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Can't say I ever got into them, but still saddening to see yet another band go.

Considering my Japanese skills are fairly poor, I tend not to pay very much attention to lyrics. However, if I do happen to notice that a certain song has lyrics that appeal to the emotions, that surely makes it even better, of course. All in all, I still don't believe that lyrics make or break a song in this case, because while I'm sure many songs have god-awful lyrics, the music in itself is still solid and is the main thing that matters to me.

 

Also, I couldn't agree more with this ;_; :

 

(Bonus points if their lyrics unexpectedly turn out to be royally fucked up while their music sounds sort of bouncy.. Looking at you, every Eiji project ever)

Hello, and welcome here!

I'm a big fan of Kuroyume, and Malice Mizer too, so it's nice to see yet another person around here with similar tastes.

 

Might I also add that it's quite impressive that you've been involved in the scene for this long, longer than I've been alive :'D

Feel free to visit the chat sometime~

Ah, nice. Wish it wasn't only live-sold though.

Everyone's looking good as usual~!

1: Do you buy multiple versions of releases, or buy at all? 

 

Being a jobless teenager sure has it's downsides, so at the moment I buy nothing. As for buying in the future, I highly doubt I'd buy multiple versions. I guess it also depends on the artist, though, but most releases are way too expensive for me to do that.

 

2: Do you collect cheki or other non-music related items from bands?

 

Not as of yet, but I'd like to have band t-shirts in the future. Collecting picks and drumsticks is also that something interests me, but I think cheki is rather pointless. I might collect a few chekis of my favorite artists, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get them all the time.

 

3: Follow them on Ameblo, Twitter?

 

I don't have an ameblo, but I like to check certain artists blogs sometimes. Mainly just for the purpose of looking at some cute pictures of theirs. I follow most of my favorite artists on twitter, simply because I like to read the little bits of information they post. It's a lot better than trying to read through a long blog post on ameblo.

 

4: Would you follow them on the street?

 

I might ask for an autograph, if the time seemed right, but as for following them around...no. I thought that was harassment anyway ;_;

They deserve to be able to walk through the street without being bombarded by fans.

 

5: Dig through their trash? 

 

I didn't even know people did this. Uh, not something I'd do.

 

6: Does Visual Kei or other forms of your musical taste influence your style or personal life?

 

I mean, I studied Japanese for a few years because of Visual Kei making me interested in it. It has of course, made me more interested in fashion, hair, and make up, but other than that...I wouldn't say it's "influenced" anything for me.

 

7: Desire to move or visit Japan influenced by music

 

I'll admit that the idea of moving there is pretty tempting, but I highly doubt I'd be comfortable living there. I'd absolutely love to visit though, and hope to be able to do it one day.

 

8: Do you read dirt-sheets of bands, like rumours, gossip, etc...?

 

 Music is my main priority, of course, but when I need a good laugh I'll read them. 

 

9: Ever fantasize about being friends with band members? 

 

Maybe not fantasize, but I think it'd be kind of neat to hang out with a band member here and there. I doubt I would actually go out of my way to be friends with one, though. It's just something that comes naturally.

 

10: Do you want to be in a Visual Kei band (or any other kind of band)?

 

I would hate to be in an actual poppy-glitzy-sparkly visual band, but I would certainly love to be in some sort of shoegaze or post-punk unit, like G-SCHMITT or nookicky (or maybe even something gothy like velvet eden). Sadly enough, I'm not skilled enough in the instruments I play to do that, so I'll continue staying a fan.

ahh ahh ah ahhh

Perfect.

 

Schwarz Stein was the best thing ever, hopefully it will still be as great as it was before ;_;

*breathes heavily*

aww, so nice. (like always)

Like the voice, but music doesn't sound like anything special. ;_;

Quite awful news, honestly. I can only hope for the best, because I really don't want Baddies to lose him.

I would say disbandment, but that actually doesn't seem too likely in this case.

Probably just a countdown for a new album or something ;_;

hahahah, what.

 

This is the best post I've seen in a while.

I haven't liked much of any of their latest releases, but THE SWAN was quite nice.

 

Hopefully it's just a hiatus, as I would like to see what other kind of directions they will go in when the time comes around.

Sounds super nice.

I've only listened to a few tracks, but I'm absolutely in love with them already, so really excited!

Sounds neat.

 

I wonder who's in the lineup ;_;

perfect ;____;

Guess I might as well add mine in here, since I don't think I've did it before:

 

http://www.last.fm/user/digikun

 

Feel free to add me, if you want, haha ;_;

It's really hard to pick JUST ten, but I suppose I'll try. Here goes nothing:

 

Cali Gari - What's not to love about them, really. Older Cali Gari was especially my favorite. Funky, yet catchy all at the same time.

 

guniw tools - I don't even think they count as visual kei, but still. I adore all of FULL's projects ;_;

 

deadman - Mako's voice is incredibly soothing, and so is the instrumentals as well. Really gloomy, just like Jigsaw said, but still great.

 

SEX-ANDROID - May or may not be classified as vk, but whatever they are, they are simply amazing.

 

BUCK-TICK - Ah, Buck Tick. I don't think I need to explain this one, haha.

 

Sandwich de 120 pun? - Eiji projects never fail to amaze me, seriously. Really creepy lyrics, but the music itself is very misleading. I guess beep boops have that certain power ;<

 

guruguru eigakan - Love them to bits and pieces. Quirky as hell, but so great.

 

yazzmad - I wasn't all too fond of them at first, but they've really grown on me since then. Absolutely adore them now

 

Plastic Tree - Really nice, melancholic/shoegaze-y music, that usually puts me into a good mood. Ryutaro has an outstanding voice that lulls me to sleep very easily (in a good way of course). Needless to say, Tadashi's a very talented bassist.

 

HOLLOWGRAM - Yeah, they're pretty new, but the recent release they put out has got me hooked. Flawless. 

 

But yeah, this is just my list. I'd definitely recommend trying out all of these bands if you haven't already~

All of them are really great, and in no particular order.

oh my god nobita stop

 

Hello!

Man, I love baddies so much! They're reaaally nice guys (I joke that Hiroshi is my biggest fan because he is always so excited to see me). 

And they're ridiculously fun live. During Banana they throw stuffed bananas with the crowd (it's such a phenomenon that other members of other bands often run in during that song either on stage or in the crowd to join in).

 

I wouldn't have expected any less, haha. They seem incredibly friendly.

I'd love to go see them live one day ;_;

(they better play banana when I go!!)

Hello, and welcome here~

 

Hana Shounen Baddies is the best ever. I love them tons.

Hello, and welcome here~

Welcome here!

Enjoy your time here on the forum~

This is awful, and rather confusing, to say the very least.

 

Forming a new band just to leave, shortly after arrival....