LUNA SEA's sound is firmly based in 80s hard rock with a versatile progressive approach to songwriting. With mixed elements of punk, metal, and some pop, they form hard, slow, or fast tunes, as well as ballads, all with a mysterious atmosphere. Their softer side, with violin playing, also proves equally as strong.
LUNA SEA, due to early use of makeup and costumes, and their widespread popularity, is considered one of the biggest influential bands in the visual kei movement. Throughout the mid 90s, they used significantly less makeup, and after a one-year break in 1998, they came back with a more progressive rock style and toned down their onstage attire. When they went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, they left a big influence on the Japanese rock scene.
LUNA SEA achieved its breakthrough success with a sold-out tour in 1991, which helped them to get a contract with MCA, and with the release of their second album IMAGE which recached #9 on the charts. After moving to Universal Music Group in 1998 the band released their best-selling album, SHINE, with an estimated 902,310 copies sold in one year in Japan alone, although this is less than their compilation album SINGLES which managed to sell over one million in Japan. Throughout their career, LUNA SEA released seven studio albums, one live album, seven VHS/DVD releases, and fourteen singles, and sold over eight million records in Japan alone.
On August 25, 2010, the day of a full moon, it was announced that they would hold an urgent press conference on August 31 in Hong Kong, where they previously announced the end of their activities in 2000. During the press conference, the band confirmed a reunion and announced their first tour in ten years, new songs, and added that there will be even more news with time. The world tour, named LUNA SEA 20th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR REBOOT -to the New Moon- began on November 27 in Germany, and continued with performances in the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and ended on December 31 in Japan, the last of a two-day performance in Kobe.
In response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that occured March 11, LUNA SEA announced that they would release their first new song in 10 years. "Promise" was released on April 9 exclusively on Amazon websites as a digital download, with all proceeds donated to the Japanese Red Cross to aid the victims. Their December 4, 2010 concert in Los Angeles was filmed in 3D, and it was released as a live album and video. Both titled LUNA SEA 3D IN LOS ANGELES, the album was released on June 1, while the video was shown in theaters nationwide in Japan on June 4. The band streamed a live press conference, at the movie's premier at Toho Cinemas Roppongi Hills, through Ustream.tv on May 29. There, they announced a charity concert titled LUNA SEA For JAPAN A Promise to The Brave at the 30,000 seat Saitama Super Arena on October 22. The concert will be broadcast life on WOWOW, and all proceeds from the event will go to the Japanese Red Cross for the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Tickets for the show went on sale on August 14 and sold out in five minutes.
FALLOUT
LUNA SEA Lyrics
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Hibireta kagamini wa tsubasa nakushita ore ga utsuru
Nukumori sae shiranaimama oitsumerareta ima no ore wa
Tsumetai kabe wo seni dokoemo ikenai ore ga iru
Kokorowa shindenai hoho wo nurasu tsumetai shizuku
In the fallout
Under fallout
Doredake ikirareru? subete wo ubawareta kokorode
Doredake tatakaeba hito omoini rakuni shite kureru?
Nukumori sae shiranaimama sasuraunosa ima no ore wa
In the fallout
Under fallout
The lyrics of LUNA SEA’s song “Fallout” are introspective and haunting, reflecting on the isolation and uncertainty felt by the singer. The opening lines of the song describe a dirty window and shattered mirror that are pulling the singer away from the world, as if they are losing their grip on reality. He refers to himself in third person, saying that the wingless “him” is reflected in a distorted way that makes it hard to recognize. The surroundings are cold and unwelcoming, with walls that trap him in a bleak space, and tears that chill his cheeks. The singer is lost, without direction or purpose, struggling to find a way to connect with others and make sense of his existence.
The chorus of the song repeats the lines “in the fallout, under fallout,” suggesting that the singer is trapped in the aftermath of some kind of disaster or collapse. He questions his own ability to survive, wondering how long he can hold out against the forces that are tearing him apart. He wonders if he can fight back against those who have taken everything he cares about, or if he will just become another victim. The song ends with a final repetition of the chorus, leaving the listener with a sense of unresolved tension and confusion.
Line by Line Meaning
Yogoreta mado glass sekaito ore wo hikihanasu
Through the dirty window glass, the world is pulling me away.
Hibireta kagamini wa tsubasa nakushita ore ga utsuru
In the broken mirror, I see myself without wings.
Nukumori sae shiranaimama oitsumerareta ima no ore wa
I was trapped without even knowing warmth in the current me.
Tsumetai kabe wo seni dokoemo ikenai ore ga iru
I exist unable to go anywhere behind the cold walls.
Kokorowa shindenai hoho wo nurasu tsumetai shizuku
The cold droplets soak my cheeks that cannot feel my heart.
Shinjitsu towa dare ga shirunoka? habatakenai ima no ore wa
Who knows the truth? The current me cannot flap its wings.
In the fallout
Amid the aftermath,
Under fallout
Beneath the falling ashes,
Doredake ikirareru? subete wo ubawareta kokorode
How much can I live? With a heart that has had everything taken from it.
Doredake tatakaeba hito omoini rakuni shite kureru?
How much can I fight before being abandoned by others?
Nukumori sae shiranaimama sasuraunosa ima no ore wa
The current me wanders without even knowing warmth.
In the fallout
Amid the aftermath,
Under fallout
Beneath the falling ashes.
Writer(s): Shinya, Sugizo, Ryuichi, J., Inoran Copyright: Victor Music Publishing Co. Inc.
Contributed by Lucy L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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こんなに前奏が長くてサビまでが遠いのに、当時はワクワクしてCD聴いてた。
今は時代の流れで、前奏飛ばしてサビまで飛ばして何となく把握するような試聴の仕方になった。
頭にキャッチーなサビが来る曲ばかりが売れるようになった。
アルバムが一つの作品という概念もだいぶなくなった。
この曲やFOREVER AND EVERのような長編曲も「終わらないで」と思えた、当時の感覚が恋しくなる時があります。
章佐々木
間奏がとても良い👍
まゆぴょん
カッコいい(*^▽^*)最高過ぎる‼️
Cancan Jaker
Thanks for uploading. This song is great.
諒チャンネル
LUNA SEAの真髄
たかひろたかひろ
これも素晴らしい曲だよね
o-サトリアーニ
間違いなくルナシー歴代NO.1の曲
Leo Lala
コロナ禍の自粛で苦しかった時、
どれだけ生きられる 全てを奪われた心で
癌の術後、痛み止めのモルヒネがクソも効かなかった2日間、殆ど気合いで激痛に耐えていて、
どれだけ闘えば 一思いに楽にしてくれる
脳内再生リピートしてた
塩カプリコ
見つけた！聴きたかった！
Wanpen Jandoo
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