Ken

Ken is best known to international fans as the guitarist of L'arc~en~Ciel, though he's recently decided to give a solo career a try after a long career as a guitarist, and occasionally vocalist, in other bands. He's displayed his composing ability in both L'arc~en~Ciel, crafting beautiful tunes such as Kasou to the darker shinshoku ~lose control~, and Sons of All Pussys (S.O.A.P. for short). This latter group, formed with drummer Sakura (ex. L'arc~en~Ciel) and bassist Ein displayed an entirely different musical sensibility than L'arc~en~Ciel, leaning towards a rocker hard sound overall.

S.O.A.P. was also a new experience for Ken as he performed as the frontman for the band, both playing guitar and singing. When L'arc~en~Ciel, who had gone on hiatus in 2001, started anew in 2004, S.O.A.P. was put on hold. Two years later, Ken decided to truly go solo as some of the other members of L'arc~en~Ciel had previously. In August of 2006, he debuted with the single Speed. In December, he participated for the first time as a solo artist in the annual festival put on by the DANGER CRUE label as well as as a member of S.O.A.P..

While Ken seems to have put his solo activities on hold in order to concentrate on the slew of activities that L'arc~en~Ciel is up to this year, fans are willing to wait patiently in order to see what this guitarist will bring them next.