Showing posts with label Su-metal. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 25, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Babymetal Funko Pop Dolls
It's finally here! Babymetal's first ever dolls made by Funko Pop which will be available on December 2015. The dolls even captured the girls subtle differences.
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| Yuimetal |
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| Moametal |
You can buy them on Babymetal's Official Asmart page. If these figures sell well, Babymetal may release Babymetal nendoroids and figma merchandise soon.
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Babymetal won the 2015 CD Shop Award
Babymetal won the 2015 CD Shop Award. The award was accepted by Su-metal. Yuimetal and Moametal did not participate in the award ceremony because of their busy schedule with Sakura Gakuin's Graduation Ceremony.
CD Shop Award (CDショップ大賞) is an annual Japanese music award. Voting is based on CD shop clerks all over Japan. The annual event was first held on 2009. Some of previous winners include: Momoiro Clover Z and Maximum the Hormone.
Su-metal acceptance speech
CD Shop Award translated by Thomas Malone aka Maron-metal
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Su-metal, Yuimetal and Moametal Clubdam Interview
2015年第1弾LIVEが1月10日にさいたまスーパーアリーナで行われましたが、LIVEを終えた感想をお聞かせください。
- SU-METAL
- はじめは海外で成長した姿をお客さんに見せなきゃいけないと少しプレッシャーを感じていたのですが、お客さんからたくさんのパワーをいただき、素 直に楽しかったDEATH ! 最後の曲中での2万人の合唱を聴いたとき、”まだ道は続いているんだな“と感じることができ、感動しました
Q: So your first Live performance of 2015 was held on January 10th at Saitama Super Arena, could you give us your post-show impressions?
Su-metal: "At first we felt a bit of pressure as we thought we needed to show our fans how much we have grown through the experiences of performing overseas, but in fact because of the immense power we received from the fans in attendance it was really a lot of fun - Death! I was moved when the 20,000 fans sang the call back chorus with us near the end of the show and I felt, “The path we are on is still continuing”."
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数々の海外LIVEを行っている皆さんですが、印象的なエピソードはありますか？
- YUIMETAL
- 昨年7月1日にフランスで行った『LEGEND“Y”-YUIMETAL’s 15th BIRTHDAYCELEBRATION-』のLIVE 前にバンドメンバーやスタッフの皆さんにケーキでお祝いしていただいたり、HAPPY BIRTHDAYと書かれたパネルやフラッグをお客さんが用意してくれたり、とてもうれしかったDEATH !!
Yuimetal: "Last year before the July 1st “Legend “Y” - Yuimetal's 15th Birthday Celebration” show in France the band members and Babymetal staff celebrated my birthday together with a Birthday cake and many fans showed up with “Happy Birthday” sign boards and flags. All of this made me very happy- Death!"
DVDにも収録されている「メギツネ」を歌う際のアドバイスをお願いします。
- SU-METAL
- サビの”あぁ～“ってなるところがポイントDEATH !!演歌のように感情を込めながら、でもメタルなのでリズムを重視して歌わないと、息継ぎが大変DEATH !
Su-metal: "The part in the chorus which goes, “Ah aa~” is a key point- Death! If you don't sing it with your heart embedded in the song like we do with “Enka” while emphasizing the Metal rhythm it will be difficult to control your breath- Death!"
今後のライブ、ツアーなどの予定を教えてください。
- MOAMETAL
- 5月にワールドツアー、6月に日本でのワンマンLIVEが決定しています。どんなLIVEでもすべての力を出し切って、一つひとつを大切にしてい きたいDEATH ! 予定はいつもキツネ様のお告げにお任せしているので、私たちもお客さんと同じタイミングで知るんDEATH !!（笑）。
Moametal: "Our World tour starts in May and in June we will have a Solo performance in Japan. We expend all possible energy into each performance and want to treat each show importantly- Death! Since we leave the schedule up to the divine whisperings of Kitsune-Sama, we learn of these dates at the same timing as the fans- Death! (laughs)"
読者の方にメッセージをお願いします。
- SU-METAL
- “BABYMETAL”というジャンルを作るべく、私たちはこれからも自分たちにしかできないことに挑戦していきます。私たちの一番の魅力はLIVEだと思っているので、少しでも興味を持っていただけたら、ぜひLIVEに足を運んでください!!
Su-metal: "We will continue to take up the challenge of creating a genre known as “Babymetal” that only we are able to do. I feel the most appealing aspect of Babymetal are the live performances so if you have even a hint of interest in us please come to a live show."
http://www.babymetalnewswire.com/2015/03/02/sumetal-on-clubdam-the-path-we-are-on-is-still-continuing/
http://www.clubdam.com/app/dam/dam/express/babymetal/interview.html
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Answer letter from Suzuka Nakamoto
My three years in Jr. High have been immersed in Sakura Gakuin. Since I had to come from Hiroshima in the first two years, I did independent trainings at home by myself, and repeated to get on the first one (train or airplane, unclear) and to get on the last airplane to go home. However, since I moved to Tokyo I couldn’t wait to see you after school. Though Sakura Gakuin members come from different schools and vary in grades, I’ve learned a lot from your hard working attitudes to your dreams regardless of age. We have talked a lot, been troubled and supported each other. I’m glad to find the new aspects of each member.
In the lessons before recordings, we read lyrics out loud every time and thought about the meanings of lyrics. Some of you researched in difficult words and phrases. Before lives, we thought what messages we should send to fukei-san and repeated rehearsals checking the song orders and lyrics. As sometimes I failed and got scolded, the teachers have always listened to my opinions carefully and thought about them together. All fukei-san have watched us with kindness and warm hearts every time. The three graduates have kept an eye on me with smiles on the wallpaper of my cell phone. Thanks to all of them, I was able to take steps forward with confidence at any time, even though I was the lone Jr. High 3rd grader this year. Thank you very much. As I love singing since I was little, Sakura Gakuin taught me the pleasure of singing much more.
Through the Sakura Gakuin club activity, I had a lot of experience and met so many people. I realized that “Music” has a variety of worlds, and learned songs could be a way to communicate with an unspecified large number of people and connect people regardless of distance. That deepened my interest and affection to singing more. My dream is to be a singer. I’d like to learn lots more and make challenges. My goal is to become a singer who can send the world only Nakamoto Suzuka can describe and the messages only Nakamoto Suzuka can dispatch to all over the world. To achieve that, lots of things would be awaiting which I need to learn and make effort to. I feel that the three years we’ve spent with smiles and the songs of Sakura Gakuin would push me forward whatever happens in the future. I’ll do my best for my dreams.
The first questionnaire in Sakura Gakuin, April 2010
Name: Suzuka Nakamoto (12 years old)
Nickname: I’m called Su-chan
Charm point: big ears, hearing well
Hobby: to collect Suzy's Zoo goods
Special skill: I was said I learn songs quickly
Favorite food: cheese cake, okonomiyaki
Favorite color: white
Favorite phrase: snail, climb Mt.Fuji without a rest
Describe members’ characters in a word:
Ayami: leader, leading everyone briskly
Ayaka: elder sister, noticing slight differences and supporting
Airi: calm and relaxed, peaceful
Suzuka: umm…freedom, can’t grasp by myself
Marina: healing, soft and frivolous
Raura: cool and cute, with it girl
Nene: funny, never bored to be with and natural comedian
Hinata: energetic, brightening surroundings
Q: What’s the charm of Sakura Gakuin?
A: unique members getting together
Q: What are you into recently?
A: to collect color pens
Q: What was the happiest event recently?
A: I got a lot of new friends in Jr.High.
Q: What made you laugh recently?
A: A fuel efficiency girl Heidi movie. (Nissan advertisment)
Q: What is the source of your energy?
A: I eat an umeboshi everyday recently!!
Q: What’s your dream?
A: To become a singer and concert in Budokan!
Q: Message for fans
Thank you for always supporting me. I’ll try my best to challenge more activities! Thanks for your continuous support.
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Translated by: u/YM-Japan
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal) Solo Interview on her Official Sakura Gakuin Photo Book
A Japanese Sakura Gakuin fan provided a translation of Suzuka Nakamoto interview on her official photo book for the foreign Sakura Gakuin fans. The photo book was published after she graduated from Sakura Gakuin. The translation was made by u/YM-Japan.
Q: I heard form a teacher that Su-chan knew the Sakura Gakuin opening just before it got started.
Su: That’s right. The audition (selection lesson) began in the summer when I was in 6th grade, but I wasn’t informed the details. I thought it was a lesson in which we learn set pieces, train our voices and dances, and perform them once in a month (in Tokyo).So I took it lightly, like “Oh, I can meet the members.” But I lost contacts suddenly from the end of the summer. I got phone calls from some members “We had a lesson today”, so I thought “What?” “Oh well, I can’t help it cause I live in Hiroshima.” Then I was told “we are going to describe the opening of Sakura Gakuin. Would you come to Tokyo?” just after the beginning of the year.
Q: Surprised?
Su: Yes, like “Wow, what’s going to happen?” Then I was asked if I wanted to join Sakura Gakuin.
Q: Did you feel any gap with the other members in Tokyo? You had come from Hiroshima. (TL note: Hiroshima is about 670km away from Tokyo. 4.5h by train, 1.5h by air)
Su: I often did, especially when it started. I couldn’t go to the lessons most of the time including the first choreography lesson. So I had them send videos to practice by myself, but I mastered them mirrored and had to do it over from scratch. Sometimes I thought it would be bothering for others….Besides I hadn’t met the members for 6 months before the opening and they were already getting along well, so….
Q: You felt a distance?
Su: Not so much, though… umm… I had to go home alone.
Q: When did your feeling change?
Su: The elder three (Ayami Muto, Ayaka Miyoshi, Airi Matsui) game me the chance. In the early times we were often divided into the Jr. High group and the elementary group, thus the four, Ayami-chan, Ayaka-chan, Airi-chan and Su- were often together. They took care of me and taught me studies since I was the youngest among us. I was so glad and happy.
Q: Then Sakura Gakuin became active. Would you tell us any unforgettable incidents in the early Sakura Gakuin?
Su: My first late coming is unforgettable. Lol. On the day of TIF (Tokyo Idol Festival 2010), the first stage for Sakura Gakuin, I and Nene-don(Sugisaki Nene) got late badly. While Airi-chan and Ayaka-chan went out (of their dormitory) earlier, we were sleeping because we were supposed to arrive the venue later. Nene-don woke me up but I fell asleep again. Then she routed me out, forced to put my cloths on and pulled me out.
Q: By a teacher?
Su: By Nene-don. She got mad at me “Hurry up!”, but still I was half asleep. Then I got a phone call from a teacher and finally woke up. I was responsible to answer in those cases cause I’m elder, but obviously Nene-don was more matured at that time. (laugh)
Q: What happened after that?
Su: We got scolded severely. Everyone was nervous for the first stage but we two didn’t show up. Besides Nene-don forgot the shoes we were suppose to bring. So the teacher said “Go back and get it!!” (laugh).
Q: It should have happened.
Su: After the TIF stage, Nene-don was called to a room and scolded, maybe for her forgetfulness. Four members were waiting for her (including Su-). The other 3 were talking as usual like “Is Nene-don alright?” But I was thinking “I was the other one who were late…”. I can’t forget the unsettling feeling for not being scolded. (laugh)
Q: Still the first stage was successful.
Su: Yes.
Q: So that was the memory of 2010, how about 2011?
Su: The recorder (English flute) one, maybe. In Gakuinsai (Sakura Gakuin Festival 2011) we performed recorders. At the beginning Rinon (Isono) couldn’t play at all, Su- was next to her giving her encouragements. A couple of days later we had a test in which each member play a recorder taking turns. Though I played with confidence, I was said “do over”. I realized it later, I was changing my finger positions without holding my breath so that all notes sounded connectedly. Looking back from now I think I did it so weirdly, but I felt “Why do over?” I was confident at that time. I remember Su- and Moa-chan(Kikuchi) had to do it over. The teacher said something like “We won’t let you perform it on stage if you couldn’t fix it.” I felt deeply disappointed and ran off the lesson room. (laugh) Everyone there followed me worrying like “Are you O.K.?”
Q: That happens in youth.
Su: Right, but I didn’t want them to see me crying. Isn’t that awful? I would look like a loser. (laugh) So I said “Never come in!” and closeted myself in a room.
Q: Is Sakura Gakuin strict?
Su: Hmm…I think it’s like an ordinary school. But sometimes we were said “We won’t let you perform this song cause it hasn’t reached the level it should be” and “We gonna change the set list (the song order), do you know what it means?“, “You are an artist on stage.”
Q: Then Ayami Muto, Ayaka Miyoshi and Airi Matsui graduated at March 25 2012.
Su: I wanted to graduate with them at first. (laugh)
Q: Why?
Su: I didn’t like to be left alone. Those three were always looking forward, thinking about their future after the graduation, and I felt like I was left behind.
Q: It’s a rule of Sakura Gakuin to graduate when you graduate from Jr. High. When did you have a real feeling of their graduation?
Su: We had the first media interview as nine members around 9th April. We held an evaluation meeting after that again. Lol. At that time, I had a strong sense of “I must do”. So did the four Jr. High 2nd graders. All of us tried to take control, all of us tried to speak, and Jr. High 1st graders and Rinon were left behind. I realized how important the three (graduates) were at that moment. I guess I had a feeling of “things gonna work out somehow” somewhere in my mind until then. But I got stuck in the helpless situation and I didn’t know how to take control. If I tried, I would be said “You are not the student council president yet” and felt flustered. Su- was similar to Marina-chan (Horiuchi) who can only warn someone kindly. So I was wondering “What should I do…”. Rau-chan(Raura Iida) noticed Su-‘s impatience and took control of the situation instead. Though it went better, that made me impatient more… just like that.
Q: However, the members chose you as the president. Many people change once selected, right?
Su: I agree. Still it was so hard in the beginning. I thought “Come to think of it, I haven’t known each member well …” I had been acting as I liked before. I didn’t feel lonely that much being alone, and I talked when I needed someone with me. Thus I decided to begin with understanding them better. I set up personal interviews and others.
Q: To my impression, you began to warn them clearly since you became the president.
Su: Since around TIF (Tokyo Idol Festival 2012). We held an evaluation meeting two days before the stage, as usual. Lol. It was the last day of full-member practice because each of us was busy before that, though… (ex-president) Ayami-chan was good at creating a tense atmosphere. She is a person who can’t allow improper attitudes. Once she made the atmosphere, everyone felt and followed her. But Su- is not like her and the members also know Su- doesn’t get angry. There might be a lack of tension somewhere. They might be just tired of summer heat too. When I said “Let’s start practice”, someone said “It’s bothering”. I couldn’t say anything to that, wondering “What should I do…” But I couldn’t take an action. Then a teacher called me and said “Talk out what you all want to do in Sakura Gakuin now.” I talked to them “I can’t understand your attitudes, why you don’t practice seriously if you want to perform on stage. Do you think it’s alright to act like that while many people are working for us? Why don’t you quit if you don’t want to? , harshly for the first time.
Q: Then they understood what you meant.
Su: I thought “I might say too much…” at first. So I asked Moa-chan and Yui-chan in Babymetal , “I feel I’m talking in a condescending attitude lately…” They said “We have never thought like that, your warnings are rather helpful.” I felt Sakura Gakuin was united at the end of the summer. All of them became to believe in Su- and I really appreciated it. So it went smooth until Gakuinsai (Sakura Gakuin Festival 2012), we were not scolded. We’ve rarely spent time without being scolded. (laugh)
Q: You said “until”…
Su: I feel sorry for the fans who came to see the first day, but I couldn’t be satisfied with the performance. Thinking back, we were not a team on that day. There was a substantial awareness gap between the transferred members and the seniors, and the seniors also couldn’t support them enough. Each member thought about only herself. For example we couldn’t make eye contacts on the stage even though we tried hard. Each of us was filled with her own affairs. So we talked after the first day. I said “We have never been scolded for choreography. Why do we care so much about it? Isn’t it more important to enjoy performing than taking care too much of it? Thus we really enjoyed the second day.
Q: Sakura Gakuin has a meeting every time it has a trouble.
Su: Exactly. We are never satisfied ourselves without solving it. We have quarrels because we give ourselves away each other, but I feel we trust each other.
Q: Do you have any anxieties for your leave?
Su: Nothing special. I was told “worry about it.” (laugh) The Jr. High 2nd graders began to worry about Su- at this time of the last year. Looking back, I haven’t often thought “It’s so hard” thanks to the members’ support. Conversely I might be the cause of troubles. They might carry the burden named “Su-. (laugh)
Q: The burden? (laugh)
Su: I mean, when interviewers asked “What has the president been like?”, they only talked about my weird episodes. I’d like them to say “She’s been an excellent president” as they did for Ayami-chan. As a hope, I want them to say something good at the very end, but it’s “opposite sox.” (laugh)
Q: However, they wouldn’t say such stuff unless they trust and recognize you from the bottom of their hearts, right?
Su: Is that so? I feel I have been a president who got laughed at all the time. (laugh)
Q: What do you hope for the next Sakura Gakuin?
Su: Ayami-chan generation’s had their own color and Su-‘s had Su-‘s color, I guess, so I hope the four next 3rd graders to have their color only they can generate. It’s O.K. as it is, but I hope it changes in some way. If Sakura Gakuin didn’t change, I would definitely feel regretful. To be honest, I don’t want to graduate from Sakura Gakuin. But once it changes, I could see it objectively. When it changes enough to do so, I’ll become a fan of Sakura Gakuin.
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Translated by: u/YM-Japan
Monday, February 9, 2015
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
FAQ: Does Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-metal) have a boyfriend?
Does Suzuka Nakamoto have a boyfriend?
Answer:
No. Suzuka Nakamoto does not have a boyfriend. But after scouring the depths of the internet, I found several pictures of Suzuka with a boy.
Even some of the Japanese fans are puzzled and didn't know who these people are and some even asked if anyone know these guys.
After looking for answers I stumbled upon one of the posters and he said:
The poster said: "He is just a co-star."
Well it turns out that Suzuka Nakamoto had joined a theater play and she had several male co-stars. If you look closely, Suzuka still has her mole which means this picture was taken before she entered Sakura Gakuin.
So Suzuka fans don't have to be alarmed. Japanese Idols are usually obliged by their talent agency to not have any relationships with guys until they finished the contract. Don't forget the fact that the Suzuka has an idol sister: Himeka Nakamoto from Nogizaka46.
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| Himeka Nakamoto aka Hime-tan or Himemetal |
Monday, January 26, 2015
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