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Jaki new mini-album, "IN THE MIRROR" (2500 yen) will be released on May 6!
 
[tracklist]
1.崇拝歌
2.狂旋律
3.歓楽哀
4.IN THE MIRROR
5.永遠にサヨナラ
6.Madness Gate
 

 

HGP, Kamijo, Versailles... Just like IRL, from the plague comes the Renaissance!!! 

A couple of years after their comeback album release, Versailles has announced a new single, "Emperor" slated for summer 2020!
 
 
 

The HIZAKI twitter account has announced the return of HIZAKI grace project. Soon you will give more information about it.
Who are you waiting for in the project? Juka, Hikaru, Kaya, Kamijo,...
 
 

Obsessively distinguishing between active bands and inactive bands ('active-only' all-time favorites lists, etc). As if a band never existed as soon as they split up. As if defunct bands don't constantly have reunions, and active bands don't constantly split up. etc.
afaik no other genre has a fanbase that cares so much about activeness.

This reminds me of when Tatsuya (ex-Syndrome) came back in a generic synth kei band and it flopped.
 

This reminds me of when Tatsuya (ex-Syndrome) came back in a generic synth kei band and it flopped.
 

When they're on and firing on all cylinders, they're like the most talented vk band around and every member can play their ass off. I'm of the opinion that their concept is holding them back because it's those moments when they don't sound like something that would play in the wash room of a chinese restaurant when they're at their best. The last track from the most recent album was a great showing how they would sound without all that... you know... shit
 
 

wait, is this bassist from THAT MANNEQUIN, the 2008 pretty good band?
 
wow, what a throwback

Gt.Kiran joined on 2020/01/26.

For all the Versailles fans out there: ''Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet-''

Kamijo, David, gulu gulu, Rands, Virge, ChainxmaiL, La'veil Mizeria, Crucifixion, SIRENE. 

they actually do, wtf?? i'm extremely here for this

tfw just now getting into Animal Crossing New Leaf when a new AC is right around the corner

@ this whole thread
 

I wish!! Panic Channel was awesome!

@ this whole thread
 

@ this whole thread
 

@ this whole thread
 

vk's largest active demographic is domestic and centered around live venues and night life (hosts, etc.) any cultural references basically go over foreigners heads, the music has never been meant/directed for a global market. vk's propagation and global interest stemmed from its parallels to emo culture (i'm talking about '06~ish onwards), which in its current form has merged with the hip-hop scene and barely resembles what it once was aesthetically. we're "old" dawg, like the median age here late-20's to 30's. it's natural to see things come and go, musically. preface
to reference something that has risen drastically in popularity... mainstream k-pop's popularity was a manufactured process. it was something heavily funded (in the millions) by the government ("soft power") after the asian financial crisis from 97'-98'. the more you put in, the more you get out.  japan's counterpart to this hallyu push, c o o l   j a p a n , has been noted as a massive failure with money pouring out w/ little-to-no direction. mainstream j-pop evolves at snail's pace, and still pushes the same saccharine, lackadaisical tunes that simply appease the public b/c "stability in sales = best" and they don't like taking risks (ex. the AKB48 group groups.) granted there are indie acts/artists on the rise that show musical evolution japan is starting to embrace music streaming services and more bands are putting music out on spotify and apple music vk is sharply increasing its presence on mainstream SNS platforms with global following (shift from ameba/ameblo to twitter + insta.) utaite and nnd-like stuff is increasingly popular w/ western zoomer e-culture + memes... and *cough* TikTok *cough* what could happen
japan needs to take more risks in mainstream jpop promotion for heightened global interest, and instead of trying to emulate the kpop sound, they should try and put money in the right place like korea did.  when mainstream stuff gets popular, indie follows suit youtube is a powerful tool that has become increasingly popular in japan. take advantage of the platform. rev up that SEO and tackle that youth insatiability for music discovery by releasing targeted videos. perhaps they could collaborate with the rising utaite on the site w/ global recognition (ex. mafumafu) ex. vambi who was the vocalist of LOG, a band that did pretty meh under B.P, is now a youtuber w/ 1.83 million subscribers and making bank. the "Adore you～キミヲ想フ声～" MV is now at 2 mil+ views, with most coming after the band's disbandment  visual kei would have to completely change into something that it's not, palatable enough for global consumption... ...so what's really going to happen
nothing. the music industry is doing just fine and japan's "galápagosization" or "island mentality" hasn't really costed them. vk making some sort of western resurgence is a pipe dream, and only future iterations of the genre "might" attract interest again.  

We've got a new player in town.
 

 
Members (positions are currently pure speculation, to be confirmed...):
 
Vo. BaN [The Ghost Inside of Me]
Vo. Ruika (類歌) [ex-ナルコレプシィ]
Ba. Shinobu (忍) [ex-Crucifixion]
Gu. Ryth (蜊栖) [ex-Vallquar]
Gu. RYUKA (琉華) [Crucifixion]
Dr. Takuro (拓郎) [ex-Magistina Saga]
 
They will hold their first live at SOCORE FACTORY on 2020/4/4.
 
 

S will revive for one day on 3/22 - Vo.Sai (Shuuen NO Rasetsu) Birthday event at 名古屋Electric Lady Land 
 
Lineup:
 
Vo. DAI  (D'reysir → S)
Gt. ITSUKI  (R,via → S →NO.13 → ソロ、De:Bug)
Gt. YUNA  (R,via → S)
Dr. REINA  (CROSS → S → SIX-R (support) → S、SL-R)
 
(Ba.Zekki will not participate)
 

 
 
 
 

 

new band "VISAGE" has formed.
 
Their music is described as "gothic symphonic metal"
 
Vo.ANJU
Gu.BANG
Ba.TOKI
Dr.ROI

https://twitter.com/VISAGE_official

Black Friday Deals? lol