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  1. Posted · Edited by BrenGun

     

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    https://jrocknroll.com/band-search-faroki/3/

     

    Their mini-album details still need to be announced. It supposed to come out in April, but well postponed to an unknown soon to come date yet!

    If you love Chu-ya's voice you surely gonna love their music.

    Their is nothing on youtube, but I've watched a live stream with them appearing and music is . I want the CD! :D 
    So Please look forward to them, because this band really rocks.

     

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    EDIT: the band will do a LIVE STREAM BROADCASTING ON 7/25! details will follow soon!

     

     

     

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    https://jrocknroll.com/jrnr-band-search-prewords/3/


    prewords is a rock band formed in 2018 which music style is a variation of various rock styles and mainly active in Tokyo.

     

    Also prewords is a still unknown rockband, which surely some people gonna like. If you like guys who sing with a "high" voice (such as Janne Da arc/Acid Black Cherry) you will surely like their style. They call it themselves "female voice" Their music is available via itunes and spotify, so I would say, give them a try!

     

     

     

    NEXT search this THURSDAY! ~ 

     

  2. Posted · Edited by BrenGun

    after buying music I prefer to play via spotify anyway, because of playing also gives an artist little money.... even if it takes 1000 of plays.. takes hours but well. o.o 

     

    but selling via tunecore isn't cheap too... you gotta need some good sales to earn the cost money back 😅

    however sometimes they have cheaper or free offers for a limited period. 

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  3. Posted

    7 hours ago, ghostpepper said:

    The bands/labels can set the limitations not spotify themselves.

     

    and for reason wise, spotify is convenient but some bands/labels would rather you buy the cd or itunes etc. version.

    basically for an artist to make just 10yen/10cents they need 25 plays, so it is not really good for money. so there is that train of thought too.

    beside that it can take 2 years until they received the money from spotify plays 🤣

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  4. Posted · Edited by BrenGun

    This time I have an interview with ex-RE:VEIN bassist 彪(Aya) 

     

     

    Born in Otaru, Hokkaido.
    In the spring of 2018, Aya launched her own solo project and started to work as a singer-songwriter as well as a bassist.
    The concept is “true self“. Because I wanted to make myself known as a person through my own music.
    Aya’s music does not glorify suffering, nor does it force anyone to sympathize, but rather it expresses feelings of her own.

     

     

    Choose your language

    [ENGLISH]
    [JAPANESE]

     

     

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  6. Posted · Edited by BrenGun

    vkgy latest interview, with a famous vkei writer! 

    Also I worked hard on this one so it's a cross post with JROCKNROLL

     

    Nagasawa Tomonori (長澤智典) is a music journalist of note, having written for most major visual kei magazines and bands. We had the chance to ask him questions over several weeks, and so we explore his career, and his decades-long view of visual kei from the inside.

     

     

     

    Choose your favorite platform

     

    vkgy

    or

    jrocknroll

     

    If there are people who still have any questions about the "visual kei" history, we can do another round :D 

    So if you do have any questions, throw them to me and I'll will ask them!

     

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  9. Posted · Edited by BrenGun

    Last week I shared his BAND SEARCH and today I share with you his full interview!

    Sho knows Japanese and English, so I did do the original interview with him in English and he translated everything in Japanese, so if you understand Japanese (almost/fluently) I recommend you to check the Japanse version, since it's all his own words!

     

    Hopefully you guys will read this interview, Sho is a XJAPAN/Yoshiki fan and beside visual kei he also loves Gothic bands a lot.

     

     

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    Next week I have an interview with Aya(彪) ex-RE:VEIN

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    English version

    https://jrocknroll.wordpress.com/2020/06/18/interview-with-sho-kotani/3/

     

    Japanese version

    https://jrocknroll.wordpress.com/2020/06/18/interview-with-sho-kotani/2/

     

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  10. Posted

    5 hours ago, Tokage said:

    v. weird mood to come back to your transparently obvious joke thread only to find people taking it seriously

    well since it''s used.....

     

     

     

    But anyway, I doubt Yasu used it in a racist way.... I always saw it as an anti racism statement.  since you have with and black even kissing... so to me it says.. whatever someones color, love doesn't matter, to mix it doesn't matter.

    something like that ^^

  11. Posted

    On 5/25/2020 at 8:06 PM, Kirito said:

    And you don't think it's possible some bands are just having fun making music... ? I mean, nowadays it's very crazy to think your gonna make a living with your band. It's possible, but you cannot do music for this reason.

    Some can, but still playing lives is important. 

    lives are important to find and to keep your fans. 

     

     

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  14. Posted

    My love for visual kei never will fade away. I love the magic happening.

     

    However, the music quality of the past 10 years... I've no clue why the hell people like this kind of sound so much.... 

    So I switched more to rock bands with members over 40 years who still play that beautiful older "rock/metal" style. or who really can mix down current mainstream with old style. (aka VERTUEUX and NEiN).

     

    But younger bands well... it's hard. 

     

    Still it's fun to see how visual kei is changing and who knows the older styles are coming back within a few years again. Or we get a completely amazing new mainstream kind of vibe.  

  16. Posted · Edited by BrenGun

    Hello folks,

    I already have 3 band search profiles available for you guys which I published on JROCK'N'ROLL. 
    Time to time, band search profiles also will appear on vkgy. so keep also an eye on that website. 

     

    BAND SEARCH is something not written by myself, everything which you read has been written by the band/members themselves! So with BAND SEARCH they introduce themselves to you. 

     

     

    - I'll update this post every time if there is a new band search available! 

     

    2$4

    THIS VERY DAY

    MAGENTA OF AMBITIONS

    Sho Kotani

    prewords

    極東ファロスキッカー

    LiQuid ButterFly

    大人のSilver-Rose by vo.

    Visual Laboratory

    METALIC
    フルダヌキ

    ヒミツノコウドウ

    花魁ロマネスク

    DOGMAS
    THE RICKY DRIVE SHOW
    The トリコロール by vo. Toru

    BEBOP

    餃子大王

    LOOSE RIDER

    EASTBAY

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    The first 3 bands I would like to introduce are all non-visual kei bands and more "mainstream" type of bands. 

     

    01: 2$4
    2$4 formed in 2013.
    2$4 continues to aim to create music that transcends genres, Incorporating elements of chords, emo, and hip-hop into the songs, as well we add digital sound effects to our songs. 

    Learn more about them here:

    https://jrocknroll.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/jrnr-band-search-24/

     

     

     

    02: THIS VERY DAY
    THIS VERY DAY was formed in August 2019 and has appeared at Japanse TV in the show「踊る！さんま御殿」. They are a new generation rock band in the center of tokyo and thanks to “Prince (王子)” Yuchaso which is an SNS influencer the band received more than 100,000 followers!

    Learn more about them here:

    https://jrocknroll.wordpress.com/2020/05/26/band-search-this-very-day/

     

     

     

    03: MAGENTA OF AMBITIONS

    January 2019, MAGETA OF AMBITIONS formed as a band in Tokyo, in August 2019 the band went on a hiatus. On April 2020 the band released their 1st single “Another Story” via digital platforms.

    Learn more about them here:

    https://jrocknroll.wordpress.com/2020/06/09/jrnr-band-search-magenta-of-ambitions/

     

     

     

     

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  17. Posted · Edited by BrenGun

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    ALCYON is a Nagoya (名古屋) based visual kei band who formed in December 2017, and started activity in July 2018. They typically focus on heavy-toned music which contrasts beautifully against the high voice of vocalist Sera.

    They celebrate their second anniversary this July at Nagoya Fits ALL. Read on to learn about their two years of activity so far.

     

    It's a band who we somehow never really notice, however their music isn't bad at all and since last month we also can enjoy their music via digital platforms!

     

    So please check them out here!

    https://vk.gy/blog/an-interview-with-alcyon/

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  18. Posted

    3000 yen for a streaming... that's expensive. Oh well usually their gigs are 4500yen(paid in advance).  so a bit cheaper😅

    Their CD is also 3000yen, so they kinda expensive band anyway. (Lot's of normal rock bands sell their CD's for 2500yen maxium (tax off))

     

     

    but anyway their twitter is

    https://twitter.com/afro_skull

     

     

    I already paid for 3 other amazing gigs. so.. kinda skip the rest for this month 🤣

  22. Posted · Edited by BrenGun

    Ah, this is totally mainstream sound.

    It's not bad.

     

    but why the hell are you doing this via the visual kei way?...

    I mean this sound is popular in Japan anyway...

     

     

    not that pop cannot be visual kei.

    but it's just weird to see visual dressed guys.. dancing around as a typical mainstream pop group.

     

    Oh well, or maybe the visual kei way, just gave them the opportunity to kinda play lives....

    I'm looking forward to see with who the guys will play in a couple of months, since their sound doesn't really fit any visual kei event... 

  25. Posted

    http://www.glia-official.com/news/0/51795/

     

    Spoiler

    平素よりジリアを応援して頂き誠にありがとうございます。 突然の報告ではございますが本日6月7日をもちまして解散という形を取らせて いただくことになったことをご報告させて頂きたく思います。
    尚、今後予定されていたスケジュールに関しましては 誠に勝手ではございますがコロナウイルスによる振替公演等も含め ジリアの出演はございませんのでご了承ください
    2019年8月2日の始動より約10ヶ月と短い期間ではございましたが みなさまの声援のおかげで活動をしていくことができました。 ありがとうございました。 今後の各々の活動に関しましては各個人のSNS等でご確認ご確認いただければ幸いです。
    ジリア一同

    以下、メンバーからのコメントになります。


    まず始めにこんな形で終わりを迎えてしまいごめんなさい。
    コロナの影響で出演予定のLIVEが延期・中止となり最初の頃はすぐにまた活動が出来ると軽い気持ちでいました。しかし日が経つにつれて状況は悪くなる一方で振り替え予定のLIVEもまた再延期になり、今後のスケジュールを安易に考える事が出来なくなりました。そんな中で今後ジリアの形を保つのが 苦しいなとなりメンバーと相談し合った結果、解散という選択肢になりました。
    正直ジリアとしてもっとやりたかったです。玲威・なずなとは出会ってもう4年くらい経ち、心の底か ら信頼し合える仲です。思い出がたくさんあり過ぎて語るのが大変なくらいです。これから2人は元メンバーという関係になるけども思い出はまだまだ増えていくんだろなと思ってます。

    最後にここまで応援してくれファンや関係者の方々、本当にありがとうございました。

    僕の中で1番の 宝物はジリアとして活動し出会えた人達です。見つけてくれてありがとう。

    セイラ


    特に言いたいことはありませんがいい結果で終わったかと言えば全くそんな事はありませんが時期も 時期、時代も時代で自分の中では限界だと感じてました。これが現実です。 短い間ですが応援してくれた方々ありがとうございました。

    玲威


    正直な話、やれることもやってないこともまだまだたくさんあるとは思います。 やりたいことやりたかったことはそれ以上にいっぱいあります。 ですが、このご時世の中バンドとして満足のいく活動ができる未来は不明確のままでも 各々の人生における現実は無慈悲にも着実にやってきます。 2人とは解散が決まってからも糞がつくほど仲良いです。仲の良さだけならどこにも負けないと思っています。だからこそ、表舞台に立つことがなくても生きてさえいればバンドはできると思っているのでジリアとしては終わりかもしれないけど、僕らとしては何も終わりません。 ありがとうございました。


    なずな

     

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