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Recently watched a video with Su, Moa and Yui wearing their (custom?) SG shirts. I was interested in them and…
Main Post: Recently watched a video with Su, Moa and Yui wearing their (custom?) SG shirts. I was interested in them and...
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Transparent .PNG file for the designs.
I can also provide the file in any format you want. :)
Video: Su-metal’s Personal History (translation)
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I found an interesting video the other day and want to share it. It is titled "Music Culture Theory" and summarizes the history of Suzuka and the process of forming Baby Metal in a lecture format. The relationship with Riho (and Yui) in her childhood is also interesting.
Unfortunately, there is no English subtitle, so I tried translating it.
I'm not a native English speaker. Forgive me if there are any mistranslations.
【translation】
Title: "Music Culture Theory: Following Su-metal’s personal history”
00:19
I've been talking about Nakamoto Suzuka every time, but this time, for beginners, I will follow her career while watching the timeline.
00:42
Nakamoto Suzuka was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on December 20, 1997. She is the youngest of her three sisters, and her second elder sister, Himeka Nakamoto, is currently a member of Nogizaka46. So both of them are currently active in the entertainment world. Her career is quite long and she has been active as a model since she was five years old. In 2006 she passed an audition of Actors School Hiroshima (ASH). It was as a 15th generation.
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On February 26, she enrolled as a 15th generation student. There is a special article “Actors School Hiroshima Graduate Interview”. In the interview, Riko Ishino, a member of the "Idol Renaissance", who was also a graduate of Actors School Hiroshima, talked about that time. She said, " Riho Sayashi of Morning Musume and Suzuka Nakamoto of Babymetal were leading Actors School Hiroshima." "The two were always at the top and seemed to be leading the whole thing. They often belong to the same class, and every time deciding on a role in an audition in a class, which of the two was appointed to sing the second chorus. Everything was like that, and they were always role-model for everyone in ASH, "said Riko.
For a junior students in ASH, both of them, who won a contest and passed an audition and stood on stage many times, were admirable seniors. “The second chorus” is the part where chorus repeats just after the second verse. Or it is the part where the chorus starts again after interlude and it is the climax of the song and the most exciting part of the song. It is important who sings that part. At that time, everyone was interested in which of the two, Riho Sayashi or Suzuka Nakamoto, would sing that part. They were such outstanding.
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In 2008, there was a big move. On January 20, she sang as a unit with her sister and sang "Melancolinista" as a solo at "Shimane Furusato Fair". In addition, in January 2008, a plan of TV animation "Zettai Karen Children", which was animated a manga serialized in Shogakukan's magazine "Shonen Sunday", was announced. There was an audition for the theme song, and Suzuka Nakamoto passed the audition by singing "Bingo” of AKB48, and at the same time, experienced recording for the first time.
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And on April 6, the broadcast of "Zettai Karen Children" started. However, at this stage, it was not yet disclosed who was singing. On June 11, the promotional video of "Over the Future" was released for a limited time. It was released on official websites, yahoo videos, and Gyao. At that time people knew for the first time that these three girls sang it. I remember that choreography has proved to be very good. The choreographer of the song was Mikiko Mizuno, who was famous for the choreography of Perfume. That means Suzuka Nakamoto has been working with her for over eight years since 2008.
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And on June 14, the identity of "Karen girls" was revealed. And a music information site BARKS had a special feature article on them. “Over the future” was released on June 25. The song was ranked 10th in the Oricon Daily Ranking and 17th in the Oricon Weekly Ranking. On the 28th, they appeared in Rond Robe and gathered 2,000 audiences. That was their first live stage.
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And in August, they performed at the Summer Festival in Makuhari Messe. And they appeared in "Ohasuta, Good morning studio" on TV Tokyo. Suzuka Nakamoto's first TV appearance is "Ohasuta" on June 29. The highlights of Karen Girls was "Anime Summer Live," one of the world's largest live anime song events, held on August 30 and 31. Karen Girls appeared in "Anime Summer Live" held at Saitama Super Arena, where 20,000 spectators gathered. This was the first major event for her. That means Suzuka Nakamoto had already experienced a stage of 20,000 audiences at the age of ten. I clearly remember that the show created a sensation. People said "Who's that elementary school girl, she's amazing". Many people seemed to have become a fan of her because her dance was so sharp and her singing was amazing.
06:35
In 2009, the first album was released. It was titled "fly to the future" and was ranked 19th on the Oricon chart. They steadily increased the number of fans, but because they are the limited time unit, it had been decided to disband, everyone had very subtle emotions and thought it was so sorry.
Suzuka Nakamoto has begun to appear in musicals at the same time as this activity. It was a musical called "adventures." This was a musical based on "Gamba and 15 Friends" and appeared in a double cast. It was a double cast with Rine Horie who belonged to Amuse Kids. Either of them appeared in one role, according to the schedule. At this time, she was doing a lot of work, doing musicals, doing Karen Girls' activities, and even appearing at school events.
07:36
On the 14th, the day of dissolution for Karen Girls has come. It was named "Mission Complete Special Live" instead of disbanding live because it had been decided from the beginning. Actually, Yui Mizuno of babymetal was also a big fan of Karen Girls at this time, so she was there as an audience too. Kobametal, Kei Kobayashi of Amuse, also came to the venue and saw this Karen Girls’ the first and the last solo show. He was deeply moved and thought that he wanted to make something new with Suzuka Nakamoto. That was this live. She did a live performance on the 14th and a musical on the following day 15th. That's amazing. The day after the dissolution live was the last day of the musical, so she appeared again.
08:45
The last day of the musical "Adventures" was 15th. On March 31, the animation "Zettai Karen Children" ended, and at the same time, the activities of "Karen Girls" finished. After that, she worked as an exclusive model for a fashion magazine for junior high school girls.
09:07
In April 2010 she started working as an one of the first members of Sakura Gakuin. On October 28, Sakura Gakuin's club activity, Juonbu (Heavy Metal Club), was established and she joined it. From here on, the idea of babymetal started to embody it.
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In summary, "Mission Complete Special Live" on March 14, 2009 was Karen Girls' the first and the last solo live, where Kobametal came to watch. That day is the starting point of babymetal's idea. On October 28, 2010, Sakura Gakuin's club activity, “Juonbu (Heavy Metal Club),” began to take shape. On November 28, 2010, "Juonbu (Heavy Metal Club)" performed for the first time at the Sakura Gakuin Live at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. So, many fans interpret this day as the day of babymetal's birth. The idea of the Kobamedal when he saw Suzuka Nakamoto's performance of Karen Girls was the beginning of everything. From that time, the idea of the fusion of idol and heavy metal evolved to become Sakura Gakuin's “Juonbu (Heavy Metal Club)”.
Top Comment: Someone do the proofreading, then I can help with converting it as subtitle.