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Same here! It’s hard to find others who like Jrock let alone VK where I live. It’s comforting to know we’re not alone in our interest ^^

I find it interesting that this ad is made during the era of President Trump. Either way, as it has been mentioned before, it certainly boils down serious issues into almost two minutes.

LORD I remember when that song CAME OUT. XD Goodness, where has the time gone.

I still remember their song, "Melissa", from Fullmetal Alchemist. Time really flies, lol.

Feel the same way as @Jigsaw9! Initially, I did not think I would like them as much as I do now. I was intrigued by their PVs, and when I finally heard the singles, I became a fan of their music. Vocalist sounds great and I am enjoying the instrumental. I'm looking forward to their next album coming out in March. (Where's the pre-order? XD)

Verxina unexpectedly won me over too! I'm saying it as a big thing cuz I'm veeery picky with these young whippersnapper bands. I think it was the vocals ultimately (I can see the guy has quite a bit of history already too).

Love the 'Smile Ichiban Ii Onna' song from An Cafe especially the Bou version. That music video is cute. Maple Gunman is great, too. So many good songs from them. Anyways, both are great bands ^^

Love the 'Smile Ichiban Ii Onna' song from An Cafe especially the Bou version. That music video is cute. Maple Gunman is great, too. So many good songs from them. Anyways, both are great bands ^^

Oh man, same. I still listen to Smile Ichiban Ii Onna when I'm sad, it just has a way of making me instantly happy. They were such a big band at the time they were a thing, I was super into them. 

Agreed! Really love a lot of early Ayabie songs. Japanese Low-res caramel town is one of my personal favorites as it was the first song I discovered by them. I also like seeing the traditional Japanese aesthetics in that song. Glitter Tropen is another enjoyable track by them. 

Haha, the first thing I thought of was "Outside Castle" by H.O.T (Intro isn't Mozart, tho)
 
The whole financial crisis/political rap-rock stuff from the late 90's to early 2000's was dope tho. Combine that with vk's regional presence in the 90's and the "avant garde" fashion obsession, and you got yourself some wacky cool stuff.
 
Also #DB5K ;_;

And there was also this from 1999. This album sold 1.3 million:
 

I basically grew up having Kagrra, as my favorite band and Isshi as the vocalist I looked up to the most. I always remember him every July and everytime I listen to his music. I really wish he were still alive, but I hope his memory lives on.

Same here. He was an amazing singer who wrote thought-provoking lyrics. Will forever miss him and his talents.

It's one reason I love psychology. It's a unique subject with lots of angles to study. One of my favorite parts was learning about the psychology of children. Anyway, sounds like a cool class you're taking ^^

I would never still, it's strange how we learn how to do it all, and when we do, it feels so easy and obvious. It's a fascinating subject.

I remember that when I studied it, I started looking at people like animals lol it's eye opening. 

I agree with all the reasons mentioned above. The state of MH is affected by a multitude of factors. The state of filesharing, the state of the VK scene, the season, aging fanbase, and so on.
 
However, one thing I've noticed that has had a serious effect on our community over the years - and something that rarely gets mentioned - are the individual attitudes of our members. Now no community is perfect, but I've noticed that there's a subset of users here who seem to pride themselves on being "bitchy" and "petty", and seem to have set their hearts on being divisive - the kind of users that would rather talk shit about other users than discuss music with them.
 
Most probably don't think of themselves as part of a community here, but the fact is - we're a community because we all have a common unity - J-rock and Visual Kei. So when you have users injecting divisive elements like the ones I just mentioned, it becomes cancerous to the community as a whole. I've seen users here continually hold other users in contempt for shit they did YEARS ago. I've seen users start shit with other users for no reason. I've seen users intentionally set out to "burn" other users just to seem "cool". I've seen users intentionally stalk and harass other members. I've seen A LOT being staff here for over a decade.
 
Hell, even I've been thrown under the bus by certain members here - and if anyone knows me, I've always strived to be as understanding, agreeable, and diplomatic as possible - as a staff member, fellow fan, and friend. But regardless, there are people who are purely intent on being divisive - even when you approach them with good intents. But for what? Who does that help? Who does that serve? It definitely doesn't help the community at all. 
 
I can't tell you the amount of times people have come to me personally and explained how they want to participate here, but they're afraid of getting bitched at for having a different opinion, or attacked for any odd reason. Many people have left the community for these very reasons as well. I'm pretty sure some people get off on being an asshole or a "sassy bitch", but that shit ain't cool to people who just wanna come here to fellowship with other J-rock fans in peace. We all got lives outside of here (which are difficult enough as is), so the last thing any of us want to do is log on to see some GROWN-ASS ADULT with the maturity of an emotionally neglected 13 year old project their own misery on to others. That shit ain't it.
 
And yeah, lest anyone want to call me out as a hypocrite -  I READILY admit that I've played my part in the divisiveness and the nonsense in times past as well, and I take 110% responsibility for it. I'm not innocent either and I'll be THE FIRST to tell you that I ain't perfect. Far from it. But the point of this post is not to place blame on anyone or to call anyone out. It's simply to call awareness to the fact that we all contribute to the state of this community on an individual level as well. Our individual contributions have a resounding effect on the whole, like a ripple effect. As staff, we can enforce certain rules here. But we cannot dictate the attitudes of the members here. We can't dictate how you choose to interface with the community here. We cannot dictate the state of your heart. Nor would we want to do any of that.
 
I simply want to point out that the actions we take here, no matter how meaningless or miniscule they seem, DO have an effect. And based on those actions, the state of our community will either be tilted in a better direction or a worse direction. It's up to yall to decide.

Thank you so much! It's really wonderful to be a part of this amazing community and to contribute in anyway I can =^-^=

I mean c'mon, point me a vainqueur song better than this one
 
 

There's some VK CD shops in Shibuya and Shinjuku. Puresound, Like an Edison, Zeal Link, and ClosetChild have stores in Shinjuku.  I think Zeal Link also has another branch located in Shibuya. 
 
If you have a chance, ClosetChild has another branch in Ikebukuro. Brand-X is located there as well.

Yoyos ftw

NUNS!! ❤️
 

I swear you can't be into visual kei without saying "that's a guy" to your friends/family at least once

Thank you so much ^-^ And Merry Christmas to you, too!