Voice Teacher Reacts to BABYMETAL - AKATSUKI「紅月アカツキ」BLACK NIGHT 

Su's voice "...is like frosting over a big layer cake of metal sounds." This is one of the best descriptions of Su's voice in Babymetal that I have ever heard. This is the difficulty anyone would have in trying to duplicate Babymetal's sound. Her voice is so rarely suited to both compliment and rise over the harsh metal sounds without being operatic. Wonderful analysis. Thank you! 🤘🦊🦊🦊🤘

you talk about confidence. she has been known to take a nap before she goes out on stage. that is confidence, not nervous. she has awesome crowd control. and FYI Babymetal created kawaii metal which means cute metal. she is one of the top lead singers, male or female. on stage she is a queen. off stage she is shy and normal. for a girl basically 5 feet tall she is just awesome to watch and to experience in person is a joy.

Good reaction and welcome to the BABYMETAL Galaxy. This performance was actually in March 2014 at the Budokan in Tokyo - a very prestigious venue. BABYMETAL are still the youngest female bad to headline there and they sold it out two nights running. They are currently aged 22 and 21. You hit on one of Su-metal's solo songs (she is the lead vocalist and the whole idea and concept for BABYMETAL is based around and only exists because of her talents) The other two girls - Yuimetal and Moametal - provide backing vocals, harmonies and do most of the dancing - obviously you haven't seen them yet. They are more than just dancers - their role is key to what makes BABYMETAL unique. Su-metal rules the stage, Yuimetal and Moametal get the audience involved, they lead chants, when they sing the audience sing along to their parts, when they jump or make a particular move so does the audience. The backing band are the Kami Band (Kami means god or spirit, so they are the gods of guitar, bass and drums summoned - there is a lot of lore in what they do - to support BABYMETAL in all their live shows and they always used to wear the traditional burial robes and corpse face paint). More recently the robes are plack and the face paint has been replaced with masks - the fans for the most part do not like the masks, they like to see their expressions and that they are having a really good time too. BABYMETAL formed in 2010 as a sub-unit of a J-Pop Idol group called Sakura Gakuin. SG had a school theme and was for about a dozen girls aged 10 to 15. As part of the school theme there were sub-units like after school clubs (cooking, tennis, science, baton etc) and as well as the main group's songs and dances the sub-units, with three or so of the girls in each one, would get their own themed songs and dances that they would perform at the Sakura Gakuin shows and Idol festivals. One of the producers, Kei Kobayashi, was a life long metalhead, more used to working with bands, but J-pop Idol music was creating a bit of a monopoly of music in Japan and getting the vast majority of the air time on TV and radio, so to make a living he was working in the kids division with the Amuse Talent Agency who formed Sakura Gakuin. Kobayashi had noticed a girl, Suzuka Nakamoto, a year or two earlier singing with her previous J-pop trio (Karen Girl's) and was struck by her unusually loud, powerful and full on no holds barred singing style and had the thought she would be wasted in pop and could even front a metal band ... she was only 10 at that time. Suzuka joined Sakura Gakuin as a founder member along with one of her friends from the J-pop trio as that group ended when the anime they sang the songs for ended its run. Kobayashi proposed another sub-unit to be led by Suzuka - the Heavy Music Club - a fusion of metal with the J-pop style vocals and aesthetics. Amuse were not impressed with his idea - Sakura Gakuin was aimed at coaching the girls in all sorts of entertainment skills so they could go on after graduating when they were 15 to further their careers in their chosen field, but they still wanted to make a little money from the sale of records and so on and, given that the audience for metal in Japan at that time was shrinking, there was no real potential for a heavy music club to either make any money or to progress the girls any further. However, under the umbrella of Sakura Gakuin, Amuse allowed Kobayashi his pet project - they thought he was mad, but they provided no extra budget (the money went to the more commercially viable sub-units) so there was no real risk involved. So Kobayashi asked Su to lead the sub-unit and the two youngest and smallest girls in Sakura Gakuin - Yui Mizuno and Moa Kikuchi - to be her support. Their roles were defined as vocal and dance (Suzuka) scream and dance (Yui and Moa). At that time, in 2010, Su was 12, Yui and Moa are 18 months younger and were 11. They would perform under the name BABYMETAL - a pun based on the spelling in Japanese characters and pronunciation being virtually identical to Heavy Metal and it also indicated the birth of a new metal genre which they called Kawaii Metal (cute metal). Suzuka became Su-metal, Yui and Moa became Yuimetal and Moametal. Against all expectations BABYMETAL started to grow in popularity and to gain their own fans and audience - even more than the other sub-units. It was decided that when Su was due to graduate from Sakura Gakuin after her 15th birthday BABYMETAL should separate from Sakura Gakuin to become an independent band in their own right. Up until then they had performed with a backing track and in a couple of small shows of their own they had a fake band dressed in skeleton suits and miming the instruments on stage with them - they were called Babybones. As part of the preparation for the split a live band was phased in playing at a couple of festivals and the encores in a couple of shows - they were the Kami Band, some of Japan's very best session musicians. The separation was completed at the end of 2013 at a show called Legend 1997, the day after Su's 16th birthday (she was born in 1997). The Kami Band played the last 5 songs in that show and, starting with the shows at the Budokan, early in 2014 became the full time support for all live shows ... they have been with them ever since. The Kami Band has core members, but they all have their own bands and projects so there are others who might step in depending on availability. In 2019 for the US tour and the European tour in 2020 the Kami Band of the West (American musicians) were introduced and supported BABYMETAL throughout those tours ... this was probably because (in part at least) these were the most extensive tours so far so the Kami Band of the East had some clashes in their own schedules that made being on tour for so long either very difficult or impractical. In 2014 BABYMETAL's video for their song 'Gimme Chocolate' went viral just before they embarked on their first 'world' tour - their first venture outside of Asia (this was just after the Budokan shows where 'Akatsuki' was filmed). As a result they were moved from a small side stage or tent where they had been booked to play at Sonisphere festival in the UK and they were to open the main stage on the Saturday morning instead. This was pretty much make or break - they took to the stage to be faced by about 55,000 UK metalheads, most of whom had never heard of them (plus a few who had threatened to throw bottles at this 'gimmick' band) and a few hundred of their own fans. They played 5 songs and left the crowd calling for more - their merch outsold all the other bands playing that weekend (there were big names among them like Iron Maiden and Metallica). Try 'Ijime, Dame, Zettai' live at Sonisphere 2014 for your next reaction, it was the closing number from their set. BABYMETAL have not looked back ever since, touring the world every year since then, winning over 20 of the 30+ awards they have been nominated for. They became the first Japanese band to headline Wembley Arena, they sold out the Tokyo Dome (55,000 people) two nights running and their third album was the first by any Asian band to hit number 1 in the Billboard Hard Rock charts. Sadly Yui left the band in October 2018 for undisclosed health reasons - her last show was in October 2017. Su and Moa have continued as a duo and are supported by any one of 3 girls (the Avengers - Kano, Riho and Momoko) dancing in the third spot. They are celebrating their 10th anniversary today (10th October). Apologies for the wall of text, but you did ask for some information about them.

Vocal Coach : Su won't hit her full potential till she's 25 Me : falls off chair

Her acoustic version of this song, titled "Akatsuki (Unfinished Ver.)", where Su-metal sings with just a piano and I think some violins, is amazingly beautiful, and is known to make grown metalheads come to tears!

The entire concept of Babymetal was created around her back in 2010, when she was 12, because even then, her talent and stage presence was obvious to their producer after he saw her performing in a J-Pop group when she was 10. This performance was actually from 2014, so Su-metal is going to be 23 this year. A great solo performance I would recommend from more recent times is No Rain, No Rainbow from her 20th birthday concert - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pDgqo6fcliY.html It's simply a beautiful performance, and not really a metal song, more of a rock ballad style song, so she really gets to carry the song with her voice. I would also recommend a song called Rondo of Nightmare - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8WBDiLMNZcE.html It's a heavier, darker song, and from this same Budokan concert series in 2014.

Today, October 10th, BABYMETAL celebrates their 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Congratulations & arigatou! ❤🦊🤘

No Rain No Rainbow live in Hiroshima is absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Her vocals in that song... amazing. I definitely recommend it!

⚡ / 🔴 🌙 BABYMETAL is based on a fusion of JPop/Idol with Metal, so it's fine to acknowledge the Pop element. That's one of the things that make them so interesting. Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto, or just Su) is the lead singer and was featured in that solo song. BABYMETAL's producer Koba, a long time Metal fan, became aware of this promising young singer in the Amuse, Inc. Kid's division when she was 10 years old. At that time she was in the JPop trio Karen Girl's. He was impressed with her "no-holds-back" singing, and began to wonder what would happen if she was backed with Metal music. Which was either a crazy or genius idea. I lean towards the latter. 2016 may have been when that video of 'Akatsuki' was uploaded, but the Budokan Black Night performance it's clipped from was March 2nd, 2014. Su was 16 then. She's 22 now, 23 in December. I'd love to see your reaction to 'Rondo of Nightmare' from that same concert: This Black Night Budokan performance is legendary: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8WBDiLMNZcE.html This version includes a short instrumental from BABYMETAL's Kami Band that really helps set the mood.

Yep Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) is incredible, not only as a singer but as a performer, because she was trained to be an actress. She was 16 here (this was 2014) but she had already been on stages for already close to ten years, and she had a national hit while in a children's band when she was younger. And has not stopped to improve her skills to this day. Yep if Babymetal has some gimmick as some people say, it's not the girls, but the dissonance that creates between the dark metal and the joyful girls, and it merges so well and creates a really heartwarming feeling when everything meshes together. Actually the band is not only her, she is usually accompanied by two dancers, but she has some solo songs like this one where her voice gets more protagonism. So for you it was a great start with the band. More solo songs from Su are : Rondo of Nightmare (pretty dark song), Amore (classic power metal) and No Rain, No Rainbow (a metal ballad). But maybe you want to meet some of the more bread and butter stuff of the band with the three girls in, then you could watch songs like Megitsune, Headbanger or Road of Resistance, that are kinda classic metal. Or some of their more poppy and mainstream metal music: Pa Pa Ya, Gimme Chocolate... If you continue to delve into the fox hole (how fans call the people that get engaged with the band), you'll see that even inside the metal genre, they are not tied to any subgenre. Every song is pretty different from each other. Thank you for the video, really interesting, hope you continue to do some Babymetal from time to time.

Thank you for this video. I'm really glad you were given Akatsuki as a recommendation since this one does well to showcase Su's voice. The singers name is Suzuka Nakamoto. Stage name is Su-Metal. There are actually 2 additional girls with her that do back up singing and dancing. In this songthey were taking a rest. The do a lot of dancing so need their breaks. :) Their names are Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal) and Moa Kikuchi (Moametal). I would love to hear your reaction to their song called 'Shine'. This song was released just last October and is, In my opinion, a masterpiece. I don't have a good link for a quality video but I believe other people do. Hopefully someone will help out. :)

What a world-class band!👍🏽 More power to BABYMETAL!

ぶっちゃけ、海外のボーカルと、彼女のボーカルを比べた時、初めて聴いた外人はコメントに困るのではと思います。SU-METALの歌声は世界のメタルファンで支持されています。日本語の節回しは世界からみたら独特で、なんてこと無い声に聴こえるのではと思うが、彼女の伝わる声質と歌の節回しは天性のもので、他の人が真似て歌ってもここまで支持されないと思います。　が、素晴らしく歌詞の内容が心に響く声なのです。

Great reaction & thanks from Japan 有難う💛。 I love to listen to you professional comments on her truly breathtaking ballad "NORAIN NO RAINBAW, LEGEND - S - BAPTISM XX " ? But please make sure to pause several times, otherwise you will get blocked.

BABYMETAL are all about the contrast. I agree with you that Su‘s voice sits nicely on the Metal groundwork, and I think the combination brings a breath of fresh air into Metal. Many of their songs are more playful than this one, incorporating more poppy tunes and influences from other genres as well. Furthermore, this is one of a few Su solos, usually there are two backing vocalists and dancers accompanying her, which also adds to the playful and fun atmosphere. Since you are interested in seeing how Su‘s vocals have evolved, I think you might enjoy a newer song called „Shanti Shanti Shanti“: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gQnG_T7kbtY.html

That's our Queen Su-Metal , the stage is her playground and we the fans are her guardians. this is nothing compare their other songs , 90% Babymetal songs are require a lot of movement. even today me still can't understand how she do that , dancing and jumping around on stage without messing her singing.

Su-Metal ( aka ) Suzuka nakamoto. started performing for crowds since she was 6 yrs old and performed some songs with her older sister Himeaka. Su-Metal was also one of the founding members of a school based idol group called Sakura Guakin in 2010.

My tears drop when I hear this song by BABYMETAL

"Akatsuki", in my opinion, is Su passionately declaring to someone that she will cherish her feelings of love for that person forever.: "Going over thousands of nights, some love shall survive. So, until my body perishes, until my life disappears, I shall keep on cherishing this love.".

no one recommended Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of God intro yet? this video best showcases the band and Su's singing....

Cute and adorable... with the BEST death stare ever! She'll take your soul in a blink of an eye. Thats our Queen. BABYMETAL 10 years today and Legends Forever 🤘🤘🤘 All hail The Fox God

That was a great reaction video. You hit the nail right on the head, they are fun. With a mixture of many genres with impeccably written songs. Every move and even facial expression she and the other two girls do is strictly choreographed. They are a band that puts a smile on your face for the entire show. I've been lucky enough to be following them from day one and to watch them progress has been astonishing. Welcome to the world of Babymetal... Because once you are hooked and understand them there is no going back.

I almost spit out my beer when I saw you reacting to my favorite band, I love your reactions to Dimash and Morrisette and never thought to see you doing Babymetal. Anyway great reaction as always and I've been subbed to you since you started on YT pretty much. Aloha from Maui 🤘😷👍

Yeah, i think you're exactly right. Su is a very good singer but it's her performance that really sets her apart. She's fine on the albums but she really shines in live performances. You should check out their very first single 'Doki Doki Morning'. It's not much to react to vocally but it has all 3 of the girls and they are super young and cute. This song only had Su but there are 3 girls in Babymetal. And something recent. I'd recommend 'No Rain No Rainbow' it's a ballad that Su performs solo on her 20th birthday. The official live version. Or any single off the new album. Papaya or elevator girl or da da dance whatever. She sounds a lot better in her solo songs because there isn't dance choreography. In the songs with all 3 girls she dances a lot and it's tough for her to sing quite as well as the solo songs. And the songs where she dances the vocals are designed to be sung while dancing. Su is the lead singer and the other 2 girls Moa and Yui do most of the dancing and crowd interaction and supporting vocals. Some of their songs are way cuter and more poppy than Akatsuki.

Su-metal is an adorable bad@ss! I always think of this one line from their song "Megitsune", where she says "Maidens... shouldn't be underestimated".

Su decided at like age 13 that she was going to be the best rock vocalist ever, did it, and has been proving it for over ten years now

A perfect song.

Really enjoyed your reaction/analysis! This show took place in 2014 so the lead singer, Su-Metal, is 22 years old by now. You were asking for a newer song but i would recommend you to react to another song from around that time first. You haven't seen the full squad yet. Babymetal consists of Su-Metal and two other girls (Moametal and Yuimetal) who are doing backing vocals/dancing. Please react to "Headbanger live Legend of 1997" ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QEsOaMbNFww.html

That was an amazing reaction / analysis, thanks! Actually, I was expecting something like this for long time, since "Akatsuki" is my favorite song. I'm so glad you also appreciated the guitar work. Your metaphor about the frosting and the cake is incredibly on spot and actually accurate (according to the pitch, I guess hehe...). I couldn't have put it better.

Wow!!! This maybe one of my favorite reactions, But now I m thinking about cake....anyways watching you smile during the entire video was awesome. looking forward to your next reaction.

thank you for this great reaction. i really enjoyed your professional opinion, looking forward to see some more babymetal reactions from you. Thank you!

Simply our Queen! Good reaction. Su is absolutely amazing. You need watch Headbangher live or Megitsune live. Are absolutely amazing!! See you in the next 🤟🏻 🦊 🖤

Queen SU

You really should have done the unfinished version from Legend 1997. It's just her and a piano. Really shows off her singing chops.

Great reaction, it was Su-Metal there doing one of her solos, one thing you need to know that BabyMetal consist 3 girls, and they includes dancing choreographies in it. The other 2 girls were resting while Su-Metal doing the solos in this video, they deserve the rest as the 2 girls (Yui-Metal and Moa-Metal) mainly do the scream and dancing, I think the best next reaction for you to represent what BabyMetal are is MEGITSUNE official MV or Headbanger from Legend of 1997 Live version. Thank you for doing BM reaction video and have a good day

First and foremost, thank you! Second, the concert was in 2014 so she is 22 now. She is unique in the sense that she has almost clear voice while having a bit more power for a 16 yr old. My babymetal suggestion would be the megitsune mv and my non babymetal suggestion would be mari hamada - somebody's calling.

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I know it will sound like blasphemy to many ... but Suzuka's ability to sing and command any crowd actually really reminds me of Freddie Mercury. I have high hopes for her in the future.

The singer, Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal), had been in the entertainment industry for about 10 years by the time Babymetal performed at this show. She was model, took acting classes, and sang professionally at age 10 in a J-Pop group called Karen Girl's for about a year. She joined another J-Pop group called Sakura Gakuin, that is also a school for girls who want careers in the entertainment industry. Babymetal was a sub-unit, like an after school club, in SG. By the time she graduated from there at age 15, Babymetal had already amassed a large following, so she stayed in the club, and shortly afterwards it became it's own separate group. Now, 10 years later, Babymetal have had several world tours, three albums(the last of which debuted in the Billboard top 40, the first Japanese band to do that in over 50 years), won numerous awards around the world, and toured with some of the biggest rock/metal bands on the planet. They are the real deal. I hope you'll check out more of their performances, especially the live performances where Su really shines. This small, cute, Japanese girl totally commands these huge crowds at concerts, better than a lot of performers many years, or decades her senior. It's just a treat to behold.

Next please. It's three songs that show how well SUMETAL (vocal & dance) sings. BABYMETAL - HEADBANGER LIVE AT BUDOKAN BLACK NIGHT 2014 Full HD BABYMETAL - Rondo of Nightmare Live @ Budokan Black Night BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL) I hope you continue to enjoy your BABYMETAL. Put your Kitsune🦊 up! from Japan. (Translation by DeepL)

Great breakdown and reaction, glad you enjoyed it. There are many good diverse song choices that showcase Su's voice. Looking forward to seeing more

Thank you ma'am for the great analysis, whch I'd appreciate and agree in every respect. One of the most interesting things to hear from you the voice experts for me is how well she controls her singing making her vocals cut through the mix no matter how loud the band plays. I didn't know how great it was as an aspect of singers' ability. :)

Please react to Babymetal "Ijime Dame Zettai" live at sonisphere. Good reaction!

Loved the reaction! Queen Su, Goddess of all that is Metal, is breathtaking to say the least. I loved your description of her voice too! I never thought of it that way but, it is true. Others have already mentioned all the songs you need so I'll just say I can't wait to see more reactions to my favorite band. Also, you do not want to be on the wrong end of her death glare. I love seeing it as long as it is not in my general direction. Kitsune Up! 🤘🦊🤘

Rondo Of Nightmare for more Su vocals. No Rain No Rainbow for a heavy metal ballad

For some reason, Suzuka's voice is harmonize the sound sourse of heavy metal.It' so strange.I don't know😅

Nice reaction . If you feel like it please react the another Babymetal song again. And I have Japanese band to recommend. They are called "One ok rock". If you have time please listen "Be the light" live in YOKOHAMA ver. Have a nice day.

You can say it - "popish." Babymetal basically created their own sub-genre of metal that fuses metal and J-Pop. They call it Kawaii metal, or cute metal in English. Su-Metal's voice has definitely matured in the 10 years Babymetal has been around (Su-Metal was 12 when they began). Singing vibrato and operatic isn't the style she uses (thankfully...one of the things I hate about Western pop music is all the overly unnecessary vocal "decorations" all over everything - even simple Christmas songs are ruined with pop stars feeling the need to throw in tons of unnecessary scaling and vibrato that ruins the simple beauty of these songs.) She uses strength of projection and clear tones to elevate her voice above the pounding riffs, which I think suits the sound of this band very well. Babymetal does however have songs where Su really shines. I would suggest "Brand New Day" for example - a simple but amazing vocal performance. As for the story behind this band....there is A LOT of it - they have a very interesting and storied career. I'll let other fans fill you in though since this comment is already getting long.

Suzuka Nakamoto’s remarkable voice started emerging in the fall of 2007. It’s been emerging since and getting better ever since. Other solos include The One, Amore, and Arcadia. Amore is totally deferent than the older song of the same name. She also performs with to younger girls songs like Yava, Awadama Feve, and Catch Me if You Can. Recently, she did a rap battle version of BxMxC. Probably the most remarkable thing about Miss Nakamoto is her ability to sing while dancing energetically.

Happy 10th Anniversary !!

I have waited literally years for you to get around to BabyMetal and your reaction was well worth the wait. I do hope you react to some of their other videos in which all three of the girls perform. Here are some fun facts: 1. At the Loudwire 6th Annual Music Awards -Su Metal, the girl you just listened to was named Rock Goddess of the Year 2016 2. Baby Metal was named #10 in the list of the greatest 50 metal bands of all time. 3. They are the only Asian group to ever hit #1 on Billboard's Rock chart 4. In 2015 they were named Women of the Year by Vogue Magazine Japan. 5. They have performed Pain Killer and Breaking the Law with Rob Halford of Judas Priest 6. They have performed Breaking The Law with Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers 7. In an interview Corey Taylor of Slipknot was asked what he listened to at home and he said "Baby Metal" Other songs that show all three girls performing that I would suggest are: 1. Legend of 1997 Head Banger - the girls are young and Su sings her heart out 2. Pa Pa Ya feat. F. Hero - The girls are all grown up and beautiful and put on a stunning performance 3. Karate the official video - Su shows off her vocal talents 4. BxMxC the live at Brussels performance - a stunning display of Su's vocal range

At 16 Su was already the Queen. She still holds that crown.

The Unfinished version of this song melts my soul into a salty puddle.

Every baby metal song tells a different story

I have thoroughly enjoyed many of your videos... this one is my favorite by far. Thoughtful, informative & fun. Also, you look like a hot metal babe in this video🔥

Baby Metal, its kawaii Metal, a new genere, so it's very diferent to all.

Suzuka Nakamoto has been performing since she was 6 years old. She went to a performing arts high school.

This song is from "BLACK NIGHT LEGEND DOOMSDAY 2014/03/02 at Tokyo Dome" libe show. Akatsuki is so fun to follow just this one song because SU's singing style and voice changes with age. I especially like about 15-7 years old. But of course I like the voice and the way he sings now. I also recommend these areas on RU-vid. Only the "LEGEND 1997" one in particular is a ballad song. - AKATSUKI「初のワンマンライブ」 LEGEND - I ⇒ SU 14, the year she turned 15. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2MxjYubs_28.html - AKATSUKI「紅月アカツキ」LEGEND 1999 ⇒SU 15, the year she turned 16. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PrQscepYAuI.html - Akatsuki 'LEGEND 1997' (Live at Makuhari Messe 21.12.2013) ⇒ SU 16 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eMTeJ_L37fY.html - AKATSUKI「紅月アカツキ」BLACK NIGHT HD1080p 　　　　⇒SU 16 This video - 新 AKATSUKI「ダークサイド Darkside」Live compilation ⇒SU 21 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xV7o0XDWQSY.html akatsuki is written as 紅月. The meaning is the red moon. 紅(aka) = Bright red. 月(tsuki)= moon The Japanese lyrics are made up of just a few old words, so the nuances may be a little off if translated directly into English. I hope you continue to enjoy your BABYMETAL. Put your Kitsune🦊 up! from Japan. (Translation by DeepL)

This is more a visual treat and solo type performance for me. Kimi Anime, Syncopation, even current buzz Kingslayer make me realize how unreal that voice cuts through Marshall amps driven by guitars equiped with double-coil "hum-bucker" pickups further occupying the sonic space with compression and saturation. LoL (Everyone knows this, but anyway: Guitar and vocal compete for same hz, bass and drum can be complimentary; different hz, different sonic space). She was asked to sing in class one day and even on video audio I could tell it was loud. With the other girls close by actions too I could tell it was loud. LoL! I understand Suzuka practices singing on treadmill (not exclusively I'm sure).

Love your reactions ♥️

She was 16 when she performed this song. Now, a 23 young woman, still performs greatly as ever. Also, about this song, she performs the song again this friday/feb 19, as a part of the 10th Anniversary at the same stage of Budokan. The event it's called "Budokan Doomsday". I don't know why, but this song always made me to drop a tear. It's powerful yet beautiful ❤

Welcome to the Fox-hole. Lots more to explore. Suzuka Nakamoto was trained theatrically for 10 years at Actor's School Hiroshoma. Next would be Rondo of Nightmare. Megitsune is the Babymetal good luck charm. You could choose their official video where the girls are 14/15, or any of the 2019/20 World Tours. Maybe compare their younger self with their mature voices.

Heil The Queen! Su - metal is a Queen of The ONES... Suzuka Nakamoto Su - metal - She is a vocalist and dancer, works since she was a child, Babymetal celebrates 10 years this month and she was 12 when they started today she is 23. Moa Kikuchi - Moametal... She is a dancer and vocal backing, she started her career as a child at the age of 21 and started working at Babymetal at 10 years old, she plays guitar, dances and does backing vocals Yui Mizuno or Yuimetal - She was a vocal backing and dancer, she left the band in 2017 and is 21 years old and has not appeared in the media for 3 years, she plays the flute, violin and guitar. The Band: The band is called KAMI BAND or band of the gods. Your names are: Takayoshi Ohmura - Pink and Gold Guitar Leda Cygnus - Black or White Guitar Bohte Daisuke Boh - Red and Black Bass Hideki Aoyama - Drums Mikio Fujioka - Orange or Black Guitar (He passed away in 2017, the song Starlight is in honor of him and Yui, who almost at the same time left the band for different reasons, but left). Behind Babymetal there is its producer called Key Kobayashi or Kobametal, his idea is the combination of pop idol with metal and created the new style called Kawai Metal or cute metal In 10 years of Babymetal, 3 masterful CDs, several DVDs and Blue Ray sold, several great live performances at huge and international festivals. Reconhecimento e respeito de bandas de metal consagradas é o Babymetal é incrível.

Loved your reaction, There is so much more to Babymetal and i hope you do more reactions/ analysis of their music. Keep your eyes on Japan, normally big for their pop idol groups , metal in japan is exploding tons of wonderful young talent breathing fresh air into the genre including Babymetal.

Woulda been fun to see a reaction to a concert where Su has choreography. Makes everything she does that much more impressive when it's in the middle of a fairly tiring dance sequence.

Nice

The singer name susuka nakamoto is ( su metal) and is a great singer

Love the baby metal there good do more live at wacken thanks

Su is a long-time pro. She was notorious for napping right up until showtime. Fearless.

love your reaction pls more babymetal thank you =)

Kawaii metal is what is what is playing in my CD-player now (or the MP3's I grabbed from the CD's). Of course, whenever I discover some new material from Floor Jansen, I put Babymetal aside (not without pain, but yeah, Floor Jansen...). I recon this is one of the songs Su (Suzuka Nakamoto, from 1997 -> I know, it is so bad to mention a lady her age) shines most, but good you noticed the Kami band! They are awesome! Besides that, Moa (Kikuchi, from 1999) can also sing (I am NOT a singer, but into music in the past trying to learn to play Church organ, keyboard/synth and bassguitar in bands). It is the energy those 3 ladies (Yui left, unfortunately, but still, I had to see them live and because of the worldwide health situation, that is impossible) give, together with the band. I recommend "Give me chocolate", very pop, and from the earlier times or Doki Doki Morning (from 9! years ago). Then the official live performace in Japan, Road of Resistance, and songs like Karate, BxMxC (rap!). I think you can appreciate the vocal capacities Su (and Moa!) has and imo she matured well. Apart from that: please keep giving your honest opinion about Beste Zangers 2020. This group of people are almost as unexpected compared to the 2019 version you arleady reacted to. But don't forget metal! (remember Sancta Terra by Epica (Simone Simons) and Floor Jansen). Cheers!

She is the Queen of metal for a reason. This marks the 10th year of BABYMETAL. She only gets better

At that time she had minimum 5 years of stage performances I'm not quite sure if this video is part of the tour, but it's their first world tour that year. So far they have four tours. Check another Babymetal songs - every one is different, that's why she was called the queen of all styles

Good reaction , please reaction another song of Su-Metal solo , BABYMETAL - AMORE . that's great on big stage at Tokyo Dome

Hello There, I am happy to see a vocal coach doing some of the rock and metal scene out of Japan. If you did BabyMetal, perhaps you would be willing to do Band Maid as well? I would suggest any of their live performances but wonderland and domination (both lives) are the two i would suggest the highest.. Anyway, enjoyed your reaction and have a great day!

The real talent is them boys behind her and the sound engineers.

Ohmura's guitar Pink-chan is practically a member of the Kami Band on its own. :D

Do more reaction about BABYMETAL 🦊🤘

You can listen to No Rain No Rainbow and Rondo Of Nightmare

What might be a very interesting topic is how the human and especially female body changes when it comes to singing, because Suzuka/Su-metal has been singing some of the same songs for all this time from her very early teens (12 ! in 2010 for their very first song) all the way to in her 20s now. Because I'm pretty certain she had to relearn how to perform the same songs so they don't sound all that different even though her 'vocal instrument' has changed.

Just one correction: It was 2014, she was born on 20th December 1997 :P "Rondo of Nightmare", "No Rain, No Rainbow", "Amore" are SU-METAL's solos which are a must for voice teacher. For Your own pleasure check out Megitsune OMV and Road of Resistance - Live in Japan

Thanks! You should react to their song - No Rain No Rainbow from Legend S. She was 20 in that performance, it would be fun to hear a professional opinion of the way her voice changed as she transitioned from a kid to a young adult.

Dark fairy. 1st time I've heard that used on Su. I like it. But to babymetal fans, she's more of a dark queen. :)

Excellent Reaction Video! ACTUAL ANALYSIS?! 🤭 Thank you for your honesty, insight, and time! Beware: We WILL tell you everything. Her name is Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-Metal) and is considered the reigning Queen of Heavy Metal. Others will indubitably fill you in on the rest, but try these other songs as well, especially to get a great showcase of the Kami Band’s (backing band) talents: Rondo of Nightmare (Solos for *almost* everyone!) BxMxC (Latest official video release, incredible speed, diction, and energy) Road of Resistance (The archetypal Anthem) The ONE (Love song to the fans) Enjoy! 🤘🦊🤘

I've always said it's the qualities of Su-metal's (Suzuka Nakamoto) voice as opposed to its quality that makes her special. I'm a literally battle hardened old fart whose seen the worse humanity has to offer and yet this 5' tall Japanese Girl singing in a language I do not understand can bring tears to my eyes one moment and remind me that joy exists in the next. I am far from alone in that experience. More than one macho metalhead has had their metal creds ruined by tearing up watching Babymetal. That ability is beyond special. The power to trigger that level of emotion in her audience is much important to me than vocal gymnastics. While there are songs that better showcase Su's vocal talents, for your next song I recommend a year later (2015), Road of Resistance Live in Japan. While it does not necessarily show case Su's vocals as well as something like No Rain No Rainbow or Shine, it may be the single best example of what Babymetal is.

SU-METAL HAS BEEN ROCKING TOP LEVEL PERFORMANCE SEENS DAY ONE When they released DOKI DOKI MORNING 10 years a go she was twelve and YUIMETAL AND MOAMETAL WERE ELEVEN THIS FIRST VIDEO WHEN VIRAL ALL OVER JAPAN This event was what made BABYMETAL POSSIBLE WHY This was a school project that for the first time had a idol sub group of metal and pop with the idol dance and choreography If the girls were to follow the tradition of the school when SU-METAL graduated they should had added a new girl to the group But because they became so popular and influential they graduated BABYMETAL TO THE WORLD FIRST GLOVAL VIRAL PERFORMANCE GIME CHOCOLATE this young superstars are considered the best live performers they concert are epic and insane at the same time Other song I will recommend is Amore Live blue ray version This is SU-METAL KNOW

The song I recommend to you to get to know her now is Shine, or Arkadia. But these do not have MV. I recommend Starlight as a song to react on RU-vid. All of these are songs from the new album, and you can see how mature her voice is. I'm proud of her now too.

Loved your reaction, if you ever decide to re-visit Babymetal and hearing her vocal capabilities you should check out Babymetal's piano version of Monochrome on "The First Take"'s channel.

Oooooh I am the 666th thumbs up! 🦊😈 You got a sub from me. Hoping you react to more Babymetal.

babymetal released new music and are a lot older. i really hope you revisit them and see how they are now

Su is the queen . Koba is the Jedi Master .

Welcome to the Foxhole! 🦊 As far as a "newer" song to review goes, try Shanti Shanti Shanti. It's incredible the diversity and range that Su (and the band) has. Long live the Queen.

I RECOMMEND YOU REACT TO BABYMETAL , NO RAIN NO RAINBOW , SU_METAL (SUZUKA NAKAMOTO) REALLY SHINES ! THE KAMI BAND TONE IT DOWN JUST ENOUGH SO THAT SHE CAN REALLY DO HER THING !

Su is so intense on stage. Her choreagropher says "Su is crazy. She l;earns the steps by intuition. She feels the music." Her death stare is a trademark. It's not an act. Su talks about meeting her other self on stage, the persona is so different than her personality, which is kind of goofy. This was in fact a struggle for her until she met Metallica, who showed her how to seperate on stage and off stage personalities. For Su you would have to check out different songs as she can do many styles. No Rain No Rainbow, Legend S from 2018 for a more pop/rock sound, Shanti Shanti Shanti is a recent song with South Asian influences, and BxMxC. Rondo of Nightmare is another good choice, but it's from the same concert, which was 2014. Karate from Download Festival 2016 is another good choice, shows some of her physicality. I have seen many concerts in my life, and there aren't many bands who have as much fun on stage as Babymetal. Their joy in musc comes through.

Great reaction and analysis. You can also react to " No Rain, No Rainbow" taken from the bluray/dvd recorded live at Hiroshima/Japan. It is a great rock ballad with heavy guitar riffs in certain sections. You can check the youtube video at : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pDgqo6fcliY.html Edit : There are also a live piano and a string quartet featured in this song. Probably a first for babymetal with different live instrumets featured other than the ones in the band.

If you want to hear a good next step in her voice listen to the song No Rain No Rainbow from Legend S Baptism XX. A concert celebrating her 20th birthday and in her hometown of Hiroshima.

Try Lovebites, amazing live singer, whichever song you choose.

Baby metal - Papaya... 🇵🇹👍

Su - our Queen and Goddess of Metal as we occasionally refer to her - is a soprano with a C4 to G#5 range (information which probably means more to you than me). This concert was at Budokan, which is by invite only (the Beatles were the first Western band invited, I believe). You might like one of her more recent solos - a ballad - the very soulful No Rain, No Rainbow: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pDgqo6fcliY.html . Babymetal are a trio but this is obviously just a solo by Su. The genre here is Kawaii Metal (cute Metal) and I find it the most refreshing thing I've heard in decades in the Metal scene. Have you heard of another all female Rock band - all accomplished musicians and unique vocals - Band-Maid. Treat yourself - FREEDOM ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FHpuEqMAcDg.html

Welcome to the Fox-hole🤘🦊🤘 You'rr about to get BABYMETAL IZED!!! Kitsune UP!!! 🤘🦊🤘