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Yoshiki Hayashi (林佳樹 Hayashi Yoshiki^?) is a Japanese musician-superstar and rock icon. He is most renowned as a founding member of the legendary band X Japan, and considered to be one of the most influential drummers in rock history. He was trained in classical piano from a very early age, and groomed in other musical abilities. Image File history File links Yoshiki_laugh. ... Tateyama (Japanese: 館山市; -shi) is a city located at the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba, Japan. ... Chiba can refer to: 1. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... 20th century classical music, the classical music of the 20th century, was extremely diverse, beginning with the late Romantic style of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Impressionism of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel, the Neoclassicism of middle-period Igor Stravinsky, and ranging to such distant sound-worlds as the complete serialism of Pierre... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany Modern style pipe organ at the concert hall of Aletheia University in Matou, Taiwan The organ is a keyboard instrument with one or more manuals, and usually a pedalboard. ... The classical guitar typically has nylon strings. ... An electronic keyboard is a keyboard instrument which uses electricity to produce or amplify its sound. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Extasy Records is a record label in Japan created in the late 1980s by Yoshiki Hayashi (Yoshiki), founder of the Visual Kei rock group X Japan, financed by the money earned from his mother selling the family business. ... Sony Records is a record label courtesy of Columbia; Epic; and American Recordings. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by legendary producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. ... Yoshiki, the leader, founder, drummer, pianist and composer of Violet UK Violet UK, or Violet which was its initial name, is a project that Yoshiki Hayashi, founder of the Japanese rock group X Japan has been working on since after the bands breakup in 1997. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ...

He was the composer of most of X Japan's songs; he composed speed metal songs like "Kurenai" and "I'll Kill You", slow ballads like "Endless Rain", power ballads like "Tears" and a 29 minute-long song, "Art of Life". He also played the piano in the band. He is considered to be by some the most influential artist in Asia.^[1] Kurenai is the 3rd single released by the Japanese rock band X Japan on January 9, 1989. ... Ill Kill You is the debut single by Japanese band X Japan, released in June, 1985. ... Endless Rain is the fourth single by the Japanese band X Japan and was released on December 1, 1989. ... Tears is a song written by Yoshiki Hayashi originally recorded by X Japan for release as a single in 1993. ... ART OF LIFE was the fourth album of X JAPAN which contained only one song of 29 minutes of the same name. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

Yoshiki has sold 50 million albums as a producer. In April 1986, he founded his own label, Extasy Records. One on One Recording was a studio where Yoshiki recorded Foreign Sand single with Queen's Roger Taylor. Later, the studio was sold and renamed Brooklyn Recording, and Yoshiki bought it in 2000. At the present time Extasy Records has two studios: Extasy Records International and Extasy Records North Recording Studios. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Extasy Records is a record label in Japan created in the late 1980s by Yoshiki Hayashi (Yoshiki), founder of the Visual Kei rock group X Japan, financed by the money earned from his mother selling the family business. ... Queen are an English rock band formed by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor in London, England in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Biography

Early Years

Yoshiki Hayashi was born in Tateyama, Chiba, Japan, on November 20, 1965. He started playing the piano at the age of 4 with parental support. Some years later he went to a live show of Kiss in Japan. Yoshiki liked it so much he started listening to hard-rock bands. Later, his father bought him a drum set. When Yoshiki was ten years old his father committed suicide; he was 33 years old (1975). This tragedy and the ensuing trauma threw Yoshiki completely into his music. He grew long hair and took up playing the drums to release his anger and pain. Tateyama (Japanese: é¤¨å±±å¸‚; -shi) is a city located at the southern tip of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba, Japan. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... A grand piano, with the lid up. ... KISS is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ...

Role in X Japan

While in middle school Yoshiki came to enlist childhood friend Toshimitsu Deyama as a member of his rock band X. A handful of other members came and went, but in 1986 the lineup finally emerged with Yoshiki on drums and piano, Toshi on vocals, Hideto Matsumoto (hide) on guitar, Tomoaki Ishizuka (Pata) on guitar, and Taiji Sawada on bass. X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... Toshi was the lead singer of X Japan from a young age. ... Hideto Matsumoto , December 13, 1964â€“May 2, 1998 in Yokosuka, Japan), or hide (pronounced [ËˆhidÉ›]), was a Visual Kei / J-Rock musician. ... Pata Tomoaki Ishizuka (born çŸ³å¡š æ™ºæ˜ Ishizuka Tomoaki, November 4, 1965 in Chiba, Japan), better known as Pata, was a guitarist in the Japanese rock band X Japan. ... Taiji Sawada (?-) was the bass guitar player of the phenomenal Japanese Visual Band X Japan. ...

In 1986 Yoshiki started to promote the band. Their music was too angry and aggressive for an existing label to support, so they started their own label called Extasy Records. By 1987 the band was taking off with the hit singles "Orgasm" and "I'LL KILL YOU". The next year their first album VANISHING VISION followed. On September 1, 1989 the band's song "Kurenai" placed 5th in its first week on the Oricon Charts. They were the first indie band to reach the chart. In 1992 the band changed its name from X to X Japan. The reason was so that people wouldn't get them confused with bands named X in Australia and Los Angeles, USA. At this time, Taiji (bass) left the band and was replaced with Heath. The band reached its final and best known line-up. Extasy Records is a record label in Japan created in the late 1980s by Yoshiki Hayashi (Yoshiki), founder of the Visual Kei rock group X Japan, financed by the money earned from his mother selling the family business. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oricon (ã‚ªãƒªã‚³ãƒ³) is a Japanese company which provides music industry-related information. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area - City 1,290. ... nickname: heath real name: hiroshi morie date of birth: 22th januari 1968. ...

Just some days before they took their final name, Yoshiki started composing the final version of Art of Life, while the other members where preparing their solo careers. After some months they released the album Art of Life, containing only one 34-minute song. This song was a great success in Japan.

The band's appearance became milder. They no longer had spiky hair by the time they held the legendary concert in Tokyo Dome in 1992, Hanmettsu ni Mukatte (On the Verge of Destruction), though most of the members retained their long hair. Around 1995 Yoshiki cut his long hair and kept it short.

In 1997 Toshi decided to leave the band. On 22 September 1997 the band announced their dissolution and had their final concert at the Tokyo Dome in December of that year. The concert, called The Last Live, was almost a replica of their earlier Dahlia Tour, but with an unprecedented sad ambiance. After the band broke up Yoshiki and Toshi went their separate ways. Yoshiki continued to run his company. X Japan left the stage as Japan's most influential band ever. September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After X Japan

Even during the throes of X Japan's wild popularity, he managed to scout out and promote other Japanese rock bands of notable worth (e.g. Luna Sea, Glay around '92-'93, Dir en grey around '98). With the role of "musician" so suddenly retired, Yoshiki was able to focus and hone his efforts as a producer. After the sudden death of hide on 2 May 1998, Yoshiki fell into a great depression, and vowed never to play the drums again. He moved to Los Angeles and stayed out of the public for 2 years. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... GLAY ï¼ˆã‚°ãƒ¬ã‚¤ï¼‰is a rock/pop band from Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan formed by guitarist TAKURO and vocalist TERU during high school in 1988. ... Dir en grey is a Japanese rock band formed in 1997. ... Hideto Matsumoto , December 13, 1964â€“May 2, 1998 in Yokosuka, Japan), or hide (pronounced [ËˆhidÉ›]), was a Visual Kei / J-Rock musician. ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

In 2000, he opened up Extasy Records International and Extasy Records North (a recording studio) in Hollywood, California. He considered a memorial concert for hide to be done in 2002, but cancelled it due to it being too 'commercial'. Yoshiki was at work once more, this time to finalize a private project he had been working on for 10 years called Violet UK. "Violet UK" was scheduled to be released on 22 September 2005, the 8-year anniversary of the disbanding of X Japan, but the release never happened. Greetings from Hollywood Hollywood is a district of the city of Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., that extends from Vermont Avenue on the east to just beyond Laurel Canyon Boulevard above Sunset and Crescent Heights Boulevards on the west; the north to south boundary east of La Brea Avenue... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Hideto Matsumoto , December 13, 1964â€“May 2, 1998 in Yokosuka, Japan), or hide (pronounced [ËˆhidÉ›]), was a Visual Kei / J-Rock musician. ... Yoshiki, the leader, founder, drummer, pianist and composer of Violet UK Violet UK, or Violet which was its initial name, is a project that Yoshiki Hayashi, founder of the Japanese rock group X Japan has been working on since after the bands breakup in 1997. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

2002 also saw Yoshiki's return to the pop music scene by joining the Japanese pop band globe (always in lowercase), which he later left in 2005. Yoshiki has worked with many other famous musicians in various smaller projects. Some of these include collaborations with Tetsuya Komuro to form the band V2 which only released one single, George Martin (producer of The Beatles) in the production of Eternal Melody around '92, and Roger Taylor (of Queen) in production of the song Foreign Sand. He has expressed his creativity through various avenues. He shook hands with former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who claims to be a huge fan of X Japan, during campaign season. In 2004, Yoshiki recruited Korean rock band, The TRAX, and to this day, he continues work as their producer. J-pop (or Jpop) is an abbreviation of Japanese pop. ... globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by legendary producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Beatles were a highly influential English rock band from Liverpool. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Queen are an English rock band formed by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor in London, England in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Junichiro Koizumi , born January 8, 1942) is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. ... K-Rock is an FM radio station based in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Fans of Yoshiki may remember him most from his heavy visual days with X Japan, when his extreme personal style and effeminate dress was almost a literal representation of the Japanese bishounen aesthetic. He was then an enigmatic man who could be a demon tearing up his drums one moment, and be a gentle, living doll seated before a crystal piano the next. Nowadays Yoshiki prefers to stand behind the curtains and spends his time between Tokyo, Japan, and Los Angeles, California. Bishōnen (美少年. literally, beautiful boy) is a specific Japanese aesthetic concept of the ideally beautiful young man. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ...

On March 24, 2005, Yoshiki conducted an orchestra and performed his song I'll be your love in an opening celemony of World Expo in Aichi Prefecture. This song is the official theme song of the Expo. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A part of the Global Loop at Expo 2005 Expo with the Corporate Pavilions in the background. ... Aichi Prefecture ) is located in the ChÅ«bu region of Japan. ...

On June 20, 2006, Otakon announced that Yoshiki would be visiting the convention to do a panel and autograph session. At Otakon on August 5, 2006 Yoshiki announced he will be forming a band with the Japanese musician Gackt. That same day, a line started for Yoshiki's 2 pm autograph session at 11:00 a.m. Hundreds of Yoshiki's fans lined up for his autograph, and Yoshiki continued to sign autographs past 4:30 p.m., and hour and a half after he was scheduled to. On August 19, 2006, Yoshiki was present at the Family Values Tour 2006 (Dir en grey was one of the performers) in San Bernardino, California. Always gracious, polite and friendly, he shook hands and took pictures with fans. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Otakon is a fan convention focusing on the art of anime and manga, East Asian culture, and its fandom. ... Otakon is a fan convention focusing on the art of anime and manga, East Asian culture, and its fandom. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gackt Camui (ã‚¬ã‚¯ãƒˆ; but most often written in Latin alphabet) is a Japanese songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

On September 24, 2006, it was announced that Yoshiki was to make his Hollywood debut as musical director on the thriller Catacombs, by Saw (movie) producer Gregg Hoffman and starring Shannyn Sossamon. He wrote the ending theme, "Blue Butterfly", which is sung by Violet UK vocalist Nina. Yoshiki had worked on anime and other foreign movies, but this was to be his first international movie project. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catacombs Paris Catacombs Rome - entrance Catacombs Rome - entrance (detail) The original catacombs are a network of underground burial galleries near San Sebastiano fuori le mura, in Rome. ... Saw poster Saw is a 2004 thriller/horror movie, directed by James Wan and co-written by Wan and Leigh Whannell. ... Shannon Marie Sossamon (born October 3, 1978), better known as Shannyn Sossamon, is an American actress, musician, dancer and mother. ... Yoshiki, the leader, founder, drummer, pianist and composer of Violet UK Violet UK, or Violet which was its initial name, is a project that Yoshiki Hayashi, founder of the Japanese rock group X Japan has been working on since after the bands breakup in 1997. ...

Trivia

X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... Poster for the original Pirates of the Caribbean attraction at Disneyland Pirates of the Caribbean is a franchise that began as an attraction at Disney theme parks and has evolved to include a series of highly successful films and spinoffs. ... Virginia Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress. ... Alexander McQueen (born Lee McQueen, 17 March 1969) is one of the most influential English fashion designers. ...

Discography

Studio Singles

Studio albums

Compilations by Various Artists

For his discography with X Japan please see the page X Japan. For his discography with globe please see the page globe. Hideto Matsumoto , December 13, 1964â€“May 2, 1998 in Yokosuka, Japan), or hide (pronounced [ËˆhidÉ›]), was a Visual Kei / J-Rock musician. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by legendary producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. ...

Multimedia

Video & DVDs

External links

Categories: Living people | Japanese drummers | Rock pianists | Japanese pianist | Rock drummers | People from Chiba Prefecture | Japanese multi-instrumentalists | X Japan members Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Wikimedia Commons logo by Reid Beels The Wikimedia Commons (also called Commons or Wikicommons) is a repository of free content images, sound and other multimedia files. ... X Japan, or X which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). ... Toshi was the lead singer of X Japan from a young age. ... Hideto Matsumoto , December 13, 1964â€“May 2, 1998 in Yokosuka, Japan), or hide (pronounced [ËˆhidÉ›]), was a Visual Kei / J-Rock musician. ... Pata Tomoaki Ishizuka (born çŸ³å¡š æ™ºæ˜ Ishizuka Tomoaki, November 4, 1965 in Chiba, Japan), better known as Pata, was a guitarist in the Japanese rock band X Japan. ... nickname: heath real name: hiroshi morie date of birth: 22th januari 1968. ... Hisashi Takai(born 1963 in Hiroshima, Japan) better known as Jun, was one of the guitarrists in X Japan indie era. ... Taiji Sawada (?-) was the bass guitar player of the phenomenal Japanese Visual Band X Japan. ... Discography of the Japanese band X Japan. ... Vanishing Vision was the first indie album of the Japanese music band X Japan. ... Blue Blood was the second album, and major label debut of the Japanese music band X Japan. ... Jealousy was the third album released by the Japanese band X Japan. ... ART OF LIFE was the fourth album of X JAPAN which contained only one song of 29 minutes of the same name. ... Dahlia was the final album released by the Japanese band X Japan. ... Ill Kill You is the debut single by Japanese band X Japan, released in June, 1985. ... ã‚ªãƒ«ã‚¬ã‚¹ãƒ (Orgasm) is the second single released by the Japanese rock band X Japan during their indie era on April 1986. ... Kurenai is the 3rd single released by the Japanese rock band X Japan on January 9, 1989. ... Endless Rain is the fourth single by the Japanese band X Japan and was released on December 1, 1989. ... Week End was the fourth single released by the Japanese Visual Kei band X Japan, on April 21, 1990. ... Silent Jealousy is a single released by the legendary rock band X Japan the 11 of september 1991, it contains two songs, one is Silent Jealousy, this version of the sogn is the same as the Jealousy album, the other song is Sadistic Desire, this version is a bit different... Standing Sex is the seventh single by the Japanese band X Japan and was released on October 25, 1991. ... Say Anything is a song by the legendary Japanese rock and roll band, X Japan. ... Tears is a song written by Yoshiki Hayashi originally recorded by X Japan for release as a single in 1993. ... Rusty Nail is a song written by Yoshiki Hayashi, and originally released as a single on June 10, 1994 by the influential Japanese rock band X Japan. ... Longing is a song by Japanese band X Japan, released in alternating versions as singles on August 1, 1995 and September 1, 1995 respectively. ... Forever Love is a single by the Japanese band X Japan and was initially released on July 8, 1996. ... Crucify my Love is a single released by the legendary rock band X Japan the 26 of August 1996, the single contains two songs, one is Crucify my Love, a ballad all composed by Yoshiki, and with only vocals and piano, the other song is a live version of Weekend. ... Dahlia is an X Japan song composed by Yoshiki Hayashi and released as a single on February 26, 1996. ... The Last Song is a single released by the Japanese band X Japan and was released on March 18, 1998, shortly after the bands breakup in 1997. ... The Last Song is a single released by the Japanese band X Japan and was released on March 18, 1998, shortly after the bands breakup in 1997. ... Extasy Records is a record label in Japan created in the late 1980s by Yoshiki Hayashi (Yoshiki), founder of the Visual Kei rock group X Japan, financed by the money earned from his mother selling the family business. ... A band fronted by former X Japan guitarist Matsumoto Hideto. ... Yoshiki, the leader, founder, drummer, pianist and composer of Violet UK Violet UK, or Violet which was its initial name, is a project that Yoshiki Hayashi, founder of the Japanese rock group X Japan has been working on since after the bands breakup in 1997. ...

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