ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) started to form in Japan in the 1980’s, creating a genre where the visual performance of the artist is just as important as the music they make. The name itself is derived from the slogan “Psychedelic Violence Crime of Visual Shock”, which was seen on the cover of X Japan’s second studio album “Blue Blood”, released in 1989.
By combining the often flamboyant and androgynous looks with their music, these artists tell the story of their works in a more theatrical way than other genres worldwide often do. The visual presentation also allows these artists to express themselves individually in their own creative style.
While ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) is the “top” of the genre, there are a lot of artists who can’t be categorized in any of it’s many subgenres but still have the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) style in their works. That’s why we’ve collected them here, as well as bands from other countries that have been inspired by this unique genre.
If you’re familiar with the modern ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) scene it’s quite likely that you have seen the name “JILUKA” at least once, or possibly have seen a photo or video from Sena’s YouTube channel. What we’re trying to say is that it’s quite hard to not recognize at least something from this group, be
Versailles have announced that their new single “VOGUE” will be released on June 21, 2023!
“VOGUE” will be the first release for the group in 11 years, and will be released in three different types:
Limited edition A will contain a CD featuring two songs and their two instrumental
Recently we’ve mostly seen SUI work on 縁 (Enishi) while David’s activities were paused, but after the announcement of David’s 6th anniversary live show on June 8 SUI now surprises us all with the announcement of a first and last mini-album named “REMINISCENCE”.
The mini-album will be released on July
David announced a pause in activities last year, but the 6th anniversary of the project is approaching quickly.
To celebrate this milestone David will have a oneman live show titled “VI Prophecy” at SHBUYA REX on June 8, 2023!
For this performance SUI will be joined by erina (@Erina163cm47kg
TAKA has announced that the 6th anniversary of Alpha999 will be celebrated through a oneman acoustic live show in 下北沢ComCafe音倉 (Shimokitazawa ComCafe Otokura) on May 28, 2023!
Tickets will cost ¥5,000 in advance, and ¥5,500 at the door on the day of the event.
Pre-sale for tickets through TIGET will
Ash Berry have announced their second digital single, named “ソングレター” (Song Letter), will be released on May 1st, 2023.
“ソングレター” (Song Letter) is a letter to our fans in a song format to express our gratitude for supporting us on a daily basis. Even in a situation where we can’t
While 葉月 (HAZUKI) is mostly known for the darker style that borders between rock and metal with lynch., his solo works take a completely different approach with a symphonic style. And 葉月 (HAZUKI) wouldn’t be himself if he didn’t take some of the theatrical performance he displays in lynch. with him in
黎 (KuRo), TaJI, 椿 (Tsubaki) and 渚 (Nagisa) already mentioned that they would make “the most important announcement in the history of Rides In ReVellion” in their recent interview with us, and that was a big announcement indeed!
Not only is the band
Our friends from 縁 (Enishi) have revealed the details for their first full album “旬華愁灯” (Syunkasyuutou). This includes the artwork and tracklist for both editions of the release.
You can find these details below:
The Wizard Store edition comes with 12 songs, a live DVD containing a 25-minutes digest
Rides In ReVellion isn’t exactly a brand new name in the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) scene, since they already started sharing their music with us fans in 2015. Since then the lineup has changed a little, but currently the group exists out of four members: vocalist 黎 (Kuro), guitarists TaJI and 椿 (Tsubaki) and
Over the last few months 縁 (Enishi) have been releasing four different singles through both their live shows and David’s webshop, but according to SUI all copies of these singles have officially sold out.
This does give him the opportunity to make an announcement through his Twitter: 縁 (Enishi)
During their last live show of this year 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) made an announcement which was also shared through Twitter shortly after.
They have announced that their new single, titled “翠玉のワルツ” (Suigyoku no Waltz), will be released as a venue limited single during their 16th Anniversary Live