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My Take
Yukihiro Takahashi was, to me, far more than a drummer. With Yellow Magic Orchestra he laid down some of the most influential rhythms in pop history, yet his solo voice carried a melancholy, urbane elegance that no machine could imitate. The art-school sensibility he honed at Musashino shaped his music and his style alike, from the Sadistic Mika Band onward. I think he made Japanese pop sound effortlessly sophisticated. His passing in 2023 left a real silence, but I keep returning to his records on rainy nights, convinced his influence still hums beneath today's sound.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yukihiro Takahashi
- Name (Japanese)
- 高橋幸宏
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- June 6, 1952 – January 11, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Ōokayama, Tokyo, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / record producer / composer / drummer / lyricist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Rikkyo Niiza Junior and Senior High School
- University
- Musashino Art University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://yukihirotakahashicollection.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/room66_yukihiro/
- Xhttps://x.com/room66plus
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%AB%98%E6%A9%8B%E5%B9%B8%E5%AE%8F
Frequently asked questions
When was Yukihiro Takahashi born?
June 6, 1952 – January 11, 2023.
Where is Yukihiro Takahashi from?
Yukihiro Takahashi is from Ōokayama, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Yukihiro Takahashi do?
Yukihiro Takahashi works as singer-songwriter, record producer, composer, drummer, lyricist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
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.