😭😭😭😭
Merry will do a Kagerou reunion concert on 30th July

Together with Mucc on Daisukes birthday
Yuana, Kazu and Shizumi will be there, but they did not yet say who will be on vocals

#vkei #jrock #jmusic

Ha!
i am dying right now!

Remember this post about the Band selection for the contest to perform in Paris?

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It was all basically no name bands and very sad.

The voting has endend and they released three more bands selected by the japanese magazine hévn.
And i understand now
they chose: Sugar, Mama. and musyozoku (ex. gulu gulu)
And now i don't know what to do

Mama. vs musyozoku. My bbs, they let my bbys fight 😭😭😭

#visualkei #jrock #jmusic

radioactivestardust

2026-03-24 10:24:14

Underwhelming bands.

I am mostly up to date and i still only know 4, and of those 4 i only like 2 (Gravity and Liza)
I honestly hoped badly for Xanvala

#jrock #visualkei #b7KlanFestival

Underwhelming bands.

I am mostly up to date and i still only know 4, and of those 4 i only like 2 (Gravity and Liza)
I honestly hoped badly for Xanvala

#jrock #visualkei #b7KlanFestival

🎧 One listen and you’re hooked.
Melty Love by SHAZNA is pure upbeat nostalgia — the kind of track that stays in your head long after it ends. Released in 1996, it still hits the same every time.

Catchy, vibrant, and impossible not to replay… this is visual kei at its most addictive.

▶️ Listen here:
https://yt.webfan3.de/Wn1r-PzbmnM?si=4DQaqVGXD4Hp6PRU⁠�

💭 Are you still playing this on repeat too?
#jrocknorth #jmfest #shazna #izam #visualkei #jrock #vkei

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but hey,
who cares for BTS when D'espairsRay posts a goddamn live clip after like (checks calender)

15 YEARS

youtu.be/vd9wPqaUNhs

Fuck!

#vkei #visualkei #jrock #jmusic

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🌧️ “ENDLESS RAIN, FALL ON MY HEART… kokoro no kizu ni
LET ME FORGET ALL OF THE HATE, ALL OF THE SADNESS”

— Endless Rain by X Japan 🎹

When people hear rock band, they often imagine speed and intensity ⚡

But X Japan proved rock can also carry deep vulnerability.

With Yoshiki’s haunting piano and powerful vocals, Endless Rain remains one of the most unforgettable ballads in J-rock.

Sometimes the strongest songs are the quietest ones. 🌧️🎶

#XJAPAN #jrock #vkei #jrocknorth #jmfest #Yoshiki

Shocking news. The gazette throws Aoi out of the band.

This is such a tragic end for one of the most successful bands in Visual Kei history.

I am so sad for all the fans, honestly. This is so bitter. First, one band member suddenly dies, and then they cannot manage and break apart like this.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei

vk.gy/blog/the-gazette-drops-g…

🎧 Now playing: 『Jichou』 by Fukusyuya -Darma-
(復讐屋-だるま-)

We recently discovered this band and were instantly drawn in by the musical composition and vocals. 🎸 They have an older visual kei sound that feels nostalgic. 🖤

▶️ Listen now and tell us what you think.
youtu.be/YNApBF99S2w?si=gCCwQ8…

#復讐屋だるま #jrocknorth #jmfest #jrock #vkei

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DEZERT released a new music video / digital single today @bookstardust

音楽 (Ongaku), youtube link:
youtube.com/watch?v=8ed2FNImsn…

song.link:
song.link/s/1vSldaYxeNQNZdJeo8…

#Music #JRock #AlternativeRock #DEZERT

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Shinya, Schlagzeuger von LUNA SEA, ist im Alter von 56 Jahren verstorben. Seit 2020 kämpfte er gegen Krebs. Über 35 Jahre prägte er den Sound einer der einflussreichsten Rockbands Japans.
#LUNASEA #VisualKei #JRock

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MUSIC! Attention 🔊

I told you that my Janurary/February Playlist was glorious, so you get a complilation of all the goods! with commentary (because I am nice)

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #V系 #kIndie

#24SongsTillChristmas | honorable mentions

LIZA - 「Antares」 | 2025

And with this song, I conclude my best songs of 2025. LIZA is a new band with members of the band Libravel. I am happy they continue like that. I am also very excited for the upcoming songs next year.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/Qmq21j8Sdr8

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#24SongsTillChristmas | honorable mentions

Frederic (フレデリック) - 銀河の果てに連れ去って! (Ginga No Hate Ni Tsuresatte) | 2023

I am so mad this song doesn't have a music video nor a live performance. Frederic is a very fun band, it was perfect for spring. Thanks again for the random YT algo that showed me a link to that streamed live performance. Weirdest way to find a band.

#jmusic #jrock #alternative
song.link/i/1840121072

#24SongsTillChristmas | honorable mentions

201号室 (Room201) - Lovelet | 2024

The saddest disband this year. 201Goushitsu had such a unique chill vibe and style as a band. I am very sad they couldn't keep going. Lovelet turned into a bittersweet song now. I hope i will find the guitarist in a new band soon.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/lWF9X7xbgmY

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#24SongsTillChristmas | honorable mentions

生生世世 (syozyoseze) - 逢魔時 (Oumagatoki) | 2025

I had two very influential songs from 生生世世, but one had a music video and was easily available, while the other was not. So 逢魔時 goes into honorable mentions. All songs are really really great, but i felt, i had to highlight at least these both.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/RrzT59EniTI

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#24SongsTillChristmas | honorable mentions

LIPHLICH - 一輪 (Ichirin) | 2016

Liphlich has this kind of theater vibe and a lot of songs sounded similiar so i stopped listening early on. In 2023 i watched a youtube live and realized i missed out on this band. But i got back to it too late since the sanger passed away in 2024 (RIP). So this year i finally took care to work my way through their works. 一輪 stood out quite a lot.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
song.link/i/1549149346

#24SongsTillChristmas | honorable mentions

XANVALA - ゆらゆら (yurayura) | 2022

What? Another XANVALA song?! You may ask. but hear me out: this was my actual favourite song. However it feels very nerdy and is an older song, and 13 and Ruru were better quality-wise, also there is no music video. But omg, do i love yurayura.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
song.link/i/1606707508

#24SongsTillChristmas | honorable mentions

零[Hz] (Zero[Hz]) - Dystopia | 2025

We reached the point of honorable mentions. Important songs, that didn't make it for one or another reason into the top 24. I love Dystopia, but it was only published in November. So I do not yet know if i REALLY love this song. In general i did not spend enough time yet to listen to Zero[Hz]. But i am totally gonna do so next year.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/i1L_u1Nt7ac

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 24

D'espairsRay - 闇に降る奇跡 (Yami ni furu kiseki) | 2003

In September D'espairsRay dropped the news of their reunion, and it kind of hit like a bomb! I only could focus on one thing after that and i had to throw over a lot of plans 😂 Back then Despas promised to be back "like a miracle that falls into darkness" which is the song title 闇に降る奇跡. A promise come true. Together with todays snow. Sign upon sign!

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/c32uRmZEmzM

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 23

XANVALA - 十三 (13) | 2025

In my opinion, 13 is the best release in 2025. Best written song, best music video and in general what a great development for the band. Basically all releases from XANVALA were awesome songs, but 13 just put the cream on top. If a certain thing wouldn't have happened this year, it would be the n˚ 1 song. With this i have properly paid respect to my XANVALA addiction in 2025.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/elbFSBewRnY

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 22

Mama. - Witch?? | 2025

Witch?? was released later in April. There was not one month i did not have both songs in my monthly playlist. And still i find both songs so complex i could not fully grasp their composition and texture. Mama. for me is such an exceptional band, it's so hard to describe. For me they represent that Vkei still has not reached it's creative end.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/pvHeFyA8qO8

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 22

Mama. - 毒入りミルクはママ.の味 (Doku-iri MILK wa MAMA. no Aji) | 2025

I am breaking my rule of 24 songs to 25 songs till christmas. As i assembled the songs beforehand i knew on 3rd place would be a mama. song, but for the life of me i could not decide between this one and witch??. They are both my babies and i love them equally. This song came out in January and went with me through the whole year.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/SY2KSCuZA1M

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 21

ARLEQUIN (ΛrlequiΩ/ アルルカン) - 僻目 (Higame) | 2017

Originally this song should have gone into honorable mentions, but apparently i cannot count to 24 so it was sneaked in-between. I went and listenes to older Arlequin releases this year. I love Higame. No one else seems to care for this song, but I do and that's enough 😂

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/1XSboRn7Rfo

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 20

夜光蟲 (Yakouchuu) - I crazy | 2025

It took a while to figure out, why i love this song so much. It was just recently when i listened to korean trot music. Yakouchuu makes music in this kind of "old school" asian 70/80's music. And i am so here for it. You have no idea how fucking addicted i was to this song. The band had more great releases this year, but 'I crazy" just is THE song.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
song.link/i/1793962175

#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 17

ONE OK ROCK - +Matter | 2024

What? One more OOR song? Well, Detox is a fantastic album! I listened to it, through the whole year. And although Party's over is probably my favourite song, +Matter reminds me of my favourite Person. In my head the song became dedicated to her. I wish for her to grow up in that kind of happy world and it just expressed these feelings well. The lyrics are brilliant. My wish to u all

#jmusic #jrock #alternative
youtu.be/0cTdHe9UyMU

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 15

ONE OK ROCK - Party's over | 2025

i started loving ONE OK ROCK around 2013, when The beginning was still fresh. I loved their raw, punkish rockstyle. As they became popular, especially internationally, they became much more poppy and way less raw. Detox though rediscovered their more metal style. And the highlight for me is Party's over. Great song!

#jmusic #jrock #alternative
song.link/i/1783003024

#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 14

生生世世 (Syozyoseze) - 月下繚乱 (Gekka ryouran) | 2025

I am crossing my fingers for a bright future for this very young and small indie band. Their music has imo strong classical japanese influences (and my head expected to see a band with running around in Kimonos at first), but you cannot actually pin point them, since it's very subtle. Their newest Minialbum is also very great and I can only recommend.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/LA70F0l0wMY

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 13

XANVALA - 「縷々」(Ruru) | 2025

I already hinted at this development last year, but XANVALA should not be a band I like. They are too posh, with glittering shiny costumes and too clean music. But here we are 🎆 Like i would know how my brain works lol.
I fucking crave XANVALA. It's probably the guitars. But this whole year i had extreme withdrawal symptoms. Idc what else I'm listening, just give me XANVALA.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/K4EVkOxtp2E

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 11

MAMA. - CRY MORRY | 2025

Most anticipated album of the year ✨ it's an album on steroids, ADHD turned into music. As the song (and album) was only released in october, i still could not entirely understand the complexity. I have no idea how the band writes songs, but it's either genius or drugs (or a lot of Tiktok consumption). But i am there for it. My brain loves it.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #vkei #v系
youtu.be/s7AIWdHrAGw

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 10

泥眼 (Deigan) - 「包帯」 (Houtei) | 2025

One of the early highlights of 2025. What a perfect composition between strong guitar riffs and a melodious chorus. The riffs itself constructed to close as a perfect circle, while the chorus leans on old school visual kei and chruch inspired elements. Much love to this young Visual Kei band. I hope they will have bright future ahead!

#jmusic #jrock #vkei #visualkei #v系 #metal
youtu.be/Ddzd4BSm5xE

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 9

猫背のネイビーセゾン (Nekoze no Navyseason) - 「Dole Playing」 | 2025

A small and fun J-Rock band, with a very annoying name but banger music. Nekoze are very creative, with a little punk mixed in and very satisfying bass lines. I can highly recommend them. They need more support!

#jmusic #jrock #alternative
youtu.be/KHpeEbgq760

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 7

Acidman - 青い風 (Aoi Kaze/ Blue wind) | 2025

In October Acidman released their newest album. As I am currently not much into Acidmans music with their recent changes i nearly skippded the album. I had to force myself to add it. But then: it's a masterpiece 😂 they only released the annoying poppy songs, but the rest of the album has that perfect Acidman magic. I get goosebumps listening to 青い風.

#jmusic #jrock #alternative
song.link/i/1843778460

#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 6

The Poraliscope - 「アイノウ」("I know") | 2025

As I started using apple music to keep up with new releases, i now get music recs from bands without having even finished their official pages. I was so scared the Poraliscope would be AI but turns out, one of the guitarists of UCHUSENTA:NOIZ went solo. And it's perfect, chill, fun, creative music. Now there's also homepage and YT

#jmusic #jrock ( #visualkei ) #alternative
song.link/i/1811497726
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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 5

Royz - Monster March | 2025

Probably the earworm of the year! I swear every time the song comes on, i feel like marching through the room. Love the song. But i swear it was a pain to get the whole Royz discography.

#jmusic #jrock #v系 #visualkei
youtu.be/wLvQR0vrhyQ

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 4

Rorschach.inc - Metro | 2025

It's not going to be a good music year without a splendid Rorschach.inc release. Tbh it's honestly the biggest problem for this band: not enough music. Quality before quantity I guess. This was on the August/Korea Playlist! Perfect song for Seoul atmosphere 🚇✨

#jmusic #jrock #v系 #visualkei #numetal
youtu.be/wWmAEHmNC7M

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 3

ONE OK ROCK - Delusion:All | 2024

Some ONE OK ROCK songs have the weird trait to hit late. If you listened to a song for several months, but it needs a certain enviroment or situation until it actuallt becomes remarkable. Delusion:All is such a case. The full song could only shine with the context of the whole Detox Album. With it, it became a defining and supportive backround sound for 2025

#jmusic #jrock #alternative

youtu.be/TmwCl9wUrC8

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#24SongsTillChristmas | Day 2

まみれた (mamireta) -『もしもし』(moshi moshi) | 2025

*riiiing* "ah moshi moshi~" *guitar shredding*
I listenend to a lot of mamireta this year and it gave me a lot. Visual Kei at its finest. What is visual kei? Yeah exactly this. It was pretty hard to decide which song was the best, but moshi moshi got it, because of the creative execution. Great art, great band. If you are into punk you might like them, too.

#jmusic #jrock #visualkei #v系 #punk
youtu.be/HTCedTKYxWQ

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#TheSundayStarter 🎶

Zankyō Reference by ONE OK ROCK

album.link
album.link/t/459692245

#Music #JRock #AlternativeRock #PostHardcore #OneOkRock #ワンオクロック

If you feel experimental and you are willing to try one new album today let it be this one:

The Novembers - Zeitgeist

My favourite songs are Louder than war, Wire (Fahrenheit 451) and Meursault.
Even though it was published more than 10 years ago, its still their best album and very special as a whole complex artwork.

#jmusic #jrock #alternative

album.link/i/739027558

OMG OMG OMG
What a perfect, beautiful MV

Yakouchuu (夜光蟲) - 『剥製アリー』

#jmusic #jrock #vkei #v系
youtu.be/Hc_GfTtECuA

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#NowPlaying 🎶

The debut studio album, "#4", by Japanese rock band Ling Tosite Sigure, released twenty years ago today.

album.link:
album.link/qjz2vmv2bd2xk

#Music #JRock #PostHardcore #IndieRock #LingTositeSigure #凛として時雨

I was supposed to post the #JMusicFriday theme yesterday but I fell asleep prematurely.

It's not easy being old....

Let's use this as the theme... #OldPeople

Post japanese songs either made by old people or about getting older...

#JMusicFriday #Music #OldPeople #Jpop #Jrock #JapaneseMusic