Tracy-san, shoutai kurete wo doumo arigatou gozaimashita ne:)
(Tracy, thank you very much for your invitation to fangirlhaven.)
Hello everyone, I am a friend of Tracy's and I LOVE the Japanese band L'Arc~en~Ciel. I have been a fan since about 2004, I think. I came accross their music by watching Pop Japan TV on the International Channel, which is now called AZN tv. The first songs I heard were Ready Steady Go and Hitomi no Juunin.
Ready Steady Go caught my attention due to it's upbeat tempo and catchy melody. Listening to it, I began to think of action, and running. This song sounded akin to Nike's slogan, "Just do it".
Hitomi no Juunin is a love ballad. The song is a romantic one. I was amazed at how beautiful Hyde's voice (the lead singer's voice) was. His multi-octave range really shows in this one. The music was written by L'Arc~en~Ciel's founder, and bassist, Tetsu. The melody flows evenly over a string symphony. Very lovely song. I was even more smitten after I translated the lyrics. Totemo romanchikku. (very romantic)
After seeing the videos of Ready Steady Go and Hitomi no Juunin, I decided I wanted to buy their most recent album at that time called, "SMILE". After listening to it they became my favorite band ever.
Of course L'Arc~en~Ciel is a Japanese band. Therefore, their music is sung primarily in Japanese. Before becoming a fan of L'Arc~en~Ciel, I did not know any Japanese. So, I decided to learn the language. While it's true that you can frequently look up the translations online, listening to their music had set a spark within me to want to learn the words myself without looking them up.
I bought my first SMILE cd, as well as many other cds, at http://us.yesasia.com/en/index.aspx
VAMPS
First Single
3 comments:
YAYAYAY Ready Steady Go! was my first song too I heard it on FMA and fell in love with the singer's (HYDE) voice right then and there its been all down hill into hydeness since.
Ready Steady Go was my first l'arc song, but honestly I never cared much for it, and couldn't understand why people were crazy for it LOL! I fell in love with them thanks to Niji <3 and then i found out it the singers for niji did RSG so i had to look them up and i fell inlove with them, specially hyde's voice! <3
Tracy,
I know! I mean of course all 4 of them make up the band and I love them all. But Hyde's voice is is quite hypnotizing. I could listen to him belt out notes all day and night. His vocal talents really show in Hitomi no Juunin.
Sacci,
Ready Steady Go for a long time was one of my workout songs. I would listen to it while on the treadmill. And it's so befitting that it's the starting theme music to Full Metal Alchemist because it shows Al and Ed running during the opening credits. The song very much makes me wanna run, lol.
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