Style (Luna Sea album)

1996 studio album by Luna Sea

Style

Studio album by

Luna Sea

Released| April 22, 1996
Studio|

* Sound Sky Kawana
* Sound Sky Studio
* Hitokuchizaka
* Victor

Genre| Progressive rock[1]
Length| 61:00
Label| MCA Victor
Producer| Luna Sea
Luna Sea chronology
| Mother
(1994)  | Style
(1996)  | Shine
(1998)

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Singles from  Style

1. "Desire"
Released: November 13, 1995
2. "End of Sorrow"
Released: March 25, 1996
3. "In Silence"
Released: July 15, 1996

Style is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released on April 22, 1996.[2] 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. Luna Sea re-recorded the entire album and released it on November 29, 2023, through Avex Trax.

## Overview

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Style was supported with Luna Sea embarking on the sold out Un Ending Style tour, which opened with two consecutive concerts at Yokohama Arena and continued for 16 concerts in nine locations, and mobilized an audience of over one hundred thousand people. It was continued in October with the Un Ending Style ~To Rise~ tour, 28 concerts in smaller venues, and ended with a Christmas concert on December 23, titled Christmas Stadium ~Mafuyu no Yagai~ (Christmas STADIUM 〜真冬の野外〜), at the outdoor Yokohama Stadium. During the concert it was announced that the band would have a temporary year break in 1997 for each member to pursue solo careers [3][4]

The single versions of "End of Sorrow" and "Luv U" (b-side of "Desire") are slightly different from the album's.

"G." was used as the theme song of the 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans.

"End of Sorrow" was covered by Yu-Ki & DJ Koo of TRF for the 2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-.[5]

"In Silence" features singer Akino Arai during the chorus. It was used as the theme song for season one of the Japanese dub of the American television drama Chicago Hope.

The album was remastered and re-released by Universal Music Group on December 5, 2007, it came with a DVD of the promotional videos for "End of Sorrow", "Desire" and "In Silence". This version reached number 218 on the Oricon chart.[6]

Style and the band's other seven major label studio albums, up to Luv, were released on vinyl record for the first time on May 29, 2019.[7]

## Reception

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Style became Luna Sea's first number one on the Oricon Albums Chart and charted for 21 weeks.[8] In 1996, it was certified Platinum by the RIAJ for sales over 400,000.[9]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Luna Sea.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "With Love" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)| 5:13
2.| "G." (Originally composed by J.)| 4:19
3.| "Hurt" (Originally composed by J.)| 5:28
4.| "Ra-Se-N" (Originally composed by J.)| 5:15
5.| "Luv U" (Originally composed by Inoran.)| 5:23
6.| "Forever & Ever" (Originally composed by J.)| 10:28
7.| "1999" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)| 2:27
8.| "End of Sorrow" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)| 4:21
9.| "Desire" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)| 4:24
10.| "In Silence" (Originally composed by Sugizo.)| 5:37
11.| "Selves" (Originally composed by Inoran.)| 8:01
Total length:| 61:00

## Personnel

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Luna Sea

* Ryuichi – vocals
* Sugizo – guitar, violin
* Inoran – guitar
* J – bass
* Shinya – drums

Other

* Akino Arai – chorus
* Yukiko Sakanoue – female voice
* Shinozaki Group – strings
* Daisuke Kikuchi – programming, synthesizer, strings arrangement

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1996)  | Peak
position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[10] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1996)  | Position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] | 30

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Japan (RIAJ)[12] | Platinum  | 400,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## 2023 re-recording

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Style

Studio album by

Luna Sea

Released| November 29, 2023
Studio|

* Sound Dali
* Sound Crew
* Kamome
* King Sekiguchidai
* Art Terror
* Dino
* The World Is Yours

Genre| Progressive rock
Length| 62:13
Label| Avex Trax
Producer| Luna Sea
Luna Sea chronology
| Cross
(2019)  | Mother
Style
(2023)  |

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In 2023, Luna Sea re-recorded the entirety of Style and Mother (1994) and released them simultaneously on November 29 through Avex Trax. Guitarist Inoran said that after their December 22–23, 2018 concerts, where the band recreated setlists from the tours for Image (1992) and Eden (1993), they wanted to do the same for Mother.[13] Feeling it would be fun to do it as a tour, they decided to make it a dual tour with Style, and then felt it would be even more fun if it was tied to albums.[13] Although there were no major re-arrangements done to the songs, Inoran said it depended on the composer of the original song. In his compositions, he slightly changed the synchronized parts and phrases but noted it might be hard to notice these small details. He also opined that J did not change his songs much, but Sugizo's alterations depended on each song.[13] Pleased with the work he did producing their 2019 album Cross, Luna Sea asked Steve Lillywhite to mix the re-recorded albums.[13]

### Track listing

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2023 Re-recordingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "With Love"| 5:15
2.| "G."| 4:19
3.| "Hurt"| 5:31
4.| "Ra-Se-N"| 5:50
5.| "Luv U"| 5:22
6.| "Forever & Ever"| 10:35
7.| "1999"| 2:26
8.| "End of Sorrow"| 4:29
9.| "Desire"| 4:19
10.| "In Silence"| 5:38
11.| "Selves"| 8:33
Total length:| 62:13

### Personnel

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Luna Sea

* Ryuichi – vocals
* Sugizo – guitar, violin
* Inoran – guitar
* J – bass
* Shinya – drums

Other

* Yumi Kawamura – female chorus on "With Love", "Hurt", "Ra-Se-N", "Forever & Ever", "End of Sorrow", "Desire", "In Silence" and "Selves"
* Akino Arai – female chorus on "In Silence"
* Chloe – female voice on "1999" and "End of Sorrow"
* Daisuke "d-kiku" Kikuchi – sound effects and programming
* Hiroaki Hayama – string arrangement, copyist and piano on "Forever & Ever"
* Yui Strings – strings on "Forever & Ever"

Production

* Steve Lillywhite – mixing
* Kelana Halim – additional mixing
* Howie Weinberg – mastering
* Manabu Matsumura – additional mastering

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### Charts

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Chart (2023)  | Peak

position

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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] | 6

## References

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1. ^ 【インタビュー】LUNA SEA、RYUICHIが語る『MOTHER』『STYLE』と30年「何を失って何を得たのか. Barks (in Japanese). 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-02. "アルバム『MOTHER』には「ROSIER」「TRUE BLUE」、アルバム『STYLE』には「END OF SORROW」「DESIRE」といったシングル曲も収められていますが、同時にアンダーグラウンドな匂いやプログレ感のあるコアな楽曲もひしめいています。"
2. ^ "Luna Sea - Style". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
3. ^ "LUNA SEA: God Bless You". JRock Revolution. 2007-08-27. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
4. ^ "Top 100 Japanese pops Artists - No.90". HMV (in Japanese). Retrieved 2015-03-28.
5. ^ "Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
6. ^ "STYLE". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
7. ^ "LUNA SEA、結成30周年記念に『IMAGE』から『LUV』までの8作品をアナログレコード化". barks.jp (in Japanese). 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
8. ^ "ＬＵＮＡ ＳＥＡのアルバム売り上げランキング". Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2012-12-04. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
9. ^ "Japanese album certifications" (Enter Luna Sea into the アーティスト then select 検索) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
10. ^ "STYLE | LUNA SEA". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-20.
11. ^ "1996年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Album Top 100 1996]. Oricon. Retrieved 10 July 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
12. ^ "Japanese album certifications – LUNA SEA – STYLE" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1994年05月 on the drop-down menu
13. ^ a b c d "LUNA SEA「MOTHER」「STYLE」セルフカバーアルバム特集｜INORAN & Jソロインタビュー". Natalie (in Japanese). 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
14. ^ "STYLE | LUNA SEA". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-12-20.

## External links

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* "G." 2023 Ver. on YouTube

* v
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Luna Sea

* J
* Inoran
* Sugizo
* Shinya
* Ryuichi

Studio albums|

* Luna Sea
* Image
* Eden
* Mother
* Style
* Shine
* Lunacy
* A Will
* Luv
* Cross

Compilation albums|

* Singles / Another Side of Singles
* Period -the Best Selection-
* Another Side of Singles II
* 25th Anniversary Ultimate Best -The One-

Other albums|

* Never Sold Out
* Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-
* Luna Sea (2011)
* Luna Sea 3D in Los Angeles
* Never Sold Out 2

Singles|

* "Believe"
* "In My Dream (With Shiver)"
* "Rosier"
* "True Blue"
* "Mother"
* "Desire"
* "End of Sorrow"
* "In Silence"
* "Storm"
* "Shine"
* "I for You"
* "Gravity"
* "Tonight"
* "Love Song"
* "The One: Crash to Create"
* "The End of the Dream/Rouge"
* "Thoughts"
* "Ran"
* "Limit"
* "Sora no Uta ~Higher and Higher~/Hisōbi"
* "The Beyond"

Other songs|

* "Promise"
* "Beyond the Time ~Moebius no Sora o Koete~"

Videos|

* Luna Sea 3D in Los Angeles

Tours and concerts|

* 20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot

Related articles|

* Discography
* Tourbillon
* Fake?
* X Japan
* S.K.I.N.

* Category

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* MusicBrainz release group

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