- Names: Miyavi, Miyabi, miyavi, MYV
- Birthday: September 14, 1981
- Zodac Sign: Virgo
- Bloodtype: AB
- Height: 185cm (6'1")
- Weight: 59kg
- Birthplace: Nishikujo, Konohana-ku, Osaka City, Japan
- Siblings: Older sister and younger brother
- Favourite Colour: Pink
- Favourite Food: Chicken, Inari Sushi, Chocolate Cake
- Favourite Film: The Talented Mr. Ripley
- Cigarettes: Paipo (Helps to quit the smoking habit)
Dué le quartz; Miyavi started playing the guitar and writing music at 15-years after a soccer injury left him unable to play. In 1999, at the age of 18, Miyavi joined the Visual Kei band, Dué Le Quartz. The band broke up in September of 2002, and soon after Miyavi released his first solo album. As a solo artist, he maintains the appearance of a pop singer, but his sound is much harder, more toward Industrial Metal, including high and low vocals and screams, down-tuned guitar riffs. Miyavi also starred as himself in the 2004 film "Oresama" and is regularly featured in various J-Rock magazines. In the past he has modeled in different magazines and for various brands such and clothing lines. In 2004 Miyavi was scheduled to perform at various conventions in the United States, but was forced to cancel last minute due to staff issues.
Majors and Pop Era; Following his signing with Universal Records Japan in late 2004, he changed his name to "MYV", an apparent shortening of "Miyavi", although magazines and his website still refer to him as "Miyavi" presently. He released his first Majors single, "Rock no Gyakushuu -Super Star no Jouken" in November 2004. He followed up this single with the release of his first Majors album, Miyavizm, in June 2005. Though "Miyavizm" holds the intense rock sound Miyavi was known for during his early career, after the album's release Miyavi began experimenting with different types of music. In late 2005 and for most of 2006, Miyavi found a softer and more romantic feel to his music as he began producing more of an acoustic/pop sound. This change was reflected in his second and third Majors albums, released consecutively in August and September of 2006. He has said about his new albums "It's like putting all the songs that I created, presenting my own attitude towards "popularity", into one album." He held a concert for his 25th birthday; the concert was five days total. Compared to his beginning years as an artist, in which his sound was harsher, the style of these two album releases differ greatly. Commenting on this change, Miyavi has said, "Mostly I like low threshold music, which is popular, vulgar and foolish, and I like such lyrics too. But I also like more adult music too. As an artist, the worst thing for me is to be restrained and I don’t want to bind myself at all."
Recent Events: US Debut, Neo Visualizm & S.K.I.N.
On February 8, 2007, Miyavi announced via his online diary that he would be performing live in Las Vegas. Due to short notice, only a number of fans were able to attend, but the event marked his musical debut in the United States. The mini-live took place at the TABU Ultra Lounge in the MGM Grand on the night of February 17, 200. On December 30, 2006 Miyavi put out a message that he would be joining a band. At the time, he did not tell people who he would be working with, but it was rumored that he would be joining the Gackt (Malice Mizer), Sugizo (Luna SEA) and Yoshiki (X Japan) project. On May 25, 2007 at the J-rock Revolution concert organized by Yoshiki in Los Angeles, it was officially announced that Miyavi would indeed be a part of the "superband", named S.K.I.N; so far consisting of Yoshiki, Gackt, Sugizo, Miyavi himself, and possibly Ju-Ken (bassist for Gackt's concert band) performed their debut live at the 2007 Anime Expo convention in Long Beach, California on June 29, 200. In May 2007, Miyavi announced his fourth major album--as well as his first remix album-- to be released in July. The album, titled "7 Samurai SESSIONS - We're KAVKI BOIZ", will feature re-arrangements of his past songs and will feature a variety of instruments such as a turntable, various drums and tap dancing. Miyavi's next tour, entitled "The Beginning of NEO VISUALIZM TOUR 2007", is scheduled to start on July 16th. So far, the tour is planned for twenty venues in Japan and a stop in Korea, and will last about six weeks, with its final show on September 2nd at Shinkiba Studio Coast.
