Babymetal will perform at Summer Sonic 2013.
The concerts will be held on August 10-11 in Tokyo (Chiba) and Osaka.
Summer Sonic 2013 is a rock festival which will be held simultenaously in both cities.
Many famous Japanese and foreign artists such as Muse, Metallica, Linkin Park, The Smashing Pumpkins, Fall Out Boy, One Ok Rock, Man with a Mission… will participate in the event.
Sakura Gakuin will release their live DVD The Road to Graduation Final ~Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo Sotsugyou~ (～さくら学院 2012年度 卒業～) on July 3.
The DVD includes 17 songs performed by Sakura Gakuin and its sub-units including Babymetal.
The concert took place on March 31 at Tokyo International Forum.
The graduation ceremony of Nakamoto Suzuka and Sugimoto Mariri was held during this event. The former leader also performed a solo song.
Babymetal’s new single Megitsune (メギツネ) will be released on June 19.
The 3 limited editions come with a bonus DVD featuring live performances from Babymetal Live I D Z ~Legend.
The title track is a song mixing traditional Japanese instruments and a heavy metal sound.
On each cover, Babymetal members are wearing a fox mask. It refers to the title of the single, Mitsune, which means “female fox” in Japanese.
Sakura Gakuin’s 3rd album Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo ~My Generation~ (さくら学院 2012年度 〜My Generation〜) will be released on March 13.
The album includes 12 songs from Sakura Gakuin and its sub-units Babymetal, Mini-Patissier, Sleepiece, Pastel Wind, and Sakura Gakuin Kagaku Kyumei Kiko Logica?.
The is the last album for Nakamoto Suzuka before she graduates from the group.
Sakura Gakuin’s 5th single My Graduation Toss will be released on February 27.
The idol group will hold The Road to Graduation from February 16 to March 31.
Babymetal will hold their one-man live Legend 1999 Yuimetal & Moametal Seitansai (聖誕祭) on June 30.
The concert will take place at NHK Hall, Tokyo.
1999 is the year of birth of Babymetal members Yuimetal and Moametal.
Babymetal Live I, D, Z ~Legend “Z” (Babymetal ワンマンライブ「I、D、Z～Legend “Z”」) will be held on February 1.
The concert will take place at Zepp Tokyo.
The previous concerts Babymetal Live I, D, Z ~Legend “I” and ~Legend “D” were respectively held on October 6 and December 20.
Babymetal’s new single Ijime, Dame, Zettai (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ) will be released on January 9.
B-side track is different depending on the edition.
The limited editions include a bonus DVD featuring either music video or video from live.
Babymetal’s one-man live I, D, Z ~Legend “D” Su-Metal Seitansai will be held on December 20 at Akasaka Blitz in Tokyo.
Previous concert I, D, Z ~Legend “I” took place on October 6.
Babymetal’s new single Ijime, Dame, Zettai (イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ) will be released on January 9, 2013.
Babymetal will participate in Anime Festival Asia (AFA) 2012 in Singapore between November 9-11.
Anime Festival Asia is one of the biggest festivals about japanese animation and popular culture in South East Asia.
Babymetal will hold their first overseas performance at this event.
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Babymetal’s one-man live I, D, Z ~ Legend “I” will take place on October 6 at Shibuya O-East in Tokyo.
2 concerts will be performed on this date at 15:00 and 18:30.