CAT5 9075 Posted January 4, 2015 What year did you start listening to VK?To submit a poll for the MH POLL OF THE WEEK, P.M. @CAT5 with your poll question, choices, and state whether it's mutiple choice or not. 3 doombox, paradoxal and beni reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JRD 5156 Posted January 4, 2015 This thread makes me feel old D: My first exposure to VK was seeing hide's pink spider on T.V when I was 9, but I didn't actually start listening to VK until I was a Freshman in high school when my friend showed me Panic Channel and I became obsessed D: 1 CAT5 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAT5 9075 Posted January 4, 2015 My first VK band was rentrer en soi, with their "wither" single. Wither came out in late 2004, but I don't recall when I actually downloaded it, so I went with 2005 to be on the safe side. My stint with VK didn't last too long, as I mostly drifted away from it in mid/late 06. 1 JRD reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sakura Seven 593 Posted January 4, 2015 2003 - accidentally found a Malice Mizer video when looking for a Gackt (someone had recommended I listen to him on GameFAQs after I mentioned how much I loved Ayumi Hamasaki) vid. Bless the days of Kazaa / WINMX. It was Beast of Blood. My taste in music never had a chance. 2 Jigsaw9 and saishuu reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
violetchain 912 Posted January 4, 2015 (edited) 2006. I was posting on a glam metal forum and someone had started a thread about VK with a bunch of pictures and videos from some of the more popular bands. I was instantly drawn in by X Japan and L'Arc~en~Ciel. Edited September 21, 2016 by violetchain Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nick 10212 Posted January 4, 2015 Voted for 2001 because it was the year I actually started listening to VK and J-Rock though I was introduced to Japanese music several years earlier. P: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eiheartx 1310 Posted January 4, 2015 I remember my first song, I was 18 (2005) and it was a D'espairsRay song -surely from Coll:set, maybe it was in vain- on a cowblog (8D) and I liked it. I remember the owner of this blog claiming on who wanted to hear 'THE VISUAL KEI WILL RULE THE WORLD' and I was like mmmh nope calm yo tits gurl u_u I went back later on the vk wagon I don't know exactly how nor when (2006 or 2007), but it was really in this moment that I started listening VK. So I voted 2007. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted January 4, 2015 2004 here! Accidentally clicked on some link that took me to the J-rock subpage of a now-defunct goth/industrial community. I was into anime at that time, so naturally I was like "ooh Japanese rawk music, what the hell is dat?" and downloaded all the PVs I could find there. Atsushi Sakurai, Dir en grey, Baiser, Noir fleurir, Kagerou and Malice Mizer were my firsts, among others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mabuta 76 Posted January 4, 2015 What should I do. . . I just began intensely listening to vk music since past few months. Before that, I might listen to some vk songs when those became the anime theme song, or when my favorite musician took a part of them, but I didn’t really know whether those were vk songs or not 1 doombox reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sai 868 Posted January 4, 2015 2008, when the soundtrack of a video game I played was done by Gackt. I basically started there. 2 CAT5 and Visutox reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shizukasou 47 Posted January 4, 2015 It was early 2008 and I found pictures of quite puzzling guys on a friend's gallery, I asked who they were and some songs to listen to; next day I was looping Chizuru like crazy and starting to get into the GazettE. Through a forum about them I got to know some more bands but I basically started out with them, not the most original story but that's how it was c: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dark Kinma 960 Posted January 4, 2015 2004 with kanashimi no hate of MUCC and Cage by Dir en grey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shmilly 519 Posted January 4, 2015 I think about 2007, it was not long after FFVII Dirge of Cerberus came out. I happened to be sat next to a person in one of my classes (who is now one of my best friends) who noticed me doodling Kingdom Hearts characters in the back of my book. She was also a fan and we got talking, and it was either before or after that that I expressed or discovered my love for Gackt's song REDEMPTION that was the theme of Dirge. She told me about other artists including her favourite Miyavi, and from then on I slowly expanded into the realm of VK. Now it accounts for at least 75% of the music I listen to on a regular basis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beni 2149 Posted January 4, 2015 Looking at my iTunes purchase history to find out. It looks like I was first into J-pop in 2012, but later, in the same year, I also started listening to Oshare Kei, bands such as LM.C and An Cafe. I'd say it all started in 2012. (joins the party last x'D) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bear 1817 Posted January 4, 2015 Must have been around 03-04 or something, but I don't really remember. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DogManX 179 Posted January 4, 2015 I think it was around 2008, when I watched Death Note and came across Nightmare which did the first OST to that series. I think it took a bit long though until I started looking for other bands of VK specifically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indigo 389 Posted January 4, 2015 I think it was the beginning of 2011, even though it feels like it was a forever ago. I'm still a newbie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeus 7997 Posted January 4, 2015 Right before the turn of the century! I was first introduced to visual kei with Dir en grey's Cage. I didn't get ~really~ into it until a few years later. I don't remember when I came back but I credit Gauze as the reason I became interested again so I stick with my answer of 1999. 1 CAT5 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doombox 4421 Posted January 4, 2015 I'm with Zeus, got into it around '99. I heard Loudness a couple of years prior because some of the resident metalheads at the record store I worked at went crazy when some came in. However, they aren't vk anyway so that doesn't count. But I think learning about them made me open minded about listening to visual kei when a friend gave me that CD of Dir en grey, X Japan, and Malice Mizer down the road. What should I do. . . I just began intensely listening to vk music since past few months. Before that, I might listen to some vk songs when those became the anime theme song, or when my favorite musician took a part of them, but I didn’t really know whether those were vk songs or not Hey, don't feel bad. I think it's great people are still getting into it every day! New listeners keep the scene from dying out so you are very important. 1 Mabuta reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Furik 832 Posted January 4, 2015 1999. I randomly found 304 Gisugrjitihejeiej (that one Dir end grey song) on Napster while searching for Jpop. Discovered it was Jrock and went from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pretsy 1343 Posted January 4, 2015 Late 2001 - one of my cousins brought Ayu's Dearest, Dir's Jessica and some VHS tapes off Dir's performances, PVs and whatnot as souvenirs from Japan + he taught me how to "hunt" for J-stuff (albeit me being a kiddio back then) 1 CAT5 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saishuu 3220 Posted January 4, 2015 Late 2002. Anime songs and friends led me to discover some MALICE MIZER, X JAPAN and Gackt stuff. I used to get my music from Kazaa and WinMX as well, but then everything changed with Soulseek. Geez, it's been too long. 2 CAT5 and Kaye reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hitsuji-hime 211 Posted January 4, 2015 2010 or so, I honestly don't remember. Megaromania was my first band, and Angelical Jewelry was my first song. Didn't like them at first, but later I got used to Sui's vocals, for they were odd and unique, so I stuck with them, and it escalated from there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaye 296 Posted January 4, 2015 Started listening to Jpop/rock in 2002/2003, so VK came right after that in 2004! Can't believe it's been that long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lichtlune 915 Posted January 5, 2015 Around 2009 I guess. Don't know if I'm a veteran within the monochrome heaven community yet maybe in a few years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
