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(1994 – 2007)

LAREINE was a visual rock band from Japan founded in 1994 by KAMIJO and MAYU. They were known for expressing a romantic French-inspired concept with both their music and visual style, or what they termed, “the incarnation of fluttering flowers in the modern era.”

In 1994, KAMIJO, then a roadie to the popular visual rock band MALICE MIZER, formed the band LALIENE with friend and guitarist MAYU. At the time LALIENE recorded demo tapes, the band would undergo numerous member changes, with MAYU quitting the band to eventually return as guitarist. After changing their band name to LAREINE in 1996, the members included KAMIJO (vo), MAYU (gt), AKIRA (gt), EMIRU (ba), and Machi (dr), who along with KAMIJO was a former roadie for MALICE MIZER.

LAREINE released their first live-only distributed CD in 1996 titled 再会の花 (Saikai no Hana) followed by their first album BLUE ROMANCE in 1997.At this time, AKIRA had left the band. In 1998, LAREINE embarked on their first nation-wide one-man tour titled TOUR “Fleur” 1998 ～白鳥と追想～ beginning from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. After a period of extended touring, LAREINE made their major label debut in 1999 on SME Records with the single fiançailles ～フィアンサーユ～. In 2000, LAREINE held a last live at Akasaka Blitz before the band had indefinitely paused activities.
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  • BANDITOATTACK

    he doesn't sing better in lareine, it's just that there's more melody because everything isn't ramped up to 250BPM and buried behind hizaki's bullshit

    Yesterday 7:07pm Reply

  • silversadheart

    Veo que hace 2 años dijiste que no te gustaba, al parecer pudiste descubrir la verdadera belleza que tiene para ofrecer, eso es bueno : )

    8 Apr 4:06pm Reply

  • Fiorelys

    Kamijo canta con el alma, hermosoooooo me encantan mucho sus canciones

    3 Apr 3:17pm Reply

  • silversadheart

    Saikai no Hana is one of the most beautiful songs that I ever listened in my life, it's simply extremely beautiful...

    2 Mar 6:42am Reply

  • Second_Fear

    perfect winter music [2]

    3 Feb 5:14am Reply

  • xAzalea

    I think Kamijo sings better in LAREINE than Versailles. I have always enjoyed their music more than Versailles too. [5]

    31 Jan 10:38am Reply

  • darkonyxswe

    Doukeshi no Bukyoku!)))) [2]

    30 Oct 2012 Reply

  • funny_drip

    metamorphose ALL DAY [2]

    30 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Yamibito

    metamorphose ALL DAY

    24 Oct 2012 Reply

  • KsushaIgorevich

    Doukeshi no Bukyoku!))))

    4 Oct 2012 Reply

  • Le_newtype

    machi is fug. Why does everyone like him so much?

    21 Jul 2012 Reply

  • MiseryAndMalice

    yes please

    21 Jul 2012 Reply

  • Wonrei

    LAREINE REVIVAL. ITS TIME

    19 Jul 2012 Reply

  • gokusou

    I think Kamijo sings better in LAREINE than Versailles. I have always enjoyed their music more than Versailles too. [4]

    8 Jul 2012 Reply

  • MiseryAndMalice

    I think Kamijo sings better in LAREINE than Versailles. I have always enjoyed their music more than Versailles too. [3]

    2 Jun 2012 Reply

  • pinkmakona

    I think Kamijo sings better in LAREINE than Versailles. I have always enjoyed their music more than Versailles too.

    30 May 2012 Reply

  • pinkmakona

    This band epitomizes beauty on all fronts. I swear, they descended from some place in the sky. [11]

    30 May 2012 Reply

  • Philia_x

    This band epitomizes beauty on all fronts. I swear, they descended from some place in the sky. [10]

    27 May 2012 Reply

  • ellierulez

    Does anyone know where I can find LAREINE, piano sheets for their music?

    23 May 2012 Reply

  • bloodclox

    This band epitomizes beauty on all fronts. I swear, they descended from some place in the sky. [8]

    16 May 2012 Reply
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