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Oh I’m dumb lol.
 
Yeah, that’s fucking creepy. I didn’t read the part about the mall. I’m stupid lol 😂
 
The way it was worded sounded like you were talking about the M&G. 
 
Yeah, honestly I hate it when “fans” act like the band owes them shit. Like no girl, Kyo is not gonna come up to you just because your actively following them around the mall.  

So with DEG announcing a US tour I was just reminded of this girl who ran a Vkei panel at a local anime convention here once. I thought she seemed cool, but all she talked about was Gackt and his personal drama, then she talked about the one time DEG came to Utah and how she sort of stalked them at the mall and was so 'mad that Kyo didn't come out to socialize with them'. 
 
If I knew there were fans out there like her, which he most likely does, if I were Kyo I'd NEVER go out.

we probably don't/won't have credible teas on this.
out of current gen of artistés, I'm pretty sure there are at least several who got their foot in the music industry through VK but actually earn the $$$ composing for other talent agencies, or writing idk advertisement jingles and dorama openings under their real names, or work with mainstream high-end performers;
my guess would be on Hakuei (because he does those collabs more or less frequently and is open about it); maybe nightmare, or duel jewel members that you never see occupied with session bands that lesser known artists have to hustle with more or less all the time. miyavi did rakuten commercials, and at least used to be a good composer, so maybe he actually gets some extra money writing insipid acoustic jpop stems.
 
golden bomber are probably loaded compared to pretty much anyone else atm too.
 
tbh I wouldn't be surprised if he's from a wealthy family, or married into one. he's always used to be a few notches classier than everyone else in the gzt.

Know a girl who commented on a live report and all she could comment about the Dallas show was Ruki’s “bulge” and Kais too. It was unsettling and uncomfortable to read.
 
This same girl has said some other gross stuff too so I’m always sure to avoid her.

Know a girl who commented on a live report and all she could comment about the Dallas show was Ruki’s “bulge” and Kais too. It was unsettling and uncomfortable to read.
 
This same girl has said some other gross stuff too so I’m always sure to avoid her.

God I hate that person. Tried talking any kinda reason to them is a pain in the ass

Know a girl who commented on a live report and all she could comment about the Dallas show was Ruki’s “bulge” and Kais too. It was unsettling and uncomfortable to read.
 
This same girl has said some other gross stuff too so I’m always sure to avoid her.

I got into an argument with a middle aged gazette fan once, then she told me she was gonna LINE Ruki that I was an unhappy fan since she knows him “personally”. 

Maybe I will, or if you want when I get back home I’ll dm you the messages. 

Oh boy I am scared 😂. She’s probably one of those “your not a true fan if you like all their albums or whatever” kind of fan

I got into an argument with a middle aged gazette fan once, then she told me she was gonna LINE Ruki that I was an unhappy fan since she knows him “personally”. 

I got into an argument with a middle aged gazette fan once, then she told me she was gonna LINE Ruki that I was an unhappy fan since she knows him “personally”. 

Is it just me or are Ruki stans the worst. Like I love the guy and everything, but seriously, don’t you think pretending him to be your husband is a bit much? Lol

Same. That’s also me with dir en grey, though I’m not saying Kyo is a bad singer-he’s just not my type and I could never get into his vocals like most fans could.

Same. That’s also me with dir en grey, though I’m not saying Kyo is a bad singer-he’s just not my type and I could never get into his vocals like most fans could.

It's hard to think of any vocalist who could emulate Isshi's voice and charm. But I'd be interested to see who would step up to the plate, I'd like to see the band together again for a tribute one day.

I feel like the only one I would really want to fight is Gackt but I'm pretty sure my short stature works against me. Him and Kisaki. 

Dallas did the numbering system too, which was nice. Were a few people who tried to cut in line though and even threw attitude when they found out it was fans enforcing it and not staff. 

I wish I had gone to New York because the setlist they got was my dream one, but I'm happy with what I got anyway because they threw back with Hyena and I loved that song when I was in High School just because of Reita's bass and it was amazing to hear live. He really is great to watch live.

Lines for GazettE shows are wild though so that's half the experience lmao 

Dallas did the numbering system too, which was nice. Were a few people who tried to cut in line though and even threw attitude when they found out it was fans enforcing it and not staff. 

I wish I had gone to New York because the setlist they got was my dream one, but I'm happy with what I got anyway because they threw back with Hyena and I loved that song when I was in High School just because of Reita's bass and it was amazing to hear live. He really is great to watch live.

Lines for GazettE shows are wild though so that's half the experience lmao 

Oh great! I'll DM you when I get paid then ^^; Thank you! 

I would say the GazettE fandom is one of the worst. I remember a live my friend went to Japan, a foreigner bit a Japanese girl for Ruki's water bottle hard enough to make her bleed. Ruki even tweeted about it. 

Then stories of fans punching each other and acting rude. 

I would say the GazettE fandom is one of the worst. I remember a live my friend went to Japan, a foreigner bit a Japanese girl for Ruki's water bottle hard enough to make her bleed. Ruki even tweeted about it. 

Then stories of fans punching each other and acting rude. 

I would say the GazettE fandom is one of the worst. I remember a live my friend went to Japan, a foreigner bit a Japanese girl for Ruki's water bottle hard enough to make her bleed. Ruki even tweeted about it. 

Then stories of fans punching each other and acting rude. 

The rivalry only exists in the western fanbase as far as I know. In Japan, The Gazette are firmly viewed as a kouhai band to Dir en grey, and they treat each other as such, despite that Gazette is, as far as I understand it, a bigger commercial success at the moment. Dir en grey was at their peak of popularity in Japan when Gazette started and it only makes sense that they took inspiration, just like Dir did with the peak acts of its era. five years is a long time in the late 90s - early 2000s in Visual Kei.
 
Dir en grey fans in Japan had short-lived rivalries with Pierrot fans, and also with La'Mule fans for a certain period of time, the second of which due to some kind of drama between the hardcore fans regarding attacking each other etc. I don't remember the exact details at the moment. I don't think the band members themselves had any animosity in either case though, although I did get some glances from Kon (La'Mule singer) when I saw him live last year and wore a Dir en grey shirt, heh.
 
When it comes to Gazette I think it's simply the case that both bands became large roughly around the same time in the west with the big "boom" in 2006-2007, they competed for a similar demographic and had a similar style, and since teenagers love to pick sides and create ever smaller groups within already small groups, it was probably easy to force people to identify with either or. I know that as a Dir en grey fan first and foremost, for a long period it was among many of my acquaintances viewed as unacceptable to be anything more than a casual listener of Gazette. Being equally fans of both bands would never happen as you would be fostered into this group mentality from others based on whichever band happened to catch your fancy first.
Thankfully, I haven't seen this in many years among people I associate with, but it could be because I no longer am in touch with the youngest generation of fans, and all of us oldies have matured past that stage.
 
 

This is old but *shrug*