Komorebi

Sho deserves better. 

i'm in no position to say what someone deserves, but also remember that everyone will eventually have a last band. i wouldn't wish to rush the end of one band on the hopes that another will rise from the ashes. i've been bit by that expectation a lot in my younger years. i would rather hope DIMLIM can pull it together again, get what they need, and keep rocking out.

As someone who recently saw them live, is in touch with actual gyas in Japan and not just crossing fingers and theorizing online, they do need to be put out of their misery asap.

Sho is talented, motivated and into Vk, but also too spineless to stand up to Retsu’s whims and caprices. He deserves people he can actually work with as equals and not only make good music but being able to perform it proficiently and comfortably, looking at ease on stage. Which lately he hasn’t.

vk fans are CRAZY holy hell

VK crays gonna cray, I guess :< That sucks though

It only showed me once again that people can't read/will read what they want to read in order to fuel their drama. 
They obviously needed drama on their podcast to attrackt more listeners and obviously my views on piracy are way more polemic than my translations about the Kisaki fiasco, the Avanchick drama and all that juicy stuff *sarcasm*

@DarkWater You can see tracklists of the three demotapes on puresound https://puresound.co.jp/user_data/sp_artist_product.php?aid=jannedaarc&psd=99&mt=1&perPage=20&sk=1&zk=1&pd4=4&pageID=2 . There were a few songs that were only ever released on those tapes afaik. I know that rips do exist, but I lost the ones I had years ago in a hard drive crash :<

inbox me?

i dont know what the original point was tbh i just thought that 1 person randomly posting http://twitter.com without any context was funny as hell

I saw a bunch of porn links and I thought I had missed a joke or something XD

he's mentally unstable, that's all you need to know

also

LOL for real?

he's been hospitalized w. schizophrenia a few yrs ago, which is sad; his twitter and ask.fm accounts are something special tho, and he's a confirmed Vl*dimir P*tin stan if u wanted tha dirt.

Garbage.

Their latest look is the worst look I have ever seen in all my years of visual kei.

I must agree. And I've seen plenty of awful looks.

Yes, they're horrible... (like 95% of these indies visual kei bands)

Any idea what the turn off is caused by? I get it and I also wanted it to be Yu-ki on vocals but straight up Ryo has more noticable skill to offer. Hard to nail down why Yu-ki is so much more enjoyable but I guess as a singer it's a natural charisma thing

I think it might be the pitch. If it were lower or deeper... or sounded less strained I'd like it better. 

I eventually got into Kiyoharu and Daigo, whose voice pitches I used to dislike a lot.

Yeah could be right this is also how I feel about most of vocalists in vk I end up fans of lol

Yu-ki is needed out here tho I hope we see him soon..

My one year is coming up soon. It feels like yesterday I joined xD

It feels like yesterday to me that both of you joined...

Such a babby.

With a majority of topics, not just this one, depend on each individuals mindset.

Understanding why it bothers them, and incorrectly choosing to make it a big deal, is entirely up to them.

Regardless of their reason imo.

It should not be something to rile you up though.

Take for example my opinion on this matter.

I personally don't have an interest in the each bands life, outside their career (music), and it's a decision that I choose to make. I live a busy lifestyle, and their music is how I respect them. Now if that bothers someone, that's on them.

I don't feel intellectually superior (I'm not sure to who I'm comparing myself to actually), but I feel that the band's hard work (if it actually sounds good that is) is something that I prioritize in my admiration for the band from my reasoning.

What I feel about people who do enjoy talking about the band members (whether male or female), should not matter, whether positive or negative. Being a fan of VK, I understand that the scene has more female fans than male by a big margin.

I think logically, and I take into consideration peoples feelings or experiences with said subject, and then decide that whatever opinion I may have, is better left unsaid if negative.

I chose to not partake in these discussions, and I expect those who do talk about it, to respect my decision, and not make me feel bad for it.

Your comment about not being a fanboi of cars or sports, proves my point.

You (I'm not sure who you mean by "we" as I know a few fans of VK and cars) chose to not partake in discussions regarding cars, or sports, and most people (men and women) must respect it.

Those who don't, and let it get to them (or failure to understand), should be none of your concern.

It's their own thoughts they need to address, not yours.

I'm really interested in the aesthetic/artistic side of things but on the other hand I don't know much about musical terms / techniques athough I fucking love listening to music. I feel like I get judged a lot for being a "" superficial fan """ since I often make comments about band members and their looks. sigh People should be allowed to like both lol

@platyI feel lots of dudes talking about guitar riffs online never actually held one and are probably just trying to sound cool and not being called "superficial".

I feel you, I know nothing about music theory and composition, yet I wish I knew more :/

Yuyo, no need to get so triggered xD

a soan project mini, a good D PV+song, okay-ish lynch PV, and some rando drama lol

bands are disbanding & one person has died

ie, the usual

That I've heard...

Anything new on the forum per-se? I feel like it's been forever since I last logged in. I missed you guys.

for me its kind of hard to care about western bands because the standard here is basically an album every 2-4 years lol 

Yeah, that too. By the time they release something else I has forgotten they existed.

you are missing out on so many great Bands dude...tho I agree that the releases these days aren‘t so cool. Jinjer from the ‚new bands’ was a nice discovery for me, but all other bands like...old opeth or so...you gotta have love for them. 

Haha, I would've 'missed' it too.  Anyway congratulations!

Too much of a hassle to shave and dress up for a boring ceremony when I have actual paid work to do XD Thanks!

thank you!! i appreciate it  <3

You're welcome. Eat lot's of cake

Ahhhh! That's it! 

I'm coming back to south america 

Gackt's guitarist is "having a meeting" in Chile, according to instagram. Smells suspicious to me *o*

haha till this day I thought the song was called "The Down Deep POPE" lol

But I agree on the song. I think it's actually one of their best songs. Morrigan has been kinda boring before - but this song manages to make everything nice and compact.

The new mini-album doesn't feel like nothing new, really, but the songs are really good and I like them.

That escalated quickly

@seurongi told you to delete your fucking yutori rp account :((

That's very cool - VRZEL has real potential for hit singles imo!.

FIVEFOLD ENVY is a vein of gold, I really want them to hit that aginn

Fivefold Envy live is the shit man.

i'm brainstorming a topic that might tangentially touch on the why

Oh. I'll be looking forward to that then.

Those Galapagoss bandanas T_T

Or, you're not able to get it at all, unless it miraculously ends up on the auctions like, 3 yrs later....

I feel ya... I've been covering for someone on vacation for all of January with 4AM start times. Ugh.

I get up 6days a week at 4AM.

And then whatever weather delivering newspapers.

and Tuesdays and Fridays also post delivery.

the last weeks... cold, strong wind and almost everyday rain.

and this night...

It's snow time ヽ(・∀・)ノ

and I already have a freaking cold.

You might cry because you found it or because of its price? #Firstworldproblems

@IGM_Oficial both lol

makes us who's been here since forever feel like relics

ikr

^ would be a quite strange reason to begin with to like something only because its brutal.

in such case i think anyone with that mindset might be better off listening to music outside of Vk...

but nice to know that the full album is really very good!^^

Most of the comments I've seen on the trailer praise the heaviness as if it were a synonym of high quality xD

it is really good!!

Any favorites from their discog you like?

アンド weren't that well known so it's nice to hear people still listen to them.

Blaze and Blackout are pretty enjoyable so far.

Thanks! Can't wait to see you when you're back in Tokyo.

Less than a month already!