Takamasa Ishihara (石原 貴雅, Ishihara Takamasa?, born September 14, 1981), better known by his stage name Miyavi (雅-MIYAVI-?, previously 雅-miyavi-), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He has been active since 1999, first as guitarist for the now defunct visual kei rock band Dué le Quartz before starting his solo career in 2002, and has toured worldwide several times. In 2007, he became a member of the rock supergroup S.K.I.N., and in 2009 founded his own company J-Glam Inc.. Miyavi was born in Nishikujō district in Konohana-ku ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture to a Japanese mother and a Zainichi Korean Father. After the first grade in elementary school he moved to Kawanishi. Miyavi says that as a child he was a good student and enjoyed playing football. In the second grade of junior high school a sport injury prevented him from going to practice professional sport, therefore at 15 years old decided to learn play the guitar. He bought a guitar, though...