●Keeping with the flow of releases from the previous year, DIR EN GREY published their album “Kisou” in January.
Not long after this, and answering the desires of their overseas fanbase, they went on their first Asian tour. They performed in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea discovering they had pretty hardcore fans everywhere they went, and the audience in Shanghai was so enthusiastic that the public security had to step in to calm the fans down.
In addition to this, they released the single “Child prey” and the mini-album “six Ugly” at the same time in July. With these two titles the bands gave some glimpses on the direction of their continuous evolution.
3rd ALBUM『鬼葬 (KISOU)』
- 01.30 RELEASE
列島激震行脚 (RETTOU GEKISHIN ANGYA) 2002 The Japanese Fucker Family
- 03.06 CLUB CITTA’ KAWASAKI -｢a knot｣only-
- 03.07 CLUB CITTA’ KAWASAKI -｢a knot｣only-
- 03.10 NAGOYA CLUB OZONE -｢a knot｣only-
- 03.11 NAGOYA CLUB OZONE -｢a knot｣only-
- 03.13 ON AIR OSAKA -｢a knot｣only-
- 03.14 ON AIR OSAKA
- 03.16 HIROSHIMA CLUB QUATTRO
- 03.17 HIROSHIMA CLUB QUATTRO
- 03.25 AKASAKA BLITZ -｢a knot｣only-
- 03.26 AKASAKA BLITZ
- 03.31 NAGANO CLUB JUNK BOX
- 04.02 NIIGATA PHASE
MUSIC CLIP COLLECTION DVD&VIDEO『鬼門 (KIMON)』
- 03.20 RELEASE
列島激震行脚2002 -亜細亜- (RETTOU GEKISHIN ANGYA 2002 -ASIA-) The Japanese Fxxker Family
- 04.09 Shanghai ARK -SHANGHAI-
- 04.10 Shanghai ARK -SHANGHAI-
- 04.17 Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre -HONG-KONG-
- 04.20 Taipei Municipal Youth Education Center -TAIWAN-
- 04.21 Taipei Municipal Youth Education Center -TAIWAN-
列島激震行脚 2002 開化神眼 (RETTOU GEKISHIN ANGYA 2002 KAIKA SHINGAN)
- 05.06 ICHIHARASHI SHIMIN KAIKAN
- 05.10 FUKUOKA SHIMIN KAIKAN
- 05.11 NAGASAKI ncc&Studio
- 05.13 KOCHI PREFECTURAL CULTURE CENTER
- 05.15 HIROSHIMA ASTER PLAZA
- 05.20 NARA CENTENNIAL HAAL
- 05.22 OSAKA KOUSEINENKIN KAIKAN
- 05.23 OSAKA KOUSEINENKIN KAIKAN
- 05.25 SHIZUOKA SHIMINBUNKA KAIKAN
- 05.27 SENDAI SHIMIN KAIKAN
- 05.29 SENDAI SHIMIN KAIKAN
- 06.04 KANAGAWA KENMIN HALL
- ※3 shows were postponed to the following year due to Kyo suffering of an acute tonsillitis.
- 06.13 AICHI KOUSEINENKIN KAIKAN
- 06.14 AICHI KOUSEINENKIN KAIKAN
- 06.16 YOKKAICHI BUNKA HALL
- 06.19 NHK HALL
- 06.20 NHK HALL
- 06.23 NIIGATA TERRSA
- 06.25 KANAZAWA BUNKA CENTER
- 06.29 TOCHIGIKEN SOGO BUNKA CENTER
- 07.01 OMIYA SONIC CITY
- 07.02 ICHIKAWA BUNKA KAIKAN (Postponed from 06.06)
- 09.02 YUKI CULTURE CENTER・ACROSS (Postponed from 06.08)
- 09.03 GUNMA MUSIC CENTER (Postponed from 06.09)
列島激震行脚 (RETTOU GEKISHIN ANGYA) 2002 MASTER OF MONSTER
- 07.08 MY BLOODY VAMPIRE Zepp Tokyo
- 07.09 MY BLOODY VAMPIRE Zepp Tokyo
- 07.11 MY BLOODY VAMPIRE NAGOYA DIAMOND HALL
- 07.12 MY BLOODY VAMPIRE NAGOYA DIAMOND HALL
- 07.14 MY BLOODY VAMPIRE Zepp Osaka
- 07.15 MY BLOODY VAMPIRE Zepp Osaka
- 07.17 MY BLOODY ZOMBIE Zepp Fukuoka
- 07.22 MY BLOODY VAMPIRE Zepp Sendai
- 07.24 MY BLOODY ZOMBIE Zepp Sapporo
- 07.29 MY BLOODY VAMPIRE Zepp Tokyo
- 07.30 MY BLOODY VAMPIRE Zepp Tokyo
13th SINGLE『Child prey』
- 07.31 RELEASE
1st MINI ALBUM『six Ugly』
- 07.31 RELEASE
列島激震行脚 2002 -亜細亜- (RETTOU GEKISHIN ANGYA 2002 -ASIA-) FINAL The Japanese Fxxker Family
- 08.03 The 3rd Gymnasium SEOUL OLYMPIC PARK -KOREA-
- 08.04 The 3rd Gymnasium SEOUL OLYMPIC PARK -KOREA-
列島激震行脚 (RETTOU GEKISHIN ANGYA) 2002 MASTER OF MONSTER 5 Ugly
- 08.20 AKASAKA BLITZ
PHOTO BOOK『DRAGON FLY』
- 08.30 RELEASE
PHOTO BOOK『「××」A pilgrimage capsizing the Islands 2002 ASIA THE JAPANESE FXXKER FAMILY』
- 08.30 RELEASE
列島激震行脚 (RETTOU GEKISHIN ANGYA) 2002 5 Ugly KINGDOM
- 10.29 CLUB CITTA’ KAWASAKI -｢a knot｣only-
- 10.30 CLUB CITTA’ KAWASAKI -｢a knot｣only-
- 11.02 Zepp Tokyo11.03Zepp Tokyo
- 11.03 Zepp Tokyo
- 11.07 UTSUNOMIYA VOGUE
- 11.08 Zepp Sendai
- 11.10 AOMORI QUARTER
- 11.12 NIIGATA PHASE
- 11.14 TOYAMA club MAIRO
- 11.15 KANAZAWA Eight Hall
- 11.18 NAGOYA DIAMOND HALL
- 11.19 NAGOYA DIAMOND HALL
- 11.21 Zepp Osaka
- 11.22 Zepp Osaka
- 11.24 Zepp Fukuoka
- 11.26 Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO
- 11.27 Hiroshima CLUB QUATTRO
