HIZAKI - Versailles - Musician Spotlight
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
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When it comes to playing guitar, Hizaki is one of my favorites of all time. If you haven't heard of Versailles, then you really need to check them out! Who is this doll of a person? Find out on Musician Spotlight!
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Definitely one of the most under-rated guitarists out there. Hizaki is by far on of the best guitarists you'll ever listen to, yet his popularity in the west is absolutely abysmal. Not because it's negative, but because people simply don't know who he is. In fact, They've only been to Canada 1 time in their whole career. I even cosplayed as Hizaki for Halloween last night in downtown Toronto surrounded by tens of thousands of people, and not a single person could identify my costume. I wish Versailles were more well-known here. I went to their only show here last November and I still can't believe just how good it was. This band is a real gem and I can not recommend them enough.
He's underrated?!?!?! D:
I live in Japan, he is not even know in here. (Also not Mana for ex). I play bass so I come across musicians quite often, the final result? I know much more japanese musicians that the average 25 japanese musician.
Don't you think it's too much to ask for he to be known in Canada while he is not even really well known in Japan?
Used to listen to Versailles A LOT in my teenage years. Now I really don't like it, musically its kinda meh for me. Liked HGP much more tbh.
And for Teru I always preferred Aikaryu, those killer fast riffs.
He's coming to Anime Boston next week! I'm excited to see him perform live
Hizaki is amazing. And his character is the "princess" of the group. It's a visual kei thing. I love hearing him speak. That deep voice is fantastic paired with that pretty face. He's definitely underrated, as are most musically competent bands that aren't from America.
Wait he's a man???
First time i heard him speak, I was mindfucked
@@averagegameenjoyer4156it’s a man baby!
He is a master of his craft(s). Very few guitarists play such complicated music so cleanly live. Simply amazing to watch the magic. Thanks
Couldn't agree more!
The guy kicks ass in all aspects. When I first saw him, I was thinking, “That girl plays guitar like a goddess” then I found that he was a guitar god instead. That’s part of the charm.
Hizaki is maybe my new favourite guitarist, he’s so breathtakingly incredible in every aspect.
His musicianship and music definitely revitalize my interest of playing the guitar. He is on my list of top players that inspires me.
Same here, picked up guitar because of him now I'm struggling with Blessing of the Future - Jupiter xD, hard as hell
no man has ever touched me the way hizaki has....with music
Had me worried for a second. lol
lol exactly!
Be careful of his other touch, his forearms are massive.
I think Hizaki is absolutely beautiful and he is one talented man!
Always my hero of being yourself . Thanks for the video
So many great artists in Japan. Hizaki is the guitarist God!
I love Hizaki. I was so captivated by his play the first time I saw one of their video, I ended up following this group since 2015 and still now following.
Thanks for another great video, your analyzes are damn good!
Hizaki is my favorite guitarrist ever. Although Teru has an extremely good technique, the way that Hizaki can transmite those beautiful feelings through his guitar it's just perfect and amazing.
I had the chance to see Jupiter live in 2015 and, beside being a awesome guitar player, he is so nice and good person.
In signing autographs he was always smiling, saying "gracias" (thank you in spanish, I'm mexican lol) and giving hugs to whoever was asking. And of course I will never forget when, at the end of the live, he jumped into the audience just like a rockstar (with dress and everything xD). That day was unique also for the fact that after Jupiter it was the concert of Dir en grey lol. I fall in love with Diru that day too (they are so damn good live!) thanks to Jupiter and Hizaki, of course.
I will see Versailles in September and I can't wait to see them again
I'll take a listen. Thank you for enjoying the vid :) Yeah, one day I would like to see any of Hizaki's projects live. He seems like someone who doesn't take himself too seriously.
Dude again thank you for turning me on to another awesome band! Versailles kick all sorts of ass. I especially love Faith and Decision which I've been learned on guitar and can't stop playing it and listening to it!
Yeah I love that one so much. Even though it's so long you can still put it on repeat and it'll be fresh every time. "God Palace" is another good one. It's written by Kamijo (the singer), which is why I didn't mention it in the video lol
Wow they are slowly turning into one of my favourites I love them Hizaki is a really cool guitar player ! Also Kamijo is a very awesome singer, he has a really cool vocal style
under rated at least in the US. Have to give credit to his duo Teru . These two together are the epitome of a guitar duo. The compositions are extremely technical, and in the genre of neoclassical metal . Quick measure changes, use of sweep arpeggios' are just some highlights.
Yeah Teru is pretty amazing. They might be one of the best if not the best guitar duo I've heard
Out of the two I think Teru is the more technical player. And as a duo the best Ive heard.
@Ch3ri0 I think in terms of overall technique they are fairly similar, but they are incredibly complimentary and help fill gaps in each other's playing. Teru has better tremolo and a slightly larger stretch and doesn't need to change position as often but can get a little sloppy live, while Hizaki can string skip like Paul Gilbert and his sweeps and alternate picking are cleaner and his vibrato is world class.
I love Hizaki! found out about him & Versailles a few weeks after finding X Japan. Kinda funny how i found them when i was 10 years old and now i'm almost 20 and still listening to them. i couldn't see them on their last Europe tour.. that sucked. so i really hope they tour here again soon.
Hopefully we'll be seeing more of them. I have a feeling you'll get to see them some day :)
The first time i listened to Versailles was during hide Memorial Summit (2008) and when revenant choir's solo began i knew i had found another duo (other than Pata-hide) that completes itself and is in total harmony. The "motifs" part was really interesting. i'm not a musician but sometimes i would get the feeling that some songs were somohow similar without being a "copy", so i just thought "well, same composer, same style". Now i know there's a reason and i'm going to hunt this motifs ahah
Awesome! The first time I heard them was at the same concert, the Hide Memorial summit. It's pretty cool to get into motifs. Versallies utilizes them a lot.
i would now i live in japan and germany so loved his music dearly
I would love to play the guitar just 1% as good as HIZAKI awesome so much talent !!
very well said. I simply adore Hizaki. by the way Versailles is back and had been on a world tour this year
polimoli56 are they back for sure or is it just a tour? Hopefully they are back for good lol
Phoenix Splash TV yes they are
They released a new EP a couple of months ago and have been touring since last year so I think they are back to stay.
I think both bands are going, as Jupiter are touring as well, who I'm going to see in Japan at the end of Sept. They are playing with Far East Dizain, who have Leda, another great from Japan, should be a good night :)
I Love HIZAKI 🌹🎀🌹💕🎸💕👍🎸✌
Thanks for reminding me of Hizaki and Versailles! Supposedly they got back together and made a compilation album, but re-recording the songs
Yeah there's an album by Versaillies that's supposed to come out this year, but as of now I've heard nothing about it lol
Phoenix Splash TV Thanks for letting me know!
No problem :) Thanks for watching !
did you guys forget the mini album called Lineage?! they reöeased it after the rerecording album its sick! so damn good
R33S3 W1TH3RSP00NSVAG1NA ha ha lol i didnt want to talk about versilles too much in this vid lol i just wanted to give a focus on Hizaki. Ill save all that up for a Verailles video lol
He is good player
Thank you so much you did such a great job with this video!
Also I don't know if you'll find this at all interesting but a band that is very similar to Versailles is malice Mizer I'm not sure if you've heard of them and I don't know if you've ever done any reviews on them but I really think that you would like their style also I think that their guitarist Mana would be an individual you would be really fascinated learning about!
21 dislikes are from those heartbroken men who wanted to marry hizaki XD
That was great. Can you do a spotlight video about Masashi san also please? He's one of my top 5 favorite bassists and I'd love to know more about him. Thanks
Great suggestion! But I don't make these types of videos anymore. I'm more focused on my own craft.
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I agree with the X Japan influence! I heard “Aphrodite” by Hizaki Grace Project before “Blue Blood” by X Japan.
And hearing the solo for Blue Blood i could hear some Aphrodite in it. It made me fall in love with X Japan even more knowing how insanely influential they are. They are something else man.
I think Teru is technically a faster player, this is reflected in the distribution of guitar solos between the two in their songs. But Hizaki is definitely a more well-rounded, solid musician than Teru. They compliment each other well.
I think so too! Teru is quite the composer himself.
Great review about my guitar hero.
Cracked me up when you said you couldn't pronounce Node of Scizero, but you could pronounce Versailles. You mispronounced Versailles every single time you said the word.
ehh...it's close enough :P
@@PhoenixSplash It's not plural though, in fact you could even leave the last 4 letters out.
He is what he is ! and it is great on what he is doing!
I can understand if people confuse Hizaki as a woman. But when I show people visual kei artists that do not cross-dress, they mistake them for women too, it's obvious for the 99% of them. I don't understand. Men usually have male characteristics in their face so it should be obvious. I think people are just not used to see men do makeup or dress differently than the norm.
Yeah...in most countries make up is seen as feminine. I agree though for most Jrockers I can tell.
I am so used to seeing androgyneous men from jrock and kpop I can easily tell if they are male or female just from the face. So when people say those who look a lot like guys except for wearing a bit of makeup look like women, I'm like are you blind they are so obviously male. For Hizaki, Jasmine, Mana etc I will give you a pass lol.
No, some men have feminine body and facial features the same way some women have masculine physical features. This is nothing new, check out Bret Michaels and Grace Jones. Both well known American androgynous celebrities yet for some reason people are surprised gender traits can mix.
Nice video! Keep on the great work!
Jupiter is not the same as/ not Versailles by the way.
Versailles made a comeback with Kamijo this year after their hiatus in 2013.
Versailles is one of the first Japanese bands I listened to. And they introduced me to symphonic metal.
Nice! and yes Jupiter is a different band seeing as though they play different songs. I was just saying that the same members formed a different band without Kamijo much like Velvet Revolver and Guns and Roses. I honestly don't see why bands just don't replace singers. lol
Hizaki is my favorite out of Versailles along with Jasmine you
i love HIZAKI and both Versailles and Jupiter, but i can't recall the solo on 0:23, what song??
He grew up and own a flower shop! That is where he learned piano and keyboard !
Hizaki is not over rated, by any means. Hizaki is amazing.He's always in the top 10, maybe even 5, in Japan. Usually the top 5 go something like this, (not in order) Hizaki, hide, Syu, Inoran, Takayoshi Ohmura. I like Ohmura a lot, and of course everyone loves hide. There are some videos out there of Syu, Inoran and Ohmura doing "battles". Hizaki is probably in the top 3, but a lot of critics blow him off because of the costuming of Versailles. Ohmura has a lot of outside recognition due to playing with Marty Friedman. Miyavi is also fairly popular. Would love to hear your opinion on any of the other top Japanese guitarist.
Me and some other people discussed whether or not to do a top 10 Japanese guitarist video. I think that would be pretty cool. I see all those names being on there. Syu is a freaking technical beast. I would say Hizaki is a really really good music composer who thinks about every instrument in his writing.
It amazes me sometimes just how fucking great the Japanese are in the way of musicians. They're just all so damned good, when they excel, it's so over the top.
I only know Akira Takasaki before this 😅
I think Japanese people have perfectionism in their mindsets, so when they strive for something they go all the way. They may seem shy but they are passionate and competitive. Westerners seem a bit lazy in comparison. But I think I'd prefer to live a lazy life lol.
0:18 - 0:28 which song is that from?
He will give you goosebumps,those blazing fast solos are shit good
In Japan crossdresser is different with trans(gender/sexual), they don't want to be a woman or see themselves as woman , they just man who like dressing like woman.. In one interview Hizaki said he would be a man again if he reincarnated that's mean he still see himself as Man.
I hope people can respect some different culture than theirs
Still waiting for the Buck-tick video thought of this idea comparison between Kamijo and Zin. Is it possible?
Yeah def. Listening to Buck Tick now. Still need a few more listens of the set I have to make the video. First impressions take a while. lol but it is the next First Impression lol I plan to give you a special shout out my friend xD
I am not trying to rush you.what do you think of my idea about comparing the singers of Versailles and Jupiter. I know I ask a lot but it's only because your approach is akin to a music critic.
I'm really liking Buck Tick so far. There's a lot of Ryuichi Sakamoto inspired stuff that I hear. Sakamoto is probably my favorite composer of all time so that's crazy good xD
good to hear. are u reluctant to comment about the suggestion I made here
You mean Zin the band?
I am i love with Hizaki! I mean the character he plays...
HIZAKI is my favorite guitarrist, i started playing the guitar after hearing her solos
Cool!
It's a he didn't you watch the video?
Hizaki is male
Versailles didn't disband. They went on a hiatus and did their own things for a while until they got back together in 2016, releasing their Greatest Hits album. And this year they released Lineage. Jupiter as well as Kamijo's solo career are still active because they wanted to broaden their creative outlets.
Yeah, a lot of comments are pointing out that mistake in the vid...but there's a bigger one that no one has mentioned. lol
Some people say X-Japan, Luna Sea and Malice Mizer are the three major prototypes of visual kei bands. I think Versailles was influenced by them as well. I've heard X-Japan's songs such as silent jealousy, blue blood and art of life in some of Versailles' works. Hope that is not my illusion!
Yeah, me too. I think the first time I saw them play, they had a song that had Silent Jealousy's song structure. I hear some of Dahlia as well in some of their songs lol
Then there is no surprise. Kamijo is a huge fan of YOSHIKI and Hizaki and Teru both adore Sugizo as they said once in an interview.
Wenwen Sun on a list i found of people inspired by hide, i was surprised to see Hizakis name there lol
Well, seeing as Kamijo used to be a roadie for Malice Mizer I don't doubt their influence and Hizaki has stated that he started playing the guitar because of X Japan.
@@PhoenixSplash I think the song you mean is The Revenant Choir, the beginning is almost identical to Silent Jealousy.
You're awesome and I like your music taste. Your videos show a big support for these underrated Japanese artists to get introduced around the world! Anyways, could I suggest if you'd make a spotlight for Toki of Aldious?
I'll look into that. Thanks for the suggestion :)
LOVE HIZAKI 💕💜💕
I WOULD DATE HIM - HER I DON'T CARE
I THINK THERE AMAZING PERSON
LOVE THEM XXX💕🌟💜🌟💕🌟💕💋💋
dude...where did you get all this picture XDD
Song at 0:40?
Can you please provide the link to the interview from where the snapshot at 6:42-51 is taken
im about to meet hizaki in september :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Sweet! Tell him to join my band! lol
SHE'S ONE OF THE RISUIGRSGUIIURG IN JPOP IM IN TEARS
Ha HA xD I really liked how this video turned out. Hizaki is very convincing lol
Its he by the way..hahaha
Schnezel Bronson HE!
Hizaki he or she guys? Im really dunno
Hizaki is a he
Hizaki is the best.😊
I solo very differently. ua-cam.com/video/W6lNqgWKATE/v-deo.html
Although, I have experimented with dueling guitar solos
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don't know why this was recommended but im now really glad!
i always feel like versailles is a well-blended combination of x japan and malice mizer. (huge fan of these three bands for years, and i have been to all of their concerts before)
i can hear some similarities between x and versailles musically , but their clothing style is just like malice mizer(before gackt left the band)... especially kamijo's...which is not very surprising because he has always been admired gackt.
can you do a musician spotlight of gackt?
Yeah, I agree...and yes, Gackt will have to get a video lol
Oh man i love Hizaki !
Thanks! As do I!
Can you do a video about Masayoshi takanaka and his beautiful discography and everthing?..
@@KeifandoLUNASEA17 we focus on music creation. Check out the newer videos on this channel.
i would like to see and album with Yngwee and Hizaki. I'm sure something epic can come out of it :)
Oh yeah, that would be awesome!
he is a crossdresser with genius brain for music
Yup, he's more than just looks!
you should check mana sama from malice mizer/moi dix mois
YES!
Ok, so I'm guy but hizaki can get it.
Can you start a list of videos where you really dissect the artists you talk about? Not jus briefly saying they use motifs and key changes and stuff but really going in depth. It would be very helpful for people who actually want to study Japanese music such as myself.
I'd have to dissect a song itself rather than the artist lol Usually when I talk about that stuff people call me a smartass lol I can give it a try though and see how well it does lol
have you done mia from mejibray?
Nope I haven't! I'll look into it :)
Hizaki keren bnget ku ngepens🐱
Loved the video! Btw, Versailles never disbanded (in the song Truth, they state that... and in their last live before the hiatus they said they were going to be back soon for sure, which they did) and the hiatus had nothing to do with KAMIJO wanting the solo carreer... also Jupiter has nothing to do with Versailles other than having 4 of Versailles' 6 members.
About his character, all 6 members have characters in the band. Jasmine You was a witch lol
That what my research led me to. There's probably all kinds of misinfo lol I'll recover that if I ever make Versailles Spotlight.
Hizaki is bisexual :-D
If you want know more songs, listen his solo CD Rosario....
He wear dress because, He like to be different...
He is very good and friendly person!
And his personal life is not nice.... His parents don't liked him before he stay on stage and with money...
Just suck life....because of it he know make a many beautiful songs. He is just awesome person!!!!
I've heard Hizaki is a really nice person. I hope I get to meet him one day. It wouldn't surprise me if he was bisexual either xD
When did he state that he was bisexual? (as a bisexual I need to know :D) The only male jrocker I know of who is openly bisexual is the singer Kaya, who is close friends with Versailles members & has worked with them before (he has also potentially been Kamijo's lover, but that is probably just a joke of his. Though they did kiss during a performance lol).
Great video. I love Hizaki :)
But just a correction, transsexual refers to someone who has had a sex change, transgender refers to someone who identifies with a different gender (what Hizaki would be if he felt that way. Just like how Mana from Malice Mizer probably is).
Mana? Nah, he has said in various interviews that he didn't care about any of those things. Apart of dressing "like a man" out of stage. So he and Hizaki would be in the same "fuck it, I dress how I want" state more than in the "fuck it, I'm trans" state
In Japan crossdresser is different with trans, they don't want to be a woman or see themselves as woman , they just like dressing like woman.. In one interview Hizaki said he would be a man again if he reincarnated that's mean he still see himself as Man
Love Versaillles.. but I think Teru is a good guitarrist too.. He have his own good stuff and I pretty love his sounds.. like in song flowery.. that rhythm.. can kill me xD
Teru is unbelievable too. He's one of my favorites as well.
It's a man baby! Hey is there a way to put a link to your song in the description?
Oh it usually comes out in the end tags. lol I put one now lol and here's another soundcloud.com/phoenixsplashband/crazy-jump Thank you very much sir :)
hizaki SOLO very very very very very ~~~~~~~!!!!!!GooooooooooooooooooD!!!!!!
Agreed :)
HE'S SO PRETTY
yea he fooled me too
Rock On
Thanks!
Could you do a spotlight on Ruki or Kai from the GazettE?
There's a spotlight on the entire Gazette in the works!
Phoenix Splash TV
Thanks! I just really love the GazettE!
Wait..that's a dude!!!! Shit I'm not gay??!?!? The fuck???
do Kamijo video
YES!
i occasionally crossdress and its just a costume and something i do for fun....nothing wierd or wrong with that
neh syu galneryus da best! takayoshi ohmura! mikio fujioka!
snakepitsam syu isn't really unique at all, and his guitar style is very common for a power metal and speed metal. i like galneryus but syu doesnt stand to , in other hand, ohmura might be the best japanese guitarist..
@@hitsurei your on crack. How can you not hear how emotional syu is, alomg with his skills. Thats the best combo ever. He is better then hizaki and takayoshi, its pretty obvious to. :/
@@ChickenTendie624 agree, his song "reason" with Fuki, I really like that one, especially the solo part, so damn emotional and unique.
@@gvsd3 Glad to see that someone else agrees with me 👍. The new galneryus album is pretty amazing as well. What do you think of it?
Turns out u CAN'T pronounce Versailles...the 2d S is silent.
한국의 기타리스트 김세황님꺼도 올려주면 좋겠네요
Hizaki is easily a masterclass composer and performer but doing it all while wearing a hundred pounds of satin and lace is really something else.
Yeah, he's really something. His melody writing is in the level of Santana and his technical skills are at the level of Pertucci. Together, it's a damn good mix.
Did you just say "she"? The band is Jupiter.
Lolita fashion is big in the metal scene in Japan... how is this not mentioned? Check out Yohio... now that's a mad lolita guy on the guitar
I heard him before I saw him, so I am always shocked of the look of the musician. I guess that was what "Visual Shock" was all about.
I learned about Hizaki back in 2009. You're late, bud. Also, check out Iron Chino from Iron Attack, Phantasmagoria, Galneryus and Dir en Grey before their "Vulgar" album. Shit, even Pierrot, SCISSOR and Psycho Le Cemu have some good stuff, but they're not really metal. I don't really know any current j-rock bands you weebs hear today. Also, realize that a lot of japanese have some strange obsession with french culture. Hizaki's music, wardrobe and the name Versailles show a blisteringly obvious example of this.
olden creek I've known Hizaki for quite a long time as well as the rest of the groups you mentioned xD I just haven't been making videos as long.
hizaki=teru=hizaki=teru
Totally agree!
Hizaki grace project been before node of scherzo
Please, don't pronounce it Versaillees, there is no S.
visual kei genre.. not jpop of jrock.. correction
now THAT'S a trap.
welp, guess i'm gay.
It makes me smile all of this stuff about Hizaki being all man (Grr!!) Every photo I've seen of him doing soundchecks or out and about he is dressed nothing like a man! I don't care but I think this macho guy in his private life stuff is guff and just for his female followers.
Ha ha lol maybe. That actually wouldn't surprise me
she, oh he avoid phrasing just great harmony
Derperdittidoo
good video. You wanna watch Austin powers? I bought it for 1 dollar on my psp umd, son.
Oh behave
sampai sekarang aku masih bingung dia itu cowok atau cewek 😔☺
Cowok macho aslina wkwk
'On top of dressing up she also has an elegant picking style' ... 'some people question why he does this'. Ahahaha, nice~ when Hizaki is so convincing as a woman that you end up screwing the pronouns. xD Thank you for the video, it's great.^^ Maybe Kamijo next?
Ha ha yeah I remember seeing that mistake after the video was uploaded and surprised no one pointed it out lol Yeah Kamijo is in the works for one as well :)
Hizaki keren bnget ku ngepens🐱
Hizaki keren bnget ku ngepens🐱