Name: Kaoru

D.O.B.: 170274

Birth Place: Hyougo

Blood Type: A

Position: Guitar

Kaoru, the coolest member in Dir en grey. I think there's only one word can describe him --- weird!! Kaoru was always the person who made final decision in meetings. According to other members, they all afraid of him, and think he was very quiet when they first met, may be Kaoru looks too cool in apperance. However, their opinions changed totally afterwards.

I like Kaoru's work very much, they always impressed me, especially "ZAN", "Akoro no oka" and "mazohyst of decandence".

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Kaoru and ...

[Shiina Ringo] Kaoru likes the songs of Shiina Ringo very much, and Shiina Ringo is a very popular artist among members. When Dir en grey first performed in the TV program Music Station, they have the following conversation.
Ringo-chan: kawaii~ (cute) (talking about the manicure on Kaoru's hands)
Kaoru: Really!?
Ringo-chan: You are on guitar?
Kaoru: Yes.
Ringo-chan: They(manicure) will fall off when you're playing guitar.
Kaoru: That's OK, they can be painted again.
Kaoru and Shiina Ringo started their conversation from the topic of manicure. Kaoru said it's a good beginning of their friendship.

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eyes on Kaoru

Kyo:	When he met the band initially, he had considered many things of us already. When we first met, I can't talk with him, and I think he's a quiet people. But I found that it's totally wrong! He thinks in a very fast way!
Die:	When there's differecne in opinions in meetings, he's always the person who group them together and made final decision. He's trustful.
Toshiya:	I was afraid of him when I first know him. Actually we all afraid of him! But after we start to talk each other, we found that he's totally different than what we think. Also, our fans can't recgonzie us in the past, caz both our hair are blue! I usually recieved fans letter to me but the reciever is written as "Kaoru"
Shinya:	Very bad, just after Die... (laugh) He gave me image of adult when we first met, but that's different actually!