is a Japanese Visual Kei band signed to the independent label Under Code Productions. The name Vidoll is a play on words. Written phonetically, the name can take on multiple meanings, examples of which can be seen in a monthly editorial by members of the band in Shoxx mangazine called ??????[LINK: ?] [1]?doll (Vidoll no Bidoll). V and B are pronounced in the same way in Japanese. The ? symbol (beauty) is crossed out, with the ? symbol (delicate, minute, insignificant) replacing it. ?? (ningyou) means doll or puppet. Just by changing the characters used to write the name, it can mean "Beautiful Doll" (???) or "Insignificant Puppet" (???). Both themes (and play on words in general) are reflected in lyrics, releases, and tour names. History 2002: Formation On February 2, 2002 Vidoll was formed by Rame, who had recruited the other members starting with Tero followed by Jui and Ayano. Vidoll signed to Kis

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