#dir en grey fans are the craziest fans of all time

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Dir en grey // Kyo

song: rev 22-20 puscifer

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RULES: Repost and answer the questions, then tag at least 3 of your followers :)

I was tagged by: @afangirls , @withered-rose-unbreakable-lotus ...who sneakily tagged me back lol

1. When and how did you get into j-rock?

I was seriously into anime between 2006-2008. In March 2008 I went to a convention and there was a panel about Final Fantasy where somebody talked about Gackt. Once at home, I googled Gackt, and Mana and Malice Mizer also came up . That summer I was still mostly into anime, but in late summer and autumn I began to get more and more into jrock and by the end of November I was full-fledged j-rock trash. I was 14 years old at that point. 

2. List your current most favorite band(s).

Omg. So many tho.  I love LIPHLICH beyond anything. You may have noticed. I love KAMIJO, the GazettE, Nocturnal Bloodlust, G.L.A.M.S and anything Mikaru does with his life really, I hella dig THE GALLO, FAR EAST DIZAIN, Tsukasa’s enka solo project.. and then there are special spots in my heart for D’espairsRay and DIR EN GREY. Although I actively do not listen to their entire discographies much (especially Despa since that makes me SAAAAD, I’ll literally never dislike it if they’re on.)  Funny enough, Moi dix Mois and Malice Mizer aren’t among my top musical favorites, don’t think they even make the top ten. I just love the guys, ok. LOL. Especially Mana my babe. He’s like my slightly cold frigid wife while Wataru is my hot passionate mistress. 

3. How many j-rock concerts have you been to? (If you haven’t been to any, which band would you like to see the most in the future?)

With last week’s Mikaru it’s now been 52. All in Europe. (sorta all across Europe tho.) Most times I’ve seen one artist is 6 (Mikaru) and 5 (Satsuki). Then the rest is all in ones and twos.  All this shit would have paid for like 4 trips to Japan at this point I think, but. It’s hard to explain, but I enjoy this the way it is. I’d go see LIPHLICH or THE GALLO in Japan but I fear Japanese lives would ruin my enjoyment of j-rock, since from what I’ve heard, it’s just not ... the way I’d enjoy a live.  And I hate not being in the front lines.  And I kinda like really enjoy supporting j-rock in Europe? The Japanese artists don’t need my money in /Japan/, they need it /here/ to keep coming here. In Japan they already have a fandom. 

4. Which j-rock band do you think is the most underrated?

LIPHLICH. Definitely.  I’ve been doing my damnedest to get them more foreign recognition, but it just doesn’t seem to be doing anything. T T

5. Which j-rock band do you think is the most overrated?

.....MEJIBRAY. They are so insanely overrated, I can’t even put it into words. Not saying they’re necessarily /bad/, they’re not, but they are definitely /overrated/.  ...Also One Ok Rock. Although I consider those a western sell-out not jrock. 

6. Who is your ultimate bias in j-rock? Optionally: Post your most favorite picture(s) of them.

Wataru. Muh waifu And then Mana after him. 

7. What is your most treasured j-rock related memory?

Either when Mikaru remembered me for the first time, or when Wataru responded to several of my questions in a stream. Alternatively when he responded to a question of mine on twitter, lol.  And then also that time I spent with Hiro humping my face for 2 hours at a live, that was some good shit. 

8. How do you support and enjoy j-rock the most? Buying CDs? Going to lives? Just full on going to Japan for it?

I go to concerts and I buy a ton of merch there.  Regarding LIPHLICH, I buy a fuckton of their CDs (sometimes more than one copy) and devote time to my translation page. 

9. How does your family feel about this hobby of yours?  

My mother likes some j-rock too (KAMIJO for instance), but usually she’s just excited for me and calls the guys ‘pretty boys’, lol. The rest of my family doesn’t really give many fucks. And my father probably thinks I’m a lesbian because of the girly men, hah. 

10.What is the craziest j-rock fandom story that you have?

J-rock story is probably how I got lost on my way to the toilet at an ACE live and accidentally ran backstage and bumped into Rookie Fiddler (poor guy lol)  ....or how I met Inoran at the toilets. He was wearing cheetah-print underwear.  J-rock fandom story...  Back up till 2010 a girl in the czech fandom used to lick tourbuses as a .. just a thing she did, lol.  And approx 4 years ago, there used to be a girl on tumblr who spitefully published Madousho photos because Mana didn’t want to fuck her.  ...Also 3 or so weeks ago I talked to a random k-pop fan about Mikaru and showed her songs.  She fell in love with him instantly real hard, and now I’ve created a monster because she lowkey harasses him and is kinda like real cringey and we’re all like oh god what have I done. 

I tag: @missimbalance , @piss-yellow-socks , @tellmetheteruth , @jrockmama , @ichiban-no-jammu , @annabws13666

[lunamxdness]

I was tagged by beautiful @missimbalance and i will actually do this one because it’s worth it.

1. When and how did you get into j-rock?

It was 2012, i had a two week holiday and decided to rewatch anime from my childhood. I was watching Rurouni Kenshin and heard that one L’arc~en~ciel ending that really marked me as a child so i watched the same video of L’arc playing that song live for seven days straight. Then later i downloaded Dune, watched Moonchild and saw Gackt and fucked up real bad. 

2. List your current most favorite band(s).

The same as always??? MALICE MIZER ofc. Honestly i can’t give up on this band, i love them, i cry every single time i watch a live video or when Mana says something about them on twitter. They never get old for me, even when i only have four albums to listen to and no hope for them to come back. 

My other fave band is La’cryma Christi. Obviously because my favorite guitarist is there but their songs are absolutely everything to me, they’re one of the best bands in 90′s visual kei scene and i’m so sad no one really pays attention to them. Also please sign a petition for Taka to stop with the jewelry bussiness and come back to sing with the boys. Levin is still leaving a space for him on the stage.

Lately i’m listening a lot to DADAROMA and Mejibray, i really like these two bands and i think they will be considered the best bands on vkei scene on the future. So please pay attention to them.

Buuuuuuuut LISTEN TO LIPHLICH YOU MOTHERFUCKERS!!!!!!!!!

Best band ever, no - it’s not only about Wataru, we have magnificent vocalist Kuga Shingo, super talented guitarist Takayuki Arai and the latest adquisition: the drummer Kobayashi Takaaki. 

This band mesmerizes me in terms of creativity, talent, concepts, they are wonderful and never ever disappoint!!!! Give them a try pls. 

Also, i love DEAD END/Creature Creature/Acid Black Cherry but my love for them is on standby. People who knows me knows why :^) 

3. How many j-rock concerts have you been to? (If you haven’t been to any, which band would you like to see the most in the future?)

None. The band i’d like to see the most currently is Malice Mizer, since it’s not possible, i want to see Creature Creature for reasons. 

4. Which j-rock band do you think is the most underrated?

I quote missimbalance - LIPHLICH is the most underrated band ever. Maybe some know who Wataru is but they don’t have idea who the rest of the band members are??? Honestly i’m just scared they will disband before they get big. Please support LIPHLICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here i also want to say - La’cryma Christi is underrated. They don’t deserve this because for me KOJI and HIRO are geniuses on what they do and of course the rest of the band is as well but i wanted to focus on these two because they are very important!!!! They honestly have great albums and their music didn’t get stuck, it has grown just like them and honestly that’s the best that can happen in a band. 

5. Which j-rock band do you think is the most overrated?

“X. Mediocre metal with godawful vocalist driven only by big egos.”

Ok so, i don’t fully agree since i can digest a few X Japan songs but tbh they’re not that great as people claims??? I’m not doubting their skills, i know they’re good musicians, maybe some better than others, but i don’t get the hype about them?? And i tried but this band is not for me. Also i don’t respect Yoshiki at all, i find him a very funny very miserable character (woha look it sounds like my ex)

6. Who is your ultimate bias in j-rock? Optionally: Post your most favorite picture(s) of them.

My bias is HIRO but the original bias was Kami.

[i wanted to post that picture of them together but my heart broke]

7. What is your most treasured j-rock related memory?

How i met my friends here??? Is all related to j-rock so...also thanks to jrock/vkei i started talking to this dude. Overall my most treasured jrock related memories involve my two close friends, i annoyed them so much with pictures and bands and names, idk how i’m still friends with them. 

8. How do you support and enjoy j-rock the most? Buying CDs? Going to lives? Just full on going to Japan for it?

I can’t support them very much because i have limitations to buy CD’s (my country sucks) but i’ve bought some. Also i’m always checking on them on social media (does this one even count?) well idk. I don’t do much for them and i feel bad about it. Someday i will go to a concert, i swear.

9. How does your family feel about this hobby of yours?  

They don’t care??? And they don’t know much about it, i mean, they know they are some “weirdos” but they never told me “hey don’t listen to that, it’s weird”. My sister actually follows me on twitter so she knows pretty much about my taste. My older brother makes some comments from time to time but my dad defends me saying “no but this one dude - he really knows how to act”. My dad is a big miyavi fan, he thinks everybody’s like him. 

10.What is the craziest j-rock fandom story that you have?

I can only think of that one time certain person sent me an anon message saying she was treated like shit by polish fans at a DIR EN GREY concert. Don’t know why i got that message tho.