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Born
Nov 20, 1965 · Age 60
Place of birth
Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Gender
Male
Movie credits
19
TV credits
4
Directing credits
1
Also known as (3)
  • Yoshiki Hayashi
  • 林 佳樹
  • 하야시 요시키

Biography

known by the mononym Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as a co-founder of the visual kei rock band X Japan, for which he is the drummer, pianist and main songwriter. Yoshiki's solo career includes two classical studio albums—Eternal Melody (1993), produced by George Martin, and Eternal Melody II (2005)—and the classical compilation Yoshiki Classical (2013). Described by Billboard as a "musical innovator" and named "one of the most influential composers in Japanese history" by Consequence of Sound, Yoshiki has also collaborated and…