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Okay, so '06 was the year I REALLY got into j-music. There's no point in lying about that- I'm a newb.
But, for a year that should've been relatively big, I am looking over it and realizing really nothing happened in the world of j-music for me.
American music either, actually. My Chemical Romance and Taking Back Sunday put out new albums, and that's it, on the western front for me. 2007 doesn't seem to have much in stock, either. Oh, yeah, we have GAM's new single to look forward to, solidifying that they are now an official group (not that all that promotion was pointing to anything else, anyway.) But we aren't going to ge tmuch more in this PV than the other one, unless they release a 69 ver. with added, useless sex noises like in Melodies. Though, maybe this time they won't cut right before the lips meet....you never know. GAM actually took it a step farther than Viyuuden ever did. Viyuuden merely touched each other; as if touching someone's leg or crawling over them can be DIRECTLY sexually connected. Or, atleast, in MY life, it isn't....don't know about you. But anyway, my odd interests and activities aside (or does j-pop count in that category?), a kiss CAN be connected to one of two things. An extremely intimate show of affection (something I refuse to associate sex with...) or sex. Either one is very, very yuri. And ecchi, in a way, if you're conservative. And -awesome.-
And we have the reunion single, but that is not looking especially hot to me right now. The only stand out-ish things are: OMFG YAY KAORI IS GROWING HE RHAIR OUT AGAIN. YAY. SHROT HAIR WAS SUCH A BAD DECISION. SEVEN YEARS GROWING IT AND SHE -CUT IT-. >_> Look, Kaori, if I have to regret it, you do too.
Besides that, you have Koharu (a given. Though, I would've TEN TIMES preferred Yuuko.) Nacchi, and Maki. All of them are fairly active, excluding Nacchi, some what, because her sales have been pretty disappointing, resulting in slightly rare-r releases. Koharu, however, is two singles in and already releasing an album, completely hidden under the disguise of a stupid anime show that I can't stand, knowing I'll have to hear that whiney, high pitched, over-acting hyper voice of Koharu's for atleast half an hour. And then Maki, who is THE Miracle Girl, no matter what Koharu may think of her self. I don't know about Koharu, but surely Tsunku knows that if Maki's sales were to go down, and, you know, go down to like, Nacchi level, H!P would be near death.
After that...what is there to look forward to? Not much. Yet, anyway. So H!P this year looks pretty bad, and'06 was fairly un-eventful besides some of the odd choices Tsunku made (but them being and odd and from Tsunku makes them -normal.-)
So, in OTHER things I can tolerate/listen to, uh, Dir en grey, yes, them!
Agitated Screams of Maggots is...horrible, song wise. YES, I SAID IT. I could some what tolerate Clever Sleazoid, and i actually like recent stuff, but I. Don't. Like. Metal. I don't dislike it, especially, well, okay, this kind of metal/hard core/screamo muttm yes, I do. But I dislike how Diru does it, slightly less than normal. So, all as fine and good with Clever Sleazoid, though I was both highly amused and slightly disturbed to know said video is getting played here.
That's just...creepy. Or, was. But now they're touring here, so I'm not really bothered by it.
But, back to music. Clever Sleazoid - okay, somewhat listenable on a rare basis. It's just...too agressive. And...not really pleasant. I've always liked that Diru can manage to be both, but apparently not anymore... Ryoujoku no Ame = Good. It doesn't especially...stand out. Well, okay, it DEFINATLEY stands out among the other two, but in general, no. I liked it, not much more to say. Agitated Meows of Kittens- uh, I mean...never mind - No. NONONONO. DO NOT WANT. FAIL. FAIL HARD. BAD/ I can't even listen to it and enjoy it. You know what, be right back, I'm going to give it another try...
No, it still sucks. I just...know they can do better. So much better. So, why aren't they? I read this interview, too, and they're basically trying to seperate themselves from the VK thing because OMG PPL RNT TAKIN US SRSLY!
Boo, fucking, hoo. Vk was a big, big thing at the time. It helped get them far. Do I expect them to continue it? Honestly, I don't care, either way. I don't care how they look (okay, so, Kaoru looking like a fucking hobo SOMETIMES bothers me...) as long as I can still listen to the music and enjoy it. Just don't try and hide your roots. It's stupid, and it makes you look like a pompous asshole. STOP. NOW. (It's 7 AM and I haven't been asleep...excuse the loose cussing. I'm half asleep.) And besides, how is a bunch of metal heads that will abandon you as soon as you even consider doing anything similar to the old days, or, if you took up VK, any better than fans that would leave you for metal, and for dropping VK?
My point is made. And I know I'm not the only one looking at it this way
