History WMG / BabyMetal

BABYMETAL is out to unite the world into The One, through music instead of war, and they invite us to channel our violent impulses through brutal moshpits rather than killing. And they took a phrase from their nation's subjugated past and turned it into their rallying cry.

Chocolate can also represent how Japan and other countries see each other. It's a foreign food and used to represent foreign influence for the Japanese, while Japan's kawaii culture would also evoke images of chocolate and other sweets to someone looking from the outside. Most people would agree that chocolate brings happiness, and like BABYMETAL's exploration of many genres, it comes in many flavors so that even people who don't like sweets can also enjoy it.

BABYMETAL is out to unite the world into The One, through music instead of war, and they invite us to channel our violent impulses through brutal moshpits rather than killing. And they took a phrase from their nation's subjugated past and turned it into their battle cry.

Chocolate can also represent how Japan and other countries see each other: it's a foreign food and used to represent foreign influence for the Japanese, while Japan's kawaii culture would also evoke images of chocolate and other sweets to someone looking from the outside.

After the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2, Japan went into occupation by the American forces. Starving Japanese children [[https://www.reddit.com/r/BABYMETAL/comments/2ydjd9/histrical_background_of_gimme_chocolate/ somehow learned the phrase "give me chocolate"]] to beg the American soldiers for food during that time. Now Japan is one of the richest countries in the world, and their youth can afford to think twice about consuming something that was once so coveted for survival.

This also explains the machine gun dance moves during the verses. BABYMETAL is out to conquer the world, through music instead of war, through brutal moshpits rather than killing. And they took a phrase from their nation's subjugated past and turned it into their battle cry.

This also explains the machine gun dance moves during the verses. BABYMETAL is out to conquer the world, taking a phrase from their nation's subjugated past and turning it into their battle cry.

This also explains the machine gun dance moves during the verses.

After the end of UsefulNotes/WorldWar2, Japan went into occupation by the American forces. Starving Japanese children [[https://www.reddit.com/r/BABYMETAL/comments/2ydjd9/histrical_background_of_gimme_chocolate/ somehow learned the phrase "give me chocolate"]] to beg the American soldiers for food during that time. Now Japan is one of the richest countries in the world, and their youth can afford to think twice about consuming something that was once so coveted for survival. Chocolate used to represent foreign influence for the Japanese, while Japan's kawaii culture would evoke images of sweets and cakes for someone looking from the outside.

** For what it's worth, Babymetal ''was'' set to perform in Jakarta in Summer 2020 before the COVID-19 pandemic shut the world down, and Koba drew more than a bit of inspiration from South & Southeast Asia for ''Metal Galaxy''.

!The meaning of BBAB
According to [[https://twitter.com/Halfrice_Oomori/status/1159853811671785473 a Japanese fan]], besides being a reference to the KonamiCode, BBAB refers to the four elements of ''kachou fuugetsu'' (花鳥風月, self-discovery through experiencing nature)... ''in [[UsefulNotes/{{Indonesia}} Indonesian language]]''. The four elements are ''Bunga'' (花 flowers), ''Burung'' (鳥 birds), ''Angin'' (風 wind), and ''Bulan'' (月 moon).

According to [[https://twitter.com/Halfrice_Oomori/status/1159853811671785473 a Japanese fan]], besides being a reference to the KonamiCode, BBAB refers to the four elements of ''kachou fuugetsu'' (self-discovery through experiencing nature)... ''in [[UsefulNotes/{{Indonesia}} Indonesian language]]''. The four elements are ''Bunga'' (flower), ''Burung'' (birds), ''Angin'' (wind), and ''Bulan'' (moon).