Funny thing, while I do see the L'Arc influence, I don't think this song is THAT much like L'Arc at all. It's a lot more VAMPS-ish I think. I mean, don't get me wrong. Even in HYDE's solo work, they've always had the image of hard rock and roll, but they've always had a sort of variety.

In actuality, it showcases exactly why I like VAMPS in the first place, because it's a whole mesh of different genres. There's songs like KYUKETSU and then there's cute songs like this, and I can't say I prefer one over the other, because my mood always changes and thus so do my favorites. Usually, though, the songs that do become my favorites have some sort of sentimental value to me. VAMPS are amazing at making songs that just word-for-word match my feelings and they tend to release them at JUST the right time. EVANESCENT's release... just... wow. Perfect timing.

Anyway, before I get on that subject, yeah, the variety of VAMPS is what makes me love them so much, especially in comparison to L'Arc. L'Arc is an amazing band too (especially indie L'Arc) but their songs scarcely differ from one another. The themes are all pretty much the same and the music will take an OCCASIONAL risk here and there, but they immediately go back to the typical format later on. I don't know. It feels a lot more corporate and less personal to me. That and the fact that it has to be approved by all four members (as opposed to two members who work together very well) makes it feel like every song has been fixed and tampered with to the point where it loses its original personality.

That's just me, though. You may feel free to disagree.