Takamasa Ishihara better known by his stage name Miyavi, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actor. His mother is Japanese and his father is half Japanese and half Korean. His father's surname is Lee and he was born in Jeju Island, South Korea. Although his father's surname is Lee, Miyavi's surname is legally his mother's surname Ishihara. He goes by the name Miyavi Lee Ishihara or just Miyavi Ishihara. His parents are divorced and they both remarried. He has been active since 1999, first as guitarist for the now-defunct visual kei rock band Dué le Quartz and then as a solo artist starting in 2002. In 2007, he became a member of the rock supergroup S.K.I.N., and in 2009 founded his own company, J-Glam. He toured worldwide several times, with over two hundred shows. After becoming a father Miyavi toned down his on-stage attire. He is known for his finger-slapping style of playing the guitar. On March 14, 2009, Miyavi married Japanese-American former singer turned businesswomen Melody. The couple has two daughters, Lovelie (Airi) (July 29, 2009) and Jewelie Aoi (October 21, 2010), and a son Skyler (February 24, 2021). As of 2016, Miyavi and his family currently reside in Los Angeles, California, having moved to the area in late 2014 during the release of his film Unbroken (directed by Angelina Jolie). In 2017, he played a cameo role in the movie Kong: Skull Island. On March 1, 2019, the supernatural action film Stray was released in the U.S., featuring Miyavi in the villain role of Jin. On May 17, 2019, Miyavi announced on his Instagram that he would be in the Disney film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. On June 18, 2022 it was announced that has transferred to Purple One Star, a label under Bandai Namco Music Live Inc. (Source: Wikipedia) Watch drama online for free.