Video: Schoolgirl Japanese Pop Meets Metal in "Baby Metal"

In the category of "WHY DOES THIS EXIST!?!," you can now check out the first video from a new group called Baby Metal, "Doki Doki Morning," below.

Apparently, Baby Metal is an offshoot of a "schoolgirl J-Pop" group called Sakura Gakuin. The girls singing/screaming range from ages 12-13.

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Josh Hart

Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.