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Today i had a photoshoot with my friend Tsuu who used to play in Phantasmagoria/spivstates as Iori! It was so much fun! He's an awesome guy and was happy when i told him that he still have a lot of overseas fans even now!

Not sure if anyone has told y'all this today, but I love ya'll. You're all uniquely individual, and you all have something special to offer the world - if you so choose to do so!

i love you guys

I wanna be open with you all about something, the last couple of months have been the most difficult of my life, I have been very depressed, anxious constantly and I’d go from feeling super fine one minute to incredibly down the next. Things in my life, both work and personal, ended up getting too much for me to handle, I was walking home one night and had a breakdown and was prepared to go out and commit suicide by any means necessary. Thank god I convinced myself not to. Now I’m taking steps to seek professional help, and I’m hoping I can get a diagnosis of what’s wrong with me, but I want to say thanks to each and every one of you here at MH, this community provided me with a sense of escape when I needed it the most, I’m so grateful to all of you. Much love ❤️ If any of you here are struggling with anything and you need someone to talk to, to vent about your problems no matter how big or small you feel they are, I’m here for you, just like the community has been here for me ❤️

Well that ends the era of Jrockdrama/JRD. Someone else can take my mantle and run with it if you have the money. They make Golden Bomber masking tape. Wtf. Also got surprised with Jin-Machine rarez I didn't know existed. It's like you have to go to EVERY tour final to get a CD with unreleased songs. Some of them are really good, some of them are like them fucking being dumb. Also MiMiC loves giving me merch and chekis with MiO. It's like they know. Also MiO writes all of their songs.

just gotta drop my 2 cents in a more visible place: i'm of the opinion that visual kei has been dying for a good minute. but rock "died" in mainstream american music too and its still around. vk will have the same fate. as long as there's japanese people willing to be visual kei, and international english speaking fans willing to listen, then mh will always be here. and even if you have fallen out of love with japanese music, we are still here for you too. at some point, we've grown beyond a site for music and we've become a community and a family, and that is the secret sauce that has allowed us to outlive all our competition.

semi-friendly admin warning that i will revoke your right to post downloads if you continue to post shitty transcodes kthnxbai ^___^

Visual Kei Two launching soon. Check it out here

i just wanna tell yall how much i fucking love you because yall are so tolerant (most of the time anyway) of me no matter how shitty my opinions are and are willing to have a civil discussion instead of just pushing me away meanwhile anime fandoms are shit and so is cancel culture, literally fuck cancel culture in the ass btw

Me trying to explain VK to a friend:

I don't fuck with Thanksgiving, but I definitely fuck with giving thanks! So I appreciate yall, even those of you who may hate or dislike me. Yeah, I know I'm old, cringy and embarrassing, but I could give a fuck. Yall enjoy yall day!

FJ found my items. I'm so happy rn. Thank you everyone that cared during my materialistic crisis.

Looks like Google is a bit confused about Japanese metal bands.

Something rather important I thought I’d let everyone know here. On the 1st, I’m getting an intense jaw surgery, so I’m not gonna be on for about a month. I may pop on every now and then, but uploads will be on an indefinite hiatus till around early March. I do have some more goodies lined up for around that time, and I plan on having a huge upload splurge when I come back. I’ll be on this weekend of the RH auction stream, and then the preparations begin =__=“. Just wanted to give a heads up and let everyone know since I don’t think I’ve ever been MIA that long on here before. So yeah, other than the RH stream, I’ll catch ya guys in March!!

explaining VK to your parents/normie friends:

Youtuphobia - a fear of downloading a YouTube rip from the DL section

me going through the Show Yourself thread

VK is my safe space, I just realised I always come back to it when I'm at my worst.

I nearly forgot what today is... It's my VK fan anniversary! Today marks 4 full years of being a fan. It's not about the time I've been a fan for, it's more about everything that makes me so grateful to be a part of this community and to have accidentally stumbled upon this music scene all those years ago. I've made lasting, deep friendships, I learned to become a nicer, empathetic person, and I've been given so much and have barely started to give back. Above all, my hobby brings me so much joy and I'm forever thankful to every bandomen, big or small, for making music that makes me (simply put) feel. And of course, to the lovely fanbase that has treated me so well over these past years. My passion hasn't wavered in the slightest, even from when I first became a fan. I feel like I'm in for the long run and I'm glad I have such a wonderful community in it with me. Thank you.

I'm an ordinary person who has been surrounded by tons of amazing people for my entire life. Too talented and skilled that one would easily feel inferior to them. But I don't take it that way. I'd rather say I'm incredibly lucky that these kinds of people exist in real life, not someone cool on TV or in the book, but someone I know personally and very close to me. For example: My maternal aunt - She runs a long time established food business (an industry level) that has been around for many decades. Her net worth is approximately $100m. One of the celebs in this country. My neighbor - A big family who I have known since our grandpa's era that lives only 10 meters away from my house. They run a construction and land business for many decades. Their net worth is ~$30m. My best friend forever's younger brother - A YouTuber (game caster) who has been in the scene since 2012 when only few people knew about monetizing on YouTube. So he is one of the top YouTubers here. His net worth has just reached $3m recently. He is only 26. My high school junior - He is friends with the YouTuber above (26 years old). He has been through a lot in life. He is a developer who runs a software company at the international level. His income is ~$100k/mo. Lately, he and his team launched a cryptocurrency and listed it in Binance and several exchanges. Now it's in the top 60 with a $200m marketcap. (Not gonna mention the name as I'm not promoting it.) Any many more... too many to list all of them. Having these kinds of people around immensely inspires you to do something in life rather than sticking with lazy, passive, and unmotivated people who don't have any certain goals in life. What they have in common is they built up their wealth from scratch literally, not inherited. No supportive daddy and mommy. This is cool af honestly. There is a saying that the books you read and the friends you have can tell what you'll become in the future. Personally, I've been working on several web apps. Not a startup but a one-man team. I've come to the point where I'm not behind anyone in the field anymore (~30,000 hours of practice). I don't know everything, but from where I am, it's not difficult to learn anything new. My flagship project got tons of positive feedback in a world class developer community. So I'm kinda relieved that it's not gonna be a flop. Even if it is, I'd build something better instead of quitting. I'm totally inspired by the people around me.

I finally got a job!

Just wanna share a little happiness with this status update! After completely cured from my mental illnesses in October, I just restarted from 0 and had kept searching for a job! Honestly it was a really really frustrated process, with no any responses from all the resumes I handed out, no matter on the internet or the real papers! But today morning, I finally got a full-time job! I think this will be my best Christmas present! I almost fuckin' cry on the way back to the place I live... Hope everything will turn better, no matter the job or next year! Merry Christmas for everyone read my status, and I wish you all have great 2020! ^^

Since most of us don't speak Japanese, the translate tool is essential in spreading vk news to this site and other outlets. However, as it is automated, it's not gonna be 100% correct, so I always welcome any corrections from native or fluent speakers if necessary. What I don't like however is when I or anyone else is being accused of starting rumors all because of a mistranslation or an error. That's not helpful at all - that's just being an asshole. If you're unhappy about that, then maybe speak up sooner or contribute once in a while.

So I won a copy of DIMLIM's live limited single on Yahoo Auctions. I'm out a lot of money but it feels worth it lol. Can't wait till it comes in!

Cant this site just go back to sucking kizu and dimlim's dicks 24/7 or something

It’s funny how when it’s a generic pop-rock band like Zero[Hz] you guys are like “COULD IT BE MORE GENERIC?” “SO MUCH MORE OF THE SAME” but when’s it’s the most generic “MAMA I’M A PSYCHOPATH” band like Mamireta you worship them to the death....... Very funny.

Yesterday i finally met Yuuri from Irokui. , one of my favorite bands ever <3 AND TODAY I WILL SEE UNiTE AND LOLITA FINALLY!!!! I'M SO EXCITEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED

VK girls at lives

the surreal moment when you're looking for a fan to grab a live-limited from a band's live, and 1 of band's members offers to do it for you （゜◇゜）

In my few years of being a visual kei fan, I've talked a lot of shit, but I've also found my truest friends along the way. You have been with me through it all, and accepted me for who I am. You brought me back up when I was down. You even gave me a second chance when I was coming back from a downward spiral. And for that, I'm grateful. Thank you for being my friends. ♥

I'm still not over NICOLAS giving us rubber chickens to use during the live since we weren't allowed to shout and member call fsdifhndfda there's a reason i love these men

Holllly shit, folks. Since April is gonna be largely a stay-at-home kinda month (at least around here), expect probably my largest upload binge in years in just a few weeks! Gonna be pretty fuckin awesome!!

If there's something you want to do or accomplish in this world - do it. Even if you have every reason in the world to doubt yourself. Do it anyways. You may not even think you're worthy of accomplishing anything, but I guarantee you that you are. No matter what you've done or haven't done in your life. Don't condemn yourself. Never count yourself out. Tell those negative and self-defeating thoughts, "NOT TODAY, BITCH!!!!". Yall got this. Love yall~!

which one of you is responsible for this!?

Just got back from the doctor. They made it sound a lot worse over the phone than it is in reality! I just have an overactive thyroid, so better than what I expected thyroid issues seem to run in the female side of my family.

Everyone's praising X for playing to an empty stadium during a storm, but Satsuki has been playing at empty venues for years

Die-hard MUCC fans are probably the luckiest ones ever due to these several reasons. - 20 year music career and still on going. Never once went on a hiatus - Lineup has never changed (if this doesn't count.) - Never forget their roots whether their newer stuff sometimes sounds disappointing probably because of experimenting, they still know how to make good music as if it was originally from their initial era. I believe only very few or even none can do this. - Regularly releasing new songs unlike other big bands from the same league. - Older and way older songs are re-recorded from time to time. What surprised me most was when the original version of NO!?, their first demotape ever, was included in Ieiji. How did they manage to maintain their first song when the band's future wasn't in sight during the past 20 years? This is from a casual MUCC fan's perspective like me. I'd have a lot to add if I were a hardcore one.

small preview of my Visual kei room *working on it since late april* and trust me it'll look so awesome once i am completely done! - current progress count: ~ 60% finished... https://picload.org/image/rpliwpdi/134.jpg i even put some cardboard behind the individual pictures to get some sort of 3D effect you can't see unfortunately on the picture but trust me it looks sick! 8D

listening to old PIERROT should be obligatory to all these VK youngsters who worship things like MEJIBRAY

MY LIFE HAS BECAME A FANFIC! On saturday i went to Kobe to see my favorite band UNiTE. in a event with DADAROMA, RAZOR, D=OUT, FEST VAINQUEUR and Rides in Revellion. After RAZOR concert i was totally in love for them and then tweeted that they were the best so far. UNiTE. was the last band, and IT WAS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST OF COURSE. After the concert, they called all other bands to return to the stage in order to take a picture with everyone (that usual pictures band+crowd). I was in the bottom of the live house (cuz it was the best place to watch) so i didnt thought i would even appear on the picture, but in any case i got ready smiling to the stage and making PIECE with my hands when . . .. . i felt someone pushing my arm really hard, and before i could even see who it was i've head the fangirls screaming like KYAAAA KYAAAAAA. When i finally got my eyes into the person it was UNiTE. guitarrist LiN. At some point that i didn't notice, he came down from the stage to take me and bring me to the middle of the crowd. He brought with him Kouryu from RAZOR and i was really surprised (did them stalk my twitter before that? LOL) So in the end i took the picture while hugging my favorite band member. BEST DAY EVER BRO!

Friendly reminder: Don't be an asshat. Some of you seem to have forgotten, but we DO have rules here. Don't be surprised when they're enforced. Do yourself a favor and actually think about what you're about to post before you post it. Be sure to look over the official rules if you're confused: Have a good day, and maybe help make someone else's day while you're at it. ^__~

@echo and i bought a bracelet for masashi and he just posted a photo of himself wearing it. DYING SO HARD T________T <333333333333

bowie. harambe. trombe. rest in power my angels

If I don't want to share my ~rarezz~ with the world I simply don't have to. I'm sorry, you are not entitled to my purchases.

By the end of the summer, there will be no more uploads from me. I've been called a bitch, elitist, e.t.c. I spend my hard earn money to share bands I love with you guys. I've been with TW/MH since the beginning, some of you even have my personal cell number. I'm trying a new twitter @nameinbiography I'm not very social-able. You can also catch me in discord. I'll still be here giving my opinions or fan girling or stuff. I don't dislike any of you, some of you even make me laugh with your wits and I respect you for it. I'm very approachable so don't be afraid of me cause I'm more afraid of you.

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Nothing pisses me off faster than elitists. It's 2018. Grow up.

it's one thing to correct someone if they fuck up. it happens. it's another thing if you act like a complete dick about it. Don't do that.

Japan, the birthplace of visual kei: "Westerners doing visual kei? Fxxking spicy, but what is visual kei, again?.. Z-z-z-z"

heartbroken over the orlando shooting, how some people can have so much hate in their hearts towards the lgbt community i'll never know. strength + solidarity