Name Teruhiko Kobashi Birth name Teruhiko Kobashi Also known as Teru | Genres Rock, pop Years active 1988-present | |
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Born June 8, 1971 (age 52) Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan ( 1971-06-08 ) Instruments Vocals, drums, harmonica, guitar Labels Toshiba-EMICapitol Records | ||
Teruhiko Kobashi (小橋 照彦, Kobashi Teruhiko, born June 8, 1971 in Hakodate, Hokkaidō), better known by his stagename TERU, is a Japanese singer and musician. He is best known as vocalist of the rock band GLAY, for which he was initially the drummer.
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He also founded the side-band rally, with Hisashi (Glay), Kouji Ueno (The Hiatus and ex-Thee Michelle Gun Elephant) and Motokatsu Miyagami (The Mad Capsule Markets). The band recorded the song "Aku no Hana" for Parade -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick-, a tribute album to Buck-Tick. They've played in festivals.
Besides singing, Teru is also an artist. He does some design to Glay's products and some non-Glay related campaigns. He's also worked as a narrator for the animated movie "Highway Jenny", in 2006. As a child, he used to play soccer and baseball and believed he could become an athlete. However, as a teenager he became interested in music and started to play the drums.
Teru has been involved in several humanitarian campaigns as the White Band and the Red Ribbon Live. In 2007 and 2008 Teru starred an Ad Council Japan (AC) CM to show people of having the blood tested for HIV awareness.
Teru hosts a radio show, "Teru Me Night Glay", on Bay FM.
Personal life
He married singer Ami Onuki from pop group PUFFY in April 2002, and she gave birth to their daughter in March 2003. He has two other children, a boy and a girl, from a previous marriage.