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Also known as Sugihara Yune, Sugihara Yasuhiro

, born and better known by his stage name Sugizo, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and violinist of the rock band Luna Sea since 1989.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Japan
Active from
1969-07-08
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SUGIZO has released a multitude of solo work since 1997, including the albums Truth?, C:LEAR, Soundtrack, Silent Voice ~Acoustic Songs of Soundtrack~ and the elusive H.ART CHAOS, as well as compilation and remix albums. Sugizo has worked with artists such as Nicholas Tse, Vivian Hsu and bice as well as starring in the film Soundtrack. He is known for his anti-war sentiments and progressive sound. Sugizo is best-known as lead guitarist and at times-violinist of LUNA SEA <a href="https://www.las

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Musical artist.name
Sugizo
Musical artist.image
Sugizo X-JAPAN (6170908480).jpg
Musical artist.caption
Sugizo in 2011
Musical artist.background
non_vocal_instrumentalist
Musical artist.native_name
杉原有音
Musical artist.birth_place
Hadano, Kanagawa, Japan
Musical artist.discography
Sugizo discography
Musical artist.years_active
1986–present
Musical artist.website
sugizo.com
Chinese.child
yes
Chinese.kanji
杉原有音
Chinese.romaji
Sugihara Yūne
Chinese.hiragana
すぎはら ゆうね

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Official website
sugizo.com/top.html
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Sugizo in São Paulo, Brazil 2011-11-09.jpg
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Sugizo
date of birth
1969-07-08
name in native language
杉原 有音
start of work period
1986-00-00
social media followers
209695
pseudonym
杉原 有音
birth name
杉原 康弘
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19 sections
Contents
  • Early life and musical education
  • Career
  • 1986–1996: Early bands and Luna Sea
  • 1997–2001: Solo career, ''Truth?''
  • 2002–2007: ''C:Lear'', joining Juno Reactor
  • 2008–2009: ''Cosmoscape'', joining X Japan
  • 2010–2011: ''Flower of Life'', Luna Sea reunion
  • 2012–2015: Luna Sea, X Japan
  • 2016–present
  • Personal life
  • Activism
  • Equipment
  • Concerts and tours
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • Bibliography
  • Filmography
  • References
  • External links

, born and better known by his stage name Sugizo, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. He is best known as the lead guitarist and violinist of the rock band Luna Sea since 1989.

Sugizo started his solo career in 1997 and has since collaborated with a variety of different artists. He formed the psychedelic jam band Shag in 2002, the rock duo The Flare in 2004, and the electronica duo S.T.K (Sensual Technology Kooks) in 2005. In 2007 he became a member of the international trance/world music act Juno Reactor, and of the Japanese rock supergroup S.K.I.N. Sugizo officially joined the rock band X Japan in 2009, and became a member of the supergroup The Last Rockstars in 2022.

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