He did speak a few words and gave the mic back quickly, -but though hes quiet and shy, the rest of the band clames that he is rather self-confident, -used to be the most feminine in the group, -he pays attention to his hair a lot (during VK time it also had been been both curly and straight and varying shades between brown and red), -for an asian man he has big eyes and full lips, -in high school brass band, Shinya played trumpethe got teased because of this and his full lips, -and he is/was also the most picked-on of the group, -back in the days he was allowed to do more things he wanted than the other, cuz he is the youngestdont know if its still like this, -Loves Animals, owning two dogs (his favourite being his Chihuahua Miyu; the other dog is called Yuyu), while his parents also have one (hope the dogs are ok, cuz I havent read something about them since months), -used to be taking Miyu to shoots and confiding in the dog, -he helped in writing the songs for Toriko, Yurameki, Hotarubi and umbrella, -announced once that when he hits 30 he will let all secrets be known to public, what he didnt do in the end, -second tallest in band and not as weak as he looks ( The others say he would be the one to survive if stranded on a snowy mountaintop; and when you see his powerful drumming, you are glad, that he is a quiet one^^), -he modeled for wild strawberry and wore silver jewelery, -Says he will not feel truly grown-up until he is a father, -he loves riddles and reading books that can train the brain, -when he was asked to list 3 of his precious things he said 1. Stage name:= Kyo (also the name you have to call him with), Real name: Nishimura Tooru ( there are much discussions over his real name. The DVD release offers interviews with the band members. ", "A Musician's Sacrifice: Ayumi Hamasaki and 9 other Japanese artists with hearing damage", "DIR EN GREY Forced To Pull Out Of 'The Still Reckless Tour', "Dir En Grey's Vocalist Kyo Hospitalized With Tonsillitis", Hageshisa to, Kono Mune no Naka de Karamitsuita Shakunetsu no Yami, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kyo_(musician)&oldid=1129814377, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 27 December 2022, at 06:54. "Masaru" is a variant reading of the Kanji . His compositions tend to have a distinct, bass-driven sound. Throughout his career, Kyo has sustained damage to his hearing and vocal chords multiple times. Sample of the band's highest-charting single, released in 2009. [59][60][61], In 2017, the band did further tours themed around previous albums[62] They also covered "Easy Make, Easy Mark" by D'erlanger for the D'erlanger Tribute Album ~Stairway to Heaven~. About three years later, Toshiya's life changed. Ive already finished cleaning, but I ended up in a mess., -hes confident with his super coaxing skills. In the years since the wiki's creation, it grew to include information on Dir En Grey's early days, from their formation in 1997 to their major debut in 1999, as well as the members' previous bands and side projects. [91] Toshiya hailed Alice in Chains' Dirt and Radiohead's OK Computer. He thinks that the other members' tattoos look painful. Star Sign: Pisces Die, you also cut your hair. They made their national debut in 1998, and made his major debut in 1999 with the release of the singles "Akuro no Oka", "ZAN-" and "Yurameki". Shoe Size: 7 Each Geochemistry John Hower; Isidore Adler, Daniel willingly gave t h e time needed to review defini- E. Appleman, Alan M. Gaines, Gordon L. Nord, tions, search . 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. -his favorite colours used to be Purple, Pink and Black, -his favorite music include hide, X-Japan, Shiina Ringo, Nine Inch Nails, -Prefered Instrument Brand: ESP (he calls them Japanese Zombie Guitars), -has also nicknames: the God of Death, God of Guitars and Japanese Zombie Hero(which was written on his guitar in a performance years ago. Kaoru grabbed Shinya, picked him up and set him down on his side in front of the drums, -Kyo says that Shinya looks like a space robot and talks like nutty professor (We made nice tea, we would say nice tea, wouldnt we? die. Well, when he quit school, he started to work as a roadie for the band Kuroyume. "Dir En Grey' cross the USA". 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In February, the band announced the public release of the live DVD, Tour 08 The Rose Trims Again, as well as switching European record labels to the newly founded Okami Records, a sister label of their former European representation, Gan-Shin. So he caught some grasshoppers and let them fight each other. With a consistent lineup of guitarists Kaoru and Die, vocalist Kyo, drummer Shinya and bassist Toshiya, they have released eleven full-length records. 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. But I still remember the excitement that I experienced. Its popularity was so great, that Kyo released a secong poem book titled: Zenryaku, Ogenki Desu ka? Multiple file transfer. Zodiac: Tiger He has gained wide recognition for his large range and versatility, being able to "howl, croon, emote cleanly, scream, shriek, growl, bellow, and make nearly inhuman sounds. Dir En Grey Blitz 5Days Dvdbox Fc Limited Edition. 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. TOUR23 PHALARIS -Vol.II- Official Travel Package for Overseas Fans Announced! 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. Also, a tour titled In Situ began on December 25 in Tokyo. He also gave the teacher a blank paper for the high school entrance exam. [51] The band also announced two back-to-back shows at the Nippon Budokan for March 2014 titled "Dum Spiro Spero" along with a new single, "Sustain the Untruth", which was released in January 2014. Ill also update it time by time^^ Please tell me, if theres something wrong! Avibase; GBIF; Birdlife datazone; AVoCet; Wikipedia; Wikidata; Note: Xeno-canto follows the IOC taxonomy.External sites may use a different taxonomy. He also rarely did his homework, he prefered to play videogames or watching anime, reading manga. He often had nightmares, so before he goes to sleep, he tells himself Im going to sleepnow, whatever happens after, however terrifying- they will only be nightmares.. 0:00. A lot of his lyrics are also love poems. -he joined soccer team, though. 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. ), -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? It's unknown where the author found it. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. If I think about it for a 2nd time, its really easy to sing about those political themes. Later that year, he recorded vocals for Daisuke to Kuro no Injatachi's debut album.[14][15]. Shop on eBid. That was the point when he got interested and started to listen to bands like X-Japan. Dir En Grey 2006 North America Tour Shirt. They were all singing in English and I had no idea what they were saying. Credits. Kaoru has composed the following songs for Dir En Grey: Kaoru has remixed the following Dir En Grey songs: Kazari La:Sadie's DEATHMASK Dir En Grey Dir En Grey & DECAYS. Weight: 96 Their concerts in Berlin and Paris (as part of the It Withers and Withers tour) sold out without promotion save for newsletters by import record stores and internet-based word of mouth.[16]. But not anymore, ha ha. [40][41] Their eighth studio album, Dum Spiro Spero, was released on August 3. Sports Celebrity Dinner Tonight at 6:30 p.m. As of 2011, they have recorded eight full-length records. See details International shipment of items may be subject to customs processing and additional charges. Kyo - lead vocals Kaoru - guitar, backing vocals Die - guitar, backing vocals Toshiya - bass, backing vocals Shinya - drums, percussion Read more about this topic: Dir En Grey "[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."