a lot of people have the misconception that “visual kei/j-rock influenced kpop” was a early 2000s boygroups thing like tvxq/traxx
but it goes further than that in my opinion
gackt’s vanilla (1999) - exo’s lucky one (2016)
(cuts for better comparison)
i told my dad that Klaha disappeared (he noticed him on one of my CDs) and
he said “he must’ve taken his makeup off so none of you recognise him and it probably working at a corporate job or something”
I don't think i've ever shared my current köshelf 💭 looks a bit messy rn but I'll think about how to rearrange it later, we have another haul coming soon
Reddit comment from someone remembering Japan's reaction to Malice Mizer during their peak popularity. Nothing groundbreaking, but I found it a pretty interesting and pleasant read that paints a nice perspective.