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.
Thoughts
LUNA SEA Lyrics
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何を求めたろう この街で
スピードを上げて
息は荒れたままで
この歩みはもう 止まないと
風が そっと 耳元で囁く
美しすぎるまま
この胸を捕えたままの 君は
壊れそうな 世界を閉じて
それは突然の 予感に射たれて
目を逸らせなくて そう君から
歩みを止めたよ 僅かな時間だけ
言い訳などもう 出来ないさと
風が 強く この胸すり抜けた
大切な想いを
伝えたい 今伝えたい 君に...
そばで輝いていて
僕が奪う 世界の中で
大切な想いを
伝えたい 今伝えたい 君に...
美しすぎるまま
この胸を 捕らえたままの 君は
儚すぎるままで
哀しみさえ 艶やかなまま
止まない吐息さえも
冷めない君の身体も
滲み はみ出した そう夜空に
星が消えゆく様に
闇に浮かんだ二人
甘い 微熱
The lyrics of Luna Sea's song "Thoughts" speak of a protagonist who is on a journey of self-discovery through the bustling streets of a city. The song starts with the singer trying to leave the chaotic city behind and not look back. They are seeking something in the city, but they don't know what it is. The speed of the city is making their breathing heavy, but they cannot stop walking, and the wind whispers something beautiful to them. The singer feels trapped in their own world, which is fragile and seems ready to break apart.
However, a sudden feeling strikes the singer, and they cannot look away. They stop walking for a while, unable to make any excuse for themselves. The wind becomes strong again, piercing through the singer's heart, revealing their true feelings. The singer desperately wants to convey their emotions to someone they care about, who shines beside them in their world, which is gradually being stolen from them. The singer's emotions are both beautiful and fleeting.
Luna Sea's "Thoughts" captures the struggle of finding one's true self in a chaotic world. The song's melancholic melody is a perfect match for the singer's despair and frustration. The lyrics suggest that it is not always easy to understand one's own feelings, especially in a world that moves quickly, but sometimes a sudden realization changes everything.
Line by Line Meaning
人混みを抜けて 振り返らないで
Leave the crowd, don't look back
何を求めたろう この街で
What did we seek in this city?
スピードを上げて
Speeding up
息は荒れたままで
Breath remains rough
この歩みはもう 止まないと
This journey won't stop now
風が そっと 耳元で囁く
The wind whispers quietly in my ears
美しすぎるまま
You remain too beautiful
この胸を捕えたままの 君は
You have captured my heart
儚すぎるままで
Still so fleeting
壊れそうな 世界を閉じて
Close yourself off from the world that seems to be crumbling
それは突然の 予感に射たれて
Suddenly struck with a premonition
目を逸らせなくて そう君から
I can't look away from you
歩みを止めたよ 僅かな時間だけ
Just for a short time, I stopped moving forward
言い訳などもう 出来ないさと
I can't make any excuses anymore
風が 強く この胸すり抜けた
The wind blows hard and pierces through my heart
大切な想いを
I want to convey
伝えたい 今伝えたい 君に...
I want to tell you, right now
そばで輝いていて
Shine beside me
僕が奪う 世界の中で
In the world that I'll take
哀しみさえ 艶やかなまま
Even sadness is glamorous
止まない吐息さえも
Even the endless sighs
冷めない君の身体も
Your body that won't cool down
滲み はみ出した そう夜空に
Spilling out into the night sky
星が消えゆく様に
As the stars disappear
闇に浮かんだ二人
Two who float in the darkness
甘い 微熱
Sweet fever
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ls ROCK
技術もそうなんだけど
表現力、世界観
幻想的なメロディーに
生々しい歌詞、
それら含めて
演奏力が飛び抜けてると
個人的に思ってる
LUNA SEAはなんか
ジャンルというか
LUNA SEAというバンドが
ジャンルだと思うほど
突出して何か凄いと思う
ですたくん
人混みを抜けて 振り返らないで
何を求めたろう この街で
スピードを上げて 息は荒れたままで
この歩みはもう 止まないと
風が そっと 耳元で囁く
美しすぎるまま この胸を捕えたままの 君は
儚すぎるままで 壊れそうな 世界を閉じて
それは突然の 予感に射たれて
目を逸らせなくて そう君から
歩みを止めたよ 僅かな時間だけ
言い訳などもう 出来ないさと
風が 強く この胸すり抜けた
大切な想いを 伝えたい 今伝えたい 君に…
そばで輝いていて 僕が奪う 世界の中で
大切な想いを 伝えたい 今伝えたい 君に…
美しすぎるまま この胸を 捕らえたままの 君は
儚すぎるままで 哀しみさえ 艶やかなまま
止まない吐息さえも 冷めない君の身体も
滲み はみ出した そう夜空に
星が消えゆく様に 闇に浮かんだ二人
甘い 微熱
Anggita Kuswandi
This song is almost 7 years old??? I thought it was just yesterday!? Because I still remember the exact hype when this song first released!
The 360° panoramic visuals are top notch, maybe they’re trying to hop onto the Pano bandwagon because the 360° Panorama stuff is a huge thing back in the day (this MV and single were released in 2013). The music is completely different from the Old School LUNA SEA everybody knows yet somehow still distinguishably LUNA SEA’s.
I also remember lots of SLAVES (aka LUNA SEA fans, sorry if our fandom name shocked you) kinda shocked about how Post-Reboot LUNA SEA sounds different from the LUNA SEA sounds before The Curtain Call, but the members said that “This is the All-New LUNA SEA” and we couldn’t change that.
I think their different vibes as solo artiste during the band’s very long hiatus in 2000’s also influenced the New School LUNA SEA, like everyone has different preferences musically so they added their own vibes meticulously into the song they made together, yet somehow these vibes are still able to make cohesive, organized chaos.
That’s the 200 yens from me; keep the change, everybody!
someda shoya
[ Thoughts ]
人混みを抜けて 振り返らないで
何を求めたろう この街で
スピードを上げて 息は荒れたままで
この歩みはもう 止まないと
風が そっと 耳元で囁く
美しすぎるまま この胸を 捕えたままの 君は
儚すぎるままで 壊れそうな 世界を閉じて
それは突然の 予感に射たれて
目を逸らせなくて そう君から
歩みを止めたよ 僅かな時間だけ
言い訳などもう 出来ないさと
風が 強く この胸すり抜けた
大切な想いを 伝えたい 今伝えたい 君に…
そばで輝いていて 僕が奪う 世界の中で
大切な想いを 伝えたい 今伝えたい 君に…
美しすぎるまま この胸を 捕らえたままの 君は
儚すぎるままで 哀しみさえ 艶やかなまま
止まない吐息さえも 冷めない君の身体も
滲み はみ出した そう夜空に
星が消えゆく様に 闇に浮かんだ二人
甘い 微熱
じゅんじゅん
そんな貴方にテクニックが分かる俺から一言。
テクニックもマジで凄い。
いやいや、本当に偉大なバンドですねぇ…同業者のフォロワーが多いのが良く分かります。
じゅんじゅん
自分自身も音楽を20年ぐらいやっていて、リスナーとしても邦楽洋楽問わずかなり聴いてきたつもりだけど、LUNA SEAほどメンバーの替えがきかないバンドは中々無いと思う。
1人でもメンバーが変わったら別物になってしまう稀有なバンド。
良いバンド上手いバンドは沢山居るけど、そんな風に感じさせてくれるバンドはそうそう無い。
rain man
EDENからのファンですが、この曲は復活してから一番好きな曲です。
もっともっと評価されるべきLUNA SEAの代表曲だと思ってます！
FL K
THE BEST OF LUNA SEA 2023演奏記念書き込み。LiveもMVも両方カッコいい👍
ちょぞ
最高のイントロから始まり、昔の曲を彷彿させるフレーズもあり、歌詞もほんと素晴らしい。
何よりこれがInoran原曲ってのが正直震える。まだ進化中ってヤツですね…
yasusea BLUE
INORAN作曲＝ミディアム、スローナンバーという自分の固定概念をぶち壊してくれた、疾走感がある素晴らしい名曲！
もとぽんち
再結成バンドの中ではかなり昔を取り戻しつつベテランっぷりの熟成を融合させた名曲のように思えるのだが、なぜあまりこの曲にスポットライトが当たらないのだろうか？
lu lu
この曲クソかっこいいよな
らじおじ@12
時代が、チャラチャラしたのになったからかな?
オジサンの俺には、LUNA SEA、L'Arc～en～Cielは、鉄板何だよ。
VIVATAKAチャンネル
最初この曲実はそんなに……て感じだったけどある日突然ふっと頭の中で鳴り始めて、ヤバいカッコイイってなった。
ホントにLUNA SEAはそんな曲が多い。
lS(
まさに今の自分がそれです！
去年の年末あたりから脳内再生が激しくてw
A WILLのDVDでブチ切れてるRYUICHIさんも超かっこいい！