It's a different genre from K-POP, so there's no need to compare.

The first song, Karate, is the girls fighting their alter selves, which is symbolism for the biggest thing holding you back is yourself.. The theme is never give up, always move forward. The second song, Headbanger, is truly a girl power song. it's about a 15 year old girl discarding the traditional role of a young girl in Japan and attending her first metal concert, with a deeper meaning of "be yourself". You'll find "girl power" and positive themes in almost all Babymetal songs. The video you watched is a concert from 2013 of Su's (lead singer) 16th birthday celebration. The other two girls would have been 15. I hope you keep looking into Babymetal. They are an island in the world of metal... and music in general. Three young girls who go well out of their way (with support from their management and team) to not be sexualized, presenting a positive image, and carrying a positive message. Each of the girls considers being a role model to other young girls an honor and a responsibility, trying hard to live up to that designation. ,Some of the more "Poppy" songs are Doki Doki Morning. Ilne (pronounced ill-nay, which means so good), Uki-Uki Midnight, Awadama Fever, and Yava. Perhaps the most enabling girl power song is "Megitsune", which carries a very powerful message (despite women sometimes feeling forced to hide behind makeup and smiles, they are bad asses that should not be underestimated). Songs with harder metal influences include Sis Anger and Rondo of Nightmare.

Karate isn't about fighting the bad guy. It's about defeating challenges in your life and yourself and overcoming them. Pretty much all of Babymetal songs are positive like that in one way or another

Babymetal is a straight injection of pure happiness. Welcome to the fam... we are the one. XD

The three girls names are Suzuka Nakamoto 20 (Su-Metal, lead singer), Yui Mizuno 19 (Yuimetal, scream & dance on the left), and Moa Kikuchi 19 (Moametal, scream & dance on the right). They are world famous, not just in Japan. They started performing at very young ages (Su was only 5yo). BABYMETAL formed as an idol group originally in 2010 when the girls were 11, 11, and 13. In 2013, the main singer became to old for the idol group and had to "graduate" out of the group. BUT, their manager/creator of the group (Key Kobayashi aka Koba-Metal) saw its' huge potential and decided to turn the group into a real band to keep the original members together forever. That's also the year they gained new members of the band called the Kami Band (God Band). Made up of some of the best musicians in the world (which takes there live shows into the realm of legend). BABYMETAL became really popular, and by the end of 2014 were a worldwide phenomenon. Their popularity is still growing and shows no sign of stopping. Multiple world tours and have sold out arenas (even played live on US national television on the Colbert Late Show in 2016). We're all waiting to see what comes next in 2018 and the HYPE is real. They've toured all over the world, have won countless music awards all over the world (Metal Hammer Magazine even named their debut self-titled album "Best Metal Album of the 21st Century"), and have opened for The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lady GaGa, Metallica, Guns N Roses, Korn, Stone Sour, and have shared the stage with Rob Halford of Judas Priest, and Dragonforce. All have signed off and credited BABYMETAL as being a legit/talented band.

*gets to best part of the song* responds with “ok that’s ruining it for me”...sigh.

Her voice is soooo clean

i love baby metal .

the guitar solo is not "ruining", it's MUSIC!!!!. real music, people playing an instrument, not computer generated noises or anything like that, don't be afraid of guitars, it's real music!!! also, maybe death metal or black metal are not for you, but try some older kind of metal maybe? from the 70s and 80s? like "paranoid" by black sabbath, "breaking the law" by judas priest (and then check out the live version by babymetal!), "trust" by megadeth, stuff like that.

the handsign is supposed to be a fox. closely resembling the normal devil horn metal handsign. as for the meaning of the songs, Karate is about fighting yourself and your inner demons. Headbanger is about growing up and developing your own identity. and all that energy is present in almost all their songs! very much part of what makes them awesome. would recommend Road of resistance as the next babymetal song. and then either Akatsuki or Amore. the last two are solo performances by Suzuka the lead singer, without the two younger ones (Yui and Moa) :)

Yaaay, so glad to see that Ghost is on your metal suggestions list! They're definitely more theatrical and melodic with their songs, I think you'll love them! "Cirice" is on the list, I see; maybe add their songs "He Is," "Pinnacle to the Pit," and "Square Hammer" as well? All of those are super catchy songs with very creative music vids. Keep up the great work! \m/

I enjoyed the other video a lot more, your reaction was epic on that one 😂 It was expected that, unlike the other two (great) bands, you would enjoy BabyMetal, they are the kind of band that people that are Into Metal might enjoy. Let me recommend something... something you might like... "Sleeping Sun" by Nightwish. P.S.: RIP Mikio Fujioka

The Metal genre is very brought, it has very many sub-genres. And Babymetal lives on the edge of the metal genre. Some say they've created their own sub-genre. Glad you like them. You can definitely work out on Babymetal, they have concerts up to 1.5 hours without pausing ! Not sure how they do it. They most have so much energy ! As you can see the audience also gets a great workout too. Maybe we'll keep the crucifixion video for later. :-)

Kawaii Metal kicks ass!!

thank you for your reaction to BABYMETAL. hope to see more your reaction on them soon ^^

I never thought i would tell someone to listen to Babymetal......but......LISTEN TO BABY METAL!!!!

They are even better live lol.

You are adorable and hilarious! Love what you're doing. great video! Love Baby Metal they are incredible. I also love Japanese culture.

You said everything....They are so cute and Badass in the same time. Love it.

Nice reaction. Hands are in the sign of the Fox God, part of their mythology. Check out Megitsune and Gimme Chocolate.

Dang, and here I was hoping you were going to watch the live crucifixion performance of Headbanger. But I'm glad you didn't at the same time! XD No need to turn you away. We need more metal heads! \m/

Daaaw, Yui and Moa looks sooo happy as they are spraying the crowd with what ever that was xD Just big amused smiles xD

Thank you for having an open mind and trying this form of metal. Unfortunately they just lost their guitarist Mikio Fujioka recently. Awesome video! #Moametalrules

Had the privilege to see them live they are really good and keeps the crowd oh and its insane the shows are very fun.

Live Performance is amazing , super and lit

I’ve never been much of a Babymetal fan, but I do respect them as musicians, and I know they put a lot of effort into their songs, but I’m glad you’ve found a metal genre you like! :D Perhaps you could try Sabaton? They’re a power metal band, and their song “Poltava” is pretty awesome!

Welcome to the world of BABYMETAL! There is a lot of history if you choose to pursue it. I hope you do more reactions to them!

You most successful video at the moment...thanks to METAL music! =) That makes me very happy as a metal fan...haha. I saw it, liked it bu the way back then. BabyMetal rules for sure. Their guitarist died in a very unfortunate accident in December 2017 falling down from an observatory, he was only 37 years old. Very sad....R.I.P

Yes! More Babymetal please! And muting is ok. We're used to that. :)

Glad to see yoy again ❤❤❤ Give these a try (off screen) 1. Megitsune 2. Catch me If you can 3. Gimme chocolate 4. iine! 5. Ijime dame zettai These are all babymetal songs

Hi there, I really liked this video and look forward to you delving more into Babymetal and the different styles of metal. I think there is so much wonder and surprise to be gained exploring metal music. Babymetal is a much more beginner friendly band for metal than Behemoth or Cannibal Corpse. Also, it doesn’t help that the graphic nature of the videos can’t be anything but a bit distracting from the experience of the song. I love those bands, but it definitely took time for me to appreciate their sounds. They were very much an acquired taste for me over time. Also I can relate to what you mentioned in the second video about there being a lot of sounds in the middle of song. When the guitarist started soloing a little bit, you said it was a little bit ruining of the experience. It’s okay for the sounds to impact people that way when starting with metal. There’s a density and thickness to the instrumentation that takes time for ears to become accustomed to, everything sounds a bit chaotic at first. But over time ears will pick up on and appreciate what the instruments are doing, things will start to sound clearer. More Babymetal- definitely Road of Resistance live For a band to explore after Babymetal, let’s see, try: Nightwish- Ghost Love Score @ Buenos Aires Devin Townsend- Kingdom EMGTV performance Iron Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name live Metallica- One Keep up the good work, take care

hi. i was laughing so much to the other other react video from you. it was quite fun to see you so traumatized from bands like Cannibal Corpse or the likes of Behemoth. I definitely knew something like this would definitely if your liking. I also have a request as well. try reacting to either Nightwish or Within Temptation or Arch Enemy(this is heavier than the other 2, but one of the greatest metal vocals out there) and keep up the great work.

Great reaction ur so cute! u should react to more Babymetal some of their cute songs are Doki Doki Morning, Onedari Daisakusen, 4 no uta, Uki Uki Midnight... u won't regret it

End of Karate check the close up of the eye's of the other girls that you had mentioned in your video (they had beautiful eye's), you'll see the reflections of the babymetal members in there eyes... Pretty cool stuff there...

nice reaction / review! Babymetal has lead me to all kinds of Japanese music (but much more pop: Perfume, AKB48, anime themes, Utada, etc.) and I kind of love it all ...! I think Babymetal is coming out with new music in 2018 by the way ...

Danm! Earned a sub from just the hxh refrence ;-)

From Japan. They lost their guiter player because of an accident last year...😢 He has two daughters... I was shocked to have known this news.I'm sorry for my bad English.

Fantastic! I like all of BabyMetal songs, I kinda wished the girl did reactions to more videos, it's nice to see how a kpop usual listener reacts to babymetal I find hard to like kpop though, the only group that sometimes I like is called Exid(?), also I like some few trot songs from there.

Subscribed for more BABYMETAL reactions. xD

You need to go see them live. They will blow you away. They are lil bad asses on stage.

You got to hear all there tracks, i really love them so much. even though i cant understand the langguage but its perfect to listen to.

More BABYMETAL pls♪

Check out the video for "THE ONE" by Baby Metal. You won't regret it. You really won't. Trust me.

I love that you snuck that little pic of Zushi from Hunter x Hunter in there the first time they said "Ossu!"

They are amazing.. nothing like their live shows..

If you blown out by this, try their live concert. It just pure awesomeness...

"Don't eat that!" lol

Hey beautiful reaction

The sign they made at the end is for the INUGAMI it is a ancient Japanese Spirit of Guidance who the band believes watches over them. Rather poetic and amazing

Hey, I love your channel. I came from the flute video, I think you're gonna be big soon :-) Oh, have you heard of the Japanese all-girl metal band, "Lovebites"? They have an awesome song called "Shadowmaker", you can make a reaction video on that.

You are too adorable you remind me of my daughter with your reactions to BabyMetal.

If you could I would react to Babymetal's complete set at Sonisphere 2014. It was their first performance outside of Asia. It is a little over half an hour long.

You're looking good again :)

BABAYMETAL are all kawaii and badass, and their band KAMI band are sick! If you are into this kind of genre please do check band maid, they are great too! And if you would like to check out male band, check out one ok rock, they are also from japan 🗾 🇯🇵 but they are recently playing in the west and starting to be known, they are from the same talent agency as BABYMETAL.

If you liked this I would suggest listening to Dragonforce, some of the people in Dragonforce write some of Babymetals music. It’s power metal, one of the least scary metal genres out there I really think you’ll like them. Also you just got a new sub! Love your channel

Loved your reactions. I've seen several "How ? respond to Babymetal" and am always disappointed that "Road To Resistance" isn't included because it is a masterpiece. From the song to the flawless choreography. From the directing to the editing. From the Morgue Metal band (with the scary good drummer and guitarist) to the pyro. It is unlike anything I've ever tubed. A blogger made a vid of Japanese people reactioning to Babymetal, they were all lukewarm. Most hadn't heard of them and one guy said Japanese metal wouldn't succeed in Japan. Well Babymetal plays in large sold out venues. So it seems half of Japan knows them and it seems they're doing just fine.

SUBSCRIBED!!

...and Yui captures another soul. LOL

Welcome to LITERALLY the single best fusion of music genres.... ever!

Oh!! Amazing!!

Babymetal is actually life I love them I swear kpop fan and j-metal fan equals a crazy ass person

LMAO GiddyKitty's inner kid came out LOL 😆❤😍

love your genuine reaction. there great. please try road of resistance you said you were small. all good things come in small packages. dave from the uk

Galneryus is another amazing Japanese metal band. Check out their song Raise my Sword.

The hand sign is the sign of the Fox god

I understood it. I finally found the English version and now I understand it.

My new favorite discovery in music is from Osaka,Japan. The band is “Aldious”...They sing English/Japanese....Too many good songs to pick just one.All females band...🤘👍

Karate is about confronting your inner demons like self doubt as if you're in a physical fight and you may get knocked down, but you still need to get back up and keep fighting. The hand gesture is a symbol of the Fox God that they've appropriated as a "rock n roll hand sign".

How can you be obsessed with everything japanese without knowing Babymetal? They are huge. WEABOO!

It breaks my "BABYMETAL" heart to think we may never see these three on stage ever again!

Great video (yes, I'm watching all your reaction videos). And if you wonder about the diference between death metal, black metal and blackened death metal... Well, death metal usually is really fast (with very quicky tempos), and the guitars are tuned low. The quality of the sound is good. The voices are deep, brutal and low (that kind of voice is called "growl"). And the lyrics usually are about death, darkness, gore, murder, etc. There are a few bands (like Death) that talk about phillosophy. Is a really brutal a music The black metal is darker, but less brutal. Usually the tempos are slower than in the death metal, and the sound quality is worse. And that is used for many bands to create a dark atmosphere. The voices are high pitched (a kind of scream called "shriek", but some bands uses growls but in a hugher pitch than in the death metal). And the lyrics are usually about death, satanism (usually made like a way to protest aganist the cristianity), protest aganist religion, the forest, the ancient escandinavian culture, and even some bands (like Immortal) talk about fantasy And the blackened death metal is a combination of both. Is death metal with some black metal elements. (Behemot is a great example. Is brutal, but is athmospheric and the lirycs are more similar to the black metal lyrics. But the music is more similar to the death metal Ps: sorry for my bad english. In my country we talk in spanish Pps: I love your pronunciation

Did Suzuka pull a Freddie Mercury with the mic stand? I can dig it.

*me watching the beginning* Enough talking! Reactions already!

bittersweet symphony

React to Small Dark Lines by Threshold, The Last Stand by Sabaton, and Kingdom by Devin Townsend.

More more more Babymetal content!

You should react to Epica, I really think you'll like them! Try "Cry For The Moon", or "The Phantom Agony" , or "Storm The Sorrow" , honestly they have many great songs, give it a try!

The chorus to Karate is the best hypothetical anime theme ever.

The live crucifixion is really cool, probably you are gonna like it, has nice music and great stage

Not sure if you were recommended those videos or a chance selection? However you chose these two videos, they are an excellent choice. The music video for 'Karate' is a song from their second CD. Headbanger is from the first CD and they are using the live band (Kami band) at this stage as opposed to the skeleton band (Mr Bones) who mimed playing the instruments. Their earlier music videos were made when they were much younger and are songs from their first CD. The early music videos, although very cute (kawaii) do not offer a good representation of their live shows. Many first time reactors to BabyMetal, look at the official video for Gimmie Chocolate (it gets chosen because of the high view numbers) think it is gimmicky, take a look and react to another early music video and write them off as a manufactured gimmick. Somehow, you managed to get both videos passed the Copyright block. A word of warning, many BabyMetal videos get a worldwide block. The person reacting does the video in video option, as you have done here and after a while, KZfaq blocks them or cuts the audio of the song. There are many BabyMetal songs which are more on the 'poppy' side which may appeal to you more? Here are a couple of links for you to look at and react if you wish. 'Doki Doki Morning' a earlier live performance with the skeleton band: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbGKYMx62N6WgZ8.html 'Awadama Fever' a live performance with the Kami Band and some on screen translation: www.dailymotion.com/video/x4c5v4j Congratulations on making a good effort to stop using the word 'like'. A very difficult habit to break especially when friends and family use it ad infinitum.

Dont worry about not being able to tell the difference between genres. Its simple matter of when your really into a thing you can tell the niuanced difference.

Evrytime a kpoop fan react to metal ist sweet😂

Yeah that first song really gives me that anime op feeling

Babymetal> K Pop

Amazing Babymetal!😎 we are the one

They're hand gesture has a duel meaning its a symbol for the fox god and the rock sign together.

Hey you give kami band some love...without them there is no Babymetal. Keep doing Babymetal and watch your views boom!lol

Perfect intro to metal for a k pop fan as babymetal are a metal and J pop fusion but they pull influence from lots of genres from reggae, goth techno, drum and bass to traditional japanese music.

Those three girls were originally in a J-Pop idol group. They had never heard metal before going into the studio for the first time to record the first Babymetal song.

i love it

Well dam yeah I just watch them last night then here I am watching all the video available here on KZfaq about baby metal. my metal blood was being melted into a redhot it awakens my metal instinct at all 🤘

React to ijime damme zetai from Babymetal..and that sign they made is the sign of the fox to them

The second song is actually amazing

The hand sign is for the "Inari god" but I recommend road of resistance the most

Does anyone have an idea if the choreography has anything specific to Japanese culture ?

Cute and badass at the same time!! :)......5:40 "don't eat that!" you have seen too much Japanese tv! Glad you like some metal even if it is baby metal!!! arigato goziemashita!

hahaha that Hunter x Hunter reference XD Osu!!!

I absolutely love Babymetal they are my favorite band welcome to the awesomeness\m/^_^\m/

Sadly I had never heard of them until reading about the guitar players death in the news. Went to KZfaq to check them out and am hooked. Anime Metal. Nothing like it.

Actually that Headbanger song (second one on stage) is the Suzukas (lead singer) 16 birthday and that is actually one performance with crusifiction (I think they did it several times but only on special occasions) like her 20 birthday also....