Miya

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Miya is the guitarist for the Japanese rock band called Mucc. The band was formed in 1997 and is still together and has become very famous in Japan and has played, and become popular in other countries such as Germany, France and most recently, America. Miya is the leader of Mucc and has written the music and lyrics for most of their songs.

1 Quick Info

[edit] Quick Info

Miya(ミヤ)
Name: Yaguchi Masaaki (矢口雅哲)
Nickname: Miya
Function: Guitarist
Birthday: 26/07/1979
Astrological Sign: Lion
Birthplace: Ishioka, ibaraki prefecture
Blood Type: O
Height: 167 cm
Weight: 54 kg

[edit] The Early Life

Miya was born in Ishioka, Japan, in the Ibaraki-ken prefecture as Yaguchi Masaaki on July 26, 1979. Miya’s father died when he was seven and was a main influence for the darkness of his lyrics (such as during the albums Homura Uta and Zekuu) When Miya's father died, Miya used music as a way to get out his anger and frustration for the untimely loss of his father. Miya grew up with his mother, father (until his untimely death), older brother and his older sister in Ishioka. He started learning piano at a very early age from his mother who was a piano teacher. Also, Miya listened to lots of classical music when he was growing up. As Miya got older he wanted to play the drums but was not allowed as his mom said that they were too noisy. So instead, Miya decided to take up playing the guitar.

[edit] Mid-life

Miya formed Mucc in 1997 at the age of 18, with Tatsurou (TATOO) on vocals, Satochi on drums and Hiro on bass. But when Hiro left the band in 1999, Miya asked a childhood friend of his, Yukke, to join the band and he accepted making the line up Mucc has held till today. After high school it is unknown whether he went to university or started playing with Mucc and began touring.

[edit] Other Projects and Accomplishments

Miya co-produced and directed two albums for La Vie en Rose, one of which is Atarashii Asa; he also sang in a couple of their songs. He, along with the other members of Mucc, started their own record label called Shu through Danger Crue Records. Miya is the leader of Mucc, which has been around since 1997. According to Gekigakutai's official site, Miya was asked by Kyohsuke of La Vie en Rose to join the band. The session band was formed from existing Japanese rock bands and have released one album titled Tokyo. Miya contributes to most of the lyrics and music for Mucc, and has only contributed with music for Gekigakutai.

Every great musician has his or hers influences and Miya was greatly influenced by X Japan one of Japan's most famous and influential rock bands, something of a legend today. Oddly enough, Miya was also influenced by the sound of Slipknot, a North American metal band (At an Otakon 2006 panel he also listed Metallica and Korn). There were many other influences for Miya but whenever asked in interviews about his influences he usually says "Many".

[edit] Other

As a person, other members of Mucc describe Miya as “quite scary.” Tatsurou, Mucc’s vocalist says Miya makes little noises and whenever he’s surprised he most commonly says “Geh?!” The other members also say he’s very good at drawing. People who have met Miya say his eyes are disturbingly intimidating and evil looking at times but they say he’s a very nice person and is probably the most “normal” person in the band unlike Satochi, Mucc’s drummer, who likes to make faces during photos. When making music, the one thing Miya cares for most about is if he likes it himself. Until he feels that satisfaction, his work isn’t finished. Possibly because of how hard he works on music to perfect it, it could be said that many fans of Mucc see him as an amazing guitarist as well as amazing at writing lyrics and music.