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8 Best Japanese Visual Kei Band Photos, From Cool Looks to Creepy Ones

8 Best Japanese Visual Kei Band Photos, From Cool Looks to Creepy Ones

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8 Best Japanese Visual Kei Band Photos, From Cool Looks to Creepy Ones

Visual Kei is a music genre from Japan that generally uses visual media to captivate audiences. This is usually seen through intricate hairstyles, heavy makeup, or costumes with aesthetic value.

The Visual Kei genre itself started in the 80s, which means there are already many music legends in that genre. Here are 8 photos of bands whose styles both amaze and astonish us.

Written by: Rifki Muhammad Shofwani

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The band DIR EN GREY was formed in 1997. Just by looking at them, we can already guess that their songs will be quite creepy.

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Next is Alice Nine, also known as A9. This band, whose style is similar to K-Pop groups, was formed in 2004.

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This band is called DADAROMA. Their makeup is similar to Joker.

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Now, this one can be considered a legend. L'arc~en~Ciel, a band formed 30 years ago, has just made a comeback after a long hiatus.

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NIGHTMARE, it suits their scary style perfectly. That's also why they chose a name that means "nightmare".

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The band name The GazzetE is actually a play on the word "cassette" which means cassette. The members are unique and very cool.

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X Japan, a group that used to be called just "X". The band changed its name after one member left and was replaced by another member.