hyde (possibly born January 29, 1969, in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan) is the vocalist of the rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel. Because hyde does not release much of his personal information, almost everything about him is unofficial. However, fans have speculated that his real name is Takarai Hideto and have also speculated his birth date. There have been interviews with his parents in the past which more or less confirm these facts.
hyde keeps much of his personal information secret, including his real name and birth date.
He is the only child in his family. His parents owned a pub with a karaoke box and were married very young.
He was in the band Jerusalem's Rod before joining L'Arc as vocalist.
He married Oishi Megumi on December 25, 2000. He had stated that he had always admired Oishi and that she has a beautiful face. hyde was introduced to Oishi on Utaban after a performance of DIVE TO BLUE. They have one child, who was recently revealed by Oishi to be a boy. His name has not been released.
He originally wanted to become a cartoonist, but is color blind.
He has a big appetite and always tries the local cuisine of the countries he travels to.