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Originally Posted by relmy
^ I know what you mean. There are plenty of Japanese artists I would like to have seen that have been to America, and plenty that have been to Europe, but not England. I don't complain, I weigh up whether I can afford to go see them or not, and most of the time I can't. I don't blame the artist that I can't go. I lived about 2 hours away from London last year and it still cost me £150+ to go see him in London. :/
I don't think Gackt isn't touring America because he doesn't know he has fans, like Artika said, it may just not be possible. Europe is A LOT smaller than America. Utada had American albums to justify the tour, and most singers who go there play at conventions. Gackt knows he has fans there, didn't he do that super group performance with other artists years ago? He went to Canada too! It's not because he is ignoring the countries. I think that's the point, not a fan being upset - that's natural.
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I think the problem here is that bussines is something you have to be very careful with, ebecause any risk is very edgy thing u win or you lose, and that's why they probably are very careful with touring some countries.
As for GACKT, knowing him, he'd better make people waith 2-4 years but bring an amazing performance than go for a quick organizing and drop his own standarts. I think that goes for America. Because as far as I've heard from people who actually work in venues at concerts of j-rock artists and who have something to do with that industry they said it's a very difficult thing to get j-artist tour America, sometimes it goes so crappy that bodyguards at concerts simply work for nothing, just because they themselves are fans or want to make other people smile. Promotion sucks as well as sponsoring. Sure there are exceptions but...
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Originally Posted by Koumori
I don't think they meant to say "I buy their CD's" to mean "they owe me a concert"...I think they were trying to just say, I AM fan, I don't mean any bad things about GACKT. Over the internet it can be hard to know exactly what people are meaning, but Yumsushi is a great person and I am sure they did not mean it in the way you took it.
I understand there are a lot of frustrating people in fanbases, but Yumsushi did not deserve the brunt of your anger. From reading it, it did seem very like you were taking out all your annoyance at other 'dears' or fans etc at someone who made a comment who *could* of been saying something.
Aah, but it's okay. I just didn't want anyone thinking Yumsushi was a bad person reading that last page. They're not.  |
but that won't stop me from complaining that someone I spent alot of money on CD wise, has yet to come to my part of the world and as a fan I have every right to. And that has nothing to do with how easy or hard it is for an artist to organize a tour or the situation wherever it is you live. this got me fired up... because read it it does sound like if you spend money on an artist they should come to your country... at least that's what I see there. and at some point saying that they don't care about the other circumstance that has to do with actually organizing the tour. It just sounded ignorant to me. Tell me that I got the words wrong and i'll be happy to sincerely admit that I mistaken them! Seriously...
as for the anger, i can't help it..sorry but I can't.... I keep seeing people saying that over and over again, and they just don't seem to listen to anyone, just keep whinning about the same stuff, which doesn't really take them ANYWHERE, if they hate that fact so much, say bye bye to the fandom and GACKT, or try to be patient and give the man a chance.
and of course we blame interent on EVERYTHING even though what ACTUALLY was ment to be said is known just for the person themselves..
I'm really not someone to make drama, believe me....