雅-miyavi-, (Miyavi, MYV) born September 14, 1981 in Nishikujo, Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan, is a j-rock artist and former guitarist (under the name 雅 (miyabi, elegant) for the visual kei indies band Dué le quartz, which disbanded in 2002. In the same year, Miyabi announced that he was going solo, changed his name to Miyavi, and released his debut album "【雅楽】-gagaku-" He soon signed a contract with PS Company along with other artists such as Alice Nine, Kagrra,, Gazette, and Kra.

In October 2004, Miyavi released his first major single "ロックの逆襲-スーパースターの条件-" (Rokku no gyakushuu - Suupaasutaa no jouken) (under Universal Records Japan) and began to credit himself in the songwriting credits in his liner notes as "MYV". His first major album, "【雅-miyavizm-主義】", was released in June 2005.