Visual Kei

Visual Kei fascinates me. It's just so... visual! Japanese musicians dress in outstanding, crazy clothes and do nutty things. It's kind of similar to American glam rock. I've always kind of been into it, but here lately I can't keep my eyes on it. Some of the costumes are so beautiful. Some of the men look like women and they're so pretty that it embarrasses me! O.O I decided to blog about this because I recently got a Dir en Grey album, Withering to Death. It's very Gothic and heavy, and I love the vocals. Anyway, I like pretty things, and some of those boys are definitely pretty! These guys are anything but sissies, though. Kyo, the lead singer, mutilated himself on stage. Someone on concert-photos.com says,
"Kyo sings with intensity I have rarely seen in any band. He bleeds power, emotion, and adrenaline. Literally, he bleeds; Half way through the second song, he begins deeply scratching himself across his chest and stomach drawing blood. I tried to frame a few pictures of Kyo to show the scars from previous concert performances.
This is nothing. He is just getting started. Kyo stands up on a box in the front of the stage, leans back, hands and head back in a surrendering pose. Kyo starts fish-hooking and scratching at the inside of his mouth. Within seconds, blood and skin are oozing out of his mouth and down his chest. He wipes the blood all over his face and down his body. This self mutilation only intensifies Dir En Grey’s concert performance"
I would love to see one of their performances. Not for the blood, of course, but for the passion they put into their music. And to stare at those guys... hoo, boy. More laterz, I'm gonna watch more videos! :D