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For VK, I first listened to bands like Nightmare, Merry, and Kagerou before being introduced to An Cafe. Although, it was Alice Nine that had gotten me into the scene. I don't listen to them as much as I used to, but they hold a special place among VK bands since they showed me the way into the scene, lol. For Jrock, I want to say it's L'Arc En Ciel, The Pillows, and Porno Graffiti (do they count?).

it was announced at シド (SID) oneman live "SID 15th Anniversary GRAND FINAL at 横浜アリーナ ～その未来へ～" at 2019/03/10 at Yokohama Arena that their new album (title not yet finalized) will be released this year

Retweet, double click yes yes yes! I still get emotional when "Link" comes in. I think the ones who actually made me look into v-kei were Nightmare (Death Note was my shit when I was a kid XD). And then, Miyavi (with his dope ass guitar and his smile, yeah I had quite a type when I was younger haha) came in and rocked my world. But, probably the ones who actually coined in my head the term "visual kei" were An Cafe. In other words, Kaname caused this mess to happen, I am ready to sue.

omg akane and brazilian blogs are literally my youth my first band was alice nine. the funny thing is that i got to know them accidentally: i was searching naruto's akatsuki amv on youtube and instead of that watched alice nine's pv lol. since then i got totally absorbed by vk fantasy and never watched naruto again...

Nightmare was the band that brought me to the VK scene. I was looking up for percings ( I wanted one at the time) and found a picture of Hitsugi on google. Then I learned he was in a band called Nightmare and decided to check it out, and I loved it. It was back in 2006, my first song was Akane. I checked the comments on that video on youtube and found out about Dir en grey which became one of my favorite band then I discovered the GazettE. I downloaded lots and lots of stuff between 2006-2010. I remember using the college's wi-fi to download on brasilian blogs haha. As for J-rock it was One Ok Rock, back when they actually made rock music, in 2010.

First time showing myself I'm not a huge Iron Maiden fan but I like this shirt

My look for our local Dark Valentines Ball / Goth Thing last Saturday.

While much of my interest in J-genres were founded on VGM, early-to-mid 00's internet, and anime via CTN/Toonami (shoutouts to the now defunct "Toonami Jetstream"), it wasn't until the YouTube + Google Videos era ('06+'07) where I really discovered bands. Got into indies bands in '08 and '09 w/ bands like Cold Kitchen and OCEANLANE. It was initially hard to get into Visual Kei ('09~'10) b/c it honestly weirded me out. It wasn't that long ago (in the US) when homophobia was the norm and any semblance of makeup was considered "gay" (esp. in the south w/ like 90% devout Christian friends), and I had that shared perspective. It didn't take long to embrace the genre, and it helped me come into my own (and formulate my own opinions) in my teenage years. J-rock: No Regret Life - Sign UVERworld - Timeless Janne da Arc - ダイヤモンドヴァージン (Diamond Virgin) One Ok Rock - 感情エフェクト (I started with "Beam of Light", but I vastly preferred Kanjou Effect) Crossfaith - The Artificial Theory For The Dramatic Beauty Visual Kei: ギルガメッシュ(Girugamesh) - Girugamesh (self-titled) シド (SID) - 星の都 Royz - eve:r xTRiPx - [-Re:evolutioN-] + Siesta vistlip - Strawberry Butterfly ユナイト (UNiTE.)- ミドルノート

I love it that my coworkers who speak Japanese went to the same uni as I did and are just as weeb and otaku as I am XD. But every time we try fangirling about stuff, there's the new coworker who also speaks Japanese who's like "I don't watch anime, read manga, listen to Japanese music, watch any shows, know slang or curse words or relate to anything regarding their culture." And we're just there like o.o#

I initially came into Japanese music through anison/soundtracks and JPOP. But it was L'arc-en-ciel and HYDE around 2004/2005-ish that really spearheaded my descent into J-rock in general. They were still in the pop/mainstream/accessible realm, so it wasn't a huge divergence for me. Visual Kei, on the other hand, was a bit more difficult for me to crack into, as I hadn't had much exposure to "darker" or "heavier" music at the time. But more than that, the general vocal styles that I'd been exposed to initially (DIR EN GREY, Gazette, 12012, and others i forget) were pretty much the antithesis of what I appreciated in vocalists. I just couldn't wrap my head around it (altho i've grown to appreciate and enjoy some of these styles over time). It was RENTRER EN SOI and D'espairsRay who i'd credit with getting me into the VK scene (for as much as one could say that I was actually "into the scene" haha). This was in the span of late 2005/early 2006. Around mid to late 2007 is when I first began delving into the J-indie scene through bands like Ling Tosite Sigure, 9mm Parabellum Bullet, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, and Lostage...

Dir en grey a long ass time ago for both tbh

I think Gackt and Malice Mizer were my first exposure to vk (although I didn't really appreciate MM back then like I should've), and then I went on to listen to bands like Metis Gretel, Megaromania, and Versailles which paved my way into vk completely. It's funny how my musical taste has changed since then xD edit: Now that everyone's mentioning it, Nightmare was kinda my gateway to vk/jrock, along with Uverworld (who have done a bunch of OPs for anime that I watched back then) but of course I haven't cared about them ever since lol

I got into VK thanks to the anime Red Garden lol their first ending song was Rock with the LM.C by LM.C it was hella good and tbh, LM.C was the one who made me venture more into the fandom. SCREW was the one who solidified my stay into VK though XD and even till now I follow the previous members of that band, like KHRYST+ and ARTiCLEAR (altho not big on this one). Sadly don't follow LM.C anymore but, will be eternally grateful to them for paving the way for me to enter the Visual Kei world XD

The first band I've ever listened was DuelJewel (thanks to a YT suggestion), but The GazettE brought me to this scene, and I will be grateful with them forever!

SuG introduced me to vkei/jrock and Mediena was the one that finally dragged me so deep into this hellhole I can't get out anymore

I think L'Arc~en~Ciel was technically the first one I heard and liked, since I was watching DNA2 at the time and the theme was "Blurry Eyes", but it's a bit tricky because I didn't realize the singer was a man or what VK was until after I was introduced to X JAPAN on a hair metal forum a few months later. So I guess technically X was my introduction to VK, although L'Arc was very much my first love and the band that really dragged me into J-rock in general.

we need a release asap

new band "#パロル" (#parole) has formed and they will begin activities on March 30, 2019. According to their description, they are paying homage to 2000s osare kei~ More details will be revealed in 2019... Twitter

猫曼珠-nekomanju- will release their first single ハイにナルマデ (Hai ni narumade) exclusively through Tower Records (nationwide) on 2019.04.17. CD Tracklist (Cost: 1,300 yen [tax included]) 1.ハイにナルマデ (Hai ni narumade) 2.神、逆撫でBOY (Kami, sakanade BOY)

Moi dix Mois have brought me closer to the movement Visual Kei and PROJECT TO EVIL have brought me closer to the movement Jrock, and i can't live without the music of this two Fabulous bands.💜😘

PIERROT, Noir fleurir, Baiser were the main bands for me. I was already exposed to Japanese music and Visual Kei years back but that very moment when I was totally conquered by the music was in 2005 when I listened to Noir fleurir's Omocha no MIISHA and Baiser's Flora and I fell in love with these songs, this kind of music and the aura around Visual Kei bands instantly. Some may now understand why I'm frustrated with the current scene.

What the hell? How do you go from some of the most fun shit in their first few releases to WELP PEOPLE LIKE US NOW LET'S MAKE SOME GENERIC VK SHIT

I got to VK by animes and I discover GACKT, I don't like it. And I were 10 or 11 years old , I listen The GazettE , because my little sister like them in this time and I don't like them until 2010 🤣. I discover Miyavi, SuG and LM. c to. My really first band is An Cafe, and I discover them to read a rock magazine of my sister during the time the old computer start . This computer is really slow. This band represent many important things on my personnal life.

Well... actually I won't call out any visual kei band.... Of course I got in because of Gackt, dir en grey, pierrot, janne da arc, rice, raphael... Yet I gonna go more back... I've no freaking clue how all artist are called, But there isn't just 1 or 2 artist who took me to the world of visual kei, nope When I discovered anime on German TV and when internet was introduced to people homes, (Yes kids, it was something brand new) I started to download anime opening songs... From that I went to manga/anime forums and a j-pop forum. and on that j-pop forum I also discovered J-rock and Visual Kei. A few people shared music from dir en grey, gackt, janne da arc, rice, raphael, etc. However sadly that forum isn't around under us and nobody here seems to know that j-pop forum which was surely the biggest Japanese sound source forum before TW/MH. So after all, I just thank the jpop artist for getting me on that forum to discover a bunch of jrock/visual kei artists. And of course thank you anime

MALICE MIZER, X JAPAN/hide and ヴィドール To be more specific. I rented the X VHS a long time ago and heard Forever Love, this sparked an interest in Japanese music in general, apart from other anime themes and jpop music I liked. Ayumi Hamasaki's Boys & Girls was one of the first jmusic videos I watched, as well. From there I discovered MALICE MIZER's Beast of Blood and the rest is history. My first anticipated release and purchase was Moi dix Mois' Dialogue Symphonie. ヴィドール is the band I followed most after my discovery of many different groups. I remember discovering visunavi for the first time and it was such a godsend lol.

Tag Eins Tag Zwei by F.S. Blumm & Nils Frahm

Versailles were the first band I listened to, but the GazettE got me properly into it. I don't listen to TG so much anymore, but I'm thankful for them.

THE PILLOWS approach me at J-Rock, and 蜉蝣(kagerou) at Visual

God, this one is funny on so many levels.

Seems the debut single cover has been revealed. Come through trippy circus aesthetic.

cocklobin new live-limited single "永久の黒翼を紡ぐ永遠の語り" (Towa no Kuro Tsubasa wo Tsumugu Eien no Katari) is now available at zoisite shop, along with a new pamphlet

Anima is the best sukekiyo song. change my mind

Ok, but those teddy bears are in the back like

Just like NETFLIX did to Death Note,the same happened with Lords of Chaos,they took an idea that they knew that it would "sell",but ignored completely what it really is and made it their own way.I felt uncomfortable watching that.

i think yuri is ex-drummer of lagoon (takimoto miori's band) & HighChe's, cuz HighChe's just disband last year in march #cmiiw and this is her info based from HighChe's profile 🙂

hatsune miku wig? boot

Ronda Rousey basically "exposed" the wrestling business, so this meme plays on her "exposing" visual kei. #RondaRouseyReveals

Perhaps someone else already pointed it out; I just noticed the similiarities in these songs. They don't sound exactly the same but I perceived Daraku /DARK･STAR by MARRY+AN+BLOOD was inspired by Sora ga ochiru ano hi by Lamiel. lamiel - 空が堕ちるアノ日 Marry+An+Blood - Daraku /DARK･STAR

growling virtuoso, dir en gray are shook

So, this thread has been dead for a while. I'm getting into older Janne these last few weeks and I'm really enjoying most of it. "Dearly" is an incredible album. What's everyone's favorite albums/songs? Mine has been "Judgement" for years now.

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...and graphic design is their passion as I can see.

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

The band have just announced that the drummer 未来(Mirai) is going on hiatus for an indeterminate period of time. Something occurred in his family on 2019.03.06 which forces him to stand back from the band A support drummer will help them. https://mamireta.com/contents/230942

It’s always interesting to go on Tanuki after a taiban and see what one band’s fans thought of the other bands/show or those band’s fans. You can get the same from Twitter but bc band dudes often search themselves in tweets and it isn’t anon the posts tend to be more reserved. Also nothing beats Tanuki for speculation... sometimes posters are right on the mark and other times it’s just downright wild and hilarious.