The Protagonists
The growth of those who built the myth (2010–2026)
SU-METAL, MOAMETAL, YUIMETAL and MOMOMETAL: the people behind the myth and how each one transformed BABYMETAL in their own way.
SU-METAL: from young voice to complete frontwoman
SU-METAL went through an enormous vocal and stage evolution. What started as a singular voice within a powerful idea became over the years a much more mature, flexible and authoritative instrument. She learned to sustain increasingly epic songs, to carry the dramatic center of the project, and to command immense stages without losing intensity. Seeing her today means understanding how much she grew from those early youthful years.
Suzuka Nakamoto, born December 20, 1997 in Hiroshima, was the vocal and emotional anchor of BABYMETAL from the very first moment. Over time, her vocal range, technical control and stage presence made her one of the most singular frontwoman in contemporary metal. Gradually she stopped being the girl at the front of a brilliant idea and became the living architecture of a global project.
SU-METAL over the years: from Sakura Gakuin beginnings to established frontwomanMOAMETAL: the quiet maturity that held everything together
MOAMETAL went through a quieter but equally important transformation. At first she was perceived mainly through the energy, precision and charisma of her duo with Yui. Over time she became a figure with her own weight. Her stage maturity is one of the keys to the project's survival in its most difficult years. In many moments she was the one who helped sustain the emotional continuity of the group, even when the official narrative chose to speak in mythical terms rather than human ones.
Moa Kikuchi, born July 4, 1999 in Tokyo, went from being read as half of an inseparable duo to becoming a figure with her own stage personality. Her energy was not just adorable — it was incisive, precise, contagious. On the large stages, her ability to sustain the visual dynamics of the group and to genuinely connect with the audience was an invisible but fundamental pillar of BABYMETAL.
MOAMETAL: from youthful energy to the stage maturity that held the group together in its hardest yearsYUIMETAL: foundational presence, indelible absence
YUIMETAL, although no longer part of the band, remains central to any serious account of BABYMETAL. Her presence was a constitutive part of the group's original identity, and her departure left a mark that still runs through the collective memory of the fandom. To talk about BABYMETAL without registering the symbolic weight of Yui would be to tell an incomplete story. Yui Mizuno, born June 20, 1999, was for eight years half of the visual energy that defined the original trio. Her absence was not just the loss of a member — it was the fracture of an image that millions of people had learned to recognize. In 2023 she resumed her artistic career as a solo artist, demonstrating that her time with BABYMETAL was only the beginning of something longer.
MOMOMETAL: rebirth made person
MOMOMETAL represents the possibility of a new stability — not as a literal replacement of the past, but as the embodiment of rebirth. Her official arrival closed a stage of uncertainty and allowed BABYMETAL to recover a more organic visual and stage form.
Momoko Okazaki built her legitimacy throughout the Avengers era, long before being named an official member. Each show as an Avenger was a demonstration of presence, discipline and understanding of the project. When the Fox God finally chose her on April 1, 2023, it was not a surprise — it was the confirmation of something many fans already felt. MOMOMETAL did not come to replace — she came to renew.
MOMOMETAL: from Avenger to official trio member, a path built show by show