The song starts with the line 灰色のあなたに dir en gray, with the Latin part being a correct translation of the Japanese part. This band was Lareine, who had released a song called "Dir en gray" in 1995. During the WOWOW Special in 2020, Kaoru elaborates that they took the name from another band that was famous around that time.
In an early interview, vocalist Kyo explained that he knew the name before the band was formed. They wanted to convey a musical image that was neither black nor white, so they picked grey. The band name is a combination of German "dir", French "en" and English "grey" and was thought to mean "Grey Silver Coin" ( 灰色の銀貨, Haiiro no Ginka), the Japanese translation was used as the name of their fanclub's magazine. After playing one show as a Kuroyume cover-band called DEATHMASK at the live house Nagano J on January 24, they officially formed "Dir en grey" on February 2, 1997. After parting ways with Kisaki, members Kaoru, Kyo, Die and Shinya recruited bassist Toshiya and regrouped as a new band. They disbanded due to leader and bassist Kisaki not wanting to debut as he felt that it was too soon, but guitarist Kaoru believed that they were ready for it. History 1997–1999: Early career ĭir En Grey was preceded by the independent rock band La:Sadie's, which included four of Dir En Grey's members before disbanding.
1.4 2007–2009: The Marrow of a Bone and Uroboros.
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