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20 minutes ago, Fyrnia4Maya said:

I just like music because it is (to me) the people behind it speaking up their feelings, so the person behind the music is very important to me. Its just that people said he is a bad person, and when I try to see people against that, I cant find them unless they are fans of the music and just say I love him. All I have is the vague subjective things people say so I want to get that off

Well, I think you've answered your own question. You're right, they are expressing themselves and projecting their feelings in some form or another, because musicians are writers of a sort and writers take from their lives. If the music is that important to you, then maybe you'd perceive the musicians as good people because no-one can really tell you as much about someone than the people themselves. Also, I think it's worth noting that while, again, you're right in that the people who say he's a good guy are mostly just fans who say they love him, it could be argued that it works the other way around; that is, the people who say he's a bad guy are the ones who hate his music. Maybe, maybe not. Again, we don't know. Plus, as you said, it's just vague subjective stuff.

Also, I'd like to clear something up; earlier, I said that it's best to ignore it until you know something for sure and just go about your life, but I also said not to be ignorant. What I meant is that you shouldn't get too heavily involved in things you don't know much about as you're likely to make the situation worse by doing that, but that you should at least be open to every possible perspective as long as you're in the dark. Don't definitively assume or refute anything; just see things as you would normally.

Just now, Fyrnia4Maya said:

Im trying to find out more personally, but no one answers my messages

If you don't mind me asking, why does it bother you so much? You thought he was a good person until now and you can't find anything you know for a fact to be true that proves otherwise, so why can't you just assume he's a good person? I'm not trying to sound confrontational or anything, I'm just curious. I'm also not saying that everyone who said he's a bad person is instantly a liar, before anyone goes off on one at me, nor am I not advising you to be ignorant. I'm just saying, if you thought he was a good guy, why look for anything that proves otherwise if you can't find anything that you know proves it? Everyone has their opinions and it's not like anyone in the world is absolutely 100% unlikeable throughout their entire lives, so how others perceive him may be very different to how you perceive him.

If I hear something particularly negative about someone, I'm very sceptical about it until I see it with my own eyes or until I see irrefutable evidence. It's not that I instantly deny the possibility of them doing the thing they've been accused of, unless they have a reputation for being dishonest (*cough cough* Tanuki *cough cough cough*); it's just that I believe in innocent until proven guilty on both sides. Basically, if someone accuses someone of doing something bad, I'll stay out of the situation pretty much completely until I know something for sure. I don't think this should be any exception. You don't know for sure? Ignore it until you do or try to find out more personally. I can't say whether or not you'll meet him at some point, but let's assume for argument's sake that you won't. That means that you'll have no way of knowing his true character, so unless you find out something that you cannot deny that proves him to be a bad person, why not give him the benefit of the doubt? It could be true, it could be speculation. I don't know, and neither do you. People who have had bad experiences with him are obviously free to dislike him (as is anyone, really), but if we hear something about someone we know of in real life, we're normally curious as to what kind of a person they are anyway, as we often assume it to be just a negative experience from an individual's account and not strictly generalisable.

TLDR: If you met him, you might like him. Who knows? Everyone's individual experience with someone else is just that; an individual experience. It's best to just stay out of things you don't know much about and not hold negative beliefs about someone you don't really know, unless you're willing to find out for yourself from first-hand experience (i.e. meeting him).

3 hours ago, anadentone said:

Spanking of turning on off/ I would be a big slut for a one night stand with Ryoga from Razor ❤️

That has to be the most perfect typo I have ever seen.

I badly edited Gackt's torso onto Big Chungus at 2am this morning in a Krave-induced stupor.

Do you like it? I was thinking of setting Big Chungus as my profile picture, but not this edit. It's too poor-quality.

1 hour ago, Dixia said:

ZERO MIND INFINITY (wtf)

Ah, yes, that old trick of putting three cool-sounding words together that sound totally irrelevant to each other out of context. That's what I like to call a Metal Gear Solid.

2 hours ago, Masato said:

When I look at pictures of bandmen I imagine them with stubble and laugh internally.

Great, now I'm not gonna be able to not do that.

I used to have a looped audio clip of Kamijo screaming "NYAAAAH" as my alarm. I once just snoozed it without actually turning it off and I heard it from downstairs about nine minutes after I got up, so I had to run upstairs and turn it off before I woke everyone in the house up.

On ‎2‎/‎5‎/‎2019 at 7:30 PM, Komorebi said:

I'd recommend Acid Black Cherry, Gotcharocka, The Sound Bee HD, Diaura and Hollowgram have mostly clean vocals too...

Yes, DIAURA! I feel like they're all I ever talk about on MH, lol.

Anyways, Chisa from ACME (and formerly DIV) rarely screams, and when he does, it's never too harsh. He's always been pretty pop-rock (Yui from UNiTE is similar). Moran are (were T_T) really good for clean vocals, as Hitomi has a very soft voice.

In case you wanted some good examples of songs to listen to from these bands, I'll link some videos:

My handwriting's pretty terrible, much like the quality of this picture (sorry 'bout that, I have no good cameras).

When I was about seven, my teachers told me that I had to improve my handwriting because no-one could read it. After I did (and by that, I mean after I decided to be all fancy and write in cursive), I looked back at some of my old writing and, sure enough, I was genuinely unable to make out what I'd written in the past. It's still pretty bad, and my teachers still tell me they prefer it when I type (even though I haven't had any college teachers tell me my handwriting's completely illegible). It doesn't look too awful in this picture, but if you saw one of my college essays with loads and loads of words all close together, you might not be able to understand it. It's like a typical ten-year-old boy's handwriting; spiky, thin and awkward. Kind of like my hair, actually.

I know most people are familiar with the Mousou Nikki battle already, but I have to say Moran's cover of the song (originally by Sid).

I honestly think their cover is way better than the original (no disrespect to Sid, but Moran's style just wowed me). They really made it their own.

Here's one from today. My hair looks shiny, so I'm happy.

They sound alright! Also, I actually think the vocalist sounds pretty cute, but mayhaps that's just me...

Super excited for this band! I do love me some good neoclassical rock. Also, that piano song sounds like it could be in a VN. I adore it! I hope it gets turned into an actual song and not just a Valentine's day one-off.

11 minutes ago, BrenGun said:

I loved Pierrot, Kirito, Angelo, however I started to dislike them because of their fandom. 

Remember, it's the band and not the fandom that counts. There are going to be pricks in pretty much every fandom, but you just gotta say "fuck 'em" and get on with it. Hell, I hate to say it, but the J-rock community in general has its fair share of dickheads, and I have considered just leaving from time to time, but then I remember the good people like those here on MH, not to mention all the bands I've come to know and love, so I stay.

Hmm... while I'm typing, I may as well confess something new.

I consider Chisa from ACME to be the best-looking J-rocker when he's in full makeup, but Hitomi (ex-Moran) is the most naturally beautiful person I have ever seen. Good lord, I hope I look that good when I get to forty.

So wish I coulda gone to this! Good for them, though

7 hours ago, Peace Heavy mk II said:

I've never actually listened to Alice 9 and have no desire to start

I did once, you're not missing much.

On the subject of not having listened to popular bands, I've barely listened to any of the older stuff. I know they did a lot for the genre, and I am grateful for that, but I guess I'm just drawn to the more modern stuff. I'm sure I'd like it a lot if I listened to more of it, but I just can't seem to get around to it. I dunno, I guess I'm just a dumb millennial.

2 minutes ago, platy said:

I don't believe the shit on tanuki but I still read it and imagine how the rumour/story came about. It's like reading a book that gives me all sorts of reactions like "no he didn't!" 

I used to do that every now and again, but I think I eventually got sick of reading it because I didn't like to think of my favourite musicians like that even if I never believed a word of it. I dunno, maybe my mental constitution's weak in that area? Either way, it's a curious subject.

So, seeing as every confession blog on Tumblr seems to die after a few months/years, I thought I'd start a thread dedicated to VK/J-rock confessions to keep it going for a while. Bear in mind that, unlike on Tumblr, you can't be anonymous here, so don't post anything you may regret. Also, don't be a dick to other people for saying something you don't agree with (not that I think you're dicks, but I guess I had to say it).

Okay, I'll start; MiA really pisses me off now, but dammit, I still would.

Please don't hate me for saying that.

1 hour ago, violetchain said:

^Great, now I have a mental image of Mana following potential singers around "You"-style, stalking them on social media, and keeping them in a fancy gothic birdcage in his basement lit only by a single candle, with classical music playing in the background to cover up the screams for help as he and his dinner guests drink tea...

 

Thanks for that. 😟

Haunting imagery, though. If you aren't a writer already, I say you should become one.

Didney buys Tanuki and makes sure all rumours are family-friendly. They also make a film starring Hizaki and Kaya as the two new Disney princesses with them fighting for Kamijo's affections (sorry to bring him up again, he's just so easy to speculate about), only plot twist; Teru wins his heart instead and it becomes an iconic piece of LGBT media

How did he get away with it for that long? To put this into perspective, 180,000,000 yen is roughly £1.2 million.

I have returned with more sweets! Only three this time, but when you see the mahoosive packet I have to show you first, it makes sense.

You know what I love about this band already? Every single one of them stands out. The singer's got a great voice and face, and all the instrumentalists are great at their respective instruments. Not to mention the song's great! Will definitely watch this band.

Picking a favourite is hard, but Moran's cover of Mousou Nikki stands out to me (solo starts at 1:50).

Sizna is the most underrated guitarist there is and you cannot change my mind. His playing throughout is phenomenal, but that solo really caught me off-guard (in a good way) when I first heard it, especially the end part.

Lots of brown-eyed people here

1 hour ago, Koumori said:

Dark brown, but I always wear colored circle lenses. I am a little short sighted and I prefer lenses to glasses, since I haven't found any so far that would suit me. 

I don't like wearing glasses either. I would like to wear contacts, but as I said, I'm squeamish, so I mostly just go without. My eyesight's not that bad unless I'm reading, and even then, it's only a little blurry. Why can't there be more visual kei glasses? Shiina Mio from UNiTE pulls them off well.

28 minutes ago, suji said:

upload to imgur > copy direct link > boom

Also, make sure it's the BBcode and that you link it (using the button at the top) instead of using the "insert other media" option. I have to do that, anyways. I dunno if that's the case for anyone else.