-Tetsu-

kinda liked my look yesterday night so ... hi there.
 

 

kinda liked my look yesterday night so ... hi there.
 

 

kinda liked my look yesterday night so ... hi there.
 

 

I love the 100yen shelf in the Closed Child stores ! Always finding some good stuff in there!
Bought the album from DictavE and NvM at their live tho.
 

 
also finally got my JILUKA stuff that was sent back to my friend so we decided that I'll come and pick it up instead.

I love the 100yen shelf in the Closed Child stores ! Always finding some good stuff in there!
Bought the album from DictavE and NvM at their live tho.
 

 
also finally got my JILUKA stuff that was sent back to my friend so we decided that I'll come and pick it up instead.

I love the 100yen shelf in the Closed Child stores ! Always finding some good stuff in there!
Bought the album from DictavE and NvM at their live tho.
 

 
also finally got my JILUKA stuff that was sent back to my friend so we decided that I'll come and pick it up instead.

Crystal Lake new album "HELIX" will be released at 2018/11/28
 

 

I can guarantee Deviloof will be fine!
the members are working very hard, please wait for and support a Deviloof which can only grownstronger

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it's me again. picture taken before the GYZE concert earlier this week

it's me again. picture taken before the GYZE concert earlier this week

my packages finally arrived after waiting for an eternity
 

Hands down Ricko, from Jiluka.
But Natsuki (-Oz-), Hazuki (lynch.), Hiro (Nokubura) and Hizumi (D'espairsRay) are high up my list.

my packages finally arrived after waiting for an eternity
 

my packages finally arrived after waiting for an eternity
 

my packages finally arrived after waiting for an eternity
 

my packages finally arrived after waiting for an eternity
 

my packages finally arrived after waiting for an eternity
 

Finally met up with my friend so I could get my JILUKA stuff she got me back in October I think.
Bought the shirt at their live a few days ago.

 
also got dexcores new release, yay!

 
and then I found out about the sale at closet child ...
 

it me again.
didn't want to post a picture again but I've been playing around with my new make up and some editing programs and I like the result so much that I wanted to share it.
I like those colors so much
 

1.) Fandom cattiness
There are some artists I've actually stopped seeing live because their fans just totally ruin the atmosphere, especially fans that have their eyes set so badly on one member, that they actively go out of their way to be passive aggressive or bully fans of that same member.
 
2.) Multiple type singles
Honestly just a huge cash grab to save a dying CD industry. I didn't mind as much in the past, but now it's so common that bands are really lazy about the content you get with each release/price point. I just bought the first press of PLC's new CD for like 15,000-something yen and I definitely did not feel like the content in any way warranted that kind of price. But it's ubiquitous in the Japanese VK/idol industry and I doubt it's going to change any time soon.
 
3.) Miscellaneous concert ticket/attendance fees
So you buy the ticket, but you also have to pay a service and/or shipping charge, on top of a drink fee. Just include everything in the damn price and be done with it. Rakuten Ticket is the absolute worse about not bundling ticket purchases together and making you pay a separate 900+ yen service/shipping fee for each ticket, even though all your separate tickets are just going to arrive at the same time anyway. Ugh. As for the drink thing, it feels like a cheap move when they're already pocketing off of live house rental cost, especially if the drink ticket is over 500 yen.
 
4.) Venue-limited only goods
Having to attend/find someone to attend and line-up for goods at every concert just to complete a set of things or get something special is a monumental pain in the ass. Just sell the things online and be done with it. I don't think I've ever known anyone to specifically attend a concert just for the goods, unless it's a live distribution only CD or something. Every now and then live-limited only goods are fine. Having live-only limited goods at all or almost every stop on your tour is a bit much imho.
 
5.) The general direction VK is going
It's just not my thing. There are newer artists I appreciate and listen to, but it's few and far between compared to how many older bands I love. The scene has definitely become more formulaic that it used to be, and although VK has always sold on looks, sometimes it's a bit much now.
 
I had to kind of struggle to come up with 5 things, tbh. Most are just mildly aggravating and not something I hate enough to rant about.
 

For as much as I love visual kei, there are plenty of practices I detest. I could go on forever. It wouldn't be fair to celebrate all of the good in the scene without admitting the bad as well. There are so many things that make me sad, make me irate, or make me want to rip my hair out that it was hard to settle on just five. Here's five commonplace practices in visual kei that's a total ball ache for any international fan invested into the scene.
 

 
 


 

 

 
Like I said above, I have way more than five things that annoy me about the scene. Does anyone else want to fill in the gaps with practices that they hate that they've come to accept within the scene? Come share your frustrations and horror stories with me. We have plenty of tea and live-distributed crackers for you.

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