Glay (グレイ?) is a rock/pop band fromHakodate,Hokkaidō, Japanformed by guitarist Takuro and vocalist Teru during high school in 1988. Glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres, but they have also composed songs using elements of different styles such as reggae and gospel. They have sold over 36 million records as of 2007.
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.
name: TERU real name: kobashi teruhiko (¤p¾ô·Ó«Û) birthdate: 1971.6.8 birthplace: hakodate, hokkaidou, japan (¥_®ü¹D¨çÀ]¥«) blood type: o position: vocal | |||||||||||||||||
TERU was a drummer before joining GLAY and was a schoolmate of TAKURO in primary and secondary schools. after joining GLAY, TAKURO appreciated TERU's voice and made him a vocal. although TERU was a drummer, other members have never seen him playing drums (except TAKURO I guess). Teru has one elder and one younger sister with his parents. he is very good at cookery, and all the members appreciate his food. he is married to PUFFY's onuki ami. they have a baby girl who was born in 03.3.9
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