Mikaru started his career as a vocalist in the Visual-kei band DIO – Distraught Overlord in 2006 in Tokyo area. It was only a few months before DIO’s dazzling breakthrough show at Japan Expo, Paris, France, in July 2007, and several successful international tours.

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 After the break-up of DIO – Distraught Overlord and the final show in 2009, Mikaru and DIO drummer Denka created a new band project, Black Line, with new members. Mikaru thereby strayed from the dark, vampiric visual of DIO, to drift onto a new pop, glam style. He started to paint and design CD artwork. When Black Line came to an end, the roots of Mikaru’s long-prepared project G.L.A.M.S had already begun to grow.

  »G.L.A.M.S is a wide-ranging art project, including music, paintings, and 
  jewelry. It is like a big ship I can sail everywhere with. So, I feel free. I’ll continue  
  this project until I die and nobody can stop me.«

—Mikaru, G.L.A.M.S —

Mikaru announced the birth of G.L.A.M.S in December 2013 at Black Line’s last live. In February 2014, G.L.A.M.S made its official debut as a multidisciplinary project at an art exhibition called Paris 7 Days in Paris, where Mikaru exhibited his paintings and sang G.L.A.M.S’ first single Under the Moon. G.L.A.M.S performance on stage is variable, from a solo show to a full-band setup. In 2014 and 2015, G.L.A.M.S toured in Europe as a five members band, while in 2016, they got their first tour in Latin America.

  Between 2017 and 2019, Mikaru returned to Europe twice as a solo artist and two times with his fellow comrades as a band. Currently consisting of guitarist Yudai (Black Line), Mikaru’s close friend for many years, Tetsuto, on bass, and drummer/DJ Syu (formerly Denka at DIO – Distraught Overlord and Black Line), Mikaru works with musicians he trusts and who he likes for their sound and sense. The 2020 tour support musicians are the same for recording of the upcoming album TWILIGHT AFTER THE RAIN—to be released on valentine’s day 2020—, a dream team with many years of experience together.