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not that familiar with OOR, but aren't they big enough to actually do something about the same fans hogging the front row? most vk bands ban shikiri once they start doing lives at the bigger venues anyway, so i'm surprised OOR still has this problem. as for "crazy fans" in general: i draw the line at the point where a fan's display of affection for the band and/or its members intrudes upon other fans' ability to do the same. until that point, i wholeheartedly support fans who are comfortable with being as crazy as they want. yes i may have no idea what blackdoll is going on about 90% of the time, but it's her prerogative to say what she wants about Lycaon. if you love something/someone, just show it? tbh it bores the hell out of me to associate with people who are constantly hedging and checking themselves to make sure that they don't lapse into their 'fangirl' mode because that's somehow inappropriate. but really, for vk at least, many people can't seem to accept that music is only one part of the lived experience of a bangya, especially so if you happen to live in japan. i'm still astonished every time someone claims that only when you're level-headed enough to extricate yourself from the 'craziness' of the scene and be able to discuss the band's cadences and progressions (not even lyrics, mind you) in the same way a bunch of paleontologists examine fossil records with measured excitement can you finally be crowned a card-carrying Mature Fan. clearly the irony isn't lost on people who quite fearlessly denigrate other sections of the fanbase for their supposed 'elitism'.

Well whoop-de-doo Basil! Ironic how the cover is just Yoshiki standing below the word "We" - must mean him and his ego.

If I have made any mistakes, sorry for that. He will release his first mini album called "8" on 2017.04.19. It will include 8 songs and will cost 2500 yens + taxes. A CD with some goods was released on 2017.01.27. It is called ｢MISTER EIGHT」(limited to 88 copies and cost 9599 yens) . It includes a CD with 3 songs + a T-shirt + key ring + postcards + bag and several other things which you can see in the link. Tracklist : 1.HELLO 2.TABOO 3.VIOLET_FRUITS You can buy it here : http://www.tmcs.shop/?pid=112710366 His website : http://mr8.tokyo/

Oh wow X JAPAN is releasing a new album!

恋-れん-(Ren) releases free sampler CD for their latest album "LAST FIRST LOVE" for international fans. Tracklist: 01 Sign...～Unplugged～ (Sample Ver.) 02 シロノヤクソク (Full Ver.) 03 哀愁思ひ出”雪”日記 (Sample Ver.) 04 Little Circus (Sample Ver.) The sampler is being made available through RarezHut to gauge interest in an international release of their album "LAST FIRST LOVE". For more details, and to get a free copy: http://www.rarezhut.net/ren

WIG LMFAO I JUST GOT WHO THIS WAS ABOUT u best believe they on speed dial for them nihongo tips.

i think visual kei fans should be institutionalized... but thats a topic for another day! while i like visual kei, i cant stand most of the scene surrounding it and find the fans pathetic. i feel the same towards kpop fans, idol fans and anyone who devotes incredible amounts of money and time towards musicians. i get it, its your time and you can enjoy your leisure however you want but it doesn't change how pointless of a hobby it is. a lot of ex-gya realize this, but between me and you, their attention-seeking personalities latch onto something equally stimulating for this purpose, whether it be hosts or other musical groups. why else do you see girls leaving bands once they become popular? because they no longer get the attention they seek from those dudes, as they're now busy with other things and can't prioritize their old fans like they could when they debuted. imma keep the rest of this to myself *kermit emoji*. This happens a lot among jp fans, thank god they acknowledge how sleezy the scene is...people in foreign fandom dont. In the case of vk, the mechanisms that allow for bandmen to become idolized regardless of relevance are quite different from say, a popular boyband's mob of fans but its the same in that case. its alright to be a fan of something and enjoy it, but if you think really hard about it, what does following a band or artist do for you? more importantly, what does it say about you? there's a reason gya are looked down upon, even by their fellow countrymen. the fact that westerns aspire to that is even worse, like you live in a country where women are slightly more empowered so that they dont feel their best accomplishment is that of following a band of crossdressers traveling the country to rehash slipknot songs YET you still want to do it? lmfao. NOW, this is all incredibly pointed but where it pisses me off is these same loony girls trying to come here and enforce that same shit they do in japan...bitch go hold your fucking president accountable for those damn nukes and leave our shows the way they are. until then, you can be crazy but its not my culture so i can observe u from a distance acting crazy...just dont bring that here and expect people to deal with it because you are amazing jouren no bitch u r a dollar bill for the band. keep in mind this isnt the majority of the people here, as we all like to observe from a distance while tossing some dollaz here and there....as for the minority of you crackheads this does apply to....god will find u at the heavenly gates and see how much ticket stubs you have left over at home and make a SWIFT decision. tl;dr: stop following bands and read a book, get an education, read up about politics, empower yourself because there are better things to do with your time. im a hypocrite...but only a bit

From the many musical domains I have set foot on, I have personally experienced Visual Kei (or the Japanese fanbase in general) as being the very worst when it comes to its 'fans'. I absolutely do not wish to attack anyone by saying this, but the sheer amount of 'crazy fans' is just completely overwhelming and unhealthy, and regrettably the genre is one of those that is somehow attractive to those who often struggle in life or suffer from mental disabilities (myself included). It shows in the influence a fanbase has on bands and artists, take for instance last year's case of Femme Fatale; a bandmember supposedly cheated on his wife, and it was the fans' desire to see him punished — the man left the band and is never heard of again. I cannot wrap myself around the mindset so very present in the Visual Kei sphere; who are you —as a fan— to dictate a musician's life and decisions? Why is everyone so busy with others when they first have themselves to look out for? It is highly likely that in a person's general surroundings of family and friends, people take pleasure in debauchery, or maybe the fan himself or herself has made general mistakes in life. Do you turn your back on everyone who does differently? Why chastise another human being who is by default prone to make mistakes? Any 'scandal' in Japan leads to disaster and can completely ruin an artist's reputation, and sadly this showcase of completely berating artists over their personal lives has become popular with non-Japanese fans as well. As is said above, Koreans take it even a step further. As the name implies, Visual Kei is unfortunately less about the music, and moreso about the participants themselves, and the genre has therefore grown into an uncomfortable, defensive business where it is mandatory to display a certain territorial behaviour over musicians, or a complete disdain toward others. There exists an extreme concept of bandwagonism where people are unaware of their own behaviour and merely portray themselves as such because this is the norm. For when you stray from this norm, you are chastized and abhorred, and disliked for your difference in opinions. It is therefore very attractive to jump on board and do as others do as to not be targeted, which blows this phenomena up even larger. I have experienced violent behaviour during concerts which was absolutely unnecessary, purely because some people believe they are the only ones priviliged enough to see their favourite artists live. Hair being pulled, being kicked, scratched and even bitten, pieces of clothing being torn from artists their outfits, etc. I can imagine this behaviour would have taken place during a Michael Jackson concert, but to display it during every small concert where there is plenty opportunity to share a word with the band afterwards, it is even more unacceptable. Truthfully, I cannot recall any such behaviour in other musical genres in which I wandered and as soon as I walked through the curtain into this world, I became confused. I cannot remember people wanting to see Axl Rose removed from this planet because he, say for example, slept with four girls at once, if anything, people'd give him a nod of approval. If any Japanese or Korean artist's sex-life is exposed, expect hell to be unleashed on earth, and expect them to never touch music again because of how awfully influential their fanbases are and how easily these 'fans' turn on these artists and make sure their lives are ruined. Surely, a band or artist thrives on their fans and they are a neccessary component in the industry — but to let things come this far is just unheard of. I do however recall telling other fans that I am uninterested in the personal lives of musicians, and they'd look at me as if I'd grown three extra heads. Why? Isn't it completely normal that you do not concern yourself with a stranger's private business? In the end, I am glad that an artist addressed the erratic and elitistic behaviour of these alleged fans and makes sure that international fans are just as welcome to share the experience of attending Japanese concerts.

So I'm posting this here since I have no idea where else. Anyway, I decided, why not make a meme of Dir En Grey, and I got this idea. Tsumi To Batsu, but every time Kyo screams, the pitch shifts and the audio distorts Yes, I know it's crappy, but IDC xD

I managed to sit through the whole thing, and it does not get better. It was very disappointing as the art style is wonderful, but the story (what story?) truly brings it down immensely. It has already reached cult-status however, due to its 'avant-garde pacing' and 'realistic nature' of a group of children unable to progress in strength. For myself, I am currently taking on Onihei, Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation, ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka and Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujouou-hen. The rest of this season goes entirely against my tastes as I do not believe I have seen anything else non-magical girl, school-settings or harems / ecchi. Probably an all-time low, but the ones that I am watching are making up for it quite well.

If you're going to bitch about how long it takes for things to get uploaded, you can buy them and upload them yourself. If you're not doing that, then don't complain about how long it takes for others to do so.

i can see both sides, on one had he's still a person and everyone deserves privacy and respect on the other OOR are complete shit and he should be grateful

Just read any @blackdollpost and you get what's enough. I don't really think artists are in the wrong by calling out borderline stalker fans, but it's a double-edged sword; some people will understand it for what it is (people trying to stop others from being invasive) and others will see it as artists going against their fanbase. In Taka's case, for example, there's a big chance of the latter happening - and when you consider how massively popular ONE OK ROCK is in Japan right now, it's probably gonna be quite a big PR nightmare. Koreans are on another level though. Run a quick search and you can find some crazy stories, from people sending idols letters with period blood + pubic hair from "antis" actually poisoning idols and risking their life (like what happened to Yunho from DBSK once for example).

also im gonna get a translations blog running once i get a bit more into learning jp bc i've learned a lot from translating (for fun) cuz no one is translating my flop favs so i WILL

So I started watching a new anime this season called Kuzu no Honkai. That title interested me because its (official) translation is basically "Scum's Wish" and that's not something you see everyday lol. The trailer doesn't do it any justice; it makes it seem like any other romance anime so I wasn't sure whether to watch it or not... but hey, it's a noitaminA show so it's worth a try at least. In the end, it was different than I thought it would be! The main characters don't seem to be the nicest people and there's an interesting premise: they both are in love with someone who doesn't love them back, so they're going out with each other to be those people's replacement for each other. It's a bit messed up and surprisingly NSFW (especially for a noitaminA show), but strangely endearing. It has some light-hearted humor but not too much, most of the episode was narrated by the protagonist and that's nice. Some of the lines remind me of manga, and it's probably on purpose since there are also some manga-like panels thrown in. It was a good first episode overall, I'll definitely keep watching it. Apparently the manga is still being published, but the whole anime is set to have 11 episodes. I also finally watched Litle Witch Academia's movies! I really like them, so I'm gonna start the TV series soon too.

Ryutaro´s first solo tour 「デも/demo」 came to an end, it has been announced that a live documentary DVD will be released this Spring: It will contain behind the scenes footage of all 3 shows (Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo), plus the final live held at Shinagawa Stellar Ball on January 23rd. Setlist of the Shinagawa Stellar Ball show: ● Part 1 (acoustic versions) 01.浮融 (Fuyuu) 02.猫夢 (Nekoyume) 03.鍵時計 (Kagidokei) 04.また、堕月さま (Mata, otsukisama) 05.魔似事 (Manegoto) 06.恋ト幻 (Rentogen) ● Part 2 w/ the support band DEMONSTRATIONs 01.幻形テープ (Genkeitêpu) 02.魔似事 (Manegoto) 03.猫夢 (Nekoyume) 04.鍵時計 (Kagidokei) 05.また、堕月さま (Mata, otsukisama) 06.うフふ (Ufufu) 07.恋ト幻 (Rentogen) 08.浮融 (Fuyuu) EN1 01.鍵時計 (Kagidokei) 02.恋ト幻 (Rentogen) EN2 01.浮融 (Fuyuu) acoustic 02.魔似事 (Manegoto) acoustic Thanks to info Romantique Kurage - ロマンチック海月 -

I've been lurking off and on around here for a while now, and I figured I might as well finally make an account and at least post a little bit. In a nutshell, I'm primarily a fan of metal and rock and in the past few years I've gradually shifted over towards Japanese music as I've personally felt modern western bands were just not quite up to par. I wouldn't say I'm specifically a fan of VK, but there are plenty of VK bands that I love (Kuroyume obviously would be one of them). Anyways, hi everyone!

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Yep. @beniand I decided to drop it right after that "enthralling" 10-minute conversation they had about boobs towards the end of the first episode.

inb4 aie and miya guest guitar spots

Eu ainda tenho q ouvir. Amo eles

Kinda surprised seeing him go solo even before Ryo & Nii forming a new project. lol Well, whatever his music is gonna sound like, this is good news anyway.

Started watching two shows, Hai to Gensou no Grimgar and Onihei only one of which is currently airing. Watched the first three episodes of Grimgar and I think I will likely drop it - the art style is great but man the story is going nowhere and a fair amount of the humour is playing in to that low brow ecchi shit which I have long since grown tired of. Onihei I've watched the first two episodes, and while it hasn't done all that much, I am holding out hope for it.

I recently went through their more or less entire discog (excluding live-distributed singles, if they have any), and their albums are typically not good at all, save for 7th rose however once in every 5 or 6 years they are delivering with either singles or b-sides; so far, birth and 妖奇譚 (oh god oh god oh god) got me stanninggggggg again.

It's about time.

Tsumi To Batsu by Dir En Grey, but every time Kyo screams, The Bee Movie trailer plays?

interesting mote, according to this tweet, the guitarist JOY use to be in a band called Clavius where he was Yoshi. How would I know that? Note the tweetphoto link.... some info on clavius http://www.last.fm/music/Cla+vi+us so far, haven't found anything on youtube but he use to be in Viru's as Yoshiya. Youtube has a few videos of them. Dunno which is him and yes I have too much time on my hands. (just scroll down to the bottom of "media" on JOYs twitter and you'll find that he posted in once in 2010 and a year later in 2011 followed by his third post in 2016). I'm really ashamed that I've been replaying that video so many times XD

I am not a huge OOR fan but if it would happen to a artist/band I'd really like I would get pretty annoyed regarding the fans behavior. I don't understand how respect for someones personal life can be such a weird concept for some people. And I really don't think an artist is doing anything wrong when they address fans for behaving crazy. I mean, if you do something stupid you should be prepared of the consequences. Then again a artist shouldn't judge their whole fanbase for being shitty when just a few people of that fandom is but I do understand if they get pissed and lash out at everyone – they are humans, after all.

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why would his parents leave a baby alone in the house???????? ok but srsly i'm done

girl I was not talking about me but BYE

adding to the shit stirring

i love rshithead no wonder their stans are suicidal their bandoman sama is a total loon

i don't think the original recording artists would give him permission to do that

People here really think's it's ok to dislike people for their sexual orientation and do homophobic comments? No, it's not. It's not ok to make racist comments. It's not ok to make fun of a person because of his body. NOT OK. NOT OK Jeez, this is worst than i thought. I'm pretty much disappointed

So do the people who are like "I'LL NEVER SUPPORT HUMAN TRASH LIKE THAT" scroll through all their faves social media accounts on the daily to check whether or not they're doing something problematic or what? Cuz that seems like a lot more effort than it's worth just to allow yourself to listen to some music.. It still feels kind of hypocritical to me tha tpeople were willing to look past Mamo' s other forms of shitty behavior before (ie the pedo allegations that were already floating around before, the fact that the band is selling this unhealthy self-harm stuff in their music and image that was known before), but now he's suddenly the Richard Spencer of VK? It's a shitty and short-sighted opinion of his to have, obviously, and his whole "IM SORRY GUYS (but not really lol)" response to the outrage is frankly just childish (how old is this guy again??) but at the same time I'm pretty sure his status as an 'influencer'... isn't... that big. He's still just the vocalist of a VK band, and I'm like 90% sure his gya (if he still has any left at this point jej) already have their own opinions regarding LGBT culture -most likely some idealized fujoshi yaoi manga fantasy stuff-, so most likely he's not gonna 'recruit' any new people for the anti-gay cause. Just either accept that the guy's a cunt and boycott him and his band, or accept that not all of your fav. artists may necessarily share your own political views. There's pretty much no other options anyway. Alternatively have him square up against Ao Sakurai celebrity boxing-style

One thing is saying "OUR BAND IS THE SAVIOUR OF THE VISUAL KEI", being homophobic, sexist, pedo and stuff like "i hate fat people" to his fans. It's completly different. So yeah, we are suddenly burning the witch cuz he suddenly said that stuff? He's just making fun o the people who felt bad for that. He said "I have some apology words" and then an image written "NO I DON'T" I know right! Thank you! WTF? What's your problem dude? F**k if it's his opinion. He's a fuck'n opinion former, HE SHOULD KEEP IT TO HIMSELF. Cause yeah, these words kill people. Saying homophobic stuff makes people thinks its ok to hate them and that's why there's lots of LGBT dying over the world. NOW IT'S OK BEING NEONAZIST, BECAUSE IT'S JUST THEIR OPINION THEY'RE NOT LITERALLY KILLING ANYONE RIGHT? Duuuuuuuuh Thank you for existing. I'm surprised about how people are ignorant over here. I'm sorry for you babe. I would never feel okay using my money to support some human trash like this.

thats no way to talk to the admin of nihon ongaku11 !11]!!!!

As usual, I find it irrelevant how musicians act, think or speak, and such a thing shall never manage to become an obstacle in my liking of the artist. I even listen to bands composed of murderers and this knowledge has never once altered my enjoyment of the music, and I shall support them all the same.

this is basically every vk bandmans opinion on homosexuality (unfortunately)

Bitches don't know about my crab core

Hey So I entered the forum some years ago with the main intention of helping with my social phobia, I guess no one knows me because I left it but now I'm back hopefully to stay. May I ask you to please be nice to me? I feel sick to my stomach when I receive a response online.......... I felt the need to start another introduction topic because I think I changed a lot during this time, this is kind of a new start to me, I can delete my old post (or can I?) if it's wrong to start another one. I'm also kind of dumb and awkward, so don't mind some weird things I may say or do, sorry in advance... I like mostly heavy stuff, be it rock, metal, electronic/industrial, punk, things that end in core, I love the screaming and the noises, but most things are disappointing me, specially in JRock, I was thinking of migrating to other genre like grindcore until I found Deviloof, so I'm giving it another chance... I also like discovering new genres like thall, japanoise or whatever and watching different and unusual things (Die Antwoord is a guilty pleasure of mine...), so if you find anything interesting and feel like sharing with someone, here I am~ My favorite bands are Dir en grey, Plastic Tree, Kagrra,, Mucc, Nocturnal Bloodlust (which reminds me that probably Deviloof will enter this list), The Piass, Sukekiyo, Kiryu, Ikd-Sj and recently I discovered Xaa-Xaa, Archemi and Kuroyuri To Kage, that I'm liking a lot too. I love traditional japanese things, so if you know more bands that use japanese instruments I'll appreciate if you show it to me. I'll also appreciate if you can recommend me more heavy bands like NB and Deviloof... I hope it wasn't a waste of your time to read what I wrote, thanks for reading it.

call the record studio, @kirito! they'll send u one straight off the mastering system.

newbies be all like:

Folks were DOWNLOADING vk for... FREE?? For shame, I'm glad we run a wholesome community here