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“poison excl.” tour
～gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy vs Merry Go Round Respects～
 
2018年2月2日(金) 愛知 名古屋 ell.FITS ALL
2018年2月3日(土) 大阪 アメリカ村 DROP
2018年2月9日(金) 東京 下北沢 GARDEN
2018年2月24日(土) 愛知 岡崎 CAM HALL
2018年3月15日(木) 北海道 札幌 COLONY 
2018年3月16日(金) 北海道 札幌 COLONY
 
Merry Go Round Respects is a session band for PARTY ZOO 2016 and 2017 consisting of members of gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy + Miya (MUCC).
The tour was announced after today's show in Zepp Tokyo. 

“poison excl.” tour
～gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy vs Merry Go Round Respects～
 
2018年2月2日(金) 愛知 名古屋 ell.FITS ALL
2018年2月3日(土) 大阪 アメリカ村 DROP
2018年2月9日(金) 東京 下北沢 GARDEN
2018年2月24日(土) 愛知 岡崎 CAM HALL
2018年3月15日(木) 北海道 札幌 COLONY 
2018年3月16日(金) 北海道 札幌 COLONY
 
Merry Go Round Respects is a session band for PARTY ZOO 2016 and 2017 consisting of members of gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy + Miya (MUCC).
The tour was announced after today's show in Zepp Tokyo. 

“poison excl.” tour
～gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy vs Merry Go Round Respects～
 
2018年2月2日(金) 愛知 名古屋 ell.FITS ALL
2018年2月3日(土) 大阪 アメリカ村 DROP
2018年2月9日(金) 東京 下北沢 GARDEN
2018年2月24日(土) 愛知 岡崎 CAM HALL
2018年3月15日(木) 北海道 札幌 COLONY 
2018年3月16日(金) 北海道 札幌 COLONY
 
Merry Go Round Respects is a session band for PARTY ZOO 2016 and 2017 consisting of members of gibkiy gibkiy gibkiy + Miya (MUCC).
The tour was announced after today's show in Zepp Tokyo. 

I was there ^^
He sang 暖炉の果実 (kein), グラミー (kein) and site of scaffold (deadman) alone, and then also Schwarz Stein's "Hakobune" and "Last Hallucination" together with Kaya and Hora at the encore. He was also throwing sweets into the crowd like Santa, smiling, laughing and even talking during the MC! Unbelievable TT 
Actually during the MC Kaya told a bit of how he invited Mako. At some uchiage he asked him something like:
- You haven't performed lately, right?
- Well maybe I should do in the nearest future...
- Eh? But you haven't sang for so long, why don't you start with performing few songs at SS's oneman?
- Well ok ^^
So MAYBE we'll hear from him again quite soon? Who knows.

I was there ^^
He sang 暖炉の果実 (kein), グラミー (kein) and site of scaffold (deadman) alone, and then also Schwarz Stein's "Hakobune" and "Last Hallucination" together with Kaya and Hora at the encore. He was also throwing sweets into the crowd like Santa, smiling, laughing and even talking during the MC! Unbelievable TT 
Actually during the MC Kaya told a bit of how he invited Mako. At some uchiage he asked him something like:
- You haven't performed lately, right?
- Well maybe I should do in the nearest future...
- Eh? But you haven't sang for so long, why don't you start with performing few songs at SS's oneman?
- Well ok ^^
So MAYBE we'll hear from him again quite soon? Who knows.

I was there ^^
He sang 暖炉の果実 (kein), グラミー (kein) and site of scaffold (deadman) alone, and then also Schwarz Stein's "Hakobune" and "Last Hallucination" together with Kaya and Hora at the encore. He was also throwing sweets into the crowd like Santa, smiling, laughing and even talking during the MC! Unbelievable TT 
Actually during the MC Kaya told a bit of how he invited Mako. At some uchiage he asked him something like:
- You haven't performed lately, right?
- Well maybe I should do in the nearest future...
- Eh? But you haven't sang for so long, why don't you start with performing few songs at SS's oneman?
- Well ok ^^
So MAYBE we'll hear from him again quite soon? Who knows.

I was there ^^
He sang 暖炉の果実 (kein), グラミー (kein) and site of scaffold (deadman) alone, and then also Schwarz Stein's "Hakobune" and "Last Hallucination" together with Kaya and Hora at the encore. He was also throwing sweets into the crowd like Santa, smiling, laughing and even talking during the MC! Unbelievable TT 
Actually during the MC Kaya told a bit of how he invited Mako. At some uchiage he asked him something like:
- You haven't performed lately, right?
- Well maybe I should do in the nearest future...
- Eh? But you haven't sang for so long, why don't you start with performing few songs at SS's oneman?
- Well ok ^^
So MAYBE we'll hear from him again quite soon? Who knows.

I was there ^^
He sang 暖炉の果実 (kein), グラミー (kein) and site of scaffold (deadman) alone, and then also Schwarz Stein's "Hakobune" and "Last Hallucination" together with Kaya and Hora at the encore. He was also throwing sweets into the crowd like Santa, smiling, laughing and even talking during the MC! Unbelievable TT 
Actually during the MC Kaya told a bit of how he invited Mako. At some uchiage he asked him something like:
- You haven't performed lately, right?
- Well maybe I should do in the nearest future...
- Eh? But you haven't sang for so long, why don't you start with performing few songs at SS's oneman?
- Well ok ^^
So MAYBE we'll hear from him again quite soon? Who knows.

I was there ^^
He sang 暖炉の果実 (kein), グラミー (kein) and site of scaffold (deadman) alone, and then also Schwarz Stein's "Hakobune" and "Last Hallucination" together with Kaya and Hora at the encore. He was also throwing sweets into the crowd like Santa, smiling, laughing and even talking during the MC! Unbelievable TT 
Actually during the MC Kaya told a bit of how he invited Mako. At some uchiage he asked him something like:
- You haven't performed lately, right?
- Well maybe I should do in the nearest future...
- Eh? But you haven't sang for so long, why don't you start with performing few songs at SS's oneman?
- Well ok ^^
So MAYBE we'll hear from him again quite soon? Who knows.

One of the elderly bandsmen I deeply respect told me recently, that he felt quite uncomfortable when he saw western bands trying to be visual kei. It makes him feel like the japanese visual kei is  ダサい too. Well, sometimes it really is. 

I'd like to take YOSHIKI's quote and add my own context.
 
This is the key. Visual kei was born out of Japan by those who felt like they didn't fit in anywhere in Japan. YOSHIKI isn't going to say that visual kei can't exist world wide because that's not good for his bottom line, but there's a very good reason why it hasn't taken off outside Japan. It has less to do with looks, singing capability, or chosen musical direction, and more to do with anti-conformity and rebelliousness within and against a homogeneous society. No other country faces the same mix of societal pressures and obligations the way the Japanese do, and as these pressures change over time visual kei changes over time too. This is in contrast to musicians from Western countries who want to emulate the style and look to their favorite and popular artists first. It's the difference between taking a picture, and taking a picture of that picture, and taking a picture of that picture. The farther away one gets away from the source and the conditions that cause that source, the less authentic the final product is.

 

I fully agree with this. So many bands follow trends because it's the thing to do, but at some point a trend started as a unique idea. Much as I expect musicians to look within themselves and put their feelings into music, I expect inspiring Western visual kei musicians to do the same thing with their looks. The looks are supposed to be an expression of how one feels, not a style of the decade to phone in and gain legitimacy.

I do think Western visual kei is a thing that can happen but the form it would assume would be so different we wouldn't even recognize it by looks alone. My ideal Western visual kei band would be identifiable with the sound alone. We would hear them and just know where those influences came from instead of the "lol i like visual kei and pocky" archetype that usually translates over first.

I'm done ranting.


 

One of the elderly bandsmen I deeply respect told me recently, that he felt quite uncomfortable when he saw western bands trying to be visual kei. It makes him feel like the japanese visual kei is  ダサい too. Well, sometimes it really is. 

One of the elderly bandsmen I deeply respect told me recently, that he felt quite uncomfortable when he saw western bands trying to be visual kei. It makes him feel like the japanese visual kei is  ダサい too. Well, sometimes it really is. 

One of the elderly bandsmen I deeply respect told me recently, that he felt quite uncomfortable when he saw western bands trying to be visual kei. It makes him feel like the japanese visual kei is  ダサい too. Well, sometimes it really is. 

One of the elderly bandsmen I deeply respect told me recently, that he felt quite uncomfortable when he saw western bands trying to be visual kei. It makes him feel like the japanese visual kei is  ダサい too. Well, sometimes it really is. 

One of the elderly bandsmen I deeply respect told me recently, that he felt quite uncomfortable when he saw western bands trying to be visual kei. It makes him feel like the japanese visual kei is  ダサい too. Well, sometimes it really is. 

I just don't like that label. Just call it glam or something else. KISS existed before x japan after all. I think western bands can do something similar but they might not be able to pull off an exact replica. Not unless you're a talented femboy from Sweden who can speak and write Japanese. Forming a visual kei band is difficult enough on it's own. Throw learning to sing an entirely different language on top of that and it just becomes that much harder. And then there's Production, Makeup, Costumes, etc.  All of this work to try and appeal to a small niche of people who'd probably rather just listen to Japanese visual kei anyway.
 
I'll also chime in with something a little more controversial. White people just don't typically look good in visual kei style. It took me a long time to accept that reality and it sucks I know. We age like shit and our noses are too big. Although girls can usually pull it off a lot better than us guys can. I've mostly given up the fantasy of being in a visual kei band now. I'll always be a fan though because it's shaped my whole life. 

so you had an opportunity to ask for his opinion on the developing north korea nuclear crisis and its relation to the everyday lives of japanese people, but went for validation of die/may existence from the mouth of VK godmother herself?
 
 
may your patreon always prosper, x.

DECAYS announced a series of lives for december, and they've brought a new look and lineup for the three shows!

 
lineup:
Vocal & Guitar Die (DIR EN GREY)
Drums 樫山 圭 (MOON CHILD)
Vocal & Guitar aie (the god and death stars)
Bass 拓磨 (ex.Sel’m)
 
lives
2017.12.16(土) 大阪・OSAKA BRONZE
2017.12.17(日) 愛知・名古屋HeartLand
2017.12.20(水) 東京・渋谷duo MUSIC EXCHANGE
 
edit: they will also distribute a live-limited single during their tour
 
thought i recognized takuma, lol good for him for this! die has good taste, even if his compositions are highkey subpar.
 
fanclub presale info @ decays.jp
 
 

Actually, this live was announced by enter brain last month, right after their 2-day Nagoya-bands only event with DIMLIM, bonds, DEXCORE, DARRELL, ORCALADE (all meh) and highfashionparalyze (yay). So at least I expect Kazuma and aie to be involved. If so, can I also expect Merry Go Round, please?>< 
Anyway its February 2018 and if they announce it so early I do believe they have plans for something big. If not, I will be really disappointed.