Inoran

Inoran ( real name Kiyonobu Inoue (Japanese井上 清 信, Inoue Kiyonobu ), born September 29, 1970 in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese guitarist, singer, songwriter and music producer. Became known as the guitarist of the rock band Luna Sea, he was also a member of the bands Fake? and Tourbillon.

  • 2.1 albums
  • 2.2 Singles
  • 2.3 Monographs

Biography

Inoran was born in 1970 in Kanagawa and has two younger brothers. The name Inoran has missed the musicians in the school when he by a fan in baseball with the words " Ino! Run! " Was cheered! . At the age of 16 was erlanger Inoran a big fan of Cipher, the guitarist of the band D'. This was a reason for him to want to become a musician.

Luna Sea

In 1989, Inoran founded with his school friend J the band Lunacy, was made ​​shortly afterwards Luna Sea. The then viewed as unconventional band with Visual Kei look had difficulty getting a record deal. Only with the help of X Japan drummer Yoshiki they made ​​it into the music world and established itself as a successful rock band. In 1997, the band took a break, so that all Members, even Inoran, solo careers devoted. 1998 the band returned visibly grown back and presented a more pop style than before. Up to Sugizo the band members had filed their visual look largely. In 2000, the band released their last album for the time being, which marked the beginning of the band's break up in 2007.

After it was announced after a seven year break in the day of a lunar eclipse, the band played on December 24, 2007, a sold-out concert at the Tokyo Dome in front of 55,000 visitors. They also met with X Japan Hide Memorial Summit headlining on 5 May 2008. The resumption of gang activity took the form of several concerts outside of Asia. Their world tour in 2010 brought them to Bochum, her only concert in Europe.

Solo career

Inorans first project without Luna Sea resulted in the founding of the group M * A * S * S with bandmate J and hide of X Japan. However, they only released one song, Frozen bug on the sampler Dance 2 Noise 004 The song was later released by hide on his solo album Hide Your Face. As Luna Sea made ​​in 1997 break the way for other solo projects was free and Inoran published in the fall of his debut album, Sou. It initially remained, until the preliminary resolution of Luna Sea in 2000 opened the way for further activities: Inoran founded his official fan club NO NAME? and released the single Will not Leave My Mind? , which was also included in the album fragment. This was followed by a small solo tour " The Last Night " with two concerts at Akasaka Blitz. This was followed by shows for his fan club in 2002 before returning as a guitarist in the bands Fake? and tourbillon was active.

Inorans third solo album photograph was published in September 2006. In its 10th anniversary year Inoran Tourbillon paused and laid before his fourth solo album Niraikanai. There was a tour that also appeared later on DVD, and a best-of album whose songs had been selected by Inoran and his fan club.

2008, the musician summed up his life in the biography Monophonic. He also managed in the same year the leap abroad and Tourte in Taiwan and South Korea for The Formoz Festival 2008 and the Incheon Penta Port Rock Festival 2008. The fifth studio album Apocalypse followed, the Butterfly Effect tour brought Inoran in November to Hong Kong. A new experiment provided the fans Inoran with the instrumental mini - album "Shadow on Christmas 2008, which also includes the title track for the film A Symmetry.

It continued until 2010. Watercolor came on the market, an album that is thematically dedicated to the connection of water and loud music featuring the tour DVD. On the album you can hear Inorans voice unlike previous Albem undistorted. After the 2010 Haiti earthquake was Inoran also charitable and active co-wrote with ORANGE RANGE singer Naoto the song Love For ....

2011 established by Inoran with teardrop, which was released in March 2011. Due to the tsunami in northern Japan the singers led the accompanying tour led among other things in the affected Sendai. In October, the musician, the single Hide and Seek, which he wrote together with Taka Hirose of the British band Feeder.

In 2012, another tour is planned.

Fake?

During the band's break from Luna Sea Inoran founded the band in 2002 Fake? along with Ken Llloyd (ex - Oblivion Dust ). After he had originally declared at Fake? to want to stay, he declared on 8 August 2005 but his exit. The basic musical differences were specified.

Tourbillon

2005 Inoran founded together with Luna Sea- Bankollegen J and Ryuichi Hiroki Hayama and Tourbillon, for which he fake? left. Tourbillon music is much more pop than the Luna Sea.

Discography

Albums

  • Sō (想22 October 1997 re-release September 21, 2011 )
  • Fragment (25 July 2001)
  • Photographer (26 September 2006)
  • Nirai Kanai (ニライカナイ, July 11, 2007)
  • Apocalypse (24 September 2008)
  • Watercolor (10 March 2010)
  • Teardrop (30 March 2011)
  • Dive Youth, Sonik Dive (27 June 2012)

Compilation

  • The Best ( 23 January 2008)

Remix Album

  • Landscape of Fragment (November 21, 2001, CD)
  • Landscape of Fragment (25 December 2001 12 " vinyl)

Instrumental album

  • Shadow (24 December 2008)

Singles

  • Sō (想, September 25, 1997)
  • Will not Leave My Mind ( 13 June 2001 )
  • Waves / Felicidad (1 January 2004; limited edition for the fan club )
  • Shike / Elements of Foundation (时 化- Elements of Foundation, September 17, 2009)
  • Hide and Seek ( 5 October 2011)

Monographs

  • Monophonic (March 2008)
Singing Hide (musician)
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