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KYO -
Full name: Nishimura, Tooru
Nicknames: Kyo, Waru, Warumono
In the band, he is a vocalist
Date of birth: 16.02.1976. (Kyoto)
Astrological sign: Aquarius
Zodiac sign: Dragon
Blood type: B
Height: 160cm
Weight: 43 kg
Clothes' size: S/M
Shoe size: 38 (5)
Favourite sport: terrorising the others!
Favourite music: X-Japan, Shiina Ringo, Buck-Tick
His former bands: Gesshoku, Visun Masquerade,Haijin Kurobarazoku, La:Sadie's
Personality: hot-tempered, moody, funny
He sees himself as a warumono
Likes: videogames, sleeping, anime
Dislikes: people
According to him, the most important thing is fans
Favourite food: scorpion, sausage, muffin, pens
Food he detests: liver, carrots
He likes to get: games (LDSoft, GameSoft), old, traditional clothes
He likes not to get: candy
He colletcts: Doraemon, Warumono figurines
Fun facts: Kyo can play guitar and bass to some extent. He tried many different instruments before he decided he would be a singer instead.
Kyo hasn't got much luck with his eyebrow piercings. When he first had one, it got infected and was very tender, so he decided to leave it alone and have another piercing on the other side, but the same thing happened to that one too!
KAORU -
Full name:Niikura, Kaoru
Nicknames: Leader-sama, Kao, Kaokao
In the band, he is a guitarist
Date of birth: 17.02.1974. (Hyougo)
Astrological sign: Aquarius
Zodiac sign: Tiger
Blood type: A
Height: 170cm
Weight: 52 kg
Clothes' size: L
Shoe size: 39,5 (5 1/2)
Favourite cigarette brand: Mild Seven Light
Favourite sport: soccer baseball
Favourite music: HIDE, X-Japan, Shiina Ringo
His former bands: CHARM, La:Sadie's
Personality: bad, difficult nature
He sees himself as a person with complicated nature
Likes: Gundam
Dislikes: prawn
According to him, the most important thing is fans
Favourite food: curry, potatoe salad, hamburger, chocolate, sushi, double cheesburger, chinese food, ramen, okonomiyaki, takoyaki,akaihan flavoured onigiri,gyudon, gyudon curry, gyudon kimechi
Food he detests: prawn
He likes to get: clothes, accessories, Gundam things
Favourite colour: purple, black
Fun facts: He is near-sighted, sometimes he wears glasses. When he was younger, he played soccer. He likes he's adam's apple on his body, he thinks it is very masculine. He doesn't like his hands, because they are rather small, and it is difficult to play on the guitar with small hands. He likes sleeping in bed instead of doing it on a futon. He needs completedarkness to sleep. He follows every new fashion. His favourite parfums is Egoist Platinum and CK One; his favourite piece of clothing is jeans; his favourite season is autumn.
When Kaoru was young, he got bored with his original black hair and he began to slowly brightening it to brown. When his parents noticed the change and asked him about it, he told them that the chemicals in the swimming pool were causing it, which is funny, because Kaoru can't swim.
He has "Japanese Zombie Heroez" tattooed on his right arm.
DIE -
Full name:Andou, Daisuke
Nicknames: Die, Dai, Dai-suki
In the band, he is a guitarist
Date of birth: 20.12.1974. (Mie)
Astrological sign: Sagittarius
Zodiac sign: Tiger
Blood type: B
Height: 178cm / 5'10"
Weight: 61 kg
Clothes' size: L
Shoe size: 41 (8)
Favourite cigarette brand: Salm Light
Favourite sport: soccer, baseball
Favourite music: Sakai Noriko, Hide
His former bands: ka¥za¥ri, La:Sadie's
Personality: sincere and honest ... and impudent, because he likes to tease people
He sees himself as a hard-working, sincere, honest person
Likes: cheese, sake, tease Shinya
Dislikes: raw things, rain
According to him, the most important thing is life
Favourite food: tofu, potatoes, bacon, cheese omlett, milk, cheese, spaghetti, roasted meat, okonomiyaki, curry, pizza, hamburger, ramen, pastries etc...
Food that he detests: seafood, thorny animals, raw foods
He likes to get: cigarettes
He likes not to get: raw things, candy
Fun facts: He has 4 sisters. His breast is especially ticklish. He is near-sighted, he wears contactlenses. He is the most serene and easy-going member.
Die was disgusted of some Chinese food served on their tour once, he was not impressed with the chicken-head soup. He was not able to look at it! Kyo and Toshiya on the other hand, thought it cool and Toshiya was playing with a head!
There was a fire in Die's apartment once. He tried to smother it with a fire extinguisher, but he just succeeded spraying the foam all around his feet and then he ran outside. He said: "That was so uncool!".
TOSHIYA -
Full name:Hara, Toshimasa
Nicknames: Toshiya, Tochi,Totchi
In the band, he is a bassist.
Date of birth: 31.03.1977. (Nagano)
Astrological sign: Aries
Zodiac sign: Snake
Blood type: B
Height: 179cm
Weight: 58 kg
Clothes' size: S/M
Shoe size: 41 (7)
Favourite cigarette brand: VIRGINIA Slims LIGHT 6mg
Favourite sport: Baseball
His former bands:GOSICK
Favourite music: Pierrot
Personality: spoiled, impatient, selfish, egoist
Likes: fishing, resting at home
Dislikes: bad things
According to him, the most important thing is parents, Dir en Grey, the fans
Favourite food: lots of things, vegetable juices
Food he detests: parsley, broccoli
He likes to get: clothes, shoes, accessories, figurines (he is a very devoted collector), cigarettes
He likes not to get: perishable things and sweets
Favourite colour: mostly blue, red
Favourite designers: Vivienne Westwood, Masaki Matsushima, Milkboy
Fun facts: He learned fashion design. His nose is the ticklest part of him. He wears contactlenses. On his free days he forgets his laziness.
Toshiya has a red bedroom. He wanted it so, because red generates energy and excitement and he needs these when he finally gets home after a hard day's work.
Embryo was the very first song when he played on his bass using his fingers instead of a pick. Even now he alternates between the pick and his fingers.
Toshiya's apartment got soaked once: on the first floor he noticed the wet carpet, but no matter how he tried to dry it up, it got wet again. He called his landlord but it was late: all the wooden furniture in his house got wet and moldy!
SHINYA -
Full name:Terachi, Shinya
Nicknames: Shinya, Shin-chan
In the band, he is a drummer
Date of birth: 24.02.1978. (Osaka)
Astrological sign: Pisces
Zodiac sign: Horse
Blood type: B
Height: 170cm
Weight: 42 kg
Clothes' size: M
Shoe size: 38
Favourite cigarette brand: he doesn't smoke!
Favourite sport: he hates sports
Favourite music:Ayumi Hamasaki, Morning Musume, the music of Yoshiki
His former bands:Jinkou Tenshi, Siva, Ruby, Haijin Kurobarazoku, La:Sadie's
Personality: He claims himelf "cool", then kami no ke o sawaru (he touches his hair)
He sees himself as a girl
Likes: music
Dislikes: stinky cigarettes
According to him, the most important thing the fans everywhere
Favourite food: jelly, raw salad and cabbage, beef, spaghetti
Food that he detests: arisugiru (perishables), almost all foods
He likes to get: clothes, CDs
He likes not to get: plush toys
Fun facts: His whole body is ticklish. He is near sighted, he wears contactlenses. He likes to drink all kinds of alcohol. When he travels, he carries with himself the "Shinya sama travelling set". He admires Yoshiki. He learns Kung-fu since 2nd grade. In his school he liked the music class, and hated English. He likes spring and autumn, because neither are hot nor cold.
Even though Shinya not really talks about his love life, he said once that he wouldn't consider himself to be truly "grown up" until he will be a dad.
The first and the last time he actually smoked was when he and his friends blew the smoke into bubbles. He thought it looked cool and he wanted to try.
When Shinya started to perform on lives, he had no idea how to do the stage make up, so his mother helped him with that!