Baby Metal
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Babymetal at GQ Men of the Year 2015 ceremony in Tokyo due to winning Special Prize "Discovery of the year".
(left to right; Yuimetal, Su-metal, Moametal) |
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| Origin | Japan |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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| Website | babymetal |
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Babymetal (stylized as BABYMETAL) are a Japanese heavy metal idol band. Their line-up consists of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal", Yui Mizuno as "Yuimetal", and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal". The concept of the band is a fusion of the heavy metal and Japanese idol genres. The three young women and their band are managed by the Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrumentation played by the Kami Band. Babymetal released their self-titled debut album in February 2014. Their second album Metal Resistance was released worldwide on April 1, 2016.
The band was initially formed in 2010 as the heavy music club (重音部 Jūonbu), or subunit, of the female idol group Sakura Gakuin, aiming to realize a "fusion of metal and idol [music]". None of the three members was familiar with metal music before the inception of the band.
The name of the band "Babymetal" (ベビーメタル Bebīmetaru) comes from the words "baby" (ベイビー beibī) and "heavy metal" (ヘビーメタル hebī metaru). The correct pronunciation rhymes with "heavy metal", without emphasis on the first a as in "baby". However, the band does not strictly enforce this, and most native English speakers still pronounce the name as baby metal.
Babymetal's first live appearance was on 28 November 2010, at Sakura Gakuin's first solo concert. Their first song, "Doki Doki Morning", was originally released in April 2011 on the Sakura Gakuin album Sakura Gakuin 2010 Nendo: Message. The band shot a music video for the song and in October 2011 released it as a DVD single intended for limited (live-venues-only) distribution. Having been uploaded to YouTube that same month, by the end of 2012 the video totaled over 1 million views. In July 2011, Babymetal premiered the song, "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" ("No More Bullying"), at a Sakura Gakuin concert, but it would only be performed during live concerts at the time. The first music video, "Doki Doki Morning", was released from the Toy's Factory channel on YouTube on 12 October 2011.
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