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Nellfin // “Untouched” Media Partnership

雪 (Arlequin) September 18, 2022 No Comments Nellfin

Nellfin have partnered with Arlequin Magazine for their release of their first EP “Untouched” on October 7, 2022! This means they’re currently open to interview requests from other international media and content creators, and have asked Arlequin Magazine to help them with

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浅葱 (ASAGI) // Japanese folklore in a musical format through “斑 (Madara)”

雪 (Arlequin) July 15, 2022 No Comments 浅葱 (ASAGI)

In the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) world the name “ASAGI” probably immediately makes you think of the vocalist from the popular band “D”, and even now you wouldn’t be wrong. But today we’re not going to talk about D, but about some of ASAGI’s other activities.

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NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST // Creating a new world with “ARGOS”

雪 (Arlequin) June 17, 2022 No Comments NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST

Following their “counterattack” in 2020 NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST released a new mini-album called “The Wasteland” as well as a single called “THE ONE”, both releases including their new guitarists Valtz and Yu-taro. The addition of these two guitarists seems to have filled the band with power and determination,

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3470.mon // “I started Visual Kei because I thought Visual Kei was the opposite”

オザキケイト (Ozaki Keito) and 雪 (Arlequin) March 27, 2022 No Comments 3470.mon

Before we get to the actual contents of this post, we have to do a little bit of an introduction first. Since we’ll be doing something a little different than usual… The following interview was not conducted by us here at Arlequin Magazine, but by オザキケイト (Ozaki Keito) in late August of 2021.

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Clownus // “Call us clowns all you want, we’ll still do our own things”

雪 (Arlequin) February 25, 2022 No Comments Clownus

The name “Clownus” is probably as much of a new name for you as it was for us, despite the band being around since 2018 already. As the title implies, this group very much does their own things at their own pace.

But who exactly are Clownus? Well, let me give you a very quick introduction before I let the band

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縁 (Enishi) // Connecting the past with the future

雪 (Arlequin) January 30, 2022 1 Comment 縁 (Enishi)

Perhaps you’ve seen word going around about this small project on Twitter, but I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if this managed to sneak by you entirely either.

縁 (Enishi) was originally intended as a one-time-only session band lead by SUI, existing out of former members of Megaromania,

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ANCIENT MYTH // A serving from Nyx with a side of Ambrosian Blood

雪 (Arlequin) January 7, 2022 1 Comment ANCIENT MYTH

ANCIENT MYTH is a female fronted symphonic metal band based in Tokyo. However, they’re often categorized in the ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) genre as well due to their visual appearance and the wide range of the genre when it comes to music.
Consisting of vocalist Michal, keyboardist Hal, guitarist Kohei and

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Nellfin // Showcasing the world like you’ve Never Seen

雪 (Arlequin) December 10, 2021 No Comments Nellfin

Nellfin are a ヴィジュアル系 (Visual Kei) band from the 名古屋 (Nagoya) Prefecture, but we’re pretty sure that you haven’t heard much about them just yet. And if you have, well, then we hope to be able to tell you a little more about this duo and their music.
Which is why we’ve asked vocalist JURI

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エコツミ (Ekotumi) // Bringing Japanese mythology to life

雪 (Arlequin) October 8, 2021 No Comments エコツミ (Ekotumi)

If you’re familiar with the world of Japanese mythology, you might have heard the name “エコツミ (Ekotumi)” before, but in case you haven’t…
エコツミ (Ekotumi) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, performer, artist and novelist. And the subject for her works is, you’ve probably guessed this already, Japanese

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GLIM GARDO // Visual Kei’s Modern Storytellers

雪 (Arlequin) September 24, 2021 No Comments GLIM GARDO

GLIM GARDO is still a relatively new band, given they’ve only formed last year and released their very first single, “Obscurial”, in April of 2020. Unfortunately for them this happened to be right in the middle of the pandemic. Despite this difficult situation they’ve managed

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