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Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!

Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!

Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!

Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!

Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!

It does look like my perspective is a little different, but it seems like everyone knows a lot more than I do! Maybe some distance gives ya'll a better overall picture of a band/scene. 
 
I really really want to see FED (their oneman in Nagoya was the same day as another live and I had to choose). Every since Ryu posted a picture with Zin's Luy (who I love) I've been researching and listening and they sound good! Right up my alley so to speak. 
 
Charlie is my ultimate. I never can take a proper picture where I put my arm around him because I get so damn nervous being that close to him. ;_; I love him so much. 
 
I really want to write up my experience at the live! It was so different. If you like wagakki then you'll probably like Zigzag
 
Me and my friends went to the live house thirty minutes before and we barely got into the back, there were people lined up and people already inside for them. I wish we could have gotten there sooner but we did the out of store event and had 2 shots with MeteoroiD and Elysion (which is a story in itself, omg)
 
Haha we couldn't see the support drummer at all! Thats how shitty the venue was. It was the tiniest place I've ever been in (JANUS, I think it was called). Which is funny because I've seen Shounenki a few times so it would have been interesting to see if I recognized him. 
 
And if you're suspicious if I'm your friend I'm not LOL. Not to say we couldn't be friends but I don't think we've met. 

I feel the exact same way to be honest. Even during their shows they just seemed to do more variety and not really so much about the smile-smile stuff. I miss hearing him scream tbh. He does still do it on ocassion but for like .05 seconds. And no worries, Motoki will always be Tohma in my heart. LOL 
 
Honestly, I saw them for the first time Sunday and I'm obsessed. I can't stop listening to their mini-album. But I think that's because I'm not into oshare kei as much so I don't mourn Ray℃. Their whole concept is so awesome and they were really tongue-in-cheek about everything. I love them playing on the whole Tanuki/Bangya thing, it's so meta. And their Buddhist theme makes it cooler. The only frustrating part is that you can't get cheki of Mikoto! But I also understand why. I met Aoshi before the live when he was handing out flyers and he was so humble and nice. And yes, they're already really popular. They played a shitty basement venue that was tiny but they packed it out. I bought their tsunagaritai sweater after seeing them once and I can't even wear it, it's too hot already!

Nice to meet you too! 
 
Actually to tell the truth, I was more of a fan of Smileberry's previous band Luche's music than I am of their current stuff. I'm not that big of a fan of oshare kei (I say this but I've been to more ALIVE and Smileberry and Luche instore/live events than I can count) but Motoki is an amazing frontman and they're really sweet. Motoki in particular has always been super loving towards me whenever we interact and my ultimate bandman is Charlie so... I'm really hooked on them even though it's not what I prefer.
 
BFN was amazing and their music was exactly what I like. It's unfortunate that they really were awkward with me and my friends when we met them. Maybe because we started to go see them when they were about to disband. MeteoroiD are really good live and they're sweet as well.
 
Honestly a lot of foreign Vkei fans probably know more about the bands themselves than I do, I judge by how good they are live at the end of the day. Their CD may not be very good but some of these bands are killer live.
 
I didn't know ZigZag was Ray℃ until yesterday. I was so shocked. If you didn't know their past you'd be so surprised because they are light years away from their oshare kei past.

Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!

Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!

Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!

Nice to meet you too! 
 
Actually to tell the truth, I was more of a fan of Smileberry's previous band Luche's music than I am of their current stuff. I'm not that big of a fan of oshare kei (I say this but I've been to more ALIVE and Smileberry and Luche instore/live events than I can count) but Motoki is an amazing frontman and they're really sweet. Motoki in particular has always been super loving towards me whenever we interact and my ultimate bandman is Charlie so... I'm really hooked on them even though it's not what I prefer.
 
BFN was amazing and their music was exactly what I like. It's unfortunate that they really were awkward with me and my friends when we met them. Maybe because we started to go see them when they were about to disband. MeteoroiD are really good live and they're sweet as well.
 
Honestly a lot of foreign Vkei fans probably know more about the bands themselves than I do, I judge by how good they are live at the end of the day. Their CD may not be very good but some of these bands are killer live.
 
I didn't know ZigZag was Ray℃ until yesterday. I was so shocked. If you didn't know their past you'd be so surprised because they are light years away from their oshare kei past.

Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!

I feel the exact same way to be honest. Even during their shows they just seemed to do more variety and not really so much about the smile-smile stuff. I miss hearing him scream tbh. He does still do it on ocassion but for like .05 seconds. And no worries, Motoki will always be Tohma in my heart. LOL 
 
Honestly, I saw them for the first time Sunday and I'm obsessed. I can't stop listening to their mini-album. But I think that's because I'm not into oshare kei as much so I don't mourn Ray℃. Their whole concept is so awesome and they were really tongue-in-cheek about everything. I love them playing on the whole Tanuki/Bangya thing, it's so meta. And their Buddhist theme makes it cooler. The only frustrating part is that you can't get cheki of Mikoto! But I also understand why. I met Aoshi before the live when he was handing out flyers and he was so humble and nice. And yes, they're already really popular. They played a shitty basement venue that was tiny but they packed it out. I bought their tsunagaritai sweater after seeing them once and I can't even wear it, it's too hot already!

OMG, this is exactly what i've been saying to my friends all the time! I was a huge fan of LUCHe. and while i'm always up for more "oshare" and smile-li-ness, it got a little tiring after a while... especially when i know that the band is capable of more variety (cf. LUCHe. songs like Neo Innovation -Level.1- and ココロノコエ。 which showcase all of the band's brilliance). and yes Tohma's really sweet (sorry i still insist on calling him that!! XD) - i've written him some letters/fanmail and he even replied a few times :'D
 
I still don't know what to feel about zigzag tbh. if i didn't know that they were Ray℃ i would probably be able to enjoy zigzag A LOT more..... but they are just so different now i'm still trying to come to terms with the change lmao. in any case they seem to be gaining popularity pretty fast so i'm happy for them if nothing else!

Nice to meet you too! 
 
Actually to tell the truth, I was more of a fan of Smileberry's previous band Luche's music than I am of their current stuff. I'm not that big of a fan of oshare kei (I say this but I've been to more ALIVE and Smileberry and Luche instore/live events than I can count) but Motoki is an amazing frontman and they're really sweet. Motoki in particular has always been super loving towards me whenever we interact and my ultimate bandman is Charlie so... I'm really hooked on them even though it's not what I prefer.
 
BFN was amazing and their music was exactly what I like. It's unfortunate that they really were awkward with me and my friends when we met them. Maybe because we started to go see them when they were about to disband. MeteoroiD are really good live and they're sweet as well.
 
Honestly a lot of foreign Vkei fans probably know more about the bands themselves than I do, I judge by how good they are live at the end of the day. Their CD may not be very good but some of these bands are killer live.
 
I didn't know ZigZag was Ray℃ until yesterday. I was so shocked. If you didn't know their past you'd be so surprised because they are light years away from their oshare kei past.

hi, welcome to MH!
 
you like some interesting bands! it's rare to find someone who enjoys bands as different as Smileberry, BFN and MeteroiD XD 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ has been growing on me as well, although i still prefer their previous bands, especially Ray℃ which is one of my all-time favorites ^^
 
nice to have you and i hope you enjoy your time here

Hey! Obviously I'm new here haha.
 
I'm Sara, you can call me by name or by my username or whatever (my username is a joke btw... though I don't know if I'm considered bangya anyways just by default).
 
I'm mostly here to talk about Vkei, though I do like other Jrock. I just happen to live in Japan and going to lives is my hobby (it takes up so much money it's pretty much my only hobby). I don't really go see any bigger bands, except Nocturnal Bloodlust but even they're still small compared to some. I usually go to Nagoya lives (I will go to Osaka or Tokyo for special occasions, I recently went to Kansai Rock Summit in Osaka since so many bands were playing!). I like ジン, Smileberry, Sick2, BFN (before they disbanded obv), Elysion, MeteoroiD, FED, 真天地開闢集団ジグザグ (saw them for the first time in Osaka this past Sunday, they were incredibly live!), and a lot more I can't think of.
 
Anyways, I know all the bands I go to are smaller but if you guys want live reports I'd be happy to do it. I'm excited to listen to more Jrock outside of Vkei but also of course welcome vkei recs if you have any!