![]() ![]() In 1999, their 16th single "Winter, Again" was number two of the year and won the 41st Japan Record Awards "Grand Prix" award, which is considered the most important Japanese music award. Their 13th single "Yuuwaku" topped Oricon yearly single ranking in 1998. In the period between 19, Glay produced six million-selling singles, being the third artist with most million-selling singles of all time. Since then, Glay has produced several hit singles, most of them reaching No. 1 on the charts. In August 1997, their 12th single "However" remained at the top of the charts for two weeks in a row and, after it was displaced by Zard's single " Eien" for one week, it re-appeared at the top position for another three weeks. In September 1996, Glay played the final concert of the "Beat Out! Reprise Tour" at Budokan, their first concert at the venue, which is stated by them to have been their biggest dream coming true. Released later that same year, the fourth album Beloved was their first album to sell over 1 million copies. Their first No. 1 hit was in 1996 with their third album Beat Out!, which was marked as a major turning point in Glay's career. Two months later their second album, Speed Pop, peaked at No. 8. Their 4th single "Freeze My Love" made it onto the Oricon Top 20, debuting at No. 19. 1995–2000Īfter the time of their debut, Glay steadily became more popular. Their debut single, "Rain", and their first album, Hai to Diamond, were both released on May 25, 1994. During an October 1993 show, Yoshiki and his entourage came to watch and offered the band a contract to his record label Extasy Records. Eventually, hide of X Japan gave one of Glay's demos to his band mate Yoshiki. Eventually they became better known on the Tokyo live house circuit, and began drawing larger crowds. They promoted the band by handing out flyers on the street and giving out demo tapes. Following that show, Jiro continued to receive invitations to play with Glay, and eventually he became Glay's official bass player, finalizing the official four member lineup. 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. He too, declined the offer, insisting that he was already heading in the right direction for himself. When their bassist quit, Takuro knew that Jiro, who was also from Hakodate and had played with the indie band Pierrot (different from the now disbanded Pierrot, that enjoyed mainstream popularity), had moved to Tokyo and invited him to join Glay. The band had to conciliate their music career to part-time jobs, and faced financial problems during their first years in Tokyo.ĭuring this time, members (particularly drummers) were constantly joining and leaving the band. Their concerts attracted few people, and sometimes none at all, and many live houses would not accept them because they did not fit well into either rock or pop categories. In Tokyo, they found a completely different situation: although they had been relatively popular in their hometown, it was not easy to begin a career in Tokyo. The bassist and the drummer chose to stay in Hakodate. Following Hisashi's high school graduation in 1990, the three moved to Tokyo to try to further expand their musical career. Hisashi eventually accepted Takuro's offer and became Glay's lead guitarist after Ari disbanded.īy the time of Takuro and Teru's graduation, Glay were enjoying some popularity in their hometown of Hakodate and were playing full live houses. On the search for a second guitarist, Hisashi was asked to join but declined 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 Teru made a tape of his singing and gave it to Takuro he was immediately recruited for the part, leaving the drums part to be filled by another person. They found a bassist but had difficulty finding a vocalist. Glay formed in 1988 as a high school band when Takuro asked Teru, a schoolmate, to play the drums.
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