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I really couldn't care less what the cover art looks like, but I think the song sounds quite nice.

So excited to hear Hizumi's voice again!!!

Oh damn, I didn't realize the Harajuku CD store had closed.

I didn't think they would be back so soon!!!

Yes!!! Looking forward to this.

I love the colors and patterns in their new look! But I do wish BPR would give them a bit more of a break... I'm always afraid they'll suddenly announce disbandment at any moment because they've worked themselves to death.

I was always rather surprised/impressed that the importance of physical CD sales has survived in Japan for this long given the modern state of music distribution. But there are a lot of possibilities that the Internet opened up that several industries resisted for a long time (and still do to some extent..) instead of adapting and using that avenue to their advantage. I do hope VK can find a way to work with digital media in a lucrative way rather than resisting the changes until the scene goes extinct.

Sad news I hope the other shops aren't in similar situations.

Nooo I hoped to see them when I visited later in the summer. I hope they do come back eventually!

I think I'm of @Jigsaw9's opinion that if I didn't have any previous attachment to these bandguys in particular, I wouldn't pay any attention to the band. 😕 I'll keep checking in on them to see if they drop something I really like, but maybe they aren't going to leave a strong impression on me. Pity as I'd hoped Hisame would join a band I cared for. I guess the good news is that my wallet's life is a little easier this way.

Nice! This was a pleasant surprise, I'll have to keep an eye on them.

I missed his voice, but I never cared for later-era chariots, so this probably won't be my cup of tea.

Just to clarify, both DVDs are mail-order limited. The live digest one seems like a neat idea. I'm still holding out hope that the guys just rebrand and come back after a while, but I guess we'll see.

Something about it does seem strange and unexpected (maybe "expected" if you consider the fact that they didn't make any big release announcements at their tour final, but that's not what I mean). Granted the last time I saw them live was over a year ago, but at the time they seemed to have a solid following and it didn't seem like they were hurting for fans at their lives. If anything, the big tour should have drawn in even more people, so unless there was some conflict among band members (which also seems strange, given that 4/5 of them have been together without problem since JyuLie), I'm not sure what else to blame except for a sudden and unexpected drop in popularity, or maybe some sort of issues with Yukika's management. Or maybe the tour wasn't as big of a success as he envisioned and he's decided to ditch them.

I saw the flurry of ameblo e-mails in my Inbox and thought it would be something exciting... this isn't the kind of news I wanted with new releases. It had to happen someday, but I didn't think it would happen so soon.

Did he do a lot of the composing for Malisend? (I don't own many of their releases so I can't check) I think I had that thought stuck in my head for some reason and would have assumed something similar for Virge, but I'm glad that's not the case. Still, it's sad to see him leave. I hope the band can go on without him, it would be a shame to lose them now.

Yeah, I could chuckle my way through the tax fraud, but this is too much and too unforgivable. I hope the police look into it thoroughly and take appropriate action.

The look is lovely! Looking forward to hearing the album.

I had to double-check what today's date was when I saw this thread (to make sure we hadn't suddenly jumped to April 1st).

Gossip released a new limited single 「デモ」 starting on their 7/27/2018 live and via mail order from 7/28/2018. Limited to 500 copies, 4 tracks, 1500 yen. Tracklist: 1.ハナマチバーレスク 2.キッチンキラー 3.真夏ノ夜ノ夢 4.ロザリー

Whoa! So happy that Hiro is back.

shops and tokuten are up. Looks like only a few stores. Like an edison comes with a bonus CD.

I came on MH just to see if someone posted about this. Tzk please.

Good news, definitely looking forward to it. Their music has been really great recently.

Saku looks amazing! I can't wait to hear what direction the music will take.