Bow down to Japanese rock legend Hyde's incredible Harley Quinn costume

He's 47 by the way.
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Victoria Ho
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If you were planning to go as Harley Quinn this Halloween, you might find Hyde's version incredibly demoralising.

The rock star, best known for his time as the lead singer for legendary Japanese glam rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel, is probably the best Harley Quinn you'll see this season.

Certainly the best one you'll see rocking a stadium.


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The 47-year-old singer has often cross-dressed onstage in his nearly 30-year career. Each year his band, Vamps, holds a Halloween concert in Kobe, and this year he showed up to rock the house as Margot Robbie's Suicide Squad character.

To match, the other half of Vamps, guitarist K.A.Z came as Jared Leto's Joker:

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Hyde's real name is Hideto Takarai, and he married Japanese actress Megumi Oishi in 2000.

Here are more pictures of Hyde backstage with other Japanese musicians:

[H/T Rocketnews24]

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Victoria Ho

Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band

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