Igyou_Hime

I prefer deep songs 
Sometimes about fantasy but still close to emotions 
Honestly as long as its lyrics are touching I don't mind if its rap, folk, or alternative

As mentioned above, it depends on what kind of music you like. When my friend first introduced me to VK about 14 years ago, she was into bands like Alice Nine and Antique Cafe but they aren't my cup of tea  as I've always had a thing for darker aesthetics. I then by chance stumbled across Velvet Eden and have been in love with them ever since (before the reunion...) . But I'm aware their music is not for everyone and I've come to like many different bands with time though so I think it's about finding the right songs.
Most recomended
Velvet Eden - Sad Mask , Schwarz Stein - Release Me, Malice Mizer - Syunikiss, BUCK-TICK - Kain, Közi - Memento

I want to recomend the app (or their webpage for that matter) weblio. You can look up example sentences both in english and japanese!  I find it very convenient as it is not always possible to translate word by word but rather look at what the whole sentence want to convey.

I think it kind of depends on where the person is coming from.
 
Metal Crowd: Versailles, Jupiter, Matenrou Opera, X (First 2 albums only)
 
Pop or those that just want to see Kawaii J-Rockers: They might like Oshare Kei bands, ViVid, vNue, DaizyStripper
 
Regular rock fans: Gazette, Mejibray, Phantasmagoria, Dezert, Miyavi
 
Somebody else can chime in with more emo bands, I only ever followed Sadie
 
We have tons of chug-chug bands. We got some indie sounding bands too.

Mine arrived for few days now. I love the retro summer mood in it. Takao was writing me back that EMS is not doing delivery to my country because of covid-19. So we figured out another shipping company. And it was by this service called Kuroneko, which turns out to be affiliated with UPS, since it was delivered by UPS guy to my doorstep. So hope you'll get yours soon, Igyou!
 
Also, Sadie retweeeted my tweet
 

If it's any consolation, I ordered mine with EMS but the tracking site did not update at all, after the first two days (still showing it's in Japan) ...and then a week later, without any further tracking update the package magically arrived to my doorstep. So fingers crossed for you~

He's like the Kisaki of the swedish scene, but less good.

inb4 a new pokemon account shows up
 
How many bands does this dude have to make??? smh

it's added to cdjapan.

I'm proud over most of my cd's, but especially my Malice Mizer and Velvet Eden collection which has grown quite big=)
One of the items I'm most proud of is the kind of rare version of Velvet Edens demo tape Madame Tarantula which features a different cover (see picture).
 
Here's the whole list of stuff I own (jrock only):
Arc:g:noël
Mobius rinG／唐紅ノ人形 (distribution demo), 盲目ノカナリア／ピエロ (distribution demo), & 乱反射 (tape sold at lives only)

Blam Honey
Providence of Decadence -still in plastic
Providence of Decadence
Typical Ingeniousness ~suggest~ -still in plastic
Grandiose Delusion
Artificial Delusion

BUCK-TICK
Jupiter
キャンディ
ヒロイン

D
Rosenstrauss B-Type with CdJapans firstpress signed card

Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy VIII OST
Faye Wong - Eyes on Me single -still in plastic
Distant Worlds Returning Home CD/DVD
Distant Worlds II


Akira Yamaoka's autograph

Gackt
Mars First Press
Seki Ray
Gackt Crescent Photobook
Hyde & Gackt Moon Child photobook
Redemption with DVD
Kissmark Vol 2
Yellow Fried Chickenz photobook
Yellow Fried Chickenz Poster A

Hora
COCOON
TYRANT with signed card
WISDOM -still in plastic
domiNATE (signed by Hora)
REIGN - signed disc and with signed card
PROMINENCE -still in plastic

Janne Da Arc
Dearly

Kaya
マダムローザの娼館 (with signed card) -still in plastic
Glitter (limited edition boy cover) -still in plastic
Queen with DVD & signed card -still in plastic
T-shirt
Glitter 2012 Version
TABOO

Kilhi+Ice
New Material (demo tape)
Keep Cool (signed)
Analogue Fortune
Flyers and poster
Stickers and postcards (some stuff are signed by TaraChan
Kilhi+Ice official information Club Tarantula Project Vol 9
Kilhi+Ice official information Club Tarantula Project Vol 11

Klaha
Nostal Lab First Press
Nostal Lab -prism of liberation- signed
Nostal Lab -prism of image-
Märchen
Flyers and signed photo

Közi
Catharsis
Khaos/Kinema
Memento
Memento Poster
Lokin' roll -still in plastic
Lokin' roll
Live Collage DVD
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 2
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 3
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 4
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 5
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 6
Signed card
Eve of Destiny - Nervous and Innocence

Lareine&Versailles
再会の花
Noble (Eu-version)

Malice Mizer
The 1th Anniversary demo tape
sans retour voyage "derniere" 〜encore une fois〜
Photo Set
Bel Air (first press edition)
Bel Air Poster Set
Bel Air Movie Photo Set
Le Ciel First Press
La Collection "merveilles" - L'edition Limitee -still in plastic
La Collection "merveilles" - L'edition Limitee
Merveilles Tour Pamphlet
Merveilles Photo
Merveilles Photo Card Set
Secret Letter Set
白い肌に狂う愛と悲しみの輪舞 (still in plastic)
Bara no Seidou (Eu Version Limited Edition)
Stickers
Gardenia First Press
Gardenia (still in plastic)
Beast of Blood
Garnet - still in plastic
Gardenia Tour Pamphlet
Ma Chérie -still in plastic
Selection de performances live
薔薇に彩られた悪意と悲劇の幕開けDVD -still in plastic
薔薇に彩られた悪意と悲劇の幕開け DVD
薔薇の婚礼-still in plastic
薔薇の婚礼
異端審問
"Merveilles" á deux dimensions
Les Mizerable de Malice Mizer (red book)
Les Mizerable de Malice Mizer (white book)
Malice Mizer File (UV)
Ma Chérie Vol 4
Ma Chérie Vol 6&7
Ma Chérie Vol 8
Ma Chérie Vol 8
Ma Chérie Vol 9
Ma Chérie Vol 10&11
Ma Chérie Vol 12
Ma Chérie Vol 13
Ma Chérie Vol 14
Ma Chérie Vol 15
Ma Chérie Vol 16
Ma Chérie Vol 17
Ma Chérie Vol 18
Ma Chérie Vol 19
Ma Chérie Vol 20
Ma Chérie Vol 21

Moi Dix Mois
Dix Infernal Limited Edition
Philosophy Le Dixieme Anniversaire
Philosophy Le Dixieme Anniversaire II
Philosophy Le Dixieme Anniversaire T-Shirt
K's Guitar Pick from Moi Dix Mois live 11/3-2012
D+SECT (with card) -still in plastic
D+SECT (with card)
Dixanadu Instrumental (limited edition) -still in plastic
Dixanadu Instrumental(limited edition)
Reprise with Poster
Deep Sanctuary II Pamphlet
Lamentful Miss Flyer
Dixanadu Flyer
D+SECT Flyer
Dix Infernal Scars of Sabbath DVD
First era postcards
Mon Amour 2004 July #22

Plunklock
GradatioN - signed by the band

Pride of Mind
Systems of Romance (with card)

Schwarz Stein
Recurrence of Hallucination Live
Queen of Decadence photo set with signed bonus picture
Perfect Garden photo set with signed bonus picture
Recurrence of Hallucination- still in plastic
Last Hallucination Pamphlet
Another Cell
Artificial Hallucination with slipcase
Current
New Vogue Children with slipcase
New Vogue Children -still in plastic
New Vogue Children Flyer
Perfect Garden
Rudolf Steiner - Queen of Decadence
Rudolf Steiner Flyer

Soft Ballet
愛と平和 limited edition

The Candy Spooky Theater
LIVING DEAD SPOOKY DOLL'S FAMILY IN THE ROCK'N CHILD'S SPOOK SHOW BABY!!

The Velvet
愛憎倒錯遊戯 with bonus disc
The Velvet Flyer
Flash Back flyer

Velvet Eden
Street of Alice (demo tape)
Madame Tarantula demo tape
Madame Tarantula demo tape
人形娼館 -still in plastic
人形娼館
Sad Mask VHS -sealed
Street of Alice
捨て猫-sealed
オペラ座の怪人
蜘蛛ノ巣城・果樹園
Witch On Flames -sealed
Witch On Flames
Poster
Sad Mask DVD
La Fin Russian Single
Dada original drawing with signed cards
Flyers & signed photo

XA-VAT
XA-VAT single with "Numans-Roxette" -still in plastic
XA-VAT single with PV -still in plastic
XA-VAT single with PV
艶℃ with DVD -still in plastic

ZIZ
GIFT
Salon Du De'tester

Magazines
MGazette Vol 18
MGazette Vol 19
MGazette Vol 23
MGazette Vol 24
Shoxx Vol 83
UV Vol 97
Fool's Mate October 2010
Fool's Mate January 2012
Cure Vol 92
Obsidian (interview book featuring Közi, Kaya and other bands)

I'm proud over most of my cd's, but especially my Malice Mizer and Velvet Eden collection which has grown quite big=)
One of the items I'm most proud of is the kind of rare version of Velvet Edens demo tape Madame Tarantula which features a different cover (see picture).
 
Here's the whole list of stuff I own (jrock only):
Arc:g:noël
Mobius rinG／唐紅ノ人形 (distribution demo), 盲目ノカナリア／ピエロ (distribution demo), & 乱反射 (tape sold at lives only)

Blam Honey
Providence of Decadence -still in plastic
Providence of Decadence
Typical Ingeniousness ~suggest~ -still in plastic
Grandiose Delusion
Artificial Delusion

BUCK-TICK
Jupiter
キャンディ
ヒロイン

D
Rosenstrauss B-Type with CdJapans firstpress signed card

Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy VIII OST
Faye Wong - Eyes on Me single -still in plastic
Distant Worlds Returning Home CD/DVD
Distant Worlds II


Akira Yamaoka's autograph

Gackt
Mars First Press
Seki Ray
Gackt Crescent Photobook
Hyde & Gackt Moon Child photobook
Redemption with DVD
Kissmark Vol 2
Yellow Fried Chickenz photobook
Yellow Fried Chickenz Poster A

Hora
COCOON
TYRANT with signed card
WISDOM -still in plastic
domiNATE (signed by Hora)
REIGN - signed disc and with signed card
PROMINENCE -still in plastic

Janne Da Arc
Dearly

Kaya
マダムローザの娼館 (with signed card) -still in plastic
Glitter (limited edition boy cover) -still in plastic
Queen with DVD & signed card -still in plastic
T-shirt
Glitter 2012 Version
TABOO

Kilhi+Ice
New Material (demo tape)
Keep Cool (signed)
Analogue Fortune
Flyers and poster
Stickers and postcards (some stuff are signed by TaraChan
Kilhi+Ice official information Club Tarantula Project Vol 9
Kilhi+Ice official information Club Tarantula Project Vol 11

Klaha
Nostal Lab First Press
Nostal Lab -prism of liberation- signed
Nostal Lab -prism of image-
Märchen
Flyers and signed photo

Közi
Catharsis
Khaos/Kinema
Memento
Memento Poster
Lokin' roll -still in plastic
Lokin' roll
Live Collage DVD
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 2
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 3
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 4
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 5
Co Chamber Psycho! Vol 6
Signed card
Eve of Destiny - Nervous and Innocence

Lareine&Versailles
再会の花
Noble (Eu-version)

Malice Mizer
The 1th Anniversary demo tape
sans retour voyage "derniere" 〜encore une fois〜
Photo Set
Bel Air (first press edition)
Bel Air Poster Set
Bel Air Movie Photo Set
Le Ciel First Press
La Collection "merveilles" - L'edition Limitee -still in plastic
La Collection "merveilles" - L'edition Limitee
Merveilles Tour Pamphlet
Merveilles Photo
Merveilles Photo Card Set
Secret Letter Set
白い肌に狂う愛と悲しみの輪舞 (still in plastic)
Bara no Seidou (Eu Version Limited Edition)
Stickers
Gardenia First Press
Gardenia (still in plastic)
Beast of Blood
Garnet - still in plastic
Gardenia Tour Pamphlet
Ma Chérie -still in plastic
Selection de performances live
薔薇に彩られた悪意と悲劇の幕開けDVD -still in plastic
薔薇に彩られた悪意と悲劇の幕開け DVD
薔薇の婚礼-still in plastic
薔薇の婚礼
異端審問
"Merveilles" á deux dimensions
Les Mizerable de Malice Mizer (red book)
Les Mizerable de Malice Mizer (white book)
Malice Mizer File (UV)
Ma Chérie Vol 4
Ma Chérie Vol 6&7
Ma Chérie Vol 8
Ma Chérie Vol 8
Ma Chérie Vol 9
Ma Chérie Vol 10&11
Ma Chérie Vol 12
Ma Chérie Vol 13
Ma Chérie Vol 14
Ma Chérie Vol 15
Ma Chérie Vol 16
Ma Chérie Vol 17
Ma Chérie Vol 18
Ma Chérie Vol 19
Ma Chérie Vol 20
Ma Chérie Vol 21

Moi Dix Mois
Dix Infernal Limited Edition
Philosophy Le Dixieme Anniversaire
Philosophy Le Dixieme Anniversaire II
Philosophy Le Dixieme Anniversaire T-Shirt
K's Guitar Pick from Moi Dix Mois live 11/3-2012
D+SECT (with card) -still in plastic
D+SECT (with card)
Dixanadu Instrumental (limited edition) -still in plastic
Dixanadu Instrumental(limited edition)
Reprise with Poster
Deep Sanctuary II Pamphlet
Lamentful Miss Flyer
Dixanadu Flyer
D+SECT Flyer
Dix Infernal Scars of Sabbath DVD
First era postcards
Mon Amour 2004 July #22

Plunklock
GradatioN - signed by the band

Pride of Mind
Systems of Romance (with card)

Schwarz Stein
Recurrence of Hallucination Live
Queen of Decadence photo set with signed bonus picture
Perfect Garden photo set with signed bonus picture
Recurrence of Hallucination- still in plastic
Last Hallucination Pamphlet
Another Cell
Artificial Hallucination with slipcase
Current
New Vogue Children with slipcase
New Vogue Children -still in plastic
New Vogue Children Flyer
Perfect Garden
Rudolf Steiner - Queen of Decadence
Rudolf Steiner Flyer

Soft Ballet
愛と平和 limited edition

The Candy Spooky Theater
LIVING DEAD SPOOKY DOLL'S FAMILY IN THE ROCK'N CHILD'S SPOOK SHOW BABY!!

The Velvet
愛憎倒錯遊戯 with bonus disc
The Velvet Flyer
Flash Back flyer

Velvet Eden
Street of Alice (demo tape)
Madame Tarantula demo tape
Madame Tarantula demo tape
人形娼館 -still in plastic
人形娼館
Sad Mask VHS -sealed
Street of Alice
捨て猫-sealed
オペラ座の怪人
蜘蛛ノ巣城・果樹園
Witch On Flames -sealed
Witch On Flames
Poster
Sad Mask DVD
La Fin Russian Single
Dada original drawing with signed cards
Flyers & signed photo

XA-VAT
XA-VAT single with "Numans-Roxette" -still in plastic
XA-VAT single with PV -still in plastic
XA-VAT single with PV
艶℃ with DVD -still in plastic

ZIZ
GIFT
Salon Du De'tester

Magazines
MGazette Vol 18
MGazette Vol 19
MGazette Vol 23
MGazette Vol 24
Shoxx Vol 83
UV Vol 97
Fool's Mate October 2010
Fool's Mate January 2012
Cure Vol 92
Obsidian (interview book featuring Közi, Kaya and other bands)

You've got a point, yes, BUT since they said fans informed the band it makes me wonder if it's acctually some minor problem, that the fangirls just got upset over and decided to make it way bigger than it really is (and due to the culture the band might then have felt the best thing to do is to get rid of Chaos since maybe a lot of fans would stop following them otherwise). I mean these kinds of bands are very dependent on their fanbase in Japan... And concidering the thing with Femme Fatale where one of the members got togheter with someone (was it a fan and he was married or some shit like that?), I wouldn't be suprised if this also was some weird shit like that. There's a limit on how much fans can interfere with bands private life and I think in Japan that line is a lot more blurry since they have the culture of always having to keep your face, and the idea of bands etc to always seem available (which is kind of fucked up IMO). I couldn't care less if my favorite bands memeber's cheated or got drunk, it's non of my business as long as they still do a good job when acctually working.

You've got a point, yes, BUT since they said fans informed the band it makes me wonder if it's acctually some minor problem, that the fangirls just got upset over and decided to make it way bigger than it really is (and due to the culture the band might then have felt the best thing to do is to get rid of Chaos since maybe a lot of fans would stop following them otherwise). I mean these kinds of bands are very dependent on their fanbase in Japan... And concidering the thing with Femme Fatale where one of the members got togheter with someone (was it a fan and he was married or some shit like that?), I wouldn't be suprised if this also was some weird shit like that. There's a limit on how much fans can interfere with bands private life and I think in Japan that line is a lot more blurry since they have the culture of always having to keep your face, and the idea of bands etc to always seem available (which is kind of fucked up IMO). I couldn't care less if my favorite bands memeber's cheated or got drunk, it's non of my business as long as they still do a good job when acctually working.

You've got a point, yes, BUT since they said fans informed the band it makes me wonder if it's acctually some minor problem, that the fangirls just got upset over and decided to make it way bigger than it really is (and due to the culture the band might then have felt the best thing to do is to get rid of Chaos since maybe a lot of fans would stop following them otherwise). I mean these kinds of bands are very dependent on their fanbase in Japan... And concidering the thing with Femme Fatale where one of the members got togheter with someone (was it a fan and he was married or some shit like that?), I wouldn't be suprised if this also was some weird shit like that. There's a limit on how much fans can interfere with bands private life and I think in Japan that line is a lot more blurry since they have the culture of always having to keep your face, and the idea of bands etc to always seem available (which is kind of fucked up IMO). I couldn't care less if my favorite bands memeber's cheated or got drunk, it's non of my business as long as they still do a good job when acctually working.

You've got a point, yes, BUT since they said fans informed the band it makes me wonder if it's acctually some minor problem, that the fangirls just got upset over and decided to make it way bigger than it really is (and due to the culture the band might then have felt the best thing to do is to get rid of Chaos since maybe a lot of fans would stop following them otherwise). I mean these kinds of bands are very dependent on their fanbase in Japan... And concidering the thing with Femme Fatale where one of the members got togheter with someone (was it a fan and he was married or some shit like that?), I wouldn't be suprised if this also was some weird shit like that. There's a limit on how much fans can interfere with bands private life and I think in Japan that line is a lot more blurry since they have the culture of always having to keep your face, and the idea of bands etc to always seem available (which is kind of fucked up IMO). I couldn't care less if my favorite bands memeber's cheated or got drunk, it's non of my business as long as they still do a good job when acctually working.

My dream felt a bit obvious XD I have a phobia for worms and other creatures like them (and with phobia I don't mean that I just scream when I see one, I seriously freeze up, going out when it's raining, unless if it's in city enviroment, can be a real challenge), and I dreamt that on our kitchen sink there was a kind of small worm, that split in 2 and became two, and the gross part was one of those became really long! Before I woke up I remember feeling paniced because I didn't know if I should leave our kitchen or keep an eye on it so it doesn't hide up XD But I was so grossed out and panicy I woke up.
 
I don't think this is so hard to analyze, I dream about stuff like this every now and then and it's probably because I hate them so much XD I'd love to read the abve persons dream though XD

Bump for Kaya poster

I'm not gonna be a douchebag about this, and as impressive as your dedication to visual kei and Jrock were, I'm not bothered about this at all. Every single time a bunch of no-bodies have formed a shitty band that never got any further than one gig they've gotten a new thread, and every single time a known Japanese rocker have thought about just having a shit after lunch you've made a thread about it. And to be honest it's just been way too much and too messy for my taste. Which means I've more or less stayed away from the entire news section. Now maybe I'll try check it out for new bands again.
 
But as I said, your work here has been pretty impressive no matter what I feel about it. Top notch dedication to the scenes at least.
 
Thanks bye

you wanna be hoarded with 17 articles daily about some session bands no one cares about and some new grandpa band and then deal with bitching about how everyone is ungrateful lalalallala???quality>quantity. also its not a job its a fkin hobby trombe's power trip has gone on long enough. eitherway im happy trombe's run was as long as it was and hopefully he finds validation elsewhere.

I made a bid on the VHS on facebook but never got any reply/confirmation....

Interesting interview btw: http://jrockradio.net/2016/03/urgent-interview-yoshiki-tells-pata-said-he-was-going-to-die-in-wembley/
 
 
lmao, THE DRAMA.

Regarding Leo Imai
 
 
So it's certainly given that he knows/speaks English much better than most of us would think (AFAIK Japanese is just "second language" to him, note his interviews). In addition, he knows more than just a bit of Swedish now (considering that he felt regret about not knowing it in his teens, haha).
 
Why do you guys limit yourselves to English? Let's see:
 
Anna Murashige (HKT48, ex-NMB48) (Half-Russian, fluent speaker)
Kaori Kawamura (Half-Russian, lived about 1/3 of her life in Soviet Union-era Moscow, native speaker (RIP))
Marius Yo (Sexy Zone) (half-German, fluent speaker (meddles between his home city Heidelberg and Tokyo -thx Johnny's shrines!))
Ray Fujita (Dustz) (Half-French, fluent speaker)
ILMARI (Rip Slyme) (that's his second legit name, Half-Finnish  - average skills afaik (Rip Slyme being one of the very first J-music (note: mainstream J-music) acts to visit Helsinki (his former home city) in 2002 was due to his own passion/desires)
Kahimi Karie (fluent in French, semi-fluent in Italian, Spanish)
BoA (Korean but she counts - fluent in Japanese, semi-fluent in Mandarin)
 
Wew!

Here's my only problem with Starwave: I've always found its bands boring. For myself only, they've always lacked the je ne sais quoi that makes a band special.
But there are tons of good things about Starwave. The shittiest, most unpopular band will still be guaranteed good costumes, nice photoshoots, several releases, a full album, live DVDs, PV collections, etc. I think that's really great, honestly.
And seriously, Starwave is one of the few labels to treat overseas fans like humans. That's really refreshing, in what's otherwise a pretty xenophobic culture.
As far as KIWAMU? Idk what people accuse him of, but it doesn't really matter imo. This is shitty music for 16 year-olds, so who cares if the dude is mean? My idol is a tax fraudster who sells bootlegs and fakes hospital visits--but he's not running for office, so why should I care?

probably to buy it yourself if you wanna see it/are a fan!?