List of kawaii metal musical groups

This is a list of kawaii metal musical groups. Kawaii metal is a musical genre that blends elements of heavy metal and J-pop that was pioneered in Japan in the early 2010s.

Band	Country	Formed	Ref.
Aldious	Japan	2008	[1]
Babymetal	Japan	2010	[2]
Band-Maid	Japan	2013	[3]
Dazzle Vision	Japan	2003	[4]
Deadlift Lolita	Japan	2017	[5]
DESURABBITS	Japan	2013	[6]
Doll$Boxx	Japan	2012	[2]
FruitPochette	Japan	2012	[7]
Ironbunny	Japan	2019	[2]
Kamen Joshi	Japan	2013	[8]
Ladybaby	Japan	2013	[2]
Necronomidol	Japan	2014	[9]
Passcode	Japan	2013	[2]
Poppy	U.S.	2011	[10]

References

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