After their powerful first release “アイラク偽心” (Airaku Gishin) 游彩 (Yusai) are already following it up with their second single. While the first single very much had a feeling of “fire” all over it, this second single has a calmer approach. And like the name already suggests, the inspiration
雪 (Yuki)
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 is still the main person who does interviews the interviews and live photos that you see on Arlequin, but also a large chunk of the reviews and behind-the-scenes work and communication goes through her.
She speaks Dutch and English on a native level, but also understands Japanese and German.
MORRIGAN // “BLACK WING” European Tour
Tour organizer Kinetic Vibe already announced that the next artist they’d be touring through Europe with was going to be MORRIGAN, but at the time of the announcement they couldn’t publish any dates just yet.
Today they have, and the band is going to visit Italy, Germany, Czech Rebublic,
SVGV // “We’ve been following our dreams since the very first day we started making music.”
SVGV (pronounced as SAGA) is an Asian Electronic dance music group based in Los Angeles. They’ve started their activities in 2014 and currently exist out of three members: RAMY (lead vocals, born in South Korea), TRIRION (DJ, born in Japan) and PEACH (lead vocals, born in China).
The group is about to
Jupiter // A powerful message through “TEARS OF THE SUN”
After debuting in the summer of 2013 with the single “Blessing of the Future” Jupiter’s lineup has been consistent, in the sense of it existing out of ZIN on vocals, HIZAKI and TERU on guitars, MASASHI on bass and YUKI on drums. In 2015 however, bassist MASASHI and drummer YUKI both announced that they
G.L.A.M.S // “A QUEEN OF THE NIGHT” European Tour 2017 at AnimeCon
During their “A QUEEN OF THE NIGHT” European Tour 2017 G.L.A.M.S stopped at AnimeCon in Den Haag on June 6 to play their show for the fans who were visiting the convention.
We also went to check out their performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos on our portfolio, Arlequin
NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // “DEIMOS” European Tour 2016 at MTC
During their “DEIMOS” European Tour 2016 NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST stopped at MTC in Cologne on July 21 to play their show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.
We also went to check out their performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find these photos
NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // “DEIMOS” European Tour 2016 at Melkweg
During their “DEIMOS” European Tour 2016 NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST stopped at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on July 17 to play their show for the fans who had been waiting outside for most of the afternoon already.
We also went to check out their performance, and took some photos while we were there. You can find
摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) // Rising like a phoenix from it’s ashes
With the upcoming European tour now is more than a good time to ask the guys of 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) some questions about not just the tour, but also their upcoming album and the mini-album before it. Because if you have followed the band you might know that this is not their first visit to Europe, and
PLASTICZOOMS // Immerse yourself into the world of “PLASTICZOOMS”
PLASTICZOOMS is a project that tries to capture music and fashion on the same level, while being centered on frontman SHO ASAKAWA.
With their roots being in genres like 70’s Punk, 80’s Post Punk, New Wave and Gothic PLASTICZOOMS creates a unique sound that doesn’t make you think
游彩 (Yusai) // A new start with “アイラク偽心 (Airaku Gishin)”
游彩 (Yusai) is a band created by guitarists Luy and 慶 (Yoshi), bassist 大蛇 (Orochi) and drummer 沙久 (Saku), who used to play together with vocalist 唄 (Riku) in ジン (ZIN).
Unfortunately 唄 (Riku) decided to step down from his position of vocalist last minute before a live performance, resulting in Luy taking