Dir en grey

[midnitestar7]

Does anyone know exactly what the 1st press of Kisou looks like and what it comes with? I have a habit of wanting all the 1st press versions of CD's. I already have Kisou but have no idea if its the 1st press or not, and the place nearby that sells some Japanese CD's has another version (totally silver front cover instead of the grey front cover - both are official CD's, just ones obviously older than the other.)

Any ideas?

xxStarxx

[Twisted]

Check if it's not a Hong Kong or Taiwan release. Those usually have a different cover.

I think you can tell the pressing of a cd when you look at the inside (usually transparent) ring of the disc. There's usually a number printed there and if the last number is a 1, then it should be a first pressing.

I have the 1st edition of the Gauze album. I didn't know much about Dir en Grey back then, except that it was a merger of 2 indies bands. One was La'Sadies and the other i can't remember.
I bought the album mainly because X-Japan drummer/pianist Yoshiki was involved in the production.

[midnitestar7]

Its definately a Japanese release (I don't buy non Japanese releases).

I've got the 1st press of Missa, Gauze, Macabre and Six Ugly.. but no idea about Kisou. Will check out the disc and find out!.............................................. ...........

I think its 2 (theres so many numbers on the back of the disc that its hard to tell). Dammit! So, now I need to spend another fortune on the silver covered one! <laughs>

Thanks!

xxStarxx

[Twisted]

Good news for all the fans of Dir en Grey. They have announced the release of a new single titled "Drain Away". It should be out on the 22nd of january. According to CD-Japan this one will be a lot more tame then their last single "Child Prey".

[kinjo]

What kind of band is Dir en Grey?
Is it rock? They sing only in Japanese?
Information, onegaishimasu

[Twisted]

You can find the answer to that question in this thread:
http://forum.japanreference.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=841&pagenumber=2

Here's a picture: :)

[midnitestar7]

NEW SINGLE!! <jumps around cheering> Now, Child Prey did rock, but their tamer stuff is fantastic too - I love it all! Now, I just have to get the 1st press CD of Drain Away and I'm set - anyone have a credit card so I can order from cdjapan? <laughs>

xxStarxx

[gundamv3]

YEAAA!!!! is it right now on a single cd or normal multi-song cd? I Want I want ^_^

[Twisted]

It's a maxi-single.
There will be 2 versions of Drain Away on the disc.
One other (new?) song and a remix of Jessica.

[Pink Spider]

EYAH! finally! *dies* i lurve kyo mostest! *drools* er.. yeah

i finally got a copy of the "GAUZE" album.. *lol* *snurggles it to death* myeh!

eee can't wait! lol and that's 8 days before my b-day! ^_^

[Twisted]

So, it's out on the streets. Did anyone hear it yet?
What do we think of it?

My opinion:
It's quite good. It's radiofriendly for a change and the more you listen to it, the better it gets.

I did hear people complaining that it was too soft for a Diru song. What do you think?

[midnitestar7]

Waaahhh! I haven't got it yet. I really hope it arrives soon. I'll have to give my friend who's buying it for me a kick and see if he's sent it yet.

I actually love Dir en Grey's softer stuff just as much as the heavier stuff and was hoping it would be softer since we just got child prey.

I'm all desparate to hear it now!

[midnitestar7]

<cries> I just wrote a really long message and somehow it didn't post and I lost the ENTIRE thing. Oh I'm not happy! Let me try and remember it.

Okay.. so I got really hyper and just had to hear the song now, so (even though I'm still gonna buy it) I downloaded it. Those who want to do the same check out this link :-

http://www.totchi.org/

Now my view on the song.....

MY GOD ITS AMAZING!!! Seriously.. its a fantastic song and I recommend everyone listens to it. After the first few seconds when it kicks in you'll just go crazy for it. Its very commerical and western (sounds like a lot of the music I listen to that isn't japanese.) I definately hear Linkin Park influences which isn't surprising since a couple of members like their stuff. I can also hear some Lostprophets in the song (a UK based band who I spent a year following all over the country.. I'm even in there ShinobiVSDragonNinja music video) even though I think its unlikely they'll have ever heard of them. Drain away is still really heavy but definately more easy listening than the majority of songs on Kisou and Six Ugly. I wouldn't say they're mellowing out just yet, but they're definately trying to hit to worldwide market.

Thats about what I said in my last unworking message re-written (though it was better the first time!). Oh, before I forget.. I'm really looking to make lots of friends in Japan to meet during my forthcoming trip to Tokyo this May. Ideally I'd love to meet people into bands like dir en grey (am happy to be introduced to new bands!) especially if you can introduce me to some clubs that play this kind of music and don't mind me tagging along! Even if you don't, I'd still love to hear from you.

I could write even more about the incredible nature of Drain Away, but you might all get horrendously bored of me so I'll just shut up now.. <grins>

[effingdoris]

on topic:

I like it. It's not my favourite, but it's definately not a bad song.

I hear the Linkin Park influence too. Oh, and I agree with Twisted about 'the more you listen to it, the better it gets'.

um, yeah.

[midnitestar7]

On topic : Strange.. I loved it just as much as I do now the first time I heard it. Its hard to say if its my favourite because I love it just as much as many of their other songs I love. It really depends on my mood. This one reminds me of how much I need to get out there and just sing in a band for the rest of my life. No idea why!

Got the PV too which looks like it should rock, but the quality isn't up to much so I have to watch it on a tiny tiny screen size.

Oh yeah, and I'm totally never going to get to see these guys live. That really sucks! <laughs>

[effingdoris]

I definately liked it when I heard it. It just got better the more I heard it. In my opinion, they've never done a bad song.
I don't think I have a favourite actually. It changes constantly.

I totally get the band thing. I always wanted to play in a band, guitaring it up. Then I'd get to tour Japan, and see the boys in action.

I will see Dir en grey live. Oh yes, ...I will. :giggle:

[Twisted]

The first time i hear any song, it goes in and straight out again. Only after i hear it a two or more times, i start memorizing parts of it, at which moment i can really decide whether i like a song or not.

There are songs that i like instantly, but those usually get boring after a few rounds of listening.
Songs that i don't get at first, are usually the ones that stay good forever. It's odd, but that's the way i experience music.

[degpiexoxo]

ah, Child Prey was great, wasn't it... (whoa, look out! nostalgia trip in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!) ::tear:: acid induced super rats how i miss thee!
...
::sigh:: anyways... i finally got to see the Drain Away PV today! yay! it was sooo great! Kyo has black hair! Black hair! And Shinya looks like a boy! ::squeal:: and Die's jacket was great w/ the blood splatter and they all just looked so good...!!
:love:
::cough:: sorry... needless to say the video was cool, i liked all the band shots, it was nice... but what i really liked was the song of course, all that other stuff is worthless w/o good music! Drain Away is definately tamer than Child Prey, but it's no Ain't Afraid to Die. (Ain't Afraid to Die... ::tear:: i love that song...) i like it. it's "catchy"... ah, who am i kidding, i love it to bits and it'll be stuck in my head for the rest of the week! ... which brings me to a question, if you'd be willing to indulge my tiny brain of many... (questions, brain of many questions... ...)

Does anyone have or know where to find the lyrics for Drain Away? (i'm hopeless, all i caught was cold, cherry blossom(s), and very something...)
:(
if anyone can help i'd be much appreciative!

[Twisted]

You can find those lyrics in the Batsu forum.

It's a great place dedicated mainly to JRock.

[matshelge]

So, I have got this video of Dir En Gray. Two actually, and I don稚 have any names for the songs, so I could use some help.

First one is filmed in a futuristic place, with a naked woman who pokes her eye out, and a other woman in a latex dress, chained up to a chair and lost of blood and the main guitarist has a gas mask on.. but its pink.. Whats this video and song called?

Second: this is filmed in a abandoned warehouse of some kind, and out in a forest. The singer is running over the fields and in the forest, and in a forest, and he is sitting in the warehouse, playing insane.. but the best part of this song is a great it has the best bass solo I have ever heard.. its so cool its like.. wow. So, what is this songs name? (oh there is also alot of playing on a stage inside the warehouse.. and alot of blood and insame people stuff in it)

[Twisted]

I haven't seen either of these.
First one sound interesting. :)

[Hades]

Thats quite easy. I'm a huge Dir en Grey fan..

First Video: "raison d'etre"

second video:

"Cage" or "304 goushitsu, hakushi no sakura"

Is there SM elements in the scond video ? Like half-naked women on a leash?
Has the song a Bass solo or a guitar solo ?

BTW: The members names are:

Kyo (Singer)
Die (Guitar, the one with the Mask)
Kaoru (Guitar, the one with pink hair)
Toshiya (Bass)
Shinya (Drums)

The official Dir en Grey Homepage:

http://www.direngrey.co.jp

[matshelge]

yes, the second one has a base solo, not a gitar solo, and yes, a half-naked woman on a leash.

[Kyo]

I saw Dir en Grey last year in July live in Zepp Tokyo!
Insanely phat! I luv Deg!

[Hades]

Then it's "Cage"... ^^

@ Kyo: I envy you !

[Jent]

I dun know if people post stuff like this all of the time, but I didn't really know where to put this. Gomen nasai! :sorry: Anyways, I love Dir en Grey and I just wanted to ask some of you about Dir en Grey, like ..who's your favorite member of the band and what is your favorite song that they've made?

I (like a majority of people I know) like Raison d'etre as one of my favorites. That and Cage....and Yokan. Kyo has a very disturbed mind ( I like it ) ;) Also, once I heard that all of Dir en Grey's songs are love songs. I don't know if that is necessarily true or not. Oh well. Any Dir en Grey fans out there?

[Mori]

Um...honestly, Dir en Grey have lyrically (and musically) evolved to more of an alternative metal/punk band. The lyrics are >good<.
Suicide, social criticism, abortion, sexual abuse of children, incest, oh and lovesongs.
That kind of stuff's most of their songs about.

Personally, I like Drain Away, 24 Cylinders and Mushi.

Toshiya is an awesome bass player.
And Shinya a living drumming machine.
Otherwise, they are average (I can play the guitar stuff *g*), though Kyo has a very characteristic voice.

[Jent]

Well I do know what they are about.... But I was talking to someone who seemed to know more than I did and they said that all of Kyo's songs are love songs. I was in a bit of a disbelief, since most of their songs entail death, suicide and generally morbid topics. That's just what I was told.

Toshiya is awesome at bass. ;) I agree totally.

[dark for tears]

i really like the domestic ****er family and ugly

[Jent]

I haven't heard it yet. *pities herself*

Did I mention that I like Tsubi to matsu (I think that's what it's called) I just know it translates to something like: Honey and Saliva - Crime and Punishment...

That's a really dirty song! Awww. Kyo. ^_^ ;) Gotta love him.

[Mori]

Tsumi to batsu, Jent ^^
Yeah the kanji are actually mitsu to tsuba, meaning honey and saliva, but they are supposed to be read the other way around...ah well you get the rest ^^;

[Hades]

Oh hell...

What's my favourite diru song?
I don't know... I love them all... so much...
Especially Drain Away... or the new single... very nice.
Or "Bottom of the Death Valley" and the whole Gauze Album...

[degpiexoxo]

my favorite is Ain't Afraid to Die... don't know why. it made me cry. ::sigh:: okay, enough rhyming... other favorites are Cage, Child Prey, and The Domestic ****er Family... and i'm big liking Drain Away a lot too... the PV's cool! (Kyo has black hair, BLACK HAIR! ::so cute:: and Shinya looks like a boy!)

as for members, i'll be predictable and say Kyo... i love him... PIE~!!! and Wine Kitty! ::cough:: besides that though, i really like Shinya... he gets picked on so much! i laugh, poor guy... and of course i love Toshiya too... the bass line in...(was it Cage or Drain Away...? dunno...) was sweet! and Kaoru and Die, wah! i love them all so much, what a great band!!!

[Jent]

Marc'slove: No, it's my nickname! :)

[BeniMaruMochiGurL]

i love love Yokan, the classic "I'll"...Child Prey..." gyakujou tannou keloid milk" ....pretty much all of gauze, macabre and of course kisou......drain away? ...honestly....i wasn't impressed at all.....i seriously think it could have been better.....being a deg freak.....its hard for me to admit sometimes that a song sucks......but in my opinion.....this song isn't as good as i really thought it was going to say......mostly all the post i read say they love it! and then they mention how it sounds somewhat like Linkin Park......maybe the problem is ...that i do not like Linkin Park at alll....so I'm not too happy with the song either...o_o.....well I know i'm not the only one who thinks this.....i dont mean to offend any! ^^;;;; don't bash me please it's just MY oppinion....

[matshelge]

since I dont know any japanese, I have to go with the songs that sound cool, and disreguard all lyrics, therefore
1) Cage
2) Tsumi To Batsu
3) Mask

[Jent]

Gauze is an awesome album. My friend bought me the "Mars" album that Gackt put out for my birthday, and she got "Gauze". I was glad that it had most of my favorite songs on it. But hell... there's this song.....where there is a baby crying in the beginning... I don't know what it's called but it's really neat. I like the song itself.

[Mori]

Mazohyst of Decadence @Jent

[hydebelle]

Personally, I really like Cage... just because I have a fetish for musical boxes... (maybe that's why I like Flood of Tears by Laruku...) but I think Yokan is a pretty song too. And maybe KR[Cube] because it's nice to release stress sometimes.

[Jent]

I like Cage because of the beginning also. I think it's such a pretty song.

Mazohyst of Decadence huh? Well, thanks. I wasn't completely sure on it.

[me.kara.beam!]

Ummm... here's a list of my top faves:

:D 1. Mr. Newsman. This song kicks ***. Period.
:cool: 2. Fukai. I don't know why I like it so much. It's just so cool.
:p 3. Ain't Afriad to Die. Ya, this song is kinda depressing. I like it.
:happy: 4. Drain Away. Amazing song. I love it so much!
;) 5. Berry. The beginning is so weird. Then the middle. Heh, that's probably why I like it.
:) 6. Kasumi. It's an okie dokie song, nothing way special.


My fave member is... Kaoru (points to avatar). He so cool for some reason. I like his hair (points to avatar again).

[Christine]

My favorite song is Child Prey. And my favorite Dir En Grey members are Toshiya and Shinya.

[KoranRi]

heyo! This is my first post. ^_^ I was listening to some Dir en Gray music, one day..I have been having a had time finding a lot of translations. Does anyone know where I can find any? I would like to know what they're saying. Arigato. ^^ I actually haven't listened to much. I was bored one day and I remebered my friend T like Dir and Gray so I looked it up. Does anyone have any sugestions on what else I should listen to? I lie stuff like Dir en Gray sometimes, but I also like some slower things too ^^ bye! ^_^

[Souske]

Hey I found a website you might wanna try out it has lyrics maybe this might help you . http://www.animelyrics.com/
It is a good site I saw Dir~En~Grey they got good music

[Souske]

You should listen to:
L'Arc~En~Ciel
Dragon Ash
X Japan
SES
W-inds

[KoranRi]

Thanks. Actually..i already tried there. There are only lyrics for 5 of the songs and only one is translated. Thanks tho, I appreciate it. ^_^

[KoranRi]

thanks. I happy now. ^^ dun know why I couldn't find that myself. too impacient maybe? lol who knows. Dir en Gray [I]does[I] scare me, but I still like them. I read a couple fo the lyrics. Most are good and the rest....I'll just stay away from. lol:clap: :happy: :rose: I'm going to listen to dome Dir en Gray...as soon as it downlaods anyhow. For now I'll listen to Weiss.

[Kohaku]

Welcome!! :)
dun know why I couldn't find that myself. too impacient maybe? lol who knows.
Maybe not. If you search for dir en grey lyrics on Yahoo! a whole bunch of sites come up but if you misspell it by putting dir en gray not as many will. You also might want to try searching for Diru or Diru an. Diru is the Japanese equivelent of Dir en grey and I've heard so is Diru an. I'm not sure how well that would work on a search engine tho. :note:
I'm going to listen to dome Dir en Gray...as soon as it downlaods anyhow. For now I'll listen to Weiss.
Happy d/ling!! I hope you enjoy Diru. Diru and Naitomea are my favorite bands :D

[KoranRi]

that would make sence. my spelling is nonexistent and I think I [I]was[I] spelling it that way. well arigato again! listening to drain away right now. ^_^:happy: :happy: :) :clap:

[Shinya]

dir en grey is my favorite.
and x-japan ofcours.
what do you think about them?

[Ami]

Well, haven't heard any songs by X-Japan but I love Dir en Grey. I don't like them for their looks but more for their music. :sing:

[Carolgirl00]

ahh yes, I really love DEG, they're one of my fave. bands. I really love their music. Ain't Afraid to Die is like one of my favorite Jrock songs of all time. so moving. *_* Haha, I also have a bunch of those little dorky clips that hey released, you know the ones with them like goofing off? Hehe, so pointless but great!
XJapan is cool, too, I've heard of couple of their songs. I like hide also. =D

[audrey]

Dir en Grey, what a lovely band^^ one of my fave too. Their music is awsome. I love Kyo's way to do the lyrics.. [is he really highly-talented or just weird?^^''] And their videos O.O They are really good. My eyes love them. They're all good in many ways, good and talented musicians, their looks are good, and they do very nice songs and videos... Right ^___^ [10 days to vulgar ! :o]

[Shinya]

yes they are great.
and i cant wait for vulgar!
i have all theyre videos and live shows on my comp.
i like watching it.
and kyo IS realy talented...

[audrey]

yeah, you're right n_n I have many videos on my computer too. Right now I'm thinking nearly my head off that how to get that vulgar cd, anyone I know doesn't have that damn credit card.. well, maybe i find a way.

little bit offtopic, but what is your favorite of dir en grey's pv videos? ^^''

[Shinya]

sorry of the ignorance, but whats a pv video?

[audrey]

pv video.. hard to explain [duh, maybe not, but my english is not good at all]. it's those videos which are not live videos or something. know that cage video where is ballerina girl? that's pv. and that raison detre where toshiya is masked to naked woman.. that kind of are pv videos. did you get? ;] that's nothing if don't, as i said my explaining sucks xD

[Shinya]

you mean clips in studios....

my favorite is Raison Detre.
and btw, my emglish isnt good as well, so it doesnt matter.;)

[Ami]

Isn't PV just the orginal video and not a Live performance? All the PV's I've downloaded have been just the artist's video.-. Well, I said I don't like Dir en Grey for their looks but that doesn't mean I don't like their looks. I think they look cool.

[audrey]

ami, you're the best^^ Neeh. so, that [what ami said] is pv video. my fave of them is raison detre or 304 goushitsu, hakushi no sakura. those two are awsome :P

[KoranRi]

i love dir en grey! haven't watched any of the pv videos thingies. lol someday. lol just bought a cd...it's prolly pirated tho..which sucks. last time i buy cds on e-bay. I love my cd....don't have it right now b/c a friend is borrowing it. heehee love dir en grey. Sometimes they are scary but u get used to it. My favorite is Die. ^^ ::glomps die::

[Yoshiyaa]

I Loooove Dir en Grey! Their Musik ist so cool... I realy like them. It's my favorit J-Band. :)

My favorit of DeG ist Shinya, don't know why

(Sorry for my english...)

[Shinya]

My fave is Shinya as well...
thats why i picked this name... :bluush:

[Yoshiyaa]

Originally posted by Shinya
My fave is Shinya as well...
thats why i picked this name... :bluush:

Yeah - more Shinya Fans, please ^.^' I only know Toshiya-fans, but I like Toshiya too. But Shinya is the best :)

[Carolgirl00]

hehe. i like Shinya, too. ;) He's so cute and adorable! wow, there sure are a lot of fans of him on these boards, so that's good. I know way toooo many Kyo and Kaoru fans, lol.

[Meo]

<3 Shinya, yo. XD Kyo still holds a special place in my heart too, since well... he's Kyo.

Ah, Dir en grey is quite good. Definitely far from one of my favorite bands, but I like their music nonetheless. Mitsu to Tsuba (Tsumi to Batsu) is my favorite for both song and pv of theirs. Macabre and 24ko Cylinder are good songs, too.

[Shinya]

When is Vulgar coming out? I forgot...

[BlackExodus]

September 10th, I think. The cover of the CD is on YesAsia.com, now.

[audrey]

i like all dir en grey members except shinya... i don't know why, but that's just my opinion ^^'' shinya is very talented with drums and everything, but he just.. waah. i can't explain it.

four days to vulgar O.o horray.

[audrey]

love them all, yeah.. ^^' their so talented and sexy, as you have said. i so love all.. sounds,] makeup, dresses, those men. they're adorable, they're goodlooking, they're making their music by themselves, they're talented. only thing i can is love them. <3 music is the biggest thing, of course. and these guys really know how to make it with style.

[Aikawa]

I like Diru, I also hear their music, and I'm absolutely in love with their outward appearance, but unfortunately I have to say: Kyo has really no talent in singing.... this is a fact. I watched many live performances of them and came to this conclusion..... anyway, my favorite is Die, he's the nicest and funniest of them ^^ ok, kaoru is funny, too, but in the same time he's a little weird ..... :p
but in looks he's one of the cutest *gg*

[Butterfly Kami]

Kyo does have talent... if he couldn't sing, do you think anyone would listen to their music? Obviously not.

[silver angel]

Die is my fave! ^_^ They're very musically talented! Yokan is one of my favourites

[Butterfly Kami]

Yokan is a good song. ^^ I like KR Cube, Obscure, Red(em)... and some others.

[silver angel]

I also like Zan...the laughing in the song makes me giggle cause for some reason it sounds cute. Well, for me that is.

[Butterfly Kami]

ZAN is a good song... I have not listened to it in a long time... I should.

[Butterfly Kami]

^.^ I wanna get Osaka Jo Hall live. I hear Toshiya cries in it. XD

[Aikawa]

@Butterfly Kami: Kyo may have talent in acting, but in his live's he dun hit many tones..... it just dun fit with the backrounds........ I dunno know if he makes that on purpose, but it sounds crooked. ;P you dun always have to listen to someone's music just because he/she sings good.... you think many will listen to them, if they dun have the image of visual-kei band? ^_~ (<<sorry, kyo *gg*)

[Butterfly Kami]

Many would listen to them even if they didn't have the visual kei image. I know of plenty of people. And I wasn't saying that they just listen to Dir en grey because of Kyo's voice... but most people don't like to listen to someone who can't sing worth crap. And you can't really blame him for singing bad in lives because he is headbanging and all that and that would throw anyone off.

[Aikawa]

ok, he IS crazy on lives, he IS wild, he should keep that, sure. but thats really no excuse. I also know plenty who go crazy on stage....... anyway, lets stop that quarrel now, I know I've started it, but I simply told you whats on my mind........ can I ease you're mind if I say, that one of my fav songs is raison d'etre?

[Mou Kaoru]

Dir en Grey are my GODS. *we're not worthy we're not worthy*:bow:
I love all of them in their own weird way. But numero uno is Kaoru-sama!! Die makes me think kinky thoughts (what with all that bondage he wears);Toshiya is hot on bass; Shinya is so pretty it's scary; and the little one Kyo is like my pet toy. My buddies say I'm more like Kyo, but I dunno know...I do tend to go "a little" overboard on the makeup. :shock:
And you gotta love their clothes! Sugoi... :love:
But the thing I adore most about DeG is their MUSIC! I fell in love with the music before I had actually seen them. AND I MUST SEE THEM.
I'm sailing to Japan!!:spray:
Wanna be part o' me crew?

[Christine]

I love Kyo! He is my favorite. My favorite songs are:
Child Pray
Obsecure
Raison Detre

[audrey]

my opinion is that kyo sounds and looks cool. his voice and style to do things are absolutely good, but as i said that's my opinion and if i like i like then^^ anyway. i heard that kyo is vocalist because he can't play. why he can't play, is that for example playing guitar is too difficult to him. but i love him and his voice anyway, so that doesn't matter really.

dir en grey's songs are very good. yokan is awsome, even my friends who don't really like jrock have liked it :)

[Butterfly Kami]

Yeah, I read somewhere that Kyo tried playing the guitar but couldn't so he decided to sing. ^^ Good thing, too. Hehehe. Yokan rules! I read a really sad fanfic with the title as Yokan... ;.;

[Mou Kaoru]

Yokan was one of the first songs I heard from DeG!!:sing: And Zan too.~~~> kinda scary at first-nyo!

I have (mostly) all of their songs on my computer and so far only one of their albums - Kisou. Very good album ya! *continuing to purchase more MORE I SAY*
Favs have got to be:
Cage, Yokan, 304 goushitsu...no sakura, Ain't Afraid to Die, Hydra, Domestic F***er Family, Bottom of the Death Valley, Mr.Newsman, Filth, Embryo, Keloido Milk, Macabre, Raison Detre, Zan, Yurameki, and Obscure from recent album-nyaaaa!!! I think Deity is pretty cool though very weird intro.
Yawn...*stretchy stretch stretch* so sleepy from pirating all day...:snore:

[Lo~ki]

Dir en Grey are cool ;)
Their music, and image, are both what stood out for me. Someone said I remind them of Shinya in my shy girly-boy way... >.> Oh wells, Shin's cute ^^ Toshiya's probably my idol though.
Kyo's energetic alright! To quote who ever said it first (soz, i dun remember where i first heard it) "Kyo's voice is great for screeching, screaming, vomiting, rasping, crying, and wailing, but when it comes to actual singing, he falls a bit short." I couldn't imagine a DeG with a different sort of vocalist anyway. And that, along with their visual image, may be what got them noticed.

[NotAPrettyGirl]

Gasp....
"Kyo may have talent in acting, but in his live's he dun hit many tones..... it just dun fit with the backrounds........ I dunno know if he makes that on purpose, but it sounds crooked. ;P you dun always have to listen to someone's music just because he/she sings good.... you think many will listen to them, if they dun have the image of visual-kei band? ^_~ (<<sorry, kyo *gg*)"

Ugh. Kyo dosnt have a perfect singing voice.... but he dosnt need too... look where DEG started out.... Look at gauze and macabre, a lot of that RAW sound. More of a Metal band than anything, and how often do Metal bands sign. (Sorry i just have issues with this.... )

[Ayashi]

Kyo dosnt have a perfect singing voice.... but he dosnt need too...

I think so too (and...I really like his voice-it doesn't matter if it's a perfect singing voice or not...)
When I saw Dir en grey for the first time it was like a little shock (I didn't know much about Visual Kei and just thought:"What's that?!!!")Now I like their style and their music veeeery much-Kaoru is my favourit DNG member (but it doens't mean I dislike the others ^^ they're all great ;) )

[Butterfly Kami]

Yeah, they're all great. ^^

Too bad they don't respond to emails anymore... stupid fans who don't know how to be respectful and crap... -.-

I find Kyo's voice to be perfect. And he can make noises that I've never heard anyone do before. XD

[Shidenkai]

Hi, I like Dir en grey, and I will download all their songs! Yesterday I found Vulgar, very destroy-music in the spectaculas Kyo's voice! But other songs are so pretty, like Umbrella or Mask... W Dir en grey.:clap:

[Winter]

I like their sound on and after the 6 Ugly album.

Their other albums were, sonically, too weak for me.

But I've noticed people liking the 6 Ugly album is a rarity...

[Butterfly Kami]

Too weak? TOO WEAK? You're crazy...

[Winter]

Its weak by comparison of what I was raised on; black metal.

Pair up the GAUZE album next to Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia, and you'd say its weak too.

By comparison.

[Butterfly Kami]

Compare anything to Vulgar... Vulgar is not weak...

[Ayashi]

I don't think,DNG sound is "too weak"...But I accept it when a black metal fan says that...(I dont't know-maybe it sounds a bit weak if you compare it to things like Slipknot or Korn or something...)However,I like it^^

I downloaded a DNG clip few minutes ago...This one where Toshiya and Shinya kiss...oh.my.god. That's so cuuuuuuute! (real fanservice ^____^)

uhm...ok.back to topic...*drop* >.<

[Carolgirl00]

lol, I have that clip + like every other deg clip out there...>.> <.<

ayashi, i love your avatar. Kaoru's sexy. ^_^

[Butterfly Kami]

I have a clip to where DEG are drunk and high in a club. Toshiya dogpiles Shinya... Toshiya and Shinya kiss... Toshiya rubs Kyo's chest... w00t! ^^

[queenie]

hey , I was just wondering if anybody knew where I could get some
Dir en Grey chord charts. I would like to try playing some of their music , but I can't seem to find ANYTHING. Please tell me if you know of somewhere I can find it.:bow:

[Carolgirl00]

Ayashi, I get most of my jrock downloads off WinMX. I think that program has the most jrock on it. I have currently...12 deg clips. I like collect them, lol

Hmm, I should get a hotter avatar. *pokes at her cute panda thing* :o

Kaoru is sekuuuushi! ;) He is definately droolworthy. :blush: How old is he? Isn't he the oldest member of deg?

[Kuro_Tsubasa69]

I love Dir en Grey! They are the first Jrock band I ever listened to, and they got me into the whole Jrock music scene! *Arigatou! :bow:*

I really love Kyo, He's my fav! Then die, and kaoru....I love them all! (Oooh, but Kyo is just too kawaii!! *Crap! He'd kill me if he knew I said that!* And he is a great lyricist and vocalist! *awe*)

I actually cannot think of a song by them I have disliked. *thinks* Nope, none! (I love DeG, they are my fav band! And the styles they present are so *unique, awesome, insert praising word here*!)

:clap: Yay! Dir en Grey forever!

[Winter]

You know, I've got mixed feelings about DeG. I like the way they change their style that suits them best for each era, regardless of what fans think.

But at another rate, they arent the greatest of musicians.

Shinya, in my ears, has improved greatly over the years, but the others havent all too much.

Especially Toshiya. Sure, he plays some 'relatively' challenging basslines, but for the most part, he lacks personality in his playing.

As traditional musicians, I personally think they all could use a pointer or two *minus Shinya, who has improved*. But as trendsetters, they are one of the two most influencial bands in Jrock of the last 10 years, no doubts about that.

[insane_pink_tiger]

This is rather OT, but does anyone know how the whole "Toshiya is a slut" thing got started? Was it the playboy bunny outfit? Or is it because he's prettier than most fangirls?

[Kuro_Tsubasa69]

Hehe. It was probably because he is prettier than most fangirls. (Jealousy is a killer.^_^ )

[Illaparatzo-sama]

His groping at the indies-early major (think Osakajo Hall) concerts of fellow band members, his costumes. He used to show quite a good chunk of his body often, now he doesn't need to. =)

I like Deg a lot, they're one of my favorite bands. I just hope the upcoming single isn't in the Drain Away/Kasumi style. While it is nice, it's not my kind of thing. Hopefully it'll be something like Child Prey again~
Vulgar was a good album, but I think Macabre or Kisou was much better. Vulgar was a little too... I don't know how to put it, too (and this sounds silly) "rock" sounding? Maybe it was the particular style of some of the songs like Amber and Obscure. Marmalade Chainsaw, Increase Blue, and Asunaki Koufuku Koenaki Asu were loverly.

Lydia
(I do believe Kyo is a very talented vocalist though. Die and Kaoru, and nice as their stage presence and percieved personalities are, are not really anything special in the guitar department. Shinya is good, I have a special little spot for Toshiya simply because he makes bass sound nice. =)

[DarkDreams]

Who here loves Dir en grey besides me?! And what's your favorite song? I can't decide what mine is...it might be Child Prey, might be Tsumi to Batsu, maybe even Kasumi! I can't decide!:blush:

[Ghost]

i dont love'em but i like'em, as for songs......i dont know.

[Illaparatzo-sama]

UMBRELLA~

MARMALADE CHAINSAW~
WHOO~

[Ami]

Man that's a HARD question. So many to choose from. Why not ask what's you favorite song from each of their albums. That would be easier. Oh and what's your favorite music video and why? [wait a second I'm supposed to be answering this thread not making one =\] :gomen:

[Toshiya]

I LOVE Dir en Grey!!!!!!!!

My favourite song is , since I have to choose, "Raison d'黎re"!!!!

[VivienneWestwood]

Zan and Yokan my favorite...:D

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Originally posted by Ami
Man that's a HARD question. So many to choose from. Why not ask what's you favorite song from each of their albums. That would be easier. Oh and what's your favorite music video and why? [wait a second I'm supposed to be answering this thread not making one =\] :gomen:

Yeah, I agree... This question makes me :confused: (confused) but nowadays I like to hear Zakuro... The guitar solo part on the song really really touch me.. :(

Gomen, my english's sucks... :eek:

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Originally posted by Toshiya
I LOVE Dir en Grey!!!!!!!!

My favourite song is , since I have to choose, "Raison d'黎re"!!!!

I like your avatar.. Toshiya so.. so.. sexy.. and beautiful.. :clap:

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Hi.. I love Dir en Grey!!! They're just too awesome en impressive!!! I can't choose or rate them.. I really love all personil of Diru!! I like Kaoru, then Die, then Toshiya, then... then... Gyahhh... I really can't choose!!

Now i'm waiting for my Vulgar.. It's been so long since i've purchased it last month [I quess]. I don't know when it will reach in my hand, ne... Just can't wait..

My fave songs.. too many hehehhehe.. but nowadays I like Zakuro and 24ko Cylinders a lot. I love their performances and everything..

Well, actually I want to write a letter for them but i don't know where I have to post it :bluush:

LAst, gomen.. my english's really sucks... I'm from Indonesia..


Although Toshiya was a slut but I do really love him.. :clap:

[suzu]

My favorite song is cage ^-^ child prey and filth are good too
V. Westwood- I like kyo and kaoru the best too ^-^

[VivienneWestwood]

Yeah hehe Kyo and Kaoru is da best ^_^ ! my favorite sdong is Filth and Yokan and Zan ^_^ !

[DarkDreams]

Kyo and Kaoru are my favs too. Kyo is just so adorable, and Kaoru is just so...I dunno! I just love them!
At the moment, "Ain't afraid to die" is my favorite song.

[phiebyc]

mehehehe fellow kao-lovers..................

[kr]cube is a cool song

[Shidenkai]

Cage;
Umbrella;
Mask;
I'll;
Yokan. :cool:

[Shidenkai]

This is a sample gif I realized with Animation Shop Pro!

[Illaparatzo-sama]

I believe it's from the Cage PV.

[phiebyc]

oh... so thats why it seemed familiar :O. Cage was wierd Pv.
....Poor ballerina

[Shidenkai]

Yes, is from the video Cage: beautiful, not? Very sadist video, but funny, with Kyo like a mad doctor, :mad:

[shrinkwrap]

I love Dir En Grey! Shinya<3 <3

My favorite songs....Drain Away, Ugly, Child Prey...and the opening of Berry... :blush: "I'm sorrrreeeeee!" :D

[X-Japan-FanGrl]

ah i love die and kyo ..kyo is so little and creepy ^_^

[michi]

Mazohyst Of Decadence is such a powerful song.

[Mou Kaoru]

Yeah! Fellow Dir en Grey freaks! Yes I love DeG in a most bondagey way.
I dug up an old post of mine since I don't feel like typing everything out.
Dir en Grey are my GODS. *we're not worthy we're not worthy*
I love all of them in their own weird way. But numero uno is Kaoru-sama!! Die makes me think kinky thoughts (what with all that bondage he wears);Toshiya is hot on bass; Shinya is so pretty it's scary; and the little one Kyo is like my pet toy.
And you gotta love their clothes! Sugoi...
But the thing I adore most about DeG is their MUSIC! I fell in love with the music before I had actually seen them. AND I MUST SEE THEM.
I only have Kisou and their singles. I've heard Vulgar and it's pretty good. I like Marmalade Chainsaw, Obscure, and audience KILLER LOOP. As for others...well I have LOTS. I can't list them all. -_-;

[Christine]

I LOVE Dir En Grey!!! My favorite member is Kaoru.
Dir En Grey all the way,
Dir En Grey SO sexay,
Dir En Grey will make your day!

Oh! I'm so poetic... NOT!!!

I also heard their music before I saw them. So I to love them for their music, not their looks. The fackt that they are dropdead gorgeus, have sooo cool outfits and make-up comes as a really big pluss tough.

[suzu]

Does anyone know a way I can get the cage pv? I've seen screen caps from the song but I've never acually watched the whole thing.
I wish DeG was still really visual, its sad that their look has clamed down. But I still love them ^-^ they are so kawaii!

[Shidenkai]

Does anyone know a way I can get the cage pv? I've seen screen caps from the song but I've never acually watched the whole thing.
I wish DeG was still really visual, its sad that their look has clamed down. But I still love them ^-^ they are so kawaii!

The only way is WinMx.

[Illaparatzo-sama]

The Cage PV can also be found on the Gauze PV dvd, which was out of print for a while but was reissued some time ago, perhaps a year or so. It can be found... through special ordering at Kinokuniya, CDJapan, or probably YesAsia. If you're just looking for the Cage PV though, and that's all, you'd probably be better off just downloading it, even though the DVD quality is 10,000x sexier.

Lydia

[Illaparatzo-sama]

Yeah - let's move fast. Deg has opened up an English version of their OHP, which is located at http://www.direngrey.co.jp. It's very lovely and quite comprehensive, surprisingly up to date and nicely understandable. It is also my favorite English J-band page >____>;

It's sexy, it's nice - everyone must go see it.

Lydia

[queen of decadence]

I send a fanmail to Kyo-chan :giggle:

[queen of decadence]

Yes I love Dir en grey.
Even if I am a Gauze and Macabre era *****, I just love all their music... I kinda miss their hard visual days now... but without a doubt they are still a very strong visual kei band.

Fav songs eh?... I can't decide one, but in the case I just can pick one song by them to listen the rest of my life, it would be Mazohyst of Decadence, a masterpiece that transport you into Kaoru's masochist mind, and Kyo's explicit description of an abort... it make my cry sometimes.
I also love... -I'll- and Toriko (oh, how I love those songs...), Unknown...Despair...a Lost, Yokan (so much memories), Akuro no Oka (beutiful Kyo poem there), MASK, Myaku and Ash (another single with awesome songs... I love both!), MACABRE (a pretty good runner-up for Mazohyst!), Deity, Zakuro (that lyrics...), FILTH, karasu, Gyakujou tannou Keloid Milk (possibly the best on Kisou), and of VULGAR I like RED...[em], NEW AGE CULTURE and AMBER the most... the whole album is good as always though... songs like DRAIN AWAY and OBSCURE should be in the list as well.
And I am in absolute love with the new single, The Final, the PV is also very good. This song is a beautiful melodic song, somewhat like DRAIN AWAY but Kyo's singin way is something new in this song... maybe a mix between the old and the new Kyo... awesome!

huge list, ne? :mad:

[manathetic]

My fav dir en grey song is Zan, i really love the laughin part, and their newest single the final is really good

[Maciamo]

By the way, I have added a few Dir en Grey CD's to the JREF Shop (http://www.jref.com/shop/showproduct.php?product=207&sort=7&cat=7&page=1). :-)

[DarkDreams]

Really? Awesome!
What do you all think of Diru's new single, "The Final"? Have you read the lyrics to it?

[Tsuki to tawamure]

Really? Awesome!
What do you all think of Diru's new single, "The Final"? Have you read the lyrics to it?

I LOVE "The Final." I think it's very beautiful and is a great mix of old and new Dir en grey. Reminds me A LOT of the movie "The Crow." The lyrics are very beautiful and poetic and I adore the imagery. Kyo also sounds extremely wonderful in this song -- I tend to like it more when he really sings as opposed to when he's screaming, convulsing, orgasming, and mumbling in songs because he has a really great voice and huge vocal range.

I think musically the band made a great move; if "The Final" is a step through the door to Dir e grey's evolution, then I'm really looking forward to what they release later.

Anyway, Dir en grey is my favorite JRock band... and it's impossible for me to pick a favorite song. ^_^;

[jet_dee]

Hmm . Ash, Cage, Filth, and oddly, Pink Killer, all rock imo. As you can see from my av, he/she's my favourite :-P

[Shidenkai]

But, in The Final, there is an apology of suicide??? Why?

[queen of decadence]

There must be haundreds of lyrics that talk about suicide, its just an artistic expression...
Think in "Mazohyst of Decadence", the song is about an abort... Kyo sings like if he is actually the embryo that is being aborted... pretty impressive.
Artistic expressions ^^

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Yeah.. Like Embryo, Bottom Of The Death Valley and 24ko Cylinders too, I guest.. But I haven't heard The Final yet.. but I've preordered it so I hope I will get it as soon as possible hehee.. Just can't wait.. Guess I have to be patient..

[Shidenkai]

There must be haundreds of lyrics that talk about suicide, its just an artistic expression...
Think in "Mazohyst of Decadence", the song is about an abort... Kyo sings like if he is actually the embryo that is being aborted... pretty impressive.
Artistic expressions ^^
That's true! I don't think that the suicide is produced by an artistic expression.
Idem for Marilyn Manson's songs: a great number of youngs become satanists "in the name of Marilyn Manson"... but he is an artist! Stupid generation. :mad:

[Jyuu_Niikura]

I want to hear The Final!!!! I want it... I want to see the PV too.. Hiks.. Poor me.. My order haven't arrived yet [Vulgar and The Final]. Hope I can get it soon.. *God only knows* :relief:

[Shidenkai]

I like "the Final"; I'm waiting for the PV, but is too slow, my modem 56k! :blush:

[michi]

Mazohyst Of Decadence beats all. Just look at the lyrics.

[jieshi]

dir en grey are very cool! im not sure what my favourite song is but i pretty much like anything by them. i saw one of their film clips it was really interesting.

[Meiji Lythtis]

I must say since I watched "Myaku" the first time, it became my favorite Dir en Grey song

:ramen:

[suzu]

I liek Cage, Mr.Newsman and Umbrella

[Toshiya]

Undecided makes me cry...

Umbrella makes me dance...

And I love singing Cage!!!!!!!!!

[pu3_kiyonobu]

I like all Diru's song but i think Mazohyst of Decadence is the best and i like 304 Kyoushitsu no Sakura's lyric (i'm touched....)

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Well, my fave :

1. Drain Away [I love the PV :-) ]
2. 304 Goushitsu, Hakushi no Sakura [so touching :( ]
3. Undecided [One of Die's best song :cool: ]
4. Karasu [I like Kaoru guitar's part in this song :bravo: ]
5. Obscure [I like Totchi in the PV :D ]

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Now.. Can't wait for another new single.. "Saku".. :-)

[sora]

...i just started to listen to die en grey..^^''...and my favourite would be Filth...

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Finally.. I found The Final.. And nowadays I always listening it.. I really like that song.. :cool:

[Chipi]

I just downloaded my first ever dir en grey. Iｴm listening to "mask" again and again, itｴs got somekind of a hook that I lllove. Mixing ska and dnb, great. :)
I also had some other songs, but at least the slow ones I didnｴt like..but these with some "attitude" in them..
..and I did saw some of their pics..great characters, something different..nnice ;)

[suzu]

@angelic- Have you sent then tons of fanmail yet? :D

[*Angelic_Marionette*]

OI~ you went to DEG concert! Kyo-sama i love you! *bows* :bravo:
ee to... for hades.. *ahem
Die-chan did not wear a mask in either of those ..[o so KOOL] PV's!
Kaoru wore the spike mask with the spike bra in Raison PV! and pink hair yes!
*ahem* ne way. the second PV IS Cage im shur of it..HAI! :-)
and in the Raison PV there is only ONE girl...it is just in 2 diff scenes..one where she is naked. and one where she has on the odd outfit
for a min when you said that i thought you were refering to Totchi! i was gunna yell at you.but then i remembered what you were saying. :p
ok but ya.i like the Raison PV ALOT! its great! Kyo-sama is so sexy in it. teehee :blush:
IM TO SMART! i know all about DIRU! OK ...damnit!


....::sorry you guyz for acting like an ***...i thought the question was directed to me::.... :(

[Niikura]

Yep, She drives me crazy when I go to her house with Dir En Grey... :mad:

She knows what she is saying, she is American and memorized almost every song. :D

But Kao-Chan is the Sexy one Vicky-San. I don't know why you are that Kyo-Sama is the sexy one. :p

[Niikura]

I like Dir En Grey! But I am still learning Angelic needs to burn me some of her CDs... :silly:

And I have many, many,pictures of Kaoru! and the Others... :D Kao-Chan is my fave though :D

[*Angelic_Marionette*]

BAAAKA NIKKU!! :okashii: shame on you!!
Hai!- you should like ALL the members! ...tsk.
i love alllll them! Kyo-sama~hes got those lusious-lips!! o and such sexy-ness! :blush:
Kaoru-sama~ooooo-those cheek bones! OI!~ he is too sexy also! and he is soo kako ii!!! koooool!!! ROCK ON KAO-CHAN! :D
Die-chan~oi.*sigh* he is so sexy too...they all are! Die also has very sexy lips! i could just kiss them!! :bravo:
Toshiya-sama~i dont know where to start!! he makes a very pretty girl!! and such a SEXY man!! he has the most nice body of all!! :love:
Shinya-sama~ano....oi!!!! shin-chan!! i LOVE YOU!! you are so pretty and kawaii! you are sexy to! *bows to shin-chan* i love you too! best drummer! :cute:

i would die without Dir en grey to support my life line!!! their music is a peice of me! and they themselves are a peice of my heart! no diff!! lol
NEVER PART!!! i love you!! :bawling:

[*Angelic_Marionette*]

i have no idea about 1st press stuff-i would like to get my hands on all of them too tho Star!!! because i have seen alot of different versions [like diff covers] of many albums..i mostly see them on Jpophelp.com i beleive thats what its called.i forget. maybe Jhelp.com or Japanhelp.com.try those...im shur you have been there tho. any way - Star - i have been looking for the Missa album for a LONG time now.where did you get it? and 1st press!!? where do you get the first press stuff???..i would like to get them.because i am a very "hard-core" Diru fan as well,just dont know where to get the good stuff!?!?!?!?!?!? i feel so un-fan-ish !! :bawling:

[Illaparatzo-sama]

If he'll let you open it, the lyrics booklet has English lyrics and there's Japanese ones under the plate that the disc goes on, I forget what it's called. Those are definite signs that it's a first press =)
First press also has a solid silver covering instead of grey, so the one you are looking at is probably indeed a first pressing.

Lydia

[Jyuu_Niikura]

I've got the 1st press of Missa, Gauze, Macabre and Six Ugly.. but no idea about Kisou. Will check out the disc and find out!.............................................. ...........

I think its 2 (theres so many numbers on the back of the disc that its hard to tell). Dammit! So, now I need to spend another fortune on the silver covered one! <laughs>



I wish I can have one of those stuff.. :okashii: In Indonesia it's really hard to find Diru's stuff.. Even a CD.. I Only have 1 CD. It's Kasumi single.. :haihai: Wish I can have the album..

[*Angelic_Marionette*]

www.j-xyz.com - you can get em there. >lol< and no probe.im always here to help out my fellow Dir en grey fans!! :cool:

[Illaparatzo-sama]

Deg's released scores for all of their albums. About $40 each, you can probably get them at YesAsia or Amazon Japan.

[*Angelic_Marionette*]

yep-what she said...i see them around alot. Without being in the fanclub and all. there not to hard to get.

[*Angelic_Marionette*]

as most of us now know-Dir en grey has now made their official site in Japanese AND English! -but have you all read the new Special Offer on it!?!.
this is a little bit of what it said:
For Fans Outside of Japan：
This is Your Chance to Come and See Dir en grey LIVE in Concert!!


Not only is Dir en grey popular in Japan, but they are also very popular worldwide.
However, it has been almost impossible for fans outside Japan to come and see them Live in Concerts.
So we have decided to present the fans outside Japan with this special feature.
For fans outside Japan, we will exclusively reserve your concert tickets for the following shows: Wed 4th August 2004 Zepp Tokyo (Open 17:30/ Start 18:30)
Thu 5th August 2004 Zepp Tokyo (Open 17:30/ Start 18:30) :cool:
okokok.i KNOW no-one will be able to go in like TWO months!! but my point is- i think Dir en grey is getting to know more about their oversea fans! so maybe the oversae fanclub is right around the corner! you never know...ya know! and im shur they will have this reservation of tickets later on..for more concerts we can go to...i know im going next year.to a Diru concert.
well.ok...bye bi :wave:

[*Angelic_Marionette*]

ano...*ahem*....xuse me "KITTY" or w/e....Shinya is NOT a girl...no matter how much he looks like one..he is still a man.and i think he is quite sexy! althoug just like i think of that about Toshiya[used to be a slut[hai]but i love him SOO much,and now he is not a slut...because he looks to sexy for ne one...as a man! that he is!]lol. and Kaoru and Die and KYO!

[caslavia]

I like all dir en grey member!!! but I like toshiya sooo much!! I like embryo PV. Hey I like dir en grey Live!! they have a great stage performance. kyaak!!! dir en grey!!! ^.^
Like them ~(*.*)~

[Zyk]

Yay!! :D I love them!! My favorites are Kyo and Die... but I love them all! They are a very speciall kind of group, and their messages throu their songs are importent...
My favorite songs must be, Hotarubi, ainｴt afraid to die, Mushi, Yokan, Zan, Red...[em], IｴLL, Undecided.... I love all the songs, itｴs so hard to decide....
Dir en grey f*ing owns! I do not listen to other bands besides DEG. :-)
But itｴs such a pity that only japanese pp can be a member of [a Knot]... buhuu!!! I want 2!!! :bawling:

[Illaparatzo-sama]

Since you obviously love Dir en grey so much, maybe you should buy it to show your love.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/(simple)/detailview.html?KEY=SFCD-12

[necrozombie]

hrm...

there's so many! i can't just pick one....

but my favorite band member is totally:

*drumroll*

KYO!! (like u ppl weren't expecting that) XD

i lubb akuro no oka, yurameki, child prey, schwein no isu, raison d'黎re, 304 goushitsu-..(etc.), mitsu to tsuba / tsumi to batsu, mask, pink killer, filth, -zan-, [kr]cube, mr. newsman, umbrella, embryo, and of course, the final XD

...yeah... that's alot... :D

[bill_cosby]

My favorites would have to be:

Riyuu, mitsu to tsuba, drain away, audrey, saku (really like the PV to that one), berry, marmalade chainsaw, pink killer, the final, ain't afraid to die, akuro no oka, umbrella, keibi, and sangeki no yoru.

Definitely kyo is my favorite member. Even being a guy, I'd do him for free, no charge.

[Winter]

Dont really have a favorite song. For the most part, they are all adequate at best.

As for members, I personally admire Kaoru, as he is the only member actually driven business-wise in the band. He isnt just loafing around.

[bill_cosby]

just one ..big..word I LOVE DIR EN GREY :D :confetti:



more than ne one can imagine!!!! yeyey for DIR EN GREY!! oi~

ME TOO!

Kyo's so hot, especially in the Mitsu to Tsuba pv.

[Illaparatzo-sama]

Hey, Die plays a mean guitar :|

I really like Umbrella, Machiavellism and Marmalade Chainsaw.

I've been listening to Machiavellism non-stop since I got saku, someone help me :|

I don't really see what's so touching about 304 Goushitsu, but eh.

And... I really hated The Final.
Lydia

[jet_dee]

Cage and Filth.

[sokouou]

I like Cage,Umbrella and Kasumi.
My favorite member would be Kyo.

[Blazing-Soul]

Hmmm, decisions, decisions... WELL, I guess I can't really decide... I just put down what I'm listening to at the moment.

1) MACABRE especially Audrey, Hydra and... Berry.
2) Gauze VCD especially Yokan (which was one of my first Diru songs) and Yurameki (??) and Decadence


I also am fond of Children, [Kr] Cube and (of course) the DFF all live. They freakin' rock out with their cocks out... Sorry.

[necrozombie]

XD...

there's one estatic diru fan if i ever saw one..

lol..

being a diru-worshipper myself, i have to post saying that my aim is: sckwhiterabbit and msn ish: sickwhiterabbit@hotmail.com

i lubb to talk about diru.. (so much.. u might not be able to shut me up) XD

[bill_cosby]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/battle_pope/raspberryjam.jpg

It's good on babies!

[Baignoire Volant]

Raspberry! Oishii! ...er....yeah :okashii:

[necrozombie]

XD berry! ..that song freaks out my roommate..

lol..

[KawaiiWarumono]

lets see... lyically my favorite song is Mushi, musically i like Jessica, and over all my favorite song is Aint Afraid to Die because its the first Dir en Grey song I ever heard. Well, I HAVE ABSOLUTLY NO IDEA WHO MY FAVE MEMBER IS!!! kyo of course duh! if you couldent tell, god. thats all i could say to you. god. I LOVE YOU KYO!!!

[Yi Kyung-soon]

Ok Ok something I want to talk about ^_^!

lets see the very first song i heard from Dir en Grey was my favorite.

1 taiyou no ao

2 raison detre

3 Cage

4 yokan

5 ZOMBOID

6 The Domestic ****er Family

7 akuro no oka

[KawaiiWarumono]

but who is your favorite member?

[Illaparatzo-sama]

Haha. Does anyone even call him "Totchi" anymore :|

I'm guessing she hasn't seen the newest, scruffiest Toshiya yet.

[kamuizero]

Umm...well they have a lot of great songs, but the ones I like the most are "Macabre", "Taiyou no Ao", "Embryo", "Filth"...and umm " Umbrella " :D

[jet_dee]

who's ur favorite member???

Hmm, Shinya, because he's the most similar to me in personality, from what I can gather without actually having met him.

Toshiya has cool hair in the Cage video, but I'm more a fan of Shinya's long blond hair, though the whole crossdressing thing is too odd for me. I read he doesn't do that anymore though?

[Illaparatzo-sama]

He's still the most feminine, but no dresses. I think "Jessica" or very shortly after that was the last costume with a dress.

[*Angelic_Marionette*]

i havent seen it on any sites... and i cant download of Kazaa ne more. so i dont know where you can get it. But i have the Dir en grey MTV dvd. with all their Gauze era PV's on it. you can buy that? i got it off ebay for like 14 bucks. and i have had it for like...ever, and it still works like a charm despite the fact that its pretty scratched and i watch it almost everynight. :relief:

Hey Bill, i f-ing love your adorable Kyo avatar. its psycho cute!! :D i mean...cool. not cute.. *pfft* lol

[Illaparatzo-sama]

Or you can buy the legit Gauze DVD from Amazon.co.jp for ･7400. :|

[Klaha-sama]

My fav song is Yurameki, and i hate clip "OBSCURE"... that zombies, that worms, beeee.... :mad:

[gedatsu]

There is no possible way I could pick one. So I'll do one from each release (even thats hard dammit!):

Missa - Garden
Gauze - Cage
Macarbe - Macarbe
Kisou - embryo
vulgar - kasumi

they will of course change all the time!

[Illaparatzo-sama]

It's Macabre. Is Macarbe even a word?

[Lenamei Aoi]

My favorites of DeG are Ain't afraid to die (really beautiful), Yokan and Cage. I don't know a lot about DeG, but I think it's a great group :blush:

[Rabieshund]

Maybe The Final.. or The IIIrd Empire.. or Increase Blue. Gaah, I don't know! xDD

[makaze]

my fave songs:
01. cimredopyh egnirys :bravo:
02. raison detre :cool:
03. audrey :dance:
04. ain't afraid to die :cheer:
05. cage :love:
06. mask :cute:
07. [kr] cube :sing:
08. yokan :-)
09. gyakujou tannou keloid milk :giggle:
10. myaku :smug:

[RinniGal]

childprey & saku

[KawaiiWarumono]

I like Aint Afraid to Die, i think because its the first DeG song ive ever heard, the first pv of theres ive seen, and the first time i [fell in love with kyo]. i like mushi's lyrics, along with berry, and embryo. i like Jessica's music tho. all cheery. Kyo's voice in Kasumi and Yurameki... OOOOHHH!!! listening to Kasumi now.....

[mindless]

YAH! Dir en grey I love them all so much excially Kyo and Shinya, I seem to relate to them both...
Well my fav songs have to be Cage(that was the fist song I heard form them by acciedently downloading the PV), I love Egnirys Cimredopyh(boy i had had a weird thing happen when listening to this song, sitting in bad in the dark and when kyo sings the part with the cat looking at him I looked up to see a cat looking at me through my window, scared me half to death )
I also like Taiyou no Ao, [KR] Cube, Riyuu, Audrey, Raison D'etre, 304, Gousitu, Hakusi No Sakura, gyakujou tannou keloid milk, Children, The Final, and Machiavellism

[Mr. Just-A-Guy]

Cage and The Final.

[mizerable_d]

tsumi to batsu: it's disturbing but its great
Cage: lovely bass
304 goushitsu, hakushi no sakura: beautiful lyrics and catchy
zan: just uniqe and awsome
berry: it's a catchy song but the lyrics are sad
the domestic ****er family: i dunno its a weird song but i love it
jessica: very catchy and my name is jessica although the song has nothing to do with meT_T
the iii d empire: i dunno i just like it

my fav member of this band is kyo cuz i just love his lyrics and voice, it's beautiful and also i love Toshiya cuz he's hot^_~ and a very good bassist. I like how Shinya drums so hard and still maintains his hair XD Kaoru and Die are pretty good guitarists too

[Mr. Just-A-Guy]

You guys really should listen to the single released this year (2004/03/17) THE FINAL. I bet itｴs going to be in your top favorite Deg songs.

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Recently, I like Machiavellism... Great song.. I've heard it so many times.. Saku also a good song.. :-)

[Toshiya~x~Miyavi~pie]

my favorite would have to be filth and cage...the pv for cage rawks XD rawwwr totchi's guitar solo is so ****alicious -drool- @_@ damn that guy is good o.o id like to bite him and his guitar :D and embryo is also good as well as the final.

[Japanimaniac]

My favorite Diru song was Zan for the longest time because I loved Kyo's maniacal laughing. Recently though, I haven't been able to get Machiavellism out of my head, even though it strays slightly from Dir en grey's usual sound. Other favorites include: Ain't Afraid To Die, Obscure, Marmalade Chainsaw, Mr. Newsman, Cage, I'll, and Wake. It's safe to say that I love all the songs ^.^" And they just get better as they go! Obscure has always reminded me of the band KoRn, for some reason.

As for my favorite member, it's gotta be Die. Kyo is cool, but Die just looks so friggin' awesome with a muzzle. Yeah man.

[Illaparatzo-sama]

Yeah, Machiavellism is REALLY GREAT.

It's surprisingly replaced Umbrella as my favorite song, which reigned from when the Six Ugly minialbum came out to when the saku single came out =D

I can't wait for my copy of the "code of Vulgar[ism]" tour DVD to get here >___<

Hopefully it'll be here within the next week @___@

I had to have first press, cause I get a nifty extra DVD~~~

Lydia

[xToshiya1279x]

I don't have a favorite. I love them all! But, well, I lied. I guess I do have a favorite. Pbscure. I named my band after it!

[･-XJapanfanboy-･]

i love cage, and raison detre.

Umbrella is just a masterpiece, the time sig changes in it must make it really hard to play

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Yeah, Machiavellism is REALLY GREAT.

It's surprisingly replaced Umbrella as my favorite song, which reigned from when the Six Ugly minialbum came out to when the saku single came out =D

I can't wait for my copy of the "code of Vulgar[ism]" tour DVD to get here >___<

Hopefully it'll be here within the next week @___@

I had to have first press, cause I get a nifty extra DVD~~~

Lydia

Gyaaaa.... Me too.. I can wait my "code of Vulgar[ism]" tour DVD too. I've ordered the limited version. And it makes me broke... But it's Ok.. It's worth it. Hahahah but I hope I can get it soon enough. Kyaaaa Can't wait any longer... :bravo: :bravo: :bravo: :bravo:

[deadlydandelion]

Um...honestly, Dir en Grey have lyrically (and musically) evolved to more of an alternative metal/punk band. The lyrics are >good<.
Suicide, social criticism, abortion, sexual abuse of children, incest, oh and lovesongs.
That kind of stuff's most of their songs about.

Personally, I like Drain Away, 24 Cylinders and Mushi.

Toshiya is an awesome bass player.
And Shinya a living drumming machine.
Otherwise, they are average (I can play the guitar stuff *g*), though Kyo has a very characteristic voice. i'd have to agree with you on the songs, and that totchi and shinya are awesome, but Kaoru and Die aren't average in my opinion. the stuff isn't hard, but they put their hearts into that music and kaoru's solos kick ***. :)

kyo has an awesome voice ^_^ it's better than any i've heard so far, although I haven't really dove into jrock as much as you probably have

You guys really should listen to the single released this year (2004/03/17) THE FINAL. I bet itｴs going to be in your top favorite Deg songs.
oh yeah ^_^ that's one of my favourites too ^_^

[december]

I like raison detre and cage, which I find shocking because I don't like Dir en Grey's music all that much. I think Shinya has a lot to do with that. :okashii:

[Illaparatzo-sama]

How can anyone dislike Shinya's drumming o__o;;;

He's great. Or do you just dislike him as a person(somehow)?

[deadlydandelion]

I like raison detre and cage, which I find shocking because I don't like Dir en Grey's music all that much. I think Shinya has a lot to do with that. :okashii:

O_o dislike Shinya? Wow! That's a new one, I've heard Kaoru, Kyo, Totchi, Die, but never Shinya...XD

How can anyone dislike Shinya's drumming o__o;;;

He's great. Or do you just dislike him as a person(somehow)?

^_^ but I don't get how you could dislike Shinya as a person if we don't know him. And anyway, he barely says a word in interviews ( XD )

[puKKa]

Hotarubi is my favorite

[december]

I don't know why I don't like Shinya. When I first saw a picture of them, the first thing I thought was "I don't like the skinny guy." I like all of Dir en Grey except Shinya. I dislike Shinya almost to the point of hate.

I don't like his drumming all that much. He's only impressed me with his drumming once and that was during the song Aoi Tsuki.

But of course, I'm one of those people's who believe there will never be another drummer as great as Yoshiki. Everyone else is just so-so compared to Yoshiki.

It's weird, I know, to just not like a person without a reason. But I really can't stand Shinya. I could like Dir en Grey a whole lot more if Shinya wasn't part of the band.

[deadlydandelion]

I don't know why I don't like Shinya. When I first saw a picture of them, the first thing I thought was "I don't like the skinny guy." I like all of Dir en Grey except Shinya. I dislike Shinya almost to the point of hate.

I don't like his drumming all that much. He's only impressed me with his drumming once and that was during the song Aoi Tsuki.

But of course, I'm one of those people's who believe there will never be another drummer as great as Yoshiki. Everyone else is just so-so compared to Yoshiki.

It's weird, I know, to just not like a person without a reason. But I really can't stand Shinya. I could like Dir en Grey a whole lot more if Shinya wasn't part of the band.

O_o maybe it's the skinny girliness? XD yeah, it IS kind of wierd that you hate Shinya so much (that in itself) without reason, but, hey, there are a lot of wierd things out there ^_^

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Waiii~~~ Why??? Shinya is lovely... Very talented... :?

[vampmiyavi]

favorite songs: aint afraid to die, mitsu to tsuba, and mazohyst of decadence....in that order...best album i think is guaze <3

[PrincessBerriKiller]

sorry of the ignorance, but whats a pv video?

PV = Promotional Video. Its the same as a music video...^-^ I love Diru and X-Japan!! But if you want a SHORT vocalist go for Yomi of Nightmare! :cool: The are another of the bands I enjoy and are often compared to Diru, but I dont really see the similarities other than in appearance... :cute:

[PrincessBerriKiller]

Waiii~~~ Why??? Shinya is lovely... Very talented... :?

Yeh! :cute: It hurts my ears to hear someone even purpose that Shinya not be in the band!! :( i am a hopeless Shinya fan! I think he is beautiful and a wonderful drummer! :sorry:Im sorry that someone dislike him so much! I suppose it is alright since Shinya would probably feel the same...(no offense!!) I hope that you will still love and support the band even with that opinion of Shinya!! :cool:

[Faustianideals]

I'm listening to Sajou no Uta right now...

[michi]

Waiii~~~ Why??? Shinya is lovely... Very talented... :?

As of yet, I haven't heard any Dir en Grey songs that showcase Shinya's potential talent many speak of. His drumming sounds very repetitive to me. Recommend something.

[Illaparatzo-sama]

Hrm.
Asunaki Koufuku, Koenaki Asu...
Umbrella...
Increase Blue...
Rasetsu koku...
Child Prey...
Jessica...
Zan...
Byo Shin...
Karasu(of course ;)
Tsumi to Batsu...

...and MASK are all songs I can think of that showcase his ability well. He does timing changes very well ^^

His drumming style goes well with Dir en grey's music, so it fits and sounds quite all right to me.

Lydia

[Toshiya~x~Miyavi~pie]

~Filth-daym i love the lyrics...and i memorized it =)
~Raison detre-memorized it too...and it makes me wanna dance just thinking of the pv @@
~Yokan-dancing kyo....omg i luv it >< XD!
~Aint afraid to die-this is just too beautiful...
~[KR]cube-awesome song...awesome pv XD
~Obscure-same as the one for [KR]cube :D
~Zan-laughing kyo...XDDDD
~Kasumi-i dunno...i really like it @@
~Drain away- :D
~Embryo-its mellow and stuff...relaxes me but then when i think of what the lyrics really mean..o.o
~mazohyst of decadence-teh KEWLNESS
~Bottom of the death valley-rawk
~the Final-soooo awesome!!!!!><!!!!
~Saku- :D wheeee!!
~Keloid Milk-omg the intro vocals is soooo sweet :D:D
~Cage-first deg song i heard =D still luvin it
~Hydra-the buddhist-like silence interlude in the middle is w00t

guess tahts most of it...no particular order tho xP

[Baignoire Volant]

God i hate you.

Why don't you just call him "Totchi-sama!!! *squeel*" and be done with it?

I feel the most awful urge to apologise for that outburst, I have no idea where it came from-seriously. I usually call him Toshiya, I take back what I said. Apart from the part about him looking better dressed like a girl, which is still my firm belief.

I seriously dislike fangirls who act like that, I suppose I must have been tired or high or something like that because I am utterly ashamed of myself :banghead:

(You'll be happy to know that I blushed so hard when I re-read my post that my head now hurts)


You know what's a good song? Marmalade Chainsaw.

[PrincessBerriKiller]

Ha! Nightmare... I love Ruka and Sakito so much...

:cute: :cute: Yeh..Ruka is soo kyute when he does that litte smile!! I just wanna hug him!! XD He sits so still when he plays the drums! :bluush: And Sakito is so pretty! Yomi is so short and kyute and I love that he doesnt wear platform shoes all the time!! itn fact I almost always see him barefoot...or like...naked...O.o yeh, I guess Yomi is comfortable with himself...^^; Nightmare is a good band...So is Gazette and Kagrra! :blush:

[Jyuu_Niikura]

Nyeahhh.. Sakito is so so pretty.. :cute: Yomi looks cute... I have a VCD when Yomi sits in Ruka's lap.. And Ruka keeps hitting Yomi's stomach.. Funny thing...

[geisha_girl]

Akuro no Oka, Kyo's vocals are very sexy. :blush:

But yeah I have a question, it's probably gonna sound stupid, but: there's this video going around, of two guys dancing around without shirts, and from what I've been hearing it's supposed to be Kyo and Die. Has anyone seen it? (ok so I got two questions...) If so, is it really them?

[Illaparatzo-sama]

No, it's not them. :|

[Nightwalker]

"Ain't afraid to die" and "Child Prey" are my favorites.

Evil evil evil!! :D

[mizerable_d]

As of yet, I haven't heard any Dir en Grey songs that showcase Shinya's potential talent many speak of. His drumming sounds very repetitive to me. Recommend something.

BERRY(great drumming)!!!!!!!!! and HOTARUBI(written by Shinya)

lalala strawberry is yummy... :-)

[Toshi]

mines maramlade chainsaw form the vulgar cd

[Hitomi Himuro]

Childs Prey:):):):)

[MexicanBatman]

Either 'Obscure', 'The Final', 'Child Prey', or 'Yokan'

-Batman

[Japanimaniac]

Akuro no Oka, Kyo's vocals are very sexy. :blush:

But yeah I have a question, it's probably gonna sound stupid, but: there's this video going around, of two guys dancing around without shirts, and from what I've been hearing it's supposed to be Kyo and Die. Has anyone seen it? (ok so I got two questions...) If so, is it really them?

I've seen the video. No, it's not them, but if anyone knows what that song is, I'd love to know. I can't stop listening to it XD

[dorkist]

I'm a total n00b to Dir en grey, but my favorite songs so far are Cage, Yokan, Saku, and The Final. There are more, but I'm not sure if they're songs I'll listen to for eternity or not ^^;;;

And I also think Shinya is lovely! I don't quite get how he can drum so gracefully and beautifully and literally pound those drums so powerfully :? :cute:

But Kaoru is my favorite Deg member! Wahahaha Leader-sama is so awesome XD

EDIT: And I'd just like to mention that there is a fan who is gonna send 1000 paper cranes to Deg. I'm sure you've all heard of this project and I hope you guys sent your wishes to her so that she can write them on individual cranes and she can send them to Deg! Wahh I hope Deg will feel better..I heard the fans in Japan aren't being very supportive of their new style and stuff :(

[Horizon]

That's kind of difficult to answer, but, more than likely, for me it's The Final. It's quite the amazing song.

[Camui]

I only started listening to Dir en Grey recently..I've heard a few songs and out of those I really like Machiavellism..hopefully I come across more songs I seem to like..I think they're pretty good so far...^^

[dorkist]

I've listened to all of Diru's albums yesterday..oing. Now I REALLY can't decide which are super favorites or not T.T

But I think I can add a few more to my list right now: Drain Away, Amber, and The IID Empire.

Oh and..this is somewhat random but...Shinya reminds me of David Grohl (drummer of Nirvana, leader of Foo Fighters)...Skinny AND a really powerful drummer :blush: But...Shinya is *obviously* a trillion times prettier :cute:

[PrincessBerriKiller]

I dont think I could decide that!! I do really like the Final and Kasumi and Embryo and Jessica and...I think i will stop before I list every song I have ever heard by them....
^-^;

Haha Shinya...Hes a stick bug it a human suit!!! lol sorry its a joke and I dont think I could explain the whole thing without going off topic so i will leave you with that...

[isayhello]

Just wondering; did/do Dir en Grey often hold concerts outside of japan, or have they never played anywhere but in Japan?

Are all their texts depressive and dark - ?

Do they have their own TV-show, like Johnnys Juniors have? haha. :bluush:

[mizerable_d]

DeG have played out side of Japan, but only in asia. im positive that they had a 3 day show in china and pretty sure the same in korea. too bad i missed the Diru concert when i went back to china T_T i never knew they had it *cires*

yes their songs are all dark songs, or atleast the lyrics are, as Kyo says:"i will never write a song with happy ending." ^^

[isayhello]

gets depressing, with all the dark lyrics. But sad endings are good. Nothing wrong with that.

So, are you all goths, or "visual-kei"-goths, or what?

[Enora]

I'm absolutely not goth or anything but I spend my whole life to listen to dir en grey....

I look rather "normal"...

But I'm not sure all DEG songs are so dark.... I'm sure there are some "happy" songs no?

[isayhello]

heh, I don´t really know whether there are happy or dark songs. I haven´t listened so much to DEG. Where do you guys get the CD´s?

Or wait... I could just download it of the internet. (yaaa! Im so smart!)

Anyways, don´t you like the gothic style, or you just can´t afford the clothes or you´r parents tell you not to?

[Enora]

I would have enough money to buy goth clothes and I'm old enough to decide the way I dress but I don't recognize myself in this style....

And I don't think you need to have a precise style to listen to this kind of music....
It's not written on my face that I listen to Dir en Grey but I just love them!!

[ObscureAngel]

gets depressing, with all the dark lyrics. But sad endings are good. Nothing wrong with that.

So, are you all goths, or "visual-kei"-goths, or what?



lol most of th efans into Diru arn't goth at all. ( i know for sure that i'm not no matter how much i may look it)

[mizerable_d]

I'm absolutely not goth or anything but I spend my whole life to listen to dir en grey....

I look rather "normal"...

But I'm not sure all DEG songs are so dark.... I'm sure there are some "happy" songs no?
lol i asure you they do not have any happy songs... :relief: there are "high" songs though...

heh, I don´t really know whether there are happy or dark songs. I haven´t listened so much to DEG. Where do you guys get the CD´s?

Or wait... I could just download it of the internet. (yaaa! Im so smart!)

Anyways, don´t you like the gothic style, or you just can´t afford the clothes or you´r parents tell you not to?
you can get much of Diru's CDs from the internet. or some anime stores like kikiwaii has them too.

i love the goth style, but more of the gothic lolita though. however the clothes cost A LOT T_T lol so i make my own, ne? im not into hardcore goth styles, its too black and its always black. i love black(its my fav colour/shade), but i dress i my own way, i mainly go for anime looks or jrock looks but it depends on my mood, i wear what ever i feel like, ne? if i dont, i dont feel right for the whole day ^^;;; im so girly hehe, i care a lot about hair makeup nails clothes and stuff like that. :blush:

gothic lolita is kawaii - specially when it´s really really doll-like. (so nice!)

besides, pretty difficult to dress like the Dir en Grey-members do. I mean, where could you get the clothes!!?!? (NOT in Sweden at least. seems like japan has the coolest stores.)
i dont think they sell clothes like diru's. even if they do, it cost a lot, and they often dont looks so good. i make my own clothes if i cant find ones i want.

lol most of th efans into Diru arn't goth at all. ( i know for sure that i'm not no matter how much i may look it)
o agree with you angel, most Diru fans are not goths. they are like, normal. i have a friend who is a shojo freak and very girly yet she LOVES Diru XD ppl at my school call me goth because of my make up, but since my school is prep, they never had much exposer to real goths lol ^^;;;me calling me goth would be so...erm...poser. yes. damn those posers. lalala :wave: