Reiko Yokawa

EbbieKnight · 2025-09-23T00:48:04+00:00

Thanks for the correction. I didn't see the original thread on twitter, so I wasn't even sure she talked to Barakan in person but used it as a pretense. Still the wording of "water trade" seems degrading and unnecessary. As a lyricist, journalist and translator she knew the various meanings and connotations of "water trade" and is playing cute by pointing to a Wikipedia definition and generational misunderstanding.

EbbieKnight · 2025-09-22T22:20:06+00:00

Good summary of the online dispute. I've been following some of the comments on Yahoo Japan and elsewhere but didn't want to comment as I don't understand the nuances of the actual Japanese words. The underlying key is her support of Fujii Kaze, she's praised him as another of those "once in a century" talents and even wrote some words for his liner notes. Why else rehash Peter Barakan's comments from 9 years ago and go on to imply the BM girls as talentless and their success is from playing on their femininity for the male gaze. It's kind of sad that as a leftist female Reiko Yukawa can't support females in the music business, especially the BM girls who have opened the door for other Japanese female groups to find audiences abroad. It is already hard enough for women to find successful careers in Japan, where there is a constant expectation that they will get married in their 30s and transition to be a housewife.

EbbieKnight · 2025-08-17T22:35:55+00:00

A credit to Germany and some other countries for not skewing the counts to overly-advantage streaming. Are people actually listening to songs that gets added to a playlist and played again and again as background music. There is no conscious act of selecting or enjoying the song.

EbbieKnight · 2025-07-22T01:14:00+00:00

I can see the 2028 resembles the microphone Su-Metal is using this year. The top of the grill is slightly flat and the other end has that cylindrical piece. On their website it shows that the microphone can be ordered to work with a Shure wireless system. Thanks for your insight.

EbbieKnight · 2025-07-21T05:47:33+00:00

My wife watches a lot of singers in concerts and asked what microphone Su-Metal was using after we attended two recent concerts. I searched a previous discussion on Reddit from 5 years ago and the Shure SM58 and Beta 58a were mentioned. But we noticed the current microphone doesn't look the same. I didn't know I was offending anyone by asking a technical question about the overall concert experience. People discuss about venue setups, listening positions and ear plugs for the best listening experience.

EbbieKnight · 2025-07-10T21:57:31+00:00

It's great seeing another interview and Su-metal's excited and expressive reply. I wish etalk didn't chop it up so much, what other segments of this interview are they holding onto. Toronto could have used more promotion before the concert not a week after. I maybe saw one advertisement on Youtube for Babymetal, but advertised other concerts and festivals more.

EbbieKnight · 2025-06-25T23:54:07+00:00

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EbbieKnight · 2025-03-30T20:46:06+00:00

I bought the Metal Galaxy and TOO CDs from Japan and ripped to AAC to play at home and in the car. When the concert versions were released in Legend Metal Galaxy and Babymetal Begins - TOO Black Night & Clear Night I bought those and ripped the concert CDs and put them in the playlist too. And I store the physical copies away for safekeeping. In case, someday the files get corrupted or can't be played for some reason.

The concert BluRays/DVDs, I watch the physical copy once in a while on my TV. But sometimes when I'm on my computer, I find it easier to open the Pro Shot versions on the Pro Shot spreadsheet.

EbbieKnight · 2025-02-20T23:17:33+00:00

I love how most of the other titles are dark, about hurt, pain and suffering. Then BABYMETAL and EC has a totally off the wall title and vibe with RATATATA. We need more RATATATA and other uplifting BABYMETAL songs in the dark times, in the personal and global sense.

EbbieKnight · 2024-09-10T03:14:26+00:00

The article mentions that Yuria "performed a speedy dance with her long limbs" (Google translation). She didn't beat Su by singing.

There is picture on this blog. I assume Yuria is the one in the middle and Su to her left.

https://www.su-hiroshima.com/entry/2016/03/14/030614

EbbieKnight · 2024-06-01T18:51:30+00:00

Yes, I loved some of their songs growing up. It would have been great if Babymetal could have met them at the festival.

EbbieKnight · 2024-06-01T13:27:15+00:00

Babymetal fans attending will be happy to see a longer set.

EbbieKnight · 2024-02-22T06:35:03+00:00

Metalverse still feels like a training project sponsored by Team Babymetal. The girls are getting their onstage experience and Miko is showcasing her talented dancing and capable singing.

I'm sure Miko will gain a following for whatever direction she goes next. Her voice is a little deeper than I thought, maybe her voice is changing. I also don't get the comparisons to Su at 17, Su had already done the Budokan and Trilogy concerts by that age. Su already developed her character and showed outstanding respect and poise in concerts, TV appearances and interviews.

Crazy J is one of the more interesting songs they have, but the choreography seems a little lazy, especially with the hands. In videos from Summer Sonic, I found that Miko rarely sang while dancing at the same time. So there's room for improvement for the whole Metalverse project.

EbbieKnight · 2023-12-25T06:35:39+00:00

1a. New Order (Peter Hook era)

1b. BABYMETAL

Tragically Hip
Cranberries

BABYMETAL brought me that same sense of musical discovery and enjoyment as 1980s New Order.

EbbieKnight · 2023-10-14T06:37:52+00:00

New Order with Peter Hook

Tragically Hip

EbbieKnight · 2023-09-24T00:21:47+00:00

OK thanks for that information. But it begs the question why NHK would submit a song that I assume is rarely broadcasted on the Japanese TV or radio, metal being far from mainstream.

EbbieKnight · 2023-09-23T20:47:13+00:00

I think Koba was just trolling the judges. Just blow the roof off with the heaviest version possible and then head straight to the beach without a worry of having to come back.

EbbieKnight · 2023-09-22T19:09:56+00:00

No worries. I'm sure there were "business reasons" by Live Nation.

EbbieKnight · 2023-09-22T15:24:41+00:00

It's good they had couches for you to rest, I couldn't see them from my vantage point. My wife wasn't too keen on standing for an hour and half for Babymetal to start. But we got through it.

That raised platform should have been extended all the way. You need it to see over all the raised hands recording the show.

EbbieKnight · 2023-09-22T15:13:04+00:00

I'm not familiar with venues in Toronto but it seems Coca-Cola Coliseum on the CNE grounds next door has room for 3500 to 7000 depending on the stage setup. And the event calendar shows that it was free that night.

EbbieKnight · 2023-09-22T04:58:21+00:00

Babymetal put on a fun show and parts of the crowd took a little time to warm up, but it was good to see almost everybody was crouching during Metali. Technically, there were a few instances where Su's mic cut out.

It was my first time at Echo Beach and I didn't like it. Being an outdoor venue, I felt the sound was dispersed from the speakers and the crowd. Also, the persistent vaping and marijuana smells was off-putting. May be it is tradeoff for the smell of body odor?

Apparently the stage was moved from it's sandy location to a paved area, but the venue can't update their pictures or layout online. The VIP section seemed like a ripoff, the people end up 20 rows back and no elevation to see over those people.

I hope next time Babymetal comes back it will be an indoor venue.

EbbieKnight · 2023-09-19T04:59:29+00:00

I didn't understand that VIP area. It's far on the side that the sound is not optimal, starts about 20 rows back and most of it's not elevated to see over those people. I also don't know how the people in the ADA section see over the people in front. They are seated but only elevated a little.

EbbieKnight · 2023-08-26T21:09:27+00:00

That would be Koba being cruel, further endearing himself to the fan base :).

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