Welcome to #JMusicFriday This week theme is #TheNativity #JIdol
Okay, let me lead off with the song that turned from a mere #NecronomIdol wota to super HIMARI wota
santa sangre
by NECRONOMIDOL
CW: Serious Gore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kBK33DvIoM
https://necronomidol.bandcamp.com/track/santa-sangre
#月城ひまり #TsukishiroHimari #isiliel
#地下アイドル #アイドル #Idol #JMetal JIdol
Serious Black Metal
Sorry should have tagged that. I meant to.
The Japanese don't have a corner on the market. I've seen some pretty blood thirsty JPop. There is old school Swedish Black Metal. German Goth and Darkwave forexample (Again Gore CW)
CW Gore & Unlive
Blutengel - Wir Sind Das Licht
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqkWYiTKNKY&list=PLghYzmkF89Gmyg52FZV0uCMQQy-txMOLj&index=1
Interesting take.
I was a gearhead for a long time and I don't think I ever looked at how they dressed. I also think I have a much more narrow definition of Visual Kei than you. While Goth, Gothmetal, Darkwave have distinctive dress that doesn't make them Visual Kei.
If I understand you then even that video would be Visual Kei, Hima has a definate style of Black Metal dress and Black Metal makeup.
You might have to define what you mean by Visual Kei. Because if it just distinctive dress then 90% of idol is Visual Kei. Even Punk non-dress is a visual style.
I will admit I am not very familar with vkei. I mainly focus on alt. chika idols.
The first one you listed had good energy. Most of the rest were too polished or had a flavor of a time I have moved past. I may explore some more from your search thing.
Sometimes the idols I watch fit Western catagories often not. They are their own thing. Idol is Idol and fills it own nich. There is a unquie energy to chika idols. The music is the hook, but it's their personality that keeps you entralled.
@NaraMoore
And here are some examples: this is mazari a new idop group who makes vkei music but is not part of the scene
https://youtu.be/z7iHDzkQ_q0
This is Malice Mizer and they basically defined "gothrock" in Japan in the 90's. It's the closest to our goth music
https://youtu.be/Zwn0MefXCK8
hence why this kind of music is included in vkei
Schwarz Stein (also a Mana band) https://youtu.be/x1wwAXOWlgs
@NaraMoore This is an interesting one: did 10 years of vkei and now changed and got out of the scene
https://youtu.be/PBefYTz06IE
https://youtu.be/mw90SKDWf44
https://vk.gy/artists/gothika/
https://youtu.be/IQRGnG4GwsA
Velvet Eden
And here is the contrast: all of the above is vkei
But this is vkei, too: https://youtu.be/clGUThGRVWc
It's about the clothes, styles, band history etc, but not about the music.
NaraMoore ⛩️👻八尺様👻⛩️ at Fedi
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