V isual Kei emerged in the late 1980s as a flamboyant and theatrical movement blending music, fashion, and identity. Championed by bands like X Japan, Luna Sea, and Malice Mizer, Visual Kei drew ...

With dozens of Japanese bands trying to crack the West over the last 20 years, whoever would have guessed visual-kei would be the first genre to truly succeed? The decadent style of bands such as ...

The popularity of the music genre, Visual Kei, went on to influence the start of a new fashion subculture with the same name. Today, it is considered to be one of Japan’s most unique and recognizable ...

Japanese visual-kei artist KAMIJO talks to Billboard Japan about "Persona Grata," the third and final installment of his 'PERSONA' series (which he says is linked to the coronavirus), his upcoming ...