# Akihide

Akihide, birth name Akihide Satou (佐藤彰秀, Satō Akihide), is a Japanese guitarist, producer and member of the rock-band Breakerz under talent agency B Zone and recording label Zain Records.

## Career

Between years 1998-2003, Akihide was member of the rock-band Fairy Fore under Avex and between years 2003-2006 member of the band Never Land independently. On the same year when Never Land disbanded, he became member of the rock-band Breakerz along with vocalist Daigo and another guitarist Shinpei signed under Zain Records, one of the major labels of the B Zone agency. The single sold over 100k copies. Since 2012, the music agency B Zone has launched once-in-year event Being Legend: Guitar summit, in which he performs on live venues with such as Michiya Haruhata from Tubee, Hiroshi Shibazaki from Wands, Shinji Tagawa from Deen, Takashi Gomi from T-BOLAN and Takashi Masuzaki from Dimension.
In 2013, he launched his solo career, in which he would mix releases with pure guitar instrumentals and vocal songs. Akihide writes, performs and produces songs on his own. Following the next year in 2014, he released his first home-video release Akihide Live 2013:Amber×Lapis Lazuli. In 2017, he has expand his activities and song-writer provider for the band Acid Black Cherry and in 2019 for the singer Renka. In 2022, he released his first ambient instrumental EP Journey to sleep Nemuri he no Tabiji: 432Hz.
He is active as of 2023.

## Discography

As of the 2023, he has released 9 albums, 4 digital EPs, 1 physical EP and 1 DVD.
See also the Breakerz discography.

### Albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon |
| Amber | Released: 5 June 2013 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming | 18 |
| Lapis Lazuli | Released: 30 October 2013 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+photobook, digital download, streaming | 24 |
| Rain Story | Released: 14 May 2014 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming | 20 |
| Tsuki to Hoshi no Caravan | Released: 18 February 2015 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, 2CD+DVD, digital download, streaming | 57 |
| Furusato | Released: 23 March 2016 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming | 66 |
| Kikai Shikake no Yuenchi: Electric Wonderland | Released: 20 June 2018 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download, streaming | 47 |
| Hoshi kai no Shōnen | Released: 15 January 2020 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, 2CD, digital download, streaming | 30 |
| Loop World | Released: 15 January 2020 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, 2CD, digital download, streaming | 55 |
| Under City Pop Music | Released: 26 October 2022 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, 2CD, digital download, streaming | - |
| Three Stars | Released: 18 October 2023 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD, CD+BD, digital download, streaming | 36 |
| Fortune | Released: 23 October 2024 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD | 24 |

### EP

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon |
| Black Unicorn | Released: 2021 Label: Zain Records Formats: CD | – |

### Digital EP

| Year | Single |
| 2014 | "Premium Night Show "Lapis Lazuli"" |
| 2016 | "Tsuki no Fune'" |
| 2022 | "Journey to sleep Nemuri he no Tabiji: 432Hz'" |
| 2023 | "Healing Planetarium:432Hz'" |

### DVD/BD

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon |
| AKIHIDE LIVE 2013 "Amber×Lapis Lazuli" | Released: 23 November 2014 Label: Zain Records Formats: 2DVD | - |

## Tours

* AKIHIDE 1st Live Tour 2013 "Amber" (2013)
* AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2014 "RAIN MAN" (2014)
* AKIHIDE Live Tour 2016 Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita de (2016)
* AKIHIDE Live Tour 2016 Zoku: Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita de (2016)
* AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2020 Hoshikai no Shonen (2020)
* AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2021 Black Unicorn (2021)
* AKIHIDE LIVE TOUR 2023 Three Stars (2023)