Luna Sea discography
Luna Sea discography | |
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![]() Luna Sea in Singapore in 2013. | |
Studio albums | 10 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 10 |
Video albums | 27 |
Singles | 21 |
Tribute albums | 1 |
Remix | 10 |
Self cover album | 1 |
Demos | 3 |
Various artists compilations | 5 |
The discography of the Japanese rock band Luna Sea, consists of 10 studio albums, 3 live albums, 10 compilations (including 3 box sets), 10 instrumental remix albums, 21 singles, and 27 home videos.
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 Japan 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
Year | Title (information) |
Peak Position |
Sales (Japan) |
RIAJ certification (sales thresholds) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oricon[2] | Billboard Japan | TWN | ||||
1991 | Luna Sea
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- | - | - | 30,000+[3] |
|
1992 | Image
|
9 | - | - | 110,000 |
|
1993 | Eden
|
5 | - | - | 219,000 |
|
1994 | Mother
|
2 | - | - | 712,000 |
|
1996 | Style
|
1 | - | - | 724,000 |
|
1998 | Shine
|
1 | - | - | 1,125,000 |
|
2000 | Lunacy
|
3 | - | - | 284,000 |
|
2013 | A Will
|
3 | 3[4] | - | - |
|
2017 | Luv
|
4 | 4[5] | - | - |
|
2019 | Cross
|
3 | 1[6] | 1[7] | - |
|
Self cover albums
Year | Title (information) |
Oricon |
Sales (Japan) |
RIAJ certification (sales thresholds) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekly[2] | Yearly | ||||
2011 | Luna Sea
|
6 | - | 35,000 | - |
Live albums
Year | Title (information) |
Oricon |
Sales (Japan) |
RIAJ certification (sales thresholds) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekly[2] | Yearly | ||||
1999 | Never Sold Out
|
5 | 80 | 288,000 |
|
2011 | Luna Sea 3D in Los Angeles
|
15 | - | 6,000 |
|
2014 | Never Sold Out 2
|
14 | - | - |
|
Compilation albums
Year | Title (information) |
Oricon |
Sales (Japan) |
RIAJ certification (sales thresholds) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekly[2] | Yearly | ||||
1997 | Singles
|
1 | 20 | 1,236,000 |
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2000 | Period -the Best Selection-
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1 | 53 (2001) |
1,000,000[8] |
|
2002 | Another Side of Singles II
|
30 | - | 17,000 |
|
2003 | Complete Single Box
|
- | - | - |
|
2004 | Complete Album Box
|
212 | - | - |
|
2005 | Slow
|
63 | - | 8,000 |
|
2008 | Complete Best
|
11 | - | 20,000 |
|
2011 | Premium Box
|
- | - | - |
|
2013 | Complete Best -Asia Limited Edition-
|
47 | - | - |
|
2014 | 25th Anniversary Ultimate Best -The One-
|
17 | - | - |
|
Tribute album
Year | Title (information) |
Oricon |
Sales (Japan) |
RIAJ certification (sales thresholds) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Weekly[2] | Yearly | ||||
2007 | Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-
|
33 | - | - | - |
Remix albums
Title | Release date | Label |
---|---|---|
Symphonic Luna Sea | June 22, 1994 | Victor |
Symphonic Luna Sea II | September 21, 1995 | Victor |
Guitar Solo Instruments 1 | December 19, 2001 | Universal |
Guitar Solo Instruments 2 | December 19, 2001 | Universal |
Piano Solo Instruments 1 | December 19, 2001 | Universal |
Piano Solo Instruments 2 | December 19, 2001 | Universal |
Piano Solo Instruments 3 | December 19, 2001 | Universal |
Piano Solo Instruments 4 | December 19, 2001 | Universal |
Symphonic Luna Sea -Reboot- | November 26, 2014 | Nippon Columbia |
Piano Anthology ~Melody of Luna Sea~ | August 31, 2016 | Being Inc. |
Singles
Year | Title (information) |
Oricon |
Billboard Japan Hot 100 |
RIAJ certification (sales thresholds) |
Sales (Japan) |
Album | |
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Weekly[9] | Yearly | ||||||
1993 | "Believe"
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11 | — | — | — | 132,640 | Eden |
"In My Dream (With Shiver)"
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9 | — | — | — | 102,920 | ||
1994 | "Rosier"
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3 | 80 | — | Gold | 371,800 | Mother |
"True Blue"
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1 | 65 | — | Platinum | 420,490 | ||
1995 | "Mother"
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5 | — | — | Gold | 243,290 | |
"Desire"
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1 | — | — | Platinum | 588,370 | Style | |
1996 | "End of Sorrow"
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1 | 70 | — | Platinum | 419,360 | |
"In Silence"
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2 | — | — | Gold | 285,510 | ||
1998 | "Storm"
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1 | 29 | — | Platinum | 720,370 | Shine |
"Shine"
|
1 | 59 | — | Platinum | 415,820 | ||
"I for You"
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2 | 49 | — | Platinum | 481,390 | ||
2000 | "Gravity"
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1 | — | — | Gold | 282,720 | Lunacy |
"Tonight"
|
4 | — | — | Gold | 211,460 | ||
"Love Song"
|
4 | — | — | — | 178,980 | — | |
2012 | "The One -Crash to Create-"
|
5 | — | 23[10] | — | 30,000 | — |
"The End of the Dream/Rouge"
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6 | — | 7[11] | — | 22,500 | A Will | |
2013 | "Thoughts"
|
7 | — | 14[12] | — | 16,682 | |
"Ran" (乱, alternately "Run")
|
17 | — | 24[13] | — | — | ||
2016 | "Limit"
|
14 | — | 19[14] | — | — | Luv |
2019 | "Sora no Uta ~Higher and Higher~/Hisōbi" (宇宙の詩 ~Higher and Higher~/悲壮美)
|
7 | — | 20[15] | — | 14,754[16] | Cross |
2020 | "The Beyond Gunpla 40th Edition"
|
1[17] | — | — | — | 6,000[18] |
Various artists compilations
Title | Song | Release date | Label |
---|---|---|---|
Nuclear Fusion Tour | "Precious" | March 10, 1991 | Extasy[19] |
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, 2000 | Radioactive/MCA |
Another Heaven Complex - Score | "Gravity on the Edge of the World" | April 28, 2000 | Universal[20] |
Videos
Title | VHS release date | LD release date | DVD release date | Blu-ray release date | Label | Oricon DVD [21] |
Oricon Blu-ray [22] |
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Image or Real | July 22, 1992 | July 22, 1992 | May 29, 2002 | - | MCA Victor, Universal | 46 | - |
Sin After Sin | December 16, 1993 | December 16, 1991 | May 22, 2002 | - | MCA Victor, Universal | 50 | - |
Eclipse I | May 24, 1995 | May 24, 1995 | - | - | MCA Victor | - | - |
Lunatic Tokyo 1995.12.23 Tokyo Dome | July 15, 1996 | July 15, 1996 | May 30, 2002 | - | MCA Victor, Universal | 39 | - |
Rew | May 21, 1997 | May 21, 1997 | May 29, 2002 | - | MCA Victor, Universal | 44 | - |
10th Anniversary Gig [Never Sold Out] Capacity ∞ Live! | September 29, 1999 | - | May 30, 2010 | - | Universal | 19 | - |
10th Anniversary Gig [Never Sold Out] Capacity ∞ Document! | September 29, 1999 | - | - | - | Universal | - | - |
The Final Act Tokyo Dome | - | - | May 29, 2001 | - | Universal | 5 | - |
Eclipse II | November 28, 2001 | - | - | - | Universal | - | - |
Eclipse I+II | - | - | November 28, 2001 | - | Universal | 11 | - |
Mafuyu no Yagai (真冬の野外) | - | - | May 29, 2003 | - | Universal | 10 | - |
Manatsu no Yagai (真夏の野外) | - | - | May 29, 2003 | - | Universal | 13 | - |
God Bless You ~One Night Dejavu~ Tokyo Dome 2007.12.24 | - | - | March 26, 2008 | December 24, 2008 | Avex Trax | 3 | - |
Mafuyu no Yagai & Manatsu no Yagai (真冬の野外&真夏の野外) | - | - | May 30, 2010 | - | Universal | 90 | - |
First Asian Tour 1999 in Hong Kong | - | - | December 15, 2010 | - | Universal | 36 | - |
Concert Tour 2000 Brand New Chaos Act II in Taipei | - | - | December 15, 2010 | - | Universal | 32 | - |
Luna Sea A Documentary Film of 20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot -to the New Moon- | - | - | March 30, 2011 | - | Avex Trax | 10 | - |
Luna Sea 20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot -to the New Moon- 24th December, 2010 at Tokyo Dome | - | - | March 30, 2011 | March 30, 2011 | Avex Trax | 8 | - |
Lunacy Kurofuku Gentei Gig ~the Holy Night~ (LUNACY 黒服限定GIG 〜the Holy Night〜) | - | - | March 30, 2011 | March 30, 2011 | Avex Trax | 9 | - |
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, 2011 | June 20, 2012 | Avex Trax | 13 | 85 |
Luna Sea 3D in Los Angeles | - | - | February 22, 2012 | February 22, 2012 | Avex Trax | 67 | 48 |
Luna Sea For Japan A Promise to the Brave | - | - | March 28, 2012 | March 28, 2012 | Avex Trax | 24 | 12 |
Luna Sea Concert Tour 2000 Brand New Chaos ~20000803 Osaka-jō Hall~ (LUNA SEA CONCERT TOUR 2000 BRAND NEW CHAOS 〜20000803 大阪城ホール〜) | - | - | December 19, 2012 | - | Avex Trax | 62 | - |
The End of the Dream -Prologue- | - | - | March 27, 2013 | March 27, 2013 | Avex Trax | 77 | 51 |
The End of the Dream Zepp Tour 2012 "Kourin" (LUNA SEA The End of the Dream ZEPP TOUR 2012 「降臨」) | - | - | March 27, 2013 | March 27, 2013 | Avex Trax | 26 | 45 |
Luna Sea Live Tour 2012-2013 The End of the Dream at Nippon Budokan (LUNA SEA LIVE TOUR 2012-2013 The End of the Dream at 日本武道館) | - | - | May 29, 2013 | June 26, 2013 | Universal | 10 | 41 |
Live on A Will | - | - | June 24, 2015 | July 22, 2015 | Universal | 11 | 64 |
Demos
Title | Release date | Notes |
---|---|---|
"Lunacy" | August 9, 1989 | Songs: "Kill Me", "Sexual Parvasion" 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, 1990 | Composed only of the title track, which was re-recorded for their 1993 album Eden. |
Other
- Luna Sea members provide backing vocals on several songs.
- Unrivaled is Extasy ~ Extasy Summit '91 at Nippon Budokan (February 21, 1992)
- Live recordings of a 1991 Extasy Summit, held by Extasy Records. Also features Tokyo Yankees, Virus, X Japan and several others.
- Minna ga Mumei-Datta, Dakedo... Muteki-Datta ~ Extasy Summit 1992, May 10, 1993, Extasy
- 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.
- "Rosier (Live Version)" (1994)
- Won through a magazine contest.
- "Promise" (April 9, 2011)
- 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.[23] Later included on the 2014 compilation album 25th Anniversary Ultimate Best -The One-.
- "Holy Knight" (December 23, 2016)
- Limited Christmas song CD sold only at The Holy Night -Beyond the Limit- concerts at Saitama Super Arena on December 23 and 24, 2016.[24]
- "Beyond the Time ~Moebius no Sora o Koete~" (BEYOND THE TIME ~メビウスの宇宙を超えて~, "Beyond the Time (Over the Moebius Skies)", September 6, 2019)
- 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.[25] Released digitally on September 6, 2019.[26] Also included in the limited edition B version of their album Cross.[27]
- "Make a Vow" (April 28, 2020)
- 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.[28][29]
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