Jrock

Jrock is the short version for "Japanese rock", which includes Visual Kei, normal and alternative rock, but from Japanese bands. The term sometimes includes Japanese metal bands (such as Maximum the Hormone), but it's more rarely seen.

The most popular Jrock band in Japan is SID, but the GazettE has a lot of fans outside the country. They play Visual Kei and DOES plays normal rock in Japanese.

by Shirohime December 17, 2011

jrock

Japanese rock.

by Anonymous December 22, 2002

jrock

a music genre, also known as "japanese rock"

gackt, x japan, dir en grey etc.

by cuzza k August 16, 2003

jrock

Short for "Japanese rock."

see visual kei

Popular mainstream Japanese rock bands would be Glay, L'Arc~en~ciel, Dir en Grey, Malice Mizer and Kagrra.

Popular Japanese indie bands would be +D'espairsray+, Vidoll, Madeth Gray'll, Merry, and Aliene Ma'riage.

by Christina February 21, 2004

jrock

Japanese rock.

Broad term that encompases any rock music from Japan. Visual Kei is a subgenere of Japanese rock music, not an alternate name.

Mainstream bands: B'z, L'Arc~en~Ciel, GLAY

by Arachne June 10, 2005

jrock

japanese rock
extremely good!

jrock bands are: glay, dir en grey, malice mizer, x-japan,l'arc en ciel, and many more

by Anonymous August 01, 2003

jrocked

To make a come back against a large force even against seemingly impossible odds.

Everyone thought "Bob" was surely going to loose, for it seemed everyone was against him, but he jrocked and won.

by Gregory Fredrickson August 11, 2012