cvltic 1482 Posted December 31, 2017 At lynch.'s countdown show last night, Akinori appeared during the encore, and after an apology, announced he will be returning to the band. 17 1 1 1 1 Jigsaw9, yakihiko, r... and 18 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wakarimashita 317 Posted December 31, 2017 superlol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Moon 989 Posted December 31, 2017 can't believe they are letting this DRUG ADDICT and JUNKIE into the band again. sad! 10 1 4 1 1 zaa_zaa, nekkichi, lichtlune and 14 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nekkichi 6043 Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) not that I care with a yuuki solo project already announcedT and disbanding lesser bands, but I hope hzk doesn't go back to writing same-sounding self cover albums w/o the pressure of morally corrupt drug fiend tainting their reputation! gr8 news for their fans too, supposedly Edited December 31, 2017 by nekkichi 1 LIDL reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaolan974 6185 Posted December 31, 2017 1 Ozileras10 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeus 7997 Posted December 31, 2017 Starting the year off right! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jigsaw9 6783 Posted December 31, 2017 Good for them! (?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Komorebi 2193 Posted December 31, 2017 Finally a piece of good news! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mamo 1172 Posted December 31, 2017 Vk bands antics amaze me LMAO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r... 720 Posted December 31, 2017 that's pretty cool. good on them for not turning their backs on a friend. 2 lichtlune and maryeon reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvltic 1482 Posted December 31, 2017 2 hours ago, nekkichi said: reputation! 4d chess here's some info about Akinori's time away from the band for anyone curious about the circumstances leading up to this, as reported by a fan from the show last night and some rumor mill stuff that ended up being true or partially true: Spoiler Reo did in fact shave his head to apologize to their management as lynch.'s leader and paternal figure after it happened (he was bald as fuck in their first promo post- AK so I suspected this but it was confirmed). Asanao attended AK's trial. It was known he was out of jail/not in prison because he was spotted at a fishing event in Nagoya in an IG photo not too long after the incident, lmao. There has been huge hints dropped about this ("SINNER STRIKES BACK" show name, part of the lyrics in SORROW) because hzk apparently took AK out to eat immediately after he got out of the clink and told him he was 100% going to come back; this was planned for a while. On that same note there was some Nostradamus or person connected repeatedly insisting AK would be back for the Messe show in March on tanuki, so props to that person even though I didn't want to get my hopes up. There were a lot of rumors that Yusuke was the one actively preventing AK's return as he was quite angry about the whole thing (he said he wouldn't forgive AK on IG and apparently repeated a similar sentiment in his R&R interview), and AK himself said Yusuke didn't seem to forgive him until quite recently. The band is aware that people will have mixed feelings about their choice both to bring him back and to let fans suffer while they planned this out, but they seem to have their label's blessing. (cue accusations of it being a PR move) 7 1 1 emmny, zaa_zaa, helcchi and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saishuu 3220 Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) dude's out of jail and lynch. got to collaborate with some stellar bassists this year, so it seems like a win/win situation to me. it's good everything is well now. Edited December 31, 2017 by saishuu 5 Ozileras10, Ro plz, zombieparadise and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIDL 692 Posted December 31, 2017 Tisk tisk tisk for shame 1 cvltic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
platanity 99 Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, The Moon said: can't believe they are letting this DRUG ADDICT and JUNKIE into the band again. sad! ? I AM SO HAPPY AKN'S BACK AGAIN ! he fit so well since he was a session way back . Edited January 1, 2018 by platanity Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryeon 28 Posted January 1, 2018 I'm glad they stuck out for their friend and gave him a second chance. If they can all grow past what happened it'll be as good as ever. YAY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nekkichi 6043 Posted January 1, 2018 12 hours ago, cvltic said: here's some info about Akinori's time away hennistly all of this is 2wild4me and I'm not sure if this is hazuki actually accurately estimating their fans' rabidness, or they're so lost in their own hype they won't find the way out of it until yusuke ragequits and goes on something better/more creative tbh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixblacknine 90 Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) - Edited January 4, 2018 by sixblacknine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ozileras10 371 Posted January 1, 2018 I'm glad hes back, they seem to be good friends. 1 patientZERO reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seelentau 884 Posted January 1, 2018 http://kyotakumrau.tumblr.com/post/169181326817/a-message-from-akinori 1 Ozileras10 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokage 5930 Posted January 1, 2018 cant believe they're fucking allowing an escaped convict back into their band :// 2 2 1 1 emmny, Seimeisen, saishuu and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patientZERO 1066 Posted January 1, 2018 4 hours ago, sixblacknine said: idek how I feel about this, it can't be that hard to find another bassist they connect with but I guess they really like him I am reminded why Yusuke has always been my favorite though. . idk why they all weren't more angry but ok You're joking, right? It took them six years to find a bassist that they liked enough to have him be an actual member of the band ... 2 Ozileras10 and cvltic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sixblacknine 90 Posted January 1, 2018 49 minutes ago, patientZERO said: You're joking, right? It took them six years to find a bassist that they liked enough to have him be an actual member of the band ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emmny 4139 Posted January 1, 2018 i saw the messe promo video before reading this thread and when the fifth member came i was literally GAGGED so it was nice to come on here and read it was akinori honestly...reo and hazuki are geniuses in how they handled the whole drama in the PR sense. they collaborated with incredibly high profile guests and that in turn brought their profile up as well, and they milked the ordeal for all that it was worth with the dramatic foreshadowing, intense apologies and just how open they made the situation. instead of shying away from it they really gave their fellow nihonjins a nice lil redemption tale and a lot of material (cue that insta video) to go with the spectacle. i think this is a japan/east asia specific thing but like, lynch rlly did go the extra mile 6 Ro plz, cvltic, urumomo and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
