---
title: "Kawaii Metal"
type: "MusicGenre"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/genre/kawaii-metal"
parent: "Metal"
bands: 18
era: "2010s"
---

# Kawaii Metal

**Kawaii Metal** is a metal sub-genre, formative in the 2010s. TheMetalNet maps 18 bands and 36 albums under it.

Kawaii metal fuses heavy metal instrumentation with the bright, catchy melodies and cute aesthetic of Japanese idol pop, juxtaposing crushing riffs with sugary vocals and choreographed dance. Japan’s Babymetal pioneered it in the early 2010s, pairing metalcore and power-metal backing with J-pop hooks and idol imagery. The mood is playful and energetic, deliberately colliding the heavy and the adorable. It has since inspired a wave of Japanese acts.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Genre | Kawaii Metal |
| Level | Sub-genre |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Formative era | 2010s |
| Bands | 18 |
| Albums | 36 |
| Formation span | 1983 to 2023 |

## Bands

- [BABYMETAL](https://themetalnet.com/band/babymetal) (Japan, 2010)
- [PassCode](https://themetalnet.com/band/passcode) (Japan, 2013)
- [Jazmin Bean](https://themetalnet.com/band/jazmin-bean) (2003)
- [NECRONOMIDOL](https://themetalnet.com/band/necronomidol) (Japan, 2014)
- [Broken By The Scream](https://themetalnet.com/band/broken-by-the-scream) (Japan, 2017)
- [MARETU](https://themetalnet.com/band/maretu) (Japan)
- [LADYBABY](https://themetalnet.com/band/ladybaby) (Japan, 2015)
- [Ladybeard](https://themetalnet.com/band/ladybeard) (Australia, 1983)
- [FRUITPOCHETTE](https://themetalnet.com/band/fruitpochette) (Japan, 2012)
- [MAD JAMIE](https://themetalnet.com/band/mad-jamie) (Japan, 2021)
- [IRONBUNNY](https://themetalnet.com/band/ironbunny) (Japan, 2018)
- [Candye♡Syrup](https://themetalnet.com/band/candye-syrup) (Japan, 2017)
- [Isiliel](https://themetalnet.com/band/isiliel) (Japan)
- [Sugaarrbbaby](https://themetalnet.com/band/sugaarrbbaby) (Mexico, 1997)
- [DESURABBITS](https://themetalnet.com/band/desurabbits) (Japan, 2013)
- [DEADLIFT LOLITA](https://themetalnet.com/band/deadlift-lolita) (Japan)
- [Pritz](https://themetalnet.com/band/pritz) (South Korea, 2014)
- [ちぃたん☆KISS～愛のROCK BAND～](https://themetalnet.com/band/kiss-rock-band) (2023)

## Where it is played

- [Japan](https://themetalnet.com/country/jp): 13 bands
- [Australia](https://themetalnet.com/country/au): 1 bands
- [South Korea](https://themetalnet.com/country/kr): 1 bands
- [Mexico](https://themetalnet.com/country/mx): 1 bands

## Bands formed by decade

| Decade | Bands formed |
| --- | --- |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 |

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/genre/kawaii-metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/kawaii-metal). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt