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Ever since forming the band, D had gradually but steadily expanded its fan base and continued reaching a wider audience. In 2007, while they still hadbeen an indie band they performed at Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall [max capacity 4000 people]. In May 2008 they made their long-awaited major debut. All the singles released after their debut have ranked No.10 or higher on the Oricon Singles Chart. On September 12th they will release the much anticipated 4th single 'Tightrope'.
One day in August we heard that all the members were getting together at a studio in Tokyo to edit the music video of their new single. We decided to head for the studio to conduct an interview.


――You will appear at V-ROCK FESTIVAL. What sort of performance are you planning on showing?

ASAGI：There are going to be lots of other bands performing too, so we want the people who see us to go home with a clear image of what sort of band we are. We want to enjoy this big event ourselves, while also trying to make our band stand out.
HIDE-ZOU：It's a great honor just to be able to participate in such a large event. There are probably going to be people who don't know us, and I hope we can perk up their interests.
HIROKI：I've always been a big fan of visual-kei music. I'm going to keep in mind the lessons learned from the pioneering bands I loved, and attempt to appeal the good things about D as a visual-kei band to as many people as possible.
Tsunehito：It's our first time performing in a festival with so many other bands. We don't want to end up becoming one band among many. We'll make sure to emphasize the unique parts of D. The other bands and the other bassists are bound to have a positive influence on me, so I'm looking forward to those sorts of experiences too.
Ruiza：Like everyone said, we want to leave a lasting impact on the audience.

――D often participates in live events.

ASAGI：Actually, we haven't. Lately we've been doing only solo concerts. We were just thinking we should participate in an event when we got a call to appear in V-ROCK festival. It was a God-send.

――Are live events different from solo concerts?

ASAGI：Yes. The other bands spur you on to try to perform as well as or better than those bands.