English Stage Name:
Hyde
Japanese Stage Name:
ハイド
Birth Name:
Hideto Takarai
Nickname:
Hide, Hyde
Origin:
Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type:
O
Height:
161 cm ( 5 ft 3 inches )
Weight:
45 kg ( 99 bs)
Marital Status:
Married (Since 2000)
Children:
One son
Family:
Father, Mother
Wife:
Megumi Oishi, Actress and TV Personality
Past Relationships/ Ex-Girlfriends:
None
Friends;
- Gackt, singer and musician
- TERU, singer and member of GLAY
- TAKURO, musician and member of GLAY
- DAIGO, musician and singer
- Yuya Tegoshi, singer and member of NEWS
- Yasu, musician and member of Janne Da Arc
Hobbies：
- Reading comic books
- Break dancing
- Playing billiard
Pets:
None
Personality:
Hyde is said to be;
- quiet and calm
- kind
Trivia:
- Hyde’s initial stage name was Hide, but was often mistaken as Hide from X-Japan, therefore he changed it to Hyde later.
- Hyde was a big fan of his now-wife, Megumi Oishi. When he was on a talk show, Megumi was invited to the show as a surprise guest. They started to date soon after.
- Hyde’s favorite comic books are Berserk, Monster, Doraemon and Devilman.
- Hyde initially wanted to be a professional guitarist.
- Hyde is color-blind.
- Hyde liked drawing and went to two-year college to study art.
- Hyde likes to draw manga characters.
- Hyde likes watermelons so much that there was a period of time when he was eating only watermelons every day.
- Hyde is the only child.