Anyone like J-Rock?

[twilighthush]

Anyone here into J-Rock? It can be any form of Japanese rock -- whether it be Dir en grey (who I personally can not stand, but that's besides the point), X-Japan, Luna Sea (<3!!), Pierrot, or any other J-rock band.

[linny]

I like j-rock quite a bit. At least, I did. Until L'arc started releasing songs like Killing me (much love to the remake of Round and Round though) and Gackt decided to do a ballads album as did Glay. Now, I'm just kind of depressed and trying to amuse myself by listening to AKFG and Merry.

[twilighthush]

I like j-rock quite a bit. At least, I did. Until L'arc started releasing songs like Killing me (much love to the remake of Round and Round though) and Gackt decided to do a ballads album as did Glay. Now, I'm just kind of depressed and trying to amuse myself by listening to AKFG and Merry.

Merry? XD; That means you're into like, MUCC and all that too, huh?

I'm surprised you have issues with Gackt & ballads when you listen to Jay! XD; He's like... well, yeah. >_> I'd put him up there on the same level of Gackt. Just with a twist of R&B and rap. XD;;;;

Me. I only have 3 things I'm interested in now these days: Sugizo, The FLARE, and Luna Sea.

Sad, considering the fact that the list used to incorporate Gackt, Dir en grey (UGH >_>), Miyavi (X___X), Pierrot, machine, etc. etc.

[JiaYi]

Whee XD So there are actually J-Rock lovers in J-C.net huh? Awesome! I've been a big fan of j-rock for a while now :) And my tastes are quite varied too ^_^; From Gackt (which is more popish rock, if you think about it) to L'arc to Deg to Meri to Kagraa... ::list goes on and on and on::

The group that I'm incredibly in love with has to be D'espairsRay though XD I'm eagerly awaiting their first full album (rumored to be release in February? -- hopefully it's true), which is a nice change from their two mini albums and singles release. Too bad I didn't live in Berlin or Paris when they had their mini world tour over there ::sighs::

twilighthush: ohh... you used to be a Pierrot fan? i used to be crazy about them, but not so much anymore.. they are still nice to listen to though :) haven't had the chance to listen to their new album yet, have you?

linny: o c'mon... L'arc isn't that bad XD but i guess i can hold that opinion for myself, since i was able to see them live in Baltimore this past summer XDDDD

[twilighthush]

jiayi: I unfortunately have absolutely no interest in listening to any more crap that DEG wants to put out. -saku- was quite possibly, the worst thing I've ever heard in my entire life. >_> They're trying too hard to be Slipknot-meets-Linkin Park-meets-Murder Dolls and it just does NOT work that way. I liked it better when they were just trying too hard to be Luna Sea. At least they sounded good then, though personally, Kisou's my fave album.

I still like Pierrot, though not as much as before. I haven't had a chance to hear Pierrot's newest yet -- I need to get it from slsk. Been lazy with the downloads though. xD;;;! I heard two songs from the new album. Smiley Skeleton and the b-sides that came with it were pretty good. :D

Not that big a fan of DesRay -- though all my friends are crazy about them. Their sound is a little too ... I'm not sure. But it's nothing I haven't heard before, if you know what I mean.

[JiaYi]

Lol. Harsh comments towards DEG. I don't know about them trying too hard to be like other bands though, since I've never understood how people can compare artists/groups to other artists/groups :| There are only so many different music styles out there, so to me, the comparisons sometimes come off as a bit farfetched, ya know?

Oh~ yea, I've listened to Smiley Skeleton and it's definitely a Pierrot song ^_^ Have you seen the MV? Heh, Kirito so cannot use a sword -_-;

Hm, I guess I agree that D'espairsRay sound isn't anything all too new compared to all the other jrock bands, but somehow it still feels like they have their own personal twist to it, ya know? Oh well, I still like them nevertheless XD Besides, they had Sugizo do a pretty interesting solo in Marry of the blood :)

[linny]

For DEG, I am quite sad with Saku, but am hoping for better when their new album drops. THE FINAL was pretty good. I don't know what happened with Saku. @@

As for Pierrot, their new album is crap. Well, it isn't CRAP CRAP, it's just everything sounds the same. Pierrot's songs tend to sound alike, but this time, it's really apparent. Their sound this time is harder, so if you like their heavier songs, you'll probably like FREEZE. I honestly think Smiley Skeleton was the best song on that album.

As for Gackt and me not liking his ballads, it's not so much that I don't like his ballads. His old ballads are really good. It's just lately, his voice has been REALLY nasaly and it doesn't fit for a ballad. And the fact that he performs the same songs on lives all the time kind of killed some of them for me ... like Last Song.

Right now, I'm really liking FAKE?. They freakin rock. And of course, Inoran was from Luna Sea. I used to be really really into Luna Sea.

[twilighthush]

JiaYi: Oh my god. Don't even get me started on the 289375982375983279587 similarities between Luna Sea and Dir en grey. It's actually SICKENING how much was literally ripped off from Luna sea by Dir en grey. XD;;;!! I'm actually contemplating making a website for how much of a ripoff DEG really were back in the day. xD!

And yeah, I know about Sugi playing for DesRay. :D I have the song.

linny: FAKE? are great. I love them. Ken Lloyd is way cool and Ino <333!! Much love for Ino :D! And Luna Sea!~~! I'll always, always love LS. I'm still crazy about LS. :D

It sucks to hear that about Pierrot, dude. >\

Also. How the hell do I change my tagline underneath my username? Any clue how the hell I can do that? X_X;;; Or do they do it for you? O.o;;!! Nn. Do you have a SN by any chance? :D

[JiaYi]

Haha, okies ^^ Won't get you started then... :angel:

Hm... yea... that's the problem I noticed with Pierrot sometimes... but I might like their new album then... if what linny said is true about the heavier sound.

Oh.. the tagline? It changes automatically after you get a certain amounts of post. I forget when it starts to change though... after 100? --a

[laruku]

How about SOAP? i quite like them. Haha. Of course that is quite a bit coz ken & Sakura are in there... And as everyone can easily tell, I am a laruku fan. Hehe.

I agree with Linny on Gackt. His new ballads are getting boring and very much similar stuff going around. I still think he's very pretty though. hahaha.

Where do you guys get your jrock fix? I can't seem to find any online... So I know next to nothing except the more popular ones..

And I don't like DEG. I like AKFG and Orange Range is not too bad. What do you all think about Janne da Arc?

[pop]

hmm...if j-rock is the type of songs in those anime soundtracks then i love it!! :excited:
those songs really can bring your mood up
and it's melodious rock too!!
is is that type then? :D

[linny]

Where do you guys get your jrock fix? I can't seem to find any online... So I know next to nothing except the more popular ones..I sadly haven't been keeping up with j-rock a whole lot, at least, not since k-pop started sucking away my life. That and random Cantonese songs. @@ I USED to get my fix at bunko, but since bunko's closed, I've just been idling around. Going to mp3 rotation sites are pretty good to get a couple songs here and there. I have no idea where to get new stuff now that most of the popular BTs seem to be closed.

I like AKFG and Orange Range is not too bad. What do you all think about Janne da Arc?AKFG IS SO MUCH CRACK. Loved them ever since hearing Rewrite and then watching one of their music videos where they "dance" down a wharf, following an elf. Kimi no machi de wasn't much different what with the synchronized swimmers being attacked by a giant red lobster. As for Orange Range, only one word is needed: LOCOLOTION!!! XD!

I haven't had time to really listen to Janne da Arc, but I've liked what I've heard so far. Right now, I'm having a little trouble distinguishing between La'Cryma Christi and Janne da Arc, but... heh. ^^;;

What do you guys think of Penicillin?

[twilighthush]

laruku: X______________X ARE. YOU. SERIOUS?!?!?!? You can't find any online!? OH MY GOD WOMAN!! Go download SOULSEEK! http://www.slsknet.org like, right now!! X_X!!! It is God's gift to J-rock, seriously.

I have about 60 gigabytes of music and video -- and about 75% of that is all j-rock. :D! 20GB is devoted to purely Sugizo/Luna Sea/The FLARE, and the rest is just my collection.

Janne da Arc ... they're bouncy and cute. But I don't care much for their music. It's a little too produced. Then again, they're on Avex, so wtf could we expect, right?

I sadly haven't been keeping up with j-rock a whole lot, at least, not since k-pop started sucking away my life. That and random Cantonese songs. @@ I USED to get my fix at bunko, but since bunko's closed, I've just been idling around. Going to mp3 rotation sites are pretty good to get a couple songs here and there. I have no idea where to get new stuff now that most of the popular BTs seem to be closed.

Yeah, this MPAA crackdown is really freaking annoying. Bunko was the shit, seriously. Loved it while it lasted, but -- alas -- nothing lasts for long. ;o;

AKFG IS SO MUCH CRACK. Loved them ever since hearing Rewrite and then watching one of their music videos where they "dance" down a wharf, following an elf. Kimi no machi de wasn't much different what with the synchronized swimmers being attacked by a giant red lobster. As for Orange Range, only one word is needed: LOCOLOTION!!! XD!

WTF is AKFG? O_O I've seen/heard of Orange Range, but I haven't heard them. Are they any good?

I haven't had time to really listen to Janne da Arc, but I've liked what I've heard so far. Right now, I'm having a little trouble distinguishing between La'Cryma Christi and Janne da Arc, but... heh. ^^;;

What do you guys think of Penicillin?

H A K U E I <333333333 He's lush. I prefer machine to Penicillin, though.



p.s. Check Jay's Fan Works section >D I started a fanfic ^o^

hmm...if j-rock is the type of songs in those anime soundtracks then i love it!! :excited:
those songs really can bring your mood up
and it's melodious rock too!!
is is that type then? :D

J-rock can be anything, actually :D But what you're referring to is probably a form of Japanese rock of some kind, yes.

[laruku]

Is soulseek something like kazaa? My laptop is so old and cranky I don't thik it can survive any attacks from some spyware/adware/virus...

AKFG = Asian-Kungfu Generation

[JiaYi]

Hm... used to get tons of Jrock and Jpop stuff from Public MM Torrents T_T It was such a huge database! Unfortunately that got closed down since it got too big... sighs... now it's just random sites for me ^_^;

I don't think I've actually listened much to Orange Range or AKFG, hehe ^^; Wanna recommend an album to check out?

[twilighthush]

Is soulseek something like kazaa? My laptop is so old and cranky I don't thik it can survive any attacks from some spyware/adware/virus...

AKFG = Asian-Kungfu Generation

SLSK is completely spyware/adware free :D

Thats what i love about it. ^o^

[laruku]

Jiayi: You can find AKFG songs & one album somewhere in the downloads & links forum. I am too lazy to search for it for you. But its there.

Anyone wants to recommend some j-rock to me? I mean much as I love larc & xjapan & luna sea... i can't listen to them everyday. Ahhaa. :shifty:

[indigo]

AKFG's SHINY. Love them heaps. Sol-fa's such a smash, It topped the Oricon chart! :-)
Orange Range's MusiQ's pretty good too.
Anyone heard of Nightmare [Naitomea]? Their Tokyo Shounen's very nice, was addicted to it for like weeks.

[twilighthush]

AKFG's SHINY. Love them heaps. Sol-fa's such a smash, It topped the Oricon chart! :-)
Orange Range's MusiQ's pretty good too.
Anyone heard of Nightmare [Naitomea]? Their Tokyo Shounen's very nice, was addicted to it for like weeks.

xD; I'm personally not at all a fan of Nightmare. Frankly, they sound like oldschool DEG. XD *Death*

It goes like this:

Luna Sea -- > Dir en grey -- > Nightmare --> Gazette

Hmm~~~~~ Other bands... Schwein and Buck Tick are faves of mine... I LOVE Atsushi Sakurai <333~~~~~~~~ Just adore him to no end. FAKE? is great -- so is J.

You should check out The FLARE and Sugizo.

[~ChinGLiSh<33]

I've been really into jrock lately. XDDDDDD! Here are my favorites:
Gackt (does really he count tho?)
Dir En Grey
Akfg
The Pillows
Plastic Tree
Ellegarden

and there's so much more that I wanna try. =D!!

[Mairiyo]

I'm a HUUUGEE J-Rock fangirl :excited: My fav bands are Malice Mizer, Moi Dix Mois, GLAY, Pierrot, Nightmare,Gazette, D'espairs Ray, Dir en grey, Ayabie, Janne Da Arc, MASK etc etc x_X

Well I kinda lost interest with Dir en grey coz of SAKU @__@ But Machiavellism is not bad though.. :-) And I really love Pierrot's Private Enemy and FREEZE albums :brows:

Is now embracing new bands :shifty:

[linny]

I didn't like FREEZE as much as ID Attack. I don't know. It seemed like one song blended into each other. Smiley Skeleton was definitely a high light of that album.

HAS ANYONE HEARD THE NEW DIR EN GREY ALBUM YET? I must say, after hearing saku and Machiavellism, I was a bit weary of which direction they were headed in, but their latest "Withering to Death" seems like a good offering for the fans. A lot of the songs sound like throwbacks to older ones they've made while still headed towards that industrial sound that they've been gearing towards (like, THE FINAL style?).

It sort of makes me wonder though. This doesn't seem like an album that has any new styles to offer. Is this an album to develop what they've been experimenting with thus far or is it a filler album to appease fans who said they have turned sell out after hearing saku? I know that saku was not the greatest received single among fans.

Curious, curious.

At any rate, I'll have to listen to this album more to get a full feeling of what they've done, but I definitely like RVGRK, Jesus Christ R'nR and Kodou. XD

[nevets1219]

No one likes hide (pronounced he-day not hyde - hehe I got confused by this one too)? hide was in X Japan! Very talented musician! Too bad for what happened.

[JiaYi]

What do you mean no one likes hide XP There are tons of people that likes hide!! And ah, it's so sad the way he died.. but it was also amazing that there were so many fans that lined up near his apartment just to mourn for him.

[nevets1219]

Yup very many people did show up. A museum was built for him. Many even tried to commit suicide. Everytime I watch the funeral I get really sad about it. So much of his music will be missed. He was a very crucial person in visual-kei.

[laruku]

I love Hide. I just try not to think of him too much. It's too sad to think of him and how he died. Sigh.. It affected Yoshiki so much that he still doesn't want to touch the drums anymore. Sigh...

[HarmonyCloud]

Hey, well I am pretty new to J-Rock my absolute favorite as of right now is L'arc En Ciel cause every time I hear a new song I just love them more and more!
My friend just told me about a group called Glay, he said they are similar to L'arc and that I might enjoy them...

[jbalibean]

Harmonycloud I love L' arc en Ciel also!! My favorite song by them is Niji, have you heard it? Obviously, I'm a huge Hyde fan, but I also like some of Gackt's stuff during his Malice Mizer period. Psycho Le Cemu is pretty good too. I have never heard of Luna Sea, but I also don't have much time to search for new bands. Currently I'm trying to dl a few bands that look good: Kagraa, Aburadako, Onmyouza, and Merry. Anybody know or like any of these?

[neena]

lol, i'm hooked on J-rock...my favorites are Miyavi and Dir en Grey. Miyavi is very talented when it comes to guitar playing. Dir en Grey have very good lyrics...and i like both their style of clothing because their very unique! (especially Miyavi's style)

[linny]

jbalibean - I've listened to some of both Kagrra and Merry and their both fairly good indies bands. I like Merry more for some reason, but that's just me. You should definitely check out Luna Sea if you have time! They're an old disbanded group, but their music is really good. I LOVE their pieces with violins in them ("UNTIL THE DAY I DIE" and "Providence" anyone?).

HarmonyCloud - GLAY IS A DEFINITE MUST! Some people don't like them because their fairly pop (probably more pop than rock), but they have some top notch songs. Their lyrics are more uplifting than most and their music is more simplistic, but the energy they have is just admirable. It's just fun watching them perform live. Their recent offerings have been a bit disappointing, but overall, they're a good band. The fact that they've been together for 10 years is impressive as well. XD~

[HarmonyCloud]

Thanks Linny^.^ I can't wait to hear them now...
So whats everyones favorite songs out of curiosity and to u know bring up a fun conversation into the thread...^^

[indigo]

I like Glay, cos of Jiro XDDD
But I'm pretty outdated on their stuffs now, have been more into Orenji Renji lately. *glomps MusiQ*
Anybody has 1st Contact? I only have some of their songs, I sooo want the complete album =.=

[Amante]

Hi everyone :wave: It's me, I like all J-rocks. Exactly I prefer J-Visual rock such as Dir en grey, Nightmare, Malice Mizer and Vivid. Anyway I still like all J-rock bands. My most favorite bands are Dir en grey and X-Japan. Haha...they're cool! :excited: Err...and for Dir en grey, in my opinion, their music now is change from the past. They use too many of electronica sounds. For me, I don't like it. I prefer their original sounds. Shinya's drum and Kyo's vocal are enough. lol. I forget...I like Shinya and Kyo. Haha...

Ok...nice to meet J-rock guys here, I'll drop my post here if I can.

[aznsweet_sakura]

yep.....me me....i love j-rock...and especially dir en grey..wooohooo....i love their hair..and generally the visual groups....most of their songs are good too^^ hehehe i like toyisha the best out of them all..but they would look really good as girls ahahahahaha

[batman]

i looove jrock.....i first got introduced to this kind of music through an anime called Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040...the opening theme was by Priss Asagari [i fink thats how u spell it] and i fell in love wif....as i started watching more anime..i was exposed to this kind of music..and i was drawn to it....my next step to jrock was GLAY. sum people say it ain't jrock..but i fink it is....lol....and then it kinda just went from there...from Luna Sea to Dir en Grey to Gackt to Pierrot.......the ist just keeps on growing....
GLAY are number one on my list along wif Luna Sea, Dir en Grey, Gackt..etc...
Luna Sea are a great band so i wuld recommend this band to anyone interestied in jrock....the best song form them is probably 'storm' or 'love song'.......

[masterxkae]

Yah. I <3 Jrock... if you like X-Japan, I don't see why you don't like Dir En Grey... X-Japan is Dir En Grey's inspiration... and their music is somewhat the same... except diru is like a lot more heavy metal rock. I like jpop/jrock... like miyavi and stuff... I've been realy getting into jrock lately.... I think most jrock bands are quite talented!

[indigo]

They are. Try listening to Asian Kungfu Generation and Lunkhead. They're simply awesome. Beat Crusaders are pretty good too, but it's a pity that they sing in English. Anyone's tried J Rock Visual-kei? It's not music, but cosplay^^

[batman]

i've only seen pictures of the visual-kei cosplay. some of them are pretty good. i see a lot of Mana cosplay though, with the white face, blue eyeshadow, long eyelashes and the lolita dress. they usually hang around Harajuku or something?

[emilywchoi]

i love jrock~
i totally love l'arc~en...ciel... or however u spell it :oops: i'm really into the song ready steady go... and many more of their other songs!
and orange range (asturasuki is a tremendously fantastically wonderful song if anyone watches the anime bleach :-) )

[ichigo fairy]

i used to be a *MAJOR* fan of GLAY. hehe^^;;;;; i liked teru and jiro. i even bought a video tape of one of GLAY's concerts that was about $50-something dollars. :shy: my mom wouldn't buy it for me b/c it was TOO expensive, but i really wanted it so i was starting to cry in the store when my mom wouldn't buy it for me. :shy: my dad saw me beginning to cry and he bought it for me later on. hehehe^^;;;;;

[valera]

Glay is not jrock.
their collaboration with Exile was a bit of a joke, but I LOVE THEM pop-rock and all.
but most of all i like Gackt, Miyavi and L'arc~en~ciel, especially Hyde.
:D

[IsaBonita]

nice topic
well~ i used to like alot Gackt (if u can say he does Jrock) and the band MALICE MIZER, u know them?
the period where gackt was there leadsinger was the best, i think
the intsuments were awesome, the meodies and the choir in in the songs were....well, not ordinary something else

besides i used to like most MYAVI but now i dont listen to him anymore
i disicovered more chinese/taiwanese music
and i found out pop is more my genre~
tho some songs of alice nine, dir en grey are queite cool
i am still likin gackt

[twilighthush]

A very happy birthday to SUGIZO!

http://www.sugizolove.com/images/37birthday.jpg

[-vIt-]

Hey, most people here like jrockers like Gackt and Hyde,
anyone likes visual kei?
this group is called Nightmare
Their music is also very good!
http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/3746/aprilshoxxnight16qv.th.jpg (http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aprilshoxxnight16qv.jpg) http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7654/aprilshoxxnight123dh.th.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aprilshoxxnight123dh.jpg) http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/5756/aprilshoxxnight133xe.th.jpg (http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aprilshoxxnight133xe.jpg) http://img315.imageshack.us/img315/3218/aprilshoxxnight145af.th.jpg (http://img315.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aprilshoxxnight145af.jpg)
because most of you like hyde.. here are some pictures: :happy:
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/4693/hyde019lk.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/6995/hyde025gx.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9422/hyde030wf.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/8291/hyde040oi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/9394/hyde052lp.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/2372/hyde064ta.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img157.imageshack.us/img157/1453/hyde076sn.jpg (http://imageshack.us) http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5053/hyde081zm.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[twilighthush]

Ugh. Nightmare. Wannabe Dir en grey.

I am definitely not a fan of theirs. -_-;;;; Even if the members are kinda cute. XD; Yomi's adorable. But even then... yeah, not my thing.

[-vIt-]

Ugh. Nightmare. Wannabe Dir en grey.


Nightmare a wannabe? I havent listened to Dir en grey, but i have heard of them, they are really popular. But how are nigtmare wannabes?
i personally adore their music

[xanimeotakux]

omg, i love j-rock. -__- i listen to gackt, miyavi, a bit of dir en grey, MUCC, orange range, alice nine, and dollis marry.

[HarmonyCloud]

I <3 J-rock
Hyde and Luna sea are amazing.

Does anyone have any bands that are their favorites?

[xanimeotakux]

j-rock bands? hm...i'm more into solo singers for some reason. O_O but i don't know many j-rock bands. >.> l'arc~en~ciel isn't bad...

[Irina]

I am a fan of UVERworld,really highly recommended!!

[Fearless]

12012, Ayabie, Sid, Gazette, Kamikaze Boyz, Alice Nine, and more. :excited: Lawl.

[HarmonyCloud]

I am a fan of UVERworld,really highly recommended!!

I love UVERworld, I highly recommend there new single, "COLORS" All the songs on it are just amazing!

[ShuiMei]

I don't listen to any of the visual bands ._.;

but I love the indie/mellow/acoustic rock bands like the pillows, GOING UNDER GROUND, remioromen, ART-SCHOOL, OCEANLANE, SutherRand, UNDER GRAPH, SPITZ, Mr. Children, etc. I've been listening to their kind of music a lot lately, especially ART-SCHOOL and SPITZ

[-vIt-]

ShuiMei- Is remioromen rock? I never knew that! Even though i've only heard one of their songs, from 1 litre of tears, but it didn't sound that rock to me.
12012, Ayabie, Sid, Gazette, Kamikaze Boyz, Alice Nine, and more. Lawl.
Wah you like gazette? I think they're awsome! Who do you like out of the 5? I love their vocal, ruki! He is so adorable, and his voice is awesome too! The guitarists aoi and uruha are one of the best so far. Oh, and the drummer, kai, he's really talented.
I've only discovered 12012 recently, haven't heard of any of their songs, but they are really cute!
anyone like plastic tree?
here's their official website: http://www.plastic-tree.com/pc/
MEMBERS [from wiki]:
有村竜太郎 Arimura Ryuutarou
vocal
march 6, 1973
bloodtype AB
長谷川 正 Hasegawa Tadashi
bass
november 16, 1970
bloodtype O
ササブチ ヒロシ Sasabuchi Hiroshi
drums
october 12
bloodtype A
ナカヤマ アキラ Nakayama Akira
guitar
january 16, 1971
bloodtype A
I'm in love with ryuutarou, the vocalist.. here's a picture of him cosplaying L from death note:
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3412/ryuutarou1pi9.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ryuutarou1pi9.jpg)http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1973/ryuutarou2ii3.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ryuutarou2ii3.jpg)
kakkoii!!

[rsngdmns]

I have a friends who absolutely loves gazette. And she's totally jealous of me cuz i have the same name as her favorite drummer, kai. haha...it's pretty sad.

I LOVE J-rock. I only have a couple of songs from each band, but there are sooo many. My favorite is L'arc~en~ciel, but i also love 12012, AKFG, and Last Alliance.

J-pop is awesome too. any of you guys like m-flo, orange range, ai otsuka, or FLOW?

[ShuiMei]

Yeah apparently everyone knows remioromen from the 1 Litre of Tears drama xD I've never seen it, I think the songs on it are 'Konayuki' and '3月9日'? They're not rock in the hard sense, it's more "laid back" and "mellow" like Mr. Children or Quruli

[-vIt-]

ShuiMei- yeah, it's konayuki and 3月9日. If you haven't watched 1 litre of tears, you should watch it, it's really good!
I see, how many people are in it? Do they play their own instruments?
I have a friends who absolutely loves gazette. And she's totally jealous of me cuz i have the same name as her favorite drummer, kai. haha...it's pretty sad.

Wah really? That's really cool, the same name: kai! I want my name to be ruki, but i guess it doesn't really suit for a girl XD

[ShuiMei]

but it sounds so sad! XD I mean "1 Litre of Tears"! I actually cry really easily, but I don't mind crying so long as it's happy in the end, but it sounds pretty depressing xD everyone tells me to watch it "because you'll cry so bad" o_o;

There's three members in remioromen, and they play their own instruments :) The vocalist also has the job of playing the guitar ^^ and then there's the bassist and the drummer. They've got some more 'upbeat' songs but they always sound more subdued to me because the vocalist's voice is very um.. "hollow" sounding? If that makes sense xD

[HarmonyCloud]

Vit ahh I can't watch 1 liter of tears, or I would shed 1 liter of tears:cry: I cry way to easy too! I actually started to cry at one part of ice age...I think thats sad lol

Oh Ruki looks so cute in the pics u posted Vit! He reminds me of a vampire :tongue:

I love L'arc en Ciel also! I wish they would come to the US so i could see them live! Hyde came but only to CA and I am on the other side :bleh: But I am excited that IMF started playing Hyde MVs!!

[rsngdmns]

I love L'arc en Ciel also! I wish they would come to the US so i could see them live! Hyde came but only to CA and I am on the other side :bleh: But I am excited that IMF started playing Hyde MVs!!

Same! I wish they'd come too, or at least that I could go to Japan and see them live sometime. It's a pity that a lot of us listen to so much asian music but live half way around the world from them.

[-vIt-]

ShuiMei and Harmony: It is really depressing, and i think you'll cry 1 litre of tears. It's not really a happy ending though, if you've watched the front, you'll probably guess the ending. she'd die sooner or later
But it's so good, and it's the only drama that made me cry so much! just give it a go!

ShuiMei: i should go find some remioromen songs. I think they made it into the oricon charts before, when 1 litre of tears just came out!

harmony: which one? I didn't upload any ruki pictures..
if you are referring to this..

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3412/ryuutarou1pi9.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ryuutarou1pi9.jpg)http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/1973/ryuutarou2ii3.th.jpg (http://img85.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ryuutarou2ii3.jpg)

he's ryuutarou from plastic tree, not ruki:bleh:

[TheSuperOne]

here here, another Jrock fan here (:

mainly i like gazzette and xjapan (:

[ShuiMei]

Yeah, 'Konayuki' sold insanely well, I don't know how well they did on the Oricon prior to '1 litre of tears' since I don't pay that much attention to the charts anymore ^^; If you liked their songs you should hear their other ones, I don't know if you'll like them, but personally I love xD They're not a huge favourite with me but I enjoy them

It really is depressing isn't it? Oh yeah, I'm definitely avoiding it xD I like happy endings and feeling gratified after crying my eyes out. If there's no happy gratification I get really mad at the ending ._.; LOL

[HarmonyCloud]

-vIt- ahh sorry then whose Ruki? I never heard of him before, ryuutarou i donno he is quite kawaii ne?

[Fearless]

Wah you like gazette? I think they're awsome! Who do you like out of the 5? I love their vocal, ruki! He is so adorable, and his voice is awesome too! The guitarists aoi and uruha are one of the best so far. Oh, and the drummer, kai, he's really talented.
I've only discovered 12012 recently, haven't heard of any of their songs, but they are really cute!


Ruki, easily. :D He's BAMF. Lawl.

Only recently? You should try to get a hold of some of their songs...I'd reccommend....Ms. Vampire or Aren't you dead yet? :whistle:

[HarmonyCloud]

oohh does anyone know here know Dir En Gray! I may go to there concert this september!! I am really excited!

[-vIt-]

-vIt- ahh sorry then whose Ruki? I never heard of him before, ryuutarou i donno he is quite kawaii ne?

Ruki? My avatar & banner. He is the vocalist for Gazette [don't tell me you don't know gazette too ><"" haha] But i love them ( and him). He's awsome.
Ryutarou is kawaii of course.. I have to agree with you!

I'm not a fan of dir en grey, i think some of the people are a bit scary. Maybe they're too rock for me?

fearless- thanks for the recommendations, i'll check it out soon!
ShuiMei- Hehe, i guess I can't make you watch it then. But if you are bored/ have nothing to do, please watch it! It won't dissapoint you! it's a really good show.
remioromen ne~ i guess i have to do more research on them before i listen to more songs of them. So far, i don't even know what they look like/ their names XD

[HarmonyCloud]

I heard some Gazette on youtube, they are really good! Ohhh Ruki is the guy on ur ava! hehe I love his hair! I have this weird obsession with j-rock guys hair, they always have the coolest hairstyles!
I am not the biggest fan of Dir-en-gray but this will be my first concert to a japanese band, I am going with my friend who is a dir en gray fanatic so it should be fun anyway.

[-vIt-]

I haven't been to any jrock concerts, and i don't plan to go to one. Because i've seen in concert videos, everyone was so high! It's kinda scary, you know how in some songs the jrockers scream their lungs out, and the crowd are all so high & they jump etc. I think it's a bit scary =X haha

Jrockers have the BEST hairs ever! They have like perfect straight hair ( some of them are so dry though! Permed it too much).

I love the way their hair sways when they play the guitar

[HarmonyCloud]

Jrockers have the BEST hairs ever! They have like perfect straight hair ( some of them are so dry though! Permed it too much).
I love the way their hair sways when they play the guitar
Ahhhh me 2!! Its my weakness...when I see them with that hair and a guitar swaying ahhh :love:

[whomp]

oohh does anyone know here know Dir En Gray! I may go to there concert this september!! I am really excited!

diru is pretty cool, the lead singer (kyo?) his voice is so awesome!
what i like most about his vocals is how large the range is. He could sing like any other rock star, but he can also do that screaming deal which is really energy pushing

The guitar work on certain songs is also very awesome, but i don't know their names either

Marmalade chainsaw and the FINAL are my faves from dir en grey

[jaylover_ryke]

me me ME!!!!!!!!!!
i love JROCK.
i download my music from this download thingy called soulseek.
its easy to use,
and very easy to find JROCK unlike other download thingies around.
they have alot of visual kei bands,
and im a sucker for visual kei bands.
how about you guys?
i love gazette,lareine,malice mizer,vidoll,phantasmagoria,madeth gray'll,dir en grey ,etc etc..
u guys get the point.

[Valentine]

Kaoru, Kaoru, eats cashew...

I couldn't have helped it, when I hear Kyo, I have automatically that funny association...

[TheSuperOne]

i'm a jrocker fans here. i like jrock not because of thier looks.
but is their songs and way of singing.
i hope everybody here love their songs but not their looks!

i actually listen to many bands songs,
but i like X-Japan and Gazette the most .(:

[-vIt-]

i'm a jrocker fans here. i like jrock not because of thier looks.
but is their songs and way of singing.
i hope everybody here love their songs but not their looks!

i actually listen to many bands songs,
but i like X-Japan and Gazette the most .(:
I love gazette's songs! Ok, I do love their song, but their looks is just extra.
I love the way they play their instruments and gets all the fans so high in their concerts.
Listening to JROCK is never boring. You can really listen to the voice, the instruments, background etc. It's really cool! I especially love Uruha's solo, almost in every song. The way he plays guitar is so cool, but also very talented.

So I think, to be a jrocker is not easy. Different to, say- chinese pop, where the artist don't need to know music, don't need to know how to sing, all they need is face. That's what makes jrock appeal to me, because all their songs are so cool, and they play it themselves. Some also composes their own songs.

<3 jrock

[ultramanDJ]

guys~ check out the younger generation of jrock acts today! alice nine and SID are awesome! really good melodies and arrangements in their songs~

[little_bee]

JROCK~
I love it!!!
My favourite is Gazette and Alice Nine.
An Cafe is okay too I guess.
I love the lyrics from Alice Nine's songs, they are b-e-a-utiful!

[whomp]

girugamesh or gilgamesh is pretty good too, very new, hard to find their albums