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.
MOTHER
LUNA SEA Lyrics
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濁った天に包まれて
魂の泉から 歩き出してから
汚れた摩天楼の下
残された恵みが なくなる日まで
美しい花が枯れる日まで
新しい魂の母よ メシアよ
古代レリ-フは語る
奇跡よ今 僕を救え
Mother of love
何処へ行けば 何をすれば
Mother of love
夜明けよ今 僕を救え
Moter of love
何処へ行けば 何をすれば
Mother of love
夜明けよ今 僕を誘え
Mother of love
愛が欲しい 愛して欲しい
The lyrics to the Luna Sea's song "Mother" talks about an uncertain future devoid of hope. The imagery suggests a world shrouded in darkness, where hope and love seem like a distant memory. The song speaks to the need for a new mother figure, a guiding force, and a messiah that will guide people to salvation. The song's writer must have felt lost, as though the world had lost its soul, and needed a savior to guide them out of the abyss.
The song suggests that the world was once a beautiful place, filled with life and love, but now that love has disappeared. The songwriter is searching for a new source of love and is asking the mother of love to guide them to this new place. The lyrics call for a miracle, a rescue, a call to action, to save us from the cold and dark.
Overall, the song invokes a sense of despair and a longing for something to wake us up from lethargy and bring about a new beginning. The searching for a new source of love and a guiding hope is evident throughout the lyrics, urging the listeners to hold on to hope and keep searching for a way out of the darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
新しい時代さえ 見えないままで
Lost in a world of uncertainty, unable to see the new era
濁った天に包まれて
Enveloped by a polluted sky
魂の泉から 歩き出してから
Walking forth from the wellspring of our souls
汚れた摩天楼の下
Beneath polluted skyscrapers
残された恵みが なくなる日まで
Until the day the remaining blessings are gone
美しい花が枯れる日まで
Until the day beautiful flowers wither
新しい魂の母よ メシアよ
Mother of new souls, Messiah
古代レリ-フは語る
Ancient relics speak
Mother of love
Mother of love
奇跡よ今 僕を救え
Miracle, save me now
Mother of love
Mother of love
何処へ行けば 何をすれば
Where to go, what to do
Mother of love
Mother of love
夜明けよ今 僕を救え
Dawn, save me now
Mother of love
Mother of love
何処へ行けば 何をすれば
Where to go, what to do
Mother of love
Mother of love
夜明けよ今 僕を誘え
Dawn, beckon me now
Mother of love
Mother of love
愛が欲しい 愛して欲しい
Wanting love, wanting to be loved
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: SEA LUNA
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まゆぴょん
これまた大好きなmother❤️
MVヤバいカッコいい‼️
ここ最近、毎日夜に聴いてます✨
何とも言えないこの雰囲気✨
最高でカッコいい(*^▽^*)
LUNA SEAの代表曲のひとつですね。イノランさん本当に音楽の芸術的センスがめちゃめちゃ凄い❗
(image)( LASTLY)…もバリクソカッコいいですしね(#^.^#)イノさんソロの(千年花)も凄く好きです✨
この(mother)聴くと異国の世界に連れて行ってくれる感じで、なんか不思議な感覚になる。(FALLOUT)も同様…(*^▽^*)素敵すぎる😆✨
LUNA SEAの世界に益々💕
酔いしれちゃうな(*´-`)
(mother)聴きまくって聴きまくって聴きまくってたな…終幕の時、泣きながら何回も何回も聞いた。カラオケボックスが当時めちゃめちゃ流行っててよく行って(mother)歌わなくても選曲して流して🎶この素敵なメロディ🎶を友達と聴いて幸せ感じてました。FOREVER&Everも…今は嬉しい気持ちで聴ける❗
LUNA SEAに何度何十回助けられるんだろ。くそつまらない自粛生活も仕事の日も朝からLUNA SEAに助けられたな～
今も助けられ🙇✨大好きです💕
スギさん誕生日💕近い～💃
お祝いしたいなぁ(*^^*)スギさんの🎻✨最高ですよね～(*^▽^*)
MMRIN マミリン
LOVELESSから始まったアルバムが「愛が欲しい」で終わるのとか美しすぎんか？
葛西正
確かに。
こうだああだ
あなたのその感性が美しすぎる
G
sorena
マリア
LUNASEAは芸術の塊。
彼らは金字塔を建てた。
:あき
この曲が入ってるアルバムは捨て曲が全然無い凄い完成度。とんでもない名盤。
New World
YOSHIKIがINORANの作品に対して、「INORANはセンスの塊」って言うのはこう言う事なんだなって思う。
Ray
Wishで締めるのもいいけど、MOTHERで締めるライヴは神々しく多幸感に包まれる。
リャンメルリョウヘイ
多分あってます
南照蝶
アルバム『MOTHER』を初めて聴いたときの衝撃は、体感として今も鮮明に残っています。LOVELESS（SUGIZO原曲）→ROSIER（J原曲）→FACE TO FACE（INORAN原曲）の三連打でまず完全にノックアウトされ、ずっと震えが止まらず、最後MOTHERのあまりの美しさに泣かされていました。
LUNA SEAファンは今も幸せです。
ありがとうございます。