

The band was also included in the Japanese and Philippine releases of the official movie soundtrack of Godzilla. They subsequently released their album Heart on February 25, 1998.

The single " Winter Fall", which was released at the end of the month, became the group's first number one on the Oricon Singles Chart. Yukihiro officially joined L'Arc-en-Ciel as their drummer on January 1, 1998. 1998–2003: Blockbuster success and hiatus It was the band's first performance at the venue and had an attendance of 56,000 people, with the tickets sold out in a record-breaking four minutes. The end of their hiatus was marked by a concert at the Tokyo Dome on Decementitled Reincarnation. The remaining members formed "The Zombies", which was advertised as a "copy band" singing L'Arc-en-Ciel songs. sakura officially announced his departure from L'Arc-en-Ciel on November 4. Instead, it features former Zi:Kill and Die in Cries drummer yukihiro as a support member. On October 17, the single " Niji" was released without sakura. Over the next few months, the group continued to be featured in magazines as a trio. Their song " The Fourth Avenue Cafe" was replaced as the fourth ending theme of the Rurouni Kenshin anime after only four episodes and its single release was halted. When news of the arrest became public, the group's CDs were removed from the shelves in record shops. In May, he received a two year prison sentence suspended for three years. On February 24, 1997, drummer sakura was arrested for violating the Stimulants Control Law. In 1996, their fourth album, True, became their first to sell over a million copies. Their third album Heavenly followed in 1995. They released their major debut album Tierra that same year. In 1994, L'Arc-en-Ciel signed a contract with Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Ki/oon division. This caught the attention of some major labels. The album was a success and ranked number one on the Oricon indies charts. On April 1, 1993, the band released their debut album Dune on the independent, but well-known, record label Danger Crue. The following year, sakura joined as L'Arc-en-Ciel's new drummer. However, pero then left the group on December 30, 1992. Tetsuya then convinced his friend ken to quit his university studies and join the band as guitarist. A year later, after gaining popularity in their hometown of Osaka, hiro left the band on June 12, 1992. Together, they formed a band and named themselves L'Arc-en-Ciel. In February 1991, bassist tetsuya (then known as TETSU) recruited vocalist hyde (then known as HIDE), guitarist hiro and drummer pero. History 1991–1997: Formation, major label debut and sakura's departure

1.3 2003–2006: Comeback and international activities.1.2 1998–2003: Blockbuster success and hiatus.1.1 1991–1997: Formation, major label debut and sakura's departure.
