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J-Pop (Japanese pop) has undergone a bit of a makeover in recent times, not just producing cutesy girl bands but throwing death metal into the mix.

Much like Babymetal before them, Ladybaby are taking the music world by storm with their mix of kawaii (cute) and metal.

However, there's one small difference – the band is led by a cross-dressing wrestler.

Ladybaby has created a stir thanks to frontman Richard Magarey, aka Ladybeard, who insists that he is a five-year-old girl and dresses like Bo Peep meets Aphex Twin.

Ladybeard was a wrestler and famous cross-dresser when he was handpicked to create a "kawaiicore" band with 14-year-old Rei Kuromiya and 17-year-old Rie Kaneko.

Speaking to Vice, Ladybeard said: "[We're] obviously siblings. You can see the resemblance. So, at the time, we all had separate solo careers. I only know the story from my angle.

"The CEO of Clearstone, the record label and costume company, was getting off a plane and he saw a magazine with me on the cover, and he said, 'What the hell is that?"' He called me up and said, 'I want to work with you.' I said, 'Okay.'

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"He came back later with photos of the girls and he said, 'I'm putting you in an idol group.'"

While a grown man with pigtails in a French maid outfit screaming alongside two cutesy teens performing synchronised dance routines may not sound like a recipe for success, it seems to be working.

Ladybaby were only formed in May, yet the video for their first single Nippon Manju (Japanese Bun) has almost 10 million views.

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The chorus to the song, an ode to Japanese produce including sweets, chocolate and cameras, hears Rei and Rie singing: "Enjoy, enjoy, please enjoy and taste many Japanese products, love us from top to bottom/ While doing our best, we will surpass our seniors, elders and everyone else."

This is followed by Ladybeard roaring in his best death metal voice random words like "beef burgers" and "noodles".

Sorry, One Direction – we have found our new favourite band.