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1974

February

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

December

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

1976

February

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

1977

March

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

1978

February

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

1988

April

  • Kyo enters the Toka Junior High-School in Kyoto.

1989

April

  • In his second year in junior high-school, Kyo learns about Atsushi Sakurai from a classmate and becomes interested in rock music.[1]
  • Kaoru enters high-school.[2][3]
  • 21. – Kaoru buys X Japan's major debut album BLUE BLOOD.[2][3][4]
  • 25. – Kaoru goes to his first live of X Japan at Kosei Nenkin Kaikan in Osaka. It inspires him to learn playing guitar.[2][3][4]

1990

April

  • In his second year in high-school, beginning in April 1990, Kaoru forms his first band DIE:STERIA.[3][5]
    • It's possible that the band was already formed in the latter half of his first year.[2]
  • In his first year in high-school, beginning in April 1990, Die watches a live of his senior's ZIGGY cover band P-SHOCK at their high-school's culture festival and decides he also wants to be in a band.[6]
    • He forms his first band that year, but due to others wanting to play the guitar, Die plays drums instead.[5][6]

October

  • In October of his first year in junior-high school,[7] beginning in April 1990, Shinya forms his first band with a friend. They copy PERSONZ and BUCK-TICK in Shinya's basement, using a cowbell as a snare.[8]

1991

  • At the age of 15, which he turned this year on February 16, Kyo buys a guitar and tries to play X JAPAN's songs. He also tries to play bass.[5]

January

  • In January of his first year in junior-high school,[7] beginning in April 1990, Shinya buys a drum set with his New Year's money.[8][9]

February

  • 09. – Toshiya goes to his first concert, Hideaki Tokunaga in Nagano, likely on this day.[4][5]

March

  • Kyo completes compulsory education. He begins to work at Kyoto's Central Market, where he meets members of ALBATROSS and later joins them as a roadie.[5][10]
  • Die buys his first guitar during the Spring before his second year in high-school.[5]
  • 22. – Kyo possibly attends his first live of Strawberry Fields on this day at 京都MUSE HALL.[1][4][10][11]

April

  • In his third year in high-school, beginning in April 1991, Kaoru performs on a stage for the first time at his high-school's culture festival.[3]
  • In his second year in high-school, beginning in April 1991, Die discovers D'ERLANGER and aims to be like their guitarist CIPHER. He begins to play guitar and performs on a stage for the first time at his high-school's culture festival,[12] as a member of his female kendo senior's LINDBERG cover band.[6][5]
    • Around two months later, he performs a live with his own band.[12]
  • In his third year in junior high-school, beginning in April 1991, Toshiya tries playing the guitar as his first instrument.[4][13]
  • In his second year in junior high-school, beginning in April 1991, Shinya moves to the Hyogo Prefecture.[5]

1992

  • At the age of 16, which he turned this year on February 16, Kyo puts on make-up for the first time as he is performing as the vocalist of a roadie band.[12]

March

  • Towards the end of Kaoru's third year in high-school, DIE:STERIA disbands.
    • In SHOXX #70, Kaoru says that he continued with his band for a year after graduating from high-school, so it's possible they did not disband.[5]
    • In Dokugen, while talking about CHARM, the interviewer says that the band continued after Kaoru graduated from high-school. The exact circumstances aren't clear.[3]

April

  • Kaoru attends a vocational school for bookkeeping for one semester, from April to September.[3]
  • In his third year in high-school, beginning in April 1992, Die joins the student council to be able to perform at this year's culture festival.[14]
    • In SHOXX #70, Die says that he was asked to be the vocalist for a ZIGGY cover band. This might've been during his third year in high-school.[5][14]
  • In his third year in high-school, beginning in April 1992, Die attends his first live, of ZIGGY.[5]
  • Toshiya enters the Nagano Shunei High-School.
  • In his third year in junior high-school, beginning in April 1992, Shinya returns to Osaka.[5]

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).[10]
  • 29. – Kyo attends LUNA SEA's live at 京都ROCK天国.

December

  • 05. – Kyo attends Kuroyume's live at 京都ROCK天国.[15][10]

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, 1993.[15]

March

  • If DIE:STERIA didn't actually disband around March 1992, they disband around this time.[5]
  • Toshiya sees hide and TUSK on SHOXX #15 (March 1993) and is inspired to try on make-up.[12]
  • Towards the end of his third year in junior high-school, Shinya performs in five of six bands at his high-school's graduation ceremony.[8][5][16]
    • One covered Kamaitachi, another the singer Shizuka Kudo, a third the band Princess Princess and in a fourth, the vocalist performed songs in the style of Yutaka Ozaki.[8]

April

  • Shinya enters high-school where he forms his first serious band, 人工天使 and performs with them for the first time, at 枚方BLOW DOWN.
  • Die enters a vocational school, likely the Osaka School of Music, for one year, from April 1993 to March 1994.[5][14][4]

May

  • Die attends Eikichi Yazawa's live at 大阪厚生年金会館. The possible dates are: May 20, 21 and 22.[14]
  • 21. – Kyo possibly hands out leaflets after a live of LUNA SEA at 京都会館 on this date. The other possible date is January 17, 1994.

August

  • Around August, Kyo forms his first band 月蝕.

October

  • In the latter half of his second year in high-school, beginning in October 1993, Toshiya forms his first band with his friends.[8][5]
  • 23. – 月蝕 performs at 京都ROCK天国.

December

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

1994

January

  • 15. – Kaoru does not attend the coming-of-age ceremony. He also isn't in a band at this time.[17]
  • 16. – 月蝕 performs at 京都ROCK天国.
  • 17. – Kyo possibly hands out leaflets after a live of LUNA SEA at 京都会館 on this date. The other possible date is May 21, 1993.

February

  • Sometime after February, CHARM forms.

March

  • After one year, Die leaves the vocational school and moves to Osaka.[4]

April

  • In his third year in high-school, beginning in April 1994, Toshiya's first band reforms and he also forms きさらぎ.[8][5] With one of them, he performs on a stage for the first time at his high-school's cultural festival.[8][5][4] They cover songs by LUNA SEA, LADIES ROOM and BUCK-TICK.[16]
    • About a month later, he performs at a live house for the first time.[8] This was around his graduation in March 1995.[5]
  • In his second year in high-school, Shinya's band 人工天使 disbands and he joins Siva.[5]
  • 11. – 月蝕 performs at 枚方BLOW DOWN.
    • This was most likely Gesshoku's disbandment live, as they performed with Kisaki's band. Kyo and Kisaki met for the first time at Gesshoku's disbandment live.[5]

June

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

July

October

  • 2. – Kaoru goes to the 7th Tokyo International Film Festival in Kyoto, where Bridget Fonda is present for the premiere of the movie The Road to Wellville.
  • 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.
  • 30. – Kaoru attends X Japan's 青い夜 (Aoi Yoru) live at the Tokyo Dome.[3]
  • 31. – Kaoru attends X Japan's 白い夜 (Shiroi Yoru) live at the Tokyo Dome.[3]

1995

January

  • Siva performs at 枚方BLOW DOWN and disbands after the live. Except for the bassist, the members move their activities to Osaka and form Ruby along with Kisaki on bass.
  • 12. – Viṣṇu performs at an unknown venue.
  • 15. – Die attends the coming-of-age ceremony and helps as a member of the commitee.[17]
  • 17. – During the Kobe Earthquake, Kaoru works at a glass factory in Osaka. He is also a member of CHARM at this point.
  • After the Kobe Earthquake, Die works part-time as a builder of temporary shelters. He is also a member of Ka・za・ri at this point.

April

  • In April 1995, Toshiya enters a vocational school of arts in Nagano. Around this time, he also begins to work as a roadie for GOSICK for about six months.
    • During his time at the vocational school, he forms cruel.
  • 22. – Ruby performs at 市川CLUB GIO.

May

  • 05. – Ruby performs at 枚方BLOW DOWN.
  • 10. – Ruby performs at 金沢vanvanV4.
  • 14. – Ruby performs at 大阪城天.
  • 24. – Viṣṇu performs at 京都MUSE HALL and renames to Masquerade after the live.

July

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

August

  • In SHOXX #69, Shinya explains that he and Kyo met for the first time in August 1995, when Kyo came to watch Shinya's session band (name unknown, Vo. Unknown / Gt. #4 / Gt. SHIGE / Ba. KISAKI / Dr. Shinya).[18] However, in Haiiro no Ginka #34, Shinya says that their first meeting took place in September 1995. It's currently unknown in which of the two months it happened.
  • 15. – Masquerade performs at 心斎橋MUSE HALL.
  • 25. – Masquerade performs at an unknown venue.
  • 30. – Masquerade performs at an unknown venue.

September

  • ??. – Shinya and Die meet for the first time when Ruby and Ka・za・ri perform at the same live at 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE.[18][19][20]
  • 30. – Masquerade performs at 大阪amHALL.
    • In Haiiro no Ginka #34, Shinya explains that he and Kyo met for the first time in September 1995 at Osaka amHALL, when he performed as the drummer of a certain session band (name unknown, Vo. Unknown / Gt. #4 / Gt. SHIGE / Ba. KISAKI / Dr. Shinya).[21] It might have been on this day.

October

  • 02. – Ruby performs at 枚方BLOW DOWN.
  • 05. – Ruby performs at 梅田GUILD.
  • 12. – Masquerade performs at 京都MUSE HALL and disbands after the live.
  • Kyo moves from Kyoto to Osaka sometime later this month.

November

  • ??. – Die and Kaoru meet for the first time when Ka・za・ri and CHARM perform at the same live at 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE.[4][20]
  • ??. – Ruby performs at 京都MUSE HALL.
  • 03. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 難波ROCKETS.
  • 17. – Kyo performs with Ove's 春陽 (Haruhi), KISAKI and other people as a session band at 大阪amHALL. They perform songs by D'ERLANGER and LUNA SEA.
  • 18. – Toshiya attends Pierrot's live at 長野LIVE HOUSE J.
  • 18. – Ka・za・ri performs at the "VISUALIZE" Vol:1 event at 枚方BLOW DOWN.
    • At this live, Kyo and Die likely met for the first time.[22][23]
  • 21. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 心斎橋BAHAMA.
  • 22. – A photo of a dressed-up Kyo in full make-up exists, so he possibly performed with an unknown band at an unknown venue on this day.

December

  • La:Sadie's officially forms.
  • 02. – A photo of Kyo at 大阪城天 exists with this date on it. It's unknown if he performed there two days in a row or if the date on the photo is incorrect.
  • 03. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 大阪城天.
    • Afterwards, Kyo distributes a flyer that only reveals his name and the date of La:Sadie's first live on January 14, 1996.
  • 11. – CHARM performs at 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE.
  • 15. – CHARM performs at 大阪amHALL.
  • 23. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 寝屋川VINTAGE BAR.
  • 24. – Kaoru and Kyo meet for the first time at Osaka-jo Hall, where Kaoru is handing out flyers for CHARM.[5][18]
    • Kyo showed up with other members of his band, which was most likely La:Sadie's. However, it seems Die and Shinya weren't present.[18]

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.
  • 07. – CHARM performs at an event at 難波W'OHOL.
  • 08. – La:Sadie's records their first demo tape …架空ト現実… at Studio Wins.
  • 12. – Ka・za・ri performs an "Activity Hiatus Live" at 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE and supposedly goes on a hiatus afterwards, essentially disbanding.
  • 14. – La:Sadie's performs their first live at 京都MUSE HALL.
  • 15. – Kyo does not attend the coming-of-age ceremony.[17]
  • 21. – Ka・za・ri was slated to perform at an event at 京都MUSE HALL on this day. This did most likely not happen.
  • 22. – CHARM performs at 難波ROCKETS.
  • 30. – 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at 大阪amHALL.

February

  • 廃人黒薔薇族 performs at an unknown venue and disbands after the live.
  • 10. – La:Sadie's performs at 京都MUSE HALL.
  • 14. – CHARM performs at 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE and disbands after the live.
  • 15. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪amHALL. Guitarist 紫緒 secedes after the live and guitarist KAORU is recruited.

March

  • La:Sadie's records the demo tape …生命ノ罪… at Studio Boomin.

April

  • 05. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪amHALL.
  • 13. – La:Sadie's performs at 京都MUSE HALL.
  • 23. – La:Sadie's records the demo tape 腐乱ユエニ….

May

  • La:Sadie's begins the recording of their demo tape 十字架ニ捧ゲル夢.
  • 08. – La:Sadie's performs at 難波W'OHOL.
  • 10. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪amHALL.
  • 12. – La:Sadie's performs at 目黒鹿鳴館.
  • 14. – La:Sadie's performs at 名古屋MUSIC FARM.

June

  • La:Sadie's finishes the recording of their demo tape 十字架ニ捧ゲル夢.
  • Toshiya joins GOSICK as their support bassist.
  • 01. – La:Sadie's performs at 京都MUSE HALL.
  • 09. – La:Sadie's performs at 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE.
  • 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.
  • 21. – La:Sadie's performs at 目黒鹿鳴館.
  • 23. – La:Sadie's performs at 新宿LOFT.
  • 24. – La:Sadie's performs at 名古屋MUSIC FARM.
  • 26. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪amHALL.
  • 27. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪amHALL.
  • 30. – GOSICK performs at 市川CLUB GIO.

August

  • 01. – La:Sadie's Sign Event at 大阪DEAD ONE.
  • 01. – La:Sadie's performs at 難波W'OHOL.
  • 03. – GOSICK performs at 名古屋MUSIC FARM.
  • 04. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪城天.
  • 04. – La:Sadie's performs at 難波W'OHOL.
  • 07. – La:Sadie's performs at 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE.
  • 08. – La:Sadie's performs at 浦和NARCISS.
  • 09. – La:Sadie's performs at 町田PLAY HOUSE.
  • 13. – La:Sadie's performs at 前橋RATTAN.
  • 14. – La:Sadie's performs at 熊谷VOGUE.
  • 16. – La:Sadie's performs at 新潟O-DO HALL.
  • 19. – La:Sadie's performs at 横浜7TH AVENUE.
  • 20. – La:Sadie's performs at 市川CLUB GIO. Toshiya comes to greet La:Sadie's after their live, but apparently he only spoke to Kyo and possibly Kaoru and Die.
  • 21. – La:Sadie's performs at 金沢vanvanV4.
  • 22. – La:Sadie's and GOSICK perform at 長野LIVE HOUSE J.
  • 24. – La:Sadie's performs at 名古屋MUSIC FARM.
  • 25. – La:Sadie's performs at 名古屋MUSIC FARM.
  • 29. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪amHALL.
  • 30. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪amHALL.

September

October

  • 01. – La:Sadie's performs at 名古屋MUSIC FARM.
  • 09. – La:Sadie's records their first single obje×××.
  • 12. – La:Sadie's performs at 京都MUSE HALL.
  • 19. – La:Sadie's performs at 目黒鹿鳴館.
  • 20. – La:Sadie's performs at 川崎CLUB CITTA'
  • 23. – La:Sadie's and GOSICK perform at 熊谷VOGUE. GOSICK disbands after the live.
  • 26. – La:Sadie's performs at 目黒鹿鳴館.
  • 26. – La:Sadie's performs at 市川CLUB GIO.
  • 27. – La:Sadie's performs at 名古屋BOTTOM LINE.
  • 29. – La:Sadie's performs at 難波W'OHOL.
  • 30. – La:Sadie's performs at 京都MUSE HALL.
  • A picture of D†L with Toshiya, shown in BAND x ARTIST #7, is dated to 1996.

November

December

  • La:Sadie's begins the recording of their single Lu:Ciel.
  • 11. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪amHALL.
  • 14. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪BRAND NEW.
  • 20. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪BRAND NEW, where they announce their disbandment for January 1997.
  • 21. – La:Sadie's performs at 梅田GUILD.
  • 22. – La:Sadie's performs at 梅田GUILD.
  • 24. – La:Sadie's performs at 名古屋MUSIC FARM.
  • 27. – La:Sadie's performs at 浦和NARCISS.
  • 28. – La:Sadie's performs at 京都MUSE HALL.
  • 30. – La:Sadie's performs at 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE.
  • 31. – La:Sadie's performs at 大阪BRAND NEW.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 READ Vol.0002
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 FOOL'S MATE August 2000
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Dokugen
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Shellruby #1
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 SHOXX #70 (December 1998)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 BANDやろうぜ April 1999
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 DIR EN GREY PLAYERS BOOK
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 BANDやろうぜ May 1999
  9. ↑ FOOL'S MATE July 2003
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 FOOL's MATE January 2003
  11. ↑ consequence.net
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 ARENA37°C #213 (June 2000)
  13. ↑ POP BEAT January 2001
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 DIR EN GREY GUITAR BOOK feat. 薫 & Die
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Dir en grey Yarouze
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 ロッキンf October 2000
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 ARENA37°C #220 (January 2001)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 SHOXX #69 (November 1998)
  19. ↑ SHOXX #68 (October 1998)
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 ARENA37°C #207 (December 1999)
  21. ↑ Haiiro no Ginka #34
  22. ↑ ARENA37°C #199 (April 1999)
  23. ↑ VICIOUS Back Issue (December 1998)
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