雨に唄えば~ピチピチチャプチャプランランブルース~ (Ame ni Utaeba ~Pichi Pichi Chapu Chapu Ran Ran Blues~) ,
ROCK’N’ROLL IS “NOT” DEAD [邦題:ロックンロールは眠らない]
yeah okay let me just apologize for those LONG ASS NAMES holy shit anyways
i absolutely loved this album. the songs are so fun and upbeat, while still being rock. this was miyavi’s album sorta veering away from visual kei, but i’m still reviewing it as such because you can clearly see elements and influences of it—and miyavi was a bandman okay? so it’s fine.
he created songs that resonate, that you can dance to, and some with an aspect of his traditional japanese culture, like in Aho Matsuri, to name one.
yeah i had so much fun listening to this album and i absolutely love miyavi. hes one of the few bandmen to not come out to be a total creep so it’s nice yk?
watch this!
you can get many information about X Japan, The Last Rock Stars, and Yoshiki.
I put their accounts on Twitter below.
@XJapanOfficial
@LAST_ROCKSTARS
@YoshikiOfficial
check it out directly on Twitter.
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Song data: Angel / X Japan
member are:
Toshl(Vo) / PATA(G) / SUGIZO(G)/ HEATH (B) / YOSHIKI(Dr)
Alice Auaa was founded in 1995 and is still active! The brand is regarded as the most high-end Japanese alternative brand. Alice Auaa has garnered international recognition and has been worn by many celebrities. The brand is known for their elegant, gothic, avant-gard style.
Miyavi for Alice Auaa
Here is an excerpt from Alice Auaa’s website explaining the brand’s concept, “Alice Auaa designs do not merely categorize duality, such as beauty and ugliness, and light and shadow, through a decadent and surreal filter based on the color black. but rather convey a mode of avant-garde and romanticism based on the endless motif of the time of life in everything (creation from destruction), and the elegance and eroticism that dwells in incommodiousness”
The iconic Alice Auaa cobweb sweater
According to JapaneseStreets.com, “The brand was founded by Japanese fashion designer Yasutaka Funakoshi shortly after a devastating quake destroyed his hometown of Kobe. Funakoshi had already managed his own shop for a few years, but the experience of the quake inspired him to start his own fashion line. Starting a new business amidst all the destruction and hopelessness must have required much courage, but Funakoshi dryly states that he saw it as an opportunity because many companies had gone out of business and, as he explains it, it became comparatively easy to rent space.”
Lady Gaga chose Alice Auaa for her press conference to promote "ARTPOP" when she visited Japan in December 2013. This was huge for the brand and exponentially helped with their growth.
Alice Auaa has also been worn by Yoshiki from X Japan,
Personally I adore Alice Auaa! I could watch their runways for hours, but I could only dream of owning pieces from them because I work minimum wage lol! Maybe one day.
Article I quoted lol https://www.japanesestreets.com/reports/2879/the-dark-avant-gardist-romanticism-of-alice-auaa
Ok but this image is insane. Four of the most iconic figures in japanese rock scene (miyavi - yoshiki - hyde - sugizo), on the cover of the Rolling Stone magazine. And there’s tumblr’s collective autistic daughter mentioned in a special feature
(Keep in mind that I’m not saying every lyric applies accurately to each character. Some of these are just in here because the vibe reminds me of them. My favorites for each will be marked with a ⭐️.)
Lucifer:
Michael Bublé - Sway
AURORA - A Dangerous Thing ⭐️
Autoheart - Stalker's Tango
Mammon:
PrototypeRaptor - Iconic
AURORA - A Potion For Love
⬆️⭐️ (I imagine OG timeline Mammon with this song after the events of Nightbringer, but that could go for any of the brothers. I’m rlly just playing favoritism rn 😍)