B7KLAN J-Rock Fest (Visual Kei festival) in Paris will be held (10 bands, July 11-12)

I just read that Hiroki (D) will be supporting Versailles on Drums on the festival. I am surprised it has not been mentioned yet

https://x.com/Versailles_P_Q/status/2066343270872186907

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I was dying to know who was gonna do it - and that’s really cool!

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I wonder if Yoshiki is making a cameo. His LA shows are a few days after the festival, and he’ll be performing at Japan Expo the day before…

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With what band do you think?

Would be hilarious if TLRS shows up!

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Probably not a specific band. Maybe coming out to briefly address the audience, or maybe he’ll only watch backstage.

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witch albums by AnCafe, LMC, and JILUKA are essential for you? They’re the bands I’ve listened to the least at the festival, and I don’t want to miss out on their sets. I guess I’m not the only one who likes certain bands more than others :face_with_peeking_eye:

Magnya Carta for an cafe. It’s one of the best oshare albums ever, period.

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Absolutely!

For LM.C, GIMMICAL★IMPACT!! is also a classic (even though I’m a WONDERFUL WONDERHOLIC and STRONG POP stan)

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Listen to xanadu best of albums for jiluka. Just one is fine since theres significant overlap.

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Super glitter loud box for LM.C.

For jiluka, XNDII is basically a compilation of their recent releases.

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Magnya Carta and Gokutama Rock Cafe are pretty essential, but their older EPs are also worth a spin. They have some decent tracks scattered through the discography after, but it wasn’t quite the same after 2008 or so.

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GIMMICAL☆IMPACT!! got most of LM.C best songs everrr​:smiling_face_with_three_hearts:
Last Jiluka release i loved !!! is Screamer :face_with_peeking_eye: i hope they still play it live sometimes !

as much as An cafe are dear to me and all that i only know 3 4 popular songs from them lol

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I’ll add to this that Maple Gunman and Bonds ~絆~ are practically guaranteed to be part of the setlist. The furi for especially the former is really fun, too, and easy to learn from live recordings.

I asked B7klan about the bottle, and got the answer (in verbatim)

"This part is managed by the venue.

From our side, we know that in general, bottles cap are removed at the entrance"

I figured the rule was just to stop people from bringing in alcohol, but I guess not. No idea why they recommend bringing a reusable bottle in the FAQ, to me that seems like the opposite of what you’d want to do if they take your cap…

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Take a water bottle and a spare cap in your pocket, problem solved!

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I’m really not as good as the rest here on their discography, but crossing my fingers they will be doing these two songs they did which were featured in Hitman Reborn:

and this one which has such a catchy chorus!

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BOYS&GIRLS is a common last song for them, so the chances are not bad :]

I’ve never really gotten into listening to them from recordings, but they’re super energetic and fun live.

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https://x.com/B7Klan_new/status/2071866331465658760/photo/1

andddd there will be a special live stream talk session between Kamijo and Maya, that’s sooo awesomeee since we don’t get a lot of facetime on Maya these days woooo

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Buying a DAY1 ticket. DM me!

There’s a talk between Hizumi and Kamijo (~9 minutes, english sub):

https://www.instagram.com/p/DaP3B-0N6HO/

I love Hizumi’s laugh so much :face_holding_back_tears:

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