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how do you own all their CDs, but haven't listened to them yet??? Go listen! Now!! yeah I've liked him since feeche too! I never got into feeche all that much, but I remember liking him ^^ yeah I'll let you know when they officially release kamikaze... right now they're just handing them out for free at lives haha demo version I think they said. Ryo posted a picture that looked like he was signing them too! I hope they release more music soon too! or like... at least a pv. I'm pretty sure they don't even have a pv yet;;

Finally got my hands on this!
 

 
Working on translating it now  

so i took pictures with approximately 5000 bandmen today 
 


there are so many things going on in each picture lmao but probably my favorite part is FEST'S Hal copying my pose

Yes!! You do!! They're so good!! And even better live!! I'm going to their gig on the 16th. If they're still handing out their newest song, Kamikaze, I'll upload it. Maybe it'll help you get back into them  

i need to start getting back into these guys. i remember when they first formed and i couldn't stop listening to Re:born haha. it's such a great song <3 but somehow i dropped off as i got busier + i became too preoccupied with other bands. 

If you don't have LINE, download it! (it's free!!! plus the stickers are super cute!)
You have the opportunity to chat with Ryo this Friday (September 2nd)!!
 
Add the official Tra account (search @tratratra) and wait for Ryo to message at 9pm (JST) on September 2nd (be careful of time differences!)
 
No one else will be able to see your conversation. Usually the band member will have some kind of greeting and maybe ask a few questions or decide on a topic to talk about. You can either answer said questions/talk about the topic/or bring up whatever you want. Last time I talked to Hiroki about Pokemon Go, relationships, and the possibility of Tra selling more goods at their lives lol. 

Even if you don't speak Japanese, just say hi to Ryo and let him know he has some fans abroad too!
 
Don't miss out!!
 
 

they totally remind me of when i wasn't into visual kei - everyone terrified me so much LOL
it's kind of weird thinking back of then when now, no band's concepts or videos is too much for you to handle anymore xD

TRA TRA TRA

 
Officially, TRA TRA TRA has been together since January 30,  2015, but they released their demo CD and were doing some lives in 2014 as well. Their bassist, Mamoto, left the band in July 2016. They haven't replaced him yet, but for now they have a support bassist, Yukia, filling the spot. TRA is currently unsigned and do pretty much everything themselves.
 
Home Page・YouTube ・Twitter ・Line Blog ・Official LINE QR Code
Unofficial Fan Page
Buy a Tra3 phone case!!
 
TRA TRA TRA is read tora tora tora in Japanese. Yes, like the movie, Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora tora tora was used to indicate that complete surprise had been achieved. Tora (虎) literally means “tiger,” but in this case was an acronym for totsugeki raigeki (突撃雷撃), which translates to “lightning attack” (Wikipedia).
 
Members:

Ryo (vocals)
(ex-フィズ(fizz)⇒ANUBIS⇒FEECHE)
Blood type: A
Birthday: September 25
Preferred cigarette: Marlboro Ultra Lights Menthol
Likes: Leisure
Preferred brands: Adidas, Puma, Nike
☆Contact☆
Ameblo
Twitter
Fan Mail: [email protected]
 

Omi (guitar, leader)
(ex-アウラ(aura)⇒ギロ(giro)⇒nil delete heads)
Blood type: A
Birthday: November 27
Preferred cigarette: doesn’t smoke
Likes: Coca-Cola, film festivals, urban legends, UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Animals), manga that people die quickly
Preferred brands: New ERA, NO ID, Dr. Martens
☆Contact☆
Ameblo
Twitter
Vine
Fan Mail: [email protected]
 

 
Hiroki (drums)
(ex-XECSNOIN)
Blood type: O
Birthday: March 24
Preferred cigarette: non-smoker (Decided to quit smoking as of July 10, 2016)
Likes: cats, Calpis
Preferred brands: NO ID, CUSTOM CULTURE, DEAL DESIGN, LONE ONES
☆Contact☆
Ameblo
Twitter
Instagram
Vine
Fan Mail: [email protected]
 
 
 
I seriously love this band right now and will try to update this thread with new information/releases/etc. from time to time if anyone is interested ^^;
 
Also, if you add their official account on LINE (@tratratra), you can have the chance to talk to the members directly. They take turns chatting with their fans. They'll announce the date and which member on twitter. Usually they'll have some kind of topic or they'll have some questions you can answer to get the conversation going. It's pretty fun! They'll also reply to tweets and DMs on twitter randomly if/when they feel like it 

Finally got my hands on this!
 

 
Working on translating it now  

I'm not sure if you guys have seen this already/if it's been posted (did a quick search and didn't see any posts), but check out youtubers reacting to visual kei. I'm pretty sure I had some similar reactions when I was first introduced to it haha
 
https://www.jrocknews.com/2016/08/watch-famous-youtubers-introduced-visual-kei-first-time.html
 
From the article:
"My first initial reaction when I saw this was, “Poor guys, they think these are girls.” The amount of times the referred to them as “she” was simply too many. Also, judging by the general reactions, it seems clear that none of them even listen to western metal (except for that one guy that liked all three bands, shout-out to him!), so I think it would have been better to include some metalheads to get some more neutral reactions.
 
Furthermore, after it was explained that visual kei does not pertain solely to metal, several said they would consider diving into visual kei if they found something more to their style, so I think it would have been better to include some of the more mainstream and pop bands, like UNiTE and Alice Nine, instead of just showing them the heaviest bands they could find. It was clear they were seeking for one specific reaction, which was that reaction of shock and disgust towards the breakdowns and harsh vocals."
 
I agree they probably should've included other genres of music within visual kei to get more variety, but oh well. 
 
if you just want the video:
 

I'm not sure if you guys have seen this already/if it's been posted (did a quick search and didn't see any posts), but check out youtubers reacting to visual kei. I'm pretty sure I had some similar reactions when I was first introduced to it haha
 
https://www.jrocknews.com/2016/08/watch-famous-youtubers-introduced-visual-kei-first-time.html
 
From the article:
"My first initial reaction when I saw this was, “Poor guys, they think these are girls.” The amount of times the referred to them as “she” was simply too many. Also, judging by the general reactions, it seems clear that none of them even listen to western metal (except for that one guy that liked all three bands, shout-out to him!), so I think it would have been better to include some metalheads to get some more neutral reactions.
 
Furthermore, after it was explained that visual kei does not pertain solely to metal, several said they would consider diving into visual kei if they found something more to their style, so I think it would have been better to include some of the more mainstream and pop bands, like UNiTE and Alice Nine, instead of just showing them the heaviest bands they could find. It was clear they were seeking for one specific reaction, which was that reaction of shock and disgust towards the breakdowns and harsh vocals."
 
I agree they probably should've included other genres of music within visual kei to get more variety, but oh well. 
 
if you just want the video:
 

I'm kind of curious as to how they decided on the three bands. Like Gazette makes sense since they're like a "mainstream" vk band and more well known, but I wonder how/who picked the other two bands. I still wish they had at least one kira kira kei band or one with more rap influence just to show some diversity, but I guess all publicity is good publicity?
 
like @saltofstonessaid, I'm glad they stressed that vk isn't just one music genre. I think that was a really important point to make and opens the doors of vk to many people who might want to explore it. 

I'm not sure if you guys have seen this already/if it's been posted (did a quick search and didn't see any posts), but check out youtubers reacting to visual kei. I'm pretty sure I had some similar reactions when I was first introduced to it haha
 
https://www.jrocknews.com/2016/08/watch-famous-youtubers-introduced-visual-kei-first-time.html
 
From the article:
"My first initial reaction when I saw this was, “Poor guys, they think these are girls.” The amount of times the referred to them as “she” was simply too many. Also, judging by the general reactions, it seems clear that none of them even listen to western metal (except for that one guy that liked all three bands, shout-out to him!), so I think it would have been better to include some metalheads to get some more neutral reactions.
 
Furthermore, after it was explained that visual kei does not pertain solely to metal, several said they would consider diving into visual kei if they found something more to their style, so I think it would have been better to include some of the more mainstream and pop bands, like UNiTE and Alice Nine, instead of just showing them the heaviest bands they could find. It was clear they were seeking for one specific reaction, which was that reaction of shock and disgust towards the breakdowns and harsh vocals."
 
I agree they probably should've included other genres of music within visual kei to get more variety, but oh well. 
 
if you just want the video:
 

Basic bitches gon' basic.
 
I am still cracking up from those 2 burnt as fuck girls getting lit in the comments section. Sometimes I love YouTube.
 
Please don't let VK become the next Kpop PLEASE NO!

Absolutely normal and expected reactions... VK is fuckin weird, we all have weird tastes around here, is to be expected of someone who never got in touch with the culture to find it aswell. Hell, I know the scene for 15+ years and I still can't see the appeal of gruesome stuff like Insanity Injection shit...
 
More than one commented on the visuals being interested, while not enjoying the sound, and other two or three commented that they like that vk can cover a wide genre of music, and maybe they could find something fitting for their tastes....
 
Also, the one who liked it is Jake from vsauce3, one of the best channels in youtube. I was pretty sure he would be interested as tought provoking topics is kinda his thing
 
Pretty nice video overall, could have used a better selection of music, tho

"I don't know if they boys or girls... but they fine"  killed me
 
And the guy that said "Oh, this won best album!" ....
 
I would love to see more of their reactions with a wider variety of bands.

This was a lot less cancerous than I expected. No 'Japan is crazy' comments. Like everyone else, I'm curious about the random choice of bands, at least I discovered Insanity Injection. It was a good way of getting the shock factor over and done with haha Perhaps Smileberry or DIV would've been more accepted?
I wish they'd got ' that 99% of band members are men and no, their looks don't make them homosexuals' thing out of the way, but I guess it will be done in the youtube comments.
 
But what the fuck are they on about '...Minus the clown, it's good'? Yoshiatsu was born to be a clown. He should stay a clown 
 

I think their reactions are okay.
But yes they should showed a few more other visual kei bands, which aren't that crazy in videos but still cool like purple stone or some similar band XD

Their reaction to the DADAROMA PV made my day, lmao.
 
"what is that noise?" lmao

I'm not sure if you guys have seen this already/if it's been posted (did a quick search and didn't see any posts), but check out youtubers reacting to visual kei. I'm pretty sure I had some similar reactions when I was first introduced to it haha
 
https://www.jrocknews.com/2016/08/watch-famous-youtubers-introduced-visual-kei-first-time.html
 
From the article:
"My first initial reaction when I saw this was, “Poor guys, they think these are girls.” The amount of times the referred to them as “she” was simply too many. Also, judging by the general reactions, it seems clear that none of them even listen to western metal (except for that one guy that liked all three bands, shout-out to him!), so I think it would have been better to include some metalheads to get some more neutral reactions.
 
Furthermore, after it was explained that visual kei does not pertain solely to metal, several said they would consider diving into visual kei if they found something more to their style, so I think it would have been better to include some of the more mainstream and pop bands, like UNiTE and Alice Nine, instead of just showing them the heaviest bands they could find. It was clear they were seeking for one specific reaction, which was that reaction of shock and disgust towards the breakdowns and harsh vocals."
 
I agree they probably should've included other genres of music within visual kei to get more variety, but oh well. 
 
if you just want the video:
 

I'm not sure if you guys have seen this already/if it's been posted (did a quick search and didn't see any posts), but check out youtubers reacting to visual kei. I'm pretty sure I had some similar reactions when I was first introduced to it haha
 
https://www.jrocknews.com/2016/08/watch-famous-youtubers-introduced-visual-kei-first-time.html
 
From the article:
"My first initial reaction when I saw this was, “Poor guys, they think these are girls.” The amount of times the referred to them as “she” was simply too many. Also, judging by the general reactions, it seems clear that none of them even listen to western metal (except for that one guy that liked all three bands, shout-out to him!), so I think it would have been better to include some metalheads to get some more neutral reactions.
 
Furthermore, after it was explained that visual kei does not pertain solely to metal, several said they would consider diving into visual kei if they found something more to their style, so I think it would have been better to include some of the more mainstream and pop bands, like UNiTE and Alice Nine, instead of just showing them the heaviest bands they could find. It was clear they were seeking for one specific reaction, which was that reaction of shock and disgust towards the breakdowns and harsh vocals."
 
I agree they probably should've included other genres of music within visual kei to get more variety, but oh well. 
 
if you just want the video:
 

I'm kind of curious as to how they decided on the three bands. Like Gazette makes sense since they're like a "mainstream" vk band and more well known, but I wonder how/who picked the other two bands. I still wish they had at least one kira kira kei band or one with more rap influence just to show some diversity, but I guess all publicity is good publicity?
 
like @saltofstonessaid, I'm glad they stressed that vk isn't just one music genre. I think that was a really important point to make and opens the doors of vk to many people who might want to explore it. 

Haha, I actually think that wasn't too bad? At least they didn't say VK is a music genre (my biggest pet peeve) and stressed the fact there is a lot of variety inside the scene, although it would have been nice to emphasize that with some actual videos. I  was expecting something like DIV or lynch. to pop up, but I guess there wasn't enough time. But it seems they did some decent research and I am pleased with that. No blatant incorrect info.
 
I was actually expecting to see Obscure since that used to be the go-to video for scaring your family and friends, but that Insanity Injection video was a good substitute. As for the reactions, they were as expected, none of those people seemed to be the target audience for this kind of thing, save for that one guy who seemed sincerely impressed.

i have no clue why people think this is a bad video
their reactions are identical to visual kei, this wasn't intended to convert anyone into the fandom but as a topic of discussion--which tbh we need some more exposure of. yeah its cringey, i know but if you expected them to correctly cover visual kei then you're an utter blockhead. also its cool that they drew parallels with alt-metal, considering a good chunk of vk is still influenced by that stuff. they also made the video more than just "Wow Gender Bending" or "Japanese People R So Craycray", and i think it'll tune a good chunk of people onto vk. check the comments for risley circus, there's a whole bunch of people who know jack shit about vk but liked the visuals and want to explore more.
any foreign exposure is good publicity for visual kei bands, especially insanity injection and dadaroma. don't yall remember the whole "omfg have u seen obscure" kind of shit that introduced a whole generation of kids to j-rock in general? its not 2007-2009 anymore but i will still cross my fingers for some resurgence in interest that said my fingers will be crossed for a while cuz rip vk
 

my life is complete
kyouka giving this tragic white tw*nk a shook horrified look is the best internet thing of now tbh