Japanese music act Babymetal have opened up about their unique style and revealed that it's great to know people see them as role models as they want to inspire people who are younger than them to pursue their dreams. 

During a new interview with Billboard, the trio explained that before they became a group they didn't know much about the metal music genre and also considered themselves to be "afraid" of it:

"But one thing that is very important is that they want to reach out to people who are younger than them. The thing is that before they became Babymetal, they themselves didn’t know much about metal. In fact, they were afraid of metal."

"But through being in Babymetal and the experiences they’ve gained as Babymetal, they’ve learned to love something new to them, and that’s why they hope that people who were never exposed to metal before or the type of music that they do would also be now inclined to listen to their music and have them be that stepping stone for them to get into this type of music they are doing, especially people their age and kids their age and kids younger than them, so they are very honoured to be role models."

Back in April, Babymetal broke an Official Charts record in the UK with their album 'Metal Resistance' as it helped them to become the highest-charting Japanese band ever in Official Albums Chart history. 

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Watch a selection of Babymetal's music videos here: