Reesman, Bryan (2006年11月30日). “Kabuki Rock”. Grammy.com. オリジナルの2007年9月28日時点におけるアーカイブ。. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928204954/http://www.grammylive.com/Latin/News/Default.aspx?newsID=22782007年8月7日閲覧. "Josephine Yun, author of the book Jrock, Ink., explains that visual kei originated in the late 1970s and early 1980s as Japan's rock scene began cultivating its own identity. 'It was rock 'n roll, punk rock, glam and metal with a twist – a twist just as angry and rebellious as what came before it – but a poetic one, artistic, with painstaking attention to detail,' Yun explains. She points out that "visual kei" literally translates as "visual style" and spans a wide range of musical genres.; Musically, it can be anything: American rock, British punk, glam, metal, Euro-pop, techno, new wave, electronica," explains Yun. "Visually, the influences are diverse as well: traditional Japanese dress, S&M outfits, costumes made of vinyl, leather, lace, plastic...you name it.""
Bentz, Zac (2009年1月9日). “Visual-kei fans are killing visual-kei bands” (英語). Japanator. 2010年10月9日閲覧。 “The real problem is when you combine shallow fans with the ephemeral state of file sharing. Visual-kei is ripe for plunder because a vast majority of the fans only care about what the band members look like and wouldn't know a skilled musician if she sat on their face and bounced. To these people, music really is nothing. It's just this thing attached to a pretty face. A face that will make mom and dad shake their heads in confusion. For many of these kids, the bands are just a tool used to carve out their own special sense of self. The mere possession of the band’s album is a sign of rebellion and oh-so-worldly-wise views. ... File sharing isn't killing the music industry. Shallow fans are.”
Chi Minnie (2006年4月15日). “X [Japan]: Reliving the Height of Japan's Superlative Visual Rock Band”. asiaarts.ucla.edu. 2007年10月11日時点のオリジナルよりアーカイブ。2013年6月7日閲覧。 “...a fleeting genre known to fans as 'Visual Kei'. Nonetheless, this fusion of metal, punk and gothic aesthetics ignited at least two generations of followers with its shocking visual appeal...; 'Visual Kei' as a genre has more or less expired since the late '90s. The music that derived from the scene has transformed and visual bands have generally subdued their appearance.”
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Subha Arulvarathan (2006年4月15日). “For those about to J-Rock”. The Carillon. 2007年10月11日時点のオリジナルよりアーカイブ。2021年2月13日閲覧。 “Visual kei is a branch of Japanese rock. It has its roots as an underground movement in the late '80s and early '90s and can be considered pastiche, as it aims to experiment with various established genres such as rock, punk, metal, goth and glam in an attempt to create a wholly new sound.”
Reesman, Bryan (2006年11月30日). “Kabuki Rock”. Grammy.com. オリジナルの2007年9月28日時点におけるアーカイブ。. https://web.archive.org/web/20070928204954/http://www.grammylive.com/Latin/News/Default.aspx?newsID=22782007年8月7日閲覧. "Josephine Yun, author of the book Jrock, Ink., explains that visual kei originated in the late 1970s and early 1980s as Japan's rock scene began cultivating its own identity. 'It was rock 'n roll, punk rock, glam and metal with a twist – a twist just as angry and rebellious as what came before it – but a poetic one, artistic, with painstaking attention to detail,' Yun explains. She points out that "visual kei" literally translates as "visual style" and spans a wide range of musical genres.; Musically, it can be anything: American rock, British punk, glam, metal, Euro-pop, techno, new wave, electronica," explains Yun. "Visually, the influences are diverse as well: traditional Japanese dress, S&M outfits, costumes made of vinyl, leather, lace, plastic...you name it.""
Subha Arulvarathan (2006年4月15日). “For those about to J-Rock”. The Carillon. 2007年10月11日時点のオリジナルよりアーカイブ。2021年2月13日閲覧。 “Visual kei is a branch of Japanese rock. It has its roots as an underground movement in the late '80s and early '90s and can be considered pastiche, as it aims to experiment with various established genres such as rock, punk, metal, goth and glam in an attempt to create a wholly new sound.”
Chi Minnie (2006年4月15日). “X [Japan]: Reliving the Height of Japan's Superlative Visual Rock Band”. asiaarts.ucla.edu. 2007年10月11日時点のオリジナルよりアーカイブ。2013年6月7日閲覧。 “...a fleeting genre known to fans as 'Visual Kei'. Nonetheless, this fusion of metal, punk and gothic aesthetics ignited at least two generations of followers with its shocking visual appeal...; 'Visual Kei' as a genre has more or less expired since the late '90s. The music that derived from the scene has transformed and visual bands have generally subdued their appearance.”
Dave Gibson (1998年11月2日). “Rising Sun”. Fort Worth Weekly. 2017年8月20日閲覧。 “Born of a combination of hard rock and metal, visual rock leans toward a more theatrical presentation emphasizing imagery as much as music. One only needs to watch an X-Japan video to recognize its decadent glam influences, as drummer Yoshiki is often decked out in lace stockings and torn black leather vests. However, the band's androgynous looks can be attributed as much to kayou kyoku (traditional Japanese pop) as to the eccentric costumes of '70s David Bowie and '80s hair bands. It is precisely this hodgepodge of international styles that makes visual rock such a noteworthy new genre.”
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Subha Arulvarathan (2006年4月15日). “For those about to J-Rock”. The Carillon. 2007年10月11日時点のオリジナルよりアーカイブ。2021年2月13日閲覧。 “Visual kei is a branch of Japanese rock. It has its roots as an underground movement in the late '80s and early '90s and can be considered pastiche, as it aims to experiment with various established genres such as rock, punk, metal, goth and glam in an attempt to create a wholly new sound.”
Dave Gibson (1998年11月2日). “Rising Sun”. Fort Worth Weekly. 2017年8月20日閲覧。 “Born of a combination of hard rock and metal, visual rock leans toward a more theatrical presentation emphasizing imagery as much as music. One only needs to watch an X-Japan video to recognize its decadent glam influences, as drummer Yoshiki is often decked out in lace stockings and torn black leather vests. However, the band's androgynous looks can be attributed as much to kayou kyoku (traditional Japanese pop) as to the eccentric costumes of '70s David Bowie and '80s hair bands. It is precisely this hodgepodge of international styles that makes visual rock such a noteworthy new genre.”
