Someone told me they were afraid of my description of visual kei. Visual keiはこわくありません!よしきさんとまなさんは男の人です。
よしきさんはX Japanにいました。
まなさんはMalice Mizerにいました。
きれいですね。
日本にかぶき(kabuki theater)があります。かぶきに女の人がいません。So Japan already has a historical tradition of men playing women's roles in theater. It is probable that visual kei bands were influenced by this. (The actors specializing in women's roles are called onnagata.)
いぬがみサーカスだん(dog-god circus troupe)はあんぐらけいです。(Angura kei grew out of the angura or "underground" movement in the 1960's, which was a pro-Japanese response to Westernization. Angura kei bands today tend to use traditional Japanese elements in their style and music and are usually very politically aware.) 京子さんはうたっています。京子さんは女の人です。私はいぬがみサーカスだんがすきです。
Visual kei is a music genre in Japan where a lot of emphasis is put on the outfits and presentation of the band, in addition to the music. Most bands are all-male, and will have at least one of their male members wearing women's clothes.
Versailles claims that they are vampires from the Victorian era. たくさんばら(roses)があります。
Thursday, October 2, 2008
I am studying Japanese for a number of reasons. The main one is that I have been listening to Japanese music for years, and I think the language sounds pretty. I have been interested in language and foreign languages for a long time and have already studied French and German, but for several years I have wanted to learn Japanese. I don't like anime very much, but I read some manga. I like ukiyo-e woodblock prints and visual kei musicians. I am also interested in East Asian culture and history.