Dir en grey

[andie]

well japan is a perfectly imbalanced society i am sure that a lot of people esp the olger generations hate diru but i think for the young ones diru is the coolest thing in japan i mean aside from all those gadgets they are japan's hottest export

 

[BlackSoul]

@MANRYKYRO
welcome here!!!!!!
hope you enjoy your stay here!!^^
I think that their fans in Japan still think about them and want them to play concerts there!!! But with Diru it's the same as with other Jrock-bands, too, they're not that famous in Japan as we 'foreigners' think they are. I think someone of Gazette (I believe it was Ruki or Aoi) once said that they often aren't recognized by elder people on the street. Of course they have more fans there than in other countries but they're not really known, like other big bands from other countires(okay bad example, but the Rolling Stones where really famous and almost everyone in Americ knew them!!). They still belong to a 'sub-culture' in Japan, although they really developed and 'americanized'. I just hope that their fans there will still love them and be still interested in them!!!

 

[MANRYKYRO]

I just hope that their fans there will still love them and be still interested in them!!!

Yeaaaaahhhh.... that's what I'm worried about XD I heard about how they lost chunks of their fanbase D: But I'm guessing it got replaced with alot of new fans Which is very exciting :O Oh man, I'm totally excited for their next stuff :cracker:

So I've introduced alot of my close friends to their music, and they really like them. Now that I'm starting college, I have a whole nother group to convert...buwahaha

 

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Good one MANRYKYRO and welcome to the thread Good luck with converting everyone else!

Yeah I suppose your right, they gained loads more fans but it's still sad that others didn't go along with it.

Yeah Blacksoul, good point. Do you guys think that now they're finding world-wide fame they'll be more accepted in Japan?

 

[pinkbuta304]

Yeaaaaahhhh.... that's what I'm worried about XD I heard about how they lost chunks of their fanbase D: But I'm guessing it got replaced with alot of new fans Which is very exciting :O Oh man, I'm totally excited for their next stuff :cracker:
So I've introduced alot of my close friends to their music, and they really like them. Now that I'm starting college, I have a whole nother group to convert...buwahaha

Welcome!
Yeah they got a lot of new fans around thee world now! coolness!
Good job on converting! keep it up lol

 

[andie]

in my opinion they dont need to be whole heartedly accepted in japan,i mean japan should be thankful for dir en grey coz they are the ones who eliminated the japanese music stereotype

i never thought that japan has the best rock

 

[Liquid Fantasy]

^Right. At least they have a good number of fans in other parts of the world.

 

[semi~sweet]

i'm trying soooo hard to turn my friends in to Dir en grey fans but so far no luck they all think it's too scary or something

 

[HitsugiMad4eva]

Semi~sweet.. Ha ha Me Too Im Sooo badly trying to Turn my mates in to jrock fans Ha ha ha

Hellllllllllllo. I Havent Been on here in ages :O Its so good To Be Back

KYO Iz Sooooo cute Ha ha I have sorta lost a little track of this post lmao but anyway its good to be back

 

[semi~sweet]

HitsugiMad4eva yeah i only have two friends who like jrock and then theres my girlfriend who is a Dir en grey fangirl....anyway welcome back

 

[Amita]

Welcome back HitsugiMad4Eva!

lol only two of my friends are really into Jrock...they think Diru can be very creepy....but they like a few of their songs...and they said if Diru came back to Canada (I dun really think that'll happen...but it might) they'd go with me so I'm really happy about that!...my 'school friends' seem to have this special barrier around them to prevent me trying to 'convert' them. I have no hope in anyone else in this country cause they think that I listen to emo music and 'emo' just happens to not be 'in'. It's sad.

 

[pixy_false]

NEW SINGLE IN OCTOBER!!!

I'd squeal like a piggy if I weren't at work......

 

[xGarnetx]

Hm...none of my friends listen to jrock. But I borrowed one Diru cd to a friend and she said that it's good. But that's all.

pixy_false Really? Great! what's the name?

 

[pinkbuta304]

NEW SINGLE IN OCTOBER!!!
I'd squeal like a piggy if I weren't at work......

No freakin way!!!
YES!!!! finally! can't wait!!!!
i only have a few friends that are into jrock well....maybe like 2 or 3 but there are some that my friend has begun to convert! I think i might have converted this chick in my class but i dunno i haven't heard from her in a while

 

[Twisted_Insanityxxx]

I tink the new song is called Dozing green coming out
october 24th!
cant wait!

some person said Diru is trying to hard to sound lik abosolute crap
pisses me off
alot of ppl i see are hateing on Diru now cos of the marrow of a bone

 

[pinkbuta304]

I tink the new song is called Dozing green coming out
october 24th!
cant wait!
some person said Diru is trying to hard to sound lik abosolute crap
pisses me off
alot of ppl i see are hateing on Diru now cos of the marrow of a bone

yeah yeah, i'm pretty sure that's it, i saw it on their site. about those people hating on diru...damn them!

 

[MANRYKYRO]

dozing green XD

ahahahahaha... dozing green?

what? That name doesn't seem to match for some strange reason :? Just the title strikes me of obvious deftone influence XD My friend was telling me the last thing she needs to hear from diru is screaming llulabies xD No offense to deftones or anything D: But yeah, so totally super excited for the new single xD!

 

[Precious4e]

yay new single! That's why their tour was named Dozing Green lol....

 

[dakkii]

WHAT NO WAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM SO EXCITED! *off to scout more*

about leaving VK/japan... i dont think they actually have much to do with each other. if anything, i think it went shed image, get rejected, go to different countries, but i think they would have gone either way.

about diru's popularity in japan: they can still fill arenas, but they are not "the hot thing" at all anymore... now its all about tiny indies bands that no one knows about... gazette is probably the biggest VK band at the moment. a lot of people know the name Dir en grey but its more of an infamy and a kind of "oh i remember someone mentioning that"... and they did lose a lot of FEMALE fans with the switch from VK... because 80% of VK bands' fanbases are female... Dir en grey has actually gained more male fans with the switch, but its still no where close to 50/50

 

[MANRYKYRO]

lol, that's so sad.....It's seems like they are trying so hard to be manly... Me and my friend make fun of kyo all day. And how manly he thinks he is...

It seems dir en grey litterally evolved from women to men...

It's a good thing though, I totally love the direction they are going in. I just wish kyo would vomit every once in a while!

 

[Kinsao]

I just wish kyo would vomit every once in a while!

Haha, that has to be 'quotation of the week'.

I think I'm the only J-rock fan left who hasn't heard The Marrow of a Bone... haha. >.<

My only friends who are J-rock fans are my Norwegian pals I met through here. It's not like I see them often... lol. >.<
I'm going to try and convert my fiance though. He has a good taste in European music, so I'm in with a good chance. Although he's really talented at music (grade 8 in two instruments and music theory, MA in music, and used to be a music teacher ☝ ) so it'll take more than just any old crap... haha.

 

[MANRYKYRO]

I think I'm the only J-rock fan left who hasn't heard The Marrow of a Bone... haha. >.<

Well not nessecarily! Alot of people actually haven't listened to it yet My friend considers Marrow of a bone 'nightmare music' XD so she refuses. But she perfers Kisou... myaku, child prey, and merciless cult live :O

Marrow is interesting. I personally love it ^_^ But sometimes I can't stand it... It's like a battle album. I look forward to it for the metal end of it, not the slow ones because they are a little boring. It all depends on what mood Im in. I find myself picking out the drums, the bass, and the guitar riffs more than any previous album too. It's good. Kyo voice is decent. The screams are great, the high-pitched ones are hilarious.

 

[RevengeBabyYeah]

Ah I love those high-pitched screams. I think it's a great album

You guys know what 'Tesco' is right? Well I looked on their website and they have Diru albums from just £8.something. They have GazettE and one thing of Malice Mizer too. Cool

 

[Amita]

Tesco? You mean the department store place that's like Walmart and Costco? I never knew that place sold CDs.....oh wait....ya I did, but I never knew they sold any good CDs.... Tesco continues to amuse me.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT A NEW SINGLE?!?!?!?!?!?!? OMG I WANT!!!! I wonder what kind of song it'll be.....the name is kinda strange though......

 

[semi~sweet]

the new single is coming out in Oct. i thought it was coming out in Nov. wow yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! i can't wait AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!