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Pics from 2 yrs ago (。-ω-)
I guess I'll take a newer one with heavy makeup next time....

Pics from 2 yrs ago (。-ω-)
I guess I'll take a newer one with heavy makeup next time....

Quite the powerhouse band! I like Hunger, Imitation and Coward  

Pics from 2 yrs ago (。-ω-)
I guess I'll take a newer one with heavy makeup next time....

As a Japanese  who lived in Japan for 1/3 of my life, I'll have to say it's not that  Japanese men dislike it but it's BY FAR more popular amongst girls.  The reason being is Japan is quite narrow minded (yeah hard to believe isn't it?) when it comes to a persons appearance or interests...and VK is generally classified as overboard.  Guys just won't be driven to the extent where they want to be in a Vkei band or dress up VK outside just because they're interested .  Not to mention (I guess this applies for all countries but) it's 100% understandable that a straight guy feels off seeing guys in heavy makeup and flashy clothes singing heavy music.  Therefore it's natural that the majority of Japanese fans are girls...in fact I don't have a single Japanese guy friend that's very into VK in comparison to 30+ girls. 

I guess in the end the music itself is likeable, but guys who like it are well aware of the negative views they recieve so they don't even bother with anything VK. Perhaps if the music was more mainstream like in the 90s/early 2000s then the fanbase would be more even amongst genders. 

Hello. I'm Japanese...got linked to this thread so just saying I'm free to help (well, when I have spare time)
If you have any questions regarding Japanese language then let me know. 
As long as it's easy tasks like summarizing or grammar etc then I'm ok!!
In other words, I'll be ignoring anything time consuming like translating paragraphs  
 
Have a nice day!

As a Japanese  who lived in Japan for 1/3 of my life, I'll have to say it's not that  Japanese men dislike it but it's BY FAR more popular amongst girls.  The reason being is Japan is quite narrow minded (yeah hard to believe isn't it?) when it comes to a persons appearance or interests...and VK is generally classified as overboard.  Guys just won't be driven to the extent where they want to be in a Vkei band or dress up VK outside just because they're interested .  Not to mention (I guess this applies for all countries but) it's 100% understandable that a straight guy feels off seeing guys in heavy makeup and flashy clothes singing heavy music.  Therefore it's natural that the majority of Japanese fans are girls...in fact I don't have a single Japanese guy friend that's very into VK in comparison to 30+ girls. 

I guess in the end the music itself is likeable, but guys who like it are well aware of the negative views they recieve so they don't even bother with anything VK. Perhaps if the music was more mainstream like in the 90s/early 2000s then the fanbase would be more even amongst genders. 

I like blue-eyes decks a lot. lol But as far as competitively I play True Draco's 

Same. I loved the game and it just lost me over time with all the summoning, super long effects set in like 2 pt. type, 12 star synchro monsters, etc.

I still come back to it from time to time but I'm not into the super overpowered OTK shit. I miss the good old days ) :

I could never get into Legacy of the Duelist. It's just so lazily made. (Much like most of KONAMI'S more modern YGO games) I wish they would just stick to the Tag Force style and build on that instead of constantly cutting corners :T
 
But yea, because of that, and also other reasons, I'll stick to YGOPRO 
I'd love to play an official online game if they actually made a good one lol. 

welcome!

Hello~ I'm Albert and I like kitkats! ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶
I'm from Vancouver, Canada! If anyone is near me let me know! 
I joined recently as this seems like the best forum for VK friends/news/downloads etc  
I'm a Japanese/Taiwanese mix. I don't know any Mandarin but I'm perfectly fluent in Japanese so if you need translations then I can help. That being said I'm a lazy person so nothing more than a few sentences at a time. 
My favorite bands are Misanthropist, Delacroix, Far East Dizain, Morrigan, Vistlip etc...I also like a bunch of anime songs too!

Nice to meet you all. I don't know how to use this forum AT ALL atm but I guess I'll get used to it eventually... ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ


 
 

Pics from 2 yrs ago (。-ω-)
I guess I'll take a newer one with heavy makeup next time....

Pics from 2 yrs ago (。-ω-)
I guess I'll take a newer one with heavy makeup next time....

Pics from 2 yrs ago (。-ω-)
I guess I'll take a newer one with heavy makeup next time....

Welcome to the official tutorial to create a Japanese iTunes account!
 
Before you get started, make sure you have all of the following:
✅ An E-mail Address That Is Not Registered To An iTunes Account
Something like Gmail, Yahoo, etc. I would not recommend that you attempt to use your iCloud e-mail address (if you have one).
✅ A Valid Japanese Billing Address
From what I’ve read around, iTunes requires a valid Japanese billing address and they have a system that will check. While it’s probably against Apple’s terms of service, you can use public/business addresses. One user used J-list’s business address, for another account of mine, I used my Tenso mailbox. You could probably even use a Japanese Apple Store location.
✅ A Japanese Phone Number
Requirement is debatable. Some people have claimed that they have used their own (non-Japanese) phone numbers, others have claimed to use a random string of numbers, or a 01 2345 6789 sequence… do whatever works!
✅ Japanese iTunes Gift Card
I highly recommend that you use Japan Codes, because their cards are the cheapest, and they have a wide selection of cards for other stores, such as レコチョク. I also recommend OffGamers.com if you have multiple iTunes store accounts from many different countries. I use OffGamers to get cards for my UK iTunes account.
 
One thing to keep in mind about gift code shops:
Every single one of these shops claim to send out gift codes immediately. Some shops live up to this promise... sometimes. It really depends. Sometimes one shop will send out codes instantly, other times that same shop may make you wait a few days.
 
Now that you have everything on that checklist, let’s get started…
 
Open up iTunes and go to iTunes Store. If you’re logged into an iTunes account already, then log out.
Then, scroll all the way down to the store homepage, and click on the flag in the bottom corner. It will take you to the region select page.
When you're on the region select page, look for the Japanese flag and click it.
Now you’re in the Japanese iTunes store.
 
Some computers may display the store in Japanese.
If that’s the case, then...
続ける = continue
キャンセル = cancel
戻る = back
同意する = agree
 
Click the Sign In button, then click the Create Apple ID button.
You’ll get some Welcome to iTunes screen. Click Continue.
Then there will be a Terms and Conditions page, check the box at the bottom, and click the agree button.
 
Now, let’s enter some basic account information:
 
Here’s where we begin to have some fun! Many people have trouble with this part.

Don’t worry, you actually can skip the Payment Type part with all the credit cards, and just enter your gift card code below that.
Enter the Billing address. I used From Japan’s headquarters in the picture above, and you could probably get away with using it, too.
Click Create Apple ID and buy some Japanese music!
 
Feel free to PM me with any questions or feedback.

So who all listens to Dir en grey? I'm pretty sure everyone has or does. When I was getting into j-rock, I first started off on Dir en grey as well, "-saku-" was the song that caught my attention, back when I thought I was hardcore. I like Dir en grey, but they're definately not my favorite. They did do an amazing live though.
What does everyone else think of Dir en grey?

thank you very much to @emmnyfor alerting me to this clownery

In a bizarre PR move, tensai. member Karuto will bike (as in, on a bicycle, not a motorbike) from Osaka to Tokyo to promote their free one-man at Ikebukuro Black Hole on 12/11.
His journey will begin at noon on December 1st from Like an Edison Osaka.

There are various rules and stipulations, the first involving how much money he'll be taking with him.
His credit cards will be confiscated, and he will be given 10 yen x the amount of retweets that the embedded tweet receives.
At the time of posting, that's about ~16,000 yen.

[Rules]
①He must arrive at the goal within 7 days of departure.
②He will be given missions to earn money during his trip.
③He will distribute tickets for their show to fans he meets along the way.
④Money will be taken from him if he neglects to tweet before he goes to bed.
⑤He must visit designated stops.
⑥Their "super roadie" Yuuma will be sent with him as part of his roadie hazing on guard duty.

I'm from Toronto too and was also at this versailles show. got to fist bump hizaki and my side of the crowd got kamijo to laugh~

I'm not really a fan of this guy's reaction vids but I'm glad he enjoyed the show  I hope they come back soon.

didn't manage to watch DeG in 2015 when they made a stopover, which I regret. I need to see them once in my life at least. they were my first vkei love.

Wow that is really close, I am just like one skytrain over, Holdom
 
Well PM me if you wanna meet up sometime, it'd be cool

Haha I guess. Most people I know who've been in VK were converted by me sooo. I've kind of shifted out of vk in the past few years but I still meet people who used to be vk fans at one point in their lives. I've worked with exchange students from Japan and some of them have been casual vk fans.

No way you play YGO me too.  I play on Ygopro.
 
You like link format so far?

Ygopro here  

Which one is the best?
 
Up til' now I've only been playing whatever version came out on the PS4 back in 2014, but there's like no one on there.