Checking out Babymetal Death Live at Legend 1997 and I gotta say, its pretty epic! The Video I'm Reacting To: • BABYMETAL | BABYMETAL ... Artist: @BABYMETAL Background Video Loop: - Infinity4K Royalty Free Stock Footage - • Video
Great reaction, thanks! Yes, the intro reminds you of Metallica's "One" and it's totally intentional and a tribute to them, just like the statue crumbling in the end. I've seen this performance so many times that I find everything here normal, haha... 🤘🦊
For those who say BABYMETAL is not metal, I present you with BABYMETAL Death.😉 OTFGK, but an interesting take posted on BABYMETAL REDDIT by VulpineDeity: Take it a step farther. Not only does 'SU-METAL DESU' mean she's introducing herself, it's also her super-hero transformation phrase. Like on Sailor Moon, Usagi says 'Moon Prism Power!' and turns into Sailor Moon, Suzuka Nakamoto shouts 'I AM SU-METAL' and becomes possessed by the spirit of the Fox God and transforms into the Metal Goddess SU-METAL. The magical girl who transforms into a hero is a huge trope in Japan, comparable to Disney princesses in the west. BABYMETAL DEATH! follows the trope and it's the moment that they all transform into their magical alter egos at the start of the show. 🦊 🦊 🦊 🖖 ❤
Haha great reaction. Nothing odd or inexplicable happening here, just Su-metal celebrating her 16th birthday by being crucified by her two good friends while 8-9000 party guests jump up and down chanting "Death Death Death". The whole song is based on a pun. The English word death sounds to a Japanese speaker like the Japanese word desu (the U is silent) spoken with a slight lisp. Desu means to be - as in I am, we are, it is etc. Basically the lyrics for this song are: "B_A_B_Y_M_E_T_A_L" ... "I am Su-metal", "I am Yuimetal", "I am Moametal" "We are BABYMETAL" ... "Death Death Death Death Death Death Death Death". This was the first song on the first album - what better way to introduce themselves? Usually it would be the first song of a concert - at Legend 1997 it was a special occasion, so they used it for the finale as Su completed her transition, gave up her human life and sacrificed her existence as Suzuka Nakamoto the JPop Idol to be reborn as the Metal Goddess Su-metal, chosen to lead the Metal Resistance. The opening riff is an homage to Metallica's 'One', the statue crumbling is an homage to their Lady Justice statue from the Justice For All tour in 1989. The neck brace is an homage to X Japan's legendary drummer Yoshiki who had to wear one after damaging his neck headbanging. They didn't play BABYMETAL Death at all after 2017 ... until they brought it back on April 2nd 2023 when Momometal was revealed as the new third member - and the loudest cheers happened when she introduced herself "Momometal desu".🦊
This is another song they brought back to live concerts in this World Tour 2023/2024 as an opener after 2017 (when YuiMetal was still in the group) and fans are really glad with this come back, although here they're using as an ender as part of this special event. Song is heavy but wait until you hear Babymetal Death Shin Ver. from Budokan 2021 or "Sis Anger" to decide which one is heavier. The song you were looking for is Metallica - One that's the riffs you can spot in the beginning, as well the -"virgen mary"- image behind (it's not, it's SuMetal resembles and Lady Justice Metallica tribute, even the statue crumbling down is an homage) they're truly BM sensei and they support the group too. Our girls said this is one of the most physical demanding song, and you can see the reason why, they normally used this song as an opener and a way to warm up for next performances, in this rare exception this was at the end of the show, an epic finale. This was during SuMetal 16th birthday, the same place you probably saw at Gimme Chocolate!! MV and she was sacrificed as a j-pop idol and reborn as a metal goddess queen, the Fox God has bless all of us. -NotACult- 👀 The neckbrace is part of BM lore and you can see it first during Headbanger!! official MV, Yoshiki (pianist and drummer on X-Japan) suffer serious injuries during a live concert while headbanging so hard (this was way back before BabyMetal was even created), after that he needs to use neckbrace to avoid doing that movement, he still playing and being active, he's a living legend. They are singing their names as a way to introduce themselves in japanese way but with the pun intended play of words: "SuMetal desu" means "I'm SuMetal" but she is trying to say "SuMetal death", same for the rest of girls with their respective names, and the rest of the song is: "B - A - B -Y - M - E - T - A - L DEATH! DEATH! DEATH! DEATH!" Back then when doing promotional, TV interviews and introducing they did it the same way, you can look for a long vid with all these clips of them saying this kawaii introduction. They were taught to say "th" of "death" word by bitting their tonges at the end to pronounce this the right way, but they added a wink looking like this 😜 You'll see many Japanese fans ended their sentences and comments with "death" to remember this, unlike western fans like me. Btw it's been long since they didn't that introduction and during recent interview at "Fox 5" we saw the intro once again and with MomoMetal this time. During an interview KobaMetal (the producer behind BM) said that when he was travelling for concerts abroads around 2015 he came to know a band like Ghosts and he was interested in discover that band doing the almost same thing they're were doing theatrically and artistically, so anyone thinking those bands are satanic and such they're just saying nonsenses, they're just doing a show in which they're playing a role, and in order to be convincent (like an actor in a movie film) they need to perform their part like they're mean it, and the audience must be part of it and they're an important ingredient because other way it wouldn't work. That's why we said all the time "notacult", unless you actually are or want to feel part of it. ;) Oh and just a note aside for anyone thinking this is disrespectful to western religion and whatnot, is not! KobaMetal explained he needed to make a bridge between fans and them so they can familiarizing with the BM concept with images the fans already knew, in this case he used the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series as a drive vehicule which is heavily influenced by christianity, kabbalah, gnosticism and even islam symbolism, imagery and iconography, the plot on this was never took as a blasphemy for any religion and it was mostly used for aesthetic reasons, same for BabyMetal, it was used to represent the "Death and Rebirth" concept of SuMetal own role persona while having a bridge between fantasy and reality, the reality is she decided to end up her idol career (death) with Sakura Gakuin and commit herself to this new rol (rebirth) as a metal queen for BabyMetal. Sorry if this sound as a rant but i just keep seeing BM fans and general people who still don't get it. Like i said they brought back this song at PIA Arena MM 2023 and now with MomoMetal being officially part of the group and also was the intro for every setlist at the World Tour 2023/2024. You can enjoy the official live MV. Next suggestion: - YAVA! with Kami Band intro live at Five Fox Festival 2017. Thanks for sharing this and see you next time 🦊🤘💀
We are a cult, didn't you know? #YesACult If you still have doubts, I recommend Headbangerr!! MOA Version or Metal Kingdom. It's the first time I've heard someone describe this performance as "sweet." I guess it has a sweet little part: the girls' faces. I hope you are enjoying Babymetal as much as we (The One) do and soon feel like a member of the cult. Babymetal Forever!! 🦊🦊🍅🦊
Wait , I thought it wasn’t a cult 👀, conflicting info lol. I guess this video made me pull out some old Slang terms. Sweet as in Awesome 😅 and i am looking forward to hearing more babymetal
@@RichInReaction Yes, well... Nobody recognizes it but I'm tired of pretending that we're not a cult. It is better to accept it as soon as possible. I'm glad that you still want to see more of babymetal, they transmit a lot of positive energy.
He is ready for the #notacult! 🤣 Great reaction to a great performance! This was the WILDEST performance of BABYMETAL Death ever! If somebody would give me a ride in a time machine, I would go back to THIS date and to this location to be part of this lucky crowd! 🤣 Time for some BLACK BABYMETAL, I would say... - Sis Anger The title should remind you to something 😉But other than that, those have not much in common. Besides being heavy 😉 jakemuller´s suggestion "Yava!" would be sweet, too!
DARKNESS! IMPRISONING ME! ABSOLUTE HORROR... oh wait... I mean... BABYMETAL DEATH! BABYMETAL DEATH! -#totallyacult- #notacult 🤣 The Metallica song you were thinking of was "One". Lyrics: Desu (silent "u") = "I am / We are". Babymetal Desu / Su-metal Desu = We are Babymetal / I am Su-metal. B-A-B-Y-M-E-T-A-L DESU! DESU! DESU! Just an innocent song where the girls introduce themselves to the crowd. Babymetal can be very...punny 😆. Typical opener but used as an epic closer here. 🤘🦊
I mentioned the Apocolypitica cover in another comment and I’m thinking because I listened to the wordless version more than the original i didnt know the words 😅
