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subgenres
kote keiコテ系
- Looks: dark, excessive, garish, fetish, otherworldly, gothic. Sounds: speedy, messy, violent, dramatic. Active: '96~
Misshitsu kei密室系
- Looks: '70s~'80s inspired but dark or unsettling. Sounds: emotive rock instrumentation with high pop melodies. Active: '98~'04
Showa kayou kei昭和歌謡系
- Looks: Showa-era clothing and props; militaristic. Sounds: nostalgic, lovelorn, retro '70s pop, pleasant vocals. Active: '03~
sounds like
metalメタル
- Heavy metal instrumentation.
punkパンク
- Music or visual that are associated with the punk scene in Japan.
rockロック
- Music that is more rock than pop; favors instrumentation.
other tags
popular overseas
- Artist that is especially or disproportionately popular outside of Japan.
for fun
groundbreaking画期的
- Artists that pioneered a certain style or look in vkei.
“melo”
- Coined by user Shadow to describe a certain type of symphonic metal that he enjoys. Included here as thanks for his contributions to vkgy.

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