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vkgy latest interview, with a famous vkei writer! Also I worked hard on this one so it's a cross post with JROCKNROLL Nagasawa Tomonori (長澤智典) is a music journalist of note, having written for most major visual kei magazines and bands. We had the chance to ask him questions over several weeks, and so we explore his career, and his decades-long view of visual kei from the inside. Choose your favorite platform vkgy or jrocknroll If there are people who still have any questions about the "visual kei" history, we can do another round So if you do have any questions, throw them to me and I'll will ask them!

I don't think this revival should interfere much with MORE's super-busy "5 lives and 1 song per year" schedule.

GIMME MY FLOWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These MH trade-off posters I made in the past are still great so I'm gonna toot my own horn

未完成アリス (Mikansei Alice) new CD "故ニ恋セヨ乙女唄/指切り" (Ko ni Koiseyo Otome-uta/Yubikiri) release ?

12012 will restart activities. Further details on future activities will be announced later. 宮脇渉 (Wataru) https://twitter.com/wataru_12012 酒井洋明 (Hiroaki) https://twitter.com/hsakai12012 齋藤紳一郎 (Shinchirou) https://twitter.com/s_mokichi 塩谷朋之 (Tomoyuki) https://twitter.com/tEnya_solioquy 須賀勇介 (Yuusuke) https://twitter.com/yusuke_suga 川内亨 (Tooru) https://twitter.com/12012_toru

Ok, now we need -Oz- and DespairsRay and we happy

yoshiki project feat. kisaki (satsuki) pleawse

"I'll be a beautiful swaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan"

My interest in visual-kei made my friend introduce me to this place, I've never been on a forum before so I think this is very interesting...! I know it's not necessarily a genre of music, but the music of the sub-culture is what intrigued me... I discovered the stuff upon meeting a vk guy.DEG was my first proper introduction, of course, but my favorites are Malice Mizer (and members of), MUCC, the Gazzte, Velvet Eden, and that's all of what's coming to mind. I don't know what else you dandy people need to know to understand what I'm doing here(?) Well, I like art... I am pretty darn extreme about some things, too. Yes! I think that's all...??

Recently, I've been getting more interested in the Y2K aesthetic. For those who don't know, the Y2K aesthetic is a collective term for the sleek futurism of the late 90's and early 2000's that manifested itself in music videos, fashion, and technology. As Aesthetic Wiki puts it, "Y2K is an aesthetic that was most prevalent from roughly 1998 to 2003. Y2K aesthetics are often characterized by a distinct aesthetic period, encapsulating fashion, hardware design, music and furnishings shiny with tech optimism – sometimes literally. According to the Y2K Institute, some of Y2K's aspects include, tight leather pants, silver eye-shadow, shiny clothing, Oakleys, gradients, and Blobjects and Blobitecture. Most of Y2K aesthetics rely on the use of technology and slick futuristic looks, signaling the optimism a new era as people approached the millennium". This thread is to discuss the use of the Y2K aesthetic in Visual Kei. One of my favourite examples is the iconic music video for Yokan by Dir en Grey. This pretty much speaks for itself And while this is definitely past the era of Y2K, the music video for Mikansei to GUILT by Phantasmagoria is definitely influenced by Y2k futurism.

Now that would equal a PSYCHEDELIC CRIME OF VISUAL SHOCK

I am not sure about made to order, maybe the preorder is to see if they need to order to print extra batches or not? By the way, the costumer service person is so polite about it. Telling me his English is not very good but still very accommodating, telling me about the shipping cost. I feel a little bit guilty for replying in English. I ordered the CD and casette. I am interested with the tees too, but doesn't seem any sizing available aside from the fact it was "adult size", whatever that means, so I skipped it.

I feel like this is going to be music related but I bet it’s gonna be Yoshiki Classical II or something and not X-related.

This is.... really funny. But good news! I low key hope Leda just rejoins and we can have Deluhi back

For me it's just different musically in so many ways. I mean yes, they changed style to more extreme one(that's obvious). And in jrock fandom this always causes comparison with diru, rarely with some exceptions. Of course there are bands like Sadie who doesn't even try to hide their source of inspiration, let's call it like that. But I'm hearing it about every band that going into heavier stuff. Maybe I'm wrong and simply to much in love with 12012 self-titled album and later releases Cheers.

And 12012 is reforming too, so the guitarist will likely be leaving for 12012 and replaced? if Leda joined breakin' holiday at this point, it'd be very hilarious.

ex drummer FAR EAST DIZAIN, and EX DELUHI drummer, SUJK. joined breakin holiday...... In addition, the one-man live performed at Shibuya REX on July 24, 2020 titled 『Forward Without Fear Of Change』 its seems DELUHI comeback, without LEDA........ lol

people wanted to cancel karma for his hat but not this fucking band for assault smh

What's important is that we can all agree that DIR EN GREY rly nailed it with this one:

Hi, Wataru!

Your comment is extremely insulting, especially considering that their last stuff was pure gold.

Man, that felt detailed 🤣 I dreamed to but forgot most of it, still remember something with wajo (the gallo) and Ryo(m:a.ture), but I forgot already the details... . 🤔 then my daughter woke me up...

I'm not sure they mentioned anywhere that these would be made-to-order products (i.e. copies manufactured based on the number of preorders), I just assume when the release date comes it's not a 'pre-order' anymore, just a regular 'order'. In any case, pre-ordered (the CD)! edit: I also transcribed the supposed tracklist based on the YT preview (song order is not confirmed yet). トゥームーンジャンクション (TWO MOON JUNCTION) ジャングルに舞う (JUNGLE ni mau) ロマンシンファイター (ROMANCIN' FIGHTER) + their karaoke versions

It's upped. https://www.teknopolice.com/phone/product-group/219 Read here to order for international costumers: https://www.teknopolice.com/phone/page/34

Gackt's Vanilla PV borrowed part of the aesthetic, even though you can still see the 90's here and there. I feel like Tonight PV by Luna Sea would have liked to use the aesthetic too (at least for the parts with the band playing inside the "futuristic" room) but the director/post production didn't received the memo (they didn't even put the omnipresent cold blue filter). OT: For the ones that don't know whats Y2K aesthetic is, basically the 2 biggest cultural spreader (and large scale influencer?) were Matrix and Bjork "All is full of love video" video, if my memory doesn't fail me. Good to know it has a name now, at that time I liked to call it the "aseptic futurism"

^ that song title also aptly describes the experience of listening to their s/t at home so they were true prophets on multiple levels.....

I can't believe 12012 predicted these self-isolating times!

This is great news! Despite the general consensus, I really did enjoy their later material before they stopped activities. We need another Black Swan and Door to the Sky!

The release can be pre-ordered from tomorrow at Sadie's TEKNOPOLICE webshop (it's not listed yet I think). Looks like they made some cool T-shirts too:

This is something to keep an eye on, regardless of how their first few phases went.

me predicting rands member departure weeks ahead of the fact:

I can't stop listening to this iconic jam. The PV is absolute sensory overload and I love it

I lowkey hope to see damlam signed but who knows??

I don't really consider myself a "good" person. In fact, i'm pretty fucked up. But regardless, there's something beautiful about doing "good" to people just for the sake of doing good...Like with no expectations of anything in return....it just feels great to be a blessing to people.

I'm SO tired of buying merch, clothes, and the other stuff, but I need to treat my compulsive shopping habits, so my latest shopping fetish is cute flowers and aromatic oils.

"You may kiss the bride" "Mhh pfhh mhhhff!""

Toshi apparently deleted almost all Instagram posts related to X and even the ones mentioning hide so it seems the rift is pretty big between them now so I doubt the announcement will be the album. My buddy who asked Pata what was up at a tokyo yankees gig last year got a reply that made it seem like X was going on a break too so : /

It was nothing like diru. Not even close.

Dreaming Night💜😘 I have dream Kazuno Moi dix Mois, PROJECT TO EVIL!😍 I was around in my city to a certain point i have feel two hands towards my Eyes and a deep voice have told me look who is behind you! I have look behind me and i have seen Kazuno! Kazuno was dressed in black was very hot with an amazing hair style yeah! Kazuno had the boots black. I have hug Kazuno with a hug bear lol and i have told to Kazuno come with me! Kazuno is coming with me and i have offer to Kazuno a great Ice cream was Chocolate with Nuts cream and with up Cream because Kazuno wanted this tasty of Ice crema, then we are gone in my home and we have seen a Japanese movie horror Grudge! Then was arrived the time for Kazuno to go away the last words was Love you Kazuno! Kazuno have told me me too! see you! Well i have wake up in tears i hope of meet Kazuno someday!😚

Feel like some people will be really choked up about this news

you predicted this holy shit