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Everything was already said about this. But what i want to add to the discussion are my subjective observations. I have the feel with social media hubs slowly replacing regular decentralized online communities, message boards and forums there is a change in the way fandoms communicate and behave. My feeling is that especially the younger generations don't "get" forum culture and therefore misunderstand what's being said here. 
 
You see it quite often that fans on social media are foaming from anger because "someone said something offensive about my fave on some forum", when the thing that was said was in jest and not serious. Internet humour in general has changed a lot. There are a lot of jokes, memes and phrases I wouldn't post on twitter, because I know for 100% that someone will take it out of context and send their brigade after me. 
 
Now VK fandom was always very emotionally driven… that's why i usually tended to avoid fandom spaces, because I did not care about seeing people shitting on each other for liking one band more than the other. There was so much drama, fake friendships and backstabbing in the community, it was tiresome. Many VK fans are certainly very opinionated about anything and things can rub them the wrong way easily. And there was always the issue that some people's opinion weighted more than others' and they thought they had exclusive rights to brag about others, but screamed bloody murder when others did the same.
 
My impression too is that the people who stuck around the longest became more "chill". Also reddit… is a pretty toxic and one-sided hell hole.

tfw u r looking for a safe space to drag MH for being toxic and ultimately decide towards reddit as overall appropriate
 

Good news, Kurage! Plastic Tree's longtime guitarist will begin his first ever solo work under the name AKIRA NAKAYAMA (all caps, Romaji). Took him long enough, huh? He will officially launch activities with a debut live called "Jester : Fractured after chasing a sheep" on January 16th of 2021 (his birthday!)

More details can be found here:
Plastic Tree official website statement
Vif statement
 
His socials:
AKIRA NAKAYAMA Staff Twitter
Akira's Twitter

I don't get that elitist feeling on here at all, not when I first joined, not when I was browsing this site just for news a few years back, and not now. The VK fandom in general has a steep learning curve but unless you're a very sidelines casual trying to make false/unresearched comments in here then no one's gonna call you out or anything.
 
And of course you will see people who dislike your favourite band, even legends like Malice Mizer and Dir en Grey have their detractors lmao. Being able to agree to disagree with people on subjective things such as music taste is an important life skill. With the rise of social media like Twitter that can create these echo chambers/circle jerks, a lot of sad, sad people go berserk at the sight of someone dissing their favourite band *cough Kpop Stans cough*. As long as you can defend your positive opinion about a band in a polite manner then almost all the members on here will hear you out or agree to disagree themselves, I can guarantee that. I do that in threads myself. Unless the Reddit OP (deleted user, that's a good sign) is talking about the joke posts or the forum jokers on here, in which case I can only say that OP is being disingenuous by pretending to his feewy-weewies hurt by that one user who called his Honmei "The Kenny G of Visual Kei" or whatever
 
There's people who've been on this site since TW. There's people who have been VK fans since I was learning long division in elementary on here. And guess what? They have been nothing but kind to me so far. I went on another music forum (for western music) and my intro thread was mostly people grilling me about their fav bands who I never heard of and people making fun of me. Go onto any intro thread here and you won't find that at all. I would know because I try my best to welcome new users there myself. This place is great, and I don't agree with anyone who says otherwise. 

Are they forced to do this? 👀👀
 
 

Damn those pecs
 

hi
 
iirc this person opened a thread on it or asked for them in a ki$aki-related thread
but it's been a while since this happened and I honestly don't even remember their username on here
so it's whatever. there's worse in the vkei/DEG fandom.

It's really not that bad here. Compare this place to somewhere like netphoria where they tear Billy Corgan a new one every day...
 
There's a tendency to be jaded with the scene because it hasn't really progressed. Many newer bands are just trying to reclaim the glory of the past. But that's the point; it's a niche scene. Bands form and break up sometimes in just a matter of weeks. It's ridiculous, but that's just how it is.
 
I still see excitement for new releases all the time here. No clue what that person on reddit's on about.

I think he's apologising for the delay of the album

Welcome aboard! I hope you have fun and feel at home around here 

CULLUCOO VISION (and its PV) always cheered me up when I'm feeling down. It reminds me that I gotta stay strong for the end of the semester and for Christmas!!!
 

I used to be neck deep in love for vkei, pure DEG and GazettE stan. Now, these days I listen to lots of pagan folk metal or ambient music. WHAT. HAPPENED.
 
Most people on the forum, probably:
 

....Nocturnal bloodlust...?

haha this whole thing is so dumb.

That's what i call Fake News Panic.
 
They never said hiatus bitches they just want to know if they keep paused while pandemic is not over or they will restart lives activities. Why so much drama

Interesting! Curious to hear how this will sound...

The last two chords that became somewhat a standard for MUCC after Gokusai came out.

Sus4 -> Major

Get's me everytime. They did wear it out a  bit though.

Man there is so much harmonic content to take from MUCC. They are without a doubt the most prominent in the use of harmonic progressions in the whole scene.
 

The use of diminished chords and wandering bass notes in this refrain is simply marvellous..

How many of you are pursuing a music career or are/were in a band? 
 
 

My reaction to regular human music perfectly summed up
 

Yay, thank you so much for getting a new trade-off poll ready for us   Christmas themed VK songs are probably my favourite weird VK niche, I've got a few bangers up my sleeve that I'd love to sprinkle into a mixtape! Though I'm torn between Christmas and the cold theme, I also like the idea of songs that could either bring to mind the idea of having fun in the snow or freezing in the cold. I could end the mix with songs that imply warming up, or dying from the cold... It allows for so much...! Well, I'm excited to see what everyone else thinks either way  

Help choose the theme for the next trade off!
 
Also feel free to suggest some others, however the one with the most votes will be the theme for the upcoming December music trade off. 
 
Please try to vote only if you plan to participate.
 
For new comers, a trade off is a forum wide event where participants are paired up and deliver a mix tape centered around a theme to each other. (it's a lot of fun and a way to share the music you love, pls feel free to join)
 
Poll closes in a week.

I guess it's a rumour but I always heard from other people that it's because he was treated unfairly by the rest of the band (as they said, "bullied/picked on") and eventually he got sick of it and left. I remember seeing this subbed interview where they made fun Bou's looks and he laughed in this sort of resigned manner, I should've watched more but that one sealed this rumour as real to me. That being said, the idea that he left music because he was sick of it could be true.
 
I imagine that it might be like a cross-roads situation, wherein Bou was sick of dealing with the rest of the band and left because he didn't like the band life itself. The attention, the huge crowds, etc. I champion shyness as the #1 reason why Klaha exited stage left and never came back, and I feel like that may be the same for Bou too. 

Adding this on the "reasons to keeping living" list, thanks homie 👍

I remember when they did their late night radio show with only Chiaki in the studio and the others at home, and he played this random song he said he’d composed for that time. Turns out they went on and released it 😭💕. I love the lyrics so much, it’s such a good song! 
The live from Monday started with Your Song and it was such a great choice 💕.