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.
Ero guro
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Ero guro is an artistic genre that puts its focus on eroticism, sexual corruption, and decadence. As a term, it is used to denote something that is both erotic and grotesque.
Visual kei
…style." Kuroyume's albums Feminism (1995) and Fake Star (1996) both topped the Oricon chart. During the 1990s, several other conceptual subgenres like Eroguro kei (notably represented by Cali Gari), Angura kei (underground style, wearing traditional kimono or Japanese uniforms) and Ouji kei or Kodona kei…
Twenty-Eight Famous Murders with Verse, early 1867 ero guro