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3 of the members are ex. Amanjaku fingers crossed its somewhat decent 

Anfiel played a 2man with Neverland tonight at Ruido K4!  I had to get a toujitsuken cos eplus was all sold out. Luckily I could get in. BUT MY GOD WAS IT PACKED. I've never seen K4 so packed… I've only gone there for really minor bands so it was kind of a weird experience. I was trapped by the doors cos the bitches in front pretend they can't here when the staff yell for everyone to move forward lol. It wouldn't have been a problem if people weren't randomly coming in all throughout Anfiel's set T_T I was kind of dying. I was basically on my toes for their entire set with my heels resting against the step up to the 3rd tier of standing space to help keep me up. I actually wanted to go up to that step, but some Neverland bitch gya was pretending I didn't exist. I even tapped her on the arm to ask if I could stand where her bag was taking up space… she was basically taking up the space of three people cos she was leaning against the wall with her feet sticking out and then her bag in front of her. Like this venue is sold out and you're gonna be a bitch??? Fuck. Anyway. I digress.
 
Here's the set list from tonight:
 

 
The first song they played was a Neverland song! During one of the MC's Shogo said he asked Ryota how to pronounce the title like is it "roku roku roku," "roppyaku rokujuu roku" or what and Hal was like "six hundred sixty-six" (in English) and Shogo was like oh! that sounds so cool in English! and Hal wouldn't stop saying it all night hahaha and at one point he made it six thousand?? but Shogo continued and said Ryota himself was like "well... I say 'roku roku roku'" and Shogo was like yeah... so Ryota doesn't even know how to read the song title, so I'll just call it 'roku roku roku' like he does lololol
 
But yeah. Anfiel is amazing. That's all you really need to know. I was able to enjoy them squished, cramped, and in considerable pain and I couldn't really see anything half the time. But my God Shogo can sing. Haha It was actually an interesting experience cos I could like REALLY listen to them since I couldn't see sometimes, and well, they're fucking good? Go listen to them?? haha
 
also, Mayoi hime is so fucking fun live haha I thoroughly enjoyed that song even though I was dying in the back and unfil is one of my favorite Anfiel songs so I was really glad to hear it live again <3333 I think it might be one of the songs that really made me get into Anfiel and every time I hear it I remember the first time I heard it <333 and being able to see Shogo see it in front of me is kind of the fucking best <333333
 
During Neverland's set I moved to the very back cos people kind of cleared out and I just leaned against the back wall. I was kind of in pain cos my feet literally went numb cos of how I was standing for Anfiel's set haha. I perked up when they played songs I liked and when they played Anfiel's Mayoi hime <3 I'm glad Neverland played it so I could jump around more easily since I had moved by then lol
 
After Neverland's set, in lieu of an encore, they brought Anfiel back out on stage and they played Neverland's 666 for the THIRD time haha. Shogo was like "let's play a Neverland song!" and Ryota was like "really???" and Shogo was like "yeah which song" and Ryota was like, "well there's only one song then… and it'll be the THIRD time…" but the crowd was ready for it haha. IT WAS SO FUN! Hearing both bands play together was a lot of fun <333 Hal was kind of lost I think though cos you can't really have two ppl at the same drum set. He was kinda just playing with Neverland's bat thing haha before they started, Shogo suggested one drummer do the bass drum with the pedals and the other drummer do everything else. They were both kind of like "wtf are you on Shogo?" haha <3
 

 
After they played Ryota kept yelling "ANFIEL SAIKOU!!" and then shoved the mic in Shogo's face and Shogo was like "NEVERLAND TONDEMONAI!!!" bahaha and Ryota was like wtf man??? And Shogo was like oh my bad "Neverland saikou!!" hahaha They seem like they're pretty close haha Ryota was saying how both he and Shogo are from Ibaraki and Ibaraki is known for their men being the delinquent type or something? And he was like "obviously Shogo is a delinquent type" lolol
 
Oh! and Shogo said they MIGHT do a 2man tour. Nothing's been officially decided yet, but it might happen!! <333
 
Anyway, here's some picspam!
 
 

Late update cos I cannot with the announcement of CLear's disbandment, but here is their set list from the other night:
 
2017.6.2@Shinjuku club science
Set list
1.夢ノカケラ  (Yume no kakera)
2.Dearest
3.Dizzling Dance
4.妄想クローゼット (Mousou closet)
5.夢うつつ (Yume utsutsu)
 

 
They seemed kind of out of it at first, but picked themselves up by the end of the first song so I kind of just dismissed it. When they didn't announce anything big during the MC I was kinda worried since they tweeted earlier that they'd have an announcement that night, but I kind of just dismissed that worry too. They had really good energy during the rest of the live and it was a really fun set! Dizzling Dance is definitely one of my favorite songs from them! And it seemed like a lot of people were getting into it so I was really happy!
 
After their set when I went to buppan, Ryota asked if I had fun and I replied really enthusiastically that I did, and he had a really bittersweet smile like "yay I'm glad you had so much fun, but I'm sorry to disappoint you" kind of expression and I knew for sure they would announce disbandment. Kai was pretty out of it after the live too T_T
 
But I still wasn't ready for it when they posted the official disbandment notice. T_T
 
I'm still pretty devastated about it. Been moping around all day and could barely function at work T_T
To be perfectly honest, I'm a bit surprised at just how hard I'm taking this, but I could go on and on about it so instead, here's some pic spam from the other night lol
 






 
 
Before the live, Ryota made Kai try cilantro for the first time lol
Kai buying cilantro yakisoba:

 
Kai posted this after and said he didn't like it lol He said it tasted like how he imaged bugs would taste lol

 
 
Fuck. I'm really gonna fucking miss these guys T_T <3

Honestly I just love baby pictures and thought maybe we could share the ones of our favs
So yeah, here's yoshiatsu with his sister i have more i'm just too lazy to look for them rn
 

(Sorry idk how to change the size of the picture)

Honestly I just love baby pictures and thought maybe we could share the ones of our favs
So yeah, here's yoshiatsu with his sister i have more i'm just too lazy to look for them rn
 

(Sorry idk how to change the size of the picture)

Yeah I'm not sure if this is the right spot to write this but I'm just going to write it anyway because I think it's a real issue that is worth talking about (since I haven't seen anyone ever talk about it). Perhaps it should be moved to one of the music sections since it is music related, but I wasn't sure how the rant would end. What do you think of indie visual kei bands? Or indie bands in general? I'm talking about really new young bands that may not have that much talent or skill, but still play their damn hearts out and pour their soul into the music. I'm talking about bands that belong to unpopular labels if at all, often comprised of a bunch of kids 18 or 19. I'm talking about people who really just got into the business. Think Jui from Vidoll during De-vine for example.
 
I've noticed for years now that there are music elitists /  snobs / parasites / whatever you want to call them in the VK community, and in musical communities in general. They're WAY too harsh when they criticize music, nearing delusion but are rarely called out on it.  The other day I listened to an indie band's final release, and it was full of passion and emotion, and the vocalist improved before that band disbanded (they were really bad at the beginning lol). The band I'm talking about is called ReivieЯ and the song is called Dears. Basically they had a final release that was really good in my opinion, and it was very emotional, then I went to read reviews of the album and everyone was talking absolute shite. People were saying that the release was bad and that the vocalist sucked or didn't improve (which is bullshit), and I was just thinking to myself something along the lines of "Wow. This release (Dears in particular) was full of so much emotion and I can really feel the music and enjoy this. I want to see you detractors put out something even half as good as this. Why do people just talk shit and ignore every good aspect of the release to say negative shit instead?".  The vocalist has since joined a band called Fixer and has improved  immeasurably since RevieЯ's first release but anyway I knew for a while now that music critics are often overly harsh to the point of just being plain delusional. They ignore every good aspect of a song just to shit on it because vocals might be a little off at one part, or for any other petty trivial reason.
 
I've noticed that these people tend to dislike nearly everything that isn't produced by extremely talented and highly trained artists. I thought that music was supposed to be an artform, a canvas to express emotion and feeling and share it with others. I didn't know that music was supposed to be monopolized by only extremely skilled musicians with very difficult to achieve levels of skill, innovation and talent. I was always surprised by this attitude. The irony is that here in America, a lot of the popular music that the majority of people listen to is music that requires little to no no talent aside for in some instances so-so vocal training. It is not hard to sing a really basic pop song, it just requires a little bit of basic vocal training. You don't really have to use many vocal techniques to sing basic pop songs. Singing in a good power metal band and actually sounding good requires far more technique, time, training, ambition, dedication and effort, yet people eat mainstream pop / hip hop up like it's the best music on the planet. With visual kei I have had the exact opposite experience. 
 
In the end I don't really know what this rant achieves, but this is coming from someone who has loved indies visual kei bands for a decade now. I think that the attitude that a lot of people have towards musicians, especially singers discourages them from releasing their covers to the public, because criticizing towards us is usually very harsh and unconstructive. 
 

Announcing our first guests.
 
Azlina
 
tune in on the 7th of March, at around 10:30pm Japanese time to catch the show!
(please be aware that 10:30 is a estimated time as Azlina has a concert prior to the live stream)
 
 

Sweet Home is probably still managed by them, their ohp is in the same format as that of the former bands supported by Kerberos. But in Kerberos website they are listed as graduates.  They probably are the only ones to have survived this long, it didn't take long for FoLLoW and BASH! to break up/ go on hiatus . 
 
With bands breaking up like that nobody would want to join. 
 
If they do they rarely post them nowadays. Or when they do post them it tends to be the main session band for the event. Their twitter and Line are mostly used for promoting the events and Vivarush. 
I'm not quite sure about that but I wouldn't be surprised if it would be part of some sort of agreement between Kerberos and the artists. 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Kerberos Entertainment was established on May 8th, 2014 in Osaka. Its not exactly a record label but it manages vkei bands. It's stated on their website that they plan, produce and manage events for bands (as far as I am able to understand with my limited Japanese). 
 
There's two parts to them: Kerberos Entertainment and Kerberos Children. 
Kerberos acts as the main part having had formal bands (BASH!, FoLLoW, ENVIOUS, SweetHome, and Shellmy).
Children supports session bands or individual musicians. 
 
Now here is the confusing thing; formal bands aren't signed to Kerberos but are supported by them. On their website former bands are considered graduates but idk why they are considered so. Their only current band VIVARUSH was a former session band named SECRET under Children. 

Hello~ I'm a fan of Kerberos Entertainment's artist and was wondering if anyone would like to know more about the session bands they support?