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Omg I just saw bandmen posting about this on twitter!! I was hoping that I was misreading it (read the article like 3-4 times) ｡ﾟ(｡pдq｡)ﾟ｡
 
They said a lot of it had to do with the rise of info being available online and whatnot now yeah? The internet is a blessing and a curse... ><
 
I still can't believe it... granted I haven't bought a SHOXX magazine in years but... T_T

glamhaze was featured on ViSULOG today
 
Comment movie:
 
 
Interview:
 
Q: Please tell us more about the formation of glamhaze.
 
SaToRu: We've been working together since our previous band...
 
Ray: and the members wanted a new impetus...
 
Neru: that was when I joined...
 
Hayato: and we became...
 
YOSHI: glamhaze.
 
 
Q: How did your band's name come about?
 
SaToRu: It's a combination of glam, as in "glamor," and haze--the cloud of mist that everyone has deep down in their heart. We formed glamhaze because we wanted to sing about things people tend to conceal.
 
Ray: So one origin of our band's name is the paradox between elements that are in conflict with each other.
 
Neru: Yeah, basically what they said *laughs*
 
Hayato: The meaning behind our name is important, but we decided to go with "glamhaze" also because the name has a nice ring to it.
 
YOSHI: Initially we tried to select a name from the ones we had assembled together. When we thought hard about which name among these is able to express the connotations and wordview we wanted to pursue, we decided on glamhaze.
 
 
Q: Tell us more about the appeal of glamhaze.
 
SaToRu: As our name suggests, the appeal lies in our lyrics which reflect what's deep down in people's heart, as well music that's easy to get into.
 
Ray: You can't find a band whose lives are like ours!
 
Neru: I think in various ways we are a rather dramatic band.
 
Hayato: Great songwriting and great vocals.
 
YOSHI: Our songs are easy on the ears, and we can get people excited at lives. Another personal appeal in my case is the attention we pay to setting up our drums--that's something you'll be able to see at our lives.
 
 
Q: What's SaToRu like?
 
Ray: He's more self-disciplined than everyone else. He's also more idiotic than everyone else.
 
Neru: He's like the protagonist of a manga *laughs*
 
Hayato: He's a genius. Who has zero sense of direction.
 
YOSHI: He's surprisingly clueless! *laughs*
 
 
Q: What about Ray?
 
SaToRu: He's serious, but occasionally frivolous.
 
Neru: Loves to mess around *laughs* [*word is "charai"  which describes someone who's not very serious, flamboyant, loves to mess around/chat people up, etc... you get the idea]
 
Hayato: He's a fake half.
 
YOSHI: He's THE star of our band. [*the word is "hanagata" which refers to the person in a group who's most capable of attracting attention]
 
 
Q. And Neru?
 
SaToRu:The little brother in our band. He's cute, but when he's playing his guitar solo he suddenly becomes a different person.
 
Ray: He's like the classic otaku, but he talks a lot and has a ton of jokes up his sleeves!
 
Hayato: Otaku. Pertaining to various things. His personality is kinda similar to mine.
 
YOSHI: He has lots of talents and is interesting. He's quite playful too.
 
 
Q: Hayato?
 
SaToRu: He's an idiot. But he taught me a lot about the good stuff in music.
 
Ray: He talks a lot. And rather kind. And he talks a lot.
 
Neru: He's a "small giant" [*this can mean various things, e.g. someone who's petite but has a big heart]
 
YOSHI: He's a man of sense. He has diverse tastes in music. On the other hand, he's short.
 
 
Q: And finally YOSHI?
 
SaToRu: He's smart, and he's the joker of our group.
 
Ray: The joker.
 
Neru: Joker.
 
Hayato: Ditto.
 
 
Q: What can we expect from your 4th single "Last Scene"?
 
SaToRu: It depicts the scene of separation between a guy and a girl. It's a rather heartbreaking and moving song.
 
Ray: There are lots of nuanced connotations within the song, and this isn't a song that you will get everything out of just with 1 listen.
 
Neru: It's a song full of details and connotations--in that sense it's an epic song.
 
Hayato: Just like the final scene of a drama, it's a song that unfolds in a dramatic fashion.
 
YOSHI: It's a heartbreaking song even by glamhaze's standards, but that's not everything. While we recorded the track with emphasis on the vocals, there are certain points where they are foregrounded and others where they recede. That's the kind of texture we had in mind when we recorded it.
 
 
Q: What are you looking forward to when it comes to your one man live "Under the skies of the city"?
 
SaToRu: There's always an ending to any story, and that's when a new story begins. This live will be when one such story draws to a close, and in order for us to be able to embrace the next challenge we will want to challenge our limits at this live.
 
Ray: We want to make this a day that fans who come to see us won't forget. We won't take a single note or a single moment for granted.
 
Neru: This will be an important point for us, and we want to give everything we've got.
 
Hayato: We want to move as many people as possible, and we'll work hard to achieve that.
 
YOSHI: This day will mark the conclusion of one drama. We will bring to the fans the climax of our story that had begun in January. We want to show them how much we have grown as a band, as well as individually, so please look forward to the 8th of October and come to see us at O-WEST!
 
 
Q: Any final message to the readers of ViSULOG?
 
SaToRu: For newcomers, and those who already know us, please come and see glamhaze live! You'll then be able to experience the full depth of glamhaze such as our lyrics and the "kyara" of our members [*kyara is the "character" that bandmen put up].
 
Ray: Thanks for reading! We're serious in bringing good music to you. We'll be having our oneman at O-WEST on 10/8 so please come even if it's just this once!
 
Neru: For those new to glamhaze, as well as those who are familiar with us already, let's have fun together at our live!!
 
Hayato: For now please search "glamhaze" in youtube.
 
YOSHI: I'm YOSHI on drums. We have been around for less than a year as glamhaze, but since we formed we haven't slowed down in bringing you lives and new releases. So please come have fun at our one-man at O-WEST on 10/8!!
 
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Omg I just saw bandmen posting about this on twitter!! I was hoping that I was misreading it (read the article like 3-4 times) ｡ﾟ(｡pдq｡)ﾟ｡
 
They said a lot of it had to do with the rise of info being available online and whatnot now yeah? The internet is a blessing and a curse... ><
 
I still can't believe it... granted I haven't bought a SHOXX magazine in years but... T_T

http://v-live.futureartist.net/video/60199
 
TRA TRA TRA comment! Why is Hiroki so awkward? lol He just copies people/repeats what they say lolol

quite possibly the best picture me and roji have ever taken together

it is announced at the GazettE one-man live "DOGMATIC -FINAL- 漆黒(shikkoku)" at 2016/02/28 that their LIVE DVD will be released in 2016 winter, which will include scene of that one-man live at 2016/02/28
 
 
btw they will hold their STANDING LIVE TOUR "DOGMATIC -ANOTHER FATE-" since Toyosu PIT at 2016/07/06 and up to GRAND FINALE "DOGMA -ANOTHER FATE-" at 2016/09/27 (GOLDEN TICKET free live)
 

lol i doubt i'm persuasive enough to change minds when it comes to music taste, but it will def be nice if more people can get to know them and maybe like them? haha.
 
one main purpose of these artist threads is for me (and other fans of the band) to share random/ridiculous/fun info or pics without spamming the official news threads ceaselessly. i always feel like this is such an impt part of the vk experience that's often disregarded as delusional "fangirling" among foreign fans, which is quite unfortunate. but that's a whole different topic altogether lol.
 
MORE LOVE FOR GLAMHAZE PLS
 
and yes i totally agree with what @chemicalpicturessaid about satoru's emotional tone. he puts everything into his singing without being overdramatic (hello kamijo), and listening to satoru feels like sitting down and being told a story. he's also capable of so many styles but i love his heartbreaking ballads the most. contrary to what most ppl think, i find ballads among the most demanding to pull off (well) because if you're simply not good enough, there's not nearly enough background instrumentals or effects to cover your ass
 
this song still kills me:

Honestly this is what's needed in my life... to actually know that the person singing the song cares about the song and wants you to care tooo.
 
@hirokithat makes alot of sense actually and I'm sure you don't do it for everyone haha... I do hope you get more and more people to like our bands too... I say "ours" because we seem to be on point with the same bands even though I can go a little darker also haha

Okay, sorry I'm posting here a lot guys T_T I just really love this band.... I'll work on translating Ryo's and Omi's most recent blogs next!
 
Also, apparently TRA TRA TRA will have another announcement tonight (different from the announcement Hiroki is talking about in this blog entry) at midnight (JST).. in like 15 mins... (〇ョ〇)
 
[Translation] Official Line Blog
 
Summer! Summer! : HIROKI
2016/08/18 22:40
 
Hello.
 
I’m the “Red Mop,” Hiroki lol
 
First of all, yesterday we played in the “Jet Black Symphony” event at Shinjuku BLAZE!  Thanks to everyone that came! How was it seeing TRA TRA TRA on a big stage? I had a blast. It was a cool scene! These kinds of festival-type events are great. I hope we can take part in it again next year.
 

 
 
Seems like Obon season is already over
 
Is everyone having fun?
Did you already have fun?
 
I’ve been having a pretty good amount of fun.
 
I went to the beach, to the mountains, played some gigs.. I’ve been able to have a
pretty fulfilling summer. 
 

 
This is the beach I just went to. Whoever knows where this is is amazing! lol
 
I always want to travel year-round so I really love going to the beach in the summer. I just don’t really like beaches that have a lot of people. I love swimming in a beautiful ocean with no people in sight.
 
I love swimming in this kind of place 
 
I wanna make a video with all the TRA TRA TRA members swimming at the beach! Oh, but there’s someone who can’t swim at all… lol
 
 
There aren’t anymore gigs in August so for now I’m gonna put all my excitement and energy towards our 9/25 one-man!  Since it’s our first one-man, I definitely want to make it a success. I can’t help but feel really excited Start saving up your energy for it!
 
 
Alrighty, that’s about it for now
 
till next time!
 
 
PS. There’s gonna be a really happy announcement soon
 
 
HIROKI
 
 
Next time: Ryo
 
 
[Translator notes]
translated by echo
Source: Official Line Blog
Unofficial Fan Page: Unnever End

Omg guys. Hiroki is killing me right now
 
So this all started with the (◯ョ◯) face when Hiroki mentioned Ryo losing his phone in one of his tweets a while ago. I think originally it was just ◯ョ◯ to stand for リョウ. ("Ryo" in katakana).. Like how they block out some parts of the name so you don't know it is even though it was obviously Ryo. Then he starts trolling Ryo with the face and Ryo was like wtf does that even mean??? Lolol so Hiroki was like (◯ョ◯) ＝ リョウ  and started just using it randomly in a lot of tweets. He even posted instructions on how to add it to your keyboard so that it comes up as an option when you type in りょう lol. 
 
Today Omi posted a guitar cam video and was like "the other three look like they're having fun talking amongst themselves behind me during my guitar solo!! I wanna be a part of that!!" Or something along those lines. Hiroki replies with:
(Basically just typing "omiomiomiomi" a bunch of times)
 
Followed by:
(Omi mio)
Then:
Making faces out of each of their names in turn by removing the first and last moji of their names. 
 
And then finally he tweeted the big list Lolol 
 
personally, I think (◯ョ◯) and (◯ロ◯) are the most useable. I've already put them all into my key oard's dictionary though Lolol (◯ョ◯)(◯ョ◯)

nuuuuu I guess I should just... say goodbye to my paychecks before I even look at them LOL.
(I'm pretty sure hiroki just wants to spread the love and paying for a ticket = more people supporting even if you can't go? I mean,  if I knew someone in Tokyo, I would be tempted to pay for them to go to Tra's oneman cos I'm pretty worried about it being empty for them to lolol)

no problem👌

I'd translate as "wait what lol" 

ちょ　is from ちょっと or ちょっと待って if that helps

OH SHIT ハナムケノウタ FUCK ME UPPPPPP SO GOOD

nuuuuu I guess I should just... say goodbye to my paychecks before I even look at them LOL.
(I'm pretty sure hiroki just wants to spread the love and paying for a ticket = more people supporting even if you can't go? I mean,  if I knew someone in Tokyo, I would be tempted to pay for them to go to Tra's oneman cos I'm pretty worried about it being empty for them to lolol)

@echothis is what I said and now I follow way too many bands they are constantly making me broker and broker each day lol.... I find that's inevitable, I mean if everyone throws you a towel you won't even work anymore just live live live....lmfao
 
@hirokiis there a special something you trying to get at their live? like a live-limited or something why you paying someone to go see them?

@hirokihaha yup! I follow them on twitter but I'm not like super into them *doesnt even remember their names* but I'm sure that will change soon enough lol I just remember seeing them by chance at some live and I liked them so I semi-keep tabs on them... More like occasionally check their schedule to see when they're playing. I saw them earlier this year at the free live their label held in shinjuku, but haven't gotten a chance to see them again since then. 
 
I guess I should get my hands on their music too haha... but I don't wanna end up trying to keep up with 184357191038336 bands.. after the Tra one man and my Miyuu obsession calms down, I'll make it a point to look more into Glamhaze!! (๑و•̀ω•́)و 
I just don't have the emotional capacity right now lolol 

haha my top tier is slowly increasing.. can't handle... @_@ lol
 
how could you forget FoLLoW! lol hmm... maybe ask them closer to the date? I've already gotten my tickets so I'm going regardless haha I liked KILLANETH so if I miss FoLLoW at least it won't be a total bust ><;
 
omg srsly. My heart always stops when I see 大切お知らせ T_T
 
BUT getting off topic. haha yeah glamhaze is around for a long time!!
 
 
 
hopefully!! when/how long will you be in Japan??

lol i try to keep it to 4-5 >_> that doesn't mean i succeed all the time haha.
 
omg i totally forget it's on the same day as the FoLLoW live XD nope they don't usually tweet about their deban.. it'll be such a shame if you miss them though >_> umm i guess i can try asking but i think bands usually only find out really close to the actual taiban?
 
aaaand don't even mention disbandment ._. i'm living in perpetual fear of seeing 大切なお知らせ tweets on my timeline. i really hope glamhaze can become a big band because they deserve it ;3

haha yay! someone's getting a promotion! lol how many bands are in your 1st tier?? O_O
 
ahh I'm gonna try and catch FoLLoW on 10/8! so I wouldn't be able to go anyway haha (I hope to god FoLLoW isn't on first lol do they usually tweet about when they're gonna be on?) I'm sure I'll have many more opportunities to see Glamhaze though! Unless they follow this wave of disbanding bands T_T (I still can't believe you pay for your friends to go lol)

Lolol dont worry i totally get that XD it can be super exhausting to keep up with multiple bands at once orz. i've been following them forever but they have always been in my '2nd tier' of bands... but now that FoLLoW is disbanding i have one free slot to promote someone into wheee
 
i really hope you get to see them again soon though!! actually they have a oneman at o-west on 10/8 but it's a saturday so i doubt you'll be able to make it >_> i'm kinda excited + worried at the same time since it's a big venue. i'll probably be paying a friend to go for me~

@hirokihaha yup! I follow them on twitter but I'm not like super into them *doesnt even remember their names* but I'm sure that will change soon enough lol I just remember seeing them by chance at some live and I liked them so I semi-keep tabs on them... More like occasionally check their schedule to see when they're playing. I saw them earlier this year at the free live their label held in shinjuku, but haven't gotten a chance to see them again since then. 
 
I guess I should get my hands on their music too haha... but I don't wanna end up trying to keep up with 184357191038336 bands.. after the Tra one man and my Miyuu obsession calms down, I'll make it a point to look more into Glamhaze!! (๑و•̀ω•́)و 
I just don't have the emotional capacity right now lolol 

@echo i had absolutely no idea you like them as well :')))
 
@Yukimoto omg yes...  i literally can't wait for last scene! the preview sounds stunning already.
 
today they did an acoustic ver. of last scene and covered the theme song of 'kimi no namae wa' at their fiveStars instore
 
 
anyway.. any favorite songs? member? lol.

@Yukimoto haha definitely!! I hope they play with dangan!! (*⁰▿⁰*)