The reason they look like this is the visual kei genre which is characterized by its use of various levels of makeup, elaborate hairstyles and extravagant costumes, often alongside an androgynous aesthetic. Reita covers his face because he said that's what he feels Reita looks like. He said that in high school one day he came to cover himself and Uruha asked him why he did it and when he would take it off, he just said never, that's how he looks and he never stopped wearing it, not like "Reita". Akira (Reita) passed away recently so I'm crying right now watching this. Thanks for the reaction and sorry for my English from Google Translate.
Miseinen is a really special song for the fans and the band as well. It's a kind of "anthem" or I don't know how to describe it. They only play that at special occasions like 10th, 15th or 20th anniversaries were. You can be sure that the fans immediately go crazy when they hear the band sarts playing this song. :D
Hi, I want to help answer some of your questions. -this Live is from the Decade, it was a live show to mark the 10-year anniversary of the band. they just celebrated 20 years! -The style is visual kei, originally inspired by hair metal and 80's rock here in the u.s. -X-japan is like the grandfather band of all the rock bands from Japan, so if you see similarities, it's because they started the rock music scene in Japan. - this song was one of their earliest songs, that is why it seems so different from dogma - also their looks seem so much like anime because anime borrows inspiration from the visual kei style (which tends to feel a lot like punk fashion, but also includes really cute fashion like cosplays and lolita fashion. basically, visual kei is all about expressing yourself which is done primarily through fashion, music, and food. all the result of corporate life being too strict in Japan.
@@tamashii6670 That's true. I think what they meant is X Japan is seen as the godfathers of J-rock as we know it today. Many bands did come before them but it always felt like none had the same impact as X, in my opinion
@@haido9121 Maybe. I think first rock band wasn't Happy End, before, in 60s, were many rock bands in Japan inspired on western bands like The Rolling Stoned or The Beatles, then created genre of japanese rock music which was called Group Sounds (G.S.). And rockabilly was popular in Japan in 50s.
This song came out in 2004 during their early days. Their music has changed drastically since their debut to now. Back then, they were more a punk band with shades of nu-metal too. Then, their album DIM came out. They had a electronic phase and with the last three albums they've been metalcore and black metal.
@@TheLateNightReactor I'll rephrase that: goth metal. I had to double-take on that. That's pretty much the whole Dogma album: goth metal and metalcore. RAGE: ua-cam.com/video/DK8t8Po63u0/v-deo.html&ab_channel=MADNESS This is from the same gig as Dogma and literally right after it too :)
Haha, great reaction! :D You said that they sounds like happy band there. This song have that happy vibe, but lyrics are sad and deep. If you want to react more by them, they also have amazing ballads, you should listen also some of them. If you can please react song "Cassis" live from 2012, it's from the same concert like this one. ;)
The reason they look like this is the visual kei genre which is characterized by its use of various levels of makeup, elaborate hairstyles and extravagant costumes, often alongside an androgynous aesthetic. Reita covers his face because he said that's what he feels Reita looks like. He said that in high school one day he came to cover himself and Uruha asked him why he did it and when he would take it off, he just said never, that's how he looks and he never stopped wearing it, not like "Reita". Akira (Reita) passed away recently so I'm crying right now watching this. Thanks for the reaction and sorry for my English from Google Translate.
Miseinen is a really special song for the fans and the band as well. It's a kind of "anthem" or I don't know how to describe it. They only play that at special occasions like 10th, 15th or 20th anniversaries were. You can be sure that the fans immediately go crazy when they hear the band sarts playing this song. :D
That’s really cool
Hi, I want to help answer some of your questions.
-this Live is from the Decade, it was a live show to mark the 10-year anniversary of the band. they just celebrated 20 years!
-The style is visual kei, originally inspired by hair metal and 80's rock here in the u.s.
-X-japan is like the grandfather band of all the rock bands from Japan, so if you see similarities, it's because they started the rock music scene in Japan.
- this song was one of their earliest songs, that is why it seems so different from dogma
- also their looks seem so much like anime because anime borrows inspiration from the visual kei style (which tends to feel a lot like punk fashion, but also includes really cute fashion like cosplays and lolita fashion. basically, visual kei is all about expressing yourself which is done primarily through fashion, music, and food. all the result of corporate life being too strict in Japan.
X Japan started Visual Kei, but not rock music scene in Japan, before were rock bands, even 10 years earlier than X Japan was formed. ;)
@@tamashii6670 That's true. I think what they meant is X Japan is seen as the godfathers of J-rock as we know it today. Many bands did come before them but it always felt like none had the same impact as X, in my opinion
@@haido9121 But, like I said, X Jspan wasn't first rock band in Japan.
@@tamashii6670 And I know that. I think OP just didn't communicate it well enough
@@haido9121 Maybe. I think first rock band wasn't Happy End, before, in 60s, were many rock bands in Japan inspired on western bands like The Rolling Stoned or The Beatles, then created genre of japanese rock music which was called Group Sounds (G.S.). And rockabilly was popular in Japan in 50s.
This song came out in 2004 during their early days. Their music has changed drastically since their debut to now. Back then, they were more a punk band with shades of nu-metal too. Then, their album DIM came out. They had a electronic phase and with the last three albums they've been metalcore and black metal.
I need to hear the black metal song
@@TheLateNightReactor I'll rephrase that: goth metal. I had to double-take on that. That's pretty much the whole Dogma album: goth metal and metalcore.
RAGE: ua-cam.com/video/DK8t8Po63u0/v-deo.html&ab_channel=MADNESS
This is from the same gig as Dogma and literally right after it too :)
miseinen is special for the fans is a ENCORE song..
nothing more like a young record.
Haha, great reaction! :D You said that they sounds like happy band there. This song have that happy vibe, but lyrics are sad and deep.
If you want to react more by them, they also have amazing ballads, you should listen also some of them. If you can please react song "Cassis" live from 2012, it's from the same concert like this one. ;)
Sure thing
@@TheLateNightReactor Thanks. :)