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I banned myself from listening to vkei on public transportation because of this.

I banned myself from listening to vkei on public transportation because of this.

this. i've spoken to enough gya who would notice any minute change in a song arrangement and analyze lyrics/the meaning behind something artistic (or "artistic") a band has put out.
 
but sure, some of them are in it for the fantasy, and that's awesome too. don't see much of a difference between dudes who don't know a lot about music and flail over cool guitar solos/how badass this and that musician is and gya who react pretty much the same about pretty bandoman.
 
 

oh yeah that's definitely her. the shop is called yellow house and last time i went in the granny told me something along the lines of 'i don't go to yoshiki, he comes to me'. 

Video message about the upcoming album and tour.

Welcome! It's been a few months since we did a recap of some quality songs we've been enjoying lately. Lots of great releases have come out this spring, so here's what we recommend checking out if you haven't heard it already. If there's anything we missed, leave it below!
 
 
 
@plastic_rainbow's pick
 
"煙突の街" (Entotsu no machi) by 首振りDolls (Kubuhuri Dolls)

 
@helcchi's picks
"vanitas" by DIMLIM

 
"he waits patiently" by ichika

 
"開花" (Kaika) by DEVILOOF

 
 
”NEW ERA” by DEXCORE

 
 
"デリヘル呼んだら君が来た" (Deriheru Yondara Kimi ga Kita) by XYZ production

 
 
 
@qotka's picks
”のろいうた” (Noroi Uta) by ザアザア

 
 
"自己嫌悪" (Jikoken'o) by MUCC

 
 
@emmny's picks
"いつか変われる頃" (Itsuka kawareru koro) by MIZTAVLA

 
"いただきます。" (Itadakimasu.) by マチルダ

 
"TWO OF A KIND" by  the GazettE

 
"アリア-Aria-" by The THIRTEEN

 
@tetsu_sama69's picks
 
"AGUL" by 零[Hz] (Zero[Hz])

 
 
 
"蜉蝣と僕等." (Kagerou to Bokura.) by Sick.

 
"死因:わからん" (Shiin: Wakaran) by まみれた (Mamireta)

 
@fitear1590's picks
"Langage" by 水曜日のカンパネラ & Moodoïd (Wednesday Campanella & Moodoïd)


"Asphyxia" by Cö Shu Nie


"アヴァリティアリティ"  (Avaritiarity) by グリモア (Grimoire)

 
 
@Zeus's picks
"Ash" by Dir en grey

 
"覇王"(Haou) by 陰陽座 (Onmyouza)


 
Thanks for reading!

One of the songs from the album has leaked.
 
 

Can't wait for a vkei band to spew dead and / or plastic butterflies at their concert attendees

At least Aquaria was entertaining, plus she looked fantastic. Eureka just did the things she always does. She rarely brings variety to the stage. Anyway, let a lesson be learned, never bring living things to the performance. 

Idk but this sorta reminds me when R-shitei released that fake pv before releasing visual is dead...maybe this could be a facade? 

btw don't forget koichi got a whole manifesto about this project tattooed on his back. 

This song was embarrassingly bad LMAO.
 
I'm not even mad it's a pop song. I'm mad because it's a shitty pop song. You all couldn't have come up with any different chord progression to use? 
+ I don't know if it's just me, but the mixing sounds really... off.
 
Even though Tsuzuku sounds incredibly soulless (with the exception of that one note at 1:47), I do have a feeling that if TZK was the only one singing, this song wouldn't be nearly as terrible. Unfortunately, he's not the only one singing, so I can't afford to ignore his tone-deaf companion! Koichi sounds so horrifically nasal I started furrowing my eyebrows and almost started grinding my teeth. With how skilled of a lyricist TZK is, the lyrics somehow makes this song even worse. It's not even what the song's about, it's just how poorly they're written (especially when put in comparison to MEJIBRAY's lyrics).
 
This has to be some sort of joke.

Dance Lesson version is also avaliable now 
 
 

oh yeah that's definitely her. the shop is called yellow house and last time i went in the granny told me something along the lines of 'i don't go to yoshiki, he comes to me'. 

i looked up pieces and parts on twitter until i had the whole song basically
edit: figured out the missing line!

kanji

romaji
 

might attempt an english translation later idk this song is wild

preemptively deleting your Line account so you can't get caught ordering pizza

the purpose of the "Tetsu revenge" lives is basically Tetsu making up for the lives he missed in January due to having the flu (apparently??? i missed this or i just don't remember lol)
 

oh yeah that's definitely her. the shop is called yellow house and last time i went in the granny told me something along the lines of 'i don't go to yoshiki, he comes to me'. 

*sits down in rocking chair* 
 
"Piracy: an act of robbery on the high sea-" 
*cough* 
"Piracy: the unauthorized use of another's production, invention, or conception especially in infringement of a copyright"
 
The warnings you get that precede DVD contents, plastered on CDs, etc. are constant reminders that piracy is clearly DEFINED .  We've moved the conversation beyond the point of piracy b/c this forum promotes the sharing of copyrighted content.  We can crunch all the numbers we want about vk band revenue streams, but in a legal sense all of us who participate in this are in the "wrong". 
 
The arguments and debates on this forum really stem from our subjective stances on the value of content in its physical and digital form. 
 
In my subjective opinion, I think piracy (in the scope of vk) has been helpful for promotion both overseas and within Japan. While it's dodgy, I would have NEVER gotten into Visual Kei if it weren't for those who uploaded material on streaming and download sites. I would go as far as saying that the sharing of content has been quite helpful in promoting artists & amassing fans who spend $ on them. The largest revenue stream for most vk bands are lives, and , generally, only fans that are really engaged w/ the bands are going to go in the first place. Most people aren't inclined to show up to a live w/o hearing the artists' work (it would be a waste of money). CDs and DVDs are products as well as promotional tools, and making that material available to a larger audience grows that promotional value. Piracy might take away a little revenue,but I believe that there is net growth in the long run.
 
In the context of overseas content consumption:
The delivery methods of piracy have changed a lot in the past few decades, transforming from physical -> digital -> digital + streaming. In our scope, most of us have witnessed the piracy shift from P2P (Peer-to-Peer e.g LimeWire & Torrenting) to DDL (Direct Download e.g. MegaUpload/Mega/Mediafire) to YouTube uploads. As Visual Kei (and Japanese Music) has shifted from niche P2P sharing to largely accessible streaming & social media, the impressionable audience has gotten much larger. Those who discover these bands and this genre are so enticed/entertained that they want to consume, even participate in buying all this content, but then it hits them. Shipping fees, CD prices, live-limited content, and the list goes on. You're too far physically to participate in lives and it's too expensive to keep up (or completely unreasonable for those who don't make their own money, teenagers.)
 
Of course there is going to be pirating.
 
Now here's where I stand. No one is entitled to upload anything, but I've made it my small mission to close the gap for overseas fans w/ my channel & my uploads here and elsewhere. I put a lot of "$" value in substance and promotional value in "content" (if that makes any sense).  I don't like uploading everything I have in FLAC or even 320 b/c of the time & effort it takes to acquire "those" releases in the first place, but I'm willing to share everything on YT  (it's gotten much easier to upload w/o your channel being suddenly taken down). I don't think everyone is entitled to having "pristine" copies just willy-nilly, but I think it would be a mistake for me not to at least share. 
 
From the bottom of my heart, I want people to love VK because is something I've grown to love. It has been a refuge, an eye-opener, and a catalyst for my exploration in music. In addition, if the content I share can get at least one person to love or maybe even invest in VK as much as I have, then I'll be happy to continue being a pirate.
 
(I hope this doesn't sound too scatterbrained. I've been coding most of the day and I'm a little eye-strained. Please ask me to clarify my points if need be.)

NOT THIS TOPIC AGAIN!
 
Relax, it's not what you think.

If you guys remember this topic - and I'm sure most of you do - then you will remember that I made a proposal at the end of it. What I said I wanted to observe was the effect of "our" piracy - our as in Monochrome Heaven - on visual kei sales, using the GazettE's newest album "NINTH" as the benchmark. Some of you really took this suggestion to heart, and others thought I was making a bad joke. I wasn't.
 
There's something to be said for testing even the most obvious of conclusions because sometimes the results can surprise you, but the results of this did not. I knew that this album would leak and make its way here well under the two weeks I specified. Next time someone restarts the discussion of supporting our favorite bands by not pirating their music, point them to this topic and remind them that the Internet is a very large place and that shouting your demands in one corner of it isn't going to change what happens where your voice and influence can't reach. Not even mine.
 
It's good to know that we are not the center of the visual kei universe. We have some influence and we do our part to keep the show going, but if we were to disappear tomorrow, I don't think the show would stop. That is ultimately a good thing. The scene needs to spread if it wants to stay alive. It seems pretty obvious but its worth reiterating. For what it's worth, the album didn't appear here first so it's not like we are the alpha and the omega to all of the woes our favorite bands go through.
 
The conclusion that I can draw from this failed social experiment is that we need a better definition of what "piracy" actually is. There are reasons why the international scene depends on piracy, so to make future discussions more useful we should find as many different reasons as we can and the distribution within the scene. To that end, I've attached an anonymous poll to the top of this post.  If you are interested, vote for the option that fits your situation the best, and if there isn't one (and you don't mind), share your specific reasons below.
 
I'll leave this topic open until the end of the month so you guys can share your thoughts and opinions.

oh yeah that's definitely her. the shop is called yellow house and last time i went in the granny told me something along the lines of 'i don't go to yoshiki, he comes to me'. 

That lady is so cool! I've met her a couple of times too. Last time I saw her she told me atsushi from buck tick was in her store just a couple of days earlier. I'm sure she has contacts but she probably over exaggerates a bit lmao. 

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