D=Out

This Tokyo band, formed in 2006, rose swiftly from obscurity to become, in the space of a few short years, one of the most popular acts on Japan's visual kei indie scene with their unconventional blend of jazz, funk, punk and pop and their bold, vibrant looks, which often incorporated Japanese traditional costume. The band's name is a corruption of the English word "doubt"; they claim they changed the spelling because the negativity of the word didn't reflect the content of their songs. Although stylized as "D=Out" on their early releases, the band's name has been written excl...