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Guitarists Hotei Tomoyasu, MIYAVI, and Takanaka Masayoshi got together, and each posted a rare photo of the trio on their own Instagram, sparking a thread on 5ch’s Entertainment & Sports News Express+ board. Hotei wrote, “Had a fun time with Takanaka-san and MIYAVI again after a while. We rarely get into guitar talk together, but this time it really took off,” and also thanked lyricist Mori Yukinojo, who appears to be the connection that brought the two of them together. While the thread welcomed the star-studded lineup, opinions split on how to rate the three musicians’ skill and their name recognition overseas, and the discussion branched out to cover how well Takanaka’s overseas shows went over, MIYAVI’s height, and assorted song trivia.
Nov 12 (Thu), 17:23
Hotei Tomoyasu, MIYAVI, and Takanaka Masayoshi each updated their own Instagram accounts, revealing a rare photo of the three of them together.
Hotei commented, “Had a great time with Takanaka-san and MIYAVI after a long while. We don’t usually get into guitar talk, but this time it really bloomed (lol),” reflecting on the fulfilling time together. He went on to write, “Thank you, Mori Yukinojo-san!” — expressing gratitude to lyricist Mori Yukinojo, who seems to have been the one who brought the two of them together.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
They're all good.
That wedding-type one.
The original is……
Hotei's a one-hit wonder off 'Battle Without Honor or Humanity,' the song from Kill Bill.
At least he's famous for Kill Bill — better than that 'Akebi' nobody.
He played guitar in a band with YOSHIKI and HYDE.
Apparently when he played it at an overseas festival, people thought it was a cover — nobody seemed to realize Hotei wrote it.
Matsumoto has no connection to Mori Yukinojo, so of course he wasn't invited.
The Japanese guitarists who actually made (US) Rolling Stone's list of the greatest guitarists of all time are Haino Keiji and WATA, though.
https://rollingstonejapan.com/articles/detail/40435/3/1/1
Nobody knows Takasaki. He's heavy metal — metal isn't mainstream music, so of course nobody knows him.
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Lyricist Mori Yukinojo, the common thread linking Hotei Tomoyasu and MIYAVI, has worked on both of their music over the years, and this reunion photo appears to have grown out of that connection. Where thread opinion split was over the question of “who actually has traction overseas” — Takanaka Masayoshi was cited for drawing huge crowd reactions at past overseas shows, while views on Hotei’s and MIYAVI’s international standing were far more divided. Worth noting: the only Japanese names that turned up on the US Rolling Stone “Greatest Guitarists of All Time” feature cited as a reference point were Haino Keiji and WATA — a list built on very different criteria from the three guitarists discussed here. Debates over “reputation overseas” tend to run on fuzzy, undefined standards, and this thread mixed comments backed by concrete evidence with ones that amounted to little more than gut impressions.
*This article is an excerpt and summary based on the 5ch (Entertainment & Sports News Express+) thread “Three World-Class Guitarists Unite! Fans Cheer Photo of Hotei Tomoyasu, MIYAVI, and Takanaka Masayoshi Together: ‘Way Too Luxurious a Lineup’.”
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