Yoshiki nickname(s):
Hitomi Shiratori (白鳥瞳), Rei Shiratori (白鳥麗), Ryū Shiratori (白鳥龍), Miyuki Igarashi (五十嵐美由姫), Tomomi Tachibana (橘朋実), Ruka Tachibana (立花香流)
Yoshiki date of birth:
November 20, 1965
How old is Yoshiki?
60
Where was Yoshiki born?
Tateyama, Chiba, Japan
Yoshiki body shape:
Slim
What color are Yoshiki's eyes?
Black
What color is Yoshiki's hair?
Dyed Brown
What is Yoshiki's ethnicity?
Asian
What is Yoshiki nationality?
Japanese
What is Yoshiki's occupation?
Musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, businessman, entrepreneur, fashion designer, radio personality
What genre is Yoshiki's work?
Rock, Heavy Metal, Classical, heavy metal, classical
What instruments does Yoshiki play?
Drums, Piano, Percussion, Keyboards, Organ, Guitar, piano, keyboards
Short Biography
Yoshiki Hayashi (林 佳樹, Hayashi Yoshiki, born November 20, 1965) is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. Better known by his stage name Yoshiki, he is best known as the leader and co-founder of the heavy metal band X Japan, for which he is the drummer, pianist and principal songwriter. The band achieved breakthrough success in the late 1980s, and besides being one of the first Japanese acts to achieve mainstream success while on an independent label, Extasy Records which he founded, the group is widely credited as one of the pioneers of the visual kei movement. Though the band disbanded in 1997, they reunited in 2007 after ten years. In 2000 and 2007, Yoshiki formed his solo musical project Violet UK and the Japanese rock supergroup S.K.I.N. respectively.