returnal

she broke (visual kei ver.)

...yeah, tread carefully. saw a jp gewalt fan tweet about blocking someone asking for a rip. personally i feel it untoward to ask that of someone you don't know and who is from a different culture, y'know?

No, I'd actually recommend using From Japan (http://www.fromjapan.co.jp). Their bidding/buying system on Yahoo! is automatic. They used to charge commissions but I guess they don't anymore; they'll hold onto your item for up to 30 days so you can order many other things and have them all sent together. You'll have to deposit money from PayPal (or credit/debit card) before placing any orders through Yahoo! for some strange reason.
 
Also, please for the love of whatever, if you come up with something more to say in a post, just edit the first post you made, don't make a second one. It's a pain the butt to merge posts

I kinda felt off about it but, there's no harm in trying I guess. When you're desperate, you do desperate things. I believe that asking in a polite manner isn't a bad thing to do but I do agree that I was kinda out of place asking for a rip.  Just got to make more of an effort to find rarez on my own lmao
 
 
So just buy it through Yahoo Auction?

Day 13: 不完全な音楽 (Fukanzen na ongaku) by chanty posted!
 

Day 13: 不完全な音楽 (Fukanzen na ongaku) by chanty

 
Release Date: 2016-09-14
Label: Manpaku Records
Genre: Visual Kei/Indie Rock
 
 
Impressions from @emmny:
 
 
 
Impressions from @tetsu_sama69:
 
 
 
Impressions from @fitear1590:
 
 
 
Sample song:
 
Buy the album:
CD Japan

Koudai will be back and resume activities from 12/17 at Royz's Fukuoka instore event at Tsutaya Tenjinekimae.

I noticed that "faz 逮捕" was trending on Japanese twitter and I went to check out the buzz around it.
 
Apparently Takahiro (real name 田原尚泰 (Tahara Takahiro), age 38) was arrested after attempting to scam a 76 year old woman for 6 million yen, and his reasoning was because the band needed money and this was basically a quick way to do it.

 
http://www.sankei.com/west/news/161212/wst1612120036-n1.html
https://archive.is/yezrB
 
Takahiro's sister has also apologized to their fans on twitter.
 
 

Not surprised at all, but nonetheless saddened by this. They had potential, so I wish them the very best.

Gotta give a shoutout to the pre-oshare guys. Some of the most memorable IMO.


THE BIG BOYS:
Shazna (1993~2000/2006~2009, core guys of the pre-oshare movement. From what I saw, as soon as these guys became poppy and super colorful and whatnot, tons of bands followed, from L'luvia to super underground guys like the guys in Die 'As Ray.)
 
^^^ The song that changed EVERYTHING.


L'luvia (1994~2000, one of the main guys who followed Shazna's lead. In a lot of ways, especially from the outside, L'luvia seem identical to Shazna. Albeit a bit more alternative driven, their more well known stuff is sugary enough to be considered Shazna's little bros.)
 

Cascade (1993~2002/2009~Present, these guys started with a thuper-spooky goth look, before doing a dorky Devo-like look, and then turning into pre-oshare sweethearts by 1996. Not as significant in terms of bright colorfulness as L'luvia and DEFINITELY not the ground-shatterers that Shazna were, their bright sound and overall bubbly cutesy image deserves a spot on the pre-oshare big boys list.)
 


Sophia (1994~2013, okay, this may be a stretch, but hear me out. Now they weren't at ALL similar to oshare stuff post-1997, BUT before that year, their bright poppy sound was somewhat revolutionary in visual kei. Keep in mind that these guys all came from brooding and gothy visual backgrounds, so doing something like Sophia paid off, since not only were there very few genuinely poppy visual bands in the mid 90's, but VERY few got major attention. Hell, even Glay weren't totally poppy till 1996 with the releases of "BEAT OUT!" and "BELOVED". So essentially, one could make the argument that Sophia's ridiculously upbeat and energetic initial sound laid the perfect foundation for oshare kei to blossom several years later.)
 



THE UNDERGROUND GUYS:
16,Piano (1996~2003, these fellas were, like Sophia, one of the first all-pop bands to really pop out of the visual underground during the mid 90's. Seriously. They came out of the gate with an obnoxiously in-your-face happy and colorful sound that you either loved or hated. So for that alone, 16,Piano deserves a high-up spot on pioneers of pre-oshare IMHO.)
 


Neo Sonic Arts (1995~2000, now I really dig these guys, but they really did play follow-the-leader. Originally a goth post-punk-like band, they made a huge change in sound when Shazna were breaking through and Sophia were entering the top 20. Coincidence? Nah, I don't think so. But their nauseatingly sweet sound and earworm-like choruses were pretty strong, and they did hop on the bandwagon pretty early on, so they're definitely significant enough during the time of pre-oshare's development.
 
 
 
Die 'As Ray/Dias Ray (1995~1997, as mentioned earlier, these guys were doing the glitzy color thing before it was cool. And as a result, they had some decent popularity, appearing in some of the iconic visual magazines of the decade. Like many bands of the period, however, their recognition entirely disappeared over time, but with their knack of combining flashy colors and remarkably catchy pop ditties, Die 'As Ray/Dias Ray are more than worthy of being considered pioneers in the development stage of early oshare kei. 
 
 
 
 
Jun Bride (1991~1997, one of the more mysterious bands in the early oshare part of things, Jun Bride's early history is pretty much unknown for the most part. Although, they are notable for, like Sophia, being one of the first oshare prototypes to go major when they signed to Warner Music in the summer of 1996. Not too shabby... even if their sales were pretty poopy over all.
 
 
Little Mermaid (1997~2000, one of the latter bands in the pre-oshare timeline, Little Mermaid were definitely a go-lucky group of guys. One that totally faded with time, these guys don't really get the credit they deserve, and are probably one of the more underground pre-oshare acts. But I believe they had brief ties to some major label in 1998 for a few months, so that's pretty cool. Another point for the pre-oshare team!)
 



(Melody, 1996~2002/2006~Present, becoming quasi-popular at around the same time Little Mermaid did, Melody had something they didn't: a longer term major label deal. It's not all that brag-worthy though since finding major label stuff from Melody can be a major pain-in-the-ass, ESPECIALLY their only album. But because they are one of the more noteworthy bands in the small pre-oshare scene, especially on MH, I figured they deserved a shoutout too.)
 

 
 
....Yeah, pre-oshare is pretty awesome XDD.

aki's like shinya in that he doesnt do shit and goes drinking with bandmen (and practically anyone) 24/7 so excuse his bangya behaviour

no if there was no sensual suggestive tanuki fanfiction written on this matter

so they fuckin or nah?

yesssssssssss!!!! love her!
 
love nakamori too. her voice is amazing! fushigi blew my mind first time i heard it and it's still brain-bending today.
 
also where enka gang @
 

Chisato Moritaka = the greatest 80s idol
 
 

it just don't stop!!

Yes, the ICONIC Enka Kashu Takeshi whom has released a grand total of 1 (one) song since the label formed.

Then they start releasing 3 month consecutive singles, each with A, B , C, X, Z versions, and disband before the 3rd single hits the shelves. 
 
Then half of the members start another band VK IS DEAD.

#resurrectvk

it just don't stop!!

how did i never know about silence? it's so up my alley it's wild. sounds amazing
 
also, hi Belle! soooo good

I love visual kei so much

back up in this gig
Avanchick's former shikiri (who got banned from their shows) exposed them a while ago. the RTs on this are nuts lol
 
Cliffnotes edition:
-Shikiri posts on her LINE timeline asking what's the deal with the center jouren selling tickets to other fans for super high prices
-The band, center jouren and kamite jouren call her to a back alley after their show on 10/23 in Fukuoka and intimidate her into giving her cellphone up to them. they drew up a contract saying that she agreed to hand over the phone and she feels forced to signed it.
-They tell her if she's not going to help the center jouren sell tickets then they don't need her, call her fat, tell her to die, and demand 10 million yen for her causing them trouble until finally the kamite guitarist says let's take a break and they leave her there, taking her phone
-She goes to the police who get them to promise they'll return the phone within one week, but they don't. Police are told that the band is showing the conversation to a lawyer and they'll return it after doing so.
-After this she gets banned from their shows based on an fabricated story, which she believes is their way of punishing her for running to the popo
-This has caused her great emotional distress and she plans to speak with a lawyer.

edit: OH and Kiryu's shady ass retweeted this too, commenting "Guess there's still bands who this kind of dumb shit. Not that I know which band this is"

omg 2002 bijuaru kusomen must be so proud of this generation still not losing their dramatic ways after years of oshare reign and normie crowd pandering