Visual-kei

Visual kei (ヴィジュアル系) vijuaru kei, lit. “visual style”) refers to a movement among Japanese musicians, that is characterized by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some sources state that Visual Kei refers to a music genre, or to a sub-genre of J-rock (a term referring to Japanese rock in general), with its own particular sound, related to glam-rock, punk and metal. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: heidi.

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  • MayDave

    implying American and European artists don't do the same thing...

    October 2011

  • JhesseI

    Clothing based on your musical genre preferences is gay. Musical genres based on appearence should be unspoken of. Frig'n Asians..

    May 2011
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