Hideto Takarai (寶井 秀人), known exclusively by his stage name Hyde, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor.He is best known as the lead vocalist for the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel, as well as for Vamps. He joined L'Arc-en-Ciel in 1991 after leaving the band Jerusalem's Rod for which he was the guitarist.In addition to being the lead singer and main lyricist of L'Arc-en-Ciel, Hyde has released 4 solo albums and 8 singles.In 2008 he formed Vamps with K.A.Z, and started his own independent record label called Vamprose.