Buck-Tick
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Buck-Tick is a Japanese rock band formed in Fujioka, Gunma in 1983. The classic lineup of lead vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, lead guitarist Hisashi Imai, rhythm guitarist Hidehiko Hoshino, bassist Yutaka
An April 1987 concert at Toshima Public Hall (pictured in 2008) earned the band a record deal with Victor Entertainment.
Buck-Tick CDs at a Tower Records store in Tokyo (2007)
Lead vocalist Atsushi Sakurai died on October 19, 2023, after cutting short a concert at KT Zepp Yokohama.
Visual kei
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Visual kei, abbreviated v-kei, is a subculture and category of Japanese musicians that have a strong focus on extravagant stage costumes that originated in Japan during the early 1980s. Koji Dejima of
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…their four decade career, including punk rock, gothic rock and industrial rock. Buck-Tick are commonly credited as one of the main founders of the visual kei movement. The band has released twenty-four studio albums and forty-six singles as of February 2026, nearly all reaching the top ten and twenty positions…
Originally a visual kei band, Glay went on to become one of the best-selling musical acts in Japan.
Versailles performing in 2010, wearing costumes inspired by the French Rococo style
Luna Sea in Singapore, 2013
Many visual kei musicians utilize androgyny or cross-dressing in their aesthetics, such as Mana.