Visual kei
Category of Japanese musicians
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| 2023 | Moi dix Mois, Versailles, D and Matenrou Opera collaborated on a four-date Japanese Visual Metal tour and released a collaborative single. |
| 2021 | Visual kei journalist Chiaki Fujitani noted emerging trends of newer acts combining visual kei with other musical elements, highlighting innovative performers like Nocturnal Bloodlust, 0.1g no Gosan, and Choke. |
| 2018 | Seiichi Hoshiko expressed concern about the trend's potential negative impact on the future of the visual kei movement. |
| 2018 | Seiichi Hoshiko gives an interview to JRock News explaining the origin and evolution of the term 'visual kei', crediting X Japan's hide as the primary inspiration for the term. |
| June 23 2018 | Luna Sea hosted another two-day Lunatic Fest at Makuhari Messe on June 23 and 24. |
| October 14 2016 | Visual Japan Summit, a large three-day visual kei rock festival, was held at Makuhari Messe from October 14–16. |
| 2015 | Bunny Bissoux from Time Out Tokyo concluded that visual kei had become similar to the J-pop idol system, attracting people who want to 'look' visual kei rather than being genuinely original. |
| June 28 2015 | Second night of Lunatic Fest featured performances by Aion, Buck-Tick, D'erlanger, Glay, and Mucc. |
| June 27 2015 | Luna Sea hosted Lunatic Fest, a 25th anniversary rock festival at Makuhari Messe with an estimated 60,000 fans attending, featuring 12 artists over two nights. |
| 2013 | Kiyoharu from Kuroyume and Sads discussed how earlier visual kei artists like himself, Ryuichi, and Hyde were influenced by Morrie but 'sublimated each other', in contrast to the current imitative younger generation. |
| 2011 | German magazine Peach, which covered visual kei, was discontinued. |
| 2011 | A second V-Rock Festival was held at Saitama Super Arena, continuing the celebration and promotion of visual kei music. |
| 2010 | Toshiya from Dir En Grey and Sugizo from Luna Sea both criticized the newer visual kei bands, noting that the music had become less unique and passionate compared to earlier times. |
| 2010 | Sugizo from Luna Sea criticized newer visual kei bands, stating they cannot create good music and treat it more like a hobby without soul. |
| 2010 | Toshiya from Dir En Grey noted the decline of visual kei's uniqueness, pointing out that unlike in the past when bands like X Japan were distinctly different, current bands sound exactly the same. |
| 2010 | La'cryma Christi, which had disbanded in 2007, reunited for an anniversary tour. |
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