
The bassist and the drummer chose to stay in Hakodate. Following Hisashi's high school graduation in 1990, the three moved to Tokyo to try to further expand their musical career.
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īy the time of Takuro and Teru's graduation, Glay were enjoying some popularity in their hometown of Hakodate and were playing full live houses. Confusing the R and L is a very common mistake amongst Japanese speakers of English, because the Japanese language does not distinguish between the retroflex ("r") and lateral ("l"). Friday magazine ran an article quoting a former classmate of a band member as saying the "glay" spelling was a simple spelling mistake rather than a deliberate decision. Officially, the name "Glay" is a deliberate misspelling of the word " gray" and represents the style of music they wanted to play: a mixture between rock (black) and pop (white). Hisashi eventually accepted Takuro's offer and became Glay's lead guitarist after Ari disbanded. On the search for a second guitarist, Hisashi was asked to join but declined the offer, as he was already part of a locally well-known heavy punk/rock band called Ari, which better suited his taste in music. When Teru made a tape of his singing and gave it to Takuro he was immediately recruited for the part, leaving the drums part to be filled by another person.



They found a bassist but had difficulty finding a vocalist. Glay formed in 1988 as a high school band when Takuro asked Teru, a schoolmate, to play the drums. 4 Media exposure and works outside music.1.9 2014–2016: Anniversary anthologies, Ace of Diamond, Music Life.
