Dir En Grey/Pre

1974

February

• 17. – 薫 (Kaoru) is born in the Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

December

• 20. – Die is born in the Mie Prefecture, Japan.

1976

February

• 16. – 京 (Kyo) is born in the Kyōtō Prefecture, Japan.

1977

March

• 31. – Toshiya is born in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan

1978

February

• 24. – Shinya is born in the Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan.

1989

• Kaoru enters high-school, where he joins his first band DIE:STERIA and performs on a stage for the first time at the high-school festival.

1990

• Die enters high-school, where he watches a live of his senior's band at their high-school's culture festival and decides he also wants to be in a band.

1992

• Die, now in third year of high-school, joins the student council to be able to perform in his first band at this year's culture festival.
• DIE:STERIA breaks up around April, when Kaoru and the other band members graduate from high-school.
• Kyo joins ALBATROSS as a roadie around April, after completing compulsory education.

August

• Kyo sees an ad for Kuroyume's 中絶, released on July 20, in the ロッキンf magazine (likely the August issue).
• 29. – Kyo attends LUNA SEA's show at SPORTS VALLEY京都.

December

• 12. – Kyo attends Kuroyume's show at SPORTS VALLEY京都.

1993

• Kyo works as a roadie for Kuroyume four times at 寝屋川VINTAGE BAR. The possible dates are: March 13, June 20 and July 29, 30 and 31.
• During his first year of high-school, Shinya performs at a live house with his first band 人工天使 for the first time. The live house was most likely 枚方BLOW DOWN.

March

• Toshiya sees hide and TUSK on SHOXX #15 (March 1993) and is inspired to try on make-up.

May

• Die attends Eikichi Yazawa's show at 大阪厚生年金会館. The possible dates are: May 20, 21 and 22.
• 21. – Kyo hands out leaflets after a show of LUNA SEA at 京都会館.

October

• 23. – 月蝕 performs at SPORTS VALLEY京都.

December

• A band picture of 月蝕, published in Band x Artist #7 (May 2000), is dated to December 1993.

1994

• Sometime after February, CHARM forms.
• Sometime after March, Toshiya performs on a stage for the first time at a high-school festival in third year.

January

• 16. – 月蝕 performs at SPORTS VALLEY京都.

June

• A band picture of Siva, published in MISSIONxxxx Vol.6, is dated to June 1994.

October

• 10. – 狂殺会 performs at 寝屋川VINTAGE BAR.

November

• 08. – Siva performs at 枚方BLOW DOWN.
• 11. – Siva performs at 梅田GUILD.
• 13. – Siva performs at 大阪城天.
• 16. – Siva performs at 心斎橋BAHAMA.

December

• 10. – A band picture of Siva, published in MISSIONxxxx Vol.6, is dated to December 10, 1994.

1995

• Die begins to perform at live houses with Ka･za･ri.

January

• Siva performs at 枚方BLOW DOWN and disbands after the show.

April

• 22. – Ruby performs at 市川CLUB GIO.

May

• 05. – Ruby performs at 枚方BLOW DOWN.
• 10. – Ruby performs at 金沢vanvanV4.
• 24. – Viṣṇu performs at 京都MUSE HALL and disbands after the show.

June

• Toshiya begins to work as a roadie for GOSICK for about six months.

July

• A picture of Kaoru, published in MISSIONxxxx Vol.6, is dated to July 1995 and commented with "CHARM early days".
• 24. – Masquerade performs at 京都MUSE HALL.

August

• Shinya and Kyo meet for the first time when Kyo comes to watch Shinya's session band.

September

• Shinya and Die meet for the first time when Ruby and Ka･za･ri perform at the same show.
• 30. – Masquerade performs at 大阪amHALL.

October

• 12. – Masquerade performs at 京都MUSE HALL and disbands after the show.
• Kyo moves from Kyoto to Osaka sometime later this month.

November

• 03. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 難波ROCKETS.
• 18. – Toshiya attends Pierrot's live at 長野LIVE HOUSE J.
• 21. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 心斎橋BAHAMA.

December

• La:Sadie's officially forms.
• 03. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 大阪城天.
• 23. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 寝屋川VINTAGE BAR.

1996

January

• A picture of CHARM, published in MISSIONxxxx Vol.6, is dated to January 1996 and commented with "later days".
• A picture of Ka･za･ri, published in MISSIONxxxx Vol.6, is dated to January 1996.
• 08. – La:Sadie's records their first demo tape …架空ト現実… at Studio Wins.
• 12. – Ka･za･ri performs at an "Activity Hiatus Live" and goes on hiatus after the show.
• 14. – La:Sadie's performs their first show at 京都MUSE HALL.
• 30. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 大阪amHALL.

February

• 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at an unknown location and disbands after the show.
• 09. – CHARM disbands.
• 15. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪amHALL. Guitarist 紫緒 secedes after the show and guitarist KAORU is recruited.

June

• Toshiya joins GOSICK as their support bassist.
• 15. – GOSICK performs at 横浜CLUB 24.
• 23. – GOSICK performs at 市川CLUB GIO.

July

• 07. – GOSICK performs at 松本音屋敷.
• 13. – GOSICK performs at 池袋CYBER.
• 21. – GOSICK performs at 長野LIVE HOUSE J.
• 30. – GOSICK performs at 市川CLUB GIO.

August

• 03. – GOSICK performs at 名古屋MUSIC FARM.
• 20. – La:Sadie's performs at 市川CLUB GIO. The future members of Dir En Grey meet for the first time when Toshiya comes to greet La:Sadie's after their show.
• 22. – La:Sadie's and GOSICK perform at 長野LIVE HOUSE J.

October

• 23. – La:Sadie's and GOSICK perform at 宇都宮VOGUE. GOSICK disbands after the show.
• A picture of D†L with Toshiya, shown in BAND x ARTIST #7, is dated to 1996.

December

• 20. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪BRAND NEW and announce their disbandment for January 1997 after the show.