Manabu

Uhhh I have like one whole selfie on my phone that I don't even like that much, so have that lmao

 
I hope to improve my look this year (earrings and hair mainly)

Not Visual Kei but FACT had quite a good following, once separated they formed two groups 'Shadows' and 'Joy Opposites'
Both had a bit of steam at the beginning but it quickly faded away and neither group sounded immensely different to FACT

kyofi ambient ranunculus beats to relax/study to

Nikki from Chrono Cross seems quite influenced by VK, he's the guitarist of the band 'Magical Dreamers'
 

English statement from the group, sounds like Shinya was burnt out from all the touring.

How about moving the threads with dead links to the request section? Or alternatively adding a tag signifying it as dead (like "needs re-up" or sth). 
 
Now, I realize there are 386 pages in the subforum and that's only vk, but I'm willing to offer my time to wade through that if anyone thinks it'd be useful at all. 
After one initial look through, I think it could be done only to the threads where someone is requesting a re-up. 
 
I know it seems like a massive amount of work just to assuage the frustration of finally finding some release only to realize the thing is dead, but I thought I'd put it out there and see what people think. 

I started around the middle of April and do it every day, I've always been quite unfit so a lot of it was building endurance and getting a better diet, trying to do it every day was a major hassle in the beginning but now it's ingrained as part of my morning routine.
The first few weeks were really tough and I'd have to take breaks in the middle of jogging, I still take breaks in between push ups and sit ups because my body just can't handle that many in a short time but jogging is fairly easy now

I started around the middle of April and do it every day, I've always been quite unfit so a lot of it was building endurance and getting a better diet, trying to do it every day was a major hassle in the beginning but now it's ingrained as part of my morning routine.
The first few weeks were really tough and I'd have to take breaks in the middle of jogging, I still take breaks in between push ups and sit ups because my body just can't handle that many in a short time but jogging is fairly easy now

Somewhat on the one punch man/saitama routine, 100 push ups, 100 sit ups and a 3 mile jog (no hair loss yet)
 
Honestly with how much Visual Kei there is to listen to walking/jogging is one of the best ways to digest it.

Somewhat on the one punch man/saitama routine, 100 push ups, 100 sit ups and a 3 mile jog (no hair loss yet)
 
Honestly with how much Visual Kei there is to listen to walking/jogging is one of the best ways to digest it.

As the title suggests, what are some artists you wish had alter-ego groups? As well as that
What genre of music would they play? What would their name be? Would members swap instruments? Would it even have all the same members?  
My first pick would be 'Develop One's Faculties' under the guise of 'Undeveloped Facilities'. They would play a pretty raw and heavy mix of punk/metal, I'd keep the members the same given Yuuya knows how to shout/scream decently and Johannes is one hell of a drummer

I'm actually really curious how these visual kei guys get the sound that they do, because I've never heard anything quite like it. The vibrato doesn't really sound like a normal vibrato, but it doesn't sound completely forced or unnatural either, and the singers who do have some technical ability seem to be able to manipulate it pretty freely. It also kinda sounds like they are singing out of the back of their nose or something like that. Like there is a slightly nasal sound, but it's more "dark" than "bright" sounding. (This is probably a bad description.) Anyway, it's quite interesting and a pretty cool style.
 
I will definitely listen to more by those singers. Thanks for the recommendation!

I'd argue that it is quite important because in my opinion there are two vocal techniques that are staples of most forms of Visual kei, those being Falsetto and Vibrato but obviously not every group employ these and during the years when Oshare Kei and the western inspired metal stylings were popular these techniques weren't nearly as popular. I wouldn't call it subpar but visual kei has a far smaller talent pool and with it having such a high disbandment rate it can hard for vocalists to stay in music consistently and improve their vocals.
 
As for some good vocalists, I really rate Chizuru from the group 'Pentagon' (not the k-pop group) 
 
 
 
 
Debatable but that's one of his best performances in my opinion, good use of techniques
 
Annoyingly I can't find the song I wanted to show you but Akuta from Chanty has the blessings of having a unique voice and good technique
 
You might have to delve quite deep to find some great vocalists (I'd recommend listening to more of Chanty and Pentagon than just the songs I've posted)
 
 

So I’m very new to Japanese music (I’ve been delving into it for less than a week), but I’ve started to get the impression that Japanese vocalists place more emphasis on style than technique. I’m not expert on vocal technique by any means, but even I can tell how lacking in technique many of the singers I’ve heard are. However, since I'm new I haven't listened to much (and some of it isn't very recent).
 
The only vocalists who have stood out to me thus far are Gackt, Ruki, and maybe MUCC’s vocalist (have listened to very little at this point). Though I wouldn’t put them in the category of “excellent vocalists,” they’re definitely solid, especially when compared to most of what I’ve heard.
 
Taka is decent, I guess, because at least he doesn’t sound like he’s struggling to hold a note, but he pretty much sounds like a less interesting Gerard Way to me. I suppose that’s not necessarily a bad thing … He did appear to be struggling with his breathing in the one live performance I watched, though. With an n of 1 that could just be a bad day, but given that the comments were praising his vocals (rather than noting that he was off), it seems like it might be the norm.
 
I Googled something along the lines of “best j-rock singers” and came up with a fan-ranked list, which placed Kyo in first place (the funny thing is that none of the comments were about Kyo's voice, rather that he should be ranked higher than Ruki). Obviously this sort of list is a popularity contest that I don’t put much stock in, but I’ve seen other comments praising Kyo as a vocalist. I’ve listened to a few Dir en Grey performances, but didn’t find them memorable (as in I literally have no recollection of them, even though that was two days ago), which is strange given that Dir en Grey’s music is supposedly really weird and experimental (I do remember the PVs, just not the music). Is he better in certain performances than others?
 
I’ve listened to a number of ballad singers, who are pleasant, but if you put them next to someone like Park Hyoshin, they seem extremely lackluster. Honestly, even SM’s roster of idol singers outdoes them by quite a lot.
 
I’m aware other countries have many lousy vocalists, but there also seem to be more very good ones. I've yet to be really WOWed by any Japanese vocalist, though I do enjoy a number of them.
 
tl;dr Am I just listening to the wrong things and missing the good vocalists, or is Japanese vocal talent a bit subpar?

Sweet baby jesus the new single is out now. 
Next month I will be a guest on Tokyo Borderless TV on 7/15 & 25 
Will reveal artist photos for band 
and new member as well. 
I hope you can enjoy it ﾔｯﾌ〜(*ˊᗜˋ*) ﾉ

【En'Cell♰Dis'Dein】
†NEW SINGLE COMING SOON†
精神異常者センチメンタル
Lyrics: 宗
Music: Kairu
 
Advanced preview for Monochrome Heaven:
 
 

FaceApp is the latest app making waves across social media - it has the ability to read faces from photos (most of the time anyway) and alter them in any way you want, whether you want your faves to have a gender swap, different hair color, or even age! How will your favorite Jrockers look after being transformed? 💁‍♀️
 
Gara and Yuu from MERRY looking absolutely SNATCHED:

 

 
Rei from Marco (even Jrockers are getting in on the fun themselves!) :

 
Kazuharu from REIGN ...kinda

Crazy Shampoo ---> Sane Conditioner
 
what more is there to say.

As the title suggests, what are some artists you wish had alter-ego groups? As well as that
What genre of music would they play? What would their name be? Would members swap instruments? Would it even have all the same members?  
My first pick would be 'Develop One's Faculties' under the guise of 'Undeveloped Facilities'. They would play a pretty raw and heavy mix of punk/metal, I'd keep the members the same given Yuuya knows how to shout/scream decently and Johannes is one hell of a drummer

Well, Unlike the other opinions I LOVE THIS ALBUM A LOT!
 
Is the perfect mix of mucc's style and It is the most varied album to date along with Myakuhaku and Shangri-La but more varied than the last 2.
Old Nu-Metal Style like Ameria, Crack and Sandman (Experimentation point)
Jazzy Styles like Jikokeno
Psychodelia Style like Friday the 13th.
Industrial Metal Style like Aku-Jusicte- & Dead Or Alive
Soft Rock Song like COBALT
Alternative Metal with Rock Elements like Kurage and Super Hero (Tatsuro Dedicate this song to his Father after dead)
Mid 2000 Nu Metal Style like Memai and Sei To Shi To Kimi
Punk Rock Songs like Kamikaze Over Drive and My World
Power Ballads Like Alpha and Spica
 
I like the 3 Bonus Track and in my opinion is very ambitious do 83 Minutes Music TODAY... Unlike the same things that are on the TOP List....
 
The innovation is a prominent and understimate skill that bands like MUCC can be proud of them.
 
This is only my opinion, every person can Hate or Love it like they want.

There are a lot of blogs floating around that still have download links, quite a few died but there are some that still have links, drop me a message if you need any of them

KitajimaToru[nZk]
heh

My money's for a Dir en grey alt where they play their old music without chugging it to pieces. Girugamesh coming back as an alter ego band like they did in the Mucc cover album would be nice too.

I'd argue it's a natural phenomenon and I think it's entirely understandable in small amounts, particularly when a relationship is in it's early stages or the admiration for each other is intense and imo sometimes it stems from how the other person views the time together, if you've hardly seen your partner but you've been out with other people, playing video games etc then I'd understand the jealousy. 
 
I think it's something that eventually dies out as both people become more trusting but as Platy said, it's heavily reliant on communication. There also needs to be a line drawn when it's too much, i.e. you're banned from going out, your time away from your partner becomes forcibly limited.

MUCC needs an alterego where they play dat sweet Misshitsu-core they started out with, before becoming whatever they are now. Basically in the style they went with until 2003-ish. Their name could be uhmm...... CCUM?? ლ(́◉◞౪◟◉‵ლ)

I'd argue it's a natural phenomenon and I think it's entirely understandable in small amounts, particularly when a relationship is in it's early stages or the admiration for each other is intense and imo sometimes it stems from how the other person views the time together, if you've hardly seen your partner but you've been out with other people, playing video games etc then I'd understand the jealousy. 
 
I think it's something that eventually dies out as both people become more trusting but as Platy said, it's heavily reliant on communication. There also needs to be a line drawn when it's too much, i.e. you're banned from going out, your time away from your partner becomes forcibly limited.