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[The Legend of Heisei and Makuhari] GLAY’s Best Collection of Popular Songs and Hidden Gems

Across Japan, especially throughout the 1990s and 2000s, the nation was swept up in GLAY fever.

At their outdoor concert held at Makuhari Messe in 1999, they set an unprecedented record by drawing 200,000 attendees, etching their name forever as a nationally beloved rock band.

Even as time has passed since then, many people find that whenever songs like “BELOVED,” “Yuuwaku,” and “HOWEVER” play, memories of their youth come flooding back.

In this article, we revisit GLAY’s iconic tracks that blazed through the Heisei era and explore their timeless appeal.

[The Legend of Heisei and Makuhari] GLAY’s Best Collection of Popular Songs and Hidden Gems (21–30)

southeasterly windGLAY

The reading is “Minami Gochi.” It’s a very pop song, an so-called festival tune featuring chorus participation by Kuzu (Hiroyuki Miyasako and Tomomitsu Yamaguchi) and YUKI.

It’s famous for TERU and the audience dancing together when it’s performed live.

Be sure to learn it and go to a show!

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Dead Or AliveGLAY

A rock number released in December 2025 as GLAY’s 63rd single.

Written specifically as the opening theme for the anime Record of Ragnarok III, the track resounds with a fierce yet weighty sound befitting a grand tale where gods and humanity wager their lives in battle.

TAKURO, who wrote the lyrics and composed the music, commented that he created the piece while staying close to a world where winners live and losers fall, and the melody conveys anguish that cannot be resolved by justice alone.

The sound arrangement also captivates with the incorporation of the hard-edged beat sensibilities of Rotterdam techno.

TERU’s powerful vocals ring out triumphantly, making this song every bit worthy of being called an anthem.

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[Heisei and Makuhari Legends] GLAY’s Best Collection of Popular Songs and Hidden Gems (31–40)

HAPPINESSGLAY

Happiness ~ GLAY ~ ThaiTranslation
HAPPINESSGLAY

It was a song included on HEAVY GAUGE that later became the theme song for the TBS drama Lovers on Friday and was re-released as the 18th single HAPPINESS -WINTER MIX-.

The gospel-style chorus is very striking.

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Way of DifferenceGLAY

Many of you may remember that it was the theme song for the Fuji TV romantic reality show “Ainori.” It’s a love song depicting the meetings and partings of men and women.

With a melody that evokes a touch of loneliness, it brings to mind cold winter scenes.

The final lyric, “We were two people who knew from the start our destinations were different,” is heartbreaking.

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SurvivalGLAY

Released as a video single, which is rare these days—almost unheard of.

It’s also included on the album HEAVY GAUGE.

A danceable rock number, with a very striking rapid-fire section in the chorus.

Definitely a song you’d want to sing at karaoke.

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The theme of SHUTTER SPEEDSGLAY

A track from the 3rd album “BELOVED.” It was re-recorded for the 2009 release “THE GREAT VACATION VOL.2 ~SUPER BEST OF GLAY~.” It’s the first song composed by JIRO, featuring a prominent bass riff.

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Tapestry Weave ~so far and yet so close~GLAY

GLAY / Tapestry ~so far and yet so close~ (from TAKURO Produce Live 2009)
Tapestry Weave ~so far and yet so close~GLAY

Unusually for a GLAY song, the lyrics use “I” as the first-person pronoun, and while it is a love song, they can also be interpreted as reflecting the relationship between the fans and GLAY.

Even ten years after its release, in January 2015, frequent performances on tour captured many hearts and the song reached No.

1 on USEN’s request rankings, and in May 2015 it was released as a single—a masterpiece.

It is also said to be a sister song to the aforementioned “White Road.”

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