They recorded this early on in Sakura Gakuin. It was their very first song as members of the heavy music club, one of sub units. That was late October 2010 (Su was 12, Yui and Moa both 11) and the video was recorded nearly a year later in 2011. They do have a song with Ultraman references - 'Meta Taro'. There is a very good live performance version from Legend MM in March 2024 (Momometal's 21st birthday concert).
⚡ 💀 💕 / 💓 ⏰ Their choreographer is MIKIKO, who is also the choreographer and stage director for the group Perfume. The Perfume members are like their "older sisters" at Amuse, Inc., their parent company. 'Doki Doki ☆ Morning' was their first single, music video, etc. Like a lot of classic Metal songs, the lyrics talk about which cute hairstyle and lip gloss they should decide on for school. : ) It was this video blowing up on social media that helped BABYMETAL start to go viral, especially outside of Japan. The DVD single was released in October of 2011. Suzuka was thirteen, Yui and Moa were twelve. They recorded it a year before that. At this point, BABYMETAL was the "Heavy Music Club" subunit of the school themed idol group Sakura Gakuin.
Also her profile says she is in NYC, she is similar to Mikiko who also came to NYC And NYC was also the first city Babymetal came to in the US ? (was that when they visited Ted Jensen for mastering Budokan shows and I guess they did the photo shoots with Dana Distortion?)
I've watched almost every reaction to every BabyMetal song ( not quite but...) and this is the first time I've actually gotten some real background as to what is really going on from someone that seems to know. I loved it and greatly appreciate the info you've given to someone who has seen and heard so many variations of Japanese culture. I love the music BabyMetal and has piqued my interest in the culture and this has been the clearest view so far. lol Subscribing and hoping you can add the videos to the songs as well as hoping to learn more on Japanese culture even if its through you and BabyMetal's music.
Hello As a devotee of BABYMETAL, since the beginning, seeing them fresh through your eyes is a treasure . You will quickly learn you have much catching up to do. Excited to see your reactions for their newer performances. All praise to the fox God & Thank You 🦊 Thank You 🦊 .
Babymetal has a big variety of style with their songs. Shanti Shanti has a Indian feel to it. Kagerou is a groove metal song, BMC has a rap feel, Papaya features a rapper from Thailand,.. so expect big differences between each songs style. One of the great things about Japanese heavy metal is theybdont stay in a defined box. They're always willing to mix different genres together.
Great review and analysis! I have only tried my best to understand the meaning through the lens of an Asian-American. Good to hear the explanations of the cultural nuances that a translation cannot portray! I often feel that Babymetal’s lyrics as are very intelligently composed, but that. feel can be lost in translation. I would love to see your analysis of their song BxMxC! 🤘🦊
There is a general saying that "Live Babymetal is Best Babymetal." Their live shows in Japan are usually fantastic. (..although I do like the "Karate" video in addition to the live performances - as an exception.) Long time Babymetal fans can direct you better than I as to which versions / videos to watch. :) Nice reaction and review.
Thank you for all the cultural insite. I really enjoyed it 🙂 This is one of very few videos BabyMetal has commented on publicly. They released a commentary track years ago. You may enjoy watching it. ruclips.net/video/57mrrV2A95c/видео.html They have recently performed this song at a lot of concerts. Here is a very special one from 2023 ruclips.net/video/6VR7nxBzIXE/видео.html I also second the suggestion of Megitsune as your next video. Normally I would suggest watching it live, but I really want to hear how you interpret the video, as it carries a lot of the lore surrounding BabyMetal.
Yay more Babymetal! Megitsune music video next please =)
They recorded this early on in Sakura Gakuin. It was their very first song as members of the heavy music club, one of sub units. That was late October 2010 (Su was 12, Yui and Moa both 11) and the video was recorded nearly a year later in 2011.
They do have a song with Ultraman references - 'Meta Taro'. There is a very good live performance version from Legend MM in March 2024 (Momometal's 21st birthday concert).
⚡ 💀 💕 / 💓 ⏰
Their choreographer is MIKIKO, who is also the choreographer and stage director for the group Perfume.
The Perfume members are like their "older sisters" at Amuse, Inc., their parent company.
'Doki Doki ☆ Morning' was their first single, music video, etc.
Like a lot of classic Metal songs, the lyrics talk about which cute hairstyle and lip gloss they should decide on for school. : )
It was this video blowing up on social media that helped BABYMETAL start to go viral, especially outside of Japan.
The DVD single was released in October of 2011.
Suzuka was thirteen, Yui and Moa were twelve.
They recorded it a year before that.
At this point, BABYMETAL was the "Heavy Music Club" subunit of the school themed idol group Sakura Gakuin.
Also her profile says she is in NYC, she is similar to Mikiko who also came to NYC
And NYC was also the first city Babymetal came to in the US ? (was that when they visited Ted Jensen for mastering Budokan shows and I guess they did the photo shoots with Dana Distortion?)
I've watched almost every reaction to every BabyMetal song ( not quite but...) and this is the first time I've actually gotten some real background as to what is really going on from someone that seems to know.
I loved it and greatly appreciate the info you've given to someone who has seen and heard so many variations of Japanese culture.
I love the music BabyMetal and has piqued my interest in the culture and this has been the clearest view so far.
lol
Subscribing and hoping you can add the videos to the songs as well as hoping to learn more on Japanese culture even if its through you and BabyMetal's music.
Hello
As a devotee of BABYMETAL, since the beginning, seeing them fresh through your eyes is a treasure .
You will quickly learn you have much catching up to do.
Excited to see your reactions for their newer performances.
All praise to the fox God
&
Thank You 🦊
Thank You 🦊
.
Babymetal has a big variety of style with their songs. Shanti Shanti has a Indian feel to it. Kagerou is a groove metal song, BMC has a rap feel, Papaya features a rapper from Thailand,.. so expect big differences between each songs style. One of the great things about Japanese heavy metal is theybdont stay in a defined box. They're always willing to mix different genres together.
Yes, alarm clock sound... I use it as my phone alarm sound 🤣 No better way to start the day 😉 I second the recommendation of "Megitsune"!
FUN
Thank You 🦊
.
Great review and analysis! I have only tried my best to understand the meaning through the lens of an Asian-American.
Good to hear the explanations of the cultural nuances that a translation cannot portray!
I often feel that Babymetal’s lyrics as are very intelligently composed, but that. feel can be lost in translation.
I would love to see your analysis of their song BxMxC!
🤘🦊
There is a general saying that "Live Babymetal is Best Babymetal."
Their live shows in Japan are usually fantastic. (..although I do like the "Karate" video in addition to the live performances - as an exception.) Long time Babymetal fans can direct you better than I as to which versions / videos to watch. :)
Nice reaction and review.
Thank you for all the cultural insite. I really enjoyed it 🙂
This is one of very few videos BabyMetal has commented on publicly. They released a commentary track years ago. You may enjoy watching it.
ruclips.net/video/57mrrV2A95c/видео.html
They have recently performed this song at a lot of concerts. Here is a very special one from 2023 ruclips.net/video/6VR7nxBzIXE/видео.html
I also second the suggestion of Megitsune as your next video. Normally I would suggest watching it live, but I really want to hear how you interpret the video, as it carries a lot of the lore surrounding BabyMetal.