DIR EN GREY - LOTUS (60 sec)

[sakukillerreborn]

I remember some asshole saying that uroboros was the top of their career and they will never be big again ...I listen to the leak and i want to say FUCK YOU to the person who said it.DSS is amazing and its up there with uroboros

[tatu0705]

beautiful…

[anash258]

Seriously, from back then until now. I love all of their songs. Dir en grey is the first band, I listened to back then.

[89gerardo]

thats evolution!

[33harajukugirl]

kyo cut his hair but ive seen pix of it grown out into like a "normal boy hair cut" now so hes not like... bald...

[Toshimasa]

All of thier songs, albms, singles, styles, and what ever else u can think of are AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

Even if kyo did cut his hair he is still the BEST!!!!!! XD

[NicholeCubbage]

I love dir en grey, but this song already sounds like crap.

[Shooterx94]

@NicholeCubbage yea

[IluvKirito]

Hmmmm. I was excited when I heard about a new single, and this is ok, not their best, but at least it's a significant improvement from the fail that was their last two albums -_- I was so disappointed in Diru but thank God they seem to be going in a better direction.

[OMGcrazyemoboy]

nuuu kyo cut his hair!!! D; and people come on everyone changes and this isnt bad at all its great music so please except that the band is trying out something of their liking and as their fans we should respect that

[KieruXKaoru]

i miss the old diru too, but everyband changes, even a little, and besides, this isnt half bad, kinda catchy <3 diru <3

[AkatsukiDarkRose21]

I hate seeing all these comments like "I hate this, I miss old Dir en Grey!" I mean I do miss old Diru, but I still love their new stuff. They're the type of band that I'll always love, even when they change!

[101shonenjumpfreak]

@AkatsukiDarkRose21 Thank you! finally Somebody agrees with me!

[kyoszek]

God... where is my old DEG? TELL ME, WHERE?! I can't take it. This song is really poor.Gezz...

Yeah, now you can hate me for negative vote :P

[WristCutGauze]

Saw this live on New Year's... it was fantastic and this video is great. They constantly evolve and refuse to stagnate and repeat themselves... even if it's not your style, you have to respect that they don't shrivel up and die because they keep growing in every song they create. This is the work of artists, not the corporate dollar. \m/

[05shana]

waaa amo a kyo *O*, aunke no me gusto mcuho su nuevo look pero sigue siendo genial y igual de sexy te amo kyo!!!!!!!!

[Yunalesca1]

I'm not impressed. I miss old Diru.

[BowDigitalLolita]

@Yunalesca1  yah .... right...

[MrMigguhjuice]

@Yunalesca1 i actually agree slightly...i still love them, and no matter what they do in the future they will always be my favorite band, but i miss their .."heavier" stuff i guess is the way to put it. i think im the only Dir en Grey fan who didn't like any song off of Uroboros...

[vexless13]

@MrMigguhjuice honestly dude i bought that album and i really wasent into it, only a few songs like red soil but other wise....eh and i love dir en grey

[IluvKirito]

@vexless13 Oh thank God, I thought I was the only one who severely disliked Uroboros. That album and Marrow of a Bone were just awful. I hate to be one of those fans that complains about missing the "old" Dir en grey, but dammit, how can you help it when their new music just DOESN'T COMPARE to what they were formerly capable of?! >.<

[vexless13]

@IluvKirito so what do u think of this song? Case personally i like it, its not like their old old stuff but it feels like a song from withering to death.

[IluvKirito]

@vexless13 I think it's ok, definitely not up to their potential though.

[vexless13]

@IluvKirito Yeah! But im still kinda excited to hear this album I just hope its not just this one song that i iike!

[ReDickuLess]

@MrMigguhjuice Possible only Glass Skin and Dozing Green, but even Dozing Green was a bit off...

[shinji3misaki]

que wapo ese hombree , esta creciendoo mi amor x el si es qeese puede maas , 1

[mayloryify]

nooooooooooooooo kyo calvooooooooooooo noooooooooo

[Wyldfang1395]

omg, Kyo's changed his look again? lol. Loving this new song! Can't wait for the full version.

[Wyldfang1395]

@taproot12 EPIC WIN.

[RaijinKami]

Kyo's buzz cut. = Yakuza/monk? nah. Why does Toshiya wear a suit?

[Veraux]

KYO IS BALD FML hahahahaha

[freeq7322]

It sounds a little bit like System Of A Down

[noforktouse]

They keep on changin'. It's good, but i miss the old them sometimes >.<

[liltanya299]

noooooooooooooo his hair

[thealex281]

@carkakto i think he looked better with all the hair he use to have

[Dezu17]

where is my baby's hair?!?! @_@

[boomdadrf]

@Dezu17 dont worry he will grow it again he always does

[despairlost]

@boomdadrf i hope so x.x

[Nappy133]

can anyone tell me when they're gonna release the full MV? :D

[chuchuhormone]

さすがｗ

[HitmanWolf46]

I don't know if it's just me or Kyo looks like Maximum the Hormone's bassist xD Can't wait to get the single btw ;)

[Dezu17]

@HitmanWolf46 omg ur right hahahaha thats pretty sad

[dragon6780]

the new lotus track is now available on itunes for$ 1.27

[lilkitty100]

OMG can't wait, it's today :D

[catcraig]

They just get better and better! I can't wait for the new album! And another concert!

[Ragnaroxxor]

I'M WAITIIIIING

[newyorkment]

yes! new song! fuck ya!

[dramaqueenputch]

AHHH!!!! I KNEW THEY'D BE BACKK!!! XDD <3

[choupiandladycool]

YEAHHHH !!!

[worldiness]

oh oh I just can't wait to get the full song

[danifilth363]

im addicted to this song already

[arikoyamato]

with his hair, he so totally looks like a mofia boss... well actually, he looked like one before his haircut... eg ichi the killer

[lileekill]

lolz honestly i so much prefer their newer style , but i would like them to play older songs that they rarely play because when they do it now it just comes out so awesome and really interesting . lolz

[DVM981]

Dir en grey have to be the only band that can flip back and forth between their older more mellow stuff and their newer heavier stuff and still not lose fans. I mean so many bands have their fans shouting at them to go back to their roots and Dir en grey do it on a regular basis without being shouted at, it is great.

[swkninja]

@DVM981 Well to be honest I have seen groups of fan girls on the internet (and in those awkward meet and greets) who want to see them in skirts only performing Yokan, GARDEN and Taiyou no Ao and they shout for that constantly... but I understand your point that the fanbase seems largely unified in their positive response to their current and past styles and a lot of the ones that I described above still listen even if they outlandishly prefer older diru.

[Sonicfan959]

kyo is akward looking without no hair, but good song from what im hearing ^^

[cedrikDGAF]

is it me or does kyo always has i different air style in every music video?

[HeyIamHollie]

Did I just see Dir en Grey underwear? Anywaysss... Not long!!! :D

[taproot12]

Justin bieber: God send me to make music

Dir en grey: i didn't send anyone........

[absrocker09]

@taproot12 even their scratching their heads as to HOW justin bieber got a career.

[moemoe20092007]

@taproot12 oh gosh lol .. it's hilarious but beiver is getting into even visual kei... forbidden territory

[Carkakto]

Kyo looks better with no hair.

Looks like the perfect yakuza member. (:

[despairlost]

@Carkakto oh yakuza style yeah make sense, but i still miss his wonderful hair...x.x

[Supernovagirl69]

@Carkakto Yup... the secret's out now XD Fans have pondered this for years... but now it has been confirmed!!! =]

[Guardian016]

@Carkakto Don't use that 'y' word. You have absolutely no understanding in Japanese society, do you?

[Carkakto]

@Guardian016 I simply expressed my opinion. I'll admit I don't understand Japanese society, but that's what he looks like to me. I take it that you live in Japan? They don't like using that word there do they?

[Guardian016]

@Carkakto Yeah I lived in Japan and people just avoid using that word there. Describing someone as 'y' could be an insult as 'y' belong to the worst and the biggest crime rings in the country. Hope you can see that.

[RainaYuuhi]

@Guardian016 You're on the internet. There is no need to refer to it as 'y' - it's rather ridiculous, really. We know who they are - we know what they do.

[Guardian016]

@RainaYuuhi It is more ridiculous to compare him with yakuza. You don't want to spell out the four-letter word starting with c, do you? That's about the same thing.

[Tatsuya1109Torns]

much love.

[xXLuckreziahXx]

wonderful hat : ) <3

[SJtsuki]

想看完整的~终于kyo有新产物了~

[dieengrey09]

absolutely beautiful!!!

[Nesveri]

Anyone else trying to figure out the lyrics? A lot of it seems to about religion (christianity that is like PV suggests.

[chromesthesia]

Dir en grey shows are quite lovely here in the east coast by the way.

[julian3rdal3rt]

they need to get custom signature 7 strings asap

[Tbone4500]

this is proof that their next album is going to redefine the industry

[prznt]

@Tbone4500 it doesnt sound that special...so we better wait for a new album...

[JyuusanKaidan]

@prznt Actually it was pretty fucking awesome live. Don't make such a quick judgment without even hearing the full song, or taking the time to understand the lyrics.

[NyappyKriste]

2 days >.< i can't wait!

those days is like hell

[xCoinSpender]

shinya's drumming's just so... Awesome x3fucking000

[disturbedisbetter]

i thought they'd take the more heavy direction but they didnt. great song the chorus is very very strong i dig this tune very good 5/5

[vampyrhart]

FUCK YES

[yangseo]

what happened to the beautiful hair of my kyo x3! WAAB!

asdasdasd ANYWAY! THEY ARE STILL THE BEST♥

P.S. Please rape me kyo

[MrCountCoCoaFang]

Sounds like Hageshisa to Kono mune no naka de Karamitsuita Shaunetsu no Yami, just softer melody, could be twin songs. IDK. and like always, There's still about a pint of VK in here, mainly the settings. Plus their clothes still cost more than my house. :D

[valochris]

Not sure if want. Really glad they haven't just gone all out balls-to-the-wall metal with this new stuff, but sounds musically like a step backwards. Can't judge a song by 60 seconds though, can't wait for the next album.

[TheKidWithTheCrown]

I'm not a drummer, but I'd put Shinya's drumset in my house as a piece of art.

[randygleason333]

the only thing i can say is...WOW DIRU juss keeps getting better ever sence about 3 years ago when i firest heard DIRU They changed my life Keep up the good work DIRU make us proud

[keyinjpop]

Liking the song, images, and Kyo's hair (or lack of) but I curious about the person in red and white/gold. Is that suppose to symbolize a lotus falling or something?

[chaosmateria]

theres bands that change on every album and start sucking ...but in dir en greys case they just keep getting better

[xViciousZualKeix]

i bet 6 people don't like because of Kyo hair, if so grow up! its hair it will grow out again. That must be it because you crazy if you don't like it the song.

[Nesveri]

I was worried about DIRU's direction, after seeing the short teaser I thought "We'll see..." and now I'm impressed. '__'

[8Cell4Cube]

TOO MANY COMMENTS ABOUT KYO'S HAIR! It's rediculous!

[heropotion]

HAS ANYONE NOTICED THAT SHINYA'S DRUMSET IS FUCKING GOLDEN, XD LOL, just when i thought his 30somthing peice behemoth drumset couldnt get any cooler, LMAO

[101shonenjumpfreak]

@heropotion

Anything Shinya<3 touches turns into gold xD lol

thats why his Drumset is Gold :D

[crazyspooks10]

Wow didnt know they still exist. I saw them live in California a couple years back. Good live band.

[heropotion]

@crazyspooks10 their even better live now, omg 2010 was outragous

[MMsLily]

I'm sooo excited about this clip and cannot wait for when the full song is released! Ordered my copy but I just know it'll take a few days for it to be delivered -_-

Not sure what I feel about the video; it's just a short clip (I kinda imagine that it's quite a long song) so I'll just have to wait and see.

But (and this is very superficial, sorry ^^") Kyo's new "hairdo"? NO ; ____ : He's the sexiest man to walk Earth rigth now and then he decides on bald? He reminds me of Aang from Avatar D:

[NoelKilledZombie]

@MMsLily Maybe he shaved it to ward off rabid fangirls? hmm?

[lovinmymusic4life]

@NoelKilledZombie my initial thoughts exactly

[MMsLily]

@NoelKilledZombie I actually thought it might have something to do with the back piece tattoo he got what? around last year?, something spiritual.

But if you're right then I'm not really sure how it will work :) I think it's too late for that.

[heropotion]

@MMsLily he got a buddha

[MMsLily]

@heropotion Yeah, I know :) Just not completely sure when he got it, saw it first time on the "Uroboros, with the proof..." dvd, but he could have gotten it earlier on. But that's why I was thinking that perhaps his new look had some spiritual reason behind it.

[NoelKilledZombie]

@MMsLily Fair enough lol. 

[Kyo1Uroboros]

very good i like 0.40 onwards

[EriikkaK]

I can't wait for this! Kyo looks good without hair and this song sounds so amazing...

[Nieryey90]

Eee, Kaoru na siódemce ;)

[sai8495]

3 days left!!! :D

[JANEEMISSCHIENX]

dat hat.

[gl00myb34r]

Eurgh, between the shaved head and that ridiculous coat, Kyo looks like Tyler Durden (Fight Club movie) after he appears in the hotel room.

And LOTUS sounds better live, trust me. They played it during the encore of the fanclub live on 12/27/10.

Did I see a Heironymus Bosch painting in that clip?

[MrCountCoCoaFang]

well, last one, he looked like Peter Chao, sunglasses and all. But true fans will stick with them no matter what. I've been to both Japan and American concerts for them, back when I lived there, I think, here, they'll like anything live, because it's only so often they come here and it's an honour to hear them play. 

[gl00myb34r]

@MrCountCoCoaFang Yeah, at the 12/27 fanclub live, when Kyo took off the fedora, people kinda stared for a minute.

I'm just glad his baldness doesn't affect his singing.

I've only been to once concert in the states, it was back in '07 and my first concert of theirs. I definitely prefer the mostly-Japanese audiences >.o;

Or maybe the kids in Arizona were just twats. I dunno.

[MrCountCoCoaFang]

@gl00myb34r Yeah, try Dallas, Texas next, word of advice on some occasions, stay away from the fat fans, I got crushed, even though I enjoyed it and didn't notice, it's always those damn push-pits that get me. To me the Dallas concerts are so much more nice, a fellow fan even helped me raise my hands when I couldn't get them up, cause they were stuck, and the audience was even quiet for majority of the Inward Screams. and I wouldn't say totally bald. He still has hair, barely a centimeter. lol.

[yuna219]

I really like kyo's singing and for me his voice is really special~ I mean the guys range is just woah and not mention that he knows how to use it good

[MrCountCoCoaFang]

@yuna219 years and years of constant taming. He most likely wouldn't have ever been able to about 10 years ago.

[Deathdragon012990]

I like it but, Kyo's vocals... I'm not to keen on them. Maybe I'll like the whole song better than I do this short clip.

[skarekrowkomplex]

@Deathdragon012990 I know what you mean. It's just like the mix on the harmony isn't right -- like one voice is too loud. And, the lyrics are rushed...

[PATRICKoxoEthafulm]

interesting and sometimes provocative images, this song i would assume has some relevance to the superficiality of people throughout history

[PATRICKoxoEthafulm]

@PATRICKoxoEthafulm hence why he cut his hair, to punish that superficiality

[MrCountCoCoaFang]

@PATRICKoxoEthafulm So cosplayers won't copy him probably. Cosplayers practically worship their hair. Or it could've been a wig all along, with all the hair styles over the year. I don't think so, but my mother does. LOL

[PATRICKoxoEthafulm]

@MrCountCoCoaFang hmm possibly :)

[Metal6969XXX77702]

ヤバい さすが

[momopaintballs]

anyone have lyrics?

[dcontrerasm]

I like the new hairdo. He looks like a bohemian poet

[ohmissdrama]

just 60 sec? hey guys do u wanna kill us? xD this is torture lol~

[Grindshock]

hoping a little heavier but hey i got Hageshisa.... for that :) can't wait for the single :D

[mittyjrock]

EPIC.

[VampireDistress]

I do like this. It's pretty cool.

But not their best. I have high expectations for them, from their songs that they have had in the past that were beast.

That and Kyo is straining his vocals way too much. :/

[prznt]

@VampireDistress especially in live concerts he runs out of breath all the time and his current vocal condition is not so good (plus he is half deaf)...

[NoelKilledZombie]

@VampireDistress I couldn't agree more! After Warsaw no Gensou I was hoping beyond anything that they'd go in that direction (super experimental). I found it suited Kyo's voice so well. If not I had hoped Kyo would lay off on the really high vocals because he can't really sing them live anymore with all the screaming. Oh well I guess :S

[HieiJaganshi20]

They used 7string guitars for this song.

Tuning is : ADADGBE (DropD with the seventh string tuned to A).

In Hageshisa, they used 6strings, A#,G#,C#,F#,A#,D# ( DropC#, with the sixth string tuned to A#).

[karlitoalmeda010]

how did you get this

[AKATUKI099]

こ・・これは・・

AMAAAAAAZING!!!!!!!!

としか言いようがないっつーか

[MaskObscure]

I'm glad they finally started using 7-strings instead of tuning their 6-strings down a tritone....wayyy too much slack in the strings. I would've gone crazy.

[murmelswe]

@MaskObscure Umm... what...? I hope you realize that when you tune down you compensate with thicker strings....

And as you can see, Die is using a 6 string. Just like he does in Obscure, only Kaoru uses 7s, Die tunes his sixer down.

[murmelswe]

@MaskObscure MY BAD! Die is using a 7 lol.

But still, I stand with what I said about downtuning ;)

[LordRumpusaurus]

This is interesting. Very nice sounding, very Vulgar-esque. I look forward to hearing the full thing (radio rip is edited I think). And on the flip side, Obscure is probably going to be heavy as FUCK. Can't wait for that :D

[TheHapanese]

@LordRumpusaurus Totally agree.

[sai8495]

IMA TURN GAY FOR THEM!!! :D

[MrCountCoCoaFang]

@sai8495 your late. LOL

[waruwarufoo1]

oh also, SHINYAS DRUM SET!! fuckin sexy as can be lol

[NyappyKriste]

Holy cow o.o

at 0:21 does it cant be that this is Hill of CROSSES ???? o.O (it is in my country and just only one in the WORLD o.o) ...

[NyappyKriste]

Holy cow o.o

at 0:21 does it cant be that this is Hill of CROSSES ???? o.O (it is in my country and just only one in the WORLD o.o) ...

[MariusCOB]

7 strings=awesome

this sounds really good

[Daiskuu]

omg i like this <3

[waruwarufoo1]

idk why but this song sounds like a mix of dead trees riffs and clean vocals, with hageshisas vocals as weel, and dozing green, sounds like alot lol

but this is very very good

i was expecting dir en grey to do more growls and stuff but they didnt and i like it ive missed kyo clean vocals for a while now

just 4 more days to wait

[prznt]

i think that those medieval pics (paintings) there act as a censor or some sort, rite? (well if director of this vid is Kondo, then it should be brutal or somehow creepy...)

[BubbLeZistheb2st]

kyo your hair?!?!? wtf

and their music was 2093823982309832 times better back then.

[prznt]

@BubbLeZistheb2st STOP. THIS. HAIR TALK. MAGGOTS SERIOUSLY.

let artists evolve, you ignorant fanatic.

[Supernovagirl69]

Kyo is smexy... no matter what he wears or what he does with his hair =]

Ok, they're all smexy no matter what they wear or do with their hair =D

[mutedp666]

Now Die has a 7 string? Awesome!!! I only wish it was a 7 string version of the DDR and not the VP.

[Twiggyay]

@mutedp666 I think Die's guitar just isn't cut out for being a 7 string =P

[magma3000]

@Twiggyay uhhh, you do know that Die's 7 string is the same design as Kaoru. Both guitars are an ESP VP7

[Twiggyay]

@magma3000 I know, but i was thinking of his red Spiky tele =)

[DESTROYsuckme]

(last one; sorry) I really love the song from what I've heard so far. Even though it feels kind of strange. I never liked the idea of previews, it always seems to take away from the full effect. I like the imagery, and it makes me wonder how much, and who, has the influence on the art being used. If it is significant to the meaning in metaphor, or if it's just a pretty scene. But I'm left to wonder. I'm also curious on the lyrics, and if they will focus on victims, I get that feeling.

[DESTROYsuckme]

And also, to everyone telling anyone to hang themselves or go away because they don't like it, whatever happened to 'having an opinion'. Some of your good opinions are just as obnoxious as their bad ones. But that's the great thing about being a human, we're all allowed to have one. So saying that someone should literally kill themselves for not liking a song... please think about what you're really saying, and how that doesn't belong anywhere.

[DESTROYsuckme]

What does it really matter how long we've been a fan of the band? We're here now, and we love them. Love them with so much intensity people around don't even understand. Stop making love a competition, it completely detracts from the meaning of love itself. This is art, and it is beautiful. Dir en grey is the sound of being accepted, and being loved. So why is it all a contest? The members collectively come together to make something full of love, why can't we? Why can't we become one?

[nuker110]

Heard it on the radio here in the states tonight.... and it is different from the PV preview here... like... its shorter. 0:38-0:53 is pretty much skipped except for toshiya's bass line.

Maybe they just cut it for the radio but idk

Great song though!

[Yuuta7810]

すげえ かっこいい さすが

[jblovloss]

People who get into fights over bands on the internet and start cursing at each other are the very asscrack of the internet.

[xoBlackHeartox]

Sounds good 8D I remember when the Hageshisa preview first came out, I thought it wasn't much, just how I think of LOTUS at the moment. But Hageshisa turned out to be brilliant. Dir en grey will always be brilliant in their own way and, in my personal opinion, everything they make is wonderful.

As for Kyo's hair, like someone else said, it doesn't matter haha. His voice is still awesome. I was just surprised that Kyo decided to shave it all off during WINTER. Kyo, dude, it's cold here in Japan.

[momopaintballs]

the very beginning before the chorus reminds me of aint afraid to die

[123469vovo]

太帥樂辣

[TheSanguineSong]

For those who didn't enjoy it, to each his/her own, but I personally enjoy it so far. As for Kyo's hair...it's hair. It won't interfere with his vocals, so why does it really matter? Haha, but again, to each his/her own. 

[xravenx24fe]

Kyo with a shaved head looks really awkward...and Die is using his own red version of the Viper that Kaoru has been using?

[1sadsexual2sadsexual]

damn it gets better!

[Blehmaeugh]

Am I the only one disappointed by this? :/

I got no hype at all from the sample, and this hasn't changed my mind at all..

[2431346]

@Blehmaeugh

then go away.

[Blehmaeugh]

@2431346 Fuck off.

I've been a fan of the band for around seven years and I've loved everything they've made since then - until now.

They can't make every song appeal to everyone. It's hit and miss.