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.
meet again
Laputa Lyrics
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浅い眠り続いていた たどり着きたい
あなたのそばまで 花弁撒き散らして
その答えを捜して たどり着こう
あなたは迷い 仮面をまとう
時間の加速に ついていけない
季節は流れ 仮面は消える
愛し合えない 全て…
彼方に聞こえた あなたへのメロディー
口ずさんで ほら そこで今
溢れる想いは遠く 遥か遠く
甘い香り続いていた
歩き出したい あなたの夢まで
あなたは変わり 仮面を変える
閉ざす心に鍵はかけない
いつかはきっと 仮面をはずす
愛し合いたい 全て…
異国の空から 届けられた夢
口付けてよ ほら ここで今
あなたにまた逢える事 祈るように
AH MYSTERIOUS SO LONG
あなたは迷い 仮面をまとう
時間の加速に ついていけない
季節は流れ 仮面は消える
愛し合えない 全て…
彼方に聞こえた あなたへのメロディー
口ずさんで ほら そこで今
溢れる想いは遠く 遥か遠く
異国の空から 届けられた夢
口付けてよ ほら ここで今
あなたにまた逢える事 祈るように
AH MYSTERIOUS SO LONG
あなたのそばまで 花弁撒き散らして
その答えを捜して たどり着こう
あなたは迷い 仮面をまとう
時間の加速に ついていけない
季節は流れ 仮面は消える
愛し合えない 全て…
彼方に聞こえた あなたへのメロディー
口ずさんで ほら そこで今
溢れる想いは遠く 遥か遠く
甘い香り続いていた
歩き出したい あなたの夢まで
あなたは変わり 仮面を変える
閉ざす心に鍵はかけない
いつかはきっと 仮面をはずす
愛し合いたい 全て…
異国の空から 届けられた夢
口付けてよ ほら ここで今
あなたにまた逢える事 祈るように
AH MYSTERIOUS SO LONG
あなたは迷い 仮面をまとう
時間の加速に ついていけない
季節は流れ 仮面は消える
愛し合えない 全て…
彼方に聞こえた あなたへのメロディー
口ずさんで ほら そこで今
溢れる想いは遠く 遥か遠く
異国の空から 届けられた夢
口付けてよ ほら ここで今
あなたにまた逢える事 祈るように
AH MYSTERIOUS SO LONG
The lyrics of Laputa's song "Meet Again" express the longing of the singer to reunite with a loved one. The first verse describes how the singer has been sleeping lightly and wants to reach their loved one by scattering flower petals. They are searching for answers and trying to find their way to their loved one's side. However, the loved one wears a mask and is lost in the acceleration of time. The seasons pass, and the masks eventually disappear, but they still cannot love each other.
In the second verse, the singer hears a melody that carries across to their loved one, and they express their overflowing feelings and desire to walk towards their loved one's dreams. The loved one changes their masks, but the singer knows that one day, they will remove it and love each other. The bridge talks about a dream that was sent from a foreign sky, and the singer prays to meet their loved one again.
Overall, the lyrics convey a bittersweet sense of longing and unfulfilled desire. The singer can sense their loved one's presence but cannot fully connect with them due to various obstacles. The imagery of masks and foreign skies adds to the mysterious and wistful tone of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
浅い眠り続いていた たどり着きたい
I've been sleeping shallowly and I want to wake up to reach you.
あなたのそばまで 花弁撒き散らして
Scattering flower petals to reach your side.
その答えを捜して たどり着こう
Looking for the answer to reach you.
あなたは迷い 仮面をまとう
You're lost and hiding behind a mask.
時間の加速に ついていけない
You can't keep up with the acceleration of time.
季節は流れ 仮面は消える
Seasons change and masks vanish.
愛し合えない 全て…
We can't love each other, everything is meaningless.
彼方に聞こえた あなたへのメロディー
I heard a melody for you from far away.
口ずさんで ほら そこで今
Humming it, look, right here.
溢れる想いは遠く 遥か遠く
Overflowing feelings are so far away, so distant.
甘い香り続いていた
A sweet fragrance lingers.
歩き出したい あなたの夢まで
I want to start walking towards your dream.
あなたは変わり 仮面を変える
You change and your mask changes too.
閉ざす心に鍵はかけない
I cannot lock the door to your closed heart.
いつかはきっと 仮面をはずす
Someday, surely, you will take off the mask.
愛し合いたい 全て…
We want to love each other, that's everything.
異国の空から 届けられた夢
A dream delivered from a foreign sky.
口付けてよ ほら ここで今
Give me a kiss, look, right here and now.
あなたにまた逢える事 祈るように
Like a prayer, I hope to see you again.
AH MYSTERIOUS SO LONG
Ah, mysterious, so long.
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@danicafernandez5524
An English translation:
A shallow sleep continued
I want to reach you
Scattering about flower petals, searching for those answers, I will follow you
You are lost and are wearing a mask
You cannot keep up with the acceleration of time
Seasons flow and your mask disappears
We cannot love each other entirely...
The melody for you could be heard beyond the boundary
Look, hum it there now
Overflowing thoughts are far away, at a far away distance
A sweet fragrance continued
I want to walk to your dream
You change and you change your mask
Your closed heart is not locked
One day you'll certainly remove the mask
We want to love each other entirely...
A dream was sent from a foreign country's sky
Kiss me
Look, now, here
I pray to be able to meet you again
AH MYSTERIOUS SO LONG
@channeltest5522
歌 : Laputa
作詞 : aki
作曲 : aki
浅い眠り続いていた
たどり着きたい あなたのそばまで
花弁撒き散らして
その答えを 捜してたどり着こう
あなたは迷い 仮面をまとう
時間(とき)の加速についていけない
季節は流れ 仮面は消える
愛し合えない全て…
彼方に聞こえた あなたへのメロディー
口ずさんでほら そこで今
溢れる想いは遠く 遥か遠く
甘い香り続いていた
歩き出したい あなたの夢まで
あなたは変わり 仮面を変える
閉ざす心に 鍵はかけない
いつかはきっと 仮面をはずす
愛し合いたい全て…
異国の空から 届けられた夢
口付けてよほら ここで今
あなたにまた逢える事 祈るように
AH MYSTERIOUS SO LONG
あなたは迷い 仮面をまとう
時間(とき)の加速についていけない
季節は流れ 仮面は消える
愛し合えない全て…
彼方に聞こえた あなたへのメロディー
口ずさんでほら そこで今
溢れる想いは遠く 遥か遠く
異国の空から 届けられた夢
口付けてよほら ここで今
あなたにまた逢える事 祈るように
AH MYSTERIOUS SO LONG
@user-xm3bu5gy9m
akiさん、素晴らしい曲を沢山ありがとう。。。。
@7days808
記事を見て、久しぶりにmeet againを聴いた。
思い出が浮かんできて、タイトルのmeet again が切なくもあり、
儚くも感じた。
独特で素晴らしい曲、歌声をありがとうございました。
これからも沢山聴かせていただきます。
@user-of5og1tf8j
aki氏ゆっくり休んでください 素晴らしい楽曲の数々ありがとうございます どれも色褪せない名曲ばかりです laputa初期から後期までaki氏のソロもずっと聴いてきましたが コウイチ氏が作曲する曲がaki氏を最大限に引き立ててる感じがして大好きでした 一生飽きる事なく聴き続けます 出会えた事に感謝してます ありがとうございます
@user-ke4nk3nq7m
この世界観、現代のバンドではなかなか出せないでしょうね。何かが違うと思う。とってもかっこいいです。今聴いても最高だ。
@user-fv7lg8ui6i
アキくんの声大好きだった😢
まだ52歳あまりにも早いよ😢
@chiikawa_travel
akiさん。さよならは言わない。きっといつか僕もそちらに行きます。
それまでまた素敵な曲を作られていてください。
あなたにまた会えること祈るように…
@minet5262
心に残る楽曲、パフォーマンスありがとう。
@c-chan3496
訃報を知って観に来ました。
忘れてたけどMDに入ってる！！
懐かしい！！
かっこいい！！
@hgajmtwj
皆さんも書かれていますが、ニュースで訃報を見ました。
金田一少年の事件簿のオープニングで衝撃を受けた一人です。
声、音楽共に独特で本当に最高でした。
御冥福をお祈りします。
@slo_baka
Laputaは初めてVISUAL系で電撃が走ったグループ
この曲を知ってる人、好きでいてくれる人、共感してくれる人、VISUAL系バンドが好きな人
いつの時代でも理解してくれるのは嬉しい