Visual Kei

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Visual Kei

Visual Kei emerged in the late 1980s, pioneered by the band X Japan. , along with others such as D'erlanger and Color, who are
regarded as influencing the fashion and music associated with Visual Kei bands.X Japan's drummer Yoshiki Hayashi used the term to
describe the band's slogan "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.
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, when 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, Luna Sea, and L'Arc-en-
Ciel, however a drastic change in their appearance accompanied their success.
During the same period, bands such as Kuroyume, Malice Mizer, and Penicillin, gained mainstream awareness, although they were not
as commercially successful.
By 1999, mainstream popularity in Visual Kei was declining, X Japan had disbanded, and the death of lead guitarist Hideto Matsumoto
in 1998 had denied fans a possible reunion. It was not long before Luna Sea decided to disband in the year 2000, and L'Arc-en-Ciel
went on a hiatus the same year.
In 2007 the genre has been 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 the media as "Neo-Visual Kei".

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May 1, 2009
jeshika23
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Apr 23, 2009
jeshika23
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Jan 15, 2009
jeshika23
wow, i seen a lot of cosplay at concerts in japan it was awesome! i seen a lot of reita's and ruki at Peace & smile concert..sorry i didn't get photos T,T
Nov 24, 2008
Amisamurai
o_o i love visual kei and cosplay it is da best
Oct 8, 2008
Ayumi666
oh arigatou jeshika23*smile* kisu
Oct 8, 2008
jeshika23
i love looking at photos of cosplays so awesome, i am going to be seeing a lot of that real soon. LOVE this group
Oct 7, 2008
yukidaruma666
thx to new buddys her ^o^
Oct 4, 2008
xxarcherxx
thanx 4 the invite!!!XD
Oct 4, 2008
Ayumi666
hy ryo thx yeah Visual kei
Oct 4, 2008
MusicOtaku
thanks for the invito~ yaay visual kei tokimeku o(>_~)v
Oct 4, 2008
yukidaruma666
thx all buddys for coming ^o^
Oct 3, 2008
Meaningless_Art
thanks for the invite!!! nice club i really like it!!! the cosplay of Gazette is awesome!!
Oct 3, 2008
Kao-ru
congrats on the site ayumi it looks pretty good
Oct 3, 2008
yukidaruma666
thx for invite ^o^ my ayumi-darling love u yeas visual kei is great >_<