
In January 2011, Hitotsubashi University professor emeritus Masato Sakurai announced that he believed he had found the origins of the song in an English school music book, "The Song Echo", published in the United States in 1871. Its first known appearance was in 1884, when Isawa added it to the Ministry of Education's published collection of songs for primary-school students.

The lyrics are also said to have been written collectively by Ōtsuki Fumihiko (1847–1928), Satomi Tadashi (1824–1886), and Kabe Iwao. The melody is often said to be based on a traditional Scottish folk song of uncertain provenance (similar to " Hotaru no hikari" borrowing the melody of " Auld Lang Syne") however, others insist that both lyrics and music were by Meiji-era educator Isawa Shūji (1851–1917). It is usually in the key of D or E-flat major, in 6 " Aogeba Tōtoshi" ( 仰げば尊し) is a song sung at graduation ceremonies in Japan. "Song for the close of school" (page 141) in "Song Echo" by H.S. ^ "Babymetal: Limp Bizkit, Wembley and Christmas Presents! - Metal Hammer".^ "Babymetal on Their Choreography + Favorite Metal Bands".^ "Headbanging with BABYMETAL at Rock In Japan 2013 - Interviews - MTV 81".^ Kitsune Gakuin (), Sakura Gakuin - Mezase Super Lady 2012, retrieved.^ a b "K-bleJungle intervista BABYMETAL (KJ on the Road)".^ "BABYMETAL: 'Cutest Headbangers On The Planet' "."Did Babymetal invent 'cute metal' and what is it?". ^ Mila Puspita (), Sakura Gakuin Yui&Moa Sakura Gakuin Entrance exam Over The Future], retrieved.^ a b c "Moa Kikuchi profile at Amuse Inc".Sakura Gakuin 2014 Nendo: Kimi ni Todoke (2015).Sakura Gakuin 2013 Nendo: Kizuna (2014).Sakura Gakuin 2012 Nendo: My Generation (2013).Sakura Gakuin 2011 Nendo: Friends (2012).Sakura Gakuin 2010 Nendo: Message (2011).Sakura Gakuin (August 4, 2010-March 29, 2015)ĭiscography With Sakura Gakuin.She has revealed that her mother was also approached by a talent agent as a student, but in the end never joined the entertainment industry.
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In her spare time, Kikuchi also likes to watch anime and her favorite show is Love Live!, which is a series about idols. In interviews, she has also mentioned Bring Me the Horizon, Limp Bizkit, and Metallica as her favorite metal bands. Her favorite group is ☌-ute, and she is acquainted with her favorite former member of the group, Airi Suzuki.

Kikuchi is an idol otaku, which was notably mentioned as part of her introduction in the Sakura Gakuin song "Mezase! Super Lady". A third album, Metal Galaxy, followed in 2019. The second Babymetal album, Metal Resistance, was released in 2016. Kikuchi and Mizuno have a writing credit under the name "Black Babymetal" on the first Babymetal album in 2014, having written "Song 4" together during a bus trip. Kikuchi "graduated" from Sakura Gakuin in 2015, and now performs with Babymetal exclusively. īabymetal became an independent recording group in 2012. Before the formation of this club, none of the three members knew what heavy metal was. As backing singers and dancers, they were later teamed with lead singer Suzuka Nakamoto in a "Heavy Music" club, with the associated music group being named Babymetal. Kikuchi and Mizuno first became members of the "Baton Club" and its musical group Twinklestars. Each club had its own musical group that recorded its own songs. īesides performing as a whole group, Sakura Gakuin members were also divided into smaller subgroups known as "clubs”. During their audition, Kikuchi and Mizuno performed a duo dance cover of "Over The Future" by Karen Girl's two members of that group, Ayami Mutō and Suzuka Nakamoto, had also recently joined Sakura Gakuin. Sakura Gakuin had not yet released its debut single. She joined at the same time as another future Babymetal member, Yui Mizuno. On August 2, 2010, at the age of 11, Kikuchi joined Sakura Gakuin, an idol group also managed by Amuse, Inc. at the age of 8, after winning Semi-Grand Prix (becoming a runner-up) in the Ciao Girl Audition 2007 held by the company. Moa Kikuchi was signed to the talent agency Amuse, Inc.
