GLOBAL 3000 Visual Kei- A Japanese youth culture and its European breakthrough
Karlotta BahnsenJanuary 20, 2009
In Japan the term Visual Kei encompasses optically striking musicians, whose music has been shaped and inspired by a whole array of genres from past and present. The phrase consists of the English word "visual" and the Japanese word "Kei", -- meaning clique, origin, system or style, and describes a medley of punk, glam, rock and manga.