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    Total Saikou reacted to 薔薇の末裔 in [SOLVED] 'live-distributed' (and other CD-related terms) in japanese   
    If it's for cd related terms
     
    無料配布 muryou haifu: free distributed (live or store)
    会場限定 kaijou gentei: live limited (usually sold for a price, live distributed releases are usually called just muryou haifu)
    配信(限定) haishin (gentei): digital release (only)
    初回限定盤 shokai genteiban: first press limited edition
    通常盤 tsuujouban: regular edition
    会場限定盤 kaijougenteiban: limited edition sold at live venues
    通販限定 tsuuhan gentei: mailorder only
    完全限定生 kanzen gentei seisan: limited editions that are not going to be reissued (usually limited to a certain number of copies)
    先行発売 senkou hatsubai: an item that is sold earlier than the official release date (usually at a special concert)
    ファンクラブ限定 fankurabu gentei: fanclub only
    予約限定 yoyaku gentei: reservation only
    期間限定 kikan gentei: available for a limited period of time
    再録 sairoku: re-recorded
    リマスター rimasutaa: remastered
    オリジナル特典 orijinaru tokuten: original bonus item (like comment DVDs or free goods for buying at a certain store)
    This is all I could think of but please let me know if you need more.
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    Total Saikou reacted to emmny in VK and Kpop....why?   
    i saw a tumblr post addressing this recently as a lot of the fandom are converting their visual blogs to kpop ones. the point they brought up was that its a shame to go from a subculture with so much fun and individuality to a genre with one set ideal of beauty, talent and composition.
    its fucking true--where else you find bands like buglug, keel, DIV, pentagon, avelcain, DADAROMA, DOF, grieva, gazette and MORE basically all operating under the same label of "visual kei" but with incredible differences in sound and image? from metal to pop to alt rock to jazz to dance rock/electronic its all represented in the current scene. from what i understand, kpop isn't all one genre but its nowhere near the level you see in visual kei. in that respect its hard to compare the two, but either way its sad to see ex-visual fans become huge kpop stans where all the boys and girls look, dress, rap and sing the same with the same cute squeaky clean image. like come on, raise ur freak flag with pride go look like a visual idiot its better than being like allllllll the rest of 'em
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    Total Saikou reacted to Ikki in Visual kei among friends   
    To be honest, I have gotten more friends, although most of them being in their 40s or 50s, in real life for being a fan of Loudness and EZO than VK ever did for me. 
     
    However, VK did manage to snag me my boyfriend of 15+ years.  It's hilarious to tell people that we started to date because I had pictures of Dir en grey and Malice Mizer hanging in my locker in the 8th grade and my SO overreacted when he noticed because he was a closeted VK fan and thought he would never find another VK fan in our tiny, country bumpkin town.  We ended up getting a lot of our close friends into VK during high school, but I'm pretty sure most of them don't listen to anything related to VK anymore. 
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    Total Saikou reacted to platy in Mamo from R-shitei being homophobic   
    Seems like he deleted those comments and posted some kind of apology (correct me if i'm wrong)? 
     
    If you can't hold onto your edge, don't bother posting it coward lol
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    Total Saikou reacted to saiko in Vocalists who sound different from when they started   
    Regarding to Kamijo, I don't think it can be said that he simply changed his vocal range and that's it. Rather, I think Kamijo changed his range because he learned how to sing properly. That is to say, he realized that songs like Lareine's (tenor range) are not suitable at all for his own natural range (clearly baritone). This is easy to prove to anyone who listens just to a single Lareine song. And in fact I think it was clear to Kamijo himself ; in fact, several songs from Lareine's repertoire were tuned down for live performances. Check "Metamorphose" as an example:
     
    Album version (on C minor key)
     
     
     
    Live version (on B minor key, and also an epic performance)
     
     
    However, Kamijo might be still heard not so comfortable. Add to this the feminine and in-pain characterization that Kamijo tried to build for his on-stage persona. What you get is a voice that sounds like choked, it is clear that he is making a huge effort to be able to reach every high note. Also, I think that Kamijo smoked at that time, right? Much worse.

    Either way, Kamijo had a very good vocal performance in Lareine. Not only because he always kept himself into the key (which in visual kei is like asking a lot lol), but because, despite all this I said, he managed to keep a flow of voice that was voluminous, and all that while charaterizing it in a very convincing and beautiful way.
    Either way, fortunately he has decided to adjust to his natural range since Versailles began. His voice now sounds much more natural and versatile; he even can reach the tenor notes, which as I said are not natural for him, through some falsetto, which is actually heard very nice and dramatic.
     
    I think the same can be said regarding Gackt. Check the following "Mizerable"versions:
     
    Album version (on key of D flat minor)
     
     
    Live version (on key of C minor)
     
    Now there are other vocalists, that actually improved over the time, but in the beggining didn't try to lie to themselves proving that their range was higher than what their throats could actually offer without killing themselves into the process lol
     
    Ruki have always had a beautiful voice and a decent technic, but I feel that songs like "Wakaremichi" or "Miseinen" sounds legitly good nowadays. Ruki now can manage to run trough the different notes and volumes very smoothly, while managing to bring out a strong flow of voice, even while delivering this gothic-inspired deep voice that is one of the trademarks of the 'visual kei' sound, but that makes singers of the scene really -like, REALLY- bad 90% of the times.
     
    Album version (2002):
     
     
    Live version (2012, and also another epic performance)
     
     
    Also, Miku from Antic Cafe and Asagi from D can other great examples of vocal improving.
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    Total Saikou got a reaction from zombieparadise in Hi ♡   
    The last new member MH will ever have... Thanks for swinging on by in the last few days we have left, enjoy them with us ✌️
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    Total Saikou got a reaction from Keiyuh in What are you listening to 2?   
    Saikou's got a 2-for-1 sale on sentimental posts today   I've been listening to Paper Plane a lot because it's my fav B-side on B-men Gahou 2 Electric Boogaloo and because it's an unusually positive entry... I dunno, I'm done with feeling down in the dumps. Not just about MH but 2020 in general. I want to look towards the future that we are all a part of in making. Let's make a better tomorrow, together 
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    Total Saikou reacted to Axius in What song fits your mood for Monochrome heaven closing?   
    I didnt post mine but i gave it some thought. This really speaks facts  for 2020 tbh. Im also not that big on slow songs all that much so this was hard for me

     
     
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    Total Saikou reacted to chemicalpictures in What song fits your mood for Monochrome heaven closing?   
    Let's meet again.
    I won't say goodbye
    Even if the world were to end, I want to sing forever.
    have a good trip
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    Total Saikou reacted to Ada Suilen in What are you listening to 2?   
    Tomoyasu Hotey dueting with Zucchero... 'nuff said! ❤️
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    Total Saikou got a reaction from Jenova in Which band members could you take on a fight   
    I find it very entertaining that Kyo and I have the same height but he's a ripped short king so he could probably punch the head right off my shoulders. A lot of the Kusomen seem like crafty fighters so I dunno if I wanna risk losing a limb or smth just to try and teach 'em a lesson. I will however take on Keiosu from GLAMSCURE, I bet I could break his tooth pick arms in half, punch that smug look right off his face, tackle his spleen into smithereens, and get a lil' revenge for Kyouka. Also, I'd wanna fight Gackt's ratcheted ass but he's so plastic that if you cut him, he doesn't bleed, his skin just parts like a wax dummy. I think you have to throw him into a fire pit or leave him out in the hot sun in order to win.
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    Total Saikou reacted to Ikna in Monochrome Heaven Memories   
    Haha, yeah, that was quite a wild ride. Also when it turned out that Kisaki was an abuser and pedo… thanks to MH I lost all the respect I had left for him, lol. 
     
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    RIP Mh. Took me a while to write something…
     
    I know I didn't post much at the end, because I took a break from the internet and especially social media. I don't know if people really recognize me, since I am here only sporadically, despite being signed since a long time. I admit, I like lurking more than actually talking to other people. I still took part in some discussions and being the weird introvert that I am, I usually regretted voicing my stupid opinions afterwards. In the end I didn't delete any posts though, because I feel that's part of forum culture, owning up to the bullshit you say, even if it's cringe and letting it stay on the internet. Some disputes and lovely banter here was funny though and it fills me with a strange fuzzy feeling to know that i have been part of some fandom drama. It's like being part of an old folk tale, you know? Now I wonder how much of the drama will be even remembered in 10 years…
     
    Honestly, a year ago or so I believed MH would stay for much longer, since the forum managed to outlive most other de-centralized communities and websites. Seems I was wrong and it comes to an end sooner than I thought. I know there's a new community on discourse, but I have to admit, I don't like social media sites and centralized web hubs and places. I think discourse is a better alternative than having nothing, but MH's UI was miles better. MH also feels so much more personal… I cannot explain it. I just don't really feel the same thing when I go online on sites like reddit, facebook, etc. Everything's quite dull and surface level, particularly on FB.  VK fandom communities on other sites are also rather meh…
     
    Anyway, before I start writing bullshit, I just want to thank all the people who kept the site alive for more than a decade. I discovered a lot of great bands and music here, some of the discussions were entertaining to read. Hope you are all doing fine, despite the train wreck of a year we had.
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    Total Saikou reacted to suji in Monochrome Heaven Memories   
    M-H will disband at 2021/01/01 due to losing confidence of visual kei since the same date, and their alter-ego band "JROCK ONE" will commence activities

    they will still search for visual-kei news in the future but will not post anywhere in the near future

    PS1: M-H people are talented enough to find news, and thus visual kei no longer needs them anymore
    PS2: that mod, psychonnect_rozen, and vk stan twitter/reddit/facebook groups should be happy for this news
    PS3: hope that this thread will not be deleted or edited by that mod, who is not willing to delete other threads upon his request

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    Sorry I wrote a fucking novel ;V
     
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    Total Saikou reacted to sads123 in cali≠gari new release "15予告版"   
    So Ao held a poll on twitter for his followers to choose between "ただいま。" and "ママが僕をすててパパが僕をおかした日" to remake and distribute for free to all attendees of the 11th Feb 2021 gig and "ママが僕をすててパパが僕をおかした日" won by an overwhelmingly huge margin. 
     
     
     
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    Total Saikou got a reaction from zombieparadise in cali≠gari new release "15予告版"   
    Adding this on the "reasons to keeping living" list, thanks homie 👍
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    Total Saikou got a reaction from Gesu in Hi ♡   
    The last new member MH will ever have... Thanks for swinging on by in the last few days we have left, enjoy them with us ✌️
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    Total Saikou reacted to jon_jonz in LUNA SEA Delays 2 Concerts After Drummer Tests Positive for COVID-19   
    "Announcement of postpone: LUNA SEA -RELOAD- Saitama Super Arena

    We are sorry to inform you that the LUNA SEA -RELOAD- concert at Saitama Super Arena, scheduled for today and tomorrow, December 26 and 27, has been cancelled.
    Shinya (Drums) tested positive for the COVID-19 this morning, and as a result, we have decided to postpone two shows.
    We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience to our fans who were looking forward to this shows.

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    Shows to be postponed 
    LUNA SEA -RELOAD- 
    Saturday 26 December 2020 Saitama Super Arena 
    Sunday 27 December Saitama Super Arena
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    Please keep the tickets as tickets you have now will be valid for the substitute shows.
    Details will be announced on the LUNA SEA official website.
     
    Shinya will be under observation for recovery in accordance with the instructions of the public health center and medical institutions.
    All members and staff will be taking further measures to prevent infection in order to prepare for the future performance.
    Once again, we would like to show our deepest apologies for any inconvenience.
    Thank you for your understanding.

    LUNA SEA -RELOAD- Executive Committee"
     
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    Total Saikou reacted to monkeybanana4 in What song fits your mood for Monochrome heaven closing?   
    Thought of this song~
     
     
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    Total Saikou reacted to Arkady in What song fits your mood for Monochrome heaven closing?   
    I prefer to say my farewell with a bittersweet laught, so I'm choosing "Dance my Generation", since the "End of an era" theme is fitting.
     
     
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    Total Saikou reacted to Hohchicano96 in What song fits your mood for Monochrome heaven closing?   
    Here’s one of many songs that fit the mood:
     
     
     
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