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Full name: 安滕 大助 (Andou/Kondo Daisuke)
Nicknames: Die, Dai, Dai-suki
In the band, he is a guitarist

Date of birth: 12.20,1974. (Mie)
Astrological sign: Sagittarius
Zodiac sign: Tiger
Blood type: B
Height: 178cm / 5'10"
Weight: 61 kg
Clothes' size: L
Shoe size: 41 ( cool
Favourite cigarette brand: Salm Light
Favourite sport: soccer, baseball
Favourite music: Sakai Noriko, Hide
His former bands: ka･za･ri ® La:Sadie's

Personality: sincere and honest ... and impudent, because he likes to tease people
He sees himself as a hard-working, sincere, honest person
Likes: cheese, sake, tease Shinya
Dislikes: raw things, rain
According to him, the most important thing is life
Favourite food: tofu, potatoes, bacon, cheese omlett, milk, cheese, spaghetti, roasted meat, okonomiyaki,

Okonomiyaki is a type of Japanese pan-fried batter cake with various ingredients.

Okonomi means "what you like", or "what you want" and yaki means "grilled" or "cook" (cf. yakitori and yakisoba) in Japanese, so this dish's name means "cook what you like, the way you like".

The batter is based on flour, grated yam, water or dashi, egg, and shredded cabbage, and usually contains other ingredients such as Welsh onion, meat (such as bacon), octopus, squid, shrimp, vegetables, kimchi, mochi, and cheese. Okonomiyaki is often compared to an omelette, pizza, or pancake because of the variety of ingredients it can contain, as well as the way it is prepared. Hence it is sometimes referred to as "Japanese pizza" or as "Japanese pancake".

Osaka-style Okonomiyaki is prepared like a pancake. The batter and other ingredients are spread and fried on both sides, using either a hot plate (teppan) or a pan. The finished product is then served with further toppings such as okonomiyaki sauce (similar to Worcestershire sauce but thicker and sweeter), nori, fish flakes, mayonnaise (optional), and ginger. When this style of Okonomiyaki is served with a layer of fried noodles on top, it is called modern yaki. When served with a great deal of Welsh onion (so much that the pancake is actually green) it is called negiyaki.


curry, pizza, hamburger, ramen,

Ramen is the Japanese name for a type of noodle or the soup dish containing these noodles. In Japan, ramen as a fresh noodle dish is often sold in fast food-like shops with only a counter or at food stalls in highly frequented areas. Japanese also commonly make ramen at home, as it is an inexpensive and easily-prepared meal. There are also many restaurants specializing in ramen. Almost every locality or prefecture in Japan is known for its own distinctive variation of ramen. It is also readily available as "instant ramen" in supermarkets and convenience shops in Japan as in much of the rest of the world. Some well-known brands in North America are Sapporo Ichiban, Maruchan and Nissin.

Despite some health concerns detailed below, instant ramen is a diet staple with college/university students and the less well-off due to its ease of preparation and extremely low cost - as of 2005, one packet could be bought for as little as 10-15 U.S. cents. Instant ramen is also very resistant to spoilage and can be easily prepared with boiling water, making it a favorite of backpackers and other travelers in conditions offering few technological conveniences.


pastries etc...
Food that he detests: seafood, thorny animals, raw foods
He likes to get: cigarettes
He likes not to get: raw things, candy

Fun facts: He has 4 sisters. His breast is especially ticklish. He is near-sighted, he wears contactlenses. He is the most serene and easy-going member.
Die was disgusted of some Chinese food served on their tour once, he was not impressed with the chicken-head soup. He was not able to look at it! Kyo and Toshiya on the other hand, thought it cool and Toshiya was playing with a head!
There was a fire in Die's apartment once. He tried to smother it with a fire extinguisher, but he just succeeded spraying the foam all around his feet and then he ran outside. He said: "That was so uncool!".


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Altough Die is the second guitarist in the group, he is no less talented than our leader-sama, Kaoru. By the way, he is pretty amazing guitarist, the way he and Kaoru play together makes really gorgeous music. For some of their songs - especially in older ones like "Ash" and "Zan" - Die even sings backup vocals; he has a lovely, definite but soft voice. During concerts, Die is just like any other guitarist: he struts accross the stage to pump the crowd up, or just stands beside Kyo while he is singing. His idol is Takigawa Ichiro, the guitarist of Craze.

He is the most talkative member of the band, also extremely playful, and quite a joker, too: he likes to tease the others especially Shinya, together with Kaoru. On the video taken in Osaka-Jou Hall, Toshiya pushed Shinya to the ground, and pounced on top of him, while Die covered them with feathers. So, he can make the others laugh almost any time.

Die's real name is Daisuke, and the nickname for it is Dai. Some say that he changed the spelling of it to that of the English word "die", aiming to a more serious aspect. So Die is to be pronounced as "dai", not "di-eh".

He is very proud of his mane which he had grown since high-school. It is almost dyed in red, often use to defy the laws of gravity - sticking upwards in all directions - making for a punkish hairstyle. But nowadays he wears his hair short and dark chestnut-coloured, also he uses less hair-styler. Die confesses: if someone state that he looks awful, he takes it as a compliment ^_^.

After some of his fans complained that he was too fat - Die supposedly had eating and weight problems, because he took their ramblings to his heart, and became heavily underweighted.

When Dir en grey was still dressing up in Visual Kei style, Die was quite extreme when it came to his looks and fashion; though his makeup was not always as daub-like as Kyo's. He was almost always leather-clad with lots of silver accessories - he always looked like a tough J-Rocker.

Even though his music and scary outfits give off a hardcore attitude, Die is an extremely sweet and caring person. He has a kid hidden in himself, the way he seems to always be up to something.

One world: kawaii.


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Die wrote the music for:

Schwein no isu
304 Goushitsu, Hakushi no Sakura
Yokan
Ryuu
Audrey
24ko Cylinders
Undecided
Mr.Newsman
Children
Ash (with Kaoru)

I have a friend who has love for Die, of a sort. He says he'd do him in a second. 3nodding

Thread is quite dead. crying

Hey Guys. Please put all Die pictures in the Die Picture thread. That is the reason why i made a band Picture sub forum. This is where you can talking about Die and all his goodness xp

Oh gawd. I nearly died when I when I saw Diru in concert for the first time, but I went insane when I could see Die almost perfectly in the pit. heart heart