My Take
I'll be honest, Hyde is one of those artists who genuinely messes with my sense of time. The guy's been fronting Japanese rock for decades, yet he looks like he made a deal at some dusty crossroads and never aged a day. What gets me is the contrast: he's tiny, barely over five feet, but the voice and the gothic, vampy stage presence fill an entire arena like he's nine feet tall. I love that he refuses to sit in one lane too, drifting between soaring band anthems and these gorgeous, aching ballads without breaking character. And then you hear he's a Wakayama kid through and through, and suddenly that mysterious dark-prince aura comes with this warm, down-to-earth root. That mix of untouchable and human is exactly why he sticks with me.
Overview
Hyde is a Japanese rock musician born on January 29, 1969, in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture. He is active as a singer-songwriter, composer, and actor, and maintains an official website at hyde.com alongside active social media presence on Instagram and X. Most personal details, including his agency and family information, remain private. He is widely recognized as one of Japan's most enduring rock figures.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hyde
- Name (Japanese)
- hyde
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- January 29, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster (酉)
- Origin
- Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 161 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Singer-songwriter / Actor / Composer / Film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.hyde.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hydeofficial/
- Xhttps://x.com/HydeOfficial_
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyde
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.