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V6

J-pop
J-pop

V6 is a J-pop act. Their sound grew out of KinKi Kids and Tokio. Those roots explain a lot about how V6 arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Kis-My-Ft2, Hey! Say! JUMP, Mr.Children and Da-iCE, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kazuya Kamenashi, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 7 connections around V6, reaching back through KinKi Kids and forward to Kazuya Kamenashi. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
V6KinKi KidsTokioKazuya KamenashiKis-My-Ft2Hey! Say! JUMPMr.ChildrenDa-iCE

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V6 connections

V6 grew out of KinKi Kids and Tokio, shares an orbit with Kis-My-Ft2, Hey! Say! JUMP, Mr.Children and Da-iCE, went on to shape Kazuya Kamenashi. 7 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced V6

Roots2

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Legacy1

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