Hidehiko Hoshino

Hidehiko Hoshino
Also known as Hide
Born June 16, 1966
Origin Fujioka, Gunma, Japan
Genres Rock
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Guitar, vocals, keyboards
Years active 1983–present
Associated acts Buck-Tick, Dropz
Notable instruments
Burny LG-85BT, Fender Telecaster

Hidehiko Hoshino (星野 英彦 Hoshino Hidehiko, born June 16, 1966 in Fujioka, Gunma), nicknamed "Hide", is a Japanese musician and songwriter. Known as the rhythm guitarist for the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983.[1]

History

Buck-Tick

In 1985, when Hide and Yutaka Higuchi graduated high school they moved to Tokyo together, where Hide started culinary school. Throughout Buck-Tick's long career, he has the second most songwriting credits. Hide married in 2006.

Hide has released only one solo song; "Jarring Voice" on the compilation Dance 2 Noise 001. He has also performed on Issay's Flowers, Fake?'s Marilyn is a Bubble and Chiaki Kuriyama's Circus.[2]

Dropz

Dropz (stylized as dropz) is a side project of Hidehiko Hoshino that began in 2005. 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.

Discography

With Buck-Tick
Main article: Buck-Tick discography
With Dropz

References

  1. "Last FM: BUCK-TICK". last fm. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  2. "BUCK-TICK and Theatre Brook Participating in Kuriyama Chiaki's New Album". musicjapanplus.jp. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  3. "dropzのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-05-20.