@sovietscifi
There’s a placard next to it that talks about the social context of “unalive” in how people talk about mental health but this is still stupid
@mxxnson
Vkei isn’t a musical genre; it’s a visual genre. Moi dix Mois has more in common musically with Galneryus (not a vkei band) than it does with Schwarz Stein
when I went to a kamijo in-store, this alternative-looking French person walked by and I assumed she was there for him. She had never heard of him or of visual kei so I had to explain Kamijo to her
learning about western metal: “here’s a list of bands, check out these specific albums by them”
learning about vkei: “this is my favorite band member of all time, he speaks Spanish, check out this video of him performing in 1996 ripped from a VHS that someone dug up last week”
tonight’s moi dox mois/közi/schwarz stein live was transcendent and I feel blessed to have experienced it. I almost cried when we all sang au revoix at the end. Thank you all for such a wonderful experience:)
my American friend has dubbed me “The Bearded Gaijin” because I am extremely recognizable at my Japanese lives. Apparently the presence of the Bearded Gaijin at a show is a seal of quality :)
@arcaneappriser
I got a similar jacket in Harajuku a few months ago because my friend called it "the most kingdom hearts-ass jacket I've ever seen". It's even called "Last Boss jacket"
All the songs performed at the concert were stolen from a certain Japanese artist.
Who on earth are JOKER ME, who even stole the artist's face?
The reason for their existence will become clear at the concert!
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@mxxnson
Mine was JVM Roses Blood Symphony and it was a blast. You won’t know everything and that’s fine. Like I asked a fellow gaijin whether they ran out of small sizes or if bands sell one big shirt size. Yep, the tour shirt is often one giant size lol
tonight is the fourth time I’ve seen Hizaki in any capacity (once with Versailles, twice solo acoustic, and now solo electric) and the first time he has shirts
They play every genre! Their vocal harmonies are transcendent! The guitarist still dresses like a CLAMP character at 70 and DESCENDED FROM THE CEILING ON WIRES DRESSED LIKE A GOLD SEQUINED ANGEL tonight
“Holy shit these guys are amazing!”
“Yeah they’ve been around for 50 years, have 40 studio albums, are well on their way to their 3000th live concert, and sold out two 20,000 stadium date shows in a row. How did your gaijin ass find them?”