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1 | WHO MIGHT BE THE THIRD MEMBER? | |||||||||
2 | NOTE: The data below does not declare the third member, even unofficially. It aims to only show the probability based on known events and information. The listed items are based on the following: | |||||||||
3 | - The creator's current knowledge of the band and involved individuals | |||||||||
4 | - The IRL events and known information from official and third party reliable sources made by the band and involved individuals from 2018 to present (Posts, interviews, etc.) | |||||||||
5 | - The IRL stages that normal people usually do in their lifetime | |||||||||
6 | - The lore that sourrounds the band, which has been the basis of some happenings since the band's existence | |||||||||
7 | The information below are the most known in the fandom, and what is known by the creator. It may not include other information known to others. The information only features the two most speculated third member; Momoko and Yui. | |||||||||
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9 | Checked boxes means that the item is true (or possibly true) to one or both Momoko and Yui in IRL and/or Lore. Checks add to the probability to be the possible third member. | |||||||||
10 | See the listed items from both IRL and Lore, and wiegh them yourself based on what you also know about them. | |||||||||
11 | List created as of: 04/03/2023 | List created as of: 04/03/2023 | ||||||||
12 | IRL Information/Events | IRL | Remarks | Lore Information/Events | LORE | Remarks | ||||
13 | # | Momoko | Yui | Momoko | Yui | |||||
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15 | Yui publishing a "statement" leaving | The statement, if true to her words, implies that there is low to no chance of her returning back | The Dark Side era (Dark Carnival, world tour, etc) | We consider this also as a "Buy time" era, a diversion, a band-aid to temporarily fill the hole of the story flow as they wait for Yui recovery or final decision. This only lasted for (more or less) a year, then just months after the official announcement of Yui leaving, they kicked off the avenger system, with Su and Moa's decision to push through as a duo, with no permanent third and leave Yui's slot. It's likely that back then, it is not for the hope that she'll instantly return, but because they ackowledge her being special to them. I mean it's obvious considering the present time, it took them almost 6 years to finally have a "permanent" third. | ||||||
16 | Public appearance outside BM in any way, shape or form. | For Momoko, the Planet999, TV, Show, friends social media, etc | Fox God summoning of the Avengers | Momoko is so far the avenger with the most number of appearance and performances within BM. Both Riho and Kano have their own publicly known projects and other activities. | ||||||
17 | BM performances | Performed since 2019 | Metal Spirit | Yui is one of the Metal Spirits | ||||||
18 | Knows the MG song choreographies | Obviously, she has the most danced song from the MG era than Riho and Kano | Stairway to Living Legend Video - Three asteroid-like metal spirits | In the end of the video, three lights were flying in the skies, but it was never emphasized if it is going away from earth, or heading to a different destination | ||||||
19 | Knows some of the TOO choreographies | We saw her dance a few of the known TOO songs (based on the MM2023 goer accounts) | The Other One METALVERSE - Trailer | The trailer showed an AI-like avatar of a hard to identify girl because it showed multiple features, which caused everyone to speculate. | ||||||
20 | Amuse Contract | Momoko if already part of BM, she may have a contract, but we will leave hers unchecked for now as she have more recent public appearances outside of BM recently was in mid and late 2022 which we all know contradicts the idea of "no appearance" outside of BM activities if you are signed in BM though Amuse. Yui may also still have an existing contract. | The Other One - term | The term itself has very few meanings when taken literally. It either means; another world, another version or another "someone" | ||||||
21 | Amuse Talent web page | BM is displayed as a group, no individual profiles for members. Yui still in the artist web page as solo, but with no known activity | The Other One - concept | Recalling the Stairway to Living Legend video, only Su and Moa are seen climbing the stairs, but near the end, 3 metal spirits are traveling, but never mentioned if the scene we saw was leaving earth or is it returning from somewhere. TOO so far tells us that they found 10 worlds/dimensions. The scene could interpret that they found the 3rd spirit somewhere in between their journey to those dimensions | ||||||
22 | The previous Amuse shareholders gathering | According to previous meetings, it was asked and told that Yui has recovered and getting ready for its next activities | BM Returns - THE OTHER ONE - Concert name choice | This one is a little complicated depending on one's POV. However, taking this title in a narrow view of meanings, it sounds like it has double meaning. 1. BM returns after an almost 2 year seal, and/or 2.) They are "returning" THE OTHER ONE "person" or in this case, spirit, in which we knew that in the end of Day 2, a third coffin with an unknown person was shown. - so someone returned. You can't return an avenger that is present, hence Yui got this one. | ||||||
23 | School (Senior high or University) | I bet most of us go to school on our lifetime right? This is given. LOL | The One - recent video trailer | The trailer talks about "together with the departure to a NEW WORLD, a NEW METAL will be born." If you will take New Metal as what it means, it would not mean an old member (not Yui) hence points to Momoko, but if you'll follow the lore (Apply the song themes/myths on this) that they're into another paralel dimention (MIRROR) with both difference and simillarities to the current world we are, (fictionally within the lore) then it's possible that they found an ILLUSION of their REFLECTIONS there, and on that dimension, they saw that Yui exists. | ||||||
24 | Age to be in a University - Momoko - 20 | Prolly on her second year or about to be in her second year | The One Ark | Continuation with the above. Now that they've found Yui on that dimension which is "New" to them and on that dimension, but not to us in our current world, they'll now use THE ONE ark to carry THE ONE (fans) to that new dimension where the new metal, and the new Babymetal exist. | ||||||
25 | Age to be in a University - Yui - 23 | Prolly graduated a 4-year degree course | ||||||||
26 | Su and Moa decided to continue as a duo since 2018 | Them deciding to go as a duo can have many reasons and might mean a lot of things, but one obvious is that, until they moved on or any party changed their minds; third remains Yui. This thought is supported with their past interviews stating how special Yui is to them. When Yui's about to leave in 2017-2018, Koba mentioned in an interview that he gave the ball to Yui to decide and will respect it. This shows that Koba is not deciding on his own and gives the girls some say to specific things involving both the band and things that would affect their personal lives. | ||||||||
27 | PIA Arena concert - Yokohama | This could be both in IRL and Lore, but since similar events happened IRL in the past, will put it here. We know that Yui is from Yokohama, BM even made the 3 locations of concerts before Tokyo Dome 2016 part of the lore based on the Initials of the Metal Spirits, given this alone, this item leans more to Yui, However, Momoko grew up at Yokohama as well, that's why both of them got points on this. | ||||||||
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