The news, such as it is, includes the announcement of The One 2019, which begins by picking a size and buying a T-shirt. The Gimme Chocolate!! video hits 100m views, which is marked officially by silence. Saya (who stood in Yui’s place in some recent shows) and Kotono (who performed in the big Japan shows) perform Gimme Chocolate!! at their performance school in what was reportedly a very realistic fashion. Art prints from John McMurtrie and GMB Chomichuk. And then we spend the rest of the episode on a deep dive into Doki Doki Morning, the first BABYMETAL song performed and released. We talk a bit about the lyrics, the individual performances, song structure and impressions, its evolution. And then we begin waiting to see what will happen on Fox Day 2019.

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Links:

The One 2019

https://theone.babymetal.jp/2019/

Gimme Chocolate!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKqgE4BwAY

Fan report of Caless school, March 13, 2019 performances: https://star.ap.teacup.com/hakaseslog/1704.html

John McMurtrie Yuimetal:

http://johnmcmurtrie.bigcartel.com/product/yui-metal-babymetal-tokyo-dot

John McMurtrie “Maometal”: http://johnmcmurtrie.bigcartel.com/product/mao-tokyo-dot

John McMurtrie Su-metal: http://johnmcmurtrie.bigcartel.com/product/su-metal-babymetal-tokyo-dot

GMB Chomichuk, Music gives us wings: https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com/product/music-gives-us-wings

GMB Chomichuk, We are the resistance: https://gmbchomichuk.bigcartel.com/product/we-are-the-resistance

Generasia Information page on Doki Doki Morning: https://www.generasia.com/wiki/Do_Ki_Do_Ki_Morning

Du-metal’s translation of Doki Doki Morning: http://du-metal.blogspot.com/2013/07/doki-doki-morning.html

Duane-metal translates and discusses Doki Doki Morning in five parts:

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkJoFqRRce4

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHSPiIjV8s4

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17Y7KI3zNg0

Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U09lwzRijOs

Part 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVt04_vcgLU

MV with commentary and English subs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mRPp-ei_Dw

In this episode, we tell our stories of how we came to be fans of BABYMETAL, after rounding up the news (such it was) since the end of episode 3. News was scarce enough that a single tweet promising “Big things coming in 2019” counted as news. Also, BABYMETAL was announced as part of Summer Sonic 2019 in August. Lastly, we announced that we will be talking about Doki Doki Morning at the next opportunity, the song that started it all. Lots to say about the words, the evolution of the performances, the MV and commentary, the song, the merch, whatever! So, it’s like homework, except it’s the fun kind.

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Links:

5B: Big things coming in 2019 from BABYMETAL_JAPAN.

https://twitter.com/5Bartistmgmt/status/1093169991401328640

Louder Sound/Metal Hammer mentions BABYMETAL. https://www.loudersound.com/features/rammstein

BABYMETAL at Summer Sonic 2019:

https://twitter.com/BABYMETAL_JAPAN/status/1091169500710359040

Overseas tickets: http://www.summersonic.com/2019/english/

Hirokazu Sato art: https://twitter.com/hiro_kazu_sato/status/1095645095678889984

Kerrang: “The 10 moments that made BABYMETAL global superstars.” https://www.kerrang.com/features/the-10-moments-that-made-babymetal-global-superstars/

**SPOILER ALERT**

If you have not read Apocrypha: The Legend of BABYMETAL, the graphic novel tie-in to BABYMETAL by Z2 Comics and do not wish to spoil the content, skip this episode.

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Join us for part two of our discussion of Apocrypha: The Legend of BABYMETAL from Z2 comics, illustrated by GMB Chomichuk. We learn more about the Agimat, take a journey through vintage computing, and become part of the infinite legion.

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Links:

https://babymetalstore.com/collections/featured/products/apocrypha-the-legend-of-babymetal

https://www.z2comics.com/shop/babymetaldeluxe

**SPOILER ALERT**

If you have not read Apocrypha: The Legend of BABYMETAL, the graphic novel tie-in to BABYMETAL by Z2 Comics and do not wish to spoil the content, skip this episode and episode 5.

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In this episode, we begin the first of a two part series where we take our first steps into a larger world. Open your bibles to page 1 and follow along as we dive headfirst into the graphic novel Apocrypha: The Legend of BABYMETAL from Z2 comics, illustrated by GMB Chomichuk.

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https://babymetalstore.com/collections/featured/products/apocrypha-the-legend-of-babymetal

https://www.z2comics.com/shop/babymetaldeluxe

We begin 2019 talking mostly about two tweets, a poster, and a song in a video game. The official New Year’s tweet from BABYMETAL contained a cryptic image and references to “dawn,” “odyssey,” and “metal galaxy” that have led to interesting speculations among the fans. Also discussed (just prior to its release) is the appearance of “Starlight” on Rock Band 4, and what that might bring. And we talk of anniversaries: a year since guitarist Mikio Fujioka passed away, birthdays of guitarists Ohmura and Isao. Even in the slow time after the end of the 2018 tour, there are still trickles of news.

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Links:

BABYMETAL_JAPAN’s New Year’s tweet: https://twitter.com/BABYMETAL_JAPAN/status/1079754064634744834

BABYMETAL_JAPAN’s birthday tweet for Su-metal: https://twitter.com/BABYMETAL_JAPAN/status/1075405867443351552

Kerrang (Jan 5, 2019, issue 1754) has a BABYMETAL poster:

https://twitter.com/KerrangMagazine/status/1079708751496663046

Rock Band 4 is getting “Starlight”: http://www.harmonixmusic.com/blog/dlc-week-of-110-babymetal-and-godsmack/

Post on the r/BABYMETAL subreddit collecting remembrances of Mikio Fujioka: https://www.reddit.com/r/BABYMETAL/comments/acixml/today_january_5th_is_the_anniversary_of_mikio/

“My Little God” Mikio Fujioka memorial DVD, Studio: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07CMMY5Z9

“My Little God” Mikio Fujioka memorial DVD, Live: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B07K6P9HZX

BABYMETAL opened for Judas Priest in Singapore, then played three festival dates at the Good Things Festival in Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane). These shows marked a return to a three-person formation, with Saya Hirai taking up the third position, and introduced a new Kami band guitarist, Yusuke Hiraga. We get a firsthand report from the Melbourne festival show, and discuss the release of the Distortion 12” vinyl singles.

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The BABYMETAL World Tour 2018 shows in Japan have concluded, “Starlight” and the graphic novel have been released, Yui Mizuno has announced her departure from the band, and the BABYMETAL Podcast has (re-)launched to discuss these and other topics of interest. In this first of the new episodes, we discuss:

1. The announcement of Yuimetal’s departure.

- Announcement from BABYMETAL:

https://web.archive.org/web/20181019112114/http://www.babymetal.com/en/news/?id=28

- Yui Mizuno’s letter to fans from Amuse’s site:

https://web.archive.org/web/20181019110503/http://artist.amuse.co.jp/artist/20181019/index.html

- Du-metal’s translations:

http://du-metal.blogspot.com/2018/10/announcement-18-oct-19.html

2. BABYMETAL World Tour in Japan. Shows played in Makuhari Messe, SSA (Dark Night Carnival), and Kobe, between October 23 and 31.

- AwesomeCake’s video essay on the current state of all things BABYMETAL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQN3cgftAHk

3. Fancam videos are disappearing

4. Holiday merchandise is appearing. BMD Fox Apparel had a popup store,

- BMD Fox Apparel. http://bmdfoxapparel.com

- Pop-up Shop announcement. https://twitter.com/BABYMETAL_JAPAN/status/1057829642017505281

- BABYMETAL store (US). https://babymetalstore.com

- BABYMETAL store (UK). https://babymetalstoreuk.com

5. Other notes.

- Official graphic novel Twitter: https://twitter.com/BABYMETAL_GN

- Official Z2 Comics Twitter: https://twitter.com/Z2comics

- GMB Chomichuk (GN artist) Twitter: https://twitter.com/gmbchomichuk

- Callie Matthews does an unboxing of the very first deluxe edition of Apocrypha: The Legend of BABYMETAL graphic novel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAzL_47Wkbc

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