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# Moa Kikuchi

Moa Kikuchi is a Japanese vocalist and performer best known as Moametal, a founding member of Babymetal—the genre-defying collective that fuses heavy metal with electronic production and J-pop sensibilities. Since Babymetal’s formation, Kikuchi has become integral to the project’s distinctive sound, delivering powerful vocal performances across the group’s evolution from their 2014 debut through subsequent releases.

As part of Babymetal, Kikuchi contributes to a sonic landscape that blends distorted guitars, synth-driven arrangements, and intricate production with traditional Japanese pop aesthetics. The group’s innovative approach has established a unique position within electronic and alternative music, earning international recognition for their boundary-pushing collaborations and live performances that merge metal intensity with electronic precision.