Why did each of you choose to join a VK band?

[MISAKI] The beginning of my music was X JAPAN. When I first heard “Kurenai,” I was thinking “what is this intense music!” I was seriously inspired. From there, I became interested in music, got into LUNA SEA, and then came across the band who really started me as a visual artist: Megaromania. After watching their “AURORA-destinies of world-” MV, I was inspired as I’d been when hearing “Kurenai.” I thought “I want to be like these people!” and started visual kei.

[Nagisa] The first one was DIR EN GREY, which had been recommended by a friend. For the first time I realized that such a form of expression was possible. Originally I was doing vocals for another vkei band, but then I learned of MEJIBRAY and was longing for MiA so I reincarnated as a guitarist.

[Kairi] When I was a student, I was introduced to L’Arc~en~Ciel; I wasn’t really conscious of vkei at the time, but from there I was attracted to more and more flashy bands, and so I naturally came to want to do makeup on myself in a band.

[Reno] I was greatly influenced by ナイトメア when I was a student, and that’s when I started playing bass. I wasn’t that I only wanted to do a vkei band from that time, but it feels like I arrived at this present form due to having so many ties to vkei.

[Jun] After being influenced by X JAPAN, my interest was brought out from there・・・ I guess.