Dir en grey - [kr]cube
"Bartender. Mission: intelligence.
Hitman. Mission: assasination.
Visitor. Mission: connection.
Mistress - Target.
The Other - Target."
Yeah, that pretty much sums it up doesn't it. [kr]cube sees our Favourite Five set up in one of the coolest looking clubs this side of Simsville, all dressed up and ready for...
... assassination?
Yup. Maybe the result of a particularly nasty pre-gig argument, Die is out to put a bullet through Kyo's head. But heck, at least he does it with style!
THE FANGIRL WITHIN
It has to be said, through all their years, I firmly believe this to be one of their foxiest PVs of all time. Personal opinion I think not.
So, from the top I suppose. Bartender-san = Kaoru. So what if he has a fox on his head? So what if he has a bat for a bow tie? With nice top hat, awesome shiny gloves, glowing red-eye and cheekbones you can cut paper with, Guitarist-san mustn't be missed.
Hitman-san = Die. ... ... ... I'm not sure words can do this man justice. I am normally pretty sensible about holding back the Fangirl Within, but as soon as this godsend appears on screen there will be trouble. Floppy black and reddih hair, shades, nice big black coat and a gun ... Die OWNS this PV. In the literal sense that he seems to be the main character, and in the sense that his image will be forever burned into my retinas. *applause for Die*
Visitor-san = Shinya. Wow, this man gets points for making every woman who watches this rather jealous. Has to be said, that long sequined dress leads me to question why this man was even born male. But heck, he looks damn good with black hair and boa! And yes, our "femme fatale" looks good dangerous too - blood and dead body at the hands of our Drummersan. But you have to ask - why are the only two people in the "Ladie" toilets male?
Mistress-san = Toshiya. C'mon, who else would be titled "mistress"? Unfortunately there isn't much to say of our Bass-san, except that again he shows off how one can be boyishly cute and girlishly charming all at the same time. However, a short screen-time doesn't mean our Toshiya-kun misses out on points, no no no! We'll return to that.
And last but CERTAINLY not least, The Other = Kyo. Unfortunately again, not so much to say. He DOES make a damn good pimp though, shadowed eyes, erratic blonde hair and fluffy pimp coat building the picture perfectly. The expression on his face pre-death is pricelessly foxy mind you, so points for that.
MOMENTS TO WATCH FOR
ANY scenes containing Die.
Toshiya's little sneaky smiles ... they ARE the cutest.
Kyo's expressionless expressions.
Shinya hitching his dress up to draw out his weapon .. you know it ;)
Toshiya and Kyo gettin' nice and close on the couchy-thing.
OVERALL
ok, fangirl or not, this PV MUST be seen be everyone. I don't care if you like Dir en grey or not, watch this PV. It's not often you see them in concept vids like this, so make the most of it! Very cool plot, good outfits and looks, and the song ain't half bad either (annoyingly catchy actually)
9/10
PRIZE:
... Toshiya's smile almost got it, but I'm afraid Die has to win Perpexity's PV Prize for tonight *humbly hands over big trophy*. Psst, Die-san, careful not to melt it with your hotness!
Moral of this lesson - Jrockers look good with weapons.
Pictures here - http://users.livejournal.com/__perplexity__/3116.html#cutid1
(note, PV review taken from the Kimon DVD version)
Hitman. Mission: assasination.
Visitor. Mission: connection.
Mistress - Target.
The Other - Target."
Yeah, that pretty much sums it up doesn't it. [kr]cube sees our Favourite Five set up in one of the coolest looking clubs this side of Simsville, all dressed up and ready for...
... assassination?
Yup. Maybe the result of a particularly nasty pre-gig argument, Die is out to put a bullet through Kyo's head. But heck, at least he does it with style!
THE FANGIRL WITHIN
It has to be said, through all their years, I firmly believe this to be one of their foxiest PVs of all time. Personal opinion I think not.
So, from the top I suppose. Bartender-san = Kaoru. So what if he has a fox on his head? So what if he has a bat for a bow tie? With nice top hat, awesome shiny gloves, glowing red-eye and cheekbones you can cut paper with, Guitarist-san mustn't be missed.
Hitman-san = Die. ... ... ... I'm not sure words can do this man justice. I am normally pretty sensible about holding back the Fangirl Within, but as soon as this godsend appears on screen there will be trouble. Floppy black and reddih hair, shades, nice big black coat and a gun ... Die OWNS this PV. In the literal sense that he seems to be the main character, and in the sense that his image will be forever burned into my retinas. *applause for Die*
Visitor-san = Shinya. Wow, this man gets points for making every woman who watches this rather jealous. Has to be said, that long sequined dress leads me to question why this man was even born male. But heck, he looks damn good with black hair and boa! And yes, our "femme fatale" looks good dangerous too - blood and dead body at the hands of our Drummersan. But you have to ask - why are the only two people in the "Ladie" toilets male?
Mistress-san = Toshiya. C'mon, who else would be titled "mistress"? Unfortunately there isn't much to say of our Bass-san, except that again he shows off how one can be boyishly cute and girlishly charming all at the same time. However, a short screen-time doesn't mean our Toshiya-kun misses out on points, no no no! We'll return to that.
And last but CERTAINLY not least, The Other = Kyo. Unfortunately again, not so much to say. He DOES make a damn good pimp though, shadowed eyes, erratic blonde hair and fluffy pimp coat building the picture perfectly. The expression on his face pre-death is pricelessly foxy mind you, so points for that.
MOMENTS TO WATCH FOR
ANY scenes containing Die.
Toshiya's little sneaky smiles ... they ARE the cutest.
Kyo's expressionless expressions.
Shinya hitching his dress up to draw out his weapon .. you know it ;)
Toshiya and Kyo gettin' nice and close on the couchy-thing.
OVERALL
ok, fangirl or not, this PV MUST be seen be everyone. I don't care if you like Dir en grey or not, watch this PV. It's not often you see them in concept vids like this, so make the most of it! Very cool plot, good outfits and looks, and the song ain't half bad either (annoyingly catchy actually)
9/10
PRIZE:
... Toshiya's smile almost got it, but I'm afraid Die has to win Perpexity's PV Prize for tonight *humbly hands over big trophy*. Psst, Die-san, careful not to melt it with your hotness!
Moral of this lesson - Jrockers look good with weapons.
Pictures here - http://users.livejournal.com/__perplexity__/3116.html#cutid1
(note, PV review taken from the Kimon DVD version)