What exactly is Visual Kei?

chinkyeemochkichan · (#1 (**permalink**))

i know it's a type of hairstyle, but what EXACTLY is it?

xYinniex · (#2 (**permalink**))

it's a type of fashion jrockers where and somehow pull off whereas everybody else never really pulls it off.

VK is all around, heck, you could call Marilyn manson VK. it's nothing special.

bambiii · (#3 (**permalink**))

The short and sweet version is rock bands that put a little more into how they look.

When it first started off, you had bands like X Japan that had really elaborate costumes, but recently, it's gone towards looking more like street fashions and the make up has become a little less extreme.

And then you've got different kinds, like oshare kei and kote kei.
And a couple more, but those are two I can name off the top of my head.

Yuna7780 · (#4 (**permalink**))

Visual Kei is when a musician, or the most common case of J-Rock, dresses in elaborate, complex, or very planned out outfit. They are probably most well known as dressing in such fun/crazy/interesting apparel, sometimes known for dressing up more than their own music.

As we can see, the word visual is used for the style, thus the appearance of the rockers is enhanced.