Aoi

葵 [Aoi] [あおい "[アオイ" =Hollyhock flower

Real Name: Shiroyama Yuu 

Position: Guitarist

Date of Birth: January 20, 1979

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Mie

Blood type: A

Height: 171cm

Weight: 55kg

Piercings: one on the right ear, left ear 3

Family: Parents, older brother and sister
Favorite color: White and Black.

Previous Bands: Merville, Artie

Blog: http://blog.pscompany.co.jp/aoi 

Personal History

He was born in Mie Prefecture on Jan. 20. His siblings are a sister ten years older and a brother six years older.

After listening to X (-Japan), CD bought by his brother, he thought, "Cool!" And was impressed, so he wanted to try playing it, and then he asked his brother, "Can I borrow your guitar?", But the guitar broke and no sound could come out of it, so he bought his own electric guitar. This was the beginning of Aoi's life as a musician.

He formed a band during high school, and they worked on copying music from Halloween and Sekima-II. After that, during high school, he did not participate in any activities of the band. He just continued his activities after the band he went to Tokyo.

In 2002, the Gazette was formed.

Personality

In contrast to Uruha, he does not use technical shredding or other styles to play (or rather, apparently, as he says, is not really his forte), he approaches with the deepest emotion to play.

Also, at first, he did not know how to palm mute, there is an anecdote that was ² Uruha who taught him. Still, there is a small number of songs with guitar solos performed by Aoi, as' the ZAKUROgata Yuutsu ',' Shichigatsu Youka ',' Kare Uta ',' GENTLE LIE ',' Shiroki Yuutsu ',' LINDA~candydive Pinky heaven~ 'and so on that were recorded.

Out of all the members of the GazettE, just him and Uruha has a habit of drinking. Apparently he is a drinker too sentimental and, earlier, when he was drinking with Uruha, it seems that he shouted "I'm glad to be (here) with Uruha."

His favorite band is Metallica and he said he began using ESP guitars, due to the influence by Kirk Hammett. He also likes Kotaro Oshio.

During the first day of the Gazette, he made no diligent effort of the band, and studio during meetings with other members, he quit his job to part-time. There has been criticism of anti-sites, such as "We do not know if he's playing it (on stage) or not and in fact he was not playing his guitar parts. Then, one day after Uruha asked, "Why are not you playing?" He really started playing. According to Aoi, these episodes about himself: "If I could find at that time, I definitely would punch me."

It seems that he refers to as Ru Ruki-san. In the DVD's live performance in Yoyogi, in April 2008, at the scene of scenes, Aoi had spoken "but Ru-san ...Ruki go ...."

Facts:

He can speak 3 dialects. 

His favorite season is Winter. 

Sleeps with T-shirt and Jersey pants. 

Aoi wanted to be a carpenter if he weren't a musician 

Aoi worked in a Convenience store and a Wedding Hall.

In school he was good in home economy and was part of the baseball club.

Once he fell of the stage and accidentaly hit the face of a fan. He apologized in the blog about that.

When he was in Fukuoka, he felt familiar with the dialect 'cause Fukuoka's dialect is quite similar with Kansai's dialect. 

He went to SUMMER SONIC in 2006 (Is a festival of two or three days that happens simultaneously in Tokyo and Osaka with international and national bands.) Aoi couldn't buy what he wanted 'cause the products were all sold out and he couldn't see Metalica too. 

Take great care of his own equipment, but his house is a mess, as Reita said. 

Ruki said that when they went o Hawaii, Aoi went to surf alone. 

When he was on school, he liked to do kendo, surf and play. 

He worked as a newspaper delivery. 

Started to surf when he was 18 years old and bought a car. The brother of his girlfriend also surf, so, sometimes he borrowed his surfboard. At that time, he worked in a pub at night and surf in the morning. 

He was dating when decided to go to Tokyo, but she didn't go with him. They broke up. Went to Tokyo only with a bag, guitar and 5.000 yen. 

The place where he gets more inspired to compose melodies and lyrics is in his bath.

He and Uruha delay to decide who is going to record first. (In single and album's recordings) 

Recently, he finally bought a new handphone. 

He has a radio program, called 'Hollyhock Radio on 

He admitted his very first memory is about a place they often went out with his relatived to dinner 

As a child he wanted to be a bike racer

Most of the members told him that he's like a fox 

He said he's rival is his father

His favorite pick up line: I like you! 

Habit: playing with his sideburns

He said there's no food he doesn't like

He said he doesn't have a fridge

Stage drink: water 

Liked type: Someone he can laugh with/ disliked type: A tempre mental person 

He totally afraid of ghosts, he doesn't really like places which looks like there's one. 

After lives he always gargle 

He would tell his girlfriend if she doesn't look good.

He doesn't want a girl who's always next to him. He prefers independent women and has to have a job, and be strong

At his parents' place there's everything about Gazette (magazines, posters, his mom collects all of these stuffs) 

Aoi loves his stomach. He said when he goes back to his parents there are always a lot of food, and it makes him very happy. (And we all know he still couldn't get over the fact, when they were in Germany, there weren't any food in the backstage, and he bothered Reita to go out to eat - Reita's radio) 

He said all the members are quite shy in the band  

Also, he did surf, and he could swim about kilometres in the sea, and when he was young , he did this daily. 

When he was teenager , he was very lazy...[ and now it's hardworking, that's awesome] 

He decided to come to Tokyo, when saw the performance of some VK band, and thought he could much better. Next day, he was on train to Tokyo. He had to break up with his girlfriend when came to Tokyo, and he said that he realizes : that girl didn't deserve him. 

He doesn't watch tv at all. 

His favourite season is winter 

Aoi has two lip piercings (although he normally only wears on lip ring), one piercing on his right ear and two on his left ear 

Luna Sea ~ The band that influenced all of the Gazette members...apart from Aoi...because he said lots of bands have influenced him 

Runny nose ~ On stage, Aoi always checks to make sure he doesn't have a runny nose

Sideburns ~ Aoi has a habit of playing with his 

Has a belly button ring 

The oldest member in gazette 

He likes Vivenne Westwood 

Got kissed by Uruha during the Yokohama live. 

Has to sleep on the guest bed when he goes home to visit his parents 

He wears the clothes that fans send him 

He wanted to be a pro motorcycle driver when he was younger 

Does kendo. 

He likes to play video games 

Started playing the guitar because of his brother 

Likes surfing 

Loves strawberries 

Is very courteous to anyone who visits his house

                 

      

Credits:

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=149266098362
http://www.marble-hell.com.br/2009/03/profile-aoi.html