tetsu picks

L'Arc~en~Ciel tetsu 2001.12	TETSU69 2001.12
L'Arc~en~Ciel tetsu 2002.1	TETSU69 2002.1

these special edition tetsu guitar picks are released few months ago but i didnt' know about it (did they even advertise?) anyway, don't u think they're so cute ^^? they're all by ESP and a limited amount of 5000 each design!!! I wonder if they're still available now >_< ~

Kewaishi


New song " A Drop of Colour" (will be recorded in hyde's new album Roentgen released MARCH 27th ) will be tie up song for the movie Kewaishi ( means make up artist in Japanese ) and the TV Spot for this song will be on air Jan 27th.
hyde said he's been writing a few songs but none of them sorta fit with the movie theme at that time, but not long after he came up with the song, altho he cannot really put himself in the song, but the movie is very beautiful and heart warming, and the lyrics was written as he imagine himself living alone in some country side in that setting ( the setting is in the past in Japan ) Anyway..something like that..and he said he hope that we'll like that song and he's very happy that he can participate in the production of the song as a part for the movie. and lastly hyde is recording in London now...album will be out this spring.
if you're interested, watched the movie's TRAILER

hyde UNIQLO fleece campaign!

hyde's in the CM for UNIQLO fleece campaign (um..UNIQLO is a popular casual wear brand in Japan), (CM is played everywhere starting Oct 22nd ) he sang evergreen in the CM and its SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! MUST SEE

>>>>>WATCH CM NOW!

Zipper Sept Bonus
This is a page of tetsu in Zipper Spet issue ^^ For tetsu fans and Zipper buyers..isn't it a bonus :P Altho tetsu's always in fashion magazines..but man..he's really EVERYWHERE these days (and looking so kakkoii all times too! >_<). tetsu ganbatte ne ^_^ (Special thanks to Aurora san for the scan!)

Final Fantasy "SPIRIT DREAMS INSIDE"


Wowowow, another big WOW for us. LARC IS BACK!!!!! YAY!! hahahah. This new single is called SPIRIT DREAMS INSIDE(music / words by hyde), and this song is going to be the ending theme song for the animated Final Fantasy movie "The spirits within", there will be 2 versions of the song, english/jap. (btw, the jap version will be called "spirit dreams inside -another dream-". The movie opens everywhere July 11th in North America, and Fall in asia perhaps? PREVIEW OF THE SONG CLICK HERE!!!!!LYRICS HERE~!!!!As ending theme, the song will also be the last song in the OST of the movie, "Final Fantasy Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". The song sounds very soothing, quite fit for ending theme, sounds like full of hope and future ^^;; must be happy ending right? doesn't sound depressing to me at all! its some kind of NEO UNIVERSE feeling :P Oh, and hyde got new hairstyle again, this time somewhat similar to the Kohaku '00 hair, a little bit more blonde, and..better hair quality ^^; my first impression is ANGELINA JOLIE! hahaha..don't u think so?(laughs) I've been dying a lot of bring cells in thinking of what new haircut to have, maybe this is a good idea? ^^;



This song as ending theme for the FF movie will be released as a single on Sept 5. The Japanese version of the song wlil be called "Spirit Dreams Inside ~another dream~" (But the single will be called Spirit Dreams Inside ~another dream~, and the coupling will be the english version instead.

Official US page LArcUSA.com

some big news since a long time....after much fuzz in the BBS about this issue, i guess it is now generally an accepted fact that larc's gonna have this US launch...what will happen? ...well well....just..as a larc fan, what we gotta do is SUPPORT, unconditionally ( to some extend..) ^^; But this is good news, isn't it? Finally we are one far step closer to laruku!!!!! thanks to this new site! There's also a "street team" project to promote larc, go sign up now! :D

www.LArcUSA.com

L'Arc~en~Ciel sponsoring PacWest Racing Group

ehm, this is a few months ago in fact, i never talked about it coz i was lazy :P
Anyway, yesterday i was reading the magazine Road & Track, and there's an article talking about Sylvester Stallone driving F1 or something, and they showed a pic of him driving the PacWest car #17 (original driver is Mauricio Gugelmin) and u can sorta see the L'Arc~en~Ciel logo ^^;;;

Road & Track April 2001

article inside about Sylvester Stallone

The PacWest #17 that Sylvester is driving (click picture and u can see laruku logo)

This event has been reported in Le-Ciel clubzine before, like Laruku sponsored this PacWest Racing Group in CART race in US, so what is CART? it is "Champion Auto Racing Teams", it is different than F1 in the sense that the race takes place in a simple course, so some F1 fans may think it sucks and its boring coz it is like looping in a circle, but the thing is, u need a lot of skill to win by 1/1000 sec in such a simple circle in racing. Nowadays, CART has also some courses similar to F1, and it is originated in the US btw. The article further explains more about CART but i'm not gonna talk about it here :P
( The L'Arc~en~Ciel logo appears in the "windshield" of the car )

Nationality: Brazil Bday: 1963/4/20 1984 Europe Formula Ford Champion 1985 England F3 Champion .....and so on.... 1997 PPG Cup (PacWest Series 4th ) 1999 FedEx Champion Series 16th Message: I've heard Laruku's music thru the internet, at first i thought it would be harder rock, i was surprised. I like it very much, and they are very talented. I feel honoured to be supported by L'Arc. Although we could not meet this time, I hope sometime we can meet in America. Thanks for the presents (GCT video + Neo single ^^;;)

hyde & oishi megumi GOT married..

Finally...the day has come...
Morning of 15th (?)..everyone in Japan wakes up...thats' the 1st new they heard...hyde & megumi getting married in spring 2001!!!! Don't ask me if its true or not...I wouldn't know either..
but personally i think it probably is.. (yes it came true now..)

check out the news reports here :
http://music.yahoo.co.jp/jpop/music_news/plantech/20001215/ptcent001.html
http://www.nikkansports.com/news/entert/p-et-tp0-001215-01.html

The news is basically about..hyde & his parents taking off from kansai to LA, while megumi & parents are taking off in Narita too...
So obviously they're meeting in LA..and...some premarraige trip..formal meeting..? for planning marraige??
Its supposed that hyde and megumi will get arried around Spring 2001.
hyde had not spoke yet about it....well..maybe soon.
Just can't accept megumi becoming a Takarai.
sore ijyou desu.

--------above was my comment when i first heard the news about getting married in spring 2001, but GUESS WHAT, they got married within the year 2000!!!! on CHRISTMAS DAY! DECEMBER 25th!!!?
this was announced by hyde's company on the afternoon of 27th...so this time it is DEAD FACT ....

hyde & megumi after marraige news

um..finally (well like do u want to know?) some news about megumi and haido after their marraige on Dec 25th...well well, wonder what kind of wedding they had? anyway, so, in the BBS, Miaka san said her friend saw them in DISNEYLAND!!!!!! I wouldn't be surprised..really...so they're doing fine? oh sweet..disneyland ^^;; so its like a honey moon or what? also, from the link that yuffie posted on the BBS too, MTV Chinese had a report on them..like its said that no matter how late hyde returns home, megumi would wait for him and cook him dinner (she can make very good food.....bahhh..)
(chinese read here) and that the song ANEMONE is written for megumi, about hyde's feeling towards her..lallaa..hh.....-_-* sigh, dunno if i should feel mad or what? like..oh i feel that its so nice that hyde is so sweet and that he's fine, on the other hand i feel jealous, naaaa...isn't life just always a dilemma..sigh

Laruku Ads

as said in the official homepage, there will be laruku ads in the "yamanote"JR line. (the "circle" line of train in Tokyo..)
here are some pictures of those ads
that Lorraine took when she went to watch REAL dome tour. ^_^
Wow..if iw asin the train i'll be like drolling on those pics ^^;;;

This ad is in the newspaper that IS sent to me.
its about the 15 billion voting campaign for Single Collection....starting Jan 1st on Yahoo Larc site.

Buffalo boots tetsu model : 

since tetchan likes buffalo so much, he's now gonna have his own tetsu model!!!! just like Gundam!!! geez isn't is great to be famous? u get to have all these things in ur own model ^^;; Anyway, it' sonly limited version of 300 pairs!! >_< and supposedly ppl's already ordered all of them so they are producing more in Spain.  It's gonna be on sale around Mid-june.28800 yen. Plz don't ask me how to buy it ^^ coz i have no confidence in being able to get a pair for myself at all either -_-"

Suntory Boss is a kind of coffee drink in Japan. 
It's kinda popular because u can buy it everywhere. 
When i went to Japan i drink it everyday..haha..
and other people ask me " Why do u drink it everyday?
it taste really good? " and i'm like 
" Not really, it tastes..just..average." 
and they're like " Huh? then why are u drinking it?" 
and i'm like " Ehm, u never saw the CM? hahaha.." 
and they're like " Oh god...laruku again"  ^_^ ;;
Ok, so the CM's about, this guy in a company, 
talking to many people and saying that they have to work hard 
and not be too proud or cocky. 
and the camera swtiches right away into Laruku's concert, 
and the guy looks at Laruku, whit his back facing tonns of fans.
Then Hyde says "Too bad, sorry that we're so proud" 
( argh it's hard to explain in english...) anyways. 
The CM's like that..i don't really understand it haha..
i even bought a can of those drink back to Canada but i'm not gonna drink it..





 

Laruku PS + PS2 game will be released on July 19th (same day as Stay away) PS and PS2 will be 2 diff games..sigh..so buying PS2 is almost inevitable >_< 

(Original Toma Runner )

"Tomararuku" (thx to shunichi san from laxel for above pic )
designed by haido!!! ^^

The PS game of Laruku will be called " Gekitotsu Tomararuku" 
it's like a parody of the above game " Gekisou Tomarunner " (hyde really likes this game)It's both the same type of game, " ningen race" which is like human racing,u have to run around and the person who runs fastest wins..hehe i played this game last summer too! it was really fun ^0^
This time the difference is, u control LARUKU MEMBERS~~~~ Wahahha
i'm glad that the laruku game is NOT a music game..
anyway, the ending of the game is u can have N number of ppl in the concert ( the more points u collect )...
And dunno about the PS2 game yet.

Haha look these 2 pics are the same~~~

NEW ALBUM: REAL

the jacket of REAL(the Gargoyles) is taken at Notra Dame
thanks to Irene for the pics ^_^

release Aug 30th 2000

*01  get out from the shell -asian version-
music: yukihiro  words: hyde
^^;; this song's in english....and it sounds quite diff from the Stay away coupling version....but ehm..still..i couldn't figure out what hyde is singing -_-" gomen ne......
*02  THE NEPENTHES
music: ken  words: hyde
great song, kinda got harder sounds just like Shi no Hai ^^
*03  NEO UNIVERSE
music: ken  words: hyde
what else do i have to say? i'm sure u guys can already sing this song by heart...but my only word is " AKARUI! " <-- Bright!
yeh and its also the shiseido PN tie up
*04  bravery
music&words: tetsu
LOVE THIS SONG!!! SOOO GOOODDD
my 1st impression is the part 2 of Perfect Blue ^^; coz i mean he did both the music & words  AGAIN rite?
and it is so cute and happy, and it actaully sounds a lot like hide's LemonED I Scream or Flame
*05  LOVE FLIES
music: ken  words : hyde
the Canon CM song, and just like Neo we all know this song too well already ^^ ( yeah single from 99 Oct)
*06  finale
music:tetsu  words: hyde
Contrasting song with NEO UNIVERSE, coz its very KURAI! <-- dark.
and also surprisingly tetsu's song! ( instead of ken..kinda weird eh?)
*07  STAY AWAY
music: tetsu  words: hyde
latest single released ~~ great funky song ^^ <-- yeah and the PV^^;
*08  ROUTE 666
music & words: hyde
Kinda rock song, heard the melody from TOMARAUKU ( Arrange 2 ) 
and as expected very good songs!!!! And the name too ^^ 666, very hyde , very akuma, very devilish ^^;
*09  TIME SLIP
music: ken  words: hyde
What can i say! just like, how can they always write all these GREAT SONGS!very speciallll~~~~ i love the music and hyde sounds sooooo good in there ^^ when i listen to this song, it makes me wanna dance like KASOU ^^;
*10  a silent letter
music: ken  words: hyde
hmm this song is supposed to be the song ken wrote for tamori san in Waratte ii tomo (kenchan told me ^^) and it reminds me of Yasouka....(also by ken!)
coz its kinda depressing @__@
*11  ALL YEAR AROUND FALLING IN LOVE
music & words: hyde
I really like this song's title^^..so cute!!!!!
anyways this song is so Tierra!!
Coz i think it sounds like..In the Air..or some of the Tierra songs.
As usual, a ballad ( sorta ) ending song for laruku albums ^^

VISIT LArcom.net
you can download Windows media player 7 with REAL skin,
and CMs, register with Mailing List, play game & more!

secret stage in REAL GAME

***when you finish all 4 stages u get screensaver***
and in the 4th stage, when u're asked to split the rock and put it in the gargoyle's eyes,
u can try to  stuff it in its nosetrils instead of the eyes (hahah so funny i know..hehe) and they'll ask u like " hey stop it!! its the gargoyle's nosetrils, what are you doing! hyde will get mad, take it seriously " and stuff, and then if u kept clicking the nose, they'll give you a secret password and then if u enter that at the beginning again, u'll go to a secret gambling game, in which u have to guess if the cards are higher than 8 or lower than 8 ^_^ I didn't even notice myself,
Sarasa-san told me about it and i was so surprised!! but if u wanna play better go now coz the game will end by Sept 30th~ 

tetsu design : Cranky Club ( HERE THERE )

Here there is a popular brand in Japan just like Hysteric Glamour etc..
might not be as well known outside of Japan as Hysterics though..  However, they got really nice clothes, its mainly focused on goth style..like a lot of zippers, straps, checkers, chains etc.. and its not cheap either. And of course, its one of our oshare tetsu's favorite brands ~~ and after buffalo, candystripper ..now its HERE THERE's turn! Tetsu's got his own line of clothing called Cranky Club, Um..the one on the left sorta looks like hysteric glamour..and the one on the rightis kinda candy stripper..haha but oh well, its neither but here there..-_-"..hehe maybe we wouldn't be able to buy it as easily, but..check it out though ^_^

L'Arc + Yahoo!

http://larc.yahoo.co.jp
(from Nov/30 - Mar/31)

First, the thing that we are most concerned about..is
BROADCASTING OF REAL TOUR! ( Dec 5th 18:30 *go to http://www.timezoneconverter.com to find out ur time when it is 6:30 PM in Japan )
Ok, ....good news and bad news..
It is going to be free, for everyone around the world..u don't have to be in Japan or anything...
and its easy to watch, all u need is Windows Media Player, and there's a link to " test " if you can so-called receive the broadcast in the page too, so u can make sure everything's set and ready to go once the live starts.?#060;/font>
And Yes, u have to get ready..because..here comes the bad news...It's onlyfor the first 30,000 VISITORS!!! NOOOOO!!!
Think about it, there's not only you and me, but all the ppl in Japan who cannot go to the LIVE,
ok, and lets say even all those ppl who WENT , since its FREE, then why not watch it right? (Hey I would..)That's why, there's A LOT OF COMPETITION!!!!! >_< Others are not gonna think " ok lets leave the space for the ppl overseas who can't see laruku at all..)
So..i really dunno how i'm gonna actually watch it.
And also, if u have a slow connection i think its gonna be a problem...the broadcasting is not that " Smooth " ...and the image quality is quite crappy too ( well what can i ask for, i'm satisfied...) So, before hand, if u are really desperate to watch it..i guess u should download all the stuff u need to watch, or go to someone's place who's got fast connection..etc..
Good luck! ( to myself too -_-! oh man.. )
And during the Live, there will be a chatroom, so u can watch as u chat...^^; Hope to see u there! (yeh again..speak for urself first hyde so so..like u're gonna get in... ^^;)

Other than the broadcasting,
there is online shopping for CDs but its only for inside Japan....and..later on in Dec, they will have special " Larc + yahoo " goods for sale, but i think its gonna be only for japan too...geez!!!
Anyway, still we have a share of some stuff..like wallpaper..
e-card service...voting...etc
These are all not available yet, but they will be soon..
so u have to check often with this site to see whats new...

 

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