Yukihiro[Note 1] (born November 24, 1968, in Ichikawa, Chiba) is a Japanese musician, best known as drummer of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel since 1998.
[1] He also sings and plays bass for his solo project Acid Android, and drums for the supergroup Petit Brabancon.
Yukihiro has stated that he had as ordinary a childhood as any other kid, never questioning his destined path of going to school, graduating to a university, and ultimately becoming a white-collar salaryman.
When he entered high school, he started to play the drums and immediately decided to be a professional rock musician.
In 1991, he joined former D'erlanger vocalist Kyo's band Die in Cries together with Shin, who released their debut album Nothing to Revolution that same year.
When it was announced that the former L'Arc drummer Sakura left in 1997, Tetsu, the leader of the band, asked yukihiro to help record the new single.
So after their first "come-back" single, "Niji", was released, they held a comeback concert with Yukihiro as support drummer.
In 1998, the band announced Yukihiro as an official member with the new single "Winter Fall", followed by the album Heart.
In 2021, Yukihiro formed the supergroup Petit Brabancon with Kyo, Miya, antz (Tokyo Shoegazer), and Hirofumi Takamatsu (The Novembers).