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I so agree. When the Internet says that VK scene isn't actually a LITTLE well-known in Japan is something difficult to believe to us who have VK on their daily basis, but yeah, even filling a two-days Budokan every tour finale makes you just "popular"... I mean, you actually are popular, but in terms of 1 in a scale of 10. Let's say you are known but ot relevant. Average pople in Japan actually know what VK is, but it seems so weird to them that they have literally zero real interest in getting into it. All they do is to listen to the big 90s classics that left their mark with fire into the pop charts (X, hide, Luna Sea, L'arc, Glay, and MAYBE some "Melty Love" by Shazna... and you stop counting). Gazette made their name into the Japanese metal scene, though, but general Japanese metal audience just have this really sexist predjuice about "VK being for teenage girls", also many of them just look down over the local scene and tend to like only foreign music (this last opinion makes me instantly puke; god, how I wish I lived in Japan just to get really involved with all those awesome artists they have...).
 
(Source: Japanese people I met in real life).

what's up with all these bands hiding their faces though, do they actually think they're hyping anything lmao

I like what they have shown. I hope it is some Kyouki project (ex.Grieva).
Regarding "Omocha" I would like it to be something related to Noir fleurir... let me dream!

Yeah you have pretty much summed up that news article. Can't believe he went to Sanrio though! lol The article quotes Kyo: "They (Sanrio) may want to avoid a slightly scary character. I don't like normal happy endings. I will publish this for people who resonate with the realism it depicts." And it also says he may do a sequel or create a mascot character ("yuru kyara") I would love to see his yuru-kyara XD
 
And the article opens with an introduction of Kyo as "vocalist of visual-kei rock band, DIR EN GREY". So yeah, DEG is still only recognised as a vk band.

you're always welcome beloved, can't wait to read your expanded opinions on how exactly this band should proceed with obligatory anniversary remasters of their visual-era albums x

A couple oldie to break the ice.
 
Illuminati by Malice Mizer
 
ThE sOnG DiR eN gReY dOn'T wAnT yOu To SeE: 
 
 
 
And almost any XJapan's songs, but for the sake of chosing one because it's one of my favorite and it's famous for it's lenght:
 

they sometimes hold kids only lives so yes, they're very popular with children 

"The running mad blood in a dead indian's dream!"
 
wat

ヴィジュアル系演歌歌手TAKASHI (Visual Kei Enka Kashu TAKASHI) (NOI'X Shina enka project) new single, "女心はアーモンドチョコレヰト" (Onnagokoro wa Almond Chocolate) will be released on February 5th for 1000 yen (3 tracks total).
 
A 2-day release event will also be held at Ikebukuro CHOP from February 5-6.
 

 

IT'S OVER FOR YOU DADAROMA THE REAL CLOWN KEI IS HERE

Went ahead and translated this addicting song by request from @platy. Although I work in translation I don't have much experience translating lyrics but I hope you guys enjoy.
 
Just a couple of notes. For anyone that doesn't know, "ojamashimasu" doesn't really have a direct translation. It literally translates to "I'm going to be a nuisance/bother" and is usually used when entering someone's house in Japan to acknowledge that your host is allowing you to "intrude" (enter) their house. Although "ojamashimasu" is said multiple times throughout the song I tried to translate it in various ways that I personally believe conveys the meaning of their usage in the song better. The whole song is one big perverted metaphor for intruding on, or more specifically violating a girl.
 
Note: "Chome" is one part of Japan's crazy address system and denotes districts of a town. The song basically travels through different districts (district 1, district 2 etc) which are also metaphorical. He's going to ojamashimasu every part of the girl.
 
English translation is my own and I wrote up the romaji myself.
Kanji taken from Batsu's official Twitter (https://twitter.com/BATSUmamire).
Any feedback/suggestions welcome!
 
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Kanji
 
Romaji
 
English
 

Hmmm...

Well, close enough, I guess.
 
 

What kind of god-awful fever dream is this...They should have at least dressed up as gnomes.
At least we know who the big spoon in the relationship is, now.

What a sad fucking ending for the entire Mejibray saga.
 
In a way it's almost poetic lol. Like now I'd like to imagine Nanaki sounding really foreboding and prefacing this breakup and the disaster that ensued 

You can only see tzk's back because they can't show that he's crying

Is this guy trying to cosplay Ruki? Ugh.

Is this guy trying to cosplay Ruki? Ugh.

do they always sound like known caucasians doing VK or that's a one-time accidental misfire

Ikebukuro CHOP announced on Twitter that Ru:Natic will be performing on January 25th in an event called "血塗ラレタ招待状2019 (ChinuRARETA  Joutaijou 2019)." The lineup, jokingly referred to as "The Big 4," consists of:
 
-Ru:Natic
-La'veil MizeriA
-ZIGGRAT
-glamscure
 
 
The last time Ru:Natic held a revival show, they distributed a new single. I haven't seen anything hinting at this happening again, but I wouldn't be surprised if they announced something. 

I mean, since it's AN CAFE I know it's a joke band, but I'll take this fake shit over their usual fake shit any day 8| I'm all for big pop vk bands making fun of goth vk band 'cause it gets their creative juices flowing for once

Nothing outstanding, again.

Surely this must be a joke, how can a band that have barely any fans whatsoever in Japan go on a full 47 prefecture oneman tour? 

Still wanting this to happen someday. VK started progressively to lose any artistic value in the last 10 years (if it could be said it still had any).