[TheCrimson]

Originally Posted by Arikado

I don't really hate you, I just think you're quite the rude little fellow at times ;]

Anyway, you're absolutely right. Kiss and other groups like it are visual kei. Modern VK is derived from glam rock/metal of the 80's as you also mentioned (although I disagree with Japan being 20 years behind in the music industry). And yeah, there is little differentiation between VK and J-rock these days just because almost every J-rocker dresses in some sort of VK style.



We aren't really classifying them as 'emo,' they chose that identification themselves. But yeah, if you can't handle the occasional ignorant insult, just don't dress that way.

oh right. yeah. i guess blunt could be seen as "rude" sometimes. -shrug-

Japan IS a little behind in music, 20 years was just my way of saying they're really behind. but its not always a bad thing. ever heard B.A.A.L? an industrial band in Japan. they're so freaking good, they're still doing real industrial with crunchy guitars and things like that. things like western industrial bands dont really do anymore. industrial nowadays is just shitty synths and drums, whilst a decade or so ago, it was much louder, a little more incorporated into metal, like B.A.A.L's music.

and yeah. i agree. if you can't handle the insults, just don't dress VK.
and besides. idk how people who dress like that say its "unique"
nothing is really unique anymore, cause if you dressed VK, more than likely all your friends do also, so that doesn't really make you unique or an individual, does it?
and if you dress "Goth" or whatever, more than likely your friends will dress that way too.
its just a different kind of conformity.