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Originally Posted by Salvanas
VK has mostly been derived from Gothic Lolita in my opinion (Which in itself originated from old victorian/1800's clothing).
VK is a mix of emo and gothic lolita. Emo clothing, with added frills,laces and extensions.
Personally, it looks bad most of the time, like emo clothing.
Another similarity in emo, scene, VK and Gothic Lolita is how the girls fawn over the boys like mindless zombies.
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I believe you are referring to the phenomena known as "J-rock" in that last sentence.
"Visuel Kei" has actually been around forever, and is not just derived from Gothic Lolita and Victorian styles. VK is basically just people dressing up in unusual styles and performing something musical, is it not? If you think about it that way, then the first sentence of this paragraph is true. Gothic Lolita is a big part of it though. Emo is just a type of VK, but a westernized version, in my opinion. But normally, when people think of Visual Kei, they think of X Japan, Gazette, Versailles, whatever your favorite J-rock groups are, it doesn't matter. That means Kiss is technically "VK," right? And so is Viking metal. I see it as a perspective kind of thing.