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I have to agree with @jaymee that when you have a problem with a specific person at the live you shouldn't confront them directly. If you don't know anyone there talk to the staff if the problem is really bad, or at least relocate. It's better to enjoy the band from the other place than spend time fuming being close to the stage.
 
Personally I had more good than bad experiences with other gya. My Japanese friends sometimes joke about me getting more attention, but never in a bad way.
Nice thing to do is also to remember about the whole give and take rule. For many gyas exchanging small gifts at lives is part of the culture, so you can have some small sweets for the time in the line (especially if you can bring something from your home country), if your band was ever abroad and you have some pictures from that time many girls would love to see them. 
 
Wouldn't not paying for a reserved ticket make that account not worth keeping? I think some sites have penalties (as in getting a worse number or less chances of winning the lottery) if you don't pay for the ticket?
 
And also agree about jouren - when 9GBO was still around no matter in which city I went to see them I always saw the same few women in saizen...
The other thing I really disliked about their concerts was that the first few rows would have so much space when the fans in the back would be absolutely squeezed. No matter how many times venue staff might ask for fans to move the first few rows would never do that. I know gya want to look all pretty and pull their awesome moves, but it's counterproductive for getting their favorite band new fans and is very inconsiderate towards other gya. I guess this is similar for many other bands as well.

On 2017.08.31 the bassist 羽堂 ケン has joined Linaria.
 

 

 
 

No, but at least you will have more chances to be alone and not around people who make you want to become a serial killer all the time.

Hey guys,
I've been into V-kei music for about 8 years now, (I'm 26, so kind of late into the scene) but never really thought about joining a forum for it until now. It sucks not really having many people to talk with for the bands I'm passionate about, so this sounded like a good way to do so. I like all different kinds of Visual kei, but I like old school stuff the best. I really wish I was a bit older and had been around to see concerts from some of them. Favorite band hands down is Malice Mizer (probably cliche to some of you, but oh well). I really really love the "weird" side of V-kei though. I like bands with singers that have a "dissonant" sounding voice (not sure how else to describe it), such as Due le Quartz, Vice Risk, Schwardix Marvally, Anli Pollicino, Malice Mizer (Tetsu era), etc.
Kinda unrelated, I also like to dress in ouji/lolita, so I hope to meet some fellow rufflebutts perhaps too!
I'm curious to know what types of bands you all like! Cheers.

Definitely this if you are only here temporarily and can make the most out of the pass.

Agreed just taking the atmosphere of a band/their fans the first time is good if you don't know what general VK live manners are yet. I have mixed feelings on furi. Sometimes it's really lame, sometimes it's simple/non-obtrusive enough to tolerate, sometimes it's crazy fun, and sometimes it just makes no sense and gets in the way.

I like headbanging/fist pumping if the song is actually worth head banging or pumping to. Nothing worse than a band trying to get you to headbang to some crap pop rock lol. But if the shows are head banging/gyaku dai/etc. heavy, I think fans should have some general manners about it. Dir fans (especially a lot of the gyao) at the Androgynos shows were too aggressive and had no idea how to headbang without bumping into me/other fans and were bad about trying to push up front at times when it wasn't really appropriate. Push up during gyakudai and stuff, sure, but like using your fist to punch forward and make the other person move out of the way to avoid your fist so you can take that spot between them or just aggressively pushing people during jumping songs is kinda rude. Then again, gya who take too much space in the front and try to elbow people trying to fill in the space gaps out are also pretty rude. It's a fine balance, lol.
 

Yeah, every band has their crazies who are obsessive/actually "in love" with their favorite member and will try to do everything they can not to have to share. It's dumb and immature. Rest easy knowing that if the girl is a jouren, her favorite member probably hates her guts tbh lol. A good band will watch closely what the girls/guys in the front are doing, and it's not uncommon for them to frown on or subtly discourage inappropriate behavior. More than once I've noticed a member making eye contact to check up on me or other fans in the front when girls or the occasional guy rudely tries to push themselves forward. Or someone will "out" that person on Tanuki and/or through gossip among fans to nip it in the bud. If there is an especially bad fan, sometimes it's common knowledge that a certain song was written especially with them in mind, and not in a flattering way lol.
 

Yep, definitely switch out! And dear god, if you are a newb (especially a gaijin newb), the fastest way to become unpopular is to push your way from a distance to the front in an inappropriate manner.

LOL the shit crowd surfers. At The ROMEO lives, the nice ones would at least take their shoes off or wear "soft" shoes. I feel like being kicked in the face by a crowd surfing casual lolita in platforms or otherwise is some kind of bangya right of passage lol. But like... the crappy bandmen from new/no1curr bands diving can be just as bad or worse lol. 

This band is amazing. They look so good in casual style... Please stay like this lol 
 

They have just revealed a new look : 
 
 

 

 

 

 
Also, if someone can translate this tweet : 
 
 

Old thread, but..
 
So yeah, um, I'm 23 and still a virgin. I've had long-term relationships but just never felt "ready" with either of my partners. I've faced a ton of pressure, both from friends and my ex-partners and I don't think they realize to what extent how damaging that is. Doesn't mean I haven't done any other sexy times stuff. I didn't realize how toxic my own sex life was because of my partners until I opened up to a friend shortly before ending my last relationship and she told me "Girl, that's really messed up. You need to dump him."
 
Because I've been in LTRs a lot of friends kind of looked up to me as someone to talk about their relationship problems with, especially when it came to virginity. I think they were surprised because I wasn't at all embarrassed to admit that I am one. My first ex kind of took it hard that I was open about being a virgin because he wanted to be able to at least lie to people that we'd gone all the way or whatever. Idk I'm not gonna lie so you can feel "like a man" and brag to the guys because that's... yeah. Never mind how problematic I find the concept of virginity.. lol 
 
Hopefully I'll find someone I feel comfortable with in the future and will want to explore that path. Some people think I must be asexual but I'm not at all, I just.. I guess want it to be with someone I find very special. I'm definitely not waiting for marriage or anything. 

I figured it would be cool to have a thread like this for people just starting out going to lives, or maybe even some of you veterans out there that are always trying to make the most of your time and/or maximize efficiency getting in and out.
 
Hack #1: Getting Good Ticket Numbers
 

Hack #2: Getting a Locker
 
 
Hack #3: Have Everything Ready
 

Hack #4: How to Bring Your Own Drink/Keep It Out of the Way
 
 
Hack #5: Buying Goods
 
 
Hack #6: Trying to See Better if You’re Short
 
 
Hack #7: Showing Your Spirit
 
 
Hack #8: Making gya friends
 
 
Hack #9: Saving Money on Transportation Costs
 
 
Hack #10: Finding Cheap/Close Accommodation
 
 
Hack #11: Buying Tickets
 
 
Hack #12: Bringing/Giving a Gift
 
 
If you know of more tricks, please add to the list by replying! 
 
EDITED 5/23/2018 with suggestions from the replies  Also, thanks mod @platyfor the sticky!

I'm over a year late but  yes we can.
Since people seemed to think he was wearing a lot of make up still.. here are some with where you can clearly see he isn't wearing any. Or in mid process of washing it off.
 


 
Mega babe.

To quote a friend: '"Yura-sama's smile is brighter than my entire future tbh."]
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
... For some reason AYA is my favorite derp tho
 

 

 
I swear his smile looks like this like 99% of the time tho D:
 

 
 
 
I also really like seeing more "elusive" smiles from like Kirito, Mana, etc.
 
Someone should make a"sexiest" smile thread, too.  

Welcome back! Hope to see you around the forum 

So I'm trying to be more active on here again in the hope to get back into my beloved VK bands as it's just been non stop post-rock/study music this past year
I've been out of the scene for a while and now the news section all feels so foreign to me so I'll be a little slow in the beginning xD
 
Either way it's good to be back and I've missed this community a lot <3

Yes and no. 
Mostly no. (but depends how you look at it and how successful you can make yourself) 

Both the mini album and the DVD live will be released on 2017.08.26.
 
Members :
Vocal: Bare
Guitar: Byu 
Bass: Steve
Drum: Shen
 
Tracklist mini album :
1. SE
2. Saikou no dance
3. Aksatriya
4. Eien no Yuki
5. E.D.E.A [Eternal Death each of Absolute]
6. Namida no Ame
 
 
Tracklist DVD :
1. CURE WORLD VISUAL FESTIVAL, Shinkiba Studio Coast
2. Cure V-Splash (V-splits Vol 13), Ikebukuro Blackhole
3. SHIBUYA REX PRESENT [GW!!FL!!, Shibuya 
4. Tour Documentary
 

 

 
Their Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MEAVISUALKEI/
 
Their Twitter : https://twitter.com/MeaVisual?lang=fr
 
Their Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/meavisual_official/

Look waht you made m3 do - Taylr Swift

most recent, salaryman-kei

I haven't listened to as much Plastic Tree as I'd like to, but my two favourite songs come from the same  release ' Dona Dona'.
 
ガガジ　(Gagaji)
The thing that always got to me with this song is the bass line. I also love how distant the vocals sound. It's like a feverish dream.
 
 

1999 - From the first second of this song I already get so much nostalgia. For some reason I really miss the early 2000's. Probably 'coz I was a kid at that time, but also because things seemed a lot simpler then. This song really gets to me in that regard, with that playful and naive guitar at the start and Ryuutaro's soft singing. Also in the lyrics I get a sense of confusion and maybe hopelessness that a lot of people felt at the turn of the century, with technology and science evolving rapidly and rumours of the end of world that was to come with the year 2000 floating around. (this isn't the best translation, but it will do )
 
 
Consent  - First of all, I love the PV. I think it was the first time I had seen Plastic Tree in action. It gives me vibes from the 90's when music videos had really bad cgi. It's a really fun song and it makes me want to dance. Okay, I've decided I like Plastic Tree best when they have more of an electro sound. 
 
Planetarium -  This song breaks my heart. It was one of the first songs that I came across from the band. I've only seen the live version from the link below and I come back to it every time because it's such a beautiful and perfect performance. I can't describe it, it just gives me goosebumps and a heavy heart.
 
 
 

What the actual hell? I got my ER bill today, and the room I stayed in for 2 hours AT MAX cost $900... really?? The actual bill for the doctor only cost $183, but the room I was in, and didn't even use all the equipment in there, was $900?? 
The whole bill came out to be $2,613 because I had a CT scan done on my head, which cost $1,523. THANK GOD IM ON MY DAD'S INSURANCE.... now I only owe $150... I'm one of the more lucky people.

I haven't listened to as much Plastic Tree as I'd like to, but my two favourite songs come from the same  release ' Dona Dona'.
 
ガガジ　(Gagaji)
The thing that always got to me with this song is the bass line. I also love how distant the vocals sound. It's like a feverish dream.
 
 

1999 - From the first second of this song I already get so much nostalgia. For some reason I really miss the early 2000's. Probably 'coz I was a kid at that time, but also because things seemed a lot simpler then. This song really gets to me in that regard, with that playful and naive guitar at the start and Ryuutaro's soft singing. Also in the lyrics I get a sense of confusion and maybe hopelessness that a lot of people felt at the turn of the century, with technology and science evolving rapidly and rumours of the end of world that was to come with the year 2000 floating around. (this isn't the best translation, but it will do )
 
 
Consent  - First of all, I love the PV. I think it was the first time I had seen Plastic Tree in action. It gives me vibes from the 90's when music videos had really bad cgi. It's a really fun song and it makes me want to dance. Okay, I've decided I like Plastic Tree best when they have more of an electro sound. 
 
Planetarium -  This song breaks my heart. It was one of the first songs that I came across from the band. I've only seen the live version from the link below and I come back to it every time because it's such a beautiful and perfect performance. I can't describe it, it just gives me goosebumps and a heavy heart.
 
 
 

He's not wrong though, they actually had to ask people to not record their shows and people ignored them still. Rules are rules, and if they're broken, the band have every right to think we're disrespectful