Hey guys, Kai here. So, I wanted to let you know about Visual Kei, if you didn't know already. Visual Kei is a movement among Japanese (rock) musicians that involves various levels of makeup, flamboyant (flashy) costumes, and wild hairstyles. There are many genres and sub genres of Visual Kei. Genres include: rock, glam rock, Gothic metal, Heavy metal, and symphonic/Neo classical. Sub genres include Oshare Kei, Eroguro Nansensu Kei, Nagoya, Kote, Shibuya, Angura, and more.
Oshare Kei (Oshare means "fashionable")
Eroguro Nansensu Kei (a Japanese combination of English words or abbreviated words: ero from "ero (tic)", guro from "gro (tesque)", and nansensu from "nonsense".)-Wikipedia
Nagoya Kei (named after Nagoya, Japan, where it started in the 1990's)
Kote Kei ("Traditional [clothing] Visual Kei)
Shibuya Kei (pop-like, emerged from the Shibuya district of Tokyo)
Angura Kei (Angura is shortened from the English word 'Underground')
I listen to a lot of visual kei bands. Some of those bands are DadaRoma, Deviloof, Nocturnal Bloodlust, The GazettE, Unsraw, KIZU, Girugamesh, and Dir En Grey.
I have put pictures in order I have listed the bands.
That's their pictures. Sorry for The GazettE being all weird and out of place. Anyway, there are lots of visual kei bands to choose from and try, and you can listen to the ones I will recommend at the end. I prefer Visual Kei because the songs have more meaning, thought, and make you think really deep. I find that hard to find in American bands, but maybe I'm just not looking in the right spot? So, just as I am about to recommend music to you, you can recommend to me. Again, I am terribly sorry if this is horrible, it is my first blog... so it's kind of a "whatever" blog for me. Maybe later I'll come up with something better XD. Again, recommended songs are in order of list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqCerzx90iE (Drowning Fish by DDRM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJiiWm1CzY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nipd3yUJF7E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyS-j5Xme-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frx2TNgqzuc (Dormant--Good Night by Unsraw)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed3jUnPhuaU (SCARS by KIZU)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6tXaZtwvrQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXZxjDdjeLY
And Just For Fun!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_TktgN5rTY
Fun Fact About Me: I am currently learning Japanese, but may switch to Korean for the career I want.