Topic: 「visual kei」
I wonder how many years have passed. Since the beginning of my visual kei life. Well, in the beginning it didn’t have such a cool name as “visual kei” though. In those years, men were wearing makeup, having a very flashy appearance that included their instruments, head-banging. That was it. “I definitely don’t want to become like this” I thought. Then time flew, the years piled up, and before I even noticed, I had become just like that. Completely like that. And until this very day I’m still like that.
Sometimes when doing interviews, I get the question “What is visual kei?”. And it seems like every time I’m asked I feel like “I haven’t heard about something like that before”. Thinking about it, I’m not a person that is ”doing visual kei”. Nothing more than an afterthought makes the mountain climber climb the mountain. The truth is clearer.
I remember that I did a little research too, on Wikipedia of course. It was well written, from its origin to the phenomenon itself. I didn’t even read to the middle though. First of all in the article is a picture of MALICE MIZER. You often see people cosplaying MALICE MIZER. Ah, whatever. After all, when I’m faced by that very question, I’m kind of tempted to give an answer. Though “My heart pounds fast, I’m thrilled” is the only thing I come up with. That’s just it. It’s supposed to be like that when starting with anything really.
Unlike in other genres, I personally do not want to be nor can I become “visual kei”. That’s the best. It’s just a name. Although there are titles that can’t really be abandoned once you’ve got them. Ahah. Looks, gender, different circumstances, nationality, all other kinds of stuff, and there is a lot of people who doesn’t like themselves as they are entitled.
When it comes to you, I personally think that it’s up to you to put whatever label you want or not want on yourself, that’s the best, because the world looks a bit different to everyone.
I love the kind of visual kei where I can be myself.
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source and translation :@milktune
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