Author Topic: (Group) BABYMETAL (Read 149466 times)

Rezar · « **Reply #380 on:** April 07, 2016, 03:03:00 AM »

Wish they would have done Karate instead though, but good job

JFC · « **Reply #381 on:** April 07, 2016, 03:44:44 AM »

TokyoGirlsUpdate.com - BABYMETAL Hit the US & UK Chart with their Metal Resistance
- http://tokyogirlsupdate.com/metal-resitance-babymetal-world-chart-20160486273.html

EDIT:
RocketNews24.com - Babymetal makes US television debut performing on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/04/06/babymetal-makes-us-television-debut-performing-on-the-late-show-with-stephen-colbert/

SomethingWild · « **Reply #382 on:** April 15, 2016, 07:48:22 PM »

I entered the pre-sale lottery for a ticket to Tokyo Dome and I got one!

Looks like I have a trip to prepare. Gonna be epic!

Jul3 · « **Reply #383 on:** April 15, 2016, 10:12:33 PM »

Quote from: SomethingWild on April 15, 2016, 07:48:22 PM

I entered the pre-sale lottery for a ticket to Tokyo Dome and I got one!

Looks like I have a trip to prepare. Gonna be epic!

Nice, glad you're going

wbx · « **Reply #384 on:** April 30, 2016, 04:27:39 PM »

Since no one mentioned it, there is an event level in Super Mario Maker featuring Babymetal. And of course you get a ?-mushroom with a Babymetal costume.

Rezar · « **Reply #385 on:** May 01, 2016, 02:33:29 AM »

muppet · « **Reply #386 on:** May 01, 2016, 04:55:31 AM »

^ always thought those "so and so's" react to "such and such" were not
very real at all, but credit to the producers for putting together BabyMetal's
reaction to the original reactors....it was fun, and you can tell the girls really appreciate
when people get past the "Wut?" stage, and really give them a serious listen.

Great job BabyMetal!

vlinorman · « **Reply #387 on:** May 01, 2016, 05:53:44 AM »

Quote from: Rezar on May 01, 2016, 02:33:29 AM

This is going to be an endless circle of reaction videos..

vlinorman · « **Reply #388 on:** May 09, 2016, 12:30:12 AM »

muppet · « **Reply #389 on:** May 09, 2016, 01:07:41 AM »

^ BabyMetal really have turned the Japanese Music World upside down....

Their overseas popularity is a true breakthrough for a Japanese group.

Hope this continues to be as fun for Su, Yui, and Moa as it is for the fans...

Stylin'

BABYMETAL「ZIP」

clem84 · « **Reply #390 on:** May 09, 2016, 01:48:49 AM »

Just saw them in New York. It was amazing. Hopefully they'll keep making world tours every summer for many years to come.

Jul3 · « **Reply #391 on:** May 21, 2016, 02:00:45 PM »

For those that live in the UK, the BBC did a half hour documentary on them here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p03pl75v/babymetal-wembley-to-tokyo
Despite being marked as Radio 1, it's actually a video documentary.

It was pretty good, I like the way they acknowledged what makes idols different is the personal contact with the fans - which, IMO, is why BABYMETAL aren't idols anymore.

Kindof a shame that of the 3 times they've come to London, I was only able to see them the first time - but that was an epic event.

muppet · « **Reply #392 on:** May 21, 2016, 02:25:24 PM »

^ Back up

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x47sgyo

Rezar · « **Reply #393 on:** May 22, 2016, 12:50:20 PM »

Quote from: Jul3 on May 21, 2016, 02:00:45 PM

It was pretty good, I like the way they acknowledged what makes idols different is the personal contact with the fans - which, IMO, is why BABYMETAL aren't idols anymore.

I don't get the "anymore" part because they NEVER really had any personal contact with the fans, neither do Sakura Gakuin and you wouldn't say they aren't idols (in general none of the AMUSE idols have fan interaction so it's more of a management thing).

(Babymetal to my knowledge had ONE autograph session when they were in Singapore which was their first non-Japanese gig).

Jul3 · « **Reply #394 on:** May 22, 2016, 11:06:05 PM »

^ Fair enough. Maybe I shouldn't have included that word. But yeah, the fan interaction part is the core component of what makes idols idols to me, rather than some other kind of performer/celebrity. Maybe cuz I came into idols via AKB and then the underground ones, so missed any of the "non-contact" idols.

Rezar · « **Reply #395 on:** May 22, 2016, 11:38:35 PM »

You do have a point that fan interaction is an integral part of the post AKB-era, but as I understand it before AKB you couldn't interact with idols, I think AKB's motto in the beginning was "Idols you can meet". So when you and other people say they aren't idols I can follow it to some degree.

I kinda feel bad for the girls in Babymetal because I'm fairly sure at least Moa would love interacting with fans but they are more controlled than any idol group that I can think of which is why to me they are idols, and why I'm getting bored with their image everything is rehearsed and choreographed and there's no spontaneity whatsoever.

marisado · « **Reply #396 on:** May 28, 2016, 05:33:47 PM »

~~I'm going to cry if this has already been posted in the forum~~

clem84 · « **Reply #397 on:** May 29, 2016, 12:31:41 AM »

This is good stuff. It's funny seeing grown men get so insecure because of three young Japanese girls singing Metal.

muppet · « **Reply #398 on:** May 29, 2016, 03:38:42 AM »

The girls definitely be rolling!

Foreign press be lovin'!
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/rob-zombie-babymetal-they-roll-harder-than-you_us_57333ce4e4b016f37897aebb

Jul3 · « **Reply #399 on:** June 03, 2016, 11:30:28 AM »

They've announced a second night at Tokyo Dome:

That seems pretty big to me.

This is also on in the week in September with a lot of public holidays.

Ticket info: http://www.babymetal.jp/news/detail.php?id=418