Quotes from Babymetal.
''For me it was in 2013, when I had the chance to see Metallica perform live at the Summer Sonic music festival in Japan. Until then, I’d listened to heavy metal on CDs, but experiencing their live performance for the first time really drove the sound into my heart. It struck home that "metal is music that hits your heart, not your ears." I was shocked to find out that such powerful music exists in this world and it was then that I realized how amazing heavy metal actually is.—
— SU-METAL on discovering heavy metal, 2020 Billboard Japan interview
I think for me, it was when the video for "Gimme Chocolate!!" was uploaded online. I felt something change within me. Before then, I knew in a vague way that people from outside of Japan were supporting us, but I saw comments on the "Gimme Chocolate!!" video written in languages from countries that I knew nothing about, and that really made it clear to me that we actually had a following abroad. That made me feel happy, but it also changed my attitude towards what it meant to be a member of BABYMETAL.
— MOAMETAL on the international fandom, 2020 Billboard Japan interview
