FROM TOKYOGRAPH:

GLAY's TERU hits cyclist while driving

Thu, December 27, 2007 (3:54pm EST)

TERU, the vocalist of rock band GLAY, injured a bicyclist earlier this month while driving in the Meguro ward of Tokyo.

On the morning of December 7, TERU was making a right turn at an intersection when his vehicle came in contact with a bicycle coming from the right. Because the intersection had no traffic signal and involved only one-way streets, TERU said he had only checked for cars coming from the left. The cyclist, a woman in her 20s, fell down and injured her left knee.

TERU's wife, Ami Onuki of Puffy, was also in the car.

Meguro police said that they plan to send the case to prosecutors, charging TERU with negligent driving resulting in injury.

Source: Sankei Sports

two days late, but still want to wish him...

OTANJOUBI OMEDETO!!

can't believe he turned 36 this year!! i love you to death...

do Glay even sing anymore? i never see anything of them anymore

Stevie wrote:

do Glay even sing anymore? i never see anything of them anymore

yes they do..
recently they did Love Is Beautiful Tour...
have you watched Rock Shock Vol.4?
the live is soo great!!!

amyhisashi wrote:

yes they do.. recently they did Love Is Beautiful Tour... have you watched Rock Shock Vol.4? the live is soo great!!!

i never seen that!..do you have a link where i can get it?

Stevie wrote:

i never seen that!..do you have a link where i can get it?

maybe you can find it on Youtube, Veoh or crunchyroll..
do you really want it?
if you do, i'll try to upload it for you..

amyhisashi wrote:

maybe you can find it on Youtube, Veoh or crunchyroll.. do you really want it? if you do, i'll try to upload it for you..

thats ok! ill look for it but thankyou

I don't know why people make questions like "Is Glay still playing?", since it's pretty easy to find out, if you search the net just a little. It's not like they have disappeared, afterall, they are still big and topping charts, just not putting out as many cds as they used to.

They don't have a great overseas fanbase on the net so their things won't fall into one's lap easily like it does for other singers. But it doesn't mean anything. There are bands that are very popular in non-japanese forums but will never be as big as Glay is.

Glay has just made three concerts in the U.S., their first. They don't even have an international career, but the shows received attention by major and non-Japan related published media like the NME, just because of their importance in Japanese music.

The problem is that they don't appeal to or just don't get known by the teenagers, and most of j-music fans overseas who are busy on line are teenagers. From what I've seen most of Glay fans are grown ups (including mylself), who just can't spend so much time on the net.

And although it was posted ages ago...

Hinano wrote:

I don't mean to be a rain on the Glay fan parade, but their single "Tenshi no Wakimae" the beginning guitar riff sounds EXACTLY like the beginning guitar riff of a B'z song called "F.E.A.R." which came out over 5 years ago....

I had to laugh a little. It's a B'z fan trying to say that Glay copied their song...The irony in this is that B'z are very well known for plagiarism. They have LOTS of songs that are believed to have been copied from other bands. I won't put anything here. If anyone is interested, just make a research on Google and see how big this matter is.

GlayTakuTeru wrote:

I don't know why people make questions like "Is Glay still playing?", since it's pretty easy to find out, if you search the net just a little. It's not like they have disappeared, afterall, they are still big and topping charts, just not putting out as many cds as they used to. They don't have a great overseas fanbase on the net so their things won't fall into one's lap easily like it does for other singers. But it doesn't mean anything. There are bands that are very popular in non-japanese forums but will never be as big as Glay is. Glay has just made three concerts in the U.S., their first. They don't even have an international career, but the shows received attention by major and non-Japan related published media like the NME, just because of their importance in Japanese music. The problem is that they don't appeal to or just don't get known by the teenagers, and most of j-music fans overseas who are busy on line are teenagers. From what I've seen most of Glay fans are grown ups (including mylself), who just can't spend so much time on the net. And although it was posted ages ago... I had to laugh a little. It's a B'z fan trying to say that Glay copied their song...The irony in this is that B'z are very well known for plagiarism. They have LOTS of songs that are believed to have been copied from other bands. I won't put anything here. If anyone is interested, just make a research on Google and see how big this matter is.

i agreed on you..
to me, Glay already in different level. even there's a lot of jrock group that i like but i still come back to Glay. they really influenced me a lot..really..

yah!!.. Glay is really different from others.. Because they are UNIQUE!!...

Im a huge fan of GLAY!!... i have compared them to other bands.. but none of them seems to be like GLAY.. Although they are on their 30's now.. they still appear to be very youthful...

Their songs.. I can't decide which one is my favorite.. coz i like all of their songs.. hehe..!!

By the way, JIRO is mine!!.. wahahahahah!!

franzjirou wrote:

yah!!.. Glay is really different from others.. Because they are UNIQUE!!... Im a huge fan of GLAY!!... i have compared them to other bands.. but none of them seems to be like GLAY.. Although they are on their 30's now.. they still appear to be very youthful... Their songs.. I can't decide which one is my favorite.. coz i like all of their songs.. hehe..!! By the way, JIRO is mine!!.. wahahahahah!!

that is sooo true!!!
their kids are so damn lucky to have such a sexy, famous daddy....
ohoohoh...
you claim Jiro...then, Hisashi is mine!!

GLAY fans, they are offering one of their songs for free. Link here:http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-5957

GLAY to hold first Asia tour

The tour schedule for GLAY’s first Asia tour 「GLAY ASIA TOUR 2013 “JUSTICE & GUILTY”」has been announced.

This tour will coincide with the release of GLAY’s two albums, “JUSTICE” and “GUILTY“, which will be released simultaneously on January 23rd. They are scheduled to perform in Hong Kong, Seoul, Bangkok, and Taipei.

GLAY has previously performed in Taipei back in 2011, but this will be the band’s first time holding a live in the other countries listed.

<GLAY ASIA TOUR 2013 “JUSTICE & GUILTY”>

Saturday, May 25th – Hong Kong Asia World-Arena (China)
Saturday, June 1st – Seoul Olympic Stadium (South Korea)
Saturday, June 15th – Bangkok IMPACT Arena (Thailand)
Saturday, July 6th – Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center Station (Taiwan)

Source: natalie

Why can't they come to Malaysia?? Oh I know, because we're too cheap and only cares for Kpop.

Anyway, Hong Kong Asia World Arena and Seoul Olympic Stadium are like the biggest arenas in the respective places! Even Bangkok IMPACT Arena can hold like 12k audience.
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GLAY to release new single in July

GLAY will be releasing their new single, “DARK RIVER / Eternally / Tokei“, on July 24.

The triple A-side single will consist of “DARK RIVER” which was picked up as the theme song for NHK’s drama ‘Gekiryu ~Watashi wo Oboeteimasuka?~‘ (starts June 25), “Tokei” which was written as a song for a drama, and “Eternally” which is the theme song for their special live ‘GLAY SPECIAL LIVE 2013 in HAKODATE: GLORIOUS MILLION DOLLAR NIGHT VOL.1‘ (July 27 and 28 in Hakodate).

“DARK RIVER” is a medium-tempo rock tune produced by Kameda Seiji. Meanwhile, “Eternally” will be available for download through iTunes Store and dwango.jp starting May 8.

On May 6, GLAY wrapped up their arena tour, ‘GLAY ARENA TOUR 2013: JUSTICE & GUILTY‘, at Saitama Super Arena. After performing a total of 24 songs, they promised the success of their upcoming Asia tour and their Hakodate concerts during the encore.

Source: natalie