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Visual Kei or Visual-Rock, it's a new definition of a new kinda of music. It first started in Japan, people say the founder should be the "X-Japan". Which was a band formed by Yoshiki(one of the greatest drummer in Japan history). Visual-Rock is a music, that isn't PURE-ROCK, nor PURE-POP. Each group of POP and ROCK wont take their kind of music as the same kind of them. Therefore, the name of Visual-Rock came out. Another reason that they got this name, was because their clothing were very special and different.

I, myself is a lover of Visual-Rock, especially X-Japan. Also bands like... Glay, L'Arc~en~Ciel, LUNA SEA, Malice Mizer ... and so on...

Not only that but Visual Kei also has several categories to it.

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-ERO GURO

[Ero guro (エログロ, ero-guro?) is a concept or movement or sub-genre, still somewhat loosely defined, that has emerged inside multiple schools of Japanese art and music. The words "ero guro" or "ero guro nansensu" is gairaigo derived from the English words "erotic grotesque nonsense", and is sometimes shortened to simply guro (though this shortening is usually used to describe pornography). Ero guro bands (most often seen as a sub-genre within visual kei or post visual by some fans) typically use shock visuals, as well as lyrics and live imagery, but look less feminine than traditional visual kei. Within the erotic and shock value of the bands' music and performance, there is also humor. It has long been rumored that Cali≠Gari were responsible for the application of the term to music.

Bands described as ero guro include Velvet Eden, Kinniku Shojyo Tai，Guruguru Eigakan, Inugami Circus-dan, Rauya, Merry, Mucc, and Cali≠Gari.

Ero guro and angura kei are two similar movements and in music are considered to be closely related. The distinction is that ero guro puts the focus closer on eroticism, sexual corruption and decadence. Angura kei (an anti-westernization movement that began in the 1960's) uses horror to return to something "uniquely Japanese" as Japan has a long tradition of ghost stories and monsters in their folklore.]

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-Nagoya Kei

[Nagoya kei (名古屋系, nagoya-kei; -kei "type," "style"?) is a term that refers to a subdivision of the visual kei music scene centered in and around the city of Nagoya, Japan as well as other parts of the Aichi Prefecture. Compared with the music of the visual kei scene as a whole, the Nagoya kei sound is generally notably darker and defined by influence from more specific and mainly underground western sources, including British punk and goth/deathrock music of the late 1970's and early 80's including post-punk, and later, grunge and modern death metal. The first bands which were later labeled as "Nagoya kei" formed in the late 1980's and were active in the local live house scene, creating the first generation of a family of bands that defined the style that this scene came to be known for. Nagoya kei may be broken down into two distinct "generations". one existing between the late 1980's and the mid 90's, and another active from around 1996. Generally, when the term "Nagoya kei" is used, it distinctly refers to one or the other of these generations. Compared with music scenes surrounding other major cities in Japan, the Nagoya kei scene has been particularly influential on visual kei as a whole, and has thus been given its distinct title retrospectively. Nagoya kei bands are often noted for being influenced by styles not incorporated by visual kei bands previously, and are often seen as innovators because of this. The early Nagoya kei sound, though varied, was mainly strongly influenced by western post-punk and deathrock of the late 1970's and early 80's. As the Japanese approach to music often concentrates more on melody than rhythm and music is generally composed with lyrics only being added afterwards, there are many notable differences between the Nagoya kei style and the styles from which it evolved. The bands were obviously influenced by these styles, but generally used more complex rhythms and melodies and often used faster drumming and bass or guitar rhythms to fill space with sound even when vocal and lead guitar melodies were slower. Later bands did much the same with different influences such as grunge rock and modern death metal.]


Credit to Wiki.

sure!! ^-^ and you should listen to D`arcis, when they come out with a CD! >< [aka my band] hehehe it's an all female j rock band aswell! ^-^

TsuShiMaMiRe is a okay one...........
(They have the definition of Visual-Kei on Wikipeidia...XD)

i would not say that Visual Kei is a type of music, but more of a fashion thing....i dont like the idea of saying Visual Kei is a type of music, but it help show what type of music the bands play.....but if the band is dressed like Oshare Kei, then it shows that that band most likely be playing lighter rock and stuff.....but there are non-visual kei bands that play the same type of music as visual kei bands, so yea....

so yea i dont think it a type of music, but a way of showing what type of music you play

i just think Visual Kei is more fun, i enjoy dressing in Visual Kei, and like looking that visual kei bands...so pretty redface heart

i made my avi dress like Tatsuro from Mucc album Shion


Visual Kei Rocks razz