BABYMETAL - Rondo of Nightmare (Live Budokan 2014) (Johnny Reacts)

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Babymetal is a Japanese kawaii metal band consisting of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal", Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" and Momoko Okazaki as "Momometal". The band is produced by Kobametal from the Amuse talent agency.
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[@dingjk5630]

The more I get to know BabyMetal, the more I know their job is not easy. And the more I admired the girls. Thanks for your great reaction.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Many thanks! 🦊

[@watcher2554]

Dancing in the dark 2 meters above a rotating stage, a 16 year old Suzuka sings of an Unending Nightmare of being chased by a Faceless Terror and begging a Boon that it show Her Its Face just once before She dies. That's Metal. That's Babymetal!! Put your Kitsune UP!!

[@JohnnyReacts1]

🦊🦊🦊

[@Its419games]

There's nothing quite like a song with an amazing story behind it (eg Rondo of Nightmare, Don't Pay The Ferryman, etc.).

[@kitkat6407]

Your reaction is always wonderful. The nightmare this 16 year old girl is having is infectious. You will be intoxicated with sweet nightmares tonight.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

too kind. ❤❤

[@Roin8]

You're 16, the Kami Band has just shown off its talent, it's your turn. In front of 15,000 people, you're raised 2,5m off the ground in the dark, and you sing and you dance. Only a Queen can do it !

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Too true.

[@Wolfpack94487]

Nice reaction, again! This is her most dark, most beautiful... no, most beautifully dark performance, IMHO. Simply amazing! And the Kamis in this were pure greatness with a more classic metal sound. Love it!

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thank you!

[@stuartedmond7372]

This track shows exactly how truly metal BabyMetal are. No other 16 yo performer could do what Queen Su does here. Standing on a tiny platform, she sings with such power that her voice cuts through the brutal sounds from the Kami band, and makes it look effortless.

[@Wolfpack94487]

@@stuartedmond7372 So true!

[@jackpatterson7110]

The fact that she sounds even better live is always baffling to me 😭❤️

[@General_Cartman_Lee]

Here's an English translation of the lyrics: The waning moon has lit up the insanity rampant in the shade The laughter resounds around It bares its fangs and its eyes gleam I can't escape from it It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but run through the darkness In the woods, in the fountain I hide myself holding my breath but it's still coming closer to me A stagnant voice. An endless night Ah... If I can no longer get out of here won't you show me your figure? It flickers slowly appearing and disappearing in my mind A nightmare rondo is being repeated The awakening light is gone far away out of my sight I can do nothing but fall into the darkness

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Wonderful, thank you so so much for this!!!

[@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL]

Funny you should mention safety😂. One of the girls, Yui, fell off the stage on the first night (Red Night) of this concert event. She returned on the next song, no injury. On the second night of the concert (Black Night), they installed railing around the stage.

[@tomooo2637]

I have that black night/red night concert on DVD, she returned for Megitsune as that last song after falling off stage in Headbanger. Yui was badly injured and struggled to dance and was clearly in a lot of pain during Megitsune with a tear stained face.. It was so sad and I cannot watch that night on the DVD.

[@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL]

@@tomooo2637 she came back for IDZ not Megitsune, and she wasn't the one crying in IDZ, it was Moa, because during the run around the stage, Moa fell hard, but she got up really quick. You can see her wipe her tears once she's in formation. This part is also edited from the DVD release and not shown. My best friend was at that concert and gave me every detail. Plus it's all been confirmed by other attendees.

[@tomooo2637]

@@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL you are right about it being IDZ, my mistake, just checked. But Yui was in distress

[@euthehiro]

Reacting without research make it more spontaneous and we love to share facts and thoughts about Babymetal. Unfortunately some accidents occurred on stage , and they become more conscious about it. Thanks for the video 🤘🦊

[@JohnnyReacts1]

You are very welcome!

[@Its419games]

Amazing performance, and in the intervening 10 years, Su's voice has just become more and more powerful.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Yes, her voice is beautiful and powerful. I think singing in a metal band like she does has been a great way to train her voice.

[@tiggerswe5713]

Great reaction. And yes Su-metal sounds better live, with or without meds ;) have had the privilege to hear her and Babymetal 5 times now, first time 2016 in Germany and the 2 times in Japan flew there just for them and then Stockholm and Oslo last year (Two hectic and crazy days in a row, but worth it). 🤘🦊🤘

[@JohnnyReacts1]

5 times wow, I have some catching up to do.

[@Ryujin170]

What is remarkable about this song is that it could have easily fitted on The Other One with minimal updates to the sound. It was completely kawaii free even then. This song directed me towards the writer of it Yuyoyuppe, who's music in turn directed me towards the metal Vocaloid scene and other artists like Utsu-P and others, who's music I am still listening to even today. Babymetal's music has opened up multiple musical avenues for me, they even made me a big Judas Priest fan, which i should have already been. I view Babymetal as a musical gift that keeps on giving.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Ive heard of vocaloid, is it anime music, some of my students talk about it?

[@Ryujin170]

@@JohnnyReacts1 It's a synthetic voice from Yamaha that started in 2004. I'm not up on the actual technology or the full scene or culture yet, i'm still a noob. It sounds like it should be dreadful, but it really is amazing what the Vocaloid community has done with it; they make it 'feel' real even though it isn't. They released a very basic, cute voice called Hatsune Miku in 2007, but the vocaloid community tuned it to scream, growl to metal, and sing like an angel. There are later voices that I truly believed were real when I first heard them, but Miku is the legend i think. Hatsune Miku gets over 2 million listens on Spotify per month. The day I realised how amazing it was, was when I thought to myself how gorgeous Miku's voice sounded on a certain track. It passed a kind of musical turin test without me realising it. I see Vocaloid as a kind of vocal instrument now. Yuyoyuppe's music is the closest thing you are going to get to Babymetal's music outside of the metalverse because it shares the same DNA as Babymetal's music. You have already heared one of Yuyoyuppe's song's 'Monochrome'. He has written 5 of them and arranged another 9 of them. He did an awesome remix of Headbanger as well.

[@johnschultz7765]

The vocaloid Miku chan was trained from recordings of an actual singer. And has performed live using hologram technology for an on-stage presence. Miku chan did a cover of the Finnish folk song Ievan Polkka (Eva's Polka), which I (and others) think may have been one of the influences for the Babymetal song Oh Majinai.

[@CoconutxKimchi]

"I know that sounds crazy" Suzuka once said "No think, only feel" so don't think too much into it. You felt what you felt and you had fun. It's all that matters :)

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thanks for your message.

[@chrisharris1522]

Yui actually fell from one of the catwalks (8 feet, which is a lot when you are only 4 feet) the second night they had put up safety rails

[@JohnnyReacts1]

I understand it looked cool but I was so nervous for Su watching.

[@necromontys.]

absolutely amazing ❤❤❤

[@mikepowers9486]

The joy BABYMETAL brings to your face makes me relive the joy I experienced the first time I discovered them. And the joy they still bring me. Very fun to relive all this with you. 🤘🦊🤘

[@Grington300]

Great reaction.🦊 You have probably been told by now, but this is one of 4 Su-metal solos, two on each of the first two albums. The others are 'Akatsuki', 'Amore' and 'No Rain, No Rainbow'. Yui and Moa would get a break while Su performed those - Su would get a break when Yui and Moa performed one of their duets - they were called Black BABYMETAL for those and they also had two on each of the first two albums (4 No Uta' or Song 4, Onedari Daisakusen', 'GJ' and 'Sis Anger'). The Kami Band intro at the start is called 'Mischiefs of the Metal Gods'. In order of solos - Leda Cygnus (blue guitar), Takayoshi Ohmura (gold guitar), BOH (6 string bass) and Hideki Aoyama (drums). There can't be many 16 year olds who could follow that intro and then just take over the whole stage and arena the way Su did dancing in the dark on her tiny raised platform (and you've been told all about Yui's and Moa's falls on the first night). I understand rondo is a musical term denoting a repeated theme - something like that anyway. I believe they borrowed the term for the title of this song as Su is caught in a recurring nightmare, being chased through the darkness by something she can't see. Eventually she hides, but it is still coming closer. Knowing there is no escape she asks that if she is to die won't it at least reveal itself to her. This is definitely one of or the darkest of their songs lyrically and had a working title of 'Kill The Alice' when it was being composed. This was early March 2014. They played two nights at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo with or just days after the release of their first album. This is a martial arts arena built for the 1964 Olympics and now the most prestigious venue for concerts - think the equivalent of Carnegie Hall or Madison Square Garden - it is the place all Japanese artists aspire to play but most never will. BABYMETAL sold out both Red Night and Black Night, becoming the youngest average age female band ever to headline there. Su was just a couple of months past her 16th birthday, Yui and Moa both still only 14. They were back at the Budokan as part of their 10th anniversary celebration and played 10 shows over the first 3 or 4 months of 2021.

[@johnschultz7765]

The term is not just borrowed. The song is structured as a rondo on 2 different levels.

[@user-pu3jw8rs6z]

🤘🦊🤘 ならば、これはどうですか？ 三角形のゴンドラに乗ったBABYMETALの3人が… 後は、ご覧になって下さい。 下記はその動画のタイトルです。 ↓↓↓ BABYMETAL - THE ONE (OFFICIAL)

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Yes, sounds incredible, when I was first told I thought it was a joke.

[@bradkornatowski3866]

You were high and on medication. Now you get pure Su-Metal. She keeps one foot in the center, always. She is well trained. The girls are backstage slamming beers. It is a Su solo. One of the cameras shakes the whole song. Don't do research, you will find out the deeper stuff.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thanks for the comment. I cannot imagine the girls slamming beers, cocktails maybe lol

[@bradkornatowski3866]

@@JohnnyReacts1 They drink now. The slamming beers was a joke cuz they were like 14.

[@faceplantor5647]

Slamming tomatoes and fried chickens🦊🤘🏾

[@traugdor]

@@faceplantor5647 Tomatoes and hamburgers. Moa loves hamburgers. lol

[@user-vk2th7fe2m]

I want to see the current SU-METAL sing Rondo of Nightmare live

[@martinmetal7481]

Your health and safety instincts are accurate. The first night of 2 shows near the end, Yui fell off the stage but was back smiling next song and during that song Moa went sprawling and hurt her leg and finnished the song Ijime Dame Zettai tears streaming down her face in obvious pain doing the courography. Earned her the name Super Moa Chan . This is a complation of those 2 shows you can see the safety barriers added 2nd night . No such safety for Su knowing what happened she is up there our 16 year old Goddess showing us why we call her that . The first time i heard Su at a show i knew how great she was but i was shocked how fantastic she was live ❤😁 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

[@JohnnyReacts1]

I agree. They were and are little heroes. little fearless heroes.

[@martinmetal7481]

@JohnnyReacts1 The more I found out and seen from these young ladies ( four now, MoMo has a great back story as well ) , the more my respect grew

[@SynVicious]

anything that starts with Rondo means everyone gets a solo "an old blues term" ,,,the platform had a pin in the center and textured tape in a small square to keep her centered one foot needed always be against the center pin

[@road-runner]

Great reaction, thanks! The instrumental intro, "Mischiefs of the Metal Gods", is perfect to show every Kami Band member's skills. And it serves to summon Su-metal, who finally emerges from the depths ... well, at least from the bottom of the stage. 😁 This is the only intro song which has a name but they have several other songs with an intro when they perform them live such as "Catch me if you can", "YAVA!". "Awadama Fever", "Kagerou" and more recently "METALI!". "Rondo of Nightmare" is probably their darkest song lyrically. It's about Su being trapped into an endless nightmare, without any chance to escape, where she's chased by a dark entity as she tries to run away and hide. Finally, she asks the entity to reveal its real nature before giving up. This was a compilation video of both nights (Red and Black) at Budokan 2014. These were the first and second time they performed it live. And yes, Su-metal, being 16 at the time, was standing by herself on a relatively small and elevated platform, without any safety and probably not being able so see a thing due to the spotlight. This is so freaking metal! This is one of what we call Su-metal solos. She has four of them. The others are: "Akatsuki", "No rain no rainbow" and "Amore". The "rondo" in the name refers to the musical refrain form. The typical feature of any rondo is the return to the main theme after each digression giving the song a dark feeling of moving in circles without any possible way out. One of the best known rondos is Beethoven's "Für Elise". Until next time! 🤘‍🦊

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Wow that is dark. Thanks for the comment and information!

[@pubsapass1214]

I could recommend you another Su solo 'Akatsuki', a really good one 👍

[@Hgoenge81]

I still have no idea why anyone would recommend this without saying beforehand it's a Su solo, and Kami Band intro.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

I don't think they did. I tried to find their message again, but couldn't see it, just remembered the name.

[@marcmacinnis6610]

re: how far metal has come... I so agree, I was in a punk band in the 80s and early 90s, and listened to a lot of metal as well, Judas Priest, Motorhead, the only thing from that era really coming close would be Iron Maiden. But watching these guys .. wow. So this was the Eastern Kami band, and I really have a fondness for them, Western are great, but Boh on bass... man.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Yup, amazes me.

[@stevechevy3382]

Nice reaction. Most of the time Babymetal songs lyrics are positive uplifting and on the fun side of things. This song is the exact opposite. And Su delivers it like she has been singing this kind of dark song all a long. The kamiband intros have become something every Babymetal fan looks forward to. Especially since they're really good and they don't appear on the albums. Which means you only get that in the concerts. Another reason why Babymetal live is an experience not just a show. Su once said all things are possible through Babymetal. Seeing how diverse their songs are and the high quality of their songs shows to me Su was right. Babymetal the foxhole is deep and full of surprises

[@JohnnyReacts1]

The more I react to, the more surprised I am about their range and talent.

[@SirGreenDay]

It's funny you talked about saftey so much during this video. This was a 2 night concert event. On both nights Yui and Moa both fell off the stage. It's hard to see, but there are triangular cut out sections of the stage and these areas are where they both went down. On the 1st night, Yui fell during Headbanger. On the Blu Ray you can actually hear her scream as she fell. She couldn't return for the rest of Headbanger, but she did return for the last song. On night #2, Moa also fell during Headbanger also, but was able to finish the song.

[@dantheman9228]

Su sings with so much emotion and power you dont listen you experience and she has been doing this since she was a teen,check out her live performance of Akatsuki unfinished from legend 97 then do the version from this concert 2014 Budokan Black Night. Welcome to the Foxhole 🦊

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thank you 🦊

[@Sunflowerseedsforivan]

Homework won't do by its own, Moa and Yui are doing it backstage during Su's solo, like this Rondo of Nightmare. Su is doing her own homework while Moa and Yui are performing Black BABYMETAL songs. /inside joke ofc

[@JohnnyReacts1]

🦊❤🤘

[@autohmae]

Just to clear it up, we do know from a journalist who followed Babymetal for a few days in 2014 or 2015 that they actually did do homework backstage at a festival, it was probably more common than just ones. They were doing PR/interviews, practicing a dance behind closed doors of an unreleased song, homework and watching other bands perform to learn more about this genre that is still fairly new to them.

[@autohmae]

Thanks for this reaction. The little lady is an amazing singer, fearless is how she lives her life. And how she performs her lives. 🙂 There have already been a lot of comments, so I'll try and add something which probably wasn't mentioned yet: The song temporary name during the wring process was: Kill The Alice. I guess because Alice in Wonderland is about a dream and this is about a nightmare, being chased by something that wants to kill you.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thank you for this information, that's cool.

[@autohmae]

@@JohnnyReacts1 I love these little facts that sometimes come out, like in this case, many years later in an interview after the song has been out for long time.

[@jakemuller8626]

Welcome back to the Foxhole.🦊🤘🔥 Thanks for coming back with this great suggestion. As you can see this is not the usual happy BM song. It's one of the many songs composed by YuppeMetal (aka Yuyoyuppe), he's also behind Karate, Kagerou, the arrangements of Megitsune, Headbanger!! Night Of The 15 Mix (only the mix) and more new songs from latest album that you love like Monochrome and Believing. _"Akumu No Rondo"_ (or Rondo Of Nightmare) combines not only heaviness with dark waltz and dope time signatures changes but also delicate and fragile elegance that makes you want to grab your inception kit and go to rescue this 16 yo queen from this nightmare. Temporarily title song was "Kill The Alice" so it is like Alice but instead of Wonderland she's trapped in a nightmare trying to escape and avoid some evil entity. Rondo is a musical form in which you can hear a repetitive pattern, an example of this could be the song "Blue Rondo a la Turk". The Kami Band is doing their second magnificent intro of the night with their own set called "Mischiefs Of Metal Gods". They become regular after this special live at Budokan 2014 and leaving baby-bones, from early shows, behind, shout-out to them thou. They're Takayoshi Ohmura on guitars, BOH on bass and Hideki Aoyama on drums, this time Leda Cygnus is the first guitar. This was the day (night) after the first live premiere of this song and she's dancing and performing like she already did a dozen times before, like a pro. Also she's showing some fierceness here dancing on that high dangerous mini stage with no wire and that's how she keeps winning everyone's heart. But not everything was perfect here despite their impeccable performance and sound, and the day before the girls face that dangerous challenge on the stage, taking their own revenge after coming back in 2021 to celebrate their 10 years and leaving those ghosts behind, fortunately. Like i said, YuppeMetal is the one behind this song and he took inspiration from "Protest The Hero - Bloodmeat" song, of course i recommend you to hear that blaster song. Thanks for sharing this wonderful SuMetal solo and my favorite along with "Akatsuki" (live at Budokan 2014 is another great choice) The other solos are great too and those are: - No Rain No Rainbow live at Legend S 2017, heavily blocked thou. - Amore live at Wembley Arena 2016. And of course the rest of the girls under "Black Babymetal" are enjoyable too, they're taking a break here while SuMetal is performing to come back later, so don't miss out on their other 4 songs too such: - "Onedari Daisakusen" live at Legend 1997, Gans Tomas got that clip safe to react. - "Song 4" or "4 No Uta" live at Budokan 2014. - "GJ!" live at Wembley Arena 2016 - "Sis Anger" live at Tokyo Dome 2016". Next suggestion to come back with the happy vibes and meet what they do on a traditional stage without the top notch production and lights: - Karate live at Download Festival 2016. Hope you can feel better and see you next time..🦊🤘🔥

[@johnschultz7765]

This was a compilation video of both nights.

[@jakemuller8626]

@@johnschultz7765 ik

[@crimson0119]

Kamiband : We're gonna blow your minds with our awesome solos! Sumetal : Hold my matcha latte.... Love watching Hideki in this, when they pan to him in the beginning, he looks like he's just casually drumming and not responsible for the pounding in the solo. Some singers might get intimidated having to follow the spectacular performance by the Kamiband, but 16yr old Su just gets up there, and shows you why Babymetal was built around her. 😁😁😁🤘🦊🤘

[@JohnnyReacts1]

So true, so true, the stage is her home.

[@Killem911]

I always found this fascinating too. Watching Hideki sitting there relaxed and casual whilst drumming the shitz out of the kit. It’s nuts!

[@luiz8838]

JHONNY BABYMETAL WAY

[@jirapansongdad119]

Cool

[@dave4reel188]

If youre health and safety brain is going crazy now, Wait til you see her/them perform on top of the jumbotron at the Tokyo Dome

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Lol if it's worse than this I don't know if I can watch it.

[@CrashDeluxe]

Love you reauctioning Johnny Boy, You need safety inspecting job for BabyMetal. ❤😝

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thank you Crash, much love.

[@yunametal344]

Thanks John for the great reaction video! One of my favorite songs is "Catch Me If You Can" and John will cry again when he hears SU's solo song "No Rain No Rainbow"😭 By the way, I love the 6strings bass player, Mr. BOH!🤘🦊🎸

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thanks for your kind message, I will eventually react to it, but make sure I have tissues handy.

[@Dennis-DK2]

The way you do reactions are perfect, dont listen to a few who have no idea how it´s done. Why dont you go back to their first song and react to the Music Video of Doki Doki Morning, see how it all started.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

I will, I think Doki Doki was the song I used in the roleplaying game, so will be interesting to react to and remember it. Also, you are very kind, thank you!

[@thenormalman3409]

Kamiband is always amazing,, they are great musicians there is no doubt,, and Su he is called Queen,, you know why

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Actually, no I don't know why. I thought because she was the oldest of the three?

[@BlackArr0w]

You want to see Kami band going really fast on drums? I mean, REALLY fast? Try "Kagerou" with Kami intro! This is with the Western Kami, so the drummer will be Antrhony Barone, a true monster 😆

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Faster lol

[@Solo6978]

Haha if this gave you safety concerns, you should watch the version of THE ONE from the THE FINAL CHAPTER OF TRILOGY - ACT III show where they float above the crowd in a pyramid.

[@autohmae]

I would say they took a lot of precaution for that one, they all have straps, even Su-metal's microphone has a strap in case she dropped it that it wouldn't hit any audience members below.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Amazing, do they sing up there too?

[@stefanehekircher4280]

I sometimes wish, they cared a little bit more about barriers. I feel a little bit uneasy seeing Su performing like that, especially since I fell down a roof and broke my ankle 🙈 I could never do that. But Babymetal (especially Su) seems to have absolutely no problem with heigth.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Yep, agree. She is fearless.

[@MacTaipan]

Interesting what you are saying about Japanese safety standards. I actually would have expected the Japanese to be very strict about these things, like we are here in Germany.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

yep, I thought this too, but nope. In my current office, there is so much I could trip and fall, and people do, but they see it as their own fault, and it's almost unheard of for somebody to sue because of this.

[@Eltoasto]

The Western Kami band also gets to show off their stuff a bit with intros to Kagerou, and most recently at Legend MM, Metali. I know you want to go into the songs fresh, but it could be cool to check out one of the guides to get some background info on the team. A new one was just made in April, and it's pretty good.

[@Hymnodic]

He's heard Metali at Fox Fest. I hope they allow Legend MM to be uploaded to KZbin like Makuhari Messe and PIA Arena.

[@creveco79]

Headbanger live legend 1997, please

[@BM_R]

nice reaction!!!!

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Many thanks

[@martinbroten9467]

I'm sure there was no way Su could see where the edge of the platform was. Especially with the spotlights in her eyes. I'm sure the health and safely instructions were "Dance, but don't move around".

[@JohnnyReacts1]

My heart was in my mouth throughout the song, even though I knew she wouldn't fall because it was recorded.

[@shma1israel]

Great reaction! I was fearing for Su's safety as well when I first saw this video, but I believe she had some extra stage and acting lessons at the academy she was at before she joined Sakura Gakuin and Babymetal, as her dream has always been to star in a musical. And a firm and rooted stance is one of the basics you will have to master for that, I think. I'm pretty sure Suzuka is aware of where her center of mass is at any given point while dancing, but then all it takes is a little puddle of water on that elevated stage, and all that control is moot. In the official live video for her solo 'Akatsuki' from that same concert she is dancing and moving on the rotating part of that stage, never wavering in her stance although the whole venue is turning around her. And if this was scary to you, there is a live performance of 'The One' during which Yui and Moa are being elevated on separate platforms that are even higher up and much, much narrower than this one here, and on those, all they have for security is a small handrail in front if I remember correctly. 😲 Anyways, I understand you were asking for videos of Su-metal reaching those angelic high notes, right? Just two suggestions for more (more impressive, I think, than the one in Rondo): 'Kimi to Anime ga Mitai' from the same set of concerts, Budokan Red Night, and then 'Shine' from the Trilogy of Lights. Both songs feature bridges that might melt brains and result in sobbing, so be warned.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Yer a number of people have told me about this and it seems incredible to me. I will definitely do a reaction to that at some time. Thank you for your message!

[@kevinmalone7167]

If no one has mentioned it yet, check out From Dusk till Dawn, if you want to hear Su's true range.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

many thanks, ill check this out!

[@JMxx6204]

Sadly health and safety did come into play as Yui actually fell off the stage on night one here. - night two you see barriers everywhere. Anyway the song is one of four Su solo songs and she absolutely crushes it. She is a remarkable performer and she simply got even better. It’s quite amazing. Btw this is nothing - all three perform The One while flying out all over the crowd in a small pyramid at one gig. They have no fear. Great reaction keep them coming.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Was that why Yui left, it was illness wasn't it? And about the flying pyramid, no way, you must be joking!?

[@bradkornatowski3866]

@@JohnnyReacts1 She left way after this but she did take a stage dive. Yui left in 2018 so 4 years after this. I think she tore discs in her back, but it is all guesswork.

[@emb5091]

@@JohnnyReacts1 No, he is quite serious about the flying pyramid. You can watch that live performance... the name of the music video is "BABYMETAL - THE ONE (OFFICIAL)" and it's on BABYMETAL's youtube channel.

[@yolandria]

@@JohnnyReacts1 You can see the flying pyramid in the official vid for the song "The One".

[@Killem911]

@@JohnnyReacts1 that wasn’t the reason why Yui left. After she fell, she couldn’t finish the song but was back on stage for the next one. Also, Moa got hurt in the running up to “IDZ” but completed the song (visually under pain) like a pro. Those girls are insane professionals and always give 110% in their live performances!

[@garytruex9336]

For high notes, see BM's other (IMO) great master piece, the rarely performed From Dusk Til Dawn (Budokan 2021). Her other-Worldly vocals had some folks conjecting that Su had some kind of help (Is it Memorex or Su?), or maybe the vocals were so taxing had something to do with the fact it has only been performed a handful of times. I'm in the camp that what we hear, w/ occassional electronic altering, is from the lips of our Queen.

[@jjs2351]

Regarding your safety comments, Yui fell off the stage at Budokan, which some people speculated was the beginning of her supposed injury. No confirmation of that.

[@user-wv6vg6wi5i]

Great reaction again my friend, Interest ing you picked up on the health and safty, it's difficult to see on this song but on he runways and steps down to the runways have railings upp, the reason for that is on the previous night, Budakan Red night, Yui fell off one of the runways and Su and Moa had to finish headbanger without her, she was back for the next song and the on IDZ Moa rolled her ankle and you can see how hard she is trying to hold back the tears. 2 14 year olds playing the Budakan for the first time (a dream come true for them at a very young age) and just wanting to put on the best show the could, this night they smashed it from start to finish. Sue has 4 solo songs and Yui and Moa 4 duets off the first 2 albums. Keep them coming and spraed the love.🤘🤘🤘🦊🦊🦊

[@JohnnyReacts1]

it's amazing. Nowadays, people, not just kids cry over anything. These girls are not only talented but also hyper professional. Is that a thing, hyper professional..? Well, it is now.

[@user-wv6vg6wi5i]

​@@JohnnyReacts1 I think that's very apt, all they ever wanted to do was perform and it shows, Su was still at School on this 16 (Yui and Moa 14) and think at that age playing the Budakan. 🤘🤘🤘🦊🦊🦊

[@emb5091]

The other girls are backstage either doing homework or fueling up before the next song... Moa eating fried chicken and Yui eating whole tomatoes like they are apples!🤘🦊🤘

[@JohnnyReacts1]

I guess that is what they are known for. Somebody said that Moa loves her food. Also, somebody called Yui a tomato something, I guess that's why.

[@emb5091]

@@JohnnyReacts1 My comment is definitely a joke, because they are most likely getting iced and getting lots of fluids. But it's a common joke among the fans because in previous interviews Moa always talks about looking forward to the food and "meats" of whatever country they visit (food definitely excites her) and Yui confirmed that she likes eating tomatoes like they are apples! LOL

[@yunametal344]

@@emb5091😆👍

[@DemoWarlock]

@@JohnnyReacts1there was an interview they did years ago probably around 2014-15 where the subject of favorite foods came up and Yui loves tomatoes and just eats them like an apple over sliced. Moa seems to just like food, but one of their songs is called BMC they don’t disclose what the acronym means so the community has dubbed it Bring Moa chicken

[@phillipgregory9671]

Yes they did it's Babymetal cypher​@@DemoWarlock

[@Ryujin170]

Boh: Why does my bass need 6 strings? Let me show you... I have a 6-string bass but when i try to play it like Boh i just look and sound like a seal slapping a cricket bat.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

lol true... ❤❤❤

[@rickwagner-]

⚡ / 🔥 😱 🔥 This performance is my standard answer to anyone who says that BABYMETAL aren't really metal. It's already epic, and THEN Su rises up from beneath the stage. This was a compilation from the two shows at Budokan in March of 2014. The 'Mischief of the Metal Gods' instrumental often precedes 'Rondo of Nightmare', but not always. We saw Leda Cygnus and Takayoshi Ohmura on guitars and Hideki Aoyama on drums. And of course BOH on bass. Not that many people play a six stringed bass to begin with, let alone tap one like that. Su sang three solo songs the second night. She did 'No Rain, No Rainbow', followed by 'Akatsuki' earlier in the set. I already liked BABYMETAL, but those solo songs made me a die hard fan. Dancing on a small platform raised in the air demonstrates courage. Following up an introduction where each Kami Band member shows off their skills with a solo, shows total fearlessness. : )

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thanks for this cool message, yes, these girls are fearless and talented, and the band rocks!

[@user-tx6xc4om6n]

ギタリストの大村氏は、「この曲はすべてのパートがリズムを取るのが難しいが、一番難しいのはボーカルパートだ」と言っていました。

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thanks for your message. However they make it look easy, just shows you the talent they all have.

[@stevenparkerbrown8656]

I can’t wait for you to see the BABYMETAL performance of The One where they are hoisted above the audience on platform lol. I love the current iteration of BABYMETAL but I am a little disappointed that I was not a fan during the days when the Kami band were unmasked and interacted with the crowd more. I keep hoping that Koba will let the Kami band play without the masks, but so far no luck. Great reaction and I look forward to the next!

[@JohnnyReacts1]

It is giving me anxiety thinking about this. lol

[@funnystuff2552]

Hi, if u liked East Kami band solos, check out next live performances: Yava and Awadama Fever, with Kami band intros ( 2 songs from Fox Fest 2017, last Yui performance ), Catch me if u can ( WEMBLEY TOKYO DOME RED NIGHT), Kami Band The hill of wisteria. It's pure eargasm )

[@JohnnyReacts1]

i like that word, eargasm.

[@michaelafrancis1361]

Your health and safety instincts are not wrong. Babymetal have a bit of history when it comes to onstage accidents including one notorious incident at this very show when one of the girls fell off the stage and another came close to doing so as well. They actually performed two consecutive nights at the same venue and if you see any of the footage from the second night you'll see that, following the accidents on night one, they put up safety barriers for the second performance.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thank you for this.

[@keshanizm]

Mind blown!! 🔥

[@astrafaan]

By far the best rendition of this imo - great reaction. BMC is quite astonishing :D I do miss the old Kami band without masks - but I can think of several reasons why they masked them up - but I loved their interaction which with the masks just isn't really there. You're right about health and safety here - there's quite a lot they just wouldn't be allowed to do (and the way it's going we won't have concerts here - "safety" of one sort or another seems utterly dominant here atm 🙄) - and I'm pretty sure at one time all 3 of them are dancing on that platfrom (although it isn't set as high). One of their darker songs and I love it :). For me this is about girls recurring chase/pursuit nightmares (pretty common from what I know)

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thanks for your fantastic comment and kindness!

[@user-pu3jw8rs6z]

🤘🦊🤘 KAMI BANDのイントロから始まるお勧めの動画です。 3曲あります。 ↓↓↓ Babymetal - Yava! (Fox Festival 2017 Live / Kami band intro) Eng Subs Babymetal - Catch Me If You Can (Fox Festival 2017 Live) Eng Subs 上記のKAMI BANDは日本人で構成され、東のKAMI BANDと呼ばれています。 下記はアメリカ人で構成され、西のKAMI BANDと呼ばれています ↓↓↓ BABYMETAL | Kagerou (With Kami Band Intro) LIVE Compilation（HQ） その他、東のKAMI BAND のメンバーだけのライブ動画です。 ↓↓↓ BM KAMI Band playing Instrumental song.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thank you for your message, I will check them out!

[@mcashid]

effing loved it a ton. god tier musical content. 😍😍😍Btw would love to see you react on DAMAGED by October Ends

[@Slytherkins]

I think we all get anxious for Su on that platform. XD And fair point about safety. There were no rails on the rest of the stage either the first night and one of the other girls fell. Next night, suddenly there were rails. 🤘🦊🤘

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Ah, that makes sense. I was curling me toes watching her perform, but was the same when she was head banging close to the dresser lol

[@Slytherkins]

I know, right? XD I would definitely have bonked it. These girls are going to give us heart attacks, doing their own stunts like that. The One makes me nervous, too. There is railing, but that cord looks awfully thin. :p

[@Ganimal83]

Great reaction! I absolutely love Rondo of Nightmare with Kami Intro (Mischiefs of the Metal Gods Intro). This is a compilation of Budokan 2014 (Red Night, day 1, and Black night, day 2) shows. Wait until you see Akatsuki (Budokan 2014), Amore (Wembley 2016), and No Rain No Rainbow (Legend-S) for the other 3 Su-metal solos! 🤘🦊

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thanks for your great message!

[@Ganimal83]

@@JohnnyReacts1 you’re welcome!

[@Sherman1fan]

Yui and Moa did have accidents, Yui fell off the platform and did not appear for the rest of the song.(Think it was Headbanger) She came back for the next song., you could see she was not 100%. The next night they did put in barriers/railing on the side of the stage. Moa hurt her ankle and she was in pain. Su had some small injuries also. Awesome that you have a background in safety! I am guessing you know Japanese as you work there, so you can understand the lyrics better than most.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thanks for your message, unfortunately, my Japanese is still bad, I understand some, but not much really. Understanding when someone sings, is very different from when people talk in a conversation I think.

[@kc28kenneth]

My favourite live song 🤘🦊🤘

[@BlazinNSoul]

This was a classic performance and one i wish they would bring back. However, i understand the reluctance maybe in doing so. Given it was one of the last few performances with Mikio Fujioka. He was the second soloist in the intro. Who unfortunately died from a tragic balcony accident back in 2019 i think. This was a pretty sad time for the band. As we lost Yui not long after due to heath concerns. It was never stated as to the real reasons for her departure. _____________________________________________ However, it is believed now through some sources. That Yui had suffered from an ongoing compressed disk injury from a fall my guess. However, not from the Red night performance. As she has fallen more then once. Given she has never returned as she promised in an eariler statement. So i believe her injuries may have eventually contributed to her early retirement. Don't quote me on this but it seems a possibility. Babymetal thus had promoted their third album with only two members. Moving foward it's amazing how they suffered two major loses. ______________________________________________ Su-Metal nearly leaving the band herself, only to come back stronger & better then ever. I am grateful for that as i would have never seen them live had that happened. However, it important to recognize Yui's contributions as well here. Anyway, I also recommend Tales of Destinies which was performed at the Tokyo Dome i think. It was a Tribute to Dream Theatre"s Dance of Eternity. Another brilliant performance when Su-Metal was only 16. 🤘🦊🔥

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thank you so much for this message and the great information!

[@flugelhornoldman1362]

Thanks from Japan 有難う💛。This is the song that I am longing for the revival with Su-Metal's matured rich voice. (Of course I love this version) "Rondo" is a musical form with a recurring leading theme. I can't tell how many times I have viewed this video. It is literally a rondo of happy dream for me. Kamis' (=Gods') super solos were excellent enough as a main event in the show, but once the 16-year-old Queen (as of 2014) emerged from the underground, she colored everything differently with her penetrating voice then turned Kami Band's plays into a ritual to summon her.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thank you for this wonderful message.

[@cjkoehler]

🤘🦊🤘

[@faceplantor5647]

The queen of metal even at 16 yrs old👊🏽⚡️🦊🤘🏾

[@JohnnyReacts1]

yes, it is amazing I think.

[@brutalshow3364]

🤘🇺🇦👻❤️🦊❤️👻🇯🇵🤘

[@paulog2162]

Wait till you watch Akatisuki, ( the same concert or Budokan 2021) to me the most beautiful Su's performance ever (right ahead of Shine MM). I love your reactions by the away, it seems sincere.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thank you so much. I do them in one take, so you see all my mistakes, lol but you also see a genuine reaction and not a rehearsed one.

[@GusdekJerinx]

3 formation babymetal Su solo Yui ,moa (black babymetal) Yui su moa( babymetal) Next react black babymetal "sis anger"

[@JohnnyReacts1]

ow, another for the list

[@Z0mbieman1993]

​@@JohnnyReacts1 you better find the Video of Sis Anger with lyrics. The lyrics will kill you

[@IAMisLove]

👍👍👍An awesome performance. The voice of an angel😇. Great reaction. I notice the one constant in your reactions are wide eyes and a continuous smile. 🦊 🖖❤ How come you only have 445 subscribers??? Come on The One hit that subscribed button. The fox god commands it.😉

[@JohnnyReacts1]

lol you are too kind. This band does make me smile.

[@user-ok8wo6pf1w]

あなたが、チーム、ベービーメタルの一員だったら、どれほど素晴らしかったか！！

[@JohnnyReacts1]

lol checking health and safety, ill do that lol

[@user-xq5qc2cl2l]

DRUM is his dad was drumer

[@emb5091]

Great reaction! I hope you are feeling better! You definitely sound better.🤘🦊🤘

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Not 100% but close thanks. And thanks so much for your kind comment!

[@josephdoo]

😁😎😎🤘🤘🤘

[@marcoskazu_]

🦊🦊🦊

[@Killem911]

16-year-old queen Su dances fearlessly 2 meters above the stage on a small platform and sings her heart out, facing an endless nightmare. What a performance!!! The song is about Su being chased by a faceless monster, repeatedly begging for her life and asking it, in the end, to reveal its face before she dies. The Kamin band intro is fantastic on its own, but a few songs have a similar Kami band intro, allowing them to shine. This is one of the four solo songs Su performs on her own without Yui/Momo and Moa. This allows Yui and Moa to take a break (or complete their homework, who knows? lol). In the same way, Yui and Moa perform four songs (and maybe Momo and Moa in the future!). Su solos: Rondo of Nightmare, Amore, No Rain No Rainbow, and Akatsuki MoiMoi solos: GJ, Sis Anger, Onedari Daisakusen, and 4 No Uta (Song 4)

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Thanks for the great information and comment!!

[@Killem911]

@@JohnnyReacts1 you are more than welcome!

[@enricomusante6173]

You were trolled in some way, because you got only Su and not the two other girls, but this is one of the four solo songs of Su-metal. The other two girls (named black baymetal when acting as a duo) have their 4 songs too. And this song was live, not recorded in studio.

[@JohnnyReacts1]

I know it was live, I meant this is recorded live and different from actually being there. it sounds way different.

[@seregamolodets5286]

🍅💀🍅 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼 🔥🔥🔥

[@JohnnyReacts1]

🦊🦊🦊🦊

[@Quitchy]

During one of Babymetal's performances, I think during the two nights this is taken from, one of them falls off the stage, so your points on health & safety are quite poignant.

[@jeff110373]

Want to see a health and safety violation at a concert . Watch RAMMSTEIN AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN - ICH TU DER WEH. WOW

[@JohnnyReacts1]

lol now I'm intrigued.

[@jeff110373]

@@JohnnyReacts1 you should it's 1 a great song. 2 fantastic performance 3. Amazing Visual for the Health and Safety violation in 99% of places. Honestly you got to see it. Even if not as a reaction then as a reply to what you thought of it. It's about 2/3 into video at bath tub bit (lol yea bath tub used in a live concert).

[@donstrutz750]

Yui once fell off stage.

[@user-dj8zn9ql5y]

こんにちは！

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Hi!

[@brianmassey7563]

what's the diff 'tween college and University? The resolution and frame rate of the video are greatly increased. Nice to see it that way...i'm assuming you did that?

[@JohnnyReacts1]

Universities are larger education institutions compared to colleges and offer both undergraduate and graduate/postgraduate degree programs. When I went to college I did a BTec in media studies specializing in film, then I did a film degree in university later on.

[@setoyummi6253]

React babymetal death

[@Z0mbieman1993]

okay guys. stop trolling johnny. Okay next MoaBanger. im dead serious here

[@JohnnyReacts1]

lol ❤