I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that people's first reactions to Babymetal and their genuine surprise is probably my favorite thing on RUclips. Glad you enjoyed it, please do some more!
I kinda prefer their reactions to the original LadyBaby lineup or maybe Deadlift Lolita... I mean the new lineup for LadyBaby is pretty good and sound better lol, but the reactions to Ladybeard specifically are so great ^_^. Deadlift Lolita were starting to get pretty good too, I think Ladybeard's regular singing was starting to get pretty decent... Hope they're still working on music, though I expect the two of them have other commitments to work on too..
@@sherwinpagsuyoin59 Band Maid and Babymetal are the product of the same corporate music industry. Jinjer Piisces and Nightwish are a bit more self-directed and "genuine". But there are dozens of other groups that are as good or better. You need to browse some indie groups instead of just the Avex and Sony acts.
Excellent reaction and some sad truths spoken at the end. Lead singer Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) has been singing and dancing on stage since she was 8 and was a child model and actress even before then. Yuimetal (Yui Mizuno) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi) did much the same from a similar age. In 2010 BABYMETAL were formed and have continued to develop around Su-metal (she was 12 at that time, Yui and Moa are 18 months younger and were 11) because of her unusually powerful (for a pop singer) singing voice (she really is better live) and stage presence. They started as a sub-unit of a J-pop group called Sakura Gakuin and, against all the odds, quickly gained some very unexpected popularity - unexpected because nobody thought the idea of fusing metal with J-pop style vocals would ever work, least of all their agency who could see no future or anything in it for them and provided very little or nothing in terms of funding for them at the start. They became so popular that when it came time for Su-metal to graduate from Sakura Gakuin in 2013 (it is a group for girls aged 11 to 15 and has a school theme) Babymetal split from that group to go with her and to become a separate band in their own right (Yuimetal and Moametal continued to work simultaneously in both bands until they also graduated from SG in 2015). Since they separated from Sakura Gakuin they have gone from strength to strength. In 2016 their second album ('Karate' was the lead single) was the first by a Japanese act to break into the top 40 of the Billboard charts in 53 years. They released their third album last month and it reached number 13 in the Billboard top 200 charts (the highest ever by a Japanese act singing in Japanese) and achieved number 1 in the hard rock and rock charts - the first ever Asian band to do this. In 2014 they became the youngest average age female band (Su was 16, Yui and Moa were 14) to headline at The Budokan in Tokyo and sold out two nights before venturing outside of Asia for their first world tour. 2016 they sold out the Tokyo Dome (55,000 people) two nights running and were the first Japanese band to headline at Wembley Arena in London. Just last month they completed a 20 date headlining tour of the US including their first US arena show at the Forum in LA. Yuimetal sadly left the band a year ago having been absent from their tours and live shows for the previous 12 months because of an undisclosed injury or health problem. Su-metal and Moametal have continued as a duo supported this year by any one of three dancers (known as "Avengers") taking the third spot in turns for live shows. Where Su-metal is the lead singer, Moametal and the chosen 'Avenger' are no less important as they involve and lead the audience in the live shows, when they do certain moves in songs so will the audience and the audience will sing along with Moa's lines. Since the end of 2013 they have been supported in all live performances by the Kami Band (the musicians you saw here), some of Japan's very best musicians. On the US tour this year the Japanese members of the Kami band were not available (they all have their own projects and bands etc) and they were supported by American musicians who did the Kami Band proud. You will be hard pressed to find any two of their songs that sound alike, they have songs in virtually all metal genres (thrash, speed, power, black, death, djent, folk, prog and so on) and are not afraid to incorporate other musical genres within those songs (ska, reggae, EDM, dubstep, rap, swing/ragtime and more - most recently they have released a song with strong Indian influences), but they do it all so well that somehow it works. Some songs lean more towards their pop roots, but the metal is always in there to a greater or lesser degree, others are very much metal. Some of their earlier songs in particular produce a "WTF!" reaction from people seeing them for the first time - and the members know this perfectly well. Videos of their live performances are where you will really see them at their best (although the official videos are very good) as you could tell from this one. That was the last song of that concert, they'd been singing and dancing like that for and hour/an hour and a half by then and still they had that energy and gave 100%, as they always do in every live show. They were aged 17 and 15 here - and that was a sold out crowd of 20,000, every one of them completely in their control. At the end of shows they finish with calling out "We are" - "BABYMETAL" and they mean everybody there, them, the band, the audience - everybody is BABYMETAL. They call their fans 'The One' and they mean it - everybody there is The One. As you heard right at the end, until last year they would call out "See you" as they walked off stage, just as a goodbye. They have choreography for all their songs and their choreographer is one of Japan's best - Mikiko Mizuno is involved in the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics next year and choreographed Japan's part of the Rio Olympics. I would suggest 'Headbanger' live at Legend 1997 (it is on RUclips) for your next reaction. Apologies for the much too long comment, but if you are going to do more BABYMETAL it helps to know what to expect ... and you will still be surprised every time.
LOVE IT how the song starts out slow and pulsing, then when the music kicks into quadruple drive, any open areas of the audience become swirling mosh pits!!! LOVE IT!!!!
You make a good point...Babymetals live performance has been the foundation for their success. It's insane to think that as teenagers they were not just duplicating the studio songs...they were actually better live.
God you went stright in with Road of Resistance you never stood a chance welcome to the fox hole. Well Grington give you low down on BabyMetal. BabyMetal gets huge support from not just Japan but every country in the world . They have just finnished another sell out tour of the US finnishing with a stadium show . They doing a European tour from Switzerland right through Europe then four shows in the Uk . Then to Russia for 2 shows . As being said live BabyMetal it is awsome watching them live on video but being in the audience is whole diffrent experience that fans travel thousands of miles to see them . I done a round trip of 500 miles and stood 7 hours in a queue last time in July in London to see and will be doing the same in February . BabyMetal are a force for good singing positve songs and songs that put a big smile on your face no matter how bad a day you have had. Hope you react to another video by them . There break through festival apperance in the UK in 2015 is a bit of BabyMetal lore ." Ijime Dame Zettai "at the Sonisphere metal festival .60.000 hardcore metal fans VS BabyMetal They never stood a chance. 🤘😁🤘 . ruclips.net/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/видео.html
believe it or not , the fact is this girls 100 times better at Live Performance than the studio version and that's why Su-Metal is OUR Queen with YuiMetal and MoaMetal as OUR Princesses. the Mosh pit , Circle pit and WoD happens every time in their concert ... always !!
One if the best reactions I've seen. So genuine. That was my reaction too. That jaw dropped to the floor, wide eyed stare, with huge question marks all over floating around your head look. Yep. That was me too back in 2014 when I saw Gimme Chocolate. I've seen them live 20 times, have traveled across the US from New York to LA and all points in between, and have flown across the ocean to see them in Japan. Keep watching their videos cause every song is completely different. Welcome to the world of Babymetal.
In case you still need the lyrics, here's the rough translation: ROAD OF RESISTANCE The light of the bonfire that burns the eastern sky red It’s the sign of the end of dark solitude If they beat you down , again and again Burn up the flame in your hearts! Now is the time (is the time!) It’s the time (is the time!) Now in this moment It’s the time, is the time We live together (Just now is the time! It’s the time!) We sing for your tomorrow Now, the time has come Resistance! Resistance! Wow-wow-wow-wow Our hearts are one If you believe in, just go forward Though the road is uncharted Forever, forever Wow-wow-wow-wow Deep in our hearts The metal heart is burning It is our RESISTANCE! [guitar solo] [chant] [guitar solo] As far as we are alive We will never turn back It’s today that makes tomorrow So our future is on the way [Shout: Come on guys!!!!!] Resistance! Resistance! Stand up and shout Justice forever If you believe in, just go forward You can find the answer right here Forever! Forever! Wow-wow-wow-wow Deep within our hearts The metal heart is burning It’s our RESISTANCE!
20,000 people singing wow-wow mostly in unison can't be wrong. What you said in the last few minutes of your videos about "growing" artists from a young age is absolutely true. These girls have been honing their craft since they were tiny little kids and they earned their place on that stage through constant learning and practice or their art. Always more BabyMetal forever! :)
One of my favorite moments in this performance is a long shot of the girls on the stage in the center of the stadium with just white spotlights on them. It shows you the relative insignificance of the girls in the space. And yet at that moment the absolute power they have over 20,000 people is nothing short of astonishing
I'd add that if you watch the Rondo of Nightmare performance, find the one with the Mischiefs of God intro. It really showcases the band behind these performers.
Babymetal created their own genre of metal music. the lead singer was 17 years old at this time and the other two were 15. they are one of few bands that are better live than studio version. they put on a show. I just went to watch them for the first time at the Forum in LA and video doesn't do justice to them. you will be hooked if you watch more of Babymetal.
yeah this little girls can sing and dance, and appeared at 60k crowd Metal Festival in UK the half years ago of this live show. People threw the bottles to this girls Btw you still don't know about fear of Babymetal Rap or Reggae. Thank you I want to watch your Babymetal reaction. BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL) ruclips.net/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/видео.html BABYMETAL - 4 no Uta at Wembley Arena dai.ly/x6094iw
The thing with Babymetal they didn't used to be that big in Japan. Yes they could get a crowd of 5k in Tokyo, but didn't go out side the city. What helped Babymetal was going overseas and doing a small tour taking in Sonisphere (a UK metal festival) and also supporting Lady GaGa on part of her US tour, something that caught the Japanese music media by suprise and they started to ask who was this unknown Japanese band doing all this. After that they just expoled in Japan to being the 2nd most known metal band, behind X-Japan. They are also big outside Japan and getting bigger. Last month they played the LA Forum, they have also done Wembely Arena. Watch "Karate live @ UK Download 2016" which was recorded by the festival people so does not have all the extra bits that can be added by offical releases. I hate to point this out but 1/2 way though you say that if Americans support thier artists, then go on to list 3 British and 1 Australian bands
The key is that he said we USED to support our bands back in the 80s and 90s. But he is right about modern music. Most big musicians sparkle for 2-5 years, then you never hear them on the radio again. Companies are always looking to replace you instead of investing in an act that can last generations (say Bon Jovi for example). Babymetal has been going for 9 years now and its been 5 years since their first album. Not a single group I know of sounds or shreds like they do, which is crazy given their success. They are the first Japanese band to make it on the US Billboards top 40, so that should say something. They are only getting bigger as they play at more western festivals it seems.
It's true that Babymetal is not the biggest thing in Japan, they are the biggest internationally FROM Japan. There are many bigger artists Arashi, Utada, AKB48 (which I can't watch they are not selling music). If you like this check out Perfume, they are the big sister group that made Babymetal's choreographer Mikiko famous. Perfumes music is berry different though you might not like it, if you want to get into that group is reccomend starting with the Edge live performance. It's the closest to this in terms of energy and music.
Great react. You had mentioned the reaction of the audience in Japan compared to the US. BabyMetal audiences love them no matter where they play in the world. The reaction is the same. They recently toured the US and the audience reaction was similar. One guy reported that at a concert on the East coast in the song Karate when the girls fall down, the audience took a knee. When they play Road of Resistance anywhere in the world, the audience reaction is similar to what you just saw. Next I would suggest Legend of 1997 Head Banger and Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero. as for other groups, Band Maid from Japan is good and The Warning Band from Mexico is great especially their two land mark songs, Dust to Dust and The End (Stars Always Seem To Fade).
That chant is pure love for the artist, and they seem to love everyone who showed up. I feel like this is what performance and music should strive to be.
The t-shirt with "Live Indoor Concert" fits the reaction :-) Yep, Babymetal little girls with metal music, not your average metal band. ;-) Nobody thought this would work, on paper it shouldn't work. But as you clearly noticed, they are powerful stuff, dare I say: they are as metal as any other metal artist. They are like rock legend, bad-ass rock stars, but without the sex, drugs, etc. so they are something for little girls to look up to (well, grown up men too, lot of those could learn something from them). "whatever they are doing in the moshpit" enjoying themselves with big smiles on their faces ! Babymetal live is best Babymetal, as you can see from this live performance. I think BTS is K-Pop (so Korean, but Babymetal is from Japan). Little fact: the guitar parts of this song where written in collaboration with the guitarists from Dragonforce. I would say Babymetal does & does not represent Asia in the way that you said, Babymetal stage presence & their passion to perform comes from the girls, it's innate I think. Yes, they put in the hours, etc. but without their passion it would not work. Hope you do more Babymetal reactions ! Also because every song is different, very different indeed.
Finally saw them live 11/16/2019 at Saitama Super Arena. Same venue this performance took place. Great show! Currently awaiting the results of the lottery for their January 2020 performance at Makuhari Messe. I couldn't believe the diversity of people attending. Young, old, men, women. Seeing an elderly couple rocking their old Babymetal tour tees blew my mind.
My favorite band and favorite video. Dude, you're gonna get swarmed by members of THE ONE! These young ladies have been putting in work since 2010 when they debuted on the 28th of November. 5 World Tours later and the band is still putting in work. This particular performance was at the Saitama Super Arena in front of a small sold out venue of 20,000. They performed in 2016 at the Tokyo Dome for a 2 night sold out event with 110,000 fans for Red Night and Black Night. If you keep focused on BABYMETAL for a bit, you'll have subs and views like you could never fathom in such a short time. Enjoy your journey as you dive deeper into the FOX hole. BABYMETAL and Sakura Gakuin which is the starting point of the band will keep you and your channel going hard for a good while. Just remember, we are THE ONE!
I was wondering why I liked reaction videos. Now I've seen a few guys reacting to Babymetal, I finally understand: it's seeing brains getting fried in real time that amuses me. Apparently.
My theory of Japanese audiences is that it's in their culture It's not surprising that a culture that turns drinking a cup of tea, or putting dirt and rocks in your backyard into a well-corographed ceremony would turn a concert into a ceremony for both musicians and fans ... everyone in the audience knows the band, knows the songs, and knows when and how to react to every part of the song ... that's why I have several 'Japanese Band live in concert in Japan' on my bucket list!! :-)
It's a relatively well-known fact that the Japanese and the South American metalheads mosh the hardest. I've heard many metal musicians say that in their interviews/documentaries.
I have seen them in concert here in the US many times over the years, and the girls get the same response out of the crowds here. Maybe not as enthusiastic, but they're teaching us. Excellent reaction, Babymetal is very good about not putting anything on record they can't do live. I respect that about them, although as you watch more videos, you realize Su-metal is a very talented and versatile singer. She has been a professional since age 10, when she sang the theme song for an anime. Babymetal is something of a surprise, it debuted in 2010, and always had this effect on the crowd. They were born to this. When Babymetal played Sonisphere in 2014, they thought they had a small crowd, but when they walked out on stage it was 60,000-65,000. They were 15-16 at the time. Su said "now this will be fun." Hard to tech that level of confidence. Gifted young ladies. You remind me of an interview I saw of Steven Tyler once of Aerosmith. He was discussing a new album that was coming out, and talked a bit about the process. And Steven talked about hitting some high notes on a song, and Joe Perry turned to him and said "you sure you want to do that? Because you'll have to sing it every night on tour." Steven said Joe does that all the time. More artists need a Joe Perry in their corner. Saw you make a face a couple times on notes. Su can sing an E5 without using falsetto; she sings around the female break and is quite comfortable doing so. Talented band all around.
When this was recorded, the lead singer, Suzuka Nakamoto aka SuMetal had just turned 17 years old. Can you imagine having the stage presence needed to have 20,000 people eating out of your hands like that, at that age? Sadly, you're absolutely right. Asia is kicking our ass when it comes to the music industry. The rock and metal coming out of Japan and the pop coming put of South Korea is putting most of the artists in America to shame. It's no wonder more and more people in the west are becoming kpop and jrock fans. BTS is Korean, btw. Great reaction. I love seeing peoples' first reaction to Babymetal. As you can imagine, it can go one of three ways. Either they love it, like you did, they hate it or they're simply confused and can't decide if they like it or hate it (or even if it's okay to like it in the first place). After a few songs most of the people on the fence come around. Even some of the haters come around too, which is good. Anyway, keep up the good work. I look forward to more of your reactions.
This has got to be, hands down, the best reaction to Babymetal!! They just twirl you around their fingers, don't they? There's just too much to absorb!
I love that this band gets recognition, not just from fans. But other bands as well. They have sang onstage with Rob Halford, and gotten props from Rob Zombie and Metallica.
If you want to see star power and commanding an audience, if you find thier performance at I think its Download in 2016, its incredible. They were meant to be a small stage as they were new, no-one knew them so they were meant to go perform infront of a couple thousand tops, mostly of those that either heard them before or went to smaller stages for the more random bit. They somehow ended up doing the gig on the main stage infront of about 25k. Its a hardcore metal festival full of metal heads expecting blood and death and violence XD. These 3 girls walk out... and the crowd is like, the fuck is this. They proceed to turn that whole crowd around, they have them singing back lyrics in japanese, they are directing mosh pits. It's one the most phenomal pieces of stage craft you'll ever see from a band that none of them were there to see.
Head-first, right into the Foxhole. I believe that the ultimate entry-point for new BABYMETAL listeners should ALWAYS be ROAD OF RESISTANCE if it is at all possible to guide a new reactor to it first.
to each their own i suppose, im obsessed with babymetal but road to resistance has to be one of my least favourite songs I totally dont get the obsession with it
Haha, that was a nice reaction, they got you good. :-) BABYMETAL is the No. 1 source of joy on this planet. I love them! A few years ago I would never have believed that Metal could make me smile so much! And live it’s even better! This was a great performance, but I think this song doesn’t paint a complete picture of their awesomeness. A big part of their uniqueness is the amazingly successful fusion of J-Pop and Metal (and a few other genres alongside way). Since this song is pretty far on the Metal side of the spectrum, I‘d love if you checked out one of their more playful songs as well. My recommendation would be „Megitsune“. The official video is great, but it tends to get blocked, so I‘d recommend this live version: ruclips.net/video/dU38CYkpBvI/видео.html. As you might guess, you can never go wrong with a live version in their case.
considering their new album hit #16 on the us charts and #1 on the US rock charts and had a sold out arena show at the LA forum, they are pretty big in the US too :)
especially when you consider this was a 20,000 people sold out crowd, and not even their biggest. They sold out the Tokyo Dome 2 nights in a row, 54,000 people each night.
The fact that people are still having first reactions to this song with absolutely no context or idea that they even exist prior....just goes to show how much stuff there is in the world to consume. It's neat that no matter how much Babymetal grows, there are still so many people that get to have that first WTF experience.
Everything what you have said in this video is so true... I've been into music since years and I have noticed that Japanese people are incredible supportive for music artist, especially at concerts. I remember watching a video on yt with pretty known metalcore band playing on "street scene" and there was like maybe 50 people and those 50 ppl gave more emotional and supportive reactions and enjoyable feedback for the artist than some bigger concerts in different places over the world. I've never seen "bad" japanese concerts or anything. They just enjoy and show those ppl who make the music that its so worth it and not only for what they love to do, but for their reactions too. Amazing reaction and I can easily tell that you're amazing person aswell I found you by accident, but it was worth it :D
"They rockin harder than half the men" lol... let me quote Rob Zombie talking about Babymetal when people started harassing him online after he posted a picture with them on his instagram. "they roll harder than you"
Hi from Italy, I'm a fan of BabyMetal and I want to tell you that you made a perfect review of what they mean in the world of music. You understood exactly the difference that BabyMetal made in music. Ciao
Dude! I am so glad you did a Babymetal reaction...their demographic (teen to crusty old metalheads) is insane and not just in Japan but worldwide! If you do more, and hope you do, make sure you choose the live versions when you can...not only because they are incredible live but also their label is crazy aggressive about blocking copyrighted content. Awesome reaction!
Babymetal was built around Su-metal, the main singer, at this concert she is 17. Yui-metal and Moa-metal are 15. All of them have been performing from about 6 yo. You should checkout some of their earlier MV's; I suggest Karate and Headbanger, from there check the 2014 Sonisphere videos. Babymetal is most famous/popular Japanese band internationally that you've never heard of. Welcome to the Foxhole!! There is another Japanese band for to checkout, Band-Maid, start with Puzzle live.
the japanese have a deep love of rock guitar music since at least the 60's and surf music and then the seventies as bands like kiss would tape live shows at budakan because of the pure love and energy from the crowd in japan....
This is a comment not directed at the music, but directed at DramaSydETV . I greatly appreciate that you appreciate all types of music and call it as you hear it. Thank you.
i love this group, and many other asian groups, so many fantastic artists from all over south east asia,solo, duet, trio, family or groups,so many to discover and admire, i am totally hooked on the music of south east asia,
Growing daily. "BABYMETAL" The women in 2016 are sure to gain momentum, but listen and rate the same songs from 2019! They are still growing and evolving. I think that “BABYMETAL” is still unfinished and will continue to evolve. １つのカテゴリーに執着して数少ないヒット曲だけを大切に朽ち果て老いるアーティストと違い、彼女達は日々進化を遂げている。
I told you! I don't feel like I need to recommend another BabyMetal song, I think you're already following the chosen ones of The Fox God, and my fellow members of The One will have plenty of recs for you. I will try to take you in another direction though. Check out Devin Townsend, Kingdom, live for EMGtv.
mate i love you :D BABYMETAL and hevydevy are my favorites for years now! that would be the collab we need! :D going to see him in vienna early december!
Welcome to the world of Babymetal!! great reaction man, this band is something else for sure, i am a metalhead since i was a child, i have 32 years now and never see something like this, they became my favorite band period... this band have something special they are just amazing!! i subscribe to your channel, hope to see more Babymetal reactions! Kitsune up! 🤘🦊🤘
Really enjoyed your reaction and synopsis, Japan has had a long exposure to metal and it was only a matter of time before they said " hold my Katana" and how about that band? My god they are unreal, that drummer is smoking, absolute savage!
Thanks and my take: what is Baby Metal? they are theater rock/metal beyond anything Alice Cooper did - 3 girl singers, 5-6 male metal musicians, various stage engineers, etc.
The difference in Japanese versus American or “Western” entertainment industries is that there are no millionaire artists in Japan. They’re usually under contract to one particular management agency or another and are treated more like well paid employees. The money and revenues go primarily to the agencies. So you don’t see the spoiled, obnoxious prima donna behaviors we’re accustomed to here. To make a good living, it’s not unusual for musicians to be in 3 or 4 different bands plus have their own solo projects. Every member of the Kami Band (who you just saw playing behind the girls) are in multiple projects.💪🏻🤘🏻
Thanks for choosing to react to BABYMETAL, they're amazing! As someone who is new to the group, I thought I'd give you and your followers a little background on them. BABYMETAL is a Japanese Kawaii Metal group consisting of (for the most part) SU-METAL on lead vocals, YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL on backing vocals/dancing, or "SCREAM AND DANCE" as they like to call it. I say 'for the most part' as Yui & Moa have a few songs that they do as duets without Su and Su has a few songs she does as solos whilst Yui & Moa take a well deserved break. They were formed in 2010 as part of the idol group Sakura Gakuin, before touring on their own in 2011 and have gone from strength to strength. They started singing to backing tracks with actors in skeleton suits pretending to play instruments (known as BABYBONES) but soon incorporated the Kami Band into their concerts, bringing them in full time at the end of 2013. The Kami Band consists of some of Japan's premier musicians on rotation based on availability. The most popular configuration consisting of Takayoshi Ohmura and Mikio Fujioka on guitar with Leda Cygnus as stand-in, BOH on bass and Aoyama Hideki on drums. These are the people you will see most often in videos. Since the untimely passing of Mikio at the end of 2017 they have enlisted the talents of Isao Fujita on guitar. At the end of 2018 YUIMETAL left the band because of health problems and in 2019 there are 3 girls named AVENGERS that will take her place in a rotating manner. Below is a list of some of their best performances that I hope you will consider for future reactions. Should you decide to do more BABYMETAL reactions in the future, you should be aware that RUclips will block almost all videos that incorporate audio. The best way round this is to mute the video and provide a link that we can open in a new window and sync with yours. Just give us a countdown before you start playing it. The BABYMETAL fandom is very used to this way of doing things. ===== BABYMETAL ALBUM BABYMETAL DEATH (Legend 1997) ruclips.net/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/видео.html BABYMETAL DEATH Legend S drive.google.com/file/d/1YF06RceMufeKYBqN5OXRSgI8aEww-6Xu/view?usp=sharing Megitsune (Legend 2015) streamable.com/v7w18 Gimme Chocolate!! (Yokohama Arena 2015) vimeo.com/319544942 Gimme Chocolate!! (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) April 5, 2016 ruclips.net/video/o0ERg64grnY/видео.html Iine! (Official Music Video)
I can understand exactly what you are saying.... we need more performers along with there act of singing. As you see on Americas got talent and other shows, a lot of people can sing.... but to not look like a popsicle stick helps a lot
I've watched your reaction to this a number of times , each time fantastic. It seems for the first 6 minutes and two two seconds you are still trying to figure it out and take it all in....that at 6:03 it just clicks and you become a fan.
Good news bud they have gone on world tours. The first one was in 2014 and they were told that they could get bood off the stage and things thrown at them if the metal heads in other countries did not like them. So they had taken that information and gave even more energy to the international tours and every one around the world loved BabyMetal that it ended up looking like the Japanese live tours with crowd surfing and mosh pits. No BabyMetal were harmed during there world tour. :) And even though I don't know Japanese I know from other "Reaction videos" that the titles of the music might seem shallow like Give Me Chocolate yes it is talking about Chocolate but also talking about yes they want it but also resisting it as they do not want to get fat.
this was my first reaction. When I saw this at first, I was like what, is this a joke, then just hearing it. The band is amazing and these girls hold their own 100% w/them
Great bands! There many great all female bands from Japan these days. Rocking harder than most western bands. Rock and Roll hasn't died it just moved to Japan!
This song is in the "Power Metal" subgenre. They're known for sing-alongs and music that gives you power. You should definitely do more. You should try Dragonforce, "Cry Thunder".
Ok...wow...I subscribed! what a pure and fantastic reaction video!! The lack of any prejudice (ie the usual "oh those crazy Japanese etc") and your insightful acknowledgement of both what you are seeing in this video, plus the current state of music vs the "Asian" market was spot on! I was a Prince fanatic most of my life (82-his death) seeing him over 20 times live, plus music of all kinds, but when I discovered the Japanese Idol genre around 2007, I never looked back. I watched these three (Su, Moa and Yui) grow up, since 2010 when they were 11 years old and in the wonderful Idol group Sakura Gakuin. This love of the Idol genre has taken me on amazing music trips to Japan twice where I have seen in upwards of 50 concerts (90% idols). Babymetal being the one breakout crossover group have toured the world and i have been lucky enough to have seen them now 6 times all here in America, the last time as reecently as two months ago in Chicago. I appreciate your enthusiasm, passion and intelligence on this and look forward to seeing more from your channel!
Search Sakura Gakuin (Japanese: さくら学院, 'Cherry Blossom Academy') an you will see the years these girls put in from a very young age performing in front of the camera. Same with groups like Blackpink from Y.G Enterprises a Korean-Pop music industry promoter (K-Pop Idol group). J-Pop- Idol Schools such as Sakura Gakuin in Japan and K-Pop Idol companies such as Y.G. in South Korea are very different from the western music industry. Most do not allow any of their Idols to have any romantic involvement (not allowed to date) while they are under contract and Y.G Enterprise will not let any of their idols even drive a car and in most cases go out in public without body guards or some sort of supervised escort. They have pretty strict contracts but understandably they also have a lot of money invested in years of training with their Idols. Image is very important in promotion with these groups.
I'm rapidly coming to the conclusion that people's first reactions to Babymetal and their genuine surprise is probably my favorite thing on RUclips. Glad you enjoyed it, please do some more!
As a Babymetal fan, I would put Jinjer Pisces is a great competitor in that area as well.
yeah me 2. same with jinjer and nightwish at the moment. especially the songs pisces and ghost love score :D if you dont know them check em out
I kinda prefer their reactions to the original LadyBaby lineup or maybe Deadlift Lolita... I mean the new lineup for LadyBaby is pretty good and sound better lol, but the reactions to Ladybeard specifically are so great ^_^.
Deadlift Lolita were starting to get pretty good too, I think Ladybeard's regular singing was starting to get pretty decent... Hope they're still working on music, though I expect the two of them have other commitments to work on too..
@@sherwinpagsuyoin59 Band Maid and Babymetal are the product of the same corporate music industry. Jinjer Piisces and Nightwish are a bit more self-directed and "genuine". But there are dozens of other groups that are as good or better. You need to browse some indie groups instead of just the Avex and Sony acts.
@@k-matsu
Thanks.
I've heard of Nightwish long before Band Maid.
Both bands are on my playlist.
But I still prefer rock over metal.
God Bless.
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Excellent reaction and some sad truths spoken at the end. Lead singer Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) has been singing and dancing on stage since she was 8 and was a child model and actress even before then. Yuimetal (Yui Mizuno) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi) did much the same from a similar age.
In 2010 BABYMETAL were formed and have continued to develop around Su-metal (she was 12 at that time, Yui and Moa are 18 months younger and were 11) because of her unusually powerful (for a pop singer) singing voice (she really is better live) and stage presence. They started as a sub-unit of a J-pop group called Sakura Gakuin and, against all the odds, quickly gained some very unexpected popularity - unexpected because nobody thought the idea of fusing metal with J-pop style vocals would ever work, least of all their agency who could see no future or anything in it for them and provided very little or nothing in terms of funding for them at the start.
They became so popular that when it came time for Su-metal to graduate from Sakura Gakuin in 2013 (it is a group for girls aged 11 to 15 and has a school theme) Babymetal split from that group to go with her and to become a separate band in their own right (Yuimetal and Moametal continued to work simultaneously in both bands until they also graduated from SG in 2015).
Since they separated from Sakura Gakuin they have gone from strength to strength. In 2016 their second album ('Karate' was the lead single) was the first by a Japanese act to break into the top 40 of the Billboard charts in 53 years. They released their third album last month and it reached number 13 in the Billboard top 200 charts (the highest ever by a Japanese act singing in Japanese) and achieved number 1 in the hard rock and rock charts - the first ever Asian band to do this.
In 2014 they became the youngest average age female band (Su was 16, Yui and Moa were 14) to headline at The Budokan in Tokyo and sold out two nights before venturing outside of Asia for their first world tour. 2016 they sold out the Tokyo Dome (55,000 people) two nights running and were the first Japanese band to headline at Wembley Arena in London. Just last month they completed a 20 date headlining tour of the US including their first US arena show at the Forum in LA.
Yuimetal sadly left the band a year ago having been absent from their tours and live shows for the previous 12 months because of an undisclosed injury or health problem. Su-metal and Moametal have continued as a duo supported this year by any one of three dancers (known as "Avengers") taking the third spot in turns for live shows. Where Su-metal is the lead singer, Moametal and the chosen 'Avenger' are no less important as they involve and lead the audience in the live shows, when they do certain moves in songs so will the audience and the audience will sing along with Moa's lines.
Since the end of 2013 they have been supported in all live performances by the Kami Band (the musicians you saw here), some of Japan's very best musicians. On the US tour this year the Japanese members of the Kami band were not available (they all have their own projects and bands etc) and they were supported by American musicians who did the Kami Band proud.
You will be hard pressed to find any two of their songs that sound alike, they have songs in virtually all metal genres (thrash, speed, power, black, death, djent, folk, prog and so on) and are not afraid to incorporate other musical genres within those songs (ska, reggae, EDM, dubstep, rap, swing/ragtime and more - most recently they have released a song with strong Indian influences), but they do it all so well that somehow it works.
Some songs lean more towards their pop roots, but the metal is always in there to a greater or lesser degree, others are very much metal. Some of their earlier songs in particular produce a "WTF!" reaction from people seeing them for the first time - and the members know this perfectly well.
Videos of their live performances are where you will really see them at their best (although the official videos are very good) as you could tell from this one. That was the last song of that concert, they'd been singing and dancing like that for and hour/an hour and a half by then and still they had that energy and gave 100%, as they always do in every live show. They were aged 17 and 15 here - and that was a sold out crowd of 20,000, every one of them completely in their control.
At the end of shows they finish with calling out "We are" - "BABYMETAL" and they mean everybody there, them, the band, the audience - everybody is BABYMETAL. They call their fans 'The One' and they mean it - everybody there is The One. As you heard right at the end, until last year they would call out "See you" as they walked off stage, just as a goodbye.
They have choreography for all their songs and their choreographer is one of Japan's best - Mikiko Mizuno is involved in the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics next year and choreographed Japan's part of the Rio Olympics.
I would suggest 'Headbanger' live at Legend 1997 (it is on RUclips) for your next reaction.
Apologies for the much too long comment, but if you are going to do more BABYMETAL it helps to know what to expect ... and you will still be surprised every time.
Grington300 300 damn dude that's a lot of typing 🤣🤣🤣
Damn Grington. Leave some for us😝🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wow, and I thought I typed long winded comments. :)
Good job!
Warning: word wall
lol
I thought I was reading a Wikipedia entry XD
"What the hell is goin on" is the appropriate reaction seeing BabyMetal for the first time.
I keep coming back to this video for the one moment when he goes "I saw something coming, but I did not see that coming".
@@ChristofferViken "This is highly entertaining"
Because that's really what it comes down to.
Welcome to the wonderful world of BABYMETAL!
Indeed!=)
Once you're in Su-Metal won't let you leave
It's not the same anymore tho :(
Her name is Su-metal and she is the One's Queen, Forever.
8:35 that's what it sounds like when 22 thousand people sing the same song together.
LOVE IT how the song starts out slow and pulsing, then when the music kicks into quadruple drive, any open areas of the audience become swirling mosh pits!!! LOVE IT!!!!
You make a good point...Babymetals live performance has been the foundation for their success. It's insane to think that as teenagers they were not just duplicating the studio songs...they were actually better live.
God you went stright in with Road of Resistance you never stood a chance welcome to the fox hole. Well Grington give you low down on BabyMetal. BabyMetal gets huge support from not just Japan but every country in the world . They have just finnished another sell out tour of the US finnishing with a stadium show . They doing a European tour from Switzerland right through Europe then four shows in the Uk . Then to Russia for 2 shows . As being said live BabyMetal it is awsome watching them live on video but being in the audience is whole diffrent experience that fans travel thousands of miles to see them . I done a round trip of 500 miles and stood 7 hours in a queue last time in July in London to see and will be doing the same in February . BabyMetal are a force for good singing positve songs and songs that put a big smile on your face no matter how bad a day you have had. Hope you react to another video by them . There break through festival apperance in the UK in 2015 is a bit of BabyMetal lore ." Ijime Dame Zettai "at the Sonisphere metal festival .60.000 hardcore metal fans VS BabyMetal
They never stood a chance.
🤘😁🤘 .
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Great info! Sonisphere festival was in the 2014 🤘🦊🤘
believe it or not , the fact is this girls 100 times better at Live Performance than the studio version and that's why Su-Metal is OUR Queen with YuiMetal and MoaMetal as OUR Princesses.
the Mosh pit , Circle pit and WoD happens every time in their concert ... always !!
It gives me great joy to see a person's first reaction to Baby Metal.
One if the best reactions I've seen. So genuine. That was my reaction too. That jaw dropped to the floor, wide eyed stare, with huge question marks all over floating around your head look. Yep. That was me too back in 2014 when I saw Gimme Chocolate. I've seen them live 20 times, have traveled across the US from New York to LA and all points in between, and have flown across the ocean to see them in Japan. Keep watching their videos cause every song is completely different. Welcome to the world of Babymetal.
In case you still need the lyrics, here's the rough translation:
ROAD OF RESISTANCE
The light of the bonfire that burns the eastern sky red
It’s the sign of the end of dark solitude
If they beat you down
, again and again
Burn up the flame in your hearts!
Now is the time (is the time!)
It’s the time (is the time!)
Now in this moment
It’s the time, is the time
We live together
(Just now is the time! It’s the time!)
We sing for your tomorrow
Now, the time has come
Resistance! Resistance!
Wow-wow-wow-wow
Our hearts are one
If you believe in, just go forward
Though the road is uncharted
Forever, forever
Wow-wow-wow-wow
Deep in our hearts
The metal heart is burning
It is our RESISTANCE!
[guitar solo]
[chant]
[guitar solo]
As far as we are alive
We will never turn back
It’s today that makes tomorrow
So our future is on the way
[Shout: Come on guys!!!!!]
Resistance! Resistance!
Stand up and shout
Justice forever
If you believe in, just go forward
You can find the answer right here
Forever! Forever!
Wow-wow-wow-wow
Deep within our hearts
The metal heart is burning
It’s our RESISTANCE!
“I don’t know how it works in the Japanese market”
Well, Tower Records is still alive and kicking there. That pretty much says it all.
"What the hell is going on" is the proper response to everyone's first Babymetal viewing! Make no mistake they are legit!
20,000 people singing wow-wow mostly in unison can't be wrong.
What you said in the last few minutes of your videos about "growing" artists from a young age is absolutely true. These girls have been honing their craft since they were tiny little kids and they earned their place on that stage through constant learning and practice or their art.
Always more BabyMetal forever! :)
I love when people first discover Babymetal. Almost every time it starts out with complete bewilderment and by the end of it the person is totally in.
One of my favorite moments in this performance is a long shot of the girls on the stage in the center of the stadium with just white spotlights on them. It shows you the relative insignificance of the girls in the space. And yet at that moment the absolute power they have over 20,000 people is nothing short of astonishing
See Rondo of Nightmare and welcome to the Fox Hole!!!
Here is a link: ruclips.net/video/QxYAcIyk2Co/видео.html
Rondo of Nightmare, with Mischiefs of God intro. Gotta have that intro.
With Mischiefs of God Intro DramaSydE ;) That version is lit.
I'd add that if you watch the Rondo of Nightmare performance, find the one with the Mischiefs of God intro. It really showcases the band behind these performers.
BABYMETALに対するあなたの反応と説明は素晴らしいです!! これからもBABYMETALをお楽しみください。
Babymetal created their own genre of metal music. the lead singer was 17 years old at this time and the other two were 15. they are one of few bands that are better live than studio version. they put on a show. I just went to watch them for the first time at the Forum in LA and video doesn't do justice to them. you will be hooked if you watch more of Babymetal.
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"Stand up and shout, Shout!, Justice Forever!" - (Road of Resistance)
Hey Rick, where is the rest of your normal book length post, LOL.
I'm left wondering the same@@LouieGrandie
I see Rick Wagner, I hit a like
yeah this little girls can sing and dance, and appeared at 60k crowd Metal Festival in UK the half years ago of this live show. People threw the bottles to this girls Btw you still don't know about fear of Babymetal Rap or Reggae. Thank you I want to watch your Babymetal reaction.
BABYMETAL - Ijime,Dame,Zettai - Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK (OFFICIAL) ruclips.net/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/видео.html
BABYMETAL - 4 no Uta at Wembley Arena dai.ly/x6094iw
The thing with Babymetal they didn't used to be that big in Japan. Yes they could get a crowd of 5k in Tokyo, but didn't go out side the city. What helped Babymetal was going overseas and doing a small tour taking in Sonisphere (a UK metal festival) and also supporting Lady GaGa on part of her US tour, something that caught the Japanese music media by suprise and they started to ask who was this unknown Japanese band doing all this. After that they just expoled in Japan to being the 2nd most known metal band, behind X-Japan.
They are also big outside Japan and getting bigger. Last month they played the LA Forum, they have also done Wembely Arena. Watch "Karate live @ UK Download 2016" which was recorded by the festival people so does not have all the extra bits that can be added by offical releases.
I hate to point this out but 1/2 way though you say that if Americans support thier artists, then go on to list 3 British and 1 Australian bands
True, I did. Which makes what I said even more true. We Americans are fickle
@@DramaSydETV I though you were going to go down the Metalica, Slipknott, Doors or Bruce Springsteen root to start with.
Hahahaha!!
The key is that he said we USED to support our bands back in the 80s and 90s. But he is right about modern music. Most big musicians sparkle for 2-5 years, then you never hear them on the radio again. Companies are always looking to replace you instead of investing in an act that can last generations (say Bon Jovi for example).
Babymetal has been going for 9 years now and its been 5 years since their first album. Not a single group I know of sounds or shreds like they do, which is crazy given their success. They are the first Japanese band to make it on the US Billboards top 40, so that should say something. They are only getting bigger as they play at more western festivals it seems.
It's true that Babymetal is not the biggest thing in Japan, they are the biggest internationally FROM Japan. There are many bigger artists Arashi, Utada, AKB48 (which I can't watch they are not selling music). If you like this check out Perfume, they are the big sister group that made Babymetal's choreographer Mikiko famous. Perfumes music is berry different though you might not like it, if you want to get into that group is reccomend starting with the Edge live performance. It's the closest to this in terms of energy and music.
Great react. You had mentioned the reaction of the audience in Japan compared to the US. BabyMetal audiences love them no matter where they play in the world. The reaction is the same. They recently toured the US and the audience reaction was similar. One guy reported that at a concert on the East coast in the song Karate when the girls fall down, the audience took a knee. When they play Road of Resistance anywhere in the world, the audience reaction is similar to what you just saw.
Next I would suggest Legend of 1997 Head Banger and Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero.
as for other groups, Band Maid from Japan is good and The Warning Band from Mexico is great especially their two land mark songs, Dust to Dust and The End (Stars Always Seem To Fade).
That chant is pure love for the artist, and they seem to love everyone who showed up. I feel like this is what performance and music should strive to be.
The t-shirt with "Live Indoor Concert" fits the reaction :-)
Yep, Babymetal little girls with metal music, not your average metal band. ;-) Nobody thought this would work, on paper it shouldn't work.
But as you clearly noticed, they are powerful stuff, dare I say: they are as metal as any other metal artist.
They are like rock legend, bad-ass rock stars, but without the sex, drugs, etc. so they are something for little girls to look up to (well, grown up men too, lot of those could learn something from them).
"whatever they are doing in the moshpit" enjoying themselves with big smiles on their faces !
Babymetal live is best Babymetal, as you can see from this live performance.
I think BTS is K-Pop (so Korean, but Babymetal is from Japan).
Little fact: the guitar parts of this song where written in collaboration with the guitarists from Dragonforce.
I would say Babymetal does & does not represent Asia in the way that you said, Babymetal stage presence & their passion to perform comes from the girls, it's innate I think. Yes, they put in the hours, etc. but without their passion it would not work.
Hope you do more Babymetal reactions ! Also because every song is different, very different indeed.
Ohh, the t-shirt is about Jimi Hendrix performance, I guess Foxy Lady kind of fits in case of Babymetal (their back story involves fox). :-)
Finally saw them live 11/16/2019 at Saitama Super Arena. Same venue this performance took place. Great show! Currently awaiting the results of the lottery for their January 2020 performance at Makuhari Messe. I couldn't believe the diversity of people attending. Young, old, men, women. Seeing an elderly couple rocking their old Babymetal tour tees blew my mind.
My first time hearing this as well. That was AWESOME
My favorite band and favorite video. Dude, you're gonna get swarmed by members of THE ONE! These young ladies have been putting in work since 2010 when they debuted on the 28th of November. 5 World Tours later and the band is still putting in work. This particular performance was at the Saitama Super Arena in front of a small sold out venue of 20,000. They performed in 2016 at the Tokyo Dome for a 2 night sold out event with 110,000 fans for Red Night and Black Night. If you keep focused on BABYMETAL for a bit, you'll have subs and views like you could never fathom in such a short time. Enjoy your journey as you dive deeper into the FOX hole. BABYMETAL and Sakura Gakuin which is the starting point of the band will keep you and your channel going hard for a good while. Just remember, we are THE ONE!
I was wondering why I liked reaction videos. Now I've seen a few guys reacting to Babymetal, I finally understand: it's seeing brains getting fried in real time that amuses me. Apparently.
This is one of the truest, most authentic reactions I've ever seen....Nice Job!!!....
Thank you! We absolutely love seeing reactors discover Babymetal. This is going to be a great ride for you.
I am proud that i took part in that great & amazing show .
My theory of Japanese audiences is that it's in their culture It's not surprising that a culture that turns drinking a cup of tea, or putting dirt and rocks in your backyard into a well-corographed ceremony would turn a concert into a ceremony for both musicians and fans ... everyone in the audience knows the band, knows the songs, and knows when and how to react to every part of the song ... that's why I have several 'Japanese Band live in concert in Japan' on my bucket list!! :-)
It's a relatively well-known fact that the Japanese and the South American metalheads mosh the hardest. I've heard many metal musicians say that in their interviews/documentaries.
I have seen them in concert here in the US many times over the years, and the girls get the same response out of the crowds here. Maybe not as enthusiastic, but they're teaching us.
Excellent reaction, Babymetal is very good about not putting anything on record they can't do live. I respect that about them, although as you watch more videos, you realize Su-metal is a very talented and versatile singer. She has been a professional since age 10, when she sang the theme song for an anime. Babymetal is something of a surprise, it debuted in 2010, and always had this effect on the crowd. They were born to this. When Babymetal played Sonisphere in 2014, they thought they had a small crowd, but when they walked out on stage it was 60,000-65,000. They were 15-16 at the time. Su said "now this will be fun." Hard to tech that level of confidence. Gifted young ladies.
You remind me of an interview I saw of Steven Tyler once of Aerosmith. He was discussing a new album that was coming out, and talked a bit about the process. And Steven talked about hitting some high notes on a song, and Joe Perry turned to him and said "you sure you want to do that? Because you'll have to sing it every night on tour." Steven said Joe does that all the time. More artists need a Joe Perry in their corner.
Saw you make a face a couple times on notes. Su can sing an E5 without using falsetto; she sings around the female break and is quite comfortable doing so. Talented band all around.
Seriously, his reactions are priceless. I was headbanging the full song and laughing out loud with his face expressions. 😂😂😂😂 That's a good youtuber
I am sixty years old and I love Baby Metal and most metal in general. There are a lot of metal heads in my age group out there. Can’t stop the metal.
i am a Maggot i;m in the Jinjer Army, and i am The One at 64 yrs young
When this was recorded, the lead singer, Suzuka Nakamoto aka SuMetal had just turned 17 years old. Can you imagine having the stage presence needed to have 20,000 people eating out of your hands like that, at that age?
Sadly, you're absolutely right. Asia is kicking our ass when it comes to the music industry. The rock and metal coming out of Japan and the pop coming put of South Korea is putting most of the artists in America to shame. It's no wonder more and more people in the west are becoming kpop and jrock fans.
BTS is Korean, btw.
Great reaction. I love seeing peoples' first reaction to Babymetal. As you can imagine, it can go one of three ways. Either they love it, like you did, they hate it or they're simply confused and can't decide if they like it or hate it (or even if it's okay to like it in the first place). After a few songs most of the people on the fence come around. Even some of the haters come around too, which is good. Anyway, keep up the good work. I look forward to more of your reactions.
What I really like is how they come out and lay claim to the stage and then proceed to conquer everybody.
This has got to be, hands down, the best reaction to Babymetal!!
They just twirl you around their fingers, don't they?
There's just too much to absorb!
I love that this band gets recognition, not just from fans. But other bands as well. They have sang onstage with Rob Halford, and gotten props from Rob Zombie and Metallica.
One of the best reactions I’ve ever seen
If you want to see star power and commanding an audience, if you find thier performance at I think its Download in 2016, its incredible. They were meant to be a small stage as they were new, no-one knew them so they were meant to go perform infront of a couple thousand tops, mostly of those that either heard them before or went to smaller stages for the more random bit. They somehow ended up doing the gig on the main stage infront of about 25k. Its a hardcore metal festival full of metal heads expecting blood and death and violence XD. These 3 girls walk out... and the crowd is like, the fuck is this. They proceed to turn that whole crowd around, they have them singing back lyrics in japanese, they are directing mosh pits. It's one the most phenomal pieces of stage craft you'll ever see from a band that none of them were there to see.
All of the people that hate on this band just don't get it babymetal is an unstoppable force
Omg that was the most amazing performance that I ever seen in my life the energy was through the roof and then some!
Head-first, right into the Foxhole.
I believe that the ultimate entry-point for new BABYMETAL listeners should ALWAYS be ROAD OF RESISTANCE if it is at all possible to guide a new reactor to it first.
to each their own i suppose, im obsessed with babymetal but road to resistance has to be one of my least favourite songs I totally dont get the obsession with it
Haha, that was a nice reaction, they got you good. :-) BABYMETAL is the No. 1 source of joy on this planet. I love them! A few years ago I would never have believed that Metal could make me smile so much! And live it’s even better!
This was a great performance, but I think this song doesn’t paint a complete picture of their awesomeness. A big part of their uniqueness is the amazingly successful fusion of J-Pop and Metal (and a few other genres alongside way). Since this song is pretty far on the Metal side of the spectrum, I‘d love if you checked out one of their more playful songs as well.
My recommendation would be „Megitsune“. The official video is great, but it tends to get blocked, so I‘d recommend this live version: ruclips.net/video/dU38CYkpBvI/видео.html. As you might guess, you can never go wrong with a live version in their case.
Not only is live better, life is better too. ;-)
This concert actually opened with Megitsune. 94 minutes before the final “SEE YOU!”
DramaSydさんへ〜🌸日本のベビーメタルを見てくれてありがとう〜これからもJapanをよろしく〜byby
considering their new album hit #16 on the us charts and #1 on the US rock charts and had a sold out arena show at the LA forum, they are pretty big in the US too :)
it was my first time hearing them so i was unaware
Babymetal, first Asian group to make number one on the billboard rock albums list in the USA
Your face did the exact same rollercoaster of emotions that I felt the first time I saw it.
Seriously got to give any band credit who can get their audience singing the song with them.
especially when you consider this was a 20,000 people sold out crowd, and not even their biggest. They sold out the Tokyo Dome 2 nights in a row, 54,000 people each night.
The fact that people are still having first reactions to this song with absolutely no context or idea that they even exist prior....just goes to show how much stuff there is in the world to consume. It's neat that no matter how much Babymetal grows, there are still so many people that get to have that first WTF experience.
A first time babymetal reactor? OMG yep, see the face 3:07. Priceless.
These are becoming so rare these days.
That first "what the hell is going on?" 😂😂😂 I only got into Babymetal 2 months ago, they're my new addiction.
The four stages of listening to Babymetal
1. wtf?
2. WTF!
3. Okay...
4. Fan
Everything what you have said in this video is so true... I've been into music since years and I have noticed that Japanese people are incredible supportive for music artist, especially at concerts. I remember watching a video on yt with pretty known metalcore band playing on "street scene" and there was like maybe 50 people and those 50 ppl gave more emotional and supportive reactions and enjoyable feedback for the artist than some bigger concerts in different places over the world. I've never seen "bad" japanese concerts or anything. They just enjoy and show those ppl who make the music that its so worth it and not only for what they love to do, but for their reactions too. Amazing reaction and I can easily tell that you're amazing person aswell I found you by accident, but it was worth it :D
"They rockin harder than half the men" lol... let me quote Rob Zombie talking about Babymetal when people started harassing him online after he posted a picture with them on his instagram. "they roll harder than you"
I love watching first reaction videos of Babymetal. It’s that what am I seeing thing. Love Babymetal.
Hi from Italy, I'm a fan of BabyMetal and I want to tell you that you made a perfect review of what they mean in the world of music. You understood exactly the difference that BabyMetal made in music. Ciao
That drummer has to be one of the best in metal. Dude is insane.
www、良いリアクションご馳走様でした。
Dude! I am so glad you did a Babymetal reaction...their demographic (teen to crusty old metalheads) is insane and not just in Japan but worldwide! If you do more, and hope you do, make sure you choose the live versions when you can...not only because they are incredible live but also their label is crazy aggressive about blocking copyrighted content. Awesome reaction!
Babymetal was built around Su-metal, the main singer, at this concert she is 17. Yui-metal and Moa-metal are 15. All of them have been performing from about 6 yo. You should checkout some of their earlier MV's; I suggest Karate and Headbanger, from there check the 2014 Sonisphere videos. Babymetal is most famous/popular Japanese band internationally that you've never heard of. Welcome to the Foxhole!!
There is another Japanese band for to checkout, Band-Maid, start with Puzzle live.
Insightful opinions and sad facts about music in america. But I really enjoy your reaction and thoughts.
More Babymetal please!!🤘🤘
楽しいリアクションどうもありがとう！
please reaction!!!!!> BABYMETAL-KARATE (live UK Download 2016)
the japanese have a deep love of rock guitar music since at least the 60's and surf music and then the seventies as bands like kiss would tape live shows at budakan because of the pure love and energy from the crowd in japan....
This is a comment not directed at the music, but directed at DramaSydETV
. I greatly appreciate that you appreciate all types of music and call it as you hear it. Thank you.
i love this group, and many other asian groups, so many fantastic artists from all over south east asia,solo, duet, trio, family or groups,so many to discover and admire, i am totally hooked on the music of south east asia,
Go watch them at Download, it is not just Japanese. The UK here went crazy for them with a crowd as big.
Growing daily.
"BABYMETAL"
The women in 2016 are sure to gain momentum, but listen and rate the same songs from 2019!
They are still growing and evolving.
I think that “BABYMETAL” is still unfinished and will continue to evolve.
１つのカテゴリーに執着して数少ないヒット曲だけを大切に朽ち果て老いるアーティストと違い、彼女達は日々進化を遂げている。
I told you! I don't feel like I need to recommend another BabyMetal song, I think you're already following the chosen ones of The Fox God, and my fellow members of The One will have plenty of recs for you. I will try to take you in another direction though. Check out Devin Townsend, Kingdom, live for EMGtv.
Good job Mario :D
mate i love you :D
BABYMETAL and hevydevy are my favorites for years now!
that would be the collab we need! :D
going to see him in vienna early december!
Damn Mario,just went straight in with the RoR suggestion lmao good on you
The wall of death reaction face is the absolute best
SERIOUSLY....YOU HAVE ONE OF THE BEST REACTIONS TO BABYMETAL!!
NOW PLEASE DO MEGITSUNE LIVE:)
agree
Gotta love that wtf moment when people see Babymetal for the first time.😁
Welcome to the world of Babymetal!! great reaction man, this band is something else for sure, i am a metalhead since i was a child, i have 32 years now and never see something like this, they became my favorite band period... this band have something special they are just amazing!! i subscribe to your channel, hope to see more Babymetal reactions! Kitsune up! 🤘🦊🤘
So many conflicting feelings here lol. The intentional cuteness and the hardcore slaying. I dont know what to do with myself.
Really enjoyed your reaction and synopsis, Japan has had a long exposure to metal and it was only a matter of time before they said " hold my Katana" and how about that band? My god they are unreal, that drummer is smoking, absolute savage!
Thanks and my take: what is Baby Metal? they are theater rock/metal beyond anything Alice Cooper did - 3 girl singers, 5-6 male metal musicians, various stage engineers, etc.
The difference in Japanese versus American or “Western” entertainment industries is that there are no millionaire artists in Japan. They’re usually under contract to one particular management agency or another and are treated more like well paid employees. The money and revenues go primarily to the agencies. So you don’t see the spoiled, obnoxious prima donna behaviors we’re accustomed to here. To make a good living, it’s not unusual for musicians to be in 3 or 4 different bands plus have their own solo projects. Every member of the Kami Band (who you just saw playing behind the girls) are in multiple projects.💪🏻🤘🏻
The Japanese know how to mosh for sure! Fantastic! Dragonforce need to start practicing...
こうやって日本の音楽が広がるのは嬉しい。POPと違い歴史もある敷居の高いジャンルであるからこそ尚更
Thanks for choosing to react to BABYMETAL, they're amazing! As someone who is new to the group, I thought I'd give you and your followers a little background on them.
BABYMETAL is a Japanese Kawaii Metal group consisting of (for the most part) SU-METAL on lead vocals, YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL on backing vocals/dancing, or "SCREAM AND DANCE" as they like to call it. I say 'for the most part' as Yui & Moa have a few songs that they do as duets without Su and Su has a few songs she does as solos whilst Yui & Moa take a well deserved break.
They were formed in 2010 as part of the idol group Sakura Gakuin, before touring on their own in 2011 and have gone from strength to strength.
They started singing to backing tracks with actors in skeleton suits pretending to play instruments (known as BABYBONES) but soon incorporated the Kami Band into their concerts, bringing them in full time at the end of 2013. The Kami Band consists of some of Japan's premier musicians on rotation based on availability. The most popular configuration consisting of Takayoshi Ohmura and Mikio Fujioka on guitar with Leda Cygnus as stand-in, BOH on bass and Aoyama Hideki on drums. These are the people you will see most often in videos. Since the untimely passing of Mikio at the end of 2017 they have enlisted the talents of Isao Fujita on guitar. At the end of 2018 YUIMETAL left the band because of health problems and in 2019 there are 3 girls named AVENGERS that will take her place in a rotating manner.
Below is a list of some of their best performances that I hope you will consider for future reactions. Should you decide to do more BABYMETAL reactions in the future, you should be aware that RUclips will block almost all videos that incorporate audio. The best way round this is to mute the video and provide a link that we can open in a new window and sync with yours. Just give us a countdown before you start playing it. The BABYMETAL fandom is very used to this way of doing things.
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BABYMETAL DEATH (Legend 1997)
ruclips.net/video/jRc9dbgiBPI/видео.html
BABYMETAL DEATH Legend S drive.google.com/file/d/1YF06RceMufeKYBqN5OXRSgI8aEww-6Xu/view?usp=sharing
Megitsune (Legend 2015)
streamable.com/v7w18
Gimme Chocolate!! (Yokohama Arena 2015)
vimeo.com/319544942
Gimme Chocolate!! (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) April 5, 2016
ruclips.net/video/o0ERg64grnY/видео.html
Iine! (Official Music Video)
Rob Halford of Judas Priest did a set with them that was pretty cool
except for the dead crowd watching it if you mean that live?
I can understand exactly what you are saying.... we need more performers along with there act of singing. As you see on Americas got talent and other shows, a lot of people can sing.... but to not look like a popsicle stick helps a lot
I've watched your reaction to this a number of times , each time fantastic. It seems for the first 6 minutes and two two seconds you are still trying to figure it out and take it all in....that at 6:03 it just clicks and you become a fan.
Babymetal and Jinjer have to be my new favorite thing to watch people reach to on RUclips. So good haha
This song has so many powerful moments
10 seconds into the song and i knew this man was not ready at all lol
Good news bud they have gone on world tours.
The first one was in 2014 and they were told that they could get bood off the stage and things thrown at them if the metal heads in other countries did not like them.
So they had taken that information and gave even more energy to the international tours and every one around the world loved BabyMetal that it ended up looking like the Japanese live tours with crowd surfing and mosh pits.
No BabyMetal were harmed during there world tour. :)
And even though I don't know Japanese I know from other "Reaction videos" that the titles of the music might seem shallow like Give Me Chocolate yes it is talking about Chocolate but also talking about yes they want it but also resisting it as they do not want to get fat.
It's the same here at a Babymetal concert here.I witnessed it in Minnesota this last September
this was my first reaction. When I saw this at first, I was like what, is this a joke, then just hearing it. The band is amazing and these girls hold their own 100% w/them
The last band that even came close to exciting me this much was enter Shakari. BPM BABY 🤯🤯🤯
I would also suggest Band-Maid "Play" live and Lovebites "Shadowmaker". All girl Japanese rock groups that absolutely shred.
Great bands! There many great all female bands from Japan these days. Rocking harder than most western bands. Rock and Roll hasn't died it just moved to Japan!
I always die when someone reacts to baby metal for the first time, I love it.
This song is in the "Power Metal" subgenre. They're known for sing-alongs and music that gives you power. You should definitely do more. You should try Dragonforce, "Cry Thunder".
Ok...wow...I subscribed! what a pure and fantastic reaction video!!
The lack of any prejudice (ie the usual "oh those crazy Japanese etc") and your insightful acknowledgement of both what you are seeing in this video, plus the current state of music vs the "Asian" market was spot on!
I was a Prince fanatic most of my life (82-his death) seeing him over 20 times live, plus music of all kinds, but when I discovered the Japanese Idol genre around 2007, I never looked back. I watched these three (Su, Moa and Yui) grow up, since 2010 when they were 11 years old and in the wonderful Idol group Sakura Gakuin. This love of the Idol genre has taken me on amazing music trips to Japan twice where I have seen in upwards of 50 concerts (90% idols).
Babymetal being the one breakout crossover group have toured the world and i have been lucky enough to have seen them now 6 times all here in America, the last time as reecently as two months ago in Chicago.
I appreciate your enthusiasm, passion and intelligence on this and look forward to seeing more from your channel!
This performance makes me cry everytime!
Search Sakura Gakuin (Japanese: さくら学院, 'Cherry Blossom Academy') an you will see the years these girls put in from a very young age performing in front of the camera. Same with groups like Blackpink from Y.G Enterprises a Korean-Pop music industry promoter (K-Pop Idol group). J-Pop- Idol Schools such as Sakura Gakuin in Japan and K-Pop Idol companies such as Y.G. in South Korea are very different from the western music industry. Most do not allow any of their Idols to have any romantic involvement (not allowed to date) while they are under contract and Y.G Enterprise will not let any of their idols even drive a car and in most cases go out in public without body guards or some sort of supervised escort. They have pretty strict contracts but understandably they also have a lot of money invested in years of training with their Idols. Image is very important in promotion with these groups.