/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>15099934
Approved.

10 days 'till AYM x Marina birthday celebration!

>>15099938
who? and who?

>>15099938
Both best girls birthday, gonna be fun.

>not D-Distortion B-Day sub-edition :3

shame on you anon

glad to see this thred is still garbage with the same old constant pic regurgitation

What if Moa actually can play da gitaa but she only plays the theme songs of Vietnamese cartoons, and that's why she didn't mention any songs in the interview?

>>15100025
>sharing the hikikomori way like good friends

>>15100029

>>15100037
how would we go about proving that?

evidence for:
>KaMiBoYz approve of her guitar holding
>i vaguely recall her playing guitar once
>she's mentioned playing guitar before
>she likes anime

evidence against:
>five
>seconds
>lmao wtf moa

>>15100033

never forget (I'm back edition)

>>15100100
post more nene butt

>>15099989
>Not knowing the other half of M&M
Moafag pls

>>15100100
100 100 wow

I've missed my Babymeta's and SG girls

>>15099934
Took you long enough.

>>15100134
Take my fucking word fucker next Babymetal concert I'll go if I find you I'll slap your gaylord face two slaps by two until the count becomes odd.

Don't fucking shittalk about my amore anymore m8.

>>15100128
My Hana Goddess <3

I think i feel a tumor when I palpate my armpit

>>15099676
>>15099982
Friendly reminder to report all the cancer, lady/rabbit/kami shitpost.
Marinafaggot is the a better option that moamaestro at this point, notice he got mad for missing new kami thread

>>/jp/thread/15090130#p15091853
>>/jp/thread/15090130#p15091951
>>/jp/thread/15090130#p15091991

>>15100186
I will speak about my waifu as I see fit. I hope I see you at the show in your max weeaboo shit too

>>15100211
The look in their eyes...

My tumor and my death are important to me

>>15100212
See you next time in Europe fuccboy I'll have a VIP ticket and a Yuimetal badge don't forget about me.

>>15100229
you'll be ok

>>15100211
at least it was mutual respect, not a fan of how Baldy McHat just manhandles Yui's hand without even looking at her, that's just rude.

>>15100029
literally le happy merchant face

>>15100253
true

>>15100205
>>report... kami... post

why you hate kamis senpai :/

>>15100184
like clockwork

>>15100037
Isn't that the conclusion already reached a few threads ago?

She's admitted to playing HTT stuff in the past.

>>15100296
post more qt feet

>>15100349
How can feet be qt? They're feet.

>>15100296
he must be bitaa AND salty

>>15100349
Here's a qt tongue

>>15100461
We posting tongues now?

>>15100469
bonus points for tongues that aren't in babymetal

>>15100246
Meet me halfway cunt, I'm not going to Eurcuck. Me and my Waifu will have a good time in the United States

>Tfw I get to spend the prime of summer with my 3 Goddess's

Babymetal in July, then 2016 Olympics in Killzil in August. Going to be a great summer

>>15100111

>>15100502
>bonus points for tongues that aren't in babymetal
>posts a babymetal kamifaggot

I wonder if Su knows that an attractive American male wants to her boyfriend

>>15100602
She doesn't, I didn't tell her yet.

>>15100583
I was replying to the other post, silly anon

>>15100602
She knows a lot of greasy autists want her.

>>15100619
SG needs them back

>>15100637
It's too bad that SG is a meme idol group that kicks the girls out no matter how good they might be and replaces them every year.

They could at the very least form a new idol pop group

>>15100659
True. Miss the glory days when all the greats were there

>>15100619
longhairedboy whois

>>15100627
what about a normie, chad that for some reason has yellow fever?

<3x100

>qt thinks she's an alien trying to get to her home planet.orig.jpg

>>15100699

Why are Susan's eyes so jumpy?

>>15100705
*alien thinks she's a qt

>>15100699
She looks like she feels awkward

>>15100732
Su's awkwardness is one of her three charm points.

>>15100762
I agree, Su the myth and the legend

>>15100727
Don't lie, she looks pretty qt in that pic. I'm not even a Notsufag.

>tfw you win another staring contest with yui.

>>15100204
Good.

>>15100204
Probably swollen lymph nodes, which itself can mean breast cancer.

>>15100717
Can't keep her eyes off of Koba.

Who do you guys think will be back first? Ayami or ladymemes?

>>15100983
babybones has a better chance to come back

>>15100993
this

>>15100983
>>15100993
what if Ayami came back as part of ladymemes replacing ladybeard as centah.

nf

>>15100999
So you want to replace everyone but Rei?

>>15101007

Should replace Yui with Rei.

>>15101007
Think you got the wrong anon, Rie is the best but I'm also fond of Cameltoe-chan. Just get rid of ladybeard.

>>15101032
But Rie is gone

>>15101032
Rie is so cute looking, Rei is just plain vulgar

>>15100983
Ayami pls

I think ladymemes is done for good, beard-chan already jumped ship and is doing all sorts of tarento work

>>15101045
if they come back from hiatus ofc, for now i hope rie is off in Saipan shooting some uncensored JAV.

>>15101051
true, rei looks like a retarded mongoloid clone gone wrong version of Hana...but in a cute way so i still like her.

>>15101114
now, just for science, what does 2016 stores says?

>>15101181
MORI G I R L Z

>>15101181
Mori best sagaku.

>>15101181
Why is he so cute? :3

>>15101121

>>15101293

>>15100602

Su is aware that people are attracted to her celestial mix of beauty and talent. She only has eyes for me since our souls bonded though all those years ago.

She has told me she wants no one else in this world, just as I want no one but her.

>>15101551
you're waifu a shit

>>15101555

Even if that were close to being true, it wouldn't matter because I love her with my whole being. My perfect wife, lover, partner, friend and soul mate forever, lalalalala :3

>>15101577
Do you think Himetan practiced kissing girls first with Su before doing it on stage with another girl she's not really comfortable with?

>>15101551
Let's watch some Su vids yo.

>Su-metal’s singing abilities have gone right through the roof. She practices in rehearsal to the point that I think the studio is going to fall apart in destruction she puts out such a big voice. I am amazed at how she has come this far without ever running off course. It goes without saying that her powers of expression have also gotten much more bountiful but you could say that she has not changed since her elementary school days….I feel her dedication toward music has grown even more pure in nature.

>>http://www.allthingsjapan.org/pmc-pia-music-interview-mikikometal-and-first-25-qs/

>>15101702

>From the perspective of the 3 girls up there on stage I am sure they feel the expectations of the fans as a giant pressure pressing down on them. Not only do they have to deal with that but they also can’t allow the fans to get tired of the same songs performed every time even though they can not add new moves or content for each show. In the midst of all that I feel confident that I could tell each member that I feel they have gotten very adept at turning themselves on and off when we rehearse. Yuimetal has really grown on the inside and you could say, her determined resolve is making itself known in her physical appearance, or that she has blossomed into a flowing beauty.

Interviewer: That is so true. In this issue’s cover page interview her words are strong, simple and yet have a solid core of weight running through them.

>From the outset they were carrying out their activities with Sakura Gakuin and there was a part of their approach to balancing this out with their work as Babymetal but once they were able to focus totally on just Babymetal I feel they broke through the pressure and committed themselves ever stronger to it.

>Q6:
Yuimetal-san, could you tell us your strong point?

>When I am on stage as Yuimetal I feel that I can do anything. For someone like me who gets timid easily this mysterious power is an incredible strength.

>Q7:
Yuimetal-san, what is your weak point?

>When I come down off the stage I am not able to assert myself. I think things over in my head too much. I want to be able to act more from my feelings.

>>15101718
My Yui is shy

>>15101803

I find her shyness endearing :3

>>15101808
Yes it's great

>>15101015
mao

You guys are never going to believe who I just met at my uni. What an awesome day.

>>15101718
my amore is introvert

>>15101718
Yui you are my dream girl ILYSM

su-chan <3

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho7kFNeYvEE

>>15101051
Nigga pls. Respect ma waifu

>>15102054
>visible tears
Is being a member of BabyMetal that bad?

is this japanese starcraft...

Lol at Mikiko talking about Yui's sickly appearance as a good thing. I actually was thinking the adults around her were condoning it because they're Japanese so I'm not surprised. Sure, she got pretty chubby the last year of SG but she is way too skinny now for any country's standards.

yui&moa

>>15102197
You know, it's not that I dislike LB and others, but you guys really need to fuck back off to your thread.

>>15100066
The 5 seconds thing is completely misleading in the first place. She didn't understnd what he asked so she looked at the translator and once Nora translated what he asked she inmediately said "eeeeeh?, I'll leave that up to your imagination."

There was no pause.

>>15102054

>>15102054

>>15102280
http://webmshare.com/play/dLnEV

lol at the clerk thirsty self behind moa again

sam begrudgingly next to yui still hurt from nylon interviewer

>>15102372

Thank you for coming to see us! We hope to be a good show tomorrow night each other!

So I guess they are writing their own twitter posts now?

>>15102417
The twitter account person always writes like that. That's just how it is. You're supposed to speak through them, not as some random person running the account.

>>15102219
no
mao is toooo fatty

>>15102496
Moa is in infinitely better shape and health than Yui. That's fact, not opinion.

I don't even know why a yuifag would even defend her current state. She looks depleted most of the time.

>>15102518
For normal (not american) eyes Yui is an average skinny teenaged girl (like Airi or Marina) but Moa looks 30 yo housewife (like Ayami)

>>15102549
Average? The delusion knows no bounds. Yui looks healthy for Africa maybe.

>>15102549
Su is what a healthy skinny body looks like. Yui is wayvpast that and shevis also much skinnier than Airi and especially current Marina who is a bit chubby herself now.

Happy 4/20 /bmsg/

>>15102964
Smoke da ganja

>>15101577
Finally Himetan is doing this kind of things to get attention, JAV when?

>>15102197
What is the point to create your own /alt/ thread if you're gonna keep posting in this one? also, Ladybaby is kill.

>>15102980
Su with Ayami

>>15102980
not him, but AKB and all of its subgroups also has its own thread and the non/bmsg/ Nakamoto also gets posted here regardless, as well as other girls who were never in either groups that the thread is about.

Nothing wrong with "extended universe" imo as long as it's not overly spammed

>>15102998
Himetan is allowed because she is indeed part of the "extended universe", unlike Ladybaby where there is no connection aside from Ladybeard going to one or two BM concerts, at that extent, shouldn't we make Hideaki Kobayashi part of the "extended universe" too? they went to the same concert together.

>>15102206
It's mostly sweat, but they did say they were emotional during that. Moa said she didn't want to look down at the fans because she thought she would cry and not be able to finish the song.

>>15103031
eh sure why not he also met one of the saku girlz

>>15103126
That's why she kept looking me in the eyes, she knew she could always find support in me.

>>15101577
Miyoshi and Airi

>>15103173
Who and who?

>>15102998
>non/bmsg/ Nakamoto
>literally Suzuka's sister
She's up there with Yuika. Technically extended universe, but obviously more than that.

>>15103198
They're more famous than BM is in Japan you little shit.

>>15103219
but she's in another group, from another thread. People will get upset for people shilling one group, but not another?

I don't care either way, I'm always open to hearing new music or finding groups that are similar, just as long as it's not overly spammed

>>15103260
>in another group, from another thread
She's from Tween. Suzuka's group and literal family.

>>15103260
>I'm always open to hearing new music or finding groups that are similar
There is a thread for that and /bmsg/ isn't it. See >>15045472

>>15103173

>>15102998
>>15103260

Ayaka eat at Yokohama Arena... when¿

>>15103276
Do people talking about Suzan in the AKB48 general?

>>15103308
yeah, sometimes, it's not like that matters anyway since they welcome 48/46

>>15103126
I wish she did. One of my favorite things about her was how emotional and easy to cry she was. So heartwarming. I'm sad that she tries so hard to hide that side of her now.

>>15103304
>>15103313

I wasn't saying that Himetan didn't belong in the akb48 thread? All I was saying is that she's not a part of Babymetal or Sakura Gakuin, and gets posted more often than other SG girls.

>>15103333
No, she doesn't. Lurk more.

>>15103333
Dude. Himetan is LITERALLY related. And she was in a hroup with Su. This thread follows every member from SG and their following and past projects. Where does LB fit into that? And I say this as someone who likes LB. Drop it already.

>>15103333
Is Himetan unrelated to this thread?
Ladybaby and rabbits are clearly not welcome here
also see>>15103341

Himetan is welcome here because she actually has a connection to Sakura Gakuin/Babymetal. Ladybaby has no more connection to this general than any other random idols. This isn't complicated.

>>15103341
NKT46 shill pls leave how new

>>15103360
They have Baby in their name just like Babymetal does. How can you not see the connection?

>>15103371
Himetan is rarely posted compared to Sagakus.
>tumblr gif

>>15103364
yass

>>15103364
It's not like they're not welcome here, baka, this is a thread about sakugakus and related, Ladybabys and Rabbits created their own /alt/ thread for their related stuff and more, so there is no point to discuss about them here. I do visit and post about DeathRabbits in /alt/ and i don't post about BM there because it's not the place to do so.

>>15103478
>It's not like they're not welcome here, baka
I see you like to forget things

>>15103432
tfw you will never catch an oppai kunoichi ayaka sneaking around your house and then give her rough paizuri until she tells you who sent her

Sweet dreams bmsg :3

Do they do lesbian things aka yuri for you filthy gaijin?

Is it general consensus that MR>BM?

>>15103756
Only the girls of questionable talents have done that.

>>15103802
>moagay.webm

>>15103796
>MR
who

>>15103796
For me the original is better. I just think the singles are very iconic and nothing on the new album feels iconic. Just a bunch of solid songs and a couple great ones.

The first album had a lot more variety too, and a much wider gap between light and heavy tracks. Still love MR though but BM is my all time favorite album.

>>15103843
To be fair, the visual aspect of it is half the fun so my opinions of MR will most likely become much greater after seeing the songs live and new music videos.

>>15103796
No. Unless MR stands for Meme Rabbits rather than Metal Resistance.

>>15103839
>>MR
>who
DA BLUE OCEA IH CHANGIN MEH!

Who else is seeing them in Silver Spring!?
I am so excited!
My wife got me VIP tickets!
Ahhhhhh!
Kitsune up!!!

>>15103796
No, no.

Definitely not.

Metal Redditance was the biggest musical disappointment that I have ever heard.

In my humble opinion anyways.

>>15103888
NEVER get into Perfume

>>15103896
is cosmic explorer THIS bad?
haven't listened to it yet

>>15103896
They were always on my "eh maybe one day" list.


I guess I should only listen to past albums?

>>15103884
lml

>>15103796
>MR:9.5
>BM: 8.5

>>15103796
I mean I like meme rabbits as much as anyone else but don't feel that they're better. They can't really be compared either, they're still doing pop-ish music and are a relatively traditional idol group as well.

>>15103861
>>15103864
ayy

>>15104034
Give me your top 3 of both albums

>>15104034
Yeah but paid reviewers though, as well as "le mass appeal".

It might be a better rock/metal album for most, but for me it's not a very good Babymetal album.

>>15104006
So cool!
I don't know who the guy in the middle is trying to be
Dana Distortion?

>>15103796
Both records are 10/10 for me.

>>15104043
Syncopation (just a good stand alone song, whether Babymetal is doing it or someone else)
Onedari
IDR

come at me ho

>>15104072
>>15104072
THE ONE obviously

>>15104092
sorry IDZ

>>15104048
Paid reviews lol

It's the same reviews as the first album

>GROUNDBREAKING
>REFRESHING
>REVOLUTIONARY
>NEXT BIG THING
etc etc

7 out of 10 lol

>>15104105
>11/10

>>15104105
>It's the same reviews as the first album
>galloping
>made for arenas
>epic
>mature

>>15104092
Top 3 of both albums separately, not combined.

I still haven't heard Synco or FDTD, gonna wait for my albums to come in. Onedari is pretty weak though. Honestly BBM songs aren't all that great overall in comparison to songs where all 3 sing.

IDZ is probably a top 3 overall for me though.

>>15104119
The only thing that doesn't apply to the first album is "mature". Who the fuck said it was galloping? Lol

>>15104105
iirc, most of the reviews from the s/t were along the lines of

>YEAH IT'S PRETTY GOOD METAL I GUESS BUT THERE'S TOO MUCH A GIMMICK WITH THE LITTLE GIRLS I WISH THIS REFLECTED MY MATURE SENSIBILITIES AS AN ADULT METALHEAD

and then the next reviews came along and they praised them for ditching the "gimmick"

and yeah they are technically paid reviews when your website/magazine/youtube channel gets exclusive interviews and content directly from the artist, you're not going to shit on their album and burn those bridges.

>>15104102
I wonder if he posts here

>>15104105
I remember when they were accusing this guy of being a paid review shill in Koba's pockets.

>>15104132
>Who the fuck said it was galloping? Lol

http://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/a-track-by-track-guide-to-the-new-babymetal-album

Amore.

oh and hey look at that exclusive content

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr8mSoSHjsk

>>15104132
>>15104154
also
http://www.toronto24hours.ca/2016/04/08/deftones-pet-shop-boys-and-parquet-courts-top-this-weeks-new-music
http://www.babymetalnewswire.com/2016/02/29/babymetal-metal-resistance-track-by-track-review/

there's another i think

care to give a link with made for arenas and mature for the first album

>>15104142
There were countless reviews of the first album. Most of it was the same "lel bm is polarizing but so what, it doesn't matter but I'm gonna spend the next few paragraphs justifying why I like it anyway."

Same thing with MR. And you have no idea how the music industry works. It's a mutual backscratch when it comes to that. Rock Sound gave them the cover and praised the hell out of them and in that same issue gave the album what, an 8?

Are they paying all these reviewers to give them a 70 on metacritic? How about all the small time bloggers giving them great scores?

Paying for reviews yet you can't even find the album in stores anywhere in the US other than Best Buy and FYE.

>>15104034
>>15104043
top 5

MR:
>Tales
>Sis anger
>Syncopation :3
>Yava
>Amore :3

BM:
>Megitsune
>Rondo
>Headbanger!
>Akatsuki
>Onedari

>>15103796
BM is a 10, MR is a solid 8.

>>15104181
Agreed. They would be getting 10s across the board if that's really how it worked.

>>15104178
Buddy, there are 2 ways to get coverage by a magazine. Either they realize the worth on their own or the band's PR rep makes them aware of it and hopes for the best. There is no payment involved.

>>15104212
Are you me? I was just about to say that.

I really hope they play Tale of The Destinies live when they come here

>>15104212
Are you saying they are not paying back all the coverage with interviews and that these sites are not clickbaiting?

In your opinion why did metalhammer gave them an "11/10 best album ever"

and that's not even related to "galloping"

why Koba dont show some love for Megadave... always Memetallica :/

>>15104126
Onedari is great because it's BBM's first song and the crowd always gets hyped for it.

>>15104181
>implying that 8 isn't great

and they didn't even bother to review the debut album

>Are they paying all these reviewers to give them a 70 on metacritic?

nah, they only need to bribe the big names.

>How about all the small time bloggers giving them great scores?

Good for them, they must genuinely enjoy the mature and serious sound and none of that gimmicky stuff that stayed in the first album.

>>15104227
The choreo sounds like it's going to be really intense.

>>15104229
Why don't you ask them yourself? Maybe the reviewer loved it. You don't know.

>>15104126
BABYMETAL
-IDZ
-Iine!
-Onedari Daisakusen

METAL RESISTANCE
-Karate
-Yaba!
-Syncopation

>>15104229
I can tell you're viewing this from a videogame background. That doesn't happen in music. Maybe pop music, I can't say but it's laughable you really believe that's what's going on with BM. I can't stand the people who call shit rigged just because they don't like the result. If you loved MR you wouldn't be saying that.

>>15101718
Moametal-san, could you tell us your strong point?

>I am able to think about things in a fun and enjoyable way DEATH!!

Q5:

Moametal-san, what is your weak point?

>I get scared easily and I give in to food temptations.

>>15104291
You wish. All that BM working out is turning all that food into massive gains.

>>15104291
She probably burns as much as she consumes on tour. She just has to watch it when she's not touring or rehearsing.

>>15104287
>If you loved MR you wouldn't be saying that
Implying implications, tell me MetalHamer and Loudwire are not clickbait sites. I have no problem with the obscure metal sites who don't get exclusives giving them 10/10s

>>15104265
I'm asking for your opinion given their previous behavior.

>>15104308
You're the same dude always complaing about those publications aren't you?

I have no idea why they bother you so much. I know for a fact you have nothing to go on but your gut feeling and you don't actually know someone involved in PR.

>>15104308
I highly doubt that the review scores are predicated on any kind of deal.

The reason for the interviews and such is really just cross promotion. Those websites get the Babymetal clicks and Babymetal gets their name and whats going on with them out there to more people.

That's pretty much how these things work.

>>15104287
>but it's laughable you really believe that's what's going on with BM

Not even him, and it doesn't have to be compared to video games either. If a food review magazine kept featuring exclusive interviews with a popular chef and putting him on the cover, I would take their review of his brand-new restaurants with a grain of salt, pun not intended.

Besides the main issues isn't so much the indirectely-paid reviews, it's really their sound changing overnight. For better or for worse.

>Lots of Hellos from The One members of @BABYMETAL_JAPAN. Thank you for such welcome. See you @dragonforcehq shows!

>>15104349
>tfw you don't see any pink

>>15104319
>I know for a fact you have nothing to go on
Projecting much?
Still waiting for the link to BM(album) being called arena rock

And we are beyond the initial point anyway, saying that the reviews are the same for both albums is retarded when more than one is asking the haters to give it a second chance now that Babymetal's second album is less of a joke

>>15104361
>>15104349
good

>>15104361
>I always thought Yui was more on a serious side when she performs and it might be just me but it felt like as if Yui smiled a lot tonight! Moa is usually the one spreading her awesome smiles but Yui did too as much as Moa did for tonight.

Happy Yui makes me happy.

>>15104349
Where are all the dad rockers? I thought Japan had an aging population as well

>>15104405
what are you talking about? the average age in this photo is well above 30.

>>15104349
How can one band be so based? Looking forward to Dragonforces best of album.

>>15104415
Most of them look to be in their twenties.

>>15104344
Why do you keep using the word "exclusive"? If they interview them then it's obviously exclusive yet you use it as some type of shady backdoor deal. It's literally promotion. They have plenty of othwr "exclusives" with other artists. Please tell me what your basing this on other than it's just what you think.

As the other anon said, it's cross promotion. Wembley/MR was coming up so they have to promote it and the album. That's what entertainers do. Their PR rep sets it all up for them. Babymetal are undoubtedly the hottest thing in metal at the moment, why would they not cover them unless they were strictly opposed to their existence? It's mutually beneficial.

>>15102372
>>15104349

>>15104405
These guys look like they could be dads desu

>>15104437
You think those guys look like they've had sex?

>>15104405
Wembley also had like a below 5% "dad" population. The Jap crowd looks no different.

>>15104427
Bassist-kun is trying really hard

>>15104425
>g-guys loudwire is just coincidence believe me

>hehe they visited metalhammer's office just by accident

>the15,979,044 of views and the often mentions have nothing to do with the visit to the fine bros believe me

>it's not like rocksound circlejerked all the month to bm duh

>>15104491
Moa's hand looks very off.

>>15104425
>Why do you keep using the word "exclusive"?

I'm just the messenger senpai

http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/08/06/exclusive-first-ever-american-interview-babymetal/

http://www.metalinsider.net/interviews/exclusive-interview-babymetal-talk-worldwide-audience-music-taste-at-rock-on-the-range

http://loudwire.com/babymetal-black-metal-new-metal-resistance-songs/


etc.

>It's mutually beneficial.

It was at first, but now it's a one-sided relationship. Babymetal is guaranteed clickbait, and every time that Metal hammer has them on the cover or have a poster or something their physical prints all sell out. If a publication or magazine is overly critical of them, for sure Koba can afford to snub them.

Like this guy who asked if they write their own songs is never going to get another interview with them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58-YZpHijDM

>>15104497
God, you're dumb. He said it's promotional and it obviously is.

>>15104526
>they did not choose the worse interviewer ever 3 times aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh

>>15104524
So you think having their name constantly out there does nothing for them?

>what is advertising???

Colbert didn't mean anything either right? Now you're changing it from paid reviews to something entirely different. As for not giving that guy another interview because of that question is pure conjecture. Literally everything you have said is. They haven't even been back there to have a chance to interview with him.

>>15104526
Wow he wasn't being sarcastic? His finebros meme arrow supports my post lol

>>15104524
>It was at first, but now it's a one-sided relationship. Babymetal is guaranteed clickbait, and every time that Metal hammer has them on the cover or have a poster or something their physical prints all sell out. If a publication or magazine is overly critical of them, for sure Koba can afford to snub them.

So, what is Babymetal getting out of this deal? You think positive reviews on third tier sites are worth that much?

>>15104553
nah, at this point it's the blogs and youtube channels and websites trying to get THEIR names out there, and to get all the Babymetal fanbase n their side.

>Colbert didn't mean anything either right?

Of course that matters, it's not some metal website or magazine.

I didn't say that they were literal paid review like Koba hands them a bag of money, but by being positive towards them Koba lets them have posters or exclusive interviews or to be on the front page. It really is more beneficial for the magazines and websites than it is for Koba.

>>15104576
Don't you see? They're paying them off for no reason.

>magazines choose to run articles that sell the most magazines
I think we may be onto something here.

>>15104587
>promotions want their info out in magazines that sell a lot

Hmmmmmm, something seems to be up guys!

>>15104579
>but by being positive towards them Koba lets them have posters or exclusive interviews

Is that why that Vice interviewer who gave them probably their worst professional concert review at the NYC show is recently gave them an "exclusive" interview to be released soon?

>>15104524
This guy asked about Sakura Gakuin and whether they play instruments and he's not blacklisted. Unless they're in that guy's area again, they'd have to do another shitty Skype interview and maybe they don't want that?

>>15104579
They always have posters of some band and some band is always on the cover. You think there's always some shifty score fudging going on because of that?

>>15104576
>third tier sites

They're the top metal websites and magazines. Kerrang, Metal hammer, Teamrock, etc.

The only thing that's missing is Terrorizer magazine.

and to answer your question

>So, what is Babymetal getting out of this deal?

The validation that Koba craves.

>>15104425
>Their PR rep sets it all up for them
So it's BM actively searching for that boring beta cuck Graham?

>why would they not cover them unless they were strictly opposed to their existence
Again, their most loud cheerleaders getting the best things is just coincidence right.

>>15104587
Lol no that never happens, they are obviously giving bm too much praising because of their honest and uninterested heart duh

>>15104591
>who gave them probably their worst professional concert review
yup, and also 3 circlejerk articles after that one including woman who are rocking or something. That same girl gave a positive review of wembley on the guardian

>>15104427
Is SU bleachening her skin?

>Moa how many cocks can you gobble?

interviewer of the year

As moronic as this topic is, at least it's way better than the daily "yui's miserable and wants to break up Babymetal" discussion that usually goes on at this time.

>>15104620
>Again, their most loud cheerleaders getting the best things is just coincidence right.

Goodness man. For these magazines to cover them, they have to WANT to cover them. So NO FUCKING DUH the ones who praise them to most cover them the most. Holy shit guys. Come on.

Kerrang doesn't even cover them to the extent of other magazines and they get all these "exclusives". Like wow people.

>>15104600
He also highlighted the fact that there used to be a fake backing band. That should have blacklisted him right away. It's all just promotion.

Anyway, Kerrang and Rock Sound gave them an 8, so reviews paid for with posters and magazine sales? lol

>>15104635
DId you forget where are you posting?
Anything will be contraried 'just for the lulz'

>>15104627
False. Kim Kelly gave the scathing review and this is her first interaction with them since.

Vice is jaded as hell so for them to take money to be positive about anything, especially something they can paint as juicy as Japanese child exploitation, is hilarious. Now in my opinion,she's being a bandwagoner. You won't believe it but BM have become darlings in the metal world. Bands and behind the scenes people alike.

Someone named Hannah reviewed Wembley.

>>15104635
>Kerrang doesn't even cover them to the extent of other magazines and they get all these "exclusives". Like wow people.
anon pls
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xI5vtUWEu6hijgujHQTYwM_d8aKQ0jUOmyQp9qQgSek/view?pref=2&pli=1#gid=0

>>15104646
>kerrang 8
anon pls
<--

>>15104648
>Anything will be contraried 'just for the lulz'
anon pls>>15104367

>>15104600
>This guy asked about Sakura Gakuin and whether they play instruments

Those are both fair and reasonable questions.

That other dude was passive-agressively and smugly asking if they write their own songs, likely already knowing that they don't, there's a difference.

That's just not something that you would ask any metal band.

>>15104610
It depends on who's a hot seller and when their album is coming, but most of those magazines and publications are never really critical anyways they always play it safe, just so they don't burn any bridges with any artists.

>>15104669
i know it's hard for you but kkkk/kkkkk = 8/10

>>15104669
4/5=8/10
80%
Fucking retard.

>>15104646
>He also highlighted the fact that there used to be a fake backing band.

Which would be shocking news to anyone born without eyes, or who lost their eyesight before 2013 I guess.

>>15104655
uwut senpai

>>15104689
>>15104691
>it jumps from 8 to 10
>8=excellent
oke

>>15104705
Did you learn some new math today?

>>15104696
To the metalheads they're trying to reach? That's pretty bad. Maybe he doesn't care about sweeping it under.

>>15104710
I did learn how to destroy my own argument from you senpai: implying that a 8 (at leas from rocksound) was somehow bad, and now you are saying that 8=excellent, how is excellent remotely bad?

>>15104732
>paid reviews
>8
lol

>>15104710
I've told you anything will be contraried

>>15104716
>but we are true now whoa with us!

>>15104737
>excellent
>bad
eh

>>15104747
But they got paid with posters. lol

>>15104750
yeah and i'm socked that they are repaying with excellents and 'the most brilliant metal band today' how the fuck :(

>>15104755
go to sleep autist kun

MR is a solid 6/10 at most.

>>15104763

Shrug anon is that you?

>>15104763
Yeah, well, ya know, that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.

>>15103796
BM 10/10
MR solid 9.9/10

>>15104634
Underrated post desu

>>15104702
For the third time. Kim. Kelly.

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/heavy-metal-fan-vs-babymetal-the-review

>>15104759
Always the same routine, I know you can do better, ganbare anon! >>15104367

>>15104767
>once described metal resistance as shrug rock
>changed my strawpoll score from 4.10 to 6/10 after hearing the full album
>not even the actual shrug anon nor the one you just replied to
whoa

>>15104767

>>15104154
>Huge poster
This is the first time in a long time I've had reason to want to buy a magazine

>>15104775
senpai...
http://noisey.vice.com/en_dk/blog/babymetal-wont-answer-your-questions

> However - when I arrive a female manager tells me I’d only get 15 minutes with the girls (in reality that gets cut off at 8) and that they’d have to check all my questions beforehand. I read my questions to the band's manager while she translates to another woman, presumably a PR. Almost all my questions get thrown. “Nothing personal. Nothing political. Nothing to do with friends and family.”

>The pre-interview interrogation smelt like the band had arrived with remnants of Japanese idol culture in tow - a scene where girl group's like AKB48 are not allowed to have relationships and generally, are controlled by the people in charge. Babymetal are a brand, after all; the metal version of Little Mix. Originally formed by a producer, most of their songs are written by Nobuki Narasaki, the frontman of post-hardcore/shoegaze/trash band Coaltar of the Deepers — a band with solid credibility. They’d never heard metal before being in the group - but their favourite band now is Cannibal Corpse. I had a question that involved idol culture in Japan and Babymetal's thoughts on it. "Nothing cultural", the manager replied. That's OK, I thought. I already have my answer.

> Babymetal, when you cast aside the connotations of idol culture, are doing good things for the rock scene. They’re introducing more people to metal: pop and J-pop fans, girls, for example. They’re bringing a non-white presence to a mainstream scene that’s still predominantly white. They’re three women in a totally male-dominated genre (we’ll ignore for now that in order to participate, they’re in PVC and pigtails).

>They’re desperate for metal fans to be on their side, too. “We are pioneers of creating a new genre of metal,” Su-metal told me. “It’s a new thing we created so we’d like them to support us". But will the novelty factor hold lasting value in the metal world? I don't know

>Written by: Hannah Ewens Jul 15 2014

>>15104235
Koba is a cuck for metallicucks

>>15104716
>Maybe he doesn't care about sweeping it under

Yup.

He would have pulled the video for gimme chocolate, and stopped selling all live show DVDs & Blu Rays prior to Budokan if he was trying to do damage control and sweep that under the rug.

>>15104796
Dude. I'm not talking about that person. I'm talking about Kim Kelly. The article I just posted. She did an interview with them recently and tweeted how adorable and awesome they are.

>>15104308
>Implying anybody should give Babymetal less than 10/10

>>15104808
I see, there's 2 bandwagon bitches.

>>15104796
>Nothing personel, kid.

Is that the article that so many anons were triggered by? It's almost entirely positive.


and I wonder if Koba ever regrets starting the Canibal Corpse meme

>>15103432

>>15104778
Since you can't put 4 and 4 together let me explain that. The release of the album coincided with an ARENA show with tons of hype. Not only that but BM is seen as an arena group and they are. Anything below that is a "friendly" for BM.

>>15104796
Why can't these insufferable idiots talk about things normally without their patriarchy and white-dominance shit? Things are going to be dominated by one group of people or another it's not evil for things to happen to be a white-male thing.

>>15104850
Why are you triggered by the fact that she pointed out that they're Japanese girls, and that most people in the metal world are not?

>>15104857
why are you triggered by anon being triggered?

>>15104850
There were no connotations that it was bad or evil. She's just pointing out that diversity is good and healthy for the the scene. Which it is.

>>15104850
Whoa calm down there cis. anger

>>15104862
if diversity is good, isn't the lack of diversity bad?

>>15104828
Post more Ayaka. Hell, post more anything that isn't this retarded bullshit about about Babymetal interviews and reviews from Western media that no one gives a fuck about.

>>15104859
I'm not, I didn't call him an insufferable idiot or nothing.

>>15104862
exactly, and as far as the overall article goes, she just reported on the actual interview, rather than just presenting the interview as is, OTFGK and all that.

>>15104869
>cis. anger

>>15104862
Fair enough. But everything about culture nowadays seems to require a part that asks 'is this too patriarchal and white?' even when it appears to be only remotely relevant.

>>15104873
triggered is kinda an insult these days you know, specially in 4chan

>>15104446
underrated comment

>>15104849
>Not only that but BM is seen as an arena group and they are
They did arenas before MR, any link calling them arenarock before MR?
What about the more mature and second chance thing.

shoo shoo reddit

>>15104903
ARENA ROCK!
My babies can fill an arena and destroy it

>>15104850
The author is a well known identity politics shit-stirrer, one of the many whining about metal being "too sexist and too white". Just try to ignore them and the shutin NEETs who worship her.

>>15104903
They never did an arena show in the west before man. What is so difficult to understand. And the Metal Hammer interviewer for SSA said they were a great arena band after seeing them at SSA. It is more mature. They grew up a lot since then. Every time a band has a hit with their first album a lot of attention is paid to their sophomore album to see if they're the real deal or a fluke.

There are such simple logical explanations for everything you bring up.

>>15104914
They can whoaa with lots of people!

>>15104929
Be honest, how many posters did Koba give you to defend them?

>>15104929
>They

No one in the band is involved in the song-writing process...

>>15104929
>They grew up

Senpai that was just one year.

>to see if they're the real deal

Depends on how you define real deal, considering how no one in the live shows is involved with writing or producing the music.

I'm bummed that they got rid of their "gimmick" to instead act and sound like "the real deal"

>>15104929
Link pls, the way you did write that sounds like that was his first gig, unrelated to arena music.

It seems that the nature of BM's music depends of what western media writes, we said dadrock after listening the 5th song of the new album (never did that for the first album) back in December, way before the hype for Wembley, but that's just another coincidence right.

The timming of more mature, more metal and arenarock etc must be another coincidence.

SNSD can do arenas and they very far from arenarock, don't confuse doing arenas with arenarock.

>>15104930
They do it well

>>15105018
Don't hate on muh babymetas based arena rock pleb

>>15105008
Doki Doki was like 5 years ago. Just because the album is 2 years old doesn't mean they don't have a bunch of songs when they were little pipsqueaks.

>>15105018
BM undoubtedly was made for arena productions. That's where they shine. RoR, The One, and NRNR are totally arena songs.

You need to understand that journalism works this way. There is a narrative and people go off of what they heard from their peers and the internet. Everyone also mentions they're polarizing. Why? Because they are.

This "discussion" transparency is so cringe inducing, forced to the point of idiocy.

>>15105070
All these songs are from MR, your are indirectly arguing that the first album is arena music too.

Just say it openly if that's what you think.

I want to take all 3 of them and spoil them rotten

>>15105070
>Want to sell out shows
>Make music for shows
Ya don't say?

>>15105102
I don't think it is but yes, their music worls best in arenas and it's giving them that impression because it was meant to be unveiled at an arena which had a lot of hype around it.

Why do you think arena music is negative anyway? And who said it was called that so much anyway? I didn't even notice but I'm just taking your word for it.

Even if it is it's a very weak argument to leap to paid reviews. Are you implying Koba is giving them buzzwords to throw in when reviewing it?

Look at any other journalism. Sports, news, movies, whatever. They tend to describe things or events the same way. It's a narrative.

>>15105128
>Arena rock (also referred to as pomp rock,[1] stadium rock,[2] anthem rock,[3] or corporate rock[4]) is a style of rock music that originated in the mid 1970s. As hard rock and heavy metal bands became increasingly popular, arena rock developed from their use of more commercially oriented and radio-friendly sounds, with highly produced music that includes both rockers and power ballads, both often employing anthemic choruses.


Though i didn't get my cash for saying dadrock before those magazines

I can't wait to see Babymetal this summer, only thing that will suck is not having seeing them to look forward too after I see them. When I'm working at my job and it's a little shitty at times I just use Babymetal as inspiration :) This might be the best summer ever

>>15105160
It may sound a little funny when you're listening to arena rock at home or whatever, but it will be great when you're actually in the arena

>>15105165
Like a lot of other bands. Almost everything can be labeled as arenarock by that thinking

>>15105070
>Doki Doki was like 5 years ago. Just because the album is 2 years old doesn't mean they don't have a bunch of songs when they were little pipsqueaks.

That doesn't mean they have to go all dadrock on us.

MR is the type of album I imagined they would be making like 5 or 10 years from now, not immediately after their first one. I don't buy the whole "oh well they're mature and serious women now" either, they're still all underage and they have nothing to do with songwriting.

>>15105173
True, anytime you hear "Jump!" or something in a song. Arenarock

>>15105191
Post your best arenarocks family!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x387i1k_%E5%8F%AF%E6%86%90girls-over-the-future_fun

>>15105162
I hope you have a great time anon

>>15105191
>>15105194

I really get the feeling of going into battle when I listen to this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZaz7OqyTHQ

>>15105188
They're young Gods

>>15104871

>>15105204
im more of a nogi man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BET76kkMR2Q

>>15105194
>Mfw I didn't know what it was at first but have heard it before and it starts playing
Beast song

>>15105194
>Mfw I didn't know what it was first opening it, then realize I heard it before. Beast song

>>15105203
Thanks bro, I get an excuse to visit Seattle too

>>15105204
>Feeling of battle
>House of pain - jump around
wut m8

>>15105220
Moa and Yui were too young too participate in this godliness

>>15105220
BRING
AYAMI
BACK
NOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW

>>15105274
Yes we must bring Ayami back.
SG superteam fantastic five: Su, Yui, Moa, Ayami, Hana

>>15105322
Replace Su, Moa, and Hana and we're onto something.

http://pastebin.com/sHpVjtZm

:3

>>15104491
>>15104427
kek
https://twitter.com/takeshi_1229/status/722959950624874496

so Oli vs Fredéric Who will win Moa's heart

>>15105429
>Disrespecting MVP Su, My loveable Moa, and Goddess Hana

>>15105515
I will obviously

>>15105524
Su and Moa are in the top 3 girls in Babymetal, I'll give them that, but they barely crack the top 10 of Sakura Gakuin.

>>15105535

>>15105535
>Su
>top 3 in bm
lol

>>15105515
>the nipponese are top cucks
https://twitter.com/yui4yuiyui/status/722964640414601219

>>15105526
Are you... a girl? .

Hi, new here, is there any subbed vid of the full karen gals trip to okinawa?

>>15105753
Top fucking kek

>>15105856

kawaiiiii. i can't wait to see this live.

>>15105445

Kinako-metal when?

>>15105220
>here are your fans, they will say some nice words to you!
w-what do

So wonderful

>>15105515
That's fuckin hilarious. Though, I'm pretty sure if you ask most of the bands and journalists they met they'd say the same thing. Su said herself Moa is the one who breaks the ice and does most of the talking. I even feel like that's a big reason a lot of websites will feature a picture of Moa instead of Su. I also think Moa just has the most western friendly personality.

Still funny that he would admit that though. Might have been drunk and I think he's actually smitten lol