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I got a job~! Now I have to start practising swedish way more Even though it has gotten lot better in just two months.
 
(I will work in a hotel, where I have to speak in three langauges. If I was brave enough, I would try to learn japanese hotel vocabularly but my boyfriend keeps telling me not to and refuses to teach some stuff because he would want me to speak keigo.)

I honestly thought that Kyon would be joining them since she mysteriously reappeared recently and even tweeted a photo of her and MARY RUE's members. To be fair though, their current drummer is only a support member, so there's a chance she could join them later?

That lareine tape, madeth single, crack brain mini, and la valliere mini  👀
 
Looks like a lot of good stuff in this auction.

the guy from irokui
 
don’t know any others

Because I'm the #1 gazette stan
 

I did Secret Santa with my siblings and got a portable suitcase turntable. Now I can buy vinyl records and listen to them!

 
I ordered myself a RarezHut lucky bag and opened it on Christmas~ I recognize most bands but most of it is new to me.

 
I was especially happy to find an old release of Lolita23q in there! It sure takes me back!

 
I also ordered myself some accessories from YesStyle (first time buying there) and I'm especially happy with my screw earring.
 
@Mephistophelesjealous of your instax btw! That was one of the things on my Secret Santa wishlist. I think I'll buy myself one soon~!

First RarezCrate!!!!

己龍 - 九尾 (九条武政 edition w/bonus 九条武政 and 酒井参輝 trading cards)
DaizyStripper - MISSING 
亟彩フイルム - エタニティ
R指定 - サドマゾ
Sticker from an event by the late label GALAXY featuring 砂月, Arc, Lycaon, ALSDEAD, ヴァルナ, ハートレス, meth., VAJRA, Re:dis, Secilia Luna, 鬼畜一家, ANOTHER DIMENSION, シネマストリップ, Navir-ナヴィア-, Diement., MiD DERACINE and XodiacK.

I think it's the pose where you're on your knees in front of another guy. Very popular in the VK bandoman circles.

I think it's the pose where you're on your knees in front of another guy. Very popular in the VK bandoman circles.

As a heterosexual male, I can confirm this is hott 🔥🔥🔥

I think it's the pose where you're on your knees in front of another guy. Very popular in the VK bandoman circles.

I think it's the pose where you're on your knees in front of another guy. Very popular in the VK bandoman circles.

Alternatively:
 

Alternatively:
 

Alternatively:
 

I think it's the pose where you're on your knees in front of another guy. Very popular in the VK bandoman circles.

As a heterosexual male, I can confirm this is hott 🔥🔥🔥

As a heterosexual male, I can confirm this is hott 🔥🔥🔥

"Old-school/90's VK wasn't really much better" With so many people parading around old-school superiority, I'd say I'm in the minority with this opinion. As someone who has been in VK for ~10 years and collects tons of old-school stuff, I can certainly say without a bit of doubt that there were a TON of really shitty bands back then. Anyone who would say otherwise is looking through some pretty rose-tinted glasses. That being said, I certainly do miss some of sub-scenes in VK that no longer exist(soft visual/white-kei/proto-oshare) and don't exactly like all of the "sounds" that bands tend to get grouped into nowadays, but I definitely can't say that one era was better or worse than the other as they all have their ups and downs.

I've been wanting to write some of this stuff out forever because I'm a huge digital packrat and I like to archive these types of things... I don't think any of this has been written out anywhere before, but I'm not sure how much people actually care about the fan culture part of VK here, especially the Japanese fan culture, and especially the online Japanese fan culture. But, just in case any of you are also level 50 Turbo Nerds I thought I should post it here. I hope this is a sensible place to put it??

this piece is WAY too long for how lame the subject is and i'm so sorry
tl;dr: tanuki is old as fuck and there used to be another tanuki and forums are dead, long live tanuki

edit: fixed a number i screwed up
 
 

What is Byou doing there then? :v

I know nobody really wants to see Kisaki's crispy ol' body, but why are VK fans so alright with what basically amounts to revenge porn?

They released a 3rd PV DVD as well as a live-distributed single called "create a furor" since then. As far as I know, they've never been "inactive" though. They do multiple lives every month and have always focused on being more of a live band than a studio band.