I'm not sure who all here likes visual kei/jrock. But this is a thread for those of you who want to discuss the music.

Seeing this topic made me happy.  I love visual kei.

Gosh, that reminds me that I haven't heard L'Arc-en-ciel in ages.  Going to have to correct that tonight. 
(I know they hate being labelled Visual Kei, but that's what they are) 
I first heard them watching Full Metal Alchemist with "Ready Steady Go," but they have a lot of other good stuff.
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Also liked Do As Infinity quite a bit (J-pop).
Uverworld and High and Mighty Color (J-Rock) were good for a few songs, but not nearly in the same league.
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Anyway...gotta love Visual Kei..and J-Pop...and J-Rock. 

I can't say the same for J-Hip-hop though.  While I do like Namie Amuro,
singing along for a while in Japanese and then suddenly breaking the language barrier
for one-word with some questionably timed English slang like "Bootylicious"
only to go back to Japanese right away....just makes me bust out laughing.
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Heh, I'm probably showing my age here.  All of these were active a decade ago. 
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So...anyone have a suggestion for someone current or newer that's worth listening to?

My gosh, I haven't thought about VizKei since Dir en Grey was still part of the genre.  They're really the only band that's been in the genre that I listen to anymore.  This is awesome, nostalgia lane ho!

@Kay: I found out about them the same way, but I didn't even know that ready steady go was them until a few years after I first heard it and I realized that was hyde's voice lol

I didn't know those bands were active a decade ago. I think L'Arc!~en~Ciel is still together, I'm pretty sure dir en grey is. But I don't know about Uverworld and High and Mighty Color.

I shall give you some suggestions though =]

Jrock: GazettE, Kagrra, Miyavi, SuG, An Cafe, UnsraW (not sure if they're still together) Chemical Pictures, Sectmateria, Himeyuri, DIS Marionette, Ayabie

Jpop: Berryz Koubou, Koharu Kusumi, Morning Musume, C-ute, Kirarin Revolution (the group, not the anime), Buono, W, and Gyaruru. That's really all I could think of for jpop though, for jrock I could go on forever.


@JosephKT: I keep seeing you everywhere XD Did you listen to other visual kei bands before? I love dir en grey, they're the only band that I have an official CD of. But that's mostly because I don't usually buy CD's and up until just recently I couldn't find GazettE CD's locally. But now GazettE is getting more popular because they made the song for the opening of the anime Kurohitsuji. I think I'm rambling a little bit, sorry lol

Quote from: ZomZom on August 19, 2010, 12:03:28 AM


Jrock: GazettE, Kagrra, Miyavi, SuG, An Cafe, UnsraW (not sure if they're still together) Chemical Pictures, Sectmateria, Himeyuri, DIS Marionette, Ayabie

That just reminded me. Sorry I couldn't respond to your message, btw. It doesn't let me send messages for some reason.

Anyway, I saw Miyavi back in June! o: He was awesome.

And isn't he like...Neo Visualizm now or whatever? He did an entire song about it.. Sorry if I'm wrong. XD I have a poor memory.

Quote from: alexx on August 19, 2010, 12:11:54 AM
That just reminded me. Sorry I couldn't respond to your message, btw. It doesn't let me send messages for some reason.

Anyway, I saw Miyavi back in June! o: He was awesome.

And isn't he like...Neo Visualizm now or whatever? He did an entire song about it.. Sorry if I'm wrong. XD I have a poor memory.

I didn't know that was what the song was about. lol but I still consider him visual kei, and he's deffinately still jrock. cause all that is is japanese rock. then again, his music isn't exactly rock anymore, I dunno what he is. he's just miyavi. I almost saw him in july, but I never got to go. Just like when I almost saw LM.C, and D'espairsray, and Girugamesh, and dir en grey XD Its ok that you didn't reply to my message, I figured you just weren't online

I was thinking along the same lines 

Well, I kinda knew most of the main stream J-rock bands.  You know, Malice Mizer, Larc en Ciel, Kaggra, Shonen-Knife, Glay.

Dir en Grey just happened to change musically in the direction I was starting to prefer at the same time, which is how they've remained one of my favourite bands.  Amongst other things of course, I kinda hero worship Kyo ^^

Quote from: JosephKT on August 19, 2010, 12:30:08 AM
I was thinking along the same lines 

Well, I kinda knew most of the main stream J-rock bands.  You know, Malice Mizer, Larc en Ciel, Kaggra, Shonen-Knife, Glay.

Dir en Grey just happened to change musically in the direction I was starting to prefer at the same time, which is how they've remained one of my favourite bands.  Amongst other things of course, I kinda hero worship Kyo ^^

I love those bands. I haven't listened to Glay in forever. I listen to mostly main stream too. But thats cause my youtube doesn't work. there are a few that I listen to that aren't main stream though. I love Kyo's voice, he's a really good singer. I just feel kinda bad for him, cause he apparently hates being called cute, yet there are tons of people calling him cute. I think they do it to annoy him lol What's your favorite dir en grey song?

Quote from: ZomZom on August 19, 2010, 12:26:08 AM
I didn't know that was what the song was about. lol but I still consider him visual kei, and he's deffinately still jrock. cause all that is is japanese rock. then again, his music isn't exactly rock anymore, I dunno what he is. he's just miyavi. I almost saw him in july, but I never got to go. Just like when I almost saw LM.C, and D'espairsray, and Girugamesh, and dir en grey XD Its ok that you didn't reply to my message, I figured you just weren't online

Miyavi is just Miyavi. That's the only way to explain him.

At the concert I went to, at the end, he went across the stage so that people could touch his hand (I was in the front) and this whole mob of people came rushing forward and I was like, jammed between billions of people. And I don't like being near people. XD Anyway, that wasn't the point. This hot guy with really amazing contacts, outside of the club, was screaming for his friend and then he screamed, "MIYAVI TOUCHED MY HAND. I CAME. JIZZ. EVERYWHERE." I couldn't help but laugh.

I could have seen Dir En Grey this month, but I didn't have the money.


@JosephKT: I love your taste in music. XD

Quote from: alexx on August 19, 2010, 12:37:13 AM
Miyavi is just Miyavi. That's the only way to explain him.

At the concert I went to, at the end, he went across the stage so that people could touch his hand (I was in the front) and this whole mob of people came rushing forward and I was like, jammed between billions of people. And I don't like being near people. XD Anyway, that wasn't the point. This hot guy with really amazing contacts, outside of the club, was screaming for his friend and then he screamed, "MIYAVI TOUCHED MY HAND. I CAME. JIZZ. EVERYWHERE." I couldn't help but laugh.

I could have seen Dir En Grey this month, but I didn't have the money.


@JosephKT: I love your taste in music. XD

XD thats hillarium. Oh did you know that X Japan is gonna be at lolllapalooza? I don't know if you like them or not, but I thought I should mention it =]

Quote from: ZomZom on August 19, 2010, 12:46:32 AM
XD thats hillarium. Oh did you know that X Japan is gonna be at lolllapalooza? I don't know if you like them or not, but I thought I should mention it =]

Hillarium?

...Really? O: I LOVE X JAPAN. I want to go~~

Quote from: alexx on August 19, 2010, 12:50:40 AM
Hillarium?

...Really? O: I LOVE X JAPAN. I want to go~~

It means hilarious, it's in my own little language that I share with my friends XD my best friend made up the word.

And I take back what I said ;-; lollapalooza is already over, so it doesn't matter. I wish I could see them in concert. I remember when I first heard that they were re-uniting, I was so excited. I love them so much XD what's your favorite X song?

Depends on my mood, they have such range in their music, but right now I think "Vinushka" from Uroboros.

I know Kyo hates being called cute, but I can't help it, he's adorable XD  But I really admire his boldness and conviction on and off stage.

Quote from: JosephKT on August 19, 2010, 01:00:37 AM
Depends on my mood, they have such range in their music, but right now I think "Vinushka" from Uroboros.

Ooh have you seen the pv for room 304? I think that was the name of it lol its an awesome pv

Quote from: ZomZom on August 19, 2010, 12:56:46 AM
It means hilarious, it's in my own little language that I share with my friends XD my best friend made up the word.

And I take back what I said ;-; lollapalooza is already over, so it doesn't matter. I wish I could see them in concert. I remember when I first heard that they were re-uniting, I was so excited. I love them so much XD what's your favorite X song?

...Oh. XD Sorry.

;-; YOU GOT MY HOPES UP. I really like I.V., and Endless Rain, and of course Kurenai, and Blue Blood, and X, and Orgasm, and yeah. XD


JosephKT: My friend who is obsessed with Kyo told me I have a "Kyo complex" because I hate being called cute.

Quote from: alexx on August 19, 2010, 01:05:28 AM
...Oh. XD Sorry.

;-; YOU GOT MY HOPES UP. I really like I.V., and Endless Rain, and of course Kurenai, and Blue Blood, and X, and Orgasm, and yeah. XD


JosephKT: My friend who is obsessed with Kyo told me I have a "Kyo complex" because I hate being called cute.

I got my hopes up too XD I love X, I can't wait until I see them in concert. ooh those are all good ones. I remember when I first heard Orgasm, I started laughing because of how hilarious the scream at the beginning sounds. Did you know I.V. was in one of the saw movies? I like Rusty Nail the best I think, maybe. It always changes. Maybe Forever Love, I'm gonna learn that one on violin =] have you seen the PV for Endless Rain?

Quote from: ZomZom on August 19, 2010, 01:08:58 AM
I got my hopes up too XD I love X, I can't wait until I see them in concert. ooh those are all good ones. I remember when I first heard Orgasm, I started laughing because of how hilarious the scream at the beginning sounds. Did you know I.V. was in one of the saw movies? I like Rusty Nail the best I think, maybe. It always changes. Maybe Forever Love, I'm gonna learn that one on violin =] have you seen the PV for Endless Rain?

I.V. is in one of the Saw movies? O: I have to go watch them now, you realize. XD I blame you.

Yeah, what about it?

Quote from: alexx on August 19, 2010, 01:12:10 AM
I.V. is in one of the Saw movies? O: I have to go watch them now, you realize. XD I blame you.

Yeah, what about it?

I think it's in saw 4 as the ending song. if you buy the DVD it comes with the pv as a special feature.

what do you think of it? I think it's hilarious, cause I'm a terrible person. but mostly because of the over-dramatic-ness of Yoshiki

Quote from: ZomZom on August 19, 2010, 01:16:30 AM
I think it's in saw 4 as the ending song. if you buy the DVD it comes with the pv as a special feature.

what do you think of it? I think it's hilarious, cause I'm a terrible person. but mostly because of the over-dramatic-ness of Yoshiki

Well...okay. XD It being in Saw 4 would make sense because the roman numeral or whatever for "four" is IV.

It's a good music video. Over-dramaticness is hilarious, but I never really thought about it. XD