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Acts once signed to Extasy Records by Yoshiki as a solo producer (NOTE: as it no longer is signing artists, none of these are signed to it as of this time):
Acts once signed to Extasy Records by Yoshiki as a solo producer (NOTE: as it no longer is signing artists, none of these are signed to it as of this time):
* [[Abandoned Pools]]
* [[Abandoned Pools]]
* [[Diren Grey]] (now Free Will Records in JP and The End Records in the US
* [[Dir En Grey]] (now Free Will Records in JP and The End Records in the US
* [[Glay]]
* [[Glay]]
* [[Kidney Thieves]]
* [[Kidney Thieves]]
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Yoshiki Hayashi (who usually goes by his first name, Yoshiki) is the bandleader, drummer, pianist, occasional guitarist, and co-creator of the rock band [[X Japan]]. While a true statement, it's also an understatement - he has also been everything from a product designer and male model to an American music producer known for his work on [[Saw]] IV, [[Catacombs]], and [[Repo the Genetic Opera]].
Yoshiki Hayashi (who usually goes by his first name, Yoshiki) is the bandleader, drummer, pianist, occasional guitarist, and co-creator of the rock band [[X Japan]]. While a true statement, it's also an understatement - he has also been everything from a product designer and male model to an American music producer known for his work on [[Saw]] IV, [[Catacombs]], and [[Repo! The Genetic Opera]].


Other projects he has been attached to or involved in in some way include Globe, V2, and classical solo performances, including one for the emperor of Japan. As of 2002 until the reunion of [[X Japan]], he has been doing most work toward his solo project, [[Violet UK]]. (Yoshiki is the only current permanent member of [[Violet UK]].) He has also produced work with [[Queen|Roger Taylor]] and [[The Beatles|George Martin]] among others. As of 2012, he has become the composer of note for the 69th Annual [[Golden Globes]].
Other projects he has been attached to or involved in in some way include Globe, V2, and classical solo performances, including one for the emperor of Japan. As of 2002 until the reunion of [[X Japan]], he has been doing most work toward his solo project, [[Violet UK]]. (Yoshiki is the only current permanent member of [[Violet UK]].) He has also produced work with [[Queen|Roger Taylor]] and [[The Beatles|George Martin]] among others. As of 2012, he has become the composer of note for the 69th Annual [[Golden Globes]].
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** 12 minute drum solo at the Yokohama live August 15th.
** 12 minute drum solo at the Yokohama live August 15th.
** Any given drum solo on the North American tour 2010.
** Any given drum solo on the North American tour 2010.
* [[Genre Popularizer]]: [[Visual Kei]] alongside [[Buck Tick (Music)|Buck Tick]] and D'erlanger, and the first to name [[Visual Kei]] as such as listed below. Arguably alongside others such as [[Loudness]], Anthem, and Rosenfeld, Japan's heavy metal scene in the 1980s.
* [[Genre Popularizer]]: [[Visual Kei]] alongside [[Buck Tick]] and D'erlanger, and the first to name [[Visual Kei]] as such as listed below. Arguably alongside others such as [[Loudness]], Anthem, and Rosenfeld, Japan's heavy metal scene in the 1980s.
* [[Grief Song]]: Tears, which was written for Yoshiki's father who committed suicide when Yoshiki was 10, and then rededicated to hide. Without You, which was written for hide.
* [[Grief Song]]: Tears, which was written for Yoshiki's father who committed suicide when Yoshiki was 10, and then rededicated to hide. Without You, which was written for hide.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: Averted. Is the second member of X to write his own autobiography, which serves as somewhat of an albeit biased history of the band and himself.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: Averted. Is the second member of X to write his own autobiography, which serves as somewhat of an albeit biased history of the band and himself.
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* [[Love Hurts]]: Yoshiki became entirely overcome with grief after [[Hideto Matsumoto|hide]]'s death. One can argue that it is obsession or love, but he has written at least three known songs for hide (Without You and Jade for X and Unnamed Song for Violet UK).
* [[Love Hurts]]: Yoshiki became entirely overcome with grief after [[Hideto Matsumoto|hide]]'s death. One can argue that it is obsession or love, but he has written at least three known songs for hide (Without You and Jade for X and Unnamed Song for Violet UK).
* [[Never Got to Say Goodbye]]: Not to his father nor to hide. Yoshiki has used these actual words in his memorial song "Tears."
* [[Never Got to Say Goodbye]]: Not to his father nor to hide. Yoshiki has used these actual words in his memorial song "Tears."
* [[Percussive Therapy]]: Yoshiki has stated in interviews that he took up music (and [[Heavy Metal (Music)|Heavy Metal]] and drumming specifically) to deal with his emotions after his father's death and as a way to express emotional pain and suffering.
* [[Percussive Therapy]]: Yoshiki has stated in interviews that he took up music (and [[Heavy Metal]] and drumming specifically) to deal with his emotions after his father's death and as a way to express emotional pain and suffering.
* [[Record Producer]]: Extasy Records. Among bands he has produced at one point or another: [[Luna Sea]], [[Tokyo Yankees]], Glay, Abandoned Pools, Kidney Thieves, [[Diren Grey]].
* [[Record Producer]]: Extasy Records. Among bands he has produced at one point or another: [[Luna Sea]], [[Tokyo Yankees]], Glay, Abandoned Pools, Kidney Thieves, [[Dir En Grey]].
* [[The Red Stapler]]: Tama drum kits, Kawai pianos, Hello Kitty...
* [[The Red Stapler]]: Tama drum kits, Kawai pianos, Hello Kitty...
* [[Rockers Smash Guitars]]: Smashing his drums/drum kit is a pretty common part of Yoshiki's shows...
* [[Rockers Smash Guitars]]: Smashing his drums/drum kit is a pretty common part of Yoshiki's shows...
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