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I fought hard not to get into them or listen to them because I find most of their fanbase to be quite irksome...but out of curiosity I listened to their Triangle Album and was hooked. Yo-ka's voice is awesome (and I'm so happy Asagi and Jui have taken him under their wing) and so many of their songs are freaking catchy and have smooth melodies.... I haven't listened to all of their discog yet but I've had to say I'm quite impressed by what they've released in the past couple years, and a few singles prior.

I'm glad to see this thread resurfacing! I get those moments too when I listen through all of their discography, new and old...and then I realize (again) that Jui's voice isn't quite the same as it used to be..so unfortunate

Okay, well I'd like both of those flyers then ^^ Would it be best if we talk out the specifics through PM?

Do you have anything Vidoll or UNDERCODE related?

Sweet song, looking forward to more of their stuff! Better enjoy it while it lasts, orz

I'm suck a baby, I'm sorry-- very early 2013.

Yesssss, I had just started listening through their music a few weeks ago, this is so awesome! :'D

I'm an upper beginner to intermediate...I can read pretty well, but speaking and writing is a disaster, along with the fact that I forget kanji all the time. 3-4 years of studying haven't done me much good on my own :') Once I study it in uni I know I will improve and get to the fluency I want! ^ ^ Translations, here I come

I agree, I've never exactly favored when bands experiemented with jazzy things ^^; no offense to the actual genre ofc I totally forgot to mention that B-side, but yes, I love it too! I'm don't have a favorite song of them...yet.

I like them a lot! I loved hanamuke no uta and chippoke na pride! <3 Felt a little eh with mousou spice but I'm really looking forward to their new single as well!

GOTCHAROCKA: A less rainbowy version of Spiv States ft. Jui's voice Purple Stone: *shattering glass in the distance* Sukekiyo: Chill music with Kyo crooning like a baby Arlequin: Band with mildly bizarre outfits and even weirder "screams" Pentagon: How long can you one go on making spoopy music that doesn't sound much different than the last single? Let's find out. UNiTE: Music that deserves to be in a video game Vidoll: Another semi-emo band of the 2000s Sick2: More video game music with a weebish touch The 3rd Birthday: L and the others Avelcain: The emoest of the emos with traditional ornamentation randomly mixed in I'll most likely add to this if anything comes to me

Me too! I'm majoring in Japanese (next year) and I also grew a love for foreign studies and cultures thanks to vkei! <3 I think what I like the most about visual kei is how tight-knit the fandom is. I see that I am on the much younger side of the spectrum in terms of age, but I have met the most interesting and kind people through this music. Vkei made me realize I loved rock music and gave me something to look forward to and fangirl over. And more the music...most of it is created by the musicians, even if originality may be at stake at times. I think it is a lot more genuine then say, kpop. And that really appeals to me. Sure these bandomen are poor and money hungry, and I love to support them, but you hear things you'll never hear in other genres in scenes (which is pretty no-duh, but hey, that's awesome to me).

This is exactly how I feel. Except I see more often then not bands that try to grip onto relevance by releasing new stuff at lightning speed, and they usually aren't anything special. Usually causes me to not look forward to their next release because I just see it as a ploy to get more money in shorter amounts of time and pandering to the fans that don't give af about their music, just their looks...and that ain't me.

How can another company take down the video when the official YouTube posted it? I'm a little confused

When I saw the video, I kinda expected the actions to be like this. Another YouTuber a while ago reacted to the GazettE and found them pretty awesome; so I also wasn't surprised when they received a milder reaction. Their music is a lot more palatable. i found the choices questionable, however. I was surprised they even found Insanity Rejection...but showing such an extreme from the get go will dictate how they feel about the rest of the music they see ....so I was put off by that. They should've had a more "oshare" band included or a classic visual Kei band. It would've been a broader representation of the scene. EDIT: Also, I'm very happy that the scene is getting more attention since a couple reaction videos to vkei have been fairly recent (at least from what I've seen). Tbh, it'll never blow up like k-music did but the fanbase does need more newness (but I say this with hesitance because like k-music, newer kpop fans are a mess).

I found them pretty good actually, the songs were kinda "eh" when I first listened to them, but I gave them another listen and they really stuck to me. The catchy factor is definitely there in my opinion. i also didn't like the progression of Boombayah much either, which made it easily 2nd to Whistle, though I wish they could've done more with the chorus in that song too. I can't say they're trying to be 2ne1 2.0 from just 2 songs, we've barely seen much from the girls in general. Lisa is amazing like no rookie I've ever seen and I love Rosé's voice so much. All of them actually have pleasant voices, and their choreos are pretty fun to look at. In other words, I wouldn't knock these girls just yet. Hoping and praying YG doesn't ruin it for them so soon.

Ah on my birthday weekend...seems I'll be taking an impromptu trip to D.C...hope my bro won't mind <3

Here I go adding my probably unneeded opinion because I have been reading through this thread the entire and I've had my fair share of laughs tbh As many people have said before, his work was appreciated and I will miss it for sure. However from my standpoint, the rules are the rules and a little change won't hurt, right? I'm pretty sure now that he isn't ruling the news section anymore, many other members will surely have the opportunity to share the news about their favorite bands. It doesn't have to be on time or anything, just as long as it's here, I know some of us will appreciate it. I'm really with the quality (and enthusiasm!) > quantity. That will best benefit the community in the long run, amiright? Also mentioned earlier, I think it wouldn't be a bad consideration to develop an Official News team if the outcome isn't what we expect. After all it is pretty time-consuming finding news about all these bands, especially if you listen to A LOT, and then developing the news posts..and some of us don't have good enough Japanese competency either to even translate some of these news. But all negativity aside, this will all wash over, I'm sure. Change is good ya'll, change is good

Both of these songs sound amazing..and I know they'll be my end of the year bops. That's it. Everyone else can go home.

Playing Rune Factory 4 (over 3 years old, finally got my hands on it) and Hyrule Warriors for 3DS. Brings back many memories I had of Dynasty Warriors, though the controls took me a while to get used to.

That's true, first time I heard the Balalaika song I didn't think much of it, just listened to it again though and I really like it! It takes me a while to adjust to new bands ;u; And he's beautiful omg, I'm really in love with the entire outfit on the first one, the cigarette is a nice touch :'D