Reiko

You can check the details of & discuss the Kyo (Dir)/Daisuke (Kagerou) & co. incident in this thread:

The title isn't as straightforward as this one so I understand why it got less traction despite being about bigger names, and that people may have missed it. But it covers some fairly famous stories from the anonymous rumor landscape of the scene so if you're interested in these things you should check it out... preferably while remembering to think critically about everything you read in the Rumors subforum and your reaction to what you've read...


edit: Forgot to mention that Kisaki dropped out of an event. It's unclear at the moment if it's because of the impact of these accusations or some other circumstance.
 

Pulling this quote out for emphasis.
 
 
Something like what is described in this thread, as well as the various other ones mentioned above, are horrible and should be treated with the same amount of outrage regardless of who did it. It's unfortunate that a scene that could allow for so much creativity and expression, both visually and audibly, attracts all sorts of scummy people because the target audience is vulnerable and impressionable. 

Yea, I think it's harder to predict eras of music genres when everyone has become more opportunistic w/ different styles & genre fusion. I think compared to before, the internet has really bled everything together. I still can't shake off the feeling that there will be something completely unpredictable, but maybe we're past the point of distinctive music eras? Though music is heavily influenced by tech advancements, so I guess it will always be impossible to fully predict stuff like this (or we would've done so already.)
 
The Y2K revival stuff is def. going to be interesting as it evolves. 

I agree but think I can see most of this in motion already. I mean modern underground electronic music is already where you are taking about. It's like subtle sad boy trance and broken beats with pop vocals. And stuff like SOPHIE and all that is kinda in that vane as well. Aesthetically the Y2k shit is def in already. 
 
I think surf rock is kinda coming back hard. At least at local DIY and punk bars in cleveland. Lots of hardcore punk bands seem to be going really strong. The grunge angle is def in. Bands like Cherry Glazer kinda represent that wave (Hedi Slimane YSL collections were already a few years ago).
 
I think that 70s worship is starting to hit for sure. I can't elaborate but I def get that vibe lately from a lot of different scenes.

Calling it now 2020-2030 Genres:
Some bastardized electronic version of crunk called Nu-Crunk or Post-Crunk. The dirty south rises again. Vaporwave/Millenniumwave will evolve to cover 2000s trends mainly using New Age, Trance, UK Garage, and Madchester. Instead of slowed down Diana Ross it's sped up Enya. Aesthetic is based in post-modern late 90s-00s design with a lots of silver and 2.5D logos. As we ascend to greater levels of irony, butt-rock/post-grunge, once considered the laughing stock of music genres, gets revived in some form or fashion through a meme.  As marijuana gets legalized nationwide in the US,  70s culture revival starts to happen. Some new psychedelic genre arises that's some amalgam of previous psychedelia genres.  
 
 

today my distant crush and i coincidentally wore matching plaid shirts today and it was kinda embarrassing but then i felt more happy and my heart beat a little
i wish i could talk to her.....
this is also my first time having such a crush on a girl, i didn't know i had this gayness in me until she showed up
 
on another note, i wish someone would make dinner for me for once. my parents are still so traditional that everybody has to sit at the table for dinner ughh and i'm usually the one who has to cook dinner.......i'm so tired of this

im in highschool again

Ayumi Hamasaki - Flower
https://www.facebook.com/308239053227/videos/ayu-[flower]-full-pv/10155083938163228/

What's funny is I thought this song sounded familiar,but turns out the chorus sounds kinda similar to Malice Mizer's "Au Revoir" which also includes  "眠りたい" in the lyrics.

Hey all. How's it going? I guess I should introduce myself now, huh?
 
I originally got into Visual Kei back in....2009, I believe? It may have been slightly before or after. Anyway, I would spend countless hours everyday doing things revolving around VK. (as I'm sure all of you do/did) that continued until about 2013 or so and then I kind of fell off. I would still come back every so often and see which of my favorite bands decided to disband or check out who was new, but I never jumped completely back in. That is until the last month. Not sure what called me back, but something did! The first thing I noticed was "Boy oh boy do I have a lot of catching up to do." While it's been a crazy ride so far, it's been fun as hell!
 
I decided to come back to Monochrome Heaven just to help me sort everything out. Oh, that reminds me. Forgot to mention, I used to have an account on here many moons ago. I have absolutely no idea what any of my info was anymore, so I just decided to make a new one! I'm going to finish this off by saying it's nice to meet you all and I'm glad to be back in the community!

I bought the new album off bandcamp last night. Can't wait till it ships! Glad to support something so genuine and genuinely good. Its like completely up my ally.

The file include all the instruments 

Hello Guys ! 
 
I have the tab of "Ryuusei" by  Mucc
 
Download: https://mega.nz/#!wmp3xTDZ!0cmb8Hrn-skDfmdleNL1tyV7nfYOkM-BwJgLL9Y50Vw
 
I hope the tabs will be helpfull. 
 
Regards ! 

Kiri to mayu tab
 
Good luck (｡>﹏<｡)

at least it's not girls eating shit anymore, it's girls washing cars now ;o

JUKA
 
 

I ended a friendship.
I feel broken.
But can't deal that he doesn't feel the same. Just hurt too much.
 
hopefully I can forget about it anytime soon. 
 
 

life sucks

*Quick public service announcement*
 
Are you that dude in the mosh pit flailing your arms everywhere and punching and kicking all around??
 
Nobody likes you and your whole shit is definitely an act.

Malice Mizer - Au Revoir
Dir en Grey - Jessica
Luna Sea - Rosier, True Blue
L'arc en Ciel - Honey

I've had some Laputa songs in my library for a bit now, but after seeing this thread, I grabbed their discography. Took a minute to grow on me, but I'm starting to really love them ... Thanks y'all!
 

It's really nice to hear you guys enjoy his music! ; > I completely agree. It's not that easy to find innovative and genuine artists in visual kei so supporting them is very important.  Especially if they are this skilled, too. Also the non Japanese bands often try to imitate the Japanese ones so much that they end up lacking substance and miss the chance to add their own perspective and this is very different.
 
A teaser for the upcoming MV has been released yesterday:
 
 

I bought the new album off bandcamp last night. Can't wait till it ships! Glad to support something so genuine and genuinely good. Its like completely up my ally.

Never heard of these guys but the black metal/visual kei/korean combination looks really interesting. That first song you posted is really good too.