Mikaru (G.L.A.M.S) is a singer-songwriter from Tokyo, Japan, well-known for having been the leader and vocalist of the bands DIO – Distraught Overlord and Black Line. He started his multidisciplinary art project G.L.A.M.S at the end of 2013 and is active as a musician, painter, and jeweler. »The word G.L.A.M.S alone has no meaning, but I am like a diamond in the darkness. My fans are the light that shines on me, so everybody can see me, because I am shining like a diamond.«—Mikaru, G.L.A.M.S