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I'm not interested in running it, but as they're pretty much the only J-band I'll listen to anymore with any regularity (I have a huge distaste for closed-minded people who say that all western music sucks, being a western musician and all), I might just check it out :O

But I am afraid I'll be the only one there who dislikes their early material.

Dir en grey are seriously the only "stereotypical j-rock band that the 'anime fangirl culture' that I despise is into" that I'll even pay any attention to. And even then, I can't stand their work prior to "Macabre" (which is basically the era that all those aforementioned "anime fangirls" are into), and while I love "Macabre" dearly for daring to be different, they fell into another lapse of quality until about "Vulgar" (which comes off as way too goth-y at times for my tastes) or "Withering to death". "Uroboros" is so close to progressive metal at times that I can't help but love it. One of the best albums of '08, hands-down.

If anyone wonders, yes, I do listen to Japanese music. But you'll hear none of it in your fangirlish rotations. Sigh and Bi Kyo Ran don't make for very good "typical j-rock" fodder. My tastes are a lot more experimental than the average j-rock fan

So if your panel is open to people like myself, who basically despise every aspect of the "j-rock fangirl" culture, but merely enjoys the music of a great band that dared to break from their Visual Kei roots into something more natural, organic, and ultimately, true to themselves, then I'll definitely consider attending