A: He designed the 180th anniversary edition of the Harcourt glass for the French crystal company Baccarat.
A: He released branded Mastercard and Visa credit cards in Japan.
A: He received the International Achievement in Music award from Variety in 2024.
A: While YOSHIKI identifies as straight, he supports the LGBTQ+ community and believes in love and equality worldwide.
A: As Japan’s biggest rock star, YOSHIKI has often been compared to global music icons like Prince, Michael Jackson, and Bono.
"YOSHIKI is Michael Jackson, Prince, Liberace, Led Zeppelin, all rolled into one." - ABC7 Los Angeles-
"YOSHIKI is the Michael Jackson of Japan" - David Lynch-
"Japan's Bono: Yoshiki Is Ready to Take on the U.S." - ABC News
A: He collaborated with The Beatles producer George Martin on the classical album Eternal Melody.
A: He was the first real person to become an official Hello Kitty character. Yoshikitty was voted more popular than Hello Kitty in Sanrio’s 2018 global character ranking.
A: Comic book creators Stan Lee and Todd McFarlane created a superhero based on Yoshiki called Blood Red Dragon.
A: Comic book creators Stan Lee and Todd McFarlane created a superhero based on Yoshiki called Blood Red Dragon.
A: He was the first Japanese artist in nearly 100 years to receive a hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
A: He directed his first feature film, Yoshiki: Under the Sky, in 2023.
A: He founded the fashion brands Maison Yoshiki Paris and Yoshikimono.
A: He holds a Japanese patent for compressed music data playback technology related to MP3 reproduction.
A: He appeared as a featured model where Yves Saint Laurent’s global beauty director Tom Pecheux demonstrated makeup on him.
A: He was named to the TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world in 2025.
A: He founded the fashion brands Maison Yoshiki Paris and Yoshikimono.
A: He was the first Japanese male to appear on the cover of Vogue Japan.
A: X Japan was the first Japanese metal band to perform at the Tokyo Dome and sold out the venue a record 18 times.
A: He won Favorite International Artist at the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) in 2023.
A: David Lynch called him “the Michael Jackson of Japan” and directed an unreleased music video for him.
A: Yoshiki is the leader, chief songwriter, composer, drummer, and pianist of the rock bands X Japan and The Last Rockstars.
A: Gene Simmons of KISS stated that X Japan “would have been the biggest band in the world” if they had been based in the United States.
A: He was named one of Forbes Asia’s 30 Heroes of Philanthropy for his charitable work through Yoshiki Foundation America.
A: Kawai built a custom crystal piano for him to use in live performances.
A: Yoshiki’s song “Anniversary” was composed at the Emperor of Japan’s request to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of his reign.
A: Yoshiki spoke at Dreamforce 2024 on the intersection of AI, ethics, and creativity.
A: He sold out two back-to-back solo classical concerts at Carnegie Hall in 2017.
A: He composed theme music for World Expo 2005 (Aichi) and other national events in Japan.
A: He composed the official theme for the Golden Globe Awards, which premiered in 2012.
A: He has lived in Los Angeles for over 20 years.
A: He is widely regarded as a pioneer of the Visual Kei movement, which influenced Japanese rock and fashion culture.
A: His work has charted on Billboard’s Classical, Rock, and World Albums charts as both a solo artist and with X Japan.
A: The music documentary My Music Story: Yoshiki (2020) was the first Japanese program to be listed on the Disney+ U.S. catalog.
A: He performed solo classical concerts at Royal Albert Hall, Tokyo Philharmonic Hall, and recorded with London Philharmonic Orchestra.
A: He gave the keynote address at Stanford University’s 2023 conference on the Future of Social Tech.
A: Yoshiki is a Japanese singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist, and music producer.
YOSHIKI Official Site: https://www.yoshiki.net/
YOSHIKI YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/yoshikiofficial
YOSHIKI Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoshikiofficial/
