ジャス• she/they・v系歴16年 • Dir【a knot】薫虜 ★ I make informative vkei vids on TT, share my activities on IG, and talk shit on TWT ★insta: seigi_37 ★TikTok: seichan_37
I’m happy for all y’all excited for japan to open back up for tourists again but if they do that before they allow fully vaccinated residents to travel internationally w/out having a 10 day quarantine & taking like 3 PCR tests (at like $200-500 each)
Imma be mad. I wanna go home.
At the risk of sounding like a mean gatekeeper, if you’re new to vkei lives and/or don’t know furi
PLEASE don’t stand in like the first 5 rows at least
ESPECIALLY for furi-heavy bands or bands with difficult furi
I truly think vkei twts biggest downfall is that newer fans really only seem to cling to 90s or new vkei and while those are all good, you’re missing SOOOO much by ignoring the 00s bands I swear to you
Thinking about the gap between online vkei and irl vkei.
The live I’m at rn one of the bands has furi where you wristcut, which to anyone in the irl vkei world ur probably not phased by this
But that made me think of all the kids online who try & cancel bands over stuff like that
I love how Japan is like ok we’ll reduce the number of trains for corona. That’ll make less people go out. But in reality no one less goes out, It just makes the existing trains more crowded.
Some of the bands ik who fill venues have like 300-400 followers on Spotify
Vkei is an in person underground subculture who’s streaming followers truly do not mean shit when it comes to popularity
When these tiktok non vkei makeup people try to do “vkei makeup” (already
an issue clumping all of the vkei styles together but that’s another thing) they automatically go shironuri and I just wanna know WHY
"ai's lazy for not learning english for the english comments" and ur lazy for not jus typing what u wanna say into a translator?? im aware he wants international reach but it takes way longer to learn a language than to jus translate what u wanna say so he can understand u...
I recently got a DM from someone consulting me asking what vkei actually was bc foreign/internet fans were saying one thing, while more established and actually active in jp fans were saying another and it really opened my eyes to how convoluted the thing has gotten outside of jp
Japan really loves to sell its “non-Japanese-speaking English teachers” but really the number of times (including today) I’ve had parents tell me how 安心 they were knowing I could also speak Japanese…
Nearly every vkei band is/has been “problematic” in today’s terms
I’d invite people to stop worrying about things so deeply and vibe with the music and enjoy the performances again tbh
No
The entire irl jp vkei scene is simply a mirage
None of us have ever actually existed and bandmen are actually playing to empty rooms at their shows
AND THAT JUST BECAUSE YOURE USED TO COLD WEATHER AND SNOW AND GREW UP IN A COLD AREA DOESNT MEAN YOU CANT DISLIKE WINTER HOLY FUCKING SHIT HIW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TRY AND EXPLAIN THIS
I took my mom to a vkei live while she was in jp and she really said “it reminded me of the aerobics classes I went to in the 80s”
(Im guessing in reference to the furi) And it’s killing me
People complaining about the Dir m&g are really acting brand new
Look at their history of m&gs and you’ll see exactly what you should expect
It’s not a サイン会 or talk event it’s a m&g
When I was still going to Dir shows overseas half the time kyo would even show up for the m&g
Last night I was putting some random Dir stuff I didn’t want on mercari and this girl bought these Shinya things at 2am which was only like 2 hours after I’d posted them
I thank her and also buying band goods at 2am is super relatable tbh
Overseas fans are trying to say that gya have to dress a certain way which is crazy since gya ARENT bandmen so they don’t need to dress that way also they’d probably have a heart attack if they came to jp and realized most gya wear a blouse and skirt lmfao
Seeing kids compare cheki to nfts is insane to me
For one, cheki are physical items
If it’s a 2-shot there’s privacy issues
They’re also sold at a price to a singular person, ofc if a bunch of people start screenshotting/saving/sharing/using the picture it’s gonna be an issue
Die has always worn bad shoes, Kyo’s shoe downfall was inevitable, Toshiya and Kaoru following suit isn’t that surprising, but the moment Shinya comes out in some New Balances that’s when we’ll know things have gone too far.
tell me your craziest, funniest, embarrassing moments that happened during vkei concerts!
mine would be: i lost my shoe during DIR EN GREY concert and found it destroyed just after the show. THE M🅰️DN vocalist spat out bottle straw and it almost poked my eye😂💯
Hating on main
This user (j*x) uses her platform to spread half truths and misinformation about Japan culture/subcultures she’s not even involved in and idk why people keep supporting her
I know that I’ve already spoken about this and I don’t wanna sound like a hater but claiming you “invented” a style based on a community you’re not even part of feels insulting, specially creating guidelines and rules to say what is idol and what isn’t
“What about their own artistic opinions”
Yes and no
They are under management and contract and dont have a say in evrything that goes on
“But theyre big/established”
Yes, and? So is the company that OWNS them
A lot of you need to look into sunkr*d & freew*ll and how they operate
i feel like a lot of you speaking on the management situation are not aware this band is controlled down to the sunkrad websites. it’s cheap and a struggle to even make an account, and that’s not a coincidence. they chose the cheaper option to save money.
What if I made a bangya survival tiktok like where to put your shit, things to bring, etc
Because especially after the borders have opened I’ve seen a decent amount of people who don’t seem to know like basic things
Seems if my monthly budget video rubbed some ppl the wrong way so let me clear this up:
-there’s nothing wrong with spending $ on bands
-there’s nothing wrong with not having the $ to spend tons on bands
-you’re not any better or worse of a fan depending on the money you spend
Encore outfits:
Kaoru- SLEEVELESS BLACK TOUR SHIRT and black skinny jeans
Toshiya- flowy black blouse with a bunch of blue & white flowers tied on his neck
Kyo- bedsheet
Die/Shinya- black and couldn’t see well sorry
I’m sorry I normally don’t joint in on drama but when y’all act a fool online it affects us who actually go to shows like jp fans don’t know which foreigners it is so then hate just gets directed towards everyone like can y’all have an ounce of self-respect I’m so tired
@bardesuna
Haru xaax’s cast got raided. Making him parrot English like a circus animal, scaring him saying inappropriate things like he’s their fiancé, talking amongst themselves, then full on raid spamming the entire comment feed w foreign languages until he couldn’t read anything at all.
I sometimes think it’s crazy that at 12 years old I saw obscure and then immediately after I saw this and I was like “I guess this is the band I’m dedicating my life to now”
Like why would you want people who can’t communicate with each other, especially in cases of emergency and especially when working with children who already sometimes have a hard time explaining their needs/feelings
Daily reminder (especially for the youngins) that bandmen are literally just *some dude* in a band.
They are not gods nor are they perfect, they are literally JUST SOME DUDE
Ik it’s been less than a week, but I’m starting to feel like the pain will never fully go away.
I had a full breakdown, the pain has dulled, but there’s still this deep sadness inside of me that lingers.
At st*rbucks:
Me: can I have an iced chai with soy milk
店員: soy latte?
Me: no, chai latte, with soy milk
店員: you don’t want normal milk?
Me: no. Soy milk.
店員: so you want a soy latte
Me: no I want a chai latte but with soy milk
店員: *gives me a chai with regular milk*
Dear new fans:
People who are active in the vkei community find new bands via going to taiban. Hear their music & see their lives. Their concept is literally a 2nd thought to most people unless you follow them religiously. Still u might just follow them for the sound. Calm down.
My hot take of the day is that if ur not actively going to shows in jp, you don’t have the right to judge on whether new bands are good or not
Lots people say new bands are shit, but if you’re not going to minor taiban in jp how would you actually know that they’re all shit?
My two nearly 6yo girls saw these pictures of me and one of them said “teacher, you’re so pretty and vampire!” And it genuinely was the best compliment 🥺🥺
When will JP ppl realize that telling me “OH but you don’t LOOK half black” or “I never would’ve thought you were half black!” Is not the “compliment” they intend it to be. What do they want me to say? “Thanks?”
Thanks for thinking I wasn’t black that would be terrible, right?🤪
See the smaller bands, stand in the front for your faves, don’t be afraid to go to shows alone
Especially in vkei you truly never know when a band will have that dreaded 大切なお知らせ where they announce their breakup so support them when you can and take that chance to see them
Ik to anyone who’s not American it sounds dumb but the fact that without insurance I paid ¥14,300 for an eye exam, new frames, and astigmatism lenses with a blue light filter makes me wanna scream like in America my frames alone are at least that price after insurance ☠️
Finally got home from todays live.
I’ve been sitting in my genkan in the dark just crying uncontrollably for the last 10 mins.
I want to wake up tomorrow and realize it’s all a bad dream.
It’s money
Have you seen flight/visa prices? Plus travel within the country itself
Plus if you’re in Europe you can hit so many countries unlike if you go to NA it’s too big
Dir en grey fans, if you were to think of 4 group looks for the group that represent their range of looks and history, kinda like milestone looks, what looks would you pick?
(note: GROUP looks, not individual)
Please share for Reasons.
People thinking you have to buy from brands just to be punk/alt are the definition of “tell me you don’t really know anything about punk/alt & you’re just in it for the fashion without telling me you don’t really know anything about punk/alt & you’re just in it for the fashion”
Nero has literally posted his 在留カード on twt, makes tweets in Korean, and often talks about not being a foreigner. If this is “hidden information” from vkei twt it just means yall really aren’t looking
Just uploaded my realistic monthly budget as a bangya who lives and works in Japan ✨
I tracked how much I spent at lives throughout April and did a budget rundown at the end
Link also added to the thread
Just posted a TT about tips for enjoying vkei on a budget bc ik that was a big topic recently!‼️
In the future I might even do a realistic monthly live budget breakdown‼️
People really don’t know what they have nowadays with nearly everything being translated they don’t think about how
A) it didn’t used to be like that and
B) actual people usually VOLUNTEER their time to do these translations
if you're consuming translated media for vkei, please take a minute to think about who went to the effort of translating them! official translations too ^^ we are working very hard!! it's difficult to make these!
I don’t even have it in me to pretend to be kind
Honestly fuck all the way off
I spent hella money on vkei over the last nearly 2 decades and just because I frequent free lives recently doesn’t mean I don’t or haven’t paid my way
It’s a hobby I’m not their mother go fuck yourself