Hmmmmm - I think of it as 'theatrical', more than anything else.
I think it looks good... but... I like to draw and paint... and I like pictures... and, well-shot photoshoots with really lush colors and compositions... and good atmosphere... well... they appeal to me on a visual level... so that's where I'm coming from on that.

In my mind it doesn't really relate to the music...
As for the makeup... some guys look better with makeup on... and some go way over the top in dramatic way (like Hitsugi) and look reeeeeally different... and others look similarly good-looking with or without makeup... but... I don't really think about it any more. I just got used to makeup as a unisex thing that's used for dramatic effect for both men and women.
I like the 'VK thing'... but like I said before, only because I like visuals... art and theater and all that jazz... Music is the ultimate most important thing for me... but, if VK bands weren't bands at all but were, say, models or actors or just random people who dressed up for fun and made photos of it... I'd still look at their sites because I think it's a fun and interesting thing.

If I was visiting some sites to talk and share of music made by really plain-looking people... that's just fine, I'd be just as keen on the music and get just as stupid over it... and visit other sites to see nice model photos as well!
Uhhh, Gackt..... *topicwhack* I don't think he's ugly... on many photos he looks very good-looking to me but in a quite 'ordinary' way if that makes any sense :sorry: I mean I don't look at him and fall down dead like I do with some j-rockers... at least... not if I'm looking above waist level... (sorry... I just had to protect myself from a barrage of my own previous posts firing back at me!

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