To pay homage to a good friend of mine who also blogs (I wonder who?). How are y'all babies?
Obligatory calendar picture with inspirational quote:
Also, welcome my new obsession: Babymetal. I was first exposed to this band via one of my favorite YouTube shows, "YouTubers React" in the episode, aptly named, "YouTubers React to Babymetal" Watch it here, it is funny. At first my reaction was similar to theirs which went something along the lines of "wtf". But then I dug deeper into the whole Babymetal situation and sure enough, through listening to their songs, learning about their members and the whole Japanese system with the pop-idol group Sakura Gakuin, I became a full fledged Babymetal fan. Their mix of music catered to two things that have always been a part of me even if they're not so prominent anymore in my current life: Japanese culture (music, anime, games, the whole nine yards) and heavy metal music. I just fell in love with their songs, their bangin' live performances, their panache and just the whole strange, yet awesome package.
There's too many awesome tracks and live performances so here's just one of their awesome tracks (Megitsune) and live performances:
Obligatory calendar picture with inspirational quote:
Also, welcome my new obsession: Babymetal. I was first exposed to this band via one of my favorite YouTube shows, "YouTubers React" in the episode, aptly named, "YouTubers React to Babymetal" Watch it here, it is funny. At first my reaction was similar to theirs which went something along the lines of "wtf". But then I dug deeper into the whole Babymetal situation and sure enough, through listening to their songs, learning about their members and the whole Japanese system with the pop-idol group Sakura Gakuin, I became a full fledged Babymetal fan. Their mix of music catered to two things that have always been a part of me even if they're not so prominent anymore in my current life: Japanese culture (music, anime, games, the whole nine yards) and heavy metal music. I just fell in love with their songs, their bangin' live performances, their panache and just the whole strange, yet awesome package.
Put your fucking kitsune up! (Quote borrow from r/BABYMETAL)
There's too many awesome tracks and live performances so here's just one of their awesome tracks (Megitsune) and live performances:
If you enjoyed that, I encourage you to check out more of their stuff. They are incredible.
On a related side-note, I teared up watching this video. It's so innocent and just the raw emotions running through stemming from the bonds of friendship and sisterhood between these girls. It was heartwarming to say the least.
A bit of context though because you probably won't get it unless you understand the situation. Sakura Gakuin puts together a group of young talented girls, the word young being the keyword here. Suzuka Nakamoto (SU-METAL in Babymetal) graduated from Jr.High in the Japanese school system and hence has also "graduated" from the pop-idol group Sakura Gakuin (Putting it bluntly, she's too old). She is sticking around with Babymetal though despite Babymetal being a subgroup under Sakura Gakuin, thank goodness. With her departure, her younger peers were compelled to make something for their leader and role model and the rest that follows is just pure vanilla. It's too much. NOTE: The 2 younger members of Babymetal are also in the video (YUI-METAL and MOAMETAL, with Moa in particular being very emotional :*) )
Anyways, that was a much longer post than usual. Thanks for reading. Life is good.
Alan
