Hidehiko Hoshino
Japanese musician and songwriter (born 1966)
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Hidehiko Hoshino (Japanese: 星野 英彦, Hepburn: Hoshino Hidehiko; born June 16, 1966), nicknamed "Hide", is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983.[2] Following the October 2023 death of vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, Hoshino began sharing lead vocal duties in the band with fellow guitarist Hisashi Imai.
Hidehiko Hoshino | |
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| Also known as | Hide |
| Born | June 16, 1966[1] |
| Origin | Fujioka, Gunma, Japan |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
| Member of | Buck-Tick |
Life and career
Buck-Tick
In 1985, when Hide and Yutaka Higuchi graduated from high school they moved to Tokyo together, where Hide started culinary school.[3] Throughout Buck-Tick's long career, he has the second most songwriting credits.
Hoshino married in 2006.[4]
He has released only one solo song; "Jarring Voice" on the 1991 compilation Dance 2 Noise 001.[5] Tomoyuki Hokari of OK Music described the track as "aggressive electronic body music".[6] Hoshino has also performed on Issay's Flowers,[7] Fake?'s Marilyn is a Bubble[8] and Chiaki Kuriyama's Circus.[9]
On September 19, 2012, Hoshino released the book Simply Life. It compiles the interviews he gave to the magazine Ongaku to Hito every year since 2001 with a new long interview.[10] It was republished in 2022 as Simply Life ~Life Goes On~.
Dropz
Dropz (stylized as dropz) is a side project of Hidehiko Hoshino that began in 2006. The members consist of himself (guitars, programming & keyboards), Kelli Dayton (vocals) and Cube Juice (programming & electronics). He wrote the music, while Kelli wrote the lyrics. They released their first album, Sweet Oblivion, on April 4, 2007, and a limited edition remix of the same album.[11]
