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Hyde
Biography
Hyde (or hyde, as his name is sometimes listed on solo releases) has enjoyed a successful career in visual kei coryphaei L'Arc-en-Ciel, but his solo work has been no less successful. His songwriting brought him sales and allowed him to enter the movie industry as a composer, and his showmanship led to an acting career as well as memorable live performances that he has both given and hosted. Supposedly born in 1969 (he's secretive about his privacy), Hyde joined L'Arc-en-Ciel in 1991, transferring from Jerusalem's Rod. In 2002 the band went on a hiatus, and so Hyde began to record music on his own. After a decade of rocking hard, he opted to express his softer side, which was documented on the acoustic debut single Evergreen (number one on the charts), its two follow-ups, and the debut solo album Roentgen (2002). His work brought him into the cinema world: he had his acting debut in the 2003 movie Moon Child alongside Gackt, another young and popular J-rock musician, who released the film-related song "Orenji no Taiyou," featuring a duet with Hyde.

After that, Hyde was through with straightforward sentimentality for a while, going for a heavier, punk-inspired sound on his next two singles (including the chart-topping Hello) and the album 666 in 2003 ("666" is pronounced "rock rock rock" in Japanese).
Selected Discography

Faith
2006
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