L'Arc~en~Ciel

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Osaka, Japan (1991 – present)

Formed in 1991, L’Arc~en~Ciel is one of the most popular rock bands from Japan. The band consists of vocalist hyde, leader and bassist tetsu, guitarist ken, and drummer yukihiro, who replaced drummer sakura in 1997. At their start in Osaka, Japan, they previously had guitarist hiro and drummer pero. All four members are established composers which adds to the variety in their songs. Their music ranges from ballads to hard rock to light pop-rock tunes.

Their first major single ‘Blurry Eyes’ released in 1994 was used as the theme for the anime DNA². In late 1996, L’Arc~en~Ciel gained worldwide attention for the first time after the release of their fourth album, True. This album includes the single ‘the Fourth Avenue Cafe’, which was used as an ending theme for the anime Rurouni Kenshin. sakura (the drummer at the time) was arrested for drug possession and all L’Arc~en~Ciel merchandise was removed from shelves; ‘the Fourth Avenue Cafe’ single was not released and the song was removed from the anime.

sakura left the band in 1997, and yukihiro replaced him for the REINCARNATION concerts that year and served as a support drummer on their first single after the incident, Niji. With that, yukihiro officially joined the band and in 1998 they released the album HEART.

After the release of their eighth album, REAL in 2000, L’Arc~en~Ciel went on a hiatus, only releasing compilation CDs, aside from their 2001 single ‘Spirit dreams inside -another dream-‘, the theme for the CG animated Final Fantasy movie.

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Kazuru wrote:
2 hours ago

L'Aruku *-*!!! x3!

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Daisuke_Sensei wrote:
2 hours ago

very good !! =D

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DiaboloAdalith wrote:
5 hours ago

son un grupo genial,

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PedroAsak wrote:
5 hours ago

L'Arc is my favorite band since the day I met them...before it I didn't have favorite band, only favorite songs..(which among of them the Fourth Avenue Cafe was on the top of the list..., of course, after sometime I realized I had to get more material from the band of that astonishing piece of music...I don't regret that at all, as you can see *_*)

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julnyes wrote:
8 hours ago

at one point they were one of my favorite Japanese bands .. then they were one of my favorite overall bands and now they are just my favorite band period. It has been a pleasant progression.

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zan_zenita wrote:
8 hours ago

my most favourite band ever....!! ganbate ne laruku...!!

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quraisyia wrote:
yesterday morning

my most favourite japanese band!!!!

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KuramaHiei13 wrote:
yesterday morning

i always vote for Takahashi Hiro....

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vpjammer10 wrote:
Thursday evening

not too shabby...^_________~

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Estrely16lv wrote:
Thursday evening

<3

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xclaimation wrote:
Thursday morning

HMV.co.jp still sell it. cdjapan was still selling it like a few days ago O.O

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KARHU-SETA wrote:
Wednesday evening

Yukihiro fans please join ^__^ http://www.last.fm/group/Yukihiro+Fans

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julnyes wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

I'm a little nonplussed about this release .. I have the limited edition version already and I am not the biggest fan of Hurry Xmas to begin with .... but I am an obsessive collector and so I'll have to pick it up for the new "goodies" ... I wonder what they are?

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PedroAsak wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

actually the other version is considered sold out, where did you find it available? o_o And,oh, the box is going to be white now :D

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xclaimation wrote:
Wednesday morning

re-release? with the pink box? (i hope so). the other version is still available anyway =P

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PedroAsak wrote:
Wednesday morning

well, they have a lot of songs recorded XD...anyway, they already have 2 Xmas song, I think it´s enough ^^. I'd love a new single too, but not with this theme :D

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makoenergy wrote:
Tuesday evening

They should record a new ballad single for Christmas

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PedroAsak wrote:
Tuesday evening

L'Arc will re-release the Hurry Xmas single on 26/11/08 D:

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The_10th_Plague wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

http://www.last.fm/group/J-Rock%2BEurope

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julnyes wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

yeah it was cheaper to get it from the store instead of online ... Kinokuniya charged 89 dollars after tax and Asahiya charged about 78 dollars after tax.

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