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Kousei (ex-GHOST) and his son

How to spot a VK noob (possibly outdated version):
 
- Says they have like 10 VK albums, but every one of them is a Chinese/Taiwanese bootleg.
- They claim to be "a fan" of a new VK indie band, but they live overseas and the band doesn't have any physical releases out yet.
- Buys polaroids and posters of bands they don't even listen to.
- Constantly points how this/that/everything could be VK or lolita style whenever they go shopping.
- Talks about how Asian/Japanese guys are hotter than Western guys or assumes the majority of Japanese people are as "hot" as VK guys.
- Their favorite VK songs (and possibly the only ones they know) are all anime themes.
- Confuses fanfiction with reality.

I have seen X Japan three times now and every time X Japan is super late to start, there are more theatrics than music, and most X fans (Japanese or foreign) are annoying as fvck. A lot of them are cosplaying obangya (and when I say obangya, most of them are 40-60 y.o. women/grannies) and their tall hair blocks out pretty much any chance you might of had of seeing the stage. It's not as bad at arenas where the seats are tiered, but at the Visual Japan Summit last year everyone was just in a standing zone and I had to watch most of their performance through a screen.
 
Also, their fans don't seem to understand the "switch out" system for taiban lives. X Japan were playing last, but some of their hime-sama fans had already decided to take up the front row at 10:00 a.m. when PLC came on.
 
At a previous show I saw, Yoshiki decided to have some random/awful h.naoto fashion show in the middle of the concert, and even liking h.naoto at the time, it was still like wtf I didn't pay 12,000-15,000 yen for an hour-long intermission when X Japan only had like 8 songs to play in total. Then at every live they play, you have to listen to X Japan and their fans yelling "WE ARE X!" for like 30+ minutes.
 
The only other person that I've seen put more emphasis on bad theatrics than performing is Gackt, but at least he played more than 8 songs and had better tour goods.
 
TL;DR, they have good songs and I appreciate them paving the way for visual kei, but there is certainly a cult-like hype around them that isn't entirely deserved. 

When your friend's got a stupid hat but you don't wanna ruin the party you're at so you just stand there like
 

 

Cackling 
 
I got all the good songs I need out of this band
 
Meto confirmed as a new member in BABOO 

 

Cackling 
 
I got all the good songs I need out of this band
 
Meto confirmed as a new member in BABOO 

 

lol I trust that too much. I see no hook ups and I instantly nope them. Not like they ever talk to me anyway :c
Tinder is shit. 

i hope they never fucking come back! good riddance mejibray have long ran their course, there's nothing they can release that will ever be good again bc they've literally done all possible variations on "mejibray"
 
koichi needs to front an oshare band signed on resistar that will shit all over buglug...spiv states style
mia needs to join a power metal/jupiter core band that will use his talents and actually challenge him instead of letting him continue to plateau
meto can become a fulltime harajuku fashion icon bc hes not that good gorl
tsuzuku needs a sukekiyo or dir en grey tier experimental metal project to DESTROY all remnants of visual kei with his perfection
 
CATCH THE MF TEA ON THAT .
i have actual faith in koichi-core like i KNOW he will summon up ex-DIV, souiumono, kameleo, smileberry, the kiddie, ViViD and destroy the world with KAWAII

The thing about a hiatus is that it signifies more than wanting to take a break. Visual kei is an exception, but when bands want to take breaks they typically...don't record music. MEJIBRAY have done their fair share of that the last few months, and visual kei bands are always looking to their future activities, so I'm wondering if this pause is them deciding if they really want to disband or not. I wouldn't be surprised if they announce a return just to break up formally.

I'm not sad to see them go, as I was over their style a while ago. Still, a pillar of the neo-vk scene is crumbling this is really big.

SOMEONE START SCOURING THE INTERNET FOR RUMOURS AND POST THEM HERE I NEED TO KNOW MOOOOOREEEEEE
 
There was a bunch of things about Meto's injury, so surely the Japanese fangirls are already hard at work on tanuki and where-ever else.  

No. Some people want to be used. But if they're aware, not into it and then complain after then they're stupid. 
 
Do you think there would have been less wars in the world if most nations were a matriarchy? 

Not bummed at all. Let the multiple new bands arise!

Am I the only one, who's not surprised? They've been releasing way too much, their music just sounds the same all the time, it feels like they're out of new ideas. A break will be good for them, because they've been too busy with shit. I highly doubt they would announce a hiatus if they were going to disband, stop being such drama queens.

MEJIBRAY will go on indefinite hiatus at the end of 2017.
 
 

First, we are blessed with Bayonetta.
Now, you're telling me that we may get Vanquish let loose for PC.
 
Platinum games, you are fucking owning 2017. Stahp.

So after receiving news that one of my friends contracted herpes from a tinder hook up, I'm going to just forget that free online dating apps exist.
Shit like that, makes my dick shrivel up haha.
For the love of god people, please be careful.
 

Part 2.

 
And on an OST video for Hyperdimension Neptunia:


Just sort of weird how much people will big up the stuff they listen to, as if it's the sole source of a type of music, or that it's the best and the only best.

I'm confused, dazed even, trying to figure out how people can think that the singer from Melvel is any good. 
Even in his new band, he sounds just as awful. 

Oh my god... if one more person uses the term weeb when referring to a western comic book nerd or anything like that, I'm going to vomit.
 
OH MY GOD AND WILL PEOPLE STIP SAYING THEY ARE A PART OF THE WEEB COMMUNITY?! It's not something to be proud of lol you can joke about it, but actually wanting to belong to the weaboo community is gross.

Ah, this must be extremely devastating news for him.  I really hope he makes a safe, full recovery. It really shows how what you do now will affect you in the future; take care of your body and health, etc.
 
From his twitter, however:
 
 

I'm back with the third installment of "Copy/Paste", where I roast visual kei songs under a microscope for taking an ounce or two more influence than they should from their favorite bands. This installment is focused on cases where it's incredibly obvious if you listen for more than a few seconds. Sometimes, I don't even think they tried to hide it.
 
Moran's "Lyrics of the DEAD"
stems from "Evolution" by Ayumi Hamasaki
Homage or Copy: Homage!
 
 
 
 
Viored's "君影草 (Kimikage Kusa)"
stems from "RED...[em]" by Dir en grey
"Kasumi" by Dir en grey
Homage or Copy: Copy!
 
 
 
 
 
√eight's "Illational of the people"
stems from "electric cucumber"by zilch
Homage or Copy: √eight's is a zilch cover band
 
 
 
 
Black Gene For The Next Scene's "DOOM"
stems from "INCREASE BLUE" by Dir en grey
Homage or Copy: Definitely a nod towards Dir en grey
 
 
 
 
 
Dir en grey's "Unknown...despair...a lost"
stems from "G" by Luna Sea
Homage or Copy: "Heavily" "inspired"
 
 
 
Xaa-Xaa's "ラストダンス (Last Dance)"
stems from "Dance Rock night" by girugamesh
Homage or Copy: You can play them one after the other and they line up damn near perfectly