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well, after doing some digging here's the list i came up with, there were quite a few i had forgotten about. as always, i'm separating vk and j-indie. i surprisingly had a lot of s/t favorites on the j-indie end.
 
9GOATS BLACK OUT - TANATOS
baroque - peur et puella
baroque - sin division
cocklobin - iris
cocklobin - chronus
Dezert - Title Nashi
gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy - In incontinence
the god and death stars - Dawn of the God (all of their albums were great but i prob listened to this one the most)
Kannivalism - helios
kebyou - dokushin
my bacteria heat island - mimic
Plastic Tree - Ammonite
Plastic Tree - Ink
...silence - dreamer dreamer
...silence - psycho lens
 
Asunojokei - A bird in the fault
Asunojokei - Awakening
Behind the Shadow Drops - Harmonic
the dresscodes - s/t
dummy-xD - s/t
for example you sell the sea - s/t
FOX LOCO PHANTOM - garden
FOX LOCO PHANTOM - dare ga tame ni oto wa naru
Ling tosite sigure - still a sigure virgin?
Ling tosite sigure - I'mperfect
THE NOVEMBERS - to (melt into)
THE NOVEMBERS - Rhapsody in Beauty
qujaku - pretty much everything by them
PELICAN FANCLUB - s/t
SHISHAMO - s/t
THE TEENAGE KISSERS - Virgin Field
World's End Girlfriend - Last Waltz
 
edit: whoops, apparently got the year wrong on one of them....

well, after doing some digging here's the list i came up with, there were quite a few i had forgotten about. as always, i'm separating vk and j-indie. i surprisingly had a lot of s/t favorites on the j-indie end.
 
9GOATS BLACK OUT - TANATOS
baroque - peur et puella
baroque - sin division
cocklobin - iris
cocklobin - chronus
Dezert - Title Nashi
gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy - In incontinence
the god and death stars - Dawn of the God (all of their albums were great but i prob listened to this one the most)
Kannivalism - helios
kebyou - dokushin
my bacteria heat island - mimic
Plastic Tree - Ammonite
Plastic Tree - Ink
...silence - dreamer dreamer
...silence - psycho lens
 
Asunojokei - A bird in the fault
Asunojokei - Awakening
Behind the Shadow Drops - Harmonic
the dresscodes - s/t
dummy-xD - s/t
for example you sell the sea - s/t
FOX LOCO PHANTOM - garden
FOX LOCO PHANTOM - dare ga tame ni oto wa naru
Ling tosite sigure - still a sigure virgin?
Ling tosite sigure - I'mperfect
THE NOVEMBERS - to (melt into)
THE NOVEMBERS - Rhapsody in Beauty
qujaku - pretty much everything by them
PELICAN FANCLUB - s/t
SHISHAMO - s/t
THE TEENAGE KISSERS - Virgin Field
World's End Girlfriend - Last Waltz
 
edit: whoops, apparently got the year wrong on one of them....

I haven't listened to a lot of Japanese artists as of late but the releases that i remember that stood out to me are:

…。【サイレンス】– psycho:lens (i just love the hell out of this album, it's sooo damn good)
Boris – Dear (i like it, enough said   still have yet to catch up with their more recent releases though)
385 – 脳みそあらおう (because how can i not mention anything by my bass queen MIYA here, like c'mon)
Snarekillsnation – Bisui (one of the best experimental albums that i've ever heard imo)
emmurée –  EMMURÉE (out of all the albums they released over the past decade, i enjoyed this one the most but the other albums are great too)
cali≠gari - 14 (enjoyed this album much more than 13 tbh)
sans visage – moments (a must listen if you want to get into japanese emo/screamo scene)
skillkills – The Shape of Dope to Come (well, i could've picked any other record by this hip-hop trio ngl but i like this album the most, so... yeah)
downy – 第5作品集『無題』(their best record of the 2010s imo)
arai tasuku – Alice (i think this album is a perfect start if you want to get into j-ambient stuff)
Melt-Banana – Fetch (at this point i would consider this album a must listen classic ngl)
Hiromi Uehara – Spark (Fantastic jazz record)
八十八ヶ所巡礼 (88kasyo Junrei) – i literally could pick any record of theirs 'cuz all of them are just that good but let's go with 凍狂, i guess.

TL:DR Version
Acidman - Alma
Alice Nine - Gemini
Baroque - Puer et Puella
Chanty - Chantyの世界へようこそ
Develop One's Faculties - Reincarnation
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - All that we have now
Matenrou Opera - Avalon
Radwimps - Zettai Zetsumei 
 
Honourable Mentions
Amazarashi - ワンルーム叙事詩
Miyavi - What's My Name?
Shounenki - Any EP/Mini Album
 
 

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

A decade ended, and a new one began this year. I don't think we've had this convo yet, so what are yall favorite J-rock albums from the decade of 2010 to 2020?
 
You can list your favorites, and you can also list albums that you simply think stand out or are at least worth a listen for J-rock fans in general.
 
I need to think on this, so i'll come back and share my favs/best later.
 
 

this looks almost like that one photo the novembers did.
 

Agreed. Communicating is difficult and, in many instances, an art. Many people are not willing to put forth the effort of consideration and empathy to accurately get your point across without causing offense.
 
So generally, as you said, people are inclined either to lie, or be as blunt as possible. Both are repugnant and contribute to a poorer society for us all.

Ya know, when i think about the great lengths that people go to avoid confronting themselves and their inner bullshit, it's no wonder that so many ppl fail at relationships. Relationships are like mirrors, and it's usually at the point when a person's partner reflects their own bullshit back to them, that they jump ship. 
 
A lot of ppl are absolutely terrified of themselves, despite how much they may pretend not to be.

Lying to people in order to "spare their feelings" is a selfish cop-out imo. I think when people do that, it's more about them being inept and immature rather than having genuine concern for the other person.
 
That said, feelings do matter. There are ways to relay the truth to someone without being a dismissive asshole about it. So people who do the opposite and say shit like "i don't care how i come off, the truth is the truth" are equally annoying.

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

whoaa long time no photo of me. just playing with some makeup cuz it's halloween. feeling very vk 😎
 

Me and my 15 yr old nephew (on the left) at one of my homeboy's weddings a few days ago
 

Despite everything that is going on  in the world right now, I'm in a big Halloween mood at the moment

@Gesu your early 20s do be like that. Start by filling your time in between job applications with volunteering, at least your CV won't be empty and it'll keep your mind busy. Opportunities are ripe atm with vulnerable elderly being unable to work at charity shops, for example. It'll give you experience dealing with people and it'll give you a reference you can call on for future jobs. Then, like mentioned above, take what you can because any foot in the door is a positive step towards getting smth better. 
 

@Gesu This may vary depending on where you live or your situation, but if you're struggling financially and need the income I'd say lower your standards and take whatever job you can. Even if you're not, your first job most likely won't be anything worth staying at anyway. All my past jobs have pretty much been crap, with my first job at some food manufacturer right when I got out of high school. I've also done dishwashing, housekeeping, and a custodian job to name a few....If you don't mind customer service/talking to people you may have more options. My current job is not even something I'm entirely proud of, but it's one of the better jobs I've had that helps pay the bills/school tuition, and gives me a flexible enough schedule to work on things on the side. If you can't get a job because you need 'experience' you could also try volunteering to build some. Anyway, like ghost said, it's tough, but I wish you the best of luck!