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Koichi Fukuda is credited as a musician and guitarist. Koichi Fukuda was born on July 1, 1975 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The age as of 2026 is 51.
My Take
Koichi Fukuda's story sticks with me because of the geography of it. An Osaka-born musician co-founding an American industrial metal band like Static-X, then weaving through guitar, programming, and keyboards, is a quietly remarkable feat of crossing cultural and technical borders. What I respect most is that he rejoined the band three separate times. That isn't restlessness to me, it's devotion. He clearly couldn't stay away from the sound he helped create. As someone partial to multi-instrumentalists, I see Fukuda as the kind of craftsman whose fingerprints are all over a band's identity, even when he isn't the frontman.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Koichi Fukuda
- Name (Japanese)
- コーイチ・フクダ
- Reading
- こーいち・ふくだ
- Born
- July 1, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- musician / guitarist
2. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.static-x.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/koichifukuda
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi%20Fukuda
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2303778
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Koichi Fukuda born?
Born July 1, 1975 (age 51).
Where is Koichi Fukuda from?
Koichi Fukuda is from Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Koichi Fukuda do?
Koichi Fukuda works as musician, guitarist.
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