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subgenres
kote keiコテ系
- Looks: dark, excessive, garish, fetish, otherworldly, gothic. Sounds: speedy, messy, violent, dramatic. Active: '96~
pikopiko keiピコピコ系
- Looks: heavily cyber, Showa/sentai flourishes. Sounds: completely reliant on electronic elements.
tanbi kei耽美系
- Looks: baroquely decorated, aristocratic, European. Sounds: romantic, symphonic metal, synth. Active: '98~
sounds like
experimental実験音楽
- Music that is “experimental” compared to the scene at the time.
gothicゴシック
- Visuals or music that embody the gothic music style (a.k.a. positive punk).
industrialインダストリアル
- Music that makes frequent use of Western-inspired industrial elements.
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foreign member外国人メンバー
- One or more members are from a country other than Japan.

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