Babymetal-First-Motteke Sailor Fuku- Suzuka, Yui and Moa at Sakura Gakuin 2010 HQ

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Key Kobayashi (known as KobaMetal), a producer at the Amuse talent agency and a longtime metalhead with connections in Tokyo's underground metal scene, discovered Suzuka during her time as one of the Karen Girl's. Realizing her potential, he decided to form a group around her once Sakura Gakuin began in 2010, figuring her unusually powerful voice would be a good fit for metal. Yui and Moa were chosen as backup due to their unique chemistry – the same reason they were often featured together during Sakura Gakuin. – and also their smallness, as Koba liked the idea of Su being flanked by two tiny girls.* At the time, none of the trio knew what Heavy Metal was. They would quickly learn.
During the three years Babymetal existed as part of Sakura Gakuin, they released singles apart from the main group, as well as music videos on Youtube. Their first major single, Babymetal × Kiba Of Akiba, ranked unexpectedly high on Japan's Oricon chart and quickly led to the girls playing shows at progressively larger venues, people taking to the unusual mix of Idol-pop vocals mixed with heavy metal riffs.
In 2013, when Suzuka graduated from Sakura Gakuin, Babymetal was spun off as an independent unit in order to keep Su as lead singer. For the next two years, until their own graduations, Yui and Moa performed as members of both groups. Sometimes this resulted in scheduling conflicts.