First Time Listening to BABYMETAL "Megitsune" Reaction! 

Your life will never be the same without “Baby Metal”! I’m a 56 year old metal head and I’m a huge fan.

Babymetal has a lot of support from the metal community as a whole. Of course there are some haters out there, but if Metallica had Babymetal open for them, and Rob Halford performed with them, I'd say they have earned the respect of the metal community. There is a great video of the song Ijime Dame Zettai (No More Bullying Forever) being performed in 2014 at the Sonisphere Festival in the UK. This was the first festival outside of Asia they had ever performed at, and were not well known at all. In fact, many people were not at all happy with the fact that some j-pop metal dance band was going to be performing at their beloved metal festival, and on the same stage Metallica and Iron Maiden would be performing on. There were even rumors that people were going to boo and throw bottles at them. None of that happened, in fact, by the time Babymetal finished their 30 minute set the crowd was chanting for more. The Sonisphere performance was the turning point for Babymetal, they were being talked about all over the world now, and their video for the meme song Gimme Chocolate blew up around that same time and launched them into the mainstream metal scene. It's sometimes referred to as the Miracle at Sonisphere. I urge you to check out the video for that song - Babymetal - Ijime Dame Zettai - Sonisphere 2014.

Great first reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy. You asked how old they are - in this video, from 2013, Su-metal (lead vocalist) was 15, Yuimetal and Moametal (backing vocals, harmonies, dance and in charge of hyping and involving the audiences in live shows) were 13 (I think the video was released on one of them's 14th birthday). 'Megitsune' (your pronunciation was very good) reflects a lot of the Japanese culture starting with the traditional instruments (shamisen I think) in the intro and the lyrics about women being compared to foxes (kitsune - which also explains why the fox masks were so prominent in this video) which in Japanese mythology are able to shape shift and take human form in order to deceive. It is also a bit of a push back against the traditional female role in Japanese society I think - or maybe it is. They are saying that women wearing their make up and hiding their true feelings are not trying to deceive anybody, they are simply trying to please everybody - so they are not kitsune (foxes), they are megitsune (female foxes or vixens) - and they are strong. The part you liked best with the breakdown with the pig squeals uses the exact melody of an old and very well known Japanese folk song called 'Sakura Sakura' (Cherry Blossoms). When Su pulled the short blade (tanto) from her microphone she said "Otome wa ... nametara ikan zeyo." (Maidens ... shouldn't be underestimated). This is a famous quote from a Japanese gangster movie said by the daughter of a gang boss. Much of the video was shot on location at the Asagaya Shinmei Shrine in Tokyo. This has become a place of pilgrimage for BABYMETAL fans visiting Tokyo. BABYMETAL formed in 2010 as a sub-unit of a school themed Idol group called Sakura Gakuin around the talents of Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal). She was only 12, Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal) and Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) were 11. In 2013 Su was 15 and it was time for her to graduate from Sakura Gakuin (the school theme meant that group was for school age girls - 10 to 15) and it was decided that BABYMETAL should separate with her as her vehicle to further her career as a singer and dancer, so they became a band in their own right. They are the originators and pioneers of 'Kawaii-Metal' (ie cute metal) which is a blend of metal with Jpop aesthetics. The name BABYMETAL was chosen for two reasons (their age may have had some bearing as well): - to symbolize that they gave birth to a new genre of metal music (kawaii metal) - because the writing (and pronunciation) in Japanese is nearly identical to the writing of "heavy metal" (and they love a pun): BABYMETAL = ベビメタル (be-bi-me-ta-ru) heavy metal = ヘビメタル (he-bi-me-ta-ru) In live shows they are supported by the Kami Band, some of Japan's very best session musicians - they can play anything ... which is just as well as BABYMETAL have songs in virtually every metal genre and they will also mix in many other musical styles and genres with the metal, usually when you least expect it. They have about 50 songs now, every one of them is different. Some are straight metal some lean more towards their pop roots and they do everything in between. They are also one of the very best live performance acts on the planet, so pick any song, find a live performance video (try to avoid fan made compilation videos - some are good, but there are too many that chop the songs and performances up and get really confusing with the constant changes of costume, lighting and stages and one or two that even cut out whole verses or re-order the songs). Try the Legend 1997 (actually December 2013, Su-metal's 16th birthday celebration) live performance of 'Headbanger' to get an idea of their live shows. I'm sure you will get a lot more suggestions and requests and they are all going to be good songs.

Why they're so adorable? Because this is "kawaii metal" which roughly translate to cute/adorable metal. A new subgenre of metal that Babymetal create in 2010 😁.

1. "Megitsune" is my favorite Babymetal song. The name translates to "vixen" (female fox). The word "kitsune" is used for both regular foxes as well as mythological fox spirits. This song is about the latter. Babymetal has a sort of fox spirit worship schtick, and you may see their fans making a sort of fox sign rather than the usual devil horns. 2. One interesting thing about Babymetal is that their lyrics are age-appropriate. For example, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" is about bullying; "Gimme Chocolate" is about, well, begging for chocolate. 3. Babymetal was a subunit of the now-disbanded J-pop idol group, Sakura Gakuin (Cherry Blossom School). The group performed as a whole, but they also had "clubs." Babymetal was the heavy music club. Other clubs had their own subunits, but I think only Babymetal blew up such that it overshadowed the main group. If you like J-pop, and if you have two hours to kill, you can see a recording of one of their concerts here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Db8xzX5XNjk.html Unfortunately, there are no English subtitles for the skits between songs. 4. If you want more pop idol-fronted Japanese metal, check out Necronomidol. As you might have guessed from their name, they sing about Lovecraftian themes. Their videos are pretty cool too. Fun Fact: Whereas "Dungeons and Dragons" is the most popular tabletop RPG in the West, in Japan, it is "Call of Cthulhu," and the player base consists mostly of women in their 30's. 5. If you want J-rock with a (semi-)cute theme, check out Band Maid. It is a legit rock band which has gained some popularity in the West, and they dress like maids for their performances and generally do a maid theme (they refer to their fans as "masters," for example). I don't know if they have their own maid café in Shibuya. 6. If you want more conventional J-pop, you might want to look into the group Perfume. They like to incorporate electronic music sounds into their songs, and they are one of the (very) few J-pop groups to utilize RU-vid they way K-pop does.

Su is our Queen. Once she captures your heart with her voice, you'll follow her to the edge of the Metal Galaxy and beyond. Thank you for your review. Fall into the Foxhole. You'll never be the same, again.

BM was my first foray into idols & idol groups! Their music was such a shock to the senses that I was basically hooked at the first listen.

⚡ 💀 💕 / 🦊 ⛩ There are some gatekeeping metal elitists that have an issue with BABYMETAL, but they are widely accepted by the actual musicians. At least the successful ones. : ) Lead singer Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto, or Su) was 15 when the 'Megitsune' video and single were released in June 2013. Yuimetal (Yui Mizuno) and Moametal (Moa Kikuchi) were about to turn 14. The performers pretending to play the traditional Japanese instruments in this video are dancers with the Movement Design group. Chidori Yakumo is their director. She is the woman performing the fan dance during the breakdown. Yui and Moa have said that this was the most difficult choreography from the first album. And although it's a big favorite of hers, Su has said that this one is difficult for her to sing live.

When you started with K-pop I was wondering if this genre and Babymetal would be suggested. I'm glad to see you enjoyed them. Babymetal is a unique experience in the Metal genre and to listen to. There are multiple difference music styles and influences thrown into their music. There were many years after their international introduction where the metal community were very hostile to them, but they are still here going strong, many of those former hostile people a part of the fanbase, The One. As well as with the backing and support of many big artists.

They're young AND short. Su, the lead singer, and Moa, the remaining of the two other girls, are now in their early 20s and are 5' 2" and 5' 1" respectively (some say Moa is 5' even). Here, Su is 15 while Moa and Yui (Yui left the group in 2018) are 13 but would turn 14 shortly after the video's release. While Yui has never officially been replaced, Babymetal's newer videos ("Pa Pa Ya!" "Elevator Girl" "Shanti Shanti" and "Da Da Dance") feature someone dancing in her place. The most prominent of those dancers are three alternating women called the Avengers: Riho, Kano, and the longest-tenured Avenger, Momoko.

Yeah Japan has been a Secret in Pushing the Envelope of Modern Music. In the West we never hear or see acts like this on our airwaves sadly. Japan is Loaded with Progressive and World Class Musical Performers. BabyMetal is a Trio/Duo of Front Women with Su as the Golden Voice surrounded by Moa/Yui/etc.. flanking her with backing vocals and Olympic Rated Routines. The band is seperate and called Kami band. This band stay's in coustume and is a Rotation of many Established and Gifted Musicians from both Japan and the US. This Japanes rabbitt hole runs far and is well rewarding. The Female Metal and Music scene is off the hook in Japan btw. Try these Japanese Female fronted Heavy bands out : LoveBites,Nemophila,BandMaid,Hanabie,UnLucky Morpheus,Hagane,Ark Royal,Aldious,etc........

Ah, your first Babymetal reaction. It's gonna be a wild ride. 50 songs. Every single one different. From Latin, Indian, Pirate, and Death metal, to Speed, Melodic, Ballads, Dubstep, even Trap Rap. They do it all! Now you're gonna get suggestions for other amazing Japanese female bands like Band-Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila, and Doll$Boxx. You're gonna have enough reaction material for years.

Excellent first reaction and great job on your pronunciation of Megitsune. You're right, Babymetal does take quite a bit of criticism from some in the metal community but it gets less and less over time. Babymetal refuses to be defined or put in a box. The girls knew almost nothing about metal going in to this Babymetal project so they were basically like clean slates who then absorbed the metal culture and learned from the very best, such as Metallica, Rob Halford, Slipknot, etc. Meanwhile their critics who stood in judgement claimed their own metal cred because they owned a Slayer T-shirt. 😂 Like I said though, these people are more and more rare now. I hope you check out more Babymetal. It sounds like you get the spirit of what they are all about so I am sure you will have a great time with them.

Nice reaction, i am a life long Metal fan who become disillusioned with the Metal scene untill BabyMetal came along like a breath of fresh air. It was Su's vocals that drew me in and i started to appreciate how good the dancing was and really enjoy it . Which not being a dance fan supprised me . I would say Headbangèr at the Legend 1997 show or Ijime Dame Zettai at Sonisphere in the UK 2014 would be good performances to react to and as many will have already said Live is Best they have won awards for Best live Band several times amongst many other international awards . They where only teens and yes very cute in this mv there in there 20s now and stunningly beautiful young ladies although they can still do cute when they want to . Welcome to the foxhole 🤘🦊🤘

Your explanation about the video it's very accurate: Kitsunes are mistical creatures in Japanese culture, so yes you nailed it with the fantasy vibes. And you also nailed it with the appreciation this band had in the metal community back in the day. Luckily people opened their eyes and saw beyond the first impression and found a fresh and unique new way of making metal music. Hope to see more reactions of BM and see you falling down into the fox hole =)

On no you're in for it now. You have stumbled into Babymetal!! Awesome video as always. Ronda of Nightmare is my favorite but other favorites are Karate and Give me Chocolate. Good luck on your journey!!

Wow, I haven't listened to this one in a while, and I was getting emotional as it took me back to my first time hearing them, which was all of 10 months ago. Something clicked when I heard their music and now I'm a massive fan. I've been on a creative tear this year and I credit Babymetal for inspiration.

I really love our super friendly BM community. Every time a video like this shows up, there are so many people teaching the background and share more recommendations. Im really proud to be a part of you guys :D

I want you to see "Ijime Dame Zettai (No More Bullying Forever)," which others have recommended. And in the comments of that video, some of the girls explain how they got on that stage. I've been crying after watching it every time since I found out how it happened.

Great reaction, thanks and welcome to BABYMETAL! "Megitsune" is a total fan favorite and their most played live song. And it's also a perfect way to get introduced to BABYMETAL in my opinion, specially with this music video (which is a masterpiece!). And about its locations: - The stage where they are performing is called Nohgakudo at Asagaya Shinmei-gu Shrine in Tokyo. This is a stage where music and dances are performed during festivals. - The shrine right before the breakdown is the Fushimi Inari-taisha in Kyoto So glad you enjoyed the breakdown... it's my favorite of all time :) As many have said (and will say), their strongest point is live performances (for many reasons: production, stage presence, choreo, live vocals, live band, etc.). So I'd like to suggest you this one: "Headbanger" (Live at Legend 1997): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QEsOaMbNFww.html Until next time!

Nice!! I recommend performance like Babymetal - Road of Resistance Live in Japan, Babymetal - Headbanger Live, and Babymetal - Ijime, Dame, Zettai Live at Sonisphere 2014🤘🦊

*MORE,* please. 🤘🏻

check a live version of this song and band overall . they are older now and better IMo. welcome to the Babymetal family!

Loved your reaction! With the exception of their Official MV's of "MEGITSUNE" & "KARATE", BABYMETAL is best viewed LIVE. To enhance your viewing experience, heed a core BABYMETAL philosophy: "Don't think. FEEL." More BABYMETAL please!! Arigatou! 🦊🤘 #notacult

Okay so this is crazy, just last week I was feeling nostalgic and rewatched some old Babymetal MVs and now you're reacting to them 🤯

Nice reaction. Welcome to the world of BABYMETAL. The Foxhole runs DEEP! Your life will not be the same from now on. BABYMETAL live is LIFE BABYMETAL FOREVER 🤘🤘🤘 All hail The Fox God

Good afternoon 😊 have a great day amen 🙏

1 down 54 to go: -------------------------- 1. 2011 Oct 22 - Doki Doki Morning - Recorded 2010 Oct 30 2. 2011 Nov 23 - Iine! (Vega Mix Version) - release on Sakura Gakuin 2011 Nendo: Friends 3. 2012 March 7 - Iine! - いいね! 4. 2012 July 4 - Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!! - ヘドバンギャー!! 5. 2012 Oct 6 - White Love - Live: Legend I, D, Z Apocalypse (Cover Song) 6. 2012 Dec 20 - HEADBANGER (☆Night Of 15 Mix★) Live 7. 2013 Jan 9 - Ijime, Dame, Zettai - イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ 8. 2013 June 19 - Megitsune - メギツネ 9. 2013 June 30 - Chokotto Love (Yui solo) (Big Time Changes ver.) - Live Legend "1999" 10. 2013 June 30 - Love Machine (Moa solo) (From Hell With Love ver.) - Live Legend "1999" 11. 2013 June 30 - Kimi to anime ga mitai (From Hell With Love ver.) - Live Legend "1999" 12. 2013 Dec 21 - Tamashii no Refrain (Su solo) - Live Legend "1997" Cover 13. 2013 Dec 21 - AKATSUKI (Su solo) (Unfinished Ver.) - Live Legend "1997" 14. 2014 Feb 26 - BABYMETAL DEATH 15. 2014 Feb 26 - Gimme Chocolate !! - ギミチョコ!! 16. 2014 Feb 26 - Akatsuki (Su solo) 17. 2014 Feb 26 - Onedari Daisakusen - おねだり大作戦 (Black Babymetal) 18. 2014 Feb 26 - Song 4 - 4の歌 (Black Babymetal) 19. 2014 Feb 26 - Song 4 - 4の歌 (444 ver.)(Black Babymetal) - release on Babymetal Apocalypse Limited Edition 20. 2014 Feb 26 - UKi UKi ★ Midnight - ウ・キ・ウ・キ★ミッドナイト 21. 2014 Feb 26 - Catch me if you can 22. 2014 Feb 26 - Rondo Of Nightmare (Akumu No Rinbukyoku) - 悪夢の輪舞曲 (Su solo) 23. 2015 Feb 1 - Road of Resistance 24. 2015 Feb 1 - KARATE 25. 2016 Mar 29 - Awadama Fever - あわだまフィーバー 26. 2016 Mar 29 - YAVA! 27. 2016 Mar 29 - Amore 蒼星 (Su solo) 28. 2016 Mar 29 - Meta Taro - メタ太郎 29. 2016 Mar 29 - Syncopation -シンコペーション 30. 2016 Mar 29 - From dusk to Dawn - シンコペーション - release on "Out of Japan" edition 31. 2016 Mar 29 - GJ! (Black Babymetal) 32. 2016 Mar 29 - GJ! (Black Babymetal) Reward Version 褒美版 31. - release on "The One" limited edition 33. 2016 Mar 29 - Sis. Anger (Black Babymetal) 34. 2016 Mar 29 - No Rain, No Rainbow (Su solo) 35. 2016 Mar 29 - Tales of The Destinies 36. 2016 Mar 29 - THE ONE 37. 2016 Mar 29 - THE ONE [English Version] - release on Out of Japan edition 38. 2018 May 8 - Distortion - Feat. Alissa White-Gluz 39. 2018 Oct 19 - Starlight 40. 2019 May 10 - Elevator Girl 41. 2019 June 28 - PA PA YA!! - Feat. F.HERO 42. 2019 Oct 8 - FUTURE METAL 43. 2019 Oct 8 - DA DA DANCE - Feat. Tak Matsumoto 44. 2019 Oct 8 - Elevator Girl [English ver.] - release on the International edition 45. 2019 Oct 8 - Shanti Shanti Shanti 46. 2019 Oct 8 - Oh! MAJINAI - Feat. Joakim Brodén 47. 2019 Oct 8 - Brand New Day - Feat. Tim Henson & Scott LePage 48. 2019 Oct 8 - ↑↓←→BBAB 49. 2019 Oct 8 - Night Night Burn! 50. 2019 Oct 8 - IN THE NAME OF 51. 2019 Oct 8 - BxMxC - release as a single 2020 Oct 9 52. 2019 Oct 8 - Kagerou 53. 2019 Oct 8 - Shine 54. 2019 Oct 8 - Arkadia 55. 2021 Oct 10 - The One 【THE ONE - STAIRWAY TO LIVING LEGEND】

you got it right this is call KAWAII METAL " Cute Metal " i love Babymetal , they are insane LIVE !

You are so going down the fox hole trust me, it gets very addicting and you will learn so much from the Babymetal community! I am so happy to see another genuine reactor great work and content! Welcome in!

Babymetal is the creation of Key Kobayashi (Kobametal), producer with the Amuse Talent Agency Tokyo. He wanted to combine Jpop with Metal. He discovered Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-Metal) when she was in the Idol group Karen's Girls (9 yo). Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal) and Moa Kikuchi (Moametal) are the Dance and Scream team, their words. This was in 2010. They were the first Japanese band to perform in the Wembley Area, London; they performed a sold-out concert in the LA Forum, and performed 2 sold-out concerts (consecutive nights) in the Tokyo Dome. Concert Capacity 55,000. All 3 have been performing on stage since they were 6 yo. They are at their best Live. One video to see the charisma and control would be "Karate" at the Download Festival. The most popular one would be "Road of Resistance" Live in Japan or "Headbanger" Legend of 1997. As to the metal world, they have toured with Metallica, Korn, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and (not metal) Lady Gaga! Plus performing with Dragon Force with Herman Li and Sam Totman writing the guitar lines for Road of Resistance.

Wow, what a great reaction! You're right that the lead singer has a great voice, and you can really hear it when they're live. They are one of those rare bands that sounds _better_ live than on the albums. I recommend 'Headbanger' live at Legend 1997 or 'Rondo of Nightmare' live at Budokan Black Night for your next foray. Both of those are copyright-safe, unlike the videos from their official channel; just make sure if you do Rondo that you find one of the uploads that's around 7 minutes long, as unfortunately some of them omitted part of the performance. The word you were looking for when trying to describe their 'little girl' style is 'kawaii' - a Japanese word that best translates to 'childish cuteness' (i.e. _not_ sexualized cuteness) but also has a lot of other cultural baggage around it. There's a whole movement called 'kawaii culture' in Japan, and Babymetal is the fusion of that with heavy metal...and a whole lot of other genres. You mentioned the horror themes present in that MV; those are present to a greater or lesser degree in a lot of their stuff, as you'll see if you continue down the -rabbit- fox hole (foxes are even more prevalent in their stuff than horror themes; in fact, their 'lore' involves divine revelations being handed down to them from the 'Fox God'). I'd also like to recommend you check out the translation of the lyrics for this song, especially with some cultural context. If you google 'Du-metal Babymetal translation' you'll find an old blog on blogspot from this guy who did unofficial translations of the lyrics from their first two albums and included a lot of really useful context, and Megitsune is on there (easiest way to find it would be to click the 'Song List' link on the desktop version of the site). Really hope to see more from you, this was excellent!

You've just discovered (better late than never) the most kick ass group running.. It's genius and they became huge.. Saw them in Atlanta and best night ever.. Their live shows are the best in music.. Dive deep...

You absolutely nailed BabyMetal! That's the energy they have and transmit, and yes, they are adorable and badass :) Also, yes, there are people for and against them, but they have even big names in the metal industry rooting for them, as you can see in some comments. They sure have worked hard for it, and they are awesome! If you want to see how beloved they are in Japan, for example, be sure to check their video "BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL)". And then reply me back and tell me how was it, please! :D Btw, if the music on Road to Resistance sounds familiar, Dragonforce helped them composing it :) Anyway, welcome to BabyMetal!!

Great to see you hitting the J-Rock/Metal scene. I’m presuming you’ll go on to react to some of the other great Japanese bands like Lovebites and Scandal and, my personal favorite, and the band that imho is the best rock band on the planet 🌏 right now - Band Maid! I recommend BM’s song “Domination” - official live video - but can’t go wrong with any song, really.

Please do more! And they are absolutely best appreciated from their live performances. I’d suggest headbanger live at the legend 1997 show.

Hi!!! Haha I love your reaction I've been listening to metal for over 10 years and Babymetal became one of my favourite bands of all time !!! it's different from "traditional metal" but they are metal without any doubt, and they are great, both the girls and the Kami Band (The musicians) are excellent at what they do. You have a world whole to discover, Babymetal are a genre by themselves, you'll see hehe. Well greetings from Mexico !! /o/ PD: You should react to Headbangeeeer live version (Babymetal live grows a lot ) :P

Every time somebody new likes Babymetal, i feel strangely like a proud parent. 😅

Megitsune (eng below) Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Omekashi kitsune-san Chiki chiki washoi! Chiki chiki washoi! Tsuinte nabikase te Kira kira washoi! Kira kira washoi! Hajike te doron shi te Kura kura washoi! Kura kura washoi! Iza yuki shichihenge Go go go gogo go gogo! Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Inishie no oteme tachi yo Kari some no yume ni odoru Iku sen no toki o koe te Ima o ikiru Ah... So yoi tso demo onna Wa joyu yo Kitsune ja nai! Kitsune ja nai! Otome wa megitsune! Ah... Yamatonadeshiko onna Wa kawaru no Kao de waratte Kokoro denaite Soyo nette Namida wa misei nai yo Kitsune kitsune Watashi wa megitsune Onna wa joyu yo Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Sore! Sore! Sore Sore Sore Sore! Inishie no otome tachi yo Kari some no yuime ni odoru Ikusen no toki okoe te Koko ni ikiru Ah... So yoi tso demo onna Wa joyu yo Kitsune ja nai! Kitsune ja nai! Otome wa... Nametara ikanzeyo Ah... Yamatonadeshiko onno Wa kawaru no Zutto itsumo kie nai yo ni Hanabi o ageru no Ah... Saite chiru noga onna no Sadame yo Kaode waratte Kokoro denaite Junjo otome na megitsune yo [eng]________________ Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Dressed-up Miss Fox [Check it! Cheer up! Check it! Cheer up!] waves her twin ponytails in the air. [Fluttering! Cheer up! Fluttering! Cheer up!] She pops and vanishes. [Whirling! Cheer up! Whirling! Cheer up!] Let her show her various aspects! [Kon kon kon ko, kon kon ko kon!] Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Ancient maidens, you dance in the transient dream. Getting over thousands years, you live today. Ah. It’s right. Always women are actresses. We’re not foxes, not deceiving, but maiden-like female foxes. Ah, girls are becoming more like an ideal woman. Smiling at face, crying at heart, saying “It’s right”, we never show our tears. A fox, a fox, I’m a female fox. Women are actresses. Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! - Go! - Go! - Go! Go! Go! Go! Ancient maidens, you sing in the transient dream. Getting over thousands years, you live inside us. Ah. It’s right. Always women are actresses. We’re not foxes, not deceiving. Maidens… … shouldn’t be underestimated. Ah, girls are becoming more like an ideal woman. Continuously, to keep blazing, we shoot up the fireworks. Ah, blooming and falling is the fate for a woman. Smiling at face, crying at heart, we’re pure-hearted maiden-like female foxes. Ah…

The queen's of KAWAII METAL. Check out their official videos in chronological order starting from DOKI DOKI Morning.

I've been a die hard metal head all my life, and I dig Babymetal. While by far not my favorite, I'm always appreciative of anything that takes the genre to new territories. Now, if you want another all girl Japanese band that absolutely ROCKS, check out BANDMAID and their song "Thrill". Consider that an official request.

They've toured with Judas Priest. Serous rockers as far as im concerned. While you're touring some of Japans finest don't forget to checkout DAOKO ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ExgmZXYUh6M.html

Never heard of Babymetal until earlier this year and I can't stop listening to them!

Once you trip, fall, stumble or carefully negotiate your descent down the 🦊 hole 🕳 you will never be the same again, the girls are wonderful, the band are god-like, their concerts legendary and the One(fans) are the nicest and most dedicated group you will ever meet🙂may i suggest that you check out Ijime Dame Zettai live at Sonisphere 2014 and Road of resistance live in Japan official MV 🇯🇵 as they are both 🔥🔥🔥

I had a similar reaction the first time I watched one of their videos... IMHO this is one of the MVs that are a must watch as an intro... I thought it was one of the greatest things I had ever seen...lol Not long after finding them I discovered Band Maid as well...they've actually become my fav... Where Babymetal is of course more metal sounding, Band Maid is more Rock... The biggest difference though is Band Maid plays their own instruments and fairly early on began to write their own songs...(not saying thats better, just the main difference). From that point on its been all J-Metal and J-Rock for me. I've even come to enjoy some J-pop in the process...lol The biggest challenge of reactig to Babymetal is their parent company Amuse is notorious about copyright strikes so reacting to them takes alot of editing...covering the video with a watermark is a great start! :) Seems most of the other J-bands have not had that issue... the live of GImme Chocolate is probably the other must listen intro song imho... This is the tip of the iceberg....fasten your seat belts...lol

More Babymetal!🤘

They were about 16 to 14 years old when this MV released, but their debut MV 'Doki Doki Morning' is released in 2011 as far as I remember. that means they around 14 to 12 years old when they debut..:P...their concept is called 'Kawaii Metal' literally Cute Metal...they among the first idols group with this kind of concept...they pave the way for other Japanese idols to come out with this kind of concept Rock/ Metal idols...and even inspired idols from South Korea too like Pritz & Dreamcatcher...yeah, Dreamcatcher loves Babymetal too..:P

BabyMetal is exceptional and unique. As a veteran metal head from the 70's, this is a great way to see Heavy Metal progress. You should check out the live version of "Road of Resistance" or a newer song like "Brand New Day" they have some English thrown into the lyrics. 🤘🦊🤘 Welcome to the foxhole.

Welcome to the Foxhole. I hope you will have a Pleasant stay. Our 3 metal Queens and the mighty Kami Band are brilliant. You should watch their live concerts then you will feel the pure power of Queen Su. Kitsune Up. The lyrics to this song is very female empowering especially when she utters "women are not to be underestimated" when she pulls that knife microphone. Megitsune means Vixen. Btw, nice tattoos.

music really does transcend language, I'm new to your channel and glad your listening to music from other countries. I'm glad your willing to have an open opinion on music, enjoy your journey and good luck in your CGL/FGC battles!

You NEED to see this live. I suggest watching the performance from their Legend 1997 show. Also, check out Headbanger from same show. Actually anything from Legend 1997 is absolutely wild and worth checking out.

Oh I didn't expect you to do Babymetal when I was watching your kof vids this summer xD It seems we now share two pretty different hobbies. This was 2013, they were fifteen and fourteen years old. Check Papaya to watch them nowadays. I also recommend you to do Lovebites, that's Heavy Metal without any masking xD

There are two things to know in the thumbnail. 1. Their gesture is fox sign, not sign of the horns. 2. The mask is a fox. Their god is Fox God, and the name of the song they sang is Female Fox (Magitsune). Why are they so adorable? Only the Fox God knows! Thanks for your great reaction.😄

Please consider reacting to Band Maid. They are 5 piece all women rock band from Japan. They play their instraments. Have been together since 2013. Have 7 studio albums, 8 singles, 2 video albums, 28 official music videos and over 100 songs. They are rock/hard rock with influences in punk, progressive, southern rock and few others. Thier second verse is almost always different musicly from the 1st verse as they like to change it up. I would say "Different" or "Manners" to get you seeing what they are about. If you want just to see them musically try "Onset". That is an instrumental. They have been my favorite band for over 5 years now and my own opinion is that they are best band in Rock today. Hands down.

Nemophila did a cover of this that's worth checking out. Other japanese bands to listen to: Band Maid, Doll$boxx, Polkadot Stingray, Necry Talkie, Gesu no Kiwami Otome, Wagakki Band, Hey Smith.

Babymetal is a foxhole and it’s a fabulous journey. But the best Babymetal is live Babymetal. I suggest checking out Headbanger live Legend of 1997, and also Ijime Dame Zettai live at 2014 Sonisphere

Awesome!

my own roommates are like that .. i love BabyMetal ..they refuse to accept it as Metal, thank you for the reaction, please enjoy more Babymetal

Thanks for reacting to BABYMETAL!! I'm really glad that you enjoyed this song, and hopefully you will react to more BABYMETAL songs, you will be surprised by every one of their songs. Thanks again!

I heard of them 2 years ago, but I was one of those presumptuous ones. Came across them 2 days ago and can't get enough! They're totally legit! If you want epic and serious feels, check out Road to Resistance live. DragonForce collaborated with them on it. Su-Metal totally controls the audience! Beautiful moment!

React to next. "BABYMETAL- Ijime,Dame,Zettai-Live at Sonisphere 2014,UK" Put Your Kitsune UP !!

try: babymetal - ijime dame zettai, live at sonisphere babymetal - road of resistance

Well, BABYMETAL are an entire book all on their own, probably best described as “performance art” and exceptional performance art it is too, but they are currently on “hiatus”. They are real metal but they are also highly produced and managed. So moving on to the BABYMETAL of 2021, who are an organic band and are as modern as it comes, I present Hanabie (Han-ah-bee-ay) who will give you something worth reacting to. Try “We Love Sweets” for the cutest bad ass metal currently available. Enjoy!

I've been a big fan of Baby Metal for over 5 years, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for their musical talent, and I'm almost notoriously difficult to impress musically ; I've also seen some negative comments on RU-vid by so - called, "metal purists ", that their definition of what is metal , and what is not, is the final word on the subject ; when in reality, I've probably forgotten more about metal, and music in general, than they ever knew, and their criticisms only make them sound pathetic, and insecure about their masculinity.....😉😁 ✌&🖤

I would always suggest if you like what you hear to watch the live performance. That is where the girls really shine.

and there you go... down the Babymetal universe... enjoy! it's such an awesome place to be! so much awesome songs to discover! hope you keep reacting to them!

I only discovered them like a month ago when Gearbox released the trailer for "Tiny Tina's Wonderland" and the song "Gimme Chocolate" was used. I have watched a performance of them on a festival here in Europe and could only conclude that they are awesome.

love your channel !!!

Babymetal is actually one of the biggest bands in the world currently. You should really check out their live videos like Rondo of a Nightmare, Gimmie Chocolate, Pa Pa Ya, Headbanger... ect. Every song is different and amazing. I think the lead singer was 15-16 when that video was made. Shes now 23-24 I believe. The other 2 singers are 2 yrs. younger than the Lead singer SU METAL!!! Their live shows in Japan are the videos you really want to watch!!! It's so much better than their MTV style videos!

Great reaction. Anyway, can i request your reaction to superb band from japan? The band is call "Lovebites" They all The Beautiful Queens heavy metal band right now in the earth. They are really really Genius and World class musicians. Phenomenal. And they have a lot diehard fans like me😁. The fans called Wolfpack. The song is "Set the world on fire" from they live concert. Hope you check out, and can enjoy it too. Thank you

BABYMETAL is out of this world! 🔥🔥🤘🤘🦊🤘

Great & welcome & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。I appreciate your good "Megitsune" pronunciation, too. BM's activities have been worldwide. For example, tours prior to the COVID19 in 2019 / 2020, they performed live 20 times in US, 19 in EU/UK/Russia, 1 in Taiwan and 15 in Japan. This year, they carefully restarted their activities and completed 10 concerts here in Tokyo at a big arena taking very strict countermeasures against infection. Girls are now matured and yet their performance is energetic and more sophisticated. Please explore BABYMETAL more.

Great reaction Molly Bee your reaction made my day Babymetal have songs in the most diverse style range you can imagine and every song is unique.

We are BABYMETAL !!! 🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥

Welcome to LITERALLY one the single best things to happen to music in the last 40 years.

BABYMETAL has brought something to metal that's been missing..............fun! I'm almost 62 and I've been into BABYMETAL since 2014.

I'm the same as some of your other commentators - 54 year old metal head - and they ARE the real deal - there are a lot of people that turn up their noses at Babymetal which is just being close minded. This was quite a while ago - they were the last concert I went to in 2020 (pre pandemic) and it was breathtaking. As for their ages here, I think it was around 14 or 15? Now they are around 23 . I'm so glad you started with this one and kept an open mind - most reactors start with 'Gimme Chocolate' and think WTF is this and never react to them again. I would suggest maybe 4 of Su Metal's solo numbers 'Rondo of Nightmare' including the Kami Band's intro. 'Akatsuki' , 'Amore' and 'No Rain no Rainbow' They are so unique and a breath of fresh air to Metal! Looking forward to your next one - live performances are better btw. Take care 🙂

They opened for metallica and sabaton. Rob halford did perform with them. Herman li wrote for them.... They get loads of support from the industry and general metal fans. Because they just do their own thing and they're badass doing it

thanks for the subtitles in Spanish

"Gimme chocolate" is thier most well known songs

The perfection on this song Always brings me tears.

Megitsune (Mea-git-suu-nea) Means female fox. The backing band, Kami band (God/spirt band) is bad ass. You got to listen to LoveBites. A all female heavy metal band who's style is mostly Power/Thrash metal. In the style Iron Maiden and Metallica, 80's metal. The best heavy metal, in this style, out there today. Most reactor's start out with "Shadow Maker" official MV. I think you'll be impressed. 🤘🤘🤘

Megitsune:- "Megitsune" (メギツネ, "Vixen") is the second major label single by the Japanese kawaii metal band Babymetal. It was released in Japan on June 19, 2013 as the fifth single from the album Babymetal. It is also the first single released independently from the idol group Sakura Gakuin. "Megitsune" A figure with a kitsune (fox) mask wearing a headpiece and a black robe on a red background, holding two shamisen criss-cross behind it. •Single: Babymetal. •From the album: Babymetal. •Language: Japanese. •B-side:, "Akatsuki" (standard) "Onedari Daisakusen" (limited) •Released: June 19, 2013. •Recorded: 2011-2013. •Genre: kawaii metal, melodic metal, corespeed metal. Length: •19:16 (standard edition) •17:26 (limited edition CD) •Label: BMD Fox, Toy's Factory, Amuse. •Composer: Norimetal. •Lyricist: Mk-metalNorimetal. •Producer: Kobametal. •Yuyoyuppe: (arrangement). Babymetal singles chronology: •"Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (2013). •"Megitsune" (2013). •"Road of Resistance" (2015). The single was first announced for a June release on April 1, 2013. The single was released in four versions: a standard edition and three limited editions. The "Ki", "Tsu", and "Ne" (Kitsune means "fox" in Japanese) limited editions included single artwork focused on Nakamoto, Mizuno, and Kikuchi respectively, and their included DVDs feature footage of two songs from each of the live performances from Live: Legend I, D, Z Apocalypse. Additionally, the single included a chance to contain a ticket to the premium event Kitsune Festival at Meguro Rock May Kan on July 14, 2013. To promote the release, the band was featured in the June issue of Marquee and on the cover of the July issue of Hedoban, in addition to collaborating with Tower Records for the 34th rendition of the event No Music, No Idol?. Babymetal concert chronology:- •Babymetal Death Match Tour 2013: May Revolution (2013) •Babymetal World Tour 2014 (2014). The Babymetal Death Match Tour 2013: May Revolution (BABYMETAL DEATH MATCH TOUR 2013 -五月革命-, Babymetal Death Match Tour 2013 -Gogatsu Kakumei-) was a promotional concert tour by Babymetal, occurring in conjunction with the promotion of "Megitsune". The band performed four shows, with two on the final tour date, at the same venue. Customers who purchased tickets to the tour could receive an exclusive edition of the single, with a remix by Yuyoyuppe, under the name DJ'Tekina//Something. According to Mizuno, the tour was designed to be a "training tour". During each of the four shows the three members wore stage costumes for the eras of "Doki Doki ☆ Morning" (which had become nostalgically small for them), "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", and "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", respectively, with the final show premiering new costumes for "Megitsune". "Megitsune: Song by BABYMETAL" Overview Lyrics:- (That! That! That! That! That's that!) （それっ！ それっ！ それっ！それそれそれそれっ！） (That! That! That! That! That's that!)! （それっ！ それっ！ それっ！それそれそれそれっ）！ Omekashi Fox おめかしキツネさん (Chiki Chiki Wasshoi !! Chiki Chiki Wasshoi !!) (Chiki Chiki ワッショイ!! Chiki Chiki ワッショイ!!) Let the pigtail fly ツインテなびかせて (Hira Hira Wasshoi !! Hira Hira Wasshoi !!) (Hira Hira ワッショイ!! Hira Hira ワッショイ!!) Pop and Delon はじけてドロンして (Kuru Kuru Wasshoi !! Kuru Kuru Wasshoi !!) (Kuru Kuru ワッショイ!! Kuru Kuru ワッショイ!!) Seven changes in Izayuke いざゆけ七変化 Konkon Konkokonkonkonkokon !! コンコンコンコッ コンコンコッコン!! (That! That! That! That! That's that!) （それっ！ それっ！ それっ！それそれそれそれっ！） (That! That! That! That! That's that!) （それっ！ それっ！ それっ！それそれそれそれっ！） Ancient maidens 古(いにしえ)の 乙女達よ Dance to Karisome's dream かりそめの 夢に踊る Beyond thousands of times 幾千の時を超えて Live now 今を生きる Ah, yes, a woman is always an actress あ〜 そうよ いつでも 女は女優よ Not a fox Not a fox キツネじゃない キツネじゃない Maiden Megitsune 乙女な メギツネ Ah ~ Yamato Nadesiku Woman changes あ〜 ヤマトナデシク 女は変わるの Laughing with your face and crying with your heart 顔で笑って 心で泣いて "That's right" 「そうよね」って I can't show tears 涙はみせないの Fox Fox Watashihamegitsune Onnahajoyuyo キツネ キツネ ワタシハ メギツネ オンナハジョユウヨ (Sorry, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir!) （そいやそいやそいやそいや そいやそいやそいやそいや そいやそいやそいやそいや それそれそれそれ！） (Sorry, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir, sir!) （そいやそいやそいやそいや そいやそいやそいやそいや そいやそいやそいやそいや それそれそれそれ！） (That! That! That! That! That's that!) （それっ！ それっ！ それっ！それそれそれそれっ！） (That! That! That! That! That's that!) （それっ！ それっ！ それっ！それそれそれそれっ！） Ancient maidens 古(いにしえ)の 乙女達よ Sing to Karisome's dream かりそめの 夢に歌う Beyond thousands of times 幾千の時を超えて Live in the present age (here) 現代(ここ)に生きる Ah, yes, a woman is always an actress あ〜 そうよ いつでも女は女優よ Not a fox Not a fox キツネじゃない キツネじゃない The maiden 乙女は I don't mind if I lick it なめたらいかんぜよ Ah ~ Yamato Nadesiku Woman changes あ〜 ヤマトナデシク 女は変わるの Don't disappear forever ずっと いつも 消えない様に Fireworks 花火を上げるの Ah ~ It ’s the fate of a woman that blooms and scatters. あ〜 咲いて散るのが 女の運命(さだめ)よ Laughing with your face and crying with your heart 顔で笑って 心で泣いて It ’s a pure maiden megitsune. 純情 乙女な メギツネよ Ahhh あ～ぁ Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Nakayama Norikazu / Watanabe Miki Megitsune lyrics © Amuse Inc. Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬 #notacult.

From the Babymetal Reactor Resource ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q40VmTHSh4c.html Going forward, if reactors want to keep reacting to the videos, I've come up with a solution that will make it possible to continue using the videos with logos that have already been tested against blocks. I've made a spreadsheet - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZYdthVAHYaOAYL6AuhVOHotQinMoPPFEuspqDMIIGD4/edit#gid=0 with links to both the logo videos and the non logo videos and are hosing them on a Russian social media site that won't remove them, and is out of the reach of the copyright trolls. There are a bit over 30 videos on there now, but I'll keep uploading more every day until they're all back up. I'll also be adding new videos that I'll test on an alt RU-vid account before adding to the spreadsheet. If you can't access the spreadsheet for whatever reason, here are direct links to both the non logo videos and the videos with logos: No logos - ok.ru/video/c6630874 With logos - ok.ru/video/c7184602 For reactors that want to put your own logo over the videos, here is a link to the logos I use that are already made transparent - drive.google.com/file/d/1JUVfJGp36xR2n1FHl7PzRIxXhA5P4VyW/viewor you can use whatever logo you'd like. You can download the videos, which I recommend since the site can be a bit laggy sometimes, from this free website - sovid.net/ I recommend using the "HD" option when downloading to keep the file size reasonably small. Although there are other videos on my channel there, only use the ones on the spreadsheet because some of the other non logo videos aren't RU-vid safe. Kitsunes UP!

Would love to see more reactions to Babymetal as for some sugestions to other bands would be Band Maid and Nemophila

If you like Su's voice, you need to check out her solo songs. I would recommend a live version of Akatsuki or No Rain, No Rainbow.

This video was done at the beginning of their career, rough 9 or 10 years ago. You have to check out their live performances.

in the breakdown Sumetal is singing A fox A fox I am a female fox Women are actresses This song was released when Sumetal (the middle singer) was 12. It is a song about growing up into womanhood and what was going to be expected of her as a Japanese woman, which by in large still hold to the traditions of subservience to the husband. It's about how she felt that her life was going to be an act and not really genuine. We are not deceiving, we're doing our job. it's a very deep song that many miss because of the aggressive beat and the fun dances.

Japan is crushing it with female metal and rock bands. Babymetal and Band-Maid have a ton of material to react to, so you can invest a lot of time with these two alone. However, I would like to also recommend a reaction to Nemophila and their songs Dissention and Revive. Just a warning though, once you start with these bands you will find that they are very addictive! Hahaha

Now you should check out Babymetal Pa Pa Ya. You'll love it

Well, i see you just started this journey. Lean back for a moment when nearly every song starts and then -be surprised and let yourself fall in the foxhole and feel that power and joy they performing that fascinating and refreshing new sort of metal. Metal is my favorite style in music and i am a guitarist in a band and i fell in love with that 3 girls and of course in their backgroup. the Kami-Band. It's a shame i saw them just 2 years ago on YT and had no chance to join a concert, but i hope in that shitty times to see them on stage in future. There are so many songs and a wishlist would be very very very long. You should give your reviews to the live-versions, they are so much better then the studio-versions. So take your time and watch. Btw, please see also this video. It shows you a lot of background information. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-E9xRiOBG82w.html . So, please go in and let us see more of your well entertaining reviews for some more babymetal songs. 🤘🦊🤘. Best regards from Germany.

when su pulls out the blade, she says, "nametara ikanzeyo", which is a quote from a famous gangster movie. there have been many attempts to translate these words into english, but possibly my favorite is "fuck around and find out". this "translation" obviously isn't word for word, but it does convey the colorfulness of the original expression in japanese much better than more boring translations like "it'd be regrettable if you underestimated us" or "we shouldn't be underestimated". in the context of the original movie, the "we"/"us" is the family of the young woman who delivers the line. however, babymetal repurposes it by adding "otome wa" to the beginning. "otome" are young women. (for some reason, a lot of people like to translate it using the archaic english "maidens", but "otome" is not archaic japanese.) "wa" is a part of speech that really has no english equivalent, but it serves to effectively change the context of what follows. thus, in the song, the line is now about young women as a class, which is not what it was about in the movie.

Babymetal actually got a fairly positive reception. The few pretentious critics got told just what their idiocy was worth, apparently, with plenty of metal legends really loving the energy and enthusiasm the girls brought to their tour. Well worth listening to their albums. The more you listen, the more you develop on ear for it so you'll find yourself liking the songs you didn't think much of on your first listen :P Incredibly fun metal, and that is a very good thing!

Some people may have that reaction, but they'll have to go through all their adopted uncles like Metallica and Dragonforce. For a recommendation I like to suggest Ijime, Dame, Zettai live at Sonosphere 2016. Someone else in the comments probably wrote a thesis on that performance, so I'll just leave the video name.

Nice reaction, please do more babymetal LIVE reactions

Endurant, Jee Veeray and Ari Ari Ari are excellent recommendations from an Indian Folk Metal band called Bloodywood! I cannot recommend them enough!

You are abolutely right, there have been and still are a lot of Metal elitists that give them sh*t for being not real and breaking their "rules", which is pretty hilarious, given that the roots of Metal were just that. I have been a metalhead basically all my life, and I have never been so much in love like I am with BABYMETAL now. And I think their fresh and unique way is a boon to Metal. Without such influences Metal would have been dead long ago. They fuse all sorts of genres with Metal, and it all sounds great. What you have seen is just half of what makes them so awesome. They also bring that choreography to the stage, and it makes the whole shows so much more entertaining. They take the word "performance" to a new level, I'm sure you'll agree once you see it. "Headbanger" would be a nice choice for another reaction, preferably live this time: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QEsOaMbNFww.html

Great reaction. You description of them as “cute & badass” sums them up perfectly. Immensely talented and charismatic young women whose fans absolutely love them. They are adults now and have grown better as they matured. As for the metal gatekeepers they are still around but there’s far fewer that there used to be. Imagine taking offence to this? Their loss.

Great reaction! You are just getting started...given all the comments, I will not elaborate to much, BUT I am looking forward to you checking out more of this amazing, unpredictable band! Kitsune up!

楽しんでくれたようでなにより^ ^ 髪の毛が綺麗なピンク色、可愛い。