The band currently consists of Suzuka Nakamoto 中元すず香 (aka Su-Metal), Moa Kikuchi 菊地最愛 (aka Moametal), and Momoko Okazaki 岡崎 百々子 (aka Momometal). These girls and their group are managed by the Amuse talent agency.
Before Momoko Okazaki was announced as a member for BABYMETAL, Yui Mizuno 水野由結 (aka Yuimetal) was in BABYMETAL, before it was announced that she had left the group due to health issues.
They first appeared on the debut Sakura Gakuin album, さくら学院 2010年度 〜message〜 performing ド・キ・ド・キ☆モーニング.
Babymetal's first indie CD single, BABYMETAL × キバオブアキバ, released jointly with キバオブアキバ, ranked 3rd in the Oricon weekly indie chart and number one in the Tower Records Shibuya weekly indie ranking. The band's major debut single, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ), sold 19,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number 6 in the Oricon weekly singles chart.
In the spring of 2013, Suzuka Nakamoto graduated from junior high school and therefore had to "graduate" from the group Sakura Gakuin (that consists of girls of up to junior high). However, their management decided that Babymetal would not dissolve and would continue their activities as a band. The group released its next single, titled "Megitsune" (メギツネ) on June 19.
Babymetal attended SUMMER SONIC 2013 which was held in Tokyo and Osaka on August 10 and 11, 2013. It was their second time performing at the festival; in 2012, they became the youngest artists ever (with the average age of 12) to perform there. Later, in October 2013, Babymetal became also the youngest artists ever to perform at the LOUD PARK heavy metal music festival. In November 2013, Babymetal released a promo video for the Japanese premiere of Metallica's movie, Through the Never.
The group announced a two-day live concert at Budokan, scheduled for March 1 and 2, 2014, and a debut album, released February 26, 2014. The album contains 13 tracks and is also available in a limited edition version containing a bonus DVD with music videos and live footage.
Babymetal made their debut appearance in the United Kingdom at the Sonisphere Festival 2014, performing their set in the Bohemia tent on July 6, 2014.
In 2016, the group released Road of Resistance featuring Dragonforce Herman Li and Sam Totman as a guitar playing. This song was featured in their second album Metal Resistence which was released the same year.
In 2017, Babymetal supported multiple bands during their tours: Metallica, Guns 'N Roses (as the opening act), the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Korn. During October that year Babymetal were officially revealed as the performers of the "Unikitty Theme" for the Unikitty! TV series from Lego. On December 30, 2017, Kami Band guitarist Mikio Fujioka fell from an observation deck and died from his injuries on January 5, 2018.
In 2018, Babymetal announced they were starting a record label called Babymetal Records. Later on that year, Yui Mizuno left Babymetal due to poor health, but also announced that she may pursue a solo career in the future. The same day as the announcement Babymetal released a new single, Starlight.
In 2019 Babymetal announced their third album, Metal Galaxy. They also performed at Glastonbury, making them the first Japanese band to play on one of the festival's main stages. The album was released on October 10th the same year.
In 2023, Babymetal’s official accounts announced that former Avenger, Okazaki Momoko, is now officially a member, by the stage name Momometal (Scream & Dance).
According to Kei Kobayashi (aka Kobametal, the band's producer), Babymetal's name came to him by revelation (as a "divine message"). Babymetal (ベビーメタル, "bebiimetaru") is a play on the Japanese pronunciation of "heavy metal" (ヘヴィメタル, "heaviimetaru"). "Baby" may indicate cuteness and "metal" intensity. He has also come to like interpreting it as "newborn metal." In an interview for RazorTV while in Singapore in late 2013, the band members also used the latter interpretation. They stated their brand of metal was a newborn genre, and that was what "baby" in Babymetal stood for.
Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!
BABYMETAL Lyrics
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狂い咲くこの華は はかなく消える
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
ヘドバン ヘドバン バンバン ババン
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
ヘドバン ヘドバン バンバン ババン
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
さぁ時は来た もう迷わない 握りしめたの 18きっぷ
東へ西へ 南へ北へ 今日もドセンに突撃
上手 (こいや!) 下手 (こいや!) 直立不動 仰け反り
逆ダイ (からの) 柵ダイ (からの) コロダイ (からの) 折りたたみ
15の夜を忘れはしない
泣き虫なヤツは ここから消え失せろ
伝説の黒髪を華麗に乱し
狂い咲くこの華は はかなく消える
もう二度と戻らない わずかな時を
この胸に刻むんだ 15の夜を
ひらり 宙に舞う
ヘドバンギャーッ!
15の夜を忘れはしない
泣き虫なヤツは ここから消えろ
15の夜を忘れはしない
邪魔をするヤツは 即座に消え失せろ
伝説の黒髪を華麗に乱し
狂い咲くこの華は はかなく消える
もう二度と戻らない わずかな時を
この胸に刻むんだ 15の夜を
伝説の黒髪を華麗に乱し
狂い咲くこの華は はかなく消える
もう二度と戻れない わずかな時を
思い出に刻むんだ 15の夜を
ひらり 宙に舞う
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
ヘドバン ヘドバン バンバン ババン
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバンギャーッ!
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
The lyrics of BABYMETAL's song ヘドバンギャー!! speak of a night that won't be forgotten, a chaotic flower that blooms brilliantly only to disappear quickly or not return, and headbanging. The song encourages the listener not to hesitate, to move forward boldly, even in the face of unpredictable danger. The lyrics also show disdain for the weak – those who cry easily and get easily discouraged – and a reverence for strength and fearlessness.
The main theme of the song is likely to be about seizing the moment and experiencing life to the fullest, without fear or hesitation, which is in keeping with the youthful and rebellious spirit of the band. As evidenced by the lyrics, BABYMETAL's musical style is also heavily influenced by metal music, with a fast-paced and high-energy sound, groovy guitar riffs, and thunderous drum beats.
In summary, the lyrics of ヘドバンギャー!! are an anthem of youthful rebellion and fierce self-determination, which the band delivers with intense musical energy, demonstrating their love of heavy metal.
Line by Line Meaning
伝説の黒髪を華麗に乱し
Disrupting the legendary black hair splendidly
狂い咲くこの華は はかなく消える
This blooming flower will disappear fleetingly
ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン ヘドバン
Headbang Headbang Headbang Headbang
ヘドバン ヘドバン バンバン ババン
Headbang Headbang Banban Baban
さぁ時は来た もう迷わない 握りしめたの 18きっぷ
Now's the time, don't hesitate, holding onto an 18-ticket
東へ西へ 南へ北へ 今日もドセンに突撃
East, West, South, North, today too, storming into the venue
上手 (こいや!) 下手 (こいや!) 直立不動 仰け反り
Performing on stage; dancing skilfully (come on!) or not, standing still or bending backwards
逆ダイ (からの) 柵ダイ (からの) コロダイ (からの) 折りたたみ
Doing various dive moves (backwards, into a fence, rolling, fold)
15の夜を忘れはしない
Won't forget the night of 15 years old
泣き虫なヤツは ここから消え失せろ
Crybabies, disappear from here
もう二度と戻らない わずかな時を
This brief time won't come back again
この胸に刻むんだ 15の夜を
Engrave the night of 15 in your heart
ひらり 宙に舞う
Gently dancing in midair
ヘドバンギャーッ!
Headbang YEAH!
邪魔をするヤツは 即座に消え失せろ
Obstacles, disappear immediately
思い出に刻むんだ 15の夜を
Etch the night of 15 into your memories
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Edo Metal, Naka Metal, Narasaki
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@cizuu77
ROMAJI:
Densetsu no kurokami wo karei ni midashi
Kuruizaku kono hana wa hakanaku kieru
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, ban ban, ba-ban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, ban ban, ba-ban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, ban ban, ba-ban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Saa toki wa kita mou mayowanai
Nigirishimeta no juu-hachi kippu
Higashi e nishi e minami e kita e
Kyou mo dosen ni totsugeki
Kamite (koi ya!) shimete (koi ya!)
Chokuritsu-fudou nokezori
Gyakudai (kara no) sakudai (kara no)
Korodai (kara no) oritatami
Ichigo no yoru wo wasure wa shinai
Nakimushi na yatsu wa koko kara kieusero
Densetsu no kurokami wo karei ni midashi
Kuruizaku kono hana wa hakanaku kieru
Mou nido to modoranai wazuka na toki wo
Kono mune ni kizamunda ichigo no yoru wo
Hirari chuu ni mau
Hedobangyaaa!!
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Atama, tama, tama
Ichigo no yoru wo wasure wa shinai
Nakimushi na yatsu wa koko kara kiero
Ichigo no yoru wo wasure wa shinai
Jama wo suru yatsu wa sokuza ni kieusero
Densetsu no kurokami wo karei ni midashi
Kuruizaku kono hana wa hakanaku kieru
Mou nido to modoranai wazuka na toki wo
Kono mune ni kizamunda ichigo no yoru wo
Densetsu no kurokami wo karei ni midashi
Kuruizaku kono hana wa hakanaku kieru
Mou nido to modoranai wazuka na toki wo
Omoide ni kizamunda ichigo no yoru wo
Hirari chuu ni mau
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, ban ban, ba-ban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedobangyaaa!!
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
Hedoban, hedoban, hedoban, hedoban
@mukin2145
Thank you babymetal, I'm just another pathetic teenager who just turned 15, but this great band has helped me a lot to not feel alone, even though it's supposed to be an unforgettable day, I just feel even more shitty, I really do I would like to have known this band before but it's too late, my attitude has been horrible and even with 15 years old I haven't managed to handle myself well so I'll vent a little here, I know it won't help at all but I want to return to this video once once I'm 16 and know if things have changed or I've been irresponsible again.
I was always the girl that people considered strange despite only wanting to help, that behind her back insulted me, that everyone preferred to replace or abandon, and they looked for me when they needed something they were not capable of doing. I was always crying in classroom, my bedroom, or anywhere nobody could see me. I always felt horrible, but this year I tried to contain all the pain that I have had for years. I have always preferred to keep quiet for fear that people will judge me and until a few months ago I was even afraid to comment on any video, I think that if someone doesn't like me I feel like it's my fault for being me, so it's my problem to fix it and change it totally to their liking, I do favors for people whenever I can and I give positive comments even if i don't care or if my real opinion at that moment is the opposite, thinking that they will like me that way, even if those same "friends" are sitting behind me or in the distance saying that I am stupid or dumb because I ''I let people use me'', but they never seem to think that I'm not dumb enough to do it, I'm aware of what I'm doing, if I were being ''used'' I wouldn't volunteer to help in the first place.
I have almost always contained myself because of that same fear, that they feel sad/hurt/disappointed/offended/etc... any negative emotion in general, but lately I really feel that I am a shitty person, because I keep in my head that it is better to say any shit, silly advice, anything, whatever, or just repeat what someone else said in order not to stay silent but every time I feel that they move further and further away from me because I almost always end up communicating something different from what I'm trying to communicate and right now they just have to put up with me like a child, but I know that most of them have already spoken badly about me behind my back, that they don't like me, and I've heard it myself, sometimes it's hard for me to communicate but I still have a bit of "hope" because I am able to have interesting conversations with myself (I know, quite schizophrenic lol)
I have always heard that it is better to go to therapy but my parents are not very in favor of it and if I told him about this or others problems, they would probably tell me that it is not that serious and I would continue to suffer, and even worse I do not want them to find out for anything in the world because I know them, and perhaps they would even make fun of it, or worse they would "punish" me, or the only thing they would do is to tell me that I am a bad daughter despite the fact that since I started school I always tried harder than I should have, and even endured ridicule from classmates, and even teachers. I kept everything to myself and kept making a false image of a ''good girl'', all so that later they would see me a stupid face, or my parents tell me that I am a bad daughter even though I always I endured their punishments and everything that everyone made me suffer but even so I tried to show them that I made an effort for those little numbers called grades in school. That I worked hard for everyone.
But I make excuses in my head telling me that it's okay that even if they are my so-called friends they talk shit about me behind my back, because at the end of everything it's because of MY decisions, I was the one who made them and therefore it's my problem and I'm alone in that. I'm the one who has to solve it, and in the end it shouldn't hurt because anyway this year I just wanted to focus on improving my social skills, right? and stop repressing myself so much, and I'd leave my other problems for later, so it doesn't matter what everyone think I'm shit because maybe next year will be my year. But even at 15 I feel like I haven't made any progress compared to the me as a little girl who just kept repeating to myself that things would get better with time.
I still feel horrible, because despite all the time I had, I feel that instead of moving forward I feel like I've only gone back, until the last thing I can do is try to vent in a comment box, I don't care if someone read or not, I don't care, I'm not even able to communicate well in writing, and when I read this I still can't find myself, just trying to vent what worries me the most, and I'm still not enough, I keep being dramatic about it, and it was until some weeks or months I thought that by this date I would be much better, that I wanted to achieve what I have been striving for before my fifteen, but there is nothing, absolutely nothing, I am still even more pathetic than before, I thought I would have enough time , but time flew by and I just feel worse and worse and thinking that I only have two more years to change only makes me feel worse and realizing all the time has flown out of my hands so quickly, that it had to have been more responsible, more smart, oh, that maybe I shouldn't have been more kind or always restrain myself and give a smile to the people who treated me horrible, I don't even know, I just would like to be someone else, even though yesterday one of my so-called friends threw a chocolate on my table, he told me ''for your birthday'' and just left, and when i followd him triyng to thank him with a hug he just get away whispering that I'm only helping in class because he gave me a chocolate, man i always help everyone without even waiting something from them, not even a thank you so just shut up. I'm not whining about that but I just would have preferred to have been given a sincere hug and maybe I would have felt a little more motivated, and without wanting to yell at everyone to shut up their fucking mouths for a while. Damn I know I haven't done enough I don't need to be told, but that doesn't change the fact that I always put up with everything and everyone, and I always hold back the urge to cry in class and even have to carry everything by myself, i don't complain about it because it's my problem, if I don't solve it now, how will I face life later?
I still think it's better to keep quiet for fear of someone reacting negatively, but if I still speak up and they ignore me, or they react negatively, or like the chocolate thing, not only am I scared, but the fact that I'm a shitty person is true and I don't feel that way just because I feel bad, but because I really am, and I would do anything to improve it, but even if you tell me that, I still feel like I haven't done anything shit, I still haven't tried hard enough, right ? Maybe I'll never be good enough for anyone. And people will just hate me, maybe i'll just get used to it, but i still wanna to improve. I know that deep down I'm not a silly little girl, I understand how others feel, I understand perfectly, and many other things, but almost every time I speak I seem silly or wanting to offend or anything else, when it's not like that, I'lI get nervous or I just don't know what to say, even if I want to communicate something else, in the end I end up communicating something totally different, so even if they are further away from me and now that they have an image of me marked, it will be more difficult, I can set one more goal for myself the end of the year and being able to feel guilty once again. I don't even feel like I can express my feelings well in these paragraphs but I'll keep going.
Before, I was obsessed with the idea of being liked by everyone, of being friends with everyone, of always helping even if it wasn't my problem, and what do they give me in return? everyone gives me shit, and even so to this day it is difficult for me to totally dislike someone, but being realistic, almost no one likes me, to the point of having already made a bad image for two people in particular (this I mention it to myself in case I forget who those two people are, rather that to anyone who takes the time to read all this, those two special people are muriel and n.b) That idea of being liked by everyone is not so marked in my head anymore, so at least I know that I have advanced even a little with my mental health by myself, I guess. It's hard for me to accept myself, not long ago I realized that I'm quite cruel to myself but I can't help it, because of all the people who already hate me, I'm probably the one who is in the first place of them and the one who want me to die the most, and even so I don't feel with my own personality, as if there was no one inside me, I don't like to accept myself and I just want to stop thinking that my future will be like this, but I think I already told too much and I'm being very repetitive with all this and it's not that I want to tell my whole life, so I'll only get this far....
youtube didn't let me finish so i'll end in the replies
@t.rolltbeimir6622
I just needed to stop scrolling and read the entire text. Some things remind me of myself, but it was never that much, so i cant claim to understand how hard it is, so take what i write with a grain of salt, if you read this: first of it can take a lot of time to change and it can feel like an eternity, but you will change. Im now ten years older than you and there is a vast difference to my 15 year old self, even to my 20 year old self, bc i didnt really take a straight path.
First i tried to act emotionally cold and repress everything bad. Didnt work out very well and i would not reccomend it. It makes it easier at first, but if one big thing hits you, everything repressed comes back up and its a lot worse.
What helped me was to realize why im like that. Every trait has a reason. We interact with our surroundings, make memories and form our character. Bc of this character we interact with our surroundings in a certain way and make new memories. So we are like we are bc of this and we are not bound by that. Everyone can change.
So i tried to understand what was the origin of a thing i dont wanted and confronted it. Like why i never asked someone out and feared a rejection so much. Why was that? Bc my confidence was so low that i would translate every rejection into: no way you are weird. And my confidence was so low bc of my bad social skills and the mobbing. And that was bc i had a really hard time to becone friends with someone in the new school and that got harder every year bc i got no experience with social skills.
And the reason why i had a hard time to socialize was just that i had no idea how to do it and i got unlucky. We were five from my old school and there were four-man-tables + the other four were in the same class before and nobody from my old class was at the new school. Also as little child i got two great friends with no effort from me (so i didnt learned to be grateful) and i lost contact with them bc we were now on different schools and i never called them bc i took out friendship for granted.
If all of this never happened i would be different. But life is not fair and i still pulled a pretty lucky straw, so i have no right to complain.
Now with the knowledge that everything is just bc of this random events, it was easier for me to change. It was still not easy, but in retroperspective its insane how much a person can change. And we have roughly 80 years, so we will be a completely different person many times in our life if we try to change.
But i see in your text that you know a lot of yourself, so you already took the first steps. I hope you will continue you way.
Sorry that it was so much rambling, but im not really good at writing a clear, short text.
@leokimvideo
So catchy
@darioadaseq
You also commented on a rage against the machine song
@bofa83
The vocals for a 12-14 year old are incredible.
@astrid3082
She was 15 in this song ☺️ but still awesome!!
@summerthegoat1
@/gor3shin woahhhh
@user-lx9nz1ki4h
Rap is so cool
@iUnitSage
@/gor3shin no she wasn't? she was born on december 1997, this vid was uploaded november 2012, so it must have been recorded even earlier than that
@colinneptunevasilias822
Wait a sec they are so young!?
@hychou2570
Almost 2023, I still listen to Babymetal everyday. Babymetal forever.
@user-ux6pm5fq9e
Forever💪🏼💕