Dir En Grey
Shinya (born February 24, 1978 in Hirakata, Osaka); drums. In 1995 he helped form La:Sadie's, which disbanded in 1997, after which Dir En Grey was formed. Shinya has composed a handful of songs for Dir En Grey, his compositions alternating between melodic ("Hotarubi", "Fukai") and upbeat tunes ("Raison Detre", "Umbrella").