Oh, Japan: Babymetal

So upon request, I had been asked to do an article on Baby Metal. Luckily, I just found some recent info about this cute little band that might spike some interest to you Baby Metal fans.
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How many of you heard of this cute little singing group?


WELL...I manage to dig a little info about this cutesy little band. Try to maintain yourselves please"

*Starts bouncing on seat with excitement*



Baby metal is a Japanese vocal and dance group, consisting of three young Japanese girls.
Suzuka Nakamoto as Sumetal
Yuo Mizuno as Yuimetal
and
Moa Kikuchi as Moametal

The concept of the group is a fusion of metal and idol. The three teenage girls and their group are manages by Amuse talent agency.
They released their debut album "of the same name" earlier this year, February 2014 to be exact.

The group was initially formed as a sub-unit of the female idol group Sakura Gakuin (which was a Japanese idol group formed in 2010 by the Amuse talent agency.) The group was aiming to realize a "fusion of metal and idol(music)".

Believe it or not none these three girls didn't even know what metal music was before the inception of the band. Suzuka once said in an interview on MTV 81 "the first time we heard the idea for Babymetal, we were like "what the?!"

"It's interesting how a group of girls who didn't even know what metal was, are now known for their metal music. Way to go girls!"

"So would you like to know how the name 'Babymetal' was created?? Well, to answer that I did a little researching."

Kobametal, the bands producer state that the name came to him by revelation (divine message). It is a play on the words "heavy metal". "Baby" which indicates cuteness, (cause admit it those girls are adorable right??) "metal"- intensity.
The producer likes interpreting it as "newborn metal". The group stated their brand of metal was a newborn genre that was what "baby" in Babymetal stood for.


"Well I think that sums up how the band came up with the name"

A little info on the girls that create this band
Suzuka Nakamoto- known as Su-metal was born December 20,1997 which sets her at age 17 now.

Yui Mizuno- known as Yuimetal- was born June 20,1999 which sets her at age 15 now

Moa Kikuchi- known as Moametal was born July 4, 1999 which also sets her at age 15 now.

Suzuka is the clean vocalist of the trio, while Mao and Yui preform 'scream' vocals with additional clean vocals. The trio usually dress up in punk Lolita style outfits of red and black. Suzuka, the tallest of the three, is typically in the center, with the other two members positioned on either side of her. Moa and Yui make up a sub-group called "Black Babymetal". The dancing is choreographed by the trio's dance teacher Mikiko, who is renowned for her choreography with Perfume and owns her own dance company called "Eleven Play"

Instead of using the "sign of horns" like most metal groups use, the trio uses the hand gesture of the fox (more accurately to kitsune) to symbolize the band's divine inspiration. When they were asked about the divinity (the fox god) the girls replied with:
"We've never met the fox god, but because of his blessing, we were able to become Babymetal".

In their concert, Babymetal is assisted by a backup bank, which is either a pretend band called Babybone, dressed in black-and-whits skeleton outfits, who mime play instruments, Or a lived band called Full Metal Band (Also known as the "Gods of Metal" or "Kami Band") There is also a backup dance group called the Sisterbone that may often join them on stage.


"Now I think that wraps up the info on the band itself, don't you think??"

"Now I am excited to announce that Babymetal has now checked another box on their world conquest to-do list. Babymetal has played a headline show in the US. On July 27th,the group toured in LA"

Apparently tickets to the LA show were very hard to get, their tickets were selling out so fast that a lot of fans were finding it hard to even get a ticket to the LA show. Fortunately for those that weren't able to make it to the show, the internet provided for those in need. Two videos from the Fonda Theater show that weekend were captured and uploaded to YouTube.

"YAY YOUTUBE!!! Speaking of, here are a few Babymetal videos for your entertainment"

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The videos from the Fonda Theater, were taken close to the staged, packed with the raw energy of a metal show and the joyful dancing pop show. Whether you're a headbanger or a teenybopper, you're guaranteed to have a great time.

-source:wiki, rocketnews24

So if any of you got a chance to see these three in the US, or in concert. Please share your stories. I would love to hear about it
What do you think about this adorable metal band??

~Miss Elegent Serenity
http://www.dubtopia.eu/oh-japan/babymetal

 

Anytime its what I'm here for.

 

I music I enjoyed but I agree it could have done without the scream bits, the chocolate one is cute