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Kyo (京, Kyo) (born February 16, 1976) is a Japanese musician known as the vocalist of Dir en grey. He has been with the band since its inception in 1997 and was previously the frontman of La:Sadie’s, Masquerade, Visun, 廃人黒薔薇族 and 月蝕, he have also been roadie for 黒夢 and ALBATROSS. His birth name is a topic of controversy amongst both fans and critics alike. He signs his poetry volumes “西村 亨” (Tooru Nishimura), though other sources instead claim his family name to be Niimura.

While he has only composed a handful of Dir en grey’s songs (for example, “The Domestic Fucker Family” and “Hades”), Kyo is responsible for all the lyrics, which usually have negative implications and touch on a variety of dark, sometimes taboo, subjects, such as sexual obsessions (“Zomboid”), abuse (“Berry”), and mass media (“Mr. Newsman”). Several songs deal with specifically Japanese issues, such as the country’s casual attitude towards abortion (“Mazohyst of Decadence” and “Obscure”) and its conformity-oriented society (“Children”).

The vocabulary used ranges from vulgar to exalted, with wordplay and double entendres occurring frequently, often connected to the multiple meanings of certain kanji characters. For example, the title of the song “Mitsu to Tsuba,” which is about rape, means “Honey and Saliva, but is read with an inverted pronunciation - “Tsumi to Batsu” - which would translate to “Crime and Punishment,” a more appropriate title.
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