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Live: Legend 1999 & 1997 Apocalypse is the second live video release by the Japanese
heavy metal band Babymetal. The album contains live footage of two shows, entitled
Legend "1999" and Legend "1997" (named after birth years of the members of Babymetal),
performed in Japan in 2013. It was released in 2-disc DVD and Blu-ray formats on
October 29, 2014.
On February 2, 2013, Babymetal announced a show at NHK Hall on June 30, 2013, with tickets
reportedly sold out almost immediately, on March 15, 2013. After the show, the band announced
the show Legend "1997" set for December 21, 2013 at Makuhari Messe.About 8,000 people were
present in the crowd for Legend "1997".

Live: Legend 1999 & 1997 Apocalypse was first announced on August 16, 2014, with an
official trailer released on September 11, 2014. The video was released on October 29, 2014,
containing the two concerts, Legend "1999" Yuimetal & Moametal Seitansai, and Legend "1997"
Su-metal Seitansai, and were released in standard DVD and Blu-ray editions, and "Babymetal
Apocalypse Web" fanclub exclusive "Babymetal Apocalypse Limited Box" editions additionally
containing merchandise such as commemorative T-shirts and messages from the three members.

To commemorate the release, a digest of the shows was regularly broadcast by
Yunika Vision onto Tokyo Station and Seibu-Shinjuku Station from October 23, 2014 to
November 2, 2014. Customers who purchased the album at Tower Records stores
could receive merchandise, such as a collaborative poster for No Music, No Idol?, volume 70,
which had been announced prior on October 20, 2014. A promotion including a calendar card
was also made available with a purchase; this was limited to the Tower Records store in Shinjuku.

The concert Legend "1999" was performed on June 30, 2013, in between the 14th birthdays of
Mizuno and Kikuchi. 3,600 attended the show at NHK Hall. Notably, Mizuno and Kikuchi cover
the Petitmoni song "Chokotto Love" and Morning Musume song "Love Machine"
(which were both released in 1999), respectively. The songs are subtitled Big Time Changes and
From Hell With Love, respectively, and are named after albums released by heavy metal band
Seikima-II. Additionally, Nakamoto debuts the power ballad "No Rain, No Rainbow",
with Mizuno and Kikuchi later appearing to play the piano together; the song would
later appear on the band's second album Metal Resistance.

Live: Legend 1999 & 1997 Apocalypse debuted on the Oricon daily DVD and Blu-ray charts,
both at number four, on October 29, 2014, and peaked at number eight and four on the Oricon
weekly DVD and Blu-ray charts, respectively, on the week of November 10, 2014.
This also marked the band's debut on the weekly DVD chart.The video also peaked at
number six and three, respectively in the music video sub-charts the
same week.

The concert Legend "1997" begins with "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!" (Night of 15 mix), where Mizuno and
Kikuchi begin on stage, while Nakamoto appears on a raised platform. The performance
debuts the song "Gimme Chocolate!!", as well as an unfinished arrangement of "Akatsuki". In the
encore, Mizuno and Kikuchi join as Black Santa Claus, performing "Onedari Daisakusen",
and Nakamoto is ultimately crucified during the final song "Babymetal Death".

Babymetal (Japanese: ??????, Hepburn: Bebimetaru) (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese
kawaii metal band. The band consists of Suzuka Nakamoto as "Su-metal" (Vocal and Dance)
and Moa Kikuchi as "Moametal" (Scream and Dance). The band is produced by Kobametal from the
Amuse talent agency. Their vocals are backed by heavy metal instrumentation, performed by a
group of session musicians known as the "Kami Band" at performances.

The band was formed in 2010, with the original lineup of Su-metal (Vocal and Dance),
Moametal (Scream and Dance), and Yui Mizuno as "Yuimetal" (Scream and Dance),
with the concept of creating a fusion of the heavy metal and Japanese idol genres.
Originally a sub-unit of the Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin, Babymetal became
an independent act in 2013, following Nakamoto's departure from Sakura Gakuin.
Babymetal released their eponymous debut album in February 2014.
Their second album Metal Resistance was released worldwide on April 1, 2016.
Babymetal has also embarked on several tours, with a majority of their tour dates
taking place outside of Asia.

On October 19, 2018, Babymetal announced that Yui Mizuno (Yuimetal) had decided to
leave the band due to poor health, following her absence from live performances since
December 2017.

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