Glay | |
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.jpg) Glay at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. From left to right: Jiro, Hisashi, Takuro, Teru. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Discography | Glay discography |
| Years active | 1988–present |
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| Members | Teru Takuro Hisashi Jiro |
| Past members | Shingo Iso Akira Nobumasa |
| Website | www |
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,[1] 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,[2][3] making them one of the top ten best-selling artists of all time in Japan.
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