Kawaii metal

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Kawaii metal

Development phase: around 2010
Place of origin: Japan
Stylistic precursors
Metal , J-Pop , EDM , Extreme Metal
Pioneers
Babymetal
Instruments typical of the genre
Electric guitar , electric bass , drums , synthesizer

Kawaii Metal (also known as Idol Metal or Kawaiicore ; derived from kawaii ( か わ い い ), German "cute" or "delightful") is a metal subgenre that emerged in Japan around 2010 , which is heavily influenced by J-Pop and (to a lesser extent ) is influenced by EDM .

A typical composition combines the instrumentation of different metal styles (especially Power Metal , Speed ​​Metal , Industrial Metal , Black Metal and Death Metal ) as well as J-Pop melodies and the aesthetics of girl groups of the Japanese idol scene (aidoru) . The lyrics sung in Japanese (and occasionally in English ) are - in contrast to the accompanying music - often less aggressive than in the other metal subgenres and deal with topics that are otherwise common in pop music.

Kawaii metal groups are usually made up of women. Babymetal is regarded as the best known and most successful international representative . Other groups in this subgenre include a. Aldious , Doll $ Boxx , FruitPochette , Ladybaby and Necronomidol .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Felix Clay: 7 Strange Aspects Of Japan's Pop Idol Metal Music Scene. cracked.com, May 27, 2016, accessed January 20, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Liz Ohanesian: Meet Ladybaby, Japan's Kawaiicore (and Pro-Wrestling) Answer to Andrew WK. Vice , October 15, 2015, accessed January 20, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Album Review: Babymetal's “Metal Resistance” is a Japanese metal mutant. The Independent, May 21, 2016, accessed January 20, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Genre Course: Kawaii Metal. thatsrockingawesome.com, July 29, 2016, accessed January 20, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Elisa Barbier: A beginner's guide to Kawaii metal. The Concordian, March 14, 2017, accessed January 20, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Paul Brannigan: Like Babymetal? Here's 4 More 'Kawaii' Metal Bands To Blow Your Mind. teamrock.com, April 26, 2014, archived from the original on September 15, 2017 ; accessed on January 20, 2018 .