#drummer! Higuchi

[raccoonwxrks]

BSD ladies day 2: Band/idol au!

I love Drummer!Higuchi so much, you don't understand 😔

Btw I really loved making these drawings <3

[sunnikos]

Bsd Band AU

Mori record label

Hirotsu as the manager

Tachihara as the guitarist and lead vocalist

Gin as the basest

Chuuya as the drummer

Akutagawa as the keyboard

Higuchi as the backup vocalist

[madamcrimson]

The three Higuchi brothers

Thanks to Buck-Tick Zone and her Buck-Tick listening parties I got to know some facts about Yagami Toll's life that I'd like to share.

Yagami Toll is the drummer for the japanese band Buck-Tick along with his younger brother U-ta Higuchi on bass.

He also had an older brother who passed away at a young age. This brother had a great influence on him. In 2004, Yagami released an album "1977/Blue Sky" in his memory, as 1977 is the year his brother died.

Toll grew up in Takasaki City, prefecture of Gunma.

His father was a real lady's man who got married multiple times. In fact, he married Toll & U-ta's mom twice. Toll was born from the first marriage, U-ta from the second.

Toll describes in his book that he thought he was an only child. Then one day his father said he has an older brother who's been living apart and soon after U-ta was born. It happened very quickly and he was very happy to have siblings. His father has even more children.

Below, they are at the entrance to their house (the older brother sitting down). This is what a traditional japanese house looks like.

Now, what truly surprised me is the origin of the stage name "Yagami Toll". His older brother's name was 亨 (touru, stylized as Toll). And he liked to play drums.

Here are the two Tolls again:

The older brother died shortly after a motorcycle accident. He had an undiagnosed brain injury. He didn’t appear injured so he was sent home and was in pain for 2 years before dying in his sleep.

After the older brother died, their father wanted to put away the drums and all the music. But Yagami refused that and took up the drums himself and kept all the music.

Earlier, Toll was yelled at by his older brother for putting fingerprints on vinyl. That appears in the lyrics of one of the songs on 1977/Blue Sky.

Toll became very active in playing the drums and eventually it lead him to be in a band called Spots, which ended up changing their name to S.P.

As we all know, Sakurai Atsushi had played drums before he became a singer. Atsushi's father hated the drums so he ended up practicing at U-ta and Toll's house and Toll gave him some lessons...

Credit goes to B-T zone and Toll's book ヤガミ・トール自伝. There were 2 versions of his autobiography sold. Left side is the cover sold at Tower Records. Right side is the cover sold only at live shows.

[wakabahan]

some notes. edited and added onto. we got jokes.

Hibari (Lark)

Ayumu Sakuraba (櫻庭, 歩夢) - Singer (Shasta’s first lover) (atsushi sakurai) DOB April 1, 1963 A shy and softspoken individual, a romantic, seems to have always held a candle for shasta, but is private about it. Does not interfere with his bandmate’s personal issues. Loves cats. Daisuke Gagawari (我牙割り, 大輔) - Lead Guitar (Kazuchika Okada-esque) December 25, 1966 A tall and fit man with a commanding presence, befitting his name. He’s insanely kind and always ready to help someone. Considered the “dad” of the group Wani (Ban Irie (入江, 晩)) - Rhythm Guitar (kyou from dir en grey) DOB October 1, 1963 A lanky and average height man with an intense demeanor. Has a mouth full of crooked and sharp teeth. A hot head who is mostly bark and no bite. Madly in love with Oma and is an asshole about it to John and Daisuke. Oma Watari ( 渡り,おま) - Bass (monolid florence welch) DOB October 7, 1964 A quiet, gruff woman. Shaggy long hair and tired eyes. Average height and prides herself on having the perfect pair of tits. A chronic smoker with the voice to match. In a private relationship with Daisuke, Is unaware that John and Wani have been in a broiled feud over their mutual love for her. John Kiryu (高橋, ジョン) - Drums (†) (unknown older cousin of Kiryu) DOB July 23, 1965 A cousin to Kiryu on his biological father’s side. Neither one has any idea about the other. Mother is a british national who met his father when on a summer trip her senior year of university. Looks startlingly like Kiryu, with lighter coloring. A cripplingly sweet man and tends to let people walk over him to keep the peace. Has been in love with Oma for years and has only been assertive in pushing back against Wani. Is murdered in the summer of ‘06 during a US tour show in L.A

Ageha (Swallowtail Butterfly) Kiku Miyashita (宮下 ,菊) - Singer (childhood friend of wakaba and ayabe) (tatsuro from mucc) DOB September 9, 1983 Ken Mirai (未来, 剣) - Guitar (die from Dir en grey) DOB February 10, 1981 An aloof and good looking man, tall and fashionable. Gets along well with everyone. Is a teetotaler.  Moe Higuchi (樋口, 萌笑) - Bass (maya-esque fromm lm.c) DOB June 10, 1984 A bubbly, sunshine sort. Slightly short and has a slight feminine energy. Has an oral fixation. Seiya Sagawa (佐川, 誠也) - Drums (Looks very much like Sagawa but with Junko’s hazel eyes.) DOB January 1, 1980 The most regular guy around. Kind, helpful, resourceful, a good work ethic. Was raised by a Christian Japanese family that adopted him but kept the name he was born with. He knows nothing about his biological parents. Is thrown for a bit of a loop when he joins Ageha as their new drummer and meets Jyou who recognizes him instantly as her twin and sagawa’s child.

JUNKO (Pure Child) Jyou Ono (小野, ジョウ) - Singer (wakaba & kyrie’s mother) (jyou from exist trace, obviously) DOB - January 22, 1963 Shobu Shishigawara (獅子河原, 菖武) - Lead Guitar (omi from exist trace) DOB - November 1, 1964 Otoha Hojo (放生, 音羽) - Rhythm Guitar/Piano (jyou’s cousin) (melanie martinez but asian) DOB April 2, 1962 Gin Miki-Escarra (樹-エスカーラ, ギン) - Bass (angela aki but half-latino) DOB May 22, 1971 Nanao Ichinose (一ノ瀬, 七緒) - Drums (uni classmate of wakaba) (mally from  exist trace) DOB January 2, 1983 Ai Van Dyke (Jazmin Bean)- subaru minivan driving lesbian, manager and “mom” for Hibari.

[metalcultbrigade]

In tribute to ex Loudness drummer Munetaka Higuchi (樋口 宗孝 Higuchi Munetaka) (December 24th, 1958 – November 30th, 2008)

Munetaka was a Japanese musician and record producer. He is best known as the original drummer of the heavy metal band Loudness, but first rose to prominence as a member of Lazy in the 1970s.

Background information

Also known as Davy

Born December 24, 1958

Nara, Nara, Japan

Origin Osaka, Japan

Died November 30, 2008 (aged 49)

Osaka, Japan

Genres Heavy metal, rock Occupation(s) Drummer, record producer

Instruments Drums Years active 1973–2008 Associated acts Lazy, Loudness, Sly

[nakaharamusic]

Chuuya Music Artist Au!

• Port Mafia Music Company, the owner is Mori and his executive is Kouyou. Ace and Verlaine are the mangers for the company, Karma is Ace's assistant.

• Ango use to be the technician before he left and now the technician is Rimbaud. Oda use to work as a storage and cleaner before leaving.

• The Black lizard is a band under the Port Mafia Music Company, Hirostu is the leader and he plays the saxophone. Tachihara plays the guitar and Gin plays the keyboard.

• Double Black, was a band under the Port Mafia Music Company with Chuuya being a singer/guitarist and Dazai being a singer/drummer. Now that Dazai left, it's no longer active.

• Chuuya is a solo artist under the Port Mafia Music Company, he plays the electric guitar and sings.

• Aktugawa is a solo artist under the Port Mafia Music Company, he plays the drums and Higuchi is his assistant. Kyouka use to be his protege until she left the company.

• Yumeno, known as Q on stage works with Kajii as a band under the Port Mafia Music Company. Yumeno plays the ukulele and Kajii plays the autoharp.

Chuuya and Dazai start working together at the age of fifteen under the Port Mafia Music Company and they name their band Double Black. After three years of working together, one day Dazai disappears without a word and Chuuya finds all the tires on his car slit. Chuuya ends up stealing some wine from Kouyou and gets black out drunk.

Chuuya starts as a solo artist under the Port Mafia Music Company and he continues to play the same electric guitar. He becomes a big hit after four years of being a solo artist.

One day at a festival Chuuya runs into Dazai, but he looks different and is holding a clarinet. Chuuya finds out that now he works with a guy named Kunikida under the Armed Detective Agency Music Company and has a new protege.

The End!! ~

[tulipe-rose]

Drummer Lucy M. will forever live rent free in my head. She'd be so cool, and pretty I love her. She would start taking lessons from an early age, taking her time until she could play it like second nature. Mark would've taken two weeks of lessons alongside her (shhh ik it won't make sense given the timeline and how they would probably still be in Canada, and a town near the Mississippi but shhh) because he thought it'd make him look cool, but gave up too soon, and went on to be an amazing self proclaimed musician, trying multiple genres because he can't choose one (he's actually has pretty good vocal range, but his ego is infuriating to those close to him. His outfits are usually made for fan service, and Lucy, his twin in everything but blood, makes fun of him 'You look like a hotdog mascot abshshksb'.)

Atsushi would look so good with a saxophone. He'd be under training for a while since his skills are pretty rusty at best, but his potential is there, with Fukuzawa, and Naomi having complete faith in him from the start. He gets his debut a few months later. His signature haircut grows out a little until it looked decent (looks like the one in beast), he usually wore caps, hoods, a hat like tricky's from subway surfers, or maybe have it pulled back with multiple bobby pins. His popularity skyrockets after a few performances, and let me tell you the people love this albino.

The Guild productions™ is an international agency with it's main branch in America, they attempted to recruit Atsushi into their ranks, using underhanded tricks, nearly succeeding for a little over a week before their Japanese branch nearly went bankrupt, courtesy of souheki; they had to give up Atsushi, and Lucy left along with him to work as a barista in the Agency's favorite cafe, rumours about her are spreading like rapid fire, and she tries to act like she couldn't care less (She has had a little bit of a break down when too many people gave her judgemental stares at the grocery store.). Louisa A, the Guild's manager, manages to pull them, and the president, steadily rebuilding their reputation. They'll never go back to their prime days in Japan though.

The Violinists of the show would be Mōri, Dazai (former), Akutagawa (former), and Yōsano.

Akutagawa would've been a very capable violinist in the past, and continued to play despite Dazai's absence in hope of proving himself to him. Chūya, and Gin convinced him to try something different after gaining Dazai's approval (something like what happened during the guild arc), and that's when he found out how well he went with a trombone. Don't question it. He'd look great with one, and by now he's on the fast track to finishing his treatment and getting cured from his lung illness, because he's actually receiving medical attention (courtesy of the black lizard + Higuchi and Chūya, and the fact that it isn't as severe as canon.). I also read somewhere that playing brass instruments helps with the lungs or something.

I can definitely see Kōyō playing either a flute or a harp with the 'Black Port' orchestra, having the Japanese biwa as a side hobby.

Oda's voice would be such heaven on earth to listen to. He was originally a genius in the music industry, having worked with multiple choirs, and collaborating with multiple artists, yet preferring to be a soloist. However, one day, he up and left the entertainment world behind at the age of sixteen without so much as a notice, only to return as a backstage assistant in the 'Black Port' orchestra, not drawing any attention to himself, and refusing to do anything music related if anyone asked. He left that same orchestra after three years due to unknown reasons, though it was rumoured to be related to an agency called 'Mimic', and the maestro (and violinist) of said orchestra. Dazai Osamu, 'The Black Dove of the Port', went off the grid weeks after that. He isn't recognisable at first sight, but people eventually catch on as he debuts with an electric guitarist under one of the country's best agencies two years later. He would mentor the younger recruits from time to time.

Fyodor's Cello should become a fic name if it already isn't.

Kunikida would be an electric guitarist fight me.

Chūya would've be one of the best vocalists in the industry, being an on and off member with the 'Black Port' until he turned 15, officially joining as a snare drum player. He gets assigned to practice with a group that called themselves 'The Flags', they are still alive, happy, and well (I am definitely not escaping reality leave me alone). He was the former drummer, and lead singer with a band of outcast kids during his middle school years because I said so, and he attended lessons with Michizō because redheads solidarity. (Sheep disbanded teen rock band real?!)

Nathaniel might have basic knowledge of how to play an organ because why not??

Kyōka would be a natural pianist, a prodigy in the making, with Kōyō, and Atsushi fighting for the spot of 'biggest fan'. She was recruited by Atsushi despite Kōyō's complete refusal; she came around eventually, and started being more supportive of her growing on her own.

Kenji country music artist Miyazawa got scouted by Fukuzawa after watching him preform beautifully in the middle of a market. Everyone at the performance was smiling uncontrollably, even Fukuzawa being affected. He can play the ukulele, and a normal guitar too.

Yōsano would continue her violin career after quitting lessons with Mōri, but under Fukuzawa's agency. She was proud of her capability, and recognizing it as her own, still flinching slightly at the mention of her former mentor. (He didn't SA her get your mind out the gutter you weirdos, he was just too strict, and his methods weren't conventional, or suitable for eleven years olds)

Naomi is the agency's esteemed manager, and Haruno is Fukuzawa's direct secretary.

Rampo would be an enigma in his own right, one of the best directors that created revolutionary master pieces throughout the 21st century. The agency was founded to support his child acting career, and to serve as a somewhat safe home for him, before he decided to become a director. His reputation is a mix of good and bad, mostly speaking of his random schedules, and sweet tooth, but he couldn't care less. He only starts new projects when he's in the right mood, he's unpredictable like that. He's close friends with one of the Guild's members that specializes in mystery movies, specifically focused on psychological horror; they cause trouble together a lot despite how usually unsociable the latter is.

Jun'nichirō plays on the keyboard, and his audience loves his awkward + cute personality; he's besties with Atsushi, and is always either seen with him, or Kenji. The audience know of him having a sister, but overprotective big brother Juni would never allow her to appear on stage, much less allow the audience to know her name (no incest crap this is a slightly happier life without Abilities)

I could go on but I'm lazy :>

[circumpolarvampire]

"So what tribe ar-" "THEN in 1985 Atsushi went from being the drummer to vocals and Toll Yagami became the new drummer after his own band disbanded, and he was also the bassist Yutaka Higuchi's brother actually" and on and on

I like that I can tell that I'm actively deconstructing my coworkers base assumptions about Natives. Most ppl who don't know any Natives just have these kinda base assumptions and stereotypes about Natives that aren't exactly out of ill faith but just all they know. But my coworkers get me who talks about jrockers and Draculas, and all those assumptions just dissolve hufhhdhhuheuhihe.

[lovely-c-universe]

Brothers😆

[mayday505]

BSD College band AU

Look i have so many au ideas that im not prepared to write but i think theyre cool so theyre going on here anyways heres one brief outline of a band au thats been floating around my head for the past few days:

-Dazai Osamu, lit major. He starts a band with his sister Yosano (pry the sibling dynamic from my cold dead hands i dare u). He's perfectionistic and controlling since this is his dream, and isn't ever happy with the suggestions that Yosano makes for members of the band. He's the lyricist of the band, and plays guitar and piano. He was a piano prodigy as a kid, being forced to compete by their foster father Mori when he was young, but always preferred guitar. He's the rhythm guitarist. He's obsessive over music and will neglect his own health over the band (he almost always is sleep deprived and has bandages over his hands from overplaying the piano and guitar until his fingers would bleed)

-Yosano Akiko, bio major, she helps Dazai start the band. She plays violin classically but was the one to teach Dazai guitar when they were kids since she rebelled against Mori. Now she plays bass guitar. She does vocals occasionally, depending on what Dazai's vision is with the lyrics.

-Atsushi Nakajima, a down on his luck 3rd year in high school who just got kicked out by his foster parents after he turned 18. He played guitar as a kid and is a prodigy. He met Dazai one night after he tried to kill himself bc college sucks, and Dazai sees his guitar case, since Atsushi was busking at the time to pay for a hotel room, and is asked to join the band. Atsushi agrees bc why not, and Dazai lets him move in with him since he doesn't live in dorms (him and Yosano have their own place) He's the lead guitarist in the band.

-Ranpo Edogawa, Yosano's best friend and a criminology major. He has nothing to do with the band, but he's their biggest supporter. He works at a cafe alongside Poe, where the band frequently plays since Ranpo convinced the owner (Fukuzawa) to let them play there.

-Akutagawa Ryuunosuke and Gin, high school students and friends of Atsushi. Atsushi recommends him to Dazai who begrudgingly lets them join the band (Gin is their sound tech, and Higuchi later joins to become their manager) They compete over who gets Dazai's validation since they both look up to him (which dazai is like literally why. you should not be doing that Yosano is gonna kill me) He plays bass alongside Yosano. (also side sskk bc slay)

-Kouyou Ozaki, sociology major, she meets Yosano at a party where she sings karaoke and Yosano decides that she wants Kouyou to be their vocalist. She initially refuses since she's busy with college stuff, but introduces Yosano to her friend Verlaine (a psychology major), who's adoptive brother Chuuya is a drummer, and is looking to join a band. Later they make a deal that if Yosano can convince Chuuya to join she will too. Which miraculously does happen. Kouyou is their main vocalist.

-Nakahara Chuuya, lit major. He plays drums and guitar. He used to be in a band in highschool that got fairly popular with his childhood friends called "The flags". The band split up when they all went to different colleges though. He is in Dazai's lit class and they have a rivalry. Yosano asks him to join the band and chuuya refuses bc he HATES DAZAI. They do not get on WHATSOEVER. But after a lot of bickering and fighting Dazai gives in and lets him join (he says its bc he wanted Kouyou on board, but doesnt mention how he saw Chuuya playing his songs solo at a open mic at a bar nearby and was mesmerized) They eventually become friends. Chuuya is their main drummer but helps with lyrics sometimes. (bc i need soukoku writing songs together pls)

-The two other main bands are the hunting dogs (consisting of Teruko, Jouno, tetchou and Tachihara, except Tachihara's brother is the leader instead of Fukuchi bc i actually dont care about him sorry), and the decay of angels (but its just the russians lmao its just sigma nikolai and fyodor and sigma is sick of their shit)

-Dazai knew of the flags before and liked their music but is unaware that Chuuya is the same person that was in the flags.

-He falls for chuuya first and hard. (also making dazai ace bc #slay ace world domination) and chuuya also likes dazai but is like unsure of whether its reciprocated, and since both are shit at feelings its just pain as everyone else has to watch them pine over each other for like months.

-Kousano bc slay band lesbians <3 Yosano is very vocal about her love for Kouyou and is constantly asking her on dates etc, even though Kouyou goes weeks thinking its a joke.

-Chuuya's first band wasn't the flags, but the sheep, which ended with the sheep stealing the songs chuuya wrote and claiming credit for them, after chucking him out of the band. He's still salty about it years later, especially when Yuan attempts to get in contact with him when Dazai's band starts playing venues and getting popular.

-idk if i'll write any more for this but it popped in my head and im actually attached to the idea lol <3

[thepriceofbeingaroseisloneliness]

Kaoru Ongaku to Hito Interview  May 2021

DIR EN GREY  Endless originality. Don't shake, don't move, don't give up. As the leader and main composer of DIR EN GREY,  he made me realize in this interview that even if the band is in a situation in which they can't move forward, they are still striving toward their own determination without losing sight of their desire to create music. The new single "Oboro" is a ballad with a simple sound envision that insists on the melody and lyrics. In this single, which was made with the intention of being widely listened, you can feel a different stance on the sounds and the arrangements. I think his obsession with music and the pursuit of originality are changing because of his age and career. On the other hand, the latest promotional photos are still grotesque and chaotic. The future this band is heading for it’s held by his unchanging desire for music. Here there is a dialogue with him which makes you believe so.

Notes before reading: This is Kaoru’s interview featured in Ongaku to hito music magazine May 2021.

You can get this magazine at cdJapan (totally worth it!) Feel free to correct me if you spot any mistake or any confusing parts. Links or credits to this post when the content is reposted or captured in other SNS is appreciated :) -----------

Text by Higuchi Yasuyuki Photographs by Amita Mari Hair & make-up by Yamaguchi Atsushi_ EKYQ

“I’m not in the mood to say ‘let’s do this now’ but recently,  making astounding/ crazy songs might be difficult”

(While turning over the latest issue ...)  Kaoru: Did M-AGE make a come back? 

*M-AGE is a Japanese electronic pop/rock band active during the early 90s. They were feature in the previous issue of Ongaku to hito, April 2021* -Are you affected by that band? (laughs). Kaoru: I was surprised (laughs). -A band that disbanded more than 20 years ago did a comeback, there are another band that the drummer who has been a member for 20 years has left, there have been various things happening (in the music industry) in the past year, but DIR EN GREY has not lost to Corona. K: When it comes to losing, there is nothing you can do about it. - What do you think is the reason why these five people are continuing, without stopping, as a band? K: Isn't it because every one of us think we can’t go beyond this band? If someone gives up, we are not confident we can do something better than what we are doing now. It’s like, we can't get away from each other. It's easier to express your opinion if you keep a certain distance in that sense, and you don't have to accumulate stress about it. -By the way, throughout this year you noticed things and had some thoughts about the band. K:  That’s right….well, since the creation process was originally done remotely, I rarely had the opportunity to meet with the members other than the tour, but in reality it was important to have casual conversations with the members during the tour. There was a moment when the ideas changed depending on the words I exchanged with the members on the spot like “we should try to make this kind of song”… But it was a year when I was making songs without this input, so  it’s like there was  a part of me that felt gloomy. -You felt the importance of talking with the members. K: Even if we communicate remotely, we can just communicate by voice or text but, the mood/situation, the temperature, facial expressions etc…that can only be perceived directly so I thought those things are important after all. -In that situation, did the band make a song that only can be made now or tried to aim for something in your work?

K: That’s not case. It was as usual. We are not in the mood to do something like that now. However, it has nothing to do with this situation but we talked about how recently  it’s becoming harder to make crazy songs. -A crazy song? K:  When the band tries to create a song, naturally it turns out quite relaxed/calm. It feels like it’s what our bodies want. -Why do you want that kind of thing? K: I think that kind of songs makes you feel good, isn’t it? If we want to make a song like “Gya!” (fierce), we can make it but if we do it naturally, there will be more calm/relaxed songs. In other words, our previous single (digital single ‘Ochita koto no aru Sora) was a song we made with the intention of creating something fierce. -Intentionally, you made a fierce song. K: So, there was a talk about what kind adjustments should be done. We did it this time as well, but for now we are not thinking too much about it. Originally, ‘ARCHE’ (album released in 2014) was an album that was closer to that feeling. I just tried to do things I liked. There were a lot of slow and calm songs, but maybe it's easier to come up with such songs these days. -That’s why you can’t let yourself go with your natural flow… K: That’s right. So, the next album ('The Insulated World') was shaken off in the opposite direction. Of course, there are still intense/fierce songs coming out from the members. However, the songs everyone selects and remains in the top ranks are generally calm/relaxed. - 'Oboro' is a song that was born in such a situation. K: There was a talk about this single like ‘let’s make it easy for people who listen to DIR EN GREY for the first time, having an easy-to-understand melody”, so this song became a single. -Why did you decide to go in that direction? K: Somehow, we thought there are quite a lot of people who only know the name DIR EN GREY these days, but don't know what kind of music we are playing. Then, we feel like trying to make it easy for such people to get into us. So, I think it's quite challenging for us. -You are not really a band that “goes outside”. But also this song,  it’s a song that can be classified as a ballad in DIR EN GREY. K: It’s the kind of song we usually would keep for the album. It’s also interesting to dare to release it as a single. -It’s certainly a relaxing song and the variety of sounds is small, so it seems easy to approach but the latest promotional photos….(laughs) I was like “what’s your intention?”. K: Fufufufu (laughs) -But it looks like because of those photos the door is going to be closed before they listened to your music (laughs). K: That's why it's not that simple, like the sound or the tone of the song is intense or not. The song is like this, but this band is actually called ‘fierce’. -You mentioned earlier it  may be a matter of age, but the taste of music changes just as the taste of food changes when you get older. K: That's right. -So, recently, I feel this band doesn't try to resist such changes so much, or like you have started to project a realistic/true-to-life self into music. K: By all means, it looks like we became adults, right? -That’s why I’m familiar with it because we are from the same generation, it just fits. You can listen to it and enjoy a song with faint sounds instead of roaring ones. K: That's right. Simply, this kind of song is the one that roots in me. For example, the synthesizer-like sound that comes out first. -The intro with a synthesizer-like sound? K: That's right. That's my roots, originally I liked  the New Wave and listened to it, so I tried to create  what I was waiting for. *New wave is a broad music genre that included numerous pop and rock styles from the late 1970s and the 1980s* -But I think DIR EN GREY was the kind of band in which the roots of each member weren't projected in that way. K: After all, if five people do it, chemical changes will occur and the result will be completely different. But lately, the things I created haven't changed much, and sometimes they reach the end point. Of course, it's arranged in detail, but for this song, it's pretty much the same shape than at the beginning. -So, I got the impression it was a song that was unlikely to be done by DIR EN GREY until now. K: Maybe if we tried to keep it for the album, the arrangement would have been different. Because it’s a single, maybe I tried to listen to the melody. -In other words, it doesn’t feel like DIR EN GREY. K: Yes, if you listen to it with your existing values/sense of values, you might think it's not like DIR EN GREY. But this time we wanted to do that. That’s why when the president of our label listened to the demo first, said something like ‘This, isn’t it a bit insufficient/unsatisfactory?’ the reply was ‘No, that’s not the case’ (laughs) -Ahahahaha K: So, I think it's a new type of song. But just because this song seems to happen once in a while, the other songs are going to change steadily due to chemical changes going on. "This new song isn't fierce or shocking. Certainly, you can listen to it smoothly but actually….” -Then, I have a question for you Kaoru, not for the band, but do you think your personality has changed a lot from 10 years ago? K: How is that in reality? - Specifically, "DUM SPIRO SPERO" that came out 10 years ago is your commitment and obsession/attachment. In other words, I think it's an album that is full of personality. So, this time 'Oboro' comes from your roots,In other words, it's a song that is full of personality. However, if you compare these two works, the contrast is so huge that you can't think they were made by the same person. K: That's not true. -Oh really? (laughs). K: That's not true (laughs). For me, both are the same me. -But as a listener, I get the impression that the music is exactly the opposite, or that it's completely different. K: Certainly it’s the exact opposite when you  are referring to a band called DIR EN GREY, but it’s not that different for me, rather, it’s connected. -What kind of connection do you have? K: The sound may be different, but the points we are focused are the same. Especially this time, it feels like we've created each sound in detail, so it's more like I'm playing with the precision of a machine inside rather than the outward appearance of the music. -I see. K: Anyway, the most particular thing about this song is the sound of the synthesizer at the intro  I mentioned earlier. I thought the sound at the beginning would determine everything in this song. - Since that kind of determination/passion has disappeared, I was wondering if it would be a song that would allow me to listen to the melody simply. K: That's not true. Is it natural to stick to that? For example, I bought a synthesizer,  and it makes interesting sounds so I tried to create something. But the preset sounds you got when you bought the synthesizer (Note: it's set in advance) don’t work for me. -Why not? K: You have to create your own original ones. Even if I think the preset sounds are are catchy the way they are, I dare to stick to my original ones. Otherwise I can't be satisfied. - I wondered if you had finally abandoned that kind of troublesome pickiness(laughs). K: I’m really picky about that (laughs). But I think that’s normal when you make music. Even commercial pop music can be really picky about it. -You're right. You're right. K: Because it was created with that detail,I think people who listen to it will say "Oh!".If it wasn’t created in that way, it won't convey anything, and if it's as simple as this song, it won't be interesting unless you are committed to it. That is why it is the same as "DUM ". -Surely, but what if you could make it smoothly without being so committed/picky about it? K: Sometimes it’s easy to create, still, it would be nice if it makes you feel something. -I agree. K: This new song isn’t intense or shocking when it comes to the music, so you can listen to it  smoothly, that’s why there is  something for sure that makes you go like  “this song!”. But in reality, there are several sounds, I’m just not trying to hear them properly. It sounds like something that makes you feel it, you can’t hear it clearly, but it’s there. It’s not something new, to stick to that kind that sound, but in that sense it might feel like different or new. -At first, I had the impression that it was new or something different from what I heard before , but that may be the result of your commitment, to the point  that you couldn't hear it. K: I don't know if the word "new" is correct, but now I want to create  in a way that makes easy to project ourselves, while blending  it with something that makes our guts/intestines stick out. If we can do that, I think it will be something different and interesting, like "DIR EN GREY is doing something interesting again". I feel like I'm exploring that aspect now. -We talked about age before but, Isn't this age the time to imagine something like the time remaining? Like taking it easy at this point…..that kind of idea. K: Rather the opposite. I don't know how long I'll be able to create something I'm compromised with, and whether if I will keep having this  energy or physical strength. I want to keep doing it as long as I can. I can only make music with what I have, so I'm not overdoing it in that sense, but I'm overdoing it in a different sense (laughs). You can't create it without straining yourself. -I see, you are not lying to yourself. K: Of course. However, if you rely only on yourself, it won’t beat your expectations. I don’t think that this will change, no matter how many things happen. Still, at last I started to think that our music has some power of persuasion. Do you think we can keep competing with just our music? -It's been like that for a long time. But this band is like asking for something impossible, it’s a band that won’t disappear. K: But isn’t it about creating things? -I agree. Is it still fun to create things? K: It's fun (laughs) -Immediate answer (laughs) K: If we can do it forever, I want to do it forever. There are a lot of difficult moments, but I really like it. -As long as these five people are able to share that feeling, this band will continue. K: I think so. It's okay as long as  I believe in myself and the members. -I see……your speech was  much worse than reading a bad self-help book (laughs). K: hahahaha

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Smoking and Some Smoky Flirtation

by S4NSFLOWER

It was colder than usual that night, the snowflakes slowly falling as Fyodor hurriedly walked the streets of St. Petersburg, his cello strapped to his back and some of his college textbooks clutched tightly to his body. He performed his instrumental lessons on Thursdays at 7pm sharp in a local theater on a busy but quiet street, who was he kidding? Besides yourself? Why follow this stupid routine? Where you always have to face the faces of civilians in agony for living every day? Fyodor could scream at this moment in agony. But Dazai also exists, he can try to make it work this time;

Or: Two demons prodigies falling in love, letting go, and scratching each other, as a way of learning to live.

Words: 45266, Chapters: 16/20, Language: English

Fandoms: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Bungou Stray Dogs), Sigma (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nikolai Gogol (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Sakaguchi Ango (Bungou Stray Dogs), Paul Verlaine (Bungou Stray Dogs), Arthur Rimbaud (Bungou Stray Dogs), Yosano Akiko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Ozaki Kouyou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Higuchi Ichiyou (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Relationships: Dazai Osamu/Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai Osamu & Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nikolai Gogol/Sigma (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Gin/Higuchi Ichiyou, Ozaki Kouyou/Yosano Akiko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Arthur Rimbaud/Paul Verlaine (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Additional Tags: Fyodor Dostoyevsky-centric (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai-Typical Suicide Mentions (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai Osamu Needs a Hug (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai Osamu is a Mess (Bungou Stray Dogs), Trans Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs), Asexual Character, Everyone Is Gay, Slow Burn, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Trans Sigma (Bungou Stray Dogs), Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Fyozai Week (Bungou Stray Dogs), Smoking, References to Drugs, Mentioned Oda Sakunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs), Sakaguchi Ango Is So Done (Bungou Stray Dogs), Trauma, Some Humor, Protective Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Adorable Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke is Bad at Feelings (Bungou Stray Dogs), Good Sibling Akutagawa Gin, Genderfluid Akutagawa Gin, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe, Ballet Dancer Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Alternate Universe - Rock Band, Guitarist Dazai, drummer chuuya, Dazai Osamu in Love (Bungou Stray Dogs), Drummer Nikolai Gogol, Dirty Jokes, They are confused, Neurodivergent Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Family Issues, First Kiss, Kisses and Cigarettes, Alternate Universe - Theatre, Nakahara Chuuya Is So Done (Bungou Stray Dogs), Lucy Maud Montgomery & Nakajima Atsushi Friendship (Bungou Stray Dogs), Kenji Miyazawa best boy ever :(, strangers to enemies to friends to lovers, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Bisexual Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs)

source https://archiveofourown.org/works/40521708

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Commonality of Buck-Tick member names

I was thinking that if you’re not Japanese, you might not know how common or rare the various Japanese names are. For Buck-Tick, the names of the band members are fairly common first names and surnames, not really anything unusual happening there. No native speaker should have trouble reading their names. However, the most interesting thing to note is that Hisashi’s kanji is not usually how one would think to read that name, which is how it ended up that on their very first release on an independent label, his name was typo-ed as Kotobuki instead of Hisashi. (To keep that kanji and reading, it is likely to add one more kanji to make Hisashi, much like how Atsushi’s name is 2 kanji.) Our Hisashi Imai is not the only one with that kanji and name reading, but it’s not the default way to read it. This is why when you fill out forms in Japan, you not only write your name’s kanji but you also write down how to read it because you never know what combos a parent came up with.

Some basic info about their surnames, such as how common it is and where in Japan is it most common. Excluding Hokkaido and Tokyo as the majority of people who live in those two places are “immigrants”, so to speak, and not native for several generations. (If you meet someone from those 2 places, ask them where their grandparents are from.) I need you to be able to track your family history in that general area for at least 150-200 years in Japan to call you a native of that region, sorry. (If you can’t claim that you’re the 19th generation descendant of so-and-so, what is your worth?) This sort of tracking is quite easy to do in Japan because we have family registry books that note the genealogy (patriarchal because who needs to remember the names of women) and also serves as a way of establishing citizenship. It’s also fairly common IMHO for the history of a surname to be like, well 1000 years ago this person did something good for the emperor/king so they were granted a gift and the gift was this name and some land. But, I digress. (Trust me, this whole paragraph is hilarious if you’re Japanese with a sense of humor because it’s true.)

Focusing on family names here. No info on their first names as I looked up what were the most common names given to boys in the years the members were born and though their names are common enough, only one of the members have a name in the top 10 most popular boys names for the year they were born. Takashi (same kanji as B-T member; real first name of Toll) was the 9th most common name given to a boy in 1962 (same year as Takashi the drummer). Yutaka gets an honorable mention. Yutaka (same kanji as B-T member) was the 3rd most common name given to a boy in 1962 and 1963; the 6th most common name given to a boy in 1964; the 7th most common name given to a boy in 1965 (Yutaka the bassist was born in 1967). Minor note: though the kanji is different, Atsushi was the 10th most common name given to a boy in 1968 (Atsushi the singer was born in 1966). To the rest of the band members, don’t feel so bad as my name isn’t in the top 10 either! And who can even read child names today. It’s crazy, right? (mic check, um, can I get a chuckle?)

What is not so commonly shared and do not expect to ever know this stuff is the family crest. The family crest is VERY specific to the son that you descended from. Japan be like, “We can’t have each of George Foreman’s kids named George AND have the same family crest!” This ain’t no google search thing. This ain’t no ask a librarian. This is in the family genealogical book and the only people who get to see that is family. Sure, there’s crests online. But don’t think that’s your crest or your favorite celebrity crest. That’s just some common crest that made it’s way to a scanner. Also, if you study a craft, it could be that craft is from a “school” that passes on a pseudonym once you’ve mastered the craft, complete with kanji and crest so unless you know the master’s birth name, you’re not even looking in the right direction. Example, one year someone with the same family name and kanji as mine got really famous in Japan and even made international headlines. Like, you’ve probably heard of this person famous. My mom was curious if we’re related (internet says there’s only 5400 of us so maybe) and while she was visiting relatives, happened to find out that we have different family crests, thus she gave up the search and declared we are not related. (She did not want to bother to go back 19 generations or so to the story of the king who passed out names.., see paragraph 2 above.)

On to the names! For reference, all Buck-Tick members are from Gunma prefecture. Japan has a population of 126,476,461 people. The most common surnames are Satō, Suzuki, Takahashi, Tanaka, Itō, Watanabe, Yamamoto, Nakamura, and Kobayashi. Each of those surnames have over 1,000,000 people with that name residing in Japan. What’s a rare surname? Something with either 1 or 4+ kanji. (Except Hayashi.) They exist but. Really rare surnames? Well, those would be the names the Japanese government declared cannot exist anymore so those names tend to exist only outside of Japan. (Happened to one part of my family so I know this shit exists. Only 460 left. How did they get away with it? And how can I get hanko with this?)

Name info source: https://myoji-yurai.net/

桜井 (sakurai) literal meaning: cherry blossom-well (like a water well) This kanji for Sakurai is ranked #106 for most common surnames in Japan. This is the most common kanji for Sakurai. It is commonly found in Kanagawa, Saitama, and Chiba prefectures. (Kanto region) For cities, Takasaki, Gunma and Uonuma, Niigata have the most people named Sakurai. Roughly 172,000 people in the entire nation are named 桜井. In Gunma, almost 5% of Kanna town has this surname. Other famous Sakurais? Argh, someone in The Alfee. Better than that, Ao from Cali≠Gari.

櫻井 (sakurai) Same name as above, just different cherry blossom kanji (older version). This kanji for Sakurai is ranked #813 for most common surnames in Japan. It is commonly found in Kanagawa, Aichi, and Chiba prefectures (Kanto and Chubu regions) For cities, Takasaki, Gunma and Akashi, Hyogo have the most people named Sakurai. Roughly 23,600 people in the entire nation are named 櫻井. (The people who couldn’t be sussed to simplify their kanji.) 

今井 (imai) literal meaning: now-well (like a water well) This kanji for Imai is ranked #75 for most common surname in Japan. This is the most common kanji for Imai. It is commonly found in Kanagawa, Saitama, and Aichi prefectures. (Kanto region) For cities, Gero, Gifu and Ichinomiya, Aichi have the most people named Imai. Roughly 212,000 people in the entire nation are named 今井. In Gunma, 20% of Ueno village has this surname. Other famous Imais? Miki Imai, singer, wife to Tomoyasu Hotei. 星野 (hoshino) literal meaning: star-field This kanji for Hoshino is ranked #147 for most common surnames in Japan. This is the most common kanji for Hoshino. It is commonly found in Gunma, Saitama, and Kanagawa prefectures (Kanto region). For cities, Kiryu, Gunma and Nagaoka, Niigata have the most people named Hoshino. Roughly 137,000 people in the entire nation are named 星野. In Gunma, almost 36% of Katashina village has this surname. Other famous Hoshinos? Gen Hoshino wrote a song during the pandemic that got very popular and even Hisashi Imai posted a video of him playing along to that song.

樋口 (higuchi) literal meaning: gutter-mouth This kanji for Higuchi is ranked #132 for most common surnames in Japan. This is the most common kanji for Higuchi. It is commonly found in Fukuoka, Osaka, Niigata, and Kanagawa prefectures (Kansai to Chubu regions) but it’s safe to say it is common throughout all of Japan except for Okinawa. Roughly 146,000 people in the entire nation are named 樋口. In Gunma, there’s roughly 1,000 people named Higuchi in Takasaki and guess where our bassist is from. Other famous Higuchis? How about Yutaka Higuchi the figure skater.

Yagami...the stage name of the drummer. He never writes this in kanji but I imagined that if he did, he would write it as 八神. Or did he write it like that once so that’s why I imagine it that way? Anyway, there’s many possible kanji variations and I was surprised that the most common way to write it is actually 谷上. (For me, I’m like is that Tanuye? Taniue? because I’m Okinawan and we have weird place names.)

[haruhi1087]

Bakugou & the Drums

Background for Zero-Verse

First off, a disclaimer that yes, I know BNHA is in the future and there would be new bands and all the current bands would be really old, but for a lot of the cultural references in Zero I just act as if contemporary things are the same.

Katsuki’s favourite band is X-Japan!!

They’re old school and have been around since 1982, but they were Mitsuki’s favorite band when she was in college. She introduced them to Katsuki when he was really young, so they’re a nostalgic group for him. Their drummer Yoshiki is amazing and Katsuki became attached and is of the opinion that Yoshiki is the best drummer and he will fight you if you disagree. In one of the side stories, Katsuki goes to an X-Japan concert with Mitsuki and Deku for his tenth bday and Deku gets him the Yoshiki drumsticks that show up in ZR.

Baku isn’t one to keep up with modern groups, he just knows a good drummer when he hears one and listens to the songs with the good drum solos that he happens to hear. To earn his solidarity as a fan, drummers have to have proven that they’re awesome again and again, so most of the drummers he’s a hardcore fan of are older.

Band Posters in his Dorm:

Loudness- Munetaka Higuchi- another band from the 80s that Mitsuki introduced him to while he was young :D L’Arc en Ciel- Yukihiro- They’ve been around since late 90s early 2000s, so not quite as old as the other two, but still a well-established group with a drummer who’s vying for the title of Japan’s best. D’erlanger- Tetsu- Another drummer from one of Mitsuki’s favorite band (not that Katsuki would ever admit that he and his Mom have the same taste in music. She just coincidentally happens to have favorite bands with kickass drummers). Also, just look at that drumset. I’m in awe. Katsuki frowns upon modern drummers relying a lot on tricks like having their drum-set elevated and rotating or things like that in order to gain the crowd’s attention. One younger drummer he really likes is Rina Suzuki from Scandal because who cares if she dresses like a shitty princess? She kicks ass on the drums. He’s not the biggest One OK Rock fan because they’re too much of a pop band, but they’ve got by far the best drummer (Tomoya Kanki) of the bands Deku likes, so he ends up listening to a lot of their shit, too.

[austerlitzborodinoleipzig]

That was a very good year for the ladies in general. Outstanding packaging for the Japanese ladies, with a lot of them branching out, and trying other styles. Russian ladies finally getting some good choreo (Tuktik, Alina), Korean ladies giving us nice things. Therefore a lot of programs on my fave list, and a lot of honorable mentions, and lot of programs which did not make the cut, but which I’ve enjoyed.

9 - Kaori Sakamoto - No Roots, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne

A bit frustrating this one, because it did not slap as I thought it would. This program still has lots of untapped potential, but Kaori has had a difficult season, and those struggles really affected her performance. Still at Skate America, as well as at 4CC, No Roots was a joy to watch. It screams Kaori. It’s 2:30 mins of power on the ice. Powerful beat, powerful skating. Also that final pose right next to the judges, where she extends her hand and screams no? Priceless!

8 - Rika Kihira - Breakfast in Bagdad, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne

In terms of choreography, and music choices, perhaps the best SP in the woman’s field this season. However not a great fit for Rika... yet, because she did give quite a decent performance at 4CC. But yes, crazy step sequence, complex transitions, and I love how quick the setup to the 3A is, how that jump is effortlessly incorporated in the program. 

7 - Marin Honda - Seven Nations Army, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne

As I said last year. Delightful program, nice choreo, the dress is to die for. 

6 - Yuna Shiraiwa - Concertino Bianco, choreo by Stéphane Lambiel

Concertino Bianco is a piece of music I’ve discovered one year ago, watching the Mariinsky’s Young Choreographer’s Workshop. One of the ballet presented that evening was set to this music. Since then I’ve thought that it would make the perfect music for a figure skating program... Thank you Stéphane Lambiel and Yuna Shiraiwa for answering my prayers so quickly!

Anyway back to that SP. The choreo is simple enough, but the music is so beautiful it doesn’t really need anything else. Just have the skater follow the music along and express it. Yuna is a really musical skater, so it works. 

5 - Alysa Liu - Don’t Rain on My Parade, choreo by Lori Nichol

Did not expect to like this as much as I ended up doing. Probably the program I’ve rewatched the most this season, because everytime I do it puts me in such a good mood. Just a ray of sunshine on the ice. Perfect embodiment of the lyrics. 10/10 would recommend. I loved seeing how that SP evolved through the season, and how much Alysa had progressed. You go beat your drum girl!

4 - Bradie Tennell - Mechanisms/Chronos, choreo by Benoit Richaud

Bradie is not the best skater there is, and has a couple of glaring flaws, but with this SP she has found a niche, and a type of packaging that works really well for her. That SP is great. It’s quirky. It’s sharp. It requires precision, and musicality, which she has. The spins, as usual are very good. All around a great fit for her, and a great program to boot. 

3 - Wakaba Higuchi - Bird Set Free, choreo by Shae-Lynn Bourne

With that one, I measure Wakaba’s performances by “how much has she made me cry?”. As I said Wakaba so far has been incapable of having bad programs. The worse you could say is that they are decent, but lack a bit in transition. Here it’s also one of my minor quibbles with Bird Set Free. The telegraphed jumps. 

But otherwise it’s a beautiful program. Wakaba really has the range. From dangerous Bond-Girl, to the fun and upbeat Energia, to this raw, emotional program... That’s greatness. 

2 - Evgenia Medvedeva - Exogenesis Symphony part III, choreo by Ilya Averbukh and Jeffrey Buttle

I ended up liking it more than her FS, mostly because I think MOG still needed some mileage in terms of performance. She wasn’t quite there, while her performances were really more polished with this SP. Anyway, Exogenesis has been done a lot, but she manages to find new ways to interpret the music. I love how that program is structured, with the jumping passes making the build-up, the climax happening in the middle, with the spins, and then the long resolution and the step sequence which is beautiful. Zhenya has matured so much, and her moves have become so refined. You would not see an arm out of place in this SP. Also great musicality. She becomes the music in that program, and it’s wonderful to watch. 

1 - Ksenia Sinitsyna - Alfonsina Y El Mar, choreo by Nadezhda Kanaeva

I’ll have to remember to check Kanaeva’s programs because between Gogolev’s SP and this one, she has made great programs for juniors, and I wonder if she has worked with seniors too. 

This SP is a marvel. Great music choice, original. The choreo is full of transitions and inventive moves, and all this conveys a feeling of tenderness and fragility. Ksenia is a shy girl, and tends to be far too focused on her technical content, but that SP is a ball of emotions. It’s beautiful, it’s delicate, it’s mature. And for her age, that’s outstanding.  

Honorable mentions : Ekaterina Kurakova (La Vie en Rose), Yuhana Yokoi (Ten Dark Women), Seojeon Ji (Danse Macabre), Elizaveta Tuktamysheva (Drummer Song), Kamila Valieva (Boy on a Ball)

[ao3feed-skk]

by gravitycrushchuu

"Stray Dogs" and "The Mafia" hold the titles as the most popular bands in the city of Boston. What's more, they are also known for the biggest band rivalry. However, things start to shift when sophomore Nakajima Atsushi, lead vocalist of "Stray Dogs", and fellow sophomore Akutagawa Ryuunosuke, the bassist of "The Mafia", fall for each other at a Tuesday night jam session in the campus of the Berklee College of Music. Through secret meetups and stolen kisses, they both struggle to keep their relationship a secret in fear of spoiling their own band's reputation. Little do they know that everyone else is going through the exact same situation...

Words: 1644, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi

Characters: Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs), Kunikida Doppo (Bungou Stray Dogs), Tanizaki Junichirou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Tanizaki Naomi, Akutagawa Gin, Higuchi Ichiyou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Ozaki Kouyou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Yosano Akiko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Oda Sakunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs), Izumi Kyouka (Bungou Stray Dogs), Tachihara Michizou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Mark Twain (Bungou Stray Dogs), Louisa May Alcott (Bungou Stray Dogs), Lucy Maud Montgomery (Bungou Stray Dogs), Howard Phillips Lovecraft (Bungou Stray Dogs), John Steinbeck (Bungou Stray Dogs), Yumeno Kyuusaku | Q (Bungou Stray Dogs), Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fukuzawa Yukichi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Mori Ougai (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fukuchi Ouchi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Edogawa Ranpo (Bungou Stray Dogs), Edgar Allan Poe (Bungou Stray Dogs), Ookura Teruko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Jouno Saigiku (Bungou Stray Dogs), Suehiro Tecchou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Arthur Rimbaud (Bungou Stray Dogs), Hirotsu Ryuurou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Miyazawa Kenji (Bungou Stray Dogs), Sakaguchi Ango (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Bungou Stray Dogs), Ivan Goncharov (Bungou Stray Dogs), Shibusawa Tatsuhiko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nikolai Gogol (Bungou Stray Dogs), Sigma (Bungou Stray Dogs), Taneda Santouka (Bungou Stray Dogs), Natsume Souseki (Bungou Stray Dogs), Ayatsuji Yukito (Bungou Stray Dogs), Tsujimura Mizuki (Bungou Stray Dogs), Armed Detective Agency (Bungou Stray Dogs) Ensemble, Port Mafia Ensemble (Bungou Stray Dogs), Hunting Dogs Ensemble (Bungou Stray Dogs)

Relationships: Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Kunikida Doppo/Sakaguchi Ango (Bungo Stray Dogs), Nakajima Atsushi & Tanizaki Junichirou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Higuchi Ichiyou/Oda Sakunosuke, Tanizaki Junichirou/Mark Twain (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Gin/Tachihara Michizou, Izumi Kyouka & Ookura Teruko, Ozaki Kouyou/Yosano Akiko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakahara Chuuya & Ozaki Kouyou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Miyazawa Kenji & Yumeno Kyuusaku | Q (Bungou Stray Dogs), Louisa May Alcott/Lucy Maud Montgomery (Bungou Stray Dogs), Edogawa Ranpo/Edgar Allan Poe (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai Osamu & Oda Sakunosuke & Sakaguchi Ango (Bungou Stray Dogs), Ayatsuji Yukito/Tsujimura Mizuki (Bungou Stray Dogs), Higuchi Ichiyou & Tsujimura Mizuki, Howard Phillips Lovecraft/John Steinbeck (Bungou Stray Dogs), John Steinbeck & Mark Twain (Bungou Stray Dogs), Jouno Saigiku/Suehiro Tecchou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Ookura Teruko & Tachihara Michizou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fyodor Dostoyevsky/Nikolai Gogol (Bungou Stray Dogs), Shibusawa Tatsuhiko/Sigma (Bungou Stray Dogs), Izumi Kyouka & Miyazawa Kenji (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fyodor Dostoyevsky & Ivan Goncharov (Bungo Stray Dogs), Louisa May Alcott & Edgar Allan Poe (Bungou Stray Dogs), Higuchi Ichiyou & Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Gin & Higuchi Ichiyou, Akutagawa Ryuunosuke & Higuchi Ichiyou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai Osamu & Kunikida Doppo (Bungou Stray Dogs), Dazai Osamu & Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Izumi Kyouka & Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Tanizaki Junichirou & Tanizaki Naomi, Edogawa Ranpo & Yosano Akiko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Kunikida Doppo & Yosano Akiko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Lucy Maud Montgomery & Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Lucy Maud Montgomery & Tanizaki Junichirou

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Rock Band, Band Fic, Alternate Universe - College/University, Fluff, Light Angst, slight nsfw, Hurt/Comfort, Alternate Universe - Everyone Lives/Nobody Dies, Soukoku | Double Black (Bungou Stray Dogs), shin soukoku, Armed Detective Agency (Bungou Stray Dogs), Port Mafia (Bungou Stray Dogs), The Guild - Freeform, decay of angels, Rock Stars, Rock and Roll, Guitarist Dazai, Guitarist Akutagawa Gin, Bassist Akutagawa Ryuunosuke, Drummer Kunikida, Drummer Higuchi, College romance, Shin Soukoku-centric, Vocalist Atsushi, Vocalist Chuuya