Hidehiko Hoshino (Japanese: 星野 英彦, Hepburn: Hoshino Hidehiko; born June 16, 1966), nicknamed "Hide", is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983.[2] Following the October 2023 death of vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, Hoshino began sharing lead vocal duties in the band with fellow guitarist Hisashi Imai.
Hidehiko Hoshino | |
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| Also known as | Hide |
| Born | June 16, 1966[1] |
| Origin | Fujioka, Gunma, Japan |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
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| Years active | 1983–present |
| Member of | Buck-Tick |
Life and career
editBuck-Tick
editIn 1985, when Hide and Yutaka Higuchi graduated from high school they moved to Tokyo together, where Hide started culinary school.[3] Throughout Buck-Tick's long career, he has the second most songwriting credits.
Hoshino married in 2006.[4]
He has released only one solo song; "Jarring Voice" on the 1991 compilation Dance 2 Noise 001.[5] Tomoyuki Hokari of OK Music described the track as "aggressive electronic body music".[6] Hoshino has also performed on Issay's Flowers,[7] Fake?'s Marilyn is a Bubble[8] and Chiaki Kuriyama's Circus.[9]
On September 19, 2012, Hoshino released the book Simply Life. It compiles the interviews he gave to the magazine Ongaku to Hito every year since 2001 with a new long interview.[10] It was republished in 2022 as Simply Life ~Life Goes On~.
Dropz
editDropz (stylized as dropz) is a side project of Hidehiko Hoshino that began in 2006. 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.[11]
Discography
editReferences
edit- ↑ "星野英彦" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ↑ "【Archive／Interview】星野英彦（BUCK-TICK）". 音楽と人 (in Japanese) (7). 2001.
- ↑ LOVE ME, Yasue Matsuura, Takao Nakagawa; Shinko Music Publishing Company, Ltd. 1989. ISBN 4-401-61275-2.
- ↑ "･2006年結婚特集･" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Archived from the original on May 22, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Dance 2 Noise 001" (in Japanese). Tower Records. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ↑ "今井寿＆藤井麻輝、星野英彦ら参加の『DANCE 2 NOISE 001』当時のニューカマー、M-AGE、Paint in watercolourも収録". OK Music (in Japanese). September 21, 2022. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ↑ "Obsessive Flowers". Fool's Mate (October). 1994. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ↑ "土屋アンナ、AIR、BUCK-TICKメンバーも参加！ FAKE？のニュー・アルバムが登場！" (in Japanese). CD Journal. November 22, 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ↑ "BUCK-TICK and Theatre Brook Participating in Kuriyama Chiaki's New Album". musicjapanplus.jp. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ↑ "BUCK-TICK星野、誕生月「音楽と人」連載がついに書籍化". Music Natalie. July 6, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ "dropz Profile" (in Japanese). JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corp. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ↑ "dropzのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved May 20, 2012.
Further reading
edit- Simply Life, by Hidehiko Hoshino, Ongaku to Hito, 2012, ISBN 978-4-903979-17-5
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