THE GLAY GRAPEVINE
NOVEMBER
2000.11.24 : Release of Glay's 2nd compilation album of their best hits - DRIVE ~ GLAY Complete Best.
                   Code : PCCU-00006
                   Retail Price : 3675 Yen

This is a 2 CD set which contains a total of 24 songs, with 17 of those songs being their singles best hits spanning their music career from 1993 - 2000. It is set in a transparent coloured case and for pre-orders, there is a special bonus - GLAY OFFICIAL LINER NOTES with a special box. All songs are digitally remastered in NY, Master Disc Studios.

Tracklist :

Disc 1 -

1. Tomadoi (Jet the Phantom)
2. Kuchibiru
3. Shutter Speeds No Teema
4. Zutto Futari De
5. Glorious
6. a Boy ~ Zutto Wasurenai ~
7. Ikiteku Tsuyosa
8. Happy Swing
9. Kanojo No "Modern..."
10. Soul Love
11. However
12. I'm In Love

Disc 2 -

13. Yuuwaku
14. Ikigai
15. Biri Biri Crushmen
16. Beloved
17. Happiness
18. Survival
19. pure soul
20. Be With You
21. Winter, again
22. Haru Wo Ai Suru Hito
23. Special Thanks
24. Missing You

There would be a DRIVE ~ GLAY Complete Best SPECIAL DAY event held in Japan. In this event, there will be a lottery style draw. The winning numbers come from the singles which have been numbered during production.
Prizes include :

1. GLAY Original Parker (designed by Teru)
2. GLAY Original shirt (designed by Teru)
3. GLAY Original 2001 Schedule
4. GLAY Original 2001 Pocket Calendar (featuring all members)
2000.11.15 : Release of Glay's 22nd single ~ Missing You
                  Code : PCCU-00005
                  Retail Price : 1220 Yen (without tax)

Songs Include :

1. Missing You
    Written & Composed by Takuro
    Arranged by Masahide Sakuma & Glay

2. Time
    Written & Composed by Jiro
    Arranged by Masahide Sakuma & Glay

3. Why Don't We Make You Happy
    Written & Composed by Takuro
    Arranged by Masahide Sakuma & Glay

4. Surf Rider
    Written & Composed by Hisashi
    Arranged By Hisashi, Kei Kusama, Masahide Sakuma

5. Missing You [instrumental]

*First press is a limited edition item.
** For the song composed by Hisashi, Jiro plays the guitar in that song.
   
OCTOBER
2000.10.17 : Yoshihito Wayama's (Jiro) Birthday
                   Happy Birthday Jiro!
2000.10.01 : Happy Swing Members Site is going to become a members service of the internet and will open on this date. Application for this site starts on the 25th September, 12 pm Japan time.

Features : Special members' column by Glay, members' own homepage, BBS, photo gallery, web shopping for Glay products, information about upcoming events.

Methods of signing up :
1. Go to Glay's official hompage, click on the link provided and sign up, paying either through credit card or cash by mail.
2. Send a letter with your return address on an envelope to the specified fan club address (not the address of Happy Swing).

One time registration fee : 2000 Yen

Monthly Access Fee :

1. 2000 Yen for 30 hours   
OR
2. 3000 Yen for unlimited access

*Pay the monthly fees by the 1st of every month.
SEPTEMBER
2000.09.13 : Glay to re-issue their only album - Hai To Daiyamondo - that came out under an indie label.
                   Price : 3059 Yen
                   Code No : XXC-1015

Contains indie versions of Manatsu No Tobira, KISSIN' NOISE, RAIN, Kanojo No "Modern...", Senno Naifu Ga Mune Wo Sasu & rare tracks only included in this album.
TV On Air Schedule :

2000.8.25 : Music Station (ANB)
2000.8.26 : CDTV (TBS)
2000.8.28 : Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ (CX)
2000.8.30 : Mu-Mu (CX)
2000.9.1 : FUN (NTV)
2000.9.2 : CDTV (TBS)
2000.9.4 : Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ (CX)
2000.9.7 : Utaban (TBS)
2000.9.14 : Utaban (TBS)
2000.9.15 : Music Station (ANB)

Radio Guest :

2000.8.22 : TOKYO-FM  36 radio network nationwide [Yamada Hisashi's
Rajianrimitetto]
2000.8.23 : BAYFM [BAY RHYTHMIX GLAY SPECIAL]
2000.8.26 : J-WAVE [SUPER LINE 'J']
2000.8.26 TBS Radio [THE Otoban]
2000.8.28 : NACK5 [JIRO Produce, SUMMER DREAMS feat. GLAY]
2000.8.29 : Cultural Broadcast
2000.09 : Glay is going to release a BEST OF album at the end of the year. Fans can vote for the songs to be included in this album in the slip of paper found when you buy the [Tomadoi] single.
2000.09.06 : Release of movie soundtrack "Mirai Nikki".
                   Price : 2,625 Yen

This soundtrack includes Takuro's and Teru's acoustic song "Natsu No Kanata He" (Over the Summer) and Hisashi's solo song "Tomadoi ~ summer days (Mirai Nikki version)". Music by Masahide Sakuma.
2000.9.2 ~ 10.29 : Glay Arena Tour "HEAVY GAUGE". (Second Half)
                           Tickets go on sale to the public on
21st May 2000.
                           Ticket Price : 6500 Yen
                           Schedule of Glay's Arena Tour 2000 :

September
2, 3 : Maebashi Green Dome
6, 7, 9, 10 : Nippon Budokan
16, 17 : Asti Tokushima
21, 22 : Hamamatsu Arena

October
4, 5, 7, 8 : Marine Messe Fukuoka
11, 12, 14, 15 : Osaka-jyo Hall
18, 19, 21, 22 : Yokohama Arena
25, 26, 28, 29 : Nagoya Rainbow Hall
Glay decides to extend their Glay Arena Tour 2000 "HEAVY GAUGE".

2000.10.31 ~ 11.26 : Glay Arena Tour "HEAVY GAUGE". (Second Half Extension)
                              Ticket reservations start on
20th August 2000.
                              Ticket Price before the concert date : 6500 Yen (tax included)
                              Ticket Price on the concert day itself : 7500 yen (tax included)
                              Schedule of Glay's Arena Tour 2000 :

October
31 : Nagoya Rainbow Hall              (Open - 17:30   Start - 18:30)

November
1 : Nagoya Rainbow Hall               (Open - 17:30   Start - 18:30)
13, 14 : Osaka Hall                       (Open - 17:30   Start - 18:30)
18 : Saitama Super Arena              (Open - 16:00   Start - 18:00)
19 : Saitama Super Arena              (Open - 15:00   Start - 17:00)
23, 25, 26 : Yoyogidaiichitaiikukan (Open - 16:00   Start - 17:00)

*More details can be found in the pamphlet given when you buy the MERMAID single.
AUGUST
2000.7 : Hisashi has MARRIED since December 1999!! His wife is supposedly called Izumi - the sweet lady who nursed him back to health when he broke his leg 2 years ago at GLAY's concert tour. He has certainly hid this wonderful news from fans very well! Well, anyway, CONGRATULATIONS HISASHI!!
May you live in bliss with your wife and have lotsa little Hisashis soon! =D
2000.8 : Release of Glay's Double A Maxi Single (21st single overall) ~ TOMADOI ~
            Code No : PCCU-00003
            Price : 1260 Yen

Songs include :

1. Tomadoi
    Written & Composed by Takuro
    Arranged by Masahide Sakuma & Glay

2. SPECIAL THANKS
    Written & Composed by Takuro
    Arranged by Masahide Sakuma & Glay

3. Good Bye Bye Sunday
    Written & Composed by Jiro
    Arranged by Masahide Sakuma & Glay

4. Tomadoi [instrumental]
   
5. SPECIAL THANKS [instrumental]


[TOMADOI] is the theme song for a TV dorama "Mirai Nikki". The movie of this dorama series would be released in August and the other song in the Double A Maxi Single - SPECIAL THANKS - would be the theme song for this movie.
Takuro has been appointed as the person in charge of selecting the soundtracks for this movie.

There are 2 types of covers for this single. There is the regular [Tomadoi] version and a limited edition version.. The limited edition copies are the import size box like the [Mermaid] single and there are 4 pictures of the members attached to the CD case. For the regular version, there are the same 4 pictures of the members but they are not attached to the CD case and are interchangeable to form 4 different covers of the single.
Check out Glay's Tomadoi webzine at : http://www.m-up.com/GLAY/
JULY
2000.7.22 : Hide museum opened on this day and GLAY had a secret live for the opening ceremony.
                 Tickets were sold to fans from Happy Swing and JETS (Hide's fan club).
TV On Air Schedule :

2000.7.20 : Utaban (TBS)
2000.7.21 : Music Station (ANB)
2000.7.29 : CDTV (TBS)
2000.7.31 : Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ (CX)

Radio Guest :

2000.7.17 - 2000.7.21 : J-WAVE [Groove Line]
2000.7.20 : TOKYO-FM  36 radio network nationwide [Yamada Hisashi's
Rajianrimitetto]
2000.7.31 : Nippon Broadcast 17 radio network nationwide [allnight Nippon SUPER! GLAY Special]
2000.8.1 : J-WAVE [Groove Line]
2000.7 : GLAY will perform for a university in Osaka but the college has not yet been confirmed.
2000.7 : GLAY is currently in Los Angeles (USA) now filming the PV for their new song - MERMAID.
2000.7 : Special GLAY event ~ "RKR2000" - ROCK KIDS RETURNS 2000

This special event would be held in July on a Thursday and GLAY would start performing at 1:00 a.m.
Details are not yet available.
2000.7.31 : Release of Live Video - GLAY EXPO '99 SURVIVAL ~Live in Makuhari~.
                 Cost : 5600 Yen
                 Codes :  Video ~ PCVE-51002 (limited editon of 200,000 copies)
                              DVD ~ PCBE-50029
                 *It comes with a Memorial Photobook for initial reservations.

There are 23 songs in this video :

1. HAPPY SWING
2. Kuchibiru
3. Glorious
4. SHUTTER SPEEDS NO TEEMA
5. More than Love
6. SURVIVAL
7. Ikiteku Tsuyosa
8. Yes, Summerdays
9. summer FM
10. INNOCENCE
11. Freeze My Love
12. HOWEVER
13. Koko Dewa Nai, Doko Ka E
14. LADY CLOSE
15. TWO BELL SILENCE
16. MISERY
17. Yuuwaku
18. COME ON!!
19. ACID HEAD
20. I'm in Love
21. Kanojo No "Modern..."
22. Biri Biri Crushmen
23. BURST

*Fans who buy both VIDEO GLAY 4 and this video will get a chance to obtain GLAY presents (not for sale) when they send their stubs back. Please note that the first press item of the the Makuhari Messe Memorial Photobook is not related to this. So, fans who did not buy VIDEO GLAY 4 would still be entitled to the Memorial Photobook if they bought a first press release Makuhari Messe Expo '99 SURVIVAL video.

*Sorry about the earlier mistake made.

* For more details, check out : 
http://www.glay.co.jp/makuhari/index.html
2000.7.19 : Release of Glay's 20th single - MERMAID.
                 Code No : PCCU-00002
                 Price : 1050 Yen

Songs :
MERMAID (Song & Lyrics by Takuro, arranged by Masahide Sakuma & Glay)
c/w ROCK ICON (Song by Takuro, Lyrics by Takuro and Teru, arranged by Masahide Sakuma & Glay)
MERMAID ~instrumental~ (Song by Takuro, arranged by Masashide Sakuma & Glay)

The first press limited edition SPECIAL MERMAID (import size box) will come with a "B" (large) size original poster.
JUNE
2000.6.29 : "LIGHT GAUGE" SECRET LIVE in ZEPP SAPPORO.
                  Open : 18:00
                  Start : 19:00
                  Ticket Price : 5000 Yen
Tickets went on sale only on the actual day itself (2000.6.29) at 10:00 and ticket sales stopped at 17:00.
Limited to only 2 tickets per person.
2000.6.15 : MERMAID Webzine by GLAY is out.

However, this webzine has been taken down as of 2000.7.31. It was stated when the webzine was up that it would only be online from 2000.6.15 - 2000.7.31.
2000.6.8 : Kobashi Teruhiko's Birthday
               Happy Birthday Darling Teru!
2000.6.5 : Shigeo Komori (a.k.a SK55), GLAY's keyboard player has his own homepage -
               
http://www.geocities.co.jp/Broadway/4287/sk55/index.html
       
MAY
2000.5 : Hisashi has a new hairstyle (Mohawk-ish) and he has put up a picture of himself with his new hairstyle in Cyber Net City.
The URL is -
http://www.oocities.org/Tokyo/Spa/2600/Mo.jpg
2000.5.26 : A cassette tape titled "NEVER MIND" will be released by Glay under the name - NEVER MIND. Essentially, it is still the same members of Glay who form this band, only that they have now switched their positions :   Vocal - Tony (Hisashi)
                 Guitar - Terry (Teru)
                 Guitar - Jido (Jiro)
                  Keyboard - Takkun (Takuro)
                  Bass - Toshi Boubou (Toshi)

Date of Sale : 26th May 2000
Retail Price : 1905 Yen
It is a limited item - only 30,000 copies will be sold.

There are 15 songs in the tape :

1. Radio Never Mind
2. What's goin' on ~ gokaku Tony ~
3. Love Survival
4. End Trap
5. Power Never Mind
6. Goran Sekai Wa Kurushimi Ni Manchiteiruyo
7. Eafu Shima Kamehameha
8. Pretty Park
9. BIG * STAR
10. The Great Escape
11. Ethnic Never Mind
12. Naninanina
13. TAI "Infinity" ZAN
14. I LOVE NY!
15. TAP no Lonely Blues

* Terry (Teru) remains as the lead singer in the cassette tape recordings of NEVER MIND. Basically GLAY reprises their roles in GLAY in NEVER MIND and Tony (Hisashi) only sings (and the rest of the gang switches roles) only when NEVER MIND perform "live".
               
2000.5.26 : Kubo Takuro's Birthday
                  Happy Birthday Takuro!!
2000.5 : Glay performed 2 new songs for the fans during the "LIVE at CLUB CITTA [LIGHT GAUGE]" gig.
             Takuro said that these 2 songs will be released in the summer as a Glay single.
             The 2 songs are : 1) Yoyogi no uta (a.k.a Jack Daniel, Wow wow Johnny)
                                       2) Mermaid.
2000.5 : See [Heavy Gauge] Arena Tour 2000 concert pictures.
URL :
http://www.hokuriku.ne.jp/rukia/index.html
2000.5 : HAPPY SWING SPACE SITE shows all the tour goodies that Glay are selling in their [Heavy Gauge] Arena Tour 2000.
URL -
http://www.glay.co.jp/concert/goods.html
APRIL
2000.4.15 ~ 6.28 : Glay Arena Tour "HEAVY GAUGE". (First Half)
                            Reservations start on the
13th February 2000.
                            Ticket price before the concert date : 6500 Yen
                            Ticket price on the concert day itself : 7500 Yen
                            Schedule of Glay's Arena Tour:
April
15, 16, 18, 19 : Yoyogidaiichitaiikukan
22, 23 : Morioka Ice Arena
26, 27, 29, 30 : Sendai Grandei 21

May
3, 4, 6, 7 : Ishikawa Sangyo Tenjikan (Hall No. 4)
10, 11, 13, 14 : Niigata Sangyo Shinko Centre
17, 18, 20, 21 : Kobe World Memorial Hall
27, 28 : Nagano M Wave
31 : Hiroshima Green Arena

June
1, 3, 4 : Hiroshima Green Arena
7, 8, 10, 11 : Nagoya Rainbow Hall
14, 15, 17, 18 : Osaka Hall
24, 25, 27, 28 : Makomanai Ice Arena

More information about Glay's Arena Tour can be obtained when you buy the single "Happiness".
2000.4.7 : Live at CLUB CITTA (Kawasaki)
               "TRANSFORM - 2001 SPECIAL" [LIGHT GAUGE]
                Open : 18:00
                Start : 19:00
                All Standing
                Ticket Price : 5000 Yen
Tickets to the gig above has been sold out within 30 minutes of their release.
This gig may be a rehearsal to the HEAVY GAUGE Arena Tour to be held later in April.
2000.4.5 : VIDEO GLAY 4
Glay are making DVD versions of all the videos that they have released under Unlimited Records/mustard label.
2000.4.5 : Release of VIDEO GLAY 4. There are 2 versions of this video, either in videotape or in DVD.
               Cost: 4500 Yen
               Codes : VHS ~ PCVE-51001
                           DVD~ PCBE-00021
               Songs include : - Yuuwaku
                                      - SOUL LOVE
                                      - Be With You
                                      - Winter, again (2 versions)
                                      - Koko De Wa Nai, Doko Ka E
                                      - HAPPINESS ~Winter Mix~
                                      - Heavy Gauge


Fans who reserve this from 2/1 ~ 3/20 will get either a special present of either a Glay CD-Rom (screensaver) or a Glay mousepad. As for rest of the fans, there will be a special present of either a poster or a postcard designed by Teru with the purchase of Video Glay 4. However, this would only be available in specific shops in Japan. Also, the choice of free gifts lies in Lady Luck, not with the purchasing fan.

Besides the freebies above, Video Glay 4 also comes with one of three campaign freebies (available only in Japan and in selected stores only) :  a) PUMA original official pull-out vest
                                          b) Original elast poster designed by Teru
                                          c) Original elast postcard designed by Teru
Fans who want this may have to send a postcard to win the goodies above and whatever is assigned depends on Lady Luck.
FEBRUARY
2000.2.2 : Tonomura Hisashi's Birthday.
                Happy Birthday Hisashi!
JANUARY
2000.1.3 ~ 30 : Glay pure soul "MOVIE" ~ Koko De Wa Nai, Doko Ka E ~
                       Shown in : Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Niigata, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka.
                       Ticket price : 2000 Yen (tax included). No reservation in advance.
                       Tickets go on sale from 18th December.
                       Free gift : Clear file designed by Teru.
2000.1.1 : Release of Glay's first maxi single (19th single overall) ~ HAPPINESS ~
              
Theme song for the TBS dorama "Dear Friday's Lovers".
               Code : PCCUX-00001
               Retail Price : 1223 Yen (tax included)
               Comes with a limited edition Glay Official 2000 Calendar (credit card size)
               CD-Extra - clips of Glay pure soul "MOVIE" ~ Koko De Wa Nai Doko Ka E ~
              Songs : - Happiness (Winter Mix)
                          - Misery (Glay Expo '99 Survival LIVE Version)

                    
    - Happiness (instrumental)
1999's HOTTEST NEWS
1999.9.15 : Platinum Records has stopped producing Glay's CDs, singles and videos.
 
Pony Canyon most probably bought the copyrights to Glay's music and they will re-issue those CDs, singles and videos at a later date (to be confirmed). This means that whatever Glay CDs, singles and videos fans have on their hands now are limited edition items.
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