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subgenres
art keiアート系
- Looks: flowing, muted, natural, editorial. Sounds: mid-tempo, jazzy, indie rock inspired, unusual instruments. Active: '08~
loud keiラウド系
- Looks: masculine, colorless, leather or suits. Sounds: heavy, hardcore, non-vkei inspiration. Active: '04~
menhera keiメンヘラ系
- Looks: simplistic, violent, sickly, unsettling. Sounds: instrument-forward, manic, chugging, distorted. Active: '12~
Misshitsu kei密室系
- Looks: '70s~'80s inspired but dark or unsettling. Sounds: emotive rock instrumentation with high pop melodies. Active: '98~'04
sounds like
metalメタル
- Heavy metal instrumentation.
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.

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