Luna Sea discography

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Luna Sea discography
LUNA SEA Singapore 2013.jpg
Luna Sea in Singapore in 2013.
Studio albums10
Live albums3
Compilation albums10
Tribute albums1
Singles21
Video albums46
Remix10
Self cover albums3
Demos3
Various artists compilations5

The discography of the Japanese rock band Luna Sea consists of 10 studio albums, 3 live albums, 3 self cover albums, 10 compilations (including 3 box sets), 10 instrumental remix albums, 21 singles, and 46 home videos.

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The band was founded in 1986 by bassist J and rhythm guitarist Inoran, when they were in high school. In 1989 they were joined by lead guitarist and violinist Sugizo, drummer Shinya and vocalist Ryuichi, a lineup that has remained the same. Originally called Lunacy, the band changed their name to Luna Sea upon their first album release in 1991.

Due to their early use of make-up and costumes and their widespread popularity, Luna Sea are considered one of the most successful and influential bands in the visual kei movement. Throughout the mid '90s they used significantly less make-up, and after a one-year break in 1998, came back with a more mainstream alternative rock style and toned down their on-stage attire. When they disbanded in 2000, they left a big mark on the Japanese rock scene. In 2003, HMV ranked Luna Sea at number 90 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. [1] Luna Sea have sold over 10 million certified records in Japan.

Luna Sea achieved their breakthrough success with a sold-out tour in 1991, which helped them get a contract with MCA Victor, and with the release of their second album Image (1992), which peaked at number 9 on the Oricon chart. Following critically acclaimed albums Eden in 1993 (No. 5), Mother in 1994 (No. 2) and Style in 1996 (No. 1), the band switched to Universal in 1998 and released their best-selling studio album, the number one Shine . In late 2000, after their seventh studio album Lunacy (No. 3), Luna Sea disbanded. In 2007 and 2008 they reunited for one-date shows, and in 2010 officially restarted activities. Their first new studio album in thirteen years, A Will (No.3), was released in 2013. Their ninth album, Luv (No. 4), followed four years later in 2017. At the end of 2019, Cross peaked at number 3 on the Oricon, but became their first to top Billboard Japan .

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitle
(information)
Peak Position
Sales
(Japan)
RIAJ certification
(sales thresholds)
Oricon [2] [3] Billboard Japan TWN
1991 Luna Sea
  • Released: April 21, 1991
  • Label: Extasy
30,000+ [4]
1992 Image 9400,000
1993 Eden
  • Released: April 21, 1993
  • Label: MCA Victor
5400,000
1994 Mother
  • Released: October 26, 1994
  • Label: MCA Victor
2712,000
1996 Style
  • Released: April 22, 1996
  • Label: MCA Victor
1724,000
1998 Shine 11,125,000
2000 Lunacy
  • Released: July 12, 2000
  • Label: Universal
3284,000
2013 A Will
  • Released: December 11, 2013
  • Label: Universal
33 [6]
2017 Luv
  • Released: December 20, 2017
  • Label: Universal
44 [7]
2019 Cross
  • Released: December 18, 2019
  • Label: Universal
31 [8] 1 [9]

Self cover albums

YearTitle
(information)
Peak Position
Sales
(Japan)
RIAJ certification
(sales thresholds)
Oricon [3] Billboard Japan
2011 Luna Sea
  • Released: March 16, 2011
  • Label: HPQ/Avex
67 [10] 35,000
2023 Mother 45 [11] 15,293
Style
  • Released: November 29, 2023
  • Label: Avex Trax
66 [11] 14,942

Live albums

YearTitle
(information)
Oricon
Sales
(Japan)
RIAJ certification
(sales thresholds)
Weekly [2] [3] Yearly
1999 Never Sold Out
  • Released: May 29, 1999
  • Label: Universal
580288,000
2011 Luna Sea 3D in Los Angeles
  • Released: December 4, 2010
  • Label: HPQ/Avex
156,000
2014 Never Sold Out 2
  • Released: May 28, 2014
  • Label: Universal
14

Compilation albums

YearTitle
(information)
Oricon
Sales
(Japan)
RIAJ certification
(sales thresholds)
Weekly [2] [3] Yearly
1997 Singles
  • Released: December 17, 1997
  • Label: Universal
1201,236,000
  • Triple Platinum [5]
2000 Period -the Best Selection-
  • Released: December 23, 2000
  • Label: Universal
153
(2001)
400,000
2002 Another Side of Singles II
  • Released: March 6, 2002
  • Label: Universal
3017,000
2003Complete Single Box
  • Released: December 23, 2003
  • Label: Universal
2004Complete Album Box
  • Released: May 29, 2004
  • Label: Universal
212
2005Slow
  • Released: March 23, 2005
  • Label: Universal
638,000
2008Complete Best
  • Released: March 26, 2008
  • Label: Universal
1120,000
2011Premium Box
  • Released: March 16, 2011
  • Label: Avex Trax
2013Complete Best -Asia Limited Edition-
  • Released: March 27, 2013
  • Label: Avex Trax
47
2014 25th Anniversary Ultimate Best -The One-
  • Released: May 28, 2014
  • Label: Universal
17

Tribute album

YearTitle
(information)
Oricon
Sales
(Japan)
RIAJ certification
(sales thresholds)
WeeklyYearly
2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-
  • Released: December 19, 2007
  • Label: Avex Trax
33 [12]

Remix albums

TitleRelease dateLabel
Symphonic Luna SeaJune 22, 1994 Victor
Symphonic Luna Sea IISeptember 21, 1995Victor
Guitar Solo Instruments 1December 19, 2001Universal
Guitar Solo Instruments 2December 19, 2001Universal
Piano Solo Instruments 1December 19, 2001Universal
Piano Solo Instruments 2December 19, 2001Universal
Piano Solo Instruments 3December 19, 2001Universal
Piano Solo Instruments 4December 19, 2001Universal
Symphonic Luna Sea -Reboot-November 26, 2014 Nippon Columbia
Piano Anthology ~Melody of Luna Sea~August 31, 2016 Being Inc.

Singles

YearTitle
(information)
Oricon
Billboard Japan
Hot 100
Sales
(Japan)
RIAJ certification
(sales thresholds)
Album
Weekly [13] [14] Yearly
1993"Believe"
  • Release: February 24, 1993
  • Label: MCA Victor
11200,000Gold [5] Eden
"In My Dream (With Shiver)"
  • Release: July 21, 1993
  • Label: MCA Victor
9102,920
1994"Rosier"
  • Release: July 21, 1994
  • Label: MCA Victor
380400,000Platinum [5] Mother
"True Blue"
  • Release: September 21, 1994
  • Label: MCA Victor
165420,490Platinum [5]
1995"Mother"
  • Release: February 22, 1995
  • Label: MCA Victor
5243,290
"Desire"
  • Release: November 13, 1995
  • Label: MCA Victor
1588,370 Style
1996"End of Sorrow"
  • Release: March 25, 1996
  • Label: MCA Victor
170419,360Platinum [5]
"In Silence"
  • Release: July 15, 1996
  • Label: MCA Victor
2285,510Gold [5]
1998"Storm"
  • Release: April 15, 1998
  • Label: Universal
129720,370Platinum [5] Shine
"Shine"
  • Release: June 3, 1998
  • Label: Universal
159415,820Platinum [5]
"I for You"
  • Release: July 1, 1998
  • Label: Universal
249481,390Platinum [5]
2000"Gravity"
  • Release: March 29, 2000
  • Label: Universal
1282,720Gold [5] Lunacy
"Tonight"
  • Release: May 17, 2000
  • Label: Universal
4211,460
"Love Song"
  • Release: November 8, 2000
  • Label: Universal
4178,980
2012"The One -Crash to Create-"
  • Release: March 21, 2012
  • Label: HPQ/Avex
523 [15] 30,000
"The End of the Dream/Rouge"
  • Release: December 12, 2012
  • Label: Universal
67 [16] 22,500 A Will
2013"Thoughts"
  • Release: August 28, 2013
  • Label: Universal
714 [17] 16,682
" Ran " (, alternately "Run")
  • Release: November 13, 2013
  • Label: Universal
1724 [18]
2016"Limit"
  • Release: June 22, 2016
  • Label: Universal
1419 [19] Luv
2019"Sora no Uta ~Higher and Higher~/Hisōbi"
(宇宙の詩 ~Higher and Higher~/悲壮美)
  • Release: May 29, 2019
  • Label: Universal
720 [20] 14,754 [21] Cross
2020"The Beyond"
  • Release: April 29, 2020 (limited)
  • Label: Universal
1 [22] 6,000 [23]

Various artists compilations

TitleSongRelease dateLabel
Nuclear Fusion Tour"Precious"March 10, 1991Extasy [24]
Mulan "Breathe (Special Version)"June 2, 1998 Walt Disney
Tribute Spirits "Scanner"May 1, 1999 Pony Canyon
The World Is Not Enough "Sweetest Coma Again"January 19, 2000Radioactive/MCA
Another Heaven Complex - Score"Gravity on the Edge of the World"April 28, 2000Universal [25]

Videos

TitleVHS release dateLD release dateDVD release dateBlu-ray release dateLabelOricon DVD
[26] [27]
Oricon Blu-ray
[28]
Image or RealJuly 22, 1992July 22, 1992May 29, 2002May 28, 2025MCA Victor, Universal46
Sin After SinDecember 16, 1993December 16, 1993May 29, 2002May 28, 2025MCA Victor, Universal50
Eclipse IMay 24, 1995May 24, 1995MCA Victor
Lunatic Tokyo 1995.12.23 Tokyo DomeJuly 15, 1996July 15, 1996May 29, 2002May 28, 2025MCA Victor, Universal39
RewMay 21, 1997May 21, 1997May 29, 2002May 28, 2025MCA Victor, Universal44
10th Anniversary Gig [Never Sold Out] Capacity ∞ Live!September 29, 1999Universal
10th Anniversary Gig [Never Sold Out] Capacity ∞ Document!September 29, 1999Universal
Slave Gentei Gig 2000 (SLAVE限定GIG 2000)August 2000 (fan club-exclusive)October 12, 2005 (fan club-exclusive)Sweet Child
The Final Act Tokyo DomeApril 2001 (fan club-exclusive)May 29, 2001Universal5
Eclipse IINovember 28, 2001Universal
Eclipse I+IINovember 28, 2001Universal11
Mafuyu no Yagai (真冬の野外) [a] January 16, 2008Nayutawave10
Manatsu no Yagai (真夏の野外) [b] January 16, 2008Nayutawave13
God Bless You ~One Night Dejavu~ Tokyo Dome 2007.12.24March 26, 2008December 24, 2008Avex Trax3
10th Anniversary Gig [Never Sold Out] Capacity ∞ [c] May 30, 2010Nayutawave19
Mafuyu no Yagai/Manatsu no Yagai (真冬の野外/真夏の野外)May 30, 2010Nayutawave90
First Asian Tour 1999 in Hong KongDecember 15, 2010Sweet Child36
Concert Tour 2000 Brand New Chaos Act II in TaipeiDecember 15, 2010Sweet Child32
A Documentary Film of 20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot -to the New Moon-April 13, 2011Avex Trax10
20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot -to the New Moon- 24th December, 2010 at Tokyo DomeApril 13, 2011April 13, 2011Avex Trax8
Lunacy Kurofuku Gentei Gig ~the Holy Night~ (LUNACY 黒服限定GIG 〜the Holy Night〜)April 13, 2011April 13, 2011Avex Trax9
God Bless You Document Ichiya Kagiri no Fukkatsu Live Luna Sea Chinmoku no 7 Nen wo Koete (GOD BLESS YOU DOCUMENT 一夜限りの復活ライブ LUNA SEA沈黙の7年を超えて)October 19, 2011June 20, 2012Avex Trax1385
Luna Sea 3D in Los Angeles February 22, 2012February 22, 2012Avex Trax6748
Luna Sea For Japan A Promise to the BraveMarch 28, 2012March 28, 2012Avex Trax2412
First Asian Tour 1999 in Hong Kong/Concert Tour 2000 Brand New Chaos Act II in TaipeiMay 30, 2012Universal
Concert Tour 2000 Brand New Chaos ~20000803 Osaka-jō Hall~ (CONCERT TOUR 2000 BRAND NEW CHAOS 〜20000803 大阪城ホール〜)December 19, 2012Sweet Child62
The End of the Dream -Prologue-March 27, 2013March 27, 2013Avex Trax7751
The End of the Dream Zepp Tour 2012 "Kourin" (The End of the Dream ZEPP TOUR 2012 「降臨」)March 27, 2013April 24, 2013Avex Trax2645
Live Tour 2012–2013 The End of the Dream at Nippon Budokan (LIVE TOUR 2012-2013 The End of the Dream at 日本武道館)May 29, 2013June 26, 2013Universal1041
Slave Gentei Gig 2013 Ryōgoku Kokugikan (SLAVE限定GIG 2013 両国国技館)May 2, 2014 (fan club-exclusive)Luna Sea Inc.
Live on A WillJune 24, 2015July 22, 2015Universal1164
The Anniversary 2018 The Luv -World Left Behind- FinalFebruary 27, 2019 (fan club-exclusive)February 27, 2019 (fan club-exclusive)Luna Sea Inc.
Lunatic X'mas 2018 -Introduction to the 30th Anniversary-December 23, 2020 (fan club-exclusive)December 23, 2020 (fan club-exclusive)Luna Sea Inc.
Reload 2021.3.28 Saitama Super ArenaJanuary 8, 2022 (venue-exclusive)Luna Sea Inc.
Fukkatsusai -A New Voice- Nippon Budokan 2022.8.26 Day 1 [Silky Voice] (復活祭 -A NEW VOICE- 日本武道館 2022.8.26 Day1 [Silky Voice])March 14, 2023Universal16
Fukkatsusai -A New Voice- Nippon Budokan 2022.8.27 Day 2 [Naked Voice] (復活祭 -A NEW VOICE- 日本武道館 2022.8.27 Day2 [Naked Voice])March 14, 2023Universal18
Dual Arena Tour 2023 Mother of Love, Mother of HateFebruary 26, 2025Avex Trax
Dual Arena Tour 2023 Un Ending StyleFebruary 26, 2025Avex Trax
Dual Arena Tour 2023 Mother of Love, Mother of Hate Un Ending StyleFebruary 26, 2025Avex Trax7
35th Anniversary Tour 2024 Era to Era Image or RealMarch 12, 2025Avex Trax
35th Anniversary Tour 2024 Era to Era Search for My EdenMarch 12, 2025Avex Trax
35th Anniversary Tour 2024 Era to Era Image or Real Search for My EdenMarch 12, 2025Avex Trax9
35th Anniversary Tour 2024 Era to Era Shining BrightlyMarch 26, 2025Avex Trax
35th Anniversary Tour 2024 Era to Era Brand New ChaosMarch 26, 2025Avex Trax
35th Anniversary Tour 2024 Era to Era Shining Brightly Brand New ChaosMarch 26, 2025Avex Trax
35th Anniversary Live Blu-ray 1992–1996 Special BoxMay 28, 2025Universal

Demos

TitleRelease dateNotes
"Lunacy"August 9, 1989Songs: "Kill Me", "Sexual Parvarsion" and "Nightmare". Track 2 was reworked and retitled "Time is Dead" for their debut album, Luna Sea .
"Shade"December 8, 1989,
March 16, 2011
Songs: "Shade", "Search for Reason" and "Suspicious". Track 1 was re-recorded for their first album, and track 2 for their second, Image . The whole demo was re-released in the premium edition of the self cover of their debut album.
"Lastly"June 10, 1990Composed only of the title track, which was re-recorded for their 1993 album Eden .

Other

Luna Sea members provide backing vocals on several songs.
Live recordings of a 1991 Extasy Summit, held by Extasy Records. Also features Tokyo Yankees, Virus, X Japan and several others.
Live recordings of the October 31, 1992 Extasy Summit, held by Extasy Records. Also features Deep, Media Youth, The Zolge, Tokyo Yankees, Screaming Mad George and Psychosis, Gilles de Rais, Zi:Kill and several others.
Won through a magazine contest.
A digital download song recorded and released specifically for the proceeds to be donated for recovery and relief from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. [29] Later included on the 2014 compilation album 25th Anniversary Ultimate Best -The One- .
Limited Christmas song CD sold only at The Holy Night -Beyond the Limit- concerts at Saitama Super Arena on December 23 and 24, 2016. [30]
Cover of the TM Network song for use as the third opening theme of the 2019 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet anime. [31] Released digitally on September 6, 2019, [32] it peaked at number 79 on the Japan Hot 100, [33] but reached number 15 on the Hot Animation chart, which tracks anime and video game music. [34] The song was later included in the limited edition B version of their album Cross . [35]
A song created remotely within two weeks as an answer to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Released digitally for free alongside a music video also created remotely, although fan club members received the song earlier. [36] [37]

Notes

  1. Previously released exclusively to fan club members on DVD in February 2004 as Un Ending Style Tour Final Christmas Stadium Mafuyu no Yagai (UN ENDING STYLE TOUR FINAL Christmas STADIUM 真冬の野外).
  2. Previously released exclusively to fan club members on VHS and DVD in January 2003 as 1998 Revive Manatsu no Yagai (1998 REVIVE 真夏の野外).
  3. Contains both 1999 releases; Live! and Document!.

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