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.
Playlist
| Debut song of a 90s visual kei band | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | NAKED BLUECRAZE |  play_arrow | While harboring a sense of frustration toward an unyielding reality… |
| 2east | In the shadow play…Deshabillz |  play_arrow | With decadent beauty and raw emotion, humanity's… |
| 3east | Blue Romance “Feelings”LAREINE |  play_arrow | This piece of music is like an incarnation of a flower that has descended into the modern age... |
| 4east | ALIVE～DEDICATED TO THE SAVIOR ～THE DEAD POP STARS |  play_arrow | The band that took the indie scene by storm is makin... |
| 5east | SPEED allergygenkaku arerugī |  play_arrow | Industrial noise and the impulse of punk… |
| 6east | cold raincali≠gari |  play_arrow | The melancholy sound of the accordion and a certain, somehow nostalgic… |
| 7east | Tantra and MantraGARGOYLE |  play_arrow | Gargoy, hailed as the king of live houses... |
| 8east | GHOSTRIDERtoukyou yankii-su |  play_arrow | Tokyo Yan, praised as a “Japanese Motorhead”… |
| 9east | Fantastic IdeaKneuklid Romance |  play_arrow | Released by Kneuklid Romance, … |
| 10east | SENSUAL WORLDnuvɔ:gu |  play_arrow | Glossy guitar sounds and body-shaking be… |
| 11east | BelieveLUNA SEA |  play_arrow | Has become a leading figure in Japan’s visual-kei scene… |
| 12east | Blurry EyesL’Arc〜en〜Ciel |  play_arrow | HYDE, the vocalist who is also active with VAMPS... |
| 13east | KissBAISER |  play_arrow | After a lineup change, a fresh start... |
| 14east | MELODIESDIE IN CRIES |  play_arrow | An overwhelming sense of loss and aching sadness strikes my heart... |
| 15east | VENUSSTRAWBERRY FIELDS |  play_arrow | With Mr. Yoshifumi Fukui from D’ERLANGER… |
| 16east | Fallen Angel BLUEΛucifer |  play_arrow | A guitar riff that slices through the darkness and a driving bi... |
| 17east | swaying gentlyMASCHERA |  play_arrow | A band whose name means “mask” in Italian,… |
| 18east | SO BAD BOYBY-SEXUAL |  play_arrow | A rebellious spirit that flips the middle finger at society’s rules... |
| 19east | SunflowerSOPHIA |  play_arrow | Mitsuru Matsuoka, the vocalist who is also active as an actor... |
| 20east | BelieveD-SHADE |  play_arrow | D-SHADE released the single “... ” in 1998. |
| 21east | Role-Playing Bonnie & ClydeCASCADE |  play_arrow | CASCADE features programmed techno sounds and… |
| 22east | Portrait in GlassLaputa |  play_arrow | In the formative years of the Nagoya visual scene together with Kuroyume... |
| 23east | Broken windowPlastic Tree |  play_arrow | With a musical style different from other visual kei bands, in the ’90s… |
| 24east | CLOCK STRIKES TENLADIES ROOM |  play_arrow | Known for extreme performances and provocative lyrics… |
| 25east | ivory treeLa’cryma Christi |  play_arrow | The flowing strains of twin guitars and a somehow distant, otherw— |
| 26east | QueenROUAGE |  play_arrow | The visual-kei scene in Nagoya that existed around the same time as Laputa… |
| 27east | Ver Aile: In the Blank MomentMALICE MIZER |  play_arrow | With uncompromising visuals and performance, in the m... |
| 28east | for dearkuroyume |  play_arrow | During their indie days, Kuroyume was on Silver-R… |
| 29east | Dear SongEins:Vier |  play_arrow | It stood apart from other visual kei bands of the time… |
| 30east | SUPER SOULFANATIC◇CRISIS |  play_arrow | One of the leading bands of the Nagoya scene, MALI… |
| 31east | RAINGLAY |  play_arrow | Now GLAY is a rock band beloved across the nation. 1… |
| 32east | Clear SkyPIERROT |  play_arrow | Using a guitar synthesizer and electronic percussion,… |
| 33east | Blue MoonPENICILLIN |  play_arrow | The song Romance, released in 1998, was a big hi… |
| 34east | RAINSIAM SHADE |  play_arrow | The theme song of the TV anime Rurouni Kenshin, “... |
| 35east | SHELLYBlüe |  play_arrow | Deep sound and a poppy melodic sens… |
| 36east | flickerDIR EN GREY |  play_arrow | During their indie days, DIR EN GREY... |
| 37east | On the hill where the aster flowers bloomGilles de Rais |  play_arrow | With LUNA SEA and X, in the indie scene… |
| 38east | inspireLa’Mule |  play_arrow | In 1998, alongside X, the original visual kei v... |
| 39east | SkYLastier |  play_arrow | A visual kei band from Niigata, Lasti… |
| 40east | As long as life bloomsRaphael |  play_arrow | Formed in 1997 and made their major debut in 1999… |
| 41east | HANABI-la Grand RotationSEX MACHINEGUNS |  play_arrow | The selling point of being a visual-kei heavy metal band… |
| 42east | Melty loveSHAZNA |  play_arrow | In 1997, SHAZNA released this “Melt… |
| 43east | Ask for EyesSleep My Dear |  play_arrow | Boosted Nagoya’s visual scene together with Kuroyume… |
| 44east | vibrationTRANSTIC NERVE |  play_arrow | Renamed to “the Underneath,” and 2… |
| 45east | Missingmedia youth |  | media youth is X JAPAN… |
| 46east | Red ZoneJanne Da Arc |  play_arrow | Under the name Acid Black Cherry… |
| 47east | Ivory TreesLa’cryma Christi |  play_arrow | La’cryma Christi is MA… |