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I mean Kisaki's history is crazy as furrrk but the guy did help out lots of bands, even minor groups outside of his labels, and though his financial exploits are famous the guy did use money he gained (and didnt pay in taxes.) To help prop up his operations and help VK in many ways. Had this conversation with an ex.bangya friend recently and she had the same necessary evil view of him "dont like what hes done but respect what he did for vk." 

I mean Kisaki's history is crazy as furrrk but the guy did help out lots of bands, even minor groups outside of his labels, and though his financial exploits are famous the guy did use money he gained (and didnt pay in taxes.) To help prop up his operations and help VK in many ways. Had this conversation with an ex.bangya friend recently and she had the same necessary evil view of him "dont like what hes done but respect what he did for vk." 

Same reason why history classes don't need to elaborate on why Hitler is a bad person

Shinpei (ex.SuG) is support drummer for NEVERLAND for a long time and he REALLY loves NEVERLAND and he always says how more people should join loving NEVERLAND. other band members seem to be thankful for helping a lot. Shinpei really loves music and helps bands. he's just PURE SUNSHINE.

Shinpei drunk: "oh sing linkin park!! Sing linkin park!" Haha. That dude just loves music. 

awww that sounds adorable ❤️ 

If that's true
 
Ultimate technique: 'Separating the artist from the art' ACTIVATE! 
 
What a scumbag.

aie from deadman etc. Is a nice guy. He does a bartender gig at Loft every now and then and whenever I've met him he seems like a good person. Kind of aloof and such but nothing bad about him. I got to sing along to Smells like teen spirit during one of his bar night sessions as well together with Tetsu from Malice Mizer. Also answered my questions about his old bands without being annoyed or embarrassed. 

gackt

How could you say something so controversial yet so brave?

I'm gonna have to fight you on that one

Yah it is always a risk to meet musicians you like because it often can lead to big let downs : ( but on the other hand it is always great when people live up to your expectations. Sadly some people in vk who are artistically great but bad at normal life end up having to do weird things to have money and time to be active in the scene too, a case of "dont hate the player, hate the game." comes up often too so : (  like almost all job listings in tokyo that say "any hairstyle is ok." Is a lie and when a local goes to the interview theyll say "oh if you dont have black hair and look normal cant do this job" so it all just breeds and produces more of the bad than good. 

Shinpei is a adorable little puppy. I guess Yume from Codomo Dragon is saint- hes a widdle precious poot and I think the guys from Baby Kingdom are cool. Also, other than getting married to Americans and having babies, the guys from One Ok Rock seem to be good dudes.
 
 
Also, O-Jiro from Penicillin was one of the first vk guy to follow me on twitter.

Yah it is always a risk to meet musicians you like because it often can lead to big let downs : ( but on the other hand it is always great when people live up to your expectations. Sadly some people in vk who are artistically great but bad at normal life end up having to do weird things to have money and time to be active in the scene too, a case of "dont hate the player, hate the game." comes up often too so : (  like almost all job listings in tokyo that say "any hairstyle is ok." Is a lie and when a local goes to the interview theyll say "oh if you dont have black hair and look normal cant do this job" so it all just breeds and produces more of the bad than good. 

Yah it is always a risk to meet musicians you like because it often can lead to big let downs : ( but on the other hand it is always great when people live up to your expectations. Sadly some people in vk who are artistically great but bad at normal life end up having to do weird things to have money and time to be active in the scene too, a case of "dont hate the player, hate the game." comes up often too so : (  like almost all job listings in tokyo that say "any hairstyle is ok." Is a lie and when a local goes to the interview theyll say "oh if you dont have black hair and look normal cant do this job" so it all just breeds and produces more of the bad than good. 

Mana quietly shook my hand when he signed my copy of Merveilles and immediately re-deified himself in my mind so clearly he is untouched by sin as far as I'm concerned
 
but really, this topic as a whole is always funny to me because I always build up an image of musicians I'm a fan of in my mind and they almost never match or live up to that image. Then again, that's just idol worship as a whole, anyway. 
 
I always feel kind of endeared by indie VK acts and hope that they are all the lovely, wonderful, hard-working boys we'd love them to be, but as others have pointed out, the business model doesn't entirely lend to that...

Mana

Hibiki from SARRMATH, THE HIGH GRIP (ex-calmando qual)
There's really nothing bad about this dude at all....
 
 
Also all Calmando Qual members don't really have anything done really bad...
Kenka, is simply heavy beer drinker
Tak, never did hear any bad words about him 
Maya, a fan once said he didn't gave some fangifts to the other members (lol), (but surely fixed problem)
 
Can't say that I've ever heard any bad stuff.
 

Yah but Yoshiki caused lots of trouble in the past. 2 former ecstasy label staff once asked me at a bar how I got staff only old X t shirt and when I asked about working for Yoshiki both old guys had this response of remembering tons of stress haha. now he is chill(er) but in the old days? 😂 
 
Pretty much all musicians are assholes tbh. Just what degree of A-hole are you. 
 
Shinpei from SuG seems to be a really good guy too from when met him. 

Fukusuke from Metronome, super good guy. 

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In all seriousness i kinda doubt a lot of those beep boop angura-adjacent weirdos would be up to anything shady (just by virtue of half of them seeming too awkward for it in the first place lol)

According to Kyoka's instagram, Phobia and Aliene Ma'riage will be holding two twoman lives in July.  
 
『恐怖症に犯された狂人の花嫁 (Kyoufushou ni Okasareta Kyoujin no Hanayome)〜Phobia Home at NAGOYA〜』‬ and『恐怖症に犯された狂人の花嫁〜Aliene Ma'riage Home at TOKYO〜』‬will be held on July 19th and July 25th at Nagoya Music farm and Ikebukuro Cyber, respectively.
 
 

 

ololol
 

Yah Devil Kitty is "yakuza band" 
Just dealt with their old bassist and that dude is crazyyyy. 
 
There are too many sketchy vk band men, I had lots of seniors tell me to get mitsu and such but once your image is set in that there is no going back. 
 
The dudes in Nocturnal Bloodlust are some a$$hats for sure. Stealing band account money and then saying it was staff was not cool. Even if you choose to be a manwhore. Dont F over bandmates. . . Have heard that from too many mutual associates for that to be a rumor. 
 
Know so many lame people who ask for line account from girls so quick. Even some guy who borrowed money from a costume designer and did not pay back🤔