Debut song of a 90s visual kei band
A visual kei band that revolutionized the Japanese music scene with their innovative musicality and glamorous looks.
Even major artists that everyone knows today—such as GLAY, L’Arc~en~Ciel, and DIR EN GREY—once took their very first steps as newcomers.
While influenced by X JAPAN, each established a uniquely rich musical identity and forged a new era.
Here, we introduce the debut songs that became their starting point, hidden behind the bold makeup and costumes.
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KissBAISER
This is BAISER’s first single released in July 1998, marking a fresh start after their lineup change.
Many fans were likely surprised by the dramatic shift from their early dark aesthetic to a lavish pop-rock sound richly colored by synthesizers.
The song expresses a single-minded love and possessiveness—the desire to protect a precious person seen in a dream—sung in YUKARI’s sweet, entwining vocals.
If you listen while harboring growing feelings for someone you love, you may find your emotions overlapping with the protagonist’s, making your heart burn even more intensely.
SO BAD BOYBY-SEXUAL
This is BY-SEXUAL’s major-label debut track, brimming with rebellious spirit that flips the bird at society’s rules.
Released in February 1990.
Its raw punk sound perfectly matches lyrics about tearing through the streets at full blast without caring if people call you a delinquent.
The urge to break through a sense of stagnation and to push back against something is a feeling everyone’s had at some point.
If you’re fed up with the constraints of everyday life, listening to this song and letting your emotions run free might be just what you need to face tomorrow with a clearer head.
MELODIESDIE IN CRIES
It’s a song that strikes the heart with an overwhelming sense of loss and bittersweet longing.
As DIE IN CRIES’s major-label debut, it brings together top-tier talent: Kyo’s decadent, shadow-laden lyricism fuses with Fukashi Murohime’s futuristic guitar sound, awakening memories that lie deep within the listener.
Everyone has moments when they drift into sentimentality, thinking of precious times that will never return.
Released as a single in February 1992, the track reached No.
24 on the Oricon chart.
It’s also included on the album “VISAGE,” marking the band’s point of origin.
VENUSSTRAWBERRY FIELDS
This is the single released in April 1991 by STRAWBERRY FIELDS, a band formed mainly by Yoshifumi Fukui from D’ERLANGER and LEZYNA from JUSTY-NASTY.
It was also included on their debut album “nouvelle parfum,” released in March of the same year.
The dramatic sound and high-energy vocals are a perfect match! With powerful lyrics about breaking through inner doubts and soaring into the future, it likely encouraged many listeners at the time.
It gives you the strength you need when taking a new step forward.
BelieveD-SHADE
D-SHADE made their major debut in 1998 with the single “BELIEVE,” and became well-known after their second single, “ENDLESS LOVE,” was a hit.
Although they maintained their popularity, the band disbanded in 2000 when the vocalist, HIBIKI, switched careers to become a racer, making it a band with a relatively short period of activity.