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Hope it ends up online or gets released on iTunes or something later. I really like how the collab track is sounding.

Jesus, Tanashin's fingers are so long.

I wish they would at least iron their backdrop sheet.

Dunno how I feel about the song from that preview, but the look is on point.

I really hope this is a one-off thing and not the direction they're going in permanently, because I really liked their first single.

No surprises here. I was commuting a lot in August/September, so I used my iPod much more, which explains the big jump in scrobbles. https://www.last.fm/user/violetchain/listening-report/year

It's cute that Teru always tries so hard whenever they do X tributes. His Toshi impression at the beginning is pretty good.

管 / Kuda Music and Lyrics: Yui Anata no negai wa koko ni wa nai deshou? Mitsumeta saki ni aru nijimu akai hitomi HITO to wa fushigi desu Ai ga mieru koto Karamaru omoi wa “kuda” to naru deshou Ka ke ga e no na i se kai Kizu o nazori Tashikameai Yasashii koe ni nemuru yoru e Boku no mae ni hohoemu kimi wa inai Hitoe ni kasaneta inochi no kairozu wa Kagiri aru kazoeuta kanaderu shinon Ai to wa fushigi desu Hitotsu ni nareru koto Kayowaku shizuka ni “kuda” o tsunagu deshou “Kuda” o tsunagu deshou Yume no saki no akari wa bokura ni wa too-sugite Fureaezu iki tae Me o toji chi ni kaeru Kizu o nazori Tashikameai Yasashii koe ni nemuru yoru e Boku no mae ni hohoemu kimi wa inai Hanarenu you ni Na o yobiai Nagareru toki ni obie-nagara Tsunagatta nukumori ni tada yurarete Kanji: http://j-lyric.net/artist/a04dc9a/l042fb4.html

Lol Kakeru. He was asked to list his ten favourite things about being on Starwave Records, and he came up with: 1. Kiwamu is a good person 2. Kiwamu is kind 3. Rui is loud 4. Shian is loud 5. Lyubi seems like a kind person 6. Scarlet Valse are cool 7. The other bands on the label are cool 8. Daisuke is kind 9. The artists that have left Starwave Records are also good people 10. Kakeru is a good guy

I don't know about now, but they used to have bands like WHITE ASH, Pay money To my Pain, GALNERYUS, Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas, etc. (although two of those are disbanded and the other two are now on Warner...) I think they have some connections to anime, because all of the artists I can think of that were on VAP got big anime tie-ups.

Looking forward to it!

I like it, tbh. The song is catchy and the video looks pretty sleek, all things considered. Could see them doing anime/video game themes or something one day.

Kind of a weird year for me. A lot of the older stuff I'd normally scrobble is on my external hard drive, and it's kind of a hassle dragging it around with me, so I've only been listening to whatever I have on my computer at the moment, which is mostly newer releases and artists I'm not that familiar with.

LAVANS

I don't get all the hype about this band, tbh. Then again, I've never liked the GazettE or DIAURA, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Half time Old have this weird mix of bitter, angsty teenager and nice guy next door vibes in their music, and there's something about the contrast between the two that I just can't get enough of. アウトフォーカス / AUTOFOOKASU Music and Lyrics: Kitou Masaharu Kandou no DORAMA ni dokusare Genjitsu to kurabete wa futekusare Kaishou nashi no RETTERU o harare Tsukarekitta kokoro de sa Nani o omoi Soshite nani o nozomi Bokura ittai doko e mukatteru no ka Ikiteru kachi na do wa shiranai Tada kutte nemuru tame ni hatarake Soko ni mamoru-beki mono na do iranai Satotta you na hitobito Naite iru no ka Soretomo ikatte iru no ka Kanjou no okiba wa youi sarete nai kedo Bokura hitorihitori ga DORAMA da Kirei na SHINARIO na do wa nai kedo Ibitsu na mama soredemo susumu SUTOORII Heibon na hibi mo KATTO wa sarenai Hade na enshutsu mo torinaoshi mo nai Dakara koso kagayaku bokura no SUTOORII Futsuu ga ichiban no ijou da Akogare to wa ichiban no tanin da Jizen ga ichiban no engi nara Ikiru to wa shinu koto ka Mirai o tengoku ya jigoku ni tatoeru you na koto Boku wa nannen tatou ga shitaku wa nai n da Youi sareru mono jibun de norikoete yuku mono Butai no sode kara mimamotte kureteru hito Bokura hitorihitori ga DORAMA da Kirei na SHINARIO na do wa nai kedo Ibitsu na mama soredemo susumu SUTOORII Heibon na hibi mo KATTO wa sarenai Hade na enshutsu mo torinaoshi mo nai Dakara koso kagayaku bokura no SUTOORII Kanji: http://j-lyric.net/artist/a05d9ce/l043dca.html “0” Music and Lyrics: Kitou Masaharu Ichi-byou saki de matteru yo kitto souzou-doori sa Kono saki keiro fumei no kono mi ni Nani ga okorou to osorenai to Ichi-byou mae de miokutta totan kiete iku hitobito Kono saki de itsuka mata aeta nara Kondo koso tsunageyou Kirikizanda kankei to ka mo haraowatte hanashita ano koto mo Boku wa kokoro ni nokoshi tokitai nani hitotsu wasuretetaku wa nai Kioku wa boku ni damatte katte ni warui koto o kakusou to suru Dakara kirai datta hazu no hito tomo heezurashite shabereru you ni naru Kore wa ii koto? Iya, warui koto? Doudemo ii koto? N na koto iu na yo Suufun no kyoku de kotae o dasu tte no ni muri ga atta na Ippun saki no mousou wa zutto rikoshugi no mama dakara Mite itai mono o miru tame ni Gisei no hitotsu futatsu itowanai to Ippun mae de namida suru boku wa sude ni tanin to ka Kono saki de itsuka mata aeta nara Kondo koso tsurete iku yo Wasureru made wa oboetoke yo Jimoto no chimei kurai oboetoke yo Sunde mite hajimete mitsukaru you na uramichi mo aru n datte sa Hito kara sesseto atsumeta jouhou wa kekka jouhou de shika naku Demo daisuki datta hazu no machinami mo NETTO de mirereba manzoku de Kore wa ii no ka? Iya warui no ka? Doudemo ii to ka, n na koto kiite nai Kansei o ushinatta jousho nante sa muri ga anda yo Ichi-nichi saki de tamuro suru fuan ni dou mukaeba ii Shitatameteta hatashi o jou katate ni Saa koko kara da to tada iki o maite Ichi-nichi mae no boku wa mou koko ni kiteru to iu nara OMOTENASHI nante ryuuchou na koto Itte iru hima nante mono mo nai no darou Ashita tte donna mon nanda MANYUARU mo nai Tansan de ugoku jikan nante Iya ni nan na Nee issei ni aizu dashite ikou Sekai-juu de hora dekai dekai dekai dekai hikari Nannen saki mo mattete yo kitto sono mama de ite yo Dore dake kakatta tte kono me ni Utsuru hi o tada koko ni chikaou to Nannen mae ni miokutte irai kiete itta hitobito Kioku no katasumi datte imademo Wasureru koto wa nai to katei shite Sen nengo demo obotokitai Koko ni ita koto o oboetokitai Ikite mite hajimete mitsukaru you na kiseki mo aru n datte sa Kanji: http://j-lyric.net/artist/a05d9ce/l043dd0.html

FABLED NUMBER - THUNDER Half time Old - 発見と疑問 (Hakken to Gimon)

^That is good advice. I used to be absolutely hopeless at cooking meat, but a few months ago I made chicken breast using a recipe that explained exactly how long to leave it in the pan, when to cover it, etc. and it basically changed my life. Same thing with stovetop popcorn. It sounds ridiculous, but using a recipe for even the simplest things at first and following the steps precisely makes a big difference.

Deep stuff man. My head is spinning from wild revelations like Kiyoharu might be gay because "He just has that stereotypical effeminate look" in some of Kuroyume's old videos.

Lol, just what everyone was waiting for, more shots of the rabbit.

They were based in Berlin for a while (or maybe they still are now?), and they were being promoted overseas by HIGHFeeL/REALive, who organize a lot of concerts in Europe. https://highfeel.jp/2016/11/10/plasticzooms2017/

^The short hair is super cute!

This is excellent.

I was a little worried that they were losing their touch, since I wasn't really feeling the video tracks from their last album, but I love the MVs from the new one. They capture both sides of their appeal really nicely.

I'm from Canada, but I live in Toronto. I know there are a lot of Canadians on this forum, but not sure how many are in the western provinces. I've met quite a few Japanese music fans around here, although not that many specifically into VK. Japanese language classes are the easiest place to find them, in my experience. I'm too shy to initiate conversations at concerts, so it was helpful that I had to talk to the people in my class to pass. XD