Luna Sea is a Japanese rock band formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1986. Due to the use of make-up and costumes early in their career and their widespread popularity,they are considered one of the most successful and influential bands in the visual kei movement. Throughout the mid-1990s they used significantly less make-up,and after a one-year break in 1997,came back with a more mainstream alternative rock style and toned down their on-stage attire. They disbanded in 2000. In 2003,HMV Japan ranked Luna Sea at number 90 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts.
Kiyonobu Inoue,better known exclusively by his stage name Inoran,is a Japanese musician,singer and songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Luna Sea since 1986. He started his solo career in 1997. Luna Sea disbanded in 2000,and he formed Fake? with Oblivion Dust vocalist Ken Lloyd a year later. In 2005 he left Fake? and founded Tourbillon with Luna Sea vocalist Ryuichi Kawamura and Hiroaki Hayama. He rejoined Luna Sea when they reunited in 2010,and in 2012 formed Muddy Apes with bassist Taka Hirose and guitarist Dean Tidey,both from Feeder,and 8otto's vocalist Maeson.
Shinya Yamada,better known exclusively by his stage name Shinya (真矢),is a Japanese musician,media personality and entrepreneur. He is best known as drummer of the rock band Luna Sea since 1989.
Lunacy is the seventh studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on July 12,2000. It reached number three on the Oricon Albums Chart,charted for six weeks,and was the band's last studio album before disbanding in late 2000.
Shine is the sixth studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on July 23,1998. It was the band's first since switching record labels to Universal and their second consecutive number one studio album,following 1996's Style. With over 1 million copies sold,it is also their best-selling and was certified Million by the RIAJ. Shine was named "Rock Album of the Year" at the 13th Japan Gold Disc Awards.
Style is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on April 22,1996. It was the band's last on the record label MCA Victor,became their first number one on the Oricon Albums Chart,and charted for 21 weeks. In 1996,it was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000.
Mother is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on October 26,1994. It reached number two on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000.
Luna Sea is the debut studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on April 21,1991 by Extasy Records. It sold over 30,000 copies by July 1992. After reuniting in 2010,Luna Sea re-recorded the whole album and released it on March 16,2011 through HPQ.
"I for You" is the eleventh single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on July 1,1998. It reached number 2 on the Oricon Singles Chart and was the 49th best-selling single of the year. It was the third and last in a serial release after the band's hibernation from 1997 to early 1998.
20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot is a concert tour by Japanese rock band Luna Sea. The tour is the first set of regular concerts given by the band in ten years since their Final Act concerts in December 2000,following a one night reunion concert in 2007 and a performance at the hide memorial summit in 2008.
"Rosier" is the third single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on July 21,1994. It reached number 3 on the Oricon Singles Chart,and charted for 25 weeks. In 1998,it was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000.
"End of Sorrow" is the seventh single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on March 25,1996. The song was the band's third number 1 on the Oricon Singles Chart,and charted for eight weeks. In 1996,it was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000. This single version of "End of Sorrow" is slightly different from the one that appears on the album,Style. The song was covered by Yu-Ki &DJ Koo from the band TRF for 2007's Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-.
"Storm" is the ninth single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on April 15,1998. It was their fourth number 1 on the Oricon Singles Chart,charted for 10 weeks,and was certified Platinum in April 1998 by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000. "Storm" was the 29th best-selling single of the year with 720,370 copies sold,which makes it the band's best-selling single. It was used as the April 1998 theme song for NHK's music television show Pop Jam.
"Love Song" is the fourteenth single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on November 8,2000. It turned out to be the band's last single,as they held a press conference on the day of its release and announced they would be disbanding. They later reunited in 2010,and released "The One -Crash to Create-" in 2012. "Love Song" reached number 4 on the Oricon Singles Chart,and charted for five weeks.
The discography of the Japanese rock band Luna Sea,consists of 10 studio albums,3 live albums,10 compilations,10 instrumental remix albums,21 singles,and 27 home videos.
"The One -Crash to Create-" is the fifteenth single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on March 21,2012. It is their first single since reuniting in 2010 and their first since "Love Song",which was released over 11 years earlier. It debuted at number five on the Oricon Singles Chart and reached number 23 on Billboard Japan's Japan Hot 100.
A Will is the eighth studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on December 11,2013. It is their first album of new material in over thirteen years,as they reunited in 2010 after disbanding in 2000. The album reached number 3 on both the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan.
"Ran" is the eighteenth single by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on November 13,2013. It reached number 17 on the Oricon chart and number 24 on Billboard's Japan Hot 100.
Luv is the ninth studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on December 20,2017. The album reached number 4 on both the Oricon Albums Chart and Billboard Japan.
Cross is the tenth studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea,released on December 18,2019. Co-produced with Steve Lillywhite,it marks the first time the band did not produce an album by themselves. It was released during Luna Sea's 30th anniversary year and some of its tracks were made in collaboration with the 40th anniversary of the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. Although peaking at number 3 on the Oricon Albums Chart,Cross became Luna Sea's first release to top Billboard Japan. The album's second single,"The Beyond",became the band's first in over 20 years to top the Oricon Singles Chart.
