L'Arc~en~Ciel's Touch of Dune


First of all I would like to thank Freda & Joan for dubbing this video for me ^_- and Inoka & Yoko for the extra info and pix about this video ^-^! This video was released on 10/21/1993 by Danger Crue Records. This is one of L'Arc~en~Ciel's rare item (along with first single "Floods of Tears" and first video "L'Arc~en~Ciel") which means it has to be auctioned! Anyway, here's my silly review on it (the review on the music of DUNE will be put on later):

1. Shutting from the Sky (the full song was not played)
Clouds, a shot of members, dune, then a star logo (the one on Hyde's ring) with the words 'Touch of Dune'

2. Dune
All members entered thru a door and walked down the stage stairs.  There's
this very fake moon at the back and with illusions of the dune.
Hyde - curly long hair, white costume long necklaces.
Tetsu - white dress, fluffy hair and lots of make up!!!!
Ken - very pale (not oily make-up like now), black suit.
Sakura - Spikey hair, black costume, very very cool looking.
Fave part - Hyde licking the sand. ^^

3. Ushinawareta nagame (piano intro only)
All members stood together in a 'trap' looking very squished..^^;

4. Floods of tears
Hyde in purple dress singing in a dungeon-like room curling up his knees..looking very
sad.  Suddenly we see daylight with Tetsu in a very girlish costume looking out at the
streets on the balcony.
Ken - the black suit again, he wore glasses this time.  He looked at the pendalon-watch
from his pocket and walked away...
Sakura - ooooh...gosh...this reminds me of the terrible nightmare...T__T..
this one, Sakura in the dungeon room...he kept on knocking on the metal door,
pleading to get out..he was very frustrated..in a very depressing mood....
Tetsu - walked around on busy streets, then he stood in one spot..everyone was going backward
except him.
Hyde - he stood in the middle of a pond/water like place.  Everything is
dark except his white flowy costume.
(Info from "IS": Hyde said this was the most difficult part to film because there were LOTS
of insects flying around him...biting him..^^;; but he managed to look very
natural.  However, we can see him moving his arms alot...^^;;; but still we can interpret that
as part of Hyde's 'usual moves'....^^;)

At the end, all members gathered together on some steps, it started to rain
and everyone got wet.
Then we see a music box mechanism thing playing at the last few seconds of
the song. (just like the original)

5. As if in a dream
Hyde sleeps on the couch...(there is absolutely no way that you can tell
he is a guy in this...
one of the most beautiful shot of Hyde here...)
We entered his dream:
The sky moved very quickly...
L'Arc played on the foot of Mt. Fuji (Thanks for this info Yoko! ^_-).
Each member had their own little hill to perform on.
Sakura looked so cool playing the drums in such a wide open space!
(from time to time, we see Hyde sitting at the window, looking out)

6. Voice (ending theme)
We see some clips of their Lives during the Dune period.
The star sign again.

~end~

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