Suzuka Nakamoto Quotes

Suzuka Nakamoto

Profession : Musician

Birth : December 20, 1997

We are pioneers of creating a new genre of metal.

Suzuka Nakamoto

I am sure there are some people who say that we are not metal, but we want to create a new genre that will appeal to people of all ages, both boys and girls.

Suzuka Nakamoto

When we first started out, we had no idea what metal music was all about. But now we listen to everything from cute songs to all sorts of metal music.

Suzuka Nakamoto

It's always fun to see fans getting into the rhythm, enjoying our performance, and seeing them sing along with us!

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Through playing so many shows now outside of Japan, what I realize the most is that there is a very diverse fan base that comes to our shows. Sometimes you see older people, younger people, kids, female, male, a lot of different demographics, people from different backgrounds as well.

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For me, every time I step on the stage it feels like a battle is about to start. It's not like we're going on stage to fight against our audience obviously, because for me, when I go on stage, I'm always trying to reach a new level of how am I going to make today a great night for everyone that's present.

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We feel it's really interesting to see how our music translates to such a broad audience.

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When it comes to influences, we are influenced not just by Japanese and overseas metal acts, but J-pop acts too. One Japanese rock band we're particularly fond of is Seikima-II. We were attracted by their brand of devil imagery and of course, their high-quality musicianship.

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In the beginning, Babymetal received critical comments since the genre was new, but now we have an impression that Babymetal's music is getting accepted and spreading as one genre of music.

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We are aiming to create a one and only new music genre that exceeds the limits of pop and metal music.

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We want to gather everyone together as one, transcending any barrier of language and culture.

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Our aim is to bring everyone together through BABYMETAL's music.

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We never imagined ourselves in this unbelievable situation that we're in today such as having concerts all over the world and we believe this is all given to us by the Fox God.

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We always do this fox sign that appears in our choreography very often. Our fans enjoy doing this sign together at our shows.

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In the 'Doki Doki Morning' video, there were lots of parts where we weren't dancing. It was just, you know, our faces. But fans thought up their own movements and dances for those parts, and they made lots of outfits, too.

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In Singapore, when we actually met foreign fans and talked to them, it was like 'Wow! They really exist!'

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While we don't always 'get' metal, we're doing our very best.

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In the beginning I thought that metal was something scary, but I learned how thoughtful and amazing metal is. I'm so honored to be a part of it.

Suzuka Nakamoto

I don't expect for people to like the same things, so I don't feel a need to force people to understand who we are.

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We came to be Babymetal after receiving a divine message from the Fox God.

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