Visual kei - adomain

Definition

Whatisthevisualsystem?ThevisualdepartmentoriginatedinJapan.Afterseveralyearsofnetworkcommunicationandinternationalexchanges,youngChinesefriendsgraduallylearnedaboutthevisualdepartmentonmajorvideowebsites,blogs,etc.Fromtheperspectiveofliveperformances,JapanesevisualmusicmeansvisuallyCangiveastrongimpact.Ofcourse,itisnotonlyformusic,butthevisualeffectismorethanjustmakeup.Itrequiresboththecontentofthemusicandthemeaningofthelyricstobeexpressedfromthemakeupeffectofitsown.Avisualband'sliveperformance,stageinstallationandlightingeffectsarealsodifferentfromordinarybands.

Toputitsimply,thevisualdepartmentisamusicalgroupthatfocusesonvisualeffects.Intermsofappearance,itmustbenovelandavant-garde.

ManypeoplethinkthatthevisualdepartmentisanewmusicschoolthatemergedinJapanintheearly1990s.Infact,musicsimilartothevisualdepartmentexistedasearlyasthesixtiesandseventies,likegorgeousrock.Fromatheoreticalbasis,gorgeousrockcanbecalledthepredecessorofthevisualdepartment,becausetheyhavecommoncharacteristics:thickandenchantingmakeup,clothingthatisbeyondordinarypeople’sknowledge,self-consciousness,self-pity,provocativeperformance,andartrelatedtotheschool.Advocate.

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TheearlyEnglishnamewasVisualShock.ItoriginatedinEuropeandAmericainthe1970sandwasdevelopedinJapan.Theconceptofvisualsystem"VR"wasputforwardbythebandX[renamedXJAPANin1992,originallyXfromJapan].TheoriginalwordsarefromthefullnameofX"PsychedelicViolenceCrimeofVisualshock"Coming.Visualrockisproducedonthebasisoftheprogressofthetimes,andpeoplearenolongerlimitedtoauditorysatisfactionandpursuevisualimpact.Thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,andthepopularizationoftelevisions,videorecorders,andDVDplayershavealsopromotedthearrivalofvisualimpact.Thevisualdepartmentusescostumesandmakeuptoexpressmusic.Thebandoftendyesdifferenthaircolorsandwearsunusualcostumes.Inthesebands,thereareoftenoneortwomemberswearingfemininecostumes.Fromamusicalpointofview,VISUALROCKistheinheritanceanddevelopmentofEuropeanandAmericanANDROGYNOUS(yinandyangrock),GLITTERROCK(gorgeousrock),andTHEEATER(exaggeratedrock).Forexample,X-JAPANisdeeplyinfluencedbytheexaggeratedrockKISSandband,andSHAZNA’sIZAMmakeupisalsoduetotheworshipofANDROGYNOUS’sBAYGEORYE.RepresentativesofEuropeandAmericainclude"GeorgeBoy"andsoon.Thevisualdepartment(Japanese:ヴィジュアルdepartment)isatypeoforchestradevelopedfromJapaneserock.ThenameVisualDepartmenthasnothingtodowithanymusicgenre.Itisusedtorefertobandswithexaggeratedcostumesandmakeup.InJapan,almostallfansofthevisualdepartmentarecomposedofyounggirls.Inothercountries,thenumberofvisualfansisrelativelysmall,andtheratioofmaletofemaleisroughlythesame.

Japanisthemostfertilesoilforvisualrockandroll.TheJapaneseVisualDepartmentwasestablishedinthelate1980sundertheinfluenceofEuropeanandAmerican"GlamRock"andtheNewWave.ItcanbesaidthattheyhavelearnedtheessenceofEuropeanandAmericanvisualdepartments.Notonlyaretheybolderandmorecharming,butthequalityoftheirmusicisbynomeansthelevelofwisdom,whetheritistheorchestration,arrangement,creativespiritandcommercialoperation,theJapaneseTheyareallbetter.

ThemembersoftheVisualDepartmentusuallyhaveeye-catchingmakeup,exaggeratedhairstyles,andelaboratecostumes.Althoughthevastmajorityofvisualensemblesaremen,theircostumesandmakeupareoftenconsideredfeminine.Costumeelementsareveryattractivetomusicfans.Therearealargenumberofgirlswhowillcosplaytheirfavoriteorchestra,especiallyatconcertsinJapanorattheAmericananimationexhibition.

Becausethevisualsystemfocusesonvisualstyle,itisatypeoforchestraratherthanatypeofmusic.MostvisualorchestrasfollowtherouteofJapaneserock(suchasLUNASEA(Direngrey),popmusicorlightrock(suchasGLAY,Gackt)).However,youcanstillseesomeorchestras.It’sthemusicrouteofheavymetal,industrialrock,SynthPop,punk,etc.Fromabroadperspective,mostvisualorchestrasfollowacertain"rockandroll"route.

WesternobserverssometimesItwillconfusethevisualdepartmentandtheGothicband,becausethecostumesofthetwoareoccasionallysimilar.However,mostJapaneseGothicfansdonotregardthevisualdepartmentaspartoftheGothic,andbetweenthevisualdepartmentandtheGothicThereisverylittleculturaloverlap,exceptfortheGothicLoriwhoisinfluencedbyGothicculture.

MostoftheriseofthevisualsystemistheXJAPAN.However,whenXbecamefamous,theuseofvisionShockingtoattractthemassesgraduallybecameatrendatthetime;fromthisperspective,Xisnotsomuchtheleaderofthevisualtrend,asitisthattheypresentthemainstreamJapanesepopcultureatthetime.The1990sbandssuchasDieinCries,YueThesea,ZI:KILL,ShaznaandBaiserplusthepreviousbandsBUCK-TICKandX-JAPANcontributedtotheexplosionofthevisualsystem.

Music

VisualmusicismorethanjustItisrockmusic,andthetypesareactuallyverydiverse.Forexample:poprock,heavymetal,gothicrock,classical/baroquemusic,etc.,thereareshadowsofthevisualsystem.VisualbandsarenotinthemainstreaminEuropeandAmerica,althoughtheyaremoreinJapan.Prosperous,butafterattractingtheattentionofmajorrecordcompanies,manyvisualbandsgraduallybrokeawayfromthevisualdepartmentandevolvedintomainstreambands,andthevisualdepartmentbecametheirtoolforgrandstanding.AuthenticvisualmusicshouldbeItistheclosecombinationofcostumesandmusictypes,andtheexaggeratedshapesshouldnotonlyservethemusic,butshouldbeintegrated.InthecurrentHIP-HOP,R&Bmainstreammusicscene,visualenjoymentisjustasign,discoverThebeautyofitsmusicessenceisthemostimportant.

InJapan

Background

ThevisualsystemisubiquitousintheJapanesemusicscene.Fewmalesingersdonot.Appearedinabold,androgynousvisualsystem.

Thereasonisthat,firstofall,Japanhashada"monsterworship"mentalityand"geisha"sinceancienttimes.Thelong-standingNoharthasgiventheJapanesevisualsystemThegorgeousandseductiveinspirationofrockandrollhasitshistoricalrootsinacceptance;secondly,youngpeopleinJapanpursuefreshexcitement,especiallyyoungwomen,whopursuecompetitiveproducts.Theappealofseductivevisualartistsisself-evident.Yu.ImitatingvisualartistscanmakethemthemostdazzlingandcoolestfocusinHarajukuandShibuya;again,thepressureoftheJapaneseisthefirstintheworld,andthepressureoftheyoungergenerationcomesfromschools,families,societyandotheraspects,rockmusicjustItisanidealtoolforthemtoescapeandvent.IntheearlystageofJapan'sdevelopment,thevisualsystemwasdividedintotwocategories:"DemonSchool"and"AestheticSchool".Atpresent,theorientationoftheJapanesevisualsystemrockbandtendstobediversified.

BlackGoldFuneral-2015-HasegawaAyumiJapanVisualRepresentative(19photos)

BirthandDevelopment

Now,JapanhasappearedRockbands,especiallyvisualrockbands,areverypopular.Theyexpresstheirviewsonmusicwithexaggeratedmakeupstylesandwildandintensestageperformances.Theconcertisthebestoccasionforthosevisualrockbandstointerprettheirmusicalworld.

Attheendofthe1970s,"GorgeousRock"representedbyDAVIDBOWIEappearedinEuropeandAmerica.Gorgeousrockintroducesvisualelementsintorock,andischaracterizedbygorgeousdressandliveperformance.Intheearly1980s,abandcalledX(renamedX-Japanin1992)appearedinChiba,Japan.TheyinheritedtheheavymetalstyleofEuropeandtheUnitedStatesinthe1980s,andatthesametime,theylearnedfromtheheavymakeupofEuropeanandAmericanrockanddevelopeditintoauniquestylingaestheticalongwiththenationalcharacterofJapan.Fromthenon,the"visualsystem"wasborn.Afterthat,thevisualdepartmentgraduallydevelopedandexpandedinJapan,andthegenreofmusicbecamemoreandmorediversified.TheuniqueaestheticsandunconventionalvisualeffectsofthevisualdepartmentbecameabrightcolorintheJapanesemusicindustry,whichgavetheJapaneserockindustryagreatimpactandwonThefavorofcountlessfans.

LunaSea,MaliceMizer,DirEnGrey...Theemergingvisualbandsnotonlyreachahighlevelofmusicality,buttheyalsointegratetheirownpersonalityintotheshapeanddress,showingadeepconceptbeyondthescopeofmusic.ThismakesthevisualdepartmentoccupyanunshakablepositionintheJapanesemusicindustry.Alsointheearly1980s,EuropeandtheUnitedStatesalsodirectedthevisualcostumesin"GorgeousRock"toanotheraspect,appearingingrotesqueandeventerrifyinganddisgustingshapes.VisualrockrepresentedbyKISS,ALICECOOPER,MARILYNMANSON,SLIPKNOT,etc.havebeendevelopedsuccessively,andlateritwasalsocalledshockrock.

Currently,themusicalorientationoftheJapanesevisualsystemrockbandis:X-JAPANandLUNASEAarerepresentativesofheavymetal,andGLAY’sstyleismorePOP.ItcanbesaidthattheyhavelearnedtheessenceofthebigbrothersinEuropeandAmerica.Notonlyisthemakeupandpaintingmorebold,gorgeous,charming,andcoquettish,butthequalityofmusicisbynomeansthelevelofwisdom.ComparedwithsomedomesticROCKs,Japanhasahigherlevelofskillsintermsoforchestration,arrangement,creativespiritandcommercialoperation.

Features

Intheperiodofundergroundindies,visualrockandrollisgenerallybolderinbands,andtheirmusicismorephilosophical.Afterenteringthemainstream,theircostumesandmusictendtobepopular..

Visualrockandrolldoesnotspecificallyrefertoaformofmusiclikemusicalnounslike"R&B"and"Punk",anditsmusicalformsarediverse.Therefore,itisclassifiedaccordingtothemainmusicalformofaband.Forexample:

PopSugarMusic:Shazna

PopRock:Glay

IndustrialRock:Zlich,MACHINE

HeavyMetalRock:X/XJapan,sexMACHINEGUNS,theGazettE.

GothicRock:MadethGray''ll,Direngrey,moi-dix-mois,MEJIBRAY

Classical/Baroquerock:MaliceMizer,LAREINE

TherearealsoJapanesebands,suchas:Raphael,Kagrra,Jilong,Onmyoji(heavymetal)

Atthesametime,Abandwillalsobecompatiblewithseveralmusicforms,evenrockandclassicalcoexist(suchasXJapan),andMETALandgothcoexist(suchasmoi-dix-mois)

ManybandsThecharacteristicsof”arenotonlyexpressedinmusic,butcoverallkindsofcostumes,behaviors,lyrics,performancestyles,etc.;therefore,Japaneselocalsdistinguishthembythe××system:suchasthebasementsystem,thedarkvisualsystem,andthesoftsystem(SoftVisualDepartment).Takethebasementdepartmentasanexample.Thiskindofvisualrockbandhasathickerdisguise,mostlyblackandwhite;thesongshaveanurseryrhymeflavor,andthelyricsmainlyexpressfeelings,death,andloneliness;musicalskillsvaryfrombandtoband.Therearealsoregionallyclassified,suchastheOsakaschool,Sendaischool,Nagoyaschool,andKyushuschool;butunexpectedly,althoughtherearemanybandsestablishedinTokyo,veryfewbandsareallnativetoTokyo.Andspeakingofbands,manybandswereborninOkinawaandotherplaces,butmostoftheirdevelopmentisinTokyo.

X-JAPAN

TheoriginatorofX-JAPANvisualsystem,withdeepmodelingandmusic.AffectedbyKISS.Asearlyas1978,TOSHIandYOSHIKI,apairofgoodfriends,hadformedthebandNOISE,whichperformedattheschool’sculturalfestivalandLIVEHOUSE.Inthesummerof1982,whenHEAVYMETALandHARDROCKhadjustflownintoJapan,theyformedtheJapaneseband.ThefirstHM/HDbandwasthepredecessorofX-JAPAN-X.Infact,thefullnameofBandXis"PsychedelicViolenceCrimeofVisualShock".ItissaidthatthenamewasToshi'sidea.Yoshikididn'tlikeitverymuchatfirst.TOSHIisthevocalist(Vocal)andYOSHIKIisthedrummer(Drums).

Aftergraduatingfromhighschool,YoshikiandToshilefttheirhometowntoTokyoandstartedworkinghardfortheirmusicalideals.ThedevelopmentofXwhenitwasfirstestablished,theteammemberswereextremelyunstable.YOJI(Guitar),TOMO(Guitar),TOKUO(Bass)cameandwent.ButonlyTOSHIandYOSHIKIsupportedit.UntilFebruary1985,Theyfinallyreleasedthefirstsingle(SINGLE)"I'LLKILLYOU"(DADARecords)(indie)thattheyproduced.Theexpected1,000copiesweresoldout,whichgaveXagreatencouragement.XreleasedthesecondSINGLE"ORGRAMS"(ExtasyRecords)(indie)inAprilof1986.

InFebruary1987,TAIJI(BASS),PATA(GUITAR)andHIDE(GUITAR)joined,X,whichhasbeeninastateofchangingplayersforalongtime,finallyestablishedafixedlineupofToshi,Taiji,Pata,hide&Yoshiki.

InFebruary1985,theyfinallyreleasedtheirfirstsingle(SINGLE)"I'LLKILLYOU"(DADARecords)(indie).InFebruary1987,TAIJI(BASS),PATA(GUITAR)andHIDE(GUITAR)joined,makingX,whichhasbeeninastateofchangingplayersforalongtime,finallyestablishedafixedlineupofToshi,Taiji,Pata,hide&Yoshiki.OnApril14,1988,X'sfirstrecord"VanishingVision"wasreleased,anditrankedfirstontheIndierecordsaleschart.

OnJanuary5,6,and7,1992,itbecamethefirstbandtoperformatTokyoDomeforthreeconsecutivedays.OnJanuary31,justasXwassoaring,BASSplayerTAIJIlefttheteamandjoinedLOUDNESSonthegroundsthathequitbecauseofadifferentmusicalconcept.OnAugust25,XmovedtoWarnerMusic,andthenewbassistHeathjoined.Atthesametime,becausetheUnitedStatesalreadyhasabandofthesamename,itwasofficiallyrenamedX-Japan.Asaresult,themembersofX-JAPANstabilizedas:VocalTOSHI,Drums&PianoYOSHIKI,GuitarPATA,GuitarHIDE,BassHEATH.

JustasX-JAPANreacheditspeak,onApril22,1997,leadsingerTOSHIproposedtowithdrawduetoadifferentmusicalorientation.OnSeptember22,heformallyleftX-JAPAN,a17-year-oldX(X-JAPAN)wasdissolved.

At8:52AMonMay2,1998,HIDE,formerlyknownasHidetoMatsumoto,diedunexpectedlyathomeattheageof34.ThelasthopeofX-JAPAN’slegendary2000reorganizationplanwasalsoshattered.Hisdeathhasbeenamysterysofar.Suicidesduetofollowinghidehaveoccurredcontinuouslyforseveraldays.ItwasheldatHonganjiTempleonMay7th.Duringthefuneral,50,000fansfromalloverthecountrygathered.Thefuneralprocessionwasmorethantwokilometerslong,and197peoplecollapsedfromanemiaandpassedouttothehospitalonthehottestdayoftheyear.TheTokyoFireDepartmentstatedthat“exceptforaccidents.Besides,forthefirsttimesomanypeoplefainted",verysurprisedhide'shugeinfluence.

Thetrough

AsearlyasthedissolutionofXJapanin1997,thereweresignsofinstabilityintherocksceneoftheJapanesevisualsystem:Lunaseamemberstemporarilyflewsolo,andrainbowmembersweresuspectedofanawakeningagentcaseTemporarilystopactivities,etc.However,asLunaseaandtherainbowcametoaclimax,Glaybecamepopular,andnewforcesemergedinanendlessstream.Theflourishingageofvisualrockcontinuedtotheendofthecentury.However,inthe21stcentury,withtheR&Bboomsweepingtheworld,newandoldbandshavebeendisbanded,andthevisualrocksceneisgone.

AfterX-Japan,thesoulofvisualrockandroll,wasdisbandedonSeptember22,1997,Hide,thefirstguitaristintheteam,diedathomeonMay2,1998.Sincethen,thevisualrockcamphasbeenturbulent,andtheRainbowBandpubliclyannounceditsrefusaltobecalledthevisualdepartment.Attheendof2000,theLunaSeafinale,sofarthethreemajorvisualbandshaveceasedtoexist.EventherestofthevisualsystemrockstarGlayclaimedinBeijingthat"neutraldressingisindeedclosetothevisualsystem,butthiskindofdressingisnotmeanttobeclosetoacertaingroup",theimplicationisself-evident.Otherbandsarealsoinpoorconditions:MaliceMizer'sleadsingerGacktretiredin1999,anddrummerKamidiedofcerebralhemorrhage.Althoughheonceformedagroupagain,hefinallywentsoloin2001.Heimeng,whodebutedatthesametimeasXJapan,experiencedtwopeople.Duringtheband,finallyannouncedanindefiniterest.Emergingbandsarealsounpredictable:intheRaphaelteamthatjustboardedtheBudokan,Huayuefudiedofexcessivesedatives;D-shadewasdisbanded,Lareinememberswithdrewoneafteranother,anddue’leqrartz,whichwasfavoredbythemedia,wasalsodisbandedin2002.Sofar,themainbandofvisualrockandrollhasbeenmutilated.AlthoughDir-en-greyandothersarestillactive,theentirevisualsystemisobviouslynotasbraveasitusedtobe.

Afterenteringthe21stcentury,thesalesofvisualbandshavedroppedsignificantly.In2001,evenGlay's"OneLove"soldfarlessthanonemillion;by2003,thesalesofvisualalbumsbecamemoreandmorebleak,withamaximumof30Tenthousandalbums(thehighestisGlay'scollection,24and250,000respectively),mostofthealbumssoldintothetop30oftheyear.Ifthingsgoonlikethis,itisestimatedthatthevisualrockmarketwillcontinuetoshrink,andbandcompanieswillfacedifficulties.Nowasthebandsaredisbandedoneafteranother,theofficialfanclubshaveceasedoneafteranother,professionalTVshowshaveceased,andmanymagazineshaveceasedpublication.Thisisnotthesorrowofthevisualdepartment.

Variousformsofmusicintheworldareupanddown.Thetrendofvisualrockandrollhasitsownshortcomings.Itisalsoaffectedbytheglobalmusicclimate,andhasmorecommercialandeconomiceffects.Thereasonsarecomplicated.ThefollowingareArticlesareonlypersonalopinions.

◆1)Theglobalmusicstyleisnotgoodforthedevelopmentofrockandroll.

Lookingattheworld,alloftheUnitedStatesisinRap,andallofAsiaisinR&B;thetwomajormusicplayersinChinaareJayChouandTaoZhe.ThesingerofR&B;thesameistrueinJapan,whereR&Bispopular.Youngpeoplearechasingfashion,andtheyhavealsochangedtheirdoorstostayawayfromrockandroll.ThisisthesimplestreasonwhyJapanesevisualrockhasenteredatrough:itisforcedbythemusictrend.

◆2)Japan’smusiceconomyissluggish

FromthepointofviewoftheentireJapanesemusicindustry,itisfacingaverydownturn.Theproductionvolumeofrecordshasbeendecliningyearbyyearsince1999.Morethan100billionyen(Yen,2002data),youngpeoplenotonlyspendlesstimelisteningtomusic,butalsospendless.Thepopularityofonlinemusicdownloadshashitthemusicindustryworldwide.

Inrecentyears,thenumberofnewdebutshasdroppedsharply,with128groupsin2001and510groupsin1991.Thedebutofarockbandisevenmoredifficult.IntheIndiesera,itispossibletoattracttheattentionofmainstreamrecordcompanieswithmorethan10,000records.Thisledtothedystociaofthenewforceofvisualrockandroll.

Atthesametime,thenumberofcreativemusicianswhocannotsellalbumshasalsoincreased.Fortheirownsafety,recordcompaniesgiveprioritytoreleasingalbumsthatsellwell.Rockbandsneedmoretimeandexpensethanordinarysingers,andthetimetogainincomefromthemisseveraltimesthatofidolsingers.Today’spopularoroncebrilliantvisualrockbands,noneofthemhavegonethroughtheundergroundstageofyearsofhardship,orevenstarvedtoreleaseanalbum;evenaftertheirdebut,thereisnoexampleofsellingimmediately,onlyacounterexample:Glaylasted3years;Rainbowtakesatleast2years;LunaSeahasbeenhoveringbetweencommercialinterestsandmusicalideasfrombeginningtoend,andthereisnooutstandingachievement.Therefore,ontheonehand,recordcompaniesarereluctanttoreleasefilmsforrockbandseasily;ontheotherhand,somevisualrockbandshaveabandonedtheirmusicalideasafterenteringthemainstream.ThishascausedmanyexcellentrockbandstoseekhelpfromIndiesinsteadofthepast,whichaffectstheproductionandqualityofvisualrockmusicalbumstoacertainextent.

Visual kei

◆3)Partofthevisualsystemdeviatesfromtheessenceofmusic

Afterthevisualsystemisonthemainstreamstage,someoftheband'sgenresseemtograduallymovetowardsthemainstream,abandoningtheinitialvisionintheshapeShock,andthemainpurposeistoattractfans.Overtime,themediaandthepublichavehadthewrongimpressionthatthevisualsystemistheneutraldressingandamazingmakeup,ignoringthatthedressistheshapeandmusicisthegodoftherockband.Theperformanceoftheunderachieversalsomakespeoplefeelthattheircreativityisgraduallywithering.Whetherinmusicorinstyle,theycontinuetoseetheshadowofthepredecessorsintheirbodies,andtherearenotmanyself-establishedandirreplaceablestyles.Undertheover-packagingofcommercialization,theorchestra,whichwassupposedtocreatemusicastheprimarytask,hasgraduallybecomeacommoditysimilartotheidolgroup,andeventhevisualband∧uciferwithpackaginghasappeared.Asaresult,thevisualsystem,whichwasoriginallyacategoricaltermforrockmusic,begantoshake,anditalsochangedtothemeaningof"winningbyappearance",andgraduallyblurredthevisualsystem'scharacteristicsof"combiningvisualexpressionwithmusic."Somemusicfansalsoignoretheperformanceofmusicandjudgepeoplebasedontheirappearances.Theyareobsessedwithrockmusiciansasiftheyareyoungidols,causingdistortionofthevisualmeaning.

Visualrockmusicisnotagenreestablishedinmusicalstyle,soitwillnotbeinheritedinmusicalstyle."Thecombinationofvisualperformanceandmusic"isthemostimportantkeyforavisualrockband.Ihopethatemergingbandscanworkhardinbothvisualmusicandbecomeabandwithbothgodsandforms.

Injusttwodecades,Japanhasformedavisualrockculture.Althoughtherearecommercialhypefactors,thecharmofthevisualsystemitselfhasplayedamoreimportantrole.Althoughtoday'strendgoesawayfromvisualrock,thelatterhasadeepfoundationinundergroundbandsinJapan,anditdoesn'tfadeawayovernight.Ifoneortwobrilliantbandsstandoutfromthecrowdandleadtheentiremusicscene,visualrockwillbeabletoachievegreaterbrilliance.

LikethesongofHIDEthatyouwillhearattheend,perhaps,thereisnoabsoluteendintheworld,theendjustheraldsanotherroundofnewbeginnings——

Classicbandsandnewforces

Infact,manyoftheclassicbandshaveuniquestyles.However,intheearlystagesofdevelopment,therearestillafewbigbandsthatareunforgettable.

1,X-Japanmentionedabove

2,Glaymentionedbelow

3,andlunasea,theyTheprivaterelationshipwithX-Japanisalsoverygood.Yoshikioncesaidwithasmilethathewoulddigacorner.

4.ThereisalsoLarc-en-ciel,butbecauseofthedownturninthevisualsystem,mostpeoplethinkThevisualdepartmentonlyhasappearanceanddoesnotpayattentiontotheconnotationofmusic,soithasalreadyissuedastatementthattheyarenotvisualdepartment!

Thefollowingisasummaryoftheclassicmainforceandthenewforce.Ofcourse,indiesaregood,butthosewhoneedmoretimetolearnandcomparetofindtheirfavoriteband!Becauseitisdifficulttotunein,andeveryone'stastesareinconsistent.

1,X-JAPAN

Mainmembers:vocalist——Toshi;drummer——Yoshiki(captainofX,whoalsoplayspiano);guitar——Hide,Pata;bass——TaijiinXperiod,heathinXJapanperiod.

Mainworks:"Red","EndlessRain","Foreverlove",etc.

2.LUNASEALunaseaisalsooneofthethreemajorgroupsintheJapanesevisualdepartment.Itwasdiscoveredbyextasyrecords.Itisknownforitsstrongmakeupandcoquettishimage.Atthattime,itwasagroupofHARDROCKbandwithastrongsenseofdarkness.Formallyestablishedasamemberin1989,hewasactiveintheundergroundmusicsceneunderthename"LUNACY"atthattime.Hemadehisdebutwith"IMAGE"in1992,temporarilysuspendedthegroupin1997,andannouncedthe"final"in2001.Becauseofhisexcellentlivesingingabilityandtheperfectcombinationofbeautifulmelodyandfrenziedrhythminmusic,itishailedas"anorchestrathatcannotbecopiedbyotherorchestrasandhasnosemicolon."

AfterthebandmembersRyuichiKawamura,Sugizoandotherscontinuetodeveloptheirpersonalworks.

OnDecember24,2007,LUNASEAcamebackwitharesurrectionnightconcert.50,000ticketswererobbedwithin5minutes,whichshowsthattheappealisstillstrong.

Mainmembers:leadsinger-RyuichiKawamura(Ryuichi);guitar-Inoran(InoueKiyoshinobu);guitar(violin)-Sugizo(SugiharaYasuhiro);bass-J(OnoseJun);Drum-Shinya.

Mainworks:"STORM","Rosier","TRUEBLEU","ENDOFSORROW","Iforyou".

3.Glayisnowarockmusictycoon,Japan's"nationalband",whohascreatedahistoricalrecordof4.87millionsinglealbumsalesandthefirstof200,000concerts.Inaddition,GlayisalsoveryconcernedabouttheChinesemarket:releasingalbumsforChina,shootingcommercialsinShanghai,andholding10,000-personconcertsinBeijing.Thebandformallytookshapein1990,andrecordeditsfirstalbumunderYoshiki'ssupervisionin1993.Itenteredthemainstreammusicscenein1994andhasdevelopedsmoothlysincethen.In1997,thecollectionof"Review"sold4.87millioncopiesandGlaybecamethemainstreaminJapan.Bigbrotherintherockindustry.Thefourmembersofthebandaretheleadsinger,guitar,andbass;thedrummerissupportedbyforeignaid.Glay'ssongscoverawiderange,involvingfamilyaffection,friendship,andlove.Therearealsosongstoinspirethepeople,and"WinterAgain"whichmisseshometown.Todaywhenrockisnolongerthecourageofthepast,Glaystillstickstohisownphilosophyandcontinuestocreatemusic.

Mainmembers:leadsinger-Teru;guitar-Hisashi,Takuro;bass-Jiro.

Mainworks:"Beloved","Lip","WinterAgain","Temptation",etc.

4,Alicenine/theGazettE(ガゼット)

Anewband.TheyaretwoofthemostpopularbeautygroupsinJapan.GazettEdebutedsoon,andformallyformedinearly2002.Butitisalsoarelativelypowerfulband.

Alicenine'sgenreismorepopularrock.TheGazettEisbiasedtowardsheavymetals(ithasnowchangeditsstyletonewmetals).ButitstillhasaGothicatmosphere.

Mainworks:"NEMESIS","Rainbows","Crossgame","MirrorBall","NineHeads(NINEHEADSRODEOSHOW)","Spring,Summer,AutumnandWinter"(Alicenine)

Chizuru""Cassis""filthinthebeauty""LEECH""RedLotus""SHIVER"(Kuroshitsuji2OP)"PLEDGE"(GazettE)

5、Nightmare(ナイトメア)

FormedinSendaiin2000,referredtoasMia.FormerlyNIPPONCROWNCO,movedtoVAPin2006andnowbelongstotherecordcompanyVAP.

Bandmembers:Vocal——YOMI(ヨミ,Huangquan);Guitar——hitsugi;Guitar——咲人(sakito);

Bass——Ni～ya(ニーヤ,Shinya);Drum——RUKA(Ruka,瑠华)

Mainworks:"TokyoInjuryYear","theWORLD"(DeathNoteOP),"DIRTY","SnowBurial","LostinBlue"(魍魉之箱OP),"レゾンデートル",etc.

6.Ya-Miyavi

Ibelievethatmanypeopleknowthathisstyleischangeable,andmanynewelementshavebeenaddedtothemusic,whichreallymakeshismusicdifferentfromeachother.Hisvisualsystemisnotverysimilar.Hisstyleisquitedifferentfromwhenhefirstdebuted,butheisstillhim,theonewholovesmusicandcreatestirelessly!Althoughthestylechangehasreceivedmixedpraiseandcriticism,itisalwaysdifficulttotune.Wejusttreatthemusicasitis,andhopethathecancreatemoregoodmusic.

7.Otherbands

Today'soutstandingbandsintheJapanesevisualdepartmentincludePierrot,JanneDaArc,PsycholeCemu,etc.,amongwhichDirengreyisundoubtedlythemostoutstandingrepresentative.Direngrey'spredecessorwasLa:Sadie's.DirengreywasformallyestablishedinFebruary1997anddebutedin1999.Direngreyhasbeenverypopularsinceitwasformed,sothatsingle"I'll"wasreleasedinAugust1998,althoughitwasthereleaseofindies,itwasrankedseventhontheoriconsingleschart.ItisworthmentioningthatLunaSeaandDirengreybothperformedinShanghaiin1999andApril2002respectively.

Celebrities

·GLAYのHisashi

BirthdayFebruary2,1972

BorninHokkaido,HakodateCity

Resume:

GLAYのHisashi~OurHisashi

HisashiwasborninAomoriPrefecture,Hokkaido.Hisfatherisasurgeon,hismotherisahousewife,andhehasanolderbrotherwhoisoneyearolder.

AlthoughAomoriPrefectureisasmallandconservativetown,thehumantouchthereisverystrong,andeveryonerespectsandloveseachotherlikeafamily.Parentsfromothervillageseducatethetwochildreninaverydemocraticandfreeway.Forexample,manyparentswillforcetheirchildrentobegoodatacademicsorlearnaskill,butHISASHI'sparentsgivetheirchildrentherighttofreedomandencouragethemtodowhattheywant.Hischildhoodlifeisverycomfortable.

HisashimovedtoHakodatewithhisfamilywhenhewasfouryearsold,whichisthehometownofSotomura'sfather.Inthebeginning,HISASHIwasunacceptabletoanyoneandanythinginHakodate.Healwaysfeltthathisteachersandclassmatestargetedhim.Therefore,HISASHIcouldnotfitintotheclass,orherefusedtofitintothisplace.Notonlydidhehavenofriends,healsofelltothebottomofhispreviousgoodgrades.Buthisparentsdidn'tscoldhim.Theyonlyaskedhimifhewantedtoattendacramschool.Hisashireadilyagreed.HISASHIdiscoveredthatthecramschoolturnedouttobeagatheringplaceforbadkids,notaplacewherepeoplegethighmarks,soheoftenskippedclasses.LaterHISASHIdiscoveredthatthebadkidsintheeyesofotherswereallgoodpeople.Theyallhadaverystrongpersonaltouch.GraduallytheybecamefriendswiththemandbegantohaveagoodimpressionofHakodate.

·TERU

TERU’shometownisinKikyo-cho,HakodateCity,alongNationalHighway5towardsOnuma,LeftoutsideJRKikyoStation.Fromtheageof1-4,LittleTERUlivedabout7kilometerssouthwestofthecenterofHakodateandnorthofMountHakodate.Notonlycanyoulookatthecemeteryofforeigners,youcanalsowatchtheshipsthatneverstoparoundtheclock,andspendthedayssurroundedbytideseveryday.WalkalongtheouterseaofHakodateBayforabout10minutestoreachtheforeigncemetery.ThespecialrocksalongtheroadareoneoftheuniquecoastlinesofHokkaido.Thereis"XuejianBeach"here.Onthefrontofthebath,LittleTERU'saunt'shouselivesinthatarea."Teruwillcomeheretoplayinthesummer,"saidXiaoqiao'saunt.Theseaareaaroundthebathingbeachislistedasa"fisheryprohibitedzone",whichissimilartoaprotectedarea.But,littleTERUdoesn'tcareaboutsomuch,catchingfishandgrillingit!Thewavesherearequitecalmandstable,andLittleTERUhasspentalongtimehere.Intheautumn,youcanseethefaintfishingfirehere,coupledwiththerelationshipbetweentheseasons,theentireseaareabecomesverybeautiful.

·TAKURO

TAKURO’sfatherpassedawayinatrafficaccidentwhenhewasthreeyearsold,andhismotherfirmlyshoulderedtheburdenofraisingtwochildren.Inordertomakealiving,themothermustworkovertimeeverydayandcannotgotothekindergartentopickupTAKUhomeontime.TAKUdoesnotunderstandthisverymuch!(Howcanathree-year-oldchildunderstandthepressureoftakingcareofthefamily?)SoTAKUaskedhismothertopickhimupfromschoolearlieronmorethanoneoccasion.TAKU'smothercertainlyunderstandshismood,butthereisnowaytodoit.Overtime,TAKUdevelopedaproblem.Hisstomachhurtseverymorningwhenit'stimetowakeup,andithurtseveryday.Thisisaphysiologicalchangecausedbypsychologicalrejection.Thisphenomenonwillonlygetbetterifsomeonepickshimupthatday.Therefore,TAKU'schildhoodmemoriesareunforgettableandpainful.AlthoughTAKUgrewupinasinglefamilyanddidnothaveahappychildhood,heisstrongerandmoresensiblethanordinarychildren.

TAKU’smotherlikestosingverymuch.SheoncesaidtoTAKU,“Singingistomotivateyourself!”ThisgaveTAKUtheideaof“Ihavetoworkhardertocreatesuchsongs”.Whenhewasinmiddleschool,TAKUwasamanofthefootballclub.Bychance,TAKUcameintocontactwithhippiemusicandbecamefascinatedbyGuitar,sohequitthefootballclubandlaterformed"Guest-apo".Thebanddisbandedwhenitwasincollege,andformedthe"Instant"bandatthe"Year3JudicialParty",andlaterformed"GLAY".

·JIRO

JIROwasborninafamilyofsix,withparents,athree-year-oldsister,andaAthree-year-oldsister,afour-year-oldsisterandJIRO.JIRO'sfatherisaprivatecarpenterboss,andhismotherisagentleandheartywoman.

Therulesathomehavealwaysbeenverystrict,andJIROsaidhewasaverygoodboy.JIROtakescareoftheyoungersisterswhentheirparentsgoouttowork.Iftheyviolatethehouserules,theywillbeseverelypunished,whichcannotbejustified.LittleJIROhasalwayswantedtowatchcartoons,buttheTVisalwaysdominatedbyhisfather.Whenthestudentstalkedaboutcartoonshappilytogether,Jiroalwaysfeltverywronged.Asaresult,myfather’sfavoritesumohasbecomeJIRO’smosthatedshow!

Postscript

MaybethevisionoftheVisualOrchestraisnotoptimistic,butitmusthaveitsownvalue..Perhapsinordernottodisappointmanyfans,orforotherreasons,anexpectedbandappeared.Themembersare:visualprinceGACKT,theoriginalX-JAPANsoulYOSHIKI,theoriginalLUNASEAguitaristSUGIZO,andthenewgenerationrepresentativeMIYAVI-yawhoannouncedonthe28thtojointhenewgenerationrepresentative.TheirjoiningmadethebandnameofficiallynamedSKIN!!!!

TheVisualDepartment(Japanese:Template:Lang,Template:Lang,fromEnglishVisual,thatis,"visuallyrelated")isatypeoforchestradevelopedfromJapaneserock.ThenameVisualDepartmenthasnothingtodowithanymusicgenre.Itisusedtorefertobandswithexaggeratedcostumesandmakeup.InJapan,almostallfansofthevisualdepartmentarecomposedofyounggirls.Inothercountries,thenumberofvisualfansisrelativelysmall,andtheratioofmaletofemaleisroughlythesame.

Becausethevisualsystemfocusesonvisualstyle,itisatypeoforchestraratherthanatypeofmusic.MostvisualorchestrasfollowJapaneserock(suchasLUNASEA,Direngrey),popmusicorlightrock(suchasGLAY,Rainbow(L'Arc-en-Ciel),Gacktroute.ButstillItcanbeseenthatsomeorchestrasfollowthemusicrouteofheavymetal,industrialrock,SynthPop,punk,etc.Fromalargescale,mostofthevisualsystemorchestrasfollowacertain"rockmusic"route.

WesternobserverssometimesconfusetheVisualDepartmentandtheGothicOrchestrabecausethecostumesofthetwoareoccasionallysimilar.However,mostJapaneseGothicfansdonotregardtheVisualDepartmentaspartoftheGothic,andthevisualThereisverylittleculturaloverlapbetweenGothicandGothic,exceptforGothicLoriwhoisinfluencedbyGothicculture.

TheriseofthevisualsystemismostlysaidtohaveoriginatedinXJAPAN.However,inXAtthetimeoffame,theuseofvisualshocktoattractthemassesgraduallybecameatrendatthetime;fromthisperspective,Xisnotsomuchtheleaderofthevisualtrend,asitisthattheypresentthemainstreamJapanesepopcultureatthetime.TheOrchestraofthe1990sForexample,DieinCries,MoonSea,ZI:KILL,ShaznaandBaiserplusthepreviousbandsBUCK-TICKandXJAPANcontributedtotheexplosionofthevisualsystem.

Thereareseveralsub-typesofthevisualsystem.,IncludingGodelori,EroGuroandAnguraseries.

Thedifferencebetweenvisualsystemandnon-mainstream"Normalcombination",domesticyoungpeopleblindlyimitatetheclothesandhairstylesthatworshipthevisualdepartment.Atpresent,therearemanynon-mainstreampeopleontheInternet.AfterseeingsomephotosofVRartistbands,theyclaimthattheirpicturesofstrangeclothesare"Visualdepartment".Infact,ithasnothingtodowiththerealvisualdepartment.Itisonlysomeyoungpeoplepursuingdifferentmeans.Thenon-mainstreamisacombinationofblindlyimitatingJapanesevisionandEuropeanandAmericanvision.Itisreferredtoasnon-mainstream.,Mostofthemhavelongcolorfulhair,paintedveryheavymakeup,wearsomeverypersonalizedclothing,andwearstrangejewelry,butmostofthemarestreetvendors.TheyliketotakeselfiesanddosomestrangethingsinfrontofthecamerasintheInternetcafes.Theactionclaimedtobe"agroupoftrend,visual,andnon-mainstream."ButtheyjustblindlypursuetheappearanceoftheJapanesevisualsystemrockband,buttheydon’tknowthetrueconnotationoftheJapanesevisualsystem,inacertainsenseItarousedthepublicoutrageoftheJapanesevisualdepartmentFANS,andhadtoequate"non-mainstream"withbraindamage.Whenthepost-80s,post-90s,andpost-00sgraduallytookcontrolofthesociety,variousideasalsopouredout.ThisisThecognitionofnewthings,butwhenthenon-mainstreamcomesintocontactwiththevisualsystem,theywillalwaysdefinethenon-mainstreamasthebrain-disabledgroup.

Chineseband

China'sfirstvisualThebandissilverdust.

ThentherewasLiuLiQiangWeiandthevisualrockbandLilithfromShanghai.Itsmembersare:Jinghua(Vo.)Lin(Gu.)Xiuluo(Ba.)楽(Dr.)

ScarletHorizonisChina’sfirstvisualdeath-coreband.Itiscalled"China'sNocturnalBloodlust"byoverseasvisualfans.Itsmembersare:Zero(Vo.)CangYue(Gu.)Yao(Gu.)Jue(Ba.)Ami(Dr.).