I feel you... I am also new to this band, i guess since Tuesday? I heard every song, watched some interviews with subtitles and i purchased an shirt from their merch in Japan (Coming End of June)! I listened a really long time just DnB, because i couldn´t stand that Metal anymore, but this is just too good, they are rocking... I go to a liveshow for sure! My musicstyle changed again just because of them, sometimes the recommendations are really good, i was looking for good music :)

Then when you discover Lovebites you'll be even more blown away.

...Or month...or two :)

and I wouldn’t mind another week of Jinjer. also just saying.

You got three minutes. Just kidding, five minutes it is...

@@Raul-vl7ly pretty much the only two bands that I've been into lately, Band-MId and Jinjer.

Spent all night checking their live videos and reaction videos two nights in a row. It has to stop.

Heck yeah, so am I! :D

@@TimotatoReacts Yay!

This ^^^^^^^^

@Jay Bee Well, I think Pa Pa Ya is one of their best new songs, that's why. I'm curious is it the Asian Kawiiband or the Western Kaiiband you are referring too? I am not sure what tiny slot you are trying put Babymetal into or what expertise you have to label any of their music. The Babymetal team has talent and professionalism in depth and are successful on an international scale. Too many fail to realize it's not just Su and Moa. Everyone is allowed their own opinion, but everyone is also allowed to ignore it.

@Jay Bee I think he asked if you meant the original Kami Band or the strange new US Kami Band (which I hope only existed because of the length of the US tour and the colliding dates from the original band members' other commitments) with your "4 best metal musicians in the world" comment. Which I wholeheartedly agree on that the "normal" one oozes talent (BOH, Leda, Hideki and Takayoshi and of course Mikio until his death are some of the best musicians out there). And they completely went away from showcasing them. What's with these stupid masks and them standing all the way in the back of the stage so that no one can see them? If Babymetal would be the most popular band in Japan, every single would be #1 on their charts. They have a really strong and passionate fanbase, but most Japanese people just can't get behind Metal or Hard Rock. They like X Japan, B'z and stuff because they're 30 years in the business. I think Babymetal is still a minimum of 2 albums away from starting to get there. And who knows if that happens with them being female artists in Japan. That's also why a super awesomely talented band like Band-Maid still plays their DVD concerts at Zepp Tokyo with 5k people in the audience (which are in my opinion the better concerts anyway). The general Japanese audience simply like what they know and need a lot of time to warm up to something new. I agree with you on the points that Moa (and Yui, when she was in the Band) should have definitely more parts, especially instead of all the collaborations on Metal Galaxy. She can really really sing, why not utilize it? She should sing at least one verse in The One, with it being THEIR anthem, not Su's anthem alone (don't get me wrong, I think Su's a once in a generation talent, but they are still a group and not a single singer). The song with Joakim Broden is just a filler, I think because he wanted to play with them and they didn't really know what to do with him because Sabaton's music isn't (imo) something Babymetal could pull off seriously. I personally don't want them to try, to be honest. I don't really know what Da da Dance is supposed to be like. Pa Pa Ya! is a pretty cool live song for the audience to really go off, so I don't really have anything against it, except that it would be much better without the one minute rap intermission. To the point of them not being in the videos, I think it's because of the story they're trying to tell about the chosen seven and all that. Don't know if it's really necessary to that degree, but the videos are pretty well done. Also, they should just officially say that Starlight is a tribute to Mikio. I like the subtleness and all that, but the guy really earned the respect to let everyone know that it's a tribute and he's missed. What really irks me "these days" is that they are still so hung up on the perfection on stage. I know they're having fun and all that, but why not loosen up a litte. The kawaii train has mostly left the station. They are not kids anymore, they are grown up, beautiful women. Moa's 20th birthday concert was so good because they changed stuff in Shine (which was probably my favorite "choreo" they did so far, ever) and Moa sang Headbanger. Su even congratulated her on stage a few songs prior and Moa was allowed to thank her and the audience. They generally focused the show a little bit more on Moa, which I really liked. They also seemed to have more fun with each other in general and not just with the performing part. I think it would have been difficult to pull of more looseness without excluding Yui too much because of her shyness and all that, but Moa is a beast on stage and Su could tell the audience to go paint the venue and they would happily do it during the concert, so why not change stuff up a little. Do something out of the ordinary, let Moa Shine a bit more (hehe... what a bad pun). It's like the Avengers have the same status as Moa in most songs and as a pretty passionate fan of Babymetal myself, that really makes me sad. Sorry for the wall of text, but your post really resonated with me.

Or.. "Saiki's Pee Break"

This one works too, it has subtitles on it but the average quality is good. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fs9xpbuDqJzFc40.html

@@hernan3284 When there are lyrics, the reactor is so focused on the lyrics that there is no need for extra lyrics for the video.

Sadly most of those vids got taken down this week. :(

Link to 'Rock In Me'. Warning: mega-cutesie, not recommended for diabetics! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bd-Bo5Bk3ZmRmas.html

they had a different genre, GS is more psychedelic funk-jazz groove , even in wikipedia GS call as a rock band.

@@TimotatoReacts Please use this link because the official MV is high quality for this song. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7ukkq1zstXHe4E.html

Please don't pirate Band-Maid content. The DVD / BD is still available for purchase.

@Charles T. Velten The idea that Band-Maid is worth 75 Million dollars is utterly absurd. I doubt they are worth 75 million yen.

Except the tempo is WAY higher. Ya gotta check out more of these J-Rock/Metal bands. They are insane. Lovebites, Aldious, Astermism, Bridear, D_Drive and so many others. But yeah, I sometimes wonder how they put together music that so perfectly grabs my attention. My theory is that since these girls all went to actual music schools that all their instructors must be from my generation and poured all their talent into their students.

@@jtdg5849 I believe the only two that attended an actual "music school" were Akane & Misa. Kanami obviously had formal training, but I've never seen anything where she attended a music school. I've also never seen or heard of any school that Miku may have attended. And as far as Saiki goes, from interviews I've seen, her formal training consisted of going to the bars with her mother as a young girl & singing karaoke, lol. Anyways, please someone correct me if I'm mistaken.

@@busser649 Miku has never attended a formal school. When she formed the band she didn't even know how to play guitar. Early videos floating around show her with a guitar but it was more of a prop than anything else. Kanami has been her teacher though for the last several years and based on what I've seen of the new blu-ray Line Cube Shibuya Shinka show she has come a long long way from those early days. A legit, solid rhythm guitarist. Kanami started playing piano at the age of 4 so she's been musical her entire life and picked up guitar in high school so she could make friends and hoped the other girls would think she was cool (her words from a recent interview). She did not attend a music school like Akane and Misa did (where they met). Saiki started in show biz as a model/actress/dancer but wanted to sing. Initially did not have formal training and as a result developed throat polyps requiring surgery. She's never stated it but it is pretty clear that since then she has been taking vocal lessons as her voice has only become stronger with a wider range and better tone and clarity. One thing is clear throughout the band though is the level of dedication and amount of hard work these ladies put into their craft. That much is crystal clear in their performances.

@@cembor thank you. I've been a huge fan for about four years now & believe I've read & seen everything Band-Maid dozens of times now so I'm confident in things I say & at this point feel like I could write a book on their history, lol, but sometimes you just never know, so I like to ask for any corrections if needed. I'm always afraid of coming across as a know-it-all & don't want someone feeling like I'm throwing something back in their face or trying to humiliate them, but simply would like to correct them if I feel they stated something as fact that I'm pretty confident of not being correct & sometimes that's a fine line with people. If you've never watched Miku while in the idol group "Lil Cumin" you should definitely check that out. Take care.

From what I read in interviews you are absolutely right. Akane and Misa worked as session musicians before Band Maid. They both habe improved a lot since then, but they seem to have a good education in music, and play several instruments. Kanami studied Economy, because her parents wanted her to. After that she was free to follow a career in music. Akane wrote in an interview that Kanami wanted her to learn the double pedal technique, and how difficult it was. When she was good at it Kanami asked her how many bpm she could do, and she said around 170. The next songs Kanami wrote were in 190 bpm with double pedal all over the place. Akane felt obliged to master this and she did. These ladies are really talented, but they are extremely hard workers. Miku and Saiki work with voice trainers and take singing lessons. But I guess without Kanami everything would be different. She is silk on the outside, and Japanese layered steel on the inside. In a good way. She is a rock natural.

You can get a recording of it. If you bought the special edition package of the Bubble and Glory Singles, it came with CDs for Onset as well as the acoustic version of Puzzle and Anemone.

@@rickychau7687 I'll have to see if I can find that! Thanks!

@@JDsHouseofHobbies Good luck. A word of warning. It will be expensive. Not quite as expensive as the 'Start Over' special edition that had the Blu-ray of the Zepp concert but close.

@@rickychau7687 No worries. I think I paid something close to 80 bucks for the blu ray of the World Domination.

The almighty pigeon decided „That was it for the hat.“ I mean, what can you do?

@@panorama4526 One can still dream.

Did you know that the first one to wear the hat was Misa? But not for long...

In all seriousness, they should make a little performance of it on stage. The girls could stand in front of Akane, slip the Hat of Power on her head, then move aside, revealing Gori Gori at maximum power. This leads into a decent length drum solo, after which she removes the hat again. The crowd would go absolutely ballistic.

Akane said she doesn't like wearing the little hat. She said that the strap that holds it in place is uncomfortable. Saw it on one of the God only knows how many Japanese interview videos where they were discussing the new costumes.