BABYMETAL DEATH | Legend 1997- Reaction .. What The...

So funny to watch you push the mic out of your way to focus on the screen, lol. 🤩

I read somewhere that the Statue truly has Su's face on it and it represents Su leaving her past as Idol and being reborn as a metal Goddess. Not sure if is true or not.

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Su may have been sacrificed to become a metal goddess, but we are still #notacult. I would recommend the 2023 PIA arena version even if you dont do a video on it. The fans reaction to Momometal is amazing!

#NOTACULT

Great enjoyable reaction as usual. I'm gonna head over to YT to make my comments. Wanna make sure my view and like get recorded for the channel. Is that how it works? Well anyways see you over there.

Wow! First off great and delightful reaction as always. Second, I'm so glad you waited til now to see this...potentially disturbing performance. Watch this to early in ones intro to Babymetal and...well it may not sit right.

Great reaction, your stunned faces were exactly how you'd expect someone to react to this. Thanks to all the others for explaining it so well.

That was fun. Axe Swipe has already explained most of this, but I can't help myself (just in case I can add any more clarity) There is a translation of the intro video in the description which would have helped a bit with understanding what was happening: "Legend 1997. (referring to the year of Su's birth) It is told that receiving the legendary neck brace from the god of Metal, she shall abandon her human life and be reborn as a goddess. The bloodline which has been passed down from ancient times is destined to be the guide, boarding the ark of time. The apocalypse is prophesied DOOMSDAY comes There remains... little time.." Basically this show was the final step in BABYMETAL transitioning from Idol group sub-unit (it had this narrative running all the way through and even started with a lip-synced dance remix of their song 'Headbanger') to independent metal band - it was also Su-metal's final step in her transition from J-Pop Idol - she was sacrificing her human existence and life as Suzuka Nakamoto, a J-Pop Idol, to be reborn as Su-metal, a Metal Goddess chosen to lead the Metal Resistance. 'BABYMETAL DEATH' was the first track on the first album and was most often used as the show opener (without the crucifixion) - it is the perfect introduction - that is what the lyrics are:- "B - A - B - Y - M - E - T - A - L Death Death Death Death Death Death. Su-metal death. Yuimetal death. Moametal death. BABYMETAL death. Death Death Death Death Death Death." It is a play on words. There is no 'TH' sound in Japanese, so to a Japanese speaker death sounds like desu (the U is silent) spoken with a slight lisp. Desu means "To be - I am - you are - we are - it is" etc. All they were doing throughout the song was introducing themselves by name and introducing BABYMETAL by name - and 'death' is just the sort of thing you'd expect to be chanted by any self respecting metal band and their audience while the lead singer is crucified. There were a couple of homages in this performance too. The opening drum beat is an homage to Metallica's 'One' (as you recognised) and the statue crumbling at the end pays homage to Metallica's Justice For All tour of 1989 where, as you know, they also had a statue (Lady Justice) crumble at the end of their shows. The neck brace is a tribute to X Japan drummer/pianist/songwriter/composer Yoshiki who damaged his neck so badly headbanging that he has to wear a neck brace most of the time, especially when performing. On special occasions 'BABYMETAL DEATH' was used later in the show - Legend 1997 was the title of the show celebrating Su-metal's 16th birthday ... and they only crucify Su on special occasions. At Legend S in December 2017 to help her celebrate her 20th birthday - they had extra flames. #notacult Legend S was the last time they played it live as Yui never appeared again and it wouldn't have worked with just Su and Moa introducing themselves ... until April 2nd 2023, Momometal's first concert as an official member. Tjis was the one you were meant to watch, it was the first encore of the night, the first time they'd played 'BABYMETAL DEATH' live in over 5 years - and Momometal got to introduce herself. The crowd went wild, the girls all heard the cheer as Momometal introduced herself - they were so pleased (and relieved). They have been using 'BABYMETAL DEATH' as the concert intro song again since then. The second video you watched was from the Budokan in 2014.

This is the number one track on their number one album. Of course this is an homage to Metallica's One.

There‘s a lesson to be learned here: Don‘t forget you neck brace whenever you are in for a crucifixion! The kamishibai (picture story) of the Legend 1997 intro tells how Su abandons her human form and is being reborn as Goddess. That’s all there is to it. The specifics of the performance are just to make it look as cool and Metal (and clashing) as possible, I believe. The fact that it’s her 16th birthday in particular bears no significance, as far as I know. The age of adulthood was 20 at the time, it has been lowered to 18 by now. Regarding the word desu: Japanese has many local dialects. The Tokyo area dialect is widely considered „standard“ Japanese. In this dialect, the u at the end of the word is almost silent, making it almost sound like „death“ (when spoken by someone who is not that proficient in recreating the English th sound).

Here is link to the 2023 performance: https://youtu.be/DHA_HuGA-Mc?si=KgTYZQchGA5IVhTQ

https://images.app.goo.gl/dCC5v this is the picture

Of course you get support as much as you need and want. In the intro of Legend 1997 it is explained that SuMetal has to abandom her human beeing and by convaying the neckbrace sendet from the God-Of-Metal (The-Fox-God) she is reborn as the Goddess of Metal. So this is the lore behind that performance. That they singing their names and their bandname you discovert correct. And the croud is chouting B-A-B-Y-M-E-T-A-L. I'm not realy sure about the meaning of the statue in the backround but it seems to me, that, when it breaks, it is a symbol for the lost of innocence of youth and transition in to adult live How can you better celebrate your 16th birthday crucifyed by your friends and bandmembers and praised by thousand of fans. IMO there are tears in her eyes. And I want to believe that in that moment she realizes that she is a important part of something very special and great and transfers from Suzuka Nakamoto to SuMetal in heart and mind. Last little note: In the concert were Momoko Okazaki is pronounced as the third member of BabyMetal and she is singing "MomoMetal dezu" the croud is going loud to welcome her. This is such a emotional moment for me with tears in my eyes and onesmore so proud to be part of The One. 🦊🦊🦊 For The Fox-God 🦊🦊🦊

Metallica was one of the first big-name bands to support and take Babymetal on tour with them. There is a picture floating around online that shows the girls in scaffolding watching Metallica perform. They also said it was watching Metallica perform that made performing metal music finally click for them and they understood that the people on stage are characters and not necessarily the real life personas as the angry looking guys they saw onstage were not the kind and pleasant men they met backstage.

Great reaction! So much to break down here... The show was the day after Su's 16th birthday and this was her birthday celebration. The opening riff and beat is homage to Metallica's "One". The storyline of the entire show was the life and death of J-Pop Idol Suzuka Nakamoto to be reborn as Metal Goddess Queen Su-metal. The Marian statue is meant to resemble Su-metal. The Christian symbology is not to be taken seriously. It is used no different than western bands co-opting Asian symbology because it just looks cool. The statue falling apart at the end is again a tribute to Metallica's Lady Justice statue that would fall apart and the end of the "And Justice for All" concerts. Yes, each girl introduces themselves throughout the song while the audience spells out Babymetal in between. The second video is either from Budokan 2014 or Tokyo Dome 2016. I'm not sure which. The 2023 performance was at PIA Arena Clear Night. Momo's first night as an official member and the first time the song was performed since Yui left. Su does not scream. It is backing track. The only time she screams is during Headbanger. Also, you seemed so surprised. Aren't all young ladies crucified for their Sweet 16? 🤔 Also, remember....#notac....oh who the hell are we kidding. We are #totallyacult. 🤘💀🤘😝