Biography

Name: Hideto
Surname: Takarai
Stage-name: Hyde (read "haido")
Date of birth: 29 January 1969 (thanks Callandor for the year! ^__-)
Place of birth: Wakayama, Osaka (Kansai)
Living place: Tokyo
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Before becoming L'Arc~en~Ciel's singer, Hyde was Kidies Bombs' guitarist. When he changed his role and became the singer, the band changed his name in Jerusalem's Rod.
In February 1991 Tetsu decides to form a band with Hiro as guitarist. In the first project, Tetsu had to be L'Arc~en~Ciel's singer, but when he listens to Jerusalem's Rod's performance, he decides to ask Hyde if he wants to become part of his band, together with Pero. The name "L'Arc~en~Ciel" is decided by Tetsu and it's taken from a French film with that title. In French, Arc en ciel means rainbow. Some times later, Pero and Hiro leave the band and Sakura and Ken join. L'Arc~en~Ciel's success grow up, but in 1997 Sakura is arrested for drug's possession and in April he leaves the band. The official date is 4 November 1997. Tetsu finds a new drummer, Yukihiro (ex-Die in Cries), who becomes L'Arc~en~Ciel's official drummer on 1 January 1998. In September 1999, Hyde and Tetsu meet fans in Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan. They are very famous not only in Japan, but also overseas.
25 December 2000: Hyde marries Megumi Ooishi.
In 2002 Laruku decide to begin the solo-projects. Hyde publishes 3 singles: "Angel's Tale", "Evergreen" and "Shallow Sleep". The album "Roentgen" and his English version are released too. The success is sure. While fans are afraid of a band separation, Hyde & C. go on with their solo projects. In 2003 Hyde publishes the singles "HELLO" and "Horizon" and the album "666".
11 Novembre 2003: Hyde & Megumi have a baby. They have not said baby's sex and name yet.
In March 2004 Laruku finally publish a new album, "SMILE", followed by a tour. They also decide to try American market, publishing "Smile" there too. The success is great: many thousands fans attend the American one-date concert. We have only to hope they will decide to come in Europe too...