Akihide

is a Japanese guitarist, producer and member of the visual kei rock band Breakerz under talent agency B Zone and record label Zain Records.

Career Between years 1998-2003, Akihide was member of the rock-band Fairy Fore under Avex and between years 2003-2006 member of the band Never Land independently. The single sold over 100k copies. Since 2012, the music agency B Zone has launched once-in-year event Being Legend: Guitar summit, in which he performs on live venues with such as Michiya Haruhata from Tubee, Hiroshi Shibazaki from Wands, Shinji Tagawa from Deen, Takashi Gomi from T-BOLAN and Takashi Masuzaki from Dimension.

In 2013, he launched his solo career, in which he would mix releases with pure guitar instrumentals and vocal songs. Akihide writes, performs and produces songs on his own. Following the next year in 2014, he released his first home-video release Akihide Live 2013:Amber×Lapis Lazuli. In 2017, he has expand his activities and song-writer provider for the band Acid Black Cherry and in 2019 for the singer Renka. In 2022, he released his first ambient instrumental EP Journey to sleep Nemuri he no Tabiji: 432Hz.

He is active as of 2023.

Discography As of 2025, he has released 12 albums, 4 digital EPs, 1 physical EP and 1 DVD.

See also the Breakerz discography.

Albums Title Album details Peakchartpositions JPNOricon Amber Released: 5 June 2013 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 18 Lapis Lazuli Released: 30 October 2013 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+photobook, digital download, streaming 24 Rain Story Released: 14 May 2014 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 20 Tsuki to Hoshi no Caravan Released: 18 February 2015 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, 2CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 57 Furusato Released: 23 March 2016 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 66 Kikai Shikake no Yuenchi: Electric Wonderland Released: 20 June 2018 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming 47 Hoshi kai no Shōnen Released: 15 January 2020 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, 2CD, digital download, streaming 30 Loop World Released: 15 January 2020 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, 2CD, digital download, streaming 55 Under City Pop Music Released: 26 October 2022 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, 2CD, digital download, streaming — Three Stars Released: 18 October 2023 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+BD, digital download, streaming 36 Fortune Released: 23 October 2024 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD 24 Moon Side Story Released: 15 October 2025 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD 46

EP Title EP details Black Unicorn Released: 2021 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD

Digital EP

DVD/BD Title Album details Akihide Live 2013 "Amber×Lapis Lazuli" Released: 23 November 2014 Label: Zain Records Formats: 2DVD

Tours AKIHIDE 1st Live Tour 2013 "Amber" (2013) AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 "RAIN MAN" (2014) AKIHIDE Live Tour 2016 Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita de (2016) AKIHIDE Live Tour 2016 Zoku: Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita de (2016) AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2020 Hoshikai no Shonen (2020) AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2021 Black Unicorn (2021) AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2023 Three Stars (2023)