64th Single「汚れた英雄」Released, Also Featured as 『ダイヤのA』 Opening Theme

GLAY's 64th single「汚れた英雄」was released on September 23, 2026. The title track was written by HISASHI, while the new song composed and written by TERU has been adopted as the opening theme for the second cour of the TV anime 『ダイヤのA act II -Second Season-』. Now, more than a month after its release, let's look back at the journey of this work.

The Details

「汚れた英雄」is GLAY's 64th single, announced on the GLAY official website on August 22, 2026, and released on September 23. It contains a total of 8 tracks—3 new songs plus 5 carefully selected live recordings from 2026 performances. The CD+Blu-ray and CD+DVD editions are priced at 3,400 yen each (tax included), while the CD Only edition is 2,200 yen (tax included).

The title track「汚れた英雄」was written and composed by HISASHI, inspired by the protagonist of the film『汚れた英雄』. The other new song,「NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN」, was written and composed by TERU, marking GLAY's sixth time providing a theme song for the 『ダイヤのA』 series. The third new song,「RADIO STAR」, is the official recording of a track that was first performed live during the spring hall tour.

On September 22, the day before release, the GLAY official website announced "on sale tomorrow, 9/23" alongside the release of the music video. The video combines studio performance footage with AI-generated background visuals. Furthermore, on October 24, the GLAY official website announced that「汚れた英雄」had been chosen as the November ending theme for Nippon TV's 『DayDay.』.

Playback!

The title track「汚れた英雄」was first performed live on January 27, 2026, at 『LAWSON 50th Anniversary presents GLAY Special LIVE』 held at Kアリーナ横浜. The recording from this performance is included on the single as a live track.

Subsequently, during the nationwide hall tour 『HIGHCOMMUNICATIONS TOUR 2026 “GLAY-complete BEST”』 held from March to May 2026, the new song「RADIO STAR」was performed live ahead of its release. Two live tracks from this tour are also included on the single.

Then, on October 23, 2026, GLAY appeared on the 『Mステ』 40th anniversary special, performing their iconic 1998 song「誘惑」live on television for the first time in 28 years. On the same stage, they also performed the new song「汚れた英雄」, delivering both a classic hit and a current new release within the same broadcast.

Plus One

The single comes in three formats: CD+Blu-ray edition, CD+DVD edition (3,400 yen each), and CD Only edition (2,200 yen). The tracklist includes the 3 new songs—「汚れた英雄」「NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN」「RADIO STAR」—plus 5 live recordings: 「Dead Or Alive」「汚れた英雄」「HELLO MY LIFE」from the January Kアリーナ横浜 performance, and 「KISSIN' NOISE」「HIGHCOMMUNICATIONS」from the spring hall tour.

The music video, combining studio footage with AI-generated backgrounds, was released on the official website on September 22.「汚れた英雄」is currently airing as the November ending theme for 『DayDay.』. In the second cour of the anime『ダイヤのA act II -Second Season-』,「NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN」is being broadcast as the opening theme.