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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 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------