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.
Anubis
Luna Sea Lyrics
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feeling for beauty...
何時も何処か僕を狙っている人...
feeling for beauty...
貴方のためにルージュを口にして
愛という名の黒い服で
殺された時の数だけ
美しくなれるなら
愛されることだろう
指先ですべてを切り裂く人...
feeling for beauty...
貴方のためにシャドーに瞳を閉じて
フラッシュの中 身を焦がす
殺された時の数だけ
美しくなれるから
殺された僕は永遠に
愛されるだろう
愛された時の数だけ
美しくなれるから
死の世界を貴方を
愛しつづけていたい
真っ白な壁に抱かれた宇宙
最後の瞬間を思い描くレンズ
エクスタシー...
これは何処にもないのか?
女性とは出来ない 刺激なのか?
殺された時の数だけ
美しくなれるから
殺された僕は永遠に
愛されるだろう
愛された時の数だけ
美しくなれるから
死の世界を貴方を
愛しつづけていたい
貴方のため 生まれ変わる
The song "ANUBIS" by Luna Sea is a poetic expression of someone's deep desire to be loved and appreciated for their beauty. The lyrics suggest a certain level of obsession with beauty, almost to the point of death, as the singer of the song imagines being killed multiple times just so they can become more beautiful. The lyrics are directed towards a person who is constantly watching and targeting the singer, presumably because of their physical beauty. The singer speaks of using makeup and "the name of love" to become more beautiful, with the hope that they will be loved eternally.
The second half of the lyrics introduce the idea of a "white wall" embracing the universe, and the singer asks whether what they are feeling is ecstasy or just a feminine stimulation. The lyrics continue to speak of the singer's willingness to die for the sake of beauty, and that even in death, they will continue to love the person who has been their muse.
Overall, the song touches on some very deep and complicated emotions, including obsession, beauty, and death. The lyrics are open to interpretation, with some fans seeing it as a tragic love story and others as a commentary on the beauty industry's obsession with perfection.
Line by Line Meaning
時間さえも止めてしまう貴方は...
You, who can stop even time itself...
何時も何処か僕を狙っている人...
The person who always targets me from somewhere...
貴方のためにルージュを口にして
愛という名の黒い服で
殺された時の数だけ
美しくなれるなら
殺された僕は永遠に
愛されることだろう
If I could become more beautiful by the number of times I've been killed, by wearing black clothes named love, and putting on lipstick for you, then I would be loved eternally even after being killed.
指先ですべてを切り裂く人...
The person who tears everything apart with their fingertips...
貴方のためにシャドーに瞳を閉じて
フラッシュの中 身を焦がす
殺された時の数だけ
美しくなれるから
殺された僕は永遠に
愛されるだろう
If I could become more beautiful by the number of times I've been killed, by closing my eyes in the shadows for you and burning myself in the flash, then I would be loved eternally even after being killed.
愛された時の数だけ
美しくなれるから
死の世界を貴方を
愛しつづけていたい
Because I can become beautiful by the number of times I've been loved, I want to keep loving you even in the world of death.
真っ白な壁に抱かれた宇宙
最後の瞬間を思い描くレンズ
エクスタシー...
The universe embraced by a pure white wall... a lens that imagines the last moment... ecstasy...?
これは何処にもないのか?
女性とは出来ない 刺激なのか?
Does this not exist anywhere? Is it a stimulation that women cannot experience?
貴方のため 生まれ変わる
I will be reborn for you.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: SEA LUNA
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