"This drummer is getting a work out." You should hear the entire concert, nonstop energy and the drummer keeps the pace at Octane level 1000. Their live performances in Japan are hugely interactive and the crowd knows how to respond. Keep the reactions going so we can keep the like coming in!

This band is so catchy. You will probably love Road of Resistance (live).

The fans of this band are amazing. You have full-grown guys who are bouncing along and know all the dance moves, mirroring them for the whole concert sometimes. Rob Zombie actually got some flack for liking these girls, and his response was priceless. Things like "Hey they are nice kids out on the road touring. What are you doing besides being a grumpy old f*ck?" and "These three girls have more energy than 90 percent of the bands we tour with."

Babymetal was definitely a surprise for me as well when I ran across them last year. You'll find that none of their songs are the same as the others, and they love to mix other genres with metal, so like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get, but it will be good. They put out 100% at every show, without exception, regardless of the size of the venue. They've been around for more than 10 years now and have toured the world many times, have drawn huge crowds for their solo shows, played at all the biggest metal festivals around the globe, and opened for huge bands like Metallica, RHCP, Korn, etc... and won numerous awards, the latest being Best Album for their Metal Galaxy record at the 2020 MTV VMA Japan awards show. The band that supports them live is called the Kami (God) band and is a collection of the best studio musicians Japan has to offer. There are some songs where they do an instrumental intro, like on Rondo of Nightmare (with the Mischiefs of God intro) that you can find on KZfaq. I recommend checking that one out at some point.

I think you will Enjoy Rondo of nightmare and Akatuski :D

Amazing reaction! Babymetal is not an act, it is a Metal Revolution. A deeply layered mythos, wrapped in extreme talent, sprinkled with the great joy of Kawaii, watched over by the Fox God and world wide throngs of loyal fans: known as The One. We welcome you into the fold.

Great first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy. This was at the Budokan in Tokyo, a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Olympics and now also a hugely prestigious venue for music concerts in March 2014, so Su-metal, lead vocalist, was 16 (born December 1997), Yuimetal and Moametal were still 14 (born June and July 1999 respectively). BABYMETAL are the youngest average age female band ever to headline at the Budokan - they sold it out two nights running and their first album was only just about to be released. Good spot on the mic rolling away and Moa catching it and making it all look like part of the act ... and yes they don't just do concerts and stand around singing their songs, they put on a show every time, whether that is in one of their big arena shows in Japan with all the pyro, moving stages and so on or in the smaller venues they play on their world tours (selling out nearly everywhere) where they can't use all the extra bells and whistles. They have won many awards in their 10 years (nominated for well over 30 and won most of them) including things like 'Best Live Band' beating bands like Nightwish. Their official videos are all good, but live BABYMETAL is best BABYMETAL. They had very humble beginnings as a sub-unit of a Jpop Idol group called Sakura Gakuin, singing and dancing to a backing track, then starting their own solo shows in tiny venues with an audience of 150, playing the food court at a festival and so on. They have worked their way up to filling arenas through their own efforts, hard work and talent, it wasn't all just handed to them by their agency, they had to prove themselves all along the way. Their name 'BABYMETAL' is not about their age (although when they started in 2010 they were aged 12 and 11 so it probably did play a part too). The name was chosen for two reasons: - to symbolize that they gave birth to a new genre of metal music (kawaii metal) - because the writing (and pronunciation) in Japanese is nearly identical to the writing of "heavy metal" (and they love a pun): BABYMETAL = ベビメタル (be-bi-me-ta-ru) heavy metal = ヘビメタル (he-bi-me-ta-ru) For me they provided the breath of fresh air that was needed by metal in general. It had all gone very stale, there was nothing new that really appealed, all the bands were doing the same things I'd seen done better 10-20 years and more before. Most seemed to have forgotten about melody and how to sing and they were all trying too hard to sound either evil or angry or both ... and then I stumbled across BABYMETAL purely by chance and they have very quickly become my favourite band of all time (and I saw some of the recognised great live bands like Led Zeppelin, Queen, Van Halen, Megadeth, Anthrax and so many more in their prime). BABYMETAL have 3 albums, about 50 songs and every one of them is different. Some you may not like, others you may love and that is all fine. Two things guaranteed is they will surprise you just about every time and they will never bore you. I'm sure you will get a lot of recommendations for more songs - pick any of them (but if you do 'Gimme Chocolate' leave it until you are 5 or 6 songs in or watch a real live performance, not the official video). I'm looking forward to whatever you watch next anyway.

A bit of information as a side note to this performance. This is from the Budokan Black Night, and the concert the night before was called Budokan Red Night. During this same song at Red Night, at the point where the two backup singers split and run off to the side stages, Yui-Metal (she's the one on the viewer's left) fell off the stage. Neither of the other two girls could see what happened, so they didn't realize something was wrong until they regrouped in the center and Yui was gone. They completed the song without missing a beat - they may be young, but they are pros - though you can clearly see the concern on their faces when the camera zooms in. Fortunately Yui did not suffer any significant injury, and she was back on stage for the next song.

⚡ 💀 💕 / 🤘 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!' was the last song of a two song encore that night. The lead singer, Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto, or Su) performed three solo songs, and Yui and Moa did two Black BABYMETAL songs without her. Those two back-to-back Budokan nights from March 2014 are still sentimental favorites of mine. They were the first BABYMETAL shows I got on disc, and the first complete concerts I watched. Su's solo song 'Rondo of Nightmare' from that same show is a must see: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/br1yd8x9srS-k3k.html As a bonus, it has a short instrumental leading into it, that features the Kami Band musicians.

Babymetal immediately exert their super power over you and a smile spreads across your face. The combination of youth and cuteness with the confidence and ability to control a stadium crowd is what initially gets people interested, but then they realize there's some real talent as well and they are great entertainers. All the girls have been performing for many years and the lead singer has done a lot of musical theater which I think helps in her metal performances. Their big concerts are full on theatrical productions with Yui and Moa conducting the crowd interactions, Su being imperious and the Kami Band ripping it up. The Kami Band are dressed in death robes and have painted faces as the are supposed to be Shinto spirits, This concert is at Budokan in March 2014 so the lead singer, Su, was 16 and the other girls, Yui and Moa, were almost 15. This song is a bittersweet coming of age story about a 15 year old school girl going to a concert and braving the mosh pit, while knowing the freedom of the moment won't last long. It's used to celebrate BM birthdays and both Yui and Moa have taken the lead in it for their birthdays. The song probably resonated with Su because the year before she had graduated from high school and the idol group "Sakura Gakuin", Yui and Moa were both still members, and started working full time with Babymetal. You might also like "Road of Resistance" kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sLp1jLh3zLLalY0.html

Actually, you got the ages a bit wrong..this was recorded in March of 2014..Suzuka had just turned 16 back in December of 2013 and had her Birthday show "Legend 1997" the next day. Since Yui's birthday is in June and Moa's is in July, neither had yet turned 15. So, Su-metal was 16, Yui and Moa were both 14 at the time of this show! Of note, as the song sings of a 15yr old girl going to her first Metal concert, Suzuka was only 14yrs old when she made the studio recording of the song. There is SOOOO much Lore around this group, you have a *Wild Ride* ahead of you as you explore how deep the Fox Hole goes! Enjoy it and as always.... Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

"WHAT?" Ah, normal reaction for Babymetal

Careful!! They are addictive :)

Welcome to the Fox Hole. 🤘🦊🤘

When I first heard and watched Babymetal I went from "What the hell is this?" over "Well, it's not all bad" to "This is freaking awesome" within 2 songs. I don't really like pop, I'm not a huge fan of metal and I normally don't like choreographed dancing but...I love everything this band does. These girls are sooo much fun. Can't watch any of their videos without a big smile on my face. Great reaction! Please check out more Babymetal. Thanks

You should check "Megitsune", probably their best song. Or, at least, my favourite one! And btw, Attack on Titan is AWESOME, you'll love it! I'm waiting for the last two episodes, coming out in the next two weeks..

Early BabyMetal Meta Taro More recent BabyMetal Oh Majinia Some Viking Metal to react to

Looking forward to this! I love this song, it's about a 15 year old girl going to her first metal show...which I can obviously identify with

Glad you liked it! I love this band, and I always get nervous when someone reacts to them for the first time. There are quite a few metalheads who will not accept this in their small-minded Metal world. But your smile gave away quickly that you are not one of them. I have been a fan for almost 4 years now, and I still can‘t explain why this works. Neither can I explain why I like the choreographed dancing or the growls in some songs, I have never been a fan of those before. By now I have just (gladly) accepted that they are a phenomenon. They are giving me the time of my life, I love every minute of listening to their music and watching them dance and smile. I‘m looking forward to accompanying you on your journey through their music, you are in for a few more surprises. They never get boring.

You’re in for a wild ride. That’s all I’m gonna say. Hope you stick to it and see what BABYMETAL can really do. You’ve seen nothing yet.

BabyMetal is not anime. They are the 10th greatest METAL band of all time as of early 2020. It works because the Japanese are the most creative people on earth when it comes this type of entertainer. They take this very seriously.

BABYMETAL 101 Babymetal is a Japanese group Founded in 2010 and produced by Key “Koba” Kobayashi from the Amuse Inc. talent agency. Babymetal name comes from the birth of a new style of metal fusing j-pop with metal creating what they call Kawaii Metal (Cute-Metal). The group currently consists of Suzuka Nakamoto aka “Su-Metal” (23 years old) sometimes referred to as Vocal and Dance, and Moa Kikuchi aka "Moametal", pronounced as Moa-Metal (21 years old) sometimes referred to as Scream and Dance. With a rotating trio of girls filling the third slot, in a 3-member formation. These girls are known as Avengers and are Kano Fujihara (16 years old) ((Most likely not an Avenger)), Riho Sayashi (21 years old) ((Most likely is not an avenger anymore)), and Momoko Okazaki (18 years old) ((Still an Avenger)). They are supported by a rotating selection of talented male backing musicians known as the Kami Band (Kami is usually poorly translated as gods, but in truth it more closely means awe inspiring spirit, entity, or object) It is why they are dressed in white to look like ghosts or spirits, though Kami being used as God(s) is so common in translation the white outfits get lost. Past Formations. Heavy Music Club Era (2010-2012) From 2010 to 2012 Babymetal consist of a three-member formation, Suzuka Nakamoto (Age 12), Moa Kikuchi (Age 10), and Yui Mizuno aka "Yuimetal" pronounced Yui-Metal. (Age 10). First starting out as the Heavy Music Club as a subunit within the Developmental Idol Group created by Amuse in 2010 known as Sakura Gakuin. Sakura Gakuin is group that introduces girls between the ages of 10-15 to music, dance, modeling, and acting through Japanese Pop idol music and culture. Given a school theme, all three would be a part of Sakura Gakuin until their graduation from it in the same school year they would graduate from Japanese middle school or 15 years old. Suzuka graduated in March 2013, and Moa and Yui in March of 2015. Sakura Gakuin is a fantastic group with great kawaii jpop songs in their own right. During this time there was no lore, and the girl’s costumes were more punkish in nature which they helped create. They also didn’t perform with live music, using a backing track or the “Skeleton band” people pretending to play music behind them. Music Video of this Era Doki Doki Morning Iine (Pronounced EE-NAH spelled i i n e) Headbangya Babymetal/ Metal Resistance Era (2012-2017) Starting in 2012 with the Legend I concert, Babymetal began its slow divorce from Sakura Gakuin, and was the first introduction of the Kami Band as well as the “Lore” that is still heavily involved in Babymetal but makes far less sense than it did during this time. The Lore is complex and involves a battle against other evil idol corporations, gaining powers, some time travel, running a resistance group, all at the direction of a mythical deity known as the fox god, against an all power enemy known as Akiba. The first Legend show I was the Kami Bands introduction to the end, but it also had the Skeleton Band which is seen in the wildly popular Gimmie Chocolate Music Video. This was followed by Legend D, and then Legend Z, in which it was learned that Babymetal would continue as its own entity after Suzuka’s graduation from Sakura Gakuin in March of 2013. Slowly over 2013 the Skeleton Band would be phased out of all live shows, as Babymetal came into their own. Babymetal as it is most commonly known as with Su-Metal, Moametal, Yuimetal, the Kami Band, and a somewhat understandable lore is what consisted for the majority of it’s existence. Also established beyond the 3 member formation, they had 2 other set ups, one was what fans called Su-Solos, and it would just be Su on stage with the Kami band, performing a solo, and the other is known as Black Babymetal by the band themselves, which consisted of just Moa and Yui. Music Videos of this Era Gimmie Chocolate Megitsune Rondo of Nightmare - With mischief of the Gods Intro (Su Solo and a great expedition of the Kami Band) Road of Resistance Live in Japan (Co-written by Dragonforce) Iijime, Dame, Zettai Live at Sonisphere (Name means No More Bullying Forever) Karate The Dark Times, The Chosen 7 Era (2018) In December 2017, Yui would miss the Legend-S concert for health reasons, these health problems would prosiest into 2018 and greatly affect the 2018 touring season bring the “Chosen 7” formation, consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto, Moa Kikuchi, and 2 backing dancers Minako Maruyama, and Minami Tsukui. Changes they would not tell fans and all throughout 2018 communicate extraordinarily little causing lots of pain for all involved fan and performer. This era is noted by their strange armor like costumes, sometimes referred to as Elf Armor. To make the poor communication, and Yui’s absence wasn’t bad enough, one of the more regular Kami band members, Mikio Fujioka passed away after falling off a balcony in late December 2017 while star gazing. A beloved and incredibly talented musician lost leaving behind his wife and only child. In September 2018 Yui would formally resign from Babymetal, stating her unspecified health and wishing to move on. Babymetal themselves announced that the group will move on focusing on Suzuka and Moa. (Something many idiots within the fandom refuse or are too stupid to understand) In October Babymetal had a concert called Dark Night Carnival which added dancers, Shoko Akiyama, Saya Hirai, and Kotono, placing a total of seven girls on stage. This was also done without warning to fans and was an absolute mess. Babymetal would finish off the 2018 tour season returning to the 3-member formation with just Saya Hirai joining them in southeast Asia and Australia. Ending one of the most troubling times in Babymetal’s history. Music Videos of this Era (These MVs do not feature the members in them at all) Distortion Starlight (Don’t let overzealous fans fool you, this is OFFICIALLY not a tribute to anyone. A lot of fan speculation, end of story) Metal Galaxy Era (2019- Feb 2020) The current set up was first introduced in 2019 during the Babymetal Arises concert in Yokohama, before the start, the “Avenger” support dancer concept was explained in the lore, and the concept thanks to communication and a maintaining of the 3-member formation brought Babymetal out of dark times brought about during 2018. Babymetal seemed to have returned to its roots with the Avengers, as 2 of the three (Kano and Momoko) come from Sakura Gakuin. The third Riho, went to the same performing arts school as Suzuka during the same time, Actors School Hiroshima aka ASH. Music Videos of this Era Pa Pa Ya Elevator Girl Shanti Shanti Da Da Dance (Avenger confusion) Which Avenger one sees can be confusing for those new to Babymetal. For the Music Videos, Pa Pa Ya, Elevator Girl, and Shanti Shanti Shanti, it is Kano Fujihara, who was just 14 years old at the time. Da Da Dance is a compilation of Momoko and Riho and a splicing of 2 different shows. In most fan cam videos of the American and European tour it would be either Riho or Momoko, as they toured with Babymetal in 2019. Kano had responsibilities with Sakura Gakuin as its president, a position Suzuka and Moa both held in Sakura Gakuin, and she’s never flown on a plane before. Some fans for 2019 did throw a stupid temper tantrum over the use of new Kami Band members who are from the west now known as the West Coast Kami Band, but like how the girls won over many, so did they and the payoff with the Legend Metal Galaxy concert in 2020 was well worth it. COVID Era (Mar 2020 to current time) COIVD-19 has messed up a lot of things for everyone, Babymetal had to cancel their Asian tour, as well their big 10th Anniversary on October 10, 2020. Forced to keep it rather tame something very unlike Babymetal as even in their failures like the entire 2018 tour they do it septically. The question for many fans is what of the Avengers, since COVID, Avenger Riho Sayashi has signed with a new agency and has move on to other projects, including starting a fan club, which appears to rule her out of ever being an Avenger again. Kano Fujihara has graduated from Sakura Gakuin on August 30, 2020, a near 4 month delay. However, she and fellow Sakura Gakuin graduates Soyoka Yoshida, Tsugumi Aritomo, and Momoe Mori in the formation of @onefive. Which leaves Momoko Okazaki as last standing Avenger with no new commitments. However, Kano was technically in Sakura Gakuin, @onefive, and Babymetal all at the same time for almost a year so it is possible she will still be an Avenger. All shows since COVID pandemic they have done in 2020 and in 2021 have had Momoko as the Avenger. Music Videos of this Era BxMxC (First music video that isn’t footage from a show and featuring Su and Moa since Karate in 2015)

You'll drop your jaw when watch this song from their " Legend 1997 " concert

Great reaction, thanks and welcome to BABYMETAL universe! And great (and I mean great!) song choice. Good job spotting what happened with Moa and the mic, hehe... She added some epic to this performance. And it went pretty well... unlike the previous day. They performed two consecutive nights there called "Red Night" (the previous) and "Black Night" (this one). And what happened was that Yui fell off the stage during this song's call and response part and had to skip the rest of the song. She appeared again for the next one. Then, Moa got injured but stood up almost in tears. They are (and already were at the time) huge pros... and probably more metal than most of us will ever be :) You will probably like this one, and this performance comes with an instrumental intro to showcase each band member's skills: "Catch me if you can" (Live at Budokan Black Night): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pM1oiMKblc3UfH0.html Until next time!

Great reaction! Yea Babymetal’s live performances and shows are some of the best I’ve seen! They did a “Viking Metal” song and maybe you should check that one out for good reasons... 🦊 🦊 🦊

🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻kitsune up

Great reaction, I'm glad that you could see past the WTF factor and actually enjoy this song and appreciate many of the elements that make BM, like the interaction with the crowd, Su's vocal abilities and the talent of the Kami band (the musicians). You answered many of your own questions. Su (lead singer) was 16 at the time and was already a fine singer with a powerful (at times high pitched) voice and a great performer. In the 6 years since that show they have only improved and polished those skills (sadly one of the other two girls retired and was replaced by backup dancers). Nice catching Su losing the mic and Moa recovering it. The whole ending sequence is a homage to Yoshiki, the drummer and leader of X-Japan, Japan's biggest heavy metal band of all time, who drummed/headbanged so hard that he collapsed at the end of shows (and also closed the show hitting a gong). Looking fw to you checking them again, they have several outstanding songs.

This is actually a watered down performance. If you want a true version of this song from the same time frame. Check out Legend of 1997.

Welcome to the Fox Hole...it's deep and confusing and makes you smile and headbang equally as you fall deeper. It's Kawaii Metal (Cute Metal), an invention of Babymetal's producer, KobaMetal, and seeing this band live last year was the most refreshing new genre of Metal I've seen since...well, since I saw Sabbath in 1976 playing the, at the time, new genre of Hard Rock they called Heavy Metal! Try anything live by them and you won't be disappointed...though there may be the occasional WTF? as your brain adjusts. Subscribed to watch your fall down the Fox Hole into the Babymetal universe and wonderland.

The little ones are 13 and the vocalist is 16 years old. Although they are currently about 20 years old

You are in for a long journey! But it will be a good one! Awesome musicians, good singin and dancing, fun, energy, crowd control...who can explain Babymetal? They got me in 2 or 3 days, and i am ZERO into J-Pop and a bit into metal (basically old style rocker who grew up with Kiss, Queen, AC/DC, Boston etc), but BANG I was thrown deep into the foxhole. Have fun with that journey and welcome to the Babymetal-foxhole. Greets from germany. Stay safe and have fun!

There's that smile... Welcome to this most amazing world of Babymetal. Be prepared to become a member of "The One". 🦊🤘🔥🖤

Rondo of Nightmare Live at Budokan ( same concert as this) is a great song to see what they're capable of. The intro shows off the band, and the song itself is fantastic in its own right, but it really shows off how talented Su-Metal is.

Totally agree. I didn't expect to like it at all. I was floored. Metal can be so stagnant at times, got to expand. I'm addicted. Band is phenomenal.

Great reaction! You will LOVE "Megitsune" , that song has everything

This is why they are rated one of the best live acts around and have been voted amongst the top metal acts ever.(fact). These girls are veterans now , having spent over half their lives doing this. Sumetal is 23 now. Try catch me if you can next , as this showcases the bands talents more. Have fun, resistance is futile. 🦊🦊🦊🦊

This was the second show of a two night event, and one of the dancers completely fell off the platform during this song the night before -- they had to finish off the song without her. You'd never be able to tell she had fallen tho bc like a trooper she came back to perform with the same awesome energy.

ialways have to think about the song when moa sings it on her 20th birthday thats just the best for me xD

The leader singer is Su-Metal. She is incredible

I notice your Sabaton reactions - Did you know that Sabaton supported Babymetal on tour in Japan Also their song "Oh Majinai" features Joakim Broden :)

Try this one... BABYMETAL - Rondo Of Nightmare/Mischief of Metal Gods Intro - Budokan 2014 ( no link due to ahole YT spam bots!!)

Baby Metal is such a unique act that blows people's minds and just clicks. Their concerts test a stadiums durability because they are as loud as Motorhead and the whole room is jumping and shouting most of the show. Rob Halford did a duet of Painkiller with Baby Metal's singer at a festival and it was heartwarming AF to see minions of metal around the world support them.

I'm another late bloomer when it comes to Anime and BabyMetal at 33. Never knew what I was missing out on. Literally changed my life xD (also, Su-Metal's sneaky little clue to the sound engineer at 6:31 for most likely her vocals to be louder in her in ear monitors) Amazing how professional the girls were here. And how incredible they are as artists now. Susuka Nakamoto is by far my favourite singer, and having Moa and Momo being dedicated dancers and support. They compliment each other on stage so much with their spirit and personality. If you watch them without cracking a smile once. You have no soul xD

I am 66 and I still get chills listening to this song! This is great music!

Japanese rock and metal is just so hyped up, we can't hold back when they're singing

Hello. Good reaction. There is a warning you should give yourself about BabyMetal ... The first time surprises The second catches The third drags you into the hole with us. You are warned

This song is about a young girl going to her first metal show

Hideki (the drummer) is a machine and he does that shit for over an hour with no break

Keep going with the Babymetal journey! They also have viking metal song in the discography!

Great reaction! Love watching first timers to see them go through the stages of shock and it is great when you see that they get what this band is all about. This group is great! I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary of falling down the Foxhole and I couldn't be happier about it. My wallet hates me but, otherwise it has been great. They can make you forget the bad things going on in your daily life and lift your spirits. Subbed for more! Can't wait to watch your journey so come on down the Foxhole. It is comfortable and fun down here! Kitsune Up! 🤘🦊🤘

Aghhhh the good time back then, 3 tiny girls on a MASSIVE stage and they own it

Superb singing voice and just absolute pure energy. An unironically great set of performers!

Dude, I really understand how you felt watching this band first time. It is surprisingly good. I really like this "plasticity" of heavy metal. Once Andreas Kisser, guitarist from Sepultura, said that Heavy Metal is the most democratic music style of all, because you will find anywhere in the world a band making heavy metal with their own cultural characteristics.

in this video the twins are aged 15,but at the point of Recording that Original they are only 12! The whole Band started after the Leadsinger was considerd to old at 12 for there previous band.At the Start the Twins was only 10! And they gave us a Message to behold: You aint to Young to be Metal!

I used to work at a haunted house in high school and I absolutely loved Babymetal so they gave me inspiration for my costume and so many people loved it

Great review. Headbanger is a great song! I especially like it because Su-Metal sings, at the age of 15, of her dream, which has come true to a degree nobody could have expected. The official version shows this very well.

Quality reaction. Since you have reacted to Sabaton, Babymetal did a collaboration with Sabaton called Oh Majinai, but you can react to that song a bit later. It is a killer combo.

Great reaction👊🏽⚡️🦊🤘🏾 I’m sure I had a similar look of bewilderment the first time a saw many of their live performances for the first time. Though the young ladies are small in size the are giants on stage.

Headbangya (eng below) Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Pan pan pan pan Saa toki wa kita Mo o mayowa-nai Nigiri-shimeta no Juuhachi-kippu Higashi e nishi e Minami e kita e Kyoo mo do-sen ni totsugeki Kamite. Koi ya! Shimote. Koi ya! Chokuritsu-fudoo nokezori Gyaku-dai. Kara no! Saku-dai. Kara no! Koro-dai. Kara no! Oritatami Ichigo no yoru o Wasure wa shi-nai Naki mushi na yasu wa Koko kara kie-usero Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Moo nidoto modore-nai Wazukana toki wo Kono mune ni kizamunda Ichigo no yoru o Hirari chuu ni mau Hedobangyaaa! Hedobang Hedobang… Ichigo no yoru o Wasure wa shi-nai Naki mushi na yasu wa Koko kara ki-e-ro Ichigo no yoru o Wasure wa shi-nai Jama o suru yatsu wa Sokuzani kie-usero Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Moo nidoto modore-nai Wazukana toki wo Kono mune ni kizamunda Ichigo no yoru o Densetsu no kuro-kami wo Karei ni midashi Kurui zaku kono hanawa Hakanaku kieru Moo nidoto modore-nai Wazukana toki wo Kono mune ni kizamunda Ichigo no yoru o Hirari chuu ni mau Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Hedobang Pan pan pan pan Hedobangyaaa! Hedobang Hedobang… [English:] With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Kon kon kon kon! Now the time has come I no longer hesitate I hold tightly the discount railway tickets To the east, to the west to the south, to the north today too I rush to the very front of the stage center On the left side, (Come on!) on the right side, (Come on!) standing up still, leaning back, jumping toward the stage, (And then!) leaning over the fence, (And then!) rolling over the mob, (And then!) and then all deeply headbanging. This special night of my fifteen, I’ll never forget. All the crybabies, get out of here! With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. It’ll never come back again and it’s so short period. I etch in my heart this special night of my fifteen. I jump lightly and dance in the air. Headbanger! Headbang, headbang… This special night of my fifteen, I’ll never forget. All the crybabies, from here, dis-ap-pear! This special night of my fifteen, I’ll never forget. All that disturb us, right now get out of here! With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. It’ll never come back again and it’s so short period. I etch in my heart this special night of my fifteen. With the legendary black long hair disordered around and gorgeously, blooming crazy, this flower will soon disappear fruitlessly. I can never come back again to it and it’s so short period. I etch in my memory this special night of my fifteen. I jump lightly and dance in the air. Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Headbang, headbang! Kon kon ko kon! Headbanger! Headbang, headbang…

Welcome to “The One” as you head down the foxhole with the rest of us you have come across one of the most epic shows. 2014 buhdokan black night is amazing. You mentioned the band and one of my favorites of all time is in that show. Rondo of nightmare with the mischiefs of the Gods intro is legendary to Amy Babymetal fan. It spotlights the Kamiband and flat out shreds. Love to see your reaction to it

"Why does it work!?!" Perfect

Ich habe dich eigentlich hauptsächlich wegen deiner Sabaton Reaktionen abonniert. Die sind wirklich super. Aber das Lied hat mich auch voll gecatched :D Find ich mal was anderes :D Gerne mehr von sowas :P

"looks cute. Sounds cute" 😳 Love it

9:30 BINGO, man! You get it!!! That is exactly why I love this group's music!!! The specific genre that they perform is known as "Kawaii", or "Cute", Metal.

The jump down the fox hole is a fun trip...and I'm not just saying it as someone who has been watching anime for 45 years and punk and metal for about the same amount of time...I discovered Babymetal via NXT...Triple H is a fan via his daughters😉

Just came across this video in my feed. Also earlier today I got to finally listen to some Babymetal songs for the first time and I am loving it! Granted, I am a sucker for rock/metal from other countries ranging from Scandinavian nations to Japan. My first reaction was adoration due to cuteness overload in the mix of pure badassery(pardon my french). Also I recommend watching their Handbanger official video. It is definitely something else. Also just subscribed to you and I like your beard of power. :)

Thank you for this reaction, you got many things right. "how can his be good ?" I would even say: "this should not work" ! :-) But it clearly does. As you mentioned, they take their fun/upbeat metal very seriously and bring their best performance every time. And not to forget the music and the musicianship is actually good as well. Welcome on an other journey. They love to play with contrasts in their music, etc. They even have a song about which in an interview they said: "it has real vikings" (male vocals)

I've heard of them, but until now never heard them before. But seeing how the crowd is getting into it says everything

same reaction was over here when my kids showed up with that. I think its kind of cool and i like to listen to it even when im alone...

the lead singer's voice is so clean and oozes power. reminds of tarja from nightwish somwhat.

Those girls manage to fill up whole stadiums. I know they made whole Wembley full and several others all over the world like Moscow, Canada, France...... so I guess they are popular...

Saw them during their Europe Tour just before Covid hit in the Große Freiheit in Hamburg. They just played something about 1 hour but with all the energy they and the band gives its understandable. They sounded great live, even so for europe they had another band with them I think

You really should check out Rondo of Nightmare if you want to see more of the band and Su as it is a solo song of hers.

Wow, this is live in Budokan in Tokyo! I want to go back there !!!! 🎸🎤🌸

4:20 : "why does it work so well with child-like voices". Because metal is eternal youth, man. :)

absolutely amazing 🤩

Little girls can be metal, too. Metal is the sound of the disenfranchised and the oppressed, whoever they may be.

Just about every reactor…”Why does this work?” Exactly! It just does. Great reaction!!

great reaction dude

You're 38, I'm 47, I'm thinking the main reason it works is simple nostalgia. Remembering our youth. The innocence as you say. I was in the later classes of elementary school when Metallica came out, and always listened to Black Sabbath. In Jr. High when I first heard of Megadeth. So for me, seeing these little girls is like, Ah how cute, I remember that age. Now with two inguinal hernia surgeries and a bulging disk later! HAHAhahah. Youth is wasted on the young!

Great reaction 👍

Great reaction dude, This is the perfect time to listen to Wagakki band's Homura live. It combines tradition japanese instruments with modern rock.

I don't know if someone already let you know but I saw some sabaton reactions on your channel and he actually collaborated with babymetal on a song called "oh majinai"

ROAD RESISTANCE LETS GOOO

Nice Reaction :--) but "Be Warned !" Once You let them Grow on You , You'll Never Gonna Be Able to Get Rid of Them ! ;-) ''BABYMETAL''' ('One word !) refers to "the birth of a new kind of Metal" they call it 'Kawaii Metal'' ("Cute Metal" ;-) (The name in fact has nothing to do with the age of the girls, it is often thought of when looking at their previous work ) "Kawaii Metal" is Mix of J-Pop & "Every" kind of Metal !! Because of the Mix they will never bore you !! (That is if your open to Metal Sub-Genres because they have almost every metal genre in their repertoire ;-) (+/- 50 songs) So If you're willing to do More BABYMETAL? Just be prepared & Buckle up !!! Because your in it for A Hell of a Ride ;-)

What got me into them initially was the classic, flashback homage to the shredding guitars, mad drumming & clean vocals, ala 80's Metal, with an insane theatrical, mind bending twist! The Choreo was unlike anything I'd ever seen, & those kids were amazing & Metal as F**K🤘! The one song that really put me off at first was Gimme Chocolate, but I came around & it's now one of my Faves! Cheers!

It works because it's BABYMETAL. This stage is the Budokan arena and it's invite only to play there.

ナイスreaction！👍👍👍

Great reaction dude, maybe you should try Ijime Dame Zettai live at Sonisphere 2014 or Road of resistance live in Japan official MV 🇯🇵 🦊 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌

i know i'm a bit late but here's a fun fact! those camera shakes were not on purpose, the crowd was jumping around so much that the stage kept shaking :)

Yo man, i like your video, your editing, and your reaction BABYMETAL - Headbanger usually reacted live at Legend 1997, but Budokan Black Night is good too, this song is fire. I know, you need BABYMETAL - Road Of Resistance live in Japan, that crowd is Amazing. Good reaction and Wellcome to the Foxhole 🤘🦊

There's another Japanese metal band called ANTHEM that you should check out. They've been around since the 80s and are still rocking. My favorite song by them is Venom Strike live at BIGCAT.

Thanks for the strobe light warning ⚠️

next go for "karate" live at uk download 2016. fuckin amazing.

Man, welcome to a new world...

"What the actual fuck is this?" That is a typical response that most people have to the first few seconds of the first BABYMETAL song that they hear. Don't feel bad about that. A significant portion of BABYMETAL's fans had that response initially. Also, if you like THIS stage, wait until you see one of their performances from their Tokyo Dome concerts...

This is the same question I'm having. "Why does it work soo well?"

It was year hmm 2012 when my friend played this song as a joke to me. I was, good joke and then listened. It's awesome.

There is a live video of their song catch me if you can in England with a mosh, never thought you could mosh to a song about his and seek.

Babymetal performs every type of metal you can imagine. If you want to see the most metal thing this band have done, check out Death from the Legend 1997 concert. They are known for not doing just one kind of metal. The band behind them is called the Kami Band. They are among the best studio musicians in Japan. Other songs to watch... Road of Resistance in Japan, Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iNVdksaTy8rWiXk.html and something newer BxMxC from their new album. Try this video, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a56ZZa-dtdnXips.html, since its a fan cam there is less chance of being blocked. Amuse, Babymetal's label, is really fast with blocks. You need to pause and rewind a lot and I would suggest putting some type of overlay over the videos to get it through.