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The story
A thread went up on 5ch’s Hello! Project board reporting that BABYMETAL opened for My Chemical Romance at a US stadium show. After social media posts showed the stands filling up right from the start and the crowd going wild with hands in the air, the thread lit up with praise. But a counter-argument also emerged — that the stands only looked full because fans were simply taking their seats before sunset made it dark — sparking a split over what really drew the crowd. The thread also touched on BABYMETAL being featured on a Marvel Comics variant cover.
What people said
That's basically superstar territory already
'US K-pop'?
Guess people really do think of them as K-pop
https://x.com/ayamiyahara/status/2094437869243019452
https://hstorage.jp/dl/8CWpScAQlmws.png
Major world-famous musicians who've had collabs/homages on Marvel variant covers and the like
▫Hip-hop
・Eminem
・Dr. Dre
・2Pac
・Wu-Tang Clan
・JAY-Z
・Kendrick Lamar
・LL Cool J
・50 Cent
・Lauryn Hill
・Kanye West
▫Rock/Metal
・Queen
・Nirvana
・Guns N' Roses
・The Clash
・Blondie
・BABYMETAL ⬅ NEW !!
Same story as Re: #101
Might as well give up already~
aimed at Japanese fans
I don't think this is a lineup you can just buy your way into
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HRLH0zfaYAAcqFI.jpg:orig
https://x.com/hana_hanametal/status/2094957430321062248
Same as the Resident Evil thing — just fan merch
It was My Chemical Romance that drew the 40,000, not BABYMETAL
Why do Mates (BABYMETAL fans) always try to spin anything happening near BABYMETAL into 'a BABYMETAL achievement'?
Honestly it's worse than wartime propaganda lol
It's a weird mentality you don't see in other fandoms
The real reason the stands filled up during BABYMETAL's set is just that the sun was starting to go down and it got dark
>The real reason the stands filled up during BABYMETAL's set is just that the sun was starting to go down and it got dark
No way, if they weren't popular the stands wouldn't pack out solid like that
Usually even at capacity it's only 70-80% full
Sounds like you've been watching too many lame K-pop shows with no openers ('K-poppo,' a mocking term for K-pop fans)
https://hstorage.jp/dl/Bt6Mqryj6uUf.png
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Yo that was so cool, babymetal got almost the entire pit on the ground what other opener can do that!!!
(Japanese translation posted in the thread: "That was insanely cool! BABYMETAL got almost the whole pit to sit down on the ground — what other opening act can pull that off?!")
Sure, they're more popular than your average act
There are fancams in this thread shot by K-pop fans and J-metal fans, and they probably bought tickets for BABYMETAL too
But the main reason the stands filled up is just that people wanted to be seated before it got completely dark
Apparently that's not an unusual sight for an opener during a stadium show as the sun sets
A stand packed solid is the unusual part, though
Like I keep saying, 70-80% full is the norm
https://youtube.com/shorts/Jv_Ct_n99W0?si=fVxvKAXlISiiWM2J
More people keep piling in after this, but like I keep saying, that's just people getting seated before it gets dark
You should really drop this propaganda-style 'it's always packed whenever BABYMETAL's on' line
Your point would actually land if you calmed down a bit
If you don't like it that much, just bring proof — a couple videos of 2-3 other artists showing 'the stands go packed solid by the end even for an opener' like you're claiming
If it's really that common there should be plenty of examples
How many times do I have to say the crowd grew as the show went on because people wanted to sit down before dark…
Besides, if the Mates' claim that an opener can nearly fill a stadium is true, a BABYMETAL headline show should sell out instantly lol
Why don't they try that next year?
That's only true if people already knew about BABYMETAL going in
Obviously some of the crowd got drawn in after hearing and seeing the performance live and being blown away
You're just refusing to accept the facts and forcing yourself to dig up reasons to deny it
The ones actually dropping the big money are overwhelmingly old Japanese guys
The overseas fanbase already far outnumbers the old guys back in Japan
Even just the US alone has more fans than Japan does
Honestly, if it really is 40%, that's pretty solid name recognition
BABYMETAL's doing alright
There was some cheering, apparently, though not huge
But when Gimme Chocolate!! played, the crowd reportedly went off
Guess that song really is the famous one
Background and points of debate
BABYMETAL has been drawing crowds at festivals and arena shows across the US and Europe since the 2010s, and this time they opened for My Chemical Romance at a US stadium show. It’s generally common for an opening act’s seating not to be full right at the start, and the thread saw an unresolved clash between the view that “the stands only filled up because people sat down before sunset” and the view that “filling up this much for an opener is unusual.” As for awareness levels, a figure of “about 40% already knew about them” is cited, based on a single attendee’s post from the venue that day — but it’s worth noting this comes from one person’s impression, not an actual survey. The also-discussed Marvel Comics variant cover feature was presented alongside past examples like Queen and Nirvana, though whether it was a paid placement was never confirmed within the thread.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt/summary from the 5ch (Hello! Project) thread “BABYMETAL Somehow Draws 40,000 People at a US Stadium“.
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