, better known by his stage name TERU, is a Japanese musician and singer best known as vocalist of the rock band

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, for which he was initially the drummer.

Biography

History

He also founded the side-band rally, with

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), Kouji Ueno (

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and ex-

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) and Motokatsu Miyagami (

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). The band recorded the song "

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" for ''

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'', a tribute album to

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. They've played in festivals. Besides singing, Teru is also an artist. He does some design to Glay's products and some non-Glay related campaigns. He's also worked as a narrator for the animated movie "Highway Jenny", in 2006. As a child, he used to play soccer and baseball and believed he could become an athlete. However, as a teenager he became interested in music and started to play the

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. Teru has been involved in several humanitarian campaigns as the

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and the

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Live. In 2007 and 2008 Teru starred an Ad Council Japan (AC) CM to show people of having the blood tested for HIV awareness. In 2017 he teamed up with Hisashi,

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, Pierre Nakano (

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) and Ery (

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) to cover "

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" by

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for the ''D'erlanger Tribute Album ~Stairway to Heaven~''. Teru hosts a radio show, "Teru Me Night Glay", on Bay FM.

Personal life

He married singer

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from pop group PUFFY in April 2002, and she gave birth to their daughter in March 2003. He has two other children, a boy and a girl, from a previous marriage.

Songs by Teru

*ACID HEAD (from single "Zutto futari de...", lyrics written by Teru and Takuro, music by Takuro) *Hello my life (from single "Winter, again" - lyrics written by Teru and Takuro, music by Takuro) *Shuumatsu no Baby Talk (from album "BEAT out!" - music and lyrics) *Little Lovebirds (from single "Yuuwaku" - music and lyrics) *Rock Icon (from single "Mermaid" - lyrics written by Teru and Takuro, music by Takuro) *Super Ball 425 (from single "STAY TUNED" - lyrics by Teru, music by Takuro) *BACK UP (from single "STAY TUNED" - music and lyrics) *BLAST (from album "THE FRUSTRATED" - music and lyrics) *I Will~ (from album "LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL" - music and lyrics)

Special features

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", song by "No More Landmine", with various musicians. *"Love Clover", by

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*"Ango", by

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(álbum "Poetic Evolution") *"Migratory Bird", by the Taiwanese band

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*"Fuyuu no Etorage", by

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(album "

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") *"Say Something", by

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(album "In The Mood") *"Red Ribbon Spiritual Song: Umare kuru kodomotachino tameni", with

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, Takuro, Miliya Kato and others * "Still Love", by rapper MCU

References

External links

GLAY official website

Teru's radio website
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