Back home from the visit, thanks all for the good wishes. I purposefully didn't take the comp with me, then I remembered what a bunch the extended family is, hopelessly provincial, incredibly presumptuous and unapologetically boisterous about it. Ack ( Read more... )

You know that fandom has completely taken over your life when you don't have the brains to post a RL update. Oh, well.

The past week a friend and I went to Chinese lessons (the institute offers the introductory course for free) and it's been so much fun! Tonality is a killer, and so are the signs, but we can say a good bunch of simple things now and ( Read more... )

Originally posted by jrockrev at Acid Black Cherry, live!

Watch Acid Black Cherry live:
http://acidblackcherry.webcdn.stream.ne.jp/www11/acidblackcherry/mov.html

So bloody typical. I walk into Rossman to buy a mascara and walk out with a mascara, a blush and nail stickers. I'm hopeless.

Also, this is pretty much your twelve a dozen generic syrupy pop song. I actually discovered it in a Korean ad, LOL. But hot damn, what that guy does at 2:25-2:38 is... GUH. I just. IDK. Goosebumps. Every. single. time.

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So, as promised, I finally got down to this. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. The live vids are not mine, sadly. I made a few with my cell phone but they are too low quality to be enjoyed.

_ice_lady_, elkica and myself arrived at the venue a little less than an hour before the concert, because sanochisato was awesome enough to save us spots. It was hot, the crowd was weird (and ( Read more... )

In which I conclude that my OTP is reality and Japan suffers from collective blindness. Or smashing abilities at looking the other way cause seriously people. Just... try and find the lines you can read between. I DARE YOU. From here:

Sakurai: Well at the end of the year we had the customary show in Budoukan. Then met with friends after as we ( Read more... )

I wanted to post this on the 25th, but due to the DDoS that was not to be. Also, I'm sorry for late comment responses. It seems like I was of the unlucky bunch who was fully cut off of LJ these past days.

Last year on the 15th, the jrock scene was shocked by the sudden parting of Daisuke, vocalist of Kagerou. Now, barely a few days after the ( Read more... )

More kitty spam. :D



And a meme, just because I should be writing my thesis. LOL And it's about.... dum du dummm, Buck-Tick! (Hey, I can hear those eye rolls from all the way over there.) No worries, you get a condensed version in six installments.

( Five songs for now )

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DIR EN GREY
is coming to town and will rock the hell out of us!
8DDDD

And now that my personal squeefest is over, I shall demonstrate what 20 years of experience does to a song:
 ( SHINY )