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Don't worry, I'm also more inclined to do older songs (Either that or indie songs xD). I don't necessarily speak Japanese, but I read WAY too much on the Japanese language, and am very familiar with it, so I'm prone to pointing out interesting things in the vocalist's diction and pronunciation.

I always thought songs like this were satirising how Idols are viewed in Japan, as the Idol industry.. is.. well, far from free flowing. (You have touched in this, but I thought I'd go into more depth) They're expected to stay virgin (in the public eye at least. Their producers, however, well, no one really knows for sure, it's not open information, but... you get what I mean), they're expected to keep a good image, etc. Mostly so the fans would still be attracted to them. They like to market off their "purity", despite often Idol Girls wearing skimpy outfits and all. But I think it's mostly marketing on cute innocence, combined with the Confucian culture Japan is known for, but amped up. Whereas VisualKei, back in the early 2000's, well... we've all heard the stereotypes that Vkei guys prostitute themselves and stuff, and that used to be true, to an extent. It is RARELY practiced anymore, but Vkei guys were seen as "Bad boys". There was a big contrast back then. Idols were expected to be cute, Vkei guys were expected to be dirty. Now, the contrast isn't relevant to the lyrics, but it is worth mentioning. Basically, the idol industry sexualises girls and makes them attractive based on "purity", and this may be referenced in the lyric "Are you just another dirty bitch?". Daisuke possibly referring to how he hopes his idol girl isn't some other, dirty girl, and that she will be dedicated to him. This of course, also brings in the biggest idol fans out there. They aren't your teenaged girl, nope! It's the fat pervert that buys literally ALL their stuff. Ok, so this is a stereotype, but that's what satire does. It makes fun of a stereotype. And well, the song definitely seems to be making fun of the proverbial pervert who is attracted to idol girls. The mind of the proverbial pervert generally goes "Oh you're so fucking cute and I want to corrupt you but only with me, I want you to be mine", and that song definitely seems to peer into that mindset. BTW, I really think you should continue with these analyses. They're really good! I may try one in the future, if possible

Yeah, really long albums can get quite boring, as I noticed most are filled with filler songs. Medium sized (in between standard and long) albums are best for bands in general. But knowing Wagakki Band's sound, it's best if they stay with standard length albums, because they're not being Kiryu and having a quite inconsistent sound (Shorter albums are the problem on Kiryu's end). Wagakki Band stays quite consistent, mostly containing lighter stuff, sometimes powerful, sometimes soft, never really "heavy". They're quite defined. and that's totally fine. But long albums + a defined sound is going to feel repetitive and gimmicky. And yeah, Yuko's voice can get quite old hearing it so much, especially with all the post-production they put on the vocals, it takes out a lot of the raw frequencies, and well, ends up making every instance sound the same. (Heavy Vibrato plus lots of reverb is a problem on its own). Also, it's the same treatment that they give Pop Vocalists (minus the autotune, I think) and that can make it feel even more gimmicky. But that's just my speculation and 2 cents.

I could also help contribute if possible. Often, I notice VisualKei singers tend to use "archaic" phonetics, and well, I read way too much into the history of the Japanese language, so if this thing does take off, I could provide a "linguistic analysis" if there is anything interesting about the lyric in pronunciation, or how it's used. i.e a vocalist pronounces え as we or ye, instead of e. Making 絵の具まみれ become "Wenogu mamire" instead of "Enogu mamire". Of course, I won't point out when a vocalist pronounces を as wo, because that's too common. xD

I know that BP Records bands like Kiryu often do tours of Asia, preforming in Beijing and such. But yeah, within mainland China, there is an extreme lack in Rock Music in general, and alternative cultures are generally viewed as "lowly" (i.e my Shamate example I said earlier)

Knowing La'Mule, I wouldn't be surprised about Christian Death influence. Though they weren't deathrock, they were very Gothic Rock influenced

Hm. Could go either way. Could even be inspired by Kyo, since Dir en Grey first got popular during that era. If he ever preformed with a noose around his neck though, with used gauze, then we definitely got a Kon clone

Kon was mostly inspired by Kiyoharu and Hide, so. But Kon's eye makeup, that's something quite original. I've seen similar tear makeup on Kiyoharu, but it's usually just one tear. Kon is the earliest one I've seen use 3. Then Kyo decided to use it xD. Did Ruki ever use the three tear eye makeup thing?

Well, there is a subculture in China that is inspired by Vkei called Shamate, but they're hated by the general public, since, well, it's like any alternative counter-culture. They're mostly made up of Rural Young Adults who go out into the city to work and make a living for themselves. They're generally closely knit and consider themselves to be family. Mostly because the entire public hates them xD. As far as I know, there doesn't seem to be a Shamate music scene, they just stick to American Rock and Japanese VisualKei. Even though there are literal millions of Shamate out there, they're not really a big, vocal movement. They just want to live how they want to, despite how much the public hates it. Vkei itself is interesting though because it's an indie-based scene (For the most part) that has a huge following. It's a rare occurrence, since most indie music scenes have small, online followings. Rock music in general that isn't Pop Rock is quite rare in Asia outside of Japan, especially in China and Korea, with their Confucian based conformity culture. Japan also has this especially, but not to the extent of China and Korea. China also has a strict government that enforces conformity (i.e the government trying to force Mandarin in Guangdong and other non-Mandarin speaking areas). As with the Shamate movement, it's really hard for any counterculture movement to get their expression out. Also, knowing how much China controls their internet and media, it's likely that the government could even easily suppress a rock music movement if they wanted. China itself isn't known much for having any sort of underground music movements that gain ground. Basically, it'd be much easier to try in either Taiwan, or Hong Kong, especially since Hong Kong is famous for having one of the biggest thriving underground music scenes. Though, one crazy idea is for a band with a good enough following and a record label they own to support some Chinese VisualKei bands and sponsor some tours, but the last occurrence of that kind of band with that kind of label with that kind of following is Kisaki and his label Undercode... and well... we all know what happened to that... BP records could try, since their bands already perform in China, and there could be potential money to be made, but I doubt they've thought of it. I'd really like to see Vkei become a "thing" somewhere else though, so it'll last longer. But, when looking into the reality of things, Vkei seems like something that could only exist in Japan (And Sweden but what doesn't exist there?)

Just an update: The Kuroyuri Argentinian Street Team says Kuroyuri will be at some sort of Kamijo Event. Does anyone know if that's true? If so, could that be their big break? I mean, Kamijo is a huge musician, and so if Kuroyuri does preform at such an event, it could really get their music out there

The only reason I didn't post sources before was because I was just letting out all the crazy stuff I've heard throughout the years. Now I've pretty much got all that expressed, I'm mostly doing sources now

Either that or Yu-Dai from Sex Android sorrynotsorry

Don't worry, I think they're too close to break up. Mei, Kuro and K have been preforming together for years, and seem to be close friends, and Kuro and K are twin brothers in real life. They're not going anywhere any time soon~

Don't know whether this is a newb, troll, or is just delusional. (What's worse is that it comes from an argument on Vkei being Emo. Yeah to end it all, last time I checked, Emo was Rites of Spring, Fugazi, Sunny Day Real Estate, AFI and Jawbreaker) And yes, definitely the ancient Japanese, the Jomon and Yayoi peoples, were playing heavy metal while wearing a lot of makeup. Forget all those archaeologists who said they only had 6 string Kotos and Clay flutes. This guy is obviously an expert on Vkei

That's been something they've been doing on Twitter for quite a while. Since they announced Toshabutsu, I think

I have a Kuroyuri to Kage tour poster from 2015 signed by all the members, even Koyomi and Mutsuki. Sadly, I didn't get it signed in person. It was something I bought off of ebay

I notice at the end of the PV spot, it shows a shot of this calligraphy scroll with some interesting characters on it. For some reason, they're using Oracle Bone Script, which is the oldest form of Chinese Characters known. It's called that because, well, they're mostly found on Oracle Bones (The progression of Chinese/Japanese script is usually named after what they're most commonly found on, i.e Silk and Bamboo Script, Bronze Script, Seal Script, etc.). I wonder why they chose that. Maybe there is some symbolism in it? Or they're like me and they think it looks cool because of how archaic it is? xD Yeah probably the second one.

Now I'm imagining Chanty either going toward Gangster Rap Rock, or Jail Blues xD

Welcome to the forum! I notice you and I have quite similar Vkei tastes xD. Anyway, I hope you have fun here!

To be fair, they've been around for quite a while and have only one actual album. I'm sure they have lots of unreleased songs. I mean, a lot of their discography is live distributed. I'm hoping possibly some rerecordings of JyuLie songs. Their new PV definitely gives off Jyulie vibes with the traditional theme and all. Then again, the only time they didn't give off Jyulie vibes is with Psychopass