Tag: 🎵 コテ系 (Kote Kei)

コテ系 (Kote Kei) is probably the most recognizable subgenre of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) because of it’s pleather, roses, spider webs, corsets, mesh and black teardrop makeup – all drawing influence from the mid-90s and early 00s gothic fashion. The term “コテ” (Kote) comes from the onomatopoeia “コテコテ” (Kotekote), and means “over the top” or “extremely” in English – something this genre can definitely be described as.
While often seen as the “original” subgenre of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) there are still artists, “old” and “new”, who incorporate this style in their work to this very day.