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Even Metallica supports Babymetal. They're the real deal.

"Why does this work?!" _Only the Fox God knows..._

"wot the fock is this" -everyone who listens to babymetal for the 1st time lmao

Why does it work so well? Because the man behind it all is a genius and they don't do anything half-assed. It's all out, all the time. The best musicians Japan has to offer. The best song writers Japan has to offer. The best Choreographer Japan has to offer. An old school metalhead with a vision and a group of amazing girls to front it all. The music is high quality honest music with integrity. But if you have no see them live, you have not seen them. Babymetal is first and foremost a live band.

I'm 43 and I've been listening to metal for 30 years +. BabyMetal is my favorite band of 2019, plain and simple. I've got tickets to see them next month. Next up should be Rondo of Nightmare, with Mischiefs of God intro

The reason it works is simple: metal makes everything better.

"Wtf is this and why does it works?" My exact reaction and I've been a fan ever since.

Each BABYMETAL song is different, but they all work. Amazing creativity and professionalism.

My dad found baby metal and loves them now. It's hard to believe since he's a hardcore metal fan.

That opening riff never fails to bring a grin to people's faces.

If are you going to make more Babymetal reactions do Road of resistance next its one of the best if not the best live performance i have ever seen

That surprised you didn't it. Their agency didn't think it would make money, it was the brainchild of just one man, Kei Kobayashi. He is their producer and a long time metalhead who found himself working in the kids division of the Amuse talent agency. He saw the potential of the lead singer (although she was only 10 or 11 when he first saw her singing with her previous Jpop trio) to front a fusion jpop/metal band because of her unique and very loud singing style. Amuse gave them virtually no financial backing to start with, they even had to borrow clothes to make their costumes for their first couple of shows (in a venue with a 150 capacity and in a food hall) and videos. Why does it work? Because the girls are very talented and very hard working - and Su really can sing, because Kobayashi did the whole thing for the love of metal and gets the best song writers, because he also brought in the best metal musicians (the Kami Band) to support them in all their live shows since the end of 2013. There are more reasons that would take too long to write. I'm hoping you didn't go straight to 'Gimme Chocolate' - that song is very polarising and has been known to put people off because it has far more of a WTF factor than Karate. Can I suggest you try 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' live at Sonisphere 2014, 'Road of Resistance' live in Japan or 'Megitsune' live at Budokan. Always go for good pro-shot live performances with Babymetal - they are first and foremost a live performance act, they sound better live with the Kami Band backing them and Su singing without the studio over-processing and they put on a great show and get the audience involved (unless the audience don't know them and are standing there saying WTF for the firast couple of songs) every time they play.

They are one of the Top 10 Metal Bands of the last 20 years. I've literally never seen a live show better than Babymetal. And I've seen Rammstein, Tool and Marilyn Manson.

It works because the voice of Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal) can cut through metal. And you have genius songwriters and top talent musicians. Vision/concept of Key Kobayashi (kobametal). It is weird because the trio are all as sweet and kawaii (cute) in real life, and yet you get these badass performances. Their secret in addition to natural talent and an appetite for performance?... Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.

Been a metal head for years, but even I have only realised how great this band are. Took me by surprise how great the musicianship is

One guy is responsible for this. It was like 2010 he heard Su, the lead singer when she was young and heard how loud her voice was. At this time metal in Japan was stagnate and he wanted to liven it up. In the beginning it was just an experiment. Japan still has a club like we had in US for younger singers. They graduate at 14 i think. Babymetal was a sub group of that. Babymetal is the only sub group to go big time and i mean big time. Babymetal is fun metal. No two songs sound the same. The musicians in the band are some of the best of Japan or in the world. You had an open mind. But now you have to see them live cuz thats where they shine. Babymetal is one of few bands that are better live. You have to experience the show. Lead singer was 18 at time of this video. She has been performing since she was 7 to 8 years old. To me there is no bad Babymetal song. I found them in 2013 and love seeing how far they have come. Enjoy your new journey. You will not be disappointed.

Kei Kobayashi is the genius behind Babymetal. They originate as a sub-unit of Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin, a Japanese idol singing group with the theme of Junior High School. Although sometimes confused for the same thing, J-pop and Idol are not the same. Idol promotes more frilly and innocent type of performance and music. With the theme of a Junior high school, just as in real Japanese schools, they had extracurricular clubs, or sub-units within the main group. Babymetal was the Heavy music club of Sakura Gakuin. Producer, and metal head, Kei Kobayashi saw potential in one particular girl that had the presence and voice to fulfill his dream. That was Suzuka Nakamoto. He then developed this concept, with permission from Amuse, the parent company and talent agency for Sakura Gakuin. In 2010 he teamed up Yui and Moa, who are 1 1/2 years younger than Su to compliment her in this endeavor. Their first release was Doki Doki Morning. You should react to it just so you can see where they started from and compare it to what you've seen already. From Doki Doki Morning in 2010 to Gimme Chocolate in 2014, and Karate in 2016. Can't wait to see more reactions from you. Subscribed!

Thanks Drew, fun reaction. You are at the edge of the rabbit hole. Band-Maid is an all female 5 piece band Japanese band that is kickass and deserves your attention! Cheers from Denver and have a blessed day.

Haha, I had the same reaction when I first heard the vocals but I'm very glad I stuck with it. They have some very catchy songs!

The musicians are famous metal gods in Japan. The girls are great leaders here.

*_confused headbanging_* ah, yes, we’ve all been there in the beginning...

When you read off the names of the girls from the bio ...you mention Su and Moa, who is babymetal today....but...if you were wondering in this video the 3rd girl is Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal) who left the group due to poor health last year after being in the band for 9 years.

after you see them live and look back when this thing blew up .. the first thing you realize is they are pros .. everything is professional even at super young age their live shows will blow you away .. you have to see Akatsuki live at Budokan .. Headbanger … watch Ijime Dame Zetia live at the Sonisphere festival after you see those you will realize how good the band is and how amazing this whole thing is .. another must watch is No Rain No Rainbow .

"Crazy shock value to genuinely good music .." How about Both!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

They are actually really cool like pretty cute girls but doing heavy Metal music, which is insane right?! Lool your reaction as soon as the voices kicked in hahaha

It pricked everyone's brain too man!!! Totally blown away!!!!!

⚡ 💀 💕 / 👻 👻 👻 The first album collected songs going back to their start in 2010, so the integration of JPop/Idol with metal isn't always seamless. They did a better job blending metal genres in the second album, and 'Karate' was the featured single. Still, once you get over the WTF? head explosions, there are some real standouts on the first release as well. And everything is heavier live, which is where they really shine. Looks like you have some great suggestions for a follow up song. I'd add another vote for 'Road of Resistance'. The Live in Japan performance on the official channel is pretty epic. They do a good job conveying the meaning of this song with the video, but if you are curious about the lyrics: du-metal.blogspot.com/2015/12/karate.html Not only does he have the best English translations of BABYMETAL songs, but there are lots of footnotes and explanations.

Most of their live stuff is good. Kerrang magazine named them the "Best Live Band" in 2016 for a reason.

Surprisingly I am with you and really like this band, great reaction.

I was around when Black Sabbath was popular an BabyMetal is the best metal band in 2019. Been a fan since I first heard them. Thanks to the Fox God.

Im a metal ever since i was in highschool. Watching baby metal in youtube over and over, man, they're very good. I like their music.

BabyMetal started as just a little project, as a sub-unit of the middle-school themed junior idol group Sakura Gakuin (starting just a few months after Sakura Gakuin first formed). I think the reason it works is because it's more of a labor of love in its intention than some realize. Being a big success was not really an expectation there. In Japan, if you had said to record execs "Hey, I have an idea for a big money maker!", and any of the next words out of your mouth had to do with "heavy metal", you'd likely be kicked out (or laughed out), possibly even institutionalized (okay, slight exaggeration, but just barely). Sure, metal musicians can make a living in Japan, and even have more room to get creative, but if you were looking for something hugely popular to make a guaranteed hit, or even a particularly big blip on the charts, metal really wouldn't be part of that equation by any common sense. I think a lot of people miss this point, and think that it was cynically manufactured, when it was just a little project started because a producer (Kobametal) liked Su's voice, and thought the power of it would be better suited to hard rock, and metal, rather than typical pop, and it ended up far outgrowing expectation (to the point of it becoming an independent entity from Sakura Gakuin after Su graduated from that group). This didn't come out of mass-production manufacturing, but more like precision engineering. ;)

BABY METAL = kawaii METAL だけどカワイイだけじゃなくカッコイイ

I seen them live in concert wow they pull of a crazy show!! Pretty awesome !!

If you ever get chance to see them, do it, they are amazing live

KARATE the best

"What the f*ck is this and why does it work?" I think those exact words have been said by MILLIONS around the world (myself included). We all thought the same thing the first time then we watched more and more. This isn't even one of their crazier songs! Haha. Cheers, Drew.

Some things you will either see mentioned or in videos.. so you know.. 1. Kitsune - the BM handsign (like the infamous horns but done with the thumb and fingers together not curled into the palm). It repesents the Fox (God) and is the sign BM and their fans do to each other. 2. The One - the nickname for BM fans (it is also the name of the BM song dedicated to their fans and is generally performed at most concerts towards the end). 3. Fox Hole - the addiction that is BM, you start to want to see more BM and well you go down the fox hole.

Great review.

Refreshing! I've been a Metalhead for over 35 years and I love this concept....Metal doesn't always have to be Dark.

OMG DUDE IM GOING TO SEE BABYMETAL IN FEBRUARY AND I DISCOVERED YOUR CHANNEL THROUGH THIS AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH

Dont forget founding member and forever loved Yui Metal!

Fans of Japanese pop culture weren't really all that surprised that this combo of J-pop and metal would work, as this mixing of genres has been taking place for almost two decades now in anime. The difference has been that it's been mashups of J-pop and different forms of rock in anime, especially the music found in the front and end title sequences. Babymetal takes that proven formula and just cranks it up several notches.

I love this band so much. Especially this song

You took that pretty well, I cried with joy when I first discovered these kids, my 12 year old daughter had just took her own life, I've been a death metal drummer for 17 years so it kind of fit in my heart. I turned it up full blast in your honor.

Babymetal is like a foreign religion, at the beginning you dont understand and you are shocked then you become a fan and cherish them. First time i heard them i was in akihabara in tokyo, their music was playing everywhere. Me and my friends hated it, 2 days later we were looking for concert near us

This is the first song I listened to and I am now forever hooked!! Thrown down the Foxhole happily!!

"Babymetal - megitsune" next please!

Hi Drew! Great reaction! Thanks for checking out my favorite band BABYMETAL! Karate is the song that really got me into them. I'd known about them for about a year but dismissed them as a gimmick band, but after watching this video I was hooked. Karate is a song about fighting your inner demons and pressing on no matter what life throws at you: "Even if tears spill from our eyes, we stand up and fight! We will fight with all our heart, with our fists more, with our spirits more, with making all sharper. Never stopping we'll fight, even if our spirits are broken and we can no longer stand up." BABYMETAL is legit, and even though this music video is one of their better ones, they are best experienced live. They're more performance artists than recording artists and their main focus is live shows. Their backing "Kami Band" is some of the best metal musicians from Japan. Here's my recommendations: "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" live at Sonisphere 2014 UK - They booked a smaller side stage but were bumped up to the main stage because some other band pulled out. This was their first big performance in the west and the girls were terrified on how the UK metal heads would react to them. "Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God Intro" Budokan Black Night - This is a Su-Metal (lead singer) solo, but it shows off the Kami Band. "Road of Resistance" Live in Japan - This is how BABYMETAL ends an arena show.

Welcome to the Babymetal world! this band is one of a kind man, and let me tell you they are amazing!! the best thing about Babymetal is that they are even better live their shows are out of this world! please react to Babymetal - Road of Resistance live in Japan... I am sure, you will not regret!!

If you like them already then you are at the start of an aweseome journey. I would also say that you should go for Road of Ressistence so you can see them live and also the fans.

It works because they are so damn good. Su in an incredible vocalist and the Kami band can shred! It’s innovative and different and just awesome. I’m primarily a death metal fan, and I love BabyMetal! Also they aren’t kids, and haven’t been for awhile. Su and Moa are both in their 20s. This video is a little older.

Should have started with Gimme Chocolate from Babymetal. But if you want to be blown away by Japanese girls. Band Maid is 5 early 20's Japanese girls that can really, really play. Try Play or Thrill or Dice or Don't Let Me Down.

For other baby metal song, please Rondo of Nightmare!!

That riff is undeniable. Every metal band on the planet wishes they had written it.

Forgot to mention that they have official music vids. Karate, Head Banger Megitsune, Ljime,Dame,Zettai which are technically great, very artistic but the live shows are epic and not to be missed. Here is a list of what I consider the best live shows: 1. Road of Resistance Live In Japan - epic masterpiece. Of the last 4 reacters who saw this video, 3 men and 1 women. All said they had goose bumps and the hair on their arm was standing up by the end and the woman was crying she was so overwhelmed. 2. Head Banger Legend of 1997 - the concert was not in 1997, it refers to the year the lead singer was born. Epic audience reaction as you have never seen. 4. Pa Pa Ya feat F. Hero - you will never think of papaya salad the same again. 5. The One all the concerts at Budokan are good. All the concerts out of European festivals are ok but don't have the stage size of camera angles to do them justice. As this will come up,Baby Metal is basically "metal", their is another band called Band-Maid which is also all female but they are basically traditional "rock" and are excellent and worth a look. They don't have the stage presence that Baby Metal does with their shows but are an excellent band. I really look forward to your reactions as your commentary is excellent.

No idea who you are, just happily headbanging along with you to the tune... one of my fav bands.

They are so awesome. We are the one.

Babymetal changes lives, an understatement really.

My theory is that it's the complementing of opposites, why it works. That and the fact that the Kami Band are the real deal as metal musicians, and that Suzuka has a beautiful voice.

If you search up the English lyrics to this song you'll understand it more and look at it differently too. These guys are my favourite band

When you have Rob Zombie and Korn both saying you rock harder than most of their openers you know you are doing it right. Seen them in Houston TX in 2018. So did not disappoint. Would see them again if I had the chance.

Elevator Girl is so good! Hands down though Headbanger is my top favorite

I know what you mean Drew..... It shouldn't work but it does !! You should check out the video of them Live at Download !! They have the crowd in the palm on their hands !! 😀😀😀🤘🤘

Always more BabyMetal forever!

lol awesome reaction!!

Road of resistance!!!!

This was nice to watch, thank you! Kawaii means cute, in case you haven't found out, yet. And they are indeed more or less the only contender in that genre. Usually it takes about three songs to convince listeners that they are awesome, but it seems in your case it might take less. :-) During the first verse you were still sceptical, and by the first chorus you were already hooked and started smiling. You are exactly right, how they manage to make this work is a phenomenon. And the great thing is, you haven't seen anything, yet! This song is actually one of their less experimental, more "standard" Metal songs. No two songs sound the same, they are all different, and most incorporate other genres as well, being it EDM, Reggae, Hip Hop, Ska, Dubstep or whatever. And they all work! Adding to that, their live qualities are beyond anything you have seen. Whether it's the musicians, the vocals, the dancing, the stage presentation, the crowd interaction, the positivity, the energy, everything is exceptionally awesome! I hope you'll do more reactions, it would be great to accompany you on your journey. You will be smiling more than with any other band, I'm certain. Most will recommend "Road of Resistance" next, because it's a phantastic live experience, but I'd go for something a bit more kawaii, so my recommendation would be an anti-bullying song called "Ijime, Dame, Zettai": kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNVdksaTy8rWiXk.html

Japan has some pretty amazing music. Try this one for size. 和楽器バンド / 千本桜

あまり考えないことです。曲自体、音自体を楽しんで♪そのうちハマって来る。

MORE!!!!!!

It's important to recognize the exceptional musicianship of the instrumentalists in the band. The songs themselves have excellent structure, with all of the hooks in the right places. Insofar as the lead singer is concerned, I liken the mixture of hard rock and pure female vocals to Evanescence and early Jefferson Airplane. The end product is well-balanced, with the soaring vocals supported by precise, but bombastic music. They alternate in taking the spotlight. The experience listening to it is like eating food that has complex flavors; sweet, savory and bitter -- perfectly blended by people who know what they're doing. They put considerable effort in their live performances, so people attending get more than their money's worth. I have to be in the mood to listen to hard rock, but BabyMetal has made me a fan.

"I don't know if it's shock value or genuinely good" yes on both

Rondo of Nightmare Black Night Live at Budokan!

Out of every Babymetal reaction I have ever watched, you have been the only one to go research about it. Everyone else I've seen you just watch their reaction and then they're all "K, bye!" But you actually gave us some information. You got my sub for that, sir.

Road of resistance. let.s go! 🤘

Quite liked that. You should try another japanese techno-punk-metal band (if that's a thing lol) called Mad Capsule Markets. I would suggest their Sunny Beach would be a good initiation.

Great reaction man, so good that you liked it, next u have to react to Road of resistance (live at rising sun rock festival), Akatsuki (live at Budokan) and after that u can pick anything and you'll love it.

You haven't seen nothing until you've seen some live recordings. They set the crowd on fire!

They were teenagers in this video Su-17 (18 that December) Moa-15 (16 that July) Yui-15 (16 that June)

BABYMETAL created the genre of Kawaii (cute) metal, they’ve been around since 2014 and since then, one of the guitarists died, and YUIMETAL (rounder faced pigtails) left the band, a new star has risen and is in their new single PAPAYA. It’s on my bucket list to see them in concert, and I also really want their graphic novel. I got into them on a car ride when my dad told me Vocaloid wasn’t real music. I had to tell off a boy blasting METALLICA on my bus, cuz he thought it wasn’t real metal, when BABYMETAL is inspired by METALLICA and THEY like BABYMETAL back, funny how the world works sometimes

Babymetal is crazy, I've love hard metal shit for two decades and Babymetal is amazing, they grown on me pretty fast. I recommend you go with Akatsuki official live: beautiful, fast, tons of energy and crazy dual solo. And if you wanna go deeper in japanese metal, two recomendatios: Versailles - Faith & Decision (I think one of the best metal compositions ever) and The GazettE - Falling (insane how hard they can get). Congrats for the channel.

Three notes immediate headbang oh yeah

Rob Halford said he'd never met a band that works as hard. RIP Mikio.

Aha, the infamous WTF moment forst time gearing Babymetal. Mine was Live at Budokan black night, Catch Me If You Can. What sealed the deal was Akatsuki, Su-metal solo.

They're actually in their 20s now

It's adorable what you think about Babymetal. It's sad though for those of us who are people who know the band. A member left, Yui Mizuno AKA Yui-Metal. They are great girls who are all about the Fox Spirit, and try to bring happiness to the audiences they gather to them. They try to do as much with their songs, too.

I've been a fan of BABYMETAL since early 2014. I literally listened to nothing but for almost 3 years. My love of the group never dipped, even through 2018, which saw the fanbase pretty divided. (But, let's face it, 2018 seemed to be the year of divided fans. Star Wars, Doctor Who, BABYMETAL. Others, I'm sure.) I think part of the appeal (outside of the talent of the girls, the musicians, and their production and marketing teams) _is_ the fact that combining heavy metal and J-pop _shouldn't_ work, and yet _it does!_ I've seen a few other groups make their own attempts at kawaii metal, to varying degrees of success, but none of them can touch the originals. Looking forward to _Metal Galaxy_ later this year!

Babymetal can be like a crack addiction..the otaku, approve.

Really on board. Moved me to tears more than once.

its an incredible song and a great production. All 3 girls look incredible as well - Moa's face when she catches the fly is just faultless.

I really hope that you react to more Babymetal. I'm sure everyone is recommending "Road of Resistance"... go with it...

Me: Celtic Frost, Cavalera era Sepltura, Iron Maiden. Also Me: GIMME CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!!

When it's both shock value AND genuinely good music.

This was the song that got me into them, about two months ago. Had never heard of them. Now I'm obsessed and have tix to see them in Chicago, KC, and The Forum in Cali. Broke ass spine and all, I'll crawl there if I have to because I'm not missing it since Im already too late to see Yui/the original trio.. I have a wide musical taste so I didn't even have a "wtf" moment, I was hooked immediately.

Honestly I had the same reaction at first too 😂

I'll subscribe just to watch BABYMETAL blow your mind! Do "ROAD OF RESISTANCE, Live in Japan next, then "RONDO OF NIGHTMARE With Mischiefs of Gods Intro", after those do anything by them, anything.

That was the exact reaction I had to 'Gimme Chocolate' lol

Road of Residence live in Japan is Amazing 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 You really should check it😄👍💃