Meet D'espairsRay. The visual kei band from Japan is an exercise in opposites. Despair vs. hope. Androgynous vs. masculine. Modern vs. retro. D'espairsRay draw on many influences to create their ...

With dozens of Japanese bands trying to crack the West over the last 20 years, whoever would have guessed visual-kei would be the first genre to truly succeed? The decadent style of bands such as ...

The popularity of the music genre, Visual Kei, went on to influence the start of a new fashion subculture with the same name. Today, it is considered to be one of Japan’s most unique and recognizable ...