Woohoooooo!!!!! Reaction to Babymetal's Music Video for Karate! 

everytime Su hits THAT note I get chills.

I just discovered this band 2 days ago and man I’m addicted

Isnt it amazing how you get the message without understanding a single word?

“Don’t know why I’m getting so emotional” Su-Metal, “Don’t think. Feel” 🔥🤘🦊

At some point in everyone's Babymetal journey, Su's voice will find a way to make you emotional. It happens with different songs for different people, but she has a knack for penetrating your heart strings 🤘🦊🦊🦊🤘

Its a powerful song with a powerful message. Plus its Yui era.

this song was my introduction to japanese music in 2016. and then the floodgates opened

The song is about standing up after being knocked down. Rising above adversity. I think the reason why you get emotional without understanding Su's words is because her ability to convey emotion is second to none, and her performance speaks directly to your emotions. I wholeheartedly believe she's one of history's greatest artists.

Karate, the martial art, is all about constantly moving forward. There are no backwards movements. So that's kind of what the song is about. Moving forward and fighting through your obstacles, even if what's holding you back is your own fears, which was represented by the three figures in white, who were the girls own inner fears. It's also about being there for each other so you never have to fight alone, and fighting isn't the only option. I see that demonstrated by Su breaking the bricks and Yui kicking those wooden baseball bats, while Moa chooses to release the fly she caught. Compassion and mercy are as strong as your punches or kicks. That's my take on it anyway.

That's why "KARATE" Song took home the trophy for Best Metal Song in 6th annual loudwire music award.

I am Japanese. I watch a lot of Babymetal reaction videos, but I love the natural reaction that makes me feel the sensibility and personality of the reactor.

When Su hits those 2 long sustained notes at the end, it blows me away and shows how powerful and in control of her voice she is. The live versions are all phenomenal on this track. Love your reactions, thank you

IMO this is the best example of Su's preposterously pure voice. The live performances are SO good and powerful, but I think this video is such a good way to hear just how tonally clear her voice is. Plus it's got that sick crunchy opening. 100% with you on the emotional front. I definitely still feel it even after seeing this video many times.

"No thinking, just feeling." - Su-metal... BABYMETAL - Road of Resistance - Live in Japan (OFFICIAL) BABYMETAL - Rondo Of Nightmare/Mischief of Metal Gods Intro - Budokan 2014

This brought tears to my eyes haha, its so amazing.

Great reaction - and so worth all your efforts getting it unblocked, thanks for doing that. The tears make it a real reaction, it happens (for all the right reasons) quite often to some people when they listen to BABYMETAL. 'Karate' was the lead single for their second album. It is about fighting adversity, when life knocks you down and everything seems too hard so you're hurt and crying, its about standing up and fighting on, helping each other through the hard times. They used karate to illustrate this as it is a Japanese martial art and reflects their culture - it also has no backward moves. In the video the figures in white were the girls all along and they were conjuring up their own inner demons to fight against. They beat the first, the second knocked them down but they got up to eventually defeat themselves (did you notice the reflections of each of the girls in their own eyes when the masks shattered and it was revealed as them? Not many people spot that). They did watch a lot of martial arts movies to get ideas for the choreo as they wanted it to look as authentic as possible. Moa catching the fly was a nod to Mr Miyagi in The Karate Kid. Mr Miyagi may have used chop sticks (and it may have taken him two or three films before he caught one), Moa caught her fly with her eyes closed - first time. This song and video won 2 awards. "Best Metal Video in MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2016" and "Best Metal Song in 6th Annual Loudwire Music Awards".

It's a message song that they say you can beat yourself. The scene of catching a fly is an episode from a famous novel in Japan, Musashi Miyamoto (宮本武蔵), but Moa is a gentle girl, so she has released it without killing it. Thank you from Japan

getting goosebumps and emotional after listening to SU-Metal's voice, classic for anyone with healthy hearing 😂😂

This track is a classic and the song that got me hooked onto BabyMetal and also the MV is epic. One of BabyMetal’s greatest hit 🤘🏻🦊🤘🏻

Great reaction! Thanks for reuploading the video, good job with the logo. Looking forward to your next Babymetal reaction!

The Road of Resistance live in Japan video brings all the feelz.

I had the same reaction to this video back in 2017 like you both just have. SU-METAL is just incredible. Those high notes at the end of the song she sings send shivers down the spine! I count myself lucky to have seen them twice in London. Welcome to the world of BABYMETAL! 🤘🦊🤘

BABYMETAL!!! She has such an amazing voice

during lockdown from covid-19 all I listen to is BABYMETAL I have 500 songs on my play list and all listen to is BABYMETAL , it puts a smile on my face & always trying to do their dance moves

Karate is beautiful, brilliant storytelling. At the end, you can see each member reflected in the eye of each phantom because they were actually battling the negative sides of themselves the whole time! Still makes me emotional as well even 6 years later. Miss you, Yui.💪🏻🤘🏻

One of my favorite BabyMetal songs. Great music video. Good voice. Think they are amazing. Thank you for this reaction.

I’m an American and I too get tears in my eyes when I watch them. I think its because it is so perfect!

Welcome back to reacting to Babymetal... Missed you guys. Now that you've seen the MV, you should checkout the live performance of Karate in Download 2016. It's got one of the best crowd interactions from Su you'll ever see.

BABYMETAL, It's all about emotions, warm, happy, tearful, fuzzy feelings. BABYMETAL brings out of you. Yup they definitely bring it out, making grown men cry. Great reaction. BABYMETAL FOREVER 🤘🤘🤘 All hail The Fox God

If you just could see the live version on the first concert at Tokyo Dome in Sept 2016, 55000 in attendance, Karate was the last song before the encores, the girls were exhausted, even Su who has less dance routines as the lead singer, completely soaked in sweat, the spotlights reflecting on their wet necks... and they made the crowd jump like it was about to begin, not to end, they didn't give up an inch. I love them, the Slayer loving old fart that I am, I fell in love with these 3 literally kids when they started, Su's voice, the dance routines, the Kami band, the songs, the stage productions, everything is a delight for the senses

Awesome! Thank you for your persistence in getting this video available! Most times Su's second "Hashire!" at the end gives me chills, especially with headphones/earbuds. And from others' reports elsewhere that is not uncommon. The lives use the same choreo, as usual, and the Download 2016 (also known as Drownload from the rain) performance was a great one that still had the OG trio.

I've bumped up the numbers on this song video by listening and watching over and over. It's hard to miss the central message in the song that, sometimes the only person standing in the way of our personal progress is the person that we see in the mirror every day. You have to fight your inner demons to move through life's challenges, and our friends are our primary support. A good friend won't let you lay where you fall to wallow in self-pity, but will offer their hand to get you back on your feet. No one fights alone.

The song started with strong metal music, and then gradually showed the deep meaning of martial arts, which really moved me. Thanks your great reaction.

I get chills every single time I hear this song . . . great reaction.

Loved this song the first time I heard it. It's really powerful. The more I hear it the more I like it. It keeps rising higher in my Babymetal rankings. Thanks for the reaction. Emotional stuff. Love it. See you!

I love Babymetal and this track gets me emotional too. I remember the first time I saw it and Sharlene your reaction was like mine :) Su is such an awesome singer she has a great voice.

a song about adversity and picking yourself up and not giving up, keep going forward ... something Babymetal members know well, and we, as people in general, can very well relate to as well - awesome reaction, guys!

My favorite Babymetal video, for sure. And not just the story line. I think the musical performance is one of the best things they've done.

Road of Resistance, Live in Japan................ wait till the end, their signature at the end of each concert..........see you

Lost my twin brother 4 years ago, and times were bad, I knew the band just never had listened to them, well some weeks after I lost my brother Karate showed up on youtube and now I'm a fan, I love there work, this song still keeps me up and strong, it's all about perseverance and not giving up... NOTE if you look into there eyes at the end of the video, you'll see there reflections, it's emotional

its like my 100th time listening to this song and i still tear up every single time truly a phenomenal band

By far my favorite Babymetal song. I had the same reaction. 😍

natural to get emotional because they are always 100% or more FULL POWER !!!

beautiful reaction... she got the message....🥲...this chorus always takes me to another dimension...

I am glad to see that you were able to upload the Karate reaction. As always great reaction and don’t worry about getting emotional it happens to all of us. I am not good at explaining things so I will let someone else explain the meaning of the lyrics. Next song to check Rondo of Nightmares live at Budokan Black night.

To react next, my Babymetal favorites would be the Megitsune video (nice lyrics) and "Catch me if you can" live.

This is the first time i heard baby metal was seeing this vid and i got emotional too its powerfull and it kick ass im a fan you 2 rock keep ot metal

Glad that you agree with me on this one. I feel like this skyrocketed to my top 10 music videos of all time. The song, the choreography, the production, just everything is perfect. It kind of tells the story of continuing to give it your all even if you get knocked down. You get back up and try again. And it even says that frequently you find that you are your own enemy and have to overcome yourself, your own fears and limitations to succeed. Simple but profound in my mind. Karate isn't just about fighting, it's about personal discipline. All in all, my favorite Babymetal video.

Karate chorus is one of my favourite Babymetal tunes. So good, and it does turn emotional towards the end.

Yeah, this video was from 2016 and it won them a few awards :D I'm glad you got the video unblocked! In the last couple of months this particular video has been copyright blocked a lot! If you want to save some time, there are a lot of really good live performances with already a logo on top to avoid copyright issues on the Babymetal Reactor Resource channel! And you can find a reaaaally emotional song there: "No Rain No Rainbow" live at Legend S! Kitsune DA-O!

Beautiful reaction. It is a deeply emotional song. Look closely into the eyes of the girls in white at the end. This MV is a work of art.

"Fight your inner demons." Basically, its the meaning of this video. Absolutely my favourite BabyMetal song

🍅🍅🍅 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼 This was the 1st song I heard by Babymetal !!!

everything is amazing and the band playing is awesome -great stuff

Great reaction guys, Starlight is a great tune and very djenty too

Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!! Is their best song imo but Karate is the number two.

4:30 - Not a Bruce Lee reference but a Mr Miyagi reference from the orginal 'Karate Kid' film, where he catches a fly and kills it. Moa, being a much nicer person, lets it go a while later instead of killing it. The girls were asked by their choreographer to watch various martial arts movies to get inspiration for their dance moves and clearly Karate Kid was amongst them! 🦊🤘🦊🤘🦊

I've been into Babymetal for about a year now. This is the song that made me realise I didn't like them....I loved them.

Loved your reaction....as always.....genuine, honest and open.....thank you 😊

oh my kitsune sama!!! You get the message of this song without knowing the lyric... your perspective about music must be high.. well done, you get my respect... for next song, i recommended "Uki Uki Midnight"... PUT YOUR KITSUNE UP!! 🤘🤘

Awesome reaction, it would be perfect to check the Megitsune official MV next, see you 🤘🦊🤘

Nice one. Don't worry, lots of us who don't speak Japanese can get emotional with BABYMETAL. If you would like another music video try Megitsune, if you would like another live try IDZ live at Sonisphere 2014. BTW, IDZ is an anti-bullying song.

I have the same reaction she does every time I hear this song. I'm convinced they use some type of infrasound technology to bring those kind of emotions out considering I have no idea what they're saying. It doesn't matter to me either way, babymetal has taken the place as my favorite band and I don't see that changing anytime soon

I loved Karate from the first listening. It is so powerful and catchy 🤘🦊❤️🖤🦊🤘

Yeah their music is allot deeper and full of more thought than is apparent initially. It's also quite emotional at times, not unknown for reactors to have emotional responses to their music. Which is quite amazing when you consider it's usually non Japanese speaking reactors.

As has been mentioned a number of times below, it has a very powerful and positive message which is very much needed in these modern times. The idea of moving forwards, fighting your doubts , self confidence, self worth etc - not just individually but collectively. B Babymetal and Nightwish both got me through some hard times during this covid crisis. My last gig pre covid was Babymetal in London so I was very lucky. I have so many songs to suggest "Rondo of Nightmare", "Akatsuki" "No Rain no Rainbow" and "Amore" are all Su Metal solo songs with the Kami Band while the girls get a well earned rest! "Papaya" will make the hardest of hearts smile(which has a rap element). "Shanti Shanti" is a homaje to Indian/Bollywood culture. "Syncopation" is a personal favourite and my current favourite has a Latino slant to it "Night Night Burn" which has some wonderful choreography - 😀 not to be missed. Always look forward to your reactions - keep em coming!

These girls blow me away every time. Su’s voice is incredible. Great reaction as usual. Keep it up.

I love your reactions. Babymetal reactions are no exception of course. Don't worry Sharlene, I get emotional too listening to that song. Greetings from Germany to your beautiful country, I miss being there!

Every song in BABYMETAL is different. You definitely must see "Road of Resistance (Live in Japan), or the last MV "BxMxC". But any song, especially live, will be fine.Even the oldest songs

As always, the best reactions from Charlene! Cool channel. Thank you guys.

Definitely a powerful song... I find that while listening/watching Babymetal you are either smiling broadly or getting slightly emotional. Thank you for the reaction. 🦊🤘🖤

You guys are terrific! Love your chemistry together and your reactions are gr8! Thank you for fighting through the copyright nightmare to get Babymetal on your channel. Hope you will do more. Road of Resistance is a must! . . . .also: If there is one essential song that is Babymetal . . .most of "the One" (Babymetal and their fans) agrees it is Megitsune. It means female fox. Although most of the live performances are incredible, it is probably the only other official music video that is close to if not as good as Karate. Everything else is best live usually. Thank you and keep bringing us your take on all this wonderful music! . . .Kitsunes UP!!! 🔥🤘🦊🤘🔥

I'm a grown man who also tears up a bit whenever I hear this song ;)

This song has to be one of the best rock songs of all time... WATCH THESE GIRLS AND THE KAMI BAND GO INTO THE ROCK N ROLL HALL OF FAME BEFORE THEY ARE 30

Don't worry I shed a tear Everytime I watch their video. They said the song was about bullying and overcoming it. Bullying is horrible. Be kind to one another. There you will find peace ✌🏾🕊️

I just discovered Ironbunny, the song " 23 ". Very 80s hard rockish,fronted by 3 Japanese ladies with amazing voices,and a robot guitarist that shreds.

Love your reaction yeah I remember the first time I heard this song I was hooked I've heard a dozen times it gives me goosebumps every single time it

I'm a 51 year old straight male and I get emotional when I listen to Babymetal too :-)

One best music videos ever made 🤟

Great reaction guys! I think many of us have the same emotional response to this song and the video enhances it. I believe the three of them were revealed under the masks and it showed they conquered their fears/challenges. Your Headbanger and Karate choices were good basic Babymetal song choices. They have so many amazing songs that touch upon many different sub genres of metal, most of which the best are live performances. Su-Metal has often said her favorite is Road of Resistance. Gimme Chocolate helped put them on the world map and you might consider No Rain No Rainbow if you want another good cry. 😊

You are not the only channel that has had Babymetal videos unblocked lately. It seems like Babymetal themselves are stepping in and helping reactors which is amazing and I hope this trend continues. Fantastic reaction btw :)

This is their best song for sure, very powerful song and the video is so well produced.

I've said it many times before and I will continue to: this music video is a piece of art with how good it is all-around. The song is good, the lyrics mean something, they convey that meaning so well in the video, which is so simple and yet so well done. This was my second song down the foxhole a little over a year ago ("Distortion" being my first). There was no turning back and I found a nice area of the foxhole to call my own.

I always get emotional listening to this... Its just an incredible song!

Road of Resistance next if you haven't already! It's also worth checking out their live versions of songs (Akatsuki from Budokan, No Rain No Rainbow from Baptism XX Legend S show, Shine from The Forum). There's a multitude of songs to check out, all of which are different from each other!

I enjoyed your reaction! I watch a lot of reactions and some are, well, kinda fake and over the top but you guys really enjoyed watching it, so I enjoyed watching you enjoy watching it...um...yeah...LoL!! Thanks for the reaction and as always... Put your Kitsune UP!! Po!

I assume. I think i'm a fan of Babymetal... Done... Cheers from France 😉

Powerful song with Powerful Message 🤘🦊💖

Well always think about Sumetal what a hard time she must have had after she got hurt I hope she's okay and gets better from it I know an old injury Sometimes gives you a hard time we love you SuMetal, Forever and forever

growing up watching anime and listening to metal music and JPop and Kpop - this is good blend

Cause you mention skrillex, fyi babymetal is appeared on skrillex stage at Ultra Japan 2015, and you can hear heavy dubstep mix on several babymetal song ( uki uki midnight, from dusk till dawn ,etc), and no, there is no direct connection with their song, but I can tell you, there is a good relationship between them.

Love that you got emotional. I did too and I'm a white hetero dude. Amazing and powerful and the video drills it home

Love the reaction

I Cry too 😊🎉 Great Production and emocional Show!

Try a live version of this. When you can. When I first heard the song about 3 years ago it confirmed to me the power the beauty of Su's voice. I have said it many times BABYMETAL saved my musical soul. There is another three women Japanese group. They have gone their separate ways recently but they are unbelievable. Kalafina. Stone Cold mv first.

That's Ok to be emotional, Su's voice goes straight to our soul!!!

this particular group I noticed has very good creative sing style talent. I love how into the second half of the song or almost near the end, the chorus and melodies change to have like a grand finale sound. Am I making sense? lol

Goosebumps in her voice.

It's been a while since you did a Babymetal reaction. Karate is more djent or metalcore as some might prefer. This song won Best Metal Song at the 2016 Loudwire Metal Music Awards Show & Metal Resistance won Best Metal Album at the same shows. Su-Metal voice is stunningly beautiful and rich. This song is about fighting your inner demon and never giving up no matter how hard it gets. Please 🙏 do more Babymetal reaction. My next suggestion would be Megitsune. Put Your Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘😍💕🌸🇯🇵🇸🇬

there is just one reaction available with BabyMetal, and it's love