was she released a collection of trading cards of L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel with the name "Perfect Collection Trading Cards." These were 117 cards including the limited edition (54 in total) that were sold exclusively in urban areas of the concerts.
of the November 23 launched a live video called "Light My Fire", which topped 350,000 units sold occupying the top spot in the Oricon Video Chart for four consecutive weeks. At the end of this month launched the first collection of official merchandise from L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel nationwide.
Y nuevamente are recognized on December 31, when receiving the award for best song for Honey in the 40th Awards of Japan's TBS discs. Also appeared for the first time in the 49 th Kohaku Utage (Artist Show New Year's Eve) sponsored by NHK where they played the acclaimed song HONEY.
comes 1999 and the group takes to regain strength during the month of January. Meanwhile, on January 20, Shueisha Inc. publishes a book of photographs entitled Live "L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel LIVE" graphic featuring complete coverage of live performances that took place during the a &about girls, or 1998. Later that month, it launched a second collection of official merchandise nationwide.
February 20 launching a book of photographs similar to the above entitled "L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel LIFE", but with pictures of trips to places like Hawaii, New York and Switzerland ... This book was also published by Shueisha Inc.
the accolades continue in March when the first day of the month wins the Music Award and the Grand Prize at the 36th delivery of the Golden Arrow Award (TV Asahi). Two days later at the 13 th Awards Gold Disc Japan & OverhaulI n (NHK) received three awards, "Song of the Year for the singles Kasou, Honey and snow drop, and the prize" Disco rock the year "with" Heart. "
the tradition-songs-of-laruku-used-to-the-tv programs continued with the song What is Love, the album release "Ark", used as the March 29 issue Music for a TV program called "Express" broadcast nationally on TBS.
And March was the month of praise, for his part in April was the month of TV appearances: April 10 occurred in a commercial for Suntory canned coffee called "BOSneously in seven Asian countries (Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines) two great albums with incredible songs, the albums "ark" and " ray. "
These discs contain, besides the new songs, the songs released as singles from the release of "Heart", ie, who had eight songs that were already known to the public PUBLIC Asia (six singles released in 1998 and two singles, 1999). Putting all these songs on one disc, would it look like an album like "Best of ... &"He explains Tetsu. According to him, Nostradamus predicted the fall of a terrifying appearance in July 1999, at the time four people addressed an ark (ark) and would go into the beam (ray) of light . The prophecy would take place on 1 July, the day they released the two albums referring to ... They are the prophecy! Obviously the latter is merely a interpretacióny refers to the century 72 quatrain 10 Nostradamus, and although many agree that it refers to July 1999, at no time reveals a precise date as on 1 ... that.
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and owners were again top of the Oricon album chart, this time thanks to "ark" and "ray" that occupied the first and second weeks respectively 12 and 19 July or two consecutive weeks.
worth mentioning that the day of the release of both albums, online enabled a website for a limited period of 62 days (until August 31). Meanwhile, on 17 July had begun a new tour:
Tour "1999 GRAND CROSS TOUR"
July 17built for the occasion at the Tokyo Big Sight parking
August 22 - In stage erected for the occasion in the parking lot of Tokyo Big Sight
were 12 presentations which attracted a total of 650,000 people. The last concert was broadcast via satellite to Taiwan, Hong Kong and China.
Towards the pot of gold / You can envision the end of the rainbow
August 11 is released 17th single "Driver's High" used as opening theme for the series of animationn "GTO" broadcast by Fuji TV. That same day she released on VHS and DVD "Chronicle", which reached the top of the Oricon Video Chart the week of Aug. 23. "A Piece of Reincarnation" and "LIGHT MY FIRE" available on VHS, now were removed for sale on DVD.
August 16 LOVE FLIES item is used as main theme of a TV Asahi drama issued by so-called "Aoi Tori Shokogun Syndrome." The funny thing is also the program's theme song is a song by L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel, specifically the song of the album Ibara no Namida "ra; Ectomorph Works "which is neither more nor less than an album of remixes of some of their songs. In the summer of 1998 they released through reservations and only in certain shops, posters, original live-2 size, which on June 30, 2000 were available in postcard size .
Do you need some inroads Laruku? They have been on TV (songs, guest programs, issuance of concerts.), Radio (broadcast regular songs, guest programs, etc.) Media (does not need to say that more than once will have beened point in his career as a group, was the last heard of them together because they all decided to try his luck alone or forming new bands ... although L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel has not disappeared either officially or in the hearts of his fans ...
This is the story of L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel so far, a band that has earned the respect and affection for Japan, Asia and people around the world. Members are making history and giving the best, but not in the name of the rainbow. Although I must say that L'Arc ~ en ~ Ciel not officially ceased to exist, so it may soon rec