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GLAY （グレイ） is a rock/pop band formed in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.GLAY started in 1988, when they were in high school, with Takuro as the guitarrist, TERU as the drummer and a bassist who quit when they decided to head to Tokyo. They needed a vocalist, so TERU made a tape of his singing to give to TAKURO and was immediately recruited for the part. On the search for another guitarist, HISASHI was asked to join but turned down the offer, as he was already part of a locally well-known heavy punk/rock band called 蟻 (Ari), which better suited his taste in music. When Ari disbanded, HISASHI accepted TAKURO's offer and became the lead guitarist of GLAY.
By the time of TAKURO and TERU's graduation, GLAY had become more popular in their hometown of Hakodate and were playing in full live houses. Following HISASHI's high school graduation in 1990, the three of them moved to Tokyo to try and further expand their musical career. However things did not seem to improve for them in Tokyo. Their gigs only attracted a few people, and sometimes none at all.
During this time, members (particularly drummers) were constantly joining and leaving the band. When their bassist quit, Takuro had heard that JIRO, who was also from Hakodate and had played with the indie band ピエロ (Pierrot) (different from the now disbanded Japanese rock band PIERROT, that enjoyed mainstream popularity), had moved to Tokyo and invited him to join GLAY. He, too, declined the offer, insisting that he was already heading in the right direction for himself. It wasn't until TAKURO asked him to play at just one show to fill in for their missing bassist that he decided to go. Following that show, JIRO continued to receive invitations to play with GLAY, and in 1991 he had become GLAY's official bass player, finalizing the official four member lineup
Takuro was heavily influenced by his favourite band, The Beatles, and took a great interest in composing original songs and lyrics. The band name "GLAY" is a deliberate misspelling of the word "gray", which represents the style of music they wanted to play; a mixture between rock (black) and pop (white). Although GLAY primarily composes songs in the rock genre, they have also composed songs in styles ranging from reggae to gospel. Due to their musical diversity, beautiful lyrics and wonderful melodies, they have become one of the most successful and well known bands in Japan, and most of Asia.
Official site: HAPPY SWING SPACE SITE (glay.co.jp)
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Latest tweets about Glay
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@SAYAKA_901 ちゃんと考えてのプレゼントなんだね♪ 相方さん素敵(*´艸`)
glay_nmdy_fe (みゆき) - less than a minute ago. -
You're just beat me over me ―― COME ON!! #GLAY_Lyrics
GLAY_Lyrics (GLAY歌詞Bot) - about a minute ago. -
最近GLAYの良さに気付き始めている
emi_13_f (えみ) - 2 minutes ago. -
ألصلاه جزاكم الله خير
glay_q (لاتشك بغلاتك) - 2 minutes ago. -
うちの両親も今日からベトナムだけど、GLAYさん羽田からかな？大分空港でバッタリしたときは、すぐそこのTERUがカッコよすぎてガクガクだったわー。
agmlnaoys (ちえ) - 2 minutes ago. -
@1988risky178 @damoshimoda マジですかwwww ラルクとGLAYかな←
2IC_BM5 (ばた@Bro.) - 3 minutes ago. -
@SeiichiroNagai 今日は早い出発なのに、昨日は楽しいユーストありがとうございました。音楽を語るお二人の目がキラキラ輝いていましたね☆彡音楽を業とする故のジレンマ…でもGLAYは楽しいお仕事の方ですよね(^-^)v
ake_teru_to_901 (あけみ) - 3 minutes ago. -
@glay_nmdy_fe 娘にね、マスク入れにって♫
SAYAKA_901 (さやか) - 3 minutes ago. -
@glay_nmdy_fe みゆきさん、(*ﾟｰﾟ)vｵﾊﾖ♪
clockzero01 (akane) - 3 minutes ago. -
@min_tt10th_glay みんちゃん、おはよー(^-^)/今日も暑くなりそうだけど負けずに頑張ろうね(*^^*)
tk_283_love (エリ) - 3 minutes ago. -
@glayucchinkmr apa lu glay? Ngapain ketawa2
8x8ers (チア錦戸∞♪) - 3 minutes ago. -
Vol.20 JIRO WEBインタビュー http://t.co/gZcgawF1rm #GLAY #BELOVED
HAPPY_SWING_bot (HAPPY SWING) - 4 minutes ago. -
RT @TE_RUR_ET: えはようございます！今日は、早いです！いよいよ香港！GLAYで行けるのは、今回が初めて！とにかく、賑やかな香港滞在にしたいと思います！昼頃には香港に着くので、今日は、ちょっとだけ観光できるかな？？？
5296z (まえじゅん) - 4 minutes ago. -
@283ala namikoしゃんおはよう（≧∇≦）
min_tt10th_glay (みん) - 4 minutes ago.