Babymetal's Yuimetal has admitted she used to be scared of the heavy metal world

The 17-year-old Japanese singer has been with the metal idol band since 2010, but recently said the genre and its fans took some getting used to.

Speaking with Kerrang, she said: “[I was] afraid of metal music and what metal bands looked like.”

However the former J-pop star changed her mind after meeting musicians and fans from the heavy metal community, finding them to be kind people.

Yuimetal, real name Yui Mizuno, is a former member of girlband Sakura Gakuin, which produces an album every year.