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[timepiececlock]

So I put "Gackt" into Google to check out why this band seems so popular with some anime fans, and this is the first image that popped up on the image generator.

So... Gackt is like boyband meets soft-core porn?

Suddenly the reason of their popularity seems all too clear.


Man, though. The boy's got pretty eyes, sure, but that nude shot just look way too pedo for me. Like, "Dude, are you 18? Cause you don't look 18. You look 16. And that's just wrong."

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Interesting photos. Male-to-female crossdressing is aparently more popular in Japan by rock bands. Bands here do it sometimes, but not all that often or for elaborate phot shoots.

I'm definitely a fellow PT fan. :) You'd have to go back some entries to find discussion on it, though, or check my LJ memories under "anime reviews"-- I reviewed every few episodes.

[lanjelin.livejournal.com]

Well... they're not exactly cross dressers per se; they never try to pretend that they are women. (Well, rarely anyway, heh.) Mana once said that "If a woman can walk down the street in a short skirt and get attention, so can I". It's more for the effect, and has a lot to do with Japan's own theatrical heritage and glam rock, I believe.

I'm more of a Dir en grey fan, and they are a very different type of Visual Kei. Hey, they don't even call themselves Visual Kei anymore. They seem more inspired by horror nowadays.

I'll check you reviews out, I love those sorts of things! I'm just too lazy to do them myself, unfortunately.