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Vocalist is Jekyll (ex-ATRUS), kamite guitarist is Dai (ex-Oneness). Shimote guitarist is Karen (ex-ashley). This feels really weird cos they seem like a totally diff band without Yoh, but I guess i'll follow cos i'm a huge fan of Jekyll. I'm fine with autotune but I'd rather hear Jekyll's real voice cos he has really nice vocals.

More info: Yoh wrote this song for his younger brother when he got married. The single will be sold, not distributed.

グラビティ(gravity) new single "ギラギラ卍系 (gira gira manji kei)" will be released on 2018.02.07. New look:

like what jaymee said, in 99% of the cases giving the band a few man as a one-off thing won't be decisive in whether your band survives or disbands (unless it's a sizable amount and you do it regularly...) also, for fear of gya-drama, most fans refrain from giving money directly to the band, but personally (and i stress this) i feel it's fine under certain situations. it depends a lot on how you do it, the temperament of the members (some bandmen will be offended), stuff like that. it's also probably ill-advised to attempt it with bigger bands. it's been a while since i've done it, but when i did i'd write a note to the effect of 'have a great uchiage!' and i don't breathe a word about it to anyone. only once did i have the cash discreetly returned to me (at the next live), upon which i promptly spent the equivalent amount on chekis lolol. we both had a good laugh about that. having said that, most gyas would just blow an obscene amount on chekis if they wish to 'donate' to the band.

LONDBOY will release a DVD of their last live 「LONDBOY LAST ONEMAN LIVE -ミヤコワスレ-」 on 2018.02.18 (6200 yen).

yes, so you can continue basking in the satisfaction of owning all their releases

they didnt say why in the official announcement, but the members will say more about it in due course. and Jiyo posted the tracklist for their album above ^

finally someone who understands how i feel. booked my flight to go see them one last time the moment i saw the news.

Axkey will disband after their one-man live at Osaka MUSE on 2018.03.28 Instead of their upcoming mini album, they will now release their first and last full album "Axkey" (2 types, 3000 yen each). T_________________________________________________T

not a hard choice if you're me... but yes, vistlip's music speaks to me on a level unlike any other band i've heard. maybe it's my bias or something but i actually don't find their music that similar to unite (who's also a great band in their own right).

unless the item you're giving is a prohibited item (dangerous goods, perishables, etc.), the bandman will almost definitely receive your gift even if they didn't mention it explicitly. if you ask me, it's a lot less stressful to give gifts to bandmen of bigger/more popular bands since the whole process is a lot more streamlined/systematic instead of hoping that your guy is coming out to buppan (last week i asked a bandman when they will at buppan at their next live and his reply was "idk, DM me on twitter and i'll come out?" lol). the downside is the lack of interaction/intimacy i guess. another possibility is to pass the gift to the bandman directly if there is satsuei after live or at instores (less awkward if it's a 2 shot so that you don't have to do it in front of everyone else). for bigger bands, usually fans leave them in stipulated baskets/boxes at livehouses or send them directly to their office (there should be an address for fanletters/gift on their OHP). as for flowers, what Duwang says works. the only thing i'd add is that if you're planning to decorate the flowers (photos, balloons, etc.), it would help to discuss it with the flower shop esp if you require it in advance of the live. i also suggest trying to get more people (esp those chipping in) to help with the arrangement.

^ i think i watched this about 102837192837 times tomo makes some of the best ever expressions when he's singing like this T______T <3

NORANECO will disband by the end of the year

masaya (ex-BLESSCODE) live-limited single "星に願いを…" will be released on 2018.01.07 at his solo event at Hiroshima Magical Square. Tickets are 2000 yen each, and copy of the single will be enclosed when entering the venue.

i don't think there's a recorded version, so just this one i think

ルクス(lux) will disband after their oneman live at 心斎橋VARON on 2018.01.22

an original composition called "6月10日〜雨音〜"

^ probably the best / most touching live report i've ever read.. i was reminded of so many of my own experiences and how much i'd cry and/or appear ridiculous for bands i fucking love T____________T i don't think i'd ever be able to describe the emotional turmoil as well as you do, so thank you <3 everyone who doesn't understand what it means to be "into" a band def needs to read this.

yup! it's not a big deal to me either way since bandmen participate in session lives etc. all the time anyway, and it's nice that mio wants to improve & become a better drummer

lol he didn't leave the band. mio is saying that he intends to pause support activities after the upcoming one. he also explained why he's been doing support activities even though he's now in a formal band. and the reason is because he feels like he has room to improve and even though some people might think it's disrespectful to lux for him to play support drums for another band/session, he wants the opportunity to improve his skills until he's satisfied with them, as he wants to be praised as a good drummer and not (just) someone who's hot.