Komorebi

Any anime event is the worst possible choice for them, career wise. They are one of the few VK bands that can attempt to play in the western metal league and a weeb con can forever tarnish their image and brand them as an “anime band”. I don’t know about you guys but I certainly wouldn’t want that for their career. 
From what I was told, they announced one single performance for may, so that means an isolated event, not a European tour. 
 
For their sake I hope it’s Taiwan or some event in France or Germany, as most of their actual fanbase is in Europe. 
 
Wisest move would have been a two-man tour with Deviloof.
 
They will also hold another Mad Pit Tour in June/July, a 2man with Leetspeak Monsters and a oneman tour in October-November.
 
Edit: I’ve been suspecting a-kon ever since they got that deal with CHI, which btw didn’t seem too fruitful?

Maybe you’d want to express said happiness in actually buying it instead of pestering the forum for a free copy

Any anime event is the worst possible choice for them, career wise. They are one of the few VK bands that can attempt to play in the western metal league and a weeb con can forever tarnish their image and brand them as an “anime band”. I don’t know about you guys but I certainly wouldn’t want that for their career. 
From what I was told, they announced one single performance for may, so that means an isolated event, not a European tour. 
 
For their sake I hope it’s Taiwan or some event in France or Germany, as most of their actual fanbase is in Europe. 
 
Wisest move would have been a two-man tour with Deviloof.
 
They will also hold another Mad Pit Tour in June/July, a 2man with Leetspeak Monsters and a oneman tour in October-November.
 
Edit: I’ve been suspecting a-kon ever since they got that deal with CHI, which btw didn’t seem too fruitful?

Sho and Hiroshi still being in Dimlim but looking like they want out desperately at lives are proof that it's quite hard to tell Retsu "no" to something.

Just remembered conditional disbanding was a thing some time ago but I don't see it much anymore. Can we consider it already banned then?
 
I'm also adding to the list that one member that goes missing instead quitting the band like a decent person.
Because I'm still bitter about what happened to Yusai.

dove they're literally protecting themselves from getting gutted by a stray gya with a paper knife,
 
western celebs can afford bodyguards x

Dumbasses thinking that they can get away with smoking Weed and then getting caught...
 
This ain't the US.
 
Stop it. 

That they look like women. Man, I love the music but looking at artists sometimes and just see a bunch of gay looking dudes.

At this point idgaf about Dimlim as a band or Retsu, I’m in it for the telenovela realness. 

At this point idgaf about Dimlim as a band or Retsu, I’m in it for the telenovela realness. 

I found some ~essence~ for retsu
 

Don’t know what they expected. If they’re pushing for an international audience, renouncing VK isn’t it.
 
There are basically four camps:
1) Those that will only listen to VK, because the aesthetics are slightly more important than the music.
2) Those that mainly listen to VK because of an interest in the scene, but who wouldn’t stop listening if a band dropped their image, if the music was still good. Won’t seek out non-VK bands regularly .
3) Those that listen to all types of J-music as long as it’s good. Doesn’t care one way or another if it’s VK.
4) Actively avoids VK, either because “it’s gay”, or “I hate the fandom”. Won’t listen to a band that used to be VK either, because of fandom crossover.
 
So basically, there’s very little reason for a band to drop the “VK” label, especially in the foreign market.

I took a nice listen to it myself and spent quite some time thinking about it overall as I took it in. But @Zeus has a very good point. Most of it felt very empty because of the lack of bass and hearing those restrained moments from Sho really detracted from it overall. And that's really my problem with it, because there's something missing from it and I don't know if it's because all the members aren't entirely on board with the changes but going it with anyways is the main issue but it feels just lack of any full dedication from anyone besides Retsu and whatever his vision is. It's not against the rules to do evolve and change as a group to do things different but when you can tell a whole band isn't into it then it transfers over to the sound of the album as a whole.
 
So to me, it's not the worst thing ever, it's just something that exists and we get to enjoy Sho's amazing vocals as held back as they are for another spin.

Only way they were going to sell tickets

@Komorebi  I heard that cold cream is a savior for super dry skin.
 
Apply it heavily before taking a shower and it works like a moisturising treatment, but actually it's sold as a make up remover. Some people sleep with it on and remove in the morning. It looks like this.
 
I tried it for a while to remove make up and it's true,  my skin felt very soft after compared to other make up removers which would usually leave my skin irritated. You can also use coconut oil to remove make up and it's a lot more effective and less abrasive than other products.  But for example, cold cream is a lot heavier than coconut oil so it's a deeper treatment. Maybe worth a try if you can find it in SA. 
 
 

Sho and Hiroshi still being in Dimlim but looking like they want out desperately at lives are proof that it's quite hard to tell Retsu "no" to something.

Thank you!! I will give the nivea cream a try and I'll see what I can find in my country from this list 😮

Use nivea creme, the one in the blue tin container ❤️ its very cheap and extremely moisturizing! Apply it heavily in the evening before you sleep and your face should be moisturized by the morning! By heavily I meen A LOT! your face should look extremely greasy and feel very sticky haha! I like to use that under makeup too. I have combination skin, oily in the T-zone and dry in the forehead and cheeks. It's the best thing I have ever tried! In the morning you just wash it off in warm water and scrub away the dead skincells using a towel. Then apply a small amoumt under your makeup.
 
To keep your makeup on I suggest you to use a primer. There are many different kinds of primers, you will have to find one that works for you. My recommendation is the Master Primers from Maybelline or the Porefessional by Benefit. The benefit one is expensive though.
 
For foundation I recommend you to use an oil based one. Even cream makeup could work for dry skin. I recommend the L'Oréal Paris Infallible pro glow foundation or their true match one, Dermacol Makeup Cover foundation could also work.  If you want to try cream makeup I recommend the Kryolan Ultra foundation,  Kryolan TV Paint Stick. It's basically foundation that doesn't dry out. You will need to set it using a little bit of powder, but it works on dry skin!
 
You could try to use cream contouring, it might work a bit better since your skin is dry. I prefer powder contour though because it is easier to apply. I think it will work if you find a foundation that doesn't dry out.
 
Even a BB-cream could work. I tried the Revolution ultra face base foundation BB-cream. It didn't dry out so that one could be great for you!
 
If your skin is extremely dry you could put on a heavy layer of Nivea Creme under your foundation, that way your skin won't absorb the moisture from the foundation. Think about your skin as a sponge that soaks up liquid kind of haha, that is what dry skin does, so you need to use a lot of moisturizer until it can't soak up anymore liquid. You know you have used enough if your skin feels sticky after half an hour or so!

At this point idgaf about Dimlim as a band or Retsu, I’m in it for the telenovela realness. 

Ppl be a fan of actual Visual kei where bandomen cosplay literally all the time but God forbid a fan cosplaying bandomen 

I like the punkish side of VK, so my suggestion is always add plenty of safety pins, and studs on anything.  Especially  on leather. Jackets, your creeper shoes, belts, suspenders, bagpack, anything!

Really? I always feel whatever I put on my eyes is essentially invisible after I open my eyes orz
 
Wow, that gives me something to think about... I'll have to experiment a little this weekend

This type of makeup looks a bit weird when your eyes are closed because we black out the eyelids haha
 
Pictures of phantasmagoria's members

 
Emiru from aicle, he puts the eyelashes on the lids haha:

@Komorebi, the good news is that it’s highly likely to work with hooded eyes.