Seno, Alexandra A.; Murakami, Mutsuko.: ."Isolated in Their Grief". asiaweek.com (22 мая 1998). Дата обращения: 21 мая 2007. Архивировано 25 января 2012 года.
„a representative slice of Japanese rock music as a whole. It’s a very diverse genre and, of course, Japan also now has its own sub-genre called 'Visual kei … 'Visual Kei' literally means 'visual style.' It’s a style of dress, there’s a lot of costuming and make up and it’s uniquely Japanese because it goes back to ancient Japan. Men would often wear women’s clothing; I guess if they were here today they would be the underground kind of independent anarchist type people who spend their time in coffee houses thinking radical thoughts for that time.“ — JAPANESE ROCK ON NPR, by Kristen Sollee The Big Takeover online music magazine, 25 June 2006Архивная копия от 7 июля 2011 на Wayback Machine
„Most GothLolis cite that they are merely imitating their favorite bands from the visual rock genre, known as 'Visual Kei'. Although it seems a reference to Vladimir Nabokov’s scandalous Lolita, many Gothlolis will tell you that books (other than manga, Japanese comics, which are also at the heart of the scene) and art are not a part of their inspiration. Music is a major force in its creation. Visual Kei is exactly as it sounds: Rock music that incorporates visual effects and elaborate costumes to heighten the experience of the music and the show. Visual Kei started in the 80s and became so popular by the 90s that the nearly all-female fan base started dressing up as their favorite band members (known as 'cosplay') who were often males that wore make-up, crazy hair, and dressed androgynously or as females (usually, the more feminine the rocker, the more fans rush to emulate them).“ Pretty Babies: Japan’s Undying Gothic Lolita Phenomenon, by Chako Suzuki, fashionlines.com e-magazine, January, 2007Архивная копия от 25 июля 2011 на Wayback Machine
Jugend in DeutschlandАрхивная копия от 19 октября 2008 на Wayback Machine The Magdeburg teenage band Tokio Hotel («Durch den Monsun») therefore practically deserves gratitude for directing public attention to a new underground movement by the name of «Visual Kei». While contemporary pop critics have no doubt that the lacquered spiky hairstyle and Khol-shaded eyes of lead singer Bill Kaulitz in 2005 were created by a professional stylist, below the general schoolgirl hysteria surrounding the band an until then unknown sub-culture was discovered.
Fool’s Mate # 283, 「» 夜" は邪悪にもなれるし、ピュアにもなれる」(«The night can become evil, or it can become pure»), Koh Imazu, May 2005.English translation available hereАрхивировано 19 декабря 2010 года.
"Since it formed in the mid-1980s, X Japan went from playing loud, fast thrash-metal to stadium-shaking pop ballads, in the process pioneering its own genre, a Japanese equivalent of glam rock known as visual kei. For visual kei bands, outrageous, usually androgynous looks — gobs of makeup, hair dyed and sprayed in ways that made Mohawks look conservative, and a small fortune spent on leather and jewelry — were as important as music (or, in many cases after X, more important than music). « THE POP LIFE; End of a Life, End of an Era, By NEIL STRAUSS New York Times, June 18, 1998Архивная копия от 22 сентября 2008 на Wayback Machine
a fleeting genre known to fans as «Visual Kei» (aka «Visual Rock»). Nonetheless, this fusion of metal, punk and gothic aesthetics ignited at least two generations of followers with its shocking visual appeal" X [Japan]: Reliving the Height of Japan’s Superlative Visual Rock Band, By Minnie Chi, Asia Pacific Arts, bi-weekly web magazine, UCLA Asia InstituteАрхивировано 11 октября 2007 года.
Minnie, Chi.X Japan Best review. Asia Pacific Arts Online Magazine. Дата обращения: 10 сентября 2007. Архивировано 25 января 2012 года.
Reesman, Bryan.Kabuki Rock(англ.) (недоступная ссылка — история). Grammy.com (30 ноября 2006). Дата обращения: 1 апреля 2010.
a fleeting genre known to fans as «Visual Kei» (aka «Visual Rock»). Nonetheless, this fusion of metal, punk and gothic aesthetics ignited at least two generations of followers with its shocking visual appeal" X [Japan]: Reliving the Height of Japan’s Superlative Visual Rock Band, By Minnie Chi, Asia Pacific Arts, bi-weekly web magazine, UCLA Asia InstituteАрхивировано 11 октября 2007 года.
Reesman, Brian."Kabuki Rock". grammy.com (30 ноября 2006). Дата обращения: 7 августа 2007. Архивировано 17 февраля 2009 года.
"Since it formed in the mid-1980s, X Japan went from playing loud, fast thrash-metal to stadium-shaking pop ballads, in the process pioneering its own genre, a Japanese equivalent of glam rock known as visual kei. For visual kei bands, outrageous, usually androgynous looks — gobs of makeup, hair dyed and sprayed in ways that made Mohawks look conservative, and a small fortune spent on leather and jewelry — were as important as music (or, in many cases after X, more important than music). « THE POP LIFE; End of a Life, End of an Era, By NEIL STRAUSS New York Times, June 18, 1998Архивная копия от 22 сентября 2008 на Wayback Machine
„a representative slice of Japanese rock music as a whole. It’s a very diverse genre and, of course, Japan also now has its own sub-genre called 'Visual kei … 'Visual Kei' literally means 'visual style.' It’s a style of dress, there’s a lot of costuming and make up and it’s uniquely Japanese because it goes back to ancient Japan. Men would often wear women’s clothing; I guess if they were here today they would be the underground kind of independent anarchist type people who spend their time in coffee houses thinking radical thoughts for that time.“ — JAPANESE ROCK ON NPR, by Kristen Sollee The Big Takeover online music magazine, 25 June 2006Архивная копия от 7 июля 2011 на Wayback Machine
„Most GothLolis cite that they are merely imitating their favorite bands from the visual rock genre, known as 'Visual Kei'. Although it seems a reference to Vladimir Nabokov’s scandalous Lolita, many Gothlolis will tell you that books (other than manga, Japanese comics, which are also at the heart of the scene) and art are not a part of their inspiration. Music is a major force in its creation. Visual Kei is exactly as it sounds: Rock music that incorporates visual effects and elaborate costumes to heighten the experience of the music and the show. Visual Kei started in the 80s and became so popular by the 90s that the nearly all-female fan base started dressing up as their favorite band members (known as 'cosplay') who were often males that wore make-up, crazy hair, and dressed androgynously or as females (usually, the more feminine the rocker, the more fans rush to emulate them).“ Pretty Babies: Japan’s Undying Gothic Lolita Phenomenon, by Chako Suzuki, fashionlines.com e-magazine, January, 2007Архивная копия от 25 июля 2011 на Wayback Machine
Fool’s Mate # 283, 「» 夜" は邪悪にもなれるし、ピュアにもなれる」(«The night can become evil, or it can become pure»), Koh Imazu, May 2005.English translation available hereАрхивировано 19 декабря 2010 года.
Jugend in DeutschlandАрхивная копия от 19 октября 2008 на Wayback Machine The Magdeburg teenage band Tokio Hotel («Durch den Monsun») therefore practically deserves gratitude for directing public attention to a new underground movement by the name of «Visual Kei». While contemporary pop critics have no doubt that the lacquered spiky hairstyle and Khol-shaded eyes of lead singer Bill Kaulitz in 2005 were created by a professional stylist, below the general schoolgirl hysteria surrounding the band an until then unknown sub-culture was discovered.
Seno, Alexandra A.; Murakami, Mutsuko.: ."Isolated in Their Grief". asiaweek.com (22 мая 1998). Дата обращения: 21 мая 2007. Архивировано 25 января 2012 года.
Aoki, Deb.[manga.about.com/od/mangaartistswriters/a/JWinterberg.htm Interview: Jenna Winterberg and Michelle Nguyen - Page 1]. About.com. Дата обращения: 15 мая 2010. Архивировано 25 января 2012 года.
