Kyo (musician)
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| Background information | ||
| Born | February 16, 1976 (age 31) Kyoto, Japan |
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| Genre(s) | Rock/metal | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals | |
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Dir en grey | |
Kyo (京 Kyō?, born on February 16, 1976 in Kyoto) is a Japanese musician and the lead vocalist and lyricist of Dir en grey. He has been with the band since its inception in 1997 and was previously a roadie for Kuroyume[citation needed] and the frontman of La:Sadie's.
While he has only composed a handful of Dir en grey's songs (for example "The Domestic Fucker Family" and "Hades"), Kyo is responsible for all the lyrics, which usually have negative implications and touch on a variety of subjects, such as sexual obsessions ("Zomboid"), abuse ("Berry"), and mass media ("Mr.Newsman"). Several songs deal with specifically Japanese issues, such as the country's casual attitude towards abortion ("Mazohyst of Decadence") and its conformity-oriented society ("Children"). The vocabulary used ranges from vulgar to timid, with wordplay and double entendres occurring frequently, often connected to the multiple meanings of certain kanji characters.[1]
His stage presence has reached a level of infamy, as it is not only very energetic and emotional, but also littered with shock elements such as full-body makeup resembling heavy burns, fake vomit of varying color and consistency, and various acts of self-mutilation. However, the authenticity of the latter is not always clear, given how frequent certain practices occur, sometimes firmly in place within a tour's usual setlist. For example, Kyo would regularly engage in fish-hooking during the performance of "Kodoku ni Shisu, Yueni Kodoku." throughout the It Withers and Withers tour.[2]
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Kyo has released two volumes of poetry, each book accompanied by short bonus CD, containing the only solo music he has released as of February 2007.
| August 31, 2001 | Jigyaku, Rensou Furan Shinema (自虐、歛葬腐乱シネマ) Bonus CD: Daisanteikoku Gakudan (第三帝国楽団) |
| April 12, 2004 | Zenryaku, Ogenki Desu ka? Saihate no Chi Yori Namonaki Kimi ni Ai wo Komete... (前略、お元気ですか。最果ての地より名も無き君に愛をこめて・・・) Bonus CD: Furan Shinema Teikoku Gakudan (腐乱シネマ帝國楽団) |
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| Dir en grey |
| Members: Kyo | Kaoru | Die | Toshiya | Shinya |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Gauze | Macabre | Kisou | Vulgar | Withering to Death. | The Marrow of a Bone |
| EPs: Missa | Six Ugly Remixes: Kai |
| Singles: Jealous | -I'll- | Akuro no Oka | Yurameki | -Zan- | Cage | Yokan | Myaku | [KR] Cube | Taiyou no Ao | Ain't Afraid to Die | Filth | Jessica | Embryo | Child Prey | Drain Away | Kasumi | The Final | Saku | Clever Sleazoid | Ryoujoku no Ame | Agitated Screams of Maggots |
| Videography |
| Clips: Kaede ~If Trans...~ | Mousou Toukakugeki | Gauze -62045- | Kimon | Average Fury | Average Psycho |
| Live: Mousou Kakugaigeki | 1999.12.18 Osakajo Hall | Tour 00 >> 01 Macabre | Rettou Gekishin Angya | Blitz 5 Days | The Code of Vulgar[ism] | It Withers and Withers | Despair in the Womb |
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