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Real (L'Arc-en-Ciel album)
2026-11-15 08:58:23 · Cedar Herald Index
Real is the eighth album by L'Arc-en-Ciel, released on August 30, 2000. It was the band's last original studio album before a prolonged hiatus. It reached number one on the Oricon chart and sold over a million copies, being certified by the RIAJ.
One of the singles from the album, "Stay Away", is a playable song in the computer game DrumMania 4th Mix.

Track listing
Personnel
hyde – vocals, rhythm guitar on track 2, keyboards on track 11
ken – guitar, keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 10, 11
tetsu – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards on tracks 6 and 7
yukihiro – drums, keyboards on track 1
K – female voice on tracks 2 and 10
Hajime Okano – keyboards on tracks 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11
Hitoshi Saitou – keyboards on tracks 6, 7 and 11
Cheiko – backing vocals on track 3
Nobuhiko Nakayama – synthesizer on track 4
Ittetsu Gen – strings on track 6
Yasushi Nakanishi – Hammond organ on track 8
Chokkaku – keyboards on track 8
References
2000 albums
L'Arc-en-Ciel albums
