes in shrines by the priestesses called in Japan "miko" Maibe you can think that there´s an "excessive" presence of religious beliefs in this song, but really... no. In Japan shinto shrines are very abundant. Even very smalls one everywhere

Dammit Drew, of all the live versions you just HAD to pick the one with backing track instead of a live band :D (this is early stuff, before Kami Band became permanent part of their performance. Su-metal sang live, but to a backing track). The guitar sound you refer to is a pinch harmonic, a.k.a. artificial harmonic. It's a technique of striking the string while muting it at the same time... Very popular in metal tbh. And yeah, The Fox God - it's a part of the whole narrative. You see, they are not throwing up the "devil horns" - it's a "fox's head" gesture ;) The whole thing is about the Babymetal being the disciples of the Fox God, sent to bring back the metal to the whole world (meaning spreading the thing, thus mixing it with pop genres to get through to the wider audience). If you look up their famous performance at Sonisphere in 2014, there's the whole visual intro before the first song that talks about it. "Going down the fox hole" therefore refers to the people who are new to BM, going down the path which usually looks like this: 1 - WTF is THAT? 2 - hmm... it's kinda catchy, and rocking at the same time... 3 - OMG I am a fan now! Been there ;) BTW - I have a challenge for you. React to the song "Machi Bhasad", by the band Bloodywood. And try not to mosh or headbang. I double dare you.

Just saw Babymetal live this past Wednesday in Boston. Put on a great show.

They play very big venues in Japan, such as the sold out 55k Tokyo Dome. In the US and Europe they are not that big. They did very nearly sell out the O2 arena in London, and will probably fit about 12k+ in their upcoming LA Forum show. Overall outside of Japan, they are a mid-level headline band playing shows that probably average about 3k in attendance.

The sound you are referring to at the end of the video is called squealing. You pick the string with your thumb and the pick at the same time and bend the note. It produces that wicked climb or dive sound and you can accentuate it with a whammy bar if you like. Good vid man

Those guitar sounds you're talking about are called pinch-harmonics.

I dont know what i love more ... Baby Metal videos, or baby Metal reaction videos. So much joy. Everytime I smile.

Kagerou. Is a bad ass song written by the same guy that wrote Karate. Only live fan versions. Studio version will be 11 October.

Forgot to mention Awadama Fever Full Version has a great intro that showcases the band

I actually saw them at Makuhari Messe in 2015 at Ozzfest and it was nuts. Best concert I've ever been at. They even scripted a CG story on the screens about a old samurai war where the flow of battle became a "death whirl" and hinted to the audience to start. I even think Ozzy himself was like, "wtf!?"

Megitsune means female fox..tht mask like symbolic for their group..but yeah still love this song & ever since always hit it in my car..

Makuhari Messe is a convention center arena in the Chiba area of Tokyo. Japan's rock festival "Summer Sonic" uses this venue for 2 of their stages. They're also hosting martial arts events there for the 2020 Olympics. Babymetal has performed more concerts at this arena than any other venue.

Megitsune = Female Fox ... basically, it is their signature song. The mythology behind the band (yep - there's a mythology) says that the Fox God summomed Su, Yiu, and Moa down to earth to found Kawaii Metal (Cute Metal) with the purpose of rejuvenating metal music which had grown stale and was under threat of irrelevence from other types of music. So, when someone is first introduced to BabyMetal, that's when you are on the verge of going down the Fox Hole. It also explains the hand sign - it is the sign of the Fox, not the normal metal sign.

Please react to BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai (No More Bullying) - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK(OFFICIAL) This is the video when BABYMETAL first challenged a metal music festival other than Japan. They attracted 50,000-60,000 people on the main stage at lunchtime.

The noise you like in both karate and megetsune is a pinch harmonic Check out sis anger it's a lot heavier then most of the stuff they do

Babymetal has opened for Metallica, Red hot Chili Peppers, Lady Gaga etc.... Now, they have Avatar and The Hu opening for them this year. Yes, they headline. Put your Kitsune (fox sign) UP!! Po!

Kitsune means fox, megitsune is a female fox as others have said, but it is also a creature out of Japanese folklore. The kitsune of stories is deceitful, and tricks unsuspecting men with their charms, and shape changes like a werewolf. Megitsune is also slang for a girl with makeup. This song is about gender equality. Which Japan is bad at. They singing about having to wear a mask, and not being able to show their true selves. Another note is the opening melody which is also used in the break is from the song Sakura, Sakura, a beloved folk song hundreds of years old. It's like if someone shredded the Ave Maria or something. A lot to unpack in this song. We are Kitsunes, and have seen us referred to the Kitsune army in the press. A kitsune is a generic term for fan with this band.

They say the fox god told them to make a band (thats the lore), gitsune means fox in japanese, megitsune means red fo, and also they show symbol of metal horns \m/, differently, 2 middle fingers touching the thumb, so it looks like a fox head

Babymetal wasn't added to the Glastonbury band list until after the tickets had already sold out. I'm sure they would have had a much better crowd otherwise (I would've gone just to see them live)

try react song sumetal solo akatsuki,rondo of nightmare,amore,no rain no rainbow

The MV of this song is the best of all MV of Babymetal in my opinion. There was no Kami band in that performance it was a backing track those Babybones were mimicking the song. That was pinch harmonics that you heard from Megistune and Karate, it so easy to do you don't need tha whammy bar. I learned it from the Great DImebag Darrell and Zakk Wylde..

I wonder if what your sponsor is doing is legal)) Anyway, I think this one - BABYMETAL - Rondo Of Nightmare (With Mischiefs of God Intro) Live Budokan Black Night 2014 - will be very interesting to watch and react to)

If you want to go down a rabbit hole check out The Birthday Massacre

I’m telling you check out The One from Babymetal.

Foxes hold a lot of symbolism for Babymetal especially for this song. Megitsune is Japanese for Female Fox, or "Vixen" Kitsune is a Male Fox or just Fox ... The Opening line of the song is .. Kitsune, kitsune, watashi ga Megitsune or " Fox, fox, I am a Vixen/female fox

They refer to the fox God a lot

Megitsune = 4 syllables = {MUH-jit-soo-nee}. Like kitsune {KIT-soo-nee}. One vowel per syllable in the Japanese language.

このライブで メギツネを客前で初めて披露したんじゃなかったですかね？YUIちゃんが一番難しい振り付けって言ってたの思い出しますね DVD持ってますけど この動画で久々に見ました

Definitely watch the official music video for this song it's so good. The heavy section growls are so good.

OTFGK!

8:37 That sound is called a pinched harmonic.

if you haven't noticed yet those aren't horns people are throwing up its a fox sign

The hand sign they do is the "Kitsune" and the masks they sold at that concert series are selling for 3-5,000 USD .. Hoody's are 500-1,000 etc .. A Blu ray set of a few concerts bring 3,000 or more because there were only 500 copies printed.

BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)

The Fox god 🦊

You'll get that atmosphere if you see them live in Japan.

You want to check out their performance at Sonasphere ! In front of a metal crowd !

Since you like Babymetal so much have you heard Poppy concrete? Its similar to Babymetal with the metal music and the pop music mix.

la banda de babymetal creo que es una de las mejores de japón,suena brutallllll!!!

Watching the older BABYMETAL performances vs. the newer ones, you can really hear how far Su-Metal's voice has come. :-)

You need to go deeper down the rabbit hole and check out some pre-Lateralus Tool, 46 and 2/ Sober/ Aenima. Don't be scared, it will only hurt a little bit, I promise :)

+1 for YAVA! next!!

Hey Drew Thinking that you should React to Babymetal, Distortion live at Download 2018, it's another daytime show, at a huge festival,where alot of the crowd aren't necessarily there for the girls, but are soon putty in Su-metals hands "will you like it,,,? only the 🦊God knows" 🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️🚀

You have got to do Tales of the destinies next!! Just do it

Kitsune is a Fox Spirit in a form of a woman. BM adopted her as their symbol.

Catch me if you can.tokyo dome 2016. Kami band awesome solos and best dance.

Well This year I saw them headlining with 2 other bands In Brixton UK. They've actually been doing world tours headlining for more than couple years at this point

I saw them in Charlotte NC last year and the venue was packed, you couldn't even raise (or lower your arms). You should do "RONDO OF NIGHTMARE With Mischiefs Of Gods Intro".

Please check out BABYMETAL-KARATE (live UK Download 2016) and Ijime, Dame, Zettai-Live at Sonisphere 2014, UK.

Maybe people already mentionthis, but I want to tell you lol Fox is one of female god in Japan. The fox shows some visional world to people, helping people by magic and god of every industrials. Maybe fox god is most mysterious god I guess.

Megitsune (eng below) Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Omekashi kitsune-san Chiki chiki washoi! Chiki chiki washoi! Tsuinte nabikase te Kira kira washoi! Kira kira washoi! Hajike te doron shi te Kura kura washoi! Kura kura washoi! Iza yuki shichihenge Go go go gogo go gogo! Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Inishie no oteme tachi yo Kari some no yume ni odoru Iku sen no toki o koe te Ima o ikiru Ah... So yoi tso demo onna Wa joyu yo Kitsune ja nai! Kitsune ja nai! Otome wa megitsune! Ah... Yamatonadeshiko onna Wa kawaru no Kao de waratte Kokoro denaite Soyo nette Namida wa misei nai yo Kitsune kitsune Watashi wa megitsune Onna wa joyu yo Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Inishie no otome tachi yo Kari some no yuime ni odoru Ikusen no toki okoe te Koko ni ikiru Ah... So yoi tso demo onna Wa joyu yo Kitsune ja nai! Kitsune ja nai! Otome wa... Nametara ikanzeyo Ah... Yamatonadeshiko onno Wa kawaru no Zutto itsumo kie nai yo ni Hanabi o ageru no Ah... Saite chiru noga onna no Sadame yo Kaode waratte Kokoro denaite Junjo otome na megitsune yo ________________________ Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Dressed-up Miss Fox [Check it! Cheer up! Check it! Cheer up!] waves her twin ponytails in the air. [Fluttering! Cheer up! Fluttering! Cheer up!] She pops and vanishes. [Whirling! Cheer up! Whirling! Cheer up!] Let her show her various aspects! [Kon kon kon ko, kon kon ko kon!] Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Ancient maidens, you dance in the transient dream. Getting over thousands years, you live today. Ah. It’s right. Always women are actresses. We’re not foxes, not deceiving, but maiden-like female foxes. Ah, girls are becoming more like an ideal woman. Smiling at face, crying at heart, saying “It’s right”, we never show our tears. A fox, a fox, I’m a female fox. Women are actresses. Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Ancient maidens, you sing in the transient dream. Getting over thousands years, you live inside us. Ah. It’s right. Always women are actresses. We’re not foxes, not deceiving. Maidens… … shouldn’t be underestimated. Ah, girls are becoming more like an ideal woman. Continuously, to keep blazing, we shoot up the fireworks. Ah, blooming and falling is the fate for a woman. Smiling at face, crying at heart, we’re pure-hearted maiden-like female foxes. Ah…

this song is a fucking banger . one of the best this band has done ! peace x

Megitsune means "female fox". This song is about how women must play various roles in their life, thus don't underestimate their strength! You need to watch ”iine”　kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7yUdaWA1bnTfmg.html

Their whole gimmick is about the Fox god. Gimmick sounds bad but everything they do is around that. Their hand sign looks like they're doing the horns, but it's actually a bit different if you look. In interviews, instead of saying that they don't know or that they can't say they say "Only the Fox god knows." I enjoy their music.

Migetsune is the 9 tail fox. Aka fox hole

you know what's funny? typically, band performances on any kind of talk show--late night or day time, even SNL-- the audiences are usually pretty...let's say laid back. not very involved and certainly not jumping up and down and actively cheering like at a concert. babymetal was on stephen colbert and the crowd was going fucking nuts. i've never seen that in my life (old footage of the beatles on sullivan aside)

If you want to listen something like KARATE maybe your ears are more used to listen metalcore base instrumentals. You should try to react to Rondo of Nightmare or Yava

8:49 that's called a pinch harmonic

Also, Fun fact at 5:33, they were using a sound byte of a traditional Japanese folk song "Sakura".

Maybe you should do a reaction to "ljime,Dame,Zettai " live at Sonisphere. You might be surprised by the response of this huge crowd by the end of Babymetal's performance.

I really think you should react to BAND-MAID: An all-girl Japanese rock band. They look like a gimmick, but the music is INSANELY good! They're one of the most talented bands out there right now. Live Video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j8uZfM2mxNqVdGw.html Music Video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kNZxjNGHr76dc40.html

久しぶりのBABYMETAL！！ 最高！！

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Touring with Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns n Roses, Korn and Stone Sour, Lady Gaga, Doing gigs or performances with Rob Halford and Judas Priest too, Skrillex .. Babymetal also has some hip- hop and reggae in a few tunes. They have a fan base like Corey Taylor and check out the Rob Zombie comments defending these girls ...

Could you react to Utsu P. Hes a metal vocaloid producer, he also has a band called Ohayogozaimasu. But if you could react to the trailer for his recent album Renaissance, and he has a couple vids of some songs in the album. I just want to spread more of his stuff as i feel it is very underrated.

Thank you for your reaction about babymetal i love babymetal

Ancient maidens You dance in the transient dream Getting over thousands years You live today Ah, it's right. Always women are actresses We're not foxes, not deceiving But maiden-like female foxes Ah, girls are becoming more like an ideal woman Smiling at face, crying at heart Saying "It's right", we never show our tears