Visual Kei

Visual Kei (ヴィジュアル系) refers to a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of eccentric, sometimes flamboyant looks. This usually involves striking make-up, unusual hair styles and elaborate costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Kurt

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Jan 15 Friday 15 January 2010
Cancelled S	The Union Athens OH, United States 39.327642 -82.101742	Add shout
Jan 31 Sunday 31 January 2010
GPKism (fr. Japan), Seileen (fr. Japan), special guest to be announced – All Ages... GPKISM, Seileen	The Middle East… Cambridge, Boston, United States 42.363914 -71.101237	1 person attending Add shout
Apr 8 Thursday 8 April 2010
Tekkoshocon VIII at David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Ft. Duquesne Blvd.,... SUICIDE ALI, LEETSTREET BOYS	David L. Lawrence… Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, United States 40.445537 -79.995133	1 person attending Add shout
Apr 30 Friday 30 April 2010
Beatles tribute at Showcase Live Strawberry Fields	Showcase Live Foxboro, Boston, United States 42.087352 -71.267528	Add shout

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jeff2007 wrote:
59 minutes ago

Visual Kei is really fucking dumb, but I still can enjoy the music. Some bands tagged as VK actually have talent..but definitely not all (most) of them.

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Malizer wrote:
yesterday morning

visual kei is trend now... Everything is visual kei =^-^=, and everybody tag their things with "visual kei" even don't knowing what is it. A hint: a thing can't be angura and visual as the same time. Because they are opposites, sorry.

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KaizerChef wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Marylin Manson is a clown and a weirdo too

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Dai6kan wrote:
Thursday afternoon

lol u mad

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kenzoXyume wrote:
Thursday afternoon

@ everybody, who thinks he can insult visual kei artists without knowing anything about their style, everybody who tags them as faggots only because he wants to start a fight with the fans: Marilyn Manson's a weirdo too, go to his page and say he's a clown! >__< And in case you haven't noticed, MM was a close friend of Hide (X JAPAN) and his early years were inspired by this "clowny" movement! Also, I don't understand why do you comment their clothing so much? Where's your opinion about the music they make? In the background, I guess. Don't be that shallow, please. Finally, I agree with MJgoreloli-punk, this style is definetely that UNIQUE to have it's own page on last.fm, Wikipedia and everywhere else you can guess, if you have listened at least one song from for example Rentrer en Soi and Versailles, you'd understand my words.

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KaizerChef wrote:
Thursday morning

Dunno about the music, but this guys surely look like clowns

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xkuladiamond wrote:
Wednesday morning

"LOL No, i like them because they are NOT crazy junkies and alcoholics who don't care a shit about their fans like almost all of Occidental Artist (And guess who, almost all Occidental "Musicians" don't know what a clef is for xD) and if you don't know, almost all musical instruments are descendants of Asian Instruments... stupid fetid and junkie metalheads >_>" Too many things wrong with this wall of text. Seriously.

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xkuladiamond wrote:
Wednesday morning

No. e.e xD;

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SoManyCats wrote:
Tuesday evening

As for the remark that Japanese artists don't use drugs, you've obviously never listened to VK or eroguro on drugs. This shit was MADE for tripping. :D

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SoManyCats wrote:
Tuesday evening

I don't know what I hate more: the asshole haters of VK, or the rabid fangirls who worship at the altars of these musicians. Can't we just enjoy the music, people?

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bleachgeek4973 wrote:
Tuesday morning

@maniatheater: I agree with you on the fact their are so many Japanese artist tagged as 'visual kei' or 'j-rock' but the thing is tags don't define the artist and neither should they be used to. Tags are quite pointless imvho to the music but are a good way to find groups and artist similar to them.

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Dai6kan wrote:
7 days ago

I see.

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NinetteB wrote:
7 days ago

LOL No, i like them because they are NOT crazy junkies and alcoholics who don't care a shit about their fans like almost all of Occidental Artist (And guess who, almost all Occidental "Musicians" don't know what a clef is for xD) and if you don't know, almost all musical instruments are descendants of Asian Instruments... stupid fetid and junkie metalheads >_>

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Dai6kan wrote:
7 days ago

Whoa whoa, wait.. so now it's VK fans who are in charge of trolling in this shoutbox?

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MJgoreLoli-punk wrote:
8 days ago

@maniatheatre: "Japan gets its own brand of rock music? They must be special." they definitely are. they've created something unique. they're AVANT GARDE.

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MJgoreLoli-punk wrote:
8 days ago

@bleachgeek: that's some awesome stuff. xD @J-rock haters: u trolls just dont know how to appreciate ANYTHING. go on and make things more complicated, i hope your brains explode. 8P

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gabrielcavaresi wrote:
8 days ago

Because the appearance is more important than the music... NOT.

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KaizerChef wrote:
9 days ago

Fans of this should read this song's lyrics: http://www.lastfm.es/music/Pavement/_/Cut+Your+Hair

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maniatheater wrote:
10 days ago

Anyone who listens to this because they're impressed by Japanese drag queens is mentally impaired. People who say they're listening for the music are usually lying. Also, I hate last.fm users that tag spam every Japanese band as visual kei or j-rock. If stray listeners hunt for new bands on last.fm, what are visual kei and j-rock and japanese going to tell them? "Cool, here's a group of Asian cross-dressers, BUT WHAT KIND OF MUSIC DO THEY PLAY THERE'S A MILLION VARIATIONS OF ROCK MUSIC." ~ "They play Japanese rock, dude." ~ "Oh, that helps. Japan gets its own brand of rock music? They must be special."

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bleachgeek4973 wrote:
12 days ago

Agreed I think all fans of hated tags need some of this stuff http://www.military-quotes.com/media/data/605/258Troll_spray.jpg

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