MUSICIAN

Miyavi

1981 - Today

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Takamasa Ishihara (石原 崇雅, Ishihara Takamasa, born September 14, 1981), better known by his stage name Miyavi (雅, Miyabi, stylized in all caps), 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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miyavi has received more than 2,317,216 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Miyavi is the 1,633rd most popular musician (down from 1,370th in 2019), the 1,401st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,180th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Miyavi ranks 1,633 out of 3,175. Before him are Cliff Edwards, Otis Spann, Blind Willie McTell, Olve Eikemo, Juice Leskinen, and Benno Moiseiwitsch. After him are Luciano Ligabue, Andy White, Nobuko Imai, Nikolai Lugansky, Arthur Lee, and Roy Estrada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1981, Miyavi ranks 134. Before him are Anja Pärson, Lauren Jackson, Michiel Huisman, Kaan Urgancıoğlu, Cho Yeo-jeong, and Asuka. After him are Michelle Dockery, Elena Dementieva, Belladonna, Song Ji-hyo, Nenê, and Vladimir Kara-Murza.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Miyavi ranks 1,401 out of 6,245. Before him are Nobuyuki Aihara (1934), Chieko Hase (1956), Yuji Hyakutake (1950), Asuka (1981), Tsuneko Sasamoto (1914), and Ōten Shimokawa (1892). After him are Naomi Kawase (1969), Nobuko Imai (1943), Shunji Iwai (1963), Chiharu Igaya (1931), Masaru Furukawa (1936), and Masami Ihara (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Miyavi ranks 19. Before him are LiSA (1987), Gackt (1973), Hyde (1969), Mana (1969), Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), and Nujabes (1974). After him are Nobuko Imai (1943), Ryo Kawasaki (1947), Heath (1968), Nigo (1970), Yoko Shimomura (1967), and Tomoyasu Hotei (1962).

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