reminiscing2004

I understand what you're saying essentially. I used to not really hear it, but nowadays there are a lot of vocalists I can only enjoy when I'm "in the mood".
 
Check out early Janne Da Arc and Rentrer en Soi. After like 12 years of listening to visual kei, Yasu and Satsuki have consistently stuck out to me as some of the best vocalists, and tend to avoid a bit of the excessive vibrato and pitch slurring that a lot of other talented vk vocalists tend to embellish their singing with

I highly doubt anyone will translate Kazoku's lyrics anymore so I'll use this topic to post any translations I make for them. I remember seeing translations for Ukigumo and Rettou hoshi once in the past but can't seem to find Rettou hoshi online anymore. In any case, here are some of my translations for their songs~ I'll continue to post in this topic as I make new translations. I do hope to go through most of their discography sometime~
 
Rettou hoshi.
 
Akai hana, tou no kai
 
I'm always open for any corrections and suggestions!
Check my lyric blog for more of my translations.
Thanks for looking! ^^

Jasmine You Found Alive at Business Meeting in Dubai

Another illustration. I call this one zen-ith.
 

I decided to finally make a profile on here because I kinda been lurking this forum for awhile lol, my name is Tristan im 21 years old from ontario canada I been listening to visual kei since I was around 11 years old some of my favorite bands are X japan, malice mizer, moi dix mois, AURA, D, syndrome, phantasmagoria, lareine, versailles, madeth gray'll, shazna, kuroyume, dio distraught overlord, vidoll, la'mule, aicle, ayabie, panic channel, metis gretel, megaromania and several others...im mostly into the old school stuff if it werent obvious haha but theres a few bands from the modern era that I enjoy as well like kiryu, la'veil mizera, scarlet valse, the gallo, and rides in revelion... . I noticed most people on here use band members as their profile pic but my picture is actually me, because I like to attempt visual kei looks sometimes lol anyways id love to meet some new friends on here ~ !

Because most vk bands is poor and can't afford sharing the profits with another. 😅 🤭🤭🤭

Ha, my mistake!  No photographs of Japanese rock stars yet, but maybe when I make it to Japan I can address that.

Okay, so this is very silly but like a few months ago I saw this interesting interview on Youtube and I can't find it anymore because I apparently forgot to save it. I could've sworn I did, but it's not there. There are no deleted vids in my playlist either so it didn't get deleted if I did save it. I've looked it up in Japanese and English, with different search terms in both languages, and so far, nothing.
 
Anyway, it's this Plastic Tree Ryutaro interview taken during their beginning major debut (97), it had like a mini ad/mention of Hide and Seek if I remember correctly. It was filmed in an office at Warner Japan and featured one of their CEOs(?) interviewing him.  CEO-san is a white man, if that narrows it down. He goes up to Ryutaro and is like "Yo yo homie, how's it cookin' how ya doin'?" in English and Ryutaro just responds with "... Nani?", then it cuts to them talking in Japanese. The conversation steers to "Things you will sell" and Ryutaro says he wants to sell his special umbrella with a weird name for like 1 200 Yen. Then it's "Things you want to buy" and Ryutaro says he wants to buy exotic pets. CEO-san is like "What kinda pets?" and Ryutaro says "Fire Ants" and says he'll pay like 5 000 Yen for a fire ant farm.
 
Anyway, I hope that description narrows it down enough. I really want to see this interview again and I hope someone can help me out if they remember/have seen it before. There's a possibility it was deleted but I wanna see if anyone has it saved themselves.

I'm subscribed to him and have seen the vid. He's got one specifically for VK and I think it was posted here at some point.
Whang used to be mad into VK, as he is relatively our age group, but has since gone more of the metal route since then.
 
Edit: Here's that other vid Link

This is nonsense

It looks like we have a clear winner, but I'll let the poll run over till the weekend at least.
 
Next trade off will probably  be one where we assign each other themes because I really like that idea too
 

Very much interested -- any theme works for me
 
I do think it would be neat if one of these times the partners were assigned first and then they would choose themes for each other. But obviously with some leniency and chances for re-rolls so no one gets stuck with themes they feel like they can't satisfy.
 
But Xmas theme or 2020 musical finds sounds great too

Very much interested -- any theme works for me
 
I do think it would be neat if one of these times the partners were assigned first and then they would choose themes for each other. But obviously with some leniency and chances for re-rolls so no one gets stuck with themes they feel like they can't satisfy.
 
But Xmas theme or 2020 musical finds sounds great too

their drumming never was anything special, good luck with that avocado farm/smoothie franchise/host club whatever they do next

faves of the decade? or maybe new-years- new-hope type of deal
 
Either way, I am in. Haven't been in one for a while.

Yay, thank you so much for getting a new trade-off poll ready for us   Christmas themed VK songs are probably my favourite weird VK niche, I've got a few bangers up my sleeve that I'd love to sprinkle into a mixtape! Though I'm torn between Christmas and the cold theme, I also like the idea of songs that could either bring to mind the idea of having fun in the snow or freezing in the cold. I could end the mix with songs that imply warming up, or dying from the cold... It allows for so much...! Well, I'm excited to see what everyone else thinks either way  

Help choose the theme for the next trade off!
 
Also feel free to suggest some others, however the one with the most votes will be the theme for the upcoming December music trade off. 
 
Please try to vote only if you plan to participate.
 
For new comers, a trade off is a forum wide event where participants are paired up and deliver a mix tape centered around a theme to each other. (it's a lot of fun and a way to share the music you love, pls feel free to join)
 
Poll closes in a week.

hey there. im not really sure why i am here but i was very much into vk a while back but ive been away for a while. recently, i got an apple music subscription again and i was able to access a lot of the old music i had and of course i rediscovered some old vk favs . my old love for the genre came was revived and here i am. the only vk band that i have listened to consistently since, is plastic tree. they're my favorite vk, and probably top 3 favorite bands of all time (and before you judge me, i will say i really have not bothered to listen to anything they've released after hakusei because i have completely given up on them making good music ever again and am solely surviving and keeping my love for them alive through their older stuff). i am not sure if i still genuinely love vk or if its the nostalgia that has me feeling this way, so im excited to listen to newer stuff and some undiscovered older stuff and hopefully start regularly listening to it again! some of the bands i listen(ed) to are: the gazette, kagrra, alice nine, sug, dir en grey, emmuree, unsraw, malice mizer, versailles, matenrou opera. these days i would like to discover bands with more of an interesting or unique sound (for example today i finally listened to zi:kill and realized ive been missing out). so feel free to dm me and say hi or whatever

Welcome to the forum! Visual kei is dabes

In my opinion, it's missing some flair. How about "Mega Homos of Monochrome Heaven"? I like the sound of it, it has some nice enunciation.
 
If that's a little much, then the current name is just fine imo. I imagine that a more PC name would be like "MH Gay-straight alliance" or "The MH LGBTQ+ Club" and that just sounds boring and drab to me. 

Hello!
i'm still not very sure how to use this ;;
but i've recently gotten back into visual kei! after a few years and i kept ending up on this page so i wanted to give it a shot!
 
some of the bands i really enjoy are: Mamireta, DAMY, DEZERT, Kizu, the GazettE, Dir En Grey, there's probably more but those are the ones from the top of  my head at the moment but please recommend me some other bands! 
 
i also cosplay and play some videos games and love to shitpost ;; 
feel free to message me i'd like to make more friends who are also into vkei!!
my instagram is @cultfurby !! 
i hope everyone is doing well!

Barely putting put new stuff... Quitting after a few months... Just like a modern VK band!
 
Okay, okay, I'm just messin' with you (and the industry) for the luls. But for real though, it's a shame that it turned out this way. I always liked your solid music taste, but hey, that's gonna be with you whether you're here or not. Considering how small this community is, I bet I'll see you again somewhere else. Have safe travels, good luck, and until next time!

Hey everyone! It's been a while! (Probably 5 years since I stepped down as moderator here, damn!)
I'm kinda back into VK/J-Rock and stuff, so I'm probably trying to start hanging out here more like the old days.
I hope everyone is still doing fine and well!
 
I wonder who are still active here from the time I was active on this forum. Anyways, like old days, hope to get a chance to talk through the chat!
Also, I'm open to any band recommendations, hit me up with links as spotify and such.
Maybe my lastfm will help with some recommendations ^^
I'm currently still into MEJIBRAY and I also like bands such as ACME, HAKLO, Versailles, Diaura, Nocturnal Bloodlust, Royz.
 
Hope to see my old friends again as meeting new friends!
Yoroshikuuuu~~

Hi! I wish someone could help me with this. About a month ago I discovered that I could not upload status updates or edit my posts.
 
Greetings!

lol