Glay

GLAY is a Japanese rock band. Founded as the group in 1988, it was known in 1994. Their music is rooted in the pop-rock, also influences from punk, electronic music and ska are available.

The band consists of Takuro Kubo ( bandleader, songwriting, rhythm guitar), " Teru " Teruhiko Kobashi (vocals), " Jiro " Yoshihito Wayama (bass) and Hisashi Tonomura ( lead guitar ). Regular guest members are Toshi Nagai (drums ) and Masahide Sakuma (keyboard).

  • 5.1 albums
  • 5.2 Compilations
  • 5.3 Singles

History

Early years

Kubo, Tonomura and Kobashi were students at the high school in Hakodate, when they decided to act together. 1988 founded Kubo and Kobashi with some acquaintances GLAY. The band's name is a misspelling for " gray". They want neither black ( stands for rock ) nor white ( stands for Pop ) be, but pursue his own musical direction.

Teru was first drummer, but was appointed in the summer of the same year by the members, who were very impressed by his singing, the singer. Tonomura seemed at first sporadically in appearances with, but pursued primarily own musical interests with his punk band Ari. This broke up in 1989, after which he joined GLAY as the third permanent member.

The following year, the three decided to Tokyo to go, capital of Japan and the Japanese music industry. Wayama, an acquaintance Kubo, joined as bassist. In this constellation, and with changing drummers they played in clubs and recorded demos. The costly life in Tokyo has received several odd jobs funded (construction, supermarket, amusement arcades). At times, the band members lived in a shared apartment.

On October 17, 1993, she played in Ichikawa Club GIO, which also was present Yoshiki, leader of X Japan and producer. This offered them after the show an independent contract with his label Extasy Records on. It was not long until GLAY to the major label Platinum Records changed and there gained greater prominence with her first hit Rain.

1994-2004

Their popularity grew, the fourth single Freeze my love made ​​it to 19th place on the Oricon charts, the first album climbed to number 8 Speed ​​Pop your first Number -one hit in 1996 with their second album Beat Out! . In 1997, she published her best-selling single HOWEVER, what to Dato shall be their most famous work. Review - Best of Glay in the summer of the same year, at the time the biggest selling album in Japan with 4 million sold pieces of silver in 2007 ranked it still ranked third, followed by many tours and other publications.

On July 31, 1999 Glay Glay Expo 1999 held the Survival concert at the Makuhari Messe in front of 200,000 people on what made ​​it the largest Kozertevent Japan. 2001 and 2004, followed by two other Expos, where the attendance record could be topped. The Glay Expo 2004 was organized on the occasion of their 10th anniversary band.

After that, the band decided to take a break. During this time, the members went to various personal projects.

Re: Birth in 2006

In February 2006, GLAY reported with a performance at Zepp Tokyo and three of the Nippon Budokan, which re -birth: were called Rock ' n ' Roll Swindle, back.

In July 2006, the new single G4 was released, which again turned out much more rock than many of the songs before their break. A large media campaign was promoting her comeback in the music world. In July she teamed up with ex - Boowy singer Kyosuke Himuro to create answer. In August 2006, GLAY was attended by various other bands on the Southern All Stars Summer Concert Mujintō. Your first ballad this year was entitled Natsuoto / Hen na Yume - Thousand Dreams and was released in September. The song was the theme song for the TBS TV show Koi suru Hanikami. Then they set out on their tour in November, Rock ' n ' Roll Swindle -Re -Birth, which ran until early 2007.

In January, followed by the new single 100 Man Kai no Kiss and the new album Love is Beautiful. Again they went on tour and provided their fans continue with their latest compositions. Jiro's band, The Predators played at the Rising Sun Rock Festival in Ezo, while Teru and Hisashi appeared with her band on the Rally Buck -Tick Fest 2007.

2010

After GLAY 2009 could already look back on 15 years of band history, they do not stop in 2010 and published on April 1, the new song Apologize, which according to the title LET ME BE is offered again mainly for download. Furthermore, open GLAY on 9 April their own YouTube channel. Along with this announcement, the data for a new japan national tour will be announced.

GLAY in numbers

The Best-of- Album Review has sold five million CDs Guinness record holder in Japan. In Fan HAPPY SWING a busy fan base is organized. Concerts are usually sold out within a short time.

To be mentioned are still created in the large frame GLAY Expos, which give themselves open-air exhibition and the jack in the hand. So far, three of these events were organized:

In addition, GLAY got a number of awards:

1996

  • Gold Award Request for Single Beloved at the 29th All Japan Cable Broadcast Awards

1997

  • Grand Prize winner at the 30th All Japan Cable Broadcast Awards
  • Grand Prize winner at the 30th Japan Cable Broadcast Award
  • Best Album of the Year for Beloved at the 39th Japan Record Awards
  • Most Outstanding Piece of Work for HOWEVER in the 39th Japan Record Awards

1998

  • Best Selling Japanese Artist at the World Music Awards
  • Best Rock Album of the Year at the 12th Golden Disk Awards
  • Best Musical Video of the Year at the 12th Golden Disk Awards
  • Best Artist of the Year at the 12th Golden Disk Awards
  • Best Album of the Year for pure soul at the 40th Japan Record Awards

1999

  • Grand Prize winner at the 32nd All Japan Cable Broadcast Awards
  • Most Requested Artist at the 32nd Japan Cable Broadcast Awards
  • Grand Prize Winner for Winter, again at the 41st Japan Record Awards

2005

  • Special Award for her career at the Space Shower Music Video Awards

Members

Official members

  • Teru, (Japanese小桥 照 彦, Teruhiko Kobashi; born June 8, 1971 in Hakodate, Hokkaidō )
  • Takuro (久保 琢 郎, Takuro Kubo; born May 26, 1971 in Hakodate, Hokkaidō )
  • Hisashi (外 村 尚, Hisashi Tonomura; born February 2, 1972 in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture)
  • Jiro (和 山 义 仁, Wayama Yoshihito; born October 17, 1972 in Hakodate, Hokkaidō )

Support Members

  • Masahide Sakuma (since 1994): rhythm guitar, keyboard
  • Toshi Nagai (since 1995): Drums
  • Yuta Saitō (since 2004): Keyboard

Media

In addition to her career as a musician all band members except Teru wrote a book, Jiro two. Furthermore, have or have had all of their own radio shows, Hisashi occurs intermittently as a DJ and Teru designs posters, album covers and T -shirts, both for his band as well as artist friends.

Discography

Albums

  • 灰とダイヤモンド( Hai to Diamond, May 25, 1994)
  • Speed ​​Pop (1st March 1995)
  • Beat out (7 February 1996)
  • Beloved (18 November 1996)
  • Pure Soul (29 July 1998)
  • Heavy gauge (20 August 1999)
  • One Love ( 28 November 2001)
  • Unity Roots & Family, Away (19 September 2002)
  • The Frustrated (23 March 2004)
  • LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL (31 January 2007)
  • I am xxx ( 25 May 2009)
  • Glay (13 October 2010)

Compilations

  • Review ( 1 October 1997)
  • Drive (29 November 2000)
  • Review (11 April 2001)
  • Rare Collectives Vol 1 (5 March 2003)
  • Rare Collectives Vol 2 (5 March 2003)
  • White Road "Ballad Best Singles " (15 January 2005)

Singles

  • Rain May 25, 1994
  • 真夏 の 扉( Manatsu no tobira 15 June 1994)
  • 彼女 の" Modern · · ·" ( Kanojo no Modern ..., November 16, 1994)
  • Freeze my love (25 January 1995)
  • ずっと2人 で· · · ( Zutto futari de ..., May 17, 1995)
  • Yes, Summer Days (9 August 1995)
  • 生き て く 強 さ( Ikiteku Tsuyosa, November 8, 1995)
  • グロリアス( Glorious 17 January 1996)
  • Beloved (7 August 1996)
  • A Boy ~ずっと 忘れ ない~ (A boy - Zutto wasurenai, November 11, 1996)
  • 口唇( kuchibiru, May 14, 1997)
  • HOWEVER (December 27, 1997)
  • HOWEVER (December 27, 1997)
  • Soul love ( 29 April 1998)
  • 诱惑( Yuuwaku, 29 April 1998)
  • Be with you (25 November 1998)
  • Winter Again ( 3 February 1999)
  • サバイバル( Survival, May 19, 1999)
  • ここ で わ ない,どこ か へ( Koko dewa nai Dokoka Hey, August 25, 1999)
  • Happiness ( 1 January 2000)
  • Mermaid ( 19 July 2000)
  • とまどい/ Special Thanks ( Tomadoi / Special Thanks, August 23, 2000)
  • Missing You (15 November 2000)
  • Global Communication (25 April 2001)
  • Stay Tuned (4 July 2001)
  • ひとひら の 自由( Hitohira no Jiyuu 19 September 2001)
  • Way of Difference (February 27, 2002)
  • また ここ で あい ましょ う( Mata koko de aimasho, 24 July 2002)
  • 逢い たい 気持ち( Aitai Kimochi 31 July, 2002)
  • いつか( Itsuka ( DVD Single ) 5 March 2003)
  • Beautiful Dreamer / Steet Life (16 October 2003)
  • 時 の 雫( Toki no Shizuku, January 28, 2004)
  • 天使のわけまえ/ピーク 果てしなく ソウル 限り なく( Tenshi no wakamae / peak hateshinaku soul kagirinaku, May 19, 2004)
  • Blue Jean (4th August 2004)
  • ホワイト ロード( White Road, December 8, 2004)
  • SCREAM ( GLAY x Exile, July 20, 2005)
  • G4 (12 July 2006)
  • ANSWER ( GLAY feat. Kyosuke Himuro, August 2, 2006)
  • 夏 音( Natsu Oto, September 6, 2006)
  • 100万 回 のKISS ( hyakumankai no KISS, 17 January 2007)
  • 鼓动( kodou, 4 April 2007)
  • Ashes.EP (31 October 2007 )
  • VERB ( 11 June 2008)
  • I LOVE YOU where sagashiteru / Aka to Kuro no Matadora (10 September 2008)
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