If I recall, Yui was 14 at this point in time...and she shows tremendous professionalism and stage presence, considering the fact that her stage costume is self-destructing. She doesn't miss a beat.

What I love most about this show is how happy Su looks after the last "We are". When Su is happy, I'm happy. :-)

"I didn't show my tears and in the night I was about to cry. I stayed alone in a room deep inside my heart. 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." Hey Wolfeden! Good reaction! So in the western world BABYMETAL is "manufactured" in that the members didn't just organically come together and form the band. They have a producer Kei "Kobametal" Kobayashi who is a long time metal head and heard Su's unusually powerful female voice and thought it would be good for metal music. Koba is the mastermind and he calls pretty much all of the shots. That said, he chose one of the best singers of her generation, two of the best performers to accompany her, picked the best metal musicians he could find, works with some of the best song writers, etc. It may be manufacturered, and of course it's with the intent to make money, but you can tell there's more too it. There's passion there, the girls train like athletes to be able to perform the way they do, the musicians are not prima donnas but they serve the music instead of trying to make the music serve them. There's something to be said for having masters at every level come together to perform their part and make something truly great. I honestly don't think you could really do this type of thing with a western band.

Grrrrrrr!! Please watch till the end. You missed their signature exit..."See You"!! Thanks for the reaction! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

This was the show that made them famous. No one had head of them before they took the stage and as soon as they started their show, according to the show promoter, everyone back stage stopped what they were doing and went to watch the girls. The promoters, other bands, everyone were stunned. The girls walked off the stage international sensations.

Yui untangling herself from her torn dress. You missed the "We want more chant" and the super cute farewell.

Good reaction and analysis again. This was the breakthrough performance in the west and may have even been a make or break thing, but as you saw for yourself the 50,000 and more there not only accepted Babymetal, they really enjoyed them and were calling for "one more song" at the end. Babymetal's merch outsold all the other bands there for the rest of the weekend too. I have probably said this before, but much as Babymetal didn't come together in quite the same way as metal bands in the west might have done, metal would have been the last thing any agency in Japan in 2010 would have used as something to capitalise on and to make money. If the aim had been to make money and maximise profits on sales of records, merch and anything else they would have kept the girls doing the J-pop and Idol stuff that they were already doing. OK something with a focus on the vocals ... how about some focus on the musicians in the Kami Band followed by a Su-metal solo that is all about her vocals (no choreo in this one) Rondo of Nightmare with the Mischiefs of the Metal Gods instrumental intro live at the Budokan 2014 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h96JdMZ63tGWc6M.html

2:30 ...that look which says "all your metal are belong to us." Still gives me goosebumps.

Go to a live show, you will never think Su is drowned out by the music again.

It's funny that you mention Trivium... Do you know that Matt Heafy is a fan of BABYMETAL ? They even hung out together quite a few times and made a photoshoot together. Matt Heafy has also uploaded videos where he covers some of their songs on his youtube channel. Also agree with Dean Grant. You really need to forget about the fact that this band was made with a marketing intent. This was the idea of one man, a metalhead who was at the time working at the Kids division of the talent agency Amuse, and he had this idea to put Su and her powerful voice in front of a metal band, thus making an unheard of mash-up of two genres that - at first glance - shouldn't co-exist. Idol/JPop music mixed in with pure metal. This pet project of his wasn't allocated any real budget to begin with. They powered through thanks to sheer talent and hard work. NOW they have budget. But before, at its infancy, everyone thought it would be a dead project within two years - albeit fun while it lasted. I don't think her voice gets drowned there at all. I quite like the mix at this concert.

⚡ 💀 💕 / 🚫 And… that's how you win over metalheads on your first big UK festival appearance. Sonisphere can be a really tough crowd if they don't like you. My favorite part of 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' is still the part where Su-metal threatens to kick Yui and Moa in the head if they don't stop bullying each other. : ) Also, in this performance did you see Yui's costume start to unravel? This song hadn't been performed since Su's 20th birthday concerts in Hiroshima, back in December 2017, but they brought it back in late January of 2020 as the encore for the second LEGEND METAL GALAXY show in Japan. For that version, they had both sets of Kami Band members (all eight of them), and all three "Avengers" (the supporting dancers) on stage at the same time.

Being to see them few times , Su's voice cuts through the music like a laser, crystal clear no problem hearing her . You stopped it before the end the crowd was shouted for one more song and you missed the cutest exit from stage ever . I do not think you have realised how popular BabyMetal are and how dedicated there fan base is . People normally wait untill a band comes near to where they are or there country . BabyMetal fans go to them my 2 times seeing them where only 500 mile round trips but i am saving to see them in Japan. Most fans have seeing them in Japan is on there bucket list . I was talking to people from US and all over the world who travelled to London to see them. There are so many great songs by them your list is going to get rather full .🤘😷🤘

The Legend of " BABYMETAL and Sonisphere 2014 "

I'm a guitar player/vocalist who is 67 and I've been listening to BM For 5 years. I luv 'em, especially Su and the KAMI Band. To me they're great. Luv them. The KAMI Band can play anything from Jazz to Rock,and of course Metal/Pop. They always put a smile on my face. I miss Yui.

You'll be pleased to know then that when I saw them Live at The Filmore Detroit, Su was WAY on top in the mix. We were directly across from the suspended speaker tower and got pummeled.

How abt emotional song next? NO RAIN NO RAINBOW (official video - live at Legend S, Baptism xx, Hiroshima Green Areana). Queen Su will melt ur heart for real

There is a rumor that Yui was the target of bullying in junior high school and transferred to another school. This is a close-up of yui's face in the song saying "No! No!" Yui's serious expression has something to touch.

Good reaction! 🦊🤘

That's a very exciting reaction video!!! I hope BABYMETAL can go on an overseas tour soon. Their greatest attraction is LIVE.

Interesting, it seems only a few have touched upon how big a performance this was for them (I have a feeling they were expecting others to jump on it, but "The One" are very polite and like to give others the opportunity). Given that, I will volunteer myself and hope I pass the test of accuracy. So, as some have said this was where they broke out in the western music scene. They had been booked for a secondary stage at this festival, but a month or so before a scheduling issue with another band left an opening, so they moved BABYMETAL to the main stage to open the show on Saturday. The girls were a bit nervous, as expected, but from their vantage point backstage they couldn't see the crowd, so they thought almost no one was there. They had been warned that UK metal fans are some of the rowdiest out there and that they might get boo'd off stage, or worse, have bottles and other stuff thrown at them (apparently some festival-goers had threatened to online beforehand). Still, they went out on stage and saw a sea of 60,000+ faces and made the split-second decision between fight or flight that they were going to own this crowd and win them over. Their set was five songs, with this being the final one. By the end of this song, as the girls gave their trademark "See you!" exit, the crowd was loudly chanting "We want more!" Their merch. outsold all other bands for the rest of the weekend and they started getting write-up's for western metal magazines, blogs, etc. The rest is pretty much history. These girls, now young women, have been winning people over with their brand of music for a decade now. I have only been a fan for a couple months, but they have breathed new life into my music listening more than any other group or album has since the Hamilton soundtrack came out in 2015 or 2016. I only hope I will be able to see them in concert sometime in the next year, and I will gladly fly somewhere to make it happen!

RIP Mikio; Bye, bye, Yui.

This was the day Babymetal went global ...

Having been to their live concerts, I can attest. They keep the same level of energy through the entire performance. Great concert.

There is a fancam compilation of the full 30 minute set, with decent sound. Has been on KZfaq for years, but Amuse recently blocked it (at least in the US).

Imagine you are a rock festival for the weekend and one of your friends says: "Saturday morning, first act on the main stage BabyMetal, I need to see that." You say, wtf is BabyMetal and why would I drag myself to see an act on Saturday morning? "Well it is three Japanese girls of school age wearing tutus and dancing to a heavy metal band." Would you have gone? Not sure I would of done but I already new BabyMetal before this gig so would of been in the circle pit as opposed to the mosh pit :-)

so much said already so Yava & Awadama Fever are fantastic songs to react to

This was their first large gig outside Japan. They were booked to play a small stage with loyal fans, but instead got put on the main stage in front of 50,000 British metalheads who didn't know who or what they even were. Moa and Yui were terrified, but Su said "This is gonna be fun!" Furthermore, Moa's outfit and I think her in ear monitors malfunctioned, and they still killed it. You can watch cell phone video of the whole set; you can visibly see the crowd go from "Who or what the fuck is Babymetal?" to "We want more ! We want more!"

Nice reaction and analysis again. You timed your first pause super well, look at Su's stare :D After that, I don't know if it's my problem, but your sound kinda sounds like it has the treble all the way tuned up to the max or the video is playing twice, almost simultaneously. It's hard to describe. After your next pause everything was good again. I think the thing with the band overpowering the voice in this instance is a well known "problem" at festivals. I watch Rock am Ring every year and this happens with 2/3 of all the bands. Even Serj Tankian from System of a Down was drowned out all the time a few years ago. Maybe they don't get enough time for soundchecks or something? In this case here they had about 15 minutes from knowing they are pushed to the main stage and performing live in front of 60k people (15 min is probably exaggerated, but it wasn't that much longer). Su's solo songs are always great to let her voice shine. The two best options here on KZfaq are probably Akatsuki (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZhjapV0mraufIE.html) and Rondo of Nightmare (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h96JdMZ63tGWc6M.html). They are both on par vocal wise and both great songs but I'd recommend Akatsuki, because the band shines more throughout the whole song than in Rondo of Nightmare. Rondo has the epic intro, but to say it with Ohmura Takayoshi's (the guitarist with the pink guitar) words: the song is easy for the band and Su's the genius for nailing the vocals every time. Rondo is also probably BABYMETAL's darkest song.

How The West Was Won. Great stuff. This was the song and performance that turned me from an amused/interested observer to a diehard fan when I saw it on KZfaq in 2017. Others will be along to give you the context for Babymetal's Sonisphere set. It was a momentous step into the international metal scene. By the way, Matt Heafy of Trivium is a long-time supporter and friend of Babymetal - instagram.com/p/BIBmqskgjTM/ - and has even done covers of their songs on his KZfaq channel. Another great Japanese band, who played their first UK gig in February this year after 30 years in the business, is the prog/doom power trio Ningen Isu (which means Human Chair). You might want to check out The Colour Out Of Space: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7CJa5yL3bzVdZs.html

I think you’ll really like their video for Rondo of Nightmare (with Mischiefs of God Intro). As for non-Babymetal track, check out Devin Townsend - Kingdom (EMGtv version) if you haven’t seen it yet.

Rondo oF nightmare with intro now

Thats a total ENTERTAINMENT🤘

You mentioned the ppl - 95% of them didn't know who Babymetal were b4 the show. Of the 5% who did know them, some were hostile towards them. But you see for yourself that at the end of their 30 min set, they had conquered all. :)

Every single Babymetal song is different. Different genres, different elements. It's hard to suggest one song over another. Their early stuff is cutesy and more pop. Their second album is more metal. Their third album is multi cultural with genres from Indian to Latin, and progressive to Rap. I'd say to you... just close your eyes and pick one. Pick something at random. You won't be disappointed.

They no longer perform this song live , but I still love the moment Su hits that high note here. Such a strong voice then and still.

There not totally unknown at the time. Gimme Chocolate went viral around Feb and Mar that year, with support of BabyMetal fans the organiser booked them for a smaller stage. Then online flame war ensued arguing if they are worthy to be there. The flame war grew so intense plus their sold out London concert tickets, that the organiser bump BabyMetal to main stage by May. This is a stage where people throw bottle of piss towards bands they don't like. So when BabyMetal went on stage, they are definitely worried. After this performance, UK became their biggest market in Europe.

Ijime, dame zettai,,, no more bullying, forever..

You really need to drop the cash, which isn't much and pickup Live from Tokyo Dome Red or Black. Two day closer to the 2016 tour. Each day has different sets of music and the most insane stage you will probably ever see. Watch the trailer. You want her vocals, review "No Rain, No Rainbow or Starlight", the latter being a tribute to Mikio Fujioka, one of the lead guitars (almost always to the right of the bass player) that recently passed away. P.S. They are way bigger internationally in 2020 than they were in these early videos you've been watching.

Another great reaction :) some other people already said a lot of stuff, so I will just leave my recommendations for next song here.. If you wanna see the musicianship of Kami Band, then Rondo of Nightmare (With Mischief Of God Intro) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h96JdMZ63tGWc6M.html And one similar song to this one (with one of the best guitar solos) Akatsuki kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nZhjapV0mraufIE.html Both are live versions and also Su's solos ;)

The moment BABYMETAL took over the world :)

The argument of BABYMETAL being a manufactured product has lost it weight after their 2016 2nd album release. When their 3rd album were put on sale, only the gatekeeper of the gatekeepers still harbour resentment towards them. The most lame excuse was that they weren't singing in english. I wonder what the excuse will be if they release a 4th album.

楽しいリアクション動画ありがとうございます。　BABYMETAL Fan From Japan

When babymetal were all togehter :`)

When your videos first start out the audio is fine, but once you pause once and start up again, it sounds as if there are two audio-sources for the video you're watching.

2:00 Queen shot through my heart

This was their 1st ever time in the UK, and were pretty unknown at the time, most of the people there had only turned up because of the fuzz that was going on around them at the time. When they were booked they were supposed to play on the Sunday in one of the side tents that can hold about 5k, but they realised pretty early that there was a lot of interest around the group and moved them to the main stage on Saturday. This happened a week after they were announced. You should try Karate Live at Download 2016. For another band try BAND-MAID they maybe the best rock band in the world today. BAND-MAID - Dice. Another metal band then Unlucky Morpheus - Black Pentagram

Trivium you say? Here is a great photo of Babymetal with Matt Heafy: i.imgur.com/JDkbKrf.jpg (for Rolling Stone Japan)

The only thing that i can compare this too is when Enter Shakari first came along. Fusing dance/pop with Rock. Love the different vibe of it. So unique, at least to me anyway.

Ijime, Dame, Zettai (eng below) Yume o miru koto sore sae mo mote-nakute hikari to yami no hazama hitori Kizutsuita no wa jibun jishin dake ja naku mitsume-tsuzukete kureta anata Jishin (Motte!) mote-zu ni (Make-naide!) kakure tsuzuketa (Mitsuke-cha iya!) kinoo (Iesutadee!) made no jibun sayonara (Bai-bai!) Ijime (Dame!) ijime (Dame!) kakko-warui yo (Dame! Dame! Dame! Dame!) Kizutsuite kizutsukete kizudareke ni naru no sa Kitsune (Tobe!) Kitsune (Tobe!) kitto toberu yo (Tobe! Tobe! Tobe! Tobe!) Kurushimi mo kanashimi mo subete tokihanate! Kimi o mamoru kara Namida mise-zu ni nakidashi-soona yoru wa kokoro no oku no heya ni hitori Kizutsuketa no wa hoka no dareka dake ja naku kizuka-nai furi shiteta nakama Nani mo (Nothing!) ie-zu ni (Say nothing?) akirame kaketa (Poi-sute kinshi!) kinoo (Iestadee!) made no jibun sayonara (Bai-bai!) Ijime (Dame!) ijime (Dame!) kakko-warui yo (Dame! Dame! Dame! Dame!) Kizutsuite kizutsukete kizudareke ni naru no sa Kitsune (Tobe!) Kitsune (Tobe!) kitto toberu yo (Tobe! Tobe! Tobe! Tobe!) Kurushimi mo kanashimi mo subete tokihanate! Kimi o mamoru kara Itami Kanjite Zutto Hitori Kokoro Kizuka-nai furi Moo Nige-nai Ijime Dame Zettai Itoshikute setsunakute kokoro-zuyokute kore ijoo moo kimi no nakigao wa mitaku-nai Ijime (Dame!) ijime (Dame!) kakko-warui yo (Dame! Dame! Dame! Dame!) Kizutsuite kizutsukete kizudareke ni naru no sa Kitsune (Tobe!) Kitsune (Tobe!) kitto toberu yo Kurushimi mo kanashimi mo subete tokihanate! Kimi o mamoru kara Ijime dame zettai. (Dame! Dame! Dame! Dame!) Ijime dame forever Ijime dame zettai (Dame! Dame! Dame! Dame!) Ijime dame dame [English:] Rururu… Aah… Dreaming I couldn’t have even it Between the light and the darkness I stayed alone Those who got hurt were not only I myself but also those who kept on watching me It was you Confidence Have it! I couldn’t have Don’t be beaten! I kept on hiding I dislike to be found! until yesterday Yesterday is gone! But good-bye to yesterdays’ myself Bye-bye! Bullying. No! Bullying. No! It’s disgraceful No! No! No! No! Sometimes you get hurt sometimes you hurt someone and we all get badly hurt Fox, Fly! Fox, Fly! I’m sure you can fly Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Let your pain and sadness all go outside! It’s OK because I’ll protect you 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 Those who hurt me were not only someone else but also those who pretended not to notice It was my friend Nothing! Nothing! could I say Say nothing? I was about to give up No easy throwing out! until yesterday Yesterday is gone! But good-bye to yesterdays’ myself Bye-bye! Bullying. No! Bullying. No! It’s disgraceful No! No! No! No! Sometimes you get hurt sometimes you hurt someone and we all get badly hurt Fox, Fly! Fox, Fly! I’m sure you can fly Fly! Fly! Fly! Fly! Let your pain and sadness all go outside! It’s OK because I’ll protect you Pain… Aching… All the while… Alone… Your heart… Pretending not to notice… Anymore… I’ll never get away Bullying, No, Absolutely Full of dearest-ness it’s pressuring but also encouraging Anymore… anymore your… I don’t want to see anymore your tearful face Bullying. No! Bullying. No! It’s disgraceful No! No! No! No! Sometimes you get hurt sometimes you hurt someone and we all get badly hurt Fox, Fly! Fox, Fly! I’m sure you can fly Let your pain and sadness all go outside! It’s OK because I’ll protect you Bullying, No, absolutely No! No! No! No! Bullying, No, forever Bullying, No, absolutely No! No! No! No! Bullying, No, never

Shame you couldn't wait another few seconds to hear the crowd chanting for more!!! You said you wanted to see the audience reaction and you kind of missed it!!!

Great energy, right? 思わず笑顔になるね☺️✋

road of resistence

最後まで見ないやつ結構いるな！　いいねはお預けだ！

Some of their "official live" videos (released by Babymetal's KZfaq) definitely have some post-production work done to polish them. I don't know why because I think their live performances are better than them trying to overlay the studio tracks. If you ever buy a concert Bluray you will hear them real live and they're awesome. Now when I see their official "live" music videos I don't like them as much. The live sounds so much better. It's hard to tell though unless you actually hear them on their concert Bluray.

You may be the unfortunate person who misses the sub-story prepared after the end roll of Batman :D In Japanese, it's called MOTTAINAI　see you :D

いいリアクションだったけど、今でも欧米で（いや日本でも）口パクだと思われギターは当て振りだと思われてスルーされてると思うとたまらんな。 まぁアメリカンアイドルみたいな全米放送の番組に中元すず香が出て審査員やギャラリーを納得させてからデビューしなきゃいけないのかと思うと、もう疑う奴らは放っといてベビメタは今まで通り我が道を行くで十分な気がするな。

At your 1st pause I was surprised you said nothing about Su's expression. If you're going to continue with Babymetal, be very careful about watching Su's eyes. There is fierceness in her stare reflecting her control of the performance. It will burn right though you. Everyone BE SAFE, sheltering in California.

Can you react to Bandmaid? 5 woman band, hard rock, list of songs that'll amaze

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Great review. I sometimes get frustrated when the sound mixing is bad and Su-Metal can’t be heard. Fortunately, Babymetal performs a lot and I can almost always find a good video. 😎👍

You missed the end

BabyMetal newest MV BxMXC kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pM1ooMtnr7utoY0.html

I could tell you were going to stop the vid too soon. Do you have an inate aversion to cuteness?

Hey dum dum you Missed The end

Hardest anti bullying song you'll ever find.. Possibly the audio as her voice cuts clearly thru..

Maybe remember what you've reacted to? Seems like KZfaq 101. Or 1-1. Or just -1. Really. Out at 35s. I have an attention span, but only where it seems to me to matter.

You did not Watch The whole video... you cut off the best part... of "See you" and the crowd chanting "we want more we want more" You know Sonisphere is famous for ppl throwing bottles of piss at bands they don't like right?? instead of that being thrown at the girls chants of we want more we want more we want more were thrown their way. why watch a vid if you are not going to watch the whole thing??

It's metal, the vocals aren't supposed to overpower it.

React to Tierra Whack (colors unployed)

React to Elliot Lee

Crowd looks super dead. Not even close to 1997 madness.

NotACult 🦊🤘

The Legend of " BABYMETAL and Sonisphere 2014 "