Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
Visual kei (ヴィジュアル系 vijuaru kei lit. visual style or visual system) is a movement among Japanese musicians that is characterized by the use of varying levels of make-up elaborate hair styles and flamboyant costumes often but not always coupled with androgynous aesthetics. Some sources think that visual kei refers to a music genre with its sound usually related to glam rock punk rock and heavy metal.