suji

One year later, and the B-side track, "Ningen March" is released to the public somewhat. With all this bullshit lately, Marco hasn't been doing much lately, but they have been doing some "self image movies" which is cute.

~*~*~New Visual~*~*~

14 minutes ago, GuancheVK said:

I have already reserved everything so far .... these two dvds and what comes in the future ... and I will upload it to share

It would mean so much more if I owned my own copies tbh but I appreciate this too, thank  you ♥

too bad I can't fucking get any of his shit right now.................

12 hours ago, Shaolan974 said:

umbrella Vo&Gt. 唯 (Loki)

his name is actually Yui; he also had a previous band called "LOKI"...so I guess this is him bringing it back!

the state of vk tho

Jun (Golden Bomber) has revealed that he has been diagnosed with coronavirus as of 8/6.

On 7/20/2020 at 11:46 PM, Desqui said:

@suji you recorded some of the summaries or the full lengths? 

some full lengths

They will also release their limited single, "サプライズ" (SURPRISE) on August 18 at their oneman streaming live at Shibuya On Air East! The type-A ticket (5000 yen) will guarantee you access to the stream, plus the single will be mailed to you! The type-B ticket will only let you watch the stream. 

I'm honestly real shook, they were literally not even at their halfway point just 5 days ago. Must've had some ~help~ at the last minute if you know what i mean....

The legend is back 👑

samples

meanwhile the Vulgaruine Red twitter got yeeted off the internet for the 100th time so i guess Rougi's tweeting from his main?? ok then

23 hours ago, sleepy coffee said:

Dunking on dimlim guarantees you brownie points amongst ur hipster peers!

oops @ us having an opinion

摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) has ended their contract with Bellwood Records (sublabel of King Records) and have become independent as of 8/1! They have established their new label, "株式会社エーテル" (Ether Co. Ltd.), run by vocalist Sono.

From their revamped OHP:

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摩天楼オペラより独立のお知らせ

拝啓　盛夏の候、ますますご清栄のこととお喜び申し上げます。

平素は格別のご高配を賜り、心から感謝いたしております。

さて、摩天楼オペラは長年に渡りご協力賜りました「ベルウッドレコード株式会社」様とのマネージメント契約を、令和2年7月31日をもって終了いたしました。

これからの活動につきましては、「株式会社エーテル」様のサポートを受けながら独立し、鋭意努力して参る所存でございますので、これからも応援を引き続きよろしくお願いします。

今後の活動に付きましてのお問い合わせは、ホームページの”CONTACT”の、問い合わせフォームよりお願い申し上げます。

 

摩天楼オペラ　一同

http://www.matenrou-opera.net/

https://www.matenrou-opera.net/post/摩天楼オペラより独立のお知らせ

wasn't he one of 2 original members before they brought all those new people in? yikes

40 minutes ago, Desqui said:

What are the JPfandom negative comments against?

 

Maybe they think they're small enough that it doesn't matter.

basically the whole donation thing

2 hours ago, LIDL said:

They really need to put this on hold. This is very irresponsible when the cases are keep rising.

Sure, Japan cases are not one of the worst, but postponing this until situation is conducive still the wisest step to take. 

they've already postponed this twice. there is no telling when it's actually gonna be 100% safe. i don't think they'll wait a whole 'nother year to get back on stage, and btw Kenichi still wants to leave and move on with his life after 18 years, so he deserves a proper farewell than having to stay in the band longer than he desires to.

Big update since life has been busy! (Un)shockingly, the tour was postponed once again, and now they'll perform in August! New dates below:

2020/8/1(土)新横浜NEW SIDE BEACH!!(CORE limited)
2020/8/8(土)なかのZEROホール
2020/8/9(日)仙台CLUB JUNK BOX
2020/8/10(月・祝)名古屋BOTTOM LINE
2020/8/14(金)千葉LOOK
2020/8/16(日)京都FANJ【会場変更】
2020/8/22(土)岡山CRAZYMAMA KINGDOM
2020/8/23(日)松山WstudioRED
2020/8/28(金)金沢vanvanV4
2020/8/29(土)大阪CLUB PARTITA 【会場変更】
2020/8/30(日)福岡BEAT STATION
2020/9/4(金)旭川CASINO DRIVE
2020/9/6(日)札幌cube garden
2020/9/12(土)高崎club FLEEZ
2020/9/13(日)HEAVEN’S ROCK 熊谷 VJ-1
2020/9/18(金)赤羽ReNY alpha

2020/9/19(土)日比谷野外大音楽堂

Cases are still rising in Japan however, so in order to actually be able to perform, artists have had to perform in venues with limited capacity, take temperatures, practice social distancing, have hand sanitizer, as part of government guidelines. In response to this, MERRY have decided to accept donations from fans to support the tour during the pandemic, mainly the first 6 dates of the tour in Tokyo. They specifically asked for donations from politicians, government workers, and the elderly, and will need enough for supplies (masks, thermometers, disinfectants, etc.), be able to have two concerts per day to reduce audience numbers, and to possibly install a plastic sheet between the audience and the stage through each date of the tour, even if the total donation amount is not sufficient (some safety measures will still be carried out). They also add if concerts do end up cancelled, the money will go to future band activities instead. And instead of opening a crowdfund page, they instead put out bassist Tetsu's personal bank info to donate to since he's apparently the manager of the band now. 

According to a fan I follow on twitter (who basically summed this all up), this is the band's response to the government putting out the mentioned guidelines to artists and venues but doesn't really provide them support after they've been forced to cancel concerts for months (see: Mikansei Alice, albeit that's a whole other issue). What is also apparent is how the band members themselves don't really ask for donations on their livestreams, nor do they think they'll receive that much anyway??? It appears as if they'll follow the guideline so far as to provide masks and sanitizers, but as for reducing audience capacity, holding two lives in one day, the fucking plastic sheet...is a bit much, even for them. From how I interpret it, they want to keep the show going as safe as possible, and still have a normal rock concert, and to give Kenichi a proper sendoff after 18 years with them.

The original statement *omitted the bank info here

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Again, this is how I understood this whole thing, while seeing responses from fans on twitter (and some are pretty negative as well, *cough*JPfandom*cough*), but if I'm missing something here, pls comment :v

3 minutes ago, anadentone said:

you kids today call it corona but back in my  day we called it "bassist got the clap" or "shitty plastic surgery gone wrong.'

people are dying

8P-SB has suspended activities as of 7/29 due to the influence of coronavirus.

even better: he plays the instruments all by himself (and fails miserably)

a 1200 yen best album named 「Cancelled」 ........😂😂😂😂

oh damn

2 hours ago, sutululu said:

Initium by Redrum was such a good song 

Zero fucked up by leaving them, they were such a good band from when I was just getting into vk.

On 6/23/2020 at 9:37 AM, Shaolan974 said:

未完成アリス (Mikansei Alice) new CD "故ニ恋セヨ乙女唄/指切り" (Ko ni Koiseyo Otome-uta/Yubikiri) release ?

 

The single has been changed to a crowdfund-limited release! See rewards info for more details! They also have a couple of re-recording CDs planned as well!

More info:

When Mikansei Alice planned their 47 prefecture tour (which consisted of 15 shows) and their tour final at Akasaka BLITZ for June 4 this year, it was called "stupid and reckless" for a young band like them to do as they've only been active for 3 years. However, due to COVID-19, they had to cancel so now they have a fuckton of debt worth over 3 million yen  (~30,000 USD) and are at risk of disbanding. The campaign ends on July 30.

Expenses required to continue activities:

1.6 million yen (Akasaka BLITZ estimated price)

800,000 yen (Cancellation/postponement of 15 performances; cancellation fees vary thru each venue, even if postponed)

600,000 yen (Expenses for performance staff, travel expenses, etc.)

500,000 yen (Making of the live DVD of the tour final performance)

Vocalist Rui is strongly dedicated to this project, as he has always wanted to perform at the venue (for 10 years to be exact). He even invited his father, who has never seen him perform live, so he wants to raise the funds in order to actually make this a reality.

Campaign rewards (which also includes a crowdfund-limited single release) :