Umi_Niwa

mejibray - akercock
 
why k-pop is so shitty and unlistenable?

I'm a guy and i've come to ruin your all girls club   

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I guess the best way to think of it would be that without any downloads there would be a total of like 5 international VK fans as the only ones who would ever know about it would be those who were in Japan and stumbled upon it. So even if 100 people download a CD from some tiny VK band where only 1-5 people actually bought the CD, that's still a net gain of 1-5 sales where there would be 0 otherwise. Especially for Japanese bands, I think downloading is an important tool to enable international touring. How many people would really be willing to throw down $30 for a ticket to go see a band they've never heard of in a music scene that they've never heard of?
 
Now that being said, I still support legal methods of getting music when and where you can, but some effort does need to be put in by the bands as well. I don't think it should really be expected of us as fans to have to jump through hoops just to be able to support our favorite artists, especially in today's world which is so global and digital. Yet there the bands are, sometimes outright denying international fans when they sell things through mail-order because Japanese people are apparently terrified of writing non-Japanese addresses and generally refuse to send things overseas.

I don't like cosplay and I think it's especially silly to cosplay a real person as opposed to a character. I'd much rather see someone do their own style than directly copy someone elses, but people should do whatever they want. I don't attend cons either, maybe that has to do with it.

Just found this picture from my old phone. : D
 

 
It's me cosplaying as Hisui (Madeth Gray'll) and my boyfriend cosplaying as Kon (La'Mule).
(We look super serious but actually we were cracking up all day.)

I used to have favorite bands and I still do consider a selected few as being my absolute favorites, but lately I tend to think of my favorite music more in terms of albums. I find that it's very hard for a band to consistently release quality material or at least a majority of it (quality as in being to my liking since there's a lot of subjectivity involved in what constitutes a quality release). There are bands that almost always release stuff I absolutely love (ex. The Birthday Massacre, DEG, Ling Tosite Sigure), but there are also bands who have certain releases I really enjoyed, but not necessarily all their stuff is that good in my eyes. I tend to think most bands fall in the last category for me, hence why my favorite music is usually certain albums and less certain bands. When it comes to my favorite bands, yes, I have trouble picking an absolute favorite album since I love them all. As for genres, I like a lot of them, but there's also quite a lot of stuff I don't like in almost all of them so they're not that representative for my music taste. Also there are genres that I usually dislike but there's still one or two bands I find amazing in that particular genre. I use genres as vague indicators for what I might like, but ultimately the sound of that particular band is what matter the most.

Hey everybody ! ♥
so I'm Urumi ( it's a nickname I had for a while ) but my real name is Amélie , call me as you wish I don't really mind .
I live in Belgium ( therefore I am sorry for the possible english mistakes )
 
I've been listening to japanese music since 2003-2004 because like a lot of you I loved anime opening
that's how I started listening to L'arc-en-ciel and Janne da arc mostly.
then I discovered Vkei with Dir en Grey , Kagerou, Blood and D'espairsRay starting to tour in Europe.
D'espairsRay became my favorite band since then.
 
in the more actual bands I really like MEJIBRAY , Royz , 己龍, Nocturnal Bloodlust , BugLug , ..
    

Nah, MASTURBATION is too mainstream... everyone is doin' it nowadays. Come up with something like HIZAKI and the Dick Palmer Quartet.

9Goats Black Out is one heck of a strange name

i have no idea who this guy is, but i really hope he recovers somehow.

I don't think anything beats DIET COKE HEAD BARBIE DREAMS

Awww Piisu dats mean. ;__;

i always verymuch enjoyed this one by MUCC

the lack of bandname and albumtitle make it sortof special, and this whole minimalistic pencil on white theme goes through the whole booklet+cd+case

Single forever. I've never really liked anyone I went on a "date" with or anyone I was in a relationship really. My relationships last from a day to a week and usually don't get very far. Normally because I realize personality flaws and little games they like to play emotionally. Most gay guys act like frickin' bitches 100% of the time and get whiney if you don't fawn over them in whatever way they need. Then since I don't really understand that in people and don't play into any kind of power/emotional trips people set up they call me distant or frigid even though I'm always giggly and giddy about EVERYTHING IN THE DAMN YUNIBASU~! Ijustcan'tstoplaughingomg~. Anyway~. I'm happy being single. When I'm in a relationship that person usually wants to spend ALL THE TIME doing boyfriend shit and it gives me no time to absorb myself in other people's artistic efforts like music, books, and comics and shit! Texts are ridiculous. I'd be fucking sitting there trying to read and get all these texts and then have to stop and answer them or else get bitched at for "ignoring" him. WHY DO PEOPLE TREAT TEXT MESSAGES AS SUCH IMMEDIATE THINGS. Just cause it's sent and you don't get a reply doesn't mean it was read yet JesusFuckingChrist. Cell phones ruin relationships. Let's make that a mantra for this century. Also Facebook. Fuck dat shit. "OMG u dont got a FB? How will ppl kno im rlly datin u and not makin it up?" ASJNHAFJNHALFKJDNGHLAKNALKNGAKNGKLANGLKANFGJLNAFLJGNALNGA. WHY COULDN'T I JUST BE BORN IN THE SEVENTIES. 

Been single for quite a few years after I broke up with my gf of almost 4 years quite a while back. she was the only person I felt i ever really clicked with. Ive dated a few times and ive got fairly close with a few girls but I generally find that people are full of shit for reasons i will list below.
 
Ex-girlfriend (4year relationship) left me for an older man who used her as a sex slave, lied to her about being single - it turns out he was married with 2 kids. she wont tell me why she did it. I had a job, i had money, i took her out and bought her stuff. but it seems i wasnt old enough for her and i was already about 4-5years her senior - it happened so long ago, im more or less over it now but sometimes I still get depressed and angry about it.
 
First girl - we genuinely get on quite well, we have a lot in common and she makes great company and spend a lot of time together - next thing i know shes gone after someone else and wont talk to me
 
Second girl - Im unhappy with how the first girl turned out - manage to get talking to another girl who comforts me, she is great company and more fun then the previous girl and we get on well, tells me how people are full of shit but I can trust her. time goes by and we talk alot and get on really well. So i ask her out and she says no - reason being was because she was getting cosy with someone else while she was cuddling up with me, so much for all that talk about how people are full of shit and that i can trust her.
 
THIRD GIRL - Ive known her for a while but shes a friend of a friend and we used to talk then we stopped. At this stage Im still mad at the world and i dont care for company. she makes a big effort to be with me even though i told her I dont care for a relationship. after a lot of begging, I eventually relent and decide to give it a go. shes an alright gal, we have the same interests. we spend a lot of time together, she gives me the sob story of how shes always wanted me & this n that because Im an honest guy. etc etc, we fuck each others brains out quite a few times. we're all happy and cuddly and stuff. Shes happy, I think im happy then all of a sudden she doesnt want to talk to me anymore and is really avoidant when i make any attempt to contact her so i just dont bother.
 
 
Well. ive never been a pushy boyfriend, Im not a control freak and i geniunely get a long with everyone i meet. I speak to quite a few girls who say they wonder why im still single because im such a nice guy - even some of my friends say it.
Im either a complete asshole in disguise or im being trolled by the people  asking me why im still single.
 
 
at this stage, im past caring. Im very cautious and weary of the kind of company i keep especially if they're trying to get close to me. I wouldnt say im totally against being in a relationship, but I just cant trust nobody. Better alone and without the extra emotional baggage  

As long as Trombe doesn't disband, everything's fine

Most of Megaromania's album arts are pretty tacky. I just added their discography to my blog, which means I spent a lot of time gathering and organizing all of their pictures. The Deus / Holy / Evil ones especially: the wings aren't even superimposed properly on the girl in the pictures, haha!
 

 

 
...actually, all of Moi Dix Mois' album art except for DIXANADU. I actually really like how that one looks.
 

 

 

I saw this one a few days ago and I thought it was note worthy, lol.




I could also mention Kamijo but I suppose i wouldn't expect for anything else

I saw this one a few days ago and I thought it was note worthy, lol.




I could also mention Kamijo but I suppose i wouldn't expect for anything else

Deluhi's Vandalism~ so nice imo.
 
 

12012's shudder, because I like gore. lol. this is also pretty tacky too when you look at it.

Here is my Tumblr and here is my web comic
 
I update my web comic weekly and will try and try not to fall behind on updating my tumblr with illustrations.

Hoshi No Nai Yoruni
????頃??二人??死ん??ん??よ　??ん????想????も
ano gorono futari ha shin dandayo donnani omotte mo
も??帰れ????　変??られ????事????れ??　何度も…
mou kaere nai kae rarenai koto dakeredo nando mo ...
囀る風も　香る木??れ日も　全????????日??ら色付?出????
saezuru kaze mo kaoru ki more nichi mo subete haano nichi kara iroduke ki dashi ta
幾度??季節　感??られるよ　????　????????????居????
ikudo to kisetsu kanji rareruyo tada bou nianataga ina i
?????僕??????歩?出??
soshite bokuha mata aruki dasu
??? ????????終??りを背??
sou anatano owari wo se ni
??????願????????
chiisa na negai zutto
覚??????る??ら 笑顔??居る??ら
oboe teirukara egao de iru kara
届??二人を繋?星??無??夜??
todoke futari wo tsunagu hoshi no nai yoru ni
当??り????日々????り??れ??喜??????????見????
atarimae no hibi gaarifureta yorokobi ga kagayai te mie te
も??戻れ????　戻ら????事????れ??　何度も…
mou modore nai modora nai koto dakeredo nando mo ...
今触れ???? も??一度触れ????　??????目を閉??????????
ima fureta i mou ichido fureta i shizuka ni me wo toji tamamano
冷????頬??　 痩????身体??　??ん????も 悲????????美??????ら
tsumeta i hoo ga yase ta shintai ga konnanimo kanashi ihodo utsukushi ikara
?????僕??????歩?出??
soshite bokuha mata aruki dasu
??? ????????終??りを背??
sou anatano owari wo se ni
??????????想??出少????????置?????????ら
anatatono omoide sukoshi kokoni oi teikukara
忘れ????よ????
wasure naiyouni
I’ll always love you…
I ' ll always love you ...
生?る??言??事??失????言??事　??????も僕も
iki ruto iu koto ha ushinau to iu koto anatamo boku mo
生?る??言??事??失????言??事　????ら最期??????????
iki ruto iu koto ha ushinau to iu koto dakara saigo ni tsutae tai
????????共??生?れ??良??????
anatato tomoni iki rete yoka tta
確????証??中??
tashika na shou no naka de
???声??　柔ら????笑顔??　呼??????事
sono koe to yawara kana egao to yobi au koto
も??出????????れ??
mou dekina ikeredo
?????僕??????歩?出??
soshite bokuha mata aruki dasu
??? ????????終??りを背??
sou anatano owari wo se ni
??????願????????
chiisa na negai zutto
覚??????る??ら　笑顔??居る??ら
oboe teirukara egao de iru kara
届?? 二人を繋?星??無??夜??
todoke futari wo tsunagu hoshi no nai yoru ni
Translation
The two of us from that time are dead, no matter how much we think back
we can no longer return, though it’s something that can’t be changed, so many times…
The warbling wind, the fragrant sunshine streaming through the trees,
since that day they’ve all changed colors,
I’ve been able to feel the seasons so many times, but you’re not by my side
And once again I walk
That’s right, because with your end in the background
I’ll always remember that small wish,
I’ll have a smile on my face,
so please reach on this starless night that connects the two of us!
The familiar happiness of those ordinary days seems to shine
but we can no longer go back, though it’s something that can’t be undone, so many times…
Now I want to touch you, I want to touch you one more time,
’cause your cold cheeks, your slim body
I see with my eyes closed quietly is so beautiful it just breaks my heart
And once again I walk
That’s right, because with your end in the background
I’ll place a few of my memories with you here,
so that I won’t forget
I’ll always love you…
To live is to lose, both you and I
To live is to lose, so in the end I want to tell you
I’m happy I was able to live alongside you,
amidst certain proof
that voice and gentle smile and calling out to each other,
even though we can’t do that anymore,
And once again I walk
That’s right, because with your end in the background
I’ll always remember that small wish,
I’ll have a smile on my face,
so please reach on this starless night that connects the two of us!
The Farthest
I was chasing my hope
Deep inside me
But nothing could be found
Grief inside me
I quake I break
My heart is awfully tired
I quake I wake
There's no turning back
My prayers have vanished. Everything's in vain
Here my story ends
This is the farthest end
Nowhere to go
All hope disappears in front of me
Nobody can hear my grievous scream from a place like this
in the dark
This is the farthest end
Sorrow overflows
The last flicker of hope has died inside me
I am lost and have lost all
Somebody embrace me now
Please embrace me now
Departure
I want no destination
I can't tell you where, I'm going even if you ask me.
I want new vibrations
No more wastin' time, I can't wait for the day to come
I don't stray anymore!
I want no stagnation
If I ask you in five years time
''Do you still have the same dream?''
Let me hear from you
Going as far as I can reach with my hands
I will never find what I long for
I don't wanna chase what's in front of me
I only have to go faraway in search of aome unseen destination
It's time of departure for the future
???一歩??　　?????景色を変???????ん??
Don't look back. Set off without thinking
??由よりも　　も????大切??事????るん??
It's time of departure for the future
There is no use thinking before you start
Just go ahead and do it
Once you are out on the road you will soon find
The answer you are looking for
simply is in your view, inyour mind
Feel your imagination
It's time of departure for the future
????出??事??明日を切り開???????ん??
Don't look back. Set off without thinking
???涙????????強??想????変??る
It's time of departure for the future
新????日夕??
未知??る日夕??
待??????る??ら
Translation
I want no destination
I can't tell you where, I'm going even if you ask me.
I want new vibrations
No more wastin 'time, I can't wait for the day to come
I don't stray anymore!
I want no stagnation
If I ask you in five years time
''Do you still have the same dream?''
Let me hear from you
Going as far as I can reach with my hands
I will never find what I long for
I don't wanna chase what's in front of me
I only have to go faraway in search of aome unseen destination
It's time of departure for the future
I'm sure it will change the landscape in one step
Don't look back. Set off without thinking
I have more important things thats why
It's time of departure for the future
There is no use thinking before you start
Just go ahead and do it
Once you are out on the road you will soon find
The answer you are looking for
simply is in your view, inyour mind
Feel your imagination
It's time of departure for the future
What will it take to open up tomorrow
Don't look back. Set off without thinking
The tears eventually turn into strong emotions
It's time of departure for the future
On the new tomorrow
On the unknown tomorrow

Pop music being crap? That is totally subjective. As for me, I don't like pop music much (although sometimes I enjoy listening to the 90's pop music xD) but when you see a kid suffering from cancer who listens to, I don't know, Rihanna (is that her name?) and her songs bring a smile and a happy moment for the suffering kid, then you start realising you just give too much importance to your personal taste in music...
 
The small personal bubble we sometimes get into...