BABYMETAL

Tokyo's BABYMETAL is a fascinating collision of J-pop and heavy metal that may have started off as a novelty, but has endured to become something more serious. They emerged in the early 2010s at the dawn of the kawaii metal movement (also known as kawaiicore or idol/cute metal). Fronted by vocalist SU-METAL, the group's eponymous 2014 debut album was certified gold and found international success with the single "Gimme Chocolate!!," which became a viral hit. Subsequent offerings Metal Resistance (2016), Metal Galaxy (2019), and The Other One (2023) continued to mine the seemin...