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This is an official biography of HYDE. After twenty years, HYDE finally reveals details about his personal life that he has never addressed before. The book covers twenty-six themes as HYDE reexamines his own personality from various perspectives. There are precious quotations from him about his childhood and growing up, his history with L’Arc-en-Ciel from their debut to the present day, what he thinks about his identity as an artist, his views on the entertainment industry, women, and life and death, among other topics.
There are also spectacular visual elements included, like brand new photos produced especially for this book and the various artistic creations HYDE worked on through his career.
This book will surely be a bible for anyone who wants to talk about HYDE as an artist and as a person!

The Truth about the Name HYDE: “THE HYDE”
「THE HYDE」
On sale January 29, 2012 at bookstores all over Japan
Price: 3,500yen
duodecimo size / hardcover / color 48 pp. and monochrome 160pp.
Publisher: Sony Magazines