Inoran Archives

The visual kei rhythm game you’ve been waiting for, “EXTASY VISUAL SHOCK”

5 December 2021

A new visual kei focused mobile rhythm game, EXTASY VISUAL SHOCK, will hit the market soon. It features members from legendary bands X Japan, LUNA SEA, and GLAY. During its pre-registration period, fans have a ...

SUGIZO and INORAN battles it out in “BEST BOUT 2021” online concert

edoh+

25 May 2021

Online Concert, Tour and event

Unleashing two legendary guitarists against each other, LUNA SEA guitarists SUGIZO and INORAN will be battling it out at their upcoming online concert, BEST BOUT 2021 on June 9. Also known as "Rock and Roll ...

LUNA SEA to “RELOAD” 2020 with first-ever livestream concerts

edoh+

14 December 2020

Online Concert, Tour and event

After selling out the limited number of physical tickets for -RELOAD- Saitama Super Arena 2DAYS, LUNA SEA announced performances will be live-streamed worldwide simultaneously. Due to the pandemic, the shows...

JROCK NEWS 5th anniversary: Special message from INORAN

edoh+ and Dorian

14 September 2020

Entertainment, Featured

Living legend INORAN, the talented guitarist and co-founder LUNA SEA doesn't need much more of an introduction in this household. He's turning 50 this year and launching a new album Libertine Dreams which co...

INORAN celebrates turning 50 with “Libertine Dreams” album

NoMusicNoReason

23 August 2020

Releases, Tour and event

LUNA SEA's guitarist INORAN unveils all details on his upcoming solo album Libertine Dreams. His 13th effort as a solo act arrives just a year after his previous album "2019" released last year in August. The n...

LUNA SEA creates new song “Make a vow” to cheer fans up

NoMusicNoReason

29 April 2020

Music Video, Releases

LUNA SEA pleasantly surprised fans on April 28 with a brand new song and music video titled Make a vow and is now available on all major digital platforms. The song was created with fans in mind, to cheer up th...

INORAN summarizes the year in 12th studio album “2019”

NoMusicNoReason

6 August 2019

New Look, Releases, Videos

LUNA SEA's guitarist INORAN makes a comeback with 12th studio album 2019, his first album in about three years! The album is set for an August 7 release, and it comes with 11 songs including digital single Star...

The legendary Visual Kei Oyaji, Seiichi Hoshiko

edoh+

22 January 2018

Entertainment

Simply dressed in thermal sweats or sometimes a plain t-shirt on warmer days, you'd be forgiven if you overlooked this casually dressed gentleman named Seiichi Hoshiko (星子誠一). Throwing his classic two thumbs up...

Sengoku Jidai’s legendary visual kei members revealed!

NBT

16 September 2017

New Band, New Look, Releases

Ever since The age of civil wars (Sengoku Jidai) released their first single Kyoukaranbu/Jyoushou in February earlier this year, they've been using illustrated characters to represent themselves, and the secret...

Report: Intense guitar battle at “SUGIZO vs INORAN BEST BOUT 2017~L2/5~”

Shmilly and Zephyr

16 June 2017

Report and review, Tour and event

Under the great Ferris wheel on Tokyo's artificial island Odaiba, it was time for the final show of the Japan leg of LUNA SEA’s famous guitarists’ battle tour. Arriving at Zepp Tokyo, the city’s largest liv...

INORAN will release eleventh album “Thank you”

NoMusicNoReason

13 August 2016

Releases, Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkrsaFESwm4 LUNA SEA's rhythm guitarist INORAN announced the release of his eleventh studio album Thank you to go on sale this month on August 24! This will be his second album ...

SUGIZO vs. INORAN present “BEST BOUT ~L2/5~”

Zephyr

1 April 2016

Entertainment

The guitarists of the famous Luna Sea have announced a musical battle of sorts, named the BEST BOUT ~L2/5~! Sugizo, a guitarist in the two arguably biggest bands of the visual kei scene: X Japan and Luna Sea, a...

Sneak a peek at INORAN’s “Beautiful Now” Music Video and Album

edoh+

10 August 2015

Music Video, Releases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq0ubGJYmIA Additional details have been released since our last update on the upcoming album Beautiful Now to be released on the August 26. King Records has revealed a preview ...

INORAN Announces New Album “Beautiful Now”

NoMusicNoReason

27 June 2015

Releases

After three years, INORAN will release a new full album! INORAN, mostly known as the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of Luna Sea, will drop his tenth solo album on August 26. The title has been finalized as ...