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| - thumb Visual Kei es un movimiento entre los músicos japoneses caracterizado por el uso de variados niveles de maquillaje, peinados elaborados y trajes extravagantes, junto a, la mayoría de las veces, una estética andrógina. Pese a haber surgido con influencias del glam rock y el punk, las bandas Visual Kei son de una gran variedad de géneros a parte de estos.
- Visual Kei (ヴィジュアル系; Vijuaru Kei) is a Japanese music movement and subculture that has been popular since the 1980's. The artists wear makeup, have elaborate hairstyles and costumes, usually coupled with androgynous aesthetics.
- Visual kei emerged in the mid 1980s, pioneered by bands such as X Japan,D'erlanger,Buck-Tick and Color. The term visual kei was created with one of X Japan's slogans "Psychedelic violence crime of visual shock". Color vocalist "Dynamite Tommy" formed his record company Free-Will in 1986, which has been a major contributor in spreading modern visual kei outside Japan. Under Code Production, a sub-label of Free-Will founded by Kisaki, since its formation in 2003 has had a definite influence on newer independent visual kei bands, particularly in Osaka.
- Le terme Visual Kei vient du coréen Visual qui signifie littéralement chose que l'on perçoit avec les yeux et du chinois Kei qui signifie poubelle ou garde-manger (selon la région de Pékin que vous habitez). Ce mot désigne donc un genre musical poubelle typiquement japonais dans lequel on regroupe tous les "déchets visuels" du métal japonais, (ce n'est ni de la pop ni de l'electro, genres prédominants au Japon, qui comme nous pouvons le voir n'est pas forcément à la pointe du bon goût).
- Visual kei (ヴィジュアル系, vijuaru kei, "visual style") refers to a movement in Japanese popular culture characterized by the use of eccentric, sometimes flamboyant looks. This usually involves striking make-up, unusual hair styles and elaborate costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgyny or distinctively feminine or bishounen aesthetics. www.muzikalbumu.net
- Visual kei, or Visual Style, is an artistic movement among Japanese musicians that is characterised by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics, in the style of David Bowie. It came about in the early 1980's, spearheaded by bands such as X Japan and Buck Tick, and has existed in various forms ever since. Despite the highly feminine appearance of many VK musicians, the majority of band members, as with other rock genres, are male. Visual Kei is often broken down into subgenres, the most common being:
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| - Visual kei (ヴィジュアル系, vijuaru kei, "visual style") refers to a movement in Japanese popular culture characterized by the use of eccentric, sometimes flamboyant looks. This usually involves striking make-up, unusual hair styles and elaborate costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgyny or distinctively feminine or bishounen aesthetics. These looks have enjoyed popularity especially in Japanese music, ranging from independent underground projects to artists achieving mainstream success, with similarities to and influences from European and American genres like new wave, punk and glam rock. Magazines published regularly in Japan with a visual kei focus are Arena 37°C, Fool's Mate and Shoxx. Noted bands who at least at some point sported a visual kei theme include Dir en grey, Luna Sea, and Malice Mizer. Popularity and awareness of such groups outside of Japan is rather sparse, but has seen an increase in recent years. While the popular X Japan launched an attempt to enter the international market as early as 1992, it would still take another decade until live concerts and regular domestic releases by visual kei bands in Europe and North America came to pass. www.muzikalbumu.net
- thumb Visual Kei es un movimiento entre los músicos japoneses caracterizado por el uso de variados niveles de maquillaje, peinados elaborados y trajes extravagantes, junto a, la mayoría de las veces, una estética andrógina. Pese a haber surgido con influencias del glam rock y el punk, las bandas Visual Kei son de una gran variedad de géneros a parte de estos.
- Le terme Visual Kei vient du coréen Visual qui signifie littéralement chose que l'on perçoit avec les yeux et du chinois Kei qui signifie poubelle ou garde-manger (selon la région de Pékin que vous habitez). Ce mot désigne donc un genre musical poubelle typiquement japonais dans lequel on regroupe tous les "déchets visuels" du métal japonais, (ce n'est ni de la pop ni de l'electro, genres prédominants au Japon, qui comme nous pouvons le voir n'est pas forcément à la pointe du bon goût). Néanmoins ce mouvement n'a rien en commun avec l'Eurovision, car certains groupes parviennent parfois à faire ressembler leurs œuvres à de la musique. C'est donc avec joie que nous allons retrousser nos manches, fouiller les poubelles et étudier en détail ces détritus.
- Visual kei, or Visual Style, is an artistic movement among Japanese musicians that is characterised by the use of make-up, elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes, often, but not always, coupled with androgynous aesthetics, in the style of David Bowie. It came about in the early 1980's, spearheaded by bands such as X Japan and Buck Tick, and has existed in various forms ever since. Visual Kei is a sub-genre of J-rock (a term referring to Japanese rock in general), with its roots in glam-rock, punk, metal and Kabuki Theater. As is usual amongst musical genres, the aesthetics are supposed to be as strong as the music in order to complement and enhance it, and although there have been many trends over the years there is no defining sound. In the current scene, for instance, the most commonly used genre is hard rock (except for within the Oshare subgenre, which favours pop-punk), but there is also horror punk, Power Metal, Gothic Metal, electronic, pop rock, nu-metal, industrial and Heavy Metal. Exactly which genres are used often depends on the time period: In the 80's rock and glam metal were popular; and in the 90's a heavy goth influence came in and many bands developed a softer or more experimental sound, with the use of synth becoming common. Despite the highly feminine appearance of many VK musicians, the majority of band members, as with other rock genres, are male. Visual Kei is often broken down into subgenres, the most common being:
* Angura Kei: characterised by an emphasis on traditional Japanese culture, with band members often wearing kimonos, and occasionally Geisha style makeup. Heavy Metal and Hard Rock are the most favoured genres. Example bands of this style would be Kagrra, and Heisei Isshin. Miyavi went through a phase as this and still has some elements of it.
* Kote Kei: arguably the oldest and most established form of VK after genres began to split off from Visual Shock, it is characterised by incredibly striking clothing and hair. A common theme is to have every member of the band dye their hair a different color. There are two main forms, 'Black Kei', which is faster, and 'White kei' which is more melodious. Example bands are pretty much too numerous to name any one individual band, though this is arguably what both Luna Sea and Dir En Grey began as, though they would change to other styles... and this is what Versailles is said to be now.
* Oshare Kei: Characterised by a more cheerful sound and brighter aesthetics, with softer colours and materials being favoured. Most bands play pop-punk or soft rock. Some example bands would be [SuG], some of the early works of Miyavi though he was always on the fringes.
* Lolita: As in the Elegant Gothic Lolita style of dress, not anything related to the infamous book or its subject material. This is harder to define, but the general consensus is that bands in this genre have a more goth-rock influenced sound, although soft rock and power metal also feature in. The visuals tend to focus on elegance and the costumes are often more OTT than in other subgenres. Also, Lolita musicians are far more likely to deliberately invoke Viewer Gender Confusion, going out of their way to be as feminine as they possibly can be. Anything connected to Mana (including Malice Mizer while he was in that band and Moi Dix Mois) is a good example. Versailles takes some inspiration from this but isn't entirely it.
* Eroguro Kei: Imagine Alice Cooper + Marilyn Manson + GWAR + Hotter and Sexier + Bloodier and Gorier + Fetish Fuel + Nausea Fuel + Nightmare Fuel, all turned Up to Eleven - then Crossing the Line Twice with massive Refuge in Audacity and Refuge in Vulgarity.
* Nagoya Kei: Is defined by a gloomy, dark or harsh sound, and usually grim visuals. Darker than Lolita and less in-your-face than Eroguro, black is very much a favoured colour, and growled or barked vocals are common. There tends to be less importance placed on visuals in this subgenre than in others. This is what Luna Sea became eventually, despite not being from Nagoya.
* Visual Shock (aka Veteran Kei): The arguable parent subgenre from which the others branched out, as pioneered by X Japan and the other Extasy Records bands, Buck Tick, and COLOR in the late 1980s and early 1990s. (It also includes SEIKIMA-II, though simply because SEIKIMA-II fits nowhere else). It contains and can use any and all elements from these subgenres and arguably gave birth to them all, but Viewer Gender Confusion is a near-constant as are Eighties Hair, Anime Hair, and You Gotta Have Blue Hair. Few new bands would fall into this genre, though cover bands and the occasional new band that doesn't fit elsewhere may try.
* Ex-Visual Kei: These are bands that started out as visual or tried to appeal to visual fans and then left the genre, either in disgust with its tropes or in an attempt to reach a wider audience. Good examples are L'Arc-en-Ciel (started out as Visual Shock, but referring to them as visual became a near Berserk Button for them) and Dir En Grey (started out as Black Kote Kei, became Eroguro, and is now Death Metal or deathcore) There are always exceptions to this though. Many bands straddle genres and some don't really fit into any at all. Other bands start off visual and then leave the subgenre. Also, as there are no real rules to Visual Kei besides the fact that you have to put effort into a quirky appearance, there are often debates amongst fans as to which bands count as visual in the first place. In recent years, Visual Kei has begun to be used by non-Japanese bands. Media inspired by or making major references to Visual Kei (Visual Kei or at the very least Visual Kei artists are anything from a plot point to making a recognizable on-screen appearance)
- Visual Kei (ヴィジュアル系; Vijuaru Kei) is a Japanese music movement and subculture that has been popular since the 1980's. The artists wear makeup, have elaborate hairstyles and costumes, usually coupled with androgynous aesthetics.
- Visual kei emerged in the mid 1980s, pioneered by bands such as X Japan,D'erlanger,Buck-Tick and Color. The term visual kei was created with one of X Japan's slogans "Psychedelic violence crime of visual shock". Color vocalist "Dynamite Tommy" formed his record company Free-Will in 1986, which has been a major contributor in spreading modern visual kei outside Japan. Under Code Production, a sub-label of Free-Will founded by Kisaki, since its formation in 2003 has had a definite influence on newer independent visual kei bands, particularly in Osaka. In 1992, X Japan launched an attempt to enter the European and American markets, but it would take another 8 years until popularity and awareness of visual kei bands would extend worldwide. In the mid 1990s, visual kei received an increase in popularity throughout Japan, and album sales from visual kei bands started to reach record numbers. The most notable bands to achieve success during this period included X Japan, Glay, and Luna Sea; however, a drastic change in their appearance accompanied their success. During the same period other bands, such as Kuroyome, Malice Mizer, and Penicillin, gained mainstream awareness, although they were not as commercially successful. By 1999, the mainstream popularity of visual kei was declining; X Japan had disbanded, and in 2000, Luna Sea decided to disband. In 2007 the genre was revitalized, as Luna Sea performed a one-off performance, and X Japan reunited for a new single and a world tour. With these developments, visual kei bands enjoyed a boost in public awareness, described by some media as "neo-visual kei". New bands still use visual kei to describe themselves. Some examples of mainstream bands are Versailles, Nightmare, and The Gazette.
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