Again, with trying to juggle streaming my screen to Adam, providing him with my webcam and recording the source, I messed up the recording. I'm a n00b, I know, I know. I did my best to fix it, but if there are any editing mistakes that I've missed, I apologize.
good job Chilli-Metal spreading the love of BABYMETAL, did I hear your friend correctly? Did he say he wished they would do an album of all different genres? I have to laugh because that's about all they do is different genres mixed with metal of course, Is that what he means? different genres without metal? but yeah Su-Metal can sing anything and it would be beautiful.
Yeah. I really wanted to show him this, but I had to give him a taste of the past before going here. Next I really want to show him Akatsuki, both versions of course, but it'll probably be a little while, because next session, he'll be showing me some of his preferred music.
Nice reaction! The song "Monochrome" is one of my favorite songs with beautiful melody, very positive lyrics, SU's great voice, and MOA&MOMO's choreography, all perfect!🦊 I love this song. Because I was born in Hiroshima and live in Hiroshima Japan💖
It's one of my favourites too. The serious topic, with the uplifting message is so good, and like I said in the video, it REALLY shows off Su's perfect voice and vocal technique. Hiroshima is such a beautiful city today, and I'm so amazed and impressed that the people there were able to build something so great after such a horrific event.
Good job and nice double reaction. Also nice shirt! Haha... your friend really needs to listen to their whole discography. 🤭 I'm a huge Su-metal stan and I really love the acoustic version (actually all her acoustic versions) because of my bias. But I know I prefer the regular versions more. 😅 🤘🦊
Thank you. Yeah, I had to become part of The One to get VIP tickets to their shows. ;) I stan Su as well, like. To a massive degree. I love Babymetal, but I'd listen to whatever music Su did, and I'm not 100% sure I'd listen to Babymetal if they had a different main singer.
@@ChiliConCarnage I got VIP tickets in Barcelona (2023) and Toulouse (2024) and I didn't need to use my The One registration. I didn't know it's required in other countries. 🤔 I actually used it to apply for Legend-MM The One lottery and I lost both days 😅 (fortunately I won both days at the general lottery). Basically, I only used the membership for the exclusive merch. I think I'm addicted to Su-metal's voice. 😁 They would never formed and they would not exist without her.
Yeah, we had a longer discussion about that, and we both said something similar but I chose to cut it, because we talk so much and I had to cut something. The full recording was more than 40 minutes long. :D
Good idea to do both versions; you could have even done the lyric video at the end as well. Su will definitely have some say in things. I once read in an interview that Su passed on many good songs because she thought she wasn't ready for them or couldn't do justice to them from day one. Some of them ended up on later albums (like believing), but some will have never been released. Which means she shaped the songs and albums that we have. A more unscrupulous producer would try to force her to sing the songs he wanted on the album, but Koba was OK with it. (and probably scared of being on the recieving end of a death stare at close quarters) Babymetal are owned by a corporate machine, but they aren't controlled by it on an artistic level. Only Koba, the songwriters, session musicians, engineers, and Su, Moa, and Momo are responsible for Babymetal's albums. A label is a label (I think they have their own label anyway), and Amuse are managers/agents who partly own the copyright, as many reactors know too well LOL
The emotional impact Su’s voice has on me is almost frightening. I‘m somewhat addicted, I have hardly listened to any other band for the last few years. But just a few minutes ago, I watched a reaction video to another band (Dream Theater). When I got to your video a few minutes later, her first few notes immediately made me cry. Those few minutes of „diversion“ were enough to almost feel like I missed her voice. Strange experience. It’s not just the good songwriting or Su‘s emotional presentation, the pure sonic sensation of her voice is touching me deeply.
I know what you mean. I'm in my fifth year of being a babymetal fan, and for about three-four years I listened exclusively to Babymetal, but lately I've started sprinkling some other music into my playlist just to get that "I'm home" feeling every time Su starts singing after a few songs from other bands. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Audience interaction is important to BABYMETAL and this song is one of the best for that. Beautiful song beautifully performed and the first take version is absolutely stunning too. Su is very special.
They have many different genres of music, hip-hop, rap, ballad, tech, ethnic, pop. You have to explore everything. Check out Akatsuki and Akatsuki unfinished.
Gotta say, I feel I need to almost challenge you guys on the statement where you feel Su should branch out and try different genres. They already DO that. I don't think you can name any other band that has songs sound so different from one another. Some examples. Akatsuki Unfinished, No Rain No Rainbow, Shanti Shanti Shanti, BxMxC, From Dusk Till Dawn, Light and Darkness, Night Night Burn, The One. I could probably name several others like Oh Majinai, Meta Taro, etc as well which are quite different from your standard metal. Point is, the VERY thing you say you wish Babymetal did is part of what already sets them apart from other bands already! No 2 songs sound alike. They LOVE playing with different genres and mixing that genre into their music. Look at Headbanger. How many different version are there of that song alone? You've got the standard version, you have the Yui version, Moa version, Momo version, and you have the EDM version. In terms of (sorry forgot his name as I am horrible with remembering names) your guest stating he's scared the Babymetal community are going to come after him for saying he prefers the first take version of Monochrome, he doesn't need to worry. We're a good community for the most part with the vast minority being bad apples who I think just pretend to be fans to make us look bad. As long as you're respectful of the girls and the band, you'll be ok, even if you criticize them. Just criticize them in a polite and respectful manner as many of us look at these ladies as our younger sisters kind of, having watched them grow up from little 12 year olds doing this to what they've become now. You can't HELP but feel a sense of pride and protectionism over these young ladies when you get to watch that happen.
It is rare that we are able to witness the "birth" of Babymetal and follow their journey; from pre-teens to 20 year "Living Legends" In do ss, we do feel a close "family" and protective relationship to the ladies.
I've to say that here the lyrics are really relevant, indeed this was the first time they released a lyrics video with English captions. The meaning is disputed, but the original MV hints to war, bombardments and even the Hiroshima bombing. It's most likely a song about the strenght of hope in time of despairing. "Ragunaroku no tasogare ni Bokura wa nani o mi teru Nagai nagai yoru datte Yagate asa wa kuru kara" "During the dusk of Ragnarok What are we to see No matter how long the night The morning will arrive" 🤘🦊⚡️
All songs are open to interpretation and yours is as good as any. The big thing that counts against that theory though is that I’d not expect a song about a nuclear bomb to end with with “just smile”. Also Su has said that when she first read the lyrics she thought it a typically uplifting BABYMETAL song and was surprised by fans initial reaction to it.
@@JMxx6204 I know what she said, but SU is ... SU 😅. I don't think the song is specifically about the Hiroshima event at all, indeed the bomb was dropped in the early morning, the song is set during many nights.. No doubt it involves a catastrophic event, as it's literally in the description of the idea behind that "world". Still, the lyrics video has many hints to nuclear weapons and even specifically Hiroshima. The monochrome firework itself, the black rain, the world atmosphere burning, the only tree surviving among many burned down ones, the Hibakujumoku. The umbrellas falling from the sky should indeed be seen as a tangible sign of hope as they provide a shield against that nefarious rain. So? As I said, I think the meaning is that even in the darkest hours, truly the darkest, if you can still kindle hope in yourself, you're going to have the strength to build a new world, a new beginning especially for the children. Thus the final smile. I suspect that Miki Watanabe was inspired by a quite successful anime: Kono sekai no katasumi ni, especially one scene, the one with, yes, the monochrome firework. 🤘🏻🦊⚡
◼ 🤍 🖤 ◻ The 'Monochrome' lyrics are by MK-METAL (Miki Watanabe). He's responsible for a lot of BABYMETAL lyrics, going back to the first album. He wrote, or co-wrote the lyrics for twelve BABYMETAL songs. The music and arrangement are by Yuyoyuppe, also known as YUPPEMETAL (Takehiro Mamiya). His credits also go back to the first album.
I would agree with Grington, the PIA arena version would have been better, of course, I also very much dislike compilation videos as they can get quite confusing. That being said, between the two versions, it's hard to really pick which one is preferred. Both are great in their own way. For next time, I would suggest showing Road of Resistance Live in Japan and either BxMxC (Any of the live performances) or Metali Official Live Music Video.
Yeah, I messed up picking the wrong version, but I do think that this compilation combines the best from both, but I agree that the compilations aren't great.
@@ChiliConCarnage It is definitely one of the better compilations for sure, at least it's not one that has like 8+ different concert footages in it including different costume changes lol.
Good job, the live at PIA Arena would have been better than the compilation (it has subtitles too), but that isn't a bad compilation at least and it did capture some of the PIA footage including Su calling Moa and Momo across to her (I'm not sure all the audio apart from that little bit was from the one show though). Unlike pop groups where the lead singer stays at the front and anybody dancing is behind and the dancing is just for decoration with no meaning to it, Su is most often behind Moa and Momoko and their choreo really is interpretive in most songs - so yes it is very much related to the meaning of the song or of a lyric and/or it is the bridge between the stage and the audience aimed at getting everybody involved. Did you turn on the closed captions for the piano version? You were both talking about whether the lyrics might be more impactful as neither of you speak Japanese ... and this song is particularly deep and meaningful with the reference to Ragnarok, the monochrome firework and especially the progression from trying to imagine a colour in the night sky, painting the night sky in rainbow colours and finally illuminating the world in rainbow colours. Both versions are how the song should be performed, they are equally beautiful in their own way ... but the full version with the Kami Band's instrumentals and the choreo is the original and is how it was written to be performed (just as 'Akatsuki' has the 'unfinished' version, the original is the full version). However, yes I also believe Su-metal can sing pretty much any and every style and she will make each one of those styles that she sings better - and you are right, she is incredibly charismatic. You've seen them live, you know that when they walk on stage you just can't look away, they all, but especially Su, have such a powerful presence. Concerning your discussion at the end, fortunately (against popular belief) not all metal has to have growls and screamo. In my own opinion that is best kept to a minimum and should only be used when there is real context or good reason. Also fortunately Su doesn't do screamo to risk damaging her beautiful voice and she has had vocal coaches since she was a child.
As others have pointed out this is a compilation but one of the better ones out there and your guest needs to learn to feel the music and not think about it too much then he will not need to understand Japanese,this is why the girls have a world wide following they break through the language barrier. In fact they inspired me to start learning Japanese and i plan on visiting Japan in the near future where of course i hope to see them live again as Su`s stage charisma has to be seen and felt to be believed lol 🦊
This kid in the glasses is clueless. First he says that Monochrome is 'Nothing special '. Then he says that he wants to hear BabyMetal do different genres. WTF? Kid, every one of their songs is a different genre within the overall BabyMetal genre itself. They are known for the different genres. If you hate BM this much then stop watching them. Unbelievable.
Everything you just said is stupid, and you make people more stupid for reading it. First of all, "Babymetal" isn't a "genre itself", it's a group. The genre is called kawaii metal. If you don't even know that, are you even a fan, bro? Second, he never said he hated them, he's saying it's still not his type of music, but he has to hear more to decide. He said this IN THE VIDEO, and if you didn't watch the whole thing to hear that, then that's on you. Third, there are more genres than just metal subgenres, and if you'd listened, you'd have heard him specify the genres he meant. Fourth, I'm the one making him listen to it, he's doing this as a favor to me. If you can't be civil, stay away from my videos.
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Again, with trying to juggle streaming my screen to Adam, providing him with my webcam and recording the source, I messed up the recording. I'm a n00b, I know, I know. I did my best to fix it, but if there are any editing mistakes that I've missed, I apologize.
good job Chilli-Metal spreading the love of BABYMETAL, did I hear your friend correctly? Did he say he wished they would do an album of all different genres? I have to laugh because that's about all they do is different genres mixed with metal of course, Is that what he means? different genres without metal? but yeah Su-Metal can sing anything and it would be beautiful.
-cough- yeah. Let's say that's what he meant. :D lol!
Awesome, glad you showed him both. Amazing performances of an awesome song, and hits differently.
🤘🦊
Yeah. I really wanted to show him this, but I had to give him a taste of the past before going here. Next I really want to show him Akatsuki, both versions of course, but it'll probably be a little while, because next session, he'll be showing me some of his preferred music.
@@ChiliConCarnage Awesome, can’t wait for Akatsuki, and for you to drop some more of that ChiliConKnowledge on him about Babymetal 🤣🤘🦊.
@@Ganimal83 ChiliConKnowledge. lol! I like that. Yeah, we'll definitely get back to Babymetal in a while.
@@ChiliConCarnage 🤣👌
Nice reaction! The song "Monochrome" is one of my favorite songs with beautiful melody, very positive lyrics, SU's great voice, and MOA&MOMO's choreography, all perfect!🦊
I love this song. Because I was born in Hiroshima and live in Hiroshima Japan💖
It's one of my favourites too. The serious topic, with the uplifting message is so good, and like I said in the video, it REALLY shows off Su's perfect voice and vocal technique.
Hiroshima is such a beautiful city today, and I'm so amazed and impressed that the people there were able to build something so great after such a horrific event.
I think the long intros are to give them a chance to rest for a few moments break between songs.
Cool reaction men. Different genres? Here is their rare country western version of Akatsuki at: ruclips.net/video/WPKu_NxBa4E/видео.html
LOL! You bastard!😭 jk, that's so funny. 🤟🦊🤟
@@ChiliConCarnage It's catchy LOL
Good job and nice double reaction. Also nice shirt!
Haha... your friend really needs to listen to their whole discography. 🤭
I'm a huge Su-metal stan and I really love the acoustic version (actually all her acoustic versions) because of my bias. But I know I prefer the regular versions more. 😅
🤘🦊
Thank you. Yeah, I had to become part of The One to get VIP tickets to their shows. ;)
I stan Su as well, like. To a massive degree. I love Babymetal, but I'd listen to whatever music Su did, and I'm not 100% sure I'd listen to Babymetal if they had a different main singer.
@@ChiliConCarnage I got VIP tickets in Barcelona (2023) and Toulouse (2024) and I didn't need to use my The One registration. I didn't know it's required in other countries. 🤔 I actually used it to apply for Legend-MM The One lottery and I lost both days 😅 (fortunately I won both days at the general lottery). Basically, I only used the membership for the exclusive merch.
I think I'm addicted to Su-metal's voice. 😁 They would never formed and they would not exist without her.
Nice reaction. don't worry about they lyrics. As Su herself says: "Don't think, feel."
Yeah, we had a longer discussion about that, and we both said something similar but I chose to cut it, because we talk so much and I had to cut something. The full recording was more than 40 minutes long. :D
Good idea to do both versions; you could have even done the lyric video at the end as well.
Su will definitely have some say in things. I once read in an interview that Su passed on many good songs because she thought she wasn't ready for them or couldn't do justice to them from day one. Some of them ended up on later albums (like believing), but some will have never been released. Which means she shaped the songs and albums that we have. A more unscrupulous producer would try to force her to sing the songs he wanted on the album, but Koba was OK with it. (and probably scared of being on the recieving end of a death stare at close quarters)
Babymetal are owned by a corporate machine, but they aren't controlled by it on an artistic level. Only Koba, the songwriters, session musicians, engineers, and Su, Moa, and Momo are responsible for Babymetal's albums. A label is a label (I think they have their own label anyway), and Amuse are managers/agents who partly own the copyright, as many reactors know too well LOL
The emotional impact Su’s voice has on me is almost frightening. I‘m somewhat addicted, I have hardly listened to any other band for the last few years. But just a few minutes ago, I watched a reaction video to another band (Dream Theater). When I got to your video a few minutes later, her first few notes immediately made me cry. Those few minutes of „diversion“ were enough to almost feel like I missed her voice. Strange experience.
It’s not just the good songwriting or Su‘s emotional presentation, the pure sonic sensation of her voice is touching me deeply.
貴方と同じような人が全世界中にいますよ。
私は10年、ベビメタオンリーです。
I know what you mean. I'm in my fifth year of being a babymetal fan, and for about three-four years I listened exclusively to Babymetal, but lately I've started sprinkling some other music into my playlist just to get that "I'm home" feeling every time Su starts singing after a few songs from other bands. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I totally sympathize with you.🤘😂
Audience interaction is important to BABYMETAL and this song is one of the best for that. Beautiful song beautifully performed and the first take version is absolutely stunning too. Su is very special.
I agree 100%.
They have many different genres of music, hip-hop, rap, ballad, tech, ethnic, pop. You have to explore everything. Check out Akatsuki and Akatsuki unfinished.
Gotta say, I feel I need to almost challenge you guys on the statement where you feel Su should branch out and try different genres. They already DO that. I don't think you can name any other band that has songs sound so different from one another. Some examples. Akatsuki Unfinished, No Rain No Rainbow, Shanti Shanti Shanti, BxMxC, From Dusk Till Dawn, Light and Darkness, Night Night Burn, The One. I could probably name several others like Oh Majinai, Meta Taro, etc as well which are quite different from your standard metal. Point is, the VERY thing you say you wish Babymetal did is part of what already sets them apart from other bands already! No 2 songs sound alike. They LOVE playing with different genres and mixing that genre into their music. Look at Headbanger. How many different version are there of that song alone? You've got the standard version, you have the Yui version, Moa version, Momo version, and you have the EDM version.
In terms of (sorry forgot his name as I am horrible with remembering names) your guest stating he's scared the Babymetal community are going to come after him for saying he prefers the first take version of Monochrome, he doesn't need to worry. We're a good community for the most part with the vast minority being bad apples who I think just pretend to be fans to make us look bad. As long as you're respectful of the girls and the band, you'll be ok, even if you criticize them. Just criticize them in a polite and respectful manner as many of us look at these ladies as our younger sisters kind of, having watched them grow up from little 12 year olds doing this to what they've become now. You can't HELP but feel a sense of pride and protectionism over these young ladies when you get to watch that happen.
It is rare that we are able to witness the "birth" of Babymetal and follow their journey; from pre-teens to 20 year "Living Legends" In do ss, we do feel a close "family" and protective relationship to the ladies.
I've to say that here the lyrics are really relevant, indeed this was the first time they released a lyrics video with English captions. The meaning is disputed, but the original MV hints to war, bombardments and even the Hiroshima bombing. It's most likely a song about the strenght of hope in time of despairing.
"Ragunaroku no tasogare ni
Bokura wa nani o mi teru
Nagai nagai yoru datte
Yagate asa wa kuru kara"
"During the dusk of Ragnarok
What are we to see
No matter how long the night
The morning will arrive"
🤘🦊⚡️
All songs are open to interpretation and yours is as good as any. The big thing that counts against that theory though is that I’d not expect a song about a nuclear bomb to end with with “just smile”. Also Su has said that when she first read the lyrics she thought it a typically uplifting BABYMETAL song and was surprised by fans initial reaction to it.
@@JMxx6204 I know what she said, but SU is ... SU 😅.
I don't think the song is specifically about the Hiroshima event at all, indeed the bomb was dropped in the early morning, the song is set during many nights.. No doubt it involves a catastrophic event, as it's literally in the description of the idea behind that "world".
Still, the lyrics video has many hints to nuclear weapons and even specifically Hiroshima. The monochrome firework itself, the black rain, the world atmosphere burning, the only tree surviving among many burned down ones, the Hibakujumoku. The umbrellas falling from the sky should indeed be seen as a tangible sign of hope as they provide a shield against that nefarious rain.
So? As I said, I think the meaning is that even in the darkest hours, truly the darkest, if you can still kindle hope in yourself, you're going to have the strength to build a new world, a new beginning especially for the children. Thus the final smile.
I suspect that Miki Watanabe was inspired by a quite successful anime: Kono sekai no katasumi ni, especially one scene, the one with, yes, the monochrome firework.
🤘🏻🦊⚡
Thanks for the reactions. Monochrome is a reference track...two reference tracks from BABYMETAL.
Thank you for watching!
◼ 🤍 🖤 ◻
The 'Monochrome' lyrics are by MK-METAL (Miki Watanabe).
He's responsible for a lot of BABYMETAL lyrics, going back to the first album.
He wrote, or co-wrote the lyrics for twelve BABYMETAL songs.
The music and arrangement are by Yuyoyuppe, also known as YUPPEMETAL (Takehiro Mamiya).
His credits also go back to the first album.
Yup, BABYMETAL as a project is very much about teamwork, they're pretty much the same people behind.
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いつもありがとうございます🤘🦊♪
Thank you for watching!
I would agree with Grington, the PIA arena version would have been better, of course, I also very much dislike compilation videos as they can get quite confusing. That being said, between the two versions, it's hard to really pick which one is preferred. Both are great in their own way.
For next time, I would suggest showing Road of Resistance Live in Japan and either BxMxC (Any of the live performances) or Metali Official Live Music Video.
Yeah, I messed up picking the wrong version, but I do think that this compilation combines the best from both, but I agree that the compilations aren't great.
@@ChiliConCarnage It is definitely one of the better compilations for sure, at least it's not one that has like 8+ different concert footages in it including different costume changes lol.
👍👍An awesomely awesome performances. The voice of angels😇. 🦊 🖖❤
Good job, the live at PIA Arena would have been better than the compilation (it has subtitles too), but that isn't a bad compilation at least and it did capture some of the PIA footage including Su calling Moa and Momo across to her (I'm not sure all the audio apart from that little bit was from the one show though).
Unlike pop groups where the lead singer stays at the front and anybody dancing is behind and the dancing is just for decoration with no meaning to it, Su is most often behind Moa and Momoko and their choreo really is interpretive in most songs - so yes it is very much related to the meaning of the song or of a lyric and/or it is the bridge between the stage and the audience aimed at getting everybody involved.
Did you turn on the closed captions for the piano version? You were both talking about whether the lyrics might be more impactful as neither of you speak Japanese ... and this song is particularly deep and meaningful with the reference to Ragnarok, the monochrome firework and especially the progression from trying to imagine a colour in the night sky, painting the night sky in rainbow colours and finally illuminating the world in rainbow colours.
Both versions are how the song should be performed, they are equally beautiful in their own way ... but the full version with the Kami Band's instrumentals and the choreo is the original and is how it was written to be performed (just as 'Akatsuki' has the 'unfinished' version, the original is the full version).
However, yes I also believe Su-metal can sing pretty much any and every style and she will make each one of those styles that she sings better - and you are right, she is incredibly charismatic. You've seen them live, you know that when they walk on stage you just can't look away, they all, but especially Su, have such a powerful presence.
Concerning your discussion at the end, fortunately (against popular belief) not all metal has to have growls and screamo. In my own opinion that is best kept to a minimum and should only be used when there is real context or good reason. Also fortunately Su doesn't do screamo to risk damaging her beautiful voice and she has had vocal coaches since she was a child.
I have heard a story that when Su was practicing growl, the staff rushed to stop her.🤘🦊
@@kitkat6407 Haha, it wouldn't surprise me.🦊
@@Grington300 Her voice must be protected at all costs.😄🤘
As others have pointed out this is a compilation but one of the better ones out there and your guest needs to learn to feel the music and not think about it too much then he will not need to understand Japanese,this is why the girls have a world wide following they break through the language barrier.
In fact they inspired me to start learning Japanese and i plan on visiting Japan in the near future where of course i hope to see them live again as Su`s stage charisma has to be seen and felt to be believed lol 🦊
Annoying !!!!!!!
You're free to not watch.
This kid in the glasses is clueless.
First he says that Monochrome is 'Nothing special '. Then he says that he wants to hear BabyMetal do different genres. WTF?
Kid, every one of their songs is a different genre within the overall BabyMetal genre itself. They are known for the different genres.
If you hate BM this much then stop watching them. Unbelievable.
Everything you just said is stupid, and you make people more stupid for reading it.
First of all, "Babymetal" isn't a "genre itself", it's a group. The genre is called kawaii metal. If you don't even know that, are you even a fan, bro?
Second, he never said he hated them, he's saying it's still not his type of music, but he has to hear more to decide. He said this IN THE VIDEO, and if you didn't watch the whole thing to hear that, then that's on you.
Third, there are more genres than just metal subgenres, and if you'd listened, you'd have heard him specify the genres he meant.
Fourth, I'm the one making him listen to it, he's doing this as a favor to me. If you can't be civil, stay away from my videos.