Karyu

Karyu (カリュウ, born in Yamaguchi, Japan) is a Japanese visual kei rock/metal musician, best known as the guitarist and main composer for the now disbanded D'espairsRay.

[2] During middle school Karyu's father gave him an electric guitar and taught him how to play; this was the start of his interest in music.

While in high school he started to search for band mates, and eventually formed the short lived Dieur Mind.

Eventually, Karyu called Zero, Hizumi, and Tsukasa one day to record a demo tape; that being the birth of D'espairsRay.

[1] After D'espairsRay disbanded on June 15, 2011,[3] Karyu along with Zero and Tsukasa, participated in Luv Parade, a live session band, with defspiral singer Taka.