BABYMETAL returned to Japan for two nights on November 16 and 17 at Saitama Super Arena after their 20-date US tour which included their first-ever arena show in the States at The Forum in Los Angeles. Joining them for the Japan leg of their world tour, entitled “METAL GALAXY WORLD TOUR IN JAPAN,” were British rock band Bring Me The Horizon, who served to make the show that much more electrifying.

BABYMETAL kicked off their set with FUTURE METAL, the lead track to their latest album, METAL GALAXY. Su-metal, Moametal, and one of their Avengersーthe name given to a trio of backup dancers rotating in place of Yuimetal who departed from the band last yearーstood atop a triangular stage, with a giant LED screen behind them and drowned in mesmerising lighting. With each song, the members pulled fans further and further into the Metal Galaxy.

It was clear for Japanese fans to see how much Su-metal and Moametal have grown in strength and confidence in their performances, having just completed their biggest US tour to date. The crowd in turn reacted with a surging excitement at the band’s behemoth performance.

They continued with more songs from the new record, including DA DA DANCE (feat. Tak Matsumoto) and PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO), for a thrilling set that lasted an hour and a half.

BABYMETAL dropped their third studio album METAL GALAXY on October 11 and made it to 13th place on the Billboard Top 200 in the US. On the same day, BABYMETAL also reached No. 1 on Billboard Top Rock Albums, making them the first Japanese act to do so. METAL GALAXY also stands as the band’s second album to make it into the Top 20 of the UK’s Official Charts for Rock & Metal Albums, coming in at No. 1, beating their own record and setting the record for Japanese artists. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon Weekly Chart in Japan and dominated the iTunes charts in Japan, the UK, US, and elsewhere around the world.

BABYMETAL recently added extra shows to the Japan leg of the tour. The additional concerts will take place at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall on January 25 and 26 next year.

Credit: Taku Fujii

2019 is the year of BABYMETAL, with their latest album METAL GALAXY having dropped in October and making them the highest Japanese group/artist to place on the Billboard Top 200 in the US in 56 years. As they continue knee-deep in their ongoing world tour, you might be wondering what else they have in the pipeline.

Well, we can confirm that for you right here and now: they have teamed up with internationally-lauded Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto on his revolutionary Ground Y collection which boasts a genderless and ageless style.

Pre-sales of the collection will take place at the new Shibuya PARCO which is set to open on November 22. This will be followed by sales at GINZA SIX, Laforet Harajuku, and the online store THE SHOP YOHJI YAMAMOTO.

The collection will bring together the unique world of BABYMETALーa band which has won love the world over and has featured as guest acts on many tours of international artistsーand Yohji Yamamoto, a rebel and innovator in the fashion industry whose DNA is woven into the Ground Y line. The inspiration for this jet black collaborative collection is “galaxy,” an homage to BABYMETAL’s latest record METAL GALAXY.

There are numerous items in the collection, including a jumbo cut and sewn embroidered with both the BMD FOX APPAREL logoーBABYMETAL’s official apparel brandーand the Ground Y logo. There’s also a big hoodie featuring a 360° print and BABYMETAL’s logo, a draped silk satin long shirt, and more.

MASATOSHI YAMASHIRO snapped the photos in this photoshoot, a Tokyo-based photographer who started his career in LA and New York and works with fashion magazines, advertisements, and more.

BABYMETAL dropped their third studio album METAL GALAXY on October 11, which it was revealed on Monday to have made it to 13th place on the Billboard Top 200 in the US. The ranking marks BABYMETAL as the highest Japanese group/artist to place on the charts in 56 years, beating Kyu Sakamoto’s 14th place back in 1969, and also makes them the highest-ever charting Japanese female group/artist on the list. On the same day, BABYMETAL also reached No. 1 on Billboard Top Rock Albums, making them the first Japanese act to do so. 

BABYMETAL’s great charting success dates back to 2016 when they dropped their second album METAL RESISTANCE, which placed No. 39 on Billboard’s year-end US Top Hard Rock Albums charts, again marking 53 years since Ryu Sakamoto made it into the Top 40. But METAL GALAXY has beaten that record by a mile.

METAL GALAXY also stands as the band’s second album to make it into the Top 20 of the UK’s Official Charts for Rock & Metal Albums, coming in at No. 1, beating their own record and setting the record for Japanese artists. The album debuted at No. 3 on the Oricon Weekly Chart in Japan and dominated the iTunes charts in Japan, the UK, US, and elsewhere around the world.

BABYMETAL recently performed an electrifying show at The Forum in Los Angeles on the day the album was released, their first-ever US arena concert.

BABYMETAL will perform in Japan this November as part of the Metal Galaxy World Tour, with shows at Saitama Super Arena on the 16th and 17th and at Osaka-jo Hall on the 20th and 21st. They will be joined by British rock act Bring Me The Horizon who will perform as special guests at the already sold-out shows.

BABYMETAL recently added extra shows to the Japan leg of the tour. The additional concerts will take place at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall on January 25 and 26 next year.

BABYMETAL released their long-awaited third album METAL GALAXY worldwide on October 11, following up from their hit 2016 record Metal Resistance. On this same very day, the band performed their first ever highly-anticipated US arena show at The Forum in Madison Square Garden, Los Angeles.

A slew of artists, from the pop world to the rock world, have performed at the acclaimed venue The Forum. BABYMETAL hail as the first Japanese act to headline the area. The sold-out show saw an electrifying set list of 15 tracks, including songs from their new album such as Shanti Shanti Shanti and PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO).

The arena was equipped with a giant wide screen and moving centre stage, all of which BABYMETAL made full use off to pull fans into their Metal Galaxy. Every song was welcomed with cries of cheers and a thundering applause followed by plenty of moshing and fist pumping. It was a monumental night for both the band and their American fans due to the hype leading up to the show.

When METAL GALAXY launched last Friday, it show up to No. 1 on the iTunes metal chart and rock chart around the world, including the US, UK, France, Germany, Sweden and Japan. It also made it to No. 2 on several album charts in the US, UK and Japan.

BABYMETAL will perform in Japan this November as part of the Metal Galaxy World Tour, with shows at Saitama Super Arena on the 16th and 17th and at Osaka-jo Hall on the 20th and 21st. They will be joined by British rock act Bring Me The Horizon who will perform as special guests at the already sold-out shows.

BABYMETAL recently added extra shows to the Japan leg of the tour. The additional concerts will take place at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall on January 25 and 26 next year.

Photos by Taku Fujii

Extra shows have been added to the Japan leg of BABYMETAL’s METAL GALAXY WORLD TOUR in response to dates in Saitama and Osaka selling out on the same day.

The additional concerts will take place at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall on January 25 and 26 next year.

A visual teaser was posted in promotion of the two concerts, featuring the sun and moon artwork for the Japan Complete Edition of their new album, possibly hinting at different themes at both shows.

The world tour is being held in promotion of their third studio album METAL GALAXY which will be released simultaneously worldwide on October 11, 2019. BABYMETAL are set to perform at The Forum in Los Angeles on the same day, marking their first ever area show in the US. In the run up to the show and release, the band are currently on the US leg of their tour.

BABYMETAL dropped their new music video for Shanti Shanti Shanti last Friday.

BABYMETAL just released a new music for for their song Shanti Shanti Shanti taken from their upcoming third album METAL GALAXY which will hit shelves on October 11, 2019.

The music video features footage taken from the band’s solo concert “BABYMETAL ARISES – BEYOND THE MOON – LEGEND – M -” held in Nagoya in July. You can now purchase the song digitally before the album is released.

The international release of METAL GALAXY will feature 14 tracks, but the Japan Complete Edition will include an additional 2 songs. This is the first time they have released a Japan-only CD with two discs. The album welcomes on board five international guest artists: Tak Matsumoto of B’z joins the band on DA DA DANCE, Sabaton vocalist Joakim Brodén is on board for Oh! MAJINAI, Polyphia guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage step up to Brand New Day, Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz features on Distortion, and F.HERO on PA PA YA!!

BABYMETAL are currently on the US leg of their world tour. They will perform in Japan this November as part of the tour, with shows at Saitama Super Arena on the 16th and 17th and at Osaka-jo Hall on the 20th and 21st. British rock band Bring Me The Horizon will join them as special guests at the four shows.

BABYMETAL are gearing up for their headline show at The Forum in Los Angeles on October 11. It’s just been announced that the concert will be screened live at theatres across Japan on October 12 (JST).

2019 has been a very busy year for BABYMETAL so far. They performed at Yokohama Arena in Japan and Glastonbury in the UK in June, Port Messe Nagoya in July, and music festivals SUPER SLIPPA in Taiwan and Summer Sonic 2019 in Japan last month. The 20-date North American leg of their world tour began yesterday at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida.

BABYMETAL’s third studio album METAL GALAXY will drop on October 11, the same day as their show at The Forum in LA.

The album welcomes on board five international guest artists: Tak Matsumoto of B’z joins the band on DA DA DANCE, Sabaton vocalist Joakim Brodén is on board for Oh! MAJINAI, Polyphia guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage step up to Brand New Day, Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz features on Distortion, and F.HERO on PA PA YA!!

This marks the second time that BABYMETAL have premiered a new album overseas straight after its release, following their second album Metal Resistance which dropped on March 29, 2016 and was quickly followed by BABYMETAL’s performance at the Wembley Arena on April 2.

Fans in Japan can look forward to viewing BABYMETAL’s concert in LA live at the special live viewings. They will also be able to pick up exclusive merchandise to the event.

It was revealed on Tuesday that British rock act Bring Me The Horizon will join BABYMETAL at four shows in Japan later this November. This incldues Saitama Super Arena on the 16th and 17th and at Osaka-jo Hall on the 20th and 21st.

With their third studio album METAL GALAXY set to drop worldwide on October 11, the North American leg of BABYMETAL’s upcoming world tour to promote the new record is right around the corner.

BABYMETAL will perform in Japan on the tour this November, with shows at Saitama Super Arena on the 16th and 17th and at Osaka-jo Hall on the 20th and 21st. It has just been revealed that British rock band Bring Me The Horizon, who dropped their sixth studio album Amo back in January, will join them as special guests at the four shows.

Like BABYMETAL, BMTH also performed at Summer Sonic Festival 2019 recently as an extra show to their Japan concert. BABYMETAL were in contact with BMTH at UK shows and award ceremonies and shared a mutual musicianship and respect for one another, leading to this collaboration.

On the same day that the album drops on October 11, BABYMETAL will perform at The Forum in Los Angeles. BABYMETAL will begin their US tour tomorrow at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida. They will head to in Japan in November and their European leg will follow shortly after in February 2020.

We look forward to seeing what kind of show BMTH put on for Japanese fans at BABYMETAL’s shows.

BABYMETAL are set to release their third album METAL GALAXY worldwide on October 11. The record marks three years since Metal Resistance hit shelves across the globe, which peaked at No. 1 and No. 3 on the weekly and yearly US Billboard Charts respectively for World Albums.

In their home country of Japan, the new album will receive an exclusive Japan Complete Edition release which features two CDs. The tracklist as well as the jacket design for the limited-edition vinyl release have been unveiled.

BABYMETAL have toured the world countless times, snapping photos with the biggest artists in music today and posting them to their social media, as well as joining some of them as guest acts on tour including Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica.

The international release of METAL GALAXY will feature 14 tracks, but the Japan Complete Edition will include an additional 2 songs. This is the first time they have released a Japan-only CD with two discs. The album takes on the concept of dichotomy, with things like light and darkness, and sun and moon, at their core, which according to the band will give rise to “a new kind of metal.”

The album features five international guest artists: Tak Matsumoto of B’z joins the band on DA DA DANCE, Sabaton vocalist Joakim Brodén is on board for Oh! MAJINAI, Polyphia guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage step up to Brand New Day, Arch Enemy vocalist Alissa White-Gluz features on Distortion, and F.HERO on PA PA YA!!

On the same day that the album drops on October 11, BABYMETAL will perform at The Forum in Los Angeles. BABYMETAL will begin their US tour in September before heading on tour in Japan in November. Their European tour will follow shortly after in February 2020.

More and more announcements have been rolling out about Japanese artists set to perform overseas in the latter half of 2019. Let’s take a look and see if one of them is coming to a city near you in Part 4.

・Aimyon

Singer-songwriter is set to take her enthralling set to Shanghai with a headline show. The music video for her hit song Marigold, taken from her album Shunkanteki Sixth Sense which released in February, was shot on the streets of Shanghai. Currently knee-deep in her Japan tour to promote her new album, this will mark Aimyon’s second time performing overseas following up from a successful show in Taiwan. Her popularity is steadily surging across the globe, be sure to check out her music available on Spotify as well as her many music videos.

Related Article: Aimyon Releases Music Video Teaser & CD Cover For New Song ‘Manatsu no Yoru no Nioi ga Suru’

▶︎AIMYON 2019 LIVE in SHANGHAI

Date: July 13, 2019

Venue: 世博中心—紅庁, Shanghai 2019

Japan Enquiries: http://www.accessbright.com/aimyon/

AIMYON Official Website: http://www.aimyong.net/

・OKAMOTO’S 

Celebrating 10 years since their debut, OKAMOTO’S are currently touring Japan nationwide in promotion of their new album BOY. The four-piece rock band performed what they called their “first and last” Nippon Budokan show on June 27 but are following that straight up with two concerts in Beijing and Shanghai. OKAMOTO’S are veterans when it comes to having performed overseas. They are the younger Japanese male act to play SXSW in Texas, US when they performed back in 2010. They also embarked on a 7-city US tour and have toured Australia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam and other countries. Don’t miss out!

Related Article: OKAMOTO’S New ‘Dancing Boy’ Music Video Features Lots Of Guest Artists

▶︎OKAMOTO’S “BOY” CHINA TOUR 2019
2019/7/19 @ Beijing MAO Live House, Beijing
2019/7/21 @ Shanghai MAO Live House, Shangai

Tickets: https://www.showstart.com/event/list?type=1&tag=22685

OKAMOTO’S Official Website: https://www.okamotos.net

【お知らせ】

MY FIRST STORY初の中国・上海でのワンマンライブが決定🇨🇳！

MY FIRST STORY TOUR 2019 IN SHANGHAI

7/27(土) 19:30開演予定
中国・上海市静安体育センター

公演詳細は後日発表！#myfirststory#マイファス pic.twitter.com/BqEzLdAgj9

— MY FIRST STORY (@MyFirstStory_of) 2019年6月6日

・MY FIRST STORY

Since debuting in 2012, Japanese rock band MY FIRST STORY have performed at some of Japan’s biggest music festivals and have also collaborated with foreign musicians. Their lyrics are fluent English which have racked them up some real attention outside Japan. This will mark their first headline show in mainland China.

▶︎MY FIRST STORY TOUR 2019 IN SHANGHAI

2019/7/27 @ Jing’an Sports Center, Shanghai

MY FIRST STORY Official Website: http://www.myfirststory.net

・Yuzu

Yuzu’s popularity trickles down all generations having performed the song Muscat for the anime series Crayon Shin-chan. The duo have their eyes set on two days at Legacy MAX in Taipei on September 28 and 29. The musicians performed at the 30th Golden Melody Awards, which is nicknamed the “Taiwanese Grammy Awards,” on June 29 and hail as the only Japanese artists to do so.

Related Article: Yuzu Joined By Crayon Shin-chan On Stage to Sing New Song ‘Muscat’

▶︎YUZU ASIA LIVE 2019 YUZUNOMI

2019/9/28 @ Legacy MAX, Taipei

2019/9/29 @ Legacy MAX, Taipei

Tickets: https://ticket.ibon.com.tw/Web/ActivityInfo/Details/36025

YUZU Official Website: http://yuzu-official.com

・MAN WITH A MISSION

MAN WITH A MISSION recently announced their US headline tour. They joined Jimmy Eat World and Stone Sour on tour back in fall 2017, but which is their first North American solo tour in five years. Full details can be found over on their official website.

Related Article: MAN WITH A MISSION To Embark on First North American Solo Tour in 5 Years

▶︎MAN WITH A MISSION presents Chasing the Horizon World Tour 2018/2019 -North American Tour-

2019/9/6 @ Great American Music Hall, San Francisco

2019/9/8 @ The Regent Theater, Los Angeles

2019/9/10 @ Canton Hall, Dallas

2019/9/16 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York

MAN WITH A MISSION Official Website: https://www.mwamjapan.info/

・BABYMETAL

BABYMETAL will released their new album METAL GALAXY this year on October 11 and follow it up with their GALAXY WORLD TOUR where they will hit up Europe, US and Russia. BABYMETAL’s unmatched force continues to be felt across the globe.

Related Article: BABYMETAL Announce New Album ‘METAL GALAXY’ & World Tour

▶︎BABYMETAL GALAXY WORLD TOUR

*For full dates, please check the band’s official website below.

BABYMETAL Official Website: http://www.babymetal.com

《TOUR》

＼💫SKY-HI × SALU TOUR決定！／

🎙Say Goodbye to the System

9/4：東京 Zepp DiverCity

9/24：大阪 なんばHatch

9/25：名古屋 名古屋ダイアモンドホール

9/29：韓国/ソウル

10/1：香港

10/4：台湾/台北

✅詳細はSKY-HI公式HPへ
【https://t.co/AOcUrXeEGL】#SKY_HI #SALU #TOUR pic.twitter.com/E5h8Svngff

— SKY-HI情報 (@skyhi_hidaka12) 2019年7月1日

・SKY-HI

SKY-HI will release his second collaborative album with SALU entitled Say Hello to My Minions 2 on September 4 which will be promoted with the “Say Goodbye to the System” Asia tour. SKY-HI has performed in Los Angeles, New York, Paris, London, Shanghai, Taiwan and Hong Kong in the past. Be sure to keep up to date with his tour schedule via his official website.

▶︎Say Goodbye to the System -ASIA TOUR-

2019/9/29 @ Seoul (Venue TBA)

2019/10/1 @ Hong Kong (Venue TBA)

2019/10/4 @ Taipei (Venue TBA)

SKY-HI Official Website: https://avex.jp/skyhi/

If you love Japanese music and an artist you like is heading to a city near you, be sure to show them love and support by getting your hands on a ticket!

BABYMETAL just dropped a music video for their new song PA PA YA!! (feat. F.HERO) featuring live footage of the track played for the first time at Yokohama Arena for their concert “BABYMETAL AWAKENS – THE SUN ALSO RISES -“.

Acclaimed Thai rapper F.HERO appeared as a surprise guest for the live performance. Fans swung their towels in the air to the catchy rhythm of the summer metal song.

BABYMETAL performed two huge shows at Yokohama Arena on June 28 and 29 and immediately headed to Glastonbury in the UK on June 30 for a hugely successful performance. They performed on the same stage as Bring Me The Horizon, Billie Eilish and other big names.

Tonight, they performed at O2 Brixton Academy in London, the first time they have played the venue since 2015. They will next head to Port Messe Nagoya for two shows on June 6 and 7 titled “BABYMETAL ARISES – BEYOND THE MOON – LEGEND – M -“.

BABYMETAL will release their third studio album METAL GALAXY worldwide on October 11. They will support it with a world tour where they will hit Japan, Europe and the US. The tour will include their first US arena show at The Forum in Los Angeles.

BABYMETAL performed their first shows of 2019 at Yokohama Arena on June 28 and 29 for their concert “BABYMETAL AWAKENS – THE SUN ALSO RISES -“.

At the end of the first night, BABYMETAL unveiled that their third studio album is titled METAL GALAXY and will release on October 11. They also announced that they will head on a world tour from with dates in Japan, Europe, US and Russia. It will begin in early September and run into March 2020.

Su-Metal and Moametal were greeted to riotous applause as they stepped onto the illuminated stage, outfits glistening, on the first night at Yokohama Arena. Three dancers then appeared, one of which was singled out to lead out the Kami Band.

During the show, F.HERO joined BABYMETAL on stage to perform their new song PA PA YA!! for the first time, a track which features the popular Thai rapper. The one-and-a-half-hour spread out a set list of 14 songs with songs taken from BABYMETAL’s forthcoming album  METAL GALAXY.

METAL GALAXY will be the first album from BABYMETAL in three-and-a-half years and the first to not feature former member Yuimetal. As the title suggests, its theme centres around journeying through the metal galaxy.

After their second Yokohama Arena show, BABYMETAL headed straight to the UK to perform at Glastonbury on June 30. Catch them on their upcoming world tour – details below.

Photos by Tsukasa Miyoshi (Showcase)