Yoshiki

Japanese musician

Yoshiki Hayashi (林 佳樹, Hayashi Yoshiki, born November 20, 1965) is a Japanese musician. He is a co-founder of the Japanese band rock X Japan. He also founded an independent record label Extasy Records.[1] X Japan ended in 1997. They got back together in 2007 and are currently touring worldwide.

Yoshiki
Yoshiki at Japan Expo in 2010.
Background information
Birth nameYoshiki Hayashi
Also known asHitomi Shiratori, Rei Shiratori, Miyukihime Igarashi, Tomoya Tachibana
Born (1965-11-20) November 20, 1965 (age 58)
Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
GenresRock, heavy metal, classical, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, businessman, entrepreneur, fashion designer, radio personality
InstrumentsDrums, piano, percussions, guitar
Years active1977–present
LabelsExtasy, Columbia, Avex Group
Websiteyoshiki.net

Yoshiki's solo career includes two classical studio albums: Eternal Melody (1993), and Eternal Melody II (2005).

References change

  1. Yang, Jeff; Can, Dina; Hong, Terry (1997). Eastern Standard Time. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 264. ISBN 0-395-76341-X.