After months of speculation regarding her absence from recent performances, YUIMETAL has officially quit BABYMETAL. BABYMETAL will be going on a world tour starting in Japan this October with only SUMETAL and MOAMETAL fronting the popular kawaii-metal group.

Screenshot from the BABYMETAL Official Site © AMUSE INC.

Initially formed in 2010 as a sub-unit of the Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin, BABYMETAL became an independent act in 2013. They have toured extensively worldwide and have collaborated with many prominent metal bands such as Metallica and Slayer.

BABYMETAL is slated to perform in Singapore as the opening act for Judas Priest on 4th December 2018.