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Inoran
Inoran performing with Luna Sea in Singapore 2013
Background information
Birth nameKiyonobu Inoue(Tỉnh thượng thanh tín)
Also known asInoran
Born(1970-09-29)September 29, 1970(age 53)
Hadano,Kanagawa,Japan
GenresAlternative rock[1]
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1986–present
LabelsKing
Member of
Formerly of
Websiteinoran.org

Kiyonobu Inoue(Tỉnh thượng thanh tín,Inoue Kiyonobu,born on September 29, 1970, inHadano, Kanagawa),better known exclusively by his stage nameInoran,is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the rock bandLuna Seasince 1986. He started his solo career in 1997. Luna Sea disbanded in 2000, and he formedFake?withOblivion DustvocalistKen Lloyda year later. In 2005 he left Fake? and foundedTourbillonwith Luna Sea vocalistRyuichi Kawamuraand Hiroaki Hayama. He rejoined Luna Sea when they reunited in 2010, and in 2012 formed Muddy Apes with bassistTaka Hiroseand guitarist Dean Tidey, both fromFeeder,and 8otto's vocalist Maeson. In 2011, Inoran became the first Japanese musician to have a signature model guitar withFender.

Early life

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Having not listened to much music prior, Inoran was shocked when he began listening to Western music in junior high school.[2]Inspired, he began playing his father'sclassical guitar,but wanted an electric one. So he bought a redStratocaster-like guitar and started a band in his second year of junior high.[2][3]The following year, he began listening to independent Japanese bands and attending their concerts, such as44 MagnumandD'erlanger's first concert with Kyo on vocals.[4]

Career

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1986–2009: Luna Sea, solo debut, Fake? and Tourbillon

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In middle school through high school, Inoran became good friends withJ,and they formed a band called Lunacy in 1986.[5]In 1991, they changed their name toLuna Seaand released their first album. They went on to become very successful, having sold more than 10 million certified units in Japan, and are considered one of the most influential bands in thevisual keimovement. In 2003,HMV Japanranked Luna Sea at number 90 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts.[6]

In 1993, Inoran and J teamed up withX Japanguitaristhideto form the group M*A*S*S.[7]Their only material released was the song "Frozen Bug" on the samplerDance 2 Noise 004(the song would later be remixed by hide and put on his debut solo albumHide Your Face). When Luna Sea took a brief break in 1997, Inoran signed withKing Recordsand began a solo career. His first single, "Sou", was released on September 25, 1997. The following month his debut album, also titledSou,was released on October 22. Co-produced byDJ Krush,Inoran does not sing on the record (except the title track), instead it features several different female vocalists, such asAnneli Dreckerand Alison Evelyn.[8][9]Musically, the album featurestrip hopandhip-hopbreakbeats.[8]When Luna Sea disbanded in 2000, Inoran released his second albumFragmentin July 2001. He then formedFake?in late 2001 with formerOblivion DustvocalistKen Lloyd.After four studio albums and one mini-album, Inoran left Fake? in October 2005, citing musical differences with Lloyd. However, he had already announced the formation of his next band in May;Tourbillonwith Luna Sea vocalistRyuichi Kawamuraand D-Loop keyboardist Hiroaki Hayama.[10]

After a five year break in solo activities, Inoran released his third studio albumPhotographin the summer of 2006. After releasingNirai Kanaiin July 2007, he performed many live concerts and released the concert DVDTour 2007 Determinealong withThe Bestcompilation album, which collects his favorite songs selected by himself and his fan-club. The album also features the new song "I Swear". On December 24, 2007, Inoran reunited withLuna Seato play a one-night only concert in front of an audience of around 45,000 people at theTokyo Dome.[11]One more reunion would happen again at thehide memorial summiton May 4, 2008.[12]After releasing two studio albums, Tourbillon dissipated in 2008.

Inoran released his first official book,Monophonic,in March 2008. That July he performed overseas for the first time at theFormoz Festivalin Taiwan and theIncheon Pentaport Rock Festivalin South Korea. On September 21, he performed atD'erlanger's Abstinence's Door #002 event, along withMerryandheidi.[13]His fifth original albumApocalypsewas released on September 24. The tour for the album, entitled Butterfly Effect, incorporated an international extension to perform overseas again, this time inHong Kongin November, before the tour finale back in Japan, he released his first instrumental albumShadowon December 24, 2008; it includes the title track for the movieA Symmetry.Inoran performed on October 25 as part of the two-day V-Rock Festival '09.[14]

2010–present: Reunions, Muddy Apes and continued solo career

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In May 2010, Inoran andOrange Rangeguitarist Naoto created and released the song "Love For..." for the victims of the2010 Haiti earthquake.[15]In August, he appeared with the other members of Luna Sea at a press conference in Hong Kong, where they officially announced their reunion and their20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot -to the New Moon-.[16]On September 19, Inoran joined British rock bandFeederon stage at the Tokyo Unit for a cover of theNirvanatrack "Breed". Feeder's bass playerTaka Hirosethen played on Inoran's next single, October 2011's "Hide and Seek".[9]

Inoran released the albumTeardropon March 30, 2011, and went on tour in support of it. In April, "Love For..." was offered for download once again. This time with the proceeds donated to aid reconstruction of the area damaged by the2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[15]On September 21, Inoran's first albumSouwas re-released with a new version of the title track, the bonus track "The Agenda", which was a B-side on his debut single and features American hip-hop artistBlack Thought,and a DVD of the promotional video for "Sou".[17]

Inoran appeared in the music video forKiyoharu's May 2012 single "The Sun".[18]The following month, he teamed up with Taka Hirose once again, as well as Feeder's support guitarist Dean Tidey and 8otto's vocalist Maeson, to form the band Muddy Apes.[19]Their debut album,Crush It,was released in Japan by King Records and digitally in Europe by Bishi Bishi on September 5.[19]Inoran's albumDive Youth, Sonik Divewas released on June 27, 2012, and includes "Lemontune", a song originally by Fake?.[20]Anna Tsuchiyaprovides additional vocals on the song "No Options", the limited edition of the album comes with a DVD and a 12-inch vinyl record with "No Options - Mirrorless", a version of the song which Inoran sings himself.[21]It was supported with a nationwide Japanese tour that also celebrated his 15th anniversary as a solo artist.[20]On August 31 inStockholm,he kicked off his first European tour, Seven Samurais, which took him toVienna,Cologne,Hamburg,VeniceandMilan,and ended on September 16 inParis.[22]

Inoran returned to Fake? for one night on February 23, 2013, for the concert Fake? -Live Decade-, his first performance with Ken Lloyd since he left the group in 2005.[23]July saw the release of Muddy Apes' second album,Fairy Dirt Nº5.On August 16, 2013, Inoran performed atAngelo's Intersection of Dogma event, alongside other acts such as heidi.,lynch.andMucc.[24]Inoran released his ninth studio album,Beautiful Now,on August 26, 2015. It includes a cover of hide's "Pink Spider"and was followed by a nationwide tour in September.[25]Tourbillon reunited for a 10th anniversary concert at theTokyo International Forumon November 27, 2015, and a three-date tour at differentZeppvenues throughout December.[26]Muddy Apes' third albumFaraway So Closewas released in June 2016, while Tourbillon's third followed that October. In 2017, Inoran teamed up withTeru,Hisashi,Pierre Nakano (Ling Tosite Sigure) and Ery (Raglaia) to cover "Lullaby"by D'erlanger for theD'erlanger Tribute Album ~Stairway to Heaven~.[27]

Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Japan,Inoran recorded his next three studio albums at home; September 2020'sLibertine Dreams,February 2021'sBetween the World and Me,and October 2021'sAny Day Now.[28]His first tour in three years, Back to Rock'N Roll, ended in the fall of 2022.[28]Earlier that June, Inoran released the acoustic live albumIn My Oasis.It was recorded at Billboard Live Yokohama that April as part of the Billboard Session concert series he had been performing since 2019.[28]Between 2022 and 2023, Inoran was a support guitarist forKōji Kikkawaon his Over the 9 tour.[29]After seven years, Tourbillon reunited again in 2023 to celebrate their 20th anniversary with concerts and a new song.[30]

Personal life

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Inoran has two younger brothers. He loved playing baseball when he was in school. The nickname Inoran came into existence when he was playing a baseball game; he hit the ball and a fan kept shouting "Ino! Run!!", which sounded like "Inoran".[7]He was also said to be popular among girls in his school. Because of his good manner and looks, Tokyo Pop contacted him to be an idol but Inoran refused.

At age 16, Inoran became a big fan of Cipher,[31]the guitarist and co-founder of the bandD'erlanger,when he went to see one of their live concerts. Inoran said in an interview that Cipher is a person who has changed his life. Though Inoran is left-handed, he said he's more comfortable playing guitar with his right hand. He is alsoclaustrophobic,this inspired him to compose the song "Claustrophobia", the B-side of Luna Sea's first single "Believe".

Equipment

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Inoran has used many different guitars in his career, but is best known for playing theESPandFenderbrands. From the early 1990s to 2009, he was an endorser of ESP Guitars and had multiple signature models with them. His signature ESP models resembledGibson Les Pauls,but had threesingle coil pickups;which Japanese music websiteBarksnoted had never been done before.[2]In 2004, ESP conducted a poll for their 30th anniversary on which of their out-of-production guitars were most popular; Inoran's ILP-II model, which also has apiezo pickup,was one of the top seven and was subsequently put back into temporary production.[32]In December 2010, Inoran endorsed the American-based Fender Guitars.[33]His first signature model with them, the black InoranJazzmaster#1 LTD, made its live debut at Luna Sea's December 4, 2010 concert in Los Angeles.[34]The guitar, specifically its neck, is based on a 1959 Jazzmaster that Inoran had bought earlier in 2010.[2]The following year, it was released in a limited amount of 50, making Inoran the first Japanese musician to have a signature model with Fender.[34][35]A Japan-made version later received a general release in October 2019.[35]

The aged Olympic White #2 LTD model followed in 2013, with a limited amount of 30.[36]It was designed to contrast with #1. Among other changes, Inoran asked to have the slide switch installed horizontally because his hand would accidentally hit it when he played.[2]The Inoran Road Worn Jazzmaster model was based on the #2 and released in October 2015.[37]A special version of the Road Worn model was created in aged Lake Placid Blue to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Inoran's solo career. It was released on December 23, 2016, limited to 100 copies, and sold only at Ikebe Musical Instruments stores.[38]

Support band

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Inoran previously utilized many different musicians as support members in his solo career, includingPersonzguitarist Takeshi Honda, formerhide with Spread Beaverbassist Chirolyn,VampsbassistJu-ken,formerDead Enddrummer Minato, andTheatre Brookdrummer Takashi Numazawa. However, he has now been using the same line-up of musicians since 2012:

Discography

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Albums

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  • Sou(Tưởng,October 22, 1997; CD or 12 "vinyl, September 21, 2011; reissue),Oricon Albums ChartPeak Position: #16,[40]#117 (reissue)[41]
  • Fragment(July 25, 2001) #16[40]
  • Photograph(September 26, 2006) #42[41]
  • Nirai Kanai(ニライカナイ,July 11, 2007)#43[41]
  • Apocalypse(September 24, 2008) #37[41]
  • Watercolor(March 10, 2010) #40[41]
  • Teardrop(March 30, 2011) #25[41]
  • Dive Youth, Sonik Dive(June 27, 2012) #38[41]
  • Somewhere(March 19, 2014, mini-album) #47[41]
  • Beautiful Now(August 26, 2015) #22[41]
  • Thank You(August 24, 2016) #27[41]
  • 2019(August 7, 2019) #31[41]
  • Libertine Dreams(September 30, 2020) #36[41]
  • Between the World and Me(February 17, 2021) #40[41]
  • Any Day Now(October 20, 2021) #44[41]

Remix albums

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  • Landscape of Fragment(November 21, 2001; CD, December 25, 2001; 12″ vinyl) #79 (CD)[40]

Other albums

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  • The Best(January 23, 2008; compilation) #40[41]
  • Shadow(December 24, 2008; instrumental) #123[41]
  • Intense / Mellow(August 23, 2017; self-cover) #32[41]
  • In My Oasis Billboard Session(June 29, 2022; live album) #44[41]

Singles

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  • "Sou"(Tưởng,September 25, 1997),Oricon Singles ChartPeak Position: #7[42]
  • "Won't Leave My Mind" (June 13, 2001) #15[42]
  • "Waves/Felicidad" (January 1, 2004; fan club limited)
  • "Shike(Thời hóa)/Elements of Foundation "(September 17, 2009)
Inoran×Roen collaboration, limited CD and DVD release available at Inoran Live Tour 2009.
  • "Hide and Seek" (October 5, 2011) #10[43]
  • "Something About You" (September 13, 2013, concert limited)

Home videos

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  • Won't Leave My Mind(August 8, 2001), Oricon DVDs Chart Peak Position: #19[44]
  • The Last Night(June 25, 2003) #90[44]
  • Another Room(April 26, 2005)
  • Raize(September 26, 2006)
  • Tour 2006 Photograph(March 7, 2007) #78[45]
  • Tour 2007 Determine(January 23, 2008) #62[44]
  • 2008 Butterfly Effect+(June 10, 2009) #27[45]
  • Tour 2010 Watercolor(September 22, 2010) #73[45]
  • I'm Here(August 28, 2013) #48[45]
  • Tour 2015 -Beautiful Now- at EX Theater Roppongi(April 6, 2016) #21[45]
  • Sugizo vs Inoran Presents Best Bout ~L 2/5~(April 26, 2017) #33[46]
  • Override(August 22, 2018) #26[45]
  • Inoran Tour 2019 Cowboy Puni-Shit Live in Tokyo(February 26, 2020), Oricon Blu-rays Chart Peak Position: #72[47]
  • Sugizo vs Inoran Presents Best Bout 2021 ~L 2/5~(March 9, 2022) #38[47]
  • Inoran -Tokyo 5 Nights- Back to the Rock'N Roll(March 9, 2022) #45[47]
  • In My Oasis Billboard Session(December 14, 2022)

Books

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  • Monophonic(March 2008)

With Luna Sea

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Main article:Luna Sea discography

With Muddy Apes

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  • Crush It(2012)
  • Fairy Dirt Nº5(2013)
  • Faraway So Close(2016)

Other work

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  • Olivia;"Sailing Free"(2009) - arranger on track 1
  • Ever;Happiness Is...(2009) - composer, arranger, producer on track 1
  • lynch.;Inferiority Complex(2012) - guitar on "Experience"
  • lecca;lecca Live 2012 Jammin' the Empire @ Nippon Budokan(2009) - "Missing Ordinary", "Higher"
  • Oldcodex;Oldcodex Live DVD "Contrast Silver" Tour Final(2013) - "Heaven"
  • Ryuichi Kawamura;Beautiful Lie(2021) - composer, co-arranger on "Sing to You"

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