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Rammstein! XD

I can't be mad at him either. Most Diru fans understand that he hates the whole meet up thing. Hell, many people find it funny. In their defense, many people just buy the VIP pass for the line skips so it makes sense to buy them. I'm sure many of them don't care for the meet up unless if the band is willing to do it.

Damn I can understand where he's coming from though. I too would be pissed if I was trying to please people who love me and look up to me. To see rude and shitty fans act shitty would be awful to me. However, I do think quitting your whole music career is a bit overkill. I completely understand if the artist has anxiety or mental health issues because I would totally feel for them. If your just being an asshole, then oh well.

Does he really? I have never heard of this before First time I have heard of this so I can't say anything on this matter

Ugh. Seriously? I mean it's not as bad as the other fandom's I'm in. In many cases, fans literally grab and kiss the faces and necks of the artist and goes as far as to suck on their finger and try to shake their hand with it. Bleh...

I think Dir En Grey does that or at least did that before. On the Diru subreddit, I remember people saying that Die or Toshiya were always the ones to come out and greet fans, but it was mostly Die. I have heard many good things about him so I can see why the band wanted him to go meet the fans. Toshiya is also the other nice one of the group. I don't know much about Kaoru. For Shinya, he's the shy one so that makes a lot more sense, although I have heard people at least shaking his hand or just nodding towards him. Kyo on the other hand is just being Kyo lol.

I agree. I think it mainly comes from bad experiences, mainly because I find western fans (not all) to be more unruly and more inappropriate than Japanese fans. Your probably gonna expect cringy fans who will harass the band or just be POS to others. I have experienced this in many of the fandom's I'm in.

It's no secret that many Visual Kei bands and musicians, mainly Dir En Grey (mostly Kyo, the others are fine), aren't the biggest fans of meeting or taking pictures with fans. Examples include: and I mean, you can clearly see the despair in their eyes (especially Kyo). Now, I'm not saying EVERY J-Rocker is an asshole. I have heard nothing but nice things about people who have met Die and Toshiya, many of whom even had full on conversations with them. There are defiantly asshole J-Rockers, but for the most part, they live by the whole "if your nice, we'll be nice" rule. I don't even blame many of the fans in these pictures. If I was them, I would have felt bad because I was forcing the band into an awkward situation. I don't think Dir En Grey as a whole are assholes, but I do think they should at least be more appreciative. I know it sounds weird but I'm just saying that you have fans that love you, at least show them some love. I think we can all agree while most fan pictures (and fans in general) with J-Rock bands are just normal fans, there are DEFINITELY the weebey ones. A fellow bangya friend of mine posted on her story (If my memory recalls) that there were fans, mainly of The GazettE, who were asking the band to do some sexual stuff in person. I also remember a photo of Dir En Grey doing a DSS album signing (it was from 2011) and there was a fan dressed up as an anime character and Kyo was like "wtf". I have heard of many VK horror stories at concerts of unruly fans, and while that is awful, some of these stories are just fans being fans at concerts. Cheering when a band member sprays water on the crowd will surely get cheers so I don't know how that's cringe So I wanted to ask some questions about this: 1. Is the behavior displayed in these photos, mainly of the band, justified in anyway? 2. Should bands be more appreciative to fans that payed to see them? 3. Should artists be forced to be part of fan events against their will? 4. Have you met a band in person in a situation like this? if so, was it awkward or was the band chill? 5. Were there any cringey fans at your show? DISCLAIMER: I completely understand that many Visual Kei fans are normal people just like you and me. Don't generalize every teenage girl as just being straight up cringe. Not every fan is like this. Remember, every fandom has it's toxic side, Visual Kei included. My Answers: 1. No. I think it's extremely rude to act like that towards fans, mainly on the first picture of sleepy Kyo, the others are just awkward. However, bands should be allowed to deny meet and greets for many reasons. 2. Depends. If a band is just having a bad day and refuses to talk to fans, I understand. If they're assholes, then fuck that. 3. No 4. Not me but many Diru fans I have talked to said Die and Toshiya are the more outgoing ones and are very nice. 5. Again not me, but a follower of mine on Instagram told me that at the London show for The GazettE, people were constantly pushing each other and one girl got kicked out for something she didn't do and became very upset, so much so that she refuses to go to another GazettE show ever again because of that and many fans were filming when they weren't supposed to. I honestly feel bad for the girl in the second story since she did nothing wrong.

I may have a deep hatred for Kisaki (seriously fuck you Kisaki), but goddamn if this song isn’t a bop 👌🏻

I listened to Prophetic Fashion. It’s freaking amazing! I love their sound soooo much! Distrust Labyrinth is a bop👌🏻

Welcome to MH! I also love The Gazette! One of my all time faves as well!

I will always love Kote Kei. It looks amazing older Visual Kei bands, mainly La Mule and 90s Dir En Grey I’s also go with Oshare Kei or as I like to call it, “Bubblegum Kei” or “Candy Kei”. I know a lot of people aren’t a fan, but I love the bright, cutesy colors. Sick2 looks amazing like this. Lolita Kei is sexy asf. I love the astheitics and the more older style of uniforms. Bands like Megaromania (I think) and Versailles are some good examples.

Watching Black Butler at the moment. Can’t wait for the second season because The Gazette did the opening! Also, the opening for the first season is a jam! Might check out Sid sometime soon

Sui’s vocals are literally heaven

I don't think newcomers will like that stuff honestly. I know many people would LOVE that stuff but I often recommend the softer stuff because I always find that stuff more appealing. I recommend the heavy stuff if they enjoy heavy music.

What are some good recommendations for newcomers to Visual Kei? The only ones I do recommend for newcomers are: GAUZE by Dir En Grey Mother by Luna Sea Merveilles by Malice Mizer Inspire and Climax by La'Mule

I’m sure there are many LGBT members in the Visual Kei scene. Can’t name any but there’s probably someone. But I mean, people like Mamo exist so...

And I Oop...

I remember watching a video on Shinya from Diru and apparently people think he’s gay. Apparently this stems from that video of him kissing Toshiya but most of that stuff is just fan service. There isn’t that much to say after that. I do remember a video of Shinya actually coming out as gay on either Instagram or YouTube but I can’t find it anywhere and it was probably just some weird fan made thing. Any more?

For context, Shio was La Sadies (Pre-Diru) former guitarist before he left and Kaoru took his place. Checking the VK wiki, it seems he was in plentiful of bands, however I can’t find info on most of them because they don’t have pages made. Is he still around?

Oh...ok

And I thought My Chemical Romance breaking up was sad. This is just...funny and depressing