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. ĭuring this time, members (particularly drummers) were constantly joining and leaving the band. The band had to conciliate their music career to part-time jobs, and faced financial problems during their first years in Tokyo. 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.
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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. However, Hisashi confirmed in an interview with Natalie that the name came from Jun Gray, a member of the punk rock band Kenzi & The Trips that he and Takuro had read about in the magazine Takarajima. Officially, the name "Glay" was coined by Takuro and is a deliberate misspelling of the word " gray" to represent the style of music they wanted to play: a mixture between rock (black) and pop (white). Hisashi eventually accepted Takuro's offer and became Glay's lead guitarist after Ari disbanded. 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. 4 Media exposure and works outside music.1.9 2014–2016: Anniversary anthologies, Ace of Diamond, Music Life.
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