Tag: 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)

Like the name already suggests, there is a bit of a crossover area between the お洒落系 (Osare Kei) and コテ系 (Kote Kei) genres. Becoming popular in the early to mid 2000s by combining the elements of both main genres (where some bands leaned more towards the お洒落系 (Osare Kei) genre and others more to the コテ系 (Kote Kei) genre).
The genre is still very much around today, but despite certain artists saying they’re aiming for it specifically, it’s still more of a category used on paper rather than in actual conversation.

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single

Z CLEAR // 広島 (Hiroshima): I’ll just be myself

雪 (Yuki) March 2, 2025 No Comments 🌸 Z CLEAR 🎵 キラキラ系 (Kirakira Kei)🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 digital 🎶 metalcore 🎶 pop 🎶 rock

“広島” (Hiroshima) is already the 11th single for Z CLEAR, but why are we jumping into their work with this single in particular? This single not only contains a wonderful message, it also looks like a unique moment in time for the band themselves.

Originating from 広島 (Hiroshima), the tile of the single alone is a bit of a hint of what’s to come already. 雪 (Yuki) did a deep dive into the single and is more than happy to tell you all about it!

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✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single

クルエラ (Cruella) // レミゼラブル (Remizeraburu): Collecting the scattered fragments of memories

雪 (Yuki) February 23, 2025 No Comments 🌸 クルエラ (Cruella)🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎵 コテ系 (Kote Kei)🎵 メンヘラ系 (Menhera Kei)🎶 metal

“レミゼラブル” (Remizeraburu) is the very first single of クルエラ (Cruella), a band that’s emerged out of the temporary project 悪役〈C〉 (Akuyaku C) in September of 2024. The group released this first single about two months later, in which they combine the madness of the メンヘラ系 (Menhera Kei) style lyrics with a circus to create the three tracks we hear on this single.
雪 (Yuki) took a deep dive into the single to find out more about it, and she’s more than happy to share the results with you today!

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✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single

蛾と蝶 (Ga to Chou) // アゲハ (Ageha): Follow the rhythm

雪 (Yuki) February 2, 2025 No Comments 🌸 蛾と蝶 (Ga to Chou)🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 rock 💫 Growing Wings

“アゲハ” (Ageha) is the very first single of 蛾と蝶 (Ga to Chou), a band with a rather interesting lineup considering the members were formerly seen in projects like Ashmaze., Lycaon, R指定 (R-Shitei) and 己龍 (Kiryu). While the group only officially started their activities on December 24 of 2024, the first single is already there for us to listen to.

雪 (Yuki) did a deep dive into their very first release, and is more than happy to tell you more about this unique project.

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NIGHTMARE announces “The WORLD TOUR 極東乱心天國”

雪 (Yuki) November 21, 2024 No Comments 🌸 NIGHTMARE 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 jazz 🎶 metal 🎶 rock

NIGHTMARE have announced the dates for their upcoming “The WORLD TOUR 極東乱心天國” (Kyokutou ranshin tenkoku) tour, taking place in January of 2025. In this post we listed all of the dates as well as ticket options to hopefully give you a bit of a head start for this tour!

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Rides In ReVellion // Allergy: Adrenaline is mine

雪 (Yuki) August 11, 2024 No Comments 🌸 Rides In ReVellion 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 rock 💫 V Reviews

Rides In ReVellion released a live MV for their song “GREED” recently, captivating V with their performance of the song in that format. But did you know there's another, similar, live MV that was released earlier already?

In this installment of V Reviews it's not V, but 雪 (Yuki) who takes you on an exploration of the live MV for “Allergy”!

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Nellfin announces new single “Requiem”

雪 (Yuki) June 11, 2024 No Comments 🌸 Nellfin 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 metal

Nellfin's new single "Requiem" will be available from June 15, so we have listed a little bit of information about the single in this post.

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✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 📺 MV

Rides In ReVellion // GREED: Give Us More!

V June 9, 2024 No Comments 🌸 Rides In ReVellion 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 rock 💫 V Reviews

Even though the live MV for “GREED” was already uploaded to the Rides In ReVellion YouTube channel in late December of last year, it has caught V’s attention from the second it was uploaded.

So in this first installment of the 2024 season of V Reviews, V will be taking us on a deep dive into the live MV for “GREED”!

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the GazettE announces new live DVD & Blu-ray “MASS “THE FINAL””

雪 (Yuki) March 17, 2024 No Comments 🌸 the GazettE 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎵 ラウド系 (Loud Kei)🎶 metal 🎶 metalcore 🎶 punk 🎶 rock

the GazettE have announced that their new live DVD & Blu-Ray, titled “2023.07.15 LIVE AT NIPPON BUDOKAN live tour 2022-2023 MASS “THE FINAL”” will be released on April 17, 2024.

The release comes in four different types, namely two limited editions (one Blu-ray and

✨ News 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 🎸 Show / Tour 💿 New Release

Rides In ReVellion announce new single “夜明け最前線” (Yoake Sanzaizen)

雪 (Yuki) August 3, 2023 No Comments 🌸 Rides In ReVellion 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 rock

Rides In ReVellion have only just finished their 8th anniversary oneman live show “∞-infinity-“ at GORILLA HALL OSAKA, and they’ve already announced both a new single titled “夜明け最前線” (Yoake Saizensen / Yoake Frontline) and a oneman tour titled “DAYBREAK FRONTLINE”.

The new single

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Rides In ReVellion announce new member and new single “MORE THAN WORDS”

雪 (Yuki) March 7, 2023 No Comments 🌸 Rides In ReVellion 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 rock

黎 (KuRo), TaJI, 椿 (Tsubaki) and 渚 (Nagisa) already mentioned that they would make “the most important announcement in the history of Rides In ReVellion” in their recent interview with us, and that was a big announcement indeed!

MORE THAN WORDS & 志雄 (Shiyu)

Not only is the band

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Rides In ReVellion // Ride the wave of revolution

雪 (Yuki) February 10, 2023 No Comments 🌸 Rides In ReVellion 🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 rock

Rides In ReVellion isn’t exactly a brand new name in the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) scene, since they already started sharing their music with us fans in 2015. Since then the lineup has changed a little, but currently the group exists out of four members: vocalist 黎 (Kuro), guitarists TaJI and 椿 (Tsubaki) and

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Ashmaze. announces new single “サイレン” (Sairen)

雪 (Yuki) November 11, 2022 No Comments 🌸 Ashmaze.🎵 コテオサ系 (Koteosa Kei)🎶 rock

Ashmaze. are about to release their new single, titled “サイレン” (Siren), on December 14, 2022!

Ashmaze. formed in late 2019 and exists out of members who we’ve previously seen in IGGY, BLESSCODE, VETIQUE, Far East Dizain and LACK-CO. The group released their first mini-album “錯覚”

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NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // Nail in the coffin: Burn it down until the end

雪 (Yuki) April 13, 2025 No Comments

A year and a half after the release of the single “Kingdom”, NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST return with the release of the digital single “Nail in the coffin” on April 4th 2025. But, is the new song really a nail in the coffin for the group, or is the name just a great target for this joke?

To find a definitive answer to that question, 雪 (Yuki) took a deep dive into the song and after some thorough research she came up with the answer for you in this review!

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single

TRNTY D:CODE // [HELL]hound.: Tame him before daylight

雪 (Yuki) April 6, 2025 No Comments

Despite coming out in November of 2018, TRNTY D:CODE’s second single “[HELL]hound.” contained an interesting mix of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) and metalcore, ticking boxes for both genres left and right for the currently inactive group.

With this review 雪 (Yuki) hopes to bring an older release back to the surface, while looking at the interesting mix of both genres at the same time.

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 📺 MV

リリカ (Lyrica) // ストロベリィマァマレィド (Strawberry Marmalade): Unspeakable secrets melted my throat

雪 (Yuki) March 30, 2025 No Comments

“ストロベリィマァマレィド” (Strawberry Marmalade) is the fourth single in リリカ (Lyrica)’s discography, and also the second MV for the group. Much like their first single and MV “Strange Rabbit” there is a lot more than what meets the eye at first glance with this release too. And since you all enjoyed our deep dive into their first single and MV so much, we’re now coming back with the follow-up we promised back then.

In today’s review, 雪 (Yuki) discusses the story of the single and MV in more detail, but much like the previous installment in our Strange Rabbit series, please keep in mind that リリカ (Lyrica)’s work might be a bit shocking for some audiences!