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L'Arc-en-Ciel

Japanese rock band
Organization musical_group Q218866
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Summary

L'Arc-en-Ciel is a musical group[1]. L'Arc-en-Ciel ranks in the top 5% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,495 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Notable work: Flower[3], Lies and Truth[4], Hitomi no Juunin[5]
  • Award received: Q141666673[6]
  • Genre: indie rock[7], alternative rock[8]
  • Named after: rainbow[9]
  • Record label: Danger Crue Records[10], Kioon Music[11]
  • Discography: L'Arc-en-Ciel discography[12]
  • Commons category: L'Arc-en-Ciel (band)[13]
  • Country of origin: Japan[14]
  • Has part(s): Hyde[15], Ken[16], Tetsuya[17], yukihiro[18]
  • Inception: 1991[19]
  • Location of formation: Osaka[20]
  • Official website: https://larc-en-ciel.com/[21], https://le-ciel.com/[22], https://digital-leciel.com/[23], https://www.sonymusic.co.jp/artist/LArc-en-Ciel/[24]
  • Topic's main category: Category:L'Arc-en-Ciel[25]
  • Topic has template: Template:L'Arc-en-Ciel[26]
  • Nickname: ラルク[27]
  • Represented by: Maverick DC Group[28]
  • Start of work period: 1991[29]
  • Name: L'Arc-en-Ciel[30]
  • Language used: Japanese[31]

Why It Matters

L'Arc-en-Ciel has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] L'Arc-en-Ciel is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

What awards did L'Arc-en-Ciel receive?

Honors received include Q141666673[6].

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Q141666673
    Sitelink count → 38
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'azb', 'bar', 'bg', 'ca', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fi',
    P14487 → profile/735
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Award received: Q141666673"
  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14487 → profile/735
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/52435|batch #52435]]"
  3. 18w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14501 → 2336
    P14494 → 7715
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14501: 2336, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/291513745|L'Arc-en-Ciel (#291513745)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7967|DAM karaoke artist r"
  4. 20w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14487 → profile/735
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14487: music/artist/735, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779868676594"
  5. 23w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook page id → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Facebook page id: LArc-en-Ciel/139185632806476, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257116|batch #257116]]"
  6. 23w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → —
    Facebook numeric id → 139185632806476
    Aliases → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Facebook numeric id: 139185632806476, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257115|batch #257115]]"
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