- "L'arc en ciel" is French for "rainbow"�tetsu coined the name after watching a French film of the same title
- yukihiro was a support member for over a year before he officially joined Laruku
- hyde keeps most of his personal information secret
- The first Reincarnation '97 Live show sold out in a record-breaking four minutes
- tetsu is the only band member who doesn't smoke
- yukihiro was the one who remixed the songs on the CD ectomorphed works
- hyde is partially colorblind
- During the AWAKE tour in 2005, some of the costumes were controversial because they were blatant political statements
- "Blurry Eyes" was the first L'arc~en~Ciel single released and it is now considered the band's trademark song
- ken is known to chain-smoke, and he can usually be seen holding a cigarette in photographs
- yukihiro's nickname "sensei" (teacher) comes from his experience as a part-time home school teacher
- hyde has also been known to play harmonica and saxophone during concerts
- P'unk~en~Ciel is a result of the band members switching roles (hyde switches to guitar, ken goes to the drums, yukihiro handles the bass and tetsu sings) and playing faster and simpler versions of their songs
- tetsu collects guitars and basses (he currently owns about twenty guitars and one hundred basses)
- Since the band's debut, they have sold over 35 million albums
- When L'arc~en~Ciel came to America, fans flew in from all over the world, including Japan, Brazil, Peru and Spain
- L'arc~en~Ciel became the first band to hold both first and second place on the Oricon Chart with their singles "forbidden lover" and "snow drop"
- hyde has angel wings tatooed on his shoulder blades-he got them in memory of a deceased friend
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