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I guess I should do an intro huh lol 
 
I'm Reida and I've been a fan of VK for awhile now. My #1 favorite band is the GazettE but I also follow RANDS and another band. I got into VK thanks to MUCC and D'espairsRay and have been going downhill ever since. I go to lives whenever possible and I make GazettE furi videos lmao I don't follow much new VK anymore. I just stick to 2-3 bands since a lot of newer bands (besides RANDS) don't really catch my interest anymore, plus, money.
 
Idk what else to say. I've known about this place for a long time, but never joined until now so that I could offer a shopping service for overseas 蘭図 (RANDS) fans. I'm really only active on Twitter and Instagram now a days.... and not using my typical username lol

Aki posted some unpublished Cure photos on twitter
 

 
 
more here: https://cure-net.com/blog/20190820-2/
hopefully you can actually see his face in the published ones? :'D 
 

MAKE IT POP
I haven't seen any kind of general pop thread in the global music sub-forum and that just will not do! 2020 is shaping up to be an amazing year for pop music and there must be a thread to discuss everything pop-related! I'm going start by sharing some upcoming releases I'm looking forward to and then sharing some artists I've enjoyed since last year.
 
Upcoming Releases
Rina Sawayama

Sawayama (04.17.2020)
-Rina's been making some waves in the indie pop scene. She seemingly just came out of nowhere but managed to make an impression on people with her self-released EP "Rina"  with hits like "Cyber Stockholm Syndrome" and "Ordinary Superstar". Her sound is very reminiscent of 90's pop/r&b but she finds ways to make it sound fresh and interesting. She's got a new album coming out in April of this year titled "Sawayama".
 
Samples
 
 
Purity Ring

Womb (04.03.2020)
-Purity Ring is a Canadian electronic pop duo drawing from sub-genres like glitch-pop and synth-pop. While they can sound bright and poppy, their sound is more strongly defined by dark and ominous undertones both lyrically and musically. They're probably most known for their tracks "Fineshrine" and "Obedear". They'll be releasing a new album titled "Womb" in the beginning of April and it's sounding like it'll be a more lighter listen.
 
Samples
 
 
Recent Favorites
Grimes

Miss Anthropocene (02.21.2020)
-I'm sure Grimes doesn't need an introduction. She's known for her unique sound of ethereal and pop music and made hits such as "Genesis" and "Kill V. Maim". Her album "Miss Anthropocene" came out earlier last month and, honestly, it's been one of my favorite releases in 2020 so far. Certainly not the most amazing album and, arguably a bit half baked, but there are some solid tracks on the album and I've been revisiting it often.
 
Samples
 
 
Charli XCX

Charli (09.13.2019)
-Charli XCX went to the top of my favorite artists in 2019 when I listened to her latest album "Charli". Her sound was so different than a lot of other pop artists I had heard. While she certainly has songs with tons of pop appeal featuring bright dance-y music and catchy lyrics, she also brings with that a blend of future pop and experimental sounds. The production on her latest record is absolutely amazing and I was hooked from the first track onward. Although I'm a fan of her latest sound, she's probably most known for songs like "Boys" and "Vroom Vroom" (which, I absolutely love both).
 
Samples
 
 
Sophie

Oil Of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (06.15.2018)
-If Charli XCX's recent output is futuristic, then Sophie's music is so far ahead in the pop genre that by the time it's considered a classic the human race will have evolved into a higher physical state (fun fact, Sophie actually produced Charli XCX's EP "Vroom Vroom". ). All jokes aside, this album is quite simply something else. It has a few more traditional poppy moments but the other 90% hits you with leftfield experimental sounds intermixed with soundscapes and industrial bass music. The production on this record is so good though and there were so many times I kept asking, "what the hell was that sound? How did she do that?".  It's certainly not for everyone, but for those looking for a more expanded take on pop music, so much as to the point of almost being unrecognizable, I highly encourage you to take a jump.
 
Samples
 
 

That’s my point, it should have been Dimlim’s decision.  Like I get they’re struggling artists and all but insisting on traveling abroad just to perform two shows when there’s a global pandemic is woefully careless. They don’t have much publicity as it is, but them being proactive about canceling rather than waiting for countries to close their borders would have been a better look. 

Latest pamphlet shooting....orchestrated by Nero.
 
MERRY members on a skateboard!
 
 
With english subs!
https://twitter.com/merry_en_ST/status/1236667411215990784

:S hmm...when I click that, it takes me to their page with the name in katakana and that has their Proposal collection album, Deathmate, and V.I.D. 
 
I think this is because Sword Records has put their catalog on Spotify, which is why older D'espa albums are available now too (but not their Speed-disk or unsigned era).
 
 
Some more I've found. Apologies if there are duplicates: I'm going off of the first post in this thread:
 
Kaggra,
Gotcharocka
Develop One's Faculties
Razor
Alice 9
Shellmy
BabyKingdom
Codomo Dragon (katakana page)
Codomo Dragon (romaji page)
Rei [Zero]Hz
Sex-Android
 
Is there a way to get the first post updated by someone who isn't OP? That way it's not just on them to come back and check.
 
 
 

Here's a snippet from the new track "Bang!" off of the upcoming "Holy Nights" album.
 
 

Recording studio
 

Second consecutive release for X months "carve out"
 
 

it's on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/354fsKPwkzp6fEKpzG3ODs
 
and other platforms too I suppose
 
 

^ Here's the PV visitors received...
 
 

This came up in my recommended for whatever reason and shit really bops, ngl
 
 

A trilogy: 
 
  
 
Anyway it's a months old purchase:
SARIGIA - Insult Kiss (with all band member signatures =^-^=)
SARIGIA - Halloween single Chaos Side
SARIGIA - Halloween single Dark Side
SARIGIA - bonus SE CD
 
and the Dir en grey tour ticket as an afterthought~~ 

A trilogy: 
 
  
 
Anyway it's a months old purchase:
SARIGIA - Insult Kiss (with all band member signatures =^-^=)
SARIGIA - Halloween single Chaos Side
SARIGIA - Halloween single Dark Side
SARIGIA - bonus SE CD
 
and the Dir en grey tour ticket as an afterthought~~ 

Don't know yet, but to honour the spirit and follow suit, I'll upload a 128kbps, 15 seconds long sample on Livejournal when my copy arrives.

After being a longtime lurker, I decided to make an account. 
 
I've been a VK fan since around 2008, when I was 11. I kinda got out of it for a while but recently got back in after rediscovering all the music I listened to when I was a kid. Some of my faves are the Gazette, BUCK-TICK, Lareine, Versailles, Kamijo, Malice Mizer, early 90s LUNA SEA, cali gari, etc etc. I'm also a huge sucker for that old school Key Party aesthetic.
 
Nice to finally be a member here. Thank you all for the laughs you've given me since I discovered this forum one fateful morning whilst looking for bandomen tea 🙏

I've been living under a rock and didn't aknowledge the existence of this page until @WhirlingBlackintroduced it to me. Looking forward to see what's here.
 
I've been listening to vk for about 5-6 years now? I'm mostly into old school stuff, all about Extasy Records and related bands and other classics. The new wave of vk is still a mystery to me that I have yet to unravel. 
 
 

HA
 
also, cześć ^^ 

HA
 
also, cześć ^^ 

I've known about this site since I became a fan a few years back but I never actually registered... Anyway, I'm finally joining! 
 
My name is Dasha, and I've been a VK fan for three years now. I prefer old school kei to new school kei but I try to keep up with my newest favorites. My favorite band is Malice Mizer! They're a huge part of my life, and have helped shape who I am as a person. I've almost collected all the main albums, and have begun getting my hands on some singles. I also run the malice_mizer_ultimate fanpage, if anyone knows me from there. My other favorite bands are LAREINE, Versailles, Buck-Tick, BAISER, and SHAZNA. I have a lot more but listing them is a chore, and there are more that I casually listen to than religiously. 
 
Apparently I am Last.fm famous so if the username MetaKnight999 rings a bell, then that is me! You can get a comprehensive look at all the VK bands I listen to in my library