Akatsuki daaaaaaaaaa! ❤
As Su once said: Don’t think, feel! I love how Su was able to deliver the emotions of the song at the age of 16 at the 2014 Budokan show.
The musicians were pretty much the same in both of those shows (Kami band east).
You definitely need to check out the “unfinished” version of Akatsuki from the Legend 1997 show! 🤘🦊🔥

Great double reaction.  Yes this is an emotional song ... to really get the emotions you need to see the 'Unfinished' version from Legend 1997 ... just Su, piano and strings (no drums in that one).

Budokan 2014 and Budokan 2021 ... that was the same Kami Band.

'Akatsuki' (Ak-ats-kee ... the U is almost silent.   Su called out "Akatsuki da!" at the start) means red moon.  It is also an homage to X Japan's song 'Kurenai'.

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"Going over thousands (of) nights, some love shall survive.
So, until my body perishes, until my life disappears,
I shall keep on cherishing this love.
Dye crimson! Dye bloody crimson!"
– Akatsuki
A Su-metal classic.
'Akatuski' was the first solo song Su recorded with BABYMETAL.
It was released on the 'Megitsune' single in June of 2013.
The Budokan performance (March 2nd, 2014) was a little less than a year later. Su was 16 years old there.
And commanding the stage like a boss.
Classic Su-metal death stare at the end of the song.   : )
Of course her voice only improved in the seven years before that second performance.

It's one of my favourite songs from BabyMetal, and their is a piano version ! 😮 how do i feel?  it reminds me why the whole project was built around Su . I thought she was great, then now she is an  incredible performer ❤😁🤘🏼🦊🤘🏼

Akatsuki also has a piano only Unfinished ver.
BABYMETAL | Akatsuki (Unfinished ver.) | LIVE at Legend 1997 (4K)
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I love the majority of Babymetal's songs, but Akatsuki is very special to me. Not only does it showcase Su's talent, but it's the song that reminds me the most of Meat Loaf, my #1 fav, because of the powerful and passionate lyrics and performance. 🥲🦊🤘

Nice double feature, thanks!
The first video is from 2014 (not 2017). There are 7 years between both shows and you can tell how Su-metal's vocals have matured over the years (she was only 16 in the first one).
She says "Akatsuki daaaaa!" (It's the crimson moon!") in the beginning. It's pronounced "Akatski" (the "u" is mostly silent).
The Kami Band lineup is almost the same on both shows with the only change of Leda Cygnus on the 2014 performance and ISAO on the 2021 one.
The rest of the band lineup is: Takayoshi Ohmura (the guitarist with the glittering pink guitar), BOH (real name Daisuke Bohte) on bass and Hideki Aoyama on drums.
The fighting scene in the second video is a reminiscence of two previous live performances. Pure fan service and, in my opinion, distracts from the amazing guitar solo.
"Akatsuki" lyrics are about the memories of a lost love but from the perspective of being thankful for having experienced it. It's quite a poetical thing.
It's a power metal based song, a power ballad in steroids, as I like to say. This is one of my top favorite songs of all time.
There is also an acoustic ("unfinished") version from the concert Legend 1997 held in December 2013. You probably may like to check that out.
Until next time!
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thank you for watching akatsuki 2021 it is my favourite 💗💗

Suzuka (at the end song) is able to extinguish the raging flames of a burning star with her murderous gaze. Like.

Ok, only 2 performances/songs from Babymetal can get me teary eyed Akatsuki Unfinished and No Rain No Rainbow from Legend S concert (Su's 20th Bday concert)....(Monochrome from first take can almost be #3).... Akatsuki Unfinished is probably what you're looking for, since you said you were distracted by the drums... When you see Unfinished next to any Babymetal song, it's basically a stripped down piano only version.... The emotions she put into Akatsuki Unfinished is unreal....Not only the singing, but her expressions, just everything, is pulling on your heartstrings.... 😁😁🤘🦊🤘

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great reaction! Akatsuki Daaaaaa!!!🤘🦊

These two versions are really cool, perfect, you can also see the Akatsuki unfinished piano version which is more emotional

The drums are basically the same in both

Comparing the two performances it feels to me almost like as a 16 year-old she was battling the song and the band to be the one in control and she was singing one song while the band played a different one (I still enjoy her performance and her singing was as good as ever). Then in 2021 as an adult she had become powerful enough and confident enough to bend the band and song to sound exactly how she wanted.

Akatsuki @ Nippon Budokan:-

This is one of 4 Su-Metal (Suzuka Nakamoto) solo songs. The other 3 are:-

1. "Amore" (Wembley Arena).

2. "No Rain No Rainbow" (Legend A Baptism XX).

3. "Rondo Of Nightmare with Mischief Of Gods" (Budokan Black Night) same venue.


Su-Metal have a powerful peircing voice to penetrate the heavy musical instrument and still sound so clear. You should listen to X Japan "Kurenai", a legendary band from Japan 🇯🇵  which Babymetal get a lot of their inspiration from. There is a slow ballad version of "Akatsuki", the Unfinished version perform at Legend 1997 Apocalypse concert same venue as Headbanger @ the Makuhari Messe.


Akatsuki is just Crimson Moon, but the original kanji for Akatsuki is the one you see in Naruto (暁). The original meaning is the time when night fall ends, or dawn. But there is a double meaning of "The time you waited after your dreams/wishes came true" . If you listen to the lyrics both crimson moon and akatsuki play a role in the song Akatsuki.


Benitsuki -Akatsuki

Information:-

Kanji Title: 紅月-アカツキ.

Romanji Title: Benitsuki -Akatsuki

English Title : Crimson Moon -Dawn.


Akatsuki-Benitsuki:

Akatsuki- is the couping song from BABYMETAL's 3rd single Megitsune, by SU-METAL. The song is also included in BABYMETAL's first original album BABYMETAL.


Information:

Artist: BABYMETAL

Single: Megitsune

Album: BABYMETAL

Lyrics: NAKAMETAL & TSUBOMETAL

Composition: TSUBOMETAL

Arrangement: Kyoto


KamiBand:-

The KamiBand are the instrumentalists (or backing band) in BABYMETAL – Each member is a "god (Kami) of music" summoned by The Fox God stage by stage. They wore white robes and painted corpse face to resemble the dead spirit. All the Kamis have their own jobs and side-projects in addition to BABYMETAL.


Current Members Who Perform At Nippon Budokan:-

•Takayoshi Ohmura (Guitar, ESP SNAPPER-7/R Twinkle Pink).

•Leda Cygnus (Guitar, ESP ARROW 7 CUSTOM).

•Daisuke 'BOH' Bohte (Bass, ATELIER Z BETA 6, Boh'S CUSTOM 6).

•Aoyama Hideki (Drums, YAMAHA Signature).


Nippon Budokan (日本武道館, Nippon Budōkan), often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Originally built for the inaugural Olympic judo competition in the 1964 Summer Olympics, its name translates as Martial Arts Hall in English. While its primary purpose is to host martial arts contests, the arena has gained additional fame as one of the world's most iconic musical performance venues.


A number of famous rock music acts have played at Budokan. The Beatles were the first rock group to play there in a series of concerts held between June 30 and July 2, 1966. ABBA ended their last tour there. Their final show on March 27, 1980, was the last live concert ABBA performed together. Numerous acts have recorded live albums at Budokan, including Bryan Adams, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Cheap Trick, Dream Theater, Duran Duran, Kiss, Mr. Big, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Journey and Deep Purple.


LYRICS OVERVIEW:-

Crimson Moon


Going over thousands nights,

some love shall survive.

So, until my body perishes,

until my life disappears,

I shall keep on cherishing this love.



Shining in the depths of the eyes,

the moon is about to cry.

Red tears overflow

and dye the night sky.



In the silence,

the two damaged blades stand face to face.

Our loneliness and our uneasiness

slash even our hearts.



Going over thousands nights,

some love shall survive.

So, until my body perishes,

until my life disappears,

I shall keep on cherishing this love.



In the passage of time,

I keep my eyes shut.

Even if the red thread flowing in my hand breaks,

I still feel we are tied.



In the silence,

I hold the damaged blade face to face.

My loneliness and my uneasiness,

I slash, even my heart,

now.



Going over thousands nights,

some love shall survive.

So, until my body perishes,

until my life disappears someday...



Going over thousands nights,

some love shall survive.

So, until my body perishes,

until my life disappears,

I shall keep on cherishing this love.



Dye crimson! Dye bloody crimson!



アカツキ (Akatsuki)

幾千もの夜を超えて

生き続ける愛があるから

この身体が滅びるまで

命が

消えるまで　守りつづけてゆく



瞳の奥に光る

泣き出しそうな月は

赤い涙　あふれて

夜空を染めてゆく



静寂の中で

傷ついた刃差し向かい

孤独も不安も

斬りつける　心まで



幾千もの夜を超えて

生き続ける愛があるから

この身体が滅びるまで

命が

消えるまで　守りつづけてゆく



過ぎてゆく時の中

瞳を閉じたまま

この手に流れる赤い糸　切れても

感じている　絆を



静寂の中で

傷ついた刃差し向かい

孤独も不安も

斬りつける　心まで

いま



幾千もの夜を超えて

生き続ける愛があるから

この身体が滅びるまで

命が　いつか消えるまで



幾千もの夜を超えて

生き続ける愛があるから

この身体が滅びるまで

命が

消えるまで　守りつづけてゆく

紅く染まれ　真っ赤に染まれ


One of the best twin guitar solos from Takayoshi Ohmura and Shinji Yuuto aka Leda Cygnus.


Kitsune Up 🦊🦊🦊🤘🤘🤘🇯🇵🇸🇬#notacult.

Great reaction! I can really recommend that you watch the unfinished version at Legend 1997 concert of this song, it's even more emotional 🙂🤘🦊

NEW Babymetal song. BABYMETAL AND Electrical Callboy collab.  1.6 million views in 2 days.  There is a unfinished version of this song where the kami band never goes hard.  It is an emotional song.  She is crying in the unfinished version.  This is of course when she is younger.

The kami band members on both the videos are the same. Well actually first one had Leda and Takayoshi on guitars. On second video it was Isao and Takayoshi. Bassist and drummer are BOH and Hideki in both them. Those musicians are probably in top 1% that Japan has to offer.

This song is absolutely one of my favorites!!

Both performances were Kami Band East, their line up is slightly different though. Also, Kami Band has added to their performance their own flavors. As you can imagine 2014 —> 2021, they evolved as musicians too.

Amore from Wembley 2016 is another great Su-metal solo!

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