![]() ![]() In the same interview, when asked to contrast her music with Babymetal’s, Kobato promptly answers, “We play our own instruments.” Oh snap! They’re pretty good, and in my own humble opinion, Miku Kobato’s voice is better suited to this style of music than Su-metal’s.Īccording to an interview on, Kobato is a long-time fan of metal who worked in a maid café before she recruited the other members of her band. While watching Babymetal videos, I discovered Band-Maid, an all-girl metal band whose members dress as maids. My initial reaction was negative, as I didn’t like the sound of those little girl voices over all the heavy metal riffs. The band members describe their style as “kawaii metal,” a blend of speed metal and J-pop. Babymetal was successful enough that it continued after leaving Sakura Gakuin. The lead singer, Su-metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) was retired from the idol group Sakura Gakuin when she graduated from junior high in 2013, since the group has only elementary and middle school students as members. Their first song was “Doki Doki Morning,” which seems to me to have a brighter, more poppy feel than their more recent stuff. I’m a little confused by the chronology, but Babymetal apparently began in 2010 as a sub-group of the idol group. There are some hilarious reactions to Babymetal on the Internet, such as NME’s “ Babymetal Confused the Hell Out of America Last Night.” I understand that their shows are quite a spectacle, with fireworks, intricate dancing, and of course those gothic lolita outfits. They just spent April touring with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They’re starting to get big even here in the US, which is a major accomplishment for J-idols, who usually get a cold reception in America. There’s Babymetal, of course, a technically proficient band fronted by three girl idols. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Richard Isaac/REX/Shutterstock (5012088l)īabymetal – Yuimetal (left), Sumetal (centre), Maometal (right). This is the kind of stuff I’m thinking of when I refer to “monster metal,” the magical girl-inspired rock popular in Urbanopolis. ![]() I’m not a particularly musical person, so to figure out how to make this work, I’m currently trying to give myself a crash course in J-metal girl bands. In Jake and the Dynamo, we are gradually drawing closer to the first appearance of Magical Girl Metal Huntress Van Halensing, the vampire-slaying rock idol. ![]()
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