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The 50 most-read visual kei artists based in Japan, by Wikipedia readership in August 2026. Movement compares against July 2026.
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75 artists are tagged visual kei in Japan. The biggest move was 仙台貨物, up 14 places.
| # | Artist | Readers | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | MALICE MIZERvisual kei, rock | 12,709 | 0 |
02 | Versaillesvisual kei, gothic | 2,319 | 0 |
03 | Moi dix Moisvisual kei, gothic | 2,144 | 0 |
04 | Klahavisual kei | 1,540 | 0 |
05 | シドj-pop, visual kei | 1,349 | +1 |
06 | SHAZNArock, visual kei | 1,144 | -1 |
07 | Janne Da Arcvisual kei, pop | 1,096 | +2 |
08 | sukekiyoexperimental rock, visual kei | 1,006 | +5 |
09 | La'cryma Christirock, visual kei | 921 | +1 |
10 | LM.Cpop, rock | 870 | -3 |
11 | アンティック-珈琲店-dance-rock, j-pop | 820 | -3 |
12 | ゴールデンボンバーvisual kei, pop | 793 | -1 |
13 | LAREINEvisual kei, gothic | 758 | -1 |
14 | exist†tracej-rock, metal | 687 | 0 |
15 | SIAM SHADEvisual kei | 658 | 0 |
16 | キズloud kei, metal | 550 | -1 |
17 | NOCTURNAL BLOODLUSTvisual kei, metal | 531 | +2 |
18 | ∀NTI FEMINISMmetal, loud kei | 507 | 0 |
19 | SEX MACHINEGUNShard rock, heavy metal | 455 | +1 |
20 | ZI:KILLgothic rock, alternative rock | 453 | +10 |
21 | Dué le quartzvisual kei, gothic | 447 | -4 |
22 | SuGpop, rock | 430 | 0 |
23 | 己龍visual kei | 395 | +6 |
24 | CASCADEpunk, pop | 373 | +1 |
25 | Horaelectronic, visual kei | 370 | +8 |
26 | R指定rock, visual kei | 367 | -3 |
27 | BLOODgothic, metal | 356 | -4 |
28 | 44MAGNUMhard rock, heavy metal | 345 | -2 |
29 | Raphaelvisual kei | 341 | -1 |
30 | 摩天楼オペラmetal, power metal | 337 | -9 |
31 | ザアザアvisual kei, loud kei | 317 | -4 |
32 | DER ZIBETglam rock, gothic rock | 312 | -1 |
33 | SOPHIApop rock, visual kei | 282 | +1 |
34 | Royzvisual kei | 223 | -2 |
35 | DELUHIvisual kei | 215 | +1 |
36 | 砂月visual kei | 196 | +6 |
37 | BAISERvisual kei, gothic | 193 | -2 |
38 | SEX-ANDROIDvisual kei | 181 | -1 |
38 | Angelovisual kei | 181 | 0 |
40 | NoGoDvisual kei, loud kei | 171 | 0 |
41 | Eve of Destinyindustrial rock, visual kei | 168 | 0 |
42 | SCREWvisual kei | 165 | +1 |
42 | 仙台貨物visual kei | 165 | +14 |
44 | acid androidindustrial rock, rock | 153 | +7 |
45 | baroquevisual kei | 147 | 0 |
46 | GHOSTalternative rock, j-rock | 146 | +1 |
47 | Kravisual kei, pop | 145 | +3 |
48 | Dio -distraught overlord-visual kei, loud kei | 143 | -4 |
49 | Tourbillonvisual kei | 141 | +3 |
49 | Λucifervisual kei, j-rock | 141 | -3 |
51 | AKIHIDEvisual kei | 140 | +13 |
54 | UnsraWvisual kei | 121 | +9 |
62 | DuelJewelrock, visual kei | 85 | +5 |
54 | 藍華柳metal, rock | 121 | +4 |
64 | MarBellvisual kei | 75 | +4 |
How this is ranked. Artists are matched from the MusicBrainz database by genre and by the area they are based in. An artist appears in a genre when at least 15% of their genre votes are for it. Position is set by readership of their English Wikipedia article in August 2026; movement compares that against July 2026. Readership measures public attention, not streams or sales.