MUSICIAN

Yoshiki

1965 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yoshiki has received more than 41,889 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Yoshiki is the 690th most popular musician (up from 988th in 2019), the 815th most popular biography from Japan (up from 976th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Japanese Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 42k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 35

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Yoshiki ranks 690 out of 3,175. Before him are Jörg Demus, Paul de Senneville, Bill Bruford, Frans Brüggen, The Edge, and Scotty Moore. After him are Richard Galliano, Ricardo Viñes, Âşık Veysel, Lee Morgan, Rufus Wainwright, and Steve Lukather.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Yoshiki ranks 90. Before him are Paul W. S. Anderson, Marlee Matlin, Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, David Wenham, Marcelino García Toral, and Damien Hirst. After him are Manuel Uribe, Stéphane Peterhansel, Ulf Kirsten, Karl-Heinz Riedle, Kim Bodnia, and Yvan Attal.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshiki ranks 815 out of 6,245. Before him are Kujō Yoritsugu (1239), Yūsaku Matsuda (1949), Takuboku Ishikawa (1886), Motobu Chōki (1870), Shūji Terayama (1935), and Shigeru Kayano (1926). After him are Teruki Miyamoto (1940), Fumiko Enchi (1905), Magdalene of Nagasaki (1611), Kiko, Princess Akishino (1966), Ōtomo no Yakamochi (718), and Kamo no Chōmei (1155).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Yoshiki ranks 6. Before him are Joe Hisaishi (1950), Kitarō (1953), Mitsuko Uchida (1948), Isao Tomita (1932), and Shinichi Suzuki (1898). After him are Hide (1964), Haruomi Hosono (1947), Shigeru Umebayashi (1951), Susumu Hirasawa (1954), Mitski (1990), and Yuki Kajiura (1965).

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