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I think it's the pose where you're on your knees in front of another guy. Very popular in the VK bandoman circles.

Just like the title says this is an attempt to bring back the m-h jrock awards for the year 2017 which last took place way back in 2012 and apparently ended do to lack of participation. Awards were given for best album, single, new band, etc. And all of this was decided by user votes. So I asked about reviving this and here's what @Zeussaid, Judging by all of the yearly best album/single reviews I would hope there's still some interest in something like this. So if you want to see the "Monochrome heaven J-Rock Awards 2017" then help me get this topic 50 likes and/or 50 comments by the end of the month.

Alternatively:

i want to have a kid just so i can abandon it at a mall

visual kei was MADE for heterosexual men! the demons known as "women" and "gays" need to get the FUCK out of the scene!!!!!!

should've realized this earlier because this is fucking ridiculous Metis Gretel - Crucifixion ELYSION - War of the Dead Paradise when stanning goes too far

Bands don't owe the fans anything, especially considering it's most often not feasible to do this full-time. I'll be happy with whatever they're willing to do.

fuck the "Monochrome Heaven J-Rock Award's", lets bring back the"Monochrome McChicken Monday's" baby..........

user awards are more fun but this is ok too

Okay so I'm going to try and re-cap what has happened lately. As you probably now, this is the schedule they've had up until now: 黒百合と影“さん”執念記念単独 「解体ツアー。」 2017年 11月10日(金)静岡Sunash 11月11日(土)名古屋MUSIC FARM 11月12日(日)大阪新神楽 ファイナル「“し”の告白。」 11月23日(木)池袋BlackHole Besides this they also have their bounenkai, shinnenkai, and a total of two event gigs (ambush attack with TBS and Visual Parade). Contrary to what Aimi is saying above, this is not a lot of gigs, as a matter of fact it is a surprisingly low amount for a two month span. Their Japanese fans are pissed off at them as of lately because: 1. The name of their latest tour (kaitai tour) kinda implies that they would announce a disbandment (the tour final is named Acknowledgment of Death)* 2. Despite this, the only thing that was announced during this gig was: - K switched name to Yohan - Kuro starting to use his old guitar again, the one he used in: 3. Rosshi was announced to be added to their official line-up several months ago at an instore event, yet that has not happened officially. To summarize it, they are mad at them because they are trolling their fans and making them attend shows where they imply that they are going to announce serious information about the band, yet does not do so. Also, regarding Kuro's instagram - he posted two pictures there after their tour final. One that said that he loves his bandmembers, their staff, making music etc, but he's been doing this for ten years and it is getting very tiresome. He later deleted it and posted a picture of sleeping meds (prescribed ones) and wrote that he's drinking them with alcohol (after a fan apparently advised him to do so instead of spurring bullshit). Some hours later his instagram was gone. * keep in mind, this is not the first time they're doing something like this. Remember their " " tour, where they said the secret meaning would be announced at the tour final? Nothing was announced there either. My personal opinion: I feel bad for their fans (myself included, how do they only release two songs in a year?), and I also feel that they probably have problems within the band that needs to be solved. Perhaps the best solution would be for Mei to start a band without Kuro and K, but I don't think that'll happen. Either way I'll support them until the very end.

WTF MINPHA?! WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ISHIKI? First he lose his beloved mate Hiyori because he's not kawaii anymore. NOW YOU STOP BEING KAWAII TOO?????? WTF MINPHA!!!! DON'T DO THIS TO OUR FRIEND!

I've been wanting to write some of this stuff out forever because I'm a huge digital packrat and I like to archive these types of things... I don't think any of this has been written out anywhere before, but I'm not sure how much people actually care about the fan culture part of VK here, especially the Japanese fan culture, and especially the online Japanese fan culture. But, just in case any of you are also level 50 Turbo Nerds I thought I should post it here. I hope this is a sensible place to put it?? this piece is WAY too long for how lame the subject is and i'm so sorry tl;dr: tanuki is old as fuck and there used to be another tanuki and forums are dead, long live tanuki edit: fixed a number i screwed up

黒ユナイト have published a new look. They also announced a CD which will be released this winter.

Marrow of the Bone is my fav. I wouldn't give a shit about DIR EN GREY if not for it and some of my all time fav performances are from that album..

I can get behind there being mid-period Kuroyume tribute band in the scene.

≕≒succubussy≑incubussy≓≔

It is a nice thing to do! I'm in!

I actually understand what you mean and it makes sense to me that it feels a bit undercooked, it sorta feels like a lighter VULGAR in a way. I don't mind it tbh, but there's probably some nostalgia there as it was their first album I followed from the first singles until it came out. Also Beautiful Dirt is garbage, so I don't blame you lol

「月夜に欠損少女」 作詞 : zin 作曲 : TEM 編曲 : Noulla - こじ開けられた肋骨の中の拍動 - - 送り出されるのは抗い難い【欠損】の感覚 - UNDER THE MOONLIGHTS I WAS POISONED BY LUST. 耳障りの良い言葉だけじゃ貴方も私も満たされなくて UNDER THE MOONSHADES I WAS SUNK IN SYRUP. 死ぬまで貴方の傍に居るって此れで証明ができたでしょう - SCISSIONS - 「君が愛おしい」と「もう離さない」と、腕を切り落として脚を切り落とした。 - 私の腕はすっかり失くなってしまったのに指先が何かに触れた気がして戸惑った - - 愛情か狂気か私にはもうわからないけれど、其れが私が此処にある存在理由 - 閉ざした二人だけの世界。 貴方が帰って来てくれればいいの。 「嗚呼、幸せ」 今宵もゆらゆらゆら奏でる愛の唄。 私は貴方の物よ。 今宵も抱いて髪を撫でて優しい接吻をして。 此処でしか生きられない、 【達磨に成った人形】を。 狂った二人だけの世界。 貴方とただ壊れていければいいの、 「嗚呼、尊い」 今宵もゆらゆらゆら蕩かす愛の唄。 私は貴方の物よ。 今宵も咲いて舐めて吐いて汚して好きにして。 貴方への愛に狂う、 【薬漬けにされた奴隷】を。 - 閉塞した此の密室で、 刻々壊れていく心が - - 月の満ち欠けを忘れようと、 此処でいいと間違ってしまった - もう帰れない。 今宵もゆらゆらゆら咲かせる愛の唄。 私は貴方の物よ。 あの時泣いて堕ちて朽ちて見つけた月の下。 迷いを忘れられたの。 【最後は私を食べる人】と。

Damn I hope it is too, bb! Not sure if congrats is the right word, but congrats lol

bootleg Lin for bootleg KoF, sounds legiT

+1 on user awards~

HEY Wtd. is good, stop this ): jk, but I really like it tho. Merciless Cult, 孤独に死す、故に孤独。and Spilled Milk are some of my favorite album tracks from them. ):

ok, this has turned into a cringefest, so I'm locking this bitch.

These pictures are clearly marketed towards heterosexual men if you can tell. I was just looking through a few photos and you notice there is a very famous position that some rockers do. Not all but I think almost every rocker/idol has a photo like this. Cause typically in things that are targeted for gay males you will just see the male acting normal or cool. I think most gay men like guys who are regular looking, but i'm not saying feminine guys aren't targeted toward them to be an idol for them to crush over. But these pictures are totally different, there's a huge difference. Ok so in these photos you'll see the guys on the floor or in that crawling like a cat on the ground position. Usually they'll make a very cute or confused ageyo face. The crawling like a cat thing is something you don't see many males do. I thought about american stars, korean, chinese etc. In the photos the guys never do that, usually they try to look cool or just stare at the camera with a haughty face. The crawling cat thing is defintley something I've seen in a lot of female idol photos. The getting on the knees thing is a very asian photo thing and the position looks very submissive. I feel like that is something heterosexual males like unless female jrock fans like that. Maybe it's a cultural thing. But I feel like these pictures are for the dads who go to the concernt with the teen daughters. These guys are safe for them. What do you think? Sorry if the photos look weird I'm really bad at arranging them

All I know about this topic is that some Vkei guys have some thicc thighs. TBH, no matter what sexuality you are, thighs are great. k bye

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fuck awards for music, gimme awards for BEST USERS

Also perhaps because THE FINAL is on it. Probably one of their most popular songs alongside OBSCURE. I voted for Kisou. It was between that and UROBOROS remastered. Really tough decision as I like almost everything they've put out aside from MISSA (and even that's good). Very surprised that DUM SPIRO SPERO is the top-rated album; that would be bottom of the pack for me. DEG albums for me are like different kinds of chocolate. Sometimes 100% cocoa is just a little too much.

only if i win something

It's gotta be Macabre for me. It's dear to my heart for being the first ever Japanese CD I ever bought and I just loved everything about that era from their look to their stage antics. This and ain't afraid to die are my top. Not to mention, the PV for AATD looks like dreams I used to have as a kid so it has a eerie sentimentality to me.

I mean... For whatever reason a portion of bangyas seem to have a fetish for 〜☆ MOE KYUN☆～ men, which includes looking feminine, doing cat poses, little girl poses, broken leg poses or anything that might trigger their inner KYA ♡ I suppose it might end up being appealing for anyone that is attracted to a strong MOE essence ー☆! ! Tbh it's all just a byproduct of Japan's satanic idol culture package.

ishiki is very kawaii

Contender for the strongest first post in MH?

For me, Kisou tries to be more aggressive/nu-metal, but it didn't quite make it there. So it's like in a weird middle ground, and I find the compositions there to be a lot simpler than the previous two albums. Still, it has some great tracks like 'Mushi' or 'Embryo.' I do actually like the nu-metal/j-rock thing Dir en grey had going on with Vulgar and WtD so both of those albums I find entertaining. Even simple stuff like 'Garbage' (insert the obvious joke here) is fun just for Kyo's silly vocals. Arche is definitely my favorite Diru album though. That one strikes a perfect balance between their latter-era heaviness, lighter ballad side, and their progressive tendencies. Yeah, I'll grant you that 'The Inferno' is kinda lame, but the rest I love.

so why did they kick out minpha? oh wait

Tracklist: 1. 蟲聲 2. デルタ (Type-A only) 2. 六花の歔欷 (Type-B only) - Love them or hate them; but don't do either based on this single I was able to put into words the biggest reason why I’ve liked 儿 (Jin) ( The Black Swan/ Nega) while attending The Black Swan’s one-man live in June of last year. I realized while Jin was pouring his heart into one of their trademark overwrought, overlong ballads that no one else is able to tread the line between embracing the tropes of Visual Kei and mocking them like Jin has. He doesn’t just tow that line, he and his bands have taken up permanent residence there for some time now. Take 2015’s “I’m Shit Noodle, But…” off The Black Swan’s 失愛と依存、その感触 single as a prime example of this ability to live the VK lifestyle, tongues firmly in cheek. VK is a genre so built on the idolization of characters that it is downright scandalous when it’s publicly revealed that band members have engaged in mostly innocuous activities like having girlfriends or smoking some weed. The Black Swan wrote a banger turning this image of the impossibly virtuous band member on its head by shouting about their enjoyment of sex, drugs and money; a value system that is traditionally accepted in rock’n’roll but rarely espoused by people in the VK community. I enjoy Jin’s nasal warble; I appreciate uniqueness and passion more than a traditionally ‘good’ singing voice…which Jin certainly does not have. I think it’s often unnecessary to have two guitarists playing downtuned/seven+ string guitars and a bassist basically occupying the same sonic space, but all the guitarists are competent. I also thoroughly enjoy that the drummer has achieved a slight amount of separate-from-the-band fame by being a scary looking VK dude who adopted a tiny, stray kitten. With all that being said, I was disappointed when The Black Swan announced recently that they’d be disbanding next May after more than three years together as a band. They have not announced any other releases, though this being VK, I assume we’ll get a best-of release with a new warmed-over B-side or two, so 蟲聲 might be the last gasp of this particular band of VK provocateurs. The title track “蟲聲”--after it gets the acoustic intro from “Chop Suey!” out of the way--is the kind of song that Jin and The Black Swan will be remembered for; a little all-over-the-place compositionally, a riff that sounds like the guitarist would be walking toward the camera in the video, a plethora of vocal styles (some squeals, slightly flat singing, deathcore-inspired growling, some gang shouting), there's slightly haunting piano to highlight the sombre mood, the chorus that Jin uses for about 30% of his songs. All-in-all this is probably the least interesting track on this single. This being a VK single, of course there are multiple versions to buy to get all the songs. The A-Type version of 蟲聲 contains “デルタ (Delta)”. Critics would say this song sounds a lot like someone took a solid Dezert song and sprinkled some fart-sounding drop-A riffs and strained vocals throughout; to which I couldn’t make much of an argument except to say the chorus is deliciously catchy no matter if someone else would’ve done it better or not. I like the gravelly whisper in one channel under the singing that Jin does to end the song too. The B-Type song "六花の歔欷" would seem to be a very lengthy track by VK standards, but Jin fans will be unfazed after epic-length experiments like “虚しき「生」の寓意≒「死」の真意” and “Ousia”. This track pales in comparison to those other 7+ minute songs, mostly by not differentiating itself enough (all the usual ingredients are there: piano, acoustic guitar, etc.), but it does have a pretty stellar falsetto wail right before a smart guitar solo @ 3:50 and it gets points for not trying to scare the listener with unexpected guitar explosions, but rather is simply a solid, longing ballad throughout. The Black Swan will go down as being mostly a logical evolution of Jin’s sound during the latter days of Nega that continued their quest as one of the more polarizing bands in VK. Love him or hate him, Jin will get you to have some reaction. But don’t take my word for any of this, my favorite Jin project is freakin’ Perestroika ;).

unless the item you're giving is a prohibited item (dangerous goods, perishables, etc.), the bandman will almost definitely receive your gift even if they didn't mention it explicitly. if you ask me, it's a lot less stressful to give gifts to bandmen of bigger/more popular bands since the whole process is a lot more streamlined/systematic instead of hoping that your guy is coming out to buppan (last week i asked a bandman when they will at buppan at their next live and his reply was "idk, DM me on twitter and i'll come out?" lol). the downside is the lack of interaction/intimacy i guess. another possibility is to pass the gift to the bandman directly if there is satsuei after live or at instores (less awkward if it's a 2 shot so that you don't have to do it in front of everyone else). for bigger bands, usually fans leave them in stipulated baskets/boxes at livehouses or send them directly to their office (there should be an address for fanletters/gift on their OHP). as for flowers, what Duwang says works. the only thing i'd add is that if you're planning to decorate the flowers (photos, balloons, etc.), it would help to discuss it with the flower shop esp if you require it in advance of the live. i also suggest trying to get more people (esp those chipping in) to help with the arrangement.

@desertflower304You can give your gift to a staff member at buppan during a live but I usually give them directly to the guys at instores. The bands I follow are probably much smaller than the band you're seeing though. At instores, just like oneman lives, there are usually baskets set up on the side so they can just put them in once you hand your gift over. If you want to do something special you can talk to shop staff a week or two in advance and see if they're ok with what you have in mind. I've done that a few times in the past for a semi-popular band (who is now really popular) with great success. Just because a band has 300+ fans doesn't mean you should just give up. Also just because a bandman hasn't posted your gift on social media doesn't mean he didn't receive your gift. If you have the opportunity you can ask him if he liked it the next time you go to an instore. I haven't personally arranged them myself but I have helped/contributed a few times so I have a general idea of how the process is. For stands you have to contact the venue and make sure it's okay/there's space before arranging the flowers through a flower shop. The venue doesn't get rid of the flowers after, the flower shop does, so you have to find a flower shop that is open late that will have staff come pick up the stand after the live. There are actually some flower shops that specialize in flowers for VK who are familiar with how things work.

so this is a video with keisuke and his band 黒い巨塔,about 5 or 6 years ago

Jou no Ka : Video is pretty indeed but the song is useless in their whole discography Oborozukiyo : it's the new Shukaensen / Aienkien. More interresting. Pretty good song

Oh, since this also applied to digital preservation (which I kind of hinted at in my first post), I also run a vkei blog on tumbo https://fuckyeahvkeipromopics.tumblr.com/ I post vkei promotional photos. I started it when Last.fm died for the first time and didn't allow anyone to upload images for a good 3~4 months. Now that we can add images there again, it isn't as useful, but the last.fm user base is certainly a lot smaller than it was a couple years ago. I also think it's a bit easier for people to look up groups they like by checking the tags I use, as well as stumble across some groups they may not have heard of since I don't stick to a specific subscene. 90% of the stuff I post comes from news threads here for new releases (which usually coincides with new costumes and photo sets), but every so often people on twitter share high quality scans or photo graphs of bands long gone, so I try to grab those as well.

Parody. People *still* don't get GB lmao

i think some of their old school songs like tsuki no hime and another side deserved to be re recorded these songs are very catchy and deserved their current sound quality honestly i'm not hoping nothing new in this new single,but i hope to hear some cool guitar riffs