MIYAVI’s famous and popular songs
MIYAVI is a solitary guitarist who represents Japan, crossing oceans with just his guitar and making a name for himself around the world.
I think many people have been drawn in by his unique sense and style.
His easygoing demeanor and striking features are also part of his appeal.
Lately, he’s been collaborating with various Japanese musicians, branching out beyond just rock, and creating crossovers by incorporating a wide range of instruments into his tracks.
This time, I’d like to showcase a selection of his popular works, both old and new, all at once.
By the way, which songs do fans like the most?
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MIYAVI’s greatest hits and popular songs (41–50)
WHAT’S MY NAME?MIYAVI
A musician who debuted as the guitarist of the visual kei band Dué le quartz and is known as the “Samurai Guitarist” for his high musicality and track record.
Influenced by bass slap techniques and the shamisen, his distinctive playing style produces an aggressive sound that sets him apart from typical pick-based guitarists.
Since 2013, he has embarked on world tours and became the first Japanese Goodwill Ambassador for the UNHCR, demonstrating a global presence that extends beyond Japan and his music career—making it easy to see why he’s called an iconoclast in the guitar rock scene.
He is a one-of-a-kind guitarist whose continued success at home and abroad is highly anticipated.
MIYAVI's Greatest and Most Popular Songs (51–60)
What’s My NameMIYAVI
A guitarist known as the “Samurai Guitarist” who also tours worldwide, MIYAVI delivers this track.
With his distinctive style of playing the guitar using slap technique like a bass, he creates phrases and sounds not often heard in rock, and this track is no exception.
The approach stands out in the guitar solo as well: the percussive sound unique to fingerstyle—unattainable with a pick—and the wide interval leaps achieved through skipping give the solo a commanding presence that holds its own against the backing.
Bang!MIYAVI
Known as the Samurai Guitarist and active around the world, the super guitarist MIYAVI was born in Osaka but grew up in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture.
His playing style mainly features slap technique—he doesn’t use a pick, instead striking the strings like a bassist.
The phrases that spring from this distinctive approach are full of individuality and possess a one-of-a-kind allure.
While he used to have many tracks that were closer to instrumentals, in recent years he’s been releasing more vocal songs.
Live to Die Another Day – Proof of Existence –MIYAVI
This is a song by MIYAVI, a musician whose guitar technique and refined musicality frequently draw attention.
It’s included on the 2017 album “ALL TIME BEST DAY 2.” The song served as the theme for the film “Blade of the Immortal,” which garnered buzz for starring Takuya Kimura.
Mission: Impossible ThemeMIYAVI
Following Tomoyasu Hotei—who arranged the theme when Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol was released in 2011—the honor of taking on this prestigious mission for a musician next fell to MIYAVI, the “Samurai Guitarist.” When the fifth film in the series, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, was released in 2015, MIYAVI handled the arrangement for the official theme song in Japan.
Although it was initially a digital-only release, strong demand later led to a CD version.
MIYAVI’s signature percussive guitar intertwines with thrilling strings, creating a uniquely personal world that bursts with character.
Need for SpeedMIYAVI
Accompanying the virtual footage of BMW’s electric vehicle, the iX, was guitarist MIYAVI’s “Need for Speed.” The title “Need for Speed,” which perfectly matches the sleek, futuristic visuals of the iX racing by, along with the repeated chorus and the light, punchy breakbeats, really leave an impression.
It also incorporates a technique often heard in EDM—four-on-the-floor kick drums that gradually speed up before the chorus—further enhancing the sense of speed and making it a track that really gets you pumped.
Long Nights feat. SonitaMIYAVI
This is a track by the ambitiously driven guitarist MIYAVI, who says, “If it’s a guitar sound you’ve heard somewhere before, there’s no point in playing it.” True to his words, he actively incorporates electronic elements while still delivering a powerful sound that features exquisitely nuanced vibrato achievable only with a guitar.