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Biography

Hideto Matsumoto, known as Hide, was a Japanese musician and record producer who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of X Japan from 1987 to 1997. He rose to prominence in Asia as a solo artist from 1993 to 1998, selling millions of records before his death in 1998. A key figure in the Japanese visual kei movement, Hide was an icon for Japanese youth and his legacy endures. His innovative ideas in music and concerts were widely influential.