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[[Image:Ark.jpg|thumb|300px|CD Art]]
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{{AlbumInfoBox|
 
| Name        = ark
 
| Type        = Album
 
| Artist      = [[L'Arc~en~Ciel]]
 
| Cover      = Ark.jpg  
 
| Background  = purple
 
| Released    = 01 July 1999
 
| Genre      = Rock
 
| Length      =
 
| Label      = Ki/oon Records
 
| Producer    = N/A
 
| Last Release  = ''[[HEART]]'' <br /> (1998) 
 
| This Release  = ''ark'' <br /> (1999)
 
| Next Release  = ''[[ray]]''<br />(1999)
 
| Category = Albums
 
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'''ark''' [[L'Arc~en~Ciel]]'s sixth album, was released on July 1, 1999, on same day that their seventh album [[ray]] was released. ark took the #1 spot on the Oricon charts, selling over 2,275,000 copies.
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; Artist
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: [[L'Arc~en~Ciel]]
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; Album
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: ark
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; Released
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: 1999.07.01
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; Catalog Number
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: KSC2-282
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; Price
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: ¥3,059
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; Tracklist
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# [[Forbidden Lover|forbidden lover]]
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# [[Heaven's Drive|HEAVEN'S DRIVE]]
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# [[Driver's High]]
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# [[Cradle]]
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# [[Dive to Blue|DIVE TO BLUE]]
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# [[Larva]]
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# [[Butterfly's Sleep]]
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# [[Perfect Blue]]
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# [[Shinjitsu to Gensou to]] (真実と幻想と; ''Reality and Illusions'')
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# [[What Is Love (L'Arc~en~Ciel)|What is love]]
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# [[Pieces (L'Arc~en~Ciel)|Pieces [ark mix]]]
  
==Tracklist==
 
{| class="wikitable" width="75%"
 
!align="left"|#
 
!align="left"|Track Name
 
!align="left"|Length
 
!align="left"|Words By
 
!align="left"|Music By
 
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|align="left"|1.
 
|align="left"|forbidden lover
 
|align="left"|6:01
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|ken
 
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|align="left"|2.
 
|align="left"|HEAVEN'S DRIVE
 
|align="left"|4:19
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|ken
 
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|align="left"|3.
 
|align="left"|Driver's High
 
|align="left"|4:10
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|tetsu
 
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|align="left"|4.
 
|align="left"|Cradle
 
|align="left"|4:56
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|yukihiro
 
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|align="left"|5.
 
|align="left"|DRIVE TO BLUE
 
|align="left"|5:31
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|tetsu
 
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|align="left"|6.
 
|align="left"|Larva
 
|align="left"|3:55
 
|align="left"|N/A
 
|align="left"|yukihiro
 
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|align="left"|7.
 
|align="left"|Butterfly's Sleep
 
|align="left"|5:10
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|ken
 
|-
 
|align="left"|8.
 
|align="left"|Perfect Blue
 
|align="left"|3:48
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|tetsu
 
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|align="left"|9.
 
|align="left"|真実と幻想と(Shinjitsu to Genjitsu to)
 
|align="left"|5:22
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|ken
 
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|align="left"|10.
 
|align="left"|What is love
 
|align="left"|4:13
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|tetsu
 
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|align="left"|11.
 
|align="left"|Pieces [ark mix]
 
|align="left"|5:45
 
|align="left"|hyde
 
|align="left"|tetsu
 
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==Member Reviews==
 
'''N/A'''
 
==Purchase this Release==
 
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[[Image:ark 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition.jpg|thumb|300px|CD Art]]
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; Artist
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: [[L'Arc~en~Ciel]]
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; Album
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: 『ark』 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition
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; Released
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: 2006.12.13
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; Catalog Number
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: KSCL-1053~1054
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; Price
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: ¥3,360
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; DVD Tracklist
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# making of the "forbidden lover" music video
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# recollection1
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# making of the "HEAVEN'S DRIVE" music video
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# recollection2
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# Butterfly's Sleep @ London Hearts (1999.06.20 O.A.) (ロンドンハーツ)
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# making of the "Driver's High" music video
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# recollection3
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# making of the "Pieces" music video
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# recollection4
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# documentary on "1999 GRAND CROSS TOUR"(1999.08.20)
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; Information
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ark is L'Arc~en~Ciel's sixth album, released simultaneously with [[Ray|ray]]. It reached #1 on the [[Oricon]] charts and sold 2,255,870 copies, becoming the #5 album of 1999. It charted for 25 weeks and sold a total of 2,274,920 copies.
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ark 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition is a limited edition special reissue featuring new cover art and remastered tracks. It also comes with a bonus DVD containing making of music videos, live performances, and backstage footage from their "Inazuma London Hearts" performance originally broadcast on TV. Much like the original, it was released along with [[Ray|ray 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition]]. It reached #13 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, with first week sales of 29,820 copies.
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/147493/1/ Oricon Profile]
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*[http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/LArc-en-Ciel/KSC2-282/index.html Sony Music Profile]
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*[http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/677972/1/ Oricon Profile for Expanded Edition]
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*[http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/LArc-en-Ciel/KSCL-1053/index.html Sony Music Profile for Expanded Edition]
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[[Category:J-Rock (releases)]]
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[[Category:1999 Albums]]
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[[Category:1999 Number 1 Albums]]
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[[Category:1999 Oricon Top 100 Albums]]
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[[Category:2006 Albums]]
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[[Category:July 1999]]
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[[Category:December 2006]]

Latest revision as of 00:37, 20 March 2014

CD Art
Artist
L'Arc~en~Ciel
Album
ark
Released
1999.07.01
Catalog Number
KSC2-282
Price
¥3,059
Tracklist
  1. forbidden lover
  2. HEAVEN'S DRIVE
  3. Driver's High
  4. Cradle
  5. DIVE TO BLUE
  6. Larva
  7. Butterfly's Sleep
  8. Perfect Blue
  9. Shinjitsu to Gensou to (真実と幻想と; Reality and Illusions)
  10. What is love
  11. Pieces [ark mix]



CD Art
Artist
L'Arc~en~Ciel
Album
『ark』 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition
Released
2006.12.13
Catalog Number
KSCL-1053~1054
Price
¥3,360
DVD Tracklist
  1. making of the "forbidden lover" music video
  2. recollection1
  3. making of the "HEAVEN'S DRIVE" music video
  4. recollection2
  5. Butterfly's Sleep @ London Hearts (1999.06.20 O.A.) (ロンドンハーツ)
  6. making of the "Driver's High" music video
  7. recollection3
  8. making of the "Pieces" music video
  9. recollection4
  10. documentary on "1999 GRAND CROSS TOUR"(1999.08.20)


Information

ark is L'Arc~en~Ciel's sixth album, released simultaneously with ray. It reached #1 on the Oricon charts and sold 2,255,870 copies, becoming the #5 album of 1999. It charted for 25 weeks and sold a total of 2,274,920 copies.

ark 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition is a limited edition special reissue featuring new cover art and remastered tracks. It also comes with a bonus DVD containing making of music videos, live performances, and backstage footage from their "Inazuma London Hearts" performance originally broadcast on TV. Much like the original, it was released along with ray 15th Anniversary Expanded Edition. It reached #13 on the Oricon charts and charted for six weeks, with first week sales of 29,820 copies.

External Links