ahnchc 309 Posted June 4, 2020 7 hours ago, patientZERO said: This sounds like a song used for a commercial for an online university. At first I was thinking "Nothing super bad. Just sounds like a kind of shitty but average pop song", and wasn't criticizing it too heavily. Then I read this and burst out laughing. I totally agree lol If there's one thing to say, it's that I honestly kind of like the bass during the chorus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chemicalpictures 1888 Posted June 8, 2020 On 6/4/2020 at 4:51 PM, Ikna said: The people who were calling that the next fad to replace the Metalcore trend in VK would be KPOP and soundcloud music were right. Guess that makes 8P-SB true pioneers, lol. I know I am ranting and whining a lot about it that it's insufferable, but still… I am very bothered by the direction VK has taken in the last ten years. I know rock music has lost it's mainstream popularity and kids these days aren't rebelling by listening to edgy guitar based music, but by jamming to Billie Eilish and Lil Peep and whoever they are. But I feel VK's identitiy is so strongly tied to rock, even the stuff that was quite electronic (like Schwarz Stein) reflected it through its songwriting and -structure. That kinda changed with the advent of first western Metalcore copycats (which imo deprived VK of its unique blend of sound of post-punk and Heavy Metal) and then the introduction of annoying dance and electronic beats and shitty "synths". Now we reached the point where stuff like is so far removed from what VK was. Can't say if it's good or bad, it's evolving after all and that can't be stopped… but I am worried that VK, which is already meaningless and super niche in japan, will just completely dissolve and assimilate into this big pot of "hip" pop and microgenre stuff. Not sure if I make sense, it's a bit tricky to express what irks me. Nah, more than a DECADE ago Tokyo Shitei was doing stuff pretty similar to this Couple years earlier there were horrible VK boy bands doing pure pop fads come and go, don't see why it would be different with this band. They don't seem to even be doing waves on the scene to be that of a "threat" the only certainty is that mediocre sound doesn't stay, I don't see this becoming the hot new shit every band caters to Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrenGun 2261 Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Ah, this is totally mainstream sound. It's not bad. but why the hell are you doing this via the visual kei way?... I mean this sound is popular in Japan anyway... not that pop cannot be visual kei. but it's just weird to see visual dressed guys.. dancing around as a typical mainstream pop group. Oh well, or maybe the visual kei way, just gave them the opportunity to kinda play lives.... I'm looking forward to see with who the guys will play in a couple of months, since their sound doesn't really fit any visual kei event... Edited June 8, 2020 by BrenGun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IchiHiroya 56 Posted June 8, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 12:47 AM, VkBrutaliaN said: His vocals slightly resemble UVERworld's vocalist in this song albeit his tone isn't as deep and 'throaty' as Takuya's. I like it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patientZERO 1066 Posted June 8, 2020 1 hour ago, BrenGun said: I'm looking forward to see with who the guys will play in a couple of months, since their sound doesn't really fit any visual kei event... Given the guitarist openly writes/wrote music for HOWL and unite, I'm going to guess them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrenGun 2261 Posted June 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, patientZERO said: Given the guitarist openly writes/wrote music for HOWL and unite, I'm going to guess them. yup https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYh2vBGUMAIsrz3?format=jpg&name=medium but if it really fits the style... you get pop Lovers by metalcore/trashrock lovers 😂 weird combo unless people really only support bands for their looks and actually love poppy sound the most. well we will see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wakarimashita 317 Posted June 8, 2020 2 hours ago, BrenGun said: Ah, this is totally mainstream sound. It's not bad. but why the hell are you doing this via the visual kei way?... I mean this sound is popular in Japan anyway... not that pop cannot be visual kei. but it's just weird to see visual dressed guys.. dancing around as a typical mainstream pop group. Oh well, or maybe the visual kei way, just gave them the opportunity to kinda play lives.... I'm looking forward to see with who the guys will play in a couple of months, since their sound doesn't really fit any visual kei event... To be fair I wasn't really expecting brutal deathcore and breakdowns by the looks of the band... 1 patientZERO reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrenGun 2261 Posted June 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, Wakarimashita said: To be fair I wasn't really expecting brutal deathcore and breakdowns by the looks of the band... but this kind of pop also not 😂 1 Wakarimashita reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
