YOSHIKI
YOSHIKI, born on November 20, 1965 in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, is a famous Japanese musician and the leader of the legendary band X-JAPAN.
Chinese name: Lin Jiashu
Foreign name: Yoshiki Hayashi
Nationality: Japanese
Ethnicity: Yamato
Constellation : Scorpio
Blood type: B
Height: 175cm
Birthplace: Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Date of Birth: 1965 November 20, 2018
Occupation: musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, businessman, entrepreneur, fashion designer
Graduation school: Chiba Prefectural University, Japan Anfang High School
Representative works: EternalMelody, EternalMelodyII, Yoshiki Classical
Music type: rock music, heavy metal, classical music
Performing instruments: drums, piano, percussion instruments , keyboard, guitar
Family members: mother, younger brother
Personal experience
Man, manager of a kimono shop in Tateyama City, Chiba Prefecture, has one younger brother (Lin Guangshu) .
I started learning classical piano at the age of 4 and drums at the age of 9. In the 5th grade of elementary school, I asked my mother to watch KISS’s performance at the Nippon Budokan, and I came up with the idea of ????making a rock music. He formed his first band, DYNAMITE, with his friend TOSHI, whom he has known since childhood, when he was in junior high school, and later changed its name to NOISE. In addition, he joined the orchestra club as a trumpet player in middle school, and joined the football club in the third grade of junior high school.
In the summer when I was at Chiba Prefectural Anbo High School, I formed a band with TOSHI and other students in the same grade.
(See the XJAPAN encyclopedia entry later)
1991
On October 30, YOSHIKI and Tetsuya Komuro formed "V2" to hold SPECIALLIVE "VIRGINITY" in December The V2SPECIALLIVEVIRGINITY concert will be held at Tokyo Bay HALL on the 5th
Yoshiki Selection 1 will be released on December 12, which includes 9 pieces of classical introductory music carefully selected by him.
In the same year, he signed his first solo activity contract with Tokyo EMI.
1992
On January 18th, V2 Back_のhit～EyesofVenus～single was released
On June 25th, photo album NUDE was released
The ARTOFLIFE interview book will be released on May 21st
On July 30th, Yoshikitalklive and the symphony orchestra will be held in Nippon Budokan to release ArtofLife for the first time
Starlight YOSHIKI will be released on October 25th, which is Starlight Dolls, 3 dolls made by Barbie based on YOSHIKI
On December 31, the lyrics of "TEARS" were revised as the theme song for the Kohaku Song Battle and the organ was played live
1993
On April 21st, YOSHIKIPresentsEternalMelody classical album (double CD) was released (cooperated with Beatles producer George Martin and the London Philharmonic)
On September 17th, Aoi Blood の The Smile Interview Book is on sale
YOSHIKI brand "Larme" perfume and underwear will be on sale at the same time on October 18th
The classical single AMETHYST will be on sale on November 3rd
November On the 3rd, the single "Ima Hoshida" produced by NOA was released.
1994
On May 25, the single "RAIN" produced by GLAY was released
On June 1st, the single FOREIGNSAND, a collaboration between YOSHIKI and ROGERTAYLOR (the drummer of the British band Queen), was released
On June 13th, he produced and adapted the band's famous song BlackDiamond for KISS's global commemorative album KISSMYASS and included it in the classical version Among them
1996
Yoshiki Selection 2 was released on November 4
1997
XJAPAN was disbanded on September 22
< p>1998Hide died on May 2 and was deeply affected
On June 3, he served as the songwriter and producer for Kitano Iiko (Kitano Takeshi’s daughter)’s first single Begin.
On October 3rd, he provided the VioletUK song SANE for the movie INGOD'SHANDS
On October 28th, he served as the songwriter and producer for Kitano Iiko's single "Rose Green"
< p>1999On January 20th, Direngrey released three singles: アクロの秋, zan-ZAN-, and ゆらめき, and served as its producer and part arranger
May On the 1st, he served as the producer of the hideTRIBUTESPIRITS album and arranged Goodbye for the piano version to perform himself
On May 26th, he produced the single Cage for Direngrey
From May 28th to June 11th, Served as a guest on my friend George's "allnightNippon" program
On July 14th, he produced a single for Direngrey and released it
On November 12th, it was the "10th anniversary of His Majesty the Emperor's accession to the throne". Created "Anniversary" and performed it personally in the square
2000
Served as a 7-11 advertising producer and star in May
Participated in the Emperor's Ceremony on May 27 Royal Cherry Blossom Viewing Party
YOSHIKI.NET started recruiting members on July 8th
On November 6th, he performed "Pearl" accompanied by Shiro on EXTASYNIGHTVol.1's LIVE
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On November 8th, I was responsible for the production and release of Crimson Flower for Shizuka Kudo
On November 22nd, I was responsible for the production and release of Chemical for BEAST
On November 29th, I was in charge of Shiro Produced by Transparent and released separately
2001
Produced by Revenus on February 7th and released as a Thousand Eyes
Produced by BEAST on April 11th as VISION released
Flower, produced for Revenus, will be released on May 9th
YOSHIK will be released on December 27th
"Ipresents Eternal Melody" (single disc reprint) was released
2002
On February 22nd, he participated in the XBOX launch event in Japan with Bill Gates. On March 29th, the VIDEO of "The Last Live" was released. Shibuya TSUTAYA and Ebisu held a handshake meeting, with about 3,000 people attending.
On July 25, they participated in the 2005 Aichi Expo promotional song release conference
July 31 "YOSHIKIARTS" is on sale
"YOSHIKImobile" is on sale on August 14th
On August 19th, my car Rolls-Royce was smashed and stolen in a parking lot, losing the recording demo and about 5 million yen. property
Announced joining the globe band on September 1st
Signed with Colombia on October 30th
Participated in PARCO advertising performance on November 22nd
A two-day classical concert "YOSHIKIsymphonicconcert2002featuringVIOLETUK" was held at the Tokyo International Forum on December 3rd and 4th with 10,000 attendees
2003
In the form of an interview on January 30th "YOSHIKI I Won't Give Up" is on sale
On February 10, NHK broadcast the program "The Man Who Really Shows Now~YOSHIKI~Silent for 5 Years, Now Resurrected", which reported in-depth on YOSHIKI's current situation
Attend the "HomeDepot & I-Safe's First National Internet Safety Month" event on June 6th.
Attended the premiere of "Pirates of the Caribbean 1" at Disneyland in Los Angeles on June 28th
2004
On January 1st, worked with axev (a subsidiary of avex ) signed a management contract
On March 13th, he participated as a guest in the J1 opening game held in Kobe and kicked off
On April 30th, YOSHIKI participated in HIDE held in Yokosuka on the 2nd. After 7 festivals, he returned home urgently from Luoshan Airport on the 30th. YOSHIKI who appeared in the lobby of Narita Airport said, "I came back to meet HIDE. It's already been the 7th festival. Time flies so fast. In my memory, it seems like it happened yesterday. Dedicated to HIDE The song has been completed. It is a 20-minute piece titled "WITHOUTYOU". It is a majestic ballad composed of the loneliness after HIDE is no longer around, and is composed of YOSHIKI's own piano and strings. YOSHIKI said "I want to play at the venue". For fans, this will definitely be the best requiem for HIDE. YOSHIKI plans to swear to HIDE's portrait (at the HIDE memorial ceremony) that he will come back as an ARTIST. "Because I will continue to work hard in the future, the past will appear glorious. On the contrary, all the past will lose its luster. I will not forget this and will continue to work hard after returning to LA."
In August, the stage play "TAKARAZUKA Dance Dream!" was performed for the Takarazuka Opera Company's Flower Group. 》composed "World's End Night" (The World's Ultimate Night), starring former Hanagumi male lead Haruju Mire, and watched the performance.
YOSHIKI super spicy curry was released in the same year
The THETRAX single "Scorpio" produced by them was released on December 15th
2005
The classical music album "Eternal Melogy 2" (double CD) was released on March 23.
On March 24, the Aichi World Expo opened in Japan, for which he composed the theme song "I'll be your love" and conducted it personally at the opening ceremony.
Musicians participating in the performance include: Vienna Philharmonic recorder Peter Schmidl, first violinist Volkhard Steude, viola Werner Resel, cello Werner Resel; former Berlin Philharmonic oboe Hansjo"rg Schellenberger; London Philharmonic violin Boris Garlitsky; Yang Wenxin, first violinist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra; Danny Matsukawa, first bassoonist of the Philadelphia Orchestra; Pan Yinlin, first violinist of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Ju"rgenSchwietering, first violinist of the Cape Town Philharmonic
March Yoshiki Symphonic Concert with Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestrafeaturing VIOLETUK will be released on the 30th
Watch the Rakuten Baseball opening ceremony as a special guest on April 1st
TRAX's single "Rhapsody", which was produced on April 20, will be released
< p>On September 22, VioletUKSEX&RELIGION (TestMix) was distributed on iTunesMusicStore2006
On April 10, he served as the composer and music producer of the movie "The Rose of Versailles"
Participated in OTAKON on August 5th and 6th
2007
On May 25th, organized J-ROCKREVOLUTIONFESTIVAL to form a new group S.K.I.N., the band members are GACKT, YOSHIKI, SUGIZO, MIYAVI on June 29th S.K.I.N. held a small concert at ANIMEEXPO (AX) 07
Participated in JAPANEXPO2007 held in Paris from July 6th to 8th
At 9:00 pm on October 22nd, yoshiki led X-JAPAN In Odaiba, Tokyo, they took the opportunity to shoot the PV of their new song "I.V." as an opportunity to officially resurrect.
2008
On March 15th, the TV series "Tokyo Air Raid" commemorating the 55th anniversary of the establishment of Nippon Television was the theme song composer and performed by Akikawa Masashi
March On the 15th, a donation of 10 million yen was made to support the high school alma mater’s first participation in the Koshien competition
On March 19th, the full version of VioletUK’s new song Blue Butterfly was included in the movie soundtrack released on the same day
March From the 28th to the 30th, three consecutive XJAPAN Resurrection LIVEI.V.~Towards Destruction~Attack resumes the Night of Destruction, Night of Wiseness, and Night of Creation
May 4 Yoshiki held hide's 10th anniversary festival performance hidememorialsummit
On September 15th, a press conference was held in Yoyogi to announce the cooperation with RockStar functional drinks
September 16th to September 19th Japan visited Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, and South Korea to promote the Asian region of the world tour
September 19, 2010 Kurosawa Akira’s birth centenary film music production
September 24 Yoshiki Jewelry The release of Grand Sumo Senaki who participated in the war to support Shiroho on September 28 triggered the "Tokuzu_Unrest"
On November 7, the experimental film Repo! The Genetic Opera, which he served as music producer, was released nationwide
On December 24, YOSHIKI personal cover credit card UNDERGROUNDKINGDOM was released and accepted applications
2009
YOSHIKIFUNDATION charity fund was established in January
January 16-17 in Hong Kong Asia Expo Center held two concerts called x-japan Night of Destruction Extra Night of Destruction inhongkong
On February 11, it cooperated with Japan Honda to sponsor the team TEAMYOSHIKI & Tongmeng PROJECT
3 On March 6, XJAPAN cooperated with Hello Kitty to launch the YoshiKitty image
On March 29-31, YOSHIKI visited the Sichuan disaster area in China on a private basis and donated US$200,000, a music room and some musical instruments
Did not attend the press conference scheduled for April 1st due to physical reasons
On April 5th, he and Toshi attended the Tokyo release commemoration event and sang as Toshi's accompaniment
April 21 On the same day, he participated in ()'s "World Unification Screening" and composed the theme song for the film. He also announced that 50,000 CDs would be distributed on the first day of release. On the same day, he held a press conference on May 1st to commemorate the 20th anniversary of X-japan's debut. The first member is Sugizo and he announced that Heath, who was previously rumored to have quit the group, will not leave
Two concerts will be held at the Tokyo Dome on May 2-3 called x-japanI.V~The attack is in progress ~Invincible Night 18 Episodes
On May 25, the new book was released for public sale and the reprint was decided on the first day
The concert titled x will be held at Taiwan Banqiao Stadium on May 30 -japan is imperative night intaipei
On June 9th, he made a courtesy visit to Tokyo Bookstore and injured his right hand
On June 13th and 14th, he held fan meetings in Beijing and Shanghai, China< /p>
On June 16, he held a book signing with the author of the new book Komatsu Narumi and the president of Kadokawa Bookstore at a bookstore in Shibuya and revealed that he was invited to compose the theme song for the opening ceremony of the Shanghai World Expo and hoped that the new book could be published in Chinese
Yoshikitty’s new T-shirt will be on sale on June 26th. Yoshiki will become a character in Japanese online games on July 17th. It will be officially launched on the 18th of the same month. You must pay 2000_
A new round of x-japan will be released on July 25th. Peripheral items are on sale
On July 27th, due to nerve compression due to cervical foraminal stenosis, LA time 8:00am Tokyo time 0:00pm Beijing time 11:00pm Beijing time, Myoshiki received spinal surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, LA, USA. Surgeon Neel Anand, the director of the Center, performed the surgery
On August 22, Yoshiki participated in the 'X-japan FilmGIG~Suzuka Night~' held in Japan as scheduled. On that day, Toshi was also present.
France apologized for the postponement of the Paris performance and announced that he would undergo surgery again within three years. Regarding the risks of surgery, Yoshiki said that he had made a will
At the same time, it was announced that Yoshiki served as a consultant for the American video online website 'Ustream.tv'
p>Participated in the U.S. premiere of the 3D animated film "ATOM" on October 19th
On October 21st, GLAY played an interview with YOSHIKI in the United States on the NHK music program
p>Participated in the HELLOKITTY 35th anniversary event held in L.A. on October 22nd
Participated in the trial writing session of Michael Jackson's movie "THISISIT" on October 27th
December 6 The third Japanese yoshikitty album is on sale
2010
On January 9th, XJAPAN publicly filmed the new song PV in Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA
On February 1st, he served as a judge Participated in the Grammy Music Awards Ceremony
On February 21st, he attended the wedding ceremony of Japanese sumo wrestler Yokozuna Hakuho and performed the piano song "foreverlove" live to express his congratulations
February Produced ToshILAST CONCERT Samurai JAPAN on the 24th and played piano accompaniment on the day of the performance
On February 26th, attended the YOSHIKIJEWELRY new product launch conference and played foreverlove to announce the 2010 XJAPAN plan to enter the United States
On May 2nd, YOSHIKI as Representatives of relatives and friends offered incense at hide13, saying, "hide is a member of
On May 16th, YOSHIKI attended ACen2010 and announced that they will hold the largest outdoor concert in XJAPAN history on August 14th and 15th at Japan's Yokohama Nissan Stadium, with 150,000 people mobilized. On the same day, they will also release the new song Borntobefree
On May 28, YOSHIKI underwent follow-up cervical spine surgery at LACedars-Sinai Medical Center. After an hour and a half of surgery, he went home to rest.
On July 8, all members of XJAPAN held a meeting about August. Press conference for the concerts on the 14th and 15th
XJAPANWORLDLIVETOUR in YOKOHAMA Yokohama Nissan Statium Concert was successfully held on August 14th and 15th
September 25th - October 10th XJAPAN's first North American TOUR*** tour of 7 cities
On December 17, YOSHIKI announced that XJAPAN will produce the theme song for the comic theater version "Buddha" originally written by Osamu Tezuka
2011
On January 17th (January 16th, local time in the United States), he attended the Golden Globe Awards and walked the red carpet with Stan Lee.
On January 24th and 25th, I participated in the DinnerShow held by ToshI, called "ToshIFEATYOSHIKI Crystal Piano You", and played the piano as a guest performer. Also present were XJAPAN member HEATH and lunasea member SHINYA
A fashion show event will be held on February 7th. And announced that it will participate in the production of a large-scale fashion show event called "ASIAGIRLS EXPLOSION" that will be held at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on March 6.
On February 14th (February 13th local time in the United States) YOSHIKI participated in the 53rd Grammy Awards as a judge and appeared on the red carpet. (Picture on the right)
On March 6, the ASIAGIRLS EXPLOSION large-scale fashion show was held at the Yoyogi National Arena No. 1 in Tokyo, Japan, leading VioletUK and X-JAPAN to perform on stage.
On April 28, he sold a crystal piano for 11 million yen on the Yahoo! daily auction website to support the areas stricken by the Great East Japan Earthquake
Attended the ACEN event in Chicago, USA on May 21 , and held SiriusXMYOSHIKIRadio live recording
From June to November, he held concerts as X-japan in Paris, Hong Kong, and Shanghai.
On November 1, a personal Weibo was opened on Sina.
On November 10, he appeared at Madame Tussauds in Tokyo to unveil his life-size wax figure.
2012
On January 16 (US time), he attended the 70th Golden Globe Awards Ceremony (Soy Sauce Mirror) and produced the theme song for this party.
2013
On December 12, SOULSL150, YOSHIKI limited edition headphones were released, priced at 32,000 yen.
Personal Life
Permanent Illness
During the X era, YOSHIKI’s intense drumming style caused the tour to be interrupted many times, and he suffered from overuse circulatory asthenia. and cervical spondylosis syndrome. In 1996, DAHLIATOUR stopped due to illness. The doctor warned that if he fell down again, he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Later, he needed to wear a neck protector on his neck when playing drums. XJAPAN did not wear it again after his resurrection. Excessive piano playing leads to chronic tenosynovitis of the hands and severe insomnia.
I was frail and sickly when I was young and suffered from asthma in 2009. It has relapsed recently.
"XJapan" captain Yoshiki, who underwent cervical foraminal surgery at the end of last month, attended a racing competition on the 23rd. Although Yoshiki was always smiling, he brought bad news to reporters. Revealing that he would never fully recover.
Drawing up a will with a lawyer
Yoshiki previously served as the director of the team "Rockstar Dreams" and recently went to the racing track in Mie Prefecture to watch the race. Yoshiki also suffered severe damage to his cervical spine due to intense drumming performances. The intervertebral foramen narrowed and compressed the nerve lines. In this operation, the doctor expanded the fifth and sixth intervertebral spaces for him. Although the operation was successful, he also discovered that He also suffered damage to his third and fourth vertebrae, his sixth and seventh vertebrae, and his waist. He will need another surgery within three years to implant artificial bones. If the surgery fails, he will die at any time. Yoshiki bluntly stated that he had already negotiated part of his will with his lawyer to distribute his property to his family, members of "XJapan" and fans who have supported him for many years. He even lamented that a property war might result, and he felt very complicated.
There is no hope of complete recovery
Currently, Yoshiki’s inflammation symptoms are more serious than the surgery, and his left hand is still numb. If it is not cured within two years, it may not be cured in his lifetime, even if it is cured. , and can only recover eight successes at most, and can no longer perform as fully as before. Although there are many difficulties at hand, Yoshiki is active and undergoes physical therapy such as walking training and piano playing. He also said: "Compared with the disbandment of the band and Hide's death, this pain is only one percent. Because I have "X" Home, so I can get through it." He will return to Los Angeles next week to focus on physical therapy. .
Family Relations
When he was 10 years old, his father committed suicide. TEARS was written in memory of his deceased father.
Raised by a mother who ran a kimono shop, he was a troubled boy with excellent academic performance but extreme behavior in junior high and high school. He was troubled by his teachers. After the graduation ceremony of junior high school, he ran into the teaching room and went on a rampage. In his senior year of high school, he restrained his behavior and concentrated on concentration. While studying at a music university, he gave up the Musashino Music University in Japan and decided to go to Tokyo to concentrate on rock music. In the early days, EXTASYRECORDS was established with an investment of 3 million yen from his mother.
In 2000, YOSHIKI attended the Emperor's Royal Cherry Blossom Viewing Party with his mother. His real name was Hayashi Kashu on his badge.
Main works
For XJAPAN works, see some entries of XJAPAN
VIOLETUK works
Download
SEX&RELIGION(TestMix )(2005/9/22)ColumbiaMusicEntertainment
BlueButterfly(2007/10/3)JustinTimeProductions
ROSA~Moviemix~(2009/4/29)JapanMusicAgency
CD
Catacombs(2007/10/3)(EXRI-1001) (includes "BlueButterfly")
ROSA(2009/5/1)
Personal album
YoshikiSelection(1991/12/12)(SRCR-8670)
EternalMelody(1993/4/21)(TOCT-6994~5)
< p>AMusicBoxForFantasy(1993/7/25)YoshikiSelectionII(1996/11/4)(POCH-7004)
ETERNALMELODYII(2005/3/23)(COCP-33130~ 1)
Movie Soundtrack
Catacombs(2007/10/3)
Repo!TheGeneticOpera(2008/9/30)
< p>Commemorative albumKissMyAss:ClassicKissRegrooved(1994/6/21)(PHCR-1245)
hideTRIBUTESPIRITS(1999/5/1)(PCCM-00002)
Single
Back_のpupil～EyesofVenus～(V2)(1992/1/18)(ESDB-3266)
AMETHYST(1993/11/3)( TODT-3130)
Foreign Sand(YOSHIKI&ROGERTAYLOR)(1993/6/1)(TODT-3253)
BlueSkyHeaven(2009/6/17) (Online delivery only)
globe works
seizethelight(globe)(2002/11/27)(AVCG-71032)
Producing music
Now Embrace きしめて（ NOA) (1993/11/3): Lyricist, composer, arranger and producer
RAIN(GLAY) (1994/6/1) (PODH-7002): Lyricist, composer (with TAKURO) arranger and producer
p>moment (Hideki Saijo) (1997/8/6) (BVDR-1177): Composition, arrangement and production
Begin (Kitano Iiko) (1997/8/6) (AVDD- 20251): Composer, Arranger and Producer
Rose Midori (Kitano Iiko) (1997/8/6) (AVDD-20263): Composer, Arranger and Producer
Direngrey )(1999/1/20)(AMDM-6268): Arranger (with Direngrey) Production
Zan-ZAN-(Direngrey)(1999/1/20)(AMDM-6269): Arranger (With Direngrey) Production
ゆらめき(Direngrey)(1999/1/20)(AMDM-6290): Arrangement (with Direngrey) Production
cage (Direngrey)(1999/ 5/26) (AMDM-6291): Arrangement (with Direngrey
)Production
Yu Gen (Direngrey) (1999/7/14) (AMDM-6300): Arrangement (with Direngrey) Production
Crimson Flower (Shizuka Kudo) (2000 /7/14)(EJCJ-80001): Lyrics, composition, arrangement and production
Pearl(Shiro)(2000/7/5)(EXJ-1): Arrangement and production (only "Pearl")< /p>
LR-7(BEAST)(2000/7/26)(AMCM-4491): Arrangement (with BEAST, only "LR-7" and "UNCLEAR")
HappyDriving (Revenus)(2000/8/23)(EXJ-2): Executive Producer
chemical(BEAST)(2000/9/27)(AMCM-4494): Arranger Producer (with BEAST, only "chemical")
Revenus (2001/2/7) (EJCJ-80003): arrangement and production (with Sugawara Tsuru, only "Thousand Hitomi")
< p>VISION(BEAST)(2001/4/11)(AMCM-4529)：Executive ProducerFlower(Revenus)(2001/5/9)(EJCJ-80004)：Arranger Executive Producer（ With Toru Sugawara, only "Flow