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凄く読み応えのあるインタビュー記事でした𓏲ּ𝄢𓏲ּ𝄢
益々ちゃっきー🎸&アルバム「PLUVIA」💿が大好きで愛おしくなりましたᥫᩣ ̖́-
I filmed this on Feb 10, 2021, after our interview. We met again later at a show, and ISSAY offered me a drink. It wasn’t until I got home that I realized it had been his birthday. I still feel bad about it. But looking back, it says so much about who he was — a kind person.
On "MORTAL DOWNER".
Excerpt from our conversation with Die (DIR EN GREY) published on July 29th. Read the full interview via the link below.👇🏻
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@DIRENGREY_ENG
@DIRENGREY_JP
#MORTALDOWNER
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< DIR EN GREY | From MORTAL DOWNER to their 30th Anniversary >
In this interview, Die talks about MORTAL DOWNER, the uncertainty that shaped past albums, why he welcomes negative criticism, how songs take on a life of their own on stage, his
アルバムPLUVIAリリースに関するSAKIさんのインタビュー🥰
相当たくさんの媒体で読んできました
内容の濃ゆさでは、VMJのインタビューが１番な気がします🥹
#SAKI
#PLUVIA
とても興味深いインタビューでした。
これで #PLUVIA の奥深さと魅力をさらに知ることが出来ました💿
インストルメンタルに重要なのは『間』であると。
#SAKI
#ちゃっきー
On technique vs. emotion.
Excerpt from our conversation with SAKI published on June 24, 2026. Read the full interview via the link below. 👇🏻
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@_chakixx_
#PLUVIA
#SAKI
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Rain as symbol. Silence as language. A guitar that sings without words. A decade in major bands. A painful exit. A period where she almost stopped entirely. Guitarist SAKI sat down with VMJ and didn’t hold back. Check out our interview to learn more
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< DIR EN GREY | From MORTAL DOWNER to their 30th Anniversary >
In this interview, Die talks about MORTAL DOWNER, the uncertainty that shaped past albums, why he welcomes negative criticism, how songs take on a life of their own on stage, his philosophy of becoming less ordinary rather than masculine or feminine, and the candid story behind the name “Big Gurl.”
☆ Read the full conversation (link below) ⇓
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🔗https://visualmusicjapan.com/interviews/direngrey-die-mortaldowner
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🪪 @direngrey_official @die_dir.en.grey
🏷 #DIRENGREY | #MORTALDOWNER
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