/jp/ - Otaku Culture

Who is still a knight of the round tomato?

Less than 5 hours left and I still have 12 tomatoes to eat. This challenge was not even hard, shame on those who gave up.

おたんじょうび　おめでとう

>>13671528
Halfway there. I'm eating one more now before taking two tomatoes to work in my Mini Pati Bento Box to work on them there.

>>13671591

This week's Night of Spica is airing now

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/stolabo-tokyo

I'm going to assume Yui will be mentioned with a possible surprise appearance?

>>13671332
aww so cute.

>Even without makeup, she is such a cutie.

>>13671591
Why don't I have any of that merch, Yui would be so proud of you today.

More of a challenge if you have to work, its my day off so all I have done is lounge about. My tomatoes are much smaller than yours though.

What will your co-workers think of your tomato eating antics and revealing your SG power level?

Which one of you did this:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/53-AXDCFcCE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

>>13671821
Sorry, I messed up

https://youtu.be/53-AXDCFcCE

I really don't like them so I got the small ones at the store. Glad it's over.

>>13671821
I think that's the armpit guy.

What time is the party?

16 17

>tfw the bm/sg community went too far with this tomato shit and turned her into a meme

Reminder that Moa isn't a burger lover like people are trying to meme her into being

>>13671748
They didn't really care, I'm always coming to work with healthy/pseudo-healthy food anyway so they probably think it's a regular day for Yuimato-kun.

>>13672134
In two hours.

>>13672074
Good work on the merch but doing the tomato challenge on easy mode is unimpressive.

>>13672198
I wouldn't have been able to fit 16 regular sized ones into the bento box anyway.

>>13672176
The Yui tomato thing was made into a meme by herself.

The Moa burger meme isn't as big but it exists too thanks to Moa herself. No way you could get me going on a16 burger diet though.

Psst. It's probably not the greatest idea to bring attention to /bmsg/ by name. A certain spreadsheet is a Google search away from being discovered by Amuse.

Taking video suggestions for the upcoming appreciation party.

>>13672499
aren't we using something like instasync.com?

>>13672499
Just wait for the party brah

>>13672502
We're using watch2gether.com

>>13672503
Okay, I'll add a few videos as we wait for the party to get started.

>>13672499
we should use the one we used for su's party, it didn't lag and had a bunch of fun features

>>13672268
I'll give you Yui because of the tomato-kun thin but Moa is just a lover of all food, especially her mom's.

http://babymetal.net/kikuchi-moa-moametal-100-facts-w-translation/

Party's starting soon. Is everyone bringing food? I just need to have a shower and get dressed nice then I'm good to go.

I couldn't take it anymore. I got so hungry that I threw the remaining 5 of my tomatoes into my blender, turned it into a tomato smoothie and drank it all so I can finally eat some food.

>>13672512
There was no lag with watch2gether, and with this site we can add dailymotion videos too.

Let's get this party started.

http://www.watch2gether.com/rooms/yuiappreciationparty-b9mpy7jwiat2144b

>>13672499
Start uploading to YT anything relevant that's missing from Thomas Malone getting nuked.

Yui-Metal is cool I guess

>>13672268
Moa's bday is going to be a burger fest like it or not. I say we should all eat a 5 high burger like pic related.

I'm actually vegetarian so will be making a big sacrifice for Moa. She is probably the only girl on the earth I would do this for.

If we plan something out maybe bmsg can get recognition from babymetal themselves.

>>13672600
Let's

>>13672642
I'm convinced she doesn't even know what a hamburger is considering two pics of her with them have no patties. People are forcing this one on her. She loves hoodiea, animes etc way more.

>>13672662
She has a shirt with an image of a hamburger on it, as far as food goes it's definitely one of her favourites. I guess for her birthday we could also stream Love Live and Kirarin Revolution, but that's neither here nor there

>>13672762
I don't remember her countering tomato-kun with hamburger-kun. Apparently spinach is more her thing. She loves veggies.

Approximately 60 people were in line by midnight at Makuhari Messe.

Flags with poles aren't allowed. SG flags?

>>13672772
Spinach would be a much cooler thing to be associated with anyway because of the whole buff moa thing. Like Popeye.

We are migrating to instasync.

http://instasync.com/r/yuimato

>>13672762
I would be willing to marathon Love Live with you.

This photo was taken in 2009.

Origin story made up?

>If he wants to answer all of them he should dress up in the outfits, put his hair in twintails and do all the Babymetal interviews personally

>>13673325
forgot the manbun

First time in a long while I wasn't sure which one. Had to go by the glove.

>>13673331
>the buzzfeed question was asked to poke fun at koba

>>13673356
come on the cheeks are way too puffy to be Moa

>>13673436

>>13673603

Yui with a ponytail

>>13673637
moa with a plate of rice

Yui jump

https://youtu.be/4k8PlLNO90s

NHK London doc with subtitles in 1080p. Yuimato, import and add it to whatever you're doing with the spreadsheet. I'll wait until you confirm to delete.

https://mega.co.nz/#!KEkzBJQY!fhPiLuKktLA3nniQeyF2mN07k6-ZJqwrwKlDmNk6r0E

>>13672945
What is the origin story?
>The girls tried out
>Were shown the devils horn
>They knew jackshit about metal
>Being little girls they often did shadow figures
>Ha, lel it looks like a fox
>Exec thought it was cute as fuck, Yea lets go with that
Kitsune daiyo!

The fox god and lore was added later as they turned out to be a hit through the internet.

>>13673844
Did you know that the word 'fox' equates to the number 666 in the hebrew alphabet.

>>13673844
Yea, that's the official story but considering Perfume did the exact sign a year before they were formed they probably made up the story.

>>13673783
Imported.

>>13673922
The fox sign is pretty well known, I have seen it in many pictures. So Perfume doing it in one picture means nothing.

>>13673958
Doing the pose isn't common. Too much of a coincidence for me. Perfume would have to have been told to do the sign, and probably by Amuse.

Not ruling out the origin story but these are idols and I'm a cynic.

>>13673989
Well, a lot that world it is "made-up". I've learned not to worry about it.

The girls aren't actually planning world domination.

But still the chronology could be different from what we know, when was the BABYMETAL concept first thought up, for example. Maybe it shelved for a while.

>>13674056
Well world domination is obviously hyperbole. They're on the right track though.

>>13673922
>>13673989
>Suzuka's Thunderbolt S is also on the middle one as earrings.

>>13673989
https://www.google.co.jp/search?q=%E3%81%8D%E3%81%A4%E3%81%AD+%E6%89%8B&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=1iOGVYjNLoOM8QWJ6IDgAQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=911

I missed most of the instasynch stuff today, how did everyone's Yui Appreciation Day/Birthday go?

Anyone die from Tomato poisoning?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNpZ6OMrucU

>>13672945
what a horrid shoop

>>13672945
it's even worse. they are all part of the turkish nationalist organization 'the grey wolves'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Wolves_%28organization%29#Name_and_symbolism

>>13674654
Is it better than the illurminati though?

They even took the video down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-V6nweJ3p4

Scary.

>>13674723
http://vigilantcitizen.com/musicbusiness/perfumes-pick-me-up-brings-illuminati-mind-control-symbolism-to-japan/

>Perfume’s Pick Me Up is more proof that the repetitive pattern of MK imagery found in music videos is a worldwide phenomenon that transcends musical genres and cultures. It is proof that a single, powerful elite is in control of the music industry across the world and forces its symbolism upon it. This shouldn’t be a surprise as all music labels with distribution means are owned by a handful of mega-conglomerates that control mass media outlets. For instance, Perfume is signed with Universal Music group (the largest music corporation in the world), which is owned by Vivendi SA, one of the five conglomerates controlling the entire entertainment industry.

>>13673922
But what's Liar-soft's involvement in this conspiracy?

>>13674808

>>13674780
>BABYMETAL–the Japan-based all-girl-fronted “Kawaii Metal” (mix of J-Pop Idol and Heavy Metal) group–has signed with RAL/Sony Music Entertainment for the U.S. release of their 2014 critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. The album’s re-release will feature two bonus tracks (cover art and tracklisting below) and be available digitally on Tuesday, May 12 and physically on Tuesday.
-and it begins

>>13674780
Interesting, as I love symbolism in general.

>tfw you will never be this close tu pantsu

>>13674915
follow your dreams :)

>>13674963
Some dreams are best kept to yourself.

>>13674963

merchandise 2015 JAPAN live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhEgMO7Af9k

>>13675132
>>13675132
>Fuck I want the hat and all them shirts.
Dammnnn. How long does it take to get to the front?

How much a pair of their used socks would cost me? not including shipping.

>>13672162
is she growing a tomato on her face?

>>13675336
>yui will never bounce her boot on your dick
feels bad man

>>13675319
>>13675359
deathly hallows or illuminati?

>>13675336
>Can hear the sore sore sore sore!
>Even though there is no sound
>It plays perfectly with their dancing even after loop
WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?

They're playing Limp Bizkit before the show.

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aFZq2jM2MDE3NzB8MjYzNzQ4MDVEYaie-pBX3TdA5SN8BS0qROAIxRrhiGzDTzjNkAR9bw==

>>13675424
Someone need to record this, in case they play a new song

>>13674915
Does anyone remember who that guy is? I think her was from a punk band. Pennywise perhaps?

https://www.periscope.tv/w/aFZvtjM2MDE3NzB8MjYzODExMzVvMZGQT7Z72_rIwyW54wuZC0XvL71Jb5x-ExEv-EjTSg==

Ohmura played a birthday bit in his freestyle CMIYC solo

They seem dead as fuck on the periscope feed. Why are they playing so early?

>>13675489
Which leads me to ask a question: Is the japanese public less "reactive" than the western one ?
In the Strasbourg show, a moshpit began in the first seconds (and I used it to reach the front ranks).

>>13675497
No. I just think he's in a seated area. But they have a etiquette(ai no te) on how to act at a concert so it's a little surprising.

I also think whoever is recording is too pussy to put his phone up because of that etiquette.

Fuck, someone's saying a new song is playing right now.

Fuck.

#BABYMETAL playing a new song now at Makuhari Messe!

>>13675517
Really hope someone is recording this somewhere.

But seriously, why did they start so early today? Is it a thing to play early shows in Japan? Never heard of such an early solo show.

>>13675525
Probably labor laws?

>>13675530
The laws are much later than 5-6pm. And they've played later shows.

And their western shows start around 8ish.

Please new song strike lightning in a bottle again, I admit I've been growing tired of the music after listening to it over and over again. Please please please.

so excite

Even though I'm a cynical bastard, I don't give a shit. That's love.

https://twitter.com/PassCode_nao/status/612480644942200833

Domestic tour confirmed

>>13675575
About time. Happy for them.

>>13675575
No fucking asia tour then.

>>13675600
Damn , no Bubble Dreamer ? Hope we we'll be able to hear the song in proper conditions some day

>>13675601
according to this site http://heavens-fox.blog.jp/archives/34019511.html
they played it after ukiuki midnight

So any impressions on the new song?

Symphonic metal, back to idol, or what?

>>13675149
http://babymetalmatome.com/archives/44503517.html

Awawa?

https://instagram.com/p/4L_w9xJVRq/ new song ?

>>13675663
New song confirmed. Fuck yeah!

>>13675663
Pretty epic. Hope it's not just an intro?

>>13675673
>Hope it's not just an intro
That's what I was thinking, it kinda does sound like a intro.

>>13675684
Or an outro

>>13675686
>>13675673
Either way it's a new intro/outro for a new song

mfw they will never ever play in london again

Legend 2015 Bluray is now available for pre-order on A!Smart. It's going to be in limited supply so if you want it buy it quickly.

"Bubble Dreamer" is included as track #3, and it goes by the official name of あわだまフィーバー (Awa Awa Dreamer).

Legend 2015 Bluray is now available for pre-order on A!Smart. It's going to be in limited supply so if you want it buy it quickly.

"Bubble Dreamer" is included as track #3, and it goes by the official name of あわだまフィーバー (Awa Dama Fever).

Hinata and Ayaka went to BM concert?

https://twitter.com/satohina1223/status/612579856975421440

>>13675663
>>13675665
>>13675673
>>13675684
>>13675686
>>13675703

confirmed that it was the music prior to the Japan tour announcement, not a new song

>>13675769
The disappointment is real.

Yuimato, I uploaded the subbed the stuff I downloaded a while back.

Maybe there's something you don't have yet.

https://mega.co.nz/#F!HZ8EjCKJ!YaPNw0f2P1G_Q7iVOwwMKw

>>13675706
Never say never, probably decided to play Leeds/Reading to gain some new fans. Shame we did'nt get a one band show in the UK this year.

I might actually travel to Germany on 26/27 if I can afford it, festival atmosphere is not the same.

>>13675821
Imported, I'll check it out soon.

WANT

http://babymetal-darake.hatenablog.com/entry/2015/06/21/215249

kitsune

What happened to Thomas Malone's subbed stuff?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k42flivojeiykYbGLTl new song

>>13676220
Sounds like pure fun

>>13676161
I'm trying to collect everything I can, so far two other anons uploaded everything they had too.

Everything is here so far until I organize it all and link every video to their respective titles in the sheet titled "Translated Videos". I made the sheet publicly editable so others can help me out with it. Right now it's a duplicate of the TRANSLATED VIDEOS spreadsheet mentioned in the OP, but it will be edited to include more information and be less ugly.

The current (unorganized) collection of uploaded translated videos is here.

https://mega.co.nz/#F!SFdzGTiA!sAJ3OOx-X22S_KYZhEpHzQ

>>13676220
Confirmed. It sounds really fun. I like the direction we're headed with Awa Dama Fever and this new song.

>>13676262
Why did Malone nuke his accounts?

>>13676266
His account got nuked by youtube after getting his third copyright infringement claim. I think he should've made a second account to upload his videos to after his second warning to avoid any nuking in the first place.

>>13676273
Oh, that's it? Why doesn't he share the original videos, or did he not keep a offline backup?

>>13676274
If he doesn't have a backup of all his videos on his hard drive I would be really disappointed in him.

I think what's stopping him from uploading them again is because he got discouraged after having his main account terminated. We'll have to see if he does anything about it in the future.

Until then, let's work on learning Japanese so we can make translations ourselves.

>>13676283
Have you emailed him asking him to upload them to mega?

Damn Nene-don, I never knew u had it like that....woooo.

>>13676220
Interesting. It's more on rock than metal.

>>13676287
Damn they all became so fuckable

>>13676288
That breakdown though

>>13676335
From the Italy concert.

>>13676285
I haven't emailed him about that yet but I would imagine he would be reluctant to upload to mega. As long as he reuploads to YouTube or Dailymotion we can download his videos ourselves.

>>13676220
Uoh, we're gonna be skanking at shows now

>>13676441
Are you guys missing some of his videos or something? I thought you guys pretty much re-uploaded everything to mega already.

>>13676441
You should just ask him, worst case he says no and you're where you are now.

>>13676455
I have yet to go over every single video here ever uploaded and see if we have them all.

>>13676461
Okay I'll do it.

>>13676220
woooooooooooooow
...I hate this song

>>13676287

All those BM merch!

At last nene-don has appeared and looking fucking great.

Ayami swag <3

>>13676220

BM music has been going from great to meh.

Next album going to be horrible

>>13676220
Sounds good for a low-quality recording. Fuck the naysayers.

New song(video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cOivhgaoVI

>>13676607
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1zXfn7hfNtlWuKfhE3PL8w/videos

his channel, he recorded a bunch of songs..some are short some ok.

I'm so tempted to not listen to the new song and wait for an official release but they're taking forever to release Awa Dama Fever.

>>13676651
At this rate you'll be waiting for another year.

>>13676607
I change my mind, this song is mediocre as fuck. The choreography is nothing special either and Yui and Moa are not getting the necessary vocals to make me satisfied.

Here's Awa Dama Fever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jie8LHQsg2c

I love all their songs. I loved Road of Resistance the first time I heard it, I loved Awa Dama Fever, and I love this one. I guess this is just the right band for me.

>>13676678
I'the opposite, I end up hating the songs when listening to the fan recordings and have a change of heart when iI hear the officially released studio or live versions.

>>13676667
>this song is mediocre as fuck. The choreography is nothing special

I like the choreography more than the song.

>Yui and Moa are not getting the necessary vocals to make me satisfied.

Do you still believe Yui and Moa get vocals other than as Black BM?

>>13676708
so gay af

>>13676705
I don't like how they're abandoning the cute elements from the band just because Moa and Yui are turning 16.

They should at least be allowed to have short segments like in their cover of Kimi to Anime ga Mitai.

Speaking of which, looks like they permanently stopped performing that in Japan too. >>13675645

You guys know that these things happen

It was only a matter of time until BM's sound started to change

You guys complain too freaking much. I swear sometimes I feel like punching my screen.

>>13676607
Oh, that was fucking horrible. Just the worst. Not metal enough. Not cute enough. Bah. The choreography. They pissed in my cornflakes.

Kidding. I like it.

>>13676705
>Do you still believe Yui and Moa get vocals other than as Black BM?
At this rate BM won't survive more than one or two years.

>>13676759
I trust this prediction about as much as when I read it three years ago.

>>13676743
Because we like Babymetal so much we are critical of every little detail. Take it easy anon.

>>13676667
This guy really doesn't understand the basic function of a camera.

>>13676776
Some of us like it so much we can see where they're coming from with the new song and it isn't some great displeasure to hear.

>>13676607
>>13676619
That was quick. Videos are gone. Good thing I downloaded it.

>>13676619
damn, they're all gone ;_; got them up to babymetal - chiba 20. were there more?

The only complain I have about Babymetal, well not really the girls but Koba, is how fucking slow he is. This first album had songs from 2-3years ago like Doki Doki morning.Also aint no telling how long he worked on Doki before even putting it out. So he might of started working on that like 4 years ago. Didn't Dragonforce mention how they worked on RoR back in 2013? Holy fuck that is some snail pace shit by Koba. At this rate we wont see another album till 2017. People will eventually get bored of the same old songs. At least put out a new music video(not live) or something. They are too busy selling us merchandise and Doloreans of the same shit over and over.

>>13676879
Yea good thing i downloaded every single one.For some reason he uploaded everything twice tho. The second time he uploaded them they had a red watermark that said Requiem.wtf was that about?

>>13676882
I was looking for this. Which song was this part of?

>>13676882
Here you go:

www.dailymotion.com/video/x2uupy1_new-song-at-makuhari-messe-babymetal-hq_music

>>13676886
even more than that, I want them to at least play the new songs outside japan. seeing this and knowing we'll probably hear neither bubble dreamer nor chigau in august is hell

>>13676901
I'd put money on at least one of the new songs being played in the UK. It would make sense to test them in Japan first and work out the kinks before bringing them overseas.

>>13676886
I can't help but think some of the appeal of bm will be lost as Moa and Yui get older.

Koba needs to find a way to stunt the girls growth.

who else ordered the new THE ONE exclusive blu-ray!?
Finally, a decent copy of Bubble Dreamer

>>13676982

>Su's qt bouncing on the spot at 0:09

>>13676220
>>13676453

That was my first impression of the first minute, I was expecting some horns to come through, but the song overall is very underwhelming.


This isn't fair, considering that and other new songs like Bubble Dreamer it's way WAY too early in their career for Babymetal to go soft and sell out.

I wonder if this was Koba's creative choice or Amuse is now pulling more strings and want to make them more accessible.

>>13677065
Metal and... IDOL? Whaaat?

Lol after RoR people were worried about them abandoning the kawaii aspect and getting too heavy. Calm down people. It's as if you never listened to the album which was all over the place in terms of heaviness and poppiness.

So Nene and Marina Fashion is the best thing from this concert
Not even surprised tbh

>>13677095
Well they did abandon both the kawaii elments and the heaviness for this newest song.

How they went from Akumu No Rondo and Song No Uta to this is really troubling. Even iine and Doki Doki Morning was heavier and more kawaii than this.


I want to give it the benefit of the doubt since it was recorded with a potato.... but still... this was a not-good thing to wake up to, I'm really worried about babymetal's future now.

>>13677065
>sell out
>muh metal cred
Too kawaii and idol for you? You've been following the wrong group for far too long.

>>13677144
No they fucking didn't.
>>13676982

>>13677144
Uki Uki Midnight really doesn't have any of those aspects when you discount the MV

So those new BBmetal sunglasses, are they see through??
I want a pair

>>13677147
He's saying it's not idol enough or metal enough to be the Babymetal he fell in love with. And frankly, I mostly agree with him, especially the part where it's probably because it was recorded with a potato that is making us not have the best first impression of this new song.

>>13677095
So much this.

I think one of the great things about Babymetal is that they adapt to multiple genres really well.
I've been following them more or less since their inception and I actually think RoR is one of their best songs, probably in my top 3.

>>13677147
>Too kawaii

There's not even that in this song like there is in Doki Doki Morning, if at least it was more kawaii than heavy it might be its saving grace but I honestly can't say anything good about this song. I'm at a loss for words.

Reddit absolutely loves it though.

>>13677153
Even the choreography is lackluster

>>13677144
>>13677177
You're both wrong.

These were some of the cutest lyrics yet.

>>13677181
I can always count on you to have the worst opinions.

>>13677172
The vocals and lyrics are cute as fuck though for Uki Uki Midnight. It's about having fun.

This is a ska song trying to be heavy and taking itself seriously. I'm not sure what the lyrics are fully about besides chigau beings said 40 times, but it certainly doesn't sound light-hearted or kawaii.

>>13677203
and I can always count on you to cry about it <3

>>13677188
Can you post a translation so the rest of us can understand the song?

>>13677208
You're biased because of the video and knowing the lyrics. It's basically a pop song.

>>13677221
You're the one crying about a good song.

>>13677227
Even before I knew the lyrics, the tone of the singers' voices is light-hearted and fun.

>It's basically a pop song.

That's fine, something like Babymetal Death and RoR are pretty much 100% metal songs. If they want to make songs that are on either ends of the spectrum that's fine with me.

I don't get why they're suddenly Babyrock, rather than Babymetal.

>>13677242
You're the one crying about opinions different than yours.

>>13677273
It's no wonder nobody likes you or Superior.

Whereas on reddit everyone gives only positive feedback in fear of downboats, on /bmsg/ we can give our honest opinions.

If you don't like someone's opinion then argue with them about or better yet ignore it. There's no reason you should be attacking the person for his opinion here.

>>13677262
Back to UUM, that was rock more than anything, not metal. It was edm even moreso. I also think you feel that way because Su was younger and had a much higher voice. It's pretty deep and mature now.

I agree with hambaga this time, it doesn't feel like babymetal at all.

>>13677007
>who else

>>13677288
Who gives a shit about Reddit right now? I think this criticism is too /mu/.

>sell out
Fucking really?

>>13677287
The one thing I can't stand about namefags is they reuse the same pics over and over again

>>13677174
ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTION YOU SPERGLORDS

>>13676982
Choreography is top cute

>>13677326
Why would they sell sunglasses you can't see through?

>>13677303
I just find it funny coming from him of all people. Before today he defended them tooth and nail while shitting all over everything else in the world that isn't Babymetal.

How can you become a fanclub members anyways? I can barely navigate through the moonspeak

>>13677303

I don't mean sell out in the "hey maaaaan, you guys used to be s underground and write songs about overthrowing the government, what happened to the revolution maaan?" because, after all, they're a product of a talent agency.

I mean sell out in the "metal isn't popular enough in the music industry, let's have you guys play softer rock instead".

At this rate, Sakura Gakuin will be heavier than Babymetal, or even all of the Passcodes and Fruitpochettes.

And again, if this was a cute song, a fun song, I could get behind it being softer but it's simultaneously trying to be seriously and dark while totally being not heavy at all.

>>13677290
Definitely EDM, and it's actually one of my favourite songs because it's fun and light-hearted. It still manages to mix up a bit of metal in it.

> I also think you feel that way because Su was younger and had a much higher voice. It's pretty deep and mature now.

The tone of her voice has nothing to do with it, it's the inflection.

>>13677341
Just one more "Babyrock" song and he loses interest and fucks off. I'm crossing my fingers.

>>13677334
yes, you faggot look at stunner shades you cant see shit

>>13677360
>if this was a cute song, a fun song
It very much seemed like both of those to me.

I'm gone for 2 days and you guys argue about more stupid shit than usual.

Or was I just disconnected for too long and feel more alienated?

>>13677363
Nah. I'm supporting my future waifu and everything she does, this obviously wasn't her choice and I doubt it was even Koba's, definitely sounds like a record label decision.

>>13677341
>while shitting all over everything else in the world that isn't Babymetal.

That's not true at all, I listen to j-pop and metal and EDM an hip-hop and ska and punk and classical and all sorts of other genres of music.

At the end of the day, it's about the music. If babymetal makes a song that sounds like early-2000s Nickleback I'm not exactly going to be jumping with joy. I've defended them because the music is/was unique and innovative.

>>13677385
>sounds like a record label decision
>I don't mean sell out in the "hey maaaaan...

>>13677359
You buy The One shirt from Asmart and register your The One code that codes with it on the designated site. Then when purchasing fanclub items you enter your METAL name and password.

To order from Asmart and get iit shipped outside of Japan you need a Tenso ID. Their site is in all English so you shouldn't have any problems there.

If you don't know already, the fanclub isa yearly subscription. Come 2016 we'll have to buy new codes.

>>13677326

>>13676287
Is that Marina or Yuika?

>>13677384
>stupid shit

Their newest song hardly qualifies as stupid shit, what did you think of it?".

>>13677384
Our current topic of argument is one of the least stupid shit probably in all of our history.

>>13677391
Alright thanks

So guys I'll have to sit out on the new membership BR. Probably too much off a hassle to get the shirt, wait and then order (if it's still available then)

>>13677384
Nah, namefag is just mad because the new song has some ska in it.

>>13677384
Moafag is always at the center of it. Always.

>>13677390
>I don't mean sell out in the "hey maaaaan...

Finish the sentence, baka, I couldn't care less if Babymetal gets sponsored by Microsoft and Wal Mart because I know they're not an edgy metal band whose roots was all about rebellion.

Messing with the music in a bad way is another thing.

>>13677402
There's going to be more merch you're going to want to get that is fanclub only in the future and you're going to feel like shit when you can't.

>>13677393
spazy-chan

>>13677393
so you can see the world like a bee with them on?
wtf?
these are selling for 50 bucks a pop on auction sites?
it's literally a cardboard cut out over the lenses?

>>13677385
Normally when people talk about selling out, it's musically and venturing towards the mainstream.

>>13677394
I only heard the recording, didn't see the choreography apart from a few seconds.

I don't know. It's hard to judge from an arguably bad live recording. But considering that their album is all over the place with musical styles, I don't really find it out of place.

>>13677408
>She has an opinion that is different than mine, downvote her!!!! I'll make sure she never gets Reddit gold!

>>13677393
I don't like how it looks up close but that answers how they were able to see with writing on them.

>>13677409
>in a bad way
Says you, faggot. I enjoyed it. It's nice to not have that urge to nitpick the things you genuinely like.

>>13677363
Having a waifu that isn't 2D or an anthropomorphic (ideally anatomically correct) doll makes absolutely no sense. Honestly such people are just setting themselves up for pain in the future.

>>13677420
>she
Reminder. Less evidence for this than the Fred Durst horny comment.

lol seems like Ayami forget Miyoshi's birthday

>>13677416
Of course, but there's a slightly different, but crucial, meaning for it when it comes to metal & punk bands. They're supposed to be "underground" and counter-cultural and signing to major record labels is usually seen as the most sell-out thing to do, even if your music stays heavy.

Babymetal started off on a (relatively) major record label right from the very beginning, and they were never rebellious or counter-cultural in that sense, so I'm not accusing them of doing that.

Musically however.....
>mfw

>>13677420
>She
This would explain so goddamn much.

>>13677465
The point is that no one thinks you meant it that way in the first place.

Either way
>kneejerk reactions

>>13677393
spazy-chan

>>13677465
>Musically however....
They started as an idol group? And they are continuing with that influence? The horror?

Let's also remember when people were worried about changing their sound because of RoR, it turned out it was already in the works before Gimme Choco. This one was probably started a while ago as well. And remember that tweet from the guy who worked on the album saying he was about to make a "kawaii" and "heavy" song.

>>13677527
Say hello to BMxLB soon

>>13677410
I guess.
I actually registered a Tenso ID a decent while back, but stopped at the verification via documents. Guess I'll just have to complete it

>>13676287
>Didnt get let near the talent
we2metal4u

If anything, what makes them "accessible" is the heavy sound, at least to western audiences. The last two songs are more accessible to the idol side in the east. If you really think this is troubling, I don't even know how you can call yourself a fan. Does the first album sound like it's all one, specific genre? It's a clusterfuck in the best way possible and this newest song is in that spirit.

>>13677491
>>13677559

That wasn't an idol song though.

Momoiro Clover's lesbian space pirates was a better idol song and a better metal song than that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIokp4MonxE

>>13677287
>implying I don't have a few fans
Besides, most of you faggots have thanked me for giving you links or helping out around here but you just didn't know it was me. You should be grateful to the person who created this general.
Also you all have shit taste, that new song is FIRE.

>>13677647
Label it with whatever genre you want. The new song > that by miles.

>>13677651
Honestly, you're more tolerable than the moafaggot most of the time.

>>13677651
>>13677671
Stop replying to yourself, J Man. Go celebrate father's day.

>>13676287
>I never knew
You need to pay attention next time

>>13677679
fathers day isn't today you mong

I caved. Quality is shit, but I loved it. I already like it more than RoR and Awadama Fever.

Definitely more rockish, but it's pretty metal from the breakdown to the end. Kimi To Anime Gi Mitai was rock too. Who cares.

>>13677741
Well there's the silver lining for me at least. :3

>>13677742
Animation With You was a cover

>>13677772
And the original sounded more metal.

>>13677772
It was definitely heavier as well, musically speaking, and vocally it's one of their most kawaii songs ever.

>>13677778
This. It's not like they didn't officially release it on CD either. It's an official song.

Iine is hardly metal either.

>>13677778
The only difference between the original and Babymetal's version are the vocals, they literally used the instrumental version of the song and just dubbed their vocals over
You are a retard

>>13677771
No. They sold out. The choreographer too. Shouldn't you be in a Momoclo thread?

>>13677782
It's literally the exact same song, but just with different vocals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoY7PKv5jk4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAk2b4_Tges

>>13677789
>>13677793
No shit, Captain Obvious and his sidekick. The original sounded more metal.

>>13677798
ur arguing that the vocals made a song sound more metal, obvious casual faggot confirmed

>>13677779
RoR is even less "kawaii" as in not at all. I know you don't like that one either but you're complaining about this song being more rock oriented as if they're changing their sound all the sudden when that RoR was completely metal.

I don't know what constitutes as kawaii but Awadama Fever seems to fit that bill. You sound like you're complaining just to complain. Personally I'm happy they made a completely different song from the rest of their discog. That's what BM is about.

If Iine came out today people would go nuts calling them sell-outs too.

>>13677782
It's a cover song
It doesn't matter if it's metal or not
Cover songs are just fan service

>>13677806
The only people complaining are the sperglords that became fans when the bandwagon came calling about a year ago
They don't matter, ignore them

>>13677807
Well they obviously thought it fit their sound and they didn't feel the need to change it. Love Machine and Chokotto Love are also covers but they sound completely different from the originals and were metalfied.

>>13677804
Screamed vocals.

>>13677798
>The original sounded more metal.

Why, because they grunt most of the lyrics rather than singing them? Clean singing is also a huge part of many metal genres.

In any case, iine and the Anime song are still heavier and poppier than the last one.

>>13677806

>If Iine came out today people would go nuts calling them sell-outs too.

I don't think so, the bridge in iine is absolutely mental, a million times more substantial than their last song.

> I know you don't like that one either but you're complaining about this song being more rock oriented as if they're changing their sound all the sudden when that RoR was completely metal.
>You sound like you're complaining just to complain.

Everyone hast their favourite and least-liked Babymetal songs, this one is at the absolute bottom of my list and I think it's just awful, that's all.

If that makes some posters upset here, that's on them, they're free to filter me. At the very least RoR was trying to go full power-metal.

>>13677804
Well obviously it does. Take a Slayer song and switch the vocals with Celine Dion.

>>13677825
The same song with metal styled screaming over it is bound to sound more metal than a version without.

>I don't think so
Don't even. You would be at the front of the line to complain about Iine, faggot. What? Hip-hop? EDM? Sell-outs!

>the bridge
Oh, you mean the part with the screaming? Huh.

>>13677825
There's a difference between not liking a song and calling them sell-outs over it. Like I said, people were saying the same shit about RoR, then we got Awadama Fever, and then this. Yes, they're changing their sound. They tend to do with with every new track.

And the bridge was heavy, it was metal, and the quality makes it harder to notice.

If they were sell-outs they would milk Gimme Choco, but that has never been their showcase song.

>>13677825
You haven't made a good case for it being awful.

>>13677833
Slayer sings their songs, m8.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLgkS731l80

in b4 500 posts of "what is screaming"

At the very least it's not the same grunting style as KoA. Stuff like power metal (Dragonforce, obviously) and symphonic is also clean vocals throughout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvUeqRwWorM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPonioDYnoY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIZNb96EQJ8

>>13677880
That's not the point. Heavier vocals make a song sound more metal. The voice is also an instrument.

Yes, I know that their are genres of metal with clean singing but when you think of "more metal", you think of harder heavier shit, not Fade to Black.

>>13677880
You're playing dumb. Suzuka obviously doesn't "sing" like that.

>>13675553
Oh man, that's actually really cool. I doubt Babymetal will be wearing Passcode Merch anytime soon but it's great that the one girl from Passcode is at least recognizing them. Makes more sense for alt idols to support each other since they're so rare.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffSgkFKQ6AM

>>13677891
Nah. It looks like opportunism and selling out to me. A manager must have told her to do that.

>>13677889
>but when you think of "more metal", you think of harder heavier shit

This is going to make me sound like a metal elitist, but no, if you know about more than metal as just the one "Heavy Metal" umbrella genre, then you know than singing is absolutely part of metal as screaming/grunting/gurgling/shouting is

>>13677890
Why are you putting "sing" in quotes? She absolutely sounds like she's straight out of a symphonic/power metal band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ID-eIRWpIc

>>13677917
I was talking about Slayer, idiot.

>>13677904
Yeah maybe, they should have gotten the whole group for it though if it was a publicity stunt.

>>13677917
You seemed to have missed my point.

Anyway, half the reason people don't accept BM as "real metal" is the vocals. I know there are other factors like authenticity and choreography but many people accept the backing band but reject the girls.

>>13677931
Fucking woosh.

>>13677920
Metal is more than just Slayer, friend, and there are different singing styles. Someone who sings for an opera doesn't sound the same as someone who sings jazz.
Also mfw 300 posts

>>13677943
Exactly. You're the same person complaining about the kawaii vocals missing. The vocals have always been regarded at pop, not metal. Songs like IDZ, Headbanger, and RoR have metal vocals but Gimme Choco, CMIYC, etc are pop. Vocals are another element into how "metal" something is just as the other instruments are.

Kawaii metal. The kawaii comes from the girls, the metal comes from the Kamis.

>>13677943
You're playing dumb too.

Take a metal song with screaming vocals. Remove them. Replace them with J-pop/idol vocals.

It inherently sounds less metal than the original. But that's okay. They're forging a new kind of metal which is the whole point. Kawaii metal.

>>13677932
It's because they're little girls who dance on stage and act cute most of the time, not because they sing. People have no problem with Nightwish or other metal bands with women who sing.

>moatrip shitting up the thread like always

>>13677979
Moa and Yui's chants are usually at the top of the list of complaints.

>>13677979
The vocals are undeniably a major part of it. If they were actually doing death growls and screaming vocals a lot more trve kvlt people would accept them.

Doesn't Slipknot get a lot of shit now for getting "soft" because Corey Taylor sings a lot now?

>>13677975
>>13677966

Saying that singing is less metal than screaming is simply not true.

Original metal like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Iron maiden has vocals that are sung, and then there's all the symphonic/progressive/speed/power metal, and now kawaii metal.

It wasn't until thrash and then black/death metal of the 80s & 90s that metal vocals became a screaming competition.

>>13676287
>tfw i get what i want but then i want more

>>13678023
Since you're okay with sung vocals, you must love the new song, right? Oh, wait.

>>13678023
There is a difference between literal pop vocals and Ozzy Osbourne. And Led Zeppelin is rock.

Again, switch Raining Blood vocals with Celine Dion vocals. Is the song still the same level of metal?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL3rMtPSirw

>>13677980
We're having a civilized discussion about their music, greentext friend. Go IMA NANJI on reddit.

>>13677992
That's true, but different complaints come from different people and also those vocals were recorded like 3-4 years ago. Some people are just totally mad that there are GIRLS in their boys-only club, some people are mad that the metal is synth-heavy and is mixed with other genres, some people are mad that Ohmura plays a pink guitar, some people are (rightfully) mad that the band isn't even real for the Gimme chocolate video and most of their career, etc.

>>13677999
That's nu-metal fans for you, they think metal is totally angry and shouting all the time. In the case of Slipknot there is a point to be made. Not just vocally, but musically and lyrically they went from "FUCK YOU ALL FUCK THIS WORK FUCK EVERYTHING THAT YOU STAND FOR" and "PEOPLE EQUAL SHIT" to "oooo! to each his own!~".

And of course Slipknot started off as a totally angry band with a singer that screamed 99% of his vocals, Babymetal didn't.

Like I wrote in another post

>>13678023

Singing is a part of metal. No question about it.

>>13678074
>redditor telling me to go back to reddit
that's rich
every single thread you argue about the most inane shit dragging everyone else down along with you, no wonder nobody here likes you
>And of course Slipknot started off as a totally angry band with a singer that screamed 99% of his vocals
wrong, most of the songs on the first and second (the best two albums) have clean singing
die.

>>13678074
Sounds like the new song is metal then.

>>13678041
My problem with that song isn't that the vocals are sung, Babymetal sings all of their songs, I'm not going to repeat myself. It just fails as a kawaii pop song and it fails as a heavy metal song for me. If you like it, great, enjoy it.

>>13678051
Yes. Metal is a broad music genre, not a vocal style.

>>13678110
Babymetal are Kawaii-Metal, retard, their music does not have to lean to one side or the other but blend both. You're obviously too unintelligent to get it and you fail as a fan.

>>13678110
>fails as kawaii pop
It's pretty fucking cute. The singing and choreo. It really seems like you randomly decided to hate it.

>>13678110
Every genre in music has a certain type of vocals specific to it. Babymetal is a clash of J-pop and metal.

However this debate actually is dumb, and I don't know how the discussion moved here from whether or not they sold out(a ridiculous accusation).

>>13678096
>wrong, most of the songs on the first and second (the best two albums) have clean singing

Congratulations on the funniest thing posted in this thread.

>>13678098
Musically it's more ska & rock, as other anons have pointed out, than metal.

Which can be excellent, lots of bands mix those genres.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHizp2bVtVs

But it just doesn't work for me, sorry.

I'm not too sure how I feel about the new song myself at the moment. I don't necessarily think it sounds that bad but I can't say I'm in love with it either. I'll have to wait for a proper studio recording to judge it.

>>13678146
Musically, Iine is more EDM and hip-hop than metal. The new song sounds fantastic and I hope they keep surprising me with these weird genre mix-ups.

I'm really liking the new song, suprised some of you think they have changed direction it sounds very Babymetal to me.

Can't wait to hear it with better audio, maybe opinions will change then. I must admit the choreography is a bit disappointing though.

>>13678177
Yea, I love that you can't really pinpoint BM's musical style. People like him want to put BM in a box, and BM was formed on the idea of doing the exact opposite.

>>13678146
>wait and bleed (most popular song aside from maybe psychosocial or something)
>spit it out (main crowd hyping song)
>purity
>me inside
>prosthetics
>disasterpiece (magnum opus)
>my plague
>gently
>left behind
>skin ticket
>iowa
Kill yourself faggot.

>>13678206
I think the fact that there are people on here arguing over genre and whether its metal enough is a testament to the songs success.

>>13678118
Way to make the rest of Babymetal community seem like emotionally-frail babies that can't take any different opinions. I thought reddit was for circlejerks.

>>13678232
Your opinion is wrong. Unlucky kiddo, nobody is mad but you sure seem to be. Did I hurt the reputation of your trip? Perhaps you and your namefaggotry should fuck off back to reddit where you belong?

>>13678207
>wait and bleed
>my plague
>left behind

Maybe if you're listening to the radio versions, yeah, and even then that's not even half the songs

>>13678206
>People like him want to put BM in a box,

The "M" stands for metal, so yeah keep bringing the pitchforks and torches out because I'm not a huge fan of ska-rock.

>>13678250
Those are the fucking choruses.

>>13678250
The new song has an unquestionably metal instrumental section. It also retains that Babymetal "M"etal feel throughout. Listen to the kami band and the backing vocals. Ska-rock doesn't go for that heavy of a sound.

>>13678250
The only sca sounding section I can hear is literally a few seconds of the song, the rest sounds pretty metal to me.

>>13678250
Yet you said you don't care about some songs being metal as long as it meets your criteria of kawaiiness.

You're always contradicting yourself. I don't care that you don't like the song but being mad at the genres in it goes against the essence of what they're about.

>>13678277
>>13678279
Yea, I just listened to it again and it sounded metal to me. He probably doesn't think so because of the vocals.

Awadama Fever isn't too metal either.

>>13678310
I don't find the vocals to be not metal, I think that they're boring. Any other song is a better display of the girl's vocal skills.

But again, this is judging from a bootleg recording, MAYBE the studio version will be polished enough.

>>13678283
Let me rephrase and clarify myself, EVERYTHING about this song sounds awful to me. The ska guitars, the forced metal breakdown that doesn't fee organic at all, the lack of vocal range, repeating chigau chigau chigau, Yui & Moa barely being present in the vocals, etc.

It is my absolute least-favourite song of theirs. Sorry!

>>13678355
Because the genre switching in いいね！ and ４の歌 felt organic, right? I think you calling it awful and insisting they sold out means they're doing something right.

>>13678327
>tfw all the girls were more fuckable when they were younger

>>13678404
>Because the genre switching in いいね！ and ４の歌 felt organic, right?

Depends on who you ask. I personally think it did, at least moreso than this song

At least with those songs you have a surprising and clashing contrast between metal and reggae or metal and EDM, there's barely any contract between rock and metal, I knew the metal breakdown part of the song was coming before it happened since it was done better in iine, IMO.

>>13678310
I love Awadama Fever though, the drums remind me of the Atari Teenage Riot/Slayer song "No Remorse" from the Spawn soundtrack
I also enjoy the way the chorus fits with Moa and Yui's section

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytPOSx5ef8w

>>13678428
>barely any contrast
There must be a huge contrast for you to call them sell-outs and declare it Babyrock and awful.

>IMO
Which is worthless.

>>13678355
You're response to what I said doesn't match.

Again, I don't care if you dislike the song, you said that because metal is in their name it has to be in their songs but earlier you said that it doesn't matter as long as it's "kawaii".

>>13678420
not everyone >>13676287

>>13678284
Happy Yui makes me happy. It looks like they are having fun times at backstage

>>13678458
They've always played a balancing game between metal and kawaii pop. A song like Doki Doki Morning is not something that I'd play to impress a snobby metalhead since it's something like 90% pop and 10% metal, but it works as a kawaii pop song while having metal elements (that don't feel forced) and I really like it. Same with iine and Uki Uki Midnight as a couple of other examples, they're more other genres than Metal for the most part, but at least they're fun and light-hearted and cute while still being heavy.

This song, as I hear it, isn't cute or fun and isn't all that heavy and the obligatory metal bridge works better in those other songs like iine or 4 no uta.

>>13678475
Why won't this webm display properly? What is it?

>>13678493
it got corrupted, gomen

>>13678493
It's from one of the SUN episodes. They were learning about robots.

>>13678483
Iine and UUM aren't heavy at all(minus the breakdown in Iine). DDM is easily heavier than both.

>>13678499
>it's not a webm of them being shown a penis
oh okay then, I got my hopes up

>>13678483
You keep saying it doesn't work, but I keep listening to the song and I think you're full of shit.

>>13678506
it says 1:30 but is just 10 seconds long, can't you watch it?

>>13678420

>>13678513
nah, it's messed up for me as well
>>13678515
I prefer the skin colour they had back then although it's probably just the lighting

>>13678527
*fixed*

>>13678505
>minus the breakdown in Iine

Well okay if we start taking the heavy part out of songs of course they're not as heavy. Remove the guitar riffs between the verses and all that's left is the kawaii "Ring Ring Ring Ohayou Wake Up ^_^" stuff

>>13678540
When it's 20 seconds of a song, it's not that significant as opposed to the main riffs, and breakdowns in DDM. It's funny because you said it was 90/10 pop/metal only because of the chorus when really it's closer to the other way around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WttzC_XHzM&t=1m32s

Sharing chips with the bbmetals