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Visual Kei, (ヴィジュアル系, vijuaru kei; literally “visual style”), refers to a movement in Japanese rock which started in the 1980s and became widely popular in Japan by the 1990s.
Visual Kei is characterised by bands using dramatic costumes and visual imagery to enhance the band’s performance. Within Japan, the fan-base almost solely consists of girls and young women and is marketed strongly to that audience with items such as tradeable stickers, glossy photo-books, picture-postcards of band members and so on. In other countries, the comparatively small quantity of Visual Kei followers is roughly an equal division between male and female youth. Visual Kei is often focused upon in the West as a uniquely Japanese part of the Rock music scene.
Members of Visual Kei bands often wear striking makeup, style their hair in dramatic shapes (reminiscent of “glam metal” bands from the ‘80s) and wear elaborate costumes. Although the vast majority of the musicians are male, band members will often wear makeup and clothing which would be considered ‘feminine’ or ‘androgynous’. Recently, some bands are returning to the more colourful and “fantastic” image popular 5 or 6 years ago, taking inspiration from computer roleplaying games and anime. The appeal of the costumes to fans is so great that large numbers of girls will cosplay as members of their favourite bands, particularly in Harajuku, at live concerts in Japan, or in Poland, North America, Chile, Spain and Australia at anime conventions.
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Yay Dir en grey :D
I would agree if i could honestly say this is a music genre. And before you jump all over me let me finish. I do admit that some of my favorite bands are visual kei and that they have some of the “best stuff in the world”. But in all truth visual kei is not a genre of music, not to be all super-bitch/forum nazi on your ass but its not. Its a fashion style, a “look”, a way of marketing yourself to the masses. Its not actually a form of music. Sorry?
Why not add other categories?
my last time i brought clothes… was in a goth shop that have clothes like their… and i brought a dress too similar that they use aaaaand the funier part was when i used… people look at me like i was the devil lol
dir en grey best _
yay. FUCKBAGS . visual kei bands are the greatest. my fav for today is :12012.
=] .xc.
Visual Kei rocks X Japan, the GazettE, Moi Dix Mois, Phantasmagoria, 12012, Dir En Grey, Luna Sea, D, Baiser, Alice Nine and so many more good bands go under dis Japanese music movement.
freakin' beautiful style of music and fashioN!!!
- LockeHeart
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I love this look.. It’s the best.
ahhhhhhhhhhh...
miyavi...*dies*
The fashion style visual kei is pretty cool! I'm torn between Korean fashion and visual kei (alothough hime gyaru is calling to me sometimes) even though I know the styles are such opposites! I like some bands that follow visual kei but not all of them appeal to me.
this indeed is the best type of genre !!!!!
yeahh !!! baby i am addicted i am outta control !!!! <3
visual kei <3
EVRY VIUSL KEI BAND IS LOVE~♥, lol ~ Jena: Love Peace and Doritos Grease♥
V-Kei is the best thing in my life~ <3
such an addection! :D
yay, alice nine :D
it annoys my friends that i LOVE this SO MUCH!!!!!!!
i love Ruki!! XD
Naitomea
Yay! The gazettE/Miyavi!!!
best kei
dir en grey best :x
all my friends think i'm a freak because i'm in love with someone from the gazette (ruki) lol and he wears makeup, of course the gay question comes up and is that a girl? which i'm sure all of you have heard if you openly love visual kei guys! and i think it's funny that it's mainly for girls lol yay for being a girl!!! lol i would die without visual kei!! <333
lemme juz tell u this style is uber expensive :'[
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Hehe, love Visual Kei. My favourite bands are The GazettE, 12012, Dir En Grey and Nightmare ^^“
mandabug: Mostly Visual Kei is a fashion-genre, yes, but also many people says that it is important for the music. Also, I think visual kei would be something like "visual rock" in english, but I'm not sure. I guess it's for the most part a fashion genre, but it's also a subgenre to jrock (just like oshare kei), and it can be used to describe a band's style as well xD
Visual Kei gotta be the best thing on earth!
The fact that people who dress like this makes me wonder, "There insane. Get your own look!" I mean, emo's have there own look. Scenes? Yes! (Well.... some xD) And so goth, well... eh. But than VISUAL KEI? Ugh I don't know. Sometimes there all cosplays. But others (Mostly Korean Girls ^^) Can poll of the look without looking like a wannabe, poser, ect. And so, thats all I have to say. Enjoy? Hehe.
Kagerou is the best visual band ever to me <3333
And literally visual kei means 'visual style' not 'visual rock'.