1999年7月日本〔l'arc-en-ciel、彩虹〕的二张最新唱片〔ark〕〔roy〕在亚洲的日本、新加坡、泰国、马来西亚、菲律宾、香港、台湾七个国家及地区同时发行，以总计600万张的发行量荣登各国家及地区的排行榜第一名。同期在日本国内举行的巡回演出〔1999 grand cross toue〕（6地区12场次观众65万名）的现场实况通过卫星转播，吸引了中国大陆、香港、台湾约1亿人次的观看。现在，〔l'aarc-en-ciel/彩虹〕俨然成为亚洲摇滚乐队第一人。
2001年，在中国大陆将诞生第一家真正意义的〔ｌｉｖｅｈｏｕｓｅ\主题音乐餐厅〕。〔l'aarc-en-ciel/彩虹〕参加主题音乐餐厅的命名，意味着原创音乐历史新里程的开始，并将影响和推动今后原创音乐文化的发展。根据他们的倡议，将主题音乐餐厅的店名以〔l'aarc-en-ciel/彩虹〕代表唱片〔ａｒｋ〕予以命名。〔ark〕＝诺亚的方舟。祝愿大家乘坐这诺亚的方舟开始新的音乐旅程。

the origin of ark
"l'arc-en-ciel". their two new albums "ark" and "ray" simultaneously released in july 1999, topped the charts throughout the 7 countries: japan, taiwan, hong kong, thailand, malaysia, singapore and philippines with the total sales of 6 million copies. nearly 100 million people in taiwan, hong kong and china stood fascinated in front of their circuit "1999 grand cross tour"(the 12 performances in 6 domestic cities collected 650 thousand audiences)broadcasted on live via satellite. today, it might not be too much to say that "l'arc-en-ciel" is an asiaa's leading rock band.
the first live house in china is to be opened in 2001. it's presence implies a breakthrough of a history-"l'arc-en-ciel" wished to bear a part in the memorial event that may affect a great deal to the neo-music culture in the country:the group offers the name of their hit album "ark" to this live house."ark".in the hope that the new music asils into a prosperous journey.

    〔livehouse〕这种称呼起源于日本。〔xintiandiark〕正是这样一种形式的〔livehouse〕――一个集餐饮、酒吧、音乐于一体的综合性音乐娱乐餐厅。这里所演绎的音乐均为原创音乐，店内配备一流的舞台、音响、灯光、录音等专业设备，作为一种新颖时尚的生活方式，将为顾客营造一个轻松自如的环境，一个能够按各自爱好来欣赏流行音乐的空间。〔xintiandiark〕在邀请国内外乐队来店献演之外，同时为立志于原创歌曲创作的乐队提供表演机会和场地。使〔xintiandiarrk〕成为世界各国流行音乐交流与信息发布的场所。

    livehouse作为一种新颖的时尚生活方式，将为顾客营造一个轻松自如的氛围，一个能够按各自的爱好来欣赏流行音乐的空间。ark是以音乐为中心的综合性、娱乐性、主题音乐餐厅。当然，人们可以在此体验音乐所带来的美妙享受，也可以与您的朋友在此品尝美酒和佳肴。ark它集酒吧、餐厅、音乐厅、俱乐部等丰富多彩的功能为一体，将以各种形式向生活在上海的中、外籍人士提供一种新颖的夜生活方式。同时，在这里所演奏的音乐均为原创音乐，不是模仿别人的既成乐曲，而是由表演者自己创作的作品。经舞台音响控制设备和照明系统完美的合成，使舞台上的表演与观众气氛融为一体。达到表演的最高境界。


livehouse:the life style that offers aspace that each indvidual is allowed to freely enjoy the live sounds within a casual atmospere."ark"is a complete a muse ment-restaurant where music is always in the center.you can solelyd evote youselves to the beat of the music;a wide variety of original dish will entertain you with gusto,excellent alcohol will lead you to a high-spirited mood among friends."ark"could be a bar,a restaurant,a concert hall,a club,and whatener the magic that adds a new mighttime-life to the city of shanghai.
originality is the keyword in the live house,the place where rare and fresh sounds leap forward to future musical sceneries from.the music that is not a mere copy of existing sounds but theose originally created by the artists for the live house.the beat of the stage,synchronized with its most advanced and highlyspecified pa and systems,is on doubt to make up a unity throughout the hall.