Visual Kei Type

1. Kote Kote Kei (Kotevi) 

Kote Kei (old school) refers to the hallmark of visual kei bands in the early and mid 90s, which later became their inspiration. Typically colorful and surprisingly characteristic, characterized by wild hair, exotic clothes, and the use of heavy metal accessories. At first the band refers to glam rock inspired from the early styles of band X JAPAN and COLOR. But nowadays, most are starting to connect to the 'dark' style and the mid-90s bands such as LUNA SEA, Kuroyume and Dir en gray. Bands from the indies label Matina and Soleil, can be the clearest example of Kote Kei's music and aesthetic. Kote Kei itself is divided into two namely Kuro-kei (black or dark kei) and Shiro-kei (white). Due to their extreme visual appearance, the band got little attention from the general public and rarely got a big debut. Examples of this band are La'Mule, Phantasmagoria and Madeth gray'll. Types of Kei Visual Music from Japan.

2. Tanbi Kei 

This type of subculture looks the most different from the others, due to their more elegant, formal and neo-classical characteristics. Often said to be influenced by trendfashion Gothic Lolita Japan. Tanbi Kei is well-known amongst the public for having a lot of personnel performing 'crossdressing' men, as well as his luxurious stage setting. This style flow is becoming popular among cosplayer because of its easy-to-recognize appearance and unique costumes. The band's original examples are Malice Mizer, Raphael and LAREINE, while the modern examples are D, Versailles and Kaya. Types of Kei Visual Music from Japan.

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3. Elegant or noble 

Este estilo mezcla el barroco y gótico. Blending baroque and gothic style. Elegantly used dyes of medieval or gothic clothing. Their music mixes Rock or Metal generaente with classical music. Example: Malice Mizer, Moi dix Mois, Amadeus, Lareine, Varosa Izabel. Types of Kei Visual Music from Japan .

4. White Kei - Visual Soft 

As the name implies, is a band that uses inconspicuous clothes and makeup light. This is the visual style that has the largest number of male fans. It emerged strongly in the late 1990s, with many bands from big or close to it, unlike the kiberevi kei (which was much highlighted in the indie world at the time). Music mix with Pop Rock Example: L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel, GLAY, Aucifer, Luna Sea (white kei), traveling Shelly realized, lasti, D-SHADE, Jurassic, Siamese SHADE, SOPHIA, Janne Da Arc and Sid Types of Kei Visual Music from Japan 

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