robkun

Yeah man, so much for a fabled BLue-B reunion. Siiiigh.

You always share the best stuff, so thanks for the reminder.

Always appreciated !!

You've contributed some of the most interesting and obscure music to this forum and I especially appreciated your lossless uploads. Looking forward to seeing you on JRO! Thanks for everything 🌈
 
 

Ryohei needs to put his dress back on and stop with the autotune madness!

Ryohei needs to put his dress back on and stop with the autotune madness!

You’re very welcome!!

Softkei is the best kei! Check out CHILD. My all time favs!
 
Softkei developed in the mid 90s as kind of like an antithesis to VK. Guys like SOPHIA and CASCADE kicked down the door to make it acceptable in the mainstream, while underground guys like 16,Piano, OZWORLD and Dias Ray were pioneering it in the underground. It was such a juggernaut by 1997 that already established bands like Glay, L’arc and Luna Sea started flirting with it.
 
Softkei reached its peak around 1999/2000 when guys like Janne Da Arc and e.mu started breaking the Oricon top 20 charts, while it took over the underground VK scene quite rapidly at around the same time with countless acts blossoming around then, some of the more noteworthy being JURASSIC, ~Akira~, Wyse and Waive, among dozens of others.
 
Unfortunately, softkei took a strong downward dip in popularity around 2003 when more traditional VK started to become more dominant, after rivaling softkei for several years. The mainstream appeal for softkei practically vanished around this time following the split of former leading major bands like e.mu and CASCADE. The only flagship bands that were still active at this point where Janne Da Arc and SOPHIA, whose popularity was eons past the visual kei lump-in. Tie in the fact that oshare kei became a major player in the visual underground at this time as well, and softkei was all but extinct by 2005.
 
Softkei will always be my favorite subgenre of VK. I guess I’m just a sucker for a nice hook, blonde bands and a sky blue aesthetic lol.

Softkei is the best kei! Check out CHILD. My all time favs!
 
Softkei developed in the mid 90s as kind of like an antithesis to VK. Guys like SOPHIA and CASCADE kicked down the door to make it acceptable in the mainstream, while underground guys like 16,Piano, OZWORLD and Dias Ray were pioneering it in the underground. It was such a juggernaut by 1997 that already established bands like Glay, L’arc and Luna Sea started flirting with it.
 
Softkei reached its peak around 1999/2000 when guys like Janne Da Arc and e.mu started breaking the Oricon top 20 charts, while it took over the underground VK scene quite rapidly at around the same time with countless acts blossoming around then, some of the more noteworthy being JURASSIC, ~Akira~, Wyse and Waive, among dozens of others.
 
Unfortunately, softkei took a strong downward dip in popularity around 2003 when more traditional VK started to become more dominant, after rivaling softkei for several years. The mainstream appeal for softkei practically vanished around this time following the split of former leading major bands like e.mu and CASCADE. The only flagship bands that were still active at this point where Janne Da Arc and SOPHIA, whose popularity was eons past the visual kei lump-in. Tie in the fact that oshare kei became a major player in the visual underground at this time as well, and softkei was all but extinct by 2005.
 
Softkei will always be my favorite subgenre of VK. I guess I’m just a sucker for a nice hook, blonde bands and a sky blue aesthetic lol.

Maaaan to be completely honest, I know exactly where you’re coming from. A quick heads up as I’m gonna embark on a rant. Idunno how many people will see this, but I thought I’d just let it out.  I’ve been inching closer to considering retiring from uploading on here myself by the month completely. Back in the day when I started, people would always leave likes, comment and say thanks, and would just let their gratitude be known. Nowadays though, people just seem to ignore writing anything/liking the post, and just take. The original considerate folk seemed to gradually leave throughout the last few years. And then there was a “controversy” that made me stop uploading a whole other format all together.
 
It definitely feels like a somewhat different place as it seems a bit more ghosted and a lot more hostile. The hostility seemed to have reared its ugly head a few years ago, and just unraveled from there. Idunno. I may leave myself sometime, but maybe not. I haven’t really decided. But as for where you’re coming from, I hear ya loud and clear and can relate all the way. Lots of peckerbutts have infiltrated on here, whether rude, ungrateful or both. And it just seems to exacerbate.

Maaaan to be completely honest, I know exactly where you’re coming from. A quick heads up as I’m gonna embark on a rant. Idunno how many people will see this, but I thought I’d just let it out.  I’ve been inching closer to considering retiring from uploading on here myself by the month completely. Back in the day when I started, people would always leave likes, comment and say thanks, and would just let their gratitude be known. Nowadays though, people just seem to ignore writing anything/liking the post, and just take. The original considerate folk seemed to gradually leave throughout the last few years. And then there was a “controversy” that made me stop uploading a whole other format all together.
 
It definitely feels like a somewhat different place as it seems a bit more ghosted and a lot more hostile. The hostility seemed to have reared its ugly head a few years ago, and just unraveled from there. Idunno. I may leave myself sometime, but maybe not. I haven’t really decided. But as for where you’re coming from, I hear ya loud and clear and can relate all the way. Lots of peckerbutts have infiltrated on here, whether rude, ungrateful or both. And it just seems to exacerbate.

@JRD Sucks to hear that, people can be mean with no good reason sometimes. :/ Hope to have you around still!
 
@robkun Same goes for you, man, I understand the struggle.

Hey man, sending lots of love your way, king of rarez!
 
I for one am always REALLY grateful for your uploads, some of the music I treasure the most came from you sharing and I'll aways be thankful for that!

I'm so sorry you experienced this. I'm grateful for your uploads and I thank you for sharing all this time. Too bad some asshats are greedy as fuck and are ungrateful, which is why I stopped uploading too.

Maaaan to be completely honest, I know exactly where you’re coming from. A quick heads up as I’m gonna embark on a rant. Idunno how many people will see this, but I thought I’d just let it out.  I’ve been inching closer to considering retiring from uploading on here myself by the month completely. Back in the day when I started, people would always leave likes, comment and say thanks, and would just let their gratitude be known. Nowadays though, people just seem to ignore writing anything/liking the post, and just take. The original considerate folk seemed to gradually leave throughout the last few years. And then there was a “controversy” that made me stop uploading a whole other format all together.
 
It definitely feels like a somewhat different place as it seems a bit more ghosted and a lot more hostile. The hostility seemed to have reared its ugly head a few years ago, and just unraveled from there. Idunno. I may leave myself sometime, but maybe not. I haven’t really decided. But as for where you’re coming from, I hear ya loud and clear and can relate all the way. Lots of peckerbutts have infiltrated on here, whether rude, ungrateful or both. And it just seems to exacerbate.

Maaaan to be completely honest, I know exactly where you’re coming from. A quick heads up as I’m gonna embark on a rant. Idunno how many people will see this, but I thought I’d just let it out.  I’ve been inching closer to considering retiring from uploading on here myself by the month completely. Back in the day when I started, people would always leave likes, comment and say thanks, and would just let their gratitude be known. Nowadays though, people just seem to ignore writing anything/liking the post, and just take. The original considerate folk seemed to gradually leave throughout the last few years. And then there was a “controversy” that made me stop uploading a whole other format all together.
 
It definitely feels like a somewhat different place as it seems a bit more ghosted and a lot more hostile. The hostility seemed to have reared its ugly head a few years ago, and just unraveled from there. Idunno. I may leave myself sometime, but maybe not. I haven’t really decided. But as for where you’re coming from, I hear ya loud and clear and can relate all the way. Lots of peckerbutts have infiltrated on here, whether rude, ungrateful or both. And it just seems to exacerbate.

Maaaan to be completely honest, I know exactly where you’re coming from. A quick heads up as I’m gonna embark on a rant. Idunno how many people will see this, but I thought I’d just let it out.  I’ve been inching closer to considering retiring from uploading on here myself by the month completely. Back in the day when I started, people would always leave likes, comment and say thanks, and would just let their gratitude be known. Nowadays though, people just seem to ignore writing anything/liking the post, and just take. The original considerate folk seemed to gradually leave throughout the last few years. And then there was a “controversy” that made me stop uploading a whole other format all together.
 
It definitely feels like a somewhat different place as it seems a bit more ghosted and a lot more hostile. The hostility seemed to have reared its ugly head a few years ago, and just unraveled from there. Idunno. I may leave myself sometime, but maybe not. I haven’t really decided. But as for where you’re coming from, I hear ya loud and clear and can relate all the way. Lots of peckerbutts have infiltrated on here, whether rude, ungrateful or both. And it just seems to exacerbate.

Maaaan to be completely honest, I know exactly where you’re coming from. A quick heads up as I’m gonna embark on a rant. Idunno how many people will see this, but I thought I’d just let it out.  I’ve been inching closer to considering retiring from uploading on here myself by the month completely. Back in the day when I started, people would always leave likes, comment and say thanks, and would just let their gratitude be known. Nowadays though, people just seem to ignore writing anything/liking the post, and just take. The original considerate folk seemed to gradually leave throughout the last few years. And then there was a “controversy” that made me stop uploading a whole other format all together.
 
It definitely feels like a somewhat different place as it seems a bit more ghosted and a lot more hostile. The hostility seemed to have reared its ugly head a few years ago, and just unraveled from there. Idunno. I may leave myself sometime, but maybe not. I haven’t really decided. But as for where you’re coming from, I hear ya loud and clear and can relate all the way. Lots of peckerbutts have infiltrated on here, whether rude, ungrateful or both. And it just seems to exacerbate.

One of their best! I enjoy me some Janne from time-to-time otherwise, but their first three indies mini-albums? Solid gold. I still need to pick up "Resist" one day lol.

One of their best! I enjoy me some Janne from time-to-time otherwise, but their first three indies mini-albums? Solid gold. I still need to pick up "Resist" one day lol.

Yeah, I was on a Cali Gari PV marathon, and my dad happened to be in when “Toilet de Go!” was on. It was... amazing loll

Oh man, don't let old Shonen Knife fans hear you say that. 

I'm listening to these girls' first album, and I already love it.

It might be from their best album... Which you should probably listen to the rest of... maybe..
XD