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i know this is debate night but what if i just recced my favorite 00s jrock mvs?? that seems sufficiently distracting
1. pierrot - yuuyami suicide
wow, this is so queer, and the aesthetics are on point
wow, this is so queer, and the aesthetics are on point
2. dir en grey - raison d'etre
this mv singlehandedly changed my life
cw // slight gore self-harm
this mv singlehandedly changed my life
cw // slight gore self-harm
3. malice mizer - illuminati
i'm gay and so is gackt
cw // gore necrophilia
i'm gay and so is gackt
cw // gore necrophilia
4. hide - rocket dive
rip hide, u were amazing
rip hide, u were amazing
5. l'arc en ciel - ready steady go
this was my morning alarm for school
this was my morning alarm for school
6. kana - hebi ichigo
kana was a whole mood, the lolita fashion + her eclectic vocals unf
kana was a whole mood, the lolita fashion + her eclectic vocals unf
we interrupt our jrock recs for some gackt
[ gackt break ]
gackt - vanilla
also go watch some live vids of gackt kissing his band members onstage
gackt - vanilla
also go watch some live vids of gackt kissing his band members onstage
[ gackt break ]
gackt - mizerable
gackt voice: no this is not at all abt my former band malice mizer Not At All
gackt - mizerable
gackt voice: no this is not at all abt my former band malice mizer Not At All
[ gackt break ]
gackt - oasis
gackt's mvs have great aesthetics
gackt - oasis
gackt's mvs have great aesthetics
[ gackt break ]
gackt - secret garden
Last One I Swear
gackt - secret garden
Last One I Swear
that concludes our gackt break, now back to jrock
7. malice mizer - beast of blood
oh mana u rly were the king of vk
cw // blood (duh)
oh mana u rly were the king of vk
cw // blood (duh)
8. malice mizer - kyomu no naka de yuugi
like they rly did define the visual kei aesthetic
like they rly did define the visual kei aesthetic
9. duel jewel - azure
toward the end of my jrock infatuation, i got rly into indie artists like duel jewel, blood, sid, etc.
toward the end of my jrock infatuation, i got rly into indie artists like duel jewel, blood, sid, etc.
10. buck-tick - 「ドレス」ミュージックビデオ
atsushi sakurai is a sexual orientation unto himself
atsushi sakurai is a sexual orientation unto himself
11. miyavi - what's my name
i would allow this man to do unspeakable things to me
i would allow this man to do unspeakable things to me
12. go!go!7188 - ukifune (live)
up til now i've only done mvs but i think it's worth it to see the live to understand like just how skilled they are
up til now i've only done mvs but i think it's worth it to see the live to understand like just how skilled they are
13. dir en grey - obscure
i love how this is usually THE video to dump ur friends into the deep end with when u want to introduce them to jrock
cw // gore weird sex
i love how this is usually THE video to dump ur friends into the deep end with when u want to introduce them to jrock
cw // gore weird sex
14. dir en grey - kr cube
for me it's the homoerotic club scene
cw // gun death
for me it's the homoerotic club scene
cw // gun death
15. x japan - endless rain
x was like the father of the late 90s/early 00s visual kei movement; u can't talk abt vk without talking abt x-japan, luna sea, & buck-tick
x was like the father of the late 90s/early 00s visual kei movement; u can't talk abt vk without talking abt x-japan, luna sea, & buck-tick
16. kagrra - utakata
beautiful example of traditional instrumentation in a rock ballad
beautiful example of traditional instrumentation in a rock ballad
17. cali gari - 青春狂騒曲
interesting group bc a lot of their stuff was politically focused
interesting group bc a lot of their stuff was politically focused
i'm bored now, so here's a quick list of other jrock to check out:
moi dix mois, schwarz stein, mucc, vidoll, psycho le cemu, lareine, nightmare, glay, plastic tree, velvet eden, eve of destiny
shiina/sheena ringo; whose disco is all over the place n has had like 3 bands
moi dix mois, schwarz stein, mucc, vidoll, psycho le cemu, lareine, nightmare, glay, plastic tree, velvet eden, eve of destiny
shiina/sheena ringo; whose disco is all over the place n has had like 3 bands
newer vk artists to check out include the gazette, alice nine, d'espairsray, girugamesh, and versailles
i hope you enjoyed this thread
i hope you enjoyed this thread
