| 1991 February
L'Arc~en~Ciel was formed in Osaka leading by tetsu.
Members were hyde(Vo), hiro(G), tetsi(B), and pero(Dr)
April
18th
YANTA Meguro Shikamekan live house - L'Arc~en~Ciel
appeared as secret section band.
May 30th
Osaka Namba Rockets - first live. Since then, they became
more
involved with live activities.
June
27th
Live - YANTA Meguro Shikamekan
August
2nd - Live at Mori no Kyuu Planet Station
6th - Live at 13 Fandango
26th - Live at Namba Rockets
31th - Live at CLUB GIO
September
14th - Participated in a special live event in Osaka
27th - Live at Namba Rockets (This is L'Arc~en~Ciel's
FIRST one man live)
November
5th
Live at Namba Rockets
December
3rd - Live at Namba Rockets
25th - YANTA Meguro Shikamekan : hyde, tetsu, pero and
two other people again
appeared as secret section band.
31st - Live at Namba Rockets
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| 1992 March
10th - First video "L'Arc~en~Ciel" [include two
songs & one ending theme song:
1. Claustrophobia
(L: this is the 1st version of "Shutting from the
Sky". Guitars sound much more
heavier)
2. I'm in pain
(L: this is a very heavy song done by L'Arc~en~Ciel.
hyde really looked like he was in pain ^^;)]
presented at Namba Rockets
(SOLD OUT)
16th - Video GIG "L'Arc~en~Ciel" presented at
Shinjuku Loft (SOLD OUT)
April
5th
Live at Namba Rockets
May 22nd
Live at Namba Rockets
June
12th - Live at Namba Rockets
hiro(G) left and new member ken(G) joined L'Arc~en~Ciel.
Immediately after ken joined, they started to record
their first single "Floods of tears".
25th - Shinjuku Loft : first live with ken in
L'Arc~en~Ciel.
July
22nd - Live at Namba Rockets (secret live)
24th - Live at Kobe Chick'n George
30th - Live at Kyoto Muse hall
August
Participated in the recording of "GIMMICK"
(song: "Voice")
(L: "Voice" in this CD is different from
"DUNE". The version in "GIMMICK" is
a little more heavy. Hyde's voice sounds young.
This is a very emotional catchy song! ^_-)
3rd - Live at CLUB GIO
5th - Live at Yokohama Ghost Wall
7th - Live at Daikyuu Freaks
8th - Live at CLUB GIO (secret live)
27th - Osaka Hall "1992 BEATNIK" event
29th - Live at Osaka Banana Hall
October
1st - "GIMMICK" CD released (Colombia Records)
3rd - Live at Nagasaki Club Chitter (an event called
"Will")
10th - Live at Nagasaki Club Chitter (memorial event of
"GIMMICK")
11th - Live at Meguro Shikamekan (event)
27th - Live at Namba Rockets
Novermber
7th - Event at Yokohama Monster
25th - 1000 limited CD single "Floods of tears"
c/w "Yasooka" released by
Night Gallery. (Reserved all sold out)
(L: "Floods of tears" is a heart breaking song
by L'Arc, it is light but very emotional
in the middle and thru out the end. "Yasooka"
is a very mellow, gloomy & light song by L'Arc,
accompanied by ken's accoustic guitar - the feel is just
perfect!!)
26th - Live at Osaka Muse Hall
December
1st - Live at Shibuya La Mama
16th - Live at Namba Rockets
26th - Kuroyume's Music Farm (Nagoya) live -
guest appearance: hyde
28th - Live at Namba Rockets
30th - Live at Osaka Muse Hall (all-night event). After
this event, pero(Dr.) left the band.
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| 1993 January
Started recording sessions of first album
"DUNE".
16th - sakura(Dr.) joined L'Arc~en~Ciel.
March
11th - "SONIC GIG" live. 250 people only.
14th - Participated in Shibuya Live Event "Karei
naru Masei"
April
10th - First album "DUNE" released by Danger
Crue Records.
First Press limited 10,000 edition.
27th - Second Press "DUNE" released. Bonus
track: "Ushinawareta Nagame")
Same day - "SONIC GIG II" Live event.
May
3rd - Particpated in Shibuya Live Event "Subliminal
Vision"
31st - Album "DUNE" earned No.1 in Oricorn
Indies Chart
June
First Tour "Close by DUNE"
14th - 15th - 20th - 22nd - 23rd - 25th - 26th - 29th
July
1st - 3rd "Close by DUNE" tour
August
1st - "Close by DUNE FINAL" at Shinjuku Power
Station
Tickets sold out within one day.
* A total of 11 lives throughout different areas in Japan
23rd - Participated in Shibuya Live Event "SHOCK
AGE"
October
19th - Participated in Shibuya Live Event "Because
the Night Vol.1"
21st - Video "TOUCH OF DUNE" released
November
"FEEL OF DUNE" Tour
9th - 11th - 12th - 14th - 15th - 19th - 20th - 27th -
29th
December
"FEEL OF DUNE" Tour
10th - 12th - 17th - 18th - 20th
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| 1994 February
L'Arc~en~Ciel Valentine TV Special "Nostalgia no
Yokan~Part I" (30 mins. program)
March
5th - L'Arc~en~Ciel DAY "Nostalgia no Yokan ~ Part
I" was shown in 74 record shops
nation wide
April
"Nostalgia no Yokan" Tour - 3rd - 13th - 15th
8th - "Nostalgia no Yokan ~ collection". This
program was shown on 3 networks
from 4/8 to 7/1. Total 14 episodes of L'Arc~en~Ciel.
(L: It is about member's short stories,
latest activities, latest releases information...etc..)
July
1st - release of video single "Nemuri ni
yosete" (Sony K/ioon Records)
(This is L'Arc~en~Ciel's major debut video.)
7th - "Mega Special TV Nostalgia no Yokan~Part
II" on air.
14th - release of Second album "Tierra"
"Tour Sense of Time '94" Tour
14th - 15th - 18th - 20th - 22th - 25th
August
"Tour Sense of Time '94" Tour
3rd - 27th (Final @ Tokyo Bay NK Hall)
September
hyde - "AXIA" TV-CM on air w/ Sakai Maki
(from late September to the end of October)
9th - 20th ~ video shooting in Morocco (first time
oversea)
October
21st - First single "Blurry Eyes" release
(Theme song of D.N.A^2)
(L: a
fun catchy song - the pv of this is a must see for all
L'Arc fans!!)
November
20th - Preview of "Siesta~Film of Dreams" event
December
1st - Video/LD "Siesta~Film of Dreams" release
Same day - the official opening of fan club
"CIEL"
(L: as of 1998, CIEL now has 48000+ members)
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| 1995 January
Fan Club Only GIG "Ciel/Winter '95"
24th - 25th - 30th
February
Fan Club Only GIG "Ciel/Winter '95" Extra - 4th
1st - Official Fan Club "Ciel" Event
26th - Album "Heavenly" recording session begun
March
23rd
Started the shooting of video single "and She
Said"
May
8th - FInished shooting video single "and She
Said"
21th - Video Single "and She Said" released
"in CLUB '95" TOUR
May 21st to June 27th
July
6th - Second single "Vivid Colors" released
("Vivid Colors" was the ending theme song for
Nippon Terebi "GuruGuruNinetyNine"
c/w "Brilliant Years" was the ending theme song
for "Shindora" 4/11 on air)
22nd - Special Event in Shibuya "SHOCK AGE SPECIAL
'95"
30th - L'Arc~en~Ciel DAY "Rendezvous Zenyasai".
(Secret Live)
There were free T-shirts, vision screen stating "NHK
Hall Sold Out"..etc.
August
1st - Single "Natsu no yuuutsu [time to say goodbye]
recording session
10th - finished recording ^o^
20th - Special Event participation in "95 NACK-5
GO-ROCK"
(L: NACK 5 is a radio station in Japan)
24th - Nationwide Campaign Event
"Rendez-Vous, 1995, Summer" START!
24th to 31st
September
1st - Third Album "Heavenly" released.
No. 3 on the first week of Oricon Charts
"TOUR heavenly '95" ALL SOLD OUT!
8th - 10th - 12th - 14th - 16th - 18th - 19th - 21st
22nd - Terebi Asahi "Music Station" first
appearance!
October
3rd - NACK5 & Alpha Station - first regular radio
program "Midnight Rock City"
(Ended on March 26, 1996)
4th - NHK Hall ("TOUR heavenly '95")
21st - Third single "Natsu no yuuutsu [time to say
goodbye]" released
(L: a very "yuuutsu" & beautiful song in
medum tempo.
both arrangements of album version "Natsu no
yuuutsu" and CD Single version are
great!!)
Ending theme song of TBS "M-Navi"
Public Recording Live [chuukyo terebi] "Kiss Miss
Live"
December
TOUR "The other side of heavenly '95"
12th - 13th - 25th (Christmas @ Shinjuku Power Station)
23rd - Special Event "L'Arc~en~Ciel DAY Noel
1995"
In this event anyone who brought along the single
"Natsu no yuuutsu [time to say goodbye]"
got free admittance!!
The first 20000 people to enter had memorial card as
present.
27th - "TOUR heavenly '95" Final Stage. Nippon
Budokan
(all around 10166 seats ALL SOLD OUT IN 28 minutes!)
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1996
January
6th - Making of video "Heavenly~films~" -
START!
February
6th - pre-production of new single and new songs
March
1st - Single "Kaze ni kienaide" recording
session
20th - Tour "kiss me deadly
heavenly '96" rehearsals begun
21st - video "Heavenly~films~" and Live
Document "Heavenly Photographs" released
April
TOUR "kiss me deadly heavenly
'96"
April 3rd - May 23rd
Special Note on 4/11 - Tetsu was sick due to overwork (L:
poor..), therefore the 4/11
LIVE was moved to 5/29
May
29th - final stage @ Tokyo Bay NK Hall "kiss me heavenly
deadly '96 REVENGE"
June
7th - Recording session for promotional video "Kaze
ni kienaide" (by SEP)
12th - Pre-production of album "TRUE"
July
6th - TVK special - L'Arc~en~Ciel "Kaze ni
kienaide" on air.
"I'm so happy" on stage LIVE acoustic version
"FM Rock Kids" regular radio program - START!
(total 13 episodes)
8th - 4th Single "Kaze ni kienaide" released
No. 4 in the first week of Oricon Charts!
("Kaze ni kienaide" was the ending theme song
for Fuji TV "Mooretsu Asia Tairoo" @
Nippon TV "MUSIC PARK")
August
BIG CITY NIGHTS ROUND AROUND '96 TOUR
26th/ 27th
September
BIG CITY NIGHTS ROUND AROUND '96 TOUR
1st/3rd/4th
20th - The release of Biography Book "IS"
October
7th - TBS Radio Program "Bonjour L'Arc~en~Ciel"
opening season
17th - Fifth Single "flower" released
No. 5 in the first week of Oricon Charts!
Tie up theme song for "Pro - Baseball News"
Novermber
21st - Sixth Single "Lies and Truth" released
No. 6 in the first week of Oricon Charts!
Tie up theme song for "Tower CountDown"
December
12th - Fourth Album "TRUE" released
No. 2 in the first week of Oricon Charts!
Reached No. 1 in the sixth week of release
Best Long seller Top 10!
23rd -
FRESH LIGHT presents
L'Arc~en~Ciel CONCERT TOUR '96~'97 "Carnival of True
"
Dec 23rd to Jan 29th (Final Stage)
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1997
February
(late Feb) Sakura (dr.) was arrested by police due to
having been accessing
to illegal drugs. All activities of
L'Arc~en~Ciel were immediately stopped.
All merchandises of L'Arc~en~Ciel was pulled off shelves
during this time.
The Single "The Fourth Avenue Cafe" which was
scheduled to be release on 3/21 was
cancelled.
April
18th The annoucement of the reborn of L'Arc~en~Ciel in
Autumn with members:
Tetsu/Hyde/Ken
(L: Hyde had a long brief report in th July issue Pati
Pati of how miserable he had
felt during the past months ;_;
"I put myself deeply concentrated with making
plastic models so I would
not think anything else because everynight when I fell
asleep, I dreamt of Sakura" ~ hyde )
May
Travelled to London for 14 days
June
Recording session of the new song "NIJI" begun.
Support drummer: Yukihiro (ex: Die in Cries)
August ~
September
Travelled to London/Germany for the shooting of
"NIJI" and also special T.V
program: Space Shower's "Groove Airline".
October
9th - Tetsu's Radio program (MBS) "Oretachi
yattemasu" - START!
17th - Seventh (Comeback) single "NIJI"
released
No. 3 in the first week of Oricon Charts!
Annoucement of "Reincarnation Tokyo Dome Live
12.23" with First Edtions of "NIJI".
November
4th - Sakura left L'Arc~en~Ciel...
23rd - Tickets of Tokyo Dome Live on Sale - SOLD OUT in 4
minutes!!
(The fastest record in the history of any Tokyo Dome
Live)
25th - Official Annoucement of Sakura quitting
L'Arc~en~Ciel
December
Secret Live "The Zombies~NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
EVE"
16th/17th/18th
23rd
"L'Arc~en~Ciel Reincarnation 1997 Live in Tokyo
Dome"
Annoucement
of summer tour "HEART ni hi o tsukero '98"
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1998
January
1st - Official Annoucement of new member - Yukihiro
(drums)
28th - Eight Single "winter fall"
released
No. 1 in the first week of Oricon Charts!
Image Song for "Chicago Hope 2"
February
25th - Fifth Album "HEART" released
Million Seller on the first day of release!
No. 1 in the first week of Oricon Charts!
March
Numerous TV/Magazines/Radio appearances.
(L: there were 17+ magazines with them on the front
cover!! I was totally broke
getting all of them Y_Y)
25th - Ninth Single "DIVE TO BLUE" released
No. 1 in the first week of Oricon Charts!
31st -
Fan Club Event - L'Arc~en~Ciel and fans in Hawaii!
April
10th - NTT Personal CM on air! (L: L'Arc~en~Ciel is the
spokesperson [band] ^_^)
22nd - the release of video "A PIECE OF
REINCARNATION"!
No. 1 for two weeks in a row - Oricon Video Chart
May
1st - "HEART ni hi o tsukero Tour '98" START!
(Let's Ignite your Heart!)
5/1 to 7/21 (first half of summer tour)
9/3 to 10/6 (second half of summer tour)
13th - "GODZILLA" OST Asian Version released.
Song: "Shinshoku Lose Control" Track. 12
July
8th - Three Singles release on the same day!
Shinshoku~lose control~/HONEY/Kasoo/
to be continue...
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