Seimeisen

I've never bothered to order from them because they charge ridiculous prices that are comparable to flippers on Facebook (one example: they're selling a used GazettE single for ¥5,900 that you can get on closet-child for ¥1,130). Did you choose EMS for shipping or Air Mail small packet? According to their website, they don't offer registered Air Mail with tracking.

They can't break up until they do Mode Of Missa :U

Interesting. The DIRU IZ DED OMFG conversation has come up constantly since THE FINAL, and we've laughed it off as ridiculous. Now we're in a weird position where 3/5 of the band are doing other things, and the band themselves have been extensively touring most of their old material from past to present like some kind of last hurrah. These could be the final days. On the other hand, Dir en grey is WAY too big to just lie down. There's money there, whereas I doubt most people will care too much about these side-projects. Perhaps they're feeling creatively bankrupt as Dir en grey and need to move on. Or maybe these solo endeavours exist simply to fill in the down-time between DEG tours. 
 
Of course, we can speculate, but there's really no way of knowing.

woooooo~
 
I'll see them twice this year then! Probably at Nara and Oita. Sweet.
 
Setlist today:
 
MERRY「Tokyo Spring 日比谷デモクラティック ～羊達の主張～」
2017年5月5日(金・祝)
日比谷野外大音楽堂
01. 演説〜シュールレアリズム〜
02. [human farm]
03. 「東京」
04. 自意識過剰型木偶人間
05. ロストジェネレーション -replay-
06. Screams of the Dark
07. ハライソ
08. T.O.P.
09. 絶望
10. 真っ赤な青い春 -Acoustic-
11. 平日の女 -Acoustic-
S.E. iNtO the mARkeT
12. NOnsenSe MARkeT
13. 【collector】
14. 暗闇にピンク
15. Zombie Paradise〜地獄の舞踏曲〜
(歌MC〜メンバー紹介)
16. 傘と雨
17. オリエンタルBLサーカス
18. Carnival
19. ジャパニーズモダニスト
20. 千代田線デモクラシー
-ENCORE-
21. 梟
22. Happy life (new arrange!)
-ENCORE2-
23. 新曲 *new song* (Ska-ish according to a fan on Twitter)
24. バイオレットハレンチ
25. 千代田線デモクラシー -revenge-
 
 テツ finally played without his neck brace during the encore. Finally! Hopefully during the next tour he'll be able to play some concerts without it. And maybe by 2018 he won't need to wear it ever again. Here's hoping.
 
Aaand the official website mentions a late summer release for the new album. So around September, then? That's my guess.
 

'bout fuckin' time

MERRY has announced at their live at 5/5 that their new album, "エムオロギー" (M-ology), will be released later this summer. Details tba.
 
They will also hold their nationwide tour, "システム エムオロギー" (system m-ology), from September to February 2018 to commemorate the album's release.
 

They'll probably announce their new album tomorrow. It's not a bold prediction, but.... yeah.
 
Anyway, you heard it here first, folks: my prediction is that the new album will come out in August, with 13 songs + a bonus CD with live material and a DVD version with 10/12 songs from Tokyo Spring. Plus, they'll announce a nation-wide tour until September. Tour Final happens in November to celebrate their anniversary. 

Man, they must be obsessed with the Xavier Institute of Social Service. I mean, how many song titles of theirs have "XISS" in it? 10?

@Seimeisen"Even if you shred my heart I'll continue to sew it"

Welcome to the official tutorial to create a Japanese iTunes account!
 
Before you get started, make sure you have all of the following:
✅ An E-mail Address That Is Not Registered To An iTunes Account
Something like Gmail, Yahoo, etc. I would not recommend that you attempt to use your iCloud e-mail address (if you have one).
✅ A Valid Japanese Billing Address
From what I’ve read around, iTunes requires a valid Japanese billing address and they have a system that will check. While it’s probably against Apple’s terms of service, you can use public/business addresses. One user used J-list’s business address, for another account of mine, I used my Tenso mailbox. You could probably even use a Japanese Apple Store location.
✅ A Japanese Phone Number
Requirement is debatable. Some people have claimed that they have used their own (non-Japanese) phone numbers, others have claimed to use a random string of numbers, or a 01 2345 6789 sequence… do whatever works!
✅ Japanese iTunes Gift Card
I highly recommend that you use Japan Codes, because their cards are the cheapest, and they have a wide selection of cards for other stores, such as レコチョク. I also recommend OffGamers.com if you have multiple iTunes store accounts from many different countries. I use OffGamers to get cards for my UK iTunes account.
 
One thing to keep in mind about gift code shops:
Every single one of these shops claim to send out gift codes immediately. Some shops live up to this promise... sometimes. It really depends. Sometimes one shop will send out codes instantly, other times that same shop may make you wait a few days.
 
Now that you have everything on that checklist, let’s get started…
 
Open up iTunes and go to iTunes Store. If you’re logged into an iTunes account already, then log out.
Then, scroll all the way down to the store homepage, and click on the flag in the bottom corner. It will take you to the region select page.
When you're on the region select page, look for the Japanese flag and click it.
Now you’re in the Japanese iTunes store.
 
Some computers may display the store in Japanese.
If that’s the case, then...
続ける = continue
キャンセル = cancel
戻る = back
同意する = agree
 
Click the Sign In button, then click the Create Apple ID button.
You’ll get some Welcome to iTunes screen. Click Continue.
Then there will be a Terms and Conditions page, check the box at the bottom, and click the agree button.
 
Now, let’s enter some basic account information:
 
Here’s where we begin to have some fun! Many people have trouble with this part.

Don’t worry, you actually can skip the Payment Type part with all the credit cards, and just enter your gift card code below that.
Enter the Billing address. I used From Japan’s headquarters in the picture above, and you could probably get away with using it, too.
Click Create Apple ID and buy some Japanese music!
 
Feel free to PM me with any questions or feedback.

yasssss rihanna yasssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
u look GOOD u look BEAUTIFUL

I didn't even click "play" in these videos. The thumbnails speak for themselves.

Something about the visual kei aesthetic is lost in translation when Westerners try to do it. Let the scene influence you but to be derivative of a derivative scene is just copycat at that point. Come up with your own fashions. Set your own trends. Learn photoshop. Try not to look like a $5 Five Below reject. Small things would help me to take his opinion even slightly more seriously than I do now.

its funny because how can you resurrect something that literally never existed?

Renaissance in the west? Was it ever alive? Does anyone want it to be?

#gacktproblems
 
their music isn't that awf compared to 
1) tragic choice of vocalists twice (?) already
 
2) looks
their motherfucking myspace mollywhore looks
jeffrey starr didn't retire this style in 2005 for this to be happening now

i'm so sick of hearing about this #resurrectvk garbage, how bout #resERECTmyErection

If I see one more comment that's not related to MEJIBRAY's new release, I'm locking the topic and handing out warnings!
 
@frayed @Gichi Gichi @rvrgf @sheepprincessgara I don't know if you've heard, but there is a function on this forum that allows users to send private messages (PM) that aren't posted publicly for everyone to see. So if you wanna call each other idiots, argue about using the words "homosexual" and "pedophile" in the same sentence, you now have a fun new secret place that doesn't derail a thread from its topic. How insane is that?
 
@CarmelzorsIs there ever a time you don't make some half-witted attempt at "calling out the staff" for "not doing their jobs?" Here's a super fun, amazing, awesome idea: if you see problematic shit, report it! Does that idea just blow your mind or what?! Another cool idea: if you have any "suggestions" for how us staffers should do our jobs, take that "suggestion" to us directly, and if it's not a wall of text, we'll take it into consideration.

If I see one more comment that's not related to MEJIBRAY's new release, I'm locking the topic and handing out warnings!
 
@frayed @Gichi Gichi @rvrgf @sheepprincessgara I don't know if you've heard, but there is a function on this forum that allows users to send private messages (PM) that aren't posted publicly for everyone to see. So if you wanna call each other idiots, argue about using the words "homosexual" and "pedophile" in the same sentence, you now have a fun new secret place that doesn't derail a thread from its topic. How insane is that?
 
@CarmelzorsIs there ever a time you don't make some half-witted attempt at "calling out the staff" for "not doing their jobs?" Here's a super fun, amazing, awesome idea: if you see problematic shit, report it! Does that idea just blow your mind or what?! Another cool idea: if you have any "suggestions" for how us staffers should do our jobs, take that "suggestion" to us directly, and if it's not a wall of text, we'll take it into consideration.

This is me by ex-Phantasmagoria Iori  
 

 
There's some other pics too.
 
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It's a good song, but I kinda expect more from them. Sounds like an album filler, don't know if it really deserved a PV

If I see one more comment that's not related to MEJIBRAY's new release, I'm locking the topic and handing out warnings!
 
@frayed @Gichi Gichi @rvrgf @sheepprincessgara I don't know if you've heard, but there is a function on this forum that allows users to send private messages (PM) that aren't posted publicly for everyone to see. So if you wanna call each other idiots, argue about using the words "homosexual" and "pedophile" in the same sentence, you now have a fun new secret place that doesn't derail a thread from its topic. How insane is that?
 
@CarmelzorsIs there ever a time you don't make some half-witted attempt at "calling out the staff" for "not doing their jobs?" Here's a super fun, amazing, awesome idea: if you see problematic shit, report it! Does that idea just blow your mind or what?! Another cool idea: if you have any "suggestions" for how us staffers should do our jobs, take that "suggestion" to us directly, and if it's not a wall of text, we'll take it into consideration.

If I see one more comment that's not related to MEJIBRAY's new release, I'm locking the topic and handing out warnings!
 
@frayed @Gichi Gichi @rvrgf @sheepprincessgara I don't know if you've heard, but there is a function on this forum that allows users to send private messages (PM) that aren't posted publicly for everyone to see. So if you wanna call each other idiots, argue about using the words "homosexual" and "pedophile" in the same sentence, you now have a fun new secret place that doesn't derail a thread from its topic. How insane is that?
 
@CarmelzorsIs there ever a time you don't make some half-witted attempt at "calling out the staff" for "not doing their jobs?" Here's a super fun, amazing, awesome idea: if you see problematic shit, report it! Does that idea just blow your mind or what?! Another cool idea: if you have any "suggestions" for how us staffers should do our jobs, take that "suggestion" to us directly, and if it's not a wall of text, we'll take it into consideration.

If I see one more comment that's not related to MEJIBRAY's new release, I'm locking the topic and handing out warnings!
 
@frayed @Gichi Gichi @rvrgf @sheepprincessgara I don't know if you've heard, but there is a function on this forum that allows users to send private messages (PM) that aren't posted publicly for everyone to see. So if you wanna call each other idiots, argue about using the words "homosexual" and "pedophile" in the same sentence, you now have a fun new secret place that doesn't derail a thread from its topic. How insane is that?
 
@CarmelzorsIs there ever a time you don't make some half-witted attempt at "calling out the staff" for "not doing their jobs?" Here's a super fun, amazing, awesome idea: if you see problematic shit, report it! Does that idea just blow your mind or what?! Another cool idea: if you have any "suggestions" for how us staffers should do our jobs, take that "suggestion" to us directly, and if it's not a wall of text, we'll take it into consideration.

If I see one more comment that's not related to MEJIBRAY's new release, I'm locking the topic and handing out warnings!
 
@frayed @Gichi Gichi @rvrgf @sheepprincessgara I don't know if you've heard, but there is a function on this forum that allows users to send private messages (PM) that aren't posted publicly for everyone to see. So if you wanna call each other idiots, argue about using the words "homosexual" and "pedophile" in the same sentence, you now have a fun new secret place that doesn't derail a thread from its topic. How insane is that?
 
@CarmelzorsIs there ever a time you don't make some half-witted attempt at "calling out the staff" for "not doing their jobs?" Here's a super fun, amazing, awesome idea: if you see problematic shit, report it! Does that idea just blow your mind or what?! Another cool idea: if you have any "suggestions" for how us staffers should do our jobs, take that "suggestion" to us directly, and if it's not a wall of text, we'll take it into consideration.