Mayohk sakaba 2

 I missed the last Mayohk bar event in January since I was in Sweden at the time and I mourned it bad (getting a 2shot with Közi is a bit of dream since I’ve listened to him since my high school days and it’s so rare for him to do that). I was very happy they shortly after announced yet another event though and I made sure to be free on that day so I could go. Honestly, these kinds of ”talk events” are usually not worth the price IMO but again, cheki opportunity with Közi made it worth it (don’t get me wrong I want pictures with Hora too but Schwarz Stein always offer that so not as rare). Also maybe I’m too old but sometimes they feel very money grabbing XD I’m a fan because I love their music, so going to an event without music feels kind of strange…

My original plan was to wear a suit to match them but it’s too hot, I bailed out the day before my departure to Tokyo and just went with something airy and comfortable.

They said from the start that they didn’t have anything planned for the talk so it was free styled. I felt like most who came were Közi’s fans. The talk started with Közi explaining the event and said they’d be bartending later, like Tom Cruise and then he imitated throwing bottles around. He asked if anyone had seen the movie (Cocktail) and it was dead silent XD I’m surprised, it’s a classic XD he also noticed Hora was sweating and he said he wanted to remove his jacket but it would feel weird, someone from the back yelled ”take it off” and he gesticulated to a lady at the front row and said ”we’ll start from you” and everyone laughed. They, for some reason also began talking about blood pressure, Közi asked Hora about his but Hora doesn’t know so again he went ”we’ll start from you” and gestured to a lady at the front. Hora had glasses one which is a bit rare and he said he can’t see very well without them, bow he could see the old lady all the way in the back (ババ). 

The talk was very short, around 30 minutes and then they started making the drinks. Since they were a bit expensive (2000yen) I decided to only get one drink from Hora. When they announced this event I immediately remembered the Madness Hora cocktail from a 2-man live Schwarz Stein did around the release of Sleeping Madness and decided I’d gather the courage to ask for it. I found an old picture I took of the sign (and recipe) and showed it to him and he went ”What’s that?”, read the recipe and Közi then said they don’t have milk… so I did an omakase, left it up to him. He made me a beautiful green cocktail instead. 

Other points I remembered from the talk:

•Hora’s leg/foot still hurts from an injury 2 months ago. Közi joked that he was cursed.

•Közi doesn’t go to the gym but enjoys going for walks.

•When he goes on said walks he doesn’t listen to music but just listens to the surroundings. He even said he doesn’t play music when he’s driving but listens to the radio and he can discover new songs.

•Közi pointed out that Hora mainly listens to metal.

When there were no more orders for drinks they came back to stage to say a final goodbye and then it was time for chekis. The chekis were also a bit more expensive than normal, 3000yen each, but since it’s so rare for Közi to do these kind of things I wanted one chekis solo with each of them and then one with all three of us.  

I never know what to say and again it felt a bit rushed so I didn’t say anything special to either of them. What made me a bit happy was that Közi had his arm around my shoulders for the 2shot :3 sounds silly but I’ve followed him for so long but I’ve never spoken to him or taken pictures with him, to him I’m just another random fan but we go way back xD so I’m glad it wasn’t stiff and awkward.

I’m a bit sad they didn’t mention any new release, there are still two songs that haven’t been released that they play live and both are great. Maybe for their October gig?

After the event I went to an Hawaiian restaurant with my fellow Hora friends in his honor. 

華麗なる追憶劇 ~Encore une fois~ Moi Dix Mois ZIZ Umeda Bangboo

 I totally f-up the lottery for this Moi Dix Mois tour. I thought I had entered the lottery for tickets for Fukuoka and Osaka and then I didn't ??(still don´t know what I did). Fortunately I managed to get tickets for the Osaka regular sale, I don't think I really reflected on that this might be a bit of a Malice Mizer reunion thing so when I saw that I had a B ticket number 33 I didn't think it was that bad (how wrong I was, the A tickets went up to 250 something).

Again I ended up behind a rock, this time it kind of pissed me off because the staff kept yelling for everyone to move forward, it was packed, I ended up next to the toilet... people kept squeezing by and the guy in front of me had quite some space in front of him but he refused to move so I kind of got shoved into his back every time someone went to the toilet and I could feel the breath of the person behind me on my neck XD it was HOT as well so not very nice, I honestly felt so grossed out and tired (I came straight from work) between the ZIZ and Moi Dix Mois sessions I just felt like "get this over with!" for context, there was a 30 minute break with TONS of people going to the toilet and I just kept getting pushed around.

ZIZ opened the night, I haven't seen them in over 1 year! So I was hyped but unfortunately I thought the setlist was kind of lukewarm, didn't get to hear any of my favorite songs. During one of the talks Közi mentioned how they had brought some merch so he encourage people to buy something and he pointed out that most people probably came for Moi Dix Mois. This makes me so sad, I think when they do these coupling gigs they sell out because people want to see Malice Mizer, even if it's only 2 members they were the main songwriters and IMO the spine of the band and so many people seem to think Malice Mizer=Mana and that makes me sad for Közi. When he talked about the merch he said something like many might not be familiar with us (ZIZ) and one girl shouted "I KNOW (you)!" and he said jokingly that then the merch was for her XD Közi also talked about that Mana suggested they do this event in Osaka this year (the previous one was in 2024 in Tokyo with Schwarz Stein) and here I've seen people say when Közi did Mana's voice he imitated a death voice and I'm going to be honest, I thought he sounded like he imitated an old man's voice XD 

The awful 30 minute wait was worth it when the curtain was pulled to reveal the Moi Dix Mois members all wearing masks to the tones of Uruwashiki Kamen no shoutaijou and all my frustrations was blown away. During the song Mana kept throwing out glitter from cups and also plastic flowers. For the next song Mana had one of those whip things he has in Illuminati so even though I heard it was Neo Pessimist coming on my Malice Mizer fan heart went "Illuminati?" XD

During Immortal Madness Seth wanted us to call the regular Dix Love and then also Mana sama Közi meccha Suki. Again in the back it was pretty silent, I really hate being in the back at Moi Dix Mois concerts... Seth talked about how it's nice to get together like this from time to time, how maybe people who are Malice Mizer fans also get to see what kind of music Mana does now and also to see "the red and blue guy together". Then Közi joined them on stage, wearing a red blazer and his ruffles from the last big Malice Mizer reunion in 2018, and they played Tsuioku no Kakera! It's one of my favorite Malice Mizer songs and Seth's voice was really good for the song. I might be mistaken but came across some tweets being angry because they said people were mean to Seth about singing Malice Mizer songs...I didn't see that, what I did see was Seth tweeting something like sorry for singing the songs (my impression was it was just a very humble Japanese thing where he apologized for taking the part of the singer in this legendary band but not seriously apologizing) and then he tweeted again saying he apologized for the misunderstanding that it was mainly people from overseas. Not sure if this was what people were talking about but in general it's best not to over engage in tweets with bands if you're not fluent in Japanese and there might be misunderstandings due to cultural or language differences (I still don't  engage in tweets or posts in general if I feel unsure of the tone or the language and I've been following my favorites for 20 years and know some Japanese.)

For the last song they did N.P.S.N.G.S and like magic everyone squeezed to the stage and I actually got as close as maybe 2 meters from the stage! which means it was plenty of space to begin with... Not saying everyone should've stood squeezed for 2 hours but I think everyone probably could've taken 1 step forward to make it a bit more comfortable for us in the back. The ZIZ members came back on stage, Chargeee started playing with Seth's hair and also stood with Mana for a while. Everyone left except for Mana and Közi, Mana had some paper and a marker in which he wrote let's do it again and Au Revoir and then Au Revoir started playing and they left stage. Fans kept singing along as the curtain was closed and the venue was lit up again. I felt a bit drunk from the experience, or my gin and tonic but was sobering up as I walked to the station. 

Moi Dix Mois 誕生典礼祭Mana様Birthday Tour 2026 Fukuoka

 I’ve wanted to travel more in Japan for a while but I never end up doing it. I guess I’m a bangya at heart so if I can combine travel with live gigs I actually end up traveling.

Therefore my trip to Fukuoka was accompanied by a Moi Dix Mois live. I ended up not feeling well, right before I left the hotel for the venue (not a good start) so I got there around 16:05 and since I had a B ticket I thought it would be fine. When I got there I was surprised that there were so few people waiting to get in and so many numbers weren’t there (curious if people were just late or if local fans might’ve bought several tickets so that the band will come back again). 

Despite having a B ticket I got to the 4th row (kind of, of course I ended up behind lolitas who stand still for the whole live and can’t move forward- this is a common thing at Moi Dix Mois gigs because of Mana’s clothing brand I assume? I think everyone should be able to do, or not do whatever they like but it feels a bit frustrating when Seth’s hyping everyone up saying he wants people to ”abarete ike!!!” and no one headbangs etc xD).

The set list was pretty similar to the previous gigs. I felt lucky to get Vizard as the encore song, it’s one of my favorites. I also realized I’ve been to harsh to Angelica. I’ve always thought of it as one of the ”boring” songs but it was really good yesterday. During Immortal Madness Ryux had come up with what everyone should shout, it was really long and I honestly had no idea what it was. Seth started laughing because he said he thought it would be impossible to work into the song but he praised everyone (you could barely hear it though xD so I think most people were confused)

As always Mana had a message for everyone, he mentioned that he remembered when they came to Fukuoka with Malice Mizer and they stayed at Yu~ki’s house. Közi and Kami shaved their rodies head in the garden I think he said as well xD I don’t think it was Kamijo though. 

He also mentioned one time when Sugiya overslept.

Then it was time for Mana’s happy birthday song. I’m curious if I’m the only one who finds it weird. His birthday was a month ago and they still make everyone sing happy birthday and he ” blows out the candles” (the MdM lightsticks). Last year he did a birthday tour that lasted for months and same this year xD couldn’t they’ve done something else if they wanted to tour? A greatest hits tour? Have fans vote for the songs they want to hear like Schwarz Stein did. Album tour? Play one album from start to end. I think it’s so weird to choose to have a birthday tour when they haven’t released any new material in over 15 years, it feels like ” we need to come up with a reason to tour, to kept the boat floating”. Many fans probably think I’m horrible for saying so but I can still enjoy them and be critical. 

I’m going to be critical/mean one last time; Mana kept throwing his guitar picks in the same direction. It bothered me, the same 3 people got several of them thrown at them. I thought he liked baseball, throw better xD

During Vizard Mana came down from the stage and leaned into the people in the first row when playing. By the end of the song he held out his guitar so people in the back could touch it. I saw one guy who squeezed in just to gently touch Mana’s shoulder for a second and then go back to the back. I thought it was kind of fun/sweet. Mana really is one of the visual kei gods. 

Before the gig the band announced on Twitter that during the presale of merch those who bought goods for more than 5000yen would get a signed card from Mana (just plain white). I was sure they would be out of cards by the time I got there but then Seth said they still had them during the last MC and my collectors head immediately started considering buying merch, even though I didn’t want anything. I finally got to my senses and decided it’s insane to buy stuff I don’t want just for the card. (Just saw on Twitter Mana signed the wrong date, he wrote May instead of April)

Next they’re going to Osaka for 2 nights, the last one with ZIZ (which I’m going to). Other gigs are France this summer and Hong Kong. Apparently Mana is going to the US as well and they’ll go to Hiroshima in November, I think they said.

Schwarz Stein Blanc Dehors 3-22-2026

 The first Schwarz Stein gig of the year. I was kind of sad I'd miss this as the original date was February 15, I was still in Sweden at the time, but fortunately Kaya got the flu and they rescheduled the gig for March 22nd.

I did my tax (確定申告書) earlier this year and realised I should try and hold back a bit this year so I revisited the old highway buses. I knew I wouldn't be able to pull through both ways so I went to Tokyo by bus (omg I did not miss that, I slept about 2 hours and my neighbour snored and looked like she was masturbating in her sleep). I really admire people who can run on no sleep, I'm not one of those and I made the worst decision to have a rom and coke at the club (by the time of the after talk I felt like passing out).

Anyway!

Since this live is up for streaming there are probably not that many secrets to tell, Hora had a new accessory. Similar to the eye-horn he used to wear in the early days but it was blooming. Very pretty.

The setlist had ups and downs in my opinion, I'm really missing harder songs (why did they cross out FIXER? and where's Syphilis and disorder?) but on the other hand I got Apocalypse which I really like.

At the after event they did play Sleeping Madness and Lilith as a some sort of celebration that they released them for streaming. I couldn't help thinking it was kind of funny how everyone cheered and clapped when Kaya talked about how they released Sleeping Madness and Demigod for streaming. It's always the same fans at the gigs, we all know we already have all their cds XD 

One funny thing that happened which most already saw on the stream, half of the attendees were gonna go to the Moi Dix Mois live after and for some weird reason they actually had pulled out their Moi Dix Mois band towels :/ Hora pointed it out, making a joke out of it, he kept asking "do you have plans after this?" "Where are you going?" and at one point he even took one of the fans towel XD (later I saw on twitter that Kaya also went. I thought it was weird how they seemed to want us out as soon as possible XD)

Hora mentioned at the after event that he has a stock of songs, about 20 if I remember correctly, so he even suggested making one more album! Kaya first thought it was too soon after DEMIGOD but they seemed to hint it might happen next year! Also, if anyone has missed it, Hora has made a new song for Kaya's upcoming release. Another interesting thing mentioned was that Kaya kind of requested if Hora could make Schwarz Stein "versions" for some of his solo songs for his anniversary live in June. Like a SS Chocolate. I won't be able to go to that live so I'll miss it unfortunately. If it happens.

After the event we all lined up for our chekis and it really felt like the staff wanted us out. No time for small talk (I'm also always nervous anyway but I kind of wanted to talk about Final Fantasy 6 with Hora since I saw he cleared it on Saturday XD) well well, I'll save it for the Mayohk event in June.

Schwarz Stein -Reincarnation- Osaka

 About 2 weeks since their Tokyo live they came to Osaka. Since I live here I’m always happy when they stop by (which seems to be once a year).

Just like in Tokyo this was a remix live and the set list was almost identical but they skipped Sirius and did Fleeting Beauty instead. I also thought they skipped fixer, which I thought/think they did in Tokyo (maybe I just imagined it XD) but I was checking twitter and another fan wrote that they didn’t play it in Tokyo either…. *confused*

I would’ve hoped for a bigger change, I wish they would’ve played the older remixes, like Sleeping Beauty. I also miss Syphilis and Disorder and Creeper XD truthfully they could just make the gig 3hours long so they can go through the new and the old classics XD

Kaya still had a bit of a cough, Hora kept saying we all are going to get sick, he said it was especially bad for the people standing infront of Kaya :P Kaya insisted it was allergies though. Kaya asked Hora to do the MC since he was scared of starting to cough but Hora who usually talks quite a bit said he didn’t want to. I personally thought this was a perfect time for Hora to do Bio Genesis but of course that didn’t happen.

They mentioned the calendar again, Kaya implying Hora should go through with it and do the firefighter naked shot in May XD 

They talked about next year and I think Kaya got a bit confused, he forgot that he already told us they will have an anniversary live in August next year, so he said he’d save that for the event in December but that it was already in his calendar (I later checked with another fan who has the calendar and it’s only that live and the one in February in it). Kaya will be busy with his solo next year so I’m not sure what the Schwarz Stein schedule will look like. I personally looked forward to Hora’s birthday next year since it’s on a Sunday (Hora’s birthday is after the Golder week so I can’t take time off work right after a week long holiday but if it’s a Sunday I’m free) however it doesn’t seem to be anything planned. I was going to ask him during the satueikai but I’m always very nervous and forget what to say and I also had some instructions for him for my pose XD I think the lady who took the pictures just wanted me to go XD

They sold their last copies of Demigod as well and Kaya pointed out he doesn’t like when people buy cd’s and then put them up on mercury really expensive. I thought it was good he pointed it out because Demigod was a bit insane, people bought several copies with the remix cd and and then charged double for it. For today’s satueikai we had the option to get a cheki or have the staff take a picture with our phones (Kaya asked that we have a nice filter on XD). I like physical photos so I got chekis like always. Today I wanted to ask for a pose but I’m not very good at it and I can’t really think of any but during the live it came to me; Hora kept referring to himself as God at the last live (and well, I guess for most of his solo :P Let there be light) so I decided I wanted to ask for the birth of Adam pose XD well our fingers pointing to each other I guess you could say. The lady who took the photos was confused about me wanting to take my photos separately (since last year I but 2 tickets and ask to take 2 shots) she asked them if it was ok and they said yes. I first took one with Kaya and then I took a deep breath and asked for a God pose and before I got to explain what I meant by it Hora seemed puzzled but when I said with our fingers I think he got it XD He did it anyway (so sorry for my silly request XD) His make up was different today, he had a thick line drawn from his eye down, it looked really cool but unfortunately it's not very visible in my cheki. On my way out I decided to burn some more cash by getting an old cheki from South America and I was lucky, I pulled out a signed one. I guess it was thanks to the hand of God.

Schwarz Stein Reincarnation Tokyo

 Earlier this year they made the remix album Reincarnation and a coupling gig. Then it was announced that they would make a mini tour (Tokyo and Osaka) and they also made a survey asking what song fans would like to hear remixed for this tour. 

Yesterday was the first gig of the tour and there were some things that surprised me. First was that they played the DEMIGOD version of Addictive Epicurean (I prefer the new regular version so I was happy though) and second was which song made it to become a new remix; Current. I was hoping people would vote for a more rare song (I voted for the alternation of generations since that’s the only song by now that they haven’t played live since their reunion at least).

Before the DEMIGOD release Current was played quite a lot at lives. Another thing about the remix, there were very subtle changes (a friend said she didn’t even realize it was a remix at first). I was hoping for a bigger change and for a different song.

Since the set list didn’t change much from earlier this year I’m also curious what songs people voted for to hear (I’m gonna ask Kaya and Hora at the next live). 

There were also no new merch despite that being included in the questionnaire and prices had increased (1 cheki with them now cost 3000yen and a random cheki was 1500yen) not sure if that was because they didn’t have any afterevent and that’s comes with a 3shot cheki. 

Kaya mentioned he had a cold last week and that he still has a bit of a cough but he pulled through. I managed to get a front row place this time so he took my hand during Succubus when he leaned in, I wasn’t knocked in the head this time (might not have mentioned that but last year i got kaya’s elbow in my head xD it’s ok, i don’t mind it getting rough). Like always I had so much fun and it’s sad going back home having to deal with every day problems. 

Points from the mc

1. There will be another anniversary live next year . 
2. The event in December is a ”no plan”, meaning they don’t know what they’ll do then yet. 
3. Kaya suggested Hora also make a calendar, he suggested he make a ”fireman” calendar (apparently Kaya is into that xD, doesn’t surprise me)
4. Kaya also suggested Hora stagedive. He said no and during Succubus when Kaya leant down on us I saw Hora pushing him a bit. Some of us waved at him to stage dive during succubus when he got close but he didn’t.
5. Kaya said they’ll probably change the setlist a bit for Osaka. 

MAYOHK - Let's Teck!!

 I'm so happy and at the same time so sad because I came home from the Mayohk Osaka gig. Happy because they're awesome and sad because I don't know when I'll be able to see them again.

I can say it a million times but Közi and Hora together is a match made in heaven. The more I listen to them the more I love it. Seriously, ドゥエンデ and PLANETA they're so good! I usually complain about the Hora remixes but I really feel like they've used Hora's original songs well and really changed them instead of just adding vocals like they usually do when Schwarz Stein uses Hora solo songs.

I haven't been to a mixed live in ages, I completely missed that they posted their time slot on twitter so I went to the club when they opened the doors just to be sure I'd get a good spot. Someone tried to sneak a bag to the front of the stage infront of Hora but I stood there for 2 hours, I consider myself a musiclover and I listen to many different genres but I suffered through those 2 hours to be at the front XD 

Because of the weather I don't really feel like dressing up since I will be drowning in my own sweat by the end of the day so I went with the Hora sexy lips t-shirt today and Hora noticed :)

They haven't shared an official setlist yet but I feel like they played all songs from the album, unless I mix it up with the Tokyo live, + the 2 new songs  MODO and ウドゥドゥラポォフト. We also didn't get the "device time", Transcend -the death- and Twilight.

The Mc's were very short, Közi mentioned they'd sell chekis and that all purchases would come with a bonus (it was a small sticker). They were supposed to have those in Tokyo as well but Közi forgot to bring them. Közi also mentioned he really likes Osaka (why doesn't that surprise me?) and then the normal ばばじじ talk XD When they mentioned the chekis, I think Hora said something like buy chekis "even if he's an old man" XD  Hora's tooth still hurts but the swelling has gone down. 

That was about it. 

They're awesome and I hope more people appreciate them so they can have more one-man gigs and continue to release more music.

About the songs, don't know if it's because they played so few songs in South America, but I don't get the Sexy Music hype. It's a cute song but it can't compare with ドゥエンデ and PLANETA, or Donut! XD 

I have my driving exam tomorrow so I hope tonight will aid me tomorrow (please make me pass)

MAYOHK Showcase #4

My second MAYOHK live. A unit with Közi and Hora really is a dream come true. They are my favorite artists and kind of made to collaborate in my opinion xD since their album release I’ve been very eager to see them live again. I was running late today, all the way from Osaka. I got stuck in traffic and ended up on the 13:00 train. Then in Tokyo i took the wrong train to my hotel making me even later but i managed to come right when they were about to call my number! There were no new merch however there was a new song! (Or 2 I wasn’t aware of but I think they only said one new). According to the set list ウドゥラドゥウポォフト was their new song, Hora did death vocals , I really liked it. A song called MODO was also new to me. It sounded a bit more synth, a bit Depeche Mode feel to it. Really like it too so I hope they'll release them. Hopefully they’ll release them soon, I want to hear them again. Hora had shared on Twitter the day before that one of his teeth was cracked and that it hurt. The minute he stepped on stage tonight you could tell he was really swollen. He had done his black make up a bit higher on his right side, probably to cover the swelling a bit. Közi joked about Hora complaining about the pain before the gig and that he was popping pills (he said he was like a junky xD). He seemed to be in a lot of pain and he mentioned Közi’s accident earlier this year and Közi revealed he still feels something (違和感) in his elbow. 

As Közi unfortunately said by the end that they don’t have any one-man gigs planned for the moment and that they probably will perform at different events instead. 

Hora and Közi is a really good combo, not just musically but I think they complement each other so well on stage. Közi is so playful and I think he can bring out the best in most people (he really is one of those artists I think are hilarious to be around). 

Also I finally realized which Hora song セフィボン is! I’ve been scratching my head since I heard it and it’s Spine from Icebound!

I usually don’t like when Schwarz Stein takes Hora’s solo songs and just adds lyrics, mostly because I think it undermines Hora’s solo, like it’s just an empty library and I see his work as HIS. However, I have to give it to Közi I guess because I think they’ve really rearranged the Hora songs they’ve used well. Both セフィボン and Planeta are favorites of mine. 

For the encore they played Sexy music again xD seems to be a fanfavorite (it’s catchy but not in my top 5).

I’ll see them again tomorrow in Osaka but after that i don’t know when the next time will be so I’m a bit sad. 

After the live a friend took me to Seth's bar/cafe. 

Schwarz Stein 23rd Anniversary Live (2025-8-30)

It feels like a long time since the last Schwarz Stein live but compared to when I lived in Sweden and I could see them every other year it's really not ^^'

It's been 5 months since the Remix live and they just finished their South American tour (Chile, Brazil and Mexico)so I guess they don't want to exclude their Japanese fans and threw a 23 anniversary live (aren't anniversaries usually done when there's an even number?? I'm not complaining, let's have an anniversary live every year XD)

On my way on the Shinkansen I was speculating about the setlist, being an anniversary live I thought they might try and play songs from all of their career, I imagined Kuroageha maybe, I was hoping for Queen of Decadence, Syphilis and Disorder and Creeper. Creeper is one of those songs that has been a guarantee but since the release of DEMIGOD they haven't played it at all. I saw that they played it in South America so my hopes were high and my prayer was answered. (side note, I realised a couple of years ago that they change the furi for Creeper overseas. Not to offend maybe??)

Creeper is usually part of the last segment of Schwarz Stein lives since it goes into the "hard songs" category and yesterday's they opened with it :O The songs they added from their previous lives were Lilith, Queen Leech and Creeper. Unfortunately they didn't play Corroded Cage :( I really like the new remix of that.

They tried to keep the Mcs short since they had an after event and they will also have a special talking event with the other participants of the South American tour next Monday (Kaya kept saying they shouldn't reveal too much). What did they talk about? These are the point I remember:

They had issues with visas, they had been told they didn't need any but they did after all which made them split up because everyone couldn't board the plane. Kaya ended up going first, alone and he got stuck again as well. 

Hora got locked up in a bathroom in Chile while Közi was rehearsing, he panicked when he realised no one would hear him or come for him since the rehearsal was going on so he kicked on the door trying to get it open. He did manage to get out eventually.

Hora said he has to take medication before flight to not get panic attacks, if he doesn't he can't fly. So he was sleeping the whole flight. He had been feeling unwell and didn't eat much saying he lost weight whereas Kaya said he gained.

During the Chile rehearsal both Kaya and Hora felt that Schwarz Stein is really good and Kaya said they would like to sell more
CD's but both of them think Schwarz Stein is good enough to just keep doing what they're doing even if they sell little. Kaya said he really thinks Hora does great music and Hora said he also thought in Chile that Kaya's lyrics are really good <3

Kaya said it felt different coming from the the South American fans who has a lot of passion (Hora started imitating his way of saying it so it sounded like he sneezed) and in Japan the fans are more silent. 

Hora keeps joking about Kaya being an old lady (baba), don't remember how it ended up on us but he also said the fans too are only older women with a lot of free time  XD (not true, this old lady has to take time off work to go to Tokyo unless they play Sundays).

Included in the after event ticket is a 3shot cheki, they also sold more 3shots for 2000yen, since last year I've started buying 2 extra so I get 1 3 shot and then 2 2shots. 

They has new merch, a shopping bag I really wanted to get (I got lost on my way to the club of course, I got there 15:31 and was told they closed presale at 15:30 XD) the bad was sold out as I was standing in line for it before the live, but I did get the stickers, both Schwarz Stein and Kaya solo (super cute, Kaya's look like Line stamps). They also had cheeks from the South American tour, the ones from Brazil looked almost untouched so I decided to get one and I managed to draw a Hora one :) 

Next they will play in November, they will redo the Remix live in Tokyo and Osaka. Kaya mentioned people requesting Nagoya too so I'm hopeful they'll add that too.

Mayohk Showcase#1

I think a lot of people are curious about this project. As a Hora and Közi fan this was such good news when they announced it! I went to the venue very excited about what they would end up playing and if there would be any cd for sale. 

Unfortunately no cd but Közi hinted that it will be coming in the future. 

It was my first time at this venue, it was really nice and they had s good selection of drinks. The drink ticket was a bit expensive though, 700yen…

Hora stood on the right side of the stage like always. He came in first to the intro song and Közi came after. They had a projector showing the logo and their names as they entered the stage. Their suits were really cool too, I noticed some of the paint glowed in the dark! The first songs were originals and then all of a sudden Synthetic Anthem starts playing! As soon as I heard it my arms flew up xD It was awesome to finally hear Hora songs played at a live house!!! They had added lyrics to it though so Közi sang over it.

In the middle Hora had his own time where he just played music by and Közi wasn’t even on stage. It really was a dream come true. I’ve told him before that I’d love to see a Hora solo live, and he smiled a lot so maybe this showed him that there are many of us who’d love to hear his solo songs live. 

The whole live was about 90 minutes, it felt really short, after they left stage we kept calling for them to come back. The light were turned on but no one left, then finally the staff announced that it was the end. 

Overall, the new songs sounded like Hora's lighter songs, the ones that are more pop (like Anima) but there were some heavier songs too. In the middle, efter Közi's break, when he came back they did a kind of instrumental guitar-noise piece but most songs were pretty danceable. Hora both did death vocals and sang though! This is a first time, on his solo he's always used a filter over his voice so it was nice to hear what he actually sounds like. I was impressed! He should definetely sing more. I've always felt the closest we've got to him singing is Ignition, in the verses you can somewhat hear what he sounds like. However in general Közi is the vocalist and Hora is more of a support vocalist.

I’m really sad I can’t go to their next gig, hopefully they’ll come to Osaka or have the live after on a Sunday.

For the merch, this time I actually didn’t get the t-shirt but I got 3 acrylic stands and stickers. i managed to get all the ones I wanted (I traded a double Közi for a Hora with my friend and a sticker as well <3)

Now I’m really sad about having to go back to Osaka. I haven’t left Tokyo yet and I already miss it. Until next time. 

EDIT

Közi updated his Twitter saying the day before the gig, during rehearsals, he had fallen off stage and hurt his arm. Thinking it was probably ok he just took some painkillers but the day after the gig went to the doctor and it was confirmed he had broken his elbow/arm! I didn't notice anything weird during the performance, either he took some pretty strong painkillers or he's super strong to pain. 

Schwarz Stein -another dimension-

There’s no better feeling than seeing Schwarz Stein. I could give up seeing any other band live for them. Because of an accident I couldn’t attend the Nairobi live or the signing event so I really looked forward to this. I don’t think i can describe how much i enjoy Schwarz Stein to be honest. I’ve followed them for almost 20 years but now and i still love their music just as much as i did when i first heard them. I feel like an empty battery going in to one of their shows and then I’m fully charged by the end. I was talking to a friend yesterday and she also  said all her problems just goes away once she gets to see them. 

This time they brought back the streaming service so I don’t really have to go through any details of the songs. I personally really enjoyed the remixes, Fester Love though I like the original more. That song has a special place in my heart. Since it was a remix live I feel like it was a high energy live from beginning to end and I love that. Kaya pointed out that the section with hard songs were shorter, and usually i would mind that because i love them but this time it was ok because the remixes are harder anyway.

I was very curious about the Corroded Cage remix and I loved it. After the gig they had a photo session and I told Hora that I think remixes are scary because you never know how much the song will change but I loved these remixes.

They haven’t decided on a new date for the next live but they have a fan trip planned and Hora’s bar event for his birthday (i can’t go to either because i have work). For Hora's bar there will be a Hora cocktail (even though he doesn't drink). They joked about Hora spitting in the drinks, Kaya saying some fans might even like that XD 

Other than that there wasn’t anything news worthy. Kaya and Hora just jokes a lot. 

I’m praying the next live will be on a Sunday xD

About the goods though, they sold clear files, a pack of 2. They're now up on Kaya's web store but at the Limehouse they sold them signed. They also added more random badges (I got Kaya from their greatest hits look and Hora's cat).

Moi Dix Mois Mana sama birthday tour 2025

I feel so lucky! I don’t think many people understand how hard it is to live in japan and yet barely ever being able to do what I enjoy the most; go to live shows, because I live in Osaka and I work Saturdays. 

This week was heaven sent, i had work off Wednesday to Sunday so I could go to 3 gigs in one week!!

First up was Moi Dix Mois, Mana’s birthday gig, first out of two. 

I’m not well enough rounded when it comes to Moi Dix Mois, I have attended a birthday live in 2017 so that’s my only reference, but I think they usually do one day standing and one day sitting also implying harder and softer songs. At least that’s what it was like last time i went and the set list yesterday was pretty hard. 

My last Moi Dix Mois gig was in 2022 November in Osaka. I thought i had a bad number then (88) and yesterday i got 135…

I haven’t had a good spot for Moi Dix Mois in many years. I also feel like it has to do with that they play smaller venues. 

I aimed at going to the pre-sale for merch but i messed up at the station and took the wrong train… so I missed that. I only wanted the pendant anyway so I got it after. By the door we were handed these postcards of Mana, I love to get stuff like this. I was a bit surprised to see that only Kamijo had presented flowers though, I assumed Schwarz Stein would too… maybe today? Mana even mentioned them in the message mid-live. He talked about Takadanobaba(the place where the livehouse was at), that it was here he scouted Schwarz Stein, or as he corrected yesterday, Rudolf Steiner at the time. They also played with early Malice Mizer here. He had written that he had been to Big Boy to eat (it’s a hamburger restaurant, as in meat patty) back in the days. For those who do not know, since Mana doesn’t speak he always had a written message read by one of the members at every live, this time by Sugiya. He sometimes comes with comments by whispering in their ear, like when he corrected him that it was Rudolf Steiner. 

As it was Mana’s birthday Seth instructed everyone to light up their Moi Dix Mois lightsticks a d then Mana would blow out the candles, so everyone who had one lit it and then turned it off when Mana ”blew them out” ( he just moved his atm from left to right xD). I don’t have a light stick, I considered buying one because I have this vision of how I want to decorate my future home with my music collection and the light stick could be a nice thing to have with the Moi Dix Mois stuff , but I still haven’t got one. Anyway Seth was sweet and said that everyone who don’t have one, it’s ok just use your hands :) so those of us without light sticks just put our hands up during Peagent.

My highlights for the evening was:

The Sect

Dispell Bound

Mad ingrain

Night breed

Monophobia

Since they are making this a tour I’m considering going to one of the Sendai gigs. I’ve actually never been to northern Japan so it could be nice to see that as well as see Moi Dix Mois again.