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.
Basically, any material you can squeeze, melt or generate into a powder, you can print.
We came to be Babymetal after receiving a divine message from the Fox God.
I believe the enthusiasm to BABYMETAL is universal.
I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every genre of metal. I like what I like. It's got to have some vocal quality and some semblance of melody.
The Fox God created Babymetal by coming to us in a dream and telling the three of us to form the band. It is because of the Fox God that we are able to be who we are and perform all over the world.
I think it's not only Babymetal's sound but also the fact that we dance to metal that represents a new way of expressing this genre of music.
We are pioneers of creating a new genre of metal.
I was welding art from my house, making abstract figures out of metal.