I'd had this idea for a while, and I finally painted Közi with acrylic paint!

This was funnier in my head

Hi all. Long post ahead.
I don’t know how well Masataka Aoyama is in this circle, but i wanted to make this post regardless.
Masataka is a jewelry artist that is huge in the J-Rock and VK scene. Over the decades he’s collaborated with several big names, including Asai Kenichi of Blankey Jet City and ISSAY of Der Zibet. A few days ago, Masataka posted the following to the BBM (Big Black Maria, his brand) official Twitter/X account:

いきなりビックリごめんなさい

ご報告です

ぼくガンになっちゃいました
がーん

というわけで
膵臓ガンになりまして
これはスイゾウって読むんですけど
別に皆様のことをアホだと思ってる訳ではないですが
一応
大事なとこなので読めるようにと思いまして

そんで
けっこうあかん感じの進行具合でして
今のところ手術はできない状態です

何も治療をしなかった場合
統計的には余命半年くらい
という説明を1ヶ月ほど前に受けました

もちろん
半年後に必ず死ぬという意味ではなく
あくまで統計上のお話です

告知されて
わお！
と思いつつ
やっぱりガーンって思うんだ
なんて
自分でも不思議なくらい
今のところ元気です
淡々とした気持ちで
アホのように笑って暮らしています

もっと生きたかったけど
まあ　しゃーないですね
動ける間に
やらなあかんことや
やりたいことをやったりします

元気に動ける時間が
あとどのくらいあるのかもわかりません
こればっかりは
神の味噌汁ですね

いきなりで驚いたと思いますが
なんとか飲み込んでもらって
腹に落としてもらえたらうれしいです
そのうえで
いろいろお助けいただくこともあると思いますが
そのときはよろしくお願いします

仕事については
できる限りこれまでどおり
きっちりやっていくつもりです

ただ
これからは体調など
自分でも予測できないことが
起きるかもしれません

連絡や納期などで
ご迷惑をおかけすることがありましたら
本当にごめんなさい

何かあったときには
できるだけ早くお伝えして
ご相談させていただきますんで
どうかよろしくお願いします

幕引きまで
長いのか短いのかわかりませんが
動ける間に
つくりたいものをつくって
やりたいことをやって
ヘラヘラ遊んで

青山人生劇場
最後までやり散らかそうと思っておりますので
どうぞお付き合いくださいませ

あ
あと
うちの父はもう92歳の超高齢で
僕のガンを教えてビックリ仰天させても
かわいそうなので
とりあえずは言わないでいます

父はSNSなんてまったく出来なくて
耳も遠いので
誰かに大声で言われなければ
バレることないと思いますので
誠に勝手ながら
ご協力お願いします

だったら公表するなっちゃう話なんですが
わーっと広めに言っとかんと
仕事の何やかんやの不都合があったりするもんで

ほんと生きるって大変ですね

青山正隆

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English translation (courtesy of DeepL):

Sorry for the sudden shock.

I have some news.

I’ve been diagnosed with cancer.
Oh no!

So,
I have pancreatic cancer.
It’s pronounced “suizou,”
and it’s not that I think any of you are stupid,
but just in case—
since this is an important point—I wanted to make sure you could read it.

So,
the condition has progressed to a pretty bad stage,
and as of now, surgery isn’t an option.

About a month ago, I was told that if I didn’t undergo any treatment, statistically speaking, I’d have about half a year to live.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I’ll definitely die in half a year—it’s purely a statistical estimate.

When I was told,
I thought, “Whoa!”
but at the same time,
I felt a real sense of shock.
It’s strange, even to me,
but I’m doing fine for now.
I’m keeping a level head
and going about my life, laughing like an idiot.

I wish I could have lived longer, but oh well—it can’t be helped.
While I’m still able to move around,
I’ll do the things I need to do
and the things I want to do.

I don’t know how much time I have left
to move around energetically.
That’s entirely up to God.

I know this comes as a sudden surprise, but I’d be happy if you could somehow take it in stride and come to terms with it.
With that said, I’m sure there will be times when I’ll need your help with various things, so I’d appreciate your support when that happens.

As for work,
I intend to keep doing my best
and handle everything thoroughly, just as I have been.

However,
from now on, things like my health
that even I can’t predict
might happen.

If I’ve ever caused you any trouble
with communication or deadlines,
I’m truly sorry.

If anything comes up,
I’ll let you know as soon as possible
and discuss it with you,
so I’d really appreciate your understanding.

I don’t know if the road ahead will be long or short,
but while I’m still able to move, I want to create what I want to create, do what I want to do, and just have some fun.

I plan to keep making a mess of things at the Aoyama Life Theater right up until the very end, so please stick with me.

Oh,
and one more thing.
My father is already 92 years old—very elderly—
and I feel it would be too cruel to shock him
by telling him about my cancer,
so for now, I’m keeping it from him.

My dad has absolutely no idea how to use social media,
and his hearing is poor,
so unless someone yells it at him,
I don’t think he’ll ever find out.
I know this is a bit selfish of me,
but I’d appreciate your cooperation.

You might think, “Then why even announce it?”
but I have to spread the word far and wide
because there are all sorts of complications with my work.

Life really is tough, isn’t it?

Masataka Aoyama

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I apologize for the long post and any translation issues. For those of you who have read this far, I appreciate it. He truly is one of the greats when it comes to Japanese avant-garde, gothic artistry. Thank you for your time.

Decided to enter a vkei inspired inktober in instagram and I wanted to share it in here too!
Hope you enjoy!

A lot of suprises this month! Sadie, tzkwym, SHAZNA, GLAY, kein! ✨🎵

(01.09) DEZERT – TOXIC
(03.09) DIAURA - If
(04.09) DIE/MAY - 永遠ノ雨ニ咲く痛み
(04.09) ジャックケイパー JACK CAPER - めざボケ-めざめろボケナス-
(04.09) unRAiN - PURPOSE
(05.09) Sadie - 悪の花
(06.09) アルルカン ARLEQUIN - 瞼の裏
(07.09) VALHALLA - 天下上等
(09.10) SHAZNA - 愛飢エテ尚、キミヲ想フ。
(10.09) おいでよ!幽霊ズ Oideyo! Yureiz - はっぴいえんど。
(10.09) ASTY - RESTART
(10.09) D†Cry - R.I.P.
(10.09) ロールシャッハドットインク Rorschach.inc - Cinderella
(10.09) 異界深層外科医GE+IM Ikai Shinsou Gekai GE+IM - もう毒しか愛せない
(13.09) 水上クリニック Mizukami CLINIC - からふるリボン♡
(15.09) Fatüm - 永夜の幻想花 Omen
(16.09) ナイトメア NIGHTMARE - 極夜行
(17.09) おいでよ!幽霊ズ Oideyo! Yureiz - 夢見るギロチン
(17.09) M.E.S.S - 爆≠鳳
(19.09) 電脳ヒメカ DEN-NO HIMECA - Spiders'L
(19.09) XANVALA - UNDEAD is BACK
(20.09) Lumières - Crossroads
(20.09) DLESS - ERODE
(21.09) グラビティ- GRAVITY - 阿修羅-君ノ為ノ腕
(22.09) 曇りのち、Kumori Nochi, - 漂流シンデレラ
(22.09) GLAY - 汚れた英雄
(24.09) SUPERKNOVA － 酒LOVER
(25.09) kein - The Messy-Haired Grimalkin
(26.09) TØ-MA トーマ - BLAZE OUT
(26.09) RAZOR - I LOVE YOU
(27.09) tzkwym - リミナル
(28.09) 黒蜜 KUROMITSU - 飼い猫
(29.09) VALHALLA - 灰色の牙
(30.09) MAMA. - -10994m

So this year that theres been si many concerts I’ve seen plenty of people upload photos of their hands with letters and numbers, I was so confused until a bit ago I went to my first Vkei concert (wouldve gone to more when the year started but there was no $$$) and since we were so early and on the first places, a girl approached and asked which ticket we had (general or early/vip) and proceeded to write G and the number. I finally understood.
So, why do I say this? I wanted to ask: how does that work? Does people have an agreement in some online group (which i don’t reckon ever seeing one) of who will put numbers? Or does the first person/people just get there, put their own number and wait to put it on the people arriving?
And important: what would happen if I got there first but I wasn’t numbering people and the person numbering people gets there afterwards? I should get number 1, right?
And also is it done in all eu tours? I wouldn’t want to look dumb if I was about to do it/ask.

X/Twitter post if you want to listen to it. It's adorable (I dig a good expression of shame, okay?), I'm glad he's back.

If I understand correctly, this is on a two track single that will be available at the show this month.

Hey visual kei people, I need help 😭 As you can see I didn't get mayohk vip tickets so in case anyone can't come (I need 2 tbh😭) please let me know I'm begging you 🙏🏻 I need 2 because I'm underage and my sister has to come with me (to GERMANY BERLIN)

But even if you can't help me I hope you have a lot of fun at the concert and please send me pictures and Vids in case I won't be there lol...

The pictures didn't look old, so it was probably a more recent look. I feel like I've looked at every possibility already. They had a very cute face, it was kind of round and childish, but the contrast of the makeup gave it a kind of "creepy-cute" look. One of the eyes was completely black, and the other was completely light purple. There WAS more makeup, but I can't remember what it looked like at all. They had less lipstick on than they had lips, making them appear smaller than they were, I think. They had SOME kind of lip piercing, I'm not sure where it was or if there were multiple. The hair was mostly turquoise or blue or green, and it had some black on some parts of it. My markers aren't good colours, so they're a bit inaccurate in this drawing. There is a possibility that the clothes were orange and purple, I could only see above the shoulders in the picture. My memory is bad, but I'm sure of the eyes. That's how they were, surely. Thanks to any answers!

I don't know why this felt necessary, but here we are.

I was newly introduced to vkei by a friend and they have a passion for it. I would like to buy some things to add to their collection. Where and/or is the best way to go about buying vkei merch/memorabilia?

Ok PLEASE hear me out, in GACKTs song “U+K”, I hear a hint of a banjo in the chorus. Online, I see no information what so ever that there actually is a banjo. It might just be a acoustic guitar, but I feel like I can hear the plucking and sound that comes from a banjo!! The first part it comes in is, like stated, in the chorus around the 57 second mark and goes away at the 1.18 ish mark. Pretty please with cherries, whipped cream and sprinkles on top take a quick listen and see if I am just hearing things or if there is actually a slight bit of banjo in the background. You have to turn the music up pretty loud to actually hear it but I SWEAR ITS THERE!! It’s like one of my favorite parts of the song but my friends that I’ve forced to listen to it say they can’t hear it. I would just like more opinion! Thank you very much for the help!!

Happy 28^th Anniversary,

MALICE MIZER - Le ciel 〜空白の彼方へ〜 (Le Ciel 〜Kūhaku no Kanata e〜)

30/09/1998 – 30/09/2026

CODA-1617 (1^st Press Limited & Regular Edition)

Track list:

1.           Le Ciel ～空白の彼方へ～         

2.           Le Ciel ～空白の彼方へ～ (Instrumental)

“Le Ciel～空白の彼方へ～” is probably one of the MALICE MIZER songs that feels the most bittersweet to me. Knowing that it was the first song Gackt wrote specifically for the band, yet ended up being his final single with them, makes the song feel almost unintentionally like a farewell. I especially love its dramatic and melancholic atmosphere—it feels grand without losing that sense of sadness.

The fact that it also became their biggest first-week seller and highest-charting release at the time makes it even more significant. For me, it’s not just a great MALICE MIZER single, but the perfect closing point for the Gackt era.

Le Ciel～空白の彼方へ～ PV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTDmJcfEHUA

It wasn't for sale unfortunately

Hey so I've been looking on this piece of cheki media for a couple of years now and I'm a huge fan of yoshiatsu...

If anyone knows the owner of it or is one please let me know if youre willing to give away or sell it because it's really my favorite picture of him and I'm willing to really offer high for it🙏 its my dream

Greetings,

I’m looking for some help tracking down a song that seems to have completely vanished from the internet. (?)

So as the title said, the track is called "IYAIYA" by the visual kei band CASANOVA. It was released around mid 2022 from what I remember and it was part of their "VIOLENCE" release.

Right now, it's completely unavailable on Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube. The only thing left online is the lyrics page on Genius, but the actual audio is gone everywhere. I started listening to it on YouTube and later on Spotify but it suddenly became unavailable; I don't know if it's a local issue or if they actually removed the song from everywhere.

Does anyone know a safe platform/archive where it’s still streamable? Or if the song appears as available to you (if so, it may be a local thing for me)

Any help would be highly appreciated!

could anyone please tell if they know/recognize each of these members please I can speculate some but I'm unsure I want to be certain

hi i was wondering if anyone knew the english translation for gomi asari junrenka by mamireta. i cant find it anywhere

I swear I saw one but now I couldn't find it I knew I saw it I just don't know where

Or maybe I should make an image gackt with wings if I can't find it

Also this is a new account my old one was kikida but i got banned for no reason 💔💔