drnic010

Oh yeah! That quote's from We Are X right? I saw that when I went to see them play in London... really great documentary! Also, I've been doing a little catching up with VK sub-genres as you got me thinking about which ones I was into. I think my taste probably leans towards old school Kurofuku and Kote Kei, although I have been revisiting Kagrra as of late and am thinking I should explore Angura Kei a bit more. I've always really liked their album San due to the blend of Alternative Rock and traditional Japanese instruments / melodies. Not sure why I never looked more into that sub-genre to be honest. I think I'm gonna enjoy this forum a lot

Interesting... I've heard about Western VK artists via word of mouth over the last few years, but can't say I've ever really listened to any, and I certainly wasn't aware of it being a legitimate movement. I now feel the need to do some exploring on YouTube...

Hey, thanks for the offer! I've got to admit that I'm a bit clueless about about the various VK sub genres. I remember reading up on them a couple of years back, but I've totally forgotten everything :/ I love seeing the parallels between the NWBHM and New Wave movements; and the early VK bands. I've always thought that if bands like LUNA SEA and BUCK-TICK had started out in 1978 in the UK, they would have been massive over here

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