Again, I decided to write a post related to the topic "women in Visual Kei". I´ll probably make a break after that for a while, though...
Anyway, when deciding on todays topic, I had one particular ladiy in mind. She appeared in a PV together with an indie VK band I´ll introduce to you as well. You might know them if you are a fan of Death Note.
The lady I´m talking about is the drummer of a quite popular band among Japanese (and also non Japanese) metal fans.
Her name is Nao Kawakita and she is the only female member of Maximum The Hormone!
What I find exceptional about this band is, that they don´t care about the visuals at all. I mean, if you look at Versailles, D or many other japanese metal bands, you will always see guys with lots of makeup, contact lenses and fantastic clothes, but these guys just literally don´t give a f*ck.
I always wonder why there aren´t more girls on drums, since it is said that women are more capable of multitasking. And saying that, Nao is not only a perfect drummer. She also sings while drumming!
Together with vocalist Daisuke Tsuda she was one of the founding members of Maximum The Hormone, which is a band existing since 1998. And seriously, the band is her elixir of life.
Just look at her being badass!
Anyway, when deciding on todays topic, I had one particular ladiy in mind. She appeared in a PV together with an indie VK band I´ll introduce to you as well. You might know them if you are a fan of Death Note.
The lady I´m talking about is the drummer of a quite popular band among Japanese (and also non Japanese) metal fans.
Her name is Nao Kawakita and she is the only female member of Maximum The Hormone!
What I find exceptional about this band is, that they don´t care about the visuals at all. I mean, if you look at Versailles, D or many other japanese metal bands, you will always see guys with lots of makeup, contact lenses and fantastic clothes, but these guys just literally don´t give a f*ck.
I always wonder why there aren´t more girls on drums, since it is said that women are more capable of multitasking. And saying that, Nao is not only a perfect drummer. She also sings while drumming!
Together with vocalist Daisuke Tsuda she was one of the founding members of Maximum The Hormone, which is a band existing since 1998. And seriously, the band is her elixir of life.
Just look at her being badass!
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| Nao Kawakita |
Now, let´s change over to the "gothic" Visual Kei band in the Zetsubou Billy video, which was "Parfait".
Never heard of them? Well, I can´t hold it against you. The band was indie, like really, really underground indie, ya know. They were only active for two or three years (2005-2007).
In fact, I have no idea how they managed to get together with Maximum The Hormone and make such a great PV for Death Note. Or rather I wonder, why they didn´t get more popular after it was released. They even looked quite professional there!
Oh well, the truth is, they actually were an Oshare Kei band. I was wondering why they chose the name "Parfait" as a goth band, but now I understand they only decided to change their look for the PV...
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| Oshare Kei, Parfait |
They titled their songs "Toy Box", "Little Baby" or "Nyan Nyan", you know...
I hope you found this interesting and/or helpful.
Thanks for reading, guys!
Kurenai
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