The Official L`Arc~En~Ciel Thread
 

The only thing about Link's video I can comment on is Hyde's mohawk-thing. It looked neat.

yay! L'Arc~en~Ciel thread! <3.

i'm thinking about pre-ordering Link. but i want to hear P'UNK's 'Promised land' before buying it. ^^

i love the 'Link' PV! hyde's mohawk's so weird, but i love it at the same time. and tetsu on the bike is really cute.

and lol at ur sig! since when were u married to hyde? x]

ooh ^^-....what type of genre[s] do they sing?

[btw] i like your new set akurei!! it's so awsome! I liekd how you blended your sig well ^^-

lol. i love hyde with long hair too. ^^ i saw the Music Station performance of 'Link' today and was shocked at how short his hair is! but it's still cute!

They sing jrock why u need some songs?

They performed Link on MUSIC STATION yesterday...
Can anyone upload the performance?

erm.. can any one post hyde's handsome pic which looks nice??

i have the Music Station performance as well. however, it's an .AVI-type file. if you guys want, i can upload that. ^^

Whoa, great pics.

Awesome that there is a Laruku thread now ;)

I love 'em, but just still not very fond of their newest album. I just love jumping up and down to their old albums .. I can't do it with AWAKE. Ah, oh well. I hope their upcoming releases will prove me wrong.

HYDE!!! lol... but honestly, i don like his long hair style... i like him more in the music station one, his hair is short, and he looks so CUTE in music station... his long hair just seems so... scary...

Nooo hyde cut his pretty hair!! lol

His tatoo is awesome, the first time I saw it in a concert I was like woooooah! I love awake but Smile on the other hand...*coughs*

awesome pics!

eh, sorry for not uploading the performance. i'm on it right now! i was out the whole day. :|

edit:
alrighty, i've uploaded it. if there's any problems just ask me. ^^

ermm actually i'm new to L'arc ~en~ ciel, therefore i wanna ask some few question... (sorry)

who is laruku?
why is some song's artist l'arc ~en~ ciel and some p'unk ~en~ ciel?

thks...

anyway the single Link... i only like the song link, promised land 2005 isnt really nice...

sure, i'd like to see them! :]

hyde looks gorgeous in those pics!

wow! hyde looks so sexy in them! :luv2

L'arc en ciel is great, I love them :)

Of course we care about the music and the other members, but Hyde is so beautiful. I wish he still had long hair, but his moehawk was cute too. The link PV was fun, I liked the part with the pool.

What's your favourite L'arc en ciel album? I think Tierra is still one of my favourites, Hitomi no Utsuru is such a brilliant song.

lol. i just like hyde the most. but i like yukihiro and tetsu as well. and ken's really funny!

the albums i like are AWAKE, REAL, and ray. i like all albums to be honest, but those 3 i can listen to all the time. SMILE and HEART are good albums too.

i really like Ibara no Namida, Kasou, LOVE FLIES, Hoshizora, Butterfly's Sleep, HONEY, Driver's High (i love the PV! XD), and Niji.

My top 3 laruku albums:
TURE
ray
AWAKE

Songs:
finale
Shinshouku ~lose control~
forbidden lover

If solo works are also contained, I'd put ROENTGEN on the top spot.

I love the song 'trick', I rarely hear it mentioned, I think Yukihiro composed it. The instrumentals in it are way cool.

Yes trick was written and composed by yukihiro. I also like get out from the shell.

I just my Awake yesterday! I really love this album^^ It's my first laruku album (although I would love to get some of their other albums). My fave song on there is probably jojoshi.

all the guys are sooo talented!! love em..

So how about PVs? I think L'arc en ciel's PVs are really special compared to the music videos you see on MTV. My favourites are Jyojyoushi (sp?), Flower, Love flies, Niji, Killing me, Driver's high and Stay away (the dance part is so cool!). I'll probably remember the rest later.

Have you seen their new PV, Link, yet?

The dance part of STAY AWAY is really amusing. XD
And hyde's hairstyle in the Link PV is real cool!

I love the STAY AWAY PV too, as well as Driver's high, both are highly amusing. The guys are great dancers! XD

NEO UNIVERSE and Jiyu e no shotai are pretty slick too.

i love Laruku's PVs! they're so unique!

i like Driver's High, Killing Me, STAY AWAY (the dancing! XD), Niji, NEO UNIVERSE, Jyojyoushi, and Pieces.

i totally adore hyde's mohawk in the 'Link' PV. it's so awesome. i haven't seen the PV for 'LOVE FLIES', but i saw some pics and it looks crazy!

I really want the smile album! I might get it soon because my birthday is in 8 days (july 28!!) and I will probably get some money. YesAsia here I come^^

yeah i've heard a couple of them (mainly ready steady go, but then again, has any l'arc en ciel fan NOT heard that song?^^)

Am I the only one who think that SMILE is their worst album? ... = =//

I wasn't crazed about SMILE myself, nor READY STEADY GO! But I can't say worst since I wasn't heard all their albums.

IMHO AWAKE is way better that SMILE on the whole.

i think most fans like SMILE b/c READY STEADY GO is the theme song to Fullmetal Alchemist and it was released in the US by Tofu Records (that's how i got mine). and they did a lot of promotion for it since they went to Baltimore, Maryland to perform at Otakon.

and i also i think it's more upbeat since tetsu and ken composed a good majority of the songs.

i like both albums, so it doesn't really matter to me. :]

No, I'm not.
Most of my friends also share me with the opinion that SMILE is their worst album.

Of course this is only my opinion. I respect the fact that SMILE has to be your favorite.

...Did anyone know that HYDE got his haircut short again? :P

I LOVE when his hair is short. His long hair makes him look .. old :(

yeah, i've seen it from the live performances of 'Link'! i really like the short hair too! i swear he looks so young! :]

i like his hair long too, but straightened. i wasn't fond of the wavy hair like in the 'Jyojyoushi' PV.

I like his hair cut in the SHALLOW SLEEP PV.

hiya people i'm new to this thread~ i'm also a fan of L'arc!

anyway i've seen the PV for link and hyde looks kawaii with a mohawk althought right now i'm very happy with the short hair he was sporting in Popjam and MS. he looks so damn cute now and he looks younger. he was sexy with long hair but it made him looked kinda old. as u can tell by now hyde is also my fav member, followed by tetsu, yuki and ken. i got to know Larc becuz of hyde. haha.

my fav albums wld have to be ray, ark and heart. I remembered being rather disappointed by SMILE, but i learnt to love it. After that, I was disappointed by Awake again, but i learnt to love it too. somehow, i feel L'arc songs had more personality and vibrancy in the past. now it's sorta the same.. like the songs in awake. there's not much distinction. maybe it's becuz most of the songs in AWAKE is composed by hyde.

i love the song LINK. it's sucha happy song hee.

my fav songs are: ibara no namida, sell my soul, fate, finale, niji, pieces, a silent letter, my dear, time goes on and hitomi no juunin.

yeah i noticed that too! i miss yuki's long hair. T___T. (he does have a big forehead ^.^)

does anyone else agree that Megumi is not good enough for Hyde? people seem to be split on this, i see people who say that they think she is so pretty, and then others who say shes not good enough...someone should make a poll...

yeah.. i remembered how happy hyde looked when he first met megumi on this pretty pony~pretty pony~pretty pony~ talk show. he was like radiating with happiness and embarrassement. it must be a great deal for him to marry his idol.

but for the rest of us.. sob sob haha

I thought it was on Hey! Hey! Hey! when hyde met Megumi?

^ it was Utaban. :] i got a short clip of it. he was stuttering when he was talking to her! it was really cute.

i've seen pics of her. she looks pretty in some, but in others...meh. oh well, as long as hyde is happy, i'm happy.

They had 2 (?) children I think?

No, HYDE has 1 child.

I don't really care if he's married. I respect his music now. I used to have a mondo big crush on him and hate Megumi, but I don't anymore.

There is always someone out there for someone, even if others don't like it, they don't give a ****. Just let them be. Even if they aren't meant to be, it's not us to say. Things just don't work out between people sometimes. He found something in her that he fell in love with .. so let it be.

I honestly think it was so adorable when HYDE was all embarassed when he met Megumi :o

I know when he met her he was so cute....she is sooooo skinny!!!
I downloaded the first 11 minutes of the show, its funny because one of the guys pulls out a chart of I guess the girls that each of the members like and tetsu's was Sophie Marceau, and when they were done Megumi came out and they showed some commercials she had been in, one for deodorant and another for leg or foot pains or something...

^ i ordered it. it should arrive soon! :]

it debuted number 2 on oricon w/ 156,084 copies. pretty good! sold more than Jojoushi on its first week.

I got link the cd+dvd version pretty early! YAY 2 days early and I love the song and the new version of Promise land.

i received mine yesterday! =D it's a pretty good single. and i like the new version of Promised land too!

btw, i found some pics of the guys from the premiere of the Fullmetal Alchemist movie:

hyde
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/hydeeeee.jpg

tetsu
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...e/tetsufma.jpg

ken
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...age/kenfma.jpg

i couldn't find the set of pics for yukihiro. T_T.
poor ken. still stuck to the chair, i suppose.

edit:
found some new info on HYDE's single dropping on 10/5.

it's the ending theme to the Japan version of the movie 'STEALTH' and it's supposed to come with a rock version of 'evergreen'.

credit: http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=1472003

*chokes*
STOP IT! :D :D :D
O.O;;; LOL!
I'm absolutely loving Hyde's short hair.. *foams at the mouth*
Hahahahha :D

i know! it's so adorable! <3

btw, cdjapan already put 'COUNTDOWN' up for pre-order:
>>http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=KSCL-888

MEHHHHHHHHHHH .. :eek
ITAI ITAI ~ ! :eek
Hyde's.. solo .. single :D :D
.. And I hear he's going to release a new solo album?!?!?! :eek :D
I <3 his solo stuffs!

yeah, i think he's releasing a new solo album! it supposed to be like '666'. (at least what i've read around forums).

ouuu. ur gonna his photobook Akurei? how exciting! i wanna get some Laruku ones once i get money.

i dunno about the other members. is S.O.A.P. still around? maybe tetsu will do solo stuff. cuz i liked his song 'Reverse' on the LOVE for NANA tribute album.

Akurei .. you're being sucked into the Laruku world :D
I have their Smile Tour Photobook, HYDE 666 ROCK ROCK ROCK, & and Shibuya Seven Days .. Personally, I think the shibuya seven days book is a lot better than the smile tour one :) Plus, you get stickers with each member on it with "engrish" on it :laugh

The only solo member I liked a lot was HYDE. I'm a fan of Tetsu's works as well .. but not as much. I don't really like his voice that much .. :(

AH ~ ! I have the LINK single :D I like it ~ ! It sounds like their older stuff .. (when they first started out) ..

Heh, I've never seen Ken clean shaven. And can't wait for the new HYDE single if it includes a new version of 'evergreen'.

HYDE and TETSU69 were the ones i liked the most. but yeah, tetsu's voice can be hard to like. it took me a while.

i saw a couple pics from the smile tour photobook. i really like the pics of hyde stretching or sleeping. it's so cuteeee. x] yesasia also has their 'LIVE' and 'LIFE' photobooks as well. are they any good?

i want to listen to the new 'evergreen' too.

edit:
lol. looks like they're going to release a photobook of ASIA LIVE 2005 as well. and some of their AWAKE TOUR 2005 goods are up at their official website too.

check them out here:
>>http://www.larc-en-ciel.com/

lol. yeah, all this material is going to make me broke. especially w/ ku's upcoming releases and etc. :weep

i think yesasia just restocked on their photobooks. they didn't have "LIFE', 'LIVE', or 'Shibuya Seven Days' like 2 weeks ago. they also have the 'SMILE TOUR' one too.

i want the ASIA LIVE photobook and the 2006 calendar too! i missed out on the 2005 calendar, so i'm definitely getting this one.

maybe they will sell just a HYDE calendar since he is doing solo material. ^^ you might never know. i can't wait to see the 'COUNTDOWN' cover too. i loved all his covers for his solo material.

i've been checking out the official website now and then and u can see pics from the tour now! :] and tetsu's going to release a photobook too. something about gear? probably basses or something.

Hahha, Akurei, you must have .. a lot of money, or a big allowence *jealous* lol.

HYDE released a 2004 (I think) calendar of just himself. It mostly included pictures from his 666 photobook though.

In the shibuya seven days book, you get one sheet of stickers, they are cut into 4 and have each member on it.

Yay, I'm excited for the rock ver. of "Evergreen." :P
Ooh, I LOVE Ken's band SOAP .. ahhh ~ ! LOL!

Well like I said now Akurei's Birthday money is now Finished. But I have Money I did save up now and I get paid for baby sitting that's where the $$$ comes from.

Alot of money? lol I wish. And Ken's band was just :mischief to me. His stuff is what I had to get used to.

i found some pics from the AWAKE TOUR.
unfortunately, no Yukkie. T_T.

hyde
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...236870233-.jpg

tetsu
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...236873254-.jpg
woahhh. he got a bass/guitar! :]

ken
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...236873745-.jpg
he's clean shaven!

credit to shochu66 @ LiveJournal (over at the larcenciel community).

there's more pictures, but i don't know if i should post them since they can upset certain people and might cause controversy. from what i heard from concert-goers and seen in pictures, this tour is very political in some ways.

hyde looks sooooo kawaii!! *tabetai!!!*
I thought Ken broke his foot?

yeah, he did. but i guess it's back to normal or almost healed? he was resting his foot for awhile. especially during all the 'Link' peformances.

:o i'm so behind!

I'm a laruku fan, have been since i first heard them which was like 2 years ago. Tetsu is my favorite member, i like his solo stuff along with Hyde's. My favorite songs are... Dive to Blue, Spirit Dreams Inside, Ready Steady Go (FMA Op.), Hoshizora, Killing Me, New World, Finale, and more.. but i dont wanna kill this text box so i'll stop.

I own their Smile album and in a near future purchase, i plan on getting Awake... and yeah, lol.

Link is their best selling single so far this year, i think. i remember seeing 'Killing Me' with around 190,000+ in sales. so yay for Laruku! =]

wow kristen, a lot of songs you mentioned are a couple of my favorites too! esp. Hoshizora and finale. :]

I've yet to listen to link :no i'm such a bad laruku fan v_v;; i did really like their New World and Killing me singles, so if Link is selling better than them i should like it... hopefully...

|| moments || - Much coolies ^_^ finale was my first Larc en Ciel song and it's a good thing i fell in love with it because if i hadn't i wouldn't have persued more laruku stuff x_x as of the current moment, Hoshizora is my favorite laruku song. *listens to it over and over*

wow thanks for the AWAKE tour pix!! i am so glad that ken is alright!

funny how hyde is wearing that red shirt.. i thought usually he wears dark coloured clothes.

anyway i cant wait to watch them live *beams*