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.
Japanese rock
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Japanese rock, sometimes abbreviated to J-rock, is rock music from Japan. Influenced by American and British rock of the 1960s, the first rock bands in Japan performed what is called group sounds, wit
The Spiders in the Netherlands, 1966
Loudness performing in Hamburg, 2010
Boøwy performing in 1984
X Japan at Madison Square Garden in 2014