GLAY appears on “SONGS” for the first time in 5 years! Behind the scenes of a live show that attracted 200,000 people, even the actors themselves were surprised by a fact revealed.

■Hiroshi Oizumi approaches the many legends left behind by GLAY!

GLAY will appear on NHK General’s “SONGS” broadcast on October 10th.

Since their debut in 1994, they have continued to carve legendary records in the Japanese music scene, producing numerous million-hit songs, selling over 40 million CDs, and remaining in the top 10 of singles charts for 29 consecutive years. There is GLAY.

In this edition of “SONGS”, which will be appearing for the first time in five years, program director Hiroshi Oizumi will take a thorough look at the many legends left behind by GLAY, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2024.

When talking about GLAY’s legend, the live performance “GLAY EXPO ’99 SURVIVAL” held in 1999 is essential. It became a social phenomenon, attracting 200,000 people, the largest paid live performance by a single artist in the world at the time, and being featured on the front pages of news and general newspapers.

This time, in “SONGS,” we thoroughly cover the behind-the-scenes of this legendary live performance. A shocking fact that even GLAY himself was surprised by was revealed by the people involved at the time who made the gig of an unprecedented scale possible.

GLAY, which celebrated its 30th anniversary, has once again adopted the theme “GLAY EXPO.” The members wanted to express their gratitude to their fans in various ways over the course of the year, so in addition to their own live tour, they will also be performing at their first summer festival and collaborating with many big artists. Continuing to challenge the legend.

In the studio performance, they performed a mega-hit special medley called “Winter, Again~Glorious” and “Survival~Temptation.” In addition, they will perform “BRIGHTEN UP”, which expresses their new determination for the 30th anniversary, and “Sayonara wa Yasashii”, which was the theme song for NHK Hokkaido’s “Hokkaido Do”.

Program information

NHK general“SONGS GLAY ~A legend that continues to be born beyond the times~”
10/10 (Thu) 22:00-22:45
Rebroadcast: 10/14 (Monday/Holiday) 23:50-24:35
Cast: GLAY, Hiroshi Oizumi
Songs sung: “Winter, again~Glorious”, “Survival~Temptation”, “BRIGHTEN UP”, “Goodbye is easy”

“SONGS” program site
https://www.nhk.jp/p/songs

GLAY OFFICIAL SITE
https://www.glay.co.jp/