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.
Time Has Come
LUNA SEA Lyrics
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とてつもない時だ 気が遠くなる
今 目覚めたのさ そう 感じてる
今キミへ
息を深く吸って もっと深く
聞こえている鼓動
それでもまだここは
それ程明るくない
まるで初めてだけど
きっと次の光に
引き寄せられるだろう
いつしか訪れるそのキミへ
新しい時が 始まろうとしてる
胸騒ぎのする 今夜は
つかまえてみよう 何も嘘じゃない
キミの想い描く
キミを越えた場所で
新しい時が 始まろうとしている
胸騒ぎのする 今夜は
つかまえてみよう 何も嘘じゃない
キミの想い描く その場所で
今 そのドアを開けて
そっと そっと
ここから始まるのさ 今
The lyrics to "Time Has Come" by Luna Sea express the feeling of being on the cusp of a new beginning, both in the personal sense and in a broader universal sense. The first stanza speaks of a time that feels distant and almost overwhelming, but the singer has now woken up and is sensing something new - specifically, something related to the person they are addressing (presumably a lover or a close friend). The second and third stanzas speak of a night that feels new and uncertain, but the singer is drawn forward by the promise of the next light. They are feeling a sense of foreboding but also of excitement, and they want to capture this moment and hold onto it as something true - something that exists beyond just their own imagination. The final stanza is an invitation to open a door and begin anew, with the knowledge that the coming time may be difficult but also transformative.
Overall, the song is about the potential inherent in moments of transition and uncertainty, and the need to hold onto hope and a sense of purpose in these times. The lyrics are poetic and metaphorical, with a sense of an underlying spirituality or cosmic interconnectedness. The music itself is lush and orchestral, with soaring vocals and a sense of epic grandeur that matches the intensity of the lyrics.
Line by Line Meaning
それは 遥か遠く
Something distant, far away
とてつもない時だ 気が遠くなる
It’s an incredibly long time; it makes one's head spin.
今 目覚めたのさ そう 感じてる
I just woke up and I feel it.
今キミへ
Right now, to you.
息を深く吸って もっと深く
Take a deep breath, an even deeper one.
聞こえている鼓動
I can hear the heartbeat.
それでもまだここは
However, even so right here.
それ程明るくない
It's not that bright yet.
こんな感じの夜は
On this kind of night.
まるで初めてだけど
It's like the first time though.
きっと次の光に
Surely, to the next light.
引き寄せられるだろう
It will be drawn.
いつしか訪れるそのキミへ
To you, who will eventually come.
新しい時が 始まろうとしてる
A new time is about to begin.
胸騒ぎのする 今夜は
Tonight, it's a night that makes your heart race.
つかまえてみよう 何も嘘じゃない
Let's catch it; it's not a lie.
キミの想い描く
The image of you that I've imagined.
キミを越えた場所で
Somewhere beyond where you are.
今 そのドアを開けて
Now, let's open that door.
そっと そっと
Quietly, quietly.
ここから始まるのさ 今
It starts from here; right now.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: SEA LUNA
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
まゆぴょん
出だしの隆ちゃんのアカペラにめっちゃ❤️感動‼️まぢ凄いよね😆
アカペラでここまで綺麗な声✨
本当に凄いね(*´-`)凄いカッコ良すぎるから言葉がない‼️(*ノ▽ノ)
LUNA SEAが居るからここまで頑張って生きて来れた✨🙇何年経っても何十年経っても大好きです。好きで仕方ないです‼️
ありがとう✨隆ちゃん、イノさん、真ちゃん、J兄、スギさん大好き‼️
LUNA SEAが産まれてくれた事に感謝✨です❗私にとって神以上だよ
毎日、毎日聴いても聴いても…
聴きまくっても聞き足りない‼️(*´-`)
LUNA SEA大好き💗
ソウマ&ヒロト東海キッズ
LUNA SEAのライブに初めて行ったのがこれだったな～ REBOOTに対する喜びと初めて5人に会えた感動と、会場全員がファンである事の一体感への感動と最初のTime has comeの壮大さが一気に伝わって来て、最初から涙を流しました。本当に偉大なバンドです。
Shunya Abe
これを超えるTime has comeはこれ以降ない気がする！！
Yael Milo
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Allen Joaquin
@Yael Milo instablaster :)
チャナン
これは終始鳥肌です
ああああ
区切りや、ここぞって時のライブの1曲目のLUNASEAの気迫はやべえ
絶対に外さないしその度にベストテイク見せてくれるから思い出に残るライブ、曲が増えていく
だからスレイブやめらんねー。
cbdt525
やっぱりLUNA SEAの音楽は好き
nightrun
上手くは言えないが、今のLUNA SEAの音でSHINEを全曲再録してほしい。
まがひろ
めっちゃカッコいい。
久しぶりに聞いたのですが、始まり方もかっこいいですが
終わり方すごくカッコよくて鳥肌立ちます。
渋谷泰弘
3daysの中で最高な瞬間だった。RYUICHIのアカペラで心奪われ、1:06で覚醒する。これほどの演出を体現できるロックバンドはLUNA SEAしかいない。