P'unk-en-Ciel (パンク アン シエル panku an shieru) is an alter ego of L'Arc~en~Ciel. Introduced in 2004, Hyde takes over guitar, Ken the drums, Yukihiro plays the bass, while Tetsu performs the vocals. P'unk~en~Ciel's songs have a more punk sound and their music is usually heavier and faster with a different tone due to Tetsu's vocals. Hyde wears a pirate patch over his left eye in P'unk~en~Ciel performances. Yukihiro is known to wear a gas mask; however, this has only been seen once at a live concert during their Smile tour in 2004.
Each member is called in capital letters Tetsu P'unk, Ken P'unk, Hyde P'unk and Yuki P'unk. Each member produces one song of their choice, and they alternate their productions.
P'unk~en~Ciel is the revision of D'ark~en~Ciel, the former being a special event that took place during the early L'Arc~en~Ciel years when Sakura was the drummer. The only material released from them is the 18-minute B-side "D'ark~en~Ciel" found on the (then) unreleased The Fourth Avenue Cafe single.
Their songs are recorded and used as B-sides on singles from 2004 and their performances can be found as extras on Live DVDs. They also featured television personality Sayaka Aoki with their song "Round and Round 2005".
Performed songs
Their recorded versions are:
- "Milky Way" found on the "Jiyū e no Shōtai" single (Produced by Hyde P'unk).
- "Round and Round 2005" found on the "Killing Me" single (Produced by Ken P'unk).
- "Kasou Heisei 17 Nen" (Flower Burial 2005) found on the "New World" single (Produced by Hyde P'unk).
- "Heaven's Drive 2005" found on the "Jojōshi" single (Produced by Yuki P'unk).
- "Promised Land 2005" found on the "Link" single (Produced by Tetsu P'unk).
- "Honey 2007" found on the "Seventh Heaven" single (Produced by Ken P'unk).
- "Feeling Fine 2007" found on the "My Heart Draws a Dream" single (Produced by Yuki P'unk).
- "Natsu no Yuutsu (夏の憂鬱) [Sea in Blood 2007]" found on the "Daybreak's Bell" single (Produced by Hyde P'unk).
- "I Wish 2007" found on the "Hurry Xmas" single (Produced by Tetsu P'unk - it also has a PV).
- "Dune 2008" found on the "Drink It Down" single (Produced by Ken P'unk).
P'unk~en~Ciel can be seen on live on:
- Smile Tour 2004 DVD performing "Milky Way".
- Asialive 2005 DVD performing "Round and Round 2005".
- Are You Ready? 2007 Mata Heart ni Hi wo Tsukero! (またハートに火をつけろ!) DVD performing "Honey 2007" and "Feeling Fine 2007".
- Tour 2007-2008 Theater of Kiss DVD performing "Natsu no Yuutsu (夏の憂鬱) [Sea in Blood 2007]" and "I Wish 2007".