robkun

user awards are more fun but this is ok too 

Just like the title says this is an attempt to bring back the m-h jrock awards for the year 2017 which last took place way back in 2012 and apparently ended do to lack of participation. Awards were given for best album, single, new band, etc. And all of this was decided by user votes.
 
So I asked about reviving this and here's what @Zeussaid, 
Judging by all of the yearly best album/single reviews I would hope there's still some interest in something like this. So if you want to see the "Monochrome heaven J-Rock Awards 2017" then help me get this topic 50 likes and/or 50 comments by the end of the month.

Congratulations on 10 years!
Read through this thread, must have been spicy 10 years ago (forums dying, drama)!
I really didn't know about this board until a few months ago, but the glorious shitposting and rarez (along with the history that has been made) keeps me here.
As I am a new fan of 90s stuff (and Japanese stuff in general), it seems that I have missed the golden days of LiveJournal and MySpace, but I sincerely believe that the days haven't passed yet (this forum is probably the last stronghold though, so when this forum dies, we die with it!).
 
A special shoutout to @Ikkifor being here and on Jpopsuki. I have thoroughly and obscenely made love listened to your uploads.
Also, @robkun, you are a nice person, and you have single-handedly probably uploaded most of the 90s stuff here. Not only that, but you are an excellent historian. I love you for this - therefore please don't stop doing what you do.
 
I, personally, will do my best to upload what I get, and through that keep this boat going as long as it can.
Thanks for everything! Here's to another 10 years of madness!

Metis Gretel

Metis Gretel

Gotta give a shoutout to the pre-oshare guys. Some of the most memorable IMO.


THE BIG BOYS:
Shazna (1993~2000/2006~2009, core guys of the pre-oshare movement. From what I saw, as soon as these guys became poppy and super colorful and whatnot, tons of bands followed, from L'luvia to super underground guys like the guys in Die 'As Ray.)
 
^^^ The song that changed EVERYTHING.


L'luvia (1994~2000, one of the main guys who followed Shazna's lead. In a lot of ways, especially from the outside, L'luvia seem identical to Shazna. Albeit a bit more alternative driven, their more well known stuff is sugary enough to be considered Shazna's little bros.)
 

Cascade (1993~2002/2009~Present, these guys started with a thuper-spooky goth look, before doing a dorky Devo-like look, and then turning into pre-oshare sweethearts by 1996. Not as significant in terms of bright colorfulness as L'luvia and DEFINITELY not the ground-shatterers that Shazna were, their bright sound and overall bubbly cutesy image deserves a spot on the pre-oshare big boys list.)
 


Sophia (1994~2013, okay, this may be a stretch, but hear me out. Now they weren't at ALL similar to oshare stuff post-1997, BUT before that year, their bright poppy sound was somewhat revolutionary in visual kei. Keep in mind that these guys all came from brooding and gothy visual backgrounds, so doing something like Sophia paid off, since not only were there very few genuinely poppy visual bands in the mid 90's, but VERY few got major attention. Hell, even Glay weren't totally poppy till 1996 with the releases of "BEAT OUT!" and "BELOVED". So essentially, one could make the argument that Sophia's ridiculously upbeat and energetic initial sound laid the perfect foundation for oshare kei to blossom several years later.)
 



THE UNDERGROUND GUYS:
16,Piano (1996~2003, these fellas were, like Sophia, one of the first all-pop bands to really pop out of the visual underground during the mid 90's. Seriously. They came out of the gate with an obnoxiously in-your-face happy and colorful sound that you either loved or hated. So for that alone, 16,Piano deserves a high-up spot on pioneers of pre-oshare IMHO.)
 


Neo Sonic Arts (1995~2000, now I really dig these guys, but they really did play follow-the-leader. Originally a goth post-punk-like band, they made a huge change in sound when Shazna were breaking through and Sophia were entering the top 20. Coincidence? Nah, I don't think so. But their nauseatingly sweet sound and earworm-like choruses were pretty strong, and they did hop on the bandwagon pretty early on, so they're definitely significant enough during the time of pre-oshare's development.
 
 
 
Die 'As Ray/Dias Ray (1995~1997, as mentioned earlier, these guys were doing the glitzy color thing before it was cool. And as a result, they had some decent popularity, appearing in some of the iconic visual magazines of the decade. Like many bands of the period, however, their recognition entirely disappeared over time, but with their knack of combining flashy colors and remarkably catchy pop ditties, Die 'As Ray/Dias Ray are more than worthy of being considered pioneers in the development stage of early oshare kei. 
 
 
 
 
Jun Bride (1991~1997, one of the more mysterious bands in the early oshare part of things, Jun Bride's early history is pretty much unknown for the most part. Although, they are notable for, like Sophia, being one of the first oshare prototypes to go major when they signed to Warner Music in the summer of 1996. Not too shabby... even if their sales were pretty poopy over all.
 
 
Little Mermaid (1997~2000, one of the latter bands in the pre-oshare timeline, Little Mermaid were definitely a go-lucky group of guys. One that totally faded with time, these guys don't really get the credit they deserve, and are probably one of the more underground pre-oshare acts. But I believe they had brief ties to some major label in 1998 for a few months, so that's pretty cool. Another point for the pre-oshare team!)
 



(Melody, 1996~2002/2006~Present, becoming quasi-popular at around the same time Little Mermaid did, Melody had something they didn't: a longer term major label deal. It's not all that brag-worthy though since finding major label stuff from Melody can be a major pain-in-the-ass, ESPECIALLY their only album. But because they are one of the more noteworthy bands in the small pre-oshare scene, especially on MH, I figured they deserved a shoutout too.)
 

 
 
....Yeah, pre-oshare is pretty awesome XDD.

Saw them live twice, each time was awesomeeee. A lot of weed in the air, but go figure lol. I also met Larry a few years back, who was cool as hell. He signed my cassette copy of "Tales from the Punchbowl" ^___^.

Still waiting for the day CHILD reunite </3

wyse new album "Breathe" will feature not only new songs, but also live-distributed songs that haven't been made available to the public. The album is due for release in August.
 
They will also hold their nationwide tour, "Breathe", starting on August 27.
 

 

Dir en Grey. Next question.

Rebumping because I totally thought I did one, but I guess not o___o. No particular order.
 
 
1. Boredoms
2. Melt-Banana
3. Barbee Boys
4. Ulfuls
5. Mr.Children
6. Judy and Mary
7. Spitz
8. New Rote'ka
9. The Zip Guns
10. Folks

Well, I've never been to Japan, or a karaoke bar, but I do think I slay at "Faith" and "love around" by e.mu. I listened to those two so much throughout the years, I don't even need the lyrics, especially with "love around" XDD

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Heya everybody! So a week or so ago, I promised I was in the works of something special for the site, and here it is! Okay, so I associate with a good amount of guys who were active in the visual kei scene. Most of them retired, some of them are still active. So, I decided to reach out to figure out what their top 5 visual kei bands were! I've gotten several responses, so I thought I'd share them with you all, since maybe some of you would be interested, especially those who are super hardcore into old school kei like I am. Enjoy!


Mar (also known as Michael)
::(PROFILE)::
~CHILD HOOD'S END/CHILD (1996~2003)~
~Indigo7 (2003~2005)~
~NICK (2006~2007)~
~High Speed Boyz (2008~2010)~
~FREEDOM BEATS ORCHESTRA (fbo) (2011~Present)~


 
 
Mar's/Michael's top 5
1. X JAPAN
2. AION
3. LADIES ROOM
4. hide with Spread Beaver
5. BUCK-TICK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

Yohey
::(PROFILE)::
~DUKE VAJRA (1994~1995)~
~E-QAL/Hyuge (1995~2001)~
~RED JAPES (2002~2004)~
~BananaBazooka (2008)~
~Burnny Crisis (2008~2009)~
~arms never rust (2011~2012)~
~noodloop (2013~2019)~
~Kizuzura Dandy (キズヅラダンディ) (2015~Present)~
~Zettai Reido (絶対零度) (2019~Present)



Yohey's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. MIYAVI
4. Plastic Tree
5. SEX MACHINEGUNS
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazz
::(PROFILE)::
~STRAIGHT (1999~2002)~
~ROXXANE (2008~Present)~
 

 
Kazz's top 5:
1. Sid (シド)
2. MIYAVI
3. Gackt
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Janne Da Arc
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Toshiya
::(PROFILE)::
~Sleep My Dear (1991~1992)~
~L'amour Fou (1993~1999)~
~The Raindrops (2003~2006)~
~Kyo-zon (共存) (2006~Present)~
 

 
Toshiya's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. Up-Beat
3. KATZE
4. LUNA SEA
5. L'arc-en-Ciel
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Tamaki (環)
::(PROFILE)::
~Six O'clock (1989~1996)~
~ORANGE JAM (1998~2001)~
~Rakudazubon (ラクダズボン) (2001~2003)~
~Jack Dinosaur (ジャックダイナソー) (2001~2004)~
~Liberty (2005~2009)~
 

 
Tamaki's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Oblivion Dust
3. Valentine D.C.
4. LADIES ROOM
5. THREE EYES JACK
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Atsushi
::(PROFILE)::
~Rummy (1994~1995)~
~ZELIACORT (1995~1996)~
~CLeiR (1996~1998)~
~THE CLOCK WORK ORANGE (1999~2010)~
 

 
Atsushi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. Gargoyle
3. 44MAGNUM
4. KATZE
5. JOLLY PICKLES (ジョリーピックルス)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Asaki
::(PROFILE)::
~GUNIW TOOLS (1994~2000, 2014~Present)~
~AGE of PUNK (2001~Present)~
~BUG (2002~2012)~
~vez (2012~Present)~
~ROLL-B DINOSAUR (2015~Present)
 

 
Asaki's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. SOFT BALLET
3. THE MAD CAPSULE MARKETS
4. SCHAFT
5. hide
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Kazunori (和教)
::(PROFILE)::
~SEPHIROT (1998~2000)~
~TRIC STER ROJIC (2000~2001)~
~SHÖBIT (2001~2003)~
~Shonen Kamikaze (少年カミカゼ) (2004~2008, 2011~2016)~
~ANIME GIRL (2015~Present)~
 

 
Kazunori's top 5:
1. CASCADE
2. LUNA SEA
3. Laputa
4. ROUAGE
5. PIERROT
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Donni
::(PROFILE)::
~REPTERIA (1990~1993)~
~sonic pop goes nowhere (1993~1995)~
~Acid Bell (1995~1997)~
~superbrunch (1997~2001)~
~HELP (2001~2002)~
~DOVERMAN (ドーベルマン) (2002~2004)~
~Matsudo Rocks (松戸ロックス) (2004~2007)~
~Brother42 (2007~2013)~
~loco hermanos (2013~Present)~


 
Donni's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. YOUTHQUAKE
3. ZI:KILL
4. SEX MACHINEGUNS
5. ROSEN KREUZ
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Yasunori (泰典)
::(PROFILE)::
~Black Berry (1998~2003)~
~Jitterbug (ジルバ) (2004~Present)~
 

 
Yasunori's top 5:
1. SHULA
2. Uchuu Sentai NOIZ (宇宙戦隊NOIZ)
3. UILUS
4. PLUSxCANNER
5. MAGGIE MAE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hava
::(PROFILE)::
~JACK UP (1990~1999, 2014~Present)~
 

 
Hava's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. L'arc-en-Ciel
3. Kuroyume (黒夢)
4. La'cryma Christi
5. Sleep My Dear
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Shizuru (静流)
::(PROFILE)::
~VEIRL (1995~1997)~
~PLEIADES (1997~1999)~
~INTELLIGENT SEE THROUGH (2000~2001)~
~GRAND ZERO (2002~2004)~
~閃-hirameki- (2008~2012)~
~御剣 -Mitsurugi- (2015~Present)~
 

 
Shizuru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. X JAPAN
3. Silver~Rose
4. Gargoyle
5. MERRY (メリー)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Takashi (岳)
::(PROFILE)::
~Puzzle (1995~1999, 2017~Present)~
~Gringo (グリンゴ) (2000~2011)
 

 
Takashi's top 5:
1. DEAD END
2. GASTUNK
3. D'ERLANGER
4. ZIGGY
5. REACTION
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
Hikaru (光)
::(PROFILE)::
~BIIR (1994~2002)~
 

 
Hikaru's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. THE YELLOW MONKEY
3. L'arc-en-Ciel
4. MALICE MIZER
5. SIAM SHADE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ken (健)
::(PROFILE)::
~Ba-Ira (1992~1997)~
~couch>>case (1998~2003, 2009~2012)~
~add9s (2014~Present)~
 

 
Ken's top 5:
1. BUCK-TICK
2. LUNA SEA
3. MALICE MIZER
4. Kuroyume (黒夢)
5. ZIGZO
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Sammy
::(PROFILE)::
~DANGER (1986~1988)~
~BILLY & THE SLUTS (1988~1997, 2009~Present)~
 

 
Sammy's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. COLOR
3. Dir en Grey
4. ZI:KILL
5. LADIES ROOM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Yosuke (陽輔)
::(PROFILE)::
~ATOMIC TORNADO (1992~1996, 2001~2008)~
~LEMON-GLASS (1996~2000)~
 

 
Yosuke's top 5:
1. X JAPAN
2. LUNA SEA
3. Dir en Grey
4. Golden Bomber (ゴールデンボンバー)
5. DELUHI
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
RSK
(::PROFILE::)
~Bang-Doll (1998~2016)~
 

 
RSK's top 5:
1. LUNA SEA
2. Sleep My Dear
3. PIERROT
4. L'arc-en-Ciel
5. Dir en Grey
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Kenji
(::PROFILE::)
~STYLE (1995~1998)~
~Nuts Gang. (ナッツGang.) (2001~2010)~


 
Kenji's top 5:
1. L'arc-en-Ciel
2. La'cryma Christi
3. LUNA SEA
4. Merry Go Round
5. FANATIC◇CRISIS
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