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Don't know whether this is a newb, troll, or is just delusional. (What's worse is that it comes from an argument on Vkei being Emo. Yeah to end it all, last time I checked, Emo was Rites of Spring, Fugazi, Sunny Day Real Estate, AFI and Jawbreaker) And yes, definitely the ancient Japanese, the Jomon and Yayoi peoples, were playing heavy metal while wearing a lot of makeup. Forget all those archaeologists who said they only had 6 string Kotos and Clay flutes. This guy is obviously an expert on Vkei

I think sources should be obligatory for posting in this thread first of all, lol. I like the potential it has so it ought to b salvaged. cause it kind of feels like "post your thinly veiled opinions as shit that noob vk fans say" thread

Weren't they in competition with The GazettE from the get-go? Kinda like Diru vs. Pierrot. Maybe because of that competition they filled a void in the market and their popularity accelerated rapidly. Going major rather quickly isn't unheard of in vkei. Versailles also did it in just over 2 years, and there were a lot of bands in the mid-90's who got signed to big labels super quickly in spite of their lack of experience (and as a result, a lack of longevity). For example, Lúcide released an album (one of 2 releases they ever put out) through East West in 97/98 and then broke up.

CLear played twice this week at Shinjuku RUIDO K4! (The 22nd and the 25th) They're super fun!! I hope they can get more fans soon!! Set list from 5/22 @ Shinjuku RUIDO K4: 1.星流る夜に 2.Dearest 3.妄想クローゼット 4.モノクロの未来 Post-live picspam: Before the live they also went to Little Hearts to distribute their new flyers! Set list from 5/25 @ Shinjuku RUIDO K4: 1.DizzlingDance 2.妄想クローゼット 3.チョコレヱトケーキ 4.Surround It was a much heavier set list than usual, probably cos of the bands they were playing with, and it was a lot of fun!! I was really glad I got to hear Dizzling Dance and Chocolate Cake live again!! Chocolate Cake's furi was kinda hard to remember lol but it was a lot of fun! <3333 The saizen weren't the regular saizen I think... no one really knew the furi lol, but it seemed like a lot of people were joining in! Also, Kaz (ex-Fenix) was their support bassist tonight! I think I like him more than their usual support, but oh well lol Post-live picspam: The members also went around to Like an Edison and Jishubanclub to distribute their flyers before the live tonight <3 (idk why Kaz is there instead of Wataru and/or Tsukimi lolol)

wtf where are japanese ppl supposed to go on holyday's now??? :SSS fuck japan's work culture

lol. Here is the Duck fairy tale PV spot for those who are blocked. Download: MEGA

janne da arc is a strong SSRI

What I would give for a FL show. *sigh*

classic MORRIGAN...

[TYPE A tracklist] 1.バナナの皮を捨てるな 2.恋愛定義・「仮契約」2017 3.来年こそはのクリスマス-Radio edit typeA- [TYPE B tracklist] 1.バナナの皮を捨てるな 2.沈没寸前2017 3.来年こそはのクリスマス-Radio edit typeB-

I have seen X Japan three times now and every time X Japan is super late to start, there are more theatrics than music, and most X fans (Japanese or foreign) are annoying as fvck. A lot of them are cosplaying obangya (and when I say obangya, most of them are 40-60 y.o. women/grannies) and their tall hair blocks out pretty much any chance you might of had of seeing the stage. It's not as bad at arenas where the seats are tiered, but at the Visual Japan Summit last year everyone was just in a standing zone and I had to watch most of their performance through a screen. Also, their fans don't seem to understand the "switch out" system for taiban lives. X Japan were playing last, but some of their hime-sama fans had already decided to take up the front row at 10:00 a.m. when PLC came on. At a previous show I saw, Yoshiki decided to have some random/awful h.naoto fashion show in the middle of the concert, and even liking h.naoto at the time, it was still like wtf I didn't pay 12,000-15,000 yen for an hour-long intermission when X Japan only had like 8 songs to play in total. Then at every live they play, you have to listen to X Japan and their fans yelling "WE ARE X!" for like 30+ minutes. The only other person that I've seen put more emphasis on bad theatrics than performing is Gackt, but at least he played more than 8 songs and had better tour goods. TL;DR, they have good songs and I appreciate them paving the way for visual kei, but there is certainly a cult-like hype around them that isn't entirely deserved.

One of my resolutions this year was to start posting my work online and I thought I'd start in MH since I feel more comfortable here, also I haven't drawn for fun in a long time so I hope that I will start drawing more if I force myself to post it somewhere... I'm almost done with my degree in 3D Games Art so I'll be posting some of my work for that here, since I don't have time to draw much else. It takes up most of my life so I can't wait to be done with it. Disclaimers: I still suck at digital painting. I still suck at 3D modelling. But I'd love to get any kind of feedback on the stuff I post here!

マイナス人生オーケストラ (Minus Jin-Say Orchestra) new maxi-single "真-Machine-心" will be released 2017/08/02 (4 songs, 1500Y) [tracklist] 01. 「未来デパート」へようこそ 02. 凡才テレビくん 03. [title not yet finalized] 04. [title not yet finalized]

Making my first post on the site, I came here after seeing Ito's Jrock Heaven panel at ACEN this past weekend. I first started listening to Jrock and Japanese music in general after getting into it from L'Arc-en-Ciel's Ready Steady Go from the first FMA anime. Some of my favorite Jrock bands include L'Arc-en-Ciel, SID, FLOW, BRADIO, and Ling Tosite Sigure. I'm hoping to learn more about Jrock and get into some cool bands, thank you for having me!

That look is so cool, and it's working so well for keiya. He can own this look like forever and I will be still impressive by how it fits so good on him! That one picture at @Yukimoto current avi is basically my new favorite photo from him.

As a matter of fact, words around tanuki are that Kuro and K kinda bullied Mutsuki out of the band and that they are doing the same to mei. (Kuro and K are rumoured to be twins as well, which could explain why they are so close). The Japanese fans are very worried about mei. They also have little to no money which is why their costumes don't change a lot, no pv and little music output. If they have been dropped by Yukika and Uchu then things are worse than I originally thought. I hope they don't disband but who knows... They also didn't seem to find a drummer?

It didnt post when i clicked, then it did post when i refreshed, so i ended up with 2 post "old school VK doesn't exist anymore" "old VK was the best, all the new bands sound the same" (Like the old ones were ripping each other off) "vk is dead" *on Lycaon red rum* "another dir en grey clone" "mao in Rosario is copying kyo in obscure" "everything about sadie is coping dir en grey" "at least Dir en grey is original" "kyo is the best vocalist" "Karma sounds just like yuuki" "this visual kei band is brutal" "western bands suck" "visual kei & Jrock sound nothing like those shitty western bands" "VK is only for japanese people" "_______ ripping off Kiyoharu" "_______ ripping of gazette" "no Dir en Grey and The gazette are real and this band is trash" "back in the 90s vk was all chaotic and dark" (like biaser, ballads didnt exist) "the video has like shockvale you cant get today" "Arlequin is one the best, they giving something that is just so unique" "there is no screaming or growling, it sucks and is generic" "Memento mori is ripping off kiryu and D" "this song is hard, so it's totally good" "Memento Mori sucks compared to Kuroyuri to Kage" "these 2 bands are the same" "the band got weaker, they suck now" "im not gay but id fuck them" "there too pretty i would never date them" "existtrance makes me so gay" "the black swan is Nege 2.0" "aww i just found this band and i found out they disbanded"

I forgot about them completely, though they didn't release a studio album last year, I'm surprised Yasu and co are still that popular. Their last album got to number 2 and the cover album they released this year got to number 3 (I thought cover albums usually do terribly). That's pretty crazy. In 2009 I thought assumed they'd fall off the radar fast and haven't paid attention to them since around that time.

wonderful words,i really hope so...but you know,visual kei is a box of surprises.

Don't talk about disband,please.... it's my biggest fear

Me and my mom. ------------------------------ Oh, I thought this was supposed to be our own baby pictures.

Honestly I just love baby pictures and thought maybe we could share the ones of our favs So yeah, here's yoshiatsu with his sister i have more i'm just too lazy to look for them rn (Sorry idk how to change the size of the picture)

omg im changing my pic when i get home Yaaaas Pitty <3

I'm actually loving this new look @-NOVA-<3

It's probably misspelled. Look at the accounts that are linked to RYO:SUKE's Tweet. It's TOSHI, not SOSHI. They both were in ALDEBARAN, and have similiar names. And Toshi was their guitarist. I was happy too fast ;__;

It looks like this is actually two split singles, and that's just the "輪廻" version. They are releasing the second half, "罪業" on May 27th for 1,000 yen. 『輪廻罪業』 1.Disease feat.祈狂 2.アンティークマリオネット feat.二人静

The 100 yen boxes at closet child is literally a blessing. Miss being able to just pop by a vk store and find cool stuff I want, meh.

A Japanese band coming to Albuquerque? Did hell freeze over or something? Debating whether or not to spend the $50 to see a band I don't really care for :<

What me and my pal Platy just here demonstrated might be considered as petty hatred towards a band/singer by someone. While, to the fans of Mashiro and Paradeis, our opinion might seem just extraordinarily unnecessary, to me it's a great deal of fun. And that's where this whole "petty" hatred stems from! Essentially, it's just one person or a group of people entertaining themselves or others. Comedy is not kind, comedy is not polite. It's laughing at sarcastic remarks, irony of situations or someone else's deliberate or accidental injury. I personally don't spend a huge deal of my life thinking about how much I hate Mashiro's drunken bovine voice and his face that looks like he was dropped on his head in the labour room one too many times. But if I get a chance to make a funny remark about it that amuses myself or potentially even another person, there's no end to it. I count that a victory in my books. I lost my point. Carry on.

tfw u try to look for more 16 bit music, but u end up back in 2007 instead

VISUAL KEI RAMPAGE DONE RIGHT!! XD here's what i obtained so far within my first 3 1/2 days in tokyo^^° *and something very, very special i can't show though...* and not to forget a shitton of flyers! 8D REVIVE – Envy Circus (2nd Press) + Towel KRAD – Awake メリーバッドエンド – 君が世は メリーバッドエンド - kiss me, girl, and your old one LANTANA – THE ROOTS グリーヴァ - 存在証明 IGGY - ツクヨミ スタア区。 - スノーメモリーズ (signed by all members) AnimA – Letter DAMY – 無修正-Ⅱ- (2nd press) Roub – THE LAST SUPPER アヲイ - ブラックホール (Reg. edition) THUNDER – RUFF&TUFF SIN. – BIRTHDAY / April ARCHEMI. -天上天下 (sample CD) マーブルヘッド - 『 - 僕等の曲天烈大百科２ - 』 マーブルヘッド - 僕等の曲天烈大百科 TRA TRA TRA - [bb]-beautiful blasphemy- (Type B ) THE THIRTEEN – LIAR. LIAR. (reg. edition) アマンジャク。 - ガネ (Type B ) シュヴァルツカイン – Complex (1st Press) グリーヴァ – Fake Digit – P.S.Y. キズ - おしまい (Type B ) ハクビシン - アナタの友達(だと思う人)に渡してみてください スタア区。 - それでも僕は抗う ソロソロ眠ルコロ...zzZ - 『Voyage』 ゼログミ - マジカルミュージック

Will we finally get an album ??? Omg i hope so <3

OH DEAR ITS REALLY FRICKIN GOOD *tries to prepare myself for what new heat they'll have next* JEEZ IM SLAYED

PURPLE STONE NEW LOOK!!

What a time to revive this thread. As much as I adore Mejibray, at this point in time, I easily have to go with Diaura. Their recent output has been far more consistently to my liking than Mejibray's. I hope their hiatus helps breathe some life back into their work.

A lot of Chemical Pictures.

So hard to compare these two, because their concepts are so different. I used to like them both... But I must admit that DIAURA is better in my opinion. MEJIBRAY had an unique idea to presents their music and "visualistics" for their outfits & live shows, they showed some very unique style and each member had their own way to present themselves --- their outfits didn't match and that was one of the points. Their music was very energetic (as were their live shows too!) and their style varied a lot. It was clear that they had a certain "raw" or "wild" style they preferred and it really worked. After Nepenthes (or during last 2 years) though they seemed to only repeat their themes and tried to search something new to get inspiration --- leading them to lost their concept. Their visual style and music some what lost their basics. DIAURA used to be in search of themselves for first, but after re-releasing "Shitsuyoku no seiiki" they really seemed to know who and what they are. They have their own unique theme "dictatorial aura" that usually is about military-ish themed things. Of course they occasionally try something different (like the soft gentle ballad "Gekkou" etc.) but still they know and continue on their way steadily and still are able to bring new dimensions for VK genre/their own music.

Wow great, and old school VK lover, that's not common ! Malice Mizer is one of my favourites haha Welcome here, enjoy the forum

I think I'm in the minority here but I've enjoyed all their recent releases. Not as much as their past work like 420 and their .whatever minis. It it is a shame because I see their talent and they are one of the more impressive bands out there in the scene right now but if they need a break, go for it. Just don't pull a 12012 and Malice Mizer and never come back.

Even though I consider myself an X Japan fan, I agree with your points.. I wouldn't ever attend an X Japan concert on it's own anyway, because of the crappy theatrics. Also, it's not the same without Hide. (Though, I do think that Hide is horribly misunderstood by Vkei fans. He was more than a sad guy, he was unstable, and needed therapy). Heck, X Japan themselves aren't as important as they're hyped up to be. I mean, Saver Tiger formed first, and D'erlanger and Dead End got popular way before X. Also, ToshI got his famous look from Kyo of D'erlanger. Before that, X looked much different. Heck, X even copied a few riffs from their fellow indie bands (Blue Blood taking their intro from Crows in Black by Rosenfeld) and they weren't any more than another indie early Vkei band until Hide came along. Heck, apparently, the term "Crime of Visual Shock" came from another band, though someone will have to confirm that for me. And while Extasy bands did go on to major labels and all, not even the labels prevented Zi:Kill and Glay from breaking up, and I don't ever hear about Tokyo Yankees anymore. Gilles de Rais was a failure too. The only former/current Extasy bands that still preform that I can think of on the top of my head are Luna Sea, X, Tokyo Yankees and Glay. Ultimately, Dynamite Tommy's Free Will label was more successful in the end, because they're still a driving force. While X may have been one of the first Vkei bands to go major, that isn't nearly as important as the driving force in the indie scene, as Vkei is built from the ground up. The indie bands are the backbone. I'm going on a soapbox here, but I felt this needed to be said.

Welcome! I love like 6/10 of your list! (No idea if Eiji still has Peter Pan Syndrome tho, lol.) The David Bowie exhibit was really good! I went to it in Tokyo. I was really impressed with the program he had for coming up with song lyrics. So sad he passed away tho. D:

Hizaki Grace Project - Ritual

accurate tho. they'd also sound way better if those growls were gone, like, leave this shit to people who know how to do it without inducing hearing damage

Current members: vo.沙兎(Sato) (before guitar) gu.祇(Masa) ba.妃古(Hiko)

Tss, these posers will NEVER be as cool as the trve Azalea:

"Wait, how is Inugami Circus Dan VisualKei? Their lead singer is a girl and they wear white makeup!" "OMG Yuko from Wagakki Band is such a great lyricist. Her song "Iroha Uta" is so creative!" And when you tell them that Iroha Uta is about a prostitute into BDSM and was originally by the vocaloid Rin Kagamine: "Stop trying to made the goddess look bad you peasant!" "My favourite KoteKei song is Rinkaku from Dir En Grey" "My favourite 90's band is The GazettE" "My favourite 80's band is Dir En Grey" "Is Kisaki a girl?" *Band wears dark lipstick* "OMG they're copying Dir En Grey" *Band plays pop rock* "Omg these guys are copying SuG" "Kiryu is totally copying Wagakki Band" "Memento Mori is totally copying Kiryu" "[insert random Enka singer] is totally copying Yuko Suzuhana" Sorry, I'm having too much fun with the Wagakki band roast, because in the world of AnguraKei (even though Wagakki really isn't Angura, they're lumped in), they're like The GazettE xD