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    Komorebi got a reaction from togz in HI IM SUPER LATE TO THE PARTY BUT JILUKA MY JAM   
    Glad that you are enjoying them!
  2. 悲しい
    Komorebi got a reaction from Jun_ in Hey everyone. Does anyone know if those lynch.'s streams will be available for people   
    I see tickets are sold via eplus so i’m guessing not. 
  3. Interesting
    Komorebi got a reaction from Miku70 in If ganguro/manba/the other gyaru style with tanned skin exists, can we categorize it   
    @platy most are students, which gives them more time to spend on bands. University in Japan seems to be a bit more lax compared to grade and high school, or even overseas universities. Some are sexworkers, a handful are housewives, a lot of those who work (like me) are 100% devoted to the band outside of work, so they don't have to split their time and money between the band and dating elsewhere/other hobbies. Due to time/money restrictions most don't follow nearly as many bands as western fans do, but devote their time to 1-3 bands. I know a lot work in places where you can exchange shifts with co-workers and such, allowing for more flexibility than a 9-5 job.
  4. Interesting
    Komorebi got a reaction from platy in If ganguro/manba/the other gyaru style with tanned skin exists, can we categorize it   
    @platy most are students, which gives them more time to spend on bands. University in Japan seems to be a bit more lax compared to grade and high school, or even overseas universities. Some are sexworkers, a handful are housewives, a lot of those who work (like me) are 100% devoted to the band outside of work, so they don't have to split their time and money between the band and dating elsewhere/other hobbies. Due to time/money restrictions most don't follow nearly as many bands as western fans do, but devote their time to 1-3 bands. I know a lot work in places where you can exchange shifts with co-workers and such, allowing for more flexibility than a 9-5 job.
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    Komorebi reacted to Karma’s Hat in Still can't get over the fact Hakuei claimed that only Japanese people can be Vkei be   
    Well the thing is that being vk outside of Japan is nigh impossible not due to anyone's race or nothing, but simply because the scene exists solely in Japan and a lot of defining features of vk come from the extra-musical aspects of it. Larping vk online just makes you look like seremedy ie. losers playing linkin park in drag. There's definitely such a thing as a vk riff ( see also: early luna sea, kuroyume, ) but I've personally never heard any of these bands play such a thing. 
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    Komorebi reacted to Wakarimashita in Why do all these new Vkei bands dress like Kpop rejects? I guess asking your friend w   
    I thought that, just like drag, VK left "free interpretation"...
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    Komorebi got a reaction from Ada Suilen in Listening to D for the first time. What is your favorite song(s)?   
    Kingdom was a great release. 
    I recommend one of their best albums. Bloody Rose or Vampire Chronicle I and II. 
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    Komorebi reacted to 123Sandman321 in Ok so i just listened to initial l's EP and holy shit its awful from beginning to end   
    There are some cool ideas in each of the songs, especially the last one. I let go of the Lycaon sentimentality long ago and Initial'l are actually quite enjoyable if you don't peek too much behind the curtain.
  9. 悲しい
    Komorebi reacted to patientZERO in I don't know what to do ... my girlfriend of three years told me she really has no in   
    I want to get married, have kids, and have a life with her and I'm running out of time. I'm over 30 and I'm watching everyone around me live the life I wish I could. Is it harsh of me to ask the question of whether or not it's worth continuing if she doesn't want to get married? I know you're just an outside party on the internet, but sometimes it's easier to hear/get advice that way. Thank you for listening and offering your time and advice. I've just sat at home unable to move or do anything since. This just all comes as a shock because from the moment we got serious, she's known that I always wanted to get married and always dreamed of starting a family. Why now the change of heart?
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    Komorebi reacted to Wakarimashita in Dimlim and Rands flopped this year. Can I expect Kizu to deliver something worse than   
    Hoping for a banger to blow us all away *crosses fingers*
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    Komorebi got a reaction from patientZERO in I've arrived back in the States after two very fun and eventful weeks in Tokyo. Leavi   
    It fills my heart to read all this. They really do get along and it shows that it’s not just a bunch of dudes stuck together by a contract, and that friendship and passion shows on stage. 
    Ricko is such a bright and pure person, he really is one of the nicest people I’ve met. I’m happy to hear he was happy. 
     
    Omg please let me know how Sena sings 🤣
    Zyean is awesome, period. He’s so chill and easy to talk to and tries his best to speak English with foreign fans lol I hope you get a chance to go to a M&G someday. They are really fun to interact with. 
     
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    Komorebi reacted to patientZERO in I've arrived back in the States after two very fun and eventful weeks in Tokyo. Leavi   
    I only saw people holding out Zyean checki for the most part. My guess was gya mostly wanted Ricko's as it was his birthday live and he spent a LOT of time taking cheki back stage before the encore because he cosplayed as Hyde from L'arc en Ciel. They pulled a prank on him since it was his birthday. Boogie and Sena told the crowd that they were going to give him this tiny piece of cake and then after that, they'd play a few songs until the final song and then surprise him again with a real cake. So Ricko came out, got the crowd hyped for the encore and then the background synth started playing Happy Birthday. Boogie walked out with a TINY piece of cake and went to hand it to Ricko, after Ricko reluctantly said thank you and Boogie took a huge bite out of it and then walked away! We all laughed, they played a L'arc cover, another song and then Ricko went "This last song is called ... BLOOD ... FUCKING ... SHOT!!!" And they all played the first bar of the song before the birthday music hit again. Ricko's back was facing the crowd and he just stood there, and went "he~?" into the mic. It was super hilarious. Boogie brought out the real cake and they all said some words about Ricko and his impact on their lives and the band. Zyean was pretty soft-spoken (I've never really heard him talk much before) and was saying how nice Ricko was and how they had similar interests in games and such and Ricko started crying. He held it in pretty well, and then cracked a bit again when Sena started talking. It was a pretty astounding experience. I stood out like a sore thumb being the only gaijin and probably one of six or so men, but I could visibly see the band were excited to see a male gaijin at such a small show.
     
    I still haven't watch it, but the DVD I got was the SZ version. I have to say, too, that Ricko made his way up to number 2 for me after seeing him live. He's so energetic, and ALWAYS on key. He didn't hit a flat note the whole live, plus he was smiling ear-to-ear the whole time. Zyean's still my dude and it was real cool seeing him sing backing on some songs, Boogie too.
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    Komorebi reacted to patientZERO in I've arrived back in the States after two very fun and eventful weeks in Tokyo. Leavi   
    My girlfriend lives in Tokyo and it was my first time being back in Japan in three years. From the second I got out of the airport, I could instantly feel the difference between Tokyo and Osaka, but I went to spend time with her, so I didn't care. We did a lot of fun, proper couple things together like go to Tokyo Disney Sea and Tokyo Tower and I ate a LOT of delicious food. I missed real Japanese cuisine, like okonomiyaki and such. I only ended up going to two lives because the bands I wanted to see weren't in Tokyo for the two weeks I was there, but I did end up seeing ゆくえしれずつれづれ and KAQRIYOTERROR on Christmas Eve (a very unique experience seeing such groups, especially as a foreigner) and JILUKA on my birthday, which was also Ricko's birthday live. The JILUKA live house was TINY, so it felt quite intimate and Ricko instantly noticed me as a foreigner and pointed right at me in the middle of one song and gave me a huge smile and thumb's up. Sena did the same a bunch of times. They talked a lot and I could only understand about a third of it, but the live itself was still a lot of fun. Afterward I got to see the side of VK that I didn't see when I was in Osaka before since I saw mostly metal bands (NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST, Deviloof, Dir en grey) where there was a huge queue for cheki and girls standing on the side of line holding up their unwanted cheki from members they didn't like. It felt a bit sad, and I thought that if Boogie or Zyean walked by, they'd be saddened by how few bangya wanted their cheki. I still find the concept of cheki itself a bit weird, but it's what sells the most and gets the band the most money. In the end, I ended up buying the live-exclusive blanket and muffler (the blanket is tiny and the muffler is actually misprinted, with the logo on the wrong side) and the XND t-shirt, which netted me a DVD for spending over 4000Y. I haven't watched it yet, but I can only assume it's something I'll only view one, at max.
     
    I could go on and on, but I don't want to bore. It was memorable and I didn't want to leave.
  14. Thanks
    Komorebi got a reaction from heresytrash in Does anyone have any good experience with Zen Market?   
    I use it often, both for stores and auction, I’ve never had an issue with them in the three years or so I’ve used them. Higly recommended and they have less fees than buyee. 
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    Komorebi got a reaction from TheZigzagoon in So the MEJIBRAY DVD at Hibiya Yaon I got for Christmas was £4 used on Amazon, it is s   
    I don’t think bands just release signed CDs, they sign stuff at instores. 
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    Komorebi got a reaction from Ada Suilen in Looks like Shattered Tranquility is officially down? Any time I try to access it, it   
    Damn, I forgot to save two interviews from there :S
  17. I feel ya..
    Komorebi got a reaction from zombieparadise in Back to work and feeling that post-Japan depression 😧 Y'all know what I mean.   
    Yup, coping with it right now.
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    Komorebi got a reaction from Ruri in whats yo favourite gazetto album mine is dogma   
    Stacked Rubbish
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    Komorebi got a reaction from Ada Suilen in whats yo favourite gazetto album mine is dogma   
    Stacked Rubbish
  20. LOLOL
    Komorebi reacted to Karma’s Hat in [western music journalist interviewing vk musician voice] BRO WERE U INSPIRED BY MARI   
    "nah, never heard of him" *rips off beautiful people for the next album*
  21. I feel ya..
    Komorebi reacted to 123Sandman321 in am i the only person who finds rick and morty completely unfunny?   
    The show itself is brilliant (especially the 1st two seasons), but the problem is the culture surrounding it, which soured my enjoyment of the show a bit, but not enough to stop watching.
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    Komorebi got a reaction from chemicalpictures in Why does RAZOR keeps releasing the same song over and over again? I must've heard at   
    I thought the same once I saw them live. I regret paying over $60 for hearing the same song on repeat for two hours. 
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    Komorebi got a reaction from crucifiction in MALICE MIZER is the greatest manifestation of art in the entire history of humanity.   
    This proves how subjective art is.
  24. LOLOL
    Komorebi reacted to Peace Heavy mk II in When I recall people in late 00's calling Visual Kei "dead" because hide was found de   
    yeah I doubt they would have ever predicted that hide's corpse would be posthumously used to sell mcburgers 
  25. LOLOL
    Komorebi got a reaction from psychonnect_rozen in Whenever something trends on twitter, K-pop stans like to hi-jack with stupid fan cam   
    Imagine we hijacked tweets with VK gifs lol
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