Yohio

Yohio fascinates me as a cross-cultural anomaly. A Swede from Stockholm County, born in 1995, who built a career steeped in Japanese visual kei aesthetics, complete with the androgynous, lolita-inflected stage presence. As a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, and a former member of the rock band Seremedy before it disbanded in 2013, he clearly takes the craft seriously beyond the costuming. What I admire is the conviction. It would be easy to dismiss the look as a gimmick, but committing to a whole aesthetic identity across borders takes real nerve. He carved out a niche that almost nobody else occupies, and that originality earns my attention.

Kevin Johio Lucas Rehn Eires (born 12 July 1995), known professionally as Yohio (stylized as YOHIO), is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He is best known for his performances as Yohio, wearing a lolita dress in previous years, with an androgynous appearance on stage. He is a former member of the Swedish rock band Seremedy, which disbanded in April 2013.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name (English)

Yohio

Name (Japanese)

YOHIO

Reading

不明

Born

July 12, 1995 (age 30)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Origin

Stockholm County, Sweden

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

singer-songwriter / singer / guitarist / musician / songwriter

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yohio/
• Xhttps://x.com/YOHIO_Seremedy
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/YOHIO

Tags

• Stockholm County
• singer-songwriter
• singer
• guitarist

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.