Yoshiki is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as the leader and co-founder of the Visual Kei rock band X Japan, for which he is the drummer, pianist and main songwriter.

Described by Billboard as a "musical innovator" and named "one of the most influential composers in Japanese history" by Consequence of Sound, Yoshiki's solo career includes several classical studio albums and collaborations with artists such as George Martin, Bono, will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, St. Vincent, Stan Lee, Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen, Gene Simmons and KISS, Nicole Scherzinger, 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. Yoshiki also composed the theme for the 69th Golden Globe Awards as well as for several anime and film soundtracks, including "Attack on Titan" and "Saw IV".

YOSHIKI was one of Forbes Asia’s 30 Heroes of Philanthropy in 2019. In 2021, he was awarded the prestigious Japanese Medal of Honor (Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon) for his charitable efforts.

On March 6, 2022, he revealed that he had donated 10 million yen (approximately $87,000 USD) to the humanitarian fund for Ukraine.

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