Miyavi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Miyavi
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Sep 14, 1981(1981-09-14)
Age	43
Birthplace	Osaka
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Virgo

Miyavi Biography

Miyavi is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on September 14, 1981 in Osaka, Japan. Japanese rock artist who has found solo success in addition to being a member of the group S.K.I.N. He is also a philanthropist and began visiting refugee camps with the organization UNHCR in 2013.

Miyavi was heavily influenced by Trent Reznor’s project Nine Inch Nails.

In 1999, at the age of 17, Miyavi moved to Tokyo, and joined the visual kei rock band Dué le quartz, where he went by the stage name “Miyabi”. Besides being a guitarist, he wrote lyrics, composed, and arranged. When the band split up in 2002, he started his solo career and changed his name to Miyavi. He signed a contract with the independent record label PS Company, and on October 31, his debut studio album Gagaku was released. Before the end of the year three more singles were released: “Shindemo Boogie-Woogie”, “Pop Is Dead” and “Jingle Bell”, of which only the third managed to enter the top forty on the Oricon charts. Miyavi also starred alongside his former bandmate Sakito in a movie, Ryōma no Tsuma to Sono Otto to Aijin.

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.

He has two daughters, Lovelie and Jewelie, with his wife Melody, a J-Pop singer. The family moved to Los Angeles, CA in 2016.

Miyavi Net Worth

Miyavi is one of the richest Rock Singer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Miyavi 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started his music career at age seventeen with the band Dué le Quartz.

He released his tenth solo album in June 2013.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Miyavi height 6 ft 1 in Miyavi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Miyavi Dating?

According to our records, Miyavi married to Melody. As of December 1, 2023, Miyavi’s is not dating anyone.

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On January 16, 2008, his ninth major single was released, “Hi no Hikari Sae Todokanai Kono Basho De”, on which he collaborated with fellow Skin guitarist Sugizo. It is his third single to enter the top ten. On March 19, his fourth major studio album was released, titled, This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock, which charted as twenty-fifth. In May, it was followed by his very first worldwide tour, This Iz The Japanese Kabuki Rock Tour 2008, with 33 concerts in the United States, Chile, Brazil, Germany, England, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Finland, France, Taiwan, South Korea, mainland China and Japan. The tour covered a distance of approximately 48,385 miles, equivalent to almost two trips around the world, and the majority of the concerts were sold out and covered extensively by media organizations. It was the most successful international tour undertaken by a Japanese artist in history. On June 27, a compilation album, Azn Pride -This Iz the Japanese Kabuki Rock-, was released in Korea and Taiwan, later also in Japan, which charted as forty-fourth. In September he performed in Beijing. On December 24, a remix album was released, Room No. 382, which failed to enter the top hundred.

Facts & Trivia

Miyavi Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Miyavi celebrates birthday on September 14 of every year.

In 2009, on January 3, Miyavi performed at the 10th Anniversary Commemorative concert by PS Company at the Nippon Budokan. On April 5, Miyavi left the PS Company because their ten-year contract expired, and on April 8 launched his own company, J-glam inc., of which he is the president. On April 22, a compilation album was released, Victory Road to the King of Neo Visual Rock, which includes all his major singles with Universal Group. On June 1, “Super Hero,” a new song, was released through his official Myspace, and in September his International Fanclub was opened. On September 19, Miyavi started his second worldwide tour, Neo Tokyo Samurai Black 2009/2010, in Moscow, Russia. He held 17 concerts in Europe, visiting Austria, Hungary and Italy for the first time. The tour immediately continued in South America, with concerts in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Mexico. The United States leg was canceled due to illness and an injury, but Miyavi managed to perform in November at Anime Matsuri, Texas. On December 31, he signed a new contract with EMI Music Japan.

Does Miyavi speak English?

Japanese rocker Takamasa Ishihara, better known as Miyavi, had only spoken English for eight months and had never acted in an American film when he auditioned for the role. The only other acting credit to Miyavi’s name is a 2004 biopic called “Oresama,” in which the musician played himself.

Where did Miyavi learn English?

In 2006, Miyavi moved to California to learn English, and spent time busking on Venice Beach. It may be where he learned how to play a character who isn’t an international superstar: “I can understand the value of everyday life thanks to that experience,” he said in a later interview.

How old is miyavi?

40 years (September 14, 1981)

What genre of music is miyavi?

J-Pop

Is miyavi half Korean?

Miyavi was born in the Nishikujō district in Konohana-ku ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, to a Japanese mother and a Korean-Japanese father. After the first grade, he moved to Kawanishi. His father’s family, surnamed Lee, came from Jeju Island.