Fun fact: Ayaka Miyoshi who plays An in Alice in Borderland was in Sakura Gakuin along with the Su, Yui and Moa

彼女の見る悪夢は伝染します。

⚡ / 🔥 😱 🔥 That was a sixteen year old Su crushing that performance. She premiered the song the night before, at Budokan Red Night. Rondo is easily in my top five BABYMETAL songs. Su performed three solos that night. She did 'No Rain, No Rainbow', followed by 'Akatsuki' earlier in the set. Yui and Moa (as Black BABYMETAL) did two songs without Su ('4 no Uta' and 'Onedari Daisakusen'), and they all performed a bunch of songs together. That Black Night Budokan concert from March 2014 is still one of my favorite BABYMETAL concerts. Not only is Su brave enough to sing and dance on a tiny elevated platform in the dark, but she is also fearless enough to follow those amazing Kami Band solos.

5:27 "What do you do after that ?" 7:03 as proven: they capture the audience. 🙂 Honestly, for me, the first time I prefer to watch it without the (translated) lyrics, it's just a distraction from the full audio visual experience. This was the video which made me say: I NEED to see the live ! And so I did, multiple times.

This is the most beautiful metal/rock performance I have ever seen. It reminds me of classical music. The song is so dark yet so clean, the torches, the outfits... I love all of it. Can't forget Akatsuki by BABYMETAL, it's also up there. My senses tell me there's music and then there's BABYMETAL.

Odd connection...you mentioned "Alice in Borderland". Ayaka Miyoshi, who plays Ann, was an original member of Sakura Gakuin with Su, Yui and Moa. :)

My 2nd favorite BM song and my 2nd fav live video Not beat by the same song lol. Remember, #NotACult.

Great reaction! A truly an epic performance! RONDO!!! 🔥🔥🔥🤘🦊🤘

Nice reaction. This is one of Babymetals darkest songs lyrically speaking. And the performance WOW. They did throw away the Kawaii for this. The camera shots for this are amazing as well. That shot where it looks like Su is floating in the air for example. Very Cool. Su really gets to show off her talent and skills here. Belting out power notes and dancing on a platform 6 feet up with lights in her face. Not easy. The Kamiband summoning Su from the depths of the stage with their solos. You couldn't see the audience because I think they were blown away. lol and stunned by what they just witnessed. This is how Babymetal does epic level. I can't wait to see what they do this January 2023. Goosebumps just thinking about it.

How do you follow that ?! 🤔 Su rises up 😀 has your question being answered 😁🤘🦊🤘

Great reaction. Queen Su, aged just 16 at the time, rising up from below the stage and courageous enough to follow that intro from the Kami Band - and not only to follow it but then making the stage her own. This was only the second time she had performed this song live - first time was the night before, but she made it look and sound like she'd been singing it for years. The Kami Band that night were Leda Cygnus (blue guitar), Takayoshi Ohmura (gold guitar), BOH (it is a 6 string bass) and Hideki Aoyama (drums). 'Rondo of Nightmare' is possibly their darkest song lyrically. Rondo is a musical term meaning something like a repeated theme. They have borrowed the term as Su is caught in a recurring nightmare being chased through the dark by something she can't see. Finally she hides in or by a well or a fountain but it is still coming closer and, accepting there is no escape, she asks that if she is to die won't it at least show itself first.

I have been listening to Babymetal for past years. This may be my favorite song

The voice of Su heals my soul 🖤🖤🖤

Dancing in the dark 2 meters above a rotating stage, a 16yr old Suzuka sings of an unending nightmare of being chased by a Faceless Terror and Begging a Boon that it show her its Face just once before she dies. That's Metal. That's Babymetal!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

You only get the intro in live performances and here we get The Kami Band doing the "Mischiefs of the Metal Gods" intro with Aoyama Hideki (drums), BOH (6 string bass), Takayoshi Ohmura (7 string gold guitar), Leda Cygnus (blue guitar). RON is one of Su's solos that allow her to show her individual talent and give the other two girls, Moa and Yui, a chance to rest. This concert is Budokan Black Night in 2014 so Su was just 16 years old. Maybe next listen to another one of their prog metal songs, "Tales of the Destinies at the Tokyo Dome". It's interesting you mention "Alice in Borderland". Others have pointed out that Ayaka Miyoshi is in that show and she was a founding member of Sakura Gakuin with Su, Moa and Yui, but there's another connection as the initial, short lived, working title for this song was "Kill the Alice" as the lyrics have similarities to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and falling down holes etc. RON is a very dark song where Su is chased by something she cannot escape. The repetitive nature of a "rondo" makes this even more frightening and that's explicitly said in the lyrics. I think that the changing time signatures and dissonance of the music are there to make us feel uncomfortable and keep us off balance. The final chorus is as unsettling as the time signatures and offers no happy resolution: It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind. A nightmare rondo is being repeated. The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight. I can do nothing but fall into the darkness. Some reviewers mention that the song ends very abruptly and that it's hard to settle into...the lyrics imply that there's no hope of waking, but that's often what you feel when you are in a nightmare and then you wake as suddenly as the song ends.

Great live performance

The deeper you dig into the foxhole, you will realise that there is no such thing as a best Babymetal song. 🦊🦊🔥🦊🦊

Great reaction, thanks! Yes, this performance is freaking amazing for so many reasons. But this is what happens when you have some of the best session musicians on stage and a metal goddess like Su, even at her 16... which makes it even crazier. This was just the second time they performed this song live since it premiered the previous day at the same venue. And this is THE iconic performance of the song. When you think about "Rondo of Nightmare" this is the first image that comes to your mind. Until next time!

So good to see you're back and not being deterred by the annoying copyright block, I know is hard and hopefully this won't suffer the same fate of some of your other reactions. You missed our queen SuMetal b-day on December 20 but is all good, we're glad to have you around this special month for us, double special for me.🥳🎊🏆⚽ _Akumu No Rondo_ combines not only heaviness with dark waltz and dope time signatures changes but also delicate and fragile beautiness that makes you wants to grab your inception kit and go to rescue this 16 yo queen from this nightmare. Temporarily title song was "Kill The Alice" so is like Alice but instead of Wonderland she's trapped in a nightmare trying to escape and avoid some evil entity. Rondo is a musical form in which you can hear a repetitive pattern, you can hear an example of this in the song "Blue Rondo a la Turk" The Kami Band doing their second magnificent intro of the night with their own set called "Mischiefs Of Metal Gods". They become regular after this special live at Budokan 2014 and leaving baby-bones, from early shows, behind, shout-out to them thou. Many people forget this was the day (night) after the first live premiere of this song and she's dancing and performing like she already did a dozen of times before, like a pro. Also she's showing some fierceness here dancing on that high dangerous mini stage with no wire and that's how she keeps winning everyone's heart. But not everything was perfect here despite their impeccable performance and sound, and the day before the girls face that dangerous challenge on the stage, taking their own revenge after coming back in 2021 to celebrate their 10 years and leaving those ghosts behind, fortunately. YuppeMetal (aka Yuyoyuppe) is the one behind this song and he took inspiration from "Protest The Hero - Bloodmeat" song, of course i recommend you to hear that Thanks for sharing this wonderful SuMetal solo and my favorite along with _"Akatsuki"_ Keep watching all their solos because all 4 of them are beautiful and of course the rest of the girls under a subgroup called "Black Babymetal" are enjoyable too, so don't miss out their other 4 songs too. Since this was from 2014 i think maybe Alice in Borderland took some inspiration from BM, but there's two fun fact about that, in that series one of the Japanese actress was former Sakura Gakuin member just like SuMetal and the girls here and she was a founding member and partner, her name is Ayaka Miyoshi; the other "Alice" thing i already mentioned. Btw if you want to know more about them you can watch *"A BabyMetal Guide"* by CrypticMisery, is the most updated guide and is among majority of BM fans the most structured and well focus on the informative side. Late Merry Xmas and happy new year for you. See you next time.🦊🤘🎆

Love your babymetal reactions Bonus points for the lo-fi final fantasy

excellent content John-Metal, this was my favorite song until I heard "From Dusk Till Dawn" there is an amazing performance of it at Budokan 2021, so that is my song recommendation, "From Dusk Till Dawn" live at Budokan 2021, but Rondo is still in my top 5, it was loosely inspired by "Alice in Wonderland" and the working title was "Kill The Alice" it is basically a young girl is trapped in a repeating nightmare wherein she is being chased through the darkness by an evil being.

None of the guitarists are involved in Alice in Borderland. BUT! Ayaka Miyoshi that plays Ann Rizuna were in the same idol group (Sakura Gakuin) that Babymetal was formed from. In this link you can see Ayaka perform as Moa-metal in a shuffle thing they did back in 2011. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q6-GjMyl3LSxpZ8.html

Rondo Of Nightmare/With Mischief Of God Intro. (Nippon Budokan Black Night):- This is one of 4 Su-Metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) solo songs. The other 3 are:- 1. "Amore" (Wembley Arena). 2. "No Rain No Rainbow" (Legend A Baptism XX). 3. "Akatsuki" (Same Venue, Nippon Budokan Black Night) Rondo Of Nightmare/With Mischief Of God Intro:- Babymetal:- Babymetal (Japanese: ベビーメタル, Hepburn: Bebīmetaru) (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese kawaii metal band. The band consists of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" (Vocal and Dance) and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" (Scream and Dance). The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrumentation, performed by a group of session musicians known as the "Kami Band" at performances. KamiBand:- "The KamiBand are the instrumentalists (or backing band) in BABYMETAL - Each member is a "god (Kami) of music" summoned by The Fox God stage by stage. All the Kamis have their own jobs and side-projects in addition to BABYMETAL". Current Members Who Perform At Nippon Budokan:- •Takayoshi Ohmura (Guitar, ESP SNAPPER-7/R Gold & Twinkle Pink). •Leda Cygnus (Guitar, ESP BLUE CUSTOM). •Daisuke 'BOH' Bohte (Bass, ATELIER Z BETA 6, Boh'S CUSTOM 6). •Aoyama Hideki (Drums, YAMAHA Signature Drum Kit). BABYMETAL is the youngest act to perform at the Budokan and artists need to be invited to perform there. Live at Budokan: Red Night & Black Night Apocalypse (stylized as LIVE AT BUDOKAN ～RED NIGHT & BLACK NIGHT APOCALYPSE～) is the third live video release by the Japanese heavy metal band Babymetal. It contains two concerts performed at Nippon Budokan shortly after the release of the band's eponymous debut album, and was released on January 7, 2015 in a standard edition and a limited-edition box set exclusively for "The One" fanclub members. Nippon Budokan:- Nippon Budokan (日本武道館, Nippon Budōkan), often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics, its name translates as Martial Arts Hall in English. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most iconic musical performance venues. A number of famous rock music acts have played at Budokan. The Beatles were the first rock group to play there in a series of concerts held between June 30 and July 2, 1966. ABBA ended their last tour there. Their final show on March 27, 1980, was the last live concert ABBA performed together. Numerous acts have recorded live albums at Budokan, including Bryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Dream Theater, Duran Duran, Kiss, Mr. Big, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Journey and Deep Purple. [Rondo of Nightmare]:- Akumu no Rondo [Rondo of Nightmare] is a song from BABYMETAL's first original album, BABYMETAL, by SU-METAL. Information:- •Artist: BABYMETAL. •Album: BABYMETAL. •Lyrics: Yuyoyuppe. •Composition: Yuyoyuppe. •Arrangement: Yuyoyuppe. Lyrics Overview:- "Rondo Of Nightmare (悪夢の輪舞曲; Akumu No Rondo)" 欠けた月が　照らし出した 陰りの中　はびこる狂気 笑い声　響き渡り 牙をむいて　目を光らせている 逃げられない ゆらゆら　揺らめく 心に見え隠れ 悪夢の輪舞曲が　繰り返されている 目覚めの光は 遥かかなた　見えなくなり ただ　走り抜ける 闇の中を 森の中　泉の中 息を殺し　身を潜めても 迫り来る　すぐ近くに 淀んだ声　終わらない夜 嗚呼... もう　ここから　出られないのなら 貴方の　姿を　見せてはくれないか ゆらゆら　揺らめく 心に見え隠れ 悪夢の輪舞曲が　繰り返されている 目覚めの光は 遥かかなた　見えなくなる ただ　堕ちていくの 闇の中へ [Romaji:] Kaketa tsuki ga terashi dashita kageri no naka habikoru kyooki Warai-goe hibiki watari kiba o muite me o hikaraseteru Nigerare-nai Yura yura yurameku kokoro ni mie kakure Akumu no rondo ga kurikaesareteru Mezame no hikari wa haruka kanata mie-naku nari tada hashiri nukeru yami no naka o Mori no naka izumi no naka iki o koroshi mi o hisomete mo semari kuru sugu chikaku ni Yodonda koe. Owara-nai yoru Aa… Moo koko kara derare-nai no nara anata no sugata o misete wa kure-nai ka? Yura yura yurameku kokoro ni mie kakure Akumu no rondo ga kurikaesareteru Mezame no hikari wa haruka kanata mie-naku naru Tada ochite yuku no yami no naka e [English:] The waning moon has lit up the insanity rampant in the shade The laughter resounds around It bares its fangs and its eyes gleam I can’t escape from it It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but run through the darkness In the woods, in the fountain I hide myself holding my breath but it’s still coming closer to me A stagnant voice. An endless night Ah… If I can no longer get out of here won’t you show me your figure? It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but fall into the darkness This song Su-Metal brings you to the dark side and tells you a story thru the journey and it enticed you. Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult.

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Another great reaction, thank you for reacting to babymetal again! Keep up the good work man, love your vids!

This was another really great reaction. you have already a lot of info in the comments from other Babymetal fans so I'll add something different (hopefully) This is 1 of 4 Su-Metal's solo songs, others being - "Akatuki", "Amore" and "No Rain No Rainbow" There are also 4 Black Babymetal songs (Yuimetal and Moametal withouth Su) they are heavier than most other songs they have. "Sis. Anger", "GJ", "Onedari Daisakusen" and "4 no Uta" (aka "Song 4") Last thing, there are 5 songs with the Kami band intro, like "Rondo of Nightmare" depending on the live show you look up, the intro will slightly differ, but the songs are - "Yava", "Awadama Fever", "Catch Me If You Can" and "Kagerou" (a song after Yuimetal had left and The Western Kami band was introduced). Last side note "Akatsuki" has also an "Unfinished Version" (performed only once) so when or if you work yourself up to that song I sincerely hope you'd do a double feature of both versions. You wouldn't be disappointed.

The idea of the stage was supposed to be a pentagram or summoning circle in which they would play to summon Su. It’s such a creative idea.

I always forget that this show was before Taka started playing the “Ohmura Special”

This one and "Akatsuki" they are incredible songs ✌️❤️

Yes! Su!

A lot of the musicians who play in the Kami Band also freelance, and play for other groups and shows when they need a live band.

BABYMETAL🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥

So heavy clean sound.

Rondo is my favorite of Su's solo songs, and this performance of it is particularly impressive given that she's up on that rather hazardous looking stage rig in the dark, and this was only to he second time she had performed it live. It's crazy how polished a performer she was at such an a young age. Since you've now checked out one of Su's solo songs, you should watch one of Black Babymetal's (Yui and Moa without Su) songs; I nominate Onedari Daisakusen.

the gramophone sound" from 8:40 has already sparked discussions. some say it's an electronic sound. others say it's playback. and others say it's a nasal technique with the microphone, which is why sumetal presses the mic to her nose ...

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"Best BABYMETAL song?" A top 3 for me (a constantly rotating top 3, btw 😁). Arigatou! 🦊🤘 #notacult #QueenSu #waltzmetal

About Alice in Borderland... Miyoshi Ayaka, that actress who portrays Ann (the forensic scientist) was in Sakura Gakuin with Su, Yui and Moa. She was part of the news club and interviewed Babymetal right when they were put together. She even performed as Babymetal in an event where the club members switched around in Sakura Gakuin. So... yeah, bald dude may look like Boh, but that show has a way deeper connection to Babymetal.

Some of BabyMetal's old band mates from Sakura Gakuin are in Alice in Borderland.

Rondo Of Nightmare (eng below) Kaketa tsuki ga terashi dashita kageri no naka habikoru kyooki Warai-goe hibiki watari kiba o muite me o hikaraseteru Nigerare-nai Yura yura yurameku kokoro ni mie kakure Akumu no rondo ga kurikaesareteru Mezame no hikari wa haruka kanata mie-naku nari tada hashiri nukeru yami no naka o Mori no naka izumi no naka iki o koroshi mi o hisomete mo semari kuru sugu chikaku ni Yodonda koe. Owara-nai yoru Aa… Moo koko kara derare-nai no nara anata no sugata o misete wa kure-nai ka? Yura yura yurameku kokoro ni mie kakure Akumu no rondo ga kurikaesareteru Mezame no hikari wa haruka kanata mie-naku naru Tada ochite yuku no yami no naka e [English:] The waning moon has lit up the insanity rampant in the shade The laughter resounds around It bares its fangs and its eyes gleam I can’t escape from it It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but run through the darkness In the woods, in the fountain I hide myself holding my breath but it’s still coming closer to me A stagnant voice. An endless night Ah… If I can no longer get out of here won’t you show me your figure? It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but fall into the darkness

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🍅💀🍅 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼 It is amazing ! !! !

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Fun fact: The mischief of Metal Gods is technically a Rondo which is just a theme then some knidof different then a repertion of the first theme and so always returning to the original theme without variation.

Cool reaction 😄 this performance NEVER gets old, it's legendary!! I'm a huge Army and Babymetal fan, and it's been really cool to see you discover both ☺ If you take recommendations I would also like to recommend Nemophila to you - they are a heavy Japanese all-female band who love to mix up their sound and influences, and I think their latest song 'Seize the Fate' is a great introduction and also just a straight up BANGER, so if you want to discover more amazing Japanese metal then I really recommend checking them out!! And ofc to keep checking out Babymetal because as I'm sure others have said, no two songs are alike!

absolutely amazing and insane ❤❤❤❤

👍 👍 well done.

Watch BABYMETAL'S Road of Resistance live version it's insane.

My favorite also!

Sumetal is The Queen and the Kami Band, Amazing! No more words man. Great react and great channel. You need watch now Syncopation live, beleve me is simply Perfect! See you at the next, Kitsune 🤟🏻🦊🇯🇵🔥🔥🔥

Does anyone else hope for a babymetal anime, like mama mia was for abba but three music loving chicks and a metal head older brother who puts the shit together or something lol

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Thanks again from Japan 有難う💛。"Rondo" is a musical form with a recurring leading theme. I can't tell how many times I have viewed this video. It is literally a rondo of happy dream for me. Kamis' (=Gods') super solos were excellent enough as a main event in the show, but once the 16-year-old Queen (as of 2014) emerged from the underground, she colored everything differently with her penetrating voice then turned Kami Band's plays into a ritual to summon her.

You have a good eye. I think most people focus on the first part, the kami band. I don't blame them but you resonated with them. Always cool to see. The reason is highly debated. Su has commented on it as well with no answers.

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Welcome to the Foxhole my friend it runs deep so buckle up.

5:26 "What do you _do_ after that???" Quite a fair comment; it's an astonishing display of the some of the best guitar and drum playing ever. And then Su happens. That, sir, is what you do next.

Thanks for the reaction! I think you could check another version of the intro "Mischiefs of Metal Gods"... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pr-ae6dovq7VdHk.html Also you will find many more gems on that channel! And also, the sound quality of the videos on this channel is undenaibly Supreme, listening to videos with headphones is a must of course. Kitsune uptheIrons lol.

Alice in Borderland is a great series! Just Started season 2, been waiting for 2 years!

There’s a YT channel that subs all their songs but in Spanish

Эта песня невозможна без текста. Тут всё хорошо. Но почитайте текст и переслушайте. Сью исполнила идеально....

I started to follow you because of bts reactions but fun fact, I actually discovered BTS because of Metal, one night I saw a recommended video from a Japanese band called Dir and Grey and my algorithm went crazy showing Asian content (No Regrets) Maybe you already know them. Dir en Grey is a Japanese band active since 1997 and with the inicial line up but the musical anesthetic have been evolving. Some genre's: Visual Kei, Avant-garde, progressive/experimental/trash Metal The vocalist, Kyo, is the definition of a ShowMan. He's in 2 other bands, Sukekiyo being my favorite in terms of music composition and rhythm, they introduce diverse instruments like violin, flute, violonchelo...) -Dir en Grey Vinushka Live (epicness at itshighest) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eLyYdLl5yNuRomQ.html -Dir en grey Macabre (A masterpiece in musical composition) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hr15ZbOj1dSql2w.html -SUKEKIYO Elizabeth Addict (see it by yourself) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qah2fLim3628ppc.html I really think you would like them as a person who enjoys music so much. Thank you for doing content

Alice in bornderland is a great show

For a drum lover, you need to watch road to resistance

HEY John !!! As of 2023 there is new babymetal music vedios , please do a review on them

please you will need to do megitsune or kagero ;).....and maybe BMC....;)

Vid volume too low.

If you want to get to know them better you can react to Babymetal guide 🦊🎸 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5-ohcyAp62cYqs.html

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Bro... You´re way more interested in your own comments and thoughts, than in ANY of the stuff you watch. Thanks, but no.

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So rondo of nightmare first title was Kill Alice and it was a nightmare version of Alice in Wonderland

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