Their debut single Blurry Eyes released in 1994 was used as the opening theme for the animated TV show DNA². In late 1996, L'Arc~en~Ciel gained worldwide attention for the first time after the release of their fourth album, True. This album includes the single the Fourth Avenue Cafe, which was used as an ending theme for the popular animated TV show Rurouni Kenshin. However, drummer sakura was arrested for drug possession and consequently all L'Arc~en~Ciel merchandise was removed from store shelves. The release of their single the Fourth Avenue Cafe was canceled and the song was immediately removed from the TV series.
sakura left the band in 1997, and former DIE IN CRIES drummer yukihiro replaced him for the REINCARNATION tour that year, subsequently serving as a support member for their first single after the incident, 虹 (Niji). Eventually, yukihiro officially joined the band and released the album HEART in 1998.
After the release of their eighth album REAL in 2000, L'Arc~en~Ciel went on a hiatus, releasing only compilation albums aside from their 2001 single, Spirit dreams inside -another dream-, the theme for the CG-animated Final Fantasy movie. During this time, each member engaged in solo projects: yukihiro with the band acid android, ken and former L'Arc~en~Ciel drummer sakura with SONS OF ALL PUSSYS, HYDE as a solo artist, and tetsu as TETSU69. On March 31st, 2004, L'Arc~en~Ciel released SMILE, their first album in four years.
On July 31st, 2004, L'Arc~en~Ciel performed their first concert in the United States at Otakon, a Japanese animation convention. They performed for an audience of more than 12,000 in Baltimore, Maryland.
They are best known outside of Japan for the song READY STEADY GO, which served as the second opening theme for the animated series Fullmetal Alchemist, and Link for the show's respective theatrical film. These songs earned them substantial Western popularity and attention to their album, SMILE, which was released in the United States by American label Tofu Records.
After more than a year since SMILE, the band released AWAKE on June 22nd, 2005, which was accompanied by ASIALIVE, L'Arc~en~Ciel's first tour to take them to South Korea and China, as well as the Japanese AWAKE tour.
The year 2006 marked the band's 15th anniversary since their debut. It was celebrated with the release of a box set of books titled L'Arc~en~Ciel BOX, re-releases of their first 15 singles along with the albums ark and ray, and the L'Anniversary live concerts held on November 25th and 26th. They also finally released the Fourth Avenue Cafe, the single canceled nearly 10 years prior, as part of their 15th anniversary celebrations.
The year 2007 saw increased activity for the band, with the release of four new singles, four DVD releases, the new album KISS, and the beginning of two back-to-back tours. The first was TOUR 2007-2008 THEATER OF KISS in Japan, followed by L'7 ～trans ASIA via PARIS～. The latter tour took them through Shanghai, Taiwan, Paris, Seoul, Hong Kong, and a return to Japan for shows in Tokyo and Osaka. At the end of this tour it was announced that the band would not tour again until their 20th anniversary in 2011. The band, however, says they're not on hiatus.
2008 saw the release of two new single from the band, DRINK IT DOWN released in April, and the double A-side NEXUS 4 / SHINE in August. Since then, HYDE has begun a new solo project with former OBLIVION DUST guitarist K.A.Z as VAMPS, with the release of a self-titled album and successful tours in Japan and the United States. With the legacy of 11 albums and 35 singles, L'Arc~en~Ciel continue to gather more and more fans throughout the world who eagerly await their return to renewed band activities.
Entichers
L'Arc~en~Ciel Lyrics
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信実が
Entichers...
分からなくとも
変わらぬ風景を眺めて
あれから幾年
この小さな窓一つの籠の中から
君を待つ
舞い降る雪に合わせて
空白を埋めてゆく
狂おしいまでに想い待つ私を
あなたは多分...そう
忘れているでしょうけど
Entichers... それが
Entichers...
存在する意味
狂おしいまでに想い待つ私を
あなたは多分...そう
忘れているでしょうけど
Entichers...信実が
Entichers...
分からなくとも
今日もまた雪に合わせて繰り返す
歌が途ぎれるまで
The lyrics to L'Arc~en~Ciel's song Entichers paint a picture of a person waiting for someone they love who may have forgotten about them. The singer describes sitting in a small room, watching an unchanging landscape out their window, singing a song over and over again in a hoarse voice. The snow falls outside, but the singer remains fixated on waiting for their beloved, even though they know that person may have moved on and forgotten about them.
Despite the lack of certainty, the singer finds meaning in their waiting and in the song that they repeat to themselves. Perhaps the act of waiting is a way for them to hold onto the memory of the relationship, even if the other person has moved on. The word "Entichers" is repeated throughout the song, giving it a hypnotic and almost trance-like quality, as if the singer is in a state of suspended animation while they wait.
Overall, the lyrics to Entichers are a haunting depiction of love and longing, depicting the complicated emotions that come with waiting for someone who may or may not return. The repetition of the song and the unchanging landscape outside the window add to the overall sense of stasis and melancholy.
Line by Line Meaning
Entichers...
Entichers...
信実が
Even if trust and faith are absent
Entichers...
Entichers...
分からなくとも
Even if I don't understand
変わらぬ風景を眺めて
I gaze at the unchanging scenery
あれから幾年
Years have passed since then
この小さな窓一つの籠の中から
From within this small window, my world
君を待つ
I wait for you
飽きずに繰り返す歌 かすれた声で
Without getting tired, I repeat the song with a hoarse voice
舞い降る雪に合わせて
Matching the falling snow
空白を埋めてゆく
I fill in the empty spaces
狂おしいまでに想い待つ私を
I wait for you madly with my feelings
あなたは多分...そう
You are probably...yes
忘れているでしょうけど
But you have forgotten
Entichers...それが
Entichers...That is
Entichers...
Entichers...
存在する意味
The meaning of my existence
今日もまた雪に合わせて繰り返す
Today, once again, I repeat the song, matching the snow
歌が途ぎれるまで
Until the song stops abruptly
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: hyde
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