[Le Ciel] Official L'Arc~en~ciel Thread
 

Whee~! It's the official L'Arc~en~ciel thread! Post questions about the band, ramble about the band, post news about the band.... heck, just talk about the band!

I guess I'll ask a question to get the conversation started - What's your all time favorite Laruku song and album?

I don't have an all time favorite song, because if I listen to one song over and over, I get sick of it and can't listen to it for at least half a year.

My current album obsession is 'Dune'. Even though it has Hyde's 'slur' voice, and is an earlier work, its still awesome. My favorite songs on the album are 'As if in a dream', 'ushiniwareta nagame', 'floods of tears', 'dune', 'tsuioku no jookei'... and if I keep going I'll name all the tracks... -_-;;

Favorite song?
Not sure, but I think it'd be Driver's High (GTO OP1).
But album? No idea..

And oh, if you feel like it. Check out their official site. It's nice.

song: "flower"
album: "Tierra"

Favorite song: 'Heaven's drive'
Favorite album: Don't have one... (>_>)
:D

My favorite song is 'Shinjitsu to Gensou to'..its just..really sexy

and does anyone else think Hyde looks incredibly young for his voice? I just cant get them to match up

Favourite album: Heart - it's so artistic IMO...
Favourite song: Loreley - I love Hyde's emotions here...

Since you said post ANYTHING...

Don't know if I'm allowed to do this... but here's a link to the REAL MV of L'Arc~en~ciel's Ready Steady Go with karaoke subs done by Kuraki-Fans.

http://www.kasshin.net/kuraki/%5BKuraki-Fans%5DL%27Arc%7Een%7ECiel_-_Ready_Steady_Go_(karaoke).avi.torrent

As far as I know, subbed MVs are more legal than non-licensed fansubs... so eh. :heh:

I haven't heard much of their music, but from what I've heard, I'd say Driver's High. I haven't seen GTO, but I want to. I'll have to buy the dvds sometime.

I agree, I think Hyde looks more like 20 than his 30s. Gackt is supposedly one year younger (going by fan's guestimates because he claims to be over 400) and looks older than Hyde. But that only increases his bishie factor. ;) Although, I do suppose he gets his hoarseness from smoking. In their earlier songs, his voice was rather clear...


I have about three different versions of that PV, Kuraki included. -_-;; I'm going to use the chibi Hyde and Yoshiki in my economics project. I liked the video, although I was pissed that I couldn't see the entire band together until the end.... XP Stay Away is my favorite PV. Gods, how I laughed when I first saw it...

Wow my Favorite L'arc Song huh?

that would go to:Lies and Truth

That was a tough one to make. I also like Blurry Eyes, Flower, and Winterfall.

My Favorite PV without a doubt...is also Lies and Truth I loved the way Hyde dressed up in this one. Dressed like some holy Priest in his Tux and Trench. Nicely done.

Whee~! Anyone heard 'Hitomi no Juunin'? I just found a radio-rip of it. Man, it screams classic Laruku ballad. Hyde hits some really high notes, just like he used to! *was worried smoking damaged his voice*

On a first listen, I really like the song. Its meloncholy sounding, and the image I got of it is the kind of song you listen to on a cold winter's day remninescing about lost love while watching the snow fall . . .

Yay! I hope it is as good as you say!

I can't wait for Smile! >_<


What's so funny with the Stay Away PV? Is it the dance in the end of the video?

Haa, what a tough decision, I can't pick which song I like best. I like Farewell and Blurry Eyes and Ibara no Namida and Neo Universe and Love Flies and Winterfall and...and...oh, there's too many of them!! For PVs, my favourite one is the Neo Universe one, it's nice and weird. Hmm, but I like the Blurry Eyes one too, Hyde makes such a cute girl. Ah, and I also like any Laruku song where Hyde's voice goes high, like Dearest Love and Shinjitsu to Gensou to. No wait, I think he does that in just about every song. Maybe that's why I love them so much. ^__^ Worst album would probably be that Ectomorphed Works thing, best is definitely Real cos I like just about every song on that album.

Favorite song? I can't just tell one song ;_; coz' I have many favorites :p Some of them are Anemone (everytime I hear that song, I feel like my heart is gonna torn apart ~(*-*)~ I don't know why, maybe because of Hyde's voice, I can't help quivering ^^; ), Ibara no Namida, Flower, Honey, Snow Drop...and more!

As for the album, I would say Ray :D

The first time I downloaded one of their vids, I thought it was going to be about Tsukihime. I was quickly saddened after I saw that it wasn't. =\

Yeap! The entire dancing segments in the video. Ken and Tetsu's synched movements ala old school bands, Hyde's 'WTF are you doing' dance (almost like Gackt's Vanilla dance, only less refined :P), and the dance at the end. (The chorus line 'Causes stain... stay away' didn't help much either... I even made a 'commercial' for Tide using that lyric line as a joke once...) Caught me completely off guard. Of course, on repeated viewings, the effect lessened, but its still funny to show to friends and have them go WTF?! (Of course, I show them this video after they've seen other Laruku stuff.... otherwise they would never take them seriously!) La'Cryma Christi's Jounetsu no Kaze video wins in the cheese comedy factor though. Psycho le Cemu would be up there, but hey, all of their videos are a joke (literally). ^_~.

Everytime I watch the Niji video I get the craving for green apples.... O.o;;

Wow, allot of people here like 'Ibara no namida'! It is a good song, ne? ^_^.


Super Edit #1 !
http://bunko.theppn.org/download.php...in.mpg.torrent

(If this is wrong, then just delete it or something... :heh: )

Here's the torrent link to the Hitomi no Juunin PV! Man, this PV is a rip. >.<# I won't spoil the first viewing, because it is really interesting the first viewing, but when you see the end, you'll know why I say its a rip. XP

listeing to Kazenikienai right now..
the majority of L'arc songs i dislike, but there are a few gems which are in all my playlists ^^

blurry eyes, flower, blame, fourth avenue cafe, honey, natsu no yuutsu and driver's high..

its good when in the middle of a song, hyde randomly goes "~whoa~".. and then you try to do it at karaoke and all your friends laugh at you :(

Waaah!!! I love L'arc!!!!!!!! :love:

I'm so looking forward to their new album. ^___^ I collect anything I can get my hands on that says L'arc~en~Ciel. I've got allllll pv's, lives, shows... when I get up at 6 in the morning just before I go to work, I always watch something of theirs so at least I won't be completely grumpy! Anyone have this too?

Are you talking about hearing them in the morning or having everything of theirs? I usually listen to one song of theirs in the morning as well, but its during my workout. ^^. Since I workout a half hour morning and evening, I hear them before I go to school and before I go to sleep. :D

Yeap, I'm seriously grumpy if I don't do some larc in the morning:D ^^ *Addicted*

Okie kiddies! Time to preorder SMILE!

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KSCL-680


Tracklist:
01. seppun words: hyde || music: ken
02. READY STEADY GO words: hyde || music: tetsu
03. Lover Boy words: ken || music: ken
04. Feeling Fine words: hyde || music: ken
05. Time goes on words: tetsu || music: tetsu
06. Coming Closer words: hyde || music: ken
07. Eien words: hyde || music: hyde
08. REVELATION words: hyde || music: yukihiro
09. hitomi no juunin words: hyde || music: tetsu
10. Spirit dreams inside words: hyde || music: hyde


The limited edition is no longer available for ordering at cdjapan :sad: but you can get the regular edition! I forwent the special edition for the regular edition because there is a Janne da Arc single coming out, and I need that extra 1000 yen. :heh:

Thank God Yukihiro gets only one song. Man, I don't like him! XP Although, if he had none.... :thinker: But still, including Spirit Dreams Inside is a ripoff. >.<##

Im new to l'arc, introduced cause drivers high, and i already really liked spirits dreams inside from when i saw ff . I never realised it was them cause it was in english untill recently. Did they do more fully english songs? Or songs in the trend of drivers high ?

Most of the songs are in Japanese.
But I must admit Spirits Dream Inside ain`t bad at all.

Laruku doesn't do many english songs. They'll include english phrases, like most Japanese bands, but they rarely do all english songs.

Now, Hyde, the lead vocalist, on his solo project had all english songs and mostly english, and english/japanese mix. I have a copy of roentgen done entirely in english, although I know it was released in japanese too. His sound is totally different from Laruku though.

Now, I can't promise the english is the best you'll hear (Cape of Storms sounds like a drunken ballad to me... but I still like it. :heh: ) but it is better than most of the engrish you'll hear out there. I think he had an english person check his stuff...? He's written some poems in english, and his fluency surprised me, even though he used a wrong verb tense in one.

Now, say the words of love if you wanna kiss me! Love, if you wanna kiss me - Love if you wanna dance with me - then let me be...

^_~.

[fangirlism]

OMG LURKUU SIGLE ISH TEH BESTEST TING OMG OMG!!!!!!11111

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The PV confuses the hell out of me, but I love this song. It owns the SMILE album. *so happy she ordered it*

Yeah, I just had to resurrect this thread to be a fangirl.

Speaking of which, SMILE is going to have a domestic release soon. So all you kiddies who were like, "I can't order stuff" can get it here. Delete those d/l albums! XD

i love L'Arc En Ciel!! i forgot where i first heard them (maybe in GTO or something) but Man they are good :bow:

i noe i at least listen to one of their songs everyday since 25% of my mp3 player goes to them lol

have y'all seen this it's the band at some game show then a live performance ^_^
(hope i don't get in trouble for posting this heh)
L'Arc En Ciel
current favorite song is Dune heh

P'unk~en~ciel - Debut!!!!!
 

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/cpycomm/main/post/Music/PECs.jpg
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The above CD single was released yesterday (06/02).

L'Arc~en~Ciel's new single, "Jiyu e no shotai," is coupled with P'UNK~EN~CIEL's debut single, "milky way." First press edition presents 4-color CD label and P'UNK~EN~CIEL card. The CD label of regular edition has the same art but is printed with white ink on shiny CD surface instead.

Hyde rocks and P'UNK~EN~CIEL rocks HARDER. Go for it.

Couldn't you resist Hellychan, could you?


HaRoRuleZ

Ooo, I did not like P'unk~en~ciel's single. I don't like Tetsu's voice at all. It sounded fine on some of his solo works, but ... how do I put it... its not whiny enough to be alternative, and its not angry enough to be rock? On his solo works, it was fine because the background drowned out his voice... but when its that prominent... eh, I just don't like it. I hope Tetsu doesn't get all of P'unk~en~ciel's (how would you shorten that? Punku? Punkuru? :heh: ) singles. Tetsu, I lovest thee, but thine voice is not my cup of tea!

Come to think of it... I don't really like the song much either... maybe it will grow on me?

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OMG! This card is so cute!!! ~( >_< )~
yesasia doesn't have this limited edition anymore! :sad: ( I don't even know if it had it because I don't see any limited editon single mentionned in the Laruku's list of CDs ><! )

Lucky you!

After listening to Punk en ciel's Milky Way I have decided to wait for thier next album no matter how much I love Jiyuu e no Shoutai =_="
i don't like jrock, but i love them. imo Hyde's voice is definitely what makes the band unique and stand out from others ^^ (though the Hitomi no Jyuunin single with all the other members siging Ready Steady Go is really cute hehhh)
fave songs: Neo Universe, 4th ave cafe
fave album: Real

I listen to L'arc~en~ciel alot, it's in my playlist and I have L'arc~en~ciel cd's also ordered from Japan ^^
Well favourite songs would Loreley, Honey, Shout at the Devil, Garasu Tama, Milky way, Flower... ah so many good songs :)
Favourite album is Heart

:) Yeah, I thought it was a bit grating myself. Doesn't fit together with the music super well.


LOL! "... it was fine because the background drowned out his voice..." That's hilarious and very honest. ;)

Their new single; Jiyu e no Shotai is great. Hyde's voice sure is something!
And I have to say that I really liked the re-make (you can call it a remake, right?) of Milky Way. Tetsu voice is good too.

I hope that P'unk~en~Ciel will keep the style they had in this song in the future, because I like it.

EDIT >
I'd also like to ask if there's anyone else that noticed the big difference between Floods of Tears in Dune and the single. Anyone?
Why isn't it the same..?

Hi !

I search the sub of the Smile DVD.
I just want the sub of 'recording part' in english or french.
Someone got it ?

Thx !!

There's often 'single version' and 'album version' of songs. Sometimes album's version is better, sometimes not.

djezus, trying to find subs for Jpop stuff is like trying to find subs for dramas. Be thankful for what you have, and if you want to understand it, learn Japanese.

I agree with you, Chiaki Nozomi :(

But in France, we got some teams who translate japan series tv...
So maybe someone makes this sub (because L'Arc~en~Ciel is mythical :) )

and I don't search the sub of the live song, just the sub of the short documentary (about 20min) ^^

So if someone here got it for me :help: ....

Bye ! :)

Please forgive this fangirl burst but -

LARUKU IS GOING TO BE AT OTAKON ON JULY 31~!

Kyaa~ OMG!!


.... And I can't go!!! (T-T) It's on my birthday too! *sob*

Anyone who goes here BETTER

- take pictures (even if they disallow it! Be sneaky~ ^_~.)
- write up a live report
- get their autographs
- grab Hyde's non-existant bum for me! XD Or throw an orange rose onstage...

And have lotsa fun and remember the plight of those who wanted to go but couldn't! *goes off and sulks some more in her pool of self pity*

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Well, the day they come to europe is the day pigs start to fly..
:sad:

Yeah unfortunately... :sad: ...why? They have a French name, so why aren't they coming here! :upset:

*sulks*

Hiii... Laruku fans right here!
fave album : Smile, Real
fave song : depends on the situation. for example, in the morning, to get myself hyped up, i listen to Ready steady Go. in my romantic mood, i listen to Anata or Hitomi no Juunin. Finale is one of my fave too.

Probably the reason why Laruku don't make too many songs in english is becoz their english is terrible... try listen to ken & yukkie's pronounciation... my god... :uhoh: