Soo, where to start on Laruku songs. 'Honey' is, by far, the most popular Laruku song
ever. I also think it's a good song to start off from. It's got many elements to
it - including Hyde playing guitar along with Ken. The single broke records in Japan,
and sold an amazing 1 million, 220 thousand copies. Which might not sound amazing if
you're from America or another big country: even one-hit-wonders can go platinum. But
when you stop to think of the vast size difference between Japan and America, and realize that
most American acts that sell 1mil+ are world-famous, while Laruku are relatively unknown
outside of Japan, it makes that feat all the more special. ^_^
Once, on the TV show Music Station, they did a countdown of the most-requested Laruku
songs. (Which they named appropriately, "Rikuesuto (Request) Best 10" They were, as follows:
10. Lies and Truth
09. Blurry Eyes
08. Vivid Colors
07. flower
06. winter fall
05. DIVE TO BLUE
04. niji
03. Shinshoku ~lose control~
02. kasou
01. HONEY
I also think this is a pretty good set of songs to listen to, to get a feel for Laruku's
sound. Just remember that this was before "REAL" was released, so none of those songs
were included.
Laruku has a "Best Of" album, entitled "Clicked Singles 13 Best," and they actually let
their fans vote on their website to determine the songs included. The final line-up
was this (These, unlike the ones above, are not in any particular order, 'else I'm sure
'HONEY' would be at the top. xD Also, 'Anemone' was an extra song never before
released included as a bonus: It's not actually part of the "best" songs.):
01. Blurry Eyes
02. flower
03. niji
04. winter fall
05. DIVE TO BLIE
06. honey
07. HEAVEN'S DRIVE
08. Pieces
09. Driver's High
10. NEO UNIVERSE
11. finale
12. STAY AWAY
13. Anemone
And of course, how could I not include my own personal favorites? These actually fluctuate from
time to time, so don't be surprised if you come back and they've changed around a bit.. ;^^
01. a silent letter
02. Shinshoku ~lose control~
03. The Nepenthes
04. niji
05. good morning hide
06. Anemone
07. finale
08. HONEY
09. kasou
10. Shinjitsu to Gensou to
