Himeaimichu

Mei posted a picture of himself, rockin' some aviator glasses. Also, he's not hiding his phone for once. I wonder if Kuro is going to have a new look soon

Just a little update: K has pink hair now:

I think it's because of their honestly shitty history with drummers. I mean, Memento Mori went through 3 drummers, including Mutsuki. Originally, they had a drummer named Carua, but he left for unknown reasons (though it was rumoured that it was so he could finish highschool, but no one really knows) Then Yue, who left because of back problems. I've heard multiple rumours about the band's state, even as far as for Sibilebashir to join their label (Though knowing how anal Shimizuya is, that's unlikely xD) but I think they're preferring the use of support members because it's probably just cheaper for them, and like I said, they have a shitty drummer history. Recording drums to sound good is EXPENSIVE, and takes a lot of mics. 2 mics for the kick drums, one for the snare, and depending on the number of toms, one can have up to 10 mics for the toms. Not to mention it's a nightmare to mix if you're not experienced. Their financial situation means that basically, using samples is best. This isn't the first time they used samples though, they used them on Memento Mori's last two singles before disbanding.

Update: Mei now lets me follow him on Twitter xD. Not really important, but still

Oh wow. I wonder how good he is. Kuroyuri would really benefit from an official drummer who could help with the song writing, tbh

I know in some pictures from the days of Memento Mori (back when he had an Ameblo and posted selfies), there were quite a few pics of him with Yebisu brand beer (Of course Mei would drink a brand named for Japanese mythology xD) Most Vkei guys are alcoholics though, so I'm not surprised. Musicians, whether they're young, rebellious rock n' rollers, or experienced virtuosos, are always going to get into vices, because music is a stressful job, and Vkei is especially known to be stressful, because of how frequently bands tour. So alcoholism is generally big in Vkei, but this is just common knowledge I'm spewing off here. Also, Kuro, K and Mei often go out drinking a lot, anyway.

Why not both? xD Speaking of which, Kuro actually does play the Sanshin (a 3 string instrument from Okinawa related to the Shamisen) according to a picture he posted on Twitter, so maybe they'll include that in one of their songs?

http://vif-music.com/2017/06/20/rave8/ Anyone know what this interview is about? Could someone possibly translate it? It's a joint interview between Rave and Kuroyuri

A little update, the video is also on YT. I guess that possibly means that the PV will be more than one song?

We have another CM spot, but this time, on twitter, and of the song "Furan Furan"

I just realised though, the biggest transformation of Vkei is La'Mule. Whereas Dir en Grey slowly became casual, La'Mule did it within a matter of less than a year. Let me set the scene. It's the early 2000's, and Soleil is a failed label. Though they already closed their doors, they were releasing whatever they still could. Most bands would just disband, but La'Mule, well, they kinda just decided to fuck it. (Ironically, La'Mule actually was signed to a major label for a year, but they left that label in favour of Soleil) And remember, this was the same band that invented Horror VisualKei. They were one of the first fledged horror themed bands. Kon used to preform with a noose around his neck, wear a handmade net top, and wear bloody, used gauze. They used to make songs about death, and killing, and demons, and eccentric marxists. Then, in 2002, they released "Fit to naked the heavens fall", and well shit went downhill from here. Ironically, it seemed as if no one liked it anyway, since it's hard finding La'Mule stuff post 2001. I have a better time finding their unreleased stuff from 1996 than I do actual releases from 2001 onwards. And well, in 2003, they broke up. After that, Kon and You-ya formed a supergroup with a non-Vkei image called Red Carpet, but stuff from them is also hard to find too. Go figure. Then, in 2005, Kon and Kaie (who has been with Kon since his side project alongside La'Mule, Geno, and was in Vasalla) formed NightingeiL, a VisualKei band that for once, got them back into the music scene. They had a similar aesthetic to La'Mule, but more modernised. A lot of Vkei bands, such as Dir en Grey, were turning toward Nu Metal at this time, and naturally so did Kon. Then in 2010, La'Mule comes back, and looks the same as they did back in the 90's (They don't seem to age), and after they disband in 2012, Kon, Nao and Sin would form Cell, which was a further modernisation of their sound, but kept a 90's favouring look. So basically, it's like they go from Blood, Guts and Gore, to "We're just a regular band", back to "Blood guts and gore, but more modern", to "Blood, guts and gore, but like the 90's, and more red"

Mei from Kuroyuri to Kage had a pretty big transition from his first band with Koyomi and K, known as "Arutema" (He had another band before, but his first Kuroyuri proto-band would be Arutema), which looked like your general mid 2000's Vkei shtick. This continued with Jigsaw, except he wore way more piercings. Then Memento Mori formed and he wore a pseudo-Military outfit and much darker makeup. However, by the time they had released their first Mini album, he began wearing Kimono, and by their 2nd mini, he had even darker makeup. Then in Kuroyuri to Kage, he began wearing European style clothing. Now he sticks to suit and tie. His band mates have also changed a lot over time, but Mei has changed the most.

Heck, Dir en Grey even made a big transition from 1997 to 1999. First, Kyo can't sing for shit, then Yoshiki comes under the table and suddenly, he can sing xD

I'm skeptical of most Tanuki rumours. Back in the days of Memento Mori, there were big time rumours that Koyomi (Tsubaki at the time) was in a relationship with Yue, and that Yue was forced to leave the band because of Tsubaki. But.. there is a huge hole in that rumor, and it's that Yue actually left because he had back problems (probably due to drumming. Yoshiki has similar issues). I'll prefer to wait to see how things actually turn out before I consider any rumour being true. I'm skeptical of most information anyway. VisualKei is full of rumours, false information, false translations, etc. It's best to take everything with a grain of salt

Yeah, Mei definitely seems to have a love for music, and I don't think he'll retire any time soon. I wish he'd let me follow his account on my new Twitter. I used to follow him on my old account, but that shit got hacked by a pornbot.

Time to buy a VR headset then!

Oh wow. I noticed at the end of the CM spot, it says "360 live PV". Are we gonna see one of those 360 degree videos?

Ghost Train, huh? Isn't that the name of a Ningen Isu song?

I forgot about Under...! That was an amazing song. Kinda gives off vibes similar to that of Spellbound by Siouxsie and the Banshees