Glay
Sign in to saveGlay (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band formed in Hakodate in 1988. The core four members, vocalist Teru, guitarists Takuro and Hisashi, and bassist Jiro, have been together since 1992. Primarily composing songs in the rock and pop genres, they have also arranged songs using elements from a variety of other genres, including progressive rock, punk, gothic rock, electronic, R&B, folk, gospel, reggae, and ska. Originally a visual kei band, the group slowly shifted to less dramatic attire through the years. With five million copies sold, Glay's 1997 compilation album Review is the fif
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- Glay
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- MTV VMAJ 2014 Glay (2).jpg
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- Glay at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. From left to right: Jiro, Hisashi, Takuro, Teru.
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- Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Glay discography
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- 1988–present
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- Rally, The Predators, Exile, Kyosuke Himuro
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- TeruTakuroHisashiJiro
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- ShingoIsoAkiraNobumasa
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Has part
- Hisashi
- Named after
- grey
- Genre
- rock music
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Official website
- g4space-sodapop.jp
- Image
- MTV VMAJ 2014 Glay (2).jpg
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- Commons category
- GLAY
- location of formation
- Hakodate
- topic's main category
- Category:Glay
- inception
- 1988-00-00
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
- language used
- Japanese
- name
- GLAY
- social media followers
- 499000
- has characteristic
- rock band
- topic has template
- Template:Glay
- official shop URL
- online.g4space-sodapop.jp
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- History
- 1988–1994: Indies era
- 1995–2000: Record-setting success
- 2001–2003
- 2004: 10th Anniversary
- 2005–2006: Rebirth
- 2007–2008
- 2009: 15th anniversary
- 2010–2013: Loversoul Music & Associates
- 2014–2016: Anniversary anthologies, ''Ace of Diamond'', ''Music Life''
- 2017–2018: ''Summerdelics'' and Asian tour
- Members
- Support members
- Glay Expos
- Media exposure and works outside music
- Humanitarian and environmental works
- Discography
- Video games
- Awards
- See also
- References
- External links
Glay (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band formed in Hakodate in 1988. The core four members, vocalist Teru, guitarists Takuro and Hisashi, and bassist Jiro, have been together since 1992. Primarily composing songs in the rock and pop genres, they have also arranged songs using elements from a variety of other genres, including progressive rock, punk, gothic rock, electronic, R&B, folk, gospel, reggae, and ska. Originally a visual kei band, the group slowly shifted to less dramatic attire through the years. With five million copies sold, Glay's 1997 compilation album Review is the fifth best-selling album of all time in Japan. Their July 1999 concert "Expo '99" at Makuhari Messe was attended by 200,000 people, making it the largest-ticketed concert ever held by a single act at the time. As of 2008, Glay had sold an estimated 51 million records; 28 million singles and 23 million albums, making them one of the top ten best-selling artists of all time in Japan.
==History==
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