BEST COLLAB OF THE YEAR!!! BABYMETAL and Electric Callboy absolutely shatter my expectations!

[@TheCharismaticVoice]

I am mortified that I switched up Kevin and Nico's name in this analysis. That's a HUGE mistake, and I'm sorry to both of them for that.

[@MagnaRyuuDesigns]

You are only human :D. Also how good do Nico's and Su's voice meld in this.

[@MrsSankta]

pretty sure they will not be offended :D

[@iampostcode]

Well, there goes any hope of speaking to them backstage at a gig... ;)

[@kristvoiles484]

Honest mistake, E! I wouldn't sweat it. I don't even know the names of any of the band members, so you're at least 2 steps ahead of me on that! The fact that you are giving these groups exposure and actually listening to them is commendable. I think some self-forgiveness is in order here. 🙂

[@forkless]

The confusion isn't really that strange as the intro showing Kevin doing cleans -- whether he sang them during recording vs the music video is another issue.

[@verklagekasper]

"My body is a weapon" is the best line ever screamed by a guy with a disco ball helmet and disco gloves.

[@emsauer]

Right up there with his “Choo Choo Choo”

[@jonathan1991z]

Very deadpool of him honestly.

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

​@jonathan1991z OMG, now I wish this was actually in the new Deadpool movie. It would be so fitting!

[@davidriddick82]

I have to admit, I slammed into a wall first time I heard this.. I’m still in pain but it’s a good pain 😂 (while dancing)

[@kristoferbochat]

@@jonathan1991z this is made for the Deadpool soundtrack. that would be awesome.

[@thatazoe]

Thank you for your reaction and analysis of this song! As a Japanese, I would just like to point out that the word 'bun' in this song is not meant to be sexualised. As you can hear, it is not the English word 'bun'. It is a Japanese word that is pronounced like 'boon'. In Japanese, the word 'bun (boon)' is an onomatopoeia for a buzzing sound. So it can be said that in this song the word 'bun' is used for almost the same meaning as 'boom' in English.

[@DMofPuppets]

Thank you for this!

[@darkessraven]

I recall that the original word was supposed to be vroom but Japanese make the v sound like b in pronunciation. A Japanese voice actor made virus sound like birus when he said it.

[@piratesezarrr]

​@@darkessraven That makes sense. A certain Vtuber "Bancho" uses that onomatopoeia to describe her revving a motorcycle engine

[@simonsayz3925]

@@piratesezarrr there are many examples of this in anime and manga too. for example "kang" for the sound a gong makes

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

It may not but it seems so when you hear the rest of the lyrics considering the context of the song, I am going to say because most of us are adults here, they are playing the inuendo of reference to Sex and reference to Dancing, its pretty clear what they are trying to get away with so many bands have done it, that is a trope in and of itself within Music.

[@lekukule]

I think what a lot of people actually missed but is properly hinted at is also Momo's screams. As she's the one that can scream in Babymetal, they also included her screams. If you pay close attention to breakdown the 2nd "Are you ready" is hers. She also screams "Everybody" at the end (and camera pans to her as the part comes). Just thought she deserves some recognition as well! :> Edit: Also, since joining the band she's done some minor screaming already. A good performance to check that out would be Momobanger for instance (can also check Moabanger for that matter as she also gets to sing in another version of the live performance).

[@sergej7073]

Now it also makes sense with the lip syncro xD

[@natereniger8773]

Hell yes. She should get all the shoutout for her work. Are You Ready and Everybody is as Baby Metal as it gets, thanks Momo.

[@confusedbeard69]

Indeed, we need more Momo screams, she actually does it a few times in this track, but it's barely noticable.

[@JA11022]

I noticed that too, I think Kevin's voice is just eclipsing hers with its fullness, but you can definitely hear her sharper voice through it if you're listening for it.

[@rajamicitrenti1374]

I suspect the "bun bun bun" was intended more as an rapid explosion sound, like "boom boom boom", as a compliment to the "ra ta ta ta ta ta" of Electric Callboy.

[@obsidianwing]

exactly , Ratatatatata is a Sound you make in German. shooting a machine Gun.

[@BoyBlunder66]

There's just something so endearing about seeing BABYMETAL doing their usual well-choreographed shtick while Electric Callboy busts out their best dad dance moves in the background.

[@TheClaw47]

I watched some of their reaction to other reaction videos. It was funny watching them bring up being "the dorks in the corner."

[@MrQueueTeam]

"while Electric Callboy busts out their -->best dad dance moves

[@usaflagraybans]

Every time Kevin’s in a video, his choreography devolves into chaos and I’m here for it.

[@metalmark1214]

Maybe take to Broadway 🤔

[@nintenjamaster5270]

Electric Callboy did a reaction to reactions. They tried to keep up with Babymetal...tried. 🤣

[@durin86]

Did you notice how cool Kevin and Nico looked at the end when they turned around?

[@tridder]

It's literally the most mazing part, just like in Apocalypse

[@scottevil4531]

Just saw their reaction to the reactions. Good to see someone doing the good work 😂

[@elmonitorrr2978]

Turned out to be the best turn around ever.

[@BoatLoadOfSeaMen]

LMAO I just watched that

[@DH-vj2bw]

Best. Turnaround. Ever. 😂

[@nerddotcom5817]

"Mom, me and the homie are off to become rockstars!" "Fine, but take your sisters."

[@christophersagastegui3091]

JA, JAAAAAA.... ERES UN MASTER...!!!

[@subtlegong2817]

They didn’t have to take their sisters. They were honored to be graced by their sisters.

[@DC-ru5xz]

Nah the sisters were forced to take the homies

[@stuartedmond7372]

"But muuummmm why do we have to take our brothers along? They don't take anything else seriously, and just jump around!!!"

[@ashleygiguere3214]

i straight cackled at this comment.

[@idatenidaten5548]

The live performance of Ra Ta Ta Ta at FOX_FEST in Japan was unbelievable! You are right. It’s a dream collaboration. Seeing Nico and Kevin dancing with BABYMETAL on the same stage made us all incredibly happy. What a fun and joyful moment it was! Although it was only five minutes, they gave us the time of our lives. The world needs this fun. BABYMETAL is touring the US again in November and selling tickets now. I already got mine and can’t wait to go to the show again.🤘🦊🤘

[@paddawahn1986]

Youve been there... I am soooooooo jealous!

[@jordanyaros4056]

I found this translation of the Japanese part: Age! Sparkling age! It's so fluffy! I'm so excited! I'm acting like a little devil, but is it okay? I lure you into a trap with the magic of a smile reflected in your eyes.

[@mrsanity]

Niko and Kevin dancing in the back like dads dancing in their daughter's Tiktok video!

[@frankroos1167]

Gives me LadyBaby vibes.

[@bradallard1542]

Damn........ Was looking for the right description. You NAILED it!!!

[@emsauer]

Nico and Kevin playing Just Dance

[@tankediatriba]

Thanks, now I got a daughter-dad project for this weekend

[@Subtra]

@@frankroos1167 Ladybeard was crazy good at dancing with his girls. Total Crazy, sad they arent making music together anymore.

[@The2econd3vil3xes]

I think the best compliment you can give a new song is "was that the end??? nooooooo"

[@kakina1393]

Hahaha love this moment in the 'Vortex' reaction video (although there that wasn't the end) 😆

[@kennylaysh2776]

I feel that way about every Callboy song, lol. I end up just playing them on repeat...

[@pimvandergeer7179]

That and the extremely disappointed facial expression, is what broke me. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Thanks for your expert opinion AND personal joyfull response ❤❤

[@JL-sm6cg]

To me, it sounded longer than it really was, which is saying something.

[@memphisfig]

Electric Callboys tour manager does reaction videos and reacted to this video. He said this is a true Collab, it's both bands song.. Momometal does a growl, check out momobanger, she got to take the lead in headbanger for her 21st birthday

[@ElyonDominus]

Momo does a few on this song.

[@shegocrazy]

Whoever produced the video deserves a medal. Outstanding.

[@resisttheempire3487]

A baby medal? 😂😂

[@halfglassofluke]

The second "are you Ready" is actually MomoMetal growling. (she has a knack for it) Also the "Everybody" part is her as well. She also does harsh vocals on the live version of Metali (feat Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine). They said in an interview recently that it will be her job to look after the growling side. Great reaction. Would love to see more BabyMetal breakdowns from this channel.

[@Dustinchugs]

Kevin paid me to come say how cool that turn around at the end was

[@JC_R8MEOW]

I grok this.

[@thatoneguyEVAN]

It is a absolutely fire turn around.

[@agamersdiary1622]

it is one of the turnarounds in this video

[@evitanigaminU]

​@@agamersdiary1622Perchance one of the turn arounds of all time

[@tmasessa]

Momo does the harsh vocals on the second “are you ready”.

[@Tyyppl]

Also the "everybody" parts at the end of the song

[@PlezurBazar]

@@Tyyppl Yes, both of them.

[@Masonicbrother]

Also all the "everybody" parts at the end. The camera goes right to her each time it's said.

[@TizohTV]

Every reaction i watch i come to the comments looking for this comment, after watching "Momobanger" , This song has been on repeat they both just mesh so well together

[@marekbarycz4397]

@@TizohTV All bangers are awesome. All are different . Su is most technical, Moa is most cutest and soft, Momo is cute and hard :D.

[@jason7120]

Babymetal has a screamer now in their music. Momometal is the new Harshness to Babymetal. She's done it a couple times already. It's also in the live version of Metali

[@ElyonDominus]

It's twice or three times in this song. A few times in Momobanger, as well.

[@EricBridges]

And in the foxfest live

[@thevrsuccubae]

At the end when they are saying "Everybody" and it shows Momo-metal, she's actually doing the harshes there. You can find videos from their live performances of Metalli or when she got to do Headbanger and her harshes are INSANE. So glad to see her go from kpop idol/trainee to official member of BM.

[@DeGoulm]

you schould make a reaction to Ado with her song "show," there is a Ratatata in it that reminded me so much on this song.

[@DJspuppet]

I just love how Su-Metal's voice had matured over the years. Her voice is absolutely gorgeous. I couldn't agree more. She's a fantastic singer. This song is well deservedly one of the biggest things in metal since its drop.

[@flekkzo]

I went and listened to early versions of Akatsuki and the most recent one I could find and the newer one (for me) both sounds better but also much more confident.

[@Comet701]

She's always been a great singer. And now that she believes it too, she only got better.

[@fullerenpirat5134]

I found this translation of the Japanese part: Get hyped! I cannot but gleam. Get hyped! You will feel elated. Get hyped! You must get startled. Get hyped! I'm going to be mischievous and can you handle it? The magic of my smile reflects in your eyes and will tempt you to my trap.

[@ralfklonowski3740]

The first time they got really flirty in a song. Our favourite girls have grown up.

[@remochiun266]

Oh my lawd

[@RenegadeSamurai]

The Editor for the live video version didn't put horns and wings on Su for nothing :D

[@tipips]

@@ralfklonowski3740 they might also be referencing kitsunes.

[@ralfklonowski3740]

@@tipips The shape changing kind, turning into beautiful young women and making men fall for them? That would fit. On the other hand, in one of their most essential songs they protested that they were NOT that kind of Fox, but rather megitsunes, i.e. real females. In any case, those verses are flirty.

[@Bound2Asgard]

According to Tank the Tech (EC's tour manager), apparently that "Ooo Ooo" is a big thing in the Japanese karaoke scene, so nice touch

[@HH-hd7nd]

Kevin and Nico have just released a reaction video to reaction videos to the song on the EC channel. They speak about this too.

[@danielvandersall6756]

Tank's also said that there is TEN HOURS of behind the scenes on the making of this--who knows how much we'll get to see, but I hope that we get a full behind the scenes of this eventually.

[@Whiskers74]

It was also a big thing in mid-late 90's/early-mid 2000's in Australian night clubs. Kind of a nostalgic sound for me, cause I spent about 12 years working in various Sydney night clubs around that time.

[@williamm1258]

Remember when Tank did reactions? Pepperidge Farm does.

[@danielvandersall6756]

@@Whiskers74 Yeah, music discussers with tenure sometimes refer to the "millennial Yell" and terms like that... I really love the whole thing. SO much cheer and energy. Nice to have music that makes you happy with no apologies.

[@nurelnico]

You should consider also BMTHxBaby metal with their kingslayer, unless you have already reacted to it

[@furygeist]

This was not the crossover any of us expected but by gods, it's what we needed.

[@SayuriAsahina]

I would love to see a video with Elizabeth breaking down Su-metal's vocal development over time - there are videos from when she was in Actor's School Hiroshima (ASH) as young as 8 yrs old, a performance from when she's in her mid teens - like Ijime, Dame, Zettai, from Sonisphere 2014, and something live from her as an adult, like Road of Resistance @ PIA arena - I would love a breakdown on how her vocals have developed and what kind of training she might have received - especially with how she (and Moa and Momo) might be training to accommodate the the intense dancing they do - especially with stamina and breath control. Would totally love an extended video on this. Also want to say - I would love a duet with Su-metal and Will - his cleans would absolutely complement her voice. Please also react to Babymetal's other collabs: Kingslayer (w/ Bring Me the Horizon - live) and Leave It All Behind (w/ F. Hero and Bodyslam).

[@jhiggins85]

I would love to see this as well

[@JMxx6204]

Easy . Su was brilliant and now she’s even more brilliant.

[@mjhaslberger]

I've read before that Suzuka rehearses on an exercise trampoline, to really nail consistent smooth vocals despite the dance moves.

[@kitop310]

Yes!

[@sailorgunsveteran5260]

Re: your supposition that BM may be introducing growls into their mix, check out Momobanger Legend MM live. Momo's 20th birthday performance of "Headbanger". you will like it I think. You will also get to hear her isolated cleans.

[@cixelsyd40]

This song is so fun. If you want to check out more of Momo's "fangs", check out the live music video of Metali or the fan recordings of Momobanger from the first day of the Legend MM concerts to see her go from Godzilla mode to kawaii mode in the span of a few seconds.

[@heffatheanimal2200]

Just watch them now. Goddamn!! When BabyMetal first appeared I decided that they were shock bait and a marketing/promo gimmick, albeit a talented one. But seeing them working hard over the last few years, working on themselves, evolving, creating, and making it clear that they are genuine and love their art, I've realized I was seriously wrong. Huge, massive, major respect to them 💜🤘

[@HR-rs3sf]

React "HANABIE" pleaseee, a harajuku-core girl band from Japan 😁 they're so gooood

[@TheScrubExpress]

21:14 I love how *hard* ECB is trying in the background there to keep up with Babymetal's choreography haha. Hard to keep up with Japanese Idol choreo though, so I don't blame them for just having fun with it.

[@SammoSlater]

You should follow this up with watching KINGSLAYER, which is a collaboration between BABYMETAL and BRING ME THE HORIZON. I think you'd really enjoy the sounds that those two groups create together.

[@celestialdemon1316]

Kingslayer feels like being assaulted by music but in the best possible way. It's amazing!

[@PhilipAlexanderHassialis]

The fact that they managed to pull this through with one take wall breaks. The making of video will be *GLORIOUS*.

[@claremiller9979]

I'm anticipating that one like CRAZY i hope they make it really long like the Every Time We Touch one and really nerd out about making the song and the video, I would watch an hour of that

[@Wombatmetal]

I hope that Elizabeth picks up that Momo shows her fangs. Which is what she calls her screams.

[@theoradestra7060]

She missed the second 'Are you Ready!'

[@masonblack3461]

SPOILER . . . . . . . . . She didn't. Didn't even acknowledge lots of folks saying it in the live chat. Hasn't acknowledged it in the comments as far as I've seen. Here's to hoping she picks up another Babymetal song like Momobanger and acknowledges it there.

[@stefannilsson2406]

I missed that until I read this comment section. It is very easy to miss though and they don't make it obvious it is her.

[@mtascp05]

Not obvious but they focused on Momo during those little sections, so I think that was a big hint.

[@Wombatmetal]

@@stefannilsson2406 I can see that, but it's clear to me that the second scream wasn't Kevin, it was a completely different voice. Having heard Momo scream, I can say hey, that's Momo; without context I would be how is this? But not long after you see Momo screaming "everybody" and the camera is on her face. I think Momo's sweetness hides her fangs and people don't connect the dots.

[@CrazyAjvar]

When you started talking about them adding harshness, Momo has been doing really amazing growling in their live performances and I always lament they leave those parts out in their studio version of the songs.

[@alberich3099]

What is interesting according to Tank the technician who is their tour manager atm, this was a true collab. Not an Electric callboy featureing Babymetal or vice versa, but both parties fully syncroniseing what hey are doing. The "oohh" for example is fan service to the japanese karaoke scene, in which this is realy common. What I love about the song, and this mainly is because it is a true collab, how well both parties fit within it. Nobody is outshined by the other but both are allovated by the others performance. So fun to hear AND see. And yes the title is missing tow TaTas, if you catch the drift 19:15 I thinkj you missed somethign very cool The second Are you ready? When Nico connects the powercord was momo.

[@ezkp812]

D**n, So Cool to see Nico and Kevin TURN Around at the end of Video......Wow. Fairly good translation of the only Japanese verse (A ge) is slang for "(I am) feeling excited" [Verse 2: SU-METAL, MOA-METAL & MOMO-METAL] (A ge) Kira tto shichau [ (Excited) I'll Sparkle ] (A ge) Fuwa tto shichau [ ((Excited)) I'll Float ] or soft fluffy (A ge) Doki tto shichau [ ((Excited)) I'll make your heart throb] (A ge) Koakuma shichau kedo daijoubu? [ (Excited)) I'll be a little devil, but is that alright? ] Hitomi ni utsushita [ Reflected in your eyes ] Egao no mahou de [ With the magic of a smile ] English syntax= "With the magic of a smile reflected in your eyes" Wana ni sasoikomu [ I'll lure you into my trap ] vixens......(Over sexualization?) just girls wanna have fun. Its so cool to have Yamazaki Yusuke be in this MV Ratatata who was the antagonist in MC Thunder II (Dancing Like a Ninja), the second best EC beside Hurrikan combined with Neon.

[@nicaphagist]

Momo scream, breakdown part "Are u Ready" and ending part "Everybody"

[@HWJoker]

Yeah she already brought that harsher sound into Babymetal with her membership. She already did growl in Babymetals song Metali when they perform live, after the Kabuki part: Are you ready

[@travisladwig7711]

⁠she also growled when she did the lead in headbanger live.

[@darkwolve114]

"Wait a minute... Let's go!" Listen. Dunno where y'all getting "are you ready".

[@williameldridge9382]

But here's the deal, they've ALWAYS had harsh vocals in the band, from day one. Su has done it several times. So did Takemetal, one of their supporting band members. Several other Kami Band members have done it, too.

[@nm4rkovic]

16:20 The second "Are you ready" is Momometal growling, so they already do use the harsh vocals. You could also check out the live version of Momobanger to hear it done live.

[@JossTecoBB]

This is what I was going to say! Her harsh vocals are really good

[@pufferzsola69]

Nooo way!!! I need info on that

[@ulaB]

Holy sh*t - I didn't realize that. That's amazing.

[@nickydexgg4579]

Yeah, rewatch that part, Kevin's mouth isn't moving on the second "are you ready" and, if you listen to it over and over, especially if you isolate it, it's definitely Momometal. She has a unique tone to her growl.

[@Desincarne]

@@nickydexgg4579 She calls them her 'fangs'. 😍

[@ontaka5997]

I think, "Bun Bun Bun" is likely the sound of fluttering insects (in Japanese) It's just like the German nursery rhyme: "Sum Sum Sum (Bienchen sum herum). In Japanese, that song is translated Bun Bun Bun. You see Babymetal making gestures as if they are fluttering wings when they sing "Bun Bun Bun".

[@sarahal-smadi2811]

Hi Elizabeth, amazing video as always. This is kind of unrelated to the video, but I was wondering if you could react to "epic the musical" starting with the troy saga. It's a truly amazing musical concept album that was created by the genius Jorge Rivera herrans. It is based on the Odyssey and is just amazing. Guys if you like this musical as well, please up vote so that she can see this. Thank you and have a nice day.

[@madrone33]

Yes!! EPIC is amazing

[@robokop4491]

In a recent interview Su-Metal said they are looking for Momo to continue to utilise her growl she's been developing and what Momo calls her 'character voice' in their music, so I'm excited to see what new sounds they create in future. It's becoming more and more clear why they wanted to bring Momo in as a full member of the group to continue their evolution as artists.

[@scottk8638]

Im pretty sure the "bun bun bun" in Japan is similar to "Boom Boom Boom" in the States. It may be a booty joke, but all the interviews I've seen of the EC biys is that the bun bun bun folkowed by the whoop whoop were added by Baby Metal as those are both big in Japanese karaoke.

[@ThePotatoHoard]

Yes. I have scrolled long to find a comment about this. It absolutely is to do with Japanese pop/kareoke culture. It's got nothing to do with bootys and it's really disappointing that she would use this as analysis without confirming this before posting.

[@scottk8638]

@ThePotatoHoard I can't say anything bad about her thinking that. Especially when you look at songs like Tekkno Train and Pump It. EC is known for using double entendre in a lot of their stuff. So I'm not saying she is wrong that it may be a booty joke. It 100% could be both a booty joke and a call out to the karaoke culture. Was just calling out the references to it I've seen from Nico and Kevin.

[@ThePotatoHoard]

@@scottk8638 whilst I agree I would also suggest that it is well known that BM would not be part of sexuao innuendo so it's stands to reason that she should have honestly checked that before posting. I would. The image that BM portray is carefully crafted. I doubt very much that they're management and team would allow that to even be a suggestion.

[@ElyonDominus]

Bun and Fu were both added by BabyMetal for their karaoke relevance. They aren't EC original additions. They say as much on their reaction to reaction videos video.

[@scottk8638]

@@ElyonDominus yep, that is what I said.

[@MacTaipan]

Haha, your laugh at the breakdown was almost as harsh as the breakdown itself. :-) For me this song was the first time I heard anything from Electric Callboy, so I didn't expect much, but now I have basically been grinning for a week. It's so much fun! This came as a bit of a surprise to me, as I'm not a big fan of harsh vocals, and the disco elements have pretty much everything I hated about 90's Pop music. But this is not the first time that BABYMETAL have taught me to appreciate things that I usually don't like. As a BABYMETAL fan, it makes me particularly happy that we get to see the girls less scripted than they usually present themselves. They obviously all had a lot of fun during the making of the video. BTW, a behind-the-scenes video has already been announced, I'm really looking forward to that. I think the "bun bun bun" is just the Japanese rendition of "boom boom boom". There's no isolated "m" sound in Japanese, but the pronunciation of the "n" is shifting towards "m" when followed by certain "consonants" like b or p. (There are probably more professional terms for this, but my knowledge of Japanese and linguistics is rather superficial at best) Momoko has already brought some harsh vocals to BABYMETAL, e.g. in the live performances of the song "Metali" (see kzbin.info/www/bejne/iHrKm5l9fcyqesU ). She actually contributed the second "are you ready" to this very song as well, at 19:00. And I believe she is also joining Kevin for the "everybody" at 22:57.

[@Sean-tb2zz]

Bun bun (“boo-’n boo-’n”) is the sound of bees or hornets’ wings buzzing, whirling around of something really fast, or revving of a machine in Japanese. It also might be the boing of rah-tah-tah boing in Shakespeare’s King Henry IV Part Two which is his imitation of musket fire and, methinks, recoil, back when Japan was arming itself with such arquebuses introduced to them with Christianity . . .

[@darkwolve114]

EC's guitarist actually does the mixing. He also plays in Samurai Pizza Cats. Amazing ears on the guy.

[@jameschamblin7120]

The bun bun bun part is called onomatopeia. Words formed from the sound they are describing. They are actually saying boom boom boom. In Japanese hiragana, ぶん ぶん ぶん or in romaji, bun bun bun. Now did they use this as a pun for your tushy? Knowing Electric Callboy, probably. Also, I believe they are singing Ratatata with 3 tas and then singing an additional 2 tas, so Ratatata-tata. Babymetal sings 3 buns followed by 2 quick buns after movin', so bun bun bun - bun bun. I'm not a drummer, but as I understand from other reactors, ratatata is often used to describe a quick drum beat, but also can describe the sound of a machine gun. So Ratatata and Bun Bun Bun can reference the rhythm of the music as well as your body being a weapon. And most importantly, Babymetal has already used harsh vocals in their music. During live performances of Metali, Momometal growls Are you Ready? She also did growling during Meta Taro and Headbanger in the MM 20/21 concerts. Also, Momometal growled the second Are you Ready and also Growled with Kevin on the Everybody parts in this video.

[@renejensen7799]

Fun fact, since this is a colab, there was some diffrent thing throw in from each side, like the Electric callboy crew, made babymetal, do more of acting scenes, instead of dance scenes, like the girls just look surprised and stuff like that, the babymetal crew made a waauuu waauuu, sound like fyiii fyiii or something, because that a japanse thing it seems like.. so i think these colab projects actually move bands, to do thing the never would have done else.. Also the wall break Callboys was told, you got one shoot, if you fall or something we put it in the video anyway!!

[@رزيئة]

In Japanese, they have "ha hi fu he ho" rather than "hu". So it's transcribed as "fu" but in this case it's pronounced "hu" which is the head voice sound they're making. Which is a karaoke thing and Japanese disco thing. Likely referencing "love machine" by Morning Museum.

[@mikew9106]

Don't miss Momo's growls. She's a BEAST!

[@theoradestra7060]

Second 'Are you Ready!'

[@actuallynotsteve]

This is like a super hot take because I think su is the best modern rock singer on earth, but I can see a world where I'm like 50 and Momo has taken over as lead because su wanted to do her own thing, and I'm totally okay with it. They're all so amazing, and Su was like 15 and decided to kill it from Day 1. Momo offers something darker or whatnot, and therefore moa is actually the goat and super, super underrated.

[@i.shuuya3231]

​@@actuallynotsteveConsidering how talented and hardworking Su is, I'm 100% certain there's NO vocal technique she cannot learn. This is BABYMETAL, however, not Su-metal (solo act). They've decided to make growling a Momo thing. This is supported by what they said in a recent interview. They have to keep things balanced for the group dynamic to work. It's only smart to allow each one of them have their own talent/specialty.

[@marekbarycz4397]

@@i.shuuya3231 She could do that but some sounds are easier to do with different people. That is why they bring up Momo. To have those hard tones with soft.

[@115MaTTy]

@@actuallynotsteve "I think su is the best modern rock singer on earth" - Don't think I've ever read a worse take

[@AP-zw6ql]

That breaking through the wall moment has to be a homage to the classic Aerosmith/Run DMC Walk This Way video.

[@Adam0002]

That's what popped in to my head too!

[@brolohalflemming7042]

Also Lemmy in the immortal classic, Killed by Death! Ok, so he rode a motorbike through the wall, but that was Lemmy. Also has one of my favourite growl/scream moments in any song.

[@erictormanen8995]

YOU NEED TO REACT TO NOAH KAHAN!!! Could react to stick season or dial drunk!!

[@christianviereck50]

Her try to count out how many Ta's in ratatata like trying to figure out how many Bo's in BoBo-bo-Bo-boBo

[@Crytica.]

Glad you focused so much on the production. I think this song is great on it´s own of course with these great artists but the production level on this is so spot on that it really deserves all the praise and attention you´ve given it!

[@Kaiser_Paradigm]

I've just watched EC reviewing people watching it and Kevin's basically admitted he doesn't use any fry scream technique he just screams until his vocal chords bleed 🤣

[@AshesOfArcadia]

Doubt it though. His throat would be ruined by now if that was the case, guys have been around forever.

[@paulriddle7818]

He was joking.

[@Kappei81]

Ah, the Devin Townsend way...

[@MichaelTaylor-qp2xf]

I have a friend who was the vocals in a hardcore band and he said that was his technique.

[@mythical_pizza]

@@AshesOfArcadia While unlikely, it is possible to have the correct way be the one you just naturally tried also. Everyone mentions their kid being a gifted singer, but you dont often hear gifted screamer, but some have to exist lol

[@koaschten]

9:46 I‘m shining (Up) I’m floating (Up) I‘m getting excited (Up) I‘m acting like a little devil But is that ok? The magic of the smile reflected in your eyes Lures you into a trap

[@cixelsyd40]

Babymetal does somewhat act out the last part. Moa puts her fingers in a circle over her eye during that line then they point to their smiles and finally end with a beckoning motion with their hands.

[@scottbuist1214]

About the number of tatas in the title versus the lyrics. It is subtle, but the way they sing the lyric, they slow down the last couple syllables, as if they are actually singing the song title followed by ta-ta. Ratatata-ta-ta. Great collaboration by the way. Absolute joy to my old ears.

[@ShaydedBlack]

Have you ever considered revisiting some of your older metal reactions and seeing how you feel about them now? I might be interested to see!

[@dontfeedthelunatic]

I swear I've already listened to it like 100 times since it dropped. It's like when I heard Silk Sonic for the first time.

[@Brain4Zombie]

100 times? Cute, that’s rookie numbers :)

[@paulfrey3846]

Su's voice expansiveness and low range has really exploded in the last couple years. Their December 2023 performance of Metal Kingdom at PIA arena, her lows made your chest resonate. Likewise Momo's growls and Moa's pure clean really shine in that concert. They performed RATATATA live at Fox_Fest in Saitama Super Arena the last weekend of May with Electric Callboy. PAL3-METAL

[@old_5-O]

In an interview, Babymetal stated that Momoko/Momometal will be using her "Fangs" and doing more growls as a new facet to their music. Something that they were previously unable to do. So, it looks like you nailed it. Momometal also recently did her version of Headbanger where she sings lead and she does growl, although her voice is higher than Su-Metal. Momometal's growl is pretty deep. There is also a Moametal version of Headbanger, and she has a slightly deeper voice than Su-Metal and is quite beautiful too.

[@nevetstrevel4711]

Babymetal and bring me the horizon - King Slayer Also Babymetal headbanger legend 97 live an amazing performance live

[@Hawkskull]

The "smash through wall" effect is pre-weakened plasterboard (aka drywall) so someone on set will have taken a sharp knife (probably a carpet knife) to cut most of the way through the thickness of the plaster, but without damaging the paper on one side, so that it looks solid, but you're barely jumping through what is effectively a sheet of thick recycled paper.. Other tricks used are a sheet of expanded polystyrene (if you don't want to show the wall falling down) or an irregular hole, just covered in paper. This gives you a more natural looking hole, but no falling debris.

[@GOTWILL]

Elizabeth, you have to listen and analyse the song "Leave It All Behind", that is a collaboration between Babymetal, Body Slam and F.Hero!

[@paulfranklin4276]

Omg that was crazy Also the first beats have a Katy perry fireworks sound. Listen to both and compare

[@flor9389]

I saw EC last month at Sonic Temple. It was a warm day and everyone was bouncing for sure. They stopped the show mid song when a fan collapsed and got them help. Then they went back to 1000% energy!

[@matthiashurst]

@TheCharismaticVoice Thanks for bringing this forward. Babymetal and Electric Callboy are a perfect match ⚡💪🤘 Your reaction rocks too !

[@DennisRyu]

Watching those videos I always wonder how much fun producing these colabs must be. Imagine those bands together in a studio just jamming and joking around. There just have to be some epic moments in there.

[@WhiteRavenCoatL]

How awesome would a Baby Metal/Jinjer collab be?

[@Rakshiir]

For me this was the collaboration I never knew I needed, but damn did we need it. Until I saw the teaser I never imagined those two bands to collab but it actually makes sense. Both mix metal with other genres, both have alot of energy and fun. But I was looking forward to it after the teaser and they did not disappoint. You have more then one hook in my opinion, great harsher vocals, instrumental, metal, awesome soft vocals, and they work together insanely well. Especially Nico and Su sound awesome together, but you also don't want to forget Momo growl in this thing, because you can easily overhear them. I don't know if you can say a song is perfect, but for what it is supposed to be, it would be as close to perfect as possibel. Or just perfect.

[@AndrewLaValley]

I'm so obsessed with this song. It's forever in my head since it released. So catchy and so weird that it works together. 6 million views in 11 days too!

[@TyrantJD]

Fun fact I believe both BabyMetal and Electric Callboy are part of the same concert this Friday June 7th in Nuremberg Germany. Probably other venues too.

[@aaronbowersox198]

Omg I am so excited you are covering this song, so happy for the collab as well! Also, suggestion: Hanabie! Kawaii harsh vocals!

[@mykezombie]

Omg I would love to see a Hanabie reaction on this channel!!!

[@sathos]

Please allow me to say that your infectious love of music and passion for deconstructing and understanding the vocals and production are the PERFECT accompaniment for such a driving, fun and bouncy combo song :)

[@Mei_L]

Whoops Kevin does the harsh and Nico does the clean vocals in EC

[@timmooney7528]

Kevin can also hit the high notes as well. Watch Kevin and Nico's reaction to the reaction videos.

[@Mei_L]

@@timmooney7528 bro, I know. I don't need to watch a reaction for that. I've known it way before that. I was talking mainly, cuz Elizabeth mixed their names.

[@Efferri]

@@Mei_L Funny how you get all defensive when someone corrects you... but you're in here "correcting" Elizabeth.

[@Fishbone8891]

I was floored by Baby Metals english vocals in this. I didn't expect the english to come through so naturally. I've heard them before but I didn't think it sounded this good.

[@samanthaleo2590]

So I had once heard or read a long time ago (more than a decade) that in Japan they have classes in school where they teach the kids English and that it was a required class. I am not at all sure if it’s true but it would explain why English comes so naturally to a lot of Japanese singers.

[@Fishbone8891]

@@samanthaleo2590 That's 100% true, same with Korea, a lot of these future idols, which is the Baby Metal people like Su, are trained to sing in English at an early age. The U.S. is one of the only major countries who doesn't teach multiple languages at an early age

[@samanthaleo2590]

@@Fishbone8891 then I am very happy to know that it’s not useless incorrect knowledge. lol On a separate note; love this song so much. It instantly went on my playlist.

[@Wagoo]

@@samanthaleo2590 while this is true, it's not really the advantage it should be. English is pretty poorly taught in Japan, which is why a lot of westerners go over there for temporary teaching positions so the class can get more exposure to English being spoken by a native Japanese already has tons of words imported into it from English. They're written in a special alphabet called katakana. It's the same as the regular Japanese sounds, but written with different characters, so it's easy to spot an import word in text But for example "table" when written in Japanese turns into TE-BURU (テーブル）which back in English sounds more like "tay buh roo" "hot dog" becomes "HOTTO DOGGU" (ホットドッグ）as that's the closest you can get to the original sound with the Japanese letter system. Basically it would seem like every sound has to end with a vowel, with 'n' being the exception So they have a lot of English vocabulary in store.. but the sentence structures are also completely different in Japanese. It uses a particle based system. I think the only other language to use a similar system is Turkish. So learning English grammar is an issue.. then English itself is also pretty terrible as far as pronunciation goes.. with not much consistency when you see a word written how it may be pronounced by a native speaker (Japanese is extremely consistent there) The Japanese 'R' sound is also different to the English one. It's a mix between an 'L' and an 'R'.. imagine you are rolling your 'R' and it'll be closer. Basically you put your tongue behind your top front teeth on the gum in the position it would be an for an 'L' - but you say an 'R' So early on you'd see SU-METAL running into similar issues when speaking English - covering Judas Priest's Painkiller she would say "Painkira" at first, as imported to Japanese it'd be "pa" "i" "n" "ki" "ra" sounds. But she did indeed master this and later performances she was singing "painkiller" in a much more native English way So yeah.. BABYMETAL's English skills are much better than they used to be! They sing English in their songs beautifully these days. I think the age we live in where it's easy to be exposed to the language through youtube and so on helps a lot too (TV/movies didn't help much in the past, as there's a lot of dubbing in Japan.. a bit like Germany and their love of the dub) Cheers 🦊

[@blankbruno70]

I noticed in this one too how much Su's English/accent/enunciation has improved since the early days. Not knocking her at all, but she now sounds like a native English speaker to me. I was blown away by it.

[@55ironhide]

Really looking forward to seeing both (hopefully together for this song on one stage) at the "Rock am Ring" festival in Germany this week.

[@sathos]

Also worth noting, Moa regularly does harsh vocals but dont feel bad as it can be easy to miss (pretty sure she does it more live than studio) and she is pretty talented with it :)

[@smoothtura2375]

Saw them 2 days ago and honestly one of the best concert I ever attend to 😊 they haved so much pyrotechnics too and even fireworks

[@iamrayvell3052]

23:53 sooo, who's gonna tell her? 🤣🤣

[@mikey_vengenz]

That the moments it cuts to momo screaming "everybody" is actually HER screaming lol

[@Battletoads2]

I IMMEDIATELY paused the video and came here to type almost the exact same thing.

[@cj_johnson9915]

You gotta watch BabyMetal And BMTH Kingslayer if you loved this

[@dontfeedthelunatic]

Sort of unrelated, have you seen the video from a recent concert on Momometal's Birthday where Sumetal handed her the mic and she did the second half of Headbanger? IT WAS GLORIOUS!!! (double edit) BOTH Moa and Momo did the song on their 20th birthdays, and both NAILED IT. Momo apparently has also been learning home to do that guttural singing, and did in on her performance AND in this song. So you should look up Moabanger and Momobanger and see how they compare.

[@ceerizzle9300]

I just saw Electric Callboy live and you are 100% correct that they are one of the best live performances currently touring. I can comfortably say it was the best show I’ve ever been to, hands down, not even close. Go see them live. It’s worth every penny.

[@failtastica]

the history of the band name of electric call boy is absolutely a treat. they are the most accepting and inclusive group i have seen to date. might want to look into some of the stuff behind their songs. for example the song hypa hypa and we got the moves have some interesting stories behind them. so glad you are listening to them

[@nathanknipmeyer6973]

Babymetal announced their US leg of their tour! Definitely making Indianapolis happen! I've never seen them! I'm freaking too excited!!

[@3gnomes1bigcoat39]

I'm so hyped for this one!! Best collaboration of the year. Maybe my favourite song of the year

[@simpapettersson98]

Baby metal is amazing live and I had the chance to see them live last year

[@wootkennziz6914]

I just came home from Sweden Rock yesterday and I saw Electric Callboy live, sadly Babymetal wasn't touring with them but anyway, they. were. so. frickin. GOOD. Easily the most fun I've ever had at any concert in my life by a LONGSHOT. Jumping, explosions, fire, dancing, confetti, singalongs.. YOU NEED TO SEE THEM ASAP!!

[@sbarnhart22270]

Hey Elizabeth, love the reaction. It's a great song. Babymetal does a version of Headbanger where Momomko does a crazy growl. It's called Momobanger. She sings the second half of the song too. Su takes her place for the choreography.

[@darkscared652]

Funny you're saying that.... Momometal is actually doing those harsh vocal... !!! She started with some in the live version of Metali, then did some in a live version of headbanger, and now she's fully featured here in Ratatata !

[@KaaSerpent]

Elizabeth: This is going to make me grumpy for the rest of the song. Also Elizabeth, 3 seconds later:

[@th3n3wc4d]

To be fair, this song kind of makes being grumpy impossible.

[@danismithmn]

Forgets to mention it again, except for having to count BM's Ratatata.

[@MarmiteTheDog]

Your point about friendship over 'sex' was very valid. I love how Baby Metal have been overwhelmingly accepted by the metal community as artists, particularly by many established male artists. 🤘🤘🤘

[@flekkzo]

JPop is very hyper sexualized and there’s endless documentaries about all the quite frankly horrors of that industry. And I’m with you, it’s awesome to see the metal community at large simply go “is this good?” “Yes” and that’s it. There’s this weird acceptance where the music is what you fight over, not the people. Reminds me of Rob Halford. Famously gay (and a big part of metal fashion) and what does the vast majority of metal fans call him? Metal god. And he even got to sing with Babymetal:) It’s also so awesome to see how much fun they have. Babymetal doesn’t feel like forced smiles and upholding an image. They are metal.

[@neldcast9013]

We will never have another babymetal again in our lifetime atleast..." Yes you may copy the gimmick" but you cant replicate the battle of these girls have been trough..

[@ShroocidanaMaricidoom]

Saw Electric Callboy about a month ago in Chicago, hands down the best show I've ever been to, got to crowd surf TWICE! 🤣 The energy between everyone in the pit and everywhelse was just insane, I wish this song was out before to see it but I'd DEFINITELY recommend going one their shows!

[@Jster1234567890]

Your next baby metal collaboration you should listen to is Kingslayer with Bring me the Horizon. The live version from NEX FEST

[@docmetal8194]

Sugoi, fun reaction! Just bought tickets for BABYMETAL in Charlotte, NC, Raleigh, NC, Richmond, VA, and Washington D.C. Arigatou! 🦊🤘

[@feistyunicorn1855]

I'll be at Charlotte too!!! 🦊

[@docmetal8194]

@@feistyunicorn1855 Sugoi! 🦊🤘

[@Daniel.Karlsson]

Momo has already started adding some harsh vocals to Babymetal. In this one the second "Are you ready?" at the end breakdown is Momo. Also, you should really check out the version of Headbanger they did to welcome Momo to the group (Momo-banger). She shows off some interesting vocals in that one.

[@htusda1]

and of course live performances of METALI

[@dvaderwasframed]

You can never have too many TA- TAs in a video😆🤣😆

[@monkeybusiness673]

🤣 Truth!

[@jono330]

I have seen them three times and it deffs delivered! Their latest Australian gig is my favourite gig of all time. SO. MUCH. ENERGY.

[@simonbatch1989]

I saw electric callboy at the O2 academy in Bristol England they are absolutely amazing live so much energy and them mixed with babymetal is perfection 😊

[@kc28kenneth]

Momo-Metal already does the growls on this one ("are you ready"). Also, check out the video titled "Momobanger" for another of her growls in a Babymetal song.

[@jannecapelle_art]

nico and kevin just did a reaction to the reactions again! a shame that you were not included bc its already published, but you should watch it! i love those boys theyre so endearing

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

This, this is gonna be a good one. And the most anticipated one since Tank the Tech was able to react/comment in between his day job of being the tour manager/head roadie for Electric Callboy in Japan when it dropped.

[@Zwaolin]

I've seen both live a few days ago at the same festival and I've seen Electric Callboy before. Both are insane fun, because they just turn the concert into a party. The really make metal fun.

[@valor555]

So funny enough bunbunbunbun is also japanese onomatopoeia for humming and shaking usually with like an engine revving