| Hidehiko Hoshino | |
| Alias: | Hide |
| Birth Date: | 16 June 1966[1] |
| Origin: | Fujioka, Gunma, Japan |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Occupation: | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument: | Guitar, vocals, keyboards |
| Years Active: | 1983–present |
| Current Member Of: | Buck-Tick |
, nicknamed "Hide", is a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is known as the rhythm guitarist for the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983.[2]
In 1985, when Hide and Yutaka Higuchi graduated from high school they moved to Tokyo together, where Hide started culinary school.[3] Throughout Buck-Tick's long career, he has the second most songwriting credits.
Hoshino married in 2006.[4]
He has released only one solo song; "Jarring Voice" on the 1991 compilation Dance 2 Noise 001.[5] Tomoyuki Hokari of OK Music described the track as "aggressive electronic body music".[6] Hoshino has also performed on Issay's Flowers,[7] Fake?'s Marilyn is a Bubble[8] and Chiaki Kuriyama's Circus.[9]
On September 19, 2012, Hoshino released the book Simply Life. It compiles the interviews he gave to the magazine Ongaku to Hito every year since 2001 with a new long interview.[10] It was republished in 2022 as Simply Life ~Life Goes On~.
Dropz (stylized as dropz) is a side project of Hidehiko Hoshino that began in 2006. The members consist of himself (guitars, programming & keyboards), Kelli Dayton (vocals) and Cube Juice (programming & electronics). He wrote the music, while Kelli wrote the lyrics. They released their first album, Sweet Oblivion, on April 4, 2007, and a limited edition remix of the same album.[11]
See main article: Buck-Tick discography.