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Yoshiki

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Yoshiki Hayashi (Japanese: 林 佳樹, Hepburn: Hayashi Yoshiki; born November 20, 1965), known as Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, film director, and fashion designer. He is best known as the leader of the visual kei rock bands X Japan and the Last Rockstars, for which he is the drummer, pianist, and main songwriter. He has been described by Billboard as a "musical innovator" and named "one of the most influential composers in Japanese history" by Consequence. Yoshiki's solo career includes several classical studio albums and collaborations with artists such as George Martin, Bono, will.i.am, St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshiki is the 1,252nd most popular musician (down from 690th in 2019), the 1,206th most popular biography from Japan (down from 815th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Yoshiki ranks 1,252 out of 3,175. Before him are Greg K., Louis Jordan, Arif Mardin, Norah Jones, Hugh Masekela, and Mieczysław Horszowski. After him are Richard Marx, Daryl Hall, Phil Campbell, Jimmy Cobb, Manfred Eicher, and Vinnie Colaiuta.

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Among people born in 1965, Yoshiki ranks 195. Before him are Yuki Kajiura, Uwe Boll, Christine Elise, Keiko Saito, Tshering Tobgay, and Greg K.. After him are Trent Reznor, Mauro Gambetti, Merab Ninidze, Michael Dell, Alan Cumming, and Johan Museeuw.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshiki ranks 1,206 out of 6,245. Before him are Eiji Okada (1920), Keiko Saito (1965), Isao Kimura (1923), Masahiro Ota (1970), Dai Sato (1971), and Yuji Sugano (1961). After him are Koji Suzuki (1957), Yoshishige Yoshida (1933), Akira Emoto (1948), Tomitaro Makino (1862), Sueo Ōe (1914), and Gotō Shōjirō (1838).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Yoshiki ranks 11. Before him are Shinichi Suzuki (1898), Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Hide (1964), Haruomi Hosono (1947), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), and Yuki Kajiura (1965). After him are Mitski (1990), Mana (1969), Gackt (1973), Ryo Kawasaki (1947), Nujabes (1974), and Masaharu Fukuyama (1969).

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