OK GUYS, READ THIS: this is a small edit, some obs i forgot to add to de video, but it's very important: vkei usually deals with some topics that can be really triggering for some people such as sæxual themes, süic1de, abus3 and other sensitive themes, so if that bothers you, i dont really recommend you stay in the scene since it could be really distressing, also, it's not a very safe place for minors since there are discussions of nsfw stuff. but if you have an open mind for punk/provocative artistic expressions, then i swear you'll have lots of fun

Wow you did great with this video, I love how in-depth you went with the explanations. I first found visual kei when I was around 15 - 16, so around 5 years ago, and it’s always made me sad how no one else seems to know about it’s existence lol. Like western 2000s bands there was definitely a rise and fall of popularity and I could never quite understand why rock and sub-genres of rock go through this when other genres don’t, when there’s so much amazing music out there. It’s actually a big dream of mine to study music extensively (the finances, marketing, engineering, instrumentation, everything), and start a proper management company for v-kei bands since I know a lot of them really suffer financially and even with getting their name out there in the first place. Sorry for the wall of text lol, I just find extreme interest in the topic and really appreciate you making a video on it knowing how niche it is nowadays.

@mirushiroi

2 жыл бұрын

It's great to see people who also appreciate visual kei so passionately! Surely, it does deserve a lot more recognition and more popularity, but it can also be very shocking to general audiences, that's why we have this problem with rock subgenres; very few of them can keep their heads above water. I really hope you get to fulfill your dream, since it's very challenging to work with music, it takes a lot of passion for the art. Thank you so much for your comment, I hope to see you around here more often 😊

90's Visual Kei is for me the best Visual Kei.

@DavidB.Rockin

Жыл бұрын

Same! I love 90s Visual Kei

Dont know how its called. But the romantic era of the late 90s and esrly 2000 was a blessing to me. Shazna larein mystic moon malize mizer LAPUTA. there are so many rare thst are hard to find Its a neverending search but I enjoy it very much

@mirushiroi

2 жыл бұрын

i think that fits as aristocrat/lolita kei :)

@DavidB.Rockin

Жыл бұрын

Laputa is Nagoya Kei

@ShiroVK870

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidB.Rockin Thank you!!! Although I dont really use this sub genre categories since they dont subject music by Style but origin and background.

I’ve recently just started getting into vkei and i am a huge Vocaloid fan. So when you showed X Japan I instantly recognized Hideto because there is a unreleased Vocaloid of him called “hide”

@steamalienmachine

Жыл бұрын

@@mychemicalfckingromance Thanks! I definitely will!

@rayn724

Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure Gakupo is voiced by Gackt from malice mizer 🤭

@steamalienmachine

Жыл бұрын

@@rayn724 yup!

@selkie7762

Жыл бұрын

And also the kamijo x hatsune miku ED lol

As someone who liked visual kei in middle school but only got into Sid and the gazette I greatly appreciate this. I recently got back into it as I started college and really only listened to Malice Mizer this will help broaden the artists I listen to and support

this is very informative! i didn't realize wagakki band and band-maid were considered vkei haha

@noyain

2 жыл бұрын

me too! i've been listening to them for a while - especially wagakki band - and i would never guess they are v-kei too

@carlottapasqualin468

Жыл бұрын

they aren't vkei but they are very similar to some vkei bands, so some ppl consider them vkei

Honestly, for someone getting into visual kei, this was a very helpful guide. From the history of the genre and intruduction of it's subgenres illustrated with actual examples, to the use of live footage for the vocals. Thank you for this video!

Hyde oml that amazinf vocals

Just happy to see few seconds of Atsushi (from B-T)

@akai_hana_23

Жыл бұрын

Same. He's the reason I dig down more about visual Kei.

i’m so glad ero-guro is mentioned in this😭 one of my all time fav bands actually did a protest for “ero-guro innocence” in the late 1980’s, so it’s really cool to see it mentioned somewhere else!! The band is Yapoos, which actually includes Jun Togawa as the vocalist, and they’re still together since 1983!! i could go on about them for hours

@Klwpslsjslalsolalapswk

6 ай бұрын

The aesthetic for ero-guro seemed really cool but the name kinda scared me lol. 😭😭

I love this video so much, since im new to the vkei thing and really didnt know where to start before🖤

Thanks for the video! Turns out i've been into visual kei for a while without even realizing it lol.

I really love this video!!! Where are your likesssss

I am like REALLLY new to this. So thank you!

i'm just starting to get into visual kei and this was really helpful thank you~

I'm so excited to take a deep dive into vkei. For now I only know some songs from buck tick, Versailles and malice mizer. Thanks for the vid!!

love this💓💓💓

Very nice video. And you have good taste 👌🏻

Thank you~!!

THANK YOU this was helpful😊

im so mesmerised! i wish i knew about vkei sooner im going to do so much research, and you really helped! thank you i'm in love with all the examples you gave of songs

@DavidB.Rockin

Жыл бұрын

Check out La'cryma Christi! They play progressive rock and hard rock. They kind of remind of Led Zeppelin but without Robert Plant. Also check out SIAM SHADE and Janne Da Arc

@daniarahal4749

Жыл бұрын

@@DavidB.Rockin thank you so much! i will check them out now

@DavidB.Rockin

Жыл бұрын

@@daniarahal4749 You're welcome

Thanks ! :)

ruki is amazing. period.

X was actually how I got into J-Rock

@user-em2xl1id5l

Жыл бұрын

sameee

Still salty about Dimlim disbanding at the beginning of last year, was hoping they would release one more thing as it felt inevitable with how quickly members left and joined. Bought most of their stuff though besides the venue-exclusive stuff. Not dropping 80-150 dollars on a cd with 5 or so songs. Not to mention the cost to proxy buy from Yahoo Auction being in the US.

nice video btw

So, I found out.

any recommendations for songs like the WORLD - Nightmare

When I first found out about hizaki, I really thought that he was a woman.. he's too pretty for me ;-;

@chibaification

Жыл бұрын

It is pretty jarring to see the man in a t-shirt and realize how beefy his wrists are.

wound up here because Raleigh, North Carolina of all places has a supergroup of emo/goth band kids that started a kote kei band? Shout out to Flood District, I walked into a random show and now I’m watching kei lore videos at 2AM

love the video

@mirushiroi

2 жыл бұрын

thanks! i'm not very familiar with mamireta yet, so sorry about that :p

What is the song at the beginning?

So THIS is why the kpoppies suddenly got into the shit that got me weird looks since middle school…

@mirushiroi

Жыл бұрын

what is that even supposed to mean?

@anrowari

Жыл бұрын

@@mirushiroi I didn’t mean for that to sound rude, so I apologize for that ^^; Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of kpop fans getting into it. It’s okay, for the most part. The only thing that sort of bothers me is when people try to treat the vkei scene like kpop. (Using kpop words for vkei stuff, treating bandmen like kpop idols, not being able to handle the dark themes, etc.)

@ALeaud

Жыл бұрын

@@anrowari Visual kei fangirls were probably worse than the current kpop ones are. I remember being surrounded by obviously mentally unwell visual kei fans in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Iryou sounds really cool! Any band recos?

Yuhh

I knew a little about what visual kei is and I was listening to mejibray about 6 years ago and I am currently listening to jiluka, if someone sees this can you give me some recommendations?

@mimiyoung1694

Жыл бұрын

Theyve a vid on their channel with song recs maybe you find smth there

WAGAKKI BAND IS VKEI?!

bruh where is guluglu and my brother in christ kamijo?????????????? kamijo is my neighbour and my ninja ffs. I am fuming rn and malding. Anyway stan ihopeimoriginal because he is my fav vkei vocalist😎

@perrant_

Жыл бұрын

I LOVE GULUGULU!! IVE SEEN NOBODY TALKED ABOUT THEM

CHAT IM GOING INSANEEE, I just recently discovered visual kei and I love it BUTTT I HAVE NO VKEI FRIENDS SO IF U WANNA BE FRIENDS PLSSS REPLY TO TJIS COMMENT YO IM ITCHING ON TALKING ABT SHAZNA AND ETC

@mirushiroi

5 ай бұрын

hey! we have a discord server, link in desc

I think mana-sama is a woman

@mirushiroi

2 жыл бұрын

he isn't

@lapizlazulie5412

2 жыл бұрын

@@mirushiroi its hard to identify for me as a new listener of malice mizer, but thanks for the information.

@lm1276

Жыл бұрын

the more u know,

@ALeaud

Жыл бұрын

@@lapizlazulie5412 It's just some normal looking dude with layers of makeup. You can find pictures of him before Malice Mizer.