💿 Single – Page 4 – Arlequin Magazine

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single

Versailles // PRINCE & PRINCESS: Take away my heart and I’ll never let you go

Khalia S 26 January 2011 No Comments 🌸 Versailles 🎵 耽美系 (Tanbi Kei)🎶 gothic 🎶 metal 🎶 rock

Khalia has returned with another analysis of Versailles work, this time focusing on the “PRINCE & PRINCESS” single. Which, despite it’s length, is not something to simply gloss over. With a love story that rivals any Disney movie, Khalia tells us all about it in this review.

View More

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single

Versailles // DESTINY -The Lovers-: My destiny, my love, stay with me

Khalia S 11 November 2010 No Comments 🌸 Versailles 🎶 gothic 🎶 metal 🎶 rock

“DESTINY – The Lovers-“ is the second single Versailles released under Warner Music Japan, and eagerly awaited by many fans due to the inclusion of new bassist MASASHI.
The single contains three songs, which each have their own style while all still being part of the realm of Versailles.

Khalia immersed herself into the single to tell us all about it in this review!

View More

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 📺 MV

Z CLEAR // DINER: Don’t let your dreams just remain dreams

雪 (Yuki) 1 February 2026 No Comments

August of 2025 was quite a busy month for Z CLEAR. A label change and of course enough live shows to keept he member’s schedules pretty packed. But they also released a new song and MV that might have flown a little bit under the radar.

雪 (Yuki)’s radar didn’t fail in picking up the signal of “DINER”, so in this review she’s taking a closer look at the song and accompanying music video.

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single 📺 MV

LIZA // ANTARES: Someday we’ll look at the same night sky

雪 (Yuki) 25 January 2026 No Comments

Recently we already took a deep dive into “未完の肖像” (Mikan no Syouzou) to get an idea about the dark fantasy world created by LIZA, and at the end of that article we promised you that we would also look at their 2nd depiction. So today we’re fulfilling that promise we made to you!

雪 (Yuki) took a detailed look at the song and music video for “ANTARES”, and will tell you all about it in today’s review!

✨ Review 🎵 Metal 💿 Single

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // Devil inside: You can not escape from me

雪 (Yuki) 4 January 2026 No Comments

After the release of “Nail in the coffin” in April of 2025, NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST return with a new release in the form of “Devil inside” in December of the same year. But after a song that created so many puns from just the title, what can we expect from this new song?

雪 (Yuki) took a closer look at the single and will tell you all about it in this review!

✨ Review 🎵 ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) 💿 Single 📺 MV

LIZA // 未完の肖像 (Mikan no Syouzou): I’ll carve “me” into you

雪 (Yuki) 28 December 2025 No Comments

LIZA is a brand new band in the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) genre, but the same can’t be said about its members. Consisting of former members of リベラヴェル (Libravel) and Ars Nøva, LIZA aims to show us their world that is inspired by art and dark fantasy through their first single and MV “未完の肖像” (Mikan no Syouzou)!

雪 (Yuki) took a deep dive into their first work, and will tell you all about it in this review!

News & Updates

About the post scheduled for December 7

雪 (Yuki) 4 December 2025 No Comments

According to our upload schedule there should be a post going live this Sunday, December 7. And while I did prepare something for this slot, I am not happy with the way it turned out. The content felt rushed, and I personally feel like it didn’t do any justice to the artist.

That’s why we decided

DEVILOOF announces EUROPE TOUR 2025 -THE UNHOLY-

DEVILOOF have announced a European tour, of which the majority will be taking place in late November and early December later this year, but for everyone in Spain there’s a date a little sooner than that at RESURRECTION FEST in late June already. In this post we’re sharing a bit of information about the tour, as well as the ticket options!
View More
DAMNED announces EUROPE TOUR 2025 “JUKAI”

DAMNED tries to fuse the dark elegance of ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) with the intense energy of metalcore to create a powerful sound that has captivated fans across Japan already, but now they’re gearing up to captivate you around Europe this fall! In this post we’ll explain you more about when they will be appearing where, and how to get tickets for their shows. Will you be attending any of these dates?
View More
HYDE announces HYDE [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 WORLD TOUR

After the release of the “HYDE [INSIDE]” album in September of 2024, HYDE has now revealed his biggest solo world tour to date. With dates in Japan, South America and Europe between late June and November, HYDE’s schedule is looking pretty busy this year. In this post we’ll explain you more about when he will be appearing where, and how to get tickets for his overseas shows. Will you be attending any of these shows?
View More
NAZARE announces disbandment

After six years of activities NAZARE have decided to cease all of their future activities and disband. While this is a real shame for fans of the group, the band has left their own messages about the situation, thanking everyone for their support. In this post we’ve translated these messages to English for you.
View More
クルエラ (Cruella) announces new digital single “お人形遊び” (Oningyou Asobi)

クルエラ (Cruella) will be releasing their second digital single later this month. In this post we’re telling you a little more about the single, as well as it’s release date!
View More