| Genre: |
Kawaii metal
heavy metal
J-pop
power metal
alternative metal |
| Label: |
Juonbu
BMD Fox
Toy's Factory
Amuse |
| Origin: |
Tokyo, Japan |
| Website: |
babymetal.com |
| Past_members: |
* Yuimetal |
| Years_active: |
2010–present |
| Current_members: |
* Su-metal
* Moametal |
BABYMETAL (ベビーメタル) is a Japanese metal band who debuted under limited growth group Sakura Gakuin in 2010, branching off from the group in 2013. It consists of SU-METAL (Nakamoto Suzuka), MOAMETAL (Kikuchi Moa), and MOMOMETAL (Okazaki Momoko), backed by session musicians known as the “Kami -神- Band.
The base of the group’s musical style is a mix of J-POP and heavy metal, in a style that they refer to as “Kawaii Metal.” According to the band’s producer, KOBAMETAL (Kobayashi Kei), the name came to him by revelation as a play on the words “heavy metal.”
In 2018, founding member Mizuno Yui (formerly YUIMETAL) decided to leave BABYMETAL due to medical complications. From then on (until 2023) the group continued as a duo 2018 to the start of 2019, the band performed with 2-4 backup dancers in live performances.
In 2019, the band introduced three backup dancers called the “Avengers”. They performed in rotation to create a trio with SU-METAL and MOAMETAL. The Avengers were Riho Sayashi, KANO of @onefive (Fujihara Kano), and MOMOMETAL (Momoko Okazaki), who joined BABYMETAL as the new third member in April 2023.
