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. Inclusion to this list is based on reliable sources and the musical acts themselves do not necessarily self-identify as such, and some of these groups are also categorized into other rock and metal subgenres.

Band	Country	Formed	Disbanded	Ref.
Aldious	Japan	2008	–	[1]
Babymetal	Japan	2010	–	[2]
Band-Maid	Japan	2013	–	[3]
Dazzle Vision	Japan	2003	2015	[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	2020	[2]
Necronomidol	Japan	2014	–	[9]
Passcode	Japan	2013	–	[2]
Poppy	U.S.	2011	–	[10]

References

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