Do you like Japanese bands?

THE TON-UP MOTORS!!!!!

I saw Tsushimamire on December 12th, with Katayama Breakers + The R+R party, Suishinchu and HANADAN (Yay! my boys debut finally, and from Universal music!), and I and all of my friends were so surprised, that now they all got chubby.... What happened to these girls????

VIVA!!! HANADAN!!! YAY!!!!!

I'm listening to a few japanse bands (Moi Dix Mois, Dir En Grey, Onmyo-za, Exist Trace).

Here is a random video of Onmyo-za enjoy

I've seen Keiji Haino live. Wish I could've seen Fushitsusha too.

Woooooot!!!
That's so rare! Only a few of my friends even who love music, though even among them, Haino Keiji is not popular at all. I'm just surprised to see your post. Did you see him in Finland?

Yes. It was a solo percussion gig. Pretty intense.
I'd like to see him live with guitar some day, he's one of my heroes in six string expression department.



Also like how he's kept his look. Why fix if it ain't broken...

Yea, when I read your post, his face with this hairstyle came across mind, and I couldn't stop myself giggling! There's one unique record shop in Tokyo, and the owner is a huge fan of him, and records he has in the shop are all so rare!

I'm not sure, but if you like him, I'll suggest listen to Seiichi Yamamoto's solo works. He's a member of Boredoms, and I prefer his solo than Boredoms.

Thanks. I'll try to find some Seiichi Yamamoto to listen to.
And if I for some reason find myself in Tokyo I'll try to find that record store.
What's the shop's name btw?

I forgot the name, but I'll give you how to get there, it's not difficult. All the transportations are so organized in Tokyo, and I've been staying in Japan since I got myself hit by a car while my temporary return, and I do not know how many more months I need to stay here. I'll guide you if I'll be still here in japan then.

They are so popular in US.
Have you seen their show?

Rokko said:
I saw Tsushimamire on December 12th, with Katayama Breakers + The R+R party, Suishinchu and HANADAN (Yay! my boys debut finally, and from Universal music!), and I and all of my friends were so surprised, that now they all got chubby.... What happened to these girls????

All they got chubby???
When was that? Rokko.
In December? Really???
I thought Mari(G) lost weight a lot when I saw her last time. in summer...

It was just 2months ago.
Me and all of my friends were sooooooooo surprised.
Yea, she was the only one who was regular Japanese girl looking, but now they all are looking so different. I'm kinda chubby, but they are now more than I am.

But their show is always good!
How they look doesn't matter for us at all.
We all were just surprised.

One of my favorite bands (on just pure sound) is 1000 travels of jawaharlal, especially Magarikado. I have no idea what the songs mean and I almost don't want to know.

a few years back I saw DIR EN GREY when they did their Inward Scream Tour :3

I absolutely LOVE Japanese music, i've been infatuated with Japan, it's culture, and it's history since I was a little kid. Not going to go into too much detail about that but I did get to spend about 3 months in Okinawa on a Marine Corps base (I'm in the Marine Corps, that's how haha) and I have a friend who got out of the Marine Corps and now goes to school in Tokyo, so i'm going to visit him sometime soon. Anyway some of the bands I know of and like:

Asian Kung Fu Generation
The Pillows
l'Arc~en~Ciel
Dir en Grey
Girugamesh
X Japan
Ayumi Hamasaki
Going Under Ground
Galneryus
Nobuo Uematsu (Composer)
Utada Hikaru
Hyde

and i'm sure there's more I can't think of right now haha

Absolutely beautiful half-unplugged version of an Asian Kung Fu Generation song called "Kaigan Doori":


And another fantastic song by an artist named "Hyde" it's an English version of a Japanese song: