What Japanese Think of BABYMETAL (Interview)
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- Опубликовано: 4 дек 2017
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The girl in the orange sweater absolutely nailed it!
That exactly what I said!!
hahaha hai
Partially right. It's not that they brought metal to a new level, it's that they brought it to a different level.
As far as metal music goes they are actually pretty tame but at least I haven't heard any other bands like them here in the US.
That's the comment I was about to make, but you already made it, so.. good.
My thoughts (well viewing) exactly...
In my opinion, the reason why BABYMETAL got so popular around the world is, their music is very inclusive. They didn't just try to fit into an existing genre or subgenre, but they created their own by mashing together two completely different cultures: Girly Japanese pop music and heavy metal. It was a combination that, by all accounts, shouldn't have worked. But by the hard work of Suzuka, Yui and Moa, the very talented artists behind them, and some insane miracle (the Fox God, obviously), they somehow created a phenomenon nobody expected, not even them (Koba mentioned this in an interview).
On the surface, why people gravitate towards them is the fact BABYMETAL is....weird. It's a very unusual mixture of Jpop and authentic heavy metal. This is important, because BABYMETAL does not play the usual Japanese style Jrock or like Visual Kei stuff, but their sound and music is very close to real western heavy metal, taking cues from popular metal bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, HammerFall, and various elements from black, trash and nu-metal. If someone uninitiated would listen to the instrumental only tracks, there is no way they would be able to tell this music was made for three teenage Japanese girls to sing and dance to, it would simply make no sense :D
But if you go deeper, and look at the big picture, you realize the genius behind the phenomenon that is BABYMETAL. They have, without doubt, the most inclusive fanbase ever. You find just the weirdest friggin crowd at their live performances. from small kids, Jpop lovers, cosplayers and casual music enthusiasts, all the way to gruff, long-haired, leather-clad metalheads, and they all jump around to the same music, screaming the the same lyrics, smiling ear to ear. Young, old, men, women, everyone is represented. Only at a BABYMETAL concert can you see a huge bearded dude in a studded leather jacket, with a small girl sitting in his neck in a BABYMETAL costume and an industrial ear protector. Only here you'll see a pink-haired Sailor Moon looking girl standing next to a guy in an Anthrax hoodie, both hunched over a phone looking at the pictures they took at the concert. You can be literally anyone, from any country, any age, any walk of life, you are welcome in the BABYMETAL community. I think this is a huge accomplishment.
And this is admittedly what BABYMETAL stands for, to unite everyone under their umbrella of kawaii-metal. THE ONE, as BABYMETAL calls their fans, is their way to symbolize we all belong. When the girls shout "we are BABYMETAL" at a concert, it doesn't mean the three of them, it means EVERYONE, the girls, the band, the fans, everyone is BABYMETAL. I think this message is beautiful and we need more bands like this.
Greatly undervoted comment. This should be at the top.
Playbahnosh Good comment, but you've posted your entire blog here. TLDR.
@Yellow Rose I'm sorry a four paragraph text surpasses your attention span. I'm long winded, I like to detail my reasons and explanations, so those who do decide to read it, they get a clear picture of what I'm talking about and might even learn something they didn't know before. It was clearly written for people who appreciate longer, more detailed pieces. Information is power.
Playbahnosh wow an essay
@Dudex Kratos Oh, you've seen nothing yet. I could write entire books about just BABYMETAL alone ^_^ I was always pretty prolific when it comes to sharing my thoughts.
The lady in the orange top has some pretty convincing arguments. I gotta agree with her
she's real cutie
Karaoke girl knows a lot about babymetal.
I personally was astounded, that she knew Mikiko is the choreographer of the three girls. It's a fact that one hardly know, when he/she is not a fan of this band.
Yeah, I always love when some random street interview person turns out to know the band so well! I feel like I'm meeting a fellow fan! (I love Babymetal and Perfume!) Great interviews! :)
Steffen, I guess she is more a JPop fan than a jrock/metal/punk fan.
Babymetal is awesome. The girls are great singers, the band is ridiculously talented, and it blends J-Pop and metal very well. The only complaints I hear about them are from metal elitists who complain about everything anyway.
I thought the singers were children because of their height and appearance. They look hella young.
this is my favorite comment on youtube
Nicooo i'm somewhat a metal elitist and i agree with u, shows look fun to go to
"The only complaints I hear about them are from metal elitists"
So you are saying that you hear complaints only from metal elitists, and everyone else likes them? That's just bullshit.
Patrícia Vampyre Didn't say everyone likes them. Just said the only complaints I hear are from metal elitists. If it's not for you, then it's not for you. But no one can pretend that the band isn't talented, and they deserve some credit.
The band that plays with them are very talented. They play their instruments with a level of precision that's kinda rare when you go see bands play live.
Called KAMI-band in japanese. KAMI means god, muehehe
Japanese musicians are next level.
They are really amazing Artists! Then Babymetal's fandom is one of the best fandom I've ever seen. Concerts are very powerful and give goosebumps thanks to fans too! This group deserves more and more success and space on this planet.
I am glad to find your comment!!
I am also looking forward to the BABYMETAL reaction.
From Japanese fans.
They are popular in the United States and popular in UK oversaw supporting them :)
After finding out about the group 3 weeks ago, I have bought and heard the 2 albums I can get many times over along with watching their amazing live shows! I hope to get to experience that atmosphere 🤟🐺
Thanks to BabyMetal I started learning Japanese. I'd love to attend a concert of theirs one day.
I attended a concert in Germany and while the music sounded good, the voices were very shallow and the concert itself was way too short. Still, the crowd enjoyed itself very much :)
Kool avatar, bro. 🤘
Vatroslav Morbidović Thanks man! 🤘
Stereopony got me studying Japanese :-)
@@andrefricke9998 Honestly their performance needs an arena... They need the show that what makes it whole. It's more like an anime than just music. 😏
"In Japan, sometimes you can get big by just looking good." 😂😂😂 on point 😂
I'm honestly surprised there aren't more Japanese people who know and/or are fans of Babymetal. Babymetal is everything to me and I live about 7000 miles away. Babymetal even made me want to learn Japanese.
Me too! I live in Florida. I found BM because of Hasuni Miku making me curious about Japanese music. I listened to ten girl bands 2 songs each and the next day I woke up with no one but Babymetal in my head. Maybe if the others had 2 songs like "Karate" or "Give Me Chocolate, Babymetal would not own me like they do.The others don't even now.
You know who else is Kawaii? Fuki from Unlucky Morpheus. You should check them out.
@@fmarrr Babymetal is coming to Orlando soon. I hope you got your tickets already!
It has a lot to do with Japanese culture and Metal not meshing well.
I see Babymetal, I click.
Simple.
@@Wirmish HAHAHA 😆
Same
That's not my type of music, but they definetely deserve to be succesful!
Good attitude. :D
Any quirky twist to music (that most japanese end up doing) always deserve to be successful!
『Mr Nippon』がタイプじゃない音楽なら知名度が低いのも自然…w ってのは冗談ですが、東京ドーム2Daysも11万席が完売しました。あと、アミューズは初期のMVへのリアクトの大半が欧米南米ASEANなどの外国からだったので、日本での露出を減らし欧米へのアプローチを始めたようです（嘘っぽいですが、本当に結果的にそうなったようです）。浮いた予算は英での活躍や、米とシンガポールに事務所に費やしているのかもしれません。2018年もすごいフェスに出ますね。
東京の女性ってKPOPのほうが好きですよね？地上波のTVではそう言ってます。
僕は乃木坂も箱押しですが、ダンスのクオリティや歌の上手さではBABYMETALとは比べ物になりませんね（両方のコンサートに行くと良く分かる）。日本のアイドルはやっぱりパフォーマンスより顔面偏差値でしょう！BABYMETALはヘビーメタルをベースにしているので、やはり日本ではコアなマニア中心になるのでしょう。大部分の人は、メタルを爆音としか感じていないし、リフの善し悪しも理解できないから。彼らは他の日本のアイドル達と十把一絡げにされるのが嫌でTVにはほとんど出ないし、多分紅白も辞退しているのでしょう。でも、この戦略は成功だと思いますよ。
I really like Babymetal especially their song Karate!
I don't really like metal, but I enjoy their music a lot!
Sascha lol, they are as far from metal as it can get
Kos aka Kosm same. They are close as metal as I get.
The band is literally doing metal music (a lot of my friends who love metal are listening to babymetal because of the band), but they are just singing as if it is a jpop song.
It's called kawaii metal lmao
Sascha Ok, Lol
Yeah, don't listen to Metal posers like Rob Halford, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, Herman Li, Sam Totman and the entire band of Metallica. Kos aka Kosm here knows Metal better than they do and if he says they're not Metal then they're not Metal. ./sarcasm
I love Babymetal. Im a huge metal fan and they are a breath of fresh air in the metal genre. Very talented group and I would love to see them live
They are awesome live. 100% worth it.
@@jsullivan2112 they have 2 power metal songs and they are automatically a power metal band. Nice 👌
I find it pretty interesting that, and maybe I'm wrong, it seemed like the guy who put Babymetal together wanted to create a bridge for J-Pop fans in Japan to appreciate a perhaps underappreciated genre that he liked a lot, being metal, but instead he drew a great deal of Western (at least among my metal friends, though we are older, less edgy and definitely not elitists by any means) into discovering J-Pop. If you told me ten years ago that my metal friends would be willingly and actively searching out Japanese Idol music I would have laughed in your face. I mean, the guys that played bass and guitar in my thrash band back in the day are HUGE Sakura Gakuin fans now. In the past, the best I could get them to listen to was Maximum the Hormone (definitely metal) and more recently Kinoko Teikoku (definitely not metal, but far from idol music). At the same time, a lot of people in the West that have resisted metal music in the past have been given a way in through Babymetal, as they defy the "sweaty long hair dudes screaming over something loud and fast" image that metal has.
Hahah, from Babymetal to Sakura Gakuin, some how that step isn't as big as it might seem. And also kind of what Yui and Moa also want Babymetal to be a way to also promote SG. :-)
That actually sounds a lot like what Koba(the guy/brain behind Babymetal) had in mind...or so that's what it sounds like from his interviews that I've read. He wanted to bring his love of metal and introduce it to his work(Idol music)...and as you say, get it noticed.
autohmae Yui and Moa aren't in SG anymore, though, so why would they want to promote it? Why did you leave out Suzuka, too?
+Kami Nann
It was mentioned when Suzuka had already graduated from SG, so we only know that Yui and Moa feel that way: www.dailymotion.com/video/k3vwvZY8RgGgADdHGmY?start=1647s Pretty much all former members of SG still go to SG events/big shows (this includes Suzuka, Moa and Yui).
Metal has a "sweaty long hair dudes screaming over something loud and fast" image because that's basically the definition of metal!
MrTubularBalls No, that's screamo or speed metal. Not every metal band screams.
Very insightful comments actually. All of them correct IMO. And this group is rekindling my interested in learning Japanese. I studied it for a few years long ago and kick myself for not continuing. I think I'll start again tomorrow!
The lady's comments at 4:07 are very close to what a lot of Western musicians, fans, and critics have said about Babymetal. Gimme Chocolate was a big internet hit, but I haven't heard much about them in the States since the second album hit.
The forum in
LA ??? sold out show.
and ameticans don't really listen to metal anymore.
I love BABYMETAL!!! I was super-into kawaii J-pop in my late-teens and early-twenties, and super-into metal in my mid to late-twenties, so that probably explains it...
I'm not into J-pop at all, and Babymetal is my favorite band ever :D
Can we Be friends ?Aaaaa
Been a fan of metal for decades. I didn't want to admit it at first, but I love BABYMETAL. Honestly, listening to their music was a motivating factor to start learning Japanese and also start exploring more Japanese music.
Lord Lordington of Awesomeshire same bruh been listening to them since the 70's love em.
Same here man! 50 years old and I'm all into extreme metal, especially brutal black metal like Tsjuder, Setherial, Belphegor, Nefarium, etc. but this strikes a chord with me. And it makes me want to start relearning Japanese also. I regret not continuing my studies in teh language decades ago. The fact is, Japan is a unique world in and of itself. Lost to explore and the country has made an amazing contribution to the word on so many levels, from technology to the arts to philosophy.
You're right, they got something special. I'm 46 and on now get back to Metalica (all until Garage Inc), Mercyful Fate (from Melissa into 9), Rammstein, Nightwish (only with Tarja Quinn) and - yes, BabyMetal. And recently I add The Hu (mongolian). All is going with me for whole working day as I can listen on earphone and switch-off from others. BUT - lets look on my mix, there is almost a bit older metal (80's and 90's) and pretty new BM. E.G when is going to start gig song and.. for first couple bits is very hard to find if it is Rammstein or Meta Taro. But I remember my first finding on YT, that was headbanger and some other songs not really in my style. Su waking up, got collar on.. and that was my true love. Real metal in type I liked it! and this is by today, non-stop listen to. Just don't like if is to much pop mixing, but this is BM style. Just saying!
Glad I found this video, I love baby metal and have often thought about asking around when I go back to Japan in February.
i like the message of ijime, dame, zettai. one of the bigger issue of modern sociality
That's because the singers don't write anything. The lyrics are mostly written by people in their 40s.
Yeah sociality
+TrickWithAKnife
actually 4 no Uta was written by the two smaller girls. In the tour bus no less, like any great rock/metal band. :-)
the girl at 4:03 is spot on, at least for me personally. I have been a huge fan of metal for 15 years now (over half my life!). I grew up on pop music but went to death metal come high school so when BABYMETAL came out I was so in love with the music. It had a fresh new hybrid sound that was pretty unique at the time. Good video! Also to add, the dude on the left at 2:11 is so hot! Wish I could find a man as gorgeous as him!!!
I like BabyMetal because of their Shinto and Kami themes with their performances and music videos.
普通に周りでも人気あるけどな〜。
私はbabymetal可愛いしかっこいいし見た目も歌も大好き！
BABYMETAL fucking rocks! And Moametal is one fine momma 😘
ほとんど海外で活動してるのに、日本でもこれだけ人気なの凄いと思う
ほとんど海外で活動してるわけではないよ
年に１～2ヶ月くらい
残りはずっと日本で活動してる
Love your videos and been really enjoying your Japanese lessons :) thank you for all the great content!
Idk how I didn't see this video on your channel. I just found out about Babymetal a few days ago, and i just got recommended by RUclips to watch this video. And i already was subscribed to you. I wish I had seen this earlier so I could've been enjoying their music for a longer time. I really liked them.
I'm in shock an Aldious lives in Japan and tours there every week while thier album is out,that's sad to hear how those jrockers are popular overseas but not at home,it's the same a little in the States but we got or had a lot of good artist in the 80$ Motley Crue Ratt, Madonna,Etc Etc.but wow..!! That's a shocking revelation..
My friend who also listens to metal recommended that I listen to Babymetal and I was instantly hooked because I LOVE women fronted metal music! I then learned what they looked like and thought, "Such talented singers and what cute matching outfits!" I love the band as a whole and enjoy their music very much. It is fun to practice and sing along! I hope they will perform nearby in the future so I can attend a show! :)
It's pretty cool! Have not downloaded any Japanese music in a while, I''ll check it out!
About this video now: I've never listened to them before, but it doesn't seem bad. Maybe not my favorite style, but I cannot overlook their efforts. Most of the times breaking the norm is difficult.
Also, I like the decoration of your room/kitchen.
I saw BABYMETAL in London,England. They was great ! I would go again if they come back .
I started listening to BabyMetal before my first trip to Japan. I also discovered a group called Band-maid. I was lucky enough to see them live in Shib's a couple of times back in 2015. Now they are very popular, toured overseas and are very hard to get tickets for. Yes I find the J-pop idol scene interesting and enjoyable to watch and listen to, but I think Japan has a big heavy metal/rock culture out there as well. After all they do have some rock festivals each year which I would love to go to. Cheers.
Look forward to reading your lessons. Tried to learn the old way by watching tons of Japanese media without subtitles but it seems I'm just too old for it to stick compared to if I were younger. Visiting Japan one day.. might stay. The people, places, environment, culture. All so inspiring. Though I do fear somewhat getting work. Seems a difficult task as far as my talent in writing are concerned.
The guy at 1:13 is wearing Sandaime J Soul Brothers' Naoto clothing brand Human Made! Awesome, I wish Yuta would interview people about J Soul Brothers, specially here in Tokyo, they are huge 😁
I think Babymetal are more popular overseas especially in USA and UK is because they are big well known countries for their rock and metal influences which dates back to the Metal invasion that happened late 70s through to the 80s with bands like Judas Priest, Motörhead, Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden which spawned sub genre after sub genre and really it isn't all too uncommon for a foreign band to make it big as in the 90s it happened in Germany with Rammstein.
I myself saw them live back in 2016 and even as on stage performers they are electrifying to the point where even Rob Zombie himself credited them as bringing such a good energy with them everywhere they go whilst defending them from critics.
I like Baby Metal because they're very cute!
Hey Yuta! It's awesome you made that video! I'm from Poland (do you know maybe where that is? :)) I have their CDs, blu-rey collection with videos etc., but I was always wondering what japanese poeple think about Babymetal. I've watched a tons of videos about them on YT and they seemed quite popular. Once in Bratislava, Slovakia I met japanese tourists and I was wearing a t-shirt with katakana signs ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング (title of Babymetal famous song) and they were astonished! :) Once again thank you for that video. Maybe you could do similar thing with band called Ladybaby or Ladybeard himself? Or Rie Kaneko? :)
I disagree with the woman that thinks Karate was written to draw foreign fans. Babymetal was selling out venues in the US before that single was even released. The band just works for people with eclectic tastes. It flawlessly blends together so many different genres that I love and it makes a sound that's totally unique. I don't even care if I don't understand the lyrics, I love Rammstein but i'm not about to go and learn to speak german lol.
I love Babymetal so much
Japanese people and Japan are so cool
Great video! How about some jpop, jrock or Vkei in the future?:)
Babymetal is undeniably popular here. They tour domes such as Tokyo dome and you can hear their music in the background of popular variety shows on TV. Like the girls said, most people have heard them before but maybe didn't realize it. Also, Japanese people like metal far more than you would expect, especially from the sample here. Sometimes it might be seen as a little "unstylish" so some people probably won't admit it. Or it's just being lost in translation. Something that would be considered "metal" in English might be labeled as "punk" in Japanese.
As for their popularity overseas, I think Japanese metal is probably the most popular Japanese music outside of Asia (where Jpop probably remains the most popular). Bands like Dir en grey have toured with major western bands, attended huge metal festivals, and went on one man tours all over the world (all before Baby Metal). So I think this base probably helped them. The only reason I found them at first was because I was already looking for other Japanese metal bands.
They combine something you know which is metal with something you don't know, girls. SHOTS FIRED!
The girl at 4:02 seems to understand how it works better than the others
Hello, I'm from Brazil. I like some of their coreography moves and the scenario with Our Lady of the Apparition I think it was amazing haha.
I'm 46 now and I was a goth in my youth but we also listened to some metal and goth and metal crowds sometimes kind of overlapped, both musically and socially. At the same time, I was also getting into Asian cinema and especially anime and J-culture which was just starting to get a grip in the west. Although the internet didn't exist for home users at the time we had a few startup magazines which all failed and there wasn't much on TV either but now it's more firmly established and I think people in general are slightly more familiar with it than they were then.
I think it was a surprise to folks here to see that Japan could in fact rock out that much but still combine all the cute elements they thought Japan was only interested in with the music they were more familiar with.
This can only be a good thing for both Japan (and south-east Asia in general) and the west. Sharing ideas and cultures can be both stimulating and strengthening- never a bad idea- and I think Babymetal is one example of that.
Babymetal are great. I saw them live last year and they gave an amazing and energetic performance. the band was amazing as well
Most Japanese don't have chance to access BabyMetal, Because they rarely appear on TV music show, TV variety show, CM, Drama. Himetan(Su's sister) is more famous in Japan.
You are the cutest in your intros i swear!
simp
Who else waits and enjoys the moment Yuta changes the conversation to do the advertisement about his teaching? Love it! hahahahahaha
I like your videos Yuta :)
I flew out from Colorado to San Francisco to see them in 2016. I enjoy them because they are a great fusion of two of my favorite music types, Japanese pop and metal, and they do it in a way that is both true to metal as well as Japanese pop idol groups. I also feel that they bring new life and energy into metal, which I feel has been stagnant for a decade or so.
Have you heard of Band-Maid? They're also a Japanese girl group but, they play hard rock. I stopped listening to metal back in the late 70's, but BabyMetal has reawakened my interest in metal. Rock on Babymetal an Band-Maid. Y'all are totally wicked.
The girl in the brown/orange made sense. She made a lot of sense.
Whatta cool fun video! Thanks man! CHEERS! :)
Well, Babymetal was just the beginning of a weird journy into japanese Metal. Ended up with the real hard drugs like, Gotsu-Totsu-Kotsu, Yousai Teikoku, Gonin Ish, Birushanah or Gallhammer. Just to mention some i really like
BABYMETAL ARE AWESOME , not just the girls but the Kami Band as well
KITSUNE UP
fastest click i've done for a new video. Was able to attend their concert about two years ago. I'm surprised they not bigger in Japan. Also, I would totally date the girl in the grey hoodie, seems to be into music.
I’ve been listening to BabyMetal and I learnt what their songs mean in English translations by watching lyric videos on RUclips and I love it 🥰
I love babymetal
As a massive metalhead I would say they are huge for the same reason bands like Amaranthe and Dead By April are as big as they are, pretty much, if you mix metal with pop and do it well, people like it.
Babymetal do it really, really well, so people like it a lot. Also when it comes to the language barrier, metalheads are used to that because of European bands.
Dr. Moostoffelees, Cow M.D metal goes good with any genre. Not sure about country for I have never heard a country metal song
"Massive metalhead"?? You sound like a fucking idiot
Juan Chavez and you "sound" like a metal elitist :)
+Zeger Raus no he sounds like a jackass.
D. N. Metal/country fusion is fucking great, trust me, listen to twisted by Dimebag Darrell. It was one of his solo pieces from before... well, you know. Rest In Peace Darrell “Dimebag” Abbot... it’s always the legends that are taken from us too soon. Fuck Nathan Gale.
Nicely done.
AND nice shirt.
Mugiwara no Rufi!!
Interesting video as always!
Can you make a video about what Japanese thinks of Japanese-American singer,Utada Hikaru?
>"they sing in Japanese and people still listen"
You don't know half of it. :D In Russia most of my generation love good heavy metal and all sorts of rock, but there are only two or three decent bands that sing in Russian. So of course most of music library consists of all sorts of foreign artists: mostly singing in English, but some are in Polish, German, Finnish and whatnot. Anyway, even English - surprising few even care to translate the name of the song, let alone understand what is being sung. :D And then there's all the club shit that has no vocals at all. I think it's just the way it sounds together that matters most, not the lyrics.
True that. That's why I never could understand all those fuss about "But they don't sing in English!" Like, it's hardly 1/7 of the world population understands English, it never stopped people from listening any music they like. (Besides, most metal vocals are hard to understand even when they _are_ in English, lol.)
+alblgz
>Besides, most metal vocals are hard to understand even when they are in English, lol.
Ha-ha, that's so true! Just replace "in English" with "in whatever your native language is" :D
What is the saying ?? "The Lyrics aren't the important part" that is , the actual words are the smallest part of good songs. I don't understand a damned thing that Maximum the Hormone sings and its sorta fun playing misheard lyrics :)
While the lyrics can be important and meaningful, music is the true universal language.
It's only the linguistically challenged Americans and British that are so offended when somebody sings (or speaks for that matter) in a language not native to them. The rest of the world gets along quite fine listening to music sung in a different language. In any case, nine times out of ten, metal lyrics are incomprehensible shrieks and snarls anyway and even if you could understand the words they're usually not particularly inspiring messages about death and zombies or something.
In Japan, a lot of exposure means "expiration date".
BABYMETAL does not take that strategy.
I saw Babymetal live at Countdown Japan 2015/16 and they put on one hell of a show. They definitely seemed popular with the crowd at that festival! But you're right, when I mentioned them to other Japanese friends and classmates, lots of people didn't really know them. Whereas in the UK they seem to be fairly well known- even my grandma had heard of them!
I went there too. But I think most audience were kitsune(mate) with black Tee, They go every live show as many as they can. So their live show are always crowded.
I've talked to more Japanese people at their stateside shows who are fans than I knew of people in Japan that like them. I wonder if they'll gain popularity in Japan soon?
I love this video! I live in the Dominican Republic and I've listened to all of BABYMETAL's songs.
Me too
The cigarillos I smoke come from DR. Do you make them?
Karaoke girl turns out to be a fan, which is awesome! She even knew their choreographer! (I love people who know what they're talking about, plus I love Babymetal and Perfume!) :) And that comment was so true: "In Japan, sometimes you can get big by just looking good." Whenever I see like AKB members in TV commercials, I realize that... In Korea too, look at Twice.
The girl in the orange/brown sweater hit the nail on the head. I am an old rocker who saw Deep Purple Live in 1972 and groups like them were loved in Japan (as their album is named Made in Japan) as well as other groups. I was never heavy into metal but since I found BabyMetal I am more interested in that genre. Plus after finding BabyMetal early last year (Feb 2020) I clicked on a group called Band-Maid and now I know all the groups. A hell of a ride and I love it.
this video was on my birthday .. and im (bit older) big babymetal fan since i first hear them ... i think that last woman was absolutely right ... in my case 100% yes i was bit bored by same sound of metal for 30 years .. and what babymetal makes with this genre is amazing ... if someone told me 2 years aerlier i will listen to teen girls and enjoy their dancing and become my allmost no.1 band to listen i will laught ... but now im working on mission to see them live .. and best in japan ... so i hope this year (i mean 2018 .. it just in few days :D) i will do that ... and i trying to learn japanese too .. so i now go check your lessons because my japanese is wery basic and i like to learn more ... so im your new subscriber :)
When I first came across them, it threw me off, because you have metal playing and then these cute girls with the cute outfits and voices but they're not bad. If I still listened to Metal, I'd listen to them.
My friends and I actually kinda like it.... guilty pleasure! Haha my friends thought I would like it “because it’s like sailor moon”! According to them! Lol 😂
You could make a video of: what do the Japanese think of bands like loudness, x japan, luna sea, etc?
Interesting interview. But it was in 2017.. Isn't they popular in Japan too now? I mean they was on kouhaku 2020, they give massive tours across Japan.. It would be interesting to see an update.
I think they might be popular in the west because people crave for a good visual show, but they don't want to put up with the shit music you get from the pop boy bands and girl bands we got int he west. That's part of what made the success of Rammstein worldwide for example, even though they sing in German. These bands attract people from outside of the metal genre, which let's be honest is not for everyone (I know it's a very broad genre, but I've met many people not receptive to any of it, especially past a certain age).
A very good point, Seems stage production in music in west , other than Blech POP pop.. . Venue allowing :)
Yes, they are awesome!
Thanks for the email lessons on pronounciation. Now I can get used to pitch from early on. Finished 4/4
Gracias por hacer estos videos, cada vez aprendemos mas de la cultura japonesa en latinoamerica... muchas gracias
I saw them play with Rob Halford, very cool. Not enough good rock/metal bands these days. Listening to them really takes me back.
Yeah, this was epic! A pity this typical award show audience was obviously in a state of rigor mortis...
METALLICA、GUNS N' ROSES、DRAGONFORCE、RED HOT CHILE PEPPERS、KORN、ROB HALFORD、LADY GAGA etc...
Maybe they thought same as BABYMETAL HATERS at first . BUT once they saw BABYMETAL live performance ,they couldnt help offering collaborating or touring with BABYMETAL..
Fun fact, I was not interested in Japanese culture at all, before i listened to babymetal. And now like every third video in my RUclips recommendations is about Japan. So, this band kinda changed my life in a way
You are right! They are very cool yet I don't understand all of what they are singing yet I really dig them!!!
The chick in the rust colored sweater hit it right! BABYMETAL ROCKS! Much better than American metal! I still like singing and good vocals!
A friend of mine hooked me to this when I first met him. Honestly, 👍👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
As a metalhead, we often find ourselves listening to metal in languages we don't speak. A lot of bands come from the Nordics, and will sing in Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic and so forth... yet have a lot of fans from countries that don't speak either language. So metal in Japanese wouldn't be that different, however mixing in the cutsey J-pop... does make it very different, maybe that did help make them popular. :)
They are very underrated, here in the U.S I rarely hear anyone mentioning them
i don't think so
Incredible, I know babymetal and Im from México...
im a filipina i like thier song and they are so cute.
they're coming here in 2020!!!
OKGO seem to do a few videos in Japan, though not in Japanese. I seem to recall a comercial they shot in Japanese. Are they well known?
When I heard their music 3 years ago, it shocked me the combination of music styles; I didn't disliked it but certainly it took me some time to appreciate the presentation.
I am surprised to hear that they aren't that much popular in Japan. I like them because of their combination of heavy metal and J-Pop.
It's not really surprising, the concept is tailored primarily for the western audience.
That's true considering that they play heavy metal, but since they are from Japan and sing in Japanese, I thought the people in Japan would be intrigued by them as well.
I love also Wagakki Band, Passcode, X-Japan、Band Maid, Fact and much more
Onigiri Band-Maid rocks🤘!!!
nice!
i know all
BABYMETAL is my best
but i like all
Endoplasmic Reticulum definitely agree; really impressive live, strong energetic groove sense, communicative vocals, look cool yet they don't appear uncomfortable even in "foreign territory" (they feel like they are at ease, thus also the public feels at ease, involved), "head up" approach in composition (aware that commercial success is a big priority, but still willing to develop different nuances)... there's clearly a jpop element esp. in melodies but not to the point of being an impenetrable barrier for the random listeners. I think they have legs to have a very long career, both inside and alongside the band, and regardless of niches.
If any one can help I appreciate it, how much/what Japanese should I know before I go to Japan. Just like what I need in order to understand basic things in conversations (get the jist of most of them) and what in the written language do I need in order to use and understand how to operate simple things. I am going to Japan as an exchange student next November and I have mesmerized Hiragana and Katakana only so if you can spare some advice it would be a great help.
Thank you.
Absolutely Love babymetal! At 1st I didn't, but the more I listened to them, the more I started to love them!
Babymetal is awesome. Im from germany and love these kawai little metal chicks :D. Your Videos are awesome to Yuta. Pls keep it up!
Hey! Willkommen im Club!
I headbang to Babymetal. I like them a lot and a lot of metalheads like them.
Yui Metal い
Nice subtitles, love Babymetal
Gracias por los subtítulos en español