Height: 52-53 Picture 1 of 2. DIR EN GREY - The Perfume of Sins [11th ALBUMPHALARIS] (Promotion Edit Ver.) [] The language is part of that artwork." I rose to find my carpet totally wet. Similarly, stations refused to play the video for 2008's "Vinushka" which included stock footage of World War II and newspaper headlines following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. DIR EN GREY LYRICS - SONGLYRICS.com Stage Name: Kaoru A photo exhibition to celebrate 2019120520220127 to be held in Feb. 2023! Like when they were bashed, they would put drawing pins onto the chair of the one who bashed them. Viu & Masquerade & La:Sadie's La:Sadie's DEATHMASK Dir En Grey Dir En Grey & TWO MONSTROUS NUCLEAR STOCKPILES Dir En Grey Dir En Grey & sukekiyo & Petit Brabancon. #8 2007, where he stated, that the most important things for himself are: 1. going his own way, 2. be honest and 3. dont lie, -Kikaider01 was his hero when he was a child, he also designed ties and other such clothes under the BA-TSU and ID-JAPAN labels. Some tracks of their debut album Gauze also demonstrated a distinct pop appeal, which was largely dropped in favor of a more progressive sound on the following albums, Macabre and Kisou. They formed in 1997 as a Visual Kei band, but have gone in a more contemporary, post-Visual Kei direction as far as appearance. Disliked Foods: Parsely, Broccoli Kyo always disliked every kind of violence and he states to have not that many friends, but he has friends he can trust. Favorite Foods: Pretty much everything, Vegetable juices This band only existed for about half a year. Rock music). Has modeled these clothes along with the clothes of other labels during lives and for magazines, -Can fall asleep just about anywhere, anytime EVEN IN INTERVIEWS *haha* but that belongs to the past, -Partially deaf in his left ear due to an Acute Acoustic Trauma.The cause is theorized to be a live version of Rasetsu Koku.While he was in the hospital, Kyo was not worried about delaying the tour or if these complications would cause problems with the band. Dir En Grey 2000/2001 Tour Videos VCD CDr Japanese Heavy Metal Band Listing in the CDs,Music & CD Category on eBid United States | 215556597. His blood type is B and he stands at 5'10". It will disappear. (same to me btw), -and this made me feel touched, cuz these could be sentences of mine too: Ive never met anyone who I can be really close friends with. Likes: Drawing, Fishing, Resting at home, Anime [94] He has been with Dir En Grey since its inception in 1997 and was previously a member of CHARM and La:Sadie's. Blood: B -he needs a goal for which he has to work for, otherwise hell become lazy, -was the replacement for Shion who left La:Sadies, -on stage hes like an animal focusing on his victimsand pushes them up later, -hes calm and very mature, but he has a childish side too, -Composes almost all of their songs and has final say in everything, -he music of X-Japan and especially hide influenced him with his wish of becoming a musician, -composed different songs like cage, Zakuro and Jessica, -has written songs like cage, akuro no oka, taiyou no ao and karasu together with Kyo, -Prone to long solos, making each concert unique, -Likes American bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Linkin Park and Rage Against the Machine, -when he was a teenager, he loved Visual Kei, -he also wanted to dy his hair to brownish, but his mother didnt allow it, so he just did it secretly and pretended that it was because of the water of the swimming pool, -Likes his adams apple, saying its very manly, -Dislikes his hands, thinking they are too small, -Has to be in complete dark when sleeping, -Tends to show off a mature adult-like personality but has a childish side too, -Does not like to admit it but hes good at drawing, -when asked to list 3 of his most precious things, he replied: 1. During spring of 2009, the band began to fully promote Uroboros with a series of nationwide tours under the title Tour 09 Feast of V Senses. usually being written in kanji. After parting ways with Kisaki, members Kaoru, Kyo, Die and Shinya recruited bassist Toshiya and regrouped as a new band. even emotionlessness is rotting, dance a short life, the memory I saw at the end, you laughing. Dir En Grey biography In January 1997, five young men meet in Osaka to form one of the most successful alternative bands in Japan. https://degwiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page&oldid=35865, Dir En Grey's entry in the visual-kei database. [72], Their 11th studio album, Phalaris, was released on June 15th 2022.[73]. -Kaoru always liked the name Audrey. I dont understand what the lyrics mean, but I listen to the sound the singer makes and put that together with the music as a package. All Dir en grey members' interactions on stage! Some say Tooru Nishimura, but a lot say Tooru Niimura.!! $15.00. Dir En Grey Blitz 5Days Dvdbox Fc Limited Edition | eBay Free shipping for many products! by Dir En Grey | Jun 24, 2022 203 Audio CD $7863$115.99 FREE delivery Tue, Nov 29 Or fastest delivery Mon, Nov 21 Only 1 left in stock - order soon. DIR EN GREY. Back in Japan, the last dates of the lengthy Rettou Gekishin Angya tour were already in support for the band's second EP, Six Ugly. In December 2000, acute acoustic trauma to his left ear resulted in another two postponed shows; Kyo has remained partially deaf in that ear ever since. I will return them to you next time. I become angry when I read that someone thinks the blood is cool to see or whatever, -It marked a point, where I really wanted to push myself to try to convey on my own self more in my lyrics. "[88] Die said "They saw us as idols but we aren't idols. [33] Dir En Grey also toured North America on a co-headlining tour with the Finnish band Apocalyptica with a special guest of Kyo interpreting the song "Bring Them to Light", one of the tracks of the cello-metalers latest record. He performs many solos for the band. Favorite Sports: Soccer, Baseball, Gym, Prefered Instrument Brand: The Morris ESP, -his favorite colours used to be Red (in the past he died his hair mostly red and also had a red guitar), brown, -his favorite music include Sakai Noriko, hide, -he the most laid back member of Dir en grey, and also the most talkative, -like Kaoru he takes responsibility and also takes part in interviews, -he competes with Kyo of being the scary-one but hes a too cute smile for being that (oh trueand so Kyo also hasbut thats just my stupid opinion, please dont bash me^^), -it is said that every girl needs a Die, -All acoustic heard in songs are performed by him, -in the past his style and personality was influenced mostly by German History (like military clothingor do you remember THE flag on his arm? Contains Final Day 73 & Final Day 74. DIR EN GREY - The Perfume of Sins [11th ALBUM - YouTube Hometown: Hyougo, Japan Touring that fall included a series of four shows titled Bajra, two being fan-club exclusive, and a single show on December 29 under the moniker Uroboros -Breathing- at the famous Osaka-jo Hall where Dir En Grey had not performed since December 18, 1999 (as seen on 1999.12.18 Osakajo Hall). 2023.01.30 RADIO; 2023.01.25 Ticket schedule for DIR EN GREY "TOUR23 PHALARIS -Vol.II-", starting in April 2023, has been announced! There are a lot of people I can get on with on a superficial level, but I can never go deeper with anyone. Musically, Dir en grey encompasses Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Nu Metal, Gothic Metal, etc. Kaoru cites X Japan guitarist Hide as his biggest influence and the reason he plays guitar, saying "If I had never known him, I wouldn't be who I am today. I know as a listener that our fans can connect to our music in the same way even with the language barrier." Weight: 136lbs Now everything just happens as it happens on stage. OFFICIAL Dir En Grey KIMON DVD Region 2 only feat.Die Kyo Toshiya Shinya Kaoru. NEW ALBUMPHALARISOUT NOW! This page was last edited on 8 December 2022, at 00:27. Favorite Movies: Holy Mountain, OldBoy, Fetish, Star Wars etc. "[90], Dir en Grey have created some controversy in Japan as some of their music videos have been banned from television for "abrasive visuals including baby-eating, murder, [and] gore." In 1997, DIR EN GREY was formed. Follow. [19] After more concerts and festival appearances in Germany during the summer, singer Kyo was again hospitalized due to inflamed vocal cords. [45] The band released the single "Rinkaku" on December 19[46] after their one-year and a half hiatus since their previous single release. 1 video of the year on the MTV2 show Headbangers Ball.[22]. In the early days Kyo said their songs were to highlight the dark natures of society and people in general. Becoming more involved with the international music scene, French band Eths opened for them at the Paris concert and Dir en Grey invited American musician Wednesday 13 and his band to play at a show in Japan. For example, the title of the song "Mitsu to Tsuba", which is about rape, means "Honey and Saliva", but is written with the kanji inverted, suggesting reading them with an inverted pronunciation - "Tsumi to Batsu" - which would translate to "Crime and Punishment", a more appropriate title. ): Basic info: Full name: (Nishimura Tooru) Height: 5'3" Blood type: B Birth place: Kyoto Birth date: February 16, 1976 Fun facts: - He has the worst luck when it comes to eyebrow peircing. Shock-rock act Dir En Grey snub cartoons for cred Preview of Spotify. Originally a visual kei band, the members later opted for more subtle attire,[8][9] but have continued to maintain a dramatic image on stage. They wanted to convey a musical image that was neither black nor white, so they picked grey. Some of the project's influences are Dir En Grey, Opeth, Radiohead and X Japan. This name also seems to be wide-spread among Japanese fans. Die, dont let others beat you up. He often uses these on their manager, when he wants them to do something for him. It got infected. Favorite Sports: Hates sports (but he does it, he was looking for sports equipment ones and I saw him doing a gym exercise), His favorite music included Ayumi Hamasaki, Morning Musume (yes, jap. 1996 Shion left the band and was replaced with Kaoru. Kaoru revealed his first name multiple times, such as in (. Those are the members of the revolutionary Dir en grey. Amazon.com: dir en grey But he would say this tea is a quiet nice tea. ), -though he pretended to be the whisky and funny guy, he stated that he in fact struggeled with depression and also had thoughts of suicide (if thats truelets struggle together), -it seems that he pretends to be the bad boys now(but oh look at his face, could you say, hes a bad boy? 2023.02.02 DIR EN GREY PHOTO BOOK EXHIBITION 2019120520220127OFFICIAL MERCH Information updated! Newsman"). Favorite Foods: Curry, Potato Salad, Hamburger, Chocolate, Sushi, Double Cheeseburger, Chinese Food, Ramen, Okonomiyaki, Takoyaki, Akaihan flavored onigiri, Gyudon, Gyudon Curry, Gyudon Kimechi Weight: 126lbs Since then, Die kept also calling him Miya-chan, -it is said, that he stated that he has auditioned for some movies years ago. [40][41] Their eighth studio album, Dum Spiro Spero, was released on August 3. Again, all shows sold out within days. Completing facts about Dir en grey members with funfacts. Die Die is one of two guitarists for Dir en grey. Weight: 93lbs [ 1] Due to various changes to their software, site policies and other factors, I decided to leave Wikia/FANDOM after almost four years and asked inartistic (the owner of vk.gy) to host the wiki instead. During the WOWOW Special in 2020, Kaoru elaborates that they took the name from another band that was famous around that time. The band performed in Austin, Texas at the South by Southwest festival, New York City at the Avalon Club and Los Angeles, California at the Wiltern Theatre, followed by the North American release of Withering to Death. Dir en Grey - Diru, DEG | JpopAsia It also includes Yukihiro, Miya, antz (Tokyo Shoegazer), and Hirofumi Takamatsu (The Novembers).[19]. But though in some interviews he said that he has no favorite season because every one has a bad memory -Hates to be called cute, he likes to be called Kyo, Kyo-san (back then even "evil") -he can be very moody -Kyo likes girls in Kimonos. And it is believed that because of effects from his stay at the hospital for his vocal chords, -one of his idols is Kiyoharu from Kuroyume, the band he was working as a roadie before his career started, -he also was never interested in music, til he heard of X-Japan, Kuroyume and BUCK-TICK, -once it was stated, that he never reads fan-mails/-letters, cuz he doesnt want any influencenow its statet he barely reads them .