# Most Popular Non-VK Rock Bands in Japan? **URL:** \ **Category:** Japanese Music\ **Tags:** rock\ **Created:** [October 7, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103 "2023-10-07T20:04:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xxxx](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/xxxx/32/97053_2.png) [@xxxx](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/xxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/1 "2023-10-07T20:04:48Z")
Watching this years Monster Rock in Kyoto and I knew Dragon Ash used to be popular, but seem to still be pretty popular and 10-Feet headlined Day 2 and had the entire crowd singing, so I’m wondering who are genuinely popular and not just hype by labels. Are Sekai as popular as they seem? Have Mrs.Green Apple taken over? How did 10-Feet go from unknown to headlining huge events with no flash or flare to speak of? ---
**Author:** ![Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/rena/32/84321_2.png) [@Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Rena)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/2 "2023-10-07T21:29:55Z")
Mainstream popular? One Ok Rock Babymetal Etc. It’s the same names and it feels like it’s hard to actually get more new band up to the same level. Labels and event organizer know the bands that attract audience and then just opt for the same bands again and again. Another thing is, when we are talking about not visual JRock, there is such a huge variety genrewise. A band can be popular inside their genre specific scene, but is a nobody outside that scene. ---
**Author:** ![zeus](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/zeus/32/89310_2.png) [@zeus](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/zeus)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/3 "2023-10-07T22:08:58Z")
B’z and mr.children for sure ---
**Author:** ![thetrendkiller](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/thetrendkiller/32/48463_2.png) [@thetrendkiller](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/thetrendkiller)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/4 "2023-10-08T06:50:44Z")
I feel like Bump Of Chicken is very popular ---
**Author:** ![araxzijk](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/araxzijk/32/49872_2.png) [@araxzijk](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/araxzijk)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/5 "2023-10-08T08:09:50Z")
SiM aka Silence iz Mine I guess? ---
**Author:** ![345rookie](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/345rookie/32/29552_2.png) [@345rookie](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/345rookie)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/6 "2023-10-09T04:09:48Z")
Glay for sure ---
**Author:** ![Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/rena/32/84321_2.png) [@Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Rena)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 4:46am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/7 "2023-10-09T04:46:57Z")
Glay were crossing into the VK scene thou 🤔 especially in their beginnings ---
**Author:** ![Baroque](https://forum.jrockone.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@Baroque](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Baroque)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/8 "2023-10-09T06:17:40Z")
Glay is one of the best japanese bands imo, their discography is mindblowing Southern all Stars ---
**Author:** ![xxxx](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/xxxx/32/97053_2.png) [@xxxx](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/xxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2023, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/9 "2023-10-09T12:12:36Z")
MY FIRST STORY feels more popular than even ONE OK ROCK at this point. ---
**Author:** ![scottykins](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/scottykins/32/20882_2.png) [@scottykins](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/scottykins)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/10 "2023-10-10T02:35:06Z")
KISS for sure deserves to be on this list. Idk if it’s a coincidence, but all the rock and metal fans I’ve met from Japan love KISS And the community in japan is undeniable. ---
**Author:** ![xxxx](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/xxxx/32/97053_2.png) [@xxxx](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/xxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/11 "2023-10-10T02:47:44Z")
Probably should have clarified that I’m speaking of Japanese bands otherwise BTS would be the answer. ---
**Author:** ![Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/rena/32/84321_2.png) [@Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Rena)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/12 "2023-10-10T03:45:16Z")
I am accounting scottykins didn’t see the category were in 😉 > [@xxxx](#): > > BTS would be the answer. Can we count BTS as band thou? 😆 ---
**Author:** ![scottykins](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/scottykins/32/20882_2.png) [@scottykins](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/scottykins)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 4:14am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/13 "2023-10-10T04:14:31Z")
It’s KISS I’m close enough ---
**Author:** ![Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/rena/32/84321_2.png) [@Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Rena)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/14 "2023-10-10T04:21:38Z")
If Kiss are Japanese now, they are visual kei too, which means they have nothing to do in this thread here. ---
**Author:** ![Forest](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/forest/32/81391_2.png) [@Forest](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Forest)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/15 "2023-10-20T17:00:16Z")
UVERworld, Radwimps ---
**Author:** ![Tetsusnumber1fan](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/tetsusnumber1fan/32/47298_2.png) [@Tetsusnumber1fan](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Tetsusnumber1fan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/16 "2023-10-20T19:44:26Z")
L’arc En Ciel surprises no one has mentioned them. ---
**Author:** ![Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/rena/32/84321_2.png) [@Rena](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Rena)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/17 "2023-10-20T21:01:11Z")
> [@Tetsusnumber1fan](#): > > L’arc En Ciel Probably because their VK or nonVK status is kinda difficult, if i remember that right. ---
**Author:** ![xxxx](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/xxxx/32/97053_2.png) [@xxxx](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/xxxx)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/18 "2023-10-20T21:42:32Z")
Seems like they’re more like honorary members of VK than owning the label of VK. ---
**Author:** ![CervaCannibale](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/cervacannibale/32/56191_2.png) [@CervaCannibale](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/CervaCannibale)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/19 "2023-12-20T01:05:10Z")
If we are talking who counts as vk and who does not… what about Dir en grey? They probably would say they are not vk abymore but lately I am really having a hard time believing that. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![Baroque](https://forum.jrockone.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@Baroque](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Baroque)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2023, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103/20 "2023-12-20T09:20:41Z")
Normal japanese people have zero idea who DeG is. You can probably ask 1000 people in the city and maybe one person has heard about them. B^z, Souther All Stars, Mr Children, Glay, Yuzu are some that everyone knows about. [Next page](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/most-popular-non-vk-rock-bands-in-japan/9103.md?page=2)