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[edit] Introduction
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[edit] Terminology
Below is a list of terms and their definitions that are used in this fan fiction community.
"Era": A defined time in the band. For example, the indies era which comprised 1982-1988, or the Taiji era, when Sawada Taiji was the bassist, which comprised 1987-1992. "Last Live" or "The Last Live" capitalized: the last concert played by X Japan on December 31, 1997
[edit] Timeline
Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan fiction community.
- On December 4, 2002, the X-Japan LiveJournal community xjapan was created. [1]
- On November 8, 2004, the JRock LiveJournal community jrock_uploads was created. It represented several fandoms including this one. [2]
- On June 3, 2006, the LiveJournal community nonyaoiff was created for JRock fan fiction. [3] Fandoms represented by it included Dir en grey, Mucc, Pierrot, Psycho le Cemu, Gazette, Kagrra, D'espairs Ray, Dué le Quartz, Miyavi, X-Japan, Malice Mizer, Gackt, Alice Nine, L'arc, Glay, An Cafe, and Luna Sea.
- On September 4, 2007, the French language JRock LiveJournal community jrockfic_fr was created. [4]
[edit] Kerfluffles
Pre-internet kerfluffles:
The Legendary Flamewar: Fans of vocalist Toshi and late guitarist hide often argue or dislike each other, especially when shipping enters the scene. The Legendary Flamewar, by all accounts, began before the existence of internet media, when Japanese doujinshi writers got into a shipwar over whether Toshi/Yoshiki or hide/Yoshiki was the One True Pairing. The enmity naturally seeped into internet discourse as well as the fandom in general, only worsening with the 1997 breakup of the band and hide's death in 1998.
Some Toshi fans blame hide for stealing Yoshiki's attention from Toshi, for focusing more on his successful solo career, and accuse him of committing suicide for revenge on Toshi, Yoshiki, or both. Meanwhile, some hide fans vehemently reject these allegations, blame the band's breakup on Toshi's joining a religious cult or insisting that he would not perform anymore and blame the band breakup for either causing or contributing to hide's death.
The Legendary Flamewar is notorious for its staying power (it is probably one of the only fandom kerfluffles to be older than some of the people engaged in it, having began in its first form in 1988 or 1989, and even Yoshiki and Toshi reconciling and the reunion of the band hasn't quenched its flames), and for being a nesting doll of drama (it's notorious for often starting up several other kerfluffles mentioned below as it runs its course, such as I'm Straight Dammit, Unsolved hide Mysteries, and Your Cult Is My Religion).
My Guitarist Is Better Than Yours: Fans of hide and fans of Pata will often argue over who is a better guitarist, and some dislike each other to the point of engaging in pages of drama to try to "prove" one to be better than the other. My Guitarist Is Better also pre-dated the internet, as one can hear rival fans cheering each on in the audience in early 1990s clips. This kerfluffle can be recognized by the hide fans involved pointing out the achievements of hide's solo career and stage presence, and the Pata fans pointing out that Pata was a better player on more complicated parts and that hide only became famous due to drama and dying.
Kerfluffles originating in 1992 through 1998:
My Bassist Is Better Than Yours Fans of Taiji or Heath will occasionally get into drama over whether Taiji or Heath is the better bassist. Much like "My Guitarist Is Better Than Yours," both sides will trot out "evidence" to prove that Taiji was the best bassist and the band "sold out" or "went into decline" after his departure, or that Heath is technically better than Taiji and brought the stability the band needed. Some fans involved in this kerfluffle will go as far as demanding that Taiji be brought back into the now-reunited band.
I'm Straight, Dammit: The sexual orientation of any member of the band, usually Yoshiki, is the subject of this kerfluffle, though it has been rather angrily fought over hide and Toshi and Taiji as well. Some fans believe that some or all of the band members are gay or bisexual offstage, while other fans believe that all (or their favorite member) are 100 percent straight and anything implying same-sex relationships or attraction on their behalf is fanservice.
Hide or hide?: This kerfluffle usually happens when someone refers to hide as "Hide" or "HIDE." Since it is generally recognized among older fans and those with knowledge of the fandom that hide preferred his name to be in lowercase, no exceptions are made except for Yoshiki and drama usually ensues.
One Man's Cult Is Another Man's Religion: Toshi joined a sect led by a man by the name of Masaya in 1996. Some people claim that Toshi was brainwashed by Masaya and has become an operative of the group they consider to be a cult, others believe that he sought religion to cope with his issues and that it saved his life.
Unsolved hide Mysteries: Some fans believe that hide intentionally killed himself. Others bring up evidence that he did not seem uniquely suicidal and/or otherwise agree with the official statement that hide's self-inflicted death was accidental. Yet others have conspiracy theories that hide's girlfriend, the Yakuza, or someone else killed him and made it look like a suicide. When these fans meet and disagree, a kerfluffle will often result as one of the three sides tries to prove their case. Sometimes, this happens as a spinoff of the Legendary Flamewar, and someone posting an inflammatory enough theory regarding Toshi can use this kerfluffle as a springboard to the Legendary Flamewar.
Recent Kerfluffles:
Yoshiki's health: Since Yoshiki's collapse at the March 28th concert and the postponement of the 2008 world tour due to his health issues, his health status has become the subject of the occasional kerfluffle. A massive kerfluffle over whether his faint was real or just a drama bid and cash grab broke out between JRR and JROCKNYC, and smaller kerfluffles have ensued from the postponement of the tour due to Yoshiki's herniated spinal disc and tendonitis.
X-Freaks Goes Boom: PanthereNoire, a JRR admin, becomes an admin on X-Freaks Forums and starts arbitrarily editing posts and threatening users. Hypno, the admin, sides with her. More stupid results, and the X-Freaks forums split.
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