Japanese Music

Miyavi is the current guitarist of the group S.K.I.N. and also has a solo career of his own. He released his debut album Gagaku and is under Universal Japan. Miyavi is also credited for being one of the most prominent figures of the current visual kei scene in Japan.

The Blue Hearts was a popular Japanese punk rock band that performed from the latter half of the 1980s to the early half of the 1990s. They have been compared to such bands as the Sex Pistols, The Clash and the Ramones. In 2004, The Blue Hearts were named by HMV as the 19th most successful and influential Japanese music group.