Did you know BabyMetal is coming to Brazil for the first time next October 20 as part of the Knotfest Festival? 😱 Don't miss out this opportunity Jami, trust me.🦊🤘🔥
Welcome back to the Foxhole or BabyMetal's journey 🦊🤘🔥 Nice set of songs to follow your BM journey after your RATATATA reaction, it's been a while. They already finished the Europe Tour and they did it once again along with Electric Callboy singing their collab song twice at Resurrection Fest in Spain. Road Of Resistance and Megitsune are classical hits they always love to play at their live shows. BMTH did the same during this Europe Tour singing along with BM once again at Nova Rock Festival in Austria. Gimme Chocolate!! is a nice song if you wanna check it out, so don't worry, we just prefer a live version with live sound instead of the official MV. Next suggestions: - *Karate* live at Download Festival 2016 or Pinkpop Festival 2024. - *Headbanger!!* live at Legend 1997 (2013) - *Catch Me If You Can* with Kami Band intro live at Budokan 2014. - *METALI!!* feat. Tom Morello live at NEX_FEST 2023. Btw BMTH will be in Brazil next december and they will definitely play this song although, most likely, without BM on stage but at least it'll be a great chance to meet another cool band if you want. Obrigado and keep enjoying more BM songs and see you next time.🦊🤘❤
Nice reaction! BABYMETAL is a "metal dance unit" that fuses J-POP and heavy metal. It might be often called KAWAII METAL or CUTE METAL❤ I'm waiting for your next BABYMETAL reaction video🤘🦊
To clarify, this person is talking about Road of Resistance - there's an official live video from one of their big 2015 shows. I agree that it's better than the 2023 version, especially for a first-time watch, but of course it wouldn't make sense to go back and watch that now that you already know the song 😄
ROR", "Megitsune" and "Kingslayer" were good choices and the reactions were great. I'm glad you became a fan. Would you like to hear SU-METAL's falsetto? And since this song is one of the most difficult BABYMETAL songs with high pitch and half of the song is falsetto, I hope you will listen to it. Please listen to it. ruclips.net/video/DyDm5gpoDf0/видео.htmlsi=QId3AD2r3FxJlnWW Please listen to "Monochrome" from the Pia Arena concert, it is very moving.
If you want more in-depth looks (or listens) to Su's vocals, you could check out akatsuki red night, Monochrome piano ver, or light and darkness at PIA arena. Those are some of my favorite performances.
Great reaction and welcome (back) to the BABYMETAL Foxhole.🦊Excellent song choices too (but you can't go wrong with any BABYMETAL song, they have about 70 now, each one different to the last and absolutely no fillers). 'Road of Resistance' is a very positive song, it isn't the usual "resist the machine or the system etc" that we might expect from the title. It is about forging your own road even where a road doesn't already exist, not necessarily going the easy way or following the path already made by somebody else, so if the way you want to go has never been trodden you may have to get past the resistance of the undergrowth, obstacles, hurdles and things blocking your way etc to find your own way. It could easily be used to describe BABYMETAL's own story - they could have followed the well trodden path of J-Pop and been very successful, but they chose to go with Metal ... but again they didn't just follow the same old format of every other metal band, they have done it their own way and it hasn't always been an easy route to follow. 'Megitsune' is their female empowerment anthem and it is a bit of a push back against the traditional subservient female role in Japanese society saying that is changing I think - or maybe it is - whilst also praising and celebrating the women who have played that role over the years for their strength. They are saying that women wearing their make up and hiding their true feelings ("crying at heart, smiling at face") are not trying to deceive anybody, they are simply trying to please everybody - so they are not deceptive kitsune (foxes), they are maiden-like megitsune (female foxes or vixens) - and they are strong. The melody used in the breakdown with the pig squeals in the middle of the song (they also use it as the intro when they play it live) is from the very well known Japanese folk song called 'Sakura Sakura' (Cherry Blossoms). When Su spoke a few words and pulled the tanto (short blade) out of her microphone she said "Otome wa ... nametara ikan zeyo." (Maidens ... shouldn't be underestimated). The last part of this is a famous quote from a Japanese gangster movie said by the daughter of a gang boss. 'Kingslayer' is another example of just how versatile they are and how they can collaborate with pretty much anybody and it will be great (just as they did with Electric Callboy for 'RATATATA' of course). I'm sure you have a long list of suggestions for more BABYMETAL songs already ...go with any of them. The official videos are all very good, but live BABYMETAL is always better.
Welcome down the foxhole to the metal galaxy that is Babymetal. I would say the next three should be Iine (official MV) or Headbanger (Legend 1997), Karate (official MV), and the collab Leave It All Behind with F. Hero and Bodyslam Then for a great triple combo, Monochrome (offical MV), the PIA Arena 2023 version, and the piano version from The First Take channel (in that order lol) Whatever you decide to do, whichever song, live or music video, you wont be disappointed... You definitely need to make a separate Playlist for all of the epicness that is Babymetal. And definitely checkout the "Babymetal Guide" videos, those will take you down the foxhole even further lol
It doesn't matter which song you go with next. They're all amazing. The only thing I'd recommend is to check out their live stuff, it's ALWAYS better than the MV's.
If you got yourself into this KAWAII METAL pit, welcome 😂 I suggest you to give a try to "HANABIE", try to listen to their We Love Sweets song first. I bet you will love it. Cheers!
Welcome to the FoxHole! Triple reaction in your first contact with Babymetal? This deserves a +1 SUB and Like Follow jakemuller8626's advice and your journey through the world of Babymetal will be sublime. You will love it to unsuspected limits. We 'The One' (Babymetal's fan base) will accompany you and enjoy with you. Babymetal Forever!! 🦊🦊🍅🦊
Suggestions….. Headbanger ( legend 1997), AKatsuki, unfinished version, ( legend 1997) and Babymetal Death (legend1997). All 3 together often referred to as the trilogy of death. 1997 was the year that SUMETAL,( singer ) was born. 🦊💥💥
Other suggestion is what referred to as the “trilogy of light” being Starlight, Shine and Arakadia. I can’t remember the name of the show but it was in 2019 in Murakari Messe that I recommend (though there is a chance it will be blocked so don’t be surprised if it’s a patreon only video)
@@majorasm00gle All of them are only on RUclips right now in the form of compilations that typically get blocked for reactors anyway. The trilogy doesn't get enough love specifically because of that. There is a possibility we get Starlight and Arkadia from Legend MM in about 9 days.
My most favorite song from Babymetal is the rendition of “No rain, No rainbow” in Hiroshima from the legend - S - Baptism XX in 2017 . SueMetal is from Hiroshima and she is almost in tears at the end of that balad rendition. Better than all the other version because of her emotion state in that particular song, location and time.
chama. yes, _Gimme Chocolate_ .... some people say not to start with that because the contrast in styles in that song is so sharp ; but to me, that has always been the most quintessential "babymetal" thing ever. also, _Ijime, Dame, Zettai_ . (the Sonisphere version is quite popular -- that was the performance where they completely won over a notoriously tough UK crowd forever)
You should check out their country mates, Band-Maid. They are a 5 piece hard rock band with 2 vocalists, and amazing instrumentalists on guitar, bass and drums. For you, I suggest Freedom, official live video. The foxhole is fun, but the Pigeonhole is magical, Po. 🕊️
Great reaction, I would suggest Monochrome Live at PIA Arena 2023 next, also the recent Brand New Day live music video release with Scott LePage and Tim Henson of Polyphia.
Babymetal has a TON of great songs, thats why you get many different suggestions, it isn't like their songs have a specific type of sound, they're almost all entirely unique, other than the vocals for the most part.
Subbed! There's already plenty of suggestions and at this point you can't really go wrong, except if listen to a song off the studio album vs a live version.
first of all I love Babymetal.......BUT.... only shows in Japan look like this epic show and they only play for just over 1hr.....bit of a let down really.....
Great choices, welcome to thefox-hole🦊! If you decide to keep the same format of several songs I'd recommend their official MV of Doki Doki Morning followed by the 2023 performance at PIA Arena ❤️🦊🤘
Great triple reaction and excellent song choices. I'm inclined to suggest "Headbanger" (Live at Legend 1997) but you can pick any other (including "Gimme Chocolate", haha...). Live versions are usually better options, although I consider that "Megitsune" MV must watch. 😁 🤘🦊
When the Reactor gets into BM so much they are as exciting as BabyMetal. Loved this! And this feeling increases every time one re-watches BM videos. Subscribed!
Quick tip for pronouncing Romanized Japanese: pronounce every vowel in it's basic form e.g. a (ah), e (eh), i (ee), o (like o in top) and u (like u in put). Similarly, consonant sounds will always be represented by their phonetic letter so G will never be pronounced J. This is confusing at first because English rules don't apply but it's actually much simpler to spell and read :) Great reaction! Thanks
Road of Resistance not my Fav but this show, this representation was very... touching, the interaction with the crowd was perfect and you can feel Su-Metal very... happy (and Moa/Momo too !).
Now that you've been introduced to Babymetal, the next progressive step is to check out Band Maid - Thrill. If you like badass Japanese girls that actually play their instruments, you will love them 😊
The next three Babymetal songs should be For the Fox God's edit of Momobanger (Headbanger with Momo singing lead instead of Su), Metalli, and Monochrome
Thanks again from Japan 有難う 💛。 Wow! You covered these 3 songs all at once ! 😲 OK. Three info from this 68-year-old Japanese fan. ① RoR : I witnessed this very performance at the venue. Whereas this anthemic and popular song has been played in almost all of BM shows since Nov.8, 2014, it took on a very special connotation on April 2, 2023. We had to celebrate the newly born BABYMETAL with Momometal who was inducted as the official 3rd member that day. So, the crowd's mosh pit and chant were more intense than that I had experienced before. ② Megitsune : In an interview Su-Metal said (1) This song is mixture of various elements ; very fast but smooth, hard but beautiful etc. (2) The tune and choreo have Japonesque flavor which may attract overseas fans. (3) This is her tuning song because it includes various factors for singing in a well-balanced manner. So she always sings Megitsune in rehearsal to confirm her vocal condition. Su actually said "in a sense, it is a song of criterion for me". ③ Kingslayer : I witnessed this song played live at a different venue from that in this MV. They played it 4 times together in Japan last year. At the end of 4th show and after joyful hugs with the girls, Oli said "We are never gonna play Kingslayer without them, ever again. Just not right." But there was no need to worry. In 2024 BMTH started to perform with 3 CG figures on the backdrop that look like the girls. And the two groups performed this song together again in Las Vegas on April 27. In Nova Rock, Austria, on June 16 as well.
Nice triple reaction! "Road of Resistance" always is/was a blast! 😄 The performance you watched is a very good example of "The One". That´s what the unity of the ladies, their backing band AND the crowd is called by them. Here, the crowd seems to entertain the ladies. Did you see Su-Metal´s, Moametal´s and Momometal´s super happy smiles? 😉 The song is from their second album "Metal Resistance", and Sam Totman and Herman Li of the Power Metal band "Dragonforce" lend their hands to the writing and recording of this song. "Megitsune" is the essence of BABYMETAL. You can´t go wrong with any version of it (MV or live), and they regularly perform it to this day! I listened to it live last year and it still is a banger! 😄 "Kingslayer" is a hell of a collaboration, pure high energy! jakemuller8626 gave you some very good recommendations already. Personally, I would love to watch a reaction to the song/performance that introduced me to BABYMETAL: "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" from the "Legend 1997 Apocalypse" concert in 2013. For me this is the most impressive live performance of this song, although there is no "bad" live version of it, to the contrary 😄 There are lots of different live versions of it, and every version blows me away 😄
Great reaction, always good to just see pure joy on someone's face. I'll repeat the suggestion I made...over two years ago now? 😂 Their 2013 show 'Legend 1997' (that's the year the lead singer was born, it was her 16th birthday show) ended with three amazing performances, and it's a great watch if you want to see the range they possessed even that early on. The three songs are Headbanger, Akatsuki (Unfinished version), and Babymetal Death. I'll try to put links to good uploads in a reply comment so this one doesn't get blocked. Would be awesome to see another triple-feature reaction! 😁
Links! Subs on for the second two 😃 Headbanger ruclips.net/video/r-2IY10k9KM/видео.html Akatsuki unfinished ruclips.net/video/-Mh5nrXIw6s/видео.html BMD ruclips.net/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/видео.html
Nice reaction :) There are a few music video's I'd recommend you check out before you watch the live versions. One was Megitsune :) The others are Doki Doki morning, their very first single and the one that started it all, Iine (iine) so you can understand what's happening in the second section (and it'll blow your mind lol) and Karate just because there are some visuals in it that can't be done live. Enjoy!
Awesome triple reaction! Babymetal have been owning the stage since their start in 2010, and they are now 14-year industry veterans. *Road of Resistance* has been a staple show closer (although not in this video) since late 2014 when the song debuted. *Megitsune* has very deep lyrical meaning: The song strips away the traditionally derogatory meaning of "Megitsune" (vixen/female fox), labeling women as conniving/deceiving. Su-metal says that since ancient times, "women have always been actresses, crying at heart, smiling at face". However, with the march of time, "what it means to be an ideal woman is changing". She calls for all the ladies to "shoot up their fire works" and be their true selves, since they are "pure hearted female foxes". AND, "Maidens.... are not to be understimated! [[ _Pulls out tanto microphone knife_ ]]". *Kingslayer* was made in 2020, and finally performed live together for the 1st time in Nov 2023, so everyone went wild at that show! BMTH and Babymetal have been friends since 2015 and supported one another on various tours/shows. Suggestions: *Headbanger (Live at Legend 1997):* Another amazing early classic, this time performed at Su-metal's 16th birthday show in Dec 2013. *iine! (Official MV):* 2nd song ever by Babymetal, and very much a "Ratatata" vibe, but faster and more adorable. *Catch Me If You Can (Budokan 2014):* Slipknot, but cute. *Metali (Official Live):* Newer song/performance, and a fun metal festival groove. Features guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine doing his thing on guitar solos. *Monochrome (Pia Arena MM 2023):* Heartfelt, melodic, and emotional. Amazing performance all around. *Akatsuki (Budokan 2014):* Su-metal solo, and a "love ballad"...but Babymetal style 😆. Highlights her vocals even when she was only 16! Look forward to more Babymetal! 🤘🦊
Thank you for your reaction. I am an old metal head that was bought up on deep purple, Nazareth, pink floyd but gave on metal when it all lacked the great musicianship and vocals of old; Babymetal changed this. Only the best musician (the kami band) back baby metal, and Su-metal is considered are really great vocalist. The Kami band are told to play as loud as they want - Su-metal will sing right through. First note that "Babymetal" is a play on (Japanese) words and not their age. The word for "heavy" and "baby" sound almost identical in Japanese. It also represented a "new metal" when they started. The spoken word in Megitsune was literal "If you disrespect me - it will be regrettable"; it comes from a Yakuza film. This is a song partly about misogyny in Japan with phases such as "all women are actors, smile on the outside, cry on the inside". Babymetal are very big in the metal world and have played in all major stadia. They have a huge range of metal from ballad (monochrome : first take, no-rain no rainbow) through to heavy stuff like BMC (metal rap) or starlight, a eulogy to a band member that died and is really brutal presentation of pain of grief. I strongly recommend live performances, Su-metal considers the music video are a starting point to develop the live vocals. Head banger - any live, they are all "nuts". About a 15 year old girl becoming a head banger Karate : (good music video to this one), about overcoming adversity including your own inner demons. "even if you are sad and fall down - practice and fight harder". Monochrome PIA 2023 : The "monochrome firework" is the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, but the song is about seeing the "light in the darkness" - which is the phases Su-metal speaks in Japanese to the audience mid way through. Monochrome : first take : this shows the extraordinary vocal power of Su-metal's voice as it is a piano version (look up what first take is). Kagerou : meaning heat haze - used in this case for jealousy , the song is an onomatopoeia (very typical in japanese) on the word "sway" Shine : the second song of 3 : the Eulogy trio to the death of Mikio the band member - the second stage of grief "acceptance and remembrance". Starlight : the first song of 3 : the Eulogy trio, the first stage of grief, the pain of loss, very brutal and powerful and haunting vocals. Rondo of nightmare with mischief of gods : Budokan black night - Su-metal was just 16 years old . Starts with solo music parts by the god tier musicians (the Kami band) followed by Su-metal on a high stage singing about being chased by an evil spirit through the woods until she succumbs to her fate. Just gob-smacking performance. Onedari Daisakusen (Budokan 2021 Live) - for a great laugh : has subtitles - worth reading. This is part of "blackmetal" where the backing singers get to sing, in this case Moa only (long story). It is about how daughters "extort" money out of their fathers. (oh how I know). Babymetal - From Dusk Till Dawn (Budokan 2021 Live) : no particular meaning. Death : are you feeling brave ! This is a play on words again with "Desu" and "Death" sounding very similar . The first is a Japanese word with a silent "u" and mean "I am talking about myself". You are never quite sure in the song if they are saying "-metal-Desu" or -metal-Death. Baby metal is the only band that can get away with crucifying a teenage girl on stage. Anyway - lots of things to choose from, you cannot go wrong, welcome to the fox hole - it is deep and never ending.
Love it! really cool performance! But what i really don't understand is the way the crowd is put into little boxes. I'm used to music festivals in the Netherlands like Defqon 1 and Intents festival where you can just roam around and stand and go wherever you want to go, and seeing those boxes and corridors make me not want to go :(. I would really like to see baby metal live sometimes though!
Thanks for this reaction. Babymetal can deliver a live show, not just the dancing, etc. but also singing and from that they can also deliver it on a small stage. What is interesting, they can both show strength and adorable (Japanese kawaii culture) and it kind of breaks our brains at first, but also helps us create new connections in the brain. 🙂 If you are gonna do Gimme Choco, I would recommend their performance at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. This is a small stage, single song performance.
The thing I absolutely love about this band is how they blended pop vocals and choreography with some of the heaviest riffs I'd heard in YEARS and it. just. works. And while most metal is meant to get you pumped and or channel your aggression, Babymetal is the only band that just makes me want to smile the entire time... and still be pumped about it. I love these girls. Suggestions for more: - YAVA! ruclips.net/video/88bpKtSQGRE/видео.html - RATATATA (with Electric Callboy) ruclips.net/video/EDnIEWyVIlE/видео.html - Headbangerrrrrr! ruclips.net/video/4Xbt9l0WdJg/видео.html
Good song selections! You got to see where they are now, where they come from, and how well they play with other bands. Don't worry too much about understanding the lyrics, they purposely project the themes of the songs through the choreo, the vocals and their performances...one of the main reasons they do so well in the west is because they transcend language. Welcome to the fox hole!
I'm a middle aged man that grew up on heavy metal, and "I love them!" is absolutely the correct reaction to Babymetal. BTW it's "meh-git-soo-neh" it means something like "female fox" in Japanese. The fox is very closely tied with the band.
Give me Chocolate is the one that everyone should absolutely start with. You have been getting some terrible information. It's the song that got them noticed. Also, you were recommended the wrong live performance of Road of Resistance.
It's good that you started with these tracks. Gimme Chocolate!! is cute and cool, but I never recommend that as a starting point because it doesn't really underscore the fact that BABYMETAL is a serious metal band, and people who have never seen them might get the wrong impression and write them off - which of course would be a huge mistake. Because BABYMETAL is so musically diverse, I'm not sure what to recommend to you, although maybe I'd just recommend stuff off of their newest album for now, (which is titled The Other One), such as the song's "MAYA," or maybe, "Mirror Mirror," or maybe "Believing," which is a track sung entirely in English. Live clips of these tracks that come from the Blu-Ray of their recent tour are available on RUclips. You can get these clips by the way with English subs from a RUclips channel called "For The Fox God" if you're interested. Anyway, enjoy your trip down the foxhole.
Every song babymetal does is a hit, choose any song you will like it. For an older song try the 1997 Legend concert videos of headbanger, baby metal death are great, anything from the Red or Black night concert in tokyo, if you want to jump to new, Shanti Shanti Shanti or metalizm
Go live versions. I would do Monochrome at PIA Arena 2023 next. It's phenomenal and quite beautiful. There is also a First Take version of this song, and it will bring you to tears. If you do them as a pair, I would do First Take, first then PIA arena. Shanti Shanti Shanti is an Indian theme. BxMxC live has rap. Look for the Budokan or PIA arena. Also Karate, they have a music video, but I prefer the live version. Yuimetal left in 2018 and Momometal is scream and dance was named to the band in 2023. Su-Metal is the lead singer, and Moametal is scream and dance. Moa and Su are original BM. They have been around since 2010. Hope you enjoy and welcome to the Foxhole. The fox hand sign is there lore instead of the horn gesture. 🦊
Did you know BabyMetal is coming to Brazil for the first time next October 20 as part of the Knotfest Festival? 😱
Don't miss out this opportunity Jami, trust me.🦊🤘🔥
Welcome back to the Foxhole or BabyMetal's journey 🦊🤘🔥
Nice set of songs to follow your BM journey after your RATATATA reaction, it's been a while.
They already finished the Europe Tour and they did it once again along with Electric Callboy singing their collab song twice at Resurrection Fest in Spain. Road Of Resistance and Megitsune are classical hits they always love to play at their live shows.
BMTH did the same during this Europe Tour singing along with BM once again at Nova Rock Festival in Austria.
Gimme Chocolate!! is a nice song if you wanna check it out, so don't worry, we just prefer a live version with live sound instead of the official MV.
Next suggestions:
- *Karate* live at Download Festival 2016 or Pinkpop Festival 2024.
- *Headbanger!!* live at Legend 1997 (2013)
- *Catch Me If You Can* with Kami Band intro live at Budokan 2014.
- *METALI!!* feat. Tom Morello live at NEX_FEST 2023.
Btw BMTH will be in Brazil next december and they will definitely play this song although, most likely, without BM on stage but at least it'll be a great chance to meet another cool band if you want.
Obrigado and keep enjoying more BM songs and see you next time.🦊🤘❤
Nice reaction! BABYMETAL is a "metal dance unit" that fuses J-POP and heavy metal. It might be often called KAWAII METAL or CUTE METAL❤
I'm waiting for your next BABYMETAL reaction video🤘🦊
Electric Callboy + Babymetal = hit, fun and énergétic, this tittle is Ratatata.
Nice vidéo, pleasure to watch.
Nothing beats the Live In Japan version with the long walk into the crowd and the sprint back at the end
To clarify, this person is talking about Road of Resistance - there's an official live video from one of their big 2015 shows. I agree that it's better than the 2023 version, especially for a first-time watch, but of course it wouldn't make sense to go back and watch that now that you already know the song 😄
Red fox festival is the best for me
Not so sure, to be honest, I think I like this one more
someone keeps pushing the pia arena one because it is on their channel. Live in Japan is perfect
@@quasiscorner2589 agreed
As a metal head and a fan of Japanese culture, you can't go wrong with those girls. The band is top notch too.
ROR", "Megitsune" and "Kingslayer" were good choices and the reactions were great. I'm glad you became a fan.
Would you like to hear SU-METAL's falsetto? And since this song is one of the most difficult BABYMETAL songs with high pitch and half of the song is falsetto, I hope you will listen to it.
Please listen to it. ruclips.net/video/DyDm5gpoDf0/видео.htmlsi=QId3AD2r3FxJlnWW
Please listen to "Monochrome" from the Pia Arena concert, it is very moving.
If you want more in-depth looks (or listens) to Su's vocals, you could check out akatsuki red night, Monochrome piano ver, or light and darkness at PIA arena. Those are some of my favorite performances.
BABYMETAL - AKATSUKI「紅月アカツキ」BLACK NIGHT HD1080p ruclips.net/video/g2372C5PJLM/видео.htmlsi=s6P_s5JMj0R8ddyp
If want SU-METAL perfection try metal kingdom or light and darkness
Babymetal-Metali please. But don't do the music video. The official live version is so much better.
Nice reaction. I suggest Monochrome at PIA arena for your next reaction. Then maybe an older song like Karate or Headbanger - live of course. 🦊🤘
Great reaction and welcome (back) to the BABYMETAL Foxhole.🦊Excellent song choices too (but you can't go wrong with any BABYMETAL song, they have about 70 now, each one different to the last and absolutely no fillers).
'Road of Resistance' is a very positive song, it isn't the usual "resist the machine or the system etc" that we might expect from the title. It is about forging your own road even where a road doesn't already exist, not necessarily going the easy way or following the path already made by somebody else, so if the way you want to go has never been trodden you may have to get past the resistance of the undergrowth, obstacles, hurdles and things blocking your way etc to find your own way.
It could easily be used to describe BABYMETAL's own story - they could have followed the well trodden path of J-Pop and been very successful, but they chose to go with Metal ... but again they didn't just follow the same old format of every other metal band, they have done it their own way and it hasn't always been an easy route to follow.
'Megitsune' is their female empowerment anthem and it is a bit of a push back against the traditional subservient female role in Japanese society saying that is changing I think - or maybe it is - whilst also praising and celebrating the women who have played that role over the years for their strength.
They are saying that women wearing their make up and hiding their true feelings ("crying at heart, smiling at face") are not trying to deceive anybody, they are simply trying to please everybody - so they are not deceptive kitsune (foxes), they are maiden-like megitsune (female foxes or vixens) - and they are strong.
The melody used in the breakdown with the pig squeals in the middle of the song (they also use it as the intro when they play it live) is from the very well known Japanese folk song called 'Sakura Sakura' (Cherry Blossoms).
When Su spoke a few words and pulled the tanto (short blade) out of her microphone she said "Otome wa ... nametara ikan zeyo." (Maidens ... shouldn't be underestimated). The last part of this is a famous quote from a Japanese gangster movie said by the daughter of a gang boss.
'Kingslayer' is another example of just how versatile they are and how they can collaborate with pretty much anybody and it will be great (just as they did with Electric Callboy for 'RATATATA' of course).
I'm sure you have a long list of suggestions for more BABYMETAL songs already ...go with any of them. The official videos are all very good, but live BABYMETAL is always better.
Welcome down the foxhole to the metal galaxy that is Babymetal. I would say the next three should be Iine (official MV) or Headbanger (Legend 1997), Karate (official MV), and the collab Leave It All Behind with F. Hero and Bodyslam
Then for a great triple combo, Monochrome (offical MV), the PIA Arena 2023 version, and the piano version from The First Take channel (in that order lol)
Whatever you decide to do, whichever song, live or music video, you wont be disappointed... You definitely need to make a separate Playlist for all of the epicness that is Babymetal.
And definitely checkout the "Babymetal Guide" videos, those will take you down the foxhole even further lol
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Please listen to Ijime,Dame,Zettai (Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK） as well.
react Please BABYMETAL - PA PA YA or BABYMETAL - Iine
It doesn't matter which song you go with next. They're all amazing. The only thing I'd recommend is to check out their live stuff, it's ALWAYS better than the MV's.
Any live BABYMETAL performance, live is where they really shine.
If you got yourself into this KAWAII METAL pit, welcome 😂 I suggest you to give a try to "HANABIE", try to listen to their We Love Sweets song first. I bet you will love it. Cheers!
I recomended HEADBAGER LIVE LEGEND 1997,it is the best concert of babymetal
Fully agree, and it is from 2013. 1997 is the birthyear of Su, the lead singer. This concert was her 16th birthday party.
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Triple reaction in your first contact with Babymetal?
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Babymetal Forever!! 🦊🦊🍅🦊
For early BM Karate or Gimme Chocolate, Newer Pa Pa Ya or Shine, for last album/current Metalli, Monochrome, Mirror Mirror.
Suggestions….. Headbanger ( legend 1997), AKatsuki, unfinished version, ( legend 1997) and Babymetal Death (legend1997). All 3 together often referred to as the trilogy of death. 1997 was the year that SUMETAL,( singer ) was born. 🦊💥💥
Second this one too!
Other suggestion is what referred to as the “trilogy of light” being Starlight, Shine and Arakadia. I can’t remember the name of the show but it was in 2019 in Murakari Messe that I recommend (though there is a chance it will be blocked so don’t be surprised if it’s a patreon only video)
@@majorasm00gle All of them are only on RUclips right now in the form of compilations that typically get blocked for reactors anyway. The trilogy doesn't get enough love specifically because of that. There is a possibility we get Starlight and Arkadia from Legend MM in about 9 days.
Good news.babymetal will be performing at the KnotFest in Brazil on October 20, if you are interested, you can buy tickets
My most favorite song from Babymetal is the rendition of “No rain, No rainbow” in Hiroshima from the legend - S - Baptism XX in 2017 . SueMetal is from Hiroshima and she is almost in tears at the end of that balad rendition. Better than all the other version because of her emotion state in that particular song, location and time.
The time has come.Always more BABYMETA!
chama.
yes, _Gimme Chocolate_ .... some people say not to start with that because the contrast in styles in that song is so sharp ; but to me, that has always been the most quintessential "babymetal" thing ever.
also, _Ijime, Dame, Zettai_ . (the Sonisphere version is quite popular -- that was the performance where they completely won over a notoriously tough UK crowd forever)
You should check out their country mates, Band-Maid. They are a 5 piece hard rock band with 2 vocalists, and amazing instrumentalists on guitar, bass and drums. For you, I suggest Freedom, official live video.
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Hi, amazing reaction.
My recommendations:
MEGITSUNE LIVE VERSION LEGEND APOCALYPSE 1997
HEADBANGERRRRR!! APOCALYPSE 1997
i realy love you rection❤❤❤
Great reaction, I would suggest Monochrome Live at PIA Arena 2023 next, also the recent Brand New Day live music video release with Scott LePage and Tim Henson of Polyphia.
Monochrome, the First Take version really showcases their vocals
Couldn't agree more mate!
12:00 THIS GIRL SHALL NOT BE MISUNDERSTOOD!
Hmm, microphone dagger.
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That's a great selection.
All of those are classics.
Babymetal has a TON of great songs, thats why you get many different suggestions, it isn't like their songs have a specific type of sound, they're almost all entirely unique, other than the vocals for the most part.
Now do..
GIMME CHOCOLATE
Ijme, dame, zettai
RATATATA.. 😊
Subbed! There's already plenty of suggestions and at this point you can't really go wrong, except if listen to a song off the studio album vs a live version.
Woah, this woman is gorgeous 😍
Also, great reaction :) Check out their song Karate. The official video is fantastic.
Great reaction! Thank you! 🤘🦊🤘
first of all I love Babymetal.......BUT.... only shows in Japan look like this epic show and they only play for just over 1hr.....bit of a let down really.....
Great reaction. Well researched!
Great choices, welcome to thefox-hole🦊! If you decide to keep the same format of several songs I'd recommend their official MV of Doki Doki Morning followed by the 2023 performance at PIA Arena ❤️🦊🤘
The RoR version from the Metal Galaxy finale show which had all of the Avengers and both Kami bands performing is pretty spectacular.
Great triple reaction and excellent song choices.
I'm inclined to suggest "Headbanger" (Live at Legend 1997) but you can pick any other (including "Gimme Chocolate", haha...). Live versions are usually better options, although I consider that "Megitsune" MV must watch. 😁
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Yeah...you are one of us now 😄
Welcome to The One!
Suggestions: Headbanger, Metali, Karate (all live)...enjoy
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When the Reactor gets into BM so much they are as exciting as BabyMetal. Loved this! And this feeling increases every time one re-watches BM videos. Subscribed!
Amazing guitar work, amazing instrumental work. Vocals...meh. It's normal to these ladies as they aren't kids anymore
Hiiii react to More Babymetal music 😊
ijime dame zettai - live at sonisphere 2014 UK
Quick tip for pronouncing Romanized Japanese: pronounce every vowel in it's basic form e.g. a (ah), e (eh), i (ee), o (like o in top) and u (like u in put). Similarly, consonant sounds will always be represented by their phonetic letter so G will never be pronounced J. This is confusing at first because English rules don't apply but it's actually much simpler to spell and read :) Great reaction! Thanks
Road of Resistance not my Fav but this show, this representation was very... touching, the interaction with the crowd was perfect and you can feel Su-Metal very... happy (and Moa/Momo too !).
Now that you've been introduced to Babymetal, the next progressive step is to check out Band Maid - Thrill.
If you like badass Japanese girls that actually play their instruments, you will love them 😊
The next three Babymetal songs should be For the Fox God's edit of Momobanger (Headbanger with Momo singing lead instead of Su), Metalli, and Monochrome
great reactions ! I think you need to check this live challenge .. you know who she is .. "Floor Jansen - Qué Se Siente | Beste Zangers 2019"
How can this be so cute? Because it is Kawaii-metal!
Welcome to the foxhole, beware it goes deep! Enjoy your Babymetal journey!
You reacted to the wrong ROR version. Especially for your first time listening to them you need the original one the group before 2017
Baby metal!
Check Ladybaby aka 2 japanese teeens and australian wresterl all in maid outfits singing and etc...
Thanks again from Japan 有難う 💛。 Wow! You covered these 3 songs all at once ! 😲 OK. Three info from this 68-year-old Japanese fan.
① RoR : I witnessed this very performance at the venue. Whereas this anthemic and popular song has been played in almost all of BM shows since Nov.8, 2014, it took on a very special connotation on April 2, 2023. We had to celebrate the newly born BABYMETAL with Momometal who was inducted as the official 3rd member that day. So, the crowd's mosh pit and chant were more intense than that I had experienced before.
② Megitsune : In an interview Su-Metal said (1) This song is mixture of various elements ; very fast but smooth, hard but beautiful etc. (2) The tune and choreo have Japonesque flavor which may attract overseas fans. (3) This is her tuning song because it includes various factors for singing in a well-balanced manner. So she always sings Megitsune in rehearsal to confirm her vocal condition. Su actually said "in a sense, it is a song of criterion for me".
③ Kingslayer : I witnessed this song played live at a different venue from that in this MV. They played it 4 times together in Japan last year. At the end of 4th show and after joyful hugs with the girls, Oli said "We are never gonna play Kingslayer without them, ever again. Just not right." But there was no need to worry. In 2024 BMTH started to perform with 3 CG figures on the backdrop that look like the girls. And the two groups performed this song together again in Las Vegas on April 27. In Nova Rock, Austria, on June 16 as well.
Nice triple reaction! "Road of Resistance" always is/was a blast! 😄 The performance you watched is a very good example of "The One". That´s what the unity of the ladies, their backing band AND the crowd is called by them. Here, the crowd seems to entertain the ladies. Did you see Su-Metal´s, Moametal´s and Momometal´s super happy smiles? 😉 The song is from their second album "Metal Resistance", and Sam Totman and Herman Li of the Power Metal band "Dragonforce" lend their hands to the writing and recording of this song.
"Megitsune" is the essence of BABYMETAL. You can´t go wrong with any version of it (MV or live), and they regularly perform it to this day! I listened to it live last year and it still is a banger! 😄
"Kingslayer" is a hell of a collaboration, pure high energy!
jakemuller8626 gave you some very good recommendations already. Personally, I would love to watch a reaction to the song/performance that introduced me to BABYMETAL: "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" from the "Legend 1997 Apocalypse" concert in 2013. For me this is the most impressive live performance of this song, although there is no "bad" live version of it, to the contrary 😄 There are lots of different live versions of it, and every version blows me away 😄
Cool reaction! 🤙🏻Can you react to Rammstein - Du Hast (Paris)? It will blow your mind! 🤯
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Its not Kingslayer feat. BMTH.... its literally BMTHs song
BABYMETAL is my life!🤘
Thank you Major Sir!(｀д ´: )_ゝ
Great reaction, always good to just see pure joy on someone's face. I'll repeat the suggestion I made...over two years ago now? 😂 Their 2013 show 'Legend 1997' (that's the year the lead singer was born, it was her 16th birthday show) ended with three amazing performances, and it's a great watch if you want to see the range they possessed even that early on. The three songs are Headbanger, Akatsuki (Unfinished version), and Babymetal Death. I'll try to put links to good uploads in a reply comment so this one doesn't get blocked. Would be awesome to see another triple-feature reaction! 😁
Links! Subs on for the second two 😃
Headbanger ruclips.net/video/r-2IY10k9KM/видео.html
Akatsuki unfinished ruclips.net/video/-Mh5nrXIw6s/видео.html
BMD ruclips.net/video/VE34mRpi6Qk/видео.html
Yes please 😍
Yes yes
Babymetal - jhime dame zettai
road to resistance is actully made by Dragon force and you it's obvious if you have listened Herman..
Nice reaction :) There are a few music video's I'd recommend you check out before you watch the live versions. One was Megitsune :) The others are Doki Doki morning, their very first single and the one that started it all, Iine (iine) so you can understand what's happening in the second section (and it'll blow your mind lol) and Karate just because there are some visuals in it that can't be done live. Enjoy!
BMTH - FEAT Kingslayer.
A Babymetal pit is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
watch babymetal DEATH live ;)
Awesome triple reaction! Babymetal have been owning the stage since their start in 2010, and they are now 14-year industry veterans.
*Road of Resistance* has been a staple show closer (although not in this video) since late 2014 when the song debuted.
*Megitsune* has very deep lyrical meaning: The song strips away the traditionally derogatory meaning of "Megitsune" (vixen/female fox), labeling women as conniving/deceiving. Su-metal says that since ancient times, "women have always been actresses, crying at heart, smiling at face". However, with the march of time, "what it means to be an ideal woman is changing". She calls for all the ladies to "shoot up their fire works" and be their true selves, since they are "pure hearted female foxes". AND, "Maidens.... are not to be understimated! [[ _Pulls out tanto microphone knife_ ]]".
*Kingslayer* was made in 2020, and finally performed live together for the 1st time in Nov 2023, so everyone went wild at that show! BMTH and Babymetal have been friends since 2015 and supported one another on various tours/shows.
Suggestions:
*Headbanger (Live at Legend 1997):* Another amazing early classic, this time performed at Su-metal's 16th birthday show in Dec 2013.
*iine! (Official MV):* 2nd song ever by Babymetal, and very much a "Ratatata" vibe, but faster and more adorable.
*Catch Me If You Can (Budokan 2014):* Slipknot, but cute.
*Metali (Official Live):* Newer song/performance, and a fun metal festival groove. Features guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine doing his thing on guitar solos.
*Monochrome (Pia Arena MM 2023):* Heartfelt, melodic, and emotional. Amazing performance all around.
*Akatsuki (Budokan 2014):* Su-metal solo, and a "love ballad"...but Babymetal style 😆. Highlights her vocals even when she was only 16!
Look forward to more Babymetal! 🤘🦊
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Great reaction, but definitely not the live version of Road of Resistance that people wanted you to react to lol
These young ladies are the best thing that as happened to music in a long time.
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この時は、あまり喉の調子が良くなかった様に聞こえる。
Pls do more babymetal reactions.
Thank you for your reaction. I am an old metal head that was bought up on deep purple, Nazareth, pink floyd but gave on metal when it all lacked the great musicianship and vocals of old; Babymetal changed this. Only the best musician (the kami band) back baby metal, and Su-metal is considered are really great vocalist. The Kami band are told to play as loud as they want - Su-metal will sing right through.
First note that "Babymetal" is a play on (Japanese) words and not their age. The word for "heavy" and "baby" sound almost identical in Japanese. It also represented a "new metal" when they started.
The spoken word in Megitsune was literal "If you disrespect me - it will be regrettable"; it comes from a Yakuza film. This is a song partly about misogyny in Japan with phases such as "all women are actors, smile on the outside, cry on the inside".
Babymetal are very big in the metal world and have played in all major stadia. They have a huge range of metal from ballad (monochrome : first take, no-rain no rainbow) through to heavy stuff like BMC (metal rap) or starlight, a eulogy to a band member that died and is really brutal presentation of pain of grief.
I strongly recommend live performances, Su-metal considers the music video are a starting point to develop the live vocals.
Head banger - any live, they are all "nuts". About a 15 year old girl becoming a head banger
Karate : (good music video to this one), about overcoming adversity including your own inner demons. "even if you are sad and fall down - practice and fight harder".
Monochrome PIA 2023 : The "monochrome firework" is the Hiroshima nuclear bomb, but the song is about seeing the "light in the darkness" - which is the phases Su-metal speaks in Japanese to the audience mid way through.
Monochrome : first take : this shows the extraordinary vocal power of Su-metal's voice as it is a piano version (look up what first take is).
Kagerou : meaning heat haze - used in this case for jealousy , the song is an onomatopoeia (very typical in japanese) on the word "sway"
Shine : the second song of 3 : the Eulogy trio to the death of Mikio the band member - the second stage of grief "acceptance and remembrance".
Starlight : the first song of 3 : the Eulogy trio, the first stage of grief, the pain of loss, very brutal and powerful and haunting vocals.
Rondo of nightmare with mischief of gods : Budokan black night - Su-metal was just 16 years old . Starts with solo music parts by the god tier musicians (the Kami band) followed by Su-metal on a high stage singing about being chased by an evil spirit through the woods until she succumbs to her fate. Just gob-smacking performance.
Onedari Daisakusen (Budokan 2021 Live) - for a great laugh : has subtitles - worth reading. This is part of "blackmetal" where the backing singers get to sing, in this case Moa only (long story). It is about how daughters "extort" money out of their fathers. (oh how I know).
Babymetal - From Dusk Till Dawn (Budokan 2021 Live) : no particular meaning.
Death : are you feeling brave ! This is a play on words again with "Desu" and "Death" sounding very similar . The first is a Japanese word with a silent "u" and mean "I am talking about myself". You are never quite sure in the song if they are saying "-metal-Desu" or -metal-Death. Baby metal is the only band that can get away with crucifying a teenage girl on stage.
Anyway - lots of things to choose from, you cannot go wrong, welcome to the fox hole - it is deep and never ending.
Road of Resistance was co written by Dragon Force.
Love it! really cool performance! But what i really don't understand is the way the crowd is put into little boxes. I'm used to music festivals in the Netherlands like Defqon 1 and Intents festival where you can just roam around and stand and go wherever you want to go, and seeing those boxes and corridors make me not want to go :(. I would really like to see baby metal live sometimes though!
They put the fans into bento boxes so Babymetal could eat them up with yummy lovin'.
👍👍👍Kawaii metal overload, and I'm loving it x 💯. 🦊🦊🦊 🖖❤
"It's cute... but also.... heavy, and...." ...Epic, I think, is a good word to describe the feeling they invoke. Cheers, good reaction!
awwww we miss Yui Momo is killing it though
Thanks for this reaction.
Babymetal can deliver a live show, not just the dancing, etc. but also singing and from that they can also deliver it on a small stage.
What is interesting, they can both show strength and adorable (Japanese kawaii culture) and it kind of breaks our brains at first, but also helps us create new connections in the brain. 🙂
If you are gonna do Gimme Choco, I would recommend their performance at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. This is a small stage, single song performance.
Gratitude to the drummer 🤟🤟🤟
Jami, you become more and more beautiful. Thanks for existing
The thing I absolutely love about this band is how they blended pop vocals and choreography with some of the heaviest riffs I'd heard in YEARS and it. just. works. And while most metal is meant to get you pumped and or channel your aggression, Babymetal is the only band that just makes me want to smile the entire time... and still be pumped about it.
I love these girls.
Suggestions for more:
- YAVA! ruclips.net/video/88bpKtSQGRE/видео.html
- RATATATA (with Electric Callboy) ruclips.net/video/EDnIEWyVIlE/видео.html
- Headbangerrrrrr! ruclips.net/video/4Xbt9l0WdJg/видео.html
Good song selections! You got to see where they are now, where they come from, and how well they play with other bands. Don't worry too much about understanding the lyrics, they purposely project the themes of the songs through the choreo, the vocals and their performances...one of the main reasons they do so well in the west is because they transcend language. Welcome to the fox hole!
1. Give me chocolate.
2. Headbanger
3. Rondo of nightmare
I love ❤️ them!!!❤
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Megitsune, my favourite , thanks
I'm a middle aged man that grew up on heavy metal, and "I love them!" is absolutely the correct reaction to Babymetal. BTW it's "meh-git-soo-neh" it means something like "female fox" in Japanese. The fox is very closely tied with the band.
I just recently found them myself through a collaboration with Electric Callboy called Ratatata.
Nothing like seeing someone watching Babymetal for the first time.
Welcome to the Fox Hole.
Give me Chocolate is the one that everyone should absolutely start with. You have been getting some terrible information. It's the song that got them noticed. Also, you were recommended the wrong live performance of Road of Resistance.
It's good that you started with these tracks. Gimme Chocolate!! is cute and cool, but I never recommend that as a starting point because it doesn't really underscore the fact that BABYMETAL is a serious metal band, and people who have never seen them might get the wrong impression and write them off - which of course would be a huge mistake.
Because BABYMETAL is so musically diverse, I'm not sure what to recommend to you, although maybe I'd just recommend stuff off of their newest album for now, (which is titled The Other One), such as the song's "MAYA," or maybe, "Mirror Mirror," or maybe "Believing," which is a track sung entirely in English. Live clips of these tracks that come from the Blu-Ray of their recent tour are available on RUclips. You can get these clips by the way with English subs from a RUclips channel called "For The Fox God" if you're interested.
Anyway, enjoy your trip down the foxhole.
Every song babymetal does is a hit, choose any song you will like it. For an older song try the 1997 Legend concert videos of headbanger, baby metal death are great, anything from the Red or Black night concert in tokyo, if you want to jump to new, Shanti Shanti Shanti or metalizm
Go live versions. I would do Monochrome at PIA Arena 2023 next. It's phenomenal and quite beautiful. There is also a First Take version of this song, and it will bring you to tears. If you do them as a pair, I would do First Take, first then PIA arena. Shanti Shanti Shanti is an Indian theme. BxMxC live has rap. Look for the Budokan or PIA arena. Also Karate, they have a music video, but I prefer the live version.
Yuimetal left in 2018 and Momometal is scream and dance was named to the band in 2023. Su-Metal is the lead singer, and Moametal is scream and dance. Moa and Su are original BM. They have been around since 2010. Hope you enjoy and welcome to the Foxhole. The fox hand sign is there lore instead of the horn gesture. 🦊