A-Z (MERRY, MUCC, KUROYUME, KAGEROU,PHANTASMAGORIA, NIGHTMARE, DEADMAN.....), Singers/Jrockers
MERRY
Members
Gara (ガラ, Gara?) — Vocalist Ex-Visage (as Makoto); Ex-Dir en grey roadie; Ex-After effect (as Makoto); Born 6 July in Gunma prefecture, bloodtype A
Yuu (結生, Yuu?) — Guitarist Ex-Shiver; Born 2 April in Ehime prefecture, bloodtype B
Kenichi (健一, Kenichi?) — Guitarist Ex-Crescent (as Ken); Ex-Syndrome (as Ken); Born 14 July in Gunma prefecture, bloodtype A
Tetsu (テツ, Tetsu?) — BassistEx-ACiD; Born 21 November in Aichi prefecture, bloodtype B
Nero (ネロ, Nero?) — Drummer Ex-Smoky Flavor (as Kuni); Ex-After effect (as Kuni); Born 11 February in Saitama prefecture, bloodtype A
MUCC
Tatsurou(逹瑯)Name: Iwagami Tatsuro (岩上逹瑯)
Nickname: Tatsurou
Function: Vocals, occasionally harmonica
Birthday: 21/08/1979
Astrological Sign: Lion
Birthplace: Mito, ibaraki prefecture
Blood Type: A
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Miya(ミヤ)Name: Yaguchi Masaaki (矢口雅哲)
Nickname: Miya
Function: Guitarist
Birthday: 26/07/1979
Astrological Sign: Lion
Birthplace: Ishioka, ibaraki prefecture
Blood Type: O
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 54 kg
YUKKEName: Fukuno Yusuke (福野優介)
Nickname: Yukke
Function: Bass
Birthday: 05/11/1979
Astrological Sign: Scorpion
Birthplace: Ishioka, ibaraki prefecture
Blood Type: A
Height: 174 cm
Weight: 55 kg
Satochi(SATOち)Name: Takayasu Satoshi (高安悟史)
Nickname: Satochi (SATOち)
Function: Drummer
Birthday: 12/08/1979
Astrological Sign: Lion
Birthplace: Mito, ibaraki prefecture
Blood Type: A
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 62 kg
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SADS/Kuroyume/KIYOHARUReal name: Kiyozi Mori
b-day: 30/10/1968
record label: FULLFACE
B i r t h p l a c e : Nagoya, Japan
B l o o d T y p e : A
P o s i t i o n : Vocals
Kiyoharu is the leader of Kuroyume. His biggest interest is shopping, his dressing is always very cool! His voice is kinda wild and crazy, you cannot forget it once you have heard it.Obviously its all about Kiyoharu~ He's a legend in JROCK for me.
He's fvckin UNDERRATED~
Ex-bands: Kuroyume, SADS
Kuroyume: Kiyoharu (vocals), Hitoki (bass) -- Ex-member: Shin (guitar) --
Ex-suportes: Dr. HIRO
Members SAdS: Kiyoharu (v), Takemoto Sakashita (g), Kobayashi Masaru (
--
Ex-membros: Masashiro Muta (bat), Tetsuhiro Tanuma
SADS
KIYOHARU
KUROYUME
KAGEROUDaisuke 
Position Vocalist
Birthday 30 July
Horoscope Leo
Blood Type A
Birth Place Tokyo
Height 168cm
Weight 46kg
Suit Size S
Shoe size 25.5
Favourite Brand Likes his old clothes
Piercings Left: 0 Right: 5
Yuana 
Position Guitarist
Birthday 21 March
Horoscope Aries
Blood Type A
Birth Place Northern Island
Height 164cm
Weight 49kg
Suit Size S
Shoe size 25
Favourite Brand Lowriders
Piercings Left: 26 Right: 19
Kazu
Position Bassist
Birthday 18 November
Horoscope Scorpio
Blood Type ?
Birth Place ?
Height 177cm
Weight 55kg
Suit Size M
Shoe size 26.5
Favourite Brand ?
Piercings ?
Shizumi
Position Drummer
Birthday 7 December
Horoscope Sagittarius
Blood Type O
Birth Place Downtown Tokyo
Height 180cm
Weight 56kg
Suit Size L
Shoe size 27.5
Favourite Brand Material boy, Swagger
Piercings Left: 0 Right: 0
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I dont know anything about DEADMAN~ you svckz!
you didnt post about them. I only have the mp3's.
I only know Minoru bcoz of Creature Creature.
DEADMAN
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i'll do the Deadman next time
Kiyoharu with Kirito (ex~Pierrot vocals)
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NIGHTMARE
Nightmare's new single "the WORLD" is being used as the opening for the popular anime Death Note. The second track of the single, "Alumina" is used as its ending.
Yomi - VOCAL
Real name: Jun Chiba
Birthday: July 14th
Birthplace: Furukawa
Blood Type: A
Height 155cm [5'1"] *This is what Yomi put in his profile for the Nightmare Box, so it's different from my past measurement of "158cm" ^^;.
Weight 45kg [100lbs]
Foot Size 24.5-25cm [size 6.5-7 US Men size ^^]
Wrist band color Yellow
Family Mother and father, younger brother
Cigarette Brand Doesn't smoke
Mini-bioYomi ranks out as the shortest and the second youngest of the group. He is a spirited young man and tolerated being smacked in the head 3 times by an interviewer AND then by Sakito ^^;;;; He has a beautiful voice that makes people squishy.
He does especially well in lives and put out full energy to make his fans happy. He also likes talking. A lot. (^^;; He also seems to like to run around on stage barefoot.) Yomi is often compared to Dir en grey's Kyo, but let me assure you that they're nothing alike. The only thing they have in common is being short. Other than that, nothing ^^;;;;
During breaks in lives Yomi loves to interact with the fans, asking them questions and actually responding to theirs. (Yomi apparently likes his girls with a big bust and he likes them be able to cook and clean)
SAKITO (咲人)- GUITAR
Real Name takahiro sakaguchi
Name meaning saki: to bloom; to: person;
Birthday June 29th
Blood Type O
From Miyagi
Height 172cm [5'6"]
Weight ?
Foot Size 24.5cm [size 9 1/2?]
Wrist band color Black
Family Parents, etc (etc... ETC? That's weird... I guess he has siblings?)
Cigarette Brand JPS {quite smoking)
Hitsugi(柩) - GUITAR
Real name Ikari Mitsuo
Birthday March 5th
Name meaning Casket
Blood Type AB
From Tokyo
Height 164cm [5'4"]
Weight ?
Foot Size ? (secretive man, he is! XD)
Wrist band color Red
Family Parents and a cat :3 (Kat: Yay! Kitteh powa!)
Cigarette Brand Seven Star
Mini-bio Hitsugi is the youngest and second shortest of the group. He's a very shy and cool person, despite his looks which tend to make him seem 'freakish'. Never judge a book by it's cover!! He's a sweetheart too. His guitar skills are beautiful, I think. He's been spotted with a kitty plushie on his microphone when he performs.
Niya - BASS
Real Name Baba Yuji
Birthday June 23rd
Blood Type A
From Miyagi
Height 177cm (5'8" about)
Weight 55kg [121lbs]
Foot Size: 26cm [size 10?]
Wrist band color: Blue
Family: Parents, older brother, younger sister
Cigarette Brand: Kool Mild
Mini-bio:
Ni~ya is one of the members that makes Nightmare Nightmare! Sadly, he is one of the more ignored members of the band.He can't sing too well which is fine because he's the bassist! He is also a pervert like Yomi... and Ruka.. and... yes.
On his left shoulder there is a small bump. He supposedly got when he was given a shot as a child. He also wishes that his perfect girl will be a housewife.
Ruka - DRUMS
Real Name Satoru Kano (...SatoRU KAno )
Birthday June 9th
Blood Type O
From Tokyo
Height 183cm [6'0"]
Weight 60kg [132lbs]
Foot Size 27cm [size 10 1/2?]
Wrist band color Pink
Family Grandparents, parent and, a younger brother
Cigarette Brand Marlboro Menthol Lights
Mini-bioRuka is the eldest and tallest member of Naito. He also marks off to be the mature one. According to an interview, he likes Ni~Ya's crotch He was originally the support member after Naito's first drummer (Zennin) left. (Ruka himself being ex-Luinspear's drums). Then he became an offical member short after. He claims he stays the same while onstage and offstage.
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MOI DIX MOIS
Mana, one of the most influential artist of the Visual Kei movement founded the cult band Malice Mizer in 1992, with the guitarist Közi. During their ten years-career Malice Mizer make themselves known as a unique and influential band in japanese gothic rock scene, inventing and introducing in the Visual scene original ideas both in the music/composition and in costumes image, melting baroque and neoclassical refined influences with a gothic rock base.
The 11th December 2001, Klaha, Mana, Közi and Yu~ki decided together to suspend the band activities (and put it on hiatus) to focus on their individual projects.
Current
Mana - Guitar/leader
Seth - Vocals (Seth is believed to be from the band brain hacker) 
K - Guitar and vocals 
Shadow X - Death vocals
Hayato - Drums 
Sugiya - Bass
Former memberJuka - Vocals
Kazuno - Bass 
Tohru - Drums
Mana is simply gorgeous~
http://moidixmois.altervista.org/gallery2/GLB13-03.jpghttp://moidixmois.altervista.org/gallery2/GLB14-01.jpghttp://digilander.libero.it/moidixmois/GLB05-03.jpg --------------------------------------------------------
heres is DEADMAN
lol!! Minoru and Morri were in deadEnd and mad capsule market
hahahahaha! pwnz!
DEADMAN
LINE UP
呼 Mako position: vocals
dob: 11.06.xx
Mako writes all the lyrics for deadman's songs.
You could say Mako's wonderfully dark voice is the perfect counterpart for aie's dreary songwriting.
His singing is full of relish and also is underlined by a strong frowning undertone.
aie position: guitar
dob: 26.09.xx
Aie writes all of deadman's songs.
Due to his band expericences (Lamiel, kein), he not only creates songs with a tuneful depth, he also accomplishes to fuse all instruments to an arranged union. Despite or perhaps on account of this union of sound, it seems that each instrument is fully involved in creating the dimmer deadman atmosphere.
Also remarkable: You will virtually never hear aie playing guitar solos.
Toki position: drums
dob: 19.10.xx
One of the most accurate and, at the same time, rank drums musicians of the JRock indie scene.
What is already introduced in songs like [shikibetsu no nai kuukyo] (from [Site of Scaffold]), Toki has evolved consequently on newer songs. His art of playing does not rest upon speed, but rather on creating a moody atmosphere.
Especially on deadman's last album, [no alternative], his diversified way of playing the drums is audible.
Takamasa (ex-member) position: bass (11.01 - 06.04.05)
dob: 11.10.xx
His bass playing is namely taking part in deadman's gloomy and peculiar sound, accentuating and completing the other instruments, playing conjointly with Mako's voice and breaking out once in a while with meekly notes.
ゆきの Yukino (ex-member) position: bass (until 04.01)
dob: 16.01.xx
Yukino left deadman after the release of [subliminal effect] and now plays his bass for GULLET.
For deadman, he wrote the music for [Mirrors] and [Radical Garden] on their first mini album [Subliminal effect].
BIOGRAPHY:Deadman were founded in 2001 by mako, aie, Yukino and toki (ex- Lamiel). Before Mako, aie and Yukino played together in a band called "kein". Yukino left the band in April 2001 (now Gullet). In November Takamasa (ex- Lady) joined as new Bassist. Takamasa left the Band in April 2005, but luckly deadman found a another great Bassist "Kazuya" (ex-happysad) who joined in November 2005.
December 2005 - release of full album [in the direction of sunrise and night light]
March 2006 - Deadman announces that they will stop activity. Their last was on May 23, 2006.
Mana & d gang
d original group
without Gackt and with gackt
MALICE MIZER
MembersVocal : Klaha
Guitar : Közi
Guitar : Mana
Bass : Yu~ki
Drums : Shue [support member]
Keyboard : Kazune [support member]
Vocal, Piano : Gackt [gone : 1999]
Drums : Gaz [gone : 1993]
Drums : Kami [deceased : 1999]
Vocal : Tetsu [gone : 1994]
PROFILEIt’s hard to define the genre to which Malice Mizer belonged. Their looks, inpired highly by the Gothic imagery, Victorian style and XIX century decadence, might fool a layman, especially if he has never heard of Visual Kei before. Also the name of the band itself is a bit tricky, but according to Mana and Gackt the words
‘malice’ and ‘misery’ are the best answer to the basic question ‘What is human?’, which was the foundation of the band’s concepts. One could expect Malice Mizer to create loud or heavy music, but their discography is in fact a quite peculiar mix of rock, pop, metal, classical music, electronic sounds and whatever else you might think of. Their style changed over the years but sometimes even the songs from one album sound as if recorded by completely different bands. And even though they set new trends in fashion (Mana is said to be one of the creators of the Gothic Lolita style) their music stays unique as noone can copy their sound.
Recommendations
For the love of god, stay away from the stuff with Tetsu vocals! I prefer the Gackt-era Malice Mizer and Klaha, and I would definitely recommend getting your hands on the stuff off of Merveilles. Klaha's also a good vocalist, so you may want to try some of the singles he was involved with, such as Gardenia, Garnet, and Beast of Blood
i know u dont like them
but i luv Hizumi
D'espairsRay
ディスパーズレイ
indies - active (1999 - )
LINE UPHIZUMI Vocals
Born: 3/2
Home Town：????（Maybe Tokyo）
Blood type: B
Height/Weight: 169,6cm/50kg
Hobbies: computers
Fav. colors: Black, Green, Red
Perfume: Samurai woman
Karyu Guitar
Born: 12/7
Home Town：Yamaguchi
Blood type: O
Height/Weight: little by little
Hobbies: be hang on
Fav. colors: Red, Black, White
Perfume: Lolita Lempika
ZEROBass
Born: 7/31
Home Town：Saitama
Blood type: O
Height/Weight: ?
Hobbies: hang someone on
Fav. colors: Purple, Black
Perfume: Bvlgari Blv Pour Homme
TSUKASADrums
Born: 3/6
Home Town：Yamagata
Blood Type: B
Height/Weight: 171cm/49 kg
Hobbies: draw
Fav. colors: reddish-brown, black, grey
Perfume: Annasui
PROFILED'espairsRay plays a metal-goth music: tortured music and lyrics, dark and not so sane atmosphere, with all the heavy riffs and voices that "metal" may mean...
new Merry pics
sweet!
メリー
メリー - ガラ
メリー - 結生
メリー - 健一
メリー - テツ
メリー - ネロ
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Honestly~ why theres loads of band disbanding recetly~ lol!!!
dash,
forget dai neh~ lol!!!
LUNA SEA~ MOTHER album~http://www.sendspace.com/file/hxf2hiLUNA SEA~IMAGE album http://www.sendspace.com/file/wf63oePHANTASMAGORIA~ Splendor of Sanctuary albumhttp://www.sendspace.com/file/6rkk4sICE MY LIFE~ Kuroyumehttp://www.sendspace.com/file/9un8hcCHANDLER ~Kuroyumehttp://www.sendspace.com/file/snc2n1Kuroyume ~ Kuroyume http://www.sendspace.com/file/w82sr6Kuroyume~ Ishi Hakujaku (willpower weak)http://www.sendspace.com/file/vbjdz9Kuroyume~ Tellhttp://www.sendspace.com/file/71rhbpMERRY~ GENDAI STOIC albumhttp://www.sendspace.com/file/77cs1mMERRY~ NU CHEMICAL RHETORIC albumhttp://www.sendspace.com/file/sin4ckMALICE MIZER~ Au revoirhttp://www.sendspace.com/file/2t7mhyMalice Mizer~ ILLUMINATIhttp://www.sendspace.com/file/2tyh0lMERRY~ Calling (new single)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/mritzdI want to put this one here
Dir en grey have just announced the upcoming dates and venues for their next tour:
TOUR06 INWARD SCREAM
November 15th - ZEPP Nagoya
November 16th - ZEPP Nagoya
November 18th - Kyoto KBShall
November 19th - Kyoto KBShall
November 23rd - Niigata LOTS
November 24th - Niigata LOTS
December 1st - Yokohama BLITZ
December 2nd - Yokohama BLITZ
December 6th - ZEPP Sendai
December 9th - Shinkiba STUDIO COAST
December 10th - Shinkiba STUDIO COAST
December 13th - Osaka Nanba Hatch
December 14th - Osaka Nanba Hatch
December 16th - Hiroshima QUATTRO
December 17th - Hiroshima QUATTRO
December 19th - ZEPP Fukuoka
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PHANTASMAGORIA
PROFILEPhantasmagoria is the current band of well-known bassist, Kisaki (ex Mirage, Syndrome, Kisaki Project). Extremely visual with a heavy rock sound, the group is one of the most popular off of the Under Code Production label.
Phantasmagoria : a fantastic series of images, such as those seen in a dream. Their visuals and music often seem to be created with this very definition of the band's name kept strongly in mind.
MEMBERS
NAME: C (RIKU)Vocals
FULL NAME: ‚¯‚ñ‚¶?@(Kenji)
BIRTHDAY: 01.03
BIRTHPLACE: Hyogo
BLOOD TYPE: B
HEIGHT: 169cm
WEIGHT: 48kg
FAVOURITE COLOUR: White, Black, Gold, Silver
FAVOURITE SCENT: Chocolate, Angel Heart
FORMER BANDS: KAWON, HISKAREA (as Kenj
JUNGuitar
FULL NAME: Secret
BIRTHDAY: 11.17
BIRTHPLACE: Kobe
BLOOD TYPE: O
HEIGHT: 173 cm
WEIGHT: About 53kg
FAVOURITE COLOURS: Red, green
FORMER BANDS: Se'lavy, ƒ}?[ƒfƒBƒŒƒCƒ‰ (Mar'derayla)
SIDE PROJECTS: ”Ü?•ŠÖ?¼‹M‘° (KISAKI & Kansai Kizoku)
KISAKIBass
FULL NAME: ?¼‰Y’‰Žj?@?@(Matsuura Tadashi)
BIRTHDAY: 03.10.76
BIRTHPLACE: Wakayama
BLOOD TYPE: O
HEIGHT: 178cm
WEIGHT: 58kg
FAVOURITE COLOURS: Black, Red, Gold
PART: Bass
FORMER BANDS: Levia, LAYBIAL, SHEY?‚DE, GARDEN, De=prive, Ruby (support), ”p?l?•åKåN‘° (haigin kuro bara zoku), La:Sadie's, MIRAGE, Syndrome
SIDE PROJECTS: Kisaki Solo Project, KISAKI PROJECT, ”Ü?•ŠÖ?¼‹M‘° (KISAKI & Kansai Kizoku)
ˆÉ?D (IORI)Guitar
FULL NAME: . . . .
BIRTHDAY: 01.10
BIRTHPLACE: Kobe
BLOOD TYPE: AB
HEIGHT: 181cm
WEIGHT: Secret
FAVOURITE COLOURS: Pink, yellow-green, aqua, yellow, white, blue
FORMER BANDS: Se'lavy, ƒ}?[ƒfƒBƒŒƒCƒ‰ (Mar'derayla)
“Z (MATOI)Drums
JOINED: 03.12.05
FULL NAME: —T?é (Hironobu)
BIRTHDAY: 09.25
BIRTHPLACE: Osaka
BLOOD TYPE: B
HEIGHT: 163cm
WEIGHT: 55kg
FAVOURITE COLOUR: Blue
FAVOURITE SCENT: The smell of shampoo
FORMER BANDS: KAWON, Sugar Fork Full (support), HISKAREA
ex member: SHION
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DIR en GREY
PROFILEThe band was founded in 1997 when four of the band members of the indieband
La:sadies, that had disbanded in January the recent year since the bass player/leader
Kisaki (PHANTASMAGORIA)left the band, decided to start a new band together with the newfound bass player Toshiya. The first album the band released was Missa, a minialbum with six songs reminding about the indiestyle that had been characterized for
La:sadie’s. The former
X Japan member Yoshiki produced the first fullength album Gauze that was released in 1998. Significant for Gauze was the special sound that the band had begun to develop. After the release of Gauze they got out on a tour, and touring has been something very important for the band thereafter and each fullength album has been followed by an official tour.
MEMBERS
Kaoru - guitarist~ LeaderBirthdate - 17/02/1974
Bloodtype - AB
Height - 170cm (5'6")
Kaoru is the stoic, "leader-san" of the group, a lean, poker-faced figure with the grace and swagger of a stalking panther. He rarely smiles -- though when he does, it's a lovely sight! -- and was the one member of the group who scared all the others the first time they met him. Imagine, even Kyo was scared of him.
Kaoru was born in Hyougo, Aquarius if you believe in astrology, and is the one known to keep Dir en grey in order. They say whenever there is differences in making decisions it's always Kaoru who keeps things under control and has the final say. He is the guitarist and main song writer for the group, and writes some wonderfully diverse music, from the ghostly haunting melodies of mazohyst of decadence and MACABRE to the manicness of Zan and Berry, to the sweetly sorrowful Akuro no Oka. He can also produce some of the most amazing sounds from a guitar.
He is sparing (compared to the rest of the group, that is) when it comes to makeup, though he is always sure to accent two of his loveliest features, his eyes and lips. And he has no need to accentuate his cheekbones, for they're amazing enough to begin with! His hair tends to go through various shades of blue to purple and thereabouts, and is currently black. His clothes are a little more downstated than the rest of the members, but he holds more of an elegance in simplicity; long, lean lines of leather and pvc, tight corsetry, unusually layered skirts and buckled shirts, and almost always he is dressed in black.
I love the arrogance in his saunter, and the serious way he stares down the camera. He gets into his music with such vivid intensity,from his solidly planted feet while he sways madly during a guitar solo, to the wild way in which he headbangs. And he has a sweet, childlike side that he shows sometimes, too; his smiles of pure enjoyment, how he skips across a stage like a little boy, or how he plays with Kyo or Die.
KYO
Kyo - vocalistBirthdate - 16/02/1975
Bloodtype - B
Height - 160cm (5'3")
Kyo was born in Kyoto, Aquarius if you believe in astrology, and is known to enjoy lying during interviews, which means you can never really be sure that what he said has an ounce of truth in it. Kyo is not his real name, but he hates his own and decided to change it, choosing the Kyo from his birthplace Kyoto. He has a powerful, throaty voice that he can do an amazing number of things with, and writes all the lyrics for Dir en grey's songs. He's been known to say that he will never write a happy ending in a song.
DIE (DAISUKE)
Die - guitaristBirthdate - 20/12/1974
Bloodtype - B
Height - 178cm (5'10")
Die is the easy-going member of the group, the joker, and one at odds with many things. he is always extreme in whatever he may be doing, and his supposedly 'nasty' looks can be very misleading.
Die was born in Mie, Sagittarius if you believe in astrology, and is straightforward, talkative, and able to joke and make the others laugh at anytime. He is said to be kind and gentle, though he tends to disagree. He likes to tease the others, particularly Shinya, who seems to be the easiest to tease. Die is guitarist and sometime songwriter for the group, having written the music for one of my favourite tracks, the mournful 304 goushitsu, Hakushi no Sakura, as well as the more upbeat Yokan, the hard and powerful Schwein no Isu and Children, and the lively Wake and Audrey.
TOSHIYA
Toshiya - bassistBirthdate - 31/03/1977
Bloodtype - B
Height - 178cm (5'10")
Toshiya is the vibrant and childish one, full of energy and always ready to play. The feminine of all, he nonetheless holds endless boyish delight and seems to love nothing more than having fun.
Toshiya was born in Nagano, Aries if you believe in astrology, and perhaps the most open and forthcoming with his emotions and feelings. When he is happy, you know about it; his beaming grin shows it all. And when something really touches him, you know it too.. he is quite prone to crying about it! (It's very sweet.) Of them all, Toshiya is the most beautiful in a feminine way, and often dresses to show that off, yet he belies this appearance with his boyish antics. He is the bassist for Dir en grey, and a very talented one at that; he has also written Erode and egnirys cimredopyh +) an injection
SHINYA
Shinya - drummerBirthdate - 24/02/1978
Bloodtype - B
Height - 170cm (5'7")
Shinya is the "baby" of Dir en grey, the youngest and quietest member. His serious expressions and stoic silence mark him as difficult to understand, hard to get to know, and it is a rare occasion to see his pouting face smiling. Tall and slim
Shinya was born in Osaka, Pisces if you believe in astrology, and is the the most difficult member of Dir en grey to really learn anything about. He is constantly quiet, much more unlikely to answer questions, and never really volunteers any information about himself. In fact it was 6 months before the other members found out what his phone number was as he refused to give it to them! He is also much more serious, slower to smile, and as a result the most likely to get teased. (Particularly by Die.
) But of them all he is said to be the strongest and most willful. He is Dir en grey's drummer, and also has tried his hand at songwriting, having written the music for Toriko, Yurameki and Hotarubi. His music, young and fresh, shows his natural talent, and is improving with time; it will surely continue to do so.
He's the best member of the group techincally.
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how could u say
they r complete without this guys
X JAPAN
PROFILEX was the first Visual Kei band to perform in Tokyo Dome three nights in a row when every single ticket had been sold. Before, Buck Tick had held the record, though they were only sold out for one performance in Tokyo Dome.
The idea behind the band was, basically, to do anything which would shock the audience. At the time, their motto was
"Psychedelic Violence - Crime of Visual Shock." This means that X Japan are seen as the forefathers of Visual Kei, although before them there were bands which pursued a similar concept. However, none of these bands could live up to the success of X Japan.
The band began with the music style of pure heavy metal, very typical of the 1980s! On the other hand, the band also played a lot of ballads. Most of these ballads were very piano-heavy, and played by the drummer/pianist Yoshiki. It was one of these ballads which eventually caused X Japan's breakthrough as one of the most famous bands in Japanese music - Art of Life, which is 28 minutes and 59 seconds long.
Over the years, the band's style changed, diverting away from Visual Kei. X Japan's music became much more varied, and with that Yoshiki's true talents shone through much more easily.
MEMBERS
#
Guitar : hide
Guitar : Pata
Bass : Heath
Drums/ Piano/leader : Yoshiki
Vocal : Toshi [gone : 1997]
Bass : Taiji [gone : 1992]
BIOGRAPHYIt was way back in 1980 that Yoshiki and Toshi (two childhood friends) formed a band known as Noise. Two years later, they changed their name to X and began their ascension into rock history. They began by performing at clubs and such with the help of random musicians, gathering quite the underground following in the process. They eventually had tracks on certain rock compilations, which only helped to expand their already-growing fan base. In 1987, they recruited hide, Pata and Taiji to complete their line-up and make it official.
The boys were a crowd favorite, but still couldn’t find a record label interested in their music. Believing in her son’s abilities, Yoshiki’s mom sold the family business and gave him the money. He created Extasy Records and released Vanishing Vision, X’s first official album. It made a large impact on the metal scene, but failed to grab Japan’s attention. “Violent” music wasn’t what the country wanted to hear. However, the metal heads were so into it that Sony Records Japan took notice and gave the quintet a record deal.
4 d man who's behind everything
i really think its tym 2 ogle
LOUDNESS
PROFILELoudness are the pioneers and mainstays of Japanese metal. Internationally, they are the most recognized Japanese rock band, having toured every major continent since the beginning of their career. Their early material is standard 80s rock/metal, but lately they’ve opted for a more aggressive sound.
The band’s line-up changed often during the height of their success, even incorporating American vocalist Mike Vescera and Taiji of X-Japan fame. However, the band returned to its original line-up in 2000.
LINE UPGuitar : Akira Takasaki
Vocal : Minoru Niihara
Drums : Munetaka Higuchi
Bass : Masayoshi Yamashita
Bass : Taiji [gone : 1994]
Bass : Naoto Shibata [gone : 2000]
Vocal : Mike Vescera [gone : 1991]
Vocal : Masaki Yamada [gone : 2000]
Drums : Hirotsugu Homma [gone : 2000]
BIOGRAPHYLoudness was created in May 1981, comprised of drummer Munetaka Higuchi and guitarist Akira Takasaki (both ex-Lazy), vocalist Minoru Niihara (ex-Earthshaker) and bassist Masayoshi Yamashita.
Seeing as ¾ of the band were experienced musicians, the band went directly into studios and released their debut album, The Birthday Eve, in November 1981. This album created Japanese rock history as being the first “true” heavy metal album released in the Land of the Rising Sun, courtesy of Takasaki’s shredding and Niihara’s relentless vocals.
dunno y am giving u
2 much of kiyoharu
my tnk u
2 big, sent u d other scans
i dont know but
he looks oh so HOT on this photoshoots
credite
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Birthday - 13/12/1964
Death - 02/05/1997
bye bye hide
