What was the first vk band?

[Mamo 1172]

don't x-japan because they're not

[ronluna 17]

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4% ... B%E7%B3%BB

this is the history of visual kei broader than the english one. pls. use a translator.

[Senedjem 510]

/thread.

[Number Girl 48]

There's not really a "first band" and even if there was, it would be extremely debateable considering there are different definitions for what people might consider "visual kei" - especially further back in Japanese rock music before the term was even widely used to describe any bands. There were many glam and hair bands that had visuals people would consider to be similar to what can be found in bands generally accepted as "visual kei," but since a lot of "old skool" J-Rock people hate having their favorite bands arbitrarily being coined as visual kei (for various reasons), there are constant arguments over which ones were "truly visual kei" and which ones weren't.

It's confusing to me . . . @__@

[golffy_aoi 15]

Toshi

[Skidium 15]

Visual Scandal was first

[Mamo 1172]

Never even heard of those. thanks.

[mohshuvuu 1]

Malice Mizer for certainly.

[ronluna 17]

Visual Scandal was first

i support this post:

http://www.xradicaldreamers.net/xjapan/x_visual_e.php

[Skidium 15]

Yeah, to me that's the best article about visual kei.

[Peace Heavy mk II 7200]

Obvsly he's cosplaying as hakuei

[Senedjem 510]

Obvsly he's cosplaying as hakuei

MY JOKE, DO NOT STEAL >

[Peace Heavy mk II 7200]

D: but but mine's from Ziggy Stardust. Yours isn't even from a band! Also I wasn't saying it completely as a joke since I've read that visual-kei was partly influenced by Glam Rock.

[Senedjem 510]

D: but but mine's from Ziggy Stardust. Yours isn't even from a band!

But he was at his hottest in labyrinth ;A;

[Guest]

VK is an off shoot of European hair metal. So...European hair metal started it.

[allisapp 303]

VK is an off shoot of European hair metal. So...European hair metal started it.

If that's the case, then Hanoi Rocks is my "first" VK band, but otherwise it's MUCC.

[Mamo 1172]

no the first not your first!

[Karma’s Hat 3107]

Dir en grey

Aka: this topic is pretty pointless since it's a question with a answer, no room for opinions points of view really.

[Neon 6]

MALICE MIZER

[Mamo 1172]

Dir en grey

Aka: this topic is pretty pointless since it's a question with a answer, no room for opinions points of view really.

Some topics are just questions with answers doesn't make it pointless I just simply had a question. If you think it's pointless then don't post.

[Number Girl 48]

^ The answer is that there are many answers. It really depends on who in the fandom or business you ask.

[Kyo-sama 0]

PIERROT, Közi, Sakurai Atsushi, Phobia...

I downloaded mix of song on some blog. So I don't know which was the first, just one from them

And also in that time (~4 years ago) I didn't know how they look like or even they're some visual kei

[ronluna 17]

it happened before i was born

even the fans proclaimed X-JAPAN, D'ERLANGER, COLOR, to be the pioneers

they are probably not the first band

[薔薇の末裔 157]

They weren't the first band but

the first band to actually sound vkei was definately Kuroyume.

Most bands including Dir en grey adpopted their style.

Before that there were bands with v-kei look but playing normal metal/hard rock music like X Japan and such.

[7gatsu8ka 1]

anyone here knows 'LOUDNESS' ?

I think that band is older than X-Japan