YOSHIKI DONATES $500K TO FIRE RELIEF

Multihyphenate Japanese American star YOSHIKI has donated $500k to organizations representing those who’ve been affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.

His donations will go to MusiCares, World Central Kitchen, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the American Red Cross, the Motion Picture & Television Fund, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the Entertainment Community Fund.

YOSHIKI, who came to worldwide prominence as leader of the groundbreaking band X Japan, has more recently worked in fashion, heading up the Yoshikimono and Maison Yoshiki Paris lines, and in film, directing and starring in the 2023 documentary YOSHIKI: Under the Sky.

“I have lived in Los Angeles for almost 30 years," YOSHIKI said, "and it breaks my heart and gives me severe depression to have seen the city burning like this. I was also forced to evacuate, but thankfully my place did not burn, although many friends have lost everything. As I’ve been saying over the years, ‘Helping people helps yourself as well.’ I will keep supporting.”

Laura Segura, executive director of MusiCares said, "YOSHIKI’s generosity knows no bounds. Time and again, he has stepped up to support music professionals in crisis, and his donation to MusiCares in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires is yet another testament to his deep compassion and commitment to our community.”