L'Arc-en-Ciel

Sakura · Apr 6, 2003, 09:19

Who is you favorite member of Laruku?

degpiexoxo · Apr 6, 2003, 10:14

that's easy! Hyde.
;)
not for shallow reasons tho' (wow, a rare thing for me) i fell in love with his voice the second i heard it. not that he's not gorgeous... he is. and then some...
...
wah! Hyde!

Twisted · Apr 6, 2003, 17:21

I'd say Yukihiro, because he's doing great things as a producer. Just listen to Get out from the Shell, which he composed and produced. It was certainly one of the most outstanding Laraku songs in quite some time.

He recently released some solo-work under the name Acid Android. Didn't hear anything yet, but it's bound to be good.

alfred183 · Apr 6, 2003, 19:15

I say Hyde. He is an amazing front-man

Mori · Apr 6, 2003, 19:44

Good question.
As for musical quality, they are all extremely skilled artists...say Tetsu cause he's my favorite bass player. ^^;
And I prefer girls for the...other category *g*

Clownfish · Apr 7, 2003, 21:24

ermm.......this is a diff question....>"<.....coz i like all of them!!!!
all of them are so talented!!!

dark for tears · Apr 8, 2003, 04:39

i am going to say the guitarist. i've never seen what the band look like, but i like the way the guitars are played in their songs

MHtrStevie · Apr 8, 2003, 04:39

Although I like all of them, I'd have to go with Tetsu since he seems like the driving force of the band (after reading some history on the band)... no disrespect to the others, though.

I just wish they'd get back together and get in the studio already!

Sakura · Apr 8, 2003, 08:36

You're right, it wa Tetsu that put the band together, and named the band after a movie he watched. Tetsu and Hyde are the only original members, the others came later.
Tetsu69's new album is good. I like track 5 and bonus track 69 best. Hyde's album is more mellow since he married Megumi.
Hyde is still my favorite though, Tetsu my 2nd best.

L'arc-en-Ciel are getting back together, but only for one last concert, (well 7 actually) "7 days in Shibuya" this Summer. More info on their website.
I really wanna go see them!

degpiexoxo · Apr 8, 2003, 11:45

Tetsu is also great (bass rocks, as an instrument even better than guitar-guitar, imho)

you mentioned Hyde's solo album and i was wondering if anyone can shed some light on this:

Hyde's solo outings from 2001 through 2002 featured a lot of acoustic/unplugged sound. This time around, he seems to be returning to his roots. The maxi single features hard edged rock sound that fires up his emotive vocals.

^...description of the new Hyde single, "Hello", as per http://www.cdjapan.co.jp

Twisted · Apr 8, 2003, 15:04

Yeah, it will probably sound like Laraku but with different musicians.

Kiwi · Apr 9, 2003, 05:11

Yo! Sakura san! Kiwi here. Where are you?

Kiwi · Apr 10, 2003, 05:19

yippeeee! Hyde is in the lead! But I would have thought more people would have voted by now! Oh well.
Yo Sakura san, when do you think that movie will be out in japan? You know Moonchild? Let my mate see a pic of Hyde and Gaket. She agrees that Hyde is by far the cutest!
Even though Hyde is cute I still love O.B

Sorry Sakura!

Twisted · Apr 10, 2003, 15:05

Hi Kiwi,
Welcome to the forum.

Moon-Child will be out in Japan on the 19th of april.
Check out the official website. It's got some great pictures of the cast.

Kiwi · Apr 17, 2003, 01:47

Thanks! I really wanna see that movie, Sakura told me about it and I've been looking up websites about it too. I'd love to go see it at the cinema.
It's a bit too expensive to go see it though.
Hey I know things in Japan ain't cheap but that would work out more than a thousand pounds to get there and see the movie.
Thanks for the web address!
I'm gonna look out for L'Arc-en-Ciel's CD's on the web too.
Anyone know any online shops that are pretty reasonable?

Twisted · Apr 17, 2003, 03:37

Heh, none of them are reasonable when it comes to pricing.

Unless you want to settle for Hong Kong or Taiwan releases, though. That'll save you shiploads of money, but it's just not the same as original Japanese versions.

Here's a few good online stores:

CD-Japan
Yesasia
HMV

MHtrStevie · Apr 17, 2003, 03:38

Greetings, Kiwi!

For online J-Pop CD shops, I have to recommend CD Japan above all others... great selection, reasonable prices and FAST shipping! Many times I've had CDs ship from Japan on Friday and arrive in upstate New York on Monday... about a three DAY turnaround time!

They definitely stock lots of L'arc stuff... I ordered "Heavenly" from them not too long ago, and that's one of their older CDs.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/

Check them out, and good luck!

Sakura · Apr 21, 2003, 02:43

Hi Kiwi,
I don't think that there is a cheap way of importing CDs.
I order my CDs from The Japan Centre in London, but they add their own profit to the price, plus there's the cost of importing, and then postage from them to me. So I'm paying over ｣26, for a ｣16 CD! However alot of my Japanese friends say that they download music from the web. As I haven't worked out how to do this, I must continue to pay full price.
If I go to Japan, I'll mail you some good CDs!

Sakura.

Mori · Apr 21, 2003, 06:30

Amazon Japan is ok.
You pay original price of the CDs/Books/DVDs and of course the shipping.
It's 1500 Yen + 300 Yen per piece ordered I think.
It's not bad if you order a lot of stuff at the same time (I order together with friends).

KlahaXGackt · Oct 11, 2003, 04:55

That was a hard choice...because I like both Hyde and Tetsu....but I went for Hyde...I like his voice and well his face as well

KlahaXGackt · Oct 11, 2003, 04:57

www.animecastle.com
www.voe.com
www.jpophelp.com
www.yesasia.com
www.jpophouse.com

sometimes if you look on those you can find what you're looking for I can get some of mine for about 14 dollars american...it just depends on what you're looking for

silver angel · Oct 11, 2003, 05:47

Hyde! ^_^ Gotta love that voice! and the guitarist, Ken! ^.^!!

KlahaXGackt · Oct 11, 2003, 06:48

I agree with Hyde's voice....*melts* I liked Ken when he didn't have the "Shaggy" whiskers look...he looks so adorable when he looks about 12

silver_ash86 · Oct 15, 2003, 23:58

my choice will definately be hyde! he's a great vocalist... anyway i'm new here. nice to meet all of you...

Sakura · Oct 16, 2003, 02:09

SILVER_ASH86 :
Welcome to the forum. Everyone here is so friendly. It's like an extended family.

I'm glad most agree with my choice in Hyde. He is so scrumptious!!! Kakkoii ne!
Tetsu is gorgeous too, and I like his sense of humor. But Hyde is my favorite. Haido san ga daisuki desu!!!

View Poll Results: Who is your favorite member of L'Arc-en-Ciel?
Hyde -(vocal)	158	75.24%
Tetsu -(Bass)	24	11.43%
Ken -(Guitar)	11	5.24%
Yukihiro -(Drums)	17	8.10%
Voters: 210. You may not vote on this poll

Apr 6, 2003, 09:19	#1
Sakura The Entertainer (^_~) Join Date: Apr 6, 2003 Location: UK / Toukyou Age: 29 Posts: 253	L'Arc-en-Ciel Who is you favorite member of Laruku?

Apr 6, 2003, 17:21	#3
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	I'd say Yukihiro, because he's doing great things as a producer. Just listen to Get out from the Shell, which he composed and produced. It was certainly one of the most outstanding Laraku songs in quite some time. He recently released some solo-work under the name Acid Android. Didn't hear anything yet, but it's bound to be good. __________________ ZenLog Earotic

Apr 6, 2003, 19:15	#4
alfred183 Regular Member Join Date: Apr 5, 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 29 Posts: 43	I say Hyde. He is an amazing front-man __________________ rawr

Apr 8, 2003, 04:39	#7
dark for tears <3 Snuggly Join Date: Apr 3, 2003 Location: England Age: 24 Posts: 69	i am going to say the guitarist. i've never seen what the band look like, but i like the way the guitars are played in their songs __________________ Sen Sen "By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." - Confucius "Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." - Aristotle

Apr 6, 2003, 10:14	#2
degpiexoxo Regular Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: minnesota...;; Age: 22 Posts: 89	that's easy! Hyde. ;) not for shallow reasons tho' (wow, a rare thing for me) i fell in love with his voice the second i heard it. not that he's not gorgeous... he is. and then some... ... wah! Hyde!

Apr 6, 2003, 19:44	#5
Mori Regular Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2003 Age: 29 Posts: 24	Good question. As for musical quality, they are all extremely skilled artists...say Tetsu cause he's my favorite bass player. ^^; And I prefer girls for the...other category g

Apr 7, 2003, 21:24	#6
Clownfish Junior Member Join Date: Nov 4, 2002 Posts: 5	ermm.......this is a diff question....>"<.....coz i like all of them!!!! all of them are so talented!!!

Apr 8, 2003, 04:39	#8
MHtrStevie Regular Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 291	Although I like all of them, I'd have to go with Tetsu since he seems like the driving force of the band (after reading some history on the band)... no disrespect to the others, though. I just wish they'd get back together and get in the studio already! __________________ Mamono Hunter Stevie DJ, Radio 1/2 - WSPN 91.1 FM Sundays 6-9 AM EST

Apr 8, 2003, 11:45	#10
degpiexoxo Regular Member Join Date: Feb 18, 2003 Location: minnesota...;; Age: 22 Posts: 89	Tetsu is also great (bass rocks, as an instrument even better than guitar-guitar, imho) you mentioned Hyde's solo album and i was wondering if anyone can shed some light on this: Hyde's solo outings from 2001 through 2002 featured a lot of acoustic/unplugged sound. This time around, he seems to be returning to his roots. The maxi single features hard edged rock sound that fires up his emotive vocals. ^...description of the new Hyde single, "Hello", as per http://www.cdjapan.co.jp

Apr 8, 2003, 15:04	#11
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Yeah, it will probably sound like Laraku but with different musicians.

Apr 9, 2003, 05:11	#12
Kiwi Junior Member Join Date: Apr 9, 2003 Location: Devon Age: 26 Posts: 4	Yo! Sakura san! Kiwi here. Where are you?

Apr 10, 2003, 05:19	#13
Kiwi Junior Member Join Date: Apr 9, 2003 Location: Devon Age: 26 Posts: 4	yippeeee! Hyde is in the lead! But I would have thought more people would have voted by now! Oh well. Yo Sakura san, when do you think that movie will be out in japan? You know Moonchild? Let my mate see a pic of Hyde and Gaket. She agrees that Hyde is by far the cutest! Even though Hyde is cute I still love O.B Sorry Sakura!

Apr 10, 2003, 15:05	#14
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Hi Kiwi, Welcome to the forum. Moon-Child will be out in Japan on the 19th of april. Check out the official website. It's got some great pictures of the cast.

Apr 17, 2003, 01:47	#15
Kiwi Junior Member Join Date: Apr 9, 2003 Location: Devon Age: 26 Posts: 4	Thanks! I really wanna see that movie, Sakura told me about it and I've been looking up websites about it too. I'd love to go see it at the cinema. It's a bit too expensive to go see it though. Hey I know things in Japan ain't cheap but that would work out more than a thousand pounds to get there and see the movie. Thanks for the web address! I'm gonna look out for L'Arc-en-Ciel's CD's on the web too. Anyone know any online shops that are pretty reasonable?

Apr 17, 2003, 03:37	#16
Twisted That man in the corner Join Date: Mar 15, 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 35 Posts: 1,456	Heh, none of them are reasonable when it comes to pricing. Unless you want to settle for Hong Kong or Taiwan releases, though. That'll save you shiploads of money, but it's just not the same as original Japanese versions. Here's a few good online stores: CD-Japan Yesasia HMV

Apr 17, 2003, 03:38	#17
MHtrStevie Regular Member Join Date: Jul 13, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 291	Greetings, Kiwi! For online J-Pop CD shops, I have to recommend CD Japan above all others... great selection, reasonable prices and FAST shipping! Many times I've had CDs ship from Japan on Friday and arrive in upstate New York on Monday... about a three DAY turnaround time! They definitely stock lots of L'arc stuff... I ordered "Heavenly" from them not too long ago, and that's one of their older CDs. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/ Check them out, and good luck!

Apr 21, 2003, 02:43	#18
Sakura The Entertainer (^_~) Join Date: Apr 6, 2003 Location: UK / Toukyou Age: 29 Posts: 253	Hi Kiwi, I don't think that there is a cheap way of importing CDs. I order my CDs from The Japan Centre in London, but they add their own profit to the price, plus there's the cost of importing, and then postage from them to me. So I'm paying over ｣26, for a ｣16 CD! However alot of my Japanese friends say that they download music from the web. As I haven't worked out how to do this, I must continue to pay full price. If I go to Japan, I'll mail you some good CDs! Sakura.

Apr 21, 2003, 06:30	#19
Mori Regular Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2003 Age: 29 Posts: 24	Amazon Japan is ok. You pay original price of the CDs/Books/DVDs and of course the shipping. It's 1500 Yen + 300 Yen per piece ordered I think. It's not bad if you order a lot of stuff at the same time (I order together with friends).

Oct 11, 2003, 04:55	#20
KlahaXGackt Regular Member Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 301	That was a hard choice...because I like both Hyde and Tetsu....but I went for Hyde...I like his voice and well his face as well __________________ I kept singing that song for you, the one you taught me as you smiled at the dawn; and I kept on counting the tears that returned to the starry sky; again and again and yet again, the nights merely repeated themselves--ah, so deeply, so very deeply, even now...yes... I love you still. ~Gackt "Hoshi no Suna"~

Oct 11, 2003, 04:57	#21
KlahaXGackt Regular Member Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 301	www.animecastle.com www.voe.com www.jpophelp.com www.yesasia.com www.jpophouse.com sometimes if you look on those you can find what you're looking for I can get some of mine for about 14 dollars american...it just depends on what you're looking for

Oct 11, 2003, 05:47	#22
silver angel Resident Latina Join Date: Sep 26, 2003 Location: Past the second star to the left and straight on 'til morning Age: 22 Posts: 788	Hyde! ^_^ Gotta love that voice! and the guitarist, Ken! ^.^!! __________________ if strawberries were people.... I'd still eat them.

Oct 11, 2003, 06:48	#23
KlahaXGackt Regular Member Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 301	I agree with Hyde's voice....melts I liked Ken when he didn't have the "Shaggy" whiskers look...he looks so adorable when he looks about 12

Oct 15, 2003, 23:58	#24
silver_ash86 the crazy hyper one... Join Date: Oct 15, 2003 Location: SIngapore Age: 23 Posts: 213	my choice will definately be hyde! he's a great vocalist... anyway i'm new here. nice to meet all of you... __________________ ~~breathless love awaits darkened souls~~ please visit my blog and feel free to leave your comments

Oct 16, 2003, 02:09	#25
Sakura The Entertainer (^_~) Join Date: Apr 6, 2003 Location: UK / Toukyou Age: 29 Posts: 253	SILVER_ASH86 : Welcome to the forum. Everyone here is so friendly. It's like an extended family. I'm glad most agree with my choice in Hyde. He is so scrumptious!!! Kakkoii ne! Tetsu is gorgeous too, and I like his sense of humor. But Hyde is my favorite. Haido san ga daisuki desu!!!

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