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JROCK GENRE

• J-Rock is a denomination for music made totally in japan. The name j-rock comes from the word ROCK even do is a japanese genre and J for Japan, and its actually of the the biggest movement of the japanese culture nowdays.

• In the 60,s started to grow a rock movement in japan but with the characteristics of the zone,but it wasnt quite a hit because of the pop and electronic music played on that time, it became lot way stronger when it reach the new generation with more heavy music.

DIR EN GREY

• Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese metal band formed in 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2011, they have recorded eight full-length records with a lineup consistent since its inception. Numerous stylistic changes have made the genre of their music difficult to determine, though it is generally considered to be a form of metal. Originally a visual kei band, the band has opted for less dramatic attire in recent years.• Dir En Grey has toured through Asia,

Europe, South America, and North America; Billboard commenting on the group's international fanbase, that the band "has transcended the language barrier in the United States through its music" and "gained its audience without singing in English“

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GIRUGAMESH

Girugamesh ( ギルガメッシュGirugamesshu?) is a Japanese visual kei metal band, formed in 2003.[The name is sometimes stylized with a metal umlaut as girugämesh] and is derived from the Final Fantasy character.Formed in 2003 in Chiba, Shuu and Nii had been friends since elementary school, the earliest incarnation of the band made its first performance while the members were still in high school.

Girugamesh began playing gigs with their current lineup in 2004,[until they were signed to record label Gaina-Japan.

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The Gazette

• The Gazette (stylized as the GazettE), originally known as Gazette ( ガゼット Gazetto?), is a Japanese visual kei rock band from Kanagawa formed in early 2002.[3] The band is currently signed to Sony Music Japan's VVV Records.\

• The band began in 2002 with Ruki (vocals), Reita (bass) and Uruha (lead guitar) in Kanagawa Prefecture. After being involved with other bands in the visual kei movement, the trio decided that The Gazette would be their last band. They recruited Aoi (rhythm guitar) and Yune (drums) from disbanded visual band Artia and formally became The Gazette in January 2002.

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ALICE NINE

• Alice Nine ( アリス九號 .?, previously stylized as alicenine.) is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Tokyo in 2004. Originally signed to PS Company, a sub-division of Free-Will, they then signed to King Records until 2010. As of 2013, the band is signed to both PS Company and Universal Music Group's Nayutawave Records in Japan, as well as to German label CLJ Records in Europe[3] and has released five full-length records,[4] along with several EPs, singles and DVDs.

• In August 2004, Alice Nine formed after the disbandment of the band Givuss, and the band's vocalist, Shou, and guitarist Tora continued on to search for members to form a new band. Saga, the bassist for the band Delta Ark, and Nao, drummer for the bands Fatima and RusH, were also seeking bandmates as well, and the four members eventually joined together. Hiroto was the last member to join after Shou, Tora, Saga, and Nao spotted him at a performance with his band at the time, Baquepia. Shou explains that the "Alice" in the band's name was something that they believed sounded "very visual kei" to them, while the "Nine" is written in kanji and represents their origins as a Japanese band.

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