♥ L'Arc~en~Ciel~ NEXT WORLD TOUR voting will start soon. Vote for Malaysia

Ley · Post time 19-3-2009 08:04 PM

Post Last Edit by Kittie at 27-5-2012 20:29

1991 Febuary, Osaka,       Tetsu formed L'Arc~en~Ciel with hyde on vocal, hiro on guitar,tetsu on       bass, and pero on drums.  The name L'Arc~en~Ciel was chosen by leader       Tetsu, and this name means "an ark in the sky " in french, which literally       means rainbow.  This was a name of a french movie that tetsu watched,       and he thought that the name sounds nice ( and yeah no other paticular       reason ) he chose it for their band name. Of course he wouldn't have known       how much this name actaully can reflect their band right now, and probably       become one of the most significant words in the late 90s of Japanese rock       history...

      In that year's May 30th, they had their first LIVE in Nanba Rockets, they       became very popular inside the indies circle and from that point on they've       started a lot of activities around Osaka. They had many mor elives in       Nanba Rockets.. and also other live houses for that time.

      In 1992, guitarist Hiro left the band and tetsu called his childhood friend       Ken right away, since they desperately needed a guitarist for a LIVE that's       upcoming.  At that time Ken's still in University in Nagoya studying       architecture, and under Tetsu's pushing and persuading..Ken decided in       3 days that he'll stop his studies and return to Osaka to join L'Arc~en~Ciel.       Of course Ken's parents are extremely pissed about this... (haha thanks       to tetchan!) and i heard that ken still haven't talked to his parents       SINCE THEN !(@_@)

      After that they continued their activity, and in October 1st they recorded       "Voice" for the Omnibus CD "Gimmick" And 1 month later, Nov 25th, they       released their 1st single " Flood of Tears" (c/w Yasouka) and it was only       a limit of 1000. (it's like impossible to find that single now..since       there were only 1000 copies! and it's seen in Japan for 60,000 yen! (       original price 971 yen!!!!))

      However, in Dec 30th, drummer Pero left the band after a LIVE performance       at Osaka Music Hall.  Tetsu then called up Sakura and asked him to       be their drummer. However, they didn't even know Sakura, and Sakura was       in Tokyo. Tetsu had just seen him in some lives before and thought of       calling him up.  Sakura doesn't even know L'Arc~en~Ciel either..but       he still travelled from Tokyo to Osaka to see who they are. (and there       goes the unmei no deai between hyde and sakura i guess? ^^;)
In 1993 Jan 16th,       Sakura joined Laruku.  That year April, they released their 1st album       "DUNE".  However some songs were written by Hiro (i'm in pain and       no truth), and they couldn't use it in their album so they got in quite       a lot of trouble.  (I think Claustrophobia was written by hiro? but       then they changed it to Shutting From the Sky in DUNE) During the recording       of DUNE laruku members had to live in the weekly mansions in       Tokyo ^^; ( except Sakura coz he was originally from Tokyo anyways) And       the album " DUNE " got #1 in Oricon Indies Chart in May ^_^ Then following       they had the tour ' Close to DUNE", " Feel of DUNE" from June to the endof       that year. It had been a lot of trouble for them since they live in Osaka,       they always have to drive back and forth from Tokyo to Osaka in ther "laruku       car". Tetsu was the driver because hyde drives so extremely slow (like       an old man) that everyone couldn't stand him. (Although he claim that       he drives so slow because it's not his car) and Sakura doesn't know the       road very well and he always end up going in big circles (and wasting       gas) and Ken's such a reckless driver that although Tetsu always falls       asleep, he can't even sleep when Ken's driving coz he'd have to pay attention       for him, and ending up not sleeping which made no difference..so he decided       to drive.
In Sept 93, all members       of Laruku slowly moved to Tokyo to persue their career. But haido didn't       really want to move to Tokyo..because he that would mean that he would       not be able to meet his friends and parents very often,and Tokyo just       seemed like a metropolis with not very friendly people..litte trees..dirty       streets to him.

      In 1994 Feb, there was a TV Special " L'Arc~en~Ciel Valentine TV Special"       called " Nostalgic no Yokan" (haha i have that video but it's a total       blur -_-" but it was kinda funny how they did it for valentines...why       Laruku right? no idea..) and in Sept, hyde stared in an Axia tape CM.       Their success continued till 1997 with release of videos, singles, and       tours and with their 1st million seller album "True".

      Unfortunately, in 1997, Sakura was arrested for some drug related problem,       and he officially left L'Arc~en~Ciel on 1997 Nov 4th. The release of the       single "the Fourth Avenue Cafe" was also cancelled. Laruku then stopped       their activities for a few months, and they came back in their Reincarnation       97 Live in Tokyo Dome with new drummer Yukihiro (ex DIE IN CRIES), breaking       the ticket sales record of Tokyo Dome with a sold out in 4 min. They then       released the album " Heart" and continued to release big hit singles like       Winterfall, Dive to Blue, and they made it to the Kohaku of 1998 for their       first time with their million seller single HONEY.  In July 1st 99       they released 2 albums at once "Ark" and "Ray" and sold a 5 hundred million.       They then had their national Grand Cross Tour 99 with over 650,000 fans.       They then continue to spread their music to other parts of the world,       and had a promotion trip to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand in Sept 99.       They crossed the year 2000 with 55,000 fans in Tokyo Big Sight in Reset       Live and also making their 2nd apperance in Kohaku, also releasing their       1st single in the new millenium NEO UNIVERSE/finale on Jan 19th 00.       In the summer of 00, they released their album REAL, which again proved       their talents as muscians. After REAL and REALIVE, they released their       first best album Best Clicked Singles 13 with 13 songs all voted by fans       across asia online. Their promotion even went over asia into the US and       started a whole L'Arc America campaign. On top of that, their new single       "spirit dreams inside" was used as an ending theme song for       the movie Final Fantasy (spirits within) all across the world. Since then,       each member began to indulge in their own solo work, and had not been       releasing anything as a band for more than a year. But ... after so many       years, of ups and downs, L'Arc~en~Ciel is now one of the top bands in       the Jrock scene, and their legend is to be continued with their colors       shining above us...always. People always ask me, are they gonna disband?       Well, even if they do, I think they will always shine above me. What I       like them for is their music and everything that has made up L'Arc~en~Ciel,       and these things will not go away even if they disband. I can still always       listen to their music and remember them, therefore, I'm not even concerned       of their disband at all, VIVA LARUKU!

cr:Fourth Avenue Cafe

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Ley · Post time 19-3-2009 08:18 PM

L'Arc~en~Ciel Profile'

Name: hyde (VOCALIST)
Real name: Hideto Takarai (we're not supposed to know but we just do..haha)
Nickname: Doi hachirou (by tetchan), also called " hide " when they first started Laruku.
Height: ~157
Birthday: Jan 29th 1969 (we're not suppose to know either, but well fans just have their ways)
Place of Birth: Wakayama, Osaka ( Kansai )
Family : Mother, father ( only child )
Martial Status: married with Megumi Oishi

Name: tetsu (BASS also Leader of Laruku)
Nickname: tet-chan ( kawaii ~~)
Real name: Ogawa Tetsuya
Bday: 10/3/69
Height: ..he look pretty tall with platforms..but actually he's kinda short....like..~167?
From: Osaka
Family: dad, mom and 2 younger sisters
Marital Status: married to Ayana Sakai.
Hobby: Cars,plastic models, Anime (Gundam, Evangelion...he likes Asuka from EVA), shopping shopping and shopping!
Fave color: Pink ? I always see him wear pink clothes! But he say he like most colors....
Fave food: Japanese food..melon?
Fave clothes: shorts, with super cute buffalo platform shoes, brand name clothes...
Dream (when he was a kid): Become F1-Racer, open a hobby store
Favorite Actress: Sophie Marceau

Name: Ken (GUITAR n composer)
Nickname: Kenchan
Real name: Kitamura Ken
Bday: Nov 28 1968
Height:178 ~ tallest in Laruku
From: Osaka
Marital Status: People said he's married with an elevator girl~ but some say they already divorced *_*
Hobby: Shopping, driving...
Fave color: Silver, Black
Fave Animal: Dolphin and Cat~ Ken has a grey cat called Elizabeth Slick.
Fave food: Japanese food ( Ramen, Sushi), hamburger
Fave alcohol: Jack Daniels
Fave cigarette: Marlboro Light Menthol
Fave clothes: Jun, Y's for men, Domon ,Crazy Under Wear, 5351
Dream (when he was a kid): Detective or Hard Rock Guitarist ( Well so it means your dream came true ken-chan?)

Name: Yukihiro( DRUMS)
Nickname: Yukkie
Real name: Awaji Yukihiro
Bday: 11/24/68
Height: 165 cm
From: Osaka
Hobby: video games, remixing, Evangelion...(Ayanami Rei)
Fave cigarette: seven stars
Fave color: Black & red
Fave food: Chocolate and..um..more of a drink.. Coke ( but he always has toothache...), Japanese food.
Fave brand: Hysteric Glamour (he has same stylist as tetchan)

credits:http://www.laruku.com/
credits:http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/

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Ley · Post time 19-3-2009 08:21 PM

L'Arc in Magazine Cover

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Ley · Post time 19-3-2009 08:22 PM

Ley · Post time 19-3-2009 08:26 PM

~~letak ape2 aje~~

ayie77 · Post time 19-3-2009 10:11 PM

wahhh..umah baru laruku dah..
tak tahan baca time dorang tubuh band nie..

hyde bawak keta slow cam old man

atie_chippy · Post time 19-3-2009 10:41 PM

sesaje jln kat dlm thread ni.. err mcm mane nak sbut nama kumpulan ni?? sori lah me baru nak mengenali mrk..

ayie77 · Post time 19-3-2009 10:43 PM

Originally posted by atie_chippy at 19-3-2009 22:41
sesaje jln kat dlm thread ni.. err mcm mane nak sbut nama kumpulan ni?? sori lah me baru nak mengenali mrk..

panggil laruku je..