Dir en Grey is a modern Japanese Rock Band. It was formed in 1997 from the ashes of the Visual Kei band La:Sadies, and has kept a steady member line up consisting of Kyo on vocals, Kaoru on lead guitar and Die on rhythm guitar, Toshiya on bass and Shinya on drums. The band's name is a mix of German, French and English, respectively. The name was created by Kaoru, often known as the leader of the band, and it means "greyish silver coin". Dir en grey's international fans who speak a Latin-based language often use the abbreviations Deg and Diru when both speaking and typing for sake of brevity.

Vocals: 京 (Kyo) (Nishimura Tooru) きょう　（にしむら　とおる）
DoB: 16 February, 1976
Age: 29
Hometown: Kyoto

Kyo writes most of the band's lyrics.

Guitar: 薫 (Kaoru) (Niikura Kaoru) かおる　（にいくら　かおる）
DoB: 17 February, 1974
Age: 31
Hometown: Hyougo

Kaoru is the oldest member and leader of Dir en grey. He also composes most of the music.

Guitar: Die (Andou Daisuke) ダイ　（あんどう　だいすけ）
DoB: 20 December, 1974
Age: 30
Hometown: Mie

Bass: Toshiya (Hara Toshimasa) としや　（はら　としまさ）
DoB: 31 March, 1977
Age: 28
Hometown: Nagano

Drums: Shinya (Terachi Shinya) しんや　（てらち　しんや）
DoB: 24 February, 1978
Age: 27
Hometown: Osaka

Shinya has a quiet and shy stage personality. In Dir en grey's visual days he often dressed like a woman. He has said the most important thing in his life is his dog, Miyu

 

This information was found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dir_en_grey