1ST TIME HEARING | BABYMETAL - DA DA DANCE (feat. Tak Matsumoto) REACTION

[@steffenjachnow8176]

*First:* They have musicians. They are not very prominent in this music video but if you are a little bit attentive you can get a glimpse of them *Second:* This video has live footage from two shows (one at the Forum in L.A.) with audio from the studio track. But you will find easily propper live footage of BABYMETAL. Some facts about them: BABYMETAL are around since 2010 when the three girls were 11 and 12 years old. They originally were part of the school-themed idol-project Sakura Gakuin (Cherry Blossom Academy) but they parted from SG in 2013 to become an independent act. Back then the band mainly consisted of three girls: Suzuka Nakamoto (aka. SU-METAL, lead vocals) Yui Mizuno (aka. YUIMETAL, backing vocals and dance) and Moa Kikuchi (aka. MOAMETAL, backing vocals and dance) complemented by a bunch of stellar musicians called Kami-Band (Band of Gods) at their live performances. They already have five albums out: *BABYMETAL*, rel. 2014 (studio album) *Live at Budokan - Red Night Apocalypse*, rel. 2014 (live album) *Metal Resistance*, rel. 2016 (studio album) *Live at Wembley*, rel. 2016 (live album) *Metal Galaxy*, rel. 2019 (studio album) They also have several live recorded shows out on DVD/Blu-Ray which is a good thing because, believe it or not, they are one of the best live bands out there (which earned them many best-live-act-awards). They also never get boring because of their diversity in music styles. Regardless they always manage to stay recognizable. Unfortunately, Mikio Fujioka (their lead guitarist) died from an accident in January 2018 and Yui Mizuno left BABYMETAL in fall 2018 because of health reasons. But despite all that, the band is going strong and achieved, as first Asian act ever, a number one notation at the billboard rock charts with their recently released album "Metal Galaxy". For your next BABYMETAL-reaction (if you want to continue your journey) I recommend *"Ijime, Dame, Zettai"* live at Sonisphere 2014 in the UK: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKCQkJaYm8mlj6c You will have real live footage plus the musicians and a wild crowd. You have my word!

[@Dirty10]

Thank you for this comment/info!

[@steffenjachnow8176]

My pleasure!

[@RetiredInThailand]

Yeah, that's an awesome song and an important part of Babymetal history and lore .... I'd also recommend Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of the Gods intro for another live video that will knock your socks off with the solos by the band!!

[@hectora6516]

This gonna answer your questions, look for this on KZbin, babymetal mischiefs of metal gods nightmare of rondo.

[@RetiredInThailand]

Oh yeah, they have a real backing band .. one of the best in the world as a matter of fact. Check this older song by BABYMETAL (they started the band when the they were like 10 & 8 years old and have been kicking metal ass ever since.) Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of the Gods intro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6m8cpZ_rtBledE It's a solo song by the lead singer, the other two are backstage resting getting ready for their songs. The inro to this song is the band showcasing their awesome skills!!!

[@MrFloppyHare]

They were young when they started but not quite that young. Su was 12 and Yui and Moa were 11. ;-)

[@teuchterloon9130]

They have a proper band behind them called the Kami Band (God Band), consisting of several rotating members, but the main 4 are Takayoshi Ohmura and Leda Cygnus on guitars, BOH on bass and Hideki Aoyama on drums. Tak Matsumoto didn't play live with the band (yet), so for the performance shown in the video the Kamis took care of guitar duties. Obviously, the audio on this video is the album audio.

[@traylor2502]

This was coming from their 3rd album, released just 3 months ago. Check their earlier stuff, they will blow your mind. "Road of resistance live" "Rondo of nightmare with mischiefs of god intro" "Karate" (both the music video and the live performances are worth a look) and "Gimme chocolate"

[@MacTaipan]

The backing band issue might need some explanation: When BABYMETAL were born in 2010 by splintering off an idol group called Sakura Gakuin, it was just the three girls singing and dancing to backing tracks of the music, while a fake band on stage was miming playing the instruments (BTW, the girls were 10-12 at the time). It wasn't long until they started playing with a real band, made up of some of the best session musicians Japan's Metal scene has to offer. They were clad in white robes and facepaint and meant to pretty much stay anonymously in the background. But it didn't take the fans long to find out their identities, and quickly they were widely accepted as an integral part of the band (although there wasn't a fixed setup, there were around 10 musicians on rotation). Their management must have noticed that and started to give them some more spotlight with instrumental solo spots during the shows etc. Unfortunately, in the last one or two years they seem to be backpaddling a bit. The facepaint has been replaced with even more anonymous masks, and they have been moved more to the background again. For the American leg of this year's tour they were replaced with American musicians. If you look closely, you can see them in this video in the background on the left and right. Personally, I don't understand this decision and I would appreciate if they were treated more like a part of the band and with the respect they deserve. BABYMETAL are calling their genre Kawaii Metal, which means Cute Metal. They combine J-Pop with various kinds of Metal, often also incorporating other genres as well. You'll find EDM, Hip Hop, Reggae, Ska, Waltz, Dubstep and other influences in their catalogue. Their latest album Metal Galaxy, released in October, is once again an insane collection of different tunes, taking cues from music from all around the planet. Some is more on the heavy side, some more on the poppy side, but it's always fused perfectly, creating the most satisfying, uplifting and quite frankly, enjoyable music I have ever heard. It's not for everyone, of course, and they do get a lot of hate (mostly from Metal elitists), but if you are open to their new ways, you are in for heaps of pure fun. And as you have seen, their live shows are awesome, too. The energy is always insane, the stages elaborate, the dancing on point, and Su (the main singer) rules the stage with her presence and voice. And the passionate crowds deserve a mention, too. If you'd like to see more of the awesome backing band, try "Road of Resistance" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIWoioh8nLGpm7s) or "Rondo of Nightmare" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6m8cpZ_rtBledE).

[@MacTaipan]

@@josuevictor6014 I'm so proud of you.

[@Grington300]

Good reaction and welcome to the world of BABYMETAL - it's a great place to hang out. I think all your questions have been answered already and you've been given some great info on the girls and the Kami Band, so my usual wall of text is redundant (I'm sure a lot of people will be happy about that). I will simply add my thumbs up for you to do reactions to all the songs that have already been recommended (and all the others that haven't been mentioned yet).

[@Dirty10]

Thanks! I enjoyed the music/video

[@MikeDPlxztc]

Wall of text🤣🤘

[@KEVINTHEWS]

This was a HUGE multi-level stage, with the band divided to both sides on lower platforms.

[@scolenso]

Hi Dirty 10! As others have already said, the group does have a band (known as the Kami Band). They have two groups: the primary group is Ohmaru and Cygnus on guitars, Bohte on bass, and Hideki on drums, and the second group is Chris and C.J. on guitar, Clint on bass, and Anthony on drums. The primary group have their own band known as the Kari Band while the Chris, CJ, and Clint play for Galatic Empire, and Anthony plays for Shadow of Intent. Tak was guest guitar player for this track, though he wasn't at the concerts. The group just finished their U.S. tour last fall, which they finished by headlining the Forum in LA. They are about to begin their European tour in February. I am very happy that you like the band. I would recommend Road of Resistance or Karate next!

[@vindrow]

If you want to see more of the Kami band then check out Road of Resistance live in Japan, and Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of god intro.

[@kai_henrik]

he be like "what the hell is the kami band"?

[@toxicsabrefan]

Welcome to BABYMETAL Dude! Check out Rondo of Nightmare with Mischief of God intro to see the power of their backing band!

[@StrikitRich]

Never noticed CallieSakura spotlighted in the crowd at the beginning of the video.

[@jeffschreifels8651]

You can see the band in the background occasionally but you might have to use a magnifying glass. :) At 6:06 in your video you get a glimpse of the drummer.

[@rakjr6]

The "baby" was intended to indicate a new form of metal and is not a reference to the girls ages (they are adult women now). It is also a bit of a pun in Japanese. "Heavy metal" has been borrowed into Japanese from English and can be written as hebīmetaru in romanized Japanese. Japanese lacks V and L so B and R respectively are usually substituted. Babymetal can be written as bebīmetaru. Both terms are usually written in katakana, the script used for foreign words, heavy metal is ヘビーメタル and Babymetal is ベビーメタル. Just a difference of two dots on the first character.

[@toro55ful]

I only gonna say... Welcome to foxhole and World of Babymetal and be prepare, this band is something else one of a kind, all the fans give you great suggestions... The best Babymetal is live Babymetal, is where they truly shine 🤘🦊🤘

[@wfchung9729]

Akahiro "Tak" Matsumoto is a Grammy Award-winning Japanese guitarist, producer, arranger, composer, singer and songwriter. In addition to being the guitarist and lead composer for the rock duo B'z, the best-selling music act in their native Japan, he has also had a successful solo career. Wikipedia

[@LouieGrandie]

Road of Resistance Live in Japan is their epic masterpiece. It was co-written by DragonForce who performed on the CD version. As this is your first time please note that they girls have sung "PainKiller" with Rod Halford of Judas Priest, performed "Breaking The Law" with the Red Hot Chili Peppers" They are the only Asian group to ever hit #1 on Billboard's Rock chart. Other songs to watch are : 1. Road of Resistance Live in Japan - Epic in every way 2. Legend of 1997 Head Banger - song about a 15 yr old girl going to her first head banger concert 3. Karate The Official Video - a work of art 4. Pa Pa Ya! feat. F. Hero - after a rough year the girls storm back with stunning live performance Others will suggest more. There are songs that show case the band, songs that are solos by the lead singer Su Metal and songs just for the two side dancers. I look forward to your next react

[@yonathanpradoramos6849]

Nice reaction, welcome to BABYMETAL world, live performance is the right way to enjoy them, more BABYMETAL dude.

[@davidornberg]

Road of Resistance (Live) next time... going to blow your mind!

[@Wombatmetal]

Tak Matsumoto is known as the Steve Vai of Japan. They do have a band, and you can see them briefly in a few shots. When you see them at a normal venue, the band is more present. I saw them in the Forum, some of the shots here are from that, and with the big stage and effects the band fades to the background a bit. Everything is such a sensory overload. But it's really a Pink Floyd vibe. The musicians stand still and you are mesmerized by the stage show and music

[@Wombatmetal]

@Robin Masih Sorry, that square stage they open with isn't from the forum, and on the square stage the Avenger is Riho, but on the hexagonal stage the Avenger is Momoko.

[@CorbenDallas007]

If you looked closely to the video you could see more than one guitarist, and there were a shot from behind the drummer near the end of the video. So yes there was a band. Babymetal always perform with a live band. Their normal band is called KamiBand with some of Japans best musicians. You should try "Gimme Chocolate", "Distortion", "Road of Resistance", "Megitsune", "Karate", "Pa Pa Ya!!" and "Head Bangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!". I also love "Onedari Daisakusen" because it is such fun lyrics.

[@Blanzalot]

The band is called Kami. The singers are Baby Metal. A member left and they cycle 3 dancers and they are called the avengers.

[@ConsumptiveSoul]

Blanzalot Riho momoko and Kano are the 3

[@mitchellhodgemeyer7306]

So, this video is a compilation video of some of their most recent tour dates, including a bit of footage from their arena show at the L.A. Forum. They do have a live backing band called the Kami Band, you just couldn't see them most of time in this video because the girls were on a raised moving platform. The girls are the focus of the band as a whole though. At any rate, check out their new album Metal Galaxy. In typical Babymetal fashion, it has a very distinctive and diverse sound, and they draw upon all sorts of metal sub-genres and other musical influences on it - honestly it's one of my favorite albums from 2019. Other official videos from Metal Galaxy are on KZbin, including videos for Distortion, Pa Pa Ya, and Shanti Shanti Shanti. Any Babymetal fan will tell you though that their live stuff is the stuff you really want to see though. If you want to see what they are capable of, check out their "Road of Resistance Live in Japan" clip, and their Legend 1997 - Babymetal Death and "Headbangeeeeer!! clips.

[@kai_henrik]

curious way to be introduced to Babymetal hahaha, usually everyone starts with Karate, Road of Resistance or Gimme Choco

[@Singulitarian]

Yes, a real outlier song for BABYMETAL....like so many others! Lol.

[@sum6703]

For me introduction to BABYMETAL began with Pa Pa Ya :D

[@Singulitarian]

@@sum6703 How have the other songs struck you?

[@sum6703]

@@Singulitarian Everything was pretty fun until I heard Megitsune. Shot right in the heart, and I'm going down to the foxhole. There is no turning back.

[@Singulitarian]

@@sum6703 Megitsune is a perfect song and a great music video.

[@uzumaki020776]

Welcome to the fox hole,as you continue to hear BABYMETAL music,soon you'll be asking for more music videos to react for🤘🦊, try ijime,dame,zettai next.

[@ВадимХегай-ы7ч]

If you want to see their band react to "rondo of nightmare with mischiefs of God intro" It's focking great video

[@denniseldridge2936]

As others have pointed out, you have a whole back catalog of amazing performances by BM to choose from as you disappear down the Foxhole **grin**. They have actually been around longer than many bands, starting at a very young age, which is amazing to consider. I hope you continue your BM journey! Your first impression is not unusual; trying to put together death metal and J-Pop in your head can be hard to get used to, which is the point, as a matter of fact. The discord it creates in your head makes you remember them and makes you want to come back to sample them again - it's brilliant marketing.

[@cooldenisse]

Hello! They have their own band members. Usually they are hiding or something. I love this band because they are so differentand unique.

[@Dirty10]

LIKE 1ST TIME REACTIONS? HERE'S ALL MINE! CHECK IT! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHW4laOdZs1jmKc

[@fivestroke5]

Careful. The Babymetal foxhole is deep and filled with many twists and turns. This is one of their more "dance" tunes. But a lot of their music is more metal than most bands who call themselves metal. Oh, and yes, live they have a live band with some of the most incredible musicians on the planet. Enjoy the ride!

[@Singulitarian]

This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill-the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill-you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how deep the fox hole goes.

[@lennyg47]

Always more BabyMetal forever! :)

[@donaldramsey6222]

pause your video at 5:48 and you can see the band in the background

[@ervingranlund3744]

And at 5:35 you can see the whole band under the big screen

[@vhesperian]

There is a band playing behind them, called the Kami band. In other live videos you can see a lot more of the band. I'm sure someone else will give you the full info on them, but they are amazing musicians. All that being said for me personally this is one of my least favorite Babymetal songs, if this had been the first song I'd ever heard from them I'm not sure I would of listened to anything else they had. Thankfully that wasnt the case, haha.

[@StrikitRich]

Pretty sure that Kano Fujihira was the Avenger for that show. As for the band, they were there, tucked in the back. Here is a picture from the Orlando show in September where you can see the band. i.imgur.com/rzjBc7Q.png

[@kai_henrik]

Riho and Momoko are featured on this video.

[@KillingMachine44]

Thanks for choosing to react to BABYMETAL, they're amazing! As someone who is new to the group, I thought I'd give you and your followers a little background on them. BABYMETAL is a Japanese Kawaii Metal group consisting of (for the most part) SU-METAL on lead vocals, YUIMETAL and MOAMETAL on backing vocals/dancing, or "SCREAM AND DANCE" as they like to call it. I say 'for the most part' as Yui & Moa have a few songs that they do as duets without Su and Su has a few songs she does as solos whilst Yui & Moa take a well deserved break. They were formed in 2010 as part of the idol group Sakura Gakuin, before touring on their own in 2011 and have gone from strength to strength. They started singing to backing tracks with actors in skeleton suits pretending to play instruments (known as BABYBONES) but soon incorporated the Kami Band into their concerts, bringing them in full time at the end of 2013. The Kami Band consists of some of Japan's premier musicians on rotation based on availability. The most popular configuration consisting of Takayoshi Ohmura and Mikio Fujioka on guitar with Leda Cygnus as stand-in, BOH on bass and Aoyama Hideki on drums. These are the people you will see most often in videos. Since the untimely passing of Mikio at the end of 2017 they have enlisted the talents of Isao Fujita on guitar. At the end of 2018 YUIMETAL left the band because of health problems and in 2019 there are 3 girls named AVENGERS that will take her place in a rotating manner. Below is a list of some of their best performances that I hope you will consider for future reactions. Should you decide to do more BABYMETAL reactions in the future, you should be aware that KZbin will block almost all videos that incorporate audio. The best way round this is to mute the video and provide a link that we can open in a new window and sync with yours. Just give us a countdown before you start playing it. The BABYMETAL fandom is very used to this way of doing things. ===== BABYMETAL ALBUM BABYMETAL DEATH (Legend 1997) kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIPGapeYnM51hqs BABYMETAL DEATH Legend S drive.google.com/file/d/1YF06RceMufeKYBqN5OXRSgI8aEww-6Xu/view?usp=sharing Megitsune (Legend 2015) streamable.com/v7w18 Gimme Chocolate!! (Yokohama Arena 2015) vimeo.com/319544942 Gimme Chocolate!! (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) April 5, 2016 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWGog5psacylpLs Iine! (Official Music Video)

[@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL]

Dude! Slow down there cowboy! Ease him in. Don't suggest the whole damn catalogue.😂😂 give him a couple and then we'll give him a little more later in his journey.

[@saundrawilliams8037]

For the links...i thank you!

[@ervingranlund3744]

Freeze it at 5:29 and look at the bottom right hand corner there is one of the guitarist on the main stage

[@johnreiland216]

I saw the band a couple times, but you have to not keep your eyes on the girls hahaha. Saw the drummer early in the video and him and the band towards the end

[@DonDaniellllll]

3:16. Yes, they have a band called The ''Kami Band'', who played with babymetal since 2012. Check for videos like "Catch me if you can'', "Rondo of Nightmare", and other real live videos, and you are going to see their work.

[@robote7679]

Love this version of the song. Man you stared straight into the camera at exactly the time the instrumentalists appeared in the video at 5:48. I wanted to yell turn around now!!! Anyways you did a nice job with your introduction to Babymetal.

[@richardtownsend9107]

Do they have a guitar player?!? Brother, how much time you got?

[@puffdadico6063]

lol

[@lordogakor4383]

I'm a little late for your reactions of BABYMETAL, but "better late than never" right?? Thanks for sharing, great reaction!! 🤘🦊🤘

[@onethreesixtwo1818]

The Da da dance is sooo kawaii lol

[@denabach]

LOL, everytime they showed the band in the background you looked away from the video. Not easy to see but they are in the background on their own stage.

[@mohdrizarahman5775]

React firts to Babymetal doki doki morning ...

[@冨里ブライアン]

Guitar-Tak Matsumoto ...DUH!

[@Mozim]

Please reaction again, babymetal road of resistance live in japan official

[@dudleysmith4394]

Tunes of BABYMETAL are influenced by nu-metal, metalcore, electronicore, and melodic speed metal, and sometimes rap metal, viking metal, Scandinavian black metal and ambient post-metal -- their concept is the fusion between pop songs and anything that is called "metal". DA DA DANCE is the fusion of heavy metal and EDM, especially Japanese style EDM that had been popular in early 1990's. They are paying homage to those Japanese EDM classics by the lyrics.

[@Finkele1]

they just mix it up...like welcome to ride...

[@bobbyheilbronn8377]

and x-japan

[@lurkmerchant]

Oh ok. I didn't know those metal sub genres you mentioned. Sounds like Tak's guitar made this song sound more like heavy metal.

[@band-maidfan2176]

Moa-metal 😍

[@小島敏子-y4i]

Tak is BZ guiter!!!!!!!

[@Haegemon]

The band behind the central scenario. The electronic part is featured to Tak Matsumoto

[@januardi3370]

Please ROAD OF RESISTANCE. baby metal

[@andersbjansson1688]

Kami Band was strangely absent for this video. They normally arent.

[@karu-metal1943]

Great reaction try megitsune by them it has a sick breakdown i

[@karu-metal1943]

Ignore that didn’t recognise you with beard 😂

[@outwest1014]

I read that Moa called this Dance Metal.

[@onethreesixtwo1818]

Hey Dirty10 check out some Devin Townsend stuff werd

[@onethreesixtwo1818]

the band is there , but not really shown

[@yugoxgc]

Yeah feels weird to not see The band (Kami Band) with The Girls :(

[@yugoxgc]

@Robin Masih I know but I remember them having more focus in the past

[@COYO-T]

If you open your eyes you see the band behind them playing.Maybe you need to check out a video of these girls back in 2011 when they were 12 and 11 years old

[@gabriellopes6681]

It's not that easy to spot them. It was his first time watching them, it's a legitimate question. He's looking at the girls and they are taking a LOT of space on screen

[@COYO-T]

@@gabriellopes6681 The girls of Babymetal are not fat.Taking up space

[@gabriellopes6681]

I can't even respond to that. You must be trolling.

[@lurkmerchant]

I can hear Tak Matsumoto but can't see him in this video. Obviously you have no idea who Tak Matsumoto is, but he is the one who won Grammy Awards (which l recently found out) and the guitarist out of the J-Rock band B'z, the band that was Huge in the 90s (that l know very well because l loved them back then and they still are popular to this day). I actually can't stand baby metal to be honest, there is nothing metal about them but came here cos l was curious how Tak played in this.

[@christinaecr]

nothing metal about them?? have you listened to Megitsune, Catch Me If You Can, BABYMETAL Death, Karate, Syncopation etc like...they are definitely metal and are amazing at it.

[@lurkmerchant]

@@christinaecr I think I'm too old and they are so different from any of those metal bands that I know of. I've listened to some of their other songs you mentioned here. Sounds a bit fusion-ey but you're probably right. Someone else was mentioning the metal sub genre that I've never heard of before...I just don't like tone of their voice and perhaps that's why all the metalhead guys around me (in their 50s) can't see them as a metal band. But hey they might grow on me in the future. Cheers for the info.

[@christinaecr]

Fume Z thank you for considering my opinion, just like how im considering yours :) my dad is in his early 50s and only likes a few songs giving the same reason as you, he grew up listening to led zeplin, ac/dc etc who are also good, I listen to that sorta stuff too. Babymetal is considered kawaii (cute) metal for obvious reasons being its 3 girls singing about dancing, hide and seek, chocolate etc. The messages in their songs are towards girls in Japan who may be able to relate to them. If you in future ever want to watch live performances of Babymetal please consider watching any Legend Of 1997 performance :) thank you again for being kind to me about my opinion

[@lurkmerchant]

@@christinaecr I've checked the video. I think su-metal? sings good. Then l checked out their live on the range? show 2018 where it's only su singing. Actually her voice matches the rest of the band really well. They might have lost the girly, poppy vibe but sounds more straight metal.

[@cleancoder3838]

the rewind and stopping for the purpose of not beeing demonetized is annoying (you confirmed it once)

[@astrafaan]

I like this more than I used to - but still don't like the chorus....kinda feels like anyone could be doing it

[@COYO-T]

Whats with wearring a socking cap indoors.See other reaction people doing that.Is it a fade or are you trying to hide the fact your going bald?

[@Dirty10]

both

[@COYO-T]

@@Dirty10 Love the pink hair.Should regrow the beard...

[@Dirty10]

Been thinking about it

[@davidwitmer9929]

This is Babymetal II , weak in comparison to the original. Take away the screens and piped in sounds and your left with very little. Their backing band used to be a prominate feature but I guess they became a threat to overshadow the singer/dancers. Too bad because they are awesome.

[@ConsumptiveSoul]

David Witmer then again SU and MOA are grown now they aren’t the little crazy girls anymore and when Yui left because of her Health it was heart Breaking but they have Riho and momoko now but I know they won’t replace Yui nobody will but Riho has a chance to be a permanent member

[@randoomy1520]

I don't think it's a threat or something. Maybe because of their masks that they seldom show them, and maybe also how Yui's departure and Mikio's death(RIP little god), they are slowly adjusting for now. Also the japanese kami are pretty busy with their own real band. I just hope that they'll remove the masks though. Btw, this is an MV version so they do not focus the bands much and the avengers, notice they only focus Su and Moa since they are the OG core BM.

[@ConsumptiveSoul]

Rima Five yes I know that.

[@LuckyScot444]

@@ConsumptiveSoul and Kano