CHARM
CHARM was Kaoru's band prior to joining La:Sadie's. They most likely formed in 1994 and disbanded on February 14, 1996. Guitarist YOSHIKI and bassist TAKESHI were brothers, the latter passed away in December 2014 at the age of 42.
During a fanclub live on February 11, 2001, Kaoru mentioned that one of the people he performed with (each Dir En Grey member had their own band that day) was Mr. Horikiri, a tattoo artist and the one who tattooed the dragon on Kyo. Kaoru then explained that he used to play in a band with Mr. Horikiri. In Haiiro no Ginka #24~25, the two have a conversation wherein it's revealed that Mr. Horikiri is actually YOSHIKI. They also mention that during the band's infancy, they only had four members and YOSHIKI played drums.
Member History
- Vocals – KEN
- Guitar – KAORU
- Guitar – YOSHIKI
- Bass – TAKESHI
- Drums – YASUTAKA
Live History
Date | Venue | Notes |
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199?.??.?? | 難波W'OHOL | Debut live. |
199?.??.?? | 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE | First performance at this livehouse. |
1995.11.?? | 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE | Second performance at this livehouse. Ka・za・ri performs as well. Kaoru and Die meet for the first time. |
1995.12.11 | 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE | – |
1995.12.15 | 大阪amHALL | – |
1996.01.07 | 難波W'OHOL | Unknown event. |
1996.01.22 | 難波ROCKETS | – |
1996.02.14 | 尼崎LIVE SQUARE VIVRE | Last live. |
Release History
A live VHS with three songs and a comment by the band exists. They also recorded demo tapes that Kaoru keeps at his parents' house. At a talk event in 2017, he recalled a song called "Sympathy".
Picture | Name | Tracklist |
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CRANE | 1. Crane… 2. NASTY 3. Secret track | |
CHARM | 1. Unknown 2. Unknown 3. Unknown 4. Comment |
Gallery
Members | Dir En Grey History | |
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Before Dir En Grey • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 | ||
京 (Kyo) |
ALBATROSS (roadie) → 黒夢 (roadie) → 月蝕 → Viṣṇu → Masquerade → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey • sukekiyo • Petit Brabancon Other bands: 婦夜婦夜 • 狂殺会 • 化け化け族 • 廃人黒薔薇族 • TWO MONSTROUS NUCLEAR STOCKPILES • 第三帝國楽団 • 腐乱シネマ帝國楽団 | |
薫 (Kaoru) |
DIE:STERIA → CHARM → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey Other bands: TWO MONSTROUS NUCLEAR STOCKPILES, TTT | |
Die | 1st band (on drums) → 2nd band (LINDBERG cover band, female vocalist, Die on guitar) → 3rd band (ZIGGY cover band, on vocals) → Ka・za・ri → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey • DECAYS | |
Toshiya | 如月 → cruel → GOSICK (roadie) → Unknown band → PIERROT (roadie) → GOSICK → D†L → Dir En Grey | |
Shinya | 人工天使 → Siva → Ruby → La:Sadie's → Dir En Grey • SERAPH Other bands: Unknown session band • 廃人黒薔薇族 |