Visual kei (meaning ‘visual style’, with the ... combined with kabuki theatre and shojo (manga for young women). Heavy metal band X Japan (pictured above), formed in 1982, are widely ...

The popularity of the music genre, Visual Kei, went on to influence the start of a new fashion subculture with the same name. Today, it is considered to be one of Japan’s most unique and recognizable ...

J-pop visual-kei veteran KAMIJO released a new single called "TEMPLE -Blood sucking for praying-" on Wednesday (Nov. 27) as the first of his epic three-part "PERSONA" series that depicts a saga ...

3.1.2010: Tokyo Damage Report posts a nearly 10,000 word anonymous interview with a former executive of a Visual Kei record label. The executive dishes on the state of the industry, exposes harsh ...

Japan's veteran visual kei rockers Luna Sea released the music video for "Hold You Down," the new track off the band's upcoming new album, "LUV." By Billboard Japan Japan’s veteran visual kei ...