Ever since original member Yuimetal left the band in 2018, Babymetal have been operating with core founding members Su-metal and Moametal, along with a backup dancer for each live performances. Now, the Japanese pop-metal act has named one of those backup dancers, Momoko Okazaki, an official band member, to be known as Momometal.

Okazaki has been performing live shows with Babymetal since 2019, as part of a rotating cast of backup dancers upon Yuimetal’s departure. Now, following the recent release of their new album, The Other One, Okazaki was dubbed as the third core member of the group over the weekend, as Babymetal played a pair of shows dubbed “Babymetal Begins” in Yokohama, Japan.

Prior to joining Babymetal, Okazaki was a member of the Japanase idol girl group Sakura Gakuin, and also appeared on the South Korean reality TV show Girls Planet 999.

Now, as the trio of Su-metal, Moametal, and Momometal,...