kˈɛn bˈɔːɹn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ɪn meɪbˈɑːɹɹə, ʃˈiːɡə, dʒəpˈæn ɪz ɐ mjuːzˈɪʃən ænd sˈɪŋɚsˈɔŋɹaɪɾɚ, bˈɛst nˈoʊn æz ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst ʌvðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɹˈɑːk bˈænd ˈɛlˈɑːɹkˈɛnsˈiːl.
Ken (born November 28, 1968, in Maibara, Shiga, Japan) is a musician and singer-songwriter, best known as guitarist of the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel.