Die
Die
is one of two guitarists for Dir en grey. He is equally wonderful
on acoustic and electric. His real name is Ando Daisuke and he was
born in Mie on Dec 20, 1974. His blood type is B and he stands at
5'10". Die's hair has been variuos shades of red, mostly just
bright red, and varying between super-mullet or short and spikey. He
perhaps wears the least amount of makeup, preferring only black eye shadow,
and his costumes consist mostly of leather and studs or military uniforms.
He enjoys teasing his fellow bandmates (especially Shinya) and competes
with Kyo for the role of the "scary" one, but under all the makeup,
he is very gentle and sweet and has a kind face. It has been said
that every girl needs a Die; he is the nicest guy one could ever meet.
Die Facts
- When asked to list his 3 most precious things, Die responded with:
1. Dir en Grey; 2. fans; 3. staff
- When asked to say something to each of his bandmates, Die responded
with: Kyo, please don't pierce any more holes! Kaoru, get a haircut!
Toshiya, please fix your room. Shinya, for how long do you
intend to hide yourself?"
- Die describes his most blissful moment of the day as right before
he goes to sleep. He frequently has nightmares, so before he goes
to sleep, he tells himself "I am going to sleep now; whatever happens
after, however terrifying, will only be nightmares."
- Die's nightmares are usually about running for life with friends.
His friends "run speedily" while he runs slow like he
has "eaten some lard."
- Favorite time of year is the Christmas season.
- Die loves drinking with his younger brother, quite often to the
point where he babbles incoherently and is too drunk to leave the bar.
- Die describes himself as "baka."
- Audrey is his signature song.
- At the Tokyo NKH Hall concert there was a large pink rat head sitting
just in front of Shinya`s drums. Die kept looking at it near the end
of the show, debating popping it on his head, but it wasn`t built as
a mask, so he had to forget that idea.
- Die likes getting things from the fans that he can use. Like
underwear. Apparently a fan once sent him some.
- Die is very straightforward and talkative, yet he is the "joker";
he can make any of the other members laugh at any time. He teases
Shinya mercilessly.
- Die does not like sashimi or seafood; he likes Western food, especially
Italian.
- Die likes cute girls with big eyes. When he was younger he
was very nervous and shy, especially when he had to talk to girls.
- He has a black belt in Kendo. He took it from elementary to
high school, then stopped when he learned to play guitar because there
was not enough time for both.
- Of all the band members, Die is the one most likely to count calories.
