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speaking for myself as a vk reviewer, i don't like to see lists overcome by vk. im regurgitating someone's else's post from here from a while ago (sorry) but vk makes a very, very small part of the japanese music scene--its just very over represented on this forum because of how much we all love vk (for the most part). so most of the readers on the post most likely are keeping up with a fair bit of vk--i only chose to feature songs that i find are worth of the feature. there was a lot of vk released this month, but i only write about work that inspires me. the new lack co was good, but not mind blowing, the dalle was good too but i wasnt insane about it. thats my personal ethos on reviews, im not here to spam with all the vk that even vaguely tickled my fancy, but rather stuff that deserves a second look or more praise--because as seen in the polls, most of the users already are familiar with my picks. this is why we need a great indie contribution, and why im so happy to have cat5 back. vk is over represented but is still underground--there's so much else to cover in pop, electronic, metal, post-hardcore etc, and that should take the majority of the coverage in my ideal world. you should be turned on to stuff you might not listen to, and my reviews are oriented especially towards pushing vk onto people who might not usually like it. this isn't directed at you, wes, or anyone else on the team. everyone's contributions are amazing, vk or not vk. i think the key to a great recommended list is a blend of sounds that you know you like and some stuff that you might not listen to had you not read the review. this is mostly to encourage whoever's reading this messy blurb to listen outside of their tastes, and why i keep my reviews to three vk songs unless i feel there needs to be a greater presence. i read all of your responses, and its especially lovely when i see people who are predominantly j-indie fans turned onto a visual song, or when i see someone who looks like a die-hard visual stan enjoying, say, the novembers. thats the whole point of this list, in my own opinion.

great review! i found my live experience at gazette to be good, but it made me realize gazette are kind of a...boring band to follow. my spot in the audience was awkward, i was close to the front but everyone beside me was dead. i had a lot of people cutting me off and stuff, and im not much of a person to fight back, so i found that annoying. at the end of the show, i was just focused on getting home--maybe it was a bad day for me. that said, im someone who tends to focus on negatives after concerts, so bad interactions really stick with me, lol. speaking from my other friends, the fan atmosphere was mostly friendly, just drama with girls pushing into first row (as expected). apparently there was a fist fight on aoi's side during the toronto show, so LMFAO gazette girls go off. musically, they played too much of dogma, disproportional compared to all the other shows. I love dogma and it was good live but it was just -meh-, so i'd definitely see them next time they come to toronto but i wouldn't go out of my way to follow them in japan or even in NA. dir en grey however.....

i want ains to be the next UCP too; i have a feeling the mediena/malisend hybrid will debut under ains so maybe thats another one?

deadman - moumoku no hane to hoshi wo te ni all moods, its perfect

BRING YUINA BACK

ratchet but cute dkm

I WALK INTO THE WATER AND WASH THE BLOOD FROM MY FEET

JOHN MAYER X LYCAON COLLAB ! AMAZING

LMFAO i was just about to say this new song slays...thank god i read the comments ww

that was surprisingly nice

this is all so....MYSTERious in flopsville

probably flops speaking of mystery whatever happened to that psc band that was hyped to be ex-born

REAL MIDWEST EMO HOURS SMASH THAT MF PLAY BUTTON

really? i always thought jey was abnormal high in the mix--but i liked it because of his vox. now they sound muffled--even by normal visual standards

BANGYA FDGFFGHGHFGH

whos behind their production job anyway

no one cares enough to actually waste their time messaging kiwamu smfh imma whine in PEACE !!!

i was about to whine about it here im shocked someone caught it too they NEED to turn up jey's vox its pissing me off...amazing track otherwise

2 new songzzz

THIS IS SLAYING

flops...y have kiryu have played budokan 2x since the last time y'all headlined it !!! ANSWER ME

if rame's out here believing kisaki's lies then he's about as dumb as him lmfao