Hide (musician)
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Hideto Matsumoto, known professionally as Hide, was a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band X Japan from 198
Hide during the Last Live with X Japan, 1997
Hide's grave in Miura, Kanagawa
The Hide Museum in Yokosuka
X Japan performing in 2009 with an image of Hide in the background. Despite his death, they still consider him a member of the band.
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
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.