Laputa was a Japanese visual rock band from the city of Nagoya, Japan and w… Read Full Bio ↴Laputa was a Japanese visual rock band from the city of Nagoya, Japan and was formed in July of 1993 by Aki and Tomoi, high school friends who were previously in the band AI SICK FACE together. Their member lineup from 1994 to 2004 was Aki on vocals, Kouichi on guitar, Junji on bass, and Tomoi on drums.
When Laputa was originally formed in 1993, the band's lineup was Aki on vocals, Hiro on guitar, Kusuba on bass, and Tomoi on drums. With that member lineup Laputa released their first demotape "Saddistの夢 (Saddist no yume)" in September. In November of 1993, Hideno, previously in AI SICK FACE, joined Laputa as an additional guitarist. Laputa then released their second demotape "奈落の底 (naraku no soko)" in December of '93. Hiro left Laputa shortly thereafter. Junji, formerly of visual indie band Ad de Vidar, then joined Laputa in January of 1994 as a guitarist replacing Hiro. Laputa then released their first single "私が消える (watashi ga kieru)" in May of 1994. Hideno left Laputa in July of 1994, later joining visual band Merry Go Round. Kouichi, formerly in popular indie visual band Silver-Rose, joined Laputa in the same month replacing Hideno. Laputa released an indie video titled "Paradoxical Reality" in September of 1994. Kusuba left Laputa on January 7th of 1995, and would later be in the bands Lúcide and Kraidhearz. Junji then switched instruments and became Laputa's bassist, and Laputa then had the lineup they would keep for the rest of their career. In February of 1995 Laputa released their first indie album "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)" which met with success in the visual indie scene. Laputa shot a music video for the song "Vertigo" from "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)". In February of 1996 Laputa released the indie mini-album "眩めく廃人 (kurumeku haijin)" which featured three new songs and new versions of the popular songs "Vertigo" and "Insatiable" from the "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)" album. In July of 1996 Laputa released an indie live video titled "箱庭 (hakoniwa)" featuring performances from a concert at SHIBUYA ON AIR WEST from their Paradoxical Reality TOUR IV that year.
With their increasing popularity in the visual indie scene, Laputa caught the attention of big record companies and signed to the major label Toshiba-EMI in August of 1996. Laputa released their first major single "硝子の肖像 / GARASU NO SHOUZOU" in September of 1994, which peaked at #34 on the Oricon singles chart. In October Laputa's first major album "蜉～かげろう～蝣 / KAGEROU" was released, peaking at #24 on the Oricon albums chart. Laputa released their second major single "eve ~Last night for you~" in May of 1997, peaking at #33 on the Oricon singles chart. Laputa's second major album "絵～エマダラ～斑 / e.m.a.d.a.r.a" was released in June of 1997, peaking at #24 on the Oricon albums chart. In July of 1997 Laputa released a live video called "MOV(i)E ON DARKNESS" featuring performances from a concert at SHINJUKU LIQUID ROOM in April of that year. In November of 1997 Laputa released their third major single "meet again", peaking at #20 on the Oricon singles chart. In February of 1998 Laputa released their fourth major single "揺れながら… (yurenagara)", peaking at #25 on the Oricon singles chart. Laputa's third major album "麝香 / Jakou" was released in February of 1998, peaking at #10 on the Oricon albums chart. On the same day of Jakou's release, the video "CLIPS OF CRUNCH LOOP" was released, featuring Laputa's music videos for their first four major singles and one for the song "麝香 (Jakou)". From September of 1998 to May of 1999 Laputa released the four major singles "Feelin' the sky", "Breath", "Chimes", and "Virgin cry", which peaked on the Oricon singles chart at #15, #29, #25, and #23 respectively. Laputa's fourth major album "翔～カケラ～裸 / c.a.k.e.r.a" was released in June of 1999, peaking at #10 on the Oricon albums chart. On the same day of its release, the video "CLIPS OF CRUNCH LOOP II" was released, featuring Laputa's music videos for the four singles from the "翔～カケラ～裸 / c.a.k.e.r.a" album along with bonus videos for the songs "WITH the WIND" and "Pink animals". In February of 2000, Laputa released the album "Coupling Collection + xxxk [1996-1999 singles]", a collection of the c/w songs (B-sides) from their eight major singles, along with the new song "xxxk animals" and a new version of the song "BUZZ" which was originally featured as a hidden song on their "揺れながら… (yurenagara)" single from 1998. "Coupling Collection..." peaked at #43 on the Oricon albums chart. In October of 2000, Laputa released the three-disc best-of album "3DISC BEST ~1995-1999 except Coupling Collection~", which featured 32 songs in all including Laputa's eight major singles and 24 other songs ranging from their first indie album "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)" from 1995 to their "翔～カケラ～裸 / c.a.k.e.r.a" album from 1999. "3DISC BEST..." peaked at #41 on the Oricon albums chart. That was their last release for the Toshiba-EMI label which the band left, then signing to the smaller major label Nippon-Crown. Laputa released their ninth major single and their first single on Nippon-Crown, "Shape ~in the shape of wing~" in October of 2000, peaking at #26 on the Oricon singles chart. In December of 2000 Laputa released the video "CLIPS OF CRUNCH LOOP III", featuring music videos for all three songs on the "Shape ~in the shape of wing~" single and a Director's Cut version of the music video for "Shape ~in the shape of wing~". In February of 2001 Laputa released their tenth major single "Silent on-looker", peaking at #43 on the Oricon singles chart. In March of 2001 Laputa released their fiifth major album "楽～ヘブン～園 / Heaven", peaking at #50 on the Oricon albums chart. In November of 2001 Laputa released the live video "Heaven to Perfection [Tour001 Programized-Heaven final-mission]", which featured performances from their tour that year. In March of 2002 Laputa released the mini-album "glitter", surprising many by showing the band changing styles and moving in a more electronic-oriented direction. "glitter" peaked at #66 on the Oricon albums chart. A music video for the song "POPular UPrising" from "glitter" was released. In June of 2002 the band released the dance single "深海 (shinkai) / Brand-new color", peaking at #58 on the Oricon singles chart. A music video for the song "深海 (shinkai)" was released. In July of 2002 the band released the album "誘～New Temptation～惑", peaking at #50 on the Oricon albums chart. Kouichi, who had been Laputa's lead songwriter since the "蜉～かげろう～蝣 / KAGEROU" album writing about 80% of the band's music, was reportedly in a hospital or clinic for much of this time in 2002. Because of this, he wrote only two songs on the "誘～New Temptation～惑" album, and Laputa's tour for the album consisted of less than ten concert dates. Junji wrote more of the songs on "誘～New Temptation～惑" than any other member, and would remain Laputa's lead songwriter for the rest of their career. Tomoi even wrote his first vocal songs for Laputa on the "誘～New Temptation～惑" album, the music and lyrics for the song "Dummy", and the lyrics for the song "Last". Up until then Tomoi had only co-written the instrumental song "BUZZ" with Junji. In April of 2003, Laputa released the mini-album "Sparks Monkey", peaking at #75 on the Oricon albums chart. After a year of on-and-off touring, Laputa released the mini-album "Material Pleasures" in March of 2004, peaking at #89 on the Oricon albums chart. In May of 2004 Laputa announced through their fanclub that they were disbanding, citing a desire for each of them to evolve. They released a best-of CD+DVD of their material from their years on the Nippon-Crown label titled "BEST AL+CLIPS 2000~2004" on July 28th, 2004, toured from August to September, and played their last live on September 5th, 2004 at Shibuya Koukaido. A DVD of the last live titled "ALL BURST" was released on December 15th, 2004.
Since Laputa's disbandment, Aki opened an official site at akiakiaki.com, and has written in his site's diary about writing music for an upcoming solo-project. Kouichi has a solo-project called Everlasting-K which will release its first CD on March 30th, a five-track mini-album titled "voulez-vouz". Junji has an upcoming solo-project called HALATION with a website at halation.jp. Tomoi has a website called Tomoi's Room #34, though his future activities remain unclear.
When Laputa was originally formed in 1993, the band's lineup was Aki on vocals, Hiro on guitar, Kusuba on bass, and Tomoi on drums. With that member lineup Laputa released their first demotape "Saddistの夢 (Saddist no yume)" in September. In November of 1993, Hideno, previously in AI SICK FACE, joined Laputa as an additional guitarist. Laputa then released their second demotape "奈落の底 (naraku no soko)" in December of '93. Hiro left Laputa shortly thereafter. Junji, formerly of visual indie band Ad de Vidar, then joined Laputa in January of 1994 as a guitarist replacing Hiro. Laputa then released their first single "私が消える (watashi ga kieru)" in May of 1994. Hideno left Laputa in July of 1994, later joining visual band Merry Go Round. Kouichi, formerly in popular indie visual band Silver-Rose, joined Laputa in the same month replacing Hideno. Laputa released an indie video titled "Paradoxical Reality" in September of 1994. Kusuba left Laputa on January 7th of 1995, and would later be in the bands Lúcide and Kraidhearz. Junji then switched instruments and became Laputa's bassist, and Laputa then had the lineup they would keep for the rest of their career. In February of 1995 Laputa released their first indie album "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)" which met with success in the visual indie scene. Laputa shot a music video for the song "Vertigo" from "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)". In February of 1996 Laputa released the indie mini-album "眩めく廃人 (kurumeku haijin)" which featured three new songs and new versions of the popular songs "Vertigo" and "Insatiable" from the "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)" album. In July of 1996 Laputa released an indie live video titled "箱庭 (hakoniwa)" featuring performances from a concert at SHIBUYA ON AIR WEST from their Paradoxical Reality TOUR IV that year.
With their increasing popularity in the visual indie scene, Laputa caught the attention of big record companies and signed to the major label Toshiba-EMI in August of 1996. Laputa released their first major single "硝子の肖像 / GARASU NO SHOUZOU" in September of 1994, which peaked at #34 on the Oricon singles chart. In October Laputa's first major album "蜉～かげろう～蝣 / KAGEROU" was released, peaking at #24 on the Oricon albums chart. Laputa released their second major single "eve ~Last night for you~" in May of 1997, peaking at #33 on the Oricon singles chart. Laputa's second major album "絵～エマダラ～斑 / e.m.a.d.a.r.a" was released in June of 1997, peaking at #24 on the Oricon albums chart. In July of 1997 Laputa released a live video called "MOV(i)E ON DARKNESS" featuring performances from a concert at SHINJUKU LIQUID ROOM in April of that year. In November of 1997 Laputa released their third major single "meet again", peaking at #20 on the Oricon singles chart. In February of 1998 Laputa released their fourth major single "揺れながら… (yurenagara)", peaking at #25 on the Oricon singles chart. Laputa's third major album "麝香 / Jakou" was released in February of 1998, peaking at #10 on the Oricon albums chart. On the same day of Jakou's release, the video "CLIPS OF CRUNCH LOOP" was released, featuring Laputa's music videos for their first four major singles and one for the song "麝香 (Jakou)". From September of 1998 to May of 1999 Laputa released the four major singles "Feelin' the sky", "Breath", "Chimes", and "Virgin cry", which peaked on the Oricon singles chart at #15, #29, #25, and #23 respectively. Laputa's fourth major album "翔～カケラ～裸 / c.a.k.e.r.a" was released in June of 1999, peaking at #10 on the Oricon albums chart. On the same day of its release, the video "CLIPS OF CRUNCH LOOP II" was released, featuring Laputa's music videos for the four singles from the "翔～カケラ～裸 / c.a.k.e.r.a" album along with bonus videos for the songs "WITH the WIND" and "Pink animals". In February of 2000, Laputa released the album "Coupling Collection + xxxk [1996-1999 singles]", a collection of the c/w songs (B-sides) from their eight major singles, along with the new song "xxxk animals" and a new version of the song "BUZZ" which was originally featured as a hidden song on their "揺れながら… (yurenagara)" single from 1998. "Coupling Collection..." peaked at #43 on the Oricon albums chart. In October of 2000, Laputa released the three-disc best-of album "3DISC BEST ~1995-1999 except Coupling Collection~", which featured 32 songs in all including Laputa's eight major singles and 24 other songs ranging from their first indie album "眩～めまい～暈 (memai)" from 1995 to their "翔～カケラ～裸 / c.a.k.e.r.a" album from 1999. "3DISC BEST..." peaked at #41 on the Oricon albums chart. That was their last release for the Toshiba-EMI label which the band left, then signing to the smaller major label Nippon-Crown. Laputa released their ninth major single and their first single on Nippon-Crown, "Shape ~in the shape of wing~" in October of 2000, peaking at #26 on the Oricon singles chart. In December of 2000 Laputa released the video "CLIPS OF CRUNCH LOOP III", featuring music videos for all three songs on the "Shape ~in the shape of wing~" single and a Director's Cut version of the music video for "Shape ~in the shape of wing~". In February of 2001 Laputa released their tenth major single "Silent on-looker", peaking at #43 on the Oricon singles chart. In March of 2001 Laputa released their fiifth major album "楽～ヘブン～園 / Heaven", peaking at #50 on the Oricon albums chart. In November of 2001 Laputa released the live video "Heaven to Perfection [Tour001 Programized-Heaven final-mission]", which featured performances from their tour that year. In March of 2002 Laputa released the mini-album "glitter", surprising many by showing the band changing styles and moving in a more electronic-oriented direction. "glitter" peaked at #66 on the Oricon albums chart. A music video for the song "POPular UPrising" from "glitter" was released. In June of 2002 the band released the dance single "深海 (shinkai) / Brand-new color", peaking at #58 on the Oricon singles chart. A music video for the song "深海 (shinkai)" was released. In July of 2002 the band released the album "誘～New Temptation～惑", peaking at #50 on the Oricon albums chart. Kouichi, who had been Laputa's lead songwriter since the "蜉～かげろう～蝣 / KAGEROU" album writing about 80% of the band's music, was reportedly in a hospital or clinic for much of this time in 2002. Because of this, he wrote only two songs on the "誘～New Temptation～惑" album, and Laputa's tour for the album consisted of less than ten concert dates. Junji wrote more of the songs on "誘～New Temptation～惑" than any other member, and would remain Laputa's lead songwriter for the rest of their career. Tomoi even wrote his first vocal songs for Laputa on the "誘～New Temptation～惑" album, the music and lyrics for the song "Dummy", and the lyrics for the song "Last". Up until then Tomoi had only co-written the instrumental song "BUZZ" with Junji. In April of 2003, Laputa released the mini-album "Sparks Monkey", peaking at #75 on the Oricon albums chart. After a year of on-and-off touring, Laputa released the mini-album "Material Pleasures" in March of 2004, peaking at #89 on the Oricon albums chart. In May of 2004 Laputa announced through their fanclub that they were disbanding, citing a desire for each of them to evolve. They released a best-of CD+DVD of their material from their years on the Nippon-Crown label titled "BEST AL+CLIPS 2000~2004" on July 28th, 2004, toured from August to September, and played their last live on September 5th, 2004 at Shibuya Koukaido. A DVD of the last live titled "ALL BURST" was released on December 15th, 2004.
Since Laputa's disbandment, Aki opened an official site at akiakiaki.com, and has written in his site's diary about writing music for an upcoming solo-project. Kouichi has a solo-project called Everlasting-K which will release its first CD on March 30th, a five-track mini-album titled "voulez-vouz". Junji has an upcoming solo-project called HALATION with a website at halation.jp. Tomoi has a website called Tomoi's Room #34, though his future activities remain unclear.
Feelin' the Sky
Laputa Lyrics
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がらくたの嘆きさえ運ぶ風
がれきの隙間 吹き抜けて
とどけ僕の胸の中まで
いつまでも素敵に輝く
果てる時を待つ憂鬱な夕暮れ
涙 浮かべ...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
羽ばたいて君の街まで
暮れゆく空 時間を止めて
泣いた...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
駆け巡る夏の終わりの
気怠ささえ 愛しい
響け僕の胸の奥まで
季節の移り変わりを待つ
忘れかけていたのぼりゆく太陽
涙 こらえ...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
羽ばたいて君の街まで
暮れゆく空 時間を止めて
泣いた...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
駆け巡る夏の終わりの
気怠ささえ 愛しい
がらくたの嘆きさえ運ぶ風
がれきの隙間 吹き抜けて
抱きしめて重ね合う口唇は
がれきの隙間 埋めていく
Feelin' the Sky
羽ばたいて君の街まで
暮れゆく空 時間を止めて
泣いた...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
舞い降りた雲の上から
穴を開けた 君にとどくように
Fly away... Cry again for smile
憧れてた あの空
いつか Feelin' the Sky
Feelin' the Sky... ...
いつか Feelin' the Sky...
Feelin' the Sky... ...
がれきの隙間 吹き抜けて
とどけ僕の胸の中まで
いつまでも素敵に輝く
果てる時を待つ憂鬱な夕暮れ
涙 浮かべ...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
羽ばたいて君の街まで
泣いた...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
駆け巡る夏の終わりの
気怠ささえ 愛しい
響け僕の胸の奥まで
季節の移り変わりを待つ
忘れかけていたのぼりゆく太陽
涙 こらえ...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
羽ばたいて君の街まで
暮れゆく空 時間を止めて
泣いた...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
駆け巡る夏の終わりの
気怠ささえ 愛しい
がらくたの嘆きさえ運ぶ風
がれきの隙間 吹き抜けて
抱きしめて重ね合う口唇は
がれきの隙間 埋めていく
Feelin' the Sky
羽ばたいて君の街まで
暮れゆく空 時間を止めて
泣いた...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
舞い降りた雲の上から
穴を開けた 君にとどくように
Fly away... Cry again for smile
憧れてた あの空
いつか Feelin' the Sky
Feelin' the Sky... ...
いつか Feelin' the Sky...
Feelin' the Sky... ...
The Japanese lyrics of Laputa's song "Feelin' the Sky" describe the arbitrary and troublesome objects that the wind carries and how they can still shine beautifully. The lyrics continue to express a sense of melancholy during the end of summer, waiting for a time to end while tears are shed. The singer wishes to fly to their loved one's city, stop the passing time, and cry. The changing of seasons and the increasing sunlight is also mentioned, reminding the singer of something they had forgotten. The lyrics repeat these themes throughout the song, expressing a longing to fly high and reach a distant goal.
The lyrics of "Feelin' the Sky" have been interpreted in several different ways. Some believe the song is about a person who is feeling trapped in their current life and wishes to escape to somewhere else. The song may also be viewed as a commentary on the beauty of life and how even the most insignificant things can still shine brightly. The song's chorus, "Feelin' the Sky," can be seen as a call to live without limits and to strive for the best.
Line by Line Meaning
がらくたの嘆きさえ運ぶ風
The wind carries even the lament of garbage
がれきの隙間 吹き抜けて
Through gaps in debris, it blows
とどけ僕の胸の中まで
Deliver it to the depths of my heart
いつまでも素敵に輝く
It forever shines beautifully
果てる時を待つ憂鬱な夕暮れ
Awaiting the melancholic evening that marks the end of time
涙 浮かべ...
Tears surface...
いつか Feelin' the Sky
Someday, feeling the sky
羽ばたいて君の街まで
Flying to your city
暮れゆく空 時間を止めて
The darkening sky freezes time
泣いた...
Crying...
駆け巡る夏の終わりの
The end of summer races by
気怠ささえ 愛しい
Even the lethargy is lovely
響け僕の胸の奥まで
Resounding into the depths of my heart
季節の移り変わりを待つ
Waiting for the changing of seasons
忘れかけていたのぼりゆく太陽
The rising sun, once forgotten
涙 こらえ...
Holding back tears...
駆け巡る夏の終わりの
The end of summer races by
気怠ささえ 愛しい
Even the lethargy is lovely
抱きしめて重ね合う口唇は
Holding each other closely, our lips meet
がれきの隙間 埋めていく
Filling the gaps in the debris
舞い降りた雲の上から
Descending from the clouds
穴を開けた 君にとどくように
Creating a hole to reach you
Fly away... Cry again for smile
Fly away... cry again for a smile
憧れてた あの空
That sky we longed for
いつか Feelin' the Sky
Someday, feeling the sky
Feelin' the Sky... ...
Feeling the sky...
いつか Feelin' the Sky...
Someday, feeling the sky...
Feelin' the Sky... ...
Feeling the sky...
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: AKI
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@user-kg9gs4yp5o
がらくたの嘆きさえ運ぶ風
がれきの隙間 吹き抜けて
とどけ僕の胸の中まで
いつまでも素敵に輝く
果てる時を待つ憂鬱な夕暮れ
涙 浮かべ…
いつか Feelin' the sky 羽ばたいて君の街まで
暮れゆく空 時間を止めて 泣いた…
いつか Feelin' the sky 駆け巡る夏の終わりの
気怠ささえ 愛しい
響け僕の胸の奥まで
季節の移り変わりを待つ
忘れかけていたのぼりゆく太陽
涙 こらえ…
いつか Feelin' the sky 羽ばたいて君の街まで
暮れゆく空 時間を止めて 泣いた…
いつか Feelin' the sky 駆け巡る夏の終わりの
気怠ささえ 愛しい
がらくたの嘆きさえ運ぶ風
がれきの隙間 吹き抜けて
抱き締めて重ねあう口唇は
がれきの隙間 埋めていく
Feelin' the sky 羽ばたいて君の街まで
暮れゆく空 時間を止めて 泣いた…
いつか Feelin' the sky 舞い降りた雲の上から
穴を開けた 君に届くように
Fly away…Cry again for smile
憧れてた あの空
いつかFeelin' the sky La la la…
Feelin' the sky Feelin' the sky Feelin' the sky
いつかFeelin' the sky La la la…
Feelin' the sky
@user-gz5pm9uy2m
まさか夏の終わりに悲しいニュースを聞きながら聴く事になるとは…
akiさん
本当にありがとうございました。
ありがとうございました…
@user-ll8yq6vv6c
色褪せることのない大好きな曲です ありがとう
@aoishi1808
数時間前（2023年9月1日(金)夕刻）akiさんが8月29日に急逝されたとの知らせを見た。
心が痛い。信じられないし信じたくない。思い浮かべては泣いてる。
最近は「Day after day」をヘビロテしてたけど、akiさんが夏の終わりに逝ってしまわれたからこの曲が思い浮かぶ。
「Feelin' the sky」の歌詞の情景が今の状況に寄り添ってくれる内容に感じられる。切なくて哀しくて爽やかで疾走感のあるサウンドもまた。
今はまだ心に穴が空いたまま。
@user-vn4qy8gq4d
あなたの伸びのある高音は間違いなく私の青春時代の一部でした。
挙げたらキリがないほどLaputaの好きな曲はありますが、訃報を知った時にふと脳裏を過ったのはこの曲でした
本当にお疲れ様です、ゆっくりお休みになって下さい。ご冥福をお祈りします…
@chiaki962006
私の青春時代を彩ってくれた曲 ありがとう、どうか安らかに。
@user-oz6jh4rk5l
Laputaを知る事が出来て本当に良かったです。
akiさん、あちらの世界でも歌い続けて下さい。ご冥福を祈ります。
@user-xk5ot3hj3w
茜色の空を見ると必ずこの歌が頭の中で流れます
一生忘れないでしょう
ご冥福をお祈りいたします
@honeymaplex
今聴いても本当カッコよくて、ダークだけどメロディアスでいい曲だよね。Laputaは青春だった。
@mikanissue26
大学生の時に友人から勧められて沢山聴いてました。ありがとう。R.I.P aki 🌹🪽
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本当に美しい曲です。心地いいし、うっとりして幸せな気持ちになりますね。本当にもっともっと売れてもよかったのに。メンバーも悔しかったでしょうね。私は今こそとばかりにカラオケで歌いまくっています。メンバーの方々の思いをこめて。