Toshiya

      Toshiya is the bassist for Dir en grey.  His real name is Hara Toshimara.  Nicknamed "Totchi" by the fans, he was born on March 31, 1977, in Nagano.  His blood type is B and he stands at 5'10".  Upon meeting Kaoru for the first time, Toshiya was impressed with his blue hair.  Thus, Toshiya's hair has been blue ever since, though it may currently be black.  Toshiya is the happy-go-lucky one, never afraid to show his emotions, and enjoys anime and manga.  Many of his costumes are anime-inspired.  According to the fans, his best solo is in "Cage."

Toshiya Facts

• When asked to list his 3 most precious things, Toshiya responded with: 1. My past; 2. everyone I've met; 3. this very moment.
• At one of Dir en grey's first concerts, Toshiya cried all the way through GARDEN because his father had come to see him perform and stood during the whole concert.
• When asked to say something to each of his bandmates, Toshiya replied with: "Kyo, you have to be the poisonous person forever.  Kaoru, play faster! *laughs*  Die, why don't you go play a Light Band. *laughs*  Shinya, please count "one, two, three" louder before you start drumming away!"
• When asked to describe a recent unlucky thing, Toshiya replied with: "I live on the first floor. That day somehow water seeped up from the floor. I rose to find my carpet totally wet. At first, I thought I spilled some juice on the carpet on the previous night, but no matter how hard I mopped it up, the water keep coming through. Then I realize it is something more serious than that, and I called up my landlord to handle it. Now all my wooden furniture is going all rotten and moldy, it's terrible even thinking of it. Oh I wanted to move out ASAP..."
• At the Grand Cube Osaka concert, as Shinya walked off the stage, Toshiya followed behind him and gave Shinya a jumping kick in the butt just before he could get back stage.  As he ran off the stage himself, he did a very exaggerated run with his knees drawn all the way up to his chest.
• Toshiya is definately the dorkiest member of the band.  He once stated that he thinks Japan is shaped like a banana, and he likes living in Japan because it is the only country shaped like a banana.
• There were no other boys in the area Toshiya lived in as a child, so he grew up playing with the girls.  As a result, when he started school he was bullied for being a crybaby.  He never liked the outdoors much.
• Spring makes Toshiya think of getting new sunglasses.
• In school, Toshiya was in the kendo club.  He was afraid of his senior, who liked to eat protein supplements.
• Toshiya hates seaweed.