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Oshare kei or Visual kei

~Kei Facts~


Oshare Kei- A Japanese music and fashion style, translating to "fashion conscience." The bands of the oshare kei genre, unlike those of visual kei, are bouncy and bright, their songs focusing on happy and positive messages like friends and relationships. Their style is colorful and vibrant, sometimes similar to decora, but usually much more toned down. Other than occasional eyeliner and colored contacts, they rarely wear alot of makeup, also unlike the visual kei genre. Oshare kei started to appear around 2001, and was said to have been started by Ryo of Baroque in their PV "Anakuro Film".

Bands:
- An Cafe
- Kra
- Aibell
- Panic*CH
- Ichigo69
- Vinett
- Charlotte
- Shelly Trip Realize
- Clavier
- SuG
- Ayabie

Osahre kei riders
none =[

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Visual Kei- A type of Japanese Rock music (Jrock) meaning Visual Style Music (also known as VK ). Members of Visual-Kei bands stereotypically wear large, elaborately decorated costumes, makeup and feminine accessories. The hair is often dyed and extremely styled, or the band members will wear wigs that are easier to manage. Brand of Japanese rock music where band members (mostly men) wear elaborate make up and stage costumes, much of the time crossdressing. The "kei" is japanese for style of type, meaning "visual style music" The music ranges from 80's-esque goth rock, to heavy metal to punk and usually some combo of the 3. Most bands are indies (independant or on indies labels) but a few make it to major labels such as Malice Mizer, Raphael, and Dir En Grey. Also seen written "VK" or sometimes incorrectly lumped in with the catch all word "Jrock", meaning all japanese rock music.

Bands:
- Malice Mizer
- Alice Nine
- Visual Kei
- Dir En Grey
- Raphael
- Girugamesh
- CondomoA
- Death Rabbits

Visual kei riders:
- InTheDreamTime

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