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.
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LUNA SEA Lyrics
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霧が作り出すシルエット
月を想う
空回りしていた優しさは
二度と要らないと思っていたけれど
今も遠回りしている二人が
歌声は届かないあなたまでは
「私は居るの?」
何も変わらない今だけど
一人歩きに疲れ
あなたに伝えたい想いばかりが
氾濫して動けない
歌声は届かないあなたまでは
閉ざされた手の平に
「私を呼んで」
霧に包まれて 何も見えない
霧が作り出すシルエット
あなたを想う
朧げな月の光集めて
閉ざされたその胸に深く沈めて
歌声は届かないあなたまでは
閉ざされた手の平に
「私は居るの?」
歌声が届くまであなただけを
閉ざされたこの胸に深く沈めて
歌声が届くまであなただけを
閉ざされたこの胸に深く沈めて
The song "Moon" by Luna Sea depicts the feeling of being lost and helpless, unable to see through the fog in one's path. The lyrics portray the image of two people walking together, singing their hearts out but their voices are not reaching their destination. The singer realizes that their kindness is going in vain, and they are lost without the other person. They are tired of walking alone and want to express their feelings to the other person. However, they are unable to do so as their emotions are overwhelming and they are unable to express themselves. The singer is asking the other person to call out their name, so they know they are not alone.
The song seems to be about a person who has lost their way and is unable to find direction. They are feeling hopeless and helpless and want to reach out to the other person to help them find their path. The moon is used as a metaphorical representation of the guiding light that will help them find their way. The chorus of the song is about how the singer is thinking of the other person and hoping that they will call out to them. The song is touching and resonates with anyone who has ever felt lost and alone.
Line by Line Meaning
霧に包まれて 何も見えない
Surrounded by fog, unable to see anything
霧が作り出すシルエット
Silhouette created by the fog
月を想う
Thinking of the moon
空回りしていた優しさは
The kindness that was spinning its wheels
二度と要らないと思っていたけれど
Thought it wasn't needed anymore
今も遠回りしている二人が
The two who are still taking the long way around
歌声は届かないあなたまでは閉ざされた手の平に「私は居るの?」
The singing voice is closed off to the point where the hands are shut 'Am I here?'
何も変わらない今だけど一人歩きに疲れ
Even though nothing has changed, I am tired of walking alone
あなたに伝えたい想いばかりが氾濫して動けない
Only the feelings I want to convey to you are overflowing and I can't move
閉ざされた手の平に「私を呼んで」
To the closed palms 'Call me'
霧に包まれて 何も見えない霧が作り出すシルエット あなたを想う
Surrounded by fog, unable to see anything, silhouette created by the fog, thinking of you
朧げな月の光集めて閉ざされたその胸に深く沈めて
Collecting the hazy moonlight and sinking it deeply into the closed chest
歌声は届かないあなたまでは閉ざされた手の平に「私は居るの?」
The singing voice is closed off to the point where the hands are shut 'Am I here?'
歌声が届くまであなただけを閉ざされたこの胸に深く沈めて
Until the singing voice reaches you, sink only you deeply into this closed chest
歌声が届くまであなただけを閉ざされたこの胸に深く沈めて
Until the singing voice reaches you, sink only you deeply into this closed chest
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Ryuichi, Sugizo
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