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Oh okay, I guess I totally screwed up his name on there when I looked then. 😅

Oh wow, it's gone and apparently he's gone? Maybe I just can't find the account.

The Japanese crowd can now buy tickets from today until 6/10 (assuming that's when Joe's is releasing their tickets.) https://l-tike.com/search/?lcd=72033

Well, Kyo takes inspiration from Kiyoharu and Michiro Endo, respectively. Kiyoharu takes inspiration from Kyo from D'erlanger and to a lesser extent MORRIE as well as plenty of pop singers. Ruki was never a roadie as far as I can tell, so besides interviews there's really no way to know the influence. I mean he is relatively young, so maybe some Yokohama bands from back when he got started with Mikoto were his earliest inspiration.

What a fascinating read.

Low Roar (thank you Hideo Kojima) HIM (rip) Naohito Uchiyama Joe Hisaishi Ryuichi Sakamoto Nujabes Goth-Trad GPKism Silent Poets

1.I'm a fan, more a fan of hide than anything else. My girlfriend loves them though. 2. I've never seen X Japan hate outside of Yoshiki. 3. Yoshiki is like HYDE and GACKT. 4. X are overrated as a whole, but they're very important regardless. I feel hide is the most significant thing that came from the band, VK would have been just fine without them if they weren't around for as long as they were or today. 5. Love is subjective. 6. Comparing hide and SUGIZO is like comparing rock and classical music. They are both very good in their own rights, hide is a legend, but SUGIZO is an icon and has done a lot of humanitarian stuff.

In the past month I've seen Pokémon: The Power of Us, Cold Pursuit, Arctic (Mads Mikkelsen film) , The Door (German film starring Mads Mikkelsen) , Interstellar, Charlie Countryman, 2001 A Space Odyssey and Mary Poppins Returns.

You should have been here when (insert band) got started, those shows were the real shows, that was the best time to be a fan. I mean, I will admit the joys of loving a smaller band means more intimate venues rather than giant stadiums and them looking like ants.

1.) Do you feel that the Japanese culture views this imagery differently from how Occidental cultures do? The Japanese tend to look at stuff like this as cool, almost no one around these days in Japan knows much about the WWII Era, even to the point they're teaching children stories to pass down. 2.) Are you personally offended by it? When you're around long enough, experience enough and open your mind, nothing will offend you. I guess a short answer is no, I find it cool and amusing since I loved the original Mobile Suit Gundam growing up, Zeon and grew up watching a lot of the History channel pre-ancient aliens. 3.) Do you feel it is done to convey the same messages as 1930's and 40's political propaganda? Or is it more of an edgy thing that is much less frowned upon in that culture than it is for Western fans? Like I said, it's just something that they find cool. 4.) What's your opinions on using other WWII imagery, be it based on the Nazi party or not? Not much WWII imagery is as cool or as impactful as Nazi is, the Japanese and Russian outfits and such aren't that intriguing. I highly doubt that the Japanese care about Italy and Mussolini. Overall I find the Japanese love affair with European military culture amusing and fascinating just as I do when they dabble with European occultism and religiosity.

Oh, the irony if it's over a woman.

Was going to say Kisaki, Phantasmagoria was great, Matina and Undercode were cornerstones of the industry as far as labels go; gotta give the devil his due.

Read Irresistible : the rise of addictive technology and the business of keeping us hooked. by Adam Alter, and hope to move on to Homo ludens; a study of the play-element in culture. by Johan Huizinga in anticipation of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding.

I've seen at least a few people having the streaks on the neck like Ruki has the past year or so. It's always amusing to see how these new musicians show their admiration for a band wedged between the beginning and the current Era's of VK; argued by many as the Golden Age of Visual Kei.

I went through all 18 pages and didn't find one for Kiyoharu's solo project, so here we are. Kiyoharu's solo career has been going strong since 2004 even with a meriad of projects along the way with going on 15 albums. Kiyoharu has had plenty of support members for his solo project, but lately he's been performing with just two guitarists, Yoshitsugu Nakamura (Eins:Vier) and Hideyuki Ohashi (not the boxer.). 2019 is set to be a big year for Kiyoharu as he will be releasing commemorate his 25th anniversary in the music industry. Kiyoharu will be 51 this Halloween and even though he has consistently smoked like a train, he remains every youthful physically and in spirit. Over the years Kiyoharu has used his music to branch out and formed a fashion brand Mardi Gras, helped create a private club in Tokyo called BABYLON TOKYO as well as a pop-up fashion store called GLAM ADDICTION. Kiyoharu released a book in 2011 and will be releasing an autobiography this year which is bound to be a very interesting look into the career and life of someone who exudes cool, but is a total goof in every day life. I thought that this was way overdue and apropos considering that he's embarking on a new chapter of his career this year with his first show in the USA.

Kagami is something special as a vocalist, I hope they're around for a long time, but man he could definitely succeed as a solo artist.

Song is meh, I enjoyed the story though. Ray's vocals are the saving grace and needs to be on more songs.

I'm not expecting anything, I'm just glad he's back and hope Umbrella is going strong.

Kiyoharu - shade - saw the light and shade-, light - saw the light and shade-, elegy. All acoustic stuff/no rhythm instruments.

MORRIE has changed over the years especially since Hardcore Reverie and his latest album and speaking of Kyo; Kyo from D'erlanger's voice has changed over time, I guess you could say MORRIE and Kyo's voices get better with age. Ruki's vocal style has changed and HYDE's been refining his vocals since he started VAMPS.

The thread about vocalists that change got me thinking about vocalists and bands who stay the same for years or their entire career? I'd have to say Kiyoharu, he doesn't change or age, the pillows and Asian Kung Fu Generation have distinct sounds, TM Revolution is like Kiyoharu. Add BALZAC to that list as well as SUGIZO, you can tell his music instantly.

Vocals - Kiyoharu, Kyo, Tsuzuku, Satsuki (at least from his RES days.), Ryutaro Arimura, hide Guitar - Kaoru, MiA, SUGIZO, Kiyoshi, Hitsugi Bass - Hitoki, Koichi, KenKen, FIRE Drums - Yoshiki, Meto, Yukihiro, Sakura, Kiyoshi Ijichi, Joe, Eno Masafumi Etc (keyboard, violin, mixers, etc.) SUGIZO, 39, MaZDA.

Acid Black Cherry, 黒夢 (Black Dream), ∀NTI FEMINISM, plastic tree, DĂLLE, DatuRΛ, COЯE THE CHILD, dieS, Dio - distraught overload-, Dokusatsu TERRORIST (I thought they were so cool back in the day.), D'espairsRay, FxxK'THE N★MAL LIFE, THE DEAD P☆P STARS.

Metal and metalcore, maybe hip hop, not entirely sure.

Thanks for the info. Yeah, it seems as these guys get older they want to come here more. Maybe it's a bucket list thing.