[Gackt.]

Thank you for your comment^^. Wen i typed dat msg i didnt mean it offensively, im sorry if u interpreted dat way. Dunt misunderstnd, Im fond of ther music, (for miyavi, from the start) for some others, i like some and some not. You may not be interested with wt i think bt....w/ miyavi, alice nine, gazette, diru etc....they are visual artists. I dont think dey put on all dat makeup, funky costumes/hairstyles, for no reason. And i feel its jus a form of expression of rock music thru their appearance. Also, to show their uniqueness. Visual Rock is their culture and they did it good, I was attracted and I like their music.

I dont wanna start comparing, bt ayumi, as an example, ppl like her style and she's a trend-setter, so she's a singer and fashion icon. It's difficult to draw the line.

Im sure cosplay-addicts undoubtedly admire jrockers for a similar reason.

Just my opinion~XD peace

I agree with you except for two things. Dir en grey doesn't dress visual at all anymore -- no more than say My Chemical Romance does. Also, "culture" may have been the wrong choice of word. Even in Japan though VK is accepted it is still not very common. Believe it or not, there are many people in Japan who have no idea who Dir en grey are. It sounds surprising but try the samething if you live in America, ask someone if they know who Mudvayne is. They won the very 1st MTV2 music award and have sold millions of albums world wide yet whenever I ask someone about them they have either heard of them but never heard a song from them or they just have no idea who they are. The popular thing is still just that -- pop-culture. So you're right that VK is there way of expressing their music but it is far from being Japan's culture as it is still considered a sub-culture just as anime-lovers and cosplayers in America are still considered a sub-culture even though it is so popular.

[Litha_Metallium]

i'm agree, but i think that in japan, a lot of people knows diru's name, because gauze was produced by Toshiki's discographic, and they make a very good prom... but it's true, maybe just the half of the people that know the name listened them and maybe just the half of this people really liked the music....



we are subculture, but well, here we are ^^




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I wanna go to Harajuku every sunday!!!!!!!

[hiroko_666]

I agree with you except for two things. Dir en grey doesn't dress visual at all anymore -- no more than say My Chemical Romance does. Also, "culture" may have been the wrong choice of word. Even in Japan though VK is accepted it is still not very common. Believe it or not, there are many people in Japan who have no idea who Dir en grey are. It sounds surprising but try the samething if you live in America, ask someone if they know who Mudvayne is. They won the very 1st MTV2 music award and have sold millions of albums world wide yet whenever I ask someone about them they have either heard of them but never heard a song from them or they just have no idea who they are. The popular thing is still just that -- pop-culture. So you're right that VK is there way of expressing their music but it is far from being Japan's culture as it is still considered a sub-culture just as anime-lovers and cosplayers in America are still considered a sub-culture even though it is so popular.

^^ i appreciate ur ur comment~ bt i guess da way i put it made it kinda unclear. " Visual Rock is their culture " wen i said dat, i didnt mean like their japanese culture, i meant it in the area of their music, like how they identify themselves in the rock culture, not their ethnic culture^^" sorry about that.
And im soo outdated w/ diru, so i wasnt aware that dey rnt visula nymore >< ~ gomen XD
Also, i guess, miyavi is sorta departing from being a v-rocker as well.
He's has his own style, and his uniqueness makes him shine ~haha and i love his spontaneous character XD
like he can act like a such a dork and look so cool at the same time!~~ ahh, im weird XD

YAY! Miyavi's new PV!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rll9AQrJXDo&search=miyavi%20

It's really cute... Miyavi is so energetic like a little kid. And he skydives too!

OMG IM IN LOVE W/ THIS SONG!!! thx sooo much for posting!!
he's sooo adorable XD this song is very catchy and uplifting^^
i want da singleeeeee ^3^

[bluecarrot]

i agree..but then again, i'm not sure if i understand what you mean.
dramatic, as in..a different kind of emotion? when i read dramatic singing, i thought of rentrer en soi ..just to give you an example of how i'm thinking right now

and thank you miyabi.

yeap yeap..

just what you said//

and his new pv..is already out..

SUGE--

[methamphetamine]

hi all im new to soompi and to this thread.

i totally love Miyavi and he makes me happy in the face and in the pants

thanks to all who have posted his lovely pictures here !

[bluecarrot]

^hi hi-- enjoy all the good stuff in this thread while you can.. or someone will spoil it for you..(i'm one of the spoilers--)

anywho..

a preview of the 'ITOSHI HITO' ver. 2006.. (i've been waiting for a preview of this song all month--

CLICKITY CLICK NOW

TT^TT...i love it.. i love it..i love it..it sounds soo soothing..very different from his other songs..(i'm gonna be in love with this single.. TOTALLYY)

[precious4e]

Bluecarrot: thanks so much!!

that clip is awesome... i love this song sooooooo much.... and this version sounds really good....

but omg its so short.. such a tease... i want more!!

[bluecarrot]

^no problem..yeap.. universal only posts up teasers.. that's why i-i-i-....

i can't help it..i pre-ordered it..on yesasia... >,,,,<

i cna't for it to come in now..i bought the 'itoshi hito' version... >,,,<

i'm sooo excited!!

[methamphetamine]

arghh, i take a listen to the 2006 version and im loving it!

while listening to this version, even if it's just a bit of it, i still can imagine a moon full of stars and astral cars, going to heaven in a little row boat with all the figures i used to see and all my lovers. With absolutely nothing to fear and nothing to doubt. so reassuring !

okay, that im rambling.. sorry..

why does it have to be soooo shooooooooooooooorrrrrrt
i want the full version now *pouts*

ps: thanks bluecarrot for sharing it with us

[bluecarrot]

^no problem..

i was so greedy with wanting the whole song..i did the unthinkable..and went to yesasia--

i wonder what will happen when his new album comes out..

[precious4e]

hahaha bluecarrot its ok... it always feels nice to have the actual CD/Album in ur hands.. you get to see the pretty CD jacket and everything...
it's been a long time since i got a real CD....

[bluecarrot]

thanks..

it's gonna be my FIRST MIYAVI CD I'VE EVER BOUGHT--

seeing the pretty cd jacket is right.. also worth it..*wink

[michies]

This is quite a random post, but I've been lurking around for a while now....
just wanna say that I really, really like Miyavi...
Got my lip pierced a while ago because of him... *guilty*
It's about the same, just that the stud twists the other way...



Heh~
Hope this was a good enough introduction.... >_<

[bluecarrot]

^WICKED---

i wanted one like that..

except i bought the piece..and wore it in my ear--

p.s

has anyone taken a look at his shirt in this photo--



what a perv--they're boobs---or does he secretly wanna get a boob job done? there's something to look at--and think about..

[precious4e]

Hi michies cool lip ring... i'm not allowed to get facial piercings for various reasons but they look really cool... i used to have alot of ear piercings but then i took them all out! what a waste..

and bluecarrot: LOL yea i've noticed that shirt before.. its quite funny... especially since he's in water and it gives the "transparent shirt" effect... hahaha.. maybe he's trying to make us think he has boobs...

[Jeong]

^ yes, i've noticed the boobies.
at first i was like O_________O because it was the first
thing i looked at on the picture. i thought they were real until i realized it was only teh shirt xD


to michies ~ love the lipring.

[LucasBunny]

Well my eyebrow is pierced like his ..but I had mine since 2002:)
Wow man he is soo great!
I gotta go on a shopping spree with him!
Oh I see tits!

[paranoidtrash]

i agree..but then again, i'm not sure if i understand what you mean.
dramatic, as in..a different kind of emotion? when i read dramatic singing, i thought of rentrer en soi ..just to give you an example of how i'm thinking right now

It's called vibrato. Lots of Jrock vocalists use lots of vibrato. It's something that I love about good vocalists. (Ex: Asagi of D, Kyo of Dir en grey, Kiyoharu of SADS, Gackt).

i'm agree, but i think that in japan, a lot of people knows diru's name, because gauze was produced by Toshiki's discographic, and they make a very good prom... but it's true, maybe just the half of the people that know the name listened them and maybe just the half of this people really liked the music....
we are subculture, but well, here we are ^^

Actually people know what "visual kei" is but Dir en grey really isn't THAT popular in Japan. Sure if you ask people "Do you know Nakashima Mika or Otsuka Ai?", of course they know but not Dir en grey. Even though they were produced by Yoshiki, just like every other country, not everyone is into rock.

has anyone taken a look at his shirt in this photo--



what a perv--they're boobs---or does he secretly wanna get a boob job done? there's something to look at--and think about..

It's a shirt by Vivienne Westwood. She makes lots of shirts with pictures of chests or cleavage on them. Miyavi recently in the past year or so has been wearing some VW items (the pearl diamonde orb necklace)

[Despoina]

went through 64 pages to look at his hot pictures ^^;; lols

[precious4e]

went through 64 pages to look at his hot pictures ^^;; lols

hahahaha i did that too before i joined in on the thread.... can never get enough of Miyavi's pictures <3