Now consisting of only two of the original three members, kawaii metal unit
BABYMETAL have announced that they will pause activities after October 10th this year.
An official statement was released on their
official website, using their usual dramatic phrasing:
"Together with all 10 episodes of
METAL RESISTANCE coming to a close, the 10-year legend will be sealed from the world.
Until that seal is broken,
BABYMETAL will disappear from our sight.
Time is running out.
There is no eternity in God’s descent."
The girls kicked off their anniversary celebrations in October 2020 with, among other things, the release of a book and in December their greatest hits album
10 BABYMETAL YEARS. After that, as part of a special tour called
10 BABYMETAL BUDOKAN, they held 10 shows in total at Nippon Budokan
, finishing the last of them in April this year.
BABYMETAL have released a
timetable detailing some of their activities until the "seal" will take effect. According to that guide, fans still have some more special events to look forward to that have not been revealed yet. The release of a
Blu-ray, DVD and live album with recordings of the final show from the
10 BABYMETAL BUDOKAN tour has already been announced for September 29th.