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GLAY 30th Anniversary Book Interviews with creators of CD jackets and music videos for all singles and albums released over the 30 years from 1994 to 2024, introducing them all at once along with concepts, themes, and behind-the-scenes stories. The cover and opening pages are also newly shot for this book. A one-of-a-kind, permanent edition that visually traces the trajectory of GLAY, which has continued to shine for 30 years. ●TOPICS 01 The cover and opening 32 pages were photographed and directed by Nagayama Kazuki and Shimizu Keisuke, who also worked on the artist visuals for GLAY's 60th single "Only One, Only You" and their 30th anniversary. The opening 32 pages are a large volume. ●TOPICS 02 CD jacket commentary by art directors, photographers, illustrators Creator names and a very small part of the works covered↓ Art Director: ・Masaaki Fukushi "RAIN", "Manatsu no Tobira", "ANSWER", etc. ・Hiroshi Sunato "The Strength to Live", "Glorious", "BELOVED", etc. ・Mitsuharu Ono "Temptation", "SOUL LOVE", "REVIEW", "DRIVE", etc. ・Toshiaki Uchikoshi "GLOBAL COMMUNICATION", "STAY TUNED", "ONE LOVE", etc. ・Shinichi Hara "G4", "VERB", "LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL", etc. ・Ayana Inoue "HC 2023 episode 1 -THE GHOST/Limit Break-", etc. Photographer ・Hideo Kanno "HOWEVER", "BE WITH YOU", "pure soul", etc. ・Naoki Ishizaka "Toki no Shizuku", "WHITE ROAD", "THE FRUSTRATED", etc. ・Mika Ninagawa "BLEEZE" ・Amitamari "Kodou", "HEROES", "SUMMERDELICS", and more. ・Nagayama Kazuki "Only One, Only You" Artist Yokoo Tadanori "G4・2020" ●TOPICS 03 MV commentary by MV directors A very small part of the directors' names and the works they covered↓ ・Onaga Hiroshi "SOUL LOVE", "Winter, again", "Blue Jean", and more. ・Nakano Hiroyuki "Yuwaku", "BE WITH YOU", "the other end of the globe", and more. ・Tan Shuichi "MERMAID", "Tomadoi", "I LOVE YOU wo Sagashiteru", and more. ・Asai Takeshi "SPECIAL THANKS", "Jealousy", "Fighting Spirit", and more. ・Shimizu Yasuhiko "everKrack", "JUSTICE [from] GUILTY" ・Tsutsunaka Motoo "DIAMOND SKIN", "Gengo", "BAD APPLE", and more. ●TOPIC 04 Three luxurious interviews at the end of the book! This book features a roundtable discussion between the band's members, including Takayuki Tanizaki, who has been in charge of hair and makeup for GLAY for 30 years since their debut, stylist Takeshi Sakazaki, and hair and makeup artist Takahiro Hashimoto. It also features a conversation between Keisuke Shimizu and Kazuki Nagayama, who were in charge of the direction and photography for the cover and front page. It also includes a conversation between Yusuke Okada and Yoshiko Tanabe, the married couple who are GLAY's live photographers.

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