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kazu_kireta!
Yay we both love Akiya and Shou. xD
♪visual you♪
1. Is your nickname/username related to visual kei? If so, how?
→ "Hayaku"? Nope. I got it from Hyde's first line in his first movie "Moon Child".
2. How old are you?
→ 21(Why age? Why? Why?) xD
3. Where do you live?
→ Indonesia
4. How long have you been into visual kei?
→ Lemme count............ ah, around 6 years.
5. How did you first find out about visual kei?
→ Searching about Hyde → Found L'Arc~en~ciel → Found Dir en grey = Found Visual Kei!
6. Can you explain why you were first drawn to visual kei and why you're still into it now?
→ Too unique to be ignored.
7. Who was your first visual band? (Bonus points if it's not Dir en grey or Malice Mizer!)
→ Sorry, it's Dir en grey because 6 years ago it's one of the most obvious VK bands. :P
8. Do you dress in a "visual" style?
→ No.
9. Do you cosplay, or would you like to cosplay? If so, what band/member?
→ No.
10. Do you consider yourself an elitist?
→ What? No.
♪visual favourites♪
1. Favourite band?
→ A LOT, BABY!! Kagrra,, alicenine., D'espairsRay, Mix Speaker's, Inc.,... ETC ETC
2. Favourite overall musician?
→ Akiya (Kagrra,)
3. Favourite vocalist?
→ Hizumi (D'espairsRay)
4. Favourite guitarist?
→ Akiya (Kagrra,) and Tora (alicenine.)
5. Favourite bassist?
→ Zero (D'espairsRay)
6. Favourite drummer?
→ Shinya (Dir en grey) and Tsukasa (D'espairsRay)
7. Favourite songwriter/lyricist?
→ Shou (alicenine.) and Miki (Mix Speaker's, Inc.)
8. Favourite song?
→ Are you kidding me? There'll be a flood of song titles here!
But recently, [KIND] and [Underworld.B'W] by SCISSOR always make me happy.
9. Favourite PV (promo vid)?
→ [Kotodama] by Kagrra, ; [Rainbows] by alicenine.
10. Favourite visual style (kote-kei, nagoya-kei, oshare-kei, etc)?
→ None in particular. Whatever looks cool.
11. Favourite genre (metal, rock, punk, pop rock, etc)?
→ Anything but mostly rock, pop, alternative metal.
12. Favourite visual label?
→ From marketing point of view, PSC.
13. Favourite "eye candy" band member?
→ Tora (alice nine.)
14. Indies or Major?
→ Doesn't matter.
♪visual knowledge♪
1. Do you like Dir en grey back when they were visual?
→ Not a huge fan of their VK look, but since they're my 1st VK band, I listened to their music a lot during high school.
2. Do you like Malice Mizer (and which vocalist?)
→ I only liked some of their music. Hmm... both Gackt and Klaha have a nice voice and I don't think it's necessary to choose. xD
3. Do you like Mana?
→ Nope.
4. Do you like Kisaki?
→ Nope.
5. Do you know who Kenzi is?
→ Who?
7. Do you like hide? Do you think he deserves all the hype he gets even now?
→ Not a fan, but of course he deserves all the love!
8. Do you think X Japan started the visual kei movement?
→ Hm? I think so.
9. Do you like Kuroyume, Luna Sea, or L'arc~en~ciel?
→ I like L'Arc. There's one Kuroyume song which I liked. And yep--starting in 2007 I like Luna Sea because ofnoirsama.
10. Do you consider yourself knowledgable regarding visual kei?
→ I guess so.
♪visual in-depth♪
1. Who do you think are the most notable visual bands in the last five years?
→ the GazettE, alicenine. and Sid.
2. Are you into older visual kei (90s to late 90s/early 2000) more so than the newer bands?
→ As long as they're good, even if they come from early 3000, I'll stick to them. *bashed*
3. What do you think of the current trends in visual kei?
→ The old VK: More casual.
The new VK: More accessories, blog and camwhoring.
4. What disbanded band do you miss the most?
→ None, so far. DON'T.
5. What do you think about the massive amount of online popularity that visual kei has been gaining overseas in the last 5 or so years?
→ INTERNET = THE NEW GATE OF THE WORLD.
I approve, if that's the matter. Bcoz that's how I became a fan too.
6. How do you feel about visual kei CDs and magazines being offered in Hot Topic?
→ It has no effect to me since I never buy CDs and magz from them.
7. What do you think about females finally being able to make a break in the visual scene?
→ I still haven't noticed them, so I can't say much. But IMHO, in this scene, they (females) have to work hard to fight the hegemony of "men rule VK world".
8. What do you think about overseas fans vs Japanese fans?
→ There's no "VS". All fans of VK should be buddies!
9. Would you go to Japan just to see visual bands live?
→ If I have the money and opportunity.
10. What do you really dislike about visual kei?
→ Yaoish fan service. But I have no problem with those who like it.
♪wrap up♪
1. What did you think of this meme, especially in comparison to other vk memes?
→ It's long. *bashed* And pretty detail too.
2. Will you pass this around to your friends? :D
→ I'll just post this and everyone may take it if they want, okay?
3. No question -- ?
→ Definitely no since I have no idea who will answer. o_O
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kazu_kireta! ♪visual you♪
1. Is your nickname/username related to visual kei? If so, how?
→ "Hayaku"? Nope. I got it from Hyde's first line in his first movie "Moon Child".
2. How old are you?
→ 21
3. Where do you live?
→ Indonesia
4. How long have you been into visual kei?
→ Lemme count............ ah, around 6 years.
5. How did you first find out about visual kei?
→ Searching about Hyde → Found L'Arc~en~ciel → Found Dir en grey = Found Visual Kei!
6. Can you explain why you were first drawn to visual kei and why you're still into it now?
→ Too unique to be ignored.
7. Who was your first visual band? (Bonus points if it's not Dir en grey or Malice Mizer!)
→ Sorry, it's Dir en grey because 6 years ago it's one of the most obvious VK bands. :P
8. Do you dress in a "visual" style?
→ No.
9. Do you cosplay, or would you like to cosplay? If so, what band/member?
→ No.
10. Do you consider yourself an elitist?
→ What? No.
♪visual favourites♪
1. Favourite band?
→ A LOT, BABY!! Kagrra,, alicenine., D'espairsRay, Mix Speaker's, Inc.,... ETC ETC
2. Favourite overall musician?
→ Akiya (Kagrra,)
3. Favourite vocalist?
→ Hizumi (D'espairsRay)
4. Favourite guitarist?
→ Akiya (Kagrra,) and Tora (alicenine.)
5. Favourite bassist?
→ Zero (D'espairsRay)
6. Favourite drummer?
→ Shinya (Dir en grey) and Tsukasa (D'espairsRay)
7. Favourite songwriter/lyricist?
→ Shou (alicenine.) and Miki (Mix Speaker's, Inc.)
8. Favourite song?
→ Are you kidding me? There'll be a flood of song titles here!
But recently, [KIND] and [Underworld.B'W] by SCISSOR always make me happy.
9. Favourite PV (promo vid)?
→ [Kotodama] by Kagrra, ; [Rainbows] by alicenine.
10. Favourite visual style (kote-kei, nagoya-kei, oshare-kei, etc)?
→ None in particular. Whatever looks cool.
11. Favourite genre (metal, rock, punk, pop rock, etc)?
→ Anything but mostly rock, pop, alternative metal.
12. Favourite visual label?
→ From marketing point of view, PSC.
13. Favourite "eye candy" band member?
→ Tora (alice nine.)
14. Indies or Major?
→ Doesn't matter.
♪visual knowledge♪
1. Do you like Dir en grey back when they were visual?
→ Not a huge fan of their VK look, but since they're my 1st VK band, I listened to their music a lot during high school.
2. Do you like Malice Mizer (and which vocalist?)
→ I only liked some of their music. Hmm... both Gackt and Klaha have a nice voice and I don't think it's necessary to choose. xD
3. Do you like Mana?
→ Nope.
4. Do you like Kisaki?
→ Nope.
5. Do you know who Kenzi is?
→ Who?
7. Do you like hide? Do you think he deserves all the hype he gets even now?
→ Not a fan, but of course he deserves all the love!
8. Do you think X Japan started the visual kei movement?
→ Hm? I think so.
9. Do you like Kuroyume, Luna Sea, or L'arc~en~ciel?
→ I like L'Arc. There's one Kuroyume song which I liked. And yep--starting in 2007 I like Luna Sea because of
noirsama.10. Do you consider yourself knowledgable regarding visual kei?
→ I guess so.
♪visual in-depth♪
1. Who do you think are the most notable visual bands in the last five years?
→ the GazettE, alicenine. and Sid.
2. Are you into older visual kei (90s to late 90s/early 2000) more so than the newer bands?
→ As long as they're good, even if they come from early 3000, I'll stick to them. *bashed*
3. What do you think of the current trends in visual kei?
→ The old VK: More casual.
The new VK: More accessories, blog and camwhoring.
4. What disbanded band do you miss the most?
→ None, so far. DON'T.
5. What do you think about the massive amount of online popularity that visual kei has been gaining overseas in the last 5 or so years?
→ INTERNET = THE NEW GATE OF THE WORLD.
I approve, if that's the matter. Bcoz that's how I became a fan too.
6. How do you feel about visual kei CDs and magazines being offered in Hot Topic?
→ It has no effect to me since I never buy CDs and magz from them.
7. What do you think about females finally being able to make a break in the visual scene?
→ I still haven't noticed them, so I can't say much. But IMHO, in this scene, they (females) have to work hard to fight the hegemony of "men rule VK world".
8. What do you think about overseas fans vs Japanese fans?
→ There's no "VS". All fans of VK should be buddies!
9. Would you go to Japan just to see visual bands live?
→ If I have the money and opportunity.
10. What do you really dislike about visual kei?
→ Yaoish fan service. But I have no problem with those who like it.
♪wrap up♪
1. What did you think of this meme, especially in comparison to other vk memes?
→ It's long. *bashed* And pretty detail too.
2. Will you pass this around to your friends? :D
→ I'll just post this and everyone may take it if they want, okay?
3. No question -- ?
→ Definitely no since I have no idea who will answer. o_O
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