suji

TYPE A (1,944yen) of their new maxi single "雨路(amaji)" will include CD+DVD (including "雨路(amaji)" PV), and TYPE B (1,296yen) will include CD only
 
[CD track list]
01.雨路(amaji)
02.木漏れ日讃歌(komorebi sanka)
 
 
their live-distributed single "真っ赤な唇の猫(makka na kuchibiru no neko)" will be released at their one-man live "炎上過劇ポルノ〜結変〜(enjou kageki porno〜ketsuhen〜)" at Higashikouenji 20000V at 2016/05/20
 
 
電圧団(denatsudan) will perform at 恭平(kyouhei) & akira birthday presents live "ほれて通えば千里も一里" at Takadanobaba AREA at 2016/06/13
 
電圧団(denatsudan) line-up at 2016/06/13:
Vo.ゆかり(yukari) (GAMEOVER-ガメオベラ-)
Gt.akira (マルコ(marco))
Ba.Sakiya (GAMEOVER-ガメオベラ-)
Dr.恭平(kyouhei) (マルコ(marco))

New Merry is always sweet.

[April Fool's Day] indie CD stores little HEARTS. has changed their name to "big HEARTS." at 2016/04/01

SUI has opened his instagram
 
https://www.instagram.com/official_sui/

10 Types of J-Music Fans
 
 
 
 
The Casual That moment when you actually try to talk about visual kei with someone.
 
 
Pros: Potentially interested in learning more.
Cons: Unfamiliar with anything else an artist may have done.
 
 
 
 
The Expat
I'm into plush dolls. Native women are so overrated...
 
 
Pros: Did you need that ameblo post translated? They know a guy...
Cons: Will probably find a way to make every music discussion about j-music.
 
 
 
 
The Hoarder
The visual kei ward will be fresh af bby
 
 
Pros: They definitely have that super rare live distro file you've been looking for in flac.
Cons: It's just on their hard drive from 2001 packed up in storage.
 
 
 
 
The Otaku
How otakus share rarez
 
 
Pros: Deep and knowledgeable about music, may have variety in taste, love spreading music
Cons: Can be very difficult to find common ground musically, don't like sharing, neurotic habits
 
 
 
 
The Historian
Visual kei alone would take up half the chart but historians disagree on how many different sub -keis there should be.
 
 
Pros: A walking encyclopedia of obscure musical knowledge
Cons: Doesn't know anything about anyone you would care about
 
 
 
 
The Elitist
Start by listening to some real music n00b
 
 
Pros: Actually has dope music taste (on occasion)
Cons: Spends too much time being an asshole, too selective, not open to new things
 
 
 
 
The Shadow
Is it safe to come out?
 
 
Pros: The coolest peeps in the scene for sure.
Cons: Rarely ever advertise themselves as a J-Music fan
 
 
 
The Bangya Believe it or not they're sitting in assigned order.
 
 
Pros: They actually support the movement.
Cons: Describe going to lives as 参戦 (lit. "going to war").
 
 
 
 
The Hype Beast
This new visual kei band's releasing a 7-TYPE live distributed 30 copy single campaign based on the days of the week all recorded, mixed, and mastered in the same day! Pre-ordered all seven already!
 
 
Pros: They're on top of everything that's happening
 
Cons: Listens to Instigate the Grief and THE RUDIE SATAN PARK for pleasure.
 
 
 
The Tanuki
qurl you won't believe what i just found about about satsuki...
 
 
Pros: They got all the details about everyone
Cons: All but one of them are a lie (and they might not know which)
 
 
I hope you enjoyed the read! Are there any you think I missed? Comment and leave them below.

Yohio just registered as "xxx" and still trying to promote his weaboocore? What a tryhard.

they've been flopping in shitty internet band limbo since I was like in 6th grade RESPECT 

Well, that's just how things are. Some bands are popular, some are not. Can't do anything about that.

How is it unfair? Isn't voting supposed to determine who's popular? Of course these three should have won, if they're popular with their fanbase.

I haven't come across a specific thread like this, but it feels like something people will enjoy. Feel free to share any pictures of yourself with Japanese artists. I'll start off with the few pictures I have (and leaving some out because they are too unflattering). 

 



 

With Masashi (Jupiter). I have one with the full band too but there's no telling what my face is doing on that exact photo so I'll leave that to your imaginations.

 



 

Myself and Megaromania. None of them had time to do their hair because they were late, so they're all looking droopy, myself included.

 



 

BLACK LINE. I still don't remember what came over me when I went here. It was enjoyable, to say the least. (I don't recall why I was wearing Kisaki's shirt to this show).

 



 

Together with my ultimate heroes. Look how joyful they are.

 



 

Kaya was lovely. He smelled nice too. Just two hours before this I was still dressed up in the muck from my Silent Hill nurse cosplay, and I dislocated my knee early on that day. 

Who is pretzy though?
 

 
 
 
Mysteries and dank meme gifs aside, the idea is that people are too sensitive and aggressive about opposite opinions in general and ordinary discussions become way too restricted consequently, y'know.
 
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Off-topic, but it seems like AKB48 has got Koreans raging about their unintentionally "offensive" anti-war imagery - i.e. utilizing 'rising sun' flags, symbolism, tanks, Yasukuni worship etc. Do you guys think VK bands are to blame as well for (ab)using "unintentional nationalist/military imagery, symbolism and paraphrases" in their art and practice? Since this kind of fad didn't really fade away AFAIK.
 
E.g. MERRY's nationalist gimmicks throughout their career.

band logo:

吉岡寿之(yoshioka hisayuki)(Kαin Key.&Piano.) solo new album "piano【sad】songs" will be released at 2016/06/18 (2,160yen), which will be sold in advance at Kαin live at Kyoto MOJO at 2016/03/15
 
[track list]
01.序曲-1999-(jokyoku-1999-) (original)
02.あいのうた(ai no uta) (Kαin)
03.Vincent (Kαin)
04.lost (Kαin)
05.Missing Moon (JILS)
06.TRUTH (JILS)
07.Sad Song (JILS)
08.E op.1106 (original)

Anyone else have mind for Redrum? The one where the singer left for some other band with a stupid name that turned out to be terrible?
 
After Initium I noticed at least here a couple of times they were remarked as a sort of follow-up D'espairsRay.
Disappointing so see where it ended up.

their LIVE DVD "NOnsenSe MARkeT FINAL -最終階- 2016.2.7 EX THEATER ROPPONGI" will be released at 2016/06/22 (2 TYPE)
 
limited edition (8,100yen) will include 2DVDs, and regular edition (4,320yen) will include DVD only
 
[DISC 1 track list]
01.iNtO the mARkeT
02.NOnsenSe MARkeT
03.「東京」
04.青春ノイローゼ
05.絶望
06.Zombie Paradise～地獄の舞踏曲～
07.暗闇にピンク
08.青年秘密倶楽部
09.首吊りロンド
10.Hide-and-seek
11.平日の女-A面-
12.Station 07
13.千代田線デモクラシー
14.オリエンタルBLサーカス
15.Midnight Shangrila
16.Carnival
17.ジャパニーズモダニスト
18.梟
19.不均衡キネマ
20.自意識過剰型木偶人間
21.T.O.P
22.Happy life
23.Unreachable Voice
24.平日の女-B面-
25.陽の当たらない場所
26.群青
 
[limited edition DISC 2 contents]
NOnsenSe MARkeT Grateful Year 2015 TOUR DIGEST
rehearsal, on-stage and backstage footage
live making footage
multi-angle scene of NOnsenSe MARkeT tour final at EX THEATER ROPPONGI

kpop more like
 

imagine kamijo dramatically eating an egg while prog rock plays in the background

A "digest video" with samples of their singles 黎明レゾナンス, グリザイユの胚珠, and the latest one 廻想ルナシエル
Goddammit, they sound so much like Zephyr, I need their music!

Synk;yet members cosplay look: