Kaoru (musician)
 Kaoru (薫 Kaoru born February 17 1974 in Hyōgo) is a Japanese musician best known as the leader and one of the guitarists of the visual kei metal band Dir En Grey. He has been with the group since its inception in 1997 and was previously a member of La:Sadie's. He has composed most of Dir en grey's songs (at least up to the Vulgar album at which individual credits for the music were dropped).