.:ღAliavのDiaryღ:.: Miyavi 2014 Slap the World Tour in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ABOUT MIYAVI

Takamasa Ishihara; better known by his stage name Miyavi (雅-MIYAVI, previously 雅-miyavi) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. MIYAVI is also a Japanese artist who is recognized to be one of Japan's top guitarists. He has been active since 1999, first as guitarist for the now defunct visual kei rock band Dué le Quartz before starting his solo career in 2002, and has toured worldwide several times. In 2007, he became a member of the rock supergroup S.K.I.N., and in 2009 founded his own company J-Glam Inc..

He has been learning to play the guitar at the age of 15 years old. He's also profession in shamisen and piano.

He calls his fans 仔雅 "Co-MIYAVI".

MIYAVI's album 'Galyuu' released in December 2003,

positioned number 1 on the Japanese Oricon Indies Chart.

In August 2004, he held his first fanclub event at the Tokyo Dome and held his last indies concert at the prestigious BUDOUKAN

In 2004, MIYAVI was signed with Universal Music

and made his major debut with the hit single 'ROCK NO GYAKUSHUU'.

He then released the album 'MYV☆POPS' in 2006,

containing 7 consecutive top 10 smash hit singles.

He held his 25th anniversary (birthday) concert for 5 days in a row, collaborating with talented artist such as a beat boxer, tap dancer, wadaiko drummer (japanese traditional drums) etc, and left to Los Angeles, USA soon after to study abroad.

In June of 2007, MIYAVI formed the band S.K.I.N with YOSHIKI from the band X JAPAN, GACKT, and SUGIZO from the band LUNA SEA, and performed at the Long Beach Arena in L.A.

Then on May 14, 2008, MIYAVI kicked off his first world tour with 36 successful shows in 14 countries with a total audience of 150,000 people.

He was the first ever Japanese artist to have successful shows in countries of South America.

Then in February 2009, he announced his decision to go independent and graduate from his management which he belonged to for 10 years.

Soon after, he married former J-pop singer, melody.

Then in April, 2009 MIYAVI launched his own company, J-glam Inc.

On September 14th, MIYAVI kicked off his second world tour 'NEO TOKYO SAMURAI BLACK TOUR 2009' with a show in Tokyo, celebrating his birthday and the commemoration of the official fan club C.W.I.F. 'Co-MIYAVI Worldwide International Family'.

This tour being larger in scale compared to his last, is still on-going, and will be the largest world tour any Japanese artist has ever pulled off.

He is also known as the JAPANESE SAMURAI GUITARIST and one of famous skill is slap style~

Next year in February 2014, MIYAVI will hold his tour to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the second time and I"M GOING YO!!!! Although I didn't catched his previous concert in Malaysia (2012), but this time, I determined to brought the ticket to his concert! And psst~ MIYAVI concert was my first concert experience so I'm not sure and I wanna know badly how is the atmosphere being in the rock concert like this and of course, our Samurai Guitarist; MIYAVI~~

And therefore, I will go with my 2 friends and 3 of us also brought the RED ZONE area but only me and another friend brought RED ZONE (Package) which comes with "MIYAVI" album (Malaysian Edition) + meet & greet.

Anyway, still got 3 months to go and I will think of something to give him as present too~~ ヾ(@^▽^@)ノ