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X Japan
Japanese rock band
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Luna Sea
Luna Sea
Japanese rock band
2
Sugizo
Sugizo
Japanese rock musician and music producer (1969-)
3
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Japanese musician
4
Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe
Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe
Japanese dance unit
5
the GazettE
the GazettE
Japanese band
6
Band-Maid
Band-Maid
Japanese five-piece female hard rock band
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Moi dix Mois
Moi dix Mois
Japanese visual kei gothic metal band
8
Versailles
Versailles
Japanese visual kei metal band
9
Galneryus
Galneryus
Japanese band
10
Girugamesh
Girugamesh
Japanese band
11
Vamps
Vamps
Japanese rock duo
12
One Ok Rock
One Ok Rock
Japanese rock band
13
Pata
Pata
Japanese musician
14
Generations from Exile Tribe
Generations from Exile Tribe
band
15
NEWS
NEWS
Japanese boy band (2003-)
16
L'Arc-en-Ciel
L'Arc-en-Ciel
Japanese rock band
17
E-girls
E-girls
Japanese girl group
18
Aldious
Aldious
Japanese all-female heavy metal band
19
Sekai no Owari
Sekai no Owari
Japanese rock band
20
KinKi Kids
KinKi Kids
Japanese idol duo (1993-) Johnny & Associates
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CNBLUE
CNBLUE
South Korean rock band
22
iKON
iKON
South Korean boy group
23
Jin Akanishi
Jin Akanishi
Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor, radio host
24
TVXQ
TVXQ
South Korean pop group
25
Tomohisa Yamashita
Tomohisa Yamashita
Japanese idol
26
Toshinobu Kubota
Toshinobu Kubota
Japanese singer-songwriter and music producer (1962-)
27
Gackt
Gackt
Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author
28
Mary's Blood
Mary's Blood
Japanese all-female heavy metal band
29
Dead End
Dead End
rock band from Japan
30
BoA
BoA
South Korean singer
31
KAT-TUN
KAT-TUN
Japanese boy band (2001-)
32
Ryuichi Kawamura
Ryuichi Kawamura
Japanese singer, actor, music producer, novelist (1970-)
33
SIAM SHADE
SIAM SHADE
band
34
Super Junior
Super Junior
South Korean boy group
35
Toru Kitajima
Toru Kitajima
Japanese singer
36
2PM
2PM
South Korean boy group
37
Head Phones President
Head Phones President
japanese metal band
38
Infinite
Infinite
South Korean pop boy band
39
Lovebites
Lovebites
Japanese all-female heavy metal band
40
Melody.
Melody.
Japanese-American fashion designer, television host, singer
41
Dragon Ash
Dragon Ash
Japanese rap rock group
42
Maximum the Hormone
Maximum the Hormone
band
43
Matenrou Opera
Matenrou Opera
band
44
Glay
Glay
rock band from Japan (1988-)
45
Tomoyasu Hotei
Tomoyasu Hotei
Japanese guitarist and musician (1962-)
46
Exile The Second
Exile The Second
J-pop band
47
Aqua Timez
Aqua Timez
Japanese rock band
Miyavi
Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor

Miyavi

Intro
Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor
Nominated For
MTV Europe Music Award for Best Japanese Act
News
Member of, past and present
Dué le quartz

Dué le quartz

Takamasa Ishihara (石原 崇雅, Ishihara Takamasa, born September 14, 1981), better known by his stage name Miyavi (stylized as MIYAVI), is a Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor known for his finger-slapping style of playing a guitar.

He has been active since 1999, first as guitarist for the now defunct visual kei rock band Dué le quartz and then as a solo artist starting in 2002. In 2007, he became a member of the rock supergroup S.K.I.N. and in 2009 founded his own company, J-glam. He toured worldwide several times, with over 250 shows in 30 countries as of 2015. As of 2016, he released ten solo albums and 27 singles.

In 2014, Miyavi appeared in the motion picture Unbroken, directed by Angelina Jolie and went on to undertake smaller roles in American productions such as Kong: Skull Island and Stray. Since 2013, Miyavi has been a volunteer at UNHCR, visiting refugee camps around the world. In November 2017, he was appointed an official Goodwill Ambassador.