Trombe 22025 Posted July 6, 2015 DuelJewel will disband after their one-man live at Zepp Tokyo at 2016/02/23, and they plan to release their 2 new mini albums before disbandment 1 Delkmiroph reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nick 10212 Posted July 6, 2015 Sad news, but not a surprise. They've always been such an underrated long-time active VK band. Their best era to me was back in 2006-2007. "azure" will always be one of my top favorite VK songs ever made. 5 Elazmus, PsychoΔelica, Yukimoto and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peace Heavy mk II 7200 Posted July 6, 2015 I feel like a lot of people's reaction to this is going to be "They're still active?" 3 Delkmiroph, herpes and Kaye reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freesia 714 Posted July 6, 2015 I feel like a lot of people's reaction to this is going to be "They're still active?" This, indeed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saishuu 3220 Posted July 6, 2015 Sad news, but not a surprise. They've always been such an underrated long-time active VK band. Their best era to me was back in 2006-2007. "azure" will always be one of my top favorite VK songs ever made. This. Their creativity died with VISIONS and azure, so it's not really sad for me as it'd have been if they broke up during those years. Still I'm slightly heartbroken to see them go after being active for so long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaolan974 6185 Posted July 6, 2015 I'm not really surprised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elazmus 1873 Posted July 6, 2015 This makes me feel too :[ Azure was also one of MY all time favorites back in the day. I used to love DuelJewel. This is no surprise of course, but I hope we will see members continue with music Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Biopanda 2675 Posted July 6, 2015 A piece of VK history just died with this news All in all though, 19 years is pretty fucking amazing for a VK band to be active. 4 Yukimoto, tetsu_sama69, saishuu and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
herpes 1597 Posted July 6, 2015 kinda sucks that they've been going almost 20 years and are still ~that band~ 2 wesjrocker and nekkichi reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doombox 4421 Posted July 6, 2015 The had a long and great run and they were underrated as hell. I'm glad I got to see them live at least once. ;___; Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chemicalpictures 1888 Posted July 6, 2015 Fuck... No one is surprised I guess, but it's really sad to see a band that went through so much fading away like this... I don't think they have half of the credit they deserve. Anyone who does not know them, listen to VISIONS. You won't be disappointed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ada Suilen 652 Posted July 6, 2015 FUCK!!!!!!!! Azure was my first visual kei song... ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoΔelica 648 Posted July 6, 2015 I remember when I started listening to them back in college I really liked their first album. But ever since then hardly anything they released managed to impress me. Kind of amazing that a band that has been around this long is so consistantly bland and boring. It's actually hard to believe that they were around for this long. 1 nullmoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seraphinne 80 Posted July 6, 2015 Woow! Not surprised, but still! (because this band is active for so long!) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest lynchisizer Posted July 6, 2015 My reaction: 1 nullmoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Des 289 Posted July 6, 2015 RIP At some point they were similar to Alice Nine but better. This lasted ~2 years. What they were doing the other 17 years? God knows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jon_jonz 885 Posted July 7, 2015 Damn, I'm really sad, actually. Y'all trully disrespectful. This is the end of an era. They've been around for almost 20 years. Biggest achievement of this band is that they were the first indie VK band to perform outside of Asia. Even tough they went major, it's too bad they never got the recognition they deserve. Maximum respect for these guys. 6 Biopanda, wesjrocker, sakuran and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Licio123 181 Posted July 7, 2015 Sad... I kinda liked their last album (the first time I've listened to them)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silverhawk33 1435 Posted July 7, 2015 This is a large tragedy for me if anything else. I was fond of almost all of their albums and always looked forward to what they were doing next. Never thought this would have happened. At least we're getting two more mini-albums but with how perfect the last album sounded, it seems like a wasted opportunity. I can only hope the other members continue on with new projects and you never know, they could return one day, at least as a couple day live comeback... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paradoxal 2948 Posted July 7, 2015 Haha, I didn't even know these guys were active. But hey, at least the fans are getting two new mini-albums before they disband. I think that's pretty amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnesh 52 Posted July 7, 2015 You're fucking kidding me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lestat 2167 Posted July 7, 2015 The old scene is just... dead. And it won't return. I've been talking to the older artists on Twitter and they say the same thing, they're not even anticipating great names anymore. Can anyone name a relevant band that hasn't disbanded or gone on an indefinite hiatus? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doombox 4421 Posted July 7, 2015 This might be a topic for another thread tbh. But there are a handful of 15-20 year vk bands still out there. I mean how long has Anti Feminism been around, or kra? Mucc, Merry, Dir en grey, SiD? What would you consider "relevant"? 3 sakuran, Yukimoto and nullmoon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lestat 2167 Posted July 7, 2015 Are any of those still Visual Kei bands, though? (With the exception of AF) They all started off in that scene but have wandered off into different directions where looks are no longer a part of their act. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doombox 4421 Posted July 7, 2015 Depends on how narrow your definition of vk is, I guess. Not here to argue that soft kei is still visual, though. Just to point out not all the elders in the scene are gone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
