I’ve never been able to answer the question “who is your favorite band” before because I have NEVER had one. Now I do. Usually I’m not a fan of bands or celebrities in general, but they are no ordinary guys so I can bend the rules for them.

For those unfortunate souls who have never heard of Tokio Hotel, let me briefly fill you in on what you are missing with some bullet points:

- German band with songs both in English and German
- music style is a mix of rock and pop
- new album, called “Humanoid” (bought it, loved it), was just released Oct 6
- created their band when they were around 10 years old
- the frontman, Bill, and the guitarist, Tom, are identical twin brothers
- the drummer is named Gustav and the bassist is named Georg
- the twins just turned 20 years old a few months ago
- Bill is the most androgynous boy you will ever see IRL

Favorite Songs (click link for song + video):
World Behind My Wall
In die Nacht (wish this vid had subs so you could understand the sweetness)
Schrei (one of their first songs back in 2005)

Here are some random photos and gifs of them, taken at various times throughout the past five or so years. Damn, it’s so hard to pick which ones to post. I love them all.

And yes, before you ask, I am sure Bill is a boy. And no, he is not gay. He is, however, missing his true calling in the modeling industry. That boy is fierce.

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I’m not usually a shallow person, but Tom and Bill are pretty much the most gorgeous guys I have ever seen. They both have the most amazing smiles. Guys that look like that just... don’t exist. It is unreal. So yah, some people don’t like make up on guys and think it’s disgusting or freaky, but I swear Bill can pull it off better than any girl. Also, I have never found dreadlocks or cornrows attractive on a white guy but, wow, Tom… UNF.

I think they are the closest to anime characters a real person will ever get.

I love that even from the beginning Bill and Tom were very opinionated about what they wanted, they were involved in all aspects of their music, and they have never once sacrificed their opinions to make others happy. I love that twins refuse to have stylists and Bill has been wearing makeup and his own personally designed clothes since he was like 12 years old. I love the whole band dynamic and their ridiculously endearing antics. I love that Gustav will sit through an entire interview and not say a word because you can tell he’s perfectly happy to not be in the spotlight. I love the special bond between the twins and how they call each other their soul mates and insist they could never imagine not living together. I love how Bill is just so expressive, quirky, and sweet. I love that even with all the fame they still act the same as when they started out as a band years ago.

I really hope their tour next year comes somewhere close enough that I can go… like to Raleigh. Here’s hoping. :/