WOOT!! FIRST!!! So, where to start... 1) 4 No Uta = Song 4. This song is a based on a play on words. The Japanese word for 4 is 'yon' (you can here them repeat it all through the song). It can also be expressed as 'shi' (_shee_), which can also mean death, which gives the number 4 a kind of stigma and the Japanese try to avoid it, kind of like the number 13 in western cultures. So, what you have is a light and happy song about the number four / death. It's kind of a jab at superstition. Two lines in the song are "4 is for happiness"... "and it doesn't mean death", would be like saying "13 is awesome!" in the US. 2) As you pointed out, this song in performed by Yui and Moa, without Su. They call this lineup Black Babymetal. When Su performs her solo, they just call her SuMetal. The new lineup, without Yui is called Dark Babymetal. 3) On the album, Black Babymetal (Moa and Yui) gets credit for the lyrics and composition for this song. The arrangement goes to Tatsuo Koba, aka KobaMetal, the man who put the group together. A few hints on how to tell them apart. Something I had trouble doing for quite a while. 1) If one is smiling and the other is not, the one smiling is Moa. If both are smiling, the one with the biggest smile is Moa. (Moa's a very happy person). Also, the one with the dimples is Moa. 2) After this performance, they both started wearing a singe glove, usually fingerless. Moa wears her glove on her left and and Yui's is on the right. An easy way to remember this is that Yui and the word 'right' both have i's in them. 3) Moa's curls are tighter than Yui's because her hair is naturally straight and they have to curl it for each show. Yui's hair has a natural curl to it so they don't have to do anything to it. Well, that's it for now. I'm going to quit now before I take this too far. Thanks for another great reaction.
@rickwagner-
5 жыл бұрын
+Keith Craig That's a great wrap up. My only quibble is that the arrangement is credited to: tatsuo, KxBxMETAL. Not "Tatsuo Koba", but two people, one of which is Koba. The other is Tatsuo, who among other things, is the guitarist in the band Everset.
@rickwagner-
5 жыл бұрын
+Keith Craig Your wrap up was really great though. And it definitely gets confusing when names are separated "X, Y". Sometimes that's "last name, first name" and sometimes it's two different people.
@Battosai0529
5 жыл бұрын
you said everything i was about to, thank you for being so knowledgeable in babymetal. i couldnt have said it better.
@keithcraig506
5 жыл бұрын
@@Battosai0529 Well, you probably could have said it with fewer words. I tend to ramble on, sometimes. :)
@Battosai0529
5 жыл бұрын
@@keithcraig506 I'm just happy you covered all bases.
@steenbronkegmail1
5 жыл бұрын
Song 4 - (eng below) Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Ichi no tsugi wa ni. He, hei! Ni no tsugi wa san. He, hei! San no tsugi wa, uu, yon. Foo! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Nana no mae wa roku. He, hei! Roku no mae wa go. He, hei! Go no mae wa, uu, yon. Foo! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Shiawase no shi Shinu ja nai shi. Foo! Shippai no shi Yoroshiku no yon. Foo! Shiawase no shi Shinu ja nai shi. Foo! Bitamin no shi Yorokobi no yon Yon. Yon. Yon. Yon. Foo! Yon, yo, yo, yo, yon, yon Yon, yo, yo, yo, yon, yon. Yoishoo! Yon, yo, yo, yo, yon, yon Yon, yo, yo, yo, yon, yon. Yokkorasho! Yon, yo, yo, yo, yon, yon Yon, yo, yo, yo, yon, yon. Yosshaa! Yon, yo, yo, yo, yon, yon Yon, yo, yo, yo, yon, yon. Oishii! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Ichi no tsugi wa ni. He, hei! Ni no tsugi wa san. He, hei! San no tsugi wa, uu, yon. Foo! Nana no mae wa roku. He, hei! Roku no mae wa go. He, hei! Go no mae wa, uu, yon. Foo! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Shiawase no sh Shinu ja nai shi. Foo! Shippai no shi Yonaoshi no yon. Foo! Shiawase no shi Shinu ja nai shi. Foo! Oishii no shi Yorokobi no yon Yon. Yon. Yon. Yon. Foo! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! Yon, yon! [English:] Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! After one is two. Hey! Hey! After two is three. Hey! Hey! After three is, woo, four. Four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Before seven is six. Hey! Hey! Before six is five. Hey! Hey! Before five is, woo, four. Four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! “4” is for “happiness And it doesn’t mean “to die”. Four! “4” is for “failure” “4” is for “favor-asking”. Four! “4” is for “happiness” And it doesn’t mean “to die”. Four! “4” is for “vitamin C” “4” is for “joy” Four. Four. Four. Four. Four! Four, four, four, four, four, four Four, four, four, four, four, four. Oops-a-daisy! Four, four, four, four, four, four Four, four, four, four, four, four. Heave ho! Four, four, four, four, four, four Four, four, four, four, four, four. Goody! Four, four, four, four, four, four Four, four, four, four, four, four. Delicious! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! After one is two. Hey! Hey! After two is three. Hey! Hey! After three is, woo, four. Four! Before seven is six. Hey! Hey! Before six is five. Hey! Hey! Before five is, woo, four. Four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! “4” is for “happiness And it doesn’t mean “to die”. Four! “4” is for “failure” “4” is for “social reform”. Four! “4” is for “happiness” And it doesn’t mean “to die”. Four! “4” is for “delicious” “4” is for “joy” Four. Four. Four. Four. Four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four! Four, four!
@Glynthepin
5 жыл бұрын
So glad you have reacted to two Black BabyMetal songs as they often get overlooked in favour of Su's solo songs. Really good that you 'get' BabyMetal and are comfortable with the different genres within one song. BabyMetal really are so good and people who claim it's not metal are missing out. This is a fantastic example of Kawaii Metal and emphasises how sad it is that Yui has gone. Out of interest BabyMetal as it is now with the dancers and Su and Moa really is not new but a throwback to earlier days. As you see here the skeleton girls were present as they have been in other live shows. I don't mind the new look for BabyMetal and even if Yui had remained, the Kawaii Metal days would of been numbered. I had hoped there would be one more album with Moa, Su and Yui but although it is cold comfort, I am very thankful for all the live shows available on DVD & Blu-rays.
@rickwagner-
5 жыл бұрын
💀 💕 / 4⃣ Yui and Moa made up this song during the Singapore 2013 tour, and repeated it over and over again to the point that staff complained about it. : ) Su had suggested the theme of "4" as a challenge to Yui and Moa after they successfully made up songs on other themes.
@keithcraig506
5 жыл бұрын
"...to the point that staff complained about it. " Okay, that's hilarious, and quite adorable. Although I can see where it could become a little aggravating somewhere around the 97th repeat. See, this is why you're the guru, or more appropriately the senpai. You always have these little added extra pieces of obscure knowledge that fill things out.
@rickwagner-
5 жыл бұрын
+Keith Craig A Japanese fan that used to go by the nickname "444" sent me a link to this page: app.m-cocolog.jp/t/typecast/722414/596668/83516706 Of course it's in Japanese, but the Chrome browser did a decent job with the translation. That was the first time I heard that Yui and Moa also made up songs about bananas and trees based on Su's suggestions. Where's the 'Banana Song' Koba? !!!
@keithcraig506
5 жыл бұрын
@@rickwagner- Too right! We want our banana song, dammit!
@KillingMachine44
5 жыл бұрын
@@rickwagner- Here's the Banana song kzitem.info/news/bejne/kpt51mhoa6Wbdqg
@rickwagner-
5 жыл бұрын
Snarky Metal's name always checks out. : )
@johnrotuno1077
5 жыл бұрын
First time watching you, sir. Great job! You are correct about Babymetal live. It's SO much fun. Thousands of people reacting as ONE.
@MacTaipan
5 жыл бұрын
It's not the best or most sophisticated song from a musician's perspective (to me), but the girls make it awesome. And while the lyrics seem a bit overly simple at first, the fact that they deal with a distinctive point of Japanese culture makes them pretty cool, too. And especially the "bitamino shi" always makes me smile. :-)
@Grington300
5 жыл бұрын
Another good reaction - I can add nothing to the info already provided except perhaps to say there are four Black Babymetal songs, so you have another two (I think) to find.
@befrnigel
5 жыл бұрын
There's also the 2 covers they did for their birthday i think
@Grington300
5 жыл бұрын
@@befrnigel Very true, but they are solos, not Black Babymetal duets.
@autohmae
5 жыл бұрын
@@Grington300 Actually about the 2 covers, when Moa sings, Yui does the backing vocals/harmonies behind the scenes and the other way around. Moa wrote it in her diary. Listen to it again, you can hear them ! :-)
@Grington300
5 жыл бұрын
@@autohmae Thank you, I thought that may be the case, I didn't know for sure.
@autohmae
5 жыл бұрын
@@Grington300 I wanted to include a link to the translated diary, but I couldn't find it easily. But it's something some of us on Discord had re-discovered recently, so I know it to be true.
@raycollins511
5 жыл бұрын
one more piece of info. from what I have read this song the lyrics were from Yui and Moa. evidently they were given a challenge by Su to come up with something for the number 4 and this is what they came up with. they would constantly sing this getting on the nerves of the others. so to shut them up, lol, they decided to make a song with the lyrics and this is what they got. still very plain but entertaining. good crowd interaction.
@StrikitRich
5 жыл бұрын
If you pay close attention to the choreography, they aren't just making 4s by holding up their fingers, they also form the number for with their legs and arms. Look for them to make a triangle like the actual number.
@raycollins511
5 жыл бұрын
second now you have to watch sis anger and GJ. these were with just the two girls. and these songs are a lot heavier.
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