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Added 2022-05-06 22:33:49 +0000 UTCBaby Metal just exploded my brain. Patreon exclusive
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References in the performance: Intro, Metallica - One. Statue in the background, Metallica - ...and Justice for All tour and album cover. Neckbrace, Yoshiki, drummer and songwriter of X Japan, needed to wear a neckbrace on stage because of permanent neck damage sustained from too much headbanging. Crucifixion, Idol Suzuka Nakamoto as an on stage performer gets sacrificed and resurrected as Su-metal, the Metal goddess. It basically means: Su had to graduate the school-themed J-Pop Idol group Sakura Gakuin, which BABYMETAL was a sub-group of since it's foundation in 2010, so BABYMETAL became an independent group. The songs name is "BABYMETAL DEATH". It's a pun with English because "Death" sounds like "Desu" in Japanese which is a form of describing someone or something. For example if your name is John. You would say John desu. It sounds a bit like "death". It means "I am John" or "This is John". Basically the song's meaning is "This is BABYMETAL" or "We are BABYMETAL". Great reaction and great song. ^^
Declaine
2022-05-07 03:18:45 +0000 UTCFun watch! I think Babymetal DEFINITELY has the best stage production in the game right now. As for all that symbolism, there's a lot haha. The neck brace is from headbanging, but also it's a reference to the band X Japan, which Babymetal is heavily inspired by. At that band's last multi day concert, the drummer boke his neck or something and passed out on the first day, and played the next day with a neck brace. So Babymetal is referencing that with the neck brace, and with the X arms they're doing. As for being reborn as a metal goddess, I think that's because around this time Babymetal stopped lip syncing as much, got a real band instead of a backing track, and really became a lot more metal and less jpop. They changed a lot around that time. And the lyrics are just introducing themselves in Japanese, which rhymes with death! Also also, that show was for Su-metal (lead singer)'s 15th birthday, which is a special one in their culture. So that's part of the whole reborn thing. Along with the BABY in BABYMETAL. They're like a rebirth of metal or whatever. Anyway, that might be all! Sorry for the really long comment lmao, but since you've watched this you're a Babymetal fan now
DanTheManWithThePants
2022-05-07 00:18:12 +0000 UTC
