Arlequin’s “PARANOIA” Music Video Makes us Nostlagic of Past Visual kei

Arlequin (アルルカン) has revealed the preview of their music video for their upcoming single PARANOIA due for March 2 on the GOEMON YouTube channel. They announced this single in early December last year, but the full tracklist has yet to be disclosed, however we have a glimpse of the two covers for the two editions.

Take a look at the clip of the music video and it gives us a taste of how visual bands were in the past decade due to the sepia tinted visuals with the members dressed in glamorous skin tight pleather suits and big hair. To top this off, they set the video in a grimy run down factory-sque bathroom, where there are tiles running from the ceiling down to the floor. I couldn’t help but have the visuals remind me of the GazettE and DIR EN GREY’s earlier music videos.

Paranoia regular edition

Paranoia limited edition

For the promotion of this release, they will be touring across Japan to meet an greet fans who purchase their single.

PARANOIA IN STORE EVENTS 2016

May 4, 2016 (Wed) “PARANOIA” Tower Records Shinjuku
May 4, 2016 (Wed) “PARANOIA” Brand X
April 24, 2016 (Sun) “PARANOIA” Nagoya fiveStars
April 24, 2016 (Sun) “PARANOIA” Leica Edison Nagoya
April 23, 2016 (Sat) “PARANOIA” Leica Edison Osaka store
April 23, 2016 (Sat) “PARANOIA” little HEARTS. Osaka store
April 17, 2016 (Sun) “PARANOIA” little HEARTS. Shinjuku
April 16, 2016 (Sat) “PARANOIA”  Leica Edison Tokyo store
April 10, 2016 (Sun) “PARANOIA” Like an Edison.com – Laforet Harajuku
April 10, 2016 (Sun) “PARANOIA” Like an Edison.com – Laforet Harajuku
March 29, 2016 (Tues), “PARANOIA” little HEARTS – Sendai shop
March 26, 2016 (Sat) “PARANOIA” Sapporo music processing
March 19, 2016 (Sat) “PARANOIA” Tower Records Kanazawa Forus shop
March 6, 2016 (Sun) “PARANOIA” Fukuoka Skull Rose
March 5, 2016 (Sat) “PARANOIA” Hiroshima Magical Square
February 26, 2016 (gold) “PARANOIA” HMV Omiya Arche

	Paranoia Regular edition 2160 yen CD Paranoia Untitled DVD Paranoia music video and making of Buy at CDJapan
	Paranoia Regular edition 2160 yen CD Paranoia Untitled Untitled Buy at CDJapan

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