Karaoke girl knows a lot about babymetal.

The girl in the orange sweater absolutely nailed it!

In my opinion, the reason why BABYMETAL got so popular around the world is, their music is very inclusive. They didn't just try to fit into an existing genre or subgenre, but they created their own by mashing together two completely different cultures: Girly Japanese pop music and heavy metal. It was a combination that, by all accounts, shouldn't have worked. But by the hard work of Suzuka, Yui and Moa, the very talented artists behind them, and some insane miracle (the Fox God, obviously), they somehow created a phenomenon nobody expected, not even them (Koba mentioned this in an interview).

On the surface, why people gravitate towards them is the fact BABYMETAL is....weird. It's a very unusual mixture of Jpop and authentic heavy metal. This is important, because BABYMETAL does not play the usual Japanese style Jrock or like Visual Kei stuff, but their sound and music is very close to real western heavy metal, taking cues from popular metal bands like Iron Maiden, Metallica, HammerFall, and various elements from black, trash and nu-metal. If someone uninitiated would listen to the instrumental only tracks, there is no way they would be able to tell this music was made for three teenage Japanese girls to sing and dance to, it would simply make no sense :D

But if you go deeper, and look at the big picture, you realize the genius behind the phenomenon that is BABYMETAL. They have, without doubt, the most inclusive fanbase ever. You find just the weirdest friggin crowd at their live performances. from small kids, Jpop lovers, cosplayers and casual music enthusiasts, all the way to gruff, long-haired, leather-clad metalheads, and they all jump around to the same music, screaming the the same lyrics, smiling ear to ear. Young, old, men, women, everyone is represented. Only at a BABYMETAL concert can you see a huge bearded dude in a studded leather jacket, with a small girl sitting in his neck in a BABYMETAL costume and an industrial ear protector. Only here you'll see a pink-haired Sailor Moon looking girl standing next to a guy in an Anthrax hoodie, both hunched over a phone looking at the pictures they took at the concert. You can be literally anyone, from any country, any age, any walk of life, you are welcome in the BABYMETAL community. I think this is a huge accomplishment.

And this is admittedly what BABYMETAL stands for, to unite everyone under their umbrella of kawaii-metal. THE ONE, as BABYMETAL calls their fans, is their way to symbolize we all belong. When the girls shout "we are BABYMETAL" at a concert, it doesn't mean the three of them, it means EVERYONE, the girls, the band, the fans, everyone is BABYMETAL. I think this message is beautiful and we need more bands like this.

The lady in the orange top has some pretty convincing arguments. I gotta agree with her

Babymetal is awesome. The girls are great singers, the band is ridiculously talented, and it blends J-Pop and metal very well. The only complaints I hear about them are from metal elitists who complain about everything anyway.

I see Babymetal, I click.

1. More "strong" than "cute".
2. Intense.
3. Different from typical idol.
4. Great live backing band.
5. "New sound".

Thanks to BabyMetal I started learning Japanese. I'd love to attend a concert of theirs one day.

I'm honestly surprised there aren't more Japanese people who know and/or are fans of Babymetal. Babymetal is everything to me and I live about 7000 miles away. Babymetal even made me want to learn Japanese.

The band that plays with them are very talented. They play their instruments with a level of precision that's kinda rare when you go see bands play live.

They are really amazing Artists! Then Babymetal's fandom is one of the best fandom I've ever seen.  Concerts are  very powerful and give goosebumps thanks to fans too! This group deserves more and more success and space on this planet.

Japanese people and Japan are so cool

普通に周りでも人気あるけどな〜。
私はbabymetal可愛いしかっこいいし見た目も歌も大好き！

I like Baby Metal because they're very cute!

In Japan, a lot of exposure means "expiration date".
BABYMETAL does not take that strategy.

That's not my type of music, but they definetely deserve to be succesful!

I really like Babymetal especially their song Karate!

I don't really like metal, but I enjoy their music a lot!

BABYMETAL ARE AWESOME , not just the girls but the Kami Band as well
KITSUNE UP

BABYMETAL transcend genre, BABYMETAL is BABYMETAL.