BABYMETAL Kami Band God Of Guitar Takayoshi Ohmura have announced the annual Birthday performance! This year he is going to performin along with Gacharic Spin! Read details below. 

Takayoshi Ohmura will be performing along with Gacharic Spin at Tsutaya O-West for "Happy Birthday Ohmura!" Birthday show celebration on December 26! The annual show to celebrate BABYMETAL's Kami Band God Of Guitar Takayoshi Ohmura will feature for second consecutive year the all-female rock band and great friends of Takayoshi Gacharic Spin!

"Happy Birthday Ohmura!" Details - 

Date: December 26, 2017 (Tuesday)

Venue: Tsutaya O-West in Shibuya

Opening: 18:30 JST

Start: 19:00 JST

Advanced tickets:  4,000 Yen

Tickets at doors:  4,500 Yen

Guests: Gacharic Spin

Tickets fro Gacharic Spin Official Fan Club members available on October 19 until October 25, Gacharic Spin Official HP early reservation available on October 27 until November 6!

Find more details on: takayoshimura.jp

BABYMETAL announced that they are nominated in the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards in the category "Worldwide Act"! The event will take place on November 12, see more details below. 

BABYMETAL is nominated for "Worldwide Act" (Best Japan Act) in the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards! BABYMETAL nominated in the category "Worldwide Act" will be fighting for the award against: KOHH, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Rekishi and Wednesday Campanella.  The ceremony will take place in London, England on November 12, 2017

To vote for BABYMETAL make sure to visit THIS LINK. Voting deadline: November 12, 2017.

At the moment the is no voting restrictions so vote, refresh and vote again. 

Please do not use click cheats. 

Official announcement: babymetal.com

Rockin On published a brief report of BABYMETAL's performances at Saitama Super Arena for "Big FOX Festival in Japan" on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Check the report translated below! 

The passion and delight at the Saitama Super Arena was packed with magnificent and happy scenic view. Following the live house performances through the whole "Five FOX Festival in Japan", "Tama Ari" (Saitama Super Arena) and Osaka Jo Hall "2 Days" they will held it on the scale of "Big FOX Festival in Japan" to be exact, which symbolizes what the three are ready to give to all. 

When I saw them at the "Five FOX Festival in Japan" at the "Gold Festival" held at a live house, I remember seeing juvenile spirts boys and girls in the same age as the BABYMETAL girls attending. 

But then when I was watching today's stage the second day at Tama Ari, the amount of heat I felt for rock in my 40s was like I was in my teen 20s, now and with what BABYMETAL expressed without any error everybody was certainly feeling like that. In such horizon BABYMETAL is standing. My heart got warm and fast hearbeat because of that. 

Also at the recent Summer Sonic's Marine Stage they finally moved up from the small stages to the stadium stage, and it was the best, was like an unquestionable unique one-man where you could hear the roar of souls united at the venue.

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Report by: Rockin On. 

Translation by: Maik Gianino. 

Sakura Gakuin 2017 students Momoko Okazaki and Soyoka Yoshida were featured in the new issue of Overture Magazine No.12! Make sure to check the scans with beautiful photos below! 

Sakura Gakuin 2017 students Momoko Okazaki and Soyoka Yoshida appeared in the new issue of Overture Magazine No.12. The new issue includes 2 special photo shoots with Momoko and Soyoka with interview with both as well! 

Make sure to check the high quality scans below!

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Get Overture No.12, CLICK HERE.

Scans by: Rene Colorado. 

BABYMETAL just published a teaser of an upcoming announcement that will take place probably in October after the end of the shows in Osaka on October 14 and October 15. The information features a new promotional picture called "THE ONE Exclusive Initiation - In The Name Of The FOX GOD". See more below. 

BABYMETAL is set to announce a new prophecy by the FOX GOD at the end of Metal Resistance Episode V which will end in Osaka after the shows on October 14 and October 15! Is the group ready to announce a new Album? New World Tour? Only The FOX GOD Knows!

"When the 5 Fox Flames gathered to become THE ONE and the Big Fox Flames lit the pitch-black night, all portals to METAL RESISTANCE EPISODE V shall open.

The moment all 5 portals have opened, the FOX GOD will reveal a new prophecy as METAL RESISTANCE EPISODE V comes to an end.

METAL RESISTANCE EPISODE VI - APOCRYPHA -

This year, the first and last THE ONE EXCLUSIVE INITIATION - IN THE NAME OF THE FOX GOD – will be held!!

A new prophecy shall be revealed at the closing of METAL RESISTANCE EPISODE V."

Announcement on: babymetal.jp & babymetal.com

BABYMETAL have announced the release of a new Live Video package called "The Chosen 500" which will be released in a very limited edition of 500 DVDs! Check more details below. 

BABYMETAL announced the release of a new DVD package to be sold in lottery system to only 500 THE ONE Members. The set includes 5 DVDs featuring one of each Five FOX Festivals in Tokyo plus one of each masks of the Festivals. 

To enter fans must be THE ONE Members and must have a Japanese Address and Japanes phone number since the release is focused on Japanese fans. The application starts on Monday September 25 at 18:00 Japanese Time to Monday October 9 at 23:59 Japanese Time. Winners will be announced on Friday October 13 at 18:00 Japanese Time. 

The Chosen 500 DVD cost is ¥55,555 (tax included)

THE CHOSEN 500 5 DVDs TRACKLIST - 

For more details check babymetal.jp

BABYMETAL "Five FOX Festival" White Festival has been featured in the new issue of Metal Hammer. The performance at Zepp DiverCity on July 26. Check the feature including comments from Su-Metal and picture from the latest issue in the following post. 

"The FOX GOD Army Rises"

Proving once more that they're one of the most unique bands to ever hit our world, BABYMETAL held the first ever Five FOX Festival over nine dates across Japan this summer. With each date having different rules for attendance that included male-only, female-only, teens-only and as in this shot taken from one of two shows at Tokyo's DiverCity Plaza, a corpsepaint dress code, it was a chance for Su-Metal, Yuimetal and Moametal to do something a little different. 

"Because the theme for all five events are all different, the audience was completely different ech time, and seeing these changes have been extremely fun for us!" says Su-Metal. "What was really interesting about the audience changing every time was that, based on age and gender, the reaction was completely different. I really hope we can do more of these events in the future." 

We can imagine what bonkers stuff they come up with next, quite frankly.

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Article by: Metal Hammer.

Get you copy CLICK HERE. 

Heavy Metal Japan published a report dedicated to the final results of Download Festival 2018 polls on Social Networks to know what are the most expected artists by the audience. BABYMETAL reached the Top20 thanks to their support on Twitter. Check the details below. 

Download Festival held in Leicestershire in United Kingdom is one of the largest Festivals in the world.

After Download Festival 2017 the official social media accounts of Download Fest published "Who do YOU want to see this stage at Download 2018? A lot of people participated which artists should appear. 

We ranked the number of artists who were requestes. We divided into four sections, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and a compilation of the three. 

Article by: Heavy Metal Japan. 

Translation: Maik Gianino. 

BABYMETAL played their last show of "The Five Kitsune Festival in Japan" at Zepp Osaka Bayside. The last performance featured GJ! and Syncopation returns! Show report. Photos below by BABYMETAL, fans and Natalie Music. 

Natalie Music live report from BABYMETAL's last show of "Five Fox Festival in Japan" at Zepp Osaka Bayside on August 30. BABYMETAL played through this tour Black Festival, Red Festival, Gold Festival, Silver Festival and closed with White Festival. Check the report translated and photos below. 

BABYMETAL held the final performance of the nationwide live house tour "BABYMETAL Five Fox Festival in Japan" at Zepp Osaka Bayside on August 30. 

In this tour, BABYMETAL held male only "Black Festival", women only "Red Festival", teenagers only "Gold Festival", elders and school students "Silver Festival" while today performed "White Festival" with only people wearing corpse paint in Osaka. Fans who gathered featured originality in their corpse paitings. 

Following a video on the screens, the sound of the Kami Band appeared at the venue. When the curtain covering the stage was took off, BABYMETAL and Kami Band appeared. The three members started the live with "BABYMETAL Death". Then moved into "META! Taro" incorporating the Viking Metal in the second song, the cheers during "META!" and sing a long showed the sense of unity at the venue. 

Once the three girls left the stage, the Kami Band showed each skills. When BABYMETAL came again to the stage the audience go crazy showing off "Catch Me If You Can" with the "hide and seek" as motif. The Su-Metal sang her solo number "Amore" followed by Yuimetal and Moametal who sang "GJ!". The audience was fascinated. 

After the three were again together on stage to perform "Syncopation" which is a combination of Melodic Metal. Following "Megitsune" where Yuimetal and Moametal showed off smiles to Su-Metal who shared her pleasure of meeting the fans, "We are so happy to see you!". In a sprint continued with "Gimme Chocolate" and "Ijime, Dame, Zettai". The last song was "Road Of Resistance" where Su-Metal sang a long with the audience while Yuimetal and Moametal followed the big chorus. The three girls who performed 10 songs showed off a last Kitsune Sign and left the stage with "See you!". 

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Report & Photos: Natalie Music.

Translation: Hitoshi Sugioka.

Billboard Japan live report from BABYMETAL's performance at Summer Sonic Festival 2017 in Tokyo at the Marine Stage. They highlight the intensity of the performance, the great number of fans and Su-Metal interaction with audience. Check the report translated and photos below. 

BABYMETAL appeared at Summer Sonic's Tokyo Venue on the 20th. This year was their sixth consecutive appearance since 2012, this year they appeared as the second headliner in their first time at Marine Stage and showed off a mastpiece performance. 

Summer Sonic: BABYMETAL has appeared for six consecutive years since their first appearance as the youngest artist to appear in history in 2012. They met Metallica in 2013, on the same stage met Megadeth in 2014 and Marilyn Manson in 2015. Last year they appeared at Sonic Stage in Osaka, but this year they finally descended as second headliner in the same stage along with Foo Fighters. 

BABYMETAL starts the show at the Main Stage as cheers increase. Following their powerful beginning "Gimme Chocolate!!", "Megitsune" and "Catch Me If You Can" when Su-Metal screams "Summer Sonic! We are finally here!" empowering the crowd, cheers increased as the audience started a circle pit storm. While showing cool expresions and occasionally cute smiles during their performance, as they have been in fascinanting number of rock festivals around the world they finished the stage a hot 8 songs performance. 

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Report: Billboard Japan. 

Photos: AndMore Fes.

Translation by: Maik Gianino. 

Check: Newswire's show report, read here.

Check: Newswire's show photos, see here.

BABYMETAL have announced a Live Viewing event for their show at Osaka Jo Hall to take place on October 15! The Live Viewing will be streamed a day after in 3 different cities! Check details below. 

BABYMETAL announced that their performance at Osaka Jo Hall on October 15 as part of "Big Kitsune Festival in Japan" (Big FOX Festival in Japan) will be streamed a day after on October 16 as Live Viewing Event in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka! 

BABYMETAL at Osaka Jo Hall Live Viewing Details:

Show date: October 15 at Osaka Jo Hall 

Live Viewing date: October 15, 2017 (Monday)

Times: Open doors 18:00 / Start 19:00

Venues:

-Zepp Diver City in Tokyo

-Zepp Nagoya in Nagoya

-Zepp Osaka Bayside in Osaka 

Tickets Details: 

-Lottery Tickets for THE ONE Members start on September 1 (Friday) at 12:00, finishes on September 5 (Tuesday) at 23:59 Japanese Time 

-Advanced Tickets by Lottery start on September 14 (Thursday) at 12:00, finishes on September 18 (Monday) at 23:59 Japanese Time. 

-General Tickets as first come first served basis start on October 1 (Sunday) at 12:00 Japanese Time. 

-Mosh'sh Pit Standing Tickets: ¥ 4,320 (tax included)

-Mosh'sh Seats Tickets: ¥ 9,720 (tax included)

For more details please visit: babymetal.jp

BABYMETAL played their second date of Summer Sonic Festival 2017 at QVC Marine Field in Chiba, once again being co-headliner of the Foo Fighters. It was their first time performing at the stadium! Check the show report there. Photos below courtesy of BABYMETAL, fans, Barks Japan and AndMore Fes. 

BABYMETAL returns to Summer Sonic for 6th consecutive year. This year they perform in Osaka and Tokyo as they played only in Osaka in 2016. BABYMETAL played 8 songs as co-headliner before Foo Fighters. Show report. Photos below via BABYMETAL, fans and AndMore Fes. 

Suzuka Nakamoto as Su-Metal had the chance to speak with FM 820 Bintang Garden. Su-Metal talk about BABYMETAL's 6th Year appearance at Summer Sonic and their first opportunity to perform at the main stage. Check her comments translated below. 

Suzuka Nakamoto was had a minute to talk with FM 802 Bintang Garden to share her impressions about BABYMETAL's upcoming performances at Summer Sonic Festival in Osaka and Tokyo this weekend. 

Su-Metal said they are excited to perform at the main stage for very first time in their 6 years in the festival, "when we watched other artists on the main stage up to now, we always thought that was a place where we would like to be"...

She also talk about the main band of the event, "Also, this time the Foo Fighters are the headliners, so we're together at a festival for the first time I wonder which kind of performance it's going to be, and I look forward to learning many things from them." 

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Interview by: FM 802 Bintang Garden. 

Translation & Subtitles: Gakushabaka. 

The TV published a live report from Sakura Gakuin's Reading Lesson Open Class at Hamagin Hall Via Mare in Yokohama on August 13 where the Sakura Gakuin students learned and improved their techniques to read, make speeches and read aloud. Report translated plus album of photos below! 

The Idol Group Sakura Gakuin held the event "Reading Lesson" Open Class in Kanagawa at the Hamagin Hall Via Mare on August 13.

Sakura Gakuin "Open Class" is a project which brings experts of each genres as lectures as the students of Sakura Gakuin learn from their knowledge every time, it's done with irregularly. Last year during summer vacations on August 14 was carried out the "Music Lesson" open class, this year was held with Professor Noriko Hazuki the "Reading Lesson". The classes were held in 3 parts which featured different students. 

At each time they practiced vocal exercises, tongue twisters, loud announcements and learned the basics of reading. 

They were challenged to read ghost stories as "ghost story of the day". In the second class Yuzumi Shintani in charge of reading a ghost story and also had an interesting exchange with teacher Mori Hayashi. And Hazuki san sent and advice: "In place of skillful reading, try to read with feelings of the characters." 

The third class featred a corner called "Let's read a Saskura Gakuin song". In each class despiting the "handicap" there were unable to read some Kanji, and everyone was struggling with them. Especially in the third calss, but the transfer student Miki Yagi showed a remarkable growth within the class, and when the curtain went down the teacher Hazuki read a tearful note expression his impressions after the class was ended. 

In addition in the third class was announced that "Street Performance" on September 18 at the same venue. 

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Report & Photos by: The TV.

Translation: Hitoshi Sugioka. 

Sakura Gakuin have announced a new open class! "Street Performance Lesson" will take place in September at Hamagin Hall Via Amare in Yokohama as usual, find more details of the event below! 

Sakura Gakuin announced a new Open Class, the event will be held at Hamagin Hall Via Mare in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture on September 19, 2017! The class will be in charge of the popular juggler Shinosuke. As juggling instructor Shinosuke will instruct the students part of his experience gained around the country. 

Sakura Gakuin Street Performance Lesson Event Details:

Date: September 18, 2017 (Monday)

Venue: Hamagin Hall Via Mare, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture

1st Class - Open: 11:15 - Start: 12:00

Students: Megumi Okada, Marin, Hidaka, Kano Fujihira, Tsugumi Aritomo

2nd Class - Open 14:30 - Start: 15:15

Students: Aiko Yamaide, Yuzumi Shintani, Momoe Mori, Miki Yagi

3rd Class - Open: 17:45 - Start: 18:30

Students: Momoko Okazaki, Maaya Asou, Soyoka Yoshida, Miku Tanaka

For more details please visit: sakuragakuin.jp

Jonathan Davis lead singer of the NuMetal band Korn talk about his impression on BABYMETAL's music and concept on Musik Express from Germany as they made him listen "KARATE". Davis says that BABYMETAL is amazing. Check the segment of the interview below. 

Jonathan: "I dig BABYMETAL. Is just wrong in every level. Is entertaining as hell. A hook of Asian Pop mix with Metal and the dance they do is just, I mean, how can't be entertained watching that? 

It's a whole vibe, a whole thing, it's not necessary the music, or the girls themselves, is the whole package, the whole thing. 

When I first heard them I was: 'This is amazing', everyone was flipping the hell out, freaking out about it. Hating it or loving it, was supreme, on one way or another, you can love it or hate it. I thought I have seen it all but saw that and 'Woow this is pretty intense'."

Do you understand people who say this is destroying music? 

Jonathan: "This is closed minded people. I mean, I been from both sides of it. There is purist metal people that is pure about their music and want this gotta be in a certain way. And there is other people that just is music and if you dig it you dig it. Who cares? It's not a big deal if you like something like that, calm down."

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Interview by: Musik Express.