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The Best Of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1998–2000
''The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1998–2000'' is a compilation album released by L'Arc-en-Ciel on March 19, 2003, simultaneously with '' The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel 1994–1998'' and ''The Best of L'Arc-en-Ciel C/W''. It reached number four on the Oricon Albums Chart and charted for 16 weeks. Track listing Credits * Hyde – vocals * Ken – guitar, keyboards (on some tracks) * Tetsu Tetsu (written: 哲, 徹, 鉄 or テツ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese musician *, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan ... – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards (on some tracks) * Yukihiro – drums Charts Certifications References {{DEFAULTSORT:Best Of L'arc-En-Ciel 1998-2000, The 2003 greatest hits albums L'Arc-en-Ciel albums ja:The Best of L'Arc〜en〜Ciel#1998-2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Arc-en-Ciel
, stylized as L'Arc〜en〜Ciel and abbreviated as Laruku, is a Japanese rock band formed in Osaka in 1991 by bassist Tetsuya and vocalist Hyde. Following the departure of original members Hiro and Pero, guitarist Ken and drummer Sakura were recruited to replace them in 1992 and 1993, respectively. While they first got their start as a visual kei band, L'Arc-en-Ciel have not had any association with the movement since their major label debut in 1994. Sakura left the band in 1997 and was replaced by Yukihiro in January 1998, completing the current line-up. With a reported 40 million records sold, L'Arc-en-Ciel are one of the best-selling music artists in Japan. Their 1999 simultaneously-released albums '' Ark'' and '' Ray'' are each one of the best-selling albums of all time in Japan. L'Arc-en-Ciel have had seven number one studio albums and 21 number one singles. They were ranked number 58 on a 2003 list of the top 100 Japanese pop musicians by HMV Japan, and were the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snow Drop (L'Arc-en-Ciel Song)
"Snow Drop" is the fourteenth single by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on October 7, 1998 it debuted at number 1 on the Oricon chart.''L'Arc〜en〜Cielのアルバム売り上げランキング'' Retrieved May 18, 2011 The single was re-released on August 30, 2006. The song was used as the theme song to the TV drama '' Hashire Kōmuin!''. Cover versions The American R&B groupBoyz II Men
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2003 Greatest Hits Albums
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real (L'Arc-en-Ciel Album)
''Real'' is the eighth album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on August 30, 2000. It was the band's last original studio album before a prolonged hiatus. It reached number one on the Oricon chart and sold over a million copies, being certified by the RIAJ. The album cover features a photo taken by Mote Sinabel of a gargoyle found on the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. One of the singles from the album, "Stay Away", is a playable song in the computer game '' DrumMania 4th Mix''. Track listing Personnel * hyde – vocals, rhythm guitar on track 2, keyboards on track 11 * ken – guitar, keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 10, 11 * tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 6 and 7 * yukihiro – drums, keyboards on track 1 * K – female voice on tracks 2 and 10 * Hajime Okano – keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11 * Hitoshi Saitou – keyboards on tracks 6, 7 and 11 * Cheiko – backing vocals on track 3 * Nobuhiko Nakayama – synthesizer on track 4 * Ittetsu G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stay Away (L'Arc-en-Ciel Song)
"Stay Away" is the 21st single by Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on July 19, 2000. On the same day, Japanese rock band Glay's single "Mermaid" was also released. Although "Stay Away" sold over 504,000 copies in the first week, "Mermaid" debuted at number 1 with the sales of over 525,000 copies. The second track "Get out from the Shell" is also included in their album ''Real'' as the English-language song "Get out from the Shell (Asian version)". "Stay Away" was elected as "the best video of the year" at the "Space Shower Music Video Awards 00". Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Powter Daniel Richard Powter (; born February 25, 1971) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His 2005 pop single " Bad Day" topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for five weeks. He was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards for ... also performed a cover version in English as part of the 2012 album ''Tribute by L'Arc-en-Ciel''. Track listing * Remix by TT man. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo Universe/Finale
"Neo Universe/Finale" is the twentieth single by L'Arc-en-Ciel. this Double A-side single was released on January 19, 2000, as the second single from the band's eighth studio album, ''Real'' (2000).>LIVE *000" Concerts at the Tokyo Big Sight on December 31, 1999. followed by the released "Neo Universe" and "Finale" to the radio formats through all Japanese commercial radio network systems (Japan FM League, JFL, Japan FM Network, JFN, Japan Radio Network, JRN, MegaNet and National Radio Network (Japan), NRN) on January 1, 2000, along with the premiered of the 15-second TV adverts Teaser for "Neo Universe" and the released of a non-retail sampler CD Version of "Neo Universe" at the Shibuya Crossing and Harajuku. Release Packaging "Neo Universe/Finale" was released exclusively on standard 120 mm Compact Disc Digital Audio format in both slimline jewel cases with Obi (publishing), Spine Card "Standard Edition", or Spine Card-less 4-panel Digipak case "Limited Edition". The artwork for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Flies
"Love Flies" is the nineteenth single by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on October 27, 1999. The b-side is Yukihiro's remix version of the song "Shinjitsu to Gensou to" from their 1999 album '' Ark''. The single debuted at number 1 on the Oricon chart,''L'Arc〜en〜Cielのアルバム売り上げランキング'' Retrieved May 18, 2011 and charted for another 13 weeks. Track listing * Remix byYukihiro
Yukihiro is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
Yukihiro can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:
*幸弘, "happiness ...
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Driver's High
"Driver's High" is the eighteenth single by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on August 11, 1999 it reached number 2 on the Oricon chart.Animator''. An arranged version is also featured in the video game '' Gekitotsu Toma L'Arc: TomaRunner vs L'Arc-en-Ciel'' (2000). Track listing * Remix by Yukihiro. References 1999 singles Great Teacher Onizuka L'Arc-en-Ciel songs Songs written by Hyde (musician) Songs written by Tetsuya (musician) Anime songs 1999 songs Ki/oon Music singles {{1990s-Japan-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukihiro (musician)
YukihiroStylized as yukihiro, and formerly as YUKIHIRO. (born November 24, 1968, in Ichikawa, Chiba) is a Japanese musician, best known as drummer of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel since 1998. He also sings and plays bass for his solo project Acid Android, and drums for the supergroup Petit Brabancon. Before joining L'Arc-en-Ciel he was in the popular visual kei bands Zi:Kill and Die in Cries. Biography Early life Yukihiro was born on November 24, 1968, in Ichikawa, near Tokyo. His father is a company worker, and his mother is a kimono-wearing instructor. He has a younger sister. Yukihiro has stated that he had an ordinary childhood just like other kids, never questioning his destined path of going to school, graduating from university, and ultimately becoming a white-collar salaryman. But he loved music, both Japanese and American, from heavy metal to pop. He was also a good short-track athlete in junior high school. However, he was kicked out from his athletics club for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray (L'Arc-en-Ciel Album)
''Ray'' is the seventh album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on July 1, 1999, simultaneously with ''Ark (L'Arc-en-Ciel album), Ark''. It reached number two on the Oricon chart, behind only ''Ark'', and sold over two million copies, being certified by the Recording Industry Association of Japan, RIAJ. Track listing Covers "Shinshoku ~lose control~" was covered by Fantôme Iris, a fictional visual kei band from multimedia franchise Argonavis from BanG Dream! on their first solo live ''Fantôme Iris 1st LIVE -C'est la vie!-''. "Honey" and "Snow Drop" were covered by Eric Martin (American singer), Eric Martin and Boyz II Men, respectively, on ''L'Arc-en-Ciel Tribute''; a different mix of Martin's cover was later included on his cover album ''Mr. Rock Vocalist''. Personnel * hyde (musician), hyde – Singing, vocals * ken (musician), ken – guitar, chromaharp on track 1, Keyboard instrument, keyboards on tracks 2, 7, 8 and 11, tambourine on tracks 3, 5 and 11 * tetsuya (musician), tetsu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieces (L'Arc-en-Ciel Song)
"Pieces" is the seventeenth single by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on June 2, 1999 it debuted at number 1 on the Oricon chart.''L'Arc〜en〜Cielのアルバム売り上げランキング'' Retrieved May 18, 2011 "Pieces" was awarded "Best Video of the Year" at " 99". It sold 483890 copies in its first week. Retrieved Dec 11 2011-http://www.oricon.co.jp/search/result.php?kbn=js&t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
