damn, i would love to have that on my wall D:
lol

aiyah, any news on them after the release?

No news, afaik.

I've been following their blogs and they're still on tour in Japan...so...guess nothing much will happen until they finished the tour.

I found this part in one of the interviews with Jrock Revolution to be really amusing:

Sorry if this has been posted already. I just got into them now ^^;;

^LOLOLL that made me crack up haha, im not a huge fan of D'espairs Ray but i do like their music.. but just came across that and thought that was hilarious xD it is true though that a majority of the jrock fans in Japan are female xD

i think this is also my first time posting in this thread xD

I think maybe its just the girls who actually attend the concerts
I think the fanbase fo males and females is kinda balanced

but you only hear about the fan girls, cos they're the only ones who actually go crazy over them :]

*nod* I agree to that. Recalling what I saw on the LIQIDIZE-DVD there really is a majority of females at the gigs.

But some fanBOYS can be much more exhausting...if I think about that danish guy at the gig in Copenhagen...he totally freaked me out.

YESSSS!!!! new fans in the Despa thread!! welcome!!
it's usually just me, shirley, amber, and every now and then pou and jenny in here. It gets so lonely lol.

And yea there's a lot of fanboys here in the US but I do agree that the girls are way more out there (and scarier imo)

Ah, gomen, completely forgot to welcome the new fans in the thread!

I'm Amber, one of the regulars. *bows*

Fangirls really ARE scary. I mean...all of us have an inner fangirl somewhere and fangirling a little can be fun...but those extreme fangirls are...scary and exhausting.

I just dislike the fangirls that actually do things to people when the get jealous

fangirls that just drool over the guys but dont do anything is alright with me

.. many of you do the same

fanboys like me aren't that crazy
but we're partly gay

fangirls aren't as bad as korean antifans..

^ i've seen b****y fan girls that push, shove, stalk, and even write hate posts on their livejournals (that's pretty lame though lol). When I was at the D'Ray show at TOC some girls were bad mouthing my friend because he got to go in earlier through this thing the venue offered. They got so mad and were like "we're gonna thrash those front row kids. Remember everyone keep pushing them" Crazy people.....

^whoa wtf.
people have issues nowadays

hello new people~

lmao despa boys are amusing<3

As I said, we all have our fangirly moments. nothing wrong with that.

When I say fangirls, I mean those awful girls that do nothing but scream, shove and do all kinds of that stuff at concerts.

I got in earlier quite a few times...and there's practically a hate squad consisting of those fangirls, who try to make concerts a living hell for me. I've been hit, kicked, spat on...not to mention hatemails and nasty comments in my blogs.

Which is why I hate going to large concerts in Germany nowadays. Still I'd love to see Despa again...*sighs*

Cool. Thanks for the welcome guys.

Ooh, I frown upon those type of fangirls. Scary...

Anyways, I didn't know that they have a PV for BRILLIANT.

D'espairsRay - BRILLIANT PV
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9KWcflxRDI0

I will kill them for you :]


why do people do that.. no freaken manners, just pointless
next time you see one
tell them to go eat a horses d*** and just sit in a corner and die
and then call them ugly LOL


considering it's live
looks like they didnt plan on filming it and releasing it

You know...I'm ignoring them. Let them rant...though it's annoying to fight against the rumors some of them spread about me. But it doesn't affect my work, and that's what counts.

@Brilliant-PV: Simple live-performance-PV. But I like it...gives me the feeling of watching a tour-DVD...

oohh Brilliant PV!!
Yea it's like you're watching their tour DVDs or something.

But nothing beats the Squall PV lol

@Eddie: haha yea you should help me kick their butts. But they won't be easy lol. They're crazy.
@Amber: I think we're getting too old to deal with obsessed fangirls hahahaha.

ooooo are you that famous?


hahahaha what got me into despa was Squall so yeah thankful i watched it (Y)

i have a phd in KICKING FAN GIRLS ASS

Ya know...sometimes I think I'm getting WAY too old for some of this s***...but then again it's too much fun to quit.



Ano...among certain people I'm pretty well known because of the interviews I did (Despa being one of the bands I had the chance to talk to ^^)...you know in Germany it's always the same people at the concerts and when they've seen you with a backstage pass ONCE...suddenly you have a whole lot of new best friends

And I've told them often enough, they can beg as much as they want...I CAN'T get them backstage...even I don't get backstage every time I do press...sometimes we do the interviews in the lounge-area of the concerthall...or even outside...it really depends, you know.

^ yea they can get so jealous. And it really is the SAME bunch of people at EVERY concert lol. You can never escape the JRock circle.

But I think out of all the bands I like, I would want to MEET D'espa the most. As much as I like Diru, I think it'd be more fun to meet the D'Ray boys.


yea I know what you mean. Every time I go see a concert I tell myself that i'm gonna just sit in the back with a nice drink and enjoy the show but once I walk in the venue I want to be right at the front of the pit LOL.


Their coll:set album got me really hooked on them. When I heard Infection is was love at first listen lol. And since it's in engrish I can sing along to it lol.

hmmmm
you make journalism sound fun
AND crap


hahaha yeah i love most of thier songs
i used to dislike them after listening to one particular hard song
and i like a lot hard songs, just not theirs..
but then i hard squall which IMO is pretty soft, and then i kinda adapted to it
:]
FORBIDDEN FTW :]

*nods* Yup. It can be fun, cuz you never have to worry that you're alone at a concert...there's always someone you know.



And they really are fun to meet. I remember both Hizumi and Tsukasa were shy at first (SO cute!)...but with every time I met them again they got more open...to the point where Tsukasa almost jumped over the signing table to hug me



Yup. I did stay in the back at some gigs, though. But the next chance I get to see Despa, I'll be in the pit again...as far up front as I can...I know myself.



Well...that pretty much sums it up, you know. Journalism IS fun...most of the time. But it's also hard word and can get on your nerves...especially when you have to deal with over-motivated colleagues...or those who think everything except their own stuff is crap and unworthy to go on air.

But I love being a journalist...even with all the bothering stuff. The chance to meet guys like Despa or MUCC definitely makes up for it.

^ I actually did sit in the back when MUCC came on for TOC....kinda regret it now hahaha. But the pit was pissing me off so I had to get out of there.....and D'espa had just finished so my day was fulfilled lol.


haha omg don't tell me you don't like BORN, reddish, or garnet.
I bet you like yami ni furu kiseki.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HdpGi2UJ51E
I always like to watch this video for the english subs lol.

^ actually i havent heard any of them yet
ill listen now hahaha
edit:
well i downloaded coll:set and i can tell you now i like the majority of the songs haha

^ haah isn't that album awesome. The songs I listed are some of their older songs before coll:set. Though their REALLY early stuff i'm not that into

^ well if their older stuff is similar to thier stuff from coll:set im fine

its all good
but some dont have that point for me to put them into my ipod P:

D'espairsRay NEW RELEASE 2008.08.06

* KAMIKAZE【limited edition】 [POCE-94103] 2,500 円

CD+DVD 【taste　of　CHAOS　2008 LIVE including 5 song performances】


* KAMIKAZE 【regular edition】 [POCE-14104] 1,260 円

+ 「BRILLIANT」LIVE for this edition


*-*

^ Cool. I'm looking forward to the new single. So many releases in August.

^ gasp* New release!!! And i'll still be in Japan so I can get it there. Can't wait.

^
^
^ hahaha a release so soon =S
OMG TASTE OF CHAOS

I'd love to have the limited edition...*sighs* Once again I'll have to wait for the dl.

wait I just realised
IS THEIR SINGLE ALSO COMING OUT SAME TIME AS ALICE NINE.S?

=D

xD

I want to hear a preview ):

^ You're correct.

I want to hear previews too, but I don't see any at their OHP yet.


New pictures:














♥


Covers of KAMIKAZE:


Limited Edition



Regular Edition


source: D'ESPAIRSRAY Official Web Site

@pictures: *drools* OMG, they all look soooooooooo good.

And once again I have the same haircut as Karyu...dammit.

OMG!!! I'm so excited lol. I can't wait. I really want to just order it now lol. But I'm going to try to wait and see if I can get it here.

omg didnt know they were releasing new single soon xD
Ahh thanks for the new updated pics Jing!
soo hot O__O Tsukasa's hair looks so cool xD

KAMIKAZE PV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDuqW_3neE0

^ rofl thanks for the info
the song is really good and different I believe to what d'espairsray usually do :]

but, the pv does remind me of what american bands do ..
like those typical scene ones.. bleh

to much inspiration P:

Ah, I'm listening to KAMIKAZE right now & really like it
actually, a lot more than the songs on their previous single x:

I like KAMIKAZE alot. And I like the PV, too. Watched it a few times...and probably will watch it some more...after I've had some sleep...didn't have much of it during the WE.

*yawns*

whoaaaaa, new single coming out in a few days and PV released already~ !

KAMIKAZE sounds pretty good so far. I dont really like the computerized part though~ other than that kickass song ;D


those new pics. *___*
hizumi ftw! <3

So, anyone already got their hands on the single?

Listening to it on repeat right now, skipping Brilliant live, though.

KAMIKAZE: Thought the PV was awesome...but some sounds come out much better on the single. I like the way Despa are going with this.

SCISSORS: Tsukasa did an awesome job on this one...similar to KAMIKAZE, it has an almost industrial sound to it. Harder than KAMIKAZE...the chorus seemed strange at first, but the more I listen to it, the more I like it.

Two thumbs up from me.

ahh i didnt get the chance to listen to it yet!! i saw it for download @tonarimachi, but the link was down when i tried to download it D:


will listen to it when i get home though ;D

ah dammit, double post sorry.

I actually like the computerised sounds
but not the very start :]

I'm so jealous of you guys....

;__;...

^ I'm jealous of my ex-best friend...she'll be back in Japan starting September...and she has tickets for the anniversary-concert...ticket number A28...meaning she'll probably be first row...

*sighs*

Since Kamikaze came out, I'm having a major Despa-phase again...

*sighs even more*

I just got my hands on the single yesterday muahahaha. I had to go to Tower Recordes in Osaka to get it.
I enjoyed both songs. I think I like Scissors better though.

I'm so sad because i'm leaving Japan today and today they start their 88-99 tour in OSAKA!!
Oh wells, hopefully I'll be able to see them again sometime in America.

I hate to double post but wanted to bump this thread up and share a link to some pics

http://community.livejournal.com/xxdespair...ag/scans/photos

they have some recent scans of the boys



sigh* this thread is so quiet. I wish they would release an album already lol

yeah this thread is really quiet :<

zero looks adorable in the picture from the ESP Crafthouse.

^The scans from RockOnJ are sooooo hot lol.