Babymetal × Kiba of Akiba

Babymetal × Kiba of Akiba
Babymetal
publication	March 7, 2012
length	14:49
Genre (s)	Extreme Metal , Electrocore , Kawaii Metal
Author (s)	Nakata Caos, Mish-Mosh, Daiki Kasho
Producer (s)	Kobametal, Kiba of Akiba
Publisher (s)	Toy's Factory
Label	Jūonbu Records
album	Babymetal

Babymetal × Kiba of Akiba ( jap. BABY METAL ×キバオブアキバ , BABY METAL to Kiba obu Akiba ) is a split - Single of Japanese Kawaii metal band Babymetal , together with the alternative metal band Kiba of Akiba received and on March 7, Published in 2012. It contains the song Iine! ( い い ね! ), Which can also be found on the debut album Babymetal and on the album Sakura Gakuin 2011 Nendo: Friends by the idol pop group Sakura Gakuin .

publication

The first contact between Babymetal and Kiba of Akiba was made possible by the management of Sakura Gakuin (whose subgroup Babymetal was then), whereupon both formations agreed to work together. On February 9, 2012, Tower Records announced the upcoming release of the split single, which took place on March 7th. It also served to promote the 2011 Sakura Gakuin album Nendo: Friends . An excerpt from the song Iine! was seen on YouTube in a teaser video entitled My First Heavy Metal in Tokyo 2012 from February 1, 2012 , along with a short demo by Ijime, Dame, Zettai .

The artwork of the split single shows a fox with fangs (the former is a motif for Babymetal, the latter a motif for Kiba of Akiba), in front of the backdrop of Tokyo's Akihabara district .

Compositions

The single contains one original song each by Babymetal and Kiba of Akiba as well as two bonus tracks .

Iine! ( い い ね! , Eng. “How beautiful!”) Is the second single from Babymetal and, according to Blabbermouth.net, combines “pop with extreme metal guitars, an occasional growl or two and a touch of hip hop .” The Guardian compared the breakdown with works by Lex Luger , "up to the nervous, rattling snares ". The Japanese music portal Barks described the style as a mixture of electrocore , screamo , death metal and hip-hop. Party @ the BBS by Kiba of Akiba is the second single from their album Yeniol . To hard guitar riffs, keyboard sounds and melancholy vocals, the song tells of a love affair that is initiated via a mailbox (bulletin board system) .

The first bonus track Kimi to Anime ga Mitai - Answer for Animation with You ( 君 と ア ニ メ が 見 た い ～ Answer for Animation With You ) is based on the song Animation with You published by Kiba of Akiba in 2011 and is presented by Babymetal. The lyrics have been changed slightly to match the Babymetal girls' point of view. Kiba of Akiba, on the other hand, presents a remix of Babymetal's first single Doki Doki ☆ Morning ( ド キ ド キ ☆ モ ー ニ ン -) - with higher speed, more synthesizers and different vocal styles.

Chart placements

Charts	Highest ranking
Japan ( Oricon )	46
Japan ( Billboard )	50

Music video

The production of the music video for the song Iine! was under the direction of Daishinszk. On February 24, 2012, the Toy's Factory record label uploaded it to its YouTube channel, and on November 8, 2012, it was also uploaded to the official Babymetal YouTube channel. Together, both versions were viewed over 15.6 million times by March 2019. In the video, the three members of Babymetal can be seen in a disco dancing happily in Para-Para style, with the occasional parody of a hip-hop formation.

Track list

No.	title	Artist	length
1.	Iine! ( い い ね！ )	Babymetal	4:10
2.	Party @ the BBS	Kiba of Akiba	3:42
3.	Kimi to Anime ga Mitai - Answer for Animation with You ( 君 と ア ニ メ が 見 た い ～ Answer for Animation With You )	Babymetal (Kiba of Akiba Cover)	4:00
4th	Doki Doki ☆ Morning ( ド キ ド キ ☆ モ ー ニ ン グ )	Kiba of Akiba (Babymetal cover)	2:57
Overall length:			14:49

Contributors

(Information according to the booklet of the single, without bonus tracks)

Suzuka Nakamoto (Su-Metal): lead vocals Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal): vocals Moa Kikuchi (Moametal): Singing Futoshi ( ふ と し ): singing Mora ( も ら ): guitar 326: bass Asai ( あ さ い ): programming, bass Vava: drums Kei Kobayashi (Kobametal): producer

Konyō Aoki: Keyboard Norikazu Nakayama: text Nobuaki Miyasaka (Mish-Mosh): Music Sari Miyasaka (Mish-Mosh): Music Daiki Kasho: arrangement , sound engineering Millennium Japan: production Yasuhisa Kataoka: sound engineering Noriyuki Inoue: sound recording , mixing Tucky: Mastering

Web links

• Iine! on YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ さ く ら 学院 重音 部 こ と BABY METAL 、 キ バ オ ブ ア キ バ と の ス プ リ ッ ト 盤 が 登場. Tower Records , February 9, 2012, accessed January 20, 2018 (Japanese). 
2. ↑ BABYMETAL ～ My First HEAVY METAL in TOKYO 2012. YouTube , 2012, accessed on January 20, 2018 (English). 
3. ↑ BABYMETAL × キ バ オ ブ ア キ バ 、 ス プ リ ッ ト CD の 全貌 が 明 ら か に！ CD Journal, February 9, 2012, accessed January 20, 2018 (Japanese). 
4. ↑ Japan's BABYMETAL Talks 'Headbangeeeeerrrrr!' Single, Plans To Travel Overseas (video). blabbermouth.net , July 2, 2012, accessed January 20, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Brad Nelson: Babymetal review: pop fans and headbangers united in awe. The Guardian , November 5, 2014, accessed January 20, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ア イ ド ル と メ タ ル の 融合 BABYMETAL が 、 「メ タ ル 女子 会」 イ ベ ン ト に 参 戦. Barks, January 10, 2012, accessed January 20, 2018 (Japanese). 
7. ↑ ^{a b} アイドルとヲタクがメタル·フィールドでガチンコ·バトル!?攻めに攻めまくった衝撃スプリットCDが完成! Gekirock.jp, March 6, 2012, accessed on January 20, 2018 (Japanese). 
8. ↑ BABYMETAL × キ バ オ ブ ア キ バ. Oricon , accessed January 20, 2018 (Japanese).