Pics of J-rock stars outside the fame

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ashuri2

me gots isshooz...

28 Mar 2004

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• 19 Sep 2004

• #51

ZellX said:

the only j-pop person i have heard of is gacket

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would gackt be considered visual kei? :?

 

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anime_firelight

後輩

20 Oct 2004

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• 23 Nov 2004

• #52

Actually, yes... Gackt would be considered visual kei. ~^_^~ Especially if you considered his days in Malice Meizer. BTW.... these pics are awesome. I wonder how you guys came across these *o*

 

mizerable_d

I'm not fat...just fluffy

19 Sep 2004

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• 26 Nov 2004

• #53

ya gackt is considered visual kei. but i think he was more VR when he was in Malice Mizer and in the Mizerable single. now he is more pop-ish but i continue to love him and his works...

 

Placebo

後輩

6 Dec 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #54

I was about to start a thread called "without the makeup" but then I found this

Most of the pics on here are dead so bump for more pics!!!!!

 

Hyde_is_my_anti-drug

Japanese Modernist

27 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #55

GACKT IS NOT POP!!!!!!!! *goes rabid ape s**t fangirl on everybody's **** :samurai: :danger:

Now that THAT'S outta my system...but seriously he ain't pop! :box: *cough* Gomen ne. Eh-hem. Yeah, anyway, he's still Visual...maybe not Visual Kei per say but still Visual.

 

Normphobic

Registered Sex Offender

14 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #56

LOL, in my opinion Gackt would be considered pop music.

The only makeup-less Jrockers I have photos of are D'espairsRay.

 

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POISONxIVY

R.I.P

26 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #57

I think Vanilla is pretty dang poppy! I love that song, in fact I wish these speakers at work were working so I could listen to it right now lol. Yeah we have a lot of pics of despa with no makeup. I have a lot of gazette as well.

 

Hyde_is_my_anti-drug

Japanese Modernist

27 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #58

How can you call Gackt pop and still sleep at night?
"Papa lapped a pap lopped" Not pop. "Speed Master" SOOOOO not pop. "Black Stone" STILL not pop. Even his "pretty" songs aren't pop. "Sayonara" Not pop. "Last Song" So unbelievably not pop.
Pop is PuffyAmiYumi, Ayumi Hamasaki, TWO-MIX, See Saw, etc. NOT GACKT. He ain't pop. :21:

EDIT: "Vanilla" isn't even pop!

 

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POISONxIVY

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26 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #59

What do you consider vanilla?

I think that a lot of musicians and bands dont always have to fall under one genre of music. My band has some poppy songs, some grunge songs, even some blues sounding stuff. Most bands tend to have a few different sounds to them. I don't know why it would be a bad thing to consider Vanilla pop, they even have vanilla flavored pop lol. It's such a catchy poppy sounding tune!

 

Hyde_is_my_anti-drug

Japanese Modernist

27 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #60

Um, rock. Listen to the guitar and bass lines. NOT POP.

 

Normphobic

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14 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #61

Hyde_is_my_anti-drug said:

Um, rock. Listen to the guitar and bass lines. NOT POP.

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You must listen to some pretty soft rock music then lol. You can't compare Gackt pop to bubblegum pop. Dang, what's with all these lame discussions on this thread lately? I can't stand it, it's driving me insane! :angryfire

 

Hyde_is_my_anti-drug

Japanese Modernist

27 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #62

I do listen to hard rock, thank you! Rock and hard rock aren't the same. I listen to Rammstein for crying out loud! Do I think Gackt is Rammstein? F**KING HELL NO. He's just NOT POP!!!

 

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POISONxIVY

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26 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #63

Just because there is guitar and bass in the song doesn't mean a song can't be pop.

Pop music is generally described as very commercial friendly, marketable and memorable, with either vocals, lyrics, instruments, or a combination of all three creating catchy choruses or verses. Pop music is also known for its ability to attract listeners through its versatile sound since it pulls from a plethora of musical influences. It can be also fair to say that pop music is predominantly image driven, especially through the subject matter of the lyrics, live performances, music videos, and other forms of exposure which makes it favourable and unfavourable to whoever is the listener.

To me that seems pretty Gackt. Pop doesn't have to be like Britney Spears. Pop can be a sub genre to Rock, Country, R&B, anything really.

 

Placebo

後輩

6 Dec 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #64

Gackt is pop and he sux end of discussion

Now lets see some pictures of band members without make up por favor!

 

Hyde_is_my_anti-drug

Japanese Modernist

27 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #65

POSIONxIVY said:

Just because there is guitar and bass in the song doesn't mean a song can't be pop.

Pop music is generally described as very commercial friendly, marketable and memorable, with either vocals, lyrics, instruments, or a combination of all three creating catchy choruses or verses. Pop music is also known for its ability to attract listeners through its versatile sound since it pulls from a plethora of musical influences. It can be also fair to say that pop music is predominantly image driven, especially through the subject matter of the lyrics, live performances, music videos, and other forms of exposure which makes it favourable and unfavourable to whoever is the listener.

To me that seems pretty Gackt. Pop doesn't have to be like Britney Spears. Pop can be a sub genre to Rock, Country, R&B, anything really.

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That's nice but not true. Today that is not what pop music is. You say pop and people think Backstreet Boys weither you like it or not. And one song does not make someone pop! And Vanilla is a period rock piece from when rock was softer, think James Bond. But it's not pop.

 

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POISONxIVY

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26 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #66

Like I said, pop isnt just boy bands like backstreet boys, or girl solo acts like pink or whoever you want to put in the bubble gum pop genre. Who really cares if someone thinks Gackt is pop? I mean it's not that far off, if someone said he was metal or punk, now I might think otherwise haha.

 

Hyde_is_my_anti-drug

Japanese Modernist

27 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #67

That's just wrong, hon. To admit you'd go ape s**t if it were a diff genre but then get on me for doing that about pop. Sorry but that's f**ked up.

 

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POISONxIVY

R.I.P

26 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #68

Ruki all fresh and clean faced haha don't ask.

 

Placebo

後輩

6 Dec 2005

218

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #69

I wonder what Aoi looks like without makeup any pictures?

 

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POISONxIVY

R.I.P

26 Oct 2005

685

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #70

Kai.. you can't see him too well. sorry!

 

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POISONxIVY

R.I.P

26 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #71

It should be working now. I accidentally had ftp in it instead of http sorry! I have one of Aoi with no makeup, it used to be my avatar. I don't have it uploaded on my web page, so I will post it later. He looks pretty much the same to me, he usually only wears a little eye makeup, so it's not that drastic of a change.

 

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POISONxIVY

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26 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #72

I don't think I'd go ape. I just think that metal and pop don't mix as easily as pop and other genres. Why do you get so worked up over crap? I don't understand it. Relax, I don't care if you think he isn't pop. I was just stating my reasons for thinking sometimes he is.

 

Normphobic

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14 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #73

LOL @ Placebo!

Karyu


Hizumi and Zero


Hizumi


Hizumi


Hizumi and Tsukasa

 

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POISONxIVY

R.I.P

26 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #74

I think Karyu is so much better looking without makeup. Hizumi is so cute without makeup, and Tsukasa is always good no matter what. I wish we got more pics with them!

 

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dniwer

先輩

18 Oct 2005

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• 17 Dec 2005

• #75

Some more D'espa with no makeup:

Tsukasa (and Harry from Jpophouse and the back of somebody's head)


Karyu


Zero


Zero and Karyu


...and just to incite controversy... Gackt is SO pop! Like poison said, not all pop music is "bubblegum pop". Pop really in this day and age is what you hear when you listen to a top 40 radio station. You will hear a mix of different songs ranging in style from rap, to rock, to r&b, but it's all considered pop music. I can't believe you'd get upset on something so simple, Gackt is SO pop it's ridiculous how pop he is, haha!