lollipopmonstar

My main issue with the visual kei scene isn't really represented in the options here, and it's something you generally get more in touch with once you get to Japan and get to experience the scene.
Firstly, the fact that a large majority of visual kei musicians more or less openly admits they don't have any artistic or personal integrity, they don't care what they produce and they don't care that their sound is exactly like every other band out there, because they know that as long as the members are pretty enough there WILL be fans, and they WILL pay you money for "company" and "favors" so that you can survive comfortably and keep rehashing the same song for a couple of years until you feel like calling it quits and do something more worthwhile with your life, or more likely, go into full time hosting business now that you have a decent circle of clients already.
 
This sort of leads me into my second issue and it's the bangya culture. It's generally really vile, and the way the girls not only talk about the musicians but also each other is quite disgusting. If the bangyas decide that a member has done something they do not approve of, that doesn't live up to their perfect ideals that they hold them all to (because god knows the fangirls don't live up to any of them) they can easily start enough shit to cause a band to break up or force a member out of the band. The issues doesn't end there though, because the few foreign bangya that exists generally adapt to this mentality and lifestyle too. They openly shun other foreigners who dare attend the lives of "their" band and ruin their "specialness", they participate in this completely daft saizen system where a designated person basically decides who gets what spot at a concert so everyone can enjoy playing ten year olds doing the "you're not allowed to play with us"-games... And the obviousness of what really drives people to be fans of these bands become so apparent when they get to this level, and it's certainly not the music.
 
To be honest, in a lot of ways I never realized how bad this was until I got there and could see it all for myself, and that's despite a 13 year stint in the scene by now.

Great news! I'm very happy for them! Let's see how this album will be! <3
 
PS: what a great new look <3333333

That presentation XD
I'm wondering the same! By tenten's post I think yes, but... XD I would like to see their faces!

i was looking forward to their mini album.. T_T how depressing

Nice look!
I suppose I will pick this up. I'm very new to this band.. only heard (and bought) GIGA BEST and Itadaking, I generally like what they do.

ONE MAN LIVE:
Re:MY BACTERIA HEAT ISLAND「遅れてきた狂犬」発表記念単独公演
予防接種のスゝメ
４月２日（土）
会場: WildSideTokyo
開場/開演 18:00/18:30
出演: Re:MY BACTERIA HEAT ISLAND
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2 MAN LIVE
Re:MY BACTERIA HEAT ISLAND主催2マン 10Days
「遅れてきた狂犬」
会場: 東高円寺二万電圧
出演: Re:MY BACTERIA HEAT ISLAND / ⚪︎⚪︎⚪︎
※犬の名前(バンド名)は後日発表
2MAN dates have dog names as live names:
7月15日(金) Re: & ダックスフンド
7月16日(土) Re: & マルチーズ
7月22日(金) Re: & ドーベルマン
7月23日(土) Re: & チワワ
7月29日(金) Re: & 土佐犬
7月30日(土) Re: & 柴犬
8月5日(金) Re: & シベリアンハスキー
8月6日(土) Re: & ダルメシアン
8月12日(金) Re: & パグ
8月13日(土) Re: & パピオン

One of the two flyers released on えんそく live, the other is on Trombe post. This one have this dates typed on.

I hope there best album has all there hard to find live limiteds... I would get that for sure if it did

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Better than spreading shit isn't? :v
 
Anyway, I'm so anxious to see the live version of The War Went On

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Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
 
:lolita_love:

*SCREAMING*
 

Tenten loves woofwoofs <3
 
I love how hot this topic is btw I'm so proud of MH

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Far East Dizain new maxi single "Inhale" (2 songs, 1,296yen) and LIVE DVD "LIVE:DIZAIN 2015-DIZAINISM-" (5,184yen) will be released at 2016/03/23, for which their LIVE DVD will include complete scene of their one-man live "DIZAINIZM" at Shibuya WWW at 2015/11/14
 
 
SET-LIST at 2015/11/14:
 
01.Cry My Name From The Light
02.Memorize
03.Blank Space
04.LOCUS
05.Paradoxxx (drums solo)
06.The Left Hook of Waccha (drums solo)
07.White Hole (guitar solo)
08.一縷(ichiru)
09.蜃気楼(shinkirou)
10.Illest
11.I'm a Human Just Like You
12.The War Went On
 
EN1
01.Super Moon
02.LAST SCENE

パノラマ虚構ゼノン(XENON) new maxi single "Othello-オセロ-" will be released at 2016/03/09 (1,080yen, limited 1000), and their new album (title not yet finalized) will be released at 2016/05/11
 

^ their members have mentioned that their best albums, PV collection DVD & LIVE DVDs will be released for their current 5-member line-up ("memorial" for Ba.庵(iori))

*SCREAMING*
 

One Direction

I JUST CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE 
 

I JUST CAN'T WAIT ANYMORE 
 

While I didn't care for their dubstep infusion in SECRET, Ikenai Kiss completely blew me away.
I enjoyed their old sound, but I think the band has finally found their element.

I didn't know what this forum's response was at the time, but I'm curious if there was a similar reaction when xTRiPx transitioned into their
"Free Style Anthem"/Electronic Rap Rock stage (esp. with Astrovibes and double).
 
Personally, I'm shaking in my boots with excitement. If this mini is what I think it's going to be.... Oh lawd... 

Many new bands! Good choices! Did you try IGGY?