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Suica (Damned) has one of those split tongues and I'm dying to know what that feels like to make out with

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I would let the entirety of Damned run a train ngl

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honestly i think menhera sucks as a subgenre. why do we have a specific genre that literally encourages both bandomen and young fans to hurt themselves in a variety of ways, if not just by digging their heels into their mental illness. i am all for processing emotions and mental illness through music, but maybe bands could just do that as a part of a different subgenre instead of Mental Illness Self Harm Extravaganza. it’s especially weird to me since vkei is largely marketed towards teenage girls and young women

*stands here with hiro as our pfp*

Honestly I’m going to have to disagree with you. I feel like, to view menhera as a ‘mental illness self harm extravaganza’ or that it’s just there to encourage people to hurt themselves is a huge disservice. I’m a huge fan of

the menhera genre for many reasons, but I think it’s a tad bit misinformed to view it as these things. Visual kei has always been a counter culture movement. One thing that many of the darker genres do is bring light to the ugly aspects of society, through disturbing imagery and themes in the music. Often times, being disturbed is the point, bringing light to something uncomfortable that society tends to push aside as a ‘taboo’ or try to ignore despite it being a real issue (which Japan is known to do when it comes to mental health) is often the very point. Menhera is not for everyone, and I would not reccomend it to someone who is easily influenced or easily triggered. But as someone who enjoys menhera and relates to many issues depicted in the genre, I feel cathartic when these issues are, essentially, being displayed loudly and in a way that’s not easy to ignore. Of course, I don’t condone people ever hurting themselves, not even for their art. But speaking strictly on the point and the music (rather than any individual artist’s behavior or actions), I find it is like venting. Music that includes these themes and lyrics that encapsulates these difficult emotions, the ugly side of mental illness, can make us feel seen. That’s why I personally love menhera and think that, while I understand people can be disturbed by things, I feel like the hate for it stems from a lack of understanding on the value of darker topics being depicted and how it’s not necessarily going to cause a negative effect just because you may find it disturbing.

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I feel like you have a misunderstanding of menhera kei as a whole. It’s not just some guys self harming but it’s very clearly them singing about their frustrations about mental health. You can’t treat vkei bands like celebrities they’re just guys making songs and vkei is about being grotesque. Especially a lot of the darker genres as this one. As mod 🍒 said, this is counter culture. This is meant to be vulgar about their feelings without holding back. If you actually read the lyrics it’s more than self harming just because. It’s a critique on society and dark emotions. There are lots of people who feel alone and relate very heavily to the lyrics. Do I want these artists to hurt themselves? Of course not but they are not mentally perfect either. They’re all struggling and people relate to that. Would you tell someone who’s self harming they’re glorifying it by simply talking about it? I would hope not. Talking about and showing it graphically doesn’t make it bad. You’re just upset that it’s shown without censoring themselves. Many don’t even hurt themself and just talk about it graphically which isn’t a problem in the first place.

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i feel like one of my most controversial yet firm opinions is that mejibray isn’t that good… maybe they’re just not for me and if you enjoy them then disregard this 👍 i just cannot get into it

lol I’m a huge Mejibray fan XD been a fan since day one. But I get that it’s not for everyone.

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excited to see this!! small suggestion: you may want to put ‘minors dni’ either above the cut in your pinned post or in the description. i feel like the majority of vkei fans here are minors (or at least ones who are currently active) and i think it’s very likely that they wouldn’t bother hitting the read more before submitting/interacting

Thank you for the suggestion, I went ahead and edited our pinned post. Though I can’t help but find it a tad bit irksome that people wouldn’t read the rules after it’s explicitly stated to read them before sending things in 😭 not your fault or anything anon, I know people on the internet are like that, but it’s always been a bit of a pet peeve of mine.

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Our confessions box is open! Send in your confessions!

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Welcome to the visual kei confessions blog! Here you can send in your confessions, thoughts, opinions, and unhinged simping! This blog is a safe space for everyone, as long as your opinion is shared in a respectful manner. Just be sure to read through our rules before sending stuff in!

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-No fandom policing/Antis

-We uphold the rules of Fandom Etiquette on this blog.

-We are Anti Harassment and censorship here, we believe that self expression is a key element in visual kei no matter how ‘disturbing’ some may think it is.

-We DO NOT tolerate bigoted people (Homophobes, Misogynist, Racists, Transphobes, Etc.). That’s not an opinion, it’s ignorance that causes harm. You’re not welcome here.

-We don’t believe in ‘purity culture’ here.

-NSFW confessions are 100% allowed, don’t be afraid to get raunchy.

-We are Fetish/Kink positive

-When sending in a confession about a specific Bandoman, be sure to include what band they are from in brackets for those who may not be familiar and want to check them out!

That’s our general rules for now, though they may be subject to change should anything happen that warrants adding new ones.

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Fun fact:

I [Admin 🍒] used to run a vkei confessions blog here way back in the 2010s. So this is like going back to my roots.