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next time they will change it to NOCT

Kisaki is legendary LMAO.
Another one I'm surprised no one has mentioned is JoJo from ギャロ (THE GALLO).... that man's lyrics...

Kiryu: not kawaii anymore, so moving on to other kawaii jrockers

IM FUCKJHSJKDAASKKA

Shinjuku Gewalt - ''My dad totally does NOT work for Nintendo, he's in the army I swear!"
 
goatbed - ever heard about gays? BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
 
Coaltar of the Deepers - ''fucc this shoegaze shit im gonna compose anime soundtracks now"
 
Psycho Le Cemu - Anime is real and they're playing at my house
 
Plastic Tree (old) - depressed puppet man forms smashing pumpkins/the cure tribute man
Plastic Tree (new) - [sound of a Loveless tribute record skipping]
 
[NOT FAVES SECTION]
Golde Bomber - Asian Milli Vanilli
 
''that'' band -
 

Fucking LOL
 
凛として時雨 - some guy get's his balls trapped in a doorway and then proceeds to wail in agony for the next 3 hours while his guitar gets repeatedly smashed against a wall.

Mejibray: 2007 emo kid, paris hilton, hipster who lives in a forest and eats shrooms, edgy 12 year old

gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy:

Oyuugi Wagamama-dan x PaRADEiS: Didn't one of them have sex with a minor?
 
SuG:  A bunch of grown men trying to pretend they are still teenagers.
 
NEGA: GOOD LUCK SAYING THEIR NAME IN PUBLIC!

Moi Dix Mois: How many times do you think I can remix this Bach song?
 
Shazna: When you finally land a joke that makes all your friends laugh, so you keep telling it in order to relive the high it gave you.
 
NoGod: Clown metal

MUCC (old) - Kermit the Frog sings about his struggles with depression
MUCC (new) - dude did u ever watch anime lol
 
Dir en grey - Sashimi Slipknot
 
sukekiyo - rowdy primate gets accepted into art scool
 
deadman - Chinese Marilyn Manson fronts a grunge band

Aicle: Lots of screaming and some cute music.
 
Dir En Grey: Pterodactyl screeches.
 
Serial⇔NUMBER: Habu a naisu day.
 
Sandwich De 120pun?: Gameboy Color meets Ronald McDonald.
 
Malice Mizer: I hear they were Gackt's old band.
 
Ace: Glamorous pirates.
 
Decola Hopping: They basically were trying to just be some RPG.
 

deadman:

This is definitely their worst look for me LOL.

This is definitely their worst look for me LOL.

I think when VK/J-rock tried to break out into the Western music scene in the mid to late 2000s mirrored the Japanese metal scene trying to break out into the Western music scene during the 1980s.  The only main difference is this time around, most of the groups didn't try to sing in English or try to recruit a Westerner at some point for their band to make them more marketable (looking at you Loudness and Bow Wow).  Even back during the 2000s, I knew that VK wasn't going to make an impact outside of Japan due to how the majority of them were being marketed to people who attended anime cons.  I was just excited I could buy VK albums that were released outside of Japan for a fraction of what CDJapan was selling them.
 
I decided to compile a list of Japanese artists that have released albums in the West that charted on the Billboard charts. 
 
There is a few things to note right off the bat:
The following Japanese metal groups that only released in Europe during the 1980s: Anthem, Earthshaker, Vow Wow The following Japanese metal groups that had albums released in the USA, but did not chart: Dead End, Gastunk The following VK groups that had albums released in the USA, but did not chart: D'espairsRay, MUCC, Kra, the GazettE, Alice Nine, Versailles, Mix Speaker's Inc, L'arc~en~Ciel Albums by Loudness, EZO, OK ONE ROCK, and Utada Hikaru that charted in the USA on this list were recorded in English. I listed everything from highest charting spot to lowest charting spot.  I did not include record sells since a lot of the older releases, I couldn't find what the sales were for the date when the record charted at that spot.
Sakamoto Kyu - Sukiyaki and Other Japanese Hits (1963) [Billboard 200: #26]
BABYMETAL - Metal Resistance (2016) [Billboard 200: #39]
Loudness - Lightning Strikes (1986) [Billboard 200: #64] Utada Hikaru - This Is the One (2009) [Billboard 200: #69] Loudness - Thunder in the East (1985) [Billboard 200: #74] ONE OK ROCK - Ambitions International Version (2017) [Billboard 200: #106] EZO - EZO (1987) [Billboard 200: #150] Utada Hikaru - Exodus (2004) [Billboard 200: #160] Loudness - Hurricane Eyes (1987) [Billboard 200: #190] Dir En Grey - Uroboros (2008) [Billboard Heatseeker: #1] Dir En Grey - Dum Spiro Spero (2011) [Billboard Heatseeker: #2] BABYMETAL - BABYMETAL (2015) [Billboard Heatseeker: #4] Dir En Grey - The Marrow of a Bone (2007) [Billboard Heatseeker: #8] ONE OK ROCK - 35xxxv Deluxe Edition (2015) [Billboard Heatseeker: #17] Pizzicato Five - Happy End of the World (1997) [Billboard Heatseeker: #32] Shonen Knife - Rock Animals (1994) [Billboard Heatseeker: #39] Dir En Grey - Withering to Death (2006) [Billboard Heatseeker: #42] From what I've posted, I do think that not singing in English could have hurt any success Dir En Grey and other VK-related bands could have had in the Western music scene.  I also think the type of music Dir En Grey did also hindered them in some ways.  Before someone brings up BABYMETAL sings in Japanese and  managed to sell well; I view them in a similar light as Steel Panther, a group that's not super serious compare to a group like Dir En Grey.

Bands (ESPECIALLY vk bands) should stop trying to punch above their weight class trying to release albums that are like almost an hour long, better just trim the fat and obvious filler and stick with the material that's actually solid instead

Kyo's voice is off putting.

hey, it worked for milli vanilli...  

Appearance. Most of the comments on their videos are about the appearance of the members and that's what their fans seem to focus on most also which allows them to lack and become lazy with their sound. I hope 8P-SB is different and focuses more on compositions and lyrics should it be a music project. Of course focusing on visuals isn't a problem—it is visual kei after all—but when they heavily lack in compositions and lyrics is when it begins to become a problem.

I was so excited when these looks were first released. I really hope that the single will follow the most recent composition that their bassist Andy posted on Instagram.

I completely agree with this. I thought I was the only one who thought it tbh.
 
On the topic of MALICE MIZER, I think I'll say my unpopular opinion about them:
GACKT was the weakest vocalist for MALICE MIZER and pales in comparison to Tetsu and Klaha. In addition, I feel that the only reason why GACKT-era was the most popular was because of the catchy/poppy songs and also the fact that the most songs were released in that era (in comparison to Tetsu and/or Klaha era, both strong vocalists).
 
Since I'm talking about GACKT, his best album was definitely Mars. While Crescent and Rebirth had good tracks I wouldn't compliment them as entire albums, although they're certainly more pleasant than ..... some of the other things he's released or has participated in*cough*yellow fried chickenz*cough*
I think GACKT's career is near-dead now and if it's not [his career] should die out.

GazettE is not big deal as well but they got so fuckn popular.... so who knows.....