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subgenres
okeshou keiお化粧系
- Looks & Sounds: heavy metal, beat rock, positive punk, punk; but with unusual use of makeup. Active: '85~'92.
sounds like
glamグラム
- Looks or sounds inspired by the Western glam rock movement.
metalメタル
- Heavy metal instrumentation.
rockロック
- Music that is more rock than pop; favors instrumentation.
other tags
majorメジャー
- Was signed to a major label at some point in time.
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.
oldschool古き良き時代
- Representative of the “good old days” according to the user; usually introductory bands to a genre.

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