Guys we need a "Oh! MAJINAI" reaction.. please upvote so that he can see this..

Excellent reaction. BABYMETAL'S virtuoso backing band is the KAMI BAND (KAMI means God, spirit, devine being) & they often dress in traditional Japanese burial robes & corpse paint/makeup. They are some of the best musicians in Japan & have been with BABYMETAL since 2013 or 2014. 🦊🤘

'i'm hoping for more of the same' that is one thing you'll never get from babymetal. every song is unique.

Great reaction! 🤘🤘🤘 All hail The Fox God

Rob Zombie said that years ago, “leave it to the Japanese to make effin death metal cute!” In this vid it was Singer Su’s 16th BDay dec 2013, hence she’s legend of (born) ‘97. They’d started the project at barely 11, barely 11, and still 12, exactly 10years ago now, just three years before this show, and really didn’t do much the first year, no funding, ridiculous idea, sub group of a small new group, making their own clothes (see DokiDokiMorning, the only official video from the first year). So that crowd was only two years into prompting them as a group, 1 year after separating from their parent group (Sakura Gakuin, blossom school, video series of musical charm school for idols to become ideal). Not that they didn’t have a head start. Dancer Yui had been a child model and on multiple tv shows (another idol school showcase, and a soap opera or something), and Su was a infant model, 5yr old runway model, and in singing dancing and acting in arts school since 8. Her previous group had appeared before similar crowds by age 10. And even tho babyMetal was poor and the pet project of one unknown producer on the team (who’d wanted asu’s voice for years, knowing it’d pierce thru a metal cacophony), the parent group Sakura Gakuin hired the best, eventually incl the world class musicians seen here, but they had a world class choreographer (olympics, huge pop groups, modern dance art) from day one. Fascinating story of an organically grown corporate group with great production but openly naive about making it from scratch. The producer had the vision, told the musicians not to hold back, but the girls jusdid the showtune thing with passion and learned metal on the fly. There’s a video of their polaroids with superstars; that’s what’s most metal to me, being backstage at 15 in a tutu and autographing your CD for Paul Stanley, posing with Alice Cooper, with Immortal in full gear, touring with RHCP or Korn and having them, or Dragonforce, or rob Halford etc come up to play songs together. As Rob said in interviews, they’re fearless. Best “performance” might be legend 97 “Death”. For variety try legend XX No Rain No Rainbow. Or start at beginning with DokoDokiMorning then “iine!”. My favs are powermetalish: ijime dame zettai live 2014 sonisphere (just after anti bullying PSA), Akatsuki Budokan 2014 (red? Or black? night), Amore at wembly; also Suncopation, esp Tokyo Dome. And the two girls’ songs Song 4 written by themselves, and Onedari Daisaksen (mission: beg from dad). Here’s their first ever interview, too freakin cute, unbelievable kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eseXn66UqrDWh40.html This guy has great translations, words are better than many think, poetic even after translation. Check the notes for thei quintessential MVs Megitsune or Karate before you watch it ... du-metal.blogspot.com/2013/07/megitsune.html?m=1

When they released the song, there would be a coffin on stage, and during the undertaker music the lid would be opened and Su would inside.

Brilliant comments. Really insightful and greatly appreciated for your appreciation of this amazing band.

with Babymetal live performance the hype never went down , it goes up every second from hours in waiting line to the end of the performance.

Yes another one that fell down the foxhole. Enjoy your journey and we will be right here to guide you. Sweet , cute and innocent until you are on the receiving end of Su's death stare. This is the 2nd Headbanger reaction I watched since getting home from work...I should be sleeping but this song just gets ya all pumped up.

⚡ 💀 💕 / 🤘 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!' was one of their early hits. Even though the song is about a fifteen year old girl attending her first heavy concert, Su was only fourteen when the song and music video were released. It's not biographical, but it is a song she could relate to. At that age she was performing, rather than going to concerts. I wish she got more straight up rockers like this one, she can certainly deliver them. Probably their closest song since is 'Kagerou', which started off as a Su solo known as 'Tattoo' until it got an official song title.

Great reaction! I have been a huge BABYMETAL fan for three years now, and I still don't understand how they are doing it. It shouldn't work, but it just does. But I don't even mind not understanding it, I just accept them as a phenomenon. The girls had been members of an Idol group called "Sakura Gakuin" for several years, which is led by a talent agency called Amuse. There they had lessons not only in singing and dancing, but also talking, acting and I think modeling as well (and other more "mundane" skills like calligraphy). Su, the lead singer, has had quite some experience before that, she started at around age 4. This show was a day after her 16th birtday, the others were 14 at the time. Not all of their songs are bangers like the two you have heard. The most unique element is their blending of genres, mostly Metal and J-Pop, but many others as well. So some of their songs are more on the poppier side, but they are always great and work perfectly. To illustrate my point, I'd like to recommend a newer, quite different song called "Shanti Shanti Shanti": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbeeesKFnNHGpI0.html

In 1976 I went to see Black Sabbath live in Cardiff and in Feb this year (just before Earth closed), I got to see Babymetal live - same city, different venue. In the intervening 44 years, I've watched, listened to and mostly enjoyed seeing the genre of Metal evolve from Sabbath's Heavy Metal into many different sub-genres - Thrash, Prog, Doom, Power, Death, Nu, etc, etc, etc but nothing has been as fulfilling as the brilliant invention by KobaMetal, Babymetal's producer, of his own sub genre of Kawaii Metal (Cute Metal). The dissonance of these highly energetic trio of girls and the superb Metal musicianship of the justly named Kami Band (it translates as God Band) is always enthralling - and, to be honest, no other Metal band I've ever seen has had the ability to make me headbang, smile widely and even cry occasionally, especially during just one song! They shine brightest live as the production and stage management is beyond compare and nearly always on an epic scale (they sold out the 55,000 seater Tokyo Dome for 2 nights running, for example, as well as Wembley, Budokan and many others and I was very lucky to see them in a 2000 standing venue in Cardiff). Their first appearance in the UK is worth seeing, at Sonisphere, in front of 65,000 Metal heads waiting to see Iron Maiden headline, especially their final song, which was all about stopping bullying, not a subject many Metal bands have addressed! Link to that: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNVdksaTy8rWiXk.html. As you say, you wouldn't want to have to fight them for your place in the lifeboat for, as Rob Zombie told some idiots who questioned his Metal credentials after he'd said he loved them "They roll harder than you do" and "They have more energy than 90% of the bands we play with". They work harder than anyone to perfect their tightAF choreo and, with that, the band's musical abilities and Su's incredibly powerful voice (she's a soprano with a range of C4 to G#5) never fail to impress live. Welcome to the Fox Hole and I've subscribed in hope of watching you fall deeper.

This was the first song I ever heard from Babymetal and I been hooked ever since! Hard believe that was 8 years ago! I heard the idea of Metal plus J-pop.... and then I was told how old they were at that time. I had to see it to believe it and I was a fan ever since! I know you have done one Scandal song already. Please react to their latest song “Spice”. I hope you do!

Great reaction and everything you said about them was spot on. The energy levels never drop off from the very start to the end of every song and every show ... and I do mean every show, no matter the size of the venue and regardless of whether they can have all the bells, whistles, fireworks and smoke cannons or not. They never give less than 100% effort in absolutely every aspect of their performance from the vocals to the choreo (and well spotted, that is designed not only to help interpret the songs but to get the crowd fully immersed and involved so they become a part of the performance), the musicianship, the lighting and all the other things involved that have escaped my head for the moment. You have some suggestions for more BABYMETAL reactions already ... I'm just hoping you cover every song they've ever done and then look at different performances too. They will never stop surprising you, every song is different and they are like no other band I have ever seen.

They state it before, "are you ready to mosh?", "see you in mosh pit", they meant it

You are right, none of this makes any sense, but that's why it works. Just enjoy

The Papaya Music Video was also a real live performance they just dubbed the studio audio over the footage and added some effects to it.

Such a great song live, can't wait to see them live again.

Hiya Tyler. Bm's interaction with the crowd is awesome. "Road of Resistence" (Official) shows just how much interaction they have with 'The One', their fans. Kudos.

That was a very cool reaction to my favourite BABYMETAL song, thanks. :-) I really hope you'll be doing some more of their stuff. Still have to watch your RoR video. :-)

And that folks is how you do it. Noone better and they are far beyond cute.. Though they are that for sure. Shows are epic (saw them live!) and the whole thing is pure genius. Great reaction..

Since you mention "twinkle twinkle little star" ,actually there is a badass "TTLS" melodic by babymetal in a song titled " Uki Uki Midnight" XD And that counted as 2 song,which is both song are really different. And I can bet the next song you react to will be another different from this 2 Thank you for reacting this. And good luck in future :)

BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL) - Awesome performance by everyone including the 20,000 crowd.

"I don't know why it works, but it does" As someone who has been a fans since 2016, I'm still not 100% sure, but my best explanation: everyone involved is very talented and everything is top notch. So it's not cheesy. This show was a birthday show for the main singer (Su-metal) she had turned 16 the day before. That means the other two (Yuimetal and Moametal) were 14 at this show. They are nothing but consummate professionals. The she was in 2013, they started in 2010. So when they were 13 and 12. Nobody thought it was possible to make metal cute/adorable ! :-) It all started when a producer who was working with bands was asked to work at the kids division, because demand for bands in Japan was in decline. So arriving at the kids division he looks around for talent. Usually in pop, etc. they would make projects based on a concept and then find people to do it (also means they can be replaced). But he came from bands and looked for talent first. Their was this talented singer, Suzuka. But her style was to sing very loud... it got him thinking: what would fit her style ? Maybe just maybe her style would fit the loud music that is my passion. Because this was such a crazy idea no financial help, etc. was provided by the company. Or even allowed him to work with her on this idea, so the idea was on ice for at least a year is not more. Until a situation existed where he could work with her as part of a bigger group.

A true music lover.you feel the vibes

Thank you for listening to Baby Metal💕 Nice reaction🤘

We are Babymetal fans are really jump into the foxhole..😁😁😁 Headbangerrrrrrrrrrr.......!!!!! Yeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh...!!!

Speaking of scary looks, Su-Metal's 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 about 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.

‘Give me chocolate’ by Baby Metal is epic

At there live shows in Japan . The crowd is pretty much a member of the band .

This should not work (CUTE= KAWII+METAL= BABYMETAL ) but it does nicely. Welcome to the journey that is BABYMETAL, ENJOY THE RIDE..... If you ever get a chance to see them live ( DO IT ) you wont be sorry!!!!! BABYMETAL earned ¥1.097 billion for 107,500 tickets sold on tour making them the #1 female artist in Japan and second in the biggest touring market in industry of year 2019. They are also the most successful female group in history with no sexy concept.

To answer your question of how old they were: Suzuka Nakamoto, the lead singer was born Dec 1997 (hence the titel of the concert, this was her 16th birthday show), Moa Kikuchi was born Jul 1999, Yui Mizuno was born Jun 1999 (both were 14 at this show). But, as you saw in the Pa Pa Ya video, Yui is no longer with the band since 2018 because of undisclosed health reasons. In her place are now three rotating support dancers called the Avengers (Kano Fujihira, who was in the Pa Pa Ya video, b. Aug 2004; Momoko Okazaki, b. Mar 2003; Riho Sayashi, b. May 1998). They rotate from show to show, sometimes there are 2 or all 3 of them working the bigger shows together and then rotate between songs. Su sings on stage since she was 6, Moa & Yui are in the entertainment business since they were 8, I think. The three of them met in their former Idol group Sakura Gakuin in 2010 and were asked to join the juon-bu (heavy music club) subunit called BABYMETAL the same year. So you were right that they are doing this for a pretty long time, even then in 2013.

"i dont know how it works, but it does" me: it works because Su is a hell of a singer. they chose her because of her vocal power and stage presence. =)

Really nice one, thanks! Yeah, nobody saw it coming (except perhaps Koba, their producer, the person who created all this), but it's a fact: metal can be cute :) I still don't understand how it works, but it works. I have listened recently to new (to me) great bands and they are so good and so orthodox, if I may. Then I always back to BABYMETAL and my mind is like: yes, this is a totally different thing. I'd like to suggest you Megitsune (Official music video): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mbFjgbCLpruvd6s.html See you next time!

Yes. Headbanging's music can be CUTE. Haha! Great reaction mate. Keep it coming. 😄

Babymetal's Road Of Resistance is one of the greatest performances I have ever . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLp1jLh3zLLalY0.html

yes you did forget about us, that's why you're going to make the best effort to do more babymetal.

If you want to watch a masterclass in crowd control: Road of Resistance Live in Japan. Literally every reaction I've ever seen has given the reactor goosebumps. First time I saw it, I had watched the whole concert and that song closed the set, and I'm not going to lie, I cried a little.

Do a Nightwish song like Storytime!! I think you will like it because of their amazing female singer Floor Jansen!!

No:1 - Have you spotted Pikachu in the crowd? The undertaker music in originally live choreography is where Su Metal walk out of a coffin. Su Metal here is 16 while Moa Metal and Yui Metal are both 14. Headbanger is about a 15 years old girl going to her first Metal concert. Yui Metal (La Cigale, Paris July 1) and Moa Metal (Live Music Hall, Cologne July 3) sang this song for their 15th birthday during World Tour 2014. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jad_dtyintHYeoE.html (Clip) Su Metal changed the lyrics from 15 to 20 for her 20th birthday (See Jun 28 live broadcast). Moa Metal again sang this for her 20th birthday at her hometown of Nagoya. BABYMETAL ARISES - BEYOND THE MOON LEGEND M vimeo.com/365503288 From Rick Wagner: There's no footage, but both Yui and Moa took the lead on 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!!!' a second time in Japan to celebrate their 15th birthdays. Yui at APOCRYPHA - Y on July 21st, 2014, and Moa at APOCRYPHA - M later that same day. imgur.com/a/NOoZ9RL Commentary from BabyMetal for this song original MVs: Headbanger kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtB0drSdypO9c5c.html (Original MV: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aK-qhcJ00bqpaI0.html) This is the MV where it shows where is neck brace (corset) come from in their lore. A tribute to Yoshiki of X-Japan where he is wears a corset after too much headbanging. pbs.twimg.com/media/CaJJbfyUsAAZ3lP.jpg Directed by Hidenobu Tanabe (田辺秀伸), who would be named Best Director of that year (2012) at the Space Shower Music Video Awards. It narrated a story of a 15-year-old girl who found a legendary neck corset in a mysterious box that fell upon her from above. According to Yui Metal, the members of the band wore their heaviest makeup for the "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" music video, while Moa Metal felt the fake eyelashes used were pulling down on her eyelids.

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ok... just give me more BM.

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