From February 1995 until April 2006 Kirito (キリト) was the vocalist and leader of Japanese rock band PIERROT. In summer 2005 he launched a solo career by releasing the single «Door» in July and then an album «Hameln» in August. He then turned his attention back to PIERROT, and released his second single in March 2006, not long before PIERROT disbanded. He also contributed the song «Suicide View» to the album «Last Days -A Tribute to Mr. K-» — a tribute album to Kurt Cobain, as well as the song «GARDEN» for the Death Note Tribute album.

He is currently the vocalist for the band Angelo which includes fellow ex‑PIERROT members Kohta and Takeo.