Mona 0 Posted July 22, 2018 There's a lot of bands/people who have made a name for themselves in VK, but which ones will actually be remembered within the VK scene? I have a clue about some people/bands, but I can't differentiate whether some are just popular and would be forgotten in the future, or that they're actually considered "legendary", or will be in the future. In your opinion, who is, or will be, an important figure in the VK scene? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masato 365 Posted July 22, 2018 Maria Cross 8 ChaoticEnding, suji, Anne Claire and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AwesomeNyappy 98 Posted July 22, 2018 Definitely Luna Sea. 1 Mona reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LIDL 692 Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) You mean new bands right? Because to me LUNA SEA, DEG, pierrot, malice mizer and all that bands from those era already are 😎 but for newer bands, idk, maybe NoGod, lynch., tbh Edited July 22, 2018 by LIDL 1 Mona reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Takadanobabaalien 3607 Posted July 22, 2018 LUNA SEA, GLAY, Dir en grey, X JAPAN, MALICE MIZER, BUCK-TICK, MUCC, Siam Shade, among many others... In the current scene, idk, I guess we'll have to wait and see? Diaura, Arlequin, Kodomo Dragon, Nocturnal Bloodlust etc, I guess. 2 Mona and suji reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suji 8317 Posted July 22, 2018 um, MERRY also Dir en grey, LUNA SEA, X JAPAN, MALICE MIZER, L'arc~en~Ciel, Gazette, Versailles, Mejibray, An Cafe, Phantasmagoria, etc, judging on their wide fanbases. 2 Mona and inartistic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
colorful人生 2777 Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) Pretty much agree w/ mostly everything above. If I'm not mistaken, there was a television segment on multiple generations of visual kei, and they considered R-Shitei as the iconic band of their 'era'. I would add vistlip and Kiryu to that as well. I would also consider SID to be pretty legendary, but they fall into the same "definition" problem that A.B.C (and MUCC) has fallen into. I consider them now to still be "visual kei", but others tend to separate them (wholly or partially) from the scene due to their mainstream success. (Well, Janne da Arc was a visual kei band, but A.B.C is a solo project...but A.B.C is listed in vkdb... idk what do y'all think? If A.B.C was considered a visual kei band/project, I would absolutely include them on the legendary list) Edited July 22, 2018 by colorfuljinsei 1 Mona reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saishuu 3220 Posted July 22, 2018 If you mean bands from the current generation, it's gotta be the older ones: SID, the GazettE, Nightmare and MUCC. These are the ones that made the bigger impact in the scene and could be considered "iconic" years from now. 5 Mona, urumomo, Nagisa and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inartistic 1151 Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) Maybe this is the gaijin in me, but I feel like KAGEROU, Kagrra,, and D'ESPAIRSRAY have to be on that list. Three renowned bands, two whose vocalists are deceased, and the third whose vocalist doesn't sing anymore? Yaaa (Also, any native English speakers wanna unpack that last sentence and tell me if it's grammatically correct? The fuck.) Ooh and now my brain is percolating, what about [YUKIYA bands here]? Kαin is in that weird spot where they're certainly not the most popular, but YUKIYA can sell a one track CD for $200 at a live, have it sold out, and then appear at auction the next day for $400 and people are actually paying for it. That has to be the actual meaning of “cult favorite” imo, which must make them legendary(???). Edited July 22, 2018 by inartistic 3 suji, Mona and cvltic reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anne Claire 392 Posted July 22, 2018 Sana. that is all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saishuu 3220 Posted July 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, inartistic said: Ooh and now my brain is percolating, what about [YUKIYA bands here]? Kαin is in that weird spot where they're certainly not the most popular, but YUKIYA can sell a one track CD for $200 at a live, have it sold out, and then appear at auction the next day for $400 and people are actually paying for it. That has to be the actual meaning of “cult favorite” imo, which must make them legendary(???). I'm absolutely certain YUKIYA leads a secret cult because there's no reason as to why JILS used to pack livehouses years ago and still go so under the radar all the time. 1 1 suji and meat reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lichtlune 915 Posted July 22, 2018 Lareine, Versailles, Kamijo solo, Moi Dix Mois, Malice Mizer, D, UnsraW, Megaromania, Kagrra, Kagerou, Nightmare, The Gazette, The Piass, X japan. GOATS Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
saiko 429 Posted July 22, 2018 1 hour ago, saishuu said: I'm absolutely certain YUKIYA leads a secret cult because there's no reason as to why JILS used to pack livehouses years ago and still go so under the radar all the time. +1. Who the fuck is this guy? The only thing I know is that he produced Dir's "I'll" single back in the day. 1 hour ago, Anne Claire said: Sana. that is all. Who is this guy? 1 Peace Heavy mk II reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
suji 8317 Posted July 23, 2018 18 minutes ago, saiko said: Who the fuck is this guy? Pretty cool vocalist from the 90s (D≒SIRE, JILS, Kain, etc). Also was the president of Kreis, a vk label in the 90s. You've gotta check out his music! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Masato 365 Posted July 23, 2018 Sorry to disappoint you all, but honestly, Golden Bomber belongs here 1 1 2 1 appl-, lichtlune, Komorebi and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miku70 214 Posted July 23, 2018 (edited) Kagrra, LUNA SEA , X JAPAN, (DEAD END but I don't know they judged than visual kei). Edited July 23, 2018 by Miku70 1 Mona reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
meat 135 Posted July 24, 2018 Apart from all those mentioned above, surely cali≠gari deserves a mention too 2 Mona and suji reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reikatsumi 49 Posted July 24, 2018 Rentrer en Soi! 1 Miku70 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rekzer 599 Posted July 24, 2018 ONE OK ROCK have become pretty popular. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
secret_no_03 959 Posted July 24, 2018 Malice Mizer, the GazettE, DIR EN GREY, X Japan, Kuroyume put Nagoya on the map and Lynch. has kept it there, anything MORRIE does apparently, Kagerou, The Piass, BUCK-TICK, LUNA SEA, GLAY will go on forever, but once they do stop they will be legends. 2 Miku70 and Mona reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cvltic 1482 Posted July 25, 2018 these were the bands i associate with the zeitgeist of mid-late 00s visual kei fandom in the west. only some of them are legendary because they were actually good, but they all defined the era, for me. the bands people were talking about during this time in JP were obviously very different. but nobody specified what kind of legendary we're talking about :^) Ancafe, D'espairsray, Nightmare, Gazette, Dir, Alice Nine, Miyavi, Kagrra, ReS, Psycho le Cemu, LM.C, SID (Aki fangirls) 12012 (Wataru)/Phantasmagoria (Kisaki) Vidoll? Ayabie? D? Versailles? girugamesh (at least the meme)? "con bands": Duel Jewel and BLOOD/Kiwamu 4 Miku70, PIZAZ, Mona and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
