caption current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
glay at the 2014 mtv video music awards japan teru takuro hisashi jiro rally , the predators , exile , kyosuke himuro 1988 -- present extasy canyon , emi music japan , capitol , loversoul music , & associates/for life music platinum , polygram , mustard/unlimited , pony glay
 nobumasa akira iso shingo group_or_band pop rock , power pop , progressive rock mtv vmaj 2014 glay.jpg hakodate , hokkaidō , japan glay
glay

glay is a japanese rock band , formed in hakodate in 1988 .
glay primarily composes songs in the rock and pop genres , but they have also arranged songs using elements from a wide variety of genres , including punk , electronic , r&b , folk , reggae , gospel , and ska .
originally a visual kei band , the group slowly shifted to less dramatic attire through the years .
as of 2008 , glay had sold an estimated 51 million records ; 28 million singles and 23 million albums , making them one of the top ten best-selling artists of all time in japan .
