Mikaru (ex. Dio ~Distraught Overlord~/BLACK LINE) started his solo project G.L.A.M.S in the winter of 2013 with the intention to add a glamour touch (“glam”) and “haute couture” to his work.
G.L.A.M.S doesn’t focus on music alone, since next to music Mikaru also dabbles in painting, jewelry and photography.
Together with Tetsuto (bass), Syu (DJ) and Yudai (guitar) Mikaru will bring his tour “GLAMNIGHT” to Europe, for a total of 10 shows in 6 different countries between July 2 and July 19.
Live schedule
07/02 (Thu) – La Marquise – Lyon (France)
07/03 (Fri) – Rock Box – Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
07/04 (Sat) – Garage Deluxe – Munich (Germany)
07/05 (Sun) – REPLUGGED – Vienna (Austria)
07/10 (Fri) – La Dame C. – Lille (France)
07/11 (Sat) – Fan Base Project – Rijswijk (The Netherlands)
07/12 (Sun) – Le Garage – Liege (Belgium)
07/13 (Mon) – MTC – Cologne (Germany)
07/18 (Sat) – Atsusacon – Ghent (Belgium)
07/19 (Sun) – Klub – Paris (France)
The stop in The Netherlands will be at the Fan Base Project convention, which is going to be held in “De Broodfabriek” in Rijswijk. The very first edition of the event is organized by the Stichting Cultuur en Projecten (Foundation Culture and Projects), who are mostly known for the “We Love Japan”, “KPOP FOREVER!” and “¡Típcamente!” events.
Fan Base Project is all about comics, games, anime, sci-fi and more, including workshops like “How Can I Become A Superhero?” and a Game Corner, but there’s also a fashion show and several other contests and gaming activities.
G.L.A.M.S are the musical guest of the event, but other guests are The Partyvengers (The Netherlands), Greenius (Germany) and Kinumi Cati (Spain), of which the later is known for her successful record attempts in World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy X.
雪 (Yuki) is the owner and driving force behind Arlequin.
She originally started the project in 2009 as a photographer under the name of Arlequin Photography, but developed an interest in journalism and translation ever since. Because of these interests interviews and reviews were added to the project, until it eventually hit the limits as a "photographer" in 2021, and Arlequin Magazine was added to the mix.
雪 (Yuki) is a native Dutch speaker with a graphic design degree, which means she is also the main person behind Arlequin Creations.
After all these years, she's still the one responsible for the interviews and most of the live photography you see here at Arlequin, but the majority of reviews and behind-the-scenes work is also done by her.
The reviews she writes are from the viewing point of an overseas fan, and thus written in English before being translated to Dutch, Spanish and Japanese. In the English versions she also tries to explain the meaning behind certain kanji or song titles to the readers, but what you don't see here is that these explanations are omitted in the Japanese versions in order to appeal to these readers more.
She speaks Dutch and English on a native level, but also understands Japanese and German.