Arc~en~Ciel

Biography

Hiro leaves the group the year following its foundation, and is replaced by Ken at the request of Tetsu. The formation reaches its first stable base at the time of the departure of Pero and its replacement by Sakura in January 1993. Its first album leaves then this same year, on January 27th: Dune, which arrives quickly at the head of the sales. After having signed in a branch of Sony Records, the Rainbow leaves in July 1994 its second album, Tierra, which also meets a sharp success near the public.

1995 is the year of a first round in concerts. In September is born the third album from the very known group of visual kei, Heavenly, which give place in its turn with a round, Heavenly turn 95, whose last concert is a success such as the totality of the tickets are sold in the 28 minutes space.

The following year, the group makes a great round of 25 dates through the Japan and leaves the December 24th its fourth album, True.

1997 is one year animated for Laruku. Sakura is stopped for detention and consumption of Héroïne. It is replaced with the foot raised by Yukihiro. The December 23rd, the group gives its first concert to Tokyo Dome, Reincarnation, which beats all the records of speed of sale, since 56.000 tickets are sold in only four minutes.

Yukihiro is established beginning 1998. The February 25th leaves the fifth album the group, Heart. In May, the group starts a gigantic round in 56 concerts in 47 cities.

Rare fact, in 1999 the group leaves simultaneously two albums: Ark and Ray, with a round in 12 concerts gathering 650.000 people.

June 2000 sees the exit of the eighth album, Real.

In 2001, it leaves a CD best-of its best individual with a new, Anemone.

The members of the group compose then the credits of end of the film Final Fantasy (Spirit Dream Inside) then devote each one to their career solo.

No separation is announced but the fans worry. Their return is announced shortly after a series in seven concerts to Shibuya on June 28th 2003.

The March 31st 2004 leaves Smile, their ninth album. The group reconsiders the front of the scene by also creating the 2nd credits of opening (opening) of the Anime Fullmetal alchemist (Ready Steady Go).

In 2005 leaves Link, the credits of opening and LOST HEAVEN the credits of end of the film Fullmetal Alchemist: Conqueror off Shambala.

A new album left in June 2005, Awake.

In July 2005 leaves the musical play Osu! tatakae! ôendan whose last level proceeds on the song Ready Steady Go' (Tetsu~version) '.

After a large round in August in Japan, and in other Asian countries, in particular in China, the members of the group devote themselves again to their career solo for the year 2006. The fans worry once again, but Tetsu, Hyde, Yukihiro and Ken announced in the last Music Station SuperLive that Laruku will still continue during long years, with, perhaps, a round in Europe.

A coffee/restoring entirely devoted to the group opens its doors with Shibuya. LARCAFE thus proposes menus composed by the members of the groups. The names of the songs mix then with the menu, such as for example Killing Tea.

At the time of the 15 years of the group, two concerts events are organized November 26th and 27th in Tokyo Dome. The concert proceeds like a temporal voyage recalling individual the 15 year old headlights of carière. To note the incredible interpretation of White feathers who is quite simply sublime. The concert will be diffused a few weeks later on private channel WOWOW.

A new song is interpreted there, which at present does not have a name. And finally, of multiple advertisements were made at the end in the concert of which:

- New individual in spring 2007

- A national round of more than 30 dates through the country

left it the DVD Chronicle 0 gathering certain clips of the group still difficult to find (in good quality at least)

left it the Five box live file gathering 5 live DVD of the group

April 2007 a new song of the name of Shine is interpreted by the group as BO of animates Seirei No Moribito.

The group takes again officially in May 2007 with the exit, the 30 of the month, of individual the Seventh Heaven (in French: Seventh heaven)

Composition of the group

Tetsu

low
True name: Tetsuya Ogawa
Nickname: Tetchan
Born the 10/3/69 in Shiga

Hyde

Song
True name: Hideto Takarai
Nickname: Doiha-chan (by tetsu)
Born the 1/29/1969 in Wakayama

Yukihiro

battery
True name: Yukihiro Awaji
Nickname: Yukky or Yuki-chan
Born the 11/24/1969 in Chiba

Ken

Guitar
True name: Ken Kitamura
Nickname: Ken-chan
Born the 11/28/1968 in Shiga

Discography

Albums

DUNE (April 10th, 1993,) (April 27th, 1993,)

Tierra (July 14th 1994)

heavenly (September 1st 1995)

True (December 12th 1996)

HEART (February 25th 1998)

ark (July 1st 1999)

ray (July 1st 1999)

ectomorphed works (June 28th, 2000)

REAL (August 30th, 2000)

Clicked Individual Best 13 (March 14th, 2001)

The Best off the Rainbow 1994-1998 (March 19th, 2003),

The Best off the Rainbow 1994-1998 (CD + DVD) Edition (March 19th, 2003)

The Best off the Rainbow 1998-2000 (March 19th, 2003),

The Best off the Rainbow 1998-2000 (CD + DVD) Edition (March 19th, 2003)

The Best off the Rainbow c/w (March 19th, 2003),

The Best off the Rainbow c/w (CD + DVD) Edition (March 19th, 2003)

SPALLING HAMMER (March 31st, 2004),

SPALLS (CD + DVD) Edition (March 31st, 2004)

DUNE 10th Anniversary Edition (April 21st, 2004)

AWAKE (June 22nd, 2005)

'ark' 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition (CD + DVD) Edition (December 13rd, 2006)

'ray' 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition (CD + DVD) Edition (December 13rd, 2006)

KIS (November 21st, 2007)

Individual

Floods off tears/Yasouka (November 25th, 1992)

1 - Floods off tears
2 - Yasouka

Blurry Eyes (October 21st, 1994)

1 - Blurry Eyes
2 - Wind off Gold (Many Kind off Percussion Mix)
3 - Blurry Eyes (Voiceless Version)

Vivid Colors (July 6th, 1995)

1 - Vivid Colors
2 - Brilliant Years
3 - Vivid Colors (Voiceless Version)

Natsu No Yu-utsu to say good-bye (July 6th, 1995)

1 - Natsu No Yu-utsu to say good-bye
2- Anata No Tameni
3 - Natsu No Yu-utsu to say good-bye (Voiceless Version)

Kaze neither Kienaide (July 8th, 1996)

1 - Kaze neither Kienaide
2 - I' m so happy
3 - Kaze nor Kienaide (Voiceless Version)

flower (October 17th, 1996)

1 - flower
2 - Sayounara
3 - flower (hydeless version)

Dregs and Truth (November 21st, 1996)

1 - Dregs and Truth
2 - Sai wa Nagerareta
3 - Dregs and Truth (hydeless version)

Niji (October 17th, 1997)

1 - Niji
2 - THE GHOST IN MY ROOM

winter fall (January 28th, 1998)

1 - winter fall
2 - metropolis
3 - winter fall (hydeless version)

DIVINE TO BLUE (March 25th, 1998)

1 - DIVINE TO BLUE
2 - Peeping Tom
3 - DIVINE TO BLUE (hydeless version)

HONEY (July 8th, 1998)

1 - HONEY

Kasou (July 8th, 1998)

1 - Kasou

Shinshoku ~lose control~ (July 8th, 1998)

1 - Shinshoku ~lose control~
2 - Shinshoku ~lose control~ (control experiment mix)

snow drop (October 7th, 1998)

1 - snow drop
2 - has swell in the sun
3 - snow drop (hydeless version)

forbidden to coil (October 14th, 1998)

1 - forbidden to coil
2 - Kasou -1014 mix-
3 - forbidden to coil (hydeless version)

HEAVEN' S DRIVE (April 21st, 1999)

1 - HEAVEN' S DRIVE
2 - metropolis ~android goes to sleep mix~

Pieces (June 2nd, 1999)

1 - Parts
2 - fate ~fake fate mix~

Driver' S High (August 11th, 1999)

1 - Driver' S High
2 - cradle ~down to the earth mix~

COILS FLIES (October 27th, 1999)

1 - COILS FLIES
2 - Shinjitsu to Gensou to ~out off the reality mix~

NEO UNIVERSE/(January 19th, 2000)

1 - NEO UNIVERSE
2 - finale
3 - hole
4 - trick ~new wave off japanese heavy metal mix~

STAY AWAY (July 19th, 2000)

1 - STAY AWAY
2 - get out from the Shell
3 - STAY AWAY - Jaze Poo Mix-
4 - STAY AWAY - Truly Barbie Forest Worm. -

Sprit dreams inside - another dream- (September 5th, 2001)

1 - Spirit dreams inside - another dream-
2 - Spirit dreams inside

READY STEADY GO (February 4th, 2004)

1 - READY STEADY GO
2 - READY STEADY GO (hydeless version)
3 - READY STEADY GO (kenless version)
4 - READY STEADY GO (tetsuless version)
5 - READY STEADY GO yukihiroless version)

Hitomi No Juunin (March 3rd, 2004)

1 - Hitomi No Juunin
2 - Hitomi No Juunin (hydeless version)
3 - READY STEADY GO (ken READY)
4 - READY STEADY GO (tetsu READY)
5 - READY STEADY GO (yukihiro READY)

Jiyuu eno Shoutai (June 2nd, 2004)

1 - Jiyuu eno Shoutai
2 - Jiyuu eno Shoutai (hydeless version)
3 - milky way
4 - milky way (TETSU P' UNKless version)

Killing Me (January 13rd, 2005)

1 - Killing Me
2 - Round and Round 2005
3 - Round and Round 2005 feat. P' UNK Aoki
4 - Killing Me (hydeless version)
5 - Round and Round 2005 (TETSU P' UNKless version)

New World (April 6th, 2005)

1 - New World
2 - Kasou Heisei 17 Nen
3 - New World (hydeless version)
4 - Kasou Heisei 17 Nen (TETSU P' UNKless version)

Jojoushi (May 18th, 2005)

1 - Jojoushi
2 - HEAVEN' S DRIVE 2005
3 - Jojoushi (hydeless version)
4 - HEAVEN' S DRIVE 2005 (TETSU P' UNKless version)

Link (July 20th, 2005)
Link (CD + DVD) Edition (July 20th, 2005)

1 - Link
2 - Promised Land 2005
3 - Link (hydeless version)
4 - Promised Land 2005 (TETSU P' UNK vocalless version)
5 - Promised Land 2005 (TETSU P' UNKless version)
DVD
“Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie Conqueror off Shamballa”
“Theater Traler 'Link' Worm.” “Theater Traler 'LOST HEAVEN' Worm.” “TV Spot”

“Blurry Eyes” ~ “forbidden to coil” + “the Fourth Avenue Coffee” (August 30th, 2006)
SEVENTH HEAVEN (May 30th, 2007)

1 - SEVENTH HEAVEN
2 - HONEY 2007
3 - SEVENTH HEAVEN (hydeless version)
4 - HONEY 2007 (TETSU P' UNKless version)

MY HEART DRAWS has DREAM (August 29th, 2007)

1 - MY HEART DRAWS has DREAM
2 - Feeling Fine 2007
3 - MY HEART DRAWS has DREAM (hydeless version)
4 - Feeling Fine 2007 (TETSU P' UNKless version)

DAYBREAK' S BEAUTIFUL (October 10th, 2007)

1 - DAYBREAK' S BEAUTIFUL
2 - Natsu No Yu-utsu IN BLOOD 2007
3 - DAYBREAK' S BEAUTIFUL (hydeless version)
4 - Natsu No Yu-utsu IN BLOOD 2007 (TETSU P' UNKless version)

Hurry Xmas Edition (November 14th, 2007)
Hurry Xmas (CD + DVD) Edition (November 14th, 2007)

1 - Hurry Xmas
2 - I Wish 2007
3 - Hurry Xmas (Silent Night version)
4 - Hurry Xmas (hydeless version)
5 - I Wish 2007 (TETSU P' UNKless version)
DVD
1 - Hurry Xmas Clip
2 - I Wish 2007 Clip

Vidéos

VHS

Arc~en~Ciel (Not for Salts) (March 10th, 1992)
Nemuri neither Yosete (July 1st, 1994)
Siesta ~Film off Dreams~ (December 1st, 1994)
and She Said (May 21st, 1995)
heavenly ~films~ (March 21st, 1996)
HAS PART OFF REINCARNATION (April 22nd, 1998)
Heart nor Hi wo Tsukero! - Light My Fire! - (December 23rd, 1998)
CHRONICLE (August 11th, 1999)
1999 GREAT CROSS-COUNTRY RACE CONCLUSION (December 1st, 1999)
CHRONICLE 2 (March 28th, 2001)
CLUB CIRCUIT 2000 REALIVE - NO CUT- (June 20th, 2001)

DVD

HAS PART OFF REINCARNATION (August 11th, 1999)
Heart nor Hi wo Tsukero! - Light My Fire! - (August 11th, 1999)
CHRONICLE (August 11th, 1999)
1999 GREAT CROSS-COUNTRY RACE CONCLUSION (December 1st, 1999)
CHRONICLE 2 (March 28th, 2001)
CLUB CIRCUIT 2000 REALIVE - NO CUT- (June 20th, 2001)
7 (December 17th, 2003)
LIVE IN the U.S.A. ~at 1st To marinade Arena July 31,2004~ (December 8th, 2004)
SPALLING HAMMER TOWER 2004 ~Zenkoku Hen~ (June 1st, 2005)
AWAKE TURN 2005 (December 14th, 2005)
ASIALIVE 2005 (June 21st, 2006)
CHRONICLE 0-ZERO- (March 14th, 2007)
FIVE LIVE FILES (April 4th, 2007)
15th Anniversary Live (September 12th, 2007)
CHRONICLE 3 (December 5th, 2007)

DVD “Re-PRICE SERIES”

Nemuri neither Yosete (December 17th, 2003)
Siesta ~Film off Deams~ (December 17th, 2003)
and She Said (December 17th, 2003)
heavenly ~films~ (December 17th, 2003)
HAS PART OFF REINCARNATION (December 17th, 2003)
Heart nor Hi wo Tsukero! - Light My Fire! - (December 17th, 2003)

See too

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