#gackt solo career

[the-incomplete-sky]

MARS

Artist: Gackt

Subgenre(s): J-rock, J-pop

Rating: 2/5

Standouts: U+K, Vanilla, AsrunDream

not quite visual kei, but i recently listened to this whole album and it’s Gackt’s solo debut album, so i wanted to rate it. Gackt is a musical genius, don’t get me wrong, but i just rated it so low on account of it not being for me. it’s not really my style, and this is my account, no?

my favourite by far was U+K. it’s one i listen to often, even before listening to the whole album. Gackt’s emotion in that song (being about Kami) is really raw, and i like it a lot. it’s satisfying to me, also i like the little weird/odd bits in there. it helps break the song up a bit, and lets you know he’s not taking himself way too serious, and can still be silly and lighthearted, like Kami was.

great album if you like more poppy music, but it just was not really for me…

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

Gackt - Vanilla 1999

Gackt is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. He has been active since 1993, first as the frontman of the short-lived independent band Cains:Feel, and in 1995-1998 the visual kei rockband Malice Mizer, before starting his solo career in 1999. He has released nine studio albums and, with forty-eight singles released, holds the male soloist record for most top ten consecutive singles in Japanese music history. Besides being established in the modern entertainment industry and a pop icon, Gackt's music has been used as theme songs for video games, video game films, anime series/films, and television series. In addition to his music career, Gackt has acted and voice acted, including characters inspired by him in video games like Bujingai and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. He also provided the voice samples for the Vocaloid software Gackpoid.

Gackt released his second single "Vanilla", from his first full-length studio album Mars (2000), on August 11, 1999. "Vanilla" is one of his most popular and commercially successful songs. It peaked at number four on the Oricon Singles Chart and charted for ten weeks. With 248,360 copies sold, it was the 89th best-selling single of the year, and it was certified Gold by RIAJ. The single was later re-released in 2002. It charted for six weeks, reaching number twelve. "Vanilla" is a favourite among fans, particularly because of a live performance from Gackt's Mars tour, which contained a large amount of fanservice with Masa, his guitarist at the time.

"Vanilla" received a total of 72,5% yes votes!

[xinfinityl0ve17]

KOZI (MALICE MIZER) ASTAN - 2005 Vol.21

Translated by my cousin (corrections are always welcome)

Malice Mizer: MALICE (MALEVOLENCE) AND MIZERE (TRAGEDY)

A comprehensive biography of this band, which is second only to X-Japan in importance within J-Rock or Visual Kei, would be too extensive. Here, we will focus on the period starting with Gackt's entry into the band.

Malice Mizer was founded in August 1992 by Mana and Közi (Kouji). After several line-up changes, the band consisted of: Gackt (vocals, piano), Mana (guitar, keyboards), Közi (guitar, violin), Kami (drums), and Yu-ki (bass) starting in August 1995.

Shortly thereafter, the group released their second album, "Voyage (sans retour)," marking a first step toward superstardom. The musicians' popularity steadily increased, attracting the attention of major record labels. Thus in 1997, MM signed with Columbia in Japan. Their first single, "Bel Air kuhaku no toki no naka de," was released followed by TV appearances and radio shows as well as the famous concert at Nihon Budokan.

In 1998, "Merveilles" was released. Malice Mizer was at the peak of their career, embodying everything associated with superstardom. Fan displays overshadowed anything conceivable, and Gackt could undoubtedly be referred to as the most popular Japanese show star at the time. The concerts were elaborate events, with costumes and staging that surpassed everything seen before. However, the fractures within the band were unmistakable. While Gackt seemed to thrive in the J-Pop Olympus the remaining members were striving for artistic quality. Disputes ensued, resulting in Gackt leaving the band in January 1999. As if that weren’t enough, drummer Kami passed away later that year due to an arterial brain hemorrhage. Following Kami's death, on September 21 1999 the band decided to take a hiatus.

Their fourth album, "bara no seidō," was released in August 2000 under an indie label, Midi:NetteM+M which was the newly established label owned by the band. The album "bara no seidō" is an epic work, heavily influenced by German classical music. Choral passages and long instrumental sections elevate this work to classic status. The trio of Mana, Közi, and Yu-ki experimented on this album without a fixed singer or drummer. This is undoubtedly the most impressive and monumental work by MM, although its reception from the audience could have been better. Perhaps under this impression, the band decided to recruit a new singer, Klaha, in August 2000. The sound shifted towards an epic and darker rock sound. With Klaha, MM returned to catchy melodies, though they were far removed from the J-Pop of the Gackt years. In my opinion, this is the best, albeit temporarily concluding, chapter of the group.

A few singles were released afterward. The last tour took place in July 2001, after which the band disbanded. Klaha began his solo career, Közi is currently active as a solo artist and as a member of Eve Of Destiny, while Mana has become a well-known figure in Japan with his own fashion line and Gothic Lolita shops. He continues to be active as a musician in his band MDM. Yu-ki is no longer prominently involved in music.

It’s also essential to look into the successor bands of Malice Mizer. I can't find anything appealing in Gackt and Klaha's solo works. I really enjoy Eve Of Destiny, as well as everything Mana releases to the public. EOD is an industrial goth band; Mana is much heavier but also more classical in orientation. Közi's solo work sounds very relaxed and somewhat French, although he writes in English.

I have met Közi several times and found him to be a somewhat shy and introverted man. However, he is a very nice guy. But that’s just a side note. What fascinates me is the band's fluctuating musical trajectory. By the time Gackt joined, the typical "growing pains" of any group had settled, and a first creative peak was reached with Gackt. The time with Gackt was the commercially most successful period, and the concerts were a dream visual event. The costumes changed multiple times during the show, and the staging would be compared to German theatrical productions.

Part 2

Groups like Rammstein would turn green with envy. Musically i find Gackt quite uninteresting. He knew how to present himself well in the spotlight but that’s about it. Gackt after Malice Mizer is nothing more than slimy, sweet-and-sour J-Pop. A nod to Herr Rohlen. Artistically an MM album like "bara no seido" is much more impressive. Some elements remind me that both Mana and Közi are great admirers of the German composer Bach. This influence is unmistakable. These influences, combined with Közi's and Mana's magnificent guitar playing, elevate "bara no seido" to a masterpiece for this group. The musicality of Malice Mizer is one of the outstanding characteristics of the Japanese band. The range of instruments spans from the standard instruments of a rock band to very European instruments such as clavichord, spinet, violin, or accordion. One might think that nothing catchy could emerge from this, but that is precisely one of the band's strengths.

Each song is assigned a style and a color. Mana represents the color blue, in which his clothing is designed. Mana is an imposing figure who can only be described as beautiful. When I first saw a video by MM, I thought the guitarist looked quite good. Not to mention, the guitarist is a male. In Japanese tradition, it is not so unusual for a man to appear feminine. Mana gives few interviews and hardly speaks in public, yet he is the creative mind behind Malice Mizer. He has perfected the Gothic Lolita style and can be understood as the counterpart to Gackt. Gackt does not wear white makeup and is considered by a large part of the female MM fans to be the quintessential fairy tale prince.

Közi represents the color red. He appears quite androgynous as an MM member. At the same time, he is aloof, reserved, and doll like fragile. Kami represents the color purple and Yu-ki represents yellow and/or orange. Noteworthy about him is his occasionally drawn-on occasionally real beard. Klaha’s color is either black or white. He later takes on Gackt's role but is much more masculine and less boyish than Gackt.

The look of this group. Malice Mizer seems to change costumes like others change underwear. It’s incredible how tastefully and stylishly Malice Mizer dressed and presented themselves. The staging on stage and in the videos is trendsetting and has not been achieved by any group known to me before or since. The transition from a metal band to a VK group and ultimately to a heavily Gothic-influenced act is marked by significant breaks. Yet, one can always recognize Malice Mizer's typical sound. For anyone who is now curious, I strongly recommend checking out the live DVDs or the group’s videos. Personally, I really enjoy the videos and music from the time with Klaha. The videos with Gackt are more colorful, vibrant and playful. I can recommend all DVDs from Malice Mizer.

The End

[mouldymp3rotations]

0824-011

Part IV of my 20th anniversary series !

Part I Part II Part III

This post was brought to you by Node of Scherzo before Versailles even was a thing :D I was really, really excited when Versailles happened, and even more when they teamed up with Kaya and Juka to make Node of Scherzo. Here's why lol (ok there are no Juka songs here but eeeeeh)

As usual : Song titles link to individual mp3 file download

All 5 songs can also be downloaded together, in a zip file, from the link at the bottom

藍華柳~aikaryu - すすめ!パイレー�� (susume! pirates)

Aikaryu being Teru's band before Versailles :)

Another iconic piece from Aikaryu, probably their best, imo, that still makes me wish their van never crashed (but then again, if that didn't happen, maybe Teru and Hizaki wouldn't have started working together, and they do riff well together aaah...)

Susume! Pirates was on the mini-album 海賊盤~Aye.藍.sir~ (kaizokuban~aye. ai. sir~ more puns from our buddy aikaryu uhuhuh), released in 2004.

aaah, indie goodness ♥

HIZAKI - Ritual (featuring fu-ki from BLOOD)

... Well Hizaki was also Hizaki before versailles, I suppose. His solo career is pretty solid, though ! I was already vaguely aware of BLOOD at the time, and this song convinced me to look further into it :)

This version of Ritual was on Maiden†Ritual, released in 2004 (it was somewhat self-covered under HIZAKI grace project and sung by Juka a few years later, but Juka's falsetto is so bad you might as well stick to the fuki version ahahhaah)

LAREINE - Scarlet Majesty

Lareine being one of Kamijo's bands before versailles, if I even needed to introduce him...

Now this was one of the first Lareine song I heard, I don't remember what was the very first, but this one was the one that made me love Lareine :3 And it's another one of these songs I didn't realized was so new, at the time... (but also, in my head, somehow, lareine disbanded in 2001 LOL)

Scarlet Majesty was a single released in 2003.

Malice Mizer - au revoir

The thing is, I thought that malice would suit the mood better than m10m (but then again here's Schwarz Stein at the end lmao), especially right after Lareine, AND once you've heard one m10m song, you've pretty much heard it all (there's one in the 1st post of the series ;) ), BUT that statement isn't true about Malice. I've done Klaha era, now here's Gackt lolz. (also Juka wouldn't be Juka without a good Gackt base, so eh...) (also, also : i'm pretty sure that at least Közi showed up to a node of scherzo event, back then, iirc)

Also, ngl, I chose between this, Le Ciel, and Bel Air, and I'm not sure how I elected au revoir... It might just be that Mana's flower costume is my fave of all time ♥

Au revoir was a single released in 1997.

(enjoy this non-crunchy clip omfgoth im always emotional when I actually see it and I dont have to guess what the pixels mean T^T)

Schwarz Stein - Rise to Heaven

Schwarz Stein being Kaya's band bef... WELL. They were active from 2001 to 2004, and have been semi active since 2011. Kaya started his solo career in the meantime, partaking in several side projects, including Node of Scherzo. (And Hora spent his time buying shoes and living (?) in Hawaii, I guess...)

IT'S THE FIRST SCHWARZ STEIN SONG I EVER HEARD !!! At the time, this, queen of decadence and fester love was all I could find on lime wire lol. And it stayed like that until a parental unit gifted me a legit copy of New Vogue Children (there were a lot of "miya records" copies circling on ebay, back then). So anyway, I heard that and I fell in love and it's been 20 years and counting :D

Rise to Heaven was on the album New Vogue Children, released in 2003

Bonus because it was already uploaded in mega :

Node of Scherzo, featuring Teru, Hizaki, Juka, Kamijo, and Kaya here, and among others

Node of Scherzo was a series of concert put up together by versailles, Kaya, and Juka, in 2007. They basically created a musical based on beauty (lol) involving a love triangle and songs from Versailles, Hizaki grace project, and Kaya's solo career. After the released of Carmilla, it became a vampire story as well.

NoS also paved the way for the monstrosity that is JVM Roses Blood Symphony lol

.zip file downloadable HERE~

[withered-rose-unbreakable-lotus]

I saw a post giving a little taste of Gackt's work cause we started talking about him and Yoshiki again and I'd like to join the bandwagon for a post cause most are too focused on his Malice Mizer releases or the first solo album and I think it's unfair. He has some bangers that came out later in his career too. I think his last one was Original Sin and it was sooo good. I don't know why people are sleeping on it. (I'd add an mv but apparently it's age-restricted now *rolls eyes*. It's got a bit of blood in it wow)

Another good one is Arrow, however I personally prefer the symphonic version to the original.

Now for older stuff that isn't from the "Mars" album...I live and breathe for this song, Setsugekka - the end of Silence:

There is a lot of stuff if you search. He has fun songs, dramatic ones, rougher ones...He's a complicated person and sure controversial, but as an artist he's really somebody you shouldn't skip, I think. Of course, everything is a matter of taste but well. :P

[popmusicu]

A Brief History of Visual Kei

Back in class, when we discussed the challenges of growing up in Chile, I was transported back to my younger self. It was a time when the internet was just becoming accessible for everyone, and I stumbled upon the phenomenon of "urban tribes" flourishing among Chilean youth.  Drawn by my interest in anime at the time, the tribes that captivated me most were those with a Japanese influence.

But how is this related to the question about growing up? Since I saw this ‘urban tribe’ phenomena I immediately felt attracted to the fashion and musical concept of the Visual Kei ‘tribe’, which kind of awakened in me a sense of wanting to belong but back in those years, I was really young, and lived in a small city far away from Santiago and all the events that were happening about the topic, so I just limited myself to watch and learn about the Visual Kei subculture.

Since Visual Kei became a growing interest in my life, my intention today is to give you a brief overview to its history and characteristics. As a disclaimer, the Visual Kei history is quite long, so I’ll just approach general aspects based on the descriptions of the subcultures we discussed about in class.

Visual Kei (ヴィジュアル系 – Visual Style) is an aesthetic and musical movement that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, primarily in major cities like Tokyo. Heavily influenced by imported punk, metal, rock, and their derivatives, Visual Kei was born from the desire to break free from the stereotype of "irreproachable and collected behavior" ingrained in Japanese culture.

Some sources credit the band Visual Scandal, formed in 1979, with coining the concept of "visual violence" or "visual shock" to define this disruptive style. Later, in the mid-1980s, the emergence of bands like X (later known as X JAPAN), Seikima-lI, AION, kamaitachi, DEAD END, BUCK-TICK, and many others solidified some key characteristics of the Visual aesthetic. These included Kabuki-inspired makeup (previously used by David Bowie and KISS in the West), androgyny (seen earlier in glam rock and new wave), and extravagant, colorful mohawk hairstyles influenced by punk.

You can see the make-up and hairstyle similarities between KISS (on the first image) and Seikima-ll (on the second image)

The mid-1990s saw the solidification of the "Visual" denomination. During this period, new bands like Malice Mizer, La'cryma Christi, SHAZNA, and FANATIC◇CRISIS rose to prominence, earning the title "big four of Visual Kei." Malice Mizer incorporated elements of the gothic subculture, using white face makeup and Victorian fashion and classical music influences in their performances. They further amplified the theatricality inherited from glam rock, and it was Mana from Malice Mizer and Izam from SHAZNA who, in a way, established a defining characteristic of Visual Kei: having a band member transcend androgyny and embrace cross-dressing.

Malice Mizer and their aesthetics in the MV for Le ciel ～空白の彼方へ～. The blue-haired one in a dress is Mana.

The 1990s also witnessed another phenomenon. While new bands continued the established dark style, some older bands, upon gaining popularity, began to move away from this aesthetic and sound. They toned down the extreme androgyny, reduced makeup usage, adopted more casual clothing, and their music evolved from new wave-influenced experimentalism to incorporate more pop elements.

L'Arc~en~Ciel in their early era (~1991) above and L'Arc~en~Ciel in recent years (~2022) below.

The Visual Kei scene experienced a decline in 1998, following the disbandment of X JAPAN and the tragic death of their guitarist, Hideto Matsumoto, also known as hide. The media seized this opportunity to discredit the movement, labeling it as a dangerous influence on society. Only a few bands, like Dir en Grey, LAREINE, and Plastic Tree, managed to survive the 1990s. Other groups disbanded, with members pursuing solo careers, like GACKT from Malice Mizer. However, they all remained significant contributors to the evolution of Visual Kei.

The early 2000s saw the birth of Neo Visual Kei. Some sources attribute this shift to Dir en Grey's 2002 album "six Ugly," which deviated from the typical Visual Kei sound. Their music was harsher and more aggressive, incorporating screaming vocals alongside the melodic elements characteristic of earlier Visual Kei. This new sound influenced contemporary bands like The GazettE, kagerō, and girugämesh.

The GazettE

It's important to highlight that Visual Kei didn't solely evolve towards harsher sounds. Bands like An Cafe, with their pop sound and colorful aesthetics, opened the door to a new Visual Kei current, following the path paved by bands like COLOR and carried forward by SHAZNA and L'Arc~en~Ciel.

It was the mixing of these two currents of Visual Kei with the new sounds that developed in the West that resulted in the wide spectrum of bands that now are part of the Visual Kei scene.

It was only recently that I reconnected with this movement through the discovery of new (and old) bands that captured my attention. Reflecting on my journey exploring the Visual Kei subculture, I realized that my initial fascination with its fashion and music was not merely a passing interest but rather a window into a rich cultural movement. Visual Kei, with its roots in rebellion against societal norms and its evolution over the decades, serves as a testament to the power of music and aesthetic expression to transcend boundaries.

-Francisca Rivera ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources:  -https://jpop.fandom.com/es/wiki/Visual_Kei -https://visualkei.fandom.com/es/wiki/Historia_del_Visual_Kei -Sanz Martínez, C. I. (2016). El Visual Kei como producto cultural y su huella en la cultura popular.

[stingslikeabee]

💍 - fuck, marry, kill + Angeal, Genesis, Sephiroth. 8D

three choices . accepting

I literally woke up to this ask and thought 'whoa Muddy going straight for the jugular and I didn't even have my coffee' but okay. XD I guess I asked for this by posting this meme, haha.

1. Fuck

Going to say Genesis, because as an old-school VK fan, who didn't want to bang Gackt the moment he left MM for his solo career? I'm joking, though, that's not the actual reason. XD

Although in this blog Melissa has interacted with two lovely Geneses, I don't think I see a marriage potential there - passionate, dedicate lover potential? Sure. But knowing what's waiting for Genesis down the read with the decay and stuff... I don't think this seems at all possible.

2. Marry

Have to say Sephiroth because of the most interactions I've had - weirdly enough, even though we all know Sephiroth eventually goes on to become the big bad villain of the franchise, there is an entire heroic and very much human side to him in Crisis Core (meanwhile Genesis had already disappeared), and the Sephs I have written thus far were also very much kind to Melissa.

Not that Shinra would ever sanction this, of course. 8)

3. Kill

And this is Angeal, I think. I have absolutely nothing against the poor man, neither has Melissa - but I just never got to develop any Angeal connections so we hardly knew ye. :( Sorry Angeal. We wish we didn't have to pick someone for the 'kill' bit but we play by the rules for this meme.

[graphicabyss]

[2020.06.28] GACKT 17Live

So I just learned Gackt spent 10 minutes discussing the NEWS/Tegoshi situation, with his ridiculous tiny dogge and funny filters popping in every now and then, and I feel like I'm tripping. But hey, it’s 2020. Anyway, I expected his arrogant pretentious ass to support the little asshole but he's actually reasonably concerned about it and supportive of NEWS fans?? Thanks, dad, I guess.

He said a lot of things about Tegoshi and JE and he seemed very careful with his words. Must he getting old. I mean, he missed some points because he doesn’t know all of it but he made some good points too. On one hand, he is clearly supportive of Tegoshi and can relate to wanting to do your own thing. He said it’s fine to be “mischievous” and even good for showbiz. However, he also said Tegoshi is very young and doesn't know a lot. That it’s going to be very hard for him to succeed. One thing he kept emphasizing is that in the end, his fans are crucial and they will determine if he succeeds. Somehow, it feels like both Hyde and Gackt are more considerate to NEWS fans than Tegoshi.

I can see how Gackt and Hyde have fatherly feels for the brat but drawing parallels between him and themselves seems ridiculous. I have 99 reasons to call them out as people but they are Artists of incredible talent who made some fantastic music, lyrics and art. Tegoshi went into solo career with nothing but his voice and personality. Also, in terms of basis, VK bands and idol groups could not be more different. The former is based on talent and artistic vision and the latter is based on loyalty.

ファンの皆が知らないところで相当苦しんで相当いろんな判断があってメンバーともたくさん話し合って彼は彼の道を歩くと決めたなら彼のファンは応援してあげるのが彼のファンなんじゃないかなぁ

[van-goghs-spit]

Hi, resident Visual-Kei fan of the Megamind fandom, here to show y’all some food for imagining Megamind in (NOT nsfw, just V-Kei stage clothes)

1 is Gackt of Malice Mizer and a later solo-ish career

2 is Tsuzuku of Mejibray

[melancoryphus]

this is a gackt hate blog. pre solo career gackt can stay as long as he doesnt open his mouth for any purpose other than singing but hes on thin ice

[cursed-jrock-images]

most to least cursed......... *drum roll*........... malice mizer member BUT with all three vocalists as well! we all know who’s gonna be number but it’s the others i’m curious about

hoo boi all of them? well here goes…

1. The Cursed One - for obvious reasons

2. tetsu - don’t really know him but he was what brought the beginning of The Cursed One, so p cursed

3. kozi - creepy clown uncle

4. yu~ki - old vampire uncle

5. mana - probably has some incriminating secrets, and can curse anyone with just a stare.

6. GAZ - mysterious boi. also escaped when he could

7. klaha - talented handsome boye. had a solo career for a bit. where did you go klahahaha?

8. kami - the purest. doesn’t deserve people saying he was gay for gackt whether it was tru or not

[grotesken-cirkus-kamui-gackt]

今年もいいスタートが切れそうだ。 2019年はボクにとってソロ20周年になる。今年は暴れていくぞ！！ This year is off to a great start. 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of my solo career. It’s gonna get… https://t.co/2SrY3iiDyZ 20 aniversario de solista, 2019 ser a un desmadre, ojalá sea cool. Este será un excelente año. #GACKT #GACKTstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BsGL4zUFJph/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nknz4msz4agc

[gakucollab]

Celebrating 10 years of Gackpo – maya

In contrast to Haruse Naoki (our previous featured producer), maya has quite a presence online and should be familiar to most Gakufans, but we would be remiss if we neglected to mention him in this celebration. maya has created some of the finest Gackpo songs during this career as a producer, bringing together excellent tuning and intense and memorable melodies. Additionally, maya is a talented guitarist and singer. He uses a variety of Vocaloid aside from Gackpo, particularly Luka and GUMI.

His first work published in NIcoNicoDouga, stainless moon, was one of the winners of the Excellence Prize in the Gackpoid Contest of 2009, chosen by GACKT himself.

Some collaborators of note are Kanae Fujishiro (partner in ASSEMBLE†FAILURE project) and Shiina (frequent illustrator of his PVs and albums)  

Unlike other producers on our list, maya is still active and seems poised to continue delivering great Vocaloid songs in the future.

 Solo Discography  

Gekkou (2011)

Fake or fate? (2011)

Reason of Birth (2011)

Eclipse Garden (2012)

Destiny Colors (2012)

Mystic Rites (2014)

Traveler (2016)

Across the Ocean (2017)

Konohana Beauty (2017)

 Contact Information and Links of interest:

NicoNicoDouga User Profile http://www.nicovideo.jp/user/1171173

NicoNicoDouga Playlist: http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/13370348

Youtube*: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDj1fytH2WBM3aHfwPqXGZw/

Current Website: http://maya.xii.jp/  

Old websites: http://mayagt.seesaa.net/ , https://mockoss.exblog.jp/

Piapro: http://piapro.jp/maya_guitar

Karent: http://karent.jp/artist/pp000517

Twitter: @maya_gt

Email:  maya.mockoss at gmail.com

*maya doesn’t authorize postings of his work in Youtube outside of his official channel. 

However, since this channel only has recent content you may find some of his older songs in the SingerSongWriterjp channel (associated with Internet co.), located at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBbr9ZLnjQnuwrrPv-V5Jig

Other videos are unauthorized and against maya’s expressed wishes so we won’t be linking to them here.

Featured Song:

Eternal Feel

[mouldymp3rotations]

Hello, fellow curious minds and weird music enthusiasts ! I am Crow, I reside @corneille-moisie, I'm autistic, and I'm going to be your host, here :)

-> I'm using this blog to info dump about music I enjoy and share mp3s for free, as an homage to mp3 rotation blogs from the early 2000's. Such blogs allowed me to discover the majority of the music I still listen today, so I figured that I could keep the tradition going :)

-> Blog updates the 10th of each month with at least 5 songs each time~

Répertoire :

1023-002 Vampire (Aikaryu, Aural Vampire, Gackt, Kaya, Luci'fer Luscious Violenoue)

1123-003 Sakurai Atsushi (Buck-Tick x5 + 1 from his solo career)

1223-004 Birthday Month 10 Favourite Songs Part I (Dalida, Dir en grey, Evanescence, Gothika, Hora, Klaus Nomi, Lili Fatale, Queen, Schwarz Stein, The Birthday Massacre)

0124-001 Electro Goth Gender Units (Blam Honey, GPKism, Schwarz Stein, Seileen, Velvet Eden)

0224-005 Valentine's Hornies (Fatima, Kaya, Kuroyume, Pierrot, Vidoll)

0324-006 Female-Fronted Japanese Electro (Aural Vampire, Bespa Kumamero, KiLHi+ICE, Suppurate System, BAAL)

0424-007 Hora + Kaya = ♥ (another cell x2, Hora x2, Kaya)

0524-009 20 Years Of Visual Kei, Part I (1/7) (Dir en grey, Moon Kana, Malice Mizer, Miyavi, Moi dix Mois)

0624-010 20 Years Of Visual Kei, Part II (2/7) (Deathgaze, Dir en grey, Gazette, Mucc, Soroban)

0724-015 20 Years Of Visual Kei, Part III (3/7) (Glay, hide, L'arc~en~Ciel, Penicillin, Plastic Tree)

0824-011 20 Years Of Visual Kei, Part IV (4/7) (Aikaryu, Hizaki, Lareine, Malice Mizer, Schwarz Stein)

0924-013 20 Years Of Visual Kei, Part V (5/7) (Dué le quartz, Inugami Circus Dan, Orgel, Pierrot, Psycho le Cému)

1024-012 20 Years Of Visual Kei, Part VI (6/7) (An Café, Ayabie, D, Doremidan, Nightmare)

1124-014 20 Years Of Visual Kei, Part VII (7/7) (D'espairsRay, Eliphas Levi, Eve of Destiny, fiction, Madeth Gray'll + bonus)

1224-016 Birthday Month 10 Favourite Songs Part II

Other uploads :

-> near complete Schwarz Stein discography

-> Issay gave life to Flowers - a tribute to Der Zibet-

-> nomico - miracle honey

-> Parade II -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick-

-> Bespa Kumamero's 3 albums

[withered-rose-unbreakable-lotus]

What do you think of The Last Rockstars? I'm pretty excited about anything HYDE does, to be honest. (All four of them are great, and I love Yoshiki of course, but HYDE is my favorite.)

I think I'd made a post about it but I could be wrong. ^^> (I probably chickened out xD) Ok so at first I had mixed feelings, because personally I don't like Yoshiki (he's a legend, I'm in no way saying he is overrated or anything, it's just how I personally perceive some things he's done over his career) and I didn't know what to expect with him having Hyde (a person I am a big fan of) and Miyavi (sb I'm not actively following but have huge respect for) in the same band as him. With Sugizo, I didn't worry cause they've worked together before. So yeah, there was that and then there was also the concern of whether this will eventually turn to a real band, or be scrapped as fast as the previous time Yoshiki tried sth similar with the same lineup but with Gackt in Hyde's place. On to what happened later now...I saw a video from their first (?) performance at an xmas live at a Japanese channel (I forget the name rn, sorry ;;) and I found myself smiling and oddly, relieved. Their energy together was amazing, they seemed to be having looots of fun so, suddenly, I didn't mind it so much. I can't quite explain it but, because i'm too much of an emotional person and I love to see my favorite people, whether famous or not, happy, I let it be and now I'm quite glad they did that. I don't know how long this will go on, but as long as Hyde & Miyavi are having a blast, I'll be here cheering and supporting their project.

You probably didn't expect an essay, I apologize. xD But I should say sth for the music now too, cause yeah the shows look super fun, but music is a whole different game. Soooo....I personally don't like it. ^^' Not the first 2 songs that were released I mean. I can't say if this will remain that way in the future, but the 2 we have, so far, are not my cup of tea. They are all amazing musicians though so who knows? Maybe at some point in the future they will release sth that I like, too. ^^

I'm always excited about Hyde's projects too, in general but I seem to be more into what he does solo and stuff he did with Vamps. Which one is your favorite project @marlenadutch ? ^^

[sookashira]

It would be funny to see you do this series thing with some kgroup you like

Really? lmaooooo ok ok~ I apologize to my followers who doesn’t like kpop lol I’ll put it in keep reading~

The group I like is called U-KISS aka this dorks (thats my gif lol)

Favorite character:

Soohyun is my favorite member~ the url of this blog is based on his name  + okashira that means “leader” in japanese (they have career in Japan too). So soohyun + okashira = sookashira lol

He is Soohyun. He is almost 30 years old. The pervert but caring leader who likes to watch anime (he likes SNK and Naruto lmao) Also the main vocal! He hates his chin and calls himself ugly often :c He loves kids! He is funny and shy in his own way lmao. He is humble, cute, adorable, hard working, a dork. His hands are really beautiful. The mole in hi neck is sexy. His laugh will make you laugh too. I LOVE HIM… I could write about him for hours lmao

Second favorite character:

I can’t pick lol Soohyun is my husband, and the other members and ex members are my babies.

Least favorite character: 

HOW I CAN’T DISLIKE OR HATE THEM? One of the ex members is being a mean diva lately and lots of people is disliking him but I cannot help myself :c I still love him.

The character I’m most like:

Kiseop~ He is quiet and silly but really cute. If I should have to compare Kiseop with a SNK character, is kinda like… Bertholdt lol

That’s my gif too haha He found the gif somehow and put it in his instagram ;u;

Kiseop looks like the japanese singer GACKT LOL

 Favorite pairing:

Hoonseop lol they together reminds me of Hikaru and Kaoru from Ouran x’D (Hoon + Kiseop)

 Least favorite pairing:

i don’t have one xd

Favorite moment:

  TOO MANY LIKE. TOO MANY. They helped me to survive my depression just by being themselves and their music but also.. they have noticed me too many times ;_; they are really sweet with fans and remembers each one of them! They remember me too c: I’m the only chilean fan who’s always spamming them so it’s easy hahaha. You can see when they noticed me in

this tag

!

Rating out of 10:

10000000000000000~ 

So the other members are:

Hoon: (current member) ABS. His cheecks are a beautiful thing. What a sweet voice. A dork. He wants to be an ostrich. Obsessed with Soohyun. Mom of the group. When he is embarrased his ears go RED. He is a bunny. His hands trembles lmao. Probably the best one at japanese.

Eli: (current member) Ellison. He knows english, korean, japanese and chinese. He is a dad of a 1 year old baby! He got married in secret and said everything when her wife was pregnant. He is a really dork. He is a rapper~ King of imitating animals, mostly a pigeon. Used to be shipped really hard with Kevin. He writes the best tags in his instagram lmao. He is from USA! c: My mom’s favorite member lol he even grated her for her birthday hahahaha.

Jun: (current member) He is the youngest (1997) and the last member to join the group! A giant baby lol. He can sing and rap really well and used to be really shy but now he is also a dork. Jun is a natural type like Haruhi from Ouran lol he just joined and stole all the fans for himself ahahahhaa. He is scared of Soohyun because says he is really creepy when he is acting like a dad/leader. His face is soooo squishy!

EX MEMBERS:

Kevin: He just left the group this year on march ;_; *keeps crying* He is Armin 2.0. Looks like an angel, the cinnamon roll but is actually evil lol Mega thin and people likes to tease him saying he is gay for being so skiny and femenine. Kevin is from USA too! He speaks english, korean and japanese and a lil bit of spanish. The sweetest thing ever with his fans! He called me creepy, tho lmao. His voice is really sweet and seems he is gonna be a solo singer now~ He actually works in a korean tv show called After School Club ^^ Ahh! he post quotes from the Holy book every sunday lol

AJ: Jaeseop. This dude study in Columbia university. Half of the fandom hates him now because after he left the group he started to talk shit about them and even changed his name lol But he is really smart and have cat face. He is tall and with deep voice~ I still love him even when he is a diva ;;

Dongho: He has my age! (1994). He used to be the youngest in the group but left because of health issues. He is married now and have a baby called Asher~ I swear. He looks like the big brother because of his baby face lmao. Dongho likes knitting and baseball. His wife is really cute! I miss him ;_;

Alexander: He left the group on 2010 with Kibum. Well, the company kicked them out u_u He is really sweet and funny! HE LOVES Shingeki no kyojin ahahaha and knows a lot of languages eve Once in a live on instagram I told him about snk season 2 and he replied “FINALLY WE ARE HAVING SEASON 2? WOW!”. You just can’t dislike Xander.

Kibum: He left the group on 2010. He is the younger brother of a member from the group called SS501. He was really nice when he was in the group but I don’t know about him anymore since he joined the army DDD:

LMAO IM SORRY ANON.