Kenichi Maeyamada, known professionally as Hyadain, was born on July 4, 1980, in
Japan. He is a Japanese musician and singer who began his musical journey at the
age of four by playing the piano. During high school, he started composing music
using a synthesizer. After graduating from Kyoto University, Maeyamada
apprenticed under lyricist Gorō Matsui. His breakthrough came in 2007 when he
wrote the lyrics for "Don't Go Baby", a song featured in Initial D Fourth Stage.
In December of that year, Hyadain released his first work on Nico Nico Douga, a
remix of "Crash Man's" from Mega ...