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My palmtree-hair dried all wavy and visual after the rain. Worth a mirrorshot.

My palmtree-hair dried all wavy and visual after the rain. Worth a mirrorshot.

My palmtree-hair dried all wavy and visual after the rain. Worth a mirrorshot.

I kinda like I HATE YOUR POPSTAR LIFE

Received my package today It's amazing. Thank You!

I've been very lazy lately.
 
Even my Halloween "costume" (I'd rather just call it a bunch of makeup piled on my face) was a bit sub-par, sadly.
(I'm the one on the left, the one of the right is my best friend. Well, I did do his makeup at least)

 
 
Also, this is my usual self. So there.

Hahaha... I actually don't think so.
I guess everyone's curious how I look though (maybe?) Was already thinking about showing a pic or not... but since my face already circulates around the web and some people here know who I am...
But behold: Super gawfic make-up and fail try at dark gloomy oldschool Visual kei. Also ruining your good and normal looking people rate.
 
I am sure i will regret this *lol*

LUNA SEA will release their new album titled "A WILL" and... not much else is known at the moment, besides these taken from SUGIZO's twitter:
 
 
 
 
Other members have also mentioned it on Twitter but only SUGIZO in English, as far as I know (oh wait, J and INORAN tweeted it in English as well). Not sure if December means the time of release or when we get to know more info (but I'm leaning towards the latter). Anyway, yay!

Testimonial time:
 
Received my delivery today and everything went smooth and fine. Can recommend!

Seriously. Nobody here would openly mock a person for showing signs of age, being overweight  or simply not having been born good-looking- and think that behaviour is acceptable, right?
Then why should it suddenly change when the person in question is wearing nonconformist clothes?
 
Why do you have to be either young, beautiful or famous to wear certain things?
 
I'm not saying I never make fun of other people. Or other peoples clothing style, if they suck at it. It's just that I don't get why there should be something like an ~unwritten rule~

no Sai, ugly and vkei cannot happen at the same time

Seriously. Nobody here would openly mock a person for showing signs of age, being overweight  or simply not having been born good-looking- and think that behaviour is acceptable, right?
Then why should it suddenly change when the person in question is wearing nonconformist clothes?
 
Why do you have to be either young, beautiful or famous to wear certain things?
 
I'm not saying I never make fun of other people. Or other peoples clothing style, if they suck at it. It's just that I don't get why there should be something like an ~unwritten rule~

Well, that's the internet for you. It pretends to be a place of tolerance and personal freedom, but the collective hive of the internet is actually rather small-minded, conformist and reactionary.
 
 
Either you conform to a very narrow ideal of appearance and conduct - or you're meme material.

But he is a vampire, he will live forever. Besides, graves are dirty and too confined.

dayymm i thought it was really them haha

can u stick a finger into aoi's butt????? that would totes justify the purchase

I'd actually be interested to hear re-recorded versions of those songs! (otherwise there wouldn't be a point in buying this anyway, unless for new fans..)
Not so much the ones from larva/their undercode era because we all know what it'd sound like but... wouldn't it be interesting to hear current 12 interpret songs like 'merry go world'?

gz hyura, u can be as aseweome as this:
sagi-dragon here. usualy i dont read horoscopes.

So, here it is. Once again I highly recommend playing the song while reading.
 
http://youtu.be/v7UxERWDPYs
 
ナイフ
Naifu
Knife

Sharp ｋnife ～ha

愛しい君を連れ出して　スキ間とスキ間擦り抜ける
Itoshī kimi o tsuredashite
I'll take you with me, my darling
Sukima to sukima surinukeru
We'll escape, slipping through a loophole

あらゆる果てまで行こうよ　限りなく闇を見る僕等だよ
Arayuru hate made ikō yo
Let's go to all limits
Kagirinaku yami o miru bokura da yo
There we are, looking at this endless dark

いと死い君を連れ出して　万華鏡の様な涙を越える
Itoshī* kimi o tsuredashite
I'll take you with me, my darling
Mangekyō no yōna namida o koeru
Leaving this kaleidoscope of tears behind
ニヒルな君が導いて　遠くを見つめて　サ・ヨ・ウ・ナ・ラ
Nihiruna kimi ga michibiite
You, the nihilist will show the way
Tōku o mitsumete
Stare into the distance
sa・yo・u・na・ra
And say goodbye

重なる君と僕は　溶けて渦巻く
Kasanaru kimi to boku wa
You and me, we are overlapping
Tokete uzumaku
Melting into a vortex
誰も居ないよ　此処は　鍵をかけたよ
Dare mo inai yo   Koko wa
There's nobody here
kagi o kaketa yo
I locked the door
最高の微笑を浮かべて　血まみれになろう
Saikō no emi o ukabete
Show me your sweetest smile
Chimamire ni narou
As we get drenched in blood
それは　とても　痛くて　とても　苦しいけど・・・
Sore wa
This is
Totemo   Itakute
So painful
Totemo 　Kurushī　kedo...
So agonizing and still...

Sharp knife ～ha
腕を並べ切って
Ude o narabe kitte
Lay your arm next to mine and cut
Sharp knife ～ha
君ト僕は　溶け合う
Kimi to boku wa  Tokeau
You and me   Melting together
Sharp knife ～ha
腕を並べ切って
Ude o narabe kitte
Lay your arm next to mine and cut
Sharp knife ～ha
僕らは　身体をス・テ・タ
Bokura wa   Karada o su・te・ta
We threw away our bodies

急かす(早く…**)
Sekasu (Hayaku...)
Urging me (Quickly...)
君の(これで…)
Kimi no (kore de...)
Your (with this...)
穏やかな声(ずっと…)
Odayakana koe (zutto...)
Gentle voice (forever...)

深く切った(痛いね)　此の世の分まで
Fukaku kitta (Itai ne)
You cut so deep (It hurts)
Konoyo no bun made
As deep as this life

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*The 'shi' in 'itoshii kimi'(my darling) is written as '死'(death) here.
**What the girl is whispering isn't included in the original lyrics.

Yes, it's really vague. But not so much because there is no 'criteria', but rather because you can't really categorize a band. You can categorize an outfit, a photo, a pv, a phase of a band but not a band altogether, like say phantasmagoria because they represented a slightly different image for every release.
Phantasmagorias Mikansei to guilt is pure kotekote kei so yes, they are (sometimes) part of this category, even though they might not be all the time.
 
When I first heard that term it was japanese fans using it and my 'criteria' for it is solely based on what they used it for. Or at least used to some years ago. So it might be forgotten by now, but it wasn't the overseas fans that invented it.
Kotekote actually means 'heavy' and they way I understand it it applys to 'heavy, dark visual kei'
 
And that was usually for the image and appeareance of a band, not that much about the music. It can be applied to visual kei fans, too. Some people I met would call a 'traditionally' gothy and/or elaborately dressed bangyaru a 'kotegya'.
I just tried googling コテコテ系 and it did come up with quite a few results, too. Like here or here
 
The definitions here are
 
-A band's look and atmosphere
-Heavy visual kei
-classic visual kei
-grotesque, decadent, aesthetic imagery
-lots of black and lots of leather and vinyl, very elaborate costumes
-very big and colourful hair
-Motives like crosses, blood, flowers....
-Try hard goth and try hard dark
-They are never really fashionable or really stylish, their appeal comes from 'too much' of everything
 
To me kuroyume just isn't real kotekei. They are the ultimate base of everything that is, but Luna Sea looked more kotekote then they did. At least for the most part. And by that criteria Phantasmagoria absolutely fits in.
 
This is also a term that wasn't invented earlier than 2002 and I think it was, since the very beginning, used for active bands as well. So I don't see a reason not to use it for the ones around today.

News of the century. ;O;
I just had a small heart-attack. And maybe some tears in my eyes
 
I missed gisho so much. I hope he composes for them.
 

 
d'awwwww.

I remember when everyone got nutso over "Alkaloid Showcase" - or it's just me remembering these vk things wrong.
 
Also, in terms of Kuroyume a little fact-related detail below:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKmG1tonhS8
Okay, kotekote-enthusiasts and internet fame aside, THIS SONG RIGHT HERE is Kuroyume's most well-received and *overplayed* song for decades and so on. Also fun-fact: one of the standard "high school band" songs, yes.
(just ask Japanese people about that, the hell they know anything about FOOODIAAAA or "Romance of Scarlet" in general)
 
also, another successful, well-received one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJWy79bp1g
(bluntly put, "punk" Kuroyume was much more well-received than AISMAIRAIF/FOODIAA/DESSUMASK-Kuroyume in general - ignore the whole "internet popularity" BS )
 
In terms of Luna Sea, I think "I For You" is THE song in their case too. Why? Most mainstream listeners apply the band to that drama OST snoozefest + how many people are still remembering it, lmao.
 
"DRINK IT DOWN as THE song" -claim is totally blatant, failed attempt at trolling, and a big insult to L'arc - enthusiast like me. But yeah, gotta only shrug - whatever floats your boat, mate!

So, here it is. Once again I highly recommend playing the song while reading.
 
http://youtu.be/v7UxERWDPYs
 
ナイフ
Naifu
Knife

Sharp ｋnife ～ha

愛しい君を連れ出して　スキ間とスキ間擦り抜ける
Itoshī kimi o tsuredashite
I'll take you with me, my darling
Sukima to sukima surinukeru
We'll escape, slipping through a loophole

あらゆる果てまで行こうよ　限りなく闇を見る僕等だよ
Arayuru hate made ikō yo
Let's go to all limits
Kagirinaku yami o miru bokura da yo
There we are, looking at this endless dark

いと死い君を連れ出して　万華鏡の様な涙を越える
Itoshī* kimi o tsuredashite
I'll take you with me, my darling
Mangekyō no yōna namida o koeru
Leaving this kaleidoscope of tears behind
ニヒルな君が導いて　遠くを見つめて　サ・ヨ・ウ・ナ・ラ
Nihiruna kimi ga michibiite
You, the nihilist will show the way
Tōku o mitsumete
Stare into the distance
sa・yo・u・na・ra
And say goodbye

重なる君と僕は　溶けて渦巻く
Kasanaru kimi to boku wa
You and me, we are overlapping
Tokete uzumaku
Melting into a vortex
誰も居ないよ　此処は　鍵をかけたよ
Dare mo inai yo   Koko wa
There's nobody here
kagi o kaketa yo
I locked the door
最高の微笑を浮かべて　血まみれになろう
Saikō no emi o ukabete
Show me your sweetest smile
Chimamire ni narou
As we get drenched in blood
それは　とても　痛くて　とても　苦しいけど・・・
Sore wa
This is
Totemo   Itakute
So painful
Totemo 　Kurushī　kedo...
So agonizing and still...

Sharp knife ～ha
腕を並べ切って
Ude o narabe kitte
Lay your arm next to mine and cut
Sharp knife ～ha
君ト僕は　溶け合う
Kimi to boku wa  Tokeau
You and me   Melting together
Sharp knife ～ha
腕を並べ切って
Ude o narabe kitte
Lay your arm next to mine and cut
Sharp knife ～ha
僕らは　身体をス・テ・タ
Bokura wa   Karada o su・te・ta
We threw away our bodies

急かす(早く…**)
Sekasu (Hayaku...)
Urging me (Quickly...)
君の(これで…)
Kimi no (kore de...)
Your (with this...)
穏やかな声(ずっと…)
Odayakana koe (zutto...)
Gentle voice (forever...)

深く切った(痛いね)　此の世の分まで
Fukaku kitta (Itai ne)
You cut so deep (It hurts)
Konoyo no bun made
As deep as this life

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*The 'shi' in 'itoshii kimi'(my darling) is written as '死'(death) here.
**What the girl is whispering isn't included in the original lyrics.

Sorry, I'm a little slow with the requests orz
Studying for university eats up all my time. However- Here is the first one!
 
http://youtu.be/hKKnxkXVjaI
 
eccentric marxist

寄生サレタ体ノ一部 取リ出シテ覗イテ
Kisei sareta karada no ichibu
One part of the infested body
Toridashite nozoite miru
I remove it, peek underneath and
ミルノソノ中 ハッキリトシタ夢？現実？
Sono naka hakkiri to shita yume?
What I see inside, is it a lucid dream?
Genjitsu?
Reality?
取リ出シタ体ノ一部 抜ケ殻ハアナタニ
Toridashita karada no ichibu
One removed part of the body
Nukegara wa anata ni ageru
アゲルノソノ中ハッキリトシタ夢？現実？
The flayed skin is for you
 Sono naka hakkiri to shita yume?
Inside of what I give you, is  it a lucid dream?
Genjitsu?
Reality?

ミ・エ・ナ・ク・テ・モ ト・ド・カ・ナ・ク・テ・モ
Mi・e・na・ku・te・mo
If・we・can't・see・it
To・do・ka・na・ku・te・mo
If・we・can't・reach・it

見世物の視覚的感情 あなたに渡せない物
Misemono no shikaku-teki kanjō
The visual sensation of things
Anata ni watasenai mono
Things that can't be carried over to you
空間の世界が合わせ合う あなたと一つになる為に
Kūkan no sekai ga awase au
The spatial world remoulds
Anata to hitotsu ni naru tame ni
In order to become one with you

未来は無くても気付けば 温もりの中で遠く
Mirai wa nakute mo kidzukeba
If you care if there's no future
nukumori no naka de tōku
Far away in the warmth
為すべき事も出来ずに 君がゆえにとても言えない
Nasubeki koto mo dekizu ni
Unable to do what you ought to
kimi ga yueni totemo ienai
You simply don't dare telling us
 
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The 'marxism' in this song is mainly atheism. (Looking for a soul inside the body, questioning the existence of god altogether.) But there are also some references to materialism. (The visible things)
I think the text by Marx that might have inspired kon to write this are the theses on Feuerbach.

^I haven't considered it for even a second.
Always thought it was MY anthem.
'I am happy to met Hyu, Hyura my destiny, so I will sing this song for Hyu～'