Thread: Visual Kei

XD any visual kei band fans here?

if despairs ray is visual kei, yes,
btw, does someone knows waht kind is silver ash?

Yeah, I like some VK bands... not in general, but I've listened to a few that I like.

-Glay (yes, they're considered VK)
-Sadie
-Kana
-Malice Mizer
(Are Girugamesh and Kagrra VK bands? I've never actually SEEN the singers...)

Also, Inugami Circus-dan <3<3<3 (Shows strange taste in music.)

Could you please define Visual Key. Cause I always have been wondering what it actually is/ what the difference to J-Rock is. I don´t know if Dir en Grey is Visual Key, but I really like them, especially the song "obscure".

Originally Posted by Lou Zi Faah

Could you please define Visual Key. Cause I always have been wondering what it actually is/ what the difference to J-Rock is. I don´t know if Dir en Grey is Visual Key, but I really like them, especially the song "obscure".

From what I understand Dir en Grey were visual kei, but have recently gone into a more regular j-rock look (or something like that)
Just look at there earlier music videos.

Dir en Grey was/is for sure Visual K, them dressing all scary with the contacts and puking up blood. XD
But as for me, I don't think I like visual Kei...except Malice Mizer, but I rarely listen to their music.

Originally Posted by Lou Zi Faah

Could you please define Visual Key. Cause I always have been wondering what it actually is/ what the difference to J-Rock is. I don´t know if Dir en Grey is Visual Key, but I really like them, especially the song "obscure".

To me, Visual Kei is basically an artist who puts just as much effort into their image and outfit as they would to their music. It could be simple or extravagent looking. Of course, there's many different styles. xD
J-Rock is simply just Japanese Rock. It can include Visual Kei though, since some Visual bands might be rock bands. :3

I like some visual bands... while there's some I don't like that much. Some that I like include ∀NTI FEMINISM, Calmando Qual, D'erlanger, D'espairsRay, deathgaze, eqlipsE, girugamesh, Inugami Circus-dan, Jinkaku Radio, Kishidan, lab., UnsraW, and X.
Majority of those are indie artists. xDD Oh well.

I LOVE VK!!! In fact, I buy almost strictly VK magazines all the time XD

My favorite artists (now this'll be long XD) are 12012, Ayabie, Antic Cafe (they're more Oshare but they do focus on their outfits quite a bit, so I'm sticking them here anyway), Dir en Grey (not sure if they're VK either), Duel Jewel, Ghost, Girugamesh (I recently saw them in Cure, and they seem to be typical Jrock, but whatever), Phantasmagoria, Rentrer en Soi, Sadie, D, Sulferic Acid, Vidoru, and Wizard. There are more, but I've much less music of them and that usually means I don't like them as much.

I <3 indies. ^_^

By the way, has anyone here seen DeG's new music video for 'Agitated Screams of Maggots'? I have to say... that's one of the most SCREWED UP videos I've ever seen!! It's still cool though. ^_^

Originally Posted by Tsuyunoinochi

By the way, has anyone here seen DeG's new music video for 'Agitated Screams of Maggots'? I have to say... that's one of the most SCREWED UP videos I've ever seen!! It's still cool though. ^_^

That PV was frightening... D: Especially when maggot came out of the mother's body. ;_;
I watched the whole video once and I never want to see it again. xD

And I'm suddenly reminded why I avoid VK videos at all costs and why my Dir En Gray collection is nonexistant.

(Actually, wait... I avoid all J-rock videos ever since I saw what X-Japan looked like.)