Have you ever heard about visual kei?

If the answer is no, see below what it is.

Visual kei is a music genre that born in Japan and mixes cosplay, metal, gothic and glam. The main characteristic of this tribe is the visual. The visual kei bands are very extravagant.

If you want to know more, do a search in last.fm or You Tube. There are several interesting bands.

Another important point is: this is the first time that a Japanese musical genre (related to street style) became famous in the west.