Leader of the Japanese Heavy metal/Speed metal/visual-kei group X Japan (Before 1992 known as X), Yoshiki also uses his remarkable talents as a composer and pianist to produce contemporary classical.

At Otakon 2006, Yoshiki announced that he would be founding a new ‘super-band’ named S.K.I.N. with the solo singer Gackt, Ex-LUNA SEA member Sugizo, and 雅-miyavi-. The collective performed for the first time on June 27, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Los Angeles, California during AnimeExpo 2007.