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  2. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

    Time to try doing this once a week again. I take 10 artists, make sure they haven't been mentioned in MH and spam them all here.

    They're usually pretty recent (span of a few months.) Otherwise I'll fill w/ some older artists.

     

    ソライロブランケット

    Spoiler

     

    ハルカミライ

    Spoiler

     

    Organic Call

    Spoiler

     

    First Impression

    Spoiler

     

    ココロオークション

    Spoiler

     

    CRAZY VODKA TONIC

    Spoiler

     

    Pulse Factory

    Spoiler

     

    THE BOYS&GIRLS

    Spoiler

     

    ラパンテット 

    Spoiler

     

    Althea

    Spoiler

     

     

    These are from my j-indies playlist. I'm spending Friday night on another Audioleaf/YT binge so hopefully a couple more artists are added.

  5. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

    I got wind it was diff. when I watched the "Pledge" cover. I don't rescind my previous statement, as his voice is not that bad.

    That being said, the whole thing reeks of JPN Youtuber antics, which is definitely not my cup of tea. IMO I find John's channel content obnoxious (staged drama & clickbait (sort by popular)), but he could be a genuinely good person behind the scenes.

     

    It's not that he's a gaijin that I find "off", it's the people MiA has suddenly gotten involved with that has turned a lot of heads. That being said, it's totally MiA's choice since he started the whole thing. All in all, if they sound good I'll give them a shot. 

     

    Everyone here is just poking fun at it considering how bizarre this all is. 

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  11. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

     

    BTS and its members never fail to impress me. When it comes to groups experimenting with aesthetic and music BTS and LOONA are the def. the two at the top atm. (Shoutout to NU'EST b/c Love Paint and Overcome had pretty cool visuals)

    Spoiler

    It's such an exciting time for K-pop in general imo. Contrary to most, I tend to look at the "Golden Era" (2008~2012) as the "Dark Ages" b/c of the robotic/shiny aesthetic and unapologetic auto-tune of the time (They were the foundation for future material though). It's unfortunate my first exposure to K-pop was in mid-2007 and I loathed it for so long. I think the experimentality that pervaded the mid-late 90s has made a comeback the past few years which is super fun. I still am very nostalgic for early 2000s groups like DBSK though (Which imo was great for just about every music scene.) It's unfortunate that I only figured out they existed not too long ago (I do remember the Taiwanese band F4 which pre-dated them and had a very similar sound.)

     

  12. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

    SECONDWALL will be releasing their first full album "Beautiful Lie"

    1st Release Event will be held at Shibuya CYCLONE on July 8th.

    Release Date: 2018.06.06 (10 tracks, 2500 yen)

     

    pic06.jpg

     

    Tracklist:

    01. Shooting Star
    02. 夏の終わり
    03. Beautiful Lie
    04. 静かな夜に
    05. Freedom
    06. Fragile
    07. 僕は僕でしかなくて
    08. ススメ
    09. メリークリスマス
    10. Light

     

  14. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

    37 minutes ago, karai · ebi said:

    Strangely I have gotten the same kind of people to listen to German songs, so somehow to them Japanese is some other lower tier or something not worth listening to. I probably would've got the same response to Mandarin songs but I just turned them on without asking.

    This brings up a question for the EU folk.

    How large of a role does your close proximity to countries with varying cultures play into the acceptance/interest in vk?

    I had a Finnish friend growing up who exposed me to all sorts of music nonchalantly. It was much diff. to the mainstream hivemind I was generally exposed to. That's merely my experience though, and it could've been diff. in any other part of the U.S.

  15. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

    Zeus breaks it down pretty well.

     

    To add a smidgen of my opinion, I think that Visual Kei's western popularity (U.S from my experience) greatly paralleled the interest in emo/counterculture in the mid 2000s. They both had similar aesthetic and garnered similar fans w/ plenty of overlap. That interest has largely died out and has re-surged into -core genres and melded itself into other indie acts. Visual Kei, being a physically distant/foreign genre, in-turn became a niche interest again.

     

    Additionally, Japan is still the premier example of Galapagos Syndrome and is pretty self-reliant. K-pop, on the other hand, is dependent on a global audience and embraces Western interest which reciprocatively affects its own music industry. Also "Cool Japan" hasn't helped jack-squat with well-known figures like Gackt being critical of it (it's futile when the industry at large is isolated.)

     

    Finally, Japanese music just sounds different. I try to link to this reddit thread w/ nonotan's comment when I can b/c I've always felt there was some underlying music-theory reason why J-Music attracts and repels certain groups of people. There are a lot of people that I've met that have thought Japanese melodies were cheesy so this helps explain that a little. 

     

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    As an aside, I'm a bit more on the pessimistic side about anime becoming more popular (rather than just accepted). I still think the combination of the "nostalgia factor" and internet culture have drawn more (perceived) attention to it than genuine interest... But, the $$$ points to it growing so we'll see. Maybe I'm more of a skeptic w/ the rate at which recent boom in interest has happened.

     

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  17. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

    9 hours ago, anadentone said:

    aww no Kana :(  Men-Men get that bar code off your face!

    I hope I'm not derailing the thread, but I had to think about that comment for a while...

    ...and here is the product: http://i65.tinypic.com/24xj2gy.jpg

    If you scan right under the transition zoomed closely w/ a barcode scanner, it links to his twitter profile. 

    It's possible to do the whole face, but it's too much time to spend on something like this.

    dafuq is wrong with me

     

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    It's unfortunate they couldn't get Kana back T_T

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  19. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

    10 minutes ago, TheZigzagoon said:

    Being in the UK the system seems to be very different, I can no longer take courses related to biology etc (to my knowledge) as I'm too old to do A levels or courses before university level, and those courses before university level aren't taken seriously by universities. Masters degrees are only a year long here which makes me think that it's probably a good option as a safety net 

    Ah, ok. I had that revelation last night that you might've been from a different country, lmao. ( initially thought you just completed 4 in 3 years)
    Soo... Everything aside, if it's only a year long I would agree on it being a good safety net. 

    It's unfortunate that you're stuck in a career path and have to deal w/ it T_T. 

    Sorry for the confusion XD.

  21. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

    15 hours ago, TheZigzagoon said:

    Almost in my third and final year of university, I finish second year in a month. I've just realised I'm in the totally wrong degree for my sudden change in career trajectory.

     

    I'm studying broadcast journalism and I wanna work with animals, yet I feel like the doors are now shut on that. Plan B is do a masters degree in politics or broadcast journalism and ride the train to anywhere career wise

     

    It's never too late for a career change, but it does require you to be more aware of the cost/benefit balancing act w/ education.

    I was on the final stretch (a touch over a semester) to complete a 4 year GIS degree but had to come home b/c of health problems. Now I'm doing a 2 year web development program at a local community college before going back since that's what I really want to do now. (Lucky b/c both cross over)

     

    If you want to work with animals (vaguely), I would suggest thinking about a 2-year (A.A.S) vet-tech program at a cc. It's less of a burden financially, and if you switched to a Vet. Studies or Biology B.S  you might be stuck taking a ton req. classes to compensate for the major. (less of a hassle if you change your mind in the near future+ less $$$ per class +  you can transfer some gen-ed credits.) 

     

    If you really want to be a veterinarian 100% there's a lot more to think about w/ all the requirements and whatnot. It might be more worth it to stick around and change to a relevant 4 year degree.

     

    Though that's really up to you and your adviser.

     

     Additionally, I would caution you about pursuing a masters degree if you're not committed to the subject.  A Bachelors is really where it can be more "open-ended" career-wise, but 6 years is a lot to dedicate for "taking the train to anywhere". 

     

    *I totally just assumed you're in the U.S. If not uhh it should be kinda similar o_O

  22. Posted · Edited by colorfuljinsei

    Axkey Web-Shop Bonus DVDs (from last live) tracklist:

     

    Type-A:

    1. DAHLIA

    2. ロストワン

    3. ファンタジア

    4. スターマイン

    5. アイシア

     

    Type-B:

    1. Dispect

    2. D.I.D

    3. 24/7

    4. エターナル (ETERNAL) (unreleased sound source)

    5. クリアノート

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