Visual kei (Japanese: ヴィジュアル系 or ビジュアル系, Hepburn: Vijuaru kei or Bijuaru kei; lit. "Visual Style"), abbreviated v-kei (V系, bui kei), is a category of Japanese...
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Japanese street fashion (redirect from Decora kei)
L'Arc-en-Ciel, An Cafe, Malice Mizer, and Diaura. Oshare Kei is the opposite side of Visual Kei, with bright colors and many pop impressions. This said...
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Jiluka (category Visual kei musical groups)
Jiluka (Japanese: ジルカ, Hepburn: Jiruka; stylized as JILUKA) is a Japanese visual kei metal band initially formed in May 2013 but restarted in February 2015...
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This is a list of visual kei musical groups. This list does not include individual solo musicians. Contents !–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T...
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story, vampires masquerade as visual kei musicians. Once a year, they gather together in Harajuku at an event known as "Visual Prison". When Ange Yuki travels...
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Japanese popular culture (section Visual kei)
wave of visual kei came to an end at the time of X Japan's lead guitarists death in 1999. A few years later, the second wave called neo- visual kei transpired...
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Japanese rock (section Visual kei)
Japanese metal and rock bands gave birth to the movement known as visual kei. Taking visual influence from Western glam rock and glam metal, it was pioneered...
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Reita (category Visual kei musicians)
a Japanese bassist and composer best known for being a member of the visual kei rock band The Gazette. He produced his instruments under the Japanese...
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Japanese idol, visual kei, Gothic Lolita, Nagoya kei and gyaru. A distinct youth culture began in the mid-1980s with the style visual kei with bands such...
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classifications, such as J-club, J-punk, J-hip-hop, J-reggae, J-anime, and Visual kei by 2008, after independent musicians started to release works via major...
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bubblegum pop EDM extreme metal Cultural origins Early 2010s, Japan Subgenres Kawaiicore Other topics Death growl Japanese idol kawaii visual kei pop metal...
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Nagoya kei (Japanese: 名古屋系; lit. "Nagoya Style") is a subgenre of the Japanese visual kei movement that developed in the early 1990s music scene of Nagoya...
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Madmans Esprit is a South Korean black metal band, influenced by visual kei formed in 2010 in Seoul. Kyuho identifies their style as "Depressive Suicidal...
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It features the latest visual kei bands and fashion and styling tips. It also has the latest news and trends on the visual kei music scene. Different...
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Look up Kei, kei, or kei- in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Kei or KEI may refer to: Kei (given name) Kei, Cantonese for Ji (姫) Kei, Cantonese for Qi...
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Shibuya-kei (Japanese: 渋谷系; lit. "Shibuya style") is a microgenre of pop music or a general aesthetic that flourished in Japan in the mid-to-late 1990s...
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Malice Mizer (category Visual kei musical groups)
Malice Mizer (stylized as MALICE MIZER) was a Japanese visual kei rock band active from 1992 to 2001. The band was notable for their music and their live...
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Genderless Gyaru Gyaru-moji Ganguro Gyaruo Kogal Lolita Visual kei Netto-uyoku Omorashi Otaku Akiba-kei Figure moe zoku Fujoshi/Fudanshi Lolicon / Shotacon...
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Rouage (category Visual kei musical groups)
ROUAGE) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Nagoya in 1993, active until 2001. They were an important band to the visual kei scene of the 90s, being...
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Genderless Gyaru Gyaru-moji Ganguro Gyaruo Kogal Lolita Visual kei Netto-uyoku Omorashi Otaku Akiba-kei Figure moe zoku Fujoshi/Fudanshi Lolicon / Shotacon...
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Mana (Japanese musician) (category Visual kei musicians)
record producer, and fashion designer, best known as guitarist of the visual kei rock band Malice Mizer from their formation in 1992 until their indefinite...
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Deviloof (category Visual kei musical groups)
Deviloof is a Japanese visual kei deathcore band formed in 2015. It has a reputation for being the "fastest and cruelest" in the scene and has attracted...
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1980s, Japanese metal and rock bands gave birth to the movement known as visual kei, represented during its history by bands like X Japan, Buck-Tick, Luna...
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cultures such as gyaru, otaku, visual kei, and Lolita, as well as visual-kei-inspired clothing such as Mori, Fairy Kei, and Decora. The Lolita style spread...
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impact and influence on Japanese pop culture especially with J-pop and visual kei. At the time, he was considered to have achieved greater superstar status...
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the NEET conundrum have been created by social entrepreneurs such as Kudo Kei and Iwamoto Mami rather than by MHLW policymakers or even scholars. Unlike...
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Xaa-Xaa (category Visual kei musical groups)
Xaa-Xaa (Japanese: ザアザア; alternately written as XaaXaa) is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Osaka in 2014. They are signed with Timely Records...
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Isshi (category Visual kei musicians)
and vocalist of Japanese visual kei rock band Kagrra,. In 1998, along with musicians Izumi and Nao, he founded a Visual Kei rock band called Crow. Two...
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Bis (Japanese rock band) (redirect from Bis (Japanese visual kei band))
Bis ("bis" for "visual", ヴィジュアル) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in July 2004 and originally signed to the Free-Will sub-division of PS Company...
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Genderless Gyaru Gyaru-moji Ganguro Gyaruo Kogal Lolita Visual kei Netto-uyoku Omorashi Otaku Akiba-kei Figure moe zoku Fujoshi/Fudanshi Lolicon / Shotacon...
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