Good double reaction. As you saw, this video for 'Elevator Girl' had the English version (studio audio dubbed over the live performance - they were actually performing the Japanese version). The Elevator Girl ... I understand that once upon a time someone you would find in nearly every high rise building, department stores, office blocks etc in Japan greeting visitors, taking them in the elevator to their destinations, announcing what could be found on each floor etc. From a video I once saw the stiff legged walk in the choreo was how Elevator Girls would pretty much march in and out of the elevator as they escorted their passengers in and out. There may still be a few Elevator Girls, but they are few and far between now. This English version is not a translation of the original Japanese version. It was written by an American-Japanese song writer and it is about life's ups and down, spinning round, life being a "pain in the butt" and so on. The original Japanese version is about taking a lady down 2000 levels to suffer in a Buddhist version of hell with a floor of red hot needles, she has no choice, and how the Elevator Girl is risking her own life just doing her job. The Japanese version is more popular in general with the fans - not because it is more meaningful (even though it is, the English lyrics are a bit lame and don't really match the choreo which was made for the original meaning of the song), but because the Japanese language version just scans better. Shanti is a Sanskrit word (Sanskrit is a written Indian language) meaning peace. Repeated three times it means peace in body, mind and spirit (or in thought, word and deed). 'Shanti Shanti Shanti' is not Egyptian or Arabic, it is very much Indian or Bollywood inspired from the sound (even a sitar in the intro) to the choreo and the lyrics. Moametal said how difficult it was to get the graceful hand movements right as they were so different to any of the hand movements she may have known being Japanese and they always want to be respectful and try to make their movements faithful to the musical style and culture of the song. The video editor got far too carried away with the kaleidoscope effects - as a result you didn't get to see most of the choreo. At live shows they do have all the kaleidoscope effects on the big screen behind them, but you'd get to see how much effort they'd put into the choreo too. On the album released in 2023 there is another song that a lot of people (who also thought this one was Arabic or Middle Eastern) also mistake for being Indian ... that song it is not Indian, if anything it is Middle Eastern / Arabic / Egyptian inspired Psy-Trance Metal. That song is called 'Metalizm'.
7:14 Their beauty scares me always lol, not to mention the Metal suits, whoever designed that just made the best design ever itʼs insanely Metal, they have a new suit nowadays & itʼs even more badass, it keeps getting better as always.
Moa and Momo (since becoming official) are listed as scream/dance. They are basically cheerleaders. The get the crowd going while doing some singing/marmonies. Moa used to do 4 songs with Yui as Black BabyMetal and has also done a few solos on special occassions. Momo since joining has done a version of Headbanger (Momo-Banger) and Momo-Taro for her birthday weekend. The drawings are called hieroglyphics. and the toy that shows the colors is a kalidescope.
Nice double reaction! Glad you paid attention to BABYMETAL's choreography too!↑↓🦊💕
Good double reaction. As you saw, this video for 'Elevator Girl' had the English version (studio audio dubbed over the live performance - they were actually performing the Japanese version).
The Elevator Girl ... I understand that once upon a time someone you would find in nearly every high rise building, department stores, office blocks etc in Japan greeting visitors, taking them in the elevator to their destinations, announcing what could be found on each floor etc.
From a video I once saw the stiff legged walk in the choreo was how Elevator Girls would pretty much march in and out of the elevator as they escorted their passengers in and out.
There may still be a few Elevator Girls, but they are few and far between now.
This English version is not a translation of the original Japanese version. It was written by an American-Japanese song writer and it is about life's ups and down, spinning round, life being a "pain in the butt" and so on.
The original Japanese version is about taking a lady down 2000 levels to suffer in a Buddhist version of hell with a floor of red hot needles, she has no choice, and how the Elevator Girl is risking her own life just doing her job.
The Japanese version is more popular in general with the fans - not because it is more meaningful (even though it is, the English lyrics are a bit lame and don't really match the choreo which was made for the original meaning of the song), but because the Japanese language version just scans better.
Shanti is a Sanskrit word (Sanskrit is a written Indian language) meaning peace. Repeated three times it means peace in body, mind and spirit (or in thought, word and deed).
'Shanti Shanti Shanti' is not Egyptian or Arabic, it is very much Indian or Bollywood inspired from the sound (even a sitar in the intro) to the choreo and the lyrics.
Moametal said how difficult it was to get the graceful hand movements right as they were so different to any of the hand movements she may have known being Japanese and they always want to be respectful and try to make their movements faithful to the musical style and culture of the song.
The video editor got far too carried away with the kaleidoscope effects - as a result you didn't get to see most of the choreo. At live shows they do have all the kaleidoscope effects on the big screen behind them, but you'd get to see how much effort they'd put into the choreo too.
On the album released in 2023 there is another song that a lot of people (who also thought this one was Arabic or Middle Eastern) also mistake for being Indian ... that song it is not Indian, if anything it is Middle Eastern / Arabic / Egyptian inspired Psy-Trance Metal. That song is called 'Metalizm'.
7:14 Their beauty scares me always lol, not to mention the Metal suits, whoever designed that just made the best design ever itʼs insanely Metal, they have a new suit nowadays & itʼs even more badass, it keeps getting better as always.
👍👍Don't take the elevator down🔥😉. I believe that they will perform Shanti Shanti Shanti in India one day. Great double reaction. 🦊 🖖❤
That’s what I was also getting a vibe too also from India and thank you
Moa and Momo (since becoming official) are listed as scream/dance. They are basically cheerleaders. The get the crowd going while doing some singing/marmonies. Moa used to do 4 songs with Yui as Black BabyMetal and has also done a few solos on special occassions. Momo since joining has done a version of Headbanger (Momo-Banger) and Momo-Taro for her birthday weekend. The drawings are called hieroglyphics. and the toy that shows the colors is a kalidescope.
Thanks for the help on what it was called it was bothering me and thanks for the information
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The hell song and... 🦊🤘🛗
_Acha acha acha achaaa_ 🦊🤘🔥