Music Producer Reacts To BabyMetal - Karate Live from Download Festival 2016

[@BlackArr0w]

There is an interview with Korn Members during this Festival and the interviewer asks them why they were all wet: they answered that it was because they wanted to see Babymetal perform, and it was worth it :D

[@VIRIDIAN_TINT39]

I'm glad you found Mr. BOH. He's a very unique nice guy. He is also very knowledgeable about making ramen, and is sometimes teased by fans that he is a ramen shop with good bass.

[@vegeta6555]

I think since they did The First Take Su is finally getting the credit she deserves with her vocal talent.

[@paulbenwell3560]

One another re Su's voice. They just did The First Take - a japanese music channel that gives you the FIRST TAKE ONLY to record a song - live and cut down. I am not kidding when I say it has blown up - 1.7 Million views in 4 days! Su's vocals are utterly perfect. It is a piano version of one of their new tracks Monochrome. This vid was 2016 - she has 7 years so vocal development and to say you can hear the difference is an understatement. The First Take she holds the note then instead of fading it she increases the power of it towards the end in one sustained breathe.

[@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL]

One of the most beautiful things I've seen in a long long time. That First Take video has me crying with emotion EVERY SINGLE TIME I watch it. I really want to see him react to it. I'd pay to see him react to it

[@METALSKINMETAL]

Just went over and watched The First Take version of Monochrome, 😭😭😭 🤘🤘🤘 😭😭😭 !!AMAZING!! BABYMETAL FOREVER ❤Moa❤

[@hugovictor5186]

The bassist BOH is the 4th dancer for BABYMETAL. 10:15 "I think it sounds better sometimes when she is like live than compared to like the studio..." It does. One reason is effects put over her voice in studio versions. In my opinion those effects reduce overall quality. RE: live vs MV Two BABYMETAL MVs tell the story of the song better than any live version: Karate and Headbanger.

[@hibiki832]

Moa : scream and dance Yui : scream and dance BOH : bass and dance

[@MagiaBased]

It allways amazes me how Su can sing so good at life shows WHILE doing choreo herself, I really think she is one of the best singers in the World. I can understand her singing clearer live than some Singers that I actually understand the language of lol

[@crimson0119]

This is my go to vid to show my friends Babymetal. The girls, the kamiband, the crowd interaction. If you watch their Japanese mega concerts, you expect the crowd to go nuts and follow the girls lead... But it's fun seeing my friends jaws drop when a sea of western metal fans standing in the rain and singing along with 3 Japanese girls. That is priceless. 🤘🦊🤘

[@rah2287]

Ditto!

[@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL]

When this song came out, I fell in love with the chorus. So I looked up the lyrics. The romaji Japanese so I could sing along. I now can sing along to the entire song. It's a fun way to learn Japanese words.

[@autohmae]

Thanks for this reaction,. The ear candy might be part of why Babymetal has so high repeatability, Babymetal doesn't get boring for fans. Yep, Babymetal live is life. 🙂 11:43 "how does she do it ? OMG, my voice cracked" well, not like that ! 🙂 The one I always wonder about is her jumping and singing at the same time the whole time since she yelled "everybody jump": 11:07

[@Grington300]

Good reaction. 'Karate' is about fighting through life's problems, defeating your inner demons, standing up when life knocks you down, helping each other through the hard times. Yes it was raining - their set was delayed 40 minutes while the equipment was covered and Kobametal swept water off the stage ... the crowd stayed on and were rewarded with this performance.

[@PlezurBazar]

Boh is BABYMETAL'S secret weapon. Kitsune dao!

[@mattkanaris7041]

I’m so sad I found babymetal so late. They are incredible. They actually make me cry. I’m 40 years old for god sake.

[@noahvale7555]

You're not alone....and I'm 64

[@CHRISWOODSCMOQ]

I’m 70. I discovered them when the second album came out. They kill me.

[@METALSKINMETAL]

55 😭

[@ZeroKnots]

Just stumbled onto them a few days ago. I’ll be 33 this year, and no music has ever resonated with me the way BABYMETAL does. I’m blown away.

[@baumi-metal9123]

Name a thing that makes you smile even in sh...weather! - BABYMETAAAAAAAAAAL !!!

[@safrisaleh412]

"Karate" also features djent-like riffs and a J-pop melody. Loudwire's Graham Hartmann described the song as "incredibly charming. Instrumentally, it’s also heavy as hell. The song’s main riff is way low on the sonic spectrum, chugging away in a no-nonsense djent fashion." “Karate” took home the trophy for Best Metal Song @ the 2016 Annual Loudwire Music Awards. Karate explained that the lyrics are about never giving up and always moving forward, no matter what difficulties need to be endured. Furthermore, Karate choreographed described how the dance moves were made to help express the message of the song, as most of the lyrics were in Japanese 🇯🇵. That "Hashire" in karate will always tear me up every time. It just gives me a sense of epicness and energy that I have never felt with other songs before. Su-Metal voice has matured over the years now that she is in her early 20s. Noticing little things like Su-Metal removing her IEM at the 2016 UK 🇬🇧 Download Festival to hear the crowd always gets a thumbs up from me. Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult.

[@ojpete]

One recommendation I would suggest is to watch Tales of the Destinies and The One as a double shot from the Tokyo Dome shows. They rolled one song right into the other. It's a beautiful performance, and even Su has this one moment where (redacted) and it's so nice to see. Great video, thank you for sharing

[@NQYsarge]

I second this!

[@sleepfishl]

Every Babymetal song is the new favorite. :) That's the beauty of it. :D No matter which song, you always listen to your favorite :D

[@AldoGuerraALDO-METAL]

"I feel she could've held that longer but I love it"...5 seconds later...😮🤯 HAHAHAHAHAHA!! Your reaction had me rolling! GOT IM!!! I was waiting to see that exact moment. I wasn't disappointed😂.

[@jakemuller8626]

9:08 Nice re-watch reaction. I had doubts back then, now i don't. Anyway keep enjoying BM songs.🦊🤘

[@faceplantor5647]

Nice👊🏽⚡️Su is so friggin fierce.. Da queen…

[@titoshinshi3742]

Nice reaction . Keep pulling out those gold nuggets of details in BabyMetal live performances . Thank you .

[@tmmetal4237]

9:08　「Every body Jump」

[@tommysedin]

4:57 That was a guitar squeal/pinch harmonic. A heavily distorted guitar can make many many funny sounds... :) Karate is probably the only BM song where the music video is actually on par with live performance - overall I would say stick to live versions! That said, the music video does show the meaning behind the song quite well, so definitely check it out. My interpretation of the song; it's about overcoming the limitations you've set for yourself, through hard work and discipline (hence Karate) but also with support from your friends.

[@noahvale7555]

This song and the original MV is one of the most powerful musical things I have ever seen/heard

[@ohyes54]

This festival was nicknamed Drownload for a reason :)

[@vegeta6555]

Yea it was raining during that show. Kobametal (Their producer, manager, master mind) was seen trying to squeegee the stage for the girl to perform on.

[@paulbenwell3560]

Leading to 1,000's of 'mop that stage' meme's LOL

[@paulbenwell3560]

Karate is a massive fan favourite and has pretty much been a constant concert regular. Also the MV is one of the few fans recommend as it is IMHO - one of their two best - along with Megitsune). One thing you will hear is that fans sing the Moa/Yui parts NEVER EVER do we sing Su's parts. And yes that was BOH the bassists with his crab stance.

[@road-runner]

Great reaction, thanks! You got perfectly the actual environment and I'm glad you noticed how hard it was to perform in these conditions. I know some bands who probably never have gone on that stage (my IEM doesn't work... so I'm going home... you know). A funny scene was seen before their performance (delayed due to the heavy rain): Koba (their producer) mopping the water off the stage with a broom. You can imagine the memes. 😁 The fact that BOH (and the rest of the band members) is having so much fun, is very significative. He's a seasoned bassist and he admitted that backing BABYMETAL was one of the most challenging jobs in his career. And now you know why he needs credits for dancing. 🤣

[@GenTzu]

@RoadRunner Heard there's a betting pool on who will be the new third member. BOH on the list, but only as a long shot. And only as an Avenger. 😊

[@road-runner]

@@GenTzu 🤣

[@schneider1112]

My favorites (apart from Karate and RoR) from the second album: Awadama Fever, Yava!, Amore, GJ!, No Rain No Rainbow and The One. "No Rain No Rainbow" at Su's 20th birthday concert "Legend S" is amazing, but you will need a watermark over it.

[@bebimetaru]

Thank you for the reaction! This song is amazing, it's maybe my favorite. So many emotions! My heart is always full when I hear it 🥲 Actually there are not many valuable official MV from them. You miss maybe only BMC, but it's a song from the Metal Galaxy album. You have a long road ahead, keep going my friend! 🤘🦊

[@rah2287]

👍 👍 My favorite performances of this song. Thank for taking recommendations. BabyMetal just performed on The First Take for the first time. The First Take is a You Tube Channel where famous artists are invited to do a LIVE unedited (and unaltered “no vocal effects”) raw performance in only ONE TAKE. If they make a mistake there is no going back and fixing it as mistakes and all will air. They did a scaled down beautiful rendition of their new song Monochrome.

[@angelofdarkness6755]

freakin loved this a super lot. top tier musical content. Can’t stop listening to this! 😍😍😍

[@martinmetal7481]

One of my favourite performances of Karate the fans had waited in torrential rain for them to perform . Just love the crowd interaction♥️ 😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

[@half-a-man8182]

Yes, I have the same problem. Every time I hear a new Babymetal song, ‘it’ becomes my new favorite. Now that I have heard most of their songs, I think Meta Taro is my number one.

[@test8959]

Was there and they were brilliant.loud is an understatement.great bill that day with korn and headliners rammstein.will be seeing then again next week as they are supporting sabaton in my hometown leeds at our arena.😁

[@dingjk5630]

Many people misunderstand Moametal and Yuimetal as back dancers. In fact, they are the front dancers. The real back dancer is that bald head - BOH. 😀😊😂

[@bradkornatowski3866]

It was UK, they are immune to the rain. I think poor Yui had to lay down in a puddle. Boh is the 4th BabyMetal dancer. Su will fall in love with the audience, if the earpiece comes out you know she thinks it is extra special. Skip most official videos, the studio mix is weak, live is heavier and more raw. Moa has known hearing damage as reported in a leaked college admission form, Su does for sure for how long she has been on stage.

[@paulbenwell3560]

Yeah a UK music festival without rain just feels wrong...

[@GenTzu]

@Brad Kornatowski There was a discussion on Moa's hearing loss on reddit. According to an MD it was a common temporary condition. Apparently she suffered on long-term effects.

[@paulbenwell3560]

@@GenTzu I have missed this.. I need to read up as never heard it referred to. BABYMETAL sub reddit?

[@GenTzu]

@@paulbenwell3560 It was part of a reddit discussion titled Cryptic message from Babymetal. From two years ago. Cannot post link

[@schelin1447]

Drownload 2016! 🤘🦊🤘

[@half-a-man8182]

I suggest either: Shanti Shanti Shanti or Meta Taro.

[@tonypate9174]

"I find that if you just talk,your mouth comes up with stuff" DILKINGTON ...and TYLR maybe on the scale in a classic way for a place in a DILKINGTON list book ? Bless him and time lines so hard to take in block

[@rexeros8825]

I don't know why you're so surprised that Suzuka can hold a note for a long time. There is nothing supernatural in this. She is a PROFESSIONAL singer, not just a girl. It is NORMAL for a singer to hold notes for up to 15-20 seconds in one breath. It is excellent to sing for more than 20 seconds in one breath. Anything less is normal. I think she could keep such notes even at 10 years old.

[@詔-n2m]

you are tourist of babymetal universe good luck😄

[@IOOIIIV]

Tyler, when are you going to react to Babymetal’s Monochrome on The First Take? That video is not being blocked.😊

[@half-a-man8182]

Yes, I like a band to be animated too. American bands just stand there, like their stoned on marijuana.

[@cjkoehler]

🤘🦊🤘

[@Icipher353]

This was at the infamous Drownload 2016 where it rained for the entire festival. At one point the stage was so wet that they weren't sure if Babymetal would even be able to perform, and Kobametal ended personally mopping the stage until it was dry enough that he was satisfied that it was safe for the girls to perform. There is no contest when it comes to live Babymetal versus the studio versions; live Babymetal is always best Babymetal. The interactions with the crowd are an integral part of the Babymetal experience and you don't get that with the studio recordings. Not to mention the fact that the studio recordings are always over-engineered and they ruin Su's voice with too much production. When she sings live, it's just her, and that's far better than any studio nonsense.

[@seregamolodets5286]

🍅💀🍅 🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼 Drownload 2016

[@CyberChunk77]

I love you pretending to have never seen this performance and then just singing along perfectly cos fuck it man... who's got time for that shit? It's a legendary show, sing along!

[@josephdoo]

😎😎😎🤘🤘🤘

[@kitkat6407]

👊🦊👊♪

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

Hmm. Trying to figure out why you would react to the live version of a song before checking out the actual music video containing the studio version of the song. That's just odd to me.