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This was a lot less cancerous than I expected. No 'Japan is crazy' comments. Like everyone else, I'm curious about the random choice of bands, at least I discovered Insanity Injection. It was a good way of getting the shock factor over and done with haha Perhaps Smileberry or DIV would've been more accepted?
I wish they'd got ' that 99% of band members are men and no, their looks don't make them homosexuals' thing out of the way, but I guess it will be done in the youtube comments.
 
But what the fuck are they on about '...Minus the clown, it's good'? Yoshiatsu was born to be a clown. He should stay a clown 
 

This was a lot less cancerous than I expected. No 'Japan is crazy' comments. Like everyone else, I'm curious about the random choice of bands, at least I discovered Insanity Injection. It was a good way of getting the shock factor over and done with haha Perhaps Smileberry or DIV would've been more accepted?
I wish they'd got ' that 99% of band members are men and no, their looks don't make them homosexuals' thing out of the way, but I guess it will be done in the youtube comments.
 
But what the fuck are they on about '...Minus the clown, it's good'? Yoshiatsu was born to be a clown. He should stay a clown 
 

my life is complete
kyouka giving this tragic white tw*nk a shook horrified look is the best internet thing of now tbh

ぞんび(zonbi) new maxi single "墓場 de ラヴソング(hakaba de love song)" will be released at 2016/09/14 (3 TYPE), which will be sold in advance at 青井ミドリ(aoi midori) birthday one-man live "ミドリの日(midori no hi)" at Takadanobaba CLUB PHASE at 2016/08/14
 
[CD track list]
01.墓場 de ラヴソング(hakaba de love song)
02.細菌マン(saikin man)
03.アブノーマル・セラピー(abnormal therapy)

so i took pictures with approximately 5000 bandmen today 
 


there are so many things going on in each picture lmao but probably my favorite part is FEST'S Hal copying my pose

Yoshiki is going to dig poor Hide out one more time, nice. Looks like a necrophilia.

Remind me to quote this the next time you complain another band is boring. 

when i first saw those photos i was thinking 'i wish the whole band had done this look, i want to see this koichi awww'. but then i remembered how tsuzuku would look like that.

Well, that's certainly an improvement for MiA

na boa esse cara precisar arrumar um emprego ( de verdade)

A few days late but here are my impressions of their One-Man:
 
One word: Amazing! Just some minor sound problems  til Paradies Dance, but after that they were flawless. Hell, they rocked the sunhall. Even the last row was full into the live, especially at the last songs of the main set. After Scar it was just jumping and headbanging without break and everything culminated inパニックパニック. Probably one of their best live songs. I was so exhausted, although they just had finished their main set to this point. The encore was awesome as well and キャットウォーク could grow into a new fixpoint in their live set. Speaking of it:
 
Opinions on their new single?  
 
Although they didn't announce something new, there are two interesting things I remember of the concert:
First, keiya talked about theirs goals in the encore and promised they would work their way slowly to the top, even if it will take years. 
Second: The whole live was filmed. I doubt they will release a live dvd of such a small live, but at least it`s possible that we'll get some live footage with the next release or on youtube.

Well, that's certainly an improvement for MiA

Mejibray has gone oshare only real fans stay by their side

ARGGHHH
I love this band so much. They're right, I wish more VK bands would come up with amazing choreography like that. 
I'd never heard of Purple Stone before I saw them in a live and although their visual didn't catch my eyes too much, when Panic Panic came up and Keiya was doing the dance as well as singing my mind was blown. They're so much fun live and the PV is just precious. Now I'm really curious about the lyrics of panic panic. If anyone has the translations,please share!
Here's to hoping they'll have a long, fruitful career in the scene.
I wish I could've gone to their one man ;_;
@hirokithank you for translating!

aiji already has a very small head so he'll be ok in regards to the latter

i really like the group pic! it's fresh and calming~
satoshi/emiru looks quite like the intellect in that outfit. always knew that he was a smart person from his lyrics~

Yeti 1st Full album「アンチテーゼ」 (antithesis)
Release: 2016.09.14  ￥3,000(tax in)
 
3-month consecutive new singles release will be released in June, July and August (are digital singles, which will be included in that new album)
title of their new single to be released at 2016/06 is finalized as "哲学"
 

Have you heard of mejibray?

''This Video Proves You've Been Buying Maxi-Singles Wrong Your Whole Life''
 
''A Man Postponed His Band's Album Release To Sell Potato Chips. The Reason Why Will Break Your Heart.''
 
''11 STDs Everyone Who Fucked Lycaon Members In 2010 Will Remember''
 

''This VK Musician Was Forced To Sell His Body To Fangirls For Lunch Money. What Happens Next Will Warm Your Heart.''
 

While there are some valid points most of this is turned up to 10. It's exaggerated to the point of no return.
 
Though, I must say, dropping that much on bands? Yeah. It's true. 
 
And of course every band is different. Most people I know have not been attacked at lives. I have had one girl knock into me during mosh because she is possessive but most of the time it's all very civil. It depends on the band though, a grieva fan when moshing slammed into my arm that had a brace on it. 
 
As for gyaku dai, if you are prepared, it generally doesn't hurt that much. If not, what happened to suuu could happen to anyone, especially if the bar isn't padded.
 
I've never really been attacked or felt like I was in danger. I've had my name mentioned or "that foreigner" on tanuki but it was never a big deal. I've never felt a need to hide my social media and never really tried too hard to hide my face in photos. For girls much more heavily involved in the scene tho it is something to consider--the internet bullying.
 
But really there's so much more interesting and great stuff about this scene than "these girls attack you!!" And let's be real: mosh pits in the west are far more dangerous than anything I've witnessed at a vk live. 
 
Shitty musicians exist anywhere. Musicians who sleep with fans exist anywhere. 

There's nothing western pop culture media loves more than to portray the Japanese as insane. Then again, Japan does make it extremely easy for them.
 
This list is worse, IMO. It mostly focuses on Korea.
 
http://listverse.com/2015/05/19/10-horrifying-realities-from-the-world-of-asian-pop-music/

Visual Kei officially got its own Cracked article guys. And they proceed to "explain" vk by how ridiculous it is. It's Cracked, its meant to be stupid but lol wow. 
 
 
Read the entire thing: http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-2360-i-was-groupie-with-japans-craziest-metal-band.html
 
I guess they ain't lyin' but they definitely decided they were gonna paint it in the craziest light possible. I'm just curious why they even thought vk was something the usual Cracked reader would find interesting. 

ARGGHHH
I love this band so much. They're right, I wish more VK bands would come up with amazing choreography like that. 
I'd never heard of Purple Stone before I saw them in a live and although their visual didn't catch my eyes too much, when Panic Panic came up and Keiya was doing the dance as well as singing my mind was blown. They're so much fun live and the PV is just precious. Now I'm really curious about the lyrics of panic panic. If anyone has the translations,please share!
Here's to hoping they'll have a long, fruitful career in the scene.
I wish I could've gone to their one man ;_;
@hirokithank you for translating!