This is vkgy's history of visual kei, covering its 1970s roots, its 1980s precursors, its start in 1990, and its evolution through 2025.
comment on thisコメントするEvery day, there are more and more visual kei bands on Spotify. Although it's great to have access to vkei on streaming services, it's increasingly difficult to keep track of what is available where. We hope that this page can help you find vkei music more easily.
comment on thisコメントするGACKT has indefinitely paused activities on September 8th, due to a nervous system disease and dysphonia.
comment on thisコメントするThe other day, Mikansei ALICE (未完成アリス) has just finished a solo performance at Mynavi BLITZ Akasaka, the live performance which originally had been cancelled due to the corona crisis, in the form of a recorded live performance. Rui Alicegawa, the vocalist of the group, sent us the news, saying, "We want a lot of people to be able to see it."
comment on thisコメントするThis week vkgy interviews visual kei band nurié.
comment on thisコメントするThis week's interview is with visual kei band The Ghost inside of Me.
comment on thisコメントするToday we have an exclusive interview with new vkei band Astaroth.
comment on thisコメントするA lot happened for SUI recently, so I thought it was about time we did a nice recap of all this stuff!
comment on thisコメントするIn this month's edition of VK Contributors, we interview Rob-kun.
comment on thisコメントするCheck our list of every vkei band on Spotify in 2026 and follow our monthly playlists!
