14 Facts About Glay

Glay is a Japanese rock band, formed in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan, in 1988.

Glay formed in 1988 as a high school band when Takuro asked Teru, a schoolmate, to play the drums.

Glay too, declined the offer, insisting that he was already heading in the right direction for himself.

In 1997, the album Review - Best of Glay stayed for five weeks in a row at the top position of the Oricon charts and became the all-time best-selling album in Japan at the time, with almost 5 million copies sold.

Glay closed the year of 1999, playing the concert The Millennium Eve - A Christmas Present for the People Who Love Live a Lot, a joint concert with Luna Sea, on December 23, and the Glay Countdown Live in Messe "Come Together" concert on December 31.

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Glay's feelings were not of happiness, but of "emptiness" and not knowing what to do after "doing everything" they wanted to.

Under the new company, Glay released their first DVD—single "Itsuka" and their first B-Side compilation albums, Rare Collectives Vol.

In 2004, Glay had several activities to celebrate their 10th anniversary since their major debut.

In February 2006, Glay ended their silence by having a two-day live performance in Zepp Tokyo and a three-day live performance at Nippon Budokan, titled Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, which was produced as an independent event.

In 2009, Glay celebrated 15 years since the release of their debut single "Rain".

In 2015, Glay created their second theme song for the Ace of Diamond series, "Heroes".

In July 2017, Glay released their 14th album Summerdelics, which reached number 1 on the Oricon album chart, followed by a national arena tour.

In 2018, Glay toured Asia, collaborating on stage with Taiwanese band Mayday and performed the 900th concert of their career in Hong Kong.

Glay occasionally holds an exposition and concert called Glay Expo, which is always expensively produced and lures greater audiences than their normal stadium concerts.