Yoshiki Risa has announced that she is pregnant with her first child. According to her official blog, Yoshiki has entered her stable period and is due sometime this fall. She plans to continue working while monitoring her health and condition.  Yoshiki wrote, "Each day, I become more amazed and excited at how fast my baby is growing. While taking care of this new life, I hope to spend my time looking forward to my new family. It would

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Mizuno Yoshiki (Ikimonogakari) will be collaborating with Oda Kazumasa for his new project HIROBA. His single "YOU (with Oda Kazumasa)" will be released on April 17. Through this project, Mizuno aims to create a space where he can interact with other artists and creators. Regardless of the generation gap, Mizuno and Oda spent half a year discussing and creating this ballad song. As the coupling track, the single will include "I", which

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YOSHIKI will compose the new single for 'Mezamashi Janken,' which is a popular segment of Fuji TV's 'Mezamashi TV.''Mezamashi Janken' is a segment of the program where various actors and artists do janken with the viewers. The single composed by YOSHIKI will be used in the program beginning in April.  A special feature on 'Mezamashi TV' that follows YOSHIKI working on the single will air on March 29. The song will be revealed for the first

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Previously, it was reported that YOSHIKI was appointed as music director for the Hollywood film 'xXx 4.' On January 25th, he attended a press conference for the movie with director D.J. Caruso and producer Mark Johnson. Director Caruso, who has been a fan of YOSHIKI for some time, asked him to serve as the music director as he believed that "through music, he would incorporate various feelings into the film." He commented, "I want to work togethe

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YOSHIKI has been appointed as the music director for the Hollywood film 'xXx 4.'This is the latest installment in the 'XXX' series directed by D.J. Caruso and starring Vin Diesel. It has been gaining a lot of attention as the movie and TV series will be produced simultaneously, a first in Hollywood history.  Additionally, YOSHIKI will be working on the music for animated film 'Spycies' produced by Chinese entertainment giant iQiyi

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The song order for the '69th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen' has been announced. The show will kick off with Sandaime J Soul Brothers from the white team followed by Sakamoto Fuyumi from the red team. YOSHIKI will perform with HYDE for the white team, then with Sarah Brightman for the red team. The last performer will be Southern All Stars. The '69th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen' will air on December 31. Take a look at the song order below!  01. Sandaime J Soul

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The song list for NHK's '69th Kohaku Uta Gassen,' which will air on December 31, has been revealed. Check it out below![The 69th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen]Red Team:aiko - "Kabutomushi"Aimyong - "Marigold"Ikimonogakari - "Joyful"Ishikawa Sayuri - "Amagi-goe"AKB48 - "Koisuru Fortune Cookie"Oka Midori - "Nio no Umi"Keyakizaka46 - "Glass wo Ware!"Sakamoto Fuyumi - "Yozakura Oshichi"Shimazu Aya - "Jidai"Superfly - "Gifts"DAOKO - "Uchiage Hanabi"Tendo Yos

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The performing artists for NHK's '69th Kohaku Uta Gassen' have been announced.Forty two artists are scheduled to perform on this year's program with 21 artists on each team. We will see first-time appearances by Aimyong and DAOKO on the red team, and King & Prince, Suchmos, Junretsu, and YOSHIKI feat. HYDE on the white team.As a special project, Sheena Ringo and Miyamoto Hiroji will be giving a performance. This year'

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YOSHIKI and HYDE's song "Red Swan," which is currently being used as the opening theme for 'Shingeki no Kyojin,' will be released on October 3. The single will come in two different versions: YOSHIKI feat. HYDE Edition and Shingeki no Kyojin Edition. The YOSHIKI feat. HYDE Edition jacket cover features a swan in a red background, while the Shingeki no Kyojin Edition jacket cover shows the anime characters Eren and Levi. "Red Swan" will also be av

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On September 13, YOSHIKI attended a press conference at The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCC) in Yurakucho. YOSHIKI held the press conference in English. He said that he was originally supposed to return to Japan the previous day, but arrived at 5:00 am on that day because he wanted to sleep on the plane. Due to filming, he stayed up two nights in a row and was sleep deprived. He arrived at the airport at the same time as Osaka Naomi, w

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