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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

bubblegum pop EDM extreme metal Cultural origins Early 2010s, Japan Subgenres Kawaiicore Other topics Death growl Japanese idol kawaii visual kei pop metal...

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...

considered separately. Some visual kei bands have a concept or theme relating to ero guro, most notably Cali Gari. Western visual kei fans assumed their theme...

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...

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...

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...

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...

with the top acts selling millions of records. Many metal bands from the visual kei scene toured and gained recognition in the West in the 2000s. The 2010s...

Genderless Gyaru Gyaru-moji Ganguro Gyaruo Kogal Lolita Visual kei Netto-uyoku Omorashi Otaku Akiba-kei Figure moe zoku Fujoshi/Fudanshi Lolicon / Shotacon...

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...

impact and influence on Japanese pop culture especially with J-pop and visual kei. He also achieved greater superstar status in the region than both Michael...

role-playing, with roles ranging from hosts, butlers, pole dancers, and visual kei musicians. His YouTube channel gained popularity due to his anime-related...

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...

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...

Genderless Gyaru Gyaru-moji Ganguro Gyaruo Kogal Lolita Visual kei Netto-uyoku Omorashi Otaku Akiba-kei Figure moe zoku Fujoshi/Fudanshi Lolicon / Shotacon...

Acme (Japanese: アクメ, Hepburn: Akume, stylized as ACME) are a Japanese visual kei metalcore band formed in 2017 with the concept of "delinquent boys from...

Masahito Yamazaki (born July 30, 1979) is the lead singer in the Japanese visual kei electronic rock band, LM.C. He was born in Nagano prefecture, Japan. He...