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Hisashi Imai
Born (1965-10-21) October 21, 1965 (age 59)[1]
OriginFujioka, Gunma, Japan
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals, theremin
Years active1983–present
Member ofBuck-Tick
Formerly ofSchaft, Schwein

Hisashi Imai (今井 寿, Imai Hisashi, born October 21, 1965 in Fujioka, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known as lead guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. He has also performed in musical side-projects such as Schaft (1991–1994, 2015),[2][3] Schwein (2001),[4] and more recently Lucy (2004).[5]

Career

In 1984, when Imai and his friend and then Buck-Tick singer Araki graduated high school, they moved to Tokyo together, where Imai entered design school.[6] He has been the guitarist and main composer of Buck-Tick since 1983.[7][8]

In 1989, he was arrested for LSD possession.[9]

In 2008, he announced on his blog that he got married.[10] He announced the birth of his first child in August 2013.[11]

He has also appeared on/composed for Mika Kaneko's Kick, Naoko Nozawa's Tonkichi Chinpei Kanta, Der Zibet's Shishunki II, Soft Ballet's Million Mirrors, The Stalin's Shinda Mono Hodo Aishite Yaru Sa, PIG's Sinsation and Wrecked, Yukinojo Mori's Tenshi no Ita Wakusei and Poetic Evolution ~With Eleven Guitarists~,[12] Guniw Tools's Dazzle, Acid Android's Code, the compilation Tribute to The Star Club featuring Hikage, and Tomoyasu Hotei's All Time Super Guest.[13] Together with Yukinojo Mori, Imai covered the song "Eyes Love You" for the 2013 hide tribute album Tribute VII -Rock Spirits-.[14]

Lucy is another side-project where he is guitarist and vocalist. Formed in 2004 it includes guitarist and vocalist Kiyoshi (ex. Spread Beaver, Machine) and drummer Katsushige Okazaki (Age of Punk).[15] Both Imai and Kiyoshi play guitars and sing, and write music and lyrics for the group. Lucy has released 2 albums; Rockarollica and Rockarollica II, 3 DVDs; Lucy Show - Shout, Speed, Shake Your Rockarollica, Lucy Show 002 Live at Unit and Lucy Show 002 Live at Studio Coast, and 1 single; "Bullets -Shooting Super Star-".[15] However, they have been inactive since 2008.[citation needed]

Discography

With Buck-Tick
Main article: Buck-Tick discography
With Lucy
  • Rockarollica (June 9, 2004) Oricon peak position: #16[16]
  • Lucy Show - Shout, Speed, Shake Your Rockarollica (November 17, 2004) #35[17]
  • "Bullets -Shooting Super Star-" (March 29, 2006) #28[18]
  • Rockarollica II (April 26, 2006) #42[16]
  • Lucy Show 002 Live at Unit (November 1, 2006) #52[17]
  • Lucy Show 002 Live at Studio Coast (November 1, 2006) #46[17]

References

  1. ^ "今井 寿" (in Japanese). Vogue Japan. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  2. ^ "SCHAFT Interview" (in Japanese). Gekirock. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  3. ^ "SCHAFT Releases First Album in 20 years". Jrocknews. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  4. ^ "Sakurai Atsushi JaME Profile". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  5. ^ "Lucy". Jame World. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
  6. ^ Love Me, Yasue Matsuura, Takao Nakagawa; Shinko Music Publishing Company, Ltd. 1989. ISBN 4-401-61275-2.
  7. ^ "Discrogaphy". buck-tick.com. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
  8. ^ Josephine Yun (2005). "X Japan". Jrock, Ink.: A Concise Report on 40 of the Biggest Rock Acts in Japan. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781880656952.
  9. ^ "バクチク　リーダー今井 LSD汚染". Chunichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 1989-04-22. Archived from the original on 2016-12-30.
  10. ^ "Imai Hisashi from Buck-Tick has Married!!". musicjapanplus.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  11. ^ "[Column] Buck-Tick Imai Hisashi, first child born!". musicjapanplus.jp. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  12. ^ "Yukinojo Mori - Poetic Evolution". Discogs. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  13. ^ "Hotei Tomoyasu's Anniversary Album Featuring Imai Miki and MIYAVI". musicjapanplus.jp. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
  14. ^ "hide Tribute VII -Rock SPIRITS-". cdjapan.jp. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  15. ^ a b "Lucy JaME Profile". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  16. ^ a b "Lucyのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  17. ^ a b c "LucyのDVD売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-05-20.
  18. ^ "Lucyのシングル売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-05-20.
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