JRock/Pop Band
member :
Takuro (Guitaris)
Teru (Vocalis)
Jiro (Bassis)
Hisashi (Guitaris)
Status: Active
Since : 2003
History about them :
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 Ari, which better suited his taste in music. When Ari disbanded, Hisashi accepted Takuro's offer and became the lead guitarist of Glay[1].
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[2].
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 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[3].
They promoted the band by handing out flyers on the street and giving out demo tapes. Eventually they became more well known on the Tokyo live house circuit, and began drawing larger crowds. During one of these shows in October 1993, Yoshiki, then drummer and pianist for X Japan, saw their show and offered them a contract to his label Extasy Records. In 1994, their debut single "Rain" was produced
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Lyric :
Be With You
Anata ni aeta koto... shiawase no atosaki
Me no mae ni wa kyoukaisen
Mirai wa chikau hatenaku tooi
Shiawase wa tabun nanige nakute
Mitasareta toki wa kao wo kakusu
Furikaeru hodo no yoyuu mo naku
Yasuragi ni mi wo yoseru demo nai
Ikiru tsuyosa wo hoshigarinagara
Mou sukoshi dake koko ni isasete
Kako ni ikutsu ka no yume ga nijinde
Okubyou na mune no takanari wo tsutaerarezu
Zasshi no naka ni umoresou na toki
Anata ni aeta koto shinjiaeteru mono
Sono hitotsu hitotsu ni kokoro furuete
Saegiru mono mo nai
Anata e tsuzuku michi no ue de
Ima ai wo tabanete todoketai to negau
Anata wo ai suru yorokobi to
Kurushimi wo tsutsumikomu you na
Inochi no kirameki omou toki
Daremo hitori de wa ikirarenu yowasa ga
Itoshikute sono te wo tsunaida
Omoidoori ni ikanai hibi wa
Yasashisa wo wasureta jibun ga iru
Ima wa mada sou yume no tochuu to
Iikikasete wa nemuri ni tsuita
Utagai daseba kiri ga nai kara
Bokutachi wa itsu no koro kara
Hontou no kimochi wo iezu
Damaru koto wo oboeta
Doko mademo ikeba ii?
Mayoi no mori wo tada... hashiritsuzukete nao
Yuzurenu mono ga aru
Iyasareru koto nai jidai wo nikumu hito no ue de
Nanimo iwazu ni ah
Shizumiyuku taiyou wo koete
Kore kara zutto anata wo
Mamoritai to omou yo
Omoide no aosa ni namida ga tomaranai
Anata ni aeta koto shiawase no atosaki
Koko kara futarikiri kokoro yoseatte
Saegiru mono no nai
Anata ni tsuzuku michi no ue
Ima ai wo tabanete...
Soshite anata no ai ni
Naritai to omou yo
