Yeah! It's unbelievable - have watched it tens of times and still hair pops up every time. It's something else and Kami Band's playing is out of this world.
yes the first time through it leaves you think I wish she could have carried that note a little longer Then it comes around again and not only does she carry it longer, she puts a little something extra on it
Budokan is very important for BABYMETAL, not just because the importance of the venue itself in Japanese history, but also because they played 2 shows here (Red Night and Black Night) in early 2014 which were the shows to launch their first album, as well as to “depart” for their first World Tour. Who the hell~ walks into BUDOKAN at age 14(YUI and MOA) (SU-METAL was 16) and changes history? In March 2014, Babymetal performed in front of 20,000 people at the legendary Budokan venue - setting a record for being the youngest female fronted band to ever sell out Nippon Budokan on two consecutive nights. If you've played the LEGENDARY BUDOKAN, you have made it. If you've played a sold-out TOKYO DOME 55,000 SEAT STADIUM two nights in a row ( SEPT 19-20 2016 ) - - you are immortal!
The only thing beating seeing a babymetal pro shot is watching them live. With your mix as metal and hip hop heads you definitely should watch Babymetal's - BxMxC. Especially live this song totally kills it. And if you ever get a chance to see them live - just do it. It's such a crazy good experience.
BxMxC was a big surprise for me too. Didn't like the album version, but the live version blew me away. The build-up and conclusion near the end are worth several chef's kisses each.
Babymetal live is one of the best live shows you can see anywhere, but especially when they play stadiums in Japan. I'm flying to Tokyo in less than three weeks to see them at Makuhari Messe at the end of the month. Its costing an arm and a leg, but it's going to be worth every cent when they put on a show like this.
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。BABYMETAL is the best phenomenon in music I have ever experienced in my 67-year-long life. When I saw their live performance video for the first time, I got emotional like you did. When I witnessed their show at a venue for the first time, I was moved to tears. Whenever react to BM videos, you should select live ones. BM has been existing to encourage people by showing their full-power performance on stage either in arenas or at open-air festival. [FYI] We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.) Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
hey, im learning Japanese or trying too at least. i see you used kanji for (arigato/ ありがとう) is this common to use kanji or just hiragana? im asking because all textbooks ive used only have it in hiragana, but i see it kanji alot
@@Xyrez Thank you for your interest in Japanese culture. Hiragana only or mixture of Kanji / Hiragana, both are OK but Hiragana only is normal way these days. So your textbooks are correct. Some aged Japanese people like me prefer to write 有難う (or 有り難う) because we learnt that way many years ago in school. In addition, I personally prefer the combination of these two kanjis [有 = exist, happen, occur etc.] and [難 = hard, difficult, rarely achievable etc.] If someone is kind enough to you and do some favor for you, it must be something that can happen rarely or trouble him/her to do it. So 有難う signifies and implies that I noticed that you bothered to do it just for me and I am grateful to you about such unusual thing. I love this expression.
@@flugelhornoldman1362 I see this makes a lot of sense thank you very much! for explaining with such depth, I love your county and language. To me are both amazing
Whenever I hear these amazing and rockin' ladies whether or not I have subtitles to understand the lyrics they still gives me goosebumps and chills all at the same time
Welcome back guys, great to see you starting this year with more BM songs. This version is fine but is the latest live performance without YuiMetal in the group. This song is from 2016 from 2nd album Metal Resistance. If you want one of the greatest live versión out there then live at Download Festival 2016 is the one you should look for, i know there's no subtitles but if you follow the dance choreography you'll see they break the language barrier with their own bodies. Next suggestion: - _"Ijime Dame Zettai"_ live at Sonisphere Festival 2014, careful with the copyright blocked by putting some filters. 7:58 i love how you're fighting the tears here, got the same feeling everytime.🥺 See you next time 🦊🤘🥋
2nd Ijime Dame Zettai from Sonisphere. No subtitles but see them at a UK festival where most of the crowd did not know them. Plus Su herself said it is their most important performance ever and intro to western metal fans.
Yeah, playing this song you only really need a 7, but on the pinch harmonic lick on the riff it’s easier to have that 8th string to just reach over and play the 6th fret instead of sliding down to 1. Definitely don’t need a 9 lol
I was searching for reactions to Babymetal and after a ton of videos, ya'll are my favorite. I love ya'lls vibe, how you picked up on the emotional parts of the song, and FINALLY, someone spoke about just how well the main girl (all the girls really) can sing! But also you gave love to the band who, indeed, fuckin rocks. Quickest sub ever! Keep rocking out yall. \m/
That's Babymetal live guys. They are perfection on stage. They rehearse themselves silly and can repeat this same performance night after night without ever having a bad night. This stage is actually one of their lowest budget stages. They can go super over the top with their arena shows. This one was scaled back because it was during COVID and they never knew if the next show was going to take place or not (they did 10 nights at Budokan).
Babymetal is simply insane live! I highly recommend you check out "Rondo of Nightmare" (Live, with Mischiefs of God intro), "Headbanger" (Live, Legends of 1997), and "Catch Me If You Can" (Live, Legends Doomsday). These songs really highlight the band and are great points to kick off from here!
Great reaction, thanks! Yep this is live. Pro-shot footage produced for BD/DVD purpose from their last 10 concerts at the Budokan. So, it's just perfect. And yes, the visuals from those concerts are really appealing and I'm a sucker for a good laser show as well. The comment you read is totally true. They hire the best technicians money can pay just to match the girls professionalism and dedication. They are sometimes considered a "live act" to the point they consider their albums as business cards being the live performances their core business. By the way, Kyle's face during Su's final "hashire" is priceless.
Now that you've seen how a Japanese crowd reacts, you should checkout Karate from Download 2016 to see how a western metal crowd reacts. Babymetal is first and foremost a live performance band, they even say that their CD's are just a calling card to their live shows, which is why a lot of their music videos are just pro shot from their concerts. Try Rondo of Nightmare with Kami Band intro, Road of Resistance live in Tokyo, Ijime Dame Zitai from Tokyo Dome, Death Legend 1997, In The Name Of from Legend S XX to get a taste of how crazy their productions are. The last two are the birthday concerts for Sumetal, the leaf singer.🤘🦊🤘
This was awesome, I wish I knew what they were saying, I'm gonna have to find the lyrics to all these non english bands and read them while watching these videos because I miss out on so much and I can't do subtitles because I'd be pausing every few seconds to read and that's just not something I like doing, great reaction guys, look forward to the next one. Also it's not like I'm being lazy, I'm legally blind and it takes a lot out of me to read things while I'm trying to listen to them at the same time but I will most definitely still listen to these videos and continue to enjoy them. CHEERS!!! 🤘🤘🤘
Du-Metal has lyrics for the early albums and shows. I would link it, but RUclips doesn't allow outside linking. (At least not for me.) Just look for Du-Metal BABYMETAL TRANSLATIONS UNOFFICIAL. He's only done the first two albums, but it's still a good resource.
Su is a soprano who has a C4 to G5# range (G#6 once, in a duet with Rob Halford). She is a stage general who has been commanding crowds of 60,000+ since she was 16. She is 25 now and her voice has matured and is as smooth as silk and stronger than steel. The new album is released in March and it's going to be excellent.
You guys should do the Rondo of Nightmare as well, specifically the live version. Their bassist does some really cool riffs and things prior to the singing. Thanks again for another great reaction
just to avoid confusion, @nickking4620 is referring to the live version with the "Mischiefs of Metal Gods" intro. There's a good version of this from Budokan 2014 (same venue as this performance, but 7 years earlier), which was one of their first "big" solo shows. Look for Rondo with Mischiefs from Budokan Red Night.
I`ve seen them 4 times now including The Forum in LA and every show is INCREDIBLE!!! They are 100% legit...If I had to guess, I would say they are the hardest working band in metal simply because of the complexity of their shows. I watched them do a 45 minute set in 109 degree weather, outside, and they didn`t skip a beat. And really, you don`t need the lyrics to have a good time. Just watching them play and dance is all the Japanese language you really need. Knowing the words is just simply a bonus with them. What really made me laugh was when they were changing over to their setup, they played My Woman From Tokyo and Godzilla over the P.A. 😂😂🔥🔥
The audience usually adds a lot to Babymetal shows. Unfortunately, this was during Covid so it was a reduced capacity at the venue and the fans were restricted in their ability to cheer and chant. Go a few years back and check out Headbanger at Legend 1997 or Road of Resistance Live in Japan to see what I mean.
Most fans would agree that Babymetal sounds beter live than in the studio. Su's vocals are great, and they are among the best sounding bands live I have experienced. Their sound engineers are amazing, One thing they do is they never put something on a recording that can't be performed live, Su is just an incredible vocalist.
I remember seeing them on the main stage at Download 2016. People were fans but didn't know what to expect live. They easily had one of the most receptive crowds of the weekend as they were THAT good. There's a performance of Karate on RUclips. Highly recommend checking it out in your own time
A word of warning here: if you just search for 'Babymetal Headbanger live' or the same for CMIYC, you'll likely see a lot of compilation videos where clips from multiple live shows were stitched together to get around copyright, which is a shame because both of those songs have excellent uncut live versions available on youtube that don't get blocked: Headbanger live at Legend 1997: ruclips.net/video/r-2IY10k9KM/видео.html Catch me if you can live at Budokan Black Night: ruclips.net/video/YiAJeKgufMk/видео.html
@@silly_programme5061 no you understood wrong. I just want to see Eric's and Kyle's reaction. I love the way how these two react to stuff. :) I know I suggested this song two times now
Babymetal has some of the best stage productions of any band in the world. Any of their "main" shows in japan all have the most insane stage production.
i know this is an older video and i love to rewatch it, one of my favorite babymetal songs but i do suggest maybe one day watching the actual video because it is really really good if possible. They are AMAZING live and this was a stellar live video! But their music videos are top notch too! Thank you guys for reacting to them because i don't think i would have gotten so heavily into them if i didn't watch you guys reacted to a few of their songs. ROCK ON!
Great reaction! I love it when BABYMETAL convince doubters that they are a real force to be reckoned with. Isn't it amazing and surprising (especially for a metalhead) how much the dancing adds to the entertainment value? I don't know any other band with such a complete package of entertainment. Another performance you have to see is "Road of Resistance" live in Japan. I would say it's one of the best Metal performances ever. Unfortunately, it tends to get blocked, so you'd have to take some measures. And I'm not aware of any version with subtitles. For both a Metal and a Hip Hop head, BxMxC is probably interesting as well.
Syncopation is amazing. Besides listening to it on Spotify, I've only seen its video on RUclips. It's amazing. You check that out next. Talk about atmospherics... man. They put on an amazing show!
You guys honestly have one of the best reactions ive ever seen to Babymetal, so raw and genuine, i couldnt help but laugh and smile seeing you guys react to this! \m/
Yea, Babynetal is one if those bands you need to experience live to fully appreciate. Whatever reservations people might have had I can safely say will be put to rest during a live BM show. I also recommend Rondo of Nightmare Mischiefs of Metal Gods at Budokan Live Intro version. This is an epic live performance of Su-Metal when she was only 16. To think this wasn't even their earliest performance either as that was at SummerSonic. Where Su-Metal was I believe 12 at at the time as wholly s***!! Just imagine what Devine Attack-Shingeki will sound like live when they perform it I suspect at Tokyo International Exhibition Hall this Jan 28 & 29th. They later will join up with Sabaton on his European tour in April. Bandmetal was my gateway band into a full on Renaissance now. Band-Maid, Nemophila, LiveBites, Fate Gear, & Hanabie to name a few in their wake. Hababie just released a new single "Pardon Me, I have to go now. " Any hope of an exit from this Foxhole is all but gone now lol. 🤘🦊💕
Great BabyMetal reaction guys! If you keep reacting to BabyMetal I will keep watching! They are amazing in every way. They have come out with 2 new songs recently and are going on tour this year. If they come to the United States I am going to as many shows as I can! You should react to BabyMetals song Ijime, dame, zettai live at Sonisphere 2014. That performance basically put BabyMetal on the map!
When I was watching this performance for the first time I was Kyle, shot for shot. Everything man, the level of entertainment, the showmanship, the voices, the lasers, the choreography and and and....I got emotional too. There is SO many ways to do Metal!
I still remember hearing Babymetal the first time & I was like “WTF is this?!” But their music grew on me & what really made me appreciate their unique sound was that J-Pop feel. I lived in Japan for 6 years & always heard J-Pop in the malls but never really listened to it. When I heard Babymetal, it brought back a lot of good memories of my time in Japan. Now, I’m a huge fan & would love to see them live. Great reactions guys!🤙🏼
watch the updated version of the everything you need to know about babymetal guide. in it, the head of bring me the horizon actually states that he contributes a lot of their bands popularity to babymetal pulling them on to tour. He said while in japan he performed in the largest most elaborate stages he had ever done.
While I may watch every reaction you guys do, the Kpop scene has not been something I’m in to and don’t need to come back and watch. This was something that I totally enjoyed and I didn’t even need to know what they were saying! The sound and pitch of their voices are just another instrument for an awesome sound behind it!
You should check out Rolling Quartz!! They are quite the exception to the normal K-Pop rule here. Metal isn't as l common there but doesn't mean it doesn't exist either. I also recommend Dreamcatcher which are currently my favorite K-Rock Hybrid group.
Considering Su-metal has been literally singing and performing her entire teenage years until adulthood, it wouldn’t come as a surprise as to why she’s so good live. But the thing about her is that even in her younger years, she already sounded amazing. When their producer found her, he was so amazed at her voice that it spoke to him.
My favorite Karate live is at Download in the pouring rain. Su's crowd control is unreal. Reportedly Budokan is by invitation only. Babymetal has performed there so many times they should rename the place Babymetal Arena. Right now the Japanese and the Koreans are at the top at staging for live performances and studio MV's. With the Babymetal team flat-out the best at Arena shows. Unfortunately Babymetal has only performed 2 Arena shows outside of Japan - Wembley, London and The Form, LA. Sidenote: Babymetal was the first Japanese band to perform in Wembley, breaking the record for Band Merch sold!!!
As everyone has said, BabyMetal are a band that are far better live. Its not just a band playing and singing, its an event, a stage show with 3 girls kicking your asses and punching you in the face with every song. And that's before we talk about the band behind them. Its also perfectly fine to get emotional with BabyMetal..I don't know if its Su's voice, the song, the music, but a huge amount of people get emotional on completely different songs for completely different reasons, and that's GREAT. I get emotional as I am pretty sure I will never get to a show, but hey ho that's the joys of being really old I guess. Maybe I will see them, only The Fox God Knows :)
audience chant is a pretty big part of idol concert. Something that you dont really see on metal concert before to be hearing the audience shout "oi!" etc. They make pretty hype metal concert because not only you can do mosh pit, you also do the idol chant.
Ohmura Takayoshi and Fujioka Mikio are two of my favorite guitarists. Fujioka unfortunately died in 2018 at the age of 36. They are both guitarists for BM. Ohmura Takayoshi is an insanely talented guitarists. Probably top 10 for me.
Nice reaction. That performance was from the 10 years of Babymetal at the Budokan shows. They did 10 shows not in a row because of scheduling and the start of covid. All those years the earned the reputation of being great live. They even won awards for it. Plain to see why too. From the start they give their all on stage. They old adage the show must go on and break a leg is not lost on Babymetal. Down and bleeding they will go on. Some years before these shows Babymetal became the youngest act to ever perform there. The shows didn't go as well. 2 shows back-to-back. The first night Yui fell off the stage. She came back later and finished the show. Moa rolled an ankle. With tears in her eyes at times she finished the show. At another show Su slipped fell right on her butt. She got up and laughed it off then finished the show. They've took their lumps and earned their strips. These days folks are waiting for their first live performance since these 10 years of Babymetal shows back in 2021. Lucky for us it's not going to be long now. Babymetal is due to perform at the end of this month. Babymetals shows in Japan are some of the best shows you'll ever see. Also lucky for us Babymetals stripped down shows for music festivals are amazing too. Imagine when they first started you could have seen them for free in the mall. All part of the living legend that is Babymetal. Enjoy the journey through the foxhole and into the Babymetal galaxy of music.
" That guitar tone is just so pissed off." Kyle nailed it. As a fellow rock guitarist for the last 50 years I agree with Kyle on this. I have been a BABYMETAL fan for the last 5 years. They are so fresh and leave anything happening in the west behind. Loved your emotional reaction cause Rock, in any form, has always been to me to be about many emotions - not just anger. I'm 67 and I love everything about this band. I feel like they breathed new life into my music and my life. New Sub here.
9:55 that’s me too, lyrics are important to me so I feel this. But also, sometimes the music is just so good, and the vocals are on point, I enjoy it without evening knowing what they are saying. But then knowing the lyrics just slays it. Thanks for the reaction!
As you get to know more about BabyMetal you will realize that the show where one girl falls and another girl picks her up is a real thing that happened to them.🦊 And the "let's fight on" in the lyrics, as long as you have seen the BabyMetal concert, you will know who it is describing!🦊
One of the things about these Japanese bands is the way they write music. It’s hard to predict where their songs will go, and musically, every verse is different than the previous one. It’s not just cookie cutter style of writing that a lot of bands use. Love it.
Rhondo of nightmare with Kami Band intro (Japanese Band) and Kagerou live with Kami Band (American Band). Both of these are great songs and showcase the different band members for NA and Japan.
This clip is part of 10 Babymetal Budokan bluray. They do 10 shows and produce 5 blurays out of it. About mixing, Babymetal is asociated with Ted Jensen. I dont know if this is Ted works but he does Budokan show 7 years prior. If you want another strong moving performance I suggest Road of Resistance Live in Japan.
I'd recommend listening to Headbanger (LIVE at Legend 1997 - where they were just 14/15/16 years old), and also check out some of their newer songs like Pa Pa Ya, BxMxC, Oh Majinai, and Shanti Shanti Shanti. All have amazing vibes!!
Welcome in the fox hole ! Sure you will enjoy to react Babymetal/Dragonforce Road of resistance golden gobes 2015 , BxMxC ... and so many other beautiful songs from them as Amore , yava , Syncopation , Arkadia ... This band is so epic !!!
Another recommendation I can make is BxMxC. Especially the live pro-shot version is straight up fire. You can witness some absolutely baller vocal performance from Su-Metal. Awesome reaction guys, keep on rockin'. 🤘
Oh yeah, definitely pick official live versions when possible. I love their music videos, but the crowd and live music is something else. Headbanger is a good one, it's an early song for the band, but very popular for a reason.
You guys have to check out Road of Resistance Live in Japan and HeadBanger live. Amazing performances and even better crowd participation. Some of the best I’ve seen
Great song and always great live, especially being there live . Enjoying your preconceptions being destroyed about BabyMetal 🤣 Great reactions can not wait until the next BabyMetal reaction . Try Road of Resistance live in Japan. 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
Yesssss I was waitingggg for a live reactionnnnn, you have to react to road of resistance on their official channel it's awesome too or papaya ft F Hero or Headbanger these are great as well or Rondo of Nightmares if you want to listen to the band or Oh Majinai super fun 😎
Early on the Producer contracted the best sound guy in the world to setup their sound system and it shows. He never cuts corners on quality if he can help it.
With BABYMETAL it's basically the same old story every time. Brushing it off as a gimmick, novelty act, something weird Japan did like them ads or weird game shows... And then at some point for some reason you take another look, and you can't believe what you've missed. There's indeed a reason why they're so big. They don't mess around and the talent is literally everywhere. I would highly recommend to check out the BABYMETAL Reactor Resource channel for future reactions as they don't (normally) get blocked, have subtitles and are BluRay quality as they're taken from BluRay live shows. This band is one of the best live band you'll ever see and I know how that sounds for a metalhead, but I am one too and look at me xD. Enjoy the ride. Kyle, you will love this because it has the empowering messages of metal but 99% of the time it is wrapped inside a layer of positivity that is not so easy to come by in metal. Their messages are mostly about seeing the positive in the negative we see around us and overcoming our demons to aspire for hope and unity through difficult times.
Su's vocal range is out of this fucking world, it's one of the main reasons why she's one of my favorite female vocalists. Yall definitely gotta react to BxMxC specifically the live version, just so you can see her rap her ass off.
This is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to live Babymetal performances. FYI,a good source of Babymetal videos with english subtitles is a channel called For The Fox God
Great reaction again. Good choice of performance - but virtually any live BABYMETAL video is a great choice (with the possible exception of Glastonbury - they put on a great show but the BBC's audio and camerawork was atrociously bad). As you saw 'Karate' is about fighting adversity, when life knocks you down and everything seems too hard so you're hurt and crying, its about standing up and fighting on, helping each other through the hard times. They used karate to illustrate this as it is a Japanese martial art and reflects their culture - as with a lot of their songs it is also about always moving forwards. They did watch a lot of martial arts movies to get ideas for the choreo as they wanted it to look as authentic as possible (but they are dancers, not martial artists, so those people will tell you it isn't entirely authentic).
You have to experience Road of Resistance live if you’re doing Babymetal. It’s phenomenal.
The Official video.
Here you go: Road of Resistance live in Japan ruclips.net/video/zTEYUFgLveY/видео.html
IDZ would also be a good one.
yeah, Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)
Yeah! It's unbelievable - have watched it tens of times and still hair pops up every time. It's something else and Kami Band's playing is out of this world.
That final note Su Metal sings gives me chills every single time.
yes the first time through it leaves you think I wish she could have carried that note a little longer Then it comes around again and not only does she carry it longer, she puts a little something extra on it
just thinking about it made me tingle a little
saw her live - i'll never forget that concert .
Budokan is very important for BABYMETAL, not just because the importance of the venue itself in Japanese history, but also because they played 2 shows here (Red Night and Black Night) in early 2014 which were the shows to launch their first album, as well as to “depart” for their first World Tour.
Who the hell~ walks into BUDOKAN at age 14(YUI and MOA) (SU-METAL was 16) and changes history? In March 2014, Babymetal performed in front of 20,000 people at the legendary Budokan venue - setting a record for being the youngest female fronted band to ever sell out Nippon Budokan on two consecutive nights. If you've played the LEGENDARY BUDOKAN, you have made it. If you've played a sold-out TOKYO DOME 55,000 SEAT STADIUM two nights in a row ( SEPT 19-20 2016 ) - - you are immortal!
Red and Black nights and Tokyo dome were awesome
Do not sleep in Ijime, Dame, Zetai. Amazing track with an awesome message.
The only thing beating seeing a babymetal pro shot is watching them live. With your mix as metal and hip hop heads you definitely should watch Babymetal's - BxMxC. Especially live this song totally kills it. And if you ever get a chance to see them live - just do it. It's such a crazy good experience.
BxMxC was a big surprise for me too. Didn't like the album version, but the live version blew me away. The build-up and conclusion near the end are worth several chef's kisses each.
BxMxC is scary good live
Babymetal live is one of the best live shows you can see anywhere, but especially when they play stadiums in Japan. I'm flying to Tokyo in less than three weeks to see them at Makuhari Messe at the end of the month. Its costing an arm and a leg, but it's going to be worth every cent when they put on a show like this.
See you in Makuhari!
Yea, see you there. Ill be going there too! Where are you coming from?
Lucky you! Have fun!
@@onigiri9964 Traveling from Australia. Hope I bump into some of you fine kitsune when I'm there.
How was it?:)
BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL) = GOLD!
500000000% Truth! Incredible song and video.
Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。BABYMETAL is the best phenomenon in music I have ever experienced in my 67-year-long life. When I saw their live performance video for the first time, I got emotional like you did. When I witnessed their show at a venue for the first time, I was moved to tears. Whenever react to BM videos, you should select live ones. BM has been existing to encourage people by showing their full-power performance on stage either in arenas or at open-air festival.
[FYI] We say "Japan is the country obsessed by Rock Music". The history is very long and the obsession started in 1966 when Beatles visited Japan and held 5 concerts at Budokan. Speaking of hard rock / heavy metal music, a number of bands started to come to Japan since as early as 1970s : Led Zeppelin / Grand Funk Railroad (1971), Deep Purple (1972), Queen (1975), Kiss (1977), Cheap Trick / Van Halen / Scorpions (1978), Judas Priest (1978/79) and so on. Now, any type of rock can be enjoyed here, especially by many all-female or women-fronted bands. They are daughters of American / European rock, for sure. (Many are grand-daughters in terms of age.)
Uh-oh, we also say "Japan is the country obsessed by Jazz". It had started earlier than rock 😄
hey, im learning Japanese or trying too at least. i see you used kanji for (arigato/ ありがとう) is this common to use kanji or just hiragana? im asking because all textbooks ive used only have it in hiragana, but i see it kanji alot
@@Xyrez Thank you for your interest in Japanese culture. Hiragana only or mixture of Kanji / Hiragana, both are OK but Hiragana only is normal way these days. So your textbooks are correct. Some aged Japanese people like me prefer to write 有難う (or 有り難う) because we learnt that way many years ago in school. In addition, I personally prefer the combination of these two kanjis [有 = exist, happen, occur etc.] and [難 = hard, difficult, rarely achievable etc.] If someone is kind enough to you and do some favor for you, it must be something that can happen rarely or trouble him/her to do it. So 有難う signifies and implies that I noticed that you bothered to do it just for me and I am grateful to you about such unusual thing. I love this expression.
@@flugelhornoldman1362 I see this makes a lot of sense thank you very much! for explaining with such depth, I love your county and language. To me are both amazing
Dude when i heard this chorus for the first time i was ALL IN
They came to Atlanta a few years back. One of the best concerts I've been to. It was great.
yeahhhh...I always said BM is not just a rock band....BM is an ART...
Whenever I hear these amazing and rockin' ladies whether or not I have subtitles to understand the lyrics they still gives me goosebumps and chills all at the same time
Welcome back guys, great to see you starting this year with more BM songs.
This version is fine but is the latest live performance without YuiMetal in the group. This song is from 2016 from 2nd album Metal Resistance.
If you want one of the greatest live versión out there then live at Download Festival 2016 is the one you should look for, i know there's no subtitles but if you follow the dance choreography you'll see they break the language barrier with their own bodies.
Next suggestion:
- _"Ijime Dame Zettai"_ live at Sonisphere Festival 2014, careful with the copyright blocked by putting some filters.
7:58 i love how you're fighting the tears here, got the same feeling everytime.🥺
See you next time 🦊🤘🥋
2nd check out Download 2016 version 😁🤘🏼🦊
@@martinmetal7481 You're da man. Kitsune up!🦊🤘🥋
@@jakemuller8626 😁🤘🏼🦊
2nd Ijime Dame Zettai from Sonisphere. No subtitles but see them at a UK festival where most of the crowd did not know them. Plus Su herself said it is their most important performance ever and intro to western metal fans.
@@tackle47 3nd that as well🤘🏼🦊
The guitar tone comes from a 9 string ESP tuned down to the bottom levels of hell. Just an amazing sound!
You mean in the studio version? Because in this live performance you can see ISAO was using his 8-string guitar and Ohmura one of his 7-strings.
Yeah, playing this song you only really need a 7, but on the pinch harmonic lick on the riff it’s easier to have that 8th string to just reach over and play the 6th fret instead of sliding down to 1. Definitely don’t need a 9 lol
I was searching for reactions to Babymetal and after a ton of videos, ya'll are my favorite. I love ya'lls vibe, how you picked up on the emotional parts of the song, and FINALLY, someone spoke about just how well the main girl (all the girls really) can sing! But also you gave love to the band who, indeed, fuckin rocks.
Quickest sub ever! Keep rocking out yall. \m/
Thank you for the love.
That's Babymetal live guys. They are perfection on stage. They rehearse themselves silly and can repeat this same performance night after night without ever having a bad night. This stage is actually one of their lowest budget stages. They can go super over the top with their arena shows. This one was scaled back because it was during COVID and they never knew if the next show was going to take place or not (they did 10 nights at Budokan).
Babymetal is simply insane live! I highly recommend you check out "Rondo of Nightmare" (Live, with Mischiefs of God intro), "Headbanger" (Live, Legends of 1997), and "Catch Me If You Can" (Live, Legends Doomsday). These songs really highlight the band and are great points to kick off from here!
Great reaction, thanks!
Yep this is live. Pro-shot footage produced for BD/DVD purpose from their last 10 concerts at the Budokan. So, it's just perfect. And yes, the visuals from those concerts are really appealing and I'm a sucker for a good laser show as well. The comment you read is totally true. They hire the best technicians money can pay just to match the girls professionalism and dedication. They are sometimes considered a "live act" to the point they consider their albums as business cards being the live performances their core business.
By the way, Kyle's face during Su's final "hashire" is priceless.
Now u have to watch their Tokyo Dome show. Unreal
Now that you've seen how a Japanese crowd reacts, you should checkout Karate from Download 2016 to see how a western metal crowd reacts. Babymetal is first and foremost a live performance band, they even say that their CD's are just a calling card to their live shows, which is why a lot of their music videos are just pro shot from their concerts. Try Rondo of Nightmare with Kami Band intro, Road of Resistance live in Tokyo, Ijime Dame Zitai from Tokyo Dome, Death Legend 1997, In The Name Of from Legend S XX to get a taste of how crazy their productions are. The last two are the birthday concerts for Sumetal, the leaf singer.🤘🦊🤘
This was awesome, I wish I knew what they were saying, I'm gonna have to find the lyrics to all these non english bands and read them while watching these videos because I miss out on so much and I can't do subtitles because I'd be pausing every few seconds to read and that's just not something I like doing, great reaction guys, look forward to the next one.
Also it's not like I'm being lazy, I'm legally blind and it takes a lot out of me to read things while I'm trying to listen to them at the same time but I will most definitely still listen to these videos and continue to enjoy them. CHEERS!!! 🤘🤘🤘
Du-Metal has lyrics for the early albums and shows. I would link it, but RUclips doesn't allow outside linking. (At least not for me.) Just look for Du-Metal BABYMETAL TRANSLATIONS UNOFFICIAL. He's only done the first two albums, but it's still a good resource.
Su is a soprano who has a C4 to G5# range (G#6 once, in a duet with Rob Halford). She is a stage general who has been commanding crowds of 60,000+ since she was 16. She is 25 now and her voice has matured and is as smooth as silk and stronger than steel. The new album is released in March and it's going to be excellent.
BABYMETAL DETH LEGEND 1997
Best metal moment in the last 30 years
Just insanity
Me and my girlfriend love watching you guys react to our favourite music! Keep up the hard work
You guys should do the Rondo of Nightmare as well, specifically the live version. Their bassist does some really cool riffs and things prior to the singing. Thanks again for another great reaction
Rondo of Nightmare live ruclips.net/video/tmMocP99QkQ/видео.html
just to avoid confusion, @nickking4620 is referring to the live version with the "Mischiefs of Metal Gods" intro. There's a good version of this from Budokan 2014 (same venue as this performance, but 7 years earlier), which was one of their first "big" solo shows. Look for Rondo with Mischiefs from Budokan Red Night.
@@brumetaru Yes thank you! The name slipped my mind!
I`ve seen them 4 times now including The Forum in LA and every show is INCREDIBLE!!! They are 100% legit...If I had to guess, I would say they are the hardest working band in metal simply because of the complexity of their shows. I watched them do a 45 minute set in 109 degree weather, outside, and they didn`t skip a beat. And really, you don`t need the lyrics to have a good time. Just watching them play and dance is all the Japanese language you really need. Knowing the words is just simply a bonus with them. What really made me laugh was when they were changing over to their setup, they played My Woman From Tokyo and Godzilla over the P.A. 😂😂🔥🔥
The audience usually adds a lot to Babymetal shows. Unfortunately, this was during Covid so it was a reduced capacity at the venue and the fans were restricted in their ability to cheer and chant. Go a few years back and check out Headbanger at Legend 1997 or Road of Resistance Live in Japan to see what I mean.
Most fans would agree that Babymetal sounds beter live than in the studio. Su's vocals are great, and they are among the best sounding bands live I have experienced. Their sound engineers are amazing, One thing they do is they never put something on a recording that can't be performed live, Su is just an incredible vocalist.
I remember seeing them on the main stage at Download 2016. People were fans but didn't know what to expect live. They easily had one of the most receptive crowds of the weekend as they were THAT good. There's a performance of Karate on RUclips. Highly recommend checking it out in your own time
If you loved this song live, you also have to watch the live versions of "Headbanger" and "Catch me if you can". The crowd is absolutely insane
A word of warning here: if you just search for 'Babymetal Headbanger live' or the same for CMIYC, you'll likely see a lot of compilation videos where clips from multiple live shows were stitched together to get around copyright, which is a shame because both of those songs have excellent uncut live versions available on youtube that don't get blocked:
Headbanger live at Legend 1997: ruclips.net/video/r-2IY10k9KM/видео.html
Catch me if you can live at Budokan Black Night: ruclips.net/video/YiAJeKgufMk/видео.html
@@silly_programme5061 no you understood wrong. I just want to see Eric's and Kyle's reaction. I love the way how these two react to stuff. :) I know I suggested this song two times now
@@flower_power_ftw2741 My comment was addressing Eric and Kyle, not you, sorry for the confusion!
@@silly_programme5061 okay, thank you! I've been wondering :D
@@flower_power_ftw2741 Busy weekend for me 😄 sorry to keep you waiting on tenterhooks
Babymetal has some of the best stage productions of any band in the world. Any of their "main" shows in japan all have the most insane stage production.
i know this is an older video and i love to rewatch it, one of my favorite babymetal songs but i do suggest maybe one day watching the actual video because it is really really good if possible. They are AMAZING live and this was a stellar live video! But their music videos are top notch too! Thank you guys for reacting to them because i don't think i would have gotten so heavily into them if i didn't watch you guys reacted to a few of their songs. ROCK ON!
Great reaction! I love it when BABYMETAL convince doubters that they are a real force to be reckoned with. Isn't it amazing and surprising (especially for a metalhead) how much the dancing adds to the entertainment value? I don't know any other band with such a complete package of entertainment.
Another performance you have to see is "Road of Resistance" live in Japan. I would say it's one of the best Metal performances ever. Unfortunately, it tends to get blocked, so you'd have to take some measures. And I'm not aware of any version with subtitles. For both a Metal and a Hip Hop head, BxMxC is probably interesting as well.
Syncopation is amazing. Besides listening to it on Spotify, I've only seen its video on RUclips. It's amazing. You check that out next. Talk about atmospherics... man. They put on an amazing show!
You guys honestly have one of the best reactions ive ever seen to Babymetal, so raw and genuine, i couldnt help but laugh and smile seeing you guys react to this! \m/
They’re fire, even more so live wtf! 🤯
I've been a Babymetal fan for years, and even my kids love them. They have such great music, and with such interesting story telling.
Yea, Babynetal is one if those bands you need to experience live to fully appreciate. Whatever reservations people might have had I can safely say will be put to rest during a live BM show.
I also recommend Rondo of Nightmare Mischiefs of Metal Gods at Budokan Live Intro version. This is an epic live performance of Su-Metal when she was only 16. To think this wasn't even their earliest performance either as that was at SummerSonic.
Where Su-Metal was I believe 12 at at the time as wholly s***!! Just imagine what Devine Attack-Shingeki will sound like live when they perform it I suspect at Tokyo International Exhibition Hall this Jan 28 & 29th.
They later will join up with Sabaton on his European tour in April. Bandmetal was my gateway band into a full on Renaissance now. Band-Maid, Nemophila, LiveBites, Fate Gear, & Hanabie to name a few in their wake.
Hababie just released a new single "Pardon Me, I have to go now. " Any hope of an exit from this Foxhole is all but gone now lol. 🤘🦊💕
Great BabyMetal reaction guys! If you keep reacting to BabyMetal I will keep watching! They are amazing in every way. They have come out with 2 new songs recently and are going on tour this year. If they come to the United States I am going to as many shows as I can! You should react to BabyMetals song Ijime, dame, zettai live at Sonisphere 2014. That performance basically put BabyMetal on the map!
8:32
"We get it, you can sing."
Such is the divine power of Su-Metal!
Yeeesss babymetal 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
When I was watching this performance for the first time I was Kyle, shot for shot. Everything man, the level of entertainment, the showmanship, the voices, the lasers, the choreography and and and....I got emotional too. There is SO many ways to do Metal!
You guys really have to react to Road Of Resistance (Live version)! The crowd control is insane 🔥
I still remember hearing Babymetal the first time & I was like “WTF is this?!” But their music grew on me & what really made me appreciate their unique sound was that J-Pop feel. I lived in Japan for 6 years & always heard J-Pop in the malls but never really listened to it. When I heard Babymetal, it brought back a lot of good memories of my time in Japan. Now, I’m a huge fan & would love to see them live. Great reactions guys!🤙🏼
watch the updated version of the everything you need to know about babymetal guide. in it, the head of bring me the horizon actually states that he contributes a lot of their bands popularity to babymetal pulling them on to tour. He said while in japan he performed in the largest most elaborate stages he had ever done.
Their guitar players are killer. Been playing for 40 years in bars and opening for touring bands and these guys are the real deal.
Great reaction guys! You have so many more songs to listen to. The live versions are always the best. You should do Papaya next.
While I may watch every reaction you guys do, the Kpop scene has not been something I’m in to and don’t need to come back and watch. This was something that I totally enjoyed and I didn’t even need to know what they were saying! The sound and pitch of their voices are just another instrument for an awesome sound behind it!
Just for the record this was not Kpop but Jmetal!
@@michaelafrancis1361 good to know! Apparently metal just hits for me!
You should check out Rolling Quartz!! They are quite the exception to the normal K-Pop rule here. Metal isn't as l common there but doesn't mean it doesn't exist either.
I also recommend Dreamcatcher which are currently my favorite K-Rock Hybrid group.
Doesn't matter how many times I watch the original I still get good bumps
The live performances you watch will only get better
Considering Su-metal has been literally singing and performing her entire teenage years until adulthood, it wouldn’t come as a surprise as to why she’s so good live. But the thing about her is that even in her younger years, she already sounded amazing. When their producer found her, he was so amazed at her voice that it spoke to him.
Karate is THE song, it just pumps me up and is such a journey
My favorite Karate live is at Download in the pouring rain. Su's crowd control is unreal.
Reportedly Budokan is by invitation only. Babymetal has performed there so many times they should rename the place Babymetal Arena.
Right now the Japanese and the Koreans are at the top at staging for live performances and studio MV's. With the Babymetal team flat-out the best at Arena shows. Unfortunately Babymetal has only performed 2 Arena shows outside of Japan - Wembley, London and The Form, LA.
Sidenote: Babymetal was the first Japanese band to perform in Wembley, breaking the record for Band Merch sold!!!
Live in Download festival 2016 version
Babymetal live was AMAZING!
As everyone has said, BabyMetal are a band that are far better live. Its not just a band playing and singing, its an event, a stage show with 3 girls kicking your asses and punching you in the face with every song. And that's before we talk about the band behind them. Its also perfectly fine to get emotional with BabyMetal..I don't know if its Su's voice, the song, the music, but a huge amount of people get emotional on completely different songs for completely different reasons, and that's GREAT. I get emotional as I am pretty sure I will never get to a show, but hey ho that's the joys of being really old I guess. Maybe I will see them, only The Fox God Knows :)
Road of Resistance live from Japan is another great vid.
"That was fucking nasty" made me lol. Best commentary on a Babymetal vid ever.
audience chant is a pretty big part of idol concert. Something that you dont really see on metal concert before to be hearing the audience shout "oi!" etc. They make pretty hype metal concert because not only you can do mosh pit, you also do the idol chant.
Doooo liiiivvveeee Headbanger!!!!!
Ohmura Takayoshi and Fujioka Mikio are two of my favorite guitarists. Fujioka unfortunately died in 2018 at the age of 36. They are both guitarists for BM. Ohmura Takayoshi is an insanely talented guitarists. Probably top 10 for me.
Rondo of Nightmare live is very good. Also, Syncopation or Kagerou live versions are epic.
Nice reaction. That performance was from the 10 years of Babymetal at the Budokan shows. They did 10 shows not in a row because of scheduling and the start of covid. All those years the earned the reputation of being great live. They even won awards for it. Plain to see why too. From the start they give their all on stage. They old adage the show must go on and break a leg is not lost on Babymetal. Down and bleeding they will go on. Some years before these shows Babymetal became the youngest act to ever perform there. The shows didn't go as well. 2 shows back-to-back. The first night Yui fell off the stage. She came back later and finished the show. Moa rolled an ankle. With tears in her eyes at times she finished the show. At another show Su slipped fell right on her butt. She got up and laughed it off then finished the show. They've took their lumps and earned their strips. These days folks are waiting for their first live performance since these 10 years of Babymetal shows back in 2021. Lucky for us it's not going to be long now. Babymetal is due to perform at the end of this month. Babymetals shows in Japan are some of the best shows you'll ever see. Also lucky for us Babymetals stripped down shows for music festivals are amazing too. Imagine when they first started you could have seen them for free in the mall. All part of the living legend that is Babymetal. Enjoy the journey through the foxhole and into the Babymetal galaxy of music.
" That guitar tone is just so pissed off." Kyle nailed it. As a fellow rock guitarist for the last 50 years I agree with Kyle on this. I have been a BABYMETAL fan for the last 5 years. They are so fresh and leave anything happening in the west behind. Loved your emotional reaction cause Rock, in any form, has always been to me to be about many emotions - not just anger. I'm 67 and I love everything about this band. I feel like they breathed new life into my music and my life. New Sub here.
Thanks John! Happy to have ya!
React to the Live performance of Rondo of Nightmare by Babymetal. Kyle will absolutely flip a lid seeing how amazing the guitarists and drummer are.
9:55 that’s me too, lyrics are important to me so I feel this. But also, sometimes the music is just so good, and the vocals are on point, I enjoy it without evening knowing what they are saying. But then knowing the lyrics just slays it.
Thanks for the reaction!
As you get to know more about BabyMetal you will realize that the show where one girl falls and another girl picks her up is a real thing that happened to them.🦊
And the "let's fight on" in the lyrics, as long as you have seen the BabyMetal concert, you will know who it is describing!🦊
One of the things about these Japanese bands is the way they write music. It’s hard to predict where their songs will go, and musically, every verse is different than the previous one. It’s not just cookie cutter style of writing that a lot of bands use. Love it.
Yeah,great reaction.more BABY METAL
DAAAAAMN!😱🤭😁🤘🤘🤘🤪✌️❤️🔥🔥🎶🎵🎶🎵🤯
Going to see them live in Philly in Sep. can’t wait!!!!
Rhondo of nightmare with Kami Band intro (Japanese Band) and Kagerou live with Kami Band (American Band). Both of these are great songs and showcase the different band members for NA and Japan.
Recomended : Babymetal - Headbanger (Live Legend 1997)
I've seen some great live bands (eg Pink Floyd, Metallica, REM) but Babymetal concerts are something else.
Definitely on my bucket list...
"Stage General" couldn't have described her better myself🦊
The first time I heard this song/watched the video, I got emotional and I didn’t even know what they were saying!! Lol
This clip is part of 10 Babymetal Budokan bluray.
They do 10 shows and produce 5 blurays out of it.
About mixing, Babymetal is asociated with Ted Jensen. I dont know if this is Ted works but he does Budokan show 7 years prior.
If you want another strong moving performance I suggest Road of Resistance Live in Japan.
I'd recommend listening to Headbanger (LIVE at Legend 1997 - where they were just 14/15/16 years old), and also check out some of their newer songs like Pa Pa Ya, BxMxC, Oh Majinai, and Shanti Shanti Shanti. All have amazing vibes!!
Welcome in the fox hole ! Sure you will enjoy to react Babymetal/Dragonforce Road of resistance golden gobes 2015 , BxMxC ... and so many other beautiful songs from them as Amore , yava , Syncopation , Arkadia ... This band is so epic !!!
Yeahhh 🤘🦊🤘
Su-Metal has probably one of the best live vocals ever.
Agreed 10000%.
you guys need to watch more live from Babymetal! they are awesome!!!
"Lovebites - Set The World On Fire - Live from Ride For Vengeance Tour 2021" 🔥🤘
Thank you. A fav song. ❤ Babymetal
Another recommendation I can make is BxMxC. Especially the live pro-shot version is straight up fire. You can witness some absolutely baller vocal performance from Su-Metal.
Awesome reaction guys, keep on rockin'. 🤘
That live is from The Forum, isn't it?
Oh yeah, definitely pick official live versions when possible. I love their music videos, but the crowd and live music is something else. Headbanger is a good one, it's an early song for the band, but very popular for a reason.
You guys have to check out Road of Resistance Live in Japan and HeadBanger live. Amazing performances and even better crowd participation. Some of the best I’ve seen
Hi from San Francisco California
Babymetal 🇯🇵❤️🦊🤘
I loved your reactions! You NEED to react to other BabyMetal songs! Go with Monochrome, Headbanger (Moa versión), Starlight... All of them live!
I just saw them on Saturday. Amazing show
Just found your videos and you guys need to listen to the live version of Papaya! Metal and rap in one song
Great song and always great live, especially being there live .
Enjoying your preconceptions being destroyed about BabyMetal 🤣
Great reactions can not wait until the next BabyMetal reaction .
Try Road of Resistance live in Japan.
😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼
This is a must, that song live is just another damn level
@@sidewinderzero so true 😁🤘🏼🦊
New sub,great reaction. If you haven't done it, Rondo Of Nightmare. Try to get live in Budokan with the Kami Band intro. Face meltingly good!!
Yesssss I was waitingggg for a live reactionnnnn, you have to react to road of resistance on their official channel it's awesome too or papaya ft F Hero or Headbanger these are great as well or Rondo of Nightmares if you want to listen to the band or Oh Majinai super fun 😎
MORE BABY METAL PLEASE!!!
List sing live
- HEADBANGER
- SIS ANGER
- ROAD OF RESSISTENCE
Early on the Producer contracted the best sound guy in the world to setup their sound system and it shows. He never cuts corners on quality if he can help it.
With BABYMETAL it's basically the same old story every time. Brushing it off as a gimmick, novelty act, something weird Japan did like them ads or weird game shows... And then at some point for some reason you take another look, and you can't believe what you've missed. There's indeed a reason why they're so big. They don't mess around and the talent is literally everywhere.
I would highly recommend to check out the BABYMETAL Reactor Resource channel for future reactions as they don't (normally) get blocked, have subtitles and are BluRay quality as they're taken from BluRay live shows. This band is one of the best live band you'll ever see and I know how that sounds for a metalhead, but I am one too and look at me xD.
Enjoy the ride. Kyle, you will love this because it has the empowering messages of metal but 99% of the time it is wrapped inside a layer of positivity that is not so easy to come by in metal. Their messages are mostly about seeing the positive in the negative we see around us and overcoming our demons to aspire for hope and unity through difficult times.
Su's vocal range is out of this fucking world, it's one of the main reasons why she's one of my favorite female vocalists. Yall definitely gotta react to BxMxC specifically the live version, just so you can see her rap her ass off.
Love the reaction guys 🤙 Another good japanese band you should watch live should be One Ok Rock. The live version of We Are is amazing
This is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to live Babymetal performances. FYI,a good source of Babymetal videos with english subtitles is a channel called For The Fox God
Great reaction again. Good choice of performance - but virtually any live BABYMETAL video is a great choice (with the possible exception of Glastonbury - they put on a great show but the BBC's audio and camerawork was atrociously bad).
As you saw 'Karate' is about fighting adversity, when life knocks you down and everything seems too hard so you're hurt and crying, its about standing up and fighting on, helping each other through the hard times. They used karate to illustrate this as it is a Japanese martial art and reflects their culture - as with a lot of their songs it is also about always moving forwards.
They did watch a lot of martial arts movies to get ideas for the choreo as they wanted it to look as authentic as possible (but they are dancers, not martial artists, so those people will tell you it isn't entirely authentic).
BABYMETAL ARE GODDESS LIVE SU-METAL MOAMETAL AND MOMOMETAL ARE PURE PERFECTION!