Gimme Chocolate was released in 2013, when the lead singer was 16, and the other two were two years younger. They'd been making music for several years beforehand, though. If you listen to their more recent songs, you can see just how far Su-metal has come in the past decade. She's a fantastic vocalist and even collaborated with Bring Me The Horizon.
Just so you know, this is OLD Babymetal. When they were kids. They started when they were 12 and 11. So by this performance they had already been around for 4 years. Here they were 15 and 14. Old or early Babymetal (first album) was very cutesy and tongue-in-cheek. The second album Metal Resistance tended to stray away from this a bit but still has elements of cute in it. One member left in 2018 and then they came out with a third album Metal GALAXY that was much more mature and experimental. They experimented with music from around the world and with collaborations with other artists like Sabaton, Polyphia, Arch Enemy, among others. They touched on everything from Latin, Indian, and pirate shanties, to highly technical masterpieces like the prog heavy Tales of the Destinies, and Power Metal classic Road of Resistance and Amore. Touching on rap with Papaya and BxMxC. Their latest album has gotten rid of the kawaii altogether and has become this progressive heavy mixture of club pop and industrial prog metal that sounds NOTHING like what they sounded like in the beginning. Although their lyrics started off as cutesy and silly young girl topics, they have matured into uplifting and encouraging music. Babymetal is fun, uplifting, positive message music. If you continue this journey into the foxhole, you will be amazed, intrigued, delighted, and shocked. And hopefully addicted. Enough to become an official BABYMETAL fan. Su-metal calls us The One. Did they come up with this? No. This was the brainchild of Key Kobayashi,a producer for the Amuse talent agency. Most of the music and lyrics are his and a team of ghost writers with cryptic "metal" names. The girls didn't even know what metal was when they were recruited for this project. They were originally in a J-Pop idol group called Sakura Gakuin(look them up), where BABYMETAL originated from as a sub group. So no, they had no idea what metal was. And no, they are no longer this cutesy. They don't scream or growl. Ever. The point being that it's J-Pop vocals over heavy music. But they do get heavier and they do get much MUCH more mature. I've been to 20 of their concerts. From small intimate 500 cap venues to 50,000 x2 (2 back to back concerts) at Tokyo Dome. Their arena shows are second to non. Have fun on this journey.❤
Although Gimme Chocolate is early BABYMETAL, so is many of the all time favorites like Akatsuki, Megitsune, Headbanger and Ijime Dame Zettai, all of which are among the absolute best they've made.
I was at both Tokyo Dome performances - totally Epic! I’ve only seen them 3 times live, and they are coming to my home town (Brisbane, Australia) in June - and I’m going to be in Bali!!!! Nooooooooooo…… 😥😥
@@MSIContent Careful of those new Indonesia laws while you’re in Bali. Insane new laws is going to be terrible for their tourism industry. Beaches should be pretty empty though! 😂✌🏼😀
Once you understand that BABYMETAL originally wanted to make metal music that young girls could relate to (Su-metal states this in an old interview), it makes sense that older songs like Gimme Chocolate, Doki Doki Morning, Uki Uki Midnight, etc were extra kawaii/cute since the Su, Moa, and Yui were in their early teens. But as they got older, as well as their fanbase, their songs also matured a bit too. 🤘🦊🤘
Gimme Chocolate is actually a defiance song. They are basically saying: "I wanna eat chocolate, but I'll gain weight and for society that's a no no. So now, Gimme my chocolate" They have many songs like this. Like Ijime, Dame , Zettai. The title translates to "Bullying, No, Never" and it talks about how bullying hurts everyone involved so it shouldn't be done. Song 4 is about how in Japan they believe that the number 4 is cursed (4 has 2 reading in Japanese, "Yon" and "Shi", and death is also read as "shi", so people started relating both of them to the point that some buildings don't even have the 4th floor) and in the song they say: "hey, guys. It's just a number. We also have other words that are pronounced "shi" so calm down" In Sis. Anger they basically say: "Stop making excuses for being lame. Accept yourself or get better" And in Megitsune they try to break the stigma that women are foxes (that women try to deceive men. It's a belief heavily linked to their mythology) and they say: "Hey, we're just women trying to get by. We are not foxes, we are actresses"
That's wild, that's almost the exact opposite of what I read. I had read that Gimme Chocolate is part of a story cycle and in this part of the story in which a demon is trying various methods of tempting the protagonist. It's difficult to be sure because just from the lyrics all you really get is an internal monologue about wanting the chocolate. Your interpretation seems less farfetched for sure!
What I appreciate about BABYMETAL is the fact their voices cut through the hard metal. This allows the band to go hard and not over power the vocals. The metal stays hard and the vocals stay very j-pop. Then they can change the style of metal. You can not put BABYMETAL in a box. Each of their songs are unique.
That and superior tour management. I reckon that their techs have the lines down to a 'T' to get this right. Which is equally impressive to the girls' performance.
Metal, have diffrent ways, some go to the darkness, some go to the deserted place, some go to heavy plluted environment. BabyMetal take me go to happyland
At the time of this performance, Su-Metal had just turned 16, and Moa and Yui were still 14 (the entry you read from was from a couple years later). Yui left in 2018, and Su and Moa continued on as a duo. Su turned 25 this past December, and Moa will turn 24 on July 4th! BABYMETAL will be performing at Aftershock in California later this year. I was fortunate enough to see them live in Chicago back in 2016 when Yui was still there. Their birthdates: Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal) December 16, 1997; Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) July 4, 1999; and though no longer with the group, Yui Mizuno (Yui-metal) June 20, 1999.
Well Suzuka founded Babymetal in 2010 as a Part of Sakura Gakuins heavy Music Club after dissolving Karen Girls. She was 12 at that time and Karen Girls have an Album out. So much for "they're so young"
@@micktrinus I posted this before the announcement. I had a feeling they were going to announce Momoko as the new official member, and was really hoping for it, but I held off mentioning it until I knew for sure.
Welcome to the world created when Japan's Kawai has a love child with METAL!!! I got to see them open for Metallica...that concert was NUCKIN FUTS!!!! To watch die hard metal fans loose their $#!T to these cute little Japanese girls going out there and just having a blast was hilariously AWESOME!!
You seem to have followed the standard Babymetal reaction script: Reactor: This is heavy Reactor: WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!? Reactor: Wait, this is really good. Reactor: What did I just see? They are so young. I like it. Good on you.
100% and when you hear it done be surprised if you think "Dragonforce?" but yes the live version is awesome to both watch and listen too from start to finish
I'm an old school metalhead...started back in the 70's on Black Sabbath, Judas Priest...ect. Baby Metal is the real deal. The Kami band is extremely talented, and those young ladies are incredibly hard working...and singers like Rob Halford and Drummer Chad Smith have said the same. Great band to react with and you will undoubtedly enjoy your trip down the foxhole....🤘🦊🤘
@@mogaman28 I REALLY WISH THAT AMUSE WOULD SHUT DOWN THE PROFESSIONAL BABYMETAL HATERS THAT PRETEND TO BE REACTORS. THERE ARE A SLEW OF JERKS PRETENDING TO BE COOL METALHEADS. AMUSE MUST BE INFORMED ABOUT THE ABUSIVE STALKERS THAT DUMP CH*T ON RUclips.
both of you should check Japanese band called Ningen Isu ( The Human Chair). Especially track Heartless Scat. On their official channel it have even English captions
They were originally scared of metal after they were put in the Babymetal project, but as time goes by, metal grew on them. And what made them respect the genre even more is when they saw Metallica live.
As someone who is a metal-head and a HUGE fan of BlackPink and Babymetal, I was glad to know I wasn’t the only one! I’ve been a long time viewer of your channel, and I’m glad you discovered Babymetal! The logical second video you should watch is “Road of Resistance” live in Japan. And you should also watch Band-Maid “Thrill” for some Japanese hard rock.
Road of Resistance live in Japan (ruclips.net/video/zTEYUFgLveY/видео.html) is the one which converted me (old school metalhead) from, 'yeah, this is kinda interesting' to, 'okay, that was fantastic also I HAVE to go to one of their live shows because their crowd interaction / control is second to none I've seen (I'd say on par or possibly even better than Rammstein)' - so I now have tickets for their next tour. With Headbanger Live @ Legend 1997 Apocalypse (ruclips.net/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/видео.html) being a close second (there's a teeny weeny bit of screaming in this one) In terms of authenticity, Rob Halford, Rob Zombie and the Chilli Peppers are fans, and they opened for Metallica because as Lars said, "We saw them in 2013 at a festival, and we were astounded by their awesomeness." I've seen footage of them covering a couple of Judas Priest songs when they were opening for the Chilli Peppers, so I gather that when things very first started a little over 10 years ago they were a 'manufactured band', but since then they've increasingly taken ownership of the whole thing and are determining the band's direction, writing lyrics, etc.
Hanabie is an all girl Japanese metal band that has tons of kawaii elements but they also scream and have super heavy vocals! I pretty much guarantee you’ll love them! I recommend their song called “We love sweets”
Babymetal is not like a K-Pop band. The Korean kids are victims that need rescue, but Babymetal is entirely them. The band is virtuosic, their singing is spot on and the choreography is flawless. These girls really mean it.
victim is kinda far-stretched. if you considering the minor debut then babymonster too were minors when had their debut. kids aren't forced to "debut" its entirely on you if you wanna enter the ent. most ppl who choose to be kpop idol all these years actually know the pros-cons of this industry but still go become trainees then dats on em. it doesn't justify dat labels can act shitty after they debut minors/adults ofc. babymetal are j-idols who are performers and don't have personality of making music as kpop idols.
I first heard this and was shocked too then head banged so hard and love em. I missed getting the chance to see them live during Aftershock in Cali and I hope they come back again, cause man I'd mosh so hard to them. Glad you enjoyed them too!!
8:00 BabyMetal formed in 2010, and has been around for 13 years. They DID start out young with SuMetal at 12, MoaMetal and YuiMetal at 10yo, in their early pre-teen years. they had been performing for many years prior to this as Sakura Gakuin. The Gimme Chocolate video you're watching is the first live performance of the song from about 10 years ago in 2013, as now each of the girls are well into their 20s in 2023. Yuimetal (the one that's usually on the left side) retired from the band in 2018 due do health reasons, and wanting to pursue a solo career. Since then group had three other girls in rotation who they called "The Avengers" that filled the role for Yui. It was only JUST THIS PAST WEEK (the end of March 2023) they officially named one of the Avengers "MomoMetal" as the new 3rd core member to replace Yuimetal after 5 years of Yui's absence.
Picking Give me Chocolate as the first reaction is perfect. You will be confused, and trapped. Prepare more coffee for whole day Babymetal. For Next: Ijime Dame Zetai, Megitsune, Headbanger. And remember, live performance.
I think Cami should get a few under her belt, then do Monochrome followed by the First Take version. It's a real one two punch and let's Su really flex her beautiful voice.
If you haven't already: BABYMETAL & Rob Halford - Painkiller, Breaking The Law. I don't think they're in the soundmix but Moa and Yui play guitar and their fretting is pretty spot on. _They can play the frreaking solo!_ It's also really cool to see them rock out with Rob, they're so happy and Su is trying so hard to match his high pitch. Babymetal is amazing!
Hahaha... excellent first reaction, thanks and welcome to BABYMETAL! "Gimme Chocolate" is "just" a fun song about the girls wanting to eat chocolate but being a little worried about gaining some weight (as you read on the translation) and yeah, it's also freaking metal as hell. And that's the point of the song and why it went viral in 2014. The girls were 16 and 14 when the visuals of this MV were recorded at the concert Legend 1997 in 2013 the day after Su-metal's (the lead singer) 16th birthday. They started in 2010 when they were 12 and 11. And, given the fact they are 25 and 23 now, and they are still active (after several sad and even tragical moments) I'd say they were not "forced" by the record label. Instead of that, they have had a very interesting career, very different from what they ever imagined. And they are still young. Well, at this point you need to check out that "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (with five exclamation marks hehe...) live from the same concert (Legend 1997). Until next time!
There is a duality with the lyrics also suggesting "chocolate" is an "adult relationship", and "get fat" is referring to pregnancy. Japan is very different from many other cultures as the basic age of consent is 13 - although different prefectures will usually raise that to 16 - and there's almost no taboo attitude about nudity or sex, within reason.
I'm sure it's been mentioned but you can never mention it enough. BabyMetal needs to be seen live. Their shows are just off the charts. seen them twice ( once in Philly and once in NY). Incredible shows with enthusiastic crowd. A super fun time.
ill never forget how the first time i heard a babymetal song was when my big tough metalhead prison uncle was blasting it, the same man who is notorious in my family for blasting metal 24/7. I had never been so shocked to see a bunch of japanese kids dancing to metal on a tv before and it was honestly great, i remember asking him about it and he told me all about them lol
They started their band at the age of 12 but su-metal was 14, they do have heavier songs like kingslayer, sis. Anger, metali, their first song was 'doki doki morning' they have made a weird full of mixed up genres in one of their songs called 'line!' as you can tell i am a HUGE fan of their band so ask me anything if you have anymore questions.
Megitsune in Budokan is all it took for me to fall in love with Babymetal. The band, the production, the choreography of the girls and the lights and band is incredible.
As a Metalhead myself I can say: Yep. That's how it went for me. Mainly confusion when I started listening to them but the grew on me very quickly and at this point I love them. Gimme chocolate is a not that typical of a babymetal song but then again there is no real typical babymetal song. Please do listen to more and I would recomend mostly going with live versions of songs because they are amazing live.
Great reaction. BabyMetal generates shock and nonpluses most first time listeners. Musicianship, composition, vocals, show is top shelf professionally and creatively. Awesome and unique band
I discovered Babymetal a few months ago. I’ve since bought all of their albums and 3 of their live Blu-rays, and will be watching them live in May when they start their tour. Obsessed. They have so much energy and their drummer is a god amongst men. Can’t wait to watch u discover and react to their awesomeness 👍
Road of Resistance, Headbanger, and Babymetal Death Legend 1997 are some good Babymetal rec's. The girls have definitley grown since they first started and could be considered full fledged metal heads now. I also definitley recommend watching their live stuf from the Glastonbury 2019 set. The crowd had no idea what was about to happen and were just going crazy by the end of the show
the more you listen to them, the better the songs get. i was confused in the beginning, but could not stop watching. just like all of us. iam gonna see them at the end of this year live, for the 2nd time. cant wait !
I can only say that I have been a metal rocker for more than 40 years and I love all the bands I grew up with, and suddenly I discovered these adorable girls, it was a big bang in my head. Today I love them for refreshing me with their unique style.
I see Nemophila, Love Bites, Band Maid, Rolling Quartz, Wagakki band in your future if its the Rock sound you want. Baby Metal did a first take of monochrome that you should eventually check out. First take is more of an acoustic piano version that artist do to show their voices off sort of like killing voice.
⚡ 💀 💕 / 🍫 💝 This footage is from the 'Legend 1997' concert, held in December 2013, celebrating the 16th birthday of the lead singer, Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto, or Su). "1997" is her birth year. The two younger girls, Yuimetal (Yui Mizuyno) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi) were both 14. The BABYMETAL members are very aware that their initial impression is often "What the Hell?". They compare that to what they thought when they were first introduced to metal music. This whole concept of combining JPop/Idol music with Metal could have been a disaster, but the quality of the singing, songwriting, choreography and staging take it to another level. 'Gimme Chocolate!!' is definitely one of their "poppier" tracks. They have been joined on stage for this song by members of Korn, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and DragonForce. Not all at the same time though. : ) Pretty much every song is different. They believe that if any song sounds too much like it's from a single genre, then it's not a BABYMETAL song. I hope you keep going. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. Their range is nothing short of amazing.
Great first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Foxhole.🦊You have loads of info and too many comments to read already, so maybe I'll leave adding to that for another time. To answer one of your questions, BABYMETAL were doing this before Poppy changed her style (I think something she said at some point even suggested she was inspired to change by what BABYMETAL were doing). Next song - definitely "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" but not the MV, BABYMETAL have to be seen and heard live. There is a great version from Legend 1997 - same concert in December 2013 as the 'Gimme Chocolate' video was filmed (lead singer's 16th birthday party, the two younger girls were 14), but later in the show so the Kami Band are playing live - the guys in skeleton suits were not. Long story boils down to BABYMETAL not having the money for a live band until they split from their parent group, Legend 1997 was the last step of that split. You can find a clip safe to use for a reaction at Gans Tomas channel under 'Head Bangya'.
I actually grew up in Japan. Military Brat. My 3 best friends are Japanese and after Covid I went back to visit them and they took me to see Baby Metal at Budokan, best time I ever had.
True baby metal fan here. I am about to see them sept 2 Orlando Florida. I am also a drummer and found them about a year ago and can’t escape. Love them forever. 👉🦊👈🤘❤️great reaction check more out you will not be disappointed. Headbanger karate etc. I love so many
Yes, back then they were really young. Babymetal was formed in 2010 when they were just 11 and 13 years old. They are now adults and their music has a more adult sound too, so you can see how their music evolves over time.
I'll tell you one thing: once you dive down this rabbit hole, you ain't never going back. But all honesty, these girls put on 100% effort in their performances. Even Zob Zombie gave his approval.
Welcome to the world of BABYMETAL! You're correct that kawaii means cute so there isn't any screaming (at least not yet). They really did create a new genre of cute metal and as far as I can tell are still the only ones. Yuimetal left the band a few years ago for health reasons (unspecified). The band took an extended break during the COVID pandemic but recently released a new album and started a new tour. As I understand it they were assigned to the Heavy Music Club (a sub-group of Sakura Gakuin, a Japanese idol group) in 2010 at 13 (Sumetal, vocal and dance) and 11 (Yuimetal and Moametal, scream and dance). This video was made a little later so they are probably 12 and 14 here. In this video they are still preforming to a recorded track (vocals and music) as evidenced by the bands skeleton costumes. Later shows where the band wears white robes and make-up are true live performances. For further listening I recommend Road of Resistance, Ijime Dame Zettai, Megitsune, Catch Me If You Can, Headbanger!, Awadama Fever and Doki Doki Morning (Heart Pounding Morning and btw a great wake-up jam) should get you up to speed. To see Yuimetal and Moametal without Sumetal (refered to as BLACK BABYMETAL) there is Onedari Daisakusen. If you're interested in more all-girl J-Rock bands (and there are really hundreds of them) you might try a BAND-MAID (the costumes are their gimmick) song called Real Existence (as a starting place) or Scandal (search for Scandal Japanese band or you'll get the American band with Patty Smyth). A couple of their more hard rocking songs are A.M.D.K.J. and Masterpiece. Some of Scandals music is more popish (to sell records) but when they rock they really rock and they seem to rock more since starting their own record label named HER Records.
There's few things I enjoy more than watching someone experience Babymetal for the first time. I truly love this band. And their music has gotten better every year as they've grown up.
ROTFLOL it is truly awesome watching someone experience it for the first time. I also love the first time (I think) they did it live. It was live in front of a metal head audience and its great to watch their reactions and then suddenly they really get into it. Search here for Gimme Chocolate Sonisphere Festival UK 2014. I can't stop watching it.
Welcome to the Foxhole and BabyMetal's journey into metalverse 🦊🤘🔥 Flabbergasted is the word for sure, you already got a lot of comments with great info so I'm not gonna repeat everything, so go ahead and jump into more songs like - _"Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!"_ live at Legend 1997 held in 2013 (is this same concert you saw but with actual live sound and real band playing behind called the Kami Band), you can find a clip safe to react at Gans Tomas channel under Head Bangya title. Don't be fooled by this song, they got a lot of great songs showing the lead singer vocal skills and with more meaningful lyrics than this one that is just to have fun. They started in 2010 when having only 11 and 12 yo and now they got 23 and 25, more than a decade and giving half of their life to this project, they already released a new album (4th chronologically) with a more mature sound and new BM side we've never seen before, a little bit away from the kawaii elements from early era, so don't worry to keep travelling this songs until you reach the new sound. See you next time 🦊🤘🍫
Love your reaction. Been a while since I saw a totally honest Babymetal baptism. Your stages of acceptance were pretty typical. 1) "WTF?!?!?! I'm so confused." 2) "Actually that hook is kinda catchy. And that instrumental is seriously sick." 3) "Oh what the hell it is catchy. Lemme listen to that again." I give you three re-listens before you fall into the deep fox hole. Hard. ☺Next up: "Karate" and "Road of Resistance Live in Japan".
Just saw the latest show. Wow. The stage ran the entire length of the arena (it separated the audience into two halves) and another stage ran on top of that one, so the dance stage could move from one end of the arena to the other, lengthwise. Lightshow was fantastic. There was so much pyro it looked like they were dancing in the flames. Su and Moa were great as usual.
I discovered Babymetal some time in the last year, and I couldn't be happier that I did! You've got a lot of enjoyment ahead of you- everyone involved (and there are a bunch- the girls are the tip of the spear) appears to operate at genius level pretty much all the time. The whole thing was formed around Sumetal and her abilities. You'll get the details in the comments on every Babymetal video- their fans are extremely devoted, and love to share details.
I've been listening to them for about a year now off the strength of the defense Rob Zombie gave them about their concerts and how they rocked harder than most of the metal bands he has ever toured with. Gimme Chocolate was one of their very first singles, and when they started Suzuka Nakamoto, their lead singer, was 14 and the two backups were 12. Now, Nakamoto is 24 and has over 10 years of experience with Babymetal and she's totally legit. This was uploaded 5 days ago at the time of my writing this post, I would hope by now you've listened to Pa Pa Ya. I'm pretty open minded about what I'm willing to listen to when it comes to various music genres, but I tend to stay in either hard rock or metal most of the time (then classical/orchestral). This band does stuff that to me at least on paper is terrible. I can't stand listening to autotune, I'm not a big fan of rap, and the mere thought of listening to a metal band fronted by 3 little girls just sounds bad. But man, I love Babymetal, and two of my favorite songs are Pa Pa Ya, and BxMxC, and you simply could not ever sell me on those songs simply by describing them to me.
They are fantastic! Just as an FYI for anyone that reads this and doesn't already know, the "backups" are just as important to the group as Suzuka as they carry a lot of the audience interaction and physical performance. Their names are Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi. Both are strong vocalists (even if they don't get to show this off much as a part of Babymetal) and extremely talented performers. Yui Mizuno left Babymetal in 2018 due to undisclosed health reasons, and Babymetal continued to tour as a duo with various dancers filling in her spot on stage pre-covid. As of last week, one of the replacement dancers, Momoko Okazaki was chosen to join Babymetal permanently, and is the official third member. Thus Babymetal are a trio again!
"Catch me if you can" was the first song i heard from this group..INSTANT FAN!!😍♥️. the solos from each band member kicks ass before the girls come out to dance and sing to BabyMetal Mayhem!! Too Cute at that!!😂❤
they hit every sub-genre of metal in their various songs and albums. Iine (pronounced e-nay) is one of their earlier songs that is a total mindf**k that goes hard in three different genres (edm, metal and rap) it is so awesome it is a must listen....but remember its one of their earliest releases so they have changed a lot since then. I fully recommend the following: 1 Megistune - official video (this is pretty much the anthem of Babymetal and is played at nearly every concert) 2 Karate - official video 3 Ijeme Dame Zettai - live at sonisphere 4 Distortion - live(although the video is awesome its a bit confusing because they were trying something that they didn't follow up on) 5 Headbanger - Live at Legend 1997 Apocalypse 6 PaPaYa - Any version 7 Shanti Shanti Shanti - any live Version
I don't know if anyone has answered your question about Poppy, I'm a huge fan. Babymetal came first, Poppy has mentioned how she was so intrigued by the style of music they were doing. Poopy is an experimental queen and took it up another level to where the juxtaposition is harder than Babymetals. BM stays within metal the entire time and Poppy literally takes it away completely at times (atleast on her first tracks) now she's full punk/rock/metal. She's just doing whatever she wants. But yes, Babymetal has been an inspiration for many many bands and we love them for that.
Also I just want to point something out, they were 14 years old and 16 years old when they wrote this, also they’re first overseas concert was in the UK in 2014 and at that concert there were 55 thousand or more people that were there to see bands like ghost, anthrax, Metallica, and much more that didn’t know who they were and had never heard of them. But they were originally supposed to play at the small stage but 5 thousand people showed up to see them and so they were moved to the big stage, as the opening act, keep in mind they had no idea they were about to sing in front of 55 thousand hardcore metal fans, and when they got out there they were clearly very nervous, but as they started playing a lot of the fans started cheering for them and they gained a lot of fans. By the time they ended people were chanting that they wanted more! But that’s essentially how they got started with touring world wide. Honestly their story is really quite fascinating and not at all what you’d expect but it’s also a bit of a perfect storm at the same time.
BabyMetal headbanging is different from traditional headbanging. Instead of front to back head banging. It’s side to side. BabyMetal member Yui-Metal had said traditional headbanging hurts her neck. 😂. BabyMetal stated at the ages of 11-12yos. They’ve been performing for over 10years.
I have been listening to metal since the early 80s but got bored with the music. BABYMETAL was so different but sooooo good. I could not stop. They have restored my interest in Metal. BABYMETAL has been going strong for over 10 years and just released a new album, their 4th, last week! I suggest you watch BABYMETAL Headbanger Live from the Legend 1997 show (1997 representing Su-Metals birth year) You can't go wrong with any of their 60+ songs. They have a few great MVs (Karate, Megitsune, iine) but BABYMETAL excels at live performances. So you can never go wrong with any live. 🤘🦊🤘
That is the only way to keep the genre alive is to see what the younger people are doing instead of putting up road blocks because it's not what you grew up with. Rock has gone the way of jazz it's a music from time that people still enjoy but it's a specialty channel on the radio. You have a better chance to find a R&B, Church music, Country western or Latino station before finding a pure rock station now.
When the group started, the girls were 14, 12, and 12. This song came out a few months later, so I'm not sure, they might be a little older here. If you want to see them at their youngest, watch the original music video(s) for either or both of their first two songs, Dokidoki Morning, and いいね. The latter is still my personal favorite of all their work to this day, although some of their more recent work is also really good (e.g., Road to Resistance, for which there's a really good live recording that will give you an idea how much fun their concerts can be, or BxMxC). They do scream sometimes. There's a scream in いいね for example. But it's not the only thing that they do, not by a wide margin. One of the things I really like about them is that their music isn't monotonous to listen to. They're constantly changing it up, keeping it interesting. Other really interesting metal bands include Bloodywood (Indian folk metal; it works a lot better than it sounds like it should) and Haggard (Renaissance metal; yes really; and if that sounds badass, it's because it is).
They were touring as young as 10 And the two youngest wrote their song on death. They wrote the words, the band wrote the music. And in one song, the oldest does the growl.
They’re in their twenties by now, the Lead singer is 25 I think and they released an album this year which has some heavier, vocals on if you wanted to check that out
This was filmed 2 months ago but Chocolate was out in 2015 or 16 so these girls are older now and Yui left the band in 2018 they just finally got a permanent replacement but I had the same reaction as you did when I first saw them in 2016 absolutely blew my mind still love them to this day ⚡️🧸
As a former music snob, i put off baby metal for many years. I was aware of who they were, just off put by how girly it was. After listening to them I like them now, im going to a concert later this year. The lead vocalist Su metal has a sweet voice.
When BabyMetal started they actually were more around 12 years old, i was listening to them back in 2016! absolute bangers of music and i found them before i found kpop!!!
Babymetal came First!! By a year. I remember when Poppy came on the scene and people who were just hearing Babymetal for the first time were saying that Babymetal was imitating Her!! LoL!! In Japanese pop culture they have this thing they call the "Gap"....when you combine two diametrically opposed things, that space created, no matter how tightly compressed, is called the Gap!!...Sweet and Sour, Big and Little...Kawaii and Metal!! And just for reference, their last album in 2019 hit #1 in the USA on Billboard's "Top Rock Album" chart and they just dropped their 4th Album on Friday!! Oh yeah, they have toured with or opened for...Metallica, Lady Gaga, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Bring Me The Horizion..etc. and were featured in Cory Taylor's "CMFT Must Be Stopped" video and did a 2 song colab with Rob Halford at the 2016 APMA's..etc... One of the Hottest International touring Metal Acts on the scene today!! More Babymetal Always!! Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Yeah, Poppy did "I'm Poppy" videos in 2017 which was cute but weird, kind creepy, then eventually she started doing heavy music. She was doing cute/sweet pop songs before that.
@@emb5091 Poppy opened her first RUclips channel in 2011. Babymetal first performed in 2010 as part of Sakura Gakuin. But yeah, the stuff they were saying about Babymetal sounding like her came later on.
@@watcher2554 I even remember hearing long ago that Poppy hoped to be as big as BABYMETAL one day, then soon after that she changed her music to heavy. So in my opinion she copied (or was inspired by) BABYMETAL's idea....Just like Ladybaby copied BABYMETAL.
@@emb5091 Don't let Ladybeard hear you say that!! He calls his stuff Kawaii Death Metal!! LoL!! Don't know why he has such a hard time being associated with Babymetal. But yep, Ladybaby was the first group to follow in the Kawaii Metal genre.
MORE BABYMETAL 🤘😎🤙 They've been together for more then 10 years so you have a lot to catch up on. They just released their 4th album and they are in their 20s now. Check out Road of Resistance live in Japan and you'll def be a fan.
The lyrics to Gimme Chocolate is them basically saying they love chocolate and they want chocolate but they don't want to eat it because they dont want it to mess with their figures. Not exactly word for word but thats the basics of what they're singing.
If you want to hear a little bit earlier their song Iine! is an excellent example of what you thought about what Babymetal would be. My favorite description of Babymetal is something I saw another person say which was, “Babymetal is what happens when you try to summon a metal band and when making the pentagram you run out of salt and substitute with sugar to complete it!” My other favorite saying about the girls is they’re what happens when you go to practice with your garage band and your mom makes you take your little sisters and they get discovered over you!
Thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance!!! BABYMETAL started back in 2010 and since then have performed with, toured with, or opened for Metallica, Korn, Sabaton, Bring Me The Horizon, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), to name a few of many. They have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Glastonbury, Download, Sonisphere, etc), US, and Asia. Plus the 20+ awards they have been given. They have 50+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too.🤘🦊🤘
@@CamiPetyn Definitely check them out. Bring Me The Horizon opened for BABYMETAL in 2019, and Sabaton opened for the girls in 2018. BMTH in 2020 featured the girls in their song, KINGSLAYER which is sick af. And the girls will be supporting Sabaton the next few months in Europe, then BABYMETAL will do a world tour this year including here in the USA!
@@CamiPetyn Head Banger Legend of 1997 should be the next song of their you listen to. Your headphones will fly off your head. Metallica saw them live and said they were astonished by their awesomeness. See my earlier post
I always thought that Babymetal were a gimmick but when they released Metal Kingdom I thought I’d check them out and soon found out that they’re not, now I’ve fallen into the rabbit hole and absolutely love them. I mean it shouldn’t work putting three girls who sing what are basically pop songs together with a super talented heavy band but it does, boy does it work. The girls, now just Su and Moa, are so talented not just at singing but also the dance routines are just amazing(especially in Karate) and that is something I’d never thought I’d like, dance routines with my metal but I just do. They are huge in Japan and their concerts are astounding with a level of crowd participation that I have never seen before, just watch the video for the song that you mentioned Head Bangeeeeerrrr!!!!! and you’ll see what I mean. Regarding heavier songs, well aside from Gimme Chocolate which of course you’ve heard there’s Megitsune which is one of my favourites, Divine Attack - Shingeki, PA PA YA!!(which is catchy as hell), Road of Resistance and Kingslayer(the song that they did with Bring Me The Horizon). I’ve been listening to metal and hard rock for over thirty years and I never thought I’d lose my heart and soul to three girls(now two)who sing pop songs backed by a metal band but I have and it’s awesome.
Depends on the song. For Karate and Megitsune you'll want to watch the music video. For Headbanger and Pa Pa YA you'll want to watch the live performance.
Welcome to the Babymetal rabbit hole Cami...I think you will have a blast! Gimme Chocolate is probably the top on streaming since its the one that went viral...I would highly recommend Megitsune, Doki Doki Morning, Karate and Road to Resistance
At this videofrom 2013 the 2 dancers/screamers Yui and Moa were 13/14 yo The singer Su was 15yo. They say they don´t make Heavy Metal but Kawaii Metal. Kawaii is refering to their cuteness but also mixing different pop with different metal genres. The original idea came from their producer when they were 11/12 yo and part of the J-Pop Idol group Sakura Gakuin. You will never hear then groal. They have many different stuff. Some heavy, some more pop. some mixes of both ... Close to every song is different since they continuesly switching genres. Watch for live performances. Studio versions is not their thing. But their live concerts, especially the big ones from Japan play in a completely different league compared to most other bands on this planet.
I was raised by Maiden, Motorhead, ACDC and a pinch of Sepultura... (and anime...) my 1st reaction to this exact song was headbanging, then disbelief, then a glorious "fuck it, there is no rule in metal" and unrestricted enjoyment. Then someone showed me Ladybaby Nippon Manju and ... what a rabbit hole ...
A lot of commenters are saying this and I want to add my voice to it, look for he live performances. They put high production quality into releases that use live show footage. They are extraordinary. Way better than the planned music videos IMO. welcome to Babymetal Cami! I've long thought you'd enjoy the trip and I hope to be proved right over many more reactions!
They have done a collab with Electric Callboy called Ratatata. If you have not seen an Electric Callboy video, you must. Like We've Got the Moves or Every Time We Touch. Then see Ratatata. It is a wild serotonin rush.
The band behind these girls are frikin genius. We have been so corralled into expected listening areas by record labels and the media... I'm a little pissed at the some of the stuff we have been missing out on. This song is so heavy... love when they come out of the 1st chorus... frkin would make an epic intro into a hard motorcross video
Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro live at Budokan is a great one to check out. Megitsune and Karate are some of their heavier songs, and are two of my favorites as well. I'm an old head metal listener, as well as a musician, and I can tell you Babymetal is no joke. It's cutesy at times, but they've more than proven they're metal and fully deserve to be a part of the scene.
You have to check out Road of Resistance Live OMG then you will see how hard these girls can go btw I’ve been a fan of this band since there first album and have never been disappointed. You’re reaction was so much fun to watch. I can’t wait for the next one 🤘
Every song babymetal does is different, but heres a short list. 1. Megitsune music video is a must, probably their best song all time,heavy, edm, and other suprises (everything else watch live, unless its Kingslayer or karate) 2. Headbanger 1997 live (similar to gimme chocolate in a way, heavy and cute) 3. Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro Budokan live (personal favorite, highlights the kami bamd behind the girls better then any other song imo, heavy ballad song). 4. Pa Pa Ya live 5. Road of Resistance live in Japan (probably their most iconic live show) 6. BxMxC live (this is different) 7. Monochrome official (Not the First Take version ) 8. Mirror mirror live 9. Maya live 10. Akatsuki live 11. Catch me if you can live 12. BMTH - Kingslayer ft. BabyMetal (probably my most replayed song with babymetal). And many more
I really can't believe that you've never heard of BM. They've had albums in the top 5 hard rock charts. This is from their cute stage. The new album is so much more mature and complex, but still creates one of the best live shows on the planet. SuMetal vocals have become legend
Don't want "mature and complex" from this group. The product they were selling when they formed was all about cute girls singing and dancing cute in front of hardcore metal band. They were better off staying that way. If I wanted "mature and complex" in a band I would be a fan of a band that was "mature and complex" from Day 1.
I'm an ex-Motorhead roadie, and I'm not ashamed to say I travelled from Amsterdam to Japan just to see this band live. They have a phenominal band.
The band is amazing. I love it when they highlight them.
🤘🦊🤘
I can fully understand. It's not surprising.
@@SkpalTube I'm surprised this song only has 175M views on RUclips. 🤣🤣🤣
hey man, they played yesterday in berlin. Ive seen and heard them for the 1st time and they are great
Gimme Chocolate was released in 2013, when the lead singer was 16, and the other two were two years younger. They'd been making music for several years beforehand, though. If you listen to their more recent songs, you can see just how far Su-metal has come in the past decade. She's a fantastic vocalist and even collaborated with Bring Me The Horizon.
The acoustic version of Monochrome on The First Take really shows this off, Su kills it.
The also did a colab with Joakim Brodén of Sabaton, Alissa White-Gluz, F.Hero and others.
and now lil uzi
@@wikizolek4970 The End goes crazy
That BMTH track Kingslayer is an absolute banger from head to toe! Honesly shocking its featuring Su-Metal! So good!
Just so you know, this is OLD Babymetal. When they were kids. They started when they were 12 and 11. So by this performance they had already been around for 4 years. Here they were 15 and 14.
Old or early Babymetal (first album) was very cutesy and tongue-in-cheek. The second album Metal Resistance tended to stray away from this a bit but still has elements of cute in it. One member left in 2018 and then they came out with a third album Metal GALAXY that was much more mature and experimental. They experimented with music from around the world and with collaborations with other artists like Sabaton, Polyphia, Arch Enemy, among others. They touched on everything from Latin, Indian, and pirate shanties, to highly technical masterpieces like the prog heavy Tales of the Destinies, and Power Metal classic Road of Resistance and Amore. Touching on rap with Papaya and BxMxC. Their latest album has gotten rid of the kawaii altogether and has become this progressive heavy mixture of club pop and industrial prog metal that sounds NOTHING like what they sounded like in the beginning.
Although their lyrics started off as cutesy and silly young girl topics, they have matured into uplifting and encouraging music. Babymetal is fun, uplifting, positive message music.
If you continue this journey into the foxhole, you will be amazed, intrigued, delighted, and shocked. And hopefully addicted. Enough to become an official BABYMETAL fan. Su-metal calls us The One.
Did they come up with this? No. This was the brainchild of Key Kobayashi,a producer for the Amuse talent agency. Most of the music and lyrics are his and a team of ghost writers with cryptic "metal" names. The girls didn't even know what metal was when they were recruited for this project. They were originally in a J-Pop idol group called Sakura Gakuin(look them up), where BABYMETAL originated from as a sub group. So no, they had no idea what metal was. And no, they are no longer this cutesy. They don't scream or growl. Ever. The point being that it's J-Pop vocals over heavy music. But they do get heavier and they do get much MUCH more mature.
I've been to 20 of their concerts. From small intimate 500 cap venues to 50,000 x2 (2 back to back concerts) at Tokyo Dome. Their arena shows are second to non. Have fun on this journey.❤
Although Gimme Chocolate is early BABYMETAL, so is many of the all time favorites like Akatsuki, Megitsune, Headbanger and Ijime Dame Zettai, all of which are among the absolute best they've made.
I was at both Tokyo Dome performances - totally Epic! I’ve only seen them 3 times live, and they are coming to my home town (Brisbane, Australia) in June - and I’m going to be in Bali!!!! Nooooooooooo…… 😥😥
very detailed and accurate answer :3
@@MSIContent Bali? You don't need no stinking Bali! BABYMETAL is life! 😂❤️
@@MSIContent Careful of those new Indonesia laws while you’re in Bali. Insane new laws is going to be terrible for their tourism industry. Beaches should be pretty empty though! 😂✌🏼😀
Once you understand that BABYMETAL originally wanted to make metal music that young girls could relate to (Su-metal states this in an old interview), it makes sense that older songs like Gimme Chocolate, Doki Doki Morning, Uki Uki Midnight, etc were extra kawaii/cute since the Su, Moa, and Yui were in their early teens. But as they got older, as well as their fanbase, their songs also matured a bit too. 🤘🦊🤘
If you want screams, try headbanger!
@@rumbear77 you mean Death.
With the exception of Megitsune...
Gimme Chocolate is actually a defiance song. They are basically saying: "I wanna eat chocolate, but I'll gain weight and for society that's a no no. So now, Gimme my chocolate"
They have many songs like this. Like Ijime, Dame , Zettai. The title translates to "Bullying, No, Never" and it talks about how bullying hurts everyone involved so it shouldn't be done.
Song 4 is about how in Japan they believe that the number 4 is cursed (4 has 2 reading in Japanese, "Yon" and "Shi", and death is also read as "shi", so people started relating both of them to the point that some buildings don't even have the 4th floor) and in the song they say: "hey, guys. It's just a number. We also have other words that are pronounced "shi" so calm down"
In Sis. Anger they basically say: "Stop making excuses for being lame. Accept yourself or get better"
And in Megitsune they try to break the stigma that women are foxes (that women try to deceive men. It's a belief heavily linked to their mythology) and they say: "Hey, we're just women trying to get by. We are not foxes, we are actresses"
That's wild, that's almost the exact opposite of what I read. I had read that Gimme Chocolate is part of a story cycle and in this part of the story in which a demon is trying various methods of tempting the protagonist. It's difficult to be sure because just from the lyrics all you really get is an internal monologue about wanting the chocolate.
Your interpretation seems less farfetched for sure!
@@riskybitness oh, wow. That's the 1st time I hear about that one....
People are really going crazy, aren't they?
I recommend Megitsune. It's like a gateway drug to Babymetal
Yesss
Yeah, it was mine.
Agreed. Both live and MV are fire
The official video.
Yes! Megitsune 1000%!
What I appreciate about BABYMETAL is the fact their voices cut through the hard metal. This allows the band to go hard and not over power the vocals. The metal stays hard and the vocals stay very j-pop. Then they can change the style of metal. You can not put BABYMETAL in a box. Each of their songs are unique.
Yes that is, that uniqueness.
You're right. No box can hold BABYMETAL. The concept alone defies labels. Then there is the dramatic style changes that each song represents.
That and superior tour management. I reckon that their techs have the lines down to a 'T' to get this right. Which is equally impressive to the girls' performance.
Metal, have diffrent ways, some go to the darkness, some go to the deserted place, some go to heavy plluted environment.
BabyMetal take me go to happyland
U should do death by baby metal next its a banger \m/. Saw this u got a sub keep at it
At the time of this performance, Su-Metal had just turned 16, and Moa and Yui were still 14 (the entry you read from was from a couple years later). Yui left in 2018, and Su and Moa continued on as a duo. Su turned 25 this past December, and Moa will turn 24 on July 4th! BABYMETAL will be performing at Aftershock in California later this year. I was fortunate enough to see them live in Chicago back in 2016 when Yui was still there. Their birthdates: Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal) December 16, 1997; Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) July 4, 1999; and though no longer with the group, Yui Mizuno (Yui-metal) June 20, 1999.
Well Suzuka founded Babymetal in 2010 as a Part of Sakura Gakuins heavy Music Club after dissolving Karen Girls. She was 12 at that time and Karen Girls have an Album out. So much for "they're so young"
Little update today (april 1st) with the official addition of Mokomo Okazaki (Momometal) the new member!
Don't forget about the recently confirmed new third member, even though she hasn't been showcased much, Momoko Okazaki (Momometal) March 3, 2003.
@@micktrinus I posted this before the announcement. I had a feeling they were going to announce Momoko as the new official member, and was really hoping for it, but I held off mentioning it until I knew for sure.
Miss the Trio, although Yui's stand in does a great job at live events, still not the same without yui.
Welcome to the world created when Japan's Kawai has a love child with METAL!!! I got to see them open for Metallica...that concert was NUCKIN FUTS!!!! To watch die hard metal fans loose their $#!T to these cute little Japanese girls going out there and just having a blast was hilariously AWESOME!!
You seem to have followed the standard Babymetal reaction script:
Reactor: This is heavy
Reactor: WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Reactor: Wait, this is really good.
Reactor: What did I just see? They are so young. I like it.
Good on you.
If you want to be amazed by both their musicality and their commanding crowd control, watch the live performance of "Road of Resistance".
Su absolutely slays
100% and when you hear it done be surprised if you think "Dragonforce?" but yes the live version is awesome to both watch and listen too from start to finish
Or Syncopation... I love that song!!!!!!!!!!!!
please do react to that one!!!
I'm an old school metalhead...started back in the 70's on Black Sabbath, Judas Priest...ect. Baby Metal is the real deal. The Kami band is extremely talented, and those young ladies are incredibly hard working...and singers like Rob Halford and Drummer Chad Smith have said the same. Great band to react with and you will undoubtedly enjoy your trip down the foxhole....🤘🦊🤘
Don't forget about Rob Zombie shutting down a lot jerks.
@@mogaman28 I REALLY WISH THAT AMUSE WOULD SHUT DOWN THE PROFESSIONAL BABYMETAL HATERS THAT PRETEND TO BE REACTORS. THERE ARE A SLEW OF JERKS PRETENDING TO BE COOL METALHEADS. AMUSE MUST BE INFORMED ABOUT THE ABUSIVE STALKERS THAT DUMP CH*T ON RUclips.
both of you should check Japanese band called Ningen Isu ( The Human Chair). Especially track Heartless Scat. On their official channel it have even English captions
@@StrielokLive You should check my channel and see the video I took when they played in London. 2 days before Babymetal. That was a epic weekend.
They were originally scared of metal after they were put in the Babymetal project, but as time goes by, metal grew on them. And what made them respect the genre even more is when they saw Metallica live.
I love how at the 3:20 mark when the chorus comes in, you can literally see your face go from confused shock to complete joy.
Right...from WTF IS THIS to WoW was just instant!!
T0taly!
I had the exact same reaction 😳
I simply love to watch reactions of people listening to Babymetal for the first time. I can't get tired of watching the confusion on their faces. 🤣
As someone who is a metal-head and a HUGE fan of BlackPink and Babymetal, I was glad to know I wasn’t the only one! I’ve been a long time viewer of your channel, and I’m glad you discovered Babymetal! The logical second video you should watch is “Road of Resistance” live in Japan. And you should also watch Band-Maid “Thrill” for some Japanese hard rock.
Great recommendations.
Road of Resistance live in Japan (ruclips.net/video/zTEYUFgLveY/видео.html) is the one which converted me (old school metalhead) from, 'yeah, this is kinda interesting' to, 'okay, that was fantastic also I HAVE to go to one of their live shows because their crowd interaction / control is second to none I've seen (I'd say on par or possibly even better than Rammstein)' - so I now have tickets for their next tour.
With Headbanger Live @ Legend 1997 Apocalypse (ruclips.net/video/YjjWZpf_jSs/видео.html) being a close second (there's a teeny weeny bit of screaming in this one)
In terms of authenticity, Rob Halford, Rob Zombie and the Chilli Peppers are fans, and they opened for Metallica because as Lars said, "We saw them in 2013 at a festival, and we were astounded by their awesomeness."
I've seen footage of them covering a couple of Judas Priest songs when they were opening for the Chilli Peppers, so I gather that when things very first started a little over 10 years ago they were a 'manufactured band', but since then they've increasingly taken ownership of the whole thing and are determining the band's direction, writing lyrics, etc.
@@Dunkelzahn2057 two VERY excellent recommendations and definitely the next step for her!
Totally agree. Long time BABYMETAL fanboy, but also Blackpink, G Dragon etc.
Band-maid 'Black Hole' is practically metal. Love Band-maid and Babymetal.
Confused? Maybe...but you have to admit it's the best Metal song ever about wanting to eat chocolate. 🦊🤘🤘🦊
I don't know, Hanabie's "We Love Sweet" gives it a run for its money, lol!
to make confusion complete, also watch PMJ's cover …
Hanabie is an all girl Japanese metal band that has tons of kawaii elements but they also scream and have super heavy vocals! I pretty much guarantee you’ll love them! I recommend their song called “We love sweets”
Literally my favorite song by them. My gateway was "Excuse but I have to go" such a great band, hopefully they'll do a US tour sometime
I got tickets to see Hanabie in Colorado Springs Oct 1. Their US Tour starts this month. Saturday I think @@ethanbeckwith6614
@@ethanbeckwith6614they are doing a U.S. tour now.
hanabie is officially a god send
Babymetal is not like a K-Pop band. The Korean kids are victims that need rescue, but Babymetal is entirely them. The band is virtuosic, their singing is spot on and the choreography is flawless. These girls really mean it.
victim is kinda far-stretched. if you considering the minor debut then babymonster too were minors when had their debut. kids aren't forced to "debut" its entirely on you if you wanna enter the ent. most ppl who choose to be kpop idol all these years actually know the pros-cons of this industry but still go become trainees then dats on em. it doesn't justify dat labels can act shitty after they debut minors/adults ofc.
babymetal are j-idols who are performers and don't have personality of making music as kpop idols.
@@nancysharma2096 That's quite funny. The last paragraph is actually hilarious.
@@donepearce lol thts literally what it is. babymetal are performers/idols just like any other kpop/jpop idol.
I first heard this and was shocked too then head banged so hard and love em. I missed getting the chance to see them live during Aftershock in Cali and I hope they come back again, cause man I'd mosh so hard to them.
Glad you enjoyed them too!!
Babymetal came first, they debuted in 2010. Poppy said in interviews she was inspired by the japanese music scene for some of her songs.
8:00 BabyMetal formed in 2010, and has been around for 13 years. They DID start out young with SuMetal at 12, MoaMetal and YuiMetal at 10yo, in their early pre-teen years. they had been performing for many years prior to this as Sakura Gakuin. The Gimme Chocolate video you're watching is the first live performance of the song from about 10 years ago in 2013, as now each of the girls are well into their 20s in 2023.
Yuimetal (the one that's usually on the left side) retired from the band in 2018 due do health reasons, and wanting to pursue a solo career. Since then group had three other girls in rotation who they called "The Avengers" that filled the role for Yui. It was only JUST THIS PAST WEEK (the end of March 2023) they officially named one of the Avengers "MomoMetal" as the new 3rd core member to replace Yuimetal after 5 years of Yui's absence.
Yeah, because they were a school idol band. ☺️
@@WannabeShady90 they started performing as idols before that.. but Babymetal started in 2010.
Picking Give me Chocolate as the first reaction is perfect. You will be confused, and trapped. Prepare more coffee for whole day Babymetal. For Next: Ijime Dame Zetai, Megitsune, Headbanger. And remember, live performance.
Up!!!
I think Cami should get a few under her belt, then do Monochrome followed by the First Take version. It's a real one two punch and let's Su really flex her beautiful voice.
And "catch me if you can"
'Sis Anger' more like it
If you haven't already: BABYMETAL & Rob Halford - Painkiller, Breaking The Law. I don't think they're in the soundmix but Moa and Yui play guitar and their fretting is pretty spot on. _They can play the frreaking solo!_ It's also really cool to see them rock out with Rob, they're so happy and Su is trying so hard to match his high pitch. Babymetal is amazing!
Rob's falsetto is actually at a higher pitch than Su's singing. So, Rob can sing like a Japanese schoolgirl.
@@McKavian Yes, but with way more leather and studs.
I remember the first time I saw Babymetal. My brain went into a complete 'WTF' mode. But their songs instantly ended up on my workout playlist.
Hahaha... excellent first reaction, thanks and welcome to BABYMETAL!
"Gimme Chocolate" is "just" a fun song about the girls wanting to eat chocolate but being a little worried about gaining some weight (as you read on the translation) and yeah, it's also freaking metal as hell. And that's the point of the song and why it went viral in 2014.
The girls were 16 and 14 when the visuals of this MV were recorded at the concert Legend 1997 in 2013 the day after Su-metal's (the lead singer) 16th birthday.
They started in 2010 when they were 12 and 11. And, given the fact they are 25 and 23 now, and they are still active (after several sad and even tragical moments) I'd say they were not "forced" by the record label. Instead of that, they have had a very interesting career, very different from what they ever imagined. And they are still young.
Well, at this point you need to check out that "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (with five exclamation marks hehe...) live from the same concert (Legend 1997).
Until next time!
OK. The next song in logical order should be Headbanger
There is a duality with the lyrics also suggesting "chocolate" is an "adult relationship", and "get fat" is referring to pregnancy.
Japan is very different from many other cultures as the basic age of consent is 13 - although different prefectures will usually raise that to 16 - and there's almost no taboo attitude about nudity or sex, within reason.
I'm sure it's been mentioned but you can never mention it enough. BabyMetal needs to be seen live. Their shows are just off the charts. seen them twice ( once in Philly and once in NY). Incredible shows with enthusiastic crowd. A super fun time.
Headbanger MUST be next... This video blew my mind more than any video I've watched on RUclips...
I agree and Road of resistance after
ill never forget how the first time i heard a babymetal song was when my big tough metalhead prison uncle was blasting it, the same man who is notorious in my family for blasting metal 24/7. I had never been so shocked to see a bunch of japanese kids dancing to metal on a tv before and it was honestly great, i remember asking him about it and he told me all about them lol
They started their band at the age of 12 but su-metal was 14, they do have heavier songs like kingslayer, sis. Anger, metali, their first song was 'doki doki morning' they have made a weird full of mixed up genres in one of their songs called 'line!' as you can tell i am a HUGE fan of their band so ask me anything if you have anymore questions.
Megitsune in Budokan is all it took for me to fall in love with Babymetal. The band, the production, the choreography of the girls and the lights and band is incredible.
Just wait till you get into their newer stuff. Su's voice has matured sooooooooooo much over the years (she's 25 now!!) and they just continue to SLAY
As a Metalhead myself I can say: Yep. That's how it went for me. Mainly confusion when I started listening to them but the grew on me very quickly and at this point I love them. Gimme chocolate is a not that typical of a babymetal song but then again there is no real typical babymetal song. Please do listen to more and I would recomend mostly going with live versions of songs because they are amazing live.
Great reaction. BabyMetal generates shock and nonpluses most first time listeners. Musicianship, composition, vocals, show is top shelf professionally and creatively. Awesome and unique band
I discovered Babymetal a few months ago. I’ve since bought all of their albums and 3 of their live Blu-rays, and will be watching them live in May when they start their tour. Obsessed. They have so much energy and their drummer is a god amongst men. Can’t wait to watch u discover and react to their awesomeness 👍
Road of Resistance, Headbanger, and Babymetal Death Legend 1997 are some good Babymetal rec's. The girls have definitley grown since they first started and could be considered full fledged metal heads now. I also definitley recommend watching their live stuf from the Glastonbury 2019 set. The crowd had no idea what was about to happen and were just going crazy by the end of the show
Welcome MOMOMETAL. Still wish Yui would make a cameo appearance from time to time. When Babymetal started, Su was 12; Yui and Moa were 10.
the more you listen to them, the better the songs get. i was confused in the beginning, but could not stop watching. just like all of us. iam gonna see them at the end of this year live, for the 2nd time. cant wait !
I can only say that I have been a metal rocker for more than 40 years and I love all the bands I grew up with, and suddenly I discovered these adorable girls, it was a big bang in my head.
Today I love them for refreshing me with their unique style.
I see Nemophila, Love Bites, Band Maid, Rolling Quartz, Wagakki band in your future if its the Rock sound you want. Baby Metal did a first take of monochrome that you should eventually check out. First take is more of an acoustic piano version that artist do to show their voices off sort of like killing voice.
LOVEBITES ....not love bites 😉
* writes down 'Rolling Quartz' to the neverending list of amazing japanese bands I've never heard of * 🤘
*takes Rolling Quarts.
*Leaves Otoboke Beaver
@@cuyo02 I saw Otoboke in Oct in the smallest venue i have seen a band. Yoyo stage dove and we surfed her back on stage
@@react-o-mat Rolling Quartz is a Korean band they do rock versions/covers of kpop bands but have their originals as well
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This footage is from the 'Legend 1997' concert, held in December 2013, celebrating the 16th birthday of the lead singer, Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto, or Su).
"1997" is her birth year.
The two younger girls, Yuimetal (Yui Mizuyno) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi) were both 14.
The BABYMETAL members are very aware that their initial impression is often "What the Hell?".
They compare that to what they thought when they were first introduced to metal music.
This whole concept of combining JPop/Idol music with Metal could have been a disaster, but the quality of the singing, songwriting, choreography and staging take it to another level.
'Gimme Chocolate!!' is definitely one of their "poppier" tracks.
They have been joined on stage for this song by members of Korn, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and DragonForce.
Not all at the same time though. : )
Pretty much every song is different.
They believe that if any song sounds too much like it's from a single genre, then it's not a BABYMETAL song.
I hope you keep going. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.
Their range is nothing short of amazing.
Great first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Foxhole.🦊You have loads of info and too many comments to read already, so maybe I'll leave adding to that for another time.
To answer one of your questions, BABYMETAL were doing this before Poppy changed her style (I think something she said at some point even suggested she was inspired to change by what BABYMETAL were doing).
Next song - definitely "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" but not the MV, BABYMETAL have to be seen and heard live. There is a great version from Legend 1997 - same concert in December 2013 as the 'Gimme Chocolate' video was filmed (lead singer's 16th birthday party, the two younger girls were 14), but later in the show so the Kami Band are playing live - the guys in skeleton suits were not. Long story boils down to BABYMETAL not having the money for a live band until they split from their parent group, Legend 1997 was the last step of that split.
You can find a clip safe to use for a reaction at Gans Tomas channel under 'Head Bangya'.
My friend I see you under every Babymetal reaction and you are doing the Fox God's work. Kitsune up!
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True Neooo. Grington, i read all your comments when i saw one
@@roaringv8340 Thanks both of you, I hope my comments help.
I actually grew up in Japan. Military Brat. My 3 best friends are Japanese and after Covid I went back to visit them and they took me to see Baby Metal at Budokan, best time I ever had.
True baby metal fan here. I am about to see them sept 2 Orlando Florida. I am also a drummer and found them about a year ago and can’t escape. Love them forever. 👉🦊👈🤘❤️great reaction check more out you will not be disappointed. Headbanger karate etc. I love so many
Yes, back then they were really young. Babymetal was formed in 2010 when they were just 11 and 13 years old. They are now adults and their music has a more adult sound too, so you can see how their music evolves over time.
I got into Babymetal in 2013 and Blackpink in 2019. They're basically the only two modern bands I would ride or die for.
Squeeze in some Band Maid and I'm with you
OH YEAH, FOR REAL? CHECK OUT THE BM HATER "REACTORS". THEY ARE ALL OVER AND ALL I EVER SEE IS PEOPLE KISSING THEIR SADISTIC, EVIL AR$E$.
I'll tell you one thing: once you dive down this rabbit hole, you ain't never going back.
But all honesty, these girls put on 100% effort in their performances. Even Zob Zombie gave his approval.
Welcome to the world of BABYMETAL! You're correct that kawaii means cute so there isn't any screaming (at least not yet). They really did create a new genre of cute metal and as far as I can tell are still the only ones. Yuimetal left the band a few years ago for health reasons (unspecified). The band took an extended break during the COVID pandemic but recently released a new album and started a new tour. As I understand it they were assigned to the Heavy Music Club (a sub-group of Sakura Gakuin, a Japanese idol group) in 2010 at 13 (Sumetal, vocal and dance) and 11 (Yuimetal and Moametal, scream and dance). This video was made a little later so they are probably 12 and 14 here. In this video they are still preforming to a recorded track (vocals and music) as evidenced by the bands skeleton costumes. Later shows where the band wears white robes and make-up are true live performances. For further listening I recommend Road of Resistance, Ijime Dame Zettai, Megitsune, Catch Me If You Can, Headbanger!, Awadama Fever and Doki Doki Morning (Heart Pounding Morning and btw a great wake-up jam) should get you up to speed. To see Yuimetal and Moametal without Sumetal (refered to as BLACK BABYMETAL) there is Onedari Daisakusen. If you're interested in more all-girl J-Rock bands (and there are really hundreds of them) you might try a BAND-MAID (the costumes are their gimmick) song called Real Existence (as a starting place) or Scandal (search for Scandal Japanese band or you'll get the American band with Patty Smyth). A couple of their more hard rocking songs are A.M.D.K.J. and Masterpiece. Some of Scandals music is more popish (to sell records) but when they rock they really rock and they seem to rock more since starting their own record label named HER Records.
pretty sure HANABIE. is also kinda in the same genre
There's few things I enjoy more than watching someone experience Babymetal for the first time. I truly love this band. And their music has gotten better every year as they've grown up.
ROTFLOL it is truly awesome watching someone experience it for the first time. I also love the first time (I think) they did it live. It was live in front of a metal head audience and its great to watch their reactions and then suddenly they really get into it. Search here for Gimme Chocolate Sonisphere Festival UK 2014. I can't stop watching it.
Welcome to the Foxhole and BabyMetal's journey into metalverse 🦊🤘🔥
Flabbergasted is the word for sure, you already got a lot of comments with great info so I'm not gonna repeat everything, so go ahead and jump into more songs like
- _"Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!"_ live at Legend 1997 held in 2013 (is this same concert you saw but with actual live sound and real band playing behind called the Kami Band), you can find a clip safe to react at Gans Tomas channel under Head Bangya title.
Don't be fooled by this song, they got a lot of great songs showing the lead singer vocal skills and with more meaningful lyrics than this one that is just to have fun.
They started in 2010 when having only 11 and 12 yo and now they got 23 and 25, more than a decade and giving half of their life to this project, they already released a new album (4th chronologically) with a more mature sound and new BM side we've never seen before, a little bit away from the kawaii elements from early era, so don't worry to keep travelling this songs until you reach the new sound.
See you next time 🦊🤘🍫
Love your reaction. Been a while since I saw a totally honest Babymetal baptism. Your stages of acceptance were pretty typical. 1) "WTF?!?!?! I'm so confused." 2) "Actually that hook is kinda catchy. And that instrumental is seriously sick." 3) "Oh what the hell it is catchy. Lemme listen to that again." I give you three re-listens before you fall into the deep fox hole. Hard. ☺Next up: "Karate" and "Road of Resistance Live in Japan".
Just saw the latest show. Wow. The stage ran the entire length of the arena (it separated the audience into two halves) and another stage ran on top of that one, so the dance stage could move from one end of the arena to the other, lengthwise. Lightshow was fantastic. There was so much pyro it looked like they were dancing in the flames. Su and Moa were great as usual.
Yes, they scream. They get heavier. And they are awesome! They're even Ozzie approved!!
Babymetal is the rasbery-liqurish of music. People dont think it goes together, and it is not for everyone but if you like it you love it.
I discovered Babymetal some time in the last year, and I couldn't be happier that I did! You've got a lot of enjoyment ahead of you- everyone involved (and there are a bunch- the girls are the tip of the spear) appears to operate at genius level pretty much all the time. The whole thing was formed around Sumetal and her abilities. You'll get the details in the comments on every Babymetal video- their fans are extremely devoted, and love to share details.
I've been listening to them for about a year now off the strength of the defense Rob Zombie gave them about their concerts and how they rocked harder than most of the metal bands he has ever toured with. Gimme Chocolate was one of their very first singles, and when they started Suzuka Nakamoto, their lead singer, was 14 and the two backups were 12. Now, Nakamoto is 24 and has over 10 years of experience with Babymetal and she's totally legit.
This was uploaded 5 days ago at the time of my writing this post, I would hope by now you've listened to Pa Pa Ya. I'm pretty open minded about what I'm willing to listen to when it comes to various music genres, but I tend to stay in either hard rock or metal most of the time (then classical/orchestral). This band does stuff that to me at least on paper is terrible. I can't stand listening to autotune, I'm not a big fan of rap, and the mere thought of listening to a metal band fronted by 3 little girls just sounds bad. But man, I love Babymetal, and two of my favorite songs are Pa Pa Ya, and BxMxC, and you simply could not ever sell me on those songs simply by describing them to me.
Su was even 12 when they started (she's 25 now) and Yui/Moa were 11, crazy uh
They are fantastic! Just as an FYI for anyone that reads this and doesn't already know, the "backups" are just as important to the group as Suzuka as they carry a lot of the audience interaction and physical performance. Their names are Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi. Both are strong vocalists (even if they don't get to show this off much as a part of Babymetal) and extremely talented performers.
Yui Mizuno left Babymetal in 2018 due to undisclosed health reasons, and Babymetal continued to tour as a duo with various dancers filling in her spot on stage pre-covid. As of last week, one of the replacement dancers, Momoko Okazaki was chosen to join Babymetal permanently, and is the official third member. Thus Babymetal are a trio again!
"Catch me if you can" was the first song i heard from this group..INSTANT FAN!!😍♥️. the solos from each band member kicks ass before the girls come out to dance and sing to BabyMetal Mayhem!! Too Cute at that!!😂❤
They were SUPER young when the band was formed in 2010 the first popular song across the globe came out when they were like 11-12
they hit every sub-genre of metal in their various songs and albums. Iine (pronounced e-nay) is one of their earlier songs that is a total mindf**k that goes hard in three different genres (edm, metal and rap) it is so awesome it is a must listen....but remember its one of their earliest releases so they have changed a lot since then. I fully recommend the following:
1 Megistune - official video (this is pretty much the anthem of Babymetal and is played at nearly every concert)
2 Karate - official video
3 Ijeme Dame Zettai - live at sonisphere
4 Distortion - live(although the video is awesome its a bit confusing because they were trying something that they didn't follow up on)
5 Headbanger - Live at Legend 1997 Apocalypse
6 PaPaYa - Any version
7 Shanti Shanti Shanti - any live Version
I'm still waiting for a black metal song from them 😭
I don't know if anyone has answered your question about Poppy, I'm a huge fan. Babymetal came first, Poppy has mentioned how she was so intrigued by the style of music they were doing. Poopy is an experimental queen and took it up another level to where the juxtaposition is harder than Babymetals. BM stays within metal the entire time and Poppy literally takes it away completely at times (atleast on her first tracks) now she's full punk/rock/metal. She's just doing whatever she wants.
But yes, Babymetal has been an inspiration for many many bands and we love them for that.
Welcome to the Foxhole!
For a swift kick in the earhole, try "Pa Pa Ya". It's the hardest song about fruit salad that you'll ever hear.
saw them at the house of blues in chicago...awesome is thre only word i can think of
Also I just want to point something out, they were 14 years old and 16 years old when they wrote this, also they’re first overseas concert was in the UK in 2014 and at that concert there were 55 thousand or more people that were there to see bands like ghost, anthrax, Metallica, and much more that didn’t know who they were and had never heard of them. But they were originally supposed to play at the small stage but 5 thousand people showed up to see them and so they were moved to the big stage, as the opening act, keep in mind they had no idea they were about to sing in front of 55 thousand hardcore metal fans, and when they got out there they were clearly very nervous, but as they started playing a lot of the fans started cheering for them and they gained a lot of fans. By the time they ended people were chanting that they wanted more! But that’s essentially how they got started with touring world wide. Honestly their story is really quite fascinating and not at all what you’d expect but it’s also a bit of a perfect storm at the same time.
BabyMetal headbanging is different from traditional headbanging. Instead of front to back head banging. It’s side to side. BabyMetal member Yui-Metal had said traditional headbanging hurts her neck. 😂.
BabyMetal stated at the ages of 11-12yos. They’ve been performing for over 10years.
I have been listening to metal since the early 80s but got bored with the music. BABYMETAL was so different but sooooo good. I could not stop. They have restored my interest in Metal.
BABYMETAL has been going strong for over 10 years and just released a new album, their 4th, last week!
I suggest you watch BABYMETAL Headbanger Live from the Legend 1997 show (1997 representing Su-Metals birth year)
You can't go wrong with any of their 60+ songs. They have a few great MVs (Karate, Megitsune, iine) but BABYMETAL excels at live performances. So you can never go wrong with any live.
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That is the only way to keep the genre alive is to see what the younger people are doing instead of putting up road blocks because it's not what you grew up with. Rock has gone the way of jazz it's a music from time that people still enjoy but it's a specialty channel on the radio. You have a better chance to find a R&B, Church music, Country western or Latino station before finding a pure rock station now.
When the group started, the girls were 14, 12, and 12. This song came out a few months later, so I'm not sure, they might be a little older here. If you want to see them at their youngest, watch the original music video(s) for either or both of their first two songs, Dokidoki Morning, and いいね. The latter is still my personal favorite of all their work to this day, although some of their more recent work is also really good (e.g., Road to Resistance, for which there's a really good live recording that will give you an idea how much fun their concerts can be, or BxMxC).
They do scream sometimes. There's a scream in いいね for example. But it's not the only thing that they do, not by a wide margin. One of the things I really like about them is that their music isn't monotonous to listen to. They're constantly changing it up, keeping it interesting.
Other really interesting metal bands include Bloodywood (Indian folk metal; it works a lot better than it sounds like it should) and Haggard (Renaissance metal; yes really; and if that sounds badass, it's because it is).
They were touring as young as 10
And the two youngest wrote their song on death. They wrote the words, the band wrote the music. And in one song, the oldest does the growl.
Literally 0 accuracy in this comment xD
They’re in their twenties by now, the Lead singer is 25 I think and they released an album this year which has some heavier, vocals on if you wanted to check that out
This was filmed 2 months ago but Chocolate was out in 2015 or 16 so these girls are older now and Yui left the band in 2018 they just finally got a permanent replacement but I had the same reaction as you did when I first saw them in 2016 absolutely blew my mind still love them to this day ⚡️🧸
As a former music snob, i put off baby metal for many years. I was aware of who they were, just off put by how girly it was. After listening to them I like them now, im going to a concert later this year. The lead vocalist Su metal has a sweet voice.
For beginners of BABYMETAL I recommend that you listen: Headbanger!!!, Megitsune, "Ijime,dame, zettai", road of resistance
The second and third suggestion you made are certainly a must.
6:45 Proof that every female metal head has a Cutesy Girl in her just begging to come out and shine 🤘🏽
And the whole song is about how much they like chocolate and how happy it makes them lol
When BabyMetal started they actually were more around 12 years old, i was listening to them back in 2016! absolute bangers of music and i found them before i found kpop!!!
~11 yo : [(Moa + Yui + Sue) age divided by 3]
@@Wirmish yes. (Just to show ages) 11+11+12=34÷3=11
Babymetal came First!! By a year. I remember when Poppy came on the scene and people who were just hearing Babymetal for the first time were saying that Babymetal was imitating Her!! LoL!!
In Japanese pop culture they have this thing they call the "Gap"....when you combine two diametrically opposed things, that space created, no matter how tightly compressed, is called the Gap!!...Sweet and Sour, Big and Little...Kawaii and Metal!!
And just for reference, their last album in 2019 hit #1 in the USA on Billboard's "Top Rock Album" chart and they just dropped their 4th Album on Friday!!
Oh yeah, they have toured with or opened for...Metallica, Lady Gaga, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Korn, Bring Me The Horizion..etc. and were featured in Cory Taylor's "CMFT Must Be Stopped" video and did a 2 song colab with Rob Halford at the 2016 APMA's..etc...
One of the Hottest International touring Metal Acts on the scene today!!
More Babymetal Always!!
Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!
Yeah, Poppy did "I'm Poppy" videos in 2017 which was cute but weird, kind creepy, then eventually she started doing heavy music. She was doing cute/sweet pop songs before that.
@@emb5091 Poppy opened her first RUclips channel in 2011. Babymetal first performed in 2010 as part of Sakura Gakuin. But yeah, the stuff they were saying about Babymetal sounding like her came later on.
@@watcher2554 I even remember hearing long ago that Poppy hoped to be as big as BABYMETAL one day, then soon after that she changed her music to heavy. So in my opinion she copied (or was inspired by) BABYMETAL's idea....Just like Ladybaby copied BABYMETAL.
@@emb5091 Don't let Ladybeard hear you say that!! He calls his stuff Kawaii Death Metal!! LoL!! Don't know why he has such a hard time being associated with Babymetal.
But yep, Ladybaby was the first group to follow in the Kawaii Metal genre.
MORE BABYMETAL 🤘😎🤙
They've been together for more then 10 years so you have a lot to catch up on. They just released their 4th album and they are in their 20s now. Check out Road of Resistance live in Japan and you'll def be a fan.
My 4 year old daughter loves this song lol - I actually took her to the Babymetal concert a few months ago 😂
The lyrics to Gimme Chocolate is them basically saying they love chocolate and they want chocolate but they don't want to eat it because they dont want it to mess with their figures. Not exactly word for word but thats the basics of what they're singing.
If you want to hear a little bit earlier their song Iine! is an excellent example of what you thought about what Babymetal would be. My favorite description of Babymetal is something I saw another person say which was, “Babymetal is what happens when you try to summon a metal band and when making the pentagram you run out of salt and substitute with sugar to complete it!” My other favorite saying about the girls is they’re what happens when you go to practice with your garage band and your mom makes you take your little sisters and they get discovered over you!
I've always thought the Powerpuff intro fits their band pretty well. Chemical X just happens to be METAL
finally babymetal!!!!!!!!!!i would love to see you reacting to megitsune 🖤
Yess 🤘🦊🤘
Thank you for giving BABYMETAL a chance!!! BABYMETAL started back in 2010 and since then have performed with, toured with, or opened for Metallica, Korn, Sabaton, Bring Me The Horizon, Dragonforce, Guns N' Roses, Lady Gaga, Rob Halford of Judas Priest (there's a great youtube video of their performance with Rob at a metal award show), and Red Hot Chili Peppers (there is a youtube video of them performing Gimme Chocolate with RHCP, as well as with Korn, and DragonForce), to name a few of many. They have performed at large metal events/concerts in front of 65,000+ skeptical metalheads in Europe (Glastonbury, Download, Sonisphere, etc), US, and Asia. Plus the 20+ awards they have been given. They have 50+ songs and each one is different from the other, so I hope you give the other songs a try. By the way, they have some really great heavy songs too, and I hope you like guitar solos, as well as bass and drum solos, like I do, because they have them too.🤘🦊🤘
HOLY CRAP they have opened for all those bands?!? That is amazing!!! I need to delve more into them now, I am fascinated!!
@@CamiPetyn Definitely check them out. Bring Me The Horizon opened for BABYMETAL in 2019, and Sabaton opened for the girls in 2018. BMTH in 2020 featured the girls in their song, KINGSLAYER which is sick af. And the girls will be supporting Sabaton the next few months in Europe, then BABYMETAL will do a world tour this year including here in the USA!
@@CamiPetyn please please please do. I've seen so many reactions, even the hardcore older men haters end up crying to their live shows!!
@@CamiPetyn Head Banger Legend of 1997 should be the next song of their you listen to. Your headphones will fly off your head. Metallica saw them live and said they were astonished by their awesomeness. See my earlier post
They performed this song on The Stephen Colbert Show, his intro is priceless.
Thanks for turning me on to BABYMETAL! They rock!
I always thought that Babymetal were a gimmick but when they released Metal Kingdom I thought I’d check them out and soon found out that they’re not, now I’ve fallen into the rabbit hole and absolutely love them. I mean it shouldn’t work putting three girls who sing what are basically pop songs together with a super talented heavy band but it does, boy does it work. The girls, now just Su and Moa, are so talented not just at singing but also the dance routines are just amazing(especially in Karate) and that is something I’d never thought I’d like, dance routines with my metal but I just do. They are huge in Japan and their concerts are astounding with a level of crowd participation that I have never seen before, just watch the video for the song that you mentioned Head Bangeeeeerrrr!!!!! and you’ll see what I mean.
Regarding heavier songs, well aside from Gimme Chocolate which of course you’ve heard there’s Megitsune which is one of my favourites, Divine Attack - Shingeki, PA PA YA!!(which is catchy as hell), Road of Resistance and Kingslayer(the song that they did with Bring Me The Horizon).
I’ve been listening to metal and hard rock for over thirty years and I never thought I’d lose my heart and soul to three girls(now two)who sing pop songs backed by a metal band but I have and it’s awesome.
REMINDER: If you continue reacting to BABYMETAL, PLEASE watch their live performances😩😩😩
Depends on the song. For Karate and Megitsune you'll want to watch the music video. For Headbanger and Pa Pa YA you'll want to watch the live performance.
Live Babymetal is the real Babymetal
Welcome to the Babymetal rabbit hole Cami...I think you will have a blast!
Gimme Chocolate is probably the top on streaming since its the one that went viral...I would highly recommend Megitsune, Doki Doki Morning, Karate and Road to Resistance
At this videofrom 2013 the 2 dancers/screamers Yui and Moa were 13/14 yo The singer Su was 15yo. They say they don´t make Heavy Metal but Kawaii Metal. Kawaii is refering to their cuteness but also mixing different pop with different metal genres. The original idea came from their producer when they were 11/12 yo and part of the J-Pop Idol group Sakura Gakuin. You will never hear then groal. They have many different stuff. Some heavy, some more pop. some mixes of both ... Close to every song is different since they continuesly switching genres. Watch for live performances. Studio versions is not their thing. But their live concerts, especially the big ones from Japan play in a completely different league compared to most other bands on this planet.
I was raised by Maiden, Motorhead, ACDC and a pinch of Sepultura... (and anime...) my 1st reaction to this exact song was headbanging, then disbelief, then a glorious "fuck it, there is no rule in metal" and unrestricted enjoyment. Then someone showed me Ladybaby Nippon Manju and ... what a rabbit hole ...
A lot of commenters are saying this and I want to add my voice to it, look for he live performances. They put high production quality into releases that use live show footage. They are extraordinary. Way better than the planned music videos IMO.
welcome to Babymetal Cami! I've long thought you'd enjoy the trip and I hope to be proved right over many more reactions!
I just seen them tonight with my daughter ,. who loves them... I am now a fan.. such a good live show. !
MOMOMETAL fcking GROWLS now!!! And it's SO GOOD!🤘🦊🤘
They have done a collab with Electric Callboy called Ratatata. If you have not seen an Electric Callboy video, you must. Like We've Got the Moves or Every Time We Touch. Then see Ratatata. It is a wild serotonin rush.
Dude, most real reaction ever.... Their hook is incredible in this one... hard not to like it for sure. You're a riot.
The band behind these girls are frikin genius. We have been so corralled into expected listening areas by record labels and the media... I'm a little pissed at the some of the stuff we have been missing out on. This song is so heavy... love when they come out of the 1st chorus... frkin would make an epic intro into a hard motorcross video
Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro live at Budokan is a great one to check out. Megitsune and Karate are some of their heavier songs, and are two of my favorites as well. I'm an old head metal listener, as well as a musician, and I can tell you Babymetal is no joke. It's cutesy at times, but they've more than proven they're metal and fully deserve to be a part of the scene.
You have to check out Road of Resistance Live OMG then you will see how hard these girls can go btw I’ve been a fan of this band since there first album and have never been disappointed. You’re reaction was so much fun to watch. I can’t wait for the next one 🤘
FYI, Babymetal is doing a US tour with Dethklok this year.
They performed this on Stephen Colbert. I doubt a crowd has been so confused since Slipknot were on Conan.
Every song babymetal does is different, but heres a short list.
1. Megitsune music video is a must, probably their best song all time,heavy, edm, and other suprises (everything else watch live, unless its Kingslayer or karate)
2. Headbanger 1997 live (similar to gimme chocolate in a way, heavy and cute)
3. Rondo of Nightmare with Mischiefs of God intro Budokan live (personal favorite, highlights the kami bamd behind the girls better then any other song imo, heavy ballad song).
4. Pa Pa Ya live
5. Road of Resistance live in Japan (probably their most iconic live show)
6. BxMxC live (this is different)
7. Monochrome official (Not the First Take version )
8. Mirror mirror live
9. Maya live
10. Akatsuki live
11. Catch me if you can live
12. BMTH - Kingslayer ft. BabyMetal (probably my most replayed song with babymetal).
And many more
I really can't believe that you've never heard of BM. They've had albums in the top 5 hard rock charts. This is from their cute stage. The new album is so much more mature and complex, but still creates one of the best live shows on the planet. SuMetal vocals have become legend
Don't want "mature and complex" from this group. The product they were selling when they formed was all about cute girls singing and dancing cute in front of hardcore metal band. They were better off staying that way. If I wanted "mature and complex" in a band I would be a fan of a band that was "mature and complex" from Day 1.