1. Kazuya Yoshii is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter.
17 Facts About Kazuya Yoshii
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Kazuya Yoshii is best known as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band The Yellow Monkey.
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Kazuya Yoshii switched back to his old name in 2006 and The Yellow Monkey reformed in 2016.
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Kazuya Yoshii was given the nickname "Robin" due to his tall stature being reminiscent of Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby.
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Kazuya Yoshii was the youngest member of Urgh Police, and he said he learned a lot while in the band.
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In 1988, Kazuya Yoshii formed a new group called The Yellow Monkey, where he used the nickname "Lovin".
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Kazuya Yoshii switched to guitar when he recruited Youichi Hirose as bassist because he liked his personality and playing style.
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Kazuya Yoshii was temporarily providing vocals while they looked for a new singer, but when they received an offer to make a record, he permanently became frontman of the band.
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Kazuya Yoshii made his solo debut under the name "Kazuya Yoshii Lovinson" in 2003 with the single "Tali".
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Kazuya Yoshii took the stage name from Mark Levinson Audio Systems.
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Kazuya Yoshii dropped the Yoshii Lovinson name in 2006 and began using his old name with the single "Beautiful".
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Kazuya Yoshii released his first live album Dragon Head Miracle on April 30,2008.
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Kazuya Yoshii contributed a cover of "Be My Last" for the Hikaru Utada tribute album Utada Hikaru no Uta at the end of the year.
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In 2021, Kazuya Yoshii formed the record label Utanova Music and signed a partnership deal with A-Sketch.
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On June 26,2015, it was announced that Kazuya Yoshii married tarento Kaori Manabe who was pregnant with his child and due to give birth in the fall.
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Kazuya Yoshii first met Manabe, who is fourteen years his junior and has been a fan of Yellow Monkey since middle school, in autumn 2011.
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Kazuya Yoshii was treated and deemed cancer free by the beginning of 2023.