He released the solo album No Sticks in 1997, and has supported other recording acts such as Maki Ohguro, Nanase Aikawa, Kyosuke Himuro, and Miyavi.

Hekiru Shiina was offered the job as she and Shinya were both hosts at the Japan FM Network radio program Deeper Street.

[14][13] Shinya played drums on the track "Back Line Best" for his fellow Luna Sea bandmate J's 1997 debut solo album Pyromania,[14] and on Tak Matsumoto's 1999 song "Go Further", which also features Billy Sheehan.

[15] He also contributed to tribute albums to the recording artists Hideki Saijo, Cozy Powell, John Bonham, and Rainbow.

After Luna Sea disbanded in 2000, Shinya worked as support drummer for musicians such as Miyavi, Nanase Aikawa, Kyosuke Himuro, and numerous others.

[18] With a lineup that also included The Street Sliders guitarist Kouhei Tsuchiya and Judy and Mary bassist Yoshihito Onda, they released the cover album Copy Band Generation Vol.

Okinawa native Milky was selected from more than 300 applicants, and the duo made their live debut as Potbelly that April at the Heaven's Party Scene 1 event that the drummer produced at Shinjuku LiquidRoom.

[21] On December 24, 2007, Shinya reunited with Luna Sea to play a one-night only concert at the sold-out 55,000 seat Tokyo Dome.

[27] That year, he also played on L'Arc-en-Ciel guitarist Ken's first solo album In Physical,[28] and provided live support for the recently reunited Dead End.

[29] On August 31, 2010, he appeared with the other members of Luna Sea at a press conference in Hong Kong, where they officially announced their reunion and their 20th Anniversary World Tour Reboot -to the New Moon-.

[32] On June 9, 2011, he joined Yellow Fried Chickenz, a rock band formed the previous year by vocalist Gackt and guitarists Chachamaru and You.

[33] Other members who joined at the same time include former Rize basssist U:zo, Fade vocalist Jon, and third guitarist Takumi.

[40] In 2016, Shinya began contributing to solo recordings by D vocalist Asagi with the triple A-side single "Seventh Sense / Shikabane no Ōja / Anpusai".

[41] Having had to postpone most of their 2020 30th anniversary tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, Luna Sea were set to perform at Saitama Super Arena on December 26 and 27, 2020.

"[3] In contrast, the third and final word he listed was in'yō (Japanese for "yin and yang"), referring to how a drummer must act according to the circumstances, including staying in the "shadows" if appropriate; "When you are playing a dark song, if you try to shine, there's no point to it.

[44] Sugizo stated that it was the Noh background that taught Shinya that knowing when not to hit, or when to mute, is more important than playing a note.

[3] Kra's Yasuno was inspired to start playing the drums because of Shinya,[54] and Dio – Distraught Overlord drummer Denka cited him as one of his two biggest influences.

[8] In addition to liking the variety they offered and their appearances, he said the fact that both Higuchi and Reaction drummer Yasuhiro Umezawa used Pearl was a factor in signing.

[57] When Pearl began re-manufacturing their Crystal Beat acrylic shells, Shinya requested see-through pink ones in 2014, before switching to green ones in 2017.

Featuring small holes positioned to form the shape of a star, three types were produced; an 18" crash, an 18" Chinese, and a 10" china splash.

[60] Eight years his junior, Aya largely retired from the entertainment industry and became a housewife shortly after giving birth to their first child.

[3][4] All credits are adapted from Luna Sea Complete Works Perfect Discography 30th Anniversary [Revised Edition] (2020) unless another source is given.