YOSHIKI

Known for ActingBorn 1965-11-20 (age 60)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Yoshiki: Under the Sky

Attack on Titan

SWITCH Interview Masters

X Japan - Dahlia Tour Final 1996

X JAPAN WORLD TOUR 2017 WE ARE X Acoustic Special Miracle

Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi

NHK Kōhaku Uta-Gassen

Global Metal

We Are X

HURRY GO ROUND

X JAPAN - The Last Live

Junk Story

X JAPAN RETURNS 1993.12.30 Tokyo Dome 2 Days Live

Repo! The Genetic Opera

Catacombs

The Great Music Experience | Nara City, Japan 1994

X Japan: Art of Life 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome

Disney My Music Story: YOSHIKI

Sarah Brightman: HYMN In Concert

X Japan Live 2017 At The Wembley Arena

X JAPAN RETURNS 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome 2 Days Live

X Japan - 青い夜

X Japan - 白い夜

True Love Is

Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig