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3	Toshimara Hara (born March 31, 1977), who goes by his stage name Toshiya, is a Japanese HeavyMetal bass guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work as bass guitarst for the experimental metal band Music/DirEnGrey. Before joining the band in 1997, he was already an active musician who played for the VisualKei bands D+L and GO:SICK. In addition to being a musician, he is also an illustrator and fashion designer.
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5	!Toshiya provides examples of:
6	* CoolShades: He loves them and keeps thinking of buying a new pair every spring.
7	* ElegantGothicLolita: One of the best ''[[WholesomeCrossdresser male]]'' examples in 1990s VisualKei, and considered a near-{{rival}} to his contemporaries: Mana of Music/MaliceMizer and fellow bandmate Music/{{Shinya}}, before he changed styles. He carried over elements of the style in his more recent appearances.
8	* {{Expy}}: Fans may note many similarities between him and [[Music/MaliceMizer Mana]], due to their eerily similar visual styles. Nowadays, however, fans have pointed out his ''[[http://visualioner.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/42.png striking]]'' resemblance to Music/{{EXO}}-M's [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120718180517/sleepingdogs/images/e/e6/EXO_-_Tao.jpg Tao]].
9	** He can also be considered the East's answer to [[Music/{{Korn}} Fieldy]] as of recent years, due to their similar playing styles.
10	* GroupieBrigade: Is the only other Dir En Grey member to have a huge and active following of rabid fangirls AND fanboys (the other being rhythm guitarist Music/{{Die}}). And yes, he tends to flirt with them during lives.
11	* {{Guyliner}}. Especially during his most Visual phases. He claims to rarely use it in recent years, but he still does for photoshoots and some lives.
12	* ManInAKilt: His Elegant Gothic Aristocrat skirt has become a staple of his Visual image.
13	* OlderThanTheyLook: One of the youngest-looking among his bandmates, despite being a man in his mid-forties.
14	* {{Otaku}}: Likes anime and manga, and it shows in his visual style.
15	* StageNames
16	* VisualKei: Takes the prize for being one of two blatantly Visual members of the band (the other being Music/{{Shinya}}), even during their least visual phases. And while the rest of his bandmates did return to experimenting with VK, he is still well ahead of them in terms of style.
17	* WholesomeCrossdresser: One of the most feminine crossdressers ever in Visual kei, and almost in direct competition with Shinya as to "who is the better loli" during the band's Visual years.

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