We have quite a treat for you today, one that we have been working on for quite some time. Perhaps you might have heard of 竜神 (RYUJIN) already, but in case you haven’t, here’s a (very quick) rundown:
竜神 (RYUJIN) is the newest musical incarnation of 篠本竜司 (Shinomoto Ryuji), who you might also recognize as
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.
KAMIJO // European Tour 2024 “The Anthem”
KAMIJO has been teasing a European tour for quite a while already, but the information for each date has finally been announced!
The tour will be taking place between June 8 and June 16, and will visit France, Hungary, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands and the UK.
Tickets are available as VVIP, which
Pluto // “I hope I can express the pain in my heart and the emotions that I’m afraid to share with others”
It’s been a while since our last interview, but we wanted to start 2024 off with something a little different this time. For this interview we’ve asked vocalist 蒼月 (Tsuzuki) and guitarist 螢 (Kei) some questions about their band Pluto – which is a project I have personally been following
NAZARE // Latin America tour in October 2024
NAZARE have announced through their Twitter/X account that they will be touring Latin America in October of 2024.
At the moment no venues have been announced yet, so we only have the dates and cities to go off of for the time being:
10/11 – Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
10/12 – São Paulo (Brazil)
Each Light // New music video for “N,S” released
Each Light is a female-fronted Rock band with a “New Loud Rock Sound”-concept.
They have been making music together since early 2023, combining the voices of 椿姫のの (Tsubakinono) with サクザエモン (Sakuzaimon), Absolute.Kakky and syu to create their unique sound.
Their newest song, “N,S”,
ANCIENT MYTH // New live Blu-ray: “Attracted to the MYTH”
ANCIENT MYTH will release their first Blu-ray, “Attracted to the MYTH”, on January 10, 2024.
This Blu-ray contains (nearly) the entire live show held at 渋谷Star Lounge (Shibuya Star Lounge) on January 8 2023, and features songs from the album “ArcheoNyx” and mini-album “Ambrosian
摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) // New EP “EVIL” announced
摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) have announced that their new EP “EVIL” will be released on December 13, 2023.
The EP will contain 6 tracks, and rather than only being available through their own webshop the release will also be available as a digital download through iTunes as well as at major
孔雀座 (QJACKTHE) // New live-limited single “MAYDAY//電脳サイコマン” & live shows
孔雀座 (QJACKTHE) have released their single “MAYDAY//電脳サイコマン” (MAYDAY/Dennou Psychoman) on September 29 already, but since this single is only available at live shows they wanted to highlight it a little better with a short preview video on YouTube, which also contained some (rather
Dress Up Town // “Weeb Rock!!” at Astrant
During the very first edition of “Weeb Rock!! Anime and J-Pop Night” Dress Up Town rocked Astrant with their anime and video game cover songs. While the band on stage was the main act, quite a lot of people showed up wearing amazing theme-appropriate outfits as well, creating a warm atmosphere
Little Lilith // Ghost Tour 2023 in Europe
Little Lilith is an all-female metal band from Japan, existing out of LILLY on vocals and violin, ERIKA on guitar, SHIORI on bass and YUKI on drums.
We’re pretty sure that most of you have no idea who these girls are, so please allow us to give you a short history lesson before we get to the tour information.