About Dir en grey
Dir en grey is a Japanese band formed in 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. As of 2008, they have recorded seven full-length records and ...
Toshiya Month 2010
That’s Mr. Westwood to you. From the beginning Toshiya has been the fashionplate of the band; an art school dropout and once-Kera columnist, the leggy Nagano native has neve...
SHOXX No. 70 December 1998 - Toshiya Interview
Many thanks to Diru Tabloids for contributing this translation! The possibility towards the future spreads infinitely Surprisingly, his first artist he liked, the first CD he bought, and the first co...
GiGS DIR EN GREY BASS & DRUMS BOOK feat. Toshiya & Shinya - Toshiya Interview
Extensive InterviewPLAYERS HISTORY PT. 2Toshiya Simply put, I don’t like to be stuck in a rut.I want to go further. That has always been there. I also bought a guitar but I ...
GiGS DIR EN GREY BASS & DRUMS BOOK feat. Toshiya & Shinya - Toshiya x Shinya Interview
Extensive InterviewPLAYERS HISTORY PT. 1 Toshiya & ShinyaDIR EN GREY DIR EN GREY, who does not follow a fixed point and who is constantly going deeper.Along with being the trajectory of this cata...
Haiiro no Ginka vol. 47
Haiiro no Ginka Vol. 47July 2010 Translation Credits: Toshiya Aibiki no Mori - RisuShinya Dr. nemunemu no daigyakusyu - RisuDIE MEISYO DE MEISYU - RisuGansonaki Kaoruya - CammieMu No Koufuku, ...
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Bass and Drums Book Toshiya Interview Part 2 UP!Sorry to have kept you guys waiting! Part 2 of Toshiya's Extensive Player Interview is finally up!GiGS DIR EN GREY ... Latest | Wednesday, 1 September 2010 |
OUROBOROS Photobook - Kaoru & Toshiya Interview Part 2 UP!Hisashiburi!Many thanks again to the great people over at Diru Tabloids and Kzaemonn for letting us post translations of the ... Site Updates | Monday, 30 August 2010 |
 MySpaceBlog #17New blog post from Shinya! We are in Philadelphia today. The runner at the venue told me that this is the original ... MySpaceBlog | Sunday, 29 August 2010 |
MySpaceBlog #16New blog post from Die Our North American Tour started yesterday with the show in Toronto. It has been a ... MySpaceBlog | Sunday, 29 August 2010 |
 T's Personal Stylist: Fashion Design CompetitionDo you have a fabulous, cutting edge, cool outfit that you want Toshiya to wear? Ever fantasized to be his ow... Competitions | Thursday, 26 August 2010 |
Welcome to our new affiliates, Sa Bir and MyDirengrey!!!We would like to welcome two brand new additions to the OC Official Affiliate line up!Sa Bir Speak Portuguese? Want ... Site Updates | Tuesday, 17 August 2010 |
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 GiGS DIR EN GREY BASS & DRUMS BOOK feat. Toshiya & Shinya - Toshiya xExtensive InterviewPLAYERS HISTORY PT. 1 Toshiya & ShinyaDIR EN GREY DIR EN GREY, who does not follow a fixed point and who is c... |
 Rockin' On Japan Vol. 360 December 2009"People would think that we’ve gone to the opposite direction from being gorgeous and flashy/loud but at the root, that we w... |
 FLYING POSTMAN PRESS November 2009 - Toshiya Interview5 legendary movies chosen by Toshiya from internationally active band, DIR EN GREY interview & text by M. Takahashi DIR EN GREY ... |
 Paniko.cl Dir en grey : “The only thing we know about Chile is that itThanks again to xxkaorixx for translating this interview for Orchestrated Chaos! Dir en grey : “The only thing we know about Chile is... |
bayfm "MOZAIKU NIGHT J'S EDITION ~ROCK LINE~" 2009.03.12 - Toshiya AppJ’s MOZAIKU NIGHT (With Toshiya) Radio Interview Translation – Barks Digest Video version J: Good evening. This is J. ... |
Bass Magazine December 2008 - Toshiya InterviewInterview: Kazuaki Hashizume Photography: Eiji Kikuchi Layout: G-Co. Hair and Makeup: Atsushi Yamaguchi (EKYQ) ... |
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Dir en grey's Apology!? Before the Member Diaries, before the Vulgar Chat, before the Mobile QnAs and even before the HnGs (Haiiro no Ginka)...there was... Dir en grey's Apology!?!? Watch out ... Read more |
Who has the Most Cash!? Toshiya Month 2010 Quiz RaffleIn the spirit of Toshiya month we will be testing your "financial aptitude". Can you guess which one of the members has the most cash?Rules: -You ... Read more |
T's Personal Stylist: Fashion Design CompetitionDo you have a fabulous, cutting edge, cool outfit that you want Toshiya to wear? Ever fantasized to be his own personal stylist? Ever felt fr... Read more |
Mbear's Closet Vol. 11 Hello cats and kittens. It’s time for another go at mbear’s closet.I apologize for my extended absence. While my life simply refuses to be d... Read more |
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Mobile QnA 8/28/2010To Shinya-sanGood job on your tour!This is sudden but when I read the drum magazine where Shinya-san was featured, you said that you changed the design of the drums to marble by yourself. I also want to change my (drum)design but I don’t know how.If you don’t ... Read more |
Member Diaries 9/1/2010
ATLANTA Today’s venue.It’s a venue where we’ve also played before.[picture of the stage along with
Member Diaries 8/31/2010
PHILADELPHIA This is the catering at today’s venue.This is the original version of Mountain Dew.[picture
Member Diaries 8/30/2010
BALTIMORE Today’s venueThis is a venue where we’ve played before[picture of the stage]The audience
Member Diaries 8/27/2010 Part 2
BOSTON The view of the stage from the second floor of today’s venue.[picture of the stage taken from
Member Diaries 8/27/2010
NEW YORK Today’s venue is a place where we’ve had a live before, the NOKIA THEATER.This is the view
SHOXX No. 70 December 1998 - Toshiya Interview
Many thanks to Diru Tabloids for contributing this translation! The possibility towards the future
OUROBOROS Photobook - Toshiya Interview
Thanks to kzaemonn for allowing us to post this translation! Toshiya Interview I feel like I still
Member Diaries 8/26/2010
CANADA TORONTO This is what is outside our venue for today.[picture of Toronto city]Today’s stage.APOCALYPTICA
GiGS DIR EN GREY BASS & DRUMS BOOK feat. Toshiya & Shinya - Toshiya Interview
Extensive InterviewPLAYERS HISTORY PT. 2Toshiya Simply put, I don’t like to be stuck in a rut.I
Member Diaries 8/25/2010
ST. PETERSBURG It’s an amazingly beautiful place. Moscow’s smoke was so bad, it felt like being
SHOXX No. 65 July 1998 - Dir en grey's Apology!? No.6 by Kaoru
No. 6 Kaoru’s Tour Diary Latter Half Edition It’s Dir en grey’s officially called “Leader!”,
Member Diaries 8/24/2010 Part 2
KOKO [picture of the stage][closer picture of the stage with staff setting up the equipment]This is KOKO’s
Member Diaries 8/24/2010
ABBEY ROAD Before the live at KOKO, we went to UK’s BBC Radio and recorded some songs for the program
Member Diaries 8/23/2010 Part 2
CAMDEN(picture of Camden)It was a day off so, Three of us, Mr. Kyo, Ms. Namiki, and I went shopping in
Member Diaries 8/23/2010
SONISPHERE This was the stage we stood on.(picture of the stage)(picture of the mainstage from
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| Fri Sep 03 Toshiya Month |
| Sat Sep 04 "BURRN!" October Issue |
| Sat Sep 04 @20:00 - APOCALYPTICA NORTH AMERICA CO-HEADLINE TOUR Ogden Theatre -Denver, CO / U.S.- |
| Sun Sep 05 @19:00 - APOCALYPTICA NORTH AMERICA CO-HEADLINE TOUR Sunshine Theater -Albuquerque, NM / U.S.- |
| Tue Sep 07 @19:00 - APOCALYPTICA NORTH AMERICA CO-HEADLINE TOUR House of Blues Las Vegas -Las Vegas, NV / U.S.- |
| Wed Sep 08 @19:30 - APOCALYPTICA NORTH AMERICA CO-HEADLINE TOUR Club Nokia Live -Los Angeles, CA / U.S.- |
| Thu Sep 09 @19:00 - APOCALYPTICA NORTH AMERICA CO-HEADLINE TOUR The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center -San Francisco, CA / U.S.- |
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