
Person
YOSHIKI
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Nov 20, 1965
- From
- Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
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 played with artists such as Tetsuya Komuro, Roger Taylor, Gene Simmons, and Sarah Brightman. In 1999, at the request of the Japanese government, he composed and performed a classical song at a celebration in honor of the tenth anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement. For the 69th Golden Globe Awards, the show's original musical theme was composed by Yoshiki and became available for digital download on iTunes, with all proceeds going to charity.
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Global Metal

We Are X

X JAPAN - The Last Live

Junk Story

X Japan: Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome

X JAPAN RETURNS 1993.12.30 Tokyo Dome 2 Days Live
The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994

SWITCH Interview Masters

Golden SixTONES

Yoshiki: Under the Sky

X Japan - Dahlia Tour Final 1996

X JAPAN WORLD TOUR 2017 WE ARE X Acoustic Special Miracle

Sarah Brightman: HYMN In Concert

HURRY GO ROUND

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi

X Japan - 青い夜

X Japan - 白い夜