Dir en grey - ｢楓｣ ～if trans･･･～

｢楓｣ ～if trans･･･～ is a collection of PV (Promotional Video) by Dir en grey. As its first video work, grotesque and extreme content has been used. They used images of actual hepatitis B operation scenes.
(00:26) 1 - ASH
(07:00) 2 - 惨劇の夜 (Sangeki no Yoru)
(11:23) 3 - 業 (Karma)
(14:29) 4 - GARDEN
1 - ASH
Lyrics: Kyo
Composition: Die & Kaoru
The sound source is different from the same song included in the 10th song of the omnibus album "Behind the Mask vol.2" released on November 25, 1997. The 6th single "Pulse" and the 29th single "Human suffering" are rearranged and recorded as coupling.
2 - 惨劇の夜 (Sangeki no Yoru)
Lyrics: Kyo
Composition: Kaoru
The contents of the lyrics are "little girl was intended for sexual assault for the purpose of kidnapping, massacre because it is the motif of", CD recording has been shelved. Mini-album " MISSA has replaced the lyrics to "fog and cocoon" was recorded. The provisional title is "Tragedy Night".
業 (Karma)
Lyrics: Kyo
Composition: Kaoru
Read "karma." Demo tapes have been distributed to stakeholders in the past, but official music releases other than the video work of "Kaede-if trans ...-" and " Delusional Perception Drama " can be purchased on the official mobile site from 2008 only became a full song. Later in the year, it was played on the tour "Archipelago Gekisei Ryo" and recorded on the live video " Archipelago Gekisei Ryo FINAL 2003 5 Ugly KINGDOM ". The reconstructed version is included in the mini-album " THE UNRAVELING " released on April 3, 2013.
GARDEN
Lyrics: Kyo
Composition: Kaoru
The sound source is different from the one recorded on the album "MISSA", and the tempo is faster.

[@noteverlasting9666]

Thank you so much for uploading this... It still sounds epic!!!!

[@もっしゃん-w5t]

懐かしい…楓持ってました！
当時毎日のように観てました
青春だなぁ…これ観ながらごはん食べててよく食べられるねと親から言われた記憶が（笑）

[@metalgarden2394]

思い出を共有してくれてありがとう！

[@mzd787]

ディルアングレイは曲調がカッコよすぎて

[@kitsune6701]

本当にありがとうございます。So much nostalgia . 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@GiuliettaTakahashi]

ashのpvは今見てもかっこいい

[@ress904]

サムネ
寝不足の目玉のおやじ…

[@むぎちゃ-m9v]

懐かしい😊ありがとうございます✨
楓持ってたけど、実家に置いてきた😢ビデオ📼見れないから😅

[@talkstospiders]

Hard to tell Die and Kaoru apart but I'm not crazy about the Nazi arm band

[@eternalemars]

Yeah it was popular to wear it in the 90s vkei era

[@painandpyro]

Yeah, this one's always a bit of a weird, paradoxical scenario - on one hand, with metal in general we have all these aesthetics of murder, torture, abduction, r*pe, serial killers, etc, and most people are smart enough to realize that obviously those bands (in most cases) aren't literally endorsing those things, they're just trying to portray a dark, sinister sound and tone - so in that sense, in a way it would almslt follow pretty logically that they would use swastika imagery as well, like a robot going: "I am trying to portray something evil, therefore what is the most evil imagery I can use?"; however, on the other hand: I'm also a normal member of society, and can recognize that even if you're the most extreme metal band, sporting a swastika probably isn't the most advisable decision, unless you're catering exclusively to the skinhead market.
So you have this weird dilemma where metal "society" is totally cool with non-specific imagery of mass murder, dismemberment women, and eating children, but when you get to certain particular examples, all of the sudden its "Hey, that's where I draw the line!" - but, again, even though its hypocritical, i totally get it, and absolutely abide by the same standards in real life. It is what it is, in a sense.
You could also take into account that particularly dark part of Japan's history where they were allied with Hitler, so maybe this is the band sort of acknowledging this potential dark side of human nature (but, again, they obviously aren't endorsing it), so that gets complicated too, especially when you juxtapose it with the tragedies of Hiroshima/Nagasaki as well (imagery they also included in their music and videos) - and at the end of the day, hey: maybe it was never that complex at all. Maybe they were just a young band trying to be edgy haha
So with all that said, all I can really advise, is to try and look at it with a grain salt as much as we can, and try to give people the benefit of the doubt

[@hai3041]

It’s die wearing it

[@PuertoRicanGrinderX]

@@painandpyro It being shock value couldn't be more obvious

[@tengoalzeimer]

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[@shvktv]

this was the first production that i saw of dir en grey... in 2004... time flies, man

[@千葉整]

個性むき出しでカッコいい😊