# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kaoru
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:27:52.784Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kaoru"
name: "Kaoru"
slug: "kaoru"
description: "Dir En Grey is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. With a consistent lineup of vocalist Kyo, guitarists Kaoru and Die, bassist Toshiya, and drummer Shinya, they have released twelve full-length albums. Numerous stylistic changes have made the genre of their music difficult to determine, though it is generally considered to be a form of metal. Originally a visual kei band, the members later opted for more subtle attire, but have continued to maintain a dramatic image on stage."
tagline: "Japanese musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kaoru_2009.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Japan"
  isoCode: "JP"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1974-02-17"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.03
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.55241866666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/kaorugeee"
    handle:    "kaorugeee"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/kaoru_crooo/"
    handle:    "kaoru_crooo"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7457766/"
    handle:    "nm7457766"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/527406"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88"
    title: "كاورو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88"
    title: "كاورو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru"
    title: "Kaoru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_(musician)"
    title: "Kaoru (musician)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru"
    title: "Kaoru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_(musicien)"
    title: "Kaoru (musicien)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_Niikura"
    title: "Kaoru Niikura"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%96%AB_(%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3)"
    title: "薫 (ミュージシャン)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_Niikura"
    title: "Kaoru Niikura"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru"
    title: "Kaoru"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_(m%C3%BAsico)"
    title: "Kaoru (músico)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaoru_(artist)"
    title: "Kaoru (artist)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%83_(%D0%BC%D1%83%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82)"
    title: "Каору (музикант)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/680a6936-f427-4516-a6ed-7c6fee674251"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q384056"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump